ANOTHER WORLD 287 Michele delights in her scheme against Bridget

Another World 287

Created by:  William J. Bell and Irna Phillips

Written By:  C. Nathaniel Richardson

Consultant:  A. Washington Beeby

Title: ANOTHER WORLD
Author: C. Nathaniel Richardson
Rating: TV14
Show: ANOTHER WORLD
Characters in this episode:  Michele McKinnon, Elizabeth Hutchins, Rachel Cory Hutchins, Cory Hutchins, Donna Love, Paulina Cory, Jake McKinnon, Bridget McKinnon, Gregory Hudson, Dante Carlino

PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER WORLD:

-       Bridget had an OB/GYN appointment and had tests run for Sexually transmitted infections.  Her vengeful sister Michele hacked into the Bay City Medical Center mainframe and changed Bridget’s test to appear positive.  Bridget was informed that she has chlamydia.  Bridget informed her boyfriend Cory Hutchins, who also had a test run.  He tested negative and broke up with Bridget.

-       Gregory Hudson has been involved in two car accidents.  The first car accident left him temporarily paralyzed from the waist down.  He recovered and is able to walk again.  His second accident was caused by Felicia Gallant Blake’s drunk driving.  Gregory was fine physically but had residual back pain due to his previous injury.  He was prescribed painkillers by Dr. Maggie Winthrop.  He has developed an addiction to these painkillers and now seeking drugs off of the streets.

PART 1

AT THE CENTER, MICHELE IS SITTING ACROSS FROM ELIZABETH…

 

Elizabeth

Michele McKinnon

ELIZABETH:  So what if Cory finds out what you’ve done?  Do you think he’ll ever forgive you?  You say that this isn’t about him but…this could mess up your friendship.

MICHELE:  Come on Lizzie I don’t wanna think about things like that right now.  All I want…is for Bridget to suffer!

ELIZABETH:  And I want my brother to be away from her.

MICHELE:  So you shouldn’t feel bad for anyone.  Cory will be hurt for a short while, but he’ll realize he is better off without my sister, and she’ll get a taste of her own medicine.

ELIZABETH:  Wow it’s…finally happening.

MICHELE:  Damned right.

ELIZABETH:  I mean at the end of all of this, nobody’s really gonna be hurt.  Bridget will finish the antibiotics and nobody will ever know.

MICHELE:  She needs to learn that her actions have consequences. 

ELIZABETH:  You put a lot of thought into this.

MICHELE:  You know I did. 

ELIZABETH:  Cory will be better off without her.

MICHELE:  I’m gonna head home.  Are you gonna talk to Cory?

ELIZABETH:  I’ll see him when I get home.  I’ll text you.

MICHELE:  Great.

MICHELE GETS UP…

MICHELE:  Hey Lizzie?

ELIZABETH:  What’s up?

MICHELE:  Thank you for…your friendship. 

ELIZABETH:  You’re my girl.  Of course.

MICHELE:  Well I’ll…I’ll see ya.

MICHELE WALKS AWAY AND DANTE APPROACHES ELIZABETH FROM BEHIND.

 

Dante Carlino

DANTE:  Boo!

ELIZABETH (jumping):  Whoa!  Oh my God.  Dante you scared the crap outta me!

DANTE:  Hey what can I say?   I’m happy to see you.

ELIZABETH (smiling):  Come here you.

THEY HUG.

ELIZABETH:  It’s been a while.  You look good.

DANTE:  Thank you so do you.  So…uh…are you busy?

ELIZABETH:  I always have time for you.

DANTE SMILES.

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AT THE CORYS, RACHEL IS WALKING DOWNSTAIRS TO THE FOYER TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE…

 

Rachel Cory Hutchins

Cory Hutchins

RACHEL:  Yes for dinner.  Is it wrong for me to want to spend some time with my grandson?   Good I’m glad I could convince you.  You can bring Joy, too.  Okay I love you.

RACHEL PRESSES END CALL, LOOKS IN THE LIVING ROOM, AND SEES CORY SITTING ON THE COUCH.

RACHEL:  Cory I just got off the phone with Steven.  I’m gonna have him and Joy over for dinner I’d love for you and your sister to join us.

CORY:  Yeah. 

RACHEL:  Cory what’s wrong?

CORY HAS A FLASHBACK (EPISODE 296)

A HOSPITAL WORKER WALKS IN WITH AN ENVELOPE.

WORKER:  Cory Hutchins?

CORY:  Yes.

WORKER:  These are your test results.

THE WORKER GIVES CORY THE ENVELOPE AND LEAVES.  CORY LOOKS AT BRIDGET.  HE OPENS IT AND LOOKS AT THE RESULTS.

BRIDGET:  So…what does it say?

CORY:  Negative. 

BRIDGET’S EYES START TO WELL UP.

BRIDGET:  So I guess…that means it’s over.  Just like that?

CORY FLASHES BACK TO THE PRESENT.

RACHEL:  Is this about Bridget?

CORY:  It’s over mom.

RACHEL:  So your…test came back negative.

CORY:  I don’t have chlamydia.

RACHEL:  So that means that…Bridget cheated on you.  Oh honey I’m so sorry. 

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AT DONNA’S SUITE, DONNA IS ON HER CELL PHONE WHILE JAKE AND PAULINA SIT ON THE COUCH IN THE LIVING ROOM.

 

Donna Love

Jake McKinnon

Paulina Cory

DONNA:  Victoria it’s your mother.  Call me as soon as you get this.

DONNA HANGS UP AND TURNS TO JAKE AND PAULINA.

DONNA:  I have no idea where Victoria is. 

PAULINA:  She needs to be here for Bridget.

JAKE:  I have an idea.

JAKE HAS A FLASHBACK TO (EPISODE 282)

VICKY:  Anyone sitting here?

BRADLEY:  I’m looking at you hoping that you’d be.

VICKY:  I thought you’d never ask.

FROM A SHORT DISTANCE, JAKE OBSERVES THEM.

JAKE FLASHES BACK TO THE PRESENT.

JAKE:  She’s out on a date.

DONNA:  A date?  Well Jake if it didn’t know any better I think you’d be jealous. 

JAKE:  Jealous?  Come on Donna we’re not married anymore.  She’s free to date who she wants, but Bridget and Michele are still our daughters, and Vicky hasn’t been supportive of Bridget.

PAULINA:  What did she say to you the other day?

JAKE:  She went on about how Bridget should take responsibility and blah blah blah.

DONNA:  Well that’s terrible.  Victoria needs to support her daughter.

JAKE:  Vicky just won’t support Bridget at all.

PAULINA:  If Vicky can’t support, then we will.

BRIDGET WALKS THROUGH THE FOYER, PAST THE CENTER TABLE WITH THE FLOWERS TO THE LIVING ROOM ENTRY.  DONNA, JAKE, AND PAULINA TURN THEIR ATTENTION TOWARD HER.  DONNA WALKS UP TO BRIDGET.  BRIDGET TRIES TO HOLD BACK, BUT SHE STARTS SOBBING, AND DONNA EMBRACES HER.

 

Bridget McKinnon

DONNA:  Oh honey.  Cory tested negative.

BRIDGET NODS HER HEAD AND JAKE AND PAULINA WALK UP TO HER.

PAULINA:  No matter what.  You have our support.

JAKE:  Paulina’s right.  We all love you. 

BRIDGET:  Despite the fact that I have chlamydia and I don’t know how I got it.

DONNA:  Even then.  We’re never going to stop loving you.

BRIDGET’S CELL PHONE BEEPS AND SHE CHECKS IT.

BRIDGET:  It’s time for me to take my amoxicillin.

PAULINA:  I’ll get you some water.

DONNA:  Listen to me we’re gonna get through this.  We’re all behind you. 

BRIDGET:  Cory isn’t.

DONNA:  So you two broke up?

BRIDGET:  Yep…it’s over.

JAKE:  I know you don’t wanna hear this, but it’s not the end of the world. 

PAULINA WALKS BACK INTO THE LIVING ROOM WITH A GLASS OF WATER.

PAULINA (giving it to Bridget):  Here you go.

BRIDGET PUTS AN AMOXICILLIN PILL IN HER MOUTH AND DRINKS THE WATER.

BRIDGET:  Thank you but I don’t need…I don’t need to be….

JAKE:  We want to.

DONNA:  And there’s nothing you can do about it.

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AT THE PARK, T IS STANDING NEXT TO A BENCH AND GREGORY EMERGES.

"T"

Gregory Hudson

T:  Hey man you’re not lookin’ too good.

GREGORY (looks to his left, then his right):  So you got the stuff man?

T REACHES INTO HIS JEANS POCKET AND TAKES A CLEAR BAG OF PILLS OUT.

T:  Look dude this is the last time.  We can’t do this here anymore.

GREGORY:  What do you mean?  Do I need to get it from Brianna?

T:  No. 

T GIVES GREGORY THE PILLS, TAKES HIS PHONE OUT, AND TEXTS SOMETHING TO GREGORY.

T:  I just texted it to you.

GREGORY LOOKS AT THE TEXT AND READS IT BACK.

GREGORY:  A web address?  Satin Avenue?  What the hell is that?

T:  Follow the instructions and you’ll get what you need.  I gotta go.

GREGORY:  Hey wait! 

T SLINKS OFF AS GREGORY HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO WATCH HIM LEAVE.

CAMERA PAN ON GREGORY…SLOW FADE TO THEME SONG.

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PART 2

IN THE CAR, JAKE IS DRIVING WHILE PAULINA SITS IN THE PASSENGER’S SEAT.

PAULINA:  Poor Bridget. 

JAKE:  It’s just…something she has to go through.

PAULINA:  Cory was the only she’s ever had.  She must think this is the worst thing in the world.

JAKE:  Well yeah but…she was adamant about not having slept with someone else.

PAULINA:  I know…that’s what makes it a little odd.  How could she have been diagnosed with a STI and Cory’s the only guy she’s had sex with. 

JAKE:  You would think that he’s the one who had the disease but…his test was negative.  Something isn’t right about this.

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CORY:  You don’t have to be mom.

RACHEL:  But I am I mean…this is your first real breakup right?

CORY:  Yeah I…I really loved Bridget but she cheated on me.

RACHEL:  Listen, why don’t you join us for dinner?  Maybe it’ll make you feel better to be around your family.

CORY:  I dunno if I’m in the mood to eat after learning that my girlfriend’s been cheating on me all this time.

RACHEL WALKS UP TO HIM AND RUBS HIS BACK.

RACHEL:  Oh sweetheart.  You’ll get through this.

CORY:  I mean she…she swears she didn’t sleep with anyone else.  I mean how could she just stand there and lie to me over and over.

RACHEL:  You’re gonna come across women who do that.  You just have to be more careful and pick the right woman.  One day you’ll look back on this and smile…and be grateful for the lesson.

CORY:  Yeah…never trust girls.

RACHEL:  That’s not quite the lesson I think you’re supposed to learn from this.

CORY:  It’s easier.  I don’t wanna feel this hurt again. 

RACHEL:  You’re too young to remember this saying but…it’s better to loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.

CORY:  Sure doesn’t feel like it. 

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AT THE MCKINNONS, MICHELE IS IN THE LIVING ROOM WITH HER FEET ON THE COFFEE TABLE, AND VICKY WALKS IN.

 

Vicky Hudson

VICKY:  Hey.

MICHELE:  Hi there mom.

MICHELE GETS UP, WALKS TO HER, AND GIVES HER HUG.

VICKY:  What was that for?

MICHELE:  Can’t I give my mom a hug?

VICKY:  Yeah but…I guess you could.  You seem awfully giddy.  What’s going on?

MICHELE:  Some things just…go your way sometimes right?

VICKY:  They sure do.  I can’t say the same about your sister.

MICHELE:  Really?  What happened?

VICKY:  She’s…she’s been diagnosed with chlamydia.

MICHELE TURNS AROUND AND FACES AWAY FROM VICKY.

MICHELE:  Oh that’s terrible.

MICHELE SMILES IN DELIGHT AS HER SCHEME AGAINST BRIDGET SEEMS TO BE WORKING.

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DONNA:  Honey is there anything that I can do?

BRIDGET:  Get Cory back for me?  Get him to love me again.  He must hate my guts right now.

That kind of love just doesn’t go away.

BRIDGET:  Are you sure about that because he just…broke up with me when his test came back and left.

DONNA:  Some guys can be cruel. 

BRIDGET:  I mean I don’t even know how this happened.  I promise you grandma Donna that I have never slept with anyone but Cory.

DONNA:  Did you ask Dr. Davidson to re-test you.

BRIDGET:  She said they ran it three times.  They all came up positive.

DONNA:  Maybe you should…take another test…just to make sure.

BRIDGET SIGHS, SEEMINGLY RESIGNED ABOUT HER CONDITION.

BRIDGET:  No no.  I’ll just do what Dr. Davidson said.  Take the antibiotics and in about two weeks it’ll…go away.

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DANTE AND ELIZABETH ARE WALKING SLOWLY TOWARD THE PARK SIDE BY SIDE.

ELIZABETH:  My God Dante I’m…I’m sorry that happened to you.

DANTE:  It feels…kinda good to get it off my chest.

ELIZABETH:  To tell me what you told me.  Were you scared?

DANTE:  Yeah…yeah I was.

ELIZABETH:  Scared of what? 

DANTE:  I…thought that you’d…hate me.

THEY STOP AND ELIZABETH TURNS AND FACES DANTE.

ELIZABETH:  I could never hate you. 

DANTE:  I hate the way things ended between us.

ELIZABETH:  No.  I went to school and…you went to the Police Academy.  We just went our separate ways and we learned about ourselves.

DANTE:  You haven’t changed at all.

ELIZABETH:  I hope you mean that in a good way.

DANTE:  Of course I do.  I still see that fire in you that you’ve always had.  You’re kinda like my mom in that way.

ELIZABETH:  Your dad, too.

DANTE:  I miss him.  I know you miss yours.

ELIZABETH:  Every day. 

DANTE:  I should have been here for you. 

ELIZABETH:  Will you stop apologizing for something you had no control over?  You were at the academy.  Besides, you’re here now and I’m so happy that we got a chance to catch up.

DANTE (smiles):  Yeah…me, too.  Well I gotta get back to the station.

ELIZABETH:  Okay.  Don’t be a stranger.

DANTE:  You bet.

ELIZABETH KISSES DANTE ON HIS LEFT CHEEK AND WALKS AWAY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.  ELIZABETH TURNS AROUND, WALKS A FEW STEPS, AND SEES GREGORY SITTING ON A BENCH TAKING A COUPLE OF PILLS THAT T GAVE HIM.

ELIZABETH:  Hey Gregory what’s up?

FREEZE FRAME ON GREGORY…SLOW FADE OUT…END OF 287