Planet Z Season 2 Episode 3: Doctor Crazy




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PLANET Z
Season 2 Episode 3
"Doctor Crazy"
Written by
William Fry & Michael Ledesma
INT. THE RIG - DAY
Frank lies in a hospital bed in the medical room of the Rig. The left side of his face is bandaged. He is surrounded by other injured soldiers and the covered bodies of dead ones. Sitting next to his bed is Ulysses. Frank’s eyes flutter open. His eyes fully open and he turns his head to look around.
FRANK
Where am I?
ULYSSES
Medical. You got a nasty cut on your face. But look at the bright side, at least you’ll have a scar and according to Dion, chicks dig scars.
FRANK
Ava?
ULYSSES
She’s fine. At least I think she is. She’s stronger than most of us.
FRANK
How many?
ULYSSES
29 soldiers. Four ships. The Rig took damage.
FRANK
And the pirates?
ULYSSES
Richards sent a helicopter after them but they got away to their little hideout.
FRANK
Damn.
ULYSSES
Well, I’m gonna let you rest. Richards wants me to oversee repairs. I bet you’re wishing you were back on the station.
FRANK
I do.
Ulysses leaves.

INT. THE RIG - NIGHT
Frank and the other patients lie in their beds. Frank is the only one awake. He gets out of bed and exits the medical room. He walks down the halls. He turns into a hallway and stops at the sound of humming. It is coming from the room of Doctor Gable aka Doctor Crazy. Frank walks up to the door and looks through the glass window. Doctor Gable is sitting in the middle of the room. Frank taps the window. Doctor Gable stops humming and turns his head to look at Frank. The two stare at each other.
DOCTOR GABLE
You’re one of the astronauts that survived, aren’t you?
FRANK
Yes. Frank Heston.
DOCTOR GABLE
Doctor Gable or as others like to put it, Doctor Crazy.
FRANK
Can I ask you something Doctor?
DOCTOR GABLE
Oh yes of course. I don’t get many visitors. Just the soldier who brings me my meals.
FRANK
Why did you try to destroy the Rig?
DOCTOR GABLE
Why would you like to know?
FRANK
It just seems odd. That one would destroy one of the safest places for the last of humanity.
DOCTOR GABLE
Humanity? Is that what you think lives here? No, Mr. Heston, I’m afraid that humanity died long before the outbreak.
FRANK
What are you talking about?
Doctor Gable stands up and walks up to the window. He and Frank are now facing each other.


DOCTOR GABLE
Are you sure you want to know? The truth is often ugly.
FRANK
The truth?
DOCTOR GABLE
Mr. Heston, what reason did Richards give you for the cause of the outbreak?
FRANK
She said no one knows how it started.
Doctor Gable chuckles.
DOCTOR GABLE
Ah yes, the easy answer. Just say that you don’t know.
FRANK
What?
DOCTOR GABLE
Mr. Heston, what would you say if I told you that everything that has happened was no accident, but done on purpose.
FRANK
What the hell are you talking about?
DOCTOR GABLE
I’m afraid I cannot provide you with complete answers. The answers you seek are with Doctor Brooke.
FRANK
Where is she?
DOCTOR GABLE
She and the army unit she was assigned to went rogue somewhere in the Amazon.
FRANK
I heard that the Rig lost contact with them.
DOCTOR GABLE
Because they were told a horrible truth. When you learn it, you will understand why I tried to do what I did. Go to the Amazon Mr. Heston. Go. The truth is waiting.
Frank hesitantly turns away.
FRANK
Thank you... for being honest.
Frank walks away.
Dion is sleeping in his bed. Frank enters the room and shakes him awake.
DION
Frank? What time is it?
FRANK
We need to talk.
Frank recounts what Doctor Gable told him to Dion.
DION
The Amazon?
FRANK
Yes. We need to go.
DION
Hold on, we?
FRANK
I don’t trust anyone else.
DION
Frank, they call that guy Doctor Crazy. What makes you think he’s telling the truth?
FRANK
I don’t know. I just have this feeling that he’s the only one who’s being honest. Please, Dion. Something else is going on and we need to find out what it is.
Dion contemplates.
DION
Ok.



FRANK
Can you fly a helicopter?
DION
Of course, I can.
FRANK
Let’s go.
EXT. THE RIG - NIGHT
Frank and Dion enter onto the deck of the Rig and walk over to a helicopter both carrying supplies. They get in. Dion is about to start the helicopter when RJ appears.
RJ
What are you two doing?
DION
Uhhhhhhhhhhh.
FRANK
We’re going on a patrol.
RJ
Patrol? Just the two of you?
DION
Yep.
RJ
I should clear this with Ulysses.
FRANK
He said it’s ok.
RJ
I’m still gonna clear it with him.
RJ pulls out his radio. Frank and Dion look at each other.
FRANK
Hey RJ.
Frank punches RJ knocking him out. Frank drags RJ’s body onto the helicopter.
DION
What are you doing?
FRANK
If we leave him, he’ll tell.
DION
They’ll find out he’s missing.
FRANK
Better them thinking that than knowing what we’re doing. Now let’s get out of here.
Dion starts the helicopter. The helicopter takes off and flies away.
END.

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