20 int. hallway with doors
ERICA walks in, overwhelmed. Leans against the door. The song "One minute", by Kelly Clarkson starts.
Short scenes and shots:
- Erica opens a door.
- Erica opens a different door.
- Erica opens another door.
21 int. theater - day
ERICA is in the back stage. Looks at the stage. There's a piano there. Someone pushes her to the stage. She tries to escape, but can't.
22 int. erica's bedroom - night
ERICA is lying down, with the sheets covering the naked body. Sits on the bed. KAI and ADAM appear from each side of her and kiss her on the cheeks. Erica is embarrassed.
23 int. THEATER - DAY
ERICA is on stage. Waves at the people. Sits in front of the piano, nervous. Starts playing. The crowd feels uncomfortable.
24 ext. FLYING HELICOPTER - DAY
- ERICA looks down, through the window. Panics.
- At the refrain of the song, ERICA jumps from the helicopter, attached to an instructor. Screams.
- Shots of the landscape and Erica sky diving.
25 int. Goblins - day
ERICA opens a door and it goes against IVAN.
26 int. theater - day
ERICA keeps playing. The people go away.
27 ext. helicopter - day
- ERICA keeps screaming.
28 int. theater - day
There are just a few people in the room. Erica finishes playing. Gets up.
ERICA
Now, that's how you shouldn't play.
29 int. hall with doors
- ERICA gets in and closes the door.
- ERICA gets in and closes the other door.
- ERICA gets in and closes the door.
The song stops.
Erica gasps. Gets thoughtful. Walks to the door of her reality. Stops. Looks at her left. Starts walking slowly, looking at a door.
ERICA - V.O
So... This door?
FUTURE ERICA - V.O
Our life if we would've stayed at 'River Rock'...
Erica looks at another door.
FUTURE ERICA - V.O
And behind here, our life if we would've married Ethan.
Erica keeps walking and looks at another door. Stops.
ERICA - V.O
And this one?
FUTURE ERICA - V.O
A reality in which... Leo didn't go to the barn that night.
Where he's alive in 2011. But that's not our reality.
No matter how much we'd like it to be.
Erica has tears in the eyes. Takes a breath. Leans her head against the door. Takes another breath. Opens the door. Walks in.
30 int. big house - day
The place is minimalistic, modern and white. It's similar to the house that appeared in the alternate reality in episode 2x11 What Goes Up Must Come Down. ERICA starts walking, looking for something.
ERICA
Leo? Leo?
Stops near a huge framed picture of her and her family, taken only a couple years ago. Leo is there. Gets emotional. Sits on a chair and looks at it. Smiles. Has tears in the eyes.
ERICA
Leo...
Looks at another framed picture near the family portrait. It's a lot smaller. Gets up and walks to it. It's a framed book. The title is 'Little Feats', by Erica Strange. Gets surprised and excited.
ERICA
Oh my...!
Takes the book out of the frame. Opens it and starts reading it.
ERICA
Oh my God, this is fantastic!
Erica prepares to sit. Sees a candlestick on a table. Gets impressed. Walks to it. Grabs it.
ERICA
Wow!
ERICA 4 - V.O
(Screams)
Who are you?!
ERICA 4 is right behind her. Erica gets frightened and hits ERICA 4 with the candlestick. Erica 4 faints. Erica gets shocked and panics.
ERICA
Oh my God! Oh my God!
Erica tries to woke Erica 4 up. Tries to feel her pulse. Gets a little more relieved.
ERICA
Oh... Oh my Goodness. What do I do now?
32 int. bedroom - day
ERICA drags ERICA 4 to the bed. Takes her cell phone away with her. Goes away and locks the door.
32 int. Barbara's house - day
Someone knocks on the door. BARBARA opens it.
BARBARA
Hey, sweetie!
ERICA walks in, wearing fancier clothes than before.
ERICA
Hey, mom!
BARBARA
Is everything OK? Shouldn't you be at work?
ERICA
Work? Oh, yes, I should. I just... Have you heard of Leo?
BARBARA
Leo? He must be at the company. He's coming tonight.
What do you want to talk to him about?
ERICA
Oh, it's... Nothing important.
BARBARA
So, I'm sure it can wait until dinner, right?
ERICA
Erm... Yeah, yeah. So... I should go to... Work.
Wherever my work is.
BARBARA
Sorry?
ERICA
Oh, nothing, nothing.
(Has an idea)
Oh, listen! Do know an alternative path to my work?
It's because I always get caught up in the traffic.
BARBARA
To 'River Rock'? Oh, I have no idea, honey.
I'm a mess when it comes to directions.
ERICA
'River Rock'! Great! Thanks!
BARBARA
What?
Erica goes away.
33 int. River Rock, non fiction department - day
There are people around. BRENT is in the office. ERICA gets out of the elevator and walks in. Sees Brent in Julianne's office.
ERICA
(Bothered)
Oh, seriously?
Brent notices her. Gets suspicious. Gets up and approaches her.
BRENT
(Provocative)
Oh, look who is here! The not-so-humble queen revisits her origins. Isn't that so lovely and respectful?
ERICA
(Tries to ignore the provocation)
Brent.
BRENT
Or maybe the queen is here just to stole again one of my non fiction ideas,
so that she may twist it into a book of fiction and launch it first than me.
And then Frank Galvin won't approve my book because it is too similar to yours.
Am I right, stranger Erica in Wonderland?
ERICA
What?
BRENT
Transforming a book into something that it's not...
That's the only kind of transvestism that I profusely disapprove.
ERICA
When did I do that?
BRENT
Oh, don't play dumb with me, honey.
Just get your ass and your D&G skirt out of here.
ERICA
Brent! You have no reason to attack me.
The way you stole Julianne's place was despicable.
BRENT
Oh, yeah? But you accepted my help to bring you back here.
Remember our talk at the 'Festival Authors', a couple years ago?
So... Who's the traitor here?
Erica is speechless.
ERICA
I... am sorry, I guess.
BRENT
Just leave.
Pause. Erica goes back to the elevator.
BRENT
Oh, BTW, your feet don't deserve to be in those
Christian Louboutin shoes.
The doors of the elevator close.
34 int. river rock, fiction department - day
There's people around. ERICA gets out of the elevator, thoughtful. Looks around. Smiles. Approaches to the secretary.
ERICA
Hey!
The secretary gives her some dossiers.
ERICA
Thanks!
SECRETARY
Mr. Galvin is waiting for you.
ERICA
Frank? Frank Galvin?
SECRETARY
Scott.
ERICA
Oh.
Erica walks to her office.
ERICA
(Mumbles)
That would be weird... Talking to a dead man.
SCOTT is walking in the office. He's talking on the phone. Erica prepares to open the door. Stops and listens to his conversation.
SCOTT
(Desperate)
Dude, forget about the poison!
I'm telling you, man! If this shit blows up in my face...
Erica gets suspicious.
SCOTT
Okay, I'll wait. But don't ask me to trust your guts.
I only trust them enough to take them out of your body
if this plan goes wrong.
Later.
Scott disconnects the call. Erica decides to walk in.
ERICA
Scott.
SCOTT
The Strange! How's it hanging?
ERICA
I'm... Good. And you? What do you want?
SCOTT
Just wanna let you know about something.
ERICA
(Suspicious)
Okay...
Scott sits in Erica's chair. Points to the other chair.
SCOTT
Sit.
ERICA
(Uncomfortable)
O...kay. What is it about?
SCOTT
It's about madame Kennedy.
It seems that he went to my father, again,
saying that you stole...
ERICA
That I stole his idea for a book.
SCOTT
Exactly.
ERICA
Yeah, he told me.
SCOTT
And my old man wants to believe him.
You know that you earned back your place only because of him...
Or her... Or.. Whatever.
ERICA
Yes, but, I'm here. I'm the editorial director of fiction.
And I believe that I worked very hard to earn this place in just...
two or three years.
SCOTT
Yeah, yeah, but you also had my help.
Oh, but don't get me wrong, Mr. Galvin promotes people based on merit.
Anyways, I just want to tell you that the same way that
I helped you get here, I can undo it.
ERICA
I'm sorry?
Scott leans forward.
SCOTT
If the bomb blows up,
I want to make sure that you're on my side.
Erica gets suspicious and thoughtful.
SCOTT
And yes, this is about the conversation
I was having on the phone, stranger.
Scott winks at Erica. Gets up and goes away. Erica gets shocked and confused. Gasps.
35 ext. Barbara's house - night
ERICA appears. Looks through the window. Sees BARBARA talking to LEO. Gets joyful. Opens the front door and walks in.
36 int. Dr. Naadiah's office
ERICA walks in unexpectedly. NAADIAH is sitting at her desk.
ERICA
(Ashamed)
Dr... Naadiah?
