October Gale

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This was always James's

favorite time of the year.

ED:
When the tourists

aren't up yet.

HELEN:
Hm!

Well, I'll give you a call

when your boat's ready.

Probably in a day or two.

HELEN:
The little

one will have to do.

I got it.

[BOAT MOTOR THROTTLES UP]

[LAPPING WAVES]

[GENTLE PIANO]

[GENTLE WAVES]

[PHONE BEEP]

[PHONE BEEP]

[PHONE RINGING]

JAMES:
Hi, you've reached James Matthews.

I can't take--

[BEEPS]

[THUNDER]

[BANGING IN DISTANCE]

[THUNDER]

HELEN:
Hm.

[BANGING]

[THUNDER]

[HOWLING WIND]

[THUNDER]

[HEAVY RAPID BREATHS]

HELEN:
Oh, my God.

WILL:
Ah! Ah!

HELEN:
Just calm down.

Calm down.

You found me.

I can help you.

HELEN:
Okay.

WILL:
No, please, please. Please

don't leave. Please don't leave.

HELEN:
I'll be right back.

I'll be right back.

Okay.

Okay, alright.

Calm down.

Okay.

WILL:
[GROANS AND BREATHS]

[DISTANT THUNDER]

WILL:
Ah! Ah!

HELEN:
Let go.

HELEN:
Let go.

Let go. It's okay.

WILL:
Ah! F*ck!

WILL:
Ah! Ah!

HELEN:
I need you to open your mouth.

Open your mouth.

Swallow. Swallow.

Drink.

[THUNDER]

[LIGHT HOWLING WIND]

[LOW RHYTHMIC MUSIC]

HELEN:
Shit.

[DISTANT THUNDER]

[WIND AND CRASHING WAVES]

[BOAT MOTOR]

[BOAT MOTOR THROTTLES UP]

WILL:
Hello?

WILL:
Hello?

[VIOLIN AND PIANO SCORE]

[BOAT MOTOR]

[DISTANT THUNDER]

[CLOSE THUNDER]

[BOAT MOTOR LABORING]

WILL:
I was looking

for Aspirin.

HELEN:
Did I tell you

to take an Aspirin?

Take those.

WILL:
Red sky in the morning,

sailor's warning, huh?

HELEN:
What?

WILL:
No, it's

just an old saying.

HELEN:
No, I know the saying.

My husband says

it all the time.

WILL:
Where's he at?

HELEN:
In the city.

He's coming back later today.

WILL:
I'm William.

Will.

HELEN:
Helen. You're

bleeding again.

[HEAVY BREATHING]

HELEN:
Put it back down.

WILL:
Okay.

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