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Episode
19
The Picnic
PART 1
1 PARK—DAY
2 The picnic has already started. Kids are playing games. Everyone is having a good time. The Wangs arrive
3 with a carload of children. Vincent is greeted by Alex and the boys run off together. Emma walks up to Mr.
4 and Mrs. Wang.
5 EMMA Hi, Vincent!
6 VINCENT Hi.
7 EMMA Hi, guys, how are you?
8 VINCENT AND FRIEND Good.
9 EMMA Lotta fun today!
10 The rest of the children arriving say “hello” to Emma. Alex tugs on Vincent’s arm.
11 ALEX Vincent, c’mon. . . c’mon let’s go!
12 The boys run off to join in the game.
13 EMMA Hello, Mr. Wang. Thank you for picking up all those children.
14 MR. WANG Oh, my pleasure. Mrs. Washington, this is my wife, Mei-Lin.
15 Mrs. Wang smiles and nods to Emma.
16 EMMA Nice to meet you, Mrs. Wang.
17 MR. WANG She’s still working on her English, but she’s learning fast. She wants to apply for
18	citizenship.
19 MRS. WANG (speaking slowly) So nice to meet you.
20 MR. WANG Vincent really enjoys your program.
21 EMMA Oh, we enjoy having him. He’s such a good-natured child.
22 MRS. WANG (not really understanding) Thank you.
23 MR. WANG He just loves baseball. My wife and I want to thank Miss Casey for her efforts.
24 We’re so glad you hired her.
25 EMMA Oh, I am, too. She’s right over there, organizing the three-legged race.
26 Rebecca has organized a group of children to participate in a potato sack race. Teams of two children race on
27 the grass. Alex and Vincent are one of the teams sharing a potato sack.
28 REBECCA On your marks. . . get set. . . GO!
29 Shouting and laughing, the children begin their race. Each child has one leg in and the other leg out. They
30 have to hop together to move. Alex and Vincent come in first.
31 RAMON Good race, huh? (He holds up their arms.) The winners, ladies and gentlemen!
32 ON A GRASSY HILL LOOKING DOWN ON THE PARK
33 Two boys, ages twelve to fourteen, watch as the kids play and have fun at their picnic. These boys are
34 angry-looking and they could cause trouble.
35 PUNK #1 Look at the gooks.
36 PUNK #2 They make me sick.
37 Mr. and Mrs. Wang arrive at the end of the race. They congratulate the two boys.
38 REBECCA Nice going, you two!
39 VINCENT Mom, Dad. . . we won! We won!
40 MR. WANG Congratulations! Well done!
41 MRS. WANG (in Mandarin “Congratulations”) Gongxi, nimen yin le.
42 MR. WANG Oh! Miss Casey, I want you to meet my wife, Mei-Lin.
43 REBECCA Hello. Glad to meet you.
44 MRS. WANG So nice to meet you.
45 REBECCA I have to tell you—it is a pleasure to have your son at the after-school program.
46 RAMON We have quite a team here...
47 MR. WANG Yes, they really like to win. . . don’t ya, Alex?
48 ALEX Uh huh. Hey, Vincent, let’s play softball.
49 MR. WANG Be careful!
50 The two boys run off to get the ball, bats, and gloves.
51 REBECCA Would you like something to drink?
52 MRS. WANG Please, Yes.
53 At the picnic table, Emma is giving out drinks.
54 EMMA Who else needs a drink?
55 The picnic tables are covered with all kinds of foods. Everyone is eating and enjoying the day.
PART 2
56 AT THE PICNIC TABLES
57 One boy comes back for seconds, or thirds or. .
58 EMMA Jimmy, you’re eating too much! How many hot dogs have you had?
59 The little boy thinks. He holds up four fingers.
60 BOY This many.
61 EMMA You’re gonna get sick.
62 REBECCA	Save some for the other kids, OK?
63 BOY OK. I’ll have a cheeseburger.
64 Rebecca and Emma look at each other and laugh. The two punks watch from behind a parked car. Everyone
65 is playing baseball. Kids, teachers, and parents have chosen sides and are playing a family-style game.
66 Everyone is watching the game. No one is watching the picnic tables.
67 RAMON (pointing to Alex) All right, you’re up now. . . OK, everybody ready? Here ya go.
68 Ramón makes the pitch. Alex swings and misses.
69 REBECCA Keep your eye on the ball, Alex, remember.
70 RAMON (joking with first baseman) Hey, why don’t you kick her off first base, huh?
71 REBECCA Just a tip, just a tip...
72 Alex takes another swing. This time, he hits the ball, and the teams continue to play. The two punks move
73 slowly around the car, waiting for the right time to do something. In the game, someone makes a hit.
74 Rebecca and Alex cross home plate and score runs. Rebecca cheers and slaps hands with Alex.
75 REBECCA How ‘bout a double high five?
76 PUNK #2 Wanna get some food?
77 PUNK #1 You bet.
78 The two punks make a hit-and-run attack on the picnic tables. They steal food and make a mess. They
79 leave quickly when Emma goes over to the picnic tables.
80 EMMA	Hey! Hey you! You, get out of there! You, hey!
81 REBECCA Emma, what happened?
82 Emma chases after the boys.
83 EMMA Hey! What are you. . . Get outta here! Get outta here!
84 The two punks run off, laughing as they stuff their faces. Emma returns to the picnic tables. She is upset.
85 EMMA Oh. . . I don’t know. . . who were they?
86 REBECCA Who would do this?
87 The children go back to playing games. Ramón and Rebecca walk to a shady area. They need to rest after
88 the game.
89 RAMON Where do they get all that energy? I’m beat!
90 REBECCA Me, too.
91 They sit for a while.
92 RAMON Oh! I almost forgot to give this to you. It’s from Alberto.
93 He takes the envelope from his shirt pocket and hands it to her.
94 REBECCA Thanks. (She reads.) Oh, it’s an invitation to your parents’ retirement party
95	next week.
96 RAMON Right. It’s going to be quite the affair. By the way, I hope you’ll save a dance for
97	me.
98 REBECCA I have to warn you—I don’t dance very well.
99 RAMON Don’t worry, I do only the slow ones. But I can teach you some Latin dances...
100 REBECCA I’d like that.
101 RAMON Where’s Alex?
102 REBECCA Oh, he’s over there with Vincent.
103 RAMON Hey! Look at that hit! You taught him to be a good ballplayer.
104 REBECCA Well, he learns real fast. You’ve done a good job with him.
105 RAMON We had some hard times right after his mother and I got divorced. But we’re
106	doing better now.
107 Rebecca learns for the first time that Ramón is divorced. She listens as Ramón talks about it.
108 REBECCA When did you get divorced?
109 RAMON Four years ago.
110 REBECCA I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have asked, it’s not my business...
111 RAMON (interrupting) No, no, it’s all right. . . really. My ex-wife recently remarried...
112	They’re moving to Los Angeles, actually. I just found out. He, her husband, got a
113	job there. (pause) They want Alex to live with them in L.A.
114 REBECCA I can’t imagine you without Alex.
115 RAMON I can’t either.
116 REBECCA What are you gonna do? You’re not going to let him go, are you?
117 RAMON His mother and I are trying to work things out. It’s not gonna be easy.
118 REBECCA I’m sorry it didn’t work out. . . between you two.
119 RAMON We were just kids when we got married. We had a lot of problems. . . no time to
120	work them out. . . with two careers.
121 REBECCA What does Alex think of moving to L.A.?
122 RAMON He doesn’t know yet.
PART 3
123 PARK
124 Alex is up at bat again. The team cheers for him. Alex hits the ball, and it flies up in the air. It lands on the
125 ground and rolls towards the woods. Vincent runs to get the ball, but he runs into the two intruders. We see
126 the punks move up slowly toward Vincent until they surround him. Some of the after-school children watch
127 the incident.
128 PUNK #1 Hey, Chink. Slanty eyes.
129 PUNK #2 Why don’t you go back to where you came from?
130 PUNK #1 Chink chink, Chinaman sittin’ on a fence, tryin’ to make a dollar out of ninety​
131	nine cents.
132 PUNK #2 Hey, Chink, you know karate? Wanna do karate for us? Karate kid...
133 Vincent triesto walk away, but they surround him. Alex approaches.
134 ALEX Hey, Vincent, watch out!
135 Vincent trips over one of the punks and falls to the ground. Alex yells.
136 ALEX Hey, leave him alone!
137 PUNK #1	Why don’t you make me...?
138 ALEX	Sure...
139 Alex and one of the punks begin shoving at each other. It turns to hitting, as other children now gather
140 around, cheering and laughing. Ramón tries to grab one of the boys, but they run away. Rebecca puts her
141 arms around Vincent and tries to make him feel better.
142 RAMON Hey! Get outta here! Get out of here. If I catch you here here again, I’ll call the
143	police. Understand?
144 The punks take off. Ramón turns to the children who had been watching and laughing. Ramón yells at the
145 children.
146 RAMON You should be ashamed of yourselves. Just because those kids are jerks, you don’t
147	have to act like jerks, too!
148 By now, Vincent has stopped crying. But Mr. Wang is furious and pulls the boy away from Rebecca.
149 REBECCA Mr. Wang, it’s all right. They’re gone. It’s over.
150 MR. WANG It is not all right.
151 REBECCA I’m sorry. Those kids weren’t from our program.
152 MR. WANG But these children (pointing to the children from the after-school program) were laughing
153	at Vincent. . . They were laughing at those names. How could they? What are
154	you teaching them here?
155 REBECCA I’m really sorry. I was trying to watch them. I kept an eye on them...
156 MR. WANG Come, Vincent. Let’s go home.
157 VINCENT I’m OK, Dad. I want to stay.
158 MR. WANG Vincent! Don’t argue with me!
159 Vincent walks off with his father and mother. We see him looking back at Alex. Emma hurries over to
160 Rebecca and Ramón.
161 EMMA What’s going on?
162 RAMON Some troublemakers called Vincent racist names. Alex tried to stop them and got
163	in a fight.
164 REBECCA Some of our kids stood around and laughed.
165 EMMA How did this happen? I thought you were watching them...
166 REBECCA (interrupting) I sat down for a minute… It happened so fast. I
167 RAMON It was my fault.
168 Emma sees Mr. Wang and Vincent heading for their car. Mrs. Wang is hurrying after them.
169 EMMA Oh, no. Where are the Wangs going?
170 REBECCA They’re taking Vincent home.
171 Emma hurries off after Mr. Wang. Emma tries to talk to Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang is angry.
172 MR. WANG We don’t want to talk about it, Mrs. Washington.
173 EMMA Mr. Wang, prejudice is everywhere. We have to fight it. . . together. If we walk
174	away, there’ll be more of it.
175 MR. WANG I didn’t bring my son here to be called names.
176 EMMA I’m sorry this happened, but I promise. . . it will not happen again.
177 MR. WANG We’re leaving.
178 Emma looks at Vincent’s disappointed face.
179 EMMA I’m sorry, Vincent. (The Wangs drive off.)
180 Rebecca speaks strongly with the kids.
181 REBECCA What just happened was a terrible thing. Those boys were wrong to call Vincent
182	names. . . and you were wrong to laugh.
183 RAMON You should be ashamed of yourselves! Do you know how much you hurt Vincent?
184 The children are silent.
185 RAMON I know what it feels like. . . People have called me names like spic and wetback.
186	I’m sure this has happened to some of you, too. How does it feel?
187 KIDS Bad...
188 RAMON Yeah, feels pretty bad right? So you shouldn’t do it to other people, right?
189 KIDS Yes.
190 Alex, Rebecca, and Ramón are talking together.
191 ALEX I tried to make them stop, but...
192 RAMON (interrupting) I know, Alex.
193 ALEX I wanted to kill those kids!
194 RAMON I know how you feel, Alex, but you should fight back with words, not with
195	violence. Nobody taught them right from wrong.
196 ALEX I got one of them—pow—right in the nose.
197 RAMON Alex. . . cut it Out!
198 They walk away.