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REBECCA:

I'm so sorry, Mrs. Portman.

MRS. PORTMAN

Call me Paulette. And it's okay.

I'm an old lady. It’s a tragedy

when it’s someone young.

She pats the back of Eugene's head.

PAULETTE:

I've been lucky.

ANDRA:

Cancer is not lucky.

PAULETTE:

Okay, before the cancer.

ANDRA:

You got a handsome boy there.

PAULETTE:

I know it!

EUGENE:

Thank you, Andra.

ANDRA:

It’s the truth.

She leans forward and "whispers" in Rebecca's ear. But

everyone can hear her.

ANDRA:

But he's very short.

Rebecca is mortified.

REBECCA:

Grandma -

ANDRA:

(still "whispering")

It's good. He would never go for

you if he was tall.

Eugene is so stunned, he starts to laugh. So does Rebecca.

Paulette can't quite believe it. Innocently, Andra turns to

Paulette and smiles.

PAULETTE:

Rebecca is a lovely girl. I’m sure

lots of boys notice her.

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ANDRA:

What? I didn't say anything.

(beat)

I don’t like my food. It’s bad.

REBECCA:

Mine’s good.

PAULETTE:

You want some of mine?

ANDRA:

Yours looks bad, too.

EUGENE:

Mine wasn’t so good.

ANDRA:

Right!?

PAULETTE:

You have a lot of friends left,

Andra?

ANDRA:

Nobody’s left. I had friends. Never

a lot, though.

(beat)

I was very selective.

PAULETTE:

Good for you. It’s good to be

selective.

ANDRA:

A lot of people were jealous of me.

PAULETTE:

Oh?

ANDRA:

Because I was smart. People often

mistook me for a school teacher. I

didn’t finish high school but

people thought I was smart.

Eugene and Rebecca share a look, not knowing what the hell

she’s talking about.

PAULETTE:

(kindly)

Well, I can see what you mean, I

saw it right away.

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EUGENE:

Your friends are all gone, right

grandma?

Paulette shrugs, resigned.

PAULETTE:

All gone. That’s the deal.

ALT:
There’s a couple left. But not

the good ones.

61 EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - LATER 61

Eugene’s car drives slowly along a pretty shaded road.

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62 INT. RENTAL CAR - CONTINUOUS 62

Eugene and Rebecca sip coffee in the front seat. Andra is

asleep, Paulette looks out the window.

REBECCA:

(looking at New York

Magazine)

I think it's supposed to be right

around here.

63 EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY 63

Rebecca, Eugene and Paulette stand at the edge of the road,

looking at a small mountain. Andra is still asleep in the

car.

REBECCA:

It's not very colorful.

The mountain is mostly bare, dark green or grey. No glorious

colored leaves.

EUGENE:

This can't be it.

REBECCA:

Maybe we're too late. Or maybe it’s

been too hot.

Andra gets out of the car, groggy. She walks to them slowly.

ANDRA:

What's going on?

PAULETTE:

We're looking at the view.

ANDRA:

This is nothing.

They stand there for a bit. Then Eugene steps a couple of

feet forward and turns to the right. He gasps - a different

mountain is exploding with oranges, reds and yellows. It's

magnificent. Rebecca and Paulette follow him and take in the

beauty.

REBECCA:

Oh my god.

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PAULETTE:

Oh, that's gorgeous.

EUGENE:

This must be their peak.

As they admire the colors, Andra is still unaware that they

have found the right spot, and keeps looking at the grey,

dull view.

REBECCA:

Grandma.

But Andra doesn't hear her.

REBECCA:

Grandma.

Still no response. As Paulette and Eugene share a moment

enjoying the view, Rebecca looks at the back of Andra's head.

Her thinning dyed hair has been flattened out every which way

by her nap in the car, creating a clear view of the large

bald spot on the back of her head.

64 INT. FACE WORKS SPA - DAY 64

Mary is lying under Alex on the facial table. As they have

sex, she stares at the angels that decorate the aromatherapy

machine.

65 OMITTED 65

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66 EXT. POPPY - DAY 66

Alex is heading for the subway when he stops, in a daze. He

looks around him, thinking about what he’s done. He catches

his reflection in a store window and fixes his crazy hair. He

gazes at his belly. Then he sees through his belly into the

actual store, and focuses on a woman’s shirt hanging in the

window.

67 INT. POPPY - DAY 67

Poppy is a hip, over-priced clothing store. Alex is

purchasing the shirt from an ATTRACTIVE SALES GIRL.

ALEX:

It’s for my daughter.

ATTRACTIVE SALES GIRL

How old is she?

ALEX:

Fifteen. She’s having a hard time.

ATTRACTIVE SALES GIRL

That’s so sweet of you to buy this!

She’s going to love it.

She turns around and Alex looks at her sexy, toned back, clad

in a tiny top.

68 INT. KATE AND ALEX’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 68

Kate is on the bed while Abby opens up the bag from Poppy.

ABBY:

God, this is so cute!

ALEX:

You like it?

ABBY:

I love it! Thank you.

KATE:

Where did you get it?

ALEX:

Some store.

She finds the bag.

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KATE:

(knowing the store)

What were you doing down there?

ABBY:

(to Kate)

Isn’t it cute?

Distracted, Kate looks at Abby.

KATE:

(beat)

It is. It’s very cute.

ABBY:

Thanks, Dad.

He looks tenderly at Abby and smiles.

69 INT. POPPY - NIGHT 69

Mary is browsing around. The Attractive Sales Girl is picking

at her cuticles.

Mary observes her - what she’s wearing, and how her large

shoulders are exposed in her tiny top.

BIG BACK:

Hi. Can I help you find something?

MARY:

(startled)

Oh, no. Just looking, thanks.

BIG BACK:

Be sure to let me know if you have

any questions.

70 INT. KATE AND ALEX'S BEDROOM - NIGHT 70

Abby is no longer in the room. Alex is watching Access

Hollywood and Kate is putting lotion on her elbows.

KATE:

It doesn't matter how much lotion I

put on. They’re cracked and freaky.

It's disgusting. Why? Why is it

like this?

ALEX:

What?

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KATE:

My elbow. Look at it. If you take

it away from what it’s attached to -

She frames her elbow with her fingers.

KATE:

- what is it?

ALEX:

Your elbows look like that so you

can use them. Like your feet.

KATE:

Oh.

(beat)

Maybe I should go see whats-hername.

At the spa. Get some paraffin

or something.

ALEX:

She does facials.

KATE:

Who?

ALEX:

Who are you talking about?

KATE:

The granddaughter. With the tan.

Who are you talking about?

ALEX:

Same.

KATE:

She does facials?

ALEX:

It’s what she said.

Kate shrugs. The ensuing silence makes the topic on Access

Hollywood the only conversation in the room.

71 INT. REBECCA AND MARY'S APARTMENT/LIVING ROOM- NIGHT 71

Rebecca, glowing with excitement, is throwing a nightgown

over her head.

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REBECCA:

They were so gorgeous, Mary! Like

they were on fire!

Mary, lying on the couch, is flipping through a magazine.

MARY:

You should have worn sunscreen.

REBECCA:

I don't think I got sunburned.

MARY:

You did too. That could create sun

damage.

REBECCA:

You're not at work. God.

MARY:

It's not just my work. I believe in

what I do.

REBECCA:

You sunbathe!

MARY:

With sunscreen.

(shamed)

I look better with color.

REBECCA:

You’re pretty. You don’t need to be

tan.

MARY:

I can’t stop.

Rebecca climbs into her bed.

REBECCA:

(bright)

Maybe Eugene has a brother. Or a

friend.

MARY:

Please.

REBECCA:

What?

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