Notes: (Re-edited and re-uploaded September 2010)
Guest Cast:
Alicia Jones: Renee O'Connor
Devenport: Lawrence Pressman
Judge Holmes: Jim Norton
Dr. Bennett: Jennifer Connelly
Dr. Rutherford: Jeffrey Jones
Jake: Jeremy Davidson
Guido: Larry Dobkin
Porter: Andrew Robinson
Lt. Spivey: Dennis Haysbert
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POPULAR: SUMMER SCHOOL
THE CAMERA NEVER LIES (THE PEOPLE V. NICOLE JULIAN, PART III)
TEASER
FADE IN:
EST. THE INSTITUTE - MORNING
CUT TO:
INT. THE LAB
Everything has been replaced, and the lab looks much like it
did before. Josh is once again sitting at one of the
terminals, pecking away, when Dr. Bennett comes in.
BENNETT
Morning, Josh.
JOSH
(turning)
Oh—good morning, Dr. Bennett.
BENNETT
Listen, I'm sorry about leaving
you stranded this morning. I just
didn't think you wanted to come in
at six-thirty.
JOSH
You don't have to apologize—it's
not like I expect you to have to
drive me around all the time.
BENNETT
Okay.
A security guard pokes his head through the doors, makes a
note of Josh and Dr. Bennett's presence, and jots on the
clipboard he's carrying before disappearing again.
JOSH
That's like the third time this
morning.
BENNETT
Oh—the security system isn't up
yet. Whoever took the place apart
smashed all the fuses, and there
weren't enough spares on site.
It'll be done today, though.
JOSH
I hope so.
(pause)
Dr. Bennett...you don't think I
had anything to the break-in, do
you?
BENNETT
No! Of course not! And, I
apologize for Dr. Rutherford.
I've never seen him act this way
before. Believe me, we've had
words over it.
JOSH
I really wish you wouldn't make a
big deal about it. I can handle
it.
BENNETT
(insistently)
No, Josh—I am the number-two
researcher at this facility, and
if I see Dr. Rutherford doing
something detrimental to the
workplace, it is absolutely my
place to call him on it.
JOSH
Okay.
(turning back to the keyboard)
Man, I wish they hadn't decided to
change all the programs. I was
just getting used to this, and now
I have to learn everything all
over again.
BENNETT
Ha. You think YOU have it bad?
Try this.
She holds up a two-inch thick book.
JOSH
What's that?
BENNETT
The manual for the new DNA
sequencer.
She walks over to a large piece of equipment and works a few
switches and buttons on it.
BENNETT (CONT'D)
It's not even the same company.
It's gonna take a month to figure
out how everything works on this.
JOSH
(grinning)
All right, I guess I should stop
complaining.
(pause)
Uh, Dr. Bennett? Can I talk to
you sometime? It's something...
well, it's something personal.
BENNETT
(browsing)
Well, if I read this right, I
have...six point seven minutes
before this monster's finished its
initialization sequence.
She turns and leans back against the machine, giving him her
full attention.
BENNETT (CONT'D)
So, what's up?
CUT TO:
INT. BROOKE'S HOSPITAL ROOM
Sam walks in, passing a doctor who is just leaving.
BROOKE
Hey, Sam.
SAM
(sitting down)
Hey. So, did the doctor have
anything interesting to say?
BROOKE
He said, it looks like I'll start
physical therapy in a couple of
weeks.
SAM
Brooke! That's great! Maybe
you'll be out of here in time for
school.
BROOKE
Yeah, I thought so too. He said
it was going to be a lot of hard
work, though.
SAM
Yeah, I remember when Harrison was
going through that, it was pretty
rough. Anything you need me for,
just ask, okay?
Brooke picks up her crossword puzzle book.
BROOKE
There IS something I've been stuck
on...
SAM
(shying away)
Oh, no! Anything but THAT!
BROOKE
(sighing dramatically)
Oh, fine.
(pause)
Hey, where is Harrison, anyway?
SAM
(thinks)
Uh...I don't know.
BROOKE
Isn't that weird?
SAM
Just because we're together,
doesn't mean we're joined at the
hip, you know.
BROOKE
I'm sorry. I'm interfering.
SAM
The truth is, he wanted to be
alone this morning.
BROOKE
Because of the testifying thing?
SAM
(nods)
He was a basket case last night.
BROOKE
I wish this whole thing were over.
SAM
(sighs)
That makes two of us.
WHITE OUT.
END OF TEASER