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INT. KYLE'S APARTMENT - MASTER BATHROOM - CONTINUING

Kyle turns on a light, and crosses to a tiny make-up bag on

the counter. She opens it, and pulls out a bottle of

PRESCRIPTION PILLS. Klonepin. For anxiety.

She swallows two and leaves without looking in the mirror...

INT. KYLE'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NEXT DAY - (3 P.M.)

The apartment's empty. Sheets cover pieces of furniture.

Those floral arrangements remain unclaimed on the floor. We

hear the sounds of a WINTER STORM outside. Whipping wind.

INT. JULIA'S ROOM - SAME

Stripped bed, bare dressed, nothing else. The boxes are gone.

INT. DAVID'S OFFICE - SAME

"David's Research" remains unpacked, the boxes empty. Through

the window we now see the WINTER STORM raging out there.

INT. KYLE'S APARTMENT BUILDING - STAIRS - SAME (3 P.M.)

Kyle, bundled for weather, trudges down stairs carrying THREE

HUGE SUITCASES, heavy as hell. Her eyes are red from lack of

sleep; her head feels foggy.

Behind her we hear a sound: THUMP, THUMP, THUMP - its source

unknown to us. Kyle continues on, almost sleepwalking.

INT. KYLE'S APT. BLDG. - SECOND FLOOR LANDING - CONTINUING

She hits a TIMER SWITCH on a hallway light. It brightens.

Again we hear the THUMP, THUMP, THUMP. Kyle turns.

...as Julia rounds a corner, half a flight of steps above

Kyle, emerging from shadow. Julia is carrying her BACKPACK,

which is hitting each step. Hence the thump, thump, thump.

KYLE:

Doin' okay, Jules?

Julia mumbles an "uh-huh."

KYLE (CONT'D)

Almost there, Sweetheart.

INT. KYLE'S APARTMENT BUILDING - LOBBY - MOMENTS LATER

At last, they're down the steps. Kyle releases the suitcases;

feeling her arms relax. Julia reaches the last step and drops

her pack, sighing exaggeratedly. Kyle finds that pretty cute.

Kyle turns, heads for the door, but:

JULIA:

Mommy?

Kyle looks back, and realizes that Julia isn't following. The

kid has frozen in her tracks, right by the stairs.

JULIA (CONT'D)

I don't wanna go out there.

We can't tell what's scaring Julia so. Through lobby doors we

see that huge SNOWSTORM. And a waiting car. And a DRIVER.

And that badly-damaged PLANTER POT. Kyle's eyes soften.

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