Season 4 Episode 2
"A New Life Begins" Part 2
We're now at a hospital. We see everyone there, including Karen and Henry. Rick looks completely devastated. Eli looks awful too, still blaming himself for taking Lily out of the house. The doctors haven't said anything about Lily's condition, and no one knows exactly what's happening to her. One of the nurses told to Henry that things were not good - the doctors diagnose an internal hemorrhage, and they were going to do a surgery. Henry, however, considered no one was in the proper conditions to receive this kind of news, and decided to stay quiet. He had never met Lily before, but still he was feeling really bad for what happened to her.
When Karen called Rick to tell what happened, he felt like a meteor had fallen on his head. He was desperate. And when he got there, no one knew what happened to her. He screamed at doctors and nurses, trying to get some information, but got nothing. Now he was a little calm. The three girls - Grace, Zoe and Jessie - were having different reactions. Grace was pacing the room for hours, crying, sure that her mother was dead and the doctors just didn't have the nerve to tell it. Zoe, was just the opposite. She was sure her mother was fine, and that she just would have to stay at the hospital for 2 or 3 days. Jessie was in the middle of this. She was very worried with Lily, and especially with her pregnancy. Sometimes she cried, but sometimes she found some hope and felt better. Suddenly, she got up and went to find a public phone.
Karen never felt so awkward in her life. She was never very fond of Lily, and now there she was, like she belonged to that family. Sometimes she wasn't sure if she really cared about her, but there were moments in which she looked at her children and at Rick and then she wanted to be there with them. Since she started dating Henry, she didn't have that bitter feeling she used to have when she saw Lily and Rick together. But still, she wasn't sure if she should be there.
Karen was lost in those thoughts when Judy arrived. She sees Karen there and approaches her. "How is Lily?" "We don't know anything yet, but we believe she's going through a surgery." Karen answers.
"Why?" Soliloquy Judy says. "Things we going so fine, we were all going to Australia. And now that." She sighs. "What did we do wrong, that we're never allowed to be totally happy?"
Now we see Jessie talking on the phone. "Oh, I really wish you could be here." "Do you want me to go there?" Katie answers. "I'm not sure. Things are really bad. We don't know anything, and everyone is devastated." Katie is really worried. "Oh Jessie, I'm going there now. I can't leave you alone at a moment like this." Jessie smiles. "Thanks, Katie." They hang up.
As Jessie comes back to the waiting room where everyone is, a doctor comes out and asks, "Please, is Mr. Sammler here?" Rick gets up quicly, "I'm here. How is Lily?" The doctor sighs and begins, "Well, I'm not going to hide anything from you. She has survived the worst part of it, which is the surgery, but we can't guarantee anything yet. Lily still needs the machines to keep her and the baby alive. She is uncouscious, and we don't expect her to wake up in the next days. It's going to be a long way, but it's was a miracle she didn't have a miscarriage, considering all the blood she lost. It shows she's really strong and that she has big chances of full recovery."
Gace steps in and asks, "Could she die?" The doctor put his hand on her shoulder and says, "Unfortunately, there's a risk." Grace's eyes are now full of tears. "A big risk?" Eli asks. "50%." The doctor answers. He sees the pain in everyone's face. "I'm sorry," he says, "But you can be sure that we'll be doing our best." Judy is hugging Grace and Zoe, who are crying. She takes them out of there, to have a cup of coffee or something. Eli has sat down, just shaking his head. Jessie sits next to him and holds his hand. Karen and Henry are totally speechless. The doctor says to Rick, "If you'd like to see her, you can go in there for 15 minutes." Rick gets up, saying, "Oh, sure. Thanks doctor."
Rick enters Lily's room, and we see her. She's connected to many machines, and there are tubes in her nose. Rick comes near Lily and holds her hand.
Soliloquy Rick is crying. "I just can't believe this. I can't"
Meanwhile, on the waiting room, Eli is talking to Jessie. They're alone. Grace, Zoe and Judy haven't come back; Karen and Henry decided to go home. "I feel so bad about this. If I didn't take Lily out of the house, it wouldn't have happened." He says. He looks at Jessie. She has a weird expression on her face. "What?" He asks. "When Mom was in the hospital, why didn't you worry so much about her?" She asks. Eli is surprised by that question. "What are you talking about? Of course I worried about her!" Jessie gets up and says. "No, you didn't. You didn't want to visit her at first. But now, with Lily, who's just out stepmother, you're so desperate." Eli shakes his head, and gets up. "You're crazy. And I'm not going to talk about this now. And here." He leaves. She's there, looking more sad than before.
"Jessie!" We hear Katie say, as she approaches Jessie. "Thank God you're here!" Jessie hugs Katie. She's crying now. "What's wrong, is Lily really bad?" Katie asks. "Her condition is stable. We just have to wait now." She says, sitting down. "Well, that's good. It could be much worse." Jessie looks into Katie's eyes. "I'm so happy I have you." Katie holds Jessie's hand. "And you can always count on me." They stay, lost in that moment, when they hear people talking and coming. It's Rick and the doctor. "So Rick," The doctor is saying, "The best thing for you to do is to go home, take a shower and rest. If anything happens, we will call you." Rick nods. "OK, doctor. I'll be back in a few hours."
Jessie and Katie get up and wait for him. Rick asks, "Where's Eli?" Jessie don't want to tell they had a fight, so she lies. "Oh, he said he needed a walk." Rick says, "Well, I drop you two at Karen's. I need to go to my office for a while." They start leaving. Judy, Grace and Zoe are coming back. Rick says, "I'll take them to Karen's for a while. I need to go talk to Sam and Colin. But I'll be back as soon as I can." "Fine. We'll stay here, and when you're back I'll take the girls home for a shower." Judy says. Grace asks, "And Eli?" Rick answers, "Oh, he's... around. I'm sure he'll be back any moment." Rick, Jessie and Katie leave, as Grace, Zoe and Judy go to the waiting room.
After droping the girls at Karen's, Rick is now at his office, talking to Sam. They're waiting for Colin. "I'm so sorry." Sam is saying. "I'm sorry for you, and I'm sorry it's over for us in Australia." Rick sighs. "I think it just wasn't meant to be." Sam puts his hand on Rick's shoulder. "Everything is going to be fine." Colin arrives. "This is awful." He says, to Rick. Rick begins, "Well, Colin, I just called you, to tell, officially, that I'm turning down the Australia job." Colin looks upset. "I knew. I'm really sad to lose you, but that's what you have to do." He turns to Sam. "What about you?" Sam is a little uncomfortable. Apparently he doesn't want to talk about it in front of Rick. "Are you going?" Colin asks again. Sam finally answers. "I guess so. There are still a few things to check, but..." "At least some good news." Colin interrupts and starts to leave. "I have to go now. Rick, I'm sure Lily will be OK. And please, keep me updated on what happens." Rick nods. "Sure, Colin. Thanks." Colin leaves. Sam and Rick are left alone. "I'm sorry." That's just what Sam says, before leaving too.
At Karen's house, Karen and Henry are talking in the kitchen, while cooking dinner, while Katie and Jessie are upstairs in Jessie's room. They're sitting in the bed, and Jessie is telling Katie about the argument she had with Eli earlier. "I understand you, Jessie, but I think this is the wrong time to fight." Jessie's eyes are full of tears. "I know. But I couldn't control myself." Katie hugs Jessie. "Everyone is very sensitive now. These things happen." Jessie looks at Jessie. "You're so good to me." They look at each other again, like they did in the hospital. But this time no one arrives to interrupt. They kiss, passionately. "What does that mean?" Jessie asks. "I'm not sure, but I know it's good." Katie answers. "Jessie, Katie, dinner is on the table." We hear Karen's voice from downstairs. Jessie and Katie still look at each other for some moments before heading downstairs for dinner.
At the hospital, Judy is alone at the waiting room when Rick arrives. "Hi. Where are the girls?" Rick asks. "They went home. They didn't want to stay after seeing Lily." Judy answers. "Did Eli show up?" Rick asks while sitting next to JUdy. "Yeah, he went home with the girls." Rick looks a little relieved. "Good. I was afraid he was going to disappear." he says. "So, anything new about her?" Rick asks. "No. Everything is the same." Judy answers. They have nothing to say.
At home, Grace is looking for something to eat. "I don't want to eat. I want to go back to the hospital." Zoe says. "You're going to eat, and then you're going to take a shower." Grace says, while making a sandwich. "We're going to the hospital tomorrow." she finishes. "Tomorrow?" Zoe is angry. "I want to be there now!" Grace tries to stay calm. "We're not going to be any help." Zoe is not convinced. "I want to be there, if something happens." Now she looks really sad, and we realize she means if Lily dies. "Nothing bad is going to happen. Now, please, eat." Grace says, then goes to Eli's bedroom. He's sitting on the bed, looking totally crushed. "Do you want to eat?" Grace asks from the door. "No, thanks." Eli answers, without turning around. Grace enters the room and sits next to him. "I didn't know you liked my Mom that much." He smiles. "I do. But it's not only that. It's something that Jessie said, that..." He stops. And the goes on, "And also, it's this awful feeling of realizing that I don't have anyone to share this pain, to trust completely." Grace is surprised. "What are you talking about? You have a lot of friends." He shakes his head. "Yes, but I mean someone to whom you feel totally connected to. Like Jessie has Katie." Grace says, "I know exactly what you mean." Suddenly her face changes, like she has had a good idea. "I have to go now, I need to call someone." She gets up. When she's at the door, she turns back and say, "You know, Eli, you can share anything with me, if you want." He smiles and says, "Thanks." She leaves.
Back at the hospital. Judy and Rick are still at the waiting room. Sometimes they get up and pace the room for a while. After an hour or so, the doctor, called Dr. Farrell, comes out and says, "Hi. I think you might want to see Lily now." Judy and Rick get up quickly and follow him. When they enter Lily's room and get near her bed, they see her eyes are open. The doctor says, "She's still very weak and dizzy from the anesthesia, so she won't say anything or even understand what you say. Still, she's doing much better than we expected." He thinks for a second, and continues, "But there's still a risk of death." After saying that, Dr. Farrell leaves them alone with her. Judy and Rick look at each other, feeling relieved, and really happy. They don't care about the risk Dr. Farrell mentioned. Rick holds Lily's hand as she looks at him. There's a lot of love in her eyes. Judy, on the other side of the bed, smiles tenderly at her sister. She looks at Rick and says, in a very low voice, "I'm going to call Sam now." Rick says, 'He's not at home." He pauses, but goes on, never taking his eyes off Lily's face. "He's with Colin. They're making the Australia arrangements." Judy is stunned. "What?" She asks. "Well, I turned down the job but he's still going. Apparently he's leaving in 3 or 4 days." Judy can't say anything, and Rick doesn't realize the effect that this news had on her. A nurse opens the door and says they have to leave, because Lily needs to rest. The image fades away as Rick kisses Lily's forehead and they leave the room.
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We're now at a hospital. We see everyone there, including Karen and Henry. Rick looks completely devastated. Eli looks awful too, still blaming himself for taking Lily out of the house. The doctors haven't said anything about Lily's condition, and no one knows exactly what's happening to her. One of the nurses told to Henry that things were not good - the doctors diagnose an internal hemorrhage, and they were going to do a surgery. Henry, however, considered no one was in the proper conditions to receive this kind of news, and decided to stay quiet. He had never met Lily before, but still he was feeling really bad for what happened to her.
When Karen called Rick to tell what happened, he felt like a meteor had fallen on his head. He was desperate. And when he got there, no one knew what happened to her. He screamed at doctors and nurses, trying to get some information, but got nothing. Now he was a little calm. The three girls - Grace, Zoe and Jessie - were having different reactions. Grace was pacing the room for hours, crying, sure that her mother was dead and the doctors just didn't have the nerve to tell it. Zoe, was just the opposite. She was sure her mother was fine, and that she just would have to stay at the hospital for 2 or 3 days. Jessie was in the middle of this. She was very worried with Lily, and especially with her pregnancy. Sometimes she cried, but sometimes she found some hope and felt better. Suddenly, she got up and went to find a public phone.
Karen never felt so awkward in her life. She was never very fond of Lily, and now there she was, like she belonged to that family. Sometimes she wasn't sure if she really cared about her, but there were moments in which she looked at her children and at Rick and then she wanted to be there with them. Since she started dating Henry, she didn't have that bitter feeling she used to have when she saw Lily and Rick together. But still, she wasn't sure if she should be there.
Karen was lost in those thoughts when Judy arrived. She sees Karen there and approaches her. "How is Lily?" "We don't know anything yet, but we believe she's going through a surgery." Karen answers.
"Why?" Soliloquy Judy says. "Things we going so fine, we were all going to Australia. And now that." She sighs. "What did we do wrong, that we're never allowed to be totally happy?"
Now we see Jessie talking on the phone. "Oh, I really wish you could be here." "Do you want me to go there?" Katie answers. "I'm not sure. Things are really bad. We don't know anything, and everyone is devastated." Katie is really worried. "Oh Jessie, I'm going there now. I can't leave you alone at a moment like this." Jessie smiles. "Thanks, Katie." They hang up.
As Jessie comes back to the waiting room where everyone is, a doctor comes out and asks, "Please, is Mr. Sammler here?" Rick gets up quicly, "I'm here. How is Lily?" The doctor sighs and begins, "Well, I'm not going to hide anything from you. She has survived the worst part of it, which is the surgery, but we can't guarantee anything yet. Lily still needs the machines to keep her and the baby alive. She is uncouscious, and we don't expect her to wake up in the next days. It's going to be a long way, but it's was a miracle she didn't have a miscarriage, considering all the blood she lost. It shows she's really strong and that she has big chances of full recovery."
Gace steps in and asks, "Could she die?" The doctor put his hand on her shoulder and says, "Unfortunately, there's a risk." Grace's eyes are now full of tears. "A big risk?" Eli asks. "50%." The doctor answers. He sees the pain in everyone's face. "I'm sorry," he says, "But you can be sure that we'll be doing our best." Judy is hugging Grace and Zoe, who are crying. She takes them out of there, to have a cup of coffee or something. Eli has sat down, just shaking his head. Jessie sits next to him and holds his hand. Karen and Henry are totally speechless. The doctor says to Rick, "If you'd like to see her, you can go in there for 15 minutes." Rick gets up, saying, "Oh, sure. Thanks doctor."
Rick enters Lily's room, and we see her. She's connected to many machines, and there are tubes in her nose. Rick comes near Lily and holds her hand.
Soliloquy Rick is crying. "I just can't believe this. I can't"
Meanwhile, on the waiting room, Eli is talking to Jessie. They're alone. Grace, Zoe and Judy haven't come back; Karen and Henry decided to go home. "I feel so bad about this. If I didn't take Lily out of the house, it wouldn't have happened." He says. He looks at Jessie. She has a weird expression on her face. "What?" He asks. "When Mom was in the hospital, why didn't you worry so much about her?" She asks. Eli is surprised by that question. "What are you talking about? Of course I worried about her!" Jessie gets up and says. "No, you didn't. You didn't want to visit her at first. But now, with Lily, who's just out stepmother, you're so desperate." Eli shakes his head, and gets up. "You're crazy. And I'm not going to talk about this now. And here." He leaves. She's there, looking more sad than before.
"Jessie!" We hear Katie say, as she approaches Jessie. "Thank God you're here!" Jessie hugs Katie. She's crying now. "What's wrong, is Lily really bad?" Katie asks. "Her condition is stable. We just have to wait now." She says, sitting down. "Well, that's good. It could be much worse." Jessie looks into Katie's eyes. "I'm so happy I have you." Katie holds Jessie's hand. "And you can always count on me." They stay, lost in that moment, when they hear people talking and coming. It's Rick and the doctor. "So Rick," The doctor is saying, "The best thing for you to do is to go home, take a shower and rest. If anything happens, we will call you." Rick nods. "OK, doctor. I'll be back in a few hours."
Jessie and Katie get up and wait for him. Rick asks, "Where's Eli?" Jessie don't want to tell they had a fight, so she lies. "Oh, he said he needed a walk." Rick says, "Well, I drop you two at Karen's. I need to go to my office for a while." They start leaving. Judy, Grace and Zoe are coming back. Rick says, "I'll take them to Karen's for a while. I need to go talk to Sam and Colin. But I'll be back as soon as I can." "Fine. We'll stay here, and when you're back I'll take the girls home for a shower." Judy says. Grace asks, "And Eli?" Rick answers, "Oh, he's... around. I'm sure he'll be back any moment." Rick, Jessie and Katie leave, as Grace, Zoe and Judy go to the waiting room.
After droping the girls at Karen's, Rick is now at his office, talking to Sam. They're waiting for Colin. "I'm so sorry." Sam is saying. "I'm sorry for you, and I'm sorry it's over for us in Australia." Rick sighs. "I think it just wasn't meant to be." Sam puts his hand on Rick's shoulder. "Everything is going to be fine." Colin arrives. "This is awful." He says, to Rick. Rick begins, "Well, Colin, I just called you, to tell, officially, that I'm turning down the Australia job." Colin looks upset. "I knew. I'm really sad to lose you, but that's what you have to do." He turns to Sam. "What about you?" Sam is a little uncomfortable. Apparently he doesn't want to talk about it in front of Rick. "Are you going?" Colin asks again. Sam finally answers. "I guess so. There are still a few things to check, but..." "At least some good news." Colin interrupts and starts to leave. "I have to go now. Rick, I'm sure Lily will be OK. And please, keep me updated on what happens." Rick nods. "Sure, Colin. Thanks." Colin leaves. Sam and Rick are left alone. "I'm sorry." That's just what Sam says, before leaving too.
At Karen's house, Karen and Henry are talking in the kitchen, while cooking dinner, while Katie and Jessie are upstairs in Jessie's room. They're sitting in the bed, and Jessie is telling Katie about the argument she had with Eli earlier. "I understand you, Jessie, but I think this is the wrong time to fight." Jessie's eyes are full of tears. "I know. But I couldn't control myself." Katie hugs Jessie. "Everyone is very sensitive now. These things happen." Jessie looks at Jessie. "You're so good to me." They look at each other again, like they did in the hospital. But this time no one arrives to interrupt. They kiss, passionately. "What does that mean?" Jessie asks. "I'm not sure, but I know it's good." Katie answers. "Jessie, Katie, dinner is on the table." We hear Karen's voice from downstairs. Jessie and Katie still look at each other for some moments before heading downstairs for dinner.
At the hospital, Judy is alone at the waiting room when Rick arrives. "Hi. Where are the girls?" Rick asks. "They went home. They didn't want to stay after seeing Lily." Judy answers. "Did Eli show up?" Rick asks while sitting next to JUdy. "Yeah, he went home with the girls." Rick looks a little relieved. "Good. I was afraid he was going to disappear." he says. "So, anything new about her?" Rick asks. "No. Everything is the same." Judy answers. They have nothing to say.
At home, Grace is looking for something to eat. "I don't want to eat. I want to go back to the hospital." Zoe says. "You're going to eat, and then you're going to take a shower." Grace says, while making a sandwich. "We're going to the hospital tomorrow." she finishes. "Tomorrow?" Zoe is angry. "I want to be there now!" Grace tries to stay calm. "We're not going to be any help." Zoe is not convinced. "I want to be there, if something happens." Now she looks really sad, and we realize she means if Lily dies. "Nothing bad is going to happen. Now, please, eat." Grace says, then goes to Eli's bedroom. He's sitting on the bed, looking totally crushed. "Do you want to eat?" Grace asks from the door. "No, thanks." Eli answers, without turning around. Grace enters the room and sits next to him. "I didn't know you liked my Mom that much." He smiles. "I do. But it's not only that. It's something that Jessie said, that..." He stops. And the goes on, "And also, it's this awful feeling of realizing that I don't have anyone to share this pain, to trust completely." Grace is surprised. "What are you talking about? You have a lot of friends." He shakes his head. "Yes, but I mean someone to whom you feel totally connected to. Like Jessie has Katie." Grace says, "I know exactly what you mean." Suddenly her face changes, like she has had a good idea. "I have to go now, I need to call someone." She gets up. When she's at the door, she turns back and say, "You know, Eli, you can share anything with me, if you want." He smiles and says, "Thanks." She leaves.
Back at the hospital. Judy and Rick are still at the waiting room. Sometimes they get up and pace the room for a while. After an hour or so, the doctor, called Dr. Farrell, comes out and says, "Hi. I think you might want to see Lily now." Judy and Rick get up quickly and follow him. When they enter Lily's room and get near her bed, they see her eyes are open. The doctor says, "She's still very weak and dizzy from the anesthesia, so she won't say anything or even understand what you say. Still, she's doing much better than we expected." He thinks for a second, and continues, "But there's still a risk of death." After saying that, Dr. Farrell leaves them alone with her. Judy and Rick look at each other, feeling relieved, and really happy. They don't care about the risk Dr. Farrell mentioned. Rick holds Lily's hand as she looks at him. There's a lot of love in her eyes. Judy, on the other side of the bed, smiles tenderly at her sister. She looks at Rick and says, in a very low voice, "I'm going to call Sam now." Rick says, 'He's not at home." He pauses, but goes on, never taking his eyes off Lily's face. "He's with Colin. They're making the Australia arrangements." Judy is stunned. "What?" She asks. "Well, I turned down the job but he's still going. Apparently he's leaving in 3 or 4 days." Judy can't say anything, and Rick doesn't realize the effect that this news had on her. A nurse opens the door and says they have to leave, because Lily needs to rest. The image fades away as Rick kisses Lily's forehead and they leave the room.
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