HEAVY HEARTS By Alexander Corsetti 617-308-1654
[email protected] FADE IN: INT. 1997 CAMRY - NIGHT - TRAVELLING SAM SAWYER, 17, congenial, even-tempered, cruises down a quiet, upper-middle class suburban street in the seacoast town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire listening to Pink Floyd's- Young Lust. He turns right, into the ROBINSON'S driveway, the large colonial with the brilliant blue door. BRILLIANT BLUE DOOR opens displaying in all her beauty, MRS. ROBINSON, 50, attractive, kind, currently adorned in a bandana on account of the chemo. INT. JOHN ROBINSON'S BEDROOM - NIGHT MULTIPLE VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD TROPHIES JOHN ROBINSON, 17, genius, adventurous, academically indolent, sits at his computer desk studying a picture of himself, Sam, and their friend MAX ESSENSA, all twelve years old at the time. INT. THE ROBINSON'S KITCHEN - NIGHT Sam responds to MR. ROBINSON, former F.B.I. Field Agent, highly intelligent, physically fit, 50, about convincing John to get back on the football team. SAM (TO MR. ROBINSON) (mouth full) -Will do. MR. ROBINSON (TO SAM) (ref. To John’s shoulder) He’ll be healed up soon. Mrs. Robinson, cooking, sees her husband hand Sam a glass of wine. MRS. ROBINSON (TO MR. ROBINSON) Bobby, he's driving. Mr. Robinson smiles, brushing off his wife's concern. MR. ROBINSON I'm all about the Barrolos, Sam. Sam chuckles, he's always admired their relationship. 2 MRS. ROBINSON Sam, don't tell your parents. SAM I can keep a secret. Mr. Robinson gives Sam a look of appreciation on how he handles his wife's 'chemo-brain'.