MOM & SON ESQ. P.I. - "PILOT"
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JOAN He disconnected his phone. And deleted his facebook page. I got to looking and he only took one small suitcase. And his laptop. And his - toothbrush. TODD (pause) Where’s he going without the rest of his stuff?
Joan, at a complete loss, just stares at him. And Todd, intrigued, gently slides into “investigator mode”: TODD When did you last - talk to him? JOAN I was texting him, today, about the move. And at 3 - or 4? - they stopped going through. But I just thought... She casually looks into a smaller box - and SHRIEKS: JOAN OH MY GOD!! ALL HIS MEDICATIONS ARE GONE!! I packed this box myself! This box was full of his pills! I-- Todd looks: the box is EMPTY. He looks at Joan, suspicious: TODD (deep pause) What medications? Joan can’t bring herself to answer. She takes a breath, goes outside onto the balcony. Todd follows. EXT. JOAN’S CONDO - BALCONY - NIGHT Joan stares at the distant bridges for a long time. JOAN (grim) Isn’t the view wonderful. TODD Mom. What is this? You’re moving here, together. You and Harry. I mean, unless, are you fighting? Did he leave a note? (long beat) Is he - sick? Joan reluctantly spills the beans: JOAN
Harry has Parkinson’s Disease. He’s had it for years. But he manages it. (MORE)
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