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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grant Jennings" data-source="post: 263022" data-attributes="member: 746">Southfork rear terrace, daytime, full sun. Bobby exits the house via the sliding glass doors and walks toward his car. Lucy's car pulls up by the garage and Lucy gets out, her mood is downbeat. BOBBY Hey Lucy, is everything all right? LUCY I just went to the mall to get something for Grandma's birthday. BOBBY Sees that Lucy isn't carrying anything. Couldn't you find anything? LUCY No. Sure, there were plenty of nice things but nothing really special. Do you know what I mean? BOBBY I think so. Maybe the best gift isn't something you're going to find at the mall. LUCY Thinking. I guess you're right. Her mood brightens, she hugs Bobby. Thank you. You just gave me an idea. Lucy walks briskly back to her car. BOBBY Where are you going? LUCY Back to the mall. Bobby shakes his head and smiles as Lucy's car pulls away. Southfork foyer later the same day. Lucy enters via the rear hallway carrying a bag with a store logo on it. One of the maids is at the entrance to the living room wrapping the power cord around a vacuum cleaner. LUCY Have you seen my Grandma? MAID No, Miss Lucy, Miss Ellie is still out, no one else is home right now. LUCY Thank you. The maid takes the vacuum into the rear hallway. Lucy slides an item out of the bag, she holds it up with both hands and smiles. A closeup reveals a burgundy leather photo album, there is a scroll pattern embossed in gold-leaf around the perimeter. In the center front are embossed (also in gold leaf) the initials E.S.E. Lucy runs up the stairs. Southfork attic, almost total darkness until Lucy opens the door at the bottom of the stairs; she flips the light-switch and a single light-bulb, suspended overhead, turns on. Lucy climbs the stairs. Once she is in the attic Lucy looks around at old pieces of furniture, storage trunks and boxes. She looks through several boxes before opening a trunk. Inside the trunk Lucy finds a small box filled with old photos. We see some photos of a young Miss Ellie and Jock; others are of their sons when they were young. Lucy pulls a small chair close to the trunk and sits down; she flips through the photos smiling from time to time. Suddenly she hears a noise that startles her. Lucy rises quickly from the chair and reluctantly walks in the direction of the sound. LUCY Timidly. Hello, is there someone up here? Closeup of Lucy as she lets out a loud scream. Cut to the foyer. Miss Ellie enters from the hall with her purse in her hand. We hear another scream. Miss Ellie puts her purse on the table and runs upstairs. The attic. Miss Ellie walks over to Lucy. MISS ELLIE Alarmed and slightly angry. Lucy, what are you doing up here? LUCY Shaking in fear. Grandma, who is that? What is he doing up here? MISS ELLIE I told you never to come up here. She takes a breath and speaks more calmly now. Now, go downstairs and tell no one about this. Do you understand me? LUCY Yes ma'am. Lucy timidly walks away and down the stairs. Miss Ellie pulls the chain of another overhead light; she walks forward.  We see a feral-looking grown man: full beard, unkempt hair, dirty shirt and wearing what appears to be a diaper. There is a thick brown leather collar around his neck with a chain padlocked to it. The chain (only a few feet long) is mounted to the wall behind him. MISS ELLIE She approaches the man and sits on the floor beside him. His eyes are wide and he is rocking himself back and forth quickly. Miss Ellie puts her arm around the man and pulls him close to her. It's all right, sweetie. Did she frighten you? She didn't mean to. The man looks up at Miss Ellie in adoration, he is still rocking back and forth but much more slowly. MISS ELLIE Shh, shh, it's all right, Mama is here now. </blockquote>

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