Thursday, May 14, 2026

scene 9

scene 8

INT. KITCHEN - DAY

State of the art appliances, top-shelf cabinetry, high-end stone countertops, view into adjacent dining room and window to grill, table and chairs on shaded patio xeriscape yard bordered by three-foot high stone wall, high-desert flora, neighbors, and the Organ Mountains on the other side. Window over sink to same. Dining room features four chairs at round wooden table under chandelier, handsome hutch, and framed print of the Van Gogh still life, Vase with Red Gladioli.

 Calendar on fridge turned to July. The Friday the 13th box is filled with "Chloe" in blue. The accompanying picture features a man and boy playing catch with a baseball in a back yard with a kidney pool. A woman in one-piece swimsuit and book in hand observes from the shallow-end steps, a German shepherd nearby. Palm trees above the bungalow home behind them.  Three bananas and two peaches in wooden bowl on center island, with phone, keys, short stack of mail. Door to patio.      

Hunter enters, gets plastic water bottle from fridge, takes a drink, notices a roadrunner scurry into view on the stone wall, He drinks and observes from the sink. Roadrunner takes flight. Hunter finishes water, crumples bottle, puts it in full plastic bag he pulls from bin in closet. He ties off bag, leaves with it through door out of view. 

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