INT.LIVING ROOM - DAY Small table next to couch. We see a half bottle of beer sitting on table. LARRY is sitting on the couch in a daze looking at the TV. He has a pistol resting on his lap. LARRY What am I going to do? What am I going to do? He glances down at the gun. A little girl with a pretty white dress and pig tails enter the room.Larry is startled and as he quickly covers the gun with a newspaper LITTLE GIRL (Softly) Hi daddy. LARRY (Confused) Oh hi baby. The little girl sits in the rocking chair across from the couch. She begins to slowly rock as she stares at her dad. LITTLE GIRL Daddy? LARRY Yes dear? LITTLE GIRL Can I ask you a question? LARRY Sure, go ahead. LITTLE GIRL Remember my first day of school? LARRY As if it was yesterday. LITTLE GIRL I cried like a baby because I was afraid. LARRY You sure did I thought you were never going to stop. (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 2. LITTLE GIRL And do you remember what you said? LARRY Yes I do. LITTLE GIRL What did say daddy? LARRY I reassured you that everything was going to be alright. LITTLE GIRL You sure did. LARRY (Softly) I sure did. LITTLE GIRL I remember that time when I was running too fast in the park. Larry chuckles. LARRY I told you too slow down you were not in a race. The little girl chuckles. LITTLE GIRL I fell and scraped my knee and you said? Larry laughs. LARRY Do not cry everything will be alright. LITTLE GIRL The day when you took me to get an ice cream cone... LARRY Yes I remember that! LITTLE GIRL Do you remember what you said to me? (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 3. LARRY I told you to stop crying that I will buy you another scoop. LITTLE GIRL And what else did you say? Larry takes a sip of his drink. He is thinking and suddenly remembers. LARRY Oh, do not worry, everything is going to be alright. The two laugh. LITTLE GIRL When I was learning how to ride my bike.. LARRY You fell and I said that everything is going to be alright. LITTLE GIRL You sure did but that was one time that I did not believe you so I never wanted to get back on that bike. LARRY I sat on the ground where you lay and told you that in life there will be falls and you have to do what? LITTLE GIRL Stand back up and try it again. LARRY And what did you do? LITTLE GIRL I got up got on my bike and rode it to the wheels fell off. The two laugh. LARRY I remember the day when I had a business trip and you cried for me not to go. (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 4. LITTLE GIRL You hugged me and whispered in my ear that you will be back soon and everything was going to be alright. Larry nods his head in agreement. LARRY Just like when your mother told us that we where going to have a little baby boy. The Little girl laugh. LITTLE GIRL I told you guys that I was going to run away. LARRY You packed a bag and everything. The Little girl chuckle. LITTLE GIRL I really thought that I was doing something. LARRY Where did you think you where going? LITTLE GIRL The shed in the backyard. Larry laughs. LARRY You do know the shed has no light? LITTLE GIRL I had a flashlight. LARRY Batteries die. LITTLE GIRL I know, plus it is bugs in the shed. LARRY And no telling what else. (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 5. LITTLE GIRL So a little brother did not sound too bad after all and you hugged me and told me that it was... LARRY Going to be alright! The two laugh. LITTLE GIRL Daddy? LARRY Yes baby? LITTLE GIRL Can I ask you for a favor? LARRY Yes dear anything for my angel. LITTLE GIRL Can you fix me some hot chocolate like you used too? LARRY Yes I can and I sure will. Larry exits the room. FADE OUT. INT.LIVING ROOM - MINUTES LATER Larry enters the room hands his daughter the Hot Chocolate. LITTLE GIRL Thank you daddy. LARRY You are welcome. There is a knock at the door Larry proceeds to answer. There is a policeman at the door. POLICEMAN Hello Larry. LARRY Hello. (CONTINUED) CONTINUED: 6. POLICEMAN We arrested the man who murdered your daughter. I need you to go with me to the police station to identify a few things that may belong t your daughter. LARRY Things like what? POLICEMAN A backpack, clothing and some little trinkets that we need to confirm that they belong to her. LARRY Okay, lets go. Larry looks back to see that his daughter is no longer in the rocking chair, the cup of Hot Chocolate is sitting on the floor near the rocking chair which is still rocking but empty. LARRY (Softly) Everything will be alright. He exits the home. FADE OUT