The Body in the Basement - Alex Broun

57MAX:You have to re-load.EILEEN: How do I do that ?MAX:Pull the thing-a-me back.EILEEN: The what ?MAX:EILEEN:The thing-a-me.Stuff this. (SHE DROPS THE GUN AND BRANDISHES THE EGGFLIPPER) I’ll use the Swatter.THE WOMAN NOW RAISES HER ARMS, PALMS FACING UPWARDSTOWARDS THE SKY.EILEEN: What’s she doing now ?MAX:EILEEN:I don’t know.Hey honey, pretty poor impersonation of a clothes line.NOW THE WOMAN BEGINS TO TURN SLOWLY IN A CIRCLE. SHEBEGINS TO CHANT A SONG SOFTLY – THE LANGUAGE IS HARD TOIDENTIFY. IT MIGHT BE IN ARABIC, OR AGAIN IT COULD BE ANINDIGENOUS LANGUAGE.EILEEN: What’s she doing now ?MAX:EILEEN:MAX:Singing. I think.Bloody awful song. (A HOLLER) Stop this you hear me. You aremaking our evening unpleasant !Quiet.ANOTHER PAUSE.EILEEN:No Ma’am. Ain’t gonna stand here and listen to this terrorist tra-la-la.I’m going to pull out the heavy artillery, given to me by the Man inBlack himself –EILEEN GRIPS THE EGG FLIPPER FIRMLY IN BOTH HANDS.MAX:EILEEN:What are you doing ? She’ll see you.No guts. No glory.SUDDENLY EILEEN LETS OUT A BELLOWING WAR CRY ANDCHARGES TOWARDS THE WOMAN.