Fly Away

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. JAPANESE RESTAURANT - 21:00

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7. Enjoying sushi, PETER, his WIFE and their SON chat.

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9. PETER: I drove our Japanese friend Honoka to the Airport in the morning.

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13. PETER (Cont'd): She didn't like to stay in a village in Hokkaido. Her friends all got married and are raising kids.

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15. Pausing.

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17. PETER (Cont'd): Having worked for five years in an insurance firm in Hokkaido, she believed she'd have a better career if she had a college degree.

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19. Pausing.

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21. PETER (Cont'd): During her visit to Hong Kong, she enjoyed Victoria Harbour by night the most.

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23. Pausing.

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25. PETER (Cont'd): She said it had inspired her to study harder.

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27. Act 2

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29. INT. JAPANESE RESTAURANT - CONTINUOUS

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31. PETER (to Son): I've refilled the tank of the car.

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33. SON: Yes, I know. Thank you.

35. PETER: You've driven the car already?

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37. SON: Yes, I've driven my girlfriend to the Airport in the afternoon.

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39. PETER: I was under the impression she'd only fly away late at night.

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41. Then, the son poses lots of questions to Peter's wife.

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43. WIFE (To Son): Why are you so interested in my learning the law?

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45. PETER: Didn't you get the cue that he's thinking about reading it?

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47. WIFE (To Son): No, you must become a good doctor first before pursuing other interests.

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49. PETER (V.O.): True. But a bird must break the shell before it can fly.

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51. WIFE: Studying law isn't easy.

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53. PETER: It's no harder than medicine.

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55. WIFE: I was fooled by your Dad to read law.

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57. PETER (V.O.): Anything can fly if it moves fast enough.

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59. PETER: But you got law degrees from London and Beijing...

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61. PETER (Cont'd): And you even taught LLM students...

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63. SON: Is that right? You're a university lecturer?

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65. WIFE: Yes, I taught an LLM program for three years...

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67. Son is enlightened.

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69. PETER (V.O.): We rarely talk to him about our struggles when we were young.

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71. WIFE: One doesn't have to be a doctor and a lawyer.

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73. PETER (V.O.): It was once thought that anything that's heavier-than-air can't fly.

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75. PETER: We've only one life. Why don't we make the most of it?

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77. Peter shows to son a group photo on his smart phone.

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79. PETER (Cont'd): Let me introduce some of my colleagues to you...

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81. Peter points at individuals.

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83. PETER (Cont'd): He's an architect, he's a civil engineer, she's a lawyer, he's an IC designer, he's an accountant, he's an auditor, she's another lawyer...

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85. Pausing.

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87. PETER (Cont'd): The takeaway message is that birds of the same feature flock together.

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89. More sushi are put on the table.

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91. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Life is a trip, so enjoy the journey and the flight.

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93. Pausing.

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95. PETER (V.O.): I accept that the higher we fly, the smaller we appear to those who can't.

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97. A WAITRESS appears to pour tea in their cups.

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99. Act 3

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101. INT. JAPANESE RESTAURANT - CONTINUOUS

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103. PETER (V.O.): To most people, the sky is the limit.

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105. Pausing.

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107. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Instead of limiting our challenge, we should challenge our limits.

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109. A CAPTAIN appears with the bill.

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111. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Aircraft take off against the wind, not with it.

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113. Peter's wife settles it.

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115. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Try to just fly away.

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117. FADE OUT

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119. THE END