THE WINCHESTERS “PILOT” NETWORK THIRD DRAFT 12/14/21 19.
ACT TWO INT. MILLIE'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Millie sleeps on the couch. A TV broadcasting the national anthem lights the room. John quietly returns home from his crazy night. He tucks a blanket over his sleeping Mom. INT. MILLIE'S APARTMENT - JOHN'S ROOM - NIGHT John goes through his father’s things. Each one a potential clue to who his father was. Each one a treasure. John tries on his Dad’s reading glasses. And his old jacket. Fits perfectly. Then he sits down. And opens his Dad’s journal. A hidden history. DISSOLVE to various angles as John reads through the night. EXT. DINER - DAWN Mary parks her 1969 Dodge Challenger. Shakes her head at... MARY You gotta be kidding me. ...John Winchester. Walking up to her car, holding two to-go coffees, his Dad’s journal under his arm. JOHN
Figured you like your coffee same as your worldview. Black as night. Mary glares at him. Doesn’t take the coffee. MARY How did you find me? JOHN
That’s what I do. Or what I did. In the Marines. I bet that mystery box kept you up all night. You open it? (off her frown) Well, my Dad’s old journal might be able to help you with that. John opens his Dad’s journal to an entry with a sketch of the exact box Mary found. Underneath? A name. MARY Who’s “Ada Monroe”? JOHN Yesterday’s news. And today’s.
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