"The Path To Impeachment"
FADE IN:
CAPTION:
THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY. IT IS A
DOCUDRAMA DRAWN FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES,
INCLUDING THE KEN STARR INDEPENDENT COUNSEL'S
REPORT. AS SUCH, FOR DRAMATIC PURPOSES, THE
MOVIE CONTAINS FICTIONALIZED SCENES AND TIME
COMPRESSION.
INT. SPEAKER'S OFFICE -- NIGHT
Lights are low. SPEAKER NEWT GINGRICH is seated behind his
desk. SENATOR PHIL GRAMM is seated across from him. A
dartboard with a likeness of HILLARY CLINTON is on the far
wall, and a voodoo doll with BILL CLINTON's face on it is
laying on the desk.
GRAMM
Newt, we have got to get us rid of
this Clinton fella.
NEWT
Why? He's starting to triangulate again.
He's been giving us a lot of what we want:
a middle class tax cut, welfare reform,
why he's been the best Republican President
we've had in ages, and he's a Democrat!
GRAMM
It's this whole terrorism thing. Not only
is he causing shit with our friends in Saudi
Arabia....
NEWT
This is network TV, Phil, please don't say
the S-Word.
GRAMM
Sorry. But he's trying to shut down the money
laundering network my masters at Enron use to
bilk their shareholders.
NEWT
Fine, then, if it makes Enron happy. Any ideas?
GRAMM
(crosses to and opens door)
Helen? Get us that intern. The pudgy one with
the beret and the goofy hair.
EXT. ROPE LINE -- MORNING
President BILL CLINTON is working the rope line, shaking
hands. MONICA LEWINSKI approaches him, and whispers into his
ear. Through the magic of television, we hear the full
exchange.
MONICA
I want to have sex with you, Mr. President.
CLINTON
Sorry, lady, I'm a married man.
INT. SPEAKER'S OFFICE -- NIGHT
GRAMM
He didn't fall for it, Newt.
NEWT
Give her time. I've gotten her a job in the
White House. She'll work her magic before long.
INT. OVAL OFFICE -- DAY
MONICA is carrying a pile of papers. CLINTON is seated behind
his desk.
MONICA
Here are the reports you wanted, Mr. President.
CLINTON
Thank you, uh, what was your name again?
MONICA
Monica.
CLINTON
Thank you, Monica.
MONICA
Do you want anything else?
CLINTON
No, thank you.
MONICA
You don't want to spread me open here on
your desk?
CLINTON
No, I do not.
MONICA
You don't want to insert this cigar into
my...
CLINTON
No, I do not.
MONICA
Okay then, thank you, Mr. President.
INT. SPEAKER'S OFFICE -- NIGHT
GRAMM
She still can't seduce him, Newt! And I
thought he was a randy bastard.
NEWT
Guess we were wrong. Time for more drastic
measures.
GRAMM
What have you got there, Newt?
NEWT
I had my secretary break into the intern's
house and retrieve this blue dress.
GRAMM
Newt, why are you unzipping your pants?
NEWT
Shut up and hand me that "Hustler!"
FADE OUT:
CAPTION:
THE PATH TO IMPEACHMENT IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY.
IT IS A DOCUDRAMA BASED UPON THE STARR REPORT
TO THE SAME DEGREE THAT "THE PATH TO
9/11" WAS BASED ON THE 9/11 COMMISSION
REPORT. IT CONTAINS ABOUT AS MANY FICTIONALIZED
SCENES AS "THE PATH TO 9/11" AND IS
SLIGHTLY MORE ACCURATE.
VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
END OF ACT ONE