SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK

byCharlie Kaufman

INT. CADEN AND ADELE'S BEDROOM - FALL 2005 - MORNINGA1A1Darkness. The sound of a radio and pots and pans clangingfades in. Caden, 40, opens his eyes in bed, and groggilylooks at himself in the bureau mirror. The bedside clockreads 7:45.INT. CADEN AND ADELE'S KITCHEN - FALL 2005 - SAME11Adele, 40, in t-shirt and sweats, mixes a bowl of instantoatmeal, puts it in the microwave.RADIO VOICE... a Labor Day luncheon today --OLIVE (O.S.)Mommy! Done!RADIO VOICE-- at Stuckey Hall --ADELEOkay!RADIO VOICE-- in downtown Schenectady --Adele leaves the kitchen. Caden, also 40, enters as she'sleaving. He's dressed in a ratty terrycloth robe.CADENMorning.ADELEMorning. Tried not to wakeyou.CADENThanks. You didn't. I was just --As Caden's voice goes under, we follow Adele into --INT. CADEN AND ADELE'S BATHROOM - FALL 2005 - CONTINUOUS22Olive, 4, sits on the toilet. Adele enters, rips some toiletpaper off the roll and proceeds to wipe Olive. The phonerings in the kitchen.ADELECaden, could you get that?CADEN (O.S.)It's Maria. I don't want to.ADELEUgh. Caden!(looks at bright greensmear on toilet paper)That's weird.The phone stops ringing.OLIVEIs something wrong with my poop?

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ADELENo, honey. It's just green.Maybe you ate somethinggreen.MARIA'S VOICEHi, it's me. Where are you?I'll try you on your cell.OLIVE (CONT'D)I didn't! What's wrong with me?!A cellphone rings in the other room.ADELEHoney, I have to get this. You'regoing to be fine.OLIVEBut, Mommy --Adele runs into --INT. CADEN AND ADELE'S KITCHEN - FALL 2005 - CONTINUOUS33She rifles through her purse, grabs her cellphone, answers.ADELEHey.(laughing)Oh, wiping Olive's ass. You?Caden is pouring himself a cup of coffee. He sips it andstares out the window. It's raining.ADELE (CONT'D)You're kidding! Holy fuck!Caden exits with his coffee, annoyed about the phone call.CADENI don't feel well.INT. CADEN AND ADELE'S BATHROOM - FALL 2005 - CONTINUOUS44Caden passes the bathroom. Olive is staring into the toiletbowl. Adele can be heard chatting in the background.OLIVEDaddy, my poop is green.Caden enters the bathroom, looks into the bowl at the greenfeces and smeared toilet paper. He seems freaked out.OLIVE (CONT'D)Am I going to be okay?

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