AS GOOD AS IT GETS
She disappears into her room. Carol snorts a laugh --
gathers herself. A beat.
MELVIN
(hopefully)
Boyfriend?
CAROL
Oh, come on in and try not to ruin
everything by being you.
MELVIN
Maybe we could live without the
wise cracks.
She looks at him -- then:
CAROL
Maybe we could...
Melvin glances at the cracked pattern of Carol's kitchen
linoleum and stalls at the door.
MELVIN
It feels a little confined here.
Let's take a walk.
CAROL
See. It's four in the morning. A
walk sounds a little screwy to me,
if you don't mind.
MELVIN
If you need an excuse, there's a
bakery on the corner. There's a
shot it'll open soon -- that way
we're not screwy -- we're just
two people who like warm rolls.
CAROL
Okay.
EXT. STREET - NEAR BAKERY - NIGHT
They walk quietly -- Melvin still walking with his usual
attention to where he steps.
CAROL'S POV
Melvin walking -- and though we can see an improvement --
it is still decidedly strange as he conspicuously avoids
stepping on the lines.
BACK TO SCENE
Carol sighs. It is the sound of possibilities crashing
down. Melvin looks at her -- embarrassed, self-conscious
-- his habits making him appear unworthy.
CAROL
(gently; almost
lovingly)
I'm sorry, Melvin -- but whatever
this is -- is not going to work.
ON MELVIN
He takes this hard. It forces him to half-whisper
something he hasn't at all said to himself... given his
history... this is an extraordinary intimacy.
MELVIN
I'm feeling... I've been feeling
better.
CAROL
Melvin, even though it may seem
that way now -- you don't know me
all that well...
(as he scoffs)
I'm not the answer for you.
She starts to turn. He tugs at her arm. As she turns
back to him.
MELVIN
Hey, I've got a great compliment
for you.
CAROL
You know what? I...


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