diff --git a/src/lib/adapters/pdf/pdf.worker.ts b/src/lib/adapters/pdf/pdf.worker.ts
index 25642b8..57c7c9b 100644
--- a/src/lib/adapters/pdf/pdf.worker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/adapters/pdf/pdf.worker.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,9 @@ function renderLines(
                 doc.setTextColor(0, 0, 0);
 
                 // Center the contd text horizontally on the page
-                const contdText = `${lastCharacterName.trim()} ${payload.contdLabel}`;
+                // Prevent double CONT'D if the DOM already injected it via `.contd::after`
+                const cleanedName = lastCharacterName.replace(payload.contdLabel, "").trim();
+                const contdText = `${cleanedName} ${payload.contdLabel}`;
                 const contdX = pageSize.width / 2;
                 doc.text(contdText, contdX, currentY, { align: "center", baseline: "top" });
 
@@ -304,8 +306,9 @@ function renderLines(
         }
 
         // ── Render every run in this line ────────────────────────────
-        let runX = -1;
         let isParenOpen = false;
+        let lastRunX = -1;
+        let lastRunWidth = 0;
 
         for (let ri = 0; ri < line.runs.length; ri++) {
             const run = line.runs[ri];
@@ -314,31 +317,40 @@ function renderLines(
             doc.setFont(run.fontFamily, style);
             doc.setFontSize(FONT_SIZE);
 
-            if (ri === 0 || run.absolutePosition || (ri > 0 && line.runs[ri - 1].absolutePosition)) {
-                runX = (run.x - pageLeftPx) * PX_TO_PT;
+            // Calculate the absolute X coordinate based on the browser's bounding rect.
+            // This prevents "skipped line breaks" causing text to run off the page:
+            // if a line is physically wrapped by the browser, its starting element
+            // `run.x` will correctly reflect the left margin boundary, automatically
+            // resetting the drawing cursor!
+            let runX = (run.x - pageLeftPx) * PX_TO_PT;
+
+            // Pseudo-elements injected by pdf-adapter (like the closing parenthesis) 
+            // are given an x of 0. We must place them relative to the previous run.
+            if (run.x === 0 && ri > 0 && lastRunX !== -1) {
+                runX = lastRunX + lastRunWidth;
+            }
 
-                if (run.text === "(" && ri === 0 && !run.absolutePosition) {
-                    const parenWidth = doc.getTextWidth("(");
-                    runX -= parenWidth;
-                    isParenOpen = true;
-                }
+            if (run.text === "(" && ri === 0 && !run.absolutePosition) {
+                const parenWidth = doc.getTextWidth("(");
+                runX -= parenWidth;
+                isParenOpen = true;
             } else if (ri === 1 && isParenOpen) {
-                runX = (run.x - pageLeftPx) * PX_TO_PT;
                 isParenOpen = false;
             }
 
             doc.setTextColor(0, 0, 0);
             doc.text(run.text, runX, currentY, { baseline: "top" });
 
+            const textWidth = doc.getTextWidth(run.text);
+            lastRunX = runX;
+            lastRunWidth = textWidth;
+
             if (run.underline) {
-                const tw = doc.getTextWidth(run.text);
                 const underlineY = currentY + FONT_SIZE * 0.95;
                 doc.setDrawColor(0, 0, 0);
                 doc.setLineWidth(0.5);
-                doc.line(runX, underlineY, runX + tw, underlineY);
+                doc.line(runX, underlineY, runX + textWidth, underlineY);
             }
-
-            runX += doc.getTextWidth(run.text);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/screenplay/editor.ts b/src/lib/screenplay/editor.ts
index 26fc0ef..587e6cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/screenplay/editor.ts
+++ b/src/lib/screenplay/editor.ts
@@ -687,15 +687,25 @@ export const useScriptioEditor = (
         if (!scriptioEditor || scriptioEditor.isDestroyed || !scriptioEditor.view) return;
         try {
             const format = SCREENPLAY_FORMATS[pageSize];
-            // 1. Update the Pagination engine variables
-            scriptioEditor.chain().updatePageSize(format).run();
-            // 2. Safely apply the CSS layout var
+            // 1. Bypass PaginationPlus Reference Bug
+            // `tiptap-pagination-plus` loses the reference to its TipTap bound `storage` internally.
+            // When `updatePageSize` is called, it mutates the wrong object. We must mutate the bound object directly.
+            const storage = scriptioEditor.storage.PaginationPlus;
+            if (storage) {
+                storage.pageHeight = format.pageHeight;
+                storage.pageWidth = format.pageWidth;
+                storage.marginTop = format.marginTop;
+                storage.marginBottom = format.marginBottom;
+                storage.marginLeft = format.marginLeft;
+                storage.marginRight = format.marginRight;
+            }
+
+            // 2. Set the custom layout variable used by our frontend (e.g., for bookmarks)
             const dom = scriptioEditor.view.dom as HTMLElement;
             if (dom) {
                 dom.style.setProperty("--page-margin-left", `${format.marginLeft}px`);
+                
                 // 3. Force ProseMirror to flush/repaint its view to catch dynamic dimensions
-                // The extension's `updatePageSize` only sets variables. It does not dispatch
-                // an update to re-evaluate the DOM when called asynchronously from React.
                 scriptioEditor.commands.command(({ tr, dispatch }) => {
                     if (dispatch) {
                         tr.setMeta("pageFormatUpdate", true);