INT. HUNTER'S GUEST ROOM - DAY
Tom's suitcase on queen bed aimed at TV above dresser, his hat on rack near open door to hallway. Chair with lampstand in corner, sliding-door closet, framed Georgia O'Keeffe print TBD. Tom sits at desk with window to patio and back yard.
On desk: pencil and pen on guest book, etch-a-sketch, lamp, legal pad.
Tom stares out the window, tapping phone on desk, stops, speaks into phone.
TOM: Ruthie.
EXT. ROADSIDE PEACH STAND - DAY
Texas plates on the several vehicles in the makeshift dirt lot somewhat shaded by oaks. SHOPPERS picking out and bagging peaches, CLERK at register, ringing them up. RUTH, 70-something - tennis shoes, knee-length shorts, Austin City Limits t-shirt, visor - sets down her bag, gets PHONE RINGTONING Willie Nelson's instrumental Bandera from pocket.
RUTH: Howdy.
Fredericksburg peach stand, where are you?
(She listens, her face expresses surprise, she sits on a bench.)
I'm here. Disbelief. Wanda knows?
Wish I could have seen her face. Tommy, did you have this planned?
Okay. So now what?
I'm here, processing. So call me tonight and take pictures.
Love you too.
(She pockets phone. She shakes her head, finally rises, walks with peaches to older Volvo wagon, gets in, starts engine, drives away. FAINT WHIR OF CICADAS.)
HUNTER'S GUEST ROOM - DAY
Tom taps phone, stops, gets up, gets hat from rack when he leaves into hall. BOOTS KNOCKING ON HARDWOOD, FADING to silence moments before Tom steps into frame of desk window. He walks to stone wall, positions himself to take a selfie with the Organ Mountains as background, does so, pockets camera, gets pack of cigarettes from shirt pocket, takes one out, puts pack back, gets lighter from pants pocket, lights cigarette, smokes, taking in the scene. He walks out of frame in the direction he came from.
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