SCRIPTS & SCRUPLES
EPISODE #860
September 29, 2008 (Monday)
1. INT - ZEGAS HOME IN
SAM and STACEY have just
arrived for dinner and are greeted by ALAN in the foyer.
ALAN
It’s
good to see you, son. And… I didn’t realize you would be bringing a guest.
SAM
Dad,
this is Stacey Gamage. She’s been working at Channel 6 with me for a
while now.
ALAN
(noticing how young Stacey is)
O-kay. Well, welcome to our home, Stacey.
STACEY
Thanks. It’s nice to meet you.
Alan,
Sam and Stacey make their way into the living room.
SAM
Where’s
Mom?
MAGGIE
walks in from the kitchen.
MAGGIE
Here
I am.
(sees the very young Stacey with her son)
Oh,
dear. Who do we have here?
SAM
Mom,
this is Stacey. A
friend and co-worker.
MAGGIE
A friend? How old are
you, sweetie?
STACEY
I’m
20.
MAGGIE
Oh
my, Sam, you can’t be serious.
ALAN
(trying to diffuse the awkwardness)
Why
don’t we all have a seat?
Stacey and Sam sit on the
sofa while Alan and Maggie each sit in a chair across from them.
MAGGIE
It’s
good to see you, son. I was beginning to
wonder if we would ever see you in our house again.
SAM
I’ve
just been busy, Mom.
MAGGIE
I
can see that.
STACEY
Mrs.
Zegas, Sam is my boss. We’re not dating or anything.
MAGGIE
Lovely.
ALAN
Sam
isn’t dating anyone apparently. It looks
like we’ll never have grandchildren.
MAGGIE
Well,
thank God. Do I look like a grandmother to you? Why are you in such a rush to get old, Alan?
ALAN
It’s
natural to want grandchildren, Maggie.
SAM
Enough
talk about grandchildren. That isn’t
happening anytime soon. If ever.
STACEY
(to Maggie)
Sam
told me on the way out there that you used to work in TV news as well.
MAGGIE
Now
talk about ancient history. I did some
special reports for a local station in upstate
ALAN
For the better, of course.
MAGGIE
(sarcastically)
Yes. Who wouldn’t love my life here in beautiful
ALAN
What
are you trying to say?
SAM
(changing the subject)
So
Dad, Mack was really happy to see you the other day. He’s serious about bringing Marty out here.
ALAN
Tell
him to do it.
MAGGIE
Stacey,
would you mind helping me out in the kitchen for a minute?
STACEY
Uh, no. I don’t know
how much help I will be though.
Maggie
and Stacey make their way into the kitchen.
STACEY
I’m
not really much of a cook.
MAGGIE
That’s
fine. I brought you in here to get a
straight answer. Are you sleeping with
my son?
STACEY
Excuse
me?
MAGGIE
It’s
a simple yes or no question?
STACEY
Mrs.
Zegas, Sam is my boss, and we’ve become friends.
MAGGIE
Are
you lying or are just incredibly naïve? Why would my 30-something son bring a 20 year
old girl to meet his parents?
STACEY
I….I
don’t know. He wanted another friendly
face here I guess.
MAGGIE
Let
me give you a piece of advice, Stacey.
Men always one thing on their minds, and I think you know what that
is. So wise up.
STACEY
There’s
nothing going on between Sam and me.
MAGGIE
Not
yet. Look, I don’t want to ruin our
evening. But where do you want to be 20
or 30 years from now? With
a booming career in the city? Or
making dinners for your family in the suburbs?
STACEY
I
haven’t really thought about it.
MAGGIE
Well,
do think about it. I sometimes lie at
wake at night wondering what my life would have been had I made different
choices.
STACEY
I’m
not sure what to say.
MAGGIE
Oh,
listen to me. I probably shouldn’t have
said anything. I haven’t felt “good’
about things since my son, Joe, died.
STACEY
I’m
really sorry about that.
MAGGIE
Look,
why don’t you go back and join Alan and Sam.
I’ll be right in.
STACEY
Okay.
Stacey
walks out of the kitchen.
MAGGIE
(to herself)
Now
where are my damned pills?
Maggie opens a few drawers
and finds a bottle of pills, opens it and takes one.
MAGGIE
(sighs)
Hold
it together, Maggie.
2. INT –
Jackson
Endicott.
STU
Hello, Jackie. It’s Stu
Adler. How the hell are you?
What you do you want, Adler? You got your money.
STU
That’s
the thing. The upgrades to my garage are
going to cost a little more than I had originally anticipated.
Then perhaps you should lower your
expectations.
STU
Actually,
I was thinking that another ten grand would help me make things perfect. You wouldn’t want me to work in a
half-finished garage, would you?
I
wouldn’t care if you fell off the face of the earth. Scratch that, I would be
delighted.
STU
You’re
such a sweet talker. Look, let’s get
serious for a minute. If you don’t want
the world to know about your relationship with my sister and what came of it,
you’ll have that money in my possession by tomorrow morning.
And
what if I don’t care?
STU
You
obviously don’t want this little secret to come out or else you wouldn’t have
paid me the first time.
I’m
not going to let you extort money from me on an ongoing basis, Mr. Adler. You’ll be sorry you ever crossed me.
Hannah
knocks on the open door and walks in.
HANNAH
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
ROGER NEWCOMB
WRITTEN BY
ROGER NEWCOMB
STARRING (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)
|
KALE BROWNE |
|
ALAN ZEGAS |
|
NATHAN ROLLINS |
|
SAM ZEGAS |
|
MELISSA RAE |
|
STACEY GAMAGE |
|
ANNA HOLBROOK |
|
MAGGIE ZEGAS |
|
BRIAN D.
PUCKETT |
|
JACKSON ENDICOTT |
|
GARY D. MORGAN |
|
STU ADLER |
|
KARI SCHLAMANN |
|
HANNAH RICHARDS |
EDITED BY
Roger Newcomb
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