, and, Ill gladly  over.

    Sries to grab to again. Ike pulls it away.

    MAGGIE

    Fine. here.

    Maggie quickly turns around and pulls do,

    revealing top of ine expanse of skin. No

    tattoo.

    MAGGIE (contd)

    (turning back around)

    Satisfied?

    IKE

    Completely.

    Gill is still trying to grasp this.

    GILL

    Maggie? You got it removed?

    IKE

    Gill, Ill go ya double or nothing if

    ick-on.

    GILL

    (dismayed)

    Maggie?

    MAGGIE

    (admitting)

    Im really, really afraid of needles...

    It doesnt make me a bad person.

    Ike laug ically

    pulls do of -s.

    GILL

    Look.

    t is on Gills c: tattoo. Maggie sighs,

    pained. Gill s to Ike. Ike looks at tattoo. he

    s Maggie.

    IKE

    (sincerely)

    Look, look, man. I the man is

    broken.

    MAGGIE

    !

    Maggie moves to

    to from Ike and exits.

    GILL

    I think I am.

    Gill grabs ar and sits.

    GILL (contd)

    would Jerry do?

    t stops moving. Ike leans out.

    IKE

    Jerry. hed play. hed play... Jerry

    .

    Ike sings and taps along in tempo on the car as Gill

    sings and plays quot;Ripplequot;.

    CUt tO:

    EXt. EL PORC DAY, SAtURDAY MORNING

    As Maggie drives into toh

    Sruments as

    a blues band. Ike is not bad on slide guitar. they all like

    Ike.

    Maggie qu