SCRUBS

“MY CHILD’S FUTURE”

BY

Martin Jackson

Martin Jackson

Pontiac, MI 48341
Mr.martinjackson@gmail.com
ACT 1

FADE IN

INT. JD’S APARTMENT

JD is playfully shaking a small stuff animal in

front of his infant son, SAM

JD
Here’s Mr. Binky Winky. Roar!

JD (VO)
Sometimes as a new parent you can
feel conflicted. Like I would like
nothing more to stay home all day and
play with my son Sam. But as a father
know I have to work to provide for my
kid.

JD looks at his watch

JD
Alright Sam I hope your mother
gets here soon because I am
late for work.

JD’s cell-phone rings

JD
Sorry Sam Mr. Binky Winky has a
phone call.

JD answers his phone

JD
Hello?

INT. KIM BRIGGS’ OFFICE

KIM is seating at her desk talking on the phone.

KIM
Hey, JD…um…something came up at
work so I wont be able to pick
up same until this evening.
INT. JD’S APARTMENT

JD looks at his watch while he talks on the phone

JD
Oh…oh ok.

INT. KIM BRIGGS’ OFFICE

Kim talking on the phone

KIM
I hope that’s ok.

INT. JD’S APARTMENT

JD looks at his watch and then over at his son

JD
No, that’s great. Give me more
time to do some male bounding
with Sam.

INT. KIM BRIGGS’ OFFICE

Kim smiles

KIM
Great, I’ll see you later. Bye

INT. JD’S APARTMENT

JD talking on the phone

JD
Bye.

JD hangs up his cell phone and looks over at Sam.

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

JD walks in carrying his infant son Sam, in a

front pack

Sam is wearing baby size doctor’s mask over his

face
JD looks down at Sam

JD
Well Sam this is where daddy
works. Now I want you to act
right because daddy is a really
respected man around here.

JD’s head gets smacked back by the JANITOR

JANITOR
Hey what’s that?

JD
What’s what?

The Janitor points down at the baby

JANITOR
That? That weird small humanoid
monkey like thing.

JD
This is my son.

JANITOR
Oh…it’s a baby

JD
Yeah

JD takes a step to walk away but the Janitor

blocks him with his mop

JANITOR
Hold it.

JD
What now?

JANITOR
I can’t let you go in there.
Not with that.

JD
Why?
 JANITOR
Because it’s a small child and
little children are messy. You
know who they’ll expect to
cleanup that mess?

The Janitor points to himself

JANITOR
Me and what makes it worst…
kids tend to multiply.

JD
Come on that’s just silly.

JANITOR
No, no once I let you bring
your kid in everyone else will
want to bring theirs and I’ll
never stop cleaning.

JD
It’s not like you actually
clean anything around here
anyway.

The Janitor moves his mop out of JD’s way

JANITOR
Fine but if I see any more of
these things running around
here I’m going to hold you
responsible

JD quickly walks away

INT. HALLWAY NURSES’ STATION

TURK is talking CARLA who is working the nurses’

station

Turk turns and sees JD walking into the hallway

TURK
Hey what up JD!
 JD
Hey Turk.

Turk gives JD some dap

TURK
So you brought Sam to work
today.

JD
Yeah Kim had something come up
at work at the last minute and
I couldn’t find a sitter on
such short notice.

ELLIOT rushes by in a gush of wind

ELLIOT
Hey JD can’t talk right now got
to go.

INT. PATIENTS’ ROOM

Elliot walks into the room of MRS. JOCO a middle-

aged Filipina woman, her hand is shaking.
Standing next Mrs. Joco is her 14-year-old son,
THOM

ELLIOT
Hello Mrs. Joco, what seems to
be the problem?

Elliot’s sell phone rings

ELLIOT
I’m so sorry.

Elliot answers her phone and runs to a corner

ELLIOT
What is it mom…I’m at work now
can’t this…I know I am not
getting any younger but…you
already have grandkids, I don’t
see why…ok mom I got to go,
bye.
Elliot quickly turns around with an embarrassed
grin

ELLIOT
I’m so sorry

MRS. JOCO
Now worries, it is a mother’s
place to worry.

Elliot gives a fake chuckle

ELLIOT
Any way as I was saying…what
brings you here?

Elliot grabs the chart at the foot of Mrs. Joco’s

bed

THOM
My mom has been acting really
crazy lately. We been to
another doct…

MRS. JOCO
That’s enough Thom. Why don’t
you wait outside.

THOM
But mom

In a huff Thom walks toward the door

ELLIOT
Wait. Did you say you have
been to a doctor already?

Thom stops at the door

THOM
Yes, she has

Elliot looks down at her chart

 ELLIOT
Ok it say here that you have
been diagnosed with type three
Gaucher’s disease.

MRS. JOCO
Yes that is what my last doctor
said.

ELLIOT
Well it does seem unlikely, so,
um I’ll run some test. Ok?

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

DR. COX is standing in front of the interns, BOON

and JOSEPHINE

JD walks in with his son

DR. COX
Glad that you could finally
make it Maryann.

JD
Sorry I’m late I needed to find
a sitter for same…

DR. COX
And it looks like you took the
job. But before you go and pop
popcorn and call your boyfriend
to come over to make out on the
couch after you send the brats
to bed early, I need you…

JD (VO)
Did I hear him right? Did he
say he needs me? At long last
Dr. Cox will me the validation
I have been looking for.
INT. LIVING ROOM (DREAM)

Dr. Cox wearing a leisure suit is sitting in a

big easy chair smoking a pipe

JD is sitting on a polar bear skin rug in front

of a crackling fireplace

Dr. Cox takes a few puffs from his pipe and gets
up from his chair and walks over to JD

JD looks up as Dr. Cox puts his hand on his

shoulder

DR. COX
JD I have to tell you…you’re
like a son to me.

JD jumps with a large smile upon his face

JD
Golly gee! Really?

With a big grin Dr. Cox gives a nod

DR. COX
Yes…
Dr. Cox hands JD a golden stethoscope

DR. COX
…and I would like you to
fallow in my footsteps. Is
that ok with you…son?

JD
I would be proud to.

JD gives Dr. Cox a big huge

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Dr. Cox lets out a loud whistle

startled JD’s body jumps up

 DR. COX
Earth to Keshia, since you
returned from your trip to
slumberland you might want to
perk up your ears and take a
gander to what I was about to
say. We are all on stand by
because this morning we got a
call about a school bus crash
and they are sending the
victims to Sacred Heart.

JD
That’s horrible. Do you know
if there where a lot of kids
injured?

DR. COX
We don’t know yet but I guess
we’ll find out any minute now.

JD walks over to the interns Josephine and Boon

JD
Hi guys.

BOON
Um…hi Doctor Dorian.

JOSEPHINE
You heard about the school bus
doctor Dorian? I hope no
little kids where hurt

Josephine pauses

JOSEPHINE
On the other hand I hope we get
some cool injuries to work on.

BOON
Yeah.
 JD (VO)
It’s interesting how being a
parent can change your views on
things. For example seven
years ago I would just be as
excited if I heard news like
this. Not because I was cruel
but as a medical intern you
can’t help but be excited at
the chance to interesting new
cases.

JD looks down at Sam

JD
But as parent you can’t but to
think how you feel if that was
your kid.
ACT II

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

Elementary school children run into the entrance

of the Sacred Heart

LLOYD, the Delivery Guy/Ambulance Driver pushes a

knockedout BUSDRIVER in a wheelchair

Lloyd pushes the busdriver toward JD, Dr. Cox and

Turk whom stand amoung the hyperactive children
running around them

DR. COX
I take it that these are the
victims of the school bus
crash.

LLOYD
Yep.

JD
Hey Lloyd I thought you where a
Delivor guy.

LLOYD
Yeah but I’m now driving an
ambulance to make ends meet in
these tough economic times. I
mean the price of shrooms
aren’t getting cheaper.

Lloyd reaches under the wheelchair and pulled out

some packages and a clipboard

LLOYD
Speaking of delivery, I need
someone to sign for these

JD signs his name of the clipboard

Lloyd is about to had JD the packages but stops

when he notices the baby in the frontpack so he
hands them to Turk
DR. KELSO walks by and looks at all the kids
running around

DR. KELSO
Look I know everyone his a bit
Glade that this accident was as
we originally heard but giving
that this a hosiptial and not a
nursery school I suggest that
you attend to are paying
patents. That is unless you
want to spend the rest of your
day doing nothing but finger
painting…

JD raises hand

JD
Ooo I…

Dr. Kelso gives JD a sturn look

DR. KELSO
…instead of drawing a paycheck.

JD quickly lowers his arm

JD
Never mind.

JD looks down at Sam

JD
I kinda have mouth to feed.

Dr. Kelso gives JD a big fake grin

DR. KELSO
That’s the spirit sport.
Nothing like having a family
to kill a man’s youthful viger.

Dr. Kelso walks off

JD turns to Turk
 JD
Can you imagine Turk in a few
years Sam and Izzy will be
about these kids age.

Turk looks around at all the hyperactive kids

A boy running a way from a girl that is hitting

him with a cane

An old man yelling at the young girl

OLD MAN
Give me back my cane!

A snot nosed child standing in the middle of her

own urine

Childern jumping on chairs

Turk shaking his head turns to JD

TURK
Ah man.

JD
I’m sure it wont be this bad.
Plus maybe are kids can go to
same schools and be best
friends.

JD turns to Dr. Cox

JD
Wouldn’t that be cool Dr. Cox?
Sam, Izzy and little JD growing
up to be best buds.

Dr. Cox quickly gets into JD’s face

 DR. COX
First of all don’t call my
Jennifer Dillon, little JD and
Second no it wont be cool if
are kids are best buds, infact
it wont happen because if I get
even the hint my kid is going
to the same school district as
yours I’d have her pulled.

Dr. Cox pushes the passed out Busdriver away

JD
I don’t know I think it would
be cool.

INT. ELEMENTRY SCHOOL-KINDERGARDEN CLASS (DREAM)

A 5-year old Sam (who looks like a blond JD)

standing next to a 5-year old Izzy (who looks
like Turk but with hair like Carla’s) and 5-year
old Jennifer Dillion (who looks like JORDAN)

SAM
Hi, Izzy. Hi, JD.

IZZY
Hi, Sam.

JENNIFER DILLION
How many times do I have to
You, Samitha ? Don’t call me
JD!

IZZY
(scorning Jennifer Dillion)
Now don’t go treating Bambi
like that.

Jennifer Dillion shrugs and walks off

Izzy comforts a sadden Sam

 IZZY
There, there Bambi. If it
makes you feel better I hear
they some new play-doh that
tast like rasberries.

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

JD is whacked in the face with a wet mop by the…

Janitor

JANITOR
Ah huh, kids don’t multiply.
What do you call this?

JD
You can’t believe that all
these kids are here became of
my baby

JANITOR
Mmmm hmmm he’s like one of
those little lizard like things
in those Gremlins movies

JD
Don’t call my son a gremlin.

TURK
I don’t know. He does short of
looks like Gizmo.

JANITOR
And because of you I just had
to mop up a puddle of pee.

The Janitor leans toward JD

JANITOR
And I warned you what I would
to you if I had to clean up
after children.

The Janitor tosses his mop over his shoulder and

whistles a dark tone as he walks away
 JD
A wait what warning? What are
you going to do to me?

Turk is looking on in disbelief at something

TURK
Oh my god!

Turk nudges JD

JD
Wha?

Turk points to a teenage girl with half a

skateboard lodged in the middle of her head

TURK
I think that girl need urgent
attention.

JD and Turk run over to the SKATER GIRL

JD
Are you ok?

TURK
Dude, she has a skateboard in
her head.

SKATER GIRL
I’m ok I just have a headache.

TURK
Don’t worry, we’ll take a look
at you imedetly.

JD
Yes, I’m Doctor Dorian, this is
Doctor Turk and this

JD points down to Sam who is now wearing a

segrical mask.
 JD
And this is baby doc. Youngest
doctor in world since Doogie
Howser MD.

INT. PATIENT’S ROOM

Elliot walks into the room of Mrs. Joco

Mrs. Joco is lying in bed with Thom sitting next

to her

ELLIOT
Hello Mrs. Joco, I just went
over your test results and I am
sorry to say that it looks like
your last doctor was correct.
You do have type three
Gaucher’s.

Sadden Thom get’s up and walks out of the room

ELLIOT
Um I understand that the treat
is rather expensive but I am
sure ther is a way we can work
something out, Um…I’ll…I’ll be
right back.

INT. INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Josephine and Boon are examing the passed out bus

driver

Dr. Cox is learning over them

DR. COX
Alright I’ll give a cookie to
the person who can correctly
give me the reason why sleepy
beauty here is in the state he
is in and indangered the lives
of a bunch of little kids.

BOON
Uh he bumbed his head?
Dr. Cox places his hand to the back of his head
and sighs

BOON
Er…it would explain the bump on
his head.

DR. COX
Of course giving that he passed
out and crashed the bus I am
sure he had plenty of time to
get bumps and scratches. No I
you to do some test and see if
there are any drugs or alchol in
his system.

Dr. Cox turns around to walk away but out of no

where Dr. Kelso pops up

DR. KELSO
Listen Perry Mr Coboltsac is
here for is annual drainage.
I don’t have to tell what a big
donner Mr. Coboltsac is to the
hospital. But if you didn’t
know Mr. Coboltsac hates
children and today we seem to
an aboundence of demonic little
brats that are turning Sacred
Heart apocalyptic playground
jungle. And so I’m going to
need to watch those brats.

DR. COX
I’m sorry Bob-O, but in case
you haven’t realized in your
old age that I’m a doctor and
not some 16 year old
babysitter.

DR. KELSO
Frankly, I could give a hell of
beans what you think your job
is, I write the checks and if
you want to see one with your
name on it you’ll do as I say.
Dr. Cox looks at Dr. Kelso in frustration, he
wants to say something but can’t spit out the
words so he stroms away

INT. PATIENT’S ROOM

JD and Turk are talking to SKATER GIRL’S MOM and

SKATER GIRL’S DAD

JD points to a brain scan photo on the wall

TURK
I’ll be honest giving that the
skateboard is lodge in the
middle of the brain surgery
will be very difficult.

JD (V.O)
It must be tough on a parent
when soemthing effects their
childs well being. It’s not
like a parent doesn’t think
about their child’s future
all the time

INT. COLLEGE DORM (DREAM)

College Sam is hanging out with a college age

Izzy (who happens to look like a bold Carla) and
College age Jennifer Dillon (who resembles Dr.
Cox in drag but with

IZZY
What up Sam? What up Jennifer
Dillon?

SAM
Hey Izzy, isn’t it great that
we all made it to the same
school. Wouldn’t it be cool if
graduate med school together
and end up working in the same
hospital.

JENNIFER DILLON
No! why do I keep popping up
with you losers.
EXT. SACRED HEART

Adult Sam, adult Izzy, and adult Jennifer Dillon

are standing around in scrubs

IZZY
Hell yeah! Now, that’s what I’m
talking about.

Jennifer Dillon drops her head and walks away

JENNIFER DILLON
My god, who’s nightmare is
this?

JD pager goes off and JD quickly checks it

JD
I’m sorry I have to go. But
doctor Turk can explain
everything you need to know.

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

JD walks into the hospital admissions

Children are running everywhere

A burning man pushing an IV runs past JD as a

child with a blowtorch chases after him

Dr. Cox pops up in front of JD

DR. COX
Look here, Maeko I need you to
watch play with your peers
while daddy goes and does grown
folks work.

JD
Why me I got my own patients to
look at.
 DR. COX
Well I figure with your son
being here was your way of
crying out that you wanted to
work people at your emotional
level. So here you go.
Speaking of your son where is
the little bastard?

JD swoops up Sam in a plastic bubble, like the

ones used by Ted DeVita and David Vetter

DR. COX
Ok. Oh, and don’t worry Ted is
also helping out.

Dr. Cox zips away

TED and his band the WORTHLESS PEONS pop up

TED
Hi JD, you know my band? We’ve
been keeping the children
entertained by singing theme
songs from 80’s kid shows.

Ted plays a note on harmonic

TED
Hit it fellas.

THE WORTHLESS PEONS

Pinwheel, pinwheel spinning
along…Pinwheel.

Elliot standing at the admissions desk turns and

notices JD

Elliot hurries toward JD

ELLIOT
Hey JD, listen I don’t really
know what to do I have this
patient who has a disease that
cost half million a year to
cure.
JD is about to say something when…

THOM
Hey, are you talking about my
mom?

Elliot turns around and gets a little flustered

when she notices who is speaking

ELLIOT
oh, um…n…n…no…ah, yes.

THOM
Don’t worry I called my sister
and she said that she will
cover it.

ELLIOT
Oh that’s great!

MRS. JOCO (V.O)

What!!!

Elliot, JD and Thom quickly turn around and see a

pissed Mrs. Joco standing outside the ladies room

MRS. JOCO
I will not have that hussy
anywhere near my family.

Elliot head falls down

ACT III

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

Turk runs into the hospital admissions looking

around the room at quicker then normal speed

Turk stops when he spots JD

Turk quickly makes a beeline toward JD

TURK
Where have you been for the
last few hours JD?

JD
Sorry but Dr. Cox had me watch
the kids from the bus crash.

TURK
What, why couldn’t you just get
Leonard the security guard to
watch over them?

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

The kids are screaming and running away from…

LEONARD, a tall African-American man with a large

fro and a hook for a hand

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

JD breaking out of a flashback

JD
I try that…I think the kids
where afraid of the hook.

TURK
Oh, um get Ted.

JD quickly turns his head toward…

Ted on the ground being beating up by a little

girl
 JD
Oh and the Todd. But he’s just
hitting on the mom’s coming to
pick up their children

TODD talking to a woman how just grab her kid

TODD
Don’t worry as a doctor I can
assure you that your kid is
just fine but you look a little
ill and could use a quick shot
of…

Todd points this crotch

TODD
Vitamin Todd

The woman knees Todd in the crotch and walks away

TODD
Ok it seems I’ve made a
misdiagnosis

Todd falls to the ground

JD head snaps back toward Turk

TURK
Never mind. Just an intern to
do it.

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Boon comes running to Dr. Cox and hands him a

folder of paper work

BOON
His the bus driver’s medical
records sir

Dr. Cox snatches the folder from Boon’s hands and

looks at his watch
 DR. COX
It’s about time. Now lets look
and see if we can solve the
mystery of sleeping beauty
here.

The bus driver begins to wake up

Dr. Cox tosses the folder behind his back

DR. COX
Good morning sleeping, do you
mind telling me why you would
take job that will end up
endangering the lives of little
children because of the fact
that you are a narcoleptic?

BUS DRIVER
Hey, I needed the cash.

DR. COX
Oh for Pete’s sake and all this
time I could have worked on
trying to save decent people’s
lives, like crooks, dope
dealers and republicans but
instead I had to spend my day
solving the mystery of the
sleepy douche bag bus driver.

JD and Turk walk into the ICU

JD
Hey doctor Cox I was just I
need an intern to…

Dr. Cox storming out of the room

DR. COX
Yeah, yeah whatever newbie.

Turk claps his hand together and looks at the

interns
 TURK
Ok, who likes kids?
Josephine hand jets up into the air

JOSEPHINE
Oh love little kids.

TURK
Good because we have an
assignment for you to do…
(whispering)
and after this I’m sure you’ll
still kids anymore

JOSEPHINE
What?

TURK
Oh nothing.

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

Turk, Josephine, and JD are standing in the

middle of hospital admissions

Half a dozen kids are jumping all over the place

JD
We just need you to watch this
kids.

Turk place his hand on Josephine’s back

TURK
Bye.

Turk and JD run out of the room so fast they look

like wind

Turk and JD standing next to Josephine

JOSEPHINE
Wait, didn’t you guys just
Leave?
 JD
Yes, we are just their after
images. They left so quick
your eyes are reading it like
we are still standing here. We
disappear any moment now.

Turk looks at his watch

JD and Turk are just waiting around

JD begins to whistle the theme song to The

Jefferson’s

Turk begins to sing along

TURK
Bean’s don’t burn in the
kitchen. Fish don’t burn on
the grille.

JD
Where moving on up. To the
east si…

JD and Turk fade away

JD
Oh see? Just like I said we’d
fade away.

Josephine shakes her head

JOSEPHINE
Ok

Josephine leans down toward a CUTE KID

JOSEPHINE
Hi there.

CUTE KID (in a deep voice)

Hello…hey do you got any candy?
INT. HALLWAY

Turk and JD run down the hallway when they are

stopped by the Janitor

JANITOR
Hold it. Kid just vomited all
over the floor and I can’t let
you pass until I clean it up.

Janitor holds up his mop

JANITOR
And I won’t be able to clean it
up until I get a new mop to
replace this old one.

JD
Why do you need a new mop that
one looks just fine.

JANITOR
What? No this is way past its
expiration date

The Janitor pushes his mop into JD’s nose

JANITOR
See, it smiles all sour. No I
need a new mop.

The Janitor looks and JD and then at his mop

JANITOR
Actually…

The Janitor unscrews his mop from its handle

JANITOR
…I think I know where I can get
a replacement mop.

The Janitor rams the handle up JD’s buttocks

JD let’s out a quite yelp as he is lifted into
the air

The Janitor mops the floor with JD’s limp body

The Janitor pops the mop handle out of JD’s butt

JD springs up and turns to Turk

JD
Ok let’s see if we figure the
safest way to get that board
out this teenager’s head.

The Janitor stops JD and Turk from entering the

patient’s room

JANITOR
Hold on, since you helped me
cleanup this mess, let me help
you. I feel like I owe ya.

JD
How are you going to help us?

Janitor thinks about it for a second

JANITOR
I could just…

The Janitor makes a yanking motion along with

popping sound

JANITOR
…right out of her head.

JD
No, that could kill her

JANITOR
Oh…

The Janitor pulls out an electric saw

 JANITOR
…I guess I could just cut the
board. Y’know to make walking
around with a skateboard in her
head a little more manageable.
Maybe she can wear a hat cover
up the parts to close for me to
cut away.

JD
That’s silly

JD stops and thinks about

JD (VO)
Actually that might be a good
ideal.

JD turns to Turk and Turk nods his head yes

JD
Hold on.

INT. HALLWAY

Elliot and Thom are standing out side of Mrs.

Joco’s room

Elliot is talking on the phone

ELLIOT
Mom just because I’m not seeing
a guy right doesn’t mean I’m a
lesbian.

Thom jumps forward in excitement

THOM
She’s here.

Elliot turns and sees IMEE, an extremely

attractive Filipina woman and TINISHA, and
equally hot African American, walking down the
hall holding hands
Everything slows down as all the guys in the hall
check the women out as the walk down the hall

Elliot just looks at them in a daze

And then speaks into the phone

ELLIOT
You know what mom, I’ll have to
get back to you one that.

Elliot let’s the phone slip out of her hand

Thom run’s toward Imee

THOM
Imee!

Thom gives Imee a hug

IMEE
You’ve grown a lot since the
last time I saw you

Imee walks over to Elliot

IMEE
Are you my mother’s doctor?

ELLIOT
Yes, I’m Mrs. Joco’s doctor.

Elliot shakes Imee’s hand

ELLIOT
Haven’t I seen you two before?

TINISHA
That depends if you ever went
on the internet, watch movies
or TV then yes

IMEE
Tinisha!
 IMEE
(to Elliot)
More then likely, I’m a model
slash actress slash
entrepreneur. Now my brother
said something about my mother
needing expensive treatment to
cure her.

ELLIOT
Yes, your mother has Gaucher’s
disease and I’m sorry to say
that the only treatment cost
half a million dollars.

IMEE
That’s no problem

TINISHA
No problem? I don’t know why
you came down here. That woman
has treated you like shit and
you are going to half a million
a year. Half a million!

IMEE
I know but she is my mother.

Mrs. Joco peaks out of her room and jumps out

when she sees Imee

MRS. JOCO
No, no I don’t want your help

Mrs. Joco curses in Tagalog

ELLIOT
Look Mrs. Joco I know it not my
place, but disowning your
daughter because she’s gay
isn’t a good thing.
 MRS. JOCO
What! I don’t care that my
daughter is gay.

ELLIOT
Oh, I’m sorry.

MRS. JOCO
You don’t what that girl that
was like as a teenage. When
she was a little girl she was
so sweat but she just went wild
drinking and drugs she tore the
family apart.

IMEE
I’m sorry momma, that’s why I
want to offer to pay for this
treatment and to let you know I
have changed over the years.

Mrs. Joco shakes her head and heads back into her
room.

Elliot uneasily turns her head back and forth

between Mrs. Joco and Imee

ELLIOT
Uh…wait, your family you should
be acting this way at such a
time

Dr. Cox walks by and puts his hand on Elliot’s

shoulder
 DR. COX
Listen here Barbie, I know you
want to help this woman and
heal whatever issues this
family is going through but you
have to release you can’t fix
everything. Not this family,
nor the screwed up health care
system that would allow
treatments to be but in a price
range that average person can’t
afford it. Sometimes you just
gotta let go.

Elliot and Dr. Cox walk away

INT. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL-HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

Parents picking up their kids

Dr. Cox looks on as the Bus Driver checks out of

the hospital

JD (VO)
I think we all care about the
well being of kids

INT. JD’S APARTMENT

JD handing off Sam to Kim

JD (VO)
We want the best for them,
especially

INT. ELLIOT’S APARTMENT

Elliot talking on the phone, she looks upset

ELLIOT
Mom!

JD (VO)
…even though we might not
always feel that why when we
are talking about are parents.
INT. PATIENTS’ ROOM

Mrs. Joco looking at Imee

JD (VO)
Sometimes we as parents get
disappointed when are children
don’t live up to what we have
in mind for them.

Mrs. Joco and Imee embrace in a long hug

JD (VO)
But we have to under stand they
have their own paths to walk
and even though they might fall
we have to support them on the
way.

INT. JD’S APARTMENT

JD waves bye to Sam as Kim takes the baby away

JD closes his door by leaning back against

JD then sighs

JD (VO)
Even if it hurts you to see
them go.

JD walks over to his couch and picks up a baby

toy, looks at it and then slumps down on the couch