Scenes

City park café terrace. Tree shade, distant chatter. Hannah arrives in a rush, spots JOSH reading a book at a table, and sits across from him. She comments on his Flannery O'Connor novel. They flirt — easy, natural chemistry. She breaks down briefly; he kneels beside her. Then JULIA steps into the frame — striking, late twenties. She's Josh's girlfriend. Josh introduces Hannah. Julia notices Hannah looks shaken. Josh and Julia leave; Hannah forces composure until they're gone, then bolts.

Bathroom mirror. This time, a stall door unlatches and a woman crosses to the next basin. IN THE MIRROR: JULIA. Red-eyed, swollen from crying, wearing a formal black dress. Hands under the tap. Hannah tries to mask her surprise. "Hey, are you okay?" Julia, wiping tears: "I'm fine." First real contact.

LOOP RESET. Bathroom mirror. Same shot as opener — Julia appears in the mirror again, red-eyed. "Hey, are you okay?" Julia: "I'm fine." Hannah: "You don't look fine." Julia: "I'm sorry, do I know you?" Hannah: "No." This time Hannah stays. Julia explains: "Awkward timing." Hannah: "That's okay. Nice dress." Julia: "Thanks. It's for a funeral."

Hannah at her original table (not Josh's). She watches across the room. Julia comes out of the bathroom, crosses to Jana at the counter, orders a latte. Her phone dies when trying to pay. Josh walks up and joins the counter. "Problem?" He offers to pay for Julia's latte. As his thumb swipes — THE HUM builds. We zoom in on the phone, zoom out: it's in HANNAH'S hand. THE HUM cuts. Hannah and Julia stare at each other. Julia smiles.

Julia and Hannah sit opposite each other. Julia sips the latte Josh bought her. They talk about Julia's sister Nathalie who died of cancer. Hannah empathises, asks too many questions, keeps saying sorry. Julia opens up about grief and learning to live with loss. Meanwhile, Josh is still reading his book at his table across the room.

FINAL BATHROOM LOOP RESET. Mirror. Julia in the mirror, red-eyed. Same exchange: "Hey, are you okay?" Julia: "I'm fine." Hannah: "You don't look fine." Julia: "Sorry, do I know you?" Hannah decides to change things: "Yes."

Julia and Hannah sit opposite each other once more. Julia stares in disbelief as Hannah explains the loops — dozens of them, the day repeating, trying to change the timeline. Hannah says they never met at this café before, but Josh and Julia did. She looks over at Josh's table — he smiles and gives a small wave of acknowledgement. Hannah tells Julia she hopes Julia will treat Josh well. Julia, moved despite herself, says Hannah made her forget about today. Hannah says "Julia. You'll be fine."

Same café, corner window table. JULIA in the black dress comes out of the bathroom and crosses to the counter where JANA serves her. Julia's phone dies trying to pay. WILL appears and swipes his phone to pay for her latte — taking Josh's original role. Julia is surprised and grateful. HANNAH is also present. Timeline has been altered.

Hannah walks up the familiar garden path to Josh and Julia's house. Rings the doorbell. JOSH opens the door. JULIA appears behind him. Hannah steels herself: "You guys don't know me, but I need to share something important... if you have the time."

Josh and Julia's living room — more lived-in now, photos on shelves. HANNAH explains time travel to JOSH and JULIA over a long, circuitous conversation. She describes Will manipulating their lives in the past. Josh is skeptical; Julia is cautious but listening. They go round in circles for two hours. Hannah can't find Will's diary anymore — he's hidden it.

Cemetery. Nathalie's funeral. JULIA stands graveside in black. SIMON beside her. A MINISTER speaks (V.O. or O.S.). Mourners clustered behind. Grey light, still air.

Post-funeral gathering at Julia's house. JULIA, SIMON and mourners gathered around Nathalie's memoriam. Subdued conversation, grief, small comforts.

Therapist's office. JULIA alone in a chair, talking. The therapist is O.S. (never seen). Julia talks about entropy, pillboxes, checklists. Monologue-style — single camera on Julia.

Outside the café. HANNAH and JULIA meet. Julia is wearing sunglasses — hungover. They greet each other with new familiarity.

Inside the café. HANNAH and JULIA sit together. "Tabitha paid." The timeline has shifted — details are different. JANA is visible in the background behind the counter.

Daytime. HANNAH and JULIA walk together through grass toward a tree on the hill. Side by side, purposeful.

Under the tree. HANNAH and JULIA find the stone circles. Julia places stones for Nathalie — a memorial, a tribute. The pendant is involved.

Student dorm room. HANNAH explains time travel to JULIA using spilled sugar on a desk — echoing Will's café demonstration from 1.08. A student timetable on the wall, a laptop open to Maya's obituary and party social media page. Julia listens, processing.

Classroom/lecture room. GRAHAM draws his time-loop diagram on the whiteboard — five circles rolling into one large loop. HANNAH and JULIA watch and listen. A tutorial in time travel mechanics.

Sunlit hallway. HANNAH and JULIA plan their next move. Will is referenced but not present. They strategise about how to fix things.

Outside the café, two years before the main timeline. HANNAH and JULIA meet. "Two years from now." A quiet, charged scene set in the past.

Julia's house. JULIA hugs NATHALIE — alive and warm. They cook together. A montage of domestic warmth, grief transformed into presence.

Grass hill. JULIA alone, kneeling, arranging stones into a circle for Nathalie. Solitary, reverent.

Final montage — café. HANNAH pays for Julia's coffee. They smile at each other. A callback to 2.14, roles reversed.

Grass hill. HANNAH steps up behind JULIA. Julia rises to meet her. They face each other.

Café. Two coffees set down. JULIA sits opposite HANNAH. Warmth, stillness.

Grass hill. HANNAH and JULIA stand side by side over the stone circles. Wind shifts. Grass bends.

Café. Montage continues. Light moves across Hannah and Julia's faces. They smile.

Grass hill. JULIA finishes the stone circle. "Now we live." The final image.