| The Peter
Leroy Television Series Pilot
Chapter 20, Wide Awake and Staring at the Ceiling, in which we’re left hanging as if from a cliff |
by Eric
Kraft
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In Babbington, the series will run exclusively on
WCLM-TV.
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INT. PETER AND ALBERTINE’S
BEDROOM. They are lying in bed side by side, staring up at the ceiling.
We see them from above, in the moonlight. Albertine rolls over to
face Peter and touches her fingers lovingly to his face.
You’re awake.ALBERTINESorry. I’m trying to sleep.PETERThink about Manhattan.ALBERTINEWhat makes you say that?PETERIt’s what I do when I want to get away from . . . my troubles.ALBERTINE(confessing)(inspired, snuggling him)Let me take you there. DISSOLVE TO:
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THIRTY SECONDS OF "HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU?" VAN MORRISON |
EXT. MANHATTAN. A SIDEWALK CAFE. NIGHT. SUMMERTIME.
Peter and Albertine are drinking martinis, as Nick and Nora Charles do
when they make their first appearance in The Thin Man.
Peter checks his watch, looks worried, hails a waiter.There we are, in some sweet dive . . .ALBERTINE (V.O.) Peter? . . . What’s the matter?ALBERTINEThe hotel . . . the boiler . . .PETER(paying, getting up) CUT TO:
INT. PENNSYLVANIA STATION PLATFORM. Peter, dressed
as Nick Charles, pulling Albertine, dressed as Nora Charles, racing to
catch a Long Island Rail Road train to Babbington.
We don’t have to go back.ALBERTINE. . . the roof . . .PETER CUT TO:
EXT. THE BABBINGTON TOWN DOCK. NIGHT. Peter
and Albertine, still dressed as Nick and Nora, in the launch, ankle deep
in water. Peter is bailing furiously.
Oh, Peter, do we have to go back?ALBERTINEI’ve put fifteen years into this . . . and I can’t . . . I can’t stop bailing.PETER CUT TO:
INT. PETER AND ALBERTINE’S BEDROOM. From above, we
see Peter and Albertine in their bed. They are both awake, staring at the
ceiling.
MUSIC UP: Van Morrison’s “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?” performed by Van Morrison. CUT TO:
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THIRTY SECONDS OF "INDIAN SUMMER" SIDNEY BECHET |
EXT. THE OLD DOCK. A figure in a black wetsuit,
with hood and face mask, and scuba gear, emerges from the water below the
dock. He removes the face mask and hood. It’s Curt Small.
Curt signals with a waterproof flashlight. The camouflaged boat that “Fillmore” used approaches silently, rowed by Dexter. In the bow is Jeffrey, holding a large squirming bag. Beside him is Lizzie, holding another squirming bag. Curt takes Jeffrey’s bag. He takes it to shore and opens it, releasing a dozen cats. Lizzie hands him the other bag. THEME UP
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are a couple of swell ideas from Eric Kraft's vivacious publicist, Candi
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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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