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hwp by
Todd Robinson
FADE IN:
SUPER: A TRUE STORY - MYSTIC HARBOR CONNECTICUT 1994
CREDITS OVER
Wind on the water. Soaring gulls and sand pipers glide
over the pilings and sagging bulkheads.
OLDER CHUCK (V.O.)
Though I hadnt seen or spoken to
Sheldrake in over thirty years, it
seemed impossible that his heart was
the thing that had finally failed
him...
??
INT. LATE MODEL CAR - SAME
CHUCK GIEG, 49, thin, windswept and handsome, is behind
the wheel. He pulls down a narrow cobble stone street
that leads to the wharf.
OLDER CHUCK (V.O.)
I never got close to him, nobody
did. But by the time we made Tampa,
I was sure I knew who he was, that I
understood what he saw, what
nourished his soul and tested his
faith...
??
EXT. WHARF - DAY
Chuck stares out across the harbor. In the distance, the
echoes of singing masts. Shrouds and canvas softly ping.
The small boats of Mystic tug restlessly at their
moorings.
OLDER CHUCK (V.O.)
He had taken us to worship, where,
what was for him, the holiest of
holies. And, for us too by the
end...
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EXT. DOCTORS OFFICE - LATER
Chuck stands silently on the periphery of a gathering of
people. They surround a small building, a neighborhood
clinic. A worn gray stone, long in the earth, dedicates
the structure.
IN MEMORY OF NATALIE "ALICE" SHELDRAKE M.D.,
CAPTAINS WIFE AND SHIPS SURGEON OF THE
BRIGANTINE ALBATROSS - MAY 2, 1961
Next to the stone a funeral urn. A YOUNG MINISTER gropes
for meaning.
MINISTER
I didnt know Richard Sheldrake
personally, but his many friends who
knew and worked with him, wanted to
make sure that he was returned home,
here, to be remembered with his
beloved wife...
Chuck gazes out at the sleepy harbor, the ministers voice
fading away. The afternoon wind is coming up with the
tide. He quietly heads towards the water. Drifting,
drawn, lost.
OLDER CHUCK (V.O.)
Though he had moved on with his
life, now even for the years, to
hear him eulogized by strangers,
seemed strange. He had been a
hewner of stones, a pilot by the
silent stars. Like me, alone among
many. But most of all for us, the
crew of the brigantine Albatross, he
was always and would forever be...
our Skipper.
A SHIPS BELL turns him around. Ding ding. Ding ding. A
beautiful three masted schooner steady on the water slips
into port. A picture out of another time, another place.
It takes him away...
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. FOREST - WATER TOWER - DAY
A towering monolith, surrounded by tall oaks and
sycamores. The tower is immense. A single ladder runs up
to the top.
AT THE TOP
Just above the tree tops, the view is spectacular. CHUCK
GIEG, 16, sits thin and unsteady. Chucks gaze is drawn
upward -- to the building spring cumulus clouds. Chucks
older brother WILL, 18, stout, self assured, pulls himself
to the top.
WILL
You gonna jump? Or are you just
having a last look?
CHUCK
I was just thinking that I never had
a new pair of shoes till I was
twelve.
WILL
Its no my fault I was born first.
Besides, nobody ever sent me on an
eight month vacation, so ease up on
the sad sack stuff.
CHUCK
Its not a vacation, its private
school.
WILL
I thought this was your dream come
true.
CHUCK
Thats not why hes sending me.
WILL
Why then.
CHUCK
Because it looks good.
Chuck looks out, yearning. Will considers him, troubled.
CHUCK
Im just not like you. Ya know?
Im never going to go to Yale. Im
never going to be "William".
WILL
Nobody says you have to be like me.
CHUCK
He does.
WILL
You dont give him enough credit
Chas.
Chuck takes a last look at the building clouds. The sky
rumbles. Distant thunder.
WILL
We better go.
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EXT. GIEG HOUSE - DAY
Maple street, USA, tree lined and quaint. The Gieg home
is a modest two story house with a covered porch. The
family station wagon is poised for departure. CHARLES,
45, a generally serious man broods as MIDDY, their mother,
40, soft and thoughtful, exits the house. Chuck and Will
appear from the woods.
CHARLES
(ticked)
You plan on making this plane or
not?
WILL
Dont take any wooden nickels
Kemosabe.
CHUCK
I wont.
Will shoves out a hand at Chuck.
WILL
And lighten up will ya.
Chuck hugs him anyway and walks to the passenger side.
Charles tosses him the keys, like hes doing him a big
favor.
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INT. CAR - DAY
Chuck sits in the drivers seat. Middy is in the back.
Charles slams the trunk and gets in. Before Chuck turns
the ignition...
CHARLES
Now just take it easy. Were not
going to a fire.
Chuck reacts.
OUTSIDE
Will watches as the car pulls away.
CAR - MOVING
The Giegs drive in silence. Middy reads from a brochure.
MIDDY
Honey, did you know that the
Albatross was captured by the
Germans during World War II?
CHUCK
No, I didnt.
MIDDY
It says she was originally Schooner
rigged, but Captain Sheldrake turned
her into a brigantine. I think
square rigs look so much more
romantic.
CHUCK
Me too.
CHARLES
Appearances arent everything. Keep
your mind on the road.
Chuck pulls over to the side of the road.
CHARLES
What are you doing?
Chuck hands him the keys.
CHUCK
I dont feel like driving. Okay?
Charles regards
