Scene List (Get It All Back)
From The Tower of Babel
| Scene | Hero Stage | Date | Description of Scene | Conflict | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act I, Explication | |||||
| 1.1 | Call to Action | June 07 | Cash is contacted by Greer and remembers their relationship while exploring her new life online | Cash's desire to move on v. Greer's desire to revisit | 5 |
| 1.2 | Call to Action | June 08 | Sandy visits and introduces the conflicts with Rae and Joey | Sandy's need for a healthy relationship v. Cash's fear of commitment | 6 |
| 1.3 | Call to Action | June 08 | Greer tells Cash what she wants him to do ==> Backstory | Past v. Present | 8 |
| 1.4 | Refusal OR Threshold? | June 09 | Greer sends Cash her letter | ? | 19 |
| 1.5 | Crossing the First Threshold | June 09 | Joey attacks and is chased off by Cash | Joey v. Cash | 4 |
| 2.1 | Meeting with the Mentor | June 09 | Hélène and other deputy take Cash's statement and ask questions about his work | Cash v. Corbin + Cash v. Hélène + Hélène v. Corbin | 15 |
| 2.2 | Meeting with the Mentor | June 10 | Cash goes to JR Feed and Seed to buy a new door and talks to Randy about security cameras | Randy's pseudo-libertarianism v. Cash's classical libertarianism | 6 |
| 2.3 | Refusal of the Call | June 10 | (First scene with Rae... + Final decision to take Greer's offer...) | Rae's desire for a relationhip v. Cash's fear of commitment | 8 |
| Act II, Rising Action | |||||
| 3.1 | Threshold OR Belly? | June 11 | Cash goes to Sadie to look for information about Gerry | Remembering v. Forgetting / Cash v. Cops | 13 |
| 3.2 | Belly of the Whale | June 11 | Rae returns to talk to Cash | Remembering v. Forgetting Cash v. Rae |
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| 3.3 | Road of Trials | June 12 | Cash following up leads in Sadie | Public v. Private | 4 |
| 3.4 | Road of Trials | June 13 | Cash meets with Charly while Randy installs the cameras | Public v. Private Cash v. Charly |
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| 4.1 | Road of Trials | June 14 | Cash takes Sunday off but chats with Greer about Gerry's early life | Commitment v. Happiness / Consistency v. Chaos | ? |
| 4.2 | Road of Trials | June 15 | Cash talks with Hélène | Consistency v. Chaos | ? |
| 4.3 | Road of Trials | June 15, morning | Greer and Charly's wife give Cash some leads | Loyalty v. Safety | ? |
| 4.4 | Road of Trials | June 15, afternoon | Cash meets Hal when both are refused access to hospital records. Cash discusses interest in fires. Hal suggests Cash hack into the hospital system]]. | Public v. Private |
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| 4.5 | Road of Trials | June 15, evening | After failing to hack the system, Cash steals data about Gerry from the hopsital computer while Joey breaks into his house | Cash v. Joey Cash v. Self (computers) |
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| 4.6 | Road of Trials | June 16, morning | After returning home, Cash reviews the footage of Joey breaking into his house | Cash v. Joey | ? |
| Act III, Climax | |||||
| 5.1 | Road of Trials | June 16 | Cash is questioned by the police about Joey's death and confronted by Rae | Cash v. police / Cash v. Rae | ? |
| 5.2 | Meeting with the Goddess | June 17, morning | Cash makes connections through social media | Sharing v. Privacy? Visibility v. Vulnerability? | ? |
| 5.3 | Meeting with the Goddess | June 17, morning | Cash tells Sandy to be careful | ? | ? |
| 5.4 | Goddess OR Temptress? | June 17, afternoon | Hélèle warns Cash about the plans to frame him for Joey's death and spends the night | ? | ? |
| 6.1 | Road of Trials | June 18 | Cash tracks down Wilson at home and gets some information out of him before Wilson returns the favor; Cash leaves his phone in Wilson's car after getting a call from Rae | ? | ? |
| 6.2 | Goddess OR Temptress? | June 18 | Cash finds Sandy and Hélène on his porch | ? | ? |
| 6.3 | Road of Trials | June 18 | Rae learns about Hélène and Cash tracks Wilson's movements | ? | ? |
| 7.1 | Road of Trials | June 19 | Cash follows Wilson's movements and is caught by Gerry | ? | ? |
| 7.2 | Atonement with the Father? | June 19 | Gerry offers his side of the story | ? | ? |
| 7.3 | Apotheosis? | June 19 | Sandy calls Hélène who arrives in time to rescue Cash | ? | ? |
| Act IV, Falling Action | |||||
| 8.1 | Ultimate Boon | June 20 - July 03 | While Hélène and Cash quarantine, they solve the mystery of the fires and place traps for Hal | ? | ? |
| 8.2 | Ultimate Boon | June 20 - July 03 | While Hélène and Cash quarantine, they solve the mystery of the fires and place traps for Hal | ? | ? |
| 8.3 | Refusal of Return | June 20 - July 03 | While Hélène and Cash quarantine, they solve the mystery of the fires and place traps for Hal | ? | ? |
| 9.1 | Rescue from Without | July 04 | During a yard visit, Hélène figures out that Randy scared off Joey | The known-truth v. the unknown-truth | ? |
| 9.2 | Magic Flight? | July 04 | Cash learns that his New Orleans office has been firebombed and warns Charly's wife about Hal | ? | ? |
| 9.3 | Crossing of the Return Threshold | July 04 | Cash overhears Rae and Hélène discussing _____ | ? | ? |
| Act V, Denouement | |||||
| 10.1 | Master of Two Worlds | July 05 | Cash and Greer meet over video to discuss the narrative he has created | ? | ? |
| 10.2 | Master of Two Worlds | July 05 | When Hélène prepares to leave their quarantine, Cash asks her to move in | ? | ? |
| 10.3 | Freedom to Live | July 05 | Sitting on his porch, Cash watches Sandy and her friends and ponders what they will remember of the pandemic | ? | ? |
