(Riley plays pickup basketball; he's very sweaty but winning easily. He notices Graham and co watching him)

GUY: No way, man.

RILEY: I'm out.

(he walks over in Graham's direction, greets him unenthusiastically without pausing.)

RILEY: Graham.

GRAHAM: Riley. Can we talk?

(Riley bends over a water fountain and drinks. Graham gets up, gestures to two men standing nearby in button-down shirts.)

GRAHAM: Agent Goodman, Agent Brown.

RILEY: So talk.

GRAHAM: What's goin' on, man? You gotta get this taken care of immediately. We gotta get you into an operating room.

RILEY: Very convincing. Makes me completely wanna put myself under government control.

(Graham stares Riley down with the two other agents behind him. Riley puts out his hands, in fists, with the wrists together, as if inviting handcuffs.)

RILEY: Please take me where they can make me unconscious and naked.

GRAHAM: Hey, you think I'd pull something on you?

RILEY: You're still in. I'm out. I don't know what orders you're following.

GRAHAM: Oh, come on. You know Walsh pumped all those chemicals and crap into us. You got more than anyone. She messed us up bad.

RILEY: (scornful) And now the government's knocking themselves out to kiss it and make it better.

GRAHAM: Riley, I'm tellin' you, you need help. I'm not saying it to trick you.

RILEY: (shakes head) Maybe you even believe it.

GRAHAM: I know it. You don't want this.

RILEY: You're sure you got the fix for it?

GRAHAM: Yeah. We got a guy, a doctor. He's gonna take care of you, and we're going to him now. (Riley nods) I'm not givin' you a choice.

RILEY: I guess you're not.

(he looks like's he's going along, but suddenly fights his way free and is off and running)

• Riley & the initiative

written by: Rebecca Kirshner; Transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com).. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/82outofmymind.html