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��genuinely hurt��
Lord knows I was never much welcome in this house before。 Apparently dead or alive�察�nothing's changed。
CAROLYN
Aw�察�Betty。
Carolyn feels badly for her。 An impatient Michael refuses sympathy。 Embarrassed�察�Betty starts to exit then stops at
the mantle。
BETTY
Carolyn you want these candlesticks�拭 �
CAROLYN
No。 You can have them。
Betty grabs them both and exits。 Carolyn looks at him disapprovingly。 Michael takes the letter from her hand。
MICHAEL
Now what's this about�拭 �
CUT TO�此 �
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INT。 KITCHEN ´ LATER
Sitting at the kitchen table�察�Carolyn is in the middle of reading the letter to Michael。
CAROLYN
; going over and over in my mind every detail�察�every moment of our time together and I ask myself�察 �What happened to me in Madison County�拭─�I struggle to put it together in a way that allows me to continue knowing we're on separate roads。 But then I look through the lens of my camera�察�and you're there。 I start to write an article and I find myself writing it to you。 It's clear to me now we have been moving towards each other�察�towards those four days�察�all our lives
MICHAEL
��rises��
Goddamn sonofabitch� �I don't want to hear anymore� �Sonofabitch� �Burn the damn thing� �I don't want to hear it� �Throw it away� �
arolyn continues reading silently。 Michael's curiosity gets the best of him�此 �
MICHAEL
What's he saying now�拭 �
CAROLYN
Well�察�he just gets on about how if mama ever needed him�察�she could find him through the National Geographic magazine。 He as a photographer。 He promises not to write again。 Then all it says is。。。
��beat��
I love you。。。 Robert。
MICHAEL
Robert� �Jesus� �I'll kill him。
CAROLYN
That would be some trick。 He's already dead。 That's what this other letter is。
��takes letter and skims��
From his attorney。 He left most of his things to mama and requested。。。
��she stops��
MICHAEL
What�拭 �
CAROLYN
That he be cremated and his ashes thrown on Roseman Bridge。
MICHAEL
DAMN HIM� �I knew mama wouldn't have thought of that herself。 It was some damn perverted。。。 photographic mind influencing her� �When did the bastard die�拭 �
CAROLYN
'82。
MICHAEL
Wait a minute� �That was thirty years after daddy。 Do you think。。。�拭 �
CAROLYN
I don't know。 I'm completely in the dark here。 That's what I get for moving away。
MICHAEL
This happened way before we both got married。 I。。。 I can't believe it。
��then�察�innocently��
You think she had sex with him�拭�
Carolyn cannot believe he is this dense。
CAROLYN
��sarcastic��
My Lord。 It must feel real nice living inside your head with Peter Pan and the Easter Bunny。
MICHAEL
Don't talk to me like that。 She was my mother for Christsakes。 And now I find out she was。。。 She was a � �
CAROLYN
Don't say that� �
MICHAEL
Well�察�what am I supposed to think�拭 �
CAROLYN
I can't believe she never told me�拭�We spoke at least once a week。 How could she do that�拭 �
MICHAEL
How did she meet him�拭�Did Dad know�拭�Anything else in that envelope�拭 �
CAROLYN
No�察�I don't think so。 I
She dumps it over and a SMALL KEY FALLS OUT。 Pause�察�as Carolyn and Michael look to each other they grab the key
and run out of the kitchen�察�almost comically falling over each other in their obsession to put this puzzle together。
A SERIES OF JUMP CUT
From one lock to another as they try to find the keyhole that fits the key they try closets�察�attic doors�察�jewelry boxes�察�night tables�察�vanity drawers。。。 Finally
INT。 BEDROOM ´ DAY
At the foot of their parents bed sits an WALNUT HOPE CHEST�察�covered with a tapestry。 Michael and Carolyn look to each
other first�察�before one removes the tapestry and the other tries the key。 It fits。 They open the chest to find��Camera equipment�察�a chain with a medallion that reads ;FRANCESCA�察─�three leather bound notebooks and a sealed envelope with ;Carolyn or Michael; written on it。
CAROLYN/MICHAEL
You read it� �
Carolyn relents。 She takes out the lefter and reads�此 �
CAROLYN
;January�察�1987。 Dear Carolyn。 I hope you're reading this with Michael。 I'm sure he wouldn't be able to read it by himself and he'll need some help understanding all this�察�especially the parts about me having sex。。。;
Insulted�察�Michael pulls the lefter out of her hand and defiantly attempts to read it aloud himself to disprove his
mother's claim。 But after looking at a few lines�察�he surrenders and hands the lefter back to his sister。
CAROLYN ��cont'd��
;First�察�and most of all�察�I love you both very much and although I feel fine�察�I thought it was time to put my affairs�察�excuse that word�察�in order。;
MICHAEL
I can't believe she's making jokes。
CAROLYN
Sshhh。 ;After going through the safety deposit box�察�I'm sure you'll find you're way to this letter。 It's hard to write this to my own children。 I could let this die with the rest of me�察�I suppose。
��cont'd��
But as one gets older�察�one fears subside。 What becomes more and more important is to be known known for all that you were during this brief stay。 Row said it seems to me to leave this earth without hose you love the most ever really knowing who you were。 It's easy for a mother to love her children no matter what it's something that just happens。 I don't know if it's as simple for children。 You're all so busy being angry at us for raising you wrong。 But I thought it was important to give you that chance。 To give you the opportunity to love me for all that I was。。。;
Carolyn and Michael look to each other like two school children about to take a difficult exam。 They continue。
CAROLYN ��cont'd��
;His name was Robert Kincaid。 He was a photographer and he was here in 1965 shooting an article for National Geographic on the covered bridges of Madison County。 Remember when we got that issue and looked at those bridges we'd seen for ears but never noticed�拭�How we felt like celebrities�拭�Remember when we started getting the subscription��They don't remember。
CAROLYN ��cont'd��
I don't want you to be angry with him。 I hope after you know the whole story�察�you might even think well of him。 Even grateful。
MICHAEL
Grateful�。拭 �
CAROLYN
��reads��
;。。。 It's all there in the three notebooks。 Read them in order。 If you don't want to�察�I suppose that's okay too。 But in that case I want you to know something I never stopped loving your father。 He was a very good man。 It's just that my love for Robert was different。 He brought out something in me no one had ever brought out before�察�or since。 He made me feel like a woman in a way few women�察�maybe more�察�ever experience。。。;
MICHAEL
That's it� �
Grabbing the letter�察�he starts putting everything back in the trunk。
CAROLYN
What are you doing�拭 �
MICHAEL
This is crazy。 She waits till she's dead to tell us all this。 Well�察�I got news for you。 She was my mother。 That's enough for me。 I don't have to know who she was。
CAROLYN
Well�察�I'd like to read them。
MICHAEL
No。 We're going to lock this up and
CAROLYN
STOP IT� �
��Michael freezes��
I want to read them� �If you don't want to�察�then just leave。 But don't you push me around like I'm some mule you paid for I already GOT A HUSBAND� �
Michael is stymied。
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INT。 KITCHEN ´ LATER
Carolyn opens the first notebook which is dated AUGUST 1965。 Michael sits beside her with a cup of coffee。
CAROLYN
��reads��
;I suppose his coming into my life was�察�in many ways�察�prepared for weeks�察�maybe even months before。 There was a restlessness I feeling。 Out of the blue and for no apparent reason。 There's nothing more frightening to a woman whose been settled down for almost twenty years than to suddenly feel unsettled。 I don't know when it started 。。。 I do
remember one night in particular�察�a little over a week before Robert arrived。。。;
CAROLYN'S VOICE BECOMES FRANCESCA'S VOICE AS WE�此�
DISSOLVE TO�此�
1965
INT。 JOHNSON'S BEDROOM ´ NIGHT
Richard is fast asleep while Francesca sits up in bed reading。
FRANCESCA ��V。O。��
;It was late at night after a long day。 Your father was tired fighting all afternoon with that new equipment Robert Harrison convinced him to buy。 But I wasn't tired。 Lately�察�I could hardly sleep more than two hours a night。 I was reading some John O'Hara novel�察�skimming the words�察�turning the pages without absorbing what I was reading。 My mind
was far away。 And no matter how I tried�察�I couldn't call it back。;
Francesca closes the book and turns off the light。 She nestles into the bed and tries to sleep。 After a beat�察�she
opens her eyes and turns on the light。 As she gets out of bed she awakens Richard。
RICHARD
What time is it�拭 �
FRANCESCA
Later。 Go back to sleep。
RICHARD
Where you going�拭 �
FRANCESCA
I'm not tired。 I thought I might finish Carolyn's skirt。
RICHARD
Now�殖 �
��checks clock��
It's after eleven。
FRANCESCA
I can't sleep。
RICHARD
Again�拭�Maybe you should see a doctor。
FRANCESCA
I'm not sick�察�Richard。 I'm just not tired�察�now go back to sleep before you're up for the whole night too� �
Francesca exits。 Richard nestles under the covers�察�mumbling�此 �
RICHARD
If you're not sick�察�how can it be
contagious�拭 �
INT。 ATTIC ´ NIGHT
Francesca sits at her sewing machine�察�working on Carolyn's skirt。 When the thread runs out�察�she checks her sewing box
for another spool of that color。 Not finding it�察�she raises and walks to an opened closet。 She pulls on a light cord and
checks her supplies。
There are shelves of boxes�察�crates�察�old clothes and shoes all crammed together。 She pulls out one shoe box and an entire
stack of items tumble off the shelf onto her head。
FRANCESCA
Damn it� �Shit� �
She looks at the mess and decides it's time to re´organize。
LATER�此�
The clock reads 2��30 AM。 The closet has been emptied。
Francesca rummages through box after box。
Two huge piles have been created one for items to be thrown away�察�another for items to be kept。 Francesca is wiping the bare shelves down with a rag and some cleanser。 Looking up to the bottom of the next shelf�察�she notices A SHOULDER STRAP hanging�察�wedged between the wall and the shelf。 Pulling over a stool�察�she steps up to be eye level with the shelf。
It is an OLD HANDBAG of a style not seen since the forties when she was a young girl。 She pulls it down to examine。 It i