EXT. MOMMY’S CAR, A.K.A. ELLIOTT — EARLY EVENING
The Williams family heads home after a day of swimming. MOMMY and DADDY are listening to music. LYDIA is staring out of the window, daydreaming. SAM is playing with a singing alphabet toy, commonly known as ‘W.’
It need a batteries in it.
Mommy? It need a batteries in it.
MOMMY
We dont’ have any batteries in the car, sweetie.
We’ll get some when we get home.
SAM
It need a batteries in it.
MOMMY
When we get home, baby.
SAM
It need a batteries in it.
It need a batteries in it.
DADDY
Sam, we don’t have any batteries. You’ll have to wait
until we get home, then we’ll get some batteries. Okay?
SAM
It need a batteries in it.
MOMMY
You need to wait, Sam.
SAM
It need a batteries in it.
It need a batteries in it.
(more frustrated)
It need a batteries in it!
It need a batteries in it!
It need a batteries in it!
LYDIA
SAM! We’ll get some when we get home!
Everybody in the car is silent for a minute.
LYDIA sighs. SAM looks up.
SAM
It need a batteries in it.
LYDIA, MOMMY, and DADDY groan.
FADE TO BLACK.