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 » 'Miranda' Scenes from the pilot  
SCENE #1 : INT. THREE RIVERS / CLINICAL DIRECTOR KHALID'S OFFICE -DAY Miranda stands before DR. SHAHEEN KHALID (60, Director of the transplant clinic, imperious and imposing), who sits behind a dark mahogany desk, reading from a letter. KHALID:
"... During the procurement, Foster cursed at the hospital staff, made unreasonable demands and disrupted the O.R...". MIRANDA:
Dr. Khalid, that staff's incompetence almost cost me a good pair of lungs. KHALID:
The head of surgery... MIRANDA:
Bob Yorn. KHALID:
Correct, Dr. Yorn has requested that you never return to his O.R. MIRANDA:
I had a nineteen year old cystic fibrosis patient with a rare blood type. The West Virginia lungs were probably the only chance she was going to get and I wasn't going to lose them. KHALID:
I appreciate the dedication to your patients but when you are on a donor run, you are representing Three Rivers Medical Center. MIRANDA:
Yes sir. KHALID:
Obviously, allowing you to do your Fellowship here after the problems at your last hospital... MIRANDA:
I went through a difficult time when my father died and I made some bad choices. (looking him in the eye) I'm here to prove myself as a doctor. And I know I'm only getting that chance because of who my father was... KHALID:
Miranda is surprise by that. Uncomfortable letting his guard down, Khalid quicky gets back to business.Actually, I see a great deal more of your mother in you. KHALID:
I want you to do well here, Miranda. So if you have any problems, come to me. MIRANDA:
Thank you. May I get back to work? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCENE #2 : EXT. THREE RIVERS / ROOFTOP - NIGHT Exhausted from crying and no sleep, Miranda looks out at the panoramic view of Pittsburgh at night. Bridges in every direction, their arches lit up in the night, reflecting on the water of the three rivers. A sign on the hospital wing facing her, reads: "WILLIAM H. FOSTER TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE." Andy exits the stairwell and joins Miranda at the railing. A long moment of silence, then Andy says -- ANDY:
We don't control anything. MIRANDA:
That's not what my father believed. He said it was up to us. To be the best at what we do, to never give up, to take chances and do the thing no one else can do because we're their last hope. ANDY:
Looks at Miranda.We're just one piece of the puzzle. (looking out) Somewhere out there, somebody's getting up to go to work and they have no idea they're going to become a donor today. And somebody they've never met will live because they died. ANDY (CONT'D):
They hold a look for a moment, then, Miranda lets go of the railing and they head inside.You did your part. Took every chance you could. You wouldn't give up on that heart, even flew in a damn hurricane. And because you did, Alvin Weathers and three other people are going to live. Let's take the win and go home. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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