Dead Like Me 1x14: Rest in Peace Original air date in the USA: 26 September 2003 Written by: Unknown Directed by: Unknown Transcripted by Moonfire (If there are any inconsistancies or mistakes please contact moonfire.elfin@btinternet.com) ========================== DISCLAIMER: ========================== "Dead Like Me" and other related entities are owned, (TM) and (c) by Bryan Fuller and MGM Television in association with Showtime. All Rights Reserved. This transcript was made without their permission, approval, authorization or endorsement. Any reproduction, duplication or distribution of this material in any form is expressly prohibited. It is absolutely forbidden to use it for commercial gain, this is purely for fans. ========================== Additional cast members: Christine Willes - Dolores Herbig Patricia Idlette - Kiffany Sandy - Sonya Salomaa Little Boy - Jake D. Smith Reaper kid - Spencer Achtymichuk Dr. Levy - Jay Brazeau Goth Girl - Jewel Staite Marcie - Ali Liebert Bike courier - Matt Bellefleur Hispanic woman - Patricia Mayen-Salazar Man at vet's - Nick Misura Clergyman - Colin Banner Crystal - Crystal Dahl Arun Levert - Harold Perrineau Jr. ========================== SUMMARY: ========================== George is without a job Mason gets laid Rube has an enlightened appointment Dolores has a cat emergency, where George helps out find out that there are pet Grim Reapers George visits her grave We find out that gravelings live at the cemetary ========================== Start of episode George is cycling down the road of the Lass's residence GEORGE (VO) Did you ever have one of those days? (man drops bag full of rubbish) Not one of those kinds of days, the other kind, the kind of day where there was something in the air, (there is a slight breeze) something that had been on its way for a while, something good and maybe because I think about myself like all the time, I was sure that something on its way was about me (20 dollar bill floats down towards her and goes into the spoke of her wheel, she picks it up) It’s mine. Fast tracks to Reggie looking out of her window, camera comes into the bedroom where JD is lying on the bed. Joy comes into the room JOY: You’re up early. Did you sleep okay? REGGIE: JD woke me up a couple of times but I had a really great sleep (looks at the clothers that are on Reggie’s bed) JOY: Is this what you are wearing today? REGGIE: (she nods) Can JD come to the cemetery? JOY: No! REGGIE: Why? JOY: Because he's a dog (Joy walks out the room) REGGIE: Fuck her, you're coming Transition Daisy, Rube Mason and Roxy all sitting down to breakfast DAISY: That's what she did, or that's what she said she did (George walks in) ROXY: You have no respect for authority, you know that. The discipline of a fucking piss-ant GEORGE: Wow, good morning to you too RUBE: You'd make a good cop. We were just discussing it GEORGE: Were you now (pulls up a chair) what was the topic of discussion, my wit, my charm, my pouty lips RUBE: Daisy told me after you quit your job at Happy Time, you quit your new job the very next day (mason mimics George with pouty lips) GEORGE: The very next morning DAISY: Your lips are kind of pouty RUBE: (to the waitress) Can I get some Tabasco. And how long did you last at the new gig? GEORGE: Less than five minutes MASON: Okay, got that one beat. It was North London, the pizza pie parlour lots of Portuguese people.... RUBE: Not interested. George's day GEORGE: What does it mean, it’s my day RUBE: (to Kiffany, the waitress and hands the bottle back) Errr, this is not tabasco GEORGE: Morning Kiffany KIFFANY: How about a little breakfast? RUBE: Need a little cash? You don’t have a job means you don’t have any money ROXY: And no prospects, just dead and stupid GEORGE: I don’t need your money Rube, I found 20 bucks today DAISY: Save it Georgia, breakfast is on me this morning MASON: Sweet DAISY: Georgia's breakfast. Rube says it’s her day. hers is on mine GEORGE: Thank you Daisy. Ill have breakfast at Tiffany's, a large OJ and can you make the bacon extra extra crispy ROXY: You don’t eat bacon GEORGE: I know but Rube does and that's the way he likes it ROXY: So what are you now Rube's butt boy? GEORGE: Why did you resign? And instead of hot tea, Kiffany, I'll have coffee, noooo make that a green tea, it’s supposed to be good for you ROXY: How about a hot cup of shut the fuck up (Mason Roxy and Daisy get up to leave) GEORGE: I'm not sure you got the memo Roxy, but it is my day. (looks at Rube) Nothing for me? RUBE: Not today GEORGE: That's right (points at Roxy, in a shrill voice says) not today. (looks back to Rube) Why? RUBE: Every so often someone gets one of those days. Today it's you GEORGE (VO) I wanted something good to come my way, more than a free breakfast, more than 20 bucks, just more Transition Large slab of rock is brought down onto a flat surface and is taken to a room where it was being cut up Transition Daisy, Mason and Roxy walking down the road, going to their next appointment MASON: Im a good looking guy am I not, am I, am I not, am I? ROXY: You’re fine for a white boy MASON: Fuck fine, I think I radiate a certain rayfish appeal, do I not, do I ROXY: Reaper DAISY: Too old, Jesus Roxy. you think everybody’s a reaper MASON: Maybe women I'm attracted to are a bit more discerning, that could be true but you know as far as pulling power is goes, I’ve got it in spate, have I, have I not DAISY: Wait a second, how long is it since you have been with a woman? ROXY: with a woman. That's alive DAISY: That's alive Mason: I’ve not had sex with a dead woman - technically GYPSY: Flores, flores, flores para los muertos, flowers for the dead Err, no thank you. No thank you ROXY: Reaper DAISY: Serious reaper. How long has it been Mason? MASON: It's been a while DAISY: How long? How long exactly MASON: A few months DAISY: How long Mason? MASON: (shouts) fifteen alright DAISY: My stars, That’s pathetic ROXY: Jesus, Pay for it. Pay a hooker MASON: Look I don’t know what to do; I can't think straight, I'm losing my mind. Daisy you have to find me a woman DAISY: Be your pimp? MASON: Pimp me, pimp me DAISY: Don't you have a soul to reap? MASON: Yeah right here, right next to Zulu records. There's hot girls in here all the time (man with Placard saying "The end is near" walks between mason and Roxy, nearly hitting Mason with the placard) ROXY: Fuck off man. Happy hunting DAISY: Well my post is not until later. Let's see what kind of game you got (leads Mason by the hand into the store) Transition Arun's studio with his students. Arun is sitting in the lotus position. Rube walks behind him and to the back of the class ARUN: Hey. Morning. So welcome to hot yoga. Sit. Anyone here for the first time? (talking to Rube) Hey you lost? RUBE: (looks at his post it and it says A Levert, 928 Arabella E.D.T 11:45AM) No I have an appointment in the area. Just wanted to see what was in the area ARUN: What's your name? RUBE: Err... Rube. What's yours? ARUN: Arun RUBE: Arun Levert? (starts walking towards him) ARUN: This is my studio. Why don’t you join us for class? You are here RUBE: I don’t really do yoga ARUN: Doesn't really matter. you’re here, be here RUBE: I can do that ARUN: Yeah. hey take off your clothes; there are extra shorts in the cubby. Okay let's begin Transition George is walking into Happy Time offices fast tracks around the office GEORGE(VO) Even though I was convinced that this job was getting in the way of the business of living (George bumps into a girl with papers that she drops on the floor) GEORGE: Go! GEORGE (VO)There was no getting around of the cost of that business. I really needed money. (looks at Dolores's desk, there is no-one there) No way Dolores could tell me no today, (looks over to Crystal’s desk, she and Dolores are laughing) it was my day GEORGE: What do you mean No DOLORES: Milly GEORGE: Dolores, you and I are like friends DOLORES: And then you quit and took a job from one of our postings and then quit after humm... an hour GEORGE (VO): Five minutes DOLORES: Millie let me tell you a story (she stands up and folds her arms) GEORGE: Okay DOLORES: Do you know who Wally Pip was? GEORGE: Is that a real person? DOLORES: Wally Pip was once the first baseman for the New York Yankees and one summer day Wally Pip (with a mocking voice) did not feel well and asked his coach if he could sit out this one GEORGE: I don’t really like baseball DOLORES: Do you know who replaced him that afternoon? (George shakes her head dumbfounded) DOLORES: You ever heard of Lou Gehrig? GEORGE: I know he has a really bad disease named after him DOLORES: Lou Gehrig played over two thousand straight games for the Yankees, he was known as the Iron horse. I don’t need a Wally Pip Millie, and I don’t need you (Dolores sits back down) (George laughs incredulously) You are joking right! GEORGE: So who's my replacement? Who's Lou Gehrig? DOLORES: Mitchell (pans to guy with a calculator and picking his nose) GEORGE: Mitchell is the Iron horse? DOLORES: Mm-mm GEORGE: Urg... please Dolores, give me a second chance DOLORES: It's Ms Herbigg now GEORGE: I need my job back DOLORES: We're done here (Crystal comes up to the desk) CRYSTAL: Line two DOLORES: We're done Wally (George walks off) GEORGE: Fucking unreal (Picks up the telephone) DOLORES: Hello Dolores Herbigg, how may I help you (her face drops) GEORGE: (misses the elevator) Wait (courier guy walks up to get the elevator too) How you doing pretty lady GEORGE: Fuck off (Dolores comes scooting down the hallway very distressed) DOLORES: Press the down button (presses the button frantically) COURER: Hey you know that don't make it come faster DOLORES: Fuck off GEORGE: Dolores! DOLORES: Murray's in shock. My neighbour says he came into the kitchen and pissed over her floor then just collapsed. I have to get him to the hospital COURIER: Pissing all over your neighbour’s kitchen floor, I think your husband... GEORGE: Murray's a cat!! you ass-wipe. Dolores you are in no condition to drive, let me drive DOLORES: I-I COURIER: Who are you calling an ass-wipe; ass-wipe (pushes her shoulder) GEORGE: urgg, don't touch me (pushes back harder, Dolores gets something from her bag) COURIER: I'll touch you if I wanna touch you (Dolores zaps him with her tazer and he falls to the ground. The elevator door opens) DOLORES: Come on (they both step over him. George sticks her head out to see if anyone has seen them) DOLORES: Maybe you should drive GEORGE: Yeah Transition Arun's studio Hands on one of his students, showing her how to do it ARUN: Now let's go into eagle. Raise your hands, above your head, and swing them around together, right elbow over left. Twist, (starts to walk around to se what the other students are doing) twist, twist, excellent job Rube (the lady next to Rube starts checking him out) Transition Joy in the back garden, pruning some roses. Clancy is there CLANCY: My mother is really pissed off JOY: So let her be pissed off CLANCY: It was her grand-daughter, Joy JOY: You know what Clancy, I don't like her, she doesn't like me, If it was any other day of the year, I still wouldn’t want to see her CLANCY: I'm sorry I brought it up JOY: I sure as hell don't want to see her today CLANCY: I'm sorry I brought it up (Reggie comes outside and sees her parents disagreeing. Clancy's mobile phone rings) JOY: If you answer that phone I will absolutely shove it up you ass (Clancy switches it off and puts it in his pocket. He sees Reggie. Joy turns around as see her too) JOY: Hi REGGIE: Err, so what happens today? CLANCY: What do you mean sweetie? REGGIE: Well, what happens? CLANCY: Well nothing much, the reverend will say a prayer JOY: and I'm going to say something CLANCY: Really? JOY: You can say something if you want to REGGIE: Okay (she goes back into the house) CLANCY: So what are you going to say? JOY: I’m going to say.... I can’t deal with you today (walks off back into the house. Clancy brings the phone back out of his pocket and looks at it) Transition A mason is cleaning the stone with water and rinsing it down Transition Dolores, George and Murray hurry into to vet's surgery DOLORES: I have an emergency MARCIE: Sign in please DOLORES: Murray normally sees Dr. Wilson MARCIE: Dr. Wilson is not in. Dr Levy is here DOLORES: I don’t know him; can he see us right away? MARCIE: Hold on, I'm new (picks up the phone)Hi It's Marcie. There's a lady here to see you right away (Pause) Marcie (another pause) Marcie, I'm new. Marcie GEORGE: This is a cat emergency (puts the phone down) I'll be right back GEORGE: Come on, it probably won’t be long (goes to sit down) DOLORES: Meow meow, Meow meow mister. Excuse me I... Man: Certainly GEORGE: How’s Murray doing? DOLORES: Not very good (young skater boy looks over) BOY: What did you say your cat's name was? (George looks over to him and sees he has a post it in the comic he is reading) GEORGE: Don't tell him Dolores DOLORES: Murray, you hang in there you beautiful boy. You beat the jacuzzi, you beat the ice cream truck, you’ve got seven lives left, you can beat this GEORGE: (to boy) What you reading? DOLORES: Millie I appreciate the ride but I think Murray and I will be fine now umm okay (to boy) Hey you waiting for a pet in here? CHARLIE: Uh-huh DOLORES: On the other hand if you leave now I don't know who we'll get home, I don't want to leave Murray overnight GEORGE: I can stay (pats her knee to show she appreciates it) (To boy) So what's your pet's name? Is it a dog? Snake? ferret? BOY: What's your problem? GEORGE: Where's your pet carrier? Why aren’t you sad? BOY: Well maybe I am, or maybe my mom is boning the dude from animal control GEORGE: You’re full of shit, you little punk DOLORES: Millie! he's a child GEORGE: I'm going to the bathroom Dolores. Don't let him touch Murray DOLORES: Why? GEORGE: Just don’t GEORGE (VO)Maybe I was wrong, maybe life was flipping me off again. Maybe this wasn't my day at all Transition A Mason shaping the headstone Transition At Arun’s studio The class is ending ARUN: Okay (gets up) GIRL: (touching him as he passes) Arun? ARUN: Yeah GIRL: Could you demonstrate the plough pose for me? I feel that my form isn't very good RUBE: That's good ARUN: I’d be happy to Sandy RUBE: Thanks for the class (Arun puts out his hand for Rube to shake his hand. Rube takes his hand and takes his essence) ARUN: You want your calves parallel like train tracks. (bends so his legs are over his head) When I was training my yoga teacher used to get on my ass to stand there (Sandy laughs) He'd be surfing away (A graveling appears on the ceiling and jumps down onto Arun’s legs, which breaks his back and you hear it crack, the graveling jumps off) SANDY: It's beautiful. Thanks (she walks away and Arun comes out of his body) ARUN: What just happened? (Rube beckons him over) You're dead ARUN: You’re kidding me. RUBE: No ARUN: (looks over to himself) I have an old neck injury, I'm not supposed to do the plough pose but Sandy is so hot RUBE: you broke your neck ARUN: Wow RUBE: Where's my pants? ARUN: (sounding a bit pissed off) So I'm dead and nobody gives a shit RUBE: No they don't know yet. I thought I might put them in the second cubby here ARUN: No-one sees me just you RUBE: Yeah. These aren’t mine (Sandy walks back over to Arun’s body) SANDY: Thanks for class Arun. Would you like to get some tea? Arun. (panic in her voice)Arun? ARUN: (fast track to Arun and Rube) She wants to sleep with me RUBE: Yeah, that's gotta hurt (Arun looks gutted) Transition Zulu record store. music blaring. Camera walks in with girl, pans to the counter where Goth girl is serving, she sees a boy stealing GOTH GIRL: (jumps over the counter) Hey shithead (grabs him, lifts his tee-shirt up where a CD is stuffed down his pants) GOTH GIRL: Hootie and the blowfish? Take it and get the fuck out of here (shoves him out the door. Camera goes to Mason flicking through the records and Daisy laughing at the situation with Goth Girl) DAISY: Alright This place is all about the initial salvo, opening line; it has to be clever, but at the same time suggest inner beauty. Do you think you can do that? MASON: Yes. What is the line that has worked on you? DAISY: (clears her throat, flings her arm over Mason's shoulder) I'm Gary Cooper MASON: That's not going to work for me Daisy DAISY: Yeah. Just be yourself MASON: Okay DAISY: Only smarter, richer, more successful, clean shaven and I'm guessing a bigger cock MASON: Right DAISY: You’re English, use that to your advantage. be James Bond, give them the sexual innuendo MASON: Okay (Breaths out and goes to get his first conquest) (Daisy looks despondent then sees Mason and does "go team") MASON: (giving his James Bond look)Hi (cuts to oriental girl looking back at him) MASON: Do you believe in love at first sight? (cuts to girl with large Mohican with dark roots) MASON: Or should I walk by again (gives her a big goofy smile) MASON: Do either of you work for UPS because I couldn't help but notice you checking out my package (friends look at each other) MASON: Nice legs. What time are they open? (he gets slapped) MASON: (despondent) Hi there (slapped) MASON: (more despondent) Hi there (slapped) MASON: Hi th....(slapped) MASON: Hu MASON: H( with mouth open) i there (slap) (holds his cheek. Daisy comes up to him) MASON: I'm not James Bond (slaps him) MASON: What was that for? DAISY: It just looked like so much fun MASON: Was it? DAISY: Yeah (big grin on her face) MASON: I gotta run, just try being yourself Transition Reggie in George's old room looking for something that she will remember her sister by. Joy comes into the room in her dressing gown JOY: What you looking for sweetie? REGGIE: I don't know JOY: Okay REGGIE: I want to bring something to her grave JOY: Like what? REGGIE: I said I don't know JOY: You want help? REGGIE: No (Joy starts to head back out of the room, then turns back) JOY: Something of hers or something of yours REGGIE: Mom(sighs) Go away Joy leaves the room) Transition In the vets office with Dolores stroking Murray, George and Dr. Levy entering the room DR. LEVY: Murray Herbigg? DOLORES: We usually see Dr. Wilson DR.LEVY: Well Dr. Wilson is at the Zoo, he had to deliver a baby orang-utan. It's a breech birth so a high degree of difficulty DOLORES: Murray hasn't been eating DR.LEVY: Oh. Let's have a listen (gets the stethoscope out) Ok. Hum.. The heart rate is depressed, the kidneys are a bit big. Any vomiting, any unusual urination? coughing up hair balls? DOLORES: Yes DR. LEVY: How about the cat? DOLORES: What! DR. LEVY: (laughs at his own joke)Standard vet joke. I'm old school GEORGE: Herherher, That's not funny. look at her, its panic DR.LEVY: sorry. Well my guess is that he is suffering some sort of renal failure DOLORES: Oh my god DR. LEVY: Something or someone really frightened him DOLORES: Well he's not really very fond of being in the cat carrier DR.LEVY: (big sigh) Ms Herbigg, have you ever heard someone say that mankind is the only species who possesses the knowledge that he's going to die DOLORES: Why DR.LEVY: Well Murray's very old and he's sick DOLORES: You think cats know too DR.LEVY: But I'm going to treat him too, I'm going to do everything that I can DOLORES: Okay (Dr. Levy takes Murray off the table and out of the room) GEORGE: (pats her on the shoulder)Its okay GEORGE: (Dolores starts breathing very quickly) Takes deep breaths GEORGE (VO)It seemed as if this day, my day, was a bit of a mixed bag. I shouldn't have been surprised, it's not as if I was particularly lucky girl Transition Paramedics take Arun’s body away on a stretcher. His spirit is sitting down in lotus position talking to Rube who is lying down ARUN: Fifteen years of yoga, and this is it. Under a sheet I'm toe up in my studio RUBE: Sorry (Sandy is over the body) RUBE: The good looking one really cared about you ARUNE: Doesn't help my dead ass now, so what's next? RUBE: Off to your final destination ARUN: Where's that? RUBE: No idea ARUN: (waves his finger at him) You have some idea (laughs) Man you know a lot of shit and you like to play it close to the vest. I would hate to play poker with you RUBE: (nods) ARUN: Don't nod motherfucker, I'm dead, show me some cards RUBE: Let me ask you something, yoga is supposed to be connected with the divine, right? ARUN: In yoga. Drama of the universe gets acted out in our physical body, pure energy marries pure consciousness, trust me. Only way to fly RUBE: Because of the opportunity for spiritual growth ARUN: Yeah there was that too, see I let the serene beautiful life and I am not embarrassed to tell you the women are phenomenal. That one there, (camera goes to the brunette woman that was checking out Rube earlier) she's got a little crush on you RUBE: I try to live on the periphery, I try not to get involved with the living ARUN: (laughs) Okay Man. You stay on the periphery. It sounds like fun (takes him away) SANDY: He was so pure. I really wanted him inside of me ARUN: I can't take this I gotta go Transition Mason back at the music store with a post it in his hand saying breaths heavily MASON: Hey little boy, I was wondering if you could tell your (the boy slaps him) MASON: (under his breath) Little motherfucker (drops the post it and Goth girl snatches it from him) GOTH GIRL: You dropped this MASON: Yeah GOTH GIRL: What's E.T.D? MASON: Estimated time of death, can you give.......... GOTH GIRL: What is this. Who's estimated time of death? (walking around each other, Mason tries to take the post it back off her) GOTH GIRL: Who are you? MASON: I'm Mason, can I have it back please (comes in close to her) GOTH GIRL: What are you some kind of grim reaper? MASON: Yes (in the back store cupboard mason and Goth girl are going hammer and tong) GOTH GIRL: Yes, say it (out of breath) GOTH GIRL: Tell me what you are GOTH GIRL: (shouting at him)Come on tell me what you are! MASON: Im a I'm a I'm a I'm a reaper? GOTH GIRL: Say it again. (shouts again) Come on say it again MASON: (in a high voice) I'm a reaper? MASON: I'm a reaper HAHAHA MASON: Im a reaper (people in the store turn to see what is making the noise from the cupboard) (Goth Girl comes out of the room, the light is swinging from the disturbance that they made. Straightens out her hair and gets back to her job. Mason comes out belt undone, out of breath with his jacket half on and half off. Goth Girl comes back to him and slaps his face) Transition Rube's place. Arun and Rube doing yoga ARUN: Yoga was very good for me, the way my body felt, my mind was at peace and I loved some wonderful women - housewives, shop girls, lawyers, social workers, black white, Asian I was like a kid at a parade RUBE: Yup I've seen that parade(goes into a cobra position) ARUN: You are not one of those monk hats? RUBE: No ARUN: Vow of celibacy........poverty, that some wrong headed shit going on...... RUBE: Yeah I think it would be wrong for you ARUN: Touching, stretching laughing........that's all I did my whole life. You should have talked to the pretty woman in my class, she liked you RUBE: (shakes his head)No ARUN: You think too much RUBE: I don’t think enough ARUN: You are a wise man (starts wagging his finger) and a wise man knows how to live RUBE: A wise man knows how little he knows (Rube opens his front door for Arun to come through) ARUN: I see a lifetime of love and affection RUBE: Then you are a lucky man ARUN: Try this one (the stork position) ARUN: Very nice, don’t forget to breath. (his lights come for him) Namastay Namastay (Padma, the goddess of fertility is waiting for him) ARUN: I hope we meet again RUBE: I hope so too (the lotus flower closes up) Transition Head stone is being transported on a conveyer belt Transition Reggie is looking at George's Junior High, American History book Transition In the vet's office DOLORES: you know how you take something for granted, that's how I was with Murray, he was just in the background GEORGE: No, this isn't true DOLORES: It's like that Joni Mitchell song (George looks over to Charlie who flicks his comic book page over which shows the post it, George tries to get a better look) GEORGE: I think you need to concentrate on…… GEORGE (VO) Wha..what! What could I possibly say GEORGE: .....on the fact GEORGE (VO) Could I tell Dolores I died earlier this year and I am waiting for the tiniest bit of perspective GEORGE: That the universe will take care of things GEORGE (VO) Huh DOLORES: You really believe that? GEORGE: Yes I do DOLORES: I don't know GEORGE: I think you are going to have to trust that everything's going to be okay, that the universe is going to take care of you, of Murray (starts crying, resting on George’s shoulder) GEORGE (VO) As I held Dolores's hand I realised the words I wasn't sure of, or believed, that comfort was enough, maybe it was enough to tell Delores things were going to be okay because even if they weren’t they would be some day (Marci walks across camera with a rabbit in her arms) MARCI: Mr Zettsman? (man gets up with his box) MARCI: The vet said he couldn't find anything wrong with your rabbit (She puts him back in the box. Boy looks at his watch and starts to pack away his things) MAN: Eddie has been acting so listlessly. Is he sure? GEORGE: You got to go? BOY: Yup, my mom's picking me up GEORGE: Yeah my Mom too BOY: (To Dolores)Your cat's going to be okay DOLORES: He is? (boy nods and walks over to the man) BOY: What's its name? MAN: Eddie, Eddie Rabbit BOY: Can I pet him? MAN: Sure. Eddie likes kids, (talking to the rabbit) isn't it sweetheart BOY: (boy takes the rabbits essence) Cool(Walks off) MARCIE: Ms. Herbigg? Dr. Levy says your cat is feeling much better (muffles her obvious joy and relief) MARCIE: you can see him if you want DOLORES: Oh god, what a day. Ooh GEORGE (VO)My day (sees boy going out of the door) GEORGE: Do you want me to wait here? I can DOLORES: No I'm fine GEORGE: I mean I can stay if you want. (Dolores shakes her head) GEORGE: Okay DOLORES: Oh Milly, I'll see you on Monday morning at Happy Time, Okay? (George nods appreciativlely, so does Dolores) Transition Kid on skateboard (catches up to Kid) GEORGE: Hey, Hey! BOY: What! GEORGE: So err what's your name? CHARLIE: Charlie and your name is not Millie GEORGE: No it's not Millie CHARLIE: So how did you die, not Millie? GEORGE: I got hit by a toilet seat that fell from a space station CHARLIE: Toilet seat girl, cool GEORGE: So what happened to you? CHARLIE: Got hit by a car, some drunk girl GEORGE: So where do you live? CHARLIE: Here, there, I gotta go GEORGE: Wait (gives him the twenty dollars) CHARLIE: What's that for? GEORGE: I don't know, just having a day. Just take it CHARLIE: Awesome (walks, then turns back) So what's your real name? GEORGE: George CHARLIE: See ya around, George Transition Cleaning the etched stone that says Geor Transition Reggie in the bathroom REGGIE: Where are you today? (JD Whines) (Reggie has an ouiji board in front of her) Change scene Clancy on the mobile phone CLANCY: No No. Um she seems okay. No no I don't know anything. Listen I'll call you later Change scene Joy putting on red lipstick, then changes her mind GEORGE (VO) The day I dropped out of college, I remember lying on my bed, Scene change with a limousine pulling up to the cemetery GEORGE (VO) my mother came into my room and she'd been crying, she stared at me for a long time and then she said "You only have one shot at life Georgia, this is no dress rehearsal" and I said "You know what Mom, maybe I don't want to be in the play" a month later I was killed. I wonder sometimes if someone was listening (zooms in to George's gravestone. Georgia.L.Lass, 1985-2003, Rest In Peace. JD, Joy, Reggie Clancy and the reverend standing over George's head stone) CLERGYMAN: ...And I commit the soul to thee. Amen (hands Clancy the book) CLANCY: Thank you very much(Clancy pats the reverend on the back and walk off with him) JOY: Do you want to go first? REGGIE: Shouldn't we wait for Dad? JOY: Do you want me to wait (JD walks off) REGGIE: Not really (walks up to the grave) JOY: Georgia? I'm sorry I wasn’t sweeter(Reggie looks at her mum) I'm sorry I ever criticised your appearance because you were a beautiful girl REGGIE: What about the time you forgot to pick her up from the airport? JOY: That was your father's fault REGIE: If you say so (looks over to her father, who is talking to the reverend) JOY: Can I please just do this how I wanna do it (sighs) I'm sorry, I'm sorry I didn't show you as much affection as I felt for you, because I did love you and I miss you REGGIE: Nice mom JOY: Thanks honey. You want to say something? REGGIE: Yeah but can you go away JOY: Seriously? (nods. Joy moves away and Reggie gets a picture out of her pocket) REGGIE: Mom!(beckons her back) JOY: Thank you REGGIE: I miss you too, probably more than mom does. (Puts the photo down on the grave) This is us fishing at the lake last summer and if someone swipes it, I have the negative. (looks at her mother) We could come back (looks back to her mom) JOY: Okay? (walks away and puts her arm around Joy) JOY: Maybe tomorrow Transition still at the cemetery (someone picks it up) GEORGE: It's me with my little sister. Her handwriting is exactly like mine. Can I swipe this? RUBE: It's your grave(Daisy puts some flowers down) GEORGE: Thank you Daisy DAISY: I keep forgetting how young you were when you were killed GEORGE: (to Rube)Is this a nice headstone, I mean is it pretty? RUBE: It's a good one. Top draw GEORGE: Where's Mason? (Mason comes over after having a pee) RUBE: (looks round for him) Here he is GEORGE: Hey Mason MASON: (Picks up a bunch of flowers) I took that guy's soul last year (Rube opens his bag and brings out a bottle of champagne and glasses) Right cocksucker, glad he's dead, there you go (gives her the flowers) GEORGE: You can put them there (Toad is on the grave stone) GEORGE: Rube, thank you (gives her the champagne)Everyone, champagne's cold, shall we drink it now? GEORGE: May I MASON: Sure RUBE: Here's the flutes, try not to snap them in half, they belong to my aunt Lillian MASON: Well it is a good day to be a reaper( pops the cork and laughs. Rube pours) MASON: Okay, here's to George. Dead like us. Cheers DAISY: To Georgia GEORGIA: To me MASON: To you ROXY: To you Okay, that's really good. I have a confession to make RUBE: Graveside no less GEORGE: I have never had champagne before DAISY: Wow, I’ve had too much RUBE: What does it taste like to you GEORGE: Like I wish I’d never died. (looks around)It's pretty where I am, isn't it? (everyone else looks round) DAISY: Very pretty RUBE: They usually put cemeteries on the edge of town, out of the way, next to railroad tracks, highways. I like them in the middle of town, everybody can see us DAISY: I love cemeteries, the quiet stories and headstones ROXY: I hate them GEORGE: Why? ROXY: 'Cos they live here GEORGE: They who? ROXY: Gravelings, fool RUBE: They're over there (three gravelings messing about, knocking over a statuette) RUBE: (shouts)Get outta here. RUBE: A little more bubbly everyone?(pours more) Georgia, I'm sorry for your loss, for things you won't do, people you won't know and who won't know you but there's this, this life and you are loved, Drink up MASON: Cheers (under her breath)This is no dress rehearsal RUBE: What's that? (shakes her head) GEORGE (VO) some drunken writer once said that there are no great second acts in life, I'm not so sure that he knew what he was talking about, or maybe he just never knew me (finishes off the glass) RUBE: So we'll just let George kill the bottle? GEORGE: I think we should (Rube pours again) GEORGE: So any post its tonight? (VO) That night a man was killed by a speeding car and I was there to take his soul. The street on which he died turned into a flowing river of light and he hesitated at its banks. I told him to take a deep breath as it is the last one you will ever take because sometimes in life or in death I guess, you just never know