This is a work of fan fiction, written by Rochelle Theresa Brown for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit. Characters not invented by me are the sole property of Procter and Gamble Productions.
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BAY CITY FOREVER is rated TV-14 for an occasional mild expletive.SCENE ONE
(The scene is the docks. Josie has just come face-to-face with Chip Rayburn, and she is visibly shaken.)
CHIP: So we meet again, Detective Sinclair.
JOSIE: (recovering herself) You are under arrest. The charge is making a threatening phone call. You have the right
CHIP: I know that speech, remember? Just put on the handcuffs, and make the arrest. (holds wrists out)
JOSIE: (slightly suspicious) As easy as that?
CHIP: I told you I was ready to turn myself in.
(Joe, Adams, and Johnson (an African-American in his early thirties) approach.)
JOE: What's going on here?
CHIP: I thought I said "no backup."
JOE: Josie, will you tell me what's going on?
ADAMS: (aside, to Johnson) Something tells me Josie is in big trouble.
JOSIE: Joe, guess who our phone stalker turned out to be.
CHIP: I called her and told her I was ready to turn myself in.
JOE: Well, Josie, you may as well finish making the arrest, but you and I are going to talk about this.
JOHNSON: (aside, to Adams) You're right. She's in trouble.
FADE OUT
SCENE TWO
(The scene shifts to THE JASMINE GARDEN. Grant and Cecile are having a late lunch together.)
GRANT: I love the service here.
CECILE: So do I. The waiters are prompt, and courteous.
GRANT: And the food is excellent.
CECILE: Yes, but I like Italian once in awhile.
GRANT: Well then, we'll have to make a trip to Chicago. There are some wonderful Italian restaurants there.
CECILE: Why can't we just go to CARLINO'S?
GRANT: I refuse to eat in any restaurant owned by that insufferable Captain Joseph Carlino. He makes himself out to be such a saint, but believe me, he's not as good as some people think. I've tried, several times, to remove him as police captain.
CECILE: But you couldn't make it stick?
GRANT: Unfortunately, no. But some day, some day...
FADE OUT
SCENE THREE
(The scene shifts to Joe's office at the 2-3. Joe and Josie are inside, talking. The blinds are closed.)JOE: So tell me exactly what happened, Josie.
JOSIE: All right. The phone stalker called me at my house this morning and said he wanted to turn himself in.
JOE: And you didn't see fit to tell me?
JOSIE: He said to come alone.
JOE: And you listened to him? Josie, didn't you know I would have provided you with all the plain clothes back-up you needed?
JOSIE: I know you would have.
JOE: And didn't you promise me that you wouldn't go after this phone stalker or any other perps on your own?
JOSIE: Yes, but
JOE: But what, Josie? You disobeyed a direct order, and you broke your promise.
JOSIE: But I didn't know it was Rayburn.
JOE: No, you couldn't have known that. None of us even knew that he was out of prison (Josie doesn't say a word) and, believe me, I'm going to find out why. But tell me one thing, Josie.
JOSIE: What?
JOE: Would it have made any difference if you had known that it was Rayburn?
JOSIE: To be perfectly honest, Joe, I don't know. But, like I said, I didn't know it was Rayburn.
JOE: That's just it, Josie. You didn't know who the caller was, you didn't know if he had a weapon, and you didn't know if he had anyone with him. For all you knew, you could have been walking into an ambush.
JOSIE: Well, there wasn't any ambush, and I made a clean arrest, didn't I?
JOE: Yes, but you still haven't given me a good reason for what you did.
JOSIE: Well, maybe I was trying to prove something.
JOE: Like what, Josie? What did you have to prove?
JOSIE: That I can handle perps on my own. That I don't need any backup.
JOE: (grimly) I know exactly what you need.
JOSIE: What?
JOE: This! (Puts arm around Josie's waist and administers a tremendous swat to the seat of her pants.)
FADE OUT on Josie's shocked expression.
SCENE FOUR
(The scene shifts to THE JASMINE GARDEN. Grant and Cecile are still eating.)
CECILE: Why are you so determined to remove Captain Carlino?
GRANT: I told you. He is arrogant, and he has no respect for me, even though I am the mayor, and therefore his superior.
CECILE: And he refuses to acknowledge that?
GRANT: Yes, but someday he will wish he had treated me with the respect I deserve.
FADE OUT
SCENE FIVE: Closing scene
(The scene shifts to Joe's office at the 2-3. Joe and Josie are still inside. Josie is rubbing the seat of her pants. Joe brushes his hand across his eyes.)
JOSIE: (voice trembling, lips quivering) I can't believe you did that.
JOE: (firmly)It was for your own good, and I would have done it no matter who
the guy you went to meet had
turned out to be.
JOSIE: Really?
JOE: Absolutely. Josie, don't you realize that your actions today could have gotten you killed? And if that had happened, God forbid, how would I have told Gary?
JOSIE: (remorsefully) You're right. I shouldn't have acted on my own. (Hesitates.) Are you going to suspend me, or put me on desk duty?
JOE: (quietly) No, Josie.
JOSIE: Then what are you going to do?
JOE: I'm not going to do anything.
JOSIE: (surprised) You're not?
JOE: You've already been punished. Your slate is clean.
(Joe takes Josie in his arms and strokes her hair. Josie lays her head on Joe's shoulder.)
(Brief dissolve, and then the word A FEW MINUTES LATER appear on-screen.
The door to Joe's office opens; Joe and Josie come out. Chip Rayburn is handcuffed to a desk. There is
a telephone on the desk.)
CHIP: I'd like to make my phone call now.
JOE: All right. (Unlocks handcuff) You can call your attorney.
CHIP: (picks up receiver, presses buttons) I'm not calling an attorney.
JOSIE: Then who...
CHIP: (speaking into phone) I'd like to speak to Mayor Harrison, please. (pause) Well, I have some information about the Bay City Police Department that should interest him.
FREEZE FRAME