ALL THE KING'S MEN                                        Written by                                      Robert Rossen                                  Based on the novel by                                    Robert Penn Warren                                      SHOOTING DRAFT                                           1949                               Interior: Jack Burden's Desk, The Chronicle, Day               Jack Burden is looking over the morning edition of "The                Chronicle." He reads the society page. A man enters and leans                across his desk.                                     MAN                         Burden! Jack Burden! The boss wants                          to see you.               He folds his paper, rises, and walks by the presses into                Madison's office.               Interior: Madison's Office, Day               Madison, the city editor, is correcting copy at his desk.                                     MADISON                         Hey, Jack, ever hear of a fellow                          called Willie Stark?                                     JACK                         No. Who'd he shoot?                                     MADISON                         Oh, county... uh... treasurer, or                          something like that.                                     JACK                         What's so special about him?                                     MADISON                         They say he's an honest man. What I                          want you to do is to hop into your                          car...                                     JACK                         Why, you promised me a vacation.                                     MADISON                         Well, that can wait.                                     JACK                         Yeah... but there's a... a girl I                          know.               He opens his newspaper to the society page and shows Madison                a photograph of Anne Stanton.                                     MADISON                         Oh... Well, she can wait too.               Jack takes the paper back and looks at it.                                     JACK                         The question is... can I?                                     MADISON                         The answer is... get up there.                                     JACK                         Right.                              (starts to go)                         Oh... uh... what did you say his                          name was?                                     MADISON                         Who?                                     JACK                         The fellow's name.                                     MADISON                         Oh, the... uh... Stark... Willie                          Stark.               Madison goes on with his work.                                     JACK                              (as he leaves)                         Willie Stark...                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Kanoma City, Day               As Jack Burden's jalopy pulls up before the Kanoma County                Courthouse of this back-country, one-street small town.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         I found him in Kanoma City. A typical,                          hot, dusty, backwoods county seat.               He gets out of the car, and notices a crowd of people gathered                around a platform in the town square. As he walks over the                begins to hear the words that Willie Stark is speaking.                                     WILLIE                         ...to lie to them in order to line                          their own dirty pockets with the                          taxpayers' money. When have the                          citizens of Kanoma County ever                          witnessed a campaign like this? Why                          is the opposition so anxious to defeat                          me? Why have they used every dirty                          method known to make sure I'm not                          elected county treasurer? Well, I'll                          tell you why...               A man in shirt sleeves and suspenders, Tiny Duffy, comes out                of the local poolroom, listens for a moment to Willie's                speech, and signals to two uniformed men to go over and break                up the gathering.               Jack Burden stands close to the platform, next to Willie's                son, Tom, who waits patiently to distribute handbills.                                     WILLIE                         ...Because they're afraid of the                          truth... and the truth is this.                          They're trying to steal your money.                          Yeah, I said steal. The county                          commissioners rejected the bid on                          the schoolhouse. Why? Well, they'll                          tell you their reason is the job                          will be done better. The county                          commissioners would have you believe                          that they're interested in public                          welfare. They're interested in                          welfare, sure. But it's their own.                          Let's look at the reason in the light                          of the facts and the figures. That                          brick factory is owned by one of the                          commissioners. That same brick factory                          uses convict labor.               The sheriff and his deputy push through the crowd.                                     SHERIFF                         Sorry, Willie, you'll have to move                          on.                                     WILLIE                         Why?                                     SHERIFF                         City Ordinance Number One-Oh-Five:                          more than five people congregating                          is disturbing the peace.                                     WILLIE                              (ignores him)                         If you folks'll be so kind as to                          read these handbills, my boy will                          pass them out among you.                                     SHERIFF                         There's an ordinance against that                          too.                                     WILLIE                              (his face grim)                         Pass 'em out, Tom.               The sheriff pushes Tom back, grabbing the handbills out of                his hand. Willie jumps down off the platform.                                     WILLIE                         Let him alone!               The sheriff collars Willie, then notices Jack on the platform                snapping a picture.                                     SHERIFF                              (to deputy)                         Get that camera! Willie, you're under                          arrest.               He takes Willie by the arm and leads him away. The crowd                follows them to the courthouse. Tiny Duffy wipes the sweat                off his neck and goes back into the poolroom.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Kanoma City Poolroom, Day               Two of Duffy's men, Pillsbury and a local commissioner, are                playing pool as Jack enters.                                     JACK                         Where can I find Tiny Duffy?                                     PILLSBURY                         Right over there, mister.               He walks over to Duffy. Some townspeople, who followed him                there, gather around him to listen.                                     JACK                         Uh, they told me I could get my camera                          back here.                                     DUFFY                         Who told you that?                                     JACK                         People. Can I?                                     DUFFY                         You the reporter that's been snoopin'                          around town?                                     JACK                         Are you Tiny Duffy?                                     DUFFY                         What paper?                                     JACK                         Chronicle.                                     DUFFY                         You sure come a long way to stick                          your nose into other people's                          business.                                     JACK                         That's true... Only my boss on the                          paper can't see it that way.                                     DUFFY                         It ain't any of his business either.                                     JACK                         Whose business is it?                                     PILLSBURY                         Them as is tendin' to it. County                          commissioners that the voters of                          Kanoma County elected to tend to                          their business and not take no buttin'                          in from nobody.                                     JACK                         You a commissioner?                                     PILLSBURY                         Yeah. Name's Pillsbury. Dolph                          Pillsbury.                                     2ND COMMISSIONER                         Me too. I'm a commissioner too.                                     JACK                         Who isn't a commissioner?                                     DUFFY                         He's the head man.                                     JACK                              (to Pillsbury)                         Then you're in a position to know                          where --                                     DUFFY                         He's in a position to know nothin'.                          And to say nothin'.                                     JACK                         I thought you said he was head man?                                     DUFFY                              (smiling)                         He uses my head.                                     PILLSBURY                              (laughing loudly)                         Oh, Tiny, you're a card... Ain't he                          a card? Yeah, he's a card... Now,                          who thought up those city ordinances                          about arresting someone for making a                          speech?                                     DUFFY                         Who's arrested? Nobody's been                          arrested.                              (looks toward the                               door)                         Hi, Willie.               Willie enters, accompanied by the sheriff and his deputy.                The others in the room, including Sugar Boy in his bartender's                apron, step aside to let him pass through.                                     PILLSBURY                         Hi, Willie.                                     DUFFY                              (to Sheriff)                         Did you apologize to Willie?                                     SHERIFF                              (mumbles)                         Yeah, I apologized to Willie.                                     DUFFY                         Did you give him his handbills back?                                     SHERIFF                         Yeah, I gave 'em back.                                     DUFFY                         Give him back his flag and his bag                          and...                              (points to Jack)                         give this man his camera.                                     WILLIE                         I'm going to be on that same street                          corner tomorrow, Mr. Duffy.                                     DUFFY                         You go right ahead, Willie. We all                          believe in free speech. We got to...                          it's in the Constitution.                                     WILLIE                         My boy is out distributing those                          handbills now.                                     DUFFY                         It's a free country, Willie. If you                          can convince the people to vote for                          you... you go right ahead.                                     WILLIE                         What did you want to see me about,                          Mr. Duffy?                                     DUFFY                         I wanted you to meet a fella came                          all the way up from the state capital                          to meet you. A reporter. Wants to                          write you up... maybe put your picture                          in the paper.                                     WILLIE                              (turns to Jack)                         I'm happy to know you, sir.                                     JACK                         Burden's my name... Jack Burden. Can                          we go somewhere where we can talk?                                     DUFFY                         Now that ain't polite. Don't you                          want to hear both sides of the story?               Jack examines the camera that has just been returned to him.                                     JACK                         I know your side.                              (finds the plate                               missing)                         What happened to the plate your men                          took from my camera?                                     DUFFY                         Must have dropped out. Oh, come on,                          fellas, let's relax. It's a hot day...                          Hey, Sugar Boy...                                     SUGAR BOY                         Yeah?                                     DUFFY                         Bring some cold beer for the boys.                                     WILLIE                         None for me, thank you kindly.                                     PILLSBURY                         Now you know Willie don't drink,                          Tiny. His wife don't favor drinking.                          And Willie's the teacher's pet, ain't                          you, Willie?                                     WILLIE                         I'll have some orange pop if you                          don't mind.               Duffy roars with laughter.                                     DUFFY                         Orange pop! All right, Sugar Boy.                          Bring him some orange pop.                                     SUGAR BOY                              (stutters)                         Th-th-the p-p-pop's s-s-sold out.                                     DUFFY                         Did you hear that, boys? The p-p-                         pop's s-s-sold out.               They all laugh.                                     PILLSBURY                         Now ain't he a card?                                     WILLIE                              (his face hard)                         He stutters, Mr. Duffy, but you...                          you don't say anything.                              (to Jack)                         Let's go, mister.               They turn and go out.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Dirt Road, Day               Jack is driving Willie home to his farmhouse. They pass a                farmer and his family walking by the side of the road. Willie                smiles and waves to them.               Exterior: Stark Farmhouse, Day               As the car pulls into the drive we see Pa Stark in his rocking                chair on the porch, and Lucy, who stands at the top of the                steps, waiting to welcome Willie.                                     WILLIE                              (as they go up the                               steps)                         This is my wife, Lucy, Mr. Burden.                                     JACK AND LUCY                         How do you do?                                     WILLIE                         That's my pa.               Jack reaches out to shake his hand.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stark Farmhouse, Night               Willie finishes chewing his food, pats his mouth with a                napkin, and pushes his plate back.                                     WILLIE                         Now we'll talk.               Camera pulls back to include Jack, Lucy, and Pa, all seated                around the dinner table.                                     JACK                         You've been talking for a long time,                          Mr. Stark.                                     PAPPY                         Willie's got a lot to say.                                     LUCY                         You sleepy, Pappy? You want to have                          a nap?                                     PAPPY                         No, I want to hear it.               Lucy gets up and turns on a light in the kitchen.                                     LUCY                         I'm worried about Tom. It's getting                          dark. He should have been home.                                     WILLIE                         He's a strong boy. Don't worry about                          him. He can take care of himself.                                     JACK                         How old is the boy?                                     WILLIE                         Fifteen.                                     JACK                         How long have you been married?                                     WILLIE                         Nine years.               Willie grins at Jack's look of surprise. Lucy comes back                into the room.                                     LUCY                              (laughs)                         He was a neighbor's boy. They were                          poor folks. Both died. I couldn't                          have any children, so... He's a good                          boy.                                     WILLIE                         Oh, he's the best. I couldn't love                          him any more if he was my own flesh                          and blood.                                     JACK                              (to Lucy)                         And now you, Mrs. Stark?                                     LUCY                         Oh, there isn't very much to tell                          about me.                                     JACK                         How did you meet?                                     LUCY                         I was teaching school and one day a                          pupil walked in. It was Willie. I                          couldn't have a grown man in the                          class and Willie wanted to learn so                          badly... so I married him.                                     JACK                         Is that the only reason?                                     LUCY                              (pressing Willie's                               arm)                         Except that I loved him.                                     WILLIE                         Get the coffee, Lucy.               She goes back into the kitchen.                                     JACK                         When did they fire you, Mrs. Stark?                                     LUCY                              (as she serves the                               coffee)                         A couple of weeks ago. I'd been                          teaching for a long time and nobody                          ever said I wasn't all right. But I                          don't care. I don't want to teach in                          a schoolhouse that they built just                          so somebody can steal some money.                          And Willie doesn't want to be                          Treasurer, either, if he has to                          associate with those dishonest people.                                     WILLIE                              (glumly)                         I'm going to run. They can't keep me                          from running.                                     JACK                         If you don't mind the truth, Mr.                          Stark, you haven't much of a chance.                                     WILLIE                         I'm going to run. They're not going                          to kick me around like I was dirt.                                     LUCY                         I don't care if Willie loses... just                          so he gets the truth to the people.                          Isn't that true, Willie?               Willie is silent. Jack looks at him.                                     LUCY                         Isn't it, Willie?                                     WILLIE                         Hmmm?... Yeah, yeah, sure, that's                          right.                                     LUCY                         Well, if you lose you can give a                          little more time to studying your                          law books.                                     JACK                         Oh, you studying law too?                                     WILLIE                         By myself, at night.                                     PAPPY                         Willie's a smart boy.                                     WILLIE                         If I ever find the time I'm going to                          take a course at the university.               The door opens slowly and Tom comes in from the porch. His                clothes are torn and his face is dirty and bloody. He still                carries some of the handbills. They rise to their feet and                cluster around him.                                     LUCY                         What happened, Tommy boy? What's the                          matter?                                     TOM                              (head down, muttering)                         I gave out the handbills, Pa.                                     WILLIE                         Speak up. Speak up.                                     LUCY                         Let him tell it his own way. Go on,                          Tommy.                                     TOM                         This time they were waiting for me.                          They took them away from me. Threw                          them in the dirt and beat me up. I                          brought some of them back.                                     WILLIE                              (pats him on the back)                         Good boy. Have you eaten yet, Tom?                                     LUCY                         Let him wash up first.               As Tom and Pappy go into the other room, a rock comes crashing                through the front window, shattering the glass. Willie, his                face filled with anger, throws open the door and stalks out                onto the porch. Jack stands at the door, watching Willie                shout into the darkness around him.                                     WILLIE                         I'm going to run... and you're not                          going to stop me. I'm gonna run even                          if I don't get a single vote.                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               Interior: Jack Burden's Desk, Day               Jack's fingers type out a story, the last line of which reads                "an honest man with courage." He pulls the sheet out and                hands it to Madison.                                     JACK                         Here you are... the last of the Willie                          Stark articles. Now can I go?                                     MADISON                         Yes. You've earned your vacation.                          You've been writing these like you                          really mean them.               Jack rises and walks toward the door.                                     JACK                         I do.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Ferry To Burden's Landing, Day               Jack's car is ferried across the bay to the slip of Burden's                Landing.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         I hadn't been home in a long time.                          Only a hundred and thirty miles from                          Kanoma City. It was separated from                          the mainland by a body of water. For                          the first time I wondered if it wasn't                          separated by more than that.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Mrs. Burden's Home, Day               As Jack arrives, Mrs. Burden and her husband, McEvoy, are                seated at a lawn table near the boat landing.                                     JACK                         Hello, Mother.               She runs forward to meet him.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         Floyd, Jack's home. Oh, he looks                          fine... doesn't he look fine?                              (to Jack, coquettishly)                         How do I look, Jackie boy?                                     JACK                         You look beautiful, Mother.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         I've got so many things planned for                          you... parties and... it'll be just                          like old times. But first, let's                          have a drink.                                     MCEVOY                         Can't that wait until this evening?               She goes ahead and pours the drinks.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         Floyd... honey... my son's home.                                     MCEVOY                         How long do you plan on staying?                                     JACK                              (coldly)                         Two or three weeks. If that's all                          right with you.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         I'm sure your father would be --                                     JACK                         Stepfather, Mother.                                     MRS. BURDEN                              (reproachfully)                         Now, Jackie... here we all are. Floyd,                          Jackie, myself.                              (raises her glass for                               a toast)                         To the best time we've ever had                          together.                                     JACK                         Yes, Mother.               They drink. Mrs. Burden gulps hers down avidly. Jack looks                at her and then at McEvoy.                                     JACK                         Excuse me... I...               He turns and walks back toward the shore. He boards a small                motorboat and heads toward a house that can be seen across                the water.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Stanton Home (Burden's Landing), Day               As the boat approaches the shore. Adam Stanton reaches down                and pulls the boat up on land. He throws his arm around Jack,                and the two climb the hill toward Judge Stanton, who stands                waiting to greet him.                                     JACK                         Dr. Stanton, I presume.                                     STANTON                              (laughing)                         Is my shingle showing?                                     JUDGE                         Good to see you, boy. Very good.                                     JACK                         Good to see you, Judge. How have you                          been? What have you been doing?               They walk back together to the patio tables.                                     JUDGE                         Oh, just sitting here... waiting for                          all of you to come home. You know,                          when a man starts to get old his                          eyes stray and play funny tricks on                          him. As I watched you in that boat I                          thought sure I saw a boy of twelve                          with a fishing rod in his hands. And                          I was sure the first thing he'd say                          would be...               Jack catches sight of Anne Stanton walking down the path. He                runs to meet her. As they embrace, he looks back at the Judge.                                     JACK                         Do you mind if I kiss your niece,                          sir?               He kisses her, and they turn and walk away.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Tennis Court (Burden's Landing), Day               Anne gracefully returns a ball to Jack, then runs to embrace                him at the net. Adam, seated near the court, smiles                approvingly.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Gulf (Burden's Landing), Morning               Jack and Judge Stanton in a rowboat, on their way to do some                duck hunting.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Gulf (Burden's Landing), Day               Adam is at the wheel of his sailboat, with Jack and Anne                behind him.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stanton Living Room (Burden's Landing), Night               A party in the Stanton living room. Adam plays the piano. He                plays a waltz. Jack and Anne hold each other tightly as they                move among the other couples.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Burden Dining Room, Night               A formal dinner, attended by Jack and Anne, Mrs. Burden and                McEvoy, Judge Stanton and Adam. Mrs. Burden is proposing a                toast.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         To all the good times we've had                          together at Burden's Landing. And                          especially to this one. Because my                          son's home.                                     JACK                         Thank you, Mother. Thank you very                          much.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         Monty, Anne and I have been discussing                          Jack's career. What do you think he                          ought to go in for? Shall he be a                          lawyer, doctor...               Jack looks at Anne.                                     ANNE                         We were just discussing whether you                          should...                                     JACK                              (to his mother)                         I like what I'm doing, Mother.                                     MCEVOY                         You do very well at it. I read your                          articles about this fellow... Willie                          Stark. Very convincing... Too                          convincing for my tastes.                                     JACK                         A lot of people like them.                                     MCEVOY                         A lot of people are fools. Articles                          like that shouldn't be permitted.                          They only tend to incite people.                                     JACK                         What are you afraid of?                                     STANTON                         I thought they were very good. I was                          proud of you, Jack. I was particularly                          interested in Stark's ideas on health                          and medicine. You know the conditions                          at the hospital I work in. They're                          intolerable. I'd like to meet this                          Willie Stark. He sounds like an honest                          man.                                     MCEVOY                         Honest man? This state is full of                          these log-cabin Abe Lincolns with                          price tags on them. The louder he                          yells the higher his price.                                     JACK                         You think you can buy anything, don't                          you?                                     MCEVOY                         Yes, don't you?               There is a silence. Then McEvoy turns to the Judge.                                     MCEVOY                         What do you think, Judge?                                     JUDGE                         I think this state could stand a few                          changes.                                     MCEVOY                              (his face white)                         Well, I'll tell you what I think --                                     ANNE                              (quickly)                         Oh, please... let's not talk politics.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         Anne is right. I absolutely forbid                          any more of it. I know what we need,                          we need another toast.                              (to the Judge)                         You propose it, Monty... you're so                          good at it.               The Judge picks up his glass and stands up.                                     JUDGE                         To the young people... to Anne, to                          Jack, to Adam... To what lies before                          them. To the world they'll make...                          in spite of the mistakes we've made.                                     MCEVOY                              (rising)                         The mistakes you've made, not me.                          You're all still pretty high and                          mighty, aren't you? You all think                          this state needs a change. You don't                          like the way it's run. Well, who's                          going to run it? Willie Stark? The                          Judge?                              (to Jack)                         You? You can be bought too. As a                          matter of fact you have been. And                          with my money.               Jack's answer is to throw his liquor in his stepfather's                face. There is a pause. McEvoy wipes the liquor off with his                handkerchief.                                     MCEVOY                              (slowly)                         That's a waste of good liquor.                              (looks at Mrs. Burden)                         Your mother wouldn't approve.               Jack turns and leaves the room.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         Jack...               She hurries after him.               Exterior: Veranda, Night               As Mrs. Burden comes out after Jack. Anne stands in the                doorway.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         Jack... you go back in and apologize.                                     JACK                         Apologize? I'd rather die.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         I've got to live with him.                                     JACK                         Well, I don't. Neither do you. You                          don't love him, Mother. You never                          did.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         Son, don't spoil anything now... He                          can help you.                                     JACK                         I can get along without him. You                          need this house. And the parties.                          And the cars and the clothes and the                          lies. I don't. It's the truth, Mother,                          face it. For once in your life, face                          it.               Mrs. Burden appeals to Anne.                                     MRS. BURDEN                         Anne, please... please make him                          understand.               Anne says nothing. Mrs. Burden goes back into the house.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stanton Living Room, Night               Anne and Jack sit alone in the room, beneath the portrait of                the old Governor Stanton.                                     JACK                         Anne, Burden's Landing is a place on                          the moon. It isn't real. It doesn't                          exist. It's me pretending I live on                          what I earn. It's my mother trying                          to keep herself young, and drinking                          herself old doing it. It's you and                          Adam living in this house as though                          your father were still alive. It's                          an old man like the Judge dreaming                          of the past... Anne, come away with                          me.                                     ANNE                         And do what?                                     JACK                              (rises impatiently)                         And live in a shack and eat red beans.                          Anne, what do you want me to do?                                     ANNE                         Oh, Jack, Jack, you haven't been                          sure. You've gone from one thing to                          the other... a year at law school,                          and now this job as a reporter...                                     JACK                         Are you afraid I can't make a living?                                     ANNE                         Oh, no, Jack, it isn't that. I don't                          care about the money. It... it's                          just that I... I want you to be                          something.                                     JACK                         What is it you want me to be?                                     ANNE                         I don't know. It's just that I want                          you to be... to do... something                          important.               Jack looks up at the portrait of Governor Stanton.                                     JACK                         Like your father. All right. I'll                          run for governor.                              (pause)                         Anne, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I said                          that.                                     ANNE                         All right, Jack. I'll go away with                          you. I'll do anything you want me to                          do.               They kiss.                                     JACK                         Anne, I've wanted you to say that                          more than anything in the world, and                          now that you've said it... Anne, I                          guess you were right. I'm not sure                          of anything, including myself. I'm                          not sure I could live up to the...                              (looks again at the                               portrait)                         Anne, wait for me. Please wait for                          me.                                     ANNE                         I'll wait for you.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Madison's Office, Day               Madison is at his desk as Jack enters.                                     MADISON                         Hello, Jack. Cut your vacation short,                          didn't you?                                     JACK                         Yeah.                                     MADISON                         By the way, Jack, the fellow you                          wrote the articles about... uh...                          Stark.                                     JACK                         Yeah?                                     MADISON                         He lost.                                     JACK                         Well, I guess that's the end of Willie                          Stark.               He turns around and walks off toward his desk.                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               Interior: Stark Farmhouse, Night               Lucy and Willie are seated together at the table. Willie has                his law books open before him.                                     WILLIE                         ...Measure of the damages is caused                          by...                                     LUCY                              (prompting)                         A breach...                                     WILLIE                         A breach...                                     LUCY                         Of an agreement...                                     WILLIE                         Of an agreement...                                     LUCY                         To sell personal property...                                     WILLIE                         To sell...                              (slams the book shut)                         Oh, two years of this.                                     LUCY                              (leaning over to him)                         Oh, go on, Willie, go on.               He opens the book again.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Willie's Law Office (Kanoma City), Day               Willie positions the framed diploma on the wall. The camera                pulls back to show Tom and Lucy, looking on.                                     WILLIE                         Willie Stark... Bachelor of Law...                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Kanoma City Farm, Day               Close shot of Willie, talking to a farmer.                                     WILLIE                         If you'll just let me take your                          case...                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Farm, Day               Willie walks beside a farmer who is plowing his field.                                     WILLIE                         Really, I'll wait for my fee. Just                          as long as you want me to.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Willie's Law Office, Night               Through the window, on which is printed "Willie Stark:                Attorney at Law," we see Willie, alone, pacing back and forth                in his office.                                     LUCY'S VOICE                         Go on, Willie, go on.                                     WILLIE'S VOICE                         They're not going to kick me around                          like I was dirt.                                     LUCY'S VOICE                         If you lose you can give a little                          more time studying your law books.                                     WILLIE'S VOICE                         I'm going to be on that same street                          corner tomorrow, Mr. Duffy!                                     DUFFY'S VOICE                         By all means. Free speech, free                          country, Willie.                                     WILLIE'S VOICE                         That brick factory is owned by a                          brother-in-law of one of the                          commissioners. The county                          commissioners rejected the low bid                          on the schoolhouse.               Willie crumples a piece of paper in his hand and tosses it                against the window.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Schoolhouse (Kanoma City), Day               A plaque on the school wall reads KANOMA CITY GRAMMAR SCHOOL               Interior: Schoolroom, Day               Teacher faces her class. The clanging of a fire bell is heard.                                     TEACHER                         All right, children, this is a fire                          drill.               The children rise and start to march out of the room in double                file.                                     TEACHER                         Remember now, walk quietly.               Exterior: Schoolhouse, Day               The children's feet, as they climb down the fire escape.                Camera pans past children to an iron rod supporting the fire                escape. The brick around the rod starts to crumble and it                rips loose. The children scream out in fear and agony.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Cemetery, Day               The whole town is there. Willie Stark, Lucy, Tom stand                modestly in the background. Quiet sobbing is heard as the                minister reads from the Bible. When he finishes the prayer,                he walks past the line of mourners, shaking their hands. The                ceremony is over. As they start to go, a man spots Willie,                goes over to him, and lifts Willie's arm in the air.                                     MAN                         Oh, Lord, I'm punished for voting                          against an honest man.               This sudden action brings response; women begin to cry and                people push their way forward to grab Willie by the hand.                                     VOICES OF THE MOURNERS                         God bless you, Willie. If we had                          only listened to you, Willie. You                          were right, Willie. Let me shake                          your hand, Willie. We should have                          listened, Willie. You were right all                          the time.               On Willie's face is the realization that something important                has happened to him.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stark Farmhouse, Night               An article is pasted in a scrapbook. It reads: "VOICE IN THE                WILDERNESS. Recent school tragedy is a potent reminder that                a man named Willie Stark..." A hand draws a pencil underneath                the name.                                     WILLIE'S VOICE                         A voice in the wilderness. A man                          named Willie Stark...               Camera pulls back to show Willie at the table busy with his                scrapbook. He looks up at Lucy.                                     WILLIE                         How about that, Lucy, that's me.               She looks at him, unsmiling, and sits down to help him clip                various articles from other papers.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stark Farmhouse, Night               A series of clippings are being pasted in the scrapbook.                They read:               A. SCHOOL VICTIMS SUE COUNTY: STARK FILES DAMAGE SUIT               "Will prove graft cause of tragedy," says Attorney Stark.               B. CITIZENS COMMITTEE FORMED               Draft Stark to lead fight to rid state of graft.               C. CITIZENS COMMITTEE DEMANDS STATE-WIDE INVESTIGATION               D. Large photograph of Willie. Under it, the caption: RURAL                AREAS IN REVOLT                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Madison's Office, The Chronicle, Day               The clippings are spread out on Madison's desk. He looks up                at Jack.                                     MADISON                         Get up there. Get up there fast.                          Your friend, Willie, is hotter than                          a firecracker.               Jack starts toward the door.                                     MADISON                         Stay there with him.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Harrison's Political Headquarters (State Capital),                Day               A politician points to a map on the wall.                                     POLITICIAN                         Look, before this Kanoma City business                          we had this whole area tied up. Now                          we're losing to Hickville.               Camera pulls back, revealing the candidate, Harrison, Tiny                Duffy, and a woman, Sadie Burke.                                     POLITICIAN                         We must find a way to split that                          vote.                                     HARRISON                         Well, all I know is, the way it is                          now it looks like I'm not going to                          win.                                     POLITICIAN                         I know a way... find a dummy.                                     SADIE                         Find a dummy.                              (looks at Harrison)                         That's what we've got.                                     POLITICIAN                         A guy from the sticks... strong enough                          to grab some votes and dumb enough                          not to ask questions.                                     DUFFY                         If you want to listen to a boy from                          the sticks, I know just the guy.               They crowd around to listen.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stark Farmhouse, Day               Jack sits at the dinner table, with Willie and Lucy. Tom                stands next to Willie. Pappy dozes in his chair.                                     JACK                         No more politics, eh, Willie?                                     WILLIE                         No, I worked too hard in my time to                          get there. I think I'll just go on                          practicing law and make a little                          more money.                                     JACK                         The question I'd like to know is,                          why all the speeches you're making                          around the countryside?               Willie is about to answer when he hears the sound of                approaching cars.                                     WILLIE                         Wonder who that is?               He goes to the window, and we see a big black limousine                turning into his drive. He opens the door and waits as Sadie,                Duffy, Dolph Pillsbury, and other politicians climb the steps                to meet him.                                     DUFFY                         Brought some people all the way up                          from the state capital just to meet                          you.                              (turns to others)                         Folks, I want you to meet Willie                          Stark, the next governor of our state.               Willie, Lucy, and Tom beam happily. Jack looks skeptically                at Sadie, whose only reaction is to smile, politely.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Country Road, Day               Close shot of three posters on a billboard. They read ELECT                JOE HARRISON (HAPPY JOE) GOVERNOR FOR GOVERNOR ELECT McMURPHY                WILLIE STARK FOR GOVERNOR.               The camera pans to the road, where an old Model T comes                bouncing along. As it passes we see a poster stuck on its                back: WILLIE STARK -- GOVERNOR.               Exterior: Railroad Station, Day               Willie Stark walks out on the platform at the rear of the                train and talks to some of the townspeople who have gathered                at the station.                                     WILLIE                         Folks, if you'll just bear patiently                          with me for a couple of minutes, I'd                          like to tell you what this state                          needs. It needs a balanced tax                          program. Now I'd like to give you                          the facts and the figures.               Some of the townspeople start to move away.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Train, Day               As the train pulls away from the station, Willie turns around                to Jack.                                     WILLIE                         How did it sound, Jack?                                     JACK                         Fine, Willie, fine.                                     WILLIE                              (alarmed)                         Say... I forgot to send a telegram                          to Lucy... Conductor!               Jack and Sadie exchange looks.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Train Club Car, Day               Willie, jacket off, works over a speech with Duffy as                Pillsbury and Sadie look on.                                     WILLIE                         Now right here... right here I'd                          like to add something about last                          year's taxes... eh?                                     DUFFY                         I wouldn't add a thing. Just give                          them the facts.                                     PILLSBURY                         Yeah... and the figures.                                     DUFFY                         Great speech.               Sadie sips her drink.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Street Corner (Upton), Day               Willie stands on a platform, next to an American flag, reading                from his prepared speech.                                     WILLIE                         What this state needs is a balanced                          tax program. Last year, last year                          the state claimed to have spent on                          roads...               Sadie turns and walks away, no longer able to listen. Jack                follows her toward the hotel.               Interior: Hotel Lobby (Upton), Day               As Jack and Sadie cross the street, enter the lobby, and sit                down next to the front window. We can still see Willie and                his small street-corner audience in the background.                                     JACK                         Do you mind if I sit with you, Sadie?                                     SADIE                              (shrugs)                         Stand... sit...                                     JACK                         Thanks... Tell me, what are you on                          this merry-go-round for?                                     SADIE                         I take notes.                                     JACK                         For whom?                                     SADIE                         For those who pay me.                                     JACK                         Which is.                                     SADIE                         People.                                     JACK                         Smart people.                                     SADIE                         Oh, yeah. Anybody that pays me is                          smart.                                     JACK                         You don't have to be smart to frame                          a guy like Willie Stark.                                     SADIE                         No. No, brother, you don't.                                     JACK                              (lights a cigarette)                         It is a frame, isn't it?                                     SADIE                         Why don't you give me a cigarette?                                     JACK                              (gives her the pack)                         To split the vote and win the election                          for Harrison, huh?                                     SADIE                         If you know, why do you ask?                                     JACK                         I just want to make sure.                                     SADIE                         Yeah.                                     JACK                         Look, why don't you tell the boys                          back home to save their money. Willie                          couldn't steal a vote from... from                          Abe Lincoln in the Cradle of the                          Confederacy.                                     SADIE                         I wish the poor... had enough sense                          to have somebody give him a good                          greasing for the beating he's going                          to get. 'Cause this way all he gets                          out of it is the ride.                              (looks at Willie                               through the window)                         Hey, those speeches! Ain't they awful?                          Ain't they just plain awful? Question                          to you: if somebody told him he was                          a sucker, do you think he'd quit?               Willie has just finished his speech and is on his way over                to the hotel.                                     JACK                         I don't know, Sadie. I really don't                          know.                                     WILLIE                              (as he comes into the                               lobby)                         Did it sound all right, Mr. Burden?                                     JACK                         Fine, Willie, fine.                                     WILLIE                         Thanks.               He and Jack go upstairs together. Sadie watches them.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Sadie's Hotel Room (Upton), Night               Sadie lies on her bed, listening to Willie in the next room,                rehearsing one of his speeches.                                     WILLIE'S VOICE                         Now, friends, if you will bear                          patiently with me for a few minutes,                          I'll give you the figures. What we                          need is a balanced tax program...                                     JACK'S VOICE                         No, Willie, no.               Sadie pulls off a shoe and hurls it at the wall.                                     SADIE                         What I need is some sleep. Shut up!               Interior: Jack's Hotel Room (Upton), Same Time               Willie lies on his bed. Jack finishes shaving in the bathroom                as he continues to rehearse him.                                     JACK                              (shouting back at                               Sadie)                         Shut up yourself!                              (goes to bed, shakes                               Willie)                         Listen, Willie, try it on your feet                          this time.                                     WILLIE                         Oh, no. Wait a minute. My feet are                          killing me. Let me stay here, huh?                                     JACK                         All right... Look, Willie, you tell                          'em too much. Just tell 'em you're                          going to soak the fat boys and forget                          the rest of the tax stuff.                                     WILLIE                              (pathetically)                         That's what I say.                                     JACK                         But it's the way you say it. Willie,                          make 'em cry. Make 'em laugh, make                          'em mad, even mad at you. Stir 'em                          up and they'll love it and come back                          for more. But for heaven's sake don't                          try and improve their minds.                                     WILLIE                              (suddenly)                         A man don't have to be governor.                                     JACK                              (surprised)                         What?                                     WILLIE                         A man don't have to be governor.               Pause.                                     JACK                         Well, they haven't counted up the                          votes yet.                                     WILLIE                              (quietly)                         Oh, I'm going to lose, Mr. Burden. I                          know that. Don't try and fool me.                          I'm not going to lie to you. I wanted                          it. I wanted it so badly I stayed up                          nights thinking about it. A man wants                          something so badly he gets mixed up                          in knowing what he wants. It's                          something inside of you. I would                          have made a good governor. Better                          than those other fellows.               There is a knock on the door.                                     JACK                         Come in.                                     WILLIE                              (almost to himself)                         A great governor.               Sadie enters. She immediately spots the liquor, and pours                herself a drink.                                     SADIE                         Since you won't let me sleep you                          might at least give me a drink.                                     WILLIE                              (muttering)                         Build them highways... greatest system                          of highways in the country.                                     JACK                              (to Sadie)                         Help yourself.                                     WILLIE                         I'll build schools.                                     SADIE                              (to Jack)                         What's up?                                     JACK                         Nothing... except Willie here has                          been saying as how he's not going to                          be governor.                                     SADIE                              (directly, to Jack)                         So you told him.                                     JACK                         I don't tell anyone anything... I                          just listen.                                     SADIE                              (goes to Willie)                         Who told you?                                     WILLIE                         Told me what? Told me what?                                     SADIE                         That you're not going to be governor.                                     WILLIE                              (getting up)                         Jack! Told me what?... Told me what?               Jack says nothing. Sadie gulps down her drink, bangs the                empty glass on the bureau top, and turns to face Willie.                                     SADIE                              (loudly)                         All right! That you've been framed,                          you poor sap.               Willie looks at her steadily for a moment.                                     WILLIE                              (quietly)                         Framed?                                     SADIE                         And how! Oh, you decoy, you woodenhead                          decoy! And you let 'em. You let 'em                          because you thought you were the                          little lamb of God. But you know                          what you are?                              (she waits for his                               answer; he has none)                         Well, you're the goat! You are the                          sacrificial goat! You are a sap...                          because you let 'em.                                     JACK                         Sadie! That's enough.                                     SADIE                         Enough? He didn't even get anything                          out of it. Oh, they'd have paid you                          to take a rap like that, but they                          didn't have to pay a sap like you.                          Oh, no, you were so full of yourself                          and hot air, all you wanted was a                          chance to stand up on your hind legs                          and make a speech: my friends, what                          this state needs is a good five-cent                          cigar. What this state needs is a --                                     WILLIE                              (to Jack)                         Is it true?                                     SADIE                              (prayerfully, to the                               ceiling)                         He wants to know if it's true.                                     WILLIE                         Is it true?                                     JACK                         That's what they tell me.               There is a long pause. Willie looks almost as if he is going                to cry. Sadie pours out another drink, a stiff one.                                     SADIE                              (handing it to him)                         Here.               Willie drinks it all.                                     JACK                         Hey, lay off that. You're not used                          to it.                                     SADIE                              (jeeringly)                         He's not used to a lot of things.                          Are you, Willie?                                     JACK                              (angrily)                         Why don't you lay off of him, Sadie?                                     SADIE                              (ignores Jack)                         Are you, Willie? Are you? Are you...                          are you, are you, are you?               She shoves the bottle at him. He takes it and pours himself                a drink.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Sadie's Hotel Room (Upton), Morning               Willie is snoring on the bed. Sadie's coat is thrown over                him. She is in the bathroom, applying lipstick. Jack enters.                                     SADIE                         Hi.                                     JACK                         Well, things seem to have quieted                          down.                                     SADIE                              (laughs)                         Yeah, I quieted him down.                                     JACK                         Yeah. How was he? Noisy?                                     SADIE                         Oh, he reared some. He's been telling                          me all the things he's going to do.                          He's going to do big things, this                          fella. He's going to be President.                          He's going to kill people with his                          bare hands. I quieted him down...                          Hey! Who's Lucy?                                     JACK                         His wife.                                     SADIE                         He talks like she's his mammy...                          she's going to blow his nose for                          him.               Jack sits on the bed next to Willie.                                     JACK                         Well, I'll take him from here on in.                          They're waiting for him at the                          barbecue.               Sadie pulls her coat off Willie and goes to the door.                                     SADIE                         Yeah, well give me a receipt for the                          body and I'll be on my way.               She leaves. Jack bends over Willie, who continues to snore.                                     JACK                         Hey, Willie, Willie... come on, wake                          up, Willie. Come on, Willie.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Fairgrounds (Upton), Day               A crowd mills about underneath a banner that reads HEAR WILLIE                STARK MAMMOTH BARBECUE -- UPTON FAIRGROUNDS               Exterior: Fairgrounds, Day               Willie, staggering a bit, hung over, reacts painfully to the                staggering height of the Ferris wheel. He leans on Jack for                support, and they walk on.               Exterior: Fairgrounds, Day               Willie takes a seat on the children's swing as Jack goes off                to get some coffee. Two little girls stare curiously at him.                Willie waves them off. Jack returns with the coffee and pours                some whisky in it. Willie tips his hand, forcing him to pour                more, then gulps his drink down.               Exterior: Bandstand (Upton), Day               Duffy, Pillsbury, and the other politicians stand on the                platform, waiting for Willie. A band plays march music. Duffy                goes over to Sadie, who is standing on the steps of the                platform.                                     DUFFY                         Where is he?                                     SADIE                              (pointing)                         There he is.               Escorted by Jack, Willie approaches the platform and stumbles                up the steps past Sadie.                                     SADIE                         Whoops!                                     DUFFY                              (to Jack)                         Is he drunk?                                     JACK                         Never touches the stuff. Lucy doesn't                          favor drinkin'.               Duffy follows Willie up on the platform.                                     SADIE                              (to Jack)                         How'd you get him here? He was out                          stiff.                                     JACK                         Hair of the dog that bit him.                                     SADIE                         Hair? He must have swallowed the                          dog.               On the platform, Duffy looks uneasily at the bleary-eyed                Willie. The band suddenly plays a fanfare, and the chairman                steps up to the microphone.                                     CHAIRMAN                         Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a                          great deal of pleasure to introduce                          to you that true man of the people,                          the next governor of the state...                          Willie Stark.               There is scattered applause as Willie steps forward to speak.                                     WILLIE                         My friends...               He turns his face from side to side, and fumbles in the right                side of his coat pocket to fish out his speech.                                     WILLIE                         My friends... I...               He tries to focus on the speech, which he clutches before                his eyes with both hands. Then he lifts his head, and looks                directly at the people who have come to hear him. As he                speaks, the camera focuses on the faces of these people: the                farmers, workers, hicks, red-necks who are Willie's audience,                Willie's people.                                     WILLIE                         I have a speech here. It's a speech                          about what this state needs. There's                          no need in my telling you what this                          state needs. You are the state and                          you know what you need... You over                          there... look at your pants. Have                          they got holes in the knees? Listen                          to your stomach. Did you ever hear                          it rumble from hunger?... And you,                          what about your crops? Did they ever                          rot in the field because the road                          was so bad you couldn't get them to                          market?... And you. What about your                          kids? Are they growing up ignorant                          as dirt, ignorant as you, 'cause                          there's no school for them?... No,                          I'm not going to read you any speech.               He throws his speech away. Duffy looks alarmed.                                     WILLIE                         But I am going to tell you a story.                          It's a funny story...                                     SADIE                              (from the steps)                         Hey!                                     WILLIE'S VOICE                         ...So get ready to laugh.                                     SADIE                         What's he up to?                                     JACK                         Shut up!                                     WILLIE                         Get ready to bust your sides laughing,                          'cause it's sure a funny story. It's                          about a hick... a hick like you, if                          you please. Yeah, like you. He grew                          up on the dirt roads and gully washes                          of a farm. He knew what it was to                          get up before dawn and get feed and                          slop and milk before breakfast...                          and then set out before sunup and                          walk six miles to a one-room, slab-                         sided schoolhouse. Oh, this hick                          knew what it was to be a hick, all                          right. He figured if he was going to                          get anything done, he had to do it                          himself. So he sat up nights and                          studied books. He studied law because                          he thought he might be able to change                          things some... for himself, and for                          folks like him.               Sugar Boy listens intently, sharing in the anger in Willie's                speech.                                     WILLIE                         No, I'm not going to lie to you. He                          didn't start off thinking about the                          hicks and all the wonderful things                          he was going to do for them. No. No,                          he started off thinking of number                          one. But something came to him on                          the way. How he could do nothing for                          himself without the help of the                          people. That's what came to him. And                          it also came to him, with the powerful                          force of God's own lightning, back                          in his home country, when a                          schoolhouse collapsed because it was                          built of politics... rotten brick.                          It killed and mangled a dozen kids.                          But you know that story. The people                          were his friends because he fought                          that rotten brick. And some of the                          politicians down in the city, they                          knew that... So they rode up to his                          house in a big, fine, shiny car and                          said as how they wanted him to run                          for governor...               Jack, electrified, grips Sadie's arm.                                     JACK                         Sadie, he's wonderful... wonderful...               Duffy fidgets as Willie continues to pace and speak, his                face filled with conviction, and with fury.                                     WILLIE                         ...So they told the hick... and he                          swallowed it. He looked in his heart                          and he thought in all humility how                          he'd like to try and change things.                          He was just a country boy who thought                          that even the plainest, poorest man                          can be governor if his fellow citizens                          find he's got the stuff for the job.                          Well, those fellows in the striped                          pants... they saw the hick and they                          took him in.               He points his finger at Duffy, who is coming over to speak                to him.                                     DUFFY                              (low voice)                         Willie, what are you trying to do?               Willie turns on him, roaring.                                     WILLIE                         There he is! There's your Judas                          Iscariot.                              (he pushes Duffy across                               the platform)                         Look at him... lickspittle... nose-                         wiper.               Duffy gestures frantically to the band.                                     DUFFY                         Play! Play!                                     WILLIE                              (pushing him again)                         Look at him!                                     DUFFY                         Play anything.               The band starts to play, adding to the pandemonium. Willie                shouts above it.                                     WILLIE                         Look at him! Joe Harrison's dummy!                          Look at him!                                     DUFFY                         That's a lie!                                     WILLIE                         Look at him!               Duffy signals to some of his goons standing near the platform.                                     DUFFY                         Go get him, boys... go get him.               Sugar Boy leaps up on the platform, his pistol drawn and                pointed at Duffy's men. Willie throws up his arms to silence                the crowd.                                     WILLIE                         Now, shut up! Shut up, all of you.                          Now, listen to me, you hicks. Yeah,                          you're hicks too, and they fooled                          you a thousand times, just like they                          fooled me. But this time I'm going                          to fool somebody. I'm going to stay                          in this race. I'm on my own and I'm                          out for blood.               The camera moves in close on Willie's face.                                     WILLIE                         Listen to me, you hicks...                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Willie's Speeches, Day and Night               A series of close-ups of Willie's face as he shouts and jeers                his message, always accompanied by the loud and frenzied                cheers of the crowd. Superimposed over his face is the figure                of Jack Burden, at his desk, typing out his stories.                                     WILLIE                         Listen to me and lift up your eyes                          and look at God's blessed and                          unflyblown truth... And this is the                          truth. You're a hick. And nobody                          ever helped a hick but a hick himself.               Loud cheers and yells.                                     WILLIE                         All right, listen to me... listen to                          me. I was the hick they were going                          to use to split the hick vote. But                          I'm standing right here now on my                          hind legs... even a dog can learn to                          do that. Are you standing on your                          hind legs? Have you learned to do                          that much yet? Here it is, here it                          is, you hicks. Nail up anybody who                          stands in your way! Nail up Joe                          Harrison! Nail up McMurphy! And if                          they don't deliver, give me a hammer                          and I'll do it myself.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               NEWSPAPER HEADLINE               There is a photograph of Willie and a headline that reads               STARK CHANCES BOOMING               Superimposed over the newspaper is a shot of a crowd                applauding and yelling for Willie.               Interior: Joe Harrison's Campaign Headquarters, Night               Duffy, Pillsbury, and other aides stand looking at a poster                of Willie.                                     POLITICIAN                         I want his throat cut, from ear to                          ear.               Exterior: Willie's Campaign Montage               Rock crashes through a window, knocking down a poster of                Willie.               Poster being torn off the side of a building.               A man is attacked as he tries to distribute leaflets.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Jack Burden's Desk, The Chronicle, Night               Jack is working on a story when Madison comes to his desk.                                     MADISON                         No use going any further, Jack. We                          aren't printing them any more.                                     JACK                         I thought the Chronicle line was --                                     MADISON                         Divide and conquer? Stark is getting                          too big for his britches and the                          hicks are getting too smart. We're                          now supporting Harrison.                                     JACK                              (stands up)                         How do you square that?                                     MADISON                         I work here.                                     JACK                              (putting on his coat)                         Well, I don't... not any more.                                     MADISON                         Jack, you fool.                                     JACK                         If you had any guts you'd print                          this...                                     MADISON                         I work here. I take orders.                                     JACK                         I know. You've got a wife and three                          kids and your boy goes to Princeton.                                     MADISON                         You won't find it easy to get another                          job.                                     JACK                         I'm too rich to work.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Street Outside State Capitol, Day               NEWSPAPER HEADLINE READS               HARRISON WINS CLOSE RACE               STARK SWEEPS RURAL AREAS               CITY VOTE DECIDES ELECTION               Superimposed over newspaper is a crowd cheering at Harrison's                victory parade. Willie, raincoat thrown over his shoulders,                looking grim, and Sadie and Sugar Boy are part of that crowd.                They turn away and walk toward a bar.               Interior: Bar, Day               Jack is already at the bar. Willie, Sadie, and Sugar Boy                join him there.                                     JACK                         We didn't do so good.                                     WILLIE                         Double bourbon.                                     SADIE                              (sitting next to Jack)                         Same for me.                                     WILLIE                         And a beer.                              (to Jack)                         I hear you got fired from the paper.                                     JACK                         You heard wrong, Willie. I quit.                                     WILLIE                              (passing the beer                               back to Sugar Boy)                         You're smart. 'Cause before I'm                          through with that mob they're not                          going to have enough money left to                          pay the boy that cleans the spittoons.                                     JACK                         How do you feel, Willie?                                     WILLIE                         I feel fine, fine. You see, Jack, I                          learned something.               Willie and Sadie exchange looks.                                     JACK                         Yeah... what?               Close shot of Willie.                                     WILLIE                         How to win.                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               Exterior: Road, Day               Jack stands on the side of the road, thumbing a ride.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         I didn't see Willie again until his                          second campaign... four years later.               Interior: Office, Night               Jack turns in some copy to a man at a desk.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         I drifted from job to job...               Exterior: Street, Day               Jack and others in front of an employment agency.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         ...That is, whenever I could find                          one.               Interior: Bar, Night               Jack, at the bar, looking haggard and disheveled, picks up a                newspaper and turns to find a photograph of Anne. The caption                reads STANTONS ARRIVE HOME.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         But always further and further away                          from Anne, and the life at Burden's                          Landing.               Exterior: Street, Day               Camera pans with Jack as he trudges along the street.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         But Willie wasn't drifting. He knew                          where he was going.               We see an insert of a newspaper. It has a caricature of                Willie, swinging a sledge hammer. The caption reads               STARK ATTACKS ADMINISTRATION               CHARGES OLD MACHINE STILL CORRUPT                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         He had his foot in the door and he                          kept right on pushing to get in. He                          had lost the election but he had won                          the state... and he knew it... and                          the people knew it.               MONTAGE: WILLIE'S LIFE               Writing on a fence: THE PEOPLE'S WILL SHOULD BE THE LAW OF                THE STATE... WILLIE STARK Painted on a rock: KNOWLEDGE BELONGS                TO THE PEOPLE... WILLIE STARK               Lettering on a barn: FREE MEDICINE FOR ALL PEOPLE -- NOT AS                A CHARITY BUT AS A RIGHT... WILLIE STARK               Poster on a building: MY STUDY IS THE HEART OF THE PEOPLE...                WILLIE STARK                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         They were all hopping on his                          bandwagon... even Tiny Duffy.               Newspaper caricature: it shows Willie on a bandwagon headed                for the state capitol. Everyone is trying to climb aboard.                Caption is THEY'RE ALL FOR WILLIE NOW. Huge poster on the                side of a building: MY STUDY IS THE HEART OF THE PEOPLE.                Camera pans up to photograph of Willie on the poster.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         Yep, Willie came back like he said                          he would.               Interior: Willie's Office, Day               Willie is being interviewed by a group of reporters. Sugar                Boy lounges nearby, leaning against the wall.                                     WILLIE                         Do you want to know what my platform                          is? Here it is: I'm going to soak                          the fat boys and I'm going to spread                          it thin.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Circus Grounds, Day               We see balloons with inscriptions reading "I'm for Willie,"                and a large banner stretching overhead, saying FREE CIRCUS                TODAY -- COMPLIMENTS OF WILLIE STARK. The crowd moves about,                gazing at the clowns, animals, the trapeze act.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         Willie was right -- he'd learned how                          to win...               Exterior: Park, Day               A truck loaded with beer kegs pulls into the park. On the                back of the truck is a sign: BIG STARK RALLY TODAY -- FREE                BEER -- FREE FOOD -- EVERYBODY INVITED. Superimposed over                this is the image of dollar bills floating through the air.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         He spent a lot of money doing it...                          an awful lot of money... I was                          beginning to wonder where he got it                          from.               Montage: Willie's Second Campaign               Hand holding check made payable to Willie Stark Campaign                Fund... $7000. Willie's hand reaches out and takes it.               Hand holding check payable to cash for $5000. Superimposed                is Willie, looking on, and his hand endorsing the back of                the check.               Another check to the Stark Campaign Fund for $3500. Poster                of Willie is superimposed.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         There were rumors throughout the                          state that Willie was making deals                          with all kinds of people... strange                          deals... for Willie Stark.               Crowd milling about circus grounds, with Willie's poster                superimposed.               Fireworks exploding. Crowd cheers.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         The second time out, it wasn't a                          campaign... it was a slaughter. It                          was Saturday night in a mining town.               Huge poster is affixed to the side of a building. It bears                Willie's face, and his slogans.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Hotel (State Capital), Day               Crowd stands about as Willie and Jack make their way into                the hotel.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         He came back and he took me with                          him.               Interior: Hotel Lobby, Day               The lobby is packed as Willie, Jack, Sugar Boy, and Pillsbury                enter. Willie makes signals to Duffy to tag along with the                entourage. Willie leans over to speak to the room clerk.                                     WILLIE                         This is Jack Burden, a friend of                          mine. From now on he's going to live                          here. Give him anything he wants.               The group starts up the stairs, past the officers who are                standing guard. Duffy stops to speak to one, pointing his                finger at some of his men standing below.                                     DUFFY                         Let these boys through, officer.                                     WILLIE                              (to Jack)                         Duffy works for me now.                                     JACK                         It looks like everybody works for                          you.               They start up the second flight of stairs.                                     WILLIE                         No. No, not yet. But I want to keep                          him around. He reminds me of something                          I never want to forget.               Willie stops and looks around at Duffy's men hurrying up the                steps.                                     WILLIE                              (to Duffy)                         Come on, come on, come on, come on.                          Are these the boys?                                     DUFFY                         These are the boys that can get the                          boys.                                     WILLIE                         How many do you think we can get?                                     DUFFY                         Fifty.                                     WILLIE                         How much?                                     DUFFY                         Five dollars a head.                                     WILLIE                              (to Sugar Boy)                         What do you think, Sugar? Do they                          look like good boys?                                     SUGAR BOY                         T-t-they b-b-better be.                                     WILLIE                         Get a hundred... All right, go on,                          all of you. Blow. Blow, blow. You                          too, Duffy. Go on.               Duffy and his men turn and go downstairs.                                     WILLIE                              (to Jack)                         Handbill distributors.                                     JACK                         If they all look like them I'd hate                          not to take one.                                     WILLIE                         That's the object. Not like when                          they beat up my boy Tom.                                     JACK                         How is Tom?                                     WILLIE                         Oh, he's fine. He starts college in                          the fall.                                     JACK                         Oh. And Lucy?               Willie's expression changes. He starts up the stairs.                                     WILLIE                         Fine... fine.               Interior: Willie's Campaign Office In Hotel, Day               The place is a beehive of activity, with typists and                messengers scurrying about, all supervised by Sadie.                                     SADIE                         Hey, I need a boy... Where's a boy?                              (boy runs up)                         Take that downstairs; they're waiting                          for it. Right away, on the double.                              (to typist)                         Listen, baby, you've got to double-                         space all of this... he can't read,                          see.               The door opens and Willie, Jack, and Sugar Boy come in.                                     JACK                         Sadie!                                     SADIE                              (to typist)                         And they need four copies.                              (looks up)                         Hi, Jack. How are you?                                     WILLIE                         Sadie is my secretary now.                              (to messenger, trying                               to squeeze by)                         Oh, pardon me.               As Willie and Jack walk toward adjoining room, Sadie calls                out:                                     SADIE                         Fix your tie, Willie.               Interior: Bedroom Hotel Suite, Day               Willie and Jack enter from the office.                                     WILLIE                         Hey, Sugar.               Sugar Boy appears in the doorway. Sadie slips by into the                room.                                     WILLIE                         Keep everybody out of here. I want                          to talk to Jack and Sadie alone.               He walks over to Jack, who leans back on the bed.                                     WILLIE                         From now on you're working for me.                                     JACK                         Doing what?                                     WILLIE                         I don't know. Something will turn                          up, won't it, Sadie?                                     SADIE                         Yeah. We need a college man around...                          for research.                                     WILLIE                         How much did they pay you on that                          newspaper?                                     JACK                         Three hundred dollars a month.                                     WILLIE                              (laughs)                         I could buy you cheap, couldn't I?                                     JACK                         For a bag of salt.                                     WILLIE                         No. No, I don't play that way. I                          like you, boy. I always have. I'll                          tell you what I'll do. I'll give you                          four hundred dollars a month and                          traveling expenses.                                     JACK                         You throw money around like it was                          money.               Willie gets up and walks to the window.                                     WILLIE                         Money?... I don't need money. People                          give me things.                                     JACK                         Why?                                     WILLIE                         Because they believe in me.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Burden's Landing, Day               Willie's car is on the ferry crossing the bay to Burden's                Landing. Sugar Boy drives the car off the ferry and up the                road toward the house.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         I was going home again. But this                          time it was different. Now I had a                          feeling that maybe the waiting was                          over... for me, and for Anne.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stanton Living Room (Burden's Landing), Night               Close shot of Willie standing in front of the fireplace,                beneath the portrait of Governor Stanton.                                     WILLIE                         It's a far cry from where I come                          from... to this house.               Camera pulls back. The room is crowded with people, all of                them friends of the Stantons. Anne, Adam, Judge Stanton,                Mrs. Burden, and McEvoy are part of the audience sitting                around the fireplace. Jack stands next to Willie.                                     WILLIE                         And standing here under the portrait                          of one of the greatest governors of                          this state, talking to you people...                          well, it's an honor I never thought                          I'd have.                                     JACK                         Are there any questions?                              (looks around)                         Mr. McEvoy.                                     MCEVOY                              (smiles)                         No, I have no questions.                                     JACK                         Judge?                                     JUDGE                         A few... but it will hold.                                     STANTON                         I have a question.                                     WILLIE                         Shoot.                                     STANTON                         A lot of people in this state have                          been saying that you've been making                          deals... some of them with the very                          groups that you claim you're against.                          Is that true?                                     JACK                         Adam, you know how rumors start...                                     WILLIE                         Yes. Yes, that's true. I have nothing                          to hide. I'll make a deal with the                          devil if it'll help me carry out my                          program. But believe me, there are                          no strings attached to those deals.                                     STANTON                         You're sure about that?                                     WILLIE                         Doc, Jack here has been telling me                          how you feel about things... how                          you'd like to see a new hospital                          built, a hospital that's the biggest                          and best that money can buy. You                          want those things, Doc, because,                          well, because you're a man who wants                          to do good. Now, I'd like to ask you                          a question.                                     STANTON                         Shoot.               The guests laugh good-naturedly.                                     WILLIE                         Do you know what good comes out of?                                     STANTON                         You tell me, Mr. Stark.                                     WILLIE                         Out of bad... that's what good comes                          out of. Because you can't make it                          out of anything else. You didn't                          know that, did you?                                     STANTON                         No, I didn't... There's another                          question I'd like to ask you. You                          say there's only bad to start with                          and the good must come with the bad.                          Who's to determine what's good and                          what's bad?... You?                                     WILLIE                         Why not?                                     STANTON                         How?                                     WILLIE                         Why, that's easy. Just... just make                          it up as you go along.               More laughter. Willie smiles and goes on.                                     WILLIE                         Folks, there's a time to talk and                          there's a time to act. I think the                          time to act is right now. And with                          your support, I not only will win                          but I will do all of the things I                          promised. I need your help. Oh, I                          need it badly. But I'm not going to                          beg for it. In the name of this state                          which we love... in the name of the                          governor in whose house we meet... I                          demand it.               There is immediate applause. Anne is the first to rush over                and shake Willie's hand.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Stanton Home, Night               The last of the guests are leaving. Jack and Willie remain                with the Judge, Anne, and Adam.                                     WILLIE                              (to Judge)                         Well, what do you say, sir?                                     JACK                         You've got to say yes. With you in                          the race...                                     JUDGE                         I'm an old bird... I...                                     WILLIE                         But a game one.               They laugh.                                     WILLIE                         Look, I'll give you complete power                          as attorney general. You can do                          anything you see fit. I'll swing the                          ax to clear the way for you. Is that                          a deal?               The Judge smiles, then puts out his hand.                                     JUDGE                         It's a deal.               They shake hands.                                     WILLIE                         Jack, we have to get back to town...                          a lot to do.                              (shakes hands with                               Adam)                         Dr. Stanton.               Jack kisses Anne on the cheek. Anne comes over and shakes                Willie's hand.                                     ANNE                         I'm very glad to have met you.                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               Interior: Hotel Lobby (State Capital), Day               People stand before the election return board in the hotel                lobby. Camera pulls back, revealing a newspaper picture of                Willie, and the headline               STARK ELECTED GOVERNOR               WILLIE WINS                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Street Outside Willie's Hotel Balcony, Night               A crowd stands below Willie's hotel window, chanting together:                                     CROWD                         We want Willie! We want Willie!               A high angle from the balcony shows Anne, Jack, and Adam in                the center of the excited crowd, looking expectantly upward.                Some of the people around them are carrying torches. Arc                lights play over the dome of the state capitol in the                background. In response to the chants, Willie appears on the                balcony. With him, standing on the balcony, are Tom and Lucy.                The crowd erupts into cheers as he steps outside.                                     WILLIE                              (raises his hands for                               silence)                         This is not a time for speechmaking.                          I should get on my knees and ask God                          to give me strength to carry out                          your will.               Loud cheers. Adam watches Anne. She applauds. Willie looks                down at the crowd and continues his speech.                                     WILLIE                         This much I swear to you. These things                          you shall have. I'm going to build a                          hospital. The biggest that money can                          buy... and it will belong to you.                          That any man, woman, or child who is                          sick or in pain can go through those                          doors and know that everything will                          be done for them that man can do. To                          heal sickness. To ease pain. Free.                          Not as a charity, but as a right.                          And it is your right that every child                          shall have a complete education.                          That any man who produces anything                          can take it to market without paying                          toll. And no poor man's land or farm                          can be taxed or taken away from him.                          And it is the right of the people                          that they will not be deprived of                          hope...               The crowd applauds, and Willie waves. We see Anne, face aglow,                turn to Jack.                                     ANNE                         Does he mean it, Jack? Does he?                                     STANTON                              (as he walks away)                         That's his bribe.               Anne and Jack watch Adam as he leaves.                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               Montage: Willie Becomes Governor               Willie, Sadie, and Jack leaving their old campaign                headquarters.               Willie, Sadie, Jack, and others going upstairs in the                governor's mansion. The ousted politicians are just packing                up and leaving.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         What if it was his bribe! He swept                          the old gang out of office. What if                          they hollered like stuck pigs? He                          jammed through bill after bill and                          the people got what they wanted.               Willie yelling at the legislators during a session.                                     WILLIE                         I demand that this bill be passed.                          Nobody's going to tell me how to run                          this state.               Road excavation -- a bulldozer clears away dirt.               A huge crane maneuvers over a dam site. Men are seen working                on the girders of a large power plant.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         He started to build the roads, the                          schools, the power dams, to change                          the face of the state from one end                          to the other... His methods?               Shots of uniformed policemen roughing up citizens. Willie                and Sugar Boy move in on a man being held by cops.               Willie looks on as Jack thumbs through his little black book.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         Politics is a dirty game... and he                          played it rough and dirty. Willie's                          little black book was a record of                          sin and corruption. And me, Jack                          Burden? I kept the book and added up                          the accounts.               Willie in a nightclub, surrounded by some show girls. A                photographer takes a picture of Willie with a girl balanced                on his knee.               Willie leads a marching band out onto a football field.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         Clown, show-off, playboy, they yelled                          at him. Building football stadiums.                          Fiercely proud of his son who played                          in them.               Shot of Tom in football uniform running across the field                with the ball. Willie, in the stands, hugs Lucy.                                     WILLIE                         Oh, look at him go. He's going to be                          All-American.               Willie makes an inspection of the police. He stops to adjust                an officer's tie.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         They said he was building up a private                          army. But he was building, always                          building...               Sign at building excavation reads HERE ON THIS SITE WILL BE                ERECTED THE GOVERNOR STARK HOSPITAL -- "TO HEAL SICKNESS. TO                EASE PAIN. FREE. NOT AS A CHARITY -- BUT AS A RIGHT"... WILLIE                STARK.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         Always playing up to the crowd.                          Letting them trample on tradition.                          Well, tradition needed trampling on.               A square dance at the governor's mansion. Willie dances with                Anne.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         The crowd loved it... Willie loved                          it... and so did I.                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               Interior: Executive Office Corridor, Day               Jack walks down the corridor on the way to Willie's offices.               Interior: Willie's Executive Offices, Day               As Jack enters from the corridor, Sadie is coming out of                Willie's private office.                                     SADIE                              (through open door)                         You low-down, no-good redneck...               She slams the door hard. We hear Willie laugh.                                     JACK                              (to secretary)                         What goes on here?                                     SECRETARY                         That's what Sadie wants to know.                              (she shows Jack                               newspaper containing                               photograph of Willie                               at the nightclub)                         The boss poses for too many pictures.               Jack grins, then walks into Sadie's office.                                     SADIE                         I'll kill him.                                     JACK                         Why, Sadie, I'm surprised at you.                                     SADIE                         I'll kill him.               She goes to the door to yell to the secretary.                                     SADIE                         I hate all women.               She slams the door again, and returns to her desk.                                     SADIE                         Was she pretty?               Jack shoves the paper at her. She ignores it.                                     SADIE                         Was she pretty?                                     JACK                         If I met her on the street I'd never                          recognize her.                                     SADIE                         Was she pretty?                                     JACK                         How should I know? I wasn't looking                          at her face... Look, if it's going                          to cause all this grief, why don't                          you let him go?                                     SADIE                         Let him go? I'll kill him. I'll drive                          him out of this state.                                     JACK                         Just because a guy's sitting with a                          couple of girls on his knees in                          public...                                     SADIE                         Public or private... I know him. How                          about what happened in Chicago? That                          girl on skates... and the time you                          both went to St. Louis... There's a                          new invention, you know, Photography                          and newsreels. Willie Stark in a                          nightclub... Willie Stark with a                          blonde.                                     JACK                         You could always bleach your hair.                                     SADIE                         I could also break every bone in his                          neck. After all I've done for him...                          Now he goes two-timing me.                                     JACK                         He's been two-timing Lucy. So there's                          another kind of arithmetic for what                          he's doing to you.                                     SADIE                         Lucy?                              (laughs)                         If she had her way he'd be back in                          Kanoma City slopping the hogs right                          now. And he knows it. He knows what                          she'd do for him. She had her chance.                                     JACK                         You seem to think Lucy's on her way                          out, don't you?                                     SADIE                         He'll ditch her... Give him time.                                     JACK                         You ought to know.               She slaps his face.                                     JACK                         Hey, you got the wrong guy. I'm not                          the hero of this piece.               The door to Willie's office bursts open and Willie dashes                out.                                     WILLIE                         All right, come on, both of you.                          Let's go, hurry it up.               They go out through the reception room, pick up Sugar Boy,                and head down the corridor.                                     WILLIE                         Come on. Pillsbury put his hand in                          the pork barrel and got caught. You                          know, I never did trust that guy.               Some newsmen are waiting on the top landing.                                     NEWSMEN                         Have you heard about Pillsbury? What                          do you intend to do about Pillsbury?                          How about it, Governor?               Willie pushes by them.                                     WILLIE                         Later, boys, later.                              (to Jack)                         Say, Jack, go back and get the Judge.                          Let's get him over to my hotel just                          as soon as you can.               They all hurry after Willie as he rushes down the stairs.               Interior: Lobby State Capitol, Day               Anne is about to go up the stairs when she meets Willie and                the others on the way down.                                     ANNE                              (to Willie)                         I waited for you.                              (she sees Sadie)                         Hello.                              (back to Willie)                         You promised we could... uh... discuss                          my charity project... Children's                          home?                                     WILLIE                         Well, I'm very sorry. Something very                          important came up. You'll call me                          later, won't you?                                     ANNE                         Yes, certainly.                                     SADIE                         We're late.               Anne watches as they cross the lobby and exit.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stark's Hotel Suite, Night               Close shot of Willie, seated, with his feet propped up on a                table. Pillsbury stands before him. Jack, Sadie, Duffy, and                Sugar Boy are also in the room.                                     WILLIE                         Look at you, Pillsbury. Fifty years                          old, gut-sprung, teeth gone, never                          had a dime. If the Almighty had                          intended for you to be rich he'd                          have taken care of that a long time                          ago. The idea of you being rich...                          that's plain blasphemy. Ain't that a                          fact?               Pillsbury doesn't answer.                                     WILLIE                         Answer me!                                     PILLSBURY                         Yes.                                     WILLIE                         Louder, man. Don't mumble. Speak up.                          Say it's a fact, a blasphemous fact.                                     PILLSBURY                         It's a fact, a blasphemous fact.               Sugar Boy laughs loudly. The phone rings and Sadie picks it                up.                                     SADIE                         Yeah?... Oh, I see.                              (hangs up)                         Dumond can't come. He says his wife                          is sick.                                     WILLIE                         I don't care if she's dying. Sugar,                          get the car. Get him and bring him                          over here.               Sugar Boy exists. Willie turns back to Pillsbury.                                     WILLIE                         Now, you know what you're supposed                          to do, don't you, Pillsbury? You're                          supposed to stay poor and take orders.                          Oh, there'll be some sweetening for                          you from time to time... but Duffy'll                          take care of that. Don't you go                          setting yourself up on your own again,                          do you understand that?                                     PILLSBURY                         Yes.                                     WILLIE                         Louder, man. And say, I understand                          that.                                     PILLSBURY                         I understand that.                                     WILLIE                         Give him a pen and some paper, Sadie.               There is a knock on the door.                                     WILLIE                         See who that is, Duffy.               Judge Stanton enters.                                     WILLIE                         Oh, hello, Judge. Sit down. I'll be                          with you in just a couple of seconds.                              (back to Pillsbury)                         Now write what I tell you to write...                          Dear Governor Stark. I wish to resign                          as auditor due to ill health, to                          take effect as soon as you can relieve                          me. Respectfully yours.                              (after a pause)                         Did you sign it?                                     PILLSBURY                         No.                                     WILLIE                              (roaring)                         Well, sign it! Don't put any date on                          it. I can fill that in when I need                          it.               Pillsbury signs the paper.                                     WILLIE                         Now bring it to me.               Pillsbury moves slowly, so Sadie yanks the paper out of his                hand and passes it to Willie.                                     WILLIE                         Now get out.               Pillsbury slinks out of the room.                                     JUDGE                         The papers have the story.                                     WILLIE                         Yeah, I know.                                     JUDGE                         They're talking about impeachment                          proceedings.                                     WILLIE                              (rising)                         Against who?                                     JUDGE                         This time, Pillsbury.                                     WILLIE                         I got that "this time," Judge.                                     JUDGE                         How true is it?                                     WILLIE                         It's too true.               The phone rings.                                     SADIE                         Yes?                              (hands phone to Willie)                         This is it, Willie. Jeff Hopkins on                          the wire.               Willie takes the phone, but puts his hand over the mouthpiece                so that he can speak to Jack.                                     WILLIE                         What have we got on Hopkins, Jack?                              (as Jack riffles                               through the black                               book)                         Hello, Jeff. About that Pillsbury                          business...                              (reads from black                               book Jack holds out                               for him)                         Here's what I want you to do when it                          comes up in the legislature. Now,                          wait a minute, wait a minute. You                          listen to me.                              (still reading from                               book)                         You got a mortgage coming due on                          that place of yours in about five                          weeks, haven't you? You'd like to                          get it renewed, wouldn't you?                              (pause)                         All right, Tiny'll talk to you in                          the morning.               He grins and hangs up the phone.                                     WILLIE                         Get going, Tiny.               Duffy leaves.                                     JUDGE                         You haven't answered my question.                          Why are you saving Pillsbury's hide?                                     WILLIE                         I'm not a bit interested in                          Pillsbury's hide. It's something                          much more important than that. If                          the McMurphy boys get the notion                          they can get away with this, there's                          no telling where they'll stop.                                     JUDGE                              (quietly)                         Or where you will... Pillsbury is                          guilty. As attorney general of this                          state, it's my job to prosecute.                                     WILLIE                         Judge, you talk like Pillsbury was...                          was human. He isn't. He's a thing.                          You don't prosecute an adding machine                          if the spring goes busted and makes                          a mistake. You fix it. Well, I fixed                          him. I'm not a bit interested in                          Pillsbury. It's something much bigger                          than that.                                     JUDGE                              (getting up)                         Yes, it is.                                     JACK                         He's right, Judge. Can't you see                          that he's right?                                     JUDGE                         He's right because you want him to                          be right. Because you're afraid to                          admit you've made a mistake. Do it                          now before it's too late.                              (to Willie)                         I'm offering my resignation as                          attorney general. You'll have it in                          writing by messenger in the morning...                          dated.                                     WILLIE                              (softly)                         It took you a long time to make up                          your mind, Judge. A long time. What                          made you take such a long time?                                     JUDGE                         I wasn't sure.                                     WILLIE                         And now you are?               The Judge nods.                                     WILLIE                         I'll tell you what you are. You're                          scared. You sat in that big easy                          chair of yours for thirty years and                          played at being a judge. Then all of                          a sudden I came along and put a bat                          in your hand, and I said, go ahead,                          Judge, start swinging. And you did.                          And you had a wonderful time. But                          now you're scared. You don't want to                          get your hands dirty. You want to                          pick up the marbles... but you don't                          want to get your hands dirty. Look                          at my whole program, Judge. How do                          you think I put that across?                                     JUDGE                         I knew how, but I never knew why.               He starts to leave.                                     WILLIE                         You're not by any chance thinking of                          going over to McMurphy's boys, are                          you?                                     JUDGE                         I'm through with politics.                                     WILLIE                         I'm happy to hear that.                              (extends his hand)                         No hard feelings.                                     JUDGE                              (ignores the hand)                         Goodbye, Governor.                              (to Jack)                         Are you coming with me, Jack?               Jack turns away.                                     JUDGE                         You're making a mistake.               He goes. Willie closes the door behind him.                                     WILLIE                         Do you think he means it when he                          says he's through with politics,                          Sadie?                                     SADIE                         No. No, I don't.                                     WILLIE                         What about you, Jack?                                     JACK                         I've known the Judge all my life.                          He's always meant everything he's                          said.                                     WILLIE                         All right. All right. Take it easy.                          I'll take your word for it.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Willie's Hotel, Night               Willie's car draws up to the curb. Sugar Boy hops out to                open the door for Willie.               Sadie is watching him from a window upstairs in the hotel.                Anne is in the back seat; Willie leans down to talk to her.                                     WILLIE                         Sugar, take Miss Stanton home.                              (to Anne)                         When am I going to see you again?               She doesn't answer.                                     WILLIE                         What's the matter, Anne?                                     ANNE                         Please take me home now, Sugar Boy.                                     WILLIE                         You've got to understand me.                                     ANNE                              (turns away)                         I understand you. It's myself I don't                          understand.                                     WILLIE                         Do you think I like sneaking around                          corners any more than you do? But                          right now, with the Pillsbury business                          and with your uncle quitting... If I                          got a divorce...                                     ANNE                         Maybe we'd better stop seeing each                          other.                                     WILLIE                         No. No, we won't stop seeing each                          other, will we?                                     ANNE                              (slowly)                         No.                                     WILLIE                         Because you believe in what I tell                          you.                                     ANNE                              (puts her hand on his)                         Because I believe what you tell me.               Sadie approaches.                                     SADIE                         Good evening, Governor Stark.                              (looks at Anne, but                               talks to Willie)                         I thought you might like to know                          that Judge Stanton kept his promise.                              (directly to Willie)                         He gave the story to every paper in                          town.                                     WILLIE                         Sugar, meet me at the hotel as soon                          as you can.                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               NEWSPAPER HEADLINE               ATTORNEY GENERAL RESIGNS:               STANTON ACCUSES STARK OF               QUASHING PILLSBURY GRAFT               Interior: State Legislature Assembly Room, Day               Duffy stands in the forground, looking in on the uproar and                confusion of the assembly.                                     SENATOR                         These are serious charges that Judge                          Stanton has given to the press. This                          legislature is entitled to a complete                          and full report on the Pillsbury                          affair. Let the truth be known.                                     2ND SENATOR                         Let it come out.                                     3RD SENATOR                         I move that we adjourn.                                     4TH SENATOR                         I second the motion.                                     CHAIRMAN                         All those in favor, say aye... Motion                          carried. The house is adjourned.               As Duffy turns and walks away, other senators rise up in                their seats in protest.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               MONTAGE: PILLSBURY SCANDAL               Sign on building reads: CITIZENS COMMITTEE MEETING, Subject:                PILLSBURY SCANDAL, 8 P.M. Tonight -- Town Hall.               A man pastes a strip across the sign: CANCELED.               A man is making a speech to a small group of people.                                     MAN                         If you let Willie Stark get away                          with the Pillsbury graft, there's no                          telling...               Thugs break up the meeting. The speaker is beaten up. Jack                Burden turns through the pages of the little black book.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stark's Hotel Suite, Day               Willie is lying on the bed. Jack is seated. Sadie and Sugar                Boy stand nearby.                                     JACK                         But we beat the Pillsbury rap...                          It's over.                                     WILLIE                         These things are never over. I'll                          tell you what I want you to do, Jack.                          I want you to start a new page in                          that black book of yours... under                          then name of Judge Stanton.                                     JACK                         You're crazy. There's nothing on the                          Judge.                                     SADIE                         Why? Because his name is Stanton?                                     WILLIE                         Ssshhh, easy.                                     JACK                         What if I won't do it?                                     WILLIE                         You know, some of this has rubbed                          off on you.                                     JACK                         What are you going to do? Have me                          shot?                                     WILLIE                         No... no... but I'll have to get                          myself a new boy.                                     JACK                         I tell you there's nothing on the                          Judge.                                     WILLIE                         Jack, there's something on everybody.                          Man is conceived in sin and born in                          corruption.                                     JACK                         It's a waste of time.                                     WILLIE                         What's the matter, Jack? Are you                          afraid you might find something out?               Jack stares at him.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Burden's Landing Ferry, Night               Jack's car is seen coming across on the ferry.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         I kept saying to myself that Willie                          was wrong about the Judge. If there                          was anything left at Burden's Landing,                          it was honor. I had to believe that.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stanton Living Room, Night               Jack and Anne stand together in the living room.                                     JACK                         Anne, I want to ask you a question.                          Was the Judge ever broke? Really                          broke?                                     ANNE                         Why do you want to know?                                     JACK                         I don't want to know, but I've got                          to.                                     ANNE                         Did he tell you --                                     JACK                         Did who tell me?                                     ANNE                         I don't know. I... how should I know                          if the Judge was ever broke?               She walks away from him. Adam enters, carrying bundles of                food and two wine bottles.                                     STANTON                         Hello... Come on, Anne, take this                          food and start cooking. I'm hungry.               Anne takes the grocery bundles. Jack grabs the wine.                                     JACK                         Me, I'm on the thirsty side. Bring                          some glasses, Anne, quick.               He joins Adam, who has opened the piano.                                     STANTON                              (laughing)                         It's been a long time since I played                          this thing. What do you say we wake                          up the ghosts, huh?                                     JACK                              (calling to Anne)                         Another glass, Anne, for a ghost.                                     STANTON                              (starting to play)                         Remember the last time I played this?                          You and Anne were dancing?               Anne returns with three glasses. Jack grabs her around the                waist and whirls her around.                                     JACK                         Shall we dance?                                     ANNE                         Let's... let's have a drink first.               Adam starts to pour the wine.                                     JACK                         No, no... keep playing. Anne and I                          want to hear this, don't we, Anne?                              (Jack pours the wine)                         Adam... ghost... and me.                                     STANTON                         What shall we drink to?                                     JACK                         To the ghost?... To Adam, to the                          director of the new medical center.                                     STANTON                              (bangs the piano keys)                         Don't you ever stop working for him?                                     ANNE                         Adam!                                     STANTON                         I came up here to get away...                                     JACK                         I'm sorry, Adam.                                     ANNE                         Well, I'm not. What's wrong with                          being the director of the new medical                          center?                                     STANTON                         Nothing, except that I'm not going                          to take it.                                     JACK                         Why? Because your uncle resigned?                                     STANTON                         That's partly it. There are other                          things.                                     ANNE                         What other things?                                     STANTON                              (looks at her)                         You too?                                     ANNE                         Yes, me too.                                     JACK                         Anne, if Adam doesn't want to discuss                          it, let's not.                                     STANTON                         All right, let's discuss it.                                     ANNE                         But calmly.                                     STANTON                         Calmly. Go ahead, Jack. Why do you                          think he wants me?                                     JACK                         Because you're the best man for the                          job.                                     STANTON                         It could have nothing to do with my                          name being Stanton?                                     JACK                         It could have. Let's grant that.                                     STANTON                         That's your answer.                                     JACK                         No, it's not. If that were the only                          answer I wouldn't be with him any                          more. There's another side of it.                          I've learned something from him. You                          can't make an omelet without cracking                          eggs.                                     STANTON                         Or heads.                                     ANNE                         But at least a hospital will be built,                          and the sick will be cared for.                                     STANTON                         At what price?                                     JACK                         At any price.                                     STANTON                         Do you really believe that, Jack?                                     JACK                         I really believe that Stark wants to                          do good. You do too. It's a matter                          of method. Many times out of evil                          comes good. Well, pain is an evil.                          As a doctor you should know that.                                     STANTON                         Pain is an evil; it is not evil. It                          is not evil in itself. Stark is evil.                                     JACK                         The people of the state don't think                          so.                                     STANTON                         How would they know? The first thing                          he did was to take over the newspapers                          and the radio stations. Why be so                          afraid of criticism? If Stark is                          interested in doing good, he should                          also be interested in the truth. I                          don't see how you can separate the                          two. No, Stark is not for me.                                     ANNE                              (upset)                         No, Stark is not for you. Well, what                          is for you? Pride. Pride, that's all                          it is... foolish, stupid pride. All                          you've ever talked about is what you                          could do if... if somebody would                          tear down and build. All right, all                          right, somebody has, and he's given                          it to you. But he's not for you. No,                          he's not for you.               She throws down her glass and runs crying from the room.                Adam goes after her.                                     STANTON                         Anne... Anne...               Interior: Stanton Hallway and Stairs, Night               Anne runs upstairs and Adam follows. The Judge comes out of                his room to see what has happened, sees Jack standing at the                foot of the stairs, hesitates a moment, and then goes back                to his room without speaking.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: County Recorder Room, Day               Jack enters and speaks to a clerk, who then directs him to                one of the files. He starts to look through the files marked                MORTGAGES DEFAULTED.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         Will I find anything, Judge? Will I?                          I didn't find it all at once. It                          takes a long time to go through old                          courthouse records and musty deeds...                          a very long time. But it wasn't too                          hard for me. I was well trained in                          research, especially this kind.               He pulls out a file.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         I found what I didn't want to find.               He takes the file back to the clerk.                                     JACK                         Have some photostat copies made of                          these. I'll be back tomorrow for                          them.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Jack's Hotel Bedroom, Day               Jack is lying on his bed, looking over the documents that                relate to the Judge. He looks haggard and worried. There is                a knock on the door. Jack doesn't answer; the knock is                repeated.                                     JACK                         Who is it?                                     SADIE'S VOICE                         It's me, Sadie Burke.                                     JACK                         Wait a minute.               He hides the documents under his pillow.                                     JACK                         All right, come in.               She comes in, sniffs the air.                                     SADIE                         Phew! Awful lot of smoke. Awful lot                          of whisky. You sober?                                     JACK                         Stone.                                     SADIE                         I'll have one with you.                              (starts tidying up                               the room)                         What are you hiding out for?                                     JACK                         I'm not. I've been sleeping.                                     SADIE                         For four days? You've been back in                          town for four days.                                     JACK                         Willie knows everything.                                     SADIE                         Willie's worried about his boy.                                     JACK                         Willie's boy is worried about Willie's                          boy.                                     SADIE                         Well, why don't you put something on                          the phonograph -- a low-down, mean                          blues. Play it over and over again                          until you're sick of it. Then crack                          it and go back to work.                              (sits down)                         I do it all the time.                                     JACK                         That's not my problem.                                     SADIE                         No, it isn't your problem.                              (gets up again)                         I'll wait for you if you want to                          powder your nose.               Jack goes into the bathroom.                                     JACK                         I'll be with you in a minute.               Sadie wanders around. She goes to the dresser, upon which is                a photograph of Anne Stanton. She picks up the picture and                places it so she can see it in the mirror and compare it                with her own reflection.                                     SADIE                         Hmmm. Yeah, I can see it. I've got                          to look in the mirror to be able to                          see it. Soft, white skin... not like                          mine.                              (runs her hand across                               her cheeks)                         I had smallpox when I was a kid.                          Where I lived it seemed nearly all                          the kids had smallpox...               Jack watches her through the open bathroom door.                                     SADIE                         It leaves your face hard. Then she's                          got poise. Look at the way she holds                          her head... at just the right angle.                          That takes training. That takes years                          of training...               Jack, towel in hand, comes out and stands behind her. He                looks at her in the mirror, puzzled.                                     SADIE                         I see what Willie sees. Willie's got                          big ideas, Jack.                                     JACK                         What do you mean?                                     SADIE                         A girl like that could be a governor's                          wife. Or even a President's.                                     JACK                         What are you talking about?                                     SADIE                         He ditched Lucy, he ditched me, and                          he'll ditch you.                                     JACK                              (shaking her)                         Answer me!                                     SADIE                         He'll ditch everybody in the whole                          world because that's what Willie                          wants. Nobody in the world but him.                                     JACK                         What are you talking about?                                     SADIE                         You and your high-tone friends. What                          do they know? What do they know about                          anything? Why did you have to mix                          her in?                                     JACK                         You're crazy, Sadie. You're out of                          your mind.                                     SADIE                         Am I? Well, why don't you go down                          and ask her. Or ask him. Ask Willie.                                     JACK                         Shut up!                                     SADIE                         Go ahead, ask him.                                     JACK                         Shut up!                                     SADIE                         Ask him!               He slaps her hard.                                     SADIE                         Ow-oo... oh... oh.               She starts to laugh.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Football Field, Day               A football team is practicing on the field. Willie watches                from the bench. A player kicks the ball and Tom misses it.                Jack walks over to Willie.                                     JACK                         He's off today.                                     WILLIE                         It's only practice. He'll be all                          right tomorrow... You been gone a                          long time, Jack.                                     JACK                         Yeah. I figured if you needed me                          you'd yell.                                     WILLIE                         Why'd you lay around the hotel?                                     JACK                         Thinking.                                     WILLIE                         About what?                                     JACK                         Things.                                     WILLIE                         What did you find on the Judge?                                     JACK                         Nothing.                                     WILLIE                         You sure you didn't find anything on                          the Judge?                                     JACK                         Yeah, I'm sure.                                     WILLIE                         You're going to keep trying, aren't                          you?                                     JACK                         If you want me to.                                     WILLIE                         I want you to. There's something                          else I want you to do too.                                     JACK                         What? Bucket boy? Towel slinger?                          What?                                     WILLIE                              (looks at him closely)                         What's eating you, Jack?                                     JACK                              (avoiding it)                         What else do you want me to do?                                     WILLIE                         If you've got something on your mind,                          boy, spit it out. We've been together                          too long to play games.                                     JACK                         What do you want me to do?                                     WILLIE                         I hear your pal Adam Stanton turned                          down the job as director of the                          hospital. That's bad. Especially at                          a time like this.                                     JACK                         Oh? How did you hear it?                                     WILLIE                         Why? What difference does it make?                                     JACK                         I just wanted to know.                                     WILLIE                         I heard it around.                                     JACK                              (insistent)                         How did you hear he turned it down,                          Willie?               Out on the field the boys have stopped playing and are huddled                around the coach.                                     WILLIE                         I'll be right back, Jack. I want to                          see what's happening here.               He goes over to the group on the field. The coach is talking                to Tom.                                     COACH                         You going to practice the way I tell                          you.                                     TOM                         I'm going to do it the way I want to                          do it.               Willie comes up to them.                                     WILLIE                         Tom, come here. What's going on here?                                     COACH                         I don't care if he is your son,                          Governor... No special rules for                          him.                                     TOM                         It doesn't make any difference to me                          either way... whether I play or not.                                     WILLIE                         Well, it does to me.                              (to coach)                         What do you want him to do?                                     COACH                         To behave himself. Like the rest of                          the boys. Four times this season                          he's broken training. He comes on                          the practice field half potted.                                     WILLIE                         Tom, you're going to have to obey                          the rules. Do you hear me? You're                          going to obey the rules.                                     TOM                         I put 'em across, don't I? Every                          Saturday I put 'em across and I can                          still do it, drunk or sober. That's                          all you want, isn't it... for me to                          put 'em across so you can big-shot                          it around? Isn't that all you want?               He walks away.                                     WILLIE                         Tom!                              (to coach)                         He's a little high-strung.                              (goes after Tom)                         Tom, come here. Tom!                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Highway, Foggy Day               Sign in foreground reads: WILLIE STARK HIGHWAY U.S. 56. A                car swerves around a bend and careens down the highway.               Tom and his girl friend Helene are in the car. Tom is                drinking.                                     HELENE                              (laughing)                         Come on, Tommy... let's go faster.                          Come on...               The car goes across a bridge, weaving. Two motorcycle cops                parked there start to give chase.               Tom's car swerves out of control and crashes through a fence.               The two motorcycle cops ride out to the field to the wrecked                car. They find Tom and Helene, unconscious. One of the cops                picks up the empty bottle and hands it to the other.                                     2ND COP                              (looking at Tom)                         It's the governor's son.               He throws the bottle away.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               NEWSPAPER HEADLINES               GOVERNOR'S SON HURT:                GIRL NEAR DEATH IN CRASH               Below the headline is a picture of Helene Hale's father.                Another picture of Mr. Hale on the front page. Caption reads:               GIRL'S FATHER CLAIMS DRUNK DRIVING CAUSE OF WRECK                ADMITTANCE TO HOSPITAL DENIED PRESS                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Governor's Mansion, Night               Lucy and Mr. Hale walk across the large reception room toward                Willie. Jack, Sugar Boy, and Duffy stand around in the                background.                                     LUCY                         Willie, Mr. Hale's here to see you.               Willie comes to meet them, a drink in his hand. He is                obviously drunk.                                     WILLIE                         Go on upstairs, Lucy. I have some                          business I want to talk over with                          Mr. Hale.                                     HALE                         What I've got to say anybody can                          listen to... Where's your boy?                                     WILLIE                         Now... now, don't get excited.                              (to Sugar Boy)                         Get me another drink, Sugar.                                     HALE                         My daughter may die.                                     WILLIE                         She's not going to die. She'll get                          the best medical attention there is.                          No expense will be spared.                                     HALE                         Where's your boy?                                     LUCY                         I'll get him.                                     WILLIE                         Wait a minute, Lucy. He's asleep.                          And the doctor said after a good                          night's sleep he'll be all right.                                     LUCY                         No, he won't be all right unless you                          make him all right. I'll get him.               She goes.                                     WILLIE                         Lucy!                              (to Hale)                         You care for a drink?                                     HALE                         No thanks.                                     WILLIE                         Accidents will happen, you know.                                     HALE                         Accidents? Your boy was drunk.                                     WILLIE                         I saw the police report. There...                          there was nothing about drunkenness                          on the police report.                                     HALE                         Whose police and whose report? I say                          the boy was drunk. And I know it.               Tom comes down the stairs, with Lucy.                                     HALE                              (to Tom)                         Right here before your father... I                          want you --                                     TOM                         Mr. Hale --                                     WILLIE                         Tom, the doctor says you need rest,                          boy.                                     TOM                              (turns on him)                         I don't want you to try to cover up                          for me. I was wrong... that's all                          there is to it.                                     WILLIE                         You don't know what you're talking                          about. I saw the police report --                                     TOM                         I don't care what the police report                          says. I was driving and I was drunk.                          It's all my fault.                              (to Hale)                         Anything you want to do to me, you                          can do. Whatever you want me to do,                          I'll do.                                     WILLIE                         Nobody has to do anything. Stop                          worrying. I'll take care of                          everything.                                     TOM                         I don't want you to take care of                          anything.               Tom looks ill; he presses his hand to his forehead.                                     WILLIE                         Tom, go on upstairs and get some                          rest, boy. Go on... go on... go on.               Tom walks slowly toward the stairs.                                     WILLIE                         Sugar, help him... Mr. Hale, come on                          over and sit down. You sure you                          wouldn't care for a drink, Mr. Hale?               Hale sits down, shakes his head.                                     WILLIE                         Hey, Tiny, go home. Go on, out of                          here... out of here. Go on.               Duffy leaves, disgruntled. Willie sits on a coffee table. He                pours himself another drink.                                     WILLIE                         What business did you say you were                          in?                                     HALE                         I didn't say.                                     WILLIE                         What business are you in?                                     HALE                         Trucking business.                                     WILLIE                         Trucking business. Trucks run on                          state roads. If a man in the trucking                          business had a contract with the                          state, a big one, that would be pretty                          good, wouldn't it?                              (to Jack)                         Go on, Jack. Tell him what would                          happen.               Jack is silent.                                     WILLIE                         Go on, tell him.                                     HALE                         You're trying to bribe me, aren't                          you?                                     WILLIE                         No, no. No, I'm not trying to bribe                          you. I'm... I'm only talking things                          over with you, that's all.                                     HALE                         You're pretty good at talking. I                          remember when you first started                          talking. A place called Upton. You                          did a lot of talking then and the                          things you said made sense, to me                          and a lot of other people. I believed                          in you... I followed you... and I                          fought for you. Well, the words are                          still good. But you're not.                              (rises)                         And I don't believe you ever were.               He walks out of the room.                                     WILLIE                              (after a pause)                         Sugar, follow him. Keep calling in.               Sugar goes, leaving just Jack and Willie. Willie, very drunk,                tries to get up but falls against the piano.                                     WILLIE                              (yells)                         Lucy!... Lucy!               He staggers up the long stairway. Halfway up he tumbles,                groaning. Jack helps him to his feet.                                     JACK                         I'd like Anne to see you now. I'd                          like Anne to see you now, you drunken                          sot!                              (drags him up the                               stairs)                         Come on.                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               NEWSPAPER               Photograph of Helene Hale on front page. Headline reads:               GIRL CRASH VICTIM DIES               Under the photograph there is a caption:               FATHER MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS AFTER BARING BRIBE OFFER BY                GOVERNOR STARK                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Governor's Mansion, Day               Willie, Jack, and Sugar Boy are accosted by a group of newsmen                as they come down the stairs.                                     NEWSMEN                         What about the girl's father,                          Governor? Have you a statement to                          make?                                     WILLIE                         All right, all right, gentlemen.                          I'll give you a statement. This whole                          thing is a mess of lies. It's a frame.                          The man that made that statement...                          have him repeat it to my face. He                          can't. He vanished. Let me ask you                          some questions. Where has he gone?                          Where is he?                                     REPORTER                         Maybe you could answer those questions                          too, Governor.               Sugar Boy makes a move for the reporter but Willie holds him                back.                                     WILLIE                         I won't dignify that question with                          an answer.                                     ANOTHER REPORTER                         One more question, Governor... Where's                          your son?                                     WILLIE                         At the football stadium, where he's                          supposed to be. He's going to play                          for State University, which this                          administration is responsible for.                          He's not hiding from anybody,                          gentlemen. He'll be out there in                          full view of seventy thousand cheering                          fans.                              (starts down the stairs)                         One of which will be me. See you,                          men.               He leaves, followed by Jack and Sugar Boy.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Football Field, Day               The game is in progress and the stands are packed. But there                is no cheering. Instead we hear boos, and shouts for Tom.                                     CROWD VOICES                         Where's Stark? How about Tommy Stark?                          Hey, Willie, send your boy in.               Exterior: Willie's Box               Willie, Jack, Sugar Boy, and Lucy are in one box. Sadie and                Duffy sit in the adjoining one. Willie is standing up. The                crowd continues to heckle him.                                     WILLIE                         Why don't they put him in!                                     MAN                         Come on, Willie... send your boy in.               A drunk comes over to his box.                                     DRUNK                         What's the matter, Willie... is your                          little boy ashamed to show his face?                                     DUFFY                         Shut up!               Willie signals angrily to the police.                                     WILLIE                         Get that man out of here! Come on,                          get him out of here.               The man is dragged away. The crowd boos, and Willie gets up                and leaves the box, followed by Jack.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stadium Dressing Room, Day               Tom is sitting on one of the massage tables with a towel                around his shoulders as Willie and Jack come in. The sound                of the boos can still be heard.                                     WILLIE                         They're booing you.                                     TOM                              (holds his head)                         Ever since the accident, my head...                                     WILLIE                         The doctor said it was nothing.                                     TOM                         Get dizzy... can't see... dizzy...                                     WILLIE                         You're scared... plain scared.                                     TOM                              (looks up angrily)                         Get out of here!                                     WILLIE                         Atta boy... get mad. Show some spirit.                          Jack, tell him what his playing means.                          Go on, tell him.                                     JACK                         You can never tell about a head                          injury. Maybe the boy's hurt.                                     WILLIE                         He's hurt? I'm hurt. It wasn't me                          that wrapped that car around the                          tree. It wasn't me that got drunk.                          But me, I'm takin' the rap.                              (softer, to Tom)                         Go on, kid. Get out there and play.                          Show 'em the kind of stuff a Stark                          is made of.                                     TOM                              (coldly)                         I wouldn't know.               Enraged, Willie slaps him. Tom fights back, and Jack has to                pull them apart.                                     JACK                         Tom... cut it out!                                     TOM                              (breathing heavily)                         All right, I'll play. Now get out of                          here.               Camera holds on Tom as Jack and Willie leave. He picks up                his uniform, stops, then rubs his head.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Football Stadium, Day               Tom is on the field. He runs up to the coach.                                     P.A. ANNOUNCER                         Stark's going in!               The boos turn to cheers. The crowd applauds.               Willie signals from his box to the coach. He wants Tom sent                in. Tom runs out on the field and joins the team. The players                are lined up, in position to play. Tom shakes his head, as                if trying to clear it.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Football Stadium, Time Lapse               The crowd yells excitedly. Tom, looking weary, gets the ball                and runs with it downfield. Three players tackle him hard                and fall on him. A silence falls over the stadium as he fails                to get up with the others.               In Willie's box, everyone is standing.                                     LUCY                         Tommy... Tommy... Tommy!               Willie rushes out onto the field and kneels beside Tom as                the doctor and stretcher bearers arrive.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Hospital Waiting Room, Night               Lucy and Willie are waiting for news about Tom. Sugar Boy                comes in with a paper bag and sets it on a table.                                     SUGAR BOY                         B-b-boss, you gotta eat. You g-g-                         gotta.               Willie motions him away.                                     WILLIE                         I'm the one that made him play. I                          sent him in.                                     LUCY                         Sit down, Willie. Please sit down.                                     WILLIE                         I sent him in.                                     LUCY                         What difference does that make now?               Jack comes in.                                     WILLIE                         What goes on?                                     JACK                         There isn't a plane flying.                                     WILLIE                         They gotta fly. This is my son. He's                          got to live.               Adam Stanton enters.                                     STANTON                         I just got a call from Dr. Birnham.                          The earliest he can possibly get                          here will be tomorrow morning.                                     WILLIE                         Isn't there anybody else we can get?                                     JACK                         I still think Dr. Stanton should                          operate.                                     STANTON                         That's up to Governor Stark. He wanted                          another doctor... a specialist. I                          sent for one.                                     WILLIE                         How bad is it really, doctor?                                     STANTON                         He's unconscious... and paralyzed.               Lucy slumps in her chair.                                     WILLIE                         Has he got a chance?                                     STANTON                         To live? Yes.                                     WILLIE                         What do you mean?                                     STANTON                         Even if the operation's successful --                          that is, if he lives -- I think he'll                          be paralyzed for life.                                     WILLIE                         You'll do everything you can, won't                          you? Anything between you and me..                          that won't count, will it? It doesn't                          have to. Look, doc, anything you                          want in the world you just ask for                          it and you got it. Go on, doc... ask                          for it.                                     STANTON                              (coldly)                         There are some things, Governor Stark,                          that even you can't buy. Do you want                          me to operate, or don't you?                                     LUCY                         Yes... I want you to operate.                              (stands up)                         Please, may I see Tom now?                                     STANTON                         Yes.               They leave together.                                     WILLIE                              (to Jack)                         How much does the doc know?                                     JACK                         About what?                                     WILLIE                         Oh, you know what I'm talking about.                                     JACK                         About what?                                     WILLIE                         About Anne and me.                                     JACK                              (after a pause)                         He doesn't know a thing... not a                          thing.               Jack turns and walks away.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Hospital, Night               Anne has been waiting outside the hospital. She turns to                Jack as he comes out the door.                                     ANNE                         Jack, how is he?                                     JACK                         The boy?                                     ANNE                         Yes.                                     JACK                         He'll live.                                     ANNE                         Oh, thank God. How is --                                     JACK                         Willie?                                     ANNE                         He blames himself, doesn't he?                                     JACK                              (as he walks down the                               street)                         He'll find someone else to blame in                          a few days.                                     ANNE                              (following him)                         Oh, I tried to call here at the                          hospital, but I just...               They walk together, along the waterfront.                                     JACK                         Anne... Anne, why did you do it?                                     ANNE                         He wasn't like anybody I ever knew                          before.                                     JACK                         You mean he wasn't like me.                                     ANNE                         He wasn't like anybody I ever knew                          before. I love him, I guess. I guess                          that's the reason.                                     JACK                         Everybody loves him.                                     ANNE                         He wants to marry me.                                     JACK                         Are you going to?                                     ANNE                         Not now. It would hurt him. A divorce                          would hurt his career.                                     JACK                         His career!                                     ANNE                         Jack... Jack, what are you going to                          do? You can't leave him now. He needs                          you now more than he ever did before.                                     JACK                         What Willie needs, Willie's got.                                     ANNE                         You don't know him. You've known him                          all these years and you don't really                          know him at all.                                     JACK                         What about Adam?                                     ANNE                         Adam?                                     JACK                         Well, you don't have to worry about                          him. If Adam finds out it'll be easy                          to prove a Stanton is no different                          than anybody else.                              (gives her the papers                               on the Judge)                         Just show him these. Willie was                          right... a man is conceived in sin                          and born in corruption. Even Judge                          Stanton. Show them to him, Anne.                          Change the picture of the world that                          Adam has in his head, just like our                          picture of it has been changed.               He grips her by the shoulders.                                     JACK                         Wipe out everything he's ever believed                          in. It'll be good for him. There's                          no God but Willie Stark. I'm his                          prophet and you're his...                              (pushes her aside,                               then feels sorry and                               walks after her)                         Oh, Anne... Anne, I'm sorry. I didn't                          mean... Anne!               A policeman comes over.                                     POLICEMAN                         What's going on here?               Jack catches up to Anne. He takes her arm and they start to                walk back together.                                     JACK                         It's all right, officer... we both                          work for Willie Stark.                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               Exterior: Hospital Site, Day               Willie, Anne, Adam, and Jack inspect a construction site.                There are newsmen and photographers present.                                     WILLIE                              (to Adam)                         Right over there, that's going to be                          the main building... fifteen stories                          high, like on the model. Over there,                          that's the laboratory. Finest                          technical equipment in the world.                                     STANTON                         What are you trying to convince me                          of? I've taken the job.                                     WILLIE                         Why?                                     STANTON                         My reasons are my own. Why are you                          building a hospital?                                     WILLIE                         To do some good for the people of                          the state.                                     STANTON                         And get some votes.                                     WILLIE                         Oh, there are lots of ways to get                          votes.                                     STANTON                         Yes, I know... I won't stand for any                          interference.                                     WILLIE                         I won't interfere. I may fire you,                          but I won't interfere.                                     STANTON                         If that's a threat, you're wasting                          your time. You know what I think of                          your administration.                                     WILLIE                         Yes, I know. I'll tell you what...                          You stay on your side of the fence;                          I'll stay on mine. Is that a deal?               They climb up onto the platform, where the newsmen gather                around to take pictures. Willie and Adam shake hands.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         Now he had us all... me, Anne, and                          Adam. Now we all worked for him.                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               Interior: Projection Room, Day               Willie, Jack, and Sugar Boy are watching a newsreel, similar                in style to the March of Time newsreels. A producer, his                assistant, and two policemen are also in the room.                                     NARRATOR'S VOICE                         And so the eyes of the entire nation                          are now focused upon Governor Willie                          Stark, an amazing phenomenon on the                          American political scene. The whole                          state is filled with his                          accomplishments -- each of them, of                          course, bearing his personal                          signature, to make sure that no one                          will ever forget who gave them to                          the state.               MONTAGE: THE NEWSREEL               Large plaque on side of the highway: THIS BRIDGE WAS BUILT                DURING THE FIRST ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNOR STARK. A TOLL                BRIDGE STOOD HERE FOR FIFTY YEARS... NOW THE PEOPLE TRAVEL                FREE               Camera pans to shot of the bridge.               Plaque over college entrance: STARK COLLEGE... THAT EVERY                MAN, WOMAN, OR CHILD, RICH OR POOR, SHALL HAVE AN EDUCATION...                WILLIE STARK               Shot of library -- lettering reads WILLIE STARK LIBRARY.                KNOWLEDGE BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE Shot of bad road running                through dry, barren land.                                     NARRATOR'S VOICE                         This is the way the roads used to                          be. But there are those who claim                          that they were adequate for the                          people's needs, that you don't need                          a four- or six-lane highway for a                          horse and buggy.               Shot of horse pulling a plow.               The empty, untraversed STARK HIGHWAY.                                     NARRATOR'S VOICE                         When Stark boasts of his great school                          system, his critics say: you can't                          go to school and work in the fields                          at the same time. And they question                          the benefit of these projects,                          charging that the need and the poverty                          of the people is as great as before.               Shot of large school. Camera cuts to men working in the field,                then to ramshackle barn, and to a farmer walking across his                rotted cornfield.                                     NARRATOR'S VOICE                         Willie Stark has never forgotten the                          source of his power: the people who                          supported him.               Willie talking to the farmers.                                     NARRATOR'S VOICE                         He still keeps in touch with these                          people of the backwoods, making                          periodic trips to such places as                          Kanoma City, now famous as his                          birthplace...               Willie's official car and escort speeding through a street.                Sign reads: KANOMA CITY, BIRTHPLACE OF WILLIE STARK               Shot of Willie having his picture taken with Lucy and Pappy                on the porch of the old farm.               Willie mending the fence on the farm. Willie feeding the                pigs.                                     NARRATOR'S VOICE                         For those who say that Willie Stark                          is a man of destiny, there are others                          who claim that he is a man of evil,                          a man who cares neither for the people                          nor the state, but only for his own                          personal power and ambition.               Willie making a speech to a huge crowd of cheering people.               Willie inspecting his police force.               Willie pounding the desk in the state legislature.                                     NARRATOR'S VOICE                         Obviously, these ambitions go far                          beyond the boundaries of the state.                          Just how far, only time will tell.                          Meanwhile, he is here...               Big close-up of Willie as he delivers a speech.                                     NARRATOR'S VOICE                         ...and from the looks of things, he                          is here to stay. Willie Stark: messiah                          or dictator?               The picture goes off and the lights in the room come on.                                     PRODUCER                         How do you like it, Governor?               Willie stands and faces the producer.                                     WILLIE                         How many theaters will this play in?                                     PRODUCER                         All over the country.                                     WILLIE                         Hear that, Jack. All over the country.               They start to leave. Willie stops for a moment.                                     WILLIE                         Oh, there's one thing in there I                          didn't like too well. That messiah                          or dictator.                                     PRODUCER                         That's our point of view, Governor.                          And that's the way it stands.               There is a silence. Willie's face is hard. Then he grins.                                     WILLIE                         All right, all right, that's the way                          it stands... as of now.                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               NEWSPAPER HEADLINE               STARK BEGINS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN                STATEWIDE TOUR STARTS WITH VISIT TO KANOMA CITY                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               EXTERIOR: STARK FARMHOUSE, DAY               Tom and Pappy Stark are seated on the porch. Tom is in a                wheelchair. Lucy comes onto the porch as the sound of sirens                is heard, and Willie's two cars, motorcycle escort, and the                car of reporters turn onto the drive. Tom, upset, flips his                cigarette away as the cars stop in front of the porch. Lucy                puts her hand on his shoulder to calm him. Then Willie climbs                up the steps to greet Lucy.                                     WILLIE                         Hello, Lucy... How are you making                          it, Pa?... How are you, Tom?               Tom doesn't answer. Lucy offers her cheek to Willie. Sadie,                Jack, and Sugar Boy wait at the bottom of the steps, along                with the reporters.                                     LUCY                         I made some refreshments for your                          friends. I'll get them.                                     SADIE                         I'll help.                                     LUCY                              (firmly)                         No, thank you. Thank you kindly.                                     JACK                         If you don't mind, Mrs. Stark... the                          boys have to get back to make the                          morning editions.                              (to photographers)                         Set 'em up on the porch, fellows.                          We'll take some pictures out here,                          first.               He starts arranging the family for the picture.                                     JACK                         Mrs. Stark, please... All right,                          fellows, take one down there, will                          you please... Shoot it up this way.               The cameras click.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Stark Farmhouse, Night               Willie is finishing his meal, seated at the table with his                family and Jack. Sugar Boy stands behind Willie. Sadie has                left the table and is examining the room.                                     WILLIE                              (on the last bite)                         You're still a great cook, Lucy.                          Great cook.                              (gets up)                         Well, I guess I better be getting                          back to town. Nice to have spent the                          day with the family.                              (kisses Lucy on the                               forehead)                         Goodbye, Lucy.                              (extends his hand to                               Tom)                         Tom.                                     TOM                              (ignores the gesture)                         Goodbye.                                     WILLIE                         Take care of yourself, Pappy. Oh,                          uh... how do you like the new radio                          I got you?                              (walks over to it)                         You know how it works? You can get                          police calls on it. Come here, come                          here... I'll show you.               Pappy leans over as Willie demonstrates how it works.                                     WILLIE                         This one for police calls up here.               He turns the dial.                                     POLICE BROADCAST                         Car sixty-two, proceed to five-                         eighteen Oak Street. Tom Jones beating                          his wife again.               Pappy laughs delightedly. He reaches out to turn the dial.                                     WILLIE                         All right, go ahead, go ahead.                                     ANNOUNCER'S VOICE                         We interrupt this program to bring                          you a special announcement. This                          afternoon, the body of Richard Hale,                          father of the girl who died in the                          automobile accident involving the                          governor's son, was found. A medical                          examination revealed he was beaten                          to death.               Tom starts to wheel toward Willie, but Lucy restrains him.                                     ANNOUNCER'S VOICE                         The ugly charge of "official murder"                          has been hurled at the administration                          by a coalition of Stark's opponents,                          led by Judge Stanton, lately an                          outspoken critic of the                          administration.                                     WILLIE                              (to Jack)                         Your friend, the Judge.                                     ANNOUNCER'S VOICE                         Thus an almost forgotten incident                          provided the spark that might set                          off the explosion needed to rock                          Willie Stark out of power. The latest                          report is that impeachment proceedings                          may be instituted...               Willie turns off the radio. There is a silence. Then Willie                turns to Lucy.                                     WILLIE                         How long will it take you to pack? I                          want you to go back to Capital City                          with me tonight.                                     LUCY                         Why?                                     WILLIE                         Because I need you.                                     TOM                         What for?                                     WILLIE                              (still speaking to                               Lucy)                         I'll explain all of that later. Now,                          Lucy, do like I say.                                     JACK                         I'll wait outside.                                     WILLIE                         You stay right here, Jack. I want                          you bear witness to what I've got to                          say.                                     LUCY                              (indicating Sadie)                         She can be a witness too.                                     SADIE                              (starting toward the                               door)                         I'm going back to the capital and                          get hold of Duffy.                                     WILLIE                         You stay right here, Sadie.                                     SADIE                         Somebody's got to go back to the                          capital. I'll go in the other car.                                     WILLIE                         All right, then tell Duffy not to do                          anything or say anything until I get                          there.                                     SADIE                         Yes, Governor.               She leaves.                                     TOM                         Now he needs us. Now that he's in                          trouble he needs us, so he can lead                          us around like monkeys with rings in                          our noses. So he can say to people,                          look at me, feel sorry for me...                          just a family man with a wife and a                          crippled son...                                     WILLIE                              (shouts)                         Shut up!                                     LUCY                         Willie!                                     TOM                         Why don't you leave us alone?               Tom wheels himself into his own room. Lucy starts to follow.                                     WILLIE                         Leave him alone. How many scrapes                          have I gotten him out of? How many                          girls?                                     LUCY                         Willie, stop.                                     WILLIE                         It's not him they're after. It's me.                          How many halfwitted apes do you think                          I'm going to have to pay to square                          this one? What do you think this is                          going to cost me?                                     LUCY                         What do you think it cost him?               Suddenly Willie turns his face away.                                     WILLIE                              (in a broken voice)                         A man builds for his son. That's all                          he builds for.                                     LUCY                         Willie!                              (turns and goes into                               Tom's room)                         Tom... Tom.               Willie looks up at Jack and Pappy.                                     WILLIE                         Give me a drink, Jack.               Jack hands him a bottle and he takes a slug.                                     WILLIE                         She'll go.               Pappy shakes his head.                                     PAPPY                         No good, Willie. No good.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Stark Farmhouse, Night               Pappy stays behind on the porch as Tom is carried in his                wheelchair down the steps and into Willie's car. Lucy follows.                The motorcycle escort leads them away from the farm.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Highway, Night               As the cars speed to Capital City.               Interior: State Legislature, Night               There is great excitement in the assembly room. One senator                steps forward and addresses the speaker of the house.                                     SENATOR                         Mr. Speaker, I offer a house                          resolution. Whereas Willie Stark,                          governor of this state, has been                          guilty of incompetence, corruption,                          and favoritism in office -- yes, and                          other high crimes -- that he is hereby                          impeached, and ordered to be tried                          by the senate.               His resolution is met with a mixture of cheers and boos.               Exterior: State Capitol, Night               A huge crowd is gathered outside. Pillsbury, Sadie, and Duffy,                waiting with the crowd, step forward as they see Willie's                car approach. Newsmen take pictures as Willie gets out of                the car.                                     WILLIE                              (as he meets Duffy)                         What's the score?                                     DUFFY                         They're lined up against you solid.                          They had a meeting.                                     WILLIE                         How do you know? Were you there?                                     DUFFY                         Me? What would I be doing there?                                     WILLIE                         Selling me out.               He starts up the steps of the building.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Willie's Executive Offices, Night                                     WILLIE                         How many votes have we got?                                     SADIE                              (going through some                               files)                         Eleven.                                     WILLIE                         We need twenty.                                     DUFFY                         We might be able to dig up a few                          more.                                     WILLIE                         Yeah. Do you know how?                                     DUFFY                         No.               Willie turns to Jack.                                     WILLIE                         Oh, Jack. Come here. What have you                          got in your black book about that                          old friend of yours?                                     JACK                         Who do you mean?                                     WILLIE                         You know who I'm talking about...                          your old friend, the Judge.                                     JACK                         If and when you need it.                                     WILLIE                         If and when? I need it right now.                          He's got four senators wrapped up in                          his hip pocket. Come on, come on,                          boy... what have you got?                                     JACK                         I'm going to give him a break. If he                          can prove it isn't true, I won't                          spill it.                                     WILLIE                         I ought to bust you, Jack.                                     JACK                         I promised two people I'd do it this                          way.                                     WILLIE                         Who are they?                                     JACK                         Myself... and someone else. It doesn't                          matter who. I'm going to give him a                          break.                                     WILLIE                         All right, give him a break. But if                          you got the facts, you got the facts.                          The truth is sufficient... just like                          it says in the Bible.                                     JACK                         That's the way it's going to be.                                     WILLIE                         All right, boy... I'll trust you.                          Where are you going?                                     JACK                              (on his way out)                         I'll be around.               Willie turns to go into his private office.                                     SADIE                         Who else do you think he promised,                          Willie?               Willie shrugs.                                     SADIE                         You'd be smart... play square with                          him. You're going to need people                          like us around.                                     WILLIE                              (as he shuts his door)                         Are you sure?                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               MONTAGE: THE IMPEACHMENT               Willie's car speeding down a road.               Willie, with Lucy and Tom seated behind him, addressing crowd.               Willie speaking from the back of a train to a railroad station                audience.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         The chips were down, and Willie knew                          it. He was fighting for his life. He                          roared across the state making one                          speech after another. And all of                          them added up to the same thing...                          "It's not me they're after, it's                          you!"               Close-ups of Willie, speaking to the people.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         Willie hollered foul. Willie knew if                          you hollered long enough, hard enough,                          and loud enough, people begin to                          believe you. Just in case they didn't,                          he organized spontaneous                          demonstrations.               Sign on back of a car: FIGHT WITH WILLIE               Crowds carrying signs: WIN WITH WILLIE               Willie talking on the telephone. Sadie listens.                                     WILLIE                         Tell the boys to get the hicks out.                          Bring 'em in from the sticks, empty                          the pool halls. Turn 'em out. Turn                          the yokels out.               More men with WIN WITH WILLIE signs. Man directing crowd                from top of bus. Other bus loads of people are seen, all of                them bearing signs.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         In case anyone hollered back, he                          organized spontaneous slugging. Willie                          pulled every trick he ever knew --                          and added a few more.               Crowd looks on as two uniformed police drag a man away.                Willie's car waiting. Two thugs talk things over with a man                on his doorstep.               Willie discussing matters with a man in his office. Two cops                stand with him.               Willie and Jack in the car. Sugar Boy drives. It is night.                Sugar Boy drives fast, and has to swerve to avoid colliding                with a truck.                                     JACK                         Hey, Sugar!                              (To Willie)                         You'll never live to be impeached!                                     WILLIE                         Boy, I'll live to be President...               Jack and Sugar wait in the car as Willie leans out the car                window to talk to a senator. He offers the man a piece of                paper.                                     WILLIE                         I've got fourteen senators to vote                          against impeachment. If I win, you're                          out of politics.                                     SENATOR                              (refuses to sign)                         I'll do whatever the Judge says.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Highway, Night               Willie's car, as it races down the highway.                                     JACK                              (voice over)                         And always the trail led to one                          place... Burden's Landing... and the                          Judge.               Exterior: Ferry to Burden's Landing, Night               Willie's car coming across on the ferry.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Stanton Home, Night               As Willie's car stops and they all get out.                                     WILLIE                         You sure you don't want me to go in                          with you?                                     JACK                         I'm sure.                                     WILLIE                         Well, hurry it up, boy. We've got                          places to go.               Jack goes into the house alone.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Interior: Judge Stanton's Study, Night               Jack and the Judge are seated opposite each other.                                     JACK                         Judge, I beg you, as a favor to                          yourself, to me... call up, release                          your votes.                                     JUDGE                         I made a mistake once, Jack... when                          I resigned. It was too easy then,                          just resigning, pulling out. No,                          Jack, I've made my choice. I have                          nothing more to lose.                                     JACK                         Judge, you know what Stark is capable                          of. Think it over. I'll leave now.                          I'll come back tomorrow and we'll                          talk about it again. You can give me                          your answer then.               The door opens and Willie and Sugar Boy enter.                                     WILLIE                         I can't wait until tomorrow. I'm a                          very impatient man.                                     JACK                              (rising)                         I told you not to come in here.                                     WILLIE                              (ignoring him)                         Is it true, Judge, that you're behind                          the impeachment proceedings?                                     JUDGE                         Yes, it's true.               Willie takes a seat in an easy chair.                                     WILLIE                         I wanted to hear you say it with                          your own silver tongue.                                     JUDGE                         Well, you've heard it. If that's all                          you came to hear you could have saved                          yourself a trip.               Willie picks up a decanter off the table.                                     WILLIE                         Mind if I pour myself a drink? How                          about you, Judge, will you have one?                          You better... You're going to need                          it.               Jack and Judge Stanton remain standing, silently watching                Willie.                                     WILLIE                         What'd he say, Jack?                                     JACK                         You'll get your answer tomorrow.                                     WILLIE                         Are you kidding? Did you show it to                          him, or didn't you?                                     JUDGE                         Show me what?                                     WILLIE                         That's what I figured. Let's get                          down to cases, Judge. Do you remember                          a man with the name of Littlepaugh?               The Judge shakes his head. He doesn't.                                     WILLIE                         Remember the Fortune Electric Company?                                     JUDGE                         Of course. I was their counsel for                          over ten years.                                     WILLIE                         Remember how you got the job?                                     JACK                         How did you find out?                                     WILLIE                              (hands the Judge some                               papers)                         Do you remember how you got the job?               The Judge examines the papers.                                     WILLIE                         You know, Judge, dirt's a funny thing.                          Some of it rubs off on everybody.                          How did you get the job, Judge?                          Blackmail?                                     JUDGE                              (to Jack)                         I swear I never even remembered his                          name. Isn't that remarkable, Jack? I                          never even remembered his name. It's                          all so long ago it's hard for me to                          realize it ever happened.                                     WILLIE                         Yeah. But it did.                                     JUDGE                         Yes, it did. But it's difficult for                          me to realize it.                                     JACK                         For me too, Judge.                                     JUDGE                         Thanks for that much.                                     WILLIE                         Well, I guess you know what the next                          move is, don't you?                                     JUDGE                         Yes, I do. Jack Burden. Willie Stark's                          hatchet man.                                     JACK                              (to Willie)                         I asked you... how did you find out?                                     JUDGE                         This would never stand at law, not                          for a minute. It happened over twenty-                         five years ago, and you could never                          get any testimony. Everybody is dead.                                     WILLIE                         Everybody except you, Judge. You're                          alive. And people think you're a                          certain kind of man. And you just                          couldn't bear for people to think                          otherwise.                                     JUDGE                         Ever since then I... I've done my                          duty. I... I'm responsible for many                          good things.                              (looks at the papers                               again)                         But I also did this.                                     WILLIE                         Yes, yes, you did.                                     JACK                         Judge, I beg of you, call and release                          your votes, for your sake.                                     JUDGE                         You have tender sensibilities for a                          hatchet man.                              (goes to the door)                         Good night, gentlemen.                                     WILLIE                         How about my answer?                                     JUDGE                         You'll have it in the morning.                                     WILLIE                         I want it tonight.                                     JUDGE                         In the morning. Good night, gentlemen.               There is silence. Then the three men get up to go. The Judge                closes the door behind them.               Interior: Stanton Hallway, Night               As the three men walk to the front door.                                     JACK                         How did you find out?                                     WILLIE                         We've got a lot to do. It's getting                          late, Jack. Let's get back to town.                                     JACK                         You know we're through, don't you?                                     WILLIE                         Aw, you don't mean that, boy.               The front door opens, and Adam and Anne come in.                                     STANTON                         What are you doing here?                                     WILLIE                         It's all right, doc. Just here to                          discuss some politics with the Judge.                                     STANTON                         Oh, I see.                              (starts upstairs)                         Well, good night.                                     WILLIE                         Good night.                                     JACK                              (to Anne)                         Did you give him --                                     WILLIE                         Wait a minute, Jack --                                     JACK                         Answer me. Did you give --               A shot is fired. They turn and rush into the Judge's study.                They find the Judge face downward in his leather chair. Adam                and Jack kneel beside him. Willie, holding on tightly to                Anne's arm, stands in the doorway. Jack picks up the Judge's                pistol and looks at Adam.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: Stanton Home, Night               Jack comes out of the house, followed by Anne and Adam.                                     STANTON                         Aren't you going back with him?                                     JACK                         No.                                     STANTON                         Why not? You belong with him. Jack,                          how could you have done it? When                          Anne brought me those papers she                          told me you promised not to tell                          Stark until...                                     JACK                         Yeah. I know.                              (walks away)                         Well, I kept my promise.               Adam looks unbelievingly at Anne. She looks away.                                     STANTON                         Anne? Anne?                                                                   FADE OUT               FADE IN:               Interior: Jack's Hotel Room (State Capital), Day               Jack looks out the window. A portable radio is blaring out                the news.                                     ANNOUNCER'S VOICE                         From all over the state they're                          streaming in. From the hill country                          and farms, the lumber camps... by                          boat, by train, by horse, and on                          foot. Willie Stark's army.               Through Jack's window we see the street blocked with cars                and people, all headed for the State Capitol Building. Anne                is in the crowd, trying to get across the street. Seeing                Jack in the window, she pushes her way across and enters the                hotel. He slams the window shut and comes back into the room.                                     ANNOUNCER'S VOICE                         The state capital is filled with                          rumors, one of which is that Stark                          is planning to seize power by force.                          As commander of the state militia,                          he has --               Jack turns it off. He goes over to his bed and starts putting                clothes into a valise. There is a knock on the door. He                ignores it. Another knock.                                     JACK                         Come in. The door's open.               Anne enters.                                     ANNE                         Jack...                                     JACK                         What do you want?               She starts to cry. He grabs her, pulling her face close to                his.                                     JACK                              (bitterly)                         No, I want to see you cry.               He lets her go and she falls to the bed, sobbing.                                     JACK                         Stop it!                                     ANNE                         I called you. All afternoon I've                          been calling you.                                     JACK                         I know. I was here.                                     ANNE                         You've got to tell Adam. You've got                          to see him.                                     JACK                         Tell him what?                                     ANNE                         He knows about me and...                                     JACK                         About you and Willie?                                     ANNE                              (nods)                         I tried to explain to him. I... I                          tried to explain to him that it wasn't                          the way he thought it was.                                     JACK                         How was it, Anne? You tell me.                                     ANNE                         He hit me, Jack. My own brother...                          he hit me.                                     JACK                         Your brother is an old-fashioned                          man. He believes in his sister's                          honor. Me, I'm a modern man.                              (slams clothes into                               the valise)                         The twentieth-century type. I run.                                     ANNE                              (rises)                         I'm frightened, Jack.                                     JACK                         For who? Your brother, or Willie?                                     ANNE                              (quietly)                         We're through.                                     JACK                         Who's through with who?                                     ANNE                         He called me this afternoon. He's                          going back to Lucy. He said it was                          better that way.                                     JACK                         Better for who? Him.                                     ANNE                         Both of us.                                     JACK                         Did he tell you that too when he                          asked you to betray the Judge? At                          least I walked out on him.                                     ANNE                         Oh Jack... help me, please, please.                          Adam's all I've got left now. Oh,                          Jack, if you ever loved me...                                     JACK                         If I ever loved you.                              (pause)                         I'll go find Adam.               He takes up his coat.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               EXTERIOR: HOSPITAL SITE, DAY               A large billboard. It reads HERE ON THIS SITE WILL BE ERECTED                THE GOVERNOR STARK HOSPITAL -- TO HEAL SICKNESS -- TO EASE                PAIN -- FREE. NOT AS A CHARITY BUT AS A RIGHT. WILLIE STARK               Adam enters, looks at the sign, and walks on.               Exterior: Street Near Capitol Building, Day               Crowds of people headed toward the building, some with WIN                WITH WILLIE signs. A marching band plays music for them.               Exterior: Capitol Building, Day               Crowd waiting outside the building. Mounted policemen keep                them in line. From a large platform, loaded with people,                comes the chant "We want Willie, we want Willie." Jack pushes                his way through the people and speaks to a policeman standing                guard on the Capitol steps.                                     COP                         Where do you think you're going?                              (recognizes Jack)                         Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't recognize                          you.                                     JACK                         Do you know who Dr. Stanton is?                                     COP                         Yes sir.                                     JACK                         Did he try to come through here today?                                     COP                         Haven't seen him, sir.                                     JACK                         Well, can you check the other                          entrances?                                     2ND COP                         There's no other entrances today.                          The other entrances are blocked off.                          Orders are to take no chances.                                     COP                         If you care to come inside and wait,                          Mr. Burden, we can find you a seat.                                     JACK                         No, thanks. I'll wait out here. If                          Dr. Stanton shows up, let me know.                          Pass the word along to the boys,                          will you?                                     COP                         Yes sir.               Jack turns and looks at the large crowd. A voice from a public                address loudspeaker begins to yell out commands to the crowd.                                     LOUDSPEAKER                         All right now. Everybody... that                          means everybody... let's let Willie                          know we're here! All together: WE                          WANT WILLIE. WE WANT WILLIE.               The chant is picked up enthusiastically by the crowd.               Interior: State Legislature, Day               The speaker is trying to speak over the clamor of the                chanting.                                     SPEAKER                         We will first proceed to take the                          judgment of the senate on the question                          of the impeachment of the governor.                                     SENATOR                              (rising)                         Mr. Speaker, this is a farce to ask                          us to vote in the face of the kind                          of intimidation and pressure that                          has been exerted here in the past                          few weeks. Even that crowd outside,                          yelling on cue, is part of that                          pressure.                                     CROWD NOISE                         We want Willie. We want Willie.               Willie gets up, and goes to the window.               Exterior: State Capitol, Day               The crowd, with Jack in the foreground. The crowd suddenly                goes wild as they see Willie appear at the window. In the                growing darkness he seems only a shadowy figure as he raises                his hands to wave to the crowd.               We see various shots of people straining to get a little                closer to the steps in order to see him better. Willie then                turns and goes back into the room.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: State Capitol, Day               The crowd again, still waiting. The camera pans upward to a                loudspeaker.                                     ANNOUNCER                         Attention, please. Attention, please.                          This is a special announcement from                          Willie Stark to you people out there.                          He doesn't want any one of you to                          leave...               The camera moves over the faces of the people listening.                                     ANNOUNCER                         He wants you to stay in front of                          this state Capitol until the fight                          is over. If you want Willie Stark to                          win, stay where you are.               They cheer. Camera picks up Jack watching the crowd's                reaction, then up to a plaque over the entrance to the Capitol                Building. It reads THE PEOPLE'S WILL IS THE LAW OF THIS STATE --                GOVERNOR STARK.                                     ANNOUNCER                         Do you hear me... stay where you                          are. Don't go away. Stay where you                          are. Don't go away.                                                               DISSOLVE TO:               Exterior: State Capitol, Night               Newsmen, photographers stand about, bored. The crowd, every                bit as large, is quiet but expectant. Everyone holds still                as the announcer's voice is heard again.                                     ANNOUNCER                         Attention, please. Attention, please.                          The balloting on the impeachment                          proceedings against Governor Stark                          has just ended. This is the result:                          Willie Stark has won.               The crowd explodes. People break through the police barriers.                Mounted policemen ride in quickly to prevent a riot. Camera                picks up Anne in the crowd, trying to push through.               Jack stands on the steps of the Capitol, watching it all.                Suddenly Willie appears at the top of the steps, followed by                Sugar Boy. Sadie, Duffy, Pillsbury follow close behind. Willie                grabs hold of the mike and addresses the suddenly hushed                crowd.                                     WILLIE                         They tried to ruin me. But they are                          ruined. They tried to ruin me because                          they did not like what I have done.                          Do you like what I have done?               Loud applause, and cries of "yes."                                     WILLIE                         Remember, it's not I who have won,                          but you. Your will is my strength,                          and your need is my justice, and I                          shall live in your right and your                          will. And if any man tries to stop                          me from fulfilling that right and                          that will, I'll break him. I'll break                          him with my bare hands. For I have                          the strength of many.               Having finished, he waves at them all. Then he notices Jack                and comes down the steps to greet him.                                     WILLIE                         Hello, Jack boy, I'm glad you're                          here. I knew you'd come back.               He walks back up the steps, his arm around Jack's shoulders.                They start to go into the building that way when Willie sees                someone. He smiles and puts out his hand.                                     WILLIE                         Oh, doctor, I'm very glad to see                          you.               Adam is seen, waiting at the entrance of the building. Before                Willie has taken a step Adam fires several shots into him.                Willie falls to the ground and Sugar Boy whips out his pistol                and fires at Adam. Three policemen with tommy guns open fire,                shooting into Adam's already fallen body. Then they turn and                point their guns at the mob of people rushing toward Willie,                forcing them back.                                     COP                         Stand back, everybody. Stand back.               Sugar Boy kneels beside Willie. Sadie stands against a pillar,                looking down on him.                                     SUGAR BOY                              (nearly crying)                         D-does it hurt m-much, boss? D-d-                         does it hurt much?               Jack looks up to see Anne struggling through the screaming                mob to get to Adam. She looks at Adam for a moment, then                turns away.                                     JACK                         Anne, Anne... Where are you going?               She doesn't answer, only walks away. He runs after her and                catches hold of her arm.                                     ANNE                         I don't know. Leave me alone.                                     JACK                         To do what?                                     ANNE                         I don't care.                                     JACK                         No, that's too easy.                                     ANNE                         I don't know, I don't know, I don't                          know.                                     JACK                         I do.                                     ANNE                         Leave me alone, please.                                     JACK                         No, no more.                                     ANNE                         He's dead.                                     JACK                         We're alive.                                     ANNE                         My brother's dead.                                     JACK                         We've got to go on living.                                     ANNE                         How?                                     JACK                         So that Adam's death has meaning, so                          that it wasn't wasted. Anne, our                          life has to give his death meaning.                          Don't you see that? Look at those                          people...               He turns her around so that she can see the crowds still                struggling to get a look at Willie.                                     JACK                         Look at them! They still believe in                          him. And we've got to make them see                          Willie the way Adam saw him, or                          there's no meaning in anything...                          anything.               A policeman approaches.                                     POLICEMAN                         Mr. Burden... the governor's asking                          for you. You better hurry. He's going                          fast.                                     JACK                              (to Anne)                         Will you wait here?               No reply.                                     JACK                         Will you wait here?               She nods her head slowly. Jack walks through the building to                the pillar against which Willie has been propped. Sugar Boy                is still beside him. He stands behind Sadie and Duffy, looking                down at Willie.                                     WILLIE                         It could have been the whole world,                          Willie Stark. The whole world...                          Willie Stark. Why did he do it to                          me... Willie Stark? Why?               His head droops to the side and he dies.                                                                   FADE OUT                                         THE END