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On Chong as he holds up a folded map of Yosemite National Park.
CHONG: THERE’S A SMALL TOWN JUST OUTSIDE THE PARK. A HOSPITAL. POLICE STATION. LIKE THAT.
CHONG: WE MIGHT FIND SOME STUFF THERE.
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1.
Benny and Nix are alone on a rock that’s half-submerged in a pretty forest stream. They sit together with their feet in the water. They lean their heads together. It’s a romantic and very personal moment.
NIX: YOU WERE GONE SO LONG I WAS STARTING TO WORRY.
NIX: THINKING ABOUT TOM?
BENNY: YEAH. STILL CAN’T BELIEVE HE’S GONE.
2.
On Nix, who smiles at him.
NIX: YOU’RE A LOT LIKE HIM.
BENNY: I WISH.
NIX: I’M SERIOUS. YOU ARE. YOU’RE STRONGER THAN YOU USED TO BE.
BENNY: YEAH, WELL—I NEED TO GET A WHOLE LOT STRONGER IF WE’RE GOING TO SURVIVE OUT HERE.
3.
Small panel. On Nix’s face, showing some concern as Benny speaks.
BENNY: WE CAN’T BE KIDS ANYMORE.
4.
Small panel. They sit in silence.
5.
They see Lilah and Chong in the distance. She has a couple of dead rabbits she’s caught.
BENNY: HOW ARE THE LOVEBIRDS?
NIX: SHE HASN’T THREATENED HIS LIFE YET TODAY.
BENNY: LET’S CALL THAT A WIN.
6.
Lilah squats next to Chong and is watching him skin a rabbit. Her expression is cold indifference. He is turning green and getting sick.
LILAH: YOU MAKE A CUT AT THE GROIN AND OPEN IT UP ALL THE WAY TO THE THROAT. HEY! ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?
CHONG: URK.
