297. The Last Wish of Lisa Chavez - Leslie

• FADE IN:


• INT. PRISON HALLWAY - NIGHT


• A GUARD sits at his station, behind thick glass listening to the radio.


• RADIO ANNOUNCER (OS)
• Right now, the governor is deliberating on an eleventh hour appeal by Lisa Chavez's lawyers. She is moments away from her execution. Chavez, the so-called Trailer Park Vampire, had a trial rife with controversy. It is a possibility that Governor Hendricks will pardon Chavez.


• OFFICER HARY walks past the station carrying a letter.


• He unlocks and opens the door that leads to death row.


• RADIO ANNOUNCER (OS)
• Many of the prosecution's witnesses now claim they had been pressured into testifying. Chavez's victims were found...


• INT. DEATH ROW - NIGHT


• He closes the door behind him and walks past the isolation cells, then stops in front of Chavez's cell.


• He raps on the door and slides the letter through the door slot.


• OFFICER HARY
• Letter from your sister, Chavez.


• INT. LISA CHAVEZ'S CELL - NIGHT


• LISA sits on the cot, legs crossed under her.


• Her dark hair is cropped short.


• A plate with half-finished beans and rice sits on the bed.


• The only decoration in the room is a postcard from Bora Bora taped to the wall-a bright window into an almost unreal world.


• She ponders the letter for a moment, then stands, picks it up, returns to the bed and sits back down, placing it on her lap.


• Taking a breath she opens the envelope.


• Inside is a roundtrip ticket to Bora Bora.


• She just looks at it for a long moment.


• The clip of boots down the hallway resounds again and a PRIEST and Officer Hary appear outside the door.


• She looks up at them, already knowing.


• The priest shakes his head.


• PRIEST
• I'm sorry.


• Hary opens the door and she stands, preparing to leave, then turns and pulls the postcard off the wall.


• She takes the ticket and postcard and tucks them into her jumpsuit, then nods.


• Hary and the Priest escort her from the room and down the hall, her shackles clinking as they disappear down the hall, leaving they gray, empty cell.


• FADE TO BLACK.