Carol Page #4

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INT. FRANKENBERG’S. DOLL DEPARTMENT. LATER

THERESE sits behind a display case full of dolls. She triesto make herself invisible while she surreptitiously reads herbook. The department is full of MOTHERS buying Christmasgifts for their children. THERESE’S reading is interrupted bya SHARP WAILING. She looks up to see a TODDLER throwing atantrum and an EMBARRASSED MOM trying to get the situationunder control. Just then, ROBERTA WALLS bustles through thedepartment, sees THERESE, points to THERESE’S head - where’sthe Santa cap? ROBERTA WALLS seems to say without saying it.

THERESE hurriedly stashes her book into her handbag and pullsout the cap. She tries to hide the bloodstains. ROBERTA WALLSnods to THERESE and moves on.

THERESE settles back down, bored. A CUSTOMER looksexpectantly to THERESE; THERESE pretends she doesn’t see theCUSTOMER and ducks down to her handbag to retrieve her book.

She looks up above the desk to see where the CUSTOMER wentand instead spies a glance of another woman - a woman whosegreen silk scarf tied loosely around her neck and headcatches THERESE’S attention. This WOMAN appears to be theonly customer surrounded by no one else. This is CAROL AIRD.

CAROL bends down to examine the train set, and inadvertentlytoggles the on/off switch - the train shuts down. CAROLstands up, turns around towards the doll department, smiling,

as if asking for help.

THERESE meets CAROL’S eyes for a strange split second - untilthe EMBARRASSED MOM and the screaming TODDLER appear in frontof THERESE, blocking her view of anything else.

EMBARRASSED MOM:

Where’s the ladies room, honey?

THERESE:

To the left, past men’s shoes, thenright at the tie racks.

EMBARRASSED MOM nods her thanks and hoists TODDLER away.

THERESE looks for CAROL, but she’s no longer there. The trainset is back on, and being admired by several sets of FATHERSand SONS.

INT. FRANKENBERG’S. DOLL DEPARTMENT. MOMENTS LATER

Behind and below the desk, THERESE contemplates sneaking aread of her book, but decides against it. She glances back upand sees a pair of black leather gloves tossed onto the desk.

THERESE looks and sees CAROL standing before her.

CAROL:

I’m looking for a doll. She’s about(

she gestures)- this high and thiswide and... (rethinking): Let’s

begin again, shall we?

As CAROL steps away from the desk a moment to rummage throughher purse, THERESE can’t stop staring - at her well-tailoredsuit, her blonde hair, her green silk scarf. CAROL produces acrumpled slip of paper, steps back up to the desk, givesTHERESE a big smile as she hands it to her.

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CAROL (CONT'D) (CONT’D)

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