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as to save them. If he had hidden my babies too, they would have lived.
NINA: So the black woman who saved your life was Emmaās mother. Wasnāt she?
ANITA: I donāt think so. The woman was black. Emma is blonde just like me. So you canāt say she was her mother. But I think Emma looks like someone I knew. I canāt really remember having met her mother, but the little girl looks like someone I knew from her childhood. Iām sure Dr. Kate knows where Emmaās mother is. She was still in the village while all these happened. I had gone to South Africa to arrange for someone to help me bring my babies to Europe.
NINA: Iāll keep an eye on Dr. Kate. I have to find out how much she knew.
ANITA: Thatāll be nice. But it surely will not bring back my twins.
The two women part company.
ACT THREE
SCENE 1: INT. THE HOSPITAL. MORNING
Nina enters Dr. Kateās office.
NINA: Good morning Doc.
DR. KATE: Morning nurse. How are you?
NINA: Iām fine. I was just wandering if you areā¦
DR. KATE: (interrupts) Iām sorry Iām very busy right now. I know you want to talk to me, but ā¦
NINA: (Interrupts quickly) Thereās something I need to tell you Doc. Itās about one of the patients we lost recently.
DR. KATE: Have you reported to the Chief Medical Director?
NINA: No, itās somewhat secret; itās about the late Mr. King.
DR. KATE: (Shows great excitement) Mr. King! What about him?
NINA: There are things the old man wanted me to tell her daughter, Emma before he died. That was why I tried to talk to her in your house yesterday.
DR. KATE: Mr. King told you some stuff before he died?
NINA: Yes. But I donāt quite understand most of his stories. I donāt know how to explain them to Emma. They are things she canāt just understand. Things about the old manās money, about a woman with whom he has kept the money.
DR. KATE: Where is the woman?
NINA: Thatās what I donāt understand. But I think Emma knew the woman quite well. Mr. King said he left the sum of four million with this woman just to make sure that the money is used for Emmaās education. He said he wouldnāt trust anybody else except the woman.
DR. KATE: (Whispers to herself) Mr. King couldnāt trust me.
NINA: Did you know Mr. King Doc?
DR. KATE: No, he died before I came into the hospital. Is there anything else he said about the money he had kept?
NINA: Yes, he said that the woman with whom he left the money worked with him in Africa about twenty years ago. They both worked for an organization called Caregivers international; an organization that helped save lives in Africa.
DR. KATE: Sorry, I should have told you I also worked for that organization. Did he tell you the womanās name? Perhaps I can help you locate her. Perhaps I can help Emma make a fortune.
NINA: Mr. King refused to tell me the womanās name. He just wanted to make sure that nobody else would contact the woman, except someone who worked for Caregivers; someone who knew Emmaās story, someone who had feelings for Emma.
DR. KATE: (In a little panic) Isnāt there something else he told you about this woman? Is she fair? Is she tall? How can I loose such an amount of money?
NINA: You mean the money belonged to you Doc?
DR. KATE: Not exactly. But Emma will be so happy to receive the money. I already have Mr. Kingās savings and his house, but thatās not enough for the little girlās education.
NINA: (After deep thoughts,) Yes, I now remember.
DR. KATE: The womanās name?
NINA: No, something else about her.
DR. KATE: Is that her address?
NINA: Not really. Mr. King said the woman had a scar on her head.
DR. KATE: (Breathes out in an expression of total loss and sighs) The biologist!
NINA: (Stands up in excitement) So you knew this woman. Letās try and find her then.
DR. KATE: Itās not as easy as you think nurse. I knew the woman, but Iāve never met her since we left Africa. Weāll never be able to find her. Weāll never be able to find the money.
SCENE 2: INT. THE HEAD TEACHERāS OFFICE. AFTERNOON.
NINA: Good day madam.
ANITA: Welcome Nina. I guess youāve come to see the little girl. You did come at the right time. Theyāre on long break now so youāve got a whole hour to chat with her.
NINA: Thanks madam. But Iāve actually come to see you.
ANITA: Have you talked to Dr. Kate?
NINA: Yes, she said a lot of interesting things.
ANITA: I knew Dr. Kate quite well. I knew she would hardly speak freely about issues like that. How did you get her to talk?
NINA: I told Dr. Kate that Mr. King left some money with a woman who worked with Caregivers, and that this woman had a scar on her head. Unless we find this woman and tell the full story that led to the death of Emmaās mother, the money will never be released by her.
ANITA: You told her that Mr. King left some money with me?
NINA: Yes, I was trying to make her tell me the last moments of Emmaās mother. And she remembers that you were a biologist. But she couldnāt remember where to find you.
ANITA: Iām sure you realized that Dr. Kate is a greedy woman. She would only give away information when thereās something big to gain. I wouldnāt be surprised if she opens up completely. Or she would do that if she believes that you have seen the woman with a scar on her head.
NINA: Iāll tell her that Iāve seen the woman with a scar on her head.
ANITA: That would be a lie.
NINA: But I actually saw you Ms. Anita. Arenāt you the woman with a scar on the head?
ANITA: You are right Nina. I think you should see her at once.
SCENE 3: INT. EXT. DR. KATEāS HOUSE. AFTERNOON.
Nina came running to Dr. Kate.
NINA: (Panting for breath) I saw someone today Doc.
DR. KATE: Who was that?
NINA: The woman with a scar on her head.
DR. KATE: (Grabbed Ninaās left hand) where did you see her?
NINA: She came to the hospital after you left. She asked for a surgery.
DR. KATE: Was she very ill?
NINA: No, she looked very healthy. She said that thereās something she just wanted to look good. But when I examined her very closely, I realized that there was a scar at the left side of her head. As part of the routine, I asked her about her background and she told me sheās been to Africa, but she would not provide her address. Then I believed there was something that she hadnāt told me.
DR. KATE: Really?
NINA: She looked beautiful and calm. But when I mentioned to her that the surgery would be performed by someone named Dr. Kate, she was quite unsettled for some moments.
DR. KATE: Did she remember me?
NINA: I think she did. But thatās not the important thing Doc. I think we should both see this woman. I booked an appointment with her on your behalf tomorrow at nine oāclock. I believe she would talk when she sees you.
DR. KATE: (Interrupts, and then stutters) Oh no! I think thatās a mistake. I shall be at Emmaās school at that time.
NINA: Then Iāll have to reschedule the appointment till 12.00 p.m.
DR. KATE: That time wonāt be favorable either. Canāt you speak to her on my behalf?
NINA: But Iām not a doctor!
DR. KATE: Not about surgery now. Speak to her about the events that took place in Africa.
NINA: What events?
Both women begin to step outside the house.
SCENE 4: EXT. OUTSIDE THE HEAD TEACHERāS OFFICE. AFTERNOON.
Meanwhile at Santha Elementary School, Anita talks to Emma and Steve
ANITA: What may have kept your mom from picking you up today?
EMMA: I donāt really know what the problem is. She has always been early.
STEVE: Maybe thereās a problem, Ms. Anita. Mom hasnāt been that late.
ANITA: Perhaps she has so much work in the hospital. I think Iād rather take you home. Then if sheās not home yet Iāll check her out in the hospital. You canāt continue to wait. Itāll soon get dark.
SFX: the closing of doors and starting of a car engine as Ms. Anita drives Emma and Steve home.
SCENE 5: EXT. OUTSIDE DR. KATEāS HOUSE. AFTERNOON.
Dr. Kate and Nina continue their discussions.
DR. KATE: You see, Iāve known Mr. King for quite some time before he died.
NINA: But you told me you havenāt met him before Doc.
DR. KATE: Yes, I didnāt remember quite clearly at that time. I now remember that he was the man who drove us around Africa for a life-saving mission. But when I saw him in the hospital, I couldnāt recognize him anymore. It has been twenty years since we went for that mission. So you shouldnāt be surprised if I failed to recognize him.
NINA: Let me go at once to find this woman. She shouldnāt be so far from us. I guess she must have left her contacts at the reception before coming into the wards. If I told her that someone who worked with Mr. King had sent me, she should have no doubts releasing the money.
DR. KATE: No, weāre not taking any chances here. Two million is as stake here. We rather tell her the full story at Africa so that she would have no doubts releasing the money.
NINA: Youāre right Doc. We need to tell her the full story to win her confidence.
DR. KATE: (Starts to tell her story) You have to listen very carefully. If thereās you do not understand, Iāll be glad to explain it clearly to you. And Iād be very pleased if you tell my story exactly the way you heard it.
NINA: (Draws closer) Okay.
DR. KATE: That woman was a research fellow at Caregivers. An organization that saved lives in Africa about twenty years ago. I was a young intern, and Mr. King was our driver. There were more than twenty of us. We had almost finished our mission in Africa, when we ran short of water. Then came this burning thirst that none of us could resist. Even though the streams and rivers were polluted, we drank from them because there was nowhere else to find clean water. The polluted water caused serious health problems that most of us still suffer today. But that was not all. There was a remarkable thing that happened. This woman with a scar on her head became pregnant and gave birth to twins. The children looked beautiful and her husband who was also with us was very happy. Shortly after that, a woman from the region who had attended to us also gave birth to twins: a boy and a girl. This became a big problem for the team.
NINA: Children are supposed to bring joy to their mothers Doc. How can you say that the birth of twins became a problem to the team?
DR. KATE: That part of the country believed that twins brought bad luck, so they killed all twins within twenty-four hours of their birth.
NINA: Thatās horrific.
DR. KATE: But it really happened. The biologist feared that her twin babies would be killed, so she left them with the woman who attended to us.
NINA: She must have
NINA: So the black woman who saved your life was Emmaās mother. Wasnāt she?
ANITA: I donāt think so. The woman was black. Emma is blonde just like me. So you canāt say she was her mother. But I think Emma looks like someone I knew. I canāt really remember having met her mother, but the little girl looks like someone I knew from her childhood. Iām sure Dr. Kate knows where Emmaās mother is. She was still in the village while all these happened. I had gone to South Africa to arrange for someone to help me bring my babies to Europe.
NINA: Iāll keep an eye on Dr. Kate. I have to find out how much she knew.
ANITA: Thatāll be nice. But it surely will not bring back my twins.
The two women part company.
ACT THREE
SCENE 1: INT. THE HOSPITAL. MORNING
Nina enters Dr. Kateās office.
NINA: Good morning Doc.
DR. KATE: Morning nurse. How are you?
NINA: Iām fine. I was just wandering if you areā¦
DR. KATE: (interrupts) Iām sorry Iām very busy right now. I know you want to talk to me, but ā¦
NINA: (Interrupts quickly) Thereās something I need to tell you Doc. Itās about one of the patients we lost recently.
DR. KATE: Have you reported to the Chief Medical Director?
NINA: No, itās somewhat secret; itās about the late Mr. King.
DR. KATE: (Shows great excitement) Mr. King! What about him?
NINA: There are things the old man wanted me to tell her daughter, Emma before he died. That was why I tried to talk to her in your house yesterday.
DR. KATE: Mr. King told you some stuff before he died?
NINA: Yes. But I donāt quite understand most of his stories. I donāt know how to explain them to Emma. They are things she canāt just understand. Things about the old manās money, about a woman with whom he has kept the money.
DR. KATE: Where is the woman?
NINA: Thatās what I donāt understand. But I think Emma knew the woman quite well. Mr. King said he left the sum of four million with this woman just to make sure that the money is used for Emmaās education. He said he wouldnāt trust anybody else except the woman.
DR. KATE: (Whispers to herself) Mr. King couldnāt trust me.
NINA: Did you know Mr. King Doc?
DR. KATE: No, he died before I came into the hospital. Is there anything else he said about the money he had kept?
NINA: Yes, he said that the woman with whom he left the money worked with him in Africa about twenty years ago. They both worked for an organization called Caregivers international; an organization that helped save lives in Africa.
DR. KATE: Sorry, I should have told you I also worked for that organization. Did he tell you the womanās name? Perhaps I can help you locate her. Perhaps I can help Emma make a fortune.
NINA: Mr. King refused to tell me the womanās name. He just wanted to make sure that nobody else would contact the woman, except someone who worked for Caregivers; someone who knew Emmaās story, someone who had feelings for Emma.
DR. KATE: (In a little panic) Isnāt there something else he told you about this woman? Is she fair? Is she tall? How can I loose such an amount of money?
NINA: You mean the money belonged to you Doc?
DR. KATE: Not exactly. But Emma will be so happy to receive the money. I already have Mr. Kingās savings and his house, but thatās not enough for the little girlās education.
NINA: (After deep thoughts,) Yes, I now remember.
DR. KATE: The womanās name?
NINA: No, something else about her.
DR. KATE: Is that her address?
NINA: Not really. Mr. King said the woman had a scar on her head.
DR. KATE: (Breathes out in an expression of total loss and sighs) The biologist!
NINA: (Stands up in excitement) So you knew this woman. Letās try and find her then.
DR. KATE: Itās not as easy as you think nurse. I knew the woman, but Iāve never met her since we left Africa. Weāll never be able to find her. Weāll never be able to find the money.
SCENE 2: INT. THE HEAD TEACHERāS OFFICE. AFTERNOON.
NINA: Good day madam.
ANITA: Welcome Nina. I guess youāve come to see the little girl. You did come at the right time. Theyāre on long break now so youāve got a whole hour to chat with her.
NINA: Thanks madam. But Iāve actually come to see you.
ANITA: Have you talked to Dr. Kate?
NINA: Yes, she said a lot of interesting things.
ANITA: I knew Dr. Kate quite well. I knew she would hardly speak freely about issues like that. How did you get her to talk?
NINA: I told Dr. Kate that Mr. King left some money with a woman who worked with Caregivers, and that this woman had a scar on her head. Unless we find this woman and tell the full story that led to the death of Emmaās mother, the money will never be released by her.
ANITA: You told her that Mr. King left some money with me?
NINA: Yes, I was trying to make her tell me the last moments of Emmaās mother. And she remembers that you were a biologist. But she couldnāt remember where to find you.
ANITA: Iām sure you realized that Dr. Kate is a greedy woman. She would only give away information when thereās something big to gain. I wouldnāt be surprised if she opens up completely. Or she would do that if she believes that you have seen the woman with a scar on her head.
NINA: Iāll tell her that Iāve seen the woman with a scar on her head.
ANITA: That would be a lie.
NINA: But I actually saw you Ms. Anita. Arenāt you the woman with a scar on the head?
ANITA: You are right Nina. I think you should see her at once.
SCENE 3: INT. EXT. DR. KATEāS HOUSE. AFTERNOON.
Nina came running to Dr. Kate.
NINA: (Panting for breath) I saw someone today Doc.
DR. KATE: Who was that?
NINA: The woman with a scar on her head.
DR. KATE: (Grabbed Ninaās left hand) where did you see her?
NINA: She came to the hospital after you left. She asked for a surgery.
DR. KATE: Was she very ill?
NINA: No, she looked very healthy. She said that thereās something she just wanted to look good. But when I examined her very closely, I realized that there was a scar at the left side of her head. As part of the routine, I asked her about her background and she told me sheās been to Africa, but she would not provide her address. Then I believed there was something that she hadnāt told me.
DR. KATE: Really?
NINA: She looked beautiful and calm. But when I mentioned to her that the surgery would be performed by someone named Dr. Kate, she was quite unsettled for some moments.
DR. KATE: Did she remember me?
NINA: I think she did. But thatās not the important thing Doc. I think we should both see this woman. I booked an appointment with her on your behalf tomorrow at nine oāclock. I believe she would talk when she sees you.
DR. KATE: (Interrupts, and then stutters) Oh no! I think thatās a mistake. I shall be at Emmaās school at that time.
NINA: Then Iāll have to reschedule the appointment till 12.00 p.m.
DR. KATE: That time wonāt be favorable either. Canāt you speak to her on my behalf?
NINA: But Iām not a doctor!
DR. KATE: Not about surgery now. Speak to her about the events that took place in Africa.
NINA: What events?
Both women begin to step outside the house.
SCENE 4: EXT. OUTSIDE THE HEAD TEACHERāS OFFICE. AFTERNOON.
Meanwhile at Santha Elementary School, Anita talks to Emma and Steve
ANITA: What may have kept your mom from picking you up today?
EMMA: I donāt really know what the problem is. She has always been early.
STEVE: Maybe thereās a problem, Ms. Anita. Mom hasnāt been that late.
ANITA: Perhaps she has so much work in the hospital. I think Iād rather take you home. Then if sheās not home yet Iāll check her out in the hospital. You canāt continue to wait. Itāll soon get dark.
SFX: the closing of doors and starting of a car engine as Ms. Anita drives Emma and Steve home.
SCENE 5: EXT. OUTSIDE DR. KATEāS HOUSE. AFTERNOON.
Dr. Kate and Nina continue their discussions.
DR. KATE: You see, Iāve known Mr. King for quite some time before he died.
NINA: But you told me you havenāt met him before Doc.
DR. KATE: Yes, I didnāt remember quite clearly at that time. I now remember that he was the man who drove us around Africa for a life-saving mission. But when I saw him in the hospital, I couldnāt recognize him anymore. It has been twenty years since we went for that mission. So you shouldnāt be surprised if I failed to recognize him.
NINA: Let me go at once to find this woman. She shouldnāt be so far from us. I guess she must have left her contacts at the reception before coming into the wards. If I told her that someone who worked with Mr. King had sent me, she should have no doubts releasing the money.
DR. KATE: No, weāre not taking any chances here. Two million is as stake here. We rather tell her the full story at Africa so that she would have no doubts releasing the money.
NINA: Youāre right Doc. We need to tell her the full story to win her confidence.
DR. KATE: (Starts to tell her story) You have to listen very carefully. If thereās you do not understand, Iāll be glad to explain it clearly to you. And Iād be very pleased if you tell my story exactly the way you heard it.
NINA: (Draws closer) Okay.
DR. KATE: That woman was a research fellow at Caregivers. An organization that saved lives in Africa about twenty years ago. I was a young intern, and Mr. King was our driver. There were more than twenty of us. We had almost finished our mission in Africa, when we ran short of water. Then came this burning thirst that none of us could resist. Even though the streams and rivers were polluted, we drank from them because there was nowhere else to find clean water. The polluted water caused serious health problems that most of us still suffer today. But that was not all. There was a remarkable thing that happened. This woman with a scar on her head became pregnant and gave birth to twins. The children looked beautiful and her husband who was also with us was very happy. Shortly after that, a woman from the region who had attended to us also gave birth to twins: a boy and a girl. This became a big problem for the team.
NINA: Children are supposed to bring joy to their mothers Doc. How can you say that the birth of twins became a problem to the team?
DR. KATE: That part of the country believed that twins brought bad luck, so they killed all twins within twenty-four hours of their birth.
NINA: Thatās horrific.
DR. KATE: But it really happened. The biologist feared that her twin babies would be killed, so she left them with the woman who attended to us.
NINA: She must have
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