Tilt excerpt
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TILT excerpt
Written by Denise Sery
INT. NURSE'S STATION - DAY
Georgeanna approaches the ICU nurse's station. The NURSE on
duty stacks charts on the desk.
GEORGEANNA
Excuse me? Where can I find Mrs.
Parrish? Leonora Parrish?
NURSE
Down the hall, second door on the
left.
GEORGEANNA
Thank you.
Georgeanna treads down the hall to the room. She stands at
the door and peers in at her mother lying on the bed,
bandaged and broken. She hurries back down to the nurse's
station.
GEORGEANNA (CONT'D)
When can I speak to her doctor?
NURSE
He should be on rounds in about
thirty five minutes or so.
GEORGEANNA
Can you tell me where to find the
morgue?
NURSE
Take the elevator down to the
basement, go right to the end of
the hall, ring the buzzer. The
attendant will let you in.
GEORGEANNA
Thanks.
She presses the button for the elevator. It arrives and an
ORDERLY stands next to a covered gurney.
ORDERLY
Would you prefer to wait ma'am?
GEORGEANNA
No, that's ok.
INT. ELEVATOR - CONTINUOUS
Georgeanna rides the elevator in silence with the body and
the orderly. When the elevator arrives in the basement, the
orderly holds the door.
ORDERLY
Go ahead ma'am. To the right.
INT. BASEMENT HALLWAY CONTINUOUS
Georgeanna steps down the hallway. The gurney's wheel squeaks
behind her.
She reaches the door and pushes the buzzer, and the door
unlocks. An ATTENDANT sits behind the counter.
ATTENDANT
Would you please sign in?
GEORGEANNA
Uh, what for?
ATTENDANT
Everybody that comes through that
door has to sign in ma'am.
GEORGEANNA
I see.
She signs her name on the form. The door buzzes again and the
gurney wheels in.
ATTENDANT
'Sup?
ORDERLY
Delivery.
He signs the form and pushes past Georgeanna as another door
buzzes open.
ATTENDANT
Now, how can I help you ma'am?
GEORGEANNA
I believe my father is here.
ATTENDANT
Name?
GEORGEANNA
Parrish. George.
The attendant searches for a file and produces one. He pulls
out some papers and a photograph.
ATTENDANT
Ma'am, I have to warn you that this
was an accident.
GEORGEANNA
I understand.
He hands her the photo.
GEORGEANNA (CONT'D)
(a beat)
That's him.
ATTENDANT
Okay if you will just sign here.
She signs.
ATTENDANT (CONT'D)
And here, with initials here and
here.
She signs again.
ATTENDANT (CONT'D)
Which funeral home should pick up
the remains?
GEORGEANNA
Wait. That's it?
ATTENDANT
Yes ma'am.
GEORGEANNA
I don't have to actually see him?
ATTENDANT
No ma'am.
GEORGEANNA
I see.
(a beat)
McAlester's.
ATTENDANT
Will do. They are fine folks.
Here's your copy.
INT. BASEMENT HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Georgeanna pushes out the door. She passes another gurney as
she strides away from the morgue.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Georgeanna stands again at the doorway of her mother's room.
GEORGEANNA
Mom?
She ventures into the room a few steps.
GEORGEANNA (CONT'D)
Mom?
She grabs the pillow off the chair and holds it to her chest
as she stands next to the bed. She hesitates. DR. LOWREY
enters the room behind her.
DR. LOWREY
It leaves tell-tale pinpoints of
blood in the eyes.
GEORGEANNA
Pardon?
DR. LOWREY
Petechial hemorrhage caused by
smothering.
He eases the pillow from her.
DR. LOWREY (CONT'D)
I'm Dr. Lowrey.
Georgeanna collects her composure.
GEORGEANNA
Yes yes of course. Georgeanna
Ramsey.
DR. LOWREY
I know this is difficult for you.
He puts the pillow high up on the patient closet.
GEORGEANNA
Is she dying?
DR. LOWREY
No. Disappointed?
GEORGEANNA
Honestly? Yes. And no. I mean,
she's my mom. I'm just so angry.
Still. After all these years.
DR. LOWREY
I see.
GEORGEANNA
I'm sorry. That was totally
inappropriate.
DR. LOWREY
I think you'd be surprised what
people tell me.
GEORGEANNA
What happens now?
DR. LOWREY
Well, she's pretty beat up, and the
swelling in her brain is
problematic. We will have to keep
her in a coma until that goes down.
GEORGEANNA
And then?
DR. LOWREY
And then we'll see.
GEORGEANNA
Can someone call me then?
DR. LOWREY
I understand. There's really
nothing for you to do here anyway.
GEORGEANNA
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to
go bury my father.
She pulls the door open.
DR. LOWREY
I'm sorry for your loss.
GEORGEANNA
Don't be. I hated him.
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