The Deep End of the Ocean

INT. HOUSE

Beth

Vincent! What are you doing? Vincent!

Vincent

Hey, Ben! You won.

EXT. OUTSIDE THE HOUSE

Beth

Come on, admit it. You're looking forward

to this.

Patty

Are you kidding? I've got the weekend

crowd I'm not even going to notice.

INT. THE HOUSE

Vincent

Give me a break, You're the one that

wants to go. Ben! Ben! You little jerk!

Did you get in and the lid shut on you?

Ben

Yeah! You go now?

Vincent

Yeah, right. We go now.

EXT. OUTSIDE THE HOUSE

Beth

You'll probably play pool with Joey after

you close the restaurant.

Patty

You're dumb enough to take three kids to

your class reunion I'm smart enough to

have a good time.

Beth

Hey, party!

Patty

Party hearty!

INT.THE HOUSE

Ben

I'm underwater!

Beth

That's great news. Where's your brother?

Ben

I don't know.

Beth

Honey, will you go find Vincent, please?

Pat

Sweetie, did you remember the sandwiches?

Beth

Of course not.

Patty

Bethie, I swear, if your head wasn't

screwed on

Beth

You'll find it later, sitting by the

microwave.

Patty

Then I'd have to call you in Chicago.

Beth

Who needs a head at a high school

reunion?

Vincent

I want to stay with Dad and go to the

restaurant. I'm not going to Chicago.

Beth & Pat

You're going!

Patty

Honey? Let me finish out the roll, okay?

Beth

Pat, Now?

Patty

Come on, just two shots! By the lilacs.

It'll take just a second.

Beth

All right, sweetheart, look at Daddy.

Patty

I know, I know the photographer hates

having her picture taken. Everybody say

meatball!

INT. INSIDE THE CAR TO CHICAGO

Beth

Benbo, bologna is for eating not washing

windows.

Vincent

Your seatbelt's loose.

Ben

Mom, sing me that bunny song.

Vincent

I wish I was still home with Dad.

Ben

Sing me, " if a bunny catch a bunny..

Beth

If a bunny catch a bunny Coming through

the rye...

Vincent

I hate this song!

Beth

If a bunny kiss a bunny and made a bunny

cry.

EXT. OUTSIDE THE HOTEL

Ellen

You're here!

Beth

I'm here!

Beth

Just a second, let me get Kerry.

Ellen

No, no, no, no. Let me get her.

Ellen

Oh, Look at her!

Beth

Watch your head, Benbo.

Ellen

I'm your godmama, Kerry. Remember me?

God love her! Look at her. Oh my God! Is

that Ben? You're a grownup.

(To Vincent)

Vincent, can you swim? Martha's inside,

waiting for you. Come on sweetie. I have

a surprise! Where's your tooth?

Vincent

I lost it.

Ellen

Oh, speak of the devil. Beth, you

remember Martha, the babysitter from God.

Beth

Great! Can you help with Kerry?

Martha

Sure thing, Mrs. Cappadora.

INT. THE HOTEL ROBBY

Beth

Is there some kind of registration table

or something?

Ellen

Oh, Yeah! You're all set. I stuck it all

my card.

Beth

Ellen, you can't do that!

Ellen

It's 70 bucks or something. Who cares?

Beth

Donna Trump, I care. Beside

Ellen

Besides, I can write it off.

Beth

I've got a fashion shoot on Sunday.

Boutique on Oak Street. You'll have to go

up in that mess and rearrange it then.

Ellen

O h, Jesus, Is that Michelle Pulliam?

Beth

Did she eve marry that guy?

Ellen

No, they broke up. Then she went out

with.

Jimmy

Elizabeth Kerry and her merry band!

Kids

Jimmy!

Jimmy

How're my big guys? Wow, Vincent! You

have gotten so huge!

Beth

They'd hug any man with a badge, Come to

think of it and so would I.

Jimmy

What would you do if you found detective?

Beth

Hey! Congratulations!

Jimmy

Guess who I just saw?

Beth

Who?

Jimmy

Cecil Lockhart.

Ellen

You mean Cecil Maria Lockhart?

Beth

Star of stage, screen and mouthwash

commercials. Oh my God! There she is.

Ellen

Remember when she first got laid? When

she was 15, and she told us

Beth

" I can't imagine going a mouth without

it."

Jimmy

She was talking about pizza, guys.

Woman A

Hey, Beth! My God! How are you?

Woman B

Look at you! How are you?

Beth

Good, good.

Woman A

Is she your new one?

Beth

Aha.

Woman A

Where's little Vincent?

Vincent

I'm not little.

Woman A

Oh, No, you're not.

Vincent

Mom, I want to go.

Ben

Mom, I want pizza.

Beth

You stay with your brother. Martha, would

you take care of the car? It's ... Well,

you saw it. Right.

Benbo

I'll pay the thing.

Beth

Vincent! Listen! I want you to hold Ben's

hand real tight. And you guys can play on

this really cool cart, okay?

Vincent

Mom, my neck's hot. My neck is killing

me.

Beth

Vincent, listen up! This will only take a

second, okay? Stay here with Ben while

I'm paying the lady. When Martha comes,

she'll take you swimming, okay?

Vincent

okay.

Beth

Oh, thanks.

Front desk clerk

Sorry it took so long.

Beth

That's okay.

Beth

Where's Ben?

Vincent

He wouldn't let me hold him. Would you

look at my neck? I've got a heat rash or

something. Yeah, hold on sweetie.

Beth

Yeah, hold on sweetie. Ellen! Ben took

off. Would you...?

Ellen

I'll find him. See you later.

Beth

You stay here! Don't move.

Beth

Excuse me? Have you seen a little boy?

He's got a red baseball cap, 3 years old.

Waitress

No, sorry.

Beth

Vincent

Think heard. Which way did Ben go?

Vincent

I don't know.

Beth

Didn't you watch?

Vincent

I couldn't see him.

Ellen

He wasn't over there. We should get the

manager.

Beth

I don't know. Maybe if we just wait

Ellen

Stop! Everybody please just listen up for

a second. We all need to look for Beth

Kerry's little boy. His name is Ben. He's

3, and he was wearing a red baseball cap.

He was just here a second ago. So if you

would all look around where you are.

Jimmy

Wait a minute. Hold on, folks.

(To Beth)

We'll find him. It's going to be fine.

I'm going to divide the room right down

the middle, okay? I want each of you to

stay in your half and look around you. If

you see Ben, you pick him up and you call

out to me, all right?

Jimmy

Pat will be here soon, right?

Beth

I didn't call him. I thought we'd find

Ben right away.

Jimmy

Let's make that call now, right?

(Jimmy dials the number)

Here you go. Go ahead, Beth.

(Beth can't answer)

Cop A

Magill, you go talk to the female.

Cop Magill

Mrs. Cappadora? I'm officer Magill.

Beth

My God! You brought a lot of police

officers.

Cop Magill

We take the disappearance of a child this

small very seriously this things Mrs.

Cappadora.

Beth

you worried, then?

Cop Magill

lost kids, we always find them. And

they're okay. They're not hurt.

Beth

Good.

Cop Magill

If only if it gets to 5 hours, we usually

consider it. Anyway, we'll find him

before then.

Cop Magill

So, your friend Elaine was with you?

Beth

Ellen. She met me out front. She was

waiting for me.

Cop Magill

okay, so besides Ellen, who was the first

person you talked to?

Beth

Oh, The cheerleaders.

Cop B

Would another family member on your side

have any reason to pick up the boy?

Beth

My folks are dead. there's nobody.

Cop C

Has he ever been fingerprinted?

Beth

Ah, No. Yes, Actually, the school

district a program.

Beth

Jimmy, It's been 4 hours.

Jimmy

Beth, we've got everybody on it, okay?

This is my boss. Detective Supervisor

Bliss.

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