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

Act 1 INT. LIVING ROOM - 9:30 PETER sits on a sofa. He holds a cracked smartphone. On the screen: Duolingo. A cartoon owl glares at him. Peter taps an icon: A Spanish flag. A VOICE (from phone): Estoy apprendiendo piano. Peter repeats into the phone. PETER (to phone): Estoy apprendiendo piano. Later, Peter checks his Spanish streak: 709-day streak. Peter allows himself a small smile. He then taps another icon: A French flag. A VOICE (from phone): Je joue du piano tous les jou

FADE I N Act 1 INT. HOME - LATE AFTERNOON Sunlight slants through windows. The PACK LEADER is turning the kitchen into an emergency zone. KAJI watches. KAJI (V.O.): Our maid left home early in the morning. Kaji stares at her leash. Hanging on its hook. Untouched. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): She knows. We go when the sun is this low. We walk the path. I sniff the grass. This is the way. Kaji stares at the Pack Leader. She doesn't turn. PETER appears and talks to her. PETER: A

Act 1 EXT. ROADS TO SUNWEN WEST ROAD, ZHONG SHAN - 14:30 (April 9, 2026) A coach rolls along a tree-lined highway. Afternoon light streams through the tinted windows. A dozen TOURISTS, mostly silver-haired. PETER sits alone by the window. At the front of the coach, a young GUIDE (30s, bright voice, practiced smile) clicks on a microphone. GUIDE: We'll be arriving the pedestrian street soon...Do you know what Zhong Shan is famous for?...Almond cake...It's been made here for ov

Act 1 INT. LIVING ROOM - 10:45 Natural lighting. PETER holds a smartphone and checks stock prices on Yahoo Finance. PETER (V.O.): System down? Peter restarts his phone and checks again. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It seems the market data is the same. Peter goes to play the piano. And a little while later, his younger SON appears in the corridor. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): He's should have gone to work...a day off probably... EXT. SILVERSTRAND BAY - 12:45 WOMEN scream. Portable speake

Act 1 INT. LIVING ROOM - 16:30 Modest. An upright piano dominates one corner. PETER stares at a WhatsApp message. Happy Easter... PETER (V.O.): A relative seeks help again. Reading. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Two jobs. Job one - easy. Job two - complex. Requires deep analysis, sound judgment, stress tolerance. Reading. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Ratings... Job one - effective. Job two - moderate. Reading. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The relative did everything asked. Pausing. PETER (V.O

FADE I N Act 1 INT. HOME - DAY Rain hammers against the glass. The world outside is a wash of grey and silver. KAJI is curled on the cool floor. Her ears twitch with each new drumbeat of water. PETER sits on the sofa, having screen time. Kaji jumps onto the sofa before sitting. Her entire side presses Peter's side. She leans. Peter smiles, reaches back without looking, and scratches the base of her ear. KAJI (V.O.): This is correct. This is the only sensible shape for

Act 1 INT. BEDROOM - 04:05 The digital clock glows. PETER, sharp-eyed and restless, lies perfectly still. Stares at the ceiling. He checks the time: 04:15. PETER (V.O.): Its just coolant. It's nothing. He closes his eyes. A beat. They snap open. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Why is it below the minimum? He sits up. Grabs his phone and researches. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Evaporation? People lose coolant all the time. All. The. Time. He puts his hand on his chest. Feels his heartbeat.

Act 1 INT. DINING ROOM - LAST NIGHT PETER sits at the dining table. His WIFE puts a plate of roasted chicken on the table. She sits opposite him. PETER: Feels like the week has stretched twice as long. He lets out a breath. PETER (Cont'd): We wouldn't be buying an electric vehicle if I continue to keep the 1995 Eunos 30X. WIFE: It was time...oh yes, the salesman called...the BYD Sea Lion 7 will be delivered in late May. PETER: Not late April? WIFE: They can only deliver 50 ca

Act 1 INT. TAI HING - 16:00 PETER sits at a small table. Before him a bowl of roast goose soup noodles. The broth steams. The goose skin gleams. He grips chopsticks in one hand. In the other his phone. He slurps a noodle. Chews. Then glances at LinkedIn on the screen. A small smile. PETER (V.O.): I'm pleased that Brian and I are now connected. He puts his phone down. Picks up a piece of roast goose. Eats it slowly. Thoughtfully. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We shook hands. I asked

Act 1 INT. LIVING ROOM - 09:00 Sunlight streams across a clean desk. PETER sits at the desk, a piece of blank paper in front of him. He lifts a ball pen, then stops. PETER (V.O.): Let me check what I wrote on April 1, 2025... He reaches into his wallet and pulls out a folded piece of paper covered in his own handwriting. He reads it. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Good enough. Peter's expression shifts from tension to a quiet acceptance. He stands up, leaving the paper and ball pen u