INT. TRIBECA GALLERY (2001) - DAY
1. |  | ALEX (X's nephew Sheldon's son) looks up. |
2. |  | A woman stands in front of an Anselm Kiefer canvas, The Morgenthau Plan. |
3. |  | He is sure he didn't see her come in. |
4. |  | All of a sudden - |
5. |  | Her eyes fill with tears. |
6. |  | Alex jumps to his feet. |
7. |  | The woman turns, catching him - |
8. |  | - in an awkward moment. |
9. |  | He makes up his mind.
ALEX
Miss, may I offer you- |
10. |  | CARMILLA (WOMAN)
A handkerchief?
He stopped carrying one when he came to America. She knows. |
11. |  | CARMILLA
Look, what time do you open tomorrow?*
ALEX
The gallery opens at noon but I will be here at nine.
CARMILLA
Is a quarter to nine too early for you? |
12. |  | ALEX
No.
CARMILLA
A quarter to nine, then. |
13. |  | Next morning. Alex washes a coffee pot in the office sink. |
14. |  | He looks at the clock - 8:46. She is late. Gallery door BANGS open - |
15. |  | CARMILLA runs into the gallery. |
16. |  | Then, into X and - |
17. |  | - swings toward the large plate-glass window. |
18. |  | The coffee pot hits the floor; shatters. |
19. |  | A rain of glass shards |
20. |  | Behind it, black smoke obscures the blue sky. |
21. |  | Over black:
RADIO BROADCAST
If you are below Canal Street, walk north. Walk slowly and carefully...
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22. |  | INT. MIDTOWN CAFE - NIGHT
The server leaves coffee for ALEX, a pot of tea for CARMILLA. |
23. |  | They are both covered by a thin layer of dust, as if they have been through a haboob. |
24. |  | A YOUNG MAN with dark hair enters.
YOUNG MAN
Llamirca.** |
25. |  | CARMILLA
Stefan. |
26. |  | To Alex's surprise, he kisses Carmilla's hand. The way she takes it, it's not some boho affectation, either.*** |
27. |  | CARMILLA
Stefan, this is Alexander. He escorted me up from TriBeCa.
STEFAN
Thank you for looking after my sister. I'd have come earlier if it weren't - |
28. |  | ALEX
I know. The whole city has shut down. Everyone seems to be in shock.
STEFAN
You are not? |
29. |  | ALEX
I am, too. It's been like an instant dream.
STEFAN
Might as well. They have been calling for blood 3,000 miles away. |
30. |  | CARMILLA
Do they even know whose?
STEFAN
I've been hearing "Pearl Harbor" all day. |
31. |  | ALEX
They mean "surprise" - ?
CARMILLA
So they can go to war. |
32. |  | CARMILLA (CONT'D)
Just like they burned 200,000 Japanese civilians alive for 2,400 American soldiers. |
33. |  | CARMILLA (CONT'D)
We'd better go now. Thank you, Alexander, for keeping me company.
ALEX
My pleasure - |
34. |  |
ALEX (CONT'D)
Wait. I didn't catch your name.
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35. |  | CARMILLA
Llamirca.
ALEX
What an unusual name. |
36. |  | CARMILLA
It's just a name. - THE END NYC/'01 Version - |