Belonging

Script
INT. BANKWELL ROAD

The camera is positioned in the street and zooms in from the street to the living room where ISABELLA MARTINELLI is sitting while Schitt's Creek 5x10 "Roadkill" can be heard playing. ISABELLA MARTINELLI is sitting on a sofa in her school uniform while writing something on her laptop, is it a collection of stupid things the Avengers have said? Maybe. No one will ever know. Next to her, her tablet is playing Schitt's Creek on Netflix. When we first hear the audio it is at roughly 09:12. The clock on the wall in the living room shows the time as being 8:06pm.

MOIRA ROSE

on Schitt's Creek

Hm, John, shall I pick you up on the way back? I know how desperate you were for me to have my day of detox.

JOHNNY ROSE

on Schitt's Creek

No! No, Moira! I think it's better if you... come inside with me so we can, uh, break the news together.

The scene on Schitt's Creek changes.

DAVID ROSE

on Schitt's Creek

Okay, this is the last of them, unless you wanted me to bring in the 14 coffee cups and three empty-

Suddenly it begins to rain. Heavy rain, so loud it catches ISABELLA MARTINELLI's attention. She hurriedly pauses the TV show, drops her laptop on the floor and runs to the backdoor, the camera following her and doing a 180 when she arrives at the door so we can see her face as she looks out at what she thought was rain and realises it was hale.

The camera does a 180 back in the same direction as she bursts open the door and runs outside. The camera stays in the doorway watching from a distance. She dances and jumps around on the patio grinning before running to the trampoline and jumping for a full minute, her face one of pure joy. 5 seconds into jumping the camera cuts to a slow-motion closeup.

The point of view changes to the shed as she runs back inside the house.

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INT. READY TO LEAVE

DAISY JOHNSON is lying on her bed with "Ordeal by Innocence" by Agatha Christie in her hand and ISABELLA MARTINELLI is leaning against the radiator.

DAISY JOHNSON

You need to get changed.

ISABELLA MARTINELLI

I will... and then I'm going outside again.

DAISY JOHNSON

Okay, just... please put your school clothes on the radiator properly this time. You need them tomorrow.

ISABELLA MARTINELLI

I know.

She runs out of the room and DAISY JOHNSON continues reading "Ordeal by Innocence".

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INT. DOWNSTAIRS

ISABELLA MARTINELLI runs down the stairs in what she considers to be her nicest outfit, matching leggings and a top, no coat or socks or shoes.

ISABELLA MARTINELLI

shouting

BYEEEEEE!

DAISY JOHNSON

shouting

BYEEEEEE!

ISABELLA MARTINELLI takes a deep breath, sighs, opens the door dramatically, gently closes it, and runs. First down the path, then down the road, not looking back, the camera following beside her. She picks up such a speed that she can't stop and as she reaches the sewer pipe box at the bottom of the road she starts skidding across it, almost falling over. She stumbles to a halt, breathing heavily. The camera does a 360 with her as she looks at the sky and smiles. She gently walks towards the cylinder and climbs up it, the camera following her. When she reaches the top she takes a deep breath, sits down, laughs, and begins a journey to the end of the pipe. She does it quickly but safely, never in danger of slipping. She moves expertly and only stops when she reaches the start of the pipe. The camera follows her the whole way. While she walks she sings "Serotonin" by Girl In Red and when she gets to the pipe it fades into a voiceover.

ISABELLA MARTINELLI (V.O.)

When it rains I do what every normal kid does... I run straight outside, I sing, I dance, I smile and I get more serotonin then I could from anything else.