Desperately ? The Wreckers
Drumbeats sound as heartbeats as shots of Meredith, then Derek, then Ripley, then John flash across the screen. A gunshot is heard and then the screen goes blank for a second. Meredith?s face is shown.
������������������������ MEREDITH (V.O.)
Sometimes? Life throws things at you that you aren?t prepared for.
Police sirens wail from nearby. The camera pans to the road.� Soon the blue, red and white flashing lights come tearing up the road.
������������������������ MEREDITH (V.O.)
And even if you knew what was going to happen, nothing could actually prepare you for it.
Ripley and John both fall to the ground, tears are streaming down Ripley?s face. The camera pans back to Meredith.
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� RIPLEY!
The police cars skid to a stop in front of Meredith?s house. The cops jump out of their cars and take the defensive, pointing their guns at everyone standing on the front lawn.
Derek grabs Meredith and keeps her from running after Ripley.
John gets up, covered in blood, no one knowing if it?s his or Ripley?s. Ripley lays on the ground, not moving.
John leans over Ripley and shakes her a bit, trying to wake her up. Ripley doesn?t move except for John?s forced movements.
������������������������ JOHN
Ripley, baby. (pause) Ripley. (Pause) Wake up baby. (pause) Wake up. Come on, baby.
The shaking becomes more insistent until John realizes that Ripley isn?t moving.
������������������������ JOHN
��������� NOOOO!
John stands up and points the guns at the cops. The cops take the defensive and take shot after shot at John until he falls to the ground on his knees, then falls face first into the dirt.
������������������������ MEREDITH
Let me go! LET ME GO DEREK! I need to get to her! She needs me. She needs me.
Meredith struggles to get free, then starts crying and falls against Derek.
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� Derek. Please. She needs me.
One of the cops moves a walkie talkie to his mouth.
������������������������ COP #1
��������� This is car 15 do you read?
������������������������ OPERATOR (V.O.)
��������� I read you 15.
������������������������ COP #1
We need an ambulance for a male and female. The male has several gunshot wounds. We?re not sure about the female.
������������������������ OPERATOR (v.o)
��������� Ambulance is on it?s way.
The cop walks over to Meredith and Derek.
������������������������ COP #1
��������� Is this your residence?
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� It?s mine.
������������������������ COP #1
There?s an ambulance on it?s way. Can you get the property cleared off?
�������������� MEREDITH
Can I check on Rip first? I?m a doctor.
�������������� DEREK
Mer, go clear everyone out inside. I?ll check Ripley out to see how bad it is.
�������������� MEREDITH
Derek-
�������������� DEREK
You don?t want to see Ripley like this. Go clear everyone out.
Meredith looks in the direction where Ripley lays, then turns towards the house. Derek rushes over to where John and Ripley lay. Air rushes through Ripley and she begins to wake up when Derek gets to her side.
������������������������ RIPLEY
��������� Ow, That hurts.
������������������������ DEREK
��������� Where does it hurt, Ripley?
������������������������ RIPLEY
��������� My ribs? It burns?
�Derek puts pressure on the wound to stop it from bleeding.
������������������������ DEREK
��������� Don?t worry. The ambulance will be here soon.
������������������������ RIPLEY
Let Mer know? That I?m okay? And that I love her?
�������������� DEREK
Don?t talk like that. You?re going to be fine.
The ambulance comes roaring down the street and squeals to a stop in Meredith?s driveway.
������������������������ DEREK
��������� Over here!
Derek waves the paramedics over.
������������������������ PARAMEDIC #1
What a mess. A second ambulance should be here soon.
��������� DEREK
Make sure you take her to Seattle Grace.
��������� PARAMEDIC #1
Will do.
��������� RIPLEY
Derek? Wait? Can you come with me? I?m? I?m?
��������� DEREK
Of course. I know Rip. I know.
Derek motions to one of the cops as the paramedics lift Rilpey up onto a gurney. The cop walks over.
������������������������ DEREK
Can you let the girl that owns this house know that I went to the hospital? In the ambulance with Ripley.
��������� COP #2
Of course. We?re going to need a statement from you.
��������� DEREK
When?
��������� COP#2
As soon as we?re done here, we?ll send a cop to question you at the hospital.
��������� DEREK
Ok.
Derek climbs into the back of the ambulance with Ripley. He sits on a small shelf next to the paramedic and slips his hand into Ripley?s, squeezing it gently.
INT.HOSPITAL ? ER
Ripley lays on a gurney with an oxygen mask over her face. Alex grabs onto the gurney with Bailey close behind.
������������������������ BAILEY
��������� What happened?
������������������������ PARAMEDIC #1
��������� Gunshot wound.
������������������������ BAILEY
Good lord Dr. Buffet, what kind of trouble did you get yourself into? Karev, get her cleaned up and find where the bullet hole is. Get her x-rayed, then book an OR.
�������������� ALEX
Got it.
Bailey sees Dr. Sheppard hop out of the back of the ambulance.
������������������������ BAILEY
Dr. Sheppard, what are you doing in an ambulance?
�������������� DEREK
Just keeping a good friend company.
Derek walks in the direction of the waiting room.
Bailey and Olivia run to the other ambulance. John lays on a gurney. The paramedic gives him CPR.
������������������������ BAILEY
��������� What happened?
������������������������ PARAMEDIC #2
Several gun shot wounds. He was with the girl that just came in. We haven?t had a pulse since we picked him up.
�������������� BAILEY
I?ve got him from here. Olivia, page Dr. Keyes.
�������������� OLIVIA
Right, Dr. Bailey.
Olivia runs off to page Dr. Keyes.
INT.HOSPITAL - ER
George, Izzy, Christina and Meredith rush in, then over to Derek who is waiting. Bailey turns to one of the nurses that rushed over to help.
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� How is she?
������������������������ DEREK
��������� They haven?t said yet.
������������������������ BAILEY
Get him into the code room and begin doing CPR. I?ll be in soon.
Bailey turns and walks over to where Meredith, Derek, George, Izzy, and Christina are standing.
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� Where is Ripley?
������������������������ BAILEY
She?s getting cleaned up. You can?t see her right now.
�������������� MEREDITH
Dr. Bailey?
�������������� BAILEY
You can?t help her right now, Grey. Let us find out what?s wrong.
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� Dr. Bailey? Is she going to be all right?
������������������������ BAILEY
I don?t know yet Grey. We?re getting x-rays. Dr. Karev is taking care of her until Dr. Keyes sees the x-rays.
Meredith blows out a breathe of air and flops down into one of the waiting room chairs and crosses her arms. ������������� ���������
INT.HOSPITAL ? X-RAY ROOM
Alex stands and looks at the x-rays and shakes his head.
������������������������ ALEX
Too bad the bullet didn?t puncture any vital organs. The world would be better with one less head doctor to worry about.
Juliana walks in.
������������������������ JULIANA
��������� What have we got?
������������������������
ALEX
Female, covered in blood. Gunshot wound. The bullet entered here. There is no exit wound, so it is lodged here.
Alex traces the path the bullet took with his finger on the x-ray.
������������������������ JULIANA
We need to get that bullet out. Get an OR and go scrub in.
������������������������ ALEX
��������� Yes ma?am.
������������������������ JULIANA
���� ���� Never call me ma?am, Karev.
Juliana looks at the x-rays and shakes her head.
������������������������ JULIANA
��������� This isn?t going to be easy.
Juliana takes a closer look at the x-rays and runs a hand over her face.
INT.HOSPITAL ? CODE ROOM
Bailey does CPR on John and looks at the heart monitor while the nurses do what they can. She pulls the paddles out and one of the nurses puts stuff on them.
������������������������ BAILEY
��������� Charge to 200.
Bailey shocks the body, but nothing. Bailey brushes the paddles against each other.
������������������������ BAILEY
��������� Charge to 250.
One of the nurses pushes the button. Bailey shocks the body again.
������������������������ BAILEY
��������� Charge to 300
One of the nurses pushes the button again.
������������������������ BAILEY
��������� Charge to 350.
The nurse pushes the button to charge the paddles again.
������������������������ BAILEY
��������� I?m calling it. 1:42 AM.
Bailey backs away from the body, then leaves the room.
INT.HOSPITAL ? SCRUB IN ROOM
Juliana wears a scrub cap over her hair and scrubs her arms clean, then lets one of the nurses pull a scrub apron on her.
Alex walks in and does the same as Juliana, a dark cloud forming in his eyes at the thought of saving Ripley?s life.
������������������������ JULIANA
Okay. Let?s do this people. Let?s save this young woman?s life.�
INT.HOSPITAL ? WAITING ROOM
Meredith paces in front of George, Derek, Christina and Izzy. A cop enters the ER waiting area, then walks over to them.
������������������������ COP #3
Excuse me, were you at the scene of the shooting tonight?
������������������� MEREDITH
Why else do you think we?d all be here???
������������������� DEREK
Calm down, Mer. Yes. We were at the shooting.
�������������� COP #3
I need to get a statement from you folks.
�������������� DEREK
Sure, I?ll go first.
�������������� COP #3
Let?s go over here.
Derek stands up and follows the cop several feet away. The two sit down.
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������������������������ COP #3
��������� First, what?s your full name.
������������������������ DEREK
��������� Derek Sheppard.
The cop takes notes on a little notepad as the conversation continues.
������������������������ COP #3
Now, I need you to tell me exactly what happened.
�������������� DEREK
We were inside at the party. Everyone was laughing, drinking. Dancing. Ripley was singing in the band that was playing. She?s a good friend of Meredith?s the blonde over there. Not the supermodel type girl, but the adorable one.
Derek shakes his head.
������������������������ DEREK
Anyway. Ripley decides to take a break from singing. She gets off the stage. The next thing we knew that guy was dragging Ripley out there and shoving her towards his car. Meredith and I followed, but never got close.
�������������� COP #3
How did she end up being shot?
�������������� DEREK
I honestly don?t know. I think he shot her, but I couldn?t tell you for sure. I couldn?t see much from where I was. It was dark.
�������������� COP #3
Can you tell me who the guy was?
�������������� DEREK
Just that his first name is John. That?s all I know.
�������������� COP #3
Okay. Can you send one of the others over?
�������������� DEREK
Sure.
Derek gets up and walks back to where Izzy, George, Christina and Meredith are.
������������������������ DEREK
He needs someone else to go over and make a statement.
�������������� MEREDITH
I?ll go over. That way I can get it over with.
Meredith walks over to where the cop sits, then sits down next to him.
�������������� COP #3
Name?
�������������� MEREDITH
Meredith Grey.
�������������� COP #3
In your own words, what happened?
�������������� MEREDITH
We were having a party. A costume party, to be exact. A lot of people were there, I didn?t even see John walk in. Anyway, Ripley was taking a break from singing and that?s when I saw John. He forced her outside, then to his car.
�������������� COP #3
Do you know his full name?
�������������� MEREDITH
John. John Goldberg.
�������������� COP #3
And his relationship to the victim?
�������������� MEREDITH
Ripley. Her name is Ripley.
�������������� COP #3
Ripley. His relationship to Ripley?
�������������� MEREDITH
He was an ex-boyfriend. She had a restraining order against him. That didn?t do any good, though.
�������������� COP #3
What kind of relationship did they have?
�������������� MEREDITH
Pretty tumultuous. They were always fighting. He was abusive. He wouldn?t take no for an answer. So she moved. To here.
�������������� COP #3
Thank you. Can you send the next person over?
�������������� MEREDITH
Sure.
Meredith walks back over to George, Izzy, Christina and Derek.
INT.HOSPITAL ? OR
Juliana works on taking the bullet out of Ripley. Alex assists.
������������������������ JULIANA
��������� This looks nasty. It must really hurt.
������������������������ ALEX
��������� Not enough.
������������������������ JULIANA
��������� Karev.
������������������������ ALEX
She?s a head shrink. It wouldn?t be terrible if she didn?t wake up.
�������������� JULIANA
Get out. Get out now.
�������������� ALEX
What?
�������������� JULIANA
You are a doctor. You try to save a patient?s life. No matter who he or she is or how you feel towards him or her. Now, get out. Don?t come back to an OR with me until you fully comprehend that concept.
Alex slams out of the room as the heart monitor begins to buzz.
���� ������������������� JULIANA
��������� We?re losing her.
INT.HOSPITAL ? WAITING ROOM
Meredith paces in front of Derek, Christina, George and Izzy.
������������������������ GEORGE
��������� Meredith, who was that guy?
������������������������ MEREDITH
That was John. Ripley should be the one to tell you guys more than that. (pauses)Screw this. I?m not waiting out here anymore. I?m a doctor. I?m going to watch from the gallery.
Meredith begins to walk away when she sees Bailey coming out.
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� How is she?
������������������������ BAILEY
It?s going to be awhile. Dr. Keyes is working on her. The bullet isn?t easily accessible and she?s already lost a lot of blood. Go home. Get some sleep. Check on her tomorrow morning.
������������������������ DEREK
��������� Come on Mer.
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� I don?t want her to wake up alone.
������������������������ GEORGE
��������� I?ll stay here.
������������������������ MEREDITH
��������� George?
������������������������ GEORGE
Meredith, you have to be here in a few hours. I don?t come in until 3 tomorrow. You can check on her then.
�������������� MEREDITH
All right?
�������������� DEREK
Let?s go.
Derek ushers Izzy, Christina and Meredith out.�
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