Scarlet Masque Theatre Journal New Beginnings and Fond Farewells Vol. 1 | Page 119

Man 2: Look, don’t worry. It gets easier. With …
Man 1: With what, time?
Man 2: … time.
Man 1: You and I, we don’t get time, don’t you see? And how do you know? Is this some regular
thing of yours? I don’t know about this whole thing, about us, I have my obligations.
Man 2: And I have mine. We all have our obligations, but You and I, we have different ones to
take into consideration don’t we? The obligations of others are not our own.
Man 1: The obligations of our wives?
Pause.
Scene 5
Same setting as Act 1, Scene 6
Policeman enters from stage right, knocks on door. Woman 1 answers.
Woman 1: So soon?
Policeman: Madam, would you please -
Woman 1: Step outside?
Policeman: Yes. Madam, please just… just step outside.
Woman 1: My husband is dead.
A pregnant pause confirms her suspicions. She reacts.
Scene 6
Outside the back of George’s Diner, an act of physical intimacy has just finished. Figures
approach from stage right.
Figure 1: What the fuck is going on here?
Man 2: What? Nothing.
Man 1: Yeah, nothing. Just leave us alone, okay?
Figure 2: Nothin’, huh? Sure as hell looks like somethin’, huh? Sure as hell looks … unnatural.
Man 2: Look, here’s my wallet. I’ve got 200 dollars in there. Just take it and leave.
Figure 2: I don’t want your filthy pansy money. That’s the thing about you pansies, ain’t it?
You’re all blinded from adhering to any sort of moral code. No fuckin’ decency with you people.
Look at you. You’re pathetic. Sleepin’ around. Adultery. Lyin’. Bribin’. It’s all sin, ain’t it? Now,