FICTIONAL “SHOCK”49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡez3TNE0TTg
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- FARKTON: local city; trams everywhere; cars everywhere...
PLOT: A patient becomes paralysed after visiting hospital for a knee surgery...
CHARACTERS:49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGpjPRxEhH
- KAREN: nurse at FARKTON HOSPITAL; loving; caring49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlMbEfxIv0
- URBAN: SURGEON AT FARKTON HOSPITAL; caring; focused; determined...49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrzl6hldee
- LIONEL; patient at FARKTON HOSPITAL; sensitive; concerned; elderly man
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INT. RECEPTION AREA - FARKTON HOSPITAL
(FADE IN: LIONEL enters the reception area of FARKTON HOSPITAL. He limps as he makes his way to the reception desk. The receptionist notices and worries)
RECEPTIONIST49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pqe30JUxx
(Worried; to LIONEL) Sir... sir... Are you alright?
(LIONEL continues limping)
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszjhVFDhYw
(limps to RECEPTIONIST) Yes young lady... don’t fret... I’m just about there... I just....
(LIONEL finally arrives at the RECEPTION DESK. He looks at the RECEPTIONIST)
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XpB1JN5ph
(groans to RECEPTIONIST) I’m uh... I’m here for a knee replacement surgery... that’s why I’m limping... I’m due for it now... my knee wants to give up more each and every day...
RECEPTIONIST49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNT55QcuPHw
(worried to LIONEL) Oh yes... yes of course... hopefully that limping shall stop after the surgery... being a medical receptionist - it always saddens me to see patients walk in pain... but I look forward to them coming out....
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(LIONEL is touched by the RECEPTIONIST’s sharing of her caring nature and thoughts on all medical patients)
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RxWSX3vZd
(smiles to RECEPTIONIST) Well that’ nice young lady... it’s nice to see people with a heart these days.. usually when you’re old... no one really gives a shit.. but you still do... it makes me smile...
(LIONEL and RECEPTIONIST smiles at each other. SUDDENLY - the nurse by the name of KAREN enters the scene; looking at LIONEL; carrying LIONEL’s medical-file by her hand)
KAREN49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lVXFrUouw
(To LIONEL) You must be LIONEL... am I correct?
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9tIIXVzpM
(smiles to KAREN) Yes... and you are the most caring nurse I will have today... come on... I want to get this surgery over and done with...
KAREN49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6MMKdF1oi
(smiles to LIONEL) Yes... I’m sure you do... let me assist you to the surgical room... don’t want to upset that knee of yours too much... let’s go...
(KAREN takes LIONEL’s hand; guiding him to the surgical room. FADE OUT; END OF SCENE)
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INT. SURGICAL ROOM - FARKTON HOSPITAL
(FADE IN: LIONEL is laying down on the surgical bed; awaiting surgery. The anaestheistst enters the room; and prepares to inject an anaesthetic needle into LIONEL; knocking him out to perform surgery. LIONEL is knocked out 5 mins later. URBAN looks at the anaestheist)
URBAN49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡestafg4JIn
(to ANAESTHESIST) Thank you... you may leave....
(THE ANAESTHETIST leaves minutes later. KAREN leaves soon after. A minute later; SURGEON URBAN performs the surgery using unsafe surgical practices; embracing his sociopathic nature. The anaesthesist returns 20 mins later to the surgical room; to wear the anaesthetic off of LIONEL. LIONEL wakes up minutes later)
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbYKFTTFps
(wakes to URBAN) Oh thank you. Blue man.. blue surgeon man. Thank you..
(SURGEON URBAN helps LIONEL off the chair; on his legs. LIONEL moves his knee around; feeling good later after the surgery. He smiles at SURGEON URBAN)
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6sNWSNWeF
(smiles to SURGEON URBAN) Oh thanks SURGEON... feels like I’m a spring chicken again..
URBAN49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dtgiC90GQ
(Smiles to LIONEL) Yes.. well the ultimate goal was to get rid of that dreadful unusable knee.... which I have done... so...
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33EfR9XB4M
(smiles to URBAN) Well it sure was a success... thank you...
(NURSE KAREN ENTERS THE ROOM; AND SMILES AT THE SMILING LIONEL)
NURSE KAREN49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAr6HyFu0w
(smiles to LIONEL) Well Mr Lionel.. you look most happy after the surgery. May I escort you out?
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4m0gkvxODt
(smiles to NURSE KAREN) No need for your help.. I’m a young twenty-year old again... (to URBAN) Thanks again SURGEON...
URBAN49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCHjWk1bzt
(Smiles to LIONEL) No worries....
(AS LIONEL reaches the door with his legs; his legs start to shake obsessively. He starts to worry; so does NURSE KAREN)
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lM2dx272u
(worried to himself) What the... My legs... they shake... they’re shaking... I can’t control it... Have I got PARKINSON’s...
(NURSE KAREN panics whilst noticing the struggling LIONEL. NURSE KAREN catches the falling LIONEL. LIONEL panics and screams in fear of his physical situation)
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Q2eLjPGbt
(shocked to NURSE KAREN) What the hell is wrong with MY LEGS?
(LIONEL turns his head to SURGEON URBAN; consumed with anger in his defective knee)
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEWfze1tHi
(SCREAMS TO URBAN) WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO? THIS NEW KNEE YOU GAVE ME IS USELESS... IT’S WORSE THAN MY OTHER KNEE. YOUR SURGERY FAILED... (ENRAGED) WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME? WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?
(SURGEON URBAN appears non-empathetic; and doesn’t say a thing. NURSE KAREN is shocked by SURGEON URBAN’s lack of empathy. She shouts at him)
KAREN49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sWsaXWSZv
(shouts at URBAN) URBAN... What the hell? Say something...
(SURGEON URBAN starts to speak; though still remains non-empathetic)
SURGEON URBAN49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobQypEydYo
(To KAREN) I....
(SUDDENLY; Lionel collapses to the ground as he groans on his knee. LIONEL sulks. NURSE KAREN helps the severely injured LIONEL; deeply worrying about her patient. SURGEON URBAN remains standing; not making any effort to help the injured LIONEL)
NURSE KAREN49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEv1vplIE6
(saddened; to LIONEL) I’m so sorry sir... Let me just. I’m sure SURGEON URBAN can rectify this right away... let me just... let’s just...
(AN ANGERED LIONEL remains standing on his knees; turns his head towards SURGEON URBAN - shouting at him)
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RcHyvpN5I
(shouts at SURGEON URBAN) WHAT... WHAT SORT OF SURGEON ARE YOU... no remorse... no empathy. DON’T YOU SIGN an oath that you’ll protect and save your patients at the best of your ability; with the best surgical practices possible? YOU DISGUST ME...
(SURGEON URBAN starts to laugh. This angers LIONEL even more)
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXGoEmnFyO
(shouts at SURGEON URBAN) You SADISTIC SHIT... I.. I...
(LIONEL tries to stand up; but finds himself to not have any physical feeling within his knees and below his waist. LIONEL remains shocked and scared)
LIONEL49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxx80QB5oP
(scared to himself) What the... what? I can’t feel my legs... I can’t...
(LIONEL tries to move once again; but fails. He is officially paralysed. LIONEL continues standing with a smirk; NURSE KAREN looks at SURGEON URBAN in disgust of him not doing anything to assist. She shouts at him)
NURSE KAREN49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY4fovKZze
(shouts at SURGEON URBAN) DO SOMETHING... DO SOMETHING...
(THE STORY ENDS with SURGEON URBAN running from the hospital; after the paralysis he had caused to LIONEL - using his unsafe surgical practices. NURSE KAREN looks in shock; with LIONEL sulking on the ground. FADE OUT: END OF SCENE & STORY)
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