LOST CONVERSATION PART IX

1. WHERE WE FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER SIMON GETS SHOT AND JUBAL EARLY LEAVES SERENITY IN “Objects in Space”

INT. SERENITY, PASSENGER DORM

Kaylee is trying to help Book stand up when they hear the shot and River’s scream over the comm link.

KAYLEE

(shocked)

SIMON!

She tries to leave but Book grabs her arm.

BOOK

(groggy)

Wait! He’s still on board!

Kaylee pulls free, Book too weak to stop her.

KAYLEE

Simon’s hurt!

She runs up the stairs next to the infirmary as Book gets to his unsteady feet.

INT. DINING AREA

Kaylee enters slowly from the aft hall, looking down toward the fore hall, she can just see Early as he kicks Simon and Simon falls on the stairs to the bridge. She stifles a gasp and hides by the side of the door as Early heads for the fore airlock.

Kaylee slowly moves forward, willing herself to go, as Simon lays and groans. She reaches the far door, and hears Early open the airlock. She waits a beat, hears the airlock door close and rushes down the fore hall.

INT. FORE HALL

KAYLEE

Simon!

He weakly raises his head as Kaylee gets to him. She looks at the blood coming from his leg.

SIMON

Kaylee! Look out!

KAYLEE

He’s gone.

SIMON

But...River!

KAYLEE

Capt’n’ taking care of him right now. We need to stop this bleeding.

She looks around, sees nothing, then quickly pulls off her pink top and presses it to Simon’s leg, starts tieing it.

Simon’s eyes widen as he sees Kaylee in nothing but a skimpy pink flowery bra. His face is a mix of pain, shock, and interest.

SIMON

Kaylee...

KAYLEE

(unfazed)

Now, Doctor Tam, don’t tell me you never seen woman in her undies before?

SIMON

Yes, but...not you.

She gives him a big smile, broken by a BANGING sound.

ZOE (O.S.)

Kaylee! Get us outta here!

Kaylee finishes tieing her shirt to Simon’s leg and rushes back to the control panel, hits buttons opening bunk doors.

RIVER (O.S.)

Simon!

KAYLEE

He’s...OK.

SIMON

I’m alive. Early..?

RIVER (O.S.)

Gone for a swim in space.

Simon sighs and lays back as Zoe and