Trauma Page #8

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DR. JOE

I held your spot on the Trauma

residency. It’s yours if you want

it.

NANCY:

I’m not sure I ever did. I think I

was trying to be something I’m not.

DR. JOE

Or maybe realizing who you could

be?

NANCY:

Stop with the Obi-Wan crap. What?

Are you telling me to make my

father proud?

DR. JOE

God no. I’ve known him 25 years. I

probably loathe him more than you.

That gets a smile from Nancy.

DR. JOE (CONT’D)

Great doctor. Questionable human

being.

NANCY:

There’s a lot of that going around.

Now, it’s Joe’s turn to smile. Then, he hits her with the

zinger.

DR. JOE

It’s not your father I’m asking you

to honor.

The HURT takes over her eyes. She heads off. Joe waits, cold

and stoic. Then chases after her.

27 EXT. AMBULANCE STAND - SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL - DAY 27

Nancy’s territory. EMTs hang around their rigs. Dr. Joe opens

up the door, fixes his piercing glare on Nancy.

DR. JOE

Nancy... I... I’m just telling you

to think about it.

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NANCY:

I have.

DR. JOE

And... Well, I wanted to tell you

before you heard it through your

little suture circle. The rumors

are true. He’s coming back.

NANCY:

Just when it can’t get any more

messed up. How do I get fired?

DR. JOE

I have to sign off on that.

(a smile)

And I won’t. You talk to him?

NANCY:

Are you kidding? From what I’ve

heard he’s a total nightmare. As in

worse than before.

DR. JOE

We shall see.

NANCY:

Who the hell cleared him to come

back to work?

DR. JOE

Don’t look at me.

Getting in the car, Nancy sees BAILEY staring after Dr. Joe.

NANCY:

What?

BAILEY:

God, that is one sexy man.

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INT. ANGEL’S FLIGHT EMT SERVICE - DAY 28

Fast and even, Marisa moves up the stairs, opens the door

into the offices. PILOTS and EMTs look up from a game of

GRAND THEFT AUTO.

MARISA:

Hey, what’s up?

They smile, check her out, go back to the game. Marisa moves

to the dispatcher, JOHNNY OH (30s) - deadpan, maybe even half-

stoned - pulls her paperwork.

MARISA (CONT’D)

Marisa Benez. I’m flying today.

JOHNNY OH:

Right, yeah. War hero.

(a smile)

(MORE)

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JOHNNY OH (CONT'D)

You’re in copter two. State of the

art man. Get moving. Rush hour’s

starting.

Near the TV, there’s an odd MEMORIAL - ROTOR’S CHARRED HELMET

propped on his plastic GUITAR HERO GUITAR. One of the EMTs

snickers as she passes.

MARISA:

What? You got a tick or something?

Some kind of stutter. Lotta meds on

the copter. Maybe one could fix you

up.

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