UNDONE
EPISODE
ONE
Written
by
Kate
Purdy
&
Raphael
Bob-Waksberg
October
30,
2017
The
Tornante
Company
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ACT
ONE
INT./EXT.
ALMA’S
CAR
-
DAY
ATMA
WINOGRAD-DIAZ
(28,
Mexican
American,
artsy)
is
SOBBING
while
driving.
She
slams
her
hands
agailnst
the
steering
wheel.
She’s
hysterical,
driving
dangerously,
running
stop
signs.
TIME
SLOWS
DOWN
as
she
sees
SOMETHING
we
don‘t
see.
She
looks
shocked
and
confused
to
see
this
thing.
Distracted,
she
drives
through
the
intersection,
and
is
t-
boned
by
a
truck,
snapping
back
into
REGULAR
TIME.
Her
car
goes
spinning,
eventually
crashing
into
a
lamp
post.
Alma
collapses
onto
her
steering
wheel
-
falling
against
the
horn:
BEEEEEEEEEP.
ALMA
(V.O.)
I'm
so
fucking
bored
of
living.
MONTAGE
—
ALMA'S
DATLY
ROUTINE:
We
SLOWLY
PUSH
IN
on
a
shot
of
Alma’s
head
as
the
backgrounds
around
her
change:
Her
head
on
A
PILLOW,
Alma
stares
into
space.
ALMA
(V.0.)
I
wake
up
every
morning
in
the
same
bed
with
the
same
person.
We
see
the
ARM
of
another
PERSON
stretch
in
front
of
her.
Alma
brushes
her
teeth
-
BATHROOM.
ATMA
(V.O.)
I
brush
my
teeth.
Alma
stands
under
THE
SHOWER.
ALMA
(V.O0.)
And
shower.
IN
HER
BEDROOM
-
SHE
PULLS
A
SHIRT
OVER
HER
HEAD
AND
ATTACHES
A
COCHLEAR
IMPLANT.
ALMA
(V.O.)
I
get
dressed.
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KITCHEN
-
ALMA
PUTS
A
SPOON
OF
CATMEAL
IN
HER
MOUTH.
ALMA
(V.O.)
And
I
eat
the
same
breakfast.
The
TORSO
of
the
other
person
passes
behind
her.
ATMA
DRIVES
IN
START-AND-STOP
TRAFFIC.
ALMA
(V.O0.}
And
take
the
same
commute
to
work.
Traffic
stops.
Alma
jerks
forward.
ALMA
(V.0.)
I'm
twenty-eight
years
old
and
I'm
terrified
this
is
all
there
is.
She
sighs.
INT.
GROCERY
STORE
-
DAY
Alma
stands
in
the
aisle
looking
at
two
cans
of
beans.
ALMA
(V.0
)
Sometimes
I’11l
be
in
the
store
and
1’11
be
looking
at
two
different
cans
of
beans
and
think:
These
beans
are
better.
And
then
think:
That’s
the
most
boring
thought
anyone
has
ever
had.
INT.
JOSEPHINE
STREET
BAR
—
NIGHT
Alma
is
talking,
but
we
don’t
see
who
she’s
talking
to.
ALMA
And
then
I’11
think:
No
you
just
want
it
to
be
the
most
boring
thought
anyone
has
ever
had
so
your
boredom
can
be
special.
But
it's
not
-
it’s
the
same
boredom
everyone
has.
Even
my
boredom
is
boring.
God,
everything
is
pointless.
(a
beat,
then)
Anyway,
what's
new
with
you?
WE
REVEAL
Alma
is
at
the
bar
with
her
little
sister,
MEGAN
(23,
Mexican-American,
bubbly).
Megan
is
being
coy.
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MEGAN
What’s
new
with
me?
Oh
nothing...
Megan
ostentatiously
scratches
her
face
with
her
ring
finger
-
adorned
with
a
LARGE
ENGAGEMENT
RING.
Alma
doesn’t
notice.
ATMA
(raising
glass,
despeondent)
Great.
MEGAN
No
Alma...
My
face
itches.
My
face
ig
really
itchy
tonight.
Check
out
how
itchy
my
face
is.
ATMA
It
looks
fine.
Do
you
think
you're
getting
eczema?
MEGAN
No,
I
have
eczema,
why
would
you--
Look
at
my
finger.
ATMA
Oh
my
god!
Holy
shit!
Megan
and
Alma
hug.
ALMA
(CONT'D)
How
do
you
feel?
Do
you
feel
happy?
MEGAN
Of
course!
ATLMA
Because
you
love
Reed
and
you
feel
he
should
be
a
member
of
our
family
-
forever?
MEGAN
I
do.
Do
you
not
feel
that
way?
ALMA
I
mean
maybe
your
skin
is
itchy
because
your
body's
being
like:
“Hey
lady,
this
isn’t
right,
lady!”
MEGAN
My
skin’s
not
really
itchy.
ALMA
I
know.
It’s
Jjust...
Reed
Hollingsworth?
Forever?
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ATMA
(CONT'D)
I
mean,
that’s
great
-
if
you
think
it’s
great.
MEGAN
What’s
wrong
with
Reed?
ATMA
Nothing.
At
all.
He's
fine.
He’s
totally
fine,
and
unassuming,
and
nice.
He's
very
nice.
MEGAN
That’s
a
good
thing.
It’s
good
to
be
nice.
ALMA
And
his
family
is
really
rich,
and
well-connected,
and
super
classist.
Megan
SIGHS.
MEGAN
Oh
really,
they’re
“classist”?
ALMA
And
racist.
MEGAN
This
is
about
the
asparagus.
ATMA
(matronly
Texas
accent)
“Oh,
I
see
we're
passing
the
asparagus
counterclockwise
tonight--
MEGAN
So
his
mom
has
ideas,
about
the
proper
direction
to
pass
food
around
a
dinner
table.
ATMA
(continuing
as
Reed’s
mom)
“Is
that
how
they
do
it
in
Mexico?!”
MEGAN
She
could
have
been
legitimately
curious.
ALMA
We’re
not
from
Mexico,
Megan!
MEGAN
Yeah,
but
our
mom
is--
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ALMA
Besides,
she
should
want
to
pass
asparagus
the
way
they
do
in
Mexico,
because
everyone
in
Mexico
is
awesome
because
they’re
real,
you
know,
because
they’'re
poor—-
MEGAN
Okay,
that
actually
is
classist.
And
ALMA
They
don’t
give
a
shit
what
Miss
San
Antonio
1965
says
about
proper
asparagus
passing
directionality.
They
just
share
and
eat
so
they
can
live
another
day
to
make
art
and
love
each
other.
MEGAN
You
know
Mexico
also
has
rich
people,
right?
ALMA
Yeah,
but
they
don‘t
eat
asparagus.
MEGAN
Yes,
they
do!
ATMA
Do
they?
MEGAN
I
don’t
know!
Do
you?
ALMA
No.
(then)
You
think
Dad
would
like
Reed?
MEGAN
Yeah,
I
do
actually.
ATMA
You
don’t
think
it’s
weird
to
get
married
without
Dad
there?
MEGAN
So
what
am
I
supposed
to
do,
never
get
married?
ALMA
There’s
an
idea.
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A
HOT
BARTENDER
DUDE
passes
by.
BARTENDER
Ladies.
Can
I
get
you
something?
ALMA
Can
I
get
a
Fancy
Familiar?
BARTENDER
I
don’t
know
what
that
is.
ATMA
It's
like
a
Mozambigue
Samba
without
the
sherbert.
BARTENDER
Uh...
MEGAN
(to
Alma)
Why
do
you
do
that?
(to
Bartender)
We’ll
have
shots
of
and
don’'t
go
too
far
-
we're
gonna
need
you
to
keep
fillin’
‘em
up.
Megan
smiles
at
him
flirtatiously.
BARTENDER
You
got
it.
Alma
notices
Megan
slyly
covering
her
engagement
ring
as
the
bartender
walks
off.
ATMA
You
know
I‘m
trying
to
drink
less.
MEGAN
Alma,
your
only
sister
just
got
engaged.
This
is
a
big
night.
We're
doing
shots.
And
then
I'm
going
to
force
you
to
listen
to
how
Reed
proposed.
ATMA
Oh
god.
I
will
need
booze
for
this.
Megan
gives
her
a
playfully
irritated
smile.
The
bartender
brings
over
shots.
ALMA
(CONT'D)
To
my
sister
and
her
life
choices
which...
I
support.
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They
clink.
Megan
shoots
hers
back.
Alma
hesitates,
then
begrudgingly
shoots.
MUSIC
PICKS
UP
and
we
SEE
a
SERIES
of
QUICK
CUTS
of
the
sisters
shooting
shot
after
shot,
then
slamming
their
glasses
down.
They
get
progressively
loose
-
LAUGHING
and
falling
on
each
other.
We
SEE
Megan
animatedly
telling
a
story
with
her
hands.
Alma
looks
stunned
and
uncomfortable.
Megan
LAUGHS.
Alma
LAUGHS.
We
SEE
them
dancing
in
a
goofy
way
at
each
other.
The
bartender
comes
and
joins
them.
They
crack
up
again.
Everything
starts
to
blur.
One
final
shot
of
tequila
and
an
echo-y
slamming
down
of
Alma’s
shot
glass
in
SLOW
MOTION
leads
us
to...
EXT.
ALMA
AND
SAM’'S
HOUSE
-
ESTABLISHING
SHOT
-
NIGHT
A
funky
little
house.
CRICKETS
and
QUIET,
NIGHT-TIME
SOUNDS.
INT.
ALMA
AND
SAM'S
HALLWAY
NIGHT
Alma
drunkenly
strips
off
her
clothes
as
she
stumbles
down
the
hallway
-
passing
a
SERIES
OF
FRAMED
PHOTOS
of
HER
AND
SAM
on
VARIOUS
ROLLER
COASTERS.
INT.
ALMA
AND
SAM‘S
BEDROOM
-
NIGHT
In
her
underwear,
Alma
climbs
into
bed
with
SAM
(32,
Indian-~
American,
delightful,
sweet).
SAM
(groggy)
Hey,
you‘re
home.
Alma
climbs
on
top
of
him.
SAM
(CONT'D)
What
are
you
doing?
ALMA
Humping
your
butt.
She
is
indeed
humping
his
butt.
SAM
Oh...
okay.
closes
his
eyes
and
puts
his
head
down.
After
a
beat:
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SAM
How
long
you
gonna
do
that?
ALMA
Um...
until
it
annoys
you.
SAM
Well,
it’ll
make
waiting
tables
more
difficult,
but
if
this
is
how
life
is
now,
I’'1ll
just
have
to
deal
with
it.
Alma
flips
him
over.
They
kiss.
ALMA
Can
you
promise
me
something?
SAM
Anything.
ATMA
Can
you
promise
we’ll
never
be
one
of
those
couples
that
just
like
settles
down
and
has
kids
and
is
all
happy
together.
SAM
Oh
god,
gross.
Never!
ATMA
Thank
you.
They
kiss
again.
SAM
Although,
it
be
the
worst
thing
in
the
world.
Alma
looks
at
him
and
starts
humping
him
again.
SAM
(CONT’D)
You’re
humping
me
again.
Alma
makes
aggressive
sex
faces.
ALMA
(playfully
aggressive)
Oh
yeah
-
ugh
-
you
like
that?
Huh?
SAM
You're
SO
Crazy.
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ATMA
(suddenly
very
serious)
I‘m
not.
I'm
not
crazy.
SAM
Okay.
Sorry.
Sam
kisses
Alma’s
neck.
After
a
beat.
ATMA
I
just
can’t
do
it.
I
do
the
wedding,
and
the
birth
announcements,
and
the
piano
lessons,
and
the
matching
Halloween
costumes.
SAM
True
dat
-
matching
Halloween
costumes
are
lame.
But,
what
if
T
go
as
Bruce
Wayne
and
Batman,
and
every
time
we're
together,
I’11
be
like:
“Batman,
we’'re
in
the
same
room.
We
must
obviously
be
different
people,
everyone.”
ALMA
That’s
a
couple’s
costume.
SAM
It’s
a
subversion
of
a
costume.
ATMA
Right,
but
it’s
still
a
coordinated
pair
of
themed
costumes
that
tell
a
story.
SAM
No,
totally
unrelated
because
one’s
Batman
and
one'’s
Bruce
Wayne.
Two
different
people.
ALMA
Okay.
Sam
kisses
her.
She
stops
him.
ATMA
(CONT'D)
But
for
real.
I
don’t
want
to
settle
down.
SAM
Right
now.
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ATMA
Ever.
SAM
You
never
know
what’s
gonna
happen.
ATLMA
No.
I
know.
Sam
sighs
and
collapses
on
his
side.
SAM
Okay,
we
won’t
settle
down.
We’ll
be
vagabonds,
or
cat
burglars,
or
shark
hunters.
ATLMA
Oh
no,
I
don’'t
want
to
hunt
sharks!
They‘re
the
pandas
of
the
seal
SAM
You’re
right.
They're
sweetie-pies.
Okay,
let’s
be
hot-air
balloonists.
ALMA
Yeah,
yeah!
That!
He
kisses
her
head,
then
closes
his
eyes.
SAM
(quickly)
And
then
we’ll
settle
down
and
have
kids.
I'm
asleep!
ATMA
Whaaaaaat?
Sam
pretends
to
SNORE.
Alma
shakes
her
head.
She
lies
on
her
back.
After
a
beat
she
sits
up,
uncomfortable.
SAM
wrong?
ALMA
The
room
is
spinning.
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OF
ACT
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ACT
TWO
A
FAMILTAR
MONTAGE,
ALTHOUGH
MORE
HUNGOVER-Y
THIS
TIME:
FRAMED
on
Alma’s
head
as
the
backgrounds
change:
MORNING
-
she
opens
her
eyes
in
bed.
Sam’s
arm
stretches
in
front
of
her
face.
She
brushes
her
teeth,
takes
a
shower,
gets
dressed,
eats
oatmeal
-
Sam’s
torso
passes
through
frame
behind
her.
She
commutes
to
work.
Traffic
halts.
She
jerks
to
a
stop
and
SIGHS.
EXT.
NURSERY
SCHOOL
-~
ESTABLISHING
SHOT
-
MORNING
A
cute
house
with
a
protective
wooden
fence.
The
fence
has
wooden
cut-outs
of
ducks
roller
skating
on
it.
Alma
pulls
up
in
her
car
and
parks.
She
downs
a
quart
of
Pedialyte
in
one
insanely
long
chug,
then
burps.
Ugh.
She
drags
herself
out
of
her
car.
INT.
NURSERY
SCHOOL
-
MORNING
QUICK
CUTS
of
Alma
hungover
at
her
Jjob:
KIDS
are
SCREAMING.
Running.
Knocking
things
over.
Alma
looks
miserable.
She
moves
to
stop
CASSIE
(3)
from
pouring
out
glue-—
ATMA
Cassie
-
no!
As
Alma
reaches,
she
knocks
a
bowl
of
glitter
to
the
floor.
It
spills.
The
metal
bowl
CLATTERS.
Glue
drips
off
the
table.
Alma
looks
up.
Cassie
smiles
mischievously
as
she
squeezes
out
more.
ALMA
(CONT'D)
Cassie!
Alma’s
co-worker
TUNDE
(30,
handsome,
buttoned-down,
black)
approaches.
TUNDE
Everything
okay?
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ALMA
Yeah,
she’s
just
being
a
C.
U.
N.
T.
(beat)
A
cunt.
TUNDE
Cassie,
do
you
need
a
time
out?
CASSIE
No!
Cassie
pulls
a
marker
from
a
nearby
KID,
who
cries.
ATMA
Seems
like
you
do.
Alma
takes
the
marker,
and
hands
it
back
to
the
kid.
Cassie
melts
down.
CASSIE
Nooooooo!
Alma
picks
her
up
and
carries
her
to
a
chair
in
the
corner.
ALMA
We’re
gonna
sit
here
until
you
calm
down.
‘Cause
guess
what?
I'm
paid
to
force
you
to
behave.
Pretty
welrd,
right?
CASSIE
I
don’t
wanna
time
ooooout!
ALMA
I
know,
but
it’s
not
so
bad.
(then)
Did
you
know
that
the
Kogi
tribe
of
Colombia
takes
their
babies
and
puts
them
in
a
dark
cave?
CASSIE
Yeah,
I
know
that.
ATMA
Oh,
really?
Well
did
you
know
they
keep
their
babies
in
a
dark
cave
for
nine
years.
And
as
the
babies
grow,
they
tell
them
stories
about
what
the
world
outside
looks
like.
What
clouds
and
trees
and
birds
and
rainbows
look
like.
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ALMA
(CONT'D)
And
when
the
babies
come
out,
nine
years
later,
they
see
clouds,
and
trees,
and
birds,
and
rainbows
for
the
first
time
ever.
And
they
are
so
blown
away
by
how
much
more
amazing
the
world
is
than
they
ever
imagined,
that
they
have
incredible
respect
for
whatever
it
is
that
created
this
place
we
live
in,
and
all
the
perfect
things
in
it.
Can
you
imagine
feeling
that
way
about
anything?
Cassie
huffs
and
pulls
books
off
a
shelf.
Alma
grabs
a
blanket
and
wraps
it
around
Cassie.
ALMA
(CONT'D)
Do
you
want
me
to
put
you
in
a
cave
so
you
can
feel
what
it’s
like
to
have
nothing
and
be
no
one?
CASSIE
No,
you
be
in
the
cave.
Alma
takes
a
second
blanket
and
wraps
it
over
and
around
her
and
Cassie.
ALMA
Okay,
I’'ll
be
in
the
cave,
too.
We’ll
be
in
the
cave
together.
UNDER
THE
BLANKET,
Cassie
sits
quietly
in
Alma‘’s
lap.
Alma
dozes
off.
After
a
beat
Cassie
whispers:
CASSIE
I
like
this.
(sleepily)
Me,
too.
CUT
TO:
MONTAGE
:
Again
we’re
FRAMED
on
Alma’s
head
as
the
backgrounds
change:
Alma
drives
home
from
work
in
traffic.
She
eats
dinner
-
Sam’s
torso
passes
behind
her.
She
brushes
hexr
teeth.
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She
lies
in
bed.
Sam’s
arm
stretches
in
front
of
her
face.
EXT.
CAMILA’S
HOUSE
-
DAY
A
lower-middle
class,
modest,
beige,
1950's
bungalow.
INT.
CAMILA’S
HOUSE
-
LIVING
ROOM
/
DINING
ROOM
-
DAY
(53,
Mexican-American,
budget-elegant,
Alma’s
mom)
and
Alma
look
through
old
photos
on
the
dining
room
table.
CAMILA
Here's
one
of
her
after
her
first
haircut.
Camila
holds
up
an
image
of
BABY
MEGAN.
ALMA
Where’'s
that
one
where
she’s
toddling
around
the
market
in
San
Cristobal
with
the
apple
soda
and
laughing?
She
looks
like
a
tiny,
drunken
sailor.
CAMILA
Alma,
don't
come
and
help,
if
you’'re
not
going
to
help.
Alma
sighs.
ALMA
What’d
his
mom
send?
Camila
holds
up
an
8x10
photo
of
a
dopey
WHITE
BOY
in
a
nice
suit,
smiling
with
an
air
of
entitlement.
ALMA
(CONT’D)
Ugh.
CAMILA
What’s
wrong
with
that?
ALMA
Everything.
Alma
holds
his
photo
in
front
of
her
face.
ALMA
(CONT’D)
Hello,
I'm
Reed
Hollingsworth
of
the
San
Antonio
Hollingsworths.
(MORE)
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ATMA
(CONT'D)
I
think
special
because
I'm
white
and
my
parents
have
money,
but
sadly
I
have
the
personality
of
a
reduced-fat
wheat
thin.
Camila
shuffles
through
more
photos
of
Megan.
CAMILA
Well,
he’'s
been
nothing
but
lovely
to
me.
ALMA
Of
course
he
has.
That’s
how
he
was
trained
to
be.
Alma
finds
old
photos
of
a
BEAUTIFUL
WOMAN
from
the
50s
and
60s.
She
picks
up
a
black
and
white
photo
of
the
woman
at
a
BLACK,
UPRIGHT
PIANO
locking
joyful.
ALMA
(CONT'D)
What
did
you
know
about
Geraldine?
CAMILA
Not
much.
She
was
your
father’s
mother.
She
died.
Alma
picks
up
a
color
photo
of
Geraldine
from
the
late
60s
-
she’s
surrounded
by
THREE
KIDS
and
a
HUSBAND.
She
looks
shattered
and
depressed.
ATMA
And
she
got
married,
had
three
kids,
and
lost
her
mind.
Changing
the
subject,
Camila
holds
up
another
PHOTO
of
Megan.
CAMIT.A
What
about
this
one?
ATMA
(shaken
from
her
reverie)
Sure.
Love
it.
Done.
Alma
stands.
CAMILA
Where
are
you
going?
ALMA
(suspicious)
To
get
some
water...
?
Ag
Alma
heads
to
the
kitchen.
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CAMILA
Are
you
coming
to
church
on
Sunday?
ATMA
(pouring
water)
Eh,
you
know.
I’1ll
see
how
I
feel.
CAMILA
There’s
a
new
priest.
I
think
you’ll
like
him.
He’s
into
indigenous
cultures.
Alma
returns.
ALMA
Like
conguering
them
and
appropriating
them,
or...
Studying
them.
ALMA
Oh,
cool.
Maybe.
CAMILA
Are
you
going
to
bleach
your
upper
lip
before
Megan’s
dinner?
ALMA
(slumps)
Unbelievable.
CAMILA
You
just
look
so
pretty
when
you
try.
ALMA
Gotta
go,
Mom.
Alma
looks
down
and
spots
a
photo
of
A
WHITE
MAN
(38)
in
a
red
and
black
flannel
shirt
smoking
a
CIGARETTE.
ATMA
Whoa,
is
this
Dad
smoking?
Camila
takes
a
look.
CAMILA
Yeah.
He
smoked
on
occasion.
ATMA
Why
didn’t
I
know
that?
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CAMILA
He
didn’t
want
you
to.
ATMA
Was
he
smoking
when
he
had
the
accident?
CAMTILA
No.
ALMA
How
do
you
know?
CAMILA
Because
I
saw
the
police
report.
Alma
cocks
her
head,
curious.
ALMA
Can
I
see
it?
CAMILA
No.
(Off
Alma‘s
look)
I
don’'t
have
it.
That
was
twenty
years
ago.
I
doubt
anyone
has
it.
Alma
returns
her
attention
to
the
photo.
ATMA
Are
there
other
pictures
of
him
I
haven’t
seen?
CAMTLA
No,
that's
it.
Not
believing
her,
Alma
knits
her
brow.
Re:
photo:
ATMA
I'm
taking
this.
CAMILA
Fine.
Alma
exits
with
the
photo.
Camila
looks
tense.
EXT.
DOWNTOWN
SAN
ANTONIO
~
RIVER
WALK
-
DAY
Sam
and
Alma
are
walking
along
the
River
Walk.
Sam
has
on
his
WAITER'S
UNIFORM.
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ALMA
It’s
just
weird
to
think
there’s
stuff
about
my
dad
I
never
knew.
SAM
My
mom
was
married
to
some
other
guy
before
my
dad.
ALMA
Really?
SAM
Yeah,
he
had
two
Pomeranians,
a
red
sports
car,
and
he
beat
her
until
she
had
to
be
hospitalized.
ALMA
Jesus.
When’d
you
find
out?
SAM
After
I
graduated
college.
(then)
I
think
she
didn’t
want
to
mess
me
up.
But
once
I
got
that
diploma
she
was
like:
My
work
here
is
done!
Let
me
drop
my
secrets
on
you.
(then)
She
also
had
endometriosis.
A
doctor
had
to
peel
her
uterus
like
a
grapefruit.
(off
Alma’s
loock)
It
was
a
really
intense
dinner.
ATMA
See,
I
never
got
that.
My
dad
died
before
he
could
stop
being
my
dad
and
spill
the
family
secrets.
Sam
nods,
sympathetically,
then
checks
his
phone.
Okay,
I
gotta
get
back
to
work.
ALMA
Um.
Hey.
I
want
to
talk
to
you
about
our
conversation
the
other
night.
SAM
Yes.
I'm
glad
you
brought
it
up.
I
see
your
point
about
Bruce
Wayne
and
Batman.
But
Alma
doesn’t
play
along.
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ALMA
(tentatively)
If
you
want
something
I
can’t
give
you...
I
don’'t
want
to
waste
your
time.
SAM
We’re
not
wasting
time.
I
don't
know
what's
going
to
happen,
but
right
now
this
is
good,
so
let's
stay
in
the
right
now.
Can't
we
just
stay
in
the
present?
This
is
good,
right?
ALMA
...Yeah,
this
is
good.
He
kisses
her.
SAM
I'11l
see
you
tonight?
ALMA
Yep.
He
walks
off,
leaving
Alma
alone.
CUT
TO:
MONTAGE
:
BATHROCM
-
we
JUMP
CUT
as
Alma
puts
on
base,
then
powder,
then
eyeliner,
then
fake
lashes,
then
mascara,
then
blush,
then
red
lipstick.
She
examines
her
work,
then
reaches
for
one
last
thing...
CUT
TO:
EXT.
CAMILA’S
HOUSE
-
NIGHT
The
CAMERA
follows
Sam
and
Alma
as
they
enter
the
house.
Camila
is
carrying
a
dish
to
the
table
when
she
spots
Alma.
CAMILA
I
knew
I
shouldn’t
have
said
anything.
WE
REVERSE
ANGLE
to
find
Alma
is
in
full
make-up,
but
has
drawn
a
MUSTACHE
on
with
eye-liner.
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ALMA
I
know
you
like
it
when
I
wear
make-
up.
SO...
CAMILA
Okay.
Well,
have
fun
embarrassing
your
sister
on
her
special
night.
ATMA
This
is
not
her
special
night.
The
wedding
is
the
special
night.
This
is
just
dinner.
CAMILA
This
is
also
a
special
night.
There
are
multiple
special
nights.
ATMA
Megan’s
not
going
to
care.
You’'re
the
only
one
who
cares.
Camila
kisses
Sam
on
the
cheek.
CAMILA
Always
good
to
see
you,
Sam.
SAM
Ohhh,
Sam’s
getting
some
love
tonight.
Alma,
you
should
wear
a
mustache
more
often.
Really
makes
me
look
good.
Camila
rolls
her
eyes.
CAMILA
Okay,
just
come
inside.
INT.
HOUSE
-
CONTINUOUS
Alma
and
Sam
enter.
Across
the
room,
Megan
and
REED
(26,
handsome,
super
nice,
genuine)
chat
with
Reed’s
parents:
BETH
(55,
blonde,
uptight)
and
LAYTON
(57,
Texas
good-old-boy).
on
the
wall,
construction
paper
letters
spell:
“Congratulations
Megan
and
Reed!”
Below
are
the
photos
of
Megan
and
Reed
as
kids.
ATMA
We
can
go
whenever
you're
ready.
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SAM
Don’t
you
think
we
should
at
least
stay
through
the
dinner
portion...
of
the
dinner?
Alma
shrugs.
Reed
spots
Alma
and
Sam.
He
makes
his
way
over.
REED
Oooo
Alma,
love
the
‘stache!
ALMA
Thanks,
Reed.
Megan
joins
the
group.
Re:
moustache.
MEGAN
thig,
like
some
rebellion
against
Mom?
ATMA
/
SAM
Not...
Exactly.
/
Exactly.
Beth
and
Layton
approach.
BETH
Good
to
see
you
again,
Alma.
And
you
must
be
Sam,
SAM
Nice
to
meet
you.
LAYTON
{(to
Alma)
Hey,
haven’t
I
see
you
before...
on
a
Pringles
can?!
This
gets
a
LAUGH.
Alma
SIGHS.
SAM
You
getting
the
reaction
you
were
hoping
for?
Alma
shoots
Sam
an
annoyed
look.
Reed
raises
his
glass.
REED
Now
that
we’re
all
here,
I'd
like
to
propose
a
toast.
Camila
joins
the
group.
They
raise
glasses.
REED
(CONT'D)
To
Megan
Winograd-Diaz.
The
love
of
my
life.
(MORE
)
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REED
When
we
got
together
it
was
like
we
were
two
puzzle
pieces
who
had
been
spinning
through
the
universe,
and
then
click
-
we
found
each
other.
And
the
puzzle
was
complete.
It
was
only
a
two
piece
puzzle.
Like
a
puzzle
for
a
little
baby.
But...
yeah.
(beat}
To
Megan!
And
the
rest
of
our
lives!
Megan
kisses
him.
There's
a
smattering
of
clapping
and
awws.
Sam
takes
Alma‘s
hand
and
smiles
at
her.
She
smiles
back,
then
looks
sad.
INT./EXT.
ALMA’S
CAR
-
NIGHT
Alma
and
Sam
drive
in
an
uncomfortable
silence.
Finally:
ATMA
Hey,
I
love
you.
SAM
I
love
you,
too.
ATMA
We
need
to
talk.
Sam
looks
at
her,
and
then
out
the
window.
END
OF
ACT
TWO
ACT
THREE
MONTAGE
:
Alma
wakes
up
in
bed.
NO
ARM
stretches
across
her
face.
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ALMA
(V.O.)
Do
you
ever
feel
like
you’re
in
a
play,
except
you’re
the
only
one
who
knows
it‘s
a
play?
She
brushes
her
teeth,
showers,
gets
dressed,
eats
oatmeal
-
NO
TORSO
passes
behind
her.
She
drives
to
work
in
traffic.
She
sits
at
work,
in
a
daze,
as
a
LITTLE
KID
runs
past
her.
ALMA
(V.O.)
And
everyone
else
is
just
playing
the
role
they
think
they’re
supposed
to
play,
because
that’s
what
you
do?
Then,
Alma
drives
home
from
work
in
traffic.
She
eats
dinner
-
NO
TORSO
passes
behind
her.
She
brushes
her
teeth.
She
lies
in
bed.
NO
ARM
stretches
in
front
of
her
face.
CUT
TO:
INT.
JOSEPHINE
STREET
BAR
-
NIGHT
Alma
talks
to
someone.
ATMA
And
you’re
like:
Hey,
this
is
just
a
play.
We
don’t
have
to
do
this.
And
maybe
we
shouldn’t.
We
REVEAL
she’s
talking
to
Megan,
who
rubs
her
forehead.
MEGAN
What
are
you
talking
about?
ATMA
I
broke
up
with
Sam.
MEGAN
What
happened?
Are
ycu
okay?
ATMA
I
just
don't
want
to
be
in
a
play,
you
know?
I
don’t
want
to
just
do
what
I
think
I'm
supposed
to
do.
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MEGAN
Do
you
think
I'm
just
doing
what
I
think
I’m
supposed
to
do?
Alma
weighs
how
to
answer
this.
ALMA
I
know
you
really
remember,
but
Dad’s
mom
was
schizophrenic.
MEGAN
I
know.
What
does
that
have
to
do
with
anything?
ATMA
She
was
perfectly
happy
and
then
she
got
married
and
made
a
family,
cause
that’s
what
you
did
back
then.
She
ended
up
on
lithium,
getting
shock
treatments,
and
shoving
a
broom
handle
through
the
television
set
while
her
sons
watched
Howdy
Doody.
MEGAN
Getting
married
isn’t
what
made
her
crazy.
She
just
had
a
bad
brain.
ATMA
Yeah,
but
if
you
know
your
brain
is
broken,
why
would
you
put
other
people
through
that.
After
a
beat:
MEGAN
Okay.
Tough
love
time?
ATMA
You
say
that
like
you’re
asking
me,
but
I
never
agree
to
“tough
love
time.”
MEGAN
I
think
what’s
really
going
on
here
is
your
little
sister
is
getting
married
before
you,
and
you
feel
your
life
slipping
away.
ATMA
No...
That’s
not
it.
24.
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MEGAN
An
amazing
guy
wants
to
marry
me
and
you’re
jealous.
Alma
rolls
her
eyes.
ALMA
Okay.
Amazing?
MEGAN
Alma,
it's
okay.
It’s
good.
You
finally
realized
Sam
isn’t
good
enough
for
you,
so
you
broke
up
with
him.
ATMA
That’s
not
why
I
broke
up
with
Sam.
MEGAN
Alma,
it‘s
okay
to
want
a
better
life.
No
one's
forcing
you
to
keep
going
in
circles.
ATMA
What
are
you
talking
about?
MEGAN
I'm
talking
about
how
you
keep
dating
losers.
How
you
could
go
back
to
school
and
get
your
B.A.,
but
instead
you’'re
working
at
a
day
care.
How
you
always
make
the
losing
choice
to
like
prove...
I
don’t
know
what.
But
you
don’t
have
to
be
afraid
to
move
forward.
I
mean,
I’m
doing
it,
why
can’t
you?
Alma
takes
this
in.
Something
inside
her
shifts.
She
eyes
Megan’s
ring.
ALMA
Can
I
try
on
your
ring?
MEGAN
Sure.
Megan
gives
her
ring
to
Alma,
who
slides
it
on.
ALMA
Oh
my
god,
this
blood
diamond
makes
me
feel
so
valuable.
Now
I
get
it.
MEGAN
Okay,
give
it
back.
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Megan
reaches
for
it.
Alma
pulls
her
hand
away.
MEGAN
(CONT’D)
And
it’s
not
a
blood
diamond,
a
family
heirloom.
ALMA
Excuse
me,
this
family
heirloom
-
most
likely
purchased
through
the
exploits
of
natural
resources,
such
as
and
probably
cattle
-
proves
how
much
my
man
loves
me
and
how
valuable
I
am
as
his
woman.
It,
in
essence,
defines
me
as
commodifiable
property.
(admiring
ring)
Now
I,
and
everyone
else,
knows
my
worth.
MEGAN
Just
give
it
back.
Alma
motions
to
the
hot
bartender.
ATMA
Hey!
Shots
of
Patrdén,
and
keep
‘em
coming.
BARTENDER
You
got
it.
As
the
bartender
fills
shot
glasses:
MEGAN
Don’'t
get
wasted.
We
promised
Mom
we'’d
meet
her
at
church
in
the
morning.
ATMA
You
promised.
I
said
I’d
see.
Alma
hands
Megan
a
shot.
MEGAN
I’m
not
doing
shots.
ALMA
(holding
up
ring
finger)
Megan,
your
only
sister
just
got
en-
gahhhjjjeddd.
We
have
got
to
do
shots!
I'm
the
bride
so
you
have
to
do
what
I
say.
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27.
Megan
glares
at
her
as
Alma
slugs
hers
back.
The
bartender
pours
himself
one.
Then
to
Megan:
BARTENDER
Here,
I'1ll
do
one
with
you.
Megan
reluctantly
does
a
shot
with
the
bartender.
He
pours
more.
He
smiles
at
hexr.
She
half
smiles
back.
A
SUPER
FAST
TIME-LAPSE
MONTAGE
of
them
knocking
back
shots,
down
glasses,
laughing,
dancing,
spinning,
and
ending
up
EXT.
ALMA
AND
SAM’'S
HOUSE
-
NIGHT
From
inside
we
hear
the
sounds
of
drunken
laughter.
(V.O.)
Wait
wait.
Okay.
Who's
next?
INT.
ALMA
AND
SAM’S
HOUSE
-
LIVING
ROOM
—
NIGHT
Mexican
decor
dominates
Alma’s
style.
Otherwise,
there
is
a
notable
lack
of
furniture,
as
if
the
person
who
owned
all
the
furniture
just
moved
out.
Only
an
antique,
BLACK,
UPRIGHT
PIANO
remains.
Alma,
Megan,
and
the
Bartender
are
sitting
on
the
floor
playing
Truth
or
Dare.
Alma
is
in
her
bra
with
the
bartender’s
tie
around
her
head.
The
bartender
is
shirtless
and
half-petting
an
ORANGE
CAT
who
butts
against
him.
Megan
is
sloppy
drunk.
BARTENDER
Did
whoever
stole
all
your
furniture
have
something
against
pianos?
ATLMA
That
is
not
the
answer
to
my
question,
Thomas!
BARTENDER
Sorry,
my
bad.
MEGAN
I'm
next.
ALMA
Thank
you,
Megan.
Okay,
ask
me.
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MEGAN
Truth
or
Dare?
ATMA
Truth.
MEGAN
(wasted)
Okay.
What
are
you
most
excited
about
getting
married...
about?
Alma,
still
wearing
the
ring:
ALMA
Well,
probably,
you
know,
having
sex
for
the
first
time.
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
giving
myself
to
my
husband.
Megan
chuckles
and
throws
a
pillow
at
her.
BARTENDER
Nuh-uh,
shut
up.
Are
you
seriously
a
virgin?
MEGAN
She’s
kidding.
BARTENDER
Okay,
because
I
was
like
you
do
not
seem
like
a
virgin.
Oh
no?
What
do
I
seem
like?
MEGAN
Stop
flirting!
You're
engaged,
remember?
Alma
looks
at
Megan,
gets
an
idea.
ALMA
All
right,
my
turn.
She
points
to
the
bartender.
ALMA
(CONT'D)
Truth
or
dare?
BARTENDER
Dare.
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Megan
groans
deciding
whether
to
do
this,
or
not.
Then:
Purdy
&
Bob-Waksberg
ALMA
Okay.
Great.
I
dare
you...
to
kiss
my
sister.
MEGAN
No.
BARTENDER
You
don’t
want
to
kiss
me?
That's
cool.
MEGAN
No.
I
do.
But
T
can’t.
ALMA
It’s
just
a
game,
Megan.
BARTENDER
what,
you
got
a
boyfriend?
ATMA
It’s
just
a
little,
dumb
kiss.
MEGAN
Fine.
One
dumb
kiss.
29.
The
bartender
makes
his
way
over
to
Megan
and
sweetly
pecks
her.
She
smiles
at
him.
MEGAN
(CONT’D)
Thanks,
that
was
nice.
ATMA
Boooo.
That
was
terrible.
That
was
an
Uncle
Oscar
kiss.
Megan
laughs.
BARTENDER
Your
uncle
lip-kisses
you?
Megan
and
Alma
laugh.
ALMA
He
does.
He
totally
does.
MEGAN
so
weird.
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&
Bob-Waksberg
30.
ATMA
We're
always
like
adios
Tio
Oscar.
(miming
ducking)
Nos
vemos!
Megan
and
the
bartender
laugh,
then:
MEGAN
We’ve
decided
it’s
a
generational
thing.
ALMA
Mostly
out
of
emotional-self-
preservation.
BARTENDER
Well,
I
don’t
want
to
kiss
you
like
your
uncle.
Megan
looks
at
him,
then
says:
MEGAN
Okay.
She
gives
him
a
real
passionate
kiss.
They
start
to
make
out.
Alma
watches
them
for
a
beat,
then
stands
up
and
heads
to
the
bathroom.
INT.
ALMA
AND
SAM’S
HATLLWAY
-
CONTINUOUS
Alma
stumbles
a
bit
down
the
hallway.
The
ROLLER
COASTER
PHOTOS
are
now
gone.
Only
outlines,
where
the
paint
faded
around
them,
remain.
INT.
ALMA
AND
SAM’S
HOUSE
-
BATHROOM
-
A
LITTLE
LATER
Alma
looks
in
the
mirror,
not
loving
what
she
sees.
She
opens
the
mirrored
cabinet.
The
bottom
shelves
are
cleared
out.
She
moves
her
hand
through
the
empty
space,
then
closes
the
cabinet
door.
She
looks
in
the
mirror
again
and
gets
sick,
puking
in
the
toilet.
She
takes
off
her
cochlear
implant.
The
world
is
silent
as
she
pukes
more.
We
HEAR
the
first
keys
of
Greensleeves
on
a
PIANO.
The
piano
piece
continues
as
we...
CUT
TO:
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&
Bob-Waksberg
31.
INT.
ALMA
AND
SAM’S
HOUSE
-
BATHROOM
-
A
LITTLE
LATER
Alma
draws
a
bath
and
c¢limbs
in.
CUT
TO:
INT.
ALMA
AND
SAM’S
HOUSE
-~
BATHROOM
-
MOMENTS
LATER
Alma
goes
under
water.
The
pianist
falters
a
few
times,
and
finally
stops.
Alma
closes
her
eyes.
CUT
TO:
EXT.
ST.
PETER'S
CHURCH
-
MORNING
BIRDS
ARE
CHIRPING.
AN
AIRPLANE
PASSES
OVERHEAD.
INT.
ST.
PETER'S
CHURCH
-~
MORNING
THE
CAMERA
moves
through
the
congregation
as
FATHER
MIGUEL
(late
30s,
humble-hot,
Mexican-American)
delivers
a
sermon.
FATHER
MIGUEL
(reading)
“Look
at
the
birds
of
the
air;
they
do
not
sow
or
reap
or
store
away
in
barns,
and
yet
your
heavenly
Father
feeds
them.
Are
you
not
much
more
valuable
than
they?”
THE
CAMERA
FINDS
Camila,
and
then
Alma
wearing
sunglasses,
clearly
hung-over.
There’s
no
Megan.
FATHER
MIGUEL
(CONT’D)
What
does
this
mean?
Does
this
mean
we
should
not
farm
and
store
away
food?
(a
beat,
then)
That
we
should
blindly
trust
God
will
provide
for
us?
That
we
should
do
nothing
to
provide
for
ourselves?
He
takes
a
dramatic
pause,
then:
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32.
FATHER
MIGUEL
(CONT’D)
Recently
I
was
at
a
gathering
of
several
indigenous
groups
from
South
and
Central
America.
Alma
peers
over
the
top
of
her
sunglasses,
suddenly
interested.
Camila
clocks
this.
FATHER
MIGUEL
(CONT'D)
One
thing
the
disparate
groups
agreed
on
was
that
humans
have
lost
their
connection
to
nature.
In
fact,
we
have
forgotten
we
are
nature.
And
it
is
in
rhythm
with
nature
that
we
are
provided
for.
Megan
enters,
looking
bad.
FATHER
MIGUEL
(CONT'D)
Through
our
not
taking
selfishly,
more
than
we
need,
but
instead
recognizing
there
is
a
natural
balance
more
intelligent
than
our
small,
fearful
desires
-
we
are
able
to
step
back
into
this
natural
balance,
and
live
freely
-
just
like
the
birds...
As
Megan
squeezes
into
the
row,
she
shoots
Alma
a
dirty
look.
CAMILA
(sotto
to
Megan)
Where
have
you
been?
Megan
rolls
her
eyes.
Alma
lets
a
small
smile
slip.
Megan
catches
it.
EXT.
ST.
PETER’'S
CHURCH
-
PARKING
LOT
-
DAY
Megan
heads
to
her
car.
Alma
follows.
ALMA
(apologetically,
sort
of)
Okay.
Last
night...
MEGAN
Alma,
this
isn’t
funny,
okay?
This
is
my
life.
ALMA
I
said
I'm
sorry!
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MEGAN
No
you
didn’t!
ALMA
(beat)
No?
MEGAN
What
is
your
problem?
You
have
to
wreck
my
life
because
you’'re
tired
of
screwing
up
your
own?
ATLMA
Hey,
I
didn’t
make
you
do
whatever
it
is
you
did
with
him.
MEGAN
No.
It's
not
your
fault.
Never.
Oh,
wait,
no,
it
always
is.
Well,
I
hope
it
made
you
feel
special
to
ruin
something
beautiful
because
it
wasn’t
yours.
ATMA
Megan,
I'm
not
trying
to
ruin
your
life.
Believe
it
or
not,
I‘'m
trying
to
help.
You
don‘t
want
to
marry
Reed.
MEGAN
I
get
it,
he’s
rich
and
white
and
you
don’t
like
him.
It’s
not
about
that.
MEGAN
Then
what’s
it
about?
ALMA
We're
broken
people.
We
come
from
broken
people.
And
broken
people
break
people.
MEGAN
I'm
not
broken,
Alma.
I'm
really
fucking
happy,
okay.
Stop
thinking
you
know
what’s
best
for
me.
I'm
not
you.
Okay?!
ALMA
Okay...
33.
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34.
MEGAN
God,
you
are
so
insanely--
self-
involved.
You
don’t
even
know
all
the
things
that
are
wrong
with
you.
Alma
feels
the
weight
of
this,
then
genuinely:
ALMA
No.
Trust
me.
I
know.
(then)
Here’s
your
ring.
Try
to
hold
onto
it.
Alma
tosses
Megan
the
ring
and
gets
in
her
car.
INT./EXT.
ALMA'S
CAR
She
drives
away
and
starts
to
CRY.
We
see
the
beginning
of
the
episode
again:
Alma
is
sobbing
while
driving.
She
sees
SOMETHING.
It’s
A
MAN.
He
looks
subtly
out-of-time,
like
he
just
fell
out
of
the
nineties.
He’s
wearing
a
red
and
black
flannel
shirt.
He
lights
a
cigarette,
and
turns
to
look
at
her.
It’'s
her
DAD.
Alma
stares
at
him,
in
awe.
She
can't
believe
it.
Distracted,
she
drives
through
the
intersection,
and
is
t-
boned
by
a
truck.
Her
car
goes
spinning,
eventually
crashing
into
a
lamp
post.
Alma
collapses
onto
her
horn
and
doesn't
move:
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
END
OF
FIRST
EPISODE
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