War/Peace - Part II. Clarissa Daisy Huntsman
THIS VEIL OF SMOOTH STROLLING AND SINGING.
THE CROWD CHEERS.
THE CAMERA FINDS EMILY AND SITS ON HER TABLE, STARING AT HER BEAUTIFUL FACE AND WAITING FOR HER TO SAY SOMETHING. YOU COULD MISTAKE THE SOUND OF CLAPPING FOR THE TAPPING OF THIS CAMERAS FIGURATIVE FEET.
EMILY
This is why we need a female president.
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1 Mosh - Eminem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox0Q4YIdnGI)
2 Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6samPEMpM)
3 It's Goin' Down – X-Ecutioners, Mike Shinoda, and Mr. Hahn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcRKsu5H97E)
4 Sherman, J. (2011). Zoom. Psychology Today, 44 (2), 52-53.
5 Bartz, A. (2011). The I's have it. Psychology Today, 44 (4), 11.
6 McCarthy, L. [Writer], Shilton, G. M. [Director], Priestley, J. [Actor], & Novick, J. [Actress] (1996, November 6). The Things We Do for Love: Beverly Hills, 90210. [Television series]. Los Angeles, California: Fox Broadcasting Company. [Liberal/Conservative].
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EXT. UTAHN STREETS - NIGHT
CLARISSA IS ON THE PHONE - EMILY'S - TO HER BOSS AT LONE STAR. EMILY WALKS ALONGSIDE HER. THE STREETS ARE A LITTLE LESS CROWDED THAN EARLIER IN THE NIGHT.
CLARISSA
Yeah, I know it's 4 in the morning but your phone was on and you answered and it's me so I know your happy. . . . Yeah. Plus I'm a little wasted so I'm being silly. But look - something has suddenly come up and I need to go to NY for a few days. I wanted to give you five hours notice before my next shift. . . . Really? That's cool? Thanks so much Clare. It won't be too busy anyway, ay? . . . Yeah. Goodnight.
EMILY
I can't believe you rang your boss! At this time of night. What did she say?
CLARISSA
I'm fired.
EMILY
What!?
CLARISSA
Just kidding. It's all good. Everyone in the kitchen is oddly happy lately. Could be because I hide my paycheck in various unusual places. Everyone seems to keep finding money in the strangest of spots. I'll admit that putting a fifty in the oven may not have been a smart idea. Now it's practically the size of a 50 cent coin. I could just put it all in the tip jar but then people will know it's me.
EMILY LAUGHS.
EMILY
How much have you hidden? Wait . . . Wouldn't the fifty have caught fire?
CLARISSA
Oh yeah . . . it was an Australian fifty. I've hidden hundreds of dollars . . . mostly American.
EMILY
Girl, you are so crazy.
CLARISSA
But that's why you love me.
EMILY
Yep. So we're off to New York. You serious? How soon?
CLARISSA
Soon as. Maybe today. Say . . . 10. How's that? You gotta pick your pocket.
EMILY
Huh?
CLARISSA
Pick what you wanna put in your pocket. See . . .
CLARISSA TAKES A SILVER CARD OUT OF HER POCKET.
CLARISSA
Here's my Globe card [1.]. Got almost 10 grand on it. I think that's the limit. It's all we need. And our passports and whatever else we can fit into our pockets.
EMILY
I need perfume . . . and . . . um . . . make-up . . . that's all, I think.
CLARISSA
I just need a phone with internet. Yours'll do . . . until I find a better one in NY. Are there any stores still open now?
EMILY
I . . .
EMILY LOOKS AROUND
EMILY
. . . don't know.
THE CAMERA GOES LOOKING FOR AN OPEN STORE. IT SCAMPERS ALONG THE FOOTPATH, PEERING INTO WINDOWS ONE BY ONE.
CLARISSA
A 24/7! Let's go.
THEY WALK TOWARD A STORE . . . THE NAME STILL A BLUR . . .
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1 I Ain't Thru – Keyshia Cole and Nicki Minaj (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdLAvOMHpqo)
2 Miami To Ibiza – Swedish House Mafia and Tinie Tempah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCH1AsUydSc)
3 Cash Passport Globe (http://www.cashpassport.com/1/en/Globe/FAQ/)
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OPTIONAL SCENE
EXT. UTAHN STREETS - NIGHT
EMILY AND CLARISSA SPIN AROUND BEFORE THEY REACH THE STORE, AND THEN PRESS THEIR BACKS AGAINST A NAKED WALL. CLARISSA BENDS ONE LEG, PRESSES HER FOOT TO THE WALL AND WAITS LIKE A SEAGULL FOR EMILY TO PULL A FEW BRIGHT PINK PILLS [1.] [2.] FROM HER POCKET.
CLARISSA
Sweet.
EMILY GIGGLES. SHE HANDS CLARISSA THE PILLS. CLARISSA TOSSES THEM INTO HER MOUTH.
EMILY
One girl. One.
CLARISSA POKES OUT HER TONGUE. TWO PINK PILLS DOT THE RED MUSCLES; SMALL BRIGHT PINK POLKA DOTS. EMILY SMILES, AND RETRIEVES ONE WITH A NEAT LICK, A FINE BRUSH STROKE. THEY EACH SWALLOW. THE CAMERA APPEARS TO SHRUG, THEN GLANCES ONCE MORE AT THE STOREFRONT. STILL THE NAME IS A BLUR.
THEY WALK INSIDE.
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1 Bartz, A. (2011). Bitter pills. Psychology Today, 44 (2), 17.
2 Srivastava, R. K., & More, A. T. (2010). [Abstract]. Some aesthetic considerations for over the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products. International Journal of Biotechnology, 11 (3), 267-283. Retrieved January 10, 2012 from http://inderscience.metapress.com/content/14417k1234k5v811/
3 Smith, S. [Director], Rehem, S. [Director], Elsley, B. [Creator], & Brittain, J. [Creator] (2011). Skins: North America. 172 Drury lane, London: Company Television Limited.
4 Pillmatic – Gym Class Heroes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2L6RrwuOV4)
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1 Bartz, A. (2011). Wising up to dummy pills. Psychology Today, 44 (2), 39.
2 Kaptchuk, T. J., Friedlander, E., Kelley, J. M., Sanchez, M. N., Kokkotou1, E., Singer, J. P., Kowalczykowski1, M., Miller, F. G., Kirsch, I., & Lembo1, A. J. (2010). [Background; Conclusion]. Placebos without Deception: A Randomized Controlled