Post by gemini16 on Jun 19, 2004 12:49:10 GMT 1
(Frank and Chris having been out shooting, as they walk back to the car Frank looks down the slope at the waterway, Frank sees something washed up on the bank, he scrambles down the slope, as Frank moves closer he realises its a body, Frank gently brushes the hair off of the face...to Frank's horror he recognises the face...its Kathy.)
Frank (under his breath): Oh my God!
(Chris, (who had been walking a few paces behind his father.), comes to the top of the slope.)
Chris: Dad, are you okay?
(Chris suddenly sees Kathy's face.)
Chris: Kathy!
Frank: Don't panic, Chris...go back to the car and fetch the blanket from the boot.
(Chris runs off to fetch the blanket; Frank pulls his mobile phone from his pocket and dials 999.)
Frank: Ambulance...Demdyke Row...riverbank…okay, bye.
(Frank ends the call and puts the phone in his pocket, he checks for Kathy's pulse and breathing.)
Frank: Kathy…Kathy, can you hear me…its Frank?
(Kathy's lips twitch, suddenly she coughs.)
Frank: Easy, Kathy, easy.
(Chris returns with the blanket, he hands it to Frank, Frank gently covers Kathy.
Chris: Will she be okay?
Frank: I don't know, Chris.... (Under his breath), let's hope so.
(The Ambulance arrives and takes Kathy to hospital, Chris goes with her. Later, at the hospital Chris, Frank and Kim wait anxiously for news, suddenly a doctor comes out, Chris and Frank stand up.)
Chris: Is Kathy okay?
Doctor: Ms. Bates has sustained quite severe injuries to her legs and head… as far as we know there will be no long - term damage...
Kim: But?
Doctor: Ms. Bates' lungs aren't working properly, because of the amount of water that had been swallowed...we're keeping her on Oxygen at the moment, to aid her breathing but her outlook isn't very good I'm afraid.
(Chris stares in disbelief, completely numb.)
Frank: I see.
Doctor: I'm sorry.
Kim: Thank you, doctor.
(The doctor walks away. Chris buries his face in his hands and sinks down into a chair, sobbing.)
Chris: God, no…not Kathy…I couldn't bear to lose her.
(Frank hugs Chris.)
Frank: Come on, son...come on.
(Chris carries on sobbing in his dad's arms. Kim gently squeezes Chris' hand.)
Frank (under his breath): Oh my God!
(Chris, (who had been walking a few paces behind his father.), comes to the top of the slope.)
Chris: Dad, are you okay?
(Chris suddenly sees Kathy's face.)
Chris: Kathy!
Frank: Don't panic, Chris...go back to the car and fetch the blanket from the boot.
(Chris runs off to fetch the blanket; Frank pulls his mobile phone from his pocket and dials 999.)
Frank: Ambulance...Demdyke Row...riverbank…okay, bye.
(Frank ends the call and puts the phone in his pocket, he checks for Kathy's pulse and breathing.)
Frank: Kathy…Kathy, can you hear me…its Frank?
(Kathy's lips twitch, suddenly she coughs.)
Frank: Easy, Kathy, easy.
(Chris returns with the blanket, he hands it to Frank, Frank gently covers Kathy.
Chris: Will she be okay?
Frank: I don't know, Chris.... (Under his breath), let's hope so.
(The Ambulance arrives and takes Kathy to hospital, Chris goes with her. Later, at the hospital Chris, Frank and Kim wait anxiously for news, suddenly a doctor comes out, Chris and Frank stand up.)
Chris: Is Kathy okay?
Doctor: Ms. Bates has sustained quite severe injuries to her legs and head… as far as we know there will be no long - term damage...
Kim: But?
Doctor: Ms. Bates' lungs aren't working properly, because of the amount of water that had been swallowed...we're keeping her on Oxygen at the moment, to aid her breathing but her outlook isn't very good I'm afraid.
(Chris stares in disbelief, completely numb.)
Frank: I see.
Doctor: I'm sorry.
Kim: Thank you, doctor.
(The doctor walks away. Chris buries his face in his hands and sinks down into a chair, sobbing.)
Chris: God, no…not Kathy…I couldn't bear to lose her.
(Frank hugs Chris.)
Frank: Come on, son...come on.
(Chris carries on sobbing in his dad's arms. Kim gently squeezes Chris' hand.)