Jared at 3:34AM


INT. JARED’S APARTMENT, BEDROOM – NIGHT

TITLE: MONDAY

JARED sleeps alone. Young and nebbishy, at least what we can see poking from under the covers. An old-school FLIP CLOCK reads 3:33AM. It flips…

…and three car alarms go off simultaneously. Jared pops up, reaches for the alarm clock, realizes the noise is outside. He lies back down and stares at the ceiling.

INT. JARED’S APARTMENT, BEDROOM – NIGHT

TITLE: TUESDAY

Same place, same time. Jared sleeps. The clock reads 3:33AM. It flips…

…and we hear Jared’s party girl neighbors walk under his window laughing and screeching drunkenly. He pops up, and immediately lies back down, sighing loudly.

INT. JARED’S APARTMENT, BEDROOM – NIGHT

TITLE: WEDNESDAY

The clock at 3:33AM again. It flips. No sound for a few tantalizing seconds and then…

…the beeping and crashing of a garbage truck under the window. Jared wakes, grabs his pillow and tries to cover his ears.

INT. TRAVEL AGENT’S – DAY

TITLE: SEVEN HOURS LATER

Jared sits across from MABEL, in her 60s with crudely dyed hair. She hands him a small PACKET and he smiles and shakes her hand.

INT. HOTEL ROOM – NIGHT

TITLE: THURSDAY, HOTEL DEL SOL, MEXICO

A gentle breeze shifts the sheers on the patio slider, causing the light of the moon to shimmer and dance across the bed. Jared sleeps in the fluffy, oversized bed, so peaceful. The CLOCK at the side of his bed reads 3:33AM. It changes and…

the sounds of a Mexican Hat Dance roll loudly through the open door. Jared opens his eyes wearily.

INT. TRAVEL AGENT’S – DAY

TITLE: 12 HOURS LATER

Jared’s animated right now. Mabel points to POSTERS – Hawaii, Jamaica, Miami – Jared shakes his head violently. He points and Mabel looks in shock.

ANGLE ON POSTER

Iceland: Land of the Midnight Sun

INT. HOTEL ROOM – DUSK

TITLE: SATURDAY, 36 HOURS LATER, ICELAND

Muted light filters in through a window. The super-cool, oh-so modern CLOCK next to the bed reads 3:33AM. It flips and…

GOLFER (O.S.)

Fore!

There’s a whack of club on ball. Jared opens his mouth to scream and…

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INT. PADDED CELL – NIGHT

Jared’s wrapped up tight in a STRAIGHTJACKET, but he has a huge smile on his face as he sleeps peacefully. No sounds are heard but his own gentle snoring. He opens his eyes and stretches as much as a man in a straightjacket can stretch. The door has a small viewport and we

ANGLE OUT VIEWPORT

On the nurses’s station. We see an old-school FLIP CLOCK change to 3:34AM.

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