Tina – Morning, Jim!

Jim – Morning, Miss Tina!

Tina – What are you guys doing?

Jim – We are cutting down dead trees to prevent fire.

Tina – Ahh …

The brunette finishes cleaning up the tree trunk and notices Jim talking to Tina. She proceeds to saw the trunk in chunks of a foot in length.

Jim – And we can use the wood for heat.

Tina – I see … Is it going to take long?

Jim – No. This is the last one. We’ll be done shortly.

Tina – OK. We are trying to film a scene in front of the stable. I was wondering where you were.

Jim – Oh … do you need me?

Tina – No, not really. The noise is kind of loud for us to start filming. I came to see what was happening.

Jim – OK. I’ll tell Bette. We’re almost done anyway.

Tina – I appreciate it. Please let her know that we will wait.

She leaves. Jim returns to Bette’s side. The brunette stops and takes off her hearing protection.

Bette – What does she want?

Jim – They are waiting to film a scene. The chainsaw is too loud.

Bette – Let them wait! This is important!

She puts her earmuffs back on and continues to saw the fallen tree.

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Local restaurant, night: The movie crew and cast are having dinner. Tina, Brian and Jen sit together.

Brian – I had an argument with Wendy today.

Tina – What happened?

Brian – She seems distracted at times. Keeps chatting with people on breaks and then misses her lines.

Jen – Not the only argument she’s had.

The producer frowns.

Jen – She had a fight with Natalie about her hair. She said some mean things. Natalie was crying afterwards.

Brian – I thought that they were friends.

Jen shrugs.

Tina – Why didn’t you tell me?

Jen – I don’t want to bother you with these silly things.

Tina sighs.

Brian – She thinks that the production revolves around her.

The blonde turns to look at Wendy. She and Natalie are sitting at different tables.

Tina – We need to keep her focused!

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Wendy’s trailer, late morning: Wendy is walking back and forth inside her trailer memorizing her lines when she sees through the window that Bette is leaving the ranch house. She stops and approaches the window watching the brunette as she crosses the patio toward the stable. The young redhead drops the script on the table and rushes out of the trailer.