Last One - Act 3, Scene 5

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"Bleachless" by Elizabeth Grace playing in the background

Demi rushed inside the hospital - Her mum waiting at the entrance

In the hospital room

Doctors/nurses examine Demi's spinal cord injury

Beau could see the scar where they performed surgery

Beau: (quietly to Adele) When did she have further surgery on her back?

Adele: A couple months ago now I think it was.

Beau: Oh, why?

Adele: It was like a follow up surgery from the one she first had. Why, did she not tell you?

Beau: Err...no. We weren't really on speaking terms then.

Adele: Oh yeah I remember now.

Beau: Yep. Anyways... Err, I'm gonna go cause I need to be home for curfew.

Adele: Ok Beau. Thanks for driving me here by the way.

Beau: Yeah of course. Let me know what happens yeah?

Adele: Yeah I will. Thanks again.

Beau: No worries.

Beau leaves

Joe and Ethan arrive in the waiting room

Joe: (to Ethan) I'm gonna go to the vending machine get something to eat cause I think we're gonna be here for a while.

Ethan: I'll go check on Adele.

Joe: Ok. I might say hi to my cousin as well cause she's working.

Joe walks to vending machine

Sees his cousin on the way back

Joe: Hey cuz, I thought you were working tonight.

Bailey: Well duh, but why're you here? You hurt?

Joe: No, no, I'm fine. It's Demi though.

Bailey: Why what's happened?

Joe: I don't even know, I was outside when whatever happened. I just need to know she's okay.

Bailey: Oh, is there anything I can do?

Joe: No offense Cuz, but I don't think a psychiatrist...

Bailey: (cuts Joe off) In training.

Joe: ...Psychiatrist, in training, is gonna help this situation.

Bailey: Jeez, ok ok. No need to give me the sass dude.

Joe: Sorry.

Bailey: Yeah. (quieter) And err, are you aware you smell of weed?

Joe: Do I?

Bailey: Yeah, you stink of it.

Joe: Oh.

Bailey: So when did this smoking thing start then huh?

Joe: Err...

Bailey: Well? Spit it out, come on.

Joe: ... October.

Bailey: OCTOBER!?

Joe: Shh, I don't want anyone else to hear, okay!

Bailey: What makes you think they don't know?

Joe: They know but I don't want everyone on the floor knowing.

Bailey: Yeah, yeah ok. So why do you still smell of it now then? You better not have been smoking in here.

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