Log Line -- When a successful legislative consultant is mistaken for a “Capital Call Girl,” she loses boyfriend and reputation. In proving her innocence, she boldly declares her chastity and quickly becomes the most admired young woman in America.Synopsis -- A sleazy state senator mistakes highly reputable Legislative Consultant Jillian Miles for a “Capital Call Girl.” This error leads to a political, yet humorous, game of threats, blackmail, frame-ups, lies leaked to the press, and good girl vs. bad girl.
Suddenly, Jillian is faced with unwanted fame and notoriety, and loses the respect of her new love interest. In a selfish attempt to capture some publicity for herself, a coworker/call girl helps to clear Jillian’s name and prove her innocence.
When Jillian issues a public statement declaring her chastity, she strikes a cord in the heart of America. Jillian quickly becomes a heroine and model of femininity and modesty amongst men and women everywhere. Finally, even her ex-boyfriend is willing to eat humble pie in a romantically comedic finale.
STATE CAPITAL aka POLITICS, AS USUAL
a screenplay by Julie Warner-Simon
EXT. CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITAL - DAY
Aerial shots of Sacramento’s Capital and vicinity. Lighthearted music plays through credits.
Camera focuses on the State Capital’s west steps where PEOPLE rush in and out of the building, LOBBYISTS ARGUE with each other, a TOUR GROUP stands patiently listening to a GUIDE, HOMELESS PROTESTERS stand in a roped-off area SHOUTING, waving and holding signs demanding free housing, LEGISLATORS and their STAFF TALK importantly as they hurry up and down the steps.
A lone lobbyist known as the FLUORIDE LADY stands in her own corner of the Capital steps, handing out flyers and SHOUTING into her megaphone. She is a permanent fixture at the Capital. She’s gruff and grumpy and has a rather deep voice for a woman. Everyone knows her and calls her “FLORA” as a fluoride joke. Several PEOPLE (LEGISLATIVE AIDS, LOBBYISTS and LEGISLATORS, including ASSEMBLYMAN DAVIS and SENATOR TOMPSON) say a friendly “HI” or ”HELLO” to Flora as they hurry past her. Flora continues her SHOUTING, acknowledging her greeters with a GRUNT, nod or brief wave.
FLORA
(shouting into her megaphone
as she attempts to hand out flyers)
The artificial fluoridation of our public water supplies causes cancer, genetic damage, chronic toxicity, malnutrition and overall illness! It doesn’t even stop tooth decay, people! Tell your local representative to get it out of our water--NOW!
LEGISLATIVE AID 1
(waving pleasantly)
Good morning, Flora! Keep up the good work!
LEGISLATIVE AID 2
You’ll get through to someone eventually, Flora!
ASSEMBLYMAN DAVIS
Good morning, Flora! Don’t ever leave. This place would never be the same without you.
FLORA
(to Assemblyman Davis, no longer
shouting into her megaphone)
Is that why you won’t draft a bill for me, Senator Davis? You don’t want me to leave?
ASSEMBLYMAN DAVIS
(laughing as he hurries past her)
Maybe so, Flora!
SENATOR TOMPSON
(calling from a distance)
It’s your voice, Flora! It’s so sweet and cheery!
LAUGHTER from various people all around.
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Camera pans to SENATOR PARKER ROSS and his Legislative Consultant JILLIAN MILES. Camera stays on them as they hurry up the steps, into the Capital building. Senator Ross sips a cup of coffee and carries a stack of papers under his arm. Jillian and Senator Ross TALK rapidly.
JILLIAN
(handing Senator Ross a copy of
the Senate’s “Daily File” and talking fast)
Here’s a copy of the Daily File, Senator Ross. Housing and Community Development hearing, Room thirty-one ninety-one--
SENATOR ROSS
(cynically)
The scintillating HCD Committee begins in less than five minutes. Wouldn’t want to be late for the hanging.
(winks and smiles at Jillian)
Good morning, Jillian.
JILLIAN
(smiling)
Good morning, Senator.
SENATOR ROSS
(seriously)
So, what have we got?
JILLIAN
(holding out a typed document and pointing
to certain lines for the Senator to read)
I recommend a Yes vote on SB twelve-eleven.
SENATOR ROSS
Which one was that?
JILLIAN
Senator Kipling’s bill to amend the Civil
Engineering Code on environmental impact assessments.
SENATOR ROSS
(taking the document from Jillian and adding it to papers he’s carrying) Yes. Yes.
JILLIAN
No fiscal impact.
SENATOR ROSS
(glancing over the paper)
Mmhmm. Nice analysis, Jillian. Brief and to the point. Next.
JILLIAN
(handing him another paper)
Thank you, Sir. AB twenty-ten. Garcia’s bill to raise construction fees.
SENATOR ROSS
(taking the paper and tossing his
empty coffee cup into a trash can)
Yep. That’s a “No” vote. Next?
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