Episode 8.15- Fall Down Go Boom

Written by Sky Faunteleroy

OPEN AT TRUNCHEON CONSTRUCTION SITE

(Rory and Jess are staring at the almost completed building. Rory looks down at Jess’s laptop on the beach chair he always sits in. He notices her looking.)

JESS: Rory.

(Lorelai and Luke appear behind them.)

LORELAI: Boo! (Rory jumps while Jess merely turns around.) Well I scared one of you. (Rory spun around and hugged Lorelai.)

RORY: What are you doing here?

LUKE: She insisted we come here first.

RORY: How’s baby?

LORELAI: Mad that it’s still being referred to as baby. (She looks at Luke.)

JESS: It really isn’t fair not to let them find out just because you don’t want to know.

RORY: Good boy. (Rory patted his head.)

LORELAI: He’s gotten even better in the week you had him to yourself.

RORY: Soon we’ll be able to leave him in the house alone.

LORELAI: Well I don’t know about that. I think we’d have to get him neutered first.

RORY: I think I like him fine just the way he is.

JESS: I’m glad. (Jess motions for him and Luke to move away from the madness and they both slip away.)

(Opening Credits)

NEWSROOM

(Kelly runs in and sits on Sean’s lap.)

SEAN: What are you doing here?

KELLY: You know how you so kindly offered to let me move in with you since Jess has practically moved into the apartment.

SEAN: I believe I recall.

KELLY: I think I may take you up on that offer.

SEAN: You were sleeping at Lorelai’s weren’t you?

KELLY: Yes but now that they’re back—

SEAN: You can’t do that anymore.

KELLY: Yeah.

SEAN: Ok we’ll go back and get your stuff when I’m done here.

KELLY: I already have it. I took the truck. Rory’s going to take the bus tomorrow and pick it up.

SEAN: What would you have done if I said?

KELLY: I knew you wouldn’t.

CUT TO TRUNCHEON

(Rory is bouncing around occasionally looking over Jess’s shoulder to read. Every time she does he looks at her and stops writing.)

RORY: I’m bored!

JESS: You’re the one who wanted to come.

RORY: Well I thought it would be more fun than sitting with mopey April or wandering aimlessly around town with Kelly.

JESS: You could’ve gone back with Luke and Lorelai.

RORY: I didn’t feel like it.

JESS: Then whose fault is it that you’re bored.

RORY: Bob!

JESS: Bob?

RORY: Yes if he’d give me more than 1000 words I wouldn’t be so bored.

JESS: So ask for more words.

RORY: No!

JESS: Rory normally I like taking a break from attempting to write to listen to your rambles but we’ve been through this one twice already so why don’t you go shopping?

RORY: I don’t want to go shopping.

JESS: Fine then I’m just going to turn this off. (He starts closing the laptop.)

RORY: No! You work. I’ll go.

JESS: Here. (Jess throws her the keys. She tries to catch it but it falls to the floor. Jess laughs and she picks it up.)

CUT TO CRAP SHACK

(Lorelai and Luke are lying on the couch together enjoying their last day of no work.)

LORELAI: I hope it’s a girl.

LUKE: You already had Rory wouldn’t you like a boy.

LORELAI: No. Do you want a boy?

LUKE: I want a healthy baby.

LORELAI: Oh come on you know you have a preference.

LUKE: Well I’d like to have a girl. I mean when I found out about April she was already grown.

LORELAI: So we’re on the same page.

LUKE: I guess.

LORELAI: Good because I really think it’s going to be a girl.

LUKE: Why?

LORELAI: I don’t know I just do.

LUKE: You called didn’t you.

LORELAI: I couldn’t help it!

LUKE: Lorelai we agreed.

LORELAI: I know but I needed to know.

LUKE: We should pick out a name.

LORELAI: We should.

LUKE: Later?

LORELAI: Mmm sounds good.

CUT TO MALL

(Rory is walking through the mall looking at windows and runs into someone. They both fall to the ground.)

RORY: Sorry. (She helps pick up the other person’s stuff they both get up.) Paris?

PARIS: Rory! (Paris hugs her.)

RORY: What are you doing here?

PARIS: Doyle’s great-aunt died we came for the funeral. Did Lorelai and Luke get my gift?

RORY: Yes they loved it.

PARIS: Oh good. I’m sorry I couldn’t make it.

RORY: Oh it’s ok they understood.

PARIS: SO how are things going with Jess?

RORY: Good they’re good. Much better than last time.

PARIS: That’s great.

RORY: Yeah so how have you been? Our talks have been kind of short and sporadic since you started med school.

PARIS: Yeah I know it’s been crazy.

RORY: How’s Harvard?

PARIS: It’s great. I’m glad I decided to go.

RORY: Good.

PARIS: I read your column. It’s really great Rory. I’m glad you got everything you wanted.

RORY: You too.

PARIS: Hey I’m in town for a couple of days maybe we can hang out.

RORY: Definitely just give me a call. You know the number.

PARIS: Yea. Bye Rory.

RORY: Bye. (Paris leaves. Rory smiles and continues walking this time looking in front of her as not to run into anyone else.)

CUT TO CHILTON

(April is eating lunch in the library with Mel. Brad walks in. He sees April and walks out. April runs after him.)

APRIL: Brad, wait! (Brad looks back and starts walking faster.) Brad! (April also picks up speed not noticing a wet floor sign she slips and falls. Brad stops and turns around. She tries getting up but screams in pain. Brad rushes over and slides down next to her.)

BRAD: Don’t move.

APRIL: Huh thanks. (A teacher walks by but doesn’t see them.)

BRAD: Can I get some help over here? (The teacher walks back when she sees them she quickly walks over.)

TEACHER: What happened?

BRAD: She slipped.

TEACHER: What hurts?

APRIL: My leg and my back.

TEACHER: Ok don’t move if you hurt your back you’ll just make it worse. I’m going to call for an ambulance. (She walks away.)

CUT TO CRAP SHACK

(Lorelai and Luke are sleeping on the couch. The phone rings and they both wake up.)

LORELAI: Let the machine get it.

LUKE: It could be important.

LORELAI: Or it could be solicitation.

LUKE: Ok.

LORELAI: (machine) Hey this is Lorelai. April and Luke live here too. We’re either screening or not here so leave a message and see what happens.

CHARLESTON: (voice-over) Hello this is Headmaster Charleston. (Luke gets up.) I’m sorry to—(Luke picks up the phone.)

LUKE: Hello?

CUT TO HEADMASTER’S OFFICE

CHARLESTON: Oh Mr. Danes good you’re there. I’m sorry but April’s been hurt. She’s being taken to Hartford Hospital by ambulance.

CUT TO CRAP SHACK

LUKE: I’ll be right there.

CUT TO OUTSIDE CHILTON

(April is being put into the ambulance.)

APRIL: Brad please. I don’t want to go alone.

BRAD: Ok. (He climbs in.)

APRIL: Thank you.

BRAD: You know I can’t say no to you.

CUT TO HARTFORD HOSPITAL

(Brad is sitting in the waiting room. Luke and Lorelai burst in. Brad sees them and stands up. They see him and walk over.)

LUKE: How is she?

BRAD: She’s ok. She broke her ankle and bruised her tailbone but she’ll be fine.

LORELAI: Oh Rory bruised her tailbone once when she was 6. She couldn’t sit for a week.

LUKE: Do you know what room she is in?

BRAD: No they won’t tell me because I’m not allowed in.

LORELAI: I’ll find out. (Lorelai walks off.)

LUKE: Thank you for coming with her. I still don’t like you but thank you.

BRAD: I hope she feels better. (Brad starts to walk away but Lorelai sees him walk away when she’s walking back to Luke.)

LORELAI: Where do you think you’re going? Stay here. I know she’ll want to talk to you. (Brad walks back.) She’s in room 211. I’m going to call Rory.

LUKE: I should call Anna.

LORELAI: Don’t worry about it give me your phone I’ll call you go sit with her. Brad, sit down. (Both Luke and Brad do as they’re told.)

CUT TO TRUNCHEON

(Rory is walking back when her phone rings.)

RORY: Hello?

CUT TO HARTFORD HOSPITAL

LORELAI: Rory. April got hurt. She’s at Hartford Hospital in room 211.

CUT TO TRUNCHEON

RORY: We’re coming. (She hangs up her phone.) Jess we have to go April’s in the hospital.

CUT TO HOSPITAL

LORELAI: Hello. Anna. This is Lorelai.

CUT TO ANNA’S HOUSE

ANNA: Oh hello.

CUT TO HOSPITAL

LORELAI: April got hurt at school. She’s in the hospital.

CUT TO ANNA’S

ANNA: Oh my god. What happened?

CUT TO HOSPITAL

LORELAI: I’m not exactly sure yet. All I now is she broke her ankle and bruised her tail bone.

CUT TO ANNA’S

ANNA: Well it’s her own damn fault. I should’ve never let her stay. I knew something like this would happen.

CUT TO HOSPITAL

LORELAI: Whoa! This could’ve just as easily happened in New Mexico with you. She was at school!

CUT TO ANNA’S

ANNA: I highly doubt it. I should’ve known better than to leave her in Luke’s care. He couldn’t look after a puppy let alone a person.

CUT TO HOSPITAL

LORELAI: You listen and you listen good. Luke Danes is an amazing father. He loves that girl more than anything and would do anything for her. This was not his fault. If anything it was the school’s fault! Luke was a better dad to my kid than her father and he’s great with April. So don’t you dare blame Luke. Don’t you dare! (Lorelai hangs up and goes to see April. Brad looks around and follows her.)

CUT TO APRIL’S ROOM

(Lorelai stops in front of the door and composes herself. Brad stays behind so she wouldn’t see. Lorelai walks in. brad walks up to the window and looks through. Lorelai walks behind Luke and puts a hand on his shoulder. He turns around. She says something but Brad can’t hear. They talk for a while then April wakes up and says something. They look at the window and wave Brad in. He walks in and stands by the door.)

APRIL: My hero. (She laughs.)

BRAD: How you feeling?

APRIL: Oh I’m fine. (She grins and laughs again.)

BRAD: Did she hit her head?

LORELAI: Pain killers.

BRAD: Oh.

APRIL: You’re cute. (She bites her lip and giggles.)

BRAD: Does she know what she’s saying?

LUKE: Probably not.

BRAD: Ok.

APRIL: Do you think I’m pretty. (She giggled again.)

BRAD: Uh.

APRIL: You don’t like me. (She frowns.)

BRAD: What? No I like you.

LORELAI: She won’t remember anything. Don’t worry about it.

APRIL: No you don’t! You don’t like me because you think I asked you out because I pitied you.

BRAD: Well didn’t you? (Brad closed his eyes and then opened them a second later.) That’s not important.

APRIL: I didn’t pity you. The reason I didn’t tell you was because I felt bad that you spent Christmas alone and didn’t want to hurt your feelings. I invited you because I wanted to invite you. I could’ve easily just said never mind and walked away but I wanted you to come.

BRAD: You should take a nap. You need your rest.

APRIL: You’re probably right. (She nodded and turned over and went to sleep.)

LUKE: What did Anna say?

LORELAI: Oh it’s not important.

LUKE: What did she say, Lorelai?

LORELAI: Let’s not talk about this now.

BRAD: I’m going to—(He stands up.) Go call my house. (He walks out.)

CUT TO NURSE’S STATION

(Brad walks up.)

BRAD: Excuse me can I use your phone. I can’t get a signal.

NURSE: Sure hun. (She puts the phone on the counter. Rory and Jess walk in and go to the desk.)

RORY: Excuse me where’s room 211.

NURSE: I’m sorry immediate family only.

RORY: I’m her step sister.

NURSE: Sorry.

JESS: I’m her cousin.

NURSE: Once again I’m sorry. She’s a minor. You (She looks at Rory.) can go in if I can get the information confirmed but sir I’m sorry you’re going to have to wait out here. (Brad returns the phone reaching over Rory and Jess.)

RORY: Brad?

BRAD: Oh hey you guys made it.

NURSE: You know them?

BRAD: Yea. Come on she’s over here. (They start walking.)

NURSE: You can’t go in there.

BRAD: She doesn’t mind. (Brad put up his hand.

NURSE: I do!

CUT TO APRIL’S ROOM

(Rory, Jess, and April walk in. Luke and Lorelai are arguing.)

LUKE: I can’t believe she’d blame me!

LORELAI: See this is why I didn’t want to tell you.

LUKE: I should’ve called her myself.

LORELAI: You’re not blaming me are you?

LUKE: Well you were the one who talked to her.

LORELAI: Hey! She would’ve gone off on you too and you know it.

LUKE: Oh come on you must’ve said something.

LORELAI: Can you really not accept that she’s just unreasonable, that I didn’t do a thing, that she got mad for no reason?

RORY: Stop it! (Luke and Lorelai look at them but don’t say anything. April wakes up.)

APRIL: Rory? Jess? When did you get here? (She looks around.) Dad? Lorelai?

LUKE: Hey I guess the drugs wore off. You want some more?

APRIL: No I’m ok. It doesn’t hurt that badly.

JESS: What happened?

APRIL: I slipped on a wet floor.

BRAD: It was my fault. (Everyone looks at him.)

APRIL: No it wasn’t. It was mine. I know better than to run in the halls.

RORY: What hurts the worst?

APRIL: I guess my ankle. Did you call mom?

LUKE: Lorelai did.

APRIL: Is she coming?

LORELAI: I don’t think so hun.

APRIL: Oh. What did she say?

LORELAI: She said she hoped you felt better soon.