First Day Since By Marshall Cunningham
INT. BLACK VOID - NIGHT “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper plays as the opening credits roll past. Light chatter and road noises are heard in the background. Suddenly, the loud noise of a car crash and screams erupt. Once it dies down, the words “First Day Since” appear. INT. ARNIE’S APARTMENT BEDROOM - MORNING Morning light and the noise of busy New York City streets flutter in from the slightly open window. The bedroom is small, housing a small desk, bed, and a few thick, antique shelves. They are stuffed full of blueprints, subway management guides, photos of an older couple, and the entire James Bond book series. Next to the bed’s left hangs an old hardhat with years of scars and indents upon it. Beside that are life achievement plaques from the NYC Subway Union and Station Division. An old, ruffled calendar with the words “DAYS UNTIL RETIREMENT” scribbled on it in red ink hangs close to them. On the other side of the bed hangs a framed poster for the film You Only Live Twice. Sean Connery’s signature glistens upon it in silver ink. Suddenly, the gray eyes of ARNIE EMITON burst open. He’s an older white man in his mid 60s. Most of his features are pointy and wrinkled, and the little white hair he has left wraps around the back of his head. He’s dressed in a night shirt and pajama pants. ARNIE (groggily) Morning, dear. Arnie rises and stretches with a massive yawn. He puts on his glasses, making his eyes appear massive, and starts to glare around the room. ARNIE (CONT’D) Goodness me, felt I barely slept a wink. Kept dreaming ‘bout this sorta...car crash. We were finally on that vacation, y’know, to the coast, and I’d gotten a rental, and— However, he looks to his side and doesn’t see his wife. ARNIE (CONT’D) Missy? 90
