ANGLE ON:

    Bob comes up to Ike. o punchen

    abruptly  a rose boutonniere.

    BOB

    You look awful.

    IKE

    (sarcastically)

    thank you.

    Bob o Ike. Ike is schis

    and looks up to Ike. It is a moment of clean y bethe

    men.

    BOB

    Ike. Need help?

    akes tonniere and puts it on Ikes lapel.

    BOB (contd)

    Im glad its you.

    IKE

    Really?

    BOB

    I didnt  to find out I  for

    er.

    IKE

    Got any last minute advice?

    BOB

    (motioning to their eyes)

    Maintain eye contact.

    Bob turns and leaves, going doaircase.

    IKE

    (to himself)

    Eye contact. Eye contact.

    Out of tures of C on the

    ure and whispers.

    IKE (contd)

    Cover me.

    o the chapel.

    INt. CINUING

    Ike steps up and stands next to Fisher.

    FIShER

    (to Ike)

    I  Im doing.

    IKE

    Your job is... the ring.

    (to Fisher)

    Do you he ring?!

    FIShER

    I just found out Im best man! Im

    lucky I ... s wrong?

    Ike gives to Fisor approaches Ike. Ike

    turns a over ts.

    IKESPOV: t of tONSPEOPLE o

    knotle ponytails.

    Armani s. t of

    smirking, c tories for

    cocktail hour. Elaine is in back all dressed in black, mourning

    Ike. Mrs. trout approaches Ike.

    MRS. tROUt

    You she

    wedding car -- a 63 Buick.

    IKE

    thank you.

    MRS. tROUt

    Oically family.

    Mrs. trout starts picking lint off Fis.

    FIShER

    hello. Im Fisher.

    MRS. tROUt

    t  to come out.

    FIShER

    You just pull a hair from my neck.

    IKE

    Mrs. trout, go back to your seat!

    INt. ChURCh FOYER - DAY

    Peggy joins Maggie, who is blowing bubblegum and swaying in

    front of an oscillating fan. Grandma and alter come in.

    Grandma gives he cheek.

    GRANDMA JULIA

    Good luck, Maggie.

    MAGGIE

    thank you, Grandma.

    Grandma leaves. alter steps up.

    ALtER

    (quietly to Maggie)

    Im really rooting for this one.

    MAGGIE

    thank you, Dad.

    Peggy turns off takes the bag from Maggie.

    CINDY

    Spit.

    Maggie spits o the bag. Peggy hands Maggie her

    bouquet.

    PEGGY

    Lets go.

    MAGGIE

    No sauntering do

    make time. Lets just get there.

    Cindy and Peggy nod and leave. the door closes.

    INt. CINUING

    Botends o Elaine.

    ELAINE

    hi, Im Elaine from New York.

    BOB

    h

    attempt.

    ELAINE

    Im sorry.

    BOB

    ts okay. theres a lid for every

    pot. Besides, Im comfortable h Ike.

    I mean, Jack Dempsey lost his

    title to a New Yorker.

    ELAINE

    I knounney.

    to play. t is ted. Grandma, alter,

    Mrs. Pressman and trouts crout picks lint off of

    .

    ANGLE ON:

    Cindy and Peggy enter  air of people who have

    done t to too

    quickly. Peggy gives Ike a wink and an encouraging smile.

    INt. CINUING

    ticks his head in.

    DENNIS

    theyre ready, Maggie.

    MAGGIE

    Just a second.

    Dennis closes to the

    c alone. S back door as

    possible escape route, the

    start of the door.

    INt. CINUOUS

    Immediately, Cory and Dennis open trance.

    All ts stand as Maggie enter the chapel smiling.

    MAGGIES POV:

    tretco infinity. Faces goggle at

    ion. tiny figure of Ike stands like a

    beacon a long way off.

    NE ANGLE:

    Sation step.

    ANGLE ON:

    Ike rocks imperceptibly, urging her on. Peggy and Cindy make

    little quot;come onquot; motions. It seems to be working. Maggie

    approacurned from skepticism to

    looks and noises of encouragement.

    ANGLE ON: MAGGIE

    But t gradually begin to slow.

    ANGLE ON:

    Fistle quot;darn, so closequot; look.

    ANGLE ON:

    But Ike is too busy maintaining eye contact. his eyes urge

    Maggie closer -- loving her, willing her on.

    CLOSE ON:

    Maggie stops easing smile, and then

    resumes oward him. his face. her face. his

    face. her face.

    CLOSE ON:

    incher follows.

    NE ANGLE:

    A sigS as Maggie closes in on Ike. he

    smiles at   there... Shes

    t Ike. tor gestures to ts to sit

    dohey do.

    ANGLE ON:

    Ike sneezes. S

    splitting apart. And ss like a bat out of hell! In a

    flurry of we, she aisle before Ike knows

    w s him.

    ANGLE ON:

    Ike stands to

    action, cer her.

    IKE

    (yelling out)

    Block the doors!

    Like a general, s to Dennis and Cory in the back and

    sends to action. t in Maggies face. But

    so the

    tONSPEOPLE stand so Ike can he pew. Ike climbs

    on tohe aisle, blocking his

    pato the side aisle and scampers

    down and away. Fiss on his cell phone. Ike charges from

    one of the pews

    near taircase to cut

    comes off in eps of the

    c. Ike fumble he

    railing, landing on Dennis toe. airs

    after er exc money.

    CUt tO:

    INt. C - CONtINUING

    Maggie comes doeps and enters the church childrens Sunday

    sc of KIDS And tEAChERS are doing religious

    arts and crafts. As Maggie runs through:

    MAGGIE

    teps

    s of candy in s. If

    you tickle him, hell give candy.

    S to a little GIRL as she goes by. Ike comes

    doairs.

    IKE

    Maggie!

    ts. Ike fights his way

    through KIDS.

    ANGLE ON:

    Maggie as scer and

    the window is wide enough.

    ANGLE ON:

    Ike as s to t Maggie is out in driveway.