The Body in the Basement - Alex Broun
The Body in the Basement - Alex Broun The Body in the Basement - Alex Broun
46MAX REAPPEARS AT THE OPEN DOOR TO THE BASEMENT. HESTAGGERS BACK INTO THE ROOM. SILENCE EXCEPT FOR THESOUNDS OF THE MAN IN BLACK, SLURPING AND GUZZLING.MAX:EILEEN:(EVENTUALLY) She’s dead.Uh der. What did you expect ? He was going down there to bowl her afew googlies.MAX: What happens to her now ?EILEEN: Who cares ?MAX:We can’t just leave her down there. We have to bury her.THE MAN IN BLACK LOOKS UP.MAN IN BLACK: Max, you’re not going a bit mushy on us now are you ?EILEEN:I said the same thing.MAN IN BLACK:These are complex times Max. Complex times. What arerequired are hard heads and cold hearts.MAX: Don’t you mean cold heads and hard hearts ?MAN IN BLACK:That too. The last thing we can afford is people going mushy.MAX:But there is a dead woman in my basement.MAN IN BLACK:That – as they say – ain’t my problem. Thanks for the grub. I’moutta here.THE MAN IN BLACK STANDS SUDDENLY. EILEEN, WHO HAS BEENHANGING OFF HIM, SLIPS TO THE GROUND.MAN IN BLACK:I’m outta here. Thanks for the grub.EILEEN:No. Don’t go. We haven’t … shown you how grateful we are.MAN IN BLACK:No need for gratitude. (TO MAX) Just let this be a lesson to you.MAX: A lesson in what ?MAN IN BLACK:That’s for you to know and me to find out.EILEEN:My pleasure and our honour.THE MAN IN BLACK HEADS FOR THE DOOR. HE STOPS.
47MAN IN BLACK:One more thing.HE GOES TO THE RECORD PLAYER AND DROPS THE NEEDLE.THE MAN IN BLACK PUTS THE EGG FLIPPER BETWEEN HIS TEETH,A-LA THE ROSE, AND CLICKS HIS FINGERS AT EILEEN.EILEEN FLIES TO HIM. THE MUSIC STARTS AND THEY TANGO.THIS ONE IS MORE SEXY AND PASSIONATE THAN EILEEN ANDMAX’S EARLIER EFFORTS. A DANCE OF LUST AND HEAT.EILEEN GRABS EVERY CHANCE TO RUB HER BODY AND HANDSUP AGAINST THE MAN IN BLACK SO SHE TOO BECOMES COVEREDIN BLOOD.THE DANCE ENDS WITH THE MAN IN BLACK LOWERING EILEENIN A DIP. HE TAKES THE EGG FLIPPER FROM HIS MOUTH.MAN IN BLACK:I’ll leave this with you.HE JAMS THE EGG FLIPPER INTO HER MOUTH.MAN IN BLACK:Just in case.THE MAN IN BLACK NOW GIVES HER A LONG, SMOOCHY KISS.MAX: That’s my wife !MAN IN BLACK:You’re a lucky man.THE MAN IN BLACK LIFTS EILEEN UP AND SPINS HER ACROSSTHE ROOM. SHE STOPS, SPRAWLED AGAINST THE WALL, HERBREATHING LOUD AND HEAVY.MAN IN BLACK:Now – fuck off.THE MAN IN BLACK WINKS AT HER AND EXITS. EILEEN SLOWLYSLIDES DOWN THE WALL, FLUSHED AND GASPING.MAX: Enjoy yourself ?EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:Absolutely.When you stop creaming your panties come down and give me a hand.We’ll bury her in the garden.I’m not touching that filthy whore.That’s the pot calling the kettle.
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- Page 3 and 4: 3Lights up on EILEEN making the fin
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- Page 9 and 10: 9EILEEN IS FLUSHED AND BREATHLESS,
- Page 11 and 12: 11EILEEN: What kind ?MAX:EILEEN:MAX
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- Page 15 and 16: 15MAX: Why ever not ?EILEEN:MAX:EIL
- Page 17 and 18: 17MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:
- Page 19 and 20: 19EILEEN:MAX:Tennis. Oh you know ?
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- 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
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- Page 43 and 44: 43EILEEN:That’s telling him.THE M
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- Page 53 and 54: 53MAX:EILEEN:SOLDIER:Eileen, quiet.
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46MAX REAPPEARS AT THE OPEN DOOR TO THE BASEMENT. HESTAGGERS BACK INTO THE ROOM. SILENCE EXCEPT FOR THESOUNDS OF THE MAN IN BLACK, SLURPING AND GUZZLING.MAX:EILEEN:(EVENTUALLY) She’s dead.Uh der. What did you expect ? He was go<strong>in</strong>g down <strong>the</strong>re to bowl her afew googlies.MAX: What happens to her now ?EILEEN: Who cares ?MAX:We can’t just leave her down <strong>the</strong>re. We have to bury her.THE MAN IN BLACK LOOKS UP.MAN IN BLACK: Max, you’re not go<strong>in</strong>g a bit mushy on us now are you ?EILEEN:I said <strong>the</strong> same th<strong>in</strong>g.MAN IN BLACK:<strong>The</strong>se are complex times Max. Complex times. What arerequired are hard heads and cold hearts.MAX: Don’t you mean cold heads and hard hearts ?MAN IN BLACK:That too. <strong>The</strong> last th<strong>in</strong>g we can afford is people go<strong>in</strong>g mushy.MAX:But <strong>the</strong>re is a dead woman <strong>in</strong> my basement.MAN IN BLACK:That – as <strong>the</strong>y say – a<strong>in</strong>’t my problem. Thanks for <strong>the</strong> grub. I’moutta here.THE MAN IN BLACK STANDS SUDDENLY. EILEEN, WHO HAS BEENHANGING OFF HIM, SLIPS TO THE GROUND.MAN IN BLACK:I’m outta here. Thanks for <strong>the</strong> grub.EILEEN:No. Don’t go. We haven’t … shown you how grateful we are.MAN IN BLACK:No need for gratitude. (TO MAX) Just let this be a lesson to you.MAX: A lesson <strong>in</strong> what ?MAN IN BLACK:That’s for you to know and me to f<strong>in</strong>d out.EILEEN:My pleasure and our honour.THE MAN IN BLACK HEADS FOR THE DOOR. HE STOPS.
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