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"Pilot"
By Ariana Jackson
1/21/21
2nd Revised Network Draft
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ACT ONE
LOGAN (V.O.) Shanice, it’s time to wake up...
INT. MIDTOWN HOUSE - BEDROOM - DAY SHANICE, 26, passionate and driven, lies in bed, eyes closed. SHANICE Are we in Paris? LOGAN (O.C.) Yes. And I got us fresh croissants for breakfast. SHANICE And are we going to stroll by the Seine later and make out on a bridge at sunset? LOGAN (O.C.) Definitely . Shanice opens her eyes to find her husband LOGAN, 26, playful and supportive, staring down at her. She smiles -- SHANICE Liar. LOGAN Not about the making out part... He leans down to kiss her and it’s tender and lovely and perfect. An incongruous but adorable GIGGLE breaks the moment, and they both look over to 4-month-old MARIAH, wrapped in a PURPLE QUILT in her bassinet next to the bed watching them. SHANICE
Ooooh, you’re gonna be in so much trouble if you didn’t bring her a croissant. LOGAN Don’t you have somewhere to be? SHANICE Yes, yes -- it’s a bad look to be late on my first day back. Especially when Mr. Zaleski has it out for me.
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LOGAN You’ve kept up with everything over maternity leave, you’re gonna be back better than ever. She takes a deep breath, closing her eyes -- SHANICE That’s right. I’ve just gotta face the day in front of me.
As the drum beat of Rihanna’s Pon de Replay kicks up, planting us firmly in 2005, Shanice hops out of bed. Under the peppy, upbeat song, we see MOS scenes of this little family’s morning routine in their modest, messy, cozy home, the love between them bursting off the screen: - Shanice brushes her teeth while dancing around the room holding Mariah -- who keeps trying to grab her toothbrush. - Shanice puts on the colorful but sharp suit she had hanging on the door. She frets over her appearance in the mirror. Logan walks by, slaps her butt playfully, gives her a soft kiss on the neck, meeting her eyes in the mirror: “ Perfect. ” - Shanice smells something in Mariah’s diaper when Logan’s back is turned. She hands Mariah to him with an innocent expression. When he smells the poop, he gives Shanice a look. She holds her hands up -- who knew? He rolls his eyes, good-natured. Shanice gives Mariah a wink over his shoulder as he goes to change her. - Shanice and Logan scurry about, picking up scattered FOLDERS and LAW BOOKS. Logan rocks Mariah as he closes Shanice’s briefcase, handing it to her. He takes her in, frowning. He beckons her closer and she steps up, worried -- “What’s wrong?” But he wraps an arm around her, pulls her in for a deep kiss. Finally, Mariah complains and they pull apart smiling. INT./EXT. SHANICE’S CAR/DETROIT STREET - DAY Shanice drives, happily singing along to the Rihanna song. Suddenly the music DISTORTS. A RUSH OF WIND whips at Shanice’s hair, RATTLES the car. Shanice catches a FLASH OF GREEN LIGHT out her window, but before she can react, her door flies open and she’s violently YANKED into the light and then -- BLACK. EXT. BELLE ISLE - NIGHT That LOUD RUSH OF WIND again and Shanice LANDS HARD on the ground. But the noise doesn’t stop -- it’s deafening . GREEN LIGHT FLASHES in the sky in bursts, Shanice hears people SCREAMING, loud THUDS all around her. She’s prone, head down, frightened -- What the fuck is happening? Is she in a war zone?
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She spots a girl -- MILDRED, 17 -- also on the ground, inching her way toward an older WHEELCHAIR. Shanice yells over the din -- SHANICE WHAT IS THIS? WHAT’S HAPPENING? Mildred just shakes her head. Shanice sees DOZENS OF PEOPLE, falling out of GREEN FLASHES OF LIGHT, crashing to the ground just like her. Shanice stares in disbelief -- it’s terrifying . A man SLAMS down on top of Shanice, sending them both to the ground. The man scrambles up. This is ANDRE, 26, wearing an old- timey wool suit. He’s completely discombobulated -- ANDRE GOOD GOD, WHAT IN HEAVEN’S NAME -- Shanice GROANS, drawing Andre’s attention back to her. Instinct kicks in -- he helps her up and immediately begins feeling her head for injuries -- ANDRE (CONT'D) ARE YOU QUITE ALRIGHT?! YOUR HEAD -- SHANICE I’M FINE. STOP PAWING ME -- ANDRE IF YOU’LL ALLOW ME A THOROUGH EXAMINATION -- SHANICE (CONT'D) LAY ONE MORE FINGER ON ME AND YOU LOSE IT! Andre backs off, looks around, shaking his head -- ANDRE (CONT'D) WHAT IS THIS? WHERE AM I?! WHAT -- SHANICE (realizing; WTF? ) I THINK... I THINK IT’S BELLE ISLE... (off his blank look) DETROIT. Andre is incredulous, but before he can say anything, a person SCREAMS in pain nearby, causing Andre to look over, concerned -- ANDRE EXCUSE ME, I’M A DOCTOR. I SHOULD -- A BRIGHT SEARCHLIGHT beams down, blinding them. Andre moves to shield Shanice as HUGE, LOUD MILITARY HELICOPTERS bear down. ANDRE (CONT'D) GET DOWN, WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!
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Shanice is puzzled, tries to explain to a petrified Andre -- SHANICE JUST HELICOPTERS. HELICOPTERS ! But he remains alarmed. As she tries to process this madness ... INT. CORKTOWN WINE BAR - NIGHT A bass beat thumps in a hip after-work spot. A local newscast plays on TV in the background with a banner: “POLICE RESPOND TO LARGE CROWD ON BELLE ISLE, POSSIBLE PROTEST.” JHARREL, 28, charming and easy-going, returns to a table with THREE BEERS, distributes to his co-workers, TATS and SMART ALEC - JHARREL This one’s on me, beautiful people. SMART ALEC Round three ? On a school night ?! JHARREL
Gotta celebrate our ‘friends’ over at Immigration Services finally granting asylum to the Ahmadous -- TATS Man, how long you been working that case? Four years? Five? SMART ALEC I think he was really trying to impress someone over at the bar -- Oh dang, is that Wanda over there? You finally come to your senses? JHARREL We’ve been broken up, okay? We’re friends now. I said hi. It’s fine! SMART ALEC (causing trouble) Hm. Who’s that she’s talking to? JHARREL Some guy from her office. George.
Jharrel winces as TATS scopes the bar, spots WANDA, 28, put- together and tough, drinking with a GROUP, including a HOT GUY. TATS
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SMART ALEC
Hmmmmm ... Jharrel rolls his eyes, but his gaze lingers on Wanda. She laughs with George, then unexpectedly meets Jharrel’s gaze. She looks caught, embarrassed -- but recovers, forces a confident, “friendly” smile to Jharrel before turning away. Jharrel looks wistful for a beat, before he too recovers, turns to the table -- JHARREL So which one of you fools am I gonna beat at darts first? As the shit-talking commences between the three... INT. WATERFRONT PENTHOUSE APARTMENT - NIGHT JESSICA (31, confident and slightly clueless in the way of privileged people) lies naked in rumpled silk sheets, watching KEISHA (27, aloof, rigid, but warm and fiercely devoted to those precious few who get past her defenses) get up -- JESSICA Keisha dons her clothes -- which are decidedly more modest than this place -- and her DETROIT PAROLE OFFICER BADGE as she takes in Jessica’s gorgeous view of the Detroit River. JESSICA Okaaay... So how about dinner on Saturday? Maybe the opera? KEISHA Maybe... I need to check in with my mom and the kids -- JESSICA The other people in your life whom you avoid whenever possible? Keisha sighs, goes back to kiss Jessica -- KEISHA Call me tomorrow, okay? But Jessica’s annoyed, clearly looking for the fight. Her CELL RINGS on the bedside table. Keisha hands it to her. Wow. Multiple orgasms to out-the- door in under five minutes. Healthy for a six-month relationship. KEISHA It’s not like that. I got an early morning field visit tomorrow.
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JESSICA You are not getting out of this -- But she checks the caller ID and picks up, curious -- JESSICA (INTO PHONE)(CONT'D) Agent Timmer. (listens) What? Be right in. Give me twenty. Jessica hangs up, heads towards the bathroom, preoccupied now. JESSICA (CONT'D) Hey, lock the door behind you? As Keisha goes, saved by the mystery call... EXT. BELLE ISLE - NIGHT Things are still chaotic and noisy. Getting a better look now, it’s an odd, disparate mix of people. Seemingly all different backgrounds and ages, and wearing clothing from all different time periods. Now there is also the heavy presence of dark- painted BUSES and GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS -- ICE, DHS, CBP, DPD. Shanice waits in a line for one bus with Mildred, now in her chair. Shanice fiddles with her MOTOROLA RAZR PHONE -- SHANICE Ugh, it’s just not working ... Hey, do you have a phone on you? MILDRED How would I have a phone... on me ? They look at each other, both confused. Shanice takes in the girl’s BELL-BOTTOMS, FLOWERY PEASANT TOP -- SHANICE Don’t you need to call anyone? Where are your parents? MILDRED Um, me and my mom just moved to Oakland -- SHANICE California? How did you get here ? (shakes her head) What is going on? Shanice looks around, catches snippets of people speaking with VARIOUS AGENTS. Andre looks at an ICE agent trying to take his fingerprint with a DIGITAL SCANNER like he’s lost his mind --
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ANDRE Fingerprint? Sir, you appear to be
missing the ink on your board. Besides, I am no criminal -- LADONNA, 21, wearing Miami club clothes, is loud -- LADONNA
See, Officer, like, I thought it was aspirin . But whatever that guy gave me, this trip is wild -- CBP AGENT (O.C.) You walk at all?
Shanice’s attention snaps back to a CBP AGENT, holding a TABLET, eyeing Mildred, unhappy. Mildred’s irritated but not surprised -- MILDRED Um...no? CBP AGENT (yells out) Hey, somebody’s gotta get this one on the bus! SHANICE Excuse me. As a government
organization operating under the Americans with Disabilities Act, if I get a hint of any discrimination in your treatment of her... CBP AGENT (annoyed) Name? SHANICE No. I want answers. No one will tell us what’s going on. Was it a terrorist attack? And when can we have access to a phone? CBP AGENT Phone calls will be permitted after you’ve been booked. And after you explain to us what this is. SHANICE (realizing) Booked? On what charges? Are we being detained ? I have no idea how I got here, and I don’t think any of these people do either...
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Shanice looks around, sees other confused people interrogated by unfriendly agents. She takes a step back, raises her voice -- SHANICE (CONT'D) Hey, listen up! I’m a lawyer.
Everyone who arrived here like I did should know they are treating us as suspects. No one is required to talk without an attorney by their side. In fact, I would advise not doing so.
Everyone quiets down. They eye the Agents with suspicion. CBP Agent looks at Shanice, annoyed -- but she doesn’t give a fuck . INT. MEXICANTOWN APARTMENT - BEDROOM - EARLY MORNING Jharrel’s on his LAPTOP in bed when his phone BUZZES -- JHARREL (INTO PHONE) Wanda? Everything okay? INTERCUT WITH: EXT. DOWNTOWN DETROIT - SAME Wanda strides down the sidewalk -- WANDA (INTO PHONE) Yeah, sorry it’s so early, did I wake you? JHARREL Jump start on paperwork. WANDA Oh right, pre-dawn paperwork. They both laugh a little -- the awkwardness is... Awk. Ward . JHARREL (CONT'D) Yeah. WANDA (CONT'D) Right. He hears a MAN’S VOICE on the other line and Wanda’s reply -- WANDA (TO MAN)(CONT'D) Be right up. Thanks for the coffee -- livesaver! (back to Jharrel) Sorry about that. I wanted -- JHARREL Was that George ? Naw, I was up -- JHARREL (CONT'D)
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WANDA (ignoring him) I’m calling because the mayor was brought in for an emergency briefing this morning. About those people on Belle Isle? JHARREL Wasn’t it some kind of protest? WANDA DHS isn’t so sure. They’re still trying to figure it out but... they’ve identified some of them as
people who had been reported missing in the last few years. Jharrel snaps to, sharply intense and focused. Speechless . WANDA (CONT'D) There are thousands of people, they haven’t identified them all -- JHARREL You think Manny could be one of them? Could Manny be back ? WANDA I -- I don’t know. They’re
mobilizing social workers to help process these people. I put your name on the list. JHARREL Thank you. Thank you . Wanda, listen, I --
A strained silence as she waits for...something from him. But he doesn’t actually know what to say. Disappointed, she finally fills the void with a sigh -- WANDA I really hope you find him. I miss him too, you know. As she hangs up, Jharrel reels, his whole world transformed -- INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - GRAND BALLROOM - DAY The recently shuttered hotel is now a holding area for a hundred Belle Isle people, with GUARDS in FULL HAZMAT SUITS at the doors and continuing to lead people in. The room still has a plush hotel feel, embroidered chairs, bare banquet tables, a COVERED BABY GRAND in the corner. CASES OF BOTTLED WATER are scattered.
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The mood is grim and shell-shocked, a quiet, disorganized anxiety. Everyone looks worn from their “arrival,” clothes showing dirt and tears. Shanice speaks quietly with an AGITATED PERSON, asking questions and clearly trying to calm them down. Her face is worried. Andre sneaks glances at her as he tends to a PERSON with a head wound. Observing him from afar is CLAUDETTE, 26, looks genteel in a green dress from the 50s, but her eyes are sharp and observant. She examines a DEEP GASH on her shin. She winces in pain, drops her skirt down to cover it. REVEREND JOHNSON, 28, sits down next to her. He radiates a controlled and magnetic kind of power, wears upscale pants and a sweater out of the 90s -- REV JOHNSON You doing alright, miss? CLAUDETTE You know anything about all this? REV JOHNSON Was about to ask you the same. I’ve been reaching out to folks and...nobody seems to know what happened to them. CLAUDETTE Last I knew, I was in Mississippi and now they’re saying we’re in Detroit? This how people dress in Detroit? How they act? Mm-mm, something doesn’t add up. REV JOHNSON (nods, thoughtful) I’m Reverend Johnson. Isaiah. It’s nice to meet you...? He’s fishing for a name, but she goes cold at his introduction -- CLAUDETTE Little young to be a reverend, aren’t you? REV JOHNSON (raises an eyebrow) Inherited the position. Jesus is our family business.
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CLAUDETTE Well, hopefully Jesus will provide you with some insight. REV JOHNSON I expect He will. The Lord works in mysterious ways, they say. Besides, I know people will be looking for me. How about you? CLAUDETTE My husband, I expect.
Curious, he eyes her bare ring finger. She hides it, annoyed -- there’s a story there but it’s none of this stranger’s business. REV JOHNSON
Well, I’m sure your husband would agree it’s a shame to keep a lady like you locked up here under these conditions. CLAUDETTE Is that right? From where I sit, this is the nicest jail I’ve ever been in. If you’ll excuse me --
Claudette walks off with a slight limp, leaving Rev Johnson intrigued. From a ways off, Andre CLOCKS Claudette’s limp... ANGLE ON: Mildred, now alone. Her hands spasm repeatedly as she takes in the chaos around her. Suddenly, HAYDEN, 17, is by her side. He wears institutional-looking white shirt and pants. He doesn’t speak, just opens a BOTTLE OF WATER and hands it to her. She’s grateful. As they enjoy each other’s company... ANGLE ON: LaDonna holds her STILETTOS as she talks to cute, impressionable guard, STEVE, 22 -- LADONNA
I don’t know what kind of prank my friends are pulling, but I’m done, okay? Give me my phone back and get me out of this janky-ass hotel!
Shanice walks up --
SHANICE I need to talk to whoever is in charge. We have rights , you can’t just keep us without cause. STEVE THE GUARD Uh, sorry, everyone, we can’t, uh --
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Andre walks up --
ANDRE I need to speak with whomever is in charge of medical personnel. I appreciate you have taken the most injured out for treatment, and I’m happy to help with those remaining, but I need supplies, a workspace -- SHANICE We’re not going to get anything while they continue to hold us as prisoners . Isn’t that right? STEVE THE GUARD I, uh -- SHANICE I am with a very prestigious law firm. I am documenting everything , and I am going to reign hell down on everyone who’s a party to this unlawful detention -- ANDRE Ma’am, I don’t think that kind of language is constructive and I’m not sure a -- secretary? -- is the most convincing messenger -- SHANICE
Excuse me? You did not just say that in Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s America. SOMEBODY It’s not. She’s dead. Shanice whips around, realizes that a small crowd has gathered, including Rev Johnson, Claudette, Mildred and Hayden -- SHANICE What are you talking about? STEVE THE GUARD Um, yeah, she died last year? It was pretty big news... ANDRE Apologies, whom are we discussing? Ruth Baiter...? REV JOHNSON Ruth Bader Ginsburg...the new Supreme Court Justice?
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SHANICE If RBG had died, I think I would have heard about it. CLAUDETTE There aren’t any women on the Supreme Court. As people keep loudly debating these points, Shanice looks around, takes in the confusion, the clothes from different eras, all the strange pieces finally adding up to a clear conclusion -- SHANICE (CONT'D) Wait a minute. WAIT. It quiets, she turns to Steve -- SHANICE (CONT'D) What year is it? STEVE THE GUARD Um, it’s 2021? A shocked beat as everyone takes that in -- then pandemonium , everyone speaking at once, with various levels of disbelief. Shanice shakes her head, reeling -- it can’t be true... INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - HALLWAY - DAY The place teems with GOVERNMENT AGENTS and WORKERS setting up. In the background, Jharrel is with Smart Alec, getting oriented by an Agent. Keisha has found Jessica, in a suit and DHS badge -- KEISHA What’s going on? I show up to work Did I go behind my girlfriend’s back to coerce her into working with me? No. A look between them -- Keisha wouldn’t put it past her ... JESSICA (CONT'D) Yes, I want to spend more time with you. But I’m not a creepy stalker! Your boss recommmended you. KEISHA For what? What is all this? Jessica looks around, pulls Keisha into an alcove, voice low -- JESSICA You saw the news about those people on Belle Isle? today and my boss tells me to report here. Did... you do this? JESSICA
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KEISHA
The protest?
JESSICA That’s...the story we’re letting the press run with. But...there’s zero chatter or online organizing. No cause, no signs, no demands. In fact, most claimed they don’t know how they got there. Luckily the island seems to have kept them contained -- as far as we can tell. KEISHA Who ? And why do they need to be ‘contained’? JESSICA We...don’t know. Thousands of people who just...showed up. We’ve tried fingerprinting, run facial recognition on hundreds so far. The ones we’ve identified are almost all missing persons cases over the past decade. KEISHA So what, they were, like, kidnapped and...returned? JESSICA Unlikely. They seem to be from all over the country, all over the world. A lot of them don’t even speak English, it’s just... KEISHA Jessica, what you’re talking about is... disturbing . They’re hiding their identities and motivations... What are they here for? JESSICA
I know. I know . We’re putting together teams, corrections officers and social workers, to conduct interviews. See if you can get information out of them. Quickly. That’s your specialty, right? Jessica tries to smile, but she’s stressed. Keisha softens --
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KEISHA You haven’t slept at all, have you? JESSICA No. We’ve been battling this on all fronts -- especially trying to keep it out of the press until we can get any kind of handle on it -- KEISHA In my experience, people lie
through their teeth when it’s in their interest. But there’s usually some very human -- and often very dumb -- reason people do what they do. We’ll figure it out. As Jessica sighs, grateful, Keisha is confident there’s a rational explanation for all this... INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - BALLROOM - DAY Andre takes in the deep gash on Claudette’s shin, frowns. ANDRE For all I know, you’re just some charlatan playing doctor. Besides, I’m well-accustomed to pain. That sounded a bit ominous. He distracts her as he works -- ANDRE No one should have to endure Why didn’t you come to me sooner? I noticed your difficulty walking -- CLAUDETTE
excessive pain. Anesthesia is a particular passion of mine, and I am hoping to soon join the New York Society of Anesthetists. CLAUDETTE Lotta colored boys in that society? ANDRE (ignoring her snark) In the meantime , I keep busy running my own clinic up in North Harlem, where I get to treat lots of ornery black folk like yourself.
Claudette smiles -- he’s alright .
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ANDRE (CONT'D) I’ve done what I can for now. But you need to be seen. (distracted, looks around) There’s white folk in here too. You’d think... CLAUDETTE (nods, thought the same) All this talk about the future... My husband and I’ve been jailed and worse for organizing the vote for negroes. If it was really 2021? I’d have hoped we’d made more progress. That it didn’t feel the same.
They both look around. So many scared and confused people -- mostly black and brown. And the guards blocking the entrances -- mostly white. This all does feel eerily familiar... INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY A penthouse suite that’s been converted into a makeshift interrogation room. Keisha, in a full HAZMAT SUIT, walks in to find Jharrel, wearing only a FACE MASK. He’s intently looking through CASE FILES, but closes them as she walks in, smooth -- JHARREL You must be Keisha. I’m Jharrel. We didn’t get to meet at the briefing earlier, but they tell me we’re partners. This is wild, huh? She’s distracted by WORKERS taking down a PLEXIGLASS BARRIER -- KEISHA
Excuse me, the plexiglass should remain for the duration of the interviews.
The workers stop, look to Jharrel -- JHARREL
Ah, I might have asked them to take it down. (turning on the charm) I know they explained the quarantine protocol, but I work with immigrants and refugees every day and have found it’s hard to connect through suits and walls.
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KEISHA (not feeling the charm) And we have no reason to trust these people yet. Shouldn’t we establish that first? JHARREL Our first meeting already went through the preliminary medical screening. She’s clean. I think it’ll go a long way -- KEISHA Jharrel, is it? We can work up to that, okay? I know you’re the people person, and I respect that. But this is a volatile situation. The rules are in place for a
reason. Let’s not break them on day one because we’re trying to get in our feelings, okay? As Jharrel realizes he has his work cut out for him... INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY Shanice sits on the other side of the fully restored glass now -- SHANICE I was driving to work, my first day
back after maternity leave. And suddenly, there was, like, wind? And a strange green light out my window. Then everything went black - JHARREL (sits up, intense) What ? What did you say? You saw a light, a green light . SHANICE (taken aback)
Yeah... I... think I saw a kind of a green glow, but I don’t know... Keisha glares at Jharrel -- what was that? She refocuses -- KEISHA And now sixteen years have passed. SHANICE
I don’t believe it. That just...doesn’t make sense!
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KEISHA No, it really doesn’t. SHANICE
I’m not lying . I’m speaking without counsel because something strange happened. I’ve cooperated and you’ve told me nothing about what I’m being accused of -- KEISHA We are trying to get to the truth. Maybe someone doesn’t want you to remember what happened? SHANICE Who?! Why? I just want to go home. Please, my daughter Mariah is four months old ... There are only, what, a hundred and fifty of us? Everyone’s scared. If we could -- JHARREL There are a hundred forty-two
people at this hotel. There were thousands of you on Belle Isle... Keisha looks to Jharrel, annoyed, but Shanice is floored -- SHANICE Thousands ? Oh my god, it could take days, weeks ... And you’re not going to let me see them, are you? As her hopes for reuniting with her family slip away... INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - HALLWAY - DAY Shanice still reels as she and Mildred are ushered out of the ballroom by a Guard -- GUARD Bathroom’s at the end of the hall. You have ten minutes. The Guard goes back into the ballroom. Other Guards pass through the area as Shanice and Mildred head down a secluded hallway. Mildred is concerned at Shanice’s upset demeanor -- MILDRED You okay?
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SHANICE No. I’ve never been apart from my baby for more than a few hours, she must be so scared... Thank you for asking. I’m Shanice, by the way. MILDRED Mildred. And I’m sorry. You sound like a good mom.
Mildred’s wistful, as though she doesn’t know what that’s like. Shanice squeezes her shoulder in thanks, blinking back tears. Mildred is moved, eyes the SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, the BOLTED EXIT DOOR at the end of the hallway. And suddenly, they TURN just slightly. Shanice doesn’t notice, but Mildred does. She concentrates, curious and intent. They keep turning . Mildred turns her attention to the door. Suddenly, the BOLT SLIDES FREE, and they can hear the LOCKS DISENGAGE. The door opens a crack, sunlight flooding in from outside . Shanice notices, eyes going wide. She turns to Mildred -- SHANICE What’s going on? MILDRED I -- I don’t know... Mildred looks back the way they came -- there’s no one watching. MILDRED (CONT'D) You should go. Shanice moves behind Mildred to push her chair -- MILDRED (CONT'D) No, no. I’m okay here. I -- have nowhere to go. Go to your family, your baby. I’ll keep watch. Shanice pauses, unsure, but Mildred is clear-eyed. Shanice spontaneously hugs the girl -- SHANICE I’ll see you again when I get you out of here, okay? Mildred nods, smiles at Shanice, a small, strange bond having formed. Shanice looks back down the hall one more time -- then slips out the door and she’s gone .
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ACT TWO
EXT. DETROIT - DAY Shanice gets her bearings in similar-but-different downtown. She loiters by a COFFEE TRUCK, eyes the TIP JAR. As the VENDOR turns away, she grabs a handful of BILLS and runs, mutters to herself - SHANICE I will pay back every cent... INT./EXT. BUS/DETROIT STREETS - DAY Shanice pays the fare, takes a seat. She notes a guy with AIRPODS in, a woman watching tiktoks on a HUGE PHONE. The truth stares her in the face -- she might well be in the future -- but she’s not ready to acknowledge it. She looks out the window. As the bus rolls through Wayne State University, she flashes back -- EXT. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY - PROTEST - FLASHBACK - DAY A younger Shanice holds a “No Blood For Oil” sign during an Iraq War protest. COPS are on the scene, and one gets in her face -- COP You’re blocking the sidewalk. SHANICE We have the right to be here! Shanice is jostled by the crowd, pushed into the Cop, who shoves her back, going for his BATON. Logan reaches out to steady her -- LOGAN Hey, don’t put your hands on her! She was pushed. You could see that. COP Watch yourselves. Cop’s annoyed, but walks away, and Logan turns to Shanice -- LOGAN You okay? Shanice takes him in, amused. He’s cute, if a bit earnest. SHANICE
I work for ZZ&F Law. I secured the permits for this protest and will not hesitate to get that man’s badge number and sue for bodily injury. So I’m fine, thank you.
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LOGAN Oh, my bad. I didn’t realize you were a big fancy lawyer. He’s teasing and she blushes. She may have exaggerated a bit -- SHANICE
Well, currently a paralegal. But I’m on track to finish law school top in my class. LOGAN I have no doubt. And thank you for putting this protest together. This war is a travesty, a lot of
innocent people are gonna die to line Dick Cheney’s pockets. Also, that cop was a dick. As these two smile at each other, a spark... INT./EXT. BUS/DETROIT STREETS - DAY
Back with Shanice, still staring out the window. She closes her eyes, clinging to the hope she’ll see Logan and Mariah soon... INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - I.T. OFFICE - DAY Jharrel walks into a cramped space filled with computers and annoyed people. He spots SORAYA (24, ballbuster, burgundy headscarf, Lebanese accent) arguing with another IT WORKER. JHARREL Soraya?! What’re you doing here? SORAYA
Jharrel! Hey! Somehow they lured me to work in this primitively-wired neanderthal cave -- IT WORKER We’ve never needed this kind of bandwidth! It’ll take a day or so -- SORAYA Do I look like I have that kind of time? We need it yesterday!
IT Worker goes off in a huff, as Soraya turns back to Jharrel, gives him a big hug. He notices a filled WHITEBOARD, curious. SORAYA (CONT'D) Aha, want in on our pool? Who are the Belle Isle people?
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Aliens, Manchurian candidates, Russian sleepers... Or the wild card -- part of a massive cloning operation. What’re you in for? JHARREL I think those things are fictional and these are just people in a strange situation, like your family when you came here. SORAYA
And we’re forever grateful for your help. But if you don’t sweeten the pot, you’re no good to me. JHARREL Fine, 20 on the clones. Jharrel forces a smile, but something’s clearly eating at him -- JHARREL (CONT'D)
Actually, I’m really glad you’re here. You’re putting the database of these people together right? Can you search for someone for me? Manny Reyes? SORAYA I mean, we’re nowhere near fully functional yet -- JHARREL It’s just -- he’s my brother. He... went missing a year ago. And some of these people are saying they saw a green light when they... disappeared. I thought I saw one out the window the night Manny left. A green light . We’d been drinking, but I could have sworn... SORAYA
Jharrel, I’m so sorry, I didn’t know. Of course I’ll look into it. Soraya sneaks a glance at the whiteboard, then back to Jharrel’s troubled face -- worried about what she might find... INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - BALLROOM - DAY Andre unwraps Claudette’s leg from his makeshift bandage --
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ANDRE I will need to find new bandages -- But when he finally sees the wound -- her leg is almost healed. ANDRE (CONT'D) I -- but this is remarkable. It’s almost fully healed. How did this happen? Did you receive treatment from their doctors? Claudette marvels as well. She seems...more radiant. CLAUDETTE No... STEVE THE GUARD (O.C.) Andre Davis? Time for your medical. Andre turns to see Steve waiting to escort him -- ANDRE I think Mrs. Williams should go instead -- CLAUDETTE No, no. I’m fine. Musn’t have been so bad after all. Go on, now. Andre’s torn, but Claudette shoos him away... INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - ELEVATOR - DAY Andre and Steve step on. Andre looks bewildered as Steve presses a button for an upper floor-- ANDRE Are you an operator as well, then? Steve just gives Andre a look -- Huh? Andre looks only slightly confused -- until the elevator shoots up past the ground floor and we realize it’s GLASS. Andre SCREAMS in shock seeing the view over the river as they hurtle higher. He hits the ground, and Steve instinctively does too, looking for threats -- STEVE THE GUARD What ? What is it?! ANDRE Something’s wrong! The elevator must have broken and... Shot out of the wall! Brace yourself, man !
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STEVE THE GUARD What? No. Dude, it’s glass . A glass elevator ? A beat. They don’t seem to be crashing to the ground. ANDRE This is...the normal course of operation for this...machine? STEVE THE GUARD Yeah. Pretty sick, right? Andre looks out -- except for being terrifying ...it’s kind of amazing. Andre echoes Steve, testing it out -- ANDRE Sick , indeed. As they watch the world go by from the elevator floor... I was in the hottest club in Miami. I saw a lot of lights! Look, I just need my phone back, okay? People must be looking for me. I have to get out of here, just, like, tell my dad I’m okay -- KEISHA We understand. We’re just trying to get to the bottom of this. Now it’s Rev Johnson across from them , intense and perceptive -- REV JOHNSON Think of how we feel. You can’t keep people like this, scared with no answers. You’re going to have a problem on your hands... Keisha and Jharrel exchange a look -- worried he’s right. KEISHA What’s the last thing you remember? INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY Keisha and Jharrel interview an agitated LaDonna. JHARREL And did you see a green light? LADONNA
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Now it’s Claudette opposite them , surprisingly peppy. She ignores the question, holds a COKE CAN, examining it -- CLAUDETTE This is a Coca-Cola? You just... poke a hole in it? JHARREL You pull the tab on the top. She does, excited when it fizzes. She takes a sip -- yum . JHARREL (CONT'D) Can you at least give us your name? Now it’s Hayden with them . He pins Jharrel with his gaze, cocking his head. His look is curious...and sympathetic? A look one might see on someone who possesses the wisdom of old age. And it unnerves Jharrel. Keisha tries signing to Hayden -- KEISHA (in ASL) Do you sign? Hayden just smiles pleasantly. Jharrel’s surprised. She shrugs -- KEISHA (CONT'D) He reminds me of my niece. Figured it was worth a try. She nods to a Guard on Hayden’s side, who starts to lead him away. Hayden surprises her with a friendly wave good-bye. She hesitates a beat, but waves back. As he leaves -- JHARREL These people are just as confused
as we are. We should tell the public, alert family members -- KEISHA Tell the public what ? That people got snatched up by green lights and showed back up out of nowhere? No, there’s something we’re missing -- JHARREL
How long till we get answers? What if we never know? People just want their loved ones back. They deserve - They both look to the door as Jessica enters, abrupt --
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JESSICA We have a problem. Shanice Mitchell escaped.
TIME CUT: Jessica mans a LAPTOP on the table, running SECURITY FOOTAGE of Shanice and Mildred walking to the bathroom. Mildred looks straight into the camera -- and slowly, the camera PANS away . KEISHA Wait, was the girl in on it? Was that some kind of signal to move the cameras? Do you think Shanice had help on the inside? Keisha sneaks a look to Jharrel, who seems equally confounded. JESSICA EXT. MIDTOWN HOME - NIGHT Shanice, looking bedraggled, KNOCKS on the door of her old house. The place looks different. Nicer. SHANICE Logan? Logan, it’s me. She sees a CURTAIN move in a nearby window, redoubles her efforts, POUNDING on the door -- SHANICE (CONT'D) Logan! Logan! Please come out -- The curtain moves again, a panicked voice through the door -- NEW OWNER (O.S.) We’re trying to figure that out. Right now we just have to find her.
Someone’s breaking into my house. Black, maybe homeless. Yes, I think she’s armed. She’s acting crazy ...
Suddenly Shanice hears SIRENS, turns to see THREE BLACK SUVs rounding a corner of the block. TWO COP CARS come in from the other side of the street. Shanice realizes she’s about to be surrounded on all sides and taken back in -- She’s trapped!
END OF ACT TWO
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ACT THREE EXT. MIDTOWN HOME/MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD - NIGHT Shanice is on the porch, SUVs and cop cars closing in. She RUNS. She takes off behind the house. INTERCUT WITH: INT./EXT. GOVERNMENT VEHICLE/MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD - NIGHT Jharrel sits next to Keisha in the backseat, annoyed by this ridiculous display of force. Something catches his eye and he SEES between houses -- Shanice darting through backyards. As the vehicles screech to a halt at the house, everyone exits. An AGENT in a BULLETPROOF VEST approaches from another SUV -- AGENT
Owner called the cops on a vagrant. We’re gonna fan out. She’s close. JHARREL (thinking fast) And she’s got nowhere to stay on a cold night. She’ll try to find a place that’s open late to warm up.
The Agent looks down the street to a more commercial area at the end of the block, nods. As he moves off, Jharrel sighs with relief -- he sent them in the opposite direction from Shanice . He doesn’t notice -- Keisha clocking his reaction, suspicious... EXT. MRS. GROVER’S HOUSE - NIGHT Shanice runs past an overgrown lot, adrenalized, to a run-down house. She KNOCKS on the door and waits, stressed. Finally -- WOMAN’S VOICE (O.S.) Who is it? SHANICE It’s Shanice. Shanice Mitchell. Silence. Shanice starts to speak again when she hears the distinct sound of a SHOTGUN BEING COCKED. Shanice swallows. WOMAN’S VOICE (O.S.) Haven’t known anyone by that name in a long while. Shanice closes her eyes, takes a deep breath --
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SHANICE Mrs. Grover, you changed my diapers, did my hair, and fed me every day after school. Plus, I know that shotgun’s about a hundred years old and you’re gonna hurt yourself if you try to shoot me.
A long beat. A SIREN wails nearby, causing Shanice to jump. Finally, TUMBLERS sound in locks and the door opens, revealing elderly MRS. GROVER, an (ancient) SHOTGUN lowered at her side. MRS. GROVER
Neecey? That you? Come on in out the cold, you’ll catch your death. INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - DINING AREA - NIGHT
The hotel restaurant is now a cafeteria with a buffet spread. Claudette’s in line, notices people around her are restless and anxious -- the time confined is taking its toll. People eye the guards, whispering. Rev Johnson joins her in line -- REV JOHNSON You seeing this? CLAUDETTE
Mmhm. Reckon some of these folks are madder than a wet hen in here. REV JOHNSON (smiles) Well, not exactly how I was thinking it...but yes. People are restless. I’m trying to remind myself of the strength in
surrendering to His plan -- no matter how much I might want to fight it. ASSHOLE GUARD steps to Claudette, curt and rude -- ASSHOLE GUARD Keep the line moving. Let’s go. Claudette is pissed, but bites her tongue and keeps moving. As she walks away from Rev Johnson -- CLAUDETTE Never have found much strength in surrender myself.
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She sits at a table, reaches down to run a hand over the scar on her shin, contemplative. She picks up her utensil -- an ECO- SPORK. She drops it back on her plate in disgust. That won’t do. LaDonna walks by, complaining to some HAPLESS PERSON, tapping her ACRYLICS on an EMPTY PLATE for emphasis -- LADONNA I told them I’m a sometime pescatarian, ovo-vegetarian. Like, what’s so complicated about that? Claudette stares at LaDonna’s nails, an idea forming... EXT. MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD - NIGHT Cars and UNIFORMS still swarm the street. Jessica has arrived, breaks with a DPD OFFICER to update Keisha and Jharrel -- JESSICA They’ve got an APB out for her, officers on all relevant addresses, paroles in the streets -- JHARREL She just went to find her husband and kid. JESSICA We can’t have people make contact -- JHARREL (agitated)
There are families who think their loved ones are gone forever . But they’re not. Something nobody can explain happened to them. Why aren’t we talking about that ? KEISHA Public safety has to be top
priority. To your point, we don’t know what they’ve gone through, why -- or what they’re capable of. This is for their families too. Jessica shoots Keisha a grateful look -- which Jharrel catches . JESSICA
We are looking for explanations. We need to bring her in and keep this entire situation quiet until we know it’s safe to reunite people.
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Jharrel’s unconvinced, but he tunes out as a COP comes to update them on logistics. He reads a text from Wanda: Anything on Manny? He frowns: Not yet. INT. MRS. GROVER'S HOUSE - GUEST ROOM - NIGHT Mrs. Grover sets down a glass of Vernors ginger ale and a plate of Nilla Wafers in front of a worn-down and sleep-deprived Shanice, who hangs up Mrs. Grover’s landline phone, panicky -- SHANICE I’ve called home, his office, his cell phone -- all disconnected. How am I going to track them down?! I couldn’t find your phone book -- MRS. GROVER City stopped putting those out years ago. Shanice looks like she’s going to lose it. Mrs. Grover covers Shanice’s hands with her own -- MRS. GROVER (CONT'D) But I wrote down the new address when he moved to Indian Village. SHANICE Indian Village? We always dreamed of living there... What’s the address? Can I borrow the Pontiac? Shanice tries to stand, but Mrs. Grover pulls her back down with surprising firmness for her age -- MRS. GROVER The car’s gone and there ain’t nothing more you’re gonna do before you get some sleep. SHANICE No, I have to -- MRS. GROVER
You’re dead on your feet. Rest up and go find your husband in the morning. A few hours aren’t gonna change anything now you’re back. (then, gentle) Glad to see you’re not too much like your daddy after all.
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SHANICE
(sharp) I’m nothing like him. I didn’t leave. I don’t know what happened, I was home yesterday ... Suddenly it all lands on her. She’s utterly exhausted -- SHANICE (CONT'D)
I just want to close my eyes and have everything return to normal. If I can just see Logan and hug my little baby...it’ll be okay. I know it will. It has to be.
Mrs. Grover knows whatever happened, it’s going to be much more complicated to fix than that -- but it won’t help to say it. She pulls a HANDMADE QUILT over Shanice as she lies down. MRS. GROVER You get some rest now, child. As Mrs. Grover goes, Shanice touches the quilt, flashes back to -- INT. MIDTOWN HOUSE - BEDROOM - FLASHBACK - DAY Logan drapes a beautiful PURPLE BABY QUILT over the side of a modest but lovingly crafted crib as Shanice walks in, distracted. LOGAN
Look what Mrs. Grover made for the baby. She also sent me home with banana pudding -- And I even saved you some. How was work? (notices) You okay? Did you talk to Zaleski? SHANICE Yup, finally told him I’m pregnant. I swear, Logan...it was like I’d personally betrayed him. LOGAN That can’t be right. He loves you -- SHANICE He loves the sassy affirmative action hire who he can crow about taking under his wing. Now I’ve made a life decision he doesn’t approve of. He’s not going to forgive me for it.
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LOGAN He’s probably just surprised -- SHANICE (paces, agitated) This is why I wanted to wait until I was on the partner track. I can’t even blame him, he’s right, what the hell am I thinking --
Logan takes her in his arms -- LOGAN
Hey. We didn’t plan this. But you also didn’t plan to fall in love with a white boy from farm country, and look how that turned out. SHANICE Now I’ll never marry Usher.
She jokes, but there’s worry on her face. This was not the plan, not what she expected her life to be. Logan senses it, soothes -- LOGAN We can do this. Together. This is the dream you’ve worked so hard for. Zaleski will see how committed you are. However many late nights or extra hours it takes, I will support you. We’re a team, Shanice. SHANICE (tearing up a bit) These hormones can’t with you... She snuggles into him, comforted, but the worry lingers... INT. MRS. GROVER'S HOUSE - GUEST ROOM - NIGHT Back with Shanice, now asleep with a wistful, troubled smile... INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - BATHROOM - NIGHT A fancy women’s room with powder area. LaDonna exits a stall, starts when she sees Claudette leaning against a sink, waiting -- LADONNA Damn . Lurk much? Can I help you? CLAUDETTE Yes. I want you to cut me. LaDonna gapes -- is this elaborate prank only getting weirder ?!
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CLAUDETTE (CONT'D) They won’t give us anything sharp, so I need to use your nails. LADONNA Absolutely not. Do you have any idea how much I paid for these? CLAUDETTE I just need to test a theory. (crosses her arms)
Do it and I won’t tell that guard you’re sweet on that you just made yourself sick in here. LADONNA That’s none of your business. CLAUDETTE No, it surely isn’t. LaDonna glares for a beat, then considers. She crosses her arms -- LADONNA
Fine. On one condition -- when we get out of here, I get an upgrade. On you. Somewhere classy . Not some Palmetto strip mall salon. CLAUDETTE Fine. But I expect you to pick some out for me too.
Claudette smiles -- she means it . LaDonna smiles back, appreciates the compliment. Claudette presents her forearm. LaDonna squeezes her eyes shut, looks away -- as she gouges Claudette’s arm in a shallow cut. Claudette sucks in a breath. LADONNA Ohhhh, groooooss ... Blood oozes out of the cut, dripping down Claudette’s arm. Claudette stares, maybe starting to get a little worried... LADONNA (CONT'D) You’re not gonna, like bleed out, are you? ‘Cause I am not trying to go down for murder in a bathroom -- Suddenly, the wound begins healing, closing up before their eyes. As both women gasp, shocked --
END OF ACT THREE
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ACT FOUR INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - I.T. OFFICE - DAY Jharrel checks in with Soraya -- JHARREL So you haven’t found him? Is everyone accounted for? SORAYA Yes and no. We’re not able to verify a few hundred names. Then a hundred or so refuse to give names and we have no way of finding out -- JHARREL (pacing, frustrated) Okay, right. But you could cross- reference for physical characteristics? Anyone even in the vicinity of his description... She looks around, concerned, lowering her voice -- SORAYA
I can do it. But Jharrel, I’m not sure you really want your brother involved in whatever this is. (off his look) We’ve been tasked with looking into these crazy stories -- because they
can’t be true, right? But going through old census documents and newspapers...they check out . Like this guy, Andre Davis? She pulls up a pic of a Harlem newspaper from 1919. A picture of Andre with the headline: Local Doctor on the Frontlines of Anesthesia Research. Next to it is a current photo of Andre -- SORAYA (CONT'D)
I mean -- this is the same guy! How can this be? I know we’re a bunch of sci-fi nerds, but when there’s no other logical explanation... JHARREL What do you mean... Is this about that ridiculous betting board --
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SORAYA No. That was for fun. This is about time travel . Like, for real. JHARREL Time travel. So, what, Manny got sent one year in the future? Why? SORAYA We don’t know. Yet.
Jharrel takes her in -- she’s not joking . And he knows what he’s seen and heard. And how smart Soraya is. Shit . He runs his hands over his head -- this is all overwhelming and he just wants -- JHARREL
I just want to find my brother. And while y’all are figuring out what sci-fi movie we’re in, I’m also here on official business...
EXT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - LOBBY - DAY Keisha’s just getting in, sees Jharrel slip out the RESTRICED ACCESS door to the basement, head off. Curious, Keisha enters -- INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - I.T. OFFICE - NEARLY CONTINUOUS Soraya spots Keisha as she walks in, looks her up and down -- likes what she sees. Soraya primps her headscarf, flirty -- SORAYA Hi there. I’m Soraya. And you are? KEISHA Looking for my partner, Jharrel. SORAYA You just missed him. But he got the address for Shanice Mitchell’s husband already. (Keisha reacts -- shit ) You want me to pull it up -- But Keisha’s striding for the door, pulling out her cell -- SORAYA (CONT'D) Okay. Bye then. Rude. Hot. But rude . EXT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - ENCLOSED COURTYARD - DAY TWO GUARDS smoke and chat as A DOZEN PEOPLE mill about enjoying some “outdoor time” in a fenced-in courtyard.
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Claudette, Andre and LaDonna huddle on a bench in a corner, some huge POTTED PLANTS providing cover. LaDonna is cutting into Claudette’s arm as Andre freaks, shooting a worried look to the oblivious guards -- ANDRE Ma’am! Mrs. Williams! You musn’t -- And then Andre watches the wound close up again -- faster this time . Claudette admires her arm, smiling. Andre is dumbfounded. ANDRE (CONT'D) But -- how can that be? Is it some medical advance from this era? LaDonna holds up her own arm. A long thin SCRATCH runs down it -- LADONNA
Nope. I tried it and it did not do that. It still stings! But hers healed up even faster this time. ANDRE (processing) But your leg at first acted as any wound might, I feared infection. Before something changed ... CLAUDETTE
I don’t know how to explain it, but I just started feeling...better. Gradually more and more...and now I feel great . LADONNA Well, that makes one of us. ANDRE It seems unlikely that this would be an isolated phenomenon. LADONNA What does that mean? LaDonna’s confused, but Claudette gets Andre’s concern -- CLAUDETTE
You think it’s about this . The guards, being locked up, all this talk of the future...
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ANDRE I think...I think it could be very detrimental to you -- and perhaps to all of us -- if they were to find out about this. We should not tell anyone else. They both look to LaDonna whose eyes go wide -- LADONNA
As if?! You know what? I don’t know what you two weirdos are talking about and I don’t care. I’m so over all this. She storms off as Claudette and Andre exchange concerned looks. EXT. INDIAN VILLAGE BUS STOP - DAY Shanice gets off the bus, stops short when she sees Jharrel waiting for her -- JHARREL
Gambled you’d be arriving by bus. Although I also thought you’d be on the 8:05 so I definitely drank the coffee I got you. But I have a bagel in my car if you’re hungry. SHANICE I’m good. Mrs. Grover insisted on fixing me the biggest plate ever. ( listen, buddy ) I’m not going back until I see them. Do you understand? You can’t keep me from them, you have no legal right -- JHARREL I agree. I don’t like how this thing is being run -- but I’m not in charge. So I’ll take you to see your family, I already sold the story to the agents watching the house. But you’ll have to return to the hotel with me afterwards. Deal?
As Shanice nods, determined... INT. BOIS BLANC HOTEL - DINING AREA - DAY
Mildred and Hayden are in a line of people being led in by Guards. They hear a commotion ahead, look over to see --
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