INT.HOSPITAL ? RIPLEY?S OFFICE
George knocks on the doorframe. Ripley?s back is to him while she puts a folder away in the filing cabinet behind her desk. She wears light blue scrubs and a lab coat.
������������������������ GEORGE
��������� This is a change of attire.
������������������������ RIPLEY
Yeah, well. They usually like for the psychologists to wear scrubs, too. Plus, they are super comfy.
�������������� GEORGE
Bailey wanted me to get you.
�������������� RIPLEY
And so it begins.
�������������� GEORGE
Not a fan of this kind of work? What is your specialty?
�������������� RIPLEY
I like my private practice, thank you very much. My specialty is Neuropsychology, though.
�������������� GEORGE
Neuropsychology?
�������������� RIPLEY
It?s not uncommon for a Neuropsychologist to have a private practice, ya know. Yeah, I?ve always been interested in how the brain works.
Ripley and George exit Ripley?s office.
������������������������ RIPLEY
Hey, Robin.I?m in for Dr. Wilkins, so I?ll be gone for the day. �
�������������� ROBIN
Have a good day, Dr. Buffet.
�������������� RIPLEY
You, too.
Ripley and George leave the outer office and step onto the elevator.
������������������������ RIPLEY
I hear a lot of fun things happen on these elevators.
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�������������� GEORGE
Linen closets, too.
The elevator doors close and George pushes Ripley against the back of the elevator, kissing her. The elevator beeps past the first and second floor, but a different beep sounds for the third floor. Ripley and George separate as the chief steps on, seeing both of them breathing heavily.
������������������������ RICHARD
��������� Dr. Buffet, O?Malley.
������������������������ RIPLEY
��������� Hello Dr. Webber.
������������������������ GEORGE
��������� Hi chief.
������������������������ RICHARD
��������� You two are coming to the party tonight.
������������������������ GEORGE
��������� Yes sir.
������������������������ RICHARD
Good, because everyone is required to come. That goes for you, to Dr. Buffet.
�������������� RIPLEY
Actually, sir.I?m singing with the big band, so I?ll definitely be there.
�������������� RICHARD
Good.
INT.HOSPITAL ? TUNNELS
Meredith looks thoroughly disgusted as she works on post op notes for all of her rectal exam patients and sits on a hospital bed. Derek walks over to her.
������������������������ DEREK
��������� Hey.
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� Hey.
������������������������ DEREK
��������� Want to scrub-
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� Absolutely.
������������������������ DEREK
��������� That was easy.
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� Anything to get out of rectal exams.
Meredith closes the chart that she is working on. Meredith hops off of the bed and they walk towards the elevator.
������������������������
DEREK
��������� So. What plans do you have for Christmas?
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� Derek-
������������������������ DEREK
Mer, you?ve already met one of my sisters. And she adores you. Which is hard to do.
�������������� MEREDITH
Derek. Are you saying no one really likes me?
�������������� DEREK
Yeah, right. You?re the most lovable person I know. I?m just saying that she?s never liked ANY of the girls that I?ve brought home.
�������������� MEREDITH
Anyway, I broke up your marriage. I?m a home wrecker. Why would your family like me?
�������������� DEREK
Meredith, my home was wrecked long before you came into the picture. And for the record no one liked Addison. They only tolerated her because of me.
�������������� MEREDITH
You?re telling me that your family didn?t like a woman who is tall, gorgeous and insanely smart? Makes me feel like I?m a shoe in, being the slutty mistress and all.
�������������� DEREK
You were the slutty mistress, but you were my slutty mistress.
�������������� MEREDITH
You sure know how to make a girl feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
�������������� DEREK
I try. So, Christmas.New York. How can you turn that down?
�������������� MEREDITH
Derek?
�������������� DEREK
You don?t have to give me an answer right now. Think about it, let me know later tonight.
�������������� MEREDITH
Later tonight?
�������������� DEREK
The party.
�������������� MEREDITH
Oh. Right.Right.
�������������� DEREK
Want to be my date?
�������������� MEREDITH
Don?t you think it?s a little late to ask? How do you know I don?t already have a date?
�������������� DEREK
Seriously?
�������������� MEREDITH
Seriously, you should have asked sooner.
�������������� DEREK
Seriously.
�������������� MEREDITH
Fine. Just ask sooner next time.
�������������� DEREK
Ok.
�������������� MEREDITH
Ok.
INT.HOSPITAL
Izzy walks to the nurse?s station where Dr. Johnson stands, making notes on a chart.
�������������������
IZZY
��������� You wanted to see me?
������������������������ JOHNSON
You and Lacy are going to be sharing twin patients. Here?s your chart.
Dr. Johnson hands a chart to Izzy.
������������������������ IZZY
��������� Are you sure about this?
������������������������ JOHNSON
Dr. Stevens, are you questioning my judgment?
�������������� IZZY
Oh, no.Never.It?s just? Lacy and I don?t get along.
�������������� JOHNSON
You?ll have that, Stevens. Lacy has a lot to learn from you and you from her.
�������������� IZZY
Yes sir.
HOSPITAL ? PATIENT?S ROOM
George and Ripley walk into the room where Bailey, Alex, Christina, Derek and the patient are waiting.
������������������������ RIPLEY
��������� Good morning, everybody.
������������������������ DEREK
��������� No Dr. Wilkins?
������������������������ RIPLEY
��������� No. You guys are stuck with me.
������������������������ BAILEY
I wouldn?t say stuck. Dr. Buffet is one of the leading Neuropsychologists in her field.
�������������� RIPLEY
Dr. Bailey-
�������������� BAILEY (interrupts)
She has had several studies published in methods books that are used at colleges as well as in the Neuropsychology journal.
�������������� RIPLEY
When did you have time to find all that out?
�������������� BAILEY
When we were all forced to see you. I wasn?tgoin? to a psychologist unless I knew their background, believe you me. Now, presenting.
George swallowed hard.
������������������������ GEORGE
This is Jeremy Wilder. He has in a car accident where he banged his head pretty hard. �
�������������� ALEX
So why is Dr. Buffet here? She doesn?t need to do a consult on this.
�������������� JEREMY
She?s my psychologist. I?ve agreed to let her study me for her latest article.
�������������� RIPLEY
I?ll be doing several tests to find out if there is brain damage. It?s going to be a day long process with lots of fun tests.
�������������� ALEX
Why can?t Dr. Sheppard just run an MRI or a CTscan?
�������������� DEREK
We tried that. If there is brain damage, then there?s too little for a machine to pick it up. Dr. Buffet, on the other hand, has several tests that she?s prepared to administer to find out if there is some brain damage and exactly how much.
�������������� RIPLEY
It?s part of my specialty.
�������������� DEREK
We?ll be hooking him up to the brain mapping machines for Dr. Buffet. �
�������������� RIPLEY
So, if you guys are interested in hanging around to see what happens, you?re more than welcome to.
�������������� BAILEY
Karev, page Dr. Grey. This would be good for her, too.
�������������� DEREK
She?s scrubbing in on a procedure with me.
�������������� BAILEY
I think you can give her up for one procedure. Since she seems to be leaning towards your specialty, this would be a good learning experience for her.
�������������� DEREK
It will only take an hour or two. Ripley will be here all day and I?m planning on coming back to see how the tests are going.
�������������� RIPLEY
The tests won?t be finished until the end of the day and I?ll have to do a summary of them. I can have that to you by tomorrow morning, Dr. Sheppard.
Ripley jumps up and down and claps her hands.
�������������� RIPLEY
I?m so excited! I love doing experiments. Santa brought me an awesome present this year.
�������������� JEREMY
She scares me when she gets like this.
Ripley shrugs.
�������������� RIPLEY
Just be thankful I don?t have a degree where they give me scalpels.
INT.HOSPITAL ? PATIENT?S ROOM
Izzy walks into the twins? room. The two teenage girls are each laying in their own beds, their hair pulled up into a ponytail and looking like the mirror image of each other.
������������������������ IZZY
Hey there, guys.I?m Dr. Stevens. So which one of you is Lindsay?
�������������� TWINS (TOGETHER)
I am.
�������������� TWIN #1
Come on, Jenna. Stop goofing around.
�������������� TWIN #2
I?m not Jena, Jena. And you should be the one to stop goofing around.
�������������� IZZY
Okay, girls.We?re going to need to know which twin gets the kidney and which twin the kidney is going to be taken out of.
Izzy walks over to the end of the bed where Twin #1?s chart sits.
������������������������ TWIN #1
��������� How do you know we didn?t switch the charts?
������������������������ IZZY
��������� Well, did you?
������������������������ LACY
��������� Good morning girls. Oh. It?s you.
������������������������ IZZY
Lacy, don?t you think this hatred thing is getting a little old?
�������������� LACY
Not at all, Dr. Model.
�������������� TWIN #2
This is almost as good as a soap opera. When are you guys going to get into a cat fight?
�������������� TWIN #1
Hair pulling and all that jazz?I?ve never seen a real cat fight before.
�������������� IZZY
There will be no cat fight.
�������������� LACY
I only make promises that I can keep. That is a promise that I?m not sure I?ll be able to keep. Now, which one of you is Jena.
�������������� IZZY
They won?t say. And they may or may not have switched their charts.
�������������� TWIN #2
We?ve decided that we don?t want to be cut open.
�������������� LACY
This isn?t a discussion. Lindsay needs a new kidney or she will die.
�������������� TWIN #1
We?ve decided that she?ll be fine with the kidney she has.
�������������� TWIN #2
She even likes the kidney she has.
�������������� LACY
It won?t last long, though.
�������������� TWIN #1
Lindsay?s decided it will.
Dr. Johnson walks into the room.
������������������������ JOHNSON
��������� How are things going in here?
������������������������ IZZY
Not well. They?ve decided they don?t want cut open.
�������������� JOHNSON
So?They?re parents gave the ok, so it?s not up to them. They aren?t adults, you know.
�������������� LACY
We know that. But they won?t tell us which is which.
�������������� JOHNSON
Did you look at the charts?
�������������� IZZY
They?re saying they may or may not have switched them.
�������������� JOHNSON
Sounds like you two are going to have a handful today.
Lacy gives Izzy a dirty look like the whole situation is her fault, then leaves the room, notepad in hand. Lacy throws the notepad onto the ground and starts jumping up and down on it.
������������������������ LACY
��������� CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP!!
������������������������ IZZY
I think she needs to take some anger management classes.
Okay, guys. I don?t know a lot about neuropsychology. I know that it exists and there are a lot of experiments on the brain that go with it. I?m working on researching what all the tests. If anybody out there knows what those tests might be or is a neuropsychologist, contact me. I have many questions for you.
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