INT. OLIVER'S LAB - UNSPECIFIED TIME
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(A frail looking old man, Oliver, is working on a contraption that resembles the bulky form of a boy made of metal. There are gears and cogs sticking out of its back and shoulders. He is wearing an odd looking contraption on his head that seems to focus his vision in one eye. )
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ALLY
(Offscreen.)
Oliver? Are you still tinkering away in there?
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OLIVER
(Not looking up from his work.)
Yes. Yes I am.
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ALLY
(Poking her head in the room.)
It's almost supper time. Wash up.
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OLIVER
Just a moment more. It's a very intricate process.
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ALLY
(Walking fully into the room. It is easy to see she is very pregnant.)
What are you working on now?
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OLIVER
I'm creating a playmate for our son.
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ALLY
A playmate? A live playmate?
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OLIVER
That is the idea. It will be his playmate. And his protector.
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(Ally moves closer and starts examining the contraption.)
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ALLY
How is a contraption of steel and wires going to be a suitable playmate for our boy? Or girl.
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OLIVER
Magic, my dear.
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ALLY
Magic. Of course.
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OLIVER
You say Magic like it is a bad thing. It has brought much wealth into our lives, young lady.
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ALLY
Oh I know. I was just kind of hoping that we could make our baby another little playmate a few months after he is born.
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OLIVER
That is what I am doing here. This mystical playmate will be the best toy any boy could ask for.
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ALLY
I wasn't talking about an iron playmate, Oliver. I was talking about a flesh and bone one. You know the kind that grows here in my belly?
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OLIVER
(Looking surprised. )
Oh. I thought that our one time rendezvous was enough for you?
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ALLY
Why, Mr. Ruppel, I didn't think that you would mind doing what we did one more time in the name of making you an heir.
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OLIVER
Once you saw this body in the nude I knew you would come running back for more.
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(Ally laughs and slaps Oliver in the shoulder.)
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ALLY
You are terrible!
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OLIVER
I can't help it if women want to put their hands all over this soft, doughy body. What woman could resist?
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ALLY
You are the worst, Oliver Ruppel.
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OLIVER
I do what I can.
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ALLY
But I'm serious. I think we should have another child after this one.
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OLIVER
You are being serious?
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ALLY
I am. I think having two rug rats destroying everything in sight would be wonderful.
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OLIVER
I'm not going to be around forever. So sooner rather than later you would be raising them alone.
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ALLY
You have been proclaiming that your time was almost up for the last ten years. You have a lot more time left than you proclaim.
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OLIVER
Perhaps, my dear. Perhaps. What does Royce think of this?
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ALLY
Royce understands our situation and he loves you just as much as I do.
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OLIVER
He will make a fine father for the children after I'm gone.
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ALLY
Like I said. You won't be gone for a long, long while. The children would get to know you as the kindest, most generous man they will have ever had the pleasure to meet. And Royce will be here every step of the way, so it will just fine if your ticker ever does stop ticking. You will outlive all of us by a decade anyways.
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OLIVER
The only reason we were able to do what we did last time was because of the potion I brewed.
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ALLY
So when the time comes brew up another one.
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OLIVER
If only it were that easy. I have to order herbs from the capital. Snappleweed that is cut at the stroke of midnight on a new moon it calls for. And several more ingredients with just as ridiculous demands. And expensive? Oh my.
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ALLY
(Winking.)
Well you have four or five months to brew it up. And you will get to watch me bounce on you naked again.
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OLIVER
I guess I better put in an order with the couriers then.
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ALLY
Yes you should.
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(Royce enters the room. He is wearing a white apron.)
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ROYCE
Glory be. What's taking you two so long? The trout I caught this morning are waiting on the table.
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ALLY
Well I told him to wash up and he is too busy tinkering on this contraption.
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OLIVER
Contraption? This is no mere contraption! This is a mys...
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ALLY
(Cutting Oliver off mid sentence.)
Now don't go getting into that again. Come wash up and eat supper!
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(The old man puts down his tools and slips off his headgear.)
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OLIVER
Why didn't you just say trout was for dinner? I would have been out this door in a flash. I swear you don't know me at all, Ms. Friel.
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(INT: OLIVER'S DINING ROOM. Oliver is at the dining room table writing a letter while Ally, Royce and several of the servants are dancing while a makeshift band plays. Everyone in the room looks like they are having a fabulous time. It is obvious this happens often. )
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ALLY
(Yelling from the background while laughing.)
Oliver! It's Friday! Come dance with us!
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OLIVER
(Not looking up from his writing.)
Perhaps soon. I have some business to attend to first.
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ALLY
We've been taking care of business all week! Now it's time to kick your heels up! You know the rules!
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OLIVER
You'll be the death of me!
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(Oliver stands up and immediately starts to do a jig. Many of the servant women and Ally take turns passing him from one dance partner to another. After the song is over he is winded and sits down. Everyone in the room applauds loudly. A young and very pretty girl, Tabitha, makes her way over to Oliver with a glass of lemonade. She doesn't look any older than eleven. )
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TABITHA
Here you are, Mr. Ruppel.
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(Oliver takes the glass and takes a long gulp. He motions for Tabitha to take a seat next to him in a wooden chair. She pulls up the chair and sits.)
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OLIVER
Ahhhh. Thank you, young lady. This is fine lemonade. Did you make it?
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TABITHA
(Beaming with pride.)
Yes, sir. Royce taught me how to mix the juice with the right amount of sugar and water last week. The secret is a pinch of ginger he says.
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OLIVER
Well he did a fine job of teaching you.
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TABITHA
Thank you, sir.
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OLIVER
So how have things been going for you here, Tabitha? You've been here nearly a month now. Are you enjoying your time?
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TABITHA
Yes, sir. Very much. It's hard work in the barn and store rooms, but everyone is very nice. You and Ms. Friel especially.
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OLIVER
It is hard work indeed, but Ms. Friel tells me you are doing an excellent job.
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TABITHA
Thank you, sir.
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OLIVER
Ally told me that there was a bit of trouble the other day with Worthington?
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(The girl's expression darkens and she looks over her shoulder at Worthington, a greasy looking cowboy who is sitting next to the fireplace watching the girls dance. He has a smirk on his face.)
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TABITHA
Um, no, sir. It was just a misunderstanding. I don't want any trouble. I like my job.
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(Tabitha keeps glancing quick looks at Worthington. It is clear that she is terrified of him.)
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OLIVER
There is no trouble, young lady. But I can see he makes you uncomfortable.
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TABITHA
No, sir. I... I... I really like working here. Sometimes he just sits too close is all. And one that one time he pawed at me. All men do it. It's nothing.
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OLIVER
Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't.
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TABITHA
Please, Mr. Rupple, I don't wanna make no waves. He's my superior.
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(Oliver takes another drink of the lemonade.)
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OLIVER
He most certainly is not your superior. My word. This is the finest lemonade I've had in an age. Did you enjoy making it?
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TABITHA
Oh, yes sir. Royce has been letting me watch him cook sometimes when my shift is over. A few times he reads me the recipes.
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OLIVER
He reads you the recipes?
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TABITHA
Yes, sir. I can't make the letters into words.
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OLIVER
You can't read?
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TABITHA
No, sir. My father said I had no need for it.
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OLIVER
Well that won't do.
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TABITHA
I've always made due, sir.
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OLIVER
Well you won't be able to make due without it much longer. You have a new position that will require you to be able to make words as soon as possible.
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TABITHA
Sir? I don't understand. Am I being let go?
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OLIVER
(Holding up his lemonade glass.)
Heavens no you aren't being sacked. I am so impressed with this lemonade that i am assigning you a new position.
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TABITHA
A new position?
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OLIVER
A new position. Monday morning you will report to the kitchens. You will work for Royce from now on.
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TABITHA
No more barn?
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OLIVER
No more barn.
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TABITHA
But I don't know how to read the recipes.
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OLIVER
That is an easy remedy. You will report to my understudy, Landon, for thirty minutes a night after your shift. He will teach you the letters and how to make words from them. Until then you will be a prep cook for Royce. Cutting vegetables, meat, and whatever else he tells you to do. And we will be hiking your pay as well. It won't be much more, but it's a start.
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(The girl beams from ear to ear. Oliver finishes the lemonade.)
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TABITHA
Mr. Ruppel I don't know how to thank you.
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OLIVER
No thanks is necessary. But another glass of this lemonade would be just fine.
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(The girl nods, grabs the glass and races away to fetch him some more lemonade. Oliver looks at Worthington. He still has that same greasy smirk on his face. He sees Oliver staring at him. He smiles and nods. Oliver nods back, but doesn't return his smile. Oliver motions to another servant to come over. He writes on the paper for a moment more and then hands the sheet to the servant. )
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OLIVER
If you would be so kind to take this list to Landon. It is ingredients I will be requiring from the capital.
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