The Rookies (TV Series)

Someone Who Cares (1975)

Britt Lind: Karen Austin

Quotes 

• Officer Terry Webster : [Officers Chris Owens and Terry Webster respond to a call involving a car accident. 19-year-old Karen Austin, who was running down the roadway against traffic, was hit by an oncoming car coming around a curve. After arriving at the scene, Officer Webster kneels on the pavement next to where the injured young woman is lying. He's holding her hand in his right hand and is shading her eyes from the sun with his left hand. He sees that she's in great pain and his facial expression shows his deep concern for her. He has begun offering quiet, soothing words of comfort to her in an effort to help her relax]  Take it easy, baby, ahhh, it's gonna be alright... take it easy...

  Karen Austin : [Karen has been covered by a blanket and is writhing in pain. When she speaks, she's whimpering in agony]  It hurts... please make it... stop.

  [She looks imploringly at Officer Webster, pleading with her eyes for him to help her] 

  Officer Terry Webster : [Officer Webster is now squeezing her hand, and continuing his soft, comforting words to her, trying to help her relax. He looks at their intertwined hands then speaks softly]  Well, just go ahead and squeeze this big paw if you want... as hard as you want... ok?

  [as he continues speaking to Karen, he's looking gently into her eyes] 

  Karen Austin : [By now, Karen is writhing more vigorously and trying not to cry. She's grasping Officer Webster's hand tightly in her own, intermittently squeezing it, trying in vain to calm herself. She is in great distress and seems oblivious to Officer Webster's attempts to console her]  Help me... please help me...

  Officer Terry Webster : [Officer Webster, feeling great sympathy for Karen, continues looking into her eyes. He smiles at her gently, as he's hoping he will succeed in calming her down]  Look, an ambulance is on the way and you're gonna have a doctor soon... ok?

  [Officer Webster smiles gently at Karen encouragingly] 

  Karen Austin : [the girl's gaze is fixated on Officer Webster's eyes, pleading with him to stay with her]  Don't leave me... don't...

  Officer Terry Webster : [Officer Webster is still kneeling beside the girl and his hand is over her forehead, shading her eyes from the sun. He is letting her continue to squeeze his hand]  I won't leave you... I'm not gonna leave you...

  [Officer Webster's soft, gentle voice gradually lowers to a whisper] 

  Karen Austin : [Karen, with tears in her eyes, is staring at Officer Webster intently. She knows he wants to help her and she is valiantly trying to convey a message to him]  Tell my mother... that I... that I... didn't...

  [Karen's voice trails off as she struggles to speak] 

  Officer Terry Webster : [Officer Webster's face shows his compassion for the injured girl. He really wants to help her and replies in a very soft, low voice, encouraging her to try to talk to him]  What?... What?

  Karen Austin : [Karen starts gasping and crying and is having trouble speaking. She's staring intently at Officer Webster, determined that she makes him understand what she's trying to tell him. Her eyes beg him to understand]  That Jimmy... that I didn't do... what Jimmy did...

  Officer Terry Webster : [Officer Webster is raptly listening to what Karen is saying to him, although he doesn't grasp what she means. His eyebrows are drawn together, clearly showing the concern he feels for her]  Ok... ok... ok... alright...

  [Officer Webster is speaking in a whisper as Karen, exhausted in her effort to speak, closes her eyes and drifts off. Officer Webster tenderly puts his hand on the side of her face before rising to his feet]