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1 8 7 by Scott Yagemann REVISED SHOOTING DRAFT November 4, 1996 FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY Rev. 7/10/96 1 8 7 1 EXT. LOWER MANHATTAN SKYLINE - BROOKLYN BRIDGE - MORNING 1 RUSH HOUR ON a pair of black Dexter penny loafers diligently pedaling an old Schwinn mountain bike. ADJUST ANGLE now to meet the bicyclist... He's African-American. Anywhere from 33 to 40. Wears wire-rim glasses, a fresh white oxford shirt, creased slacks and a solid green tie. An unobtrusive figure, at once familiar and yet undiscerning. The type you'd pass on a sidewalk and never even notice. He's TREVOR GARFIELD. ADJUST ANGLE FURTHER now to reveal the upper promenade bike path and a dramatic view of Lower Manhattan behind him. Morning sun glimmers off the Trade Center towers. Trevor's shadow skitters along the wooden path, 160 ft. above the East River. A fat briefcase, strapped to the back of his bike, rocks back and forth as he pumps the pedals. FROM ABOVE now a sweeping view of Trevor, alone on the bike path, a speck, suspended above a sea of rush hour traffic on the bridge below. 2 EXT. ATLANTIC AVENUE (BEDFORD STUYVESANT) - MORNING 2 A wrought-iron train trestle covered with graffiti shakes as an "EL" TRAIN ROARS overhead. Trevor races parallel with it along Atlantic Avenue. Every city block becomes more and more rundown. 3 EXT. ROOSEVELT WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL (BEDFORD 3 STUYVESANT) - MORNING A cyclone fence frames the stalwart face of the old three-story administration building.