At First Sight Page #13

She says nothing. Virgil senses her apprehension.

AMY Let's just get a cab, get you home

- and tonight we can work on it.

(hand out)

Cab!

A cab veers across traffic - pulls up to them.

VIRGIL:

I want to walk. I want to see what's out there.

AMY:

Fine. Let's walk.

VIRGIL:

Don't you have a job?

AMY:

I'm going to make time for this. I promise.

VIRGIL:

Go to work. If I need you -

I have your number.

A beat, she looks to Virgil then climbs into the cab and it pulls

away.

Virgil looks left, right - trying to decide where to start his

journey when we see the cab back up in front of him and Amy climbs

out.

AMY:

Screw work - let's go try those eyes.

INT. LECTURE RALL - DAY

Aaron at a podium. The room filled with colleagues. A NEWSCREW

records the lecture from the back of the hall.

AARON:

Now just two weeks after surgery--the patient is

still having difficulty understanding images,

shapes, contours -

EXT. NY CITY STREET - NEW DAY

Virgil - determined to see - making his way down a street - trying

to dodge people coming at him from all angles. Amy walks a short

distance behind him - coaxing him along.

HIS POV - people seem to explode out of two dimensions into three.

This is clearly exhausting.

AARON (CONT.)

- and his progress with depth of field has been especially slow...

WHAM - Virgil collides with a kid on a skateboard - Amy winces as he

quickly regains his balance - shakes it off - starts his journey

again - determined.

EXT. BROADWAY - STREET VNNDORS - DAY

Amy trying to help Virgil take in the confusion of images -

explaining to him items hanging about the stalls. It's clear he's a

little overwhelmed - when something familiar catches his eye. He

moves toward it:

HIS POV - focusing - trying to give it shape - it's a YELLOW CAB -

just like the one Amy drove off in - again he focuses - reaches out

- surprisingly wrapping his hand around the car.

AARON (CONT.)

Virgil is still very reliant on his touch

to interpret objects in his surroundings -

He then realizes it's a porcelain toy from a souvenir shop. Amy

watches him examine it like a child as we hear:

EXT. STREET CORNER - DAY

AARON (CONT.)

- and his understanding of three dimensionality

is extremely limited and confounding to him...

Virgil - his hands all over a small long haired TERRIER. He looks to

Amy as he stands.

VIRGIL:

It's a dog.

Amy on her cellphone - trying to get work done - nods - yes that's a

dog. Virgil looks back at the pup - which has now turned around

backwards.

VIRGIL:

Now what's that?

On Amy - disturbed by his slow progress.

EXT. GARDEN MARKET - ANOTHER DAY

Amy and Virgil being led through a series of plants and trees by a

EARTHY SALESWOMAN.

SALESWOMAN:

I believe we have just the tree you're

looking for your lobby. Needs very little

light - slow growing - ah here we are...

Amy and Virgil stop at a large Ficus Tree.

AMY:

Nice. Good. What do you think Virgil?

AARON (CONT)

He is also still having great difficulty

"scanning", basically putting a whole picture together.

Virgil stares at the large tree. Up - down - up - down - up - down -

up - down - Amy and the Saleswoman watch him, Amy wants to help but

can't comprehend what he's going through.

AARON (CONT.)

If he looks at the top of a tree - then scans

to the bottom - he's forgotten the top by the

time he reaches the trunk.

INT. AMY'S WORK - DAY

ANGLE ON Virgil in Amy's office - staring at a construction sign -

FUTURE HOME OF etc... Using his finger to outline the letters of the

sign - he tries to read the word FUTURE. He mouths the letters -

tries to form the word.

AARON (CONT)

This includes the ability to read. In reading a

word - he forgets the first letter by the time

he gets to the last.

Amy working with a draftsman - glances up to see Virgil struggling

with reading.

INT. NEW YORK EYE HOSPITAL - LECTURE ROOM - DAY

Bathed in a bank of lights, Aaron at the podium continuing. Virgil

quiet - is seated behind him.

AARON (CONT)

-- meaning ... he has a total lack of visual

memory. This is an unexpected physiological

flaw. We are hopeful Virgil can overcome this.

(beat)

Thank-you - that's all for today.

INT. NEW YORK EYE HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY

Virgil and Amy exit the hall, are immediately surrounded by

REPORTERS and PHOTOGRAPHERS. There's a sudden FLASH. Virgil reacts,

pulling away.

VIRGIL:

What's that?

AMY:

A camera - it's OK -

taking your - picture.

VIRGIL:

What, by flashing me in the face?

FLASH - there's another - Amy tries to block the light.

AMY:

Please!! - It's not good for him.

Suddenly - there's a mike in his face, as CHRISTIE EVANS reporter

from Channel 2 news steps forward with CAMERA CREW in tow.

CHRISTIE EVANS:

Mr. Anderson. Christie Evans Eyewitness news.

We heard the Doctor speak about your progress

- and we're wondering what your expectations are.

As Virgil stops - stunned by the lights in his face. As he looks to

Amy we cut to:

INT. HOME - LATE DAY

TV MONITOR - Virgil turns to camera - starts talking to the

reporter. As we pull back we hear less and less as we reveal a

modest living room. A TEENAGER doing homework on a table in the

corner and a MAN - early 60's, rugged - sitting on a couch watching

the news.

MAN:

Oh my God.

He leans forward - his interest piqued and he picks up the phone.

MAN:

Information. Pinecrest.

For a Jennie Anderson..

INT. RESTAURANT - LITTTE ITALY - LATER THAT NIGHT

A silver fork held up in front of us.

AMY:

What's this?

Virgil and Amy sit on the patio of La Mela. Virgil's hand goes out

for the fork. Amy pulls it away.

AMY:

Uh uh uh. See it first.

No cheating. Concentrate.

Virgil stares hard at it.

VIRGIL:

(guessing)

A pen. I don't know - let me touch it.

She hands it to him.

VIRGIL:

A fork.

AMY:

Right.. Now put it down in

front of you. How far is it from.

VIRGIL:

Twenty feet

AMY:

You're not looking.

VIRGIL:

Dammit, Amy, Amy, I spent all day in front

of that panel feeling like a guinea pig.

Every time I open my eyes I have to look.

Can we just sit and have dinner for once?

Amy just stares. It's clear they're both tired.

AMY:

I'm just trying to help you see.

VIRGIL:

I know. But that's all it seems we're

about. How was your day - what goes on

at work - how about those Rangers -

did the stock market hold today -

is there anything else going on in our

world besides my eyes?

AMY:

(beat)

OK, we've been invited to a party

- Duncan's birthday.

An ITALIAN WAITER appears - putting a large plate of spaghetti in

front of Virgil and Amy. Virgil is a little repulsed by what he

sees.

VIRGIL:

What's this - looks like worms.

AMY:

It's spaghetti - it's fine.

As Virgil tries to maneuver his fork - Amy reaches behind her.

AMY:

I brought you a present -

good for hand eye coordination.

She hands him a TOYS R US bag. He peers inside.

VIRGIL:

Great - you go to work building buildings

- I go home with building blocks.

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