island

FADE IN:

EXT. BEACH - DAY

We're in a close-up of a teen boy with dark hair of medium length. He sleeps deeply on this sandy white beach, and we can hear the waves audibly in the background. He awakens, and lifts his head slightly, looking around.

CUT TO:

INT. AIRPLANE - DAY

Now we're on an airplane. We pull in quickly on the same teen from before. His name is Jack Kendrick, and he sits with another teen boy. This teen boy has short hair. His name is Matt Campbell. He leans over to Jack...

MATT
Jack...check that girl out over there.

Jack turns and looks across the aisle.

There, sitting in the aisle seat is a gorgeous girl, reading a magazine.

Jack smiles.

MATT
Say somthing to her.

JACK
Why me?

MATT
You're closer, you're both sitting in the aisle seats.

JACK
Hey, you choose the window seat.

MATT
That's not the point. Just...start a conversation, or
we're trading seats.

JACK
We are not trading seats.

Matt gestures toward her. Jack turns and looks at her, then looks back at Matt. Matt nods. He mouths the word, "GO".

Jack turns to the girl.

JACK
Excuse me...do you have a piece of gum?

The girl turns to him, and and then smiles, looking back down at her magazine.

GIRL
I only have one piece left...I can't just give it
to anyone. Especially someone I don't know.

JACK
My name's Jack. So there, now you know me.

GIRL
You don't know my name though.

JACK
Well if you'd tell me, we could fix that problem.
(beat)
What's your name?

She stares for a moment.

GIRL
You have to guess.

JACK
Guess?

GIRL
Guess.

She puts her magazine down, and stares at him, smiling.

Jack stares back at her, and he begins to smile.

He looks down at her wrist. She wears a bracelet that says 'EMMA'.

Jack smiles confidently.

JACK
Is it...Mary?

GIRL
Nope.

JACK
How 'bout Heather?

GIRL
No.

He stares into her eyes.

JACK
Okay...I think I know what it is.

GIRL
Oh do you?

JACK
Yes. I can see it in your eyes...
(beat)
Your name is Emma.

Her eyes widen.

EMMA
Yes...my name is Emma.

JACK
How 'bout that gum?

She hands him her last piece of gum.

Jack begins to chew the gum.

EMMA
How did you know my name Jack?

MATT
Yeah Jack, how did you know her name?

JACK
I told you Emma, I can see it in your eyes.

EMMA
And on my wrist.

JACK
What?

She hold up the bracelet.

JACK
(trying to play dumb)
Wait, you were wearing that...?

EMMA
(laughing)
Thought you were so smart.

JACK
No, but...I'm serious.

EMMA
It's okay Jack. I knew you had seen the bracelet.

MATT
Smooth Jack...you thought she didn't realize?

JACK
Shut up.

MATT
I'm Matt by the way.

Emma smiles and shakes Matt's hand.

CUT TO:

EXT. AIRPLANE - NEXT

The airplane swoopes.

CUT TO:

INT. AIRPLANE - NIGHT

Jack and Matt talk with Emma.

EMMA
So where are you guys going?

JACK
We're flying over to Japan. It's for this program where we go there for the summer and study their culture.

MATT
Yeah, then we have to give this big presentation
to the whole school on the first day of school next year.

EMMA
That sounds interesting.

JACK
Where are you going?

EMMA
I'm actually going to Japan too. My dad lives there part of the year as some kind of analyst for the C.I.A.

MATT
Your dad's in the CIA?

EMMA
Yeah. I don't really know exactly what he does...
he's not really aloud to talk about it. But I get to visit him
there in the summer for a few weeks, so that's cool.

JACK
Yeah, I've never been there before, I'm looking forward 
to it, it seems like a cool place.

Suddenly the plane bumps, and everyone is tossed. Bags fly everywhere.

PA
Ladies and Gentleman we're approaching some heavy turbulance. Please remain calm.

The oxygen masks fly down.

The plane is seriously shaking.

Matt turns to Jack.

MATT
What the hell man?

JACK
I think we're gonna go down!

CUT TO:

EXT. OCEAN - NIGHT

The plane smashes into the water. It's like a huge explosion.

Bags and people are everywhere.

A huge inflatable raft is being jostled among the waves, when suddenly, Jack rises out of the water and puts an arm over the edge of the raft, pulling himself halfway onto it. He turns and reaches back down into the water now, and begins to pull. Matt suddenly splashes to the surface. Jack lifts him halfway onto the raft, and the they both push themselves up onto it.

Matt kneels is on his hands and knees on the raft, and he suddenly vomits a huge amount of ocean water.

Jack begins search out people being tossed around in the waves. He spots a man.

Jack reaches out and grabs the man by the shoulder of his shirt, and pulls him to the raft, and together they get him on.

Matt now is pulling someone on too, a women who is undoubtedly a stewardess by the way she is dressed. He lifts her onto the raft from under the arms.

Water is spraying and splashing everywhere, and the raft and the people on it are being shoved around.

Jack squints out into the waves.

Emma is swimming sideways along the waves, toward the raft.

She gets closer, and Jack reaches out.

They stretch with all their might and finally their hands clasp.

Jack pulls her into the raft, and then lifts her onto it.

The raft is sucked away from the wreckage and off into the waves.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:

EXT. BEACH - DAY

[note: same shot as film's opening shot]

We're in a close-up of Jack. He sleeps deeply on this sandy white beach, and we can hear the waves audibly in the background. He awakens, and lifts his head slightly, looking around.

He rolls over and sits up.

Matt is lying on the beach too, the stewardess next to him with her head on his stomach. The stewardess is very pretty.

Emma awakens too now, and looks around.

They both stand, and Jack walks a few feet over to where she is.

JACK
Are you okay?

EMMA
I'm fine, I couldn't believe it when I saw you on
that raft. I thought I was dead.

JACK
I have know idea where we are. But this island is pretty small.
(beat)
I'm not so sure there's anything here.

EMMA
Are you serious?

JACK
Well looking around, I can see both ends of it from
where we are right now.

EMMA
(looking around)
Yeah. That's true.

Matt awakens, and the stewardess does too.

MATT
Hi.

She quickly sits up and brushes the sand off of her uniform.

Jack walks over to Matt, Emma at his side.

JACK
Matt, wasn't there a man that we pulled onto the raft too?

MATT
Yeah.

JACK
I don't see him anywhere.

MATT
Maybe...he didn't make it.

EMMA
Look! Smoke!

They all turn and look.

Smoke is indeed coming from the edge of a forest off in the distance.

The four of them begin walking toward it.

Matt turns to the stewardess.

MATT
I'm Matt, by the way.

ASHLEY
Ashley. Thank you for saving me out there.

The group comes to the fire.

Out of the forest comes the man. He is about 6'0 tall, medium build, mid forties. He carries firewood. His name is Charles McDowell.

CHARLES
Ah, my rescuers. My name is Charles McDowell.

JACK
I'm Jack Kendrick.

MATT
Matt Campbell.

EMMA
I'm Emma Stewert.

ASHLEY
I'm Ashley Madison.

CHARLES
Nice to meet all of you. Well, as you can see I got
a fire going, but I haven't searched for food yet.

JACK
Any idea how big this island is?

CHARLES
Oh there's no civilization, if that's what you're after.
I doubt it anyway. This island is way too small for that.

MATT
Well what are we supposed to do then?

ASHLEY
Does anyone have a cell phone?

CHARLES
I had one, the waves took it.

MATT
Mines in two pieces.

EMMA
I have one.

She pulls it out and takes a look.

CHARLES
There's no service is there?

EMMA
No. I can't get any signal.

They all are disappointed.

JACK
Well we have to find food. And make shelter.

CHARLES
Yeah, let's get to it.

DISSOLVE TRANSITION:

EXT. BEACH - DAY

Jack and Matt are propping logs against each other to make tent-like structures for sleeping in.

Charles tends to the fire.

The girls carry huge bunches on bananas out from the forest.

ASHLEY
It's dense in there, and bugs everywhere!

Matt and Jack have their shirts off now, and there shoes and socks. They've rolled up their jeans.

Charles is dressed the same.

They all sit around in the sand, eating bananas.

MATT
So I've been thinking. The plane went down, which means,
the airport it was supposed to go to will know somthing went wrong
when it didn't show up.

ASHLEY
Right.

MATT
So wil they go looking for it.

CHARLES
Yes, I'm sure they're searching right now. But
I'm not so sure we didn't drift way off from the wreckage.

JACK
They'll see the debris floating around, so they'll
probably search for survivors miles from the actual crash
site, right?

EMMA
I would think so.

CHARLES
There are very few islands that are uncharted. But this is
barely even an island at all, there's barley enough room for this vegetation. They may not find us for quite some time.

MATT
Or maybe we didn't float that far, and they'll find
us within the next few days.

JACK
I think we should take our minds off of
it and just focus on surviving.

EMMA
I agree.

DISSOLVE TRANSITION:

EXT. CAMPSITE - NIGHT

It's dark out now, but the large fire is burning brightly in the center
of the three tents that have been built.

Charles sits in front of the fire, his hands shaking. Matt walks from the woods, zipping up his fly.

MATT
Are you cold?

CHARELS
No. I'm a smoker. I didn't just lose my cell phone in the waves, I lost my cigarettes too.

MATT
At least you didn't lose your lighter, then we'd probably still be trying to start a fire.

Charles shrugs.

Matt looks up and notices Ashley sitting in her tent all alone.

He thinks for a moment.

MATT
Well I hope you feel better Charles.

CHARLES
I needed to quit anyway.

Matt walks over to Ashley.

He sits next to her. She looks sad.

MATT
Hey.

ASHLEY
(Staring at the sand)
Hi.

MATT
What's wrong, you look sad?

ASHLEY
It's...it's nothing. You wouldn't understand.

Matt frowns.

MATT
How old are you Ashley?

ASHLEY
I'm 22.

MATT
Well I am 17, but I'll be eighteen in another three monthes.
So I don't think you have that many problems I can't understand
too. Now c'mon. We've got all the time in the world.

She looks up at him, and he looks sincere.

ASHLEY
It's my fiancee.

MATT
(Let down)
Oh.

ASHLEY
We got into an argument the other day. We love each
other, but sometimes we argue about stupid things.

MATT
What where you arguing about this time?

ASHLEY
Well, we were actually arguing about my job.
(beat)
He said it was too risky.

They both laugh.

ASHLEY
(still laughing)
I don't know why we're laughing. We could die on this
damn island.

They stop laughing now.

MATT
Man, I think it's just starting to hit me, you know?

ASHLEY
Yeah, I know.

MATT
I never would have thought that this is where I'd find myself.
And to think I may very well die here.

ASHLEY
We have to try and stay optimistic though. There's still a good chance that they'll come across the island and see us. We have a fire and all.

MATT
Yeah, we do have a fire. So this fiancee, he's
an all right guy?

ASHLEY
Yeah, he's a good man. Sometimes he talks down to me.
He tries to act smarter than me, and like he should
always be the one calling the shots.

MATT
Why do you put up with it?

ASHLEY
(looking him in the eye)
I don't know.

They stare at each other.

Now we cut to the other tent, where Emma and Jack sit.

JACK
You don't have a boyfriend do you?

EMMA
No.

She chuckles a bit.

JACK
It surprises me, you know, as beautiful as you are.

EMMA
(smiling)
Thanks Jack.

They stare for a moment, and then Jack leans in and kisses her.

They kiss.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:

EXT. CAMPSITE - MORNING

Charles sleeps in his tent.

Matt and Jack sleep in their tent.

Emma and Ashley sleep in their tent.

DISSOLVE TRANSITION:

EXT. CAMPSITE - MORNING

Jack is tending to the fire.

Matt wakes up too, and rises from the tent.

JACK
Charles is over there throwing up.

MATT
Yeah, he's a smoker, and now he doesn't have any
cigarettes.

JACK
Oh, okay.

Charles comes back from the forest.

CHARLES
(clutching his stomach)
Oh man...

JACK
Are you all right?

CHARLES
Well the doctors aren't lying when they said
it's hard to quit. I'm getting cold symptoms too.
(beat)
At least I won't be taking from the food supply. I
couldn't eat anything right now. I think I need
to go back to sleep until I can shake this.

He goes back into his tent.

CUT TO:

EXT. FOREST - DAY

Matt and Jack walk through the forest. The forest is dense with tropical green plants. It is lush and very much alive. There is no beaten path, so Jack and Matt slash their way through the plants using thick sticks.

They slash their way to the other side of the forest before they know it.

Now they find themselves on another beach, identical to the one on the other side, where their campsite is located.

MATT
Nothing at all, huh?

JACK
I guess not.

MATT
Well, this island being as small as it is, it doesn't really surprise me at all.

JACK
I was hoping to find some other source of food. Like
some kind of meat, you know?

MATT
Well, there's plenty of birds. Just no way to
shoot them down.

JACK
Yeah, let's head back.

CUT TO:

EXT. BEACH - NEXT

The girls are sitting in the sand, staring out at the ocean.

ASHLEY
So you like Jack huh?

Emma chuckles.

EMMA
Yeah.

ASHLEY
He is pretty handsome. Both of those guys are.

EMMA
Oh, you think so? I think Matt kind of has
a thing for you.

They laugh together.

ASHLEY
Please, he's only 17.

EMMA
You aren't much older Ashley.

She shrugs, and then nods in agreement.

The boys walk up.

JACK
Charles is still sick huh?

ASHLEY
Yeah. You guys didn't find a fresh water source did you?

MATT
Nah. We're going to have to find somthing to make
some things to catch rain water in.

JACK
Yeah, judging by how green that forest is, it must
rain here often enough. We need to work fast, so that
we can get lots of fresh water from the very first rain that hits.

CUT TO:

EXT. FOREST - DAY

Matt, who is the tallest, has climbed a palm tree, and is yanking out palm leaves and tossing them down into a pile.

Ashley is at the bottom, collecting the leaves in arm fulls.

Ashley carries the leaves over to...

CUT TO:

EXT. CAMPSITE - NEXT

Ashley drops the leaves into the campsite.

Charles is up now, and he has a knife that he cuts the lower half of the pantlegs off of his pants.

He cuts down his pant leg halves with the knife until they are just a bunch of thick strings.

Emma and Jack use the string to tie the palm leaves together into flat bowl-shaped objects.

Matt now sets them out behind the campsite for collecting water.

DISSOLVE TRANSITION:

EXT. CAMPSITE - EVENING

It's almost dark out, and it is pouring down rain. It's like the skies have opened up. Rain everywhere, and in huge drops.

Charles sits up in his tent, coughing. He wipes his nose with the back of his hand, then flops onto his back and goes to sleep. He is still fighting off the sickness caused by withdrawal.

Jack and Emma sit in the boy's tent.

EMMA
I'm glad we made those bowls, we're going
to have a lot of fresh water.

JACK
Yeah, I know. It'll be good for Charles too. I'm glad
he was able to gather the strength to help us make them.

Emma sighs.

EMMA
I just hope we aren't stuck here for too long.

JACK
Me too.

Emma lies her head on Jack's shoulder, and then he puts his arm around her.

FADE OUT.

EXT. CAMPSITE - MORNING

The morning sky is clear, and the sun is up.

The bowls have collected quite a bit of rain water, they're all over flowing.

Charles kneels down in front of one of the bowls and drinks.

He stands now, and you can see in his facial expressions that the water has refreshed him.

Jack and Matt each carry a large bunch of bananas to the campsite.

Emma and Ashley stoke the fire.

Now they all sit around the fire and eat.

CHARLES
I feel much better now. Actually, my lungs have cleared up quite
a bit. I feel better than I have in years.

EMMA
That's great Charles!

MATT
Yeah, that's great, but we're still stuck on this
damn island. How the hell are we gonna get off this
thing?

JACK
Stay calm man. I know it sucks, but seriously, stay calm.
The chances of them finding us can't be that bad.

CHARLES
We hope. Like I said when we first got here, we don't know
how far we floated. It was storming pretty harsh that night,
the waves my have taken us many miles.

ASHLEY
You know, I was beginning to wonder...we may be pretty close to a larger and civilized island. I mean this island is pretty small, so maybe there's a bigger one near by.

CHARLES
I honestly don't think so. That thought crossed my mind, but then I realized that if there was a larger isalnd close enough away, they would know about this island and the chances that it would remain
undeveloped are slim.

MATT
Is there still no service on your cell phone Emma?

EMMA
I've been checking it every day. There's no service at any point on this island. I've tried calling home a million times, but there's nothing.

JACK
Well we've got everything we need taken care of for awhile.
All we can really do now is hope that we get found.

DISSOLVE TRANSITION:

EXT. FOREST - DAY

We're in the forest. Birds are flying low.

A small chunk of banana sits in the middle of a clearing.

Jack and Matt are side by side, crouched low on either side of a small tree. They wear nothing but there boxer shorts, and have smeared mud on their faces and arms, legs, and chest.

They grip stones tightly in their hands.

A few birds swoop extra low now and get to the banana.

Jack and Matt sit tight.

Now a few more swoop down to get some, but they actually land and begin to swarm at it.

A large clump of stones hurls into their swarm, and a couple of them fly off, while another few lay stunned.

CUT TO:

EXT. CAMPSITE - NEXT

Jack and Matt come out of the woods holding the birds upside down by the legs.

MATT
We did it! We did it!

CHARLES
You got some birds, huh? Well done boys!

JACK
We'll be eating meat for supper tonight.

CHARLES
I can prepare those right now.

The boys hand Charles the birds, and he pulls out his knife.

DISSOLVE TRANSITION:

EXT. BEACH - NEXT

The boys are swimming in the ocean, getting the mud off of their bodies.

Emma and Ashley sit on the beach.

ASHLEY
I just don't know what to do Emma.

EMMA
What do you mean?

ASHLEY
About Matt. I can't lie to myself anymore and say I don't have
feelings for him. He has that same spark in his eyes that my husband had when I met him.

EMMA
Yeah.

ASHLEY
My husband and I, we got married too soon. Honestly, as soon
as we were married, he became a different person. I
should have waited until I knew him better.

EMMA
But what if we never get back?

ASHLEY
I know. That's exaclty what I was thinking.

The boys are out in the water, just bobbing around, and they talk...

MATT
So you and Emma...what's going on there?

Jack grins.

JACK
I'm really glad you made me talk to her.

MATT
Did you kiss her?

JACK
Yeah. I really like her man. She's so much
greater than any other girl I've ever been interested
in before.

MATT
You barely know her.

JACK
It doesn't matter. I've been here with her all day,
every day, for a week now. I know her pretty well,
and she knows me.

MATT
Man, you're like head over heels, huh?

JACK
You could most definitly say that.
(beat)
But let me ask you somthing now. Do like like
Ashley?

MATT
(laughs)
Is it that obvious?

JACK
You're doing all right, but I could kind of tell.

MATT
Yeah. She has a husband man. But I just don't know how
to stop. I mean I'm not like you with Emma, but yeah, I
think she's great. You know, for being stuck on an island,
we got pretty lucky with who we got stuck with.

They laugh.

DISSOLVE TRANSITION:

EXT. CAMPSITE - NIGHT

The fire is burning bright.

Charles sleeps in his tent.

Emma and Jack lie down under the stars.

JACK
Emma, can I tell you somthing?

EMMA
Yeah, what?

JACK
I want you to know, that even though I haven't known you
for very long, the time I have spent here with you means
a lot to me. I feel like I know you pretty well.

EMMA
Me too Jack. I really like you.

JACK
You do?

EMMA
Yeah. You're sweet. You're strong to, a lot of people wouldn't
have been able to handle these problems we've been faced with,
but you've done really well, leading everyone.

JACK
Me, a leader?

EMMA
Yeah, definitly. I mean Charles is the oldest, and he's given a lot of help, but you've been the one making good decisions for us.

JACK
Emma, I want you to know that I like you more than
any girl I ever have before.

EMMA
You mean that?

JACK
I mean every bit of that.

They kiss.

Emma lies her head on Jack's chest and they lie there under the stares together.

CUT TO:

INT. GIRL'S TENT - NEXT

Matt and Ashley are sitting together in her tent, talking.

MATT
So then we were stuck out there, we slept in my car that night.

ASHLEY
The concert just wasn't there?

MATT
Yeah. I mean we read online that it was gonna be there
that night, and so we drove like all day to see it. But then it
just wasn't there when we got there.

ASHLEY
Ahh, I remember when I was in high school.

MATT
What were you like in high school?

ASHLEY
Oh, different. Not as stressed out as I am now.

MATT
What makes you so stressed out now?

Ashley looks at him for a moment, not sure of what to say...

MATT
It's your husband isn't it?

ASHLEY
Well...

MATT
It is. You've complained way to much about him to me, and I'm a complete stranger, so he must be pretty bad.

ASHLEY
Well, we just got married too soon, you know?

MATT
Yeah. Well what made you marry him?

ASHLEY
He was different before. He was...fun-loving.
Laid back, interesting. In love with life. He was like you, actually.

MATT
Oh yeah?

ASHLEY
Yeah. But then he changed, and I don't like him
the way he is now.

Matt looks donw for a second, then he looks up, and he leans in and kisses Ashley. They share the kiss for a moment, but then she pulls away...realizing what's going on.

ASHLEY
We can't do this.

MATT
What?

ASHLEY
I...I have a husband. I may not like
him but...I...

MATT
Look, we may never leave this island. But I know
that I like you a lot. I've dated a lot of girls, but they
were all shallow high school girls. They didn't understand life itself.
You and I, we're on the same page. And I for one am not going to let anything get in the way of somthing that feels right like this.

They kiss again. She lies back, and they continue to kiss passionately.

FADE OUT.

Title Card:

3 Monthes Later

FADE IN:

EXT. FOREST LINE - MORNING

Jack is doing chin-ups on a tree trunk.

Emma walks up to him him.

EMMA
Jack, it's time to eat.

Jack does one more chin-up, and then drops.

Jack has become noticably bigger and more muscular. His arms, shoulders, chest, and abs are totally ripped. His skin is tan, and his hair has gotten lighter. It's also gotten much longer, he now has long hair that is kind of wild. Jack wears only what used to be his jeans, but are now cut-off shorts. The rest of his body is unclothed.

He and Emma hold hands and walk back to camp.

CUT TO:

EXT. CAMPSITE - NEXT

They enter the camp, and sit down around the fire, eating bananas.

Matt and Ashley sit together, just like Jack and Emma.

Matt's hair has gotten much longer too. His body has tanned. And he is also more muscular, but not as much as Jack.

Charles hands a stick with roasted bird meat on it's tip to both couples.

EMMA
You don't want any meat Charles?

CHARLES
I'm not feeling too well.

JACK
You haven't been feeling well have you Charles?

CHARLES
Is it that obvious?

JACK
I've just noticed you moving slower lately, like you used
to back when you were going though the withdrawal.

CHARLES
I'm going to go for a walk. Maybe getting my blood pumping
will do me some good.

ASHLEY
Take it easy Charles.

CHARLES
I never have done too good in the sun. Maybe that's it.

He walks off.

CUT TO:

EXT. BEACH - DAY

They all are swimming and playing in the ocean water, except for Charles.

CUT TO:

EXT. FOREST LINE - NEXT

Charles walks along the forest line. He doesn't look too good at all.

We quick cut to a close up on him, and he's sweating profusely, and breathing very heavily.

CUT TO:

EXT. BEACH - NEXT

Jack sneaks up behind Emma and grabs her. She screams. He takes her down now, under the water.

CUT TO:

EXT. UNDERWATER - NEXT

Jack and Emma have plunged beneath the surface, but Jack is no longer holding onto her. 

Emma twirls around in the water to face Jack.

They stare through the water at each other, Emma raising her hand.

CUT TO:

EXT. FOREST LINE - NEXT

Charles collapses into the sand, coughing.

CUT TO:

EXT. UNDERWATER - NEXT

Jack places his hand against Emma's.

They cannot take their eyes off each other.

CUT TO:

EXT. FOREST LINE - NEXT

Charles is clutching his chest. He's breathing completely abnormal. He's still sweating profusely.

CUT TO:

EXT. BEACH - NEXT

Jack and Emma plunge out of the water now, hand in hand.

CUT TO:

EXT. FOREST LINE - NEXT

The heart attack is over. Charles lies there in the sand, dead.

DISSOLVE TRANSITION:

EXT. CAMPSITE - DAY

Everyone sits around the fire, except Charles.

JACK
When was Charles supposed to come back from walking?

MATT
He didn't say. But I would've thought he should be back
by now. We were off swimming for hours.

Jack rises.

JACK
I'm going to go find him.

EMMA
We should all go, the more eyes the better.

CUT TO:

EXT. FOREST LINE - DAY

The four sweep along the forest line.

Now we're coming up on Charles.

EMMA
Is that him?

JACK
Yeah, I'd say it is.

They all run up to him.

Jack kneels down beside him. He checks his pulse.

JACK
Nothing.

CUT TO:

EXT. FOREST LINE - EVENING

Matt and Jack at using big thick sticks to dig through sand.

A hole has been dug, as we see when we pull back and Jack hops up out of it.

JAck has Charles over his shoulder. He gently sets him down next to the hole, and then slides him feet first down into the hole to Matt, who lies him down.

He takes Charle's cut off shorts, and empties their pockets, getting the lighter, and the knife.

Jack helps Matt out of the hole now.

They cover fill the ole back up with sand.

Emma and Ashley come forward now, tears in their eyes. They are carrying small rocks in their arms.

The girls make the pattern of a large cross over top of the grave, using the small rocks.

They all stand before the grave.

The girls are crying.

JACK
Well, I suppose this is where we move along.

Jack has the knife at his hip, pinned through his belt.

He stuffs the lighter into his pocket.

They all walks away, leaving the grave sight behind.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:

EXT. CAMPSITE - DAY

The four of them sit around the fire in complete silence.

Matt breaks the silence.

MATT
You know what I feel pretty vulnerable after
what happened today with Charles.

They all turn and look at him.

MATT
I mean, Charles had a heart attack, and thre was nothing
anyone could do for him. If we had been with him, and not
swimming at the beach, he still would've died. We don't
have enough medical knowledge, or medical supplies, to
diagnose problems and fix them.

Jack stares deeply into the flames.

MATT
Who's to say that one of us couldn' get sick
and then die?

Everyone thinks long and hard. They all know it's true.

MATT
And another thing that concerns me, is that it's
been three monthes and one week since we've been here
and we haven't seen a single plane fly overhead. And
not one ship sail by. I just can't help but think that
we are never going to be found.

Jack is still staring deep into the flames.

Suddenly we whip around to the side of Jack's head and zoom in quickly on his ear.

JACK
Listen!

Everyone turns and looks at him now with anxiousness.

Jack is listening...and now we too can just barely make out a faint humming sound.

Everyone starts to look at each other.

JACK
That's a plane.

Everyone quickly jumps up and runs in all different directions.

Emma and Ashley run over to a big pile of green palm leafs. They  both
grab as many as they can.

Matt stokes the fire with wood.

Jack runs to a spot on the beach we have not seen before.

He's standing next to a bunch of pieces of wood and rocks. He cups
his hand over his forehead to shade the sun.

Sure enough, there is a plane up in the sky, and it's flying low.

Jack waves his arms.

Now we pull out to see that the pieces of wood and rocks he is standing next to are dragged together to make big letters. The letters spell out 'HELP'.

Emma and Ashley toss the palm leaves onto the fire, making an enormous amount of smoke.

The plane is starting to swoop lower.

Jack continues to wave is arms about.

The plane circles around a bit. We see it is a plane with pontunes on the bottom.

The plane swoopes down into the water.

Matt and the girls run to the beach where Jack is and stand there, watching the plane float in to shore. The plane has the Coast Guard symbol on it.

The door opens up, and out steps a big man with a buzzcut and sunglasses. He wears a uniform.

He wades to shore.

BRAD
I'm Brad Jones, Coast Guard Search and Rescue.

They're all dumbfounded but Jack steps forward.

JACK
Uh...Jack Kendrick...our uh, our plane went down
a little over three monthes ago, and we floated to this island
on the life raft.

Brad grins.

BRAD
No shit? We all thought there were no survivors. You four floated about ten miles from where the thing crashed. Those waves are strong.

They all just stare. They can't believe it's over.

CUT TO:

EXT. PLANE - DAY

The plane flies along through the sky.

CUT TO:

EXT. MILITARY PORT - DAY

The plane has docked, and the media is swarming with cameras and repoters all over the place as the four of them get out of the plane.

They swarm them as military personel push them aside and escort the survivors down the pier.

Jack hugs his mom and dad now, and Matt hugs his parents as well.

Emma hugs her parents.

Matt walks over to Ashley and hugs her.

Suddenly a man walks up. He is Shane, Ashley's husband.

SHANE
Ashley?

ASHLEY
Shane. I'm...I'm back.

He nods. Then he turn to Matt.

SHANE
Who's this kid?

ASHLEY
This is Matt Campbell. He's one of the people who were
stuck on the island with me.

SHANE
Why is he hugging you like that?

ASHLEY
Shane...I didn't want it to be this way but...look,
we both know we were going to leave each other--

SHANE
You're leaving me for this kid?

ASHLEY
Just relax Shane.

SHANE
No! I won't have this! We're going!

He grabs her by the arm and yanks her forward.

ASHLEY
Shane you're hurting my arm!

MAtt suddenly grabs Shane by the shirt and pulls him away from her. He punches Shane square in the jaw, sending him thrashing to the ground.

MATT
You will not touch her like that.

Shane is in serious pain, holding his jaw.

Jack holds Emma's hand, and walks over to her parents.

EMMA
Mom, Dad...this is Jack Kendrick. He was basically the leader of our group, and he actually was the one who pulled me onto the life raft. Without Jack, I'd have drowned.

Emma's parents hug Jack.

Jack's parents walk up behind him and Jack introduces his parents to Emma and to Emma's parents as closing music begins to play...

Matt and Jack clasp hands.

Ashley gives Jack a hug.

Matt gives Emma a hug.

Matt and Ashley hop into a convertable and drive off into the sun as the credits roll.

--THE END