ANOTHER WORLD 237
Written by: C. Nathaniel Richardson
Consultants: Alex Beeby and ML Cooks
Jake appeals to Lindsay
Devin makes Donna an offer
Joy questions Thomasina
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| Billy Flynn as Devin Lucas Hutchins |
LOVE MANSION...DONNA WALKS THROUGH THE FOYER TO THE FRONT DOOR AND OPENS IT…
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| Anna Stuart as Donna Love |
DONNA: Devin...come in.
DEVIN LOOKS STRAIGHT AHEAD AS HE WALKS INTO THE LIVING ROOM WITH DONNA FOLLOWING.
DONNA: What brings you by? I must say it’s strange seeing you here.
DEVIN STOPS AND LOOKS AROUND, THEN TURNS AROUND AND FACES DONNA.
DEVIN: The famous Love Mansion. I heard about this place.
DONNA: Hmm I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing.
DEVIN: Your father lived here right?
DONNA: Can we please not bring that man up?
DEVIN: Oh...sorry. People have said the same about my father.
DONNA: We will all miss him. I was married to him way before you were born.
DEVIN: I know.
DONNA: I don’t think you came here to share memories of Carl.
DEVIN: You’re right. I didn’t. I...want to talk about a piece of property that you own...by the water.
DONNA: The Harbor Club? There’s no club there now. My father paid someone to burn it down.
DEVIN: That’s unfortunate. Are you planning on rebuilding?
DONNA LOOKS AT DEVIN QUIZZICALLY AND CROSSES HER ARMS.
DONNA: Why?
DEVIN: You can turn your loss into a gain.
DONNA: You sound like a salesman.
DEVIN: I appreciate the compliment but I’m not trying to sell you anything. As a matter of fact, I’m looking to buy.
DONNA: Buy what? Wait...you wanna buy the land that the Harbor Club was on?
DEVIN: Yep. I promise I’ll offer you a fair price.
DONNA: Well the land’s not for sale so forget it.
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AT BAY CITY MEDICAL CENTER, LINDSAY IS AT THE NURSE’S STATION WITH A CHART TALKING TO ONE OF THE NURSES.
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| Kate Mansi as Lindsay Winthrop |
LINDSAY: Mrs. Burns session went well. She’s making a lot of progress.
NURSE: I’ll let Dr. Hudson know. She should be able to discharge soon.
LINDSAY: That’s great news.
THE NURSE LEAVES WITH THE CHART. LINDSAY TURNS AROUND AND SEES A WOMAN SITTING ON A CHAIR PLAYING WITH HER BABY, AND SHE PURSES HER LIPS IN SADNESS. SHE TAKES A DEEP BREATH TO COMPOSE HERSELF, AND JAKE WALKS UP TO HER FROM HER RIGHT.
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| Tom Eplin as Jake McKinnon |
JAKE: Hey.
LINDSAY: Umm...Jake hi.
JAKE LOOKS AT THE WOMAN WITH THE BABY AND THINKS QUICKLY…
JAKE: You got a few minutes? Let’s...go grab a bite or something.
LINDSAY: My next patient isn’t due for another hour or so. I’d like that.
LINDSAY SMILES.
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| Denise Vasi as Joy Kramer |
HOUSE...THOMASINA IS IN THE LIVING ROOM AND JOY WALKS IN WITH A SUITCASE.
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| Amelia Marshall as Thomasina Mason |
THOMASINA: I thought you’d never make it.
JOY: A girl’s gotta pack all of her stuff.
THOMASINA: I definitely understand that.
JOY: Your room’s on the left upstairs.
JOY PLOPS ON THE COUCH.
JOY: Can I take it up later? I’m beat from the moving.
THOMASINA: Yeah but don’t keep your stuff down here too long. You know I don’t like a dirty house.
JOY: Yes yes yes I know.
THOMASINA: You know I was...glad that I was able to get in touch with Dana when I did. I didn’t know Reginald was forcing you to do all of those other things. I knew about the kidnapping but not the other stuff.
JOY SIGHS.
JOY: I did what I had to do. He was trying to kill you. That’s what he does. He goes after your loved ones to get you to do his bidding.
THOMASINA: This town has had its share of evil people.
JOY: They say Carl was, too.
THOMASINA: Was?
JOY: He...died the other night. He had a brain tumor. A lot of people were really sad about it.
THOMASINA IS SILENT FOR A FEW SECONDS.
THOMASINA: Oh.
JOY: There wasn’t a dry eye in the place.
THOMASINA: That really surprises me. The Carl I remember was a calculating, unscrupulous sociopath.
JOY: You knew Carl? I mean before he changed?
THOMASINA: Know Carl? I hated Carl. People like that don’t change. They modify their behavior, but their cores are still evil. As far as I’m concerned he got what was coming to him.
JOY: Why? What happened?
THOMASINA: My son had to grow up without his father because of Carl. He killed my husband.
JOY: Grant Todd? Carl killed him?
THOMASINA: Yes.
JOY: Oh...I had no idea. I’m sorry you had to go through that.
THOMASINA: I don’t care what anyone else says. Carl Hutchins was no saint in my eyes.
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DEVIN: I didn’t mean to just spring this on you.
DONNA: More like dump.
DEVIN: I think Bay City needs something new; something vibrant; something that gives...freedom.
DONNA: And hypothetically speaking, if I sell you the land, and I’m not saying that I will, what do you plan to do with it?
DEVIN: I wanna build a club of my own.
DONNA: Wow that’s original. Replacing one club with another. Why should I sell you the rights to the land just to put another club on it?
DEVIN: This town needs a...younger touch to it.
DONNA: Excuse me? Are you calling me old?
DEVIN: No...no that’s not what I meant. I meant that...the Harbor Club catered to an older, upscale crowd.
DONNA: And just what kind of crowd is your club going to cater to? Younger people? We old people don’t count?
DEVIN: You’re misunderstanding what I’m saying.
MICHAEL WALKS INTO THE LIVING ROOM AND DONNA WALKS UP TO HIM.
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| Kale Browne as Michael Hudson |
DEVIN: Hello Michael.
MICHAEL: Devin Lucas. What are you doing here?
DONNA: He wants to buy the land that the Harbor Club was on. How ridiculous is that?
MICHAEL: Donna that may not be such a bad idea.
DONNA LOOKS AT MICHAEL WITH AMAZEMENT…
CAMERA PAN ON DONNA...SLOW FADE TO THEME SONG.
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AT THE CENTER, JAKE AND LINDSAY SIT ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER AT ONE OF THE TABLES…
LINDSAY: I’m sorry about what happened with Vicky. I somehow feel it’s my fault.
JAKE: It’s definitely not your fault.
LINDSAY: I mean if I hadn’t come to town looking for you, maybe you guys could have worked things out. My mom begged me not to tell you.
JAKE: We don’t have to rehash that whole situation.
LINDSAY: I didn’t wanna lie to you. Bridget still hates me because I didn’t tell the truth.
JAKE: That’s...kind of why I came to see you. I don’t really wanna talk about Vicky and the divorce.
LINDSAY: Is it about Bridget and Michele?
JAKE: Look I...I want you to be a part of their lives...our lives. At Kirkland and Charlie’s wedding I said that I wanted to build a relationship and I meant it.
LINDSAY: I understand. You’ve had a lot going on since that time.
JAKE: We all need you Lindsay...your sisters especially.
LINDSAY: I mean I don’t know how to approach them.
JAKE: I need you to...bond with the girls. They need their older sister, and I need my eldest daughter.
LINDSAY: This is...quite an adjustment. I always thought of Derek as my dad growing up. Then I find out you’re my dad.
JAKE: I want you to feel like you have family here.
LINDSAY: I got my mom, Cass, Charlie, Frankie.
JAKE: More than them. You’re part of your dad’s family, too you know?
LINDSAY SMILES.
LINDSAY: That’s really sweet.
JAKE: I’m serious. You can come to me for anything. I was thrilled to know that I had another child.
LINDSAY: You really...cheered me up after…
JAKE: You saw that woman in the hospital with her baby.
LINDSAY: I’m...you know what. I’m not gonna focus on that. I can have children other ways.
JAKE: That’s the McKinnon in you. Bouncing back.
LINDSAY: I’m gonna get back to the hospital.
THEY BOTH STAND.
JAKE: Give your old man a hug.
LINDSAY AND JAKE EMBRACE, AND FROM A SHORT DISTANCE, MICHELE SEES THEM.
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JOY: Wow. How...did it happen?
THOMASINA: He ingested some poison by accident. Carl was actually trying to kill someone else, but he offed my husband instead.
JOY: Have you...forgiven him for it?
THOMASINA: A long time ago. To carry around that hatred wasn’t good for my son. I let it go for him mostly.
JOY: I never ever knew you were carrying this around. Such a painful memory.
THOMASINA: Yeah...but I’m pretty much over it.
JOY: So why did you come back to the city where your husband died?
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MICHAEL: Well you weren’t planning on rebuilding anyway were you?
DONNA: No but…
MICHAEL: So then what are you holding on to? Rid yourself of the property taxes.
DEVIN (smiling): Listen to the man.
DONNA: I reopened the Harbor Club. I poured my heart into that.
MICHAEL: I know dear, but Devin is willing to take it off of your hands. I think you should sell.
DONNA LOOKS BACK AND FORTH AT MICHAEL AND DEVIN.
DONNA: Well alright. I’ll ask Cass to draw up the papers.
DEVIN: I knew you’d make the right decision.
SUDDENLY DEVIN GRABS HIS HEAD.
DONNA: Devin? Are you alright?
DEVIN: Wow...headache.
DEVIN COLLAPSES ONTO THE COUCH.
DONNA: Oh my God. Michael call 9-1-1.
FREEZE FRAME ON DEVIN....SLOW FADE OUT...END OF EPISODE 237
