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Sorry I needed to see this paper. You can delete this.And we lose them as ANTHONY flies out the door, PETER just

one step behind him. They're in their early twenties, young,

hip, well-dressed black men, friends since third grade.

They button their jackets as they head down the sidewalk.

ANTHONY

You see any white people in there

waiting an hour and thirty two

minutes for a plate of spaghetti?

Huh? And how many cups of coffee

did we get?

PETER

You don't drink coffee and I didn't

want any.

ANTHONY

That woman poured cup after cup to

every white person around us. Did

she even ask you if you wanted any?

PETER

We didn't get any coffee that you

didn't want and I didn't order, and

this is evidence of racial

discrimination? Did you happen to

notice our waitress was black?

ANTHONY

And black women don't think in

stereotypes? When's the last time

you met one who didn't think she

knew everything about your lazy ass

before you even opened your mouth?

That waitress sized us up in two

seconds. We're black and "black

people don't tip" so she wasn't

gonna waste her time; someone like

that, nothing you can do to change

their mind.

PETER

So how much you leave her?

(CONTINUED)

10.

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The angry girl runs past them.

ANTHONY

You expect me to pay for that kinda

service??

Peter laughs; Anthony doesn't. Allan runs by chasing his

date.

ANTHONY (CONT'D)

...What? What?

ALLAN

Hey, come on! I'm sorry.

PETER

Nothing, nothing.

The camera whips around with Allan. We lose him as he cuts

across the street, and find RICK & JEAN CABOT, white, early

40s, step out of the Blockbuster and head for their car.

Jean pulls her jacket closed as they walk.

RICK *

You're seriously jealous of Karen?? *

JEAN *

Hardly. I'd just like to see you *

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