ANOTHER WORLD 294 The Love/Hudson convene at BCMC for Bridget

Another World 294
Created by:  William J. Bell and Irna Phillips
Consultant:  A. Washington Beeby
Written by:  C. Nathaniel Richardson

In this episode:
Bridget McKinnon, Dr. Russ Matthews, Rachel Cory Hutchins, Dr. Steven Frame, Michele McKinnon, Joy Kramer, Cory Hutchins, Jake McKinnon, Paulina Cory, Donna Love, Vicky Hudson, Kirkland Harrison, Charlie Winthrop Harrison

PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER WORLD

• Bridget and Michele have been at each other's throats since Michele returned to Bay City.  More recently, Michele hacked into the Bay City Medical Center server and changed Bridget's test results to make it look like she has chlamydia.  After an argument in front of the Corys, Bridget collapsed and was rushed to the hospital.
• Kirkland has resolved to tell Charlie about his affair with Eric Stenbeck, but Charlie's latest news may keep him quiet

PART 1

AT THE HOSPITAL, BRIDGET IS LYING ON A GURNEY, UNCONSCIOUS, AND BEING WHEELED IN ON A THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING EMERGENCY ROOM DOUBLE DOORS BY PARAMEDICS WITH RACHEL, STEVEN, JOY, MICHELE, AND CORY RIGHT BEHIND THEM.

Rachel Cory Hutchins

Dr. Steven Frame

Joy Kramer

Michele McKinnon

Bridget McKinnon

Dr. Russ Matthews

RUSS:  What’s going on?
PARAMEDIC #1:  Patient unresponsive. 
PARAMEDIC #2:  We found her in front of the Cory estate

RUSS LOOKS AT BRIDGET AND PUSHES HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER ON THE SIDE OF HER NECK.

RUSS:  She barely has a pulse.  Face is red.  I know what this is.  Get her into an exam area.
PARAMEDIC #1:  Okay.

THEY ROLL THE GURNEY WITH BRIDGET ON IT TO AN EXAM AREA AND CLOSE THE CURTAIN.  ALL FOLLOW RUSS AND HE STOPS IN FRONT OF THE CURTAIN.

RACHEL:  Russ is she gonna be okay?
RUSS:  I’ll let you know everything once I do a full examination.  Has anyone called her parents?
STEVEN:  No not yet I’ll…I’ll call my mom.
RACHEL:  I’ll call Donna.

MICHELE, WITH HER ARMS FOLDED, RUBBING HER ARMS WITH HER HAND TO KEEP WARM, WALKS OFF TO A QUIET CORNER AND CORY FOLLOWS HER.

Cory Hutchins

CORY:  Are you alright?
MICHELE:  I’m…I’m just hoping that my sister’s okay.
CORY:  You look really worried.
MICHELE:  Why wouldn’t I be?  She’s my sister.  Of course I don’t want anything to happen to her.

AT PAULINA’S, SHE GOES TO OPEN THE DOOR AND IT’S JAKE, WHO WALKS RIGHT IN.  PAULINA SHUTS THE DOOR BEHIND HIM.

Jake McKinnon

Paulina Cory

JAKE:  You called?  You sounded a bit…

HE TURNS AROUND AND FACES PAULINA…

JAKE:  Okay what’s wrong?
PAULINA:  I saw Grant at the Center.
JAKE:  And?
PAULINA:  I’ve never seen him like that before.  He’s pressuring me to marry him. 
JAKE:  That’s not a new thing.
PAULINA:  This time he was…menacing.  It’s like he tried to bully me this time.
JAKE:  Paulina you don’t want Jack’s life to be destroyed right?
PAULINA:  Of course not.  I couldn’t live with myself knowing I could have stopped Grant from releasing that material.  But who’s to say he’s not gonna leak it anyway, even after I marry him?
JAKE:  You don’t know that.  The only way to make sure he doesn’t…is to get your hands on those pictures.
PAULINA:  Yeah yeah and the only way I can do that is marrying him.  What if he starts wanting me to…be a real wife to him?  I don’t wanna sleep with him.
JAKE:  Unless you can come up with another way to get that blackmail material from him.
PAULINA:  How about I burn down his house like he burned down mine.
JAKE:  There’s a thought, but then we’ll go to jail.
PAULINA:  Come on Jake I’m serious.  There’s got to be another way out of this.

JAKE’S PHONE VIBRATES.  HE TAKES IT OUT OF HIS POCKET AND READS THE TEXT.

JAKE:  Oh…oh no.
PAULINA:  What’s going on?  Is everything okay?
JAKE:  Something happened to Bridget.  She’s in the hospital. 
PAULINA:  Well we gotta go!

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AT DONNA’S SUITE, VICKY AND DONNA CONTINUE TO ARGUE…

Donna Love

Vicky Hudson

DONNA:  I am not asking you to take responsibility for the things that Bridget has done.  I’m asking you to support her and be the mother that she needs!
VICKY:  I have always been a good mother to her.  You can only teach your children what to do, it’s up to them to do it.  Jake and I didn’t raise her to do the things she did to Michele. 
DONNA:  Of course you didn’t, but we all make mistakes. We need the people we love to support us, and Bridget doesn’t feel that from you!
VICKY:  That’s not my problem Donna.  I know my children.  Bridget is acting irresponsibly and she has to learn her lessons.
DONNA: Haven’t you acted irresponsibly before?  Didn’t I support you when you made a mess of things?
VICKY:  This isn’t about me! 
DONNA:  You’re right.  This is about Bridget and Michele and putting this family back together.

DONNA’S AND VICKY’S CELL PHONE BOTH RING AT THE SAME TIME.

DONNA:  Rachel?
VICKY:  Steven?
DONNA:  Oh my God.  Thank you we’ll be right there.
VICKY:  I’m coming now.

DONNA AND VICKY TURN TO EACH OTHER AND SAY…

DONNA AND VICKY (at the same time):  Bridget’s in the hospital.

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AT KIRKLAND’S SUITE, CHARLIE AND KIRKLAND ARE SITTING ON THE COUCH SIDE BY SIDE.  THEY TURN TO LOOK AT EACH OTHER.

Kirkland Harrison

Charlie Winthrop Harrison

KIRKLAND:  I’ve got something I need to talk to you about.
CHARLIE:  No wait I…I think you’re gonna wanna hear what I have to say.
KIRKLAND:  Charlie no please.  I’ve gotta get this off my chest.
CHARLIE:  Are you mad at me?  What did I do?
KIRKLAND:  I couldn’t stay mad at you for more than five minutes.
CHARLIE:  Wow something seems to really be bothering you.
KIRKLAND:  It has been for a long time.
CHARLIE:  Well whatever it is, what I have to tell you will make your problems virtually disappear.
KIRKLAND:  I’m not sure if that’ll happen.

KIRKLAND GETS UP AND TAKES THREE STEPS TOWARD THE DOOR, AND CHARLIE GETS UP.

CHARLIE:  Are you sure this won’t bring…joy to us?

KIRKLAND TURNS AROUND AND FACES CHARLIE.

KIRKLAND:  Joy?  I don’t think you’re talking about my brother’s girlfriend.

CHARLIE WALKS UP TO KIRKLAND PUTS HER ARMS ON HIS SHOULDERS.

CHARLIE:  Not at all.


CHARLIE GENTLY TAKES KIRKLAND’S LEFT ARM AND PLACES IT GENTLY ON HER STOMACH.

CHARLIE:  I’m talking about a bundle of joy. 
KIRKLAND:  Are you telling me what I think you’re trying to tell me?
CHARLIE:  Yeah…we’re gonna be parents.  I’m pregnant.

CAMERA PAN ON KIRKLAND…SLOW FADE TO THEME SONG.

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PART 2

AT THE HOSPITAL, CORY IS WITH MICHELE IN A SOMEWHAT SECLUDED CORNER IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

MICHELE:  Look I’m sorry I…I didn’t mean to snap like that.
CORY:  I understand.  You’re worried about Bridget.  What happened out there?
MICHELE:  Bridget just appeared after you went for your run. 
CORY:  How did she end up on the ground?
MICHELE:  You know the usual.  Bridget and I were arguing and she just collapsed.  She said she couldn’t breathe.  I thought she was faking.
CORY:  You didn’t…do anything to her did you?
MICHELE:  Oh my God…you think…I had something to do with her collapse? 
CORY:  Of course…course you didn’t. 
MICHELE:  You believe me don’t you?
CORY:  Totally.

MEANWHILE, JAKE AND PAULINA WALK THROUGH THE E.R. DOUBLE DOORS AND UP TO STEVEN, RACHEL, AND JOY.

JAKE:  We got a call.
PAULINA:  How’s Bridget?
RACHEL:  They’re looking at her now. 
STEVEN:  She was unconscious when they brought her in.
JAKE:  What happened?
RACHEL:  I found Bridget with Michele out in front of the mansion.
JOY:  Yeah we found her like that when Steven and I pulled up.

JAKE LOOKS TO HIS RIGHT AND SEES MICHELE AND CORY.  HE WALKS RIGHT OVER TO THEM.

MICHELE:  Dad.
JAKE:  What happened between you and Bridget?
MICHELE:  We were arguing and she just collapsed.
JAKE:  Cory did you see anything?
CORY:  No.  I’m gonna go over there with my mom.
JAKE:  Please tell me you’re not responsible for this.
MICHELE:  Oh my God.  Why does everyone think that I did this?
JAKE:  Just tell me what happened.
MICHELE:  I can’t believe this!  I just told you.  Bridget and I were arguing.  Suddenly she couldn’t breathe and she passed out.

PAULINA IS WITH CORY.

PAULINA:  Has everything really come to this?  They’ve been fighting for so long.
CORY:  Michele didn’t do anything.
PAULINA:  How did Bridget end up passed out?
CORY:  I dunno.  I went for a jog, and that’s how we found her.

MEANWHILE RACHEL IS WITH JOY.

RACHEL:  I’m sorry about dinner tonight.  We’ll reschedule.
JOY:  Oh it’s fine.  You guys have more urgent matters to attend to.
RACHEL:  It still would’ve been nice to talk to you.  Steven seems to adore you.
JOY:  And I feel the same way about him. 
RACHEL:  Speaking of my grandson, where did he go?

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KIRKLAND:  Wwwwwhat?  You mean I’m…I’m gonna be a father?

CHARLIE NODS HER HEAD AND SMILES.

KIRKLAND:  Oh my God. 
CHARLIE:  Shocker huh?
KIRKLAND:  Yeah it’s…definitely that.
CHARLIE:  I was at the hospital and I just started feeling nauseous.  I got checked out by Dr. Davidson and she confirmed it.

KIRKLAND GETS UP AND TAKES THREE STEPS TOWARD THE DOOR AS HE TAKES IN THE NEWS.

KIRKLAND:  I’m…wow…I’m gonna be a dad. 
CHARLIE GETS UP.
CHARLIE:  Yep.

KIRKLAND TURNS AROUND AND WALKS UP TO CHARLIE.

KIRKLAND:  I’m gonna be different.  I’m gonna…I’m gonna love my kid.
CHARLIE:  That’s good to hear.
KIRKLAND:  No custody tug of wars.  I’m gonna set…a great example for my child.   I’m gonna start now.
CHARLIE:  So...what is it that you had to tell me?

KIRKLAND’S PHONE VIBRATES AND HE LOOKS AT A TEXT THAT READS:  Bridget in hospital.  Come now.

KIRKLAND:  Oh no.
CHARLIE:  What?  What is it?
KIRKLAND:  My brother sent me a text.  Bridget’s in the hospital.
CHARLIE:  Wow is everything okay?
KIRKLAND:  I’m gonna go find out.
CHARLIE:  I’ll come with you.
KIRKLAND:  No…you have to rest.  You got my kid inside of you.
CHARLIE:  Right.  Text me and let me know if your sister’s okay.
KIRKLAND:  Definitely.  This…this is the best news I’ve gotten…ever.
CHARLIE:  I love you.
KIRKLAND:  I love you, too.

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IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM,  JAKE AND MICHELE ARE OFF IN A SOMEWHAT SECLUDED CORNER.

JAKE:  I’m sure your mother told you about Bridget’s disease.
MICHELE:  She did, and it’s unfortunate that she caught it, but I had nothing to do with her passing out in front of the Corys.

THE AUTOMATIC  GLASS DOUBLE DOORS OPEN AND DONNA AND VICKY WALK THROUGH.  THEY LOOK AROUND AND SEE RACHEL, CORY, PAULINA, STEVEN AND JOY AND RUN UP TO THEM.

DONNA:  Rachel what happened?  Where’s Bridget?
RACHEL:  They took her into a room to look at her.
DONNA:  What is Cory doing here?

VICKY LOOKS AT JOY.

VICKY:  Exactly my question.
STEVEN:  Mom not here.
VICKY:  This is a family matter Steven.  Joy does not have to be here.
JOY:  I am in the room.
STEVEN:  And she’s not leaving.

VICKY LOOKS AT STEVEN IN DISBELIEF, MEANWHILE, JAKE WALKS UP TO PAULINA.

JAKE:  Vicky doesn’t like Steven’s new girlfriend too much does she?
PAULINA:  Doesn’t look that way.  Did you talk to Michele?
JAKE:  Yeah.
PAULINA:  What did she say?  Does she know what happened to Bridget?
JAKE:  She said she just collapsed.
PAULINA:  That’s good right?  I mean Michele didn’t cause any of it.
JAKE:  It’s good but...for some reason I think there’s more to it than what she’s telling me.

MEANWHILE, DONNA LAYS INTO RACHEL.

RACHEL:  He’s concerned about Bridget.

DONNA SLOWLY WALKS TOWARD CORY.

DONNA:  I thought I made myself very clear at the mansion.

RACHEL STEPS IN FRONT OF CORY.

RACHEL:  Donna you’re being completely irrational.  Cory cares about Bridget and he wants to know how she’s doing.
DONNA:  Well he can go home and you can call or text him.  I don’t want him anywhere near Bridget or Michele!

DR. RUSS MATTHEWS WALKS UP TO THEM AND DONNA AND JAKE APPROACH HIM.

RUSS:  You can stop arguing.  This is a hospital after all.
DONNA:  We’re sorry.  We’re all just concerned about my granddaughter.
JAKE:  How’s she?
RUSS:  She’s okay.  We’re moving her up to the sixth floor.
DONNA:  So you’re keeping her?
RUSS:  She had a severe episode of anaphylactic shock.  We had to induce a coma to help stabilize her.
DONNA:  A coma?  Oh my God.

MICHELE LOOKS ON WITH CONCERN AS VICKY WALKS UP TO RUSS.

VICKY:  What…caused it?
RUSS:  We’re looking into that now.  Bridget’s gonna be here through the night.  You can stay but I would suggest going home and getting some rest.  We’ll know more in the morning.

RUSS WALKS AWAY.

DONNA:  I’m going home but I'm coming right back.
VICKY:  Neither am I.
DONNA:  Thank you Rachel for staying with her but you and Cory can go home.
VICKY:  I’ll…call you and tell you how Bridget’s doing.
RACHEL:  Please?
VICKY:  Sure.
MICHELE:  She’s…gonna be okay right?
VICKY:  You’re worried about your sister aren’t you?
MICHELE:  Yeah I just…want her to pull through.
VICKY:  Oh sweetheart she’s gonna be fine
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VICKY HUGS MICHELE AND JAKE MAKES EYE CONTACT WITH MICHELE.

FREEZE FRAME ON JAKE…SLOW FADE OUT…END OF 294