Smithereens Press Chapbooks 'Zero at the Bone' by David Wheatley | Page 63

SCENE TWENTY-TWO
MCALLISTER
It’s all coming out. That dam of yours has burst.
MCDONALD
This is the kind of man you think you can trust?
Some filthy lowlife smuggler, criminal dregs?
NEMO
So how are we playing this? [Produces knife.] Now who’s in charge?
MCALLISTER
How much sand do you need to cover your tracks?
So I’m your what, your patsy?
MCDONALD
Don’t make me retch.
MCALLISTER
I was testing you. I cornered you and you snapped
and shafted me. You’re covering something up.
MCDONALD
Don’t flatter yourself you’ve got me trapped,
you and your knife-wielding hairy ape.
NEMO
I have man to meet. You want to meet him instead?
He has a way of making himself understood.
How many pieces you think he’ll leave you in?
On your head [Draws knife across throat.]... on your throat be it, not mine.
MCALLISTER
This isn’t about the drugs anymore, is it?
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