Safe Haven Page #2

for my friend here?

Beautiful. Thank you.

- OK, so...

MAN:
- The whole Eastern Seaboard.

Yeah. Down to Atlanta.

What happens in Atlanta?

Well, where do you want to go?

- Where can you go from Atlanta?

- Anywhere.

Atlanta's our southern hub.

There are routes to every city

in America from there.

(TAPPING KEYS)

- Hey, everything OK?

(SIGHS) - Sh*t.

Job just got a little harder, that's all.

LEXIE:
- Hey.

KATIE:
- Hey, Lexie.

- Haven't seen those kids in ages.

KATIE:
- How are you?

- They're growing up so fast.

LEXIE:
- Good.

- Whatcha doing?

- I'm drawing.

Yeah? Drawing, what are you drawing?

I don't know yet.

Hm. It looks sorta like a... carrot.

- No.

- No?

You need to bring 'em by

and let me see 'em all, I miss 'em.

- Maybe this weekend, all right?

- All right.

KATIE:
Is it a dragonfly?

LEXIE:
No, it's a flying fish.

- Need a bag?

- No, no, thanks.

MAN:
OK.

KATIE:
- A flying fish. Now I see it.

- Well, hi, Katie.

Hey.

See ya.

- Thanks.

- Bye-bye.

KATIE:
I see you're a true artist.

You got blue all over your hands.

- That stupid door. Use the other one.

- I'll just go out this one.

- OK. See ya. Come see me.

MAN:
- OK. I'll see ya.

Hi.

Oh, hey.

So, I picked out a color from

these samples and I'm thinking

I might go with lemon twist.

OK. You're gonna paint

the floors yellow?

- Yeah, why not?

- You sure about that?

- Yeah, of course, it's happy.

- No, it's a good idea. OK.

- Um...

- How much?

- Uh, probably a gallon.

- A gallon?

- Yeah, a gallon.

- OK, that should be...

You know, I'll put the order in now.

Hopefully, we can get it back by Monday.

- Great. Thanks.

- All right. Lemon twist.

Lemon twist. All right.

I'm gonna need a name and a number

so that I can call you

when the order comes in.

My name's Katie and no number.

I'll just stop by Monday.

OK. I'm Alex, so you know

who to ask for when you come back.

This is Roger,

we're usually around here.

Hi.

- All right.

- Is that it?

That's it.

OK, great, bye.

When did we start

selling paint?

Today.

Ooh, the drawing looks good.

Thank you. Would you like it?

- Really?

- Yeah, I can just make another.

Aw, you're so sweet.

Thank you. I love it.

Give me a hug. All right.

- Thanks. Have a good day.

LEXIE:
- You, too.

JO:
Katie! Wait up.

- Hey.

- Hi.

Hi. You might not want the company,

but I'm headed home.

I thought we might walk together.

- Yeah, sure.

- Yeah? Oh, good.

Good, it'll keep me from

peeking into stranger's windows.

It's a habit I'm trying to break.

That and snapping my gum.

It's a horrible habit.

I started in middle school and...

What you got there?

Oh, the little girl from the general store,

she drew it for me.

- I think it's the store owner's daughter.

- Oh.

It's a flying fish, right?

Yeah, that's what she said.

What a beautiful day, huh?

I love how the light

comes through the trees.

I always dreamed

of going overseas to Europe

and learning different languages,

meeting new people.

Eating my way through Italy.

I've never even made it

over the Atlantic.

I'm sure you will.

You still have plenty of time.

Yeah.

OK, well. Thanks for the walk.

- Of course. See ya.

- Bye.

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Detective Tierney, Boston PD.

Do you know this woman?

I'm sorry, Detective...

KEVIN:
Have you seen this woman?

No. Sorry.

(KNOCKING)

(DOOR OPENING)

- Hi.

- Hello.

Do you know this woman?

- No, I don't know this woman.

- No?

- She's new to the neighborhood.

- Is she?

- To the beach? I don't think so.

(WATER SPLASHING)

I saw you got to spend some time

with Alex and his kids.

Yeah.

I guess by now you heard

about what happened to his wife?

It was cancer.

A few years ago.

And it nearly broke Alex in half.

This storm's gonna

blow over here pretty soon

and all the people are gonna

be coming in from the beach

and we're gonna get really busy.

(BELL JINGLING)

- Katie!

Your paint's here.

I had this extra can of primer in the back.

I thought maybe you might want

to put that down before

you put the paint down.

Oh, yeah, right.

I didn't even think about that.

Let me grab my keys.

I'll give you a lift.

- No, I'll be... I'm fine.

- You're gonna walk

- all the way back with the cans?

- Yeah.

- Are you...?

- Yep. I'm good.

(CHUCKLES)

(DOOR RATTLING)

(DOOR BELL JINGLES)

WOMAN:
(ON STEREO)

What you been doing in there?

BOY:
Nothing.

WOMAN:
Nothing? Look at your hands

and look at your mouth.

- What is that truck?

BOY:
- I don't know, Aunt.

ALEX:
- It's Mark Twain.

WOMAN:
- Well, I know.

The kids love it.

I can't complain.

You know, it could be worse.

It could be Slayer.

I got Slayer in here.

Why don't we listen to that instead?

- No, this is good.

- OK.

MAN:
The switch hovered in the air.

The peril was desperate.

ALEX:
All right.

- You can just leave it there.

- No, I can run it up to...

No, no, no, really, it's fine.

- Thank you. Just...

- OK. I'll just leave it right there.

- See ya.

- Bye.

Yeah.

Oh, wait, wait, I got...

...some other stuff

you might need just in case.

Some tape, sandpaper, scrapers,

things like that.

Just tape around, sand it down before

you put the primer... you know what to do.

- All right.

KATIE:
- Thanks.

Yep.

(ENGINE STARTS)

(SIGHS)

MAN:
(ON STEREO) He surveyed

the fence, and all gladness left him.

And a deep melancholy

settled down upon his spirit.

(MID-TEMPO GUITAR SONG PLAYS)

(INAUDIBLE CHATTER)

JO:
I like this color.

It's brightening up the place.

KATIE:
Yeah, I like it.

So, you think you're

gonna stay in town for a while?

Yeah, we'll see.

(CRICKETS CHIRRING)

(GASPING)

(WHIMPERING)

(VEHICLE APPROACHING)

(GASPING)

(VEHICLE DOOR OPENS)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

(QUIET RATTLING)

(PANTING)

(FOOTSTEPS OUTSIDE)

(VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES)

(VEHICLE DRIVING AWAY)

ALEX:
- All right, have a good one.

MAN:
- Thank you, Alex.

Well, what you got there?

Did you leave this

outside my house last night?

Maybe.

I can't take it.

(STAMMERS)

Well, it was just sitting in my shed.

It's OK, I don't have any use for it.

You know what? I just...

I don't appreciate you coming

in the middle of the night to my house.

And I know this is a nice gesture,

but I just... I can't accept it.

- So, um...

- I don't understand.

- It's not a big deal. It's just a bike.

- I know.

- I see you walking back and forth...

- I didn't ask for it

and I don't want it. So...

(STAMMERS) Wait, I'm sorry.

You know, normally when somebody

does something nice for you,

you just say thank you.

JO:
- I like the curtains.

- I mean...

...I barely know this guy and he comes

to my house in the middle of the night,

- and just leaves something...?

- Oh, Katie... Katie.

Look, I know you found a place as

far away from people as you could,

but you're gonna have to learn that

if you're gonna live south of the

Mason-Dixon line, people give you stuff.

That means stuff you don't want,

stuff you don't even need.

- Trust me, there is no hidden agenda.

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