Chapter 3 Two Weeks Later
The Conversation My Take on the season 3 spoilers WARNING: This Chapter contains spoilers for episode 5 OEDIPUS HEX. Like the previous chapters the dialogue has been changed or rephrased. As well as the teleplay. I now have comments to indicate what I have added in. These are not things you will see played out on the show.
EXT.ALLEY-BACK OF PUNK SHOW-NIGHT (Dialogue Changed and or rephrased as well as teleplay) I Do Not Own Anything Here.
CLOSE UP ON the solemn face of LINDSAY MONROE. STARING at the lifeless body of Omen. A gallon of blood and grey matter leading the way from her bludgeoned head. CAMERA WIDENS BACK TO REVEAL Linsdsay standing next to DANNY MESSER. Danny breaks her silence.
DANNY: Are you gonna take pictures or stare at her all night?
LINDSAY: (Lindsay shoots a look back at Danny) Excuse Me
DANNY: You want me to do it?
LINDSAY: What's with the attitude?
DANNY: I'm not giving you attitude. I'm just pointing out….we can either----
Lindsay shoots him another look. This one says don't push me. Danny gives in and lets it go.
Danny: I'll take the pictures……
CONTINUED
LINDSAY: Well, let me put the poor girl's head down and I'll answer you.
Lindsay wants to yell, scream, cry, but doesn't. Instead---
LINDSAY: I need you to do this for me.
DANNY: WHAT? WHY?
(Dialogue and teleplay rephrased)
LINDSAY: I can't handle grieving mothers…Alright? Fathers, I can console all day long. But the Mothers I can't look in the eye without….I need you to do this for me.
This is killing Lindsay. Danny can't believe what she is saying. But chooses not to push, worried about her.
Danny: Alright give me the file (Added In by me this teleplay does not appear in the episode) Pure speculation.
Lindsay hands it to Danny. He turns and walks away. Lindsay just stands there for a beat as Danny walks into the office. Lindsay stands in front of the glass door her eyes focused on the grief stricken Helen Sanders. This is stirring up bad memories. CUT TO: (End of my teleplay)
Danny sits across from HELEN SANDERS. The mother of the young girl. She's come all the way from Wyoming. She is visibly distraught. Holding up a grainy PHOTOGRAPH in her shaking hands. She sets it down in front of Danny. (Rephrased version of episode dialogue and teleplay)
DANNY:….I'm very sorry about your daughter.
Helen picks up a few of the other photos from the table, looking them over in a disbelieving manner. Greif quickly turns to denial.
HELEN SANDERS: No…..you have the wrong girl.
Danny: Mrs Sanders, we checked your daughter's prints---
Helen Sanders: That's not what I mean detective, what I mean is this is not the daughter I gave birth to. With all these tattoos and piercings everywhere. She looks like someone I don't recognize. (shows danny a picture) does this look like the same eighteen year old to you?
Danny is shocked by her tone. A mother's anger.
DANNY: Mrs Sanders, it's not my job to judge your daughter's lifestyle. I never met her. But the one thing I can tell you is she loved you.
Without hesitation. Helen smacks Danny across the face. Danny keeps his composure. It hurts but he understands.
DANNY: My apologies Mrs. Sanders I didn't mean to offend you.
Danny hands her a file. Helen opens the file inside is a photo of Omen's back tattoo. TO REVEAL a
Picture of heart. I Love you Mom. Helens rage reverts to panic.
HELEN SANDERS But……there was so much I never told her. That I wanted to tell her.
Helen keeps her composure. Danny steps in trying to offer comfort. Off this image Lindsay had it right grieving mothers are the hardest.
INT NEW YORK CRIME LAB-CSI BULLPEN-NIGHT.
Helen watches a video tape of her daughter. Lindsay is by her side. This all that remains of Helen's little girl.
Omen: (from teaser) All I want is a chance to live the kind of life my mother never did To be accepted for who I am. To fit in. I just want to be loved that's all. I just want someone who loves me.
Helen puts her hand on the television screen. Her calm facade giving way to tears of sorrow and regret her voice is barely above a whisper now.
Helen: You were loved… I loved you… I always will. (she breaks down)
Lindsay tries to hold her study. Her strength barely containing itself she is right on the edge. Off Lindsay courage.
(Rephrased version of episode dialogue and teleplay) If this looks like pages of the actual shooting script I assure you it is only because I have read many, many TV and movie scripts and I have written one of my own so I know how they are done. I just thought it would be fun to try and write a fan fiction this way. I am not nor would I try to say that anything pertaining to the upcoming season three episodes was all mine. The spoilers are not mine, they belong to CBS and Jerry Bruckheimer and the very talented writers of CSI: NY as do the characters of Danny Messer and Lindsay Monroe.
EXT. NEW YORK CRIME LAB- FRONT STEPS-NIGHT
Danny steps out of the crime lab. Shift over. He spots Nixon.
Danny: So your off the hook.
NIXON: Was there ever any doubt (moves in closer) So you want to go knock back a couple of shots see where things lead us….
Danny: I 'll have to take a rain check. There's someone I need to check on. (This line added in is not part of sides)
Nixon places a finger on Danny's lips. Pity! (Rephrased) the line was originally Nixon puts finger to Danny's nose lips just sounded more intimate to me.
Nixon: We could have had a lot of fun. You don't know what you're saying no to.
Right then, the rest of the Suicide Girls file out of the precinct. Al, Amina, Fractal, Posh, Missy,
Sawa, and Zoli. They gather around Nixon who consoles Al with a hug.
(What appears below was added in by me does not appear in episode)
Danny watches as they disappear down the street. He pulls his cell phone from his belt, dials. Listens, the other end of the phone just says Hey, this is Lindsay leave a message and I'll call you back.
Danny: Damn it. Your voice mail. Where the hell are you Montana. (Added In By me not in episode as far as I know) If this is incorrect please let me know it will be changed.
EXT: NEW YORK CRIME LAB CSI BALCONEY- NIGHT (Does not appear in episode added in by me) Pure speculation.
Lindsay is leaning against the railing. Her head slumped down. Her body is shaking. She is crying. Violent sobs echo from her throat. Her strength is gone. She sinks to the ground. Broken and pleading. Right then, a pair of strong masculine arms come around Lindsay CAMERA WIDENS TO REVEAL DANNY MESSER
Danny pulls Lindsay onto her feet. He rocks her back and forth in his arms. He whispers words of comfort hoping to ease her pain. The worry written all over his face.
Danny: (Pulls back to look at Lindsay) Linds talk to me (He pleads with her) please.
Lindsay just stares back into Danny's eyes. The tears are streaming down her cheeks. Her pain is overwhelming.
Lindsay: I can't Danny, I just can't .
She turns from his embrance and walks out the door. Leaving Danny standing there helpless and confused.
End Of Chapter Three And of speculation for this chapter.
