pulling in, in front of the post office. melanie opens the door and steps out. she is smartly dressed in a traveling suit and sweater. she looks up at the sign, and then walks quickly toward the front door.
as it pulls into the brenner yard.
from the outside, as it creeps out of the yard. the bay is still, the road is still, the car makes barely a sound as it passes the gate and starts down the road.
in the middle of the road, stopped. ahead are the birds.
racing along as the birds hover over it.
in a burst of speed as it hits the straightaway. it begins to outdistance the birds. the gap widens. a flock of birds attacks it from the side of the road, but it speeds into them and through them. the gap grows wider and wider. they are well ahead of the birds now.
moving away from the camera fast into magnificent sunrise over the crest of the hills. further and further into the distance it goes.