The Body in the Basement - Alex Broun

31EILEEN: Exactly. So are you going to let the mission go unaccomplished. No !Get back down there !MAX: (SLIGHT PAUSE) Can I have a bit of omelette before I go back down ?EILEEN:MAX:Oops ! Sorry – ate it all. There’s still a few garlic prawns.Just some water.EILEEN HANDS MAX A GLASS. HE DRINKS.MAX:Thank you. Candle.EILEEN LIGHTS ANOTHER CANDLE AND HANDS IT TO MAX.EILEEN: Check. Knife ?MAX:EILEEN:(HOLDING UP KNIFE) Check.Now – go get ‘em. Tiger.MAX SLOWLY TRUDGES TOWARDS THE DOOR. ONCE HEREACHES IT HE TRANSFERS THE KNIFE AND CANDLE TO THESAME HAND AND OPENS THE DOOR.IT CREAKS SLOWLY OPEN.MAX STEPS THROUGH THE DOOR AND LOOKS BACK AT EILEEN.EILEEN:Good luck. Oh, and don’t drop the candle this time. That’s the last one.MAX CLOSES THE DOOR BEHIND HIM.EILEEN TOYS WITH THE BOWL OF GARLIC PRAWNS. SHE POPSONE IN HER MOUTH.EILEEN:Er. Too oily.SHE PUTS THE BOWL DOWN. SHE BEGINS TO HUM THE MUSICTHAT THEY DANCED TO EARLIER.SLOWLY SHE STANDS AND STARTS GOING THROUGH THE TANGOSTEPS, HUMMING TO HERSELF AS SHE DOES.SUDDENLY SHE STOPS AS IF HEARING SOMETHING.SHE TIPTOES OVER TO THE MIDDLE DOOR AND PRESSES HER EARAGAINST IT. SHE LISTENS INTENTLY, MOVING HER EAR AROUNDTHE DOOR AS IF FOLLOWING SOUNDS.