April 20th, Episode 7

By James Gonda

Persons of the drama:

Sarah

Terry

Dwayne

Episode 7

TERRY

Our Commandant said we were . . . oh, crap again, Dwayne, what’s that word?

DWAYNE

Intuitive.

TERRY

Right.  See, usually we spot Jewish conspiracies right off.

DWAYNE

We were born with it.

SARAH

Really?  There’s a medical term for that condition: congentital.

TERRY

Congentital . . . that’s a new word for me.  Hold on.  [From his back pocket, TERRY pulls out a pocket dictionary and quickly looks up congentital]

DWAYNE

            [To SARAH while TERRY looks in dictionary]

Terry is expanding his vocabulary.

TERRY

            [Reading with some effort]

Congentital.  Adjective.  Existing at or dating from birth, used to classify a physical and/or mental defect.  [BEAT as TERRY and DWAYNE look at one another, puzzled]

SARAH

Hey, I got a fabulous idea!  I’ll come to your party!  By Saturday night, the Sabbath will be over and I’ll be free for some fun.  And to keep with Nazi protocol, I’ll wear a red dress with a wide black belt.

DWAYNE

You can’t do that!

SARAH

            [Pondering as she gazes at her fingernails]

And maybe I’ll do my nails in red and black.  [To TERRY]  What do you think?

TERRY

For one thing, you gotta wear a uniform—

Episode 8