EPISODE #15
Lily's House Catches Fire
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EPISODE # 15
MARCH 31, 2000 (F)

Scene 1:
Location: Lily Walsh Snyder's mansion.
Scene: Living room.

LILY WALSH SNYDER AND LUKE.

>> Lily: "And the little boy rode away atop his great white horse and was never frightened again. The end." Oh, no, no, no, we get to read it again? We've already read it --
[Smoke detector beeping.]
[Lily gasps.]
>> Luke: What's that, mommy?
>> Lily: It's the smoke alarm. I'm gonna -- everything's gonna be okay.
[Smoke detector beeping.]

[Lily walks into the hallway and sees smoke. She walks back into the living room.]

>> Lily: It's okay, everything's gonna be okay! Everything's gonna be all right.

LILY WALSH SNYDER ON THE PHONE.

>> Lily: Yes, this is Lily Snyder. I'd like to report a fire.
[Smoke detector beeping.]

Scene 2:
Location: Lily Walsh Snyder's mansion.
Scene: Living room.

LILY WALSH SNYDER AND LUKE.

[Smoke detector beeping.]
>> Luke: What's gonna happen to us, mommy?
>> Lily: Everything's gonna be fine. We just need to get out of the house.

SIMON FRASIER WALKS OUT FROM A HALLWAY.

>> Lily: There's a fire somewhere in the house.
>> Simon: I know. It's in the family room. We've got to get out of here now!
>> Luke: Mommy!
>> Lily: My whole family -- my family photographs are in there!
>> Simon: Forget the pictures, lily. We've got to get out. Come on! Okay, we'll be safe out here, luke. It's all right.
>> Lily: Here, simon, take her. I need to go back in --
>> Simon: What are you doing, lily? Lily, come back!
[Smoke detector beeping.]

[Lily walks back in and walks towards the unfinished family room on fire.]

>> Simon: It's okay.
[Faith fussing.]
>> Simon: Shh. Shh. It's okay.

Scene 3:
Location: Lily Walsh Snyder's mansion.
Scene: Outside of the front door.

LUKE, FAITH, AND SIMON FRASIER

>> Simon: Lily, can you hear me? Lily, come --

EMMA SNYDER ARRIVES.

>> Emma: Simon. I thought I saw smoke. Is there a fire?
>> Simon: There's a fire in the room we're renovating.
>> Emma: I don't -- where's Lily?
>> Luke: Mommy went back in the house.
>> Emma: She didn't! Why did you let her?
>> Simon: I tried to stop her. She wouldn't let me.
>> Emma: Well, somebody better go and get her!
>> Simon: That's exactly what I'm about to do. Here. Luke, you stay here with your grandma, okay? I'm gonna go get your mommy. It's all right.
>> Emma: Hurry. Hurry, please. Go ahead.

Scene 4:
Scene: Foyer.
[Smoke detector beeping.]
>> Simon: Lily!

Scene 5:
Scene: Unfinished family room.

LILY WALSH SNYDER ALONE.

[Lily coughing.]
>> Lily: It's okay. You can do this.
[Lily gasping and coughing.]
[Lily walks into the center of the room and loses consciousness.]

Scene 6:
Scene: Hallway.

SIMON FRASIER ALONE.

>> Simon: Lily! Lily!

Scene 7:
Scene: Unfinished family room.

SIMON FRASIER AND AN UNCONSCIOUS LILY WALSH SNYDER

[Smoke detector beeping.]
[Simon finds Lily on the floor. He picks her up in his arms and takes her out of there.]
[As he does the sparks fly from nearby. Lily lets out a surprised "Whoop!"]

Scene 8:
Location: Lily Walsh Snyder's mansion.
Scene: Hallway into foyer.

[Smoke detector beeping.]

Scene 9:
Scene: Outside of front door.

EMMA SNYDER, LILY WALSH SNYDER, AND SIMON FRASIER.

>> Emma: Oh, good lord. Is she okay? Is she all right?
>> Simon: A little bit of shock, that's all.
>> Emma: Is she breathing? Check to see if she's breathing.
>> Simon: She's breathing. She's all right. She's -- it's okay. Look, your mum's gonna be fine, okay? She's gonna wake up, all right. Lily. Lily, can you hear me? Lily.
>> Luke: What's wrong with mommy?
>> Simon: She's gonna be fine, luke. She's gonna be fine.
>> Emma: She'll wake up, sweetheart. She's okay.
>> Simon: Can you hear that? Help is on it's way, okay?
>> Emma: Yeah, here it comes.
>> Simon: All right? Lily.
>> Emma: Lily.
>> Simon: Lily, wake up.
>> Emma: Lily.
>> Simon: Lily.
>> Emma: Oh, thank the lord. She's okay, sweetheart. Mommy's okay. Mommy's okay.
>> Lily: How are the children?
>> Emma: They're all right. They're right here with me.
>> Simon: Everything's fine. Everything's okay.
>> Lily: The pictures. I couldn't get to the pictures.
>> Emma: Forget about the pictures. You're safe. Forget about the pictures.
>> Lily: They're my history, they're my family!
>> Emma: No, no, sweetheart. Forget about them.
>> Lily: When you showed me those pictures together, I could see who I was, I came from, my family. That's my whole family. >> Emma: It's all right, baby. It's all right.
>> Lily: My whole history's going up in flames!
>> Emma: Forget about it. Forget about it.
>> Fireman #1: Is anyone else inside?
>> Emma: No, thank god. But she passed out.
>> Simon: She was in the room alone and she swallowed a lot of smoke.
>> Lily: I'm fine. I'm fine.
>> Emma: Thank you.
>> Fireman #1: Let's have a look, just in case, all right? I'll check her out.
>> Emma: Check her out, please. Thank you.

Scene 10:
Scene: Foyer to unfinished family room.

SIMON FRASIER ALONE.

[Smoke detector beeping.]
[Simon coughing.]

Scene 11:
Scene: Unfinished family room.

[Simon Frasier picks up a box and grunts in pain. He lets go of it.]
[Simon picks up some photos from the table.]

>> Fireman #2: Hey, get out!
>> Simon: Wait, wait, wait.
>> Fireman #2: Get out. Get out!

[Sound of fire extinguishers going.]

Scene 12:
Location: Lily Walsh Snyder's mansion.
Scene: Outside of the front door.

LILY WALSH SNYDER, EMMA SNYDER, LUKE, AND FAITH.

>> Emma: I can't believe, lily, that you risked your life for those pictures.
>> Lily: They're not just pictures, they're my history. They're our history. At least simon managed to save some in case.
>> Emma: Yeah, almost risked his life doing it, too.
>> Lily: That was very courageous. I'll always remember that.

SIMON FRASIER, PARAMEDIC, AND FIREMAN #3

>> Fireman #3: Feeling better?
>> Simon: Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.
>> Fireman #3: You should get to the hospital. You're gonna need treatment.
>> Simon: Yeah, I'll be fine now. I'll just go there later.
>> Fireman #3: No, no, you're going to get an ambulance now.

LILY WALSH SNYDER AND SIMON FRASIER

>> Lily: Hey. Oh, those burns look serious.
>> Simon: Oh, no, no. Just a little singed, that's all.
>> Lily: Do you want me to get something for the pain?
>> Simon: No, I'm okay. Lily, I was too late. I mean, all of them are gone. Your photos are lost.
>> Lily: It doesn't matter. Our children are fine. That's all that matters.
>> Fireman #4: Good news, ms. Snyder. The fire's out. And you're awfully lucky because the other rooms didn't sustain any water or smoke damage.
>> Lily: Oh, thank you. Thank you so much. You guys are great. They said they're sending an ambulance for you.
>> Simon: I'm really fine. How about you?
>> Lily: I'm fine. It's a little sore throat, that's all.
>> Simon: No, no, lily, there was a lot of stuff in that room -- adhesives, paint. Who knows what you might have inhaled.
>> Lily: I wasn't in there that long, thanks to you. I don't want you to go to the hospital by yourself.
>> Simon: Lily, it's okay. I'm a big boy, you know? I'm all grown up.
>> Lily: You took me out of a burning house. I could've died.
>> Simon: Don't -- don't. Please don't say that, all right? How are the kids?
>> Lily: I better get back to them.

LILY WALKS BACK TO EMMA, LUKE, AND FAITH.

>> Lily: Hey, did you hear what the fireman said? Everything's going to be okay -- all your toys and stuff. Come on, let's go inside and check it out, all right?

[Emma, Luke, and Faith go inside.]

SIMON FRASIER AND FIREMAN #2.

>> Fireman #2: Your ambulance is about ready for you.
>> Simon: Yeah, thanks. But tell me, do you have any idea how the fire started?
>> Fireman #2: Yeah, it looks like it was faulty wiring in that construction area.
>> Simon: Faulty electric equipment or what?

Scene 13:
Location: Lily Walsh Snyder's mansion.
Scene: Living room.

LILY WALSH SNYDER, EMMA SNYDER, AND LUKE.

>> Lily: We got faith back to sleep. You see the rest of the house is all right.
>> Emma: Yeah, it's fine. Your mom is right. It could've been pretty bad upstairs. But it's real fine. It's all gonna be fine.
>> Luke: It stinks.
>> Emma: It does. It's all that smoke.
>> Lily: We'll just pretend we had a big barbecue.
>> Emma: Yeah.

LILY WALSH SNYDER AND EMMA SNYDER

>> Emma: Well, we're gonna have quite a time fixing that all up there. Quite a mess.
>> Lily: What do you mean, we?
>> Emma: We. I mean we. I'm gonna help you. I'm not gonna take no for an answer. Boy, this is a good time for holden to be out of the country, isn't it?
>> Lily: I can't tell him. He's in a plane. He's in the air, going to paris.
>> Emma: Sweetheart, you can leave a message for him at the hotel.
>> Lily: If I leave a message, he's gonna rush right back here.
>> Emma: Well, that's not such a bad idea. You shouldn't have to deal with this all by yourself.
>> Lily: I'm not. I have you, remember? And I have simon.
>> Emma: Well, his hands looked pretty bad. I mean, you think he's going to be all right?
>> Lily: I hope so. I hope he is.

LILY WALSH SNYDER, EMMA SNYDER, AND FIREMAN #1.

>> Fireman #1: Mrs. Snyder? Your friend's already on his way to the hospital. Now, it's your turn.
>> Lily: Me? No, but I -- I'm fine.
>> Fireman #1: You passed out, inhaled a ton of smoke.
>> Lily: I can't go. I have the children.
>> Emma: No, no, no, I'll tend to the kids. You go to the hospital like he says. Make sure you're all right.
>> Lily: All right, I'll be right -- I'll be right there.

LILY WALSH SNYDER AND EMMA SNYDER

>> Lily: Please, emma, don't let them out of your sight.
>> Emma: No, I won't let them out of my sight. Look, they're fine. They're fine. Luke is fine. They took it all okay.
>> Lily: This was very interesting and exciting for them, but I know that they're shaken up.
>> Emma: Why wouldn't they be? But thank heavens, you're all right. You're all right. Everything's okay.
>> Lily: Just had one major casualty.
>> Emma: What, those family pictures?
>> Lily: Simon couldn't save many.
>> Emma: Sweetheart, they were just pictures. You know, you're people. You're irreplaceable. If anything had happened to you -- I mean, we could have lost you and the children there in that fire.
>> Lily: Simon almost lost his life saving those photographs.
>> Emma: Now, I think that you got more than an architect when he walked into your life. That's all I can say.

Scene 14:
Location: Oakdale Memorial Hospital.
Scene: Hospital corridor.

DR. SUSAN STEWART AND LILY WALSH SNYDER

>> Susan: Fortunately, his lungs are clear.
>> Lily: And what about his hands? Were they badly burned?
>> Susan: Well, the burns aren't that severe, but they cover a substantial area.
>> Lily: But the burns will heal?
>> Susan: Oh, they'll heal, but he's gonna lose some flexibility in both his hands.
>> Lily: Simon's an architect. He's an artist. He uses his hands constantly.
>> Susan: He didn't mention his career. Actually, he didn't do much talking. He's in a lot of pain.
>> Lily: I don't know how he would survive if he can't use his hands.
>> Susan: Don't worry. We're gonna put him in a physical therapy regimen, and usually it works pretty well.
>> Lily: Usually?
>> Susan: Well, the prognosis is good.
>> Lily: So the odds are in his favor?
>> Susan: Absolutely. Your friend simon's gonna be back at his drawing board in no time flat.`
>> Lily: Thank you. Thank you, susan. Thank you so much.
>> Susan: And he's pretty shaken up, so --
>> Lily: Oh, I won't upset him. I promise.
>> Susan: Keep the visit short. He's on a very strong painkiller. He's pretty groggy.
>> Lily: Thank you for everything.
>> Susan: Now, look, you come see me if you have any questions.
>> Lily: I will.
>> Susan: Okay.
>> Lily: Thanks.
>> Susan: Bye.

Location: Simon Frasier's hospital room.

LILY WALSH SNYDER AND SIMON FRASIER

[Simon is resting.]

>> Lily: Simon?

[Simon opens his eyes.]

Scene 15:
Location: Oakdale Memorial Hospital.
Scene: Simon Frasier's hospital room.

LILY WALSH SNYDER AND SIMON FRASIER

>> Lily: I came as soon as they finished with me.
>> Simon: You're, you're --
>> Lily: I'm fine.
>> Simon: You're okay?
>> Lily: Are you in a lot of pain?
>> Simon: No, no. They gave me something.
>> Lily: I'm so sorry. If I hadn't made such a fuss over those photographs. It was selfish and stupid.
>> Simon: Don't. They're your history. Don't --
>> Lily: No. You wouldn't be here right now if I wasn't so foolish. This is all my fault.
>> Simon: It's not your fault. It's my fault. It's not your fault, it's mine.
>> Lily: No, you were just trying to help.
>> Simon: Forgive me, lily? Forgive me.
>> Lily: Forgive you for what?
>> Simon: Beloved.

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