WRITTEN
BY
Roger Newcomb
STARRING
Delaina
Dixon as Dr. Angela Givens
Na’Vell
Lee as Damien Givens
Erika Crocco
as Caroline Hart
Jeffrey Richardson as Dr. Brian Morgan
Kelly
Christopher as Karen Grissom
Jason Nishimoto-Thompson as Cyrus Connor
CAROLINE is
talking with DAMIEN at the bar when ANGELA walks up.
ANGELA
Hey.
DAMIEN
Hi, sis, what
can I get you?
ANGELA
A less
confusing life?
DAMIEN
Uh oh, that doesn’t
sound too good.
CAROLINE
Hello,
Angela.
ANGELA
Hi
Caroline. How are you?
CAROLINE
Oh, you
know. About the same.
DAMIEN
So what’s up,
Angela? Something
happen with Brian?
ANGELA
Damien, do
you remember who was working the other night when I had dinner with Karen and
Brian? I came in at the end of dinner
and didn’t stay too long. I know
DAMIEN
Uh, that was
my night off. I think Arden and Ashley
were working.
ANGELA
Ashley. Is that the new waitress?
DAMIEN
Yeah,
why?
ANGELA
Well, get
this. Karen swears Brian was hitting on
her all night before I showed up. I was
wondering if anyone would remember if anything unusual happened. I can’t ask
CAROLINE
Having doubts
about your new boyfriend, Angela?
ANGELA
No, of
course not.
DAMIEN
How could
Karen misconstrue the situation so badly?
ANGELA
That’s what
I’d like to know.
Manny walks
up.
MANNY
Hello
everyone.
CAROLINE
Manny,
hi.
MANNY
How’s
everyone doing this evening?
CAROLINE
I’m good,
long day at work, dealing with the insurance claims from the fire.
MANNY
So the whole
thing was chalked up to faulty wiring?
CAROLINE
Apparently
one of the sub-contractors we hired didn’t use the top of the line material
that was called for on the spec.
MANNY
Wow. And how are you, Ang?
ANGELA
Damien, I
think I’m going to go. I’m not really
hungry anymore.
MANNY
Angela, you
don’t have to leave just because I’m here.
CAROLINE
Hey,
wait. Manny, didn’t you say you saw
Karen Grissom having dinner with Angela’s boyfriend the other night?
MANNY
Yes, why.
CAROLINE
Here’s your
witness, Angela. Why don’t you ask Manny
what he saw?
MANNY
What do you
mean? What was there to see? They were having dinner.
ANGELA
Ugh, I can’t
believe I’m asking you this. Manny, did
you see Brian flirting with Karen or doing anything that might be
misinterpreted as coming on to her?
MANNY
You think
your boyfriend was coming on to your best friend in front a restaurant full of
people?
ANGELA
No. But Karen does. Did you see anything or not?
MANNY
Honestly? No. As
much as it pains me to say it, your Brian seems like a nice guy.
KAREN has
just finished her shift and is about to leave the nurse’s station when BRIAN
walks up.
BRIAN
Hello Karen.
KAREN
Brian, you startled
me.
BRIAN
We need to
talk.
KAREN
Oh? Angela’s not here and I was
just leaving.
BRIAN
I spoke with
Angela earlier and she told me what you said about me coming on to your at
Sutter’s Mill.
KAREN
Brian, maybe
it was just some big misunderstanding.
Angela convinced me that I misinterpreted the whole thing.
BRIAN
But how can
that be, Karen? I didn’t say or do a single thing that would make you think I was
anything other than a perfect gentleman.
So what gives?
KAREN
I don’t know
what you’re talking about.
BRIAN
I’m trying to
figure out how you could come to such a conclusion, and why you would tell
Angela something so outrageous about me, when nothing could be further from the
truth.
KAREN
Brian, I told
you, we got our signals crossed, that’s all.
BRIAN
Is that all
there is to it?
Karen sees
Cyrus walking towards them from a distance.
KAREN
(distracted)
Uh, of
course, Brian. (realizes she needs
Cyrus to witness something bad so yells out) SO LEAVE ME ALONE, BRIAN, OKAY?
BRIAN
Karen, why are
you yelling?
KAREN
Why are you
harassing me? I told you I wasn’t
interested when we had dinner. How can
you come on to me, when you’re dating my best friend!
Cyrus runs
up.
CYRUS
What’s going
on, here? Leave her alone.
BRIAN
(stunned)
What the hell? We were just talking.
CYRUS
I just saw
the whole thing, buddy. Take a hike.
KAREN
Cyrus, thank
God you showed up when you did.
CYRUS
Should I call
security?
KAREN
No, Brian is
going. Get out of here, Brian.
BRIAN
I don’t know
what you’re trying to pull, Karen, but I think Angela needs to know her best
friend has some serious issues.
Brian quickly
walks away.
CYRUS
Are you
alright, Karen?
KAREN
I’ll be fine,
Cyrus. But I need to go call, Angela,
and tell her what happened. I can’t
believe she’s dating that creep.
CYRUS
Hey, I’ll
talk to her too if you want. That guy
seemed like a real jerk.
KAREN
Believe me,
he is.