Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY
1979 County Hospital Corridor.
Vinnie was waiting for Juan and Freddie to show up. He pulled some strings and got them jobs as orderlies. They arrive and report to the nurse's station.
Nurse Bonnie: I want you both to go to room 321 and bring that patient down to the OR. That stands for operating room.
Epstein: No problem, C'mon Freddie 231.
Nurse Bonnie: No! you moron! 321.
Washington: Yeah Juan, it's 123...
Nurse Bonnie: Listen you two fools, Room 3...2..1.
Epstein: 132?
Nurse Bonnie: For the last time!!! 3...2...1. That is the room number. Now Get to it!!
Juan and Freddie: Welllll Excuuuuussse US!!!
They go get a stretcher and head up to room 321. Juan peeks his head in the door.
Juan: Check the number on that door would ya Freddie?
Freddie: Yeah, it says 321.
Juan: Well where's the patient?
They walk in and look around.
Juan: We're in big trouble you know that. If we don't find this person, Nurse Bonnie is gonna have our heads
Freddie: and when Vinnie finds out, he's gonna beat up the rest of our bodies.
Juan: I hear someone in the bathroom crying, must be them.
Juan: Hello? Whoever you are in there, are you naked or what?
Freddie: What're you crazy? Don't ask that! Ma'am, sir, miss are you okay?
Girl in bathroom: Well if I was okay, I wouldn't be in a hospital now would I.
Juan: Ooh she sounds cute. we're here to take you down to surgery.
Girl: I'm not going, I changed my mind. I'm sick. Ouch!!
Freddie: Okay we'll come back later....
Juan: Cool it Freddie. Why don't you come out and talk to us? We're not gonna hurt you.
Freddie: Yeah, we're cool guys.
Girl: Okay.
Juan: Katey? What are you doing here?
Katey: I'm not getting on that thing that's what I'm doing here.
Juan: You mean the stretcher?
Katey: I'm scared. It'll hurt.
Freddie: This thing won't hurt you it's like bed with wheels.
Katey: Yeah well. That bed is gonna wheel me down to the rip out room And you pass out and that's when they rip you open and rip all your guts out with their bare hands.
Juan: C'mon, c'mon, you're making it worse than what it really is.
Katey: forget it.
Juan: You have to get it done. .
Katey: No, I don't, I have to leave this place.
Freddie: You're not going anywhere, look at yourself, you can't move without it hurting.
Katey: I'll be fine, Just let me get dressed.
Juan: No, you're not leaving, I won't let you. You need this surgery.
Katey: How would you know!
Juan: How would I know, I had the same thing
Katey: Fine
Juan and Freddie: Great, let's go,
They bring Her down to the operating room and then head down to the cafeteria. Meanwhile, , Katey climbed down off the stretcher and snuck off to her room. She pulled on her jeans and tucked the gown in and threw on her coat and snuck out of the hospital without anyone seeing her.
Katey: They'll never think to find me at Coney Island, except Juan. Hmm...Carvelli's house, I'll hide out there. Nah I don't trust him. I'll just have to hide at Grandma's, she's in Florida, nobody will know.
Back at the hospital
Doctor: Where'd she go!
Nurse Bonnie: How should I know, I saw those two orderlies bring her down. 15 minutes ago.
Doctor: Well there was that big bus crash and.... I got it! She must've sneaked out when weren't looking. Call security and get those two orderlies, They seemed to know her, They'll be a big help.
Nurse Bonnie: Right Doctor.
Juan and Freddie are reading magazines at the gift shop when they hear their names called on the P.A. system. They pay for the magazines and go to the nurses station to find out what's going on
Nurse Bonnie: Oh good, you're here. That girl you brought down here is missing. We need your help finding her.
Juan: What? ::sighs:: Aw man.
Freddie: Well she's gotta be somewhere in the building.
Juan: Don't worry we'll find her. How far could she get?
Nurse Bonnie: Hold on. ::answers phone:: No luck, okay thank you. ::hangs up phone:: That was security, she's not in the building.
Freddie: Oh man, hey Nurse Bonnie, if she doesn't have this surgery, what'll happen?
Juan: She could die
Freddie: Is your name Nurse Bonnie?
Juan: I just changed it.
Freddie: It suits you.
Nurse Bonnie: Move it you two!
Meanwhile, Katey is at her grandmother's apartment. She changed out of the gown and put on some comfortable clothes.
Katey: Nobody will find me here. This is great peace and Oww!!!
Juan: (entering the building) I think her grandmother lives in this building. C'mon c'mon, we don't have time for you to get another foot long!
Katey: (hears Juan and Freddie's voice outside.) Oh no! how'd they find me. Ouch!
Freddie: Did you hear that?
Juan: Hear what?
Freddie: I thought I heard someone say Ouch.
Juan: I don't hear it.
Katey: Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
Juan: It's somebody's dog outside.
Freddie: Oh yeah? Since when do dogs go Ouch!
Juan: Maybe he's getting mugged.
Katey: Fire escape time.
Juan: Hold on, I hear talking. Let's go.
Katey climbs out the window onto the fire escape and down to the street. She gets to Carvelli's place and knocks on the door. He opens it and she walks in Holding her side.
Katey: You gotta get me to Coney Island and hide me!
Carvelli: Cops after you?
Katey: No Epstein and Washington.
Murray: What's goin on, Cahvelli? Oh hey girl, what's wrong with you?
Carvelli: That's what I'm trying to find out.
Murray: He said, that's what he's trying to find out.
Katey tells the guys everything. They hesitate hiding her, insisiting that Epstein and Washington are right. Katey threatened to tell Mr. Kotter that is was them who got the lab animals drunk on Kentucky bourbon. The guys agree and accompany her to Coney Island.
Carvelli: Everyone thinks Murray and I are sleazey, well this'll prove em wrong.
Murray: Yeah, we ain't gonna let a sick girl like you ride the subway alone.
Katey: Thanks guys, Nobody else would help me runaway from emergency surgery.
Murray: Don't mention it. Carvelli: If you don't mind me asking, what kinda surgery.
Murray: Cahvelli want's to know, what kinda surgery.
Katey: You do a great imitation of a parrot Murray.
What she didn't know was Juan and Freddie saw her and were trailing her.
Carvelli: So, what kind?
Katey: Oh it's nothing really. Just a stupid appendectomy, unneccesary surgery.
P.A.: Next stop, Coney Island, Stillwell Avenue.
Juan: Just make sure we don't lose sight of them.
Freddie: Don't worry, We're on their case.
Juan: Well I am worried okay Freddie.
Freddie: Oooh Juan, you in love! Haha!
Juan: Keep your voice down you want em to see us.
The subway reaches the station and Katey, Carvelli and Murray get out, followed by Juan and Freddie. Freddie keeps teasing Juan who in turn tells him to shut up.
Carvelli Well here we are. We can't do anything, the park is closed for the winter.
Murray: I think I saw Epstein and Washington.
Katey: Oh man, they must've been follow....oww! Hide me.
Carvelli: No way, forget it. I'm sorry but they're right, You need this surgery.
Murray: You hear that, You need...
Katey: I heard!
Carvelli: I don't care if you tell Mr. Kotter about the lab animals. I didn't wanna take you here In the first place, I shoulda took ya back to the hospital but you insisted we all go here. It's too cold for the beach.
Murray: Yeah, he said we'll freeze our butts off.
Katey: Fine, I'll hide myself.
Murray: Yeah she. You know what, I'm sick of being an idiot. Why do I have to be that stupid all the time? I'm tired of it.
Carvelli: Okay, Murray, don't be then. Hey where'd she go!
Murray: There she is! She's going swimming! Hey get outta there! Juan! Freddie! Help!!
Carvelli: Way to hold it together Murray,
Freddie: Yeah I know, we saw!
Juan: (running to the water) Katey! Get outta there!!
Freddie: What're you Crazy!!! You're gonna get Pneumonia!
Katey: Good!!!!
Juan: Oh no you don't, you're not gonna pull that crap with me.
They all jump in to the water. Beau and Vinnie, who are on a double date, catch the excitement from the boardwalk. Them and their dates stand their wondering who would be dumb enough to go swimming on a chilly day like this.
Juan: I got her!
Katey: Let go of me!
Juan: Stop biting me!
Freddie help! I'm going under.
Freddie: Okay I got you!
Katey: Juan! (she musters as much strength as she can) I got him!
They all swim to shore.
Katey: Oww!!
Juan: (now furious) What is your problem!
Katey: I'm scared!
Juan: Listen Sugalips, I know you're scared but, I'm begging you! Come back to the hospital. Please! It'll be alright, You got a lot of people there worried about you.
Katey: Fine. (she passes out.)
They get her back and rush her into the O.R. Carvelli and Murray went to the gift shop and Freddie is in the waiting room watching Juan pace the floor. Nurse Bonnie Approaches them.
Nurse Bonnie: You should be very proud, you saved a life today.
Juan: I really hope so.
Nurse: You really care for this young lady don't you.
Juan: Yeah, you better believe it.
She pats him on the back and goes back to work. Juan goes back to his pacing. An hour later, the doctor comes Out with good news.
Doctor Gold: Excuse me, are you the young men who brought Back Katey Feinman?
Juan: Yeah that's us. How is she?
Freddie: Is she, Is she okay?
Doctor Gold: yes, she's fine, The surgery went well. She will have a long recovery though. She still has a fever, but I believe that's From the little swim you people took before you got here. You get yourselves and those other two boys examined before you leave here okay? Just to be on the safe side.
Juan: Okay, thanks Doc, Here that Freddie, she's gonna be okay.
Freddie: I wish I could say the same for me, Outta my way!
Juan: Not before me you don't!
They all run to the men's room to see that Carvelli and Murray beat Them to it. Although they were all sick as dogs, Neither one of them Regretted jumping into the water to save a life of a friend. They eventually got better and were back in school. Juan and Katey became really close friends and are now dating. Freddie has decided to become a lifeguard next summer and Carvelli Murray have become a little less sleazy in everyone's eyes.
The End.