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By
Andrew Daley
March 1, 2014.
Fourth Revision
[email protected] 07867 561658
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SCENE. EXT. OPEN ROAD DAY. 1
AMANis walking down the
street in a black suit, he
arrives at the road and stops,waiting. The man stands still, forlorn. After awhile, a
WOMANarrives in a car, dressed solemnly in black attire,they drive off together. A PRIESTis heard reciting a
passage, reading from a bible.
PRIEST (V.O)
We are gathered here today to celebrate the life of
RICHARD STONE, a valued member of our community, now
returned to the home of our Lord as we consign his spirit
to the sea.
What is there for us to say about Richard, that hasntbeen said amongst us before? Lost forever to the depths
of a wide ocean, he lays now deep below, deep from our
reach, but not from our hearts. Richard was a fine
sailor, a faithful friend, a committed lover and a
brother.
In this life, too short and sweet is the blossom of the
tree we are plucked from. Richard Stone shone brighter
than the sun; and though his family had troubles here in
our small community, let it be known that he was a
leader, not only of our small village but also of hisfriends. Let our thoughts turn now to Richards brother,
and his own girlfriend, both left behind as he passes on
from this world.
As Richard is delivered now back into the arms of our
Lord in Heaven, we bid Richard, go with our love, and go
in peace
The man & woman continue walking, the woman slightly
behind the man as he progresses alone steadily forward.They stop occasionally; she grasps his shoulder, nods or
offers support.
The man & woman eventually stop on a hillside, watching
the sea as the priest v/o finishes reciting. The man
looks haggard, he pulls out and takes a drink from a
whiskey bottle hidden in the suit, then empties the rest
off the hill and drops the bottle after. The woman looks
at him, he shakes his head, the woman grabs his shoulder.
Copyright 2014Inspir3 Films
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SCENE. INT. JASONS KITCHEN DAY. 2
JASONis sitting at the kitchen table reading a letterfrom a typewriter. ExW shot of him at the table, he is
completely still, emotionless.
RICHARD (V/O)
Hello Jason.
If youre reading this, then I am dead. If knowing you
has taught me anything then youre probably not taking
this too well. Dont worry about me,I hope it was a good
death.
Everything I own is yours now, so do with it as you likebecause I dont exactly need it, however if you find some
old magazines in my locked desk then just. Just throw
them away, actually, well, you can keep them, just dont
show Claire.
One last thing, theres asmall catch to inheriting all
my stuff.
Ive left you a present, the only condition is you
dispose of it in a way I would approve of.
If Claire agrees then everything is yours, shell know.
Dont take life too seriously while Im goneJason,
your brother,
Richard
Jason lowers the letter and slumps slightly onto the
table, looking forlorn. He stares along the table at the
URN sitting opposite him at the other end.
Camera slowly pans back as he is reading, alongside ExCUsof the words. Ends with a side shot of the table,
Jason at one end and the URN at the other.
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SCENE. EXT. BACK GARDEN/BALCONY/WINDOW AFTERNOON. 3
Jason is sitting down, staring vacantly into space and
talking almost to himself UW shot of the cabin shows
Jason sat at the table, completely alone.
JASON
Do you remember that time we were drinking in The Ferry
after the rugger? Wales lost and you were so drunk you
brought fresh glasses for everyone in there, I thought
all that whiskey was gonna give you a hernia. And then
you were throwing chips at the seagulls on the way home,
good times good times.
Though I suppose you dont remember seeing as youre a
pile of bonfire ashes. What am I supposed to do with you?
sigh. Good job you didnt die in June or youd make
some brilliant fertilizer for the begonias, might get a
decent flower pot out of you though
Jason is startled by a noise, he looks up and sees
CLAIREapproaching up the path. Jason glances sideways atthe URNsitting opposite him on the table, the silent
recipient of the conversation.
JASON
Lets find out what the grieving ex girlfriend wants,
shall we?
SCENE. EXT. GARDEN TABLE AFTERNOON. 4
Establishing shot of village/house?
Claire is sitting opposite Jason outside the cabin, she
looks excited whilst he is nervous, his hands holding theenvelope. The urn is in the middle of the two at a third
place on the table.
CLAIRE
So hes told you?
JASON
Yes. Well, told isnt exactly the best word
Jason brandishes the letter, waving it slightly in the
air.
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CLAIRE
Jason, youve been stuck in this house for two weeks and
you say that his death hasnt affected you?
Claire looks discretely sideways at the Urn in the third
place, almost as if trying to stop it from noticing her.
CLAIRE
I know we were never that close, but Im here foryou.
If you need anything, if you just want someone to talk
to
JASON
Claire, im fi... *sigh*I appreciate the offer anyway
Claire stands up to leave, briefly looks at the Urn
disconcerted, smiles back at Jason and begins to walkaway.
JASON
Youreleaving so soon?
CLAIRE
I said Ill be here for you if you need, and at the
moment you dont
JASON *Interupts*
Thats not true
CLAIREYes it is, at the moment I know you wont accept my
help. Not until youve got your head around this anyway.
Before I can help you, you need to help yourself, and todo thatyou need to reconcile with him
Claire points at the Urn sat on the table.
CLAIRE
Are you busy next week? Ill bring dinner over
JASON
My diarys pretty busy but Ive got a free slot,
somewhere between wallowing in self pity and sitting
around depressed
Claire laughs, but its not a laugh of humour
CLAIRE
Ill see you on the 21st
JASONDont take life too seriously Claire!
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Jason cheerfully waves her off. As Claire walks off with
no backward glance, Jason looks at the Urn a few times
with a frown, disappointed.
JASONWell, you were rude Our mum brought you up better than
that Richard
He looks back at the Urn incredulously, as if it answered
him. Eyes wide, mouth slightly open in shock.
JASON
You didnt even say goodbye, your own girlfriend!
Jason sighs, shakes his head as if he knows its a losing
argument and looks away, putting his feet up to relax. He
gestures nonchalantly to the urn and talks to himself.
JASONStuck around here talking to a plant pot for two weeks,
Jesus Christ
SCENE. EXT. HILL? AFTERNOON. 5
Jason is packing a backpack at the house, putting in
items to go walking. He straps the urn to the rear of the
backpack and pats it gently, almost as if it can watchthe journey, picks up his guitar and leaves. He walks
through the woods with his guitar, occasionally playing
whilst walking. Jason arrives on a hillside, overlooking
the sea. He lies down on his coat, relaxing on the grass,
placing the urn beside him.
JASON
You know the Buddhists in Asia say that when you die,
youll get reincarnated into something new. I always
wanted to be like, an eagle or a pigeon or a disease
Jason laughs to himself slightly, strums the guitar and
looks at the urn, as if its listening to him.
JASON
Its all bullshit you know? Existentialist bullshit,
once youre dead, youre dead and thats it.sighs.
Its a shame reallyyou would hade made for a lovely
ecological pandemic
Jason relaxes whilst looking at the sea, gently playing
his guitar more.JASON
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You know, If I left youmyashes, at the very least the
decent thing to do would be to tell you where to scatter
them. Idiot Condescending, sarcastic tone.
JASON
this songs for Richard
Jason stands up with his guitar and announces to the sea,
taking a side glance at the urn
JASON
because he always hated me playing the guitar
There once was a man named Richard, they stuck him in
the ground.
He used to be a sailor, but on the sea he drowned.
And now hes on his way to hell with his girl left homeabound
come on sing it with me plant pot
There was once a man named Richard They stuck him in the
ground
Jason finishes with a flourish and laughs at the Urn,
staring out off the hillside. During playing, he is
terrible and barely plucks at the strings,
overdramatically strumming and gesturing with his plec
hand, he almost doesnt seem to care, scornful at the
world and his dead brother.
SCENE. EXT. PORCH MORNING. 6
Jason is sitting outside the house reading a book, beside
him is a tea set, the urn is beside him in its own chair
with a cup of tea. He looks up briefly as Claire is
walking towards the house. Sighs, rolls his eyes in
disgust, and keeps reading.
CLAIRE. cheerily
Good morning!
JASON. condescending
Is it?
Jason puts the book down, stands and lazily watches her
approach, leaning on the balcony
CLAIRE
You didnt call last week, did you forget?
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She is smiling, and gestures at him from below in the
garden.
JASON
No
A slight grunt from Jason, he shakes his head whilsttaking a sip from his cup, confrontational and anger
under the surface bubbling.
CLAIRE
Im dropping into town, I thought Id come see you on
the way
Jason motions towards himself, turns around briefly
JASON
Well youve seen me now, feel free to leave
Jason empties his tea over the balcony, turns and sits
back down, then carries on reading. Claire looks at him
shocked, huffs angrily and then walks up to the house.
Claire sits down in a seat opposite with frustrated
purpose, he looks up startled and slightly irritated.
JASON
Mumbles condescendingly
Hi Claire, why dont you sit down Claire
CLAIRE
What?
Jason quickly changes in mood, visibly cheering up and
flashing her a grin, like that of a shark.
JASON
I said youve got really nice hair, would you like some
tea?
CLAIREShe looks put out at his change in behavior.
no thank you. So how have you been?
JASON
Pretty good actually. We do a lot of walking, along the
sea and talking, thats something else we do
He gestures nonchalantly. She looks back at him in
disbelief, unsure if its a lie to brush her off.
CLAIREWalking and talking?
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JASON
Yeah, talking and walking, well I walk, he talks. I
normally carry him, the lazy bastar
CLAIRE.
*interupts*
He talks?
Claire looks shocked at Jason, he carries on as if what
hes describing is a regular occurance.
JASON
Oh yeah, he talks. Yapping all day, hewontshut up
about the crossword. Honestly Richard, 14 down is NOT
dog, youre missing 11 other letters
Jason waves his hand in a chopping motion at the urn NOT
dog to reinforce his point. There is an awkward pause as
Claire watches this exchange between Jason and the urn,
as Jason gestures and argues at it, she watches on
slightly freaked out.
Jason stops abruptly whilst staring at the urn, after a
moment he huffs and turns back to Claire.
JASON
ExasperatedSee? And there he goes again he just doesnt shut up
They both turn and look at the Urn, completely silent.
ExW side on shot of all 3 at the table, whilst birds
tweet and the sound of silence lingers.Claire stares,
Jason makes his point with a gesture, looks at the urn in
shock, then shakes his head in disagreement during this.
CLAIRE
Questioning
You do realize youre talking to an urn?
JASON
sarcasm
No Claire Im talking to a flower pot, I was at the
funeral, I know. So were you, we were the only two people
who turned up
Jason quickly looks at the Urn to acknowledge its reply.
JASON
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Yes you too, I know you were there. Honestly hes such
an attention seeker, now I remember why I moved away and
we didnt talk for four years
CLAIRE
Four years?
Interrupting Claire, Jason quickly turns to the Urn
JASON
Shut up Richard!
He turns back to Claire
JASON
Yeah,*sigh*He spent too much time away with work, and
we just grew apart. The two of us werent close anymoreHed phone sometimes but I could tell...
Although when he didphone, he wouldnt stop talking
about you, between the awkward pauses and the stupid
questions the only thing hed talk about was you. Not the
lads on the ship, not the dog but you.
Jason pauses to look at Claire, wringing his hands in
frustration and regret.
JASON
What does that show Claire, when the only person in the
world he cares for is you, but he sendsmehis remains?
CLAIRE
Youre over thinking itJason
JASON
Thats what he used to say, but youre the one not stuck
with a jam jar of dust
Theres a moment of pause as they look at one another.
CLAIRE
What happened to his dog?
JASON
Dead
Jason abruptly stands up
JASON
Came out here a few winters ago and it had turned
frozen solid over night. Buried it over there
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Jason gestures off towards the trees, then walks into the
house. Claire watches him leave as he rattles around
inside.
JASON
Ive got something for you by the way *shouts frominside* Where is it
Jason walks back outside and places a small box on the
table
JASON
It came in the post last week,I think its what was
left when they cleared out Richards house.I thought
youd want to keep it, seeing as its yours?
CLAIRE
This this isnt mineHe never proposed
JASON
Sorry I thought, after his letterwell, then wheres
the ring?
Theres a pause as they both consider
CLAIRE
I dont know maybe Richards death left both of us with
more cracks than we realize
SCENE. EXT. HILL DAY. 7
JASON
Maybe I am full of cracks
Jason is sitting on a hillside overlooking the sea. The
urn is beside him, he turns slightly and looks at it.
JASON
Through everything thats happened you havent left. I
thought youd abandoned me a long time ago, but what if
you hadnt, youre dead but youre still here
He looks at the urn.
CLAIRE (V/O)
Your brother regretted all the missed time, every
birthday, every phone call. If he could give that back,
he would
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The urn seems to have an almost mesmerizing quality;
Jason looks at it longingly with Claires words in his
mind.
JASON
Is that why you came back Richard? You want a secondchance?
Jason takes a few moments to deliberate this
Okay
SCENE. EXT. BEACH - DAY.MONTAGE OPEN SCENE. 8
Jason is sat on the beach with the urn, they are both
sharing a picnic. Jason is eating and occasionally
feeding food to the urn, he smears sauce on the urn
whilst feeding it a sandwich. Jason is making sandcastleswith the urn, or in a fort around it. The urn is buried
in the sand, with only the lid peeping out. All through
the activities, Jason is taking pictures on a Kodak
camera. End shot of Jason running in the sea whilst the
urn watches in the foreground in silhouette from the
beach.
CUT. 9
Claire is now at the beach with Jason, they are building
sandcastles together, chasing each other in the sea and
joking as friends (Jason picks her up and spins Claire
around, Claire is screaming and Jason is laughing),
whilst the Urn watches silently from the foreground,
buried slightly in the sand (possibly)
SCENE. INT. CABIN - DAY.MONTAGE
CUT. 13
The duo are playing chess by the window. As the shot
cuts, the urn slowly begins to win the game, Jason gets
more frustrated and confused as the game progresses,
eventually he loses the game.
JASON
Checkmate? How is that checkmate?!
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Jason loses the game, throws an angry fit and flips over
the board because he lost the game, the urn sits quietly
watching.
JASON
I lost? How did I lose to a flowerpot!
Jason walks off angry muttering, then storms back to the
table, crouches down and points at the urn
JASON
You just count yourself lucky, I went easy on you
SCENE. INT. HOUSE - NIGHT.MONTAGE. 14
Claire is banging on the door to the cabin. Jasonstumbles drunk to the door, swings it open and slumps
against the doorframe, his clothes are ruffled and is
holding a half full bottle of alcohol. Claire looks
dubiously at him, Jason grins in delight as he opens the
door.
JASON
You got the invite! excited
CLAIRE
What invite?
JASON
Your boyfriend died!
Jason cheerily shouts this, gesturing wildly with his
arms
So I threw him a party
Jason bows at this proclamation, proud with himself
CLAIREYoure throwing Richard a party?
JASON
... A death party!
Jason points with his finger, as if its an important
correction.
CLAIRE
There was no invite..
Jason walks back through the doorway and looks at the urnon the tableside, before shouting at it.
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JASON
You forgot to invite your own girlfriend! Useless jar
Claire shakes her head and leaves whilst Jason is
shouting incoherently at the Urn. He walks back throughthe cabin shouting to Claire, who he thinks is still
there.
JASON
Sorry, hes been so inconsiderate since he drowned
Jason arrives at the doorway; he stops startled, looks
around for Claire, either side of the house, turns in a
circle, shrugs and shuts the door. Claire is walking off
away from the cabin.
SCENE. INT. HOUSE - NIGHT.MONTAGE. 15
Jason is sitting at the table doing shots with the Urn,
he fills the glasses up shakily, slams the bottle down
and slurs towards it.
JASON
3.. 2.. 1
Jason downs the shot *ExCU*, puts his glass back down andlooks at the urn *Wide*, who has an empty shot in front
of him. Jason looks confused.
JASON
How the hell are you doing that?
CUT. 16
Jason is leaning against the table. He picks up the urn
and unscrews the top, then empties the bottle of alcohol
into it from high in the air. Screws the lid back on and
shakes it like a madman whilst drunkenly laughing.
CUT. 17
Jason is staring close-up at the open urn, both hands
gripping the table. He slowly lifts one hand up, dips a
finger into the open top, pulls it back and licks it,
then smiles mischievously.
Jason is holding the Urn underneath his arm, he reaches
in and grabs a handful of ashes before poofing it into
the air (blows like a cloud), and smiles/laughs wildly as
it rains down around him.
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SCENE. EXT. HILLS - DAY.MONTAGE. 18
Jason and the Urn are hiking through the hills, Jason is
wearing a backpack and the urn is strapped to the outside
of it. He is smiling as he looks back at the urn, and is
occasionally singing or talking as they walk through thelandscape.
CUT. 19
Jason and Claire are walking in the countryside, through
the same woodland and hills that Jason and the Urn were.
They are holding hands, Claire looks over and smiles at
Jason.
CLAIRE
You two seem to be doing a lot better now
Jason turns his head and smiles at her.
JASON
Hes doing me the world of good Its funny, we were
never this close when he was alive
The duo walks off down the wooded path holding hands.
SCENE. INT. HOUSE - DAY.MONTAGE. 20
Jason and the Urn are sitting at the table, the table is
full of papers and paints, they are doing artistic stuff.Jason looks over at the urn, smiles broadly then lays his
hand on the sheet of paper in front of him. He pulls back
to reveal a hand print, the camera pans over *Birds Eye*
and it reveals there is a perfect circle on the paper in
front of the Urn.
CUT. 21
Jason is exercising in the house. He is doing situps andthe Urn is watching from the table with a little whistle
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tied around the top of it. Jason then carries on with
doing pushups, the Urn is now standing on his back with a
little sweatband around the top, coaching him on. Jason
is then in the garden doing various exercises such as
star jumps, whilst the Urn is watching from the balcony.
CUT. 22
Claire and Jason are in the garden acting childish and
playing games, they are jokingly pushing each other back
and forth and laughing, tagging each other and racing
around slightly. Jason falls over and Claire jumps on top
of him, they are both joyfully laughing, the Urn is
watching silently from the balcony. Claire leans over
Jason sensually whilst laughing.CUT. 23
Jason is sitting at the table with a pad of paper. He
looks determined and writes A LIST OF RICHARDS BEST
QUALITIESas the title. He looks up occasionally as he
writes at the Urn sitting across from him, sometimes he
stops, smirks and carries on, or looks puzzled at the urn
before having a burst of inspiration and writing.
Eventually Jason gets frustrated and rips the paper off,
throwing it at the Urn and the paper bounces off.
Repeatedly Jason rips up the list and throws it at theUrn, with paper building up around it.
CUT. 24
Jason is sitting on the balcony of the house with his
guitar, he is cheerfully lazily playing and singing
whilst the Urn sits close by on the table.
SCENE. INT. HOUSE. NIGHT.MONTAGE END SCENE. 25
Jason is sitting at a table having a candle light dinner
in the evening, he is dressed up smart in a suit, and
there are candles in the middle of the table. The urn is
sitting on the other side of the table, the second diner.
Scene starts as Jason finished telling a lude joke, he is
drunk and waving a fork around, using it for enunciation.
JASON
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and then she said..*chuckles*, she said sorry Sir,
but my Husbandwill be back soon!. *laughs*
Do you knowRichard, thebestpart about you being dead?
You listen! Youre actually here!
Youre a. much..better!Brother, dead, than you ever
were alive
And do you know do you know, what the funniest bit is?
That.. that jar right there..
*jabs the air with the fork*
Thats not even you
THATS NOT EVEN YOU
*condescendingly*
Look at me.. Im shouting at a plant pot
But if you think if you think that 2 months of running
around Devon with the remains of a dead guy is going to
change anything..? *chuckles*
We had adventures, we went to the beach and I took you
hiking, the stuff I only dreamed of doing together That
was *chokes up slightly*..that was fun right?*looks for approval from the urn*
You never mattered when you were alive, why does it hurt
so much now that youre dead?
*sobs*
I want you back Richard...
I want my brother back
Jason beings to cry and shake as he is overcome with
emotion, breathing deeply and shaking, his hand holding
the bottle gently slumps against the table as his other
cradles his head, sobbing as he breaks down in emotion.
Scene fades out/pulls out side-on with a wide of the
table, both characters at either end,potential outside
shot of the cabin shot.
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SCENE. INT. HOUSE - MORNING. 26
Jason is sitting at the table on the balcony reading a
newspaper. Claire walks up the path and sits down
opposite, she passes over an envelope, he raises an
eyebrow, Claire shakes her head and passes it over. Jason
slowly opens the letter.
As he opens the letter, the emotions on his face changefrom anger to sadness, distraught to fleeting laughs.
Whilst reading, various wide shots of the house are
shown, along with landscape and the sea.
RICHARD (V/O)
Hello Jason,
Its Richard. Again
There have been times when, as a brother, you may have
questioned if I love you. This is one of those times.
When I became a sailor, I knew there was a big chance
thatone day; I probably wouldnt be coming back
If that ever happened, god forbid, and I left you alone,
then I knew you wouldnt take it well, so I wrote you
this letter. We may not have got on so much as brothers,
but I know youJason. I know, that you wouldnt be able
to cope. We are two opposites and whereas I would weather
it, you most likely would not stop grieving, so I came up
with a plan. The urn in front of you does not contain my
ashes, most likely I died at sea, and my body was lost.
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Claire knows and, she will give you this letter when
youve overcome your grief. Dont be angry at her, as I
knew, I knew you would need to work past my death before
you could move on with your own life.
Im gone, Jason.This is the last thing I can ever do for you
I love you.
Richard
Jason looks up at Claire, distraught and pain clear in
his eyes, as she looks back at him, seeking for
forgiveness.
JASONYou knew
CLAIRE
Yes
JASON
When was this wrote?
CLAIRE
about a year ago..
JASON
So whats in there?
CLAIRE *quietly*
flour
Jason shakes his head
CLAIRE
Really, its justa jar of flour
JASON *agitated*
NoClaire, thisis whats left Richard.
Ive been a terrible brother and we never talked at all,
for four years.
Four years!
Jason looks up at Claire with a slight smile
He may but dead butI at least owe it to him to do the right thing now
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Jason smiles, stands and picks up the Urn. She stands and
smiles, they both run off down the path.
CUT. 27.EXT. THURLESTONE ROAD
They are walking along a path, heading towards the sea.
Jason is holding the urn and talking animatedly.
JASON
It doesnt matter if thats Richard or not, to me it is.
I need to do this, it wont make up for it all, but itll
be a start
CUT. 28. EXT. BANTHAM CAR PARK/BEACH
Jason and Claire are walking with purpose along the
hillside/field. Jason is holding the urn now in his
hands; he turns and looks at Claire as he talks.
JASON
In his first letter he wanted me to scatter his ashes,
well then where would be better than the place he loved
the most?
Jason and Claire walk down from the hillside and onto the
beach, Jason walks close up to the waves and stops alone.Claire stands beside him. The beach is empty, the only
sound is the ocean.
Jason looks out over the sea, he turns to Claire and she
nods reassuringly. Jason is staring off, he takes a few
steps forward on his own, then looks up and talks as if
to the sky.
JASON
So this is it.
Richard youve brought me this far, and Im deliveringyou to the end.
It was never about your stuff, your house, Claire I
didnt want that. As much as I didnt want to say it, I
wanted my brother back.
Thank you.
Over the past two months youve gave me that
He looks backwards, Claire smiles at him.
JASON
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*whispers*
I think its time to say goodbye Richard
Jason unscrews the top of the Urn, drops it to the sand.
He takes a handful of flour and gently lets it blow away
in the wind.
JASON
*whisper*
goodbye
Jason begins to get emotional, blinking gently to stop
from crying, he breaks out in a grin, brushes his hand
and reaches in for more flour.
The next handful he throws into the air high in front of
him and watches it get taken by the wind, then throwsanother, and another. Jason keeps throwing flour high
into the air, laughing and turning around on the beach,
spinning in circles and throwing the flour out all around
him.
He throws the last handful, it drifts down around him as
his hand drops, a smile still briefly on his face as he
looks out to sea.
Claire walks up beside him, as he gently places the empty
urn on the sand there is a RATTLING NOISE. Jason reachesin and pulls out a RING. He places the urn between them
like a child, screwing the top on, then takes her out
held hand, places the ring in the palm and closes it,
holding it tight in his hand...
Claire looks over at Jason and smiles widely. He mirrors
her.
JASON
Richard always said there were two women in his life.
You,
the woman he loved.
And the sea
the woman he lived
The two hold hands tightly and quietly watch the tide
coming in with a smile, the empty urn between them on the
sand.
Sun setting maybe? U-Wide Shot.
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