Please Stand By Page #2

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to Mr. Spock?

The Vulcan Scientific

Legion of Honor.

Oh, snap! Pay up!

She's got to be cheating!

She's got a cheat sheet.

How can she cheat, dog?

You're picking the questions!

Maybe she's got the answers

written on her papers!

Look, look.

Double or nothing, then.

Okay.

Go deep, go deep.

Go deep.

What was Dr. Leonard McCoy's

daughter's name?

(whispering)

Joanna.

- What's that?

- What'd you say?

Joanna.

- No way!

- That's impossible!

She got you!

Pay up, b*tches!

Suck it!

- Have your dirty money.

- What the Spock.

Boy 1:
I don't know, dude,

suck it.

Boy 2:
How did she know...?

Boy 1:
Should've asked her what

Kirk's grandma's name is.

Boy 2:

What is Kirk's grandma's name?

Wendy:
"Peering into

the murky abyss...

Spock saw something

he had never seen before.

A window...

A portal to that other world...

Not a vision,

not a light...

but a feeling...

A feeling

he didn't understand."

(whispering)

...didn't understand.

Wonderment.

Scottie, will you read

my movie script for me, please?

Sure.

Will you read it

as soon as possible, please?

Are movie scripts

supposed to be this long?

Wendy:
Yes.

Because it's an epic saga,

it should be long,

highly detailed,

thorough.

In my script, Spock travels

back and forth through time

to save the Federation.

Wow, sounds fascinating.

Towards the end,

there are a few passages

in the Klingon language,

but don't worry,

Good to know.

(door closing)

You know,

we can still take it with us.

- No room.

- Husband:
Well...

We could have it shipped.

We can't afford it.

I thought you loved playing.

I liked it when Wendy played.

I'm gonna go see

if Ruby's awake yet.

Hey.

What?

What's a "tribble"?

It's kind of like a guinea

pig-type thing,

but without legs, or a face,

and it reproduces like crazy.

(door closing)

Young Audrey:
(TV audio) Wendy.

Pay attention. Look.

Fork goes on the left,

right on top. Fork on the left.

You try, your turn.

On the left.

Put it on the left.

Yeah, good job.

And the knife.

You see the knife?

Wendy, look at the knife.

It goes on the right.

Just like that.

Wanna try the plate?

That one's easy,

it goes right in the middle.

You can do it. Come on.

(Young Wendy screaming)

Young Audrey:
Mom!

Stop!

Mom!

Husband:
What are you watching?

Hey, lio-lio-lio

Hey, lio-lilee-lio

You wanna try?

Yeah!

You did it!

Young Audrey:

Hey, lilee-lilee-lilee

Hey, lilee-lilee lo

Young Audrey:
Good job!

Wendy:
(whispering) "Spock looks

up at the star-filled sky,

surveys the barren contours

of this alien wasteland.

'Spock, escape is imperative,'

he whispers..."

Scottie:
Hey, Wendy.

Big day tomorrow.

Anything you need before I go?

Have you read my script yet?

I'm working on it.

- Night.

- Good night.

(printer sounding)

Audrey:
Thank you

for working with Wendy.

I know how difficult

she can be.

To tell you the truth,

I'm scared.

Wendy's changed.

She's made huge strides

since being here.

She's come such a long way.

You'll see when you talk to her.

I'll leave you to it.

Hi, Wendy.

Hi, Audrey.

- You look nice.

- Thank you.

I like your outfit.

It's so purple.

So, I heard you got a job.

Do you like it?

No, it sucks, but at least

I get to make Cinnabons.

Oh.

I brought you a picture of Ruby.

What can Ruby do now?

She can say "Mama" and "Dada"...

and "Elmo".

(laughs)

She loves Elmo.

Can I have this picture of Ruby?

Yeah, I brought it for you.

When can I meet Ruby?

Soon.

I'm her aunt.

So, Wendy,

I came to visit today

because there's something

I need to tell you.

Um, Jack has finally found

a new job and...

There's a Star Trek

script-writing contest.

Oh, okay, cool.

It's a contest

where they're having

people write their own

Star Trek movie scripts

and I wrote a script.

Oh, wow!

Today is the last day

to send it in,

but I didn't want to send it in

until it was absolutely ready.

So, I double-checked

and triple-checked,

and quadruple-checked,

and it's ready to go

to the post office now.

So, if we mail it,

it'll get there right on time.

It's ready to go.

So, we can go to the post office

and then I can go home with you.

Wendy, we talked about this.

After I win, I'll have $100,000,

and you won't have to take care

of me anymore,

and you won't have

to sell Mom's house.

But I don't want to take you

out of here

when you're doing so good.

It's not that I don't want to,

it's that it's not a good time.

Don't you like it here?

No, I have to eat pizza

on Thursdays

even if I don't want to.

I can't watch TV when I want to.

I can't write when I want to.

So, I'm ready to go home

with you now, Audrey.

Wendy, please don't do this now.

I have a job now.

I can get there all by myself.

Ask me anything,

I'll tell you the right answer.

Please, stop.

I can take care of myself now.

So, I'm ready

to go home with you,

and I can help you

take care of Ruby.

Wendy, you can't.

You can't take care of a baby.

How do you know?

How do you know I can't?

Wendy...

I'm ready

to go home now, Audrey.

I wanna go home.

I'm ready to go home now.

(shouting) Scottie!

Can you please tell Audrey

that I'm ready to go home now?

Wendy, it's okay.

Have you been encouraging this?

Shut up.

We have to discuss

everybody's future,

where they want to be,

where they see themselves.

- This is where she lives now.

- Shut up!

Audrey:
Because Wendy,

I don't think

- I can take care of you.

- Shut up!

Wendy:
Shut up!

- (Wendy screaming)

- Wendy, please stop.

- Shut up!

- Wendy, stop.

Shut up!

Please stand by.

Please, stand by.

Please, stand by.

Please, stand by.

Please, stand by.

Scottie:
Breathe.

Please, stand by.

- Please, stand by.

- (Wendy gasping)

Breathe.

Scottie:
That's it.

Please stand by.

You're gonna be okay.

Please, stand by.

That's it.

Please, stand by.

You're gonna be okay.

You're gonna be okay.

Scottie:
Please, stand by.

You're gonna be okay.

(Audrey sobbing)

(dog whimpers)

(knocking on door)

Wendy.

Scottie:
It's 7:00 pm.

Come on, we have to move on

to the next item

in your schedule.

It's dinner time.

You wanna come downstairs?

We're having chili mac.

Scottie:
You know what?

If you want,

you can skip chores tonight

and write instead.

Okay, well...

We can talk some more

in the morning.

Okay, Wendy?

"Your completed, properly-

formatted, printed script

must be received

by Paramount Pictures by

5:
00 pm on February 16th."

February 16th is this Tuesday.

Today is Sunday.

There's no mail pickup

on Sundays.

And Monday is a holiday.

It's too late.

It's too late.

(sobs) It's too late.

It's too late.

It's too late.

(Wendy sobbing)

Okay.

Buses go to Los Angeles.

I could take

a bus to Los Angeles.

How much will a bus

to Los Angeles cost?

Probably the same

as the 321 bus,

because it is also a bus.

How long will it take

to get there?

I don't know.

What if I forget where I am?

What if I have to pee?

Please, stand by.

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