ANOTHER WORLD 316 Matt unwittingly saves Maggie's life

 
ANOTHER WORLD 316
Created by William J. Bell and Irna Phillips
Fanfic written by:  C. Nathaniel Richardson
Consultant:  A. Washington Beeby

 
In this episode:  Elizabeth Hutchins, Dante Carlino, Dr. John Hudson, Dr. Thomasina Mason, Michele McKinnon, Bridget McKinnon, Matt Cory, Brianna Jameson
 
Matt unwittingly saves Maggie’s life

Dante warns Elizabeth
 
PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER WORLD
 
·         Elizabeth and Dante found Gregory passed out in the park due to an overdose. 
·         Brianna hacked into John’s doctor portal and wrote a prescription for Felicia (at the direction of Christy Carson)
·         Bridget woke up out of her doctor induced coma after an anaphylactic episode due to an antibiotic.  The antibiotic was prescribed to her because Michele switched her tests to show that Bridget had chlamydia.  It was later revealed that Bridget never had it
 
PART 1
 
AT THE CORY ESTATE, GREGORY IS SLEEPING AS ELIZABETH SITS AT HIS BEDSIDE.  DANTE WALKS IN AND OBSERVES ELIZABETH.

Elizabeth Hutchins

Dante Carlino

 
ELIZABETH:  So what are you gonna do? 
 
ELIZABETH TURNS TO FACE DANTE.
 
ELIZABETH:  Are you gonna take him in when he wakes up?
DANTE:  He gave me the information I needed.
ELIZABETH:  He’s sleeping peacefully.  He’ll be fine once he wakes up.  He probably won’t even remember what happened.
DANTE:  He has to get help, and you can’t give him what he needs.
ELIZABETH:  You don’t know that.
DANTE:   I saw the way you were looking at him when I walked in.  Lizzie, this is not the road you wanna go down.
ELIZABETH:  He just needs a friend.  Someone he can count on.
DANTE:  He’s got a whole family structure in this town.  His parents; his father’s side of the family.
ELIZABETH:  And you think he’s comfortable going to them with this?  Do you think he can go to his girlfriend?  She’d leave him.  I’m gonna stand by him.  I’m gonna help him get through this.
DANTE:  What if he doesn’t return your loyalty?  What if it’s conditional?  Are you ready for that?  Because trust me.  You don’t want someone who doesn’t return the love that you give them.
 
DANTE PUTS ON HIS JACKET.
 
ELIZABETH:  Text me in the morning?
DANTE:  Yeah.
ELIZABETH:  Hey Dante.  You’re a good friend.  Thank you.
 
DANTE LEAVES.

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AT THE HOSPITAL, THOMASINA IS IN HER OFFICE WHEN JOHN WALKS IN.
 

John Hudson

Thomasina Mason

JOHN:  Dr. Mason you summoned?
THOMASINA:  Please sit down.
 
JOHN SITS IN THE CHAIR ACROSS FROM THOMASINA.
 
JOHN:  Sounds serious.
THOMASINA:  Very.
 
THOMASINA GIVES JOHN A PIECE OF PAPER AND JOHN READS IT.
 
JOHN:  What’s this about?   Flurazepam?
THOMASINA:  Did you prescribe it to Felicia Gallant?
JOHN:  No.  No of course not. 
THOMASINA:  It says it on that paper that you did.
JOHN:  But I never did that.  I didn’t authorize that.
THOMASINA:   It came from your doctor portal.
JOHN:  That’s what it looks like but I never did this.
THOMASINA:  Dr. Hudson you are the only one who has access to your portal. 
JOHN:  Someone had to have hacked into it.  There have been questions about cybersecurity here lately, especially with that breach.
THOMASINA:  I had I.T. do a keyboard trace.  Someone used your password.  Could it have been the same one that you left on your sticky note?
 
JOHN SIGHS.
 
THOMASINA:  I told you not to leave that lying around.
JOHN:  Alright so what happens now?
THOMASINA:  The board has made a recommendation.
JOHN:  And what is that?
THOMASINA:  That I suspend you pending the outcome of this investigation.
JOHN:  Who could possibly have done this?
 
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AT THE HOSPITAL, MICHELE IN BRIDGET’S ROOM AS BRIDGET LIES IN THE BED.
 

Bridget McKinnon

Michele McKinnon

MICHELE:  I don’t know what you want me to tell you.  We argued and you passed out.
BRIDGET:  What did we argue about?
MICHELE:  The same thing we’ve been arguing about since I got back.  You saw me with Cory and you got angry.  I see where this is going and I really don’t wanna go down that road.
 
MICHELE TURNS AROUND TO LEAVE.
 
BRIDGET:  Michele wait.  We’re not done yet.
 
MICHELE TURNS AROUND AND FACES BRIDGET.  SHE FOLDS HER ARMS.
 
MICHELE:  What is it?
BRIDGET:  Look I’m not trying to make trouble or pick a fight. 
MICHELE:  God knows we’ve done enough of that.
BRIDGET:  You were the only one there, and I’m trying to just piece together everything that lead up to me passing out.
MICHELE:  I don’t know what else to tell you.  I mean, we argued and you collapsed.
BRIDGET:  What were we arguing about?
MICHELE:  What do you think?
BRIDGET:  Michele please.  I need to remember.  I don’t want things to be the way they were.
 
MICHELE’S EYES WELL UP WITH TEARS.
 
MICHELE:  I don’t either.  I know how much we fought, but you have to know that I never wanted this.  I didn’t want you to end up in a coma.
BRIDGET:  It was the antibiotics that caused it.  There was nothing you could’ve done.
MICHELE:  I’m so relieved that you’re okay.
BRIDGET:  Me, too.  Maybe we’re finally getting to a better place.
MICHELE:  Yeah.  I think I’d like that.  I’m sorry I…couldn’t tell you more about what happened in front of the Corys.
BRIDGET:  It’s alright.  Maybe it’ll come to me.
MICHELE:  Yeah.  Well I’m gonna…go.
BRIDGET:  Okay.
 
MICHELE WALKS UP TO HER, AND BRIDGET RAISES UP OUT OF THE BED, AND THEY HUG AS JAKE WATCHES FROM OUTSIDE, AND SMILES.
 

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BRIANNA WALKS INSIDE MAGGIE’S ROOM.  MAGGIE IS HOOKED UP TO A BEEPING VENTILATOR AS SHE LIES UNCONSCIOUS.  BRIANNA SLOWLY WALKS UP TO MAGGIE, AND LEANS IN.
 

Maggie Winthrop

Brianna Jameson

BRIANNA:  You’re awfully hard to kill.
 
BRIANNA STRAIGHTENS BACK UP.
 
BRIANNA:  You just had to be a pest.  Like an annoying little bug buzzing in my ear.  I tried to swat you away several times.  I didn’t want it to come to this.  I didn’t want to do what I had to do…to you, but you forced me.  Actually, Christy forced me.  She knew the truth.  Your knight in shining armor may have rescued you from Wood Pines but…
 
BRIANNA LEANS INTO MAGGIE’S FACE AND WHISPERS.
 
BRIANNA:  There’s nothing he can do for you now.
 
BRIANNA STRAIGHTENS BACK UP, AND REACHES INTO HER PURSE.   SHE TAKES OUT A NEEDLE, AND WALKS UP TO MAGGIE’S I.V.
 
BRIANNA:  You lose Maggie.
 
SUDDENLY MATT WALKS IN WITH FLOWERS.
 

Matt Cory

MATT:  Brianna?  What are you doing?
 
CAMERA PAN ON BRIANNA.  SLOW FADE OUT.  FADE IN TO THEME SONG
 

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PART 2
 
THOMASINA:  I have no idea.  For the record, I fought for you.  I don’t think you would have prescribed Felicia anything without a valid reason.
JOHN:  I’m sorry, this is just taking me completely by surprise.  I certainly wouldn’t have prescribed that type of drug if I knew she was gonna try to kill herself.
THOMASINA:  You and I both know that Dr. Hudson, but what it looks like to the board is that you did it.  The portals are very secure.  That’s why I told you to not leave your password on a sticky note in your office.
JOHN:  My office is door is locked when I’m not here.  Someone broke in, hacked into my portal, and authorized the drug.
THOMASINA:  We will find out whoever did that, but access to your portal is your responsibility.  One of the first things they tell you is…
JOHN:  Yeah yeah I know.  Not to write your password down.  So the board recommended that you suspend me.
THOMASINA:  They recommended it, but I managed to convince them otherwise. 
JOHN:  You did that for me?
THOMASINA:  If it weren’t for you I would probably be pulling my hair out.  A lot has gone on since I took over as Chief of Staff.  You’ve helped things to go a little smoother, so fighting for you against the board wasn’t a difficult choice.
JOHN:  I don’t know how to thank you.
THOMASINA:  Don’t mention it.
 
THOMASINA SMILES AND JOHN SMILES BACK. 
 
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ELIZABETH PAYS VIGIL TO GREGORY AS HE SLEEPS WHEN SOMEONE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR.  ELIZABETH GOES AND OPENS IT.

Gregory Hudson

 
ELIZABETH:  Hey.
 
MICHELE WALKS IN AND ELIZABETH SHUTS THE DOOR BEHIND HER.
 
MICHELE:  Oh my God.
ELIZABETH:  What?
MICHELE:  Why is Gregory sleeping in this bed?
ELIZABETH:  Long story.
MICHELE:  Mmmmm.
ELIZABETH:  I can’t go into details.
MICHELE:  That’s my sister’s boyfriend and he’s sleeping in this bed on your mom’s estate?  What am I supposed to think?
ELIZABETH:  You think I’m sleeping with him?  No that’s not happening.
MICHELE:  Then why is he here?
ELIZABETH:  Okay.  Dante and I were taking a walk, and we found him passed out in the park.
MICHELE:  And instead of calling his parents, you took him here.
ELIZABETH:  Come on Michele.  Don’t interrogate me.
MICHELE:  You like Gregory don’t you?
ELIZABETH:  Alright alright.  I like him.
 
MEANWHILE, GREGORY, WHO IS UNDER THE BLANKET, OPENS HIS EYES AS HE HEARD WHAT ELIZABETH SAID.
 

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BRIANNA QUICKLY SLIPS THE NEEDLE INTO HER PURSE, TURNS AROUND AND FACES MATT.
 
BRIANNA:  Matthew.  Well this is a pleasant surprise. 
MATT:  Came to see Maggie.  What’s your excuse?
BRIANNA:  Same thing.  Maggie and I have gotten to know each other over the past few months. 
 
MATT GRABS THE EMPTY VASE ON THE NIGHTSTAND AND GOES TO THE SINK.  HE FILLS THE VASE UP WITH WATER AND PLACES THE FLOWERS IN IT.
 
MATT:  She’s had it rough lately.  First she gets suspended from the hospital, and then this.
 
MATT PLACES THE VASE ON THE NIGHTSTAND AS THEY BOTH FACE MAGGIE.
 
BRIANNA:  They said they found her in the hospital basement.  Somebody locked her in there.
MATT:  What?  Are you serious?
BRIANNA:  Thank God the hospital staff found her in time or she might have frozen to death.
MATT:  Yeah.  Thank God she survived. 
BRIANNA:  She…cares about you.
MATT:  Maggie’s family. 
BRIANNA:  I care about you, too.
 
BRIANNA WALKS UP TO MATT AND MATT PUTS HIS ARMS AROUND HER.
 
MATT:  Likewise.
 
THEY KISS.
 
BRIANNA:  You know I’m gonna…get out of here. 
MATT:  Going home?
BRIANNA:  Yeah.
MATT:  Maybe I can…drop by a little later.
BRIANNA:  Hmmm I think I’d like that.
 
BRIANNA SMILES AND KISSES MATT.
 
BRIANNA:  See ya later?
 
MATT SMILES.
 
MATT:  Yeah.

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BRIANNA WALKS OUT OF THE ROOM, AND PAST THE GUARD.  SUDDENLY, DANTE AND TWO OFFICERS APPROACH HER.
 
DANTE:  Brianna Jameson.
BRIANNA:  Who wants to know?

DANTE HOLDS UP HIS BADGE.
 
DANTE:  Detective Dante Carlino.  Bay City Police.
BRIANNA:  What’s this about?
DANTE:  Is there someplace private we can go to?
BRIANNA:  You still haven’t told me what this is about.
DANTE:  We can talk here or at the station, but we have to talk…now.
 
FREEZE FRAME ON BRIANNA..SLOW FADE OUT..END OF 316.