ANOTHER WORLD 320 Sharlene becomes determined to stop Brianna

 
ANOTHER WORLD 320
Created by:  William J. Bell and Irna Phillips
Fanfic written by:  C. Nathaniel Richardson
Consultants:  A. Washington Beeby, ML Cooks, and Nick Monarco

 

Sharlene becomes more determined to stop Brianna

KC and Charlie have a tense encounter
 
IN THIS EPISODE:  KC Burrell, Bryant Kramer, Cass Winthrop, Charlie Winthrop Harrison, Dante Carlino, Brianna Jameson, Sharlene Hudson, Frankie Frame, John Hudson, Lindsay Winthrop, Rafael Santierro
 
PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER WORLD
-          KC and Charlie applied for an internship position at BCMC.  Thomasina, The Chief of Staff, hired KC over Charlie.  Charlie, though, overheard Thomasina state that she hired KC because she’s black.  Charlie is considering a racial discrimination lawsuit against the hospital, but she’s concerned about the possible racial fallout
-          Brianna was taken into the police station by Detective Dante Carlino on suspicion of drug trafficking.  Sharlene confronted Brianna while Brianna was being detained, as Brianna has tried to kill Sharlene twice on the behest of her mother, Taylor Benson’s, dying wish.
 
PART 1
 

Bryant Kramer

KC Burrell

AT THE CENTER, BRYANT IS WALKING AND TEXTING, LOOKING DOWN AT HIS PHONE.  K.C. IS COMING OUT OF THE COFFEE SHOP HOLDING A CUP OF COFFEE.  BRYANT BUMPS INTO HER.
 
KC:  Oh my God.  My blouse! 
BRYANT:  Oh no.  I’m…I’m sorry. 
KC:  I have to go to work!
BRYANT:  Listen I’ll…I’ll pay for the dry cleaning.
KC:  If they can get this stain out in thirty minutes it would be a miracle!  I can’t be late.
BRYANT:  Look I feel bad enough.  I know of a cleaner that can get it done.
KC:  Look forget it okay.  I really gotta get to the…
 
KC CALLS SOMEONE ON HER CELL PHONE.
 
KC:  Dr. Mason it’s KC.   I had a little accident…Oh I’m fine.  I’m gonna be a little late.  I can?  Alright.  Thanks so much.
 
KC ENDS HER CALL.
 
BRYANT:  Who was that?
 
KC ROLLS HER EYES AND LOOKS BACK AT BRYANT.
 
KC:  It was my boss.  She said I didn’t have to come in today.
BRYANT:  You gon’ miss out on some money?
KC:  No it’s an unpaid internship.
BRYANT:  So you got time for me to get your shirt cleaned.
KC:  So you expect me to walk around with a bra? 
BRYANT:  Course not.  Look just let me take care of everything alright, including your coffee.
 
KC SMILES.
 
BRYANT:  Oh I should tell you my name right?  Bryant.
KC:  KC?
BRYANT:  So you’re named after a city in Missouri?
KC:  Keep joking and it’s gonna cost you another latte.
 
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AT CASS’S OFFICE, CHARLIE IS WITH CASS.
 

Charlie Winthrop Harrison

Cass Winthrop

CASS:  My God Charlie are you sure that’s what you heard?
CHARLIE:  Kirkland asked me the same thing.  My ears didn’t lie.  I know what I heard Dr. Mason say.
CASS:  I don’t doubt that sweetheart.  I just want to be absolutely sure.
CHARLIE:  I get it.  I wrestled with this.  I didn’t even want to tell you.
CASS:  Why not?
CHARLIE:  I remember what happened back then.  I didn’t understand exactly what was happening, but I remember the tension in the city.
CASS:  What are you talking about?
CHARLIE:  I’m talking about when Nick Hudson was accused of rape. 
CASS:  Oh.  I remember that, too. 
CHARLIE:  The town was divided.  Tension everywhere we went.  I don’t want to cause that.
 
CASS STRADDLES CHARLIE’S HAIR.
 
CASS:  My little girl.  Such a good heart, but what Dr. Mason said was wrong and what she did was illegal.
CHARLIE:  Dad I don’t want to cause trouble.
CASS:  Honey, do you want my opinion?
CHARLIE:  What if I said no?
CASS:  Well you’re gonna get it anyway.  Dr. Mason has to be held accountable for what she did.  You were a victim of discrimination.
CHARLIE:  Dad you do understand where I’m coming from right?
 
CASS NODS HIS HEAD.
 
CASS:  I do, but I’m an attorney.  I can’t do anything without my client’s permission, so ultimately, it’s up to you whether you want me to pursue it.  So where are you headed?
CHARLIE:  I’m gonna meet Lindsay in the Center.  Where’s mom?
CASS:  She went to see Sharlene.  Tell my niece I said hi.
CHARLIE:  Sure thing dad.  Thank you for listening.
CASS:  Anytime honey.  
 

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AT THE POLICE STATION, BRIANNA IS LYING ON A BED IN A HOLDING CELL WHEN DANTE COMES UP WITH KEYS.  HE OPENS IT, PROMPTING BRIANNA TO GET UP.
 

Brianna Jameson

Dante Carlino

DANTE:  You’re free to go.  Thank your lawyer.
BRIANNA:  I don’t even know why you held me.
DANTE:  You know exactly why we held you, and don’t think this is over.
BRIANNA:  It never began because I didn’t do anything wrong.
DANTE:  You actually did.  You impersonated Taylor Benson, but Wood Pines declined to press charges for some odd reason.
 
DANTE WALKS UP AND TALKS DIRECTLY IN HER FACE.
 
DANTE:  Whoever’s pumping drugs into Bay City, I’m gonna nail their asses, and if you’re part of that Titanic, then you’re going down with it.  Now get the hell out of here.
 
BRIANNA LEAVES.
 

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AT THE FARM, SHARLENE OPENS THE DOOR AND FRANKIE WALKS IN.
 

Frankie Frame

SHARLENE:  Aren’t you a sight for sore eyes?
FRANKIE: 

Sharlene Hudson

Where’s John?
SHARLENE:  He’s upstairs sleeping. 
FRANKIE:  How did you sleep?
SHARLENE:  Not that great.
FRANKIE:  Aunt Sharlene you’ve gotta try and get some rest.
SHARLENE:  I can’t rest.  I won’t rest until Brianna Jameson is out of our lives.
 
FRANKIE SIGHS AS SHARLENE PACES.
 
FRANKIE:  I know but you’re not gonna be any good to anyone if you don’t get some sleep.
SHARLENE:  I can’t.  The moment I let my guard down will be the moment she attacks.  She’s already tried twice.
FRANKIE:  So you were up all night worrying yourself sick about this?
SHARLENE:  No. 
 
SHARLENE TURNS HER BACK TO THE STAIRS.
 
FRANKIE:  Then what did you do?
SHARLENE:  I…went to confront Brianna.
FRANKIE:  You did what?
 
JOHN WALKS DOWN THE STAIRS.
 

John Hudson

JOHN:  That’s what I’d like to know.
 
CAMERA PAN ON JOHN.  SLOW FADE OUT.  FADE IN TO THEME SONG
 

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PART 2
 
AT THE CENTER, LINDSAY SITS ACROSS FROM CHARLIE.
 

Lindsay Winthrop

CHARLIE:  Hey girl.
LINDSAY:  What’s going on?
CHARLIE:  Well...I told him.
LINDSAY:  Oh my God.  You told your dad?  What did he say?
CHARLIE:  He said that she had to be held accountable for what she did.
LINDSAY:  Well he’s kinda got a point.
CHARLIE:  But I don’t want to be the cause of another uprising in this town.
LINDSAY:  Charlie you have a chance to set a precedent.  What about the other people who are discriminated against because of something they can’t change?  It doesn’t matter what a person's color is.
CHARLIE:  Look it can’t be me okay.
LINDSAY:  What about your child?  What kind of example do you want to set for him or her?  This really is for other people.
CHARLIE:  Dad did say that he can’t do anything without my permission.
LINDSAY:  You mean sue the hospital.
CHARLIE:  Right.
 
MEANWHILE, KC AND BRYANT WALK UP TO THE COFFEE SHOP.
 
KC:  Wow that WAS quick.
BRYANT:  Told you.  I got friends in good places.
KC:  My blouse is as good as new.  Well I’m glad I don’t have to go in to work. 
BRYANT:  Guess you lucked out there huh?
KC:  Yeah.  I guess so.
BRYANT:  I didn’t give you my card did I?
 
KC SMILES.
 
KC:  No, but I’ll take it.
 
BRYANT TAKES A CARD OUT OF HIS WALLET AND GIVES IT TO KC.  SHE READS IT.
 
KC:  Bryant Kramer.  Assistant C.O.O.  Hmmm big wig huh?
BRYANT:  You could say that.  Wait don’t go nowhere.  I owe you a latte.
KC:  You sure do.
 
BRYANT GOES INTO THE COFFEE SHOP AND KC STARTS TO HEAR LINDSAY AND CHARLIE’S CONVERSATION.
 
LINDSAY:  It’s a shame that you didn’t get that P.R. internship.
CHARLIE:  It is though.  Although I was clearly qualified to get it.  Probably more than the person who actually got the position.
LINDSAY:  You mean KC Burrell?
 
KC WALKS UP TO THEM.
 
KC:  That would be me.  I’m sorry that you think that I’m not qualified Charlie.
CHARLIE:  I didn’t…mean it like that.
KC:  Well how did you mean it?  I got the position fair and square. 
CHARLIE:  I didn’t intend to imply that you weren’t qualified.
KC:  It sure sounded like that to me. 
LINDSAY:  Charlie’s just a little confused as to why she didn’t get the internship.  You know it’s one of those things where you just think you have everything in the bag, and then you don’t.
KC:  It’s a great position.  I do enjoy although it does have its challenges.
 
BRYANT WALKS UP TO THEM.
 
BRYANT:  Here’s your latte. 
KC:  Thank you.
BRYANT:  Hey Charlie.  Good to see you.
CHARLIE:  Hi.  Bryant right?
BRYANT:  Yes sir! 
KC:  You guys know each other?
BRYANT:  The woman that raised me is her mother.  Frankie.

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FRANKIE:  You can’t go confronting her.  She’s very dangerous.
JOHN:  I told you that we needed something concrete to approach her with.
FRANKIE:  John’s right.  All she’s gonna do is deny everything that you accuse her of.
SHARLENE:  What do you expect me to do?  Do you really think I’m gonna sit around and wait for her to pick me off?  She’s already tried to do it twice.
FRANKIE:  I know that but confronting her is not the way you’re going to protect yourself.
JOHN:  It’s only gonna make things worse.
SHARLENE:  She was at the police station.  I was completely safe.
FRANKIE:  Wow.  I wonder what they were holding her for.
SHARLENE:  I have no idea.  I just hope they can keep her locked up.
FRANKIE:  I can make a call and find out.  I’ll be right back.
 
FRANKIE STEPS OUT OF THE ROOM AND JOHN TURNS TO SHARLENE.
 
JOHN:  What the hell were you thinking confronting her?
SHARLENE:  Right before you saw me at the hospital, I saw Dante Carlino escort her away.  You see John, she’s probably made a mistake.  This could be a good thing right?
JOHN:  If they can hold her.  If they uncovered any evidence that she tried to kill you, they would have told us.
SHARLENE:  So you think that it’s…not related to her attempts on my life.
JOHN:  I don’t know, but we would have known that by now.  The police probably took her in on something unrelated.
SHARLENE:  Maybe this could get her in trouble at the hospital. 
JOHN:  We have to play this carefully.  Taylor almost killed you when she got removed from her position.
 
JOHN PACES PAST SHARLENE, AND SHARLENE TURNS AROUND TO FACE HIM. 
 
JOHN:  She seems to be a lot more slippery than Taylor. 
SHARLENE:  I’m certain she was responsible for what happened to Maggie Winthrop.
JOHN:  But Maggie can’t tell us anything.  Until she wakes up, we have nothing. 
SHARLENE:  What if…she tries to finish off Maggie?  What if she’s successful?  Then we’re back to square one.  She probably won’t stop until she hurts our family.  There’s nothing we really can do is there?
JOHN:  We can’t give up.  We can’t let our guards down.
SHARLENE:  John for the longest time we’ve been looking for something to nail her with and we haven’t found anything.  Frankie did a background check and she’s come up clean.  She impersonates Taylor at Wood Pines and nothing happens. 
 
FRANKIE WALKS BACK IN.
 
SHARLENE:  What did you find?
FRANKIE:  Well you were right.  Brianna was brought in by the police.
JOHN:  Is she still there?
FRANKIE:  No.  She’s not.  They had to let her go.
SHARLENE:  So she slips away again.  She’s gotta be stopped, and there’s only one way.

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AT THE PARK, RAFAEL IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE IN A SECLUDED AREA.  THEN BRIANNA EMERGES.
 

Rafael Santierro

BRIANNA:  So you got me out of jail.
RAFAEL:  No the lawyer did.
BRIANNA:  It’s the least you could have done for me.
RAFAEL:  You aren’t adhering to the terms of our deal.
BRIANNA:  I’m doing everything I can but my hands are tied.
RAFAEL:  What the hell are you talking about?  You are supposed to be protecting my son.
BRIANNA:  I can’t guarantee what King is going to do. 
RAFAEL:  And you definitely weren’t supposed to hurt Maggie!
BRIANNA:  Maggie was getting in the way.  If you want to keep her safe, you better keep her quiet.
RAFAEL:  Get my son out of the business.
BRIANNA:  Only if you keep Maggie quiet. 
 
RAFAEL SIGHS.
 
RAFAEL:  Deal.
 
MEANWHILE, AN UNSEEN MYSTERY PERSON IS WATCHING THEM FROM A SHORT DISTANCE.
 
FREEZE FRAME ON BRIANNA AND RAFAEL.  SLOW FADE OUT.  END OF EPISODE 320