FADE IN
On black background with white lettering: Genesis 22: Then God said to Abraham, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering.”
INT. WAITING ROOM, MATERNITY WARD, HOSPITAL NIGHT SUPERIMPOSE: 1985
ABRAHAM SHAPIRO, a young man, sits in waiting room of hospital Maternity Ward happily, but nervously awaiting news of the birth of his first child. He is surrounded by strangers who have recently received their good news. Finally, DOCTOR appears and looks for ABRAHAM. ABRAHAM sees him and they approach each other.
DOCTOR: Mr. Shapiro, I'm very sorry. There were complications...very severe complications...we did all that was humanly possible. Your wife...and child...are dead. I'm very sorry.
ABRAHAM is numb. A tear rolls down his cheek.
EXT. PARKING LOT WHITE ROCK BEVERAGES DAY SUPERIMPOSE: THIRTY YEARS LATER
On a weekday morning, a car arrives early from a busy street and enters a parking lot. It comes to a stop in a designated spot. ABRAHAM SHAPIRO, now a sixty year-old, exits the car, walks toward entrance of adjacent building and enters it.
SUPERIMPOSE: WHITE ROCK BEVERAGES INT. WHITE ROCK BEVERAGES HEADQUARTERS DAY
ABRAHAM, dressed in a business suit befitting the Assistant Controller, walks past entrance and into the headquarters of White Rock Beverages, passing colleagues on the way.
FEMALE COLLEAGUE: Good morning, ABRAHAM. How are you?
ABRAHAM: Good morning.
MALE COLLEAGUE: Good morning, ABRAHAM
ABRAHAM: Good morning.
INT. ABRAHAM'S OFFICE DAY
ABRAHAM enters his private office. There's a desk with two chairs facing it. On either wall are frames containing movie posters of Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments and Norman Jewison's Fiddler on the Roof. He sits down, opens his computer and reviews emails. His two subordinates, both much younger than ABRAHAM, soon enter his office, one carrying two cups of coffee.
JANET: Good morning, Abraham. Here's your coffee.
ABRAHAM: Thanks a lot.
PETER: Good morning, good old Abe. What's goin' on?
ABRAHAM: Not too much. Just the meeting with the tax consultant. He should be here at 10. Are we ready, guys?
JANET: Got everything he asked for and more. I reserved the conference room for two hours. Should be okay.
ABRAHAM: Alright, team, let's review everything.
INT. CONFERENCE ROOM DAY
ABRAHAM, PETER, JANET and consultant sit in conference room, with table on which are lots of documents, discussing tax issues related to White Rock Beverages.
INT. ABRAHAM'S OFFICE DAY
ABRAHAM, PETER and JANET eat sandwiches and drink White Rock beverages for lunch.
ABRAHAM: So, tell me, how do you guys think the meeting went?
JANET: He seemed pleased. Answered all his questions. I think it went well. What about you, Peter.
PETER: Yeah, great. But, now I need your advice on my girlfriend. She's mad at me and I don't know why.
JANET: Come on, you must have done something.
ABRAHAM: First, you both did well today. Second, Peter, tell her you're sorry, tell her you love her and tell her you want everything to be the way it was.
PETER: Sorry? Sorry for what?
ABRAHAM: She'll know.
JANET: Sounds like good advice to me.
ABRAHAM: And flowers wouldn't hurt either.
INT. ABRAHAM'S OFFICE DAY
Later, KEN, ABRAHAM's boss, tall and 40ish, comes by.
KEN: ABRAHAM, how about the meeting with the consultant?
ABRAHAM: I think well. My team did a good job. The consultant said he'd send us the documents we need next week.
KEN: Great. Say, ABRAHAM, you have dinner plans tonight? Betty's (his wife) planning a big thing and we'd love if you'd come. Can't remember the last time you did. What do you say? You'd make us very happy.
ABRAHAM: Sorry. I appreciate the offer, but I have other plans. Let me have a rain check. Okay?
KEN: Sure.
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