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Okay, know you've aeays sid you're not realy imerested in anything like eis ~ av, (oerng awa of nasa) Uhh ~ HANNAH It’ a litle outside your comfort zone. But, ids just the past couple of weeks have been prety, challenging. So T thought. maybe it's time to try Something diferent, you know? av. Yeah =| TMASNAH. And the next meeting is tonight! I mean, what fare the chances ofthat? (AUANNALL Laks Back af DAMID dpe sot who he ‘nals he having major ans, She quiy move ‘asin Kit) Oh, God. Are you okay? av. 'm fine. HANNAH, If you're worried about the shot, honey, it's not gonna hurt promise ‘avn, just give me a second, HANNAH. Lot of deep breaths, ‘Dav. Ikon [MASNAIL Ie realy doesn’ hurt ta ‘avi, Because Ihave’ done it yet MANNA. I'm just saying, I've talked to people, Or, I've ‘read about it inthe forums online. And everyone says its nothing, is just alle pinch. So just mark the spot ike they showed you, gie yourself a target and‘AVI, Could you he quiet for a second, pease? (DAVID thes dnp bath, Bete, unt) HANNAH. Do you want to wah the vdeo? Dav. Ni HANNAH. I might make you more comfortable? DAUD. I'm sticking a gigantic needle in your as, Hannah think is normal to be a ite freaked out ANNAHL You're right, sweetie, of course you're righ. But ‘we just do the shot this one ting and everything works the way ifs sppposed to, and then we meer hat todo stagrin. (A read moment of connection. Thy can do thi) av, Okay, HANNAH. Okay? aw, Yea. (She turns around, estar to fre.) HANNAIL I's all gonna work. I mean, you were there, De. Greenwood said there’ no reason it shoulda’. work, (He marks an ‘50 hr but with mayer) Physically everythings fine, 0 with ite extra help, (He sas her bt dwn witha leh wie) ‘And we'e both doing what we can to minimize sxe, igh? (Ue rps the male 1 big, Lt of de bah.) ‘The meeting tonight sounds perfect. [relly thin i be nice for you tog, st total abou some strategies to del with, stress, ke Dr Greed ‘aid. That's the key, for both of us, to jun tens aed (Ue sticks her with the med, willy off the mark. Te hurts itt) Azzabhtt aw Shi HANNAH Keep going v.16 nthe wrong spot IANA, us hal thy nd av. Oh God =| IMAQNAt (ming rough her ain Youre dl ete! You're doing really great! (Pe manage fish the shat, BARNA sifing her oman Ar el te ee oot) Oh thank God I claps om the sf a DAVID sag Cote, pe of tna ans) See, wha el you? Nothing tot (DA ats og es of ee wines i in) Yin okay? ANNAIL (the b) Iyour tomsch x bothering yo, maybe you should’ av. Tid ine HANNA Okay (en) know that wasn’ easy for you But now t's done, right We'l jus go to the ellie tomorrny and, “do the dea’ adel think is gonna work nono, cing hi pain) Ub SSMAH.T hn l,jst have realy good feting bout don you? Dan. Look, Hanna. I kow how much you want his, ‘nd how important is yu sus 1 important o both of, a P av. eis itis important = tooo. mean, after Christmas, you ld you ese hat you wanted to ry again = Dv. Fison = reat,HANNAH. I wouldn't have made all the appointments and. taken the hormones and done all these shot if ou rads ~ AMD. Tm not saying I don't wane eis HANNAH Okay. Okay ‘DAVID, just ying... I mean, maybe this en't.um (4 pang lng expectation) Allwe can doi go to the cline and hope forth best ‘asa Da, wns hrs FMANNAIL. know I ko that, Davi, (Gut then sh a help hers) 1 jos cell think i's gonna work. (BASIN cars ay he oily stuf as DAVID drinks ‘moe ben: wince, then ours some indo dead plent ‘while HANNAH i king) 1 mean, we've done runing right, lac ve get {0 the clinic tomorrow ~ob, Think forgot to tell yo *0, our appointment’ at nine = AMD. now. FMANNAT. I won't be there right avay, have a deposition tha really can’ rechedule. But the nurse sie they feed ninety mints to process your, um, samp, ‘anyway. And the deposition vill be quick. So Vineet You atthe clini at 10:80 forthe big event DAUD. You already told me. ANNAN know, just think forgot to mention = Dr: Greenwood has moved offices since the lst time you were thee? She's on the sixteenth floor now, (oat) DAVID. Okay. ‘MANNAIL I just wanted to let you know s0 i wasn't a surpre, ‘DAVID, Great. She's on the sixteenth Noor. san es, Di. oj go othe teeth oe ssa Oly (04m es cn the atom) Sve You oy? (ow rpms Dowd? (oan ing oft) Jen (Sn fhe dnl ANAM pul foto) Sete, doyou need anything? Can ge on anything? (se ing Th eel ing agin.) (a.m ju gone se wh hs CANA ull on er fon he anne: te dan Sis sho ae tae ad al suse) sani? ANNAN ond SLBA endrce) Oh ny Gd Son a no en you were coming? SSN Hanna, thank God youve hme! (SAN ee ANA, ent solr) Ie gon ve you. suygats You to. svsin Realy ods tess shar sna amen ‘hon st pus HU ie ig efor Sond) ‘We got getmie. sve Come, come I'm ts pred ose yo SUSAN, I5as aad I yas gonna have to find the building ‘manager and talk my way in,FHANNAIL What's going on? Is everything okay? SUSAN Is so good to be back in Minnesota, you have no idea, (Cound ofthe ie fusing) ‘HANNAH (calling) David, sweetic, my sister is here SUSAN. Oh Gov, Dai’ hom HANI, Well, yes, Davi is home. He lies here SUSAN. now, Twas just hoping he'd be out when I came FHANNAHL When did you get in? SUSAN Just now. iteraly just got off the plane - well, aff the ght ai The ig al stacey oe ‘So clean. And you don’t even have to buy a ticket, ie aot What? SUSAN For height ral mean. Let gor on ANNA No, you hve to yee SUSAN. There no one checking then, ANNAH. They, get on ferent saps, They ome avoid and check SUSAN. The I woul have bought a dcket fom dhe act, They don't sell hers USN Then I woul ave gen them the money ANAL No, i they etch you without» thee yo get Acct mean a elke kes te eee dtr ickee SUMNGI4a heed fre Hanna, Fm ue we nul hae worked something out, (oan nen) MANAH. David, look, Ssn's here. Tot that a ace ‘pie? (Pet 409 es andes (4 SUA) Hes js going tog dreed, 5094 No need tn expla MAIL We were’ t expecting anyone, so = Susann ory to ave interop” Mas Ot No we werent — SUSAN Don’ stop on my account, Iam perfect eapable ‘of enteraning myself while you tr nh p= suasnat Dad's en sky ha all SUSAN. Wat TANNA He didn't goto work, hats why he's not eal ewe SUSAN Whats wrong wat doe he hve "Xo, beaches susat. Thank God. {thought you were gonna say stance Wha? Sts hat afl iw hat ote asi? "ripped tough our entre onganivaton, te An stn ay ped eso mean np ag snasnat Oh SUSAN And ft were limited o people who were actly ‘on the ship = lke our fore execute dvector that would be one thing, Thats wha those people dle for wating od nn giant Pet dh, Pullung the oceans and ravaging mathe economies, Dutton thy bing it tack ashe (oss eto, sti i hisses) suet, There you ar! You oy? DvD. Hi Sum, nce wo se you. SUSAN. Tan cha yon M20 Ls 90 good 10 8 you, Susan, SUSAN. Gods 30 good toe you, to even you, Dai ‘ou would no bee what have ben tough, [es fee this oervelng sense of rebe being Rees ts he: Thank God, Iam hme aw. Wl ou hme. wat fect terile we dda’ know you were coming. Dav Your home icin LAANNA Did you ty to call? SUSAN, California is fucked, And I mean fucked HANNAH Oh, ub, SUSAN, T's talking fucked up the ass kind of furked ~ not that there's anything wrong with anal se Ibe A beautiful and loving aet, aud anyone who saye otherwise sa homophobe, HANNAH. So you came ovis fora couple of days? SUSAN. We were tually shut down. (ANNA moves f SUSAN, genuine concen) awn Wha [SUSAN. All our unaing was cue HANNAH. Ob no, Susan! SUSAN. Everyone lot their jobs, BAUD. OF course they did HANA. Thar tev SUSAN. mean, the budget cuts are beyond dracenian, ‘They're affecting essential services T'm angry shout losing my job, but reall, my heat breaks jst bls forall the people we were serving who are now to have to do without. DavID, Didn't you work fora eable access channel? ‘HAMNAIL faring) David — SUSAN. Which provided sential community information and ‘slucational programing for une. and on thar of pepe sometines, HANNAH. Sosa, we are s0 sory SUSAN. I jst, I feel so betrayed, ad hurt, and angry. 1 did't know what ese to do, hope i's all igh that just came? (DAv gars seam warning a HANNAN, She hoe hee god yout of thi) HANNAH, Well, ofcourse it’ all ight opavm) Isn't, David? mean, you're family Wosusan) You stay wih us Fr a, couple of days, and then = SUSAN, Harold i taking care of Camille Paglia for mey and The said, "ou eat just show up in Minneapolis without any warning” And std you don't know my ster. (then) God, have to pee. (SUSAN exits the Bathroom, HANNAH. moves tard av.) HANNAH, Okay, obvi I ha no ide bam. This not happen i” Tit Shes my site! Is ate ae king to move in mare he js needa cpl of lear her head and regroup = bavi. What am I supposed to do with her here all day Tong? ANNAHE. (sigfcaty Yu ae going back to work, aren't you? fo exertion) (sound of the te flashing) (ava Anos thas only ne acetal ans) Dav. Yeah. Work. Of course some HANNAHL (ning) This s temporary. All ofthis its just “couple of bumps. We get Uhrough it and everthing {goes Buc to normal, ight, ‘av. Right (SUSAN rent) (thee lity) Susan, you want something to dink? SUSAN, Desperately ii involves alcohol DavIb. Me too. Hannah? Glas of wine? HANNAH Oh sweetie, Kan get it nap, No, ve got the was coming —PUNNAHL No, nos get Sos something yo pul ‘ont the cob efor you ges ov erie bed ner JRSM We jo eer ley, (50 in unpcing nn aking other tasteful bving room.) - S30. nt ging wo bed yet. Foo st) Nn = ‘wow Wj, youre no ten desde anid det want you ta be te 0. Forvia? ANNE Fr the thing. Reser? The hing ata? Susan Wha cing? Daw (asta) Wee got Summit or Laas = NSA ou wee gig Susan Teqiss BAND. We've go some Rising et oer fom a couple fen, SUS Who inks Ring? aD Hana anata don want amen. S090 Tiine + Suma WANNA Sete, when we led ere, jon sid you thought it would be nice, to go. lama Atal ous ys ey. ae, oul Be ie, wnt 7 av. Your sister just gor here SUSAN. Don't stay on my account. 'm not going anywhere ‘DAVID. Yeah, you didn’t say, Susan ~ how long are you ‘planning to stay? A “couple of days?” SUSAN. Oh, atleast mean, Ihave to fn! job, and who ‘knows how long that wl take in this economy. (BANNA' Biejust got much Ade) ANNAN. What? AMD. (cher) PL get dose inks, (Dav exis to the hen.) LUASNAEL You're moving back to Minnesota? SUSAN. 'm opening myself up to dhe universal flow: LMANNAHL That's not cellyan answer — ‘SUSAN. Sienna says chat in times of uncertainty and fear, the tendency is 0 close down, when what's actualy required eto open up. HANNAH. Allright, I'm just trying (© —how Tong ave you planing to ay? SUSAN. just don’t kno MANNA. Because we're happy to have you for @ coupe of ‘ays, but David and Tare notin a position for you to ist SUSAN. You know; I honesty didn't know what wo expect, ‘bat Davi seems fe, HANNA. Hei ine. We're ine 'm just saying we're not really set up for — : SUSAN, Don't get me wrong, i's great that he's doing so velit just surprising. HANNAH, What does that mean? SUSAN. Just, after the accident he had kind of a Tot of problems fora long time ~ tuvo asa ie ore hn an cient, Sos at Ihe’ doing great. He's back a work, mosty ~ wel, {Tmean not today, obviously Or really for the past ‘month, butSUSAN. See, cleat, mom docs’ know what she's talking about ANNA What? What she ay SUSAN She ju ihe seemed “eg” whe dewas here ahi ANNAIL He was “edgy” SUSAN. just ling you what she si SNA compl igh th mas SUS has cmt) MANNAHL I mean, if he wat edgy you know i wae ob Beaune morn we “dropping? ae srandctiren the whole time, and then dese and reonaniing everthing. Tome hose nae york and he'd have earanged the cme lichen Teo fd anything SUSAN Honesty ou'e the one who see egy. HANSALLm note Alright, ma lite gy David Sanh work the cunt he ati now yeu show up. Ms ben toe Usa art Thans Thanks Isa eating Sn id’ mean ie he dha SUSAN. 1s been kindof tough wee forme, oo Hannah MANNAIL know, and fel erie about yo jo SURAT know Te ala been the fal fick, but 1 hough he one penon nho might seul santas sce me inthe mid otal ssh ANI dt SU8AN.1 don't meant contaminate your perfect land Your perfect mariage Atm la you're ere SUSAN Your perfec jb at the pefet afm = SOA I'm probably going ge ade al sight suas. hai? UHL ego cents dropping Ike es 1 doen thelp that Pe had four ofthe go ot busca he peste mona whoa! ping tee Thy fr ou or a st Fn oi nef ens do pay ee Wi tea ym ses ht tea pple dn rst Tye hing fo peop tm anwar sua Tw at Isa sj ay ok St Te ppl ath pa fd yt roe Shame wo peng sus jut dts ew eT sal buy soe sll eng! Wy hero ig rs Lok dary ahi ai ab he ‘ate Dee oul alee, Hata Tha’ choy su ening ec ft n'a Do wey hor g hae ene ht suai Whe pea ‘ust ma ei) sus ig ino on hay? ba, Coming tog nein bd af hn peat gang) uso You we igo og ae wy (ep din AN MA de sn. Si Soa Than at oar, We Al i'l ont yhing Dim Sma Ace be Iso Tah ofr eng a bin gageLANNAH. No, sweetie, 1g it— you really dont have to = ‘avi Don't worry. Fve go i av isgne) SUSAN I ca'esee how mom got itso wrong, MANNA Excuse me, for just a second, I need to tlk to SUSAN No, ou eed to feat. Iman look at me. Lua lost ny job and my aparament. Do {seem el HANNAH. You Tos your apartment? SUSAN. And you know why? Because Iam open, Lam open to the flow HANNAH. What happened to your apartment? SUSAN, Gone HANNAH Did you sublet it, or? BUSAN. They don’ really et you do that when you're evicted, {D810 ments ut a ths new oration tna on HANNAst) HANNA You were evicted? DAVID. Wow. O45 SUSAN Is hay. E mean twas completely hunting {nthe moment. But i's abo tberating, We're ramet to think that homelessness is the worst thing at can ‘happen to you. But now: I don’t have to be seid ote anymore. Das, Youre saying you don’ cual havea home to go hack 102 HANNAH. Ok, have you tld mom? SUSAN. I think I'v disappointed her enough already [MUNNAH, That isnot te! If you would call and explain ‘what happened — SUSAN. I'm not going co all mom, ll sigh? LHANNAIL She would help yout SUSAN. Right, with her scare tactic about “veg on ' budget” and “credic counseling” and “persyal sccountabiliy® She has no fit in me, Hannah. No ‘oe as ay fh in me, woo do We hae ihn ou Ss, Brae Yu ‘rea smart capable, Indeed person who can sve her own problem SUSAN. Thank you, Hannah NANNAHE So, What are you going to do? SUSAN. The path il be lined (et vv, Wel, Cheers. USN. Lehi, (7h ck Bt, dri) sich {AWD spt some oa he wince pin, SUSAN fs iors) WAI Sweetie, don't (at B99 ha atl spe drinking. He cling i ie Hes ching but he um gi ip = coughing drinking, coking viking HANNAU stars to ae SUSAN i ln tothe oi ening eprom) David, sop {sD dant tp.) 1p, opi just stop! (\UNNAs fly gras te Ble ut of DAVID ha, ‘eng MD pst us or a (piping ate an el en rng) (Hees ber dipping fom his chi) Us Thats what I'm talking aboot (SUSAN highs DAD, suing the momen it ‘eumph DAVID Loup, eps Ks chin a HANNA stews ong) ‘ID. Who wants anor?SUSAN, Me, "MNNAIE. (ov) Okay, realy don’ think dhs a good ies, SUSAN. I's a very good idea -UNWAEL The doctor said you should be careful about how such you drink AMID. Your ster just fost her ob, got evicted, and showed 'p on our doorstep with 3 vy large sue | think ‘couple of drinks are in onder, HANNAH ( ‘he convenaton) If you eave now, yous ‘an still make ion time. Dav, Hannah — MANNAIL Even if you're a couple of minutes le just really thik you should go tothe thing = Dav, Can we please drop thi? SUSAN, What i this “thing?* Dav. Nothing. HANNAH. Iv’ just a gathering, a group of people very nice people with common experiences wha ex together teak. SUSAN. You mean AA, TMAMNATL No! e's not AA. 1, who get togetier— (401 has exited the ktchen again HANNAM turns tosuswn) You are not helping! SUSAN, (ph offended) What? What did 1 do? [HANNAH Fle ha been sc, al right? So can you plese — SUSAN, You just sid he as ine. FHANNAIE Just stop drinking, and sop, egging his on! With ihe high fives and the ‘S090 Tn lving my truth, Hannah, That ill dhe ny of sean do, ist a nice group of people (Dav rts wih mre eos) [WANNAHE. Davi, can I alk to you fora minute, please? SUSAN, No, Ihave something tos hink Hannah shoul oto this thing. Issa. Wha? SUSAN. The AA thing. [MANNAN. 1 ot A, SUSAN. Whatever. Cleary, David doesnt want to go. (Dae smi is ew aly) ‘pap. Thank you, SUSAN. But ie’ obsiously very important to you, Hannah, So just own that, and go. ‘av. I dink that is agrestis. MANNAIL Wha? Nol aD. es perfec. SUSAN, See? AENAHE Bute no ying ai Ey hing SUSAN, IFyou go, i'l be your thing av, Sasan’srght, SUSAN, avid and I wil stay here, catch up ~ DAVID, Have few drinks SUSAN. Wel be perfect fine HANNAH. Davi, ean I talk to you in private please? (SUSAN springs nd ction, ealeting HANNAH hinge forhertateae) SUSAN. No, you sid it starts at eight, you're gonna be ate, Here's your purse. 'HANNALL Honey, the whole point f this was for you to SUSAN. No, the point i for you to go, Answer this aling. Live your wa truth, (cudnt prota) Do you need a jacket? avn, (fering the jaca) Ws aie cil out (SUSAN pus he jacket oer HANNAH am, opens he ‘door for hee)‘SUSAN, Dail and I wil be fin. So Go to this gathering 0p 1 oF nice people, worrying and go. and havea great Scene Two (Church basement HANNAI now wars hack has fer use Shears ina corar) {re approaches, wnscen By HANNALL) “THD, Next time, you might want to try coming into the meeting "anad.I'm srry I didn't mean to ~T vas just= "ED Lurking inthe doorway? ‘HANNAH. No! realy wasn, just wasn't sure where was soing “THD.[ could see you hovering out here forthe as twenty ‘minutes. yas about to start a pool on whether you'd ‘work up enough courage to seal come in. "MANNARL really didn’t mean wo dnt yo, ‘TD, Didn't distract me much, it's just not generally ‘considered pote (o eavesdrop on an SAA meeting HANNAH Oh God, Lam so sory, ‘Te.’ prety hard to find recovery fram the hallway, LMANNAH, No, no 'm not here for that, just meant ‘TED. Pus you cat heat the july stuff standing out here, Inside, you get a cup of coffee anda chai, enjoy the show. HANNAH. I really wasn’t tying to eavesdrop. I just, 1 got lost I've never been here before, mean, Pm noteven Jhere for me! My husband isthe one who was supposed ‘rep, Us HANNAH, He said he was going to, but then my sister showed up from California. She just showed up, and itlooks lite she's planning to, 1, maven And love iny sister, do, butshe can be alu much? And then David refused to come ~ not w AA, i¢'s a diferent kind of support group. Not chat there's anything verong with AIT think its wonderful that you're antime ine ean atest But Ig to Al-Anon fom isa good program. From tei youve sae ‘Sout din you mig ed sey ep sux am 0 ry to have bothered you. ‘in-The name’ Ted (We hls ot his hand to sake, HANA pod Alcoholic! T mean, okay. that came out wrong, It's Probably not wonderful, I'm jas ying toy AA Breat, and if my husband were an aleohobe hice on" think hes, mean, worry about bisa because he's heen drinking att lately? Bt he dace, said that's very common for people with PTSD, ie, like seltmedication. But I really think the rege ot eden iy ching her pore) the problem i that he just need to fale te among Se sere ly didn't mean to, ‘which is why wanted him to come to this support IANNAH. It’s nice to meet you. Ted. I really didn’ {oup. I think it would help him so much, bot hen st into all that. eae ‘Susan showed up, and David wouldn't come, and now TaD. You're gota Int an your plate, from the sound of theyre at home geting dra and Tos hese nad ‘unas Fin just having a ad dy. fhe time I goc here it was 830, and there nee ae, alfferent meetings going on, and one of ems wen tefinitelya group of lesbians so knew that mene Bur couldn't ll wich ofthe other was he righ ‘soup, But I couldn't go home because then Dest would say, “See? Ie was Waste of time!" And then Rent ‘ver conc And the does’ cote if he data ome kind of hep, I don't how what 'm gonna dy just, Lean‘ tke anymore (UNNAIE i oyng) ‘S01 stood in the halla turing. adn i Turked, {and Pm sorry for that But I swear to you, as ace ‘svesdropping, jus, Idon'tknow what to deamon, (an exrctation) ‘TED. nota aleohoti, FIANNA, Excuse me? ‘mp. Thin meting that just et out heres an S, AA meting. ANAM S, AA? ‘TED. Sex Addicts Anonymous, 'HANNAIL smiling ut backing ey) Oh, see, ‘Tp, The meeting down the halls 4 gembling meting, 1 think, so T'm not too sure where your nippot ‘group might be. Now upstairs, Lknow, ithe west Abdnon group. Whether they're all ksbiane oy nog "ID. Happens to the bes of us : 'NANNAHL. Thank you for being so, understanding, I wor take anymore of your tne: "ED. Why don't we get a cup of coffe, what do you think bout tha "MANNAHL T— um, dhank you, but = “Tm. There's litle place around the comer ANNA That end ya ay suk go — ran, Now theres hehing sma ny fer Not at youre mt aac woman, ou cena we (et : rel no, ha the par where you ay Fm an aint ana o's dapat a ay Scumwuepre ras Un = 1. ite bit of humor here reas ihe ‘reais the teson "ao hoa gh se does ‘ap Yow seem ke ou could ne somebody ak ate on the to. Tele sep groupe all prety much oper same principles, and you already know P'masex adit, ‘0 anything you sy, 1 certainly wil not be one to castScene Three (Phe endo D0 ond SUBAN, SUSAN is drunk, DAVID, mot 49 much.) bed SUSAN So here's she plan aA i Sse You ea i. yon me sus Tait icone (an expectation.) ‘That's it that’ the plan. ‘av. You “wait i out"? SUSAN Tes brillant (SUSAN fees oftage sith the bathroom door on, ‘ontinung the conseation) SUSAN. fofitage) ind a job, mind my own Busines, go for walks around the Takes, and when the economy gets etter go back. ‘aD. So you are eventualy going to go back to LA? SUSAN. ofa) OF not. mean, who knows. (Davi suas wrt the de lant ond ows ast (fl ber nt the pt) (ofiage) Maybe V0 meet a chunky Minnesota frat boy and buy my own condo = people here are so fat. (SUSAN reapprs and catches DAVID.) | just never noticed before ~ did you just pour beer i that plane ‘Dav. (ening) What? No, SUSAN. You did.DvD. You want another? SUSAN. you do id DvD, You're drunk, (sv exits te hice) You want another one or no? SUSAN Yes, No, wa, when's Hannah coming back? AVD. ofp) {don't know. We're out of Summit, SUSAN, Only Becruse you jst poured it out. rely don't think you should do that Your plane dacs nex look food. (AVI rete ith mor bers) DAVID, Sony, what's that? SUSAN. So wia’s the thing, the AA thing, it's net AA. DAVID Who sys it’s not AN. SUSAN, Hannah, She sid about four times, I's not AA DAVIN Maybe she washing. SUSAN. Ik cant be AA because you're not a alcohale avi. 1am au aleohotie. ‘SUSAN. Bullshit DAVID. You don’t know: SUSAN. Alcoholics don't water the plants with their been, (abn) AMD. want to dink al the time, That should coant for something ight ‘SUSAN, So why don't ou? Dav. Ihave an uler SUSAN, Oh, ‘Pav. Makes it hard to commit, But alcoholism veems appealing. SUSAN. Tully but once you're over 30 is really han on Atvoreed ou your fob, dive your ea Ino an coming ay sd popl are ut He: wl what you epee hese Sent us we ay te than eet? ‘ho, Ges me eaaches . SUS. 50 you jst esp going to the Liquor stor, a oping bem, ing ots othe reycling oe. SAB you can't actly get drunk a, Nope (Te as of sey itt th) sus Wie (ex) ‘That’ ot to be ding Hann cing nu is ing here (A et The eck pat his ject joe DAD has ned mo. hr wn) SUS Oh God, oe devo had no ideal a shoul el ie. gonna el her ; SUSAN No! Promise yo eer ell Promie you eept ‘pat ea un ana od ot (DA eh at gs is inforaton, ests ont) r,t Sich Yo PBR! mean, what do you care rental iki aw “until Hannah gets laid off? (Me su cng) SUSAN. (ong Wha? Dv. That wht you you sid “unt Hannah ges id SUSAN. Olay 0, yes iy nt. But Hanah wold me ot sy anthing— ae Wat dd shel you?St don hm sh mend meting a sry her an e es SGunmber Bs mean, what doe at ra “Making your number"? o ow. ya (DAVID breathing homes shal and fa) SS Like there's a number and ic your and you're ‘eppoted to, what, ‘make I tke a ke} tne en 2 baker, and you have just make sme mune ate everyday ‘avID. Hannah geting aid ot SUSAN. I'm sure she's tx (04903 poner) And th And ats ary. But ~ say wth me Ada With me, because his (400 fr hil tea a SUS) enon igh fea? Fear wns. But when you enbrace f you win, because make ita friend, ‘MD. dn'vant o make ta then pt Yen you reo far whan open hea, ag sad th omni, Beane an Sate plane chet if jus agreed to deliver something here ‘or him, T mean, what are the chanees of that? oa. Un SUSAN. And I don’t ave to tell you how expense plane tickets ae. But it did't cost me anything! Here Tam, ‘Safe and sound. Thats magi, AD, What, exactly, ae you delivering? SUSAN Just thing, baw. A thing? SUSAN. A package. ‘av. A package of wha? SUSAN. Don't be edgy, David. aD. Ate you running drug? SUSAN, No! ‘Dav, Then what are you delivering? susan Just Marty gave mea bg to chcchy okay? He st the package was inside, but it would be better, for plasibie deniability, not open i as, Ob my God, SUSAN, I's not what you thnk! Okay, I met Sienna because she'san activist, butshe sao powerful prychic healer mean, the things she tld me about my ie, David, would make your hair stand on end — Dav. Get to the package. SUSAN. Well, must have mentioned Iwas fiom Minneapolis during one of my healing sessions. So I clled Sienna yesteray when the sherif was hauling ay belongings tw the street, because I needed guidance, I mean, Harold was coming to tke my ext, but I couldn't stay with him for more than «night or wo. had no idea what I was going to do. But Sienna called me bck almost right away, and she sid that, pychialy, 1 needed to come home. And it just so happened tha her boyfiend is from here, and if be willing to deliver something to an old een for hima, Marty ‘would cover the dcketar hte BE Righ ahr? Tha thea he gave yout SUSAN, Maybe, (Brat DAD and SUSAN race tthe bg bu ‘her jos) Soe Let got DAVID. This is myhome! SUSAN. Do not open it David sont oughta lant bag of dg ino myhome! ‘SUSAN. You don’t know that! AND. es Bg of drugs You're a drug eunnert fe alone know what's inside, T have plausible sdeniabitiy? RAND. What cs led wih cocaine?! Or metho} SUSAN. SUSAN. They are not going to kill PAvID You don't know that! ‘SUSAN. Olay, Sienna isa very sensitive held eovironmental morals Now Inet Tern ente He's, rough around eee GRO vera and he's goths anarng DAVID, Breathing, just breathe ae gia ts hin, AT have odo hep the ag unl Marys friend “aldo? cae av What ont al e where to met him. Then ge im the bag, and that ee fet cll You ere? You gave Baldo our home telephone number? SUSAN, OF course not. ssa Mary gave me one ofthese anful doponble ones ou troy ay (SUS ties the pone) pr. ok nyt ewe S60 hon ail pe ch ct ‘but actually manufacturing something called "aapoabe phone ju, No, ea’ et his into myhome, hs ny safe place, ouhae og sos Wt? : (Dav tls hing om, ething up SUA “ Dua Get our shi a et ont, USN You at do hat aD. Wace! SUS You cai hk me ot! Fn on a pce path DAD ering day : SUSAN Fine! rnin dra or cry rg! newt i mae ou think they're But if you Kk ne ot, where do you “Spam oe king fre? (aa cain. Th ge sinks i just x) (508A brn plone ing) 6 God. That. Ob un. (Aeterna SUSAN cles eel and ten ss td de gs) Du. Wat are you dag? Sus. Centering my beth, avo, cine me? (Avan) i 0? Ad Pe cared att nod goed ore enc ets Sem not going2M7. What happened to “embrc embracing oar fear 1 Tae embrced my fas (hn ing} £04 une some people, don't have a gaymore.Y have be my ond ae ee hand rat at he a en (Phe ringing stops thecal going t cove mai ice mai) SUSAN. Sec? He's eaving. A message. (bat) (O41 tats round the nd, “oe AMID, Al ight, Okay. Pil do it. o (0 io pe nna aise gent Dt ot gig Another SpA ME DA iets des aching hinasy SUSAN. Holy shit, yest You can do this, ‘otlly do this Embice your feat (DAVID tas isi of bert ot i capes M8 bar as ose, DAD. (iting be) Ow, god dam SUSAN. Anger before he hangs up (He shakes i off, answers the hone, ascot ie Blane, ascot and as Da Hello. Yeah, weve go your package us tabs weve gy Where do SUSAN. a? (ight sin) David. You ean Scene Four (HANNAH. Cofjee shop. Two cups of coffee. TED enters sale ange eee ee ee —— a oo oa — oe ern ae ee ae eer aa = oo =a es ee cin toueit near ba eect we, Shearegetemnennte at peter ire eeermiad ier ee ientatn Sere Soc eye eb i cme emt ee 7 ee‘THD, The hell they are. 1 mean, Correct thing to say, but most. facet © Of the peope Ive met the peope (ete ing he Butta 2S, aud hy : auned that ean smear, Dining Where do you ante ae AS tim none none TD, (mater of fat} Wel, you must wan, ae Siu soe to ted asmecting men nee TED. Bot what ae yu oo ing fr? HANNA That realy TED. Mos of find UF Way to reconery bec have finally gotten so damn ‘unbearat me ling toy jst about anything, Ne A we're TED hing conincd exacts ‘Fest of your life, that’ cf fine, Things are not perfect. My job situation is precarious, and my ster showing up fs not deal ~ "aD. And the problems wth your husband? ‘MANNAH. David is having & had time right now. But he's going to yet better again Lust need to get through i, You know? Buck up and — wD, Manage it all better: MANNIE. Right. Yes, “rp You have children? HANNAH, Um, not yet, "TD. I don’t mean wo get too personal, but i sounds like you're having some wouble in that area as well. MANNALEA lite bit "THD. Tat’ ot toe painful to want to have a child and not beable 1 conecive HANNAH. We have really good doctor. "HD, know litle bit about that, having a body that won't slo what you want i vo do. (at, WANNA gathers her ings) [MANNA Pm sory I shoulda’ have come, ‘TED, Don't go. Look | may be a bulldog, but {won't bite HANNA. Lon ‘THD. A least, not unless you ask me to, MAXNAH, Okay, tha’, um ~ ‘TED. shin smile Just litle more humor (en) Look, we're siting i a brightly it public place, don't ‘even know your name. In all ketihood, we'll never see each other again. So what's the worst that could happen ifyou open up and really tlk to me? (An ection. HANNAH sits goin.) HANNAIL My husband is— well he has postraumatic sess ‘TED. He's a yeeran.PNQUIL No, He wa in an acide ‘was in the bridge coll am ">. The SW Biges ANNIE Hewat on the bi oa ee when fe, ane ea TED That ms ave been a sua ta TED. Where were you when it happened? easel a Work, One ofthe partners came in ~rctaly he Teo EDs 85 jt colapucd once ae couldn undersea et cal ying, him to the hos ANNAIL He broke his clavicle, and three vertebrae, And Jae had ui in his lungs. The ear fell nto the river and he started co drown, apparent, I dow't rally know because he won't talk ‘about i, But thirteen people died. And there are some who've had twenty surgeries and theyre still ot okay. So we were ck, ‘we mere very lucky. know that rep. And the aby? (HANNAH strug wth he mmr.) HANNAH, Um. didn’ Chad miscarriage, about a week ‘ater So. “TED. am 30 sorry. MANNA. Wel ‘ep. Tru [MABNAL Twas awhile ago. ‘TED. Isa uemendows loss. HANNAH. I iad really tld anybody? At the frm, when they know you're having a uly, they start ating like you don't ally work there anymnore, so ‘TD, How fr along were you? HANNAH Fourteen weeks. had just. At the ultrasound, ‘they sida ih ‘TED. Good Lord, you lose a baby right when you're tying to take care of David. My wife had back surgery, that sul no joke, [HANNAIL He was in rehab for almost two months before they even let him come home. ‘Tp. You were all lone HANNAH. My mom came from Avizna, And Susan came, hich was~I mean she means well e's just taken him 0 long to recover F thought we had finaly turned 9 ‘commer: He was going to work, hes he was ready to ‘eyand have a baby again. But this pat month, i's ike ‘we're right back where we started. The nightmares, and night sweats. And now he's stopped going to work again. T don't know how he's keeping his job. He justts on the couch, drinkin are empty beer boy 1 Tmean, i he would jst go tha wold ‘ack to being perte: like ie ot tat spe = Maybe you should te him wp ana ngs. mayo with his ason) A ight — ‘tm good! Atleast if youth ‘maybe he'd start uying ale mgr Meee i, HANNAH You're fucking with me, (Bingo TD tans in, pleased) 7D.You know what thinks 1 think you're exhausted, Vim, Personally? Td recommend you take a nice hot buble bath, How does that sound? ANNA Un = “1H, Just soak inthe tub and not think about Davi, oF ‘work, or your sister, or any ofthe milion other things you think you're responsible for fixing. Lt i all go and lip nto the warm embrace ofthe wate, Close your eyes fora minute, Just close your eyes. (She dees) Imagine thatthe water is right ehere, wating for you. ‘The seam gently rises upto meet your fingertips when you dip them into test the water Ie’ perfect. And ou leave your worries ina heap on the floor next to ‘our clothes, and se into the water naked and fee Feel the water sutrounding you. The heat oft, gently penetrating your muncle wn sey ream, one By one, (Cer boy rans lite} Mam. That nice in’ ie (Ste sites a unsonscious sila) [Now I'm gonna tell you a seeret. You can take a dah whenever you want. Doesn't matter about your Inushand, oF your job, or anything else. The only Person stopping yu from doing it you. (A moment. HANNAR jogs the bath, TED enjoys ‘watching he HANNAH ops her ee) HAMA Wow ‘mp. ay, "HANNAH. Tat was, um think Ise what you were, getting at That I need to relay, "Tp. My God, you are a beau woman, [MANNAIL I~ thankyou ‘TeD.T mean erly beast, HANNAH That’ nie to eascouarse range eoPIE must el ou that al the te, HANNAH. Yeah no ely. TED. They should. I mean, our face, that. brushes, Tae m9. Ana Fit alo be alin, aes forthe si a’ ad he igre ie Pen a challenge. Formers eon, Mee for my wife In fact, to her in, neta hich, truth be told, har my feelings q ae tea bi We're (or pectin ee a wh a gta ohne ie tO. ig eee ng TR. Wy wuld thas ‘MANNAK. Think you'll say anything just to keep me, off balance. Tmean, I'm an attorney, all ight I's tactic im familar with You get the person comfortable, snd then keep changing the line of questioning wal they ‘rap themselves ine ‘Teo. What ie am Tying to trap you in? ANSABL Tom ons TRD-You want proof? (ie aback i ist, rad is slighty.) Go ahead. Maybe Pm not impotent. Maybe I never hhad cancer, and never lefe my wile. Maybe when asked you to coffee, my intentions weren't pure for single second. I never looked into your eyes and sv your suffering, and T never really wasted to help you. ‘Would you be more disappointed find out 'm ing, for discover Tm teling de tuth? (Prasat by this entire encounter and unable to turn ‘dan the chance o proce im wrong, HANAR bly teaches oo and touches his rth hough his date, Nothing. TED gives her a eset eile, egg her on. ‘She rubs his crotch no, determined ge a reponse ‘Sil nothing. Her oes lash wid, aly waiing what ‘he’ dong and pul her hand ae, motif.) FHANNAIL Ob God! I 0 sorry! ‘TED, Doa’t stop on my account, Despte evidence to the ‘contrary, Was quite enjoying that (BaNNA fares gone With ach admin, thes (hind of teration. TED matches hz int for ein) [MANNA I think my husband's going tobe fired and I'm about to lose my jb. ‘TED, I was wrongfully terminated and can't collect ‘unemployanent HANNAH T think Dai isan alcoho, ‘Ten. My wife thinks I'm afte [MANNAH. My sister will seep on our aero bed wil we Kick her outTED. ean vein "0m he ‘HANNAH, I can’t, : etm husband ogo toa hacking suppor ‘TED. My wife would TUNNEL, Bu Ihave oy, don't HANNAN Tn know, ‘7m Tit Frome night jut et x and see Ut praca aps cone Tine hp tan eh ee ling tat happens 7 58 all 0 hay (As they mate out) igh sip Scene Five (The cond, the next morning. Sounds of WANNAR ting ad for wrk off age SUSAN, ensconced on he (uh shee she has sept.) SUSAN. I am an honest person, Hannah. That’ wy worked for cable acces. I could have answered the siren ell of network news, bu the networks don't ate shout the truth. Rupert Murdoch and Ted Tuner don't want people 19 know whav’s really going on, Decase if we knew? There woukd bea revolution, Out entire system would come erashing down, and not cveryone i prepared for that, whic swat makes this Alte precarious for someone like me, (HANNAN exe, lst drs fort.) ‘MAQAHL Susan, jus tell me where David went. SUSAN. He running an errand. HANNAH. Did he say anything about an appointment? SUSAN. What appointment? "HANNAH. His doctor's appointment, nine? SUSAN. Ovo, ANNA, What? SUSAN. Nothing. TMANNAH. Okay. You know what? Thats ine, He sa geen ‘man, he knows when the appointment i. And I have {00 to work now. That sal ean control SUSAN, Ok, LVANNAIL [ mean, 'm not going to track him down and ‘physically drag him to the appointment to make sure Ine gets there, am 1? No. So T have to let it go have fo admit Tam powerless, and trust that David will remember that he has avery important appointinent At nine, and that he will be there. And if you see hhim, and you feel like reminding him about the appoinument, I would appreciate that. But again that isnocanything lean contolSUSAN. Thank God thought you wee ganna You figured out he nen gone since eategs "ANAL But sya Joe sayng hes hen pence venshiny aight| (HANNAH rhs of tof) SUSAN. Olay Se, hin the ear ind Oty thie xt Kin of prectomen ANH When I came home la ight, yous ‘seep, in the ote, om the aero bed nt BEM SUSAN. He old me not tll yu he a gone ANNA Hes ben ming sine Igo SUSAN. He is not mising, Ham don Mn He isnot ising, Hannah. You just don't know ago oe Ch YI da hepa) EG. ao fel he ned point ot tha you were sho becv he as ping onthe ser bed. Cae ed eee you woul ae You taped nat one inte "WH ig Di hone cl me sn se he ee per” Mose "so You sod fave wal me Dd wa gone “ten ce ot io eet mc aan ca anh es SUSAN. Maybe being gone ll nights a good thing, di you think of that? HANNAH. He has PTSD, Susin, He could be having a Mashack? SUSAN, All right, look. He told me not to tell you, But ‘David ison a mission, HANNA. A what? SUSAN. mison FMANNAH. What kindof mission? [SUSAN. This i good thing, Hannah, He's embracing bis Tan ‘Manna Ob dear God. SUSAN. I's nr that big adel. mean I would have done it myself, bu die it became so lear that David should doit "HANNAH. Wait you're saying tha this was your mission? SUSAN. Techni nr oamially HANNAH, Okay, 'm gonna ask you this once, and I don't ‘want any bullshit what, exactly ithe mission? (on expectation) SUSAN, Being completely broke, unemployed, and newly homeless, Lagreed to delve a package toa man here called “Bulldog” in exchange for ny plane ticket. [HANNAH (a dred elation) What? SUSAN. Ihad no other choice, Hannah, Not al of ws ean ‘be perfect. HANNA. Did you sy is mame is “Bulldog?” SUSAN. Wel I don’t thik that's his real name, but I don’t now. [don't even know what’ in the package, But sce, obviously, there was bigger plan at work, because ‘when Bulldog called lve night, David answered the phone HANNAH Not [SUSAN Yes! And David just to conto Hannah It was amazing. He arranged atime forthe "drop" and thenhhe ook the package and! sad he was going to "get some supplies" and “scope out the site" HANNAH. What ime di he, what de did “Bulldog” eal? SUSAN, I don't really remember = [MANAN, WHAT TIME WAS IT? HANNAH, Bulldog! Oh my God, (QUANNAR digs rough her ri, pul out nahin, ast aiatng a naar om ber phone.) SUSAN, Wait, how do you know Bulldog? HANNAH. When is David supposed to meet him? SUSAN, Eight AM, by the river st Gold Medal Park (then) Maybe thas your mon, MANNA, (eng a mage) Hi, Bulldog: W's Hannah, (guess you know my name now That was stupid.) Allright, look, I don’t know what kind of game you'e running, and i you planned everything ls ight orf ‘thisis just dhe mother ofall coinidenees. But | cw all about your meeting this morning at Gold Medil Park. And Tam on my way there, right now, know ye talked to David on the phone, bu he does NOT ave wat you want, He does not have you, your = SUSAN. “Package” [HANNAH (tl on the phone) Your “package.” J have oer package I'm the oly one you alk to, ith eae Teaving right now. Twill be therein fiteen minutes, ‘ops Do not go into the park. Imp, do nat gine the pa. will meet you at the entrance, atthe comer of Second and Portland. And jus remember, Know how to find you. So he there GUNNA hangs np) susan. Ob my God [HANNA Get our jacket. Susan You're fucking Bulldog. MANNA Not SUSAN. Then what was that all about? TMANNAHL I met him atthe meeting, ll ight? While you snd Dad were shotgunning beers and engaging in Sntersttetaficking,T went to find @ PTSD support soup! SUSAN, Don't blame your afr on me, Hannah. THANNAIL How about the part wheze jou involve David in egal activity and den eto me sbout ean Tblame you for that? SUSAN, have honda iss, Is adopted. [MANNaHL. We were both adopted SUSAN Maybe that’s why you're fckng Bulldog. aroun, Okay is eveefongpe We've going down #2 ‘he park ‘aw You are gonna find David, and Tam gonna deal with Bu ~ with Te. AI sight? SUSAN, No wonder he goes by Bulldog ‘ayNalt. We are gonna get this all taken care of by eight Tortyfve so David ean get down 9 Dr. Greenwords fice to ack off into ate eup and I can get my ‘deposition at nine for dhe one client Tve managed to land in the past six months and then go be impregnated SUSAN. What about dhe package? HANMAHL handle it yu js find Davi. SUSAN. Oba [MANNA Of my God, Gold Meda Parks’ ight bythe ‘ge ight sit)Scone Seven (These by the park Sound the trac om te bridge ‘eee. Am acasonal car die dem the sn TED ‘waits neous, checking his watch. Hera coat Cand i, he cri sal rset HANNAN eer) ‘TED. Hello, Hannah, HANNAH. Are you alone? ‘TED.No one here bat vs [HAXNAHL Did he cll you? ‘TED. No one called me but you. Kind of a surprising ‘message, but hickily I wae already on the bus on say way dotmtown and Thad afte time before my appointment at nine. I's nice to see you, Hannah, FHANNARL Alright, look — ‘Tap.’ beautifl name ~ HANNAH. Ted = ‘THD. Fora eauifal woman — ‘HANNAH Last night was a mistake, okay? T realy don’t da that kind of thing, ll ight? 'm not the Kind of person, ‘who, makes out wih stranger in coffer shope— ‘TED. And in the doorway, and aginst the bumper of the ‘anand = MANNAIL I'd really prefer if we could pretend it never ‘happened, and jst get down to busines al right? TED. (delighted) Understood. So your message Something about my, package? ‘HANSA AIT right, s0 T don’t actualy have your package. "Not with me ‘TED. Well, nos, Hannah, you sid on your message that you did. HANNA I know Fi, but = ‘TED, Were you Ing to me? HANNAEL No “THD. Because that would be very nanghty. HANNAH. have your package, I just don’t have it right ‘now But ean get ito you, bier Okay? ‘TD. (reed) Honesty, later works better for me. Im enjoying this immensely, but dis appointment is not ‘something T can rally reschedule of ese I would, believe me. HANNAH Jus eave David out of it okay? “TED. Td prefer not to involve him HANNAH. Or Susin. “TmD.[- who's Susan again? ‘ANNA Because I wil ell the cops you talk 0 either ‘one of tem, oF if you say anything to David about ‘Tm usally prety good at this sor of thing bat LHANNAEL You just leave them out of this “THD. Iam very wiling to roleply. The undercover agent, the cabana boy, you name it, ANNA What? ‘THD. But I'ma lite distracted, because I really ean't be late for this appointment, But i you sketch out the scenario for me, I eat do a better job when we meet ater LHANNARL You're, you'¥e not Bulldog? ‘TED. Ob, I'm your Bulldog, Iwill be your Bulldog. just need a litle direction. HANNAH, No lastnight, you sid, you said you're Ted the Bulldog. ‘TED. went to the University of Georgia. The Georgia ‘Bulldogs? thought that's why you called me that —HANNAH. Bt you made a phone ell, athe coffee shop, you called David and ~ ‘TBD, [called my attorney. I have to give a deposition haere ina few minutes explaining why my employer should’ have fred me, 40 I won't lowe my house and have to file bankroptcy. HANNAH. Of my God. “TED. So the timing is litle bt ific. Hut late, Teo ‘definitely be available. HANNAH You're Edward Rondelet, ‘TED. That’. How did you know tha? [HAXNAH, I'm supposed 10 depose you at nine. ‘Tap. Wha? HANNAH, 'm the opposing counsel in your wrongful termination case, For sexval harsment, OF eure. “Tap. Well, this is amvard. MADAHE rn ang) Hae lly lems Fane refer them «@ another attorney ‘TED. Okay, holon now = LHANNAEE I'm gonna lose my job! ‘Tep There's no reason you have to tell anybody. HANNAH, I can't represent a client who's being sued by someone I've hat, a personal relationship with ‘TED, No one has to know that, do they? I think we've got ‘an opportunity here, You keep your client, eep your Job. And you, use your influence to help me reach a, ‘reasonable selement — HANNA, Foul be dished ‘TED. Only fsomeone finds out. ‘HANNAH What on earth was I thinking, lvening to you? ‘TED. This is winwin here ~ HANNAH “Stop tying to control everything, Hannah, and jst ea ‘TED you think dis through = HANNAH “Just et go for one night” — ‘7p,’ 5 yeats ok, Pam looking for work the wort job ‘market since the Great Depresion — [MANNAHL “Whats dhe worst hat could happen” — "Twp. My retiteent fund has been decimated! LMASNALL What happend to adniting wee powers, Tat ‘TD. Pm a sex addict! 1 was tying t get you into bed! (Gat) Okay, mm having a major ship here, I see that nov but [HANNAH have co ind my husband ~ ‘TED. need this setement (SUSAN enios, brandishing a ell plone. Sound of sens op onthe brid) SUSAN. Pictures of yo have been emailed to members of the media for idenibeaion ‘Tap. What? HANNAH. Hes not Bulldog, ‘SUSAN. He's not HANSA No, SUSAN. You're wre? Tm. [SUSAN, Okay tis is bah “Tap. You mia be Susan. HANNAH Where's David? SUSAN. I don't now. -VANNAIL He's nt inthe park? ‘SUSAN. I couldn't find hin, But you se that guy, sanding ‘down there? (healt oo) ANNAL Hin ‘TED. The large gentleman, drewed all in leather? SUSAN, The one withthe actual bulldog? Yea, him, [HASNAML, Jesus ChitSUSAN. Allright, 50 the real Bulldog is down there waiting or the package, and David is not here. Which means the package isnot here “Tm. What inthe word. (RD points te igh) (Thee man climbing up the ridge) (Phy alt bt.) sxx, OF no, SUSAN, Why's he climbing? "TED. Might be a jumper. [HAXKAHL No, No, ODA Bach cy umes rans off sag.) SUSAN. He's not mosing, he's stopped. Is he on TV? ‘TaD. Wall he's nota city worker ‘SUSAN. That's, Holy shit tha’ David. And he doesn't have ‘he bag ~ where the fuck i the bag? Hannah? (ecu of car ating tes spuating) Hannah! Wait Waitt (BUSAN and TED wah the corso ay.) ‘She drove off without me. What the hell am [supposed todo non? (Ste lnk bach toward the pak dow the brid) (Oh shit. Bulldog. Approaching. Twebe o'lock. ‘TED, Am I understanding correctly that the mising bag you're talking about belongs to him? s0san Yeah, “THD. He is impressively arg. (SUSAN ay ng is on TED.) SUSAN, Look over my shoulder. Ihe stil coming? "Tmp Hard to sy, We'd better Kis some more, (They da, Lights sift) ‘course " Scene Fight (The bridge, Sound of rfc nearly. DAMID hangs ow tothe adder rags Jor dear Bf. Nearing th op. Hes reed in como from WalMart. Maybe some goles “yng to lok the pert.) ‘bavtp, Al right, motherfucker You stupid piece of shit motherfucker, keep climbing, keep climbing, keep — (He gets bs by a gst of wind) ‘Oh shit don't took down, don't ook down, don't tok own. (fe catches the rang tig, hanging 0.) Magic not happening! All ight You said you could do it you candy ass pussy ‘motherfucker s0 keep climbing. Let go ofthe rung. (He docs’) Let go ofthe rung. (ope) Let go ofthe fucking rang! (RHANNAR crs, faming ove the tof the bride, hanging on to her ll plane) [MANNAHL David! Oh my God, Davi av. Hannat? [HANNA Doo’ do it, don’t jump Davin What? [MANNAHL love you, Tove you 40 much, don’t jump, please ‘don't ‘paw. I'm not jumping! (confuted moment) HANNAH, You're 00? AVI Not LHANNAEL Then what are you doing?avi. 'm climbing HANNAN You're what av. ying o get up, oa? a ying to ge wo the top and I can't get o the top and irs really fucking say cea tay oy ang on, just hang on — av, Thats what 'm doing awa Say right here ab, not mong HANNAHL Don't eo. ' calling 911 right now ~ (Ste cident drops he le, DVD flea it Ja st ANNA tc i fal tab whe) Ob my Goa vio. Don look down ‘HANNAH, Oh my god i sil faling e's tit ‘bavip, Don't look down don't look down don look ‘down. (tans. WANNA os around, eis hw igh ap hey ae) HANNAH David, what are you doing? What are you doing ‘what are you doing ~ eka the fuck ave ou doing?! Are on fuking ry? You cold hl our av, Tow — HANNA, aging ff the fucking ridge! ‘DAVID Dowel at me right now! HANNAH. Fm sorry I'm sorry, sweetie T didn't mean to yell Fm jus, Fm alte freaked out. AMID. Me to. -MANNAHL Lean, you're hanging ofthe side ofthe ridge! avi, I'm very aware of that fact, Hannah, HANNAH, Okay, okay. We're gonna fix this. Deep breaths. “Take some deep breaths. What are you wearing? ‘Where on earth did you get those pant? ‘avi, Can we say focused, please? HANNAH. Okay Are you okay, ae you hurt? ‘avi. I'm stuck. started climbing and — HANNAH. Ob ty God, where are you stuck? Ist your leg? aw. No~ LHANNAHL Is your foot caught on something? ‘DAMID, I can't let go ofthe rungs, okay? Tean'e go up, can’t go own I'm just stuck ere ~ [MANNA Okay, okay. We'ee gonna get someone to call the police, okay? We'l et someone to come and help fet You up, oF off the bridge, without you, you know, falling five hundeed fet or something ~ Dav. Hal ~ MANNA Beans, bcos 0 ds that wuld Be good dex to CLIMI THE BRIDGE TODAY! avin, This not helping! [MAXNAKL Fm sory, 'm srry. Pm gonna get help. ‘DAVID. just shoulda’ have stopped, 1 would have been fine WT hadn't stopped. HAA (tarts acing her arms, signaling) Susan! ‘aM. Iwas Fine wile Iwas climbing — HANA Suan! ‘avi. I was doing great, Thept telling myself: you got ‘his, just don’t look down, don’t look down, but then looked down, and - HANNAEL She's see us ‘DAVID thought: 'm gonna fll 'm gonna fal again, and ‘then the panic warted = ‘ant She's gonna cll = _Davip, And I'm just 0 sick oft, he disappointment and ‘the pity andthe pani ll dhe time, in parking ramps, and airplanes and elevators ‘HANNAH. She's on her phone, she's calling the police, ean see her~ vib, What kind of person can‘ ride an elevator? HANNAH. e's gonna be okay, sweetie =‘Thats why [haven't een going to work, (ex) MaxNAtt. Wha? DAUD. They moved my department to the twentysevendh floes. When you work on the sixth Noor you can take ‘the sae, tell everyone you're getting your exereize~ "HANNAH You haven't been going to work beenuse — ‘bavtD. But you can't climb ewenty-seven Mors every day People nice. ‘HANNAHL Why did’ you sy something? ‘avi thought it could climb the bridge, could — HANNAIL Why did’ you tell me? ‘DAVID. haven’t heen to work in a month because 1 cat ‘de a fucking elevator Do you know how stupid that ‘makes me fe? You had finally tapped looking t me like I'm damaged goods. "HASNAHL. Davi, Ido not think you're damaged goods — ‘av. (oepping) And Tam damaged goods. I mean, Pa hanging off the side of the bridge, {think chats, like, the definition of damaged. I get. (Eis phone rings.) 1am not answering that, LHANNAHL Ob my God. e's Susan. avi, What? HANNAH, Is Susan calling, She's waving and pointing to her phone. Dav, Why is she calling me? ‘Hawa Because she's Susan! Can you reach your phone? av, fous. [HANNAIL Don't do if you're gonna fall = ‘Dav, (He manages tans) Hi Susan... Yea, yep, we're both here, on the bridge... Yeah, Fn not gonna wave to you. Right, she dropped her phone, that's why she's not answering. ‘oviannat) She jun called 911. [HAXNAL Thank God. ‘DAVID. (onthe hoe, Sorry, yeah. eft she package down there... meant to Jeave a message and tell you Is Bulldog there2... Tell him it's right behind the stanchion. Yes, the one I'm hanging off of, right What (to HANNAR) Ted wants to know if the deposition is Aefniely cancelled? ayn Yes DAVID. (on the plone) She a9 es... (domme) Are you going to eal him? ANNAIL No. ‘DAVID. (on the lone) She 98 m0. -AXNAKL Someone from the frm wil eal him. DavD. onthe plane) Someone fom dhe im wil el im. What. (lomnwnan) He sys he realy wants you to cll hm, he say. (om the phone) He sys what? Wai, who is Ted? HANNAH, No one He's lent DvD, (on the Phone) They went out st night? LHARNAH. No, we did not go out we met at the meeting, y= av. fm he pone} Ol realy. HANNAH. And i tur out he's elent, of not my cient, e's suing my client buta _ DAVID. (onthe phone) Yeah, Susan, actually to Ted, [HANNAIE No, David — _bavip, Put him on the phone. ‘MANNA, David, do not alk o him, do not— ‘DAM. (oe on) Bi Te. HANNAH, Oty, se, I thought he was Bulldog, Dav. fon the phon) Are you fucking my wife? "HANNAH, Not We never Tas trying to help you! That'll Te been doing! Trying t keep you from geting fired ‘or killed so ou life doesn't completly fall apart — DAvD, (on he phone) You're impotent? HANNAH. wouldn't have even met him ifyou had gone 19 that meeting! But obviously you don’t need a meeting! You don't need any help! You ean jst eall in sick, oF rink some more beet, or climb the fucking Bride! What grat idea! Why din’ Fh of hat? Maye if we bth md the ore ha wt oerynng? (HANNAH has climbed on 1 the lg of the bride DAVID sehr) avin, Hannah, no! (at tes nthe ind) HANNAH. Oh Jess (401 dps the phon, cls he ast ew rags, grabs ‘HANNA, pulls het sft HANNAH. and DAVID dng to ach othe for moment, Sound of pie sens npraching il ite ws of.) (@IANNAE pls awe, pues. DAVID leks around at (he bridge. MANNAE wipes er mouth They loka each sale) (Phe sound of car paling off the road. Thesis tp, poi gh ash) (ighs ip) love to talk Scene Nine (Phe set by the pr, THD and SUSAN. SUSAN is on the phone) SUSAN, Great, Now he's not answering. ‘ED. ItJoks ike they're litle busy with the police. SUSAN, I's like they've totally forgot about me. I mean, one of this wou be Rappering i it weren't for me, Gd, how long are they gonna be up there? ‘rp Could bea while. SUSAN. At least Bulldog got his package. For a minute T thought Iwas going to end up being tracked by a ouney hunter again ‘mp Aguin? SUSAN, Trust me, i's not as glamorous as it sounds. ‘Although, that Bulldog ended wp being such a nice ‘many dont think he would have called a bounty Hume righ say =I sven ot cave explained that Jou weren't a nar, jst an impotent home wrecker, “rep, What do you say we get rome breakfast? There's a place with prety good pancakes a couple of blocks a SUSAN. Okay, le’ got dis straight. ‘TED Walls, oo, if you're more ofa walle person. SUSAN, I may oF may’ not have just been employed a6 a ‘dng mile, but Ihave standards, and code of ethics. ‘Te You kissed me SUSAN. Mi life was in danger "TED, One could argue that our lives are alays In danger SUSAN. Oh, you're good. “TD. And I may be impotent, but all my other parts work ‘aT do have a pathological compulsion to please SUSAN. You're buying the wales. (Lights sip) |Scene Ten (Pate interim. DAVID sis na cha ANSABL nts. A moment} HANNAH. They gave me a ticket. Trespassing, The ‘office said Uhey could have charged me with public fendangerment, for distracting everybody on the freeway, but. They recommended I get some couneeling. Find a support group. Go figure, huk? _avID. Yeah. Go Figure. [HANNA Did you get chet? ‘DAVID. No. They were realy nice [HANNATL to them, that you were in the bridge collapse DAVID. Yeah, dhey mentioned that MANNAIL T'm sony. know you don't alk about it, but T thought they should know. T mean, it just seemed, relevant DAVID. After you told chem, dhey sent in a different guy 10 talk tome, He was one ofthe first officers on the scene after i fel, Good guy. (A moment) HANNAH I dia’ slep with him. I swear to you, David, T didn’ We hissed, and I shouldn't have done that ‘Thao tat shouldn't have even gone ov for coffee within Tw juts, pet. I thought everthing wa finaly geving back om track, but when you stopped going 19 mork again = avi. So i my fale HANNAH, No that’s not what I'm sing ‘AMD. Is what you're saying HANNAH, No ‘DAVID. 1 would just go to work lke & normal peron = HANNAHL I didn't know they moved your office ~ Dav, Pretend to be happy, act lke everything i okay ~ =. = _ LMASNAIE. don't want you to pretend! ‘DAVID. IFT could just get you pregnant again, then you ‘wouldn't be $0 upset and have to go off and, fuck ome other gu) HAA sear I did't ‘DaviD, Or, 'm sorry, not fuck some other guy, because ‘spparendy Ted is impotent, which somehove doesn't ‘make me fel any better, Hanna {ANNAIL Iam 50 lonely, David. I'm sorry, and I'm not ying to jus je (A moment) AMID, You know, everyday think you're gonna leave me. 1 ahinks This is the day Hanna's gonna say, That’ it Pimdone- MARNAHE What? ‘DvD, You've had a year and a half wo get better: Your time iro, LHARNAH. How can you sy that ‘DAVID, Sometimes I wish you would leave me, just to get it over with, Instead you follow me around, counting Imy emp beer botes, making doctor's appointments for mey aking me a hundred times 2 day i'm ok, ‘whichis your notsosubile way of reminding me that Tam NOT OKAY [MANNAEE, Im not okey che You've not the only one stuck ‘om that bridge. Maybe wasnt there when it fl, but iefeete ike fT make one false move if say the wrong, thing a the wrong dine, fil all come enabing down mean, ne, everyone kept telling me to stay positive. Tha’ the best thing you can do to help is recovery Be positive, Hannah. Seay strong for him. Give him dhe opportunity to talk, but don’t pressure him, Avoid staf subject el like T wasnt even. allowed toca you about losing the baby. The onelime Fuied, you got so upset, like you thought I wae ‘blaming you~ avn. You do blame me HANNAH. don't AMID. f hadn't gotten stack at work if come with you to that appointment, if hadn't been on the beige — HANNAH, Is not your fault, David. I's nobody's aut Is just sad, And 'm tired obeing ada by mysll. keep ‘thinking that eventually youl be tired of, oo (Along momen) DAVID, When th bridge started 1 go, thought the world was ending. I thought a meteor mast have hit, of A bomb, it was so loud. I atin between this bread truck and this orange ea 4 gil was driving. She was Seventeen, maybe? One minute T'm driving, and the next minute Tm sliding. The whole world went fdewaye. And we topped, and the bread track wae Su dere ical right into me. But the orange car wa gone. A whole lane of ears, jut gone. And then there Vas aloud erac, and Iva falling hit the water, and the car filled up 0 fast. T couldn't get the rindons ‘down, Leouldn't get the door open. Lxarted breathing in the water I felt my lang ling up. And all I could think about was you and our daughter swimming around inside of 0 ke fish HANNAH. Of Davi AMID. You breathing for er. ill don’t know how I got ‘ut ofthe car All [remember i kicking towards the ight and my lungs burning, like my whole body wat fon Bie. And I broke through the surface, and {looked round to see what wat left ofthe skyline, what kind fof world I ad come back to. And it hadnt changed tall There was no meteor, no bomb. Te dint make ny sense to mie. Ital does’ make any sense to me ‘There should have been a reson, some ible reason ie fell. But I gues it just happens. Things collapse Bridges. Companies. Mariages *_ Magna. Please dont say that. ‘DAVID. You sy you want me to tlk, but the minute Ido ~ TMANNAIL About us, please don'ts thar about us. That's ‘ll done wan that to be us ‘ava don't want you to leave me. ‘bavi 'm scared, Hannah. HANNAH. Me too. ap, I'm wating for ust fl, and don't know how to ‘op it HANNAH Maybe we ean't Maybe we us figure out how to fal together (A moment, They move toward each ate) igh ont) End of Play,