( T&T /#9 )
SCENE 1
‘Larrie, hey
wake up. I
need to talk
to you.’
[ Larrie sits up and
Jeszyca is standing
over him. ]
LARRIE: I’m up,
I’m up. What’s
the emergency?
JESZYCA: I have
no problem with
you staying here,
but you can’t just
leave your dirty
clothes all around.
LARRIE: Okay.
I got it. Sorry.
Where are you
off to so early
anyway?
JESZYCA: Just an
appointment.
LARRIE: You alright?
JESZYCA: Yeah,
I’m fine.
LARRIE: Well, don’t
stress out. I’ll clean
the place up.
JESZYCA: Okay.
I’ll be back
soon.
[ She leaves and
Larrie shakes
his head. ]
SCENE 2
HITHE: Isn’t this
nice?
A romantic evening
alone.
KRISTYN: Yeah.
Thank god for
Kyle and Monica
taking the kids
over night.
Jared hardly does.
[ Hithe looks away ]
HITHE: Yeah.
Can you believe
Kyle volunteered
for them?
KRISTYN: Well,
he’s young and
trying to make a
good impression.
HITHE: I don’t get
it. Anyway. . .what
do you wanna do
today?
[ Kristyn shrugs. ]
HITHE: While
you decide. I’ll
go take a shower.
KRISTYN: Okay.
[ He kisses her
and leaves. ]
[ Kristyn gets up
looking through
the magazines
on the table and
finds a letter ]
‘From the desk
of Jared Meyhr’
What is this?
SCENE 3
[ Across town in
a local office
building. ]
‘Miss Norigami’
JESZYCA: Yes.
ASSISTANT: Come
with me.
[ She walks past
the doors and
into a private
room ]
ASSISTANT: The
doctor will be
in soon.
[ She slams the
door and Jeszyca
shudders. ]
[ Ten minutes later ]
‘Afternoon, I’m
Dr. Speegul. How
are you?
JESZYCA: Hi.
DR. SPEEGUL: Is this
your first time?
JESZYCA: Yes.
[ He comes closer
and smiles at her. ]
DR. SPEEGUL: Well,
just relax.
I will take excellent
care of you.
SCENE 4
[ Hithe walks into
the living room
and Kristyn is
on the couch. ]
HITHE: Figure
it out?
KRISTYN: I sure
did. Let’s go have
brunch at ‘The
Olive Tree’.
HITHE: But
that’s downtown.
Why would we
go all the way
there when
there’s places
around here?
KRISTYN: I’m
in the mood for
one of their. . .
omelettes
HITHE: Whatever
you say Miss.
Should I get
the car?
KRISTYN: That’s
okay. I’ll drive.
[ She walks out
the front door
and Hithe follows
behind her. ]
[ A short trip later
they arrive in a
back parking lot
beside another car.]
HITHE: This isn’t
‘The Olive Tree’.
[ They both get out
as a man walks
toward them. ]
‘What is your
ex husband
doing here?’
KRISTYN: You tell
me Hithe.
I saw your mail
from him.
SCENE 5
[ Jeszyca wraps
a scarf around
her face and
starts walking
down the street. ]
[ She moves fast
toward her car
until someone
calls her from
behind. ]
JESZYCA: Ski,
hi.
SKI: Hey. Hiding
from someone?
[ She laughs ]
JESZYCA: No,
just trying not
to spread my
cold.
SKI: Oh. Well,
I let you get
going then.
Enjoy your
night off.
[ He walks away
and Jeszyca looks
relieved. ]
SCENE 6
‘Listen, Kristyn
I was going to
tell you’
[ Jared walks over. ]
KRISTYN: Tell me
what? Why would
you need a lawyer?
HITHE: It’s about
our son.
KRISTYN: What
about him?
HITHE: Jared was
helping me sue the
hospital.
KRISTYN: So they
did do something
wrong.
HITHE: Yes, but
instead of going
to trial they want
to settle.
KRISTYN: Wait.
You didn’t agree
to that did you?
JARED: I think
I should go. This is
a little too domestic
for me.
Call me Hithe.
[ He leaves and
Kristyn waits. ]
KRISTYN: Well?
HITHE: Yes. I
was thinking of
us. We would be
set for a long time.
KRISTYN: So you
would sell out your
own son for a little
financial security?
HITHE: No, it's no
like that.
You’re not under-
standing me.
KRISTYN: Oh, I
understand.
You’re a sad
excuse for a
man.
I can’t believe
you would do
something like
this.
[ Hithe stands
there as she
drives away. ]
SCENE 7
[ Larrie is sitting
on the couch
when Jeszyca
comes in. ]
LARRIE: How’d
it go?
JESZYCA: Fine.
Just a normal
checkup. What
are you watching?
[ She sits down ]
LARRIE: Some talk
show special. It’s
about those botox
injection things.
I mean, how
silly is that
right?
[ He laughs and
Jeszyca stays silent. ]
