FRANCES (V.O.)
                         No one ever came up to me and said, 
                         'You're a fool. There isn't such a 
                         thing as God. Somebody's been stuffing 
                         you.'

               FADE IN:

               EXT. PUGET SOUND - DAY

               On an expanse of water, calm and undisturbed. After a moment, 
               it begins to ripple as something rises toward the surface. A