A int. Jordan's estate - family room - day 196a

(LATE SUMMER `95)

 

Jordan opens his eyes. Through his HAZY POV, we see

Violet, the maid standing over him with two OLD

BROOKVILLE POLICE OFFICERS as Naomi attends to Donnie in

the background.

 

JORDAN

Yes?

 

BROOKVILLE POLICE #1

Sir, we need to ask you some

questions.

 

SCENES 197 - 199 OMITTED 197

 

 

200 EXT. JORDAN'S ESTATE - NIGHT (LATE SUMMER `95) 200

 

Jordan exits the house with the Police Officers. The

Lamborghini is TOTALLED, an absolute wreck.

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

Wow. Maybe I hadn't made it home

okay.

 

 

201 EXT. HEGEMAN'S ROAD - NIGHT (LATE SUMMER `95) 201

 

FLASHBACK. Nodding out, Jordan drives the Lamborghini

like a maniac, careening off parked cars and trees.

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

It was an absolute miracle I

wasn't killed, and an even bigger

miracle I hadn't killed anyone.

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201A INT. POLICE STATION - DAY (LATE SUMMER `95) 201A

*

 

A MAN steps up to get his mug shot taken, but it's Brad,

not Jordan. FLASH. Turn to the side. FLASH.

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

But they couldn't arrest me, the

cops had no proof I'd been behind

the wheel. Meanwhile, Brad did a *

few months in jail for contempt *

because he wouldn't rat Donnie

out. They never found his gun,

though, so they finally had to let

him go.

 

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202B EXT. HORSE FARM - LONG ISLAND - DAY (OCT `95) 202B

 

Jordan watches an INSTRUCTOR lead Skylar on a pony.

Nearby Naomi holds newborn PARKER. Manny Riskin and Max

stand beside Jordan.

 

MANNY RISKIN

You're a lucky guy, Jordan.

Legally I've never seen anyone

slip a noose the way you do.

Christ, you're lucky to be alive

much less not in jail.

 

JORDAN

I don't believe in luck.

 

MANNY RISKIN

That's what all lucky people say.

It's time, Jordan. Let me make a

deal with SEC. Before your luck

runs out.

 

Skylar waves from the pony and Jordan waves back.

 

JORDAN

What kind of terms?

 

MANNY RISKIN

You plead guilty to a handful of

securities violations -- stock

manipulation, high pressure sales

tactics, ticky-tack shit like

that. You pay a few million

dollars in fines and in exchange

the SEC fucks off for all time.

 

JORDAN

And Stratton? What happens there?

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MANNY RISKIN

You'd have to walk away. Let

Donnie take over.

(that one hurts)

Now the FBI's a different animal.

They can still pursue you for

criminal wrongdoing. But with you

on the sidelines, my guess is your

best friend Agent Denham'll be

left standing around with his dick

in his hand.

 

Jordan digests that.

 

MAX

You beat them, Jordan. You won.

Sail into the sunset with your

wife and kids while you can.

 

MANNY RISKIN

God knows you'll never have to

work again.

 

As Jordan looks at his picture-perfect family, WE HEAR

THE ROAR OF A CROWD...

 

C SCENES 202C - 202D OMITTED 202C

 

 

E INT. STRATTON OAKMONT III - BULLPEN - DAY 202E

(SPRING `96)

 

The troops ROAR as Jordan takes center stage.

 

JORDAN

I'm sure many of you have been

hearing rumors lately, about me,

about the future of this firm, and

that's what I'd like to talk to

you about today.

(a few beats, then)

Five years ago when I started

Stratton with Donnie Azoff, I knew

the day would eventually come when

I'd be moving on. It's truly with

a heavy heart that I tell you that

day is here.

 

The place erupts in a chorus of "No!", "Don't go!", etc.

Jordan raises his hand for quiet.

 

JORDAN (CONT'D)

Thank you for that and for your

years of incredible loyalty and

admiration.

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JORDAN (CONT'D)

The point is though, that under

Donnie's leadership, along with

Robbie Feinberg and Nicky Koskoff

moving into key management

positions, this place is gonna be

better than ever!

 

A smattering of applause. Jordan notices a few Brokers

gravely shaking their heads.

 

JORDAN (CONT'D)

And the fact that I'm gone won't

stop me from giving Donnie advice,

not that he needs any--

 

DONNIE

(jumping in)

Why would anyone in their right

mind not follow JB's advice?

 

Donnie looks petrified; he's used to being an offensive

tackle, not the quarterback.

 

JORDAN

Before I go, there's something I

want to remind you all, and that's

this -- Stratton Oakmont is bigger

than any one person, even me.

Especially me. You guys are

Stratton, each and every one of

you, and that is why it's sure to

remain the best brokerage firm in

the fucking world!

 

Thunderous applause spreads through the boardroom, all

300 Brokers on their feet. WE PUSH IN on Jordan.

 

JORDAN (CONT'D)

See, the very idea of Stratton is

that when you come here and step

into this bullpen for the first

time, you start your life anew.

You have a place here and no one

can take that away from you!

Stratton Oakmont is America! Give

me your tired and poor! The very

moment you walk through that door

and pledge your loyalty to this

firm, you become part of a family,

you become a Strattonite! It

doesn't matter who you are, it

doesn't matter where you're from!

Whether your family came over on

the Mayflower or on a fucking

inner tube from Haiti!

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More applause. Jordan scans the young faces -- they

worship him. In the crowd he finds KIMMIE BELZER, 30s.

 

JORDAN (CONT'D)

Everybody here knows Kimmie

Belzer, right?

 

Hoots and hollers... He raises his hand for quiet.

 

JORDAN (CONT'D)

In case any of you weren't aware

of it, Kimmie was one of

Stratton's first brokers, one of

the original twenty. Now when

most of you met Kimmie, you met

her the way she is today -- a

beautiful woman who drives a brand

new Mercedes, a woman who lives in

the finest condo complex on Long

Island. A woman who wears $3000

Armani suits, who spends her

winters in the Bahamas and her

summers in the Hamptons!

 

Wild applause.

 

JORDAN (CONT'D)

But that's not the Kimmie I met.

The Kimmie I met was broke, a

single mom on the balls of her

ass. Three months behind on her

rent with an eight year old son!

She came to me for a job and when

I hired her she asked for a $5000

dollar advance so she could pay

his tuition. And what did I do,

Kimmie?

 

KIMMIE

You wrote me a check for $25,000!

 

JORDAN

Because I believed in you, like

I believe in each and every one

of you!

 

KIMMIE

I love you, Jordan!

 

As the Brokers go berserk, Jordan stands basking in the

adoration. He looks at Donnie, turns back to the Crowd,

looks out at the faces. A change has come over him.

He stands there, thinking. An eternity, then:

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JORDAN

You know for years I've been

telling you guys not to take no

for an answer, to keep pushing,

to not hang up the phone till you

get what you want. This deal I'm

about to sign, barring me from the

securities industry, barring me

from Stratton, my home... What the

fuck is that? I'll tell you what

it is, it's me being a hypocrite.

It's me taking no for an answer,

it's them selling me, not the

other way around! Fuck it, I'm

not leaving!

 

Jordan smiles, thrusts his hands in the air --

 

JORDAN (CONT'D)

THE SHOW GOES ON!!

 

The place goes absolutely INSANE. And as Donnie and Max

trade looks, TECHNO MUSIC BLASTS taking us to...

 

 

202Ea EXT. YACHT NAOMI - AFT DECK - DAY (SPRING `96) 202Ea

 

It's celebration time. DOZENS of Strattonites party,

drinking/dancing/snorting, Jordan at the center of it.

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

Of course, the troops weren't the *

only ones who were thrilled. *

 

 

202F INT. DENHAM'S OFFICE - DAY (SPRING `96) 202F

 

Agent Denham hears the news over the phone. A smile

touches his lips: his case goes on...

 

 

202Fa EXT. YACHT NAOMI - AFT DECK (SPRING `96) 202Fa

*

 

The party continues as Brad comes aboard. He's welcomed *

and showered with lapdancers. *

 

JORDAN (V.O.) *

I apologized to Brad and promised *

him he'd never have to deal with *

Donnie again. Even offered to pay *

him for his time in the can. But *

he said no, he was out. Sad thing *

was, he was dead two years later. *

Massive heart attack while sitting *

on the john. *

 

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