Date: 1-22-2017
Place: The Stablers' house
Scene: The bedroom
Olivia (uncomfortable, she tosses and turns in bed): Elliot
Elliot (touches Olivia's stomach): It is time?
Olivia: I don't know with these Braxton hicks
Elliot: I can stay awake if you want me to
Olivia: No, please go back to sleep. I will be fine.
Elliot (closing his eyes): Ok
(Feeling the need to urinate, Olivia rushes to the bathroom where she experiences a "bloody show". She assumes the baby is dying until Elliot explains her mucus just plug came out. The breaking of Olivia's amniotic fluid sets things in motion. Elliot carries Olivia to the birthing pool where they prepare for the birth. A midwife provides Olivia with an extra comforting shoulder to lean on.)
Olivia (hyperventilating, she is in the final stages of labor): Help me
Elliot: Breathe, Liv
Olivia (hysterical): How can I stay calm when I am in labor?
Elliot (to the midwife): Is Olivia fully dilated yet?
The midwife (checking Olivia's cervix): She is fully dilated
Olivia (relieved): Finally!
The midwife (preparing to catch the baby): You can start pushing now
Olivia (pushing and screaming really hard): AHA..AHA..AHA
Elliot: GO LIV!
Midwife (encouraging Olivia): Push, Olivia, Push
Olivia (exhausted, she rests in Elliot's arms): Whenever shall I see Brody?
Elliot (touching Olivia's stomach, he talks to Brody): Please come out. You are giving your mom pain.
Midwife (checking the baby's position): The baby is turned sideways. Its shame that we can't go to the hospital. I remember travel is forbidden due to the winter storm, north polar vertex.
Elliot (worried): OH MY GOD
Olivia (having the urge to push): I have to push. I can't fight back the urge.
Midwife (turning the baby around): This is going to hurt alot
Olivia (screaming): AHA..AHA..AHA..AHA
Elliot (squeezing Olivia's hand): I love you
Olivia (sobbing): If I die, always know that I love you
Elliot: You are not going to die. Your pain is just only temporary.
Olivia (becoming tired): I fear I may not be strong enough
Midwife (checking her watch): The baby should've been born by now
Elliot (concerned): Whats the hold up?
Midwife (laying her hand on Olivia's stomach): The baby could be stuck in the birth canal
Olivia (her eyes grow big with concern): Stuck?!
Midwife: The baby needs to be delivered asap. Can someone please get me tongs?
Olivia: I will be better off at the hospital
Elliot: Liv is right
Midwife (getting out her cellphone): Its a good thing that I have my cellphone
Elliot: The longer Brody stays inside Liv, the quicker his health will begin to deteriorate. I can drive us to the hospital.
(Carefully, Elliot helps Olivia out of the birthing pool. The long drive to the hospital takes a huge toll on Olivia whose pain is beyond normal. Brody Cooper Stabler is delivered via an emergency cesarean section at the hospital).
Scene: The hospital waiting area
Elliot (pacing back and forth, he begins praying): God, please save Liv and our son
Doctor (approaching Elliot): Are you that man with the pregnant wife?
Elliot (choked up): Yes
Doctor: My team and I performed an emergency Cesarean section on your wife. You have a beautiful healthy baby son.
Elliot (still choked up): How is Olivia doing?
Doctor: Olivia is brain dead, therefore she remains in a coma. A brain aneurysm caused her health to decline.
Elliot (crying): I thank you for your service
Doctor: You can see Olivia if you want to
Elliot (sobbing, he follows the doctor to Olivia's hospital room): I will see her
Scene: Olivia's hospital room
Elliot (sitting down at Olivia's bedside, he holds her hand in his): I love you for giving me Brody
(No response from Olivia)
Elliot: Your purpose is not done here on the earth. Brody needs a mother and I need a wife. We need you in our lives. I believe you will recover from this brain aneurysm.
(There is still no response from Olivia. Heartbroken, Elliot cries realizing he has lost Olivia forever. He kisses her forehead then leaves the room. Olivia's ghost, Brody awaits Elliot in the nursery)
