Waves of Change

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. LIVING ROOM - 8:15

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7. Taking a seat, PETER looks at KAJI, the family pet, sitting on the floor.

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9. PETER (V.O): Tough luck....

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11. We see Kaji looking up at Peter's chair with hopeful, bright eyes.

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13. PETER: Before you got a sprain in your leg, you'd have taken the seat first.

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15. Seeing Kaji's pleading eyes, Peter passes her a slice of bread.

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17. PETER(Cont'd): You're so free just a fortnight ago...

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19. Pausing.

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21. PETER (V.O): Now, you've to dream of the moment when you can jump up again.

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23. Pausing.

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25. PETER: Go back to your compound. We'll go to a vet surgeon's office later today.

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27. Act 2

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29. EXT. SILVERSTRAND BAY - 12:15

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31. The sun glimmers over the waves. A red flag flaps in the breeze.

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33. PETER (V.O): Health is important...Just another swim.

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35. Standing at water's edge, Peter inflates a cyber-green buoy.

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37. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): In case I 've any problem, this float chamber should help lifeguards to locate my body.

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39. Taking a breath, Peter dives into the waves.

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41. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I'm ignoring the warning...

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43. We follow Peter to appreciate the clear water waves.

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45. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): They're unpredictably beautiful. I let them set my soul free.

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47. INT. VET'S OFFICE - 14:15

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49. Kaji is struggling on a table. With the help of Peter's WIFE and a NURSE, a VET examines Kaji's sprain.

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51. VET: She needs an operation - a pricy one too.

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53. Peter and his wife exchange worried glances.

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55. WIFE: That's the price that we've to pay for your attempt to bully a junior Shiba Inu.

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57. VET: The earlier that's done, the better.

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59. WIFE: But we'll be out of town in a few days...

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61. VET: I've one and only slot in early Nov...

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63. INT. CORDIS HOTEL - 18:15

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65. A MANAGER bids goodbye to Peter and his wife.

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67. PETER (to wife): I'm so happy that we've fixed our elder daughter's wedding banquet in Hong Kong.

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69. Recalling.

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71. PETER (V.O): I still remember that at her kindergarten graduation day, she's the only pupil who refused to perform on stage.

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73. Pausing.

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75. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): And after graduating from university, she'd further study and work in Japan, and is now living in Seoul...

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77. INT. BEDROOM - 19:30

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79. Having rested in bed briefly, Peter gets up.

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81. PETER (V.O): I've an unfinished business.

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83. Peter checks an email on his mobile.

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85. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I'm asked to write a reference on someone I'm working with.

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87. Pausing.

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89. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I didn't expect that I'd be doing this after leaving Govt.

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91. Pausing.

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93. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Am I still having some residual influence?

95. Peter begins to type on screen with a determined smile.

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97. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): If the waves I ride bring me to my loved ones...

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99. Pausing.

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101. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): The challenges I face shape my legacy.

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103. Act 3

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105. INT. LIVING ROOM - 21:45

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107. Peter inserts an AI drawing entitled "Waves of Change ..." to a draft in his Surface.

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109. PETER (V.O): Like waves, life has ups and downs. Change is both natural and inevitable.

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111. Thinking.

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113. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Maybe in the waves of change, I can find my true direction.

115. Reflecting.

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117. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Overall, my emotional journey is about adaptation, resilience and growth.

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119. FADE OUT

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121. THE END