wow
ever feel like you're watching yourself on tv?
INT. THERAPIST'S OFFICE - DAY (SUNDAY, 12 P.M.)
Donnie is back on Dr. Thurman's couch.
DR. THURMAN
How many times have you seen Frank?
DONNIE
Four times... so far.
DR. THURMAN
Can anyone else see him?
DONNIE
I don't think so. It's like a TV
station. And they're tuned into mine and
no one else's.
DR. THURMAN
Who is they? Is Frank part of some larger
group?
DONNIE
I don't know. Gretchen has a theory. That
Frank is a sign. I told her I thought it
was ridiculous.
DR. THURMAN
A sign from whom?
DONNIE
(changing the subject)
I think that Frank wants me to go to this
woman.
(holding up the book)
She wrote a book about time travel. Frank
asked me if I believed in time travel.
That can't just be a random coincidence.
(beat)
My dad almost hit her with the car the
other day, and she said the creepiest
thing. She said that every living creature
on this earth dies alone.
DR. THURMAN
How does that make you feel?
DONNIE
It reminded me of my dog Callie.
DR. THURMAN
Is Callie still around?
DONNIE
No. She died when I was eight. We couldn't
find her for days. She went and crawled
underneath our back porch...
DR. THURMAN
Do you feel alone right now?
He looks at her for a moment.
DONNIE
I'd like to believe that I'm not... but
I've just never seen any proof. So I just
choose not to bother with it. It's, like,
I could spend my whole life thinking
about it... debating it in my head.
Weighing the pros and cons. And in the
end, I still wouldn't have any proof. So
...I don't even debate it any more.
Because it's absurd.
(beat)
I don't want to be alone.
INT. THERAPIST'S OFFICE - DAY (SUNDAY, 12 P.M.)
Donnie is back on Dr. Thurman's couch.
DR. THURMAN
How many times have you seen Frank?
DONNIE
Four times... so far.
DR. THURMAN
Can anyone else see him?
DONNIE
I don't think so. It's like a TV
station. And they're tuned into mine and
no one else's.
DR. THURMAN
Who is they? Is Frank part of some larger
group?
DONNIE
I don't know. Gretchen has a theory. That
Frank is a sign. I told her I thought it
was ridiculous.
DR. THURMAN
A sign from whom?
DONNIE
(changing the subject)
I think that Frank wants me to go to this
woman.
(holding up the book)
She wrote a book about time travel. Frank
asked me if I believed in time travel.
That can't just be a random coincidence.
(beat)
My dad almost hit her with the car the
other day, and she said the creepiest
thing. She said that every living creature
on this earth dies alone.
DR. THURMAN
How does that make you feel?
DONNIE
It reminded me of my dog Callie.
DR. THURMAN
Is Callie still around?
DONNIE
No. She died when I was eight. We couldn't
find her for days. She went and crawled
underneath our back porch...
DR. THURMAN
Do you feel alone right now?
He looks at her for a moment.
DONNIE
I'd like to believe that I'm not... but
I've just never seen any proof. So I just
choose not to bother with it. It's, like,
I could spend my whole life thinking
about it... debating it in my head.
Weighing the pros and cons. And in the
end, I still wouldn't have any proof. So
...I don't even debate it any more.
Because it's absurd.
(beat)
I don't want to be alone.