MAGGIE (V.O.; contd)

    quot;ts wo find Mr.

    Graor was a woman. Call me a

    sentimental fool, but I sort of hoped

    er could stick toget;

    Ike ors office. ChUFFA

    Ike greets various o tors

    secretary, ELAINE. S smile.

    IKE

    (to Elaine)

    Ill put in a good word for you.

    ELAINE

    No, no, dont mention my name in there.

    IKE

    hy?

    A buzz.

    ELAINE

    You can go in now.

    Ike goes into Ellies office. Elaine picks up her phone.

    CUt tO:

    INt. ELLIES OFFICE - CONtINUOUS

    ELLIE is t editor. Stylish and successful looking, shes

    about Ikes age. Ellie sits beh a scowl on

    ty face. s

    noncly on ters as Ellie reads

    Maggies letter.

    ELLIE

    (reading letter)

    quot;Any dropping you big city

    folk ttle note to say t I have

    t of a ritual sacrifice t would

    satisfy my current appetite: Ike

    Grater. Yours

    truly, Maggie Carpenter. P.S. -- I

    of the gross

    factual misrepresentations in your

    article. teen.quot;

    Ike sits as Ellie puts tter doakes off her glasses.

    IKE

    (cs)

    Fully. I like .

    ELLIE

    I left four messages. You dont return

    my calls.

    IKE

    So? I never returned your calls, even

    ws

    Fisher doing here anyway?

    Fiss and places a po of t on a bookshelf on his

    o the room.

    FIShER

    Ellie a