1.
INT. CAR - DOWNTOWN
Overcast afternoon. Taylor and Mike are in their car, making
their way through the city. They're having a heated argument.
A Creed song is playing on the radio.
MIKE
I just don't understand how the
hell you cat decision over my head.
Taylor is focused on driving.
MIKE (CONT'D)
This is a major frickin' change in
our lives.
Her eyes turn teary. She straight ahead.
MIKE (CONT'D)
This is really my major grievance
in this marriage, honey, this exact
thing. This is the reason I
sometimes have second thoughts.
TAYLOR
That's really tough to hear right
now.
Suddenly, an old lady walks out in front of them.
MIKE
Watch out!
Taylor slams on the brakes and swerves, avoiding the lady.
They screech sideways on the street, stopping covering two
lanes. The sound of screeching tires increases.
A cement truck appears behind them, slamming into their car,
crushing the driver's side. Glass and metal fragments are
everywhere.
Everything stops. A breath.
Mike sees Taylor crushed behind the steering wheel. He
screams, and manages to get out of his own door, then runs
around to her side.
Taylor is sandwiched between bent metal. Her eyes are open,
and blood is running out her mouth. She's dead.
MIKE (CONT'D)
Taylor! Taylor!
He collapses down on the asphalt.
2.
People gather to help.
INT. HOSPITAL - NIGHT
Mike is sitting in a hospital bed. His cousin and his
cousin's wife are sitting by his side. It's incredibly
gloomy, not a word is said. His cousin tries to make a
comforting face.
Mike looks at some pictures of Taylor in a photo album.
Suddenly he starts sobbing.
His cousin's wife reaches out her hand to touch his.
COUSIN
Mike, it's impossible to secondguess yourself like that. What were
you supposed to do, run her over?
You did what any of us would have
done.
Painful silence.
COUSIN'S WIFE
It's really not your fault.
A doctor in a lab coat and a male nurse in green scrubs
enter.
COUSIN
Hey, we also have to pick up the
kids. See you tomorrow, buddy, OK?
Mike nods.
DOCTOR
If you'd like, I can extend the
light morphine. It'll help you
rest.
MIKE
OK.
The doctor puts a new medicine into the pump and checks
Mike's IV.
Meanwhile, the nurse stands at the end of the bed and looks
at Mike uncomfortably long. Mike looks away.
DOCTOR
That should work until tomorrow,
OK?
3.
Mike nods. The doctor walks out.
The nurse walks closer. Something about him seems shady.
NURSE
I heard you could use some help.
MIKE
Oh, are you a crisis counselor?
NURSE
I wouldn't go that far.
The doctor looks from across the hallway. There's no nurse in
the room. Mike is talking to himself.
He walks into the room and over to Mike, passing right
through the nurse. Mike is suddenly very aware.
DOCTOR
Sir, I really think it would be a
good idea for you to see our PTSD
counselor, you've been through a
very traumatic event.
Mike nods politely while trying to keep track of the nurse
out the corner of his eye.
MIKE
Maybe tomorrow.
DOCTOR
Alright. But please make use of the
services. It's normal to have a
delayed reaction.
MIKE
OK.
The doctor walks out, passing through the nurse one more
time.
MIKE (CONT'D)
What's going on?
NURSE
What would you say if I told you
that this whole thing doesn't have
to have happened?
MIKE
I don't understand.
4.
NURSE
I can help you change it so it
didn't happen.
MIKE
Are you selling something?
NURSE
No, no, it's totally legit.
The nurse looks down on the picture of Taylor. Mike follows
his eyes down.
NURSE (CONT'D)
You were in the car with Taylor.
She was driving. That Creed song
was on the radio.
Mike looks up.
NURSE (CONT'D)
You passed a Burger King, but
Taylor wouldn't pull over because
she had promised to help you keep
your diet.
MIKE
How do you know this?
The nurse is starting to get impatient with him.
NURSE
I told you. Come on, what do you
say?
He clicks with his mouth like a peppy salesman.
MIKE
I'm not sure.
NURSE
Tell me about the accident.
MIKE
Well, we were fighting...
Mike hestitates, can't believe he's telling a stranger.
NURSE
It's OK. It's me.
5.
MIKE
Taylor had asked her sister to move
in with us, and I got upset that
she didn't ask me about it.
Mike sees the photo, and his eyes become teary.
The nurse gestures for him to move on. He hands him a tissue.
NURSE
There there.
MIKE
Anyway, we were discussing, and
suddenly this old lady steps out
into traffic.
EXT. STREET - DAY
Suddenly, there's a flash of light, and they're there. The
scene is frozen, and there's a somber blue mood.
NURSE
Follow me.
MIKE
OK.
Mike staggers after the nurse around a frozen guy on a
bicycle. Their steps sound crisp like ice, there's visible
vapor when they breathe.
Suddenly he sees their car at a distance. Taylor is inside.
MIKE (CONT'D)
Oh my God, Taylor!
NURSE
Just a second.
They arrive by the car.
MIKE
How are you doing this? Is it
really her?
NURSE
OK, so here's the crash about to
happen. What could you have
done differently?
MIKE
I don't understand.
6.
NURSE
What caused the accident?
MIKE
What is this place?
NURSE
Focus. What caused the accident?
MIKE
Well, I saw the old lady before
Taylor, but I didn't warn her
because I thought she saw her too.
NURSE
OK, so try warning her.
MIKE
Now?
NURSE
No, concentrate. You gotta
concentrate, OK. Remember what it
is you have to do. Ready?
Mike is confused.