Brad’s Status Page #8

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BRAD:

Oh.

BILLY:

I thought I’d see you there for

sure. Craig was there. Jason and

all his Aryan spawn were there. It

was actually cool. Beautiful

ceremony.

BRAD:

Yeah? I didn’t know about it.

BILLY:

It was real small. Somebody

mentioned you. I forget who.

BRAD:

(stung)

Uh-huh.

BILLY:

Wondering where you were. Or what

happened to you. Who was it?

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BRAD:

Oh. Hunh. Well, I’m just doing mything.

BILLY:

Dude, it’s good to hear your voice.

My dog just took a sh*t though andI gotta pick it up.

BRAD:

Okay. Good to talk to you, Billy.

Text me that number, would ya?

BILLY:

Yup. I’ll send it right now. Come

to the islands sometime, brother.

Later!

Bye.

BRAD:

Brand hangs up. He looks gut-punched.

He sits for a moment, stewing. His PHONE BUZZES.

He looks down - it’s a text from BILLY with Craig’s number.

Brad stares at the number and frowns.

He presses the number, calling.

The PHONE RINGS once, then goes to VOICE MAIL.

AUTOMATED VOICE:

Please leave a message.

BRAD:

(into PHONE; stammers)

Hey, Craig - it’s, uh, Brad Sloan.

Ummmm... I’m at Harvard with my

son. He’s ummm... if you could -

if you have the time, uhhh, could

you call me back? It’s kind of on

the urgent side. Thanks.

*

Brad hangs up and SIGHS.

68 EXT. HARVARD CAMPUS - DAY 68

Brad wanders across from the campus, in a funk. *

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NARRATOR:

Brad felt numb. The fact that he’d

not been invited to Nick Pascale’s

wedding seemed to confirm every

doubt he ever had - about his

friendships, himself and his place

in the world.

Brad stops in his tracks.

69 INT. NICK PASCALE’S HOUSE - DAY 69

A small wedding party. Nick and Xavier are congratulated by

Craig and Diane, then Jason Hatfield and his family.

NARRATOR:

Brad kept picturing the wedding

party in his mind. Everyone there,

enjoying themselves. Basking in

each other’s glow.

70 EXT. NICK PASCALE’S HOUSE - DAY 70

We watch Nick and Xavier exit the house and greet people on

the expansive lawn. They are approached by Billy and his Two

tan Girlfriends.

NARRATOR:

Brad wondered if he’d been excluded

or simply forgotten and couldn’t

decide which was worse.

Everyone continues hugging each other and enjoying the day.

71 EXT. HARVARD CAMPUS - DAY 71

Brad shakes his head, grimacing.

NARRATOR:

Whatever. He was a non-presence.

A blip. A zero. A no-name. For a

moment, he wished he were dead.

TWO HARVARD GIRLS pass by him, laughing about something.

This snaps him out of it.

He watches them pass, then looks over...

...under a tree, there is a HOMELESS WOMAN, talking to

herself. She looks miserable.

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Brad takes her in - his compassion visible on his face.

NARRATOR:

Brad felt a sudden kinship witheverything that was ever unloved.

CLOSE on Brad as he spots about other sad creatures.

- A MISERABLE TEEN GIRL, looking lonely, passes; An ASIAN

LADY, struggling with a heavy grocery bag; An OLD MAN, alone

on a bench, feeding pigeons.

He then looks at the HEADSTONES of an old GRAVEYARD.

NARRATOR:

The abandoned, the forgotten, thedespised - those who never foundlove. Never, ever, ever.

72 INT. BRAD’S PARENTS’ HOUSE -OFFICE - DAY 72 *

Brad’s Dad, looking old and frail, searches for something inhis den.

NARRATOR:

Brad thought about his father andhow his book had been rejected byevery single publisher. How lonelyhe was. How little affirmation he

received - even from Brad.

73 EXT. HARVARD CAMPUS - DAY 73

Brad is now emotional as he wanders back toward the campus.

NARRATOR:

How cruel is this world. How

unfair. The prejudices of humanswho shower their attention on the

already popular - and ignore thosewho need it the most.

Brad wipes his tears, just as...

...a chipper Troy appears.

TROY:

Hey, Dad.

(sees his face)

What’s wrong?

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BRAD:

(composing himself)

Nothing. What happened to the

tour?

TROY:

It’s over.

BRAD:

Already?

TROY:

I’ve been gone an hour and a half.

BRAD:

Really? Oh.

TROY:

Wanna get something to eat?

Brad nods and they head off.

74 EXT. CAMBRIDGE STREET - DAY 74

Brad and Troy walk a busy street.

BRAD:

What about here?

Brad points to a MEXICAN RESTAURANT that is completely empty -

save for an OLDER WOMAN, working the counter.

TROY:

There’s no one in there, Dad. What

about that place?

Troy points across the street, where there’s a FESTIVE LUNCH

PLACE and a CROWD is dining, al fresco.

BRAD:

Just because no one’s in here

doesn’t mean it’s not good, Troy.

TROY:

Usually it does, actually.

BRAD:

No, it doesn’t. Why don’t we go

somewhere that really needs our

business instead of some trendy

popular place where we’d have to

wait to get a table?

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TROY:

I don’t really feel like Mexican,

but okay.

Troy follows Brad inside the restaurant.

75 INT. MEXICAN RESTAURANT - DAY 75

TWO PLATES OF UNAPPETIZING FOOD are set down on the table.

Troy frowns at the sight. Brad looks up at the OLD LATINA

and smiles brightly.

BRAD:

Muchisimas gracias!

OLD LATINA:

(lackluster)

De nada.

The Old Latina walks off.

BRAD:

So I may have a connection at

Harvard - and I made a call. But I

don’t want you to get your hopes

up.

TROY:

It’s not that big a deal.

BRAD:

I just wish I could help you here.

Brad shakes his head, glum.

TROY:

I have interviews everywhere else.

And I can do an alumni interview

for Harvard. It’s fine.

(looks at BRAD)

Something wrong, Dad? You seem a

little off.

BRAD:

No, it’s just... nothing... it’s

stupid...

TROY:

What?

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BRAD:

Ah, just some... I don’t know...

some old friends got togetherand...

(struggles; softly)

...didn’t invite me... ‘cause I’m

not, you know, at their,

whatever... they’re... it’s justrandom...

*

*

TROY:

What? You’re kinda mumbling.

BRAD:

(shrugs)

I wouldn’t have even wanted to goif I’d been invited, but - it’s

just kinda, I dunno... lame.

Troy gives his dad a consoling look.

TROY:

I’m sorry.

Brad shrugs it off, forcing a grin.

TROY:

They sound like d*cks. *

Brad lets out a wry laugh, brightening.

Suddenly, Brad’s PHONE BUZZES. He takes it out and answers.

BRAD:

Hello? Heeey, Craig!

Brad gives Troy a hopeful look, pointing to phone.

BRAD:

How’s it going, man?!

nobody died.

What? No,

76 INT. SOUND STAGE - DAY 76

Craig stands in the wings of a NEWS STUDIO SET.

CAMERA CREW and NEWS ANCHORS in the b.g.

We can SEE a

CRAIG:

You sounded weird on the messageand you said it was urgent so I...

INTERCUT PHONE CALL

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