BONNIE CASTING SIDE #1

Title of Script: "Connect Four"
Draft of Script: Full White
Writer of Script: information not known at this time
Date Script was Written: August 22, 2005
Script Transcribed By: Gaby
Pages of Script: 8-11

NOTE: This transcript has all the scene descriptions, camera movements, and all other stuff that was in the casting side that choirmom got and posted on Fanbolt in their Sneak Preview board which was found by me in the summer of 2005.

SCENE #3: CONTINUED:

EPHRAM
Wow. It’s actually laminated.

BRIGHT
I know. It hasn’t changed since I was ten.
(then, changing tactics)
Seriously, why don’t you just come? I thought you said you and your dad were doing better.

EPHRAM
We are. Kind of.

BRIGHT
So take it to the next level. Bond it up.

EPHRAM
Seems a little soon for some intense tribal ritual thing in the woods. I was thinking more like a movie.

BRIGHT
It’s not that bad. We just hang out, do some fishing, cook over the fire. You should call him back. Just say “yes.”

A beat, as Ephram does consider it. But old habits die hard.

EPHRAM
I don’t know. I already booked a bunch of lessons with Kyle; it’d be uncool to bail on him, don’t you think?

BRIGHT
(sits back, sighs)
Whatever. Thanks a lot. Guess who won’t be whittling you a letter opener?

Ephram smiles. Off Bright and his laminated itinerary.. . .

SCENE #4: INT. HARTMAN MEDICAL. JAKE’S OFFICE. DAY. (D2)

JAKE and EDNA consult with BONNIE CARTER, an attractive, 40’s yummy mummy with a rather sensitive problem.

BONNIE
It’s kind of embarrassing. I’m not even sure there’s anything you can do about it.

JAKE
(glancing at the clock)
Well we won’t know until you tell me, right? So . . .

Easy there, Jake. Edna gives Bonnie a look of reassurance.

BONNIE
Okay. I guess, well . . . basically, I’ve been wetting my pants. It started a few months ago, whenever I would sneeze, or laugh really hard at a joke or something, and it sort of became this running thing with my friends. Bonnie Bedwetter and all. But lately it’s gotten worse, and it’s starting to affect my work.

EDNA
How’s the law business treating you?

BONNIE
Oh, it’s fine. Don says hi, by the way. And congrats to Irv on the book.
(back to Jake)
Anyway, I was in court last week, and it happened again, and it was mortifying. So aside from not wearing white anymore, I’m wondering if there’s anything I can do.

JAKE
You have kids?

EDNA
Two boys and the sweetest daughter you’ll ever meet. How old is Cheryl now?

BONNIE
Sixteen. She just got her license and - -

JAKE
Your condition is called stress urinary incontinence.

Apparently, Jake’s not up for chitchat. He checks his watch, as Bonnie and Edna exchange a look: are we bothering him?

JAKE (CONT’D)
It’s common in women your age who’ve had kids, and all it is, is the vagina getting weaker with age. But the good news is, I can fix it.

BONNIE
Really?

JAKE:
Yup. I can go in with a laser and do a reconstruction on the muscles, and you’ll be good as new.

BONNIE
Hold on, you mean surgery?

JAKE
Technically, but it’s minor. It takes about an hour, there’s no hospital stay, and you’ll be back on your feet in three days, max. Easy stuff.

A beat. This procedure is clearly news to Edna.

EDNA
Since when are we doing these?

JAKE
Since a month ago. Oh, and I should probably mention - - one of the side effects is actually a positive. The procedure increases sexual response, and most patients report a big improvement in their sex lives. So there’s that.

Ahem. As they process, the door opens, and a WELL-DRESSED WOMAN steps in. The kind owns lots of poodles.

WELL-DRESSED WOMAN
Knock, knock . . .? Just wondering how much longer do you think? My botox was supposed to be forty-five minutes ago.

EDNA
(annoyed)
Excuse me, this is a private office - -

WELL-DRESSED WOMAN
I’m sorry. Are you the one who does the injections?

EDNA
I’ll inject you right now if you don’t get out of here - -

JAKE
(to the woman)
No, no. I do them. I’m sorry, we’ve just been crazy busy today.
(then, to Bonnie)
So are we good here? Edna can get you on the schedule, and just let me know if you have any questions. Nice to meet you.

And off he goes, tending to the botox woman, closing the door behind them. Edna is shocked and embarrassed, tries to cover.

EDNA
It’s not usually like this.

BONNIE
Who was that woman?

EDNA
No idea. They’ve been coming out of the woodwork lately. But it’s good I’m not the one with a needle near her face.

Off Bonnie’s look: this was one wacky doctor’s appointment. . .

SCENE #5: INT. ECC PIANO PRACTICE ROOM. DAY. (D2)

Mid-lesson, and Ephram watches intently as KYLE struggles a bit with an unfamiliar piece. So the kid’s human after all.

EPHRAM
You’re rushing it again. Adagio . . . No, now your dynamics are off.

KYLE
(stops, annoyed)
What IS this piece?

EPHRAM
Twelve pages of jazz genius by a guy named Blake Guthrie. Ever heard of him?

KYLE
No.

EPHRAM
That’s what makes it cool. He finished writing this the day before he died. His girlfriend shot him while he was asleep.

KYLE
Good for her, because it sucks.