Harper's Island
by
Ari Schlossberg
cBS/Paramount
Junction Entertainment
Network Draft
February 28, 2008BXT. SEATTLE HARBOR - PARKING LOT - DAY
A picturesque sleepy Seattle harbour with lush green hills
cascading into the water on either side.
A LIVE SPRING QUARTET plays classical music on a small ferry
docked in the distance. People are on board celebrating.
In the foreground, a sign welcoming guests to the wedding of
Trish Wellington and Henry Dunn.
A sudden gust of wind tips over the sign. . «
At the entrance of the crowded parking lot, a taxi pulls
forward. The reflection of the harbor is cast on its windows.
As the back window opens, the reflection disappears and we
reveal the taxi’s lone passenger, ABBY MAY (25), simple,
natural, pretty.
Abby is looking outside her opened window, focused on the
celebration in the distance. . .
The taxi stops. She continues to look out the window. . .
INT. TAXI - DAY
The CAB DRIVER moves his finger towards the meter. He presses
stop. . «
The driver looks back at Abby. . .
Abby looks down at the wedding invite she holds in her hand,
staring at the elegantly printed location, “Harper’s Island.”
EXT. HARPER‘S ISLAND FERRY - DAY
The sound of classical music grows louder as we follow
closely behind a beer cooler being carried up the boat‘s
vamp. +.
As the cooler reaches deck-level, we reveal WATTERS in white
jackets serving hors d’oeuvres and champagne.
The dress of the crowd is casual; however, it is clear this
is an upscale event.
The cooler is dropped on the deck of the boat.
FOUR GROOMSMEN, in their mid-twenties, stand proudly by its
side.