I'll See You in My Dreams

1 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - MORNING INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - MORNING 1

CAROL PETERSEN (70s) wakes up to her alarm, the clock digits

showing 6:
00 sharp. A golden retriever DOG is at the foot of

her bed. He lifts his head as she responds to the alarm.

Carol sits up in bed and the dog follows her movements,

turning his head, both of them moving slowly. She pets the

dog.

CAROL:

Hey, Hazel. You sleep any better

last night?

1A INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - SIDE DOOR ENTRY - MORNING 1A

Carol removes Hazel’s leash from a coat hook and attaches it

to Hazel’s collar before going out the door.

2 EXT. WALKING PATH - DAY 2

Carol, looking groggy but dressed in sharp-looking jogging

clothes, walks the dog through her neighborhood. The dog is

hesitant and Carol needs to cajole the dog into motion with

each stop.

Carol’s neighbor MIKE (late 70s/early 80s) approaches,

walking his dog, and stops. The two dogs nuzzle each other

in a familiar way.

MIKE:

Hey you.

CAROL:

Hey Mike.

MIKE:

How’s Hazel?

CAROL:

Don’t know. I don’t like the looks

of him this morning. He’s been

having some rough nights. Walking

funny.

MIKE:

Goddamned cancer.

CAROL:

He doesn’t complain. He acts like

nothing’s going on.

2.

MIKE:

He sure looks chipper right now.

CAROL:

He’s chatting with his buddy.

MIKE:

(pausing to look at Carol)

You’re his buddy, Carol.

3 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - DAY 3

We see the inside of Carol’s home, which is extremely clean

and tidy. We see some photographs in her living room: Carol

and a handsome MAN, at a table, smiling. Carol and the same

man on a boat. And a young, beaming Carol in a black and

white photo, circa 1960s, singing in a folk duo.

4 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - DINING AREA - MORNING 4

Carol sits at a table drinking coffee. She has a New York

Times in her hands. Hazel is in the room with her, standing

facing the wall, wagging his tail while he eats his

breakfast.

5 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - MORNING 5

Carol takes some pills and vitamins with water.

6 SCENE OMITTED 6

7 EXT. CAROL’S HOUSE - POOL - DAY 7

Carol waters some of her plants. Hazel sleeps poolside.

8 SCENE OMITTED 8

9 EXT. CAROL’S HOUSE - POOL - DAY 9

Carol eats a sandwich by her pool. She gives Hazel a piece

of sandwich.

10 EXT. RETIREMENT COMMUNITY GOLF COURSE - DAY 10

Carol hits a ball with a club while her friend SALLY (65)

watches.

3.

SALLY:

Nice shot, Carol.

10A INT. SALLY’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY 10A

Carol plays bridge as has a laugh with a GROUP OF FRIENDS.

11 SCENE OMITTED 11

12 SCENE OMITTED 12

13 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT 13

Carol sits on the bed and watches TV with a glass of wine.

Hazel lies next to her in bed.

14 SCENE OMITTED 14

15 SCENE OMITTED 15

16 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - DAWN 16

Carol wakes up before the alarm goes off, as if she’s heard

something. The clock says 5:20. Hazel is not in bed with

her. Carol gets out of bed and goes looking for the dog,

calling for him. We stay on the empty bed.

CAROL (O.S.)

Hazel? Hazel?

Carol sighs as she finds the dog.

CAROL (O.S.) (CONT’D)

Hey, Hazel. You not feeling so

good?

17 INT. ANIMAL HOSPITAL - EXAM ROOM - DAY 17

Carol sits in a chair beside her dog in a euthanasia room.

Carol’s eyes are red-rimmed, exhausted. She leans over Hazel

and embraces him, stroking his fur. She takes his paw, which

is wrapped in medical tape and fitted with an IV catheter.

CAROL:

I guess this is goodbye, boy, but

the hell if I know what to say.

4.

CLOSE UP on the dog’s face. The dog pants and his eyes are

glazed over.

CAROL (CONT’D)

I should say you’re going to a

better place, shouldn’t I? Nothing

but doggies.

(pauses)

Maybe you don’t wanna hear about

that. Maybe you better just wait

and see.

(she takes a deep breath)

I’m just gonna sit with you as long

as they let me.

Carol sits in silence and looks fondly at the dog. A VET

opens the door and Carol looks up. Carol knows it’s time.

17A INT. ANIMAL HOSPITAL - EXAM ROOM - DAY 17A

CLOSE UP on Carol’s face as the Vet administers the

injections, which we hear but do not see. While the Vet

speaks, Carol pets Hazel.

VET:

(softly)

I’m giving him the sedative now. He

may close his eyes.

(pauses)

Okay. Now he’s very relaxed.

(pauses)

I’m going to inject the

pentobarbital. This will stop his

heart.

After a long pause the Vet puts on a stethoscope and listens

for a heartbeat.

VET (CONT’D)

His heart has stopped.

(pauses)

I’m very sorry. Take as much time

as you need.

The VET leaves the room. Carol sits with Hazel.

18 INT. CAROL’S CAR (EXT. ANIMAL HOSPITAL) - DAY 18

Carol, wearing sunglasses to hide tears, heads to hear car

and gets in. She starts her car. “I Never Dreamed” by The

Cookies is on the radio. Carol lets it play and drives off.

5.

19 EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - DAY 19

Carol drives down a quaint neighborhood street.

20 EXT. CAROL’S HOUSE - STREET - DAY 20

Carol pulls next to her house.

21 INT. CAROL’S CAR (EXT. CAROL’S HOUSE - STREET) - DAY 21

Carol sits in her car. “I Never Dreamed” continues to play.

Carol just sits there, listening to the song.

22 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - SIDE DOOR ENTRY - DAY 22

Carol walks in her house. She has Hazel’s leash in her hand.

She looks at it and hangs it up by the door.

23 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY 23

Carol pours herself a glass of white wine. She pauses, then

adds a bit more. She has a sip and takes a deep breath.

24 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY 24

Carol is sitting in her living room. She has another sip of

her wine. She looks around. The house feels big and empty.

All the lights are off.

Carol hears a rustling nearby. She looks over, then stands up

and takes a few tentative steps toward the sound. At first

she sees nothing, and then sees the snout of a small animal

poking out from behind a cabinet. It stops moving at the

sound of Carol’s footsteps. Carol stares in shock, unable to

speak. The animal then comes out from the cabinet and

scuttles along the wall. It is a RAT.

Carol screams at the top of her lungs and runs out of the

living room.

25 EXT. CAROL’S HOUSE - POOL - DAY 25

Carol runs to the back doors and opens them, finally getting

outside. Carol, shaken by the whole incident, looks in the

door to see if she can see the rat.

6.

26 EXT. CAROL’S HOUSE - POOL - DAY - LATER 26

Carol, having nodded off on her outdoor couch, wakes up. She

looks over to see LLOYD (early 30s), a pool guy, standing

there with all of his pool cleaning gear. He has a pair of

headphones on. He pulls the headphones down around his neck

when he sees Carol staring at him.

LLOYD:

Afternoon.

(pauses)

You okay?

CAROL:

Okay?

LLOYD:

You seemed...

CAROL:

What? Are you saying you thought I

was dead?

LLOYD:

No, not that. Sorry.

Lloyd begins unloading his gear by the pool, trying to avoid

the conversation.

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