INVENTING THE ABBOTTS Screenplay by Ken Hixon From the Short Story by Sue Miller March 21, 1996 DRAFT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY INVENTING THE ABBOTTS FADE IN: 1EXT. ABBOTT HOME - STREET (HALEY, ILLINOIS) - DAY (LATE SPRING, 1957) OPENING CREDITS ROLL over a TENT MONTAGE -- ASSORTED ...