Jennifer Falls Page #5

DINA:

Oh. Yeah. Incredible. (THEN)

That’s not the point!

WAYNE COMES OVER AND SEES DINA HOLDING JENNIFER IN A

HEADLOCK.

"Epidode Title" 42. 42.

WAYNE:

(CALMLY) Hey, Dina.

DINA:

Wayne.

WAYNE:

Jennifer, you have orders up.

JENNIFER:

I’ll be right there.

WAYNE GOES.

JENNIFER (CONT’D)

Do you mind?

DINA LETS JENNIFER OUT OF THE HOLD.

DINA:

You used to be such a good friend to me,

Jennifer. Then you turned into some

stranger who just threw money at people.

JENNIFER:

That’s not true.

DINA:

When my Mom got sick you texted me

your shrink’s number and said he did

great grief work.

JENNIFER:

Oh, God, I did, didn’t I? I loved

your mom. I should have visited her.

DINA:

It’s too late now.

"Epidode Title" 43.

JENNIFER:

No. When did you lose her?

DINA:

Lose her? She’s healthy as a horse now.

Running triathlons. It’s too late to

visit her in the hospital. (THEN) What

happened to you, Jennifer?

JENNIFER:

I don’t know. I started making all

this money and I thought everything

would be great but after a while I

didn’t know what I was doing anymore

or who I was. People say I have anger

issues but I don’t feel angry inside,

I just feel scared. And I don’t think

I like myself much.

DINA:

Yeah, well that I get.

JENNIFER STARTS TO REACT BUT SEES DINA GRIN A LITTLE. A RAY

OF SUNSHINE?

JENNIFER:

Look, Dina, I can’t change the past but I

can change the future. Well, I can’t

change the future. Nobody can. The

future hasn’t happened yet. Forget the

future. I really just want to go back to

the way things were. We used to have

fun. Remember?

(MORE)

"Epidode Title" 44.

JENNIFER (CONT'D)

And I can’t throw money at you. I don’t

have any money. Can’t you give me

another chance?

DINA:

I don’t know.

JENNIFER:

You have to. I need you. And I will

totally be there for you whenever you

need me. I promise.

DINA:

It’s not that easy, Jennifer.

JENNIFER:

You have to forgive me or I’ll do

something crazy. I’ll, I’ll tell your

team you hate Birkenstocks.

DINA:

(LAUGHS) Shut up. Don’t even kid

like that. (THEN) Okay, okay. One

more chance.

JENNIFER:

Yes! (HUGS HER) I love you, Dina.

OVER DINA’S SHOULDER JENNIFER SEES DINA’S TEAMMATE SANDY

SMILING AT HER AND GIVING HER THE THUMBS UP. AFTER HER

MOMENT WITH DINA, JENNIFER CROSSES BACK TO THE BAR TO FIND

ETHAN SITTING THERE.

ETHAN:

Hey.

"Epidode Title" 45. 45.

JENNIFER:

Hey.

ETHAN:

Still just helping out?

JENNIFER:

(CONSIDERS) No. No, I work here now.

ETHAN:

Cool. Can I see a foam list?

JENNIFER:

Hey, I’ve got it down now. Watch.

SHE POURS A PERFECT GLASS OF BEER.

ETHAN:

Very nice.

JENNIFER:

Wait, I’ve always wanted to do this.

SHE SLIDES IT DOWN THE BAR TO HIM BUT HE’S REACHING FOR HIS

WALLET AND IT FLIES RIGHT BY HIM AND OFF THE END OF THE BAR.

JENNIFER (CONT’D)

(BEAT) Pretty good, huh?

ETHAN:

You really are a natural.

SHE POURS HIM ANOTHER ONE.

JENNIFER:

I’ll just hand you this one.

ETHAN:

No. (PUTS HIS HAND OUT) Come on.

SHE TRIES AGAIN AND HE CATCHES IT. THEY SHARE A SMILE.

CUT TO:

"Epidode Title" 46. 46.

SCENE J:

FADE IN:

INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

GRETCHEN’S ON HER COMPUTER. JENNIFER COMES IN.

JENNIFER:

Okay, for a long time you’ve been mad

at me for not paying enough attention

to you and I’ve felt guilty about it

and bought you a lot of crap you don’t

need. Well, that’s over. If I’m

going to be poor, the least I can do

is spend more time with you. Now

shove over, I want to show you a kitty-

flushing-a-toilet video.

GRETCHEN:

Um, okay.

JENNIFER SITS WITH HER. THEY WATCH FOR A MOMENT, GIGGLING.

GRETCHEN (CONT’D)

You’ll still buy me crap I don’t need?

JENNIFER:

Probably.

GRETCHEN:

I love you, Mom.

JENNIFER:

I love you too, honey.

"Epidode Title" 47.

GRETCHEN:

Will you write my eulogy?

JENNIFER:

If you pick up your room.

END OF ACT THREE

CUT TO:

"Epidode Title" 48. 48.

TAG:

EXT. MAGGIE’S BACKYARD - NIGHT

JENNIFER AND DINA ARE KICKING BACK ON THE PATIO FURNITURE,

HAVING BEERS.

DINA:

It’s so weird to be at your Mom’s

house drinking beers that we didn’t

swipe from her.

JENNIFER:

No, I swiped them. I’m totally broke.

Hey, you know what I have?

SHE LOOKS AROUND THEN PULLS OUT TWO CIGARETTES.

JENNIFER (CONT’D)

You smoke?

DINA:

No. Do you?

JENNIFER:

God, no. I just want to be bad.

DINA:

I’m in.

THEY LIGHT UP AND COUGH, LAUGH AT THEMSELVES. THEY DRINK

THEIR BEERS, LOOKING OUT INTO THE NIGHT SKY.

JENNIFER:

How did I get so angry?

DINA:

“Get?” You were born angry. You’ve

been yelling at people since you were

three years old.

"Epidode Title" 49. 49.

JENNIFER:

No, I haven’t.

DINA:

You made Zoe Lee cry in pre-school.

JENNIFER:

B*tch ate my paste!

DINA:

And Seth Gorman in sixth grade.

JENNIFER:

He snapped my bra strap!

DINA:

Couch Gunderson. Tenth grade.

JENNIFER:

Do you have a life of your own?

(THEN) Gunderson made me dress for

gym when I was bloated.

DINA:

Just saying. You have issues, girl.

JENNIFER:

Okay, okay. You’re right. I have

issues. I’m working on them. (BEAT)

I looked like a friggin’ bratwurst!

Gunderson didn’t care.

DINA:

Let it go. (SITS UP, ALARMED) What

was that?

"Epidode Title" 50. 50.

JENNIFER:

What?

DINA:

I heard a noise. Are you sure your

mom went to bed?

JENNIFER:

Oh, my God, you’re not still scared of

my mom, are you?

DINA:

No, it’s just, you know, it’s her

house, we’re smoking...

JENNIFER:

(LAUGHS) What is she going to do,

tell your mom? Jesus, Dina, you’re

forty years old.

THEY HEAR THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR OPEN.

GRETCHEN (O.S.)

Mom?

JENNIFER:

Run!

THEY RUN OFF INTO THE DARKNESS, THEIR CIGARETTES GLOWING IN

RETREAT.

GRETCHEN:

Mom, I can totally see you.

FADE OUT:

END OF SHOW *

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