Wednesday, June 7, 2023

ANOTHER WORLD 340 Iris and Grant form an unlikely alliance

 
ANOTHER WORLD 340
Created by William J. Bell and Irna Phillips
Fanfic Written by C. Nathaniel Richardson
Consultant:  A. Washington Beeby


 In this episode:  Antonio Santierro, Bridget McKinnon, Grant Harrison, Iris Spaulding, Rafael Santierro, Maggie Winthrop, Gregory Hudson, Sharlene Frame Hudson, John Hudson, Matt Cory, Rachel Cory Hutchins, Elizabeth Hutchins, Thomasina Mason, Brianna Jameson

PREVIOUSLY ON ANOTHER WORLD
  • Cory broke up with Bridget after Bridget's tests showed she had chlamydia (she didn't, Michele broke in to the hospital mainframe and switched her negative test with a positive one).  Cory asked for another chance after learning the truth, and Bridget refused to get back together with him.  
  • Grant recently learned of Spencer's death, and Spencer left Grant a mysterious item.  
  • Iris was removed from BayCorp, and Rachel gave her the contract stating her final payment will be issued and KBAY (Iris previously owned company that merged with Cory Productions) will be removed from all future productions.  Iris lashed out at Rachel and vowed to crush BayCorp
  • Brianna tried to kill Maggie by drugging her with fentanyl after Maggie remembered that Brianna kidnapped her on the night of Carl's party at the Corys.  Brianna then locked Maggie in the hospital freezer, causing her to slip into a coma.  Maggie woke up, but has only told Rafael that she's awake.  Maggie vowed to stop Brianna from leaving town with Matt.
  • Gregory stole Sharlene's credit card and used $500 to buy synthetic opioids off of a black market website called Satin Avenue.  Sharlene reported her card stolen and the charge was reversed, putting Gregory in debt.  Gregory borrowed the money from Elizabeth to pay back the creditor, but he was badly beaten and hospitalized

AT THE PARK, ANTONIO CONFRONTS BRIDGET.
 
Bridget McKinnon

Antonio Santierro

ANTONIO:  You totally covered for me.  Why?  That’s…that’s your ex-boyfriend isn’t it?  Are you trying to make him jealous or something?
BRIDGET:  That’s ridiculous.
ANTONIO:  Is it though?  One minute you’re arguing with me, and the next you’re telling Cory to get lost; that it’s none of his business.
BRIDGET:  I don’t play games like that.
ANTONIO:  You just did.
BRIDGET:  How can you stand there and accuse me of using you to make my ex-boyfriend jealous.  I was telling him that what I do is none of his business.  If he gets jealous, that’s not my problem right?
ANTONIO:  Just make sure you don’t tell anybody about what happened. 
BRIDGET:  What am I gonna say?  I saw you talking to a guy in the park.  People talk to each other in public all the time.
ANTONIO:  And people are listening to the public talks.  If this gets out, let’s just say, you won’t be able to stuff that genie back in the bottle.
 
Grant Harrison
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Iris Spaulding


AT A HOTEL BAR, GRANT PULLS OUT HIS CHAIR AND SITS DOWN.
 
GRANT:  Bartender I’ll take a double scotch neat.
 
IRIS WALKS UP TO GRANT AND SITS NEXT TO HIM.
 
IRIS:  I’ll have the same.  Hello Grant Harrison.
 
GRANT SMILES AT IRIS.
 
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Maggie Winthrop

Rafael Santierro


RAFAEL:  Matt can make his own choices.
MAGGIE:  I bet he doesn’t know that she spiked my coffee with synthetic opioids, locked me in a freezer, and left me to die.
RAFAEL:  That can be a problem.
MAGGIE:  You’re damned right it’s a problem, and it’s one I’m going to solve.
RAFAEL:  That doesn’t sound too good.  Just what do you plan on doing to Brianna?
MAGGIE:  Now you know I can’t tell you that.
RAFAEL:  Don’t do anything stupid Maggie.
MAGGIE:  The stupid thing to do would be to sit by and watch Brianna destroy peoples’ lives.  I’m not gonna do that.
RAFAEL:  People think you’re still in a coma.
MAGGIE:  That’s what I want people to think and you better not tell ANYONE.
RAFAEL:  I don’t have a good feeling about this.
 
RAFAEL GETS UP AND WALKS TO THE DOOR.
 
MAGGIE:  Where are you going? 
RAFAEL:  Whatever it is you got cooking, I’m not partaking.
 
RAFAEL OPENS THE DOOR AND SEES THOMASINA.
 
Thomasina Mason


RAFAEL:  Uh Dr. Mason hi.
THOMASINA:  I’ve come to check on Dr. Winthrop.
RAFAEL:  Yeah um…yes go ahead.
 
RAFAEL TURNS AROUND AND MAGGIE PRETENDS THAT SHE’S SLEEPING, AND RAFAEL SECRETLY BREATHES A SIGH OF RELIEF.
 
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                                                  GREGORY:  Mom.
Sharlene Frame Hudson
 
Gregory Hudson
SHARLENE:  I’m right here baby.  I’m not going anywhere. 
GREGORY:  I’m so…I’m…sorry.
SHARLENE:  You have nothing to apologize for.
GREGORY:  I do…I…stole…I…
SHARLENE:  I don’t care about that.  I just want you to be okay.  I want you to get your rest.
GREGORY:  Mom…I…messed up.
 
SHARLENE STRADDLES GREGORY’S HAIR.
 
SHARLENE:  Whatever it is you think you did is not that serious.  Just rest baby.  I love you.
 
JOHN WALKS IN.
 
JOHN:  Sharlene.  What’s…Gregory.  What happened?   How did this happen?
 
SHARLENE LOOKS BACK AT JOHN, GETS UP AND WALKS UP TO JOHN AT THE DOOR.
 
SHARLENE:  Let’s go talk. 
 
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AT BAYCORP, MATT IS IN HIS OFFICE PACKING UP.  SUDDENLY THE POWER GOES OUT.
 
Rachel Cory Hutchins

Matt Cory


MATT:  What the hell?
 
MATT WALKS TOWARD THE DOOR.  THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AS HE STEPS ON AN ENVELOPE WITH HIS NAME TYPED ON IT.  HIS CELL PHONE RINGS AND HE ANSWERS IT.
 
MATT:  Mom what’s up.
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RACHEL:  Matthew you have to listen to me.
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MATT:  If this is what I think it’s about I’m not interested.
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RACHEL:  Matthew you don’t understand.  You can’t leave town with Brianna--
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MATT:  I DO understand.  It’s you trying to control my life.  It ends now!
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RACHEL:  Matthew—
 
MATT PRESSES END CALL ON HIS PHONE AND OPENS THE ENVELOPE.  HE READS THE CONTENTS.
 
MATT:  What?  This can’t be.  No.
 
CAMERA PAN ON MATT.  SLOW FADE OUT.  SLOW FADE TO THEME SONG.



 
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PART 2
 
GRANT:  Iris…
IRIS:  Spaulding.
GRANT:  Oh like the family in Springfield.
IRIS:  I’m part of them.
GRANT:  Oh.
IRIS:  I found out I’m Brandon Spaulding’s biological daughter.  He gave me to Mac Cory to raise.  As far as I’m concerned, Mac is my daddy.
GRANT:  Oh so I guess we have something in common now.
 
THE BARTENDER GIVES THEM THEIR DRINKS AND IRIS TAKES A SIP OF HERS.
 
IRIS:  I’m sure that whatever it is it’s not the only thing.
GRANT:  Our fathers have passed away.
IRIS:  Spencer?  Oh my goodness I’m so sorry Grant.
GRANT:  Thank you.
 
GRANT SIPS HIS DRINK.
 
IRIS:  How are you getting along? 
GRANT:  It was fairly recent, and I need a drink…or two…to ease the pain.
IRIS:  Spencer was a very handsome and charismatic man.
GRANT:  I know you were involved with him once.
IRIS:  We were…talking about a future together but it didn’t work out.
GRANT:  Our fathers were very powerful and influential in their businesses.
IRIS:  My daddy built his company from scratch, and Rachel won’t let me have any part of it.
 
IRIS TAKES ANOTHER SIP.
 
IRIS:  How dare she shut me out of my daddy’s company!  She has to be the dumbest woman ever!
GRANT:  Marrying Carl Hutchins certainly qualifies her for that distinction.
IRIS:  Our next common ground.
GRANT:  Carl Hutchins, the scum of the earth. 
IRIS:  That deserves a toast.
 
THEY HOLD UP THEIR GLASSES AND CLINK THEM.
 
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JOHN AND SHARLENE GO INTO AN EMPTY EXAM ROOM.
 
JOHN:  Who could have done this to Gregory?
SHARLENE:  That question should be easily answered. 
JOHN:  Do you think it was…?
SHARLENE:  Of course it was her.  That bitch had our son beaten.
JOHN:  How do you know?
SHARLENE:  I heard her make a phone call at the cemetery right before I confronted her.
JOHN:  You confronted her?  I told you to stay away from her!
SHARLENE:  I had to put her on notice!  I’m not living in fear like I did when her mother was tormenting us.
JOHN:  Taylor. 
SHARLENE:  You know?
JOHN:  Frankie showed me an estate record.  Taylor left everything to her daughter Ellen. 
SHARLENE:  I overheard her at Taylor’s gravesite calling her ‘mother’.   She’s planning on leaving town with Matthew.
JOHN:  Frankie called Rachel and told her.
SHARLENE:  She’s dangerous John.  We’ve gotta stop her before she hurts someone else.
JOHN:  How do you suppose we do that?  We can’t prove anything.
SHARLENE:  Look at our son!  He was badly beaten.  SHE did it!  I’m not gonna sit by and wait for her to hurt someone else I love.
JOHN:  She’s not.
SHARLENE:  You don’t know that John. 
 
JOHN SIGHS.
 
JOHN:  There’s nothing we really can do.  We just have to protect ourselves.
SHARLENE:  Like we protected Gregory?
JOHN:  Look…just…stay here for a minute. We’re gonna come up with a plan okay?  I’m gonna go check on Gregory.
 
THEY BOTH LEAVE THE EXAM ROOM AND WALK UP TO ELIZABETH.
 
JOHN:  You found Gregory?
ELIZABETH:  Yes he was hurt pretty badly.
JOHN:  Thank you for bringing him in.
ELIZABETH:  Of course.
 
JOHN LEAVES FOR GREGORY’S ROOM.
 
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THOMASINA WALKS OUT OF MAGGIE’S ROOM AND RAFAEL WALKS UP TO HER.
 
RAFAEL:  Hi Dr. Mason uh…how’s Maggie? 
THOMASINA:  You know I can only share that with the next of kin.
 
ANTONIO WALKS UP TO THOMASINA.
 
ANTONIO:  You can share it with me.  I’m her son.
THOMASINA:  Do you want…?
ANTONIO:  He’s my dad.  You can share.
THOMASINA:  It’s actually good news.  Her vitals are very strong and her heart rate was up. 
ANTONIO:  What does that mean?  Is my mom getting better?
THOMASINA:  She’s on her way to a complete recovery.  I expect her to be waking up any day now.  If you’ll excuse me I have to get to my office.
RAFAEL:  That’s…that’s fantastic son isn’t it?
ANTONIO:  It is, but don’t think it changes anything between you and me. 
RAFAEL:  Antonio I wish you would try to understand where I’m coming from.  I don’t want you to do any time in prison like I did.
ANTONIO:  I’m gonna go talk to my mother.
 
ANTONIO GOES INTO MAGGIE’S ROOM AND RAFAEL FOLLOWS.
 
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ELIZABETH:  Do you want some coffee?  I can get us some.
SHARLENE:  That would be wonderful.  Thank you so much.
 
ELIZABETH LEAVES TO GO GET COFFEE, AND SHARLENE GOES THE OPPOSITE WAY.
 
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INSIDE GREGORY’S ROOM, GREGORY HAS AWAKENED BUT HE’S GROGGY.
 
JOHN:  Son.
GREGORY:  Hey dad.
JOHN:  How did this happen?  Did you get in a fight?
GREGORY:  I was…I was ambushed by two big guys.
JOHN:  Did you know them?
GREGORY:  They were…they were…Brianna’s…
JOHN:  Brianna?  You’re telling me that she set you up?
GREGORY:  Yeah.
 
JOHN BACKS AWAY. 
 
JOHN:  I’ll…I’ll be back.
 
END OF PART 2
 
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CONCLUSION
 
RAFAEL AND ANTONIO ARGUE IN MAGGIE’S HOSPITAL ROOM.
 
RAFAEL:  Dammit Antonio what is it gonna take to get through to you?
ANTONIO:  How about you getting the hell out of my face?
RAFAEL: You’re doing the same things I was doing and I don’t want my son to go through that!
ANTONIO:  What are you gonna do dad?  You’re gonna lock me in a room for the rest of my life?  You can’t stop me from doing what I want to do.  I’m an adult and I can make my own choices.
RAFAEL:  You running the streets is a BAD decision!
 
SUDDENLY MAGGIE SPEAKS.
 
MAGGIE:  Will you two stop it?
ANTONIO:  Mom?  You’re…you’re awake.  Dr. Mason said she’s expecting you to wake up soon.  This is a miracle.  This is great!
 
ANTONIO HUGS MAGGIE TIGHT.
 
MAGGIE:  Hi son.
ANTONIO:  I’ll go get Dr. Mason.  I’ll tell her you woke up.
MAGGIE:  No wait.  You can’t do that yet.
 
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GRANT:  He’s got me on some wild goose chase. 
IRIS:  What happened?
GRANT:  He said Kirkland isn’t my only son.
IRIS:  Well that’s ridiculous.  Of course Kirkland is your only son.  It’s so like Carl to do something so evil.
GRANT:  Not to mention everything that he’s done to your dad.
IRIS:  And don’t forget Rachel, and she MARRIED him, after he kidnapped her and tried to kill her.
 
IRIS SIPS HER DRINK.
 
IRIS:  She is in no frame of mind to run a company.  Her decisions are questionable at best.  BayCorp belongs to me.  She shut me out of the company and she rubbed it in my face.
GRANT:  What are you saying?
 
IRIS TURNS TO GRANT.
 
IRIS:  I want to destroy their entire business.  You have connections don’t you?
GRANT:  That depends on what you’re about to ask me to do.
 
GRANT SIPS HIS DRINK.
 
IRIS:  I hear that you’re…going to be up for re-election soon.
GRANT:  That could be possible.
IRIS:  This could be…a mutually beneficial arrangement.
GRANT:  We should take this somewhere...private.
 
IRIS SMILES. 
 
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BRIANNA IS AT HER APARTMENT PACKING UP AND SOMEONE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR.
 
Brianna Jameson


BRIANNA:  Matthew that must be youuuu.
 
SHE OPENS THE DOOR AND JOHN IS THERE.  BRIANNA SMILES.
 
BRIANNA:   Dr. Hudson.  I’m glad you’re here.
 
FREEZE FRAME ON JOHN.  SLOW FADE OUT.  END OF 340