Scene I INT. in apartment at
table Jamie and Paul are eating, mabel is in
high chair. Paul is separating the peas and
carrots
JAMIE:
What are you doing!?!?
PAUL:
Seperating the peas from the carrots......
JAMIE:
Why?!?!
PAUL:
They don't go together. Mashed potatoes and gravy ,yes. Beans and
rice , yes. Peas and carrots , not-so-much.......
JAMIE:
Yeah...okay.
Fade out
SHOW THE THEME
Fade in
ACT I
Scene I Int. in the
apartment bedroom Paul is
playing fetch with Murray. Jamie is
playing with Mabel on bed
JAMIE:
Dont throw it, it'll hit something.....
PAUL:
(throws ball) Go get it Murray! (crash!) AAGH! My camera!
JAMIE:
Told you! But do you listen?Nooo! "Oh,I'll throw the ball. She hasn't
got a CLUE what SHE"S talking about"
PAUL:
Cute. Its busted!
JAMIE:
We'll get one while we're out.
PAUL:
We're going out?
JAMIE:
Yes. I want to get some shopping done. I want you to come.
(puts Mabel in playpin)
PAUL:
I dont wanna.
JAMIE:
Yes you do
PAUL:
I really don't.
JAMIE:
You really do.
PAUL:
I do?
JAMIE:
Yes! (acts excited)
PAUL:
I'll get the baby ready.
JAMIE:
Lisa is going to babysit
(Paul looks very scared)
JAMIE:
You have nothing to worry about. I taught her how to feed her a
bottle..AND change her diaper! (grins)
(Paul looks worse)
JAMIE:
Nat's going to help her. They're dating, ironicly.
(Lisa enters)
JAMIE:
Hey Lisa....we'll be leaving in 5 minutes.
LISA:
(gets a content smile) I have something to show you, it's important!
PAUL:
You and Nat are dating?
JAMIE:
What's so important?
LISA:
Look (sticks out hand to reveal a diamond ring) Look how beautiful
JAMIE:
Wow!
PAUL:
Wow?
JAMIE:
Wow!
PAUL:
Wow?
JAMIE:
Wowie?
PAUL:
I got the feeling that we've had that conversation before
JAMIE:
Whoa......engagement? (Lisa starts to nodd slowly then quickly)
(Nat comes in, puts arms around Lisa's waist, kisses her cheek)
LISA:
Hi Nat! (very content)
NAT:
Hey there Rosebud. Ho there Mr. And Mrs. Buchman! Did Lisa
give you the good news? (Lisa kisses him, a soft peck on the lips)
Could you tell me Mr. Buchman,did a tender rose just fall across
my lips?
LISA:
(sighs with a smile) I remember when you two were this sweet
PAUL:
(rolls eyes)
JAMIE:
she needs a nap in about 15 minutes....(kisses Mabel) Bye sweetie.
(Jamie and Paul get their coats and leave)
(Lisa picks Mabel up out of the playpin)
LISA:
I want to have kids.
NAT:
Lisa, we've been dating for a month....(sits on couch) Do you
think we rushed?
(lisa sits next to Nat)
LISA:
They understand. Hey nap time for baby! (puts her
in bedroom, curls up next to Nat.) I love you.
NAT:
I love you too.
(Lisa stands up and takes Nat's hand, turns radio on, and they dance to a slow
song on radio. End up on couch kissing)
Fade out
Fade in
Scene II Int.
11C across the hall.Apartment
is empty. Mr. Whiker is showing
Nat and Lisa around. Lisa has Mabel.
WHIKER
You might need a bigger apartment...with a baby and all.
LISA:
Oh, this is my neice. My sister lives in 11D
WHIKER:
Oh...you're Jamie's siter! Family discount.
NAT:
We'll take it. It is a nice place.
LISA:
I like it. We'll stay and look at it alone for a while.
NAT:
How much is the down payment?
WHIKER:
$1000.00 - then $500 a month. (Nat writes a check)
NAT:
Mr. Whiker please don't tell Mr. And Mrs.Buchman. We'd like to
deliver the news.
(Whiker looks out window)
WHIKER:
Okay, I think Jamie is coming ....look.
(they all look out window.)
(Lisa and Nat run across the hall)
(Safely back at Buchman's apartment. Just as Jamie walks in,Lisa sits
down on couch, Nat is sitting next to her).
JAMIE:
So how'd it go? (takes Mabel from Lisa) Hi sweetie!
LISA:
Her diaper wasn't too sweet a while ago! Wheres paul?
JAMIE:
He went to Ira's to cool off. He got mad when I pulled up to a house
I wanted to buy...
NAT:
Did he like the house?
JAMIE:
No. I think we are just going to stay here a few more years.
LISA:
I do like the sound of that. (grins)
JAMIE:
Okay what's with you two?
LISA:
We're getting married,Doy!
NAT:
I really love her Mrs. Buchman,if...uh...if I may. You know I
wouldn't rush into a life changing decision. (Murray whines)
JAMIE:
I know. Nat....look at Murray! Could you walk him?
(Nat smiles)
NAT:
Sure, I'd be happy to. (kisses Lisa) Come on Murray. Come on
Murray Slaughter's son, not daughter!!Come on Murray Tyler
Moore!
(Nat and Murray leave)
LISA:
(sighs) Hmm.....I'm hungry. (goes into kitchen) Is this Chinese any
good?
JAMIE:
I wouldn't eat it,it came with the apartment
LISA:
(pops head out) The only thing that came with my apartment is the
heat and THAT doesn't even work! Why didn't you guys get a house?
(pops head back in)
JAMIE:
Paul wasn't "comfortable" in a house. He said "too many
rooms". (does an impression of paul)
(Lisa comes out with a jar of baby food)
LISA:
Hey this banana pudding stuff is great.
JAMIE:
It's baby food.
LISA:
Whatever.
JAMIE:
Listen I gotta go shopping, do you wanna come?
LISA:
Nah....do you need me to watch Mabel?
JAMIE: No, I'll see you later then
LISA:
Okay. Nat put a down payment on the apartment across the hall.
JAMIE:
Congratulations!
LISA:
I'll be at the new apartment
Fade out
Fade in
2 weeks later
Scene III Int.
Lisa and Nat apartment and hall Nat, Paul,
Ira and 2 movers are arranging furniture,
bringing a little more stuff in.
LISA:
Put the sofa over there by the window.
MOVER1:
(comes out of bedroom) Beds up.
MOVER2:
(come out with 1 mover) Both dressers together
NAT:
Our first apartment. (puts arm around Lisa)
PAUL:
(comes in with box) Three more and we're done
IRA:
There's the three in the hall.
(Paul, Ira and Nat go out in the hall, come back in with a box)
IRA:
I think you packed bricks in this one!
LISA:
That goes in the bedroom, it's my clothes . (grins)
IRA:
Agh
(grunts and slowly moves to bedroom)
LISA:
Thanks again guys. We can handle the rest
JAMIE:
(from across the hall) 7:00! Come and get it! (all go except Lisa)
NAT:
Are you coming:
LISA:
Nat, sit down. We need to talk.
PAUL:
(comes in) Are you two coming?
NAT:
In a minute, Mr. Buchman
PAUL:
Okay
(Paul leaves)
LISA:
Well I just took a pregnancy test(looks grim) Positve.
NAT:
(looks excited) Hey there ho there hippy how how!! (kisses Lisa)
That's GREAT news! When did we,ya know.....
LISA:
2 weeks ago when we were watching Mabel.
NAT:
Oh wow!. We gotta tell your sister.
(they run across hall to Buchman's apartment)
Hey there Mrs Buchman, ho there Mr.
Buchman!
JAMIE:
Hi Nat, someone's happy!
NAT:
Yes, very excited.
PAUL:
Can I ask why?
IRA:
Yeah,what he said!
NAT:
You can tell them Rosebud.
LISA:
Okay, Jamie, Paul, Ira, I'm-----
( Nat interrupts)
NAT:
I'm gonna be a daddy!
(Jamie's and Paul's jaws drop)
IRA:
Congratulations! Papa! Mama! (hugs Nat and Lisa)
JAMIE:
What?
PAUL:
(whispers to Jamie) Oh great another Lisa.
JAMIE:
Good I'm an aunt.
LISA:
Just like me.
JAMIE:
Good God Almighty! (Lisa looks hurt) I'm sorry. Congratulations.
(still looking offended,Lisa smiled)
NAT:
Look at me Rosebud, I love you so much!!!!!
LISA:
Paul, give Nat some fatherly advice.
PAUL:
C'mon Nat, let's go talk at your place. (Nat, Ira, and Paul leave)
LISA:
The one time we.....ya know...this happens.
JAMIE:
Who do you want to be the guardian?
(Jamie gets Mabel out of highchair)
LISA:
You.
(Ira pops head in)
IRA:
See ya later!
(leaves)
JAMIE:
Bye Ira!....Paul and I will talk
MABEL:
Mama!!!
LISA:
Hey! Isnt that her first word?
JAMIE:
Yeah! It is !...I better get paul....
LISA: I
'll watch her
JAMIE:
(runs to door, goes out comes back in with Paul and Nat) Listen!
C'mon sweetie. Who am I? C'mon sweetie.
MABEL:
Mama!!! Mamamamamama!!!!
NAT:
Oh the little tyke can talk!
JAMIE:
Paul!
(puts Mabel in playpin)
PAUL:
yes.
JAMIE:
Kitchen. (they go) Lisa want us as the guardians.
PAUL:
Uh....us?
JAMIE:
Yeah....we can't say no...she my sister!
PAUL:
We can't?
JAMIE:
No...we have to say yes.
PAUL:
Uh...okay....
(they come out of the kitchen)
JAMIE:
We have decided to be the guardians of your child.
LISA:
Good! Thanks. If you had said "no" it would have been mom.
JAMIE:
Mom? You've got to be kidding! Look how screwed up we turned
out!
NAT:
(turning red in the face) Don't say that. (real quiet)
JAMIE:
What was that, Nat?
NAT:
(still quiet) Don't ever say that.
JAMIE:
Nat, what's wrong: Speak up. (Paul turns tv on)
NAT:
(screaming) DON'T EVER SAY THAT ABOUT HER!! SHE IS
NOT SCREWED UP!! SHE'S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN YOU!!
(Paul doesn't look up)
LISA:
Nat, calm down.
NAT:
That does not make her screwed up!
JAMIE:
(looks at Paul and then at Nat) I'm sorry.
NAT:
sorry? SORRY? That's all you can say?!?
LISA:
Nat, calm down!
JAMIE:
(looks from Paul to Nat to Paul) I.........i...
(Jamie runs in bedroom and slams door)
LISA:
Nat! What has gotten into you?
NAT:
I'm sorry, Rosebud. My sisters pulled the same crap with me as a
child.
LISA:
What crap? She's my sister.
NAT:
They told me that the 3 of us were screwed up and stupid. They
knew they weren't but I didn't. I'm going to go talk to her.
(Nat goes to bedroom door)
Mrs....uh... Mrs. Buchman? Can I come in?
JAMIE:
(crying) yeah
In living room.....
LISA:
(to Paul) What's the matter with you?
PAUL:
huh?
(Nat goes in room)
LISA:
Your wife is crying her eyes out! And all you say is "huh"?
Back in Jamie's room
NAT:
Are you okay?
(Jamie is lying on bed sobbing, facing bathroom)
I apologize for my outburst.
(sits next to Jamie on bed)
I should learn to control myself a little better.
JAMIE:
(sobbing) He didn't even look up.
NAT:
Huh?
JAMIE:
Paul. He doesn't even care...
NAT:
He doesn't get it, does he.
(rubs Jamie's arm and shoulder)
He said, "love, honor, and cherish" no matter what.
JAMIE:
(sits up to face Nat) I.....
(he hugs & holds her -she cries harder)
He hardly talks anymore.
NAT:
Would you like to stay with us tonight?
JAMIE:
I'd love to...thanks
(jamie wipes eyes)
(paul peeps his head in,then enters,nat and lisa leave room)
JAMIE:
I'm staying with Lisa tonight.
PAUL:
Can't we talk about this?
JAMIE:
You wanna talk? Every time you wanna talk it benefits you!
Where's the baby?
PAUL:
You're taking her too?
JAMIE:
Can you handle her for one night?
PAUL:
Yes.I handled her by myself on an airplane
WHILE she screamed half the time.
JAMIE:
And then you used her to get your film to the lady...... where is
she?
PAUL:
I can handle her!
JAMIE:
Okay....but i want to say goodbye! Where is she!
PAUL:
Playpin.
(Jamie, Lisa, and Nat leave room)
(in living room)
JAMIE:
Goodbye sweetie!
(starts to cry and leaves)
MABEL:
MAMA!! (Mabel starts screaming)
PAUL:
Wait (but too late to stop her) I love you.
Fade out
Fade in.
Scene IV: Nat and Lisa's place
Jamie is sitting on couch next to Lisa.
Nat is in kitchen making hot chocolate.
NAT:
(comes in with a tray with 2 hot chocolates)
Here you go.
(hands one Lisa and one to Jamie)
JAMIE:
Thanks. Can you hear if Mabel is still crying?
(no expression on face)
NAT:
She's been going at it for 2 hours now
LISA:
Jamie, do you want to go get her?
JAMIE:
I don't want to see Paul right now.
NAT:
I can get her.
JAMIE:
Nat, on the diaper changer there's a diaper bag ready. We keep it
ready for....never mind, just get it.
NAT:
Anything else? A jar of baby food? Pajamas?
JAMIE:
No. It's all there. (Nat smiles and leaves)
LISA:
It will be ok. (sips hot cocoa)
JAMIE:
I can't stand it!(sheds tears) he never even says "I love you".
LISA:
Jamie,he's married and has an 11 month old child!Of
course he loves you.
JAMIE:
I'm not sure anymore.
LISA:
Are you going to leave him?
JAMIE:
I couldn't do that.
LISA:
I know. (silent for a few minutes) I'm going to call mom. You need
her.
JAMIE:
No...i don't want mom in this....
(nat comes in with Mabel still crying)
NAT:
There she is!
(puts Mabel on floor,she crawls to jamie,jamie picks her up)
MABEL:
Maamaaa
JAMIE:
It's okay sweetie. Shhh Shhh! (slowly she calms down) Nat,could
you hand me the diaper bag?
(Nat hands Jamie the diaper bag, she gets a bottle) There you go.
NAT:
She's so sweet! (knock on the door)
LISA:
Who is it?
PAUL:
Its me! Can I talk to Jamie?
LISA:
Jamie?
JAMIE:
Take her to the other room. (Lisa goes into bedroom with Mabel)
You can let him in.
NAT:
(opens door) I'll leave you two alone. (goes in bedroom)
JAMIE:
Why don't you love me anymore?
PAUL:
OF CORSE i Love you....look at you! Your every thing a man
could ever want! I'm sorry that I don't tell you that much. And that
we never talk. But I do love you.
JAMIE:
I'm not sure anymore.
PAUL:
Whats not to be sure about?
JAMIE:
Everything. You didn't tell me you were married until 8 years after
we met.......I kissed Doug,You almost went home with...You never
even told me her name!
PAUL: Sarah.Her name was Sarah.BUT,we got through that.....all of that.And your still mad?
JAMIE:
Yes.You won't tell me about anything!
PAUL:
I love you! Thats what is important!But, Fine. If you don't love me,then I'll leave.
(he gets up to leave)
PAUL:
I'll be at Ira's.I'm sorry you just don't get it.
JAMIE:
(as paul leaves)WAIT! I'm sorry.
(paul holds jamie in his arms)
JAMIE:
(muffled by pauls arms) I'm sorry.....I'm so sorry...I'm just (sobs)
PAUL:
(strokes her hair) Shhhhhhhh.Lets go home.
Fade out.
ACT 2
5 months later
Scene 1 Int.
Baby's department of a store.
4 months before due date. Lisa
and Jamie are looking at baby stuff.
Mabel is asleep in her stroller.
LISA:
Guess what. Yesterday at the doctor I found out that the baby is a
girl.
JAMIE:
Wow! A daughter!Guess what! Mabel is going to be a big sister.
LISA:
Cool! When are you going to tell Paul?
JAMIE:
Today, at lunch when you and Nat are celebrating his new
job.About a month
LISA:
How far along are you?
JAMIE:
About a month
LISA:
(holds up a dress) Look how sweet.
JAMIE:
Get it as your first baby purchase. So.did you pick out a name yet?
LISA:
I like Elizabeth and Erin
JAMIE:
Yeah, Erin is nice . It's almost time for lunch, walk or cab?
LISA:
I say walk - it's only 3 blocks. Let me go pay for the dress.
(they walk to a counter, she pays and they leave)
Outside,walking the streets of the city
LISA:
In 4 months we can walk Mabel and possibly Erin together.
JAMIE:
If this one's a boy-Paul Jr.?
LISA:
Nah. Joel, Joel Paul Buchman.What if it's a girl?
JAMIE:
I like Joel.How about Dotti?
LISA:
Hey look!(points across street) It's Paul!
JAMIE:
You go to the cross walk with her. I'll wait with him.
(Jamie starts to cross.)
LISA:
no.....you come with me.
JAMIE:
I'll be fine.
(she crosses half way when car screeches on breaks but still hits her)
LISA:
JAAAMMMIIIIEEEE!!!!(screams her name)
PAUL:
(turns head) James?
(looks in road) Oh god !!
(runs to her and kneels next to her)
James? Jamie!!Baby?
(looks away)
Oh god .
(looks at jamie)
help's coming. Someone HELP her!!
(paul cradles jamie)
PAUL:
You'll be fine...please,be okay..
.(whispers to her)
Your going to be okay. I love you.
NAT:
Lisa! Stay there. (he runs to her) Come on sweetie.
(They rush to Jamie)
MABEL:
Mama?
(Paul's crying)
PAUL:
Hold on Jamie. You'll be okay, just hang on.
(medics pull up)
You have to help my wife. Please. Oh God James. No not now.
OFFICER:
We have the driver of the car.
PAUL:
(looks up to see Allen)
You!!!I'll kill you! (gets up)
(jamie moans a little)
PAUL:
(falls to knees)
I'm here, sweetie.
LISA:
I shouldn't have let her go. Im sorry
PAUL:
It's not your fault, Lisa.
JAMIE:
(half concious)Paul?
PAUL:
Jamie,you'll be okay.The paramedics are here.
(to medic)
Is she going to be okay?
MED 2:
We'll check her over at the hospital.We'll know then.
PAUL:
Okay...(they put Jamie in ambulance)
Lisa, take care of Mabel.
LISA:
I will.
(Paul gets in)
Fade out
Fade in
Scene 2 Int.paul is
sitting next to jamie
who is in hospital
bed,jamie opens eyespaul is stroking
her hair gently
PAUL:
Hi James.
JAMIE:
Hi Paul, how's Mabel?
PAUL:
Oh god, Why did this happen? Please be okay...
JAMIE:
Can you take care of Mabel without me?
PAUL:
Without you? No your not going anywhere!
JAMIE:
Just tell me you can. I need to be sure you can take care of her.
PAUL:
We'll be fine...but we'll miss having you around.
JAMIE:
I'm a little tired,will you stay with me until I'm asleep?
PAUL:
of course. (kisses her) I love you.
JAMIE:
I love you too.
(jamie closes eyes e.k.g. beeps slower and slower until one long beeeeeep.)
PAUL:
James? Jamie can you hear me? oh my god!(Paul runs out) Someone
Help!! ITS JAMIE!!!!!! HELP!!!!!
IRA:
(entering with a dozen roses un aware of jamie's death) Hiya
paulie!...hows jam-- (paul starts sobbing loudly as he leans against
wall and slides down ) Noo.....I'm so sorry paul
PAUL:
Why jamie,dammit!!!!! WHY JAMIE!!??!?!?!?!?!?!She was fine
this morning.........she was fine..........nooooooo....
(paul cries uncontrollably....runs in to be with Jamie)
PAUL:
C'mon, Jamie. Please....no....not now.. (screaming)
NNNNOOOOO!!!! NOT MY JAMIE!!! DAMN IT! why????????
noooooo
(runs out crying)
(goes to SYLVIA:)
PAUL:
(crying so hard,he stutters
)Ma,wheres mabel?I need my baby girl
right now.
SYLVIA:
Paul? Whats wrong? are you okay?Hows Jamie?(paul cries harder)
Is she..(paul nods slowly and Sylvia embrasses him) oh,honey,I'm
sooo sorry.
PAUL:
How come jamie? she was soo beautiful,She was fine 2 hours
ago....Ma....she was just fine!!!!Why now why-
(paul stops talking because he is sobbing to hard to speak)
SYLVIA:
It'll be okay paul........shhhhhhh.Mabel's with lisa.
(Sees lisa and mabel playing on floor,Mabel and lisa laugh.Nat is asleep.)
(paul wipes his eyes and goes over there trying to be strong,but obviously
there is something wrong)
(lisa sees paul crying and stands up,and goes to nat to wake him)
(nat stands up when he sees paul)
THERESA
Paul? What----whats wrong?
(paul is silent ,he just hugs theresa and sobs)
THERESA:
Jamie is gone.isnt she.
PAUL:
Yeah.She is gone.
LISA:
(lisa shed tears)Nooo.....not jamie.....nooooooooooo.....nooo
NAT:
I'm sooo sorry paul.(crying)
(nat takes theresa in one arm and lisa in the other,all three cry)
PAUL:
I need my baby girl right now.
(reahes down and picks up mabel and heads to where jamie is.)
In Hospital room
PAUL:
(angrily)Look at what you left here! This innocent baby.How
could you !Why? I thought you loved her and me! If it was
somthing i said or did ordidnt say or didnt do,I'm soo
sorry.Please just come back.Dont go.
MABEL:
Mama!
PAUL:
Sweetie,mommy can't hear you. Just look! LOOK at her! She will
never know how wonderful you really are. How could you just
LEAVE after all we went through to have her? How COULD
you?(whispers)i love you....
MABEL:
(babbles to jamie, then looks at paul) Daddy?
PAUL:
Sweetie.......mommy went bye bye.
Paul awakens abruptly in hospital room,jamie is alive and well,except for injuries obtained
from the car accident
PAUL:
(asleep, suddenly awake) Jamie! (hugs Jamie)
JAMIE:
What's wrong
PAUL:
I love you. Please don't go!
THERESA:
Paul, she's okay. Jamie, look what you're doing to your husband.
He needs you. Don't make him have to worry.
PAUL:
Please don't do that again. When I saw you lying in the road I
thought you were gone (starts crying) I would have jumped onto
subway track if you had died.
JAMIE:
I'm sorry. I'm really sorry
LISA:
(Nat walks in with Mabel)
Hi Nat
JAMIE:
Hi Nat
MABEL:
Mommy! (Nat hands Mabel to Jamie)
NAT:
Hey there Mrs. Stemple! Ho ther Paul! How are you feeling, Mrs.
Buchman?
JAMIE:
Well, I broke 6 ribs and my foot,and my other leg AND my arm
are casts other than that I'm wonderful. (said politely)
MABEL :
Mommy!!!.Hiiiii
PATRICK:
(enters with a dozen white roses) Hello Jamie.How are you
feeling?
JAMIE:
Not bad...(looks at the casts she is in) Considering. How did the
preformance go?
PATRICK:
I don't know,i left 10 minutes before the show when your mother
called and told me about what happened to you.
JAMIE:
You wont be in any trouble will you?
PATRICK:
No,The director understood,the understudy went on in my
place.When do you get to go home?
PAUL:
The doctor said she can go home in a few months.
(3 doctors walk in, one is Joan)
DOC 1:
Time to go for a check up.
DOC 2:
Everyone out. (everyone leaves)
JAMIE:
Joan!What are you doing here? I thought you were a OB/GYN?
JOAN:
Moral support....and lisa told me about a little secret you told
her.How ya feeling
JAMIE:
Okay. How's the baby?
(Joan feels Jamie's stomach, uses stethoscope to listen for a heart beat,
smiles.)
Back in waiting room.
MABEL:
Hi daddy!
PAUL:
(picks up mabel)
Hi sweetie
MABEL:
(points to Lisa)
Lisa
LISA:
Hi sweetie. How are you?
(sitting with Nat)
MABEL:
Hee hee (grins)
PAUL:
My wife has an adorable 16 month baby
NAT:
I've made a cousin out of that baby.
(kisses Lisa)
THERESA:
I hope she's okay.
PATRICK:
She'll be fine ,love.
THERESA:
I thought the director hated you?
PATRICK:
He does.
THERESA:
And he let you leave 10 minutes before curtain?
PATRICK:
No,he fired me because i would leave whether he gave his
permission or not.
THERESA:
You lost your job just to come and see jamie?
PATRICK:
I needed to be sure she was okay.She is like my own child.
THERESA:
Thats sweet.
DOC 1:
(comes out)
Jamie would like to see her husband.
(Joan and Doc 2 smile and leave.)
PAUL:
Okay.
(goes inside)
JAMIE:
Hi...I have some bad news.
PAUL:
Oh no....what?
(looks scared)
JAMIE:
We have to move Mabel into a bed in the living room.
PAUL:
Why?
JAMIE:
Because it's not big enough for another baby in our room.
PAUL:
(looks excited)
You mean you're pregnant?
JAMIE: (smiles)
Fade out.
Fade in
Scene 3 Hospital room.
Jamie is in bed eating.Paul is asleep in chair
Patrick is in the other chairasleep.Theresa is
sitting next to jamie.Mabel is asleep in pauls arms.
THERESA:
Jamie,Patrick and i have some good news.
He wanted me to tell you.
JAMIE:
What?
(mabel wakes up and wakes paul up)
PAUL:
AHHH!Oh....Hi mabel!
(mabel looks at paul like he's crazy)
THERESA:
Patrick and i are getting married!
(Jamie wakes up in act 3 to show that the whole episode was a dream)
ACT 3
Scene 1. Buchmans apartment : Bedroom
Jamie sits up,startled like he just awoke
from a dream
JAMIE:
PAUL !!!! (catches breath) Paul?
PAUL:
James? Jamie....whats wrong?
(Paul turns on light,gets up and lifts 11 month old mabel from her crib)
JAMIE:
I just had the worst nightmare.............
(fade out)
TAG
Living room.Paul and jamie are sitting on the couch
Jamie is telling paul about the dream.Everyone from the dream
comes out from the bedroom.Including all of the babies that played mabel
JAMIE
You were there
(points to then as they come through)
(pauls eyes grow wider as each person comes through)
You were there
(points to ira)
You were there
(points to Joan)
You were there
Fade out as people keep coming through and jamie keeps "saying you were there"