Missed You Screenplay

Missed You
Original Screenplay written by Jason Wiese
jasonwiese77@gmail.com
Missed You Original Screenplay by Jason Wiese
FADE IN
INT. MORTONS GRILLE, PARK AVENUE IN GRAMERCY, NYC
On a snowy weeknight, BEN FARMER, a corporate middle
manager in his early-thirties, and his three work
colleagues are sitting around a table in the spacious
dining room having dinner after work.
Bens three work friends, WILL, JEFF and ANDREW are all
clean-cut corporate types also in their early-thirties and
all four are dressed similarly in ties and crisp white
button-downs with their sleeves rolled up.
After a long day of work, theyre unwinding with steaks and
cocktails while conversing about each others personal
lives.
Jeff takes a moment to admire the heavy snowfall coming
down through a nearby window.
JEFF
Wow, its really coming down out there.
ANDREW
I hope it keeps on snowing like that so
we dont have to go to work tomorrow.
BEN
Remember how awesome snow days were in
school when we growing up?
WILL
The best kind of days were snow days
back then.
ANDREW
Well next to the last day of school.
BEN
Isnt it amazing how we look forward to
snow days even more so now as adults
than we ever did as kids?
JEFF
Well thats easy to figure out, we
actually have responsibilities now;
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JEFF (contd)
that were all trying to skirt as much
as possible.
ANDREW
Aint that the truth.
JEFF (contd)
I mean, what did we really miss back
in school when we had a snow day?
Two recesses, gym, study hall and maybe
only three real classes?
BEN
Hey, to be fair, I hated having math
and literature.
JEFF
Maybe so, but I think we have to remember
and acknowledge how easy we had it back
thenwith or without snow days.
BEN
Youre right. The good old days when
we had no responsibilities.
JEFF
And Im not even talking about kids and
family, Im just talking about work vs.
school. Now we have to worry about our
clients and making sure they dont get
dicked over, managing the young kids in
the office and ensure they dont become
screw-ups and kissing our bosss ass
every day and laughing at his stupid
jokes.
ANDREW
all while praying every day that we
dont become a casualty of corporate
downsizing.
JEFF
Sucks, right?
BEN
(reminiscing)
Man, I miss being in Mrs. Landrys
fourth grade class, such simpler times.

Will picks up his iPhone from the table and lifts it up.
WILL
But too bad these things have made snow
days less fun now.
ANDREW
True that.
JEFF
Whatever, if Mr. Banks expects me to
work from home tomorrow on a snow day,
hes got another thing coming to him.
BEN
Thats what Im saying. Im going to
be sledding in the park first thing
tomorrow morning.
ANDREW
Hell yeah, sledding is underratedly
cool.
WILL
So Ben, tell me something.
BEN
Yeah?
WILL
Weve all caught each other up on our
boring as shit lives, so whats up with
that cute blonde from accounting?
BEN
Aww man, dont even get me started.
ANDREW
Oh its going that well huh?
BEN
It wentit went somewhere.
JEFF
And where was that?
BEN
Down the tubes my man, down the tubes.
Why?
WILL
What happened?
BEN
Who knows. Ive given up trying to
figure shit out.
WILL
That bad?
BEN
I dont want to say it was badbut I dont
want to say it was good either.
JEFF
That sucks, she seemed nice.
happened?
So what
BEN
To tell you the truth, I dont even know.
One day were laughing, having fun, doing
the sex. And the next day, radio silence.
ANDREW
Radio silence?
BEN
Radio silence.
ANDREW
Even after the sex?
BEN
Even after the sex. I dont even physically
see her in the office anymore, I think she
takes a different route from the elevator
to her cube now.
WILL
Maybe its because you referred to it as
doing the sex?
BEN
I didnt actually say that to her.
WILL
Regardless, its a bold move for a girl
that works in the same company as you to
just disappear cold turkey.

BEN
I dont get it, I really dont. One day
were getting freaky on the 6 train and
the next its like she barely even knows
me which, I guess, explains her standoffishness.
JEFF
Chicks man, they be cray.
BEN
Cray?
JEFF
Cray.
BEN
Jeff, please dont ever use the word
cray around me, or any of us for that
matter, again. Were thirty-something
year old corporate guys, not some damn
teeny boppers.
(pauses)
But this girl, ugh, I just dont get it.
JEFF
Maybe its just her time of the month?
You know women can be bitchy and standoffish during that time.
WILL
And thats why women hate us men.
JEFF
What, Im wrong?
ANDREW
I dont know, but I know youre an idiot.
BEN
Look, she just doesnt care. She works
on the other side of the floor. She
barely has to see me if she doesnt want
to.
(thinking to himself)
I think Im done with accounting girls.

ANDREW
So whats that? Three, four relationships
in a row that have gone nowhere?
BEN
Try six.
ANDREW
Six?
BEN
Yes, six. Tara, Ashley, Jordan, Sam,
Nancy. Everyone worse than the last.
JEFF
Wait, Nancy was the worst?
BEN
Probably, yeah. I mean Id rather have
a girl yell at me because it at least
shows some emotion, some passion. I
cant stand a girl that just disappears,
it shows she doesnt give a shit and
thats tough for my fragile ego to handle.
It makes me feel like Im two feet tall
and no one should be made to feel two
feet tall.
WILL
I know Ben, I know. Weve just got to
find you a nice girl.
BEN
I dont know if one exists.
ANDREW
Come on, silly. The three of us are
all happily married.
(looks at Will & Jeff)
Well, ok, were at least married.
BEN
Come on, I know you guys love your
wives, you dont have to be all tough
around me.
ANDREW
Thats not the point

BEN
(interrupts)
I get it, and its cool. Hey, Im glad
you boys met your queens, but its
different for me.
JEFF
How so?
BEN
(thinking)
I dont know, it just is.
WILL
Very insightful there, Ben. We were
all in the same boat as you at some
point. Sorry but your situation isnt
that unique, you might think it is, but
its not.
BEN
I dont know, Im just tired of all the
BS, all the games. In fact, a lot of
mornings I wake up and say to myself,
this is the day I might go gay. Thats
how much Im fed up with the female race.
ANDREW
Chicks arent races dude.
BEN
You know what I mean, the female species.
Whatever, Im just thinking maybe it
wouldnt be bad to play for the other
team; I feel like theyd get me.
JEFF
You might as well, god knows youre not
having much luck heteroly.
BEN
And thats exactly why Im thinking about
switching.
WILL
Youd be accepted now in every state too.

BEN
See, another point in the plus column.
Its going to happen.
ANDREW
Oh get out of here Ben.
BEN
Its true!
WILL
Look, youre not gay so dont try to
pretend like you are because then youre
just disrespecting real gays in the
process.
BEN
Yeah, now that I think about it, I dont
think Im seriousjust frustrated.
ANDREW
Look Ben, Im sure things will change
eventually. Just give it some time.
BEN
I mean somethings got to work out at
some point, right? Its just the law of
averages.
JEFF
What if it doesnt?
BEN
What do you mean?
WILL
Jeff, dont be a dick.
JEFF
No, Im saying now that youve figured
out youre not gay, whats your plan B if
you dont ever actually meet someone?
BEN
Buy a cat
(thinking)
Or I guess Backpage is always an option.

ANDREW
No screw that, the chicks are never as
advertised.
BEN
And you know this?
ANDREW
(pauses)
Ive dabbled. But look Ben, if you
ever need a release I know this awesome
Asian massage parlor in Midtown West
thatll knock your socks off.
WILL
Along with your belt, pants, briefs and
shirt.
ANDREW
I did say it was awesome, right?
BEN
Look guys, seriously thanks for the help,
but Im ok. Really I am.
WILL
Maybe I could set you up with one of my
sisters friends?
I dont know.
best idea.
BEN
Thats probably not the
WILL
Why not?
BEN
Because when it goes bad, and it will
go bad, your sister will be forced to
hate me then shell pressure you to take
her side and itll turn out to be a very
unpleasant experience for all involved.
WILL
Who said itd go bad?
BEN
(stares at Will)
Seriously? Its me youre talking to.
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WILL
OK, fine. You know what? You just
need to stop thinking about chicks for
a little bit.
ANDREW
Wills right. Take up a hobby or something, get your mind off of your unfortunate lady situation.
BEN
Im not sure if I like to do anything.
WILL
Come on, everyone likes to do something.
JEFF
Oh and jerking off doesnt count.
BEN
Shut up Jeff.
How about skiing?
WILL
Do you ski?
BEN
Ive skied once, with an old girlfriend
up in Stowe.
WILL
Did you like it?
BEN
Meh, it was OK.
WILL
Well look, Im actually doing a boys
trip up to Vermont next weekend, were
going skiing, why dont you come? We
have an extra room in the cabin. Itll
be fun, its just going to be us guys
out in nature, far away from anybody
else, drinking beers and grilling steaks.
BEN
Are you sure its OK?
WILL
Yes, of course.
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BEN
(thinking)
OK, what the hell, why not?
Awesome.
fun.
WILL
Trust me, youre going to have
BEN
I hope so dude.
Jeff looks out the window and sees the snow falling even
heavier.
JEFF
We should get going before it gets too
snowy out.
BEN
Yeah, the subways are a mess on even a
good day, I cant imagine how shitty
they are right now.
ANDREW
If theyre even still running.
WILL
Luckily, I live right down the street
and dont have to worry about your
pedestrian ways of getting home.
JEFF
Oh, thats why you lobbied so hard to
come to this restaurant tonight?
WILL
Well Im not an idiot.
ANDREW
(flagging down waiter)
Sir, well take the check.
BEN
And Ill need a doggy bag for the rest
of my steak.
JEFF
Jesus Ben, you couldnt even finish
your meal?
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BEN
Bro, did you see how big that ribeye
was? Its huge.
JEFF
Still a real man finishes his steak no
matter how big it is.
BEN
Shut up Jeff.
The waiter stops back at the table to drop the check off as
all four of the guys reach for their wallets.
ANDREW
Alright boys, whip out them Amex Platinums.
EXT. PARK AVENUE, IN FRONT OF MORTONS GRILLE NIGHT
The four co-workers are all bundled up in their coats and
scarves standing on the nearly deserted sidewalk as the
heavy snow comes down on them.
WILL
Hows everyone getting home? Since, you
know, I just have an easy walk from here.
ANDREW
Ass. Screw all this snow, Im just going
to jump in the first cab I find.
JEFF
You heading back to the Upper West Side?
Can you drop me off in Hells Kitchen?
ANDREW
No problem?
WILL
Ben?
BEN
Well since I think a cabbie would
literally kill me if I asked them to
take me to Brooklyn on a night like this,
Im just going to jump on the subway.
WILL
What about Uber?

BEN
And pay the 5x surcharge?
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No thank you.
WILL
OK, good luck, I hope the trains are
still running.
BEN
I hope so too dude.
Andrew starts waving down an on-duty taxi that he sees from
a block away.
ANDREW
Jeff, I got one.
JEFF
Alright boys, hopefully we dont see each
others ugly mugs at work tomorrow. Have
fun.
All four of them shake each others hands goodbye.
BEN
Ill see you boys later.
Jeff and Andrew jump into the pulled over cab as Will walks
up the street and Ben walks down it heading towards the
Union Square subway station.
INT. UNION SQUARE SUBWAY STATION, R TRAIN PLATFORM
Ben rushes down a flight of stairs but stops abruptly when
he sees how crowded the R platform is with people three
deep waiting for the next train to arrive.
BEN
(to himself)
Ohhh Jesus Christ.
Ben calls out to a guy walking up the steps.
BEN
Hey man, are the trains running?
MAN IN SUBWAY STATION
Barely.
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BEN
But they are running, right?
MAN IN SUBWAY STATION
Yeah like one every fifteen minutes
though.
BEN
(to himself)
Better than nothing.
Ben continues walking down the steps and starts snaking his
way through the crowded platform.
As he makes his way towards the end of the platform, he
accidentally bumps into a woman who is walking the other
way whose absent-mindedly reading a message on her iPhone.
BEN
Oh, Im sorry.
The woman, an attractive girl next door-type brunette in
her early thirties whos wearing a pretty hat and holding a
Nordstrom Rack shopping bag, named STEPHANIE, turns and
looks up to Ben to apologize.
STEPHANIE
Oh no, thats totally my fault. I
wasnt paying attention; I was too
busy looking at this stupid thing.
A smile appears across Bens face when he notices how
beautiful Stephanie is.
BEN
Its really the bane of our existence,
isnt it?
STEPHANIE
Theyre so great and so awful at the
same time. Works become my life and
lifes become my work now with this
thing.
BEN
You know thats funny, I just had a
similar conversation about that at
dinner tonight with co-workers.

STEPHANIE
So youre a corporate slave too?
BEN
Eleven years running and still going
strongwell, still going at least.
STEPHANIE
Im about at ten myself.
BEN
So which train are you waiting for?
STEPHANIE
Either one, Im going to Atlantic Ave.
You?
BEN
The R, Im heading to Bay Ridge.
STEPHANIE
Bay Ridge, thats a little bit of a hike.
BEN
Oh I know. Every year I say to myself,
Im going to move closer to Manhattan.
Then every year I get my lease renewal
and re-sign, you know why?
STEPHANIE
Let me guess.
BEN
Go ahead.
STEPHANIE
Because moving is the biggest pain in
the ass in this city.
BEN
Exactly right. I hate moving. Id
rather get a root canal every day for
a month than have to move again. Id
rather get 100 paper cuts across my
fingers than have to move again. Id
rather
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STEPHANIE
(interrupts)
Yep, I get it, moving sucks.
BEN
Sorry I got carried away.
moving.
I just hate
SUBWAY PA FEMALE ANNOUNCER (O.S.)

Ladies and gentlemen, due to the snow
storm there are delays across all subway
lines.
BEN
Yeah, I think we know that.
SUBWAY PA MALE ANNOUNCER (O.S.)
The next train to Brooklyn will arrive
in five minutes.
STEPHANIE
I cant even imagine how crowded that
train will be.
Ben looks around and notices that everyone is standing
practically shoulder to shoulder on the packed platform.
BEN
(sarcastically)
At least we have plenty of room on the
platform.
STEPHANIE
Stupid me, I figured if I stayed in the
city and shopped tonight Id miss rush
hour and actually have a decent commute.
I shouldve known better.
BEN
Yeah, right? What are new to the city?
STEPHANIE
No, Ive been here for ten years.
BEN
Well then you should know better about
our public transportation! It can barely
operate when its eighty degrees and
sunny. Forget about it when it snows.
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STEPHANIE
I know, what can I say, I made a mistake.
BEN
So did you buy anything good?
STEPHANIE
Just a few lace bras and pantiesthongs
actually.
Ohh, OK.
BEN
(taken aback)
Cool.
STEPHANIE
(laughs)
Im just kidding!
BEN
(awkwardly)
Ohhh, you are?
STEPHANIE
Yeah, I thought itd be funny to see
your reaction when I said that, especially
since I used the word panties. I know
everybody hates the word panties. You
didnt disappoint.
You got me.
that word.
BEN
But, please, stop saying
STEPHANIE
(innocently)
Which one?
BEN
Oh come on, you know.
STEPHANIE
OK, Im kidding again.
BEN
Youre quite the ball buster, arent you?
STEPHANIE
I prefer the word sassy.
(MORE)
Its more
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STEPHANIE (contd)
ladylike than ball buster. But I blame
my two older cousins, theyre guys, for
making me like this. Theyre tough and
they were tough on me growing up.
BEN
I can see that, I was tough on my younger
sister back in the day too.
STEPHANIE
Ahhh, you gotta love family.
BEN
So what did you really buy?
STEPHANIE
Youre really interested in my shopping,
arent you?
BEN
What can I say? Im naturally curious.
Besides, I noticed you went to Nordstrom
Rack, I like that store, nice deals and
good quality products.
STEPHANIE
(laughs)
OK fair enough. I bought a few dresses,
a shirt and a skirt. Nothing fancy.
There, are you happy now that you know
what I bought?
BEN
Extremely happy.
STEPHANIE
Youre an interesting person.
BEN
(smiles)
Thanks, I think. I mean, that is a
compliment, right?
STEPHANIE
I think its a compliment, but honestly
Im not even sure yet.
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BEN
Oh, you dont even know?
STEPHANIE
Well I dont really know youyet.
Remember, I just bumped into you a few
minutes ago. I was the dopey brunette
not paying attention while walking.
BEN
Thats fair, but its not like Im a
serial killer.
STEPHANIE
How do I know that though? If you are
a serial killer you probably wouldnt
admit it to a stranger. I mean not
until you get me locked up in your
dungeon.
BEN
Well, I dont own cats nor do I still
live at home with my mom.
STEPHANIE
Thats a start but its not good enough,
I need more.
BEN
OK, do I look like a serial killer?
Stephanie looks Ben up and down as she assesses him.
STEPHANIE
You do have a slight Patrick Bateman thing
going on.
BEN
Wait, really?
Stephanie holds her index finger and thumb up about an inch
apart from each other.
STEPHANIE
Just a little, like this much.
Interesting.
BEN
Well you do know that
(MORE)
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BEN (contd)
American Psycho is a work of fiction,
i.e., its fake, did not happen.
STEPHANIE
OK, thats fair. Then my compliment was,
in fact, a compliment.
BEN
Well, let me return the compliment then,
I think youre interesting as well.
Well thank you.
STEPHANIE
Thats mighty kind.
After an awkward silence falls over their conversation for

a few moments, Stephanie finally speaks up.
STEPHANIE
I dont have cats either.
BEN
Sorry, what was that? I missed it.
STEPHANIE
(speaks up)
Oh I was just saying that I dont have
cats either.
BEN
Oh you dont?
STEPHANIE
No, so Im not like some crazy cat woman.
BEN
Thats good.
After another few moments of awkward silence, Ben speaks up
this time.
BEN
Im Ben, whats your name?
STEPHANIE
Im Stephanie.
Ben awkwardly shakes Stephanies hand.

BEN
Nice to meet you Stephanie.
STEPHANIE
Likewise.
BEN
Do you have a nickname?
STEPHANIE
My parents call me Stephanie, everyone
else calls me Steph. How about you,
do you have a nickname?
BEN
Ben.
STEPHANIE
Oh Ben, that should be easy to remember
since its the same as your real name.
BEN
Thats right, I like keeping things
simple.
STEPHANIE
Well mission accomplished.
BEN
So where do you live?
STEPHANIE
Williamsburgbut no, Im not a hipster.
Good to know.
anyways.
BEN
You dont seem like one
STEPHANIE
Another compliment, I like it. Yeah,
I cant stand hipsters, however I do
like me some fancy, way too expensive,
organic coffee. Thats one of my, notso-guilty, guilty pleasures.
BEN
Everyones allowed a few of those.
So wait, if you live in Williamsburg,
why are you going to Atlantic Ave?
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Why do you ask?

me?
STEPHANIE
Do you plan on stalking
BEN
(taken aback)
No, no, not at all. Im not a
STEPHANIE
(interrupts)
Relax, Im just kidding again.
BEN
Oh cool.
STEPHANIE
Youre a little uptight, you need to
relax a bit more, I think this corporate
life is stressing you out.
BEN
Im not usually an uptight person, I
think youre just getting in my head.
STEPHANIE
Whys that?
BEN
I dont know, I guess Im just not used
to a girl being sosassy.
STEPHANIE
Thats me and proud of it. But no, Im
going to Atlantic Ave because my sister
lives right by there. Since its a
snowstorm and we probably wont have
work tomorrow we thought itd be fun to
have a little slumber party together,
like the good old days.
BEN
Thats nice, it sounds fun.
STEPHANIE
Yeah, it should be.
BEN
So what does your slumber party entail?
(MORE)
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BEN (contd)
Watching scary movies?
Making smores?
Talking about boys? Braiding each others
hair?
STEPHANIE
Yes, and the first one to fall asleep
gets their bra frozen.
BEN
Really?
STEPHANIE
(laughs)
No not really. Well maybe well talk
about boys but other than that well
abuse Netflix and see if anyone wants
to deliver us food through Seamless.
BEN
What are you watching on the Netflix?
STEPHANIE
Right now, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,
me and my sis have a lot of catching
up to do on that series.
Thats cool.
sister?
BEN
Older sister, younger
STEPHANIE
Younger.
BEN
Wow, youre playing an away game at your
younger sisters place?
STEPHANIE
For good reason though. Shes super
messy. So its good when I stay over
her apartment because I can just leave
whenever I want to. She makes an
absolute mess when shes over my place.
Dirty plates all over, she puts empty
milk cartons back in the fridge, she
leaves her clothes all over my floor,
doesnt fold my blankets when shes
(MORE)
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STEPHANIE (contd)
done with them. Just a mess. In fact,
once I found one of her dirty plates,
with dried up spaghetti sauce, under my
bedunder my bed! Shes a total mess.
(pauses)
How about you, you doing anything when
you get home?
BEN
Well seeing as though Ill be lucky if
I get back to Bay Ridge by midnight,
probably nothing. But Im going to go
sledding tomorrow.
STEPHANIE
Ohhh, sledding, fun, fun! I loved going
sleddingwhen I was eight.
BEN
Hey dont knock it til youve tried it
as an adult.
STEPHANIE
Are you going to treat yourself to an
ice cream sundae afterwards too?
BEN
With a cherry on top, I may just do that.
Stephanie looks down and notices Ben is holding a doggy bag
from Mortons Grille.
STEPHANIE
OK my turn now, whats in the bag?
BEN
Oh my doggy bag? Its leftover steak
from Mortons Grille.
STEPHANIE
You couldnt finish your steak at dinner?
BEN
(defensively)
I had a big lunch, my cocktails were
filling, it was getting late.

STEPHANIE
OK, OK, calm down.
BEN
So you dont think its a big deal that
I didnt finish my steak?
STEPHANIE
No, of course notnot if youre a chick.
BEN
Oh, OK, I see.
STEPHANIE
(laughs)
Jeez Ben, Im just kidding.
you need to relax.
BEN
Me? Relax? Im Mr. Relax.
more relaxed than me.
Im serious
Nobodys
STEPHANIE
Again, like I said before, you dont seem
very relaxed.
BEN
I dont know, maybe youre sassiness is
making me nervous.
Me?
STEPHANIE
Why would my sass make you nervous?
BEN
Ummm, well
Luckily, Ben gets interrupted by a subway announcement.
Theres a Q train to Brooklyn approaching
the station.
BEN
Finally a train decides to show up.
STEPHANIE
Its about time.
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After a few seconds of anticipation, the Q train finally
pulls into the station.
BEN
Well heres your train.
STEPHANIE
Which one did you say youre taking again?
BEN
I have to take the R.
STEPHANIE
(thinking)
OK, Ill wait for the R.
BEN
No, you dont have to do that.
The doors open and about half the people on the platform
try to cram onto it. The people standing close to Ben and
Stephanie snake their way around them to get on the train
as they continue standing there.
STEPHANIE
Ive waited this long, whats another few
minutes?
BEN
It could be another ten or fifteen though.
Stephanie looks at the time on her iPhone.
STEPHANIE
Thats OK.
BEN
Are you sure?
STEPHANIE
Yes. I dont have anywhere else to be,
just my sisters apartment who Im sure
isnt even home from the bar yet. Besides
a crowded subway ride is better when you
have someone to talk to.
Thanks.
BEN
OK, what should we talk about now?
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STEPHANIE
Good question, we know each others name,
we know we both live in Brooklyn, we both
acknowledge that moving sucks, I like to
shop at Nordstrom Rack and say the word
panties, you like to go to steakhouses
but, curiously enough, not eat all of
your steak. Youre uptight and Im sassy.
I mean, I think weve just about covered
everything, right?
BEN
I think so.
STEPHANIE
Nice, well it was good meeting you then!
BEN
It was good meeting you as well!
guess Ill get going now.
STEPHANIE
OK, goodbye!
BEN
Goodbye!
Ben turns to walk away but Stephanie playfully grabs his
arm to stop him.
STEPHANIE
Wait, wait, wait, Im just kidding!
BEN
I know, I am too.
STEPHANIE
OK, good.
Theres an R train to Brooklyn approaching
the station.
BEN
Oh thank god, the train is almost here.
What?
STEPHANIE
You dont like hanging out with me?
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BEN
No, you know what I mean.
with this platform now.
Im just done
STEPHANIE
Yeah, me too.
The R train pulls into the station, the doors open and
everyone tries to cram onto it, including Ben and
Stephanie.
INT. CROWDED R SUBWAY TRAIN TO BROOKLYN
Ben and Stephanie squeeze their way into the middle of the
subway car where they stand shoulder-to-shoulder with a
slew of other straphangers.
BEN
Little bit of a tight fit in here.
STEPHANIE
You got that right.
The subway doors close and the train begins to move.
BEN
The train can get a little rocky so
feel free to grab a hold of me if you
lose your balance at any point.
STEPHANIE
How chivalrous of you.
BEN
I am a gentleman.
STEPHANIE
I can see that.
BEN
I just hope this train doesnt get stuck.
STEPHANIE
Come on man, dont jinx it. Happy
thoughts! Only happy thoughts!
BEN
Sorry, that was just said from eleven
years of mass transit frustration.
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STEPHANIE
So Ben, what do you do in life?
BEN
Well, I
STEPHANIE
No, wait, wait, let me guess!
games like this.
I love
BEN
OK, go ahead.
Stephanie looks him up and down again.
STEPHANIE
So you wear a tie, Im sure at some
point today you were in a full suit.
Not a lot of people in this day have
to wear a suit to work. Im thinking
mortician.
BEN
No, not a mortician, try again.
STEPHANIE
Not a mortician? Really?
sure of it.
I was so
BEN
See, I finally caught on to your sarcasm
and Im not taking the bait this time.
Im just not.
STEPHANIE
OK, so not a mortician. Hmmm, lets
see
Suddenly the train comes to a screeching halt as everyone
lets out a collective moan.
SUBWAY CONDUCTOR (O.S.)
Ladies and gentlemen sorry for the delay
but were being delayed due to train
congestion ahead.
STEPHANIE
Of course, its because you jinxed it.
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BEN
Train congestion? Train congestion?!?!
How can there be train congestion ahead
if theres just one train coming every
twenty minutes?
STEPHANIE
Well they certainly cant announce that
were delayed due to their incompetence.
BEN
Maybe not but I would appreciate some
honesty from time to time.
STEPHANIE
So back to you. Wall Street or is that
too easy of a guess? Its probably too
easy of a guess. Yeah I think its too
easy of a guess. Sorry about not being
creative with that one.
Not Wall Street.
guess.
BEN
Ill give you one more
STEPHANIE
Only one more?
BEN
Yeah, or else we could be here all night.
STEPHANIE
At this rate we might be here all night
anyways.
BEN
True, but we have so much more to talk
about.
STEPHANIE
Tax attorney?
BEN
Real estate.
Shoot!
guess!
STEPHANIE
That was going to be my sixth
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BEN
Sixth guess?
STEPHANIE
Yeah, right behind high school teacher
and Uber driver too.
BEN
If I was an Uber driver why would I be
waiting for a subway?
STEPHANIE
Good point. I didnt really think that
one through. Maybe your whip broke down?
BEN
My whip?
STEPHANIE
Yeah, your ride, your hoopty, your car.
BEN
(laughs)
Ha, no Im not an Uber driver, Im in
real estate.
STEPHANIE
What kind of real estate? Commercial?
Residential? Oh do you sell townhouses
to famous people? Please tell me you
know Jay-Z and Beyonce, I would just
die if I knew someone that knew them.
BEN
Ive been to a Jay-Z concert at Yankee
Stadium, but no, I dont know them,
nor have I ever sold them any property.
STEPHANIE
Shoot, youd be so much cooler if you
did.
(pauses)
Kidding, not really kidding though,
but kidding.
BEN
Youre funny. So I do commercial real
estate, I broker deals for office space
around the city. Thrilling, right?
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STEPHANIE
Someone has to do it, might as well be
you.
BEN
How about you, what do you do?
STEPHANIE
Im a merchandise buyer for Macys.
BEN
But yet you shop at Nordstrom Rack?
STEPHANIE
Shhhh, dont tell my boss.
BEN
Well I guess if youre ever caught with
Nordstorm bags you could always say that
youre shopping there for competitive
research.
Exactly!
STEPHANIE
I like the way you think Ben.
The breaks on the train release as it slowly begins to move

again.
BEN
Oh thank god, were finally moving again.
STEPHANIE
So Ben, tell me something else, how do
you
The two continue their conversation as the subway train
once again speeds through the tunnel towards its next stop.
LATER ON
Stephanie picks up her shopping bag from the floor as the
subway train slowly approaches the Atlantic Ave station.
BEN
It looks like were almost at your stop.
STEPHANIE
Yeah, looks like it.
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BEN
Well it was nice meeting you Steph.
STEPHANIE
It was nice meeting you as well.
Theres a few moments of awkward silence between the two as
the train pulls into the station.
STEPHANIE
So, do you want to take my phone number?
BEN
Yeah, ummm, sure.
STEPHANIE
You sound surprised. Do you not want it?
BEN
No, I do, I do! I just figured that a
girl like you would have a boyfriend.
STEPHANIE
Oh he wont mind.
BEN
(confused)
Wait, what?
STEPHANIE
Im just kiddingagain. Im totally
singleand looking to mingle.
BEN
Ahhh you got me again.
The train stops in the station and the doors open.
STEPHANIE
Hurry up and take your phone out to get
my number before I have to get off the
train.
BEN
Oh yes!
Ben hurriedly takes his phone out of his pocket and gets
ready to enter her number.
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STEPHANIE
You ready?
BEN
Yes, yes, go ahead.
STEPHANIE
OK, 347-351-1104.
Ben frantically enters the number in his phone before she
has to leave.
STEPHANIE (contd)
You got it?
BEN
Yep, I got it.
STEPHANIE
Good.
Stephanie puts her foot out just as the train doors are
about to close so that theyll re-open.
STEPHANIE (contd)
Call me.
BEN
I will.
She jumps out of the train once the doors re-open and turns
to wave to Ben from the platform.
Ben waves back and continues to do so as the train pulls
out of the station.
He walks right to the door so that he can look at Stephanie
standing on the platform for as long as possible before the
train disappears into the tunnel.
Once in the tunnel, Ben looks down at his phone, sees the
number in his phone then closes it and puts it back in his
pocket.
Nice.
BEN
(to himself)
Good job Ben, shes cute.
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EXT. BAY RIDGE AVENUE SUBWAY STATION, BROOKLYN NIGHT

Ben climbs the steps and exits from the station as it
continues snowing heavily.
A smile appears across his face as he begins walking down
the practically empty, quiet street.
He walks up to a parked car covered in snow and decides to
draw a big heart on the windshield.
Then he grabs a clump of snow off of the hood and molds it
into a snowball as he continues walking along the sidewalk.
BEN
(humming)
Dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo
Dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo.
Incredibly, hes so happy that he breaks out in song right
on the street.
BEN (contd)
Im playing in the snow,
Just a-going with the flow.
I dont know much but theres one thing
I know,
The smile on my face explains my glow.
After he throws the snowball up and catches it a few times,
Ben passes by a HOMELESS PERSON, who is bundled-up and
resting in the doorway of a closed storefront, and hands
him his doggy bag of steak leftovers.
Then he playfully throws the snowball up into a tree which
shakes the snow off the branches and onto him below.
BEN (contd)
Im loving my life,
Going to make this girl my wife.
My life will be rife,
With happiness, no strife.
He approaches a group of unrelated PEDESTRIANS walking by
so he decides to awkwardly high-five an unsuspecting MAN.
Next, he handshakes another MAN a few feet behind him as he
struts down the sidewalk. Then he fist bumps a WOMAN
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walking a few feet behind him and playfully blows it up

with her awkwardly as she stands there befuddled.
BEN (contd)
Im walking down the street,
Having just had a meet-and-greet.
With the girl of my dreams, no easy feat,
Shes the one; sassy, cute and sweet.
As he comes to the intersection of 3rd Avenue, he notices an
ELDERLY WOMAN holding an umbrella and waiting for the
stoplight to change.
So he puts his arm within her arm, grabs her umbrella and
holds it above their heads as he helps her cross the
street.
EXT. 3RD AVENUE, BAY RIDGE, BROOKLYN NIGHT
Once they get to the other side, the lady gives him a weak
handshake as he leans in and kisses her on the cheek.
Then he jumps up on a streetlight pole, with the umbrella
in his hand, and twirls his body around it twice.
BEN (contd)
Just playin in the snow,
With a wonderful glow.
Theres only one thing I know,
That Im going to be her beau.
He quickly jumps off the pole with a flourish, gives the
lady back her umbrella and, as he stands on the corner,
sticks out his tongue to catch some of the falling snow.
BEN (contd)
The falling snow is so pure,
Whatever my illness, shes the cure.
Theres something about her, this allure,
When I think of her I think mi amour.
As he walks down the street, he approaches two FEMALES
walking by him so he instinctively grabs one and dances a
few beats then twirls her before moving onto her friend for
another dance before dipping her.
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BEN (contd)
My heart is aflutter,
Ive been lifted from the gutter.
Shes the only one, theres no clutter,
Shes the bread and Im the butter.
The two females are left in stunned amusement as Ben
continues on down the street without a pause.
BEN (contd)
Its a beautiful night,
Im high as a kite.
Cause my futures so bright,
Shell be my dame and Ill be her knight.
Ben notices an AUTOMOBILE about half a block down the
street that skids into a snowbank and becomes stuck so he
runs down to help out.
Once there, he goes to the back of the car and as it peels
out he tries his best to push it out of the snowbank.
With a little maneuvering, Ben is finally able to help the
car get out and continue down the street.
The DRIVER waves thanks to Ben for his help as he stands
in the middle of the road waving back emphatically.
Suddenly, a loud HORN HONKS behind him. Theres a snowplow
barreling down the street towards him so he jumps out of
the way towards the side of the road.
As the plow passes him he gets hit by some snow kicking up
from the street but he doesnt care, he just smiles.
BEN (contd)
Aint nothing can ruin my day,
And nothing can turn the day gray.
As I hope, pray and say,
That the girl will be my bae.
Ben looks down and notices that he has jumped right into a
puddle of slush then he looks over and sees the slush
continues along the side of the road for about 10 yards.
So he decides to stomp through the slush puddles all the
way through to the next block, not caring that hes
splashing all over his pants.
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BEN (contd)
This is the happiest Ive been,
I cant wait for us to begin.
Its almost too much to take in,
Im wearing a permanent grin.
Ben excitedly runs down the sidewalk and accidentally slips
and falls on the ground.
BEN (contd)
Im loving my life,
And she will be my wife.
My life will be rife,
With happiness, no strife.
But instead of getting up, he turns over on his back and
starts furiously making a snow angel as a huge smile covers
his face. He is as gleeful as a little kid.
When Ben finally stands up he notices an OLDER COUPLE with
a look of bewilderment across their faces as they walk by
so he sheepishly gives them a lazy salute with his fingers.
BEN (contd)
(smiles)
Im playing and dancing in the snow,
(points to his mouth)
And this smiles all you need to know.
That Im loving my life,
Because this girl will be my wife.
Once the couple passes him, he strolls towards his
apartment building which is just a few feet away.
BEN (contd)
(humming)
Dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo
Dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo, dooo.
When Ben gets to the top of his stoop in front of his fivestory walkup, he takes out his phone and pulls up his
contact list.
He scrolls down to the S section. Curiously enough,
theres an entry for Stacey and then one for Steven,
but none for Stephanie. He never saved her phone number.
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BEN
(disappointed)
Ohhh fuck me.
INT. BENS APARTMENT, BROOKLYN
LIVING ROOM
The next morning, Ben walks out of his bedroom and into his
living room dressed in a t-shirt and gym shorts.
He heads over and looks out the window of his fifth-story
apartment. Its still snowing and the ground, and cars,
are covered with about a foot of fresh, white snow.
BEN
(to himself)
Looks like no work for me today.
Ben takes out his iPhone from his shorts pocket and looks
through his email. He sees a note from his HR department
announcing the office is closed for the day.
BEN
Yep, snow day.
Next, he walks over to his desk, which is set up in the
corner of his living room, and turns his desktop computer
on as he takes a seat.
BEN
(to himself)
Now how exactly am I going to find this
lovely girl Stephanie? How oh how will
I ever find her?
(thinking)
What am I talking about? Google can find
anything and everything. How many
Stephanies can there possibly be in
New York City?
Once his computer is up and running, Ben brings up his
browser and goes to Google where he enters Stephanie in
New York City. The results quickly come back.
BEN
Oh, a lot. 80 million, twenty thousand
results. Who knew there were so many
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BEN (contd)
Stephanies around? I guess its a
fairly popular name. Might have to
refine my search a little.
(thinking)
Lets try Stephanie New York City
Macys buyer.
The Google results dont really shed any light on who the
girl is.
BEN
Hmmm, interesting, no direct results.
Ben adds LinkedIn into the Google search and presses
enter. Again no direct results pop up for the girl.
Are you serious?
BEN
You cant be serious.
Ben launches another tab and goes to LinkedIn. Once there

he enters Stephanie New York Macys but no matches exist.
BEN
How the hell does she not have a LinkedIn
page?
(thinking)
OK god, you want to make this difficult?
Ill play your little game. Dont think
you can beat me that easily.
Ben launches yet another tab and this time goes to the
Macys.com website.
He looks around the page trying to find a link to an
employee list but everything is consumer facing products
and promotions.
BEN
Well this isnt very helpful.
try that again.
Let me
Ben goes back to Google and types in Macys Corporate

which brings him to the corporate site, macysinc.com.
He searches this site to find her, and while its closer to
what hes looking for, there still isnt an employee list
available on the website.
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BEN
Jesus, this is tougher than I thought
itd be.
Ben sits back in his chair and takes a moment to collect
his thoughts and think about what he should do next.
BEN
When in doubt try the Facebook.
He opens up another tab and brings up Facebook where he
enters Stephanie New York in the search bar.
This brings up countless Stephanies so he has no other
choice than to look at the thumbnail pictures and see if it
looks like the girl.
BEN
This isnt herthis isnt herthis isnt
her.
He clicks on the profiles of a select few who he thinks
might look close to her so he can get a better look and
flip through more pictures.
BEN
Nope. Nope. Ummm, nope.
again. Nope.
Nope.
Nope
After he skims or flips through the twenty profiles that

Facebook returned on the search, Ben realizes its a futile
effort.
BEN
This is no use, theres probably
thousands of Stephanies in New York
on Facebook.
Ben stands up and heads to his kitchen to pour himself a
glass of water then returns back to his desk.
He sits
thought
tab and
link to
there quietly for a few more moments in deep

before he gives it one more shot. He opens another
goes to Craigslist. There he clicks through the
Missed Connections.
BEN
OK, here goes nothing.
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Ben decides to write his own post in the section and speaks
out loud to himself as he types.
BEN
Subject heading, Snow White on The R
Train. We met last night on the Union
Square train platform during the big
snowstorm heading to Brooklyn. You were
waiting for the Q train but was nice
enough to wait with me for the R. You
got off at Atlantic Ave. Your name is
Stephanie, Im Ben. You shop at Nordstrom
Rack even though youre a buyer at Macys.
Youre sassy and cute while Im uptight
andhmmm, I dont know what I am. You
like to say the word panties and you
were going to have a slumber party with
your sister who lives close to Atlantic
Ave to pass the time during the snowstorm.
You gave me your phone number as you
exited the train at Atlantic however,
like an idiot, I didnt save the number
and lost it. It was a great chance
meeting during an epic snowstorm. You
are my Snow White and I hope to be your
prince. Please find me because its
driving me crazy. Also, if anyone else
is reading this and knows who Stephanie
is, if youd be so kind as to pass this
along to her or email me, Id be eternally
grateful and will buy you a beer or venti
latte.
Once Ben is done typing he sits back and gives it a quick
re-read.
BEN
OK, I think this is good enough, it gets
a decent description across at least.
Satisfied, he posts it to the site then stands up, takes a
sled out his nearby closet and sets it against the wall.
EXT. STOWE MOUNTAIN IN VERMONT, SKI LIFT DAY
Sitting on the ski lift heading to the top of a mountain,
Ben has just finished telling Will how he met Stephanie but
didnt save her number.

WILL
You dumbass!
BEN
Dont I know?
WILL
Did you try to find her online?
BEN
Of course, what do you think Im an idiot?
WILL
Well you didnt end up saving her phone
number so youre not a genius.
BEN
Touch.
WILL
Did you check Facebook?
BEN
And LinkedIn, and Google, hell I think
I even checked Pinterest and I dont
even know what the hell Pinterest is.
And nothing?
WILL
Not even any kind of leads?
BEN
No. I even wrote a missed connections
on Craigslist.
WILL
No you did not!
BEN
Yes, yes I did.
WILL
You son-of-a-bitch. Any responses to
that?
BEN
Oh I got responses all right. Someone
wrote me, hey loser youre pathetic.
Or there was the email from a guy that
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BEN (contd)
told me to off myself. Then I had eight
prostitutes proposition me and four gay
dudes ask me out. Everyone thought I
was really desperation.
WILL
(shaking his head)
Craigslist, right?
BEN
Yeah, that was a waste.
WILL
Well to be fair, that was a hail mary.
You couldnt really expect to get a
real answer, I mean does anyone normal
really ever read those things?
BEN
Not normal people apparently. But yes,
it was a hail mary, I just didnt know
what else to do.
So whats next?
WILL
Are you going to give up?
BEN
No way. Im going to have to find her at
Macys one day.
WILL
So youre just going to loiter around the
store?
BEN
Yes.
WILL
Its a big store you know.
BEN
I know, will you go with me?
WILL
Why do you need me?
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BEN
Because I dont want to go to Macys by
myself! That place is too crowded and
I hate crowds. Im just asking you to
sacrifice one lunch, thats all! Not
even one lunch, Ill buy you McDonalds
over there.
WILL
Ill just do this once, right? It wont
turn into a weeklong stakeout if you
dont see her when we go?
BEN
Yes, just once. If it takes more than
one trip, Ill go by myself after that.
I swear.
WILL
OK, but you owe me.
BEN
Sure, Ill allow you to be the best man
at our wedding.
Ben and Will jump off the ski lift when it gets to the top
of the mountain.
WILL
That wasnt exactly what I was thinking.
But I will think of something.
The two pull their goggles down over their eyes and
immediately start skiing down the slopes.
INT. SWEET CHICK RESTAURANT, WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
Stephanie and her younger sister, KATE, a pretty brunette
in her late-twenties, are sitting in the middle of a busy
restaurant for Sunday brunch as Stephanie recounts her
story of meeting Ben but laments that he never called her.
KATE
So you havent heard from him yet?
STEPHANIE
No and its been over a week.
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Thats strange.
No, nothing.
KATE
Not even a text?
STEPHANIE
Not even a Facebook message.
KATE
(thinking)
Its just odd.
STEPHANIE
I dont get it. I thought we had a
connection on the subway. He was nice,
charming, easygoing, fun and I thought
he was a little into me. At least enough
to warrant a date to get to know each
other a bit more.
KATE
Well dont get too hung up on him, its
New York City theres plenty of other
guys around. Youre too good for him
anyways.
STEPHANIE
How do you know that? You never met him.
KATE
I know but I also know youre too good
for him. Just dont get hung up on this,
its not worth it.
STEPHANIE
Im trying not to be hung up but its
hard. I just want to meet a good, decent
guy and I thought maybe he would be the
one.
KATE
Well you were wrong.
STEPHANIE
I guess I was.
KATE
You know whats going to make you feel
better?
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What?
STEPHANIE
Manis pedis?
KATE
Another mimosa.
Stephanie picks up her half-full mimosa and downs the rest
of it.
STEPHANIE
The waiter might as well bring us the
whole jug. Men suck.
KATE
Dont worry, well go out to a club
next weekend to take your mind off of it.
A club?
person.
STEPHANIE
Kate you know Im not a club
KATE
I know, but whatever youre doing isnt
working. Time to mix things up.
STEPHANIE
At a club?
KATE
Yes.
STEPHANIE
(sarcastically)
Im sure Ill meet a good, decent guy
there.
KATE
Hey dont knock it til youve tried it.
STEPHANIE
Kate, Im not in my twenties anymore.
KATE
Age is only a number. Come on, live a
little, youll have fun.
STEPHANIE
(thinking)
OK, lets do it.
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KATE
Excellent.
This time Kate lifts up her mimosa and downs the rest of it
herself. Then Stephanie flags down the waiter to order
more drinks.
STEPHANIE
Excuse me, waiter. Another round, were
celebrating the fact that we have nothing
to celebrate!
KATE
Whoo hoo!
INT. MACYS STORE IN HERALD SQUARE, MANHATTAN
MENS STORE
Ben and Will, who is eating French fries from a McDonalds
bag, are just standing around by the crowded first floor
elevators as many SHOPPERS and TOURISTS pass by them.
WILL
How do you even know that their corporate
offices are in the store?
BEN
I dont.
WILL
Did you check online?
BEN
I did, but I couldnt tell where theyre
located.
WILL
So what are we doing here?
BEN
I figure even if her offices arent
physically here she must walk the store
floors all the time, you know for
inspiration, to see what the real
shopper is buying.
WILL
Oh great, so were wasting our time.

BEN
No, no, not at all. Maybe we should move
around a little bit, not stay stationary,
better opportunity to find her that way.
WILL
(frustrated)
Whatever you say.
The two of them begin walking through the store but Will
stops after a few steps to throw out his empty bag.
WILL
By the way, the French fries were just a
warm up, you are going to get me a real
lunch too, right?
BEN
Yes Will, I will get you more food.
WILL
Good because Im still hungry.
BEN
Duly noted.
PERFUME SECTION
The two of them walk through the perfume and cologne
section where they get incessantly accosted by various
SALESPEOPLE.
MACYS SALESWOMAN #1
Hi would you like to buy this new perfume
by Gucci for your girlfriend?
BEN
(rushed)
No, no thank you.
MACYS SALESWOMAN #2
Hi is your girlfriend looking for a new
fragrance? Shell smell great in Tom
Ford.
BEN
(rushed)
No, sorry, Im single.
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The two continue through the gauntlet of salespeople at
each and every perfume counter.
MACYS SALESMAN #1
Good afternoon gentlemen
BEN
(interrupts)
Nope, Ive already heard the spiel a few
times. I get it, my girlfriend would love
whatever youre hawking, but the jokes on
you, I have no girlfriend.
MACYS SALESMAN #1
(smiles)
Well you have a good day then sir.
BEN
Whatever dude.
The next saleswoman steps in front and stops them.
MACYS SALESWOMAN #3
Guys, can I introduce you to
BEN
(interrupts)
Save your breath dear, I dont want
(stops to thinking)
Actually, you might be able to help me.
MACYS SALESWOMAN #3
Certainly, is there a certain fragrance
youd like to
BEN
(interrupts)
No, I dont care about any of that stuff.
Im looking for Stephanie, do you know
who she is?
MACYS SALESWOMAN #3
(thinking)
Well we have hundreds of sales associates
here, can you be more specific?
BEN
Shes not a sales associate, she works
as a buyer. Do you know her?
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MACYS SALESWOMAN #3
Sorry I dont.
BEN
Well do you know if shes based in this
building at least?
MACYS SALESWOMAN #3
She could be either here or in another
building close by where Macys has office
space.
BEN
So you dont know which one she could be
in?
MACYS SALESWOMAN #3
I dont, sorry.
BEN
(frustrated)
Useless, thank you.
Ben rushes off as Will chases behind him.
WILL
Ben that was a little uncalled for, she
was a hot chick. I mean if you played
your cards right you couldve be going
out with her tonight instead of running
down a dream.
BEN
OK Tom Petty, but Im telling you theres
only one girl for me and theres a chance
shes around here somewhere.
WILL
So where do you suppose we go now?
Ben looks at the escalator leading up to the next floor.
BEN
We go up.
WILL
OK up where?
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BEN
Up until we cant go up anymore. I bet
the corporate offices are on the floors
above the store.
The two walk over to the escalator and get on it.
LATER ON - TOP FLOOR
Will is busy looking through a rack of dress pants as Ben
casually walks over to him.
BEN
Will.
WILL
Ben I have to say, Macys dont have
a bad selection of dress pants.
BEN
See I told you its a decent place once
you escape the tourists on the first
floor.
WILL
So any luck?
BEN
No, didnt see her, couldnt even find
anyone that could help.
WILL
Do you want to keep looking?
can still look at pants.
Because I
BEN
Nah, its useless, Im not going to find
her here.
The two of them start walking leisurely through the floor.
WILL
So whats next? Youre running out of
options, arent you?
BEN
Almost, but not quite.
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WILL
What are you thinking?
BEN
Im just going to have to go to her now.
WILL
What do you mean? You already tried, were
here at Macys.
BEN
We went to her work, now its time to try
her home.
WILL
But you dont know where she lives.
BEN
I dont know her address, but I know her
neighborhood.
WILL
(confused)
So whats your plan?
BEN
Im going to go to Williamsburg this
weekend and stakeout her neighborhood
during brunch.
WILL
Why do you think youll be able to find
her then?
BEN
Are you kidding me? Everyone loves brunch,
especially chicks. Shell be out, itll
just be up to me to find her.
WILL
And if she goes to brunch in Manhattan
instead?
Shut up.
BEN
(thinking)
Let me just feed you now.
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WILL
While youre at it, you might as well
post fliers in the subway stations too.
BEN
Please, Im not that desperate.
Youre not?
WILL
Couldve fooled me.
INT. WEBSTER HALL, EAST VILLAGE

BAR AREA
Stephanie and Kate walk into the club and are immediately
greeted by a number of OVERLY AGGRESSIVE MEN who are
standing around dancing with barely any other women in
sight.
STEPHANIE
So this was your idea of a good time?
KATE
Absolutely, trust me, itll be fun.
The two girls snake their way through the crowd of mostly
men to get to the bar.
Kate turns to Stephanie once she gets the attention of the
FEMALE BARTENDER.
KATE
What do you want to drink?
STEPHANIE
Whatever, gin & tonic is fine.
Kate turns back to the bartender to speak.
KATE
Well get two gin & tonics and two Fireball
shots.
STEPHANIE
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I never said I was going
to take shots.
KATE
You never said you wouldnt either.
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STEPHANIE
Wait, thats not the point.
KATE
Come on old girl, live a little, were
here to have fun and find you a man.
Stephanie looks around the bar area and sees a bunch of
undesirable men who are either way too drunk, way too ugly
or way too aggressive with women.
Have fun?
not.
STEPHANIE
Maybe. Find a man?
Definitely
KATE
Oh come on Steph, you told me youd come
here with an open mind. You dont seem
very open-minded right now.
STEPHANIE
OK fine, Ill try to be open-minded,
but its a little hard to be when youre
in the company of drunks and would-be
rapists.
The bartender comes back with their drinks and shot.
Whoo hoo!
Good!
KATE
Now drink up girl!
Kate hands her a shot so they can both cheers and down
them.
KATE (contd)
Are you ready to party?
STEPHANIE
Party? Im ready to hang, but party
might require one more shot.
KATE
I can make that happen.
(turns back to bartender)
Another round of shots!
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LATER ON - DANCE FLOOR

Both drunk, Stephanie and Kate are dancing wildly and
shaking their asses in the middle of the floor as a bunch
of MEN surround and ogle them.
A few get really close up, grabbing the girls hips and
gyrating themselves into their backsides. Two of them take
particular interest in Stephanie who seems the drunker of
the two.
One puts his arms around her waist as he puts his lips
close to her neck. While he slow dances with her from
behind, he takes one of his hands and caresses her ass
while licking the side of her neck.
This startles Stephanie as she steps away, turns around and
pushes the guy away.
STEPHANIE
Hey, who said you could put your hand
on my ass? I know I didnt say that.
The man tries his best to diffuse the situation by putting
his arm around her shoulder.
MAN AT CLUB #1
Oh come on baby, you know you like it!
STEPHANIE
I dont actually.
MAN AT CLUB #1
Maybe thats because youve never been
with a real man. A man that can treat
you well. A man that can lay the pipe
correctly.
Just as the man leans in to kiss her, Kate comes from out
of nowhere and pushes him away forcefully.
KATE
What do you not understand Neanderthal
man? No means no, shes not interested.
Get lost.
To save face, the guy turns around to his friends and tries
to control the situation.

MAN AT CLUB #1
You hear that boys? Im obviously too
good for this bitch.
(his friends laugh)
Yo, lets find some real women that know
how to hang with real men.
The man looks menacingly at Kate.
MAN AT CLUB #1 (contd)
Youre lucky Im a gentleman or else.
KATE
Or else what?
MAN AT CLUB #1
(thinking)
Nah girl, its not even worth it.
KATE
Tough guy threatening a girl.
MAN AT CLUB #1
Dream about me
(looks at Stephanie)
because I know your friend will be.
The man walks away with his group of friends.
KATE
Fat chance.
STEPHANIE
(whispers to Kate)
I think Im ready to go.
KATE
What?
STEPHANIE
(yells loudly)
I think Im ready to go!
KATE
Are you serious? We just got here five
drinks ago! Dont let that asshole
dissuade you. One more!
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STEPHANIE
No, Im ready.
KATE
Come on Steph, we just started partying.
STEPHANIE
Fine, you promise just one more?
Absolutely!
KATE
I promise.
STEPHANIE
OK, one more then.
KATE
Good, Ill get the next round.
LATER ON
The two girls are downing another round of shots in the
middle of the floor as they continue to dance wildly.
After they finish they both throw their plastic shot
glasses into the air to celebrate.
As they dance, another MAN comes up from behind Stephanie
and forcefully turns her around so he can make out with
her.
After being initially stunned, she pushes him away and
spits out his saliva while she wipes off her mouth.
Ewww, gross!
you?
STEPHANIE
What kind of animal are
MAN AT CLUB #2
Hey babe, I thought youd like it!?!?
Stephanie slaps the man across the face them storms off of
the floor and back to the bar area.
STEPHANIE
Ugh, men are the worst!
Kate chases after her sister but not before stopping in
front of the man and giving him a piece of her mind.
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KATE
Asshole!
BAR AREA
By the time Kate catches up to Stephanie, shes already
standing at the bar sobbing by herself.
KATE
Everything OK Steph?
STEPHANIE
I hate this place, I hate these drinks,
I hate these men, I hate men, I hate
everything.
KATE
Come on sis, this place isnt that bad.
STEPHANIE
Its not that bad? I think I almost got
impregnated back there on the dance floor!
KATE
Youre being a little overly dramatic.
STEPHANIE
Then how would you explain that?
KATE
(naively)
A good time?
STEPHANIE
And that explains our generational
difference.
KATE
Generational difference?
years older than me!
Youre only four
STEPHANIE
Maybe so, but it feels like a lifetime.
KATE
Im sorry that I like to have fun!
STEPHANIE
And I dont?
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KATE
No, its just a different kind of fun.
Youre about baking, making brownies and
Reading.
STEPHANIE
(interrupts)
And brunch, dont forget brunch.
KATE (contd)
Im just trying to get you to live a little.
STEPHANIE
I live quite fine thank you very much.
KATE
I know, but what can I do Steph? How can
I help you? Do you want another drink?
Upset, Stephanie puts her head down on the bar and screams
out.
STEPHANIE
No, no more drinks, no more shots, no more
skeevy guys dancing up on my ass or trying
to lick my face, or attempting to give me
a personal gynecological exam, no more
none of that.
KATE
(thinking)
OK, how about pizza then?
Encouragingly, Stephanie raises her head from the bar,
looks at Kate and raises her eyebrows in interest.
STEPHANIE
I could always go for a slice.
KATE
I know you can.
INT. LATE-NIGHT PIZZA JOINT IN EAST VILLAGE
Stephanie and Kate are drunkenly enjoying a couple slices
of pizza at a table within a rowdy, late night pizza joint
filled with DRUNK COLLEGE STUDENTS and YOUNG PROFESSIONALS.

STEPHANIE
Pizza really is the cure for all of lifes
problems.
KATE
Greatest food ever. Are you feeling better?
STEPHANIE
Relax, I dont need my baby sister to take
care of me.
KATE
That may be so, but Im just asking you if
youre alright.
STEPHANIE
And if Im not, do you know what to do?
KATE
Hey be cool, dont take it out on me if
youre hating life.
STEPHANIE
Im not hating life.
KATE
(stares at her)
Youre hating life, sis.
STEPHANIE
(thinking)
You know, youre right, Im sorry, I
probably am. Im just so frustrated
these days.
KATE
I get it, I understand.
STEPHANIE
Do you?
KATE
Look, I may be your younger sister but
Ive been through life too. I know
thats hard for you to understand, but
I am an adult.
STEPHANIE
Youre still a kid to me.
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KATE
Well that kid has grown up. A lot.
Im an adult and I do adult things and
I have adult problems, just like you.
STEPHANIE
(thinking)
Again youre right, Im sorry Kate.
are somebody too.
You
KATE
(confused)
Ummm, thanks.
A DRUNK COLLEGE-AGED MALE stumbles up to their table, hes
barely able to hold his greasy slice of pizza on his plate.
COLLEGE KID
Well, hello girls!
STEPHANIE
Hello drunkard.
COLLEGE KID
(slurring)
Wait, who are you calling drunkdrunkard?
STEPHANIE
(frustrated)
Oh gee, I dont know, maybe the drunk kid
standing in front of us?
COLLEGE KID
Is that so?
STEPHANIE
Yes, unfortunately it is so.
COLLEGE KID
Do you go to NYU?
NYU?
STEPHANIE
(laughs sarcastically)
Oh dear, youre such a kid.
Oh yeah?
COLLEGE KID
(angrily)
And youre an old bag!

The college kid storms off.
STEPHANIE
(incredulous)
Did he just call me an old bag?
KATE
I think he did.
STEPHANIE
What am I doing with my life?
KATE
What do you mean?
STEPHANIE
Im a girl in my early thirties hanging
out in the wee hours of the night being
made fun of my some punk kid at a college
pizza joint.
KATE
Pretty cool, right? I mean except for
the punk kid asshole.
Cool? No.
Probably.
STEPHANIE
Sad? Yes. Pathetic?
Stephanie starts tearing up so she grabs a napkin and dabs

her eyes.
STEPHANIE (contd)
Jesus look at me, Im tearing up.
KATE
Its OK sis.
STEPHANIE
No, its not. No offense but these are
the type of problems you should be having,
my younger sister, not me. I should be
too old for this.
KATE
Youre never too old to have the desire
to find true love.
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STEPHANIE
Thats actually a little profound Kate,
bravo. But maybe its too late for me.
KATE
Steph, youre being too hard on yourself.
STEPHANIE
I can never be too hard on myself.
KATE
Whys that?
STEPHANIE
Because I know what Im looking for and
Im not going to settle for anything else.
KATE
And what are you looking for?
Suddenly and unexpectedly, a huge smile comes across
Stephanies face.
KATE (contd)
Wait, I know that look.
STEPHANIE
What?
KATE
Youre going to break into song.
Right on cue, Stephanie begins to sing.
STEPHANIE
Someday I hope to meet the one,
Who can change the rain to sun,
My man will be second to none,
And then my search will be done.
KATE
(interrupts)
Youre really going to do this here?
Stephanie empathetically shakes her head yes as she
continues singing.
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STEPHANIE (contd)
I know this might sound alarming,
It may come across as disarming,
And its definitely a bizarre thing,
But I dont need a Prince Charming.
Stephanie pauses to take another bite of her pizza.
KATE
Why do you always feel the need to sing
in public?
STEPHANIE (contd)
(ignores her)
Im sitting here to make a plea,
I just want someone whos like me,
Someone that will let me be,
A man thatll fill me with such glee.
KATE
You think someone like that exists?
STEPHANIE (contd)
I do insist,
And I must persist,
That this man exists,
But I may need an assist.
KATE
You need little sisters help?
I do?
What can
STEPHANIE (contd)
Help me develop a plan,
A plan to find a decent man,
A man that understands,
That hell be my biggest fan.
Kate looks around the pizza joint dismissively at all the
young drunks hanging out.
KATE
I dont think I can find you anyone
here.
STEPHANIE (contd)
I want someone to share my hopes and
dreams,
(MORE)
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STEPHANIE (contd)
Someone thatll be much more than he
seems,
A gentleman who never schemes,
A guy who will forever be on my team.
KATE
Let me know when you find someone like
that and make sure you ask him if he has
a younger brotherjust in case my current
relationship goes south.
STEPHANIE (contd)
I want to meet my best friend
KATE
(interrupts)
Hey what about me?
STEPHANIE (contd)
(ignores her)
A friend through the end,
Someone that will help me ascend,
And something that is not pretend.
Kate grabs a couple pepperonis from the top of Stephanies
last slice on her plate and eats them.
KATE
You dont mind if I grab those pepperonis,
right?
Stephanie ignores her as she continues singing.
KATE (contd)
Yeah, I didnt think so.
STEPHANIE (contd)
On this topic I dont mean to hover,
And I wont judge a book by its cover,
But one day I hope to discover,
The man thatll be my lover.
KATE
(sarcastically)
Good luck.
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STEPHANIE (contd)
So if theres a God I ask of him,
To make the sun shine from the dim,
I know Im going out on a limb,
But its time to sink or swim.
KATE
Sink or swim for what?
Stephanie just looks at Kate with a big smile across her
face before finishing her song.
STEPHANIE (contd)
Someday I will meet the one,
And then my search will finally be done.
Kate gives Stephanie a standing ovation as the PIZZA JOINT
MANAGER, a burly middle-aged man, comes over to the table
to check on them.
PIZZA JOINT MANAGER
Are you ladies OK?
STEPHANIE
Yeah, were fine.
PIZZA JOINT MANAGER
I mean, are you on something? I dont
tolerate drugs or drug use in my
establishment.
STEPHANIE
(confused)
Drugs? You think were on drugs? Mister
Im as straight edge as you can get.
KATE
Sorry sir, were just high on life.
PIZZA JOINT MANAGER
(skeptically)
High on life, huh? OK, you ladies have
a wonderful night then.
Kate gives Stephanie a high-five as the manager walks away.
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KATE
You have a lovely voice Steph.
Stephanie sings the last four lines of the song once again.
STEPHANIE
Someday I will meet the one,
And then my search will finally be done.
Once shes done singing, Stephanie finishes eating her
slice of pizza.
INT. BEDFORD AVE SUBWAY STATION, WILLIAMSBURG
PLATFORM
A subway pulls into the station and Ben is among the crowd
that gets off at the stop. Hes holding a small stack of
papers and a roll of tape.
Ben stays on the platform and waits for the crowd to
dissipate. Once most of them leave, he walks over to a
pole, looks around to make sure no ones watching him, then
tapes a flier up on the pole.
Upon closer inspection, Ben managed to photocopy his
Craigslist Missed Connection post, with Looking For
Stephanie in huge fonts at the top, and put it on a flier.
After he secures it to the pole, he walks over to the
stairs and exits the platform.
Once he leaves, a young GANG MEMBER walks over to the
flier, eyes it briefly, takes out a SHARPIE and tags the
whole thing up with different gang signs and variations of
his name so that the original writing isnt recognizable
anymore.
UPPER LEVEL BY THE STATION BOOTH
Ben passes through the turnstile and walks over to a pole
where he hangs up another flier.
After he does that, he heads to another set of stairs to
leave the station.
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Once he gets to the stairs, a HOMELESS MAN passes by the

pole and sneezes. Since the flier is the closest paper to
him, he rips it off the pole, blows his nose with it then
scrunches it up in a ball, throws it on the ground when
hes done with it and continues on his way.
EXT. BEDFORD AVENUE, WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN DAY
Ben steps out from the subway station and decides to tape
his last flier onto a nearby stoplight pole.
Once hes done, he heads down the street. Unbeknownst to
him, a swift wind lifts the flier off the pole and blows it
into a nearby trash can where it quickly gets covered up by
trash that pedestrians throw on top of it as they pass by.
Ben stops at a corner and surveys the scene around him. He
sees a few bodegas, a laundromat, a couple of bars, a
coffee shops and some restaurants. He decides to cross the
street and head into the laundromat.
INT. LAUNDROMAT IN WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
Inside the large laundromat, Ben sees a bunch of people
single guys, single girls, couples both old and young
doing laundry and folding clothes.
He walks slowly up and down the aisles taking a close look
at each person, but not too close of a look so that he
doesnt creep out anyone.
Ben leaves the place after he realizes that Stephanies not
there.
INT. KATES APARTMENT IN WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
BATHROOM
Stephanie and Kate are both trying their best to fix their
hair simultaneously in Kates cramped bathroom.
Kate accidentally elbows Stephanie in the head as she
strokes her brush in her hair.
STEPHANIE
Hey Kate, watch them bows, you.
KATE
Bows?
Bows?
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STEPHANIE
Yeah, your elbows.
KATE
I know what it means Im just surprised
you do.
STEPHANIE
Of course I do, I heard it in a rap song
once.
KATE
(sarcastically)
Whoa, gansta over here.
STEPHANIE
Just because Im your older sister doesnt
mean I cant be cool and with it. Im so
hardcore you dont even know.
KATE
Well why dont you take your hardcore ass
and grab my water from the other room.
Stephanie lightly slaps Kate across her face with the back
of her hand.
KATE
Owww, what was that for?
You
Im
act
get
know
your
like
your
STEPHANIE
sometimes I think you forget
big sister and that you should
the little sister you are. So
own water and show some respect.
KATE
You cant boss me around, Im the baby
of the family, I can do no wrong.
STEPHANIE
Ohh really?
Stephanie tugs on the back of Kates hair.
KATE
OK, stop, stop, stop, stop.

STEPHANIE
Are you going to behave now?
KATE
Fine, Ill get my own water.
Kate walks out of the room to grab her water as Stephanie
yells out to her.
STEPHANIE
And while youre at it, get me a glass
of my own.
KATE (O.S.)
Dont push your luck girl!
Stephanie starts applying makeup in the mirror then, after
a few moments, Kate comes back into the bathroom with two
glasses of water.
STEPHANIE
(smiles)
Thanks boo!
KATE
Makeup, really?
STEPHANIE
Yeah, whats wrong with makeup?
KATE
Were just going to brunch.
STEPHANIE
Exactly.
KATE
Steph, its brunch, and were not in
Manhattan, so youre lucky Im not going
out in sweatpants.
STEPHANIE
Easy for you to say, you have a boyfriend
so you dont care what you look like.
KATE
Not true, I still dress up for Donny
occasionallysometimes.
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STEPHANIE
Well, a young lady has to look her best
at all times because she never knows what
chance encounters shell have out of the
house.
KATE
Did you hear that from Coco Chanel or one
of your self-help books?
STEPHANIE
No I think I just made it up right now.
KATE
Very poetic.
STEPHANIE
Thank you.
KATE
So how are you feeling these days?
STEPHANIE
Im fine.
KATE
Youre fine?
STEPHANIE
Yeah, whats wrong with that?
KATE
I dont know, just when somebody asks me
how Im doing I usually say, Im great!,
or, Im wonderful!, or Im super!
STEPHANIE
Im not you though.
KATE
Im just saying, Im fine sounds like
a copout, like youre not really fine.
STEPHANIE
Kate, just because you took one psychology
class back in college doesnt mean you
can psychoanalyze me.
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KATE
I took two courses in college thank you
very much, and Im not psychoanalyzing
you either. I know you better than anyone, heck I probably know you better than
I know myself. So I just want you to
talk to me as your little sister.
STEPHANIE
Kate, Im just taking things one day at
a time.
KATE
Good, sometimes thats all you can do.
STEPHANIE
Its the only thing I can do.
KATE
Well if it matters, you look beautiful.
STEPHANIE
Thanks little sis, it does matter.
KATE
OK, lets get some damn eggs up in us!
STEPHANIE
I hear that.
Stephanie puts her makeup down, fixes one more strand of
hair on her head so its perfect and takes a sip of water
before leaving the bathroom with her sister.
EXT. STEPHANIES BUILDING ON BERRY STREET, WILLIAMSBURG
DAY
The two sisters walk out of Stephanies five-story walkup
building, down the stoop and to the sidewalk.
After Stephanie sees Kate walk a few steps in front of her,
she sees it as the perfect opportunity to quietly grab a
bunch of snow from the hood of a parked car and make a
snowball.
KATE
Hey Steph, I was thinking
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Stephanie throws the snowball right at her chest as soon as

she turns around to speak.
KATE
(angrily)
What was that for?!?
STEPHANIE
(laughs)
Oh lighten up Kate, its just frozen
water.
Kate wipes the snow off her coat.
KATE
When are you going to grow up?
STEPHANIE
(laughs)
Oh me, me grow up!?! Ha.
KATE
Come on, lets just go to brunch.
Stephanie walks up to Kate as they continue down the street
side by side.
After a few moments of peace, Kate suddenly hip checks her
sister into a pile of snow-covered trash bags.
Stephanie grabs on to a trash bag to hold her balance.
While she doesnt fall down, her coat and hands still get
covered with snow.
STEPHANIE
Ohh, thats it, now youre dead!
Stephanie chases her sister down the street as Kate
playfully screams out.
STEPHANIE
Youre dead!
KATE
No, no, no, no!
She finally catches up to Kate at the next intersection and
grabs then corners her against a parked car.

KATE
OK, OK, OK, OK, Im sorry!
Im sorry!
STEPHANIE
Just remember Kate, I can still beat
you up.
KATE
I know, I know, I know, stop, just let
me go.
STEPHANIE
Are you done acting like a fool?
KATE
Yes, Im done.
STEPHANIE
And you wont do any more shenanigans?
KATE
No, no, Im done.
STEPHANIE
OK.
Before she lets Kate go, Stephanie grabs a little bit of
snow from the parked car and smears it on her forehead.
KATE
Oww, oww, oww, so cold.
STEPHANIE
Lets go to brunch now.
EXT. BEDFORD AVE, WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN DAY
Ben is casually walking down the street studying each
person as they pass by him.
He walks over to a restaurant and peers into the window
looking for Stephanie. The patrons sitting in the
restaurant stare back at him in amusement.
When he doesnt find her, he moves down a few more
storefronts and looks into the window of another
restaurant.
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Again the patrons inside are puzzled to see someone

blatantly staring into the restaurant.
INT. GOURMET COFFEE SHOP, WILLAMSBURG, BROOKYLN
Later on, Ben enters a quaint, but hectic, hipster-like
caf and scouts out the patrons sitting at the small tables
spread throughout.
He walks slowly but deliberately down the long line of
people waiting to place their order but doesnt see
Stephanie.
INT. THRIFT SHOP IN WILLIAMSBURG
Stephanie and Kate walk into a charming thrift shop which
is filled with eclectic clothing items like ironic trucker
hats, acid wash jeans, leather jackets, Hawaiian shirts,
military style boots, vintage dresses, etc.
KATE
(in awe)
Oh my I love this store! Im glad we
made a pit stop here before brunch.
Kate rushes over to a rack filled with vintage shirts and
skirts and immediately starts rifling through it.
KATE
Theres so much awesome stuff around!
Kate looks over to Stephanie and notices that she doesnt
seem too into the store.
KATE (contd)
Steph how can you not be into this?
STEPHANIE
(trying to convince herself)
I am, I like it, I like it.
KATE
You dont seem like you do.
Stephanie turns to the wall and notices a vintage gown that
looks a lot like the one Glinda the Good Witch wore in The
Wizard of Oz.

STEPHANIE
Hold the phone Kate!
KATE
What?
What?
Stephanie walks over to the dress and lifts up the bottom

of it to show her sister.
STEPHANIE
How awesome is this?!
KATE
Thats sweet! It looks like what Glinda,
the Good Witch, wore.
STEPHANIE
I know, right?!
KATE
You should buy it!
STEPHANIE
No, dont be silly. What would I ever
wear it to?
KATE
Like it matters? When a dress is dope,
its dope, youll be a princess wherever
you are.
STEPHANIE
Oh sis, youre too much.
KATE
Why dont you check try it on?
STEPHANIE
I couldnt.
KATE
OK, lets at least see what it might look
like on you.
EXT. THRIFT SHOP, BEDFORD AVE IN WILLIAMSBURG DAY
Ben aimlessly walks down the block past the thrift shop,
unbeknownst to him that Stephanie is in the store.
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He actually pauses in front of the shop to look around and

then, after a few moments, continues on his way.
INT. THRIFT SHOP IN WILLIAMSBURG
Stephanie is posing in front of the mirror with the dress
pressed up against her body.
KATE
That looks awesome!
STEPHANIE
It does, doesnt it?
Its totally you.
your style.
KATE
Totally vintage.
Its
STEPHANIE
Do you know what this dress could use?
A tiara.
Yes!
KATE
Im going to find you a tiara!
STEPHANIE
I doubt they have one here.
KATE
Girl, its a thrift shop, they have everything.
STEPHANIE
OK, go for it.
Stephanie continues posing with the dress in the mirror as
Kate rushes off. After a few moments, she comes back
holding a tiara.
STEPHANIE
Oh my god, they have one?!
One?
KATE
They have like five.
Try it on.
Kate places the tiara carefully on Stephanies head then

they both look at her in the mirror.
Precious, right?
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KATE
You look beautiful.
STEPHANIE
Thanks, I feel beautiful.
KATE
Are you going to buy it?
Stephanie admires herself quietly in the mirror for a few
more moments.
STEPHANIE
No, dont be silly! I really dont have
any place to wear this dress or that tiara.
She playfully puts the tiara on Kates head and then places
the dress back on the rack.
EXT. THRIFT SHOP, BEDFORD AVE IN WILLIAMSBURG DAY
Stephanie and Kate walk out of the store laughing with
their arms interlocked into each others.
KATE
That was fun!
STEPHANIE
Sure was, lets go to brunch now, Im
starving.
Off into the distance, more than a block away, Ben can be
seen walking aimlessly up the sidewalk on the other side of
the street.
He doesnt realize it but hes so close to Stephanie yet so
far away.
As he continues walking up the street he comes upon what
looks like a charming brunch spot so he decides to enter.
INT. RABBITHOLE RESTAURANT, BEDFORD AVE, WILLIAMSBURG
Ben enters the packed restaurant and looks around at the
various tables searching for Stephanie.
After a few moments, the HOSTESS makes her way through the
group of people waiting for a table and approaches Ben.
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HOSTESS
(cheerily)
Hi, how are you doing?!
BEN
Im good.
HOSTESS
Would you like to put your name down for
a table?
Ben seems distracted as he continues looking at the patrons
throughout the restaurant.
HOSTESS (contd)
Sir?
BEN
Oh, yes?
HOSTESS
Would you like to put your name down?
We have a little bit of a wait.
Ben continues surveying the people at the tables but
doesnt see Stephanie.
BEN
No, no, Im OK.
With that, Ben exits the restaurant leaving the hostess
standing there looking confused.
EXT. RABBITHOLE RESTAURANT, BEDFORD AVE DAY
CORNER OF THE STREET
Ben heads to the corner of the street and looks at all the
people walking on the other side.
His phone rings, its his friend and co-worker, Will.
BEN
Hey man.
WILL (O.S.)
Hows your little adventure going in
Williamsburg?

BEN
Not that great.
WILL (O.S.)
No luck?
BEN
No, and Ive been up and down Bedford
Ave three times now.
WILL (O.S.)
Maybe she doesnt go on Bedford?
BEN
Ive got a lot of ground to cover, I have
to play the odds. Odds are if she lives
in Williamsburg, which she does, shell
probably find herself on Bedford at some
point today. What are you up to?
ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM THE RESTAURANT
Stephanie and Kate are now on the same side of the street
as Ben and heading in his direction.
KATE
So what are you going to get for brunch?
STEPHANIE
I think Im going to do their stuffed
French toast, I like how they do it
there. Its tasty. What about you?
KATE
Eggs benedict.
STEPHANIE
Of course, you love eggs benedict.
KATE
Why mess with a good thing?
CORNER OF THE STREET
Ben is still on the phone continuing his conversation with
Will as he looks out across the street.
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WILL (O.S.)
The wife is away this weekend so I was
thinking about going out in the neighborhood and having some brunch of my own.
BEN
Nice.
WILL (O.S.)
Why dont you come in? Youre in
Williamsburg so youre already half
way here.
BEN
Ohhh, I dont know.
WILL (O.S.)
Come on, what are you going to do, hang
out on the streets of Williamsburg all
day long? Youre not going to find her,
its a big area youre canvassing so get
up here, well have some food, crush some
mimosas and watch some basketball.
As Ben contemplates this, Stephanie and Kate literally walk
right behind him on the sidewalk arm-in-arm while laughing
to each other. Ben is totally oblivious to their presence.
BEN
(thinking)
OK fine, Ill be up in your neighborhood
in thirty minutes.
WILL (O.S.)
Make it twenty-five, Ill text you where
I go.
BEN
Great, see you in a bit.
Stephanie and Kate enter the restaurant that Ben was just
in, Rabbithole, which is only a half block from where Ben
is currently standing.
Ben ends the call and stuffs his phone back in his pocket
then takes one final look around his surroundings,
including the front of Rabbithole, but doesnt see her.

BEN
(frustrated)
Well at least it was a nice, sunny
winter day out.
He slaps his hands together in frustration before walking
across the street to leave Williamsburg.
INT. PENELOPE RESTAURANT, GRAMERCY
Later that day, Will and Ben are in the middle of
conversation during brunch at a Manhattan restaurant.
BEN
I dont know what to do anymore.
WILL
What else can you do? You searched for
her every conceivable place online and
nothing, you went to where you thought
she worked, and again nothing, then you
staked out her neighborhood. See a
pattern?
BEN
I know, I know.
WILL
Its been three weeks now and it was only
a thirty minute conversation.
BEN
Youre right, I should move on.
WILL
I hate to say it, because I have to say,
your devotion to this cause is quite
admirable, but you cant drive yourself
crazy like this. Itll be better for
you in the long run. Hell, itll be
better for you in the short term too.
Trust me. Go out there, put yourself
out there. Theres plenty of fish in
the sea.
BEN
Ugh, I know.
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WILL
You met a girl on the subway platform,
good. Whos to say you wont meet someone else on the subway, or at the corner
bodega, or at your lunch time deli place,
or in the gym later today, or tomorrow,
or the next day?
BEN
Maybe.
WILL
You get what Im saying?
BEN
Yeah.
WILL
Ill tell you what. My wife is traveling
again next weekend, Ill talk to Jeff and
Andrew to see if they can get the hall
pass from their ladies next Friday so that
we can all go out and rage and blow off
some steam. Sound good?
BEN
You dont have to do that for me.
WILL
For you? Screw you, Im a married man,
Im doing this for me! But with you
there it makes it an easier sell-in
with the wife.
BEN
How so?
WILL
Well she knows youve been down on your
luck lately.
BEN
Jesus, does everyone think Im a loser?
WILL
Nobody thinks youre a loser. We all
just think you need to rejuvenate a
little, and what better way to do that
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WILL (contd)
than to get hammered and party until
you puke?
BEN
(skeptically)
You sold me.
WILL
Good, Ill set it all up.
regret it.
You wont
INT. THE NOMAD BAR

Stephanie is sitting by herself at the bar drinking a
martini with an empty seat next to her where her date is
sitting.
Suddenly, her phone, which is on the bar, illuminates.
Its a text from Kate.
Kates text reads: Hows it going tonight?
Stephanie replies: Ugh, I think Im done with online
dating.
Kate replies after a couple seconds: Not good?
Stephanie replies: The guy is super narcissistic but
besides that hes devoid of any personality.
The MALE BARTENDER approaches Stephanie once he sees shes
almost finished her drink.
MALE BARTENDER
Hows it going tonight?
STEPHANIE
Meh, its alright.
MALE BARTENDER
Rough first date?
STEPHANIE
How do you know Im on a first date?
MALE BARTENDER
Im a bartender. I know this sort of
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MALE BARTENDER (contd)

stuff, I see it all the time and I can
definitely tell when someones on a
first date.
STEPHANIE
Yes, well first date, last date.
MALE BARTENDER
I kind of got that feeling. Are you
staying around for a little bit longer?
STEPHANIE
I guess, Im not even sure.
MALE BARTENDER
Well let me ease your pain, your next
martini is on me.
STEPHANIE
Thanks.
She looks back down at her phone, Kate texted her back:
Bummer, what are you going to do?
Stephanie replies back: Bartender just bought me a drink
so Im in for one more.
After a few seconds, Kate texts back: Brunch tomorrow?
She replies: Sure.
Stephanie looks up and sees her date, TAYLOR, a wellgroomed man in his late-thirties dressed in a suit, leaving
the restroom and walking back to the bar.
So she sends one quick text to Kate before putting her
phone back in her purse: Brb. Narcissus just got out of
bathroom.
The bartender puts a drink in front of her just before the
guy gets back to the bar.
STEPHANIE
Everything OK?
TAYLOR
Yeah, why do you ask?

STEPHANIE
No reason you were just gone for a while.
Oh, sorry.
TAYLOR
I had to take a phone call.
STEPHANIE
Everything OK?
TAYLOR
Yeah, just ex-wife drama. No big deal,
she wanted some money. I gave it to
her because whats $5,000 to me?
STEPHANIE
You gave her $5,000 just like that?
TAYLOR
Like I said, its no big deal, Im
rich. And if it gets her off my back
for a week, then its money well spent.
STEPHANIE
Must be nice to be her.
TAYLOR
Its not, shes a bitch.
STEPHANIE
Thats a little harsh.
TAYLOR
Sometimes the truth hurts.
(pauses)
I see you got another drink.
STEPHANIE
Yes, thats OK?
TAYLOR
Fine with me, I mean were going dutch
anyways so if you want another drink
have at it, its your money.
STEPHANIE
Thanks
(takes a sip of her drink)
I think.
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Taylor rolls up his sleeve and proudly shows off his Piaget
watch to Stephanie.
TAYLOR
Have I shown you my new Piaget watch?
Its a magnificent piece, isnt it?
STEPHANIE
Yes, yes its nice.
TAYLOR
It better be for $16,000.
Stephanie almost spits out her drink after hearing the
cost.
STEPHANIE
$16,000?
TAYLOR
Yeah, I actually had my eye on a $24,000
piece but I thought thatd seem a little
over the top. I like to be modest.
STEPHANIE
(sarcastically)
And nothing shows modesty like a $16,000
time piece.
TAYLOR
Thats a joke right? Like sarcasm? I
Get it. Youre pretty funny for a girl.
For a girl?
funny?
STEPHANIE
You dont think girls can be
TAYLOR
No. But Im just going off of history.
Name me one funny woman.
STEPHANIE
Easy. Amy Schumer. Shes hilarious
and brilliant.
TAYLOR
Never heard of her.
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A look of disgust appears on Stephanies face after hearing

this.
STEPHANIE
Now youre the one that must be joking.
TAYLOR
(oblivious)
Whys that?
STEPHANIE
Youve never heard of Amy Schumer?
TAYLOR
No, should I have?
STEPHANIE
Inside Amy Schumer? Trainwreck?
Standing?
Last Comic
TAYLOR
Nope, doesnt ring a bell.
Stephanie sits there for a few moments in stunned silence.
STEPHANIE
OK, dates over.
She rifles through her purse, takes out a $20 bill and
throws it on the bar before standing up.
STEPHANIE (contd)
Thanks for thewell I dont even know
what to thank you for. But thanks
anyways.
Taylor looks at the $20 as Stephanie walks away from the
bar.
TAYLOR
You know, your cocktail was $22.
Stephanie turns back around and heads over to the bar.
STEPHANIE
So sorry about that, let me give you a
few more dollars.
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TAYLOR
Dont forget tip on top of that.
STEPHANIE
Oh yes, of course, stupid me. I hope I
give you enough, I mean after all chicks
cant do math either.
Stephanie rifles through her purse again for more money but
Taylor stops her.
TAYLOR
You know what? Because Im such a gentleman, dont worry about the money. Im
fine with the $20.
STEPHANIE
(sarcastically)
Thank you, youre very kind.
Stephanie turns to leave again and Will shouts out to her
once she gets to the end of the bar.
TAYLOR
I hope your happy being miserable.
Enjoy dying alone.
After he says this, Stephanie turns back to Ben and just
looks at him silently for a moment. A single tear rolls
down her cheek before she turns back around and leaves.
INT. STEPHANIES APARTMENT, BEDROOM
Later that night, Stephanie is lying in bed under her
covers talking on the phone with her sister. The only
light on is emanating from her muted TV.
KATE (O.S.)
He said what to you?
I know, right?
that.
Screw him.
STEPHANIE
I cant believe he said
KATE (O.S.)
Who doesnt know Amy Schumer?

STEPHANIE
It gets worst too. He said I was miserable
and that I would die alone.
KATE (O.S.)
He said what?!?!
STEPHANIE
Yep, you heard me.
KATE (O.S.)
That asshole. Do you have his number?
Id like to give him a piece of my mind.
STEPHANIE
Whatever its fine.
KATE (O.S.)
No its not. No guy should ever say that
to a girl. Especially one as nice and
beautiful as you.
STEPHANIE
You think Im nice and beautiful?
KATE (O.S.)
What kind of question is that?
I do.
Of course
STEPHANIE
Youre just saying that because youre my
sister.
KATE (O.S.)
No Im not. Youre one of the best people
Ive ever met. Thats the truth.
Aww, Kate.
STEPHANIE
You make me feel good.
KATE (O.S.)
Thats what Im here for.
STEPHANIE
So what are you doing tonight?
KATE (O.S.)
Its late so Im just watching a movie
with the boyfriend. You?
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STEPHANIE
Just in bedwatching The Notebook.
KATE (O.S.)
Oh god Steph, not The Notebook again.
STEPHANIE
What can I say? I love this movie.
So Donny is over?
Yes.
KATE (O.S.)
He cooked me dinner tonight.
STEPHANIE
Thats sweet. Its good that you met
a nice guy like Donny, I like him.
KATE (O.S.)
I like him too.
STEPHANIE
Hopefully one day Ill meet someone I
like.
KATE (O.S.)
Oh come on Steph, you will, I know it.
STEPHANIE
I hope so.
KATE (O.S.)
So whats your plan now?
STEPHANIE
Plan for what?
KATE (O.S.)
I dont know, plan for life I guess?
STEPHANIE
(thinking)
I think Im just going to go to bed.
KATE (O.S.)
OK then. Good night. Tomorrow will be
better than today, and the next day will
be better than tomorrow, trust me. Life
is just a series of ebbs and flows but
youll ultimately come out on top.
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STEPHANIE
Thanks for the words of encouragement.
Good night sis.
Stephanie hangs up her iPhone and puts it on the
nightstand.
Then she unmutes the TV and goes back to watching The
Notebook. A few tears fall down her face as she lies
there trying to fall asleep.
INT. MEHANATA DANCE CLUB, LOWER EAST SIDE
Will is at the crowded bar getting four beers while Ben
stands quietly behind him with his hands in his pockets and
Jeff and Andrew are even further back wildly gyrating to
the loud music.
Will gets his beers, turns around, rejoins his three
friends and passes the bottles out to everyone.
WILL
Hows everyone doing?
JEFF
Oh manoh man, Im loving this music!
WILL
I can see.
(elbows Ben in his side)
How you doing?
BEN
Meh, Im fine.
WILL
I dont want you fine, I want you fed
up!
BEN
(uninterested)
Im getting there.
WILL
I want you there right now though bro.
Andrew moves in front of Ben and starts dancing on him.
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ANDREW
Ben, tell us, what can we do to get you
back in your groove?
BEN
You can stop dancing on me for one.
This makes Andrew just dance closer to him.
ANDREW
I cant do that. When youve got the
rhythm it just goes through your body
and theres nothing you can do about
it. You just have to let it live.
Ben pushes Andrew out of the way so he can walk over to a
railing and look out at the dance floor.
BEN
OK, whatever.
Will follows him as Jeff and Andrew continue dancing wildly
by themselves at the bar area.
Ben, Ben, you OK?
WILL
Everything fine?
BEN
Its fine, it really is.
WILL
You know if you ever need to talk, you
can talk to me.
BEN
Im done talking, Im tired of thinking,
I just want action.
Will looks over at all the hot, scantily clad YOUNG WOMEN
dancing on the dance floor.
WILL
Well if you want action, this is certainly
the place to be.
BEN
Thats not the action Im looking for.

WILL
Well maybe not long term, but it could
definitely do the job tonight.
BEN
That may be so but Im looking for something
more meaningful.
WILL
Jesus, will you listen to yourself speak?
You sound like one of us, like a married
guy. Embrace your singlehood, grab your
inner scumbag and bring him out to play.
BEN
Im done with that, I dont want that anymore.
WILL
Man youve changed.
BEN
I hope for the better.
WILL
OK, will you at least get in a good mood?
BEN
Im trying, but its hard.
WILL
(smiles)
Ive got an idea.
LATER ON
The four men are standing in front of an ice cage on the
lower level looking at it in awe while theyre dressed in
heavy Soviet military overcoats and Russian fur caps.
WILL
Gentlemen, I give to you the ice cage.
JEFF
Whats the deal with this?
WILL
Two minutes, all the vodka you can
drink. Its as simple as that.
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ANDREW
Those are the rules?
WILL
Those are the rules. So easy even Jeff
can follow them.
JEFF
Screw you Will.
ANDREW
OK, lets do it.
JEFF
Yeah we didnt get dressed up like this
for nothing.
The four walk into the cozy cage and get up close and
personal with each other as a FEMALE BARTENDER stands at
the doorway with a timer in her hand.
FEMALE BARTENDER
OK guys, your two minutes startnow.
She closes the door as Will grabs a bottle of vodka from a
shelf and takes the cap off.
Andrew stops him just before he takes a sip from it.
ANDREW
Whoa, youre not going to pass out the
shot glasses?
WILL
Waste of time my man, were on a time
limit, we dont need any unnecessary
middlemenand shot glasses are the middleman to my lips.
ANDREW
Good point.
With that, Andrew, Ben and Jeff also grab their own bottles
from the shelf.
WILL
Down the hatch boys.

The four do a cheers with their bottles then take a shot
straight from the bottle. Once theyre done, they pass
their bottles around so that everyone can drink something
different.
This leads to a brief montage of the guys drinking,
laughing and high-fiving during the two minute limit.
LATER ON
After the two minutes are over, the guys are standing
outside the ice cage taking their coats and hats off.
WILL
How are you feeling now Ben?
BEN
Drunkvery drunk.
WILL
Good, lets get on the dancefloor then.
BEN
(hiccups)
One more beer first though.
LATER ON
The four guys are dancing together in the middle of the
dance floor.
WILL
Ben, you having a good time now?
BEN
(drunkenly)
Im having a great time!
WILL
Good, its about time.
JEFF
I feel weird dancing with three other
guys.
ANDREW
Didnt you read the news? Its fine
now and totally acceptable.
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JEFF
But still, it is a little weird.
WILL
Well, no one is stopping you from dancing
with some chick.
JEFF
Are you kidding me? My wife would kill
me if she ever found out I danced with
another girl.
WILL
Come on, Im not saying bang another girl,
just dance with one.
JEFF
Nah, thats OK, I value my life
Jeff looks around and notices all the young, pretty girl
dancing around him.
JEFF (contd)
But there are some pretty girls around
here.
ANDREW
Thats the truth.
JEFF
Ben, why dont you grab a honey and
dance with her.
BEN
(looks around)
Nah, thats OK, these girls really arent
my type.
JEFF
What? Hot, young, sexy girls arent
your type?
BEN
Im more of a girl-next-door kind of
guy.
JEFF
Im not telling you to marry one of
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JEFF (contd)
these girls, Im just saying you should
just get jiggy with it. Have some fun.
Let loose.
BEN
Im sorry, get jiggy with it?
JEFF
Yeah, get buckwild.
WILL
You know what Bens problem is?
BEN
No Will, what is my problem?
WILL
Your problem is that you think you have
a choice in this matter.
Will blatantly pushes Ben into a dancing girl behind him
which makes him turn around to apologize.
BEN
(sheepishly)
Oh, Im so sorry.
The girl starts grinding on Ben as she puts her arm around
his neck. He has no other option other than to dance with
her as well.
WILL
That a boy!
JEFF
Go get it!
Ben awkwardly dances with the girl in the middle of the
floor as he flashes his friends a thumbs up.
WILL
Lets leave these two lovebirds alone.
ANDREW
Shots?
WILL
I like your plan.
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The three guys walk away from the dancefloor and over to
the bar.
Will gives Ben a hard slap on the ass as he walks by him.
LATER ON
Ben is dancing in the middle of the floor with another very
attractive female, JANE, whos wearing a short, skintight
dress.
BEN
(drunkenly)
Jane, youre so beautiful.
JANE
Thank you.
This leads to them sloppily and drunkenly making out.
Bens three friends, who have been watching them dance from
the corner, are impressed with Bens moves.
JEFF
Finally our boys getting some action.
ANDREW
Just what he needed to get himself right.
JEFF
Hopefully he doesnt screw it up.
WILL
Nah, he wont. Look at him, hes got the
eye of the tiger right now. Hes a man
on a mission. He knows what he has to do.
Jane leans over and whispers in Bens ear.
JANE
You want to get out of here?
BEN
Sure, yeah.
JANE
Good lets go.

Jane grabs Ben by the hand and leads him off the
dancefloor, past his three friends.
Ben gives them a smug wink as he walks by.
turn raise their beer bottles to him.
The guys in
WILL
Im so proud of the kid.
ANDREW
Almost brings a tear to my eye.
JEFF
I dont know, I still think theres a good
chance he screws it up.
WILL
Hey, no negativity, not right now.
Lets all send him positive vibes.
JEFF
Yeah, youre right, Im rooting for the
kid.
(yells out to Ben)
Good luck Ben!
INT. WILLS APARTMENT, LIVING ROOM
Its late the next morning and Ben is sleeping on a couch
in Wills living room. He opens his eyes and is totally
confused over where he is.
Hes still confused even when he looks over and sees Will
sitting in his rocking chair watching ESPN Sportscenter.
WILL
Hey, Sleeping Beauty is finally awake!
BEN
(groggily)
Where am I?
WILL
Casa de Wills.
BEN
(confused)
What the hell happened last night?
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We got drunk.
my man.
WILL
But you were a rockstar
BEN
I was?
WILL
Hell yeah you were.
BEN
What did I do?
WILL
What didnt you do? You were macking
the ladies left and right. Dancing up
a storm, making out some chick.
BEN
Sweet.
(pauses)
Hey wait, I remember that girl now.
I was supposed to go home with her.
WILL
You were.
BEN
So what the hell am I doing in your
apartment? Did I bring her back here?
(looks around the room)
I dont see her anywhere? She in the
bathroom?
WILL
Funny story about that.
BEN
Oh damn, did I screw it up?
WILL
Well you puked on the sidewalk.
BEN
I did?
WILL
Yeah, the girl came back in the club and
told us. Shes a nice girl by the way.
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BEN
So what happened after that?
WILL
Well under the circumstances she wasnt
exactly DTF if you know what I mean. So
we took custody of you and she went on
her way.
BEN
Oh great so I screwed it up.
WILL
I dont think so actually, she was quite
understanding. I think she likes you.
Really?
though.
BEN
Thats good. Im still a mess
WILL
True, but youre making progress, you did
get her number.
BEN
I did?
WILL
Yeah, check it out.
Ben takes out his iPhone and looks at his last call, its
Jane.
BEN
I did!
WILL
Congrats man.
BEN
Whatever, Im done with chicks.
WILL
Dont say that.
No, Im serious.
Seriously.
BEN
Im done with them.
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WILL
And whys that exactly?
BEN
Because Im no good at the game. I
think its passed me by. Sometimes
you just have to admit that youre
defeated and I think Im defeated.
WILL
Youre not defeated, youre just having
a string of bad luck. It happens to
everyone.
BEN
I feel like it happens to me more.
WILL
Its all in your head.
BEN
Whatever, it doesnt matter, Im done.
WILL
OK. Hey I was thinking about grabbing
some brunch today, you down?
BEN
Nah.
WILL
Oh come on, what else do you have to do?
BEN
I cant, I have some work to catch up on.
WILL
You sure?
BEN
Yeah, I wouldve loved to, but I cant.
WILL
OK, suit yourself.
Ben looks around the floor for his shoes and, when he
finally finds them, puts them on.
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BEN
Yeah, I got to go home and do work.
hate my life.
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INT. THE CITY BAKERY, FLATIRON DISTRICT, MANHATTAN

Later that day, Ben walks into the bakery and immediately
gets in a line of about five people deep at the counter.
As he patiently waits his turn, he eyes all the different
pastries behind the counter then checks his messages on his
iPhone.
Finally its his turn to order.
BEN
Hi, yes, Ill take a hot chocolate please?
THE CITY BAKERY EMPLOYEE
Thatll be $5.
Ben rifles through his pants pocket until he pulls out a $5
bill and pays.
BEN
Here you go.
After a few moments waiting, the employee brings over his
hot chocolate.
Heres your hot chocolate sir.
BEN
Thanks.
Enjoy your day.
BEN
You too.
Ben takes his hot chocolate and moves to the end of the
counter away from the other people ordering.
He takes the top off of his drink and stirs it up a little.
As hes doing this he casually takes a look around the
place then looks back down at his drink.
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He quickly does a double take when he thinks he sees

someone he recognizes.
He looks back up, and more specifically, at a table across
from the counter on the other side of the room.
Theres a girl sitting by herself drinking a hot chocolate
and reading a book. She looks very similar to Stephanie.
What?
BEN
(to himself)
Oh man, it cant be.
Shocked and intrigued, Ben grabs his drink and slowly walks
towards her table.
Shes deeply focused on her book and doesnt realize that a
guy is approaching.
Now Ben is standing only a foot away from her table as he
looks down at her. After a few moments of silence, he
finally musters up enough strength to speak up.
BEN
Stephanie?
A little startled, the girl looks up to Ben.
certainly is Stephanie.
It most
STEPHANIE
Yes?
BEN
Oh my god, it is you.
STEPHANIE
Wait, you look very familiar to me.
BEN
You are Stephanie, right?
STEPHANIE
(confused)
I am. Jeez, I really think I know you, but
I just cant place it right now.
BEN
Im Ben.

Stephanie thinks about if she knows any Bens.
Ben.
STEPHANIE
(to herself)
Ben? Ben?
It finally dawns on her who he is.

STEPHANIE (contd)
Oh my god, Ben! From the subway?
BEN
In the flesh, thats me.
to see me?
Are you happy
STEPHANIE
I didnt think Id ever see you again.
Why didnt you call?
BEN
Funny thing about that.
STEPHANIE
(skeptically)
I cant wait to hear this.
BEN
I didnt save your phone number.
STEPHANIE
You didnt save my phone number? What
do you mean? I saw you take it down.
How couldnt you save my phone number?
BEN
I dont know, I guess it was just as
simple as me not hitting the save
button when I took your number and
then I mustve exited the screen. I
didnt realize any of this until I got
home and noticed you werent in my
contact list.
STEPHANIE
Thats an interesting excuse.
BEN
Its true though. Believe me, I wanted
(MORE)
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BEN (contd)
to call you. I scoured the internet
looking for you. Did you know theres
like a lot of Stephanies in New York
City? Makes it kind of hard to find the
one youre looking for, especially when
I had only so much information to work
off of. It was like finding a needle
in a haystack.
STEPHANIE
You searched the internet for me?
BEN
Yes.
Stephanie mulls over whether or not she wants to believe
him for a few moments.
STEPHANIE
(smiles)
Would you like to have a seat?
BEN
I would love to sit down.
Ben quickly takes a seat across from Stephanie at the
little table before she has a chance to change her mind.
STEPHANIE
You know, when I didnt hear from you
I just assumed you didnt like me.
BEN
Oh no, nothing could be further from the
truth. Im just an idiot.
STEPHANIE
(laughs)
You could say that again. How do you
not know how to use your phone?
BEN
Again, because Im an idiot.
STEPHANIE
Im sure youre not an idiot.
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Oh no, but I am.
BEN
Trust me.
STEPHANIE
Maybe just a little absent-minded. So
did you really go online to try to find
me?
BEN
Yesand I went to Macys to look for
youand I hung out in Williamsburg one
day to search for you.
STEPHANIE
You went to Macys to look for me?
BEN
Oh yeah, on my lunch break a few times.
STEPHANIE
And you came up to Williamsburgand
just hung out?
BEN
Yeah, on the streets during brunch.
Figured youd probably be out and
about around that time so I checked
out some places around Bedford.
STEPHANIE
How did you check out places?
BEN
Well I went into restaurants and coffee
shops to look for you. When I didnt
see you Id leave and go on to the next
place. I also checked laundromats too.
STEPHANIE
Ohh my god, youre a stalker! Jeez,
maybe you are a serial killer after all.
BEN
(nervously)
Oh no, no, no, Im not a stalker, and
Im not a serial killer, I just, I
mean, I
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STEPHANIE
(interrupts)
Relax Ben, Im just kidding.
(laughs)
I think its actually sweet. Strange as
hell that youd go to so much trouble,
but sweet nonetheless.
BEN
I think youre worth it.
STEPHANIE
But we only chatted for less than hour.
BEN
Sometimes thats all you need to get a
good sense of a persons soul.
(pauses)
I will say, Ive never put more effort
into anything else in my life than this.
I mean if I put this much effort into my
work Id probably be a partner by now.
STEPHANIE
Well Im honored.
BEN
You know my search wouldve been a lot
easier if you had a LinkedIn account.
STEPHANIE
Yeah, Im not really big into social
media. I mean, I have Instagram and I
check my Facebook every once in a while,
but LinkedIn? Nah, not my thing.
BEN
What are you drinking?
STEPHANIE
Hot chocolate.
BEN
It is some of the best in the city, isnt
it? I cant believe that after my entire
search, I end up seeing you randomly at
this place in Flatiron.
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STEPHANIE
Strange right? The world works in
mysterious ways.
BEN
What are you doing here?
STEPHANIE
I was just running some errands this
morning around here, and thought Id
stop in for a breather and a quick
hot chocolate to warm up. What about
you? Youre a long way from Bay Ridge
on a Saturday afternoon.
BEN
I crashed at a buddys place last night,
he lives close by so I thought Id grab
a drink for the long subway ride back.
STEPHANIE
Crashed at a buddys place?
been a rough night.
Mustve
BEN
Yeah, something like that.
STEPHANIE
So what now?
BEN
What now? Good question.
like to go out sometime?
Would you
STEPHANIE
(smiles)
Id love to.
BEN
Great! Thats, ummm, great! So should
I get your phone numberagain?
STEPHANIE
Why dont we do thisgive me your phone.
BEN
(confused)
OK.
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Ben takes out his iPhone and hands it over to Stephanie.
STEPHANIE
Just to be safe Im going to save my
number in your phone.
She enters her number in his contacts list then calls it.
STEPHANIE (contd)
And to be on the extra safe side, Im
going to call myself from your phone
Her phone begins to ring from Bens phone.
STEPHANIE (contd)
so that I have your number too.
Stephanie then grabs her phone and saves Bens number.
STEPHANIE (contd)
Great, you have my number, I have yours,
now theres no excuse this time.
BEN
Should I write it down too?
STEPHANIE
(laughs)
No, I think we should be good.
BEN
Im so excited! What should we do?
Where should we go?
STEPHANIE
Youre the man, figure it out.
BEN
Do you like to karaoke?
STEPHANIE
Who doesnt?
BEN
Whats your song?
STEPHANIE
Oh, I sing whatever. A bunch of stuff.
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BEN
Thats not good enough, give me examples.
STEPHANIE
Love Shack by the B-52s, Happy by
Pharrell and Like a Prayer. Whats
yours?
BEN
No brainer, Every Rose Has Its Thorn by
Poison.
STEPHANIE
Oh really?
BEN
Yeah, I used to think I was a young Bret
Michaels back in the day.
STEPHANIE
Will you sing a couple lines for me?
What?
BEN
(embarrassingly)
Like right here, right now?
STEPHANIE
Yeah, why not?

BEN
Ummm.
STEPHANIE
Are you nervous? Are you scared?
BEN
Nooonot at all.
STEPHANIE
Then go ahead, do it.
BEN
I dont know.
STEPHANIE
Come on, who cares about anyone around
here? Just belt it out.
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BEN
OK.
Ahem
Ben clears his throat and makes an imaginary microphone

with his fist.
Then he breaks into an exaggerated rock n roll accent
where he emphasizes almost every syllable as he begins to
sing the song.
BEN (contd)
We both lie silently still in the dead
of the night.
Although we both lie close together we
feel miles apart.
He gets louder as he gains more confidence in his singing,
loud enough for the surrounding tables to hear him.
BEN (contd)
Was it something I said or something I
did?
Did my words not come out right?
Though I tried not to hurt you, though
I tried but I guess thats why they say.
Embarrassed but laughing, Stephanie grabs Bens microphone
as she tries to get him to stop.
OK, OK, stop.
STEPHANIE
You win.
BEN
Are you kidding me? Im just getting
to the chorus!
(continues singing)
Every rose has its thorn.
Amazingly, both GROUPS OF PEOPLE sitting at the tables on
either side of them decide to independently join in on the
singing.
PEOPLE AT THE TABLES & BEN
Just like every night has its dawn.
Ben and Stephanie both laugh over the other tables joining
in. Then Ben looks around and encourages everyone else in
the place to join in the singing, which they do.
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BEN
Come on, everyone join in! You all know
the words dont pretend like you dont!
EVERYONE & BEN
Just like every cowboy sings his sad,
sad song.
Every rose has its thorn.
Yeah it does!
Everyone APPLAUDS after the end of the chorus.
STEPHANIE
(laughs)
Youre a madman!
BEN
You dont know the half of it.
STEPHANIE
(smiles)
That was a great rendition.
BEN
You like how I channeled my inner Bret
Michaels?
STEPHANIE
Mustve hurt your throat.
BEN
All in the name of rock n roll, nothing
a few lozenges cant cure.
The people at a table next to them decide to continue
singing the next chorus of the song which catches Ben and
Stephanie by surprise.
PEOPLE AT THE NEXT TABLE
Though its been a while now
I can still feel so much pain.
Like a knife that cuts you the wound
heals
But the scar, that scar remains.
Ben and Stephanie applaud once the table ends their
singing.

BEN
See, Poison is infectious.
STEPHANIE
Yeah I think Poison is like an STD too.
BEN
Ouch, too cruel.
STEPHANIE
Well, Im not a big Poison fan.
BEN
Even more reason why Im going to sing
it at karaoke. So next weekend?
STEPHANIE
For karaoke?
BEN
Yes.
STEPHANIE
I think I can make that happen.
Friday?
BEN
Done.
STEPHANIE
Do you want to check your calendar at
least?
No.
it.
BEN
Even if I have something Ill cancel
STEPHANIE
Are you sure?

BEN
Absolutely. Nothing is going to keep me
from seeing you next weekend.
STEPHANIE
OK, Friday night it is.
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BEN
Sweet.
(stands up)
Well I dont mean to be rude but Im
going to leave before I do or say something foolish that might make you change
your mind about Friday night.
STEPHANIE
Oh dont be silly.
BEN
No, trust me, its for the best.
Ben turns to walk away but trips over his own chair in his
haste to leave.
See I told you.
Bye.
BEN
OK, Im leaving now.
STEPHANIE
(smiles)
Bye, it was good seeing you.
Ben starts walking away but turns back around after a few
feet and approaches Stephanie again.
BEN
Oh, one last thing before I leave.
Ben leans down and gives her a kiss on the cheek.
BEN (contd)
Im already looking forward to Friday
night.
Me too.
STEPHANIE
(smiles)
Have a good day Ben.
With that, Ben leaves the bakery as Stephanie watches him

with a big smile on her face.
Once he gets outside, he turns back around and gives
Stephanie a big wave which she reciprocates as she laughs
at the table.

INT. SING SING KARAOKE BAR, AVENUE A, EAST VILLAGE
Stephanie and Ben are sitting at the crowded bar in the
upfront karaoke area engaged in conversation as another
patron sings a popular karaoke song in the background.
BEN
Are you enjoying yourself?
STEPHANIE
Yes, Im having a lot of fun.
No thank you.
Thank you.
BEN
And you enjoyed the sushi?
STEPHANIE
Dinner was awesome, the company was even
better.
BEN
Ohhh youre making me blush, dont
embarrass me.
STEPHANIE
I like what you did tonight.
BEN
What did I do tonight? Show up? It was
no big deal, I wanted to come out.
STEPHANIE
Yes, that was nice that you showed up,
but also sushi and karaoke. You made
it a theme night. That was a nice touch.
BEN
Well I like to put a lot of effort into
my date planning, especially for girls
I really like.
STEPHANIE
(smiles)
You like me, hmmm?
BEN
I do. I mean, is that too forward a
thing to say on a first date? Did I
already screw up?
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STEPHANIE
No, not at all.
BEN
OK, good. I dont want to be too forward
and mess things up.
STEPHANIE
Youre doing just fine.
(pauses)
I like you too.
BEN
Thats very sweet of you to say.
Ben and Stephanie sit there quietly for a few moments, both
with smiles on their face, as the other patron finishes his
karaoke song.
Stephanie finally speaks up and breaks their silence once
hes done.
STEPHANIE
OK, are you ready?
BEN
Its go time now?
STEPHANIE
Absolutely.
BEN
Alright, lets do it.
Ben & Stephanie stand up and walk over to the end of the
bar where the DJ, a young Asian woman in her twenties, is
manning the karaoke machine.
STEPHANIE
Hi there, I think were next.
KARAOKE DJ
Sure, what song would you like to do?
STEPHANIE
None.
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KARAOKE DJ
(confused)
None? If you want to do karaoke you
have to pick a song. Thats what makes
it karaoke.
BEN
Were going to do our own song.
KARAOKE DJ
Your own song?
BEN
Yes, an original piece.
KARAOKE DJ
Do you not know how karaoke works?
STEPHANIE
Oh no, were well aware.
KARAOKE DJ
(confused)
Ohhhkkkaay.
She hands both of them microphones.
KARAOKE DJ (contd)
Here you go. Good luck.
Stephanie and Ben walk to the middle of the bar and address
the crowd.
STEPHANIE
Good evening everybody, Im Stephanie.
BEN
And Im Ben.
STEPHANIE
And were going to do something a little
different tonight. Instead of doing a
song that everyone knows and loves,
were going to improvise an original
song in duet form.
BEN
We hope you like it or, if not, at least
appreciate that it comes from the heart.

Stephanie and Ben break into song after a few moments of
preparation.
STEPHANIE
Im glad we finally found each other,
It was so worth the wait.
BEN
There truly was no other,
That I wanted to date.
STEPHANIE
I know there wont be another,
This mustve been fate.
BEN
I never again will have to suffer,
You are my perfect mate.
STEPHANIE
I cant wait to start our life together,
We are a perfect match.
BEN
I think of you as a treasure,
You are the perfect catch.
STEPHANIE
When Im with you Ill be down for whatever,
All these plans with you I cant wait to
hatch.
BEN
Ill take care of you whenever youre under
the weather,
And from you Ill never detach.
STEPHANIE
Ill always be there for you,
Morning, noon and night.
BEN
Ill always be there for you,
Even when we fight.
STEPHANIE
Now my life feels so new,
And everything feels so right.
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BEN
I know Ill love you through and through,
Because I loved you at first sight.
STEPHANIE
I cant wait to see what our future has in
store,
But I know itll be quite amazing.
BEN
I dont know how I ever lived before,
But I know our love will always be ablazing.
STEPHANIE
With you no day will ever feel like a
chore,
In your eyes I will always be gazing.
Ben momentarily grabs a hold of Stephanies hand then lets
go of it after he sings his next few lines.
BEN
In me, you can trust I always will
adore,
My one true love and thats the truth,
no paraphrasing.
STEPHANIE
I like you and thats something I cannot
deny,
You committed a crime when it was my heart
you stole.
BEN
But you should know loving you is my alibi,
Because every time I see you, I lose
control.
STEPHANIE
Well be together until the day we die,
And thats our only goal.
BEN
You are the apple of my eye,
And you have the key to my soul.
Stephanie grabs a hold of Bens hand and looks intently
into his eyes.

STEPHANIE
Im glad we finally found each other,
It was so worth the wait.
BEN
There truly was no other,
That I wanted to date.
At the end of the song they share a passionate kiss with
each other as the crowd stands up and applauds.
FADE OUT
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After he skims or flips through the twenty profiles that

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