ANOTHER WORLD 273 Brianna makes a shocking discovery

ANOTHER WORLD 273

Written by:  C. Nathaniel Richardson

Consultant:  A. Washington Beeby

PART 1

AT THE FARM, GREGORY SLOWLY WALKS DOWNSTAIRS TO THE LIVING ROOM,
AND AS HE STRUGGLES TO GET TO THE COUCH TO SIT DOWN,
SHARLENE WALKS IN FROM THE KITCHEN AND NOTICES.

Gregory Hudson

Sharlene Hudson

SHARLENE:  Gregory?  Honey are you okay?

GREGORY:  Yeah I’m...I’m fine.

SHARLENE:  No you’re not fine.  

GREGORY:  Mom.  Was that Frankie?

SHARLENE:  Yeah she just left.  Come on lemme help you.  Come on.

SHARLENE GENTLY PLACES HER LEFT HAND ON GREGORY’S RIGHT SHOULDER,
AND HER RIGHT HAND ON HIS LEFT ARM.
 GREGORY WINCES AS HE AND SHARLENE SIT DOWN.

SHARLENE:  You look like you’re in pain.  Are the painkillers helping?

GREGORY:  They...I’m alright mom don’t worry.

SHARLENE:  Gregory you’re not well at all.  Your back is still hurting you isn’t it?

GREGORY:  Yeah.

SHARLENE:  I’ll get you those muscle relaxers.  I’m gonna talk to John when he gets
home.  

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AT THE HOSPITAL, JOHN IS SITTING IN HIS OFFICE ON THE PHONE.

Dr. John Hudson

JOHN:  Hi this is Dr. John Hudson.  I need my password reset.  I won’t forget it anymore.  
I’ll write it down this time.  

JOHN HITS A FEW KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD.

JOHN:  I’m in.  Thank you.

JOHN WRITES DOWN SOMETHING ON A YELLOW POST IT NOTE AND STICKS IT ON
HIS MONITOR.  THOMASINA KNOCKS ON THE DOOR AND PEEKS IN.

Dr. Thomasina Mason

JOHN:  Dr. Mason.  Hi.

THOMASINA:  We have an emergency board meeting to get to.

JOHN:  This late?

THOMASINA:  Yes.  

JOHN:  I wonder why.  Must be serious.

THOMASINA:  It is.  There was a security breach.

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AT THE CORY’S, ELIZABETH OPENS THE DOOR AND IT’S MICHELE.

Elizabeth Hutchins

Michele McKinnon

ELIZABETH:  Hey.

MICHELE:  Hey girl.  Is anyone here?

ELIZABETH:  No.  Mom, Amanda and Matt are at the office and Cory is out.

MICHELE:  Good because I can share my good news with you.

MICHELE WALKS INTO THE LIVING ROOM WHILE ELIZABETH SHUTS THE DOOR AND
FOLLOWS.

ELIZABETH:  Really?  Wonder what it is.

MICHELE SITS DOWN ON THE COUCH AND ELIZABETH SITS ACROSS FROM HER ON
THE CHAIR.

MICHELE:  Let me just say this.  It will only be a matter of time before my sister and your
brother will be finished.

ELIZABETH:  Is that right?  You seem very confident about it.

MICHELE:  It’s definitely going to happen.   Bridget and Cory’s relationship won’t survive
this.

ELIZABETH:  Oh my God what did you do?

MICHELE:  All we have to do...is sit back and watch it implode.

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AT DONNA’S SUITE, SOMEONE RINGS THE DOORBELL,  BRIDGET OPENS THE DOOR
AND SEES CORY WITH A BOUQUET OF ROSES.

Bridget McKinnon

Cory Hutchins

BRIDGET:  Hi.

CORY:  May...I come in?

BRIDGET:  With those things?  You definitely can.  You can give those to me.

CORY:  How do you know they’re for you?

BRIDGET:  Oh wait...they’re for my grandmother.

CORY:  Come on babe.  I’m trying to apologize.

BRIDGET TAKES THE ROSES, SEES A VASE, AND PLACES THE ROSES IN WATER ON
THE MANTLE NEAR THE FIREPLACE.  CORY WALKS PAST THE CENTER TABLE AND
SITS DOWN ON THE COUCH.  BRIDGET COMES AND SITS NEXT TO HIM.

BRIDGET:  In that case, I’d consider accepting.

CORY:  Look I...I wasn’t trying to take your sister’s side in this.

BRIDGET:  Really?  Coulda fooled me.

CORY:  We grew up together come on.  I hate to see you both at each other’s throats like
this.

BRIDGET:  You dated her in high school, and now you’re with me.  

CORY:  That’s a long time ago.  I love you, Bridget.

BRIDGET:  And?

CORY:  I’m sorry.  

BRIDGET:  Good.

BRIDGET SMILES AND THEY KISS.

CAMERA PAN ON CORY AND BRIDGET...SLOW FADE TO THEME SONG.

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PART 2

THOMASINA AND JOHN WALK BACK INTO JOHN’S OFFICE.

THOMASINA:  I guess it took something like this for them to approve the funding for a
firewall.

JOHN WALKS TO HIS DESK AND SITS DOWN.

JOHN:  Why did it take a security breach for them to give us the money?

THOMASINA:  We were all hoping it wouldn’t come to that.  

JOHN:  Thank goodness nobody’s information was compromised.

THOMASINA:  You were right about the board.  I’m so glad to have you helping me.
 They are very tough.

JOHN:  I knew they would be.

THOMASINA:  I appreciate it.  Helps me to do my job better.

JOHN:  Well at least the board is finally taking steps to protect the patients.

BRIANNA WALKS UP TO THE DOOR AND LISTENS TO THEIR CONVERSATION.
THOMASINA SEES JOHN PICKING UP A POST IT NOTE THEN LOGGING IN TO THE
COMPUTER.

THOMASINA:  What’s that?  Tell you didn’t...you can’t write your password down.

JOHN:  It’s the only way I can remember it.

THOMASINA:  John what if someone comes in here and hacks into your portal.  You have
to be very careful with that.

JOHN:  Nobody comes in here.  I should be fine.

THOMASINA:  Dr. Hudson you need to be really careful with that.

JOHN:  I will Dr. Mason.

THOMASINA:  Alright.  I gotta get back to my office and....count my lucky stars that no
patient information was hacked into.

JOHN:  Okay.

BRIANNA HIDES AROUND THE CORNER AS THOMASINA LEAVES THE OFFICE.  
MEANWHILE,  JOHN LEAVES HIS COMPUTER UP AS WALKS TO THE LIGHT SWITCH
AND SHUTS IT OFF.  HE SHUTS THE DOOR AND LEAVES.  BRIANNA RE-EMERGES,
AND SNEAKS INTO HIS OFFICE.  GUIDED BY THE COMPUTER SCREEN’S LIGHT, SHE
GOES UP TO JOHN’S DESK AND SITS DOWN.  THE INFORMATION ON THE COMPUTER
IS LOCKED.

Brianna Jameson

BRIANNA (whispering):  Password.  Sharlene?  Gregory?  Dammit.  

BRIANNA LOOKS AT THE POST IT NOTES AND NOTICES ONE WRITTEN IN SMALL
LETTERS.  BRIANNA IS A BIT SURPRISED BY WHAT IS WRITTEN ON IT.

BRIANNA:  alwaysbemyson?

SHE TYPES THIS IN AND IS ABLE TO BREAK INTO JOHN’S DOCTOR PORTAL.  SHE
LOOKS TO CLICK ON “PRESCRIPTIONS”, BUT IS AGAIN SURPRISED BY WHAT SHE
SEES.

BRIANNA:  Oh...my...God.  

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AT THE FARM, SHARLENE WALKS INTO THE LIVING ROOM WITH PILLS AND WATER.

SHARLENE:  Hey I got those muscle...Gregory?

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AT THE ELEVATOR, GREGORY STRUGGLES TO WALK OFF OF IT WHEN BRIANNA
NOTICES HIM.

BRIANNA:  Gregory?  Are you okay?

GREGORY:  No.  My back hurts so bad.  Do you know where my dad is?  Or Dr. Winthrop?

BRIANNA THINKS QUICKLY AS SHE GETS AN IDEA.  SHE GRABS GREGORY AND
HELPS HIM.

BRIANNA:  Come with me.  I think I might have something that’ll help your pain.

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CORY AND BRIDGET ARE SITTING ON THE COUCH IN THE LIVING ROOM AT DONNA’S
SUITE KISSING, THEN THEY STOP.

CORY:  So do you accept my apology?

BRIDGET:  You drive a...hard bargain.

CORY:  What would I have to do to convince you?

BRIDGET:  Do this.

BRIDGET AND CORY CONTINUE TO KISS PASSIONATELY AND STOP AGAIN.

CORY:  Did that sway you toward a yes?

BRIDGET:  Yes.  I accept your apology.

THEY ARE INTERRUPTED BY A TEXT ON BRIDGET’S PHONE.  BRIDGET PICKS IT UP
AND LOOKS AT THE MESSAGE.

CORY:  What’s that?

BRIDGET:  Oh it’s a reminder for my follow up appointment with Dr. Davidson tomorrow.

CORY:  Your OB?  Is everything alright?

BRIDGET:  It’s routine.  I’ll go tomorrow and she’ll tell me everything is normal.  
Nothing to worry about.

CORY:  Can’t they like...email it to you or something?

BRIDGET:  They do that after the follow up.  Now can you follow up that last kiss?

CORY AND BRIDGET CONTINUE TO KISS.

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ELIZABETH:  Really?  What exactly did you do?

MICHELE:  Now if I told you…

ELIZABETH:  I’m not gonna tell anybody Michele.  I’m all for it if it gets my brother away
from Bridget.  So spill.

MICHELE:  I’m just feeling so good about what I did.  It was just...genius.

ELIZABETH:  So you’re...sure that my brother is gonna break up with your sister after
what you did?  

MICHELE:  Oh all hell is gonna break loose.  He’s gonna think Bridget is a slut.

ELIZABETH:  Maybe she is.  Who knows?

MICHELE:  Come on my sister’s a lot of things but she’s not the kind of girl who sleeps
around...but Cory’s gonna think so.

ELIZABETH:  You’re saying she’s got something?

MICHELE:  You...you could say that?

MICHELE SMILES.

FREEZE FRAME ON MICHELE...SLOW FADE OUT...END OF 273