ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
INT. JOSH AND LILY'S APARTMENT - LATER
Josh and Lily come trudging down the steps, with Miss Glass
right behind them.
JOSH
Thanks for the ride, Miss Glass.
GLASS
(glowering)
Don't mention it. I mean it.
Don't.
LILY
(smiling wanly)
We won't.
GLASS
Well...goodnight. And remember to
give McQueen a shout out to the
Big Kahuna.
LILY
We will. Goodnight, Miss Glass.
JOSH
Goodnight, Miss Glass.
Miss Glass tromps back up the steps. Sighing, Lily snuggles
into Josh's arms.
JOSH (CONT'D)
I can't believe it. I mean,
Brooke might—
Lily puts her finger to Josh's lips.
LILY
Don't say it.
JOSH
I still can't believe it.
LILY
Yeah, it kinda puts our problems
in perspective, doesn't it.
JOSH
No kidding. A few overdue bills
don't seem such a big deal.
Baby, I don't know what I would do
if anything ever happened to you.
LILY
Me either...
For a long moment they just stand there, holding each other
tightly.
CUT TO:
INT. BROOKE AND SAM'S BEDROOM - LATER
Sam leads Harrison into the bedroom, and they sit, side by
side, on her bed. For a long moment neither of them speaks.
HARRISON
(slapping his knees)
Well—it's late, and you need to
get some sleep.
Harrison starts to get up, but Sam puts her hand on his
shoulder.
SAM
Wait.
HARRISON
Really, Sam, I—
SAM
Don't.
HARRISON
(confused)
Don't what?
SAM
Don't...go.
HARRISON
Sam?
She turns and looks into his eyes.
SAM
Please.
HARRISON
I—I don't...
SAM
Stay with me. Tonight. Please.
HARRISON
B-but—
SAM
(desperately)
Please?
She leans over and kisses him, and slowly they fall back onto
the bed.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. A BEACH - MORNING
Brooke and Clarence are walking barefoot on the sand.
BROOKE
(despairingly)
Why? That's what I don't
understand. Why? Why?
CLARENCE
Why...
BROOKE
Why HER?
CLARENCE
Ah...
BROOKE
He loves me. I know he loves me.
CLARENCE
Let me clue you in to one of the
universe's dirty little secrets:
Love? Lots of questions; not many
answers.
Brooke sits down on the sand, facing the ocean.
BROOKE
(almost to herself)
I KNOW he loves me...
Clarence sits down next to her.
CLARENCE
Brooke... You can't put yourself
inside Harrison's head. Nobody
can.
BROOKE
(plaintively)
He chose her. Why?
CLARENCE
News flash: he's torn between the
two of you.
BROOKE
(not listening)
If I just knew why...
CLARENCE
Okay, you remember the part about
me guiding you? Well, I'm gonna
guide you away from this subject,
okay? Because the only thing that
you're gonna get from thinking
about this is more heartache. You
need to think about YOU.
She gets up and takes a couple of steps, turning and facing
him angrily.
BROOKE
How am I supposed to do that? I
don't even know what I'm doing
here! I've been at this
for...for who knows how long—
CLARENCE
It hasn't been all that long...
BROOKE
—and I haven't done anything! Not
anything important!
CLARENCE
Everything you do here is
important, Brooke. Everything is
part of the journey.
BROOKE
(frustrated)
Enough with the journey! I'm sick
of the journey! YOU—you said
that your destiny was to help
people. Well...what's MY
destiny? Huh?
CLARENCE
Your destiny...
(considers)
...remains to be seen.
Brooke throws up her arms.
BROOKE
There you go again! You sound
like a bad fortune cookie!
She bends down into his face, gesturing emphatically.
BROOKE (CONT'D)
I don't even know if I'm supposed
to live, or I'm supposed to die.
Clarence looks up at her quizzically, as if he were having to
explain something perfectly obvious.
CLARENCE
Well...Brooke...that's pretty much
up to YOU.
Brooke's face twists into puzzlement as she absorbs that
statement.
FADE TO BLACK.
END OF ACT FOUR
THE END
