Notorious Screenplay

NOTORIOUS
TITLE CARD over a sun-drenched Miami skyline:

Miami, Florida. Three-Twenty P.M.
April the Twenty-Fourth,
Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Six...
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. COURTHOUSE - DAY
A CAMERA held to a photographer's hip. A dozen or so MEN, photographers and
journalists, stand chatting in a HALLWAY outside an impressive pair of oak
doors, above which reads:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
A MAN AT THE DOORS opens them a crack and peers inside the COURTROOM. From
a distance, he sees the BACKS of a defendant, JOHN HUBERMAN, and his COUNSEL
standing to face the judge.
JUDGE
... any legal reason why sentence should
not be pronounced?
DEFENSE COUNSEL
No, your honor.
Yes. I
away.
happen
time.
HUBERMAN
have something to say. You can put me
But you can't put away what's going to
to you and to this whole country next
Next time we are going to...
DEFENSE COUNSEL
(whispers to Huberman)
I wouldn't say any more. We'll leave that for
the appeal.
JUDGE
It is the judgment of this court that the
defendant, John Huberman, having been found
guilty of the crime of treason against the
United States by the jury of this court for
the southern district of Florida at Miami,
be committed to the custody of the United
States Attorney General for imprisonment in
an institution of the penitentiary type for
a period of twenty years. And the defendant
may be forthwith remanded to the custody of
the United States Marshall. Court is now
adjourned.
The MAN AT THE DOORS turns to the media vultures behind him.
MAN AT THE DOORS
Here she comes.
The PHOTOGRAPHERS ready their cameras and press forward. As the courtroom
empties, a stylishly dressed ALICIA HUBERMAN emerges into the HALLWAY with
a blank look on her pretty but pale face, to be awakened from her daze by
flash photography. She steels herself for the deluge and keeps walking.
REPORTERS
(ad lib)
Just a minute, Miss Huberman.
Miss Huberman.
Hold it,
1st REPORTER
We'd like a statement from you, Miss Huberman,
about your father.
2nd REPORTER
For instance, do you think your father got
what he deserved?
3rd REPORTER
Could we say that you're pleased that your
father is going to pay the penalty for being
a German worker?
As she presses on grimly, a tall, MOUSTACHED MAN watches the mob go by, then
turns to a bespectacled plainclothes detective.
MOUSTACHED MAN
(to the detective)
Let us know if she tries to leave town.
The detective nods and follows Alicia and her entourage.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. ALICIA'S BUNGALOW - DAY
The detective casually checks his watch as he walks past the Hubermans'
Miami Beach BUNGALOW on a sunny, palm tree-lined street. A train whistle
WAILS in the distance.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. ALICIA'S BUNGALOW - NIGHT
The BUNGALOW late at night; the lights are on, pop MUSIC plays.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. ALICIA'S BUNGALOW - NIGHT
In the BUNGALOW'S LIVING ROOM, a party is unsteadily in progress. A tipsy
couple dances. Everyone else either drinks or is drunk, especially Alicia,
who turns out to be something of a party girl in an outfit that shows off
her bare waist.
Among them sits a mysteriously silent man who watches the
proceedings. Only the back of his head and shoulders are visible in this
scene.
ETHEL
(to her dancing
partner, Hopkins)
Would you care to pause for some
refreshments, Mister Hop... kins?
WOMAN
Alicia, were you really followed by a
policeman? It sounds very exciting.
ALICIA
I'm going to shoot it out with them tomorrow.

Alicia tries to pour a drink for the Commodore, a rich old man.
COMMODORE
No, thanks, had enough.
ALICIA
Now, don't be silly.
hasn't started yet.
So've you.
The important drinking
Alicia adjusts the phonograph as a record ends.

HOPKINS
Everybody down here's got a stuffed fish hangin'
on the wall. Where'd they get it? Never seen
a fish.
Alicia offers to refill the silent man's glass.
ALICIA
How 'bout you, handsome?
He accepts and she pours.
ALICIA
(to the silent man)
Haven't I seen you somewhere before?
doesn't matter.
(sits opposite him)
I like party crashers.
ETHEL
(to Alicia)
He's not a party crasher.
Oh, it
I brought him.
ALICIA
Oh.
ETHEL
(to Hopkins)
Mister Hopkins, would you mind [?]
HOPKINS
Wouldn't think of it.
WOMAN
(crossing to Alicia)
I wouldn't mind being followed by a cop.
Alicia pours the woman a drink.
ALICIA
I hate low underhanded people like policemen,
pussyfooting after you. Because I'm a marked
woman, you know. I'm liable to blow up the
Panama Canal any minute now. Do you want some
ice in it?
WOMAN
No, thank you.
COMMODORE
(to Alicia)
It's not becoming for a lovely girl like you
to be worried about policemen. You won't be
tomorrow.
Oh?
ALICIA
Really?
COMMODORE
We sail at ten.
Really?
ALICIA
We just sail away, huh?
HOPKINS
Show me a fish and I'll show you a liar.
No fish.
ALICIA
(off Hopkins' comment)
What this party needs is a little gland
treatment.
COMMODORE
We'd better start breaking up, Alicia. Have
to be on board at nine. One week in Havana
and this whole thing about your father will
have blown over.
Glancing at the silent man, Alicia turns to the Commodore.
ALICIA
Do you love me, Commodore?
COMMODORE
You're a very beautiful woman.
ALICIA
I'll have another drink to 'preciate that.
Hopkins no longer wants to dance and breaks away from Ethel.
ETHEL
(to Hopkins)
Where are you going?
HOPKINS
Fishin'.
ETHEL
This time of night?
You're mad.
HOPKINS
What's the difference?
or night.
There's no fish, day
ALICIA
(to the silent man)
How about you? Still drinking?
something? I like you.
Hopkins collapses on the couch.
You know
The Commodore gets up to leave.
COMMODORE
Well, I'll see you on board, Alicia.
o'clock.
Nine
ALICIA
(to the Commodore)
Oh, I-I have to think that over.
COMMODORE
(leaving)
Well, you don't have to pack.
some things in Havana.
We'll pick up
ETHEL
(to Alicia, off Hopkins)
I think I'll have to leave him here to dry out
a little.
ALICIA
I'm very sorry. You all have to go. It has been
a perfectly hideous party. Good night.
GUESTS
(ad lib)
Good night.
The back of the silent man's HEAD remains conspicuously still as the other
guests depart.
FADE OUT
INT. ALICIA'S BUNGALOW - NIGHT
FADE IN on a similar view of the silent man's HEAD, in the living room, some
time later that morning, but now he turns to reveal his face as he inspects
what's left of the alcohol. He is T. R. DEVLIN, not only tall, dark and
handsome, but apparently unaffected by the liquor in his system. The same
could not be said for Alicia, who sits opposite Devlin, staring dreamily
into his eyes while MUSIC plays from the phonograph.
DEVLIN
There's one more drink left apiece.
about the ice.
Shame
ALICIA
What is?
DEVLIN
Gone.
ALICIA
Who's gone?
DEVLIN
The ice.
(off the music)
Why do you like that song?
ALICIA
(laughs)
Because it's a lot o' hooey.
(suddenly serious)
There's nothing like a love song to give you
a good laugh.
DEVLIN
That's right.
ALICIA
(puts her hand to her mouth)
It's stuffy in here, isn't it?
DEVLIN
Might be.
ALICIA
What about... we have a picnic?
DEVLIN
Outside?
Alicia rises and Devlin follows.
ALICIA
It's too stuffy in here for a picnic.
(off his drink)
Wanna finish that?
DEVLIN
Shame to leave it.
He polishes most of it off, handily.
ALICIA
You're quite a boy.
She takes the glass and finishes the rest.
ALICIA
My car is outside.
DEVLIN
Naturally.
ALICIA
Wanna go for a ride?
DEVLIN
Very much. What about your guests?
Hopkins sleeps on the sofa, an equally unconscious Ethel in his lap.
ALICIA
They'll crawl out under their own steam.
going to drive. That's understood.
I-I'm
But she's too drunk to even put her glass down properly.
from her and follows her to the front door.
Devlin takes it
DEVLIN
Don't you need a coat?
ALICIA
You'll do.
On the BUNGALOW'S FRONT PORCH, they step out into the breezy night air.
DEVLIN
Wait a minute. Let me put this on you.
might catch cold.
You
Devlin takes a large handkerchief from his pocket and ties it around her bare
midriff before he escorts her off the porch.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. WINDING ROAD - NIGHT
Alicia's speeding CONVERTIBLE weaves badly down an empty, winding road,
lined with palm trees, just a little before dawn. Devlin, in the passenger
seat, lights a cigarette, seemingly unconcerned with the grinning inebriate
at the wheel.
ALICIA
How'm I doing?
DEVLIN
Not bad.
ALICIA
Scared?
DEVLIN
No.
ALICIA
Oh, no, you're not scared of anything, are
you?
DEVLIN
Not too much.
But he does make ready to grab the handbrake as her wind-blown hair obscures
her vision.
ALICIA
This fog gets me.
DEVLIN
That's your hair in your eyes.
ALICIA
(brushing it back):
Oh... What does the speedometer say?
DEVLIN
Sixty-five.
Devlin smiles at her.
ALICIA
I want to make it eighty and wipe that grin
off your face. I don't like gentlemen who
grin at me.
As the car picks up speed and its weaving gets worse, Devlin readies his hand
to grab the steering wheel. At the sound of a POLICE SIREN, Devlin turns to
see a motorcycle cop pursuing them.
DEVLIN
A cop.
ALICIA
What?
DEVLIN
A policeman is chasing us.
(adjusts the rearview mirror)
Look.
ALICIA
They make me sick.
The cop pulls alongside them.
DEVLIN
(to Alicia)
He wants to talk to you.
Alicia slows down and pulls over to the side of the road.
ALICIA
Drunken driving. My second offense. Now I go
to jail. Whole family in jail. Who cares?
Both vehicles stop.
The cop dismounts and slowly approaches the car.
MOTORCYCLE COP
(to Alicia)
Havin' a time for yourself, aren't you?
ALICIA
(to the cop)
People like you ought to be in bed.
MOTORCYCLE COP
(to Devlin)
Drunk, huh?
DEVLIN
Just a minute, officer.
MOTORCYCLE COP
No arguments, mister. Y'ain't got a leg to
stand on.
Devlin pulls some identification from his jacket pocket and hands it across
to the cop. Alicia barely registers this. The cop looks at the I.D. and
then at Devlin. The cop returns the I.D. to Devlin.
MOTORCYCLE COP
Sorry, but you didn't speak up.
DEVLIN
That's all right.
MOTORCYCLE COP
Sure you can handle it?
DEVLIN
No trouble.
MOTORCYCLE COP
Well, you ought to know.
A dazed Alicia looks up in time to see the cop smartly salute Devlin and
walk off.
ALICIA
(to Devlin)
Where's the ticket?
The cop REVS his engine and rides away.
ALICIA
He didn't give me a ticket.
your name?
What-what's
DEVLIN
Devlin.
ALICIA
When you showed that cop something, he saluted
you.
DEVLIN
Did he?
ALICIA
I saw him. Why, you double-crossing buzzard!
You're a cop!
DEVLIN
(reaches for the steering wheel)
All right, we'll argue later.
Alicia slaps his hand away.
ALICIA
Get away from my car. Get out of my car.
DEVLIN
I'm gonna take you home.
ALICIA
You're not going to take me home at all.
Oooh.
DEVLIN
Move over. Come on.
Alicia resists Devlin's attempt to get into the driver's seat, so he delivers
a wicked slap to her arm. She puts up quite a struggle.
ALICIA
Ow! Get out of my car, Federal Cop! Crashing
my party just like that buzzard with the
glasses! Leave me alone! You're trailing me
to get something on me! Get out!
She stops struggling for a moment.
DEVLIN
Gonna calm down?
Good, now, move over.
Oh...
But a moment later, she starts thrashing him again.
ALICIA
I'm not going to l-Finally, he forces her into the passenger seat, knocking her unconscious in
the process. He takes the wheel and glances down at her.
DEVLIN
(relieved)
Whew!
Devlin starts the car.
FADE OUT
INT. ALICIA'S BUNGALOW - DAY
FADE IN on ALICIA'S BEDROOM, a little before 9 a.m. that morning. She's in
bed, slowly regaining consciousness. A glass of what looks like a nasty
hangover remedy rests on a chair beside her.
DEVLIN
You'd better drink that.
From her bed, a clearly hungover Alicia sees Devlin's silhouette leaning in
the doorway to her bedroom.
ALICIA
All right. [mumbles]
DEVLIN
Go on, drink it.
Alicia takes a swallow.
ALICIA
Ohh...
DEVLIN
Finish it.
She takes another swallow.
stand over her.
Still groggy, she watches Devlin approach and
DEVLIN
Feel better?
ALICIA
What do you care how I feel?
You -- you copper.
A train whistle BLOWS somewhere far off.

ALICIA
What's this all about, huh?
DEVLIN
What angle?
ALICIA
About last night.
DEVLIN
Just wanted to be friends.
What's your angle?
ALICIA
Friends, yeah? So you could frame me, hm?
DEVLIN
No, I've got a job for you.
ALICIA
Don't tell me, there's only -- ooh. There's
only one job that you coppers would want me
for. Well, you can forget it, Mister...
DEVLIN
Devlin.
ALICIA
What?
DEVLIN
Devlin.
ALICIA
I am no stool pigeon, Mister Devlin.
DEVLIN
My department authorized me to engage you to do
some work for us, it's a job in Brazil.
ALICIA
Oh, go away. The whole thing bores me.
DEVLIN
Some of the German gentry who were paying your
father are working in Rio. Ever hear of the
I. G. Farben Industries?
ALICIA
I tell you, I'm not interested.
DEVLIN
Farben has men in South America, planted there
before the war. We're cooperating with the
Brazilian government to smoke them out. My
chief thinks that the daughter of a, uh...
ALICIA
Of a traitor?
DEVLIN
Well, he thinks you might be valuable in the
work. They might sort of trust you. And you
could make up a little for your daddy's
peculiarities.
ALICIA
Why should I?
DEVLIN
Patriotism.
ALICIA
That word gives me a pain. No, thank you, I
don't go for patriotism, nor -- or patriots.
DEVLIN
(leaving the room)
I'd like to dispute that with you.
ALICIA
Waving the flag with one hand and picking
pockets with the other. That's your
patriotism. Well, you can have it.
She gets out of bed.
Devlin, in the LIVING ROOM, readies the record player.
DEVLIN
We've had your bungalow wired for three
months.
Devlin reads aloud from the label on a phonograph record.
DEVLIN
Conversation between John Huberman and
daughter Alicia, six-thirty p.m., January
the ninth, nineteen forty-six at Miami Beach,
Florida.
Devlin puts the record on the turntable.
DEVLIN
Some of the evidence that wasn't used at
the trial.
ALICIA
I don't want to hear that.
DEVLIN
Relax, hardboard, and listen.
The recording begins.
As it plays, Alicia emerges slowly from the bedroom.
HUBERMAN'S VOICE
[?]...money in it, Alicia.
ALICIA'S VOICE
I told you before Christmas I wouldn't do it.
HUBERMAN'S VOICE
You don't use your judgment. You can have
anything you want. The work is easy.
ALICIA'S VOICE
I'll not listen, father.
HUBERMAN'S VOICE
This is not your country, is it?
ALICIA'S VOICE
My mother was born here.
citizenship.
We have American
HUBERMAN'S VOICE
Where is your judgment? In your feelings, you
are German. You've got to listen to me. You
don't know what we stand for.
ALICIA'S VOICE
I know what you stand for. You and your murdering
swine. I've hated you ever since I found out.
HUBERMAN'S VOICE
My daughter, don't talk to me like that.
ALICIA'S VOICE
Stay on your side of the table!
HUBERMAN'S VOICE
Alicia, put your voice down.
ALICIA'S VOICE
I hate you all. And I love this country, do
you understand that? I love it. I'll see
you all hang before I raise a finger against
it. Now, go on and get out of here. Or so
help me, I'll turn you in. Don't ever come
near me or speak to me again 'bout your
rotten schemes.
The recording ends.
Alicia, obviously affected, tries to shrug it off.
ALICIA
(to Devlin)
Well, that doesn't prove much.
turn him in.
DEVLIN
We didn't expect you to.
say?
I didn't
Well, what do you
ALICIA
Ah, go away and leave me alone. I have my
own life to lead. Good times. That's what
I want. And laughs with people I like...
The front doorbell BUZZES.
ALICIA
...and no underhanded cops who want to put me
up in a shooting gallery...
A KNOCK at the door.
ALICIA
...but people of my own kind who'll treat me
right, and like me, and understand me.
The front door opens and the rich old Commodore appears, sailor cap in hand,
to Alicia's surprise.
COMMODORE
(very pleasant)
Good morning, Alicia.
ALICIA
Oh, hello.
COMMODORE
Thought you might need a hand this morning.
We're sailing with the tide, you know. Are
you ready?
ALICIA
Yes.
COMMODORE
Don't tell me you've forgotten, my dear.
ALICIA
Almost.
COMMODORE
I'll help you pack. Although you really don't
need anything. We've got everything on board.
ALICIA
Thank you, I'll pack myself.
COMMODORE
We're moored at the hotel pier.
You know the spot.
ALICIA
Yes.
COMMODORE
You're a darling.
(to Devlin)
Sweetest girl I ever knew.
(to Alicia)
See you soon.
The Commodore leaves.
Devlin readies a cigarette.
DEVLIN
Well, what about it?
morning, early.
Plane leaves tomorrow
ALICIA
All right.
(nods in the Commodore's direction)
You better tell him.
Without a word, Devlin leaves to inform the Commodore at once. Alicia
watches him go. Suddenly, Alicia discovers Devlin's handkerchief still tied
around her waist.
FADE OUT
EXT.
MOUNTAIN RANGE - DAY
FADE IN on an aerial view of a mountain range in Brazil, some days later.

DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. AIRPLANE - DAY
A Pan American World Airways PLANE en route to Rio de Janeiro.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. AIRPLANE CABIN - DAY
Inside the plane, Alicia, at a window seat, turns to the rear to see Devlin,
standing in the aisle, ending a conversation with a seated passenger,

CAPTAIN PAUL PRESCOTT.
DEVLIN
(to Prescott)
Hmm... I'll tell her.
PRESCOTT
(to Devlin)
See you later.
Devlin leaves Prescott to sit beside Alicia.
ALICIA
(off Prescott)
Very nice looking man.
DEVLIN
You'll be seeing him in Rio.
ALICIA
Oh, no. No, I won't be seeing any men in Rio.
DEVLIN
Oh, yes, you will.
Prescott.
That's our boss, Paul
ALICIA
Did he say anything 'bout the job?
DEVLIN
No.
ALICIA
No hints?
DEVLIN
No. But he had some news about your father
he picked up at the last stop.
ALICIA
What about him?
DEVLIN
He died this morning.
This hits hard.
ALICIA
Oh.
How?
DEVLIN
Poison capsule.
ALICIA
He did it himself?
DEVLIN
Yes, in his cell.
Sorry.
ALICIA
I don't know why I should feel so bad.
When he told me a few years ago what he
was, everything went to pot. I didn't

care what happened to me. But now I
remember how nice he once was. How
nice we both were. Very nice. It's
a very curious feeling -- as if something
had happened to me and not to him. You
see, I don't have to hate him anymore.
Or myself.
DEVLIN
We're coming into Rio.
From her window, Alicia catches a glimpse of the famous Cristo Redentor
statue.
Oh, yes.
ALICIA
So we are.
And when she leans across Devlin to peer out the windows on the other side
of the plane, he suddenly finds himself as interested in Alicia's face as
she is in the scenery.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. RIO DE JANEIRO - MONTAGE - DAY
A montage of Rio sights, ending on a SIDEWALK CAFE.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SIDEWALK CAFE - DAY
Devlin and Alicia share a table, drinking.
ALICIA
I wonder if at the embassy someone could
get me a maid. It's a nice apartment and
I don't mind dusting and sweeping but I
hate cooking.
DEVLIN
I'll ask them.
ALICIA
And while you're at it, find out when I go
to work, and what.
DEVLIN
Yes, ma'am.
The waiter arrives and says something.
DEVLIN
(to Alicia)
Have another drink?
ALICIA
No, thank you. I've had enough.
Devlin orders a drink for himself and the waiter leaves.
ALICIA
Well, do you hear that?
I'm practically on
the wagon.
That's quite a change.
DEVLIN
It's a phase.
ALICIA
You don't think a woman can change?
DEVLIN
Sure. But change is fun.
For a while.
ALICIA
For a while. What a rat you are, Devlin.
DEVLIN
All right. You've been sober for eight days.
As far as I know, you've made no new conquests.
ALICIA
Well, that's something.
DEVLIN
Eight days. Practically whitewashed.
ALICIA
I'm very happy, Dev.
be happy?
Why won't you let me
DEVLIN
Nobody's stopping you.
ALICIA
Why don't you give that copper's brain of
yours a rest? Every time you look at me,
I can see it dwelling over its slogans.
Once a crook, always a crook. Once a tramp,
always a tramp. Go on. You can hold my
hand, I won't blackmail you for it afterwards.
Scared?
DEVLIN
I've always been scared of women.
get over it.
ALICIA
Now you're scared of yourself.
you'll fall in love with me.
But I
You're afraid
DEVLIN
That wouldn't be hard.
ALICIA
Ooh, now, careful, careful.
DEVLIN
You enjoy making fun of me, don't you?
ALICIA
No, Dev. I'm making fun of myself. I'm
pretending I'm a nice, unspoiled child
whose heart is full of daisies and
buttercups.
DEVLIN
Nice daydream. Then what?
She's stung.
The waiter arrives with Devlin's glass.
ALICIA
(to Devlin)
I think I will have another drink.
DEVLIN
I thought you'd get around to it.
ALICIA
Make it a double.
Devlin orders the drink and the waiter departs.
ALICIA
Why won't you believe in me, Dev?
little? Why won't you?
Just a
He says nothing and starts drinking.

DISSOLVE TO:
EXT.
THE HILLS ABOVE RIO - DAY
A brief montage of the couple parking their car and walking in the
picturesque HILLS overlooking Rio, a while later. Alicia picks up the thread
of their last conversation.
ALICIA
I know why you won't, Dev. You're sore.
You're sore because you've fallen for a
little drunk you tailed in Miami and you
don't like it. Makes you sick all over,
doesn't it? People will laugh at you,
the invincible Devlin in love with someone
who isn't worth even wasting the words on.
Poor Dev, in love with a no-good gal. It
must be awful. I'm sorr-He can stand it no longer.
passionate kiss.
He shuts her up by grabbing her and delivering a
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. U.S. EMBASSY - DAY
The U.S. EMBASSY in Rio, that day.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. PRESCOTT'S OFFICE - DAY
Captain Prescott, the man Devlin spoke to on the plane, confers with the
Brazilian official BARBOSA and others.
PRESCOTT
Gentlemen, I assure you, she's the perfect
type for the job.
BARBOSA
It's not the girl. It's this German scientist

I'm worried about. I simply question why we
don't find some way of taking them into custody.
AMERICAN OFFICIAL
It'd do no good. Even if we arrested their
leader, Alexander Sebastian, tomorrow another
Farben man takes his place and their work
goes on.
BARBOSA
Yes, you're right. I see, Captain Prescott,
your method is the best way.
PRESCOTT
Well, she's good at making friends with
gentlemen and we want somebody inside his
house, in his confidence.
BARBOSA
Do you have faith in this procedure, Captain
Prescott?
Oh, yes.
PRESCOTT
With somebody on the inside...
BRAZILIAN OFFICIAL
Have you consulted the young lady?
PRESCOTT
No, not yet. As a matter of fact, our man
Devlin just brought her down here the other
day. Now, we're waiting for Sebastian to
come back to Rio.
BRAZILIAN OFFICIAL
Has your Mister Devlin told her of the nature
of the work?
PRESCOTT
No, we haven't discussed it with him at all.
But I can set your mind at rest about her.
BARBOSA
You're sure of her political side?
PRESCOTT
Oh, oh, yes.
BARBOSA
Well, there is nothing to be lost if we
proceed as you advise.
PRESCOTT
Now, that's fine. I'll give Devlin his
instructions right away.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. MONTAGE - DAY
A montage of the BEACH at Leblon, Alicia and Devlin arriving by car at her
APARTMENT HOUSE, and their entering her APARTMENT.
INT. ALICIA'S APARTMENT - DAY

Once inside, Devlin takes in the magnificent view of the beach from the
BALCONY. Alicia quickly joins him. They embrace, kiss deeply, and remain
in each others' arms throughout the following:
ALICIA
It's nice out here. Let's not go out for
dinner. Let's stay here.
DEVLIN
We have to eat.
ALICIA
We can eat here. I'll cook.
DEVLIN
I thought you didn't like to cook.
ALICIA
No, I don't like to cook. But I have a
chicken in the icebox and you're eating it.
DEVLIN
What about all the washing up afterward?
ALICIA
We'll eat it with our fingers.
DEVLIN
Don't we need any plates?
Yes.
ALICIA
One for you and one for me.
DEVLIN
Mind if I have dinner with you tonight?
ALICIA
I'd be delighted.
Devlin attempts to break away.
ALICIA
DEVLIN
Well, if you're going to stay in, I have to
telephone the hotel, see if there are any
messages.
But they are too much in love to break the intimacy and so she accompanies
him INSIDE to the phone.
ALICIA
You have to?
DEVLIN
I have to.
Hardly breaking the embrace, she hands him the receiver.
continue to nuzzle one another throughout the call.
He dials.
They
ALICIA
This is a very strange love affair.
DEVLIN
Why?
ALICIA
Maybe the fact that you don't love me.
DEVLIN
(into the phone)
Hello, Palace Hotel? Parle anglais? This
is T.R. Devlin, are there any messages for
me?
(to Alicia)
When I don't love you, I'll let you know.
ALICIA
You haven't said anything.
DEVLIN
Actions speak louder than words.
(into the phone)
There is? Good, read it to me, please.
After a pause and a long kiss from Alicia, Devlin hangs up the phone.
DEVLIN
Prescott wants me over right away.
ALICIA
Did he say what about?
DEVLIN
No.
ALICIA
Then it's our assignment.
DEVLIN
Probably.
Devlin and Alicia head for the door, still keeping close to one another.
DEVLIN
Want me to bring anything back with me?
ALICIA
Yes. What about a nice bottle of wine?
We'll celebrate.
Devlin opens the door.
DEVLIN
What time shall I come back?
ALICIA
Seven o'clock.
DEVLIN
Goodbye.
ALICIA
Goodbye.
Finally, they break. Devlin leaves. Alicia, swooning like a schoolgirl,
leans on the door after she closes it behind him.
DISSOLVE TO:
Devlin arrives at the EMBASSY, carrying a champagne bottle.
DISSOLVE TO:
The champagne BOTTLE sits on a table in the office, a few minutes later.
Devlin slaps the table with his hand and rises from his chair, much to the
confusion of Prescott and another American official, BEARDSLEY.
PRESCOTT
What is it, Devlin?
What's the matter?
DEVLIN
I don't know if she'll do it.
PRESCOTT
What do you mean you don't think she'd -You haven't discussed it with her, have you?
DEVLIN
No, I didn't know what the job was until
this moment.
PRESCOTT
Well, what do you mean she wouldn't do it?
DEVLIN
Well, I don't think she's that type of woman.
She strikes me as being rather-PRESCOTT
I don't understand your attitude.
think she won't do it?
Why do you
DEVLIN
Well, she's had no experience.
PRESCOTT
Oh, come now. What experience does she lack,
do you think?
DEVLIN
She's never been trained for that kind of
work, they'll see through her.
PRESCOTT
Miss Huberman was chosen not only because
her father gives her an ideal background
but because Sebastian knows her.
This is news to Devlin.
Oh, yes.
PRESCOTT
He was once in love with her.
DEVLIN
(ironic)
Oh, I didn't know that.
BEARDSLEY
I don't see why we're arguing about petty
things like this. We've got important work
to do. Sebastian's house is a cover-up for
whatever this Farben group's up to here in Rio.
We've got to get Miss Huberman inside that
house and find out what's going on there.
PRESCOTT
Yes, that's right.
(to Devlin)
So I think you'd better go back to Miss
Huberman and explain to her what she has
to do.
DEVLIN
I, er...
PRESCOTT
Well, what is it?
DEVLIN
Nothing, sir.
PRESCOTT
Oh. I thought you were going to say
something.
DEVLIN
How is the meeting to be arranged?
PRESCOTT
Oh, well, we've discussed that. I think
the riding club would be the best place.
Sebastian usually rides there in the mornings.
So the rest is up to you and Miss Huberman.
(after an awkward pause)
Okay, Devlin, that's all.
DEVLIN
All right.
Devlin walks out of the room while a mildly confused Prescott eyes the
CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE that Devlin leaves behind.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. ALICIA'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Devlin dejectedly enters ALICIA'S APARTMENT after sundown. Alicia is in
the kitchen. He slowly wanders out to the balcony, not wanting to face her.
ALICIA
(from the kitchen)
Dev, is that you?
DEVLIN
Uh huh.
ALICIA
I'm glad you're late. This chicken took
longer than I expected. What did they say?
Alicia mangles an overcooked chicken with a knife and fork
ALICIA
Hope it isn't done too -- too much. It
caught fire once. I think it's better if
I cut it up out here. Unless you want a
half a one for yourself. We're going to
have knives and forks after all. I've
decided we're going to eat in style.
Alicia joins Devlin on the balcony with two plates that she sets on a
candlelit table.
ALICIA
Marriage must be wonderful with this sort
of thing going on every day. I wonder if
it's too cold out here, maybe we should eat
inside.
Alicia hugs and kisses Devlin.
ALICIA
Hasn't something like this happened before?
He's unresponsive.
She senses something's wrong.
ALICIA
(keeps it light)
What's the matter? Don't look so tense.
Troubles? Well, handsome, I think you'd
better tell mama what's going on. All this
secrecy's going to ruin my little dinner.
Come on, Mister D., what is darkening your
brow?
DEVLIN
After dinner.
ALICIA
No, now. Look, I'll make it easy for you.
The time has come when you must tell me that
you have a wife and two adorable children and
this madness between us can't go on any longer.
DEVLIN
I'll bet you've heard that line often enough.
ALICIA
(stung badly)
Right below the belt every time. Oh, that
isn't fair, Dev.
DEVLIN
Skip it. We have other things to talk about.
We've got a job.
ALICIA
Oh. So there is a job?
DEVLIN
You, uh, you remember a man named Sebastian?
ALICIA
Alex Sebastian?
DEVLIN
Yes.
ALICIA
One of my father's friends, yes.
DEVLIN
He had quite a crush on you.
ALICIA
I wasn't very responsive.
DEVLIN
Well, he's here. The head of a large German
business concern.
ALICIA
His family always had money.
DEVLIN
He's part of the combine that built up the
German war machine and hopes to keep on going.
ALICIA
Something big?
DEVLIN
It has all the earmarks of being something
big. We have to contact him.
Alicia sits at the table.
ALICIA
Go on, let's have all of it.
DEVLIN
We're meeting him tomorrow. The rest is up to
you. You've got to work on him and land him.
ALICIA
Mata Hari. She makes love for the papers.
DEVLIN
There are no papers. You land him. Find out
what's going on inside his house, what the
group around him is up to, and report to us.
ALICIA
I suppose you knew about this pretty little
job of mine all the time.
DEVLIN
No. I only just found out about it.
ALICIA
Did you say anything? I mean, that maybe I
wasn't the girl for such shenanigans?
DEVLIN
I figured that was up to you, if you'd cared
to back out.
ALICIA
I suppose you told them, "Alicia Huberman
would have this Sebastian eating out of her
hand in a couple of weeks. She's good at that.
Always was."
DEVLIN
I didn't say anything.
ALICIA
Not a word for that-that little lovesick
lady you left an hour ago?
DEVLIN
I told you, that's the assignment.
ALICIA
Oh, well now, don't get sore, Dev. I'm only
fishing for a little bird call from my dream
man. One little remark, such as, "How dare
you gentlemen suggest that Alicia Huberman
-- the new Miss Huberman -- be submitted to
so ugly a fate?"
She rises and crosses to him.
DEVLIN
That's not funny.
He lights a cigarette.
ALICIA
Do you want me to take the job?
DEVLIN
You're answering for yourself.
ALICIA
I am asking you.
DEVLIN
It's up to you.
ALICIA
Not a peep, hm? Oh, darling, what you
didn't tell them, tell me. That you believe
I'm nice, and that I love you, and I'll
never change back.
DEVLIN
I'm waiting for your answer.
Alicia slowly walks into the apartment.
ALICIA
What a little pal you are. Never believing

me, hm? Not a word of faith. Just down the
drain with Alicia. That's where she belongs.
Oh, Dev, Dev.
Alicia pours herself a drink and takes a swallow.
ALICIA
When do I go to work for Uncle Sam?
DEVLIN
Tomorrow morning.
He joins her inside.
balcony.
She looks out at their candlelight dinner on the
ALICIA
Oh, we shouldn't have had this out here. It's
all cold now.
Alicia sees Devlin looking around as if he's lost something.
ALICIA
What are you looking for?
DEVLIN
I had a bottle of champagne, I must have left
it somewhere.
FADE OUT
EXT. TAXI CAB - DAY

FADE IN on a TAXI, driving through Rio, the next morning.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. TAXI CAB - DAY
Devlin and Alicia, in riding clothes, travel to Sebastian's club.
DEVLIN
In case you're asked, I'm with Pan American
Airways.
ALICIA
As Devlin?
Yes.
DEVLIN
Public relations office.
ALICIA
Anything else?
DEVLIN
No, except we met on the plane coming in
from Miami. Less detail the better.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. THE RIDING CLUB - DAY
Not long after, Alicia and Devlin ride side by side, down a path, on rented
horses. They trail behind another couple and keep their voices low.
DEVLIN
Are you sure that's him?
ALICIA
Yes.
DEVLIN
We'll go by him easy, let him spot you.
Come on.
ALEXANDER SEBASTIAN, a short, fiftyish businessman, more distinguished-looking
than handsome, rides alongside a woman his age, SENORA ORTIZ. Sebastian
glances at Alicia as she and Devlin ride past, but the brim of Alicia's hat
obscures her eyes, and he fails to recognize her. Once past Sebastian,
Devlin and Alicia confer quietly.
ALICIA
I guess I'm the girl nobody remembers.
DEVLIN
Was it Sebastian?
ALICIA
Yes.
DEVLIN
We'll stick around.
Give him another chance.
Devlin gets an idea and furtively kicks Alicia's horse in its side, causing
it to run wild down the path -- Alicia stays in the saddle but is unable to
halt the horse. Sebastian, seeing the runaway, gives chase and reins it in.
From a distance, Devlin observes the couple. He sees Sebastian recognize
Alicia and shake hands with her. Devlin's face registers mixed emotions at
the success of his ploy.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SIDEWALK CAFE - NIGHT
Devlin unhappily sitting at a table in the SIDEWALK CAFE opposite an empty
chair, a few nights later. He smokes a cigarette to the accompaniment of
ugly traffic NOISE.
FADE OUT
INT. FANCIER RESTAURANT - NIGHT
FADE IN on Alicia unhappily sitting at a table inside a much FANCIER
RESTAURANT opposite an empty chair, that same night. She nurses a drink to
the accompaniment of beautiful orchestral MUSIC. An apprehensive Sebastian
enters and joins her at the table, kissing her hand.
SEBASTIAN
My dear, Alicia. Will you forgive me for
being late?
(sits)
Last minute conference at the office. You
got my message?
Yes.
ALICIA
It's all right, Alex.
SEBASTIAN
Sweet of you to wait.
might run off.
I was afraid you
ALICIA
Oh, I'm not that easily put off.
anxious to meet you again.
I was too
SEBASTIAN
You know, I'm tired. The worst thing about
business is it makes you feel old and look old.
ALICIA
You seem to have escaped all of that.
SEBASTIAN
Four years of dullness and disintegration.
Awful.
ALICIA
Alex, you look younger than you did in Washington.
SEBASTIAN
Well, it's a temporary improvement, entirely
due to your presence, my dear. You always
affected me like a tonic. Perhaps now with
you here in Rio -- unless you insist on running
away from me again -The waiter arrives.
SEBASTIAN
(to Alicia)
Oh, uh, would you like another drink?
ALICIA
Yes.
Sebastian orders the drink as Alicia catches sight of Captain Prescott in
another part of the restaurant, sitting down to dinner with a lady friend.
Sebastian follows her gaze.
SEBASTIAN
(to Alicia)
You know him?
ALICIA
Hm? No, I don't think so. But he seems
familiar.
SEBASTIAN
(matter-of-fact)
Captain Prescott, intelligence man. He's
down here as part of the Washington espionage.
The American embassy is loaded with them.
ALICIA
Really?
Sebastian looks back at Prescott.
SEBASTIAN
Hey, he's rather handsome, isn't he?
ALICIA
I'm allergic to American agents. Their fine
points don't particularly appeal to me.
SEBASTIAN
They've bothered you since you came down?
No.
ALICIA
No, not yet.
SEBASTIAN
They were troublesome in Miami?
ALICIA
Yes, that's why I left right after the trial,
to get away from their snooping.
SEBASTIAN
I wondered why you left your father.
ALICIA
He insisted. He was so unselfish. He kept
worrying about me, begging me to leave. I
had no idea he was going to die.
SEBASTIAN
Many things have died for all of us. We
mustn't let our spirit die with them.
Perhaps I can help you to forget. I'd like
to.
ALICIA
It's odd, but I feel at home with you.
SEBASTIAN
You know my dear, I knew this was going
to happen. I knew when we met the other
day that if I saw you again, I'd feel
what I used to for you. The same hunger.
You're so lovely, my dear. Oh, now I'm
going to make a fool of myself again.
There's someone else, of course. Who is
it this time? That Mister Devlin you
were with?
ALICIA
There is no one.
SEBASTIAN
He seemed attentive.
ALICIA
Mister Devlin has pestered me with his
attentiveness ever since I arrived. I met
him on the plane from Miami.
SEBASTIAN
You made a pretty couple.
ALICIA
Alex, Mister Devlin doesn't interest me.
I was so lonely that day I could have gone
riding with Peter Rabbit.
SEBASTIAN
You'll let me help your loneliness?
ALICIA
You are very sweet to forget what a
brat I was... once.
SEBASTIAN
My dear, I shall test out your repentance
at once. Will you have dinner with me
again tomorrow night?
ALICIA
Thank you, very much.
SEBASTIAN
My house?
ALICIA
Yes, how nice.
SEBASTIAN
My mother is giving a dinner party.
ALICIA
She won't mind an extra guest?
SEBASTIAN
An old friend is never an extra guest.
shall we order now?
Yes.
Well,
ALICIA
Yes, I'm starved.
SEBASTIAN
(to the waiter)
Garcon?
(to Alicia)
Now, let's see, what shall we -- what shall we
have for our first dinner together?
Alicia's face registers mixed emotions at her success in gaining access to
Sebastian's house.
FADE OUT
INT. ALICIA'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
FADE IN on a gift card and flowers in ALICIA'S APARTMENT, the next evening.
On the card, the printed "Alexander Sebastian" is crossed out and replaced
by a handwritten "Alex". Devlin gives this a dirty look while pretending to
read a magazine. Prescott is watching Devlin curiously when Alicia enters
the living room from her bedroom, looking rather stunning in a white fur.
Devlin averts his gaze.
ALICIA
(to both men)
Good evening.
PRESCOTT
(off her clothes)
Very good.
Yes.
ALICIA
Yes, isn't it?
PRESCOTT
Oh, I'd like you to wear these.
rented for the occasion.
They're
Prescott produces an expensive necklace.
Oh.
ALICIA
All right.
She needs help fastening the clasp and is about to ask Devlin, but thinks
better of it.
ALICIA
(to Prescott)
Would you help me, please? I -PRESCOTT
(surprised)
Wh-- Why, yes, certainly.
ALICIA
Thank you.
PRESCOTT
(while fastening the necklace)
So, the old boy knew me, eh?
ALICIA
Yes, he thought you were very handsome.
PRESCOTT
Oh, you don't say? Sorry I'm not going with
you.
(off the jewelry)
Oh, Dev'll pick those up later. Now, try to
memorize the names of all the people you see
there tonight. The men, I mean. And get
their nationalities. That's very important.
ALICIA
You mean the Germans?
difficult for me.
That won't be
PRESCOTT
And I suggest that you, uh, don't ask any
questions. Just use your eyes and ears.
They're a pretty keen and desperate bunch.
Don't underestimate them.
ALICIA
Thank you for your instructions.
evening.
PRESCOTT
(to both Devlin and Alicia)
Good
Oh, by the way, unless you have something

very urgent to report, I suggest that you
two keep shy of each other for the next
few days. That's in case Sebastian's people
want to check on you after you visit.
ALICIA
Yes, I understand.
PRESCOTT
That's all. Good luck.
ALICIA
Good evening.
DEVLIN
Good night.
Prescott closes the door behind Alicia as she leaves.
FADE OUT
EXT. SEBASTIAN'S FRONT STEPS - NIGHT
FADE IN on Alicia's taxi arriving at the FRONT STEPS of the Sebastian mansion
that night.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. THE FRONT DOOR - NIGHT
Alicia stands at the FRONT DOOR moments later as JOSEPH, the butler, lets her
in.
ALICIA
Good evening. I'm Miss Huberman. Would
you tell Mister Sebastian that I'm here?
INT. THE ENTRY HALL - NIGHT
Joseph leads Alicia through the mansion's large ENTRY HALL, past the closed
door of the study from which she hears the muffled voices of the other
guests, and into the LIBRARY. She watches nervously as Sebastian's
imperious mother, MADAME SEBASTIAN, walks down the entry hall's curving
grand staircase to greet her.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Miss Huberman?
ALICIA
Yes.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Please, forgive me for keeping you waiting.
ALICIA
Not at all.
MME. SEBASTIAN
You resemble your father very much.
Alex's mother.
ALICIA
I'm
I knew when I saw you.

MME. SEBASTIAN
Alex has always admired you.
I know why.
Now at last
ALICIA
You're very kind.
MME. SEBASTIAN
You did not testify at your father's trial.
We thought that unusual.
ALICIA
He didn't want me to. He refused to let his
lawyers call me on the stand.
MME. SEBASTIAN
I wonder why.
Sebastian arrives.
SEBASTIAN
Hello.
Sebastian kisses Alicia's hand.
Alicia.
SEBASTIAN
I'm so glad.
You met my mother?
ALICIA
Yes, we just met.
SEBASTIAN
You didn't meet Alicia when we were in
Washington four years ago, did you, mother?
I don't know where you were at the time.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Alex, I think we should join our other guests.
All three head for the study.
SEBASTIAN
(to Alicia, en route)
May I take your wrap?
Sebastian takes the fur and he and his mother enter the STUDY.
in the doorway, aware that she's about to enter a lion's den.
Alicia pauses
INT. THE STUDY - NIGHT

Once inside, Sebastian introduces Alicia to the male guests, the "keen and
desperate bunch" Prescott had warned her about. One by one, the men approach
and kiss her outstretched hand.
SEBASTIAN
Miss Huberman, may I present Eric Mathis?
ERIC
(intense but polished)
How do you do?
ALICIA
How do you do?
SEBASTIAN
William Rossner.
ALICIA
How do you do?
ROSSNER
Very honored.
SEBASTIAN
Emil Hupka.
ALICIA
How do you do?
EMIL
(all smiles)
Delighted.
SEBASTIAN
And Mister Knerr. And Doctor Anderson.
ALICIA
Doctor Anderson.
DR. ANDERSON
(genuinely)
It gives me great pleasure.
SEBASTIAN
(to Alicia)
Doctor Anderson is our guest of honor
tonight...
MME. SEBASTIAN
(interrupting)
You mustn't bore Miss Huberman, Alex, with
discourses on science, not before dinner
anyway.
JOSEPH
Dinner is served, Madame.
Everyone heads for the dining room.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. THE DINING ROOM - NIGHT
The guests file into the DINING ROOM, moments later.
clearly in charge.
Mme. Sebastian is
MME. SEBASTIAN
Doctor Anderson, you will sit beside me,
over there. Eric, you will sit next to
Miss Huberman.
Sebastian seats Alicia. While Doctor Anderson makes small talk with one of
the female guests, Alicia notices Emil Hupka agitatedly whisper to Sebastian
and point to a WINE BOTTLE on a nearby table. Sebastian calms Emil down,
whispers some reassurance ("You're mistaken"), and leads him to his seat.
Emil sits, somewhat ashamed.
DR. ANDERSON
You have just come from Spain, Senora?
SENORA
A few weeks ago. It seems ages. Travel
does not mean anything anymore, it goes
so swift. One has the feeling of not going
anywhere. I suppose we can expect rocket
ships to be carrying us across the ocean
very soon.
DR. ANDERSON
You can expect many strange things.
SEBASTIAN
(to Eric Mathis)
See a good movie this afternoon, Eric?
No.
ERIC
I was disappointed.
SEBASTIAN
Hm, must've been a comedy.
(to Alicia)
You know, Eric loves to go to the movies
to cry. He's very sentimental.
Alicia sees Sebastian scowl at the others, apparently with regard to Emil.
SENORA
(rambles on)
[?] It takes nearly as long to go from the
city to the airport as it does to cross the [?]...
Alicia eyes the WINE BOTTLES with concern.
FADE OUT
FADE IN on Emil Hupka pacing outside the closed doors of the STUDY, shortly
after dinner.
CUT TO:
The other men, seated around a table, enjoy brandy and cigars.
ERIC
I'm afraid, gentlemen, that something must
be done about Emil.
DR. ANDERSON
I don't know. It was an understandable slip.
Man was tired.
Bah.
ROSSNER
It is a very dangerous slip.
KNERR
It's not the first one. There have been
several other lapses before. There'll be
more, if we permit them.
DR. ANDERSON
That's bad. That's very bad.
ERIC
I think, gentlemen, you can leave it to me
to find some way. When you drive up to
Petropolis the road winds quite a bit. It
is very high. There are some very awkward
turns. I'm sure I'll not have any difficulty
in getting Emil to give me a lift in his car.
It's quite a trick to jump clear. I'll just
have to be careful, that is all. Turned my
ankle the last time.
Eric turns to see Emil Hupka enter and approach the table.
EMIL
(to Alex)
Madame says, will you join the others or will
you take your coffee in here?
SEBASTIAN
Oh, I think we'll take coffee in here, Emil.
EMIL
(to all)
I'm very sorry, gentlemen, to make such an
exhibition.
Nonsense.
DR. ANDERSON
We all have nerves.
ERIC
(to Emil)
You have been overworking.
(to Rossner)
Don't you think so, Rossner?
(to Emil)
You need a rest. Your health is very important to us.
EMIL
That's very considerate. I am very tired.
So, now I think perhaps if-if you'll make
my pardon to the ladies, Alex, for my leaving
so early then I will go now.
ERIC
(rises)
Maybe, Emil, it would be better if I came
with you. I think that perhaps if you
drive all the way up to Petropolis, it
might be too much for you. I shall drive
you.
EMIL
(apprehensive)
No. That would be too much for you.
that way. That's too much to ask.
All
Nonsense.
ERIC
I'd love to go.
Eric leads Emil to the door.

ERIC
(to Emil)
Come on, Emil.
(to all)
Good night, gentlemen.
EMIL
Good night, Alex.
ROSSNER
I hope you feel better in the morning, Emil.
EMIL
Thank you. And I'm very sorry to make a
scene before strangers. Very sorry.
Emil exits.
Eric turns in the doorway, as polished as ever.
ERIC
Thank you, Alex, for an excellent dinner.
And please tell your mother for me that the
dessert was superb.
Eric closes the study door.
FADE OUT
EXT. THE RACETRACK - DAY
FADE IN on the huge early morning crowd that packs the big RACETRACK in Rio
at the foot of a picturesque mountain, a day or so later.
DISSOLVE TO:
A CLOSER VIEW of the same.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SEBASTIAN'S BOX - DAY
Sebastian, peering through binoculars, and his mother, reading a newspaper,
sit with Alicia's empty seat between them.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Miss Huberman has been gone a long time.
SEBASTIAN
Mother, is it necessary for you to always
address Alicia as Miss Huberman? I do wish
you'd be a little more cordial to her.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Really, I thought I was behaving rather well.
Has she been complaining about me?
SEBASTIAN
No.
MME. SEBASTIAN
I'm grateful.
SEBASTIAN
You might smile at her.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Wouldn't it be a little too much if we both
grinned at her like idiots?
SEBASTIAN
Please, mother. I want to enjoy myself.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Is it so boring to sit with me alone?
SEBASTIAN
Not at all, not at all.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. IN THE CROWD - DAY
Devlin spots Alicia in the racetrack CROWD as she leans against a guard
rail, moments later. He joins her, and they put on a show of pretending
that this is a chance encounter.
DEVLIN
Hello.
ALICIA
Oh, hello.
Devlin shakes Alicia's hand.
DEVLIN
I thought I saw you.
ALICIA
How are you?
DEVLIN
Fine, thanks. Great turnout, isn't it?
ALICIA
Yes.
They lower their voices.
DEVLIN
Where are they?
ALICIA
In a box in the stands. I don't think they
can see us, Alex and his mother.
DEVLIN
Don't telephone me anymore.
my popping up.
ALICIA
Can you hear me?
Just rely upon
Devlin pretends to fill out a racing form while taking notes.

DEVLIN
Sure, go ahead.
ALICIA
Heard of, uh, Doctor Anderson?
DEVLIN
No.
ALICIA
He's some kind of a scientist. Kind face,
sixty years old, gray hair, deep crease in
forehead.
DEVLIN
Tall or short?
ALICIA
Short.
DEVLIN
Hmmph.
ALICIA
Emil Hupka? Heard of him?
DEVLIN
No.
ALICIA
He made quite a scene about a wine bottle
the other night.
DEVLIN
Didn't like the vintage?
ALICIA
He seemed to think there was something else
in the bottle.
DEVLIN
Was there?
No.
ALICIA
It was wine.
We drank it.
DEVLIN
Has he pulled anything since?
ALICIA
Haven't seen him since.
DEVLIN
Anything else?
ALICIA
Nothing important. Just a minor item that
you may want for the record.
DEVLIN
What is it?
ALICIA
You can add Sebastian's name to my list of
playmates.
A pause, as Devlin's jealousy surfaces, changing his whole demeanor.
DEVLIN
(bitterly)
Pretty fast work.
ALICIA
(loses her composure)
That's what you wanted, wasn't it?
DEVLIN
(harsh)
Skip it.
ALICIA
(back to putting on a show)
Are you betting on this race?
DEVLIN
No.
ALICIA
Alex says number ten is sure to win.
the owner.
He knows
DEVLIN
Thanks for the tip.
ALICIA
Alex says they've been holding him back all
season -They lower their voices again.
DEVLIN
I can't help recalling some of your remarks.
About being a new woman. Daisies and
buttercups, wasn't it?
ALICIA
You idiot. What are you sore about? You knew
very well what I was doing.
DEVLIN
Did I?
ALICIA
You could have stopped me with one word. But,
no, you wouldn't. You threw me at him.
DEVLIN
I threw you at nobody.
ALICIA
Didn't you tell me to go ahead?
DEVLIN
A man doesn't tell a woman what to do. She

tells herself. You almost had me believing
in that little hokey-pokey miracle of yours,
that a woman like you could ever change her
spots.
Alicia raises her binoculars to her face to watch the race, or perhaps to
hide her anguish from Devlin.
ALICIA
Oh, you're rotten.
DEVLIN
That's why I didn't try to stop you.
had to come from you.
The answer
ALICIA
I see. Some kind of love test.
DEVLIN
That's right.
ALICIA
Well, you never believed in me anyway, so
what's the difference?
DEVLIN
Lucky for both of us I didn't. It wouldn't
have been pretty if I believed in you. If
I'd figured: "She'll never be able to go
through with this. She's been made over by
love..."
ALICIA
(starts to cry)
If you only once had said that you loved
me. Oh, Dev.
DEVLIN
Listen. You chalked up another boyfriend.
That's all. No harm done.
ALICIA
I hate you.
DEVLIN
(grins)
There's no occasion to. You're doing good
work.
(off the race)
Number ten's out in front. Looks as if
Sebastian knows how to pick 'em.
ALICIA
Is that all you have to say to me?
DEVLIN
Dry your eyes, baby. It's out of character.
Except, keep on your toes -- it's a tough
job we're on.
Devlin sees Sebastian coming.
DEVLIN
(to Alicia)
Snap out of it, here comes dreamboat.
Sebastian threads through the crowd and joins them as Alicia tries to regain
her composure.
ALICIA
Oh, hello, Alex.
beautiful horse.
Devlin?
It was so exciting, a
Do you remember Mister
SEBASTIAN
(to Devlin)
How do you do?
DEVLIN
(to Sebastian)
Hello. Alicia tells me you had a bet on
number ten. Sorry I didn't get the tip
earlier. So long.
Devlin walks off.
ALICIA
See you sometime, Dev.
(to Alex)
It was a wonderful race. Did you have
much money on the winner?
SEBASTIAN
I didn't see the race.
ALICIA
Didn't you? I thought I saw you looking
through your field glasses.
SEBASTIAN
I was watching you and your friend, Mister
Devlin. I presume that's why you left my
mother and me. You had an appointment to
meet him.
ALICIA
Don't be absurd.
I met him purely by accident.
SEBASTIAN
You didn't seem very anxious to get away
from him.
ALICIA
Oh, he's just...
SEBASTIAN
I watched you. I thought maybe you're in
love with him.
ALICIA
Don't talk like that. I detest him.
Really?
SEBASTIAN
He's very good looking.
ALICIA
Alex, I've told you before. Mister Devlin
doesn't mean a thing to me.
SEBASTIAN
I'd like to be convinced. Would you maybe
care to convince me, Alicia, that Mister
Devlin means nothing to you?
DISSOLVE TO:
The U.S. EMBASSY, not long after.
DISSOLVE TO:
Prescott sits with Beardsley and Beardsley while a moody Devlin stands,
staring out a window.
PRESCOTT
... pleased to hear, Senor Barbosa, that
our little theatrical plan is working. We've
got hold of something concrete for a change.
BARBOSA
I'm delighted, gentlemen.
What is it?
PRESCOTT
Professor Wilhelm Otto Rensler is working
here in Brazil.
BEARDSLEY
One of Germany's scientific wizards.
BARBOSA
I didn't know he was here.
PRESCOTT
Oh, yes. He's living and experimenting in
Sebastian's house. They call him Doctor
Anderson.
A KNOCK at the door.
BARBOSA
Entree.
A young man, RIBIERO, enters.
RIBIERO
Excuse me, sir. Miss Huberman wishes to see
Captain Prescott or Mister Devlin.
PRESCOTT
What do you mean, she's here?
RIBIERO
Yes, sir.
BEARDSLEY
Well, show her in, Ribiero.

RIBIERO
Yes, sir.
He goes to fetch her.
PRESCOTT
I don't like this.
here.
I don't like her coming
BEARDSLEY
She's had me worried for some time.
of that sort.
A woman
DEVLIN
(to Beardsley)
What sort is that, Mr. Beardsley?
BEARDSLEY
Oh, I don't think any of us have any illusions
about her character, have we Devlin?
DEVLIN
(bitterly ironic)
Not at all, not the slightest. Miss Huberman
is first, last, and always not a lady. She
may be risking her life, but when it comes
to being a lady, she doesn't hold a candle
to your wife, sir, sitting in Washington
playing bridge with three other ladies of
great honor and virtue.
PRESCOTT
Take it easy, Dev.
DEVLIN
(to Prescott)
Sorry.
BEARDSLEY
I think those remarks about my wife are
uncalled for.
DEVLIN
(to Beardsley)
Withdrawn. Apologized, sir.
The door opens and a dazed Alicia is shown into the office.
PRESCOTT
How do you do, Miss Huberman?
ALICIA
How do you do?
PRESCOTT
(introduces the others)
This is Mister Beardsley and Senor Julio
Barbosa. Care to sit down?
ALICIA
(sits)
Thank you.
BARBOSA
You have the esteem of my government,
Senorita.
BEARDSLEY
But we are worried about you visiting
this office.
ALICIA
I promise not to break the rules again,
but I need some advice and I couldn't
find Mister Devlin. In fact, I need it
before lunch.
PRESCOTT
Something happened?
ALICIA
Yes, something rather confusing. Mister
Sebastian has asked me to marry him.
BEARDSLEY
What?
PRESCOTT
Well, well.
He...
and I
And I
think
ALICIA
he wants me to marry him right away
am to give him my answer at lunch.
didn't know what the department might
about such a step.
PRESCOTT
Are you willing to go this far for us, Miss
Huberman?
ALICIA
(to Prescott)
Yes, if you wish.
PRESCOTT
What do you think of this, Devlin?
DEVLIN
Oh, I think it's a useful idea.
BEARDSLEY
(to Devlin)
Well, you know the situation better than
any of us.
DEVLIN
(to Alicia)
May I ask what inspired Alex Sebastian to
go this far?
ALICIA
He's in love with me.
DEVLIN
And he thinks you're in love with him?

ALICIA
(more to Devlin than the others)
Yes, that's what he thinks.
BARBOSA
(delighted)
Gentlemen, it's the cream of the jest.
ALICIA
(looks straight at Devlin)
Then... then, it's all right?
Prescott sees the look pass between Alicia and Devlin but doesn't know what
to make of it.
PRESCOTT
Well. Yes, I-I'd say so. Of course, it's
a perfect marriage... for us.
DEVLIN
There's only one thing. Won't it delay us a bit?
PRESCOTT
What do you mean?
DEVLIN
Well, Mister Sebastian is a very romantic
fellow, isn't he, Alicia?
ALICIA
Yes.
DEVLIN
Then he'll probably want to take his bride
away for a long honeymoon. Won't that hold
us up?
BEARDSLEY
Devlin's got a point there.
PRESCOTT
Oh, I don't know. I think we can rely on
Miss Huberman to get back into the house,
quickly.
ALICIA
(quietly)
Yes, I think I can manage that.
Devlin abruptly begins leaving the room to cover his emotion.
DEVLIN
Well, everything seems to be nicely arranged.
I don't think you need me here anymore,
do you, Captain Prescott?
Devlin closes the door on his way out, leaving a drained Alicia with the
others.
PRESCOTT
I do want to thank you, Miss Huberman, very
much. I think so far everything has been

managed with great intelligence.
Yes.
BARBOSA
Thank you very much.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. MME. SEBASTIAN'S BEDROOM - DAY

Not long after, Sebastian stands, watching his seated mother doing her
needlepoint.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Are you quite sure she didn't come down
here to see you? To capture the rich Alex
Sebastian for a husband?
SEBASTIAN
Oh, don't be absurd, mother.
even know I was here.
She didn't
MME. SEBASTIAN
We will discuss it more fully tonight.
SEBASTIAN
We will not discuss it tonight. You know,
all these carping questions are merely
the expression of your own jealousy -just as you've always been jealous of any
woman I've ever shown any interest in. In
this case, there's nothing more to discuss.
MME. SEBASTIAN
You mean, then, you are going ahead with
this marriage?
SEBASTIAN
I mean that the wedding will be next week.
It'll be private. We shall both be pleased
to have you present, if you wish.
Sebastian leaves the room, closing the door behind him.
sits alone.
Mme. Sebastian
FADE OUT
EXT. SEBASTIAN'S MANSION - NIGHT
FADE IN on Sebastian's limousine as it arrives at the MANSION some weeks
later.
DISSOLVE TO:
Sebastian and his wife Alicia, arm in arm, exit the limo and mount the
FRONT STEPS, moments later.
DISSOLVE TO:
In the darkened ENTRY HALL, Joseph the butler goes to answer the KNOCKING at
the front door. He checks the peephole and is surprised to see the
newlyweds. He hurriedly lets them in.
Oh.
JOSEPH
Good evening, sir.
Madame.
ALICIA
Good evening, Joseph.
SEBASTIAN
Joseph.
(seeing the darkness)
Joseph, it doesn't look very cheerful in here.
JOSEPH
I'm sorry, sir. Madame Sebastian wasn't
certain you'd be back tonight.
Why not?
SEBASTIAN
I telegraphed her.
Joseph turns on some lights.

JOSEPH
Madame Sebastian said we were all to
retire, sir.
SEBASTIAN
Where is my mother?
Joseph takes their wraps.
JOSEPH
Madame Sebastian went to bed very early, sir.
SEBASTIAN
(to Alicia)
I'm sorry, my dear, I'm afraid this isn't a
very bright homecoming for you.
ALICIA
That's all right, Alex.
SEBASTIAN
Well, what shall we do? Shall we have Joseph
arrange a little food for us?
ALICIA
Not unless you want to, I'm rather tired
myself.
SEBASTIAN
We'll go right up then?
ALICIA
(to Joseph)
Good night.
JOSEPH
Good night.
Sebastian and Alicia go up the grand staircase.
FADE OUT
INT. ALICIA'S BEDROOM - DAY
FADE IN on Alicia and the household staff moving her things into the mansion,
the next morning.
ALICIA
(to a maid)
I'd like to have all my dresses put out
on the bed here. Don't hang anything up,
I'd like to know where everything goes.
(to Joseph)
Oh, Joseph, did you have the closets aired?
JOSEPH
Yes, Madame.
Joseph shows Alicia a closet.
ALICIA
Oh, this isn't very large.
more room.
I'll need
Alicia leads Joseph into the HALLWAY to hunt for more closet space.
tries a door.
ALICIA
This door is locked.
JOSEPH
That's used for a storeroom, Madame.
Oh.
ALICIA
May I have the key?
JOSEPH
I do not have the keys, Madame.
ALICIA
Where are they?
JOSEPH
Madame Sebastian has charge of all the
housekeys, Madame.
Oh.
ALICIA
Do you know where Mister Sebastian is?
JOSEPH
I believe he is having a business meeting
downstairs in the study, Madame.
CUT TO:
INT. THE ENTRY HALL - DAY
The study DOORS are closed.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. THE STUDY - DAY
She
Sebastian's "business meeting" is underway. All the men introduced to

Alicia at the party are present, except one, of course.
DR. ANDERSON
I miss Hupka. He was a first-class metallurgist.
SEBASTIAN
Leykin is just as good.
DR. ANDERSON
Such is your opinion. But I don't want to
criticize. What, er, were you asking? Oh,
you want a report. [?] Well, my friends.
My work is done.
SEBASTIAN
You've been successful?
DR. ANDERSON
Yes.
CUT TO:
Alicia approaches the study DOORS, knocks, and quickly barges in on the
meeting.
ALICIA
Oh, I'm very sorry.
Sebastian joins her at the doorway.
SEBASTIAN
Not at all, come on in.
ALICIA
No, I'm sorry to interrupt you, I didn't
know you were busy. Some of the closets
are locked. Could you give me the keys?
SEBASTIAN
Oh, I'm so sorry. I'd forgotten about the
keys. Of course, I'll get them for you at
once.
Sebastian closes the door and he and Alicia walk hand-in-hand up the stairs.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - DAY
Alicia and Sebastian arrive at the top of the stairs, where they separate -she heads for her room and he heads for his mother's.
SEBASTIAN
(to Alicia)
I'll bring the keys to you right away, my
dear.
Alicia watches as Sebastian walks down the hall and knocks on his mother's
door.
SEBASTIAN
Mother? Mother?
MME. SEBASTIAN
Come in.
Alicia watches as Sebastian enters his mother's room and closes the door
behind him. She hears their muffled voices quickly raised in argument.
SEBASTIAN
Mother, Alicia wants the keys to get into
the closets.
MME. SEBASTIAN
I think they can be safer left to me.
all if she wants the keys...
SEBASTIAN
Please, mother, stop arguing!
those keys.
After
Give me
MME. SEBASTIAN
I will not. [You won't get these keys and
that's it.?]
SEBASTIAN
Mother, will you please give me the keys?
Thank you.
Sebastian exits his mother's room and strides down the hall grimly, but is
all smiles by the time he enters Alicia's bedroom.
Sebastian finds Alicia arranging her many clothes.
SEBASTIAN
Well, here they are.
Sebastian places the keys in Alicia's hand.
SEBASTIAN
Afraid I'm going to be busy for the rest
of the morning, my dear.
Sebastian kisses Alicia's cheek
SEBASTIAN
See you at lunch.
ALICIA
Thank you, dear.
He leaves, closing the door behind him, while she eyes the keys in her hand.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. MONTAGE - DAY
Alicia and Joseph unlock doors to a number of closets and storerooms, ending
on a Unica brand lock in the PANTRY for which Alicia has no key.
JOSEPH
Mister Sebastian has the key for this,
Madame. It's the wine cellar.
As they walk away from the door, Alicia glances back over her shoulder at
the UNICA LOCK.
FADE OUT
EXT. CITY PARK - DAY

FADE IN on Devlin and Alicia sitting on a park bench, some time later.
DEVLIN
Well, then, the wine cellar is the obvious
place to look.
ALICIA
Alex has the key to that.
DEVLIN
Then get it from him.
Get it?
ALICIA
How?
DEVLIN
Don't you live near him?
ALICIA
What do I look for if I get the key?
DEVLIN
You look for a bottle of wine, like the one
that rattled the fellow at dinner that night.
ALICIA
All the bottles look alike to me. I'm no
mastermind.
DEVLIN
You're doing all right.
ALICIA
It's no fun, Dev.
DEVLIN
Too late for that now, isn't it? Look, uh,
why don't you persuade your husband to throw
a large shindig, so that he can introduce
his bride to Rio society, say sometime next
week?
ALICIA
Why?
DEVLIN
Consider me invited, and I'll try and find
out about that wine cellar business.
ALICIA
I don't think my husband is interested in
entertaining just yet.

DEVLIN
The honeymoon isn't over, huh? Don't
underestimate your charms, Mrs. Sebastian,
you can handle it.
ALICIA
I don't think it's going to be so easy
about you. He thinks you're in love with me.
DEVLIN
Well, then, tell him you thought if you
invited me to the house and I saw how
happily married you were, then the horrid
passion I have for you might be torn out
of me.
ALICIA
That sounds very logical.
DEVLIN
Good, next week then, and get the key. I
have to fly up to Belem, but I'll be back
in time.
ALICIA
All right.
Alicia rises.
ALICIA
I'll be looking forward to seeing you.
Devlin rises, gallantly removing his hat.
DEVLIN
Always a pleasure meeting you, Madame.
She walks off.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SEBASTIAN'S MANSION - NIGHT
The Sebastian MANSION early one night, about a week later.
are on in preparation for a "large shindig."
All the lights
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - NIGHT

Inside the mansion, the night sky is visible through a window next to a
grandfather clock which reads what looks like twenty to seven.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. SEBASTIAN'S DRESSING ROOM - NIGHT
Alicia, rather stunning in a black gown, puts on earrings as she approaches
Sebastian's DRESSING ROOM. She sees that he is in his bathroom, the door of
which is slightly ajar. She then spots his key chain on a nearby table.
She reaches for it, pausing at the sound of his voice.

SEBASTIAN
(from the bathroom)
I'm surprised at Mister Devlin coming
tonight. I don't blame anyone for being
in love with you, darling. I-I just
hope that, er, nothing will happen to
give him any false impression. Be with
you in a minute.
As he speaks, Alicia picks up the key chain, finds the Unica key, and
removes it. She is on her way out of the dressing room, clutching the key
in her fist, when Sebastian suddenly emerges from the bathroom in a robe
and crosses to her.
SEBASTIAN
Darling.
He takes both her HANDS in his.
She tenses up.
SEBASTIAN
It's not that I don't trust you, but when
you're in love at my age, every man who
looks at a woman is a menace. Will you
forgive me for even talking about it?
I'm very contrite.
To show his contrition, Sebastian opens Alicia's right hand and slowly
kisses her palm. She realizes he is about to do the same with her left
hand, the one with the key in it. To prevent this, she throws her arms
around him in what's meant to be a passionate embrace. As she does this,
she drops the key on the carpet behind him and somehow pushes it under a
table with her foot.
DISSOLVE TO:
In the mansion's well-lit ENTRY HALL, the big party is just getting underway.
From top to bottom: a crystal chandelier, a curving grand staircase, a
sizable number of formally-dressed party guests drawn from Rio's elite, and,
in the center of it all, the dapper host who greets each guest at the front
door, his lovely new wife -- and a stolen wine cellar key that she secretly
clutches in a nervous hand. The only thing missing is a certain American
intelligence agent who has not yet shown up, much to Alicia's concern.
SEBASTIAN
(to Alicia)
Well, I think we might join the rest of
the party now. I think all our guests
are here.
Sebastian leads her away just before Devlin arrives.
coat.
DEVLIN
(to the servant)
Where can I find Alex Sebastian?
SERVANT
By the drawing room, sir.
A SERVANT takes his
DEVLIN
Thanks.
Devlin strides off to the drawing room.
INT. DRAWING ROOM - NIGHT
Devlin spots Alicia, who approaches him.
from the opposite side of the room.
A jealous Sebastian watches them
ALICIA
Hello, Dev.
DEVLIN
Good evening.
Devlin kisses Alicia's hand, palming the key.
ALICIA
You haven't seen the house, have you?
DEVLIN
Well, it's quite a jolly little cottage.
ALICIA
Let me show you around the place.
DEVLIN
Later, his [nips?] is on the trail.
Sebastian approaches and shakes hands with Devlin.
SEBASTIAN
Mister Devlin.
DEVLIN
Good evening.
SEBASTIAN
Glad to see you.
DEVLIN
It was kind of your bride to invite me.
SEBASTIAN
We both invite you, Mister Devlin.
(to Alicia)
See that our guest is fed, my dear, amused.
You know -Sebastian sees a guest he has not yet greeted.
SEBASTIAN
(to Alicia)
Oh, excuse me.
(to the guest)
Madame Esterich, I'm so glad to see you...
Sebastian abruptly walks off.
head for the bar.
Devlin and Alicia speak in low voices as they
DEVLIN
This isn't going to be easy.
ALICIA
Why?
DEVLIN
He, er, he's quite sensitive about you. He's
going to watch us like a hawk.
ALICIA
Yes, he's rather jealous of anyone.
DEVLIN
Where'd you get the key? Off his chain?
ALICIA
Yes.
DEVLIN
Let's hope the liquor doesn't run out and
start him down the cellar for more.
ALICIA
Oh, I hadn't thought about that.
DEVLIN
Quite a point.
CUT TO:
INT. THE BAR - NIGHT
At the bar, a man who looks rather like the famed movie director Alfred
Hitchcock sucks down a glass of champagne. He leaves just as Devlin and
Alicia enter. Joseph pours drinks. Alicia hands one to Devlin.
DEVLIN
Thank you.
Devlin is suddenly accosted by Senora Ortiz, the woman with whom Sebastian
was riding at his club.
SENORA ORTIZ
Oh, Mister Devlin, how nice. You remember
me?
DEVLIN
Senora Ortiz.
SENORA ORTIZ
How sweet. Young men usually have short
memories.
Someone offers her a glass.
SENORA ORTIZ
Oh, here's something I adore, champagne.
She takes first the glass, and then Devlin's arm, meaning to steal him away
from Alicia.
SENORA ORTIZ
(to Alicia)
Oh, er, may I?
Alicia smiles her assent and Senora Ortiz leads Devlin away. A preoccupied
Alicia turns to look at the ice chest full of champagne bottles.
ALICIA
Joseph?
JOSEPH
Madame?
ALICIA
Do you think you have enough champagne to
last for the rest of the evening?
JOSEPH
I don't know, Madame.
I hope so.
Alicia, after noting Sebastian engaged in a conversation with a guest, heads

back to Devlin and Senora Ortiz chatting in the ENTRY HALL.
ALICIA
Enjoying yourself, Mister Devlin?
DEVLIN
Very much, thank you.
ALICIA
There are so many things I would like to
ask you about the states. I haven't heard
anything for a long time.
DEVLIN
I'll be glad to tell you.
me, Senora Ortiz?
Will you excuse
Alicia and Devlin grab a seat. Sebastian sees them sitting together and
waves. Alicia smiles and toasts him with her glass. Alicia and Devlin
pretend to chat amiably.
ALICIA
We better hurry.
DEVLIN
Lots of time.
ALICIA
No. Joseph may have to ask Alex for more
wine.
DEVLIN
Uh huh.
ALICIA
He's running out faster than he thought.
DEVLIN
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
(re: Sebastian)
Is he watching?
ALICIA
Yes. You'd better go out in the garden alone

and wait around back of the house for me and
I'll show you the wine cellar door.
DEVLIN
Um hmm.
Sebastian starts walking toward the seated couple just as they rise and
separate. Alicia, all smiles, crosses to meet Sebastian.
SEBASTIAN
Nice party, isn't it?
ALICIA
A wonderful party.
SEBASTIAN
I think you've done it wonderfully well.
I'm very proud. Mister Devlin bother
you much?
ALICIA
Oh, no, darling.
his sorrows.
He's trying to drown
CUT TO:
Devlin gets a light for his cigarette. He notes the ice chest full of
bottles, then slowly makes his way out of the house by way of the TERRACE.
CUT TO:
INT. AMONGST THE GUESTS - NIGHT
Alicia, fans herself. She and Sebastian listen to a French-speaking guest.
A servant proffers a tray full of champagne glasses. Alicia declines. She
decides to break away.
ALICIA
(to Sebastian and the guest)
Excuse me, I think I'll ask the orchestra
to play some Brazilian music. They've
played waltzes all evening.
SEBASTIAN
[?], my dear.
Alicia departs.
Sebastian remains, genuinely engrossed in the conversation.

CUT TO:
EXT. THE GARDEN - NIGHT

Devlin, pacing in the GARDEN, outside the door that leads to the pantry. He
puts out his cigarette just as Alicia turns on the light inside. She opens
the garden door to let him to the PANTRY.
CUT TO:
INT. THE PANTRY - NIGHT
Alicia points Devlin to the wine cellar.

ALICIA
There's the door.
DEVLIN
Right.
They cross to the wine cellar door and Devlin unlocks it.
ALICIA
I'll keep the garden door open and I'll
tell you if anything happens.
Devlin enters the WINE CELLAR and snaps on the light.
by the garden door as Devlin investigates.
Alicia waits nervously
CUT TO:
Upstairs, Joseph pours wine.
in the ice chest.
He glances at the dwindling number of bottles
CUT TO:
INT. THE WINE CELLAR - NIGHT
Devlin looks over the wine stock. Reaching for an inventory, he accidentally
knocks a bottle of fine Pommard wine off a shelf. It SHATTERS and, to his
surprise, it's filled not with wine, but with what looks like black sand.
Alicia, hearing the noise, enters the wine cellar.
ALICIA
What happened?
DEVLIN
Look, vintage sand.
Devlin checks the other bottles.
DEVLIN
Hmmph. We've got to leave things as we
found them. Help me find a bottle of wine
with the same label as these others.
ALICIA
But that isn't really sand, is it?
DEVLIN
No, I think it's some kind of metal ore.
While Alicia looks for a bottle to replace the broken one, Devlin takes a
sample of the ore from the floor, using an envelope from his pocket.
CUT TO:
Joseph sees that the ice chest has only three bottles in it.
fetch Sebastian.
CUT TO:
He leaves to

Devlin scoops up the ore with a funnel improvised from a sheet of paper and
hides broken bits of glass underneath the wine shelves.
DEVLIN
This is a bit weird.
ALICIA
I'm terrified.
Alicia has poured the contents of a Pommard wine bottle down a sink and hands
the empty bottle to Devlin.
DEVLIN
Just pretend you're a janitor.
are never terrified.
Janitors
ALICIA
I have a feeling we're very slow.
DEVLIN
We're on schedule.
Take it easy.
Alicia crosses nervously to look out the cellar door.

ALICIA
I keep hearing someone coming.
DEVLIN
Ah, that'll be nice.
Devlin, using the paper funnel, fills the empty wine bottle with the ore.
Alicia crosses back to him.
ALICIA
Think if he comes down with Joseph.
DEVLIN
Unfortunate.
CUT TO:
INT. AMONGST THE GUESTS - NIGHT
Upstairs, Joseph searches for Sebastian, finds him, and tells him about the
need for more champagne.
CUT TO:
Devlin uses his handkerchief to dust the last remains of ore under the wine
shelves. Alicia has capped the bottle with a paper label and Devlin returns
it to its place on the shelf. They shut off the light, head into the PANTRY
and shut the door.
Devlin returns the key to Alicia. But as they hustle for the garden door,
Alicia spots a shadow that indicates someone coming down the stairs at the
opposite end of the pantry.
ALICIA
(quietly)
Someone's coming.
Devlin leads her into the garden and closes the door.
Devlin and Alicia are in the GARDEN, but visible through a window in the
garden door. Alicia recognizes the shadow.
Alex.
ALICIA
He's seen us.
She wants to run but Devlin holds her back.

DEVLIN
Wait a minute, I'm going to kiss you.
ALICIA
No, he'll only think that we'd -DEVLIN
What I want him to think.
Devlin kisses her.
Descending the PANTRY stairs, both Sebastian and Joseph see Devlin and Alicia
kissing, framed in the window of the garden door. Sebastian turns to Joseph.
SEBASTIAN
You'd better stay upstairs, Joseph.
may need you.
They
JOSEPH
(no fool, he)
Yes, sir.
Joseph heads back up the stairs.
Devlin and Alicia continue to kiss, but it's no longer play-acting -- for
either of them.
ALICIA
Oh, Dev, Dev.
Devlin sees Sebastian crossing to the garden door to confront them.
DEVLIN
(whispers to Alicia)
Push me away.
Sebastian opens the garden door and confronts the couple.
SEBASTIAN
(ironic)
I'm sorry to intrude on this tender scene.
Devlin and Alicia stand apart from one another.

ALICIA
(to Sebastian)
I couldn't help what happened.
drinking.
He's been
SEBASTIAN
So, he carried you down here, hm?
ALICIA
Oh, please, Alex.
SEBASTIAN
(pure jealousy)
You love him.
ALICIA
No, of course not.
(to Devlin)
Please go.
DEVLIN
(to Sebastian)
For what it's worth, as an apology, your
wife is telling the truth. I knew her
before you, loved her before you, but I
wasn't as lucky as you.
(to Alicia)
Sorry, Alicia.
ALICIA
(to Devlin)
Please go.
DEVLIN
Good night.
Devlin leaves via the garden.
ALICIA
Alex, don't be foolish. I-I came down here
because he threatened to make a scene unless
I'd see him alone.
SEBASTIAN
He kissed you.
ALICIA
I-I couldn't stop him.
I tried.
SEBASTIAN
We'll talk about it later. Your guests are
upstairs. Would you please go to them?
Sebastian watches Alicia as she leaves through the garden.
CUT TO:
Madame Sebastian sees a servant help Devlin into his coat.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Oh, Mister Devlin, are you going so soon?
DEVLIN
Yes, I'm afraid I have to be up early in
the morning. Thank you, and good night.
The unreadable Madame Sebastian watches Devlin leave.
CUT TO:
Sebastian, calling to Joseph, at the top of the PANTRY STAIRS.
SEBASTIAN
Oh, Joseph?
JOSEPH
Yes, sir?
SEBASTIAN
We can go down for the wine now.
JOSEPH
Yes, sir.
Sebastian descends to the PANTRY with Joseph, pulls out his KEY CHAIN and
realizes that the wine cellar key is missing. He looks at the wine cellar
door. A dark thought occurs to him.
SEBASTIAN
You know, Joseph. I don't think we need give
them any more champagne. We still have some
upstairs, haven't we?
JOSEPH
Yes, sir.
Sebastian heads back to the stairs, Joseph follows.
SEBASTIAN
And some whiskey and wine?
JOSEPH
Yes, sir.
SEBASTIAN
Well, I think we'll give them that.
JOSEPH
Very good, sir.
DISSOLVE TO:
The party is over. A servant tidies up a table. Sebastian kisses his mother
good night and she climbs the grand staircase. He then turns to Alicia.
ALICIA
I'm sorry about what happened, Alex.
SEBASTIAN
Oh, my dear, I shall never forgive myself
for behaving like a stupid schoolboy.
ALICIA
Then you believe me?
SEBASTIAN
Well, of course. It isn't worth mentioning
again.
ALICIA
Thank you. Are you coming up?
SEBASTIAN
Not for a little while. Doctor Anderson's
waiting for me in the study. Sleep well.
Sebastian kisses Alicia's cheek.
SEBASTIAN
It was a very successful party.
ALICIA
Good night, then.
SEBASTIAN
Good night.
ALICIA
Thanks for being so nice.
Sebastian watches Alicia suspiciously as she climbs the stairs.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. SEBASTIAN'S DRESSING ROOM - NIGHT
Later that night, Sebastian removes his jacket and drapes it over a chair.
From here, he can see Alicia, asleep in her bed. He takes his KEY CHAIN out
of his pocket, looks at, and drops it on the dressing room table.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - DAY
Sunlight shines through the window next to the grandfather clock, the next
morning.
DISSOLVE TO:
A CLOSER VIEW of the clock as it STRIKES six.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. SEBASTIAN'S BEDROOM - DAY
Sebastian, awake in his bed, turns over to look at Alicia, apparently asleep
in hers. Sebastian rises, puts on a robe, crosses the BEDROOM, enters his
DRESSING ROOM, looks at the table -- and finds the Unica KEY on his key chain.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. THE WINE CELLAR - DAY

Sebastian, still in his robe, enters the WINE CELLAR, minutes later. He
crosses immediately to the Pommard wine bottles, but at first glance, they
seem undisturbed. He inspects the rest of the cellar, but sees nothing amiss
until he happens to look in the sink and spots spilt wine near the drain.
He crosses back to the Pommard bottles for a closer look. All the bottles
are labeled 1934 except one, labeled 1940, filled with ore, and with no
cork, merely a paper label. On the floor, Sebastian finds traces of ore,
and under the wine shelves, shards of broken glass, one of which has a 1934
label on it.
DISSOLVE TO:
Sebastian slowly walks through the darkened ENTRY HALL and climbs the
staircase, not long after. He reaches the top and pauses, his face grim.
DISSOLVE TO:
Sebastian sits in his mother's BEDROOM, minutes later.
asleep in bed.
Mother.
Madame Sebastian is
SEBASTIAN
Mother.
She awakens and looks at the clock on her night stand.

MME. SEBASTIAN
Why are you up so early?
SEBASTIAN
I need your help.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Something is wrong?
SEBASTIAN
A great deal. Alicia.
Madame Sebastian breaks into a smile.
MME. SEBASTIAN
I have expected it. I knew. I knew. What is
it? Mr. Devlin?
SEBASTIAN
No. I am married to an American agent.
A deadly pause.
Madame Sebastian lights a cigarette.

DISSOLVE TO:
INT. SEBASTIAN'S BEDROOM - DAY

Alicia, still asleep in her bed.
Sebastian's bed is empty.

DISSOLVE TO:
Sebastian and his mother assess the situation, that same morning.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Yes, it is easy to see now. I knew but I
didn't see. They picked her because of her
father.
SEBASTIAN
I must have been insane, mad. Behaved like
an idiot, to believe in her with her clinging
kisses.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Stop wallowing in your foul memories.
SEBASTIAN
Then what do I do? There's nothing to do.
I'm done, finished. They'll find out.
MME. SEBASTIAN
They won't find out.
SEBASTIAN
They'll find out what I'm married to. Look
what they did to Emil Hupka. Emil, who did
nothing. And I've betrayed them, I've bungled
and there's no excuse. I'd do the same myself
-- kill the fool that betrayed them.
MME. SEBASTIAN
There's no need for them to find out.
SEBASTIAN
Mathis is very sharp.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Yes. He dislikes you. But his criticism of
your talents wouldn't go that far to imagine
that you are married to an American agent.
You are protected by the enormity of your
stupidity. For a time.
SEBASTIAN
Alicia, I'll take care of her myself.
MME. SEBASTIAN
No, not that way.
SEBASTIAN
I stood looking at her when she was asleep.
I could have-MME. SEBASTIAN
Quiet. Alex. You're almost as impetuous
as before your wedding. You barred me
from that episode. Let me arrange this
one. Listen to me. No one must know what
she is. There must be no suspicion of her,
of you, or me. She must be allowed to move
about freely. But she will be on a leash.
She will learn nothing further to inform.
She must go, but it must happen slowly.
If she could become ill and remain ill

for a time, until...
Sebastian listens to his mother.
FADE OUT
EXT. THE TERRACE - DAY
FADE IN on Alicia and Sebastian seated at a breakfast table on the TERRACE
that morning. Madame Sebastian sits nearby.
SEBASTIAN
(to Alicia, with concern)
Drink your coffee, darling. It's getting
cold.
ALICIA
Are you going out this afternoon, Alex?
SEBASTIAN
No, my dear, I have some letters to write.
What are you going to do?
ALICIA
Oh, I just have a little shopping.
Alicia's COFFEE CUP rests on a saucer.
ALICIA
I'd like to go to the Imperiale.
Alicia picks up the COFFEE CUP.
ALICIA
And maybe I'll go to [Cosmo's?] and see if
they have any new books in from New York.
Alicia drinks from the COFFEE CUP.
SEBASTIAN
Oh, if you're going down there, would you go
into [Sir Crooz?] for me and see if my
cigars have arrived. Should be about a
thousand of them. If they have, ask them
to keep them in the humidor for me, will you?
Madame Sebastian works her needlepoint, without a word.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. PRESCOTT'S APARTMENT - DAY
Alicia sits in PRESCOTT'S APARTMENT, rubbing her brow, sometime later.
Prescott and Alicia sit on a sofa, next to a window, bright sunlight
streaming in.
PRESCOTT
Anything wrong?
ALICIA
No. No, the light bothers me. I have a bit
of a headache. Would you mind?
PRESCOTT
Oh, yes, I think we can fix that.
He closes the blinds.
ALICIA
Thank you.
PRESCOTT
You know some people get too much sun down
here, you must be careful. I think you can
be very proud of yourself, Mrs., er, Sebastian.
That sand that Devlin brought in shows uranium
ore. So, now we know what we're driving at.
And your job from now on will be to try to help
us find out where that sand comes from. The
location of the uranium deposit is of vast
importance and we're putting quite a few
people on it. But I think you'll be of
great help.
ALICIA
All right.
PRESCOTT
But that isn't the main reason why I asked
you to come up here this afternoon.
ALICIA
No?
PRESCOTT
No, I wanted to tell you that I'm going to
change your contact in about a week. Mister
Devlin's been transferred to Spain.
To Spain?
ALICIA
Does Mister Devlin know that?
Oh, yes.
PRESCOTT
He asked for the transfer.
ALICIA
Why?
PRESCOTT
Well, I guess he thought he was going
stale here.
ALICIA
He wants to leave Rio?
PRESCOTT
Yes, I guess he thought he'd find Spain
more interesting.
ALICIA
Yes, I imagine it would be. There really
isn't very much for a brainy fellow like
Mister Devlin to do in Rio anymore.
PRESCOTT
Well, of course, it is more or less routine

now.
ALICIA
In the meantime, I am to report to Mister
Devlin as usual?
Oh, yes.
arrives.
PRESCOTT
He'll be here until the new man
They rise and cross to the door.

ALICIA
Thank you, Captain Prescott.
ears wide open. Goodbye.
I'll keep my
PRESCOTT
Goodbye.
Prescott shows her out.
PRESCOTT
Oh, and, uh, go easy on that sun, hey?
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. THE TERRACE - DAY
An empty COFFEE CUP sits on a table on the TERRACE. In the distance,
Sebastian and Alicia walk side by side across the lawn, near Doctor Anderson.
Alicia suddenly stops and puts her hand to her forehead.
SEBASTIAN
Darling, what is it?
ALICIA
I don't know.
SEBASTIAN
Are you in pain?
ALICIA
Yes, I-I'm so dizzy. I...
Doctor Anderson crosses to Sebastian and Alicia.
DR. ANDERSON
(to Sebastian)
Wh-what happened to her?
SEBASTIAN
We were walking and she was stricken
suddenly.
Alicia takes Sebastian's arm for support.
ALICIA
I'll be all right.
Let's go inside.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. RIO - DAY
A busy area of Rio de Janeiro.

DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. THE BENCH - DAY
Alicia walks rather slowly to the BENCH where Devlin sits, reading a
newspaper. She joins him.
ALICIA
I'm sorry I couldn't make it on time.
DEVLIN
It gets a bit lonely squatting on a bench
all day.
ALICIA
(ironic)
Yes, Rio can be a very dull town.
DEVLIN
What's new?
Nothing.
ALICIA
What's new with you?
DEVLIN
Nothing. Any domestic troubles about
the other night?
ALICIA
No.
DEVLIN
Any footprints in that sand yet?
No.
ALICIA
Nothing yet.
DEVLIN
Just a social visit, huh?
ALICIA
A little fresh air helps.
DEVLIN
You don't look so hot.
No.
Sick?
ALICIA
(dark sarcasm)
Hangover.
DEVLIN
(misses the sarcasm)
That's news. Back to the bottle again, huh?
ALICIA
Sort of lightens my chores.
DEVLIN
Big party?
ALICIA
Just the family circle.
DEVLIN
Sounds quite jolly.
ALICIA
It helps life in a dull town.
DEVLIN
You ought to take it easy on that liquor.
ALICIA
Don't you find Rio a little hard to take,
too?
DEVLIN
Not a bad town. You look all mashed up.
Must've been quite an evening.
Yeah.
ALICIA
It was.
DEVLIN
Okay. If you wanna play that way, go on,
have fun. No reason why you shouldn't.
ALICIA
That's right, Dev.
belongs to you.
Here's something that
Alicia takes a familiar handkerchief from her purse.

ALICIA
I should've given it to you sooner.
DEVLIN
What is it?
ALICIA
A scarf that you lent me once in Miami.
DEVLIN
Cleaning house, hm?
Alicia rises, slowly.
ALICIA
Well, goodbye, Dev.
DEVLIN
What do you mean, goodbye?
ALICIA
Nothing, just goodbye.
Alicia staggers slightly.
ALICIA
Fresh air isn't as good for a hangover as
I thought.
DEVLIN
Sit down, you're still tight.

ALICIA
I don't want to.
DEVLIN
ALICIA
Back... home.
Devlin watches her walk off, concerned.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. SEBASTIAN'S LIBRARY - DAY
Not long after, the "family circle" is drinking coffee. Doctor Anderson
stands. Alicia, Sebastian and Madame Sebastian sit. Alicia is pale, and so
weak she hardly moves throughout the following:
DR. ANDERSON
(to Alicia)
You are not taking care of yourself, Alicia.
ALICIA
I feel much better.
DR. ANDERSON
You look like something awful. Circles under
the eyes.
Madame Sebastian pours coffee into a COFFEE CUP.
DR. ANDERSON
My dear child, you must have a doctor find
out what is the matter with you.
ALICIA
I never go near doctors....
Madame Sebastian picks up the COFFEE CUP and brings it to Alicia.
ALICIA
...they always want to cart you off to a
hospital.
DR. ANDERSON
Maybe you belong in a hospital.
Madame Sebastian puts the COFFEE CUP on the table next to Alicia.
DR. ANDERSON
Tell me, when did you first feel sick?
ALICIA
Oh, I-I don't remember.
I think.
Maybe the party.
SEBASTIAN
I still think a sea trip would be much
better for you, darling, than doctors
and hospitals. A little cruise somewhere,
maybe Spain. Put the roses back in your

cheeks, my sweet.
ALICIA
I don't think so.
boats.
I don't care much for
MME. SEBASTIAN
We could go together, my dear, if you could
bear to leave Alex behind for a few weeks.
ALICIA
I prefer Alex to a case of seasickness.
I always get seasick.
DR. ANDERSON
Then you might like the mountains, hm?
The air is fresh and pure and -- I am
going next week.
ALICIA
Oh, you're leaving?
you.
I'm sorry.
I'll miss
DR. ANDERSON
Yes, I'm delaying my work too long.
Sebastian gives Doctor Anderson a disapproving look.
DR. ANDERSON
(to Alicia)
If you'll come with me, the mountains won't
make you seasick. And the Imorez mountains
are beautiful, covered with flowers and -SEBASTIAN
(interrupts, to Doctor Anderson)
Oh, um, what Alicia needs is rest, not
mountain-climbing.
Alicia picks up her coffee cup from the table next to her.
ALICIA
(to Doctor Anderson)
I've heard about the Imorez.
DR. ANDERSON
Did you? Really?
Alicia drinks from her coffee cup.
ALICIA
Mm hmm. Yes. About the beautiful little
native towns.
Alicia sets her coffee cup back on the table, next to Doctor Anderson's.
ALICIA
Tell me, are you going to Leopoldina?
DR. ANDERSON
No, no, no. I'm going to Santa Ma--
SEBASTIAN
(interrupts, to Doctor Anderson)
Care for some more brandy, Otto?
DR. ANDERSON
No, no thank you. I, er, never drink more
than one brandy and even this is sometimes
too much. I'll just finish my coffee.
Anderson mistakenly picks up Alicia's coffee cup.
react simultaneously:
Sebastian and his mother
MME. SEBASTIAN
No, that is-SEBASTIAN
But that -DR. ANDERSON
Oh, I'm sorry.
Doctor Anderson returns the cup. It begins to dawn on Alicia why she is ill.
As Doctor Anderson continues speaking, Alicia looks at her coffee cup, at
Madame Sebastian, and at Sebastian.
DR. ANDERSON
Perhaps Alex is right, my dear child, when
you're young, rest's the best doctor. And
if you lie still for a few days, reading,
relaxing, forgetting all your troubles, it
might be as well as medicine or sea air.
When I come back you will be all well,
making us all very happy once more.
Alicia staggers to her feet.
ALICIA
Ohh... Excuse me, I-I want to go to bed.
But the poison is taking effect. Suddenly, from Alicia's point of view, the
voices she hears take on a weird echo effect.
SEBASTIAN
(solicitous, to Alicia)
Pain again, darling?
ALICIA
Sorry to complain.
Alicia's vision blurs.
silhouettes.
To her, Sebastian and his mother become eerie
SEBASTIAN
Shall I take you up to your room?
MME. SEBASTIAN
May I help you, my dear?
maybe?
Some hot water
As the silhouettes walk toward her, Alicia covers her eyes with her hands.
No.
ALICIA
No, please, don't bother.
I'll be
all right.
As Alicia staggers out, she sees the two shadows of Sebastian and his mother
blend into one against the living room door.
DR. ANDERSON
(to Sebastian)
[?] I insist you call a doctor. I don't
like the way she looks, Alex. I'm worried
about her. I'm afraid she's very ill. [?]
Alicia makes it out of the library and into the ENTRY HALL.
CUT TO:
Alicia looks at the front door but heads for the grand staircase instead.
she reaches it, she collapses. Doctor Anderson enters and sees her
unconscious on the floor.
As
DR. ANDERSON
Alicia!
Sebastian enters followed by his mother.
SEBASTIAN
Joseph!
Joseph comes running.
feet.
Together, Joseph and Doctor Anderson get Alicia to her
MME. SEBASTIAN
[?] must take her up to her room.
SEBASTIAN
Carry her up to her room.
DR. ANDERSON
Come on, my dear.
The entire group escorts Alicia up the stairs. Sebastian leads the way,
Joseph and Doctor Anderson support Alicia, and Madame Sebastian brings up
the rear.
DR. ANDERSON
(to Sebastian)
Told you she was sick.
(to Alicia)
Don't exert yourself. Be quiet.
No!
ALICIA
(terrified)
Go -- go away!
No.
Upstairs, Sebastian leads them into Alicia's BEDROOM.

CUT TO:
Everyone talks at once.
They put Alicia on her bed.
MME. SEBASTIAN
(to the others)
It's some sort of spasm, I'm sure it's
not serious.
DR. ANDERSON
We must get a doctor, poor child is suffering
too much. I'll call the hospital... [?].
Sebastian and his mother stand over Alicia who looks up at them with intense
fear.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Don't worry, dear Otto. We'll get a doctor.
A good one. We'll take the best care of her.
SEBASTIAN
Joseph, disconnect the telephone. Madame must
have absolute quiet. Take it out of the room,
Joseph.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SOMEWHERE IN RIO - DAY
Devlin, beneath a sunny sky, fidgets on a BENCH somewhere in Rio.
hasn't shown up for a rendezvous.
Alicia
DISSOLVE TO:
Alicia lies unconscious in her bed.
needlepoint.
Madame Sebastian sits nearby doing
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SOMEWHERE IN RIO - NIGHT
Devlin, paces near the same BENCH, after nightfall.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. PRESCOTT'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Prescott, lying in bed, spreads something on crackers while Devlin stands
over him, smoking a cigarette.
PRESCOTT
Five days, eh? Say, that must be quite
a binge she's on.
DEVLIN
I don't think so.
PRESCOTT
Well, you said she was drinking last week
and drunk when you saw her.
DEVLIN
Yes, but I've had time to think it over.
PRESCOTT
Think what over?
DEVLIN
That drinking of hers.
I don't believe it.
PRESCOTT
Why should she lie to you about that?
DEVLIN
I don't know. She wasn't drunk, she was sick.
PRESCOTT
Maybe that's why she hasn't shown up.
DEVLIN
She looked like the ragged end of nowhere.
PRESCOTT
Well, it still sounds like a hangover to me.
DEVLIN
Yes, but I'm going to pay a call.
PRESCOTT
Now, wait a minute. I don't want you to
mess things up. We hope to close this case
out in a few days.
DEVLIN
I won't mess anything up. Just a social
call. I, er, I'm a friend of the family.
PRESCOTT
All right, go ahead, if you want to. But
don't take any chances. Oh, and, uh, call
me up when you get back.
DEVLIN
I'll do that.
PRESCOTT
'Kay.
Devlin walks out, closing the door behind him.
DISSOLVE TO:
Devlin's car pulls up right in front of Sebastian's FRONT STEPS that night.
Devlin parks and walks up the steps to the front door.
DISSOLVE TO:
Joseph opens the door, moments later.
JOSEPH
Good evening, sir.
DEVLIN
Good evening.
Family home tonight?
JOSEPH
Yes, sir.
DEVLIN
Would you mind telling Mister Sebastian
that Mister Devlin is here?
(an awkward pause)
What is it, Joseph?
JOSEPH
I'm very sorry, sir, but since Mister
Sebastian asked me not to disturb him,
I don't know.
DEVLIN
Asleep?
JOSEPH
No, sir. He's in the study with some
business associates.
DEVLIN
How long do you think he'll be tied up?
JOSEPH
I don't know, sir.
DEVLIN
Mrs. Sebastian home?
JOSEPH
Er, yes, sir.
DEVLIN
Would you mind telling her?
JOSEPH
I'm afraid I can't, sir.
DEVLIN
Why not?
JOSEPH
Mrs. Sebastian is very ill and confined to
her bed.
DEVLIN
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
she been ill?
How long has
JOSEPH
A week.
DEVLIN
Has she had a doctor?
JOSEPH
I think so, sir. We're all very concerned
about her. If you will wait here, Mister
Devlin, I'll tell Mister Sebastian.
DEVLIN
Right.
Joseph closes the front door and leaves Devlin in the entry hall.
CUT TO:
Joseph enters the STUDY.
JOSEPH
Excuse me, sir.
SEBASTIAN
What is it, Joseph?
Sebastian sits at his desk.
present.
Doctor Anderson, Rossner and Eric Mathis are
JOSEPH
Mister Devlin to see you, sir.
SEBASTIAN
(not at all pleased)
Oh. Tell him I'll be with him in a minute,
will you?
JOSEPH
Yes, sir.
Joseph exits.
SEBASTIAN
Go on, professor, this sounds serious to me.
ERIC
To me also.
What happened Monday?
As Doctor Anderson speaks, Eric notices a strange look on Sebastian's face.
DR. ANDERSON
Same thing. When I left the bank, a man
was following me. But this morning when
I went to the ticket office, the same man
came inside and stood beside me.
CUT TO:
Devlin sits in the ENTRY HALL. Looking up the grand staircase, he sees
Madame Sebastian enter her bedroom on the second floor. Stealthily climbing
the stairs, he reaches the UPSTAIRS HALLWAY and opens the door that leads to
Alicia's BEDROOM.
INT. ALICIA'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Devlin sees Alicia lying in her bed and closes the door behind him. Alicia,
still groggy, watches Devlin approach and stand over her. He puts his face
close to hers and they speak softly throughout the following:
Alicia.
DEVLIN
Alicia.
He takes her hand.

ALICIA
(weakly)
Dev.
Alicia.
DEVLIN
What's wrong with you?
ALICIA
I'm so glad you came.
He touches his face to hers.
DEVLIN
I had to. I couldn't stand any more.
Waiting and worrying about you. That
wasn't a hangover you had that day. You
were sick then. What is it?
She touches his face with her free hand.
ALICIA
Yes, I was sick.
DEVLIN
What's wrong with you, Alicia?
ALICIA
Oh, Dev.
DEVLIN
What is it, dear?
What's wrong with you?
ALICIA
They're poisoning me. I couldn't get away
from them. I tried but I was too weak.
DEVLIN
How long?
ALICIA
Since the party. Alex and his mother found
out.
Devlin helps her up.
DEVLIN
Come on. Try and sit up. Sit up. I'm going
to get you out of here.
ALICIA
I thought you had gone.
DEVLIN
No. I had to see you once, speak my piece.
I was getting out because I love you. I
couldn't bear seeing you and him together.
Alicia hugs him.

ALICIA
Oh, you love me. Why didn't you tell me
before?
DEVLIN
I know. But I couldn't see straight or think
straight. I was a fatheaded guy, full of pain.
It tore me up not having you.
ALICIA
Oh, you love me. You love me.
DEVLIN
Long ago. All the time. Since the beginning.
Here, put on your robe.
He helps her into her robe.
Come on.
DEVLIN
Try to sit up.
ALICIA
Oh, Dev. I'm afraid. I can't make it
because they gave me pills to sleep.
DEVLIN
Keep awake. Keep talking.
a coat?
Have you got
ALICIA
In the closet.
She kisses him.
ALICIA
They didn't want the others to know about
me.
He goes to the closet.
DEVLIN
Keep talking.
He returns and drapes the coat around her.
DEVLIN
Go on, what happened?
What happened?
ALICIA
Alex found out.
DEVLIN
And the others haven't?
ALICIA
They'd kill him if they knew.
Emil.
DEVLIN
Are you in pain?
They killed
ALICIA
I don't know, the pills.
DEVLIN
On your feet.
ALICIA
Say it again, it keeps me awake.
DEVLIN
I love you. Stand up.
He helps her to her feet.
DEVLIN
Stand up. Come on, wake up. Talk.
ALICIA
Doctor Anderson...
Devlin supports her as they walk.
DEVLIN
Go on, go on, walk, talk.
They slowly cross the bedroom to the door.
ALICIA
The sand comes from the Imorez mountains.
DEVLIN
We'll find it.
ALICIA
From a town, Santa Ma-something.
DEVLIN
Good girl. We'll take care of it later.
Come on, keep awake, keep walking.
ALICIA
Oh, I'm afraid. Dev, I'm afraid. They're
all in the house. We can't make it.
Devlin opens the door and looks out before leading Alicia into the empty
UPSTAIRS HALLWAY.
CUT TO:
Devlin and Alicia stand at the top of the stairs looking down into the entry
hall.
ALICIA
Don't ever leave me.
DEVLIN
You'll never get rid of me again.
ALICIA
Never tried to.
Devlin sees Sebastian coming up the stairs.

DEVLIN
(to Alicia)
Brace up. Here he comes.
Sebastian confronts Devlin and Alicia at the top of the stairs.
SEBASTIAN
(to Alicia)
What are you doing, Alicia?
(to Devlin)
What is this, Mister Devlin?
DEVLIN
(to Sebastian)
I'm taking her to the hospital to get the
poison out of her.
SEBASTIAN
Poison?
DEVLIN
How'd you like your friends downstairs to
know? They've yet to be told.
Madame Sebastian emerges from her bedroom.
SEBASTIAN
(to Devlin)
I'm taking her back to her room.
ALICIA
Oh, Dev.
DEVLIN
(to Sebastian)
I'll raise quite a rumpus if you try.
Devlin indicates that he has a gun in his pocket.
son.
Madame Sebastian joins her
MME. SEBASTIAN
(to Sebastian)
Alex? He knows?
SEBASTIAN
Yes.
DR. ANDERSON'S VOICE
What is happening, Alex?
Doctor Anderson emerges from the study into the ENTRY HALL below.
MME. SEBASTIAN
(calls out to Doctor Anderson)
Alicia.
DR. ANDERSON
She's worse?
MME. SEBASTIAN
Yes.
ALICIA
(weakly, to Devlin)
Go.
DEVLIN
(quietly, to Alicia)
All right, dear, we're going, we're going.
Devlin and Alicia start slowly down the STAIRCASE. With Doctor Anderson
watching, Sebastian and his mother have no choice but to go along.
DEVLIN
(quietly, to Sebastian)
You haven't forgotten what they did to Emil,
have you, Sebastian?
Still descending, Sebastian sees Eric Mathis and Rossner emerge from the
study, joining Doctor Anderson in the ENTRY HALL.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Help him, Alex.
DEVLIN
(quietly, to Madame Sebastian)
I'm glad you have a head on you, Madame.
But Sebastian makes no move to help his wife down the stairs.
SEBASTIAN
(quietly, defiantly)
I'm not afraid to die.
DEVLIN
You've got your chance here and now.
(off the men below)
Tell them who she is.
As the four descend, they slowly approach the ominous trio of men below.
DR. ANDERSON
Need any help, Alex?
DEVLIN
(calls out to them)
No, we can handle her.
DR. ANDERSON
Where are you taking her?
DEVLIN
You answer that one, Sebastian.
But Sebastian remains stubborn, refusing to respond.
MME. SEBASTIAN
(calls out)
To the hospital.
Alex, talk to them, quick.
DR. ANDERSON
Glad she's going. Should not have waited
so long, Alex.
Near the bottom of the stairs, Devlin puts his hand in his pocket.
DEVLIN
Well, what am I going to do, start shooting?
(to a struggling Alicia)
Hold on, darling, you've only got about maybe
twenty yards to go.
A few steps from the bottom, they practically come face to face with the men.
ROSSNER
What happened, Alex?
SEBASTIAN
Hmm?
The intense look on Eric Mathis' face seems to terrify Sebastian -- he
responds as if coming out of a daze.
SEBASTIAN
Oh, uh, sh-she collapsed. Mister Devlin
heard her scream and was waiting for me.
(to Alicia)
Come on, Alicia.
DEVLIN
(to the men)
Yes, I telephoned the hospital as soon as I
saw how she was.
MME. SEBASTIAN
You have a car, Mister Devlin?
DEVLIN
Out in front.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Your [hat?], Alex.
ERIC
(to Madame Sebastian)
You're going with them, Madame?
No.
MME. SEBASTIAN
Alex will call me up.
I'll wait here.
Doctor Anderson opens the front door so that Sebastian and Devlin may escort
Alicia out, then down the FRONT STEPS and into the car.
CUT TO:
Doctor Anderson, Eric Mathis and Rossner stand in the doorway to watch the
trio's progress.
DEVLIN
(quietly, to Alicia)
How do you feel?
ALICIA
A bit dizzy.
DEVLIN
Take some deep breaths.
SEBASTIAN
(quietly)
Hurry, hurry.
Sebastian opens the passenger side door of Devlin's car. Devlin puts Alicia
in the passenger seat and then follows her in, shutting the door on Sebastian.
SEBASTIAN
(to Devlin)
Now, just a minute, I must sit with her.
DEVLIN
No room, Sebastian.
Devlin moves into the driver's seat as he locks the passenger door.
pleads with Devlin through the passenger window.
SEBASTIAN
But you must take me.
Sebastian
They're watching me.
DEVLIN
That's your headache.
Devlin starts the car.
Alicia is smiling at Devlin as the car pulls away.
SEBASTIAN
(begins to panic)
Please, take me. Please.
Please.
Please!
But the car is gone. A helpless Sebastian stands alone in front of the steps.
Rossner and Eric Mathis stand in the DOORWAY watching all this.
ROSSNER
(matter-of-fact, to Eric)
There is no telephone in her room to call
the hospital.
Eric's eyes widen.
Sebastian remains by the FRONT STEPS.
ERIC
(calls out to Sebastian)
Alex, will you come in, please? I wish to
talk to you.
A look of dread passes over Sebastian's face as he turns and slowly walks up
the steps to the doorway where Rossner and Eric stand. Once inside the
house, Eric closes the door behind him.
FADE OUT

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NOTORIOUS

TITLE CARD over a sun-drenched Miami skyline:

I'm going to shoot it out with them tomorrow.

The important drinking

Alicia adjusts the phonograph as a record ends.

There's no fish, day

The Commodore gets up to leave.

The cop dismounts and slowly approaches the car.

Good, now, move over.

But a moment later, she starts thrashing him again.

Still groggy, she watches Devlin approach and

You -- you copper.

A train whistle BLOWS somewhere far off.

What's your angle?

Devlin, in the LIVING ROOM, readies the record player.

As it plays, Alicia emerges slowly from the bedroom.

Alicia, obviously affected, tries to shrug it off.

Well, what do you

You know the spot.

Devlin readies a cigarette.

Plane leaves tomorrow

MOUNTAIN RANGE - DAY

FADE IN on an aerial view of a mountain range in Brazil, some days later.

standing in the aisle, ending a conversation with a seated passenger,

That's our boss, Paul

was, everything went to pot. I didn't

That's quite a change.

Why won't you let me

The waiter arrives with Devlin's glass.

He says nothing and starts drinking.

THE HILLS ABOVE RIO - DAY

He shuts her up by grabbing her and delivering a

It's not the girl. It's this German scientist

INT. ALICIA'S APARTMENT - DAY

What's the matter?

She senses something's wrong.

What a little pal you are. Never believing

She looks out at their candlelight dinner on the

EXT. TAXI CAB - DAY

EXT. THE RIDING CLUB - DAY

Give him another chance.

I was afraid you

Prescott produces an expensive necklace.

Oh, by the way, unless you have something

I knew when I saw you.

You met my mother?

INT. THE STUDY - NIGHT

Eric leads Emil to the door.

Eric turns in the doorway, as polished as ever.

Just rely upon

Devlin pretends to fill out a racing form while taking notes.

A man doesn't tell a woman what to do. She

I met him purely by accident.

Well, show her in, Ribiero.

I don't like her coming

And he thinks you're in love with him?

much. I think so far everything has been

INT. MME. SEBASTIAN'S BEDROOM - DAY

Joseph turns on some lights.