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>.sports talk show refrencing that night's Washington >.Nationals game against the New York Yankees. The cab driver ..then asks Tylers opinion on the outcome of the game. .\Int. Cab - morning ._Tyler .:They got no shot, man. ._Cab Driver >:Oh come on, they have a shot. Of .:course they have a shot. >.TYLER shakes his head and looks out the window before ..answering. ._TYLER >:No shot, and here's why. First, the >:Nationals payroll is roughly the >:same as the combined salaries of >:the first three players in the >:Yankees lineup. Second, the Nats >:are currently on a ten game loosing >:streak, the longest streak by any >:team in baseball this year, and >:last but certainly not least they >:are going to lose tonight because >:the Yankees are the Yankess and The >:Nationals are(emphasis on the last .:two words)the Nationals. ..They've arrived at the airport. ._CAB DRIVER >:Yea but isnt there something to be >:said for the whole David vs. .:Golaith, underdog angle? ..TYLER pays the cabbie then gets out of the cab before... ._TYLER .((confident) .:Not tonight. .\Int. Helicopter - day >.We see two women, one on the phone, the other is so nervous >.she looks as though she just may vomit. The woman on the >.phone, RACHEL Donovan, is all business. Although young, she >.is mature for her age and extemly driven and focused, we ..listen in on her conversation. ._Rachel >:Yea, its pretty small, only fifty .:thousand or so. ..(Beat) ._ .((cont) >:It's in the southern corner of the .:state. ..(Beat) >.We see the nervous girl again, LUCY "LOU" SAMPLE, is now ..listening intently to every word of RACHEL'S conversation. ._RACHEL >:And at this point it's only been >:classafied as an F-4? Alright, we >:are about to land, I'll call you .:when I know more. >.She hangs up the phone but doesnt look up, she continues to >.write in her notebok. We see Lou is starting to turn a >.couple different shades of green. Rachel, always omniscent, ..senses this and offers some assistance.

._RACHEL .:There are bags under your chair. >.LOU is taken back by this announcment, she doesnt quite ..understand. ._Lou .:What? ._RACHEL >:These helicoters are extremly >:expensive and extremly difficult to >:clean. You look just about ready to >:blow, I was just letting you know >:that there is an air sickness bag .:under your seat. ..LOU, now caught up, nods. ._LOU .:Oh, thanks. >.She doesn't reach for one quite yet, as RACHEL plows on, ..finally looking up from her notebook. ._RACHEL >:Okay, ths is shaping up to be a lot >:worse than we originally >:anticipated. We are going to be >:stretched extremly thin over the >:next few days so there wont be any >:time for hand holding. Your just >:going to have to learn on the fly. >:Keep your head down, stay focused >:and you will be fine. I saw in your >:file that you are a registered >:nurse so I'am going to have you >:start out in the medical center >:with me at Memorial Hall. You will >:be assisting me, assisting the >:doctors and helping with the blood >:bank. It's going to be chaotic. >:It's not going to be like anything >:you have ever seen before. You take >:your orders from me or from Tyler >:or from Paul. Your going to be .:fine, any questions? ..LOU is still processing all this for a moment before asking ._LOU >:Memorial Hall? We won't be at the .:hospital? ._RACHEL .:No, we wont. ._LOU .:Why not? ._RACHEL >:Technically, there is no Hospital. >:It got hit by the storm so they had >:to evacuate everyone out of there, >:it was unsafe. Apparently it moved >:the foundaton of the hospital four .:inches off their marks. >. LOU can only look on in stunned silence as the chopper >.begins to land. Their door is opened to reveal a city of >.people moving franticly around in a small field. Large event >.tents are everywhere as the soldiers, doctors and government >.officials move arround with a hurried purpose. A controlled

>.chaos of sorts. We see the backdrop for all of this is a >.city of destruction, buildings left flattened, peices of ..debris scattered on the roads,destruction everywhere. ._RACHEL .:Welcome... >.Lou, after glimpsing the circus she is about to enter and >.unable to contol it any longer, franticlly starts looking >.beneath her seat for the air sickness bag she was told about ..earlier. ._RACHEL .:...to Joplin, Missouri. ./Smash cut to: ./Main titles .\ .. End of Teaser .: .. Act One .\Int. Disaster Relief Center - Day >.We see LOU and RACHEL walking among the hundreds of others >.who are moving about in the DRC. RACHEL, leading the way, is >.in her element. This is what she signed up for, the pressure >.is at its most critical and she wouldn't have it any other >.way. LOU is another story, but she is determined to do well >.in her first week in her first job, so she does her best to >.project confidence. The two reach their destination, a small ..office with the blinds drawn. .\Int. Office - continious ..RACHEL grabs a stack of files off of the desk. ._RACHEL >:Okay, first things first, you need >:to familerize yourself with these .:case files. ..She hands LOU the stack of files. .( .((Cont) >:Since it's your first week you only >:have a handful of cases. We will >:see how you handle these and then >:asses your your capacity to handle >:a larger case load later on. Each >:one of those files contains a >:person or family with whom you are >:now directly responsible for. Your >:job, in the coming days, is to >:guide these people through ths >:incredibly difficult transistion >:that is about to take place in >:their lives. Study these files and >:try to gather s much information as .:you can. ..LOU nods to show she understands. .( .((cont'd) >:It's important not to let the >:frustration get the beter of you >:during these meetings. If your not >:having any success getting through >:to them dont get discourged. We >:can't begin to imagine what these >:people are going through. Most of

>:them had their house destroyed in >:the storm. Their entire lives, >:everything they own, gone in a >:matter of seconds. It's crucial >:that you remember that there is >:nothing you can do or say that will >:change that. The people have to >:strat over, in a lot of different .:ways. ..RACHEL looks up at the clock. .( .((Cont'd) >:We have a little time befor our >:morning meeting, why don't I show .:you around. >.LOU follows her out of the office, clinging to the files as >.though they are the original ten commandments. They rejoin >.the chaos outside and after a few paces RACHEL points to a ..set of double doors on her left. .: ._RACHEL >:For the time being, this is our .:hospital. >.We see that she is ointing to a large room, similar to a >.school cafeteria, filled with hospital beds. Doctors and >.nurses are all around, the paintents have little to no >.privacy. It's clear that this current setup isn't going to ..cut it. .( .((con'd) >:That will most likley change later >:in the day but it's the best we >:could come up with on such short .:notice. >. The two continue walking, RACHEL leading the way and >.dictating as she goes, LOU following quickly behind hanging ..on every word. .( ._RACHEL >:Your going to be spending alot of >:time in here, this is where we >:coordinate with F.E.M.A. It's where >:we go to submit requests for relief >:funds, if you need information >:regarding one of the task forces, >:any government related problems, .:all flows through this office. >.Hanging in the back of the room, we see an offical loking >.banner bearing the letters F.E.M.A. RACHEL begins walking ..again, leading LOU at an even quicker pace. .: ._RACHEL >:You'll learn soon enough, in this >:jon you've got to think and react >:quickly. You've got to be able to .:take things in stride... >.As RACHEL is talking, she sees twenty feet ahead TYLER,the >.handsome guy from before talking to a couple of volounteers. >.We will soon learn that much to her annoyance, RACHEL has >.harbored a secretly in love with TYLER but more on that

..later. .( .((con't) >:...or your going to end up looking .:like a real idio>.RACHEL turns the corner and then trips over an unseen box of >.supplies. The crash, for a breif moment, halts the hustle >.and bustle as everyone's attention, including TYLER'S, is >.now on the sprawled out RACHEL. LOU hurries forward to help >.her on to her feet, while the onlookers return to their ..torrid pace as if nothing happened. .: ._LOU >:Can't say thatI 'am surprised. I >:had a feeling I was going to make >:some sort of ackward first >:impression, I jus thought I would >:be the one who fell flat on their .:face. ..RACHEL dusts herself off before .: ._RACHEL >:Well, give it time. It's only .:Monday. .. End of Act One .: .. .: .. .: ._ .: .. ACT TWO .\INT. DISASTER RELIEF CENTER - DAY >.We follow a pair of feet as they make their way down the >.hallway. After a couple of steps we see that it's TYLER.he >.makes to go in a door way but stops a few feet short to let >.a suddenly appearing RACHEL through first. RACHEL smiles at >.TYLER before hurrying forward into the room. RACHEL is >.clearly in love with TYLER, unforunatley for her, he has no >.idea. She is all-business but TYLER is her kryptonite. As >.evedinced before, she falls apart whenever they are in the >.same room together. The room the two have entered is already >.pretty full with people all chit chatting with each other. >.TYLER spots another one of our gang, RICH. He's an early >.twentys nerdy type, has mastered all things computer and >.technology and is the kind of guy who thrives in pressure, a >.little bit of an adrenaline junkie. The way he is leaning >.against a bookshelf show his confidence in this type of >.surrounding. Something tells us, although he's young, this >.isn't his first rodeo. RACHEL looks around the room and >.spots LOU, who is doing her best to blend in with the wall >.and go unnoticed, and heads over to join her. At the front >.of the room, a man steps to the podium, it is clear he will ..be running this meeting. ._Paul >:Okay, if I could get everyone's .:attention. >.The small amount of chatter quckly dies down as the ..anticipation and intensity in the room are ratcheted up.

.. .((cont'd) >:It looks like everyone that needs >:to be here, is here, so we will go .:ahead and get started. >.He looks around the room, searching for someone specific ..before a look of dissappointment comes over him. .: ._PAUL >:Of course I say that and then there >:is nobody from F.E.M.A. If there >:was someone from F.E.M.A they would >:back up what 'am about to tell you, >:which is roll up your sleeves >:ladies and gentlemen, we got >:ourselves a ballgame. If you come >:away with only one thing from this >:meeting, let's hope it's an >:understanding of the sverity of our >:current situation. It's as bad as .:it gets out there. >.We see the faces of those listening, some show confusion, ..trepedation... .: .((con't) >:However, that doesn't change >:anything. We still have the same >:job to do, the same >:responsibilities. I want to start >:with the information regarding the >:task forces we have lined up. These >:task forces were designed and put >:together by people a lot smarter >:than any of us so you would be wise >:to trust these proposals. First up >:we have the Critical Facilities >:Task Force. The task force leader .:is Tyler Sutherland. >.We see TYLER, who acknowledges this with a wave. This isn't ..his first time leading something. .: ._ >:You've got all of this in front of >:you so I'll give you the short >:version. This task force is charged >:with the planning and building of >:temporary critical facilities. It >:doesnt take a genius toknow whats >:at the top of that list. The first >:thing we need is a site for a >:temporary hospital to replace St. >:John's. That shoud be your only >:priority at this point. Tyler your >:going to go to a couple of >:potential sites with a woman from >:the hospital. Call me when you get >:to the first one and we will go >:from there. Once thats done you can >:turn your efforts on to this other >:stuff. You've got some big ticket

>:items on this list, looks like a >:couple of fire stations and such. >:However vthe hospital is the only >:concern at this point. Next up we >:have the debris task force. Some of >:these titles are pretty self >:explanatory, this task force will >:be charged with clearing debris out >:of wherever we need it cleared. The >:first place we will need you to >:clear is the area in and around the >:new temporary hospital. Once Tyler >:and his crew come up with a site, I >:want you guys to start clearing >:paths to and from that location. >:Once that's done we will have you .:guys start in resedential areas. .. ._ >.Paul drones on as we find Tyler and Rich, who are conversing ..under their breath. .: ._TYLER .:How's it feel to be free shawshank? ._Rich >:Hardy har har. Laugh it up funny .:man. ._TYLER .:You hear anything yet? ._RICH .((unenthusiasticly) >:No. There supposed to hand down >:their verdict at the end of the .:week. ._TYLER >:So until then you have a government >:tail to make sure you dont slip up .:again? ._RICH >:I also am on restricted duty, I've >:been reduced to a glorified office .:assistant. ._TYLER .((sarcastically) >:Really? That's great, do you think >:you could make a hundred copies of .:this by lunch? >.Tyler makes to hand him one of the papers he has in his hand ..but Rich stops him. .: ._RICH .:Bite me. ._TYLER .((seriously) >:How do you think they are going to .:rule, the review board? >.Rich shifts uncomfortably in his chair, then musters all the ..false confidince he has before answering. .:

._RICH >:I got this thing in the bag. I'll >:be back no strings attached this .:time next Monday. >.We cut to Rachel and a still timid-looking Lou. Rachel, who >.sees alot of herself in Lou, starts to casually shift closer ..to Lou, so as to engage her in a conversation. .: ._Rachel .:Are you following all of this? ._Lou >:Yea, I think so. I just don't >:understand how your supposed to >:know which task force you have been .:assigned to? >.Rachel, supressing a smile, nods to the Bulletin board >.directly behind Lou, wich we see for the first time, that is >.clearly labled: TASK FORCE ROSTERS. Each task force and a ..roster of names for each one. Lou laughs before .: ._Lou >:I'd like to think I would have seen .:that eventually. >.Paul adjourns the meeting and everyone begins to make their ..way out of the room. .: ._Rachel .:Me too. You seem pretty sharp. >.Rachel and Lou begin to make thier way out of the meeting >.and we follow them. Lou looks around to make sure the coast ..is clear before suddenly she burst out. .: ._Lou >:I want to be good at this job, I >:mean, I know I can be good at this .:job. ._Rachel .:So what's stopping you. ._Lou .:How much time do you have? ._Rachel .:It' cant be that bad. ._Lou .((hurried) >:I'am afraid that I'am going to be >:dissappointed. That this thing that >:I've wanted for forever, this thing >:that I've spent the last eight >:years of my life training for,wont >:be able to live up to the .:expectations I have for it. ._Rachel >:Ok, thats not so bad. First,I can >:tell you that your going to >:experience your fair share of >:dissappointment in this job, it >:comes with the territiory. This job >:is really like any other, you get >:out of it what you put in. You will >:still fell dissappointment though,

>:dissappointment in the lack of >:gratitude and yes I know nobody >:gets into this line of work for the >:notariety and fame but you will be >:stunned at how despite your best >:efforts, people refuse to think >:your helping them. That being said, >:you stick around long enough and >:you'll come to find that the >:potential for fullfillment in this .:job is infinite. >.Lou, slighlty reassured smiles at Rachel. It's hear that Lou >.makes a mental note that Rachel is the kinfd of woman she ..wants to be like and makes sure to follow her lead. .: ._Rachel >:Come on, I'll show you where we .:keep the blood. >.And with that the two soon to be friends walk out through a ..pair of double doors. .: .\Int. Office, memorial hall - day >.We pull out from behind a computer monitor in an office to >.reveal Paul, staring intently at the screen. Suddenly there >.is a knock at the door and Paul replys without looking away ..from the screen. .: ._Paul .:It's open. ..The door opens and Tyler steps into the office. .: ._Tyler >:You wanted me to stop by before we .:left. ._Paul .:Yea, come in. You guys all set. ._Tyler >:They are as ready as they are going .:to be. ._Paul >:Good to hear. Look there is no >:point in me beating around the bush >:so I'll just dive right in. They >:need an answer and I mean sooner .:rather than later. ._Tyler .((combatively) >:How long have they been on your ass .:about this? ._PAUL .:Too long. But that's not the point. ._TYLER .:Please, enlighten me. ..Pauls smiles, as though readying himself for a fight. .: ._PAUL >:The point, is that their right. >:This has taken too long, your >:contract expired a month ago. This >:is the first priority relief effort

>:since that has happened but this >:can't continue. As of right now we >:have a town of 50,000 people that >:was raveged by an F-4 tornado and >:no hospital to take them to. We are >:all working without a net this week >:and I think the only reason they >:allowed me to give you lead on the >:hospital thing because they are >:operating under the notion that you >:wouldn't have taken unless you were >:going to renew your contract. As a >:matter of fact I was operating .:under that notion. ._TYLER .((sarcastically) >:Oh Paul,that's sweet. You have this >:sensitive side that nobody really .:gets to s>.A black ballpoint pen hits Tyler square in the face, >.interupting him. We cut to Paul and see his hand still in ..the throwing motion. .: ._PAUL >:Shut up. They told me they need an >:answer by five tomorrow, you have .:until then to decide. ._TYLER .:Five aclock, tomorrow? ._PAUL >:Yep, you need to decide if this is >:something you seriously want to >:pursue because I don't want to >:waist time and money on somebody >:who only half-heartedly wants to be >:here. You need to decide if this is >:what you want to be committed to >:because if not, we need to move on. >:As of this morning the number of >:people missing is 1300, now that >:number is a little inflated but >:thats what we are dealing with >:here, I dont have time for contract >:talks, you get me? So until you >:decide either way you still work .:for me so go do something. >.Paul then shoos Tyler out of his office, returning to his >.computer screen. Tyler is taken back by the abrupt end to >.thier meeting and steals a glance at his boss before ..leaving. .: >@End of act .@one .\ .. .: ._ .: ._ .:

._ .: ._ .: ._ .: ._ .: ._ .: ._ .: ._ .: ._ .: ._ .: ._ .: ._ .: ._ .: ._ .: .@Act two .\Ext. Main street, JOplin - day >.We fade in to see a close up of a green street sign with >.MAIN STREET in white letters. As we begin to fade out we see >.the sign is among scattered wreckage on the ground. We then >.see that the wreckage is a Joplin street block destroyed by >.the tornado. Buildings and houses lay flat while others have >.large chunks missing from them. Random items have been blown >.astray. A mattress lies in the middle of the street while a >.car sits upside down in someone's former living room. >.Devestaion is everywhere. Among this wreckage we see a group >.of twenty or so people. This is Missouri Task Force One and >.they are moving and searching among the wreckage for >.survivors. We see that Tyler and Rachel are among the search >.party. They are searching through the wreckageof what used ..to be a culdesac of houses. .: ._TYLER .((loudly) .:Hello? Can anyone hear me? >.There is no response as Tylers starts to pull back large >.pieces of the house to continue his search. Rachel's search >.isn't yielding any results either as she searches in the ..house next to Tyler's, when she comes over. .: ._TYLER >:Shouldn't we have found someone by .:now? ._RACHEL >:This isn't an exact science, the .:result tend to reflect that. ._TYLER >:Very true. I just thought that >:since we had Missouri Task Force

>:One with us and we have been >:searching for three hours now, odds >:were in our favor to have found at >:least one person. I mean not just >:us, any of the search parties might >:have found something by now, yet .:nothing. ._Rachel >:I would have thought we would have >:someone by now too but the fact >:that we haven't isn't a big >:surprise. We just have to keep .:looking. ._TYLER .((sceptical) .:You sound pretty confident. ._RACHEL >:I've learned that these things tend .:to be full of surprises. ._TYLER >:How many of "these things" have you .:been to? ._RACHEL >:As big as this one? Not many, just .:three. ._TYLER .:Which three? >.But at that exact moment we hear a yell, Tyler and Rachel ..turn to look. .: ._Task Force Member .:Hey, I think I found something >.He continues to peel back rubble as the rest of the group >.runs toward him. Tyler arrives next to him and begins >.helping clear away the wreckage, after a few seconds, a >.man's face suddenly appears. He is smeared with dirt and >.blood and is barley concious. A closer look reveals that he ..is trapped underneath a large dresser. He begins to mumble. .: ._TYLER .:What did he say? >.Tyler looks to the task force member but he can only shrug >.so Tyler leans in and we can hear the trapped man for the ..first time. .: ._Victim .:Leg. My leg. >.We look and see that the man's leg is extremly bloody. It >.has a large piece of shrapnel in it. Tyler turns around to ..the search party and gives them directions. .: ._TYLER >:Somebody radio the nearest bus and >:tell them we have a guy in critical .:condition. >.One of the task force members hurries off to radio the ..ambulance. .: ._TASK FORCE MEMBER .:What's the plan?

._TYLER >:Good question. We need to get this >:dresser off of him but I am afraid >:to move that leg. Let's see if just >:you and me can get this thing off .:of him. >.The two men position themselves over the victim and the >.dresser and begin to slowly move the massive piece of ..furniture until finally the victim is clear of it. .: ._TASK FORCE MEMBER >:Now what, do we move him or wait .:for the E.M.T.'s? ._TYLER >:I don't know. I'am not a doctor but >:that leg looks pretty bad. I dont .:know if we can risk it. >.Suddenly Rachel appears at Tyler's side, in the background ..we see that the ambulance has also just arrived. .: ._RACHEL >:Good thing I went to medical >:school, huh. Finally that stuff .:comes in handy. >.She begins to get out supplies from her first aid kit and we >.see Tyler, with a look of utter dibelief, having also just ..found this out about Rachel. .\ .. .: .\Ext. Main street, joplin - day >.We see the man who was trapped under the dresser being >.loaded onto a stretcher. Rachel leans over him, examining >.his pupils while the E.M.T.'s begin taking him to the >.ambulance. As he is loaded into the ambulance Rachel turns ..to a now smiling Tyler. .: ._Rachel .:What? ._TYLER >:Oh I don't know, let's start with >:the fact that you've worked here >:for a year and didn't tell anyone .:that you werea doctor. ._RACHEL >:I told some people, Paul and Rich >:know. It ndoesn't change anything .:does it? ._TYLER >:Well you can expect to be called >:Doogie HOwser from now on but no it .:doesn't change anything. ._RACHEL .:Good. ._TYLER >:I can't believe you kept that to >:yourself. If I had your credentials >:I'd be diagnosing people left and >:right just to show that I was a .:doctor.

._RACHEL >:It's not it's all cracked up to be, >:realitives calling for medical >:advice, people shoing you their >:very private rashes in ver public >:places. Sometimes it's better to be .:incognito. ._TYLER >:So that guy's just baged up right, .:he's going to be ok? ._RACHEL >:He won't be able to walk on thatleg >:for the next six months and his >:brain banged against his skull with >:such force that it bruised, other .:than that, he'll be fine. ._TYLER >:I know what a concussion is. You >:just said it differently to make it .:sound more exciting. ._RACHEL >:We found him half-alive in the >:ruins of a house that had been hit >:by a tornado. HOw much morev .:exciting can I make it. ._TYLER .:Fair point. ._RACHEL >:To answer your question, yes he is .:going to be fine. ._TYLER .:Was he able to tell you anything? ._RACHEL >:Not much. That wasn't his house and >:he doesn't remember how he got .:there. >.The two begin to make their way back to the rest of the ..group. .: ._TYLER >:I hate to be a negtive Nancy here, >:but counting that guy the number of >:people found is up to one. Paul >:said that there was 1300 people >:missing. Now around two hundred of >:those people have been accounted >:for, so that leaves roughly 1100 .:people still missing. ._RACHEL .((optimisticly) >:You've got to start somewhere. At >:one point the Great Wall of China .:was just a couple of bricks. ._TYLER >:We will just have to agree to >:disagree I guess. You think this is .:a rescue mission. ._RACHEL .((incredulous) .:What else would it be?

._TYLER >:It's been 14 hours since the >:tornado hit, we've had people >:searching for survivors since 8 >:this morning and still 1000 people >:are missing. This is no longer a >:rescue mission, it's a recovery .:mission. >.Tyler walks past her as she just stares at him for a few ..seconds befor replying. .: ._RACHEL >:Yea I'am going to file that one .:under "glass half empty". .\INT. OFFICE, MEMORIAL HALL - DAY >.We see Rich, from before, sitting at a desk stamping and >.filing papers. Sitting at the desk directly across from him >.is his federal babysitter. Every now and then Rich will >.shoot a menacing look his way or will stamp a paper with >.some venom. He is clearly annoyed with this mindless busy ..work. .: ._RICH >:Okay this is ridiculous. I went to >:MIT, this stuff is below my .:paygrade. ._Federal worker .((surprised) .:You went to MIT? ._RICH >:Boston College, whatever that's not >:the point. The point is that I went >:to school for a signifigant amount >:of time and took on a signifigant >:mount of debt and then passed on >:many lucrative offers from the >:private sector, all so that I could >:have the job I used to have. Notice >:how I said "used" because I'am not >:doing that job I'am doing this mind .:numbing crap. ._FEDERAL WORKER >:Mr. Martin this paperwork is >:essential to the federal government >:so that they can aquire funds for >:critical projects of the relief >:effort. This is very important >:stuff. I'am currently working on a >:purchase order for my for surgey >:kits that the new hospital needs. >:This paperwork must be completed >:before the hospital can recieve .:those supplies. >.Rich looks down at the paperwork in front of him and then ..smirks. .: ._RICH >:I just gave a stamp of approval on >:a purchase order for 25 portibale >:toilets for the relief effort. I am

.:now literally working on crap. ._FEDERAL WORKER .:Mr. Mart._RICH .((desperate) >:Please let me go do my job, you >:know out in the field, instead of >:here approving purchase orders for .:toilets. ._FEDERAL WORKER >:Mr. Martin you are on suspended >:duty pending the outcome of your >:Disciplinary Review Board hearing. >:That means no field work and no .:interaction with victims. ._RICH >:Oh come on. Are you really that .:much of a stickler for protocol. ._FEDERAL WORKER >:I have been a federal employee for >:ten years, I really am that much of >:a stickler for protocol. I would >:get comfortable Mr. Martin because >:youv aren't going anywhere anytime .:soon. >.Rich sighs heavily at this before returning to his work. >.Suddenly there is a knock at the door and a young male ..voolounteer comes in. .: ._Volunteer .:Excuse me, Mr. Martin. >.He walks over to Rich and hands him a slip of paper which he ..then preceds to read to himself. .: ._Federal worker .:What does it say? ._Rich .:What? ./Flashback to: .\Int. Red Cross Headquarters - day(two weeks earlier) >.We see Rich sitting in his office back at the Red Cross >.Headquarters in D.C. Tyler is sitting lazily in the chair >.across from Rich's desk. The scene is remeniscant of the one >.from earlier, as Rich has just been handed a note and Tyler ..asks the same question. .: ._TYLER .:What's it say? ._RICH .:It's from Rachel, something about ..Rachel suddenly pops her head in. .: ._RACHEL .:Did you get my note? ..Rich looks at her in amazement. .: ._RICH >:What did you do, follow that guy .:here after you gave him the note? ._RACHEL

>:No. Maybe. It doesn't matter, what .:are you doing tonight? ._RICH .:I was thinking about..Rachel cuts him off. .: ._RACHEL .:Could you do me a huge favor? ._RICH .:Oh lord, what? ._RACHEL >:I ned you to cover my shift .:supervising the blood bank tonight. ._RICH .:Oh come on, I had plans tonight. ._RACHEL .((incredulous) .:Like what? ..Rich is suddenly at a loss for words. .: ._RICH .:I was, uhh, going to... ._RACHEL >:Please, please, please! Plus that .:cute vo |. ..