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            LOOKING FOR ALI BRANDI - WEEK 7

            INT. ST. MARTHA'S CONVENT - SISTER LOUISE'S SECTERARY
            OFFICE - DAY

            Josie watches suspiciously as Sister and Michael whisper
            together at the door.  When Sister leaves, Michael shuts
            the door and Josie sits, uncomfortable under Michael's
            scrutiny.

                                JOSIE
                      She gets on my nerves.

                                MICHAEL
                      That's it?

                                JOSIE
                      Her hair's all over my books when she
                      sits in front of me.

            Josie does imitations of Carly and her hair.

                                MICHAEL
                      For that I would have knifed her.

            Josie becomes angrier.

                                JOSIE
                      She's a racist.  She called me a wog..
                      amongst other things.

                                MICHAEL
                      So you broke her nose with a science
                      book?

                                JOSIE
                      History.

                                MICHAEL
                      What did she say to you?

            Josie is made furious by his lack of understanding.

                                JOSIE
                      I'm sick of being called names, okay.

                                MICHAEL
                      Well, get used to it, Josephine,
                      because there are a lot of name
                      callers out there and if you have to
                      thump every single one of them then
                      you'll be spending the rest of your
                      life paying legal fees.

                                JOSIE
                      My apologies for disturbing your life! 
                      Just go and I'll fix this up myself.

            Michael pulls Josie's chair aggressively towards him, until
            they are nose to nose.  For the first time they are staring
            each other in the eye.

                                MICHAEL
                      That creep out there wants you to pay
                      for his daughter's nose job.  Because
                      of that nose job she'll become a model
                      one day and you'll be working in your
                      fast-food chain because you couldn't
                      finish your HSC due to your expulsion. 
                      Now, tell me what she said.

                                JOSIE
                      It doesn't matter, okay?  {Because}
                      she doesn't give a shit about anyone. 
                      She just does all this damage and
                      leaves us feeling like crap.

            Josie is crying.

                                JOSIE (CONT'D)
                      Did he think I didn't get depressed
                      half the time and feel like killing
                      myself?  How dare he?  Everyone knew
                      who his father was.  Nobody ever told
                      their kids they weren't allowed to
                      play over at his place.

            Michael reaches out and touches her face, as if seeing her
            for the first time.  Josie is stunned by what she has
            revealed and what he has realised.