INT. HUNTER'S GUEST ROOM - DAY
Framed print of Georgia O'Keeffe's The Beyond above headboard of queen bed aimed at wall-mounted TV. Tom's suitcase on bed. Lamp on both nightstands. Dresser near closet, Tom's hat on rack near open door to hallway. Open door to guest room bathroom. Wall to wall carpet and Tom sitting in the chair at the desk with window view to back yard. Lamp, pen and pencil near guest book, and etch-a-sketch on the desk. Tom stares out the window at the far-off stationary COYOTE seeming to look back at him as Tom taps phone on desk before finally speaking into it.
TOM: Ruth.
EXT. ROADSIDE PEACH STAND - DAY
Describe.
Texas plates on Mazda Miata convertible, newish Ford F-150 pickup, early-90s Volvo wagon.
RUTH, 70-something - tennis shoes, knee-length shorts, untucked button-up short-sleeve shirt and sunhat - walks a bag of peaches to the Volvo, while the phone in a back pocket RINGTONES the Willie Nelson instrumental, Bandera. She sets down the bag, gets phone.
RUTH: Hey there.
Same Fredericksburg peach stand as last year. Where are you?
(Her face expresses perplexed surprise as she listens.)
I'm here. Tom, did you know you were going to do this when you left?
So what's the plan?
Alright. Well, take a picture, okay?
I wish I could've seen her face. Have you told Gil?
That'll be good.
K, love you too.
(She pockets phone, opens back of Volvo, puts in peaches, closes door, goes to driver's door as she gets keys from pocket.)
INT. VOLVO
She gets in behind wheel, gets purse from under front seat, sets it in seat, opens purse, pulls out Foglost, opens to About the Author page, stares at Hunter's photo, finally closes book, shaking her head, sets it next to purse, starts engine, drives out of frame.