Edited by: Wan Li (Scenes 5, 6)
Scene 5: When She Manipulates RHM and Daughter to kill Mafia Leader (Climax)
Sophie is standing on stage floor at DSR. Mafia leader is sleeping on a bed at center stage, bodyguard by his side, but not so close. Spotlight on Sophie with other areas of the stage still dark.
Sophie: Just need to try… (gives an expression of concentration) (looks at audience) It may work just perfectly. I’m not sure. Slowly, just slowly. (Two fingers pointing to her head to show that she is using her special power, or audience may not understand)
Light fades from Sophie. Focus on other parts of stage. Light can have colour change.
Sophie: (Point at bodyguard) Lie down and stay unconscious. You will hear nothing, see nothing and know nothing till the next morning.
Bodyguard slowly lies down and stays motionless.
Daughter enters from stage left. Daughter waits for a while then RHM enters from stage left also.
Sophie moves her hands to direct the moving in of daughter, then to direct RHM in, showing that she is manipulating.
Daughter: (whispers) You’re late.
RHM: Sorry.
Daughter: Cut the crap, let’s get to work. You know the plan.
RHM and Daughter gets ready and takes out weapons. Mafia Leader turns and mumbles.
Sophie continues to point her fingers on her head.
Daughter: (whispers) Be as quiet as possible! We must not wake him up yet! Remember the mission. We have a task to complete.
Finish their preparation. Light on Sophie brightens while the light on the other 3 characters dim. Sophie moves her hands (to initiate the moving in of the two characters towards the mafia leader). Light flashes back to rest of the stage. Under the control of Sophie, RHM impulsively places the barrel of gun to Mafia Leader’s head.
Mafia Leader: (groggily) What…what’s going on? (sees a gun pointed to his head by RHM and gives a look of shocked realization and gasps)YOU! (sits up in bed and points at RHM in anger and horror) What are you doing? Put that down at once!
RHM: No can do, sir. I have yearned for the place of mafia head for so long, wondering when you would give it to me. (presses the gun barrel deeper into Mafia Leader’s head) I choose to stop waiting.
Mafia Leader: But…how? (blank expression and snaps back when he sees his daughter and addresses her) My dear…look…he’s gone crazy. Come, help me persuade him…(holds Daughter’s hand and with a pleading look)
Daughter wrenchs her hand away and looks at Mafia Leader.
Daughter: (shakes head) No. I will not help you. (shakes head and turns away from Mafia Leader)
RHM pulls the trigger. Gunshot sound. Mafia Leader dies instantly and falls back onto the bed.
Sophie smiles.
Sophie: Alright, now go back to bed and sleep. Nothing ever happened.
RHM and Daughter pack up and cover the Mafia Leader with the blanket. Both exit stage left. Light fades. Everyone except for Mafia Leader offstage. Sophie leaves.
Scene 6: When They Discover the Death of Mafia Leader
It is time for the Mafia Leader to wake up. Light on for the whole stage. Bodyguard wakes up and stretches his back comes in from stage left and stands at the side of the bed.
Bodyguard: Oh, why was I laying on the floor the whole night? What happened? (Show a confused face)
Bodyguard: (Clears throat and steps forward) Sir. (pause) Sir, the leader of the mafia group in Russia will be arriving in half hour's time. Please be prepared. (wait and glances at the Mafia Leader) Sir? (shrugs him gently on the shoulder) Please wake up, (checks watch) it's near noon. (starts to shrug him roughly)
Bodyguard calls Mafia Leader awake a few more times, then reaches under his nose with his fingers. Bodyguard turns the Mafia Leader over and unfolds the blanket. (Blood on pillow) Bodyguard gasps.Mafia Leader lies on the bed, motionless.
Bodyguard: (yells towards backstage) Men, help! Its Sir! He is not right! Help! Somebody~!
Bodyguards, Daughter and RHM rush over to Mafia leader. RHM enters by stage left with just a few bodyguards. The other followers/bodyguards enter by stage right.
RHM: (anxious expression when he sees Mafia Leader motionless) Sir, Sir! (shakes Mafia Leader to find no response) (checks if Mafia Leader is alive) Call the ambulance, damn, we can’t. Okay, get someone. Now. (intake of breath) This can't be, it's impossible-(puts both hands to his nose and slides down. He also walks a bit further away from the crowd of people crowded at Mafia Leader’s bed)
Bodyguard: (says in a horrified tone) He is dead.
Sophie walks out slowly from audience and stands at DSL of stage with a smile on her face. She tilts her body slightly to look at what’s going on. Bodyguards and followers observe silence by standing quietly, surrounding Mafia Leader’s bed.
Daughter enters from stage left.
Daughter: What’s going on? What’s all that noise…Father? (sees motionless Mafia Leader) Father! (gasp) What happened?
Follower 1: Sir, please, wake up, the triad can’t function without you. (sadly says, maybe can like kneel at the bed or something)
Daughter: What happened to you? Father! (As she says this, she clutches the Mafia Leader’s shirt in desperation)RHM: This is impossible. (Daughter looks towards RHM) There was nothing wrong, he had no medical problems. Nothing. He was invincible, he was never wounded before.Daughter: (walks forward, faces RHM, and complains) Oh…everything was fine yesterday. (pause) Someone must have set him up, someone must have killed him-
RHM: (Interrupts Daughter) No one predicted this... No one.Pause.
Daughter: Then…why did he die? (confused expression) It’s not right. After dinner last night we... (cuts off and gasps)
Sudden revelation. Daughter and Right-hand man slowly turn to face each other.
RHM: After dinner last night–
Daughter: –I had a vague dream.
RHM: (pause) And so did I.
Daughter: Of holding a gun…
The stage becomes dull, dark. Everyone looks down on the ground, silent for 5 secs. Bodyguards, Mafia leader remain in position and freeze. Daughter and Right-hand man hold hands, walk to the front, and sit at the edge of the stage.
Daughter and RHM: (Softly, in a trance) What…happened last night? What happened last night? Last night? Last night? What happened? What happened? (Keeps repeating, getting softer)
Sophie enters to DSR
Sophie: The next time you have a nightmare, think again. Maybe it's not coincidental. Maybe it wasn't by chance. Maybe you really are, on the edge of death. Because for all you know... It could be me. (Smile)
Light fades
End Show.
This draft of the script is the latest one that I have. There is the full updated one with YY which she has yet to send to me/upload it on the blog. :D Credits to all those who have helped in editing the scripts constantly and for giving ideas.
- Posted by Iffera
