Disclaimers!!!: i'm Not American so forgive me if i misunderstand some U.S humor or words lol And this isnt my show i just copied the script out!!!!!



Voiceover: Previously on ER Abby and John standing together
Abby: Well yeah I had a life before John Carter, if you want someone with no history your gonna have to find yourself a virgin.
Carter: No I’ll settle for some who isn’t hung up on Somebody else.
Switch to Carter and Susan Kissing then Susan and Mark talking
Mark: I’m not going home
Susan I’m taking you home or I’m ratting you out to Weaver what’s it to be.
Switch to Mark sleeping with his head on Susan’s lap and Susan covering him with a blanket
Switch to the lounge
Luka: are you moving?
Abby: yeah the freak who hit me is moving back in
Luka: You need a place to stay, let me help
Switches to the present time, we see Abby Lying on a couch and hear a coffee maker thing in the background. “Secrets and Lies” comes up along the bottom Abby Wakes up
Luka: Sorry did I wake you?
Abby: No
Luka: sleep well?
Abby (sitting up) Yes it was great.
Luka: you should have let me take the couch its not very comfortable
Abby: no it was, it was fine
Luka: were you cold?
Abby shakes head smiling
Luka (walking over): I should have turned up the heat. I started some Coffee
Abby: oh right that Turkish mud that you like
Luka: it’ll get you going
Abby: It’ll eat a hole in your stomach lining
Abby Stands up, Awkward pause
Abby: Its alright umm..
Luka: yeah…. you can use the bathroom its right through there, I was just going to take a shower
Abby: I’ll only take a minute
Luka leans over and checks Abby’s Bruise on her eye. Queue another Awkward pause until Abby walks away
Scene Shift to Carter walking along a snowy road carrying two coffees He walks up to a door and presses a buzzer, then drinks from one of the cups. He looks through the glass in the door, buzzes again then reaches in his pocket for his phone. He walks back into the street and dials a number
Carter into Phone: Susan its johnnn time to...
Susan (from across the street) Carter!
Carter: Hey I was just trying to wake you up on your machine
Susan: well I’m up
Carter: I brought Coffee I brought bagels, we were going to catch the 7:30 yoga right?
Susan: oh I forgot, I’m sorry
Carter: Your out early
Susan: I was over at Marks
Carter: Mark Greene?
Susan: he’s having some trouble, I spent the night
Carter looks annoyed
Susan: on the couch
Carter looks really upset
Susan: come on up I’ll take a shower then we’ll get going…. Are you coming??
Carter just stares
ER theme music
Carter and Susan Walking towards work
Susan: He’s a friend
Carter: Good friend I guess
Susan: Why wont you drop it?
Carter: Lonely too I bet with Elizabeth moving out
Susan: Nothing happened
Carter: Were you even going to tell me that you were over there?
Susan: I hadn’t thought about it
Carter: So there’s something you don’t want me to know? Something you don’t wanna to tell me
Susan: This petty sarcastic side of you is not appealing
Carter: Ohh right you’d be cool if I spent the night over at….
Susan: Abby’s?
Carter: Not Abby’s I was going to say Darla’s
Susan: Darla? Who the hell is Darla?
Carter: Radiology
Susan: The one with the collagen lips? And the fake…
Sound of Ambulance hornv Carter: there not fake are they?
Susan: You were going to say Abby
Carter: No I wasn’t
Susan : yes you were
Carter: So now you can read my mind?
Susan: Well its not much of a challenge, but if you spent the night at Abby’s I’d kill you
Carter: See that’s a double standardv Susan: no its not I’m not attracted t o mark you are attracted to Abby
Carter: You were Attracted to Mark
Susan: No he was attracted to me, and thanks for not denying your attracted to Abby
Carter: How did this suddenly become about me? You’re the one who spent the night over at an old boyfriends house
Susan: He’s not my old boyfriend he’s like an older brother, and I don’t wanna sleep with him
Carter: Well I don’t wanna sleep with Abby
They have arrived outside the ER’s doors Kerry comes up behind them
Kerry: Susan, John take this one, got a head injury on a ….
Voice fades as she walks off
Susan : I’m not on for ten minutes….. Please tell me this is an easy one.
Paramedic: Cruella Devil here had this guy trussed up in some sort of love swing suspended from the ceiling.
Women gets out of ambulance : This guy swore to me he weighed 275 lbs the torture swing is guaranteed to 350 lbs, he pulled it right outta my ceiling.
Male paramedic: He’s 450 lbs, grab on I think I ruptured a disc getting him on
Carter (strained) Gallant get over here
Susan: Just when you think you’ve seen it all working in the ER
Man on trolley: It hurts
Carter: what’s he trying to say?
Woman: He said it hurts
Carter why is he still wearing a mask?
Women paramedic: He refused to take it off
Male paramedic:40 year old man 6 ft fall to his buttocks, complains of pelvic pain, cant walk
Female paramedic: BP’s 160 over 95 pulse 110
Susan: What’s your name sir?
Man mumbles
Susan: Do you know where you are?
Man: The hospital?
Carter: Hey Frank what’s open?>
Frank: Trauma one
Woman :Everything he’s wearing is mine you cut it you buy it.
Man groans
Carter: hey Malik Abby you guys free?
Susan: CBC dip a urine, portable chest and pelvis
Malik and Abby grin at each other. By now they have wheeled him into trauma one
Gallant: what is that?
Carter: A tail
Abby leans over to look
Woman (grinning): Careful its attached, pure horsehair that’s mine too
Susan: Check his chest, (To man) I need you to take your hood off
Man: noooo
Susan: I need to check your eyes and ears
Woman: Use the little flaps
Carter: you have any pain here sir?
Man: no
Malik: sinus tach
Carter: what about here?
Man groans loudly
Carter: ok
Susan: no signs of heaomotipinum
Abby: pulse ox is 98 on room air
Susan: pupils equal and reactive
Gallant: Chest is clear
Carter pushing mans legs: knees up
Man: am I paralysed?
Susan: no you probably just bruised your butt, we’ll take some x rays to make sure
Abby: Take you outfit off sir the zippers screw up the x-ray
Man: can I keep my hood on?
Abby: sure
Luka enters
Luka: what’s going on in here?
Susan: Titrate ten of morphine
Man: ouch careful
Gallant is pulling on tail
Luka: is that a tail??
Gallant nods
Abby :pure horse hair, its attached
Carter notices woman’s hand
Carter: Is your hand alright?
Woman: Fatso fell on me
Carter: well that’s dislocated, you should get an x ray on this before we try to reduce it
Woman: I’m not leaving he’s got 2000 dollars worth of my stuff
Carter (shaking head) I can do it here but its going to hurt like hell, you’ll probably have to wear a splint for about 6 weeks
Woman smiles: can I wear it over my glove?
Abby: you could file for work mans comp. it’s a job related injury
Carter: Sure it’ll fit over your glove
Woman: then do it
Carter: this is really going to hurt
Woman tuts and rolls eyes
Carter: aright here we go 1...2...3
Grimacing he pops it back in to place the woman doesn’t even flinch Abby hands her the removed leather outfit
Woman: what about my hood?
Carter: you can go with him to get an x ray on that finger make sure there is no fracture Malik get a hand series
The man is wheeled out leaving Gallant, Abby, Luka Susan and Carter in the room Carter closes the trauma doors saying : back to work people shows over to the people that have congregated there.
Luka: So what was the tail attached to?
Gallant: believe me you don’t wanna know
Abby grins: shoulda sold tickets
Susan finds a bag: hey what’s this?
Carter: I think its hers
Susan: what the mistress of pain?
Abby: after all hat bitching about her stuff she leaves her bag here? What does she have in this thing?
Luka: I don’t wanna know
Susan: I do
Carter: c’mon I’ll take it to her
Susan: lets just have a little look first
Abby: lets take a peek
Carter: no
Luka: not particularly
Abby: you guys are boring
Gallant: you need me any more Dr Carter?
It zooms in on the bag and we see Abby and Susan looking into it
Susan Gasps
Abby: whoa
Susan omigod
Abby: nobody could ever actually use that? , could they?
Susan: what is that? Is that a….?
Abby: yeah I think it is
Luka looks in: what? Wooohooooo
Carter c’mon guys this is a patients personal property
Susan and Abby giggle
Carter oh god
Susan: No kidding
Abby reaches in: what’s this? What’s this for?
A blow up doll inflates complete with leather outfit, they squeal
Susan: that is disgusting
Abby: that’s is disgusting , Gallant catch
She throws it at him, he drops it Abby and Susan turn back to the bag
Susan: what is that big purple thing? Oh no!!
Abby: is that a?
She pulls out a purple dildo and throws it at Luka, it lands, vibrating at his feet, he picks it up and examines it, exclaiming.
Abby: that does not occur in nature Susan pulls out a leather mask Susan: oooh this is scary, oh Carter…..
She walks towards him with it and he backs off
Susan: c’mon I wont tighten the straps
Carter: get away from me
Abby has put on a dog collar and pulls out a whip
Abby: What do you guys think, should I give up my day job?
She turns just in time to see Kerry enter the room
Kerry: Dr Kovac………
They all drop the toys. The next thing we see is the deflated doll and can hear Kerry reprimanding Luka, Abby, Susan and carter. As it focuses on them they all look guilty. Gallant is visible in the next room

Kerry: Do you have any idea what kind of financial liability you could have opened this hospital up to? What if I’d been a patient? Who just happened to walk in?
Susan: Kerry we were just blowing off a little steam
Kerry: yeah well do it in your own time. with a medical student in the room? What were you thinking? Were you thinking at all. Who does this belong to? Did someone bring this…this thing into the workplace?
Carter: I think we are all aware that our behaviour was inappropriate
Kerry: inappropriate, unprofessional, offensive, who does this belong to? Huh?
Abby: a patient
Kerry: a patient?
Susan: we treated her for a dislocated finger, but uh she left her bag
Kerry: so you decided it would be fun to pilfer thr ough a patients belongings? Dr Kovac you are a senior attending do you have anything to say for yourself?
He gestures no
Kerry: Dr Lewis? Abby?
Abby: uh we are all sorry
Kerry: damn right your sorry, I’ll contact human resources and try to get them not to convene a hearing which I might add this department can ill afford right now. But I am putting you all on notice, I will not tolerate another episode of inappropriate behaviour from anyone is that clear.
They all nod
Kerry : IS THAT CLEAR?
They all say yes absolutely.
Kerry: Get this thing back to her right ful owner and lets just hope she doesn’t notice her belongings have been disturbed
Kerry goes to the next room and Abby starts to pack the stuff away
Carter: thanks a lot girls
Abby: for what?
Carter: I asked you not to touch that bag
Susan: you could have left no one was keeping you here
Luka: carters right we didn’t want to open that bag, you two did
Abby: I wonder what she’s saying to him in there
We see Gallant in the next room as Kerry reprimands him then leaves
Susan: we should have told her Gallant wasn’t involved
Carter: you should have told he Luka and I weren’t involved
They move to the next room
Susan: you were that kid in elementary school who always told right?
Abby: are you alright?
Gallant (clearly pissed) yeah, I’m great
Switch scenes to Chen, Chuny and Yosh at the desk
Chen: she moved out?
Chuny: that’s the rumour
Yosh: no rumour Shirley told me
Chen: wait how would Shirley know?
Yosh she changed her phone number on the surgical emergency contact sheet
Chuny: after what happened with her little girl?
Chen: that’s so sad
Chuny: did she move all her stuff out
Yosh: I never thought they were right for each other anyway
Malik: she’s too much woman for him
Frank: hey if you ladies are done with the stitch and bitch can I get some work done?
Yosh chuny and chen start to walk off
Yosh: I’m surprised it lasted this long
Chuny: poor Mark
Chen yeah that’s really to bad,
Kerry walks up
Kerry: did psyche come down for that girl in 6 yet?
Frank: The barker? No and she tried to bite one of the salvidore sisters from housekeeping. Chandra from human resources called she said she’d be upstairs for an hour
Kerry: tell Dr Kovac I’ll be upstairs he can page me if he needs me.
She walks toward the lounge where she is met by Susan
Susan: Kerry can I talk to you? Its about what happened this morning
Kerry: I’m on my way up to human resource right now
They both walk in the lounge and Kerry goes to her locker
Susan: well I think its only right to tell you I was really uh the instigator. Carter, Gallant, Kovac they were all opposed to me opening that bag
Kerry: what about Abby?
Kerry opens her locker and the camera switches, kerry has turned her focus to Susan and so cant see what both the audience and Susan can see, the purple dildo is in weavers locker. Susan’s eyes widen before she focuses back on Kerry
Susan: It was me so if there are going to be any disciplinary consequences I should be the one held responsible
Kerry: Susan I appreciate you coming forward but they are all adults they could have left the room or refused to participate at any time, when I entered it was s clear everyone present was involved.
As Kerry is talking Susan’s focus shifts between Kerry and the dildo
. Kerry: anything else?
Susan: no that’s it
Susan looks down knowing Kerry will spot what’s I the locker, kerry turns spots the dildo and exclaims. Susan grimaces. Kerry turns back and gives Susan an accusing stare The next thing we see is Abby walking down a corridor
Abby (to passer-by) excuse me? can you tell me where room 224 is?
Woman: end of the the hall on your left
Abby: thank you
Abby walks down and stops just outside the door, pausing to collect herself before entering. Where she seems surprised,
Abby: I thought I was late
Carter: you are late
Luka is reading a paper carter is wandering and Susan and gallant are just sitting. Abby takes her jacket and gloves off and sits down.
Susan: does anyone know how long this is supposed to last?
Luka: all day I think
Abby: what are they gonna do show us videos or something?
Susan: Sexual harassment videos?
Carter: role-playing and long lectures I heard
Luka: role playing?
Carter: acting out inappropriate behaviour, you two should excel at that (he signals Abby and Susan)
Susan: would you drop it ?
Carter: no I wont drop it
Susan: yeah well at least I’m not the one who put that thing in her locker
Carter yeah right
Susan: I didn’t
Susan looks at Abby
Abby: don’t look at me
They look at Luka
Susan: Luka?
Luka looks at Carter then smiling he signals no Susan starts to giggle, Abby joins in
Susan: but you shoulda seen her face, god I wish I had a camera.
Luka looks up bemused Gallant doesn’t seem impressed
Carter: this isn’t funny
Susan: sure it is
Carter: no it isn’t
Susan: this is gonna be a very long day
Fades out then back in again to Carter bored tapping his fingers, Abby is by the board at the front
Susan: I think that’s Whitman
Abby: what?
Susan: well somebody erased most of it but “ to be surrounded by curious, breathing laughing” that’s in the body electric
Abby: oh yeah I know that one
Susan: you know Whitman?
Abby: don’t sound so surprised
Susan: no just most people don’t
Abby: yeah well Fame, you know the movie, it was in that
Susan: please I love Fame I’ve seen it like 30 times I wanted to b coco *sings* I sing the body electric I celebrate…*
Carter throws his cup on the floor and looks annoyed, Susan turns to stare
Carter: how long are we gonna wait? This thing was supposed to start at 8 o clock
Luka: they probably got held up by the snow
Carter: well we all got here, I say we go
Gallant: I say we wait
Carter: he speaks
Gallant: so what if he’s late? I mean we were told to report to room 224 at zero eight hundred. I’m here and I’m gonna stay here till someone in charge tells me to do other wise
Susan puts her head in her hands and Abby Drinks her coffee
Gallant: and I suggest you all do the same
Carter: Zero eight hundred? This isn’t the marines Gallant at ease
Gallant: its the army Dr carter
Carter: yeah well no ones gonna court martial you cos the guy didn’t show up for a lecture
Luka: Gallants right we should wait I don’t wanna have to come here again next Saturday
Abby goes to light a cigarette
Gallant: Abby! Please we’re in a public building
Abby: I know no body’s here
Gallant: I’m here
Susan: maybe this is the punishment? Sitting in this room? Maybe there watching us to see how we all respond
Abby: like a test?
Susan: sure hidden cameras recording us for research or something, watching to see how we react to the stress, how alliances grow, how our social structures grow under pressure
Abby: like on survivor?
Susan: you watch survivor?
Abby: yeah it’s a great show, all the lying and the backbiting its human nature at its most venal.
Carter: reality television its one of the four horse man of the apocalypse
Abby: you ever watched it?
Carter: no
Abby: then shut up
Susan: I have a confession to make
Carter You put the dildo in Weavers locker?
Susan glares at him
Susan: I watched fear factor
Abby(laughing) omigod I loved that show, did you see the last one where they were bobbing for apples with the…..
Both: and the snakes……
Susan: were climbing in to their hair and their mouths
They both giggle
Carter: television is just a vast wasteland
Abby: oh I’m sorry I meant to watch La Boheme on PBS last night but I had to go to the symphony
Abby and Susan giggle again
Carter: I watch television just not that dehumanising crap, I mean what’s next televised executions? Bear baiting? The torture channel?
Luka Shrugs bemused
Susan: what is your problem today what are you so pissy about?
Carter: you know what my problem is
Susan: You are kidding me? still?
Abby: what?
Susan: you are still mad about that? You know what John grow up
Abby: what? Oh come on say it
Susan: I spent the night at marks the night before last and he wont let it go, I slept on the sofa, on the couch. He thinks I slept with mark
Carter: can we not do this here?
Susan: several years ago Mark had a crush on me now we are friends, FRIENDS (she turns to carter) which is more than I am gonna be able to say about us if you keep it up
Carter: oh yeah harmless nights spent in a recently single mans apartment who’s still desperately in love with you
Susan: mark is not in love with me
Luka: who’s recently single?
Abby: Greene, Corday left him
Luka: when did that happen?
Abby: couple of weeks ago
Luka: where was I?
Susan: it was an emergency, I would not have gone over there if he didn’t really need me.
Carter: well if her really needed you
Susan: he’s s friend I helped him out
Carter: I bet you did
Susan: I’m not discussing this with you any more
Carter: what kind of emergency
Susan: none of your damn business
Luka: are they getting a divorce?
Abby shrugs
Susan: I don’t think so, you know when you find out why I was over there you are going to feel very small
Carter: so tell me
Susan: very small
Carter: so tell ME!
Luka: Abby’s been sleeping on my couch and nothings happened
Abby turns to Luka who shrugs
Abby: Yeah I needed a place to stay until I found a new apartment and Luka said I could stay with him
Susan: you’re probably more upset about that then my staying at marks
Abby: WHAT?
Carter: no
Susan: right
Carter: I’m not
Susan: Carter’s still stuck on you
Carter: Alright can we change the subject please
Susan: uh now you wanna change the subject
Susan walks off and Carter walks over to Luka picking up his paper
Carter: how about them Bears huh?
Luka: What?
Carter: Football
Luka: I don’t watch U.S football
Carter: well they need to beef up their defence, but I think they’ll be real contenders next year
Carter sits down
Luka: I watch basketball lets talk about the Bulls
Carter: The Bulls stink.
Abby: how long were you in the army Gallant?
Gallant: I’m still in the army, reserves, they pay out for my med school
Abby: sooo they can call you up at any time?
Gallant: they can, I don’t think they will not just yet
Abby: you not worried?
Gallant: no
Susan: with everything that’s going on?
Gallant: I wish they’d give me a gun put me someplace I could use it. I’m ready to go if my country needs me yes ma’am
Abby: Luka was in the army, right?
Luka: yeah all Croatian men are required to serve under the military
Abby: my brother Eric is in the air force he’s in Saudi Arabia
Gallant: he a pilot?
Abby: no an air traffic controller, I worry anyway.
Gallant: My brother Gavin is in the air force, munitions specialist
Abby: is he overseas?
Gallant: no Texas but he uh he thinks they’re going. My younger brother frank is in the marines out at Pendleton my sister Carols in the…
Susan: how many brothers and sisters do you have?
Gallant: 6
Susan: all in the service?
Gallant: Everybody who is old enough. Steve he’s only 14
Carter: patriotic bunch
Gallant: Just the family business, my fathers got 26 years in as an NCOv Carter: that’s only 5 you only named 5 kids, you said there are 6 in your family.
Gallant: yeah my twin sister Susan she’s the black sheep of the family, teachers ed started dc
Abby: that’s disgraceful
Gallant (grinning) yeah we try to hard her when family come around
Carter: how did she manage to stay out of the military? Sounds like a pre requisite in your family.
Gallant: she has cerebral palsy
Really uncomfortable silence!
Gallant: what does your dad do Dr Lewis?
Susan: My dad?
Gallant: yeah
Susan: he’s a test pilot for a parker lounger
Everyone giggles
Susan: he sits on his ass all day trying to get his cholesterol level over 400
Gallant: is he succeeding?
Susan: He’s dedicated he’ll get there or die trying
Gallant: Hmm what does your dad do Dr Kovac?
Luka: my father is a painter, Not houses, art. Abstracts mostly, he’s good
Carter: really?
Luka: yeah, I mean not that he’s ever made a living art it He’s a train conductor so that pays the bills
Abby: I didn’t know that
Luka: you never asked
Gallant: Abby?
Abby: oh I have absolutely no idea what my fathers doing
Gallant: ok, Dr Carter?
Carter: what?
Gallant: What does your dad do?
Susan: he spends the family trust fund
Carter: he manages several of my family’s investment funds, sits on some corporate boards
Gallant: family investment funds?
Susan: carters loaded
Gallant: really?
Susan nods
Gallant: how loaded?
Susan: think Bill Gates
Carter: not that rich
Susan: ok Paul Allen then
Abby: how much are you worth Carter?
Carter: me personally? Almost nothing
Abby: ok your family
Carter: I have no idea
Abby: guess
Carter: I don’t know, a lot
Abby: 50 million
Susan: 100 million?
Abby: 200 million? 500 million?
Carter: honestly I don’t know
Abby: oh my god I knew you were rich I didn’t know you were that rich.
Carter: Gamma’s money
Abby: how old are you? 30?
Carter: 31
Abby: how did you manage to last this long without some girl marrying you?
Carter: We come with a built in gold digger alarm my grandmother Installs them at birth
Susan: and I didn’t set it off? You better have that thing checked
Carter: its embarrassing everyone assumes when you grow up with money things are great
Susan: Yeah it must of been hard growing up in the mansion, was Gamma too cheap to heat the pool?
They giggle
Carter: money isn’t everything Susan
Susan: its easy for you to say
Luka: we never had much, we don’t always struggle. we were happy
Susan: yes same here I never knew we didn’t have money I always had everything I needed presents at Christmas, clothing, food.
Abby: 700 million?
Carer: I didn’t ask to be born into this
Knock at door a woman enters
Woman: is this the sexual harassment group?
Lukas: yeah
Woman: Dr Taylor called he IS coming, he’s having car trouble, he asked you to wait and he’ll be here as soon as he can.
She leaves
Carter: great!
Fade out Fade in to carter trying to get in a locked room
Carter: wonder what’s in here?
Susan: what are you doing?
Carter/: this worked in college when I locked my self outta my dorm room
Abby enters
Abby: they didn’t have much, candy and sodas no coffee
They all gather round the table except carter
Luka: anybody want the root beer?
Abby: all yours
Susan: peanut butter crackers, I love those, wanna share?>
Abby: sure, what’s he doing?
Susan: breaking and entering
Abby: why?
Susan signals that she doesn’t know
Susan: what’s that play?
Abby: what play?
Susan: the one where the two clowns are sitting around waiting for that guy who never shows up
Luka: waiting for Guerdon?
Susan: yeah I saw that at the Goodman years ago, I didn’t get it
Luka: Um its about the futility of life. You know we are all waiting, for what? Fulfilment?> love? Validation? Approval? it’s a waste of time, life is an empty hollow exercise filled with pain loss and grief and the only thing we can expect to achieve in our lives is our own inevitable death.
Susan: wow. That is the most depressing thing ive ever heard
Carter: aren’t you glad you didn’t grow up ion the Balkans?
Luka: Croatia is beautiful, you should go
Carter: yeah kind of a high chance of getting blown up though, always discourages me from adding that country to my travel itinerary
Luka: its very safe now
Carter: then why are you here?
Luka: BBQ. You cant find good ribs in Croatia you know? Not to mention sweet potato pie
Susan: so how did you get into Weavers locker Luka? It was locked
Luka: oh it wasn’t me
Abby: no I wish I’d thought of it I really do… but/…I didnt
Susan: Gallant?
Carter: clever, very clever to accuse the rest of us to throw suspicion away fro m yourself
Susan: you still haven’t said you didn’t do it
Gallant: Whitman was writing about slavery, he was an abolitionist, the poem, body electric? I uh minored at English lit in Howard
Abby: oh yeah I was English lit
Carter: where?
Abby: Pen state
Susan: really you went to Pen state?
Abby: yes what did you assume I went to community college because I’m a nurse
Susan: no I didn’t mean that…
Abby: I think you did mean it. You did it before too about the poem. Its alright its all of you, all Dr’s You all think you’re smarter than nurses cos you have an MD
Luka: Don’t drag me into this
Gallant: I don’t..I don’t assume that
Abby: well you’re still a med student, you’ll learn how to become condescending and dismissive it’s a test you have to take before you graduate
Carter (laughs): I got an A
Abby:: you got an A+
Carter: does anyone have a penknife or anything like that?>
Susan: I don’t think its true of all Dr’s
Abby: sure it is, it’s a class thing. Its part of the education cast system we have in this country
Carter: hah that Karl Marx wet out of fashion with black leather trench coats and the collapse of central planning
Abby: you all look down on Gallants family because they are military, like there’s something vaguely pathetic about volunteering to defend our liberties with their lives for crappy pay
Gallant: its true
Susan: I don’t feel that way.
Abby: really? I quit med school half way through my 3rd year I was 2nd in my class when I quit
Carter: 2nd? Really I didn’t know that
Susan: so why did you quit,
Abby: see that’s what I mean you can imagine why anyone wouldn’t want to be you
Carter: they tossed you out, cos your ex husband didt pay your tuition
Abby: but I CHOSE not to go back
Susan: halfway through you 3rd year? Why not finish? Hell you were over the hard part, it was just getting fun.
Abby: because I realised I was proud of what I do, I make a difference in my patients lives
Susan: but you can make so much more as a Dr
Abby: no see that’s where your wrong, I would be doing less as a Dr I mean you guys don’t get to spend any time with your patients, how many do you see a day? 30? 40? I mean you don’t get to hold a little kids hand or teach a new mother to nurse
Luka: how many patients do you have to see in a day?
Abby: 10 or 12 and I’m not running around all day trying to clear the board. I made a choice you just cant understand it cos its not one that you would have chosen. I cant believe you wont let me smoke this
The door Carter has been trying to get into opens
Carter: I got it
Gallant: great now we’re felons
Carter(from inside cupboard) oh cool
Susan: what?
Carter: There’s a bunch of fencing gear I here, I used to fence in school
Susan: of course you did
Luka: I fence
Abby: are you gonna eat this cracker?
Susan: no, you only see ten patients a day?
Carter and Luka clear a space for
fencing Luka: I learned when I was acting
Abby: when where you an actor?
Luka: college
Carter: I should warn you, I’m good
Luka: ok
They prepare to fight!
Carter: on guard
Abby: they really say that?
Carter and Luka start to fight
Carter: that’s a nice pairing
Abby: do you think they are trying to impress us?
Susan: if they are its not working
Carter wins a round
Susan: ouch doesn’t that hurt?
Carter an Luka start to warm up ore, things get more serious
Abby: they really are a couple of freaks
Susan laughs and to think you slept with both of them
Abby: ah ha I never slept with carter, did he tell you that?
Susan: I thought you had?
Abby: no it was a rumour he started
Susan: oh god that is low.
Abby: I thought so
Luka and Carter are still duelling and Luka wins a round
Susan: I haven’t slept with Carter either
Abby: how long you guys been going out?
Susan: a couple of months
Abby: well that definitely violates the second date rule
Susan: what 2nd date rule?
Abby: my friend has this theory you should sleep with a guy by the 2 nd date cos if the sex isn’t good you cant date someone you don’t have chemistry with
Susan: hhm mmm I wonder if Carter and I have chemistry or not, there have been some almost spark moments.
Abby: I think its either there or its not, you cant force it believe me I have tried
The fighting is getting increasingly violent, with Luka pushing Carter
Susan: I think part of the problem with Carter and I is you. He denies it but he’s not very convincing. What do you two have?
Abby: timing
Carter gets cut on the wrist
Susan: ow
Luka: are you alright?
Carter: yeah
Luka: if you’re hurt we should stopv Carter: nopev Both Luka and Carter are breathless and getting extremely annoyed with each other.
Carter: c’mon, lets go
Abby: this is not going to end well
Susan/: hey aren’t you guys tired yet?
Carter wins a round but also hurts Luka in the side who then uses his sword thing to cut Carter in the face
Susan: hey
Carter runs at Luka and knocks him over. The three spectators leap up and run over to them
Susan: hey carter
Abby: knock it off
Susan: cut it out
Gallant pulls Carter off of Luka, the girls get between Carter and Luka
Luka: you maniac
Carter: you started
Luka: look at this, look at this?
Carter: you went for my face
Luka: after you hacked at my side
Susan pulls carter away and Abby sits Luka down to see where he is hurt.
Abby: ok let me see
Carter: ouch
Susan don’t be a baby
Carter: you crazy= bastard
Luka: owww
Carter : he was trying to kill me
Susan: it looked like it was mutual
Carter: am I gonna need stitches?
Susan: no you barely need a band aid, I dint know you had a temper
The two men sigh and glare at each h other
Susan: I could ask Abby to come over here and check you out if you’d prefer?
Carter: what? That man is a menace, that and I could of lost my eye
Susan stares for a minute before leaning forward and kissing Carter
Carter: what was that for?
Susan: just checking
Carter: For what?
Susan: 2nd date rule
Carter: what?
Fade out Fade in, everyone is sitting separately and quietly, Susan turns to face Gallant
Gallant: what?
Susan: how did you get Weavers combination? Michael, sneaked a look over her shoulder when she wasn’t looking? When she was opening it? It is Michael isn’t it?
Gallant: yeah Michael
Susan: you knew the combination so you snuck into the lounge when no one was looking an you put it in there
Gallant: why would I do that?
Susan: she said something that pissed you off so much you wanted revenge, the quiet ones are always the most dangerous let me tell you
Gallant: I’m a student I could get expelled
Susan: still water run deep
Gallant: it wasnt me
Abby: where were you living before?
Susan: Arizona, land of sun
Abby: and you decided to move back to Chicago?
Susan: I don’t know the desert 120 degrees in the shade, never a cloud in the sky, kind of depressed me, I need to be back where the sun doesn’t come out for weeks. Bitter cold and overcast skies better suit my temperament. But mostly I was running away
Abby: from what?
Susan: a guy what else?
Abby: chemistry?
Susan: hm tanker trunk full , too much
Abby what was his name?
Susan: Charlie Dixon dix. He’s a cowboy, can you believe it? An honest to god cowboy? He has the horse the pickup truck the whole deal. I’m a walking cliché
Abby: was he cute? What happened?
Susan: mmm its complicated I’d rather not talk about it if you don’t mind
Abby signals she doesn’t mind
Abby: a cowboy?
They both giggle,
The scene shifts to Gallant and Luka
Gallant: do your in the army?
Luka : yeah
Gallant: you see any action?
Luka just looks up
Gallant: ok sorry
Luka: Its not what you think it is
Gallant: what do you think I think it is?
Luka noble, romantic. A crucible with which to test your manhood
Gallant: I’m not that naïve
Luka: yes you are
Abby and Susan turn round
Abby: Luka how old were you when you became a man?
Luka: what?
Susana: when you lost your virginity
Abby: c’mon we’re playing a game how old?
Luka: I don’t wanna play
Abby: oh c’mon we made a bet which one of the five of us was the first to lose there virginity
Carter: who’d you pick?
Abby: not telling
Susan: I picked kovac
Abby: you know she did
Abby: Luka?
Luka: I don’t wanna play
Susan: I told you they wouldn’t wanna play
Abby: alright I’ll go first, I was 16 Howie Thomas, he was on the lacrosse team..
Susan laughs
Abby: what’s wrong with … what?
Susan: Howie!!!
Abby: what’s wrong with Howie?
Susan: he sounds like a plumber
Abby: I was terrified, so was he. It was the longest 20 seconds of my life
Susan: 20 seconds?
Abby: yeah if you include foreplay
Susan: ok my turn, Mark Greene… no I’m kidding Just kidding Carter!! Floyd walker I was 15
Abby: Floyd? I cant believe you gave me a hard time about Howie
Susan: in the shed behind his fathers repair shop
Abby: very romantic
Susan: the smell of antifreeze still turns me on
Abby: Gallant?
Susan: you don’t need their approval c’mon on give it up
Gallant: ok um Tanya McBride on the balcony of our church after choir practise
Abby: wow
Susan: your church?
Gallant yeah I know
Abby: how old?
Gallant: 14
Susan: alright we have a new leader
Abby: Carter?
Susan: c’mon. Ohmi god your still a virgin!!
Carter: I was 11
Susan: 11 years old???
Abby: really? How old was she?
Carter: I don’t know, 25?
Abby: you’re kidding me
Abby and Susan laugh with each other
Carter: she was one of the maids
Susan: did you pay her?
Carter: my parents did
Gallant: to sleep with you?
Carter: to be a maid!!
Susan and Abby laugh harder
Susan: hope you gave her a hell of a Christmas bonus!
Abby: alright Luka 11 its going to be very tough to beat, c’mon you don’t have to say how old you were just confirm you were older than 11 and we can award a prize
Carter: I get a prize?
Susan: don’t let your imagination run away with you
Luke: my wedding night
Luka: I lost my virginity on my wedding night, its ok it’s a good memory. I hadn’t thought about it in years. We were very young and um she was religious so we waited. Its ok, its ok!
Silence
Susan: what were you in? you said you were an actor in college, what plays were you in?
Luka: um we did Hamlet
Carter: I did Hamlet, played Horatio
Susan: who did you play Luka?
Luka: Hamlet
Susan: in English or Croatian?
Luka: why would we do it in English?
Abby: were you any good?
Luka: my mom thought so
Susan: do you remember any of it?
Luka: ah its been a long time Carter: I think I remembers some of it *ahem* to be or not to be that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the minds eye ……
Carter recites speech over over the top and very theatrical. He forgets a line which Luka picks up. He proceeds to very calmly and sweetly recite shakespeare in Croatian There is a pause and Dr Taylor enters
Dr Taylor: sorry I’m so damn late, I had to dig my car out then my battery was dead I appreciate you waiting for me. I dint expect anyone to still be here. I’m john Taylor. Please will everybody move down front I wont have to yell. C’mon, c’mon I wont bite. Raise your hand when I call your name if you would . John Carter?
Carter: here
Dr; Taylor: Michael Gallent?
Gallant: its Gallant, uh yes sir
Dr Taylor: Luka… oh boy help me out
Luka: Kovac
Dr Taylor: Dr’ Kovac thank you, Susan Lewis? And Abigail lockheart?
Abby: Abby!
Dr’ Taylor: ok lets begin by review current state and federal law for what is appropriate and inappropriate behaviour
Fade out Fade in to the 5 of them leaving
Abby: hey it stopped snowing
Gallant: about time
Luka: anybody need a ride? Got my car
Abby: No I’m on in 20 minutes
Gallant : your working tonight? Me too
Susan: well that was fun lets try to never do it again
Luka: want me to give you a lift to the hospital
Abby: its just copula blocks I'll walk with Gallant right?
Gallant : sure
Abby: got you keys??
Luka: yeah
Abby: I’ll try not to wake you when I come in
Carter and Luka shake hands
Abby to Susan: I had fun we should have coffee sometime
Susan: sure
Abby: ready?/ Goodnight!
Susan and Carter are left alone together
Susan: she’s pretty great
Carter: who?
Susan: Abby I didn’t really know her before, I dint think Id like her but I do
Carter: you wanna get something to eat I’m starving
Susan: you know what? You really mad a fool of your self today
Carter: what?
Susan: if your worried about Abby living with Luka don’t be I don’t think anything is going on
Carter: how did I make a fool outta myself?
Susan: well you participated in a duel for one thing………. kiss me. Just kiss me
Carter kisses her
Susan: was it there for you?
Carter: it was nice
Susan: it wasn’t there for me either, ok go before I change my mind
Carter: sure
Susan: I regret it already, you know that gold digger alarm should be clanging like a school bell
Carter: this isn’t cos Mark Greene just suddenly became available is it?
Susan: you know when I said your making a fool of your self? Well your doing it again. You should tell her
Carter. Who? Tell her what?
Susan: that you’re desperately in love with her and cant live a moment with out her
Carter: really?
Susan: your hopeless, you’ll figure it out
Carter: friends?
Susan: no I hate you.
They smile at each other and begin to walk in separate directions
Carter: hey I used to have Weavers locker, she never changed the combination
Susan: it was you!!!
Carter winks and walks off








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