July 17th at the hospital
"hey are you Doctor Eliza" asks Maria
"yes and who are you, you don't look sick" says Eliza
"I'm Carly Shay's sister in law" says Maria
"oh well I'm sorry but she doesn't work here anymore" says Eliza
"did you even try to keep her, you guys seem awfully short handed, or was keeping a nurse or doctor who can actually understand and emotionally support your patients too much" says Maria
"she quit" says Eliza
"ya I know but you never asked why did you, well I'll tell you why, her girlfriend had a bit of doubt and fear over a misunderstanding and left her a note after leaving without a trace, it broke Carly down, she tried to quit, she was expecting you to say no, that you guys needed her, as a widow I'd expect you to understand how hard suddenly not having the one you love be there is, my fiancé is a former military man and believe me it was hard when he was on missions not to be afraid, believe me there is nobody I would trust more in a hospital than her, she's understanding and actually cares about helping people get better, there is something you have to understand, that university never planned to let her graduate alive, the Italian government has it out for her over something her MOTHER said, being rejected by you put her in the deep dive of depression, she no longer believes she could ever qualify for another job anywhere" says Maria
"wait hold on WHAT…. Ok how about this, she works for us for one week and if she passes all the tests we will petition for her blacklist be removed and she can work full time with us in whatever position she wants" says Eliza
"she won't do it, not if I tell her that, if you guys genuinely want her back you have to go to her and convince her of that fact, the day before I got here she'd tried to get a job at the convenience store on the corner of the street where she lives, before she even said a word they were already laughing at her calling her 'that stupid failed doctor girl' and that 'she needs to stop trying to do men's work and be a woman and cook and clean' she said she's been hearing that everywhere she goes to apply, if you want her back you're going to have to come up with the best offer you can get her, I've only been here a day and she couldn't stop talking about how much she loved working with you here" says Maria as Carly's old co-worker walks over
"I'll admit she was more cut out for this job than I ever thought she'd be, she didn't look the type to be a doctor but man did the patients ever love her, I swear she could do the work of two of us" says Dean
"her father was military, she wanted the degree so she could sign up to be a military doctor but the university pushed back on her any chance they got, when the university crumbled she'd lost all hope only to be taken on here, believe me she wants to work here but since she's blacklisted now she can't even if she wanted to, plus she's afraid that she'll be made fun of here if she's magically rehired" says Maria
"we don't do that mean stuff here, all doctors here have been through at least one hard time, I'll see what I can do" says Eliza as Maria hands her a piece of paper with their address on it
"when you have a deal come to that address and we will see if she will take it" says Maria as she leaves
Back at home
"please tell me you lied" says Carly
"I'm sure they will ask the government for verification of that claim regarding Italy, we will see just how much the government cares to confirm your lie" says Maria
"I didn't craft that lie, Cat had one of her high up friends make it and insert it into legal documents so as far as the government is concerned it is the truth, Cat has some seriously high up friends and I have no idea how, she puts on this front of being a bubbly sugar obsessed popstar yet she was well versed enough to tip the SMALL FAMILY OWNED San-Francisco electricians company six hundred grand on top of their two hundred grand work order to re-wire this whole place as there was serious electrical faults, she's publicly dating Robbie, Tori and Jade, though to be fair it started as a way to date Tori's two other personalities it's grown to be so much more, what would surprise you is her fans embrace her polyamorous love relationship, I envy her honesty and strength" says Carly
"you don't think they'll reconsider letting you walk away do you" says Maria
"no Mari I don't, as much as I loved that job I never got my degree, I'm not certified to do any of the work anymore" says Carly
"but you never had your degree, how were you certified to do the work before then" asks Maria revealing her lisp
"I was part of a government intern program as a way to finish my schooling as a result of the university falling apart, only Dean and I accepted, the rest of the medical students quit working for their degrees as a result of being hated by the university for being autistic or lgbtqia" says Carly
"so that university cost the medical field a ton of medical professionals solely out of greed and hatred for people who aren't normal" asks Maria
"exactly, to be honest though I should have handled the Sam thing better than I did, she's always been a little flakey" says Carly
"oh no don't even go there, she'd willingly entered into a relationship with you, there are different rules, she should have talked to you instead of just running out on you like she had, though to be fair opening that kind of trust with someone is never easy, believe me it wasn't always easy with Henry and yes there were times he wanted to walk away or cry in a corner, Sam given her history probably thought everything was her fault, I mean as far as I can tell she's never actually been listened to in earnest by anyone but you and Freddie, if I had to guess she probably thought you guys were just being nice and didn't actually care" says Maria
"I must say you have pretty much nailed Sam down to within an inch of truth, Samantha's mom was barely there for her growing up, it caused Sam to seek other means to get attention, my feelings for her caused me to try and make her stop before she went to far, I failed and she went to juvie for almost two and a half years, she came out a changed person, anger and self control were completely gone, it took Spencer letting her stay with us whenever she wanted to calm her down, even then she'd eat food without asking" says Carly
"so what made you love her" asks Henry
"she's different, I like different, it's totally different now though, everything is so calm, I can walk around skimpy in my apartment and neither Freddie nor Sam bat an eye, if anything they love seeing my body" says Carly
"you're in a relationship with them, your comfort is as important to them as their comfort is important to you, you aren't naked around my daughters are you" says Maria
"only around Bella so she can better understand the female body as she is determinedly lesbean, around Sabine I am not, I would hate it if I made Sabine think it was a choice because believe me it isn't" says Carly
"I know it's not a choice, Bella had a girlfriend in Italy, the Italian government says its not for torture over sexuality but that isn't stopping Bella from believing Sarah is dead" says Maria
"believe me I was in contact with Lynn in Italy today, my dad's former second in command now the Colonel and they're using word of mouth to try and find Naomi and Becca, Hannah asked me to please try, so far they have some information about where they are but it's not specific enough to pinpoint a location for a mission because they're on the edge of US controlled space, their hope is to get them out peacefully without starting wars, their sole mission right now is to get anyone out who wants to leave, it would seem as of right now Italy's government seems to have no problem with letting people leave, the problem seems to be in how they leave, they don't seem to want the American army in their territory without explicit warning" says Carly
"I mean that makes sense, why not just give early warning" asks Maria
"the government took literal shots at Sabine and Hannah, that was without warning, imagine what they'd have done if the Navy gave them early warnings, Lynn is giving them one chance to negotiate terms to evacuate those who wish to leave, she said she'd call me when she had a game plan" says Carly as her phone goes off and she answers it
"Sabrina I'm in Rome, he wants to talk to you about terms of agreement for the release of the girls and or anyone who wants to leave" says Lynn
"I have no political sway to get him anything meaningful but I will see what I can do" says Carly
"you have a Catarina Valentine" says 'Prime minister' Gustav
"I'm not letting you touch her" says Carly
"no no no not her, her music, the last government banned it here, my daughter love that music, if you get her music here I let anyone leave who want to" says Gustav
"I can talk to her but you need to unban her on your end Sir but to even get in talks with her producers you will need to give Lynn BOTH Naomi and Becca first, with their families if they want that, however since we're talking how about you take my life off the stove while you're at it, I want to have a life without worrying about you or the Italian government trying to kill me, giving me and the US government the assurance you won't kill anyone without good reason is the only way forward" says Carly
"I understand" says Gustav as he hangs up and Cat walks over
"I have no idea what you just bargained for but nobody has EVER been that firm with Gustav and won, he's the son of a world war two vet, it's not surprising at all he's won an Italian election" says Cat
"but he's like a dictator" says Carly
"no not him, his generals are, he's working to clean things up but things aren't working well, he's getting lots of backlash for the smallest thing, perception is a beech Carly, he's actually not that bad, not the best but nowhere near as bad as he's made out to be" says Cat
"why does he seem so bad then" asks Henry
"his temper, which is why he would need military generals that wouldn't just be willing go on just anything he says when upset and probably also why he gave the US Navy Venice" says Cat
