Elderly woman

Well, I thought it was a very lovely

story. And you tell it so well. With

such enthusiasm.

FORREST

Would you like to see what Lieutenant

Dan looks like?

ELDERLY WOMAN

Well, yes, I would!

Forrest shows her the cover of a " Fortune" magazine with

Forrest and Lt. Dan on the cover.

FORREST

That's him right there.

The elderly woman looks at the magazine and at Forrest with

surprise.

FORREST

And let me tell you something about

Lieutenant Dan.

EXT. BOAT/DECK - DAY

Forrest and Lt. Dan are working on the boat.

LT. DAN

Forrest, I never thanked you for

saving my life.

Forrest looks a little surprised. Lt. Dan smiles, then looks

away. Lt. Dan pulls himself out of his chair to the railing

and jumps into the water.

FORREST (V.O.)

He never actually said so, but I

think he made his peace with God.

EXT. BOAT

Forrest and Lt. Dan have dinner on the deck. The television

shows an assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford.

ANCHORMAN

(over television)

For the second time in seventeen

days, President Ford escaped possible

assassination today when a woman,

Sarah Jane Moore, fired on him as he

stepped out of a hotel in San

Francisco.

MARGO

(over radio)

Base to Jenny One. Base to Jenny

One.

LT. DAN

Jenny One, go Margo.

MARGO

(over radio)

Forrest has a phone call.

LT. DAN

Yeah, well you'll have to tell them

to call him back. He is indisposed

at the moment.

MARGO

(over radio)

His momma's sick.

ANCHORMAN

(over television)

Lynett Alice Fromme, a follower of

Charles Manson better known as

" Squeaky, " attempted to assassinate

the President as he was...

Forrest dives into the water as he reacts.

EXT. ROAD/GUMP HOUSE - DAY

Forrest carries a suitcase as he runs down the road. Forrest

runs past the row of mailboxes and turns into the drive.

Louise and others are on the front porch.

FORREST

Where's Momma?

LOUISE

She's upstairs.

INT. GUMP HOUSE - WOMAN'S BED ROOM

Forrest opens the door, the doctor stands next to Mrs. Gump

in bed.

MRS. GUMP

Hi, Forrest.

DOCTOR

I'll see you tomorrow.

MRS. GUMP

Oh, all right.

The doctor looks down at Forrest's legs.

DOCTOR

We sure got you straightened out,

didn't we, boy?

The doctor leaves and closes the door. Forrest takes off his

hat and steps over to her.

FORREST

What's the matter, Momma?

MRS. GUMP

I'm dyin', Forrest. Come on in, sit

down over here.

FORREST

Why are you dyin', Momma?

MRS. GUMP

It's my time. It's just my time. Oh,

now, don't you be afraid, sweetheart.

Death is just a part of life. It's

something we're all destined to do.

I didn't know it, but I was destined

to be your momma. I did the best I

could.

FORREST

You did good, Momma.