[Movie Script]Black Rain

                         BLACK RAIN


by
Craig Bolotin
                             &



Warren Lewis
November 1987
	A BLACK SCREEN:



Various voices:	  "Big six"... "That's six the hard way"...

"Seven or eleven"... "Play two"...
	FADE IN:



	EXT.  UPPER EAST SIDE - NEW YORK CITY - NIGHT



One of the pristine blocks of brownstones where even the

garbage seems gift wrapped.  The VOICES continue over as

we move in on a particular building where a DOORMAN is

holding open the door for a dowager and her poodle.
The voices continue:  "Hit me"... "Double down"... "Let it

ride"... "Hit me"... "Anymore for the come out"...

"Card"...
In contrast to the outside of this sedate, quiet

brownstone, we go inside to find...
	INT.  BROWNSTONE APARTMENT


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