| The Peter Leroy Television Series Pilot
Chapter 2 |
by Eric
Kraft
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In Babbington, the series will run exclusively on
WCLM-TV.
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2. THE YEARS GO BY, AS QUICKLY AS A WINK, in which
Peter and Albertine make that dream come true . . . sort of.
MUSIC UP: I Want to Be Happy” by Vincent Youmans: “I want to be happy, but I won’t be happy, till I make you happy, too.” Peter (22) and Albertine (22) getting married. CUT TO:
Curt (42) and Lizzie (22) in a wild argument, Lizzie
throwing things, Curt ducking.
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Peter (26) working for the Babbington clam council,
at his desk, doodling a drawing of Small’s Hotel.
CUT TO:
Albertine (26) working in a hotel kitchen.
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Curt (46) stealing candy from a baby.
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Peter and Albertine (28) at the First National Bank
of Babbington, getting a mortgage.
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Peter and Albertine (28) on the island, standing on
the dock, holding hands, looking up at the hotel that they have just bought,
happy, full of plans and dreams and hope for the future, now and then checking
a set of blueprints for turning the place into Small’s Hotel.
CUT TO:
Curt (48) picking the pocket of a tourist in Times
Square.
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Peter (30) working to repair the dock.
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Albertine (30) repairing clapboards.
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Curt (50) picking the coinbox on a newspaper vending
box.
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Peter and Albertine (32) going through bills, worrying.
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Curt (52) grabbing cash from a Salvation Army bucket.
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Copyright © 2002 by Eric
Kraft
The scripts for The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy Television Series are works of fiction. The characters, incidents, dialogues, settings, and businesses portrayed in it are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this teleplay may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author. The illustration at the top of the page is an adaptation of an illustration by Stewart Rouse that first appeared on the cover of the August 1931 issue of Modern Mechanics and Inventions. The boy at the controls of the aerocycle doesn’t particularly resemble Peter Leroy—except, perhaps, for the smile. |
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