Ordinary People Page #10

There you go. Be careful.

CHILDREN:

Thank you Mrs Jarrett, bye.

BETH:

Good-bye.

Children's laughs. Beth closes the door.

BETH (cont'd)

The Cabbots. Little Julie's first

time. God, she's so cute!

40 EXT. JARRETT'S HOUSE ­ NIGHT 40

The children run away, laughing.

CHILDREN:

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

BETH (OS)

Know what I've been thinking?

41 INT. JARRETT'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM ­ NIGHT 41

Calvin is lying back on the couch. Beth is by his side, and

talks to him seducingly.

(CONTINUED)

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CALVIN:

Mmm?

BETH:

That Christmas in London would be

like something out of Dickens.

We've never done that before,

right? Christmas in London?

CALVIN:

Maybe we shouldn't plan to go away

right now.

BETH:

Yes, we talked about that. We

decided on that.

CALVIN:

Yeah. I know we talked about it,

but the more I talk about it, the

more the timing doesn't seem right.

BETH:

(interrupting)

Calvin, we've always gone away at

Christmas time.

CALVIN:

I know.

BETH:

I think... I think it would be good

for him too. Isn't it time we got

back to normal?

CALVIN:

He's just started with this doctor.

BETH:

Alright, so he'll miss three weeks.

Why interrupt it?

BETH (cont'd)

Because I want to get away! I think

we all should. It's important.

CALVIN:

No. If he doesn't go through with

this now, he might change his mind.

BETH:

Alright then if he changes his

mind, maybe it's not something that

was right for him to do.

(CONTINUED)

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CALVIN:

You talked to him about it? Does he

want to go to London?

BETH:

I don't think he knows what he

wants to do.

42 EXT. JARRETT'S HOUSE ­DAY 42

Beth arrives in alley with car, takes out shopping, enters

house.

43 INT. JARRETT'S HOUSE, BEDROOM'S LANDING ­DAY 43

Beth goes upstairs with her shopping, knocks on Conrad's

door. No answer. She enters in an authoritarian way, then

comes out and closes the door. She then goes to the next door

on the landing (Buck's bedroom), stops in front of it. She

hesitates, then enters.

44 INT. JARRETT'S HOUSE, BUCK'S BEDROOM ­DAY 44

Beth slowly enters Buck's abandoned bedroom, all silent.

Everything has stayed like it was. Beth looks around, sits on

bed. Stares at photos, prizes and objects. It's like a

museum.

45 EXT. JARRETT'S HOUSE ­DAY 45

Conrad arrives on foot.

46 INT. JARRETT'S HOUSE, BUCK'S BEDROOM ­DAY 46

Beth in Buck's abandoned bedroom, all silent, sitting on bed.

Conrad appears at door, Beth is startled.

BETH:

HA!

CONRAD:

Oh, I'm sorry.

BETH:

Don't do that!

CONRAD:

I'm sorry, I...

BETH:

Ha. I didn't think you were here

CONRAD:

I'm sorry, I just got in. I didn't...

I didn't know you were here.

(CONTINUED)

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BETH:

I didn't play golf, today. It's too

cold.

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