I'll See You in My Dreams Page #10

(pause)

It’s hard to lose somebody... no

matter how many legs they have. It

just leaves a big hole. How old was

he?

CAROL:

Fourteen.

BILL:

You’d been through a lot together.

CAROL:

Yeah. Do you think he saw it that

way?

Carol pauses. She touches her wine glass.

CAROL (CONT’D)

Did you ever lose anyone? A wife,

or...

BILL:

My wife left me. Then she died.

CAROL:

That would piss me off.

Bill smiles.

65.

BILL:

I like you a little bit, I think.

Yeah. You’re okay.

CAROL:

Just okay?

BILL:

You’re not fussy.

CAROL:

You don’t know me that well.

BILL:

That’s not important. I know you

well enough to say you’re okay.

CAROL:

(pausing to look at him)

Okay.

Scene ends with a wide shot of the candlelit table, the two

of them looking at each other.

97 INT. BILL’S CAR (EXT. CAROL’S HOUSE) - NIGHT 97

Bill and Carol pull up to Carol’s house.

CAROL:

Thank you for a wonderful evening.

Well, day, I guess.

She laughs.

CAROL (CONT’D)

I can’t remember the last time I

just... spent the whole day away

from the house.

(thinks about it)

I had a great time.

BILL:

Good. I’m glad.

They stare at each other for a moment. Carol, unsure of what

to do next, smiles and goes for the door.

BILL (CONT’D)

Where’re you going?

CAROL:

Home. Isn’t that where I am?

66.

Carol looks at Bill and then they kiss. It’s a nice, long

passionate kiss. Carol finally pulls away.

CAROL (CONT’D)

Okay... Thank you, Bill.

BILL:

Can I see you again?

CAROL:

Where did you come from?

Bill smiles.

98 SCENE OMITTED 98

99 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT 99

Carol walks into the kitchen still feeling a buzz from the

day’s activities. She makes herself a cup of coffee.

While she’s waiting she stands and gets lost in thought,

smiling. Then, out of nowhere, the rat runs across the floor.

She jumps back, startled. The rat turns and runs in the other

direction as she screams and runs out of the kitchen.

100 EXT. CAROL’S HOUSE - POOL - MORNING 100

Carol wakes up on her couch outside, having slept there all

night. She rubs her neck and forces herself to get up.

101 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY 101

The Exterminator is in the house again. He has a stethoscope

on his ears and he listens to the wall with it. He removes

the stethoscope from his ears and shakes his head.

EXTERMINATOR:

Did you hear anything in the walls

overnight?

CAROL:

I... no. I didn’t sleep here last

night.

EXTERMINATOR:

I don’t see anything... I don’t

hear anything. He might be inside

the walls, but...

(MORE)

67.

EXTERMINATOR (CONT'D)

I’ll set a few more traps near your

plumbing outside.

102 SCENE OMITTED 102

103 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY 103

Carol is on the phone. The ROYAL OAKS brochures are in her

hand.

CAROL:

Hi.... I understand that you may

have a unit available?

(listens)

No, that’s not necessary. Just

wanting to see if it was still

available. I’ll call back. Thank

you.

She hangs up, immediately regretting her call.

104 EXT. RETIREMENT COMMUNITY - EVENING 104

Carol’s car pulls into the retirement community. Carol gets

out of the car and gathers her things and shuts the door. She

heads off towards Sally’s apartment. Carol sees a NURSE

pushing an elderly NURSING HOME RESIDENT down the sidewalk in

a wheelchair. They make their way to an idling minivan where

another NURSE is waiting with the door open. Carol stops

walking and watches as they struggle to get the Nursing Home

Resident to her feet. She staggers into the minivan and they

buckle her inside. It is a long and strenuous process.

Carol turns away and keeps walking.

105 INT. SALLY’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY 105

Carol, Rona, Georgina and Sally all play their weekly game of

bridge. As the girls talk, Carol looks like her mind is

elsewhere.

SALLY:

I’m getting another beer. Anyone

need a refill?

GEORGINA:

Maybe I’ll split a beer with

someone.

68.

SALLY:

I’m not splitting a beer with you.

GEORGINA:

Why not?

SALLY:

Last time you got your lipstick all

over the can and you only had one

freaking sip. You want a whole one

or not?

GEORGINA:

I don’t know... can you pour me a

little in a glass?

Sally rolls her eyes. She looks over to see Carol lost in

thought.

SALLY:

Carol? You want a refill?

No response.

SALLY (CONT’D)

Carol.

Carol snaps out of it and looks over to Sally.

SALLY (CONT’D)

You haven’t said a word all night.

CAROL:

I’m just thinking...

GEORGINA:

About what?

RONA:

I know.

CAROL:

You don’t know, Ro.

SALLY:

What does she know?

RONA:

You want to share with the group,

Carol? You have something you want

to tell us?

CAROL:

There’s nothing to tell.

69.

RONA:

Okay. Be like that, Carol.

CAROL:

Can we just play the game here?

GEORGINA:

Yes, let’s play. Rona, come on.

RONA:

What?

SALLY:

You want a refill, Carol?

CAROL:

Yeah. Sure.

Sally gets up to get more booze when Carol stops her.

CAROL (CONT’D)

Actually... Sally, do you still

have any of that medical marijuana?

106 INT. SALLY’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - DAY 106

The ladies stand around trying to figure out how to smoke out

of a vaporizer. All the blinds have been closed and the lamp

is on nearby. Georgina has the tube in her hand and Sally is

trying to help her.

RONA:

I haven’t smoked since the

seventies.

GEORGINA:

How the heck does this thing work?

SALLY:

It’s gotta warm up.

Georgina tries sucking on it.

GEORGINA:

There’s nothing coming out of this

thing. It’s broken, I think.

SALLY:

Be patient. It’s not warmed up yet.

GEORGINA:

This is like pre-heating an oven...

70.

RONA:

(to Carol)

Have you smoked recently?

CAROL:

No. I can’t remember the last time.

RONA:

Why am I nervous? My heart’s

beating so fast.

SALLY:

Try it now. Pull slow. This thing

will mess you up.

GEORGINA:

I know what I’m doing. All right,

all right, let’s get it going.

Georgina pulls on the tube, inhales and then exhales a vapor.

Rona watches.

RONA:

(panicked)

Where’s the smoke? How come there’s

no smoke?

SALLY:

It’s a vaporizer. I’m not trying to

smell up the whole campus!

RONA:

(confused)

A vaporizer?

CAROL:

Vapor, Rona!

GEORGINA:

(after exhaling)

Oh man... Oh jeez... That’s great!

The ladies laugh. Sally passes it to Carol who puts the tube

to her mouth.

SALLY:

Ready?

Carol nods and takes a big hit.

71.

107 INT. SALLY’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY 107

Georgina and Rona are having a conversation on the sofa.

Sally is sitting in an armchair watching them.

GEORGINA:

There it is again. Did you hear

that?

RONA:

I don’t hear a thing.

GEORGINA:

Really?

SALLY:

Me neither.

GEORGINA:

You both need hearing aids.

Where’s Carol?

CAROL (O.S.)

In the kitchen!

RONA:

In the kitchen.

CAROL (O.S.)

Same place I was when you asked me

two minutes ago!

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