PHILADELPHIA

LAUGHTER. Andrew keeps his eyes closed, leaning against the
wall of the sauna, next to Wheeler, relaxing.

                              CHARLES WHEELER
                    How does a faggot fake an orgasm?

Andrew opens one eye.

                              CHARLES WHEELER (CONT.)
                    He spits on your back.

                              SEIDMAN
                    Charles, that's revolting!

All the men LAUGH, and Wheeler LAUGHS THE HARDEST.

                              JOE (VOICE OVER)
                    How did that make you feel?

IMAGE: BACK TO THE COURTROOM. ANDREW IN THE WITNESS STAND (And
it's the sick, thin Andrew with AIDS).

                              ANDREW
                    Relieved. That I'd never told
                    him I was gay. Very relieved.

ANGLE ON CHARLES WHEELER: shakes his head, a denial.

                              JOE
                    Are you a good lawyer?

                              ANDREW
                    I'm an excellent lawyer.

                              JOE
                    What makes you an excellent
                    lawyer?

                              ANDREW
                    I love the law. I know the law.
                    I excel at practicing it. It's
                    the only thing I've ever wanted to do.

                              JOE
                    What do you love about it?

                              ANDREW
                    Well... many things. But I
                    think the thing I love the most,
                    is that every once in a while,
                    not that often, but
                    occasionally... you get to be
                    part of justice being done.
                    It's really quite a thrill when
                    that happens.

                                                  CUT TO:

BELINDA CONINE STANDS BEFORE ANDREW (INT./DAY).

                              BELINDA
                    You said earlier you aspired to
                    be the kind of person who had
                    "an adventurous spirit." Is
                    that correct?

                              ANDREW
                    Something like that.

                              BELINDA
                    Do you take risks?

                              ANDREW
                    In my work? Yes. Calculated
                    risks. You have to.

                              BELINDA
                    In general. Do you take risks
                    in other areas of your life?

                              ANDREW
                    Not unnecessary ones.

                              BELINDA
                    Have you ever been to the Apollo
                    Cinema on Sansom Street?

Joe cringes a little with discomfort.

                              ANDREW
                         (looking Belinda right
                         in the eye)
                    A few times.

IMAGE: FLASHING LIGHTS AT THE "APOLLO" THEATER ENTRANCE
(EXT./NIGHT).
 
                              BELINDA (OS)
                    What kind of movies do they show
                    there?

                              ANDREW (OS)
                    Gay movies.

BACK IN COURT (INT./DAY):

                              BELINDA
                    Gay pornographic movies?

                              ANDREW
                    Yes.

                              BELINDA
                    Do men have sex with each other
                    in that theater?

                              ANDREW
                    Yes.

IMAGE: MOVING POV SHOT PAST ROWS OF GAY PORN MAGAZINES
(INT./NIGHT).

                              BELINDA (OS)
                    How about you, Mr. Beckett?

IMAGE: MOVING POV SHOT PAST FACES OF THE JURORS (INT./DAY)

                              BELINDA (OS) (CONT.)
                    ... Have you ever had sex with
                    someone in that theater?

IMAGE: MOVING POV SHOT PAST A GLASS COUNTER HOLDING SEXUAL
DEVICES, LUBRICANTS, CONDOMS (INT./NIGHT).

                              ANDREW (OS)
                    Yes.

BACK IN COURT, ON ANDREW:

                              ANDREW (CONT.)
                    Once.

IMAGE: MEN LURKING OUTSIDE PRIVATE SCREENING BOOTHS (THEY
VARY IN AGE. TYPE. ETC. -- MOST LOOK PRETTY DAMN NORMAL)
(INT./NIGHT).

IMAGE: ANDREW (PRE-AIDS) SMILES AT A FRIENDLY YUPPIE, STANDING
INSIDE A PRIVATE BOOTH (INT./NIGHT).

                              YUPPIE
                    I'm Robert.

                              ANDREW
                    Andrew.

Andrew steps into the booth.

                              ANDREW (CONT.)
                    Now what do we do?

Robert laughs, closing the door of the booth.

                              ROBERT
                    I think we'll figure it out.

BACK TO THE COURTROOM (INT./DAY):

Joe sits with a stone-sober expression: this isn't easy.

                              BELINDA
                    When? Approximately what year did
                    this event take place?

                              ANDREW
                    I guess it was 1984, 85.

                              BELINDA
                    Were you aware in 1984 or 1985
                    that there was a fatal disease
                    out there, called AIDS, and that
                    you could contract it through
                    sexual activity?

                              ANDREW
                    It's impossible to know exactly
                    when or how I was infected with HIV.

                              BELINDA
                    But you were having anonymous
                    sex in porno theaters in 1984
                    and 1985?

                              ANDREW
                    That happened once. People
                    weren't talking about AIDS then,
                    the way we are now. Or safe
                    sex.

                              BELINDA
                    You'd heard of AIDS in 1984, 85?

                              ANDREW
                    I'd heard of something. The gay
                    plague, gay cancer, but... we
                    didn't know how you could get it,
                    or that it could kill you.

CLOSE SHOT ON ANDREW -- losing strength.

                              BELINDA (OS)
                         (sounds far away)
                    Do you need a break?

                              ANDREW
                    No.

                              BELINDA
                    While you were employed at Wyant
                    Wheeler, you did everything you
                    could to make sure no one knew
                    you were an active homosexual,
                    correct?

                              ANDREW
                    That is not correct. I never lied
                    about it.

                              BELINDA
                    Did you keep a picture of your
                    lover on your desk?

                              ANDREW
                    No.

                              BELINDA
                    Do other lawyers at the firm keep
                    pictures of their spouses or
                    fiances on their desks?

IMAGE: ANDREW IN BOB SEIDMAN'S OFFICE, WORKING, SPOTTING A
PHOTO ON THE WALL OF BOB'S WIFE AND CHILDREN (INT./DAY).

                              ANDREW
                    Some do. I didn't.

                              BELINDA
                    As a homosexual, one is often forced
                    to conceal one's sexuality, is
                    that right?

                              ANDREW
                    In some situations.

                              BELINDA
                    Isn't it true you have spent your
                    life pretending to be something
                    you're not, so much so that the
                    art of concealment and dishonesty
                    has become second nature to you?!

                              JOE
                    Objection!

                              BELINDA
                    I'll withdraw it. Mr. Beckett?
                    Were you living with Miguel
                    Alvarez in 1984 or 1985 when you
                    had your anonymous sexual encounter
                    in the porn theater?

ANGLE ON MIGUEL, sitting next to Sarah.

                              ANDREW
                    Yes.

                              BELINDA
                    You could have infected him, isn't
                    that right?

                              ANDREW
                    Miguel has not been infected. As
                    I said, we weren't aware of AIDS,
                    then, or how it is spread.

                              BELINDA
                    Really?

                              ANDREW
                    Yes.

Andrew wipes sweat from his forehead.

                              BELINDA
                    You've testified the lesions on
                    your face were visible to the
                    people you worked with, correct?

                              ANDREW
                    That's right.

                              BELINDA
                    And it's your contention, that
                    when the partners were made
                    aware of the lesions, they
                    jumped to the conclusion you had
                    AIDS and fired you.

                              ANDREW
                    Absolutely.

                              BELINDA
                    Do you have any lesions on your
                    face at this time?

                              ANDREW
                    One. Here, in front of my ear.

An ASSISTANT hands Conine a shaving mirror. She holds it
before Andrew.

                              BELINDA
                    Remembering you are under oath,
                    answering truthfully, can you
                    see the lesion on your face, in
                    this mirror, three feet away?
                    Answering truthfully.

Andrew looks in the mirror: the lesion is NOT very visible.

                              ANDREW
                    By the time I was fired, there
                    were four lesions on my face,
                    much bigger...

                              BELINDA
                    Answer the question, please.

                              ANDREW
                    No. I can't really see it.

                              BELINDA
                    Thank you.

Andrew rubs his eyes.

                              JUDGE GARNETT (OS)
                         (far away)
                    This would be a good time to
                    break for the day...

                              JOE (OS)
                         (far away)
                    Your Honor? May I have ten
                    minutes in re-direct?

                              JUDGE GARNETT (OS)
                         (far away)
                    Beckett?

Andrew finds the Judge looking at him.

                              JUDGE GARNETT (CONT.)
                    Can you go on for ten minutes?

                              ANDREW
                    Yes sir.

Joe JUMPS UP from the plaintiff's table.

                              JOE
                    I only need five!
                         (to Belinda, reaching
                         for the mirror)
                    May I?

Joe approaches Andrew, with the mirror.

                              JOE (CONT.)
                    Do you have any lesions on any
                    part of your body, at this time,
                    that resemble the lesions that
                    were on your face at the time
                    you were fired?

                              ANDREW
                    Yes. On my torso.