ALLISON (CONT'D) MOM & SON ESQ. P.I. - "PILOT"
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I gotta go to work. But don’t do it with the hose that wastes water. She drives off and Todd sighs. His life is in shambles. EXT. SHINY CONDO - NIGHT (9:50 P.M.) A quiet, mysterious night... Todd walks up to a new building: a gleaming high-rise in the ritzy “South Waterfront” area. He grimaces. He doesn’t want to see Joan. He hesitates... INT. SHINY CONDO - HALLWAY - NIGHT Todd steps off the elevator, impressed. This place is swank. He approaches #900, but hesitates: he does not want to knock. UGH. Instead, he tries to slide an envelope under the door... But suddenly the door FLIES OPEN: Joan is WILD-EYED, and IN SHOCK. Very different than the woman we saw earlier. They stare. Finally, Todd holds up the envelope, awkward: TODD Uhhh... I’m paying you back? I can give you $1000 a month for 9 months. But don’t cash that ‘til wait what is going on? Seriously. Mom. Are you OK? Joan is MUTE, SLACK, STUNNED. She turns slowly and goes back into the condo. Todd (mystified/concerned) follows... INT. JOAN’S CONDO - NIGHT Gorgeous condo, great view. Boxes dot the empty space: TODD Hey what is happening? Mom. MOM. JOAN Harry has... I think Harry has... he’s left me. Todd makes a baffled face: WHAT? JOAN I came home, I came here, after work. And Harry wasn’t... but I thought
maybe he was back at the house, or... I don’t know. But he never came. It’s 10 o’clock? TODD Maybe he’s - been in a car accident! We should call the police or--
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