**Ted** How’s Mark? **Cassie** Gon...

Ted How’s Mark?

Cassie Gone.

Ted Where?

Cassie I don’t know. “West” he said.

Ted There’s a lot of west.

Cassie Yeah. We went to the doctor. He took one look at the sonogram and said, “That doesn’t look a goddamned thing like me, Cass. How do I even know it’s mine?” Right there in front of the technician he said that. And then he dropped me off. And wished me a Merry Christmas. And a Happy New Year. And he left.

**Ted **Maybe he’s coming back.

Cassie I don’t think so.

Cassie reaches into her pocket and pulls out a neatly creased sheet of paper. She offers it out to Ted. He unfolds the sonogram. .

Cassie (cont’d, with a smile she can’t suppress) It’s a girl.

Cassie’s smile melts away to tears. She turns and studiedly watches the muted television. Ted studies the sonogram. Then Cassie. A long silence. Then… .

Ted Is it–?

Cassie It’s his, Ted.

Ted Okay.

Ted turns to the television. The silence of the room is heavy as they both watch the flickering light of the television for a long, long time. .

Cassie I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have come here....

Cassie hastily rises and shambles her way towards her snowy coat. .

Cassie (cont’d) I just didn’t know where else to go.

She grabs her scarf and begins winding it around her neck. .

Ted Wait.

Cassie No, I should go.

Ted Sit. I have something for you. A present.

Ted heads into his bedroom. Cassie stays where she is. Ted can be heard rummaging in the other room. He emerges with a small box wrapped in colorful but well-worn balloon wrapping paper. He offers it out to her. .

Cassie How did you know–?

Ted It was for your birthday. Before...

Cassie looks at him a moment, then turns her attention to the box. She tears away the paper and opens the box. She looks inside, then up at Ted. .

Ted (cont’d) You can always come here.

And It Came To Pass In Those Days was developed with The CRY HAVOC Company

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