Created by William J. Bell and Irna Phillips
Written by: C. Nathaniel Richardson
Consultant: A. Washington Beeby
IN THIS EPISODE: Elizabeth Hutchins, Devin Hutchins, Vicky Hudson, Bradley O' Neill, Jake McKinnon, Paulina Cory, Dr. Russ Matthews, Dr. Thomasina Mason, Felicia Gallant
PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER WORLD
--Vicky and Bradley met one night at a bar. They got drunk and slept together. Vicky does not know that Bradley was legally married to Frankie Frame. Bradley still doesn't know that Frankie got a divorce.
--After the club inspection, Devin was brutally attacked by goons at his club. A mystery drug dealer has been harassing Devin by text to run drugs and launder money through the club.
--Felicia and Mitch received a box with a dead fetus inside on their doorstep. They're certain it was Christy Carson who left it, however they could not get the cops to arrest her because they had no proof that Christy left the box. Christy poisoned Felicia with a substance that made Felicia crave liquor. Felicia got drunk and caused the accident that caused Christy to miscarry. Christy decided not to press charges against Felicia, much to the surprise of everyone.
PART 1
ELIZABETH walks into CLUB FREEDOM, which is empty…
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| Elizabeth |
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| Devin |
ELIZABETH: Hey Devin why don’t you answer any of my…Devin?
ELIZABETH SEES DEVIN ON THE FLOOR AND RUNS OVER TO HIM.
ELIZABETH: Oh my God. Devin?
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AT THE HOSPITAL, VICKY is in the waiting area nodded off as BRADLEY approaches her. She suddenly wakes up as she feels a presence in front of her.
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| Vicky Hudson |
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| Bradley O' Neill |
VICKY: Oh! Hey. You really shouldn’t sneak up on people like that.
BRADLEY: I’m sorry. I should have made a sound. I got your text. I got you some take out from Tops. I figured you might be a little hungry.
VICKY: Thank you.
BRADLEY SITS NEXT TO HER.
BRADLEY: Any word on Bridget?
VICKY: No. Nothing’s changed. She’s still in a coma.
BRADLEY: Wow. Must be really serious.
VICKY: Dr. Matthews said she may have suffered anaphylactic shock.
BRADLEY: What is she allergic to?
VICKY: I guess that’s what they’re trying to find out now.
BRADLEY: Anyone else here with you?
VICKY: Guess they listened to Dr. Matthews and went home. Donna will be back soon I’m sure. She just went to change her clothes. I think Jake and Paulina are still here. I wanted to stay to see if anything may have changed.
BRADLEY: Is there anything I can do?
VICKY SMILES.
VICKY: You being here is more than enough.
VICKY LEANS ON BRADLEY’S RIGHT SHOULDER, AND HE PUTS LEFT ARM AROUND VICKY. MEANWHILE, JAKE SEES THIS FROM A SHORT DISTANCE.
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| Jake McKinnon |
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| Paulina Cory |
PAULINA WALKS UP TO JAKE, WHO IS LOOKING AT BRADLEY COMFORT VICKY.
PAULINA: Oh, guess Vicky’s got company.
JAKE: Hey it’s…none of my business. Vicky can see who she wants.
PAULINA: I’m sorry Jake. You and Vicky shared a lot of years together.
JAKE: She’s Bridget and Michele’s mother. We had our problems but I’m always gonna care about her.
PAULINA: Of course.
JAKE: I hate all this waiting.
PAULINA: I mean, Dr. Matthews said to come back in the morning. Maybe you should go home and get some rest.
JAKE: If you’ll come with me.
PAULINA: Well, you can crash at my place. It’s closer.
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| Dr. Russ Matthews |
IN AN OFFICE, DR. RUSS MATTHEWS IS THERE WITH DR. DAVIDSON. DR. DAVIDSON GIVES RUSS THREE PIECES OF PAPER.
DR. DAVIDSON: Bridget McKinnon’s test results. I printed these for you to look at. I need another set of eyes for this.
RUSS (looking over the papers): Are these the results from her OB visit with you?
DR. DAVIDSON: Yes.
RUSS: It says she tested positive for chlamydia.
DR. DAVIDSON: Now look at page two.
RUSS: These are the tests we ran after we induced the coma.
DR. DAVIDSON: Right.
RUSS: It shows amoxicillin in her blood stream. Looks like that was the cause of her allergic reaction.
DR. DAVIDSON: Now go to page three.
RUSS: What? There’s no chlamydia in her blood.
DR. DAVIDSON: That’s weird don’t you think?
RUSS: Not if she has been taking the antibiotic for a while.
DR. DAVIDSON: Look at the dates. I just prescribed her the amoxicillin.
RUSS: That looks kind of sudden.
DR. DAVIDSON: I thought it was me but…the tests show no trace of the chlamydia in her blood at all. That’s crazy. The antibiotic couldn’t have worked that fast.
RUSS: Seems to make sense.
DR. DAVIDSON: It’s almost like Bridget never had chlamydia at all.
CAMERA PAN ON RUSS…SLOW FADE TO THEME SONG.
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PART 2
AT PAULINA’S, PAULINA BRINGS OUT A FOLDED BLANKET FOR JAKE.
PAULINA: Here you go.
SHE PUTS IT NEXT TO JAKE WHO IS SITTING ON THE COUCH.
PAULINA: Well you don’t expect me to lay it out for you. I think you’re more than capable of doing that yourself.
JAKE: You mean you don’t provide maid service? I mean you worked at Carlino’s for years.
PAULINA: Oh is that supposed to be funny?
JAKE: Are you headed to the kitchen? You should be taking my order.
PAULINA PLAYFULLY HITS HIM ON HIS LEFT ARM.
PAULINA: Oh shut up.
JAKE: Before I go to the hospital in the morning can you make me breakfast?
PAULINA: My days of preparing meals are over. Sorry not sorry.
JAKE: I mean. I have a daughter in a coma and…
PAULINA: And Vicky’s moving on?
PAULINA SITS NEXT TO JAKE.
JAKE: Yeah. Yeah I guess it bothered me more than I thought it would. I’m not in love with Vicky I just…it’s weird seeing her with someone else after all this time.
PAULINA: I understand Jake. I completely understand.
PAULINA HUGS HIM. AS THEY RELEASE FROM THEIR EMBRACE, THEY LOOK INTO EACH OTHER’S EYES AND KISS.
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BACK AT THE HOSPITAL, BRADLEY IS WITH VICKY IN THE WAITING AREA…
BRADLEY: I’m sorry you’re going through this but…you’re not alone.
VICKY: I really appreciate it. You’re really really sweet. I see why your wife fell in love with you.
BRADLEY: Yeah.
VICKY: I have to tell you that…I’m not getting the wrong idea about this. I know you’re still in love with your wife.
BRADLEY: And you just came out of a divorce.
VICKY: Right, but I really cherish our friendship.
BRADLEY: Me, too.
VICKY: You know you…have you made any progress in finding your woman?
BRADLEY: No but…I know she’s here.
VICKY: What’s her name?
RUSS WALKS UP TO THEM AND VICKY TURNS HER ATTENTION TO HIM.
VICKY: Russ what's...how's my daughter?
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MEANWHILE, ELIZABETH IS WAITING FOR DEVIN’S PROGNOSIS. SHE’S ON THE PHONE WITH RACHEL.
ELIZABETH: Yeah he was lying on the floor bleeding. I know mom. I’ll keep you posted.
ELIZABETH HANGS UP AS THOMASINA WALKS UP TO HER.
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| Dr. Thomasina Mason |
THOMASINA: You brought Devin Hutchins in?
ELIZABETH: Yes. How’s my brother?
THOMASINA: He was beaten pretty badly. We did some xrays but they were all negative.
ELIZABETH: So nothing’s broken.
THOMASINA: He was very lucky. He’s got a couple of bruises but he’ll be fine. We’ll keep him overnight for observation.
ELIZABETH: Good.
THOMASINA: I called Felicia so she’s on her way. He’s awake if you wanna see him.
ELIZABETH: Yeah I will. Thank you Dr. Mason.
IN DEVIN’S ROOM, ELIZABETH WALKS UP TO HIM.
ELIZABETH: I see why you didn’t answer my texts.
DEVIN: You texted?
ELIZABETH: Never mind. How you feelin?
DEVIN: Like I’ve been punched and kicked.
ELIZABETH: You were. My mom told me to invite you to dinner. When you didn’t answer my texts I figured you were busy at the club. I guess you’re gonna delay the opening.
DEVIN: Are you serious? There’s no way I’m delaying it. Club Freedom is gonna open on schedule.
ELIZABETH: Wow you’ve come a long way since you came here. Dad would certainly be proud.
DEVIN: Yeah. Ow.
DEVIN TRIES TO STRAIGHTEN HIMSELF UP.
ELIZABETH: Do you have any idea who did this?
FELICIA WALKS IN.
FELICIA: That’s what I’d like to know. Hi Lizzie.
ELIZABETH: Hi Felicia.
FELICIA: Would you mind if I had a moment alone with your brother?
ELIZABETH: Sure.
ELIZABETH LEAVES AND FELICIA WALKS UP TO DEVIN.
FELICIA: What happened to you?
DEVIN: It’s not that serious.
FELICIA: You got scratches and bruises on your face. Were you beaten?
DEVIN: Yes I was. In my club.
FELICIA: Oh my God.
FELICIA GETS UP AND WALKS SLOWLY TOWARD THE DOOR.
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| Felicia Gallant Blake |
FELICIA: It’s one thing to come after me, but she’s crossed the line coming after a member of my family.
DEVIN: What are you talking about?
FELICIA TURNS AROUND AND FACES DEVIN.
FELICIA: I know exactly who’s responsible for this.
DEVIN: Grandma don’t go confronting everyone.
FELICIA: She left a dead fetus in a box in front of my door, and now she sent goons to beat up my grandson.
DEVIN: Wait a minute. Who left a dead fetus at your doorstep?
FELICIA: Christy Carson. She’s not gonna get away with this.
FREEZE FRAME ON FELICIA…SLOW FADE OUT…END OF 297
OOO Felicia NO!
ReplyDeleteTight episode! Everything popped!
I loved the two couples moving on, each at their own pace. Everything ties together so well and yet moves so independently. Vicky and Bradley are charming. Their friendship isn't gonna stay that way long, especially since they're already...familiar. Hahah.
Jake and Paulina are back to being their hilarious selves together. I really appreciate that you've brought that part of their relationship back. It's been sorely missing. I also, going back to Bradley and Vicky, really liked the old trope of having a pivotal piece of information obscured by someone walking into the room just in time. Never fails! Haha.
Then Elizabeth finding Devin beaten up was great. I'dve probably stretched that tension out a touch for dramatic effect, but you know me. Haha.
At the hospital, I love that Felicia automatically jumps to assume Christy had Devin beat up. It makes sense! But she's wrong, and I wonder what she'll do if Devin allows her to think that. Great set up!
An excellent episode all around!