MARK December 24th, Nine PM Eastern Standard Time From here on in I shoot without a script See if anything comes of it Instead of my old shit First shot — Roger Tuning the Fender guitar He hasn’t played in a year ROGER This won’t tune MARK So we hear He’s just coming back From…
KIM now Tam, my brave boy our long wait has ended smile Tam for you have a father at last he has come to take you home all I dreamed for you he’ll do you’re still mine but I can’t go along don’t be sad though I’m far away I’ll be watching you this is…
(In KIM’S room she has dressed TAM in his best clothes. She lights candles at her family’s shrine, then picks up the photo of her parents.) KIM from this picture I keep you, my parents, look out and your smiles show no scorn I am happy today for I know what to do and my…
My father was a tattoo artist in Haiphong but his designs on mother didn’t last too long my mother sold her body, high on Betel nuts my job was bringing red-faced monsieurs to our huts selling your mom is a wrench perfume can cover a stench that’s what I learned from the French then it…
Engineer: Come on, come on, your recitation Describe your reconciliation I hope before his stimulation He bought our little group vacation Kim: In all his dreams he saw our baby And he’s teaching him to fly Paper dragons in the sky Engineer: Yes, papers, what’s the situation? We’ll need our cards for immigration No tricks,…
CHRIS we could not find her anywhere honey, what’s wrong? ELLEN Kim was here the one who had to tell her was me JOHN oh, my God, it’s my fault CHRIS I knew we were gone too long! ELLEN no, I think it’s exactly what I had to see you said you lived with her,…
ELLEN I don’t want this don’t want to fight her what did I do I didn’t come here to meet a girl who loves my husband Chris has a son he has to see him but if he does she’ll be there with him I came here to help, but what do I do? now,…
Kim: Good evening ma’am Ellen:Don’t turn the bed yet Kim:I’m not the maid Ellen: What do you want then? Kim: They must written the room number wrong I am looking for someone named Christopher Scott. 317. Oh I’m sorry…unless well, you must be,of course your Jon’s wife, are you not? Ellen: Oh god I see,it…
KIM overwhelmed at the prospect of finally being reunited with CHRIS, recalls the horrifying moments when they were separated during The Fall of Saigon.)AN OFFICER sorry, sergeant, we must accelerate state department says we evacuate the word is, we must be out by dawn ANOTHER OFFICER sorry, sergeant, it’s straight from Washington no one leaves…
THUY did you think I’d gone away this is the face you saw that day staring at you with open eyes you’re safe in the daylight but in the dark I rise I’m the crime that you hid for you want yo forget that you killed, but you did! you will never be free not…