廊桥遗梦 第十八章 英1

孙祎卓

　EXT. RESTAURANT - DAY
The mother stands on the street frantically calling for herdaughter.

　　MOTHERREBECCA!

　　The Maitre'd, Francesca and Robert exit the restaurant.

　　MOTHEROh my God...!

　　FRANCESCAWhat happened?

　　MOTHERI was paying the check. She ranoutside. I told her to wait for meright here! Oh God, where is she?

　　Rebecca!

　　The sidewalk is filled with people. Francesca looks toRobert. He recognizes the concern in her expression. Goinghome will have to wait.

　　ROBERTI'll check down here. Someone callthe police.

　　The Maitre'd goes back inside. Francesca comforts the mother.

　　FRANCESCAThink for a second. Is theresomeplace she said she wanted to go?

　　MOTHERI don't remember!

　　EXT. STREETRobert searches through the street, poking in and out ofstorefronts, looking across the street.

　　EXT. RESTAURANTFrancesca and the mother search in the opposite direction.

　　EXT. STREETThrough the crowd of people, Robert looks across the fourlane Main Street to a LARGE CITY PARK. He crosses to it.

　　INT. RESTAURANT - AN HOUR LATERFrancesca sits with the mother as TWO POLICEMEN take down adescription. The mother is crying. A waiter brings over somewater for her. The Maitre'd stands by.

　　MOTHERShe was right outside. I turned myhead for a second.

　　POLICEMANWhen was this?

　　FRANCESCAAbout an hour ago.

　　MOTHERThey're not going to find her!

　　FRANCESCAYes, they are.

　　At that moment, the mother looks up and cries.

　　MOTHERREBECCA!

　　She jumps out of her seat as all turn to see:

　　Robert holding the little girl in his arms, entering therestaurant. He carefully hands her over to the mother. Thetwo wrap their arms around each other. Francesca looks toRobert, loving him even more now.

　　FRANCESCAWhere was she?

　　ROBERTAcross the street. She went into thepark and got turned around and didn'tknow her way out.

　　MOTHERYou crossed the street by yourself?!

　　REBECCA(crying)It was a green light.

　　The mother is too relieved to be mad. Robert sits down.

　　MOTHERThank you so much!

　　ROBERT(frazzled)I need a drink.

　　Everyone laughs out of relief. Francesca wraps her arm aroundhis shoulder and kisses his forehead. He kisses her back.

　　INT. TRUCK - DUSKRobert drives as Francesca sits inside his arm. Neither speaks.

　　INT. JOHNSON HOUSE - DUSKFrancesca calmly leads Robert up to her bedroom.

　　INT. JOHNSON BEDROOMNaked, Francesca guides Robert into bed beneath the covers.

　　They begin to make love -- softly, lovingly -- like a couplethat are beyond the erotic, discovery stage; a couple thathave been together and in love for years.

　　LATER -Francesca puts her arm around him as he nestles his head toher breast. Francesca strokes his hair as Robert closes hiseyes.

　　ROBERTI don't know why I'm so tired all ofa sudden.

　　FRANCESCALong day. Go to sleep.

　　ROBERTAm I too heavy for you?

　　FRANCESCANo.

　　Robert settles into her. But Francesca is wide awake.

　　Something is on her mind -- "Tomorrow? What happens aftertomorrow?"INT. KITCHEN - MORNINGFrancesca is serving Robert breakfast, then sits down besidehim. Silence. We can sense some tension between them -- thisbeing their last day together.

　　Francesca seems ingeniously friendly. Robert is suspicious.

　　FRANCESCASleep all right?