FADE IN:

       INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - MEDIUM SHOT - DOOR

       DR. MAXIMILLIAN LHADATT enters into his office.  He carries 
       with him a metal clipboard full of papers.

       MEDIUM SHOT - OFFICE

       ROSA sits on the doctor's examination table.  DR. LHADATT 
       approaches her.  He knees at her side.

       CLOSE UP - LHADATT

                           LHADATT
                 Hola.

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

       ROSA speaks, timidly.

                           ROSA
                 Hola.

       MEDIUM SHOT - LHADATT

       DR. LHADATT looks over his papers.  He looks up to ROSA and 
       smiles, putting the clipboard asside.

                           LHADATT
                 Como se llama?

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

       ROSA says nothing.

       MEDIUM SHOT - LHADATT

       THE DOCTOR points to himself.

                           LHADATT
                 Me llamo Max Lhadatt.

       He gestures to ROSA.

                           LHADATT
                 Como see llama?

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

       Timidly, she replies.

                           ROSA
                 Me llamo Rosa.

       CLOSE UP - LHADATT

       LHADATT smiles.

                           LHADATT
                 Bueno.

       MEDIUM SHOT - LHADATT & ROSA

       LHADATT moves closer to ROSA.

                           LHADATT
                 Rosa, donde eres tu?

       ROSA looks down.

                           LHADATT
                 Rosa...

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

       ROSA looks up.  She whispers, her voice asking rather than 
       telling.

                           ROSA
                 El Norte?

       CLOSE UP - LHADATT

                           LHADATT
                 Rosa...

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

       Rosa tries again.

                           ROSA
                 Mexico?

       MEDIUM SHOT - LHADATT & ROSA

       LHADATT asks again.

                           LHADATT
                 Rosa, donde eres tu?

       ROSA waits a moment.

                           ROSA
                 Guatemala... Soy de San Pedro, Guatemala.

                           LHADATT
                 Bueno!

       CLOSE UP - LHADATT

                           LHADATT
                 Tengo una familia?

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

       ROSA begins to open.

                           ROSA
                 Si... Tengo un hermano... Enrique.

       MEDIUM SHOT - LHADATT

                           LHADATT
                 Rosa, cómo viajó al Norte?

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

                           ROSA
                 Los soldados mataron a mi padre.

       CLOSE UP - LHADATT

                           ROSA
                     (os)
                 Mi hermano deseaba viajar al Norte.  Mi 
                 madrina nos dio el dinero.  Nosotros...

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

                           ROSA
                 ...viajamos al Norte.

       MEDIUM SHOT - LHADATT & ROSA

                           LHADATT
                 Si. Si.
                     (beat)
                 Después de Guatemala...

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

                           LHADATT
                     (os)
                 ...cómo usted viajó aquí?

                           ROSA
                 Aquí?

       MEDIUM SHOT - LHADATT

                           LHADATT
                 El Norte.

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

       ROSA nods.

                           ROSA
                 Después de Guatemala, entramos en México.

       MEDIUM SHOT - LHADATT

                           ROSA
                     (os)
                 La gente era cómoda... la mayoría de 
                 ellos.
                     (beat)
                 En México, encontramos el coyote.

                           LHADATT
                 Un coyote?

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

                           ROSA
                 Un hombre que ayuda a la gente a entrar 
                 el Norte.

       MEDIUM SHOT - LHADATT & ROSA

                           LHADATT
                 Si.  Continúa.

                           ROSA
                 Enrique y yo encontramos el norte a 
                 través de un túnel.

                           LHADATT
                 Un túnel?

                           ROSA
                 Si.

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

                           ROSA
                 Había ratas.

       CLOSE UP - LHADATT

       LHADATTA nods.

                           ROSA
                     (os)
                 En el norte, nos dieron una casa. Trabajé 
                 en una fábrica.

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

                           ROSA
                 Pero, el trabajo no duró de largo.

       MEDIUM SHOT - LHADATT & ROSA

                           ROSA
                 Después, limpiaba casas con una amiga.

                           LHADATT
                 Y entonces usted consiguió enferma?

                           ROSA
                 Si.

       LHADATT gets up.

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

       ROSA looks at LHADATT, afraid.

       MEDIUM SHOT - LHADATT

       LHADATT smiles.

                           LHADATT
                 No se preocupe.

       CLOSE UP - ROSA

                           LHADATT
                     (os)
                 Usted será fino.

       ROSA smiles.

                                                          FADE OUT.