Timmy

A Screenplay

by Melanie R. Bird

Timmy Milano has Downs Syndrome. He is the second son and the third child of an Italian family in Northern New Jersey. His father owns a fish market. His mom is a wife to her husband and a mother to her children. His older brother, Johnny is a music professor at Julliard. He and his older sister Carolyn help their father Johnny Senior at the fish market after school along with Johnny's partner Danny and son Andy (who are African American). Timmy's youngest sister, Jen helps out some too.

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Timmy's mom and dad have a tender concern for him. He will always have a job at the fish market. His sister Carolyn watches out for him at work. He takes his job seriously and greets all customers.

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Carolyn and Andy have grown up together. As they work through their teen years the two show signs of romantic feelings on the job. All though initially surprised, Danny and Johnny Senior have nothing against the couple becoming attached.

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Enter Christy, a young and vivacious friend from school. She is something of a flirt and does so with Andy. Andy goes out with Christy and has a really good time, Then comes back to work and is romantic with Carolyn too. It isn't long before Christy shows up at the fish market and Carolyn realizes that Andy has two girl friends. Danny is not happy with Andy.

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A crushed Carolyn, later finds her dad and asks if she can continue to work at the market on alternate days from Andy. Dad agrees and time goes by. Carolyn and Andy go off to separate colleges. They return and accidentally run into each other at the market. Tired of being second string in Christy's social circle, Andy has long since stopped seeing the girl. Carolyn is rather non committal in her reaction to Andy .... Andy thinks he wants her back. Timmy is the awkward and seemingly "out of it" presence to the drama around him.

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Meanwhile Johnny Jr. is interested in a young African American co-worker named Halle. Larry is also interested in Halle. Halle likes Johnny a lot but when it comes down to making a choice she goes for Larry. Johnny doesn't feel so good, and is frustrated over being single.

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Now back to Andy. He begins to pursue Carolyn. At first Carolyn is stand offish but eventually agrees to go out with Andy. After a few dates, they are a couple again, but it is not long before they run into Christy while they are out and about. Andy is still obviously attracted to Christy. This causes a major snag in his relationship to Carolyn. She shuts Andy out. Andy is left kicking himself that he has blown his second chance with Carolyn .... the woman that he actually wants. He has a conversation with his dad. Danny tells him that he understands what it's like to be distracted by a skirt. And that it's a problem that may never go away. But that he commits every day to loving just one woman ... and that woman has forgiven him ... and maybe he forgave her once or twice too. Andy is reflective and tells his dad that he really would like to get serious about Carolyn .... Timmy stands by blinking and nodding.