8pm. INT. PHONE CONVERSTAION
CONVERSATION BETWEEN NURSE/DOCTOR AND FAMILY OF PATIENT.
MRS ROBERTS
Hello, June speaking
NURSE/DOCTOR
Hello, its that Mrs Roberts?
MRS ROBERTS
Yes it is.
NURSE/DOCTOR
Hello Mrs Roberts, it’s ward sister Harvey Jones from Saint
Wednesbury’s.
MRS ROBERTS
Oh hello sister
NURSE/DOCTOR
Well we’ve got news about Ian, your brother in law?
MRS ROBERTS
(NERVOUS)
Oh, oh, my, you’ll need to speak to my husband..I’ll pass you over
MR ROBERTS
Hello sister, this is Mr Roberts, is there news.
NURSE/DOCTOR
Yes there is GOOD news, your brother Ian is no longer in a coma
MR ROBERTS
I’ll be right there….
CUT TO MR ROBERTS JUMPING IN HIS CAR, WIPING THE WINDSCREEP CLEAN AND RACING OFF, BATTLING TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND SLOW DRIVERS, HE RISKS DEATH AND IMPRISONMENT TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL
AT THE HOSPITAL MR ROBERTS FINDS HIMSELF FACE TO FACE WITH NURSE/DOCTOR
NURSE/DOCTOR
Mr Roberts?
MR ROBERTS
(OUT OF BREATH)
Yes sister? You’ve got good news…..my mother will be ecstatic
NURSE/DOCTOR
Well it’s good and bad to be honest; your brother is out of a coma
MR ROBERTS
Yes? But?
NURSE/DOCTOR
It’s not necessarily positive news
MR ROBERTS
Any news is good news
NURSE/DOCTOR
He’s very paralysed
MR ROBERTS
I suppose that's to be expected, how paralysed?
NURSE/DOCTOR
He’s dead
MR ROBERTS
(GLUM)
Oh Turd, that's not much of a future is it.
THE END
