Boulder Shootout 2009

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EXT. CEMETERY - EVENING

A cemetery sits empty at evening. The stillness is palpable.

EXT. SIDE OF HIGHWAY - EVENING

A car is pulled over on the side of the highway. In thedistance a car is coming closer, and passes by. Inside theparked car STUART sits, lifelessly staring out the window.The car has belongings sloppily packed, tossed about in theback seat.

His phone RINGS. It rings a second time. After the thirdring he answers.

STUARTHello?

(beat)

Yeah.(beat)Me, too.

(beat)I'm an hour way.

(beat)Yeah. See you soon. Bye.

EXT. DRIVEWAY - EVENING

A car pulls into the driveway. HOKAI waits near the driveway.The car turns off and there is a pause. Stuart gets out thevehicle. Hokai lovingly hugs Stuart.

INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Stuart sits at a table, holding a wedding ring. He looksmelancholy and lost. On the table is a traditional Chinesetea set. Hokai pours a cup of tea for Stuart.

HOKAI10 years is a long time. We'repractically brothers.

STUARTI know.

Stuart takes the cup of tea, but does not drink it.

STUART (CONT'D)I miss her so much.

Hokai sips his tea, lovingly looking at Stuart.

HOKAIStay as long as you need.


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Stuart acknowledges Hokai's kindness, but does not sayanything.

EXT. BACKYARD DECK - DAY

Stuart sits in a chair near the back sliding glass door,staring at nothing in particular. He fiddles with the weddingring.

Hokai walks into the nearby living room holding something.He pauses at the door and looks at Stuart before joininghim.

HOKAII have something for you.

Stuart looks up at Hokai without much response. Hokai kneelsbeside Stuart.

HOKAI (CONT'D)Your sorrow is a gift.(beat)

As Hokai hands Stuart a beautiful journal, he says:

HOKAI (CONT'D)Use it.

INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

Stuart lies on his side in bed, staring. A sits alone nextto the lamp.

Stuart looks at the ring, then back away. (Beat) He turnsthe light out.

There is an extended pause.

The light turns back on. Stuart gets up, sits sideways onthe bed, and taking the journal and a pen from the nightstand. He opens the journal and begins writing.

MONTAGE (MUSIC QUEUED: INSTRUMENTAL OF "DROWN" BY STUARTDAVIS"

EXT. CREEK - DAY

Stuart walks in contemplation along a creek.

EXT. CREEK - DAY

Stuart sits by the creek, water rushing by as he writes inthe journal.


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EXT. PARK BENCH - DAY

Stuart and Hokai sit together on a park bench near a lake,looking out into the open space.

INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY

Stuart and Hokai sit at a table in a coffee shop. Hokai pourshim a cup of tea, which he drinks.

EXT. PEARL STREET FOUNTAINS - DAY

Stuart walks down Pearl Street, clutching a jacket aroundhim.

EXT. MOUNTAIN - DAY

Stuart sits on a rock, looking out over a vast mountainouslandscape. There is a beautiful sense of freedom about him.

END MONTAGE

EXT. DRIVEWAY - DAY

Stuart and Hokai stand facing each other in Hokai's driveway.

STUARTI'm ready now.

Hokai looks lovingly at Stuart, deeply appreciating hisnewfound peace.

STUART (CONT'D)I'm leaving, but not really.

HOKAII know.

They continue looking at each other in a shared understandingof something deeper.

STUARTI have something for you.

Stuart hands Hokai a torn page from the journal while saying:

STUART (CONT'D)It'll never be lost.

Stuart and Hokai share a prolonged embrace. Stuart gets inhis car while Hokai looks on with joy. As Stuart drivesoff, Hokai continues looking on for a few more moments beforereturning inside his home.


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INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY

Hokai sits down at a small desk with a lamp. He opens upthe journal and begins reading. (Music queued: Instrumentalof "Murder Suicide" by Stuart Davis).

STUART (V.O.)(Poem - without shots.Below is the poemwith shots)

As I held your hand, I felt the lastbreath leave your lips,

(beat)Taking my tenderness with it.

(beat)Buried under emptiness, I only prayedfor the sun to lovingly scorch mybody,

(beat)

So that I might be swept away, rebornas beautiful as I always saw you.(beat)

Every place I escaped to carried theechoes of your heart,

(beat)Deafening my soul

(beat)So that I might hear for the firsttime.

(beat)Suddenly, I found myself scatteredin free-fall,

(beat)Pulled through the Kosmos

(beat)And I saw you.

(beat)I saw you, everywhere,

(beat.)In everyone.

(beat)And in that moment

(beat)I remembered that you were me,

(beat)

And all that remained(beat)

Was Love.

STUART (V.O.) (CONT'D)(Poem - With shots)

As I held your hand, I felt the lastbreath leave your lips,

(MORE)


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STUART (V.O.) (CONT'D)(beat - closeup oflips, Stuart's kissingpartner as she passes.)

Taking my tenderness with it.(beat - Stuart restinghis head on her chest,fairly close shot)

Buried under emptiness, I only prayedfor the sun to lovingly scorch mybody,

(beat - shot of sun,crow flying ifpossible, contusethrough next line.or: distant shotfrom above of Stuartlying in a field,then beautiful

flowers.)So that I might be swept away, rebornas beautiful as I always saw you.

(beat)Every place I escaped to carried theechoes of your heart,

(beat - Stuart sittingby creek or lyingparallel to it)

Deafening my soul(beat)

So that I might hear for the firsttime.

(beat - same creekshot minus Stuart)

Suddenly, I found myself scatteredin free-fall,

(beat - beautifulleaves blowing about)

Pulled through the Kosmos(beat - wide shot ofthe flatirons)

And I saw you.(beat - black screen)

I saw you, everywhere,(beat - 2-3 quick

nature shots - flower,tree, etc.)

In everyone.(beat - 2 to 3 shotsof faces with lovein their eyes)

And in that moment(beat)

I remembered that you were me,(MORE)


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STUART (V.O.) (CONT'D)(beat) close up ofStuart's peaceful,yet joyous face)

And all that remained

(beat - Stuart drivingoff in the distance,then Hokai lookingup from the journal,tears in his eyes,then the samelandscape withoutStuart's car. Hold.)

Was Love.

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