Black Panther

Masai, phone. Talk to these guys.

WESLEY

Who's the baby killer?

JENNY

This is my good friend I told you

about. This is Forrest Gump. Forrest,

this is Wesley. Wesley and I live

together in Berkeley, and he's the

president of the Berkeley chapter of

S.D.S.

MASAI

Let me tell you something else.

WESLEY

I want to talk to you.

JENNY

Okay, but...

WESLEY

No. Now! Goddammit!

MASAI

We are here to offer protection and

help for all of those who need our

help, because we, the Black Panthers,

are against the war in Vietnam. Yes,

we are against any war where black

soldiers are sent to the front line

to die for a country that hates them.

Yes, we are against any war where

black soldiers go to fight and come

to be brutalized and killed in their

own communities as they sleep in

their beds at night. Yes, we are

against all these racists and imperial

dog acts.

JENNY

You are a fucking asshole!

Wesley hits Jenny across the face. Slow motion -- Jenny falls

back. Slow motion -- Forrest steps forward with rage.

Slow motion -- Wesley turns and looks at Forrest. Forrest

tackles Wesley and slams him onto a table. Jenny turns and

looks as Masai pulls out a gun.

JENNY

Forrest! Quit it! Quit it! Forrest!

Stop it!

Jenny rushes over to Forrest and pulls Forrest off Wesley.

JENNY

Stop it!

Jenny tries to help Wesley as he moans on the floor. Wesley

knocks Jenny's hand away. He gets up, holding his bloody

lip.

WESLEY

Oh, God. I shouldn't have brought

you here. I should have known it was

just gonna be some bullshit hassle.

FORREST

He should not be hitting you, Jenny.

JENNY

Come on, Forrest.

Jenny steps out the door as Forrest picks up his hat.

FORREST

Sorry I had a fight in the middle of

your Black Panther party.

The group of Black Panthers glare at Forrest. Forrest turns

and walks out the room.

EXT. WASHINGTON D.C. - NIGHT

Forrest and Jenny walk past the White House. Protesters hold

a candlelight vigil behind them.

JENNY

He doesn't mean it when he does things

like this. He doesn't.

FORREST

I would never hurt you, Jenny.

JENNY

I know you wouldn't, Forrest.

FORREST

I wanted to be your boyfriend.

They walk in silence. Jenny touches Forrest's uniform.

JENNY

That uniform is a trip, Forrest. You

look handsome in it. You do.

FORREST

You know what?

JENNY

What?

FORREST

I'm glad we were here together in

our national capitol.

JENNY

Me too, Forrest. I have so much to

tell you, you won't believe what's

been going on...

FORREST (V.O.)

We walked around all night, Jenny

and me, just talkin'.