I'll See You in My Dreams Page #16

Carol thinks about this.

LLOYD (CONT’D)

And you can sing.

CAROL:

Sure...

LLOYD:

I clean pools.

(struggling to come up

with something to say)

I wrote a song.

CAROL:

I want to hear it.

LLOYD:

Someday I’ll sing it for you.

CAROL:

Sing it now.

LLOYD:

Really? I need something. A

guitar...

CAROL:

I’ve got something.

152 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY 152

Lloyd sits with a ukulele in his hand. He strums it awkwardly

and decides to go for it.

110.

LLOYD:

It’s not finished, but... Okay.

Carol leans forward.

LLOYD (CONT’D)

Keep your expectations low.

Lloyd sings his song to Carol. He finishes and looks up at

her.

LLOYD (CONT’D)

I’m still working on it. I don’t

know... There were no pools in it.

Carol touches his hand.

CAROL:

Thank you, Lloyd.

LLOYD:

For what?

CAROL:

For stopping by and singing me that

song.

(pause)

And for catching the rat.

LLOYD:

Well, I’m glad I was here.

CAROL:

Me too.

They lean in and hug. As they pull apart from each other,

Carol looks at Lloyd and they look at each other in a way

that suggests they are about to kiss. Then they both lean

back, looking bemused. It’s unclear to both of them what’s

happening. Carol and Lloyd look away and then at each other

again.

LLOYD:

(pointing back at the rat)

Should we do something about that

guy?

153 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY 153

Carol and Lloyd watch as the Exterminator removes the rat

from the bowl and puts it into a container. He then bags the

container and heads out of the house. Carol and Lloyd watch

him leave.

111.

Carol and Lloyd watch him leave.

CAROL:

You want a drink?

Lloyd smiles.

154 INT. SALLY’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT 154

Carol sits at a card table playing bridge with Rona,

Georgina, and Sally. A hand has been dealt and the four

women are holding their cards and rearranging them in their

hands. They are drinking their usual.

SALLY:

I think I gotta get out of here.

Go on a cruise or something. You

guys want to go with me? Come on,

ladies. I know you can all afford

it.

CAROL:

Depends where you’re going.

GEORGINA:

And when.

RONA:

And why.

SALLY:

Iceland. I don’t know. Anyplace. I

told you why. I’m feeling agitated.

RONA:

I’m assuming you mean horny?

SALLY:

(to Rona)

That’s what you mean.

GEORGINA:

I hear good things about Iceland.

CAROL:

I’m going to New York to see

Katherine next month.

SALLY:

So let’s meet in New York and hop

on a boat someplace.

112.

RONA:

I don’t know. I get seasick. And I

hear these stories about people

getting stranded, or everybody

getting sick with horrible

diarrhea...

SALLY:

That sounds fun, right?

Silence.

GEORGINA:

That fella, he had a boat, didn’t

he? Bill?

CAROL:

(quietly)

He did. “So What.”

GEORGINA:

(looking hurt)

I was just asking.

CAROL:

That was the name of the boat,

Georgina. “So What.”

More quiet card playing.

SALLY:

So what ever happened to his boat?

And all his stuff? No family?

RONA:

Yeah. Did he really not have

anyone?

CAROL:

No family. Really, truly, nobody.

Just a lawyer and lots of friends,

apparently, judging by the funeral.

I did ask his lawyer if I could

keep one thing of his.

RONA:

They let you keep it? What was it?

CAROL:

It’s a secret.

GEORGINA:

So what happened to his boat? To

everything?

113.

CAROL:

I don’t know. Last I saw his boat

it was still at the dock.

(pauses)

I can’t... I can’t know anything

more about him.

RONA:

I’d be dying to know.

CAROL:

I know you would.

More quiet card playing.

CAROL (CONT’D)

What the hell? Maybe we should go.

Iceland sounds nice.

GEORGINA:

It does.

SALLY:

Now that’s what I’m talking about.

I’ll bring Dramamine, Rona. You’ll

be fine.

RONA:

And Imodium.

The girls share a laugh.

155 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - MORNING 155

Carol wakes up to her alarm, the clock digits showing 6:00

sharp.

156 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - DINING AREA - MORNING 156

Carol sits at her kitchen counter with a coffee and a New

York Times in her hands.

157 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - MORNING 157

Carol takes some pills and vitamins with water.

158 SCENE OMITTED 158

114.

159 EXT. WALKING PATH - DAY 159

Carol is out for a walk and sees Mike out walking his dog.

They both stop.

MIKE:

Hey you.

CAROL:

Hey.

MIKE:

Haven’t seen you for a while...

CAROL:

I know.

They stand there.

MIKE:

Have you ever thought about getting

another dog? This guy could use a

new pal. And it’d be good to see

more of you, too, Carol.

CAROL:

I don’t know. I just don’t think I

could lose something I love again.

MIKE:

Yeah.

CAROL:

What would you do?

MIKE:

I... I’m 82 years old. If I stopped

getting dogs because they die on

you... I guess I’d’ve had my last

dog when Truman was president. It’s

hard, I know. But as long as you

enjoy them while they’re here, and

they enjoy you... you know, animals

die.

(looks affectionately at

his dog)

They break your heart.

160 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY 160

Carol arranges some things on her mantle. She cleans up

around Hazel and Bill’s ashes.

115.

Next to the ashes we see an unlit cigar wrapped in

cellophane. Carol looks at it for a moment and then arranges

it nicely next to the ashes.

161 SCENE OMITTED 161

162 INT. CAROL’S CAR (EXT. STREET) - DAY 162

Carol walks out her side door to her car and gets in. She

starts up her car and drives off.

163 INT. CAROL’S CAR (DRIVING) - DAY 163

Carol drives down a street.

164 INT. DOG SHELTER - DAY 164

Carol is being walked through the shelter by a SHELTER

WORKER.

SHELTER WORKER:

We’ve had a lot of dogs come in

this year. Are you looking for a

particular breed?

CAROL:

I’m not sure what I’m looking for.

SHELTER WORKER:

That’s okay. All these dogs need a

good home.

A164 EXT. DOG SHELTER CAGES - DAY A164

Carol and the Shelter Worker look at some dogs as they walk.

Carol comes across a MUTT, sitting quietly in the back of her

cage. She stops and looks at the dog.

SHELTER WORKER:

That’s Beenie. She’s a sweetheart.

Carol looks over at BEENIE, who lies down with her head on

her paws.

SHELTER WORKER (CONT’D)

She’s older. I think she’s about 11

or 12.

(MORE)

116.

SHELTER WORKER (CONT’D)

The tough thing about dogs like

Beenie is that they’re close to the

end of their expectant life span

and prospective owners have a

difficult time with that... It’s

too bad. She is a sweetie. A family

had to give her up. I forget why...

Beenie looks up at Carol.

165 INT. CAROL’S CAR (DRIVING) - DAY 165

Carol drives along.

She looks over at the passenger seat. Beenie sits comfortably

in the seat next to her.

END.

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