Ordinary People Page #6

Conrad, do you want me to sign you

up for round robin at the club?

CONRAD:

I haven't played in a year.

BETH:

Well, don't you think it's time to

start?

Silence

BETH (cont'd)

Also, Calvin, we have to go to the

Murrays on saturday, I couldn't get

out of it, it's Clark's birthday. I

bought him that book on wine.

CALVIN:

(aside)

Good god, not the Murrays...

28 INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT 28

Conrad is twisting in his bed under a nightmare

EXT. NIGHTMARE. STORM on LAKE - NIGHT

Conrad and Buck are fighting against the storm in their small

sailboat

CONRAD:

Lift the rope off Bucky!

29 INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT 29

Conrad is twisting in his bed under his nightmare

EXT. NIGHTMARE. STORM on LAKE - NIGHT

Conrad and Buck are fighting against the storm in their small

sailboat

BUCK:

We're going in!

19.

30 INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT 30

Conrad is twisting in his bed under his nightmare

EXT. STORM on LAKE - NIGHT (NIGHTMARE)

Buck is overboard swimming, trying to cling at the overturned

small sailboat

CONRAD:

(OS)

Give me your hand!

31 INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT 31

Conrad is twisting in his bed under his nightmare

EXT. STORM on LAKE - NIGHT (NIGHTMARE)

Conrad is clingin at the keel of the overturned sailboat

CONRAD:

Bucky!

32 INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT 32

Conrad is twisting in his bed under his nightmare and

muttering in his sleep.

CONRAD:

F***! F***! Ha...

33 EXT. DR BERGER'S OFFICE BUILDING. STREET. ­ DAY 33

Conrad, sitting on a bench, looks at Dr Berger's office

windows on the other side of street, hesitating to go. He

finally crosses the street and enters building.

34 INT. DR BERGER'S OFFICE BUILDING. LIFT ­ DAY 34

Conrad, kind of terrified, rehearses his meeting Dr. Berger:

CONRAD:

Oh, hi. How are you? /.../ Oh. I'm

fine /.../ Couldn't be better,

really. Oh, terrific, yeah.

35 INT. DR. BERGER'S CORRIDOR - DAY 35

Conrad sees « Dr Berger » on a bell. He rings but another

door opens behind him. Dr Berger motions him to come in.

DR BERGER:

Ha! Hi! Come in. It's OK, they all

do that.

(CONTINUED)

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INT. Dr. BERGER'S OFFICE - DAY

Dr BERGER (cont'd)

Jarrett?

Conrad nods.

Dr BERGER (cont'd)

Come in. Sit down.

Dr Berger is fixing an amplifier

Dr BERGER (cont'd)

I just have to... wire some...

volume.

Music suddenly blares. Dr Berger stops it.

Dr BERGER (cont'd)

Ah... sorry. Sit down! You've had

trouble finding the place?

CONRAD:

Not yet.

Dr Berger gives him a second look. Telephone Rings. Dr

Berger sits at his desk, looks up file.

DR BERGER:

Hmm.... Jarrett. How long since

you've been out of the hospital?

CONRAD:

A month and a half.

DR BERGER:

Feeling depressed?

CONRAD:

No.

DR BERGER:

On stage?

CONRAD:

Pardon me?

DR BERGER:

People nervous... treating you

like you're ...a dangerous character?

CONRAD:

Yeah. I guess a little.

DR BERGER:

Are you?

(CONTINUED)

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