The Deep End of the Ocean Page #2

Beth

Bliss?

Bliss

Candy Bliss. I know, it sounds like a

stripper's name. The things parents do to

kids! I can't believe I said that. Look,

Mrs. Cappadora, We're gonna do everything

we can to find your little boy.

Description out?

Cop Magill

Yes,, they're checking the database now.

Bliss

Great. First thing I want to tell you is

that this is nobody's fault. Kids

disappear all the time and somebody

always find them.

Jimmy

That's right. We're set up over here.

Patty

Where is he?

Cop A

Excuse me ,sir?

Patty

My son! Where is he?

Jimmy

Patty! We haven't found him yet. I

promise you. It won't take long.

Patty

Where's Ben? Where's Bethie?

Patty

How did this happen?

Beth

No.

Patty

Okay, all right, okay. It's going to be

okay. Where is it nobody's searched? The

basement?

Jimmy

It's just food storage there, and all the

doors are kept locked.

Patty

But you have freezers, cabinets? Ben

loves hiding places. Take me down there.

Vincent

Daddy!

Patty

You okay? You sure? I'm going downstairs

a minute. You stay here with Mommy, okay?

(To Jimmy)

Let's go!

(Patty's parents arrives)

Grandma

Patty! Are you all right?

(To Beth)

My God in heaven!

Grandpa

How long has he been missing?

Patty

About 5 hours.

Grandpa

They'll remember. They'll make one more

call.

Patty

Come on, I'll take you over to the

command center.

Grandma

Kerry and Vincent will come to the house.

It's better, right? Where's Kerry?

Beth

Upstairs.

Grandma

You'll come with me, Grandma., honey, all

right.

Beth

You go with Grandmother, Vincent, okay?

Vincent

Will you tell me when Ben gets back, Mom?

Grandma

She'll tell us, honey. It won't be long.

Patty

Sit down, sweetheart.

Bliss

I'm sorry. Do you have any other pictures

of Ben?

Beth

I lost my purse.

Patty

No, no ,no. I have it, Honey.

Beth

Ben!! I want Ben!!

(Beth cries out)

Jimmy

Grab her wrist and hold her down. Medic!

Patty

It's okay. It's all right.

Patty

Give her something! Quick! It's all

right, sweetheart. It's all right.

Beth

You don't know. I don't even know.

EXT. OUTSIDE THE HOUSE

(TV reporters asks a lot of questions)

Pat, How long are you staying with your

parents? Do the police have any leads?

Have the kidnappers tried to contact you?

How long were you gone before you noticed

your son was missing. Who'd want to do

this? How long will you be in Chicago?

INT.THE HOUSE

Beth's on TV(V.O.)

he's 3 years old but he's big for his

age. And people always think that he's

older. He's very verbal , he babbled to

himself.. Sometimes you can barely hear

him but he says his words very clearly.

He has blond hair and blue eyes. And he

was wearing a red baseball cap. And he

loves pizza. He's very afraid of the

water. He loves to sing songs. Sometimes

he'll sing the same song over and over

again. He was wearing red shoes. Little

high-top sneakers with green parrots on

the side. And white socks. And a red T-

shirt with yellow sleeves and little blue

shorts. Blue plaid shorts.

EXT. OUTSIDE THE HOUSE

Patty

Call you when we get home.

INT. THE POLICE OFFICE

Ellen

Unbelievable, right? Diane Lundgren's on

her way over and Cecil Lockhart signed

up. But her mother got sick. You know who

else called? Lizzy DeNunzio.

Beth

Where is she now, Switzerland?

Ellen

I think she moved there.

Beth

How'd she even fond out about it?

Ellen

Who knows?

Beth

But she just sounds sick about it.

Everyone is, Bethie.

Beth

I know.

Beth

Laurie! I can't believe you're here.

Laurie

What was I supposed to do? Stay in

Madison, watch CNN?

Beth

Have you seen Candy?

Ricky

she's with McGuire.

Beth

Thanks, Ricky.

Bliss

Then go to Minneapolis. How far can it

be?

Cop

Candy, we've been getting bogus leads

everyday for 6 weeks now. This kid is

dead and you know it.

Bliss

Don't tell me I know it! I don't know it.

This is interstate, so I have to call

FBI.

Cop

Come on, Candy, the FBI?

Bliss

Give me a break.

Bliss

Hey, Bethie. So you heard that?

Beth

I heard about the FBI.

Bliss

Come into my office. Have a seat!

Listen, Beth. Just because some

volunteers are going home doesn't mean

the case is closed. Some of them got

lives. I don't. So I'm here. And I'm not

giving up.

Beth

I'm sorry, I didn't...

Bliss

I'm a jerk. There's something wrong with

what you just did. I'm just an

oversensitive jerk.

Beth

You're too involved. You can't

Bliss

I'm black. I'm a woman. I'm a detective

supervisor. And I'm gay. Did you know

that? So I always feel like the eyes of

Texas are on me. Every time I go to hug

Katie from Crimestoppers I think she

thinks I'm coming on to her.

Beth

I wasn't...

Bliss

I know hat. I just wanted you to know I'm

a little jerkish today. So, that's calls

for a Gummi Bear. Tough guys chew Gummi

Bears. Beth, you laughed. You only

laughed. It doesn't mean our side loses

points. It doesn't mean you'll kill your

son because you laughed. You have got to

survive.

Beth

That's just it. I don't want to survive

Ben. I don't want to face it.

Bliss

Then I guess you can just move into a

corner in my office and I'll use you as a

coat rack. You got to do whatever you got

to do. But you got 2 great kids, which I

would give. My right arm for. Even though

you think you're a terrible mother you're

the only mother Kerry and Vincent have.

Beth

I should go home.

INT. THE CAR

Patty

Jill's been great with Kerry. Really

great. But I think Vincent's going to

need a little time. He'll be fine. He's

been back, what, six weeks?

Beth

I'm sure he'll be fine.

INT.THE GARAGE

Patty

Coming? Jill, we're back!

Beth

Baby, you scared me. How's my big guy?

Are you good?

Vincent

Mom, Guess what? On Thursday, I made 6

baskets in a row!

Beth

look how long your legs are.

INT. THE BEDROOM

Patty

How is she? Has she been in bed all day?

Jill

Pretty much.

Patty

How'd Vincent get home? Did you pick him

up?

Jill

Yeah, I didn7t have class today.

Patty

Okay thanks. Jill, did she say she was

coming down?

INT KITCHEN:

Patty

So, some girl walks in, chewing gum and

talking through her nose has legs up to

her neck. Polo just says, Great, you're

hired! The new kids we got don't know

spaghetti from scampi. They think the

cash register is their personal savings

account. I'll tell you what When I open

my own place this is exactly what you

won't see.

EXT. OUTSIDE SCHOOL

Beth

Guess what happened? I thought today was

Sunday. Isn't that funny?

Vincent

Can we just please go?

INT. THE BASEMENT

Patty

Beth, you downstairs? Honey, what are you

doing?

INT. THE KITCHEN

Laurie

You ever been in a doctor's office

without a People magazine? One day Ben

will go to a doctor's office with whoever

took him. And some other patient.

Beth

Laurie, stop! Okay? I know you mean well,

but just stop.

INT. THE DOOR X'MAS EVE

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