A Little Lost

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. BEDROOM - 22:30 (Yesterday)

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7. PETER is watching a show on TV.

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9. PETER (V.O.): The show for the Greater Bay Area is quite exceptional.

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11. We see on screen a beautiful ARTIST#1 singing.

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13. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Pretty good. She's my former classmate.

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15. We see on screen a purple-haired ARTIST#2 singing.

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17. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): We met in a public function and I remarked on her purple hair highlights...

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19. Recalling.

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21. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Oh, that's about 20 years ago.

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23. Pausing.

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25. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Although I've to appear in court tomorrow, I still prefer watching it.

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27. Act 2

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29. INT. COURT ROOM - 10:45

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31. Peter is cross-examining a WITNESS. We see the AUDIENCE having their eyes on Peter.

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33. PETER (V.O.): I'm doing my best to elicit evidence through questioning.

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35. INT. PEPPER LUNCH - 13:00

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37. A hot plate with food before him, Peter stirs, mixes and sizzles his way to a meal.

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39. PETER (V.O.): When the case first began, I only had appetite for a hamburger.

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41. Pausing.

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43. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Now, what remains to be done is to take the verdict after lunch.

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45. Sampling vegetable juice and salads.

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47. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I believe I've done a good job in prosecuting.

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49. Having finished the main dish, Peter samples a melting Haagen-Daz ice cream.

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51. INT. COURT ROOM - 14:30

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53. As the BENCH appears, we see her giving a special look at Peter.

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55. PETER (V.O.): That doesn't look like a good cue...

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57. Later, we hear the bench saying: ...The benefit of the doubt belongs to the defendant. I acquit the defendant.

59. We see Peter looking a little lost.

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61. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I thought I had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.

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63. Pausing.

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65. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): Yes, my role is to assist the court to arrive at the truth and to do justice according to law.

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67. INT. MALL - 17:30

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69. Peter is buying something.

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71. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I like to buy something to reward myself when a trial is over.

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73. INT. STUDIO - 18:00

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75. Peter is playing the piano badly.

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77. PETER (V.O.): Am I still thinking about what is guilty beyond reasonable doubt?

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79. Pausing.

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81. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): It's a legal standard of proof required to validate a criminal conviction.

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83. Playing.

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85. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): It means to the extent that there's no reasonable doubt in the mind of reasonable person.

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87. Pausing.

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89. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): In other words, it's beyond "perhaps", "suspected", "possibly", "probably", "likely" and "highly likely".

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91. Playing.

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93. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): It's better to let 10 "guilty" men escape than that one innocent suffer.

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95. Pausing.

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97. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): In preparing for a trial, I sometimes feel that I myself is under trial.

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99. Act 3

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101. INT. BEDROOM - 23:30

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103. We hear easy-listening music.

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105. PETER (V.O.): No matter how positive I'm, there're times when I'd feel a little lost.

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107. Pausing.

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109. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): To every emotional issue, there're three options to resolve them: leave it, accept it or change it.

111. Pausing.

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113. PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): I've left mine for awhile. I'm accepting it. I'll change for the better.

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115. Peter taps a tour agency app on his smartphone.

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117. FADE OUT

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119. THE END