Charlie gets surprising news
Created by: Irna Phillips and William J. Bell
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: Joy Kramer, Dr. Steven Frame, Kirkland Harrison, Vicky Hudson, Charlie Winthrop Harrison, Lindsay Winthrop, Dr. Russ Matthews, Dr. Thomasina Mason, Dana Kramer
PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER WORLD:
- Rachel is hosting a family dinner at the Corys and has invited her grandson Steven and his girlfriend Joy
- Kirkland was blackmailed by Eric Stenbeck into having sex with him more than once, and he has not told his wife Charlie Winthrop Harrison.
- Russ and Thomasina have gotten into a heated argument. Russ admitted he is not pleased with the way Thomasina is running the hospital as Chief Of Staff. Russ also questioned the choice to hire KC Burrell over Charlie for the PR internship position. Thomasina admitted that she hired KC because she is black.
PART 1
AT THOMASINA’S HOUSE, JOY IS TEXTING STEVEN, WHO IS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE COFFEE SHOP AT BAY CITY CENTER.
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| Joy Kramer |
JOY: I can’t wait 2 meet ur grandmother.
STEVEN: No worries. She’s gonna like u, especially after she sees how much I luv u.
JOY: Let me go get ready. C U in a bit. Love u.
STEVEN: Love u.
JOY’S PHONE VIBRATES. SHE LOOKS AT THE SCREEN, PRESSES THE RED IGNORE BUTTON, AND TAKES A DEEP BREATH.
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AT THE CENTER, KIRKLAND IS SITTING AT A TABLE AND FLASHES BACK TO A CONVERSATION HE HAD WITH GRANT (EPISODE 283)
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| Kirkland Harrison |
KIRKLAND: Dad I can’t tell Charlie that I slept with Eric!
GRANT: You’re gonna have to do something different than I did. Parents want better for their children than they had, and I want better for you son. You need to be honest with Charlie.
KIRKLAND: I’d...I’d lose her. She finds out that I’m…
GRANT: Gay? Say it Kirkland!
KIRKLAND: I’m not gay!
GRANT: Your marriage is like death by a thousand paper cuts. Every day you don’t tell Charlie the truth, you make another slit...slowly killing your relationship.
KIRKLAND: That would never happen if you helped me get rid of Eric.
GRANT: I’m not going to engage in any criminal activity where Eric Stenbeck is concerned. You can fix it.
KIRKLAND: I’m not telling Charlie about that!
GRANT: I won’t participate in your deception!
GRANT WALKS UP TO KIRKLAND AND PLACES HIS HANDS ON KIRKLAND’S SHOULDERS.
GRANT: Son…I want you to do better than I did. Tell…her…the…truth.
KIRKLAND FLASHES BACK TO THE PRESENT AS STEVEN SITS ACROSS FROM HIM.
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| Dr. Steven Frame |
STEVEN: Wow you’re…a million miles away. What’s up little brother?
KIRKLAND: Man I…I can’t hold this in anymore.
STEVEN FOCUSES ON KIRKLAND WITH CONCERN.
STEVEN: Oh you’re thinking about…telling Charlie the truth.
KIRKLAND: I went to my dad to help me…I can’t believe I’m even telling you this. I went to my dad to help me get rid of Eric.
STEVEN: You what? Kirkland you can’t do that man!
KIRKLAND: Don’t worry. Dad refused to help me. And you know what I…I can’t even be mad at him.
STEVEN: I have to tell you that does come as a bit of a surprise.
KIRKLAND: He said…he told me to tell Charlie what I did.
STEVEN: Wow…another surprise.
KIRKLAND: It’s like it’s eating me up from the inside.
STEVEN: Yeah I’m sorry about that.
KIRKLAND: Wow no psychobabble speak?
STEVEN: Come on man don’t be like that.
KIRKLAND: Do you think my marriage is gonna survive this? Do you think Charlie would ever forgive me?
STEVEN: I can’t…I can’t really say. She might not have too much of a difficult time with your deeds, but the lying; the deception, yeah. That might take her some time to get past…if she ever gets past it.
VICKY WALKS UP TO THEM.
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| Vicky Hudson |
VICKY: Get past what?
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AT THE HOSPITAL, CHARLIE WINTHROP IS OUTSIDE OF DR THOMASINA MASON’S OFFICE AS SHE IS HAVING A HEATED CONVERSATION WITH DR. RUSS MATTHEWS…
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| Dr. Russ Matthews |
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| Charlie Winthrop Harrison |
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| Dr. Thomasina Mason |
RUSS: It’s more than a GPA Dr. Mason.
THOMASINA: Of course it is.
RUSS: What about her rotations and residencies?
THOMASINA: The doctors she worked under recommended her white counterparts. I felt for her. We would meet in coffee shops and I would reassure her that she will find what she’s looking for, and I said to myself that I would make a difference; I will not let one more black person go through what Deborah Boswell went through.
RUSS: What are you saying? That you didn’t hire Charlie Harrison for the Public Relations internship because she was white?
THOMASINA TURNS BACK AND FACES RUSS.
THOMASINA: You’re damned right!
MEANWHILE, CHARLIE IS OUTSIDE AND HAS JUST HEARD WHAT THOMASINA HAS TOLD RUSS. SHE STUMBLES AWAY FROM THE DOOR IN SHOCK, THEN SHE GRIMACES IN PAIN AND BENDS OVER WITH HER HAND ON HER STOMACH. SHE SUPPORTS HERSELF ON A BEAM TO HOLD HERSELF AND LINDSAY COMES OVER.
LINDSAY: Charlie? Charlie what’s wrong?
CHARLIE: I’m…I’m fine.
LINDSAY: Obviously you’re not. Let’s go to an exam room.
CAMERA PAN ON CHARLIE AND LINDSAY…SLOW FADE TO THEME SONG.
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PART 2
RUSS: I can’t believe you would even admit that.
THOMASINA: You wanted the truth, and you got it. What are you gonna do? Tell the board.
RUSS: I have a lot of pull with the board.
THOMASINA: It would be your word against mine. It’s only you and me here, and judging from the way you came in here, I don’t think you recorded this conversation.
RUSS: I have rounds but before I leave, I have a question for you.
THOMASINA: And what is that?
RUSS: You say that those hospitals didn’t hire your friend because she was black. Didn’t you just do the same thing to Charlie Harrison?
THOMASINA: Are you accusing me of something Dr. Matthews?
RUSS: You said that Deborah Boswell was racially discriminated against. Didn’t you just do that to Charlie?
THOMASINA: No I didn’t. Charlie…didn’t deserve…that I chose KC over her. She’s a nice girl, but neither did Deborah, and many other blacks, to not be chosen for jobs that were given to less qualified white candidates. Now you can get the hell out of my office.
AT THOMASINA’S HOUSE, SOMEONE RINGS THE DOORBELL AND JOY ANSWERS IT. IT’S DANA KRAMER.
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| Dana Kramer |
DANA: Hey you look nice. May I come in?
JOY: Yeah yeah come in.
JOY IS WALKING AWAY FIXING HER EARRING AS DANA WALKS IN AND SHUTS THE DOOR.
DANA: You look nice. You headed somewhere?
JOY: Actually I am. Steven and I are going to dinner at his grandmother’s.
DANA: Which one?
JOY: Rachel Hutchins.
DANA: Oh okay that’s great that’s great.
JOY: So what brings you by?
DANA: I haven’t heard from you so I thought I’d come and check on my sister.
JOY: So youuuuu…have nothing else to do?
DANA: Ouch you’re mean.
JOY: I didn’t mean it like that. I’m saying…go out on a date. Meet a nice man. Get some. Know what I mean?
DANA: Are you trying to say that I can’t get a man?
JOY: No that’s not what I’m saying at all.
DANA: I’m happy that my younger sister is happy with her man.
JOY: Don’t worry about me. I’m happy.
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STEVEN: You know what we were just…talking about you mom.
KIRKLAND: Yeah…yeah we were.
VICKY: Oh is that right?
KIRKLAND: We were remembering the good old days you know?
STEVEN: Yeah those times where you, Jake and Kirkland and I were all living room before you sent me to Paris.
VICKY: Yeah…yeah those times.
KIRKLAND: We were really happy.
VICKY: Just because he and I aren’t…married anymore doesn’t mean that he doesn’t love you guys.
STEVEN: I’m sorry mom…I didn’t mean to…
VICKY: No no it’s okay. I’ve learned from my split from Jake. I…didn’t trust him. I didn’t trust us.
KIRKLAND BEGINS TO LISTEN INTENTLY TO VICKY.
VICKY: And because I didn’t trust him. I knew that Lindsay was his biological daughter and I kept the truth from him and…it cost me my marriage. Kirkland, learn from your mother’s mistake.
STEVEN AND KIRKLAND LOOK AT EACH OTHER.
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AT THE HOSPITAL, CHARLIE IS IN AN EXAM ROOM WITH LINDSAY. CHARLIE IS LYING DOWN ON THE BED AS LINDSAY STANDS VIGIL.
CHARLIE: Linds you don’t have to wait. It’s probably just…just really bad gas.
LINDSAY: I’m gonna wait till Dr. Davidson comes back. How long has this been going on?
CHARLIE: It really intensified today. My mom brought me a coffee and I just couldn’t drink it. My stomach turned at the aroma.
LINDSAY: And what happened earlier?
CHARLIE: I went to see Dr. Mason about…about why she didn’t hire me for the P.R. internship and…the pains came again.
LINDSAY: Well we’re gonna find out soon.
DR. DAVIDSON WALKS IN WITH A FOLDER.
DR. DAVIDSON: Hi Charlie, Lindsay. We have the test results.
LINDSAY: I…I can leave.
CHARLIE: No you can stay. What’s wrong with me? Is it gas?
DR. DAVIDSON: Well it’s definitely something can cause nausea.
CHARLIE: Okay. I guess you can give me an antacid and I can go home.
DR. DAVIDSON: It’s not gonna be quite that simple Mrs. Harrison.
CHARLIE: Why? Is it something more serious?
DR. DAVIDSON: No. Not even close. As a matter of fact congratulations are in order.
LINDSAY: Oh my God.
CHARLIE: Are you…are you about to tell me that I’m…
DR. DAVIDSON: Yep…you’re pregnant.
FREEZE FRAME ON CHARLIE…SLOW FADE OUT…END OF 290
Wow i am floored with that flash back that kirk had with grant and the things said he said to his son. So grant knowz, i wonder how he found out n what were his initial thoughts, is Kirk bi or confused? Mayb u have and i missed it but this would b a great time to explore his inner feelings on his sleeping with a man. And also steven knows wow sadly i missed that. Kirk is running scared and desperate and hes having thoughts of doing desperate things. How far is he gonna go. Weve spoken before about the direction of this story and now i wonder r u going there. Id enjoy it much if u did.
ReplyDeleteLmao i had to snicker to myself when i saw the new vicky remembering Jensen is a drunk. Has she ever been drunk in the studio? Did she have liquor Bottles in her dressing room? Did she reach out to heather locklear??
Does vicky know kirks secret too? And now Charlie is pregnant raising the stakes even further.
Thomasina i just want to slap why in the hell did she admit that to Russ and he has a witness. Smh.
Nice girl talk with dana and joy.
Really enjoyed the simplicity and tight knit episode this was. In hindsight u tell very strong stories and u dont down play or forget anything that has happend in the past. Everything just flows.
Again, I'm stunned by what I'm reading.
ReplyDeleteThomasina went IN. Russ wasn't ready, and apparently, neither was Charlie. You knew when she started getting sick she was pregnant. Of course, the timing couldn't be worse, knowing Kirkland has a HUGE secret. I'm sure it'll become an even bigger story from here. The layers on this are great! Vicky nearly overhearing, and then Steven and Grant are imploring Kirkland to do the right thing. I'm sure he won't for now, but something soon may FORCE him to.
Joy and Dana had a great little scene, but of course, Dana has a lot more complex love life than Joy apparently realizes.
Can't wait to read more. You've been doing excellent stuff!