EXT. DEPOT PARK - LARAMIE, WY - DAY
Ruth and Wanda on a bench in the leafy park where the historic train depot meets the railyard and the trains on its tracks. OTHER PARKGOERS include TWO DOGS at play.
DAISY: How is Tom's Las Cruces layover going?
WANDA: Well. Extended another day. Horseback riding today in the Ruidoso area. He'll leave in the morning.
DAISY: Pictures?
WANDA: I asked him to take some.
DAISY: Have you ever been to Ruidoso?
WANDA: No. You?
DAISY: A long time ago. Clem had an army friend who lived with his wife and two kids in El Paso. We drove up for the horse racing one day. Pretty area. Little river through town.
WANDA: Did you decide on the biodegradable urn?
DAISY: I did. It's a little sailboat I'm going to put on Mirror Lake.
WANDA: I love it.
DAISY: You and Tom have to be there.
WANDA: We'll be there.
DAISY: I was looking at pictures of that Bear Lake trip they took.
WANDA: Those are some great ones.
DAISY: Wanda.
WANDA: Daisy.
DAISY: Tom told Clem about Hunter.
WANDA: I know. He told me the day after they took that drive.
DAISY: That's when Clem told me. He said he felt like he'd be leaving with a secret if he didn't. Told me Tom would tell me too when he was ready. I feel like I'm keeping a secret, or not being honest, by pretending I don't know why Tom is laying over in Las Cruces. Or maybe I don't know and shouldn't have said a thing.
Wanda scoots closer, puts an arm over Daisy's shoulder.
WANDA: I'm glad you did, sweetheart. I was feeling like I was being less than honest with you. Yes, that's why Tom's in Las Cruces. And yes, he was going to tell you when he comes back.
She gets phone from purse, scrolls, shows Daisy a photo (TBD) of Tom, Hunter and Chloe.
DAISY: Oh my goodness. Who's the young lady?
WANDA: That's Chloe, Hunter's seventeen-year-old daughter. She's about to start her senior year of high school in San Luis Obispo.
They look at each other, big smiles.
DAISY: Ruth must be happy to hear about this.
WANDA: Probably already prepping the family tree for a new branch.
Wanda puts phone in purse.
WANDA: Lunchtime?
Daisy nods. They get up walk to end of building, turn out of view.
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