Jennifer Falls Page #2

"Epidode Title" 9. 9.

MAGGIE:

I understand, sweetie. I’ll have them

play La Bamba.

MAGGIE CROSSES OFF.

JENNIFER:

Mom, no. That’s not the--(BUT SHE’S

GONE) Aaaaand, I’m home.

JENNIFER AD LIBS “THANKS FOR COMING” AND “NICE TO SEE YOU” AS

SHE MAKES HER WAY THROUGH THE GUESTS. SHE STARTS TO EXIT

TOWARDS THE HALL BUT RUNS INTO HER SISTER-IN LAW, STEPHANIE

(23, BEAUTIFUL, SHALLOW, PASSIVE/AGGRESSIVE AND OPINIONATED).

STEPHANIE:

(WAY TOO CONCERNED) Jennifer.

(WHISPERS) How’s your anger?

JENNIFER:

(WHISPERS BACK) Great, Stephanie.

How’s your passive aggression?

STEPHANIE:

What? (THEN) You’re so funny.

JENNIFER:

Where’s Wayne?

STEPHANIE:

Who knows? You know your brother. We

were both sick about what happened to

you. You lost everything?

JENNIFER:

Yep.

STEPHANIE:

Your beautiful house in Santa Monica?

"Epidode Title" 10. 10.

JENNIFER:

Yep.

STEPHANIE:

Your gorgeous condo in Maui?

JENNIFER:

Yep.

STEPHANIE:

Your incredible-

JENNIFER:

You know “everything” pretty much

covers it, Stephanie.

STEPHANIE:

I admire your courage.

JENNIFER:

It’s mostly Xanex. Excuse me. I have

to put this stuff in my room.

STEPHANIE:

Of course. (GRABS HER BY THE

SHOULDERS) You are not a failure,

Jennifer Doyle.

JENNIFER:

(BRIGHTLY) Bite my ass, Stephanie.

STEPHANIE:

You’re hilarious.

CUT TO:

"Epidode Title" 11. 11.

SCENE C:

INT. JENNIFER’S ROOM - MOMENTS LATER

JENNIFER ENTERS. THE ROOM LOOKS JUST THE WAY IT DID THE DAY

SHE LEFT. HER BROTHER WAYNE (40S, BOYISH, BASICALLY GOODNATURED BUT MALLEABLE) IS SITTING ON HER BED, DRINKING A BEERAND WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME ON JENNIFER’S OLD TV.

WAYNE:

Hey, Sis.

JENNIFER:

Wayne!

SHE HUGS HIM, THEN LOOKS AROUND.

JENNIFER (CONT’D)

God, my old room. It’s like a time

capsule from 1985. (OFF A POSTER)

Why was Pat Benatar so angry?

WAYNE:

(SHRUGS) Love is a battlefield.

How’d it go with Mom?

JENNIFER:

One step in the door and she was

already driving me crazy.

WAYNE:

You just have to remind yourself that

your relationship with Mom has nothing

to do with you.

JENNIFER:

(LAUGHS) Right. I always forgot.

WAYNE:

And the job search?

"Epidode Title" 12. 12.

JENNIFER:

Horrible. I’m basically being

blackballed by my industry because

they say I have anger issues. Can you

believe that?!

WAYNE:

(HE CAN) That’s... crazy.

JENNIFER:

Guys in my business yell all the time

but I can’t. I have a vagina!

WAYNE:

(UNCOMFORTABLE) Are we going to talk

about your vagina?

JENNIFER:

And now my stupid doctor thinks I

should change careers because my work

is so stressful. Does he have any

idea how stressful it is to change

careers?!

WAYNE:

Whoa, did that vein in your temple

always throb like that? Look at that

sucker go.

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