Ext. Balcony

Jenny steps out onto the high-rise balcony. She steps up on

a table and stands on the edge of the balcony. A busy street

lies many stories below. Jenny looks down to the intersection

below.

She slips over the edge, regains her balance, turns and looks

back at the intersection below, and begins to get down from

the edge.

Jenny grabs a hold of the ledge and carefully climbs down.

She sits down on a chair. Jenny rocks back and forth as she

cries. She looks up at the sky.

EXT. BAYOU LA BATRE/FORREST'S BOAT - NIGHT

The moon shines above in the sky. Forrest lies in a hammock

on his boat.

FORREST (V.O.)

I thought about Jenny all the time.

EXT. FORREST'S BOAT/BAYOU DOCK - DAY

Forrest stands at the helm of his boat and slowly glides by

the docks. Forrest looks around and notices something and

bends down to get a clear view. Lt. Dan sits in his wheelchair

on the deck. Forrest looks at Lt. Dan. He smiles, surprised.

FORREST

Hi!

Forrest leaps off of his moving boat and into the water. The

boat continues as Forrest clumsily swims. Lt. Dan sits in

his wheelchair at the edge of the dock. Forrest flails his

arms as he swims up to the dock. Lt. Dan waits for Forrest,

smoking a cigar. Forrest climbs up a ladder onto the dock.

FORREST

Lieutenant Dan, what are you doing

here?

LT. DAN

Well, I thought I'd try out my sea

legs.

FORREST

Well, you ain't got no legs,

Lieutenant Dan.

LT. DAN

Well, well, Captain Forrest Gump. I

had to see this for myself. And I

told you if you were ever a shrimp

boat captain, that I'd be your first

mate. Well, here I am. I am a man of

my word.

FORREST

Okay.

Forrest shakes Lt. Dan's hand.

LT. DAN

Yeah, but don't you be thinking that

I'm gonna be calling you sir.

FORREST

No, sir.

Forrest's boat glides, crushing a dock. Forrest and Lt. Dan

look at it.

FORREST

That's my boat.

EXT. BAYOU LA BATRE WATERS - DAY

Forrest's shrimping boat is alone on the gulf waters.

LT. DAN

I have a feeling if we head the east,

we'll find some shrimp. So, take a

left. Take a left.

Forrest looks up. Lt. Dan is sitting in the rigging.

FORREST

Which way?

LT. DAN

Over there! They're over there! Get,

get on the wheel and take a left!

FORREST

Okay.

LT. DAN

Gump, what are you doing? Take a

left! Left! That's where we're gonna

find those shrimp, my boy! That's

where we'll find 'em.

Forrest empties the net. Their " catch" is debris that falls

to the deck.

FORREST

Still no shrimp, Lieutenant Dan.

LT. DAN

Okay, so I was wrong.

FORREST

Well, how we gonna find them?

LT. DAN

Well, maybe you should just pray for

shrimp.

INT. SMALL CHURCH - DAY

The all-black gospel choir sings and claps their hands.