So, we're getting ever closer to the finale of our little tale of love, fighting and fighting for love. Here's an interesting thing I've been meaning to mention. As you may know, Mr. Tom Hanks' most recent film was "A Man Called Otto." I saw the movie, well after I started this screenplay. I had seen the original Swedish film but had forgotten that Ove, as he is called in that version, died of an enlarged heart. In Mr. Hanks' version, they named the disease "hypertrophic cardiomyopathy" which is what Henry suffers from in this story. I just thought it was a really strange, super-specific coincidence. And it's Tom again. Go away Tom Hanks! Get out of my head Tom Hanks! Run Thomas! Run!
Coolest shoe, evah.
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INT. HENRY AND DANNY'S APT. -DAY
Danny, Henry and Paddy file in to the apartment.
DANNY
Gran?
GRAN
(O/S) I'm in the bedroom!
HENRY
I'll get her. (To Paddy) Make yourself comfortable...
DANNY
The sofa is really nice.
PADDY
(Sitting) I want to talk to you alone. Meet me tonight at the Old Mitre, nine o'clock--
DANNY
What's this about?
Paddy doesn't reply. He stands as Henry ushers Gran into the room.
GRAN
I was hanging curtains!
HENRY
Gran, this is Paddy--
Paddy holds out his hand to shake. Gran SCOFFS and jubilantly throws her arms around him.
GRAN
I'm Mary Murphy, Paddy; but you can call me Gran!
PADDY
Good to meet you...Gran.
Gran steps back and takes him in.
GRAN
Now aren't you a specimen? And it's Paddy...what, now?
PADDY
O'Riada.
GRAN
(To Henry) Not that O'Riada? (Henry nods). I'm confused. I taught you two were being pitted against one another?
PADDY
They flipped the script on us, Gran.
HENRY
Yeah, we're a team now.
GRAN
Danny manages to keep me quite ill informed.
DANNY
Oh, I told you about that--
GRAN
You most certainly did not. Are you boys hungry? I made stew.
PADDY
Irish stew?
GRAN
I did, sure and begorrah!
PADDY
How could I say no to that?
GRAN
Well, you couldn't and you can't. Now I want to know everything and all about you.
PADDY
No you don't.
GRAN
I told you I'm not taking "no" for an answer!
She bustles over to the kitchen area and goes to the fridge. Henry smiles at Paddy.
HENRY
You realize you're going to get an earful about curtains, right?
PADDY
I'm an expert on curtains.
HENRY
Are you?
PADDY
Hey, I like a nice window treatment as much as the next fellah.
HENRY
Get out!
PADDY
I'm serious...
They head to the kitchen as we...
FADE OUT
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INT. HENRY AND DANNY'S APT. -DAY
Danny, Henry and Paddy file in to the apartment.
DANNY
Gran?
GRAN
(O/S) I'm in the bedroom!
HENRY
I'll get her. (To Paddy) Make yourself comfortable...
DANNY
The sofa is really nice.
PADDY
(Sitting) I want to talk to you alone. Meet me tonight at the Old Mitre, nine o'clock--
DANNY
What's this about?
Paddy doesn't reply. He stands as Henry ushers Gran into the room.
GRAN
I was hanging curtains!
HENRY
Gran, this is Paddy--
Paddy holds out his hand to shake. Gran SCOFFS and jubilantly throws her arms around him.
GRAN
I'm Mary Murphy, Paddy; but you can call me Gran!
PADDY
Good to meet you...Gran.
Gran steps back and takes him in.
GRAN
Now aren't you a specimen? And it's Paddy...what, now?
PADDY
O'Riada.
GRAN
(To Henry) Not that O'Riada? (Henry nods). I'm confused. I taught you two were being pitted against one another?
PADDY
They flipped the script on us, Gran.
HENRY
Yeah, we're a team now.
GRAN
Danny manages to keep me quite ill informed.
DANNY
Oh, I told you about that--
GRAN
You most certainly did not. Are you boys hungry? I made stew.
PADDY
Irish stew?
GRAN
I did, sure and begorrah!
PADDY
How could I say no to that?
GRAN
Well, you couldn't and you can't. Now I want to know everything and all about you.
PADDY
No you don't.
GRAN
I told you I'm not taking "no" for an answer!
She bustles over to the kitchen area and goes to the fridge. Henry smiles at Paddy.
HENRY
You realize you're going to get an earful about curtains, right?
PADDY
I'm an expert on curtains.
HENRY
Are you?
PADDY
Hey, I like a nice window treatment as much as the next fellah.
HENRY
Get out!
PADDY
I'm serious...
They head to the kitchen as we...
FADE OUT
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INT. YE OLDE MITRE PUB -NIGHT.
Danny is sitting in a corner near a window, sipping a pint. He looks up at the clock, which is just hitting 9. He sees Paddy through the window, enter the pub. Paddy sits at the table.
DANNY
What are you drinking?
PADDY
Nothing for me. This is gonna be quick.
DANNY
All right. I'm listening.
PADDY
Danny, one thing you should know about me is that I'm prone to holding grudges. It's neither here nor there; it's just in my nature. You seem to want my absolution for what you did.
DANNY
I do. I've told you I like you. And I want the same. Despite the way I am; I'm really, actually a pretty good person.
PADDY
Well there's one way to get it.
DANNY
How?
PADDY
Tell me what's going on with Henry.
DANNY
That's what got me into trouble in the first place.
PADDY
So?
DANNY
Nothings going on with him. He's happy. He's the happiest I've ever seen him in his life and I think that's because of you.
PADDY
I'm not talking about that.
DANNY
Well, then, what are you talking about?
PADDY
I saw the look in your eyes at the tower today. What is it?
DANNY
He's told me to stay out of his personal life.
PADDY
Fine.
Paddy stands and starts to leave.
DANNY
Wait.
Paddy sits back down. Danny takes a long swig of his ale.
DANNY
It's his heart. It's called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It runs in our family...
PADDY
How serious is it?
DANNY
It's hard to say--
PADDY
What do you mean "it's hard to say"? Because it sounds pretty fucking serious to me.
DANNY
I'll be blunt. He could drop dead tomorrow of complete and total heart failure--
PADDY
(Puts his hand to his brow) Oh dear God.
DANNY
But he could also live to be ninety-three.
PADDY
Are there treatments? Surgeries? Drugs?
DANNY
Yes; but thus far he's not been in need of it...please don't tell him I told you any of this.
After a strange pause, Paddy grabs Henry's face and kisses him like he's Fredo Corleone. He lets go and Danny leans back, thunderstruck.
PADDY
I think I'll have that drink after all. You want another?
DANNY
(Completely flustered and confused) Ah, yeh, sure and I do.
PADDY
By the way, make sure you give my compliments to your Gran again! That was the best stew I've ever had!
Paddy gets up and goes to the bar. Danny touches his lips.
DANNY
(Quietly to himself as he looks at his reflection in the window glass) I just might be future brother-in-law to the goddamn Godfather...
INT. YE OLDE MITRE PUB -NIGHT.
Danny is sitting in a corner near a window, sipping a pint. He looks up at the clock, which is just hitting 9. He sees Paddy through the window, enter the pub. Paddy sits at the table.
DANNY
What are you drinking?
PADDY
Nothing for me. This is gonna be quick.
DANNY
All right. I'm listening.
PADDY
Danny, one thing you should know about me is that I'm prone to holding grudges. It's neither here nor there; it's just in my nature. You seem to want my absolution for what you did.
DANNY
I do. I've told you I like you. And I want the same. Despite the way I am; I'm really, actually a pretty good person.
PADDY
Well there's one way to get it.
DANNY
How?
PADDY
Tell me what's going on with Henry.
DANNY
That's what got me into trouble in the first place.
PADDY
So?
DANNY
Nothings going on with him. He's happy. He's the happiest I've ever seen him in his life and I think that's because of you.
PADDY
I'm not talking about that.
DANNY
Well, then, what are you talking about?
PADDY
I saw the look in your eyes at the tower today. What is it?
DANNY
He's told me to stay out of his personal life.
PADDY
Fine.
Paddy stands and starts to leave.
DANNY
Wait.
Paddy sits back down. Danny takes a long swig of his ale.
DANNY
It's his heart. It's called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It runs in our family...
PADDY
How serious is it?
DANNY
It's hard to say--
PADDY
What do you mean "it's hard to say"? Because it sounds pretty fucking serious to me.
DANNY
I'll be blunt. He could drop dead tomorrow of complete and total heart failure--
PADDY
(Puts his hand to his brow) Oh dear God.
DANNY
But he could also live to be ninety-three.
PADDY
Are there treatments? Surgeries? Drugs?
DANNY
Yes; but thus far he's not been in need of it...please don't tell him I told you any of this.
After a strange pause, Paddy grabs Henry's face and kisses him like he's Fredo Corleone. He lets go and Danny leans back, thunderstruck.
PADDY
I think I'll have that drink after all. You want another?
DANNY
(Completely flustered and confused) Ah, yeh, sure and I do.
PADDY
By the way, make sure you give my compliments to your Gran again! That was the best stew I've ever had!
Paddy gets up and goes to the bar. Danny touches his lips.
DANNY
(Quietly to himself as he looks at his reflection in the window glass) I just might be future brother-in-law to the goddamn Godfather...
Okay, so, I'm literally going to cut to the chase now. Our next scene is the first public Lani-Batali match. Tag team, between Henry and Paddy and Magnus and Orca. Now, as I haven't fully developed the mechanics of this sport, I'm going to put the scene on the back-burner; or rather, most of the scene. I will write the climax of the scene, in which Henry receives a blow to the chest and his heart stops. Now, I said I wouldn't kill off any of the characters in this story; but now, I'm not so sure. Sometimes you have to follow the "truth" of the story and that truth may be that somebody dies. But then again, maybe not. And when I get to the point where Henry is in harm's way, I'm going to stop writing. You see, you're going to get a big Season Finale Cliffhanger to keep you hanging on until you see how this resolves. Why? Well, I need to type up the bulk of this in proper format so that I can send it to the WGAW and get it registered.
For all I know, somebody out there might be typing this up for themselves to try and lay claim to it. Sad to say it; but we all know it's true, now don't we?
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INT. WIND CHAMBER -NIGHT
...Paddy stretches his hand to try and tag Henry. Paddy's fingers just miss as an upgust hurtles Henry towards the ceiling. Magnus, who is hovering above, delivers a blow to Henry's back with the paddle end of the tao stick. At the same time, Orca is shooting upward with the ball end of the tao stick at chest level. As he nears Henry, he thrusts the stick upwards. But Henry is coming too fast and takes a direct hit to his chest. The scoreboards BUZZES. The camera CLOSES on Henry's face, now twisted in pain. His eyelids flutter. He lets go of his stick and starts tumbling randomly in the air. Orca and Magnus come to his aid.
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INT. WIND CHAMBER PLATFORM -NIGHT
Paddy leaps into the chamber and goes to the other three. The crowd begins to realize that something is terribly wrong.
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INT. WIND CHAMBER CONTROL ROOM -NIGHT
Cupe and Roddy are observing.
CUPE
Dad, somethings wrong--
RODDY
(To Chris) Bring them down!
Chris turns to the console.
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INT. AUDITORIUM -NIGHT
We see the four men in the chamber descend to the bottom. Cupe rushes in and kneels next to Henry.
CUPE
What happened?
ORCA
He blacked out.
HENRY
I'm not getting a pulse!
CUPE
We've got to get him to a hard surface...
They pick up Henry and bring him out of the chamber and lay him on the metal grating. Cupe kneels over Henry and starts CPR. He checks Henry's airway and starts chest compressions. He pinches Herny's nose and delivers two rescue breaths. Nothing. He starts compressions again.
RODDY
Where the fuck is my fucking medical team?
Cupe looks at Paddy who returns a beseeching look.
PADDY
Please Cupe...Frankie...please...
ORCA
It was an accident--
Cupe continues the CPR: 30 compressions, two rescue breaths; but Henry remains unresponsive. Finally, after what seems an eternity, two EMTs bound up the stairs with a defibrillator or AED. They cut Henry out of his suit. As the EMTs place the pads, Cupe continues his exertions.
EMT #1
Everyone clear!
The machine emits a BEEP and shocks Henry. Paddy looks on helplessly. He crosses himself and starts praying.
For all I know, somebody out there might be typing this up for themselves to try and lay claim to it. Sad to say it; but we all know it's true, now don't we?
FADE FROM BLACK
INT. WIND CHAMBER -NIGHT
...Paddy stretches his hand to try and tag Henry. Paddy's fingers just miss as an upgust hurtles Henry towards the ceiling. Magnus, who is hovering above, delivers a blow to Henry's back with the paddle end of the tao stick. At the same time, Orca is shooting upward with the ball end of the tao stick at chest level. As he nears Henry, he thrusts the stick upwards. But Henry is coming too fast and takes a direct hit to his chest. The scoreboards BUZZES. The camera CLOSES on Henry's face, now twisted in pain. His eyelids flutter. He lets go of his stick and starts tumbling randomly in the air. Orca and Magnus come to his aid.
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INT. WIND CHAMBER PLATFORM -NIGHT
Paddy leaps into the chamber and goes to the other three. The crowd begins to realize that something is terribly wrong.
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INT. WIND CHAMBER CONTROL ROOM -NIGHT
Cupe and Roddy are observing.
CUPE
Dad, somethings wrong--
RODDY
(To Chris) Bring them down!
Chris turns to the console.
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INT. AUDITORIUM -NIGHT
We see the four men in the chamber descend to the bottom. Cupe rushes in and kneels next to Henry.
CUPE
What happened?
ORCA
He blacked out.
HENRY
I'm not getting a pulse!
CUPE
We've got to get him to a hard surface...
They pick up Henry and bring him out of the chamber and lay him on the metal grating. Cupe kneels over Henry and starts CPR. He checks Henry's airway and starts chest compressions. He pinches Herny's nose and delivers two rescue breaths. Nothing. He starts compressions again.
RODDY
Where the fuck is my fucking medical team?
Cupe looks at Paddy who returns a beseeching look.
PADDY
Please Cupe...Frankie...please...
ORCA
It was an accident--
Cupe continues the CPR: 30 compressions, two rescue breaths; but Henry remains unresponsive. Finally, after what seems an eternity, two EMTs bound up the stairs with a defibrillator or AED. They cut Henry out of his suit. As the EMTs place the pads, Cupe continues his exertions.
EMT #1
Everyone clear!
The machine emits a BEEP and shocks Henry. Paddy looks on helplessly. He crosses himself and starts praying.
TO BE CONTINUED!
Okay, so that's all for now. I will return to finish this hopefully soon. It all depends on how fast I can transcribe a script. So keep visiting Christopher F. Reidy.com to find out what happens in HEARTFIGHT! I will still be providing you with other blogs and so on.
Ciao for now!
Chris
CFR 7/9/23
Okay, so that's all for now. I will return to finish this hopefully soon. It all depends on how fast I can transcribe a script. So keep visiting Christopher F. Reidy.com to find out what happens in HEARTFIGHT! I will still be providing you with other blogs and so on.
Ciao for now!
Chris
CFR 7/9/23
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