Found Phone, Found Pride

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

5. INT. LIVING ROOM - 12:45

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7. Sunlight slants through the curtains. PETER, in casual wear, pats his pockets anxiously.

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9. PETER (V.O.): Wallet...keys...phones....

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11. Pausing.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I only have four smartphones now. When I returned from my home in NT a fortnight ago, I realized my Xperia was missing.

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15. Recalling.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I didn't search for it right away because of an upcoming trip to Seoul.

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19. Pausing.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I figured that if I had dropped it in a public place, it'd be nearly impossible to find. However, if I had left it in my coupe or at my home in NT, it'd still be there.

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23. Pausing.

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25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm also concerned about the progress of the exterior repainting of my house there, as I haven't heard from the contractor in two weeks.

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27.  Act 2

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29. EXT./INT. PETER'S NT HOME - 15:30

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31. A modest semi-detached house with fresh paint in milky yellow on G/F, milky cream on 1/F and 2/F. Peter returns.

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33. PETER (V.O.): Done? Without a word?

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35. Peter approaches the red coupe parked by his home, opens the door, checks the seats and the carpet, but finds no phone.

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37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I placed my handbag on the passenger seat, thinking that the Xperia might have slipped out if it was still with me.

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39. Peter looks lost.

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41. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Gone! My first experience of losing a phone.

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43. Peter enters the sitting room. Something on the coffee table catches his attention.

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45. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, the Xperia is on the coffee table

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47. Pausing.

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49. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My usefulness? Right where I left it - in my own hands. How forgetful I can be!

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51. Pausing.

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53. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Funny thing. Spend two weeks worrying a phone...only to find what really went missinig was my faith in anyone but me.

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55. Pausing.

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57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Finding the phone isn't a big thing, but it's a crucial personal win that lifts a weight.

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59. Peter goes up to the veranda on 2/F to check the paint job.

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61. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): OMG, I can see shoe marks on the paint of the concrete railing...

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63. Peter notices some black dots on the wall.

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65. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I must ask the contractor to rectify them.

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67. Peter calls with his iPhone.

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69. PETER (to phone): ...you're visiting Canada right now?

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71. PETER (V.O.): That explains why he hasn't reported on progress or requested further payments.

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73. PETER (to phone) (Cont'd): Enjoy your trip. Let's discuss the rectifications when you return.

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75. Peter snaps photos of the house exterior with his iPhone. He texts family: Repaint done!

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77. PETER (V.O.): I want to revive my family's interest in our holiday home.

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79. Peter sees a response on his phone.

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81. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My elder son, who prepared his law exams here, has reacted.

83. Peter goes to the bathroom on 1/F to check the cistern and flush the toilet.

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85. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The cistern has been replaced, and there' re no more water leaks.

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87. After turning on the gas water heater, Peter opens the hot water tap and checks the water temperature with his hand.

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89. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's functioning properly.

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91. Then, Peter discovers the sink is clogged.

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93. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But the contractor is in Canada...

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95. Immediately, Peter loosens and detaches the U-trap to clear out the debris caught inside the trap. Then he unscrews a metal drain to ensure a clear pathway for drainage. Finally, he reassembles them.

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97. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Who needs a contractor in Canada when I can fix it myself from Hong Kong?

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99. Pausing.

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101. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The paint was fresh, the toilet flushed, the burner lit...and somewhere between loosing that phone and fnding it, I remembered who keeps this house alive.

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103. Act 3

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105. INT. LIVING ROOM - 21:45

107. Peter adds a photo taken immediately after finding his phone to a draft on his laptop.

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109. PETER (V.O.): Sometimes losing something small helps me find something essential.

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111. Thinking.

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113. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): They say pride comes before a fall. But sometimes, pride is what picks me up when others let me fall through.

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115. Reflecting.

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117. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A missing phone makes me curse the world. A fixed sink makes me remember I'm the world.

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119. FADE OUT

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121. END