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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