Please Stand By Page #3

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Please, stand by.

Please, stand by.

Please, please, stand by.

Wendy:
I can't go out at night.

I have to wait till sunrise.

When is sunrise?

"Come in, Enterprise...

Enterprise, this is Spock."

(birds chirping)

(refrigerator opening)

(refrigerator closing)

(breath quivering)

Go home, Pete.

You can't come with me

to Paramount Pictures.

Go home, Pete!

Okay.

But you have to eat peanut

butter and jelly sandwiches,

just like people do.

Hello?

Does this bus go to Los Angeles?

Does this bus go to Los Angeles?

Does this bus go to Los Angeles?

No, you need to go

to the Transbay Terminal

on Fremont Street.

That's on the other side

of Market Street.

Okay, thank you.

Bus driver:
Whoa, whoa, whoa!

The other way,

the other way!

Okay, thank you.

Scottie:
Wendy?

Madeline!

Wendy's not in her room.

We've got to find her.

Okay.

- Wendy? Wendy?

- Wendy?

Scottie:
Wendy!

We're not allowed

to cross Market Street

under any circumstances.

(loud traffic)

(traffic stopping)

(crossing beep)

You need a ticket.

What?

You need a ticket

to ride the bus.

Wendy:
Oh.

You...

need...

Bus driver:
Hey, little missy...

Go buy a ticket!

Where you going?

Los Angeles.

Excuse me?

- Los Angeles.

- One way or round-trip?

What?

Are you staying there

or are you coming back?

Coming back.

Okay, round trip, that'll be...

86 dollars.

(bus PA announcements)

I've got a ticket.

It's a round-trip ticket

because I'm coming back.

Great.

Can I have it?

(whispering)

We have to be quiet, Pete,

so that we don't disturb

the other passengers.

(sound of kazoo)

Mommy, there's a doggie

in that lady's bag.

(barking)

I know, Pete.

But you've got to hold it.

(Pete whining)

Okay, I'll ask.

Excuse me, bus driver.

My friend needs to pee.

Restroom's broken.

Bus driver:
Tell your friend

the next stop's in an hour.

Okay, thank you.

Don't do it, Pete!

This is what happens

when you pee on the bus.

- (phone ringing)

- Oh, wait.

One second.

Hello?

Scottie:
Hey, Audrey.

It's Scottie here.

Listen, I...

I got in this morning

and Wendy wasn't here.

Then, where is she?

Scottie:
I don't know.

I suggest you stay put

in case she's headed your way.

So, you have no idea

where she is?

(sighs)

Uh...

I'm gonna call you back.

Wendy:

"Bus restrooms do not work."

(baby whimpering)

Woman:
It's okay.

(baby whimpering)

(baby babbling)

Her name's Madison.

Hi, Madison.

We call her Maddy sometimes,

especially when she gets

upset and starts crying.

Maddy's very, very cute.

Thank you.

I'm an aunt.

I have a niece named Ruby.

- Does Maddy have an aunt?

- She has three.

Do you like being an aunt?

I don't know.

You don't know?

I've never met Ruby.

My sister's afraid

I might hurt her.

I used to have tantrums.

When was that?

When I was younger.

That's so sad.

But I can't imagine

you hurting a baby, not ever.

You can hang out with

me and Maddy if you want.

Come on.

Now, come on.

Come sit.

So, where are you headed?

Los Angeles.

I'm going to enter a contest,

a writing contest.

I hope you win.

I'm gonna say

a little prayer for you.

What kind of prayer?

Oh, I don't know.

A good one.

Don't you worry.

What's the matter?

Here...

- Do you wanna hold her?

- No, no.

It's okay.

Woman:
Look at the puppy.

Oh!

Wanna pet the puppy?

You know what,

me and my boyfriend,

we're actually going

down to L.A.

So, if you don't have a ride,

maybe you should just

come with us.

Woman:
Yeah?

Would you like that?

I'd like that very, very much.

Okay, then.

Let's go, Jules.

You ready?

I've got to fill up

my water bottle first.

Okay.

(Pete growling)

- Man:
Give it to me!

- Wendy:
No!

Give me my notebook back!

Give me my notebook back!

I'm sorry.

(motor starting)

They stole my iPod, Pete.

Wendy:

Hey, lilee-lilee-lilee

Hey, lilee-lilee lo

Hey, lilee-lilee-lilee

Hey, little gal,

won't you come out with me?

Hey, lilee-lilee lo

This side of myself

that I want you to see

Hey, lilee-lilee lo

(leaf blower sounding)

Hey, lilee-lilee-lilee

(barking)

Hey, lilee-lilee lo

Hey, lilee-lilee-lilee

Hey, lilee-lilee lo

Hey, lilee-lilee lo

Hey, lilee-lilee-lilee

Her name is Wendy Welcott.

Oh, God, I hope she's okay.

Hey, lilee-lilee

(breathing deeply)

(phone ringing)

Hi.

Scottie:
So, she was on a bus

heading to Los Angeles.

The driver removed her

just off the I-5.

- They're trying to locate her.

- What?

We are doing everything

we can to find her.

And if she calls you,

let me know right away, okay?

Yeah.

(country music on radio)

(door chime ringing)

Where's my money?

How much do all

of these candy bars cost?

Uh...

A buck a piece.

It says there are 18 inside,

so that's $18.

Yeah, 18 dollars.

What?

Don't cheat her.

That candy is $2.99

and you know it.

Don't be looking at me

with your squinched-up face.

You were gonna take her money,

and that's called stealing.

Now you apologize.

I'm sorry.

That's better.

Honey...

Don't let people

take advantage of you, okay?

I've got a grandson like you.

Rose:

Sweetest boy in the world,

but he always has trouble

trying to figure it all out.

This is my niece, Ruby.

Rose:
Oh, she's adorable!

So, where's your family?

992 Heath Road,

Oakland, California.

You mean you're out here

all by yourself?

No, I have Pete with me.

Rose:
Yeah, but who's

taking care of you?

I am.

Rose:

Oh, honey, that's not right.

You shouldn't be out here

all by yourself.

Why don't you come with me?

- Husband:
Where are you going?

- She's out there.

Alone.

Somewhere between here

and Los Angeles.

Okay, so what, you're just gonna

drive down the interstate

looking for her?

Audrey:
Yeah, I am.

I can't just sit here.

I'm going.

There's plenty of breast milk

in the fridge.

(door closing)

Are you going to Paramount

Pictures to be an actress?

You're pretty enough.

No, I'm a writer.

I wrote a script.

It's 427 pages long.

Oh, my goodness!

What's it about?

It's about two old friends

who are separated.

And one of them, Spock,

is a Vulcan.

He discovers

how to have a sense of humor.

He makes a special study

of the anatomy of jokes

which were a part of old,

or primitive, Vulcan culture.

He relates different parts

of a joke

to different facial expressions

according to

old holographic archives...

and he figures out

a scientific equation

for a sense of humor.

Oh, I wish my grandson

could meet you.

He would so get whatever it is

you're talking about.

Rose:
He would think

you were pretty cool.

I'd love to see him more myself.

But I'm here and he's there.

Why don't you live with him?

I don't wanna be

anybody's burden.

People have their own lives,

and after a while,

those lives don't include you.

Yes, her name is Wendy Welcott.

She's 21 years old.

Five-foot-four, blonde.

Thanks anyway.

(sighing)

(music playing on minibus radio)

- (horns honking)

- (tires squealing)

(crash sound)

(music fades out)

Doctor:
Miss?

Miss?

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