The Body in the Basement - Alex Broun

52MAX:EILEEN:You can’t just abandon that when things get a bit tough.Well said Max ! (TO SOLDIER) And you listen to him you little shitor will get the Terrorist Terminator on to you.MAX GESTURES FOR EILEEN TO SHUT UP.SOLDIER: Don’t make me go back there. You can’t make me go back !MAX: Son, what you’ve done is called desertion. If they find you -EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:SOLDIER:And they will cause we’ll tell them where you are.They can court marshall you and even execute you. Is that how youwant to be remembered ?Think of your father and I’s reputations. We’ll never be able to raiseour heads at the Bridge Club again.You can’t send me back. I’ll kill you if you send me back.THE SOLDIER GRABS THE RIFLE AND POINTS IT AT MAX,BACKING HIMSELF UP AGAINST THE WALL.MAX:SOLDIER:EILEEN:SOLDIER:EILEEN:MAX:SOLDIER:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:Jez, listen to me.Na Dad. I swear. I love you but you can’t send me back.What about me ? You don’t love me. So get your chicken shit arse outof here.You too Mum. I love ya but I’ll kill ya if I have to.He just said he loved me. Kill him. That’s not Jeremy. It’s an impostor.(STEPPING TOWARDS THE SOLDIER) Put the gun down. You’renot going to kill us.Stay away from me.(HOLDING UP THE EGG FLIPPER) Maybe I should use the Swatteron him.(TO EILEEN) Put that away. It’s okay son. We understand.No we bloody well don’t. You get back to the war buster ! Or else Idon’t know how this thing works but once I figure it out I’ll – I’llwhack you.