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OTHER TEACHERS:

‘C’mon, Kate! You’re gonna love

what I got you! Is it a boy or a

girl?

LATER:

Kate opens a present -- a MOBILE.

KATE:

(seems nauseous)

Oh, it’s so...nice.

PRINCIPAL BARNES

(enthusiastic)

It’s to hang over the crib!

KATE:

Uh-huh...

MONTAGE:
Kate opens presents while the teachers CLAP.

Eventually, Kate begins to CRY -- which everyone assumes are

tears of joy.

Principal Barnes takes a bite of cake.

PRINCIPAL BARNES

Mmmm...it’s so moist.

Kate glances at Mr. Davies, who cringes.

54 EXT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - PARKING LOT - DAY 54

Kate walks to her car.

MR. DAVIES (O.S.)

Kate!

Kate looks back to see Mr. Davies running over -- but she

doesn’t reply or slow down.

MR. DAVIES (CONT’D)

Kate?

KATE:

(stops)

What?

MR. DAVIES

Listen -- I am so, so sorry. You

have no idea how much this has been

eating me up.

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Long beat.

KATE:

What you said to me was really

f***ed up.

MR. DAVIES

I know.

KATE:

What were you even thinking?

MR. DAVIES

I wasn’t -- I was just...I try to

be really honest.

KATE:

I get that. But you can’t force

your “honesty” on everyone you

know.

Mr. Davies nods. He looks really embarrassed.

KATE (CONT’D)

(changing tone)

I’m flattered that you

have...feelings for me. I am. But

I’m married.

MR. DAVIES

I know. I’m sorry. I’ll apologize

to your husband if you want.

KATE:

No -- you don’t have to do that. I

didn’t even tell him. But...you

can’t say that to a girl -- like,

ever.

MR. DAVIES

Okay.

KATE:

Seriously. Consider that a rule of

thumb.

(beat)

Someday, you’re gonna meet a nice,

available lady -- but if you say

“moist p*ssy” to her, you will

never, ever, ever get to see that

part of her body!

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MR. DAVIES

(even more embarrassed)

Okay.

(beat)

Thank you.

(nods)

I feel like this was a really goodtalk.

Kate forces a smile.

55 INT. KATE & CHARLIE’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT 55

Kate stares at a ---

HALF-EATEN BIRTHDAY CAKE (”OWEN” is still sort of legible)

on the kitchen table. It’s totally mutilated.

She walks out the back door into the *

BACKYARD *

where she finds *

Charlie, Owen, and one of Owen’s friends -*

-- GREG, 21 -*

-- listening to loud MUSIC while they play FOOSBALL.

They’re all SH*T-HOUSED.

GREG:

...getting married would fuckingsuck. I can’t even imagine waking

up to the same person for the restof my life.

Kate walks out.

GREG (CONT’D)

What’s up, Kate?

OWEN:

Hey, Kate.

KATE:

I see you guys found the birthdaycake Jenny and I baked.

OWEN:

Yeah, thanks! You should get aslice.

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KATE *

(to Charlie) *

I, uh...kinda thought we’d all eat *

it together. *

CHARLIE *

Baby -- I didn’t even think about *

that. I’m sorry. *

OWEN *

It was really good. *

GREG *

We have plenty of tequila to make *

up for the cake. *

OWEN *

Kate’s in AA -- so she can’t drink. *

She hasn’t drank in forever -- like *

thirty-eight days or some sh*t. *

KATE *

Ninety-five days, actually. *

GREG *

That sucks! Do you still smoke *

weed? *

KATE *

No, I wasn’t a big weed smoker *

anyway. *

OWEN *

You smoked crack though, didn’t *

you? *

Kate’s face goes blank. She stares at Charlie. *

GREG *

Sh*t -- I hear crack gets you so *

high! *

CHARLIE *

No -- my wife doesn’t smoke crack. *

Jesus... *

OWEN *

What? I’m joking around. I know *

Kate’s not a crackhead or some *

sh*t. *

(to Kate) *

It was just that one time, right? *

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KATE:

(angry; to Charlie)

Thanks, Charlie.

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Kate storms out of the room. *

CHARLIE:

(to Owen)

It’s your birthday, man, so I’m not

gonna make a big deal out of this --

but you need to shut the f*** upsometimes.

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56 OMITTED 56 *

57 INT. KATE & CHARLIE’S HOUSE - BEDROOM/BATHROOM - NIGHT -

MOMENTS LATER:

57 *

Charlie walks in to see Kate getting ready to go to bed. *

CHARLIE:

Listen -- I’m sorry. He’s

drunk...really drunk.

KATE:

I’m not mad at him -- I’m mad at

you! You said you wouldn’t tell

anyone about what I did.

CHARLIE:

I’m...sorry. I...was drunk too whenI told him.

KATE:

Great.

(beat)

Why don’t you guys just go to the

bar now?

CHARLIE:

You wanna come?

KATE:

I’m hanging here.

CHARLIE:

I’m sure they have near-beer, baby.

It’ll be fun.

KATE:

I’m staying in.

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CHARLIE:

That sounds like a lot of fun.

Bye.

KATE:

Beat.

CHARLIE:

I love you.

Kate doesn’t say a word.

CHARLIE (CONT’D)

I love you...?

KATE:

Yeah...

(long beat)

...I love you too.

58 INT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - CLASSROOM - MORNING 58

Kate stands at the BLACKBOARD -- teaching addition andsubtraction to the class.

A little girl --ISABEL -- raises her hand. *

Yes?

KATE:

ISABEL:

Mrs. Hannah -- shouldn’t you be

more fatter?

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What?

KATE:

ISABEL:

‘Cause of the baby. My mom got realfat.

*

KATE:

(taken off-guard)

Well...”Shouldn’t you be fatter?”

is the correct way to ask thatquestion.

Kate goes back to the board -- clearly wanting to move on.

73.

KATE (CONT’D)

Now, one day when you’re very old

and wise fourth graders, you’ll

learn about multiplication and -

ISABEL *

Mrs. Hannah -- Shouldn’t you be

more fat?

All the students look at Kate. She’s on the spot. Flustered.

KATE:

Well, I...

Kate searches for something to say. Anything. But then she

blurts -

KATE (CONT’D)

...I’m not going to have a baby.

CLASS:

OOOH!

Kate immediately looks like she wishes she could take it

back.

KATE:

See -- I was pregnant but, it

wasn’t my time, I suppose...

Another little girl --WINNIE -- jumps in. *

WINNIE *

Mrs. Hannah -- did you kill the

baby?

KATE:

WHAT? No -- of course not!

WINNIE *

‘Cause my mom says that when you

kill a baby you go to hell and you

can’t even go to church to ask god

for forgiveness.

The students begin to WHISPER to each other.

Another boy -- TOBY -- asks -

TOBY:

Mrs. Hannah -- are you going to

hell?

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KATE:

No! I didn’t kill my baby! Okay,

listen kids -- we shouldn’t be

talking about this. But...

(beat)

...sometimes women get pregnant andthen early on -- before it’s even ababy -- they stop being pregnant.

WINNIE:

Because a doctor murders it!

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KATE:

No -- not because a doctor murdered

it.

(beat)

It’s called a miscarriage. That

means it wasn’t my plan -- it’s

just what happened.

(composes herself)

Does anyone want to ask me anyquestions?

The class nods but seems silently freaked out.

KATE (CONT’D)

Let’s get back to subtraction -- oraddition. Or both.

59 INT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - TEACHERS’ LOUNGE - DAY 59

Kate sits with Mr. Davies eating lunch.

MR. DAVIES

Well, that was bound to happen atsome point. Kids notice things likethat.

Kate nods.

MR. DAVIES (CONT’D)

But I had no idea how pro-lifelittle Winnie Reddy is.

(beat)

Remind me to wear my “May the fetusyou save be gay” T-shirt to the

next banana split night.

*

Kate half-laughs.

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