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bodies. Claire finally breaks it off.

CLAIRE:

Follow me. But we have to be totally

quiet.

He nods and they sneak behind a few trailers.

ELLEN (O.S.)

It's almost midnight.

Bo and Claire turn to see Ellen, Claire's Mom, waiting up in

a chair in front of her Winnebago. She smokes a cigarette and

looks very pissed off.

ELLEN (CONT’D)

I sincerely hope you two lovebirds

haven't been doing what I think

you've been doing.

Bo look at Claire. Then he gets down on one knee. He clears

his throat.

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BODEVAN:

I'm considering a career in computerprogramming. Which can be highlylucrative.

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BODEVAN (CONT'D)

Though, of course, I'm young, so I'llkeep my options open. I don't have myown house. Obviously. But I know Icould provide a good home. Someday Iwant kids. Not now. Of course.

Someday. I'm not religious, but I'mtolerant. If you are. Religious thatis, not tolerant. Or... both. What's

your last name?

CLAIRE:

McCune.

BODEVAN:

Claire McCune. Will you be my wife?

Claire stares at Bo. Then she looks at her Mom. Then they

both burst out laughing.

For a moment, Bo isn't sure what to do. His face turns red.

He stands. And tries to pretend like he was joking.

ELLEN:

Okay, funnyman. Your dad's probably

waiting up.

Bo nods.

CLAIRE:

'Night.

Bo nods again and stumbles toward Steve.

72 EXT. RV "CAMPGROUND." MORNING. 72

Bo has made breakfast for the other kids. They're all

outside, sitting on benches, eating oatmeal.

The door to Steve flies open, slamming hard against the side.

Ben strides out, naked. He stretches.

AN ELDERLY COUPLE walks by. They gawk at Ben, a completely

naked man.

BEN:

It's just a penis. Every man has

one.

The kids stare at Ben, eating their cereal, not the slightestbit embarrassed. Like he's done this a thousand times before.

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Which he has. As Ben continues, a few of the kids mouth the

words along with him.

BEN (CONT’D)

We are not Puritans. We are all just

animals of the earth. Is a dog

embarrassed to defecate in the dirt?

Of course not.

Appalled, the couple scurries away.

NAI:

You get to put your penis away now.

73 EXT. RV "CAMPGROUND." MORNING. 73

Ellen and Claire wave goodbye.

Bo is in the back seat, looking out the window, staring atClaire as the bus drives away. Face so close, his breath fogs

the glass. He places his hand on the window. A silentgoodbye.

74 EXT. HIGHWAY 40. DAY. 74

Steve drives along a Highway 40, a vast desert on all sides.

75 INT. STEVE - MOVING. DAY. 75

Ben grabs the PA radio.

BEN:

Ladies and gentlemen, if I can have

your attention please. About four

hours south of here lies Camp Grant.

In the late 1800s, whites arrived in

this area by the thousands, depleting

the food and water supplies of the

indigenous people. Horrific acts of

violence were committed on both

sides. But as the US government

wasn't doing anything about the

frisky natives, people thought they'd

better settle this themselves. So in

the pre-dawn hours of April 30, 1871,

146 armed men surprised a camp of

Apaches. Almost all women and

children, as the men were off hunting

for food.

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BEN (CONT'D)

Eight old men and 110 women andchildren were massacred in under 30

minutes. Twenty-seven children weresold into slavery in Mexico. This wasthe Camp Grant massacre. No one wasever prosecuted. Today, there is nophysical marker locating this site,

no day of remembrance.

He lets this settle in.

BEN (CONT’D)

On a lighter note, we should be at

Nana and Grandpa's in about four and

half hours.

76 EXT. HIGHWAY 40. DAY. 76

Now the bus exits the freeway. The terrain here is markedlydifferent. Long gone are the mountains of evergreens. It'snow the red dirt and rock formations of the Southwest desert.

77 EXT. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. DAY. 77

Surrounded by cactus and palm trees, hundreds of rotor

sprinklers SHOOT water over a vast golf course.

Steve winds past the course, which stretches into the

distance, as far as the eye can see.

78 EXT. FRONT GATE. CORONADO RIDGE. DAY. 78

The bus drives by the iron gate of a gated community, the

sign on the gate reads, "Coronado Ridge."

Ben drives by without pausing.

BODEVAN:

Wait! Why aren’t we stopping at Nana

and Grandpa’s?

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80 EXT. ST. JUDE’S CHURCH. PARKING LOT. DUSK.

Steve pulls into the parking lot of St. Jude’s church andparks at the far end.

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81 INT. STEVE - STOPPED. MORNING.

It's now morning and Ben is wearing a baby blue vintagetuxedo, the shirt with enormous ruffles. He's helping thekids, as they scramble around, trying to get dressed.

Each kid is wearing their favorite piece of clothing. Thetwins wear pink tights and Tu-Tus, Nai has on his frayed

Whale costume, Zaja is wearing what looks like some kind ofmilitary outfit, and Bo is wearing his thrift-store suit.

Rellian is still in his pajamas, staring at them all.

RELLIAN:

We can't go like this.

BEN:

We can do whatever we want.

RELLIAN:

Then I'm not getting dressed.

BEN:

Then go in your pajamas.

RELLIAN:

Dad, please?! Please. Everyone isgoing to laugh at us.

BEN:

Who cares what total strangersthink? This is for Mom. She'd love

what you're wearing. She'd think itwas fun.

RELLIAN:

We're supposed to wear black! It's afuneral.

BEN:

For them it's a funeral. For us -

this is her goodbye party. And we'renot wearing black to a party!

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82 EXT. ST. JUDE’S CHURCH. MORNING. 82

Outside the front doors of the church, Jack and Abigail, bothvisibly distraught, holding hands, stagger from a blacklimousine and make their way into the church.

Harper, Dave, Justin and Jackson get out of the limousine

behind them and trail them into the church.

83 OMITTED 83

84 OMITTED 84

85 OMITTED 85

86 INT. ST. JUDE’S CHURCH. DAY. 86

A sea of mourners in BLACK sit a large Catholic church for

the funeral Mass.

The PRIEST stands in front of the congregation, an enormousstatue of Christ on the Cross above the altar at his back. As

he speaks, in a warm and caring voice, incense smoke risesbehind him.

PRIEST:

O God, to whom mercy and forgiveness

belong, hear our prayers on behalf of

your servant Leslie Cash, whom you

have called out of the world: and

because she put her hope and trust in

you, command that she be carried

safely home to Heaven and come to

enjoy your eternal reward. Amen.

The entire crowd repeats, "Amen."

Just then, Ben and his brightly-colored family walk to the

front of the church.

They pass Harper, Dave, Justin and Jackson, who find it hardto mask their utter shock at the sight of what Ben and hiskids are wearing.

Ben and the kids sit in the first row.

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