Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series)

Maternal Instincts (1998)

Danielle Cormack: Ephiny

Quotes 

• Gabrielle : [Gabrielle purchases some goods from a seller in a shopping hut]  Thanks...

  [Gabrielle bumps into Hope who is holding a wooden lamb toy; Hope drops it and Gabrielle picks it up] 

  Gabrielle : Where did you get this?

  Hope : I didn't steal it! It's mine. It's always been mine!

  [pause] 

  Hope : The people who found me said so...

  Gabrielle : [Gabrielle looks at her showing confusion]  Found you?

  Hope : They said it was in the basket with me. All's I remember is lots of water, me crying for my mom...

  [pause] 

  Hope : But she never came.

  Ephiny : [yelling from outside]  Gabrielle?

  [pause] 

  Ephiny : Gabrielle! Xena says to hurry; they're ready to go-

  [Ephiny notices Gabrielle's distraught face; she looks over at Hope] 

  Ephiny : Is there something wrong?

  Gabrielle : [to Ephiny]  No. No, I'll be right there.

  [Ephiny leaves the hut. Gabrielle, now realizing that the little girl she ran into is her daughter, Hope, talks to her] 

  Gabrielle : Look, um, there's something that I have to do, here. So, I want you to do a favor for me, okay? I want you to wait in my hut 'til I get back. And this way, I - I'll know you're safe...

  Hope : [pretending to be distressed]  Don't see why *you* care...

  Gabrielle : You will!

  [pause] 

  Gabrielle : Do you promise?

  Hope : I promise.

  Gabrielle : [Gabrielle is filled with emotion]  Bye!

  [she quickly leaves the hut] 

  Hope : Bye-bye...

  [pause] 

  Hope : Mommy!