Ride Along Page #7

Thompson:

That’s brilliant. Pulse ox is rising.

90. 91.

Miller:

Come on cry.

After a few seconds the baby starts to cry.

Thompson:

Well done.

38. INT. ELEVATOR- DAY.

You can hear the baby cry. Kate goes from distraught to elated

in a split second.

Kate:

Oh thank god!

Mr. Prestman and Kate embrace each other, relieved.

39. INT. HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM- Day

We cut to the hospital. From a distance you see Miller laugh and

wave goodbye from the doorway of a hospital room. She walks over

to Kevin and Thompson, who is typing something up on a LAPTOP

from the ambulance.

Miller:

I think that’s my first childbirth.

Kevin:

Mine too.

Thompson laughs.

Thompson:

The three of us can cross it off our

EMT bucket lists.

Miller:

I never want to do another one again.

That probably took years off my life.

She turns to Kevin.

Miller:

How do you feel?

Kevin:

Uh, pretty good.

Thompson:

Do you smell something Miller?

Miller:

Yeah, it smells awfully like bullshit.

Kevin:

I’ve had much better days. That’s as

stressful as it gets, right?

Thompson:

Stressful? Yes, but once on a blue moon

you’ll get a call that shakes you to

the core. (A beat) Trust me on that.

Alright, I’m done. Let’s get going.

40. INT. THE PARK- DAY.

Chloe, Frank Delmonico, and Preceptor Phil are in the park

treating a preteen kid who tripped and hit his head. He has a

gash on the side of his head and is groaning and mumbling. Frank

puts a GAUZE PAD over the gash and Preceptor Phil is wrapping

ROLLER GAUZE around his head, tightly securing the gauze pad as

well.

Chloe:

Do we send one of the kids to get his

mom?

Frank Delmonico looks at Preceptor Phil and shakes his head

smiling.

Frank Delmonico:

What, so you think it would be smart to

send one of these kids to his front

door and tell his mother that her son

is injured and is being taken to the

hospital? Come on, use your head

sweety. That would be beyond moronic.

Chloe stand there, with a defeated look on her face. You hear

thunder.

Frank Delmonico:

Looks like it’s going to rain. Let’s

get him on the ambo quickly. I don’t

want to get soaked.

41. INT. AMBULANCE 96- DAY.

You see the ambulance pull into the fire station parking lot.

The garage door opens. Miller is driving and starts to back into

the station.

Thompson:

God, it’s only 3 (Sigh). We still have

three hours until dinner.

Miller:

It is Pizza Friday!

Thompson:

F*** yeah! But do we have any of that

chicken left-over from last shift in

the fridge?

Miller:

I think so.

Miller stops, turns the engine off, and everyone exits.

42. INT. FIRE STATION 9- DAY.

Thompson:

Good. I don’t think I’ve eaten lunch.

(Notions to Kevin) Sir Jinx-a lot here

made sure of it.

They walk through the door that connects the garage to the main

area. They head straight for the kitchen. Miller and Kevin sit

at the dining room table. Miller switches on the TV. Thompson

heads over to the fridge

Miller:

What time is the fight tonight?

Thompson:

7 I think. Who ya got, Juntez, or

Estrada?

He puts a PLATE in the MICROWAVE.

Miller:

Estrada all day. Did you see his last

fight? He nearly killed McLean.

Thompson:

Please he’s all hype. You like UFC

fighting Kevin?

Kevin:

Can’t say that I do.

Thompson:

Ah, don’t worry, that will change soon

enough. I didn’t either when I came to

the States, but Miller practically

brainwashed me.

Thompson sits down with his plate. It is steaming and looks

rather appetizing. He is about to put a forkful in his mouth

when the alarm sounds. Thompson’s head drops and under his

breath he whipers:

Thompson:

Oh f*** me.

Automated alarm:

Medical. 4926 Rendview Lane. Initial

Entry.

Miller gets up, followed by a very reluctant Thompson. Kevin

follows. The food sits at the table, still steaming.

43. INT. AMBULANCE 76- DAY.

Preceptor Phil is driving. Frank Delmonico and Chloe are in the

back with the boy. Chloe is placing a blood pressure cuff on the

boy. He murmurs.

Chloe:

What?

The boy turns his head slowly towards Chloe and faintly

whispers:

Boy:

Dia..betic.

Chloe:

What?

Frank Delmonico:

Quiet. I’m trying to start my report.

Chloe:

I’m not 100%, but I think he said

diabetic.

Frank Delmonico:

He has a head injury. All he’s

muttering is nonsense.

Chloe:

But what if he isn’t. What if actually

is diabetic and is hypoglycemic right

now. It couldn’t hurt to check, could

it?

Frank Delmonico:

Look, it’s not happening. He’s not

diabetic, so shut your mouth and sit

down.

Chloe very reluctantly sits down. She gives Frank a very dirty

look.

44. INT. AMBULANCE 96. DAY.

The ambulance pulls into a high class neighborhood. They see a

girl, maybe 14, with some blood on her shirt, at the end of a

driveway, jumping up and down and pointing towards the house.

Miller:

Well this can’t be good.

Miller pulls into the driveway, and heads towards the house. You

can see that there has been some construction work going on- a

LADDER, a MOUND OF DIRT, and some new LUMBER- outside. The

ambulance stops. Kevin gets his gloves on quickly. He heads out

the side door. He takes a deep breath.

45. EXT. FRONT YARD OF SINGLE FAMILY HOME. DAY.

Kevin swings around to the back door. He opens it and unclips

the stretcher from the wall. Miller comes over and helps him get

it on the ground. The three of them head towards the front door.

Thompson rings the doorbell. Almost immediately a young boy,

maybe 12, opens the door with a panicked look on his face and

blood on his shirt and hands.

Young Boy:

Hurry, hurry.

46. INT. SINGLE FAMILY HOME- DAY.

Thompson, Miller, and Kevin walk in the doorway and stop in

their tracks, horror on their faces.

Thompson:

Mother of God.

Turn to the scene. It looks like the aftermath of a slasher

movie. There was a pool of blood in the middle of the hallway

and footprints of blood leading away from it. A man, 40s, was in

the center of the pool, unconscious. There was lots of broken

glass on the floor and a ladder nearby. A woman, 40s, was

holding a bath towel, soaked in blood, to the man’s side. You

could see horror on Miller, Thompson, and Kevin.

Miller:

What happened?

Miller is taking vitals while Thompson holds pressure with the

towel. The man is pale as a ghost.

Woman in shock:

He was just being helpful. We’ve been

planning to renovate for a while now.

We were thinking of getting it

professionally done. Ralph wouldn’t

have any of that. He really is

stubborn. He’s done a good job with

everything, too. And then today was no

different. And then I heard the

shatter.

The woman just sat a few feet from the man, staring at the wall,

with an almost calm aura to her.

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