PART 17 The Stackhouse Filibuster 对话.doc

THE WEST WING THE STACKHOUSE FILIBUSTER TELEPLAY BY: AARON SORKIN STORY BY: PETE MCCABE DIRECTED BY: BRYAN GORDON TEASER FADE IN: EXT. WASHINGTON, D.C. - NIGHT C.J. (VO) Dear Dad. First of all, Happy Birthday. Second of all, let me explain why Im not on my way there right now. Youre not going to believe this, but its because of a filibuster. A filibuster no one ever saw coming. Not the Senate leadership. Not the Party leadership. And not me. CUT TO: INT. C.J.S OFFICE - NIGHT C.J. is sitting at her computer typing an email to her father. A television is on in the background. C.J. (VO) And if youre angry at me, well, youve got a lot of company. Im going to explain all this. Right now, its Friday night and everyone is trying to get out the door - only I wont let them. CUT TO: INT. SAMS OFFICE - NIGHT A television is shown to be on C-SPAN2, broadcasting the U.S. Senate Live. A Democratic Senator from Minnesota, HOWARD STACKHOUSE, has the floor and is reading from a recipe book. HOWARD STACKHOUSE ...non absorbent paper. Yields approximately four servings. Sam is watching the television, looking quite dismayed. SAM (to himself) This isnt happening. Sam looks at his watch as STACKHOUSE continues to read. STACKHOUSE ...sauce, or chili sauce... Sam spots C.J. in the COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE. SAM C.J.! C.J. Yeah. SAM What the hell is he doing? Sam and C.J. walk through into the CORRIDOR. C.J. Its a recipe for deep fried fantail shrimp. SAM Yeah. But, whats he still doing up there? C.J. Hes got a recipe book. SAM How long will it go? C.J. I dont know. SAM Im saying how many recipes are there? C.J. All together? SAM Yeah. C.J. I cant cook, but I think there are probably like 20 or 30. SAM Youre screwing around with me. C.J. Oh, yeah. SAM Im about to miss the 7:30 shuttle. If I miss the 8:30, I miss the last train to Sag Harbor. C.J. is handed a piece of paper by a staffer. C.J. You can spend the night in New York. SAM Ive only got two nights. And youve gotta see this house. C.J.