WRITTEN
BY
Roger Newcomb
STARRING
(in order of appearance)
Delaina
Dixon as Dr. Angela Givens
Rick E. Edwards as Manny Ramos
Jeffrey Richardson as Dr. Brian Morgan
Anne Sayre as Barbara Whitman
Monica Bailey as Felicia Stevens
MANNY
is in the third floor waiting room talking with ANGELA.
ANGELA
The
doctor said Karen could wake up any time.
He actually expected her to wake up yesterday.
MANNY
Maybe
she doesn’t want to wake up.
ANGELA
I
tried to reach her Mom but her phone number has changed. I hate to see her go through this all alone.
MANNY
You’re
really amazing, Angela. You know
that? For you to care so much about
Karen right now after what she did to you…
ANGELA
Manny,
she was my best friend for years. I’m
furious with her and don’t know how I’ll ever forgive her, but I don’t want her
dead.
Brian
walks up.
BRIAN
Angela,
I came as soon as I could. I had to pull
a double shift at the hospital.
ANGELA
I’m
just glad you’re here now.
BRIAN
How’s
Karen?
ANGELA
They
pumped her stomach and expected her to wake up by now but she hasn’t.
BRIAN
I
can’t believe she was desperate enough to try to kill herself.
MANNY
It
was pretty horrific seeing her lifeless body on the floor when I found her.
BRIAN
Hello
Manny.
MANNY
Hi. Look, we’re bound to run into each other from
time to time, and I don’t want there to be any awkwardness between us.
ANGELA
Manny,
there’s no reason for us to ever run into each other. This is a special circumstance.
MANNY
I
was hoping that someday we could get past all the hurt and anger and become
friends again.
ANGELA
I’m
sorry, Manny, but that’s just not going to happen.
BARBARA
has just walked out the front door and closed it as FELICIA appears.
BARBARA
(startled)
Oh,
God, you scared me. What the hell are
you doing here?
FELICIA
Barbara,
Barbara. You know what they say about
the January blues. I was a very generous
little elf this year at Christmas time.
BARBARA
You’re
not making any sense. I told you not to
ever come back here.
FELICIA
Do
you honestly think I’m going to take orders from you? Get a grip, honey. I hold all the cards in this little
game.
BARBARA
I
gave you the money you wanted, Felicia.
There’s nothing else I can do for you.
FELICIA
That’s
where you’re wrong. Because I’m just
about to run out of that last stash and I need a little more to tide me over.
BARBARA
I’m
not giving you another dime. Forget
about it.
FELICIA
Oh
Barbara. I saw your wedding announcement
in the paper so don’t even try to tell me that you aren’t rolling in cash right
now.
BARBARA
Felicia,
I’m perfectly willing to go to the police if I have to. I’m not going to let you extort money from me
again.
FELICIA
Uh huh. Tell me another one. If you even think about calling the police,
you’ll see my face on the Channel 6 news tonight spilling my guts about how you
stole my lover while engaged to Paul Ramos.
BARBARA
That’s
not how it happened at all. Damien
dumped you because you’re an overbearing shrew, not because of me.
FELICIA
Let’s
cut to the chase here. I want ten
thousand dollars by the end of next week, Barbara. You can come up with the money, or forget
about your happy little wedding. It’s up
to you.