DEAD LIKE ME 2X12: FORGET ME NOT Original US airdate: 10 October, 2004 Written by: Brad Turner Directed by: Stephen Godchaux & Bridget Carpenter Transcripted by Moonfire (If there are any inconsistancies or mistakes please contact moonfire.elfin@btinternet.com) ========================== DISCLAIMER: ========================== "Dead Like Me" and other related entities are owned, (TM) and (c) by Bryan Fuller and MGM Television in association with Showtime. All Rights Reserved. This transcript was made without their permission, approval, authorization or endorsement. Any reproduction, duplication or distribution of this material in any form is expressly prohibited. It is absolutely forbidden to use it for commercial gain, this is purely for fans. ========================== SUMMARY: ========================== 1) George and Mason go to a spelling Bee 2) Rube confronts Daisy about her involvement with Ray 3) George meets a fellow reaper called Penny 4) Mason and Ray get into the ring together 5) Nina has some trouble "crossing over" 6) Ray gets possessive over Daisy and Mason goes to her defense ========================== EXTRA CAST ========================== Kiffany - Pattricia Idlette Claire - Patti Allen Fiona - Tegan Moss Mrs Ricket - Julia Arkos Kid Washington - Ron Small Young boxer - Alain Chanoine Pronouncer - Dean Paul Gibson Francis Bischetti - Brett Kelly Harjeet Akhtar - Javeep Kassam Mr. Akhtar - Manoj Sood Mrs. Akhtar - Mitra Loraz Nina Rommey - Piper Laurie Orderly - Darrell Lee-Izeard Ray Summers - Eric McCormack Young George - Talia Ranger Penny - Yeardley Smith ========================== With special thanks to Travis and Amariss from www.forom.com, they did most of this I just filled in the blanks :) moonfire.elfin@btinternet.com ========================== CREDITS Young George is reading "A tale of two cities" by Charles Dickens - she is sititing at the kitchen table (VO) When I was little, my father who was an English teacher, used to tell me that I would never be alone as long as I had a good book. Good thing Joy comes in with a box JOY: Ready to go to Suzie's birthday party? YOUNG GEORGE: No, my book is getting good JOY: George, we R.S.V.Ped YOUNG GEORGE: I didn't RSVP anything JOY: (she picks up the box)We bought her a present YOUNG GEORGE: What did you get her? JOY: "We" got her a flannel night gown. Pretty little flowers on it YOUNG GEORGE: Mom, youre gonna get me killed JOY: Georgia, Don't be silly, we're going YOUNG GEORGE: Not JOY: You so are YOUNG GEORGE: Not JOY: Why do you have to be so obstinate YOUNG GEORGE: Obstinate, O-B-S-T-I-N-A-T-E, stubborn JOY: Georgia Lass, you cannot spend your entire life with your nose stuck in a book YOUNG GEORGE: Try me (VO) Reading didn't make me popular (change scene - at the Regional Spelling Bee) and reading didn't neccarily make me happy, (a boy stands up and goes to the microphone - he has the number 4 round his neck) what it did make me was a really good speller JUDGE: Succedaneum (George and Mason in the crowd) GEORGE: S-U-C-C-E-D-A-N-E-U-M (his parents in the audience looking at the dictionary) MASON: (quite loudly) Fuck off (covers his mouth) KID 1: S-U-C-C-E-D-A-N-E-U-M (parents looking expectantly) Everyone claps, and the speaker puts the piece of paper on a spike MASON: Nice one Georgie, nice one Georgie (the kid sits down, the other with the number 18 round his neck) GEORGE: I was a reader FATHER: Stay focused on it G, eye on the prize, your trophy and 10 thousand big ones (the pronouncer turns round) PRONOUNCER: Mr Aktar, no talking to the finalists (sits back into his seat and is quiet) MASON: I'm gunning for the nerd GEORGE: Err, and that would be which one? PRONOUNCER: Thanatos FRANCIS: (under his breath)Shit.(louder) Can I hear the definition please MASON: A desire for death PRONOUNCER: An instinctual desire for death GEORGE: Very nice Mason MASON: Well it is kind of in my wheelhouse, isn't it. Come on Francis, kick his little arse, go on my son, go on GEORGE: Shouldn't you be focusing on that? (post-it G. McFadden, Henson Auditoruim, E.T.D 9:03am) MASON: Shouldn't you shut the fuck up so he can spell the fucking word Georgie? FRANCIS: T-H-A-N-A-T-O-S Thanatos (everyone claps, Mason claps wildly. Judge put the paper through the spike) FATHER: Excuse me, Mr McFadden, that word is far too easy, it's an insult. My son had much harder words, much harder (George nudges Mason) GEORGE: That's your guy PRONOUNCER: Please remain silent or you will be asked to leave the auditoruim (Number 4 stand up) The next word is apoplectic MASON: Miss it FRANCIS: Miss it Graveling comes into view and moves the spike so it is in front of him GEORGE: Game over anyway Mason reaches over and takes his soul KID 1: APOPLECTIC A-P-P-E-P-L-E-C-T-I-C (Francis is extactic) (The bell is rung) PRONOUNCER: I'm sorry (Francis and Mason are happy) Applectic is spelt A-P... FATHER: No! (He throws the dictionary towards the judge, it hits on the back of the head and his head goes onto desk and blood spills everywhere) Pronouncer's ghost is sitting behind them PRONOUNCER: What just happened? MASON: Oh I'm afraid you are D-E-D PRONOUNCER: That's D-E-A-D MASON: I was joking Transition Waffle Haus. Daisy and Rube are sitting at table 16 DAISY: Coffee please Kiffany. does anyone order the Elvis Presley? KIFFANY: Sure DAISY: What's in it? KIFFANY: Peanut butter, bananas, bacon and cool whip DAISY: What does that taste like? KIFFANY: Death on a plate DAISY: Yeah, I'll just have the coffee (Kiffany gets the coffee) RUBE: Yeah I hear ya have a boyfriend DAISY: Who'd you hear that from? RUBE: Does it matter where I heard it from. Is it true? DAISY: No RUBE: So you don't have a boyfreind whose living and breathing and has no idea that you are a grim reaper? DAISY: Did Roxy tell you that? RUBE: Tell me what? (Kiffany pouring coffee) DAISY: That I had a boyfriend KIFFANY: That handsome devil I sayw you leaving with last night, Is that your boyfreind? DAISY: No! KIFFANY: Okay (she leaves and Mason an George come and sit down) RUBE: Hey, How'd it go? MASON: G-R-E-A-T GEORGE: It was a spelling bee RUBE: Seriously, how'd it go? MASON: F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C RUBE: How do I get it to stop? (Daisy moves to every word) MASON: Well go on Georgie, tell him GEORGE: Well as far as senseless brutal deaths go I think it went beautifully MASON: Yes so maybe a little simple thank you is in order instead of your contant irritation Ruby. (Daisy smiling) Maybe a little bit of G-R-E-A-T---(pauses)itude RUBE: (hands post-its out)For you (to George) for you (to Daisy) MASON: Where's Roxy? RUBE: She's got a personal day MASON: Why don't I have a personal day? RUBE: Because you are a F-U-C-K-U-P MASON: Fuck up has two words GEORGE: Actually fuck up is a hyphenate - Well it is DAISY: This is in a bad part of town RUBE: I know that address, that's a links late boxing gym DAISY: Yeah, It's sounds sweaty and violent RUBE: (looks to Mason) Why don't you keep her company (Mason nods) DAISY: I think, I'm past the "I need protection" stage, don't you? GEORGE: Mason's company protection DAISY: Well whatever it is. No thanks RUBE: You already have company today princess? (she puts on her coat) your boyfreind riding shotgun for your reap? (George looking sheepish, and Mason raising his eyebrow) DAISY: I don't have a boyfriend, okay? I don't have a boyfriend Mason. I would love it if you could come with me to the gym, I'll feel safer MASON: I would feel happy to. B-Y-E (George sits back down) RUBE: Tell me about her boyfriend (George looks rouund, she sees Kiffany dropping some food to the next table) GEORGE: (trying to get her attention) Err....Kiffany...(to Rube, without looking at him) I've not met him Transition At the Lass house. JD is looking expectantly at the table JOY: Blueberry pancakes. What? REGGIE: What did you do? JOY: I made blueberry pancakes (gets cutlery from the draw) REGGIE: You make those when you feel guilty JOY: That's not true REGGIE: Why are you dressed like a realtor? JOY: Because I'm going out job hunting REGGIE: Why? JOY: Because they give you money at the end of the day. I'm just looking for something temporary, office work REGGIE: Sound boring JOY: Well Reggie, it's that or we sell the dog (Reggie gives the dog something) to a chinese restaurant or something REGGIE: That's not funny JOY: Okay, I guess it's not a good idea, I mean golden retrievers arn't good eating REGGIE: So when you are at work, whose going to watch me? JOY: Who do you want to watch you? REGGIE: No-one Transition At Der Waffle Haus RUBE: Daisy has alleged in the past that she has had dalliances with men, sexual escapades with people who were alive while she was reaping, so, it's a blunder GEORGE: Charlie Chaplin, Tyron Powers, Babe Ruth RUBE: Ive heard the stories GEORGE: Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, William Holden RUBE: I get it. William Holden? GEORGE: Yeah, I don't know who that is either RUBE: Sunset Boulevard? Face down in the swimming pool? (She looks confused) Jesus! (shakes his head) The point is George, these alleged indiscresions, they were not on my watch GEORGE: I am not a snitch Rube, I'm not telling on Daisy RUBE: Georgia snitching is not the point, the point is she shouldn't be involved with someone living (pouring syrup on pancakes and eggs) the point is keep the syrup away from the eggs GEORGE: I like syrup on my eggs RUBE: Whos that? GEORGE: Who's who?(turns to see Ray) RUBE: This (George trie to look away as if she hasn't seen him) RAY: George, right? Daisy told me this is one of her haunts. (puts his hand out to shake) Hey, Ray Summers RUBE: Rube RAY: That's quite a deathgrip you got there Rube. (to George) You seen my girl? GEORGE: Oh, she just left RAY: Ack, so much for timing RUBE: What's your story Ray? RAY: My story, that I'm a television producer. You may have seen my programme... RUBE: I don't watch that much television RAY: Lemme guess, your (he does the hand gesture for quotations) "a reader" GEORGE: (happy about it) Im a reader RUBE: How do you know Daisy, Ray? RAY: Met her in a bar, bought her as drink or three, we may have been a little over served that night RUBE: So youre just drinking buddies? RAY: No, no, no. Daisy's my (sleazy look on his face)...good luck charm RUBE: Charm perhaps, good luck? not in my experience RAY: Well maybe not in your experience but (laughs)hey actually come to think of it, some guy died. (looks to George) You were there GEORGE: No I wasn't. I wasn't (sips her coffee and looks into it) RAY: So how do you know Daisy, Rube RUBE: That's not any of your business RAY: (laughs) Wow, don't candy-coat it for me Rube - if I'm not welcome here RUBE: Youre not welcome here RAY: Did I say something to offend you? RUBE: No RAY: Then what's your problem? RUBE: I just don't like strangers all that much and I didn't invite you to sit down at this table with people you do not know RAY: Actually Rube, I know George here GEORGE: You don't know me (George looks at Rube, who looks at Ray) RAY: Okay, you folks have a nice day (he leaves) RUBE: I do not like him GEORGE: Don't you just wanna slap that smile right off his face (lifts her hand to slap) Transition A boxer pulls back from a punch - the camera fast-tracks towards the ring where there are two boxers sparing. Mason and Daisy walk into the gym MASON: Yeah, well I don't think it is a good idea to invite Ray to a reap DAISY: Oh suddenly you are the responsible one MASON: Come on, It's reckless, he might see something DAISY: Please! He doesn't notice anything, he's blinded by love (fixes her hair) MASON: HA You are flirting with disaster Daisy Adair DAISY: You just don't like me flirting at all MASON: Come on! I'm not interested in you that way any more..actually...really...anymore DAISY: I believe you MASON: Good (pause)I just don't want to see you get hurt (one boxer punches the other and he goes into the rope and then falls down) Transition Joy is sitting in one of the chairs at Happy Time. A guy pushes a trolly past her, it is squeaking, she has her portfolio on her lap. She looks over and she see Crystal staring at her, she gives her a slight smile, Crystal stares back. Joy looks away then looks uncomforably away then takes a deep breath and gets up to talk her JOY: How's it going? (she shrugs and looks blank) JOY: What's your name? CRYSTAL: Crystal JOY: Will Ms Herbig be back soon? (she nods. She sits back down and puts the portfolio back onto her lap, Crystal is still staring) Transition Outside a hospital. George and Rube are walking down the hall. They pass a man with a zimmer frame and on the other side a man hooked up to a drip GEORGE: I don't like hospitals RUBE: Why? GEORGE: Who the hell likes hospitals RUBE: Well, lets see. Doctors, nurses, (he picks up a paper, they sit down) orderlies. people who are sick who want to get better, people who know people who are sick and want them to get better GEORGE: I don't see anyone round who looks like they're getting any better RUBE: Well it's a long time care ward (A lady acknoledges Rube) They're probably not going out the way they came in (she goes to the man with the drip and she touches his shoulder and takes his soul) GEORGE: Do we know her? RUBE: (smiling) We do. Natural causes is one of the nicer assignments for a reaper, especially in a hospital. Not chasing anyone down, everyone's got a name tag, nice gig (continues to read the paper) GEORGE: Except everyone here is really old RUBE: Hmmp GEORGE: They just freak me out a little and the really old ones irritate me RUBE: That's nice GEORGE: You know when they're crossing the street at the walk sign and the time is ticking by and even if they start right away, (guy with zimmer froame is walking across) they still never make it across on time RUBE: That irritates you GEORGE:They're really slow RUBE: Go find your reap GEORGE: Okay. How? RUBE: Hey buddy, you got an N.Rommey? like mommy ORDERLY: Nina Room 331 RUBE: See it's a nice gig. I'll see you later(she gets up) Transition She shows the post-it to double check the room and then goes into the room a lady is singing :sing: My Bonnie lies over the ocean, my Bonnie lies over the see :sing:. George opens the curtains and there is alady sitting there NINA: Are we there yet? GEORGE: Where? NINA: Are we there yet? GEORGE: Well I don't believe we are. Are you N, Rommey? NINA: Yes - no (starts singing again - George looks around and she sees everything is marked with what they are) GEORGE: (speaks it)So bring back my Bonnie to me (she claps and laughs) (VO) Like I said they freak me out a little (she gets up from her chair and heads for the door. Penny is walking past with a try of medicine) PENNY: Now, you know it's better when you stay in your room NINA: My room GEORGE: (to Penny) Err. Is this Nina? NINA: Yes I'm Mrs Nina Rommey, how do you do (George puts out her hand for it to be shook but she ignores it and walks off) PENNY: Nina No NINA: No no no no no. Were hearing the story today, it's a fairytale GEORGE: Once upon a time you were alive and now you died. The end PENNY: *gasps* I know you. You were the one that was killed by a toilet seat GEORGE: God will anyone ever let that go? blah, blah, blah, blah NINA: blah blah blah, blah (smiles) PENNY: I'm Penny GEORGE: I'm George (they shake hands) Nina this is George, she's come to take care of you NINA: We have to go, we really don't want to be late GEORGE: (she looks at her watch) Oh we won't be Transition Mason and Daisy are sitting on the side of the sparring ring DAISY: Kate Hepburn boxed, also Kitty Lombard, It's a great acting excercise (she looks at her watch then at her post-it, she gets up) I need to find my reap before Ray gets here MASON: Good idea(he gets up too and flows her round) DAISY: He'll be dead and gone by the time Ray shows up. (sees a boxer with the punching bag and walks off to talk to them) Boxers are really beautiful MASON: "Boxers are really beautiful", "Ray is really beautiful" I tell you who is beautiful Daisy, I tell you who is beautiful, it's fucking me, I'm beautiful, yeah, yeah i'm hot, I'm hot, I can box (puts his fits up in the air and pretends to box) Who is it? who is it, it's kid Mason (he cheers)Kid Mason, Kid mason. The Mason-ator,The Mason-ator, yeah, shake it out - shake it out - yeah, youre not so fucking beautiful now (takes a swing in the air, and nearly knocking out Ray) RAY: Whooh, Easy tiger MASON: Sorry mate RAY: Daisy called me MASON: Good for you RAY: Asked me to meet her here MASON: And? RAY: And I'm here MASON: Are you a lap dog Ray? (looks serious for a moment, then laughs and goes to find Daisy. Mason yaps like a little dog and Ray stops in his tracks) RAY: Did you just bark at me? MASON: No. Can you box Ray? Can you? bit of boxing, eh? Can ya? eh? RAY: Ive had my share of fights MASON: Really? I'm just asking because, you know, not every man can box RAY: Is there something you want to say to me Mason? MASON: (whipspers) No RAY: Well then (comes right up to his face)Don't stand so fucking close (Mason comes closer and pulls his "Well 'ard face") Seriously, step back MASON: You step back RAY: (smirks) Okay, okay Mason, you win, you get to take home the big prize (he walks away) Oh no wait (breaths deeply) I do MASON: Fuck off you rightous fucking cocksucker (he stops) Camera change Daisy looking for her reap. There are two boxers in the ring DAISY: Excuse me but I'm looking for (looks at the post-it)A Mr Washington BOXER: It's kid Washington DAISY: You are so much more handsome in the flesh BOXER: Im not the kid (camera spins round) DAISY: oh oh oh (camera spins round and lands on Kid Washington, the sparring partner) KID WASHINGTON: Well what can I do you for Miss? DAISY: Well, I just wanted to meet you KID WASHINGTON: I'm Kid Washington and you are? DAISY: Daisy, Daisy Adair. My father used to talk about you KID WASHINGTON: Oh is that so DAISY: He said your Harrison fight (points to the poster) was a classic KID WASHINGTON: (proud) 15 rounds, yup that was some fight DAISY: Well it's a honour to meet you kid (puts her hand out to shake) KID WASHINGTON: Nice of you to stop by Miss (he takes his glove off and as she touches his hand she takes his soul, he kisses her hand ) Alright Lois, showing off is an easy way to get hurt (Daisy leaves) Transition Phone buzzer goes off. Penny is answering the phone PENNY: It's 301, get me doctor Rothchild (Penny runs off) NINA: Is that the school bell? GEORGE: Sure NINA: We're going to be late GEORGE: Oh no we won't, We'll be right on time (she runs her hand down her arm and takes her soul) NINA: Oooh Thank you (she walks behind the desk and sees the medication) Oh I have to take these (VO)Id seen alot of people die, hit by a bus (Nina takes another lot of pills)mauled by a bear, torn up by a lawnmower, but this quiet mistake, I couldn't make sense, then again, neither could Nina. (she carries on taking the medication) I know I wasn't supposed to interfere, but I just wanted to stop her before it was too late GEORGE: Nina. Let's go back to your room NINA: Your hair is so pretty GEORGE: Thank you (guides her back to her room) CAMERA CHANGE - Mason in the ring with Ray *wack* MASON: Get me out of this DAISY: (grinning inanly) Are you kidding, two boys fighting over me, It's my dream MASON: lovely, I'm not fighting over you but this could hurt DAISY: You heal fast (has a sip of water then quickly spits it out - Ray is waiting) MASON: That doesn't take away from the hurty pain bit (she walks round) RAY: You forgot to kiss me for good luck DAISY: Not in front of Mason, remember to go easy on him RAY: Easy on who? That ship has pretty much sailed DAISY: Why do you have to be like that? why do you have to be mean RAY: Hey, I'm just finishing what you started sweetheart - youre the one that put him in harm's way DAISY: No I didn't RAY: Youre involved with two men, Daisy, the story never ends well. Now shut up and kiss me (Mason rings the ring bell, which makes Ray stop what he is doing) RAY: Let's go Transition Joy is sitting down. A worker comes so sit next to her, Joy needs for her to move her bag as she sits down FIONA: You'll really like working with Ricky JOY: That's nice FIONA: He was doing film binding, and I was like third day here, Dolores didn't even talk to me about responsibility until at least week two, and he's excellent about recycling JOY: I'm sorry, but I don't know who you are talking about FIONA: Arn't you Ricky's mom? JOY: No FIONA: He said his mom was visiting him at lunch, you look like youre his mom JOY: Well I'm not her FIONA: Are you sure? JOY: Yeah Im here to be placed here for a job FIONA: That's really brave (takes a bite out of her sandwich) JOY: Brave? FIONA: Yeah I mean to just... do you want half a sandwich? It's tuna JOY: No thanks (she sees Delores coming over and she runs off) DELORES: Hi I'm Delores Herbig, crystal tells me youre (Joy stands up) JOY: Joy, Joy Lass DELORES: Well, why don't you follow me to my cubicle and we'll have a chat Ms Lass or is it Mrs? JOY: Ms is fine (they walk to her cubicle and as Joy passes Millie's station she stops and looks in) DELORES: Coming? JOY: Yes Transistion Mason spins round he is in the ring with Ray RAY: I'm a little rusty here, so help me out (Mason continues to spin)two step or the cha-cha? MASON: Cha cha cha cha cha cha. I'm gonna beat you white pasty ass, mother fucker RAY: I'm not familiar with that one MASON: Come on (Mason falls down) RAY: Need a little help there Ginger.(walks over to Daisy) Can I just kill him? or is that a little inhospitable DAISY: Seiously don't hurt him, play nice RAY: It's a fight Daisy, youre going to have to pick a corner DAISY: I don't wanna pick a corner (looks over to Mason who drops his water) RAY: Yeah, he looks like a bleeder, and drunks bleed like hell DAISY: Yeah, I don't need to see this. I don't need to see any of this RAY: Hey! hey, Don't walk away from me when I'm talking to you (sticks up her middle finger. Mason is behind Ray and hits him on the back of the head) DAISY: Come on biiiiaatch! come on Biiiiiaatch RAY: Now you made me mad MASON: I'm actually really sorry Ray because this is a gentlemen's sport, isn't it, so fuck off bitchity bitchy bitch come on. Yeah, go on darling hide that pretty face of yours sweetheart because you are going to leave here hurting. Your unborn children and grandchildren and step children are two bloody headed nephews are going to be feeling the fucking pain. Biiiiiaaaaatttchh. Come on RAY: Is that the pain you feel when I take your precious Daisy and fuck her (puts his guard down - Ray gets a shot in - the bell rings. Young boxer hits and Kid Washington goes down) YOUNG BOXER: Wooh, Kid? you alright? get up kid, come on (everyone rushes to his aid and Kid's ghost stands by the side of Daisy) KID WASHINGTON: Am I getting up? DAISY: No (blood is coming from the back of his head and someone is checking his pulse) KID WASHINGTON: Oh DAISY: Yeah, I'm sorry, your down for the count. (Nina's voice) Night night Transition George is standing over Nina's bed where she is lying down NINA: I'm sleepy GEORGE: I know NINA: We shouldn't cut class today GEORGE: Come on, under the covers (she covers her over with the blanket) NINA: Book reports are due today, did you read it? I loved it GEORGE: (looking bored and waiting) Yeah me too (she sits on the bed. Nina holds George's hand) NINA: Are we there yet? GEORGE: I think so NINA: I loved the eighth grade GEORGE: Yeah (she closes her eyes) eighth grade was fun Transition At Happy Time. Dolores and Joy chatting about her work. She is reading off her CV DELORES: History major with a business minor in college, Exective secretary, (sounds surprised) two law firms JOY: and I know Greg shorthand and medical shorthand DELORES: Wonderful, your resume is so well organised, lets' just input you into the databank (starts typing) I know I've heard your name before JOY: Do you know, your name sounds familiar to me as well DELORES: Really? (she looks at the screen) Oh my goodness, are you any relation to the young woman who died? JOY: That was my daughter, George DELORES: I hired her. Georgia Lass JOY: Youre the woman who gave her the job (Delores looks down) You called the house, you and I spoke on the phone (she doesn't know where to look, so she turns around and gets a box of tissues from the draw. she puts them on the desk. In a monosyllabic tone)I'm sorry for your loss JOY: Thank you. DELORES: I didn't spend much time with your daughter, she seemed sweet JOY: Did she? DELORES: No. She seemed complicated, smart but complicated JOY: What else? DELORES: Difficult, a handful but promising which is why I hired her (looks as if she will cry) We don't have to do this now, Ms Lass, we can reschedule or not do it at all JOY: (she chuckles) I'm here, I'm fine, I wanna work. It's Joy DELORES: Okay. What do you want to do Joy? What's your passion? What do you like JOY: Oh I don't know DELORES: (looks at her screen) Well, we have a number of... JOY: I like making lists, I like boxes, files, shelves, self sticking labels DELORES: (high-pitched) Me too JOY: (lowered voice) and this office DELORES: Yes JOY: What did George do on that day for work? DELORES: I really...don't remember Transition At Reggie's school. Mrs Rickets - the teacher brings books over to the table that some children are sitting at. Reggie is sitting down MRS RICKET: Okay everyone, I know you all think that you couldn't live without the internet but before online research there were card catalogues and paper cards and library book pockets - oh Reggie, don't play with those books, they haven't been barcoded yet, they still have the antiquated check out cards in them (turns around) Si, Benjamin, if that is a skin magazineI see you holding, so help me. (Reggie stars going through the books and comes across "A tale of two cities", she opens the book and sees George's name) Transition at the hospice. Nina has died but she doesn't know where she is. George is holding up a picture GEORGE: Do you know who this is? NINA: I don't remember GEORGE: This is your husband - William NINA: Oooh nice GEORGE: William (she puts the picture down) NINA: There will be a quiz on this material GEORGE: Yeah I know, and actually I think you are late for your quiz, so this way (she grabs her hand) NINA: No (she goes to pick up the picture of her daughter, Beth) Oh!(tries to pick it up again) Oh GEORGE: Nina, you really need to follow me NINA: Please don't tell me what to do GEORGE: (annoyed) You're dead Nina NINA: This is the lady who comes in and brushes my hair GEORGE: Yes that is your daughter, Beth and youre dead (she walks off, George is exacerbated) Transition. Penny and Rube are talking at the reception area PENNY: So who is this, this Rosie? RUBE: Oh nobody you know PENNY: Is it somebody you knew? Is she related to you? (she hands him a post-it - Rube goes to take it but she pulls it back)(more questioning) Is she related to you? RUBE: Yes (she gasps and gives him the post-it) O Shan, It's a decent hospital, they take good care of people there? PENNY: No Rube, they water them once a week. (He puts the post-it on the picture of his wife) Look at you driving on the wrong side of the road, It's not good RUBE: Thanks for this (he puts his wallet away and starts to walk away) PENNY: How's Der Waffle Haus?(he comes back) RUBE: Good PENNY: Kiffany? RUBE: Fine PENNY: Your merry band of reapers? RUBE: (laughs)They're awful (George comes running up) GEORGE: Okay you gotta help me RUBE: And she's one of the better ones GEORGE: Better one what? RUBE: What's the problem George? GEORGE: I can't get her to go, she won't follow me PENNY: Nina forgets things GEORGE: (saracastic) Yeah I picked up on that (Penny raises her eyebrow) RUBE: What Penny is saying is that she has no idea she's dead GEORGE: I get that, how do I get her to go RUBE: I'm teling you George you have to get her to connect to her own death before she can move on GEORGE: How the fuck am I supposed to do that? PENNY: Ooh she's got a mouth on her RUBE: Always a pleasure Penny, I'll see you round the campus (Rube walks off) GEORGE: Are you kidding me, youre just bolting? RUBE: I've got fish to fry, little Georgia (Penny sits down and starts eating her lunch. George looks at her) PENNY: Hey, I'm on my lunch break GEORGE: Oh come on please PENNY: Sorry honey, can't do it GEORGE: Come on I won't... I don't really like old people PENNY: Then youre one lucky girl GEORGE: How so? PENNY: 'cos you'll never be one. (takes a bit of her celery) Listen, I have to report Nina's time of death to the hospital, but I'll delay as long as I can, so GEORGE: So? PENNY: Better get a move on (takes another bite) Peanut! (VO) I would never become old, dead and young has got to be better than alive and old, isn't it, right? At least I remember things Transition Joy is in the kitchen labelling some jars. Reggie comes in, she looks at the jars then looks at her mom. REGGIE: What happened? JOY: What do you mean what happened? REGGIE: You're labelling JOY: I like to label REGGIE: When something bad happens JOY: I'm just reworking our shelving system, once I started doing that I realised it was time I reorganized the pantry. (the door bell rings) Oh honey could you get that? you know what? I'm not keep on buing these chewy grinola bar thingies anymore because you don't eat them, because I'm not made of money here (Reggie comes in with JD and Claire, the next door neighbour) JOY: Hi boy (comes right up towards her, she continues to cut the lables) Hi Claire CLAIRE: I'm sorry to bother you but your dog dropped, your dog dropped a zoomer in my nasturtiums JOY: Well, Claire, aren't zoomers supposed to be good for nasturtiums? CLAIRE: Small flowers, big dog.(JD growls) These flowers won a prize at the Pickwick club last year. JOY: Yeah, I remember. CLAIRE: So if you could just be a little more careful with your dog... JOY: Uh, yeah, we will. Won't we? REGGIE: Don't look at me. I wasn't home. (Reggie leaves the room and JD follows her) CLAIRE: Quite a project you've got going on here. Oh, my goodness. Are you moving? REGGIE: No no I'm just reorganising my kitchen CLAIRE: Oh, It's breathtaking JOY: Thank you CLAIRE: You can see where everything is right away JOY: Well a place for everything and everrything in it's place CLAIRE: Did you do all this yourself? JOY: I did CLAIRE: Do you think... would you ever come over and do this to my kitchen? JOY: Yeah I could do that...(she looks at the cupboards) for 75 an hour CLAIRE: (she pauses) How about Thursday? (she dashes out) JOY: Thursday is good (she smiles) Transistion Nina is sitting in the chair. George opens the curtains which has Daisy, herself and Mason MASON: What did Rube say? GEORGE: He said I have to make her connect to her own death MASON: This bloody job never bloody ends, does it? :sing: K-K-K-Katie, beautiful Katie (Mason starts to dance to her song)Youre the only g-g-girl I adore :sing: (Daisy looks around the room) DAISY: What's with the post-its? GEORGE: (dead pan) She forgets things, they remind her of things, or not (Mason pretends to box and Nina copies him) GEORGE: Mason, don't, it's not helping, youre going to get her all riled up DAISY: Yeah, fights over GEORGE: What fight? DAISY: Ray hit him MASON: I hit him back, and he nearly bloody died :sing: bovines over the cowshed:sing: GEORGE: You know what Daisy? Ray's an asshole NINA: Ray's an asshole GEORGE: See? Nina can't remember a thing and even she can figure that one out DAISY: Well I'm not going to see him anymore MASON: Really? DAISY: I'm done MASON: Good. Excellent, excellent. move on NINA: :sing: I'll be waiting a the k-k-k-kitchen door:sing: MASON: So, this is Nina GEORGE: This is Nina, whether she knows it or not (walks up to her) MASON: Hello Nina, Hello my darling NINA: Hello MASON: I have to tell you something you have to listen to me very cafefully, it might upset you but listen to me, okay? NINA: James Bond MASON: Your dead, you snuffed it NINA: Shaken but not stirred MASON: Okay she's batty, she's gone. Is there anything valuble in here? GEORGE: No, she can't even remember a thing,she doesn't even know who she is DAISY: I have a thought NINA: Oh how very pretty DAISY: Oh thank you NINA: Perfect DAISY: (to George) She seems pretty lucid to me (she quickly closes the curtains then opens them, where Mason is sitting down on a chair and Daisy is at the door - they are acting) DAISY: Dad! MASON: Hello Beth (both of them stop in slow motion) GEORGE: Your husband William (Mason has a book on his lap and a magnifying glass) GEORGE: Your daughter, Beth (they start acting again) DAISY: Dad, I have some horrible news MASON: (really slowly) what is it? DAISY: ...Is DEAD (He lifts up the magnifying glass to his eye) MASON: Dead? Your mother dead? (George is looking to see if Nina is understanding this) MASON: Nina sitting right there (he points to her) dead. (he stands up) woe is us, woe is me, just wooh dead, really fucking dead (she looks blankly) (to Daisy) Was I good? DAISY: Oh you were great GEORGE: No. yeah but not that great (George closes the curtains) (opens the curtains and the camera goes to black and while, as if it is an old movie. George is shaking what looks like Daisy, but in fact is a doll - (VO) How do you explain to someone what death is, what do I say? death is like (she shakes her head) What? (Mason closes the curtains) (George opens the curtains, Daisy has a pretend machine gun and Mason being shot by it, with sound effects) (VO) It's like a play, right? The swan song? The last act? (mason up by the sink) The fat lady singing? that's what it is (She closes the curtains again - organ music plays) The final curtain (mason and Daisy open them where George has a clip board (there is a drawing of a head stone with a cross on it - she shows it to Nina - Nina still has a blank look on her face - George goes back behind the curtains - daisy George and Mason come back out, Mason has a tissue in his hand, they actout a scene of them all being hung - they all fall to the ground) (VO) how do I tell someone that the show's over (the curtains close) Transition Reggie sitting on the floor with a bag by the side of her, she goes into the bag and brings out the book and looks in the front cover (VO) How do I tell someone who doesn't quite understand the words that it's okay to leave (she flicks through the book and gets to page 80, she sees "Reggie needs to disappear" written by George) flash to 1994 - In the Lass kichen there is Joy, Reggie as a baby, Clancy sitting round the high chair and George sitting at the table CLANCY: Would you look at that face, look at the monkey face JOY: Would you, you are so cute CLANCY: Does the little monkey know how precious she is? JOY: She is so perfect CLANCY: Just perfect (she smiles and makes gurgly noise) CLANCY: Daddy loves you (George looks over all jealous) GEORGE: Mom? JOY: Yes George GEORGE: I don't want Reggie to die (they both look at her) JOY: Okay. That's good sweetie CLANCY: But no one here wants anyone to die George (she snorts, she goes back to her book) JOY: (whispers to Clancy) What do I do? CLANCY: Not a thing, It's sibling rivalry. Spock says it's completely normal JOY: "I don't want Reggie to die", it's not normal CLANCY: Relax Joy it'll disappear, She'll forget she ever said it (George listens to the conversation by peering over her book) JOY: How's your book sweetie JOY: Pretty good (looks back to Reggie) CLANCY: How's your thumb? Oh could I have one? (George picks up her pen. They go back to talking to Reggie) JOY: Did you see a raisin sandwich? Put a raisin right in there. Look what she did. Look what she did. She did that herself. Look, she made that - She did that? (George writes - Reggie looks up from the book. She closes the the book quickly) Transition George, Daisy Mason and Nina sitting down. George is looking really bored. (VO) Nina couldn't move on because she couldn't remember, but most of us are haunted by the things we can't forget MASON: Are we there yet? NINA: Are we there yet? MASON: Are we there yet? NINA: Are we there yet? MASON: Are we there yet? NINA: Are were there? NINA: Are we there yet? MASON: Are were there yet? NINA: Are we there yet? DAISY & GEORGE: Stop it!! MASON: Great, now she won GEORGE: What am I suppose to do? She's forgotten everything. I can't talk to her about her memories because I don't know her, It's likee she's not even here, It's a joke. It's like there's no difference between being dead and alive (Mason gets up) MASON: I need a drink (as he gets up he accidentally knocks one of the post-its on the bed - Nina picks it up) DAISY: Yeah, I can't let him drink alone (She gets up too, George let's out and an excerbated sigh) GEORGE: (calls after them) Don't worry about me (The post-it says "Daughter Beth", Nina is trying to pick it up) NINA: Oh GEORGE: What? What do you want, the post-it? (she picks it up and puts it back on the picture) NINA: Beth, my daughter Beth (there is a pause as George realises that her lucidity is back) GEORGE: Do you wanna here a story Nina? NINA: Oh I love stories GEORGE: Well once there was a girl named George, She was 18 years old,and she didn't have a husband, William, she didn't have have a daughter named Beth but she had a mom, a father and a sister and one day she went outside, it was a sunny day, a few clouds but an ordinary day and she went out to get some lunch and this man, he stopped me, and he talked to me and he knew my last name. I told him to leave me alone but then something from the sky fell and I didn't feel anything, I couldn't remember anything, at first, but then I did, I realised I died (she looks over to Nina's body and picks up a pen and post-it pad) I -- died (writes) I'm dead (she walks over to her body and puts the post-it on her head - it says Nina, she sits back down. Nina is looking shocked. A really long pause happens) NINA: I'm dead GEORGE: That's right NINA: Yes, that's right (George nods) NINA: That's alright. Thank you GEORGE: You're Welcome Nina (VO)I didn't know Nina's story, I could only tell her mine. It was the only story I really knew (George looks back to the rocking chair - Nina has gone and the chair is still rocking) (sitting in her car ourside her old house) I guess death makes everything grow cold (Reggie looks out the window but sees nothing) I hadn't beeen thinking about Reggie at all lately, or my mom, or my dad, I hadn't been thinking about them at all, and I bet they weren't thinking about me (she sees the car pass) either way my after life was a secret (toad in his tank- croaking) Anything else was just too dangerous. Mason and Daisy come into the house singing "My bonny lies over the ocean", they stop immediately when they hear singing, the light switches on and it is Ray) DAISY: We were just coming back from the hospital RAY: I didn't ask you where you were MASON: (stoney faced) What are you doing here Ray? Waiting for you, well not you! ...but you, you left the gym without saying goodbye DAISY: I'm sorry, goodbye (Mason sniggers) MASON: I think you should piss off RAY: I think you should stay out of this Ginger. Somebody die at the hospital? DAISY: No RAY: Somebody died at the gym today, but you knew that (she looks stoney faced) and the night we met(gets up) and two days ago, I'm begining to think youre bad luck DAISY: Yeah, I am RUBE: Yeah that's what your friend Rube told me this morning MASON: You...met Rube RAY: He wasn't very nice to me, then again none of you have been very nice to me DAISY: You really should leave now (she steps back to let him pass) RAY: (looking submissive) Okay, I'll go DAISY: And don't come back, I'm done with you RAY: (smiling) Good for you, I think your right to end it (She glances over to Mason. Ray grabs her by the neck and pins her up against the wall - Mason goes to save her and Ray punches him out of the way) RAY: There's just one thing sweetie, you don't end things, I end them. You don't tell me youre done, I do. Youre worse than bad luck, your a black fucking hole (slams her against the wall) DAISY: Fuck you.(Mason comes round) RAY: Youre not as gentille as you look Daisy and as pretty as you are I just cant shake the feeling that you really just a cheap hillbilly piece of tail (Mason dashed to the kitchen and brings a tray. Daisy ducks and Mason wollops him over the head with it - he carries on hitting him. Mason moves away and Daisy goes to him, she feels his pulse - there is blood coming from the side of his head) DAISY: He's dead MASON: He's dead (he is breathing heavily, she steps back) I'm sorry? DAISY: No MASON: Darling, there's no post-it and there's no fucking soul, fuckin....is there a shovel in here? there's got to be a shovel, is there? (a strange noise comes from the body - Daisy pushes Mason back - a graveling comes out of Ray's body, the graveling leaves out the window) MASON: (panicking)This is all my fault, man, it's my fucking fault, it's my fault, it's my fault, it's not your fault and your in it now, your in it now DAISY: Stop it, It's nobody's fault. It's done, alright? MASON: Yeah? DAISY: We keep this to ourselves and noone needs to know MASON: (points over to the body) What the fuck was that? How the fuck did you know that was going to happen, that graveling? DAISY: Because I've seen it before and he's right, I'm bad luck (VO) There are things inside you that noone wants to face, (hear digging, and Daisy looks out the window) things that you keep secret, even from yourself but secrets are funny the things that you try to hide always turn out to be the things that you can't forget END CREDITS GINGER IN REFERENCE TO GINGER RODGERS