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YOU'VEGOTMAIL©m©¬©¬.o©¬©m©m..¡ð©m©¬©m¡ñ¡ð.©m©mo¨y¨z¨|¨}©¬©¬/¨€\/¨ˆ\©m©¬©m©m©¬©m¨|¨}¨~¨€¨€¨€¨€¨€¨~¨}¨|¨z¨y©¬©mBYNoraEphron&DeliaEphronbasedon:TheShopAroundtheCornerByNikolausLaszlo2ndfinalwhiterevisedFebruary2,1998--------------------------------------------------------------------------------FADEINON:CYBERSPACEWehaveasenseofcyberspace-travelaswehurtlethroughaskythat'sjustbeginningtogetlight.Thereareafewstarsbuttheyfadeandtheskyturnsamilkyblueandabigcomputersunstartstorise.Wecontinuehurtlingthroughspaceandseethatwe'reheadingoveracomputerversionoftheNewYorkCityskyline.WemoveoverCentralPark.It'sfallandtheleavesaregloriousredsandyellows.WereachtheWestSideofManhattanandmoveswiftlydownBroadwaywithitsstoresandgymsandmoviestheatresandturnontoastreetintheWest80s.HoldinfrontofaNewYorkbrownstone.Atthebottomofthescreenasmallrectangleappearsandthewords:ADDINGARTAstherectanglestartstofillwithcolor,weseeapercentageincreasefrom0%to100%.Whenithits100%theimagepopsandweareinreallife.EXT.NEWYORKBROWNSTONE-DAYEarlymorninginNewYork.AcoupleofrunnerspassontheirwaytoRiversideDrivePark.Wegothroughthebrownstonewindowinto:INT.KATHLEENKELLY'SAPARTMENT-DAYKATHLEENKELLYisasleep.Kathleen,30,isasprettyandfreshasaspringday.Herbedroomcozy,hasaqueen-sizedbedandadeskwithacomputeronit.Bookshelveslineeveryinchofwallspaceandoverflowwithbooks.Framedonthechildren'sclassic.Madeleine.AsKathleenwakesup,herboyfriendFRANKNAVASKYwalksintotheroom.Hewearsbluejeansandaworkshirt.He'scarryingtheNewYorkTimes.KATHLEENGoodmorning.FRANK(ashereads)Listentothis--theentireworkforceofthestateofVirginiahadtohavesolitaireremovedfromtheircomputers--Kathleengetsoutofbedandgoestobrushherteethinthebathroom,andwestaywithFrank.FRANK(continuing)--becausetheyhadn'tdoneanyworkinsixweeks.Kathleencomesoutofthebathroominherrobe.KATHLEENAren'tyoulate?FRANK(continuing)Youknowwhatthisis,youknowwhatwe'reseeinghere?We'reseeingtheendofWesterncivilizationasweknowit.KATHLEENThisissosad.Shetosseshimhisjacket.FRANK(pointsathercomputer)Youthinkthatmachineisyourfriend,butit'snot.(checkshiswatch)I'mlate.INT.LIVINGROOM-KATHLEEN'SAPARTMENT-CONTINUOUSAsFrankwalkstotheapartmentdoor.Weseeacharmingroomwithacouch,fireplace,books,andadiningtablewithatypewriterwithacoveronit.KATHLEEN(O.C.)I'llseeyoutonight.FRANKSushi.KATHLEEN(O.C.)Great.Bye.Frankgoesoutthedoor.Itcloses.Kathleentiptoesintothehallandlooksthroughthefish-eyepeepholewatchingashegoesdownthestairs,disappearingfromsight.Shewalksinto:INT.KATHLEEN'SBEDROOM-DAYAndlooksoutthefrontwindowasFrankwalksoutontothestreetandturnstowardBroadway.He'sgone.Good.Shesitsdownathercomputer.Anexpressionofanticipationandguiltypleasureassheclicksthemouse.INT.COMPUTERSCREEN-DAYAsweseethelogoforAmericaOnLinecomeupandKathleen'scodename:Shopgirl.Shelogsonandthecomputermakesallitslittlemodemnoisesasthecomputerdialstheaccessnumberandconnectsandwehearthemachine:COMPUTERWelcome.AndweseeKathleen,listeningforthewordsshe'swaitingtohear:COMPUTER(cont'd)You'vegotmail.AndKathleensmilesashermailpagecomesup:INT.COMPUTERSCREEN-DAYWeseealistofletters:BigCashOp:Youcanmake$$$inyoursparetime.OILMKT:Youcanturn$20into$20,000THISREALLYWORKSUCANDOIT:Maximizeyoursellingabilityno!!!NY152BrinkleyKathleenhitsthedeletekeyandthefirstthreeletters--allofthemjunk-mail--aredeletedanddropoffscreen.ThensheselectstheReadMailkeyforNY152Brinkley.Andthelettercomesup:To:ShopgirlFrom:NY152Re:BrinkleyKathleenstartstoreadtheletteraloud:KATHLEENBrinkleyismydog.HelovesthestreetsofNewYorkasmuchasIdo--AndnowwehearKathleen'svoicereplacedbythevoiceofNY152,amannamedJOEFOX--JOE(V.O.)--althoughhelikestoeatbitsofpizzaandbageloffthesidewalk,andIprefertobuythem.BrinkleyisagreatcatcherandwasofferedatryoutontheMetsfarmteam--(continued)INT.JOE'SAPARTMENT-DAYAdogissittingonalargegreenpillowonthefloor.ThisisBRINKLEY.ThepillowhasBrinkleyembroideredonit.Brinkley'smaster,JOEFOX,agreat-lookingguy,fullofcharmandirony,comesintothekitchenandpourshimselfsomeorangejuice.He'shalf-dressed.JOE(cont'd)--buthechosetostaywithmesothathecouldspend18hoursadaysleepingonalargegreenpillowthesizeofaninnertube.Don'tyouloveNewYorkinthefall?Itmakesmewanttobuyschoolsupplies.Iwouldsendyouabouquetofnewly-sharpenedpencilsifIknewyournameandaddress.Ontheotherhand,thisnotknowinghasitscharms.VOICEDarling--JOEMmmmmhmmm--Joe'sgirlfriendPATRICIAEDEN,inArmaniheadtotoe,comesintothekitchenandturnsonthe$2000espressomachine,whichstartsgrindingbeans.She'scarryingthemorningpapers.PATRICIAI'mlate.(indicatingthenewspaper)RandomHousefiredDickAtkins.Goodriddance.MurrayChiltondied.WhichmakesonelesspersonI'mnotspeakingto--(shedrainsacupofespressoasasecondstartstocomeoutofthemachine)Vincegotagreatreview.He'llbeinsufferable.Tonight,PENdinner--JOEAmIgoing?PATRICIAYoupromised.JOECan'tIjustgivethemmoney?That'sthecause?FreeAlbanianwriters?I'mforthat.Patriciadrainsanothercupofespresso,looksathim.JOEAllright,I'llgo.You'relate.PATRICIAIknowIknowIknow.Shetearsoutofthekitchenandthedoorslamsbehindher.HoldonJoe,listeningashehearstheelevatordooropenandcloseonthelandingoutside.IT.JOE'