LINDA

Sample dialogue

• She has to weigh 50 pounds by next week. Dr. Spring says. That’s a gain of 2.5 pounds. That’s 8,750 extra calories. Each day is supposed to be 2,500 calories in, compensating for her resting rate of 1,800 calories burned. That’s at least gotta be 80% of each meal for 7 days plus the tube and that’s IF she just lays still all day. There’s no way. And if she doesn’t then getting the tube out is not on the horizon, something about reassessing the level of care. I can’t make her put shit in her mouth. I can’t make her do it. I can pour more stuff in the tube but we are supposed to cut that down--

  scene 36 — INT. THERAPIST’S OFFICE - DAY

• Fuuuuck. Fuck me.

  scene 4 — INT. LINDA’S APARTMENT, BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS

• We’ve gone over this. Lots of new moms roll over for a second onto their babies if they fall asleep breastfeeding.

  scene 22 — INT. LINDA'S OFFICE - DAY

• Back to my room.

  scene 46 — INT. JAMES’S ROOM - EXTENDED STAY HOTEL - NIGHT

• I couldn’t sit there, I’m in the car. I’ll pick her up later, I can’t stay there.

  scene 69 — EXT. PARKING LOT - CONTINUOUS

Bookends

Often appears with

• CHILD17 scenes
• JAMES13 scenes
• CHARLES9 scenes
• THERAPIST6 scenes
• CAROLINE5 scenes
• DR. SPRING4 scenes