INT. LOUIE’S FLAT - SITTING ROOM - EVENING

Louie lies asleep on the sofa. The news plays in the

background.

Slowly, he wakes up, yawning loudly as he stretches. On the

TV we can see the female NEWSREADER(30s) suggest ively eating

a banana.

He checks his watch.

LOUIE

Oh shit!

His eyes bulge and he scrambles to his feet.

BATHROOM

Louie hurriedly showers, cursing to himself.

BEDROOM

He stands in front of the mirror, looking himself over. He

adjusts his clothes and sprays a mist of cologne in the air,

walk ing t hroug h it.

SITTING ROOM

He rushes past the room, heading for the door. He starts to

open it but stops.

Slowly, he turns looking at the TV.

On it, the Newsreader sits, still eating a banana. She stares

straight at the Louie through the screen.

Beat. He stares at the screen, slackjawed.

She finishes the banana, tossing the peel. She picks up

another one from off-screen.

LOUIE

Goddammit.

He heads back into the room, taking a seat in a chair. He

struggles to remove his trousers.

Beat...