What?

STEVE
Apple donates millions of dollars worth of computers to schools.
CHRISANN
What does that
have to do with--
STEVE
over
Imagine an underprivileged kid who has their favorite teacher with them 24
hours. We’re minutes away from being able to do that.
CHRISANN
In your head was that an answer to my question?
STEVE
Tell me the question again.
CHRISANN
I wasn’t the one who sued you for child support, San Mateo County sued
you.
STEVE
No let me explain what happened, ‘cause I have plenty of time right now.
There’s a knock on the door and ANDREA opens it--
ANDREA
Excuse me, you have a visitor.
STEVE (WOZ) WOZNIAK sticks his head in the door. WOZ is amiable. He’s not
looking for trouble and while he’s an undisputed genius, he doesn’t have
Steve’s anger or Steve’s polish.
WOZ
I just wanted to say good luck. Hey Chrisann.
CHRISANN
Hello.
STEVE
to CHRISANN
Hang on.
STEVE goes out into--
INT. HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
WOZ
I just wanted to say good luck.
STEVE
Thanks--you too.
WOZ
Big morning.
STEVE
Yeah.
WOZ
You should see the crowd outside. It’s like...the crowd is like, you
know...
STEVE waits patiently until he can’t anymore--
STEVE
pause
I can’t really wait for you to come up with the metaphor, man.
WOZ
Yeah so listen, I wanted to ask you a favor.
STEVE
Yeah.
WOZ
Can you acknowledge the Apple II team in your remarks?
STEVE
pause
I can not.
WOZ
Just an acknowledgement, have them stand up.
STEVE
We’re launching the Mac.
WOZ
It’d be a morale booster. Just a mention so they can get a round of
applause.
STEVE
Woz--
WOZ
Just a mention.
STEVE
Can we stick a pin in this for a minute--
WOZ
Sure, yeah.
STEVE
Thanks.
WOZ
I’m just talking about an acknowledgement for the team.
STEVE
I’ve got Chrisann in there, I’ll see you in just a second.
WOZ
Sure.
STEVE goes back into--
INT. STEVE’S DRESSING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
STEVE
to CHRISANN
I didn’t take the DNA test voluntarily, I took it because the board was
worried you were going to sue me.
CHRISANN
What are you talking about?
STEVE
The board. Was worried you were going to sue me before the IPO.
STEVE
The members of the board, individually, believe that you’re deranged,
Chris. They were worried that you were going to sue me before the IPO and
endanger the stock price. Fourteen of the greatest minds in business were
literally weighing the possibility that you could affect the economy. So I
took a blood test, which I obviously wouldn’t have done if I didn’t think
it would prove conclusively and for all time that I am not--
he mouths--“her father”.
--and frankly I think telling her otherwise is child abuse.
CHRISANN
You skipped over the part where the test proved that you’re the--
STEVE
over
The test didn’t prove anything.
CHRISANN
over
A 94.1% chance that--
STEVE
Would you like to be put in a casket and buried if there’s a 94.1% chance
that you’re dead?
CHRISANN
pause--smiles
Steve, let’s not be ridiculous. And if I wanted to embarrass you, if I
wanted to embarrass Apple and if I wanted to extort money from you it’s
not like I’d have to invent anything. Humiliate me all you want but you
don’t need to look far to see living reminders that I’m in your life and
you’re in mine and neither of us is disappearing.
CHRISANN
Check out who isn’t on the cover of Time because one reporter--one-- found
out a fraction of one thing, a small fraction of one symptom of your
progressing Narcissistic Personality Disorder. The board's right to be
scared of me.
STEVE, without looking at it, takes the Mac that Lisa’s been working on by
the handle and turns it around so Chrisann can see the screen and puts it
forcefully back on the table.
Lisa’s made a painting. The kind of thing only a parent could love, but a
painting.
STEVE
without having to look at it
That.
CHRISANN
What?
STEVE
You asked me what people are going to do with it. They’re gonna do that.
There’s a KNOCK on the door and JOANNA enters with a white shirt.
JOANNA
One of the engineers.
STEVE
Thank you.
STEVE starts to take off his shirt...
LISA
Do you like it?
STEVE
Sorry?
Then STEVE looks at Lisa’s painting which he hadn’t seen when he turned it
around for Chrisann...he’s seeing it for the first time and he almost
involuntarily stops unbuttoning his shirt.
LISA
pause
It’s an abstract.
STEVE can’t help but let out a laugh and smile at that.
There’s an emotion happening inside of him he doesn’t quite understand...
STEVE
pause
You used MacPaint.
STEVE keeps looking at the screen, then glancing at Lisa...
STEVE
Push that key and the “S” at the same time.
LISA does as she’s told as the “SAVE” box comes up.
STEVE
Now type your name.
She does. “L-I-S-A B-R-E-N-N-A-N.”
STEVE
Do you know which box says “Save”?
LISA points to the right box.
STEVE
Right. Go ahead and click on it.
She does.
After a moment, STEVE continues changing his shirt...
STEVE
pause--then to CHRISANN
I’ll put some money in your account. And I’ll buy you a new house,
someplace near a decent school.
CHRISANN
Thank you.
JOANNA
to STEVE
Woz wants a minute.
STEVE
I know.
JOANNA
And Sculley’s asking for you.
STEVE
to CHRISANN
We’re done?
LISA
Can you teach me more things?
This hits STEVE and CHRISANN in two different ways but it hits them both.
LISA
pause
On the computer?
CHRISANN
Lisa, wait for me in the hall please.
LISA starts to put on her coat, which is a little bulky and tough for a
kid--
CHRISANN
You can put on your coat in the hall.
STEVE
Bye, Lisa.
LISA
Bye.
CHRISANN
In the hall, Lisa, now.
STEVE
I do like your painting.
But LISA didn’t hear him--she’s already out the door.
STEVE
calling after her
Lisa?
CHRISANN
I just want to know, when you say you’re going to put money in my account,
how much we’re talking about?
to JOANNA
You don’t mind if we discuss this in front of you?
JOANNA
I’m deeply uncomfortable.
STEVE
It’s a school day. She needs to be in school.
beat
I’m gonna give you whatever you need.