[The long lost two-hour season finale.]

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Firefly – “Little Things”

Episode #: 1AGE99

Written by: William Gillis

Directed by:

Writer’s Draft: June 5, 2004

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TEASER

INT. CHENG HO STATION

Big ol' alliance/corporate station filled with all the worker-class and upper ranks you could imagine. Some soldiers, some officers, some people with jobs that don't get them all greasy, and then the other half. Station's been around awhile, but the people running it intend it to stay around. Been many things in its days, but never been without some semblance of law. Construction workers, contractors and all other sorts of blue-collar folk mill. People who work for the alliance but probably don't think the best of it. There is commercial presence, but this is not a market.

A BAR, looking rather hastily built and unplanned for, draws shadows under a promenade. CAMERA finds a man sitting uncomfortably, it's MAL REYNOLDS.

MAL

(to passing tender)

[Fill me fat]

A man sits down two seats down from MAL and orders some wussy drink in Chinese.

MAL

(without turning)

You Di?

DI

(guardedly, this is obviously his first)

That is my name.

MAL sighs and thumps a LUNCH BOX onto his lap, turning toward Di.

MAL

I think I've found your lunch.

DI scoots over, takes the LUNCH BOX, turning aside and opens it at an angle. Inspects the out of sight contents. Looks a lot more in his element. There's a slight commotion O.S., JAYNE's voice rises. Mal looks over. Sounds of furniture being mistreated. MAL looks back.

MAL

All your bacon still there?

DI

(looks up, noticeable change in posture, gets out payment)

Thank you captain - sir - Mr. ...

MAL

(After a beat, warming a little to DI's obvious unprofessionalness)

Reynolds.

Crashes, O.S.. A broken bit of furniture flies past them and into mirror across bar. MAL and DI look over and then back.

CUT TO

INT. CHENG HO STATION - FAIRWAY

Busy, lots of people moving. MAL and JAYNE move onto cam