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    IKE(V.O.)

    Ohyeah!Ihappentoknowfrom

    reliablesourcesthatzchegot

    expensesaalcar.

    WehearFisherlaugh.

    IKE(V.O.;td)

    Imgoingtomakethiswork,Fish.Im

    goingtodoit!

    IkescardrivesintoHale,passingabillboardreading,

    "WeletoHale."

    CUTTO:

    EXT.HALESTREET-DAY

    IkedrivesdownpicturesqueMai.HepassesHale

    Hardware.Signsays:"AtCurl.Bebacksoon."

    EXT.ATLANTICHOTEL-DAY

    ABARBERSHOPQUARTETissinginginfrontoftheonlyhotelin

    town.Ikepullsupandgoesinside.

    INT.LOBBY/ATLANTICHOTEL-DAY

    IkehascheckedintotheAtlanticHotel.Theclerk,LEE,hands

    himhiskey.Ikeasksaboutroomservidtherestaurant.

    AnOLDERWOMANaskshimifheplaysbridgeashegoesupthe

    stairstohisroom.

    EXT.HALEMAI-DAY

    IkeexitshishotelastheBarberShopQuartetfinishessinging

    "CamptownRaces."

    Henowwalksdownthecharmingmainarteryofthetown,looking

    exactlylikewhatheis:aiewYorkoutofhiselement

    onsunnyMai,USA.KIDSridebyoreaming

    balloonsbehindthem.AballoonhitsIkeontheface.Ashe

    crossesthestreet,hemuttersintohistaperecorder:

    IKE

    IthinkIminMaryberry.

    Flagshangonallthestorefrontsandtheplacesparkleswith

    wholesomeattitudesasPEOPLEgreeteachotherfamiliarly.Ike

    estobeautyparlorcalled"CurlUpandDye".Theplaceis

    doingbusinessandcroOMEN.

    IYPARLOR-DAY

    dy,themanicurist,doesMrs.Pressm