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MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Written & Directed by Kenneth Lonergan EXT. MANCHESTER HARBOR -- SEA. DAY. A small commercial fishing boat heads out of Manchester, Massachusetts, toward the open sea. JOE CHANDLER, late 30s, is in the wheelhouse. In the stern are LEE CHANDLER, Joe’s younger brother by five years, and Joe’s son PATRICK, about 9 years old. Lee and Patrick are kidding around in a friendly way while Joe steers. SEVEN YEARS LATER -- THE PRESENT EXT. BOSTON -- QUINCY -- APARTMENT HOUSE. DAY. It’s a cold winter day on a narrow street. In front of a small apartment building, LEE sweeps away the old snow on the pavement, then sprinkles salt in front of the building. He is 40 now, wearing janitor’s coveralls under his weatherbeaten winter jacket. INT. BATHROOM. DAY. Lee works on a leaky toilet while MR MARTINEZ, 50s, a big man in an undershirt and glasses, stands by watching. MR MARTINEZ I don’t know why the hell it keeps dripping. All night long, drip, drip. I’ve had the fucking thing repaired ten times. LEE You need a new stopper. MR MARTINEZ Oh is that it? LEE See how it’s rotted around the edges? It doesn’t make a seal, so the water drips into the bowl. I can bring you a new one tomorrow, or you might want to consider replacing the whole apparatus. MARTINEZ What do you recommend? Lee starts putting away his tools and cleaning up. 2. LEE Well, I could replace the stopper first, and if that doesn’t work, then I would come back and replace the whole apparatus. MARTINEZ But you don’t have a professional recommendation? LEE It’s really up to you. MARTINEZ Well, tomorrow I got my sister-in-law coming over with my nephews ...and I gotta take my car in... Lee waits while Mr Martinez works out his schedule. INT. BASEMENT. DAY. He organizes the trash cans and recycling in the basement. INT. APARTMENT BUILDING HALLWAY. DAY. He vacuums the hall with an industrial vacuum cleaner on a fifty foot yellow extension cord. EXT. QUINCY -- ANOTHER BUILDING. DAY. A different apartment b