Place: The Palace-A Bedroom-Francis' Deathbed
Situation: Francis' Death
Action: Sickly, Francis rests on his deathbed surrounded by love. His affliction is brain cancer.
Mary (crying, she squeezes Francis' hand): I love you
Francis: I love you too
Mary: You live forever in my dreams
Francis: I have lost my battle against this illness. Time is up for me. You need to accept reality.
A teenage James: You could have changed your fate, but you choose not to
Francis: Love is surely a gift of sacrifice
A teenage Anna (sobbing): Daddy, please don't leave me
Francis (choked up): I had a long fulfilling life. Let me go please.
Lola (rests a hand on Mary's shoulder): Let him go
Mary (angry, she removes Lola's hand): I will not let him go
Francis (to Bash): Watch over Lola, Mary and our children
Bash (choked up):You always had a choice. Why did you have to choose this difficult path?
Francis: My future and fate were already predestined
A fully grown Gabriel (enters the room): I received the message
Francis (reaching out to Gabriel): Gabe, you came just in enough time to say goodbye
Gabriel (hysterical): Please stop this madness. I can't bear the pain.
Francis: You will get used to my absence with time
Gabriel: No, I won't
Francis (hyperventilating): I love you
Gabriel (holding Francis' hand): I am not of your flesh and blood. How could you possibly love me?
Francis (still losing breath): As I lay dying, I have seen the light and embraced the truth. You are my son. Your life is a gift that is a miracle. I apologize if I caused you pain.
Gabriel: I am proud to call you father. All is forgiven between us.
(Francis closes his eyes and the world stops to mourn his death)
Time Period: A Flashback
Event: Gabriel's premature birth-Mary is six months pregnant at the time
Place: Mary's bedchamber
Mary (screaming as she bears down and pushes really hard): AHA..AHA..AHA
The Doctor (preparing to catch the baby): The baby is crowning. I can see the head.
Mary (exhausted): I am not ready. It is way too early. Will the baby be okay?
Catherine: No. Your baby will be stillborn.
Francis (yelling at Catherine): MOM...
Catherine: I was just telling Mary the truth
Francis: Mary is already in enough stress
Mary (cries in Francis' arms): Everything is my fault
Francis (Kisses Mary's forehead): You're precious
Mary (gives once more into her pain): AHA..AHA..AHA
Lola: The baby is small. It should just slip right out.
Mary (hyperventilating): Its not that easy
The Doctor (pressing down on Mary's stomach): Come on out, little baby
Mary (beginning to lose consciousness): I am dying
The Doctor (trying to pull the baby out): Please stay awake, Mary. Just one more big push and your suffering will be over.
(Obediently, Mary pushes and Gabriel enters the world. Frail, Gabriel is on the brink of death. Francis and Mary still form a bond with him anyway. Mary looks on in wonder as Francis cradles Gabriel in his arms.)
Francis (emotional, he cradles his son): He is so tiny. What shall his name be?
Mary (emotional): We should name him after the angel, Gabriel
Francis (to the baby): Welcome to the world, Gabriel
Mary (delighted): So you love Gabriel?
Francis: Yes
