4400 Ariana Jackson 2nd Rev Network Draft 1/19/21 9.
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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