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Favorite Scenes   December 29, 1993 B: No sign of him, huh? P: No, but if he’s wounded like you said, he couldn’t have got far. N: What happened, Bo? B: He cut… N: What happened? B: He cut the ropes. N: Oh, no, he’s gotten away. Where is he, Bo? Where is he? B: Just calm down, no, it’s all right, it’s all right, and you’re all right, and you’re going to stay that way. I’m not going to let that maniac get within ten feet of you, honey. Never again, I swear. Never again.   P: Got a full scale hunt going on. There’s a good chance they might catch this guy. B: Well, just find Manning, I don’t care how you do it, okay? P: Maybe you could throw us a couple of clues, Ms. Gannon. What was he wearing? Even just the colors would help. Ms. Gannon? N: I don’t know, I don’t know. B: Look, my fiancée’s had some problems with her eyesight. It was very dark in here, plaid shirt, dark pants, boots, I think. I don’t know. What else? P: Ms. Gannon, I’m sorry to have to put you through this, but I do need to know all the details. B: Look, officer… N: It’s okay, Bo, it’s okay. I’ll so it. It’s all right. I can do it. He came in, I don’t know how he got in, Todd, I don’t even know how he knew I was here, or how I’d get here. He was, um, threatening me. He was verbally abusive, taunting. Bo arrived, and he told me he would shoot Bo if I didn’t get rid of him, so I did what he told me to do, and I got rid of him. And then somehow or other I got away from him and ended up going upstairs. P: That’s okay, you’re doing fine, go on. N: So I got upstairs, he followed me upstairs, and…I tried, he was going…he was going to rape me. And somehow, I, um, I hit him and got away from him, he followed me downstairs, and I stabbed him with scissors, my sewing- Bo? B: I’m right here, honey, I’m right here. Look, he’s got a deep stab wound, all right? N: But he still got away, he got away. B: I tied him up on the deck. How he got away, I don’t know, but he did, all right? That’s the story. The short version. P: Got it. Was he carrying- armed, I mean? B: I didn’t see anything. Nora said that- N: He told me he had a gun. I didn’t see any gun. He told me he had a gun, then later he told me it wasn’t a gun. I didn’t see any gun, I didn’t even see this house, I don’t even know where the hell I am! B: Nora, honey… N: Bo, will you just take me home, will you just take me back? B: All right. N: Please. B: Find Manning, okay? Lock him up. Keep him there this time, all right? Come on, I’m going to take you to the hospital. N: The hospital? B: Don’t argue with me. I want Ben Price to see you right away, you hear me? Come on. Come on.   Rachel, Kevin, Hank, Sheila, and Ben are waiting at the hospital. B and N enter. R: Mom. N: I’m okay. H: Are you sure? S: Any news about Todd? B: Not that we know of. H: Yeah, I would have heard if there was. R: Wait, did he hurt you? N: No, no, no, no. No. R: Oh, thank God. Ben: Yeah, I second that motion. N: Ben Price? Ben: I’m here, lawyer. N: You want to tell me what’s going on, you want to tell me what happened? Ben: Well, first of all, I want you to calm down. N: You want me to calm down? How can I possibly calm down? You told me this was eyestrain. This isn’t just eyestrain, Ben, I’m blind. Now, why don’t you tell me what’s happening? Can you help me, Ben? Please? N: This is a lot more than eye strain, Ben Price. K: Look, what can you do for her? B: Do you have any idea what happened here? Ben: Wait, wait- one at a time, please. R: You knew this could happen? Ben: What, I’m sorry? R: I asked if you knew. Ben: Well… B: No, wait a minute, you knew? And you didn’t say anything? Ben: Wait, wait, just hold on a minute, all right, hold on a minute, people! Now, I know you’re all worried, I’m worried too. I got it. But I can’t answer any questions until I can just run a few- N: A lot of tests and a lot of waiting. Ben: A CAT scan. We’ll have the results right away. And then we’ll be sure to know what the problem is. Now, Nora. Come with me and let’s get this thing done with. B: All right, I’ll come with you. H: Bo, look- B: No, come on, Hank, can it wait? H: Sorry. B: All right, you two go on and I’ll catch up. (N and Ben leave) Excuse us. (B and H go aside) Okay, what is it? H: Look, I know this isn’t a great time. B: No, come on, come on, Hank… H: Look, Bo, you pulled Nora away before she could give a full statement to the New Jersey Police. B: Well, for crying out loud! H: Look, Bo, we need to know everything. Everything that happened in that beach house with Todd.   N, B, Ben, K, R in examining room. Ben: I think we’ve got some answers now. B: Good, let’s hear them. N: Why did this happen, Ben? Dr. Dowling said the operation was a success. He was so sure, you guys removed all of the tumor, right? Ben: As you know, most of it, Nora, not all of it. R: What? Ben: You see, a part of it had to be left, it was too close to touch without risking the optic nerve. Now, it was tiny, but it’s beginning to grow, and somehow it’s strangling the nerve again. N: But you said I had nothing to worry about. Ben: I know, I know. Now, Dowling decided that it wouldn’t happen, that the chances were slim, but- maybe that’s why he- well, that’s why we made the decision to understate the remaining risk. B: Understate? N: Bo… B: No, Ben, this is worse, you should have said something, then at least we would have known. N: I don’t even care about any of that. What about now? Can you fix it, Ben? Can you go back in there and get the rest of that tumor, Ben, please? Ben: I’m going to do everything possible now, Nora, I promise. I’ll call in Dr. Dowling and we’ll figure out what’s the next step. N: Well, go, go. Go find him. S: Why don’t we use my office, it’s closer. Ben: Right. (exit Ben and S) K: Rachel? R: I’ll be back. (exit R) Sheila- S: Yeah, Rachel, what? R: Nothing. It’s you, you’re the one. How could you do that? You didn’t say anything, you just stood there, the same way you stood there, what, a week ago, when I said how much I admired you for your honesty? Oh, Dr. Benjamin Price, he never pulls his punches. You weren’t honest at all, were you? Ben: Not completely, no. R: You lied. Just say it. Go on. You lied to my mother. Say it. Ben: In a way, yes. I lied by omission, and I take full responsibility for that. And it’s a mistake that I don’t intend on ever making again. that’s the best I can do. R: Let’s just hope it’s not too late for her. S: Rachel, you don’t-(R leaves) Ben, why didn't you tell her? It was Dr. Dowling’s call, you disagreed, and you still took full responsibility. Ben: Because I am responsible. S: Oh, no. No, you’re not. Ben: I could have told her, I should have- well, it feels like I’m responsible. S: Honey, you were under orders. You can’t blame yourself. Ben: Watch me. Just watch me. I left Nora wide open for that, and that vicious, son of a- oh, man.   B: Feel like talking? N: Feel like hugging? B: Try and stop me. (they hug) N: Oh, Bo. B: Go ahead, just let it out. Let it out, honey, I’m right here, so you just let it go, okay? N: Hold me, Bo. Keep holding me. Tighter, Bo, tighter. B: Same old lesson, huh, red. Over and over again. Let me in, please, will you? N: I’m sorry. B: Don’t be sorry. For what, for needing me? Hmm? Is that what you’re sorry about? N: I don’t want it to be because you feel you have to. B: I do have to, thought, you see. For me. Don’t you get that? I need you. So go ahead. Have a ittle pity on me, will you? Lean on me. Lean on us. All right? Take it for granted. So what? You and me, us, that’s what we’re talking about here. Do you hear me? Hmm? N: I hear. And I’ll try. B: And I’ll help you, okay? I’ll help. P: (entering) Nora. N: Bo, what is it? B: Powell. P: Listen, I’m so sorry, I just heard what happened about Todd. I’m sorry. N: Oh, that’s all right. P: I guess I should have knocked, but I’ve just been so worried about you. I guess- I’m so sorry, Nora. N: Powell. You’re sorry for caring? Don’t ever be sorry for caring. Let’s just hope that they get Todd Manning once and for all. (N is reaching her hand out- P is confused but takes it).   December 30, 1993 Ben comes in the exam room. R: Ben. Ben: Dowling’s here, he’s on his way up. B: How are you doing? Ben: I’m beat. I’ve been up all night. All right, I checked the CAT scan we took plus the other test results. N: How does it look to you? Ben: Well, Nora, this… N: No, no, no, really, I want to know before Dowling comes in what your opinion is. I mean, do you think there’s something that can be done? Will I ever be able to see again? Ben? D: (enters) Good morning, Nora. How are you? N: Just peachy. It’s real good to see you. D: Yeah. Well, I’ve just gone over your latest CAT scan and so forth, so I’m all up to date. I can’t tell you how sorry I am. N: Sympathy noted. Let’s cut to the chase, doctors. Is there something that can be done? The part of the tumor that you left, when can I get rid of it? D: I’m afraid I’ve done all that I can. B: What? D: As much as I wish things were otherwise, there’s nothing I or anyone else can do for you now. D: The portion of the tumor I elected to leave behind has been growing at a very unusual rate. Once again, it’s starting to press against the optic nerve. B: Well then, just go back in and get it out. D: That could be attempted, but not without cutting the nerve, the result of that would be- N: Blindness? I’m blind either way. D: That, or worse. Surgery is always a risk, brain surgery even more so. Nora, you present condition is not life threatening. And the odds of trying to restore your eyesight are- they’re just too small. N: Do you agree, Dr. Price? Ben: Nora… N: No, I want to know what you think. Do you think this new operation is completely useless, that I should live out the rest of my life like this, or do you think that something new can be done? N: Dr. Price, I asked you a question. D: He’s seen the latest CAT scan, so no doubt he agrees. N: Unless someone gets rid of what’s left of this tumor- D: Which, as I explained to you, cannot be done without damage to that nerve. N: I’d be blind anyway. D: There is no justification for an invasive procedure- Ben: I, I think I can do it. R: What? B: You can? Ben: It’s just my opinion, you asked, and I’m telling you. I think I can do it. D: Dr. Price… Ben: I’m sorry. Nora, I think it’s possible. I think we can get it all without touching the nerve. N: Do you think I’d be able to see again? D: Tell her the odds, Ben. Very poor, extremely poor, I know you’re very skilled in laser surgery, but unless everything is perfect- N: I have nothing to lose, Dr. Dowling. If we don’t do the operation, I stay the way I am, I’ll be blind, and if we try- D: Nora, listen to me. I feel for you. I know it’s not easy to accept this situation, but more than your eyesight is at stake here. Will you chance a potentially fatal procedure to pursue a young surgeon’s pipe dream of some miracle surgery? He is eager and hopeful, and that’s what he should be, but Ben Price is not qualified- B: Thank you, thank you, Dr. Dowling, I think we all know how you feel about this, but there’s no need to go after Ben. D: My intention is not to go after- B: I know, I know, the odds of success, they’re ridiculous, in your opinion, the risks are just too high, but the final decision is Nora’s, remember? She’s the one calling the shots. D: It’s her life. R: Yes, it is. And it’s her choice. So mom, what’s it going to be? You know what’s at stake, you know what could happen, but I’m with you all the way, all of us are. It’s up to you now. B: Nora. N: I have to. I’m going to go ahead. D: No, now, Nora, you could die. That’s a chance I’m not willing to take. N: No one’s asked you to take it, Dr. Dowling. I know how you feel, and I appreciate that. I’d like Dr. Price to perform the procedure. R: What? N: That is, Dr. Price, if you’re willing. D: Ben, do you realize what you’re getting yourself into? Ben: Yes sir, I do. And I realized I’m going against everything I was taught, but I think I can do it. Especially if you’re going to be right there with me. N: Well, let’s do it then! D: All right. All right, I’ll go arrange for an OR stat, and I’ll have someone come down here and prep Nora for surgery. I want you both to know, I’m still very concerned, but I’ll do what I can, I’ll be there for you. Ben: Thank you, sir. R: Thank you. (D leaves) Bo kisses Nora. N: What was that for? B: I’m proud of you, red. You always take the tough choice every time. R: I know this is going to work. N: Oh, you know it, do you? Ben: And I’ll tell you what I know. Dr. Dowling has a lot of clout, and when he asks for an OR, he gets on. So, you two are going to have to get lost. B: Yes sir, doctor, right now, come one, you heard the man. R: Oh, I’m just the daughter. N: Ben, you will leave some time for the mushy stuff, won’t you? Ben: Oh, yes maam, yes maam, count on it. Now, if you’ll excuse us. R: Going, going, gone. (B and R leave) B: She’s really something, your mother. R: She sure is. B: That’s a great performance, kid. R: Bo, she could die. B: No, there’s not a chance of that, Rachel, that is not going to happen. R: You’re right. B: All right, so now you tell me. R: It’s not going to happen. B: Right. She was defenseless out there at the beach house, and she can’t spend the rest of her life that way, so if there’s one little chance that this is going to work- R: Bo, Bo. B: I can’t get it out of my head, what he did to her. Todd Manning, what he tried to do. And he's still out there. R: Mom. N: And now, in her final performance of the role that made her famous, Nora Gannon as Norma Desmond…turban…Sunset Boulevard…(laughs) Ben: Mercy, mercy, mercy me, this is her way of thanking me for her new hat. N: And coming up soon, Revenge of the Follicles. Just when you thought your bad hair days were over, but noo! B: I plan on spending a lifetime of bad hair days with you, red. N: How nice… Ben: Excuse me, guys, we really… R: Please, just one more minute- N: One more minute longer would be one more minute longer that I wouldn’t be able to come down and see your beautiful face. B: Well, you’re going to be seeing my beautiful face again too, you know. N: But I think I’ll have the operation anyway. (laughs) Doctor, Igor awaits in the lab. Goodbye! R: Ben- Ben: Best I know how, Rachel. Count on it. N: Mush! B: You kids go on, have some fun, all right? Stay out of trouble! N: No trouble? Oh, he’s no fun at all. (laughs) R: Fun, huh? B: Yeah, fun. Lots and lots of fun.   December 31, 1993 S, H, R and B are waiting. It’s 2 minutes to midnight. B: Lord knows that I’ve had enough coffee to last me until I don’t know when. S: Next year? B: What? S: It’s almost next year, look at the clock. B: Oh, yeah. R: Yeah. 1994 will come in, and Mom’s going to be okay, the tumor will be gone, she’ll open her eyes, and then she- H: Hey- Rachel, baby, come on. Look, we’re all scared, okay? But you just keep that good thought, because soon your mother, she’s going to open her eyes, and she’s going to see us all looking at her and she’s going to give us one of those big, beautiful Nora Gannon smiles. B: One minute until midnight. S: 59 seconds. H: 58. R: 57. (enter Ben and N) B: Nora? Nora? Ben: Careful, careful. B: No, Ben, come on, just tell me right now. Is she going to be okay? I mean, is Nora going to be able to see? Please, Ben, just tell me, is it going to be a happy new year?   At Serenity Springs. Max: I think there’s a wish that we all would like to make tonight, and that is that Nora Gannon’s surgery is a total success. Bo and Nora, our thoughts are with you, Happy New Year. All: To Bo and Nora.   Ben: (coming out of Nora’s room) It’s going to be a happy New Year, Bo. B: Nora’s going to be all right? Ben: Well, I’ve never described a patient as having sailed through brain surgery until now, because that’s exactly what Nora did. She’s going to be fine. B: Thank God. R: Oh, that’s so great! S: So, you got all the tumor, I mean, you’re sure? D: Every last bit of it. And there’s no damage to the optic nerve, none whatsoever. I’ve dealt with brash residents before, but never with one who backed up his words like Ben just did. You may make a surgeon yet, you know. B: I think now is the time to break out the champagne, huh? All: Happy New Year! (laugh) B: What happens now, what happens now? H: Yeah. Ben: Well, Nora’ll sleep through the night, and as for me, I have another appointment scheduled. R: Surgery? Ben: Mmuh. Uh uh. Check this out. (takes off gown to reveal tux) All right? Forget the wonders of science. Ben Price finally gets a smile out of Rachel Gannon? R: I want to thank you for having faith that the operation would work, and, and for your courage and your skill, and (S laughs) Ben: What about my jokes? R: Stick to surgery. (all laugh) Ben: All right, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go finish changing, but, uh, ease up on the hallway celebrating. Nora needs her rest. S: Bye, baby. See you. H: All right, listen guys. I, um, Ben is right. I think we should get rolling, huh? B: I’m going to stay right here, so you guys go ahead and have fun. R: Bye. Happy New Year. H: See you, Bo. S: Happy New Year, yay.   B goes in N’s room. B: Hey, hey. Happy New Year, red. You remember last New Year’s eve, you and me in the police station? This New Year’s Eve, we’re in the hospital. Next New Year’s eve, we’re going out dancing, okay? And we’re going to go out dancing every New Year’s eve from now on.   S, H and R enter Serenity Springs. M: Hey, what’s the word on Nora? S: The word is yay. M: Yay? H: Yeah, she came through the operation with flying colors. M: All right! I bet Bo’s grinning from here to here. K: Did I hear right, Nora’s going to be all right? R: You got that right. Alex: I am just so happy for Bo and Nora. Asa: About what? Alex: Well, don’t tell me you’re not thrilled that Nora’s operation was a success? Asa: Honey, I can’t get all worked up over something I knew from the get-go. Alex: Now, how did you know everything was going to turn out well? Asa: Because the lady’s going to be a Buchanan, right? Everything goes our way. We are the leaders of the pack- rough, tough and unbeatable.   Ben: Hey. Hey, Bo. B: Hey. Ben: Can I give you a lift over to Serenity Springs? I’m sure the party’s still going on. B: No, thanks, I’m going to be celebrating here tonight, Ben. Ben: A hospital room isn’t exactly party central. B: Well, it is when Nora’s here, and she’s going to be okay. I want to be the first thing she sees when she opens those beautiful eyes. Ben: Well, that might not happen until morning. B: I don’t care, I don’t want to miss it. Ben: After what you’ve both been through, I’d say that’s a good call. B: Ben? If it hadn’t been for you, we really wouldn’t be celebrating anything. Thank you. That sounds pretty hollow, I mean, thanks isn’t enough for everything you’ve done for us. Ben: Well, it was my job and my pleasure. Happy New Year, Bo. B: Happy New Year. Ben: (to Manzo) I’m sorry, no visitors. M: I’m not a visitor. (shows badge) B: Detective Manzo, what are you doing here? M: I was checking on the officer I’ve got posted downstairs, I figured I’d come up and see how Ms. Gannon was doing. B: She’s coming through with flying colors. You’ve got a cop downstairs? M: Just in case Todd Manning comes back and tries to finish what he started at the beach house. N: Bo? B: Yeah. I’m right here, beautiful. Come on, come on. Open those eyes, take a look for yourself. No? That’s okay, that’s okay. You keep sleeping. It’ll be good for you. Give me a chance to spruce up this room a little bit, you know? Ben’s right, hospital rooms are about as cheery as a broom closet. I don’t know why they don’t use more color in here. That’s it. That is it. Listen, I’m going to go out for a second, all right? Don’t you wake up until I get back. (goes in hall) Excuse me, sire, that is one great tie. I’ll give you ten bucks for it. No, I haven’t been drinking, this is about love, you know? Thirty bucks.   R: I knew they overworked residents, but I didn’t know they starved them. Ben: I’m just trying to make up for lost time. R: So, is Bo still at the hospital? Ben: Yeah, he wanted to hang with Nora until she woke up. K: Listen, Ben, I know Rachel’s already told you how grateful everybody is, but you did an incredible job. Ben: Well, I’ll tell you one thing. I think I had to go for it, I mean, I don’t like my patients to be gutsier than I am. K: Yeah, Nora, she’s something else, isn’t she? Ben: You got that right. (asks to dance with R) K: Uh, listen, Ben. I’m grateful you worked wonders with the other Gannon woman, but like I said before, I’ll take care of this one.   B: Good, good. Still sleeping, huh? That’s it, kid, come on. Come on back, that’s it, welcome back! N: Bo? B: Yeah? N: Is that you, Bo, or am I in heaven? B: It’s really me, and we’re both in heaven angel. Take a look at this. (takes off coat to reveal a perfectly hilarious neon outfit- Nora laughs) Huh? Can you see me? Happy New Year!