LOST CONVERSATIONS PART II

1. WHERE JAYNE IS RELEASED FROM THE AIR LOCK IN “Ariel”

INT. SERENITY CARGO BAY

Wash walks down the stairs and approaches the air lock. He starts looking at the control panel, a puzzled expression.

JAYNE (O.S.)

Wash.

Wash looks around, scared look, wondering if he is alone.

WASH

Hello? Anyone here?

JAYNE (O.S.)

Gorramn it, Wash!

WASH

Jayne? Is that you?

Jayne KNOCKS on the small window of the air lock. Wash turns and sees him.

WASH (CONT’D)

AHHH! Jayne, what the hell you doing in the air lock?

Jayne points to the mic Mal left behind. Wash is confused and then sees the mic, walks to it, picks it up.

WASH (CONT’D)

What’s going on?

JAYNE

Just open the gorramn door!

Wash hits the open button and the doors slid open. Jayne enters with a relieved expression and Wash closes the doors behind him.

WASH

How the hell...?

JAYNE

Don’t wanna talk about it.

WASH

Yeah, but how did you...?

JAYNE

It don’t matter. And you start flapping your gums about this, even to your warrior woman, me and you is gonna have a problem. little man?

WASH

I came here because my control panel read the door was open until we almost left atmo. I almost turned around. Now if there’s something wrong with the air lock I need to get Kaylee to...

JAYNE

Ain’t nothing wrong with the air lock. Don’t need to tell Kaylee nothing. You just forget you ever saw me here and I’ll forget I can break you into bitty pieces.

With this last Jayne walks away, with Wash more mystified than ever.

WASH

He’s a pleasant fellow.

2. WHEN ZOE WAKES UP ON SHUTTLE II AND ORDERS WASH BACK TO SERENITY

INT. SHUTTLE II

Wash sits at the controls, speaking into a radio. He looks exhausted and more than a little frazzled

WASH

Mayday, mayday, mayday, this is Firefly class transport Serenity requesting emergency assistance. We have lost all power and have an injured crew member. Please respond. (beat) Please.

Nothing but static from the radio. He turns and l