This is an overview of the action taking place in Jedemi Chronicles
Doin' It: Taming of the Suit. The third of our launch trilogy.
Available on Kindle mid-June.
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1. 1
Start of Act 1
Katie in café
writing…
Very driven & intense
(Wed)
Steven observes rapid
departure and makes
a wise crack
The Gang debates the
Journal’s content
The Boys seem motivated to read it
and try to “crack the code”
The Gang
observes
and debates
what to do
Frankie takes matters
into his own hands…
and ends up scaring
Katie off
Journal
is left
behind
Katie takes off on a
rapid walk through
the woods near her
house to get air.
Steven sees the
journal, but Viv
retrieves it first.
Katie makes dinner
and realizes her
journal is missing.
Decides to retrieve it in
the AM (Thurs)
Wednesday
Dossie & Frannie,
appalled at this
breach of privacy
Decide that “sisters”
need to take the lead
here.
2. 2
Start of Act 1
Katie gets message that
there’s an 8am meeting, so
she needs to get in early.
Forced to postpone retrieving the
journal
Thursday
Admin tells her
meeting has been
postponed
Katie is disappointed,
but is soon buried in
work
Katie heads to the
2pm meeting
carrying a stack of
reports… nods to
Admin and engineer
since hands are full.
Forced to postpone
retrieving the journal
Admin talks to
about Golden
Handcuffs…
She has mentioned it
to Katie a number of
times
Katie returns to her
office head down…
barely
acknowledges
Admin
5pm: Admin checks
in with Katie… on her
way out the door.
Reminds her to journal
about it, rather than sit
there upset.
2PM Meeting.
Katie hung out by Mktg VP
(who steps out and leaves her to
explain numbers)
Sales EVP rips her
Meeting is adjourned and she’s
bummed
Oh crap!
Katie is reminded
about her journal.
Admin already made
arrangements.
3. 3
Act 1 (continued)
Katie is relieved…
Shares with Admin
what happened at the
cafe
Thursday
Cut to: Admin
returns and
says it’s in
good hands.
Admin says
everything
happens for a
reason…
Encourages her to
embrace & enjoy the
adventure!
Katie says
“yeah right…
no time for
that..”
Admin laughs as
she heads out
the door…
Golden handcuffs
and matters of
consequence she
says, but Katie
doesn’t hear her.
4. 4
Act 1 (continued)
Katie’s journal time
gets truncated
when her cell
rings…
While making Katie’s
Chai, Nicole talks
about the journal
writing process and
how it opens up
possibilities.
Steven settles in…
Takes a table near
Katie… really wants to
engage her in journal
talk.
Thursday Evening
Cut to: Front counter.
Steven has arrived and
Nicole explains the journal
mistake.
Tim thought it was Steven’s
7PM Jedemi Cafe.
Katie arrives at the café and is
greeted by Nicole.
Katie leaves abruptly after
a near repeat of
harassment… this time by
Steven (who repeats
Frankie’s “why are you here”
question
The Gang
observes
and then
notices a
work
interrupt
PDA is
left
behind
this time
Steven picks it up
and Nicole gets it
away from him…
He rants about people
who are PDA driven.
Katie makes dinner
and realizes her PDA
is missing.
This time, decides to go
back and get it (sets aside
her dinner)
Nicole lets her in the
locked café.
Tells her she knows why
she is back… and runs
off to get the PDA out of
the office.
Nicole
talks
about
using a
PDA
5. 5
Act 1 (continued)
Tim leaves…
Nicole has one
more call and
then she’ll lock
up.
Nicole hears the door
shut as she hangs up.
She sets the alarm and
walks out.
Thursday Evening
Cut to: Katie bouncing out
the back door, but
stopping short (before
the door closed) realizing
she nearly forgot the PDA in
the bathroom.
Katie exits the bathroom and finds
the café quiet and dark. She finds
her way to the back door and stops when
she sees a red ARMED sign.
She backs away and considers her
options.
Tim arrives and they
invite her to stay for
Pizza.
Katie’s stomach gives
her up and she settles in
Finds she enjoys hanging
with Nicole & Tim.
Nicole brings Katie a
Jedemi t-shirt to change
into because Katie
accidentally spills pizza sauce
on her shirt.
Nicole checks on Katie,
who is scrubbing her shirt.
Hands her the PDA and says to
let herself out the back door
when she is ready. Leaves to
make the call.
One of the
Gang
remarks…
It’s
showtime!
6. 6
Start of Act 2
Katie gives it a try
Part 1
Dossie, Frannie
Applaud her efforts
Break time
Fun discussion
No time; PDA rules
Yellow Ball
Appears… “Righty
Lefty” exercise…
Katie loosens up
Journal
discussion
Bette’s Bet
Quit when over
No time…
Resume Throwing
Yellow Ball
More talk
If money was already
Plentiful, what would you do?
Katie stands quietly…
I don’t know…
New targets to throw at…
Dossie says what she’d do
Frannie says what she’d do
Need to make the time to
figure it out.
Late Thursday Evening
7. 7
Katie says can’t
breakaway
PalmPilot
seen on
screen
becomes
new
target
Katie is reluctant…
and fear of failure is
obvious
D & F say, you have to
schedule time in that thing…
No excuses.
PalmPilot
now shows
shows
scheduled
café time
We
learned
how to
juggle
and make
time
A second ball
appears
juggling
lesson
begins…
Omelet
discussio
n
Start NSR
[remote control]
lesson
Doc & Joe
y comment
from above
Act 2 Continued
Late Thursday Evening
8. 8
Use the Remote
D & F step Katie through how to
use the remote control to
proactively approach/handle
situations that arise.
Visualize …
Katie sees herself
up on the screen
juggling like a pro…
smiles initially but
then protests.
Katie gets a chance to use
remote to fix a work situation…
seeing that she, indeed has
control
Katie dances
for joy…
Janet Jackson’s
Control
Take it offline
story…
After RC use,
Katie gets how
powerful it is
Dance1: I could learn
to like this…
Katie matches Janet
on the screen
Dance 2: Katie
successfully performs the
chair dance.
Act 2 Continued
Late Thursday Evening
9. 9
Read, Write
Recreate
D&F present final
message…
Nicely written on a napkin
dropped into Katie’s lap
Song ends & Katie chills…
sitting on the floor, leaning
against the wall with a
smile on her face.
Yeah, I could learn to like
this…
Act 2 Continued
Katie tucks the napkin into
her pocket and closes her
eyes.
Cut to: Backdoor. The
sound of keys can be heard
and then the beeping of
disarming the alarm.
The Jukebox plays “Get Busy
Child”
Cut to: Katie’s eyes opening to
the clunk of Tim dropping some
boxes. She makes herself small
and sneaks out the back door
when Tim has his back turned
Tim does a
double-take as he
sees the backside
of Katie walking
away from the
cafe
Song
continues
Get Busy
Child!!
Katie picks up
Yellow ball in
In parking lot
Early Friday Morning
Katie looks back at the café, then
checks her pocket for her PDA,
pulls it out and the napkin… and
smiles
She walks away bouncing the ball.
10. 10
Get Busy Child!!
Cut to: Katie arriving at the office.
She is dressed casually. As she
passes the front lobby, she leaves
a bouquet of carnations for Bette.
Katie boots her computer
and sees yellow sticky
note… meeting has been
moved to 11am. She smiles.
Opposite reaction to frustration
shown the day before.
Katie says
she’s
doing
casual
Friday.
Start of Act 3
Friday Morning Reaction shot as
Project manager
notices
something is
different.
Sees Bette in break
room. Noticing
something is different,
she makes a comment
about Katie not going
home last night.
Bette
mentions
casual
look… and
lack of dry
cleaning
Phone rings…
and they both
“Get Busy”
Cut to: Katie heading to
meeting.
Talks to Bette who notices
different car in parking space.
Katie smiles.
Bette thanks her for the
flowers
Cut to: Katie in meeting.
Again she’s called on to
explain numbers since the
Mktg VP (Mr. Teflon) has
conveniently disappeared.
Sets
up
future
confli
ct
with
VP.
Katie hands her
the Journal
11. 11
Cut to: Katie skips through the
lobby super stoked. She notices
Bette’s chair is pushed in and the
flowers are gone.
Katie finds out Bette was
heading to the bank and only
left 5 minutes ago. So she
jumps into her Alfa and goes
looking for Bette.
Got the
afternoon
off?
Start of Act 3
Friday Early Afternoon
Project manager
notices and tells Katie
that Bette was let go.
She was a temp
anyway… it happens.
Pulls into BofA parking
lot luckily catches Bette
walking out of the bank.
Katie beeps and beckons
her to hop in.
Bette smiles and
remarks that’s the risk
of being a temp.
Katie smiles and says she’s
celebrating…
Victory in E-Staff. They high-
five and zip away…
Cut to: Jedemi Café
Get snack. See Tim.
Katie thanks Bette… and says
this is where she’s been
writing.
Reminds Bette and she hand
journal back.
Doc & Joey,
Dossie & Frannie
comment from
above
They are
surprised
and
ecstatic!
12. 12
Dissolve to: Katie and Bette still
hanging out. PDA goes off, Katie
ignores it. Got other ideas.
Katie & Bette head out to
Nordstrom’s.
As they pull
out, Katie
notices
Steven and
waves.
Start of Act 3
Friday Late Afternoon
Nicole & Tim watch as
they drive away…
Remark: Seems so
different…
Cut to: Alfa driving off into the
sunset. Katie turns on the
radio, and Sinead’s “Feels so
Different” is playing
Copy of The Little
Prince is on her
seat. Bette says
great book!
Nicole arrives for work and waves
at Katie.
Katie talks about returning the
Jedemi shirt, but is told to keep it.
Fade to Black…
Pause… then, like in
Rhythm Nation, “That’s
the end? No!”
To be continued…