INVENTING THE ABBOTTS - Daily Script

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The guests applaud their uninspired box-step; neither
father nor daughter appear comfortable at such close
quarters.
13 EXT. ABBOTT HOME - DRIVEWAY & TENT - NIGHT 13
The party is going full swing as Doug wanders out of the
tent and walks down the driveway. He's had enough of
high society for tonight.
14 EXT. SIDEWALK (HALEY) - NIGHT 14
Doug strolls along the sidewalk (in a residential
neighborhood) softly singing "You Ain't Nothin' but a
Hound Dog." He pauses beside a rubbish can on the curb,
strikes a wooden match, and sets the trash on fire. As
he nonchalantly continues down the sidewalk we see
several trash cans on fire in the near distance.
15 EXT. ABBOTT HOME - BACK YARD - NIGHT 15
Eleanor necks with Steve (Jacey's rival) on the glider in
the gazebo in the distant corner of the yard. The sounds
of the PARTY can be heard in the b.g. (the band is
playing "In Old Monterey"). Jacey stands in the shadows
of the shrubbery spying on them with pure heartache.
16 EXT. STREET (HALEY) - NIGHT (SHORT TIME LATER) 16
Jacey walks home with his eyes brimming with bitter tears
-- past the smoldering rubbish cans along the curb.
17 EXT. HOLT HOME - SIDEWALK & GARAGE - NIGHT 17
(MINUTES LATER)
As Jacey turns up the driveway, a light snaps on in the
garage. The garage doors are open, Doug sits on the edge
of the ping-pong table smoking a cigarette with his hand
still on the light fixture pull chain.
DOUG
Three out of five?
JACEY
Two out of three. You serve.
Jacey and Doug pick up their paddles and begin a game of
ping-pong. They are expert players and fierce
competitors.
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