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I want to hear all about that thing you won. That Hopperman award.BENHelpingham.MR. LOOMISHelpingham! Right! Now you wait right here.Mr. Loomis turns and goes into the dining room. Ben moves back to the stairway as THREE LADIES e out of the living room. One lady takes Ben39。s arm and steers him down the hall toward the back of the house and out through the back door.EXT. BRADDOCK BACKYARD AND POOL AREA – NIGHTThe pool is eerily lit. There are FOUR PEOPLE standing and TALKING, drinks in their hands, at the back of the yard.MR. MCQUIREBen – I just want to say one word to you – just one word –BENYes, sir.MR. MCQUIREAre you listening?BENYes I am.MR. MCQUIRE(gravely)Plastics.They look at each other for a moment.BENExactly how do you mean?MR. MCQUIREThere is a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?BENYes, I will.MR. MCQUIREOkay. Enough said. That39。t the bathroom, is it?BENIt39。re upset about.BENOh – no. I39。s go.She throws the keys to him. He catches them.CUT TO:EXT. BRADDOCK HOUSE – NIGHTSHOOTING THROUGH THE OPEN FRONT DOOR. Mr. Braddock is talking to the Terhunes at the door. Ben and Mrs. Robinson e down the hall.BENDad – Mrs. Robinson needs a ride home. I39。s light in there now.MRS. ROBINSONPlease.Ben turns and walks down the hall. They enter sunroom.MRS. ROBINSONWhat do you drink? Bourbon?BENLook – I drove you home. I was glad to do it. But I have some things on my mind. Can you understand that?She nods.BENAll right then.MRS. ROBINSONWhat do you drink?He looks at her.MRS. ROBINSONBenjamin – I39。t you just lock the doors and go to bed?MRS. ROBINSONI39。t mind my saying so – this conversation is getting a little strange. Now I39。t expect –MRS. ROBINSONWhat?BENI mean – you didn39。ve got me into your house. You give me a drink. You put on music, now you start opening up your personal life to me and tell me your husband won39。s all right.BENIt39。t think of you that way. But I39。s room.INT. ELAINE39。ll go to bed.BENOh. Well, goodnight.MRS. ROBINSONWon39。t. But I just feel a little funny.MRS. ROBINSONBenjamin – you39。m not scared, Mrs. Robinson.MRS. ROBINSONThen why do you keep running away?BENBecause you39。t it?MRS. ROBINSONDon39。t you see?MRS. ROBINSONBenjamin – I39。m imagining. I can39。re trying to tell me?BENI39。S VOICEWill you bring up my purse before you go?BENI have to go now. I39。S VOICEI39。ll hand it to you.Ben starts back up the stairs.BENCome to the railing and I39。t know what.Ben appears as he slowly climbs the stairs.BENI39。m putting it here by the door.MRS. ROBINSON39。S ROOM – NIGHTBen walks quickly into Elaine39。m available to you. If you won39。S VOICEIs that Ben39。ve got to go.MR. ROBINSONIs anything wrong? You look a little shaken up.BENNo. No – I39。s have a nightcap together.Mr. Robinson turns his back to Ben to mix the drinks. Ben takes several deep breaths, straightens his tie and checks to see if his fly is okay. Mr. Robinson turns and brings him the drink.BENThank you very much, sir.MR. ROBINSONBen – how old are you now?BENTwenty. I39。ve watched you grow up, Ben.BENYes, sir.MR. ROBINSONIn many ways I feel as though you were my own son.BENThank you.MR. ROBINSONSo I hope you won39。s sound advice?Mrs. Robinson nods.MRS. ROBINSONYes, I do.BENI39。t he look to you like the kind of guy who has to fight them off?MRS. ROBINSONYes, he does.They start out of the sunroom.INT. ROBINSON HALL – NIGHTMR. ROBINSONOh say – Elaine gets down from Berkeley on Saturday.BENOh yes.MR. ROBINSONBen – I want you to give her a call.BENI will.MR. ROBINSONGreat.Mr. Robinson opens the front door and Ben goes out.EXT. ROBINSON HOUSE – NIGHTSHOOTING OVER THE CAR toward the house. Ben es toward the car. Mrs. Robinson appears in the doorway。s feature attraction.CUT TO:EXT. BRADDOCK BACKYARD AND POOL AREA – DAYThe sun shines brightly. Standing and sitting around the pool are Mr. and Mrs. Braddock, their friends MR. and MRS. ARNOLD, and the Arnold children, PETER and LOUISE, who are eight or nine. Watching from across the fence on one side of the house: the young girl from next door and her boy friend. Across the fence on the other side of the house: a quartet of adults, formally dressed as though for a cocktail party, holding drinks and watching. One of them holds a baby. The Braddocks, the Arnolds and their children are dressed in California Contemporary Sport Style: the adults in styles infinitely too young for them, the children in styles infinitely too old for them.Mr. Braddock stands alone at the end of the pool near the house. The others are grouped, more or less, at the other end. Mr. Braddock is hamming it up.MR. BRADDOCKHey, over there – I mean you! Your attention please!Mr. Braddock has moved over by one of the windows of the house, the window into the kitchen. He speaks quickly – in a fake sotto voce – towards the window.MR. BRADDOCKAre you ready in there, feature attraction?BEN39。m going to ask for a big round of applause to bring this boy out here – wait a minute – let me amend that – to bring this young man out here – because today he is twentyoneyearsold –MR. ARNOLD(his hands like a megaphone)Let39。 four of those years spent acplishing some rather extraordinary things at one of our nation39。d like to discuss this.MR. BRADDOCK(to his audience)This boy – I39。S VOICEDad – can you listen –MR. BRADDOCK(meaning it)I39。s wet suit, flippers on his feet, the oxygen tank strapped to his back, the mask pushed up his forehead, the air hose dangling. He holds a spear gun in his hand.The people applaud.EXT. BRADDOCK BACKYARD AND POOL AREA – DAY SHOT – FROM BEN