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EXT. BEACHOUSE -- DAY -- SUMMER 10A1 EXT. 5TH AVENUE -- NEW YORK CITY -- DAY -- SUMMER A1
Glistening city buildings reflect onto the WINDOW of an upscale clothing boutique. In the window -- a MANNEQUIN is wearing -- the best of everything. A PRETTY TWENTY-SOMETHING girl looks in at the display: dreaming of the day.
CARRIE (V.O.) Year after year, twenty-something women come to New York City in search of the two "L's": labels and love.
1 EXT. 5TH AVENUE/TIFFANY -- DAY -- SUMMER 1
Four TWENTY-SOMETHING WOMEN walk away from us -- arms linked LAUGHING -- They make their way down the busy street -- shopping bags and designer purses swinging.
The young women reveal:
CARRIE BRADSHAW (41) and fabulous -- walking towards us. She watches them as they pass, a SMILE grows on her face.
CARRIE (V.O.) Twenty years ago... I was one of them.
She walks along, her shopping bag -- swinging.
2 INT. CARRIE'S APARTMENT/CLOSET -- NIGHT -- SUMMER 2
Carrie on step ladder, barefoot. Her finger moves along a series of DESIGNER shoe boxes...
CARRIE (V.O.) Having gotten the knack for labels early... I concentrated on my search for love.
EXT. CLUB -- NIGHT -- FALL 3
Summer night. Couples everywhere. Carrie walks along. A.
CARRIE (V.O.) Turns out, a "knock-off" is not as easy to spot when comes to love...
She passes a twenty-something girl and guy huddled very close together. Suddenly, the girl SLAPS HIM across the face.
CARRIE (V.O.) (CONT'D) Until it is.
CARRIE reacts, and trots along. 2.
EXT. STREET -- DAY -- SPRING 4
CARRIE and preppy perfect CHARLOTTE walk along, talking.
CARRIE (V.O.) That is why you need help to spot them...
JUMP CUT TO: Carrie, Charlotte and MIRANDA walk along talking.
CARRIE (CONT'D) ... Lots of help.
JUMP CUT TO: Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and SAMANTHA walk along; LAUGHING -- their shopping bags and designer purses swinging.
5 EXT. CARRIE'S APARTMENT -- NIGHT -- WINTER 5
The front of Carrie's building. She is typing in her window.
5A INT. CARRIE'S BULIDING -- CONTINUOUS 5A
Carrie at her desk - typing. CLOSE ON the computer screen -- Written on it: "Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha..."
CARRIE (V.O.) Year after year, my single girlfriends were my salvation. And, as it turns out...
6 INT. CARRIE'S APARTMENT -- DAY -- SPRING 6
CLOSE ON: A colorful CHICK LIT book cover: "A Single Life" by Carrie Bradshaw.
CARRIE (V.O.) ... My meal ticket.
CARRIE -- standing on her bed placing it next to her TWO other books: "Sex and The City" and "Menhattan"
A framed photo of four girls (circa 1999) is also on the shelf.
She picks it up -- Touches it sweetly.
CARRIE (V.O.) (CONT'D) We still are those four single girls... 3.
EXT. UPPER FIFTH -- DAY -- SUMMER 7
CARRIE in a sexy, summer dress, spots someone -- waves --
CARRIE (V.O.) Even though, technically... we're not.
She hurries across the street to meet that SOMEONE...
8 INT. MIRANDA'S BROOKLYN HOUSE/BACKYARD -- DAY -- SUMMER 8
MIRANDA (41) and BRADY (5) are filling an inflatable pool with water from a hose. As STEVE approaches with Popsicles, they squirt him with the hose. He grabs them; laughing.
CARRIE (V.O) One of us is married...
EXT. CENTRAL PARK CAROUSEL -- DAY -- SUMMER 9
Charlotte (40) and HARRY and their beautiful Asian daughter LILY (3) go around. Lily giggles, they kvell.
CARRIE (V.O) One of us... married, divorced and re-married...
EXT. BEACHOUSE -- DAY -- SUMMER 10
The deck of fabulous Malibu beachouse. Samantha (49) sits near the pool wearing a white bikini and huge white sunglasses making deals on the phone as SMITH lays nearby in a bathing suit -- reading a script.
CARRIE (V.O) One of us... relocated.
Date: 2015-12-11; view: 954
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