FADE IN Act 1 INT. HOME - MORNING Sunlight bathes a dining table. A fresh loaf of bread sits in the center. KAJI sits like a fluffy loaf at one end. Across from her is PETER. KAJI (V.O.): The warm scent hits my nose. Irresistible. His eyes track PETER. KAJI (V.O.): He's going to tear a chunk of the bread - for me. Peter holds out the chunk. Kaji takes it from his fingers. She chews. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Soft inside. Superior to kibble in every possible way. Her eyes in

FADE IN Act 1 INT. DINING ROOM - 19:00 (Last Night) Warm lamplight. The MAID sets two places at a table. PETER turns to his WIFE. PETER: Only two? WIFE: Our son is on shift. He'll come back tomorrow morning. Peter takes his seat. PETER: The test drive is at 2pm tomorrow. WIFE: He knows that. PETER: 36 hours. And then a test drive of a 600 plus horse power car we never drove. WIFE: Hope he could have a powerful nap before that. Peter stares at an empty chair. Act 2 FLASHBACK I

FADE IN Act 1 EXT. SILVERSTRAND BAY - 14:40 Calm water. PETER emerges from the sea. He stands still for a moment. PETER (V.O.): I'm really hungry and I want to eat stir-fried rice noodles, but my favourite eating places have been closing one by one. Peter walks up to the shower room. INT. CHA CHAAN TENG - 15:15 Peter sits at a small table, scrolling through the tea set menu on his phone. PETER (V.O.): It has stir-fried noodles. Peter adds it to cart. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As

FADE IN Act 1 INT. PO FOOK MEMORIAL HALL - 08:40 Getting off a shuttle, PETER enters. At Emily's room, the air smells of incense and lilies. ATTENDANT#1 nods and lets Peter inside. A small Buddhist-style alter. A framed photo of Emily sits at the center. An incense urn before it. ATTENDANT#1: You burn incense? Peter nods. PETER (V.O.): I do that for Emily. Attendant#1 lights three sticks from a box. The tips grow orange, then settle into thin grey smoke. He passes them to P

FADE IN Act 1 INT. MTR TRAIN - 16:30 The carrage sways gently. PETER sits near the doors. The train annouse in Cantonese, then English then Mandarin. He sees a WhatsApp notification with a bouquet image. PETER (V.O.): The bouquet for Emily has been placed in her hall. Peter types: Thank you very much. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's the result of my effort yesterday. Pausing. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I didn't know if the florist I used before would deliver the bouquet to the venue i

FADE IN Act 1 INT. DINING ROOM - 08:00 Soft Spring light. PETER sits with KAJI, the family pet. As he scrolls FB, he passes slices of bread to her. PETER (V.O.): Oh, my wife has posted the beautiful photos of our cherry blossom chase in Hakodate, late April. Peter keeps going back to the photos. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): These Hakodate cherry blossom photos have me hooked. Peter smiles. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Among others, my wife carefully selected two of her favourites: the p

FADE IN Act 1 INT. BEDROOM - 08:00 Soft grey light filters through thick curtains. A digital clock by the bedside: 08:00 May 4, 2026. PETER lies on his back, eyes open. PETER (V.O.): May 4th again. Pausing. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I chose May 4th, 1989 as my Nissan 200SX's delivery date. Pausing. PETER (Cont'd): My international driving licence expired a few days ago. Let me apply for a new one as I'll be travelling again next week. Nodding. PETER (Cont'd): After breakfast,

FADE IN Act 1 INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY (Days ago) KAJI, (curled like a golden-brown croissant), lies on the tile floor. KAJI (V.O.): Too silent. Recalling. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): The Pack Leader and Peter weren't home for several days. Pausing. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Our maid feeds me punctually, but that's all. Kaji takes a look of the leash on its hook. INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Keys jangle. Kaji explodes off the floor. Her front paws skid on tile. The PACK LEADER and PE

FADE IN Act 1 INT. BEDROOM - 21:00 A warm, cluttered room. PETER wears reading glasses and a contented smile. He sits up in bed, holding a smartphone. He scrolls through cherry blossom photos. PETER (V.O.): These were taken at Goryokaku Fort at Hakodate. Looking. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The cheery trees in full bloom. Pausing. PETER (Cont'd): My wife and I arrived Haneda in the evening of April 24, took a domestic flight to Sapporo the next day, got our rental car and drove to

FADE IN Act 1 INT. STICKS & FIRE - 20:02 The restaurant glows with low, amber light. A MAN plays the guitar and sings. PETER and his WIFE sit across each other at a small table, plates untouched for a moment. PETER: I can still feel it. The weight. WIFE: The baby? PETER: Yes, our grandchild isn't heavy. Pausing. PETER (Cont'd): And yet. Like holding a unverse. Pausing. PETER (Cont'd): I feel that I've to be around... Pausing. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And you saved the family tu

FADE IN Act 1 INT. BEDROOM - 08:02 A sliver of grey dawn light slips through the curtains. PETER stirs, blinks and looks at his sleeping WIFE. PETER (V.O.): Our flight from Tokyo landed at around 11pm last night. KAJI, the family pet, taps the floor. Peter rubs his neck. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I know it's our breakfast time. As Peter gets out of bed, Kaji barks excitedly. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): You're so relentless. Kaji escorts Peter out of the room. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): H

FADE IN Act 1 INT. BEDROOM - 00:22 Sound of gentle keyboard typing, a clock ticking. He glances at the time. Exhales, rubs his temples. PETER (V.O.): At least 25 hours. That's what I need. 24 is a joke. As he reaches for the mouse, he hears a soft DING. His phone lights up. WhatsApp: Emily passed away last week. Cancer. Fast. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Spam. Getting clever. Peter scrolls their chat history and sees a photo of them. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's from Dominic. Emily'

FADE IN Act 1 EXT. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES - 17:00 The sky is indigo. Flags flutter. PETER, in a well-cut but slightly dated suit, walks with a celebrate pace. He sees NANA ahead. PETER (V.O.): The intern in my department in 2003. PETER: Hi Nana... They walk together. SC and CARMEN fall into step beside them. PETER: Hi SC! Hi Carmen!....Nana...they're my former HKUST colleagues...they help make Hong Kong an innovation and tech hub... SC: Under your leadership... PETER (V.O

FADE IN Act 1 INT. LIVING ROOM - 11:45 Sunlight slants through the curtains. The hum of the city filters in from outside. PETER sits beside his WIFE on the sofa. WIFE: There's a 12:30 film. At the mall cinema nearby... PETER: Can I join you? WIFE: It's a Hong Kong film about UFO... PETER: UFO? WIFE: I'm curious about the film's success in Hong Kong... PETER: Curiosity is fine. Let me keep you company. WIFE: You won't buy it.... PETER: I'll buy the tickets. Act 2 INT. CINEMA -

FADE I N Act 1 INT. BEDROOM - LIVING ROOM - MORNING Bedroom. Soft grey light seeps through the curtains. KAJI opens one eye. Her ears twitch. She lifts her head. She walks softy to the living room. KAJI (V.O.): Our maid's shoes are gone. Kaji registers the absence. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): She left early today. I didn't hear the door. Kaji returns to the bedroom. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): Peter will wake up hungry. Pausing. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): They think I don't see the sma

FADE IN Act 1 INT. CAR PARK - 11:00 PETER, in a T-shirt and shorts, opens the hood of his MB. He removes the cap of the coolant tank. PETER (V.O.): The tank is quite empty. Recalling. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The car repair shop just did the whole system. Two weeks ago. Pausing. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): That's what concerns me. They fixed the visible leak. But there's an invisible leak. A ghost leak. Peter fills the coolant with two bottles of distilled water. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'

FADE IN Act 1 INT. LIVING ROOM - 11:30 (Yesterday) Soft grey light filters through the curtains. PETER stares at his phone's calendar. PETER (V.O.): About our grandchild to be born and this year's cherry blossoms... Daydreaming. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What if our grandchild comes - not dangerously early. Not prematurely... Daydreaming. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Just...efficiently...healthy, loud and perfect... before the due date. Daydreaming. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): So that my w

FADE IN Act 1 EXT. SILVERSTRAND BAY - 16:30 Golden light spills across a calm bay. The beach is quiet. PETER arrives with his swim bag. He moves with the economy of a man who has performed the same ritual a thousand times. He glances towards the beach. He sees a WOMAN, in casual wear, sitting alone on the dry sand. PETER (V.O.): It appears she has been here for a while. And she's not leaving. He notices a SWIMMER, hesitating, gasping. Peter wades in. Just a smooth entry into

FADE IN Act 1 INT. GOLDEN BAY - 14:30 A gentle sun hangs over. The water is calm, a muted jade green. Unusually pale, fine sand covers the beach. PETER approaches the water's edge, gazing at the horizon. He wades in. No gasp. No hesitation. He pushes off and begins a steady, rhythmic front crawl. The water parts before him. Bubbles rush past his ears. He swims past a lifeguard raft in the middle of the swimming area; the LIFEGUARD's umbrella blocks his view towards the distan

FADE IN Act 1 INT. BEDROOM - 7:30 Sunlight filters through the curtains. PETER lies in bed, thinking. PETER (V.O.): I've been practising the song "North Country Spring" for many weeks and I'm progressing well. It's a melodic tune. Who is the composer? Peter grabs his smartphone and begins to research. He reads through the research results, one by one. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The music composer is Minoru Endo. The song was written in 1977. Reading. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Wow, h