TEASER
FADE IN
01 INT. KAI'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
"2023/10/07". This is the date on the digital calendar of the bedside table.
ERICA and KAI are naked in bed, having sex. Heavy breathing. She is on top of him, bouncing faster and faster, delighted. She is having an orgasm.
KAI
I m almost there, Erica. I m going to -
ERICA
Hang in there. Don t stop! Don t stop, please!
KAI
I can't! I - - It's too late!
Kai moans deeply. He just had an ORGASM. He hides the sweaty face with his hand, in regret.
Erica lays down on his side. Gasps.
KAI
Oh, God. I'm so sorry, Erica. I couldn't control myself.
Erica giggles.
ERICA
Are you kidding? Don't worry about it. It's not like we were in it for two minutes.
Kai looks at the digital calendar and checks the time.
KAI
(Surprised)
Wow. Definitely not two minutes.
More like two hours!
ERICA
See? You're great.
Beat.
ERICA
(pretending to be thinking deeply)
I'm actually very lucky, you know?
I may have switched boyfriends, but
the sex is still great.
KAI
(Giggles)
Okay, that was an overshare!
Erica turns to him and caresses his face.
ERICA
You said that I could talk to you about everything.
Kais holds her hand.
KAI
You do. How is Adam, by the way?
Erica feels cornered. Frees her hand from Kai's and turns her back to him.
ERICA
He...
(Clears her throat. Dry)
He is still in jail.
KAI
So, what did you two talked about,
before he made the decision to turn himself in?
Erica feels sick and covers her mouth with the hand.
She jumps out of bed and rushes to the bathroom.
ERICA
Well, it was the right decision to make, right?
Erica shuts the bathroom door.
KAI
Are you okay? Are you mad?
Kai hears Erica PUKING. Concerned, he gets up and approaches the door, hesitantly.
KAI
What is going on? Are you okay?
ERICA - O.C.
Yeah, I'll be. Don't worry. It must have been
those weird two thousand and twenty-three minty pancakes.
Erica opens the door. She is pale, but smiling. Not very genuinely, though.
KAI
Are you sure you are okay?
ERICA
Yeah, like I said, those things you guys eat in the future are disgusting.
And I can't believe it's just a few years ahead of my time.
She pulls him back to bed.
KAI
Remember what you just said about me.
You can tell me everything.
They get in bed.
ERICA
I know. So - - What are you doing tomorrow?
Awkward beat. Kai stares at her. He knows she is bullshitting him.
KAI
I'm practicing this new song I'm writing.
And Rita is coming to visit me.
ERICA
Rita?
KAI
Yeah, Travis's sister. She is not in a good place right now.
ERICA
(I don't give a fuck)
Oh.
Erica turns her face away from KAI and glances at the bedside table. There is a picture of Kai, Travis and Rita there. She grabs it and stares at it. His boyfriend has a picture of that bitch on a bedside table?
Long beat. Kai shows her another picture of the two of them (Erica and Kai), that was on the bedside table next to him. There is no reason for her to be jealous.
KAI
This is on my side of the bed.
Erica puts the picture back on the bedside table and smiles back at Kai.
ERICA
I know. I'm being stupid as usual. Sorry.
KAI
(Joking)
Tonight, on Being Stupid...
ERICA
Hey!
Erica shoves him. He laughs.
She lays her head on his chest.
KAI
And you? What are you doing tomorrow?
ERICA
I'm going to my parents'. They're back from the honeymoon.
(sighs, tired)
And I have so much to do because of the launch of Jana's book.
KAI
But that's a good thing, right? You're the editor and you believe
in the story.
ERICA
I know. But there are a lot of things to do. You have no idea how
hard it is to settle things up.
KAI
(Joking)
Yup, I don't. I just walk to the stage and do the magic.
ERICA
(Giggling)
You're so full of yourself!
Beat.
KAI
Now, seriously, it s better if you go and take care of
whatever you have to do.
Erica groans and hides behind the sheets.
ERICA
No! Let me stay. I don't want to deal with that right now.
KAI
But you have to -
Erica suddenly covers Kai with the sheets as well. They laugh.
ERICA - V.O.
After all this time, my life has changed. A lot. At any moment,
our lives take different and unexpected turns. And I have learned
that change is inevitable.
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02 INT. SARAH'S BEDROOM - DAY
It is dark. SARAH is in bed, her back turned to the door. Her eyes are wide open. She can not sleep. What is bugging her?
ERICA - V.O.
But how long does it take for one
to figure out how to live with those changes?
There is a KNOCK on the door. She does not answer.
TOM gets in, holding a plate of food. She closes her eyes, pretending to be asleep. Tom rests the plate of food on the bed, near Sarah s feet. He opens the windows. She grumbles.
SARAH
What are you doing?
TOM
Good morning! How are feeling today?
Sarah sits, scratching her eyes.
SARAH
Sleepy. Thanks for breakfast, though.
TOM
It's a beautiful day.
You'll stop feeling that way as soon as you go outside.
Do you want to go for a walk? We could have a picnic lunch at the park.
Sarah grabs the plate and starts eating.
SARAH
No, thanks. I'll find something to do at home.
TOM
Honey, you haven't left your room since you came back.
That's not healt-
SARAH
(Cuts him off)
Can I get some orange juice, please?
TOM
Sure! But think about what I said, okay?
Tom leaves. Sarah puts the food away and gasps, unexcited.
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03 EXT. ERICA'S PARENTS HOUSE - DAY
Erica parks her car and gets out. She is on the phone.
ERICA
(Concerned)
I can not thank you enough for what you're doing.
I know you have a lot of work. And you're doing this for free!
04 EXT. PRISON - DAY
JUDITH rushes to the prison, carrying a bag full of documents.
JUDITH
Don't worry about it. Adam is my friend too.
Of course I'd be his lawyer.
I couldn't do anything about that bail issue, though.
ERICA
What do you mean?
JUDITH
The judge agreed the set bail -
Judith stops. Beat.
JUDITH
At fifty thousand dollars.
05 EXT. ERICA'S PARENTS HOUSE - DAY
INTERCUT - PHONE CONVERSATION
ERICA
What? That is too much money!
JUDITH
Bails are meant to be that way.
They are always set way above people's budgets.
ERICA
So what now? What can I do? Is he going to just stay there?
Erica's POV: LENIN and SAM are on the other side of the street, walking in her direction.
JUDITH
If he doesn't pay, he'll stay in jail. Simple as that.
(Beat)
I'm sorry, Erica. I don't mean to be harsh. I'm just telling you the facts.
ERICA
No, of course! I - - I'll figure something out.
Hey, I've got to go.
JUDITH
Do you want me to give Adam a message or do you want to tell me
anything else about his case?
Judith just touched a nerve.
ERICA
(Stutters)
No, I - - No. Just - - Just tell him that - - I've got to go. Bye!
Erica turns off the call. Beat. She presses the cell phone against her face, in embarrassment.
ERICA
Tell him that I ve got to go? - - Seriously, Erica?
Sam notices Erica is talking to herself.
SAM
Hey you! Are you okay?
Erica gives Sam and Lenin side hugs.
ERICA
Hi! Yeah, I'm okay.
LENIN
Hey!
SAM
No, you're not. You were talking to yourself.
Is it because of Adam?
ERICA
What? No.
SAM
It is! Are you going to tell mom and dad about the pregnancy?
LENIN
Right! Congratulations!
Leo is going to have a little cousin to play with.
ERICA
Thanks, but - - Yeah, I don't feel so happy about it right now. I
have a lot going on. The whole Adam situation...
SAM
That's normal. We're Strangers. Drama is our middle name. But
having a child is a wonderful experience. That you should not keep
to yourself. You have me as an example. Remember that whole
Barbara Strange-having-a-child-that-we-didn't-know-about thing?
It's better to tell them sooner than later. Because they will find
out that you're pregnant.
ERICA
Okay, okay! Fine! I'll tell them.
SAM
(Excited)
Great! That's the right decision!
Sam pulls Erica towards the house.
SAM
Let's go!
Erica follows her, reluctant. She shakes her head negatively.
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06 DR. ARTHUR'S OFFICE - DAY
DR. ARTHUR fixes his CAR's motor. WE SEE A SHINY LIGHT COMING FROM IT. He shuts the hood.
DR. ARTHUR
You're getting old, Elena. Just like me.
I won't be here much longer to fix you.
He gets inside and starts it. He opens a little box with a speedometer inside, with a needle pointing at the word PRESENT, located between PAST and FUTURE. He caresses the car. As he adjusts the rear window, WE SEE A MAN SITTING ON THE BACK! WHERE DID HE COME FROM? DR. Arthur gets shocked and jumps off the car. The Man (43), gets out too, only much slower and cautiously. He is wearing a white overall. We can tell by his mischievous smile that he is up to no good.
Long beat. DR. Arthur can not believe that he is standing there, in front of him. His worse nightmare.
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07 INT. DR. ARTHUR'S HOUSE - SITTING ROOM - DAY - FLASHBACK
A little boy (10), sitting on a sofa, reads a handful of notes called "Quantum Mechanics: Time Travel Theory, written by ALFRED L. MITCHELL . Who is he? Did he wrote that? Or is he just curious? He gasps in boredom. Does not seem very excited about it. He suddenly hears a BIG CRASH and runs out of the room.
08 INT. DR. ARTHUR'S GARAGE - DAY
Black smoke. The room is very similar to DR. Arthur's office. The boy suddenly stops and covers his mouth with the hands, in shock. In front of him there is a car - The Dr. Arthur's car we all know - COMPLETELY BROKEN. Inside lies Alfred L. Mitchell, the MYSTERIOUS MAN WITH THE WHITE OVERALL, except that this time it is COVERED IN BLOOD. HE IS DEAD.
LITTLE BOY
Dad?
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09 INT. DR. ARTHUR'S OFFICE - END OF FLASHBACK
DR. Arthur has the little boy's expression of terror.
DR. ARTHUR
Dad?
END OF TEASER