绝望主妇第二集剧本.docx

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绝望主妇第二集剧本

Voiceover,spokenbyMaryAliceYoung.

"Anoddthinghappenswhenwedie.Oursensesvanish.Taste,touch,smell,andsoundbecomeadistantmemory.Butoursight.Ah.Oursightexpands.Andwecansuddenlyseetheworldweleftbehindsoclearly.Ofcourse,mostofwhat'svisibletothedeadcanalsobeseenbytheliving.Iftheyonlytakethetimetolook."

Panoveracemetery,focusinginonMaryAliceYoung'sgrave,whichreads:

MaryAliceYoung

11*18*65-9*26*04

BelovedWifeandMother

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Gabrielleislyinginwater,withhereyesclosed.

"Likemyfriend,Gabrielle.Ishouldhaveseenhowunhappyshewas.ButIdidn't."

FlashtoscenesofGabriellewithCarlosgivinghergiftsasMaryAlicespeaks.

"IonlysawherclothesfromParis.Andherplatinumjewelry.Andherbrand-newdiamondwatch.HadIlookedcloser,IwouldhaveseenthatGabriellewasadrowningwoman.Desperatelyinsearchofalifevest.Luckilyforher,"

Gabriellecomesoutofthewaterandweseeshe'ssittinginabathtub.Sharingit,infact,withJohn,thegardener,whosheleansforwardtokiss.

"Shefoundone.Ofcourse,Gabrielleonlysawheryounggardenerasawaytoinfuseherlifewithalittleexcitement.Butnow,shewasabouttodiscoverjusthowexcitingherlifecouldbe."

Carlos'scarpullsintothedriveway.JohnandGabriellekissastheytoweloff.Carlosslamsthecardoor.Gabriellehearsitandrunstothewindowtolook.AsCarlosgetsoutofthecarandgetsthemailfromthemailbox,shegrabsJohnandtheyrushdownstairs,grabbingclothingoffofthefloorastheydoso.

Carlosseesthegardeningtoolsonthelawnandlooksaroundashewalksuptothehouse.GabrielletellsJohntoclimboutthewindowandashedoesso,shepusheshim.Hefalls,leavingbehindthetowelhehadwrappedaroundhim.

Gabriellegrabsthetowelhehadleftbehindandquicklyputsherhairupwithit.Carloswalksinside.

Gabrielle:

"Hi,honey,you'rehomeearly."

Carlos:

"Mymeetinggotcancelled."Heglancesoverather."Youjusttookashowerthismorning."

GabriellenoticesJohn'sjeansstilllyingonthecouch.ShesaunterscasuallyovertothemandputsapillowontopofthemasshetellsCarlosthatshejustfinishedaworkout.

Carlos:

"Where'sJohn?

"

Gabrielle:

"John?

"

Carlos:

"Yeah,that'shistruckoutfront."

"Gabriellewaspanicked.Sheknewifherhusbanddiscoveredhersecret,shewouldfeelthefullforceofhiswrath."

Suddenly,fromoutside,Johnsays,"Hey,Mr.Solis!

"

GabrielleandCarlosturntothewindowandseeJohnfromthewaistup,clothed,trimmingthehedge.CarlostellshimtoworkontheficusandJohntellshimthathewill.Beforeturningawaytocontinuetrimmingthehedge,helooksatGabriellewithaslightsmile.

"ButshewasquicklyremindedthatwhatCarloscouldn'tsee,couldn'thurther."

Fromtheoutside,weseeJohnstandingonaladder,trimmingthehedges...nakedfromthewaistdown.

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Credits

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ThefourwomenareatSusan'shouse.

"ThepeacefulfacadeofWisteriaLanehadrecentlybeenshattered.Firstbymysuicide.Andthenbythediscoveryofanoteamongmybelongingsthatsuspectedasuspiciousreasonformydesperateact.Myfriendsgatheredtodiscussitsimplications."

Susanpicksupthenotefromthekitchentable."IthinkweshouldgiveittoPaul."

Gabrielletakesitfromher."He'sstillmourning,Susan.He'llprobablyfreakout."

Susan:

"Itdoesn'tmatter.Shewashiswife.Hedeservestohaveallthefacts."

Bree:

"Well,wecoulddoitgently.Wecouldtellhimaboutitovercoffeeandpastry."

Lynette:

"That'llbefun.'Paul,wehaveproofyourwifekilledherselfoversomedeep,dark,secret.Anotherbearclaw?

'"

Gabrielle:

"Wecouldalwayscallthepolice."

Lynette:

"Maybeit'sjustsomesortofsickjoke."

Bree:

"Well,ifitwasajoke,itwasinverypoortaste."

Susan:

"No,thiswasserious.Iknowitwas.Wegottafindoutwhatwasgoingon."

Lynette:

"Let'ssaywedo.There'sachancewe'renotgonnalikewhatwefind."

Susan:

Well,isn'titworsetobeinthedark?

Imaginingshedidallofthesehorriblethings?

Bree:

"It'stheage-oldquestion,isn'tit?

Howmuchdowereallywanttoknowaboutourneighbors?

"

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AttheYoung'shouse,there'sagiantholeinthemiddleofthepool.

"Myfriendswererighttobeconcerned.Theyknewthateveryfamilyhasitssecrets.Andasmysonandhusbandcouldhavetoldthem,youneedtothinkcarefullybeforediggingthem.up."

Zackstandsbytheedgeofthehole,lookingintoit,andthenturnstolookatthedarkenedhouse.Insidethehouse,thehusbandcarriesalargechestintoadimlylitroom,wherehesetsitdownonatableandrubshishandsontopofit.

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ThewomencomeoutofSusan'shouse.

"Aftertalkingforhours,myfriendsstillhadn'tagreedonwhattodowiththenote.So,theydecidedtotalkaboutitinthemorningafteraggoodnight'srest."

Thewomenpartways.

"Butnoonecouldfallasleepthatnight."

Eachwomanisshownlyinginbed,wideawake.

"Theyeachkeptthinkingofmysuicide.AndhowterriblyaloneImusthavefelt.Yousee,lonelinesswassomethingmyfriendsunderstoodalltoowell."

BreegetsoutofbedandgoesdownstairstowhereRexissleepingonthecouch.Whenshereacheshim,shecoughspolitelyandherollsover,tellingherthathe'sup.Shesmilesandsitsdownontheedgeofthepulloutbed."Good.Ihaveaquestionforyou."Herollshiseyes,thenpullsoffthecoverstositnexttoher."Okay."

Bree:

"Doyourememberwhenyouproposed?

"

Rex:

"ForGod'ssake."

Bree:

"WesatonSkylineDriveanddrankabottleofapplewineandwhenwefinishedit,youturnedtomeandyousaid,'Ifyoumarryme,BreeMason,Ipromisetoloveyoufortherestofmylife.'AndeventhoughIwasengagedtoTyGrant,andeventhoughmyfatherdidn'tlikeyou,Isaidyes."

Rex:

"Thatwasalongtimeago."

Bree:

"Youaregoingtocancelthemeetingwiththatdivorcelawyerandwearegoingtofindourselvesamarriagecounselor."

Rex:

"Bree!

"

Bree:

"Youpromised."

Theylookateachother.

Henods."Allright."

"Good.I'mgonnago,uh,makemyselfsomewarmmilk."Shegetsupandwalkstothekitchen,stoppinghalfwaytoturnaroundandlookathim."Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?

"Ashegetsupfromthebed,hemutters,"Anythingbutapplewine."

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AtSusan'shouse,shetakesaglassandfillsitwithtapwater.Asshedrinks,shelooksoutherfrontwindow.

"Susanawokethatnightaloneandparched.Andasshegazedoutherwindow,shesawthetalldrinkofwatersheneededtoquenchherthirst."

Outside,MikeDelfinoiswalkingslowlydownthesidewalkwithhisdog.

Susansighs.

Julie:

"DearDiary.Mikedoesn'tevenknowI'malive."

Susan:

"Shutup."

Julie:

"Ifyouwanttodatehim,you'regonnahavetoaskhimout.'

Susan:

"Ikeephopinghe'llaskmeout."

Julie:

"How'sthatgoing?

"

Susan:

"Shouldn'tyoubemakingbrowniesforyournerdyfriends?

"

Julie:

"Ican'tfindthemeasuringcup.Haveyouseenit?

"

Susan:

"Themeasuringcup?

"[sheflashesbacktowhenshedroppeditonEdie'sfloor.]

Julie:

"Yeah."

Susan:

"Hmm."[flashbacktoSusantryingtoputoutEdie'sfirewiththejeans,andthenrunningoutofthehouse,pastthemeasuringcuponthefloor,thenflashbacktothefireengulfingEdie'shouse.]I,uh,well,it'sgottabeheresomewhere.Justkeeplooking."

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Carloswalksintothebedroom,whereGabrielleislyingonthebedwithhereyesclosed.Hewalksintotheclosetandbeginstakingoffhistie.

Carlos:

"Iknowyou'reawake."

Gabrielle:

"Iknowyou'reajerk."

Carlos:

"DinnerwithTanakaranlong.I'msorry.

Gabrielle:

"Youknow,Carlos,Ididn'tmarryyousoIcouldhavedinnerbymyself6timesaweek.YouknowhowboredIwastoday.Icamethisclosetoactuallycleaningthehouse.

Carlos:

"Don'tbethatway.Igotyouagift."

Gabrielle:

"Nope.No,no,no,no.You'renotgonnabuyyourwayoutofthisone.

Carlos:

"It'sagoodgift."Hetossesaredjewelryboxinfrontofher.

Sheopensit."Isthatwhitegold?

"

Carlos:

"Yeah.Putiton."Hekisseshershoulder."Andthenmakelovetome."

Gabrielle:

"I'mnotinthemood.But,wecouldstayupandtalk."

Helaughs."Whenamanbuysawomanexpensivejewelry,therearemanythingshemaywantinreturn.Forfuturereference,conversationain'toneofthem."

Shethrowsthejewelryboxathim,hittinghimontheback.Heturnsaround."Hey,thatwasajoke."

Shegetsoutofbed."Yeah,right."

Shestartstostalkpasthim,andhegrabsher.

Carlos:

"Whatthehelliswrongwithyou?

"

Gabrielle:

"Letgoofme."

Carlos:

"You'vebeenactinglikeanightmareforamonth."

Gabrielle:

"Stop!

"

Carlos:

"What'swrong?

"

Shekeepsstrugglingandheholdsontoher."Ican'tfixitunlessyoutellme."

Shebreakshisholdandsitsdown."It'snotexcitinganymore,Carlos."

Carlos:

"SowhatamIsupposedtodo?

"

Gabrielle:

"Idunno.Bethewayyouusedtobe.Surpriseme.takemybreathaway."

Carlos:

"Okay."

Shelooksathimwithhereyebrowsraisedandhereiterates:

"Okay!

"

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