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Based on the Life and Times

                  of

         James McEachin

From “Call of The Purple Heart” screenplay

3 EXT. MCEACHIN'S HOME, ENCINO, CA -- DAY -- EST. 3

An early morning mist establishing the unique place. Tranquility is alive and well here -- interrupted only by another call.


4 INT. MCEACHIN HOME - THE BEDROOM -- DAY 4

McEachin sleepily reaching for the phone.


MCEACHIN

...Hello.


INTERCUTTING

5 INT. THE PALLER HOME - THE KITCHEN

On the other end of the phone is KIMBERLY PALLER, an attractive, late 30s, early 40s black-haired, spirited North Carolina housewife. She is blessed with two boys and a girl -- TRISTAN, GAVIN, AND KAITELYN, ages 11, 13, & 10. From the kitchen window she sees them climbing aboard a just-arriving SCHOOL BUS.


KIMBERLY

(nervous; phone)

...Er... Good morning, Sir. May I speak to James McEachin?

MCEACHIN

Who's calling?

KIMBERLY

My name is Kimberly Paller, and er, I'm calling because his assistant, gave me this number.

MCEACHIN

Hold it. Hazel knows better than to give my home number out to anybody. -- Have a nice day.

He starts to put the phone down, ending the call. He hears Kimberly's voice.

KIMBERLY (O.S.)

Sir, sir, sir -- Please don't hang up...


McEachin puts the phone back to his ear, and before he can respond:


KIMBERLY

I think she did it because she thought what I have to say should come directly from me. You are Mr. McEachin? -- The actor, writer?

MCEACHIN

"Former" actor. Used to be writer. And you're calling about?

KIMBERLY

A Purple Heart... A Purple Heart that belonged to Henry Schenk --


In a flash (McEachin) is out of bed.