"Pilot"
Written
by
Matt
Murray
and
Kal
Penn
Directed
by
0z
Rodriguez
UNIVERSAL
FULL
YELLOW
3/20/19
TELEVISION
FULL
PINK
3/12/19
FULL
BLUE
3/11/19
Shooting
Draft
3/7/19
Copyright
2014
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1
List
of
Characters
for
SUNNYSIDE
-
“PILOT”
FULL
YELLOW
SHOOTING
DRAFT
-
3.20.19
GARRETT
MODI
KAL
PENN
MALLORY
MODI
KIRAN
DEOL
BRADY
MOSES
STORM
GRISELDA
DIANA
MARIA
RIVA
SAMBA
SCHUTTE
MET
LIN
POPPY
LIU
JUN
HO
JOEL
KIM
BOOSTER
DIANA
BAREA
ANA
VILLAFANE
DRAZEN
TUDOR
PETRUT
BILL
NYE
BILL
NYE
RANDY
ROEL
NAVARRO
RECEPTIONIST
REGINA
DAYE
ALLEN
OFFICER
STARKS
LARRY
BATES
ANDREA
.
KAMALA
JONES
2
Sunnyside
1.
Full
Yellow
3/20/19
COLD
OPEN
EXT.
SUNNYSIDE,
QUEENS
STREETS
-
2004
—
DAY
(ON
VIDEO)
(FB-D1)
GARRETT
MODI
(mid
20s,
charismatic)
walks
toward
camera,
flanked
by
people
wearing
“MODI
2004”
t-shirts.
GARRETT
I'm
Garrett
Modi
and
I'm
running
to
be
your
next
city
councilor.
My
parents
moved
here
in
1975
with
one
dream.
To
raise
their
kids
in
the
greatest
country
on
Earth
in
the
greatest
city
on
Earth.
We
continue
to
hear
Garrett’s
voice
as
the
camera
pops
to
photos
on
a
shelf
in
PRESENT
DAY:
Garrett
(5)
in
a
Yankees
cap
with
his
parents.
A
newspaper
clipping:
“MODI
LEADS
COLVIN
HIGH
TO
PSAL
CHAMPIONSHIP”
with
a
pilcture
of
Garrett
(17)
pitching.
Garrett
(22)
receiving
his
diploma
from
Fordham.
Garrett
(26)
speaking
at
a
podium
on
his
first
campaign.
GARRETT
(V.O.)
It
wasn’t
easy,
but
the
people
of
this
community
supported
them,
and
made
sure
that
they
would
succeed.
Now
I
want
to
return
the
favor.
As
your
next
city
councilor,
T
promise
one
thing:
to
work
as
hard
for
you
and
your
family
as
you
did
for
me
and
mine.
I'm
asking
for
your
vote
because
we
all
came
from
somewhere,
but
we
all
chose
to
be
here.
So
let’s
get
to
work.
The
video
ends.
Back
in
the
office,
we
pan
across
more
photos.
A
newspaper
headline:
“MODI
ELECTED
IN
UPSET,
WILL
BECOME
YOUNGEST
NEW
YORK
CITY
COUNCILOR.”
Garrett
posing
with
Michael
Bloomberg
and
Bill
Clinton.
We
hear
SNORING.
Pan
across
more
framed
photos,
which
become
more
tabloid-y:
Garrett
drunker
and
drunker
at
various
celebrity
parties.
We
also
see
some
junk
on
the
shelf
next
to
the
photos
--
some
empty
Chinese
takeout
containers,
a
slice
of
half-eaten
plzza,
WAY
too
many
Skittles
wrappers.
And
then
we
see
GARRETT
HIMSELF:
asleep
in
his
DESK
CHAIR.
Locks
terrible.
(CONTINUED)
1
3
Sunnyside
“pilot”
2.
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Yellow
3/20/19
CONTINUED:
1
A
desk
nameplate
reads:
Councilman
Garrett
Modi,
District
53.
Or
we
think
it
does
—-
there’s
a
dirty
sock
covering
some
of
it.
A
KNOCK
rouses
him
and
he
shuffles
over
to
the
door,
opening
it
to
reveal
DIANA
BAREA
(30,
sharp),
holding
a
box.
GARRETT
Oh
hey,
Diana!
What's
up?
DIANA
“What’s
up?”
It’s
been
a
week.
This
is
my
office
now.
GARRETT
(Clintonian)
Diana.
I
appreciate
your
passion.
And
I
congratulate
you
on
a
hard
fought
race
to
replace
me.
You
should
be
proud
of
what
you
accomplished.
But
this...
“thing”--
(waving
it
all
away)
it’s
gonna
blow
over.
DIANA
The
council
voted
to
remove
you.
Unanimously.
GARRETT
“Unanimously?”
What
does
that
even
mean?
DIANA
Okay,
I've
asked
you
several
times
to
pack
up.
And
now
scmehow,
you
have
more
stuff
here...
(it
dawns
on
her)
Garrett,
are
you
living
here?
GARRETT
Absolutely
not.
DIANA
Is
this
your
shower
caddy
I
found
in
the
bathroom?
She
holds
up
a
SHOWER
CADDY.
GARRETT
Yes!
Thank
you!
I
was
looking
for
that!
DIANA
There’s
not
even
a
shower
in
there!
(CONTINUED)
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sunnyside
“pilot”
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Yellow
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1
CONTINUED:
(2)
GARRETT
With
the
right
attitude,
any
place
with
running
water
is
a
shower.
DIANA
Get
out
of
my
office.
GARRETT
C’'mon.
Work
with
me
here.
I
was
the
youngest
person
ever
elected
to
the
New
York
City
Council.
I've
been
on
Anderson
Cooper.
Twice.
I
won
a
high-school
baseball
championship.
DIANA
And
there’s
nothing
cooler
than
a
guy
in
his
forties
talking
about
his
high
school
sports
achievements.
GARRETT
I'm
not
“in
my
forties.”
I'm
forty.
That's
practically
thirty.
DIANA
Can
I
tell
you
something?
When
you
got
elected
I
was
so
excited.
Finally
a
young
person
in
office
who
was
going
to
make
a
difference.
Then
you
spent
most
of
your
time
partying
with
Wall
Street
douchebags
and
D-list
celebrities
instead
of,
you
know,
doing
your
job.
GARRETT
I
did
stuff!
I
once
brought
Elon
Musk
to
Sunnyside
and
he
almost
agreed
to
dig
one
of
those
tunnels
no
one
wants
here!
Diana
slams
the
door
in
his
face,
leaving
him
in
the
hallway.
END
OF
COLD
OPEN
5
Sunnyside
“Pilot”
4.
Full
Yellow
3/20/19
ACT
ONE
2
EXT.
QUEENS
APARTMENT
—
DAY
(D-1)
Garrett
struggles
to
carry
various
garbage
bags
and
boxes
down
the
sidewalk.
3
INT.
QUEENS
APARTMENT
-
LATER
(D-1)
The
door
opens,
revealing
his
sister,
MALLORY
(30s,
sarcastic)
in
medical
scrubs.
She
smirks.
MATLORY
Councilman.
GARRETT
Hey,
sis!
Little
help?
MALLORY
(thinks,
then)
Nah.
She
walks
back
inside.
He
follows
her,
lugging
his
bags.
4
MATTORY'S
APARTMENT
-
LIVING
ROOM
-
CONTINUOUS
(D-1)
Garrett
drags
his
stuff
through
Mallory’s
living
room.
MATLORY
So,
your
girlfriend
kicked
you
out
of
the
apartment,
and
then
the
new
councilwoman
kicked
you
out
of
the
office?
Double
kick-
out?
GARRETT
Yes,
but
the
girlfriend
one
was
mutual.
MALLORY
Really?
GARRETT
Yes,
we
mutually
agreed
that
I
would
get
out
of
our
place
or
she
would
beat
me
up.
But
she’ll
come
around.
I
just
need
to
talk
to
her.
I
can
see
why
you
think
that.
GARRETT
What'’s
that
supposed
to
mean?
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
4
MATLORY
Talking
is
the
only
thing
you’ve
ever
been
truly
good
at.
You
talked
your
way
into
office,
and
college.
When
you
were
8
you
convinced
me
to
give
you
the
top
bunk.
What
was
I
thinking?
I
won
the
coin
toss!
Bottom
bunk
sucks!
GARRETT
You
know
studies
have
shown
that
those
who
sleep
lower
to
the
ground
tend
to
become
more
successful,
confident
people.
MATLORY
I
guess
that
makes
sense.
I
was
always--
hey
wait!
You’'re
doing
it
again!
Bottom
bunk
sucks!
INT.
GUEST
ROOM
-
CONTINUQUS
(D-1)
They
walk
into
a
small
guest
room...
GARRETT
Hey,
I
tried
to
be
a
good
city
councilman.
I
worked
my
butt
off
for
two
solid
months.
MAT.LORY
And
as
soon
as
it
got
the
slightest
bit
difficult,
you
bailed
on
work
and
used
your
office
to
score
Knicks
tickets.
GARRETT
Well.
Politics
is
hard.
And
those
Knicks
tickets
were
insane.
Once
I
was
so
close
I
could
hear
Michael
Rapaport
not
getting
recognized
by
Jerry
Seinfeld!
MATLORY
What
are
you
even
doing
here,
man?
Why
can’t
you
stay
with
mom
and
dad?
GARRETT
Because
a
guy
my
age
living
with
his
parents
is
pathetic.
But
a
guy
my
age
living
with
his
sister:
slightly
less
pathetic.
(then)
Besides
it’s
only
temporary.
He
pulls
a
small
white
board
out
of
one
of
his
boxes,
which
has
five
bullet
points
written
on
it.
(CONTINUED)
7
5
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6
Full
Yellow
3/20/1§
CONTINUED:
GARRETT
I
have
a
five
step
Path
to
Redemption.
Step
one:
lie
low.
People
will
eventually
forget...
the
thing.
Step
two:
get
a
job,
save
some
money,
make
some
powerful
connections.
Haven’t
figured
out
steps
three
and
four.
Step
five:
get
re-
elected!
America
loves
a
good
political
comeback
story.
Counterpoint:
Richard
Nixon.
Elliot
Spitzer.
Anthony
Weiner.
Anthony
Weiner
again.
GARRETT
(remembering)
Man,
he
really
did
do
it
again!
That
guy
cannot
help
himself!
MALLORY
It’s
bonkers.
GARRETT
Don’t
send
pictures
of
your
wiener
to
people.
MALLORY
GARRETT
(CONT'D)
Especially
if
your
name
is
Especially
if
your
name
is
Weiner!
Weiner!
MALLORY
It’s
too
much!
Garrett
smiles
for
a
beat.
He
turns
on
his
political
charm.
GARRETT
Isn’'t
this
great?
You
and
me
living
together.
I
regret
how
we
lost
touch
over
the
years:
me
in
the
high-flying
world
of
city
politics,
you
doing
your
heart
surgery--
MATLORY
Hand
surgery.
GARRETT
And
what
are
the
hands
but
hearts
that
live
outside
and
have
fingers?
Come
on,
just
let
me
stay
here
for
a
week.
Or...let’s
say
year.”
A
year-plus.
(CONTINUED)
8
5
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CONTINUED:
(2)
5
MATLLORY
(sees
right
through
him)
You
don’t
have
any
money.
GARRETT
Completely
broke,
yes.
MALLORY
How
is
that
possible?
GARRETT
Because
all
my
savings
are
tied
up
in
my
investments.
MATILORY
Jet
skis
are
not
investments—-
GARRETT
I
can’t
even
tell
you
how
stupid
you
sound
right
now.
MALLORY
Get
a
job.
And
don’t
mess
up
my
office.
GARRETT
Coin
toss
for
your
bedroom?
MATLLORY
No!
She
leaves.
INT.
GARRETT’S
BEDROOM
-
LATER
(D-1)
6
Garrett
opens
his
laptop
and
pulls
up
LinkedIn.
On
his
page,
we
see
headline
after
headline
with
some
variant
of
the
following:
DISGRACE!
HARD
PARTYING
COUNCILMAN
MODI
ARRESTED
ON
BQE.
He
clicks
on
a
video
link.
EXT.
BROOKLYN
QUEENS
EXPRESSWAY
-
NIGHT
(ON
SCREEN)
(FB-N2)
7
Police
dashcam
footage:
a
cruiser
approaches
a
clearly
drunk
Garrett,
who
is
walking
in
the
middle
of
the
rightmost
lane
of
the
BQE.
The
siren
flashes
and
we
hear
an
OFFICER:
OFFICER
STARKS
(OVER
SPEAKER)
Please
step
to
the
shoulder.
Garrett
turns
around,
wobbly.
GARRETT
(ON
SCREEN)
What
seems
to
be
the
problem,
officer?
(CONTINUED)
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CONTINUED:
7
OFFICER
STARKS
(ON
SCREEN)
Can
I
see
some
ID?
GARRETT
(ON
SCREEN)
Pfft.
Bro.
You
don’t
know
who
I
am?
You
really
know
who
I
am?
OFFICER
STARKS
(ON
SCREEN)
I
know
who
you
are.
You’'re
on
the
city
council.
GARRETT
(ON
SCREEN)
More
like
I
am
the
city
council,
dude.
It‘s
me
and
a
bunch
of
Zeroes.
Just
total
wastes
of
crap.
Couple
of
full
on
sex-creeps
in
there
too,
if
I'm
being
honest.
Real
weirdos.
As
Garrett
monologues,
he
walks
toward
the
cruiser
and
begins
unzipping
his
pants,
then
urinating.
OFFICER
STARKS
(ON
SCREEN)
Sir--
GARRETT
(ON
SCREEN)
I
can’'t
wait
to
get
out
of
that
dump.
Couple
more
years
with
those
idiots,
then
I
run
for
congress.
Win.
Then
governor.
Win.
Then,
guess
what?
I’m
gonna
be
Presgident,
babayyyyyyEUGHGGH!
!
Garrett
barfs
everywhere,
including
on
the
police
officer.
Three
WOMEN
in
minidresses
stumble
into
frame.
WOMAN
(ON
SCREEN)
Can
you
hurry
up?
We‘re
almost
out
of
cocaine.
OFFICER
STARKS
(ON
SCREEN)
Ma’am,
I
would
maybe
not
admit
to
cocaine
possession
in
front
of
a
police
officer.
WOMAN
(ON
SCREEN)
No,
it’s
fine.
He’s
like
the
mayor
or
gomething.
OFFICER
STARKS
(ON
SCREEN)
Okay,
I'm
going
to
put...
I
guess,
all
of
you
under
arrest.
GARRETT
(ON
SCREEN)
Waltwaitwaitwait.
Wait.
(then,
serious)
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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(2)
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GARRETT
(ON
SCREEN)
(CONT'D)
Officer.
If
you
let
me
go...
I’'ll
give
you
ten
thousand
dollars.
OFFICER
STARKS
(ON
SCREEN)
Sir,
you
don’t
want
to
do
this.
Bribing
an
officer
is
a
felony.
GARRETT
(ON
SCREEN)
..
.Hundred
thougand.
OFFICER
STARKS
(ON
SCREEN)
Sir,
think
about
what
you’re
doing.
GARRETT
(ON
SCREEN)
You
drive
a
hard
bargain
and
I
respect
the
hell
out
of
that.
Million
bucks.
OFFICER
STARKS
(ON
SCREEN)
GARRETT
(ON
SCREEN)
Ten
million.
OFFICER
STARKS
(ON
SCREEN)
Sir--
GARRETT
(ON
SCREEN)
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
(beat,
dead
serious)
One
billion
dollars.
Garrett
closes
the
video.
He
sees
a
link
to
Air
BnB
Experiences,
where
people
offer
their
time
and
expertise
for
money.
Museum
tours,
bar
crawls,
photo
shoots,
etc.
Garrett
gets
an
idea.
He
beging
typing.
“SPEND
THE
DAY
WITH
NOTORIOQUS
EX-POLITICIAN
GARRETT
MODI.
ASK
ME
ANYTHING!”
He
thinks
for
a
beat,
then
adds
“THE
BQE
PUKER”
after
his
name.
He
clicks
submit,
and
a
MONTAGE
begins...
EXT.
NEW
YORK
CITY
-
DAY
(D-2)
8
Garrett
smiles
as
a
group
of
tourists
take
a
selfie
with
him.
EXT.
NYC
BUILDING
-
ANQOTHER
DAY
(D-3)
9
Garrett,
less
enthused,
with
some
FINANCE
BROS,
who
make
fun
of
him.
He
forces
a
smile.
EXT.
NEW
YORK
CITY
-
DAY
(D-4)
10
Garrett
halfheartedly
reenacts
his
arrest
for
a
group
of
old
pecple,
who
film
with
their
phones.
He
is
humiliated.
11
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INT.
BAR
-
WEEKS
LATER
(D-5)
11
Garrett
walks
into
a
bar.
A
college
age
guy,
BRADY,
waves
him
over
to
a
table
full
of
people.
Garrett
ig
all
business,
having
done
this
several
times
now.
GARRETT
Okay,
fifty
bucks
an
hour
--
each
--
up
front.
I
will
not
actually
puke
on
you.
No
nudity
of
any
kind.
Pictures
are
20,
t-shirts
are
30
—-
BRADY
Nah,
dude,
we
don’t
want
any
of
that.
We
need
your
help.
We're
trying
to
become
citizens.
GARRETT
Citizens?
You
seem
pretty
American
to
me.
BRADY
Yeah,
no
crap,
‘cuz
I
am
American.
Well,
I
thought
I
was.
Then
I
went
to
get
my
driver’s
license
and
I
find
out
my
friggin’
mom
brought
me
here
when
I
was
two
and
overstayed
her
visa
and
never
told
me.
Now
I
have
to
take
some
dumb
history
test
just
go
I
don’t
get
sent
back
to
Moldova.
GARRETT
Where
even
is
Moldova?
BRADY
I
don’t
know
man!
What
do
I
look
like,
a
book?
This
is
our
little
study
group.
That’s
Griselda,
she’s
Dominican
and
she’s
old.
Hakim,
he’s
a
nerd
from
Ethiopia.
Mei
Lin
and
Jun
Ho,
rich
as
hell
and
won’t
actually
say
where
they’re
from.
JUN
HO,
(20s,
Asian,
wealthy)
gets
off
his
phone.
JUN
HO
Technically,
our
dad
now
lives
in
international
waters.
Jun
Ho's
sister,
MEI
LIN
(20s,
Asian,
wealthy)
nudges
him,
like,
“Dude,
shut
up!”
MEI
LIN
He
means
we
have
no
knowledge
of
his
current
whereabouts.
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GRISELDA
(60s,
Latina,
sweet,
FedEx
Uniform)
pulls
up
a
chair
for
Garrett.
Loud
Euro
GRISELDA
For
the
last
few
weeks
we
were
all
taking
a
class
that
was
helping
us
with
the
paperwork
and
the
test,
but
it
shut
down
when
someone
bought
the
building.
MEI
LIN
It’s
getting
turned
into
one
of
those
shared
work
spaces.
It's
like,
ew.
GARRETT
Yeah,
it
seems
like
every
building
is
getting
turned
into
one
of
those.
MEI
LIN
No,
I
mean,
like
“Ew.
Work.”
And
*ghare.”
BRADY
Point
is,
it’s
like,
impossible
to
get
into
a
new
class.
They’re
all
booked
up,
and
the
wait
lists
are
super
long.
We
need
your
political
connections
house
music
plays.
BRADY
--
Dammit,
Drazen!
Not
now!
DRAZEN
(50s,
Eastern
Furopean)
has
a
small
DJ
set
up.
DRAZEN
(can’t
hear)
Yes,
it’s
good,
eh?
BRADY
That
music
sucks!
DRAZEN
Adrian
Copilul
Minune!
Number
one
in
Romanial!
BRADY
No
one
knows
who
the
hell
that
is!
Drazen
presses
pause
and
walks
over.
DRAZEN
Is
this
the
man
who
will
help?
The
man
with
the
vomit
and
the
pee
pee?
He
will
save
us!
This
was
a
great
idea,
brother!
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He
hugs
Brady,
who
squirms.
BRADY
We
are
not
brothers!
DRAZEN
We
are
Moldovan!
We
are
countrymen!
You
and
me
are
the
same,
Bojan!
BRADY
My
name
is
Brady
now.
And
we’re
not
the
same.
I'm
awesome,
and
you
use
the
word
“disco”
as
a
verb.
DRAZEN
You
want
to
disco?
Let’s
gol!
We
disco
right
now!
GARRETT
Look
guys,
I
don’t
know
if
you
heard,
but
I'm
temporarily...out
of
office.
GRISELDA
We
know,
and
it’s
not
temporary.
You're
done,
baby.
GARRETT
(small)
...Matter
of
opinion.
HAKIM
Ethiopian,
dorky)
leans
over.
HAKIM
We
need
a
teacher
and
we
need
a
place
to
study.
And
we
need
you
to
call
someone
to
make
that
happen.
Preferably
someone
who
has
not
humiliated
himself
as
flagrantly
as
you
have.
JUN
HO
Or
you
could
just
like,
make
us
citizens.
GARRETT
A
city
councilor
can’'t
Jjust
make
someone
a
citizen.
MEI
LIN
Uch,
whatever,
do
it.
GRISELDA
Please.
We're
asking
you
to
make
one
phone
call.
You
can
convince
anyone
to
do
anything.
(MORE)
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GRISELDA
(CONT'D)
I
saw
you
give
that
speech
at
the
opening
of
the
Wahlburgers
on
Northern
Boulevard.
It
almost
made
me
want
to
eat
there!
Garrett
melts
a
little.
GARRETT
(what
the
hell)
...Sure.
I’1ll
give
it
a
try.
Garrett
steps
away
from
the
group
and
dials
his
phone.
GARRETT
(CONT'D)
Hi,
I'm
looking
to
speak
with
Councilman
Webber?
This
is
Garrett
Modi.
(beat)
Sorry,
go
what
myself?
(beat)
what
I
thought.
(to
group,
covering)
Bad
connection.
I’1l
try
someone
else.
He
dials
again.
A
RECEPTIONIST
in
Diana’s
office
picks
up.
INTERCUT.
GARRETT
(CONT'D)
Hi,
Garrett
Modi
for
Councilwoman
Barea?
RECEPTIONIST
(to
Diana)
Garrett
Modi.
DIANA
Hmm.
Tell
him
to
go
get
hit
by
a
truck
then
hang
up
on
him.
RECEPTIONIST
The
councilwoman
invites
you
to
get
hit
by
a
truck.
Have
a
nice
day.
Bye-bye.
She
hangs
up.
The
group
looks
at
him
expectantly.
GARRETT
She
was
out
of
the
office.
GRISELDA
No
problem.
Call
someone
elge.
He
thinks
for
a
beat,
then
dials.
Mallory
picks
up.
MALLORY
What
do
you
want?
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GARRETT
Councilman!
How
are
you?
MALLORY
What
the
hell
are
you
talking
about,
Garrett?
I'm
at
work.
GARRETT
MATTLORY
(CONT'D)
Look,
I’ve
got
this
great
What?
Whatever
you’re
doing,
group
of
folks
here
who
need
leave
me
out
of
it,
man--
some
help
with
their
citizenship
applications.
You
will?
That’s
fantastic!
Great.
Talk
soon.
GARRETT
(hangs
up,
then)
He’ll
be
in
touch!
The
group
looks
happy.
Garrett
forces
a
smile.
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OF
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(D-5)
12
The
group
studies.
Textbooks
and
papers
are
strewn
everywhere.
GRISELDA
What
is
the
difference
between
the
Department
of
Agriculture
and
the
Department
of
the
Interior?
GARRETT
Great
question,
and
I
thank
you
for
it.
And...
the
answer
to
that...
is...
that
Interior...
is
responsible
for
the
management
and
conservation
of
most
federal
lands.
GRISELDA
Did
you
just
look
that
up
on
wikipedia?
GARRETT
I
did,
but
only
to
check
that
my
initial
answer
was
right.
Which
it
was,
almost
verbatim.
Listen
--
as
much
fun
as
it
is
to
do
homework
as
grown
adults,
when
I
said
“Ask
Me
Anything”
I
meant
things
like
“who
is
the
coolest
celebrity
you
ever
made
out
with?”
Not
“how
many
amendments
does
the
Constitution
have.”
HAKIM
Too
bad.
Until
your
friends
call
back,
this
is
what
we're
paying
you
for.
You
will
be
our
teacher
and
this
is
where
we
will
study.
It’s
not
Philadelphia
in
1787,
but
it
will
do.
(off
Garrett’s
blank
stare)
That’s
where
the
Constitution
was
signed.
GARRETT
I
mean,
obviously.
That’s
why
I
didn’t
say
anything.
And
by
the
way,
it’s
Rihanna’s
cousin,
if
you’re
wondering.
I
made
out
with
Rihanna’s
cousin.
It
was
awesome.
Mei
Lin
and
Jun
Ho
approach
Garrett.
JUN
HO
We
have
a
proposition
for
you.
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MEI
LIN
We
pay
you
to
take
this
test
for
us.
GARRETT
...First
of
all,
that’s
definitely
illegal.
Second,
how
would
that
even
work?
I
look
nothing
like
either
of
you.
JUN
HO
Oh,
our
dad
has
a
guy.
He
can
make
anyone
look
like
anyone.
MEI
LIN
He’s
like
Picasso
with
a
scalpel.
GARRETT
Okay,
well,
no
one
wants
to
look
like
a
Picasso,
so
that’s
a
no
from
me.
RAUL,
the
bar's
manager,
leans
over.
She
pulls
RAUL
Griselda!
You're
up.
a
shirt
with
the
bar‘s
logo
over
her
FedEx
shirt.
GARRETT
I
thought
you
worked
at
FedEx.
GRISELDA
I
do,
during
the
day.
I
work
here
at
night.
GARRETT
Wow,
two
jobs.
GRISELDA
Kind
of.
In
the
mornings
I
delivex
newspapers.
GARRETT
GRISELDA
Then
I
teach
a
Zumba
class
at
7
before
work.
GARRETT
At
FedEx?
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GRISELDA
No,
at
my
paralegal
job.
Then
I
head
over
to
the
Genius
Bar,
fix
some
iphones
for
a
couple
hours.
Then
FedEx.
Let
me
get
you
a
refill.
She
heads
to
the
bar.
Garrett
flips
through
a
textbook.
GARRETT
Man,
this
is
a
lot
of
stuff
to
learn.
BRADY
Dude,
this
is
the
easy
part.
You
know
how
much
crap
we’ve
had
to
deal
with
just
to
get
here?
First,
you
got
to
get
a
green
card,
which...
good
luck.
I
don’t
know
if
you
heard,
but
they
looocove
giving
those
out
these
days.
HAKIM
You
have
to
maintain
residence
for
5
years.
Assuming
you
can
find
a
job
and
a
place
to
live.
And
the
rent
in
New
York
makes
the
rent
in
Mek’ele
look
like
Aleta
Wendo!
(off
their
looks)
Where
from
that
is
a
wvery
trenchant
observation.
JUN
HO
You
have
to
keep
a
clean
record.
Like,
why?
MEI
LIN
Or
you
have
to
tell
your
dad
to
get
certain
“incidents”
or
certain
“people”
to
“go
away.”
BRADY
Gonna
move?
Gotta
fill
out
an
AR-11.
Traveling?
That’s
an
I-131.
And
who
knows?
Maybe
while
you’re
visiting
your
sick
grandma
they
might
just
decide
no
one
from
your
country
is
allowed
in
anymore
—-—
Loud
Euro
house
music
begins
to
play.
BRADY
(CONT'D)
Dammit
Drazen
not
now!
In
fact:
never!
Never
play
that
music!
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HAKIM
That’s
why
we
need
your
help
connecting
with
someone
powerful.
GARRETT
Well,
your
hour’s
almost
up
and
they
haven't
called
back.
So,
good
luck.
I'm
glad
I
never
had
to
learn
this
stuff.
HAKIM
You
were
an
elected
official.
Garrett
shrugs.
JUN
HO
You’'re
really
gonna
leave?
We
were
going
to
hire
you
for
the
week.
Now
we
have
to
start
over?
Garrett
stops
in
his
tracks.
GARRETT
Sorry,
did
you
say
“for
the
week?”
That’s
like
15
thousand
bucks.
JUN
HO
The
way
you're
saying
that
makes
me
think
you
think
that’s
a
lot.
Oh
no!
(to
Mei
Lin)
I
think
he
thinks
that’s
a
lot.
Mei
Lin
pulls
out
an
insane
amount
of
money
from
her
purse.
MEI
LIN
Here.
Take
whatever
this
is.
It
smells
welird.
Garrett
stares
at
the
money...he’s
in!
13
INT.
MALLORY'S
HOUSE
-
DAY
(D-5)
13
Garrett
bursts
into
Mallory’s
house.
GARRETT
Guess
what,
Mal?
I'm
already
at
step
two
of
my
plan.
I
got
a
job!
And
this
one
doesn’t
involve
humiliating
myself.
MATILORY
What’s
the
job?
GARRETT
This
group
of
people
wants
me
to
help
them
become
citizens.
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MALLORY
Do
you
know
anything
about
how
to
become
a
citizen?
GARRETT
I
do
not.
But
I'll
be
like,
a
*“cool
teacher.”
Take
some
field
trips,
do
that
thing
where
you
sit
in
a
chair
backwards.
Maybe
wear
a
cool
leather
jacket.
(then,
brandishing
cash)
Plus,
I'm
getting
paid!
I
can
hire
a
PR
team.
Can
you
imagine
how
good
look
for
my
reelection
campaign
if
it
gets
out
that
I‘m
helping
these
poor
people
out
of
the
goodness
of
my
heart?
MATLORY
Except
you’re
very
clearly
not
doing
it
out
of
the
goodness
of
your
heart.
You’re
doing
it
for
your
reelection
campaign.
GARRETT
Tomato
to-mahto.
MATLLORY
And
if
you
have
cash
now,
you
can
pay
me
rent.
He
quickly
pockets
the
cash.
GARRETT
And
I
will
do
that,
Mal,
just
as
soon
as
I
take
care
of
some
very
pressing
financial
obligations,
lawyer’s
fees,
jet
ski
payments,
and
so
forth.
Once
I'm
solvent
again,
I
promise:
anything
I
have
is
yours.
MALLORY
(noticing)
Are
those
new
Jordans?
GARRETT
Thanks!
You're
the
best
bye!
He
disappears
into
his
room.
INT.
BAR
-
THE
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DAY
(D-6)
19.
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13
14
The
group
studies
intensely.
They
all
seem
a
little
stressed.
Drazen
hands
a
paper
to
Garrett.
DRAZEN
N-336
form
finished.
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BRADY
Dude,
you
haven't
even
done
your
N-400.
DRAZEN
But
336
is
before
400.
Why
does
400
go
first?
BRADY
I
don’t
know,
man!
I
shouldn’t
have
to
know
any
of
this
stuff!
I’'m
American!
DRAZEN
No,
you
are
Moldovan.
Like
me!
BRADY
Stop
saying
that!
MEI
LIN
Uch.
Why
can’t
this
be
like
high
school?
When
we
had
trouble,
our
dad
would
have
one
little
conversation
with
our
teacher,
and
we’'d
get
all
HAKIM
He
bribed
them?
JUN
HO
I
wouldn’t
call
getting
your
family
back
a
“bribe.”
BRADY
Yo
gquys,
it’s
becoming
clear
that
your
dad
1s
a
legit
supervillain.
JUN
HO
I
plead
the
third
to
that.
GRISELDA
The
third
amendment
prohibits
the
quartering
of
soldiers
in
private
homes.
{proud)
I
studied
today
while
I
waited
tables
at
the
Olive
Garden.
JUN
HO
Okay,
then
I
don’t
know
which
one
I
plead.
Why
does
everyone
all
of
a
sudden
expect
me
to
learn
things?!
It’s
not
fair!
Garrett
stands
up
to
calm
the
situation.
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GARRETT
Guys,
I
can
sense
you’'re
all
getting
a
little
stressed
out.
I
think
you‘re
too
focused
on
what
you
have
to
know.
Being
American
is
as
much
about
how
it
feels.
Grab
your
stuff.
We’re
taking
a
field
trip.
EXT.
RICHMOND
COUNTY
BANK
BALL
PARK
-
EVENING
(N-6)
15
The
group
is
now
sitting
in
a
baseball
stadium,
home
of
the
Staten
Island
Yankees.
Drazen
returns
from
the
concession
stand
with
two
hotdogs
piled
with
several
pounds
of
onions
and
religh.
BRADY
Drazen.
You
can’t
take
that
much
relish!
DRAZEN
(shrugs)
It’s
free.
They
don’t
want
me
to
take
it,
they
should
make
it
cost
money.
GARRETT
(to
Mei
Lin
and
Jun
Ho)
These
seats
are
great.
How'd
you
get
them
so
quickly?
JUN
HO
Our
dad
supplied
all
the
steel
that
was
used
to
build
this
stadium.
GARRETT
That’s
cool.
MEI
LIN
Not
really.
If
people
start
jumping
up
and
down?
Run.
GRISELDA
So,
why
did
you
bring
us
here?
What
does
this
place
have
to
do
with
us?
GARRETT
Are
you
kidding?
Look
at
those
guys
out
there.
You
got
immigrants
from
everywhere.
(pointing)
Dominican
Republic.
South
Korea.
Mexico.
Cuba.
Taiwan.
Puerto
Rico.
HAKIM
Puerto
Rico’s
in
the
U.S.
(CONTINUED)
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GARRETT
Yeah,
that
was
a
test.
Only
Hakim
passed.
(then)
Part
of
what
makes
baseball
so
cool
is
that
it’s
always
been
an
immigrant’s
sport.
Thirty
percent
of
all
major
leaguers
were
born
outside
the
US.
Guys
like
Jose
Altuve,
Ichiro
Suzuki,
Miguel
Cabrera,
Albert
Pujols.
How
much
worse
would
the
game
be
without
those
guys?
How
much
worse
would
America
be
without
all
the
people
who
came
here
from
all
over
the
world
and
brought
their
culture
and
history
with
them?
We
like
to
say
that
this
country
is
a
melting
pot.
I
say:
nowhere
is
that
more
clear
than
out
there,
on
that
green
grass,
on
this
warm
gummer
night.
The
group
smiles,
a
little
impressed.
BRADY
Wag
that
actually
the
reason
you
took
us
here,
or
did
you
just
want
to
go
see
a
baseball
game,
then
we
called
you
on
it,
and
you
just
pulled
all
that
out
of
your
ags
just
now?
GARRETT
Little
of
A,
little
of
B.
But
you
have
to
admit
I
did
make
some
good
points.
GRISELDA
You
did.
Thank
you
for
the
field
trip.
It
has
been
very
inspiring
to
be
here.
(beat)
Welp,
back
to
work!
22.
3/20/19
Griselda
puts
on
a
Yankees
cap
and
straps
on
a
soda
tray.
INT.
HAKIM
GRISELDA
(CONT’D)
(then,
yelling)
Soda!
Soda
here!
'S
TAXT
-
THAT
NIGHT
(N-6)
Hakim
drives
Garrett
home
in
his
taxi.
GARRETT
Thanks
for
the
ride,
man.
HAKIM
No
problem.
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GARRETT
So,
must
be
guite
a
change,
Ethiopia
to
New
York
City.
HARIM
I
guess
so.
I'm
not
making
as
much
money
as
I
used
to,
but
that’'s
okay.
GARRETT
Wait,
what?
What
did
you
do
in
Ethiopia?
HAKIM
I
was
a
cardiothoracic
surgeon.
Had
a
pretty
sweet
condo
in
Addis
Ababa,
lake
house
by
the
waterfalls
in
Bahir
Dar.
But,
I
won
a
green
card
lottery
and
this
was
my
chance
to
come
to
America.
I
had
to
take
it.
GARRETT
If
you're
a
doctor,
why
are
you
driving
a
cab?
HAKIM
Can’t
get
certified
yet.
Citizenship
should
help,
but
it
will
still
take
a
few
years.
Then,
I
will
be
able
to
bring
my
family
over.
And
I
mean
everybody.
My
brothers
and
sisters,
nieces,
nephews.
I
have
an
85
year
plan.
GARRETT
You’ll
be
like
120
years
old.
HAKIM
I
have
a
plan
for
that,
too.
I'm
a
very
good
dector.
GARRETT
I
gotta
say...
all
the
bureaucracy,
the
background
checks,
the
test...
it
all
seems
like
a
lot
of
work.
You
gave
up
a
nice
life
in
Ethiopia.
Why
not
stay?
HAKIM
Because
America
is
the
besgt!
Here,
anything
is
possible.
So
I
have
to
fill
out
some
papers,
drive
a
cab,
leave
my
jet
ski
back
home--
GARRETT
You
have
a
jet
ski?!
I
have
a
jet
skil
(CONTINUED)
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(2)
Jet
ski
buddies!
GARRETT
Aw,
that
sucks
you
had
to
give
it
up.
It’'s
worth
it.
I'm
here
because
I
love
America
and
I
want
to
be
a
part
of
it.
We
all
do.
They
pull
up
to
Mallory’s
house.
Garrett
hops
out.
17
INT.
BAR
-
GARRETT
That’s...
really
awesome,
man.
Thanks
for
the
ride.
HAKIM
Hey,
uh,
America
is
great
and
anything
is
possible,
et
cetera
et
cetera...
but
only
if
you
pay
people
for
their
work.
You
owe
me
27.50.
GARRETT
Oh.
Right!
Yup.
THE
NEXT
MORNING
(D-7)
Garrett
enters
with
a
coffee,
a
little
bounce
in
his
GARRETT
What’s
up,
y'all?
Who's
ready
to
learn?
I
stayed
up
late
last
night,
watched
a
couple
youtube
videos
about
American
History,
somehow
ended
up
watching
three
hours
of
people
unboxing
Legos,
which
is
weird
because
I
don’t
even
like
Legos—-
He
stops,
noticing
that
the
group
all
looks
shaken.
GARRETT
(CONT’D)
What
happened?
GRISELDA
They
took
Drazen.
GARRETT
What?
Who
did?
MEI
LIN
Immigration.
GARRETT
...But
he
had
a
green
card.
24.
3/20/19
step.
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The
group
stares
at
Garrett,
shocked.
He’'s
frozen.
The
group
disperses,
shooting
disappointed
looks
at
Garrett.
BRADY
I
guess
he
messed
up
his
paperwork.
That’s
enough
sometimes.
Gah!
He
was
so
bad
at
that
crap!
This
blows!
GARRETT
I
didn’t
think
you
even
liked
Drazen.
BRADY
I
mean,
yeah,
he
sucked,
but
nobody
deserves
this.
HAKIM
Can
you
call
one
of
your
City
Council
people
and
at
least
figure
out
where
they’re
holding
him?
GARRETT
I
doubt
it.
No
one
will
return
my
calls.
They
haven’'t
spoken
to
me
in
months.
JUN
HO
You
said
someone
was
going
to
help
us.
GARRETT
I
did
say
that,
and
it
was
a
lie,
and
that
was
a
crappy
thing
to
do.
The
truth
is,
even
if
I
had
gotten
through,
politicians
don’t
exactly
spend
their
days
trying
to
help
people
like
you.
But
Hakim
and
I
had
a
great
talk
last
night!
I
want
to
help
you.
BRADY
Yeah,
well
I
don’'t
think
we
need
your
help
anymore.
END
OF
ACT
TWO
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ACT
THREE
INT.
HOUSE
~
OFFICE
—
THE
NEXT
DAY
(D-8)
18
Garrett,
depressed,
watches
the
end
of
his
arrest
video.
GARRETT
(ON
VIDEO)
One
billion
dollars.
He
hits
replay
and
it
starts
over
from
the
beginning.
It’s
clear
he’s
been
watching
it
over
and
over.
Mallory
pokes
her
head
in
the
doorway.
MALLORY
If
you
watch
it
too
much,
it
gets
less
funny.
But
if
you
keep
watching
it,
it
comes
all
the
way
around
the
other
side
and
gets
really
funny
again.
GARRETT
Remember
those
people
I
was
helping?
One
of
them
got
taken
by
ICE
last
night.
Can
you
believe
that?
MATLORY
I
mean,
that’'s
awful,
but
yeah,
I
can
believe
it.
You
know
how
many
of
my
patients
have
family
members
who
got
deported?
GARRETT
Drazen
was
doing
everything
right!
He
had
a
green
card.
It’s
messed
up.
MALLORY
Yeah,
it
is.
And
it’s
been
happening
for
years.
Maybe
you
should
have
done
something
about
it
while
you
were
in
office,
instead
of
partying
on
Alec
Baldwin’s
yacht.
GARRETT
It
was
Daniel
Baldwin’s
catamaran.
I
wish
it
was
Alec’s
yacht.
MATLORY
Gross.
GARRETT
No,
you’re
right,
I'm
a
screw-up.
Maybe
I
just
should
have
become
a
doctor
like
you,
and
mom,
and
dad,
and
Harendra
Uncle,
and
Bipin
Uncle
and
Falguni
Auntie,
and--
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MALLORY
I'd
rather
be
a
cliche
than
someone
pretending
to
be
Mr.
All
American.
“Oooch,
I'm
a
politician,
I
played
baseball.”
GARRETT
("tearing
up”)
You
know
why
I
played
baseball?
Because
I
was
good
at
it.
And
when
kids
saw
I
was
good,
nobody
wanted
to
bully
me
anymore.
They
didn’t
see
me
as
different.
They
accepted
me.
(in
Hindi)
Oh,
get
over
yourself.
GARRETT
(in
Hindi)
Hey!
We
were
arguing
in
English!
That'’s
not
fair!
MATLORY
So,
this
guy
got
taken.
What
are
you
going
to
do
about
it?
GARRETT
I
mean,
nothing.
What
can
I
do
about
it?
MALLORY
Of
course.
Things
got
hard,
and
you're
bailing
again.
Is
that
step
three
or
four
of
your
“five
step
plan?”
She
leaves.
Garrett
looks
at
his
computer
screen,
sees
a
link
to
his
old
campaign
ad
from
the
cold
open.
He
clicks
it.
EXT.
SUNNYSTDE,
QUEENS
STREETS
—
DAY
(ON
SCREEN)
(FB-D1)
19
The
same
video
from
before.
GARRETT
(ON
SCREEN)
I'm
Garrett
Modi
and
I'm
running
to
be
your
next
city
councilor.
My
parents
moved
here
in
1975
with
one
dream.
To
raise
their
children
in
the
greatest
country
on
Earth
in
the
greatest
city
on
Earth...
INT.
MALLORY'S
HOUSE
-
CONTINUOUS
(D-8)
20
As
the
video
plays,
Garrett
gets
a
look
of
determination
on
his
face.
He
gets
up
and
runs
out
of
the
room
past
Mallory
on
the
couch.
He
drops
his
five
point
plan
in
her
lap.
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New
plan!
INT.
HAKIM'S
TAXI
-~
LATER
Garrett
jumps
into
the
backseat
of
taxi.
Hakim
puts
GARRETT
A-ha!
Found
you!
Look,
before
you
say
anything,
I'm
sorry.
I
messed
up.
I'm
sorry
for
lying
to
you,
I'm
sorry
for
being
a
dick.
But,
in
a
way,
lying
about
your
credentials
and
putting
your
own
happiness
above
others
is
one
of
the
most
American
things
you
can
do,
so
I
guess
that’s
another
lesson
you
learned
from
me
and
welcome.
Point
is,
I
want
to
make
it
up
to
you.
HAKIM
(beat,
then)
How
many
taxi
cabs
did
you
jump
into
before
you
found
me?
GARRETT
A
lot.
There
are
a
lot
of
very
angry
cab
drivers
out
there.
What
do
you
say?
Want
to
help
me
get
everyone
else
on
board?
the
car
in
drive.
HAKIM
Let’'s
go.
INT.
INSANE
TRIBECA
LOFT
—
LATER
(D-8)
We’re
in
the
largest
apartment
anyone
has
ever
seen.
Somehow,
3/20/19
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21
22
three
Ferraris
are
parked
inside.
A
very
chic
young
assistant
leads
Garrett
and
Hakim
in,
and
from
across
the
massive
loft
they
see
a
bored
Mei
Lin
and
Jun
Ho
staring
at
BILL
NYE,
who
stands
at
a
white
board.
BILL
NYE
...And
we
call
that
the
Electoral
College.
But
this
is
one
college
that
doesn’t
have
a
football
team!
He
waits
for
a
laugh
that
doesn’t
come.
METI
LIN
Ugh,
what
are
you
even
talking
about?
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NYE
Look,
I
told
you.
I'm
more
of
a
science
guy.
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GARRETT
Guys,
I
know
you’re
probably
pissed
at
me,
but
I
think
I
can
really
help
you.
And
Drazen.
Will
you
come
with
me?
JUN
HO
Oh
thank
god,
yes.
Bill
Nye
suuuuucks.
MEI
LIN
So
boring.
(directly
to
Bill)
Be
less
boring!
They
all
leave
together.
BILL
NYE
Do
I
still
get
paid?
23
EXT./INT.
TLIBRARY
-
LATER
(D-8)
23
Garrett,
Hakim,
Lin,
and
Jun
Ho
enter
a
typically
beautiful
New
York
City
Public
Library.
They
see
Brady
across
the
room,
studying
intently,
wearing
glasses.
GARRETT
Brady.
Come
with
us.
We're
getting
the
gang
back
together.
BRADY
(to
everyone
but
Garrett)
You
guys
cool
with
this?
They
nod.
BRADY
(CONT'D)
(relieved)
Sweet.
(then,
threatening)
If
you
tell
anyone
you
saw
me
in
a
library,
I
will
mess
you
up,
understand?
GARRETT
Yup,
I
get
it.
Now
we
just
need
to
find
Griselda.
GRISELDA
(0.S.)
I'm
right
here!
Reveal
Griselda,
pushing
a
cart,
restocking
the
shelves.
GRISELDA
(CONT’D)
It’s
almost
my
lunch
break
anyway.
Where
are
we
going?
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LATER
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24
The
group
bursts
into
Diana’s
office.
DIANA
Oh,
come
on.
GARRETT
Wait!
I
want
to
apologize.
I
got
to
sit
at
that
desk,
basically
because
I
was
good
at
talking.
I
talked
this
city
into
electing
me,
and
then
I
never
did
anything.
You’re
not
going
to
make
that
mistake.
And
you’re
going
to
be
a
better
city
councilor
than
I
ever
was.
DIANA
...I
mean,
that’s
a
pretty
low
bar.
GARRETT
Harsh,
but
fair.
What
I'm
trying
to
say
is:
I'm
sick
of
talking
--
I
want
to
start
doing.
Their
friend
Drazen
got
taken
by
ICE
last
night.
Can
you
help
us
find
him?
DIANA
I
can
try,
but
they
let
anyone
into
those
facilities.
But
I‘1l
see
what
I
can
do.
BRADY
Also,
we
need
to
get
into
a
citizenship
class,
and
they’re
all
booked
up.
GARRETT
(smiles)
Actually,
that
part
I
have
covered.
Garrett
turns
to
the
group.
GARRETT
(CONT'D)
When
you’re
born
in
America,
you
never
really
have
to
learn
how
lucky
you
are.
You
guys
are
already
working
way
harder
than
I
ever
did,
just
to
get
what
I
was
randomly
given
at
birth
because
my
parents
happened
to
live
here.
I
don't
want
to
take
that
for
granted
anymore.
If
you'll
have
me
as
a
teacher,
learn
whatever
I
have
to.
I'll
help
you
get
your
paperwork
in
order.
I'1l
help
you
study.
(MORRE
)
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GARRETT
(CONT'D)
I'11
know
the
Constitution
better
than...
the
guy
who
wrote
the
Const--
HARIM
GARRETT
(CONT'D)
James
Madison.
James
Madison!
I
said
it
at
the
same
time
as
you.
GARRETT
going
to
be
right
next
to
you,
and
we’'re
going
to
figure
out
how
to
get
through
this
together.
And
here’s
your
money
back.
Minus
a
few
hundred
for
teaching
expenses,
shoes
count
as
teaching
expenses.
(to
Diana)
Is
it
okay
if
we
come
to
you
if
we
ever
need
help
navigating
this
process?
DIANA
Fine.
But
I'm
only
helping
them.
Also,
for
your
information
there
were
a
lot
of
drugs
left
in
your
desk...
GARRETT
(proud)
Those
days
are
behind
me.
You
keep
them.
DIANA
I
threw
them
away,
you
maniac.
INT.
MATTORY'S
HOUSE
-
DAY
(D-8)
25
The
gang
studies
in
living
room.
Garrett
flips
to
a
page
featuring
Benjamin
Franklin.
GARRETT
Okay,
can
anyone
tell
me
who
Benjamin
Franklin
is?
MEI
LIN
Oh!
He’'s
the
guy
on
the
hundred.
Those
are
my
favorites.
Why
does
anyone
use
the
other
ones?
GARRETT
Okay
but
what
did
he
do?
GRISELDA
He
flew
a
kite
in
a
storm
and
that
was
smart
for
some
reason?
GARRETT
That
is
true,
but
not
what
I'm
looking
for.
(CONTINUED)
34
Sunnyside
32.
Full
Yellow
3/20/19
25
CONTINUED:
25
BRADY
Is
he
Hamilton
from
“Hamilton?”
GARRETT
...That’s
Hamilton.
Mallory
enters,
bedraggled
from
a
long
day
at
work.
MATLORY
...Garrett,
I’ve
been
in
surgery
all
day.
You
can’t
just
bring
a
bunch
of
strangers
into
my
house.
JUN
HO
Actually,
it
would
only
be
illegal
if
we
were
soldiers
and
the
government
was
telling
you
to
let
us
in.
Boom.
Third
amendment.
GARRETT
Jun
Ho!
You
learned
something!
The
gang
congratulates
Jun
Ho.
JUN
HO
Oh
my
god
I
did!
I'm
amazing!
They
all
HIGH-FIVE
and
celebrate.
Hakim
approaches
her.
HAKIM
What
kind
of
surgery?
We
talking
arthroplasty?
Fasciectomy?
(excited)
Composite
tissue
allograft?!
MAT.LORY
Who
are
you?
HAKIM
I'm
Hakim!
END
OF
ACT
THREE
35
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