264. Gazers - Leslie

• FADE IN:


• EXT. APARTMENT ROOF - NIGHT


• DOUG sits on the ledge of his roof watching LEANN, his 8-year old daughter, fiddle with her telescope.


• The sounds of traffic whizzing below on Hollywood Blvd travel up to the roof.


• The palm trees lining the street are dark silhouettes punching the sky.


• LEANNA
• Ooooh, I just saw a shooting star!


• Doug grins.


• DOUG
• Nice!


• She pulls away from the telescope and leans next to him on the ledge.


• LEANNA
• I wish we could see the stars from up here without a telescope.


• DOUG
• Me too. One of these days, I'm going to take you out to the desert and you'll see more stars than you ever thought were possible.


• LEANNA
• Really?


• DOUG
• Really really. Hey, look at the time, you need to be in bed young lady.


• LEANNA
• Are you being con..con...condesting?


• DOUG
• Condescending? No dear, I'm not. It's just that time.


• LEANNA
• Ok, but can I stay just a few more minutes?


• She snuggles up to him.


• DOUG
• Ok, ok, fine.


• LEANNA
• Daddy, where would Orion be if we could see it?


• DOUG
• Hmmmm, I think it would be there.


• He points slightly north towards the sky above the Hollywood Hills.


• LEANNA
• And Cassiopeia?


• DOUG
• Where do you think it would be?


• LEANNA
• There!


• She jabs her finger up.


• DOUG
• I think you're right. I think it would be there. How about the Big Dipper?


• She traces the pattern of the dipper across the sky.


• From high above, they are two small specks staring up in wonder at the expansive night sky.


• FADE TO BLACK.