Reacher Pilot 6th Pre-Production Studio Draft 1/12/2021 2.
BOYFRIEND No shit. That was like a 40% tip-- GIRLFRIEND I messed up ok--
Boyfriend SLAMS his PALM hard into the van, right next to her head (her back is to the van). Girlfriend starts at the impact. BOYFRIEND How’m I s’posed to get ahead when you’re wasting my goddam money?!... Just get your ass in the van... She moves off. Boyfriend turns to get into the driver’s side. REVEAL: Reacher standing 15’ away. Staring at him. BOYFRIEND (CONT'D) (full of adrenaline) What the hell you want, asshole? Reacher says nothing. Just stares at the guy. Beat, then-- BOYFRIEND (CONT'D) I’m talking to you, stupid... Reacher says nothing. Just stares. A longer beat, as Boyfriend sees a seriousness and danger in Reacher’s eyes that he hasn’t ever seen before. He swallows, a bit uneasy-- BOYFRIEND (CONT'D) (a bit more plaintive) Listen man, I’m just having a bad day... Reacher says nothing. ON: his tight jaw, his focused eyes, his balled fists. Boyfriend gets it now - he has made a serious miscalculation - all he can do is plead for mercy. BOYFRIEND (CONT'D) (repentant, softly...) It won’t happen again. Reacher says nothing. Boyfriend slowly opens the door, gets in. Reacher turns his head slightly, so his eye-line never * leaves the bastard. The van moves off. OFF Reacher, watching.
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INT. DINER - MOMENTS LATER
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ON: a PLATE OF PIE and a COFFEE placed on a booth table.
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REVEAL it’s in front of Reacher.
WAITRESS
Coffee black and peach pie - best you’re gonna find in Georgia.
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