(Nighttime. The Oval Office is dark and empty. Several moments pass. Then the calm is pierced by the sound of a phone ringing. It rings a second time. And a third. Finally, we hear the shuffling of someone approaching. The door opens, and in stumbles PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, tightening the belt on his bathrobe. He…

(CHERYL is in her cubicle, talking on the phone.) CHERYLI know, Sue, I couldn’t believe it either… No, you were so right to feel that way…(GREG enters and stands in the doorway. CHERYL sees him but continues talking.)Don’t be. He shouldn’t have been taking up two seats.(GREG knocks softly on the doorway. CHERYL holds up…

(The waiting room at a blood drive. NURSE BLAKE (Alec Baldwin) and NURSE WILLIAMSON (Kevin Spacey) stand in their scrubs before LEVENE (Jack Lemmon), MOSS (Ed Harris), and AARONOW (Alan Arkin), who are sitting at tables and filling out forms to give blood.) BLAKEAre they all here? WILLIAMSONAll but one. BLAKEWell, I’m going anyway.(to the…

PSYCHIATRISTYour wife maintains that you don’t show her enough affection. PATIENTI show my wife a lot of aggression. PSYCHIATRIST“Affection.” PATIENTYes. PSYCHIATRISTYou said “aggression.” PATIENTNo, I said affection. PSYCHIATRISTIt’s very interesting to me that you confused those two words. PATIENTWhatever I said, I meant “aggression.” PSYCHIATRISTAggression? PATIENTNo, aggression. You’re browbeating me. PSYCHIATRISTNot at all. I think…