BAGGAGE CLAIM
page 58 INT. - NY TIMES NEWSROOM, BEN & DANA'S DESKS - LATE AFTERNOON The deadline rush is just over. BEN & DANA prep for tomorrow. MIKE asks so that BEN can overhear: MIKE So, Dana, why should I bet on you? DANA & BEN look up, surprised. MIKE tries to study both. They're still getting past the new tension between them. DANA I don't know. Isn't that funny. I'm sure Ben has some sort of game plan. BEN I'm sitting right here. DANA I just can't lose a bet like this. BEN How come? DANA Because I wish I could. BEN, impressed again, is sucked into wondering if DANA is serious or just playing a tactic. She knows he can't tell. INT. - SAINT'S BISTRO - EVENING MAUDE is at the bar. BEN sidles up and gesture for two beers. MAUDE Thought you didn't date co-workers. Or is this another desperate attempt to make me jealous? BEN Just because there's a bet going on, doesn't mean you can't blow me. MAUDE You better read the fine print. And I'm looking for a meal, not a snack. Ouch. Just then BEN hears names being yelled: |
