绝望主妇desperatehousewives_1-5季剧本.doc

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 1X01: PILOT OPEN ON: [EXT. WISTERIA LANE MORNING] (A school bus drives up the road. Friendly Good Morning are exchanged between neighbors. A woman pushes a baby carriage along, while a car pulls out of a driveway and drives down the road. GABRIELLE jogs past a fence on the sidewalk. Pan to: (EXT.YOUNG HOUSE - FRONT YARD) (MARY ALICE comes out of her front door and down the porch steps, carrying a basket of flowers. She kneels in front of her flowerbed, and smells a flower, smiling faintly.) NARRATOR: My name is Mary Alice Young. When you read this mornings paper, you may come across an article about the unusual day I had last week. Normally, theres never anything newsworthy about my life. That all changed last Thursday. Of course everything seemed as normal at first. I made my breakfast for my family. (Cut to: MARY ALICE, carrying a plate of waffles to the breakfast table, where PAUL and ZACH are sitting. She passes the plate to PAUL.) MARY ALICE::Here we are. Waffles. NARRATOR: I performed my chores. (Cut to: MARY ALICE, flipping a switch on the washing machine, and then lifting a basket of clothing off the machine. NARRATOR: I completed my projects. (Cut to: MARY ALICE, stirring a paintbrush in a can of paint and painting a garden chair) NARRATOR: I ran my errands (Cut to: MARY ALICE picking up the dry-cleaning, then retrieving the mail from the mailbox.) NARRATOR: In truth, I spent the day as I spend every other day - quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with perfection. (Cut to: MARY ALICE, straightening a photo frames on top of the piano. She sighs with satisfaction, a contented smile on her face.) NARRATOR: Thats why it was so astonishing when I decided to go to my hallway closet to retrieve a revolver that had never been used. (Cut to: MARY ALICE takes a box off a shelf in the closet. Looking worried and distraught, she shakily puts a revolver to her temple. We see a finger pulling the trigger, and a