April 20th, Episode 4

Persons of the drama:

Sarah

Terry

Dwayne

Episode 4

SARAH

Nooooo problem.  I won’t scan your items.  I’ll ring them up manually, the old fashioned way.  We’ll short-circuit The Beast!

BEAT as TERRY and DWAYNE look at one another, briefly, then nod in agreement.

DWAYNE

Yeah, okay.

TERRY

I guess that’ll work.

SARAH

So where’s the fun?

TERRY

Huh?

SARAH

Where’s the party?

DWAYNE

At the Polish-American Club on Prospect.

SARAH

Oh, dear.  Are you sure you want to invite your Nazi friends there?  I mean, it might be a little, you know, embarrassing . . . . 

TERRY

            [With concern]

Whaddaya mean?

DWAYNE

            [With equal concern]

Yeah, whaddaya mean?

SARAH

That place was ten feet under water in the flood.  It’s . . . infested with harmful bacteria, black mold, and who knows what else.

DWAYNE

            [To TERRY]

I knew their price was too good to be true.  No wonder we got it dirt cheap!

TERRY

They didn’t say nothing ‘bout no flood!  And it’s too late now.  We’ve already paid; we won’t find another place in time.

SARAH

Maybe if you dim the lights the water stains will go unseen.  And I hope the place doesn’t smell, you know, that disgusting mildew odor.  That’d kill my appetite.  Now tell me about the band.

TERRY

The band?

DWAYNE

What band?

SARAH

You didn’t hire musicians?  Oh, dear.  What’s a Nazi shindig without a small brass band, belting out the Fuhrer’s favorite tunes?  I’m surprised you boys overlooked that important detail.

Episode 5