Tina watches Alice leave and then turns back to Bette, whose gaze hasn’t shifted from her since she arrived.

(Bette) Tina, where have you been?

(Tina frowns) The hospital called me, and I thought it would be best to send Alice

(Bette frowns) Why?

Tina looks at her uncertainly.

(Tina) Well, why would you want me here? It was clearly a mistake them calling me

Bette furrows her brow and shakes her head.

(Bette) Tina, what are you talking about? I asked them to call you. Obviously. Who else would I call?

Tina looks at her for a moment.

(Tina) OK

Bette repositions herself to sit on the edge of the bed and reaches for Tina’s hand. She pulls her closer and places her hands on her hips and Tina raises her eyebrows.

(Bette) Why are you being like this? Are you angry with me about something?

Tina frowns down at her.

(Tina) Um, no

Bette pulls her closer, moving her arms around Tina’s waist and resting her cheek against her, and Tina raises her eyebrows as she places her hands tentatively on her back.

(Bette) Can you please just be normal then?

Bette looks up at her.

(Bette) Please Tee?

Tina looks back at her for a moment.

(Tina) Bette I’m a bit worried about you. I think maybe the concussion is worse than they said

Alice walks back into the room and stops suddenly when she sees them, taking in their position and looking at them with widened eyes. Tina takes a step back and clears her throat. She then turns back to Bette.

(Tina) Bette, I need to talk to Alice for a second. We’ll be right back

Alice stands still looking at Bette curiously, and Bette’s eyes follow Tina as she steps towards the door, reaching for Alice and taking hold of her jacket as she pulls her along with her. Once they are in the hallway they look to one another.

(Alice) What the hell was that?

(Tina) I have no idea, the concussion I guess?

Tina eyes the nurses station and begins to make her way over.

(Tina) I’m going to speak to someone, are you coming?

Alice nods as she follows her.

(Nurse) Can I help you with something?

(Tina) We wanted to talk to you about a patient, Bette Porter

(Nurse) Yes, is there a problem?

(Tina) I’m worried about her, she’s acting strangely

(Nurse) What do you mean?

(Alice) She’s being nice , really nice. Not to me so much, apparently it would take more than a knock on the head for that to happen

She gestures to Tina.

(Alice) But to her. Which is really fucking weird

Tina hits her in the stomach with the back of her hand.

(Alice) Sorry, really weird

Another nurse arrives and holds up a clipboard to the nurse behind the desk.

(Nurse) Can you have Ms Porter sign another consent form? She put the wrong date

Tina tunes into the exchange and frowns. As the clipboard is handed from one to the other Tina steps towards them and reaches for it, placing her hand on it and focusing on the page. She raises her eyes and stares ahead for a moment and takes a breath. She then focuses on the nurse behind the desk, who is staring at her curiously.

(Tina) She thinks it’s 2002

The two nurses make eye contact and frown, and Tina glances between them.

(Tina) It’s why she referred to me as her wife when we’ve been divorced for years. Why she asked you to call me at all. And why she’s behaving so strangely towards me

The nurses share another look and one nods at the other. The nurse behind the desk looks back to Tina.

(Nurse) We’ll get her doctor back here as soon as we can