The Deep End of the Ocean Page #5

EXT. OUTSIDE SCHOOL

Beth

Guess what happened? I thought today was

Sunday. Isn't that funny?

Vincent

Can we just please go?

INT. THE BASEMENT

Patty

Beth, you downstairs? Honey, what are you

doing?

INT. THE KITCHEN

Laurie

You ever been in a doctor's office

without a People magazine? One day Ben

will go to a doctor's office with whoever

took him. And some other patient.

Beth

Laurie, stop! Okay? I know you mean well,

but just stop.

INT. THE DOOR X'MAS EVE

Joey

Could be more presents.

Grandma

Merry Christmas!

Grandpa

Joey, it's cold. Shut the door.

Joey

Merry Christmas, Beth.

Vincent

Mom, look, Uncle Joey gave me my stocking

present early because it's too big to fit

in the stocking. See?

Beth

Yeah, that's great. Merry Christmas,

Theresa.

Theresa

How you feeling, honey? I almost didn't

make it. I started having Braxton-Hicks.

Vincent

You should breathe in a bag.

Grandma

I'll try that. Maybe a Christmas baby.

Theresa

I hope not.

Theresa

She's carrying like it's a boy. That's

what everybody says.

Patty

The gang's all here! My God, sis, look

how big you are!

Theresa

Don't rub it in.

INT. THE LIVINGROOM

Vincent

Look, mom, they're for Ben from Grandma

and Grandpa.

Beth

Rosie, What are these?

Grandma

Present for Ben.

Beth

Rosie, Why did you bring present for Ben?

Grandma

I believe that Ben will be found. When he

is found I want him to know his family

didn't forget him.

Beth

Do you have forgotten Ben?

Grandma

Of course not. We didn't get Ben any

gifts.

Beth

I understand that. To tell the truth, I

didn't even want to go through this

whole, big holiday act. You know what I

wanted to do? I anted to sleep through

it. When you do this, and you act like

he's just out of town on some business

trip and he'll be back anytime.

Theresa

Beth, take it easy.

Beth

Take it easy? How can I take it easy when

nobody except me seems to want to accept

the fact that it's over? It's over. We're

all going to go on eating and sleeping

Theresa

You must snap out of this. No one can

talk to you. I can't. Pat can't.

Patty

Butt out, will you?

Theresa

If you don't have any hope that Ben will

come back.

Beth

Come back? He's even fore yet. What's he

going to do? Get an Amtrak schedule?

Grandpa

We didn't mean anything by it.

Theresa

Don't you think we're all grieving?

Patty

I mean it! Theresa ! Shut up!

Theresa

No, Pat! You're all scared to say this,

but I'm not. We try and call. She doesn't

want to talk. We write, she doesn't

answer.

Vincent

Mom. Ben will be back tomorrow.

Beth

What?

Vincent

But it's Christmas. For my present, I

asked Santa to bring Ben home I think

he'll do.

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