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16INT. WHITE HOUSE HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS

The foursome sits back down. They wait and wait.

THREE ASSISTANTS sing happy birthday to an assistant and leave balloons on the desk.

They continue to wait. Kate scrolls through her phone.

KATE

There’s a bunch of stuff about

their Nominee not being

qualified... But I don’t see any

articles about our... thing.

Dr. Oglethorpe checks his phone too.

DR. OGLETHORPE

Social media’s going on and on

about that singer Riley Bina and DJ

Chello breaking up... That’s too

bad... They seem like sweet kids.

RANDALL

I don’t know them. But that’s a

shame. Kate do you know them?

KATE

Yes. But I really don’t give a shit

right now.

Air Force General Themes returns from the coffee station with bags of Cheez-bits and bottled waters.

AIR FORCE GENERAL THEMES

Sorry but they charge an arm and

leg for this stuff. Ten a piece

should do it.

RANDALL

Of course... I’ve got Kate as well.

Here’s a twenty.

Randall gives him a twenty. Dr. Oglethorpe gives him a twenty as well.

DR. OGLETHORPE

Do you have change?

AIR FORCE GENERAL THEMES

No. But I can ask the Marine at the-

DR. OGLETHORPE

Forget it.

After a beat of eating, Randall reaches into his jacket pocket and takes out a pill. He bites the tip off and swallows with water. Kate looks at him.

RANDALL

It’s a Xanax. I can only take a

quarter or otherwise I get-

Kate takes the rest of the pill and dry swallows it.