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CHAPTER FIFTY

A "JANE THE VIRGIN" SPEC SCRIPT

EMILY MCCOY

April 26, 2016

RECAP:

LATIN LOVER NARRATOR

Okay, here’s what you’ve missed...

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. CLINIC ROOM - DAY

LUISA ALVER greets JANE, and performs an artificial

insemination.


Remember how Jane was accidentally

artificially inseminated?

QUICK CUT TO: Shock on Jane’s face as she holds up a

positive pregnancy test.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. PETRA’S SUITE - MARBELLA - DAY

PETRA SOLANO lies upside down with her feet up.


Her baby daddy’s ex-wife, Petra,

intentionally artificially

inseminated herself...

QUICK CUT TO: Joy on Petra’s face as she holds up a positive

pregnancy test.


...And now she’s having twins!

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. RAFAEL’S SUITE - THE MARBELLA - DAY

PETRA tells a shocked RAFAEL that she is pregnant.


To make things more complicated,

Rafael and Petra are in the midst

of figuring out their new

relationship.

QUICK CUT TO: PETRA and RAFAEL embrace in front of two twin

cribs.

DISSOLVE TO:


2.

JANE and RAFAEL argue with each other.


Just as Jane and Rafael are seeking

closure on their old one.

QUICK CUT TO: Jane tells Rafael that there is no hope for

them being together.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. STREET - CZECH REPUBLIC - NIGHT

MILOS throws acid at MAGDA, PETRA ducks out of the way.


And let’s not forget about Milos,

Petra’s ex-boyfriend, technical

husband, who is still on the loose

somewhere in Prague.

QUICK CUT TO:

INT. PETRA’S SUITE - THE MARBELLA

MILOS hands a petrified PETRA a bouquet of tulips.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. PETRA’S SUITE - MARBELLA - DAY

MAGDA looms over a bloody IVAN.


Now that his number one henchman is

dead thanks to Magda, we can expect

Milos will want to seek revenge.

QUICK CUT TO: A leering MILOS.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. TELENOVELA SET - DAY

ROGELIO sits upon a DIRECTOR’S CHAIR, happily reading a

script.


But on a happier note, Rogelio is

thriving on the set of his new

Telenovela!

QUICK CUT TO: A poster for Tiago a Traves del Tiempo.

3.


We’re just going to have to wait

and see how this all plays out...

DISSOLVE TO:

COLD OPEN

FADE IN:

INT. JANE’S BEDROOM - NIGHT (FLASHBACK)

Typed on screen: SEVEN YEARS AGO

JANE sits cross-legged atop her bed, various papers and

binders sprawled around her.


When Jane Gloriana Villanueva was

in high school, she suffered from a

brief period of insomnia.

She frantically writes something in one notebook before

flipping around to fill out another paper.


That is, our over-achiever signed

up for so many activities, the

workload kept her from getting any

sleep.

Jane lets out a muffled scream and chucks a handful of

highlighters at the wall.


And Jane is...a different person

when she doesn’t get any sleep.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. JANE’S BEDROOM - MORNING

Jane lies face-down on a pile of papers, drool seeping from

her half-opened mouth.

A knock on the door, and ALBA enters Jane’s room.

She frowns at the sight, and walks to place a gentle hand on

her sleeping granddaughter.


Uh oh, this won’t end well.

4.

ALBA

Mija, it’s time for school. Wake

up-

At her touch, Jane wakes with a start. Groggily, she turns

to face her alarm clock. Jane’s eyes widen in horror.

Jane shoots out of bed, nearly falling over in the process.

JANE

I’M GOING TO BE LATE!

Alba watches with raised brows as Jane shoves miscellaneous

items into a backpack- binders, pens, a pillow.

ALBA

(carefully)

Mija, slow down-

JANE

If I don’t make it to class I’ll

miss my presentation and that’s 20%

of my grade and then I have debate

try outs and it’s the org fair at

lunch-

ALBA

Jane, we will still make it to

school on time.

JANE

Shut up! We will not!


Like I said, a different person.

Alba’s face crumbles, horror-struck at Jane’s words.

Jane’s anger dissipates when she realizes what she has said.

She drops her bag and stumbles backwards onto her bed. She

drops her head into her hands, shame slick on her face.

JANE

I’m so sorry, Abuela, I shouldn’t

have said that! I-I don’t know

what’s come over me.

Alba’s face slowly changes from hurt to understanding.

She moves to gingerly sit beside Jane. She places a gentle

hand on her granddaughter’s back.

5.

ALBA

I understand that you’ve been busy,

Jane. But you’re letting your

workload affect how you behave.

JANE

There are just so many different

activities I want to do! I don’t

want to miss out on something just

because I didn’t try...

ALBA

I’m not saying you can’t try

different things, mija. But you

shouldn’t do so much that you wear

yourself out. You’ll just take your

exhaustion out on the ones you

love.

Jane bows her head, she knows that Alba is right.

JANE

What should I do, Abuela?

ALBA

I suggest that you take a few

activities off your plate, see how

it feels.

JANE

...So you’re saying maybe I should

hold off on debate and go for

student council instead?

ALBA

I’m saying choose one thing to

focus on, and hold off on the rest.

(Jane nods)

Oh, and mija...do us all a favor

and get some sleep.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. JANE’S KITCHEN - PRESENT

JANE sits at her kitchen table, hunched over a pile of

various books and paperwork.

She holds MATEO in one arm, and uses the other to type

frantically on her laptop.

XIOMARA looms over Jane’s shoulder, desperately trying to

catch her attention.

6.

XIOMARA

Jane! Earth to Jane!


You know what they say: old habits

die hard.

XIOMARA

When’s the last time you got a full

night’s sleep?

Jane finally tears her eyes from the screen and looks up at

Xio, annoyed.

Jane starts to pantomime counting days on her hand.

JANE

Hmm let me think...maybe, I dunno,

like 11 months ago. Before I had a

kid!

XIOMARA

(rolling her eyes)

Well what are you doing right now

that’s so important?

JANE

I have a short story for my fiction

class that’s due tomorrow and Mateo

kept waking up last night so I’m

trying to set him down for a nap

and dad’s filming a big scene on

set so I gotta pencil in time to

visit him, and...and...


Seems to me like one more straw

will break poor Jane’s back.

ALBA walks into the room, grasping a big white envelope.

ALBA

Mija, what is this?

Jane narrows her eyes at the envelope.

Recognition and horror fill her gaze.

JANE

No...it can’t be...

Jane gets up to check the calendar hanging by the fridge.

7.

JANE

No. No no no no NO.

One specific date is circled in red, the words JURY DUTY

underlined beside it.


And there’s that final straw...

Freeze-frame as Jane’s mouth opens into a silent scream.

AS TYPED ONSCREEN:

J A N E T H E V I R G I N

FADE OUT.

END OF COLD OPEN

ACT ONE

INT. MARBELLA - RAFAEL’S SUITE - DAY

RAFAEL paces heatedly back and forth in front of a

bored-looking PETRA.

RAFAEL

You do realize we’re having kids,

right? That pretty soon we’re going

to have to work as a team and

parent together.

Petra sighs, examines her cuticles.

PETRA

What’s your point, Raf?

RAFAEL

My point is that we haven’t done

anything to prepare for this! We

should be attending classes,

reading books, doing something

productive! Instead we-

Rafael’s cellphone rings, interrupting his thought.

RAFAEL

Hello?


Whose call could possibly be more

important than arguing with your

ex-wife-future-baby-mama-current-coworker?

8.

RAFAEL

Yes, perfect timing. Come on up.

Rafael hangs up the phone, now calm.

PETRA

Please tell me that’s room service

and not another shrink you’ve

called to chastise me. I’m in the

mood for Eggs Benedict-not a

therapist.

RAFAEL

Not quite.

A knock at the door. Rafael opens it to reveal JANE standing

in the doorway, MATEO in her arms.


Ooh, the phone call was from

ex-girlfriend-current-baby-mama-past-employee,

Jane! That makes sense.

RAFAEL

Hi Jane!

(to Petra)

This is our chance to work

together!

Petra looks at a squirming Mateo, then down at her stomach,

then back to Rafael in horror.

JANE

Thank you for taking Mateo so last

minute, Raf! I can’t believe I

forgot I had-

Jane looks past Rafael to Petra, down to Mateo, then back to

Rafael in horror.

JANE

Wait, are you and Petra

babysitting...together?

PETRA

I’m sorry, did someone just say

’babysitting’?

RAFAEL

(ignoring Petra)

Yeah, I thought it would be good

practice for us. You know, for the

co-parenting thing.

9.


Yikes. Those are definitely not the

words Sleep Deprived Jane will want

to hear.

JANE

I don’t know how comfortable I am

with you using Mateo as an

experiment.

PETRA

Hey! Yeah, I’m not comfortable

either!

RAFAEL

That’s not what this is, at all.

Petra’s going to be a new mother

soon too, I’m just trying to help

us figure the whole thing out.

JANE

Yeah? Well...well...


Luckily for Rafael, Sleep Deprived

Jane isn’t too quick at comebacks.

JANE

I’m not a fan of this arrangement-

A BEEP pulls Jane’s attention to her phone. Her eyes widen

as she checks the time.

JANE

I need to go, but I’ll be back to

pick up Mateo later tonight. We’ll

discuss this then.

RAFAEL

Everything will go smoothly, I

promise.

Door closes in time for Jane to miss Rafael’s sure smile

fade into something more bleak.

Behind him, Petra looks like she’s going to be sick.

PETRA

I would have preferred the shrink.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. TELENOVELA SET- DAY

10.

Chaos on set.

Crew members run around frantically, calling out different

directions.

A backdrop is aflame, smoke billowing around the set.

ROGELIO stands frozen in the center of the chaos.


Oh look, another typical day on

set.

ROGELIO

(screaming)

THIS IS NOT A GOOD DAY TO BE

ROGELIO!

Freeze frame onto Rogelio’s panicked face.

AS TYPED ON SCREEN: Six Hours Earlier...

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. JANE’S KITCHEN - DAY

JANE sits slumped over kitchen table, her head buried in her

arms.

She talks face-down, her voice muffled.

JANE

I can’t believe I have jury duty.

Today of all days.

XIOMARA and ALBA exchange a concerned look.

XIOMARA

Look on the bright side, Janey!

There will be a lot of sitting at

the courthouse- you can finally

take that break!

Jane lifts her head to glare daggers at Xiomara.

JANE

Mom! I don’t need a break, I need

to get my work done!

At this, ROGELIO bursts into the room.

11.

ROGELIO

Did you say jury duty, Jane? I am

an expert on jury duty! I once

played a judge on The Passions of

Santos. All of the critics were

outraged my performance wasn’t

nominated for an EMMY.


You know, I never did see those

headlines.

Rogelio sweeps out a dramatic arm, accidentally knocking a

class of orange juice onto his pants.

Rogelio stares immobilized at the now free-flowing juice

pooling over the table and onto his clothes.

XIOMARA

Earth to Rogelio? Are you gonna

clean that up?

ROGELIO

(dazed)

Sorry, these things don’t normally

happen to me...I have very

graceful, swan-like movements. I

avoid mess like Charo avoids me!

XIOMARA

Whatever. Just clean it up.

Rogelio grabs some napkins, but his expression betrays that

something else is on his mind.

CUT TO QUICK SERIES OF DRAMATIC SNAPSHOTS:

SNAPSHOT Rogelio checking himself out in a mirror, finding

spinach stuck in his teeth.

SNAPSHOT Rogelio walking down the street, waving to his

adoring fans, stumbling over a crack in the sidewalk.

SNAPSHOT Rogelio flipping through a gossip mag, finding

himself not nominated for Hottest Star of the Week-losing

out to his arch rival, Esteban Santiago.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. JANE’S KITCHEN - PRESENT

Rogelio drops the napkins, realization dawning on his face.

Quick zoom onto Rogelio’s horrified expression.

12.

ROGELIO

I’VE BEEN CURSED!

AS TYPED ON SCREEN: #Rogelicurse #HollywoodDreaming

#DeLaVictim

CUT TO:

INT. MIAMI MUNICIPAL COURTHOUSE - DAY

JANE argues with a BAILIFF who leads her toward jury seats.

JANE

You don’t understand- I can’t serve

on this jury! I...I’m a racist! I

believe in capital punishment! I

think aliens are real!

BAILIFF

Above my paygrade, ma’am. Take a

seat.

Jane dejectedly takes a seat on a bench behind four other

jurors.

She fidgets in her chair. With nothing else to do but wait,

she stews in her anger from her argument with Rafael.

Then, Jane leans forward to address the juror in front of

her.

JANE

You don’t happen to know what this

trial is about, do you?

The juror turns around, revealing MICHAEL CORDERO.

JANE

(blanching)

Michael? W-what?


What a crazy coincidence! Jane AND

her on-again-off-again-on-again

lover, serving on the same jury?

What are the chances?

Michael raises a finger to his lips, and points toward the

front of the courtroom.

A handcuffed MAN and WOMAN enter the room wearing orange

jumpsuits, their faces downturned.

13.

JANE

Seriously, Michael, what are you

doing here? Are you on this case?

A juror sitting beside Michael turns around, revealing

XIOMARA.


Something tells me this might be

more than a crazy coincidence...

XIOMARA

Honestly, Janey, be quiet. You

won’t want to miss this.

Jane sits back into her seat dumbfounded, but reverts her

attention to the front of the room.

JUDGE (O.S.)

Good morning ladies and gentleman,

court is now in session. Calling

the defense and prosecution, are

both sides ready?

The JUDGE turns into view, and Jane lets out an audible

gasp.

The judge is Jane- wearing a black robe and white wig.


Wait, did we switch channels? This

feels more like The X-Files revival

than Jane the Virgin...

The DISTRICT ATTORNEY and PUBLIC DEFENDER nod in unison.

JUDGE

You may present your case for The

People versus The Solanos.

The couple in handcuffs turn to face the jury, revealing a

haggard-looking RAFAEL and PETRA SOLANO.

CU on Jane’s dumbfounded expression as she begins to

mouth...

PETRA (O.S.)

What the hell?!

CUT TO:


14.

PETRA and RAFAEL stand at odds, looming over a playing

MATEO.


Woah, am I seeing doubles? If Raf

and Petra are here...I think our

poor Jane might’ve gone off the

deep-end!

PETRA

First you spring this, this

creature on me and now you’re

asking me to...!

Petra throws up her hands, unable to form the words.

Rafael regards her with contempt.

RAFAEL

It’s just a dirty diaper, Petra.

Your first of many, I might add.

On the ground, Mateo coos, reaching up to be held. Petra

recoils from his touch.

RAFAEL

We’re having twins! You’re going to

have to get over your fear of

parenting somehow!

PETRA

Afraid? Please. I grew up on the

wrong side of the Iron Curtain.

CUT TO QUICK SERIES OF DRAMATIC SNAPSHOTS:

SNAPSHOT A dirty Petra playing her violin in Czech streets

for money.

SNAPSHOT Petra dodging out of the way of MILOS’ acid attack.

SNAPSHOT Petra and MAGDA fleeing down a dark street in

disguises.

PETRA

I eat fear with cornflakes for

breakfast. I can handle a few dirty

diapers.


It’s true, not much is scarier than

Petra’s breakfast

Petra points a finger at Mateo.

15.

PETRA

Give me the thing.

Rafael sighs but picks up Mateo and hands him over.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (O.S.)

This is going to be a disaster!

CUT TO:

INT. TELENOVELA SET - DAY

The cast and crew of Tiago a Traves del Tiempo are gathered

around a PIRATE SHIP set.

Half of the crew are slumped down in chairs, or lean tiredly

against the craft service table.

The ASSISTANT DIRECTOR taps a foot impatiently, checks his

watch.

Finally, he throws down his clipboard- he’s had enough.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

If he’s not here in 5 seconds, we

will never get back on schedule!

Suddenly, with a BANG, the studio doors fly open.

Sunlight bursts through the doors, creating a halo-effect

around ROGELIO as he emerges in the doorway.

Decked out in full ’Tiago’ costume and makeup, he struts

towards the crew in slow motion.

Rogelio’s skin is luminous, hair shiny and bouncy- he is the

picture of confidence and grace.


Wow! Looks like Rogelio recovered

from his so-called ’curse’ pretty

quickly!

Rogelio reaches the rest of the crew, dipping into a low

bow.

A lone GAFFER claps from the back of the crowd.

ROGELIO

I am sorry that I am late, my

esteemed crew and colleagues! I was

having a bit of an off morning. But

I am here and back to feeling my

usual Rogelio self!

16.

The A.D. checks the time on his watch, barely listening to

Rogelio’s excuse.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Great. Let’s just go up for a take,

shall we?

ROGELIO

Excellent suggestion,

assistant-in-training! I’m ready!

Rogelio walks jauntily to the stairs of the pirate ship,

missing the A.D.’s death glare.

He almost makes it to the top, but trips on the last step.

After recovering with a nervous chuckle, he moves to get by

a CAMERA MAN, accidentally bumping into a WOMAN holding a

boom mic instead.

The mic drops to the floor with a CRASH, sending Rogelio

flying backwards into the ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

The A.D. falls to the ground with a cry.


I may have spoken too soon.

AS TYPED ON SCREEN:

THE FIRST SIGN OF A CURSE: SUDDEN OR UNUSUAL BAD LUCK

Close up on Rogelio’s expression of horror.

CUT TO:

INT. MIAMI MUNICIPAL COURTHOUSE - DAY

Close up on JANE’S horrified expression.

She sits on the juror bench, gaping open-mouthed at the

scene before her.

PETRA and RAFAEL SOLANO stand next to the PUBLIC DEFENDER at

the defendant’s table, awaiting trial.

JUDGE JANE SMACKS her gavel on the podium.

JUDGE JANE

Let us hear from the prosecution

and the defense!

The DISTRICT ATTORNEY rises and turns to face the jury,

revealing WESLEY MASTERS.

17.

Jane audibly gasps. She rubs her eyes in disbelief.

AS TYPED ON SCREEN:

WESLEY MASTERS: Jane’s ex-friend from college who was

ex-pelled for his ex-pose on the Solanos. AKA: a real piece

of work.


Once a rat, now a rat in a suit.

Wesley addresses the room, looking very much the part of a

suave lawyer.

WESLEY

Your Honor and ladies and gentlemen

of the jury, I am here to present

to you the case against the

Solanos. We have reason to believe

the defendants are guilty of

reckless behavior and withholding

pertinent information. They are

unfit to take care of a child and

my evidence will prove them guilty

as charged.

Wesley smugly takes his seat.

The PUBLIC DEFENDER rises. She turns to address the judge

and jury, revealing LINA.

LINA

Your Honor and ladies and gentlemen

of the jury: during this trial, you

will hear no real evidence against

my clients. You will come to know

the truth: my clients are

trustworthy, loving parents and are

not guilty.

JUDGE JANE

Prosecution may call its first

witness.

WESLEY

The People call Jane Villanueva to

the stand.

MICHAEL, XIOMARA and ALBA turn in their seats to stare as

Jane let’s out a gasp of surprise.

FADE OUT.

18.

END OF ACT I

ACT II

INT. NURSERY - RAFAEL’S SUITE - MID-DAY

RAFAEL and PETRA loom over a changing table. MATEO wriggles

around happily in a clean diaper.

Rafael regards Petra appreciatively.

RAFAEL

I’m impressed, that wasn’t half

bad.

PETRA

Yeah, well, I told you I wasn’t

scared of...it.

RAFAEL

Mateo.

PETRA

Him.


I guess you could say Petra is

taking ’baby steps’! Ha! Get it?

RAFAEL

We’ll work on it. What other

baby-wrangling skills have you been

holding out on me?

Petra cracks a smile.

PETRA

Oh, you’d be surprised. I’m not

always an ice queen.

Rafael nudges her playfully.

RAFAEL

Oh yeah? Prove it.

Petra nudges him back. Then, feigns seriousness.

PETRA

Name a time and place. You’re on,

Solano!

Rafael laughs, his face brightening. He has an idea.

19.

RAFAEL

There’s something I want to show

you. C’mon.


Call me crazy but are Rafael and

Petra actually getting along?

CUT TO:

INT. MIAMI MUNICIPAL COURTHOUSE - MID-DAY

JANE sits paralyzed on the JUROR’S BENCH.

WESLEY

I call Jane Villanueva to the

stand!

Jane stays seated, her wide-eyes searching for answers on

the faces of her family in front of her.

WESLEY motions to the BAILIFF behind Jane.

Jane turns her head to find ROGELIO wearing a police

uniform.

ROGELIO

C’mon Jane, you heard the man. Walk

to the stand.

Shocked, Jane allows Rogelio to usher her to the front of

the courtroom.

Gingerly, she moves behind the WITNESS STAND.

JUDGE JANE

Jane Gloriana Villanueva, do you

swear to speak the truth, the whole

truth, and nothing but the truth,

so help you God?

A BIBLE magically appears in Jane’s hands.

She gulps, looking around the room for help.

JANE

I-I guess?

The bible disappears with a POP and a plume of smoke.

WESLEY

Ms. Villanueva, will you please

state your relationship to the

defendants?

20.


Do you mean her ex baby-daddy and

her baby-daddy’s ex-lover?

Jane looks across the courtroom to RAFAEL and PETRA.

They watch her with wide eyes.

JANE

I don’t understand what’s going on

here-I think there’s been some kind

of mistake...?

WESLEY

Stick to the question, Ms.

Villanueva. Your relationship?

Jane wipes a bead of sweat from her forehead.

She looks to the juror bench where MICHAEL, ALBA and XIOMARA

are sitting. They nod their heads for her to continue.

Jane takes a deep breath.

JANE

(rapidly)

About a year ago I was accidentally

artificially inseminated with

Rafael’s sperm by his half-sister

Luisa and even though we didn’t

really know each other we decided

to keep the baby which turns out

was the best decision of my life so

now we share our son Mateo as

co-parents and a couple months ago

Petra was artificially inseminated

as well making her kids my son’s

half-siblings I guess.


Did you catch that, transcriber?

The transcriber, JONATHAN CHAVEZ, types frantically at a

keyboard, choking back silent sobs.

Murmurs sweep the courtroom.

CU Alba rubs her temples, shaking her head.

CU Xiomara raises her eyebrows, but shrugs concedingly.

CU Michael sits with his arms crossed- in a visible huff

that he wasn’t mentioned.

21.

JUDGE JANE pounds her GAVEL, silencing the whispers.

WESLEY

Ms. Villanueva, would you say your

relationship with the Solanos is

positive? Or do you not get along?

LINA

Objection, Your Honor! Leading the

witness!

JUDGE JANE

Sustained.

WESLEY

I’ll re-phrase. Ms. Villanueva, do

you think you have a good

relationship with the Solanos? Or

is it a bad one?

LINA

YOUR HONOR!

JUDGE JANE

Sustained! Watch it, Masters!

Wesley rolls his eyes, turns back to Jane.

WESLEY

Ms. Villanueva, how would you

describe your relationship with the

Solanos?

Jane glances quickly to Rafael and Petra, who are watching

her in rapt attention.

JANE

It’s fine. We all get along fine.

Wesley cocks his head to the side.

WESLEY

Interesting. Did you not consider

filing for sole custody of Mateo

only last year, Ms. Villanueva?

Because you deemed Mr. Rafael

Solano unfit to parent?

Jane blanches, unsure of what to say.

JANE

No! I mean, yes, I thought about

it. But only because-

22.

WESLEY

And did you not have an altercation

with Ms. Petra Solano after her

mother pushed your Abuela down the

stairs?

JANE

Okay, yes, we did, but see-

WESLEY

That doesn’t sound like you having

a ’fine’ relationships with the

Solanos, Ms. Villanueva. And I

think the jury will agree.


I preferred it when this character

was written-out.

WESLEY

Not to mention Rafael’s playboy

past, or that time he lost Michael

his job! And don’t get me started

on Petra Solano! If that is even

her real name...

JANE

That’s not fair! Rafael isn’t the

person he was when I first met him!

And we’ve talked through our

problems- we’ve all made mistakes.

Petra and Rafael and I agree we

need to make compromises for the

sake of our family!

WESLEY

How very diplomatic of you, Jane.

Strange that just this morning you

felt uncomfortable leaving Mateo in

their care.


Point for the character with the

bad attitude.

JANE

I...

Jane shakes her head, unable to come up with an explanation.

WESLEY

Doesn’t seem to me like you’ve

really forgiven them, have you?

23.

Jane’s shoulders slump, she looks defeated.

In the stands, Alba nudges Xiomara, nods her head.

Rafael and Petra stare at Jane unblinkingly, distress clear

on their faces.

Wesley watches Jane with a smug smile.

WESLEY

No further questions, Your Honor.

CUT TO:

INT. DRESSING ROOM - TELENOVELA SET - MID-DAY

ROGELIO sits in a director’s chair at his vanity.

Somewhat frantically, he hums "It’s A Good Day to Be

Rogelio".


I’ve got a question...

In his hands, Rogelio clutches ROSARY BEADS. An INDALO MAN

CHARM hangs from a chain on his neck. His button down shirt

is green, adorned with stitched FOUR LEAF CLOVERS.


Is it just me, or does Rogelio seem

a little paranoid?

AS TYPED ONSCREEN:

THE SECOND SIGN OF A CURSE: INTENSE FEELINGS OF PARANOIA

A KNOCK on the door distracts Rogelio from his humming.

ROGELIO

Enter!

A haughty-looking LUCIANA LEON steps into the room.

AS TYPED ONSCREEN:

LUCIANA LEON: ROGELIO’S EX-WIFE, EX-COSTAR, EX-TRA MEAN

Rogelio jumps in his seat, almost dropping his rosary beads

in surprise.

ROGELIO

What are you doing here?

24.

Luciana crosses her arms and regards Rogelio with a

predatory smile.

LUCIANA

You mean to say I can’t drop in

from time to time to see how my

favorite ex-husband is doing?

Rogelio eyes her with distrust.


If I do recall, the last time

Luciana ’dropped in’, she

blackmailed Rogelio into giving her

a starring role on his show.

ROGELIO

What do you want now, Luciana? More

money? Another job? My fame?


Children’s tears? The resurrection

of the Antichrist?

Luciana laughs. She moves to stand behind Rogelio so that

they both gaze into his mirror.

LUCIANA

No, my silly, stupid Rogelio.

She rests her hands on his shoulders, holding him in a

position eerily similar to a vice.

LUCIANA

I came because the word on the

street is that you’ve been cursed.

CUT TO:

INT. HALLWAY - MARBELLA - MID-DAY

RAFAEL AND PETRA walk from their suite towards the

elevators, MATEO cradled in Rafael’s arms.

As they turn a corner, a BELLBOY notices Rafael, and

frantically waves him over.

RAFAEL

Curse of the job. Give me one sec.

Here, take Mateo!

Before she can object, Rafael drops Mateo into her arms and

scurries away.

25.

PETRA

Raf!


What was Petra saying earlier?

Something about eating fear for

breakfast...?

She looks down at Mateo, fear plain on your face.

PETRA

Uh. Hello, child.

Mateo coos, waving his arms up at her.

He latches onto a strand of her hair, wrapping it around his

small fist.

Petra tries unsuccessfully to wrangle her hair free from

Mateo’s grip.

PETRA

Bad child! No!

Mateo laughs at her distress, grabs another fistful of hair.

Petra looks around the hallway for help. Rafael still talks

to the distressed bellboy. She is all alone.


Use your words, Petra!

PETRA

Let go, you little cretin!


Not those words!

Suddenly, Mateo’s hand goes limp, dropping her hair. He

stares up at her with wide, teary eyes.

PETRA

No! No no no no! Don’t you dare-

Mateo begins to sniffle at her tone.

PETRA

Oh no! Please don’t cry!

Before he can begin wailing, she starts rocking him in her

arms.

26.

PETRA

Shh! Shh, it’s okay! I’m sorry,

liebling. Please don’t cry!

Petra begins to hum a quiet melody- a German lullaby.


Petra is a lot of things, but I

never pegged her as a Disney

princess in disguise!

After a moment of rocking, Mateo quiets in her arms.

He presses a sleepy face into her neck.

Petra blows out a sigh of relief. Crisis averted.

She looks down at the child with something akin to a smile.

Caught in the moment, she doesn’t hear Rafael’s footsteps

behind her.

RAFAEL (O.S)

What’s a ’liebling’?

Petra turns in surprise.

Rafael stands before her, a smile forming on his face.

PETRA

Something my mother never called

me.

AS TYPED ONSCREEN:

Liebling = A German word for ’sweetheart’

Rogelio nods at Mateo in her arms.

RAFAEL

You two look good together.

Petra snorts, hiding a smile.

PETRA

Yeah, turns out I’m a total pro at

this whole ’motherhood’ thing.

RAFAEL

(sincerely)

Looks like it.

27.


For the audience at home, I think

this is called ’sharing a moment’.

Petra looks away, clears her throat.

PETRA

Didn’t you say you had something to

show me?

JUDGE JANE (O.S.)

Show me the defense!

CUT TO:

INT. COURTROOM

JANE remains behind the witness stand.

She watches with curiosity as LINA whispers something into

her clients’ ears.

RAFAEL and PETRA nod, and Lina moves to replace WESLEY at

the front of the courtroom.

LINA

I have some questions for the

witness, Your Honor.

JUDGE JANE

The defense is permitted.

Lina turns to address the courtroom.

LINA

While the prosecution has made a

valiant effort to villainize my

clients, let’s get back to what is

relevant, shall we?

Wesley snorts, kicks his feet up on the table in front of

him.

Lina turns back to face Jane.

LINA

Ms. Villanueva, you seem conflicted

about the quality of Rafael and

Petra Solano’s character. Let me

refresh your memory. Please answer

a simple ’true’ or ’false’ to the

following statements.

28.


If high school report cards are any

indicator, Jane excels at ’true’ or

’false’. She’ll ace this test.

LINA

True or false, Rafael Solano

supported you wholly throughout

your pregnancy. He studied every

baby book, accompanied you to every

class.

Jane is taken aback, this is not was she was expecting.

FLASHBACK to Jane and Rafael sitting cross-legged and

laughing at a Lamaze class.

JANE

That’s true.


Nailed it.

LINA

True or false, Rafael has never let

you down when you needed help with

Mateo.

FLASHBACK Rafael driving for hours to Jane’s Writer’s

Retreat to bring her a breast pump.

FLASHBACK Rafael cancelling plans with investors to babysit

Mateo last minute.

Jane’s shoulders relax, she’s lost in thought.

JANE

True.

LINA

True of false, Petra Solano, for

better or for worse, puts her

family above all else.


That’s one way to put it...

FLASHBACK Petra confronting Magda about pushing Alba down

the stairs.

FLASHBACK Petra defending her mother from Jane, despite not

agreeing with what Magda did.

29.

JANE

I guess that’s true in a really

roundabout way-

LINA

True or false, Petra and Rafael

Solano have demonstrated on

numerous occasions that not only do

they care about their family, but

they are willing to make sacrifices

for the betterment of those they

love.

FLASHBACK Rafael allowing Jane to have Mateo four days of

the week, compared to his three.

FLASHBACK Petra attending the Villanueva’s Thanksgiving

Dinner.

LINA

True or false, Petra and Rafael

Solano have proven themselves to be

competent, caring individuals,

worthy of your trust.

FLASHBACK Petra going out of her way to help Jane confront

the author who stole her ideas.

FLASHBACK Rafael offering to pay for Jane’s dream home so

that he can stay close to Mateo

The FLASHBACKS come faster now, a blur of different memories

FLASHBACK of a shared smile between Petra and Jane, of

Rafael swinging Mateo around in his arms, of Mateo taking

his first steps at the Marbella.

LINA

True or false, Jane?


I take it back! This is harder than

any high school test I’ve ever

taken!

Jane opens and closes her mouth, reeling from the flood of

memories.

Tears well in her eye as her gaze lands on Rafael and Petra.

JANE

I- I don’t know.

Lina shakes her head, disappointed.

30.

LINA

I wonder, Jane, if it’s not the

Solanos who should be on trial.

Looks like it’s you who needs to

learn to compromise.

CUT TO:

INT. MARBELLA - EARLY AFTERNOON

RAFAEL and PETRA stand before a set of closed, white doors.

Mateo wobbles clumsily between them, holding onto each of

their hands.

RAFAEL

I’ve been thinking a lot about

compromises lately.

PETRA

And?

RAFAEL

And I’ve decided that I’m sick of

them. I don’t want to have to

compromise between work and family

anymore. Lately it’s become clear

that one doesn’t even compare.

Petra looks up at Rafael questioningly.

Rafael gives her a sly smile, then moves to push the doors

open.

Petra peers inside, then raises an eyebrow.

PETRA

You’ve taken me to...the ballroom?


As far as grand romantic gestures

go, this seems a

little...lackluster.

Rafael chuckles and ushers her inside.

In the center of a large room stands a single PODIUM. Draped

across the top is a large, blue paper.

As Rafael and Petra move closer, it becomes clear that the

paper is a BLUEPRINT.

Rafael reaches for the blueprint and holds it up.

31.

At the top of the paper are the words: MARBELLA PLAYROOM

PETRA

A...playroom? Rafael, what is this?

RAFAEL

Did you know that The Marbella has

three ballrooms? Three! Why would a

hotel ever need that many?

Rafael opens up his arms wide as he regards the space.

RAFAEL

Lot’s of natural lighting, hardwood

floors, no small crevices or sharp

corners- this space would make for

a perfect playroom.

PETRA

Raf. What are you talking about?

RAFAEL

You know, for families staying at

the Marbella to take their kids! I

want my hotel to reflect the man I

have become- the values I actually

care about. The Marbella isn’t a

Bachelor’s resort, not anymore. I

want our children to grow up in a

space where they feel welcome.

PETRA

You’re doing this...you’re doing

this for our kids?

RAFAEL

I’m doing this for us. And for the

people we want to be. I don’t know

about you, but I am so sick of

pretending anything is more

important to me than family.


Now that’s a romantic gesture if

I’ve ever seen one!

Petra falls quiet. She turns in a circle to regard the room.

After a full 360, Petra looks at Mateo. His little hand

is still wrapped around her fingers.

She looks up at Rafael with a hopeful smile.

32.

PETRA

Family. I like the sound of that.

CUT TO:

INT. ROGELIO’S DRESSING ROOM - TELENOVELA SET

ROGELIO watches LUCIANA’S reflection in his mirror.

He’s shaking his head in a silent ’no’.

LUCIANA

We used to be family, Ro, I’m just

trying to help you sort out your

little curse.

ROGELIO

A curse? What curse? There’s n-no

curse!

Luciana spins Rogelio’s chair around so that he faces her.

Her sweet expression immediately turns sour.

LUCIANA

Now is not the time to lie to me,

Rogelio. A curse is serious in this

business. Life-altering!

Fame-ruining!

Rogelio cries out like he’s in pain.


I didn’t know curses were so

commonplace...

LUCIANA

You don’t want to kiss your future

EGOT goodbye all because of a

curse, do you?

AS TYPED ONSCREEN:

EGOT= Winners of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar AND Tony

Rogelio’s face contorts.

A THINK BUBBLE appears over his head as Rogelio imagines

accepting his awards. CHARO hugs him as he receives an

Oscar.

The think bubble pops. Rogelio’s eye twitches.

33.

ROGELIO

Even if I did have a ’curse’, why

would you care?

Luciana scoffs like the answer is obvious.

LUCIANA

What do you think people would say

about me if my ex-husband’s career

goes down the drain?!


Uh...nothing?

LUCIANA

Your status as a washed up C-lister

would tarnish my status. And you

know better than anyone that image

is everything.

ROGELIO

Please, Luciana, we all know I am

at the top of the B-list. But if I

were to listen to you...what do you

know about my ’curse’?

Luciana flashes a wicked smile.

LUCIANA

I know how to stop it.

WESLEY (O.S.)

Stop harassing the witness!

CUT TO:

INT. COURTROOM

JANE looks on from the WITNESS STAND, mouth agape.

Her gaze flickers from LINA to WESLEY and back again.

WESLEY

We all know the truth- the Solanos

are guilty!

LINA

Guilty of loving their families!

JUDGE JANE pounds her gavel, silencing the argument.

She turns to stare at Jane.

34.

JUDGE JANE

It’s time to come to a decision,

Jane. Are the Solanos guilty or

not-guilty?

Jane looks around in shock, points to herself.

JANE

You’re asking me? Am I honestly

qualified to make this decision?


In normal circumstances, I would

have to say no, but...

JUDGE JANE

This is your dream, Jane! You have

to decide.

LINA

It’s all up to you, Jane.

Jane gulps, opens her mouth to protest, then- a medley of

voices interrupt her objections.

ALBA

Mija, think of the future of your

family!

XIOMARA

What does your heart tell you,

Janey?

MICHAEL

I support whatever you decide,

sweetheart!

Jane shrinks away from the stand, overwhelmed.

WESLEY

Make a decision, Jane!

JUDGE JANE

Time to decide, Jane. What will it

be?

Jane looks around for help, growing increasingly more

agitated.

JANE

Please! I don’t know!

35.

LINA (O.S.)

You know what the right choice is.

Jane turns toward Lina’s voice, jumps in shock when she

finds herself staring back at her.

Jane is now wearing Lina’s pantsuit, taking her place as

Public Defender.

WESLEY (O.S.)

Tick tock, Jane.

Jane pivots toward Wesley, only to find another Jane has

taken his place.

A medley of voices begin to call her name, as Jane turns to

look, new Jane’s pop up, replacing everyone left in the

courtroom.

Jane faces a room full of Jane’s staring her down.

She can’t take the pressure anymore- covers her ears with

her hands.

JANE

STOP IT! STOP! I CAN’T- DON’T MAKE

ME DECIDE! I CAN’T DECIDE-

CUT TO:

INT. WAITING ROOM - COURTHOUSE - EARLY AFTERNOON

JANE jerks awake.

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