The Miles to Come

7/30/2019 The Miles to Come

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INT. BEDROOM DAY

JULIE and MICHAEL are sitting on an unmade, dirty bed. Theyboth look tired and sad, and middle aged.

MICHAEL

Remember when we first met?

JULIELike any other cheesy romanticstory.

MICHAELI was slouched over, drinking adouble vodka on ice.

JULIEI saw you from across the room.

MICHAELYou smiled.

JULIEYou ordered me a drink.

MICHAELYeah, I did.

JULIEI remember the way my friends

looked at me. Like I was insane forpicking up some guy at a bar.

MICHAELLike they werent there to do thattoo.

JULIE(laughs)

Yeah, especially Christie.

Michael laughs.

MICHAELAnd we sat for hours and hours,talking.

JULIEI was pretty drunk.


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MICHAELYou were? I had been drinking foran hour before you saw me.

Julie laughs.

JULIEThat may be, but I downed thoseCosmos like nobodys business.

MICHAELThere was something you laughed at.I remember because that was thewhen I learned that you could laughso hard that you cried.

JULIEIt was the story about your

parents, and how they wouldnt giveanything away when they moved.

MICHAELThats right!

Michael and Julie both laugh.

Julie rests her head on her shoulder and sighs.

JULIEIf only that stuff didnt have to

change.

Michael kisses Julie on top of her head, and whispers intoher ear:

MICHAELIm sure everythings fine. It justneeds to blow over.

Julie nods.

JULIE

I hope everything is okay.

MICHAELIm sure it is.

Beat.

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JULIEAnd that time when your mother toldus that she wanted to be analcoholic!

They both begin laughing again.

MICHAELI miss those days.

JULIEDont we all.

INT. HENRYS HOUSE DAY

HENRY wakes up with a start. He hears car alarms blaring, andpeople shouting at each other. The sound is muffled.

Henrys 17 year old forehead is sweaty, and he has driedblood on his nose. He rubs his head, and turns over.

He can see directly out the window. He can see directly intopeople fighting, stealing, and dying on his suburban street.

He sees a man run down the street, holding a gun. A woman isrunning behind him, holding out her arms as if to beckon himback. He turns around, and fires. It grazes her in the leg,and she falls to the ground.

Henry raises his hand to his forehead, and wipes away thesweat. He coughs into his hand, and a little trace of bloodcan be seen.

Henry looks around.

HENRY(sick)(faintly)

Mom! Mom!

Nobody responds. He rolls back over, and falls back into a

restless sleep.


Henry wakes up. His forehead is sweatier than usual, but theworld has lost its blur. He looks outside. There is no chaosleft. The streets are empty. Abandoned cars and shards ofglass lie all over the road.

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Henry sits up, and holds his head. A headache has come overhim. Despite that, he walks over to his bathroom, and takesout Tylenol. He pops two in his mouth, and swallows them dry.

He looks into the mirror, and sees blood stains under hisnose. He frowns, and grabs a washcloth. He begins to wipe

them off, and realizes that he needs water. He wipes off therest of the blood and throws the stained washcloth onto thetiled bathroom floor.

Henry walks down the staircase of his large house. He looksrelaxed, even though his parents are nowhere to be seen. Hewalks into the kitchen, and takes a glass out of thecupboard. He walks over to the sink, and turns on the faucet.

The water comes out in a steady stream, but only for a fewseconds. It then begins to dwindle away, until only a dropfalls into Henrys half-empty glass.

Henry looks at the faucet, puzzled. He turns it on and off,but nothing more comes out. He frowns, and looks under thesink. He cannot tell if anything is wrong, but he assumesthat itll be fixed, as shown by his facial expression.

He shrugs, and opens the fridge. The light is off, and thestench of moldy bread emits from the fridge. Henry sniffs,and holds his nose, coughing. He grabs a water bottle, andcloses the fridge, still holding his nose.

He walks out of the room, and back upstairs. He sits down on

his bed, and drinks half of the water bottle. He sighs, andlies back down on his bed. He looks over at his clock to seewhat time it is, and notices that there is no time comingfrom the electronic alarm clock.

Henry pulls out his phone, and turns it on. It is 1 PM, buthe notices that he has no signal. Henry frowns, knowing thatsomething is wrong now. He puts his phone down on his nightstand, and walks back down to the kitchen.

This time, he notices something on the counter, near thedoor. It is a note, in neat, cursive writing. Henry picks itup, and begins to read. As he reads, his eyes begin to showfear, and worry. He puts the note down, and leans against thecounter. He sighs, and looks around.

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INT. BEDROOM DAY

MICHAELYou were so scared your first day.

JULIE

I didnt know I what I was going tobe doing! It was so secretive.

MICHAELYou came home that first day.

JULIEMy cheeks were so flushed.

MICHAELAnd you just said I need to sleep.Eat dinner.

Julie smiles.

JULIEI was exhausted.

MICHAELI know you were.

JULIEYour first day wasnt that good,either.

MICHAEL(defensively)

It went fine.

JULIEI mean after we had Henry.

(At this point, remember that the viewer does not know whoHenry is)

MICHAEL

Oh, right.

JULIEYou came home so worried.

MICHAELI picked up Henry.

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JULIEIm pretty sure you checked to seeif he was breathing.

MICHAELThe stress I had gone through that

day really added to it.

JULIEWorking at a government agency istough work, Mike.

MICHAELI know.

JULIERemember our first date night afterwe had Henry?

MICHAEL(laughing)

Of course I do.

JULIEJules, where is he?

MICHAELAnd you said that he was sleeping.

JULIE

And you ran into his room.

MICHAELAnd put my ear up to him.

JULIEJust checking to see if hesbreathing.

They both chuckle.

MICHAEL

I hope hes doing well now.

JULIEI hope so too.

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Henry is shoving things into an already stuffed backpack. Hethrows in water bottles, toaster pastries, walkie talkies,and a toothbrush. His face is rushed, his eyes determined.

He looks at the note again, and slips it into his pocket.Walking out the door, he slings the backpack over oneshoulder, and looks back at his house.

His eyes show disappointment in leaving, but Henry knows thathe has to go.

EXT. ORIGINAL TOWN DAY

He sets out onto the street. He looks out, and doesnt see asoul.

He walks down the street, and turns onto the main road in thetown. Along the roads, there are a few dead bodies, butmostly broken shards of glass and abandoned cars.

Henry does not seem to pay much attention to these featuresof the new world. Instead, he walks down the road, wherehouses and civilization begin to fade away.

INT. BEDROOM DAY

MICHAELHe was such a good kid. Always knewthe right thing to do.

JULIEI miss him. I hope hes alright.

MICHAELI dont know if he will be, he waspretty sick when we left him.

JULIE

I still feel such guilt because ofthat.

MICHAELSo do I, but it was beyond ourcontrol.

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JULIEI know. We had to get out of there.Otherwise, he wouldve been killedalong with us.

MICHAEL

Those damn rebels thought that theycould run a new government. Thatturned out well.

JULIEThey wanted a better country, butinstead they got no country at all.

MICHAEL(absentmindedly)

Mm.

JULIEIve stopped wishing we could goback. Theres no use.

MICHAELMaybe someday. Maybe not in ourlifetime, but in someone elses.

JULIEHeres to hoping.

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EXT. HIGHWAY DAY

Henry has moved from civilization to a barren road.

His eyes are weary for the dangers ahead, but even they donot know the extent of what is to happen to Henry. He walks

ahead, oblivious to the world beyond his small town, and whatthat world has become.

His backpack is now slung over two shoulders, and his facehas a darkened determination spread across itself.

There are no cars on the highway. A car horn blares in thedistance. A few rusted car parts lie on the highway.

Henry stops, and looks at a car door. The glass is broken,and there are a few remnants of human blood on there. Thehandle is only hanging on by wires, and the paint is chipped,

faded, and rusty.

He continues to walk.

EXT. HIGHWAY NIGHT

Henry sits on the side of the highway. The sun has justrecently set, as there is a faint trace of sunlight lingeringin the air.

His backpack is next to him, and a sleeping bag is laid out

under Henry. His water bottle is empty. He reaches for it,and realizes that.

Henry begins to rummage through his backpack, and pulls outanother water bottle. He takes a sip, and puts the cap backon.

A loud bang is heard off in the distance. Henry turns hishead towards the sound the same way that a dog reacts.Shouting follows, and Henry turns back to his thoughts.

He takes another drink of his water bottle, leaving it about

1/4 empty. He lies down on his sleeping bag, keeping his eyesopen.

He will not be getting a lot of sleep that night, nor any ofthe nights to follow for a very long time.

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INT. BEDROOM DAY

JULIESometimes I wish fate had taken adifferent route, though.

MICHAELHow so?

JULIEMaybe we never collapsed. Maybeeverything resolved and we wentback to normal.

MICHAELThat could happen for all we know.

JULIE

But it wont. The rest of the worldis thriving without us.

MICHAELTheyll see.

JULIEI really dont think they will.

Beat.

MICHAEL

You know, its not our fault thatwe got caught up in all of this. Wejust happened to be on the losingside.

JULIEWe had a chance to switch over.

MICHAELBut we were loyal.

JULIE

(scoffs)Like that paid off.

MICHAELIt might someday.

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JULIEBy the time this all clears up,were going to be long dead.

MICHAELDont say that, Julie.

JULIEIts true.

MICHAELIt might be, but we can keep hopingso that well get out of bed in themorning.

Julia nods, and smiles slightly.

EXT. HIGHWAY DAY

Henry wakes up. His eyes are bloodshot from lack of sleep,and he rolls over and stretches. Yawning, he sits up.

And thats when he realizes that hes on a highway during theapocalypse.

He hoists his backpack onto his shoulders, and rolls up thesleeping bag. Throwing down his backpack again, Henry zipsopen the largest zipper and shoves the sleeping bag inmessily. Zipping it back up, Henry looks out across the road

with uncertainty.

He sees nobody but a few birds sailing in the morning breeze.

Henry begins to walk. He drinks another sip of water, andrealizes that its almost all gone.

He puts down his backpack, and rummages through it. Pulls outsnacks, his sleeping bag, the note, but no water bottles. Heshakes out his backpack, but nothing resembling a waterbottle emerges.

Henry sighs, and begins to pack up his backpack again. Thelast thing he puts in is the note. He looks at it, his facesaddened by the contents. He folds it up carefully, and putsit back into the backpack.

Looking at the next exit sign, Henry decides to leave thehighway in search of water.

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EXT. STRIP MALL DAY

Henry arrives at a small, abandoned strip mall. The storesare all boarded up or broken into. The parking lot is almostempty, save for an old, rusty car. Henry walks by it, andbrushes his hand up against the old and destroyed metal.

Henry walks towards the entrance to a supermarket. He triesto open the door, but its boarded shut. Henry notices,however, that a window into the mall is broken.

Henry throws his backpack through and listens to it hit thefloor. Henry then hoists himself up onto the broken window,and slides down.

INT. MALL DAY

His arm catches on the glass, and it makes a three-inch cuton his forearm. This causes Henry to lose his fallingbalance, and hit the floor at an awkward position. He grunts,but manages to stand up okay. He holds his bleeding forearmcarefully, and picks up his backpack.

Henry walks down the empty hallway of the mall. The lightsare not on, so the only light is shining through the windowsfrom outside. Henry checks his forearm while walking, andbumps into something.

He looks down, and sees a dead mans body slumped against the

wall. Henry stumbles backwards, and trips over a grilldisplay. The clattering of metal creates a racket, and Henryworks quickly to settle it down.

Henry continues on his way, his forehead beginning to sweatslightly. He walks into the supermarket.

INT. SUPERMARKET DAY

The shelves have been looted except for a stray box ofcereal. Henry walks towards the sign that says bottled

water.

Henry reaches the aisle, and sighs in relief when he seesthree stray water bottles sitting in the aisle. He half-runsover towards them. He picks them up, looks around, and putsthem into his backpack.

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Henry walks out of the supermarket, and back around to wherethe broken window is.

INT. STRIP MALL DAY

He throws his backpack up and over, and climbs back over thewindow without any further injuries.

EXT. STRIP MALL DAY

Henry picks up his backpack, and begins to walk again. Hereaches the end of the strip mall, where all the carts arelocated. He rounds the corner, and sees someone pushing oneof the carts back into place.

Henry stops in his tracks, nervous and shocked. The man,

BLINK, turns around. He is in his twenties, but has a nervouslook about him that makes him look much older.

BLINKNobody ever bothers to use a cartanymore!

HENRYSorry?

BLINKThey just come, and grab as much as

they can! In their arms! I yell atthem, I say take a cart! You cancarry everything much more easier!But they dont listen to theemployee. They just do whateverthey want.

Henry stands in front of Blink, perplexed.

BLINK (CONTD)Jesus, where are my manners. ImWilliam, but everyone calls me

Blink. See here?

He holds up his name tag. Henry does not move closer to lookat it. He remains weary of Blink.

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BLINK (CONTD)Hey kid, I aint gonna cut yourinnards out. I wouldve alreadydone that if I wanted to.

Henry looks at Blink, unsure about what to do.

Blink looks at Henry, and gives up trying to get closer. Hestruggles not to move as he says:

BLINK (CONTD)So where you headed in thiswonderful new world of ours?

HENRYWillowscroft.

BLINK

Aint never heard of it.

Henry shrugs, not wanting to talk any further with Blink.Blink, however, does not take the hint.

BLINK (CONTD)So youre telling me that you wantto walk all the way from here to...Wheatscraft?

HENRYWillowscroft.

BLINKWillowscroft. Well I can accompanyyou if you would so like.

HENRYDo you want to?

BLINKHell, Ive got nothing better todo! It is the end of the world,after all. Well, end of our

country, at least.

EXT. HIGHWAY EVENING

Henry and Blink walk down the empty highway. It appears thatBlink has been talking non-stop, and Henry has not beenlistening too well.

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BLINKSomeone walked up to me, withambulance lights all around thesupermarket, and they look at meand they say Whats happening?And I look at all the carts and say

I dont know, but nobody seems tobe taking them!

Henry does not respond.

BLINK (CONTD)Hey, kid, if were gonna betravelin together, youre gonnahafta speak every once ina while.

HENRYSorry.

BLINKSo whats your story, kid? Howdyou experience the wonderful andglorious collapse of this once-great country.

HENRYI didnt. I was asleep.

Blinks laughter in reaction to that statement is wheezy andraspy. He laughs like he hasnt laughed in a very long time.

BLINKCome on kid, it took at least a fewdays!

HENRYI was sick. I remember waking up,and there were people on my streetand they shot someone.

BLINKThats more like it. Isnt itamazing? We had all those radicalssaying that our country was goingto split eventually.

Henry looks at Blink, and they make eye contact for the firsttime. Henry appears genuinely interested.

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BLINK (CONTD)And then the southerners sayyknow, were gonna be fine on ourown! And the great United Statesof America becomes the not-so-greatDivided States of America.

HENRYBut why was everyone--

BLINK(cutting Henry off)

Im gettin to that kid. Ysee--

Just as Blink is about to speak, they hear a gunshot off inthe distance somewhere in front of him.

BLINK (CONTD)

Shit, kid, its bandits. Get yourhead down. We need to get to theside of the highway.

Blink pushes Henry's head down and they crouch on the side ofthe highway.

BLINK (CONTD)Were gonna stay here for thenight. Cant risk going anyfurther.

Henry nods.

HENRYDo you want my sleeping bag? Youprobably havent slept on somethingcomfortable in a while.

BLINKI dont need one. You take it.Youre younger.

HENRY

Are you sure?

Blink puts his hands behind his back and locks them,stretching out. He groans in pleasure.

BLINKYeah. The supermarket floors havedone wonders for my back.

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Blink laughs wheezily at his own joke as Henry begins tounpack his backpack.

BLINK (CONTD)You got a lot of food. Working atthe supermarket, see, I couldnt

steal like everyone else. What ifmy boss came back? Id be in ahelluva lot of trouble for stealinstore property.

HENRYYou want some?

Henry holds out a granola bar to Blink. Blink considers itfor a second, and takes it from Henry. He unwraps it, andtakes a bite.

BLINK(with his mouth full)

Thats good food right there.Havent had that in a while.

Henry nods, and they begin to fall asleep, back to back.

INT. BEDROOM DAY

MICHAELRemember when we first got the

news?

JULIEI was at work. Where were you?

MICHAELOut on a business lunch. Theycalled me on my work phone, andtold me to get back to my house.

JULIEIt came over the speakers at work.

It was chaos.

MICHAELThats a way to describe it.

JULIEWe had to pull Henry out of school.

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MICHAELNobody knew about it at the time.

JULIEWhat was our excuse again?

MICHAELDoctors appointment.

JULIESeems like so long ago, Michael.

MICHAELI know.

JULIEEverything after that happened soslowly.

MICHAELIts not going to speed up anytimesoon.

JULIEI know, but we can hope.

MICHAELWe can.

EXT. HIGHWAY MORNING

Henry sleepily wakes up. He is more aware of his surroundingsthe second time around. He rubs his eyes, and stretches.Yawning, Henry sits up and reaches for his water bottle.

When his hand does not make contact with any plastic, Henryseyes open slightly more. He stands up, and turns around. Hisbackpack is nowhere to be seen, and neither is Blink.

HENRY(under his breath)

Are you kidding me?

Henry groans, and rolls up his sleeping bag. He picks it upunder his arm, and continues walking along the highway. Heknows that he cannot go back to the old supermarket, sincethe water is already taken and Blink might be there.

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EXT. HIGHWAY DAY

Henry reaches the next exit, and sees a supermarket off inthe distance. He walks off the exit, and towards thissupermarket.

EXT. SUPERMARKET DAY

Henry walks up to the abandoned supermarket.

He looks around the corners to make sure there are no Blink-like characters, and then walks up to the door. This one isnot boarded shut, so Henry pushes it open and walks inside.

Henry walks up and down the aisles, grabbing boxes of cereal,granola bars, and anything that wasnt perishable. He reachesthe final aisle, and sees one package of twelve water bottles

sitting on the shelf.

HENRY(quietly)

Oh thank god.

Henry walks over, slower this time than before. He picks upthe package, and drops a box of cereal in the process. Helooks around, and realizes that he is going to need somethingto carry all of his food.

He leaves all of his newly acquired products behind, and

moves towards the checkout counters. He grabs three plasticbags, and walks back to his food and water.

He manages to package all of it, but one of the bags rips anda box of granola bars and water bottles fall out onto thefloor. Henry sighs, and goes to grab three more bags.

He double-bags all of his food and water, and walks out ofthe supermarket unscathed.

He walks down the street, and back onto the highway thatseems to be his main passage to Willowscroft.

INT. BEDROOM DAY

MICHAELWe pulled him out of school.

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JULIEI remember that he was so relievednot to have taken a test.

Both of them chuckle.

MICHAELWe hadnt gotten our shelter ready.

JULIEAnd we just holed up in thebasement with food and water.

MICHAELAnd the rebels came into our housefor the first time.

JULIE

They didnt find us, though.

MICHAELBut they never found us.

JULIEIve never seen Henry as scared ashe was at that moment.

MICHAELI still regret putting him throughthat.

Beat.

JULIEWe had no choice though.

MICHAELWe did. We couldve joined them.

JULIE(irritated)

They didnt do any better than us!

MICHAELBut maybe everything that happenedwouldnt have happened.

JULIEYou cant question what couldvehappened. Its done.

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MICHAELI know.

JULIEAnd at least Henry is done with allof this.

MICHAELYou think hes dead?

JULIECall it a mothers instinct, but Icant know that hes alive anymore.

MICHAELHe cant be.

JULIE

I hope hes dead, Michael. Itsbetter than whats outside.

EXT. JUNCTION DAY

Off in the distance, Henry spies a split in the road. Henrytries to see if there is a sign, but he is too far away. Helooks behind him to check that nobody has been following him,and walks up to the fork in the road.

The sign that would have shown where the fork leads was

laying on the ground.

A vandal had knocked it down, and spray pained the whole signsilver. In black, thick letters, the vandal had wroteLiberty is dead. Long live freedom!

Henry touches the sign. He looks up, and tries to examine thetwo roads that lead to completely different places. However,Henry cannot decide which way leads to Willowscroft.

After a moment of hesitation, Henry begins to walk down theleft road, which leads to nowhere in the distance. As he is

walking, Henry looks back down the highway where he came, andtries to regain his courage to continue.

INT. BEDROOM DAY

JULIEI remember my first project atwork.

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MICHAELMine too.

JULIEWe worked to try and lobby for thedestruction of bipartisanship.

Michael laughs.

MICHAELThat worked out well.

JULIEI was still working on it wheneverything went to hell in a handbasket.

MICHAEL

I know you were.

JULIEIt wouldve worked out so well ifwe had finished. It wouldve beensuch a great improvement for ourcountry.

MICHAELBut instead, the South decides thatthey dont like the way we wererunning things.

JULIESo they split.

MICHAEL(scoffs)

Like that turned out well.

JULIEWell be back to the way we weresome day.

MICHAELI certainly hope so.

JULIEItll come soon enough.

MICHAELNot soon enough for me, Julie.

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EXT. GAS STATION DAY

While Henry is walking, he notices a small house and a gasisland standing out amongst the barren highway. He walks upto the station, and notices a middle-aged couple, WILHELM andMARY.

Wilhelm is sitting in a rocking chair, with a book resting inhis lap. He is slightly balding, and is chewing tobacco. Hiswife is knitting something that is in too early a stage todiscern.

Henry walks up to the stand, and Wilhelm looks up from hisbook.

WILHELMWhatre you doing here?

Henry stops.

HENRYIs this the way to Willowscroft?

MARYYoure a far way off fromWillowscroft.

HENRYYes, but is this the right way.

WILHELMLike she said, kiddo. Youre a farway off.

Henry looks behind him.

HENRYThe fork in the road.

MARYTake the right path.

WILHELMYou went 20 miles the wrong way?

HENRYI assume so.

Wilhelm sighs.

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WILHELMCome on in and Ill give you somewater. You have water?

HENRYYeah, I do.

MARYWell you can always do with somemore.

Henry walks closer, and follows Wilhelm and Mary into theshack.

INT. SHACK DAY

There is a small kitchen and a few shelves that contain candy

bars, chips, and other snacks.

Wilhelm pulls out a chair for Henry, and motions for him tosit down. Henry puts down his bags and sits on the chairacross from Henry.

Mary prepares a glass of water for him, and sets it down onthe table. She then pulls out a chair of her own, and theyall sit.

MARYSo where were you when the country

collapsed?

WILHELMMary, dont say that.

HENRYAsleep. I probably slept for a fewdays after, too.

WILHELMReally?

MARYImagine sleeping through that.

HENRYI woke up for a moment.

Beat.

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HENRY (CONTD)Someone shot a woman. She fell downon my street. Next time I woke upshe was gone.

MARY

Oh my.

WILHELM(indifferent)

Well, thats what happens when thiswhole country goes down the can.

MARYAmen to that.

Henry has finished his water, and he stands up.

HENRYI think I should get going.

MARYAre you sure?

HENRYYeah, I need to get to Willowscroftsoon.

WILHELMWhat for?

MARYDont ask him that. Its personal.

HENRY(trying to avoid thesubject)

Should I keep going on this road orturn back?

MARYTurn back, definitely. Youll just

go in a completely differentdirection if you continue alongthis way.

Henry nods, and walks out of the shack. Mary and Wilhelmwatch him go.

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Henry walks out of the gas station, and back onto the street.His bags are slightly fuller, as it seems that Wilhelm andMary have added some food and water.

He begins his trek back towards the junction.

INT. BEDROOM DAY

MICHAELTell me more about what you wereworking on.

JULIEShould I? It is-- was top secret.

MICHAELIt doesnt matter anymore. Wevecollapsed. Theres not going to beanyone here to reprimand you.

JULIEWell, we convinced about one-thirdof the senators to work toencourage bipartisanship amongtheir fellow senators.

MICHAEL

How was that going?

JULIEFine, as you could imagine.

Beat.

JULIE (CONTD)The day that... that it happened.We had just gotten three moresenators to sign on.

MICHAELA shame.

JULIEMore than a shame, I think.

MICHAELWhat do you mean?

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JULIEWell, its complicated.

MICHAELWe have all the time in the world,Julie. Nowhere to go for a few

years.

JULIEI know. But someone might belistening.

MICHAELI dont think anyone is.

JULIEThey have the technology, Michael.

MICHAELThey have the same technology thatour government had. They just donthave the whole government aspect toit.

JULIEYou know that theyre organizingsomething.

MICHAELSomething like what?

JULIEI mean, a system of government.

MICHAELThats not going to happen, Julie.They took everyone down withoutknowing that they couldnt hoist usback up.

JULIEI heard, when I was out on the

street--

MICHAEL(interrupting Julie)

You were on the street?

JULIEThat doesnt matter.

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MICHAELYes it does. They know who we are,Julie. They know who everyone is.

JULIECan I tell you what happened?

Without you interrupting me?

MICHAELYes. Sorry. Sorry. Go ahead.

EXT. JUNCTION MORNING

It has turned to dawn when Henry finally reaches the junctionwhere he took a wrong turn. As he is walking, about half amile away, Henry hears something. A shout.

He stops.

Peering off into the distance, Henry sees something lying onthe side of the road. It is a truck. A few very small figuresare standing by the back of the truck. One hands a box to theother, and they put it on the ground.

Henry runs to the side of the road, and jumps over thehighway barrier. He begins to walk quietly toward thefigures, even though he knows that it is not a good idea. Heputs his bags down, and creeps closer.

When Henry is close enough, he is able to hear what the menare saying. The man unloading the truck, JERRY, says:

JERRYDamn, man. These guns are going tocome in handy.

The one he is handing the boxes to, CRAIG, says:

CRAIGHey Jerry! Who do you thinks gonnawanna buy em?

JERRYI dunno Craig. Hopefully someonewith a lot of money.

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CRAIGNo shit itll be someone with a lotof money. The rebellion is going towant these.

The driver of the car that Craig is loading the boxes into,

SCOTT, looks back from the drivers seat.

SCOTTDoesnt they have enough gunsalready, guys?

JERRYShut up. They always need moreguns.

CRAIGI feel like in all those movies

about the end of the world,everyone didnt have enough guns.

JERRYPeople have guns, Craig. But theyalways want more. Gives them peaceat mind.

CRAIGHowd we know that this guy hadguns, anyway.

JERRYI knew him before the collapse. Hewas one of those guys that said ohwhen the world ends, Im going tohave enough guns to kill an army.

SCOTTYeh, but how did you know that hewas going to be driving here?

JERRYCall it a lucky guess if you want,Scott. Im not giving away where Iget my information.

Craig throws the last box into the car, and slams the trunkshut. He hits the roof of the car, and Jerry hops out of theback of the overturned truck.

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CRAIGThats the last of them. Lets getgoing.

Everyone piles into the car, and Scott starts the engine.They drive down the junction, and are out of sight. Henry

moves closer, and notices a pistol lying on the ground.

Looking down the road to make sure that they are not turningback, Henry jumps the barrier, and runs towards the gun. Hepicks it up, and tries to figure out the clip.

He fumbles with the clip, and tries to figure out how todisassemble the gun. He continues to fumble with it in themiddle of the road.

While he is all caught up with the gun, he doesnt notice thedistant rumble of a car. Henry finally looks up when he hears

a voice say:

JERRYShit, hes got one of our guns!

CRAIGHow did we leave that behind?

They hop out of the car, and each of them takes a gun from aholster. Craig, however, does not.

CRAIG (CONTD)

Kids got my gun!

Jerry walks towards Henry with the gun pointed directly atHenrys chest.

JERRYDrop the gun, kid.

Henry looks at the gun, and points it at Jerry.

HENRYWhat if I dont?

CRAIGDo you even know how to shoot thatthing, kid?

HENRYI know enough to aim and pull thetrigger.

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JERRYIf you let it go, nobody gets hurt.

HENRYYoure selling guns, though.

JERRYWe only do that for the money, kid.

HENRYBut what good is that money goingto do for you? Theres no currencyanymore!

JERRYThere isnt, but there will besoon!

HENRYWhat?

Due to impatience, Jerry fires. It hits the road behindHenry, and Henry pulls the trigger on the gun. A bullet comesout, but it misses Jerry and brushes Craig in the shoulder.

CRAIG(in pain)

God damn it!

Craig falls to the ground in pain, and holds his shoulder.

Jerry looks over at Craig long enough that Henry begins torun towards the barrier, and the woods behind him.

Jerry sees this, and begins to shoot.

The bullets miss Henry.

Henry jumps the barrier, grabs his bags, and tears off intothe woods.

EXT. WOODS MORNING

JERRY (O.S.)We cant let him get away! What ifhe tells someone?

Henry continues to run. He begins running parallel to theroad in hopes of getting far enough away and not beingtracked.

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INT. BEDROOM DAY

JULIEI overheard someone. I was gettingfood, and someone had said tosomeone else as they were passing

by:

EXT. SIDEWALK DAY

MANSoon well be screaming long livethe Re-United States.

JULIE (V.O.)And the other guy looked at him andsaid--

MAN 2And only in a few weeks!

INT. BEDROOM DAY

MICHAELJesus. What does this mean?

JULIEThe only thing it can mean is that

theyre getting their act together.

MICHAELAnd everyone is agreeing with this?

JULIEHow should I know? Maybe nobodyknows but a few people.

MICHAELStill, somethings happening.

JULIEMore importantly, whats going tohappen to us?

MICHAELTheyre not going to let us walkfree, thats for sure. Somethingsgoing to happen.

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JULIEWhat should we do?

MICHAELI say we stay. If something comesfor us, we fight. Weve done it

before, and well probably have todo it again.

JULIEDo we have ammunition?

Michael slides off the bed, and walks over to the closet. Hepulls down a box with three pistols and several clips ofammunition.

He closes the lid of the box, and puts it back on the closet.He turns to face Julie, who is still sitting on the bed.

MICHAELYeah. Yeah we have enough.

JULIEI guess its just waiting now,isnt it?

MICHAELI guess it is.

EXT. WOODS NIGHT

Henrys brow is incredibly sweaty. He is out of breath, andhas a stabbing pain in his side. He stops, somewhere deep inthe woods off of the highway. The bandits have stoppedchasing him, and Henry thinks that he is hidden enough tosleep.

He reaches into his bag, and pulls out a sleeping bag. Herolls it onto the dirty forest bed. He lies down, hisbreathing ragged.

He closes his eyes, but they snap back open. A twig hassnapped somewhere near. He sits up, but nothing happens.

Henry lies back down, and closes his eyes, and falls asleep.

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EXT. WOODS MORNING

Henry wakes up. The first thing his eyes rest upon is thegun, still firmly held in his right hand. He yawns, and sitsup.

The birds are chirping, and faint rays of sunlight reflectthrough the canopy.

Everything seems to be in order for Henry. He checks hisbags, and looks around to make sure that there is nobodycoming after him. When this is finished, he stands up, andstretches.

Henry picks up his bags, scratches his head, and begins towalk in the direction of the highway.

EXT. HIGHWAY MORNING

Henry emerges onto the highway. It is a bright, sunny day,with the sun resting gently in the sky. Henry looks to theright, where he encountered the bandits, but it is too faroff to see if anything else has happened.

Henry then looks to the right, to try to see if Wilhelm andMary are still sitting on the front porch of their shack. Hecannot see them either.

After a moment of consideration and examination, Henry

decides that his better choice would be to continue down thewrong road, and try to find an alternate route, since he wasa person of interest for the bandits.

Henry begins to walk down the highway.

INT. BEDROOM DAY

JULIEI went outside again today?

MICHAELWhen do you have time to do thiskind of stuff?

JULIEWhen you were sleeping. I went out.

MICHAELAnd?

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JULIETheyve put up banners.

MICHAELBanners for what?

JULIETheyre promoting the newpresident.

MICHAELThe new what?

JULIEThats right. The Rebellion haswon.

MICHAEL

What do you mean they won?

JULIEI mean that its over for us. Weregoing to die soon enough. Theyregoing to hunt us down and kill usand anyone who worked for the oldgovernment

MICHAELWe need to get out of here, then.

JULIEWhats the point?

MICHAELThe point? Well, we might have achance for survival.

JULIEYou dont understand this, Michael.Theyve formed a government. Theyhave a president. And anyone whosleft agrees with them.

MICHAELWell I dont.

JULIENeither do I, but we might have toif we want to survive.

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MICHAELWhats the point?

JULIEThe point is that were stillwaiting for someone.

MICHAELHenrys not coming, Julie. We needto face that.

JULIEWe dont know that!

MICHAELIf you keep that attitude, weregoing to die still waiting for him.Its time to let go.

JULIEI know. Its just hard.

MICHAELIt is.

JULIEI guess we should get going.

MICHAEL(looking around)

We dont really have a lot to pack,do we?


Henry arrives at the same shack that he came across earlier.As he is walking closer, he sees that Wilhelm and Mary arestill sitting on the front porch. Henry is relieved to seethem.

But, as he walks closer, something seems to be off.

Marys needles are not moving in the solid, rhythmic movementthat they were before. And the book that Wilhelm was readingis now sitting on his lap.

As Henry moves closer, he begins to realize that there issomething off with their physical appearance, too.

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Their eyes are open. And Mary has a small amount of bloodrunning from her mouth.

Henrys face turns pale. He looks in horror as he realizesthat the couple is dead. Walking closer, Henry coughs andholds his nose as the stench begins to reach his nostrils.

When Henry gets close enough, he sees two almost identicalpools of blood forming around the couples feet. Wilhelm hasa bullet hole in his chest, right below his heart. Mary hasone on the side of her head.

Henry looks around, and realizes that there was a struggle.There is blood near the gas station, and the streaked bloodmarks helps Henry conclude that they were dragged and proppedup onto their seats.

Henry sighs. He does not bother looting the shack, since it

is obvious that there is no use. Instead, he closes Wilhelmand Marys eyes, and walks away from the gas station.

EXT. HIGHWAY DAY

As he is walking down the highway, a single tear falls downhis face. He leaves the couple behind for the rest of time,and continues to go on his way.

INT. BEDROOM DAY

Julie and Michael each have a backpack filled with theirbelongings. Michael has a coat on. He opens up the coat toreveal a holster, and tucks a gun into the holster. The boxcontaining the other gun is put into one of the backpacks.

MICHAELAre you ready?

JULIENo, but we have no choice.

MICHAELThats right. Go over the plan withme again.

JULIEWere going to walk out of thebuilding. Dont make eye contactwith anyone.

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We walk down Main Street, and gosouth on the highway. Were goingto come across a town calledPipsey, and were going to go to102 Truman Drive. When we getthere, we are going to open the

door without knocking, go into thebasement, and wait from there.

MICHAELGood. What happens if someonecatches us?

JULIEShoot them.

MICHAELAlright. Its time for us to go.

JULIEAre you sure? He might come today.

MICHAELHes not coming. It doesn't matter.We need to start caring about us.

JULIEOkay. Ill go.

Julie and Michael walk towards the door, with their backpacks

slung over their shoulders.

Michael turns the knob, and opens the door.

And the couple emerges into the new world.

EXT. HIGHWAY DAY

Henry is walking along the highway. Nothing eventful hashappened to him since he came across Mary and Wilhelm. Henotices an exit sign. It says that it leads to a town called

Greenfield.

Henry decides that he is going to take the exit.

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EXT. GREENFIELD DAY

Henry arrives in Greenfield. At first, the small town looksnormal. But as Henry begins to walk through the town, thestreets are emptier than usual.

There arent any abandoned cars in the road, and the windowsare not broken and the houses are not destroyed. Henrynotices this, and becomes puzzled.

It seems like nobody ever lived in Greenfield.

Henry continues walking. As he progresses through the town,he becomes more and more discouraged. What happened to awhole towns population.

EXT. RICHARDS HOUSE DAY

Henry comes across a small house. It is a cottage style, witha big front lawn. The thing that piques Henrys interest isthat the lawn is neatly kept. There are blooming flowers, andthe grass is a surprising shade of green compared to thebrown of the rest of the world.

Henry looks at the house for a moment. As he is about to moveon, an old man comes out of the front door. Henry isstartled, and ducks slightly out of reflex.

RICHARD, the old man, looks at Henry and squints. He takes

glasses out of his pocket, and puts them on. When he seesHenry clearly, he smiles broadly.

RICHARDWell dont just stand there!

Richard beckons Henry to come inside his house.

RICHARD (CONTD)Come on in!

Henry hesitates.

RICHARD (CONTD)Dont worry, Im not going to hurtyou or anything. Ive just beenlonely is all.

Henry accepts this, and walks up the immaculate lawn, up thestairs, and into Richards house, with Richard following him.

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INT. RICHARDS HOUSE DAY

Henry walks into Richards house uneasily. The entrance isbright and warm, and there are freshly picked flowers sittingin a vase on a table in the hallway. Richard closes the doorbehind him, and locks it.

Richard has poor posture, and walks slowly but sure-footed.On the wall is a picture of a brown haired, middle age womansmiling warmly at the camera taking the picture.

As Richard walks by it, his hand seems to instinctively touchthe womans face.

RICHARDCome sit in the kitchen. Ill getyou a bottle of water.

Henry lets Richard take the lead, and follows him slowly intoRichards brightly lit kitchen. The kitchen, like the rest ofRichards house, is immaculate. Henry sits down at a smallround table, while Richard pours Henry a glass of water.

RICHARD (CONTD)(while pouring water)

Everything has changed since theUnited States fell. But I try andkeep my spirits high, my houseclean, and my garden trimmed.

Richard sets the glass of water down, and sits across thetable from Henry. As he sits, he lets out a sigh that makesit seem like some great weight has been lifted.

RICHARD (CONTD)You know what happened, of course?

HENRYNot too much, no.

RICHARDReally?

Henry nods as he takes a sip of his water.

HENRYI woke up after it had allhappened. I dont really remember alot before, either.

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RICHARDWell you know the split.

HENRYMy teachers talked about it inschool. How the South disagreed so

they became their own country.

RICHARDThats part of it. The Southernerswere so disappointed in our countryand our stalemate down inWashington that they decided thatit would be better if they left us.And so they did.

HENRYHow did we collapse?

RICHARDWell, thats pretty simple. Neitherof the countries could handle tradeor diplomacy on their own, so abunch of radicals took the chanceto--

Richard holds his hands in the air, and makes the air quotessign with his fingers.

RICHARD (CONTD)

Bring democracy back.

HENRYThey didnt.

RICHARDNo sir, they certainly did not. Mywife, Patricia, she worked for thestate. And these... these bastardscame and took her. They rounded upeveryone who worked in thegovernment, and kept them.

Henrys face shows slight shock. His parents worked for thegovernment.

RICHARD (CONTD)Some people who didnt workdirectly for the old country wererounded up.

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Anybody who came in contact withthe old government was taken, Idsay.

Henry takes another sip of his water, trying to conceal hisobvious emotion.

RICHARD (CONTD)Come here, I want to show yousomething.

Richard stands up, and Henry follows suit. In his steadygait, Richard walks from his kitchen, down a hallway, intohis living room. There, he pulls out a small, yellow piece ofpaper. He hands the paper to Henry.

The paper reads: America is going to be what it used to be.Our new president has issued that electricity and water be

restored to everyone in New America by the end of the month.

RICHARD (CONTD)That came two days ago. Today, mylights flickered.

HENRYSo, the country is getting back tonormal?

RICHARDI dont think so, boy. Its going

to be different. Id watch how youcarry yourself. Theyre going to beon the lookout for anytroublemakers.

Henry nods, and hands the paper back to Richard. Richardtakes it, and reads it again for a moment.

RICHARD (CONTD)(to himself)

Maybe this means that Patricia willcome back.

HENRYI hope she does.

RICHARDWell thats the first nice thingIve heard in months.

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Anybody else wouldnt give a ratsass if my wife lived or died.Neither should you. You didnt knowher.

HENRY

No, but my parents worked for agovernment agency.

Richards eyes register pity, shock, and empathy.

HENRY (CONTD)I was sick when it happened. I wokeup, I saw someone with a gunoutside. They shot someone else.Not my parents, I dont think. Butwhen I woke up, they were gone.

Henry walks out of the room, leaving Richard standing in theliving room, empathetic for Henry.

After a moment, Henry walks back into the room with the notein his hand.

HENRY (CONTD)They left this for me.

Henry hands the note to Richard. Richard looks at it,squinting to see without his glasses. Henry watches him,looking at his eyes moving across the page. When Richard

finishes, he pauses for a moment.

RICHARDHenry.

Richard hands the paper back to Henry. Henry takes the paper,and slips it into his pocket.

RICHARD (CONTD)They sound like theyre okay.

HENRY

Ive been walking to Willowscroftfor three months.

RICHARDYoure not too far away. Id sayanother month and youre there.

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HENRYIm worried. If the government isbeing reconstructed, that meansthat Im going to have to go insecret.

RICHARDThey dont have to know who youare. Take a fake name. Keep yourhair long.

HENRYIts not that easy.

RICHARDIt is. These new officials will beon the lookout for someone namedHenry. They wont know what he

looks like, maybe a vaguedescription at most. Theyre notgoing to be organized.

Henry nods.

RICHARD (CONTD)Its as simple as that.

HENRYThanks.

RICHARDOne thing, Henry. Theyre going tobe looking for you. Thats forsure. Theyve got a lot of peopleto look for. I know that theyregoing to be looking for me, too.

HENRYCome with me, then! My parents aregoing to be in Willowscroft, and wecan stay with them there!

RICHARDIm too old. If they come for me,so be it. I have nothing left tolive for.

Henry does not say anything. He looks at the note, trying tothink of what to say.

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Richard chuckles.

RICHARD (CONTD)Maybe if they take me, Ill bereunited with Patricia. Maybe Iwant them to take me.

Henry nods.

RICHARD (CONTD)You should probably be on your way,friend. Who knows how long we haveuntil these roads start to fillagain.

HENRYAlright. Thank you for the water.

RICHARDIm happy to help.

Henry walks towards the front door. He grabs his bags, andopens the door. Richard follows him.

EXT. RICHARDS HOUSE DAY

Henry walks outside, and starts down the steps towards theroad. When he reaches the sidewalk, Richard calls out:

RICHARDHenry!

Henry turns.

RICHARD (CONTD)I hope you get to where youregoing. Ill be praying for you.

Henry smiles, and turns back towards the road. He looks downthe street, where it begins to lead back onto somethingresembling a highway. He begins to walk.

INT. APARTMENT BUILDING DAY

Michael and Julie close the door behind them. The hallway iscarpeted, with walls of peeling grey paint. The backpacks sitheavily on Julie and Michaels shoulders. They look left andright, and being making their way to the stairs.

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MICHAELRemember. Dont look anyone in theeye.

JULIERight.

They reach the stairs, and push the door open. Michael looksdown the several flights of stairs that they have to climbdown to check if there is anyone. There isnt.

They begin down the flight of stairs.

MICHAELWhen we get out of the building,turn left. Theres going to bepeople there, I know that the townis starting to repopulate. But

theres also going to beenforcement officers.

JULIEWhat do we do if one of them stopsus?

MICHAELLets hope they dont. We need tostop in a hallway for a second.

They emerge a few flights down onto an empty hallway. Michael

checks to make sure nobody is coming, and slings his backpackoff of his shoulder. He opens the front pocket, and pulls outtwo wigs.

He hands the longer wig to Julie

MICHAEL (CONTD)Put this on. Itll help disguise usmore.

Julie takes the wig, and begins to put it on. She does afairly sloppy job, and Michael fixes her wig before putting

on his own.

Once they are finished, they walk back into the stairwell andbegin to walk down the stairs once again.

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MICHAEL (CONTD)If they catch us, theyre going toknow its us. Were going to haveto fight.

JULIE

Okay.

They continue down the rest of the stairs in silence. Thenerves of their plan are beginning to register, and both ofthem begin to feel very nervous.

They reach the lobby, and see one person sitting in a chair.The person looks slightly pale. Julie and Michael walk bywithout any confrontation.

They push the lobby door open, and emerge onto the mainstreet of the town.

EXT. ROAD EVENING

Henry has emerged onto the road, with only a few houses insight. He looks tired, but also weary of his surroundings. Heknows that he needs to be more vigilant since there arepeople looking for him.

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As the sun begins to set, Henry hears someone crying. Helooks off in the distance, and can see a silhouette sittingon the side of the road, her shoulders shaking.

Henry walks closer. His newfound worry for being caught comesinto effect, and he looks at the woman suspiciously. When he

is close, she hears his footsteps.

The woman, REBECCA, looks up at Henry. Her eyes are red andher cheeks tear stained. She is middle aged, and is wearing adirty cardigan and dirty jeans. Her black hair is tousled andlooks like it hasnt been washed in a long time.

REBECCAHelp me!

Henry stops walking, and examines Rebecca from a distance.

REBECCA (CONTD)Please! I wont hurt you! Mydaughter... shes sick.

HENRYWhats wrong with her?

REBECCAShe has pneumonia. She caught it afew days ago and shes gettingworse! I dont have anyantibiotics, and I...

Rebecca lets loose another large wail. At this point, Henrysoftens and moves closer.

HENRYDo you live near here?

REBECCADown the road.

HENRYHave you checked the pharmacy?

REBECCAI walked there, and there wasnothing. I left her to go find thenext one, but I--

She is overcome by another sob. Henry offers a hand to her,and she takes it. He helps her up.

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REBECCA (CONTD)Thank you.

HENRYIm headed this way anyway. Do youwant me to go and look for some

antibiotics?

REBECCAYou dont have to do that. Shestoo far gone anyway.

HENRYI dont mind.

REBECCAIll come with you. You shouldn'thave to go alone.

Henry considers this for a moment, looking at Rebecca andexamining her once more. After a moment, he nods.

HENRYWe should hurry. Its getting darkpretty soon.

REBECCA(nodding)

Thank you! You dont know how muchyour help means to me!

HENRYIts fine, really.

Rebecca smiles, and they begin to walk down the roadtogether.

EXT. MAIN STREET DAY

Julie and Michael emerge onto a surprisingly busy mainstreet. There are groups of people walking up and down the

street, some carrying grocery bags. Enforcement officersstand on top of red cars, holding semi-automatic guns.

They stop. Michael has a worried expression on his face.

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MICHAEL(whispering to Julie)

You didnt say it would be thisbusy.

JULIE

Last time I went out, it wasnt.

MICHAELThis is going to be tough.

JULIEWe turn left, right?

Michael nods, and grabs her hand. They begin to walk down thecrowded sidewalk. They are walking against the crowd, andJulie has a very stressed look on her face.

An enforcement officer standing on the car pulls out an oldfashioned megaphone, and holds it up to his mouth.

ENFORCER #1(shouting)

If you suspect anyone of belongingto or a descendant of someonebelonging to the old system, pleasetalk to your nearest enforcementofficer immediately!

Michael turns around to look at Julie as they walk through

the crowd.

MICHAEL(mouthing the words)

Henry.

Julies eyes widen.

At that moment, someone bumps into Julie. She stumbles to theside, and crashes into someone else.

Michael turns around, and sees Julie fall to the ground,

creating a large circle of fallen or offended people. Thecrowd begins to murmur, and an enforcement officer hops offof a car.

ENFORCER #2Whats going on over here.

Michael walks directly up to the enforcer, and smiles.

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MICHAELNothing officer. My wife tripped.Thats all.

ENFORCER #2Youre disturbing the peace of our

new capitol.

MICHAELYes, yes, I know, and were sorryabout that.

JULIE(on the ground)

Yes, Im sorry. Im very clumsy.

ENFORCER #2Well make sure it doesnt happen

again.

MICHAELOf course not, officer.

JULIEIll make sure to watch my stepmore carefully.

ENFORCER #2Very well.

The enforcer begins to walk away. Michael helps Julie up, andthey give a sigh of relief to each other.

As Julie and Michael recollect themselves, three enforcersstand on a car and shoot their guns in the air. The peoplestop, not disturbed, and look at the enforcers in silence.They seem to know what is going to happen.

ENFORCER #1In order to display your loyaltyand patriotism to our newfoundcountry, the New and Great America--

MICHAEL(while the enforcer istalking)

No.

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ENFORCER #1(over Michael)

May if forever and always prosperas a great and powerful nation--

Michael looks at Julie, horrified. He knows what is about to

happen.

ENFORCER #1 (CONTD)Do your national salute.

The whole group gets on their knees, and pushes their handsforward in fists. The only people left standing are Michaeland Julie, who do not know the salute or the anthem.

CROWDMay our great and wonderful leaderlive a long, happy, and prosperous

life bringing this country togreatness like it never was. Maytraitors and rebels, burn and rotin front of our leader, for heshall defeat all who oppose him.And may our New and Great Americabe as lovely as the trees, the sun,the water, the mountains, and thewonderful God who saves us all.

As the crowd is saying their salute, Julie and Michael areleft standing.

ENFORCER #1Couple! Do your salute!

Michael looks at Julie, and nods. Their faces are pureterror.

ENFORCER #1 (CONTD)You two! Salute to your new leaderand country!

In a moment, Michael and Julie have pulled their pistols out,and shot at the enforcer. The enforcer gets hit in the leg,and falls off of the car.

The crowd continues doing their salute all through this.

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EXT. ROAD DAY

Henry and Rebecca, in the calm evening, are walking towards apharmacy.

REBECCA

Shes nineteen, and shes theprettiest girl youve ever seen.

HENRYShe sounds wonderful, Rebecca.

Rebecca smiles.

HENRY (CONTD)(pointing to the pharmacy)

Here we are.

Without saying anything else, they walk towards the pharmacy.The windows are broken; the doors shoved open. Henry seesthis as a sign that everything has been taken already, butRebecca remains hopeful.

They walk in through the door. Henry takes out his gun, andchecks for bullets. Rebecca looks at it in horror.

REBECCAWhered you get that?

HENRY

Shhh.

REBECCA(whispering)

Is it safe to handle that? Can youshoot it?

HENRY(whispering)

I can shoot it fine. Keep your headdown.

Henry walks in, with Rebecca following him. He looks down theaisles, and sees nobody. He begins to walk towards theprescription counter.

He opens the half door that leads to the shelves ofmedication, and looks down each aisle. There is still nobodythere.

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HENRY (CONTD)Everythings fine.

Rebecca nods.

HENRY (CONTD)

Start looking for medication in theright aisle. Ill look in the left.

REBECCAAlright.

They begin to look. Henry pulls bottles of pills off theshelves, looking at them three at a time. He keeps going, notfinding anything that is an antibiotic.

Rebecca is looking as well. She begins by searching calmly,methodically. But as she begins to realize that she cannot

find anything left that is antibiotic, she starts to becomefrantic.

Henry reaches the end of what is left, and walks to the otheraisle.

HENRYI couldnt find anything.

He finds Rebecca sitting on the floor, against the wall. Sheis crying once more. Henry sits down next to her.

HENRY (CONTD)But, we could always look atanother place. Theres bound to besome somewhere.

REBECCANo.

She looks up at Henry. Her eyes are not as wet as last time,but she still looks miserable.

REBECCA (CONTD)

Its okay. I dont want to troubleyou anymore.

HENRYSeriously, Im in no rush. I cankeep looking at other places.

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REBECCA(ignoring Henry)

You know, youre the nicest personIve met since... it happened.Maybe its better if I just spendmy time with her in her last days.

Henry realizes that he should not argue with her, that thereis no use.

REBECCA (CONTD)I wish you the best. I really do.

Rebecca leans over and hugs Henry. Henry is surprised, asthis is the first physical contact hes had with a person ina very long time. After a moment, he hugs her back. Shesniffs.

INT. ROOM

Julie finds herself in a grey cement room. There are nowindows, and the only light source is a single bulb hangingfrom the ceiling by a wire. She sits on a wooden chair withher hands tied up with rope. She struggles to get loose, butto no avail.

The single door in the room opens. A man, PATRICK, walks in.He sits down across from Julie.

PATRICKYoure Julie.

Julie glares at him.

PATRICK (CONTD)Youre married to Michael?

JULIEWhere is he?

PATRICK

That doesnt concern you. Whatconcerns you is what Im going todo with you.

Beat.

JULIEI want a lawyer

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PATRICKHow naive. You dont get a lawyer,youre a traitor. You shot anenforcer.

JULIE

Arent you supposed to call themenforcement officers?

PATRICKI can call them whatever I wantwhen Im here. Nobody can hear us.

He knocks on the walls.

PATRICK (CONTD)Solid cement. Built during theCuban missile crisis.

JULIEWhat are you going to do with me?

PATRICKI dont know yet. Itll be death,thats for sure. But I haventdecided how. Any preferences?

JULIEId prefer for you to be the onedying.

PATRICKNow now. Every traitorous word yousay is only going to make yourdeath worse.

Julie spits.

The spit runs down Patricks face. He wipes it off with hissleeve.

PATRICK (CONTD)

We shouldnt have done that.

Instead of doing anything, Patrick just sits back in hischair.

PATRICK (CONTD)You have a son.

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JULIEThats right.

PATRICKWhats his name?

JULIEGeorge Washington.

Patrick chuckles.

PATRICKFunny. Youre funny. Whats hisreal name?

JULIEThomas Jefferson.

PATRICKAlright. Cut it out.

JULIESamuel Adams. Benjamin Franklin.John Adams. Abraham Lincoln. JamesMadison. Alexander Hamilton.

Patrick leans over, and hits Julie backhand across the face.A small drop of blood falls from her mouth, but she has thesame disdainful look on her face.

JULIE (CONTD)Paul Revere.

Patrick stands up, and walks into the hall. He slams the doorbehind him. Julie is left by herself, her cheek stinging andher mouth bleeding.

INT. ROOM #2

Patrick walks into the exact same room as before. This time,however, Michael is in the same place Julie was. His wrists

are bloody.

Patrick sits down across from Michael.

PATRICKI just had a nice talk with yourwife.

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MICHAELDid you?

PATRICKYes. In fact, she told me all aboutwhat you were doing?

MICHAELWhat did she say?

PATRICKWell, I cant tell you that, nowcan I?

MICHAELYes you can. We had the same plan.

PATRICK

Why dont you tell me what thatplan is?

MICHAELWhy dont you tell me?

Patrick gives Michael a menacing and defeated look. Michaelsmiles coldly.

PATRICKAlright. Enough. Wheres your son?

MICHAELIn America.

PATRICKYou mean New America?

MICHAELWhatever you want to call it.

PATRICKWhere in New America is he?

MICHAELI dont know. What do you call yourregions?

PATRICKAlright. Cut the bull, Michael.Your son has the blood of traitorsin him.

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We need to find him to make sure hedoesnt create any sedition.

MICHAELDo you even like your new leader?

PATRICKOf course.

MICHAELBut do you support his ideals?

PATRICKDo you want me to be honest withyou? I dont give a flying fuckwhat our new leader does. All Iwant is for everything to return tonormal.

MICHAELAnd thats going to happen underNew American rule?

PATRICKIts better than if there was nogovernment at all.

Michael laughs.

MICHAEL

I wouldnt say that.

PATRICKAre you going to tell me what Ineed to know, or am I going to haveto bring your lovely wife in hereand torture her a little bit?

MICHAELI dont know, what do you want meto tell you?

PATRICKWhats your sons name?

MICHAELI have ten thousand sons. Which oneare you talking about?

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Patrick is fed up. He stands up. The chair he was sitting onfalls to the ground. He leans in close to Michael so thatthey are almost touching.

PATRICKYoure not going to feel sunlight

ever again. I can promise you that.

Patrick walks out of the room without closing the door.

Patrick sees an enforcer pull the door shut, but not beforeMichael hears:

PATRICK (CONTD)Kill them both. Im done.

EXT. ROAD MORNING

Henry has been walking for a long time. His clothes are worn,his brow sweaty, his hair messy. He does not know how closehe is to Willowscroft.

As he is walking, he sees someone walking in the distancetowards him. Henry lowers his head as he comes closer to theperson.

MAN #3Have you heard?

Henry is forced to look up.

MAN #3 (CONTD)New leader. May he forever live andprosper.

Henry nods. He is shocked by the attitude that the man has.

HENRYWhere are you going?

MAN #3

To spread the word, of course! Agood day to you!

The man walks by Henry, whistling a tune. Henry is leftalone, not bothered by the seemingly cheerful man.

Henry continues walking.

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EXT. TOWN DAY

Henry has exited the highway once again. This time, he needsto look for more water. The bottles in his bag are empty, andthere is limited food, too.

Henry walks into a small town. This one, unlike the town hefound Richard in, has seen more destruction. He walks throughthe town, and sees abandoned cars, broken glass, blood, and adead body.

EXT. PHILIPS HOUSE DAY

Henry arrives at one house that does not seem to be affectedby the destruction. It is a small cottage, like Richardshouse, but the grass is all but dead. The paint on the houseis peeling, and half of the windows are broken.

On the front porch, in a T-shirt and shorts that are toosmall for him, sits PHILIP. Philip is holding a shotgun. Heis around five feet tall, and probably around age 12.

Philip sees Henry walk by, and holds up his shotgun from hisseat.

PHILIP(shouting)

What do you want?

Henry looks over, and sees the shotgun Philip is pointing athim. Henry holds his hands up in the air.

HENRYJust passing through.

PHILIPMy mom said that if anyone trynkill me, I blow their brains out!

HENRYWheres your mom now?

Philip is taken off guard. He lowers the shotgun slightly,and readjusts his shorts.

PHILIPShes dead.

HENRYWhat about your dad?

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PHILIPHe ranway a few weeks ago. Saidthat he was gettin food but hewasnt. Its okay, though. I canget my own food!

HENRYIm sure you can.

PHILIPHey, dont you talk to me that way!Im grown! I can shoot a gun!

HENRYI wasnt!

PHILIPAlright.

Philip lowers the shotgun completely, and Henry waits for amoment while Philip pulls down his shirt.

PHILIP (CONTD)Wan come in? I got water.

HENRYThats just what I was looking for,actually.

Henry walks up the front steps, and Philip runs inside. Henry

opens the door, and walks into the ramshackle house.

INT. PHILIPS HOUSE DAY

The smell of feces overwhelms Henrys nose. He begins to walkthrough the house, noticing dirty clothes and dead animals.On the wall, however, is a photo of Philip and his family,smiling happily on a summers day.

Henry finds Philip in a kitchen, drinking a bottle of water.

HENRYHas the water came on for you yet?

PHILIPNah, some guy came over telling methat we were gonna get electricityand water, but it never came.

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HENRYItll come soon. They have a lot ofwork to do.

PHILIPThis new guy is mean, though.

HENRYMean?

PHILIPPeople workin for him came along,an they told me that I was gon betaken away because I had the bloodof a traitor. I dont, do I?

HENRYNo, of course not. They told me

that too. They just dont likepeople who say that their leader ismean.

PHILIPI dont care what they think! Theycan kiss my butt!

Philip giggles. Henry smiles.

PHILIP (CONTD)You want water?

HENRYYes please.

Philip stands up and pulls open his fridge. Although it isnot working, there is a carton of yogurt and milk, along witha dozen water bottles. He takes one out, and throws it toHenry.

PHILIPCatch!

Henry catches the bottle, and cracks it open. He takes a sip.

PHILIP (CONTD)Man, you never woulda thought thatwater would taste so good, right?

HENRYMm-hmm.

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PHILIPHey, where you headed?

HENRYIm going to Willowscroft.

Henry is surprised at how open he is being with Philip.

PHILIPHey, my aunt lives there!

HENRYWillowscroft?

PHILIPNear there, I think. Could I comewith you?

HENRYI dont know. Were both on theirlists.

PHILIPWho cares! Long as I got my gun,were all okay!

Philip picks up his gun and aims it at the window.

PHILIP (CONTD)(pretending to fire the

gun)Pow!

HENRYI guess you can come. Its only afew days away.

PHILIPAwesome! Ill go pack my stuff!

Philip hops out of his seat and runs upstairs. Henry standsup, finishes his water bottle. He walks into Philips living

room. He can hear Philip stomping around upstairs.

He sees a few framed photos of Philip as a baby, and Philipand his parents. Henry looks very sad. He cant even rememberany of the photos with his parents.

Philip comes bounding down the stairs with a bag full ofclothes.

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PHILIP (CONTD)We can take the water if you want.We might need it.

Henry walks back into the kitchen, opens the fridge, andbegins to unload the water bottles into his bags.

HENRYGreat. Do you have any food?

PHILIPNone really. I been cooking my ownmeat.

HENRYI have a little bit left. We canget some on the way there.

PHILIPIm excited! Im going to my auntshouse!

Henry smiles, and he opens the door. Philip runs out, andHenry walks out of the door, closing it behind him.

EXT. PHILIPS HOUSE DAY

PHILIPMy names Philip, by the way.

Whats yours?

Henry hesitates for a moment. Should he tell Philip his realname?

HENRYHenry.

Philip runs down to the road, and Henry watches him. Philipturns around when he is about 50 yards from Henry.

PHILIP

(shouting)Come on! Were never gonna getthere if youre so slow!

Henry smiles, and continues to walk at the same pace.

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EXT. TOWN CENTER DAY

A door opens, and Michael and Julie are blinded by thesunlight. Two enforcers grab them by their bound hands, andlead them onto a wooden platform.

PATRICKLadies and gentlemen! I give youour two newest traitors! Pleasegive them a warm welcome!

The enforcers lead Michael and Julie onto the stage. Theyplace the couple by Patrick. Patrick leans in and whispers inMichaels ear.

PATRICK (CONTD)(whispering to Michael)

I broke my promise. Sorry.

Michaels gag stops him from saying anything back to him.Patrick smiles devilishly, and turns back to the crowd.

PATRICK (CONTD)This lovely young couple worked forour extraordinarily terriblepredecessors! What do we think ofthem?

Patrick holds his ear to the crowd as the boo, jeer, andhiss.

PATRICK (CONTD)Wow my friends! Youve got quitethe fan base!

Michael looks at Julie. They are both very worried aboutwhats going to happen at this public demonstration. Theydont know if they are going to be killed, tortured, or both.

PATRICK (CONTD)Tell me, how are you on this finemorning?

One of the enforcers pulls Julies gag off, and the crowdcontinues their shouting and jeering.

PATRICK (CONTD)Come on, miss! Dont you haveanything to say to your loving andloyal fans?

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Patrick does a short and curt nod towards the enforcer, andhe digs his bayonetted gun into her shin. Julie lets loose apained cry, and falls on her knees.

Michael watches, unable to do anything.

PATRICK (CONTD)Wow, you guys! Shes so overwhelmedwith emotion that she just has toget on her knees and thank you!

Patrick turns back to look at Michael.

PATRICK (CONTD)What about our wonderful heroicman? You shot an enforcementofficer!

The enforcer does not even take off Michaels gag. Instead,the enforcer just gives two curt swipes of his bayonet acrossMichaels legs. Michael winces in pain, but remains standing.

The crowds roars get louder and louder.

PATRICK (CONTD)My my, we have a fighter here!Wonderful enforcement officer, showhim what we really do to traitorslike him!

Patrick turns, his arm in an open gesture. The enforcer nods,and takes the bayonet he is holding and puts it in a readyposition. He walks around Michael so that they are facingeach other.

ENFORCER #3Traitorous scum!

The enforcer digs his bayonet deep into Michaels leg.Michael, still gagged, screams as loud as he can with the gagin his mouth.

The crowd cheers loudly.

Julie watches, not able to say anything due to her gag.

PATRICKNow isnt that nice, my audience!

The crowd cheers even louder.

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A tear streams down Julies face. To her, everything is done.

PATRICK (CONTD)Now, ladies and gentlemen, I have aspecial gift for you. Do you wantit?

The crowd roars and cheers.

PATRICK (CONTD)Walking around you are a few of mywonderful enforcement officers.They have baseballs! A traitoroussymbol from our terrible past usedin a good way. Let us raise ourarms in salute, and pelt thesetraitors!

An enforcer walks around, and every person he walks byreaches for a baseball. As soon as it is in someones hand,the person pelts it at Michael or Julie.

Julie tries to duck, but the enforcer stabs her slightly whenshe does. Julie straightens back up.

PATRICK (CONTD)Thats it! These traitors deserveit!

Michael watches in horror as one baseball hits Julie in the

face. She falls to the ground, with her face bruised and hermouth breathing.

EXT. ROAD TO WILLOWSCROFT DAY

Henry and Philip have been walking for some time. They havestopped talking. They walk in silence. Off on the horizon,Henry can see lights.

He points at the lights.

HENRYWere close.

PHILIPWow! We went faster than I thoughtwe would!

Henry nods.

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HENRYI know. A day or so and well bethere.

PHILIPI wonder if my aunts still alive.

HENRYIf she lives that close toWillowscroft, Im sure she will be.

PHILIPAlright. Even if she isnt, Imsure we can stay at her house.

HENRYIts bound to have electricity.

PHILIPAnd water!

HENRYAnd water.

PHILIPIm excited! Do you wanna come withme, Henry?

HENRYI dont think so. My parents are in

Willowscroft.

PHILIPGee, I wish my dad was inWillowscroft. I miss him a ton.

HENRYI know, but you have your aunt tolook forward to!

PHILIPYeah. I hope shes there, but I

dunno. She worked for Americabefore.

HENRYSo did my parents.

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PHILIPMaybe theyre together. I dontknow.

HENRYWell you always need to keep your

hopes up. Were going to seeelectricity!

PHILIPYeah. Do you think they have TV?

HENRYI dont know. Maybe they do.

PHILIPI hope so. My mom and I used towatch TV together.

HENRYMe too.

They continue walking.

INT. CELL

Michael sits in a cell, leaning up against the bars. His legshave scars on them, and he winces as he shifts them.

Across from him, in a different cell, is Julie. Her face isbloated, and a drop of blood is dried around the corner ofher mouth.

MICHAELJulie.

Julie has her eyes closed. She is restlessly sleeping.

MICHAEL (CONTD)Julie.

JULIE(drowsily)

Hmm?

MICHAELJulie, Im sorry.

JULIEI am too.

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MICHAELNo, this is my fault. I was the onewho thought of this plan. Im theone that got us into this.

JULIE

It couldnt be helped.

MICHAELYes it could have. I just didntthink it through.

JULIEWhat reason do we have to liveanymore?

MICHAELWhat about Henry?

JULIEHes either dead, or alive. And ifhes alive, that means..

Julies head rolls to the side. She passes out. Michael closeshis eye. A single tear falls down his face. A single tearcontaining all the turmoil, the stress, the nerves that camewith his new life, with the New America.

MICHAELIm sorry, Julie. I dont know if

well get through this, but I loveyou. I love you.

An enforcer walks in. He stops for a moment, and noticesMichael crying. This makes the enforcer awkward.

In an attempt to combat the situation, he looks at Julie andmotions to her with his gun.

ENFORCER #4Is she dead?

MICHAELI hope so.

EXT. OUTSIDE OF WILLOWSCROFT DAY

Philip and Henry are a few miles outside of Willowscroft. Aday has passed, and both of them are nervous.

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They are both wondering whether or not they are going to meettheir parents.

HENRYCan you hear that?

PHILIPHear what?

HENRYThe music.

Philip strains to hear what Henry is hearing. There is afaint sound of a band playing. The old fashioned music,nothing modern.

PHILIPYeah, I can.

HENRYWere really close, then.

PHILIPAre you nervous? I am.

HENRYNervous for what?

PHILIPSeeing your parents!

HENRYI guess so.

PHILIPI mean, its been a few months.

HENRYSeven months.

PHILIPSeven. Exactly.

HENRYI guess so. I hope they recognizeme.

PHILIPYoure their son! Of course theyllrecognize you.

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HENRYWhat about you?

PHILIPYeah, I hope my aunt recognizes me.

HENRYNo, I mean, are you nervous?

PHILIPYeah, actually. I met her once, afew years before... before thesplit.

HENRYWas she nice?

PHILIP

Yeah, shes my aunt. She kinda hasto be.

HENRYWell I hope she still is.

PHILIPBut something keeps telling me thatshes not. I mean, she worked forthe government.

HENRY

So did my parents, but theyrealive.

PHILIPYeah, but... I dont know.

They continue walking. In the distance, Henry sees something.He points it out.

HENRYHey. Hey what is that?

Philip looks.

PHILIPSomebody's on a car.

It is an enforcer standing on a car in uniform, holding thestandard gun.

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HENRYJesus.

PHILIPWhat are we going to do?

HENRYIve got this. Dont worry.

They walk by the enforcer. He looks at them under his helmet.Henry nods.

HENRY (CONTD)Good day.

ENFORCER #5Weve got a special event for thecitizens of New America today. Will

you be attending?

HENRYOf course. My brother and I willenjoy this event thoroughly.

ENFORCER #5Very well, citizen. God loves youand New America.

HENRYIndeed he does.

Henry and Philip walk by. They get far enough away to relax.

ENFORCER #5(calling out to Philip andHenry)

Would you mind doing our nationalsalute?

Henry and Philip look at each other.

INT. CELL

Michael wakes up to the opening of a cell door. He looks up,and sees an enforcer standing over him.

ENFORCER #2Youve been called.

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MICHAELCalled for what?

ENFORCER #2You are needed.

MICHAELNeeded for what?

ENFORCER #2Lets go, traitor.

The enforcer leans over, and hoists Michael up by hisshoulders. The enforcer then readjusts the handcuffs onMichaels hand, and leads him out of the cell.

ENFORCER #2 (CONTD)Your wife is next.

Michael looks over at Julie. She is still sleeping. The guardgets to the end of the hallway, and stops.

ENFORCER #2 (CONTD)Stand still.

He ties a blindfold around Michaels eyes, and leads him outof the jail room.

Julie wakes up. She hears the door closing, and can see thefaint shadow of two men as the door closes.

JULIEMichael.

She looks around, and sees that Michael is not in his cell.She takes this to mean that they have killed him.

She holds her hands up to her swollen face.

JULIE (CONTD)Oh my god.

Tears begin to stream down her face. She sniffs, and all thepent up emotion in her flows freely, just like it did forMichael.

The door opens once again, and Julie looks up, hoping thather husband has returned. Instead, a different enforcer walksinto the room.

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ENFORCER #3Come on. Youve been requested.

The enforcer walks over, and opens the cell door. He hoistsJulie up, blindfolds her, and leads her out of the room.

INT. INTERVIEW ROOM #1

Michaels blindfold is taken off. He is sitting in a smallroom with a table. An enforcer stands in the corner of theroom, and across from him is a man with a bag over his head.

The enforcer that took the blindfold off of Michaels headwalks around so that he is behind the bagged man. He pullsthe bag off in a flourish.

Henry sits across from Michael.

Michaels face pales, but he keeps a straight face.

HENRYIm telling you, sir, I am new totown and I did not know the salute!Where is my brother!

Henry looks into Michaels eyes, and realizes who he islooking at.

Michael pretends not to register.

ENFORCER #2(asking Michael)

Do you know who this is?

Michael pauses.

MICHAELNo, no I do not.

ENFORCER #2Are you sure?

MICHAELYes, I am sure.

ENFORCER #2Very well.

Henry, not realizing that his father does recognize him, hasa hurt look on his face.

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The enforcer puts the bag over Henrys head once again, andleads him out of the room.

INT. INTERVIEW ROOM #2

The door opens, and Julie is blinded by light as an enforcertakes of her blindfold. A second enforcer leads Henry, withthe bag over his head, and sits him down across from Julie.

Julie is intrigued by this mysterious man. She looks at him.

The enforcer pulls the bag off in a flourish.

ENFORCER #2Do you know who this is?

Julies stomach drops. She looks directly into the eyes of

her son. Henry looks up at her, his eyes groggy and sad.

For the safety and sake of her son, Julie says:

JULIENo.

ENFORCER #2Are you sure?

JULIEYes.

ENFORCER #2You cannot recognize, nor have youever been able to recognize thisperson?

JULIEI do not know who he is.

Henry looks into his moms eyes. A tear rolls down them. Shewatches with feigned coldness as they bag his head, andescort him out of the room.

When Henry is gone, Julie turns to the enforcer standing inthe corner of the room.

JULIE (CONTD)What did he do?

ENFORCER #4Dont address me, traitor.

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Julie turns her head back, and stares at the wall.

EXT. WILLOWSCROFT MAIN STREET DAY

The bag is pulled off of Henrys head once more. This time,

he is outside. A door opens behind him, and Henry turnsaround. An enforcer pushes Philip out of the door, and slamsit shut.

HENRYYou okay?

PHILIPYeah, Im fine. You?

Henry hesitates.

HENRYYeah, Im fine.

Philip looks out along the street with Henry. People arewalking in both directions, and the occasional bicycle can beseen on the street. Everywhere, there are enforcers standingon cars, holding guns, watching citizens pass by.

PHILIPSo this is Willowscroft.

HENRY

I guess it is.

PHILIPWe must be close to your parents.

HENRYYeah.

PHILIPAre you okay? Did they hurt you orsomething?

HENRYNo, no Im fine.

Philip shrugs.

PHILIPAlright, well I guess we should getgoing.

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Henry nods. They begin to walk down the street. Henry reachesinto his bags, and pulls out the note.

HENRY22 Liberty Drive.

PHILIPThats the next street! Up ahead!

Philip points at a street sign that says Liberty Drive.Right below it is a car, with an enforcer standing on it.

As Philip and Henry approach the street, the enforcer seesthem.

When they reach the corner, the enforcer nods at them.

ENFORCER #6

The special event planned today atthe center has been postponed. Ifyou would like to see it, pleasearrive at sundown.

HENRYThank you.

Henry and Philip turn down the street.

PHILIPAre we going to go?

HENRYProbably.

PHILIPWhat if your parents dont want to?What if they want to spend timewith you?

HENRYWell go, I promise.

PHILIPI dont know if I want to go,Henry. These people are prettymean.

HENRYI feel like we have to. Otherwisewere going to stand out even more.

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PHILIPIts weird how your parents havehid in plain sight in the capitolthis whole time.

HENRY

Yeah.

They reach 22 Liberty drive, and stop to stare up at theapartment building. Henry looks down at the note.

HENRY (CONTD)(reading the note)

Walk into the lobby, and waitthere. Well be down there soon.

PHILIPI guess we should go in then,

shouldnt we?

Henry and Philip walk into the lobby.

INT. APARTMENT BUILDING DAY

Henrys face shows extreme discomfort, since he knows thathis parents will not show up, nor will they ever show up.

PHILIPYou excited?

HENRYYeah, I guess so.

PHILIPI wonder how they know well bedown here.

HENRYMaybe the come and check every day.

PHILIP

Yeah, maybe. Or maybe they have acamera!

HENRYThey just got the electricity backon. I doubt theyd have a camera.

PHILIPYeah, I guess so.

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Across from them, the same pale man that Michael and Juliepassed when they left sits there, dozing on and off.

INT. CELL

Julie and Michael both have their blindfolds taken off aroundthe same time. They are back in their

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