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Mary (talks on the phone): Let's bring an extra ambulance attendant for the stairs. Oh, yes, he'll be switched over to the portable machines just for transport. Well, I don't foresee any problems on this side as long as the hospital is aware of his fragile condition and… and they make every… take every precaution on that end… Yeah… Oh, anytime. He is ready right now. Thank you. Bye-bye. Mason (comes downstairs): Morning Mary. Mary: Mason… Mason takes a newspaper and goes to speak to Gina. Mason: Morning Gina. Is breakfast ready? Gina: I was waiting to see what you wanted. Mason: You know what I want Gina. I have the same thing every morning. Two eggs slightly basted. Two… One English muffin lightly buttered…. Gina: And a scoop of cottage cheese. Mason: Yes. Gina: But I thought may be you were feeling more adventurous and you want pancakes, waffles, hah? Mason: I've never considered breakfast a time to be adventurous, Gina. Please, make it my usual. (walks back to Mary) Mary, will you join us? Gina's taking breakfast orders. Mary: Oh, thank you, but I have to wait for the ambulance. Your father's being taken in for tests today. Mason: Oh, that's right. I've forgotten. The poor thing being bumped around in that nasty old ambulance. (Mary looks surprised at his words, so Mason tries to talk his way out asap.) Do you think… it's safe for him to travel that way? Mary: Oh, the doctors have assured me there will be every precaution taken. Mason: Good. It's as it should be. Look, Gina, do pass along my breakfast order to Rosa. I think I'll go up and visit dear old Dad. It's a depressing thought on an empty stomach, but, alas, my duty as firstborn. Gina: Be careful Mason. It's beginning to sound like loyalty. Mason: You're right it did. I'll have to watch that. Mason goes upstairs. Mary follows him with her eyes. Gina notices that and rushes over to Mary. Gina: Isn't he charming? Mary: He is so sure of himself. I've never met anybody like him. Gina (being overly friendly): Oh, Mary! Tell me, how are you two getting on, hm? I can see that sparkle in your eye. You're interested, hah? Mary: What? Oh, no, no. I'm not interested… Gina: Intrigued? Mary: May be… You know, he came to visit me at the clinic last night. Gina (for a second looks disappointed but quickly hides her true feelings): No… I didn't know that. He went all the way down to that dreadful neighbourhood just to see you… How sweet... Mary: Well, I'm not the only one he knows in that neighbourhood. Gina: Oh? Mary: Several of my volunteer workers recognised him. They are… they are ladies of the evening. Gina: Oh… Well, I can imagine Mason has known all different kinds of women during his years of sowing wild oats. Mary: Yeah, I guess… Gina: Does that bother you? Mary: I try not to think about it. Gina: Mary, you should! You should think all about Mason's past before entering into any kind of tryst with him. I mean I would hate to see a woman like you be hurt by a man like him. Mary: Gina, do you really think he is that bad? Gina: Mary for you it could be tragic. But for another woman… a woman who knows what she wants… he'd be perfect… (smiles dreamily, then notices Mary's quizzical look) …well, of course I don't know who that woman could be… but I'm sure there must be a woman out there for Mason. Oh, and what a lucky woman she is! (walks away smiling) In CC's room Mason and Eden argue re. some of her questionable business decisions which have resulted in an over $1,000,000.00 loss for the Capwell Enterprises. Later on Mason walks into CC's room again, where Gina is fiddling with the switches on the life support machine. Mason: Am I interrupting something? Gina: No, you're not interrupting anything. I'm just fooling around with this equipment. It must be a lot of money, hah? Mason: Yeah, thousands, hundreds of thousands. Only the best for CC Capwell. Good thing it's rented. What's that switch you were fooling around with? Gina: The master switch. Mason: Well… switch it on, let's see how the support systems work with no one to support. Lights. Camera. Life! Gina: Look at it! Mason: Ahm… Let's see if we can do better than that. (takes two wired heart rate sensors and applies them to his chest) Woohoo… I feel like Frankenstein or one other of these mythical monsters. Gina: Well, the only difference is you are not mythical. Mason: Gina, you've changed your opinion of me. Gina: Mason, you have fallen of your pedestal. You are not that dashing, charming young man I thought you were. I guess I was… blinded first like Mary. Mason: What about Mary? Gina: Well, I think she is quite fond of you. May be she is falling in love. Mason: I wouldn't go that far. Gina: You're not leading her on, are you? You wouldn't be that silly, would you? Mason: I don't know what you're talking about. Gina: Good! I'm glad you don't know what I'm talking about. Because if you did, if something would've happened between you and Miss Flo Nightingale… I would be in a very difficult position. Mason: What kind of position is that? Gina: Oh, I would be forced to tell the poor thing the truth. Mason: About? Gina: You and me. (Mason looks worried.) Look at that! (points at the life support system's monitor) Your pulse is rising… Are you excited? Mason: I don't think so. Gina: I wonder if we can make your heartbeat quicken. What if that's possible? May be if I do a little bit of this (hugs Mason) or a little… nibble over there (goes for his neck) ...well, what will happen if I… (kisses his ear) The machine starts beeping frantically. Gina is beaming with excitement. Gina: Oh! Oh! Look! It's working. It's working! It's almost going right off the chart. Oh, Mason! I knew I could still get you excited. Mason, kiss me… please, would you? A few moments later. Mason: Interesting, isn't it? Without the man there'd be no machines. But without the machines there'd be no man. These things… they could keep a guy alive for years. Gina: Mason, do we have to talk about it. It's kind of depressing. Mason: Yeah, I know it's depressing to think about Dad lingering for years, Gina. But it's a possibility, you gonna have to consider, if you haven't already. Gina: Common, Mason! Must it always be business? Mason: You really don't wanna think about it, do you? Gina: Think about what? Mason: About Dad's condition. Certainly, it'd be to your advantage if he were to die, then you could inherit, take the money, give Brandon a whole new life away from this dreadful house. But if he were to wake up… Gina: We'd both would lose everything. Mason: Yeah, you more than me, I am afraid. See, I'm not gonna wait around to find out. I've already put into motion a plan to take over the company for myself. And if I am successful, he wouldn't be able to do a thing about it when he wakes up. Gina: Mason, that sounds absolutely ruthless. I love it. Mason: Is that what attracted you to Dad in the first place? His ruthlessness or was it just his money? Gina: Don't start on me Mason. Mason: Just wondering. Gina: I fell in love with CC because… well, he was a kind of man that could take good care of me. Mason: And Gina needs somebody to take care of her, hah? Gina: No, she needs someone who loves her. And I know CC loved me. I know he did. He was wonderful… those first days. We would do romantic things, he would buy me flowers, I thought he was the most wonderful man in the world. And then he told me the real reason why he married me… Mason: To keep Brandon in the family. Gina: I hate him for it. I hate CC more than I hated Hank, more than I hated anyone. I should've married you, Mason. It would've been different if I married you. Gina starts to daydream about their wedding. Priest: We gathered here today to pay our last respect to CC Capwell. (Camera moves on to Gina and Mason.) And to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony. Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the body… I mean the bride. Gina:(back to reality) Mason! (notices that he is lying on his Dad's bed) Mason! This isn't funny Mason! Mason! (starts fiddling with the machine switches) Mason! (The machine starts making a continuous loud noise. ) Mason!!! (starts shaking him violently) Wake up, Mason! Oh, stop it!!! Mason!!!!! Mary (in disbelief): Mason?! Mason: There is an explanation for this Mary. Mary: I don't wanna hear any explanations. I would think you have more restraint. Look, this equipment is very expensive and very delicate. Mason: Mary, I can ex… Mary: Look! I'm gonna ask you to not to play with the machines anymore, all right? You could endanger the health of my patient. Gina: Oh, we wouldn't want that to happen. Mary: Well, I would hope not. I'm going downstairs. Mason: No… Mary… hang… hang on just a minute… Mary leaves. Gina: Mason, you undoubtedly have the most sick sense of humour of any man alive. Mason: Thank you. Mason follows Mary downstairs. Gina (comes closer to the life support system): M-m. It's really quite easy, isn't it? Just flip the switch… and all your troubles are gone. (starts fooling around with the switches again) |
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