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An Original Screenplay By

Micheal McCubbins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Opening quote: (black letters on white background)

“I was just thinking…that here we sit, all of us, eating and drinking to preserve our precious existence and really there is nothing, nothing absolutely no reason for existing” --Jean Paul Sartre

 

White screen fades into shot

its a fair day in early September... the time is early morning at first light...scene opens with a close-up of ARTHUR’s eye...we zoom out to see that ARTHUR is walking half triumphantly down a city sidewalk...cut to shot from roof of nearby building looking down at ARTHUR as we pan over we see the legs of a woman...ARTHUR looks up to notice the woman...he immediately throws up his hands and runs over to the sidewalk below her

ARTHUR

(still running)Don’t jump!.. Dear lord...please don’t jump

the camera follows the profile of the woman up to her head remaining behind her and facing ARTHUR... the woman remains motionless

the woman remains quiet

ARTHUR

why don’t you tell me what your doing up there.

she remains quiet

ARTHUR

Whatever it is.....I'd like to talk to you about it.....Please, come down from there

quiet still

ARTHUR

The lord loves you...He has a purpose for you....you know your life has a great meaning (ARTHUR pulls out a bible) let me come up there and we can figure this out

WOMAN

No!....Stay there

 

  ARTHUR

no problem...ill just leave this here....you can come down....and we can figure this out whenever your ready to

ARTHUR lays the bible down on the sidewalk below the woman...he takes a few steps backward off the curb...he closes his eyes and prays to himself....he hears a load noise and opens his eyes...he is instantly struck by a car...he hits the windshield and is thrown off the side of the car and is slowly fading out of consciousness as the car screeches to a halt....cut to first person of ARTHUR slipping in and out...as he fades out his focus is on the bible he left on the sidewalk just before he finally blacks out he hears another woman scream and sees the woman on the roof fall headfirst into the bible

 

Opening credits

Credits fall over a background of intermeshed circles; circles blinks and light up, a different circle denoting each credit

 

Scene 2

Scene takes place in a large home in the same city...scene opens on a bedside shelf circles from the credits fade into circles of water made by a condensing glass... the radio comes on to wake her up NOVA takes a drink of water sitting on the bedside table....the radio she leaves on....she gets up goes into her bathroom time lapses as we watch the condensation on her bedside table dry..she comes out of the bathroom n a robe and goes to a closet.....she picks out an orange dress to wear while she is dressing we go over to see the rings and jewelry on her beauty stand....we scan over them we also see a picture of her husband....she now sits down at the table and dons her make-up and jewelry(conservative talk radio show, e.g. Rush Limbaugh, gives way to news of a looming war radio plays throughout) NOVA finishes her cosmetics and turn off the radio....she comes out off her bedroom door and into the open area of her large home. Polished wood furnishing and expensive décor give us a sense of the expensiveness and enormity of the home...she goes into the kitchen where she starts to make coffee....she turns on the TV In the kitchen to a conservative news program, e.g. Bill Orielly

Playing on the radio: (in mid sentence) to realize what the problem is here. These people have showed time and again that they have no capacity for a peaceful solution, and I urge you mister to understand this for your own sake and for the sake of our country. This religion, in this area of the world has shown little respect for the freedom of democracy. Its people lack the proper facilities to manifest a democracy. This is why we must, in all good conscience, do for them what they cannot, and will not do for them selves. And for the liberals who think that must show them more compassion more funding and less authority I say to you . GO and live among them . Then come back and tell us what good you have done. I believe in a peaceful solution, so long as peace can be attained through discussion, but there is no discussing with a group that is so deadset against change and against the american ideas of equality and freedom. Mister I hope I have answered your question and I thank you for being on the show. We have to take a break now. Well be back with more news and views as well as the latest address given by out president after this(ends in mid sentence)

On the television: and yourself mr. Gaffney is there a better solution, what now can we do to avoid what seems like the inevitable . (different voice) No will I don’t think we can and ill tell you why if we back off now after making the ultimatums we have put out their number one we lose any sense of the dignity to stand behind our decisions and two bill in this conflict im not sure that there is a better solution that we can make at this time we’ve come this far we really have to follow thru(interrupted by womans voice) so what your saying in essence is that it is best for us to go through with the strike based on the fact that we might betray our ultimatums. This seems rather arrogant doesn’t it. No new evidence has been shown that the threat even exists and furthermore we are being shown all kinds of dissenting voices from the world community on this, (interrupted by mans voice)I don’t find it to be arrogance at all rather your mistaking arrogance for resolve (nurse turns down the tv)

Scene 3

shot widens out from TV....we are in a hospital....OMAR glares empty at the screen....the light reflects off his face...OMAR lies motionless in his hospital bed…several wires and ivs are connected to him...a nurse walks in...she pulls back the curtains and yellow light floods the room...she walks over to him and holds his hand

 

NURSE

Mr. Endbourne....there’s someone here to see you...ok

OMAR hardly moves his hand in response( he has had a stroke)

NURSE

I think you’ll be happy to see her

ANNE enters and sits beside OMAR....she holds his hand as she talks to him...although she knows he will die soon there is hope in her voice

ANNE

Your looking great. I bet that you will be out of here real soon...dad and mom are coming to see you today.....I’ll be here with them…(slight pause in speech/shot of OMAR incoherent). I’ve got to go for now....ill be back later....ill see you then (she kisses his forehead)....good bye grandpa

ANNE leaves the room....OMAR remains glaring at the TV

Scene 4

open on shot of yellow sun....pan down to shot of full class room back of room....teacher is writing on a green slate chalkboard she turns around to notice the raised hand of LILY

TEACHER

Yes, lily

LILY

On number 13...uumm...I have a different answer.

TEACHER

(keeps writing) then check that one wrong lily

LILY and her friend look at each other

LILY

well....I think my answer is right

 

TEACHER

here...let me show you

the teacher works out the problem/ LILY doodles on a piece of paper

TEACHER

Class...the answer to number 13 has changed....recheck it on your homework....thank you lily

LILY and friend look at each other again and smile...LILY looks back to see a girl watching them in disgust...LILY’s friend quickly looks back as well... LILY glances back to see friend still staring at girl...LILY smirks as she looks back at her friend...the teacher is still writing on the chalkboard...shot of LILYs face shows her in thought and doodling on her paper thoughtlessly yet intensely....shot pans to ceiling lights

Scene 5

scene opens on JOEY in a hallway/lobby of dormitory....he’s is typing his calling card into the phone....

(ringing)

JOEY’S MOM

hello

JOEY

hi mom

MOM

oh hi joey…how have you been.....you haven’t called in a while...I miss hearing from you....it gets lonely around here sometimes...how’s school going....did you get the internship

JOEY’s mom is tending a small antiques business

JOEY

well that’s why I’m calling actually....I need to ask a favor....

MOM

so you got it?....

 

JOEY

I’m not sure yet mom

MOM

so what was it you needed then.

JOEY

the school needs the rest of my tuition by the end of the week....or they will drop my classes...

MOM

wait....what.....what about your scholarship....I thought it paid for all of that...

JOEY

I lost it mom....I fell below the required grades to keep it....

MOM

why didn’t you tell me about this

JOEY

well I’m telling you now....

 

MOM

you know what I meant...why didn’t you tell me sooner?...why did you wait until the week its due?

 

  

JOEY

I didn’t want you to worry about it. I thought I could make the money over the summer but I couldn’t find anything....I gave them everything in my savings.....but its not enough...I still need another 500......and I have to have it by the end of the week

MOM

this is a problem....had you told me sooner I could have gotten it maybe....I’ve got all my money tied up in this store right now...I could try to talk to them for you see if we could work something out...and we could pay them soon

JOEY

its no use mom I’ve tried everything....loans, grants, work study.....its all dried up....I have to have the money...I’m sorry I have to ask you...if I get this internship ill be able to give it all back....but I need it now

MOM

let me call them and see what I can do..

JOEY

NO mom your not listening...I’ve tried that...

MOM

I don’t know what to do then...

JOEY

(sigh)

MOM

call your father joseph, and maybe hell help you....call me back soon...and tell me what happens....

JOEY

ok....alright ill call you back

MOM

ok bye. I love you

(JOEY has hung up)

JOEY dials his father and waits

(ringing)

(voicemail message):....hi this is Doug...I cant take your call right now. Leave a message... and; (JOEY hangs the phone up angrily)

JOEY begins to walk away from the phone

 

Scene 6

we open the scene to ROBIN in her apt cracking an egg...we see she is cooking something she has several pans going at once....the phone rings....

ROBIN

hello

VOICE

hi, robin?

ROBIN

speaking

VOICE

hi...I’m calling from Con Arch Magazine in Chicago we received your resume....

ROBIN

wait where did you say you were from

VOICE

the office is here in Chicago, we got your resume from an associate of yours...I was looking over it and I wanted to talk you ...we are looking for someone with your background ...are you interested at all...

ROBIN

keep talking...

VOICE

were in the market for a new editor...someone with your expertise would be perfect....id like to arrange a time when we could talk about this in person...

ROBIN

that would be great....but I live here in St. Louis

VOICE

I realize the inconvenience...were very interested in you...in fact I could almost promise you the position

ROBIN is busy cooking still

VOICE

you still there?

ROBIN

sorry....yeah I’m here...wow...no really I’m interested....I really need to give this more thought....I have a few things on my plate right now

ROBIN is putting the food into the plate

VOICE

no problem, if you make a decision...get back with me within a few days....ill be here at the office all week

ROBIN

ok....yeah...ill do that...what was your name?

VOICE

its Karen

ROBIN

ok thanks Karen ill be in touch

VOICE

hopefully with good news...bye then

ROBIN

good bye

ROBIN hangs up the phone, finishes putting the food onto a plate and tray....the camera follows her through the apt into her room

ROBIN

wakey wakey!

a man in her bed sees her and sits up

End of scene 6

Shaky shot of birds on an electric wire, shot from moving vehicle takes us from scene 6 to 7.

Scene 7

scene opens as ambulance screeches up to hospital doors....doors open and there are 2 patients....one is left in the ambulance...the other(ARTHUR) is quickly pulled out of the ambulance ...and we follow him as his stretcher makes its way thru the hospital and into the operating room....we see short clips of doctors working on ARTHUR....we are given the ample impression that ARTHUR has been seriously injured...and some part of his body is beyond repair…he will remain maimed....then we are taken in reverse back through the halls of the hospital.....as the camera makes it way to the door we see ROBIN sitting knees to chest in a lobby chair crying...as the camera leaves the doors of the hospital it is flooded with light as we see ANNE’s father walk in through the door

Voice over for scene 7: read slowly and euphorically by the ANNE character

In the end it will occur to you, as it has for me. Everyone scurrying from place to place and searching for purpose, asking for meaning. And, I bet you can remember that bitter taste left behind when nothing really stuck. The way in time you learned that doubting people was much more useful than having faith in them. That all the answers you were given only raised bigger, more frightening questions. In the end it will occur to you the way fish feel standing on the beach looking back into the water. Death defines us. Like the edges of a glass, like two points define a line. I know it may not matter to you but on your gravestone it reads “to our loving departed start hyphen stop” and most of us don’t get to choose our name or the time we get to clock in or clock out. And just so you know I was never really good with punctuation. Sentences seem to run on forever and now that I’ve found a place to stop is it a question or a statement? I don’t think that was up to me.

 

Scene 8

scene opens with NOVA sitting at a table in a restaurant with a woman from her husbands charity...it is a younger woman...late to mid -twenties with modest features

WOMAN

we’ve been making allot of calls lately and not breaking much new ground.

NOVA

have we lost any funding?

WOMAN

..none of the old funding is gone...but the foundation is just getting more expensive to maintain.

NOVA

oh

WOMAN

building cost...extra workers ..and the procedures were paying for are getting more expensive...we all agree that some sort of advertisement is best

NOVA

you know since he left the foundation to me its all made me quite confused...I’m not as good at this as he was...but I trust your judgment...you’ve been doing this longer than I have

WOMAN

I think also that they’re may be some money missing from the fund...its probably just an error in the books

NOVA

really?...well I’m not too worried...I’m sure your right...how much?

WOMAN

a few thousand dollars....the slip must have happened this month…last months audit was nearly perfect

NOVA

don’t worry yourself with it dear...ill look things over

WOMAN

(changing tone) how is he?

 

NOVA

well....not so good...his doctor said 50% chance of recovery....you should go and see him dear....he always liked you. Here is where he is

NOVA writes something down on a piece of paper a waiter brings by the check the woman reaches for the check

 

NOVA

oh no dear...I’ve got it

WOMAN

no its fine I’ve got it

NOVA

I insist

WOMAN

are you sure

NOVA

yes...I’ve got it dear

NOVA reaches in her purse....grabs a checkbook....puts it back in ...grabs a different one the woman notices this...she fills out the check and places it in the leather check holder.. scene follows waiter into kitchen.......the head waiter is barking orders…the kitchen is very busy and very lively. A fire is lit in a pan a teapot whistles, a chef chops out beats of an M 16...every one is in white it resembles a war...it resembles a hospital

Scene 9

scene opens on shot of lights rushing by a hospital bed....we see nurses rushing down the hall to the room of OMAR....as the nurses enter the room with a blue light flashing by the door a bed goes by with a pregnant woman in it...the camera follows the pregnant woman into a different room

DOCTOR

about how far apart are the contractions

WOMAN

they’re very close...

as she says close. Shot goes back to old man in the code blue room who is flat lining....the nurses are trying cpr....as one nurse leans down to apply mouth to mouth the scene then cuts back to the pregnant woman doing intense breathing

DOCTOR

I need you to give me a good push

the woman strains and pushes very hard...the scene cuts back to the old man

 

NURSE

Clear!

as she tries the defibrillator.....we get small pulse that soon flat lines

 

NURSE

clear!

and as engages the defibrillator we cut back to the woman in labor she is straining and pushing very hard now

DOCTOR

here it comes!

cut back to old man

NURSE

were losing him!

cut back to baby...it is nearly out

DOCTOR

almost there!

cut back

NURSE

try one more time!

cut back

the woman gives one last big push and the baby is out

cut back

The nurse defibrillates once more and then stops

cut to baby being spanked. It cries loudly

Cut to heart monitor....it rings loudly

NURSE

time of death?

 

NURSE 2

11:18 a.m.

cut back

DOCTOR

time of birth

NURSE 3

11:18 a.m.

the umbilical cord is cut

cut to close up of heart monitor....the nurse switches it off and the screen blinks off.

Scene 10

scene opens on a array of colors and flashes of light....we see these colors for about 20 seconds

LILY’S FRIEND

what are you doing?

LILY opens her eyes we see that she and her friend are in a cafeteria and they are about to eat lunch

LILY

I’m watching fireworks

LILY’s friend looks at her puzzled

LILY

what?...you’ve never done that before?

FRIEND

um ....done what?

LILY

here...put your hands on your eyes like this...and push on them a little

FRIEND

I don’t see anything

LILY

give it a second

FRIEND

oh....wow....that is cool!

LILY

what do you see?

FRIEND

I see lightning...wait now it looks like a tunnel.....now its umm....I dunno...its hard to explain.....what do you see?

 

LILY

I see colors bursting moving closer and then further and then falling apart into tiny squares....like what I usually see

the girls open their eyes and blink a bit to adjust to the light in the room they look at each other and smile....LILY notices someone staring at her from another table....its the same girl that she saw in the classroom.....LILY’s friend turns back. The girl is laughing and making crying motions to mock the girls and pointing them out to the people at her table

FRIEND

you again....staring problem?

 

 

GIRL

why don’t you mind your own business

FRIEND

why don’t you leave us alone

she turns back around

LILY

I wish she’d eat her food and leave us alone

FRIEND

yeah she’s probably pretty hungry

the girls giggle softly...the other notices....and looks mad....she nods at LILY slowly and LILY looks away

FRIEND

just ignore her

girls begin to eat

Scene 11

scene opens with a knock on a door

 

girl opens the door

JOEY and the girl kiss shortly and JOEY walks into the room

GIRL

what’s wrong?

JOEY

I called my parents I couldn’t get the money. Well I didn’t even reach my dad

GIRL

what did you say?

JOEY

I told her that I lost my scholarship and that i couldn’t pay the tuition

GIRL

clever...what did she say?

JOEY

she wanted to try to call them and work something out....she told me that she couldn’t send me the money right now

shot of girls face she is forlorn yet hopeful

GIRL

well...what are we going to do?

JOEY

i dunno, got any good ideas?....maybe you could talk to your rents

GIRL

too obvious. Besides i know they don’t have it

JOEY sitting with head in hands

GIRL

I’m sorry…don’t worry its gonna be ok (she rubs his neck, and he looks up at her with an angry look)

JOEY

don’t be...ill take care of this...i have an idea

GIRL

what is it?

 

JOEY

don’t worry...ill see you later

JOEY walks out the door..

Scene 12

scene opens on ROBIN’s bf shutting his car door...the two drive away....time lapses as they drive...the two do not exchange words...bf turns on radio. Time lapses...ROBIN turns down radio

ROBIN

what do you think of Chicago?

BF:

its right here

he points to a house and pull in

BF:

ill be right back

time passes and ROBIN remains in the car alone...she turns the radio back up and lies back in her seat...she hears a door shut...its her bf and his friend....she turns the radio down and sits up...

they drive off

BF:

so what were we talking about

ROBIN begins to talk and then looks over at bf he is turned around facing his friend

FRIEND

so were dancing...having some fun...the music is load....this girl is hot....things start to get a little racier....this girl must have had a few hits of something pretty soon she was grabbing all over me

He looks at her face in the rearview ROBIN is noticeably disturbed

BF:

ok...ok

there is momentary silence

ROBIN

so what do you think of Chicago

BF

what? why?

ROBIN

i dunno?...do you like it?

BF

sure its ok....why?

 

ROBIN

Ive been offered a job there...I’m thinking about taking it

BF

that’s pretty far away...are you serious

ROBIN

yes I’m serious

the friend is noticeably disturbed

BF

what’s the job?

 

 

ROBIN

its a editor job for a magazine... they called me this morning, and they basically offered me the job

BF

Wow.....wow(less enthusiastic)

FRIEND

this is me(points to a house)

ROBIN pulls over and lets him out

FRIEND

later you guys...Evan give me a call later I’m probably going back out there tonight...peace....(walks away)

ROBIN

so i wanna know what you think, I’m seriously thinking about taking the job there...and i want you to be included in that...i need you there with me...(a pause)...you and i both know this is the best thing yet...tell me that you’ll go

(interrupts)BF

i can't

ROBIN

why?

BF

i just cant i have too much going here to just drop it all and move to Chicago

ROBIN

what do you have that cant go with you....I’m sure you’d find a good nursing job hospitals are everywhere

BF

its not just that....what about my family....my friends...they need me too

ROBIN

i could be both....if i pass this up i don’t know if ill have another chance

BF

sure you will.....stay here...or we could move a little further upstate...wait it out a bit im sure something will come up for you...what do you know about this job anyhow...you may end up hating it...then wed be stuck.

ROBIN pulls into the hospital

BF

i got to go...ill come out later...well talk more then....bye

ROBIN

see you later

ROBIN watches him walk in ..she sits there thinking...she turns the radio back up (a debate over the war)...she drives away

 

On the radio: in the wake of the newest intelligence reports the president is expected to address the country this evening on what the white house plans to do. (cuts to commercial for home mortgages)

Scene 13

scene opens on television set the screen shows a news report of the devastation of the attack which has been looming...ARTHUR is noticeably moved....the man in the bed next to him out of view from a privacy curtain starts to speak

PATIENT

people are prepared to loose soldiers in battle....kill the innocent and then you have their attention

PATIENT

But its ok to kill innocent people as long as you’ve made your peace with god…right?

ARTHUR

you cant blame god for everything

 

 

PATIENT

I’m not blaming god... I’m not even sure there is a god...cant men just think for themselves?...gods are only part of the problem

the television shows clips of dead children

PATIENT

i suppose this was all the work of the devil

doctor comes in

DOCTOR

Mr. Mortin how’s everything doing

ARTHUR

I’m doing ok

DOCTOR

how’s the pain?

ARTHUR

not so bad....my leg....what was wrong...well i know what was wrong...what I’m asking i guess is will i be able to walk after this?

DOCTOR

well we’ve done all we can for now...I’m optimistic...all we can do now is pray... think you’ll be just fine Mr. Mortin...if everything else is fine there a girl here to see you.

ARTHUR

ok...that’s fine

DOCTOR

ill send her in

a girl walks in.....it is ROBIN

Scene 14

knocking

NOVA rushes down the steps. Opens the door

ANNE is standing at the door

ANNE

hi... can i come in?

NOVA

yes...come in ( is surprised to see her)....here have a seat.

NOVA

surprised to see you.....are you thirsty

ANNE

no I’m fine

ANNE

did you hear?

NOVA

did i hear what dear?

ANNE

(choking back)he died

NOVA

no(is noticeably sad)

 

ANNE

yes...this morning...i was just there...and he looked fine

NOVA

oh dear, (she puts her hand on ANNE’s)....does your father know?

ANNE

i don’t know if he does or not.. i tried to call him earlier today but he wasn’t there....they were coming to

visit him today...they might be on their way there now.. i don’t want him to have to find out like that

NOVA

oh dear

ANNE

I’m going to go back to the hospital to wait for them...if you are ok....or you can come with me

NOVA

ill need to make some calls....

NOVA

call me when you meet them ok...and you guys can come here for the evening there’s a few things well need to talk about.....call me will you?

ANNE

ill call....(hugs her)

NOVA

ill see you later

ANNE is out the door

NOVA watches her leave then shuts the door

End of scene 14

Shot of shuffling feet at an anonymous store counter take us from scene 14 to 15

 

 

 Scene 15

scene opens with the opening of ALFRED’s eyes...voices and sounds are blurred as to mix into each other....colors fluctuate and mix and then solidify.....we hear the breath of the child softly....the child shivers of coldness.....the voices leave.....the child begins to cry....the shot changes to show the baby...wires show the umbilical nature of his situation.....his cries show his eagerness.....voices come back and the crying stops....the voices get closer and the voices go by we see the faces it is the family of ANNE one of the children stops briefly to stare and smile at the baby and then must leave again....the child walks off and the baby begins to cry again....shot cuts to lights and fades

Scene 16

shot opens on the clock in the classroom as it edges its way toward 3 o clock....we see that green is watching it attentively....we see that the girl who has been teasing them is now focusing her attention onto LILY and her friend...LILY looks back at her friend in anticipation of the bell...LILY begins to put their things away....the teacher is lecturing and is cut off by the bell...the teacher tells the children that she’ll see them tomorrow and the class leaves.....LILY makes it to the door first and waits for her friend to get there.....her friend has taken her time and they are the last to leave the classroom...they make they’re way down the hall talking

LILY

I’m glad that’s over

FRIEND

me too, i gotta use the bathroom....in a bad way

LILY

gross

FRIEND

i guess you don’t use the bathroom huh?

Friend looks back at LILY

FRIEND

Poop

LILY

(laughing) shut up!

FRIEND

Poop! Poop! Poop!

the girls make their way into the bathroom....the larger girl that has been bothering them is in there

she is leaving and pushes LILY out of her way and LILY hits the wall

FRIEND

why don’t you leave her alone!?

...LILY’s friend then retaliates and pushes the girl away across the bathroom...the girl then focuses her anger on LILY’s friend....she shoves her against a wall holding her hands above her head....

GIRL

i heard what you said about me today freak...

the girl then knees LILY’s friend in the pelvis

LILY

(screaming) leave her alone!

the girl continues kneeing her

LILY’s friend is now crying

LILY wants to help but somehow convinces herself not too....she is too afraid

GIRL

maybe now you’ll keep your stupid mouth shut!

The girl then drops LILY’s friend ...and she falls to the floor

LILY stands there frozen

LILY’s friend picks up her stuff and then makes her way slowly out of the bathroom....stands there trying to think of some justification for not acting...she then jogs to catch up with her friend

LILY

are you ok?

FRIEND

yeah(half dismissively)

LILY

are you going to tell anyone?

FRIEND

i dunno...I’m riding today

LILY

ill see you later

the girls go down different hallways....scene ends as they walk out of sight

Scene 17

scene opens on JOEY pulling up to a house...JOEY gets out and knocks on the door...an unfamiliar young woman answers the door

JOEY

is Dave home?

Young woman leaves without answering him but leaves the door open....Dave comes to the door JOEY and the him shake hands briefly

DAVE

come in man

inside his house we see swords on the walls and magazines and a videogame playing, the girl who opens the door walks into a back room holding something in her hand

JOEY sits down

JOEY

i need to know if you still have any guns

DAVE

yeah, yeah...what are you looking for

JOEY

Uh…just something small

DAVE

ok (he holds up his index finger as a signal to wait)

he goes in a different room and comes back with some guns...JOEY sits waiting looks at the children’s game on the TV and follows the cord back to where his friend was sitting...he stops where his baby is lying sleeping with gun in hand he places the pacifier back in the Childs mouth and goes back over by JOEY

DAVE

here’s what i have here...i can get other stuff if you like....what do you think

JOEY

how much are they?

DAVE

well this ones 250 (shows him a larger gun)

JOEY

which is the cheapest?

DAVE

this one i can give to you for 150

JOEY sits contemplating

JOEY

how about renting one...

DAVE

renting one?

JOEY

you know. Ill take it with me today....ill have it back to you in the next couple days

DAVE

wait....what are you getting yourself into?

JOEY blows off the question

 

JOEY

I’ve got 50 you keep the fifty and ill bring the gun back to you tomorrow or the next day

DAVE

you sure your not getting into something over your head?

JOEY

no ,, everything’s fine...so can you?

DAVE

yeah...yeah....this one?....(JOEY nods) ...ok....

he hands the gun to JOEY...its a small revolver..

JOEY

how do i get this open?

DAVE

damn man....here...(he shows him)...

the gun is unloaded...

DAVE

you need some shells?

JOEY quickly pulls the 50 out of his pocket and hands it over to him.

DAVE

hey you need some bullets?

JOEY

no...no bullets

DAVE

ok

JOEY

thanks..( he puts the gun in his pocket)

JOEY stands up....

JOEY

ill have it back in a couple days...thanks( they shake again)

JOEY goes to walk out. He feels at the gun in his pocket

 

 

 Scene 18

Scene opens on ROBIN back at her house doing some work on a computer...she stops working and wipes her eyes...she looks around then picks up the phone......she dials ANNE’s number…the phone rings

ANNE

hello

ROBIN

hey what’s up?

ANNE

hi...he died this morning

ROBIN

im sorry....i can call back if its a bad time

ANNE

no ...its fine

a little silence

ROBIN

hey i got a call this morning from a magazine place in Chicago. You wouldn’t know anything about that would you

ANNE

maybe....what did they say?

ROBIN

I knew it was you...they told me that they got my resume form you...and that they want to see me for an interview

ANNE

wow...awesome....sooo?

ROBIN

so...i dunno that’s pretty far....what about you...what about the people i know here?

ANNE

don’t worry about me....we could keep in touch...that’s not the issue....i know this is your dream job...if you don’t take it ill strangle you...seriously.

ROBIN

yeah your right....it really is what ive been looking for...hold a sec will ya got another call

ANNE

sure

ROBIN

hello

BF

hi...hey i need you to come get me...they’re lettin the on calls go but Steve has to stay...can you come get me?

 

ROBIN

yeah

BF

cool...hurry ill be around front

ROBIN

Ok ...bye

BF

bye

ROBIN clicks over

ROBIN

hello

ANNE

hi

ROBIN

that was Evan i gotta go pick him up over at the hospital?

ANNE

really which?

ROBIN

saint ____

ANNE

really?...I’m on my way there right now...my family was coming to see grandpa i wanted to meet them there before they had to find out from some nurse or doctor

ROBIN

where are you now.

ANNE

I’m bout 10 minutes or so from there

ROBIN

if you want wait up front...ill meet you there

ANNE

sure

ROBIN

ok well i gotta go...ill see you there

ANNE

ok see you in a few

ROBIN

bye

ANNE

bye

cut to shot of Bf standing outside the front lobby of the hospital smoking....ANNE gets there before ROBIN...she sees bf there

ANNE

(looks at him questioningly) hey aren’t you...?

BF

(looks oddly at her) Oh your ROBIN’s friend...what was it annie?.....angie?

ANNE

close enough

BF

(takes a drag)so how’s it going?

ANNE

Ok ...i just talked to ROBIN on the phone....she said she was comin to pick you up (looks around for ROBIN)

...ANNE looks back...notices that Bf is looking at her body…she looks away

ANNE

so how long have you two been?...

BF

i dunno...a few months now..

ANNE

are you guys pretty serious?

BF

i dunno

the two are uncomfortable

BF

how about you.. you with anyone?

ANNE

yeah...for a couple years..

BF

really....that’s a shame

ANNE turns around and he’s looking her in the eye...she is shocked....he quickly look away..

ROBIN comes around the corner

ROBIN

hey guys…what’s up

ROBIN kisses bf

ROBIN

( to ANNE)...how are you taking it

 

ANNE

I’m ok...i just hope they’ll be

ROBIN

you wanna go in and sit down.

BF

actually i wanted to get home I’m hungry (he takes a long drag of his cigarette and looks away)

ANNE

its cool...they’re probably almost here anyhow…(kind of disappointed)

ROBIN

ill give you a call tonight..

ANNE

ok ..great..

they wave....

BF is looking at the ground stomping his cigarette.........he walks off with ROBIN....ANNE walks into the building....she see her dad in the lobby...he’s crying

End of scene 18

Note: ANNE begins the scene looking optimistic through the scene becomes detached and depressed

Scene 19

scene opens with ROBIN wheeling ARTHUR outside where he can smoke and get some air.......she rolls him out past the lobby...and out into the area where she had talked to ANNE and her boyfriend the day before...

ARTHUR

do you have a cigarette?

ROBIN

yeah...she opens a pack in her purse and gives one to ARTHUR

ARTHUR

thank you ( he takes a lighter from her and lights it)

ARTHUR coughs momentarily...ROBIN can see is holding the cigarette oddly

ROBIN

do you smoke much?

ARTHUR

actually i just started today…I’m sorry about your friend

ROBIN remains quiet

ROBIN

you know if anyone should be sorry for anything its me

ARTHUR is quiet for a second

ARTHUR

its really not your fault...none of this is....

ROBIN

i know...but id just been a little more careful...i dunno

ARTHUR

its no use laying blame...really...and that’s the thing that i cant get out of my head...you know its true everyone everywhere blaming someone for all of the crisis in their life...you know what i was doing when

you hit me...i was praying

ROBIN

oh i am so sorry

ARTHUR

no really don’t be....(takes and drag and coughs)...it just means that i was just like everyone else....i was assuming that someone else was responsible...i was assuming i could lay a little blame and gain a little control....i let go of the responsibility i had

ROBIN

well you cant blame this on yourself

ARTHUR

i guess your right..

ARTHUR

how’s your car?

ROBIN laughs a little( her eyes are still glassy)

ROBIN

my car is fine....although i think you may have scuffed it a bit

ARTHUR smiles...then takes another drag

Scene 20

scene opens up on a shot from behind NOVA in her bedroom it slowly closes in on her and over her till we see that she is feeding documents into a paper shredder...we see NOVA her face is paranoid, and dry...slowly we survey her for 2-3 minutes

 

Scene 21

ANNE’s parents are talking with the doctor in the hospital....her sister and brother are sitting down on chairs in the hallway...ANNE is looking thru the window of the maternity ward...she can see young ALFRED....she can’t hear....but she can tell that he is crying loudly....ANNE is also noticeably crying...a nurse enters the ward walks over by the baby...for a second the baby stops crying then as she walks away it begins crying again…cameras slowly close in on each of them…we see her touch her stomach she’s sees a man walk past...she looks quickly to see who it is....its no one special...she sees her little sister standing beside her looking at the baby...she runs her hands thru her hair...she looks back...her little brother is asleep...

End of scene 21

Shot of highway lines from POV of a passenger in a car take us from scene 21 to 22

 

Scene 22

scene starts with green in her bathroom crying looking into the mirror there is a knock

MOM

is everything alright honey?

LILY

(through sobs) yes mom...I’m ok....I’m fine

MOM

you don’t sound alright....are you sure your ok?

LILY

yes I’m fine leave me alone

MOM

Lily., honey, let me come in

LILY

(screaming) NO!

mother is on the phone...we hear it ring...someone picks up on the other end...its the ANNE character

MOM

hi....Anne...this is Meridith

ANNE

oh, hi what’s up?

MOM

Lily has locked herself in the bathroom and she wont let me in...she said she wont come out until i let her talk to you....do you know anything about this

ANNE

no...is it serious

MOM

i don’t know...will you talk to her...I’m pretty worried

ANNE

yeah...sure

 

LILY

Anne?(is talking through sobs)

ANNE

yeah....its me....what’s wrong

LILY

i don’t know....she pushed her...but i couldn’t do anything

ANNE

who pushed her....who is her

LILY

my friend Val, she wanted to fight with me...but this stupid girl shoved her....and she kicked her in the stomach

ANNE

your friend was in a fight?

 

LILY

yeah...i couldn’t do anything...something’s wrong (we show the toilet there is blood and urine in it)...I’m bleeding

ANNE

bleeding?...where?

LILY

in the toilet.....i don’t know why I’m bleeding...i couldn’t do anything

MOM

lily

LILY

go away!

ANNE

Hey lily?…were you hit?

LILY

no....she just pushed me

ANNE

You’re ok , you’ve just had your period, I think...do you know what that is

LILY
yeah...i know what it is

ANNE

.its nothing to be worried about....but you need to tell your mom...i know its embarrassing but you have to tell her...ok

will you tell her?

LILY

ok

LILY flushes the toilet.....and looks into the mirror she is still crying...ANNE pulls up to the house of her grandfather..

ANNE

i gotta go ok...you tell your mom what you told me ok?

LILY

ok...i wonder if she’s hurt

 

ANNE

your friend is probably ok...you need to tell someone though....(ANNE’s car is parked).....tell your mom ill be busy for a few days so I wont be able to watch you.

LILY

ok

ANNE

i gotta go...you gonna be ok?

LILY

yeah

ANNE

ill talk to you later

LILY

ok

ANNE

bye

Scene 23

scene opens with JOEY sitting outside of the convenient store trying to keep himself warm by the heater in his car....its not working...he looks at the gun holding it below the dash and out of the sight of people walking in and out of the store...the store clerk looks over at him from time to time from inside the store....he waits anxiously building up his nerve and for the parking lot to empty when he watched the last person leave the parking lot and go up the road and he doesn’t see anymore headlights he goes for it....he walks out of the car and quickly dons a ski mask before entering the door...he pulls the small revolver out of his pocket and points it up at the man behind the counter

JOEY

give me all your.....(he stops himself knowing how foolish he sounds)...give me the money in the register

MAN

Ok...lets not do anything crazy here

JOEY

(bringing himself closer to the counter) NOW!

 

MAN

Yeah! ok! (starts taking out money) ever shoot one of those before?

JOEY

just put the money in a bag...hurry up about it

MAN

yeah sorry....you could go ahead and put that down now... you gonna get your money...store policy

JOEY

I think ill leave it where its at.

headlights shine through the window....a car pulls up....JOEY looks at the man behind the counter in desperation....he looks back

MAN

you gonna put that away?

JOEY puts the gun in his pocket and removes the ski mask before a man around 50 and a woman in her early 20s walk in he is dressed conservatively ...she is dressed scantily...the hug and laugh as they walk in and go to the beer cooler....they get a case of beer and bring it up to the front....the woman eyes JOEY....then looks at the key chains on the counter...the two are noticeably drunk

WOMAN

hey...buy me one of these Charlie

OLD MAN

you don’t need a damn key chain, hell you don’t even own a car

WOMAN

(whiney) but i want one ...buy it for me please (she hugs his shoulder)

OLD MAN

ok dammit....just one (she grabs one with some disturbing shallow quote on it and puts it on the counter)

OLD MAN

and a couple packs of those cigars

MAN

which kind sir? (he points to where the cigars are)

OLD MAN

no

MAN

these?

OLD MAN

no (he is getting frustrated)...on the end there

the man grabs them and rings it all up...they exchange money

 

 

OLD MAN

lets go (he grabs the but of the young woman)

the two leave and both men watch as they leave and drive off of the lot

JOEY starts to pull out the gun

MAN

Doesn’t that make you disgusted?

JOEY

yeah it does....hurry up

MAN

listen...i can tell by looking at you that your not going to shoot me...even if your gun had bullets in it

JOEY looks at the front of the gun to see

JOEY

fuck!

MAN

Don’t worry you’ll get your money...like i said store policy...and ill help you out....if you help me out

JOEY

(confused) what are you talking about?

MAN

what im saying is that when the cops get here and i have to call them once again store policy...ill send them the wrong way

JOEY

What’s the catch?

MAN

There’s a grey car around the side of the building…there’s around 1200 dollars here....when you leave here leave 600 underneath the seat of that car

JOEY

What, your going to take money from your own store?

MAN

does this look like its my own store....you think my name is quick-mart...fact is i probably have less regard for this place than you do

JOEY puts the gun into his pocket

MAN

thank you....anyhow ill probably get fired for having all this money in the register anyhow....may as well get a severance package

he finishes putting the money into the bags

MAN

you live around here?

JOEY

yeah...up by the college

MAN

no shit?....me too....maybe ill see you around

JOEY

yeah

JOEY starts to walk out

MAN

hey don’t forget.....the car

JOEY

right

JOEY walks out the door with the bags

Scene 24

scene opens on ROBIN and her boyfriend watching television.. And drinking beer ... ROBIN’s head is in bf’s lap.....television shows immediacy of the war...

ROBIN

do they really have to bomb, i mean, shouldn’t that be saved as a last resort?....you know....only used in defense

BF

what?...and let them get us first?....no...i think they need to do it now....you don’t think those people care about us do you?

ROBIN

well obviously some don’t...but they’re not the ones over here bombing us

 

BF

what about 9/11?

ROBIN

but that was a whole different country ...its not the same people

BF

its all the same people...they’re all jealous....and those that aren’t jealous hate us because were not Muslim

ROBIN

do they deserve to die for that?

BF

are we just supposed to wait till they do it again?

ROBIN

(huffs) there is no THEY..

There’s a knock at the door...

ROBIN gets up to get it...its BF’s friend from this morning....she looks thru the peep hole..

ROBIN

Its for you (she says half disappointed)

bf goes to the door and opens it

BF

Hey. What’s up?

FRIEND

What you guys up to?

BF

just watching some TV ...why?...what’s up?

FRIEND

were goin back out there

BF

we?

FRIEND

yeah...smitty’s down in the car

BF

oh

FRIEND

so you comin

BF

yeah just a second

he walks over to ROBIN

BF

so they’re goin back out to the club tonight....c’mon lets go

ROBIN

i thought we were gonna stay in tonight

BF

c'mon were young lets go have fun

ROBIN

i don’t think watching your friends grope all over teenagers is much fun

BF

its funner than watching tv all night.’.(gets his coat)....you comin?

ROBIN
no go ahead i think I’m gonna watch some tv or get some work done or something.

BF

ok...(kisses her face) i wont be gone too long...ill come back here...ok

ROBIN

yeah...bye

ROBIN closes and locks the door behind him...we show a close up of ROBIN she is thinking....behind her we hear the blare of commercials ROBIN slams shut the closet door

Scene 25

ARTHUR rolls himself around the hospital in his wheel chair....we get several shot from different angle of him passing by things....he doesn’t stop...he sees nurses with smiles...he sees into some of the rooms people visiting their loved ones....he looks up at the ceiling rolling fast with his head back he tries to recreate the feeling from scene 7 …he keeps rolling he rolls by the maternity ward and thru and around places marked personnel only he rolls thru lobbies ....he rolls around every place he can go... thru the cafeteria and into the gift shop… at the far end of the gift shop he sees a mirror made in the shape of a cross in the mirror he sees his face.

Voice over for scene 25: read by ANNE in a frustrated and explanatory tone

Its not that I don’t like people. I need people to much not to like them. Really, I’ve always tried to look at all the tragedy in the world as my own sick comedy. This isn’t anyone’s fault but my own. It was a choice…It was the choice. And I chose hope in the way that some people choose coffee or cigarettes for the same reasons people fall I love or kids read comic books. It was a risk on my part and I lost this time. Given the choice….I’d put it all back on the table and go again. To say that I have regret is to say that I’ve given up. I’m not a quitter, I’m a loser.

Scene 26

scene opens in NOVAs house the tone of the room is somber yet warm ANNE is with her brother and sister her mother and father are talking to NOVA

ANNE

how are you guys....been doing ok in school?

GIRL

marty has a girlfriend

ANNE

oh really?...(looking at him with a smile)....what’s her name?

GIRL

Jaquline

BOY

shut up! (he is embarrassed)

ANNE

i bet she’s pretty?....is she?

boy smiles

NOVA

how have you guys been...what with both of you working fulltime

MOM

Earnie got a promotion

NOVA

Well (in a congratulatory way)

MOM

He’s head of the custodial dept at the high school in Hillford

DAD

its no big deal( is embarrassed)

NOVA

That’s good

 

DAD

the pay is much better

 

 

BOY

grandma (other one) told me it was wrong that mom makes more money than dad, she says that she shouldn’t have to work, and he should buy things

GIRL

she said that if grandpa had so much money...why didn’t dad go to college

ANNE

well people used to think that women couldn’t do the things that men can...but now more people know that that isn’t the way it is

GIRL

grandma said that that is how god made things....and that we shouldn’t change them

BOY

Anne do you believe in god?

DAD

aprils grades are great....were having a little trouble with martin

MOM

He’s always on the computer playing games...i don’t know what he sees in them

NOVA

kids these days have everything they want...i know when i was a kid i was happy to have a doll to play with

MOM

i was the same way....all i needed was a hula hoop...or a book to read

DAD

Sometimes I think were raising a generation of wusses

ANNE

if there is a place where good people go when they die...i know that’s where he went...(she pats his leg)...ill be right back

ANNE walks over to where NOVA is talking her mother grabs her hand

MOM

of course were proud of this one...she’s always been so smart

DAD

she kept her eyes on the books and not the boys...she got a scholarship and she’s doing well

NOVA

yeah...i know

ANNE half smiles charmingly at them

There’s a knock at the door...NOVA gets up to answer it...its two deputies...NOVA is frozen

1ST COP

Mrs. Endbourne?

NOVA

yes that’s me

2ND COP

Mrs. Endbourne you are under arrest for the charges of embezzling you have the right to remain silent etc

ANNE and her father come the door as she is getting cuffed...mother stays with the 2 kids....ANNE is looking shocked....

DAD

what is this about?

2ND COP

is this your mother?

DAD

step-mother

2ND COP

sir she is being brought in on charges of embezzlement and conspiracy to commit fraud

DAD

Nova?

 

NOVA doesn’t reply...they put her in the car...she looks at the floor

the police walk back up to the family and begins to explain something as the shot widens to the close neighboring houses

Scene 27

scene opens on ALFRED lying crying in his covered bed in the maternity ward...the crying remains until the nurse comes into the room and sits by him feeding another baby…he remains quiet watching her...after a short time she makes her way to him....and begins to feed him....he is content for the time being.........

 

Scene 28

scene opens on green in her bedroom crying...the tv in her room is glowing bright blue....she sits up and takes a deep breathe she looks over at the tv for a few seconds...she looks around the room at bare walls...paper sits on the table beside her. she looks at it then picks it up...she begins to draw very erratically and fast and emotionally …tears still falling onto the page her picture starts to take shape and she smiles thru her wet face and keeps drawing....the drawing resembles a girl...she continues drawing...her mom surprises her and opens her door quickly putting her head in and turning on the light...LILY quickly hides the picture behind her

MOM

you ok?

LILY

(fakes a smile) yeah

MOM

Ok...your dad and i are going to bed...goodnight

LILY

g'night

mother leaves the room...LILY turns the light back off and starts the picture again...in big green letters at the bottom she has written "IM SORRY"

End of scene 28

Shot of traffic lights flashing red late at night takes us from 28 to 29

The shot has a blue/violet tint

Scene 29

scene opens on JOEY knocking on ANNE‘s door…the hallway is dimly lit and there is no answer...JOEY give s up he walks down the hall and cuts one way the camera cuts another down the hall and up the stairs to his door where we see ANNE knocking on his door and crying ...he leaves the dormitory and heads over to ROBIN’s on the way there he is pulled over by a cop...the cop walks up to the car

COP

(shining a light in his face) licenses and registration sir

JOEY

sure

JOEY pulls the id out of his wallet...without thinking he opens the glove box to get his insurance...he looks at the seat beside him and sees the gun… the cop looks around him to see the gun

COP

Nice piece...you have a permit for that?

JOEY pretends to look

JOEY

i must have left it at home

COP

Fine...(looking at the id)...you don’t need to carry it on you... Do you know why i pulled you over?

JOEY

was i speeding?

 

COP

no...you’ve got a tail light out (hands the id back along with the insurance)...you be sure and get that fixed ...you have a good day sir

the cop gets in his car and leaves JOEY is sweating bullets he drives off

he pulls up at an apartment building he puts the gun in his pocket...he walks up to the door and buzzes the buzzer

Scene 30

Scene opens in ROBIN’s apt the buzzer beeps but no one is in the apt the camera makes its way slowly to the phone

ROBIN is in her car and headed for the club where her boyfriend is at she is crying

cut to ROBIN’s boyfriend at a club he hears a phone ring and its in his pocket...it’s ROBIN’s phone and on the other line its the ANNE character

BF

hello

ANNE

is Robin there?

BF

no i grabbed her phone by accident...who is this?

ANNE

its her friend Anne

BF

oh what’s up Annie what are you doin.....i know what you should be doin...you should come down her hang out with us

bf is looking up at his friend and pointing at the phone...."this is her" he mouths as he holds his hand over the phone

ANNE

hello?

BF

hi...so what are you doin

ANNE

where is Robin?

BF

She’s at home watchin TV or something

ANNE

so she’s at home?

 

BF

what?...yeah...i think so you might look in Chicago or somethin

ANNE

what...Chicago?

BF

yeah she’s all giddy about Chicago...but i talked her out of that...you should thank me

ANNE

bye

 

BF

later

cut back to the apt...the phone rings as the camera makes its way closer to the telephone and we see a note there that has a phone number and an woman’s name and its says "see you tonight"

we cut back to ROBIN pulling up to the nightclub and parking her car....she walks into the night club and looks around she cant find her boyfriend there....she goes into the bathroom to fix her make up where she was crying she hears something coming from a stall behind her and hears and mans voice…she looks down at the bottom of the stall and she sees a jacket that looks like hers...there are two people in he stall...she takes the cell phone out of her jacket and dials her number slowly....the other phone rings and its her own personal ring tone thing...she runs out of the bathroom and out of the club …as she burst out of the club doors she bursts into her apt door....she is on the phone now

 

message: hi this is Karen I’m not in the office right now......etc

ROBIN

Hi ...this is Robin you called me this morning about the editing job...ive done some thinking and id like very much to accept your offer....i can come up any time this week if you need me to hopefully ill talk to you soon...bye.

ROBIN hangs up the phone and smiles

End of scene 30

Shot of string of car dealerships from POV of moving car takes us from scene 30 to 31

Shot has a voilet/red tint

Scene 31

ARTHUR rolls his wheel chair outside into late night /early morning cold…he rolls down and across the parking lot...and down toward the street. he waits for the sign to say walk and he rolls himself across the street and down the sidewalk...he stops in front of a church and he looks up ...a bird is perched on top of the roof…he says nothing...he waits there...he is watching the bird...the bird watching him...he keeps staring at the bird finally it flies off...ARTHUR smiles…and he rolls himself past the church and down the sidewalk and out of sight

Scene 32

scene opens in the jail cell...NOVA is there talking with the father a policemen stands at the door

COP

you have ten minutes

NOVA

I’m sorry (she says thru tears talking to her stepson)

DAD

so its true?

NOVA

yeah...its true

DAD

why?

NOVA

There’s no excuse...your fathers hospital bill came in and it was so much...being alone all the time ...you have too much time to think...it helped me forget about what was happening to your father...i knew he would come back ...he’d find out....and he’d take care of it...he always took care of things...he had to come back and take care of me...I’ve got a few things i want to say

dad has his head in his hands rubbing and scratching his head

NOVA

i want you all to come live in the house...will you please...i need you to...will you?.....i need someone to take care of me...i know it…you daughter...she is allot like your father...she’s been coming by...checking up on me...she always visits your father...she’s always taking care of people...i want to give it to her...the charity...if she wants it

dad is rubbing his hands together

NOVA

I’m going to sign a confession...I’m sorry for causing you this trouble... I’ll have the guard give you the keys to the house...you can stay there until the funeral...and as long as you want...whenever you want

DAD

are you sure this is what you want?

NOVA

i know its what he would expect

dad smiles at her...she makes a smile back at him

Scene 33

scene opens on the ALFRED underneath his plastic shield in the maternity ward...a nurse come back in the room she starts to feed baby next to him and for a second he is calm but he soon starts to cry. he remains crying and the shot closes in on him crying ...after a brief period a hand enters the case and inserts a pacifier into his mouth...he stops crying and begins to suck on the pacifier...cut to shots of president giving as conference defending his position to bomb...cut back to baby with pacifier...cut back to president as he wards off questions...cut back to baby still content with pacifier back to conference and the president gives his good byes....the baby falls asleep

Note: shots of president are of his torso up to his mouth cutting off the rest of his face

Scene 34

green is awoken by something she gets up out of her bed...she is drawn to the window the window is a blank blue screen...she gets to the window and looks down there in the grass below the window her friend lies motionless her hands covered with blood...someone is coming toward her with menacing intent she tries to cry stop but they cant hear her and the window is closed and she cant open it...she stops trying to yell and runs out of her room down the stairs and out of the door...she gets to her friend and no one is there around her she says her name and the girl starts to move as if getting up.....from the side of the building a large dark figure comes at her...she screams and wakes herself up...she is back in her bed breathing heavily her eyes wide open sweat on her face she is lying on top of her covers around her on the bed and floor are pieces of paper with drawings on them...we scan the drawings on the floor is a picture of her friend on her shelf one of herself...on her bed there is a half done picture with a red colored pencil laying on it...the blue shine of the tv is still on ....LILY leaves the room and gets a drink of water...she gets the water and looks into the mirror drinking it eyes wide...she looks down the front of her pants and then pours the rest of the water down the drain

Scene 35

we see ANNE not her face as she takes her pills for her bipolar disorder...the tv is going loud in the background as she walks around her dorm room she goes into her bathroom and takes something else...she is obviously in grief...she walks out of the bathroom and down inside the toilet is a miscarried fetus...ANNE curls up on her bed...then goes and gets her coat and walks out the door and down the hall and up the steps....as soon as she walks up the steps...JOEY returns and knocks on her door....ANNE keeps following the steps up to the roof of the building and steps out onto the roof...there on the roof is a place where her and JOEY had sat together many times...there are things written around it and ANNE goes over and sits down pulling her knees up to her chest and facing the short ledge on edge of the building facing the street she closes her eyes cut to JOEY lying against her door with his eyes closed we can see the gun in his pocket...the paper bag sticks out a bit under his jacket... ANNE hugs her coat and breathes deeply

Scene 36

BF walks up to door of ROBIN’s apt building and buzzes...

BF

Robin are you there?....i need a ride to work…Roooobin?(her name)

ROBIN we see walking around in her apt ignoring him she grabs his coat and is getting ready to leave

BF

honey c'mon i know your there

 

we see ROBIN her arms full of things heading out her door....she heads out the front door of the building BF is waiting there

BF

Hey honey...i need a

ROBIN

(cutting him off) get in.

they get in the car...ROBIN turns the radio all the way down...she pulls out his phone out of her jacket and hands it to him

BF

oh....that friend of yours called last night

he hands her her phone

ROBIN

i was there last night...i saw you

BF

where...you saw me what?…what are you all dressed up for?

ROBIN

at the club...in the bathroom...in the stall

she looks at him with disgust...he looks at her in disbelief

BF

i don’t know what your talking about

ROBIN

That’s fine

BF

really?...what is this (half laughing)

ROBIN

You’ll have to find a ride home today

BF

ok....what is all this stuff?

ROBIN

I’m taking a trip to Chicago

BF

for how long?

ROBIN

i don’t know

they pull up at the hospital...ROBIN looks at her steering wheel

BF

you don’t know?

ROBIN

were here

BF

thanks for the ride

he gets out of the car and turns around to look back into the car...she turns the radio up very loud...he looks at her in disbelief....he looks at her with a stone face...and he shuts the door

cut back to ANNE on the roof the dorm she’s still looking at the ledge her eyes are blood shot...its very early morning now and there’s a little light...she stands up and walks over to the ledge and…a few cars go by as she looks...she steps up onto the ledge

cut back to ROBIN in her car driving with the radio all the way up she makes a right turn onto the street where ANNE’s dorm is

cut back to ANNE and close in on her slowly....we close in on a loud tv in her room and we learn form a news man that the US as declared war and we see a shot of the president speaking(face cut off)...we cut back to ANNE closing in still....

Presidents speech: we must do what is required of us to insure that world is made safe for our nation and to ensure peace for generations to come...and I am certain we will prevail.

cut to ROBIN in her car she looks up at ANNE and quickly looks down to turn down the radio as she drives by...something hits her car and falls away from the back...cut to the report the president waves to the crowd and leaves the podium....cut back to the roof we see ANNE fall slowly forward off the ledge.

THE END