Nurse Betty Page #23

73.

BETTY:

Yes, ma'am.

CHIEF NURSE:

Good. I'm prepared to offer you a job.

You can help out in the pharmacy until

your California certification and

references arrive, but you are not to

touch anyone. Is that totally clear?

(Betty nods)

Fine...

The Chief Nurse gets up, and Betty follows suit.

CHIEF NURSE:

(cont'd)

You can start tomorrow. And don't say a

word about this to anyone.

(studying Betty's uniform)

Is that issue?

BETTY:

Umm... yes. Back home.

CHIEF NURSE:

Alright. Oh, and one more thing about

what you did yesterday... Well done.

92 INT. HOSPITAL - INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - DAY 92

Danny Herrera is in bed unconscious. Rosa and her MOTHER are

keeping vigil when Betty enters. Rosa jumps to her feet.

ROSA:

Hey, it's Supernurse! Betty, right?

Rosa hugs her and tells her mother in Spanish who Betty is.

ROSA (cont'd)

My mother doesn't speak English.

Sra. Herrera smiles at Betty and starts to cry. As she steps

forward, Rosa stands aside. The short, stocky woman envelops

Betty in a bearhug.

MOTHER:

No podremos olvidar lo que hizo ayer.

ROSA:

(translating)

We can't forget what you did yesterday

... How can my family ever repay you?

74.

BETTY:

Tell her I was just--

MOTHER:

Yo s que es su empleo, pero...

ROSA:

She doesn't care if it was just your

job... Danny would be dead now but for

you.

Sra. Herrera kisses Betty's hands and smiles through her

tears. Then she motions to Rosa to take her place as she

goes to Danny's bedside. Betty picks up Danny's chart and

reads it.

ROSA (cont'd)

You don't sound like you're from here.

BETTY:

I'm not. I just drove in from Kansas.

ROSA:

So why'd you come to L.A.?

BETTY:

I came for love. My fianc is here.

MOTHER:

Bravo! Mi hija no hace nada para amor...

ROSA:

You're making me look bad... My mother

says I wouldn't move across the street

for love.

BETTY:

It's something I had to do. For David.

ROSA:

'David.' That's your guy. So, you

staying with him?

THE ICU NURSE enters and adjusts the bank of machines

feeding, medicating and monitoring Danny. Betty watches with

interest.

BETTY:

No... I don't really know where he is

yet. I'm at a hotel around the corner.

ROSA:

Man, that is love.

75.

MOTHER:

Ella debe quedar contigo.

ROSA:

What? Ahh, Mom says you should stay with

me... Okay, yeah, why not?

Betty looks at Sra. Herrera curiously.

ROSA (CONT'D)

You can go get your stuff right now. I'll

walk you down.

BETTY:

No, that's not, I couldn't...

ROSA:

Listen, when someone does the kind of

thing you did, you gotta do something in

return. So, you stay with me until you

find your David and live happily ever

after. Okay?

Rosa follows Betty out the door.

93 EXT. ROSA'S APARTMENT - NIGHT 93

Betty and Rosa make their way up the stairs of a Silverlake

apartment house.

At the sound of SCREECHING TIRES they both look down as a

black Lincoln Town Car drives by. Betty shudders.

ROSA:

You okay? This neighborhood, you get

used to it...

She nods. Rosa continues to talk as they climb the many

stairs that lead to her door.

ROSA (cont'd)

I got this apartment with a guy.

BETTY:

The one you were telling me about?

ROSA:

No, this one was worse...I had to have

the place sprayed when he left. Twice...

He was two guys before the last one--not

counting a little office thing in there,

which I'm trusting you with, 'cause if it

gets out, I'm on the street...

76.

94 INT. ROSA'S APARTMENT - SAME TIME 94

The place is neat. As well furnished as a legal assistant's

salary will allow. The living room is dominated by a large

glass tank filled with tropical fish. Betty checks out the

space.

BETTY:

It's lovely...I really like your

aquarium.

ROSA:

Yeah, well, at least fish don't use your

razor or pee on the seat...

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