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COUNSELOR JERRY A

I'm glad to hear it. Jerry will

take it from here.

COUNSELOR JERRY D

Thanks, Jerry.

(to Joe)

Head right on over there to Jerry.

The Counselor points to another Jerry, this one in the form

of a large theater.

COUNSELOR JERRY F

Thank you, Jerry.

JOE:

Is everyone here named Jerry?

The first Counselor watches Joe leave.

COUNSELOR JERRY A

Good luck!

Terry the Accountant appears out of a portal.

TERRY:

Jerry, we’ve got a problem!

COUNSELOR JERRY A

Oh hello there, Terry.

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TERRY:

The count’s off!

COUNSELOR JERRY A

(chuckling)

I seriously doubt that. The count

hasn’t been off in centuries.

Terry produces the large abacus, using it to make her point:

TERRY:

151,000 souls go into the Great

Beyond every day. That’s 105.2

souls per minute, Jerry. 1.75 souls

per second. And I count every

single one of ‘em.

COUNSELOR JERRY A

Yep. I’m aware.

TERRY:

It’s my job to keep track of this

stuff, Jerry. I’m the accountant.

COUNSELOR JERRY A

And we all think you’re doing a

wonderful job, don’t we everyone?

The other Counselors somewhat agree.

TERRY:

I’m always counting. I’m counting

right now. You blinked five times

since I started talking.

(the Counselor blinks)

Six.

COUNSELOR JERRY A

Right! Since accounting is your

job, why don’t you figure out the

problem.

TERRY:

Maybe I will.

COUNSELOR JERRY A

Wonderful!

The Counselor vanishes. Terry angrily stalks off to:

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INT. THE HALL OF RECORDS.

Terry arrives in the Hall of Records. She’s greeted by

another Jerry.

COUNSELOR JERRY:

Hello again, Terry!

TERRY:

Don't play dumb with me.

IN A LARGE FILE ROOM -

Terry opens the first file cabinet, cracks her fingers and

gets ready.

TERRY:

Okay. Here we go. “A.”

Terry flips through the files, her fingers almost moving too

fast for the eye to see. At this rate, it seems like it won’t

take her very long.

However, an epic PULL OUT reveals that the file cabinets

stretch on endlessly, vanishing into the horizon. This is

going to take a while.

INT. MENTOR ORIENTATION THEATER.

Joe steps into the theater as an instructional video begins.

Other Mentors watch from stadium seats.

ON THE SCREEN -

In a scratchy, well-worn corporate video, a Counselor

explains:

COUNSELOR JERRY C

Hello there, Mentors! I’m Jerry, a

Counselor here at the You Seminar.

You don’t remember it, but you’ve

been here before! But don’t worry,

forgetting the trauma of childbirth

is one of the great gifts of the

universe.

Joe finds a seat and watches:

COUNSELOR JERRY C

Here at the You Seminar, all new

souls are given unique and

individual personalities.

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NEW SOULS testify to the camera, while holding up their

Personality Profiles -a badge filled with circular icons

identifying which Personality Pavilions they’ve visited.

On each badge one circle is still empty.

NEW SOUL 1

I’m an agreeable skeptic who’s

cautious yet flamboyant.

NEW SOUL 2

I’m an irritable wall flower who’s

dangerously curious.

NEW SOUL 3

I’m a manipulative megalomaniac

who’s intensely opportunistic.

COUNSELOR JERRY:

Oh ho! This one might be a handful!

But that’s Earth’s problem.

Joe takes this all in.

COUNSELOR JERRY:

You’ll notice these souls are all

missing something.

The Counselor points to the last empty circle on a soul’s

unfinished badge.

COUNSELOR JERRY:

What goes in this spot? Well, these

souls need their Spark. And that’s

where YOU come in!

CUT TO:

THE HALL OF EVERYTHING.

The video continues by showcasing an immense space filled

with everything on Earth.

COUNSELOR JERRY (O.S.)

Maybe you will find their Spark in

the Hall of Everything, where

literally anything on Earth could

inspire!

We see a NEW SOUL shoot an arrow from a bow and become

inspired. Their last box fills in with their Spark and the

badge turns into an Earth Pass.

CUT TO:

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THE HALL OF YOU.

A MENTOR ushers a NEW SOUL around a museum featuring moments

from the mentor’s extraordinary life.

COUNSELOR JERRY (O.S.)

Or perhaps you’ll prefer the “Hall

of You,” featuring a selection of

moments from your own inspiring

life!

The new soul’s badge becomes an Earth Pass.

CUT TO:

BACK IN THE THEATER:

Joe’s eyes go wide as he gets an idea.

COUNSELOR JERRY:

And just what is this Spark? Well

as mentors, you’ve already learned

that...

But Joe isn’t listening. Instead, he imagines his plan:

CUT TO:

JOE’S DAYDREAM.

In the HALL OF EVERYTHING, Joe plays a lively tune on a piano

for a new soul. In no time, the soul is inspired and its

badge turns into an Earth Pass! Joe smiles, not surprised.

Without a thought, Joe YANKS the Earth Pass away, tosses the

new soul into the piano, and jumps straight to Earth.

BACK IN NEW YORK, he lands back in his stricken body. It

jolts back to life. Joe launches out of the manhole, runs

straight to his performance with Dorothea Williams, and

receives the applause of the entire city.

BACK IN THE THEATER:

As the video ends, Joe smiles assuredly.

COUNSELOR JERRY B

I know you’re all excited to get to

work, so good luck finding the

Spark!

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JOE:

(to himself)

Find the Spark!

The lights come on. Another Counselor steps onto the stage.

COUNSELOR JERRY B

Wow, that was informative. Now it’s

time for my favorite part of the

program:
matching you Mentors with

your Soul Mates!

A group of giggling NEW SOULS make their way towards the

stage as the Counselor looks into the audience of Mentors.

COUNSELOR JERRY B

Our first Mentor is Maria Martinez!

Maria, come on down!

Polite applause as MARIA steps on stage.

COUNSELOR JERRY B

Maria was a rare disease specialist

from the University of Mexico.

ON THE SCREEN -

In a DOCTOR’S OFFICE --The human form of DR. mARIA mARTINEZ

successfully treats a PATIENT.

PATIENT:

I'm cured!

The other Mentors APPLAUD, impressed.

COUNSELOR JERRY B

She’ll be matched with, one of my

favorites, soul number 108 billion,

210 million, 121 thousand, four

hundred and 15.

The adorable and cute NEW SOUL steps on stage. The new soul

and Maria embrace, giggle, and walk off hand in hand.

COUNSELOR JERRY B

Congratulations! Off you go! Our

next mentor is Bjorn T. B.rgensson!

Immediate APPLAUSE. Everyone looks at Joe. He’s confused,

until he reads his name tag: Dr. B.rgensson. Joe rushes up on

stage.

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COUNSELOR JERRY B

Dr. B.rgensson is a world renown

child psychologist who was recently

awarded a Nobel Prize!

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