![[Setting: Texas. Joel walks into his house late at night, on the phone.]
Joel: Tommy, I-...Tommy. Tommy, listen to me. He's the contractor, okay? I
can't lose this job. I understand... Let's talk about this in the
morning, okay? We'll talk about it in the morning. Alright, goodnight.
[He turns on the light, waking his daughter on the couch.]
Sarah: Hey.
Joel: Scoot.
Sarah: Fun day at work, huh?
Joel: What are you still doing up? It's late.
Sarah: Oh crud. What time is it?
Joel: It's way past your bedtime.
Sarah: But it's still today.
Joel: Honey, please not right now. I do not have the energy for this.
[She gets out a small gift box from nearby.]
Sarah: Here.
Joel: What's this?
Sarah: Your birthday.
[He opens it.]
Sarah: You kept complaining about your broken watch... So I figured, you know.
You like it?
Joel: Honey, this is...
Sarah: What?
Joel: It's nice, but I-...I think it's stuck. It's not...
Sarah: What? No, no, no, no.
[She sees he's just kidding her.]
Sarah: Oh, ha, ha.
Joel: Where did you get the money for this?
Sarah: Drugs. I sell hardcore drugs.
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![Joel: Oh, good. You can start helping out with the mortgage then.
Sarah: Stsh - yeah, you wish.
[Joel watches TV for awhile, then carries Sarah to bed.]
Joel: Goodnight, baby girl.
[Later that night, the phone rings. Sarah answers.]
Sarah: Hello?
Tommy: Sarah, honey, I need you to get your daddy on the phone.
Sarah: Uncle Tommy, what time is it?
Tommy: I need to talk to your dad now. There's some--
[The line goes dead.]
Sarah: Uncle Tommy? Hello?
[She hangs up.]
Sarah: What was that all about? Dad? Daddy? You in here?
[She walks into his empty bedroom. A TV report is on.]
Reporter: It appears that what we initially reported as riots seem to be
somehow connected to the nationwide pandemic.
Sarah: Where the heck are you?
Reporter: We've received reports that victims afflicted with the infection
show signs of increased aggression and--
Sarah: That's nearby.
[In the report's background, a cop talks to his unit.]
Cop: There's a gas leak. Hey -- move!
Reporter: There's some commotion coming from beh--
Cop: Get out of here!
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- 1. [Setting: Texas. Joel walks into his house late at night, on the phone.] Joel: Tommy, I-...Tommy. Tommy, listen to me. He's the contractor, okay? I can't lose this job. I understand... Let's talk about this in the morning, okay? We'll talk about it in the morning. Alright, goodnight. [He turns on the light, waking his daughter on the couch.] Sarah: Hey. Joel: Scoot. Sarah: Fun day at work, huh? Joel: What are you still doing up? It's late. Sarah: Oh crud. What time is it? Joel: It's way past your bedtime. Sarah: But it's still today. Joel: Honey, please not right now. I do not have the energy for this. [She gets out a small gift box from nearby.] Sarah: Here. Joel: What's this? Sarah: Your birthday. [He opens it.] Sarah: You kept complaining about your broken watch... So I figured, you know. You like it? Joel: Honey, this is... Sarah: What? Joel: It's nice, but I-...I think it's stuck. It's not... Sarah: What? No, no, no, no. [She sees he's just kidding her.] Sarah: Oh, ha, ha. Joel: Where did you get the money for this? Sarah: Drugs. I sell hardcore drugs. Scene header Character parenthetical Dialogue
- 2. Joel: Oh, good. You can start helping out with the mortgage then. Sarah: Stsh - yeah, you wish. [Joel watches TV for awhile, then carries Sarah to bed.] Joel: Goodnight, baby girl. [Later that night, the phone rings. Sarah answers.] Sarah: Hello? Tommy: Sarah, honey, I need you to get your daddy on the phone. Sarah: Uncle Tommy, what time is it? Tommy: I need to talk to your dad now. There's some-- [The line goes dead.] Sarah: Uncle Tommy? Hello? [She hangs up.] Sarah: What was that all about? Dad? Daddy? You in here? [She walks into his empty bedroom. A TV report is on.] Reporter: It appears that what we initially reported as riots seem to be somehow connected to the nationwide pandemic. Sarah: Where the heck are you? Reporter: We've received reports that victims afflicted with the infection show signs of increased aggression and-- Sarah: That's nearby. [In the report's background, a cop talks to his unit.] Cop: There's a gas leak. Hey -- move! Reporter: There's some commotion coming from beh-- Cop: Get out of here! action