I Can & I Will

scene one:

Inside TA Salon.

[ Kristyn, Hithe, Acer, & Mark

are sitting in the break room

enjoying a Chinese lunch. ]

"So it finally happened."

[ Everyone looks up at Hithe

while Kristyn makes an 'I told

you so face'. ]

MARK: What?  I'm confused.

KRISTYN: He caught H this morn-

ing.  With a new friend.

HITHE: Thank you.  That would

be the best way to put it.

[ Acer cracks, holding back while

Mark looks surprised. ]

MARK: No way. Not at my house.

KRISTYN: Mine either. Not like

that is going to stop them though.

HITHE: Exactly.  And H has been

... active since before he came

to me.  Otherwise things would

be different.

ACER: I didn't know you were

allowed to do that in a group

home.

[ Mark, Kristyn, & Hithe exchange

glances while Acer waits. ]

HITHE: You're not.

scene two:

Near downtown.

[ Pierre & his co-workers are

wrapping up their final day

of construction. ]

PIERRE: Has anyone seen the

boss?

RUDY: Really, you expect him to

show up on the last day.  That

man has never cleaned anything

in his life.

PIERRE: You're right.  What was I

thinking?

RUDY: In fact, you pretty much do

everything around here anyway

when it comes down to it.

[ Pierre takes a seat, pondering

the compliment but not in full

belief. ]

PIERRE: I'm just an assistant man.

Dave finds the projects.  He's

the leader.

RUDY: Anyone can do that and

walk away.  But who makes sure

everyone is where they need to

be with everything they need.

[ Rudy sits down next to him. ]

PIERRE: That would be me.

RUDY: And you don't need Dave

for that.  Hell, you don't really

need anyone.  

My advice.  Go independent.

scene three:

Later inside The Aisles.

[ Kristyn is tidying her area in the

floral department when she sees

a customer lingering near her

work station. ]

"Afternoon.  Is there something

in particular you're looking for?

[ The stranger's clothes are dirty

and torn.

He doesn't speak, just walks away

toward the bathroom. ]

"Manager to floral."

[ Kristyn hangs up her phone &

is shaken when she turns around

to see Syria standing there. ]

SYRIA: Sorry.  Is everything okay?

KRISTYN: Yeah I'm fine.  How are

things going up front?

SYRIA: Busy busy.  

[ Hahn arrives & Syria leaves.  He

smiles at Kristyn. ]

HAHN: How can I help you?

KRISTYN: You see that guy stand-

ing by the far right doors?

[ Hahn quickly looks & nods. ]

KRISTYN: Keep an eye on him.

scene four:

At Pierre & Sascha's.

[ Pierre is taking advantage of

some alone time.

Stretched out on the couch with 

his laptop, he does a search for

independant contractors. ]

"I could do this."

[ He starts to think to himself.

Satisfied for now, he lays down

excited to tell someone the news. ]

[ Much later, Sascha arrives home.

Seeing Pierre sound asleep on the

couch, she grabs a feather from

a living room table and walks over.

Lightly she tickles his nose with

it until he wakes up. ]

"Hey. I'm glad you're home."

[ Pierre sits up right away. ]

PIERRE: I got something very impor-

tant to tell you.

[ Sascha looks a little concerned,

sitting closer to him. ]

PIERRE: I decided I'm no longer

working with Dave.  Today was

my last day.

scene five:

[ End of shift, Kristyn is waiting to

leave when Mairya enters the

store.

She is shocked to see the same

guy from earlier, slightly more

clean & trailing after her daugh-

ter.  Not thinking she charges

over to them. ]

"What is going here?"

[ Kristyn looks over to see a cus-

tomer staring at her. ]

"Excuse me."

[ She hustles Mairya off to the

side. ]

MAIRYA: Good job Mom.

KRISTYN: This isn't a joke. We

just got finished talking about

your behavior.

MAIRYA: Yeah.  You told me

you just wanted to be inform

-ed.  So here he is.

[ Kristyn stands in silence as

Mairya bring over her new

friend. ]

KRISTYN: Nice to meet you.

Does he need a ride home?

[ She hints to her daughter but

it goes lost with her agenda. ]

MAIRYA: Yeah.  About that.

scene six: 

"You don't think I can do this."

SASCHA: No I just didn't expect

it.  You've been working with him

for so long.  And this is going to

take a lot of work.

PIERRE: I know but I was talking

to Rudy and he got me really

thinking.  

SASCHA: Rudy huh, what does

he know about it?

PIERRE: Don't worry, I did my rea-

search and I'm going to find out

more.

Trust me.  This is a good idea.

[ Sascha stays silent. ]

PIERRE: Better pay. Better opportuni

-ties for us and our future.

 I can see it now.

[ He sits back. Taking a swig off

his can of brew, then kisses Sascha

firmly on the lips. ]