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PADDY: Come on, let’s look around!

EMMELINE: [sleepy] Christmas?

RICHARD: Yesterday I counted 52 big marks on the tree, and last night he came.

EMMELINE: What are you talking about, Richard?

RICHARD: Santa Claus, and I saw his reindeer. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, all of them right down there on the beach. Come on, lets see if he brought us anything.

BOTH: Oh come all ye faithfull, la la...

BOTH: Oh little town of Bethlehem... la la la... la...

BOTH: Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh. All the--

EMMELINE: Ha ha ha ha ha!

[[[They clink their cups together.]]]

[[[Richard is spear-fishing on the reef. Emmeline sits nearby holding a baby starfish. She puts it back in the water.]]]

RICHARD: Look! I’m the greatest fisherman who ever lived!

EMMELINE: I’m the greatest fisherman who ever lived. While you scare them off, I just catch as many as I want to.

 

 

 

RICHARD: I promise

EMMELINE: Oh!

[[[She kisses him. He doesn’t know what to do. He leans her down and keeps kissing her. He throws his leg over her and starts to roll on top of her. She grunts and pushes him off.]]]

EMMELINE: Don’t!

[[[He sits on the floor, confused, as she sits on a bench.]]]

EMMELINE: What are you doing Richard? Go away!

 

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and they are in the valley of the stone god.

RICHARD: Em? Em, are you alright?

EMMELINE: Richard...

RICHARD: Oh, Em, I’ve been so worried!

EMMELINE: You mean, you’re not mad at me anymore?

[[She nods, and he helps her up. She limps away with his help.]]]

 

[[[They go swimming for a long time, then burst to the surface happily, giggling.]]]

EMMELINE: You’re all sticky!

RICHARD: So what? Kiss me.

[[[She smiles at his silliness and kisses him, then pulls back when he holds her head to him.]]]

EMMELINE: Stop, I can’t breath.

[[[She leans back and he squeezes mango juice onto her face and neck, then begins to kiss it off.]]]

EMMELINE: Ah, what are you doing?! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Stop it.

[[[He pulls back a little and his smile fades into a smaller, more uncertain smile, but still as giddy.]]]

RICHARD: I feel so funny in my stomach.

EMMELINE: Me too.

RICHARD: My heart’s beating so fast.

EMMELINE: Mine too.

[[[They kiss again, and again and again, more and more passionately, but calmly. She hugs him and runs her hands up and down his back,

and he strokes her hair, and kisses her neck, as they make love.]]]

  

[[[Later, afterwards, she is staring up and he is staring at her. She smiles and they both giggle and begin again.

 

[[[They go swimming, and see two turtles making love, then go to the caves with the pool and make love.

Emmeline sleeps in a hammock and Richard strokes her gently, waking her, and they kiss.]]]

[[[They slide down the waterfall together, and make love underneath it. Emmeline swims in a pool of water, towards Richard, on the shore, and crawls up to him.]]]

EMMELINE: I’m so happy. I love you.

[[[Richard gives Emmeline a backrub, Emmeline cleans sand off his back, and he strokes her face.]]]

[[[Inside the hut, they dance to the tune from the music box, both dressed up. It is clear that this is some kind of wedding ceremony for them.]]]

[[[Richard swims with two dolphins, while Emmeline smiles at him from the shore.]]]

[[[Emmeline crawls through the undergrowth, searching for berries, and eating them when she finds them. Richard stands over her, and she looks up and smiles cheerfully.]]]

RICHARD: There, I felt it again. What’s making it do that, Em?

EMMELINE: I don’t know.

RICHARD: Em, what’s wrong, did they hurt you?

EMMELINE: They?

[[[Her cries begin again and grow stronger.]]]

RICHARD: Em? Em? Em, what- Em, oh what is it? Tell me what to do. Answer me!

[[[Emmeline leans forward and gives one final long cry. She leans back, and a second cry joins in. She is calming down. She and Richard look down in wonder at what is on the ground. The sun rises, the mist clears, and Richard and Emmeline cradle a baby in their arms.]]]

[[[They walk towards the hut. Emmeline carries the baby, wrapped in Richard’s shirt. Richard looks around protectively to make sure the 'drum-people' aren’t around.]]]

RICHARD: Why did you have a baby?

EMMELINE: I don’t know.

[[[Richard plays with the baby, who is lying on his cape, crying. Emmeline approaches with a piece of mango and a coconut.]]]

RICHARD: Hello, baby. Hello, baby. Ssshhhh. Nya nya!

[[[Richard puts his finger in the baby’s mouth. The baby tries to suckle from it, and is disappointed.]]]

RICHARD: Oh, look. I think he’s hungry. What do we feed him?

EMMELINE: Oh, try some fruit.

RICHARD: Shhh. Here ya go. Here. Look. Good fruit. Fruit. Oh, it doesn’t like it! Here, let me try this.

[[[Emmeline hands him the opened coconut, and he pours some into the baby’s mouth. The baby cries again, unhappy with his parent’s choice of food.]]]

RICHARD: What do I do?!

[[[Emmeline looks unsure. She picks up the baby and holds him against her chest to comfort him. He latches on to her nipple and begins to suckle. She and Richard look down at him, and then at each-other, startled and unsure.]]]

[[[Emmeline, carrying the baby, sees Richard, and walks under the hut to get to him. He is using the hatchet to carve a spear to a point. She sits down next to him.]]]

EMMELINE: Why are you doing that?

RICHARD: For the drum-people.

EMMELINE: What?

RICHARD: I saw ‘em.

EMMELINE: When?!

RICHARD: The night HE came.

[[[The baby is crying. Emmeline bounces him to comfort him. Richard gets up.]]]

EMMELINE: What did they look like?

RICHARD: I don’t wanna talk about it. Paddy was right. We should have never gone to the other side! We should have NEVER broken the law!

EMMELINE: Do they know we’re here?

RICHARD: I don’t think so. But if they ever come here I’ll do to them what I do to fish! I’ll stick it through their eyes, I’ll stick it through their gizzards, I’ll stick it through their bellies and watch their guts come out!

[[[Richard cuddles the baby, who coos. He looks at his feet, his hands, his ears, and his face. Emmeline picks the baby up and cuddles him, and kisses his feet.]]]

[[[Emmeline picks the baby up out of his bed and brings him to her breast to suckle. Richard is nearby stacking wood. He looks up and goes to her, kisses her on the neck, and leans down to taste also.]]]

[[[Emmeline and the baby are in the rock-pool by the ocean. Emmeline moves the baby about through the water on his back, then turns him over, blows in his face, and puts him under. He swims to her and she picks him up. He coos. She looks up at Richard, who sits in a chair above them, looking at the horizon.]]]

EMMELINE: Come here, hurry!

RICHARD: I’m busy keeping watch.

EMMELINE: Come on, you’ve gotta see this!

[[[Richard puts down his spear and goes to her. She has the baby swim again. Richard smiles and joins them in the pool.]]]

RICHARD: You taught him to swim.

[[[She does it once more. This time the baby laughs.]]]

RICHARD: Attaboy.

EMMELINE: Aw!

[[[The baby swims with them in the ocean, kicking mostly with one leg. Richard dives down with him in the water, then swims to Emmeline. They swim together.]]]

[[[Richard tries to teach the baby how to make a knot.]]]

[[[Emmeline, Richard, and the baby float a boat in the water.]]]

EMMELINE: Get the boat!

[[[Emmeline, Richard, and the baby are on the beach with a sea turtle. Emmeline holds him down and Richard puts Paddy on.]]]

EMMELINE: Go for a ride! Gonna give Paddy a ride!

[[[Richard lays on the beach with the baby, now known as Paddy, standing on his chest. He holds him up. Paddy gets off and goes to Emmeline who has made a dummy head.]]]

EMMELINE: Boogey-boogey, boogey-boogey, boogey-boogey-boogey!

PADDY: Boat.

[[[Emmeline is 'dressed up' in some old underclothes, and Paddy wears an old Chemise. Richard helps Paddy into the boat, then Emmeline climbs in, and Richard pushes off, laughing.]]]

RICHARD: In you go!

 

[[[Richard rows them over to the place where they used to live. Richard gets out and pulls the boat ashore, and Emmeline climbs out and helps Paddy out. They look at the wreck of their old house.]]]

Emmeline stands at the wreck of the house, looking down on it, then turns and looks at the little island.

Paddy picks some 'never-wake-up berries' and puts them in the boat.

Emmeline helps him in and they sit in the boat, waiting for Richard.

Richard finds a good bunch of bananas and cuts it off. Emmeline and Paddy drift in the boat.

[[[Emmeline pauses and looks around.]]]

EMMELINE: Look how far out we are!

[[[The shark continues to circle them. Richard stops paddling and sits back.]]]

RICHARD: I can’t stop this.

[[[They try paddling again, to no avail. Richard puts his head in his hands. They drift away from the island.]]]

[[[Richard and Paddy play with the oar-holders while Emmeline stares into her lap.]]]

[[[Sunset. Richard tries to distract Paddy.]]]

[[[Paddy is eating the 'never-wake-up berries.' He looks over the side of the boat.]]]

PADDY: Fishies.

[[[His comment wakes Emmeline and then Richard, who panic when they see what he is eating. They rush to him.]]]

EMMELINE: No, Paddy!

RICHARD: Where did you get those?

EMMELINE: Get those out of your mouth! What are you doing? Get those out of your mouth.

[[[She scoops out his mouth, then looks at Richard, who now holds the berry branch.]]]

EMMELINE: He swallowed some.

[[[The sun is high in the sky. Paddy cries, sick from the berries.]]]

EMMELINE: Don’t close your eyes, Paddy. Please don’t go to sleep. Richard. Please.

[[[Emmeline looks back and forth between Paddy and Richard. Richard has a palm full of the berries.

He puts half in his other hand and hands them to Emmeline.

EMMELINE: Don’t close your eyes, Paddy. Please don’t go to sleep. Richard. Please.

 

They eat the berries and both begin to cry a little.

They kiss, hug, and lie in the bottom of the boat with Paddy, waiting.]]]