FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. BEDROOM - 12.00
Reading in bed, PETER takes a look of his waking WIFE.
PETER (V.O.): She's on leave. I mustn't forget to assist my client this afternoon.
WIFE: Shall we have brunch in a nearby mall?
INT. RESTAURANT 13:15
Inside a packed restaurant, Peter and his wife are having Vietnam Pho and snacks.
PETER: Here, the food is nice and the service efficient.
Pausing.
PETER: (Cont'd): After work, I'd go back to my Chambers to pay rent and to the HKU Law Library.
Finishing his food and drink quickly, Peter leaves first.
Act 2
SEQUENCE OF PETER'S HUMAN RIGHTS WORK
A. Interview room#1. Via INTERPRETER#1, Peter explains something to his CLIENT.
B. Interview room#2. Via INTERPRETER#2, Peter's Client responds to questions posed by an OFFICER.
C. Later, the Officer and Peter had some exchanges before another round questions and answers.
D. Ending, Peter, his Client and Interpreter#2 sign documents and get copies of them before leaving.
END SEQUENCE
EXT. STREETS - 16:00
Walking towards a mall together, Peter and his Client chat in Mandarin.
PETER: It's cold today. You worked in Taiwan.
CLIENT: Its winter could be just cold as Hong Kong now. In Vietnam, it's always hot.
PETER: I love Vietnam food. I had Pho for brunch.
CLEINT: The Pho here isn't as nice as those at home but it's seven times more expensive.
PETER: You must be missing your wife and children there.
CLIENT: I've been keeping fit so they don't have to worry.
Arriving, they part.
INT. CHAMBERS - 17:00
Peter sees white books of 2022 editions in bookshelves.
PETER (V.O.): In Jan 2021, I borrowed a 2020 edition from the HKU Law Library.
Then, Peter joins a GROUP chat and directs a question to a chambermate.
PETER: You still haven't taken any jabs?
CHAMBERMATE: No, the jabs aren't risk-free.
PETER: I had taken the same view until my doctor told me the drugs he had been prescribing to me were riskier than taking the jabs.
CHAMBERMATE: But I feel restrictive in my social activities now. I might take a jab as I want to dance again.
PETER: Just one jab? Alright, we're 100% responsible for ourselves!
INT. HKU LAW LIBRARY - 18:00
Seeing a white book's 2021 edition on a stack, Peter looks pleased.
PETER (V.O.): That's what I've come here for.
Showing to a STAFF another thick book's title, Peter poses a question.
PETER: Do you have a 2021 edition on loan?
Later, the Staff returns with 2022 editions.
STAFF: The 2021 editions aren't for loan, but the 2022 editions are.
PETER: Is that right? I can borrow the 2022 editions?
As the Staff nods, Peter puts the 2022 editions on a self-help lending machine. Then, they see red remarks on screen.
PETER: They aren't for loan...
STAFF: Someone has held them online.
PETER (V.O.): I've never held any library books online. I'd only borrow idle ones on stacks.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But, it makes no sense to reserve the dated 2021 editions while lending the latest 2022 editions out.
'Peter just borrows a book's 2021 edition before leaving.
Act 3
INT. BEDROOM - 22:30
Peter is dictating his diary in his smartphone.
PETER (V.O.): Had a brunch with my wife, performed a professional task, settled my rental obligation and borrowed a 2021 edition of a book are small things.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In the past, I didn't wear a cap. Now, I'd wear one to shade myself from sunlight and to cover my white hair.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Living a simple life, accomplishing small things is like having a feather in my cap though.
THE END.
FADE OUT
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