End of Part 26:
Pin-drop silence. The students sit paralyzed. Tyler stares at the Chubby Girl. Her arrogance gone. She's been reduced to the child she is. Tyler takes his place behind Caroline, who
stares up at him, awestruck. Tyler gestures for her to continue.
CAROLINE
(finishing her statement)
--I don't expect us all to be
friends, but we can at least
respect each other as human beings.
Thank you.
Part 27:
INT. HOLDING CELL -- LATER
TYLER locked up among CRACK HEADS and PETTY CROOKS on a dirty bench with his hands behind his head and a bemused smirk. A BAILIFF approaches the holding cell. Looks at Tyler.
BAILIFF
당신 posted.
INT. NYPD PRECINCT -- LATER
Charles waits in the waiting area. Tyler is led out 의해 the bailiff rubbing his wrists. He sees his father. His father sees him. They walk together towards the exit in silence. Neither looking at the other.
CHARLES
Destruction of private property and
felony trespassing... you're moving
up in the world.
TYLER
I'm glad you're enjoying this.
CHARLES
I'm not. 당신 jeopardized your
future. 당신 sat in jail all day.
That's not funny. I am curious
though, which do 당신 prefer jail
during the 일 또는 after dark?
TYLER
You're such an asshole.
CHARLES
Oh I'm the asshole... 당신 throw a
책상, 데스크 through a door at a middle
school and I'm the asshole.
Tyler walks ahead.
CHARLES
Tyler? Wait. Will 당신 just wait!
Tyler gives him the finger without looking back. Charles catches up to him, cuts him off. He's smiling.
TYLER
Why are 당신 smiling?!
CHARLES
I'm proud of you.
Tyler couldn't have heard that right.
TYLER
You're proud? ...Of me? ...For
throwing a 책상, 데스크 at a door?
CHARLES
What 당신 did was ridiculous. It was
reckless, foolish, absurd, and
exactly what your little sister
needed. 당신 stood up for her.
Probably a little higher then you
needed to but 당신 stood up.
TYLER
당신 saw Caroline today?
Charles nods. Tyler scratching his head.
TYLER
They charged me with...
CHARLES
Don't worry about the charges. I
talked to my lawyer. We’ll work it
out. Tomorrow morning, my office,
eight thirty sharp. See 당신 there.
Charles walks ahead. Tyler watches him go. He smiles.
EXT. CRAIG FAMILY 집 -- DOORSTEP -- EVENING
Tyler knocks on the door. He holds a BOUQUET OF FLOWERS. Sergeant Craig answers. The men share a long look.
SERGEANT CRAIG
(nods to the flowers)
...Those for me?
TYLER
Yeah I didn't know if 당신 liked
lilies so I took a chance...
Craig smirks. Tyler smiles.
SERGEANT CRAIG
She's still getting ready. You
wanna wait inside?
Craig holds the door open for Tyler who walks into the house.
EXT. EAST RIVER WALK -- NIGHT
Tyler and Ally share an ice cream cone as they walk together along the East River. Tyler drapes an arm over her shoulder. Kisses her neck. Whispers something in her ear. Ally laughs
playfully smacks him.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. TYLER'S BEDROOM -- THE 다음 MORNING
Ally lying asleep. Tyler lying beside her tracing the lines on her back. He kisses her neck then gets up. Tyler is up and dressed now, he grabs his journal off his desk, kneels beside Ally who is awake with her eyes closed.
TYLER
I'll be back in an hour.
ALLY
Do 당신 want french 토스트 or
팬케이크 for breakfast?
TYLER
Whichever tastes better a la mode.
Ally smiles.
ALLY
Say hi to your dad for me.
Tyler watches her lying there. Then whispers.
TYLER
If I said I 사랑 you... what would
당신 say?
ALLY
I 사랑 you.
TYLER
I 사랑 당신 too.
Tyler kisses her. Then heads out into the...
INT. LIVING ROOM -- MOMENTS LATER
Aidan passed out on the 침상, 소파 still wearing the clothes he went out in the night before. Tyler watches him sleep.
AIDAN
(without opening his eyes)
French toast.
Tyler smiles as he takes his journal and exits.
EXT. HOFFMAN FAMILY 집 -- PORCH -- MORNING
Charles waiting on the doorstep his BMW 7-Series parked on the curb. Diane 답변 the door expecting to find Caroline's driver, she's confused to find...
DIANE
Charles?
CHARLES
Morning Diane.
DIANE
What are 당신 doing here?
CHARLES
I thought maybe I could take
Caroline to school this morning.
Diane is speechless. This is a first.
DIANE
Um...OK...sure...yeah...great.
She's not ready though, she's gonna
need at least twenty minutes.
CHARLES
I can wait.
DIANE
Won't 당신 be late for work?
CHARLES
Probably. Yes.
Diane just stares at him, mouth agape.
CHARLES
Do I smell coffee?
Diane snapping out of it.
DIANE
Oh. Yeah. Yeah. Sure. Come on in.
INT. CAB -- MORNING
Tyler riding in back heading downtown. His cellphone rings. He checks it. Knows what it's regarding before he answers.
TYLER
Are 당신 canceling all together or
are 당신 just running late?
INT. HOFFMAN FAMILY 집 -- 부엌, 주방 -- MORNING
Charles on his phone at the breakfast 표, 테이블 sipping coffee across from Caroline eating cereal.
CHARLES
Are 당신 already on your way?
Intercut: Tyler's cab rolls to a stop. Tyler pays. Gets out.
TYLER
I'm already here.
CAROLINE O/S
Hi Tyler!
TYLER
Is Caroline with you?
CHARLES
I'm taking her to school.
TYLER
Since when?
CHARLES
Since now. I'm sorry. Look I
probably won't be in until around
nine... we should reschedule.
Tyler considers. Looks up at his building. Shakes his head.
TYLER
It's fine. Take your time. I'll
just wait in your office.
CHARLES
당신 sure?
TYLER
Yeah. If I get bored I can always
play with the copy machines.
CHARLES
(smiles)
See 당신 then.
Tyler hangs up and joins the herds of 슈츠 heading into Charles' office building.
INT. ELEVATOR -- LATER
Tyler riding in a handsome marble and oak elevator with a half-dozen EXECUTIVE types.
INT. 78TH FLOOR SKY LOBBY -- LATER
Tyler steps out of the elevator and into a sky lobby. He walks across the room to another bank of elevators. He presses the up arrow. An elevator opens.
Tyler steps on and presses the number 92. The doors close.
INT. EXECUTIVE FLOOR -- RECEPTION -- LATER
Tyler walks approaches the Receptionist from the ashtray incident. He smiles pleasantly. She doesn't.
TYLER
Janine in?
THE RECEPTIONIST
(cold)
She went for coffee.
TYLER
(tongue in cheek)
When she gets back could 당신 please
tell her I want to see her in my
office... and hold my calls... and
smile... it's a beautiful day.
Tyler heads down the hall. The Receptionist rolls her eyes.
INT. CHARLES ROTH'S OFFICE -- LATER
Tyler steps into his father's empty office. It's dark, quiet. He opens the blinds. Sunlight fills the room. Tyler walks around the office. Picking things up, putting them back.
Tyler sits at his father's 책상, 데스크 in his executive chair. He leans back. Puts his feet up and his hands behind his head. Tyler notices the COMPUTER. He turns on the monitor and puts
his hand on the 쥐, 마우스 - but doesn't 옮기기 it. His hand just stops and stays perfectly still. Tyler stares at the monitor where his dad's SCREEN SAVER is scrolling through PHOTOS...
These 사진 are all of his FAMILY... "Michael's first Christmas, Tyler's eighth birthday, Diane in the hospital with Caroline in a 담홍색, 핑크 blanket, Charles and his kids build a sand 성 at the shore"... they just keep going.
Tyler finds himself watching a slide show of his life.
EXT. THE SPENCE SCHOOL -- LATER
That line of luxury cars dropping their daughters off. Charles' BMW rolls to a stop. Caroline gives him a 키스 and gets out. Charles watches her all the way into the school.
INT. CORNER GALLERY -- LATER
Diane wraps up a painting for one of her happy CUSTOMERS.
INT. TYLER'S APARTMENT -- 부엌, 주방 -- LATER
Ally and Aidan have made a mess making french toast. INT. BMW 7 SERIES -- FINANCIAL DISTRICT -- LATER Charles in traffic. All around him DRIVERS curse, honk, hate each other. Charles rides with a smile, his windows down.
INT. THE SPENCE SCHOOL -- CLASSROOM -- LATER
Caroline drawing at her 책상, 데스크 as her Teacher comes in and gets ready to start the day.
INT. CHARLES ROTH'S OFFICE -- LATER
Tyler is still watching the screen saver when Janine enters.
JANINE
Good Morning, Mister Roth.
TYLER
Did 당신 know about this?
Janine walks around the 책상, 데스크 in time to see a 사진 of Tyler and Michael naked in the tub pop up. She smiles.
JANINE
Who do 당신 think scanned all the
pictures?
Tyler smiles. Janine smiles, Then a 사진 of Michael comes up. Those smiles fade. Silence.
JANINE
How old would he be?
TYLER
Thirty-two last May.
Tyler stands and looks out one of the floor to-ceiling windows separated 의해 columns. He stares out at mid town and a perfect blue sky. Janine looks befuddled.
JANINE
It's really been that long? I
could've sworn it was...
TYLER
February 26, 1993.
A silent moment passes. Janine reflecting.
JANINE
I should be able to remember that.
Tyler looks at her.
TYLER
Why? No one else does.
Pin-drop silence. The students sit paralyzed. Tyler stares at the Chubby Girl. Her arrogance gone. She's been reduced to the child she is. Tyler takes his place behind Caroline, who
stares up at him, awestruck. Tyler gestures for her to continue.
CAROLINE
(finishing her statement)
--I don't expect us all to be
friends, but we can at least
respect each other as human beings.
Thank you.
Part 27:
INT. HOLDING CELL -- LATER
TYLER locked up among CRACK HEADS and PETTY CROOKS on a dirty bench with his hands behind his head and a bemused smirk. A BAILIFF approaches the holding cell. Looks at Tyler.
BAILIFF
당신 posted.
INT. NYPD PRECINCT -- LATER
Charles waits in the waiting area. Tyler is led out 의해 the bailiff rubbing his wrists. He sees his father. His father sees him. They walk together towards the exit in silence. Neither looking at the other.
CHARLES
Destruction of private property and
felony trespassing... you're moving
up in the world.
TYLER
I'm glad you're enjoying this.
CHARLES
I'm not. 당신 jeopardized your
future. 당신 sat in jail all day.
That's not funny. I am curious
though, which do 당신 prefer jail
during the 일 또는 after dark?
TYLER
You're such an asshole.
CHARLES
Oh I'm the asshole... 당신 throw a
책상, 데스크 through a door at a middle
school and I'm the asshole.
Tyler walks ahead.
CHARLES
Tyler? Wait. Will 당신 just wait!
Tyler gives him the finger without looking back. Charles catches up to him, cuts him off. He's smiling.
TYLER
Why are 당신 smiling?!
CHARLES
I'm proud of you.
Tyler couldn't have heard that right.
TYLER
You're proud? ...Of me? ...For
throwing a 책상, 데스크 at a door?
CHARLES
What 당신 did was ridiculous. It was
reckless, foolish, absurd, and
exactly what your little sister
needed. 당신 stood up for her.
Probably a little higher then you
needed to but 당신 stood up.
TYLER
당신 saw Caroline today?
Charles nods. Tyler scratching his head.
TYLER
They charged me with...
CHARLES
Don't worry about the charges. I
talked to my lawyer. We’ll work it
out. Tomorrow morning, my office,
eight thirty sharp. See 당신 there.
Charles walks ahead. Tyler watches him go. He smiles.
EXT. CRAIG FAMILY 집 -- DOORSTEP -- EVENING
Tyler knocks on the door. He holds a BOUQUET OF FLOWERS. Sergeant Craig answers. The men share a long look.
SERGEANT CRAIG
(nods to the flowers)
...Those for me?
TYLER
Yeah I didn't know if 당신 liked
lilies so I took a chance...
Craig smirks. Tyler smiles.
SERGEANT CRAIG
She's still getting ready. You
wanna wait inside?
Craig holds the door open for Tyler who walks into the house.
EXT. EAST RIVER WALK -- NIGHT
Tyler and Ally share an ice cream cone as they walk together along the East River. Tyler drapes an arm over her shoulder. Kisses her neck. Whispers something in her ear. Ally laughs
playfully smacks him.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. TYLER'S BEDROOM -- THE 다음 MORNING
Ally lying asleep. Tyler lying beside her tracing the lines on her back. He kisses her neck then gets up. Tyler is up and dressed now, he grabs his journal off his desk, kneels beside Ally who is awake with her eyes closed.
TYLER
I'll be back in an hour.
ALLY
Do 당신 want french 토스트 or
팬케이크 for breakfast?
TYLER
Whichever tastes better a la mode.
Ally smiles.
ALLY
Say hi to your dad for me.
Tyler watches her lying there. Then whispers.
TYLER
If I said I 사랑 you... what would
당신 say?
ALLY
I 사랑 you.
TYLER
I 사랑 당신 too.
Tyler kisses her. Then heads out into the...
INT. LIVING ROOM -- MOMENTS LATER
Aidan passed out on the 침상, 소파 still wearing the clothes he went out in the night before. Tyler watches him sleep.
AIDAN
(without opening his eyes)
French toast.
Tyler smiles as he takes his journal and exits.
EXT. HOFFMAN FAMILY 집 -- PORCH -- MORNING
Charles waiting on the doorstep his BMW 7-Series parked on the curb. Diane 답변 the door expecting to find Caroline's driver, she's confused to find...
DIANE
Charles?
CHARLES
Morning Diane.
DIANE
What are 당신 doing here?
CHARLES
I thought maybe I could take
Caroline to school this morning.
Diane is speechless. This is a first.
DIANE
Um...OK...sure...yeah...great.
She's not ready though, she's gonna
need at least twenty minutes.
CHARLES
I can wait.
DIANE
Won't 당신 be late for work?
CHARLES
Probably. Yes.
Diane just stares at him, mouth agape.
CHARLES
Do I smell coffee?
Diane snapping out of it.
DIANE
Oh. Yeah. Yeah. Sure. Come on in.
INT. CAB -- MORNING
Tyler riding in back heading downtown. His cellphone rings. He checks it. Knows what it's regarding before he answers.
TYLER
Are 당신 canceling all together or
are 당신 just running late?
INT. HOFFMAN FAMILY 집 -- 부엌, 주방 -- MORNING
Charles on his phone at the breakfast 표, 테이블 sipping coffee across from Caroline eating cereal.
CHARLES
Are 당신 already on your way?
Intercut: Tyler's cab rolls to a stop. Tyler pays. Gets out.
TYLER
I'm already here.
CAROLINE O/S
Hi Tyler!
TYLER
Is Caroline with you?
CHARLES
I'm taking her to school.
TYLER
Since when?
CHARLES
Since now. I'm sorry. Look I
probably won't be in until around
nine... we should reschedule.
Tyler considers. Looks up at his building. Shakes his head.
TYLER
It's fine. Take your time. I'll
just wait in your office.
CHARLES
당신 sure?
TYLER
Yeah. If I get bored I can always
play with the copy machines.
CHARLES
(smiles)
See 당신 then.
Tyler hangs up and joins the herds of 슈츠 heading into Charles' office building.
INT. ELEVATOR -- LATER
Tyler riding in a handsome marble and oak elevator with a half-dozen EXECUTIVE types.
INT. 78TH FLOOR SKY LOBBY -- LATER
Tyler steps out of the elevator and into a sky lobby. He walks across the room to another bank of elevators. He presses the up arrow. An elevator opens.
Tyler steps on and presses the number 92. The doors close.
INT. EXECUTIVE FLOOR -- RECEPTION -- LATER
Tyler walks approaches the Receptionist from the ashtray incident. He smiles pleasantly. She doesn't.
TYLER
Janine in?
THE RECEPTIONIST
(cold)
She went for coffee.
TYLER
(tongue in cheek)
When she gets back could 당신 please
tell her I want to see her in my
office... and hold my calls... and
smile... it's a beautiful day.
Tyler heads down the hall. The Receptionist rolls her eyes.
INT. CHARLES ROTH'S OFFICE -- LATER
Tyler steps into his father's empty office. It's dark, quiet. He opens the blinds. Sunlight fills the room. Tyler walks around the office. Picking things up, putting them back.
Tyler sits at his father's 책상, 데스크 in his executive chair. He leans back. Puts his feet up and his hands behind his head. Tyler notices the COMPUTER. He turns on the monitor and puts
his hand on the 쥐, 마우스 - but doesn't 옮기기 it. His hand just stops and stays perfectly still. Tyler stares at the monitor where his dad's SCREEN SAVER is scrolling through PHOTOS...
These 사진 are all of his FAMILY... "Michael's first Christmas, Tyler's eighth birthday, Diane in the hospital with Caroline in a 담홍색, 핑크 blanket, Charles and his kids build a sand 성 at the shore"... they just keep going.
Tyler finds himself watching a slide show of his life.
EXT. THE SPENCE SCHOOL -- LATER
That line of luxury cars dropping their daughters off. Charles' BMW rolls to a stop. Caroline gives him a 키스 and gets out. Charles watches her all the way into the school.
INT. CORNER GALLERY -- LATER
Diane wraps up a painting for one of her happy CUSTOMERS.
INT. TYLER'S APARTMENT -- 부엌, 주방 -- LATER
Ally and Aidan have made a mess making french toast. INT. BMW 7 SERIES -- FINANCIAL DISTRICT -- LATER Charles in traffic. All around him DRIVERS curse, honk, hate each other. Charles rides with a smile, his windows down.
INT. THE SPENCE SCHOOL -- CLASSROOM -- LATER
Caroline drawing at her 책상, 데스크 as her Teacher comes in and gets ready to start the day.
INT. CHARLES ROTH'S OFFICE -- LATER
Tyler is still watching the screen saver when Janine enters.
JANINE
Good Morning, Mister Roth.
TYLER
Did 당신 know about this?
Janine walks around the 책상, 데스크 in time to see a 사진 of Tyler and Michael naked in the tub pop up. She smiles.
JANINE
Who do 당신 think scanned all the
pictures?
Tyler smiles. Janine smiles, Then a 사진 of Michael comes up. Those smiles fade. Silence.
JANINE
How old would he be?
TYLER
Thirty-two last May.
Tyler stands and looks out one of the floor to-ceiling windows separated 의해 columns. He stares out at mid town and a perfect blue sky. Janine looks befuddled.
JANINE
It's really been that long? I
could've sworn it was...
TYLER
February 26, 1993.
A silent moment passes. Janine reflecting.
JANINE
I should be able to remember that.
Tyler looks at her.
TYLER
Why? No one else does.