EPISODE 5/26/04
Simon Explains

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May, 2004


WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2004

Scene 1:
Location: Deerbrook Hospital
Scene: Recreation Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, DR. TANNER, NURSE, SGT. MUSGROVE

>> Nurse: Here we are -- now watch your step.
>> Katie: I don't want to sit down.
>> Nurse: Okay, here we go. I'll go get your meds. And this time, no spitting them out.
>> Katie: They must be right. I must be crazy. There's no other explanation. Hey, you got your helmet back.
>> Sgt. Musgrove: He returned it last night, when he gave me the message. He's coming for you.
>> Katie: Who is? The guy I saw outside the window?
>> Sgt. Musgrove: But you have to pretend you don't know him when he gets here.
>> Katie: Who is he? Who's telling you all of this?
>> Dr. Tanner: You can't come in here!
>> Sgt. Musgrove: Don't forget. You know no one.
>> Dr. Tanner: Well, no one informed me, or anyone on my staff.
>> Simon: Please, feel free to call the Illinois Office of Mental Health and speak to the administrator -- but these are the papers to move Katie Frasier to another facility -- immediately.
>> Katie: Oh, I'm not crazy.

Scene 2:
Location: Deerbrook Hospital
Scene: Recreation Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, DR. TANNER, SGT. MUSGROVE

[ Simon clears his throat ]
>> Simon: Hello, Mrs. Frasier. How are you feeling today?
>> Katie: Much, much better. Now that you're here.
>> Dr. Tanner: I'll need to review these papers in my office. If you'll join me --
>> Simon: After I finish evaluating the patient.
>> Sgt. Musgrove: Mission accomplished?
>> Simon: Oh, halfway there, sergeant. Oh -- carry on.
>> Katie: What are you doing here?
>> Simon: I was going to ask you the same thing. How did this happen?
>> Katie: It's a long story.
>> Simon: No, who put you in here? You don't belong here.
>> Katie: I was beginning to think I did when I saw you at -- when I saw you at the window -- I thought I was having delusions or something. But you're really here.
>> Simon: I'm really here.
>> Katie: How did you find me?
>> Simon: You can have plenty of time to explain this later. Listen, we've got to get you out of here before Dr. Tanner gets back and realizes the truth. Okay, can you get up? Can you -- can we go?
>> Katie: Yeah.
>> Simon: Let's try. Okay, come on.
>> Katie: Oh, wait -- Simon, I don't feel very --
>> Simon: No, no, no, Katie? Katie? Katie, wake up. Katie -- wake up. Still taking Claritin?

Scene 3:
Location: Deerbrook Hospital
Scene: Recreation Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, DR. TANNER, SGT. MUSGROVE

>> Simon: Katie, look at me. I know they've been sedating you, but you've gotta focus. Open your eyes and look at me. That's it, open your eyes. Look at me. We're gonna have to walk out of here. Think you can get up and walk? Yeah?
>> Katie: Yeah.
>> Simon: Okay, let me help you. That's it, just one step in front of the other. Okay, one step in front of the other. Just keep moving.
>> Dr. Tanner: Dr. Morgenthal? Excuse me?
>> Simon: Yes?
>> Dr. Tanner: The Illinois Office of Mental Health has no record of your employment.
>> Simon: Oh, oh, that's because I'm acting with the IDHHS on behalf of the Office of Mental Health. Now, if you'll excuse us --
>> Dr. Tanner: And whom should I contact regarding verification of your employment?
>> Simon: The IDHHS. And whom should I contact regarding your employment?
>> Dr. Tanner: I'll be back as soon as I can.
>> Simon: Yeah, I'll be right here.
>> Sgt. Musgrove: Sir, yes, sir! Yes, sir!
>> Simon: Yes, yes Sergeant. Diversionary tactics, Sergeant.
>> Sgt. Musgrove: Yes, sir! Yes, sir!
>> Simon: It's now or never. Let's go!

Scene 4:
Location: Frasier Cottage
Scene: Living Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Simon: Home. How's it feel?
>> Katie: I can't believe it. It feels like a dream. How did this happen? How did you get here?
>> Simon: Look, I'm gonna have plenty of time to explain to you later. You just gotta lie back, close your eyes and rest, okay? I'm gonna be back as soon as I --
>> Katie: No, no, no, don't leave. I thought I would never see you again. When you walked out to that boat, I thought that was the last time I was gonna see your face.
>> Simon: Look, I thought I was doing the right thing at the time. And I thought you'd be safe.
>> Katie: I was.
>> Simon: Yeah? And where was Mike? You know, I thought he was supposed to take care of you, protect you.
>> Katie: I'm not his problem anymore, Simon. There's someone else now, and she's bad news. I tried to warn him. I tried to tell everybody, but no one would listen to me, not even Margo. That's how I got locked up in that place.
>> Simon: Margo thought you were crazy?
>> Katie: That losing you made me crazy. It was awful, Simon. I was so scared. No one would listen to me. No one would believe me.
>> Simon: Baby, listen -- I believe you. And I'm so sorry.
>> Katie: This is not your fault.
>> Simon: You know, I would never have left if I knew this was gonna happen to you. No matter what danger I was in, I would never have gone.
>> Katie: But you're here now.
>> Simon: I'm never gonna leave you again.
>> Katie: That's what you said last time.
>> Simon: Everything's different now. Everything is different. And you and I can really be together -- from this day forward.

Scene 5:
Location: Frasier Cottage
Scene: Living Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Simon: Drink this.
>> Katie: Simon, you can't just promise me that we're gonna be together again. You're still on the run.
>> Simon: Look, I couldn't stay out there without you. Every time I closed my eyes, I'd see your face. I'd hear the words you cried out to me on the dock the night, begging me to take you with me.
>> Katie: And you said you couldn't.
>> Simon: No, I couldn't. No, you're right. At the time, I couldn't. How can I live my life without the one thing that makes my life worth living?
>> Katie: Yeah, so you said. You said that the last time. What's changed? People are still gunning for you.
>> Simon: No, not anymore. Look, I put a call through to Australia and made a deal. In exchange for immunity, I spoke to the authorities and told them all about Bartleby and Mordecai Shears and everyone connected to them.
>> Katie: That is so dangerous.
>> Simon: I know, but I got lucky. I gave them all the evidence they needed. They arrested them and then put them away. Yeah, I took a risk and I got lucky. And now, I am here.
>> Katie: So that's it? You're safe now? It's finally all over?
>> Simon: Yeah. It's finally over. You know, we can start at the beginning -- just you and me.

Scene 6:
Location: Frasier Cottage
Scene: Living Room

SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER

>> Katie: Are you telling me the truth?
>> Simon: Yes. I swear to you, I don't have to run anymore. I'm here to stay.
>> Katie: How do I believe you? I -- how do I trust you?
>> Simon: I've never taken it off. I've never forgotten once what it means. You and me always. I've done everything I could to get back to you.
>> Katie: Abandoning me. Making me believe that I had nothing left.
>> Simon: All of that to keep you safe. Yes. Listen, baby -- I love you. I cannot live in this world without you.
>> Katie: I know. This is all just happening so fast. I'm still trying to believe that you're in front of me right now.
>> Simon: I'm really here, and everything is gonna be just fine. I promise.
>> Katie: I don't understand.
>> Simon: What don't you understand?
>> Katie: I don't understand anything anymore. I'm sorry.
[ Katie sighs ]
>> Simon: Look, you've still got the drugs in your system. You must feel like everything's spinning out of control. Come here. But please -- I am here. And everything is gonna be just fine. I promise. Just close your eyes and rest.
>> Katie: Will you be here when I wake up?
>> Simon: Yeah. And every morning after that -- for the rest of our lives.

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