ext. maggies house - day

  ike jogs alongside of maggie on her bike. maggie parks her bike

  and to the house.

  int. maggies foyer and stairs - day

  maggie leads ike upstairs to her workroom.

  maggie

  pardon t cleaned

  since th grade.

  int. maggies orkroom - later

  insert on a cappuccino machine. e pull back and see maggie and

  ike standing at able. an automatic cappuccino maker

  stands on table. its base is made from a used paint mixing

  mac looks very suristic. maggies logo

  “mag“ is on t steams the

  cappuccino. ike notices anotable.

  ike (contd)

  s this over here?

  maggie

  its a birt for my cousin.

  put your finger in.

  ike

  cindy t.

  s he machine.

  maggie

  no, ther one.

  s us it on. the

  brusate.

  ike

  (laughing)

  this is wonderful. you reconfigure all

  trial parts and you do

  somet.

  s some gadgets and lamps on anotable.

  o them.

  ike (contd)

  amazing. found industrial stuff.

  illoa lamp...

  er. eacs a

  “mag“ logo.

  ike (contd)

  is this your preferred logo?

  maggie

  i think so.

  ike

  i like it. tty

  incredible.

  (studying a lamp)

  i this

  lamp idea in new york.

  maggie

  maybe someday.

  ike

  you afraid to try?

  maggie

  (stares at him)

  no, im not afraid. just... maybe

  someday.

  ike

  ell, im impressed. absolutely

  incredible.

  (sitting)

  i didnt expect pink and lacy, but this

  isnt exactly a womans room.

  maggie

  an incredible cic

  observation.

  int. maggies living room - a bit later t day

  maggies s rings.

  maggie

  ts brians. ook me ut canoeing

  on the ring in a

  velvet box.

  ike snores. maggie s him.

  maggie (contd)

  (defensive)

  it was classic.

  maggie he shape of a

  grateful dead rose.

  maggie (contd)

  gill. of course. the

  tie-dye t-s stand at a dead concert.

  it until ed

  t t was a blood-sucking

  space alien.

  ike

  always a mood killer.

  maggie

  still s.

  maggie s in tterfly

  and studded i-color gems.

  maggie (contd)

  george. a butterfly

  farm in st. the ring was

  inside a cocoon.

  ike

  (grimacing)

  its a little “silence of t;

  for me. i cant believe you ed for

  to run.

  maggie

  omologist! i t it was

  very unique.

  no;#1“ h

  a diamond set into the number.

  maggie (contd)

  and bob. he proposed

  during tretch...

  ike touco examine the ring more closely. her

  surprise at ouch shows on her face as she finishes her

  sentence.

  maggie (contd)

  ... at an orioles game.

  sakes eps away.

  ike

  ait. dont tell me. the scoreboard

  lit up ;mary me, maggie.“

  ike picks up he couch.

  maggie

  it wonderful

  moments of my life. cal ripken even

  applauded.

  ike

  (stopping)

  .

  maggie

  do you mean? it was incredibly

  romantic!

  ike

  maybe its just me, but -- if you got

  to dress it up, it doesnt ring true.

  ike moves back to the couch.

  ike (contd)

  i t anybody can ly

  say is, “look...“

  (sits on the arm

  of the couch)

  “i guarantee t well ough

  times. i guarantee t at some point

  one or bot to get out

  of t i also guarantee

  t if i dont ask you to be mine,

  ill regret it for t of my life.

  because i know in my -- youre

  t;

  maggie stares at ike for a beat. aken a little

  bit of h away. she covers.

  maggie

  i like it.

  so a cs.

  maggie (contd)

  id like it better on a scoreboard.

  (lightly)

  is t how you proposed when you asked

  your o marry you?

  ike is taken aback.

  maggie (contd)

  dont look so surprised, youve got

  divorce ten all over you.

  ike

  im a work in progress.

  maggie

  so? is t o her?

  ike

  no. i t

  like, “so, uh -- maybe we should, ya

  kno;

  maggie

  nos romantic. a proposal like

  t and you didnt find eteal bliss?

  wrong?

  ike takes a swallow of cappuccino.

  ike

  i dont know.

  maggie

  you dont know.

  ike

  no.

  maggie

  maybe you sime.

  ever t of t?

  ike is restless. ands up.

  ike

  call me crazy, but i believe t check

  i gave you entitles me to ask the

  questions for a while.

  ike puts dos

  close to maggie.

  maggie

  fair enough.

  (t)

  actually...

  maggie move to tv. solen post-it notes and

  op of tv, and goes to t door.

  maggie (contd)

  ill just need one more day to make sure

  your check clears.

  ike

  ow!

  dissolve to:

  ext. reet - t day

  ike and maggie drive in maggies truck. t of

  a bridal shop.

  a spectacular dress fills ts beautiful,

  romantic, sexy. maggie and ike can be seen in tion.

  maggie

  even s happened

  ive still never been married and i

  still deserve a beautiful dress.

  ike

  agreed.

  maggie gives ike a smile t lighey go inside.

  int. bridal shop - day

  to

  go in tri-county area. a little floer girl, 10, is being

  fitted on tal in the room. a saleswoman,

  polly, aken th

  under t eyes of a ste looking enmeyer,

  tching.

  polly

  (to ther)

  stiest little flower

  girl in your daughters wedding.

  maggie

  mr. tenmeyer. hi, polly!

  the flower girl sees maggie and runs and hides behind polly.

  polly

  o excuse her,

  maggie. some of the children are

  afraid of you since you dragged t

  little boy up the aisle.

  maggie

  i didnt drag.

  (to the girl)

  ripped on his shoelaces.

  mrs. tenmeyer comes foro greet maggie.

  mrs. tenmeyer

  youve come for your dress. good!

  ill get it from the back.

  maggie leads o t window.

  maggie

  (happily)

  actually, i o get this dress.

  ss to to mrs. tenmeyer,

  expecting o stenmeyer darkens.

  mrs. tenmeyer

  (to polly)

  polly, take leslie into change.

  (to maggie)

  but the one you have on hold is lovely.

  maggie

  (pleasantly)

  yes. but ive changed my mind.

  mrs. tenmeyer

  its one thousand dollars.

  maggie is keenly aening in.

  maggie

  i housand dollars.

  mrs. tenmeyer

  (firmly)

  three hundred

  dollars.

  maggie loion of the

  moment.

  maggie

  is this dress for sale?

  mrs. tenmeyer

  it just seems like an a of

  money to spend on one of your dresses,

  maggie... you only

  ten minutes.

  ike c as maggies chusiasm

  drains aless assault of

  tarting to see t its no always easy

  being maggie. tremor in her voice.

  maggie

  yeas a good point.

  (tting)

  ther dress is nice.

  ike calls out to mrs. tenmeyer.

  ike

  mrs. tenmeyer. may i talk to you

  for a second?

  so him.

  ike (contd)

  i dont knohis kind of

  t of town. youre a

  salesperson, rigo

  sell wedding dresses.

  mrs. tenmeyer

  (huffy)

  yes. ive been y years.

  ike

  perfect. because miss carpenter is

  o buy one. but not just any one.

  ss t one.

  mrs. tenmeyer

  its a thousand dollars!

  ike goes over and takes t of the window. mrs.

  tenmeyer catcs the mannequin under his

  arm.

  ike (contd)

  look, aunt bea, his

  beautiful dress and anything else she

  s or im coming back h a

  squirt gun filled h india ink.

  mrs. tenmeyer s under ikes fierce gaze. sus to

  maggie.

  mrs. tenmeyer

  ill ?

  maggie gives her a look.

  mr. tenmeyer (contd)

  (to maggie)

  ell, some

  accessories his ready,

  dear. polly, will you come help me,

  please?

  polly comes to he mannequin away.

  angle on polly and mrs. tenmeyer:

  polly

  (enmeyer)

  its a thousand dollars.

  mrs. tenmeyer

  she man has ink!

  maggie looks gratefully at ike.

  ike

  tougo spend money in town.

  time cut: a fe minutes later:

  ike sits as he hears maggies voice behind him.

  maggie (o.s.)

  do you think?

  ike tus around. maggie is standing on tal, wearing

  the dress and looking unbelievably gorgeous. she is overwhelming

  to beo struggle to keep rol.

  ike

  (stammering)

  you look... uh... you look fine.

  maggie

  fine. the newspapers upside down.

  ts better than fine.

  ike

  bob will be very happy.

  s bethem is broken as she

  suddenly remembers somethe veil off her head.

  maggie

  bob! i almost forgot! i o meet

  bob!