ROCKLAND COUNTY – EPISODE #21 – AUGUST 3, 2005 “FOR LOVE OR REVENGE”

WRITTEN BY ROGER NEWCOMB

 

INT. DAMIEN’S APARTMENT - DAY

DANTE is talking to a depressed DAMIEN.

 

DANTE

Man, what’s up with you?  You have been depressed ever since I got back from Vermont.

 

DAMIEN

I’m not depressed.  Why would you say that?

 

DANTE

Dude, I don’t know what’s going on with you, but you’re not the same.  And I can only think of one reason why that would be.

 

DAMIEN

And what would that be?

 

DANTE

A woman, of course.  Who is she?

 

DAMIEN

I’m not seeing anyone right now, Dante.  Okay?

 

DANTE

That’s pretty obvious.  We’ve been friends for years, Damien.  I know the look you get every time you get your heart broken.

 

DAMIEN

I really don’t want to talk about it if you don’t mind.

 

DANTE

Look, I won’t try to force it out of you.  But we’re best friends.  If you can’t talk to me, who can you talk to?

 

DAMIEN

Just not about this, alright?  Can we change the subject?

 

DANTE

Okay.  What can you talk about?

 

DAMIEN

Tell me about Arden.  You definitely seem like a changed man since she came into your life.

 

DANTE

Damien, I haven’t said this out loud yet, but for the first time in my life.  I think I’m in love. 

 

INT. RAMOS ESTATE - DAY

MIRANDA answers the doorbell and finds FELICIA on the doorstep.

 

MIRANDA

Yes?  May I help you?

 

FELICIA

Hi.  I’m looking for Barbara Whitman.

 

MIRANDA

Oh, I’m afraid she isn’t in right now.  Would you like me to tell her you stopped by?

 

FELICIA

Uh, yes.  Why don’t you do that.

 

MIRANDA

And your name is…?

 

FELICIA

It’s Felicia.  Just tell her I’m an old friend of Damien’s and that I need to speak to her urgently.

 

MIRANDA

(confused)

Okay.  Can I tell her what this is about?

 

FELICIA

Just tell her I know what she’s been up to and that I’ll be in touch with her VERY soon.

 

 

INT. DR. ANGELA GIVENS OFFICE - DAY

ANGELA is talking with KAREN about her secret admirer.

 

KAREN

So now you’re sure it isn’t Cyrus?

 

ANGELA

Damien said he was at Sutter’s Mill with Cyrus at the same time I got the last note.

 

KAREN

But maybe the timing was off or something.  You need to be sure before you rule him out.

 

ANGELA

That’s why he’s on his way here right now.  I’m going to ask him point blank if he’s been sending me these letters.

 

KAREN

But I thought you didn’t want to do that.

 

ANGELA

I didn’t, but this has gotten a lot more serious after that last note.  I need some answers here.

 

Cyrus knocks and walks in.

 

CYRUS

Hello, Dr. Givens.  You wanted to see me?

 

ANGELA

Yes, Cyrus.  Thanks for stopping by.

 

KAREN

I’ll be at the nurse’s station.

 

Karen walks out.

 

CYRUS

So what is this all about?  I hope I didn’t do anything wrong.

 

ANGELA

Cyrus.  It’s about your secret crush and the letter Karen saw you writing in the cafeteria.  I need to know who you were writing that letter to.

 

CYRUS

Dr. Givens, forgive me, but that’s kind of personal information.

 

ANGELA

What if I told you I already know who you were writing it to, and it’s very disturbing to me?

 

CYRUS

You do?  It is?  I guess I had a feeling you might think that.

 

ANGELA

So you knew it would upset me but you continued to write the letters anyway?

 

CYRUS

Letters?  I just wrote one letter and I never even gave it to him.

 

ANGELA

Him?  What are you talking about Cyrus?

 

CYRUS

I wasn’t sure how Damien would take it, so I never gave it to him.  I didn’t mean to upset you.

 

ANGELA

Damien!!!!!!!!