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Episode 17
 Casey at the Bat
PART 1
1 EMMA’S OFFICE—LATE AFTERNOON
2 Rebecca enters Emma’s office and puts the bats against the wall. Emma is in her office.
3 EMMA Do you still want the job?
4 REBECCA I’d love it, Mrs. Washington.
5 EMMA Call me Emma. You’re hired.
6 REBECCA (pleased) Thank you.
7 EMMA Sure, no problem. (handing her a set of forms) Look, you’ll need to fill these out
8	these forms and bring them in tomorrow.
9 REBECCA No problem...
10 EMMA (pointing to form) And you’ll have to say whether you’re an American citizen, a
11	permanent resident, or if you have a work permit.
12 REBECCA I’m a citizen.
13 EMMA Oh, and you’ll need to bring in some identification. Do you have a passport or
14	something? (continuing) A birth certificate…uh, let’s see. . . a Social Security
15	card?
16 REBECCA Oh, I have a Social Security card and a driver’s license too.
17 EMMA As long as it’s a photo license. You’ll need that or a state I.D. card.
18 REBECCA I have a photo license. It’s from Massachusetts.
19 EMMA That’s fine. Lemme see, what else? Oh… have you ever been convicted of a
20	felony?
21 REBECCA Not recently. . . Just kidding.
22 EMMA OK. Well, if there’s anything else, we’ll deal with it tomorrow. You need to be
23	here at two-thirty. The children arrive at three o’clock. . . sharp.
24	Congratulations, Miss Casey. Welcome aboard.
25 AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
26 Most of the kids are gone. Only Alex is left. Rebecca comes out of the school.
27 REBECCA Alex, who’s picking you up?
28 ALEX My dad. How come you have books?
29 REBECCA I go to school, too. I have a lot of homework tonight.
30 ALEX	I have a big test tomorrow.
31 REBECCA Uh, oh. What’s it on?
32 ALEX Spelling.
33 REBECCA Do you want me to help you study. . . while you’re waiting for your dad?
34 ALEX OK.
35 Alex hands the book with the spelling words to Rebecca. She helps him spell two words.
36 REBECCA ‘Island.’
37 ALEX That’s easy. ‘I-S-L-A-N-D.’
38 REBECCA Right. ‘Medicine.’
39 ALEX ‘M-E-D-E-’ I mean, ‘M-E-D-I-C-I-N-E.’
40 REBECCA Good!
41 ALEX What do you study in school?
42 REBECCA Piano, music theory, composing on computer. . . stuff like that.
43 Ramón walks up to where they are sitting.
44 RAMON Hi, pal.
45 ALEX Hi, Dad.
46 RAMON (to Rebecca) How’d it go?
47 REBECCA I got the job! Thanks for telling me about it.
48 RAMON You’re welcome.
49 ALEX Dad, can we give Miss Casey a ride home?
50 RAMON Sure.
51 REBECCA Oh, that’s OK. I can take the bus.
52 RAMON No, no, no, I insist, please. Car’s right over there.
53 REBECCA Thanks.
54 She returns Alex’s book to him.
55 REBECCA There you go.
56 Emma notices that Rebecca is getting into the car with Ramón and Alex. She wonders what this means.
57 INSIDE RAMON’S CAR
58 Rebecca sits in the front, next to Ramón, while Alex is in the back seat.
59 ALEX Dad, can I take guitar lessons with Miss Casey?
60 RAMON Not now, Alex. We’ll talk about it later. Sit back and buckle up.
61 Ramón sounds upset. Everyone becomes silent.
62 RAMON Sorry, I had a bad day.
63 REBECCA Listen, you don’t have to drive me home. Really, I can take the bus.
64 RAMON No, it’s no big deal.
PART 2
65 NANCY’S HOUSE, KITCHEN
66 Nancy comes into the kitchen with a bouquet of flowers.
67 NANCY Rebecca? These flowers just arrived for you.
68 REBECCA For me? Who are they from?
69 NANCY I don’t know. What does the card say?
70 Rebecca takes the card, opens it, and reads it.
71 REBECCA ‘Save Saturday for me! Something big is happening. Alberto.’
72 Nancy is surprised. Rebecca looks at the flowers.
73 REBECCA How beautiful...
74 NANCY Yes, they’re lovely.
75 REBECCA Guess we’ll put ‘em in water.
76 REBECCA’S ROOM—THE NEXT MORNING
77 Rebecca gets up and goes to the table where she put the flowers from Alberto. She reads the card again, and
78 she smells the flowers.
79 THE CASEY APARTMENT IN BOSTON—NIGHT
80 The phone is ringing. Dad answers. He does not look well.
81 DAD Hello...?
82 NANCY’S HOUSE, KITCHEN—NIGHT
83 REBECCA Hi, Dad. It’s me...
84 DAD Oh, Rebecca, how are ya?
85 REBECCA Oh, I’m fine. How are you?...
86 DAD Never been better.
87 REBECCA Good. I’m so glad to hear that.
88 DAD Kevin and I are getting along just fine. Uh… he got a raise at work.
89 REBECCA He got a raise, already? Good for him.
90 DAD So, how are things out there? I bet you miss your old room...
91 REBECCA Oh, my room out here is nice...
92 DAD But the people are different, right, not like Boston.
93 REBECCA No…everyone here’s been great. The people in the house are very interesting...
94 DAD Yeah, I bet. . . (starts coughing)
95 REBECCA Are you all right?
96 DAD (trying to recover) Like I said, I’m fine. Just a frog in my throat. So how’s school?
97 REBECCA School? It’s pretty tough, Dad. It’s a lot of work.
98 SAN FRANCISCO COLLEGE OF MUSIC, CLASSROOM—MORNING
99 PROFESSOR THOMAS Bill, I understand that you already have some experience with this instrument. So, I’d like to ask you to demonstrate for us right now.
101 Bill begins to play a tune on his guitar.
102 PROFESSOR THOMAS OK, Bill, thank you very much. So, Rebecca, you’ve had some exper​ience with this already. C’mon, why don’t you show us what you’ve got.
104 REBECCA OK. Here goes.
105 Rebecca begins to play “Travelin’ Blues.” The professor listens, concentrating on her playing.
106 PROFESSOR THOMAS It’s coming. It’s getting better. I think you just need to work on that a
107	little bit more.
108 REBECCA OK.
109 AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM—AFTERNOON
110 It’s Rebecca’s first day of work at the program. She is on the baseball field.
111 REBECCA OK, watch me. You’re gonna keep your eye on the ball, then get your body iiz behind the glove, and scoop it up like this. OK?
113 Rebecca demonstrates how to field a ball. A girl hits a ball, and it rolls in front of Rebecca. Rebecca picks it up.
114 REBECCA And then bobble the ball, so it won’t get past you.
115 ALEX Wow, Miss Casey. You’re pretty good!
116 REBECCA They used to call me ‘Mighty Casey.’ Do you know the poem, ‘Casey at the Bat’?
117 They shake their heads “no.”
118 REBECCA It’s a famous poem about baseball. Casey’s team lost because he struck out. Let’s
	119		see. . . I used to know this really well...
	120		Somewhere the sun is shining,
	121		Somewhere the children shout,
	122		But there is no joy in Mudville—,
	123		Mighty Casey has struck out.
	124	ALEX	Hey, he has the same name as you.
125 REBECCA Right. We Caseys are baseball legends. Do you wanna try, Alicia? (The girl nods
	126	“yes.”) OK, here you go. (Alicia gets the ball.) Nice, Alicia. That’s it. (turns to Alex) You
	127 	wanna try Alex? (He takes his position.) OK, remember, keep your eye on the ball.
128 Alex tries it and the ball goes past him.
129 REBECCA That’s OK, you just need a little practice. Wanna try again?
130 ALEX OK.
131 This time he gets the ball.
132 REBECCA Nice going!
PART 3
133 AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
134 A short time later, the students are playing a baseball game. Emma talks with Rebecca.
135 EMMA Congratulations. You’re doing a splendid job. Keep up the good work.
136 REBECCA I try to remember what interested me at their age. I liked to do things, not stand
137	around and watch.
138 EMMA How did you get so good at sports?
139 REBECCA My mother died when I was young, so I spent a lot of time with my dad, a real
140	sports fan. We used to play ball a lot, and he’d coach me in the park.
141 EMMA Well, it comes in handy here.
142 REBECCA OK, everybody come over here...
143 The children gather around Rebecca.
144 Away from the children, Emma and Ramón talk.
145 EMMA Thanks for telling Rebecca about the opening here. I think she’ll workout just fine.
146 RAMON From what Alex tells me, she really understands kids.
147 EMMA It certainly looks that way.
148 RAMON Alex wants to take guitar lessons with her. I’m thinking about setting it up.
149 EMMA That’s a great idea. I’m sure she’ll be good at that, too. . . And I know she needs
150	the money.
151 Alex is at bat. He gets a hit.
152 EMMA All right! All right!
153 Alex and Ramón are walking and talking after the game.
154 RAMON That was a nice hit. I saw that. It was great.
155 ALEX Did you see the catch I made?
156 RAMON No, I got here a little late. How do you like your new coach?
157 ALEX Pretty good. . . Can we get an ice cream, Dad?
158 RAMON OK. . . Do you still want to take guitar lessons with Miss Casey? (He looks around
159	for her.)
160 ALEX	That’d he great. Hey, Dad, do you know ‘Casey at the Bat’?
161 RAMON Uh. . . the poem?
162 ALEX Yeah. Miss Casey recited the poem for us today.
163	(reciting in a low voice)
164	‘Cause mighty Casey has struck out..
165	(back to normal) She and mighty Casey are baseball legends.
166 Ramon smiles. Now Ramon sees Rebecca walk down the stairs and head toward the street.
167 RAMON There she is. Wait here. I’ll go ask her about the guitar lessons.
168 But before he can go over to her, she greets someone getting out of a familiar car. It’s Alberto. Alberto and
169 Rebecca do not see Ramón. They hug. Rebecca gets in the car, as does Alberto.
170 Ramón is now joined by Alex.
171 ALEX	 Miss Casey knows Uncle Alberto?
172 RAMON	 Yes, they’re…friends. Oh well, I’ll talk to her another time. Come on, slugger, I
173	 	think I’ll have some ice cream, too.
174 Alex and Ramón walk toward the car.
175 ALBERTO’S CAR
176 Alberto opens the door for Rebecca and she gets into the car.
177 REBECCA Thank you very much for the flowers! They’re beautiful!
178 ALBERTO You’re welcome.
179 Alberto gets in the car.
180 ALBERTO So, are you free Saturday?
181 REBECCA What’s the surprise?
182 ALBERTO There’s a gallery opening I’d like to take you to.
183 REBECCA I’d love to go. . . But I am swamped with homework.
184 ALBERTO I’ll pick you up at four and have you home by eight. How’s that?
185 REBECCA That sounds fine. This probably sounds strange to you, but I’ve never been to a
186	gallery opening before. What’s it like?
187 ALBERTO All you have to do is stand around, um. . . look at the art, schmooze a little,
188		drink wine, eat tiny sandwiches. And there’s usually good people-watching.
189 REBECCA	Well, what should I wear?
190ALBERTO 	Well, people will be sort of dressed up.
191REBECCA Oh. . . I don’t have anything dressy...
192 ALBERTO 	No, no, no. Don’t worry. You’ll—you’ll be fine.. . and you’ll he pleasantly
193		surprised!
194 REBECCA I’m sure I will.