The Body in the Basement - Alex Broun

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18EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:Yes and the … (GESTURES AGAIN)Windmills.And the … (AND AGAIN)The little donkey.Tough choice.Very.EILEEN: Isn’t it nice that despite our little differences of opinion –MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:Which there are many.We still have one deep unifying bond.Yes.An absolute hatred of our children.Let’s say a desire for them to become independent.EILEEN: To live on their own two feet –MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:Find their own path.And not to come home.Under any circumstances.I love you darling.And I love you.Cheers.THEY CLINK GLASSES AND DRINK.MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:This Tortilla is delicious. Scrum – tilli – ump – tious.Eat up. There’s plenty more.I don’t know where you find the time to cook up such a feast. Whatwith tennis and -Tennis.MAX: And -
19EILEEN:MAX:Tennis. Oh you know ? I squeeze it in. And tell me darling – how wasyour day ?Busy, busy.EILEEN: And productive ?MAX:Very. I’ve been practising with people on the train.EILEEN: Practising ?MAX:My pronunciation.EILEEN: Really ?MAX:Yes.EILEEN: Isn’t that a little odd ?MAX:Not at all. Spanish is a very popular language. You’d be surprised howmany people know a few words.EILEEN: So what do you do ?MAX:Well I just pick out someone who looks like they might know a bit.EILEEN: Of Spanish ?MAX:That’s right.EILEEN: Where ?MAX:On the train.EILEEN: There are some ?MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:Usually.How … multi-cultural we have become.Then I just plonk myself down next to them, say a few words and thereyou go.Now let me get this right. You just pick out some poor unsuspectingbystander on the train who looks vaguely –European.EILEEN: And you just sidle up to them –
Page 1 and 2: 1The Bodyin theBasementA Suburban C
Page 3 and 4: 3Lights up on EILEEN making the fin
Page 5 and 6: 5EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:You c
Page 7 and 8: 7EILEEN:But then you spoiled it by
Page 9 and 10: 9EILEEN IS FLUSHED AND BREATHLESS,
Page 11 and 12: 11EILEEN: What kind ?MAX:EILEEN:MAX
Page 13 and 14: 13EILEEN:MAX:Must’ve been that ho
Page 15 and 16: 15MAX: Why ever not ?EILEEN:MAX:EIL
Page 17: 17MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:
Page 21 and 22: 21EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:
Page 23 and 24: 23MAX:EILEEN:Some bread.No - it’s
Page 25 and 26: 25MAX:And due to more public pressu
Page 27 and 28: 27MAX:I’ll need a torch. As you s
Page 29 and 30: 29EILEEN:Back so soon.THE DOOR STOP
Page 31 and 32: 31EILEEN: Exactly. So are you going
Page 33 and 34: 33EILEEN: A … A … wo - … Wo -
Page 35 and 36: 35MAX:So I pressed on. Small steps
Page 37 and 38: 37EILEEN:Yes I am. Scrounging aroun
Page 39 and 40: 39EILEEN: Well you couldn’t reall
Page 41 and 42: 41MAX:EILEEN:MAX:I’m not indulgin
Page 43 and 44: 43EILEEN:That’s telling him.THE M
Page 45 and 46: 45EILEEN:Ooooh - that’s gotta hur
Page 47 and 48: 47MAN IN BLACK:One more thing.HE GO
Page 49 and 50: 49EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:I was going
Page 51 and 52: 51EILEEN:MAX:SOLDIER:EILEEN:SOLDIER
Page 53 and 54: 53MAX:EILEEN:SOLDIER:Eileen, quiet.
Page 55 and 56: 55THE SOLDIER BEGINS TO SING “WAL
Page 57 and 58: 57MAX:You have to re-load.EILEEN: H
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