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Breaking Bad: Adoption (Short)

By

Luke Talis

Characters from "Breaking Bad"

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INT. BATHROOM - LOS POLLOS HERMANOS - DAY

JESSE PINKMAN washes his hands in the sink.

PAN UP:

Jesse washes his face and looks exhausted. Water drips downhis chin lazily.

Jesse walks over to a chrome silver paper towel dispenser.He looks at his own reflection in the chrome lining.

He rests his hand in the center of the dispenser and pusheswith all of his weight as he pulls out a paper towel.

He wipes his face.

He steps back and sees that he has popped the silver boxinward around his hand.

He reaches in the dispenser to pop the dent back out.

INT. LOBBY - LOS POLLOS HERMANOS

A SMALL BOYs hand rests on the glass of an old jukebox. Thenimble fingers of the hand scroll through the varioustracks, eventually selecting a song from the lineup: "BabyBlue" by Badfinger.

MUSIC, QUIET IN THE BACKGROUND: "Baby Blue" BY BADFINGER.

Jesse comes out of the restroom and walks across the lobbyto a table for two with two drinks already assorted.

A WAITRESS arrives at the table, making eye contact withJesse. She holds a tray with two bags on it.

WAITRESSAre you order number fifty-two?

Jesse puts on a smile and reaches out for the tray.

JESSEYes, sorry, I was in the bathroom.

Jesse takes out the meal and places the food products in twoseparate piles, one of the piles before himself and asmaller pile across the table.

Jesse unwraps his food.

The small boy comes and sits, his shirt has a sketch of theatomic composition of Boron on it and reads "Science".

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: 2.

PAN UP:

Brock (Small Boy) smiles at Jesse, who is distractedunwrapping all of the food from its foil packaging.

Jesse doesnt yet see Brock.

Jesse reaches across the table and slides a foil wrappedchicken sandwich to himself, which he unwraps. He cuts thecrusts off of the sandwich and slides it across the table tofinally see Brock.

Jesse smiles and wont lose eye contact with Brock.

JESSE (contd)I like the shirt.

Brock pulls up his shirt to show it to Jesse more clearly.He grins with the largest grin one has ever seen.

BROCKThanks, you bought it for me!

JESSEI know!

Jesse smiles so gleefully and never stops looking at Brock.

Brock eats his chicken sandwich with ferocious intent.

Jesse begins to tear up, just staring into the space aroundBrocks glowing young face.

JESSE (contd)(Still tearing up)

Remember where to next?

BROCK(Mouth-full)

Four corners!

JESSERemember what states are part offour corners.

Brock swallows and ponders at the sky.

BROCK(Pondering)

New Mexico... Colorado... Utah -and - Nevada.

(CONTINUED)

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CONTINUED: 3.

JESSEIs that your final wager?

Brock nods as he devours more of his sandwich.

Jesse pulls out his wallet, his ID reads "Jesse

Ehrmantraut". He fishes inside and pulls out a crumpled mapof the United States. He slides it across the table toBrock.

Hands slide over the jukebox, picking a new song.

Brock looks up at the sky, frustrated by the sight of themap placed before him.

BROCK(Mouth-full)

Awh Man...!

MUSIC, OVERLAY: "Negro Y Azul" BY LOS CUATES DE SINALOA

Jesses teary eyes. Jesse looks so happy and so pleased. Hestares blankly into space as a single tear bleeds down thescar on the side of his face.

Jesse looks down into his lap as more tears run down. Hemouths the word "bitch".

FADE OUT.

THE END