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6EXT. MUSEUM. DAY.

Richie and Margot sit on a bench in front of a large Gothic building. Richie has on a small backpack with a sleeping bag attached to it. Margot carries a small red suitcase. They both look extremely dishevelled and tired.

A single-file line of students in Catholic school uniforms goes past them following a museum guide. Eli is at the end of the line. He stops and stares at Margot and Richie.

RICHIE

Hi, Eli.

ELI

You said I could run away, too.

MARGOT

No, I didn’t. And don’t tell anybody

you saw us.

CUT TO:

Richie and Margot sharing a Boy Scout sleeping bag on a bench in a gallery of wildlife dioramas in a darkened museum. Margot reads a book about sharks by the light of a flashlight. Richie is asleep.

NARRATOR (V.O.)

Four years later, she disappeared alone

for almost two weeks and came back with

half a finger missing.

INSERT:

A pair of knitted gloves. One finger has been clipped off at the middle knuckle and is being sewn up.