congratulations.
INT. STUDY - BEACHFRONT MANSION - DAY
Jeremy shows Tara the alien data crystal.
He plugs it into the computer and displays its contents.
Tara smiles and shakes her head in disbelief.
INT. MASTER BEDROOM - BEACHFRONT MANSION - NIGHT
Jeremy and Tara are lying in bed.
TARA
I've been accepted for a six month tour
on The Sahara Project. They want me on
site in Africa.
JEREMY
Congratulations.
TARA
If you don't want me to go-
JEREMY
I want what you want, Tara. Besides, I
was thinking about visiting Steve in
Southern Illinois.
TARA
Just so you're okay with it.
JEREMY
If you're happy, then so am I.
They kiss, then go to sleep.
INT. MIAMI AIRPORT - NIGHT
Jeremy kisses Tara goodbye before she boards a flight to Chad, Africa.
Jeremy then boards a flight to St. Louis, Missouri.
INT. ST. LOUIS AIRPORT - NIGHT
Jeremy steps off an escalator and heads toward the baggage claim area.
Steve is already heading toward him when they spot each other.
STEVE
If it isn't my long lost little brother.
Jeremy maneuvers around a very fat man wearing a computer headset. Its tiny screen appears dangerously close to his eye. He is oblivious to the many people inconvenienced by his slow, swaying gait.
JEREMY
Who you calling little?
Jeremy reaches out to shake Steve's hand.
Steve grabs it and pulls him into a hug.
STEVE
One sec.
Steve slips into an airport bar.
Downs a shot of whiskey.
He comes circling back out as if their pace to baggage claim had been uninterrupted.
They retrieve Jeremy's bag. Steve picks up the pace.
STEVE (CONT’D)
There's a bunch of construction going on
in the main terminal. People were
actually waiting in line for available
railcars when I came in.
JEREMY
You took a railcar here? I figured you'd
pick me up in some cool new car.
STEVE
Traffic is a nightmare. I can't take it
anymore. Railcars are great. I'm not as
dumb as everyone thinks I am. It just
takes me a little longer to catch up.
INT. DOUBLECAR - NIGHT
The doublecar speeds toward a bridge spanning The Mississippi River.
STEVE
Have you really been working for
Microcore all this time?
JEREMY
Yep. I have a mansion on the beach and
thirty million dollars in the bank. Also,
Tara and I are married.
STEVE
You married Tara? Congratulations! I
guess sending her down to Florida wasn't
such a bad idea after all.
(his smile turns to a frown)
