The Verdict Page #19

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Galvin cuts him off, takes his bag.

GALVIN:

Thank you for coming.

They shake hands. They start...

INT. SOUTH STREET STATION - DAY

into the station. The CAMERA TRACKING BEFORE them. As Galvin

passes a wastebasket, he deposits his boutonniere.

GALVIN:

I have some errands to run, and then

I thought we'd spend the evening...

DR. THOMPSON

(nodding)

That's what I'd planned to...

GALVIN:

I'm going to take you to the home to

see the girl...

DR. THOMPSON

(tapping his briefcase,

referring to his

files)

From what I've seen, Mr. Galvin, you

have a very good case...

GALVIN:

(distracted; thinking

ahead)

Yes. Yes. I think so. I hope you'll

be comfortable. I'm putting you up

at my...

DR. THOMPSON

...I made a reservation at...

GALVIN:

...apartment.

(stops)

No, no. Please. You don't know who

we're dealing with, I, please believe

me, they...

DR. THOMPSON

...What difference would...

GALVIN:

These people play very rough. They

don't want to lose this case. There's

a lot of pressure they can bring to

bear, I...

DR. THOMPSON

(smiles)

There's nothing they can do to me.

EXT. SOUTH STREET STATION AND STREET - DAY

Galvin starts them walking again.

GALVIN:

Please, Sir. Please. Humor me.

They have arrived outside at a bank of cabs.

GALVIN:

We'll spend the evening together,

I'll put you up, you'll be very

comfortable. Please.

(hands Dr. Thompson

an envelope)

That's my address. The key is in it.

(leans forward to

cabbie)

1225 Commonwealth.

(to Dr. Thompson)

Treat the place as your own. Please

don't tell anyone you're here, I'll

see you this evening. Thank you, and

thank you for coming.

He puts Dr. Thompson's bag into the cab. Dr. Thompson

hesitates, gets into the cab.

As the cab pulls out, CAMERA FOLLOWS Galvin TO a bank of

phones outside the station.

ANGLE:

Galvin at the phone.

VOICE:

(Claire, on phone)

Mr. Galvin's...

GALVIN:

Let me talk to Mickey.

MICKEY:

(on phone)

Yeah? How's our new witness?

GALVIN:

D'you find the obstetric nurse?

MICKEY:

She's workin' the late shift at the

Hospital. She's at home now, I'm

going over there to talk to...

GALVIN:

Gimme the address. I'm gonna go.

We're going to need her.

EXT. MARY ROONEY'S HOUSE - DAY

Names on bells. One of them is ROONEY, M. 2D.

ANGLE:

Galvin standing by the bell. Rings it. Beat. The door is

buzzed, he walks into the vestibule, past mailboxes, up the

stairs.

INT. MARY ROONEY'S HOUSE - DAY

Door opens, MARY ROONEY, a tough-looking woman in nurse whites

opens the door.

ANGLE:

Galvin in hall, CAMERA FOLLOWS him TO the door.

GALVIN:

I'm Joe Galvin, I'm representing

Deborah Ann Kaye, case against St.

Catherine Laboure.

MARY ROONEY:

I told the guy I didn't want to talk

to...

GALVIN:

I'll just take a minute. Deborah Ann

Kaye. You know what I'm talking about.

The case is going to trial. Our chief

witness is a Dr. David Gruber, you

know who he is?

MARY ROONEY:

No.

GALVIN:

He's the Assistant Chief of

Anesthesiology, Massachusetts

Commonwealth. He says your doctors,

Towler and Marx, put my girl in the

hospital for life. And we can prove

that. What we don't know is why.

What went on in there? In the O.R.

That's what we'd like to know.

Something went wrong. And you know

what it was. They gave her the wrong

anesthetic. What happened? The phone

rang... someone got distracted...

what?

MARY ROONEY:

...you got your doctor's testimony.

Why do you need me?

GALVIN:

I want someone who was in the O.R.

We're going to win the case, there's

no question of that. It's just a

matter of how big...

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