A mixed-gender class of some 20 STUDENTS are rapt as DIMITRI
BUKOV, ~35, a charismatic Leonard Bernstein-like figure paces
around a grand piano and a music notation-adorned chalkboard.
DIMITRI
(English, professorially)
Is one of you our next Tchaikovsky
or Rachmaninoff? We must find out.
Today you will learn to master the
practice of advanced harmony.
He notices a STUDENT in the back nodding off and calls out.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
Comrade student... do I - or the
subject of harmony - bore you?
STUDENT
(startled awake)
Oh no, Professor Bukov, I am sorry.
The class laughs at his expense.
DIMITRI
Pay attention. To review, harmony
is a perceptual property of music,
and, along with melody, one of the
building blocks of Western and
Soviet music. Its perception is
based on consonance, a concept
whose definition has changed
various times throughout Western
music. Physiologically, consonance
is continuously variable.
(a thoughtful pause)
Harmony - and peace - are also good
for life, liberty, and happiness...
He pauses in thought, looks out the window to see a CLEAR and
MILD autumn day, an active and bustling campus, and hear the
raucous calls of mockingbirds seeping through.
2.
INT. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - OPEN WARD - SAME TIME
A tall, trim, and cheerful woman doctor moves through the
ward with a compassionate grace. Her nametag reads:
ANNA BUKOVA, M.D.
Anna is escorted by several nurses from bed to bed. She sits
to smile and chat with each child, looks into their eyes,
lovingly caresses their faces and hold their hands.
EXT. CONCERT HALL - NIGHT
A poster, in English, reads:
APPEARING TONIGHT - DIMITI BUKOV & THE KYIV PIANO QUINTET
INT. CONCERT HALL - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri enters with applause from the sold-out house, bows to
the audience, and sees Anna, his elegant and adoring wife in
front. He sits at the concert grand piano with a flourish and
nods to the other four musicians.
We see/hear snippets from a select piano quintet. The
audience luxuriates in the richness of their artistry. They
finish and bow to great applause. Dimitri and the others are
soon greeted on stage by several enthused fans and admirers.
Two dour-looking MEN in long leather coats silently look on.
ADMIRER 1
When will you travel to perform in
the West? They must hear you play.
DIMITRI
Thank you. We will travel when the
Party deems it correct.
ANNA
(whispers to him)
Your playing was inspired tonight.
Anna steers him slowly and gracefully to the doors as they
leave under the intense gaze of the two silent men.
[NOTE: While speaking with their SOVIET colleagues, Anna and
Dimitri may speak subtitled Russian.
3.
Between themselves, and their children, they may speak
UKRAINIAN and/or English. In the U.S., their English syntax
and accent improve over time.]
Genres:
["Drama","Historical"]
Ratings
Scene
2 -
The Recruited Professor
EXT. MOSCOW UNIVERSITY CAMPUS - ARIAL VIEW - DAY
A monumentally large and sprawling complex.
INT. UNIVERSITY FRONT OFFICES - DAY
Dimitri enters and stops at the front desk to collect a pile
of mail and messages. Secretary TANYA KARPOVA, ~45, buxom,
sassy, and flirtatious, conceals an underlying sadness that
borders on desperation, greets him with admiration.
TANYA
Good morning, Professor. How are your
beautiful children and lucky wife today?
DIMITRI
Good morning, Tanya, and thank you.
They are fine and appreciate your
compliments. What do we have today?
TANYA
Director Antonov wants you to
report to him immediately. He has
two important-looking and serious
others with him right now.
DIMITRI
(self-effacing)
Some more of my ardent admirers?
They share a smile. He moves to and knocks on a door marked:
"ALEXEI ANTONOV, DIRECTOR GENERAL, UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS"
INT. OPULENT OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
ALEXEI ANTONOV, late 40s, sharp, intense, with a pock-marked
face, sits in a plush chair. The same two grim-faced MEN seen
earlier in leather coats sit nearby. A knock on the door.
ALEXEI
Come in...
(Dimitri enters)
Come in, Major Bukov.
(MORE)
4.
ALEXEI (CONT'D)
Please come in. Sit. Good. Now,
these comrades
(gestures to them)
from KGB have something for you...
Dimitri assumes an invitation to perform and interjects.
DIMITRI
Well, of course, I remember you,
comrades, and fellow music lovers,
I'd be happy to perform for KGB.
ALEXEI
Not exactly, Dimitri. They have a
secret mission to America which by
virtue of your combat experience,
English language, and musical fame,
gives you perfect cover to travel
under. You are uniquely qualified.
They have brought this dossier...
(hands it to him)
which was assembled by our San
Francisco, California, consulate at
great effort to acquaint you with
what you need to do in America and
what you need to learn about their
SECRET TRUTH SERUMS AND METHODS.
Then send back field intelligence.
(sternly)
You will take as much time here as
you need to study and memorize it.
Dimitri grips the dossier as the message begins to sink in.
DIMITRI
(stutters, pleads)
What? Me? Why me? I have never done
this before... I do not know how to be
an agent... I know little about
America... I am only a simple musician
and teacher... Comrades, I am not
suitable for this kind of thing... They
will surely take me for a stooge... You
should send someone else... I am not
trained for it... I must decline...
ALEXEI
We know you know nothing about this, but
we think you can learn. We sent THREE
agents months ago and they ALL DEFECTED
to the West.
(MORE)
5.
ALEXEI (CONT'D)
We think your inexperience will FOOL THE
AMERICANS - they will see no harm in you
- and we have NO ONE ELSE IN PLACE. You
are a war hero. This is urgent and it is
your obligation.
DIMITRI
(wistfully)
But all I did then was kill Nazis.
ALEXEI
Dimitri Ivanovich, what these
comrades offer you is a big honor.
It comes right from the very TOP.
You may even enjoy the task. I will
see that you are promoted to our
only Ukrainian Colonel.
He moves to Dimitri's side, close, hand on shoulder. Dimitri
pauses, takes a deep breath, swallows hard, reflects.
DIMITRI
(glum, resigned)
Comrades... You have convinced me
of the importance of this mission.
I will complete the task with all
my skill and ability.
Alexei addresses the two KGB men.
ALEXEI
Comrades, your mission is complete
as I give this file to Major Bukov.
Dimitri holds the file as the KGB pair solemnly leave.
ALEXEI (CONT'D)
Your cover will depend on your musical
bona fides only--rank will be Honorary
Consular Officer with no, I repeat - NO
- diplomatic immunity.
(pauses for emphasis)
If the Americans suspect you of spying
or breaking their laws, they may
arrest and charge you. Your noted
pediatrician wife will accompany you
as part of your cover and arrange to
visit children's hospitals. We will
KEEP YOUR children safe and secure in
our finest boarding school and you may
RECLAIM them once you BOTH return.
(MORE)
6.
ALEXEI (CONT'D)
You must tell no one, NOT EVEN YOUR
WIFE, about your real mission.
Alexei watches as Dimitri silently absorbs this information.
ALEXEI (CONT'D)
To get a better idea of the
mission, you will visit Moscow
Psychiatric Hospital and meet Dr.
Elsa Petrova for her instructions.
Alexei leaves. Dimitri sits behind the desk with the file.
Tanya enters with a tea and pastry tray and leaves.
He opens the thick folder and begins to methodically view the
densely typed pages and black and white photo blowups.
At length, he closes the dossier and leans back to reflect.
TANYA'S RECEPTION AREA - LATER
Tanya tidies up her desk as Dimitri re-emerges.
TANYA
So soon? You are a quick study.
DIMITRI
I am good at memorizing music, but
this is another tune entirely.
They nod and smile as Dimitri hands her the file and leaves.
Now alone, Tanya LOCKS the door behind him, listens as his
footsteps fade, and takes a tiny MINOX camera from Alexei's
desk. She lays out the pages and hastily photographs each.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Espionage"]
Ratings
Scene
3 -
The Price of Loyalty
INT. FLAT WITH A BARE LIGHT BULB - EVENING
Tanya enters and places a bag of vegetables on the kitchen
table where we see a framed faded PHOTO from her youthful
past embracing a smiling U.S. Army lieutenant. Her blind,
frail, MOTHER, 70s, calls out from her bed by the window.
MOTHER
Is that you, my darling?
TANYA
Yes, mother, I'm home. I'm coming.
7.
MOTHER
Come here, Malishka. Tell me what
you did today to find a husband.
Tanya kisses her on the forehead, sits, and holds her hand.
INT. BUKOVS' APARTMENT - NIGHT
Dimitri enters and walks past a shelf which holds his framed
medals and commendations. Pictures and regalia of his heroic
World War II service are neatly arranged.
He gets excited hugs and kisses from Anna and their children,
IGOR, 9, OLGA, 7. They sit at a simple table laden with
borscht, corned beef, cabbage, and boiled potatoes.
DIMITRI
Thank you for this, dearest. I have some
excellent news. I have been ordered to
perform at a private concert for some
important people and give masterclasses
in Leningrad for a few days and...
(to children)
your mother will accompany me. You
will go to a fine boarding school.
IGOR/OLGA
Oh, papa - can we go too?
DIMITRI
No. Now pass the borscht, please.
He notices as a look of skepticism briefly crosses Anna's
face. She continues to glow with pride at the precociousness
of their offspring, and passes the borscht.
INT. BUKOVS' BEDROOM - THAT NIGHT
Anna is in bed. Dimitri lays down beside her and whispers.
DIMITRI
(to her ear)
I need to tell you something.
ANNA
Ah, yes. The truth.
8.
DIMITRI
I could not tell the truth because
the children should not know.
ANNA
What shouldn't they know?
DIMITRI
We are being sent to America on a
special cultural mission and I
don't want them boasting to their
classmates. I wish we could take
them with us, but they’ll be well
cared for here in the best school.
ANNA
You go... I would rather not leave
them. They need us with them at
this age and my work is here.
DIMITRI
We have our orders. We must obey.
They embrace and quietly reflect, then stare thoughtfully at
the ceiling for a while. She drifts off first. He lies awake
as his expression changes to FEAR and FOREBODING.
EXT. UNIVERSITY SQUARE - FILE FOOTAGE - DAY
Dimitri emerges from the university center and walks across
campus to a building marked MOSCOW PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL.
INT. PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL - DAY
Dimitri is met at the ornate entrance way by the white-coated
weary-looking, but distinguished Dr. ELSA PETROVA, late 60s.
ELSA
Good day, comrade Dimitri. Time is
short so let's begin our tour with
the worst of our cases.
DIMITRI
Yes, comrade doctor.
They walk down a drab corridor hearing muffled shouts and
loud groans. Elsa unlocks a steel bolted door, and they step
into another cacophony of screams of fright and agony.
9.
INT. HOSPITAL WARD - SAME TIME
Several grey-clad MEN are seen through the bars of the ward.
They shuffle around, talk to themselves, rock to and fro.
Dimitri WINCES as a severely traumatized man approaches them.
ELSA
These men and other wards full of
women, are suffering from a disease
of the mind about which we know
almost nothing. We have given them
electric shocks, insulin, and
narcotic drugs. Nothing helps.
DIMITRI
(moved, compassionate)
Such a pity. Is there any hope?
ELSA
We see little hope. Worse, we see
America making weapons with these kinds
of conditions, using secret drugs and
delivery methods designed to render our
troops on the battlefield incapable of
fighting. A doomsday drug. Or, they may
even prove to be a treatment. We are
counting on you to get us a sample.
DIMITRI
I will--but who can produce and
understand such a substance?
ELSA
One or two people--a Swiss chemist
named Dr. Albert Hoffman, and he
refuses to collaborate with USSR,
but has befriended a colleague
named Dr. Timothy Leary in America.
DIMITRI
I must also travel to meet them.
Elsa walks Dimitri back and sees him off with a handshake.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
4 -
Mission Briefing
EXT. MINISTRY OF CULTURE - FILE FOOTAGE - DAY
Dimitri walks into another gray and faceless Soviet-era
building in a drab section of Moscow.
10.
INT. MINISTRY OF CULTURE RECEPTION - DAY
Greeting Dimitri at reception is SERGEI SMIRNOV, mid-60s,
high-spirited, in a tailored suit with a pink boutonniere.
SERGEI
Greetings, Dimitri Ivanovich, it is
an honor to work with you again.
Your performances are inspiring.
DIMITRI
Thank you, comrade Sergei.
SERGEI
Please come this way to my office.
They walk a short way down another hallway.
INT. SIMPLE OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
They enter and Sergei pours two glasses of vodka and hands
one to Dimitri.
SERGEI
To the Motherland.
DIMITRI
The Motherland.
They raise the glasses, drink with serious gusto, and sit.
SERGEI
Alexei appointed me your handler and
sole contact under the guise of the
KGB for the duration of these tasks.
As per the dossier, you are henceforth
our music impresario and ambassador
for the first Soviet music and culture
on the American WEST COAST. You will
also guest conduct the San Francisco
Symphony and others. In the event your
cover fails and need to call for help,
use the code words "Yankee Doodle
Dandy," which you may also play. That
is some kind of American propaganda.
DIMITRI
(smiles)
Yes, comrade, George M. Cohan-- "I
will be your Yankee Doodle Boy!"
11.
They both break the tension with hearty laughter.
SERGEI
We will do our best to extract you and
your wife from danger. You must also
telephone and report to me each night
from the consulate on our secure line
by midnight West Coast time, 10 AM
Moscow time. NEVER try to call here or
the consulate from LOCAL telephones
because they are all tapped and are
listened to by the FBI. Clear?
DIMITRI
Yes, comrade. I understand. I am
excited by the challenges and eager
to get on with them.
SERGEI
The American diplomat George Kennan is a
passionate advocate of cultural exchange
for peace. We have arranged a meeting
with him in Washington after which you
will go to San Francisco.
DIMITRI
I will represent musical culture
and the Soviet Union to the
Americans along with my mission.
SERGEI
Your flight to Washington is at 5
AM tomorrow so you and your wife
should pack and prepare. We thank
you again for your service.
They rise, shake hands, Dimitri exits.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
5 -
Suspicion in the Capital
EXT. CORNER OF THE CAMPUS - DAY
Tanya walks along a narrow path between two buildings. She
stops and looks around to see she's unnoticed, places a tiny
PARCEL behind a tree and leaves. In moments, a nondescript
figure emerges from a doorway and retrieves the DEAD DROP.
INT. AIRLINER - DAY
Two of only ten passengers, Dimitri and Anna enter and settle
into vintage leather seats.
12.
EXT. WASHINGTON D.C. AIRPORT - DAY
Dimitri and Anna exit the terminal and see a black Cadillac
limo at the curb. The driver holds up a sign marked "Bukov."
INT. LIMO TO STATE DEPARTMENT - CONTINUOUS
They get in and gawk at the city as they travel through D.C.
to the grand U.S. State Department building.
EXT. U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT BUILDING - LATER
They arrive and climb the steps of the imposing building.
INT. U.S. CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPT. - AFTERNOON
Anna, Dimitri, and Cultural Affairs Director GEORGE KENNAN,
late 50s, dapper, droll and scholarly sit around a small
conference table with a coffee setup. It's a large, paneled
office with several adjoining doors adorned with framed
photos and posters of the artistic luminaries of the day.
GEORGE
Tell me about your new Antonov jet
plane. Is it comfortable?
DIMITRI
It is much faster but very noisy.
ANNA
Big vibrations kept me awake.
GEORGE
Our new jet is not doing so well.
I'm glad you made it in one piece.
DIMITRI
Yes, and now we are wish to be on
with business.
GEORGE
Of course, I'll brief you. You may
not know that I recently left the
State Department for a Princeton
University job.
13.
DIMITRI
(takes a sip, smiles)
Oh, this is much excellent American
coffee. But will you continue to be
as a cultural exchange attaché?
GEORGE
Yes. As your office requested, we
coordinated with some classical music
venues on the West Coast who are
eager to have you tour. We set up a
trade show of sorts in the San
Francisco Palace Hotel where you and
they can meet and greet and ply your
wares. Is that what you had in mind?
DIMITRI
Yes, sir, that is so. I have not
done such a thing before, but it
sounds very much like American way.
GEORGE
Good, and on Halloween Day as well,
which I can tell you is quite an
event there. In the meantime, we
have a suite for you at the D.C.
Hilton for you to rest up.
DIMITRI
Thank you for your kindness.
GEORGE
(to Anna)
And what will you be doing while
your husband is occupied?
ANNA
My office has arranged clinical
visits for me to meet family
practitioners in California.
GEORGE
Good. You'll be busy. I'm sure it
will be a productive visit for you
both--but let me warn you about
something--I prefer to be convinced
that your visit here is for good
humanitarian purposes only, but
there are others here who are not
of such opinion.
(MORE)
14.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
I suggest you take steps against
being compromised and endangered by
meeting the wrong people. Good-bye.
Anna smiles. Dimitri blanches like he's been busted. They
rise, shake hands and EXIT. An adjacent door opens and the
acerbic, pipe-smoking CIA DIRECTOR ALLEN DULLES, 50s, enters.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
Most interesting, Allen. What does
Central Intelligence make of them?
ALLEN
From your point of view, they're welcome
contacts for our cultural exchange peace
initiative. But I know that he is also a
KGB intelligence asset.
GEORGE
I assume you have a plan...?
ALLEN
Right you are. Our source TANYA tells
us what he's after but not how he'll
get it. I'm wondering, do we also have
an intelligence drug-gap with the
Rooskis? In any event, I have some
men who will keep close watch on him.
They both appear skeptical as they lean back to ponder.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Espionage"]
Ratings
Scene
6 -
The Poisoned Water
EXT. SFO PRIVATE ARRIVALS TERMINAL - DAY
A limo from the Soviet consulate is waiting for the couple.
INT. LIMO TO CONSULATE - HALLOWEEN EVE
They enjoy their first glimpse of a teeming San Francisco and
head into town to arrive at an imposing seven-story building
in a residential area. A plaque on it reads:
USSR CONSULATE GENERAL
INT. CONSULATE - LATER
SVETLANA MARKOVA, ~30, tall, blonde, aloof, quite chic and
polished, opens the door and greets them.
15.
SVETLANA
Hello, I am Svetlana, an aide to
consul Popov. We've been expecting
you. Welcome. How was your journey?
DIMITRI
Thank you. Long and tedious. I much
prefer arriving.
ANNA
I slept like a baby.
They all knowingly laugh and walk down an ornate corridor.
SVETLANA
Follow me. I will take you to your
suite so you can clean up and rest.
Consul Popov requests the honor of
your presence for dinner at eight.
DIMITRI
We will be honored.
Svetlana smiles graciously as they arrive at the elevators.
IN THE ELEVATOR:
The door opens into a penthouse suite. There's a panoramic
view northward from the East Bay west to the Golden Gate
Bridge and Pacific. They walk to the window and admire it.
ANNA
Magnificent, Svetlana.
SVETLANA
Please let me know if there's
anything else I can do for you.
DIMITRI
That's kind of you. Please give us
a wake-up call at seven o'clock.
She turns and leaves. They begin to unpack and head to the
bathroom. The shower comes on, soon off. They emerge in plush
white robes, flop down on the bed, and close their eyes.
INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT
Dimitri and Anna, in full dinner-dress, enter the grand art
deco dining room and take a moment to admire it.
16.
Svetlana and Consul IVAN POPOV, 60s, also distinguished and
sophisticated in evening wear, arrives with hugs and kisses.
IVAN
Dimitri Ivanovich, comrade Anna,
welcome to San Francisco and the
Soviet peoples' consulate. My wife
offers her regrets as she has a
previous commitment.
DIMITRI
Thank you, comrade Ivan, it is a
great pleasure to meet you.
ANNA
Indeed, comrade Consul.
IVAN
Please have a seat, comrades, and
we shall dine. But before we drink
our good vodka you must try some of
their local wines from Napa and
Sonoma. They rival all of the best
French and Italian and Germans.
SVETLANA
(conspiratorial)
But, comrades, say nothing in
Moscow about our pleasures here.
Someone might not understand.
ANNA
(laughing)
Fear not, the secrets of your great
luxuries are safe with us.
They are seated and the sumptuous meal begins with several
wines and dishes delivered by liveried servants.
SVETLANA
We are also eager for you to give a
concert for us. May we invite our
friends and colleagues later in the
week, if you're available?
DIMITRI
I shall be delighted to perform.
At length, the plates are cleared, and Ivan produces cigars.
17.
IVAN
And now, Anna, your husband and I
have some official business to
discuss and cigars to smoke and we'd
rather not bore you with the details
or the fumes. Please permit Svetlana
to give you a tour of the rest of
this lovely building, and the music
room, as we speak.
ANNA
Certainly, I'd be delighted. Please
excuse us.
She kisses Dimitri's cheek as she and Svetlana walk off.
IVAN
(leans in, lights cigars)
We received word yesterday that a
quantity of the substance has been
introduced into East Berlin and is
intended to be released into their
water supply. We have not yet found
it and must learn all we can about
it. You might find how it's being
used in San Francisco by asking
taxi drivers and doormen, valets,
bartenders, and prostitutes for
information as to where it's been.
DIMITRI
Where should I ask to go first?
IVAN
We notice that one bar in North
Beach, called the GOLDRUSH SALOON,
has garnered quite a reputation.
DIMITRI
I will go there tomorrow evening,
right after the conference. Anna
has late meetings in Berkeley.
IVAN
Be thorough and careful. We must
learn what they're up to, but I
needn't tell you to be especially
vigilant. Now, may we join the
ladies for a few minutes of your
piano artistry before we retire.
18.
DIMITRI
I'd be delighted.
They move to the adjacent music room where the women and a
few more of the STAFF are present.
IN THE MUSIC ROOM:
He's greeted with genteel applause and he plays some Chopin.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
7 -
The Doctor's Dilemma
INT. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OPEN WARD - AFTERNOON
Anna, escorted by several nurses and doctors moves from bed
to bed, looking at charts, sitting to chat with the children,
briefly stroking their faces, chatting, and holding hands.
NURSE
Dr. Bukova, would you accompany me
now to the hospital administrator's
office, please?
ANNA
Of course.
They walk down a corridor to a door marked "ADMINISTRATION."
The nurse motions Anna in, alone, and leaves.
INT. ADMIN OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
Anna enters and encounters two black suited/hatted FBI
agents, veteran ALBERT GILBERT, 40s, and JOAN CARLIN, 30s.
ALBERT
(reaches out hand)
Hello, Dr. Bukova. I'm FBI special
agent Albert Gilbert and this is
special agent Joan Carlin. Please
have a seat.
Anna appears perplexed but quietly sits.
ALBERT (CONT'D)
You likely don't know, but your
husband is here not just as a
goodwill cultural exchange musical
performer, but also as a spy on a
very serious mission.
19.
ANNA
(jaw drops, stunned)
I do not know what you mean.
JOAN
As we speak, your husband is about
to engage in an act of espionage
for which we are able and prepared
to counteract.
ANNA
Oh...
JOAN
We know that he is not here
voluntarily but was threatened and
coerced by your KGB who are holding
your children HOSTAGE to assure you
do not defect.
ANNA
What do you want of me?
JOAN
As a pediatrician in Moscow's
premier hospital, you treat the
children of many of the Soviet
regime's top leaders. Am I correct?
ANNA
Yes, that is so.
JOAN
And you also necessarily come into
contact with their parents, either
professionally or socially.
ANNA
Yes, I do.
ALBERT
And that you may often overhear or
become privy to conversations and
interactions that our government
might like to know about.
ANNA
Are you asking me to spy on my
government? I could never do that.
20.
JOAN
We are not asking you to make a
decision now. Only to think about
it. But just as your government is
taking good care of your children,
we will do our very best to see
that no harm comes to your beloved
husband, Dimitri.
ALBERT
We have assigned Joan as your case
handler if, as, and when you decide
to work with us. She will contact
you again with instructions as to
how to proceed.
JOAN
And, of course, you do not want to
tell anyone about this conversation
as it would bring suspicion on you.
You may go now.
Anna rises and unsteadily makes her way out the door.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
8 -
The Piano Player's Gambit
INT. HOTEL BALLROOM - EVENING
The grand space is set up expo/trade-show style. Booths and
tables display brochures and posters proclaiming the MUSICAL,
DANCE, CIRCUS, CULTURAL, etc., attractions of many NATIONS.
Costumed buyers, promoters, and managers cruise booths with
staff, reps, and talent. They schmooze, snack, sign deals.
Dimitri, elegant in BLACK CONCERT TAILS, is the center of
attraction of the SOVIET SYMPHONY booth. A diminutive elderly
woman in casual shoes thrusts a business card at him.
WOMAN
(high-pitched, cultured)
Hello, maestro Bukov - I am Sara
Klein, with the Pasadena California
Orchestra. You simply must come for
tea and perform for us. The ladies
would find you most enchanting.
DIMITRI
Da, Sara. I am five days here so I
will call you. I have heard of your
charming little village Pasadena.
21.
She clutches her pearls. He looks at the card, smiles at her,
pockets it, and carries on engaged with inquiries from other
eager fans, performers, agents, and impresarios.
INT. HOTEL LOBBY - LATER
Dimitri emerges from the ballroom through high double-doors
trailing a crowd of mostly middle-aged female admirers.
He crosses the bustling lobby to a grand piano and sits to
play, instantly drawing an audience rapt with his virtuosity.
After a few glorious passages, he rises to their applause,
bows with a flourish, and strides out the hotel’s front door.
EXT. HOTEL PORTE COCHERE - NIGHT
Dimitri emerges from the hotel to the busy sidewalk. A throng
of loud drunken costumed Halloween revelers flock on Market
Street, many in scanty exotic drag getups.
To the side, the lean, black-suited/hatted, CARL JONES, 40s,
huddles with a VALET and a DOORMAN. He alerts them and they
watch Dimitri walk to the curb in the damp, chilly night air.
CARL
(whispers, points)
That’s him, Dimitri, the red commie
spy piano player--go get 'im...
The doorman rushes to Dimitri's side. Carl hurries off.
DOORMAN
(to Dimitri)
May I hail you a cab, sir? Will you
be returning to the hotel tonight?
DIMITRI
Nyet, I will not, but I wish to see
more of your city. Is there nice
place you say to go?
DOORMAN
There are lots of great places.
I'll hail you a driver who knows
the city well. He'll guide you.
The doorman blows his whistle and beckons a SPECIFIC cab.
Dimitri gets in. Doorman and cabbie share a WINK and a NOD.
22.
Valet OSCAR goes to the kiosk phone and dials seven digits.
OSCAR
(to phone)
Oscar Lopez for Timothy Leary...
(pauses)
Hi Tim, this is Oscar at the Palace
Hotel... Agent Jones just set up
another sap for his game... Some
Russian musician... He's on his way
now... Sure thing...
Oscar hangs up the phone and frowns as he watches them go.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Spy"]
Ratings
Scene
9 -
The Goldrush Saloon: A Shady Cabbie's Recommendation
INT. TAXI IN SAN FRANCISCO - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri looks around in the zombie-decorated cab.
CABBIE
Where to, mister?
DIMITRI
So, hello, where is good place to
have drink? Is okay North Beach?
CABBIE
To tell you the truth, buddy, North
Beach is colorful, but most of the
bars there are dives and could be
dangerous. But a place on Columbus
Avenue called the Goldrush Saloon
might be safer for you.
DIMITRI
(suspicious)
Please to drive to such other
places. I will look to decide.
The cabbie drives into traffic and talks over his shoulder.
CABBIE
Sure. The beatniks with their crazy
poetry and cool jazz have invaded
North Beach, the pretty boys are in
the Castro, but the motorcycle
gangs sell reefer to everybody.
23.
DIMITRI
(alert)
Reefer? Is drug? Da? What they call
them--users? Dope fiends?
CABBIE
Right you are, pal. There have been
a lot of doped-up fiends around
North Beach lately.
DIMITRI
Do reefer dope fiend you so bad?
CABBIE
No sir, what these people are on is
way beyond reefer. Some of them go
running, madly, through traffic or
hug the trees. A few of them have
gone about stark naked. Really bad.
DIMITRI
When did all begin?
CABBIE
It's been going on for a while. Do
you want to get some dope?
DIMITRI
No, I ask for FRIEND. You know who
gives all such bad dope to people?
CABBIE
(lies, obviously)
Uh, nope, nobody seems to know.
Dimitri sits back. They go past the Buena Vista Bar,
Fisherman's Wharf, and a few others. Dimitri demurs.
DIMITRI
Nyet. Take me more.
Cabbie smiles and slowly drives onto Columbus Avenue.
CABBIE
(points)
Okay, this is the Goldrush Saloon.
Wadda'ya think?
Dimitri looks out at the entrance, and the ghost and goblin
effigies around it, and at $3.75 on the meter.
24.
DIMITRI
It looks like is nice place.
(reaches in pocket)
Here is a $5 -- keep change.
CABBIE
Thank you, sir. I think I'll stay
around here for a while.
As Dimitri exits, the cabbie throws a thumbs up to a BOUNCER.
Genres:
["Thriller","Mystery","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
10 -
The Goldrush Saloon
EXT. SIDEWALK - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri heads toward the entrance. The clown-dressed bouncer
opens the door, smiles at him, then at the cabbie, then NODS
to someone inside. Dimitri cautiously enters the PACKED room.
The bouncer quickly walks to the cabbie's open window.
BOUNCER
Where'd 'ya get this one?
CABBIE
The Palace Hotel. Some kind of
out-of-town music convention.
BOUNCER
Looks like a chump. Lucy will have
fun with him.
The bouncer hands the cabbie two dollars also with a wink and
a nod and hurries back inside.
INT. GOLDRUSH SALOON – NIGHT
Dimitri looks over where two attractive young WOMEN, mid-
20s, sit at the bar. At the bouncer's SIGNAL, one rises and
LEAVES. The other, LUCY, costumed in a sexy Cleopatra outfit
smiles at Dimitri and beckons him to the stool next to her.
DIMITRI
Pardon, miss, may to sit here?
LUCY
Sure. Janey had to go home to feed
her rat husband. I'm Lucy.
25.
DIMITRI
(laughs)
Hello, pleased to meet you, Lucy. I
am Dimitri. Janey has rat husband
is funny? Da? What do you drink?
LUCY
Manhattan - Bourbon and vermouth.
DIMITRI
Da, I will have Manhattan too.
LUCY
(to bartender)
Henry - a Manhattan for Dimitri.
HENRY
Coming right up, miss Lucy.
With his back turned to them, HENRY, 60s, fills a glass with
the beverage. He withdraws an EYE DROPPER from under the bar
and squeezes ONE TINY DROP of a clear LIQUID into the drink.
He approaches and ceremonially presents it to Dimitri.
HENRY (CONT'D)
Here now, Dimitri, me boy. Enjoy!
Dimitri puts another $5 on the bar and intently inspects the
deep-amber cocktail. He holds the Manhattan up to the light
observing its bright glow. He sniffs and savors its aroma,
senses no danger, takes a sip, smiles, and drinks half of it.
DIMITRI
(after a moment)
Hmmm... is very nice drink.
LUCY
(looks him up and down)
So, Dimitri, nice monkey suit. What
do you do? Undertaker? Maitre d'?
Married? Kids? Mortgage? Dog?
DIMITRI
(laughs, sips the rest)
Yes, I have. I am concert pianist
from USSR, and music promoter. But
cabby tell me many dope fiends are
here. Do you know dope fiend?
26.
LUCY
(blanches, but recovers)
Nope... but I can play the banjo real
good, and a girl's gotta make a living.
Maybe you could promote me too?
DIMITRI
I not promote your kind talent, but
who know? What do you do not play?
LUCY
I'm studying criminal behavior at
Cal State, but I come here to make
new friends. I'm interested in
Freudian analysis and its effects
on modern society. You and I are
going to be good friends.
DIMITRI
Yes, please, friends. Is easy to
make friend with Americans. It is
friendly but not for dope fiends?
LUCY
There are some dope fiends here. Do
you want to get some dope?
DIMITRI
No. I just ask for friend. He is to
know. Please to excuse.
He gets up, pauses unsteadily, to go to the toilet.
LUCY
I'll save your seat. Would you like
another drink?
DIMITRI
Da, I come back soon.
Lucy and Henry exchange loaded glances. He mixes a regular
Manhattan. She wards off takers and reserves his seat.
On his way back, Dimitri is disoriented, stumbles into
people, chairs, and tables. He eventually arrives and sits.
LUCY
So, as I was saying, Freud had some
great insights into how the mind
works, you know, the subconscious,
the id, and the superego, etcetera.
(MORE)
27.
LUCY (CONT'D)
(pauses, notices)
Say, you look a little pale. I'm
sorry. Are you okay?
DIMITRI
Da, yes... I am okay... It is much
travel and many times changes.
LUCY
As I was saying, Freud was the founder
of psychoanalysis, a clinical method
for treating psychopathology through
dialogue between a patient and analyst.
(pauses again)
Say, you look like you could use
some fresh air. Let's take a walk.
DIMITRI
Yes. Walk is good. I am to feel...
strange... something...
Henry gives Lucy a wink as she gets Dimitri up. She grabs his
arm as he moves unsteadily with her past the bouncer. They
walk out into the now chilly but still clear night air.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
11 -
The Arrival
EXT. SIDEWALK - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri is now staggered and unfocused, uneasy on his feet.
They navigate down the block where the SAME cabbie waits.
Lucy opens the door and helps the dazed Dimitri get in.
INT. TAXI – CONTINUOUS
They travel up teeming Columbus Avenue. The cabbie watches in
the mirror as Lucy sits close to Dimitri. He stares ahead as
his eyes become glassier and ever wider.
LUCY
It's okay, Dimitri, you'll be
alright, I'm here to take care of
you. Just a little bit farther.
The cab pulls up in front of an UPSCALE TOWNHOUSE.
28.
EXT. STREET - CONTINUOUS
Lucy helps Dimitri out of the cab, and they head toward the
townhouse. Clean-cut BILL WOOD, 30s, in the shadows, opens
the heavy gate which CLANGS and locks shut behind the pair.
Bill wearily keys his WALKIE-TALKIE and whispers into it.
BILL
(to walkie-talkie)
Hey, Chad, you awake?
CHAD (O.S.)
(from walkie-talkie)
Yeah, we got another one?
BILL
Yeah, Lucy's on her way in with
him. Looks like a society guy.
CHAD
Okay, copy. I’ll start them up.
INT. TOWNHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
IN A LARGE CLOSET:
CHAD PAUL, 45, fat and slovenly in a stained shirt, sits in a
dim space the size of a walk-in closet engrossed in a nudist
magazine. TWO wind-up 16mm sound CAMERAS are mounted on
tripods facing a GLASS about two-feet tall by four-feet wide.
The glass is the backside of a two-way mirror. On the other
side is a luxurious brightly lit bedroom.
Chad picks up a PHONE and dials a seven-digit number. He
moves to CAMERA-1 and winds it up then looks through the
glass to see Dimitri and Lucy as they appear in the room.
CHAD
(to phone)
Hey Carl, Lucy just arrived with an
uptown kinda guy. Looks like a
piece of cake. I'm starting up.
(pause)
Okey dokey. See ‘ya later.
He starts the camera, puts on headphones, and watches.
29.
Genres:
["Thriller","Spy","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
12 -
The Unmasking of Dimitri
INT. TOWNHOUSE BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Lucy pulls the now docile Dimitri through the door. She
pushes him down onto the bed and starts to undress him.
LUCY
Tell me, who are you really, Mr.
Dimitri, and why have you come to
San Francisco? Tell me the truth!
DIMITRI
(dazed)
I am musician... I can see color
Rachmaninoff... look at notes...
LUCY
Sure, you can, buddy, now let's get
you out of this monkey suit.
(begins to handle him)
Tell me, how often do you cheat on
your wife? Who sent you here?
(no response)
Do you cheat on your taxes too? Do
you pay taxes in Russia? Huh? Are
you some kinda commie spy?
He's virtually catatonic now, stoned. She removes his shoes,
wrestles him out of his jacket, and notices that the tailor's
mark is in some FOREIGN language. She gets his shirt and tie
off and struggles to remove his pants.
He's in his tighty-whities and tall black garter-socks only
as she pulls his PASSPORT and WALLET out and READS.
LUCY (CONT'D)
I'll be damned. It says your name
really is Dimitri Bukov and you are
from the USSR. Who are you really?
Are you a spy or a piano player?
DIMITRI
(stirring)
Yes... spy... help... I am become
those men... I become those men...
Lucy takes off her costume and gets full nude. She straddles
him and brings his hands to her breasts.
LUCY
How do you like those, Dimitri?
Tell me what you're spying for?
30.
Panicky, he tries to rise but she pushes him back down. He
tries to rise again. She slaps him hard. Sits on his chest.
LUCY (CONT'D)
(adamant)
What do you want to know? Who are
those men?
DIMITRI
(desperate)
I am become insane... I am those
men... will you lock me away...?
You will execute me...?
LUCY
(reassures him)
Relax. Nobody's gonna execute you.
You are kind of insane. Tell me
more about what you're spying for.
Are you going to invade California?
She sees a BIG BULGE that's developed in Dimitri's underwear.
LUCY (CONT'D)
(pointing to his bulge)
Hold that thought. I'll be back.
DIMITRI
I am Yankee Doodle Dandy... Yankee
Doodle Boy... Do not tell Anna...
She goes to and knocks on the mirror, presses the passport
against it and pauses for Chad to read it. Dimitri stays down
a moment, glassy eyes staring at the gaudy chandelier.
He suddenly COMES TO again. With Lucy’s back to him, he sits
up, SHAKING, STANDS, and rushes toward the unsecured door.
Lucy turns, leaps, and grabs him around his neck. They
wrestle. He flips and throws her tumbling onto the mattress.
Chad rushes in and swings at him. Dimitri gets hit but
wildly swings back several times and punches Chad out cold.
Genres:
["Thriller","Drama","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
13 -
Dimitri's Underwear Run
EXT. A BACK-ALLEY EXIT - CONTINUOUS
He runs blindly out into a dark corridor, crashes into walls,
turns toward the back of the building and into an alleyway.
31.
EXT. COLUMBUS AVENUE - NIGHT
He emerges from the alley and runs to the corner onto the
teeming avenue. Blaring traffic and trick-or-treaters stop
and laugh as he shivers in his underwear, still BULGING.
He sees a police car across the street and madly runs and
intrudes into a sidewalk cafe. The irked patrons angrily push
and shove him out (ad lib) into the middle of the avenue.
He turns a corner and encounters half a dozen hard-core
bikers sitting on their Harleys and Indians drinking beer in
front of a scuzzy bar. They throw their bottles at him, their
bikes ROAR to life, he runs madly as they launch toward him.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
(lips)
...help me...
BEGIN STUNT RIDE:
They chase him back to the avenue and he runs through traffic
as they take turns and each SLAP him on the butt as they go.
END STUNT RIDE:
Dimitri trips over the curb and falls to the sidewalk in
despair as they ride off. A CAR pulls over beside him and the
back door swings open. The driver is TIMOTHY LEARY, ~26,
dark, thin, intense, the passenger is lovely MARY LEARY, ~25.
MARY
(to Dimitri, in Russian)
Please get in, Major Bukov.
Dimitri struggles to bruised knees and crawls into the car.
INT. LEARY CAR - CONTINUOUS
Mary shuts the door as she and Tim turn to regard Dimitri.
TIMOTHY
I'm Timothy and this is Mary Leary.
Elsa Petrova told Albert Hoffman
you were coming and he called us.
Sorry we were late getting to you.
32.
MARY
We know what's happening to you but
you're safe now. Lean back, breathe
and relax and we'll take you to our
home to clean up and get dressed.
DIMITRI
(manic)
I must return to consulate. I must
to see my wife.
MARY
Not in the condition you're in.
You're gonna have to trust us.
They get a blank expression from the befuddled Dimitri as
they drive off.
EXT. FRONT OF THE TOWNHOUSE - SAME TIME
Chad and Lucy, with Dimitri's wallet and passport in hand,
rush out the front and crash into Bill, almost slapstick.
CHAD
(to Bill, panicky)
Where? Which way did he go?
BILL
What? Which way did who go?
CHAD
The subject. He escaped. Stripped.
BILL
Holy shit. How did that happen?
CHAD
Never mind how. We gotta find him
before the local cops do and blow
the operation... and our careers.
LUCY
I have his wallet and passport.
Maybe that'll help.
BILL
(takes it, reads)
Holy shit. This guy really is from
Moscow.
(MORE)
33.
BILL (CONT'D)
Dimitri Bukov, a Soviet passport.
Holy fuck, we gotta find him or our
asses are grass.
CHAD
Okay, Bill, you go left and I'll go
right, Lucy, stay here and try to
hold onto him if you see him. Go!
They take off frantically running through the crowds.
UP THE BLOCK:
Chad runs to the corner, looks around and scratches his head.
DOWN THE BLOCK:
Bill runs to the corner and looks around frantically.
THEY BOTH RETURN TO THE FRONT OF THE TOWNHOUSE:
CHAD (CONT'D)
Where in hell could he have gone?
Damn! This... never happened. We'll
make up a story to tell Carl. Okay?
Bill and Lucy nod in vigorous agreement. They sheepishly look
around once again. Bill unlocks the gate and they go back in.
Genres:
["Thriller","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
14 -
A Whirlwind of Music and Flowers
INT. MOVING CAR - SAME TIME
BEGIN DIMITRI'S DREAM SEQUENCE:
Through his eyes we see musical notes come to vivid life in
fractal patterns of color and form as they sing and dance
around him in dazzling wonder to the strains of Rachmaninoff.
Floral ballerinas twirl as operatic set pieces are dislodged
and fly around the theater stage and out of the proscenium,
into an audience of animated roses, violets, and carnations.
Anna's countenance floats above and around it all.
END DREAM SEQUENCE:
DIMITRI
(pleading)
...I love you... Anna...
TIMOTHY
We're almost there, Hang on...
34.
DIMITRI
...Rachmaninoff... see him...
ANNA
Can you see the music?
DIMITRI
...yes, see it...so beautiful...
TIMOTHY
Ah, yes--the tactile visions...
DIMITRI
I see it... it is full of notes...
TIMOTHY
Okay, Dimitri, you're safe now.
DIMITRI
...spasibo...Yankee Doodle...
TIMOTHY
What was that? Who? Yankee Doodle?
Just relax, we're almost there.
EXT. VICTORIAN CLASSIC SAN FRANCISCO - NIGHT
They pull up to the curb and exit. Several neighbors shake
their heads and stare as Tim and Mary help him up the stairs.
INT. VICTORIAN ENTRY PARLOR - CONTINUOUS
It's a textbook example of the height of Victorian culture.
MARY
I'll make some tea.
Mary heads to the kitchen. Tim maneuvers Dimitri toward and
into his walk-in wardrobe closet.
IN THE WARDROBE:
TIMOTHY
Luckily, you're close to my size so
I should be able to fit you.
Tim grabs a bold tweed suit, a bright yellow button-down
shirt, a Berkeley school tie, and a pair of Oxford shoes.
35.
TIMOTHY (CONT'D)
Here, try these on when you can.
Tim leaves the slightly improved Dimitri to dress himself.
BACK IN THE PARLOR:
Dimitri enters looking very dignified and scholarly. Mary
escorts him to a couch near a table set with a tea service.
MARY
Well, you look fine. Now, listen... you
likely don't know that I am an aspiring
jazz singer as well as a biologist. I
have a singing gig at the Hungry i
Night Club in an hour. We can't leave
you here alone so we'll take you along.
Dimitri's affect improves a bit as he struggles to focus.
DIMITRI
Take me. I must know what to do.
MARY
You're in for a treat.
TIMOTHY
We'll take you but get ready for
some comedy and very cool jazz.
They rise and walk together out the door.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
15 -
Two Worlds Collide: Anxiety and Jazz
EXT. SOVIET CONSULATE - SAME TIME
A taxi pulls up in front. Anna gets out and pays the driver.
The uniformed GUARD opens the gate and admits her.
INT. SOVIET CONSULATE - CONTINUOUS
No one else is around as she walks to the elevator.
IN THE SUITE:
Arriving, she notices and frowns that Dimitri's not there but
prepares for bed. The bedside clock reads 10:15 PM as she
puts down a book and lies worried and sleepless.
36.
EXT. HUNGRY I NIGHT CLUB - SAME TIME
The trio park across the street from the crowded entrance
with "MARY LEARY & LENNY BRUCE-TONIGHT" on the marquee, and
lead Dimitri by the hand as they dodge traffic to the door.
DOORMAN
(to Tim)
Hey, man, who's your friend?
TIMOTHY
(hesitates)
Ummm. He's an out-of-town colleague
--calls himself Yankee Doodle.
We'll pay his cover charge.
DOORMAN
Naw, that's alright. Nice to meet
you, Yankee Doodle. Come on in.
INT. HUNGRY I NIGHT CLUB - CONTINUOUS
They walk downstairs to the dark room with a be-bop jazz band
playing. The crowd is diverse with many persons of COLOR.
Dimitri stands transfixed, slack-jawed, wide-eyed, hears the
music and stares at the players. A beatific smile lights up
his face as they lead him to a table and seat him.
BEGIN JAZZ DREAM SEQUENCE:
Through his eyes and ears, we sense the sounds come to vivid
life in patterns of color and form as they sing and dance
around him in dazzling wonder, even beyond Rachmaninoff.
Instruments and notes turn into myriad colors and swirl into
space and rearrange themselves into sonic rainbows.
END JAZZ DREAM SEQUENCE:
A nearby patron passes a fat glowing joint to Tim and Mary
and notices the stunned Dimitri. Everybody, including
Dimitri, takes a toke. A WAITRESS brings wine.
PATRON
Hey, man, your friend looks like a
real gone music lover.
37.
MARY
This is Yankee Doodle. He does
seem to really like jazz.
DIMITRI
Mary--is okay I play piano?
MARY
Do you know "Lullaby of Birdland?"
DIMITRI
Da--I hear this once on radio.
The band finishes their set to Dimitri's over-the-top
applause as an MC comes on stage.
MC
Now the blues vocal stylings of
Lady Mary Leary. Stick around for
New York City's, Mr. Lenny Bruce.
Mary leads Dimitri to the stage and whispers something to the
PIANIST who rises, shakes Dimitri’s hand, as he leaves.
Dimitri sits at the piano and goes into a BRILLIANT intro.
MARY
(sings)
"Lullaby of Birdland that's what I
Always hear, when you sigh,
Never in my word land could there
be words to reveal
In a phrase how I feel.
Have you ever heard two turtle
doves bill and coo, when they love?
That's the kind of magic music we
made with our lips when we kiss.
And there's a weepy old willow,
He really knows how to cry,
That's how I'd cry in my pillow,
If you should tell me farewell and
goodbye, etc..."
They finish to big applause as LENNY BRUCE, the wiry, 30-
year-old slicked-back hipster in a shiny suit runs on stage.
LENNY
Hello, San Francisco. It's certainly a
real thrill to be here at the Hungry i
in your great town.
(MORE)
38.
LENNY (CONT'D)
As you know, the Virgin Mary was
supposed to appear here tonight, but
her bus broke down and she got laid--
over in San Bernadino...
AUDIENCE
(various, shouted, ad lib)
SICK! BLASPHEMY! SHAME!
LENNY
Wha...? Mother Teresa said the Pope
thought it was hysterical.
A "sick" comedian, Lenny has crossed the line and insulted
the Catholic Church. POLICE WHISTLES blast through the room.
The house lights go up. A dozen San Francisco COPS storm in
and begin herding the complaining crowd up the club's stairs.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Comedy"]
Ratings
Scene
16 -
Dimitri's Breakdown
EXT. STREET SCENE - CONTINUOUS
The street is sealed off with police buses and paddy wagons.
Lights flash as the cops shout and keep dozens of costumed
complaining (ad lib) protesters at bay.
Tim, Mary, and Dimitri are pushed out and forced into one of
the paddy wagons and driven away.
INT. PADDY WAGON - CONTINUOUS
Panic has returned to Dimitri's face. Tim and Mary and the
five others in the wagon become loud and irate.
TIMOTHY
What's the matter with you? People
are getting robbed and killed all
over town and you shut down our
music and poetry?
MARY
We pay your salaries, and you treat
us like dirt.
DIMITRI
American police are like Soviet?
The partition door slides open to reveal a cop's face.
39.
COP
You better shut your traps or we'll
come back there and shut them.
They continue on in stony silence to the police station.
INT. POLICE STATION - CONTINUOUS
The entire Hungry i audience and staff are lined up and mill
about and wait to be processed. The desk SERGEANT, late-50s,
weary and obese, gestures toward the petrified Dimitri.
SERGEANT
(To Dimitri)
You, there. Let's see your I.D.
Dimitri silently stares back at him.
SERGEANT (CONT'D)
I said let me see your I.D.
Mary steps forward.
MARY
He was robbed - doesn't have I.D.
SERGEANT
Who is he to you? Can't he speak
for himself? What's his name?
MARY
He's a foreign colleague. Goes by
the name Yankee Doodle.
The cops pin him down, cuff him and drag him away, SCREAMING.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
17 -
Lost and Found
INT. THE DRUNK TANK - SAME
They throw Dimitri in and onto the filthy floor.
BEGIN NIGHTMARE SEQUENCE:
He envisions hollow-eyed men in jail suits who surround and
beat him. He thrashes around on the floor, screams and kicks
as walls close in and zombie-like creatures attack.
DIMITRI
ANNA!!! YANKEE DOODLE... ANNA...
END NIGHTMARE SEQUENCE:
He eventually stops his struggle and falls unconscious.
INT. MOSCOW MINISTRY OF CULTURE OFFICE - MORNING
Sergei Smirnov glances up at his wall clock and frowns. It's
10:45 AM and Dimitri is overdue. He calls across the room.
SERGEI
Tatiana, wake up Ivan in San
Francisco--get him on the line.
She lifts and keys her phone, unheard, and waits.
TATIANA
Consul General San Francisco on the
line for you, comrade.
SERGEI
(picks up phone)
Hello, Ivan, I am calling about our
cultural attache' Dimitri Bukov
visiting there this week. He was
supposed to call me by now and it's
not like him to neglect his duty.
(MORE)
41.
SERGEI (CONT'D)
(listens)
Okay, talk to his wife. Maybe he's
ill--have him call. Goodbye.
Sergei hangs up, looks at the clock. It's now 11:15 am.
INT. IVAN'S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Ivan works the phone and dials a two-digit number.
INTERCUT WITH ANNA IN BED:
Her bedside lamp still on, she's startled awake by the phone.
ANNA
(to phone)
Yes?
IVAN
It's Ivan. Put Dimitri on the line.
ANNA
He's not here. He hasn't returned.
IVAN
Have him call me when he arrives.
ANNA
Yes, comrade.
END INTERCUT:
Anna hangs up, even more worried and perplexed.
INT. SAN FRANCISCO COURTROOM - MORNING
The entire crowd, subdued after a night in jail, is led into
the big courtroom in ranks in front of the scowling JUDGE.
They are all disheveled and bleary-eyed. Dimitri now appears
composed. The fat SERGEANT scowls, the JUDGE pounds a gavel.
JUDGE
(viciously)
Listen up... you... people. I'm not
going to waste this court's time
dealing with the likes of you as
individuals.
(MORE)
42.
JUDGE (CONT'D)
I say you're a blight on our city
with your Negro music and obscene
comedians. If I had my way, I would
build more Alcatrazes to get you all
off our streets. You are each fined
fifty dollars or five days in jail.
See the bailiff.
The judge rises and walks out. Tim and Mary stay with the now
stoic Dimitri as they approach and address FREDDY, 40s, the
weary and frazzled bailiff.
TIMOTHY
Hi, Freddy, remember me? I treated
your sister for alcoholism and
depression at the hospital.
FREDDY
Oh, yeah, Dr. Leary Too bad they
busted you, man. Who's he?
TIMOTHY
He's a colleague. Say, Freddy,
give us a break and let us skate.
FREDDY
Sure, doc, no problem. Follow me.
Freddy walks them to the courthouse backdoor and waves them
out and away. He returns as the sergeant hands him a missing
persons' flyer with Dimitri's face on it. He blanches.
SERGEANT
Hey, Freddy, wasn't this guy here?
FREDDY
Naw, sarge. I don't think so.
They both shrug and go about their business.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
18 -
The Missing Man
INT. A TAXI - CONTINUOUS
The three pile in the back seat and it pulls away from the
courthouse. They lean back, close their eyes, breathe deeply.
MARY
(to cabbie)
Drop us across the street from the
Hungry i, please.
43.
Their conversation is muted so the driver can't hear them.
DIMITRI
Because of this... I can now trust
you. I am grateful for you to help.
I am Dimitri Bukov, classical
pianist on cultural mission from
Soviet Union. I was poisoned last
night at Goldrush Saloon. Lucy took
my wallet and passport and clothes.
If I go back to Soviet consulate
and look like this, I will be in
Moscow prison, then dead. I cannot
to call consulate telephone because
of FBI listening. What to do?
TIM
We are aware that what they did to
you, they have done to many other
men, both here and in New York and
Mary and I are very angry about it.
MARY
You come back to our place and
clean up again and we'll think it
over and go from there.
DIMITRI
Your kindness for stranger is so good.
You are best is America. I must to call
Palace Hotel to give message for Anna...
The taxi drops them back at their car with several parking
tickets on it. Mary pays the driver. Tears up the tickets.
INT. VICTORIAN - CONTINUOUS
They enter. Mary goes to the kitchen, makes coffee and begins
to prepare some VEGETARIAN dishes. Tim watches as Dimitri
goes to the phone, dials the hotel number from memory.
DIMITRI
(to phone)
Hello, I am Dimitri Bukov, Soviet
mission... message for me?
(pauses)
Da... Oh... I see... If my wife,
Dr. Bukova, come to look for me--
tell her in private, "Do not worry,
and to say nothing." Do you hear?
(MORE)
44.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
(listens)
Yes, do, for her, ONLY. Goodbye.
(hangs up)
BLIAT'!
MARY
What's that mean?
DIMITRI
When I not call Sergei, he tell
consulate to file missing person
report. I hang up so they cannot
trace call to here.
TIMOTHY
So they'll all be on the look out
for you. That's big trouble.
DIMITRI
Do the FBI poison me because they
think I am spy? What they do now
if catch me? I am big trouble.
TIMOTHY
Turn on the TV. I bet he's made the
news. He's a foreign fugitive now.
Mary turns on their B&W 12" TV and tunes a local channel but
a VINTAGE KIDS PROGRAM is on. She leaves it on low.
MARY
(thoughtful)
Alright, I think I got a handle on
your predicament.
DIMITRI
What is predicament?
TIMOTHY
When those cops who busted us last
night see your picture and put two-
and-two together, you'll have them,
the FBI, and the consulate looking
for you and we'll be accused when
they think we kidnapped you.
45.
DIMITRI
(brightens)
We go to Goldrush Saloon and find
Lucy and cabbie and bartender and
townhouse they take me and get
evidence of truth of what they do.
An ANNOUNCER appears on the TV next to a poster with a photo
of Dimitri, a phone number, the mayor, Carl, and others.
ANNOUNCER
(on TV)
The mayor is here with members of
San Francisco's Police Department,
county sheriffs, and a federal
agent. Here's Mayor Robinson.
ROBINSON
Hello, San Francisco. A red commie
diplomat and some kind of piano player
spy on a so-called cultural mission has
gone missing and is feared to be either
abducted by a party or parties unknown
or maybe even murdered or defected.
(smirks)
This does not look good for our
town, an international incident
that can only make us look bad.
Whoever has him, if he's still
alive just drop him off at a police
station or firehouse or any street
corner or keep quiet about it.
(shrugs)
If he's dead just tell us where the
body is so we can come and get it
and put this to rest. Now here's
the FBI to tell you about a reward.
CARL
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. The federal
government is offering a $365.00
reward for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the
abductors or return of his body...
Mary turns it off, puts out the food, and looks to Dimitri.
MARY
That's what this great country
thinks of you--365 bucks. Let's eat
and get some sleep.
(MORE)
46.
MARY (CONT'D)
We have a spare bedroom and bath.
We'll figure it all out tonight.
They begin to eat in a worried silence.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
19 -
The Goldrush Saloon
INT. PALACE HOTEL LOBBY - SAME TIME
Anna, DISTRAUGHT, enters and approaches the front desk clerk.
ANNA
I am Dr. Anna Bukova. Did my
husband leave message for me?
CLERK
(leans in, low voice)
Yes, he called and said he's okay,
not to worry--to say nothing.
Anna takes a deep breath, smiles in relief, nods and leaves.
INT. VICTORIAN KITCHEN - LATER THAT EVENING
Mary is in kitchen frying rice, eggplant and tomatoes. Tim
and Dimitri come stumbling in.
MARY
Hello, boys. Did you sleep well?
DIMITRI
I have headache--jaw hurt too.
TIMOTHY
I hope you feel better, but we
gotta come up with some ideas and
quick or we'll end up in Alcatraz.
MARY
First, we have to go to the scene
of the crime and do a reconnoiter.
TIMOTHY
We'll go scope it out.
DIMITRI
We must make plan.
They finish their coffee and food and head out the door.
47.
EXT. STREET PARKING - CONTINUOUS
The three emerge and pile in a 1955 OLDSMOBILE ROCKET 88 and
drive off with Tim at the wheel.
EXT. GOLDRUSH SALOON - NIGHT
The Olds moves southbound on Columbus Avenue. Tim parks down
the block from the Goldrush Saloon and they look back.
DIMITRI
(anxiously)
This is where Lucy drug and
kidnapped me. I need know why or my
family will be dead in Gulag.
MARY
Okay, be cool. I'm gonna go in and
check out the place. Wait up.
Mary ties her long hair up, lights a cigarette and gets out.
The men fretfully watch her go.
INT. GOLDRUSH SALOON - CONTINUOUS
Mary struts in past the bouncer, over to Henry, who's with
Lucy, and the tall skinny RALPH, 50s, their new mark, WALL-
EYED, in a tan suit, loud tie, white belt and shoes.
MARY
Excuse me, was there a big handsome
Russian guy in here last night? We
met at the Palace Hotel and were
supposed to meet here for a drink
but I guess I missed him.
Lucy reacts to Mary's question and audibly GASPS.
LUCY
Uh, I didn't see anybody like that.
She and Henry share an anxious look as she hustles Ralph out.
HENRY
(nervously)
I dunno. I don't think so.
48.
MARY
(looks around)
Okay. Nice place ya' got here.
She casually sashays back to and out the door.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
20 -
Dimitri's Rescue Attempt
EXT. SIDEWALK - CONTINUOUS
She hurries back toward the Olds, passes Ralph and Lucy as
Lucy hails a cab, and looks back to see she's not followed.
INT. OLDSMOBILE - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri is faced away and doesn't see Lucy when she exits the
bar to the cab. They look expectantly at Mary as she gets
in. Tim guns the engine and heads up Columbus to North Beach.
MARY
(excitedly)
Oh, yeah. There's something fishy
going on in there. That bartender
and some hooker almost had a fit
when I asked him about last night.
Let's go find that townhouse.
They drive into North Beach and up some side streets.
TIMOTHY
(points)
That's gotta be the one there. The
alley right behind it lets out onto
Columbus around the corner from
where we picked him up.
DIMITRI
All look same to me. We have no
such house in Moscow.
He parks. The same taxi drives up and Lucy and Ralph emerge.
He staggers, stumbles and holds onto her and the car door.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
There... That is Lucy!
Mary nods and slyly smiles in recognition.
49.
EXT. SIDEWALK - CONTINUOUS
Agent Bill with his walkie-talkie appears from the shadows.
BILL
(to walkie-talkie)
Heads up, Chad. Lucy with incoming.
They struggle to get Ralph through the gate and toward the
ground floor door. Bill then moves back into the shadows.
INT. OLDSMOBILE - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri springs into ACTION. Yells to Tim...
DIMITRI
Drive to corner. Wait for me!
He BAILS OUT and runs low behind parked cars down the block.
TIMOTHY
What's he doing? They'll kill him.
They watch in disbelief as he disappears from view.
INT. TOWNHOUSE CLOSET - CONTINUOUS
THROUGH THE MIRROR GLASS:
Chad starts a camera as Lucy drags Ralph in. She begins to
undress him and opens his wallet like she did with Dimitri.
We hear Lucy's voice leak out of Chad's headphones.
LUCY
(to Ralph)
Where in hell is Podunk, Iowa?
Chad chuckles as Ralph also develops a big BULGE.
EXT. SIDEWALK - SAME TIME
Dimitri quickly runs low behind cars across the street to
where Bill smokes a cigarette. He hides, waits, and watches.
In a moment he rushes up and sucker-punches Bill with a hard
right-hand to the jaw. Bill fumbles for his GUN, staggers
back against the wall and keys his walkie-talkie.
50.
BILL
(shouts at walkie-talkie)
Mayday!... Mayday!...
Dimitri moves in, punches him again and again and knocks him
out cold, KICKS his KEYS, the gun and walkie-talkie off the
curb and under a car, then takes off running down the block.
Tim and Mary get out of the Olds and run to assist Bill.
Genres:
["Thriller","Action","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
21 -
Mayday
INT. TOWNHOUSE CLOSET - SAME TIME
Chad reclines, drinks a beer, thumbs a girly magazine.
BILL (O.S.)
(from walkie-talkie)
Mayday!... Mayday!...
CHAD
(to walkie-talkie)
Yeah... What's up? Hello...? What?
No reply. He grabs the phone and dials the 7-digit number.
CHAD (CONT'D)
(shouts into phone)
Man-down-situation-unknown-backup!
He grabs his GUN off the table and quickly exits the closet
into the bedroom. Panicky, he neglects to take his KEYS.
IN THE BEDROOM:
CHAD (CONT'D)
(to Lucy, urgent)
Something's wrong. Get him out now.
IN THE CORRIDOR:
Chad and Lucy rush Ralph out the apartment door and back out
the front gate which CLANGS shut and locked behind them.
EXT. STREET-ALLEY BEHIND BUILDING - SAME TIME
Dimitri turns the corner and runs down Columbus Avenue toward
and into the same alley behind the townhouse and runs into a
uniformed rent-a-cop SECURITY GUARD, ~30s.
51.
GUARD
Where're you goin', buddy?
DIMITRI
None of your business, chuvak.
GUARD
Then beat it...
The guard moves in and shoves Dimitri, who takes a side step
and punches him out cold, cuffs him to a nearby drain pipe
with his own handcuffs and kicks his gun behind a trash can.
EXT. TOWNHOUSE SIDEWALK - SAME TIME
Chad waves his GUN at Tim and Mary
CHAD
(shouts)
You two, back off. Nothing to see.
Lucy's jaw drops and eyes widen as she and Mary recognize one
another. Neither speak. Lucy quickly looks away.
They all back off. Lucy just walks away. Ralph is transfixed,
smiling, still BULGING. Chad attempts to revive Bill, then
tries to drag him back inside and realizes he's locked out.
CHAD (CONT'D)
FUCK!
He rolls Bill over and searches his pockets. No keys.
Ralph wanders about, shivering. Tim and Mary get back in the
Olds and move down to the corner to wait for Dimitri.
Genres:
["Thriller","Drama","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
22 -
Escape and Revelation
INT. TOWNHOUSE/BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri re-enters and searches the bedroom, notices some
wires around the open closet door, looks in and sees the
cameras, piles of film cans, files, and binders. He grabs a
SHEET off the bed and goes inside the closet.
IN THE CLOSET:
He stacks the film cans and files, plus TWELVE 10cc VIALS of
a clear LIQUID, SEVEN labeled 100% and FIVE labeled 1%, onto
the sheet, dismounts and takes the STILL RUNNING CAMERA, pans
it once around the room, ties up the LOAD, and runs back out.
52.
IN THE ALLEY:
He runs toward the now-recovered guard.
GUARD
(screams)
I'll kill you fuckin' Russian...
DIMITRI
I am Ukrainian, not Russian.
Dimitri gives him one hard kick in the butt and runs on.
EXT. STREET - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri arrives at the corner and dives into the Olds.
Bill, back on his feet, holds onto Chad and sees Dimitri get
into the car just as Carl arrives in an older CHEVY.
BILL
(points, shouts)
That's them... in the Oldsmobile!
Carl picks up Chad and Bill and roars off in chase. The
bewildered Ralph wanders and shivers alone in the street.
INT. OLDSMOBILE - CONTINUOUS
BEGIN CHASE SEQUENCE:
Tim guns the powerful Olds as it pulls away up Columbus Ave,
weaving and dodging traffic and turns west onto LOMBARD
STREET toward the landmark steep switchback section.
He grips the wheel, a big grin on his face and a gleam in his
eye. The Olds loudly accelerates but handles smoothly.
TIMOTHY
(excited)
I've always wanted to do this.
They hold on as they're SLAMMED around in their seats.
INT. CHEVY - SAME TIME
Carl pushes the pursuit but STOPS and WATCHES in amazement as
the Oldsmobile enters the bottom of the narrow steep twisting
single lane roadway AGAINST one-way descending traffic.
53.
INT. OLDSMOBILE - CONTINUOUS
Tim spins the wheel as he dodges and slips through gaps in
the eight turns between oncoming cars and the buildings. A
dozen or more pedestrians dodge as he just misses them.
He makes it to the top and goes AIRBORNE over Hyde Street and
then turns left to go southbound on Van Ness Avenue.
MARY
You lost them. Outstanding!
He slows down, checks his mirrors. Dimitri is flabbergasted.
END CHASE SEQUENCE:
INT. VICTORIAN - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri hefts the bundle as they enter the parlor and puts it
in the middle of the floor. They sit and catch their breaths.
MARY
(hesitant)
So... what's in the bundle?
They move to sit around it as Dimitri unties the knots and
the contents spill out.
He examines the camera and each of the film cans. They are
hand-labeled with various times and dates in OCTOBER 1955.
DIMITRI
(points)
This camera and film are evidence.
How many more men fall in trap?
They hesitate, then each reach in to examine the stuff.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
All these crimes against innocent
men. So many...
They open folders and envelopes and lay out the contents.
As they go through the files and papers, they come to a stack
of calendar pages and several bound diaries. They reveal
names of dozens of men with addresses, phone numbers, etc.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
I must bring all this to KGB.
54.
They sort the piles and come to the twelve vials of the clear
liquid and a thick 3-ring BINDER labeled:
TOP SECRET -- UNITED STATES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Dimitri opens it to a random page and thumbs through it.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
Oh, this is so wrong. It is not
FBI, it is a...
(pauses, stunned)
CIA secret. I must keep this. I do
not know what drug is in these
vials, but it will save my life if
I bring it to KGB as evidence.
MARY
CIA is not permitted to operate
domestically. It's illegal.
DIMITRI
Is it secret if they do? American
government is not different from
Soviet. I learn that in school. But
now I know how to make them change
and see the truth in their errors.
They sit quietly and contemplate what Dimitri has said.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
(notices)
Your sister has piano. Okay I play?
Dimitri begins to softly play the Bach Goldberg Variations.
They are astonished by his classical artistry.
They have been up all night. Light begins to filter in.
TIM
Alright, your work here is done.
Now we get you to the consulate.
DIMITRI
I do not know how to do that.
They sit back and think the situation over.
MARY
We have to sneak you in before they
know it... I have an idea.
55.
DIMITRI
But FBI, they will catch you and
you will be in much danger.
TIMOTHY
Mary is very resourceful.
MARY
We'll need a large shopping bag and
another bed sheet, a loaf of bread
and some other groceries sticking
out and something like a colorful
shawl or headscarf. I'll change
into some old clothes.
They go off and return with the items and bag. Mary folds the
headscarf and bed sheet. Dimitri re-ties the bundle with the
evidence and clutches it tightly.
MARY (CONT'D)
You hang tight onto all that stuff.
Are you ready to go?
DIMITRI
I trust. Just as you say.
They take deep breaths and smile as they head for the door.
Genres:
["Thriller","Action","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
23 -
Escape to the Soviets
INT. OLDSMOBILE - CONTINUOUS
The three get in. Tim in the driver's seat. Mary, in the
front seat, puts the bag of groceries on the floor. Dimitri
lays down on the back seat floor with his bundle. Mary turns
and drapes the other sheet over him. Tim slowly drives off.
Tim parks around the corner from the consulate. Mary ties the
scarf low around her head just above her eyes, and exits the
car. Tim fretfully watches her go.
EXT. STREET NEAR THE SOVIET CONSULATE - MOMENTS LATER
Mary walks away with a stooped shuffle, like impersonating a
crazy old BAG-LADY while she feigns a belligerent attitude.
In moments she's in front of the consulate gate, and stops.
56.
INT. THIRD-FLOOR APARTMENT ACROSS THE STREET - SAME TIME
An FBI AGENT dozes in the only chair in the drab bare room as
another watches from behind blinds through the open window as
Mary slowly shuffles to the consulate gate.
He watches as she stops and shouts across the courtyard to
the uniformed guard, loud enough for the agent to hear...
MARY
(yells to guard)
Hey, you... come here commie boy...
you speak English?
GUARD
(yells back)
Beat it lady--I'll call the cops.
MARY
(screams)
I'm tellin' ya'--better come here.
The guard slowly makes his way across to her.
Now unheard by the agent, she wags a finger at the guard. The
agent chuckles as she seems to harass and berate him.
In a moment, the agent sees the guard lean in, nod a couple
of times, and LISTEN CLOSELY for a while. Then loudly...
MARY (CONT'D)
(still in character)
You stinkin' Russian commies should
go back where you came from...
She slowly shuffles off and continues the charade. The guard
casually walks back to his post and picks up a phone. She
walks around the short block and leaves the bag at the curb.
INT. OLDS - CONTINUOUS
She gets in, neatly folds the scarf, puts it out of sight
under the seat. Tim again slowly drives around the block.
After a moment Mary looks around again, satisfied it's safe.
MARY
Okay, Dimitri, stay down and near the
door. When I say GO, open it and run
through the gate.
(MORE)
57.
MARY (CONT'D)
If we're stopped, I'll say we picked
you up hitchhiking on Van Ness and
you asked us to drop you here. It was
exciting to meet you and we wish you
the best.
DIMITRI
(emotional, muffled)
Thank you. I will not forget you. I
promise. We meet again. I come back
to help you and clear my name.
TIMOTHY
We wish you and your family the
best of luck always.
MARY
We'll be there in a minute. I hope
we don't get stopped first.
They move through traffic and stop at the gate. Mary rolls
down her window, looks to the guard and gets a nod in return.
MARY (CONT'D)
GO, Dimitri!
Dimitri pushes the door open and rushes out with the bundle.
Tim and Mary look on as he sprints to the gate.
DIMITRI
(shouts in Russian)
I am Major Dimitri Ivanovich Bukov,
Soviet Red Army. Let me through!
The guard swings open the gate. Dimitri runs through and
toward the front door. Mary reaches back and closes the car
door. Tim slowly drives off and watches his mirror.
Within a minute's travel, there are three unmarked cars
behind them with red lights and sirens blaring. He pulls over
as several black-suited men rush the car with guns drawn.
AGENT
Alright, hands up, both of you.
Who the hell are you? Show me your
license and registration...
TIMOTHY
I'm Tim and this is my wife Mary.
Who are you?
58.
He produces the papers. The agent takes out a notepad.
MARY
Is there a problem, officer?
AGENT
FBI. Special agent Gilbert. Do you
know who you just dropped off?
MARY
FBI? Lemme see your badge.
(sees badge)
Some hitchhiker, he looked pitiful
out there on Van Ness.
AGENT
Where are you going?
Gilbert pulls out a flashlight and looks into the back seat.
MARY
Can't people go out shopping
anymore in this town without a
bunch of FBI strangers asking her
about her business?
AGENT
Where were you coming from?
MARY
Our house. Why are you so curious?
AGENT
That's okay, you can go.
TIMOTHY
Thanks for wasting our time.
They pull away, both grim-faced, with deep breaths of relief.
Genres:
["Thriller","Mystery","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
24 -
The Delivery and the Drink
INT. CONSULATE - MORNING
Dimitri clutches the bundle of evidence to his chest as he
sprints into the building lobby. Two more guards emerge.
They frisk him and silently escort him through the ornate
marble and gilt building, marching beside him in lockstep to
a closed office door marked with a large brass plaque:
"IVAN POPOV, Consul General of the USSR"
59.
A guard knocks on the door.
INT. CONSUL'S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
Ivan thumbs through correspondence on his massive desk.
IVAN
Come.
The door opens and Dimitri enters, silently walks to the
desk. Ivan stays seated and looks at him coldly, poker-faced,
without the usual warm greetings.
DIMITRI
Greetings, comrade consul.
IVAN
Do you have something there for me?
Dimitri opens the bundle and the CAMERA, VIALS, and CIA
project binder tumble out on his desk. Ivan opens the binder
and looks it over, then leans into it. Dimitri stands silent.
A smile begins to move across Ivan's face, then a broad grin.
He rises, goes to the bar, and pours two vodkas. He hands one
to Dimitri and raises his glass. They drink.
IVAN (CONT'D)
Tell me where you have been these
days and why you are so dressed.
DIMITRI
It is a long story, comrade Ivan,
but may I see my wife now.
IVAN
We have her confined below. You may
see her once we are convinced that
this matter is settled.
DIMITRI
Please have your photo laboratory
develop the film in this camera
(points to it)
and permit me to clean up and I
will report every detail.
Ivan pushes a button under the desk and Svetlana enters.
60.
IVAN
(to her)
Have Maxim develop these films.
(hands her camera)
and escort comrade Dimitri back to
his suite and see that all his
needs are met.
IVAN
And, Dimitri, you will dine with us
again. Get some rest until then.
Svetlana escorts Dimitri down the hall toward the elevator.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
25 -
Dimitri's Return and Uncertain Future
INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT
ANNA IS PRESENT in the gold and crystal dining room.
Their faces reflect their love as she and Dimitri rush to
each other and fall into a heated embrace of relief.
They are seated, along with Svetlana, at the table to the
right of Ivan and another aide, VLADIMIR, ~30, a sharp and
eager looking young man.
IVAN
Dimitri, you look like a new man.
How do you feel?
DIMITRI
I feel very good, comrade consul, a
new man, now that I'm with my wife.
IVAN
Good. This is my second aide,
Vladimir Orlof.
VLADIMIR
It is an honor to meet you, comrade
Dimitri Ivanovich.
They vigorously shake hands with mutual admiration. More
vodka is poured and consumed. Svetlana wheels in a cart with
a 16mm projector. Vladimir sets up a portable screen.
61.
DIMITRI
Now you will see the madness of the
American intelligence agency.
SCREEN FILM:
The grainy B&W film is shown of Lucy as she enters with and
undresses the stoned Ralph. In a moment Chad bursts in and
hustles them out the door. Dimitri enters and finds the
closet. Then the still-running camera is dumped on the sheet.
END FILM:
IVAN
(breaks the tension)
If it weren't such a serious
matter, I'd have to laugh at what
they did to you and the others.
DIMITRI
Honestly, I'd have to laugh at
myself too.
They burst into laughter. The staff begin to serve caviar.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
The experience was frightening at
the time because it was so...
unexpected. I have found a lot of
truth In it and a perspective on my
life. My conscious mind has maybe
been... expanded. It will be useful
for understanding peace of mind and
personal harmony.
(pauses)
I must wonder why...? How did they
choose to enlighten me--was it just
coincidence or were they somehow
expecting me?
IVAN
That is the precise question that
Alexei and Sergei asked of me just
two hours ago. I assured them that
we will take every measure to
determine if there is a breach in
our system. We will send the
intelligence you gathered back to
Moscow in the diplomatic pouch but
keep copies and six vials here.
62.
DIMITRI
Our experts will have much to learn
from it, and my report. But if the
CIA knew about my mission here and
targeted me for it, we must have a
mole somewhere.
IVAN
I am personally convinced of your
intelligence and bravery in
bringing in this material, but, be
prepared for the suspicious KGB.
If they judge it authentic, you
will be a hero. If they say fraud
or forgery, you will be a criminal.
DIMITRI
It is certainly authentic.
IVAN
Until they've decided and once we
are sure you're safe, we have a ski
chalet up at Lake Tahoe that you
may enjoy for a week. Vladimir and
Svetlana will serve as your guides
and valet. When you return I will
make them your personal staff. They
are both very capable and will
remain at your disposal throughout.
They all trade excited smiles.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Espionage"]
Ratings
Scene
26 -
Soviet Pianist Abducted, USSR Vows Retaliation
INT. SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER BUILDING - DAY
A press conference is underway. The mayor, sheriff, police
chief, and a dozen or so plain-clothes types stand passively
on a dais behind a lectern surrounded with cameras and
microphones. Some 20 reporters are in attendance.
MAYOR
And now we will hear from Mr. Ivan
Popov, Consul General of the USSR.
63.
IVAN
(stone-faced)
Three days ago, our great concert
pianist, conductor, diplomat, a
hero of the Soviet Union, brilliant
cultural ambassador, Dimitri
Ivanovich Bukov, was abducted and
drugged by parties yet unknown and
taken to a secret spy house.
(chokes up, wags finger)
He was harassed, intimidated, and
interrogated for two days and
nights as though he were a common
American criminal. His wife, a well
known physician expected the worst.
(now red-faced, angry)
He managed a dangerous, harrowing
escape but as a result he is
severely ill and traumatized,
having suffered a psychotic break.
(calmer)
Rather than creating a crisis over
this gratuitous aggression, we will
keep him here to recover. We have
determined that he is to complete
his cultural mission. Please
respect his heroism. That is all.
He rushes off toward a waiting car.
SEVERAL REPORTERS
(shout as he departs)
Who do you think did it?
What would they want from him?
Why did they choose him?
Was it your people who did it?
Did he try to defect?
How was he drugged?
How did he get away?
MAYOR
This press conference is over.
With his departure they mutter and mill around frustrated.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
27 -
Desperate Measures and a Fleeting Moment of Joy
INT. GOLDRUSH SALOON - NIGHT
Carl, Chad, and Bill glumly sit over beers at a rear table.
They thumb through a dozen or so domestic and international
newspapers with photos of Dimitri and giant headlines.
64.
"San Francisco Thugs Kidnap and Torture Red Commie Pianist"
"World Outrage over America's Crippling of Russian Pianist"
CARL
So, what do we tell Washington now
with the records due for delivery?
He gets back long sullen blank stares and shrugs.
BILL
(chortles)
I got an idea--plausibly deniable.
CHAD
(exasperated)
I don't wanna hear about it. Just
so long as no one gets hurt.
BILL
Chad and I will get it done.
They look at each other like they're all out of their minds.
EXT. ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE TOWNHOUSE - EVENING
There's a big noisy party in the city park up the block.
Carl, Bill, and Chad stand in a doorway and watch. A wisp of
smoke wafts out an open window, then a flash of flame, then a
rush of fire as the whole building goes up in flames.
CARL
Looks like we're going to have to
go house hunting again.
Fire engines are heard in the far distance as they look on.
EXT. A SECLUDED CORNER OF THE MOSCOW CAMPUS - EVENING
Tanya, again, walks along a pathway between two buildings.
She stops and looks around to see she's unnoticed and places
a tiny PARCEL behind a tree. In moments, three KGB agents
SPRING from doorways and violently attack and ARREST her.
EXT. SKI MOUNTAIN - DAY
BEGIN MONTAGE:
65.
--Bright and sunny, ski run. Dimitri and Anna ski into view.
--Vladimir and Svetlana expertly follow right behind them.
--They stop to catch their breaths and heartily laugh.
--They continue down to the lodge where Vladimir and Svetlana
collect their skis and poles.
--Dimitri and Anna stroll hand-in-hand to a nearby chalet.
END MONTAGE:
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
28 -
Truth Serum and Tensions
INT. SKI CHALET - DAY
Anna and Dimitri enter, still laughing, and go to the bedroom
and change into apre' ski clothes. In moments they're in the
living room and flop on a couch in front of a fireplace.
ANNA
What a glorious day!
Dimitri goes to his suitcase and takes out a small bag. He
opens it and withdraws one of the 1% vials and a dropper.
DIMITRI
(hands her the vial)
Here it is. The truth serum. What I
was given. The key to opening the
doors of our perception and the
truth in understanding the nature
of reality, peace and harmony. Will
you join me on that journey?
ANNA
(reluctant)
I am frightened... but I will.
He takes the stopper out of the vial and dips the dropper in,
withdraws a tiny amount. He turns to her. She offers her
tongue. He puts a tiny drop on it and then a tiny drop on his
own tongue. He replaces the stopper and puts it on the table.
DIMITRI
Now we'll wait a few minutes.
They lie together and hold hands as the trip takes hold.
We watch their faces as they begin to to smile then glow with
their stunning internal revelations and hallucinations.
66.
Soon they turn to one another and begin to kiss - then they
undress and begin to have sex. Their hands and legs entwine
as she mounts him and fixes his gaze with hers.
ANNA
(passionately)
Let us make another child, Dimitri
--now--my darling...
They soon climax together and subside, satiated.
INT. LEARY HOUSE - EVENING
Tim and Mary are quietly at home reading and writing.
The doorbell rings. Mary opens it to agents Gilbert and
Carlin. Tim arrives.
GILBERT
May we come in?
MARY
Why? Is this harassment?
TIMOTHY
What do you want?
GILBERT
We have to ask you some questions
about your story when we stopped
you the other day. We need you to
come to the office with us.
TIMOTHY
We're really busy. We'll come and
see you in a few days.
GILBERT
We can do this the easy way or we
can do it the hard way.
MARY
(irate)
I'll get my purse.
They turn out the lights, follow the agents out and lock up.
67.
INT. FBI INTERROGATION ROOM - LATER
Gilbert and Joan sit opposite the sullen, scowling Tim and
Mary, who face a mirror on the other side of which we assume
others watch.
JOAN
We have several eye witnesses to
the most serious case of reckless
driving ever observed in San
Francisco, including license plate
of the 1955 Olds vehicle and
descriptions of the three occupants
in the car involved... Well?
MARY
To hell with that. We're saying
nothing.
JOAN
Do you deny that you were driving?
TIMOTHY
We're not saying another word. WE
WANT OUR LAWYER!
MARY
Not another word.
GILBERT
In that case, you're being charged with
the abduction, kidnapping, and false
imprisonment of one Soviet foreign
national, Dimitri Ivanovich Bukov,
punishable by up to 50 years in prison,
each, lying to federal agents, and nine
counts of speeding and reckless driving.
TIMOTHY
(blows up)
The fuck you say. We were only
trying to help the guy out and get
him away from your fuckin' fascist
CIA buddies. Blame them, not us.
MARY
You can shove your kidnapping crap
where the sun don't shine and screw
your witnesses. Dimitri got away
with all your bad CIA shit.
68.
GILBERT
What CIA buddies are you talking
about? What bad shit?
TIMOTHY
The ones down at the Goldrush
Saloon where they've been doping
men up and making compromising sex
movies of them at that place that
just burned down in North Beach.
The agents lean back slack-jawed and stare at each other.
GILBERT
You can't tell anyone about that.
TIMOTHY
We'll tell it to the freakin'
Chronicle if you don't get off us.
JOAN
You sit tight, we'll be right back.
The agents walk out a door.
THE ROOM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR:
Two other SENIOR agents also sit slack-jawed in the small
room as Gilbert and Joan enter.
GILBERT
I think this has gone well above
all our pay grades. We gotta get
Washington engaged. And what do we
tell SFPD and the press?
Senior agent BEN FREDRICKS, 50s, leans in.
BEN
If we can believe them, and I do, then
we have to offer apologies to them and
Mr. Bukov and the Rooskis for abusing
their boy. And I don't see how we can
keep these two away from the press and
put the whole shit show on the road.
Squints, scratches his head.
69.
BEN (CONT'D)
We have an international incident
on our hands and we may need to get
the highest levels engaged. I'll
brief the director and suggest
liaising with Central Intelligence.
BACK TO THE INTERROGATION ROOM:
Tim and Mary sit stubbornly with their arms crossed.
GILBERT
We're going to let you go home now--if
you keep your mouths shut. Keep in mind
we have on film everything you just told
us. If you back out or blab to the press
or leave town, you will spend the rest
of your sad lives in Fort Leavenworth.
TIMOTHY
You don't have to threaten us. We're hep
to your bullshit games. Take us home.
They all abruptly get up and leave.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
29 -
Truth Serum Revelations
INT. A THIRD-FLOOR APARTMENT ACROSS THE STREET - DAY
Another FBI AGENT watches the Soviet Consulate through the
window blinds and another dozes as Tim and Mary arrive and
are welcomed through the consulate courtyard gates. As the
agent watches he picks up a phone and dials a 7-digit number.
INT. CONSULATE FRONT FOYER/HALLWAY - LATER
The doorbell chimes as Vladimir and Svetlana appear to open
the heavy front doors and warmly greet Mary and Tim.
VLADIMIR
Welcome, Tim, Mary - please come in
--we are delighted you could come.
Smiles and handshakes all around as they are escorted in.
SVETLANA
Comrade consul and his wife comrade
Anastasia, and Dimitri and Anna,
have ordered a special luncheon.
70.
MARY
Thank you, we're please to be here.
DINING ROOM:
The four walk through into the grand dining room and greeted
by their hosts, including ANASTASIA POPOVA, ~50s, Ivan's
elegant wife, and Anna and Dimitri - all EIGHT are seated.
IVAN
Mary, Tim--let us say that we owe
you a debt of gratitude for
rescuing and returning our Dimitri.
MARY
(lies, cover story)
We just happened to be in the right
place at the right time.
ANASTASIA
Dimitri has told us the story of
your heroism and friendship toward
him and it sounds to me like the
making of a Hollywood movie.
Laughs all around break the ice.
SERVANTS appear with champagne, caviar, escargot, borscht...
IVAN
Nevertheless, it is rather curious
that you should be a biologist and
a psychologist. That is all well
and good, comrade doctors - but
what do you think the Americans
intend for this substance--how
might it threaten us, and how might
it be put to war use?
ANNA
The conflict with the imperialist West
and others may not be won with missiles
and nuclear weapons, but rather with
the universal administration of this
truth serum to their, our, and to all
the world's leaders and workers. And by
secretly administering the serum to
them as they did to my husband, we may
also return that special favor.
71.
A thoughtful silence follows as the servants reappear with
sumptuous entrées' and more wine. They dig in. Vladimir and
Svetlana quietly pay rapt attention to the conversation.
MARY
Let us to kindly agree to disagree
about one thing--Tim and I are
fully convinced that what you call
the imperial West, but what we call
liberal capitalism, will eventually
prove to be a better system than
your Soviet communism version.
TIMOTHY
While I whole-heartedly agree with
my learned spouse's analysis, in
the bigger picture, humanity will
be very lucky if it survives 1956.
So let's transcend petty politics.
IVAN
It is a grand and noble challenge -
to bring the entire world peace and
harmony - diplomatically - without
firing a shot. How do we proceed?
MARY
Pharmaceutically, much less
diplomatically.
That gets a laugh.
DIMITRI
When I met with Dr. Petrova at the
hospital she gave me the name of a
man who might help, a Dr. Albert
Hoffman, a Swiss chemist, discoverer
and manufacturer of the substance. I
wonder if Timothy or Mary have any
more information about the serum...
TIMOTHY
(lies, cover story)
I have read in his paper that one
100% pure gram of the formula, one
cc, is enough to produce 5,000
doses of 1/5 of a milligram each.
It's extremely concentrated.
72.
IVAN
In that case, the supply that we
captured from the CIA would be
enough for tens of thousands of
doses. It will come in handy...
But, Dimitri, Anna--when the
controversy has died down you must
resume your missions.
ANNA
We will prepare a list of hospital
visits for me and performances for
Dimitri for directorate approval.
IVAN
Let's talk about the Americans. They
caused themselves a great embarrassment
by letting a person of your stature be
kidnapped and abused, as you were. Your
escape and report were truly heroic. We
intend to file a complaint with the
United Nations and ask the Security
Council to condemn America for their
horrible behavior and demand an
official apology from their Congress.
ANNA
As you say, comrade consul, but
Dimitri and I also think that it
may be useful to make something
positive out of this episode. As
Americans say, make lemonade...
They finish lunch and servants clear the table. Ivan gestures
to the servants that they may retire and they all leave.
IVAN
You will receive a call from the
diplomatic and cultural offices
regarding your mission. Draw
whatever cash you need in my name.
Send weekly invoices here with
reports, and you may use all of the
consulate's amenities.
(rises, places napkin)
And now that we have decided that,
my wife and I must leave as we have
other events to attend. But before
we go, may we adjourn to the music
room and have you play a few
minutes for us, Dimitri...?
73.
DIMITRI
Of course, just one more thing, we
would like to move our residence
from the consulate to the Palace
Hotel so we can be closer to the
ordinary people and workers. And,
arrange to make a press statement
about our plans on our arrival.
IVAN
Excellent ideas--you may do so.
They repair to the music room where Dimitri regales them with
several fiery virtuosic piano chestnuts.
As he finishes, Ivan and Anastasia rise and take their leave.
The remaining six continue to closely engage.
TIMOTHY
I'm seeing a great advantage in using
this formulation in the treatment of
veterans of the war and many other
patients suffering psychological trauma
and crippling depression.
DIMITRI
I agree. Elsa Petrova showed me a
hospital ward full of such people.
Tim, as a psychologist - what was
your dissertation about?
TIMOTHY
I did a study on personality
analysis at Berkeley and devised a
system of diagnosing personality as
interpersonal. Your personal style
must involve other people. You want
to feel good by getting along with
others so as to build self-esteem.
Dimitri reaches into a breast pocket, withdraws a 100% vial,
and hands it to Timothy.
DIMITRI
Make good use of this 100 percent.
TIMOTHY
(surprised, pockets it)
I will. Thank you...
74.
ANNA
Svetlana, Vladimir--you have been
thrown in with us and are very
quiet--we know nothing about you.
They hesitantly look to one another and she speaks up.
SVETLANA
We met at Moscow University while
studying for the Diplomatic Corp.
(smiles)
I graduated at the top of the class
with Vladimir in second place.
Gets a laugh all around.
VLADIMIR
(good-naturedly)
A fact she has never let me forget.
(laughs)
We both requested San Francisco
station for our first tour of duty
to be together, and were rewarded.
MARY
If we ever needed a helping of
diplomacy, we need it now.
DIMITRI
I have a suggestion - especially as
it regards Vladimir and Svetlana--
we have the opportunity right here
and now to experience the truth
serum together as a group to enjoy
it and build our confidence in the
task ahead. All in favor...?
Tim raises his hand, then Mary, Vladimir, Svetlana, and Anna.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
And here is what we may take.
He reaches into pocket and withdraws a 1% vial. They all move
to the center of the room, sit cross-legged and face in a
circle. He opens the vial and one by one moves around to put
a tiny drop on each tongue, and one on his own.
Vladimir goes to lock the several doors, and starts a stack
of 45rpm disks on a record changer. They continue their
conversation and gestures, unheard, as several moments pass.
75.
BEGIN MONTAGE:
--In moments, they become quiet as smiles cross their faces.
--Their eyes widen, pupils dilate, complexions get flushed.
--Somebody starts to giggle, in a moment they're all at it.
--Tim and Mary fall into each others' embrace, then Dimitri
and Anna as well.
--Vladimir and Svetlana roll in uncontrollable laughter and
soon take their clothes off and begin to have sex.
--"Rock around the Clock" comes on and they get up to wildly
dance on the Persian carpet.
END MONTAGE:
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
30 -
Setting Sail and Sharing Stories
EXT. YACHT HARBOR - DAY
Vladimir drives as the six arrive in a long, black Cadillac
limo on an usually warm, clear day, fashionably dressed for a
day on the water. They make their way to a large sailboat
named "Natasha" and excitedly go aboard and explore it.
TIMOTHY
(to all)
She's a real beauty. We sailed one
like her out of Boston Harbor. And
we have a perfect light Westerly.
I'll start the motor. Anna and
Dimitri - remove and stow the sail
covers. Vladimir and Svetlana -
prepare to cast off. Mary - bring
up the mainsail and the jib.
ALL
(ad lib, excitedly)
Aye, aye, skipper!
They all leap to their tasks as Tim starts the motor. In
moments they're out of the slip, in the channel, out on San
Francisco Bay and heading toward the Golden Gate Bridge. Tim
cuts the motor and takes the helm. In moments he orders...
TIMOTHY
Prepare to come about, helm's alee!
76.
There's a stiff breeze but the swell is unusually calm. Tim
works the sheets and cranks the winches as the boom swings
over and they come up into the wind. In a moment Mary has the
jib close-hauled and they're beating toward the bridge.
Anna and Mary go to the bow to enjoy the light spray.
TIMOTHY (CONT'D)
(calls out)
Everybody come astern and gather.
Tim works the helm as they gather around him.
TIMOTHY (CONT'D)
We need some ideas. Who's got some?
There's a moment as they look toward one another.
DIMITRI
I think I have an idea.
They all look to Dimitri.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
In 1946, I was an infantry lieutenant
serving on the staff of Marshal of the
Soviet Union, Georgy Zhukov, the man
who drove the Nazis from Stalingrad
and back to Berlin. One day, General
Eisenhower came to visit our HQ...
DISSOLVE TO:
Genres:
["Adventure","Drama","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
31 -
The Soviet Cola Solution
INT. MARSHAL ZHUKOV'S BERLIN CHALET OFFICE - DAY
BEGIN FLASHBACK:
Young Captain Dimitri Bukov knocks and enters the office.
DIMITRI
General Eisenhower's advance party
has arrived, comrade Marshal, and
he will be here in a moment. Will
you be coming down to greet him?
ZHUKOV
Oh yes, I will. I have been looking
forward to meeting the General for
many years. Let us go.
77.
He puts on his hat and follows Dimitri out.
EXT. CHALET COURTYARD - CONTINUOUS
In moments, General Eisenhower's jeep escort appears. He
dismounts and walks to Zhukov with his hand outstretched.
Zhukov pushes the hand aside, grabs Eisenhower in a bear hug,
and kisses him on both cheeks.
ZHUKOV
My dear General Eisenhower. Welcome
to the Soviet Sector and to the
headquarters of our armies. I have
admired your strategic brilliance.
I'm delighted to meet its author.
EISENHOWER
Well, thank you, Marshal, that's
mighty nice of you to say so. I
have likewise been impressed with
your handling of command.
One of Ike's orderlies approaches carrying a red wooden case
of 24 distinctive bottles of COCA COLA.
ZHUKOV
What is this you have brought me?
EISENHOWER
You'll find out in a moment.
ZHUKOV
Well, then come inside and I will.
Ike, Zhukov, and their aides enter the ancient chalet.
INT. ZHUKOV'S HEADQUARTERS - CONTINUOUS
Ike's orderly opens several bottles and hands them out to
Zhukov's staff. They all raise their bottles.
EISENHOWER
To peace and harmony in all Europe
and on Earth.
ALL
Peace in Europe.
They drink the cola and smile with delight.
78.
ZHUKOV
I like this. It is refreshing.
EISENHOWER
I will see you get more of it.
Dimitri makes a note on a clipboard.
ZHUKOV
But how can I be seen drinking from
a bottle produced by your corrupt
American capitalist system?
EISENHOWER
Well, perhaps we can make a similar
beverage looking more like your
ideological taste.
ZHUKOV
Fine idea. Dimitri - make a note.
Young Dimitri duly makes another entry on his clipboard.
END FLASHBACK:
They all stare at Dimitri in wonderment as they sail under
the Golden Gate and prepare to come about to starboard.
TIMOTHY
Prepare to come about, helm's alee!
He tacks toward the Muir Headlands on a broad reach. They
lean in to hear as he continues to the squawking of seagulls.
DIMITRI
The Marshal and we all enjoyed it.
But because that cola was - is - a
product of the American capitalist
system, we could not be seen drinking
it in public. So, he asked that the
color be removed, making it clear,
put it in a simple bottle, put a red
star on the cap so it would look like
vodka and call it Soviet Cola. A few
weeks later, 50 cases were delivered
and enjoyed.
(recalls, chuckles)
I always thought that was a good idea.
There's silence as they think it over.
79.
TIMOTHY
Interesting...
ANNA
The Soviet Cola and bottle were
made by a company in Brussels,
Belgium. Are there any bottling
plants in the Bay Area?
Everybody leans back and takes a deep breath.
MARY
I'll do some research and find one.
Timothy leans back as a broad grin erupts on his face.
TIMOTHY
We have to work out the types of
personality and behavioral
modifications we want from them and
the archetypes and symbols we need
to key on. Then all that remains to
be done are the logistical details.
Getting the right cola and serum in
the right quantities into the right
hands at the right time in all the
right places.
MARY
This would set the academic world
completely on fire. Imagine writing
this up for publication.
ANNA
The trick is the simultaneous part.
Smiles of astonishment and admiration are all around.
TIMOTHY
Breathtaking in its audacity. Earth
shaking in its ambition. Total
lunacy. What say you, Mary?
MARY
How often do you get a shot at
world peace and harmony? We can
take a leave. I'm totally in.
DIMITRI
(to them)
What about you, Svetlana, Vladimir?
80.
SVETLANA
This could be very dangerous for
Vladimir and me. If it goes wrong
Ivan will blame us and deny knowing
about it. We and our families would
end up in Siberia or worse.
(long beat)
But, to be a part of real history
if it works--I say yes.
VLADIMIR
Yes, I agree. It is worth the risk
to change the course of history.
DIMITRI
(to Vlad & Svet)
Good... We're going to need special
souvenir bottle openers.
SVETLANA
Vladimir and I will see to it.
TIMOTHY
We'll put together an invitation
list for all our West Coast
colleagues.
DIMITRI
We need you and Anna to work out
the symbolic ideas, as you suggest,
I assume Jungian.
MARY
We'll need at least one of us at
each venue to take charge of the
delivery and distribution.
They all smile and nod in agreement.
ANNA
We have to arrange worldwide media
coverage and special entertainment and
cultural events at each venue to get
publicity and people to celebrate.
TIMOTHY
And Ivan Popov will pay for this?
ANNA
You heard him. Courtesy of the
USSR.
(MORE)
81.
ANNA (CONT'D)
Have all invoices addressed to the
Peoples' Cola Commissar and I will
get them to Ivan.
TIMOTHY
We're going to blow the minds of
all the leading dickheads in the
world? I'm down for that.
(calls out)
Prepare to come about, helm's alee!
They start heading back to the Yacht Harbor
MARY
You know your people better than we
but what you're proposing could be
no less a political revolution than
1776 or 1917 were. As they say, in
revolution you either win or die.
If you're up for that, so am I...
DIMITRI
Anna and I will go to Pasadena for
concerts and hospital visits and then
on to New York and Washington. I'll
have Ivan and the US State Department
call a joint news conference where we
will make the official announcement.
(pauses)
Any more suggestions or questions?
(pauses)
Hearing none, I saw we have some
bottles of Champagne on ice. Let's
open one for a toast.
Vladimir opens it and pours six glasses.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
To world peace and harmony!
ALL TOGETHER
World peace and harmony!
They drink. Anna takes only a tiny sip and puts it down.
TONIGHT ONLY: DIMITRI BUKOV & MARY LEARY - also MORT SAUL
82.
The Caddy limo containing the six arrives and they emerge to
warm cheers, applause, and paparazzi as they enter the club.
INT. HUNGRY I CLUB - CONTINUOUS
They enter the lobby to more greetings and mill about for a
moment as another jazz group finishes their set to applause.
They enter the house to a standing ovation and take a booth.
MC
Ladies and Gentlemen - welcome Mary
Leary and Dimitri Bukov - and stay
around for the brilliant Mort Saul.
Dimitri and Mary go up on stage and take a bow as a drummer,
standup bass, saxophone, and guitarist join them.
Dimitri sits and goes into another brilliant slow intro.
MARY
(sings)
Look at me, I'm as helpless as a
kitten up a tree. And I feel like
I'm clinging to a cloud, I can't
understand I get misty, just
holding your hand. Walk my way, and
a thousand violins begin to play.
Or it might be the sound of your
hello, that music I hear I get
misty, the moment you're near...
They finish the song to thunderous applause and step down.
MC
Welcome comedy sensation Mort Saul.
MORT SAUL
(arrives on stage)
"The do-it-yourself show will be at
the Sunset Auditorium a week from
tonight. You'll learn how to make
modern coffee tables by taking
doors off their hinges and painting
them with three coats of gray and
putting them on four bricks..."
He goes on with "At Sunset" [1955] and the crowd loves it.
83.
EXT. BOTTLING COMPANY - DAY
Tim and Mary pull up and park in front of a building marked:
SAN FRANCISCO BOTTLERS, INC.
INT. BOTTLING CO. - CONTINUOUS
They are greeted in the well-worn reception area by MAX
BRONSTEIN, 70s, a kindly bewhiskered old man.
MAX
Welcome to San Francisco Bottling,
please have a seat here and we can
talk before the tour.
TIMOTHY
Thank you, Mr. Bronstein.
They sit on a worn over-stuffed leather couch.
MAX
If I understand correctly, your letter
regards the bottling of 600 cases of a
colorless custom COLA - 14,400 bottles
of 12 ounces each. 100 cases are to be
in a plain clear glass bottle with a
red star on the cap, and the other 500
cases in a deep amber color glass, all
with your Peace and Harmony label and
crest, which you will design, on it.
MARY
That is correct, Max, in addition
the mix must occur all in one batch
so your vessel must accommodate the
required 1,350 U.S. gallons.
MAX
That will be of no concern. Furthermore,
you want us to design the clear and
amber glass bottles and the clear
formula and add an ingredient which you
will further supply.
TIMOTHY
That's right, Max. Can you do that?
84.
MAX
Why yes, of course. We can fulfil
such an order in about two weeks.
ANNA
What about shipping?
MAX
The local Berkeley order is simple.
Shipping to New York and Washington
would take a week. To London two
weeks more, and to Moscow two
additional weeks.
TIMOTHY
Could you assure us of complete
delivery in five weeks?
MAX
Once you bring me your added secret
ingredient.
TIMOTHY
Write up an invoice to the Soviet
Consulate and we'll bring you the
cash tomorrow. As soon as the
mixture is ready, we'll bring you
the secret ingredient with detailed
shipping instructions.
MAX
We shall mix it, bottle it, and
ship it just as you say. Would you
like to take the tour now?
They nod, rise, and go to and through a door together.
THE BOTTLING PLANT:
It's noisy as clanking bottles and assembly lines snake
around the cavernous building terminating at a shipping dock.
They walk through unheard as Max points out the machinery.
Genres:
["Thriller","Mystery","Comedy"]
Ratings
Scene
33 -
A New Dawn in San Francisco
EXT. PALACE HOTEL - EVENING
Anna and Dimitri arrive in the limo at the hotel porte
cochere to the same coterie of press and paparazzi that
earlier feted Dimitri. They stop, pause, and smile brightly
as flash bulbs pop and microphones are thrust in their faces.
85.
REPORTER1
Welcome back to San Francisco, Mr.
Bukov. May we have your comments?
DIMITRI
Yes, you may. But first, let me
introduce my wife, the eminent
pediatrician Dr. Anna Bukova of
Moscow Central Hospital and assure
all Americans that we have worked
very hard to speak better English.
ANNA
Thank you, citizens of beautiful San
Francisco. It is a privilege to be
here with my husband to support our
efforts to forge stronger ties between
our countries. I am myself most
interested in learning more about your
methods of child and family health
which are so important to a society.
REPORTER2
Mr. Bukov - do you feel any ill
will toward America for the way you
were mistreated when you were here?
DIMITRI
No. In fact, quite the contrary. We have
resolved to use that singular incident
as the seed of a brand-new effort in the
relationship between our countries. We
have begun plans for a new worldwide
holiday, what we are calling "A Day of
Peace and Harmony" to be observed on the
first day of Spring 1956. This is our
first announcement of the plan and we
will offer you more details soon.
Two bellmen follow with their luggage as they continue into
the lobby and reporters shout.
IN THE LOBBY:
REPORTER2
Do you know that they have arrested
no suspects in your kidnapping?
REPORTER3
What can you tell us about the
people who kidnapped you?
86.
REPORTER4
Have you demanded an apology from
the American government?
They ignore the shouted questions and find the entire STAFF
awaiting with smiles, cheers, and applause. The couple are
briefly overcome with emotion. The tuxedoed general MANAGER
steps forward.
HOTEL MANAGER
Dr. and Mr. Bukov, it is a great honor
to welcome you back to the Palace Hotel
and we shall assure that your visit will
be memorable for all the right reasons.
DIMITRI/ANNA
Thank you, so much.
They smile and walk to the elevator. The bellmen wheel their
luggage in with them. They wave as the doors close.
Genres:
["Thriller","Mystery","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
34 -
Night Out vs. Conspiracy
EXT. HOTEL LOBBY - LATER
Anna and Dimitri exit the elevator dressed for a night on the
town. On their way through the lobby Dimitri stops for a few
moments to play the piano and quickly draws a crowd.
EXT. HOTEL ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS
The SAME doorman approaches the couple.
DOORMAN
(startled)
May I hail you folks a cab?
DIMITRI
Yes, please.
Wouldn't you know it - the SAME cabbie as before appears.
INT. IN THE CAB - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri and the cabbie share a brief but loaded moment of
recognition, and recover. Anna is puzzled by the looks.
CABBIE
Where to, sir?
87.
DIMITRI
Well, let's see - how are things in
North Beach these days?
CABBIE
Real quiet since the fire, sir.
DIMITRI
I see. Well then if you happen to
see Lucy and Henry again, please
give them my regards. Meanwhile,
take us to Fisherman's Wharf.
CABBIE
Yes, sir -- right away.
They travel to and arrive at the rustic, boisterous and
crowded tourist attractions.
EXT. FISHERMAN'S WHARF - CONTINUOUS
BEGIN MONTAGE:
--We follow them as they move through the throng.
--They stop at a pier to look at the sea lions.
--They sit it it down at Cioppino's for dinner.
--They go to the Buena Vista Bar for Irish coffee.
--They catch the Powell-Hyde Street cable car. Dimitri points
out the top of Lombard street and Tim's wild rescue drive.
END MONTAGE:
INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY
At the head of the table is CIA Director Allen Dulles. To his
left are FBI agents Ben, Gilbert, and Joan. To his right are
his CIA agents Carl, Chad, and Bill.
DULLES
Needless to say, this meeting never
happened. Right?
All nod in grim acquiescence.
88.
DULLES (CONT'D)
This has gotten embarrassing. Now
we have to deal with his wife, as
well. I need ideas, people. How are
we going to take them down?
They all appear thoughtful.
BEN
We could bring in the Mafia or some
of the motorcycle gang-types and do
a fatal mugging.
DULLES
Naw, too obvious.
GILBERT
We could mix him up with some of
the homosexual boys in the Castro.
DULLES
Naw, they hate us even worse.
JOAN
I got an idea--but we gotta get the
local cops in on it.
DULLES
I don't wanna know. Just get it
done. Adjourned.
They all jump to their feet as Allen rises and exits.
Genres:
["Thriller","Action","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
35 -
A Whirlwind Tour of Kindness and Celebration
INT. AIRPLANE - MORNING
Anna and Dimitri relax on a flight in first class. Drinks and
a fine meal are served
EXT. LAX AIRPORT - LATER
They arrive and enter the nearest taxi.
DIMITRI
(to cabbie)
Pasadena Hilton, please.
Cabbie gives a thumbs up and heads slowly into traffic.
89.
INT. PASADENA HILTON - DAY
They arrive, enter the lobby check in without any notice or
fanfare. As usual, Dimitri plays the lobby piano and draws an
admiring crowd.
INT. PASADENA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - LATER
They arrive at the children's ward and visit from bed to bed.
An upright piano is wheeled in and Dimitri rocks out.
EXT. PASADENA CIVIC AUDITORIUM - EVENING
A warm, clear evening. An large expectant crowd has gathered.
The marquee: TONIGHT - DIMITRI BUKOV & THE PASADENA SYMPHONY
INT. SYMPHONY HALL - NIGHT
A sold-out house. The orchestra tunes up. Dimitri enters to
thunderous applause. He looks to Anna and smiles. He takes to
the podium and CONDUCTS a symphonic work by Tchaikovsky.
INT. PASADENA SENIOR CENTER - LATER
The couple dine on rubber chicken at the old folks' home.
Dimitri plays some Chopin. They are escorted out the door
with extravagant good-byes.
INT. PASADENA HILTON HOTEL SUITE - CONTINUOUS
They enter, undress, and begin to watch an old movie on TV.
ANNA
By the way, dear, I'm sure that I'm
pregnant. To be cautious, I
shouldn't take the serum or drink
again for a while.
His eyes widen as they move for a warm kiss and embrace.
INT. AIRPLANE - MORNING
Anna and Dimitri relax on a flight in first class. Drinks and
a fine meal are served
90.
EXT. WASHINGTON D.C. AIRPORT - LATER
They arrive and enter the nearest taxi.
DIMITRI
(to cabbie)
The Hilton, please.
Cabbie nods and heads slowly into traffic.
EXT. SAN FRANCISCO - WIDE AERIAL VIEW - SUNSET
A huge palatial estate atop Pacific Heights comes into view.
Upwards of 100 fashionable partiers wildly dance and frolic
around the terraces and crowded pool and hot tub. Some are
naked and chase each other with abandon. Music blares.
INT. PALATIAL HOME - CONTINUOUS
Timothy and Mary stand at the entrance around an elaborate
table and punch bowl greeting newcomers and giving out small
cups of a bright RED BEVERAGE.
Genres:
["Thriller","Drama","Action","Adventure"]
Ratings
Scene
36 -
Peace and Harmony: A Web of Secrets
INT. OFFICE IN THE CONSULATE - DAY
Svetlana and Vladimir are sitting at a conference table. He's
thumbing through the YELLOW PAGES as she looks on.
VLADIMIR
Here's something. It's called the
Souvenir Company. They're downtown.
Vladimir picks up the phone, dials, and waits.
VLADIMIR (CONT'D)
Hello, can special bottle openers
be souvenirs?
(listens)
Can you make them?
(excited)
Yes, we can make a design.
(Listens)
Can you make 20,000?
(listens)
Good, how long would it take to
make them?
(listens)
I'll call you back.
91.
He hangs up and turns to Svetlana.
VLADIMIR (CONT'D)
He says they are all made in Japan.
It'll take them a week to make and
two weeks to ship them. They need a
design. You are the artist...
SVETLANA
Yes. Something simple...
She reaches for a pencil and a sketch pad and begins to draw
stylized font combinations of the words "Peace and Harmony".
INT. BOTTLING ROOM - MORNING
Tim and Mary enter the room with Max. He takes them to a
large steel vat full of their cola. Tim takes a half full
100% corked vial out of a pocket and pours it in.
Max supervises the thorough mixing process then bottles clank
down the filling, capping, and packing lines.
INT. BOTTLING LOADING DOCK - EVENING
Tim, Mary, and Max check six large wooden crates in the
center of the loading dock - each about six feet on a side.
MAX
(to workers)
Okay, let's get these loaded.
They are marked:
ATTN: CONSUL IVAN POPOV, THE WHITE HOUSE, WASH. D.C.
ATTN: VLADIMIR GROMOV, THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW, USSR [RED STAR*]
ATTN: SVETLANA PETROV, HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT, LONDON, ENGLAND
ATTN: DR. ANNA BUKOVA, U.S. CONGRESS, WASH D.C.
ATTN: DIMITRI BUKOV, THE UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, N.Y.
ATTN: DR. TIMOTHY LEARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Three box trucks wait to be loaded. A fork-lift puts one
crate on a truck, two crates on a second truck, and three
crates on a third truck. Max waves them out and away.
92.
INT. SOUVENIR CO., WAREHOUSE - DAY
Six cardboard cartons - each about three feet on a side, are
in the center of the busy warehouse.
JAPANESE WORKER
(in Japanese)
Let's get these loaded.
They are marked:
ATTN: CONSUL IVAN POPOV, THE WHITE HOUSE, WASH. D.C.
ATTN: GEORGY ZHUKOV, THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW, USSR [RED STAR*]
ATTN: SVETLANA PETROV, HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT, LONDON, ENGLAND
ATTN: DR. ANNA BUKOVA, U.S. CONGRESS, WASH D.C.
ATTN: DIMITRI BUKOV, THE UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, N.Y.
ATTN: DR. TIMOTHY LEARY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
All five boxes are loaded on a truck and depart.
INT. WASHINGTON D.C. PRESS CONFERENCE - DAY
An audience of 100 or so officials and press are assembled in
the room at the US State Department to hear Anna and Dimitri.
DIMITRI
(arrives at lectern)
Hello, thank you for coming. My name
is Dimitri Ivanovich Bukov and my wife
is Dr. Anna Bukova. I am a visiting
Soviet pianist and music professor and
you may have heard that I recently had
some unpleasant experiences in that
wonderful City by the Bay, San
Francisco. I wish to say that rather
than feel ill will toward the people
there or any Americans, I have decided
to do what I hear Americans say and
make lemonade out of the lemons.
(audience applauds)
In the next few weeks my colleagues
and I will be preparing a special
event dedicated to world peace and
harmony to be celebrated on the first
day of Spring.
(MORE)
93.
DIMITRI (CONT'D)
I am calling on Moscow, London,
Washington, San Francisco, and the
United Nations to all meet at the same
time on the same day to drink a
historic toast to world peace and
harmony. I look forward to offering
you more details as we know them.
REPORTER1
Is this peace and harmony some kind
of communist trick?
REPORTER2
There are rumors that you're
communist spy provocateurs and are
planning to subvert the world order
and the American way of life. Do
you deny that?
GEORGE
I was stunned by your announcement
of celebrating a Day of Peace and
Harmony. You will pardon my
skepticism, but I think you're on a
fool's mission with a hare-brained
idea like that.
ANNA
We are convinced that we have a great
idea and a solid plan which we will
reveal to you in time. We would like
you to ask the president to call for a
joint session of Congress and the
Supreme Court on March 20, at 11 am.
GEORGE
There's no chance he'd do that.
94.
DIMITRI
Once he's done that, we will ask
the UN to hold a General Assembly
meeting at the same time, and the
Parliament and Politburo as well.
George leans back in his chair and crosses his arms.
ANNA
George, please call the president
and offer him your support for our
plan. We'll wait if it's okay.
GEORGE
I refuse to embarrass myself and my
office with a fool's errand. You'll
just have to leave us out. Now, if
you'll excuse me...
The couple slowly and dejectedly rise and head out the door.
Once they're gone, the other adjacent door opens in a moment
and CIA director Allen Dulles ABRUPTLY appears again.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
What do you make of it now, Allen?
ALLEN
We don't know what he's up to, but
we've heard that Popov himself is
involved and that's bad news. I'll
tell you one thing for sure - he
burned us once before and we're
just about to take action to see
that he doesn't do it again.
Allen gets up and RUSHES out. George lights a cigarette.
RECEPTIONIST O.S.
(from intercom)
Mr. Kennan, Sherman Adams for you.
George picks up the phone.
GEORGE
(to phone)
Hello... Yes, I'll hold for him.
(an extended moment)
Hi, Sherm.
(listens)
Oh, they're fine, how about yours?
(MORE)
95.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
(listens)
Yes, I caught the piano player's
pitch the other day.
(listens)
He did, huh, and...?
(listens, eyes widen)
He does? OH MY GOD!
(listens, panicky)
Okay, OKAY... I'll tell them. Bye.
He hangs up the phone, grabs his hat and RUNS out the door.
Genres:
["Drama","Political Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
38 -
Presidential Intervention
INT. CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri and Anna have already left the building. George runs
down the corridor and out the doors.
EXT. THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING - CONTINUOUS
George sees their taxi as it pulls away and calls out...
GEORGE
DIMITRI!! ANNA!!!
They're gone before they see or hear him.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
FUCK!!!
He runs down the long stairs into the street, runs through
traffic, and waves down a moving taxi.
INT. TAXI – CONTINUOUS
He jumps in and YELLS...
GEORGE
(to cabbie)
Follow that taxi!
CABBIE
(looks at him)
What, are you kidding me, mister?
GEORGE
Official business. Step on it! They
may be going to the Hilton or the
airport - to a private gate.
96.
CABBIE
Make up your mind, buddy.
GEORGE
Never mind, just go. I'll tell you.
INT. BEGIN CAR CHASE - CONTINUOUS
The cabbie guns it and weaves through traffic. Their quarry
is still out of sight. George is frantic as they speed over a
dozen blocks running red lights looking for them. Lights and
sirens appear behind THEM with police in pursuit.
GEORGE
Ignore them. Go faster.
George sees the taxi pulled over by two black unmarked Fords
and Dimitri and Anna out with their hands up being frisked.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
There they are. Stop. Let me out.
END CAR CHASE:
EXT. D.C. AVENUE - CONTINUOUS
George jumps out of the taxi and comes face-to-face with
Allen Dulles and three plain-clothes men with guns drawn.
The two police cars chasing George's taxi come to a
screeching halt. All traffic stops. Four cops jump out guns
drawn, cautiously approach and train them on the CIA men.
GEORGE
What are you doing here, Allen?
ALLEN
I could ask you the same, George.
TRAFFIC COP
Alright nobody moves, hands up!
What's going on here? You - put
down your weapons.
A crowd of spectators begins to grow. Allen signals his men
to put away their guns.
97.
ALLEN
Now, see here, officer, I'm the
Director of Central Intelligence
and these people are my prisoners.
GEORGE
No, they're not - I'm with the State
Department and the president watched
their press conference and likes their
idea. They're coming back with me.
ALLEN
(holds up brown paper bag)
Don't listen to him, officer. These
two are drug pushers and dangerous
communist spies threatening to
corrupt our American way of life.
They are my prisoners. Search them.
TRAFFIC COP
I don't know who to believe so
you'll have to wait for the captain
to come straighten it out.
GEORGE
(to Anna and Dimitri)
The president just invited you both
to the White House to make a joint
statement with him.
Hearing this, it begins to dawn on Allen what's happened.
ALLEN
(to cop, slowly)
On second thought, officer, there
won't be any more need for you to look
into this. I withdraw my complaint
with my compliments to Mr. Kennan.
TRAFFIC COP
Alright, everybody move along,
nothing to see here.
More police sirens are heard approaching in the distance.
They all slowly get back into their cars and drive away.
98.
Genres:
["Thriller","Drama","Action"]
Ratings
Scene
39 -
A Day of Peace and Harmony?
INT. WHITE HOUSE OVAL OFFICE - DAY
George and the president sit in the end arm chairs while Anna
and Dimitri sit on an adjacent couch. The room is equipped
with period cameras and broadcast crew.
TECH
... 3, 2, 1...
PRESIDENT
I am delighted to be here today with
Dimitri and Anna Bukov, citizens of
the Soviet Union and ambassadors for
peace and harmony between our
countries. If, as they have assured
me, the Soviet Union really wants
peace, it can prove it by joining
with the United Nations, Great
Britain, and America in celebrating a
Day of Peace and Harmony by enjoying
a refreshing, non-alcoholic, beverage
together with us as we toast to the
first day of Spring on March 20,
1956. If they want peace, it must be
a peace founded on justice and
partnership with all the world. I
commend Anna and Dimitri for their
goodwill and service. Thank you.
The president smiles and shakes hands with them.
FADE TO STATIC:
INT. SAN FRANCISCO COFFEE SHOP - SAME TIME
Carl, Chad, and Bill sit over breakfast and watch in
disbelief as the TV broadcast concludes.
CARL
Civilization ends with a whimper.
Grim-faced, they shake their heads in wonder.
INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - SAME TIME
Gilbert, Ben, and Joan sit holding their heads.
JOAN
They slipped through our fingers.
99.
Grim-faced, they shake their heads in wonder.
INT. COLLEGE DORM ROOM - SAME TIME
Lucy and her female ROOMMATE are getting dressed, gathering
their books for class, watching the broadcast.
LUCY
Holy shit! That was the guy...
They stare at the screen in mute shock.
INT. GOLDRUSH SALOON - SAME TIME
Cabbie, bouncer and Henry are at a rear table sipping coffee.
The broadcast finishes.
CABBIE/HENRY/BOUNCER
Oh, my gawd!
They gawk with their jaws hanging open.
INT. SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT - DAY
Svetlana and Vladimir approach the ticketing agent.
SVETLANA
Round-trip ticket to London.
AGENT
That flight to London leaves in 45
minutes. That will be $560.
VLADIMIR
Round-trip ticket to Moscow.
AGENT
That flight to Moscow leaves in 55
minutes. That will be $890.
Vladimir pulls out a wad of 100s and counts out the cash.
They head for the airport lounge and sit at the bar.
Genres:
["Drama","Political Thriller","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
40 -
Betrayal and Cola
EXT. SOVIET EMBASSY - WASHINGTON D.C. - DAY
Dimitri and Anna exit a taxi, are recognized by guards at the
gate, and admitted to the embassy.
100.
INT. SOVIET EMBASSY - CONTINUOUS
Dimitri and Anna are escorted by a guard to an elevator.
They emerge in a large luxurious penthouse apartment.
PENTHOUSE:
Waiting for them with fond kisses are Ivan and Anastasia.
IVAN
Dimitri! Anna! How well you look!
Please come in.
ANASTASIA
How well you both look!
DIMITRI/ANNA
Thank you, it is good to see you.
Ivan pours four vodkas and offers them around. Anna demurs.
ANNA (CONT'D)
Thank you Ivan, but I am pregnant
again and as a pediatrician I can
assure you that drinking vodka is
one of the very worst things an
expectant mother could do.
ANASTASIA
You young people these days are so
much smarter that we were at your
age. Perhaps a glass of milk?
Anastasia rings a small bell. A servant instantly appears.
ANASTASIA (CONT'D)
(to servant)
A tall glass of milk and a tray of
caviar, Champaign, borscht, and
sour cream for our guests.
Ivan motions them to couches and they all sit and watch a
Meet the Press Special on a 16" TV screen. Behind an unheard
moderator is a set wall with a bank of six B&W TV's on it.
ON TV:
101.
Six grainy moving images are displayed of trucks arriving and
unloading the cola and bottle opener crates at the loading
docks of the White House, U.S. Capitol, U.N. Building, the
British Parliament, UC Berkeley, and the Kremlin.
DIMITRI
I'll take the train up to New York
tonight in time to see to the U.N.
setup tomorrow.
(to Anna and the Popovs)
Have fun at the White House and
Congress as well.
They watch the TV as the milk, Champaign, and caviar arrive.
IVAN
(whispers to Dimitri)
One more thing. I received a report
last night that Tanya was caught in
an act of espionage. It was she who
betrayed you but we have turned her
to a double-agent and she is giving
the Americans nonsense.
Dimitri is shocked by this news.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Political"]
Ratings
Scene
41 -
A Toast for Peace
INT. UNITED NATION GENERAL ASSEMBLY HALL - MORNING
The members are in place. All is ready. The film, radio, and
television apparatus of the day are deployed and manned. Cola
bottles and openers appear at their desks.
CARD: TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1956, 10:55 AM EST
INT. UN MEDIA CONTROL ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Several techs monitor and control the apparatus of the day.
Two speak, unheard, in a corner of the room next to a mic'd
18-INCH BRONZE BELL mounted in a metal frame.
VIEW ON SIX BLACK & WHITE TV MONITORS:
Grainy images on screens show the scope of each venue.
--The president and the Popovs preside over a full Cabinet
meeting in the White House as each holds a bottle and opener.
--Dimitri looks on from the side as the UN General Assembly
audience comes to order.
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--Vladimir looks on as the Soviet Central Committee comes to
order, with two KGB men standing beside him.
--Anna looks on from the gallery as the U.S. Congress Joint
Session comes to order.
--Svetlana looks on from the rear of the chamber as the
British Parliament comes to order.
--Tim and Mary look on as the U.C. Berkeley, Greek
Amphitheater audience quiets down.
--Dimitri slowly walks to the UN speaker's high lectern.
INT. UN ASSEMBLY HALL - CONTINUOUS
DIMITRI
Ladies and gentlemen. Your attention,
please. To all the people in villages,
neighborhoods, farms, hamlets, cities,
states and countries around the world...
(pauses for attention)
it is the first day of Spring and
We are assembled to drink a toast
to world peace and harmony and
begin a new phase in our enjoyment
of planet Earth. As a musician, I
can attest to the value of harmony.
Those of you who have suffered war
can speak to the value of peace.
(raises a bottle)
This is a democratic beverage,
suitable for every age, race, creed,
color, and way of life. It is a
beverage that rises above differences
and brings us together. It's a serum
of truth, refreshing. It's a symbolic
drink that evokes our spiritual
journey, our connection to others.
Now, take your bottle in one hand,
the opener in the other, place it on
the cap, then listen... for the RING
of the bell - and at the third ring,
pop the fcap off, raise your bottles
and toast, "To World Peace and
Harmony," and drink your fill!
RING... RING... RING... /POP...
Bottle caps clatter to the floor.
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ALL
TO WORLD PEACE AND HARMONY...
BACK TO 6 TV MONITORS:
They hold their bottles up and turn to one another, toast and
cheer, take long gulps and smile. They turn back to their
leaders as they pound gavels and resume business as usual.
Genres:
["Political Thriller","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
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The Dawn of Global Harmony
INT. U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY - MOMENTS LATER
There's a palpable change in the behavior of the members.
Many smile, laugh, wander freely around the great chamber.
Several begin to dance, to waltz, to an unheard orchestra.
Many joyously and enthusiastically embrace one another.
EXT. MOSCOW RED SQUARE - ARIAL VIEW - DAY
Card: MOSCOW MAY DAY PARADE - 1956
STOCK FOOTAGE - COLORIZED - SERIES OF SHOTS:
--The vast Soviet military passes in review or flies over.
--Several dignitaries salute from a balcony, including (Zelig
-style) Elsa, Sergei, Alexei, Ivan, and Mary and Tim Leary.
--Dimitri and the very pregnant Anna ride in an open car.
--The crowd cheers as children rush to them with flowers.
--Marshal Zhukov approaches them with a bouquet and salutes.
--The mile-long procession continues on its way.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
Angelic Anna reclines in bed and breast-feeds a newborn baby.
Dimitri smiles as Igor and Olga admire their new sibling.
CARD: AND PEACE - LOVE - AND HARMONY PREVAILED IN THE WORLD.