Cut to:

INT. DAY. HANNELY'S OFFICE.

HANNELY sits at his desk. He wads a sheet of paper and tosses it. Pan to a trash can across the room.
He misses the shot and the paper falls to join others on the floor.
As Mr. Hannely goes to make another shot, the door eases open and DANIEL comes in.

HANNELYYou're late.

DANIELI - I know, sir. I ( Read more... )

Cut to:

INT. NIGHT. KRISTOFER'S APARTMENT.

DANIEL, CHRISTINE, and NIKKI sit around Kristofer's living room. All seem jovial. We come in on laughter.
KRISTOFER enters form the kitchen with sodas.

NIKKII thought he was cute.

KRISTOFERWho?

CHRISTINEThe guy in the red sweater.

KRISTOFERYou mean McGruff?

NIKKIHey!

KRISTOFERDude, he was ( Read more... )

Cut to:

INT. NIGHT. THE VAULT.

Close on glass filling with liquid.
Pull back as the BAR KEEP picks up the drink, caps and shakes it. He places it on the counter. CHRISTINE winks at him and grabs the drink.
As she moves off, NIKKI joins her. The walk toward their usual table.

NIKKIWhat the hell is Jocylin wearing tonight?

CHRISTINETrashy ( Read more... )

Cut to:

INT. LATE EVENING. KRISTOFER'S APARTMENT.

Kristofer's apartment is small. Furnished sparsely, almost coldly. Despite this, it still appears very lived-in and comfortable. The walls have a few framed photographs. Stacks of pictures lie here and there.
The door opens.
KRISTOFER and DANIEL enter. Kristofer fights to pull his key from ( Read more... )

Cut to:

INT. EVENING. COFFEE HOUSE.

CHRISTINE and NIKKI sip their lattes from a couch in the corner.

CHRISTINEBarista?

NIKKISix point three.... Table left, blue shirt?

CHRISTINEOh. Somewhere in the sevens.

NIKKISeven point two.

CHRISTINEYeah.... Oh. What about her?

They look to a pretty blond girl who has just entered.

NIKKIDamn. ( Read more... )

Cut to:

EXT. AFTERNOON. SCHOOL YARD.

JESSE is walking from the building within the after-school exodus of students.
DANIEL spots her and runs to catch up.

DANIELJesse!

She turns and waits for him.

DANIELHey.

JESSE(curtly)Hey.

DANIELSo, how 'bout that Molly Ringwald night?

JESSEI already returned the movies.

DANIELThen, how 'bout a John ( Read more... )

Cut to:

EXT. DAY. STREET.

Camera stays on DANIEL's dazed face.

HANNELYWhat do you want on your dog, son?

DANIELHuh?

He shakes his daze. He stands near a hot dog stand with HANNELY, a flabbergasted MCCOUGHERTY, his MOTHER, FATHER, and ANGELICA.

DANIELOh. Um. I don't eat meat.

HANNELYMake on of those tofu. With....

DANIELOh. Ketchup. ( Read more... )

Cut to:

EXT. NIGHT. VENUE.

Everyone is leaving the show. NIKKI, CHRISTINE, DANIEL, and KRISTOFER come out. Daniel is very drunk They begin walking. Daniel stumbles.

CHRISTINEWhoa, there, rich boy. You alright?

DANIEL(smirking)Yeah.
-beat-
I think this is the first time I've ever been drunk.

CHRISTINE(laughs)We'd better get you in the car ( Read more... )

Cut to:

EXT. NIGHT. VENUE.
A crowd is gathering outside the venue. CHRISTINE, NIKKI, and DANIEL stand together, opposite from where the line is curving.
KRISTOFER approaches. As he passes them, he claps, raises his hands and points. The three follow him in, surpassing the line.

Cut to:

INT. NIGHT. VENUE.>i>A few people line the stage ( Read more... )

Cut to:

INT. MORNING. DANIEL'S HOUSE.
DANIEL sits at the breakfast table, alert but moving sluggishly. His FATHER is buried in his paper across the table. MOTHER and ANGELICA come into the room. They sit. MONICA brings them their breakfast.

FATHERWe're having Saturday brunch with McCougherty and Hannely.

MOTHERYou hear that, Daniel? ( Read more... )