40. Fan Mail - Leslie

• FADE IN:


• INT. LARGE MALL - DAY


• JAMES sits in the food court sipping a large orange juice and playing with a now-empty packet of fries.


• He watches the crowds flow past him, occasionally picking someone out of the crowd, and following them with his eyes until they disappear.


• He pulls an envelope from a backpack at hist feet and begins completing a half-finished letter.


• He looks up again, trying to find someone, then returns to the letter.


• ANNIE
• Boo!


• James jumps and looks up.


• JAMES
• You have got to stop doing that.


• ANNIE
• Why?


• James waves his hand in vague annoyance.


• ANNIE
• You still write those letters?


• JAMES
• Hey, I figure they should know what a fan thinks...how often do they get that input?


• ANNIE
• Who now?


• JAMES
• PT Anderson.


• ANNIE
• Any parts you'd like to share?


• JAMES
• No.


• ANNIE
• Wow, fine.


• JAMES
• They're just kind of personal.


• ANNIE
• A little stalker-esque, but sure.


• James puts the finishing touches on the letter and seals the envelope.


• He looks up and catches Annie's eye.


• JAMES
• Would you mind sending this? I'm fresh out of stamps.


• ANNIE
• Sure.


• She takes the letter and opens her purse on her lap and slips it in next a stack of the identical envelops, all addressed with James' neat handwriting.


• FADE TO BLACK.