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  1. EXT. BALCONY - MALIBU SHORES INN
  2. MAIN TITLES
  3. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  4. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  5. MALIBU COLONY HOME
  6. COLONY COFFEE SHOP
  7. INT. MALIBU COLONY HOME
  8. INT. BANQUET HALL
  9. INT. MALIBU COLONY HOUSE,
  10. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  11. INT. MALIBU COLONY HOME
  12. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  13. INT. MALIBU COLONY HOME
  14. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  15. EXT. MALIBU COLONY BEACH
  16. INT. MALIBU COLONY HOME
  17. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  18. INT. MALIBU COLONY HOME
  19. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  20. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  21. INT. MALIBU COLONY HOME
  22. INT. DEPARTMENT STORE, BEVERLY HILLS
  23. INT. MALIBU COLONY HOME
  24. INT. BEVERLY HILLS HOME
  25. INT. BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL
  26. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  27. INT. BEL AIR MANSION
  28. EXT. BEVERLY HIGH
  29. INT. BELAIR MANSION
  30. LIHUE, HAWAII AIRPORT
  31. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  32. INT. PEYSER AGENCY
  33. EXT. FRANKLIN APTS
  34. INT. SUNSET GOWER STUDIOS
  35. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  36. INT. SUNSET GOWER STUDIO
  37. INT. HUGO’S RESTAURANT
  38. INT. SUNSET GOWER STUDIO
  39. INT. WINNEBAGO
  40. INT. BEVERLY HILLS MANSION
  41. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  42. EXT. THE GATES OF HEAVEN
  43. EXT. PARAMOUNT STUDIOS
  44. INT. HOSPITAL ICU
  45. PARAMOUNT STUDIOS
  46. CLOSE UP: BRETT HANEY’S FACE
  47. INT. ICU
  48. INT. SPAGO RESTAURANT
  49. INT. JACKIE AND BRETT’S HOUSE
  50. INT. JACKIE AND BRETT’S KITCHEN
  51. INT ICU
  52. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  53. INT. JACKIE AND BRETT’S HOUSE
  54. INT. JACKIE AND BRETT’S KITCHEN
  55. INT. JACKIE AND BRETT’S HOUSE
  56. CLOSE UP: JACKIE’S HAND HOLDING A LETTER
  57. INT. MEDICAL OFFICE
  58. INT: HOSPITAL ROOM
  59. INT. SPAGO RESTAURANT
  60. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
  61. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  62. EXT. DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION
  63. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  64. INT. DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION
  65. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  66. INT. BEL AIR MANSION
  67. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  68. INT. JACKIE AND BRETT’S HOUSE
  69. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  70. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  71. INT. MALIBU SHORES INN
  72. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  73. INT. MALIBU SHORES INN
  74. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  75. EXT. MALIBU SHORES INN
  76. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM
  77. FADE IN:
  78. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  79. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Gwynneth Paltrow sat in front of Brett. I hoped she hadn’t overheard.

“Besides, I am happy for you,” Brett mumbled. “Do I have to be jumping up and down twenty-four hours a day for you to think I’m happy for you?”

The supporting actress category came right after the opening number and the host’s monologue. I couldn’t concentrate. I applauded and pretended to laugh at the jokes, but inside I was festering, obsessing over how I could get Brett to see what an asshole he was being. I wished I could slip out to the ladies’ room, and slug at the pint of vodka in my satin and pearl Prada evening bag.

And I was worried about Daddy. He and Anna had dropped by the house earlier to wish me luck. The Entertainment Tonight crew was filming me as I got dressed and made-up. Daddy never went to awards ceremonies. Even when his films were nominated, he and Anna watched at home and then went to Swifty Lazar’s after-party.

“Jackie, please listen!”

Anna held the sleeve of my robe as I scurried around my bedroom followed by the makeup and camera crew. She ducked every time the lens turned her way.

“You need to talk to your daddy about seeing a doctor,” she whispered. “His pee looks funny to me. Dark. You know? Talk to him.”

“PULL THE PLUG! PULL THE GODDAMN PLUG! GO TO THE SET AND TAKE FABRINI OUT BY THE SHORT HAIRS!” My father was in the hallway screaming into the phone. A Bible epic shooting in Rome had gone over budget. I shut the door.

“Evie, lose the barrette, please,” I said to the hair woman. “Listen, Anna, I will, I promise, it’s just that now is not a great time. I’ll talk to him soon, okay?”

“When do we see you?”

“Me? You’re the one who travels half the year.” I turned back to Evie. “It clashes with the earrings.”

“Fine. If he dies—”

I pulled her away from the cameraman and the microphone hanging overhead. “Anna, I will call him tomorrow. Okay?”

“Okay, I just hope it’s not too late.”

“Jackie!” Brett hissed bringing me back to the auditorium. My face filled the giant monitors as they started the clip from the courtroom scene in First Degree. When it was over, the audience burst into applause. Suddenly, I wanted to win. I wanted my name to be in the envelope. I wanted to be the special one up at the podium crying and thanking everyone. I reached for Brett’s hand.

“And the Oscar goes to…”

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. HOSPITAL ROOM

NOON

DAY 51

I measure my time in seconds. Each tick of the clock like a drip of water striking the bottom of the bucket I’m soon to kick.