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Tara's eyes shift. Something triggers in her brain. She looks at Jeremy with a sudden flare of contempt.

  TARA

  You're mocking me!

  JEREMY

  Come on Tara, I was just having a little

  fun. Without you guys, there would be a

  billion less trees in the world.

  TARA

  Don't patronize me. Do you realize that

  carbon dioxide now constitutes nearly two

  percent of our present atmosphere? It's

  supposed to be less than one.

  JEREMY

  Listen Tara, the INRC's great, we all

  know that, but everyone in the world is

  sick of hearing about them. I realize

  you're a first year member and all, but

  give it a rest, already.

  Tara looks over at Alec who is still scowling at her.

  TARA

  You're right, Jeremy. Thank you for being

  so honest.

  Tara leans in and kisses Jeremy.

  Jeremy glances over at Alec.

  Alec glances back, obviously impressed.

  FADE OUT.

  FADE IN to darkened living room. The party's over.

  Alec is standing in his open bathrobe.

  Kristin is cleaning up.

  She notices a cigarette burn on the leaf of a potted spider plant. She grimaces at the burn before tearing the leaf from the plant.

  She shuffles over to Alec. Kisses him softly on the lips. Runs her finger down his chest.

  She slips the leaf inside the front of his briefs, then stumbles into the bedroom.

  ALEC

  I'll be there in a minute. I need to

  check my email real quick.

  KRISTIN

  Okay. But if I'm asleep when you get in

  bed, tough luck.

  ALEC

  Understood.

  EXT. BACK PORCH - ALEC'S HOUSE - NIGHT

  Alec sits down at the computer.

  A distant light catches the corner of his eye. It is far out in the cornfield.

  The light descends into the field and disappears from sight.

  Alec pulls on a pair of shoes and heads toward it.

  EXT. CORNFIELD - NIGHT

  Alec arrives at Piren's scoutship.

  Something RUSTLES nearby.

  A open cocoon is visible on the ship's hull.

  A small doorway suddenly opens.

  Alec peers inside before stepping through.

  INT. SCOUTSHIP - NIGHT

  The outer door suddenly closes behind Alec.

  An interior door whisks open.

  Piren is sitting behind a small table. He waves Alec in.

  Alec enters bravely.

  A virtual screen hovers behind Piren. An image of Alec's book is displayed on it.

  ALEC

  Hello.

  Piren forces a smile.

  He directs his eyes toward Alec's end of the table.

  Alec looks down.

  A Neutrino Drive engine is sitting there. A small data crystal accompanies it.

  ALEC (CONT’D)

  What is it?

  Piren points to the screen behind him. He struggles to speak.

  PIREN

  Is that you?

  ALEC

  Yes.

  PIREN

  I am Piren. That is a gift for your

  future.

  ALEC

  I don't understand.

  PIREN

  I will show you.

  The screen fades to darkness.

  The inner door closes behind Alec.

  The ship lurches.

  Alec crouches to maintain his balance.

  The screen now displays a receding Earth.

  The Earth disappears into a sea of stars.

  The sun moves blazingly into view, then recedes.

  It quickly takes its place as a dim background star.

  Familiar constellations creep inward.

  Orion contorts itself in a slight, awkward rotation.

  All at once, the stars grind to a halt.

  The stars then begin a reverse migration.

  Orion slips back into precise definition.

  The distant sun grows brighter, then moves off to the side.

  Earth approaches until it fills the screen.

  Alec tightens. Holds his breath.

  Another lurch. The air comes bellowing out of his lungs.

  Both the inner and outer doors open.

  Piren points to the Neutrino Drive.

  He motions for Alec to leave the ship.

  Alec picks up the drive, pockets the crystal, and then steps from the ship.

  EXT. CORNFIELD - NIGHT

  The corn is fully matured.

  A blast of air hits Alec from above.

  He looks up just in time to see the scoutship disappear into the sky.

  He begins jogging toward the house.

  EXT. BACKYARD - ALEC'S HOUSE - NIGHT

  Alec enters the yard.

  He looks around suspiciously, and then steps carefully onto the back porch.

  He spots Kristin through a window. She is peeking through the curtains at him. She looks older, sadder.

  She slowly opens the back door.

  KRISTIN

  Alec?

  ALEC

  I thought you were in bed?

  She looks carefully at his face, his bathrobe.

  KRISTIN

  You're alive.

  ALEC

  Of course I'm alive. Are you all right?

  KRISTIN

  That's what you were wearing the night

  you disappeared.

  ALEC

  I've been gone a half hour.

  KRISTIN

  You're scaring me, Alec.

  Alec looks around the yard more closely.

  He studies the house, then her face.

  ALEC

  What happened to you? Why is everything

  so different?

  KRISTIN

  Why are you acting like nothing's wrong?

  Where have you been all this time?

  ALEC

  I was out in the field.

  KRISTIN

  You disappear for three and a half years,

  then show up in the middle of the night

  to tell me you've been out in the field?

  ALEC

  Three and a half years? What's the date?

  KRISTIN

  It's September 12.

  ALEC

  September 12? What year is it?

  KRISTIN

  Come on Alec, It's 2021.

  ALEC

  What happened on April 14, 2018?

  KRISTIN

  That was the night you disappeared. This

  isn't funny. Everyone thinks you're dead.

  ALEC

  Why would anyone think that?

  KRISTIN

  Be honest with me. Is there someone else?

  ALEC

  Someone else? No! In fact, you won't

  believe what just happened to me.

  KRISTIN

  Don't change the subject. How could you

  leave me without even saying goodbye? I

  thought we were happy.

  ALEC

  Kristin, love of my life, I'm right here.

  You know I would never leave you. You had

  a bad dream or something. I'm freezing.

  Can I come inside please?

  KRISTIN

  (after a pause)

  Yes, of course.

  INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

  They enter the living room and sit down on the couch.

  ALEC

  Check this out.

  He offers her the Neutrino Drive.

  She receives it cautiously. She looks it over, unimpressed, then sets it on the coffee table.

  KRISTIN

  What's this?

  ALEC

  I have no idea.

  Kristin lowers her he
ad, and then stands up.

  KRISTIN

  Please Alec, don't do this to me.

  ALEC

  Just hear me out.

  Kristin sits back down.

  ALEC (CONT’D)

  After the party, I saw something out in

  the field so I went to go check it out.

  The next thing you know, I'm standing

  face to face with an alien aboard his

  spaceship.

  KRISTIN

  Alien, as in extraterrestrial?

  ALEC

  Yes. He took me into space for what

  seemed like less than five minutes. After

  that, he gave me this box and said it was

  a gift for the future. I came back to the

  house and that's when I saw you looking

  at me through the window.

  KRISTIN

  I must admit, that's quite a story, even

  for you. You honestly believe that you've

  only been gone a half hour?

  ALEC

  I'm telling you this just happened. I

  must have experienced time dilation. It's

  the only explanation. Look at me. Do I

  look three and a half years older to you?

  KRISTIN

  No, actually. In fact it was the first

  thing I noticed when I saw you.

  ALEC

  I'm just as baffled as you, baby.

  Whatever this thing is, it must be pretty

  important.

  Kristin picks up the Neutrino Drive. Examines it more closely.

  She looks at Alec through the hole in its center.

  KRISTIN

  It's nothing but a block of metal with a

  hole in it.

  ALEC

  He also gave me a data crystal. It'll

  probably explain what it is.

  Kristin starts to cry.

  ALEC (CONT’D)

  The last few years must have been hell

  for you. I'm so sorry you had to go

  through that.

  KRISTIN

  I had to file a missing persons report.

  And then OLD MAN HUTCHINS' cattle started

  disappearing. No one knew what to think.

  They searched for your body for weeks.

  ALEC

  I've got to put this away.

  Alec grabs the Neutrino Drive and moves into the bedroom.

  INT. BEDROOM - ALEC'S HOUSE - NIGHT

  Alec puts the Neutrino Drive in the closet.

  Kristin is standing in the doorway.