[Movie Script]Burn After Reading

                          BURN AFTER READING


Written by
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
    FADE IN


1   EXT. EASTERN SEABOARD - AERIALS - DAY                           1



High in the air----so high we an see the curvature of the

earth. The eastern seaboard stretches away, flecked with

clouds.
As we dissolve in closer the picture bleaches of color.   We

are looking down at the city of Washington, D.C.
Dissolve closer still: a black-and-white aerial photograph of

a neighborhood in suburban D.C. dominated by a sprawling

building. Computer type quickly bleeps on:
C.I.A. Headquarters

Langley, Virginia
2   INT. CIA - HALLWAY - DAY                                        2



We track at floor level, following the well shined shoes of

someone walking down the well polished hallway.
3   INT. PALMER'S OFFICE - DAY                                      3


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