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    The Brother Code / Fourth Revision / March 1, 2014

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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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