EVERWOOD by Greg Berlanti
EVERWOOD by Greg Berlanti
EVERWOOD by Greg Berlanti
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INT. THE BROWN'S TOWNHOUSE. MORNING. A FEW WEEKS LATER.<br />
Delia and Doctor Brown miserably eat their breakfast. We<br />
notice that Doctor Brown has the beginnings of a beard.<br />
Near<strong>by</strong> a GREY-HAIRED MAID finishes cleaning some dishes.<br />
NARRATOR (V.O.)<br />
As expected, Doctor Brown wasted no time going<br />
back to work. What wasn't expected, was what<br />
happened once he got there.<br />
INT. A PATIENT'S ROOM AT BROOKLYN SCIENCE. DAY.<br />
Andy enters. Mr. Saddlebrook lies in the bed, a wasted,<br />
sickly version of his former self.<br />
MR. SADDLEBROOK<br />
Morning, Doc.<br />
DOCTOR BROWN<br />
Ready for the big day, Mr. Saddlebrook?<br />
MR. SADDLEBROOK<br />
I hope so... Listen, Doc. I heard about the<br />
tragedy you suffered. And I'm sorry.<br />
A beat. Doctor Brown's eyes well-up. He looks at Mr.<br />
Saddlebrook for what seems like the first time.<br />
DOCTOR BROWN<br />
If you could be anywhere in the world right<br />
now, where would it be?<br />
MR. SADDLEBROOK<br />
Hershey, Pennsylvania. It's where I grew up.<br />
I've kept my parents' farm there.<br />
DOCTOR BROWN<br />
Go there. Now. Today.<br />
But I --<br />
MR. SADDLEBROOK<br />
DOCTOR BROWN<br />
I can't live your life. At best I can prolong<br />
it <strong>by</strong> eight months, maybe a year. Most of that<br />
time you'll spend barely coherent and recovering<br />
from surgery. And all so this hospital can brag<br />
about its statistics with terminal illnesses.<br />
But those statistics don't measure quality of<br />
life, and if you have even the slightest hope of<br />
preserving your own, you'll get out of this bed<br />
and leave as fast as your legs will carry you.<br />
(CONTINUED)<br />
6.
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