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oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 01:09 PM
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	SIDES & SUMMARIES Ron - Scene 1 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY The white board is covered in medicalese and a rough diagram of the abdomen and it’s assorted organs. Dr. Smith and Dr. Marshall are meeting with Tori’s parents Ron and Michelle (40's), Uncle Pat and Jean (40's), and Grandma Ruth (60's). Michelle: You want to operate on her abdomen, then her heart ...? Dr. Smith: That’s right. Ron: Why didn’t any of the other hospital suggest this. Dr. Smith: Probably because it’s never been done before. Michelle looks at Ron. Torn. Dr. Marshall catches their look. Dr. Marshall: It’s extremely risky. There are a number of thing that could go wrong due to the radiation Tori has undergone. Michelle: I don’t know, Ronnie. Maybe we should try more chemo. Dr. Smith: All due respect, Mrs. Begler, I don’t think there’s time for that. Ron: Is it going to save her life? Dr. Smith: It’s your best shot. Your only shot. Ron: Then do it. Off the Beglers. Scared as hell but hoping against hope.... ____________________________ Ron - Scene 2 INT. SURGICAL WAITING ROOM – DAY Dr. Marshall finds Ron Begler pacing outside the room Ron: Dr. Marshall. How’s Tori? And Dr. Marshall can’t hide his annoyance Dr. Marshall: She’s stable. Dr. Smith’s removing the tumor right now. I should really get back in there. Ron: I just wanted an update. Dr. Marshall: It’s not important that you get an update right now. What’s important is that the best people we have in this hospital are focused on your daughter. Interruptions don’t help us focus. Ron: I’m sorry. I know we’re underfoot sometimes. But we’ve been in a lot of hospitals and hospitals are not easy place to get information. In fact, a lot of times, it’s impossible to even get the doctors to talk to you. Or to get the doctors to talk to each other. I don’t know if it’s neglect or their egos getting in the way and I don’t care. We’re just trying to take care of our little girl. She’s ten, and she’s scared, and she’s dying. We’re doing whatever we can. Dr. Marshall absorbs this a beat. Looks at Ron. Dr. Marshall: Don’t ever stop taking care of her like that. ____________________________ Grandma Ruth - Scene 1 INT. ICU SUITE – DAY Dr. Smith and Dr. Marshall enter, and we see 10 year old Tori Begler. And her family. All nine of them. The include her mom and dad, Michelle and Ron (40's), her 14 year old brother David, her grandparents Joe and Ruth (60's), her uncle Pat and aunt Jean (40's) and two teenage cousins, Grace and Robert. And the family is smiling and warm. Wholesome even. Dr. Smith: Tori Begler. Age 10. Tori has an abdominal leiomyosarcoma. The tumor is wrapped around the celiac artery, the splenic artery and left gastric artery. It’s considered unresectable. Dr. Smith looks at Tori. Dr. Smith: Did you understand anything I just said, Tori. Tori: Not really. Dr. Smith: Well, I ‘m afraid to say, due to the location of the tumor, it will be hard to get out, but we’re going to try our best. Grandma Ruth: What does that mean? Try your best? Dr. Smith: We’re going to try everything we can. Grandma Ruth: Everything you can should include your cardiothoracic gal. Dr. Stewart at Seattle Pres said the vasculature is the big problem, and you stole the best cardiothoracic surgeon he’s ever had. If she’s not on Tori’s team, we’re leaving and going to San Francisco. (then warmly) Fudge? It’s homemade. And Grandma Ruth holds out some fudge for Dr. Smith, as he thinks maybe this family as a slightly harder edge than they thought... ____________________________ Grandma Ruth - Scene 2 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY The white board is covered in medicalese and a rough diagram of the abdomen and it’s assorted organs. Dr. Smith and Dr. Marshall are meeting with Tori’s parents Ron and Michelle (40's), Uncle Pat and Jean (40's), and Grandma Ruth (60's). Michelle: You want to operate on her abdomen, then her heart...? Dr. Smith: Yes, it’s the best way to proceed with the removal of the tumor. We’d also be using synthetic grafts to reconnect the tissue. Grandma Ruth: Why didn’t Graham or Fleisher over at Redwood Hospital suggest this? They’re a couple of smarties. Dr. Smith: It’s extremely risky. There are a number of things that could unfortunately go wrong. But we’re hopeful. Grandma Ruth: (looking at everyone) I don’t know ... Maybe we should try some more chemo? Dr. Smith: All due respect, Mrs. Begler, I don’t thinks there’s time for that. Off the Beglers. Scared as hell but hoping against hope.... ____________________________ Charley - Scene 1 INT. ER — DAY Dr. Smith prepares a tetanus shot for Charley Hiott. Dr. Smith: How are you feeling, Mr. Hiott? Charley: Not too good. Dr. Smith: We’re going to give you some morphine to make you feel better. Charley: Thank you. Dr. Smith: And can you remember you last tetanus? Charley: No, I can’t. Dr. Smith: It’s better to be safe. Off Charley as Dr. Smith gives him the shot...... ____________________________ Tori - Scene 1 INT. ICU SUITE – DAY Dr. Smith and Dr. Marshall enter, and we see 10 year old Tori Begler. And her family. All nine of them. The include her mom and dad, Michelle and Ron (40's), her 14 year old brother David, her grandparents Joe and Ruth (60's), her uncle Pat and aunt Jean (40's) and two teenage cousins, Grace and Robert. And the family is smiling and warm. Wholesome even. Dr. Smith: Tori. Mr. and Mrs. Begler, I’m Dr. Smith. This is Dr. Marshall. (to Tori) This is your family? Tori: Yeah. Ron: We’re her posse. She can’t shake us. She even took a helicopter, and we still found her. Tori: Dad. Tori gives her dad a weak smile. Dr. Smith: Tori Begler. Age 10. Tori has an abdominal leiomyosarcoma. The tumor is wrapped around the celiac artery, the splenic artery and left gastric artery. It’s considered unresectable. Dr. Smith looks at Tori. Dr. Smith: Did you understand anything I just said, Tori. Tori: Not really. Dr. Smith nods for Dr. Marshall to show her Anatomy Jane, a model for the human body. Dr. Marshall: This is Anatomy Jane. Tori: She’s .... really ugly. Dr. Marshall: Yeah, she’s pretty hideous. But she’s also helpful. And off Tori as she listens to Dr. Marshall explain .... ___________________________ Tori - Scene 2 INT. RADIOLOGY SUITE – DAY Tori is lying down on a table. Dr. Smith’s watching the monitors as Dr. Marshall finishes inserting a catheter into Tori’s leg. Tori: (re: catheter) What’s that do? Dr. Smith: Sends in a dye that shows up on the monitors. It’ll help us see all the blood vessels in your abdomen. Dr. Smith looks up to see Uncle Pat and Aunt Jean outside the suite, looking in at them through a large window. Dr. Smith: What the ---- Excuse me for a second.... She scoots over to the intercom.. Pushes the button ---- Dr. Smith: Hello? You can’t be here. This floor is for patients only. Tori: They’re my uncle Pat and his wife Jean. They like to make sure I don’t get lonely. Dr. Smith: (to Pat and Jean) She’s not lonely. Dr. Marshall and I are very entertaining. Tori looks down, disappointed. Dr. Smith caves. Dr. Smith: Okay. Fin. But they have to stay out there. (to Pat and Jean) There’s radiation in here! And Pat gives Dr. Smith the thumbs-up. And Dr. Smith goes back to looking at the angiogram. She sees something that concerns her... Tori: Everything okay? Dr. Smith: It’s fine. Dr. Smith glances at Dr. Marshall. It’s obviously not fine... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Episode 5.06 - Life During Wartime - 08-Oct-2008 Two doctors explain an extremely risky set of surgeries to parents and relatives of 10-year-old Tori Begler, a young patient with a tumor in her abdomen. The parents are concerned because none of the other hospitals they visited suggested these surgeries before. One of the doctors admits that it's never been done before. Doctors also help Charley Hiott, who needs a tetanus shot and some morphine. http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com...ng-wartime.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to full casting script snippets for epi 5.06: http://spoilertv-greysanatomy.blogspot.com...pt-snippet.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited by oncetherewasaway, Oct 31 2008, 02:09 PM.


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