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INT. Richard and Kate's kitchen - NIGHT

Kate and Richard are eating dinner at their kitchen table.

KATE

Don't you think that's a little weird, though?

RICHARD

Weird? Yeah...a weird coincidence.

KATE

Coincidence that as our car is spinning out of control, my crucifix breaks off of my neck, flies out my window, which was only opened half way, mind you, through the air while the car, in it's wild spin, was perfectly lined up with the truck, through HIS passenger window, and onto his lap?

Kate finishes and Richard takes a mouthful of his dinner and chews it real quick.

RICHARD

I've seen weirder things happen. I saw this guy on "Ripley's Believe it or Not" one time. This Chinese assassin. He could kill you from something like a hundred yards away using nothing... but a sewing needle.

Kate plops her arms to the table and gives Richard a blank stare.

RICHARD

What? It was amazing! You should've seen it. It's a really good show.

KATE

What does that have to do with what we were talking about?

RICHARD

Well, it explains the coincidence! Air speed velocity! Look... if a crazy Asian assassin can kill you from 300 feet away with a needle, then a crucifix can fly off your neck, while in a wildly spinning car, and into another one.

Kate starts to laugh at Richard's simplicity and tosses a crumpled up napkin at him.

KATE

You're an idiot.

RICHARD

Ah, but you like stupid guys. It makes you feel better about your intelligence level.

Kate gasps and throws another napkin at Richard as he fends them off. The laughter dies down.

RICHARD

Have you checked yet?

KATE

...in the morning.

The two grow quiet with a mixed feeling of nervousness, fear, and excitement. Kate takes another bit of her meal and then looks at the wall behind Richard. The crucifix mounted on the wall suddenly comes loose on the nail its affixed to and swings to an upside down position.

KATE

And ALSO in the morning...will you PLEASE fix that. It creeps me out when it does that.

RICHARD

Yeah, I'll get to it tomorrow.

KATE

That's what you've said the last six times, handyman.

Kate and Richard continue to joke with each other as the upside down crucifix "looks on"

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EXT. OUTISIDE RESTAURANT - DAY

Richard and Sean are sitting at a table outside a restaurant somewhere in the city eating sandwiches and chips.

RICHARD

I don't know, man. What do you think?

SEAN

What do I think? Well, I believe her.

RICHARD

Well, yeah, I believe her, too! But don't you think that something's gotta be causing it?

Sean just shrugs and takes a bite of his sandwich.

RICHARD

I don't know. It's just so weird. I mean she's not the type of person to make this stuff up for laughs or anything. She's never had any psychological problems.

SEAN

Has she been going through any stress lately? Any major changes?

RICHARD

Well, Kate didn't really want to let anyone know about this yet, but, we found out yesterday that she's pregnant.

SEAN

No shit!

RICHARD

Yeah.

SEAN

Well congratulations, man.

RICHARD

Yea..thanks.

SEAN

Wow...if having a baby is making her see things of death, fright, and terror...sounds to me like someones not ready for a baby.

RICHARD

No, no. That's definitely not it. If anyone's not ready for this it's me. She's been waiting for this for so long. She's excited about it.

Sean

I don't know, man. Are you still taking her to her lessons with Fr. Ramone?

RICHARD

Yeah. Another one tomorrow. Kate decided she definitely wants to convert.

SEAN

Well talk to him about it.

RICHARD

Fr. Ramone? He's a priest not a psychologist.

SEAN

Priests are like psychologists. You never know...maybe she's having doubts about converting.

RICHARD

Yeah...maybe I will talk to him.