MOM & SON ESQ. P.I. - "PILOT"
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They hang up. Todd doesn’t know what to do. He goes inside: INT. JOAN’S CONDO - NIGHT Todd passes the EMPTY MEDICATION BOX and something occurs to him. He mulls this thought as he looks for Joan. INT. JOAN’S CONDO - MASTER BATH - NIGHT He finds her in her huge new bathroom, staring out the glass wall/window at... the Fremont Bridge. Long pause: JOAN (softly) I haven’t lived alone since your father died. A single tear slips down her face. And despite their fight it is too distressing for Todd to see his mother like this. Something inside of him snaps/clicks/powers-on: TODD
OK no. This is not happening. This is crazy this is bananas!! He is not just going to disappear on you. JOAN Todd. Harry may have gone off to... TODD No. He’s not - this isn’t that. Why take ALL your medications if your plan is to off yourself? And his laptop?
NO. This is - something else. And we’re not letting him get away with it. I’m not. Alright, Mom, get out of the bathroom. Let’s get-- Stop weeping. Mom. Come here. Mom. MOM. Todd has taken control. He shoos wobbly Joan along. INT. JOAN'S CONDO - NIGHT Back in the main room, Todd hunts for pen and paper: TODD
OK, OK, he - he has his wallet? Does he have a credit card that is just his? We need a receipt for something he bought with his credit card. JOAN (beat) The new TV. Best Buy. He bought it - online. It’s - there. The receipt should be taped to the top?
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