ANOTHER WORLD 329 Grant gets one step closer to finding his other son

 
ANOTHER WORLD 329
Created by:  William J. Bell and Irna Phillips
Written by:  C. Nathaniel Richardson
Consultant:  A. Washington Beeby

 
Grant says goodbye to Spencer, but gets one step closer to finding his other son
Also, Brianna makes a major request of Matt; Kirkland gets an ominous text
 
In this episode:  Thomasina Mason, Lily Mason, Matt Cory, Brianna Jameson, Frankie Frame, Charlie Winthrop Harrison, Kirkland Harrison, Grant Harrison, (Special Guest) Kelsey Harrison, Russ Matthews, Cass Winthrop
 
 
PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER WORLD
 
·         Lily Mason returned to Bay City and earned the forgiveness of her daughter, Joy Kramer.  Lily also disclosed that she has cancer
·         Matt and Brianna entered into a relationship.  Brianna came to Bay City with the intention of exacting revenge for her mother (Taylor Benson).  Taylor’s deathbed wish was for Brianna to “finish” Sharlene Hudson.  People do not know that Brianna is Taylor’s daughter
·         Carl gave Grant a DNA test result before Carl died.  Carl lamented that it shows that Grant has another son besides Kirkland,  but it does not detail who the DNA test match is for.  Grant did not believe Carl at first, thinking it was one of Carl’s games, but Carl was right, Grant does have another son, and he has been searching for him since.
 
AT THOMASINA’S HOUSE, LILY WALKS INTO THE LIVING ROOM WITH A BLANKET AND LIES DOWN ON THE COUCH, WHILE THOMASINA BRINGS HER A CUP OF TEA.
 

Lily Mason

THOMASINA:  How are you feeling?
LILY:  I’m feeling good.  Never better actually. 
THOMASINA:  I made an appointment for you to see an oncologist at the hospital tomorrow.

Thomasina Mason

LILY:  You didn’t have to do that.
THOMASINA:  I know.  I was thinking maybe you should start your treatments here.  At least you’ll have family around.  That support is very important.
LILY:  Niece I got all the support I need.
THOMASINA:  What do you mean exactly? 
LILY:  Joy...decided to forgive me.
THOMASINA:  Wow really?  That’s fantastic.  I know that’s a weight lifted off your shoulders.
LILY:  She’s going to that party right?
THOMASINA:  That Donna Love is throwing?   Yeah she is.
LILY:  I really want her to be happy…to live better than I did.  Her forgiveness though, it gives me a lot of peace.
 
THOMASINA NODS HER HEAD AND SMILES.
 
THOMASINA:  I’m headed to the hospital to finish up some work.  Do you want anything on my way back?
 
LILY LOOKS AT THOMASINA AND SMILES.
 
LILY:  No.  No thank you.
 
THOMASINA GOES AND SITS NEXT TO LILY ON THE COUCH, AND HUGS HER TIGHTLY.
 
THOMASINA:  I love you Aunty.
LILY:  I love you, too.
 
THOMASINA LEAVES AS LILY SMILES AND LIES ON THE COUCH.  SHE DRAPES THE BLANKET OVER HER BODY AND CLOSES HER EYES.
 

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IN A HOTEL, MATT IS ESCORTING A BLINDFOLDED BRIANNA TO THE DOOR.

Matt Cory

Brianna Jameson

 
BRIANNA:  What’s going on?  Where are you taking me?
MATT:  You’ll see.  Just wait.
 
MATT OPENS THE DOOR, ESCORTS BRIANNA IN SLOWLY, AND SHUTS THE DOOR. 
 
MATT:  You can remove the blindfold.
 
BRIANNA TAKES THE BLINDFOLD OFF AND SMILES.
 
BRIANNA:  Oh my God.
 
BRIANNA SEES A BED COVERED WITH ROSE PETALS AND RED HEART SHAPED“I LOVE YOU” BALLOONS.
 
BRIANNA:  This is wonderful.  Nobody’s ever done this for me before.
 
MATT STEPS IN FRONT OF BRIANNA.
 
MATT:  Nobody sees the beauty that I see.  You deserve it.
BRIANNA:  I never thought I’d find…love.  I don’t want to ever let it go.
MATT:  I don’t intend to let you…let it go.
 
THEY KISS.
 
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AT KIRKLAND’S SUITE, CHARLIE IS LYING IN THE BED AS FRANKIE WALKS IN WITH A WET CLOTH.  FRANKIE BLOTS IT ON CHARLIE’S FOREHEAD.
 

Charlie Harrison

Frankie Frame

FRANKIE:  This should help you feel a little better.
CHARLIE:  Can I take something?
FRANKIE:  Nooooo.
CHARLIE:  I know mom I’m just…
FRANKIE:  I know the feeling honey.  I was the same way when I was pregnant with you.
CHARLIE:  When will my stomach stop turning?
FRANKIE:  I called Kirkland.  He’s on his way back home.
CHARLIE:  Why mom?
FRANKIE:  He’s your husband.
CHARLIE:  I wanted him to enjoy his family.  I didn’t want him to miss Bridget’s homecoming. Besides, I’m in good hands with you.
FRANKIE:  Yes dear, but he wants to be here.  
CHARLIE:  Do you have something else to do?
FRANKIE:  There’s no place I’d rather be than with my only child.
CHARLIE:  I thought you’d want to rush home to dad.
FRANKIE:  Your dad and I will have plenty of time.  You just hang in there. 
CHARLIE:  I thought it was supposed to be morning sickness, not evening sickness.
 
KIRKLAND WALKS IN.
 

Kirkland Harrison

KIRKLAND:  Hey is everything alright?
CHARLIE:  My stomach is spinning.
KIRKLAND:  Anything we should be concerned about?
FRANKIE:  It’s just part of being pregnant.
CHARLIE:  Babe can you help me up.
 
KIRKLAND GOES OVER TO CHARLIE AND HELPS HER OUT OF THE BED.
 
KIRKLAND:  You alright?
CHARLIE:  No. 
 
CHARLIE GOES TO THE BATHROOM.  KIRKLAND AND FRANKIE LOOK AT EACH OTHER AS THEY HEAR CHARLIE VOMIT. 
 

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GRANT WALKS UP TO A DOOR AND KELSEY HARRISON MEETS HIM OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

Grant Harrison

 

Kelsey Harrison

GRANT:  Kelsey.  I got here as soon as I could.  Let me see dad.
KELSEY:  I’m sorry Grant.  He couldn’t hold on any longer.  Uncle Spencer passed away. 
 
CAMERA PAN ON GRANT.  SLOW FADE OUT.  FADE IN TO THEME SONG.
 
 

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PART 2
 
AT THE HOSPITAL, THOMASINA IS IN HER OFFICE WHEN RUSS MATTHEWS WALKS IN.

Russ Matthews

THOMASINA:  Dr. Matthews hi.
RUSS:  Dr. Mason. 
THOMASINA:  Burning the midnight oil huh?
RUSS:  You know I have to make sure that my patients are taken care of.
THOMASINA:  I know.  You are very well respected, and deservedly so.
RUSS:  I appreciate that.  This hospital is always gonna have a place in my heart. 
THOMASINA:  It’ll be that way for me, too.
RUSS:  Have you checked your email?
THOMASINA:  Not since I left earlier.  Is there something I should be aware of?
RUSS:  Yeah.
 
THOMASINA SITS DOWN, TURNS ON HER COMPUTER, AND LOOKS AT HER EMAIL.
 
THOMASINA:  No.  I…I can’t accept that.
RUSS:  I wasn’t asking permission.
THOMASINA:  But, we were really just getting along.  I don’t know what we’re gonna do without you.
RUSS:  You’re gonna do just fine. 
THOMASINA:  But Seattle though?
RUSS:  It was out of the blue almost, but it’s a great opportunity for me though.
THOMASINA:  If I were you I…wouldn’t pass it up either. 
RUSS:  We’ll both be the Chief of Staff of our hospitals.
THOMASINA:  Well at least you’ll be here until I find someone to replace you, although that’s not gonna be easy. 
RUSS:  I also emailed you my patient files.  They want me to start in two days, so I’m leaving Bay City tonight.
THOMASINA:  That settles it huh?
RUSS:  I’m gonna miss this place.
 
THOMASINA GETS UP AND WALKS UP TO RUSS.
 
THOMASINA:  I guess this is goodbye…and good luck.
 
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AT THE HOTEL ROOM, MATT AND BRIANNA ARE LYING IN BED TOGETHER.  BRIANNA LIES ON MATT’S BARE CHEST.
 
MATT:  Making love to you never gets old.
BRIANNA:  Hmm I wonder.
MATT:  I know you’re not doubting your skills are you?  Or mine?
BRIANNA:  Oh absolutely not.  I’m just thinking.
MATT:  About what?  What’s going on in your pretty little head?
BRIANNA:  Will you feel the same way about our lovemaking when WE get old?
MATT:  Why wouldn’t I?
BRIANNA:  What about when I’m going through…oooh I don’t wanna even say it.
MATT:  I think I know where you’re going with this.  You’re talking about cramps, hot flashes, irritability?
BRIANNA:  You’ve done your research.
MATT:  You think menopause is gonna stop me from loving you?
BRIANNA:  I dunno.  Sometimes we women think about that.  I don’t want to lose you.
 
MATT SITS UP AS BRIANNA DOES THE SAME.
 
MATT:  Brianna where is this coming from?
BRIANNA:  Matthew I…I wanna spend the rest of my life with you.  I haven’t found a love like this…ever.  I don’t want to lose you.
MATT:  Stop talking like this.  You’re not gonna lose me. 
 
BRIANNA GETS OUT OF THE BED, PUTS HER ROBE ON AND TAKES TWO STEPS AWAY FROM THE BED.
 
MATT:  Brianna.  What’s wrong?
BRIANNA:  I don’t quite know how I want to say what I want to say.
MATT:  Just…say it?
 
BRIANNA TURNS AROUND AND FACES MATT.
 
BRIANNA:  I wanna leave…with you.
MATT:  Why?
BRIANNA:  Don’t you get it?  I want to leave town…with you.
MATT:  That sounds good.  I’d love to get away for a while.
BRIANNA:  No.  I’m talking about for good.  Let’s leave Bay City together.
MATT:  Babe you know I can’t do that.
 
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AT THE WINTHROPS, FRANKIE WALKS IN AND SEES CASS ON THE COUCH.
 

Cass Winthrop

CASS:  Hey there good lookin’.
FRANKIE:  You’re still quite the charmer.
CASS:  How’s Charlie?
FRANKIE:  She’s…pregnant.
CASS:  I gathered that.
FRANKIE:  Going through pregnant people things.  She’s gonna be fine.  Kirkland’s with her.
CASS:  So let me guess what’s happening.  She’s got massive stomach aches and she can’t  hold anything down.
FRANKIE:  How did you know?
CASS:  I know a thing or two about nursing a pregnant wife. 
FRANKIE:  Hmm I wonder how.
CASS:  You got acquainted with the bathroom when you were pregnant with Charlie.
FRANKIE:  And Charlie is now.
CASS:  I have to say I’m a little concerned.
FRANKIE:  Vomiting is not a cause for alarm when you’re pregnant.
CASS:  No.  It’s the stress.
FRANKIE:  Did she talk to you about the lawsuit?
CASS:  Oh we’re way past conversations.
FRANKIE:  Did she decide what she was gonna do?
CASS:  She gave me the green light. 
FRANKIE:  Wow. 
CASS:  She wasn’t sure at first but when she told me to do it she was very decisive.
FRANKIE:  How do YOU feel about it?  This would be the second time you’ve filed a civil suit against the hospital.
CASS:  I’ll get to work on obtaining the facts.
FRANKIE:  I’ll be supporting you again like I did last time.
 
CASS AND FRANKIE HUG, AND FRANKIE HEARS THOSE FAINT CHANTS AND A GUNSHOT, AND PULLS AWAY.
 
CASS:  What’s wrong? 
 
FRANKIE HESITATES AND SMILES.
 
FRANKIE:  It’s nothing.  I just got a little chill.

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KIRKLAND IS ON HIS CELL PHONE AS CHARLIE LIES ON THE BED.  KIRKLAND IS SITTING ON A NEARBY CHAIR.
 
KIRKLAND:  Yeah she’s fine.  She’s sleeping.  Just a little sick.  I wish I could be there.  You guys have fun, and behave yourself mom.
 
KIRKLAND SMILES, ENDS THE CALL, AND GETS A TEXT FROM AN “UNKNOWN” NUMBER.  The text reads:  I WILL NEVER FORGET.
 

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GRANT WALKS INTO SPENCER’S ROOM.  SPENCER LIES ON THE BED AS GRANT PULLS UP A CHAIR AND SITS NEXT TO THE BED.
 
GRANT:  So is this how it ends dad?  I wonder just how hard you tried to hold on before you took your last breath?  I didn’t even know you were sick.  It’s…in accordance with how you raised me right?  Be tough; do whatever it takes to win.  Tell people what you think they need to know.  It’s not about what’s true, it’s about what’s believed.  Get most of what you want out of every deal, and when you see a weakness, you attack.  That’s how you become a successful politician, but you know what?   After trying to apply all of your principles, I never got custody of my son, and I missed a lot of his life.   I lost Cynthia and I never got Victoria back, and I wish I could go back and do it over; get a second chance.  I want to do better by my son, than you did by me.   I owe you a great deal of responsibility…for the man I’ve become.  Good bye dad.
 
GRANT GETS UP, AND WALKS OUT OF THE ROOM.
 

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OUTSIDE OF THE ROOM, KELSEY WALKS UP TO GRANT.
 
KELSEY:  How are you feeling?
GRANT:  I’m not too sure.  Dad and I have always had a…contentious relationship.  Do you know how long he had been like that?
KELSEY:  For…a few weeks.  He didn’t want me to tell you or Kirkland until about a couple of hours ago.
GRANT (purses lips):  Of course he didn’t.  Good old Spencer Harrison.
KELSEY:  However there’s something that he DID want you to know.
 
KELSEY TAKES AN ENVELOPE OUT OF HER LAB COAT AND GIVES TO GRANT.
 
KELSEY:  It’s in here apparently.  He insisted that it not be opened until you got here.
 
GRANT LOOKS AT KELSEY AND OPENS THE ENVELOPE.  HE TAKES OUT A PIECE OF PAPER AND READS IT.
 
GRANT:  I..I don’t understand this. 
KELSEY:  Let me see it.
 
KELSEY SKIMS IT OVER AND LOOKS UP AT GRANT.
GRANT:  Well what is it?
KELSEY:  This is a semen analysis.
GRANT:  Why would dad want to leave me something like that?
KELSEY:  I don’t know whose test this is, but from what I can see, this patient is not able to reproduce.
GRANT:  So dad left me a sperm test of a man who’s sterile? 
KELSEY:  A test that was taken at Bay City Medical Center recently.
 
KELSEY POINTS AT THE “BCMC” LETTERING AND THE DATE IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE DOCUMENT.
 
GRANT:  It’s not mine because I haven’t had one of these tests, but whoever’s test this is…lives in Bay City.  Wait a second.  Carl Hutchins gave me a copy of a DNA test before he died.  It said that I was a match for my son, but it didn’t say for whom?
KELSEY:  Are you saying it’s somehow connected to this sperm count test?
GRANT:  Carl said he kept my son from me.  I thought it was his last mind game that he wanted to play on me, but I’m starting to think he was telling the truth.
KELSEY:  So Carl and Spencer thought that you had another son besides Kirkland?  That doesn’t make any sense.  Who else could it be?
GRANT:  I don’t know Kelsey, but if I find out whose sperm test this belongs to, I will find my son.
 
FREEZE FRAME ON GRANT.  SLOW FADE OUT.  END OF 329
 
 

ANOTHER WORLD 328 Donna throws Bridget's homecoming party

 
ANOTHER WORLD 328
Created by:  William J. Bell and Irna Phillips
Fanfic Written by:  C. Nathaniel Richardson
Consultant:  A. Washington Beeby
 

IN THIS EPISODE:  Toni Burrell, KC Burrell, Allen Love, Vicky Hudson, Steven Frame, Elizabeth Hutchins, Michele McKinnon,
 
PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER WORLD
 
·         Donna has informed the Love/Hudson family that she is throwing a homecoming party for Bridget, who had been in a coma after an anaphylactic episode due to an antibiotic
·         Michele admitted to Bridget that she switched Bridget’s negative chlamydia test with another patient’s positive test.  This indirectly lead to Bridget being prescribed the antibiotic, which lead to her severe allergic reaction
·         Vicky Hudson’s son, Steven Frame, ended up in a relationship with Dana Kramer’s half sister, Joy Kramer.  Joy, at the behest of Reginald Love, burned down the Harbor Club (which belonged to Donna), and kidnapped Tyrone and Marley’s baby.  Reginald was poisoning Joy’s cousin, Thomasina, at the time so she could do his bidding. 
 
AT THE POLICE STATION, TONI IS IN HER OFFICE WHEN KC WALKS IN.

Toni Burrell

KC Burrell

 
TONI:  Hey what’s going on?
KC:  Not much.  I had a little time to kill before I get ready for Bridget’s party.
TONI:  Party?
KC:  Yeah Aunt Donna is throwing a welcome home party for her.
TONI:  Oh that reminds me.
 
TONI TAKES OUT HER PHONE AND SENDS A TEXT.
 
KC:  You’re coming with dad right?
TONI:  I just texted him.  I’m not going.  I got a lot of work to do here.
KC:  Wow I’m kind of disappointed.
TONI:  I really wish I could be there but I’m so swamped.  Look you guys have a good time.  Tell me all about it tomorrow.
 

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AT STEVEN’S LOFT, VICKY WALKS UP TO THE DOOR AND KNOCKS.  STEVEN OPENS IT.

Vicky Hudson

Steven Frame

 
VICKY:  Steven hi honey.  May I come in?
STEVEN:  Yeah sure.
 
VICKY WALKS AND STEVEN SHUTS THE DOOR BEHIND HER.
 
VICKY:  Did you get Donna’s text?
STEVEN:  About Bridget’s homecoming party?  Yes.
VICKY:  Sooo….are you coming alone?
STEVEN:  I was wondering when you were gonna get to that.  If you’re here to rail on Joy you can turn right back around and…
VICKY:  Will you listen to me?  I wanted to tell you that I’ve been thinking and I…I will work hard on accepting your relationship with Joy, but I can’t promise anything.  I just don’t trust her.
STEVEN:  You were given chances to redeem yourself over and over again.  Why can’t you afford Joy the same courtesy?
VICKY:  Steven you just…you don’t understand.  She had an affair with Tyrone years ago, and she tried to kidnap Tyrone and Marley’s baby.
STEVEN:  She was young when she had that affair, and Reginald was going to kill Thomasina if she didn’t kidnap the baby.
VICKY:  It doesn’t make it right.  Look, I don’t want to argue about Joy.  I will try very hard to accept that you love her, and that you want to be with her.
STEVEN:  I guess that’s a start.  Mom I don’t like fighting with you. 
VICKY:  I don’t either.  I just want you to be happy.  I want you to be with someone who makes you happy.
STEVEN:  And Joy does that for me mom.  The sooner you accept it, the better we’ll all be.  Joy and I will be at the party.
VICKY:  Ummm…okay.  I’ll see you then.

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AT THE MCKINNONS, ELIZABETH RINGS THE DOORBELL AND MICHELE ANSWERS IT.

Michele McKinnon

Elizabeth Hutchins

 
MICHELE:  Hey girl.  Come in.
 
ELIZABETH WALKS IN AND MICHELE SHUTS THE DOOR.
 
ELIZABETH:  My brother’s club was poppin’ last night.
MICHELE:  That’s good for him and his business right?
ELIZABETH:  Oh yeah it is.  I wanted to make sure you were ready.
MICHELE:  Ready for what?
ELIZABETH:  Bridget’s party.
MICHELE:  I am.  Bridget and I patched things up before she left the hospital.
ELIZABETH:  Hmmm don’t you think it’s a bit convenient?  I mean you two have a lot to iron out.
MICHELE:  I know you don’t like my sister.
ELIZABETH:  With good reason.
MICHELE:  But I felt like we turned a corner.
ELIZABETH:  Annnd she doesn’t remember anything that you told her before she collapsed.
MICHELE:  Nope.  She said she doesn’t.
ELIZABETH:  Look I have to be honest with you.  I don’t trust her.
MICHELE:  Come on Lizzie I’m so tired of this back and forth between Bridget and me.  I really felt like things we settled our differences.  This is a new beginning of sorts.  Bridget and I are finally gonna be the sisters we’re supposed to be.
ELIZABETH:  So you haven’t considered the possibility that she might be playing you?
 

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AT DONNA’S SUITE, DECORATIONS ARE ABOUND AS THE FAMILY PLANS TO CELEBRATE BRIDGET’S  HOMECOMING.  DONNA WALKS INTO THE LIVING ROOM, LOOKS AROUND, AND SMILES.  BRIDGET WALKS IN.

Bridget McKinnon

Donna Love

 
BRIDGET:  Wow grandma Donna you really didn’t have to do all of this for me.
DONNA:  I did sweetheart.  Why wouldn’t I have? 
BRIDGET:  Because I…I’m part of the blame for our family’s problems.  Mom and dad got a divorce.  Granddad left. 
DONNA:  And you think that’s your fault?   Well it isn’t.  We all had a part to play in this, but the most important thing is that we’re putting things back together, and this party is a start. 
BRIDGET:  I can believe it.
 
KIRKLAND WALKS IN.
 
BRIDGET:  My big middle brother.
KIRKLAND:  Hey you.  Ready for your party? 
BRIDGET:  Oh am I ever.
 

Kirkland Harrison

CAMERA PAN ON A SMILING BRIDGET.  SLOW FADE OUT.  FADE IN TO THEME SONG.

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PART 2
 
MICHELE:  She’s not going to do that.
ELIZABETH:  And what guarantees did she give that she wasn’t setting you up?
MICHELE:  If she remembered anything I’m sure she would have run to the police station.  I’d probably be in jail right now, but I’m not.
ELIZABETH:  I really want you to have a good time with your family but…I really think that you shouldn’t let your guard down.
MICHELE:  You don’t get it!  It’s over!  I don’t want to fight with my sister anymore!  She could’ve died.  I just want it to be the way it used to be.  My whole family has been torn apart because of me and Bridget.  Now we have a chance to put things back together like it should be.  I don’t want to think anything negative about it.  I’m gonna go to the party and have a good time. 
ELIZABETH:  You know Cory is going, too right?
MICHELE:  Really?  That’s surprising.  My grandma told him to stay away from Bridget and me.
ELIZABETH:  He said Bridget insisted he come.
MICHELE:  Yeah that is a little weird.  She broke up with him.
ELIZABETH:  That’s what I’m saying.  Bridget has something up her sleeve.
MICHELE:  And she might not.  She doesn’t even remember what I told her.
ELIZABETH:  And do you believe her?
MICHELE:  Yes…I do.  The feud between Bridget and me is over.
 
 
AT DONNA’S SUITE, STEVEN WALKS IN WITH JOY.  DONNA GREETS THEM.
 
DONNA:  Hi honey. 
STEVEN:  Hey grandma.  You know Joy right?
DONNA:  Yes I do.  Welcome. 
JOY:  Thank you.
STEVEN:  Hey where’s Bridget?
DONNA:  She was just here.  I think she went upstairs.
STEVEN:  Okay.  I’ll be right back.
 
STEVEN LEAVES AS DONNA TURNS TO JOY.
 
DONNA:  Help yourself.  There are refreshments and drinks.
JOY:  I certainly will.  Thank you.
 
DONNA LEAVES AS ALLEN WALKS IN.
 
ALLEN:  Joy hey.
JOY:  Hi Allen how are you?
ALLEN:  I’m pretty good.
 

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UPSTAIRS, BRIDGET IS IN HER BEDROOM AS SOMEONE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR.
 
BRIDGET:  Come in.
 
STEVEN WALKS IN.
 
BRIDGET:  Hey big brother.
STEVEN:  Hey you.
 
THEY HUG.
 
STEVEN:  How are you feeling?
BRIDGET:  Never better.
STEVEN:  I’m glad you’re out of the hospital.
BRIDGET:  Me, too.  Their food is horrible.  It feels good just to eat real food again.
STEVEN:  Tell me about it.  I have to work there. 
BRIDGET:  You should get Joy to make you lunch.
STEVEN:  We don’t live together yet.
BRIDGET:  If I were her I wouldn’t live with you either.
 
STEVEN SMILES.
 
STEVEN:  And why is that?
BRIDGET:  Because I remember mom one morning complaining loudly about the toilet seat being left up one summer when you were here.
STEVEN:  How do you know it wasn’t Kirkland?  Or Jake?
BRIDGET:  Kirkland was away with his grandpa Spencer, and dad had already gone to the Herald.
STEVEN:  You and your elephant memory.  You know I…missed a lot of yours and your sister’s childhood.
BRIDGET:  Doesn’t matter.  We kept in touch didn’t we?
STEVEN:  Yeah we did, and since you love your big brother so much, I need a favor from you.

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MEANWHILE, DOWNSTAIRS, JOY IS STANDING NEAR THE DOOR AND ALLEN WALKS IN.
 
ALLEN:  Hey Joy.
JOY: Allen hi how are you?
ALLEN:  I’m doing pretty well.  Where’s Steven?
JOY:  He went upstairs to talk to Bridget I guess.  So is Toni joining you later?
ALLEN:  No she’s not.  She has to work.  Drink?
JOY:  That sounds good.
THEY WALK INTO THE LIVING ROOM AS KC WALKS IN.  KC NOTICES ALLEN AND JOY AT THE PUNCH BOWL AS DONNA WALKS UP TO KC.
 
DONNA:  Hi there. 
KC:  Hi Aunt Donna.
DONNA:  Come on in.  Where’s your father?
 
KC LOOKS OVER AT ALLEN AND JOY, SIPPING THEIR DRINKS AND LAUGHING.  MEANWHILE, A GUY WITH A BOX COMES TO THE DOOR AND DONNA GREETS HIM.
 
GUY:  Donna Love?
DONNA:  Right here.
GUY:  Where to?
DONNA:  Oh you can put that right over there next to the end table.  Thank you.
KC:  I’m gonna go say hi to my dad.
 
THE GUY WALKS BY AS DONNA TURNS AROUND AND SMILES.  KIRKLAND WALKS UP TO HER.
 
DONNA:  It’s all coming together.  Just like this family.  Where’s Charlie?
KIRKLAND:  She wasn’t feeling well so she stayed home.  Frankie’s looking after her.
DONNA:  She’s in the throes of pregnancy.  Another addition to the family.
KIRKLAND:  That’s true, but it doesn’t have to be the only one.
DONNA:  And exactly what are you referring to?
KIRKLAND:  More like who?
DONNA:  Oh come on Kirkland. 
KIRKLAND:  You haven’t given it any thought since we talked about it? 
DONNA:  Look I just want to celebrate tonight.  Your sisters have patched things up. 
KIRKLAND:  Where’s mom?
DONNA:  She’s on her way.  This party is gonna be one we’re all gonna remember.
 
STEVEN AND BRIDGET WALK DOWNSTAIRS.
 
BRIDGET:  Where are mom and Michele?
DONNA:  They’re on their way.
BRIDGET:  We can’t start this party without them.
 
FREEZE FRAME ON A SMILING BRIDGET.  SLOW FADE OUT.  END OF 328