A SHATTERING REVELATION

		                Written By 

		      	    Stanley Heisler

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A SHATTERING REVELATION

FADE IN

EXT. CITY - DAY

Streaks of sunlight catch the pristine walls of the neat and tidy buildings.

The city is alive.  People walk hurriedly in all directions.

DAVID, emerges from a subway station.  He is in his early twenties.  He is tall and slim, his handsome features accentuated by his deep brown eyes.  He carries a trumpet case and a briefcase.

BLACK

Music from a variety of musical instruments are heard.

FADE IN

INT. NEW YORK COLLEGE OF MUSIC - DAY

Students pour in and out of classrooms.

David registers at a desk.  He is handed a schedule of classes.  He studies the schedule and smiles.

LATER

INT. SCHOOL CONCERT HALL - DAY

Students set up chairs and music stands for the school's orchestra.

David speaks to CAESAR, a young violinist.

					CAESAR
		How do you like it so far.

					DAVID
			(smiling)
		So far so good.

					CAESAR
		There may be a few surprises here.

David stares at Caesar surreptitiously.  A bell rings.

The orchestra members take their seats.

Caesar, holding his violin and David with his trumpet are 
seated in the orchestra.

Several singers are seated in front of the orchestra.

OTTO LINGHOFF, the conductor, approaches the podium.  He 
is a tall bearded man with long hair and has a thick German accent.  
He taps on his baton.

The orchestra is attentive.

					LINGHOFF
		Ladies and Gentlemen, we shall start at
		Letter A of the last movement.

The orchestra ready their instruments.  Linghoff raises his baton and gives a downbeat.

The orchestra plays a choral suite.

David plays a solo.

Linghoff nods his head approvingly.

After a beat, the singers stand up and add their voices to the music.

At a respite, David looks up from his music and at the singers.  He stares blankly at DARCY, one of the singers.

Darcy is a strikingly beautiful woman with perfect features and a nubile young body.

David, mesmerized by Darcy's beauty, misses several notes.

Linghoff glares at David.

David continues to play and stare at Darcy.

After a beat, the orchestra and singers take a break.

David approaches Caesar.

					DAVID
			(pointing)
		Who's that angel?

  					CAESAR
		That's Darcy.

					DAVID
		You know her?

					CAESAR
		You're interested.  Huh?

					DAVID
		Is she from another world?

					CAESAR
		A blue-blood.

					DAVID
		I want to meet her.

					CAESAR
		Sure.

Caesar leads David to the group of singers and to where Darcy stands.

					CAESAR
		Darcy, this is David Sloan. 

Darcy smiles and shakes David's hand.

					DARCY
		Nice meeting you.

A pause, as David stands rapt in front of Darcy.  David suddenly 
comes out of his trance.

					DAVID
		Oh yes!  It's a pleasure.

Caesar  walks off.

					DARCY
		Are you a new student?

					DAVID
		Yes.  You have a beautiful voice. 

					DARCY
		Well thank you.  Where did you come from?

					DAVID
		From the US Navy.  Would you like to 
		join me for lunch?

					DARCY
		There's a little cafe around the corner.
		I'll meet you there in a half an hour.

					DAVID
		Sounds good.  See you there.

Darcy walks off.

David stares wistfully at Darcy as she leaves the hall.

EXT. OUTDOOR CAFE - DAY

The luncheon crowd move in herds among the parked cars.

Cars and buses lumber along on the street.

David sits at a table.  He looks at his watch and strains his neck looking for Darcy.   		
 
Darcy approaches.

					DARCY
		Sorry I'm late.

					DAVID
		That's okay.

David helps her into a chair and takes his seat.

Darcy runs her fingers through her long blond hair, 
which make it billow outward and fall on her shoulders.

David is bedazzled at the sight of Darcy.

					DARCY
		Shall we have a drink?

					DAVID
		Oh!  Of course.

David beckons a waitress who approaches the table.

					DARCY
		I'll have white wine,

					DAVID
		A beer please.

					WAITRESS

		What kind?

					DAVID
		Any kind.

The waitress leaves.

Darcy's eyelashes lower seductively, as she leans toward David.

					DARCY
		Where do you live?

					DAVID
		In a small studio apartment downtown.

					DARCY
		Why do you live there??

					DAVID
		Because it's what I can afford.
		
					DARCY
		I’m sorry that I asked such a stupid
		question.  It's just that I was 
		interested

					DAVID
		Where do you live?

					DARCY
		In a townhouse on Park Ave.  My parents
		are abroad now and I'll be joining them
		in Paris this summer.  I'll probably live
		and study there.

					DAVID(VO)
		I'm way over my head here.  I've never
		met anyone like this before.

The waitress approaches and serves them their drinks.

					DAVID
			(raising his glass)
		To health and happiness.

					DARCY
			(raising her glass)
		And success.

They click their glasses and drink.

					DARCY
		Any plans after graduation?

					DAVID
		I'd like to play in a major symphony 
		Orchestra and compose.  I might also 
		teach.

					DARCY
		I want it all.

					DAVID
		All?

					DARCY
		The luxuries I'm accustomed to, a 
		successful career and someone to love.

					DAVID
		I wish you luck.

FADE OUT - FADE IN

David and Darcy are finishing their lunch.  

The waitress arrives with a check.  David pays the check with cash.

					DARCY
		Do you have anymore classes today?

					DAVID
		No, how about you?

					DARCY
		Just one that I can skip.  How about a
		walk in the park?

					DAVID
		If you like?

Darcy takes David's hand and they exit the cafe.

EXT. CENTRAL PARK - DAY

The park is very green.

Couples walk hand in hand.

Bikers and roller skaters speed through the roads.

Children swing on swings.

An old man sits on a bench and feeds pigeons.

Pushcart vendors dole out refreshments

David and Darcy walk on the grass.
				 
					DARCY
		Are you a happy person?

					DAVID 
		Right now I am.

					DARCY
		And the rest of the time?

					DAVID
		I'm too busy to think about it.

					DARCY
		Time fades away before you know
		it.  I want every minute to count.

					DAVID
		My sentiments exactly.

Darcy stops and looks deeply into David's eyes.

					DARCY
		You're sweet.  

She wraps her arms around David's neck and kisses him.

They continue to walk and come to a small lake.

Parents with their children sail small boats on the lake.

David and Darcy observe the scene.

After a beat, they walk on

					DARCY
		I'd like to go out with you again.

					DAVID
		Great!  Give me your phone number.

					DARCY
		The phone company are putting in new
		lines in our house now.  I don't have 
		a phone number as yet.  Give me yours.

David takes out a pad and pen from his breast pocket.  He jots 
down a number, strips off the page and hands it to Darcy, who 
reads it and places it in a pocket of her dress.

They walk on and exit the park.

					DARCY
			(looking at her watch)
		My God!  It's late.  I have to run.  See
		you in school tomorrow?

					DAVID
		Tomorrow.

Darcy kisses David.  She hails and enters a taxi.  As the 
taxi wheels start to turn, she waves to David.

David stares wistfully at the taxi, as it drives off and 
recedes in the distance.

NEXT DAY

INT. NEW YORK COLLEGE OF MUSIC

David walks along the corridors, his face alight with an expression of rapture.

					CAESAR (VO)
		DAVID!

Caesar approaches.

					DAVID
		Hi.  I've got to tell you about my
		date with...

					CAESAR
		...Have you seen the papers this morning?

					DAVID
		No.  Why?

					CAESAR
		Come with me.

Caesar leads David to an empty room.  He opens the front page 
of The Daily News.

INSERT

A line of young women in handcuffs, stand in front of a townhouse.

The caption below reads;

POLICE RAID PARK AVE. HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION.

Standing at the center of the line is Darcy.

END INSERT

David stands rapt, his mouth and eyes wide open.

Caesar  stares at David and shakes his head.

FADE OUT

					THE END