BAY CITY FOREVER
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.
This work is under copyright.
BAY CITY FOREVER is rated TV-14 for an occasional mild expletive.
EPISODE 8
This episode takes place a little more than a week after
the last one. It is now the third week of February, 2003
SCENE ONE
(The scene is the squad room of the 2-3. Joe is talking to Adams. We do not hear what they are saying. Carl walks in. Joe finishes talking with Adams and walks up to Carl.)
CARL: Joe, I need your help.
JOE: As a cop, or as your son-in-law?
CARL: I'd rather we talked someplace more private.
JOE: We can go into my office. (They go inside. Joe locks the door and closes the blinds.)
CARL: Joe, I need you to promise me that you won't repeat what I'm about to tell you to anyone.
JOE: Not even Rachel?
CARL: Especially not Rachel.
JOE: All right, what's going on?
CARL: Rachel's life is in danger.
JOE: Why do you think Rachel's life is in danger?
CARL: I recently heard from someone that I thought was out of my life.
JOE: And who is this someone?
CARL: Her name is Lydia. Lydia (hesitates for a few seconds) Hutchins.
JOE: I'm guessing she's not your sister.
CARL: (sighs) No. She is my wife. We were married years ago in Arizona,
but things didn't work out,
and we were divorced, or so I thought until recently.
JOE: The divorce wasn't legal?
CARL: No, it wasn't. I met with Lydia the other day at Java Underground in Oakdale.
JOE: Well, I can see why you wouldn't want to be seen with her in Bay City.
CARL: Exactly. I asked her for a legal divorce, and she refused.
JOE: You have to tell Rachel.
CARL: I can't.
JOE: She has a right to know.
CARL: She also has a right to stay alive, and Lydia has made some threats.
JOE: Well, I'll do everything I can to protect Rachel, but I still think you
should tell her what's going on.
CARL: I can't take that chance, Joe, and I have to ask that
you not say anything to her, either.
JOE: I won't. That's your business, not mine. My business, both
as a cop and as Rachel's son-in-law, is to keep her safe.
CARL: I knew I could count on you.
FADE OUT
SCENE TWO
(The scene shifts to Bonnie's hospital room. Mr.Bennet and a medium-sized woman with short black hair are in the room. Bonnie is hooked to a monitor, which beeps steadily.)
WOMAN: Why doesn't she wake up?
MR. BENNET: I don't know. I just don't know. And when I think of that lousy drunk who put her here getting off with a fine and losing his license for six months, I could...
WOMAN: I feel the same way.
MR. BENNET: I think that bastard got off so easy because his wife is a cop.
FADE OUT
SCENE THREE
(The scene shifts to the 2-3. Josie is at her desk, working on the computer. Joe walks up to her.)
JOE: Josie, it's time you took your lunch break.
JOSIE: I'm not hungry.
JOE: Come on, Jos, you have to eat something.
JOSIE: I can't eat. Gary has barely said a word to me since the accident, and I don't know how much longer I can stand it.
JOE: Forget about Gary for now. He'll come to his senses eventually.
JOSIE: But right now he almost hates me, and I think he hates the baby... his own baby!
JOE: I think the one he really hates is himself.
JOSIE: No, I'm the one he hates, because he blames me for what happened.
JOE: How could he possibly blame you?
JOSIE: He says that if I hadn't gotten myself pregnant, he wouldn't have gotten drunk, and the accident would never have happened.
JOE: That's a load of crap. You are not responsible for what Gary did. He made the decision
to drink, and then he made the decision to drive.
JOSIE:I know, but what I know and what I feel are two different things.
JOE: I know what you mean. I've been there. Now, how about taking your lunch break?
JOSIE: I'm just not hungry.
JOE: All right. I'm going out for a little while.
FADE OUT
SCENE FOUR
(The scene shifts to the Cory-Hutchins living room. Carl and Rachel are on the sofa, talking.)
RACHEL: My sculpture of Cory and Elizabeth is almost finished.
CARL: Well, I think it's one of the best things you've ever done.
RACHEL: Well, I had beautiful models.
CARL: Of course they are. After all, their mother is the most beautiful woman in the world.
RACHEL: And they have such a handsome, distinguished father.
CARL: Isn't it almost time for that broadcast of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
we wanted to listen to?
RACHEL: (looks at her watch) Yes, it is. (Walks over to radio, turns it on.)
ANNOUNCER: In just a few minutes, Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, but first, an item of local interest.
The recently-opened Tripodi Gallery will present an exhibit of works by renowned sculptress Rachel Cory.
this summer. The opening date for this exhibit has not been set.
RACHEL: (annoyed) Sculptress? I am not a sculptress. I am a sculptor.
CARL: What century is that man living in?
ANNOUNCER: And now, THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, performed by
FADE OUT
SCENE FIVE
(The scene shifts to the squad room of the 2-3. Joe comes in with a plastic bag, walks over to Josie's desk.)
JOE: Josie, come into my office.
JOSIE: Yes, sir.
(They go into Joe's office. Joe opens bag, puts food and a container of milk on his desk)
JOE: Here you go.
JOSIE: What's that?
JOE: That is your lunch.
JOSIE: But I told you I wasn't hungry.
JOE: I know what you told me. Now, Josie, I know you're unhappy right now, but not eating isn't going to help. Now, you and I are staying right here until you eat your lunch and drink all your milk. It's for your own good.
JOSIE: All right. I'll try to eat. (Josie begins eating.)
FADE OUT
SCENE SIX
SEVERAL HOURS LATER
(The scene shifts to the Carlino living room. Joe and Dante are on the couch)
DANTE: Know what, Daddy?
JOE: What, son?
DANTE: Bonnie hasn't been in school for a long time, and nobody is saying why. I think there's something wrong.
JOE: (takes Dante on his lap, holds him close.) Well, I guess it's time to tell you.
DANTE: What, Daddy?
JOE: (gently) I should have told you sooner. Bonnie is in the hospital.
DANTE: How come?
JOE: She was in an accident. She was hit by a car, and she was hurt pretty badly.
DANTE: (scared) Is she..is she going to die?
JOE: I don't think so.
DANTE: But could she?
JOE: I won't lie to you. She could.
DANTE: And then she'd go to Heaven?
JOE: That's right.
DANTE: I don't want Bonnie to go to Heaven yet.
I want her to stay here, because we have so much fun playing together. Oh, Daddy, I don't (starts crying)
I don't want Bonnie to die.
(Joe hugs Dante closer.)
FADE OUT
SCENE SEVEN: CLOSING SCENE
(The scene shifts to Bonnie's hospital room. Her parents are still there.)
MR. BENNET: We were going to teach Bonnie to ice-skate this year.
MRS. BENNET: I learned to skate when I was her age.
MR. BENNET: I was about a year older.
MRS.BENNET: She was looking forward to it so much.
MR. BENNET: I know, and now... (Bonnie opens her eyes)
BONNIE: Mommy? Daddy? Where am I?
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