Aftertaste Page #2

Season #1 Episode #1

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DWIGHT:

You saw Woody Allen’s Purple Rose of Cairo,

right?

MELODY RAE:

Of course! One of the most brilliant films

he ever did.

ERIC:

Totally! I knew you’d get it. It’s so

inventive. The blur between reality and

fantasy in such a surreal fashion…pure

genius.

MELODY RAE:

I just loved watching Jeff Daniel’s

Character walk off the screen into the

theater. Oh my gosh, and the best part was

(CONTINUED)

when the actor playing him on screen leaves

the film and approaches the real him and

tries to convince him to go back into the

movie.

DWIGHT:

(jumps up)

Yes!!!

The sliding door opens as Shay, Patrick, and two lesbian girls (holding hands) exit the patio doors, completely nude. They step down into the sunken hot tub and begin whispering to each other while intermittently glancing over at Melody, Rae, Dwight, and Eric. Shay begins laughing while leaning in and caressing Patrick on his shoulder in an obvious flirtatious manner.

Dwight and Eric give each other incredulous looks. Melody Rae looks away pretending not to notice.

SUPERIMPOSE:

Fishbone #3

SUPERIMPOSE:
LATER THAT WEEK

EXT. GRANT HIGH SCHOOL

Melody Rae while standing in the music hall grabs Shay and plants a forceful kiss on him. He looks shocked, but then smiles.

SUPERIMPOSE:
ONE WEEK LATER

INT. MUSIC CLASSROOM

REVEAL:
Melody Rae and Shay walk into class together, holding hands.

RANDOM HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATES

Hey it’s Melshay!

SUPERIMPOSE:
SIX MONTHS LATER

EXT. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME - EVENING

REVEAL:
Melody Rae and Shay walk in front of the bleachers, holding hands.

RANDOM HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATES

Hey it’s Milkshake!

SUPERIMPOSE:
THREE YEARS LATER

EXT. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

INT. BRIAN’S APARTMENT

BRIAN MURPHY—(Melody Rae’s bother) 23, Irish-Swedish, boisterous, tall, red-headed, artist.

Brian opens the door and begins to assist Melody Rae in carrying her hippie style luggage into his cluttered and diminutive one-bedroom apartment.

BRIAN:

Only until you can afford your own place.

MELODY RAE:

I know.

(beat)

Don’t worry. As soon as my financial aid

comes through I’ll find a place. I already

found a job at dog grooming place nearby.

BRIAN:

Ohhh, good job, Mel. K. Now don’t bother

me I have a show coming up.

Brian exits toward an open back room. There are large canvas acrylic paintings stacked up against the walls.

SUPERIMPOSE:
SIX MONTHS LATER

EXT. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

INT. MELODY RAE’S APARTMENT

Melody Rae is hanging up her last frame in her new apartment and hears a knock on the door.

SHAY:

(falls to his knees)

I’m sorry. I can’t make it without you.

Please...

Melody Rae is hugging him while he is on his knees, eyes closed, shaking her head. He looks up. She forces herself to smile.

SUPERIMPOSE:
ONE YEAR LATER

LOU DAWSON—(Shay’s lover) 25, Mexican American, short, pudgy, bald, arrogant, scruffy bearded misogynistic, playwright wannabe.

Shay is on the patio, on the phone and smoking Kretek clove cigarettes.

SHAY:

Lou, my life sucks. I can’t seem to get a

break.

Melody Rae begins dumping out cigarette butts from various ashtrays on the patio into a small trash bin she is carrying.

SHAY:

It’s the healthy kind, ya know?

Melody Rae shakes her head and walks inside.

He takes an exaggerative long drag from his cigarette and then blows it toward the back of her head.

OVER THE NEXT YEAR

INT. Dive bars, movie sets and theaters.

REVEAL:
Shay is now sporting an earring in his left ear and has grown his hair long, wearing it in a ponytail. He is seen hanging out with his new openly gay friend, Lou, at gay bars, on the set of movies playing extra’s with no dialogue in B-movie action scenes. Lou is continually picking his teeth with a noticeably worn toothpick.

Melody Rae, Shay and Lou attend a movie premiere. She witnesses Shay staring at Lou in a longing way, laughing and touching him in a feminine manner.

EXT. CORNER OF LOU’S APARTMENT IN SAN FRANCISCO.

SHAY:

(on a pay phone)

Hey there, Milkshake (chuckle). Listen, we

still have so much work to do on this

screenplay. I mean producers are totally

interested. It’s gonna be a big deal.

MELODY RAE:

(in bed, barely awake)

Who is we?

SHAY:

Me and Lou.

MELODY RAE:

Of course.

SHAY:

So anyway...I’ll be staying here for the

night. I mean it would be kinda ridiculous

for me to take a taxi to the other side of

town just to have to turn around and head

back in a few hours.

MELODY RAE:

Right.

SHAY:

So...night.

(hangs up)

REVEAL:
Melody Rae answering her phone out of a dead sleep many nights in a row. Each time she nods her head and hangs up. Sleeping alone, night after night.

SUPERIMPOSE:

Fishbone #4

SUPERIMPOSE:
THE HARD ROCK TRUTH

INT. HARD ROCK CAFÉ

Melody Rae enters The Hard Rock Café and walks toward the bar. She witnesses Lou and Shay with their arms around one another in a booth, engaged in an intimate conversation.

Shay and Lou instantly drop their arms to their sides.

They all hug, and then Melody Rae sits to the left of Shay on the edge of the booth.

DISSOLVE TO:

An hour later:
Image on table of appetizers mostly eaten, several empty beer bottles and a half empty wine glass.

Melody Rae excuses herself from the table to use the bathroom. When she returns, she sees from a distance Shay and Lou in yet another close embrace. This time, she sees Shay scan the room apprehensively and then turn, face Lou, lean forward and kiss him.

Melody Rae in shock, gasps for air.

SUPERIMPOSE:

Fishbone #5

Melody Rae trembles, and begins shuffling through her purse as she walks back to the table. She continues to do so as she sits down on the edge of the booth. Shay takes a nervous sip of beer and then gives Melody Rae a quick flash of an insincere smile.

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