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1、FORYOURCONSIDERATIONBESTADAPTEDSCREENPLAYPhyllisNagyCAROLByPHYLLISNAGYBasedonthenovelTHEPRICEOFSALTbyPATRICIAHIGHSMITH1EXT.NYCSUBWAYSTATION.APRIL1953.NIGHT.Outofthedarkness,thescreechingmoanofanarrivingtrain.AdarkswarmofbodiesfileoutoftheLEXINGTONand59THSTSTATION.Wedescenduponthecrowd,singlingo
2、utayoungmanincoatandhat,JACKTAFT,late20s,whoweavesthroughthelineofCOMMUTERS,someopeningumbrellastothepatchyskies.JACKbuysaneveningpaperatanewsstandandmakeshiswayacross59th.EXT./INT.RITZTOWERHOTEL.NIGHT.JACKentersthehotelandwefollowhimashewalksthroughthelobbytothebar.JACKeasilyfindsastool,nodsto
3、theBARTENDERandtosseshimthenewspaper.TheBARTENDERpointstoabottleofDewarsandJACKgiveshimathumbsup.Hescansthecocktailloungeadjacenttothebar-notmuchactivityinthere,either:aFEWTABLESOFBUSINESSMENgettingdrunk,anELDERLYCOUPLE,TWOWOMENtuckedawayinacornertable.JACKcheckshiswatchandtheBARTENDERsetsdownh
4、isdrink.JACKNotmuchgoingonforaFriday.BARTENDERIt’searlyyet.JACKdownshisscotch,slideshisemptyglassovertotheBARTENDER,tapsoutarhythmalongtheedgeofthebar.JACKSayCal,makeitadouble,wouldyou?Andoneforyourself.Igottamakeacall.JACKgetsup.INT.RITZTOWERHOTEL.BAR/LOUNGE.NIGHT.JACKmakeshiswaythroughtheloun
5、geonhiswaytoatelephonebooth.HetakesanotherlookattheTWOWOMENtuckedawayinthecorner,deepinconversation,andthinksherecognizesoneofthem.Hebeginsapproachingthem.JACKTherese?Isthatyou?THERESE,theyoungerofthewomen,turnstolookatJACK.JACK(CONT’D)Whatdoyouknow!(hestartsover)I’msayingtomyself,Iknowthatgirl
6、.2Itseemstotakeherasplitsecondtoreact,tostandandgreetJACKwithashorthug.THERESEJack.JACKGeeit’sgreattoseeyou,Therese.It’sbeen,well,months.THERESEMonths.TheOTHERWOMANatthetablelightsacigarette.THERESEglancesather,andtheyholdabrief,tenselookbeforeTHERESEremembershermanners.THERESE(CONT’D)Jack,this
7、isCarolAird.JACKholdsouthishand.CAROLshakesit.JACKPleasedtomeetyou.CAROLLikewise.CAROLretreatsbacktoherownthoughts,smokes.JACKHey,TedGray’smeetingmehereandabunchofusareheadingdowntoPhil’sparty.You’regoingaren’tyou?THERESEWell-yes.