The Body in the Basement - Alex Broun

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58SHE REACHES HER AND BELLOWS AGAIN THEN SWATS THEWOMAN ON THE BACK AND SIDES WITH THE EGG FLIPPERSEVERAL TIMES.MAX:Well, that didn’t work.THE WOMAN SUDDENLY STOPS SINGING. SHE LOWERS HER ARMS.MAX:Oops ! She’s stopped singing. I don’t think that can be a good thing.THE WOMAN TURNS SLOWLY AND FACES EILEEN.EILEEN QUICKLY THROWS AWAY THE EGG FLIPPER.EILEEN: (POINTING TO MAX) It was him. It was him !THE SOLDIER HAS STOOD DURING THIS AND HE CALLS TO THEWOMAN, AGAIN THE LANGUAGE IS DIFFICULT TO DISCERN.SOLDIER:EILEEN:Wife. Lover. Sister.Now Jez, you stay out of this.THE WOMAN TURNS TO FACE THE SOLDIER. SHE ANSWERS INTHE SAME LANGUAGE.WOMAN:SOLDIER:I dreamt of you and now you have returned.Your memory kept me alive.EILEEN: Oi, what’s that funny language you’re speaking ?THE SOLDIER GOES TO THE WOMAN. HE EMBRACES HER ANDTHEY KISS PASSIONATELY.EILEEN:(WATCHING ON) Er ! I don’t think that’s very healthy. Do you knowhow many different types of diseases she probably has ?THE KISS FINISHES AND THE SOLDIER AND WOMAN TURN.WOMAN:SOLDIER:Come brother I will lead you.I will follow.THE WOMAN SUPPORTS HIM AND TOGETHER THEY WALKSLOWLY OFF THROUGH THE BATTLEFIELD.EILEEN AND MAX WATCH THEM GO. AFTER AWHILE:
59EILEEN:(CALLING AFTER THEM) Don’t forget to use a condom.THE WOMAN AND SOLDIER DISAPPEAR INTO THE SMOKEYBATTLEFIELD.EILEEN AND MAX STAND STILL FOR QUITE AWHILE.MAX:EILEEN:MAX:EILEEN:Well that’s that.Yep. That’s that.And at least he found a nice girl.Yeah, she might be dead, a terrorist and speak some weird bloodylanguage – but hey, no one’s perfect.SLOWLY THEY TURN AND PICK UP THE CHAIRS. THEY BOTH SITAT THE TABLE.EILEEN:MAX:Sangria.Ta.EILEEN POURS TWO GLASSES OF SANGRIA. SHE HANDS ONE TOMAX, THEY RAISE THEIR GLASSES AND CLINK THEM.EILEEN AND MAX:Cheers.THEY DRINK.MAX: So what do you think ?EILEEN: About ?MAX: The day trip ? Toledo or La Mancha ?EILEEN:Hey, wait a sec. Look out there. Through the garden. The rocks, the beach.MAX: What about it ?EILEEN:Cancel the Spanish Fiesta and ring the real estate. Our price justdoubled. We got water views !TANGO MUSIC. MAX AND EILEEN EMBRACE IN TANGO POSE.MAX:EILEEN:I love you Eileen.And I love you Max.THEY KISS AND FREEZE. THE LIGHTS ON THEM FADE.
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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
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: 57MAX:You have to re-load.EILEEN: H
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