[Movie Script]Bourne Identity, The

                                  "THE BOURNE IDENTITY"



by

Tony Gilroy
Based on the novel
by
Robert Ludlum
                                   PARIS DRAFT 9/20/00







               DARKNESS. THE SOUND OF WIND AND SPRAY.



               MUSIC. TITLES.



               EXT. OCEAN -- NIGHT



The darkness is actually water. A SEARCHLIGHT arcs across

heavy ocean swells. Half-a-dozen flashlights -- weaker beams --

racing along what we can see is the deck of an aging FISHING

               TRAWLER.



FISHERMEN struggling with a gaff -- something in the water --
               A HUMAN CORPSE.



               EXT. FISHING BOAT DECK -- NIGHT



THE BODY sprawled there. The Sailors all talking at once --

three languages going -- brave chatter to mask the presence

of death --
                                     SAILOR #1


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