PIECES OF ME - JULY 2020 68 .
ELI Got it . Well , Maggie and Sophie would want me to move on-- Oh shit ! Sophie !
He jumps out of bed and grabs his phone - a dozen unanswered messages and missed calls .
ELI ( CONT ' D ) Shit ! I have to go ! Can you give me a ride ?
MARY Yes , but who ’ s Sophie ?
ELI My daughter . She dropped me off at the meeting . Fuck ! She ’ s gotta be worried sick .
MARY Worse , probably thinks you ’ re--
Dead !
SOPHIE ( O . S .)
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INT . ELI ' S LIVING ROOM - DAY
Sophie fumes . She paces with her arms crossed , while Eli sits on the couch with his head lowered . He just takes it !
SOPHIE I thought you were dead , again . This shit isn ’ t normal . I shouldn ’ t be waiting up for my father , like a nervous wreck .
( a beat ) Do you know how long I waited for you ?
No .
ELI ( sighs )
SOPHIE Three hours ... I waited in the car for three , long hours . And when they finally shut the lights off , I called the cops .