Saturday 22 February 2014

Monteggia Fracture, the script



Monteggia Fracture is the story of a New Jersey detective who is hired by a rich businessman to find his hard-drinking wife, Julia Hunter, who has disappeared. Once the detective finds the woman, he discovers that almost everything he has been told about the case is a lie; the woman must then figure out how to persuade the detective not to give her away – or how to turn the detective to her advantage. Along the way Julia finds herself helping more and more women who are in the same sort of trouble, all while trying to keep herself from falling apart. 

Script length: 99 pages

Monteggia Fracture, part 3

INT. A COURTROOM – DAY.

Jersey. Julia waiting, hung over. Sarah enters.

JULIA.
Sarah! Christ, what are you doing in Jersey?

SARAH.
I’m here to bail you out of a jam, again. Ray – the bartender? Told me to give you this
[kisses Julia]
I know Ray’s a rotten old bastard, tossed you out of the bar....

JULIA.
Sarah, I adore Ray. Even in that crappy strip club, he made sure that everybody there treated the girls with respect, and if you broke the rules you were out on your can. I wish Ray could run the whole country that way.

SARAH.
[like a campaign ad]
President Ray! Half-price Bud for Happy Hour!
[smiles]

JULIA.
Please, God, don’t even talk about beer. I have a hangover that could kill you and three more like you.

Olivia REID, lawyer, enters.

REID.
[shakes Julia’s hand]
Mrs Hunter, Judge King will be here any minute. We need to talk afterward. Remember, cool and calm.

Judge KING enters, all rise.

JULIA.
Ohhhhh, God.

KING.
Everybody sit. I’m going to try to handle this case informally, otherwise we’ll be here forever. First problem, custody for...
[consults notes]
Lily Hunter. Mrs Hunter has witnesses on her behalf....

JULIA.
[aside to Reid]
Witnesses – what the hell happened?

REID.
I’m not sure. Somebody put in some sort of half-ass amicus maybe. It sounds like they’re on your side, but I have no idea who it is.

KING.
Ms Reid, could you go find these witnesses of yours?

REID.
Your Honor, I don’t know who these people –

KING.
I’ve got a list, I’ll reel them off. Sarah McIntosh … she’s the stripper, right?

              SARAH.
Exotic dancer.

              KING.  
My apologies....Andrea Jackson, Emily Duncan, Adam Turner, Molly Kincaid, and...Lily Hunter.

The witnesses enter, Turner suffering in a shirt and tie; Emily accompanied by Zoe. Molly comes last, escorting LILY HUNTER and planting her in a chair in the witness box; Lily, 10, has a coat over her shoulders. Lily looks at her mom and wears a wise, Mona Lisa smile.

KING.
Could I have that police report?
[Molly hands it to her.]

LILY.
Hi Mom.

JULIA.
Lily!...Why is she here?

REID.
[grabs Julia’s arm]
Don’t talk to any of the witnesses. Your husband’s lawyer has already been making noises about witness tampering. These guys know a lot about witness tampering.

JULIA.
I can’t even talk to Lily?

REID.
Especially not Lily....There’s been a development. Now don’t panic....

Molly takes off Lily’s coat to reveal a cast on Lily’s arm.

JULIA.
[frees herself from Reid and points]
What happened to your arm, is it....
[she figures it out]
David. Where. Is. That. Bastard. Where is he!
[Reid grabs her arm.]

KING.
I beg your pardon?

REID.
[rolls her eyes]
“Cool and calm”....

JULIA.
“Don’t panic”?? Have you lost your mind?

REID.
[aside]
Calm down, the judge is already wondering whether you really are insane. Your husband’s not here.
[looks around]
He might be in criminal court downstairs, getting booked....

MOLLY.
[to Lily]
So, is this one the humerus bone or the radius?

LILY.
[rolls her eyes]
Duh. That’s the ulna bone. And that is a Monteggia Fracture. First he broke the bone, and then it twisted. I have got the coolest scar.

Zoe shows Lily her phone. Tara sees them, smiles, and looks over at Julia who nods, still in shock.

KING.
Officer, I’d like to see Miss Hunter in my office.
[as Julia reacts]
Not you, the girl.

King, Kincaid exit. Lily steps toward Julia, stops, gives Julia an intense stare for five seconds, closes her eyes and opens them again.

LILY.
Just. You. Wait.
[she half-smiles, exits]

JULIA.
What in God’s name happened to Lily?

REID.
Word got out that you were coming back. Lily insisted that your husband let her see you. Your husband went berserk. Total Visigoth.
[smiles]
Lily doesn’t put up with any crap. She went straight to her teacher...

JULIA.
And the school called the police.

REID.
Yep. None of this “I fell off the swing” bullshit. Lily’s heart is as big as all outdoors, just like yours, but she inherited her ruthlessness from her father, tough luck for him....Lily gave a two-hour statement to the police, she spoke in complete, organized paragraphs, she never repeated herself, she never made a factual error. She’s the most amazing witness I’ve ever seen. And she never cried.

                        JULIA.
          Jesus.

REID.
[looks at witnesses]
Wow, you said you didn’t have any friends in this town.

JULIA.  
 [looks at Turner]
Turner rounded up the witnesses, didn’t he. I don’t need him to fight my battles --

REID.
I think he got tired of watching you fight the whole world by yourself. I do know the stripper took a bus all the way from Milwaukee -- Turner used the Hunter money.
[smiles]  
I think those guys are going to ask for their retainer back.
[Julia watches Turner take off his tie and exit.]
Oh, I met Turner in the hall, he told me to tell you – look in your bag.
[Julia does, finds a package, and a note which she opens.]

JULIA.
Oh my God, I can’t right now.

REID.
That’s what you have a lawyer for.
[reads]
“Julia. It was pretty sloppy, leaving your bag out in the open again. The witnesses weren’t really for the judge. They were for you. To show you, you are not alone.....PS You stopped wearing necklaces because of him. In the little box...”

Julia opens the box to find a necklace.

REID.
“A pendant with the letter J. Because there’s nothing wrong with being plain old Julia. And it’s time to put it on, because you’re a beautiful woman, and nobody’s going to hurt you anymore. You can stop hiding and looking over your shoulder. You’re free. You can let it all go. You don’t need that armor anymore. Turner”... This is the guy who hunted you down?

JULIA.
[looks at her bag]
That sneaky sumbitch.
[Molly reenters.]

MOLLY.
Mrs Hunter, your husband is being arraigned. That daughter of yours -– Jesus! -– she talked the judge into giving you temporary custody.

REID.
If you cross the state line with Lily, let me know.

MOLLY.
The judge didn’t even need to talk to the other witnesses – your daughter made the sale all by herself.

REID.
I’ll bet.

MOLLY.
Lily really, really wants to talk to you.


EXT. A STREET – DAY.

Goombah on the phone.

                        GOOMBAH.
The boss said get everybody back to the brewery....Hey, nobody said to call off the hunt. We know she was in Jersey at court, then she bugged out again. I think she’s back in Milwaukee. Just a hunch – get everybody on a plane.


INT. MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY -- DAY.

LIBRARIAN, Lily, Julia and Jane in an internet café. A table with a globe.

LIBRARIAN.
[answering the RINGING PHONE]
Milwaukee public library...

JANE.
Lily, thanks for those books. You’re the best friend I’ve had, next to your mom.

LILY.
No sweat, dude.
[points]
I’m still trying to score a copy of Half-Blood Prince.
[exits]

JULIA.
So the new foster family is a little better?

JANE.
Anything was better than the last family.

JULIA.
I’m going to see if I can do something for you. Wait here for a bit, okay? I have to get on the internet, help somebody out.

              JANE.
The internet?

              JULIA.
I help out with this network that finds people like you and puts them somewhere safe.
[Julia types on a computer]
Okay, Maggie, I’m back.
[to herself]
Come on, message me…..Oh thank God.
[resumes typing]
So how crazy is it tonight?
[these speeches are separated by pauses as she reads the responses]
He threatened you again?
The knife?
Has he let you out of the apartment?
So you can’t get out?
And he’s still taking all your money?
And you can’t call out on the phone?
So how come you’re still in Facebook?
He hasn’t figured out you can message me on your phone? What does he think you’re doing with that thing?
Playing a game? What is he, high?
[to herself]
Of course he’s high.
[typing]
How long do you think he’s gonna stay stupid?
He threatened to take your phone? Baby, that’s a big red flag. You lose the phone, you’re totally cut off, I can’t help you.
Baby, he’s threatening you more and more. I mean, describing how he’s gonna kill you...We’ve been at this for a month, I think this could go south real fast.
Describe him to me.
[to herself]
Wait wait. Go back.
[typing]
You never told me about the tattoos. Teardrops? They’re teardrop tattoos?
On his cheek?
[to herself]
California, right? Holy shit. 
[typing]
I know he told you he went to prison for drugs. Kid, in Cali, the teardrop tattoo -- he wasn’t in there fifteen years for drugs. He was in for murder.
Yes, murder.
What do you mean, you want to wait until he’s not there?
When is he leaving the apartment next?
You never know? Is there one thing he always does at the same time?
He sees a psychiatrist?
He’s on anti-psychotics?
The court ordered it?
[to herself]
Okay, so he’s a psychotic killer.
[typing]
Baby, not pushing you here, but how many clues do you need? This guy isn’t some garden-variety wife-beater, this guy would freak out Quentin Tarantino.
When is his next trip to the doctor?
Friday at ten? Will he take you with him?
He can’t? Perfect. Okay, how fast can you get your stuff together? Not everything, just the stuff you really need?
You got some trash bags handy?
You have a pet turtle?  Baby, don’t worry, he’s tough –
[she yells out]
He’s a fucking turtle!
[looks around warily at the other library customers, resumes typing]
Worry about yourself first.
Okay, I already talked to the sheriff’s deputies about you once, they’ll be there 1030. Are you ready to give me your address?
[to herself]
Oh God, just shoot me.
[typing]
You really gotta trust somebody here.
Baby, I really think it’s time. We’ve been at this a month, I haven’t pushed you.  But now, you know….
Last time, you went off the grid for a week, I thought that was the ballgame. How many more chances you think we have?
Okay, 1030 Friday, think all this through. Don’t change anything, the way you act, don’t give him any clues, don’t even pack until he’s gone. If you want to text me again, do it in the bathroom. Don’t do anything to set him off – we’re so close!
The sheriff will take you straight to the shelter, and then we’ll figure out, you know, the rest of your life.
This nimrod already promised to hunt you down if you leave, so the shelter will only work for a few days, we need to find a new city for you. A new state. Think about that. 
Okay, last chance. Once I call the sheriff, they’re coming, ready or not.
Okay see ya. Get off the phone, don’t even let him see the phone anymore.
[sighs; goes to a corner, switches to the phone]
Hello, is Deputy Ramirez on duty? Come on come on....
Yeah, it’s Julia, she’s finally ready. 1303 Van Buren, 1030, day after tomorrow.
Yeah, like you said, near the Taco Bell, she says the whole place is like a mall for drugs. This guy is usually wired on speed. He was in Salinas for murder, I know he has knives, but God knows what else. And he has lots of friends in the neighborhood, guns and more guns.
Only good news, he’s the only dope dealer in the world who has no freakin’ clue how to use a smartphone. Not exactly Caltech material. Total Neanderthal.
No, no way she’ll press charges. The minute we get her out, she’s gonna run to Siberia and never look back. She’s terrified. Just get her out.
Yeah, so you know the drill, right? Vest up, guns out, be safe. She says he won’t be there, but...
Tell the boys and girls, the beer’s on me Friday night. Regardless, win or lose, but let’s win this one! Oh by the way, this girl has a pet turtle.
No, I’m serious, a turtle. Hey, this girl, she is what she is.
[laughs]
Yeah, the turtle might escape, “News at 11, city police, high-speed chase with a turtle”. Thanks kid, I really needed a laugh. See ya.
[hangs up]
Oh man.

                        JANE.
          Wow. Are you okay?

                        JULIA.
I just need a nap for about two months. Do me a favor, forget you ever heard that address.
     [takes Jane’s hand]
We have had some fun together, haven’t we?

              JANE.
Yes, we have…What’s going on?

Turner meets Julia, they look at each other for a minute.

TURNER.
Who’s the girl?

JULIA.
That’s Jane. I’ve been working on her case all year.

TURNER.
How are you sleeping?

JULIA.
Still catching up. Long as Lily is in the next room, I sleep like a baby.

TURNER.
I talked to Molly in Jersey. Your husband’s going to get off with probation and rehab. He could even fight for custody of Lily.

JULIA.
Oh God...

TURNER.
I checked around, and your husband brought in a new detective, he worked narcotics in New York and then quit the force. Actually he’s more of a legbreaker than a detective. He’s got a whole team. They’re playing hardball now. Desperate people do stupid things. And they know you used to live here in Milwaukee.

JULIA.
Seriously, they didn’t catch me the first time, they won’t catch me now...

TURNER. 
Lia!
[softer]
Lia, the guy who fractured your sister-in-law’s skull? I think this is the guy.

JULIA.
Oh.

Turner goes to the globe and reaches to the far side.

TURNER.
Lia, I’m reaching to the other side of the world here – I don’t know what country my finger is on, but go there. Seriously. Some place where you don’t get bars on your phone.  If not for yourself – do you want this gorilla within a thousand miles of Lily?

JULIA.
Where’s Lily?

TURNER.
Still looking for Harry Potter....See the big Ford in the parking lot? The guy behind the wheel is just sitting there.

JULIA.
Turner –

TURNER.
Julia, I think they’re already here.

JULIA.
Turner. Having you been using credit cards? When you rented the car in Chicago?

TURNER.
Shit.

JULIA.
Great. They’re not hunting me, now they’re hunting you, to find me. This is my husband’s way of telling you, you’re fired. What, are you back to trying to get me killed again?
     [seeing him react]
Turner, I’m sorry. Seriously, I’m sorry.

TURNER.
Okay, it’s time to use the judge’s cards.

JULIA.
The cards?...I keep telling you. There’s one more thing I need to do here in Milwaukee. Before we go.... Can you find Lily?

TURNER.
You know, you go to the movies and they scare you with zombies, terrorists, drug dealers, serial killers...And all the time, the scariest guys are all around us, guys like your husband.

JULIA.
Fine you convinced me, I’m scared. Go find Lily....Now!

Turner exits.

JULIA.
[to librarian]
You know the women’s shelter downtown?

LIBRARIAN.
Actually I do.

JULIA.
And the safe house we used to have?

LIBRARIAN.
Yeah, I heard about that.

JULIA.
Is there a back door to this place?

LIBRARIAN.
What do you –
[it sinks in]
Oh....
[picks up the ringing phone]
Public library....Officer Hunter, what can I do for you?....Julia Hunter?
[Julia shakes her head violently]
I’m not sure I ever met her, I couldn’t tell you, could you describe her to me?...Sorry, it doesn’t ring a bell, I see a hundred people a day.... But good luck, Officer....I hope she’s safe.
[hangs up, thinks, grabs keys]
Meet me back by the bathrooms.

Librarian goes to the back; Turner and Lily enter.

TURNER.
Okay, Lily, let’s see how smart you are. I got a package from Judge King. Gotta love a crooked judge.
[pulls out envelope]
Social Security, all three of us have the same last name now! Can you tell me why?

LILY.
Actually I was kinda hoping for that. That’s the first smart idea I’ve heard all day.

Turner and Julia take a long look at each other.

JULIA.
And why would that be?

TURNER.
Don’t get carried away, just because I’m the first guy in years who didn’t treat you like dirt. I don’t want to see anybody run you through the grinder again, not even me.

JULIA.
Jesus Christ. Those bastards beat me like a freakin’ piñata for seven years and then hunted me like an animal. And you think you’re going to jack me up more than they did?
[laughing]
You better call for backup, Mister Five-O. You’re not afraid you’re going to hurt me, you’re afraid you’re going to hurt me and then I’m going to kick your ass....I know you think you’re so big and tough, but I’ve seen you in action, remember? You’re a cream puff.
[touches his shoulder; serious]
The only way you can hurt me is by losing my daughter. I don’t need to give you the big speech, do I? About keeping her safe? My sister in law, Kathy, last month I went to her gravesite. You understand me?...

              TURNER.
Yeah. She had a closed casket funeral.

              JULIA.
We’re out of time. Pick a city.

TURNER.
What?

JULIA.
Pick a city!

TURNER.
Philly?

JULIA.
Pick a city that isn’t right around the corner from my husband!

LILY.
Mom. San Francisco.
[looks at Turner]

JULIA.
[looks hard at him]
Can you find me there?

TURNER.
I think so.

JULIA.
Can you find me there before the legbreakers do?

TURNER.
Let’s find out.

JULIA.
              [to both of them]
Remember, never even say the words “San Francisco” out loud. Not to anyone, not even our friends. No hotel reservations, no tickets, nothing online, no credit cards,
[glares at Turner]
no phone calls ....Nobody can figure out our plan, if there is no plan.

TURNER.
Okay, Lily, think it through again. Why do we all have the same last name now?

LILY.
[pauses]
Boy am I stupid. You didn’t want to have the same name as Mom. You wanted to have the same name as me.

TURNER.
[nods]
So if something happens to your mom, you come with me. You don’t have to go back to your dad. He might break your arm all over again, just to find out where your mom is.

LILY.
Yeah.
[looks at Turner for a long time, then nods]

TURNER.
I have to tell you, I’m pretty strict, about bedtime, about dating...

LILY.
Yeah, and wrapping you around my little finger will take me...how long?

TURNER.
Maybe two days.
[they smile]
Bonus question. I’m taking two of the IDs. Why?...Your father’s men are coming. Now. They’re looking for all three of us, or else you and your mom together, a mom and a daughter. What’s the one thing they aren’t looking for?

LILY.
[to Turner]
You and me together.
[to Julia]
Mom....no, no!

JULIA.
Lily, tonight, you and Adam are getting in a car and heading south. I’m getting on a bus heading west.

LILY.
Mom, what are you talking about –

JULIA.
Sweetie, we don’t have time. They’re coming now. We’re taking different routes to San Francisco. That way they can’t get us both all in one shot.

TURNER.
Just remember, this is your idea, not mine. I think you’re nuts.

LILY.
I think you’re nuts too.

JULIA. 
See, already the two of you think alike!...Turner, you were a cop, right?

              TURNER.
Yeah...?

JULIA.
And you still pack a gun, right?

TURNER.
Yeah...?

JULIA.
And that’s why you’re the one to protect Lily. Anybody with Jersey plates gets within a mile of Lily, you pump em full of bullets til they die, then reload and blast em again.

LILY.
Okay....Now I get it.
[she looks at them both, smiles because she’s figured out the real reason for Julia’s cockamamie plan]

JULIA.
Listen, I stayed alive all those years, just trust me....And Adam? It wasn’t just that you didn’t treat me like dirt. You dragged your feet, looking for me. You had a million chances to throw us to the lions...If you couldn’t even give me away, you could never give away Lily.

TURNER.
You make me sound like your guardian angel. You never needed me for all this. You saved yourself. Just like Lily did. I gave you a “get out of jail free” card, you should have run all the way to China. Instead you went back to Jersey, right into the lion’s den. And all by yourself, you got your girl.

JULIA.
[to Lily]
And I’m coming to get you again....

LILY.
Mommy –

JULIA.
I need you to hang tough and do your job.

LILY.
My job?

JULIA.
I need you to help Adam find me out there before those other guys do. Okay?...Turner, swear to God, if you mess this up...

TURNER.
Hey, I’m not afraid of what you’re going to do, I’m more afraid of Lily. Look what she did to her own father in that police station...Seriously. I don’t know why you did it this way, you don’t need me for this trip.

JULIA.
[looks at him]
Come anyway....You said you wanted to see what happens next...?...
[drily]
Or is there some line you can’t cross?....We’re splitting up tonight. After we go to Ray’s.

TURNER.
They know all about Ray’s! It’s too dangerous!

JULIA.
We have to do something. At Rays. Something...incredible....

The three of them leave, leaving Jane to follow them, bewildered.

INT. RAY’S BAR, MILWAUKEE – DAY.

ZOE
              [entering]
Gimme a whiskey, Mister.
[Emily and Tara follow her]

RAY.
What the hell is going on? We close in ten minutes.

EMILY.
They told us to be here at closing time.

RAY.
Who told you?

Julia enters with Turner, Lily, Jane.

JULIA.
Hey, Ray.

RAY.
[takes a long look]
Just go easy on my beer supply, for once.
[Julia hugs him]

TURNER.
Adam Turner. This is Lily.

Zoe and Jane play with a Nintendo or a smartphone, Jane with her back to the door.

RAY.
Used to be a cop?

TURNER.
How can you tell?...Never mind.

RAY.
Beer’s on me. If you’re taking care of Julia you need it.

SARA.
[entering with Misty]
Hey, Ray, can we shut down the....oh my God!
[They hug Julia who groans]
And hey, you’re sober!

JULIA.
[marching to the bar]
Not for long!

SARA.
So why are you back in Milwaukee?

JULIA.
You’ll see. It’s a surprise.

SARA.
Hang on, I’m almost done with my homework.

Lily follows Sara.

TARA.
[to Turner]
Mister Turner!

TURNER.
So you didn’t get on that bus, then?

TARA.
I got a lawyer instead.

TURNER.
Rock and roll.

BAILEY.
So you’re Turner, the great white bounty hunter?

TURNER.
What’s it to you?

BAILEY.
I’ve been trying to figure out whose side you’re on.

TURNER.
Yeah, me too.

BAILEY.
Well, in the last three days, three different guys came nosing around our headquarters.

TURNER.
Rental cars?

BAILEY.
[nods]
Looking for Julia. Bringing Julia to Ray’s was just plain crazy, get her out of town tonight.

TURNER.
I told her, she insisted on coming here tonight.

BAILEY.
Okay, something we need to do real quick.
[exits]

TURNER.
So when can we go?

JULIA.
Not yet! I told you!

ANNA.
[enters with Chinese food]
Just ain’t a party without General Tso.

Anna and Julia look at each other and then hug.

LILY.
[holding physics textbook]
No! You’re using the wrong formula! This is centrifugal force.

SARA.
[scribbling]
Centrifugal...

LILY.
Yeah. That trick you do with those tassels of yours? Centrifugal force....At least you have tassels.

SARA.
Don’t worry, kid. Your tassels are coming soon. And then things are gonna get really interesting.

LILY. 
Mom, why are we here?

JULIA.
[seeing Green enter]
Greenie, what happened?

GREEN.
Lia, today would be a good day for you to play the lottery. Your luck is ungodly.

JULIA.
[beams]
About time. And your timing is perfect.

GREEN.
Who says I can’t help with the railroad?

LILY.
Mom, what’s wrong?

GREEN.
So you didn’t tell them?

JULIA.
Hell no. It’s a surprise. I was working on this thing for months.

LILY.
Mom!

JULIA.
Just. You. Wait.

LILY.
I have the meanest mom ever.

JULIA.
[points to Turner’s envelope]
Gimme that...
[to Jane]
You know what blood money is?

JANE.
What?

JULIA.
On behalf of the Hunter family, I want you to have this...

JANE.
What the...
[looks inside]
Oh my God!

JULIA.
Hold onto it, in case we get separated ...or something....

Bailey and Mrs. WHEELER enter, behind Jane; Wheeler stands behind Jane’s chair.

JANE.
Separated??...You’re not going to leave me all alone?...Where are you going?

JULIA.
Where are you going?

WHEELER.  
You best get yourself out of that chair, Texas, I got the drop on ya.

JANE. 
Mom.
[she turns]
Mommy! Mommy!
[runs to her mother]

JULIA.
Officer Green! You are ab-so-lute bomb!

Bailey exits.

GREEN.
[they high-five]
Well, you did all the grunt work.

TURNER.
Where did you find her?
[Julia glares at him]
Never mind.

JULIA.
Once in a while, I manage to bring one home alive.

LILY.
[losing it]
I have the Coolest. Mom. Ever!

TURNER.
[laughs, hands her a hankie]
Another girl who can’t stop crying.

LILY.
Oh shut up...

JULIA.
[looks at Jane]
Now we can go.

TURNER.
See, I was right. Deep down, you’re total mush, like a country love song.

JULIA.
And I love raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. You wanted to know the real me? Total girly girl....Might as well warn you now.

LILY.
How big is San Francisco?

JULIA.
Shh...Big....Christmas under the Golden Gate, baby!...Time to go now.  
[Julia hugs Lily, Julia groans].
Easy on the ribs, baby.  

Lily crosses to Turner.

GREEN.
[looking out front window]
Bunch of cars rolling into the parking lot.

BAILEY.
[reenters]
Back alley’s clear. Let’s make this quick.

JULIA.
Turner.
[they look at each other]
You know I’m trusting you with...

TURNER.
I know.

JULIA.
You know I can’t keep breathing if I don’t get her back –

TURNER.
[nods]
Like oxygen....Try to get some sleep on the bus.

Lily and Turner run out the back with Bailey.

Julia stands with her duffel bag and takes a deep breath. She pulls out her Packers cap, and puts it on.

JULIA.
Run, baby, run.

She looks at the others in the bar, who wave goodbye; Mrs. Wheeler, holding her daughter, mouths a thank you. Julia leaves with Green.


EXT. NO-DIALOGUE TRAVEL MONTAGE – DAY.

Turner and Lily crossing the country in a car.

Julia makes it safely to the bus station, looking over her shoulder as she goes.

Lily in the car watches warily as Turner turns on the turn signal to take the exit for California.

Julia sprawled in the back of the bus, apparently asleep, only to reach onto the floor and pull up a beer, which she drinks.

Lily falls asleep under Turner’s arm in the car.

Establishing shot of San Francisco.

Establishing shot of Portsmouth Square in Chinatown.

EXT. A SQUARE – DAY.

Julia looks into Portsmouth Square until she sees two Packers caps. She runs down into the square and hugs Lily. Then she looks at Turner and busts out laughing. She hugs him and then, as in the Milwaukee scene, grimaces in pain. She steps back, clutches her ribs with one arm, and leans on his shoulder with the other.

Julia looks at him with a tired smile, holds up a finger, breathes deeply. She holds up her arms and gestures twice with her fingers, as though she’s signaling someone to back up a car: she wants him to hold her again. She puts her arms around his neck and he holds her, more gently.


INT. HOSPITAL -– DAY.


Doctors and nurses stumble out of an operating room after a long, bloody procedure. Three of them sit side by side in chairs. The two medics on either end pull off their gloves and then their masks. Then the one in the middle does the same, revealing Julia. She pulls her cap off; her hair is a sweaty disgusting mess. Julia takes a deep breath, and breaks into a million-dollar smile. She’s so happy to be where she is, that she begins to laugh, and her two colleagues look at her as though she’s lost her mind.