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HILLY You gave the rest of the money to that beggar woman. PTOLEMY A even fifty. HILLY No, uh-uh. I saw her. She took almost two hunnert. Almost two.
Hilly’s comment is like an insoluble riddle that hurts Ptolemy’s mind. He turns back to his obsessive counting.
EXT. RESIDENTIAL STREET - LATE AFTERNOON Ptolemy and Hilly are walking up a rather down-at-heel street lined by small and medium sized houses. On the way Ptolemy sees: - Children riding their bikes down sidewalk and street. - A big woman sitting and smoking a cigarette with an infant on the ground between her feet. - A woman giving a boy a haircut on the front porch. There’s a man and another boy waiting their turn. - Two older women standing at the edge of their property lines talking about the events of the day. They come to a house where a dozen cars are parked; on the sidewalk, on the front lawn, up in the driveway. Ptolemy sees two dead rose bushes next to one that’s barely alive. This one living plant has a huge, beautiful yellow and red flower. Next to it is a spigot that’s leaking ever so slightly. HILLY Here we are. PTOLEMY Is it a birthday party? HILLY Kinda. Hilly leads to the open door of the house. Through the door we can see dozens of people all seemingly talking at once. Hilly and Ptolemy pass through the portal.
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