Emergency Room

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In Chapter 34 of THE INVISIBLE GIRL, Bettie's scientist father Bernard prepares to give her a blood transfusion to save her life, but then gets terrified when he discovers she's been voted prom queen ...


EXT. VENISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - NIGHT
Your typical establishing shot of
a picture-perfect suburban hospital.

SQUIRRELS play in the manicured grounds.
A friendly-looking NURSE pushes a
SMILING PATIENT in a wheel chair.

INT. VENISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - NIGHT
Quiet at this hour.
A PLUMP NURSE works at her station.

Bernard, Fleming Perkins and a
PUFFY, CHERUBIC DOCTOR
stand nearby chatting.

Puffy, Cherubic nods
his head thoughtfully.

PUFFY, CHERUBIC DOCTOR
We’ll cooperate in any way we can.
(smiles at Fleming)
I’m a big fan, Mr. Perkins.
I greatly enjoyed your book
A Lengthy History Of Science.

BERNARD
Her blood type is O-Negative.
Do you have enough
for a complete transfusion?

PUFFY, CHERUBIC DOCTOR
I think so. I’ll have to check.
If not, we can call
the nearby hospitals.

FLEMING
We’re also going to
need complete privacy.
If word of this gets
leaked to the media --

PUFFY, CHERUBIC DOCTOR
Of course, of course.
You have my word.
What time should we
expect her arrival?

BERNARD
Well, that’s the tricky part --

His cell phone RINGS.
He answers it.

BERNARD
This is Bernard Bee.
(listens)
You DID?
(listens)
Oh, DEAR.
(listens)
At a fast food restaurant?
I see.
(listens)
PROM QUEEN?
(listens)
I see.
Thank you for the update.
(listens)
I’m at the hospital,
making preparations for
her blood transfusion.
(listens)
It’s the only way
we can save her.
(listens)
Okay. Thank you. Goodbye.

He hangs up.
Looks at Stephen and Puffy.

BERNARD
That was the police.
They have good news
and bad news.

FLEMING
What’s the bad news?

BERNARD
They found Bettie --
but she escaped.

PUFFY, CHERUBIC DOCTOR
And the good news?

PUSH IN ON Bernard’s face.
Eyes bright with emotion.

BERNARD
She was elected prom queen.
(beat)
God help us all --