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Episode 35
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PART 1
1 SANDY’S APARTMENT WALKWAY—DAY
2 Sandy, Kevin, and Rebecca are carrying Sandy’s bags out. Suddenly, Jack appears. He is very drunk.
3 JACK 	Where the hell do you think you’re goin’?
4 SANDY 	None of your business. Get out of my way.
5 Rebecca and Kevin move back, but not Sandy. Jack moves toward them and suddenly shoves
6 Sandy roughly.
7 JACK You witch! You’re trying to sneak out on me! Ha...
8 REBECCA Let her go, Jack!
9 SANDY	Rebecca. . . Don’t...
10 JACK	You stay out of this!
11	Jack pushes Rebecca away. Kevin now steps in.
12 SANDY	Don’t.
13 REBECCA We’re leaving right now.
14 JACK	Get out of here or you’re gonna get it, too!
15 REBECCA You lay a hand on me, and I’ll see you in court. And your boss will be the first to
	16		know.
17 Jack pushes Rebecca. Kevin steps in and pushes him. Jack looks him straight in the face. He stands very tall
18 over the boy.
19 KEVIN	Don’t you ever touch my sister.
20 Jack starts to say something, but then he closes his mouth in silence.
	21	SANDY	Kevin...
	22	KEVIN	Sandy, go call the police. Just do it, now! (Kevin holds Jack.)
	23	JACK	Don’t you dare!
	24	KEVIN	Do it!
	25	JACK	Don’t you dare...
26 Sandy hesitates for a second but then begins to go for help. Jack watches for a second.
27 JACK	(to Sandy) Hey.. . Hey. . . You’re gonna pay for this!
28 Jack starts to walk away. Then he turns around and looks angrily at Rebecca and Kevin.
29 REBECCA Don’t try anything stupid, Jack.
30 JACK	You make me sick. Really sick!
31 SANDY’S APARTMENT
32 Sandy dials the police. We see her press 9-1-1.
33 SANDY 	Hello. . . Would you send someone over to the Whitney Apartments, 35 White
34	Street, right away? Yes, my boyfriend hit me. . . Yes, he’s beaten me up before...
35 CURBSIDE
36 Two police officers put handcuffs on Jack and put him into their car.
37 REBECCA Are you all right?
	38	SANDY	I’m better. . . I’ve stopped shaking. The police are going to keep him overnight
	39		and make sure he knows he can’t bother me. They said I should go to court and
	40		get a restraining order.
	41	KEVIN	That’s a good idea.
	42	REBECCA	Sandy, do you still want to stay at our place tonight?
	43	SANDY	No, the police advised against it. They gave me a phone number to call. . . some
	44		people that can help me out. It’s a. . . a shelter for battered women.
45 BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD—DAY
46 Sandy walks down the street with an umbrella in her hand. She approaches the shelter.
47 REBECCA Do you want me to come with you?
48 SANDY No. You can’t. They don’t want anybody to know the location.
49 REBECCA How will we know you’re all right?
50 SANDY	I’ll call…in a couple of days or so.
51 SHELTER
52 Sandy rings the doorbell and a woman (Mrs. Shapiro) answers it.
53 MRS. SHAPIRO	Hi...
54 SANDY Hello. . . My name is Sandy. (pause) Is this the woman’s shelter?
55 MRS. SHAPIRO (sensitively) Yes it is. Come in, Sandy. Welcome. Everybody,
56	this is Sandy...
57 SANDY	Hi...
PART 2
58 BRENDAN’S RENTAL CAR—DAY
59 BRENDAN What a shame. She’s such a nice girl.
60 KEVIN You know, I think it would be great if Sandy did move into our apartment. . . It
61	would make it easier to leave it behind.
62 Rebecca and Brendan exchange looks.
63 REBECCA What are you saying?
64 KEVIN	I’m saying. . . maybe I’ll go out to the farm for a while.
65 BRENDAN We’d like that, Kev. And I don’t think you’ll have any regrets.
66 KEVIN Well, I need a change. Heck, I’ve never been to a farm. Who knows…it might
67	even be cool.
68 Kevin and Rebecca look at each other and smile.
69 CASEY APARTMENT—DAY
70 Rebecca and Kevin are packing boxes and cleaning the apartment.
71 KEVIN	Maybe I should check the mail.
72 He starts to head out.
73 REBECCA There shouldn’t be any. I had the mail forwarded to Uncle Brendan’s farm.
74 KEVIN	I’ll check anyway. You never know.
75 He leaves.
76 Rebecca covers a chair with a sheet. Kevin returns with a package.
77 KEVIN	It’s for you. . . from… Alex Mendoza?
78 She looks at the package.
79 REBECCA Uh.. . Alex! I don’t believe it.
80 She tears open the package and takes out a drawing done by Alex. She turns it over. On the back is written
81 in big letters: “We miss you. Love, Alex.” There is a note attached to the picture. It’s from Ramón. Rebecca
82 reads it aloud.
83 REBECCA ‘Dear Rebecca. Alex asked me to send you this picture. It was very important to
84		him. He asked me to send it right away. I hope you and your brother are doing
85		well. I know your father’s death was a terrible loss to both of you. Try to
86		remember the good times with him. Hope to see you in San Francisco soon. We
87		miss you. With warm wishes, Ramón.’
88	KEVIN	(looking at Alex’s picture) It’s a funny picture. Who’s Alex, anyhow?
89	REBECCA	The son of the brother of the guy I’m dating...
90	KEVIN	You wanna run that by me again?
91	REBECCA	It’s a little complicated.
92	KEVIN	A little? I’d say more than a little.
93 The phone rings.
94	KEVIN	I’ll get it. Hello. . . Sandy! What’s up? (pause) Are you OK? (pause) No problem.
95		It… it was quite a scene. Would you like to talk to Rebecca... ? OK, she’s
96		right here. All right. Take care.
97 REBECCA Sandy! I’ve been waiting to hear from you. Are you OK? (pause) I only wanted to
98		say goodbye before we leave for my uncle’s farm. (pause) Yeah, we’re leaving
99		tomorrow. (pause) Of course I have time to meet you. Do you want to come over?
100		Just tell me where. I’ll meet you anywhere. OK. All right. . . Bye...
	
PART 3
101 DINER—DAY
102 A little diner somewhere in Boston. Rebecca and Sandy are seated at a table.
103 REBECCA I was worried about you.
104 SANDY I couldn’t come to your place just yet. I don’t know where Jack is.
105 REBECCA The police warned him to stay away, right?
106 SANDY Yeah, but once I get a restraining order from the court, I think I’ll feel better.
107	Until then, the shelter is the safest place. .
108 REBECCA How are you doing there?
109 SANDY At the shelter? It’s good…It’s good to see that I’m not the only one in this
110	mess. And Mrs. Shapiro, the woman who runs the place, is so kind and helpful.
111 REBECCA Are there a lot of other women there?
112 SANDY You wouldn’t believe how many. My first night, there was a support group
113	meeting, so I met everybody.
114 REBECCA But how are you?
115 SANDY I guess I’m pretty embarrassed about the whole thing. And, like a lot of the
116	women there, I thought there was nothing I could do about it. They say therapy
117	helps.
118 REBECCA You’re going for therapy?
119 SANDY Yup. If I’m going to turn my life around, I’m going to need some help.
120 A waiter brings a cup of coffee for each. Rebecca looks at Sandy.
121 SANDY I ordered for you. After all these years, I know what you want.
122 They exchange the kind of laugh that best friends have.
123 REBECCA I’ll miss you.
124 SANDY I’ll miss you too. These are gonna be some tough times.
125 REBECCA You can call me anytime. . . even if it’s the middle of the night. Here’s the
	126		number at my uncle’s farm. (She pulls out a pen and writes the number on a napkin.)
	127	SANDY	Thanks. And, Beck.. . I was wondering. . . if uh…if maybe. . . I think I’d like
	128		to take you up on your offer.. . about staying at your apartment? They won’t let
	129		me stay at the shelter forever.
	130	REBECCA Sandy, you know what’s mine is yours!
	131	SANDY	I’ll pay for any utilities and the telephone...
	132	REBECCA	 Listen, we’ll worry about the financial arrangements later. The apartment is
	133		yours. Here are the keys.
134 SANDY Thanks. . . (She is close to tears, but she stops herself from crying.) I feel like I just
135	joinedthe Casey family.
136 REBECCA You have.
137 SANDY I used to think I had bad luck. . . but now I realize you make your own luck.
138 REBECCA Yeah. . . Amen.
139 They clink their cups.
140 CASEY APARTMENT—AFTERNOON
141 Kevin stands in the darkness. Rebecca checks each room.
142 KEVIN It’s strange to think someone else will be living here. . . even if it is Sandy.. . I
143	can’t get used to this place without Dad...
144 REBECCA I know. So many memories. . . It’s time to go.
145 They pick up their bags and leave. The door closes and we see the empty apartment