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119INT. TRAILER - CONTINUOUS

Laroche enters his office, looks at some papers on his desk.

LAROCHE

Most of them don't even bother calling me

John anymore. It's "Crazy White Man"

now.

"Crazy White Man" is a good title for the

movie. Call the book "Crazy White Man."

Or, I don't know, "Collector of Hearts"

or something.

Before Orlean can respond, Laroche picks up the phone and dials an impossibly long number. He waits, gestures for Orlean to sit on a chair piled high with junk.

LAROCHE (cont'd)

You won't hurt anything.

Orlean moves the junk over, shares the seat with it.

LAROCHE (cont'd)

(Yelling into phone)

Hello? Hello? Hi? This is John Laroche

from the Seminole Nursery. Sem-ih-nole!

(to Orlean)

How do you say Seminole in Spanish?

(into phone)

That's right, yes! Yeah, I want to order

some more of those pink string beans!

Pink string beans!

(yelling)

Pink String Beans! Pink String Beans!

Buster appears in the door.

LAROCHE (cont'd)

(into phone)

I'll call back.

(hangs up)

Hey, Buster.

BAXLEY

John.

LAROCHE

I was trying to order some pink string

beans from Argentina.

BAXLEY

No kidding.

LAROCHE

I figure just because Project Ghost

Orchid is dead, we're not closing shop.

BAXLEY

Listen, John --

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LAROCHE

We'll get into plant multiplication. Buy

little ones, turn 'em into big ones, sell