The Honor Roll: Episode 17. The Aftermath

 (As Edna holds Missy by the neck, with a butcher knife to her throat, with guns aimed at her by Eliza and Erica, as Carly hides behind a car, and Maura stands at her door, also aiming at Edna, three shots are fired, and Maura screams, as Edna falls to the ground, as does Missy, as Eliza and Erica has a look of horror come over them, as Missy's shot, and Edna lays on the ground. Maura runs outside to tend to Missy, as Edna's unresponsive, also being shot, and Eliza calls the Caswell County Police.)

   It's a day later, and in Bankhead, Eliza and Bill sits inside Thomas' room in the ICU at Bankhead Medical Center, as Thomas's hooked to a ventilator, and Eliza looks at her Son, as Bill asks his Ex-Wife "So who got Edna?" Eliza tells him "I believe Maura finally got some nerve and killed the bitch, but poor Missy." Bill asks "How is she doing?" Eliza looks at Bill, as she sends a text upstairs, to Missy's hospital room, as Missy's awake, and a Doctor walks inside and tells her "You are lucky Ms.Gardner." Missy responds "Hand me those release papers so I can get the hell out of here." The doctor looks at Missy's chest, where she was shot, and responds "I think something you had on you saved your life." Missy asks "And what could that have been? Oh my phone?" The Doctor nods, as he asks "Do you know who shot you?" Missy doesn't answer, and tells the Doctor "My life was threatened, as the police knows, and it's been taken care of." Meanwhile back inside Thomas' Room in the ICU, Bill looks at Eliza, as they sit by their Son, as Eliza asks "When will that damn Doctor from Atlanta get here? I have a lawyer on standby." Bill sighs "Nobody's even been inside either." In another area of the Hospital, Maura walks into Edna's room, as she finds her gone, and has a flashback, and says to herself "You are better off dead bitch." Maura walks out, as she asks the nurses "So did Edna Horton die?" A nurse nods, and Maura walks to her Daughter's room, as she says to herself "I saved Melissa, and now I can have some peace in my life." Unknown to Maura, Missy, or Eliza, in the morgue, the coroner prepares to tag Edna's toe, as Edna's eyes open, and the coroner is shocked, as Edna weakly gets up and grabs a syringe, stabbing the coroner, and strips her of her clothing, as Edna puts the clothes on, and escapes, as the coroner dies instantly.
   At Waters Elementary, as the staff prepare for the end of Winter Break, a somber tone fills the air, as Dwight sits inside his office, as Alice walks inside, and asks Dwight "Any word from Eliza on Thomas?" Dwight goes "He's on the vent, and the doctor that's supposed to do the operation hasn't arrived." Alice gets emotional, as she starts to cry "He's had so much to endure and this breaks my heart. If he dies, I don't think Eliza or Bill will ever get over from it." Dwight sighs "I know the feeling, my Son was killed in the war in Iraq, and it was hard, but we moved ahead, took time, but with Thomas it's a different story. Eliza and Bill's already lost their Daughter In Law, and Grandson, and now faces losing their only child." Alice asks Dwight "And what's the update on Missy and Edna?" Dwight goes "I just got a text from her, and she's being released, and Maura's at the Hospital. Edna is dead though." Alice responds "Good riddance." Alice returns to her classroom, as Dwight walks into Thomas' office, and looks around, and sighs "Get well buddy, and soon. You don't know how much you mean to this school, and to so many people."
   Inside Erica's office, Pat walks inside, as does Didi, as Pat asks Erica "So what happened?" Erica tells them "The bitch is dead, and I made damn sure of it. Luckily Eliza's money helped us out." Didi quips "Like a soap opera." Pat quips "Edna needed to be put out a long time ago." Erica boldly tells them "Well she's out now, and off to hell. I just hope Thomas survives." Pat sighs "I can remember when he was a young boy, and I taught him with Judy, how much intelligence and strength he had for such a young age. And fearless." Erica goes "You taught him?" Pat nods, and responds "He was my favorite student, and he's now Principal, and I know he'll be back here soon, as he will be fighting as hard as he can to return to his desk." Erica goes "I hope you're right Pat." Didi walks out, as she gets a call from Eliza, and walks back inside Erica's office, as Didi tells them "Eliza just told me the Doctor from Atlanta's not coming to Bankhead over a riff with the CEO or something." Erica and Pat's faces are frozen, as Pat looks at Erica, and Didi tells them "I'll update everyone." Didi walks out with her head down, as she is saddened, as she thinks of Eliza, and sighs "I hope she can pull through this." Pat returns to her classroom, as Judy sits inside and asks Pat "So any word?" Pat looks at Judy, with a despondent look on her face, and tells her "The odds aren't good for Thomas. I'm going to my car and have a smoke." Pat walks out, as Judy starts to say a prayer.
   Back at Bankhead Medical Center, as Eliza and Bill stands outside Thomas' room with the Doctor, as Eliza yells "You mean there's no damn body in this place that can remove that aneurysm from my Son?" The Doctor looks at Eliza and Bill, as he responds "Ms.Sullivan, The bleeding hasn't stopped, and you and Mr.Duncan have two days to decide what to do. According to Thomas' living will, he has stated that if he can't survive, then he wants to be pulled off any equipment keeping him alive." Bill yells "For a damn hospital, this has got to be the worst one I've ever seen in my damn life! None of your asses can't save my Son? Well you son of a bitch, don't stand there looking like an idiot! Answer the damn question! I said ANSWER ME!" Bill grabs the Doctor, with rage growing in his eyes, as Eliza looks through the window, and tells Bill "Our worst nightmares are coming true." Bill pushes the Doctor away, as he warns Bill "That was very uncalled for." Bill warns the Doctor "If you can't find anybody to save my Son, I'll kill your ass!" The Doctor walks away, and Bill yells "That's all? Walking away bastard?" Eliza grabs Bill, and tells him "Look, I know how you feel, but what we will need is a miracle Bill." Bill starts to cry, as Eliza stops him, and tells her Ex-Husband "Stop crying. We need to be strong, and decide what'd be best."
   In Missy's Room, as she is dressed, Maura tells her Daughter "Edna is officially dead." Missy breathes a sigh of relief, as she asks her Mother "Did you kill her?" Maura responds "I don't honestly know. Eliza and Erica both had guns aimed, and I had the one of Edna's aimed, and someone else was there also." Missy responds "Well let's go check on Thomas.." Maura tells Missy "I'm not going down there. I know that I wouldn't be welcomed, and I'm going to the school instead." Missy reminds her Mother "Well my car's here, and remember somebody doesn't have a car." Maura responds "I'll wait outside while you check on him." Missy and Maura heads down the hall to the ICU. Meanwhile in a parking garage, Edna has car keys, as she pushes a button, and says to herself "It's not over yet." Edna gets inside the coroner's car, and drives off. In the morgue security walks inside, as the coroner's dead, and looks around and finds Edna's death certificate, and thinks for a moment, and sends an emergency alert throughout the hospital, as Missy and Maura hears it, as does Eliza and Bill, as Eliza looks at him, and Bill tells Eliza "I hope it isn't who I'm thinking it is." Missy and Maura arrive, as Eliza and Bill sits in the ICU waiting area, and drinks coffee, as Missy hugs Eliza, and Maura warns Eliza "You and Erica nearly killed my Daughter." Missy glares at her Mother, as Missy asks Eliza and Bill "How is he?" Eliza, fighting her emotions, responds "I wish I could say he's going to be fine, but I can't. Now Bill and I have to make the hardest decision of our lives." Maura walks away, as Eliza sighs with relief "Thank God she left." Missy sighs "I have a feeling Edna escaped." Eliza is silent, as is Bill, as all of them have a look of dread. Outside Bankhead Medical Center, Maura stands outside the entrance, as a car pulls up, and Edna rolls down the window, and warns Maura "You'll regret your actions. I've learned a lot in Milledgeville, and I will return to finish the job." Edna speeds away, as Maura rolls her eyes, and waits for Missy, as Missy gets emotional, as Eliza and Bill walks her inside, as she looks at Thomas, and cries "He can't die." Eliza puts her arm around Missy, and with tears in her eyes, responds "None of us are going to give him up, but Bill and I have two days to make a decision, and go back to the school, and be there for everyone for me." Missy tells Eliza "I will do that Eliza." Eliza hugs Missy, as Missy walks out, as Bill asks "So you like her now?" Eliza tells Bill "In times like this, you find how people really are Bill." Eliza holds her Ex-Husband's hand, as they look at Thomas, as his eyes are closed, and is kept alive by the ventilator. Meanwhile in Caswellton, as the school day has ended, the entire faculty, and staff of Caswell County Schools hold a vigil for Thomas, as Anna tells them "Let's all pray for a miracle, because he won't make it without one." Dwight, Alice, Pat, Erica, Effie, and Didi sits on the front row, as each are emotional and has flashbacks, meanwhile Corey sits in the back, as he gets a text from Carly, that reads "I'm going back to Los Angeles. My job's complete." Corey has a thought, as he texts back to his best friend "Thank you."