Chapter 8
A tragic Incident
Friday March 5 2004
2:30 pm
Erica and Bianca get in to a fight, because Erica is upset…Erica and Bianca exchange harsh words
Bianca: I can't stay here. I have to get out of here. I have to go.
Babe: Bianca, it's cool, I mean, wherever you want to go.
J.R.: Yeah, we'll drive you home if you want to.
Babe: Honey, I think that maybe I should go with her -- you know, girl stuff.
J.R.: Yeah, sure, whatever you say. You got your keys?
Babe: Yeah.
J.R. – don't be long…
Babe – I promise at the most a 1-hour, I'll call you!
JR and Babe kiss; and pull away
J.R.: Be careful.
Bianca and Babe walk to Babe's new BMW 530i, they get in
Babe: Ok… So where should we go?
Bianca: Anywhere. Anywhere far away, ok?
Babe: Ok.
Babe: It'll help to talk about it. I know I may sound like my mama, but that's true.
Bianca: All right, I'll share. Take me as far away from Erica Kane as is humanly possible.
There is small crackling of lightning, and small roars of thunder; the sky is getting foggy
Babe: (a loud thunder clap make Bianca jump) You don't care for storms much! Do you?
Bianca: It happened during a storm. My mother was raped during a storm, too. Now whenever she hears thunder, it reminds her of that night. Wait, what? What's wrong?
It's 3:15 pm; Babe is pulling over on the side of the road
Babe: You're making me nervous. And when I get nervous, I can't drive.
Bianca: I'm sorry.
Babe: Don't apologize. Just talk to me. Hey, we're pals, remember? I can take on whatever you need to unload.
Bianca: All right. What if my mother's right? What if I've been a total idiot? All this time, I have been all about this over-the-rainbow future. I bought baby toys and clothes. I -- I built a rocking chair. I've been acting like everything is perfectly normal.
Babe: You're having a baby that you love, Bianca, and it's perfectly normal to be excited and do all those things.
Bianca: Even if my baby's father is a rapist and I killed him? How stupid am I to think that the past could touch us? What have I done, Babe? Am I so selfish and so clueless that I brought a lifetime of misery on my family and on my child?
Babe: Hey, you can't stress like this, Bianca.
Bianca: You saw what this is doing to my mother.
Babe: Yeah, well, it was kind of hard to miss, but everybody's upset right now and it just kind of makes it hard to think things through.
Thunder
Babe: And see, the night, it's coming and the storm's coming and, hey, it's just making things that much worse.
Bianca: Things couldn't get much worse.
Babe: You just wait till tomorrow. The sun is going to come up and the day is going to seem so much brighter.
Bianca: How many times is the sun going to have to come up before I forget that I killed a man? Not just any man, the father of my child.
Babe: You didn't have a choice. You were protecting yourself and your baby.
Bianca: Is that what I tell Miranda? "I killed your daddy because he was an evil man and he raped me, and he was going to do it again"?
Babe: You don't have to tell your child anything that's going to hurt her.
Bianca: She's going to find out, Babe. If I don't tell her, she'll figure it out. Or worse, somebody else will. She's the heiress to the Cambias fortune. Every sordid detail is out there. I can't protect her from that.
Babe: Maybe not, but your love is what's going to keep her safe.
Bianca: No matter how much I love her, how can I -- I don't want Miranda to hate herself because of what her father did or because of what I did. What am I going to tell her, Babe? What am I going to say to her?
Babe: When the time comes, you'll find the words.
Babe: Are you sorry? Do you regret keeping the baby?
Bianca: No. I want this child. I love her so much already. I just never considered that my choices could hurt so many people, especially her. There's only one thing I can do.
Babe: What?
Bianca: I have to do what I originally planned. I have to leave town and have my baby someplace else, where nobody knows who I am or who she is.
Bianca: I have to leave. I have to find a new place to live and have Miranda.
Babe: You got to slow down here, Bianca. Maybe things aren't great with your mom right now, but that's no reason to run away.
Bianca: My mother totally came apart in front of that reporter. She started drinking.
Babe: Erica got looped? I've never even seen her lose control.
Bianca: Well, Erica Kane doesn't lose control. She also doesn't do alcohol. She was addicted to prescription drugs, and ever since she's been on a program, she's been clean and sober. She won't even touch an aspirin. And now -- what if this is just the beginning? I've seen it happen before in my own rehab. Something triggers a relapse, and then you fall into old habits.
Babe: Erica seems way too strong to fall into anything.
Bianca: Well, maybe I pushed her. All I wanted to do was give my child a chance. I never wanted to hurt my mother. I love her so much.
Babe: I bet deep down, Erica knows that.
Bianca: My mother can accept a lot of things, Babe, but she will never be able to accept my child. To her, this baby will never be anything more than a curse. I never thought that I'd have to choose between my baby and my mother.
Babe: Maybe you won't have to.
Bianca: Babe, if we stay in Pine Valley, every time my mother sees me at a restaurant or on the street, it's just going to rip her up all over again.
Babe: If you go away, my baby and I will miss you something fierce. Promise me you won't taillight it out of here.
Thunder It's 3:38 pm
Babe: This storm is starting to blow like stink. We'd better get out of here before the waterworks start.
Car starts
Babe: It's raining puppies out there. I can't even see anything. Damn.
Bianca: All right, maybe we should just pull over and wait it out.
Babe: Yeah, beats swimming upstream.
Tires screech
Babe: Oh, my God, we're not stopping! Bianca!
Pounding on door Chandler Mansion
J.R.: Babe?
Pounding; JR opens the door to see Kendall
Kendall: J.R. -- hey -- have you seen Bianca? Have you heard from Bianca?
J.R.: No, no. They took off from the Valley Inn in Babe's car. I was hoping that she forgot her keys.
Kendall: No, no, that -- that was hours ago.
J.R.: Yeah, yeah, I haven't seen them since they took off, Bianca either.
Kendall: Yeah, well, Erica did such a number on her! Bianca may never come back.
Babe's gets control of her car; and it heading for the riverbank but she swerves to make that not happen
4:00 pm
Babe: Oh, God.
Bianca: What? What?
Babe: We were, like, this close from slipping over the riverbank into the water. We got to get out of here.
Bianca: No, hold on, Babe. What if we skid into the river?
Babe: You think this car will float or sink?
Bianca: Probably sink.
Babe: Well, if we wait any longer, we're going to find out. Hold on.
Bianca: I can't see a thing. Are the lights on?
The rain drops harder and there is a lot more thunder and lightning
Babe: Not that you can tell, but, yeah.
Bianca: Babe, we're barely moving. If somebody came up behind us, we would get creamed.
Babe: I guess we could pull over somewhere, but the river runs right beside the road.
Bianca: I think it's letting up.
Babe: the River, it's flooding over…Look
The river starts flooding over and knocks down trees; Babe parks the car; and they get out of the car; they look around trying to make out things
Bianca: Oh, my God. Wait. Look! Babe, is that a cabin?
Points to her right above the river bank; there a path to walk to it
Babe: It's worth a look. I'm a good swimmer…don't worry. It was a joke.
Bianca: Well, we are not amused, and we are also coming with you.
Babe: No way. It's a rule -- the least pregnant girl checks out the shelter. Hey, you hang tight.
Babe walks the path; and looks in the cabin; she looks around and thinks it'd be safe enough to hand tight, till the storm ends
Bianca: "It was a dark and stormy night."
Thunder
Bianca: "It was a dark and stormy night." I hate waiting here alone. All right, I'm sorry, I know I'm not alone. I just hate waiting here, ok? You, too, huh? Whoa. Miranda, take it easy there. We got enough trouble.
Meanwhile At The Chandler Mansion; JR and Kendall are trying Babe and Bianca's cell phones
J.R.: Still nothing. How about you?
Kendall: No, straight to voicemail every time. Hey, hey, Bianca, listen, it's me again. Please just call me as soon as you get these messages, ok? I'm getting really nervous now.
J.R.: Babe, don't be keeping me in suspense. I want to know how you and Bianca are getting along, so call me at home -- and I love you.
Kendall: The rain is coming down like crazy. I mean, Babe didn't give you any clue where they were headed?
J.R.: They're probably at a restaurant right now talking.
Kendall: Right, or maybe they're in their car under an overpass, waiting for the rain to stop.
J.R.: Babe can handle it. She can take care of Bianca.
Kendall: Yeah, as long as they're biggest dilemma is which credit card to use at the mall.
J.R.: No, no, just because Babe's good for the economy doesn't mean she can't handle this. She's smart, she's resourceful, and there's nothing that she wouldn't do for your sister.
Back to Bianca and Babe Thunder
Bianca: "It was a dark and stormy night," and not the greatest time for the littlest Montgomery to be practicing her soccer kicks, so just cool it, ok, girl? Give Mama a break. Babe is going to be back soon. She'd better be back soon. "It was a dark and st--" oh!
Babe walks up to Bianca
Babe: Hey, it's a cabin! It's a cabin, and it's empty and it's dry.
Bianca: Ok.
Babe grabs hold of Bianca's hand
Babe: You ready to make a run for it?
Bianca: Oh, we should call home first.
Babe: We will once we're safe inside.
Bianca: All right.
Babe: Ready?
Bianca: Ready...On three…two --
Babe: Three!
Babe and Bianca run to the cabin and close the door and lock it
Radio plays
Radio Announcer: We have a severe storm advisory throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Fallen trees have downed power lines throughout the state, blocking many routes and highways. Flash-flood warnings are in effect. State authorities request that you do not leave your homes unless it is an emergency. Do not go outside --
Radio stops
Babe and Bianca in the cabin
Babe: This place isn't so bad. I mean, well, there's no TV, but -- well, I'll just run to the car and I'll get the portable as soon as the storm lets up.
Bianca: But we have to call home first.
Babe: Right. That's a good idea. (Babe pulls out here cell phone) J.R.'s going to want to know, where we are. Do you know where we are?
Bianca: No, not really, but at least we can tell him that we're safe.
Babe: Not with my phone we aren't. The battery's dead. There is not one single bar. JR has told me so many times, why don't you charge your cell phone incase of an emergency…he is too smart!
Bianca: All right, that's fine. I'll -- Babe, I left my purse in the car.
Babe: Well, that's not a problem.
Babe walks up to the door and starts to open it
Bianca: No, no, no, don't go out there again! Babe --
Babe: Bianca, I'm not sugar, I'm not going to melt.
Wind howls; Babe opens the door and a huge waves comes hurling towards her; she closes the door and puts all her pressure to keep it closed
Babe: Oh, my God. Bianca! Just hold on to something!
Bianca: What is this?
Babe: I don't know!
Bianca: What's going on? Oh, God!
Babe: Bianca!
Bianca: What is this? Is this like an avalanche?
Babe: Or the end of the world! Just hold on!
Bianca: Oh, my God.
Some water is coming in through under the door; but Babe feels the heavy pressure from the wave subsiding!
Babe: I think it's over.
Babe and Bianca walk outside; they walk down the path again
Bianca: What was that, Babe?
Babe: I thought we were dead or something.
Bianca: I'm not 100 sure we're not.
Babe: Bianca, when I opened that door, it was like this huge wall of water 30 feet away.
Bianca: From the river?
Babe: I don't know. It was like what it would look like in the movies when you see, like, a dam break or something, something like that.
Bianca: I guess it was, like, a flash flood.
Babe: Now that my life has passed before my eyes, I definitely want to talk to J.R.
Bianca: All right, well, don't worry, I know that my phone is charged because it's been off since this morning.
Babe: All right, let's just see who we can reach.
Bianca: Whoa! Oh, my God. There's water everywhere!
Babe: It's like a logjam out here!
Bianca: Oh, my God, the ro-- the road is completely washed over!
Babe: Oh, my God. Bianca?
Bianca: What? What is it?
Babe: The car's gone! It's completely washed away!
Meanwhile at the Chandler Mansion; It's 5:00 pm…JR and Kendall are getting really worried
J.R.: I'm not joking around here, Babe. If I don't hear from you soon, I'm going to come looking for you guys. Call me, would you?
Kendall: We can take both of our cars.
J.R.: Yeah, yeah, maybe we can go looking for them at the places they like to go, like BJ's, the serving spoon, the cafe, and the Valley Inn. That would be --
Kendall: You're a lot more worried than you're letting on.
J.R.: I trust that Babe can handle all this. It's the rain that's making me crazy! I --
Kendall: No, no, J.R., the thought that something could have happened to Babe is making you crazy.
J.R.: No. Nothing happened to her.
Kendall: Why, because you two are in it for the long haul?
J.R.: You're damn right. We patched things up…we're staying patched.
Kendall: Don't worry J.R. she's going to be fine!
J.R. – (nods his head) she better, she's not leaving this earth without me!
Meanwhile Tad and Krystal are at Tad's place
Tad: You lying, thieving, and sneaking cheat. I'm going to strip you of everything you got.
Krystal: Big talk, loser.
Tad: You just brace yourself, because it's coming.
Krystal: Oh, bring it on! Bring it on!
Tad: Southern accent I'm going to bring it on in. You just got yourself a whole barrel full of beginner's luck.
Krystal: Are you kidding?
Tad: (Normal voice) No.
Krystal: This is strategy, baby! I am rich, I'm sitting on an empire, and you are mortgaged up the yin-yang --
Tad: Oh --
Krystal: And headed for the poorhouse. Yes! Pay up, pay up! Whoo-hoo! How's that for a kick in the assets?
Tad: I don't care. You may break my bank account, but you will never break my spirit because -- Southern accent I own Valley Inn, see, right there. Normal voice And what are you going to do, huh, when you land on my newly renovated Chandler Enterprises, huh, or Cortlandt Electronics?
Krystal: Oh, yeah? And which one of those are you going to hock when you land on my newly renovated Front Street, hmm? Face it, Mr. Martin, I got you trumped big time, and I mean in The Donald kind of way, not the cards way.
Tad: Well, maybe we should raise the stakes. You ever played Strip Monopoly?
Krystal – I wish I could say I haven't but I have…
Tad – you're kidding right?
Krystal – nope! I won!
Tad – ah! That's not fair…you're a cheater!
Krystal – poor guy…didn't see it coming!
Tad – what?
Krystal – after I played strip monopoly with him; I handcuffed him naked to his car that I rebuilt in his living room
Tad – why?
Krystal – he cheated on me!
Tad – oh! Loser…didn't know what he had! Oh well his loss, my gain!
Krystal: Thanks for caring about me and not sending me out in that weather.
Tad: Wasn't a problem.
Computer beeps
Tad: Hang on.
Tad: It's from J.R.
Krystal walks up to Tad
Krystal: What's the matter? Is he ok?
Tad: Yeah, he says something's wrong with the phones. He can't get through.
Krystal: What?
Tad: He can't find Babe.
Krystal: What do you mean he can't -- what? What? She's missing?
Tad: Well, he says that she and Bianca went out for some kind of drive.
Krystal: What?
Tad: Yeah.
Krystal starts walking to get her coat; and she grabs her purse and walks to the door
Krystal: What, in this rain? Are you --
Tad: Where you going, Krystal?
Krystal: I've got to find my little girl!
Tad: No, you can't help them!
Krystal: What are you talking about? I got to go find her!
Tad: If you go out there, all you're going to do is wrap your car around a tree!
Krystal: That man said not to leave the house unless there's an emergency. My little girl is missing. There's no emergency bigger than that.
Krystal leaves; Tad looks at her retreating figure; he grabs his coat and keys and follows her
Tad: Krystal -- Krystal
Babe and Bianca back in the cabin
Bianca: We are really lucky that this cabin is even still standing. I mean, trees were snapped in half out there.
Babe: Yeah, my car was just taken away like it was some toy or something.
Bianca: Guess we're going to be here for a while.
Babe: Ugh. Unless Noah comes by and we can hitch a ride on his ark back to Pine Valley.
Bianca: What?
Babe: Nothing. I just -- I was thinking about all the places that my car could land up. Imagine if it, like, landed in somebody's yard, right? You'd just pull back the top and throw some topsoil in it. I mean, it would make a pretty good planter.
Bianca: Babe, you got a great outlook.
Babe: It's just a car. I mean, heck, it's a thing. The important thing is that we're safe and we're dry. And we are going to have a banquet!
Bianca: Ah! What is the chef preparing tonight?
Babe: Ahem. My dear, we are going to be having my favorites -- some lima beans, followed by some cream of mushroom soup, chicken noodle soup, and sliced peaches.
Bianca: Not all at once, please.
Babe: I could make, like, three casseroles out of all this. Honestly, we could be a lot worse off. I mean, we've got a lot of dry wood and plenty of food, and when it comes to water, you just stick your cup out the window and there you go. Girlfriend, we are set!
Bianca: Oh, my God. Oh, no.
Meanwhile at the Chandler Mansion; 5:30 pm
J.R.: Have you heard anything at all from Ryan yet?
Kendall: No. No, I don't really want to talk about him right now. I have a lot more to worry about.
Door slams; Krystal walks in to the mansion Tad is behind her
Krystal: You still haven't heard from Babe?
J.R.: Not yet.
Krystal: We've looked everywhere, all the streets, and alleyways all the way from Tad's place to here.
Tad: No sign of her car.
Kendall: Well, Babe and Bianca are both smart girls. They know to come in out of the rain.
Krystal: I just have a nagging feeling about this.
Tad: Easy, take it easy. There's no reason to go there just yet, all right?
Tad wraps his arm around her. Meanwhile Babe and Bianca
Babe: Oh, wait. This isn't you remembering you're allergic to chicken soup or peaches, is it?
Bianca: I wish --
Babe: A mouse. A mouse! You saw a mouse or a snake?
Bianca: I wish I didn't have to tell you this right now, Babe.
Babe: I can take it. But, Bianca, you're really starting to freak me out.
Bianca: I think that my water just broke.
Babe gives her a "you're joking right" look
Babe: Maybe you're wrong. Maybe -- maybe it's just --
Bianca: No, I'm not wrong, Babe. My water just broke. You know what this means. This means that my baby is coming now.
Back At The Chandler Mansion
J.R.: I've been trying Babe all night.
Tad: It'll be all right.
Thunder
Krystal: I just have a bad feeling about this. I got a scary, bad feeling about this.
Tad: Have a little faith.
Krystal: This is insane…why did she go out in this storm?
J.R. – she didn't go out in the storm, she went out before it came…she promised me an hour and that she would call
Kendall: but we haven't heard from either of them
Krystal: Oh, great, two pregnant women out in this storm…this is just perfect!
Babe and Bianca praying it's not labor
Babe: Ok. There's no way you're in labor. It's probably just --
She gets up and paces
Bianca: What, what, Babe? What else could it be?
Babe: I don't know. We both got really drenched out there when we were ditching the car before it went white-water rafting.
Bianca: I know what I'm feeling.
Babe: Ok, ok. So let's say that your water did burst. I can use this towel to clean you up, and I'll find some clothes, and you can change --
Bianca: Babe, Babe, this is more than a wardrobe change. That video that we saw at the hospital said that when your water breaks, it's a sign that labor has started.
Babe: Well, my mama said that pain is the first sign of labor, and you are nowhere near that. Bianca --
Bianca: I feel something.
Babe: Oh, God. Something like what?
Bianca: Like -- like not a pain, exactly. Like a tightness…
Babe: Ok -- that's no biggie. It's probably just a cramp or something.
Bianca: Or it's my first contraction.
Meanwhile at the Chandler Mansion; 6:00 pm
Kendall: Look, there's safety in numbers, right? Babe and Bianca are together, so that doubles the odds that they're ok.
Krystal: They could be stranded somewhere. They could be stuck in some mudslide or God knows what else!
Adam: Are you saying my grandchild could be in danger?
J.R.: Your grandchild and my wife, Dad.
Krystal: Look, I'm not going to sit here and wait for bad news to come knocking. I'm going to go --
Tad: No, you -- you can't. You're not going anywhere.
Krystal: I've got to go find my little girl!
Tad: You can't -- you can't find her! How are you going to do that without a powerboat and a chain saw? Krystal, I'm sorry. The roads are flooded. They got downed trees all over the place, not to mention power lines ready to zap you into the afterlife. If you take off now, there's a better than ever chance that you'll end up stranded or worse.
Krystal: I'm thinking about Babe and her little one and Bianca and hers. I'm not going to just abandon them to the fates!
J.R.: Krystal, I've already contacted the local police. I've told them to keep an eye out for Babe's car.
Adam: Derek Frye couldn't find his own behind with a flashlight and a map. I'm going to contact Governor Brooks myself, tell him to alert the State Police.
Busy signal
J.R.: What? What, the circuit's jammed again?
Kendall: No, it's loaded with people trying to find out if their loved ones are safe. Listen, J.R., at least we can check the obvious. Let's go.
Thunder; JR and Kendall leave the mansion; Back at the Cabin
Babe: Well, any more twinges?
Bianca: Not since the last one. The books say that we need to time the contractions -- how long they last and how often they are.
Babe: If that's even what it is. I -- come on, Bianca. Don't worry. Before you know it, you're going to be in that birthing room at the hospital.
Bianca: Who's going to find us in the middle of nowhere?
Babe: Knowing J.R. and his daddy, they probably sent out the whole National Guard just to find my little peanut and me.
Bianca: I hope you're right.
Babe: How about -- you know what? I can make you a corned beef and lima bean casserole. Ok, or not. Or how about some plain peaches?
Bianca: The books say you're not supposed to eat when you're in labor.
Babe: If you're in labor. Bianca, you keep talking about what these books say.
Bianca: I've read them all.
Babe: Well, see, I saw this series on cable, and it's about the birthing process. And it made everything seem so much more real -- more than some book ever could.
Bianca: So you're a real expert on this, huh?
Babe: Well, I -- I also saw my neighbor's dog give birth to ten puppies. I mean, how different could it be?
Thunder
Babe: Oh, wait -- hey, hey, where are you going?
Bianca: I'm going to the hospital.
Babe: Oh, and how do you think you're going to get there? You going to swim?
Bianca: If I have to.
Babe: Bianca, you -- please, you need to be still. The Lamaze video says that moving around speeds up the process. And even though we don't know if this is going to be your baby's birthday, let's just not risk it without help here.
Bianca: Babe, this is so not how I imagined having my baby.
Babe: Hey, don't you worry. I'm going to take really good care of you. Bianca, what is it? Another twinge or --
Bianca: No, it's not a twinge. I'm definitely in labor.
Thunder: 6:40 pm
Babe: How long has it been?
Bianca: Twenty minutes since the last contraction, fifteen between the first and second.
Babe: Ok. So that's good. That means there's no kind of regular, which means you're not in full-fledged labor.
Bianca: But if I am and we don't get to the hospital in time --
Babe: Hey, you remember what I said before, right? Any second, a rescue truck is going to pull up there, and they are going to give you a personal escort to the hospital. I'll bet they'll even let you run the siren. That's better. You know what? I think I saw a deck of cards -- yes, I did. How about we play a couple hands just to pass the time? Let's see. What do we want to play? My favorite -- how about Spit in the Ocean? Really gross name for a card game, huh? You know, there was always two things I could count on in my mama's purse -- one would be a deck of cards and then the second was a rat comb. See, she was a dealer for a while down in Reno. She pulled down some really good money.
Thunder
Babe: Binky, is it another cringe? (Bianca shakes her head) Well, then, what's wrong?
Bianca: I'm scared, Babe.
Babe: I know. It's ok. You're going to be just fine.
Bianca: How do you know that?
Babe: Because you don't know any other way to be. Life throws you these rocks, but you always stand strong. I hope that my little girl gets your gift for taking in all the good stuff in life and just letting the bad stuff go bye-bye.
Bianca: I thought you said you had a feeling you were having a little boy.
Babe: Oh, I don't know. It changes every 10 seconds or so. I mean, when the doctor asked if I wanted to know the sex, I thought, "You know what? Why ruin a good surprise?"
Bianca: So, what's J.R. hoping for?
Babe: At first, I thought he wanted a little boy, but he's so set on having a daddy's little girl. But if I do have a girl, our plan of our kids growing up and getting married and running the world -- it's pretty much going to go up in smoke.
Bianca: Not if they move to Massachusetts.
Meanwhile At The Mansion; 6:53 pm
Tad: So, how on earth did you keep it from me?
Krystal: What?
Tad: You're oh so shapely but seemingly hollow leg. You keep eating like that, you're going to explode.
Krystal: I can't help it. It's what I do when I'm under pressure.
Tad: You just try to remember to breathe, ok?
Krystal: How long has it been since J.R. and Kendall left?
Tad: Not long.
Adam: Damn and blast!
Tad: Don't tell me your pal the Governor gave you the busy signal?
Adam: He's addressing an emergency session of the state legislature.
Tad: So much for friends in high places.
Adam: But I've emailed my security team. They are out looking for Babe and Bianca right now.
Tad: Excellent. You hear that? Cavalry's on the way. That means that those girls will be found.
Krystal: Found how? What if help's too late? I mean, what if Babe and Bianca --
Tad: Hey, aren't you the one that's always bragging to me about how you taught your daughter she could get through anything --
Krystal: Yeah, so --
Tad: And land sunny-side up?
Krystal: Why?
Tad: You're not about to lose Babe or your grandchild.
Krystal: If you say so.
Tad: Yeah, I do. Excuse me for a minute. I'm going to head out, see if I can get a signal, and make a call to the hospital. You going to be ok?
Krystal: Yeah, I'll just -- I'll clean this up.
Thunder
Adam: this waiting is driving me up the wall; I wish I could get more manpower out there!
Brooke: your really worried aren't you?
Adam: yes…because not only could I loose my grandchild, I could loose the key to my sons happiness, and it would be weird not having Babe around I got so use to her.
Brooke – you won't loose either of them; Babe is strong as is Bianca…they'll pull through!
Adam: I glad I have you to assure me of that; if you were out there I swear I would be barking at so many people to bring the 5 of you home safely
Brooke – and vice versa
Adam: I love you Brooke. I hope you know that!
Brooke – I do…I love you also
Liza walks over to Tad
Tad: (is playing with the phone trying to make a connection) Worthless.
Liza: Ahem. Yeah, it just seems to be one of those days.
Tad: I can't get anything but a busy signal.
Liza: Funny. Neither can I. (holds up her cell phone)
Tad: this sucks the big one!
Liza: They make phones for you to make calls in time of need, but when that time comes they don't work!
Tad: I know it's stupid…it makes you wonder why you spent the money on it in the first place
Liza: (looks at Krystal) I think she needs you
Tad – (turns around and looks at Krystal) thanks darling (he kisses her forehead)
Tad walks over to Krystal
Tad: Well, at least there's some good news -- looks like the rain's letting up a little bit.
Krystal: Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get out there.
Tad: No, no, no, Krystal, I want you to stay here.
Krystal: Well, where are you headed that I can't go, too?
Tad: I thought I would go over to the hospital and check on my father, make sure he's ok -- and my mother.
Krystal: No. Uh-uh. No, you're going to check with Dr. Joe at the hospital because you think that Babe is racked up there fighting for her life.
Tad: I don't think that. Honestly. I just thought I would eliminate the slim-to-none chance that she may have been brought in. And because I can't get a signal out, I just -- I want to go check for myself.
Krystal: Don't expect me to wait here biting my fingernails. If you're going somewhere, I'm going with you.
Thunder; Meanwhile At the Cabin
Radio Announcer: Torrential rain and wind gusts of up to 60 miles an hour. Governor Brooks has declared a state of emergency, and listeners are strongly cautioned to remain indoors. Emergency --
Bianca: Oh -- oh, God.
Babe: Ok, ok --
Bianca: Oh, God.
Babe: Just remember what they said in the class. You just got to breathe through it. Ready? That's it, that's it, keep breathing. Almost over --
Bianca: Whoa.
Babe: Ok?
Bianca: Oh, that was -- that was a real whopper.
Babe: Yeah, but you rode it out just like a pro. Hopefully, it'll only be about 30 more minutes till the next one. When my mama had me, she was in labor for 28 hours before I made my debut.
Bianca: Wait a minute. Wait -- you told me that Krystal only got down to 45 bottles of beer on the wall and then you popped right out.
Babe: Yeah. Did I forget to mention that she got through the song about 20 times before that?
Bianca: I don't think I can last another hour, let alone 28.
Babe: Of course you can. You just have to focus.
Bianca: I am focused. I'm focused on the pain.
Babe: No, no, no, no. You need to focus on the outcome. Remember when you told me you just couldn't wait to hold little baby Miranda in your arms? What else are you looking forward to?
Bianca: Brushing her hair and braiding it. That was my mom's big thing -- playing with my hair constantly. It drove me nuts. I didn't get it then, but now I do. Every touch was her way of saying that she loved me. So what are you looking forward -- oh, my God! Oh, my God, it's another contraction. They're coming fast and furious now. Oh, God, Babe, what do I do?
Babe: Um -- ok, ok, ok. Just hold my hand and just breathe, ok? That's it. Um -- ok, ok, ok. Just hold my hand and just breathe, ok? That's it.
JR and Kendall at Jamie and Amanda's apartment; Maggie is over
J.R.: Jamie, we're here about Babe.
Jamie: what about Babe?
Amanda – is she okay?
Kendall: Maggie -- Maggie, have you seen Bianca? I can't reach her on her cell.
Maggie: No, I haven't talked to her since breakfast. Why? Did something happen?
Kendall: She went out with Babe this afternoon, and we think they got caught up in the storm.
Jamie: You let Babe go out in this? What the hell are you…
Amanda- (Amanda puts her hand on Jamie's mouth) stop! Babe is out in this storm; we have to find her and your baby!
J.R.: we've been looking but we can't find them (JR has a scared look on his face; his eyes are the medium light green color)
Jamie: You're -- you're scared?
J.R.: Yes… I got to believe that she's safe. I'm not going to lose my wife and my baby, not now. Not ever.
Amanda – don't worry JR, (she hugs JR; they pull away) Babe is strong…(she looks at Kendall) so is Bianca there going to be okay! Don't loose hope!
Maggie – Amanda's right! Now is not the time to loose hope, they need us to be strong, so we can come and find them!
Kendall – were going to go back out there…
JR and Kendall leave; At the Cabin
Babe and Bianca: 61 bottles of beer on the wall, 61 bottles of beer you take one down
Bianca: Oh -- oh, God! Oh, God. They're coming so fast and so strong now.
Babe: Hey, it's nothing that we can't handle.
Bianca: You talk about me like I'm some kind of Amazon or something. Doesn't anything ever faze you?
Babe: There's plenty.
Bianca: Like what?
Babe: Like when you go to the store and it's buy one, get one free -- why can't you just take the free one and leave the other one on the shelf?
Bianca: I'm serious.
Babe: Well, I've been in some kind of trouble my whole life. Mainly all my fault. I mean, I just never think about the future. I just -- I think about what I want right then, right now. And then by the time I figure out how to get out of one mess, it's -- bam. J.R.'s pretty much the only thing I've ever grabbed on to that turned out to be any good.
Bianca: I'm glad you two worked out together. He loves you so much.
Babe: I love him, too. And this baby -- it's going to keep things good!
Bianca: I feel like Miranda is my good thing
Babe: You know that they're going to be connected at the hip, right? It's never going to be just Miranda or just Bess. It's always going to be Miranda and Bess. "Hey, look, there's Miranda and Bess. They just came back from the mall." Or "Did you hear Miranda and Bess just tied for first in the Geography Bee?"
Bianca: Bess?
Babe: Yeah. J.R. wants to name her for his granny.
Bianca: I like it. Miranda and Bess -- best friends.
Babe: Just like their moms. Bianca and Babe.
Bianca: Bianca and Babe.
Thunder At the hospital
Tad: Why don't you see if you can drink some of this?
Krystal: Did you find out anything? Are they here?
Tad: I spoke to both Dad and the woman at Admissions. Nobody matching Babe or Bianca's description's been brought in.
Krystal: I'll take that water.
Krystal: Thank you.
Tad: No sweat. They got plenty more where that came from.
Krystal: I'm not talking about the water. Thank you for not calling me a drama queen when I freaked out when I saw that strange girl. I --
Tad: Krystal, you didn't see a stranger. You saw your daughter.
Krystal: I can't even remember what my life was like before Babe came into it. Feel like two halves of the same whole, you know, sharing the same heartbeat. Now that her little one's picked up that beat -- if anything happens to either one of them…
Back At Jamie and Amanda's place
Jamie: we can't sit around…I've got to do something
Maggie: Not without me…
Amanda – or me! I am not leaving your side baby!
Jamie – it's dangerous!
Amanda- I don't give a damn, my best friend is out there…and I am not about to let you out of my sight, I couldn't deal with worrying about Babe, and you!
Jamie: Maggie…Maybe you should call Lena and tell her Bianca's missing.
Maggie: I can't…She's in Chicago. I'm not going to call her and scare her if Bianca just went to the movies until, you know, the weather settled or something.
Jamie: Right. And she probably couldn't get a flight out anyway, so –
Amanda – let's go then…the more time we waste; the more time runs out for us finding them!
Maggie: Well, take your car?
Jamie: Yeah, let's go.
Jamie, Amanda, and Maggie walk out the door; and get in to Jamie's car; they drive looking for Babe's car; on the way to the Mansion. Thunder Back at the cabin
Bianca: Babe? What are you doing?
Babe: Can't make soup without hot water.
Bianca: No. You don't think we're going to get to the hospital in time. That's why you're boiling water.
Babe: Hey, don't you worry. I might not have read all the books that you read, but you and Miranda -- you guys are going to ace this, and I'm going to be here to make sure of it.
Bianca: Just like your neighbor and her 10 puppies -- oh -- oh –
Babe runs up to her best friend and grabs her hand
Babe: Ok, ok, ok, what -- what bottle of beer are we on? Ok --
Bianca: Oh, forget the song. Tell me about Bess. Tell me about what you're looking forward to.
Babe: Ok, um -- yeah. Well, that's a cinch. I -- a bike. That's it. When I was little, I always wanted a bike, and -- but it wasn't just -- it wasn't feasible because we moved all the time and it wasn't affordable. And I remember seeing this little girl, and she had a pink bike with a banana seat and the streamers. She was with her family, and they just seemed so happy. Hey, that's how it's going to be with you and little Miranda. You're going to be a family, Bianca.
Bianca: Oh --
Babe: Sweetie, what's wrong?
Bianca: I want this baby out of me right now!
At the hospital; 8:10 pm
Tad: Nobody's seen either of the girls since they took off in Babe's car this afternoon.
Krystal: We're kind of hoping maybe they found someplace to lay low until the storm passes.
Maria: And isn't it right around Bianca's due date?
Krystal: Yeah, and Babe's not too far behind.
Maria: Oh, my God -- well, then we'll just keep an eye out for Babe and Bianca, then.
David: What about Bianca? Is she all right?
Tad: We won't know till we find her -- and Babe.
JR and Kendall at the Mansion; JR calls people
J.R.: Well, that's just not good enough…then use a chopper! Then find them on foot. My wife and her friend are pregnant...Find them (he hangs up the phone)
Kendall: I can't lose them. Bianca and her baby -- they're all I've got left.
J.R.: That's not going to happen. I won't let that happen.
Back At The Cabin Bianca groans
Babe: Bianca, you said you want to have this baby now? Well, I think you're going to get your wish, because we can't wait for help to get here. We're going to deliver this baby together -- now.
Babe: Bianca, Bianca, your baby wants out. You have to push again.
Bianca: No, I can't, not anymore. It's been too long, Babe.
Babe: Don't you dare poop out on me now? You can do this. Just one more push, come on!
Bianca: Don't make me do it again.
Babe: Come on.
Bianca: Oh!
Babe: You think of her. Miranda wants to see her mommy. Give it all you got. Ready? Now, push!
Babe: Bianca -- here she comes.