First 6 Pages of 'Chase'

 Here's a script I'm cooking up -- Marcy


CHASE



INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

KAREN sits on the couch watching a Matt Damon movie. She

freezes frame, stares, looking contemplative.

BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS

Karen brushes her teeth

BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS

A suitcase is at the foot of the bed. Karen turns bedside

lamp off, gets in bed.

INT. OFFICE, KAREN'S DESK - DAY

Karen at her desk typing. On the computer screen - TEXT: It's

almost 3. Leaving in (ONE LETTER AT A TIME) a couple.

MOUSE ARROW MOVES TO 'SEND' BUTTON.

OFFICE LUNCH ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Karen cleans food out of fridge, throws away.

KAREN'S DESK - CONTINUOUS

Karen pushes chair under desk, grabs mouse, looks at computer

screen, clicks an email.

ON SCREEN TEXT: See you in two weeks. Glad you're FINALLY

going to LA!!!!!

Karen looks uninvolved.

MOMENTS LATER

Karen picks up her suitcase, leaves.

INT. AIRPORT - DAY
Karen looks at arrival/departure board.

ON BOARD TEXT: American Airlines Flight AA659 -- Departure

Columbus 4:25 pm Arrives LAX 6:37 pm -- On Time

MOMENTS LATER

Karen sitting, waiting, in terminal.

MOMENTS LATER

Karen boards flight.

LATER

Karen, on airplane.

LATER

Karen looks out window, sees downtown Los Angeles.

INT. LAX - DAY

Karen walks through terminal.

EXT. LAX - DAY

Karen hails cab.

INT. CAB - DAY

MOVING. Karen looks at LA through the window.

MOMENTS LATER

As the cab approaches an intersection, Karen gives explicit

directions. The driver tells her it will take longer to go

that way, and cost more. Karen says, 'Okay'.

EXT. MONTAGE HOTEL - EVENING

The cab pulls up. Karen gets out.

INT. MONTAGE HOTEL - MOMENTS LATER

Karen checks in.

INT. HOTEL ROOM - LAST LIGHT OF DAY

DARK. Karen enters, sets her luggage down. Opens the

curtains, looks at downtown LA.

Purple sky, haze.

She looks pleased, content.

MOMENTS LATER

Karen has gotten in bed. Her suitcase is at the foot of the

bed. She turns the bedside lamp off.

She looks content.

INT/EXT. HOTEL ROOFTOP RESTAURANT - MORNING

Karen is at a table. She is having a beautiful omelette. She

takes a bite.

Opens a laptop. Types.

ON SCREEN: ...just arrived in town. Staying at the Montage...

She clicks 'send', closes the laptop.

INT. HOUSE - DAY

MATT DAMON reads, stares - at a laptop screen. ON SCREEN: I

just arrived in town. Staying at the Montage hotel.

This disturbs Matt.

MOMENTS LATER

Matt has his cellphone to his ear. Waits.

INT. HOUSE - CONTINUOUS

BEN AFFLECK is at a table having a scone and tea. His phone

rings. He check caller ID, recognizes the caller. Picks up

the phone.

                BEN
    Yeah.

                MATT
    You know that girl?

                BEN
    What girl?

                MATT
    The one with the emails.

Ben knows. Is on guard.

                BEN
    Yeah?

                MATT
    She's here.

                BEN
    In town?

                MATT
    Yeah.

                BEN
    In LA? (beat) When she get here?

                MATT
        (over)
    This morning. She arrived at LAX this morning.

                BEN
    Wow. What are you going to do?

                MATT
    You got breakfast?

                BEN
    Yeah.

Ben hangs up.

EXT. HOUSE - DAY

A car drives up, parks. Matt gets out, goes into house without knocking.

INT. HOUSE - CONTINUOUS

Matt enters dining room carrying a plate, a knife, spoon, and cup. Ben is sitting at the table, breakfast in front of him. He raises his arms.

                BEN
    You're kidding me, right? I can't even believe it.

                MATT
        (over)
    I know. I can't fucking believe this woman.

Matt sits across from Ben, placing the dishes on the table, gets a scone from a plate in the middle of the table. Ben pushes a butter dish toward Matt.

                BEN
    I can't believe it.

Matt pours tea from a pot, butters his scone.

                MATT
    She's staying two miles from here.

                BEN
    At a hotel? (Matt nods) Which one?

Matts takes a bite of scone, shrugs.

                BEN
    The Four Seasons?

Matt shakes his head, sips tea.

                BEN
    The Omni? Marriott? Westin? Double Tree? Montage? Embassy Suites?

Matt points repeatedly?

                BEN
    Embassy? (Matt makes circles in the air with his finger). Montage? (Matt nods, drinks tea). Really? That's a nice place.

Matt squints a sarcastic smile.

                BEN
    What do rooms there cost? There like four...
        (Matt, up thumbs)
    Five? Six?

                MATT
    She has a suite.
        (Off Ben's reaction)
    Yeah.

                BEN
    What's that...like...

                MATT
    Fifteen...

                BEN
    ...twelve?

                BEN
    How long is she staying?

                MATT
        (over, emotional, full mouth)
    I don't fucking know!

They stare at each other, Matt is the first to turn away. Ben assesses his mood.

                BEN
    She didn't say?
        (jabs, to ease the tension)
    In her emails?

Ben laughs, Matt cries.