We're Going Home

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. CONSULTATION ROOM - 15:00

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7. As an ASSISTANT brings in a covered turtle box with a patient inside, PETER and his younger SON look anxious.

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9. PETER: Has she got the painkiller injection already?

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11. ASSISTANT: Yes, it lasts for 48 hours.

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13. PETER: I'd bring her back before the effect is gone.

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15. ASSISTANT: When do you want to come back?

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17. PETER: Now is Wednesday afternoon. What's the latest hour we can come on Friday?

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19. ASSISTATNT: Erh...half past 5...

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21. PETER: 5 o'clock then.

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23. Having picked up the turtle box with due care, Peter speaks lovingly to the box: We're going home.

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25. Act 2

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27. EXT. STREETS, TAI WAI - CONTINUOUS

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29. Raining. Peter's son holds an umbrella to shelter Peter, as Peter shelters the turtle box, from the rain.

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31. PETER (V.O.): We've done the right thing to bring Nana to a specialist vet without delay.

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33. Peter stares at a plastic glove that wrapped up the bottom part of Nana's body.

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35. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's meant to keep the area clean and prevent Nana from causing any tissue damage with its back claws.

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37. Pausing.

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39. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But Nana doesn't move any of her claws now.

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41. Worrying.

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43. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Is her recovery from anesthesia so slow? Or is she...

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45. Pausing.

47. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Nana was away from home for the first time.

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49. Pausing.

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51. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And for the first time, Nana didn't have the support of her partner.

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53. Pausing.

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55. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Moreover, she had to engage a couple of strangers, the X-ray and the Ultrasound procedures.

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57. Pausing.

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59. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): She got many injections, from morphine to Vitamins A-E.

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61. Recalling.

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63. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Only she'd bite my fingers. She has never been bitten...

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65. Pausing.

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67. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Although the strangers are trying to help her, Nana may not know.

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69. Pausing.

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71. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We've also made a decision on her that she wouldn't know.

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73. FLASHBACK

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75. INT. CONSULTATION ROOM - 14:20 (EARLIER)

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77. Printed data on the table, a VET explains them to Peter and his son.

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79. VET: The vitals are well below average.

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81. PETER: It's due to our improper husbandry.

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83. Using computer screen images, the Vet demonstrates Nana's problem. We see an egg-like shape inside shell layers.

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85. VET: This big egg has caused Nana's prolapse ie her uterus has protruded from her rear opening.

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87. PETER: OMG, the egg is about one-fifth of her size. How can she lay it?

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89. VET: I've already pushed Nana's prolapse back in. But Nana's instinct treats it as the egg.

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91. PETER: Oh dear!

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93. VET: There're two options. One is a high-risk major surgery and Nana may not survive it. The other is euthanasia.

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95. SON: I want to bring Nana home first before we take the next step.

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97. Peter nods many times.

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99. END FLASHBACK

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101. Act 3

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103. INT. HOME - 21:00

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105. Observing Nana inside her box, Peter touches her hands gently.

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107. PETER (V.O.): It isn't how big the home is. It's how warm the home is.

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109. Peter then taps Nana's head gently.

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111. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Home is the place to find care and comfort. If one doesn't find them at home, one doesn't find them anywhere.

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113. Peter massages Nana's shoulders gently.

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115. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Home is a collection of what one loves.

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117. THE END

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119. FADE OUT