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THE BELL RINGER FADE IN: EXT. COLLEGE DORMITORY – EVENING – LATE NOVEMBER A car pulls up in front of a college dormitory in a small New England town. INT. CAR (STOPPED, ENGINE RUNNING) The driver, DALE, a college freshman, leans over and peers out the window of the passenger seat. Finally he sees his pal, JEFF STRYKER, hurrying out of the dorm, suitcases in hand. Also a college freshman, JEFF is intelligent, but somewhat quirky, geeky, self-conscious, awkward. He wears a pair of thick glasses. Dale pops the trunk of his car. Jeff throws in his suitcases, shuts the trunk back up. Jeff climbs in the car. JEFF (breathing heavily) Thanks for taking me, man. DALE No problem. Got your plane ticket? Jeff holds up his ticket. JEFF Right here. The car starts rolling. Jeff leans back in his seat, shuts his eyes. JEFF I am sooo ready for Christmas break! DALE Tell me about it! JEFF (shakes his head) Half the campus is already on the road and I’m stuck here taking a three o clock final! DALE So how did you do? JEFF Man, I don’t know. Ok, I guess. DALE Well, don’t worry about it. Relax. You’re goin’ home to California for six weeks. How cool is THAT! Jeff looks down at the airplane ticket in his hand. JEFFYeah. I’ll be landing at San Francisco at 7 AM tomorrow. DALE Don’t your folks live in Carmel? JEFF Yeah but first I land at SFO, then I take the shuttle down. It’s cheaper. EXT. CAR (MOVING) The car rolls towards the airport as a gentle snow falls. INT. AIRPLANE – MORNING Shot of Jeff asleep in his seat. He is startled awake by the voice of the Captain. VOICE OF CAPTAIN This is your Captain speaking. We are now making our initial descent into San Francisco.. A groggy-looking Jeff turns and looks out the window. VOICE OF CAPTAIN We have partly cloudy skies over SFO. The temperature is a balmy 52 degrees, and it should be a pleasant day here for you in the City By The Bay. It’s about 6:54 Pacific Standard Time. We should be arriving at the gate in about fifteen minutes. Jef