Thursday, November 26, 2015

Mother of Blue Stars



Episode 9

FATHER PENIK: No, that isn’t right.  I should give you something.  We go back too far.  Wait!  I know.  Let me get this collar undone. [Beat]  Raymond, I want you to have this.  This is the Saint Christopher I wore in France.  It protected me and I’m sure it will protect you.  Go ahead, take it.  Put it on.

RAYMOND: Father, I can’t take your Saint Christopher.

FATHER PENIK: I insist.  Happy birthday.  And many, many more.

MARY: That’s very kind of you, Father.

FATHER PENIK: Ahh!  It looks grand, it really does!  I’m glad it’s yours.

RAYMOND: I feel safer already!

MARY: They should give Saint Christophers to all our boys.

FATHER PENIK: I’m sure many a soldier wears one.  At least the Catholics.

MARY: I don’t know if our other sons wear one.  Papa, do you know?

ANDY: I only gave out a few trinkets.  Let’s see . . . Matt I gave a shaving brush.  Albert, a new wallet.  Johnny got a pair of kid gloves; Bill a tin of shoe polish.

ELEANOR: Don’t forget Andrew.

ANDY: Right.  Andrew, my name sake, I gave . . . a bottle of talcum powder!

MARY: Talcum powder!  I was looking for that!

ANDY: Andrew has it.

ELEANOR: He’s in Louisiana.  Camp Polk.

FATHER PENIK: Well, no one can say the Banas family hasn’t done their part.

MARY: You can say that twice!

ELEANOR: Ma, should I get the cake?

MARY: Put the percolator on the stove.  Let’s get the coffee going.


FADE TO BLACK 

END OF SCENE 2



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