I'll See You in My Dreams Page #5

59 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY 59

Carol is on the phone.

CAROL:

Okay.... Thank you.

60 EXT. CAROL’S HOUSE - POOL - DAY 60

The cleaning device is back in the pool, roving around.

LLOYD:

Like new.

CAROL:

Thank you. What was the problem?

LLOYD:

Um... They tend not to work so well

when they come unplugged.

Carol shakes her head, knowing how silly the problem was.

CAROL:

Ah...

LLOYD:

You mind if I use your bathroom?

61 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY 61

Lloyd comes out of the bathroom and sees Carol’s pictures. He

focuses on the one of her in a folk band. He looks more

closely to see a YOUNG CAROL with a HANDSOME MAN in a black

and white photo from the sixties. They have instruments in

their hands.

29.

CAROL (O.S.)

Long time ago.

Lloyd looks up to see Carol staring at the photo with him.

LLOYD:

Oh, sorry.

CAROL:

It’s fine.

LLOYD:

You were a musician?

Carol nods her head.

CAROL:

I was in a folk duo. That was in

New York, a million years ago. We

used to play in the Village. I

sang.

LLOYD:

That your husband?

CLOSE ON:
The photo and the handsome man with his arm around

Young Carol. Their pose and look of contentment suggest that

they are together.

CAROL:

No. That’s John.

LLOYD:

Oh.

CAROL:

My husband came later. Bill.

Carol indicates another photo, the one we saw earlier of

Carol and an older man, their arms around each other,

smiling.

LLOYD:

I used to be in a band...

CAROL:

Oh?

LLOYD:

I sang, too. If you can call it

that.

CAROL:

Where were you in a band?

30.

LLOYD:

Austin. I just moved back here,

so...

CAROL:

What brought you back?

LLOYD:

I grew up in the Valley. Austin

didn’t work out.

CAROL:

(knowingly)

I’m sure you’re better off without

her.

LLOYD:

Right now it feels like it’s the

other way around.

(smiling)

You’re pretty smart for an old

lady.

CAROL:

You have family here?

LLOYD:

Yeah. I’m staying with my mom.

Carol looks at him as if reassessing him while trying not to

appear to be doing so. He’s a little old to be living back at

home.

LLOYD (CONT’D)

Temporarily.

CAROL:

Friends?

LLOYD:

Not really. Not anymore, no.

CAROL:

You want a drink? I was about to

open a bottle of wine. Well,

another bottle.

LLOYD:

I’m still on the clock.

CAROL:

Oh come on. My dog just died.

Pretend to have a drink with me.

31.

62 INT. CAROL’S HOUSE - DINING AREA - DAY 62

Carol pops open a bottle and begins pouring Lloyd a glass.

CAROL:

You want just a little or you want

the full treatment?

LLOYD:

Fill ‘er up.

She does the same for herself and lifts her glass.

CAROL:

Cheers, Lloyd.

LLOYD:

Cheers.

They touch glasses and have a sip. Lloyd shakes his head,

enjoying the wine.

LLOYD (CONT’D)

This is really good.

CAROL:

I think so, too. So what kind of

music do you sing?

LLOYD:

The closest I get to singing

anymore is karaoke night at the

bar.

CAROL:

Huh.

LLOYD:

But lately I’ve been writing some

songs.

CAROL:

So you’re a songwriter?

LLOYD:

No... but I studied poetry in

college. This is sort of the same

thing.

CAROL:

You mean you went to school to

write poetry?

32.

LLOYD:

Yeah. B.F.A.

CAROL:

Bet your parents loved you for

that.

LLOYD:

Yeah. Hence the pool guy getup.

CAROL:

No one’s hiring poets, huh?

LLOYD:

Not currently. Not for like the

past ten years.

Lloyd smiles. There’s an awkward silence.

LLOYD (CONT’D)

But someday I’ll have a lot of good

poems about... pools.

Carol laughs.

CAROL:

I bet you will.

LLOYD:

But it seems like - I mean, you

were in a real group.

CAROL:

For a bit, yeah. That gentleman in

the picture played guitar.

LLOYD:

The one who’s not your husband.

CAROL:

Right. John.

LLOYD:

John was pretty handsome.

CAROL:

He certainly had a way about him...

LLOYD:

You divorced, or?

CAROL:

My husband? He died.

33.

They each have another sip of wine.

63 EXT. CAROL’S HOUSE - POOL - EVENING 63

Time has passed and another bottle has been opened. Carol and

Lloyd are both a bit tipsy. They share a big laugh.

CAROL:

Well, I guess they set it up so you

meet a new person every few minutes

or something. It sounds awful.

LLOYD:

Well, it’s an experience, right?

CAROL:

I don’t know.

LLOYD:

It might be fun. Why not?

Carol thinks it over and has another sip of wine.

CAROL:

(to herself, tipsy)

Yeah, why not...

Lloyd smiles at Carol.

LLOYD:

(checking his phone)

I gotta run. Got to meet my mom for

dinner.

CAROL:

Oh sure. Sorry I kept you.

LLOYD:

Are you kidding? I had a great

time. You’re a good drinking buddy.

CAROL:

You’re sweet to say that.

LLOYD:

(going to gather his gear)

I’m not just saying it.

Carol smiles while Lloyd goes to gather his gear. As he’s

getting it together he looks back at Carol.

LLOYD (CONT’D)

Hey, what happened to that rat?

34.

CAROL:

It... left. I think. The guy says

it was an “isolated incident.”

Whatever that means.

Lloyd nods. There is some silence between them.

LLOYD:

You know, do you wanna... hang out

some time?

Carol looks at Lloyd.

LLOYD (CONT’D)

Not like that. I mean...

Lloyd gestures helplessly.

LLOYD (CONT’D)

Like this. But not here. I mean

we should go out.

Carol raises her eyebrows.

LLOYD (CONT’D)

Not... not... go out. I just mean,

if you’re interested, maybe we

could go do karaoke or something?

I’d love to see you get up there

and knock ‘em dead.

Carol laughs.

CAROL:

We’ll see.

LLOYD:

Okay. Cool.

Lloyd heads out. Carol sits for a beat and then finishes her

wine by the pool.

64 INT. RETIREMENT COMMUNITY - LOBBY - DAY 64

CLOSE ON:
A paper flyer that says “Speed Dating - This Way”

with an arrow. Carol and Sally enter the common room.

Several women are sitting on one side of a long table with

pitchers of iced tea and drink glasses filled. A few other

women are standing up and talking. The other side of the

table is empty.

CAROL:

There are no men here.

35.

SALLY:

They’ll be here. Trust me.

CAROL:

I can’t believe I agreed to this.

SALLY:

Hey, you called me.

CAROL:

I was drunk. My decision-making

skills were at an extreme low.

The woman who runs the speed dating is LESLIE HANSEN (60s).

Leslie taps a spoon on a glass.

LESLIE:

Welcome everyone. Welcome. Let’s

settle in.

The few women still standing find their seats. Carol and

Sally end up seated remotely from each other. As Leslie

talks we see the women watching her and listening, but Carol

is watching the other women, looking around nervously. Carol

seems to already regret her decision.

LESLIE (CONT’D)

I see some familiar faces, some new

faces... this is going to be really

fun.

(points)

The “boys” are waiting in the next

room, and in a just a minute we’ll

open the door and they’re going to

come in... and we’ll begin.

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