a | HARVEST MANJULA PADMANABHAN kal fer women 1998First published in South Asia by ali for Women 1/8 Has Kass ‘New Dathi 110 016 (© Manjula Padmanabhan 1997 Allright served Hors was awarded fst prize in the ‘Onassis International Cultural Competivon for Thestcal Phys ia 1997 “ypest by Talika Print Communication Srvizes 35.A/1 (second flor), Stabipur at, New Dells 110 088,234 printed ac Pals Pres E44/11 Okla Phase Il, New Deli 110020 CONTENTS Nive Characters act Scene One Scene Two Scene Theet actin Seene One Seene Two Seene Three Scene Four acrit Scene One Scene Two The Swry of Harvest ‘he Alexander. Osi Public Rene Foundation Performance ight: a 0 7 ° 6 66 ” 105 108 mnNOTE, or esa of eaernce thi playin Bombay, the Donor ae Indian ‘aa the Receive, Nor American. Ideal, hore, the Danorrand Rectver shold tbe on he racial denis name cme ad ces ‘mos si 0 the location ofthe production. Ie masters ony that there lhe highly recepniable dines brmen he Bro groups, elt in speceh, losbing and appearance. The Guards and Agents are fimermediate between the extremes, but resemble Donors mar tan Receive ‘The years 2010, Thre are niin elie advancs, bt the abs and babies of erdinary pape he “Dower” World ae no dirt ‘hoe of Third World itznsaday. st for tbe orion xine sited in the acti, hold objets ak reason famiCHARACTERS DoNoRS ‘inp lhe ba ee laid off from bis ob clerk ani the Arend sara of bis sl fm He of med heh, merry ond ‘thin, He mould be masonalygoo-oking if xt fri ansiou expres pa ‘ou bf Thin and haggard atthe outset lode than ber nine teen yrs iti psionate and sprite. Har bg cotton sr bs Sued vith peated washing, 0 a mec pink Like eee, heir bare foarte tas Ste wears gla bangles, tiny nsering, earn, a ‘eer cin rvs er nec. No makeup ade frm tek around bere ana the eb om her ocd. u's ser She is siya, stoped, rermemy and erably, wears a ilo tneadbarewhit-on-white ar. Her bai waaay white. ero ‘x yunger bt seventeen and bandaome, Th same eight am, ‘ee miry and conscious of is Body. He work aa wale prot and ‘sa ashing, ensuing beable poronain, Aneel neigh, ery similar. sebratcing, Alo URCHINS andthe rod euide the da The crowd sau Able he ha ible sppenrance 0, bu iid and Charactet © 3 GUARDS and AGENTS ‘Tox cunts area group of three commandelik characters who ear he me relasonhipm enc eer whenever they appear. GUAXD 3 the leader of he as, ma bis mid forse, a military baring. CURD 2 isa young and acvactve woman, wring ad ficient GOs ‘2 male clone of ound 2, Onlyouano 1 interac with DONORS. ‘Te acess are ace-qge delivery perion and thir wniforme sre fntasical verging on Indiros like the cosames of waiter in ext ‘murans, Terre are nterchangeable withthe eno, hing it ast ele hae hy do ma long 2 the ome agen. [RECEIVERS ‘ace only ber face and ber ber rice She iste Monde aed white shined epitome of a American ile ouch gder. Herve met sand 9. eis mever se. He basa America egarete commercial aint — ich and say, astracive and rigged.ACTIAGE L Scene One “Te sro inner cyte grimy, dipaiing, poivn-fumed. Lewes np bfore the curtain pe, then ext bacgronnd uml as. he igh reveal ngle-rum accommaoacion a enement building. Ie bare bu etre. Im the frcronnd, ag fie barbed cr the ope of tree sel re a ite (the bed her ear raining toward the wall ening ince [Near her he ome daoe ave ads by the widow sage vps, ooking ot, er ce drained. To the ran th bichon aren 2 (grunus} Ho (rw luok a sa) Ho — yout Come here 2 sa (lst) What ii sek Conte here an el me wha theyre ying — ava Is none of your business — wn Eh? tava Whar they sayin cher room — none of your busines! 1x ‘The cheek of the thing! (sure aren ndgmaron) As she ws what my business! Why — I'v her mother naw! Ang whats hel A dey tc! xa Leave me out of nt not incerested a Ob of cure nan your ej So high tnd igh se is — turing out of er precious window! Sires ou ike buts tueles, There's no chance hel get the jb. taxa (gui) P'm noe the one hoping! tuk Oh— forgot! Mise Madam ia hoping the best fr her hus tana — lik she shoud, ike any dus sane, reasonable, specable wife — oh io! Misie Madam has her own sweet thoughts, doesn't sel 13s (rif enlvened) Ob! There —T think 1 ee him — sux Well well—job ort, he's noe got wings har ean tell yo. Hell ilhave to cmb four loos geting up ere. But — what does he look ike? ove (mining mae) Tes — 0 — yen tha is —8 + ACTH See One 4 sis fice shining? Are his footstep sweet A songbird on his shoulder? uaa bit fit see such detils — 1a Pat! Asifyou can see them even when he's rightin font of you. Now —Lanseeiteven without looking a hin, Just fom the- sound of his fet. His ile fet Like wer they were — on rt Oh— ese! They you g8 00! Jealous nea You'd like think that — a And eude, my arse. Why, you're hardly human! You must have zon upina jungle! taxa Leave me sone — a Alone, alone! Have you sen your neighbour? Ten in that room, twenty inthe oehe! And harmonious, my dear! Harmonious a TV show Butyu? An empty room wold be to crowded for tua Thats because I Hive in room in which two people think the other rwodon’t exit — a Two and. rwo —four? Have you forgotten hew to count? sah, Not ata You're the one who never counts Jecta— ‘a. Hub! Thar >imping rascal That sus degrace! vs You like topretend he's nor there — but Pm he one who has to 00k for him, woeey about him — a You worry too mach about that one ifyou ask me — aa Yet he's arson a Nab. The gos let jackal in my belly by mistake when they made him — maybe tha’ why you like him — he's jus ke you, rade insolent, angrateful— nea Lake bi a Think ¥ done see the way you wer yourself when 2 walks in he door, Yes! Your brother i-fw— oh the sin oft the sin! You'l suffer in your next fe ee ifyou don’! You'l be made into ockroach and I'l have to smash you — if are ot and stamps hard jas ke this one. (aes ite the andere of he {fio See! Do you se your fe? a (gaying me aston, ber en caked to the door) Therel That's Om ACT Scone One + 9 Gos quiche the doo, sage eft. Ope it loos on, aps ut sting te door end her a (oes afc bind ber ack Yah, ya! Go 00 — runsing out to ‘et him like some idiot school! Think I'ma fold by it Pm not oe! sce everything! Even inside your heal! I ‘De door op ou walkin 8 (ayia, er ce is ramgormed) A, my son! My own boy! ‘What sew? crying bully pre bis faces ight asf dase tei wheter tb lad or nave comer in bin i ‘nd st the aor. om ats he llr of i ire. ‘4 What? No hope? Nothing tall ata ands uncertnnly at cntre sag. 140 They are fol tha'sall! Don’ recognize a diamond when they See one! 1's thei os, Sil it would have Beer ne. A change. A godsend. Howl we manage now? asa (earful) What si? What happened? ‘ont (bots np) I got (putsthe package dv o the bed) Inv flr bmn round and back to her windon 49 (asunable believe io) What Sy ha again? fon Tgorit I go the job 1 (Psingilly flere inate of bens) Hh! hhh! Oh! Say i ‘gai! Say the bleed words again! (ie shail er es, de Claiming tose world) Never stop saying il "1 —bave — got — ‘theo! (rns odie baldng o ber arm) Als my eo, ny Ineabeat! Ceme, kiss me! Let me hold you, fondle your eats! ‘Why am I surssed You deserve every sees ‘ox (sara to remare bss) Ys, Wes que cay in he end10 + ACTI Sane One 2% (ci nt) Big hi gs of il! Bg hi wo ase (so) Come hy dating boy! My ely ee eli mother hag a er cl ego (hiro edn aad obey) There wee sathousnd men su Sto Wain he ‘81 No. Ise a big ke» bg machine. They had — he won ban smkingarnd sound sna ders aor ‘ping lant we cold only done Shin the oer lite oat thc dager = 2 Sho! Where any son sen Sagi! oo Andeverner thee were guns ti Poe gou men? ‘68 Guido iy enor —youse the youl minute now the ening 2. fom weed The cosng sow? on They han to sheck. They have ost isioy, 4 What Wat are yon-alkag abou oot Theyre jut heh the ale ok aii bu (itr) Beer i your mote tier ong down 2 Hear tha Hom yournie pede yoursetert (4 Maen he mencome you mi Ee on a Asif ener gera care tospea! 10 She cmpreen se lest ant 2 (raring ap nig What Ct Yes, Ma sche be wu Bae you don undesan ‘when they ask, eet ss Ra Hh hn ie on done nahin ean? OM Nom but— bt thee tine eapant And yore for yourself any minate now — " is 2 Bar wh the toubt Haw someting gone wrong? What dd thr eoyeur ‘04 They have to check, you se. So that the arangemensare—are — al igh, They're very particle — And fr how ong is tne job? ACT I Scone One * 11 cnt They i’ sy — 4 And what wl they pay you? ft Alot wa Hla! That's how paupers tlk — "a Jot. Listen to the rich? “They on frst name terms with all the lading numibees — honed thousands, hundred howsand x: (bis vo is usb) Weil have more money than ys and Ihave ame fr (dks bead in wonrment Who'd beleve theses somuch money in the world? 0 Ho! vasa Can we be re? son You met with che tp men? They spake you themselves? ‘om No Uk Pooh “hen you've gor nothing! ‘on We were standing all together in that ine. And the ine went on and on not jst on one floor, but ssntng up, up forever. AL in iron bar and gil. fas bike being in age shaped ke a tunnd, All around, up, down, sideways, thee were men — sa Doing what ‘04 Slowly moving. All the time, could’ understand... Some where here must be apace to sop, to write form? Answer ‘questions? Bur no Just — Forward, forward, forward One pe son fated but the others pushed him onward, Aad at the co. ners, — a Sor of pipe was kept ss For whe nse To mate water, what ete! sa ren wale moving? ‘4 You had to be quick, Other men would squeeze pst behind the ‘lo wo was doing his business Sometimes there was nopace und he have to move on befor he finshed. Sill drping a Shee! ‘ont What could we do? As for those whe had more sold deposits 0 make —! Foo! Te was eile! sca Ad there ‘on Thestesch! The et! wr Bue whit happened? ‘om T don'thnow for how long we moved, Then there was a door12 + ACTL Scene One Tse ie was dark ike being ia heaven! So coo, so fest {00 fainced then, with pleatire, I done know. (std reliving is movement L wake up to Bnd now the grounds i meng unde me— 1a What? How's the ‘om Tidon' know. Bur the for is moving, Then there's sign “a a Whasa? ‘So we do ha. Still moving. Then each man getsa bag To purthe clothe inside, sa mabe? ‘(na Then —a sort of — in bart (lagen I wonder IFT am dreaming! The water i hor, scented, Then cold. Then hota Then again the water Istingea litle, this second water, Siri ike some medicine, Then air again. Then we pas thecugh another place... 1 doa" know whatshappening. Abad ofme ‘man screams and res, Dut wearin separate tle cages vo, ‘can't move. Ar one pla, something comes to cover the ees ‘There's no time to think, just do. Put your arm here, get one prick, put your arm there, yet anoter prick — publ! — Pili! —Sichere, stand ere take your head this side ok a ‘igh that sie, On and oa. Bally the end there's anther ‘une with prety pieturcsand som musi. Ad the sign cone sie cuoraunc. just do what have to do. Alle tne the round keeps moving. Then 3 the end the ground stops, we sare back on our feet, there ar steps, [emus be theater se of the building. Andas we come down, guardsareaning ere, wating forus, And to me they sy, "You, conte —" pane) And that was | su What tara What fa That's all Some other men were alo with me; al loking like ie, I suppose. Blank. They told uswe hal been selected. "They wrote down our names, addresses... (be eines) and hs ‘hat All details Thes they gave ws these packets (nso se ackage, tod ws not pen them and sid we must go home, ‘the guards would come with us fr final instructions. ACT Seone One + 13, sus Bu whats the work? The pay packet The hours? (loki dieracted) | —T'l bei de house tx Whapt All he cime? 90s (arin sscey a bi) going tobe lik, do you? 4 What kind ojo pays a man co ita home? ‘om Oh thee was some pamphlet they gave us to read rightinthe beginning. Just co el us to be reaned and co do whatever we ‘vere tol In thts hat once we were selected, each man ‘would ge special instructions. That we would be tmonitoet ‘areflly Nox jos es buc our ves. To rmain employed, we have ro keep cures exaty a they ell ut tata But— but who wil ell us—how'l we afford it — you don’t realy know what's hres a ecieleaping om the door whi was eft wn oe. A ex burn ‘ut Aunse! Avni! They're coming to your hese! Paice! From he comin, proaching fase taste child fom. (he door as she stad yt Te ftps comet a. A oll ‘ro hae alte oon the covidar (ou fight, bu ade) te lem staf natenton os Yost (remaining seated) Let brn net hit in — {cua #{ontof igh) InerPlanta Services wishes to confirm thathis ‘ibe sesenee of On Paka? taxa Tis (and te amd aside) cus 1 (entering officio Thank you — (Tak around) Ah. Yes ‘Am adresing Mr Om Prakash? Ashe tall enter avn 2 and anno 3 Thay ae Bal ear- ‘i epupmene wl hye do aad sine be bin 2 ready for instllacion. an 3 prognceteolapble atone gins mp. GUARD 2 a7 fo tal ‘evice ons the window fone14 © ACTI Sone One Ma Who are these people? What are hey doing? ‘Gus 1 (100) Ready? We ean at, ‘5 What do Tate todo? ‘Go4 1 Just item ie consis bi clipart and Begins to read in ‘un fom oie) Congrats Inter Planta Services proud and honoured to welcome Mr Om Praksthto its programe! (oom) Sir, you have received the Starter Ki (doen Fat ar the packagom brag it ise, nnd rc) You. Three Si you are directed to open the kt and make it operational ar ‘er departure. Instructions are provided within. ny questi? (om sais ed. curso twos) All ight Inthe background, conn 3 ba got we cartons up. He ‘ears layne plac mise over hi exisng skin igh gves ‘ind sara duonping al itearon the icon conser int the cartons Meanwhile ea ree urchin have sme seroma a aig at igron Ju by che lor, rn of 24 (t Guano 1) Flt What're you doing! (rast om) See — tee what's happening! (dnc 0 coax 3, lege lic) Who id ou ean touch my things? (expr a is aoe Dut he aye bor no Sa) Bi! Stop that! ‘Gown 1 (G0 om, whois dst) Sic: we wil stp the Contct Mode. te wil sare functioning in approximately we hours fom 1 Pm sorry but Last {GuanntSi: pay no atention! About the Contact Module ll dels will be found inthe Starter Kit, Monnaie, dowasage, 0a rnggtes with conto 194 Who tol you todo that! No! (sk aster iting cUsRD 8 ae ‘contac relents dumping eveything int th carton) Yo ‘an’ do this’ my house! No! Oh Sop it, you monster, you least! (ae eric eo rsurn ite to the counter, bt bes mach {Faertha ber) Stop it, opt, 09 ie! Don you understand ACT I Stone One © 15 wat I'm saying? Are you a machine? Answer mel Ob! (ae Inbrily ewr inom ra and sc oa fit of ry vee in) eu 3 canvnes wih iso aperture ours of the tr even nage ont. Afr removing everything bute coster ap aid sl be cleans and ponds the enire fare, thon pyri arention corner Ae tha he echt last and bring onra cooking dei anid bter Sil of otcolored pele cua 2 coments hr talon witha interruption. \coaun (rearaln fhe camo bein ia) At ce ine ost ‘contact you ad yout Receiver will exchange personal infra tion, Your phys data hasbeen set for matching and we are confident that you wl bth be well sated. Any question? ‘os Uni ub bur wha about Team, when sll astaly have ‘soa | Sis Any questions ro dhe information recived sof? fo (uncertain) No. Lean — (Guano I (ode ad re) Right, When we have conimed thet the ‘Contact Units anctioning, you will ot be esponsible for any- ‘hing bute maintainance of your personal revounes. Any ues ‘os But what about — San 1 Sit! Any questions? ‘ (sbaud) No, ‘ia (oda ik) Right. Alimplemens of persona ful rep ‘ation wl be supplied excosvel by InePlanta Services, Hence Towed, yu and your domestic unt wil consume only those Fuels which wil be made availble to you by InerPlans, We Wil provide more than enough forthe unit described in your data sheer, br wll forbid you fom sharing, ein oe by any means whatsoever, commercially exploiting this Belity Any questions? ‘on No,16 + ACT Scone One ‘conn (nad and cs) We are prosding a remote source lets onneccon. Iw be adesat forte syste currently being, sed by you and your domestic unit af well a forthe equip. ment which we ourselves willinstall. Baton mo account must it ‘bear any ational loads, nor must tbe used by any agencies ‘other hin yourehes, loaned out, rented ou, sold or at toany tse other than the one ast described. Any questions au No, ‘6o4sD 1 (nad: an cs) Good. Now if can just interview he men bers of yur domestic nit — nen (om the rear havea gestion! on dards) begining ihe ke mem a1 (pert) Yous — your man has thrown my stove ino his bag ‘and broken it! Who is going to replace that? ‘om (bie at) Nox now, Jaa! Just be patient — cunning paper gre relevant nt Be pair! While my house s Broken up! (ut se rus nel ase ant weep, een a sb se the lstandes sen rom the oar. Soe table 0 ths ey or effiionty beens be ying tn ser 0 raion hae ltl impart. Tle wrens ride wig wad ose tnd hr {Gua 1 (approaching wa and aldrening br) Madan ll nare? 08 (terctiag) She doesn’ understand your speech, He name's TIndumar. Misia Indias Pras, {GOA 1 (cominuing 9 addres wa ho lok eine Deildered) Mise Inumat Prakash. (sis) Reaionhip with Deno? om Mother, sumo (ek Have you understood hat a been id fa? ‘SOM 1 (hit and waver He lk up at on. A flier 6 norma omnanacation) You wil explain to he? ‘om (onde) Yes, ‘SURKD 1 (sek Right. Good. Now — (be cum) nest eatin (eee ACT I Sine One #17 fer) Misr — Mian — (be consuls th et) nea wo es tai wll ow Bee ur, soes th cil reno rongh, anes ong dteriation ter mee ‘ent Sh sam the doors gana sane from the Cher ide and wie ote fice passe Bl ome, ccoann 1 — Kuna Mise Kama come this may, pease — tava (nese to enresaag) Yes — es ‘cont 1 (comeing is cip-bara Fall ae? so Jaya: Mes ay Kae (be gins 9 weep ne) us tinea tic amd aks eer here stan frown er fase 08 ld i end is vals is ee om he fl com Relationship with Dosoe? th (User end. nv Barely aude voice) Sister. sa gtr sock Her bad ter mouse seems 0 dnt in er ordsmnualy. Th er ad goes er ear ‘con (nentyal) Madam: please repeat esponse tov Sister He's my sister 1 —T mean, li his — (ie abot oo ny, brnke™but succumb of ie sobbing gas com fo Sinton Pi a eer, ‘sn faceand ids perform adm hace af ber flings, he ht nginet the wget ves bese se nat (psa te wnderand the exchange ye shear mabe sense fia ing on ‘ouput (ic) Right (bor around ear, mer cnfirm what be aren bor) Husband? 1a. (nal) At work Goan 9 (es) Fall rae? nea Jest —Jeeten. Jecten Kumar,18 + ACT I Scone One shy jer ikem ppp. She eins ber comments with rcs efor. ‘Svan (ks, mos) Right. (he obs up an around) later Planta re: ‘ommend that those members absent ths bring make them selves avallabe atthe nearest collection centre notte than ‘vent four hours fom the ime ofosr depute, alin which ‘such member wl lose all right t the fits provided by us ‘Any questions? (he det mot wat fr cnfirmaton before scking then loos wp) Good. turn tthe eher pe snaos) Bren, complete tate departure procedure hindi 92nd nk har bh comple hei tn andr anaing “ts ttn sang ter, Wane se te fo pletely blank. ae Hanging from the cellng ina whit fasted gb, a ast ‘he fet diameter. Isls ken Jape ante, fie 1a tof te fing tio rns rs inom tain nn ih ap ments rubside, ff ‘CUMRD 1 (maning wards bee, checking off isis be inspects and is reaponded o) Officer Contact Module Installation, aetvty te por: Insalaton complete? oa Yes \GoatD 1 Remote Hower Reception cable in place? Cuan 2 Yes, ‘Guano 1 Cable check complete? aa 2 Yes, ‘cust 1 Contact Modul in operational mode? ccuany 2 esi [GUM 1 Good. Initsze for contact. ACT Scene One #19 ‘oosa0 2 mare oily oer te he contac MODULE which ir fog centre age end points remae a. GUARD 2 orks hve are musical water and cls. The polygon ts light. Random fact igh up. A serene pattern Ivan Thentie plgon ones alow, rae cee thom {stonered ground level and up again. CAND steps back, retifd Lovano (pny irthrarenion ro cunno 2s acti, address ‘unt 3s i ends with ee eat cartons prepared fer tess sport) Ofier Fac Sopples and installation: ati report: ‘aston of supply area complete? sano 3 Yess. ‘Conk 1 Tsalation of fel preparation equipment complete? ‘enn 3 Yess ‘oun 1 Delvery of one mone’ fal supplies for family of fear comete! coun 8 ess, ‘Senko 1 Good. Proceed with departure. ‘cos 2 and van 3 ation themes by the door Lunn (oppronching om, holding om his clipnrd for signing witb a en fered in the soe motion Me Or Prakash, lam pleased to Jino-m you thatthe installtion snd ietalzation procedres have been completed stisficoily. Thank you for your coop craton, Please sgn the following atviy report after contin ingiha the observation contained herein are tre and accu to thebestof your knowledge. (ands i the clipboard) ‘ow (Pestundeng azcuan 1 approaches hin Takes the cliphoand glawcer vir curray Yes ace (sam, ads he one bac) tava (over her donde You don’t need any confirmation fom w? {Cons |All further queries wil be satisfied by the Starter Kit. (he ch the clipboard under bitarm) Thank you for your coopers ‘ior and valuable time! 1 and my colleagues deplyapprecate the convibution you are about to make towards creating a heathy, happier and longerived world!20 © ACT Scone One thie gers marty rt reconsider nos "inion ee es tara tat nay popes cane ‘sander ef Tn pie ad ‘somal oc ni petrave ark hamniginrind wnterencnbnet ‘ethene Ty deo uti urging from her. She sts the door omce mere, at 1 (noone in ariel) Wha ort oFjob makes wi ia om (obi oe te dain, ad in Bi Bnd Dos cco aca With tee port dc chor is Bat wha ise, rel A wi) Orasite 14 (home nk a sanding cog) How sl I cook non They've ken lo hg ret gt 3s Who's Jet now Isso Or aso in Om Noh’ cange!The words ire th 1 Bat he er wordt Theye pope Are young oe (ming) ter ot adn) Wat te we todo for food 1s (hips ow ype be mare omy? What wi people think? fr sx le el me, ether — (airing) Ts int pcg, Whatever we ek se (hard Buen about oe os (neh ren oe Liges nap one, ACT I Scene Two “The same rom. om and wave sisng upstage cna. A ss i oven on he flor and thy ar encing th are ples of thir ne fv. ni ean her bead and ol fins again te ide of bed. “The package icopen,scomensare sewn aba. Ter are roby colwred nacional deve com> nor fir piland yonder a number of mall gad. Timor ice md Spe to ide viewing device but of acu pp sus Teme einlyou hae to doi athome and ay hey? fn Weal mocap — Si And ext py ou ‘ou Yes wi Evnifyou do woting Dut ick your ol ay? Cn They pay me setAod what aour of {oe ra We ery fy of none ese — sos inden iy dx youl Bere ath? tn tthe ate ae ng hel eed fs thm) Tle Teyour aber ebay rel dove su Shoo! Don speak your habia a ee — bh Twa tin yon con he When you a ie his — ss Exeyone owe aay! You snk yore the ol ore wih Cheah Dyou thnk everyone doc ow what tenn hen ey id come? an er oi) A Shor rei to btw ih pat o's been en me! ss (aad) Wha’ is, wha hid Who's ing ava ar of Thome22+ ACT I Sens Tee hich gos se in ee know — ff G90) Ym nyo your vi gone Yu it om She jt sing to make wouble— "iter ig a 2 Who cre about he Wik or site, Mother ome ft! Sot i = these people, your employers, who exactly are they? 7 ‘4 14 ies we seul su one pone 2 Just one pero! With so mach money to ge ay tan sft Tha wy so Ma What? i oe Oo (The money come om aro — 2 Rely! aon dana. dec mean yo 1 (ping her ar) Eh? tava Ma she warts oko what she loks bike — ‘OM Come on, Mal You've seen foreigners before — “inst Please Aw — your mother can answer my questions be st fom She can'tunderstand, you see — Java. GoM) Ma lok up a that ight nd say wit you see — sx hats wp) Tee an angel ins laughin) a Took good to you! ‘a, Good, bad n't know. All know is ve got to take a leak — (turns arn) sxst (embarrae oggh) Heb! Mo, Bur — wait Im no through yet! ‘on (asm conn moving ary, sow) Don’ go ye, Ma— she's ‘oe fished — sua Since whe did need anyone's permision to ake a leak? gam sorry, Mis Prayeash, this wn’ take a minate — ‘ss. Nothing doing. Tl pss myself iT dont go right avay — Ge seve tthe or) sina Hey I didnt et you got ‘5 She has some groblem, you see — sa Wits you're age! (rans with he efor of opening the dor) ‘Why they cu keepa Bathroom on ea Noor {don't know — sien. fou (agleeticaly The tlt is evo floors down, you see — ‘inst Hmmm. Yeor mother's some character, Asn, (abe des sown planed) | don’ know fea hand it. T mean — wake ing out on me ike that 4 She takes Tong time to get there. Old people, you know! tcswi Wale a minute — di yous two floors down? What aboutia your house? There's no colt in your house? 2a (bite laygh) Huh!28 + ACT Lie Tre ‘ont No-one has. tlt in the hone. Forty fies share one. And my mother walls 50 slowiy — ‘ins Forty fis! (hase oee) My Gad Well that's — that’s — (hescems als for words) Pn sory, As. But tats shock ing. Shocking! | ean’ accep that! ‘om (embarrased laugh) Well —1— ‘nist No! I's wrong! I's disgusting! And 1 — well, Pm going to change that Teint aecept tat. T mean, i's unsitary ‘on (muttering) OF enue of cours! ‘etust Weil jst haveto install one in your howe Wve (eared ou of rience) What? In thi — tis 0m? ‘cor Is that you again, Zhaya? ‘ox (tonsa) Shh! $a Pm sorry — but we can! There's no place for a ole! ‘aoa Excuse me, bu youl have to find the space. I's inexcusable not to have your own toe! Forty files — Ie a wonder you're al not dead ofthe pgs year ago! usa There's only thi one room! ‘int Look — there's enough place for 3 married couple and so ‘others — yout You're married, right, Zayas? san (plea) Yes ut — ‘inst (fry) The there's place fora ole, sorry, Zhaya, but theres no way sound this one, What dyou do for baths? a el fears) 1— we — ‘enist You— you dobathe, don’ you? I mean, at eat once a day? Wn (overcome by she humiation, bonds ber ea di) ‘in (insanely comme) Hey — wat! No plese! Don'ccry! Iida’ ‘mean 0 per you —oh Jeez — stop plete! Look — it's not your ult, kaye ‘om esl sight shel be al ight — (ues oer oa and us er te back S's fine senost Olay — okay — look, Zhay— make it upto you, ay? Pisend you sorecing, ota? Jus tel me what you like ands yours, okay? Jeveleryperine, you name it — flowers? ‘on (bending down open nts) Come on, 0% came ont 1 be allsght — thats enough now — ‘enn Okay —Trellyou wht, I'l send you some choclate, okay? f ACTI See Two + 29 Jove candy myself, Oka? Pll send you my fvourte candy and tell you what Pl sign off now Okay? Tes beena big day for ‘lof osc al red, sent we Auwm? Could you lok here fora momen? fo (standing wp) Me Const Okay lok, Fl get back to you, oy? And T's sorry about Zhaya. Realy ‘om Noy no— she's not used to this — this — ‘css Yeah, Well —the Fit contacts always ait... a, intense, you know? And [meant tht about.» chet okay? 1 be ‘ith you a abour an hour. fxs An hour=—! ‘isnt Oops! Time's up — Byesee! “The tone sun again, Te ight fas from the contact moo ue ot nt, adden et 898 wba swiping ree ‘os (dnb) My gol That was something! (pts bit arm around uta) Imagine —a woman! nia Noto not sek, nothing — ‘0H Oh, she must be sick — or ese why spend ll his money? Ise (sire I' roo at to ask questions now! ‘on But what canbe her problem? tata Maybe theres no problem. Maybe she js ist suck the ie to young en ie avampre fata Atleast only talk fo Teel strange, To think tat that some part fe wil be — ‘might be ome day — inside ber — (aap abrpah) I mean — saa (num) Tow what you mean (oa (hl er a ie ight) 1 iit a ot or ws — ‘sos (ooo delicately olsen bis Ball) Caefl. 1 your sister, remember? ‘ou Gets bis arm avay) Ob! Sorry. 130s (iter) Me too. Ligh eon:ACT I Scene Three Moonte nigh om the rao ofthe tenement biting, City line inthe bachdrop. Catling, matertanky, TV a tennar and oatr pipe ring in all dvecions Theresa sense of shadowy figures, movements i the background, ‘murmcredconveraion, won appears, bling seal orc oer fe 00 (ooking afraid ut determined) Jeet? Ave you there? Jeeta — ietsme, Jaa! nicer, rw shadows move aay, oe sadow material fees on of {ERs (edocs nolo pleased tse er) Who told you to come? This isnocthe ight time — "ava Thad to. Jeeta— you don’t kaow what's happened — ners Hut [know everything — taxa So—so you've head? Tatts Which pare That my brother's sold himsel0 the foreiges Or hat you're my wife? (arg) The second one is hardly rev lt buck at be) Ist (reaches to near plait ei ata But you must come — they'e aking for you! Init2_ Gowns) hey? Who — 41a The grey guards. Thy came again inthe evening. To instal the soiler— seers Inthe room dha And a bath shower a wel imagine! We have our own water supply ov 36 much a we want — and there's no place co sneeze any more veers (inrdnialy Or... anything ese, no doubi? tea lomeed soe) That. there never was 1eeTy (ering) Didn't bother us, though, di i? (he cares er chin ACT Scene Tiree © 31 — bse mips er ce ey) ran And now there won't be any reson for Ma to go downstairs! ‘Well never be alone inthe room again, never! sunrv So what If we can shit in publi, we can jus a well screw in public roo — expel sine you're now offily my wife! wv (pained) Don’t Joke about t— Insre Why noe’ joke about everthing else — fava My throe blges with thes tapped within teary Here let me kissit — Inv (gues bie any) Get avy! That’ al fished now! Inst (he thera) As you wih [ave (Onin indignation So ex! Won't you protest alte atleast? neve Make up your mind! 'yoa want me or not tava You are all | have, now that my husband has become my brother rears According to you he was never much es! Ist (troubled) Sil He would come ro me now ard then — nes (arage) Maybe incest is more hissy! Inve Not He's oo afi! Before it wat his mother.Now i's this ib vers Ahn —forgthim! You ware your tne dhiking fy brother! tava But what about me! Jeet Why? Now tat you have a new... (madingh) husband? (reaches for bor older) tava (dipping ou of rads) Oh you~! You've ielancer — nem (laughing) No! My ance costs money! (ans down ona low edge an stares oll imu joint) Fa yo forgotten? iva And anyway — 1’ looking fora plough, nota lance — een Oops — sory! Wrong sure! fear any. ropa Inve Asif don’t Know tat I know that. And in any ease. Teel lI fel soiled — npn My, ny! Such decay! Don's worry — I'll he wold char 1 faced my attentions on you — rouinlyin phase with my mother’s bowel movements! tai» Oh stop —! (nner ath, play) You lays make such 2 yoke of everything! wen That'll that eis, one long joke. The onytik isin learing32. © ACT See Tiree sen to lag, nea Easy for you wo laugh! Wha do you are of my needs, my de sire) err T thought I was the only one who cared abcut your deste! abe is jin) lisa You care you eae — but nt enough! A woman wants more than just... (reas of satistcion err Ah— geoff my cae! You women ae glttors for stsfition tha’ the bare fact fit! You cry when you don't ger t— and ‘when you do, you cry thatie's nr often enough! to ery bese bee ou nae ne ange whe tng seer (dary Tha other hunger isinsaable. A man has to protect himseif puns thar hunger or he wil nd hil sacked dey by ne lle mouths, seesming "Papa! Papal” — litle mouths ‘with big, big appestes — ob nol Im aid of ha other hn ‘ee! Mortal ata! nxn (aids) suppose that's why s0 many your “ents” are men! sere (coll) Nocealy. I's just that there are moremen with money to spate on services such a mine — 1nva You should be ashamed of youre! A man — behaving ike a ‘vagrant ball! sneru Why? I'm not ty — coms, pigs horses, service all — for ‘apie, taxa You don't need ro sll yourself anymore. There'l be enowgh money in the hosse nowt! err But nt for me — va Yes— forall of For the whole biling — sere No. don't mind being bought — but I won't be one ‘Teresa space of lence, 0m. Gidgeting) Well ~ soypane Tol go — sre Yes — yes — un home before the grey guatds come to ech you! ava Jeeta — ecru (ooking lly up a er)... wes you had something ele in ACT I SeneDinee #33 mind tata No. 90.» cam face bisa) Lean. .1-— didn bring ay food. nese Ca faintly ied mil) Ah... 20 Wee abking for ret are nen (nr rie shy) There's food in she howe any mare! Only those gost shit pls and vome strange powers. (ears in ber tice) And — and —itsll measured ut, you see! I couldn't {uke a portion without having ro explain — eer (loking steadily a er) Never mind, As longtime lint, you are permited certain bern, Come here (i shore dis tance, barely a fot. erated on sep, leing ack agains tank, She doesn’ more) Ls, come here — sawn (as if drama by am irene fre) Jeeru — there are other people around! envy Turnthe other way. ae urrber back oi) You ef foot sp om thi tep-—~ he at th marrow lege om which esis. Shere {he bel fer ff thre. He ps is aro hers wabra ‘ive, barely afin bis pson, Joking sual pat ber. She ts strnigh herd) Now tell me aboot ti fod. 'm tod that ins quite ay? evn he oie hick a eranled) Ys! I lok ike plastic beads bout. gue nae rar And filing too, they say — Inve (niping sigh) Fling, yes. 1». Bus not natural — ‘snr real food — (te has nu place tok) her hands and arms. ‘She lates ber neh er face, ating th: lose end of er ss round ber moh) sesrv mil) But mst be, don't you think? And healthy? Yeas, tune thatthe poe? To keep us. healthy? bon Wee yen ob couree But Gabe finding i diffu 0 onentate on wha ey)... bat ho knows i's good for ss. -- aps) nero Everythings good that tastes good and fels ight — tava e's spent len on someting bu the leis vetilation pipe. She clings toe with bel bends es sus ight, Breathing in (pops) No.0. thas net i fas food — ahh! —34 + ACTI Scene Tinee lke safe marriage — Unh!— fale — ae (her vie wobbles andendson a squeak Shegasps/ oie ree ~) Fale. oes ont sudderingly) False. ie. (be eater ber breath, wiping er ce with end of br sap) Ws neal 2 eat more, Wee jus spare pars in someone eles garage — nero (removing bisa and ming bisSngers on he hem of esi) My beoher yes. But not you — 180 heroic is normal again) No! Alf ws, Wwe ge sick, he might Be ck r00, So we all have to eas excuse for food an ive lke Wrgin bodes ‘nat (mers) Good! Now there's no teaon a al for me to come ome! ata (dtranghe) No! You have to, Jeeta — THeTU Are you mad? When they find ou what Ido fora ving they won't be pleased! They won't be pesed with you iter — 1614 (Pang) They've asked foe you twice now — they'll cancel your permiif they can’t conim your presence — arr Too bad! My brother wil have of some Gommy take my phe dain Please, Jetu! Pease... think of me — stu Tean'talford to think of you. Thinking of you causes too many problems for me. have to go avay— sata What do! You can leave mie — Ineru TcanifT must. Don't worry ~ your grey guards wll probaly havea cure fr the disease of dissection aswell — just ask them? aon But why! Why when there's enowg money forall of us, to do whatever we want! nar Becanse no employer pays histo do as they pleas. Atleast wen [sell my body, I decide whic part of me gos into where and whom! Bu i's the money in the end inf don want ‘fo get used tothe kindof money tht can make st bl into mil cows, (ksi end) My poor brother. Though he was So pu. But he'slke everyone ele afer ll! Only as pe asthe rice ofhis re, Lips diva oe ACT IIACT Il Scene One io mur ater The tame ao bt assfrmed in sk veidence,pleamingverfacs, chrome sel a gl. ‘he armies largely of the comversibe kin (ice sof). in beaping wih he rere space. In addiion, there are the gadgets — TV se, copater termina mii bam, an aircoditioner, he works, To thera ana ight, ‘here are neo bier containing the bathroom and ies, he change ae functional enter sam exit. In he middle ee sace ra tom, Japanese ining tale ava sting om te mf and and dog er nail Sh ks versed er faces evily madenp, olery winking rom her ar, is, ans tsroas. nis mening {pile drening gown andi wating TV, upstage right nes wearing flcresene Hlavlguin sack ue and ir In the computer terminal, All pore new forear iv in el, i faire person inflatable rack shes wi linking rear igh. Shudnty oe ag ap ‘4 Look athe time! — Mal 1 (na orig round but adreing ber remark ova) Donal me i's your wif turn 10 do the food Jaa iaving ber ban i hear) Why dda’ you tell me eater? Now my alle are wet — sa And aow — I'm watching my programme! fs ushng orto ining area Heats 2918 8 p) Come on, ‘come on! Gina wl be with os ux Better ger Bidyurba out fst — (nt tops ha e's doing) Out? Out of where? aa Gs ‘Shes been there all morning! iy lobing wp) Out of the ole. Didn't you see her gong in?38 + ACTH Scone One fox Why! Who let her weit — a She can’t stay away fom it she sy! Gets caps, poor thing, ‘Rom wating forte one dwnstas — (0 Who cares about her ermps-— {want to know how she got ino ‘he habit of wing our role at al Ma jg, but aiming her rebuke ints direion) Who knows what happene when my back armed? a1 (agariere, Bowing om her nile) uh! Look who's talking The Empress ofthe Bath-house herself (teem) Iya mother had her way, half this bulng would be bathing up here — (Bow ‘ng hr nal) Bat how would youknow? You never bother 0 talk to wsany moe! 11% (placatory whine) We have 0 much! Can't we share alte at leas? Asitis my former fiends tell me ve put on ats — ‘om (song with is bdo big) Ma, Ue ad you. When we have our own place, shat'l be anther thing — but now, when were sill struggling — “At ths moment sere is the sud ofthe fas wwe omes ot of th exis eying ole inconpcnons. sover-tat Ob... Thope Pm no inteuding — ‘Tn srry, Bidjut-maasi— but who insted you toute our tele? IbvUr-nat stant he defense) No, lise! [was jast pss ing this way — 4 But you used our tie, did't you? nnprurenar Tole What tle Is there ato in this 100m? My That mast be a wonder! May Tce? ‘0M ghing) Ob jst go-on, go on! a (eating np for ber friend) How can she go on when the door's been cradled? ‘om (vondeny) She's you fiend, you can et her eut your ‘8 (evi) But Tm watching my progranine — tava Your eyes bestuck to that sree rom staring at it twenty-four hours ofthe dy! a And wy can’ our busybody open i? Worn out om the tension Di painting hee nls, Esoppore? ACT Scene One + 39 oyUT-n anyone going tolet me out? a Oh Fr go's sake! ete mp and flings hel? ara the room) T night a well apply fora job asa doorkeepert 1 Aad you'd make a bad one — The warning tome ound, 4 Oh ay God — Ginn eal-sound! non (raging ape the dor mit her wails ll wes) Tl ris becats your mother cas conto her generosity — din See how your ser insults me! Her own mother! ft frame) Hurry up! Hurry op! thon top the deo pen — Monona wriggle past eran on) Al Fite light (lama the dar se an mame guichy oer ro the ashen? ro onaeh np fw tes rom the even” OM i mai done ring the ele wp) Anyway i only takes a ew min 0 ating down 3 ring fo things from se tc” area) "You know how she hates when we're late to eat! tava (ettng thing down) Tel your mother 0 come along — se (nhiningh) Ws ast about to end — Tat iting down herp One of thee day, when tis dream comes to an end) i'l be because you were too bury watching your ‘damned TV — fos Tei going to end — "The warning tone sounds third te and the cowtace our pings ta if cos Ah bs semble oer erasure over lasing the TV ‘css Hel-00! Guess who-00! ‘oe (he ca fail benny exresion on is face and affess 0 nasal rang) Hello, Ginn! Hi! Howdy!40 + ACT See One ACTH Seone One #41 eee te sid it once, ve sad it a hundred kimes: The Most ee up agemeing Cota {0g mate amg. And thatthe kind of osha eel eng gett ne oa ee cio top baer awe cnt acd ar panne abot ls oe ee an en Gea Feature en ming! repo he! Caceerenint te oa Hey — whatcha ding — eating asine ow No! Wee just ang anch — why don ou oi at ou Lan Hey hat 0 te — for uch tx No, no, Gi 0) Tl er ony ten mites — it Un sory Asn — bu in: ou mute a ey — okay? We've had this problem before! vee om Yes yet—yousee wet ad some visor — heheh —hea ‘ope you know! Don nerd what iterator ited ‘aoa Ala! No excites, no! That's another bad habiyou "Aun. Youdontconfont our baoboos New-—yrveeon earn econo, olay You cit help, Thaw poe Your cultures what your people do whe hey ea ‘Avoid Conf andi xen got ame ele hee ing” But we ean go through the wicle of ut es Arg Conti, now ea we, Aw? You dose tha? 0% dma Y—es—ofoe, Gi pry ‘rom the dar, here ir now a broking sod. las round. reacting a8 onc, and the consacr moms swivds) What's ‘da What're you looking a2 (nervens) Oh athing — jo — ies nothing "Now —Zhaya — Tse you look — Realy, Gini is probably asthe wind — ‘cos Good! That's what tke abour you, Auwen! You era el fat fom (made) Thank you, Ginn? Giwt_And now — les Took at how your fimiy's doing — Mn ‘Prayas? I can see the fod”s sulting you, huk? You ping ‘The hacking ound again, (dod whirper) There's someone a the door — t Wha’ that you ssid, Mrs Prayeath? Someone athe door? ‘on weight! (enables cntrol an exasperated ound) Oh — for Gods sake! A hong ber hana tobe er, bn beaming meverteles) What’ ‘She eas us ike children — ‘that? Whats that | Whav Zhaya — Look! All of you~ I've told you once, I've lense And Zhaya— howe you doin? {don't se smile on your told you azlion times! hate it when yall speak at once! fice! (ow fing a snes) Chnoo! — sory, Ginn, soery — (awn veryeeted) That was 3 sneeze! Don't dey it— you ave a old, Zhay, don't you? Come on, confess — No, Ginn, no —ie wasnt — it was’ Don't ie to me, Zhaya— 1 know asneeze when I hear one — Tewasthe — the ppper— Tilhaveto ask Auwn —tllme the rth, Am — does your sister have a old? Does he? Cold? Oh — no, no, no! No ol, Gini —it was only the — 11a Gsane pasting «smile 09) Oh — no, nom Fine! ‘co's scent fict that people wh smile longer lie bnger— ven Pm ming! ro But nor enough, Zhaya. You se it's important sie all "voughthe dy. Afterall. f you've not ming means you're not happy. And if you're not happy, you might aft your ‘brother t mood — and then where would we be? 1 pring wide) | ondetstand, Ginn42 © ACT Scene One ACTII ScneOne + 43 siomtip. We hare krowe ich her eny er 0 sre tao he fsa lave at you jun Yo Lola nos ke anything om 03 — srt) shat ight You wos hep ayeig rr cr ta ight, Zap (Y's rssh tnow docs ep sting fom your usa — pepper 1's thi foreign pepper. I'm not really wed to Co Then — why haven'tyou reseed before thie? ‘he knocking sounds again, sore thump, x (ootng around) That Bidyu-ba really shameless — sano: What? What was tha? ea Nothing. She was just — ‘at You're keping something rm me! just know it —you Keeping something fom me! aia Oh god, Gini —Wwe arena Really ‘cn Yes you av, Zhaya! T can sce in your ying scheming | fac! You thik you're such an cutie pie, Zhaya but youd foal mel Not fr one inant! Now fell me x (esi His oice ad Laming into the rewing eld ofthe con optus) No — Gini — plese! You trast me — se, lo ‘me — are you looking? Would Tell you a ie? canon Wee-eel. I don't know! What war all tha bout? Why haya sneeze You know how tesifed Iam of cols, Ay Ever since we esadiated colds om here, where | ve, ike having the plage! ‘om Ginn — its nor cold. I promite you that. ‘st Ifyou get cod, Auwm, I ean take your tansplnt! Youll “quarantined! This whole program wl goto wate! ‘os Gini — Gini — believe me. {wll neve sk your heath ‘cnet Ceabning am sgh) Thowgh — I guess — they serene ‘exything that come in. Evenifyou did have aco, they'd ne let your organs through — ‘ou Tlie nly for your benef, You know that — ‘cvs Allright, believe you. FU make myself believe you, [mean ‘been hard to read your fees, you know? You people don't fil expressions, not ike us anyhow. But what a 090 smother sid just sow? Tesounded like. ike. eo nan She was praying, raking the name of god — ‘tswi Oh Yeh, Wel, I don't know —somesimes I just get the ing— (0M Please, Gioni — trastme, I would not do anything to hae alte) Pare ike rsh coton! Hata! Tha's quant realy quaint! You know what? Even fli’ ned rans apdifl was'cso sick andall—I' getthe kick oft fe these convertion! Is Hke— is ike— I dunno. Hu {golds bowls, you know? I mean, I jist lok in on you. fevery now and the and i jst ke ~ Blows my mind than TV, Better than CyberNet. Coz hiss Real Life — nd don’ think I don’t appreciate! You getto be my age and. you ely ppreiate human companionship — look very young — what I mzan, people in my country, at my age, they jase have any worthwhile Fiend, you know Nothing to hold on to — nothing precious. Nothing ke. his. get 10 give ou thing you'd ever get ia your Hftime aed you get to ge well.» Maye my life. (ie oer buy) You know? That's spec bond. Don’ think I don" apprecat. now you do, Gini — now I'm fling red, rel re, You jus don't know how ed I get sometimes — ) sit —isieyour illness? ess you coud sys, Zhay, ina manne of speaking, yes. iy lle. But now T've gota go. Okay (eh oe rund) sounds agin, be lectng) See you 00-008 —44 © ACT Scone One “Taecowracr nouns goes dead. Istanthy es leap wp 9 gota the deo asa We've got todo something aboutthe door! We can't have people -epocking whenever they ike! su: Of Now you're going to have special mes for knocking a wel? axa ges 0th dor and opens ensily Beans he did’ ‘ae et lack campy bre lnc, 10a opening the date) Now look — (apr dead and exclaims) Hohhthhhy x ad on lak up in alarm, juts ie te wh sp ack ui asso makesa dramatic entrance abs falling in ‘the dor Hs cnditon teri hilt in tres bar lovee in slid ck grime, Only bs spi emesis mini 19h Oh my Goa — (ie bl the anh fe gro an frowning) in What —? (eis momentarily spelen) Who isit— what it — aero (saggering forsard, il ca por bisaselfon a chai back) Only... your beloved son, Jeeta Yes, can see how delighted you are to see me — (mock comers) Oh — wat Sor! 'm Your So-i-, now ight? oh riten omy) My goe. What have you done to your elf? rier0 Don's bother breaking coconut my fet (hit tmeitstrcatc but good umes despite al) Yes, yer — your sms ate wide ‘open with weleome! Thank you fer invring me wo shae the Endangering the whole proectby fel ing up your brohecin-law — 1nvn (a tise naps) Who svitched roles with his brother? Who turned tis fami rie out ‘ou AlLT'm saying it — lave him il we can disinfect him a least! Show him to che gurds — they'l know what to do-— 1a (resumes ber nt) Wi faith you have in them! They don't care shout any of us, not as people, notas human beings —50 + ACTH Scone Tro ‘084 What're you yng? You don’ talk enough to Gini. you dd, you woulda’ fel this way — 144 Oh she's jesous of our Gin-angel! Look at her fice? Pinched withemey! om Gin eal caret for us — bran Oh yes, she cares just as muchas she cares about the chicken she cts for dinner ~tha'all you ae fr ber, another kindof dinner — ‘om (Comerepacndy) How ite you understand of Westerner! They are not smal petty people — like ut a Oh she's just eou, jealous! Cane bea to think of you beng inside that Foreign angel. Afterall, who wouldn't want to be inside sucha divine being? Why — it would be indecent o ob ‘om (moderately) Now, now, Ma — 14 Who knows? Maybe shel even want you fora husband some day — why noe IFmy son's kidneys are good enough for her why ot his— ow Ma! sx Why not his children, was going to say! Now that’s what I want ‘oknow! Whata miracle — grandtilren' And with an ange fora daugherin-aw! Juan Huh! An angel who shares herbed with her dinner — now that oul be miracle! ‘0M Would she spend so mach money on me, then? fT am just —a — 2 chicken to es? Answer me that! Do you know how much she’s spent onus? Our comfor? tuta Nevermind chicken — have you seen how their bet cate live? Air-conditioned Individual otis! Music from loudspeakers ~ wh, they even have ther own payehiatita All o ensure tha thir meat, when finaly gets to Ginn’ tbl, wil be the Seshest, pues, inert, ppiet — (om (ep rowardsnta) sap you if you're not careful! ‘nen (amimpresed) Mind that you wese your rabber gloves — ‘There's backing athe doo ACTH Scene Two #81 Hear tha ‘on Who's t— who! Sa The ight hand neighbours. Wanting to Boreow a backe of ‘ont Wel theyte not geting it — non Yesterday they offered me money — ‘bu Tall them 0 atk the muncipaly ro increase their supply te Lely fo Then why don't they shut ap? tus. They tod me Fd Forgotten what it was like before we got this excel conneton thy sated roxeamandery— ‘om Ahib.-! These people! No wonder frignes think soit ous! ‘We nave na pide, no shame! eucking inerenesin volume tnx (fons) How can you be sure that's the neighbours) fom Who else can i be? dus Listes carefily. There's code, you see— Issa Supposing i's the guards ‘ou Why shoul they come? Swine broking taxa What kindof code — tua Three knocks means it the next-door-ghtsie, Two knecks reins ts the next-door leftside— ‘om Ther’ no reaon forthe guards to come! tava What does loud thomping wth no pattern mean? Thaoping om the door ‘ lokng suldenty gry) You'e right —it could be the guard ua No, 20! Fe the neighbours fel you! Viens humping.52+ ACTIL Seen Two 1 (asco mate) —ieseen to men, youn! Teo collect their fattened broiler! - ss Shou you open tr al ot (om L—1— (faking paniced) What about — what about Jeet! ‘Whar we do about hing hin! an If they've come for yu, they won’ have yes for anyone ese — Knocking, bnaching, knocking © ting Bot ied oe ene eke perfectly normal — ee 11a Her contin is such that she can deteriorate suddenly — (OM But she would es herself Not just send the guseds — Rbyticsamping Java Maybe she doesa't have the strength? 1M My god. My god — you'r right! It's not happened sof, this knocking! saya Why not jst open the door and ind out? ow Tava hoped, you, that woul never atay come to 11a Avain hope, Answer the dooe — ‘st (querfos) A ducal wife would open it for me! 1n0n You forget —T'm your sister — 1a That knocking’ geri on my nerves now! Knocking, knocking, knocking (Myles! My legs efi to movel ata Such aero, my man. Hammering thumping, knacking, (OM AC last she could have let us enjoy the ilusion fr litle longer — luea Tsim God's wil, when your time is up-— ACTII Scene we + 53 ay What l shey thik — this delay? ‘ext Another month — another week, another day, ven — tna But inthe end it would lays come co this — the bil callector atthe door — ‘Do it for me— plete! Terder you — you're tl my wiet Kch hump, knock mp. A pleasing lyin. 1 Ube driven mad {4 Would you prefer to se your son dead? tisk Maybe they jst want one of yur Sger-nai — you har — somnething unimportant — co The smallest pple on my chin is more precious to me at this ‘moment than a diamond mine in someone de’s fst! Oh — how could have done thie to mytelP What sor of fool am 1? Kockochnac tus you don’ open the door, Iwill — (om And if you move even one muscle, Fil you with my bare hands — ra Your mother fs Whoever opens tht dor ny murderer, my ssn — the Tmsory, anno ive with this (ae completed 2-7 ee fing and are. wp) Tinmptinothuomp iro gingerly rollover nto on Iw Looks np and around im. Then ella enty 00 ‘is ely an esi sf end 0 ep. om No!! I beg of you — please! Please! Leave shat cursed door alone! Sea with cement snd fee! Tcanvot bear tose its pe, admitting chose we, those cruel, hese vicious guards! (Groans) Anh sin Tiljuse moment ago they were your dears fends — (ptr 2)54 © ACTH Scne Teo ‘om NO! Siesill! Denese! OF — P= He rhs tothe day, bl biel again it Jaan How can I respect you? Move aside! (Om (wily) I don't eae! So long 2 you kesp the guards from the oor — saon Tl offer mea exchange — ‘0m They won't ake you — theyre very selective — Knockshumphnodtbump Jsia (exasperated) They break the door down ina moment! (OM inks te floor, Voice barely audibe) Yes. L neve thought of ‘that. They could do that— and then what happen? Where hide? (nresto rel away fom te dor) Inthe Ridge. That's Where. just cal along here, ll the way to the Fridge and Tischer, yer nM (48 0 a0 moves uy oe theo, tarts 0 unc the fs) Onin — ths bravery makes my hear sick — 14 (toon as be cng er) Why are you onthe Foor? ov hiding an gets he als he dr open, Opens the door 1604 (fF angy) Ye What dou want ‘Dor isa indie ole en (revntersloking ewildered) Ma — i's foryou— a Getting the fet) What? Already? sis There must be some mistake — 23 (coming forward briskly) 1s very prompt, I mas sy! WA (mptifed) You oriered something? Ma (heise a aor) Yes. (mane om of igh, offstage) Yes — Yes! That's right! Bue where iit? You haven't broughe i? hasn't come? You'l bring ietomorrow? Wher? Ah. Ok. ACTIISeene Two #88 No—no, Tbe athome — and —siga here? No payment? Ob. Okay. Right, 1 be wating — (ie renters and ss the ‘oor behind her) ata (ie heard his exchange with no consprebnsen) Ma? What was alehae ua aunty) On Just somerning ve adered — tava (anounded) Ordered! sua Something I sav on TV — tata Bus... how di you place the orde? Ina That thing, the remote — you pres some butons and you can buy things, do tings —and they ling right toch door! But Madam would know, would she! Too high and mighty co swatch TV! ‘oo Ge as reached far wptage as econ comfortably go. He ops ‘thr, ht hands ve ba end) Vo ding. nv. (i ok te door) But what have you ordered? How much wll 114 (Phlrphical) You" se, when itzomes! Ligh dimACT Il Scene Three on i ing i Fal potion om the lo, sage front ight DETU isting a be table eating sey carey Has ‘iad bach and is weaving Ow 2rack te. 30h ands ae ‘izng beside om. 1 Heda arabia. it evapo oy Hej esl — ta Baar we et Gn see erg we shone sea He Ye jones Yond se what god id ge ‘an ving pn hac sateen nas ‘ote yee sey eae su Het ho ine beac me tr Whos tag Pm a pining ote aml th sca Come on, Om — get up! This'l never do— ne i Wat wae 1 Thing go on J tsa) 30 pi Hes ings He eer cou ‘soos ach mre FT col ch teaming it he pori wt On Hap emia cn tt esa. The tote har ones sone dp and on cient so he ot 1 Bie aug jlo! She canbe o e er ee sheen eng he prom the mae The post mote ws we ny ean is sag ten oy ae ones som 1 thosph yond edo ‘Not nee atte mhr oar dove —meningst a Sho heb ded 1. nig tin) Obi pods! ey momen ACT Scene Tiree © 87 avy, you won't havea TV ro watch! a What! [ita — this whole dream wil come cashing down around us! The rey guard wll come and take everthing back ua No! Inns What dyou think — ts your birthighe To have all this wae, these gadgets? The moment Ginn finds out whats happened her ite pe, shel have the place emptied — sx Shoo! Such ity! Ista (ameter) And then howl I cook without a stove? tua Pl slap you if you tlk ke eae! Why, my son sid so hinsel well be nich forever and ever — sien mining er oc) Look at your son, Ma! Look! He's been = ‘duced toa cabbage! uy AX ease a eabbage doesn alk back! tava (rmtvated) O! (angry sears) Acleast before there was nothing tolose! veer (uddnly) Why? You weed to have a sie befoce. You've ser tainly loa that — snaa, Oh shut up shut up! Who ate you toa! You're justa water! Drifting about the sees, nr caring what happened to your self, not eating abou any ofr, but when you're ready rode, where d'you come? Tous of course! Yes! 1's 0 easy for you 10 ‘alk — you who cant even lose yourelf competent! You've ‘ome back to make sure that we lose ourselves aswell x Don’ speak to your husband like that — tata He's nor my bend! He's my brother-in-law! testu And your lover — “ot rence shirt, bu he dees or pasici= (ate in the convertion. sa What's hit tata Cbrten) Obs! Noc now? Not this! teste How strange i, tobe her, Talking tall of you a ndfferensy) Not that I'm surprised. Nothing from this ut surpritc me, She's capable of anything —58 © ACTII Scone Tire ea Does it matter you that yout rmplingon my li? Doesnt ‘tmatter whar harm you ease to other Juste When you've los everything, when you'eso weak you can't ‘fen ea the cockroaches who walk into your mouth tha’ when your i's desire breathes in your exr— taxa And? Ictlls you to rarment your ay? 1a She aaye wa shamcless — neve ‘That T should see you again, You, Jaya. (ens back and smiles usily,wincing sigh om len) Lying there, covered in shit and dit, ready to die — dying to die! — hearing the engine, ‘ring in my ears, ready to take me away — I thought of you, ‘ua Ishould have ehrown he ou from the moment she started mak ing eyes at him — her brotherin aw! ‘avn. (site eles hing 0m compliment sh eer ben pai She ‘is overwhclmed with onficsingemotins, yng to cove it with sarcasm) And thea? Some goes picked you up? nary Clltng back) Hui! Yes. Some godess! Acog en What (ancomprehentng) A dog? mero Came and peed on me. Strsight ico my mouth, cheeky bas tard (au dudes in dg and pty) But he revived te all right Lacy for him he ran off — or I wold have sucked him dy! Lifes strange thing. When you pocket are fill with i, you throw i away ke ich whores buying silk bedsheets, But the moment you've emptied your pune of days, your throat begins to scream ofits own accord, ike a beggar in the tects = (he imitates bggarvery) Help me, oh Got — please! ast mother iv minutes —tha'sal Tak — jr anothe ve min ‘utes to drink 3 lst cup of tea — just two minutes! Jase one ‘inate, on! One pase God, elp this dying shithead one ore time — (lsat ber, revert obit narmal wie) That's when I thought of you. knew you would revive me. (ats his 9 tee four — js eon of our Sg 5 hating ber ip) sbl These te not tings tbe sd! 1 Andis too Inte, anyway She's already marred To your elder ACTH Stone Tiree © 59 ain (uncertain) Om fuera ‘That'll right. We don't need anyone. We don't need this fancy prison, We managed before Well manage again — sus (suddeny oping up) Wha’ te time? Look the ime! Ws ate Gil be angry at us — From he covido, he sound of bse ep, Ines (srely) OWb don’v eat, I don’tcae any more — reevu That's what Tay — rom the corvidan,the rund of booed ep, eer uy Listen! What's that sound? (hears and reacts immdintbfire the ethers noice inn by eroting of age right. nea What's che wort they can do? Takeaway what was never ours ‘begin with — Prom the dora cople of hep loa rap ‘Guan 1 TatePianta Services! Open this door, please da Tes the guards! 1430 (oking Blan) So they become for hi, afer all metu Gnldng on is band) Come. Let me kis your hand. Then you ‘an goand open the door. Tell them to bugger off and take all their goodies with them, ‘cox 1 (rom ouside) InuerPlanta Series — we know you'r in there! Open up! ain (rising her vee) Coming! (ie yess wp) I might 35 well get iver with (the dor) Wai! Tetakes awhile 0 unlock the door — Work the ble,© + ACTH Scone Tiree Guan 1 (fom enti) Restance is useless! We ar authored 19 teak down this barier if you do not comply with our re ‘uestin en seconds exacy — (aarsva countdown) Ten! Nine! Tight na get the dar pen Guan (breaking of eid rie) Seva! (enters pushing 0a sid as UA 2 ad CuARD 3 wake up defen otis a the ho bling a fold-up sehr berween thom) Right — wheres the Donor? Come on, quickly ow — Che planes nigh for ETu) The penalty for resiance is — ea Gi sudden alarm) Bt that's not — RET, who has got 0 fet, stars o back aay — A (adden, poinsing 01527) Go on! Take him — before he uns! IsTo panics amd runs cuAnD 1 posncs for hi, casing ‘im aroun the room, whe he ter rwo guarded ie gob bepes a the dor ‘GUARD 1A! He's runing, is he? I show him — show the ‘cowardly le shit — nen (eveasning Bat hes not the one you want! DEBTU (ashe runs —~ though b's relly im no eaditon to mak the ‘fr and ire almost nant) You aos! Can't you ee sotyour man? “como 5 (panting in puri, ding around teeters even around ‘Ing inert on the for) Alwaye the same story — no-one wants to py their dues — come on, come on! Is hopeless 0 CUA 1 enh hi.t0 srrams founan | There — there — (as sre sragples, grunting, coneD 4 ‘nds om in erul armlck) e potyou now — ACT Sone Tinee © 6h wx Don't hurt him — don't hurt him — oh e's sek! Please! (cum 2 Ressance is wseless—~ (arts if/dag west biking and seragling, bu xing srengt) wel have you knocked out in a second — were (ea Jaya! Ub — tell them ell hem — axa. darts forward) You fal! You marines — a (reaches ou, grates and fre br all) Lei go— sl! wsn (paying no asention rsx) — He's no the ne you want! My Fsband is there — (he pois from her wan postion om the Soar) There! Guan Ohh! Tha’ wh he ll sy when we come to take them! (i a fart, be subdues ps7) "Noe mel Not me! les my brother you want! My uncle! Myson” Hult! Lying sum — (eo ‘he ther two guards, Goan 2 bls bia 19 wre ESTO to te sro wile can 3 ges the sesh ready) We have no time tospare! Bayona the doer interes bystanders have stated tl ee usa, How can you tke the wrong man! Can’ you se? Don’t you have ejes in your head? ‘cuann 1 — (fo the othe no) Offices! Ready hypo! sua Hurry up, you fools — how long dou think I can hod her? Cuan 2 (olin age-apedinerpringe) Ready si! rent (wea Jaya — Jaya — help me! ‘cunt Prepare to administer hypo — non (aragling wow wit x as her able in vice ie grip) Lemme go-— lemme eo! Don’ you care about yur ow son a Your lover, you mean! Ste Serves him right he goes in place of my only dating — Sunn 3 (ling 870 in sffcrsing ok) Yes ir — fe resto “Bragg granting) na No! (panicking) You're ling hm! He's not strong enough —62 © ACT Seone Tee cuann 1 ignoring ber) Administer hypo — Ge ids in blding ere down) ‘conn 2 is wna to gin ace tT beams is _aragaling wildy 0 ad area sagging but As pascal yng om op of ws 10 bald her dwn on They're hurting him! They'll him — oft T can't bear to watch —Tean't! ‘eunnp 1 Offcer — I said, administer hypo — ‘eunap 2 T'm eying sr —T— (ihe ges inst) rueTo owl) Ahhh! Abi! (quan 2 — Damn! Mise the muscle — rastu An! Mtn tenrs)Oh what's the we, what's the we! Afterall we've gone ‘hough — ‘euauo 1 Ready Fes hypo officer —and hury! He's getting out of | ‘control — sans (nt longer able 0 sraggle) Oh — plese, no, no! He wanted nothing he had no pat to playin thi — ‘GUARD 2 fides with er it, discarding one careidge and ‘Siting anatier on. 1314 Don't hurt him, don’t hurt him — please! OH Ob! They't make mincemeat out of him — GoARD 2 (calmly) Hypo ready, — ‘eum 1 Administer typo — nero (olering arcusan 1 and Cuan 3 lean wit all bir weg om sg) ANHEHHBHHBHH! ARHHHHEH! Goan 2 bol down xT howler wih er bet al de livers punch with he muscle of he yp. ET's bady ares ‘up in conrlion — be sms toner in midesir— 000 servaas—Th ali il eT Hp nd sir ote areccher. The thre guard get 29 ther es, returning fs ‘quickly as posible 1 ehir profesional cmpasue wer ACT Scone Tiree * 63 uains clued within u's snoage embrace, though she towards the aber como 1 Officers inate deparare, Guana 2 and cuann 3 quicty rend am opague sil oer the sesher io hae completely iden from sigh axa Gin dal vie, owing that se won’ be annveed) He's dead isn't he? They"e led him 1 fein my bones. couana 2 Donor secured for departare. {Guan 1 Proceed with departure — Goan 2 and GUARD 8 bois the setcher np and exit. rom lon he door tend ofthe wondering ed va lds onthe hand belplety in the direction of the door. Lexan (uring to 0 ar he there affcers vanish remaving is ‘lipbonrd from bs bl) Incr Planta Services thask you for your Cooperation, Your family member i bout to fall the solemn tnd noble contract into which he entered We, on ou part, of feryou our sincerest asurance that we will do everythingin oor power o ensie that he will come to no avoidable harm and Shi sufi ne diacomforss ater than wha ix deemed norma Tider the Grcameances— (he panses 3a ilooing dilly athe ‘flo, sil ng lf prone, tough in bat ow backed of aad is ‘nrnghiening er ltr) Any questions? asa (nat loking up) When wil he be back? {Coat (ations) Madam! Any questions! tnx no ooking xp) No ‘Cosa 1 (icing of bie lipbord) Right. Donor will remain in our ‘uttdy unt ch time ashe is Yeady to be returned. Ths can be any period fiom two hours onwards and upto one week — avn. Gers hr end p} One wee! Wha l elf of him! {conto | depending on Uh nature of che ransplant required, the ‘valabiity of arti subtite fo the organs thatthe Donor has, ofhis own re wil, made svalable vo the Receiver andthe64 + ACT Scone Tee Donors own speed of recovery. Any questions? 10a Ger sowly ober fet) Yes! What par of him i going to be removed? ‘cuann 1 T'm sorry, Madam, am no fee to discus such dei, ann You're going to cut im up and you'e not even going tel his wife what you're going to do with him? ‘coanp 1 Excuse me, Madam — relationship with Donor i.» ata (pie er hea guilty se ake) mean, hie fly — ‘conn 1 Madam: Full deta wil be fused once the formalities have been completed — axa And can Tse hin? Inthe hospital, he clini, wherever? lovin 1 Security and health reguaions prohibit any contct be ‘ween Donors and thee fies — nan Why askifwe have questions when you don’t want a anaver any ‘ofthem? Cuan 1 Giperturbablyscing ef bt cipoard) Right, (handng her {he elipoard) And now, if you would beso kind 3510 in the despatch voucher — nen. Grats the pen andsgns viet There — there — your sap forms,your-—papers—your—- questions... (ie wenla iro ‘hr the pom ately, burs asthe the clipboard) Goat (retrieving the li- bord) Tonk you, Madar, We ae tefl for your kind cooperation and ssre you — axa Tust ge out! Take yor yng, insincere fce away from my door = (makes asi pas bi) conn (moving ily out ofr range, a be cmt el) — assure you that we will do everything in our power to return your beloved one to you in a shore atime at possible — (he leans invaris in the dor handle) On behalf our ens — 0 ahi, sing GE OUT a hr ii ) ‘GUM he pushes back compen bis paring meng rogh the dor) — we at InerPlanta Services extend our heart rai ‘defor your family's suppor and compassion! (hi lax i ir Bouted fom behind the coed door) Sound of ots marching aes, ACT Scene Tiree + 65 aun Ahh! (venting her fury again the dor) How U hate them! in (de bas ben silent al along) Good. They've gone a a. i ieoning apne the dyer head agains her fists) le's gone! ‘They've taken him — and I could do noting to prevent! sin Can Twitch on my TV? tats Gelling at her) Your $00 goes off co the shughterhouse and you're jus worded about your TV! us (musterng as much dignisy ashe ean) Ifyou watched more TV {you wouldn't dare alk co your mother‘i-aw that way — wes foming bac towards her) Oh! So ve gone back o being your dlughterin avg have 2 Stas threatening in foe of a, mh facing the TV ith he ramat ase rend in er bad sux Tim your motherin-lay, tats your brother--aw on the floor there, your husbands gone to work at he spare pats ctor. And you? You're jut a slat who happens 0 be standing be- seen me and my TV Ligne dim.ACT II Scene Four ‘Nght. De onl ifronee bere dati wad nigh ime 4s he spligh lamination. a arin in br corner spoage and fst standing wna 3 pale ig, upuage lef, near the pm equipment. She wearing 0 ‘yeniv niggoen mith matching rb, atin nd ace, Hho face gleams with night cream ie scores om a seeping paler ner the TV, ap pare alee. san pacing rele, may comes overt wero es. 141m (ng im) Orn! Om — wake upt Hi dees nat respond sin Om— come on — 1 know you're no asleep ~ wake up (ou ina diemboded suze) Why? What's the poi? ava We'e goto tall To decide what todo fom Abort what usa When they bring Jeet ick —when they raze they've got the ‘wong man — ‘om ‘They've not eealized that, They've used im instead of me. Dara No! No — they n'r— they eat be tae sid! ‘0 Then why haves they brug hms Bac? fata Because they're. jterogating him, Because he collpsed, maybe and now theyre resting hint ‘ont You yourself said they don’ give a damn about ut —why should Shy catbouthint iain don No Tee hi, take my word fori. Or ele they have brought bimn wis os ‘va — Rat — bust don's they bel? Don't they bates? ‘on (rigs) Maybe dey wer in too mach ofa hey? ACT Scone Four #67 nox. Mayle the part they've taken from him doesn’t need 10 be so specal — maybe they've jst taken something small, sone ‘hing nig — ‘on Then they would have come back by now: Java's been sx hours, Sx hours! They cat remove anything of much consequence in six hous! Why — they've probably st taken his his front ee! Hs toe alt ‘on They why hase he come bac? Tava small oie) You're right. Te must be something bigger "More ros pana What yo thikit is is stomach? His intestines? Maybe he woa't come back fora week! lo Or mays they've found out he's noe me and they've jst done ‘say with him! tava (oeront) No! That would be murder! They cant be allowed to ‘murder peopl! ‘ot (cally Who noise? We don’chave he igh to complain, Tech cll, anyone who isn't ied by his family within wen Four hour of going mising can be erminated without tact ing egal attention, snvy All these weeks he's been away —he could've been dead! And ‘we'd never even ave known! ‘ow Isa wander nes alive a al: Pve heard thar thesret gangs eat derelict these days — isa No! fom Cook them and ext them, Why not! Theres no law ro prevent tata How dd he survive fst He was protected by hs fends on the sect. Bu they cout Adc indeinitely The forced him ro come back sux. Oh ‘om Whatever he ays ~ thats the real eason he's here avs (gan) Dyou think e's realy i? fon Muse be. Inte (it inl) Then i's beter ifhe dis i thee hands. They'd ibe humane, they wouldn't hue hsm — ‘Why? They could se him for research — nwa Not68. + ACT Scone Four ‘om He's noc ofcilyon thelr ecords — they can da whatever they he — aon (covering her ear) No! I done want to think oft — ‘41 — give him drugs and sll him to those game sanctuaries — atm Don't! Oh — peste — ‘0M — where she ch have Kcenss to hunt socially dindvantaged ‘ypes—yes! That's wha they've done with your Jee! Turned him loose to become a trophy for sme indians dau naa You're — you're ~ (ie calms down) just your jes speak ng si (esi) Tellme — ini om Whats it to you? 1900 (edly) Um sl your wife, ‘om Not realy. On paper, you're my ster In reality, youe nothing ‘ome I not for Ginn I throw you oat ike shot Ont the streets. To be hunted. What do I care’ You betrayed me, Se duced my brother. fel nothing but contempt. tava You never eared for me, You never wanted me ‘om Wanting not wanting — what meuning do these words have in ‘ur world? What choices do we have? Ws it my cic tat signed up for this programme? nen —Yes You went of your own accor! ‘84 No. [went because there wasn't anything lef ro do. went be ‘cause [Host my jb in the company, And why dd 1 Tose i Because nobody neds cers any more! There are no new jobs now fom hee til eat week! I'll ver! The fictoris ae all losing! There was nothing lf or people like us! Don't you ‘now that There's us — and there's the street gangs — and then the rich en But the village — ‘0 The village i just another kind offictory now Tove there you have to be born there ~or you have to bean industrialist. I'm ‘ot an industri. Pm jst a clerk, Wha choices do Ihave sida’ even choose shisjob — I stood in que and was cho- sent And if] had’ got this one, thee would have been other ‘queues — bur they ae all art another kindof loner in the ACTH Scene Four + 69 od. twas nyt! Lie iis my eto ave thes frame sn. Ths wy dda you go with he eyed when hey came! Wy del you he down ke cms! co Edn nowt eee aca ea Tietoldownincancesnimy bthrto ake my Dace Tt tease oe the eel — san een though he may neve ree? Cat Noting ets Whar happen, 1 te ‘Teresa sound, inisinct tata Wait — What's hat “The sound of bot im the cover accompanied by ws Sing. wen Ob (runing excitedly towards the door) ear that Te sounds like boots — ‘Se runs the doer = ‘om Te doesn't matter what they've done 1 him — he did’ ate about his fe anyway — he dda ake any responsibly for arything— nea fling the dar open, lens out inte th cover —and eas where she rand, The fous come 1 bt, The “ining contoes Os aks srg aad affecting oncern, The sling draws ele. pon sands aside, ber {fice Bank wsching ws ETO enters the roms aufling ‘doy is arm alfred front fbi being seed by (nd 2 pause Coan enters aswell 1 docs nt look round snowy rene, ding the ior behind ar never bang her riche sof the sens, othe igure ofr70 + CTI Scene Four Heivwcaring sl paamas bit o his and wine ACT OI Inne roe andro perso bi eh snd waged aod is ba, yong asm remains wher se i by he dar her bands are er mont, saring nh foreground, Ma sure Highly ‘GUND 1 (eens his tno, kes out bis meme-pad) Donor Pras, ‘we ave no words with which to express ove deep and sincere appreciation of your generosity towards your Receiver Ligh de ate rane om [Gum 1 You wl be glad to hear that the transplant hasbeen ate ‘mendous success and that henceforward you wil ecee every benefit and consderavion due to you under the terms of your ipso ad curtain,ACT III Scene One tle as hanged is the row. EET ss the lor wit bisa beeen bbe, acing sage Font. 1 wat ing 77 wrarongbeadpone sao resting om thereof 51. ia Jeeta — Jeet speak to me — (ie ie to pu ber arm over is nck) ru (braving er aro off ile, mo iftng up bis nd) Don't roche! ‘OM What coes he care what happens tows? He's only thinking of| hime — tata Jeeta, suv already pid the price —now why no liv with dhe reward? RETO (beset frm beat. The be its head. Inthe pce of bis rare enrmons pag, cate ld ike wpa of iitaton ‘ber. Tey fila th ih, witoueea peer ad enna be rev Hi viet hoarse whisper) This. my ronan tana Jeera — Jeeta ifyou would ony listen a moment — ery No! fheget tis it won stn! Because tening brings accepance (he mores but warily He never bupintoaning uth “aks” arn ims ikea frssime visor fom Mars) [And Iwi never accept 1 wl never ive with this — ths — ‘ut Selfish thar’ what heis — taxa No, Jeeta, 90! InkTo I dos" need your permission o step off the bus! I make my ‘own decisions — (4 — only thinks of himself. Look at me? irr Yes my broths! Look t you? Look at you with thes yes that ‘were mean for you? (maker a eraking sobbing sound, biting ‘eye with bic hands) These eyes — these blind eye, this sight Jess sight — taxa But Jrtu—ifthey think you're Om, then we need you! With ‘ut you, they won't maintain us —7A © ACTIN Siene One aru T don't cate 'm not the ane who got thisjob — and not _ing tobe the one to sur the consequences — ‘on He wat lays sel, Away ve jst for hel — ‘vv Jota — jos wait il we can ask Gini — shel listen a east, maybe even help — rnero. Ginn, hu! — Ginn only helps herself — Ista No, Jeeta (but she href umd ners) That's not ve Inet You show me sich woman who plucks a poor man'seyes out tia ly and Fao yaa ede axa But Jeet, without yoo ‘on Jus wail Gian nds out whose eyesar inher head! Just wait ‘uss Poon) Why tll her she goes on thinking Jeet is ou then aye — ‘on Batchanee! e's the guards who made the mistake! The moment she ses me here she'l Know whae happened — and sel be ‘mad! Shel be frou She'll probably have the guaes court: ‘mailed — taxa You heard what they ssid — the transplant was a sucess. So maybe «maybe i irl igh? Maybe Jeet’ ees se good enough? (15 not 50 easy 2 you thnk — remember all those ijstions 1 ‘na nthe beginning? They wereto prepare my hody, change ‘itso hatit could match Ginn’'sbody perfectly. But noe they've taken the weong pai of eyes — who knows what il do Gini? And wht about Jet’ infections al the poions and terme he's had circulating inside him — what abort then? Gina's seaed our catching your cold! Whar she exch fom Jeet? tava Bu they ait ‘30 Te takes me to know tha tansplant has been a succes! tata How long — fit {on know. 'm nota doctor, Not es han a wesk, tink — 70 Good, Il be dead long before then — axa Jeeta — Pm nr ging 10 et you de! I don't care wha:she says — 1 sa some ‘hing — Tie sco tome onde rata What’ the mater Jeeta? fou You shut up, both of you! I'l explain it — an don’t worry, I ACTU See One © 77 won't leave you nwo out of the piture. But ihe aks me, tel ber sr reel) Something's... happening, The blackness i ing. Dean see some sory, some orto. pater — ‘The third tome snd, ‘inn Well —hellooo-00! Guess whoo- 000! Teor Ab! (be fl les, with ion open in wonder, Brewing bari Ab ‘ont Helo! Howdy! Hi, Ginai ~ ‘inst Hello-o00? ls anybody home — the cowract MODULE ie) [Auwn? (he contact MODUL azewerledareund finde, th dein’ ipod) ae tha you, Aue? st rwining aroun 29 ge infront ofthe CONTACT MODULE) Net NO Sie met I'm bere! Here! ‘Teconernct maou fliprnp and out ofon’ each sn Comin, Aswm! Can you see me? Auwim? JTW ih armas ranged vote, or looing a8 the CONTAC MOD ‘U1) My God! My God — I can see! ass owning extremly ceri) Sure you can sce Aw! That's what we gave you eyes fr! And Pim sre you're real ghd to now that Fenn se Better now! And with your eye! ‘4 (eeeming) NO! Isa misake! There's been tersible mina! Bar 0a eres hin axa (lod ier Wale — don tar them — esr gecnring direc in frome of bm, a wondering oer, And that... and you must be (0 (beisaima in tar) She's wrong! She's wrong! (but iava slences ‘im by dragging him sharply aside) W's — axa bso bak SH Css — Ginn Tha’ right, Aum — ies me you're seeing "ea Pm ‘baming my video image straight into your mind! So you cn78 © ACT Scene One see mesightin Font of ou, ll ofme, for once, ot just my face (Gon a educrive sie) well What do yu tink? “hares silence he oom as 70 moves sony around, looking at smehing that no-one iin the rom with him. ace. What it of his face sible ows wonder sesru I's — you're — beau. Like. mage Css You lke me, Aus? You like wht you ee? 1RETY lnk Yes. And — andthe room! Whats this place? Cave Of i's jst where Tv, Auwmy one ofthe rooms in ny Tile howe — er (benching ont) 1 palace — cass Tm gl you ike it Ast — ‘erry can't help bu ike it! Who wouldn't? (be pints around him) That ~ that — eds no words) Those. plants! That light! Wha are those ching ther? I's (ae) beni Beausfl ve never seen anything ike this. Never ‘ou (vagus) Bates mine, what he's seing — MINE! Ws Geathing careful) Cant yon hash? (om Gn ray) Is all a mistake! She'l find ou ad then whl hap pen? What happen tu? via Shh — sry (oderingy) And you is that really... you? ast Yop! I'sme, Gini! You lok ke you's sexing me forthe Sst tie, Aum! rneru T—T amt I neve realized this is what you looked ke — ‘mean, when th others talked abour you ‘ene Well — ow. im glad you Uke ae 90 wel" yo hao what? Now tha the transplants have started, i's de that we talked about te net phase — verre (ail dace) *Nest phate”? ‘ow (iousing) But he's the wrong man a0 ldo back Tu is facing the cowace MOOULE, which mw rte abore ACT Stone One + 79 im amd gs white ase eof te age ight di. aero ‘bed inthe igh, cle into he visa has projeed ino bin cow The next phe ofthe trans. You tee vet progres apy now and ned al yor ppt Util we reached his Sihorm ofconac we cous Be sue Bot now hat wee tre we've gorco nove ely Are ou with? ve (ane es ‘nn Deca you ive 0 e wing, for what we want 4 nw You have tote realy ving Ar — vero “lle int tlle wha ou want — Gr mone toward ian bee) co Aah ouch me Aw (heb king isha ann) Wal youl ve cog back ote Cn an he repre you sr econ basi bis ding 0c tomes, oning br aro on mano ofr Younes ome tne pr ofe? ont Well yes— | mean, that’s one way of looking at it but 1 — 1. chink you soud understand ta te kind or, Aw td we reynaerogeta move on — sro (he movs bs sein, mig Js lle wha yo vant of me Ginn cont "The guard come fr you and they egve yt Flow them sey eww Arping Gi, ating — {xsi The sooner you can othe beri be fo you — srs Whatever ou, Gi — Co inane Am, okay ith you an ete pars tocome fr yousightnow— sn No tying er hn, bing hart fet) srr Tha’ fine wih me, Gini — {nen Aa er bt se wars om you! tem Anything you wane te, Ginn — Civ Olay, Atm, im turing ths video seson of the mo80 + AGTHI Scene One ent adn going tah yout wa fr the guards — srt lamar Ye yu ging? (ie Burbeck wn dove thn oder bere =. ams ms moa igor) raring barn) Bont ene drop bias Ahh —! (strikes his eyes) AHHH! eat f oa The gard wil ome, A, you dont ave longo wit — well a agin when you've inthe cn oy? var NOM! Bonen inthis nde Grn Remeber orp sling Aan =| iru (rated) Not cio bye! Theconmacr mons mapsoff TRETU (aft) AN — no! She's gone — she's gone! a1 ano come forward around bm, saan Teens —Jeesa ~ do you know what you've sai? harry All Tkrow is that Un going to her — Pm going — ‘om You dc teven ind out what they're gong take from you this aru Yodo’ nen! wat nl And nowt aves chance roxeapin sm Bute no ea whatyouse-—I—I mean wecauld watch oH moving ike mada, wvigyur mt ou poi ‘to things that weren't there — fae ‘bay Hse fr begins te mere away, tomar the ton, Ineru Ah — ut ehey're omenbee ee’ they? And thats all hat san Yes— ut — (ie loks disaiied ad worried) she's taken your oe ‘eeTu — and et me something even beter! I cant tll you what ACTIII Stone One #81 things I saw— ve Real Su (reresalh) Yes — oh, yes! (hen Be pause) OF ours, 1 ‘can't see whats directly around me. But maybe they’ ind a way to cage that tata You should have asked her — erty Td norseen er, you se, ljst now! [thought she ws a ot ‘woman! You never tld me she was $0 — 50 onng! ashe) [And beats. (ceusingy) Why idee you tell me, lay? a0 (deg Youd seer interested — we hardly discussed Git seal yesru: Well Iewould have made al the diference iT had known. 1 savy all oft, you know! Standing there (he dans br wit is frm alof her. weating, almost ering fen bie ber Tip owning) And she kept» (Be avers body asus) moving, ik hike tha. ab? could have had er, ight there and then! sass Geer) But she wasn’ real Inete She exis, Thats enough for me. She's a goddess and she cists. [vould do anything for ber — anything! ata (oor depresed) Yes. ca see that — esto (a onc ofp} Don’t hold it against me, aya— thnk of her as just another cient —you were always good at that — tava Yes. bur your other clients wanted ony your series. Not your... body tein rnsru” You shoudl be happy forme —and anyway, you've got your wish, now. I'l stay alive, and they'll goon looking ater all oF har ic nethng atthe Aor cua 1 (frame nse) Ineranta Services! — Bu bfore be cam say “open wp, 0 bas tron the oor open. ‘oy Yee! Take me! Take me! Pn ready 0 go!82. © ACTII Stone One Several hingshagpen a once jer and en turn towers ‘the der as GUARD and CUARD 2 roughly shove om ade, entering the rom. seer Yes — [GUAKD 1M Or Prakash — we have been intimated of your wing: ‘ess topartcpaein the second phase of oar transplant service! (0% (Grraming) No! Nor him — take ME! 'm Om Prakash! Check your records — GUARD 8 entering bebind teeter 0, quickly grabs Om. and bls im pine the wal, raging tomy Yet— am Om Pash — On om is pnme potion, boing) NOOO He's ing! Aly ingscemiog vn! H's bois ly Your ‘brother — a mo Al ight sr iyou wold just low us — wee realy 0 iene vary Let go— \ConND ands aside amd ery move tward the door isn darting forward) Jeeta — sto (wiveling sharp) Dou cll me that — 11a (ihe it sudeny in tar) Don't go — just ye! Pest! I's 100 ‘s00n, they've not explained anything — we — you'll never bethesame again— nero (gras her quickly, gives her a brie ng and puss erway, {nts the waiting rasp of cuawy 2) You have your husband to look after —he needs you mare than I— (herr and exit) 10m Cling al resent) Jeea! TEETUI (can 2 ltngo her and ‘xt What happened ro your ideals, your redoms! Your pie! (snk to er bres) A gone! So easly gone — ‘Gon 3 has brief sage diengaging bite fom om, te ops nt, soning te door bind bve—then ACTH Sene One + 88 tng i frm he oie, M Gllering) AKHEIHIHITHIHHEB! You'velocked usin, you bas tarde! You've locked ws iat (le rars asd ponds om the door) ‘You can’t do this fous! We've not signed any consent forms! You've not taken any permision! AHHAHHHHHH! You've locked usin here! AAAAAHHHHHE! And you've aken the wrong man — you'll egeet it — you'll suffer for it — AAAAAAHHHEHHE!— He rubies onto he lr, moaning. ots at the door, too shock ad defend vento oxy She tras and walls slowly il shes nea er place a he ding are. Shei, Sseming nracted, Loks aca at My oho i totally ab sarbd bythe TV prgramsne she's watching Ista Ma? Ma — (ger across right, here na is) ten to me (our cam hear be She aera by te soulder) Ma Lis ua (Uriatd, holding on of her earphones w from ber ear) What i nvm. Ma —do you realize they've ake Jeew? wv What Ise (ona ried wiz) Jeeta — they've taken him away! ‘Me indifferent) So? ares to replace the car-picer) He was never hereto begin with — asa No! You ca bes iniferent — uk. aking off er band) Te! Let me be! Why shoul I care what happens to Jetu? Pm through caring aboot anybody — (ae place the earpiece and eur bck ter) tava Gra second st nepal. Then he lr coral) Thats —t00 rich! (a ean ear ber) You hear me, Ma? ab seams) Is just TOO MUCH! (ibe dar: forward and matches the TV re moe from hand —) Yo can do tos — (amas ion the flo, the TV abruptly ges asso reaton sim) you've got beinvolved with what's going on arourd you — a (removing headphones amd esi up ai ashe limbs wiles84 © ACTIIL Scene One er) You— GIVE THAT BACK TO ME — “Thy moe mie ham icing up let by the dor Heistinening wo mmething. a (samping on the wmere) woa't — I won't — 1 (aba go pan filing at ata wither hin arms) Pig ace flo! Give it back or Pl 1 shin the water sappy! ssa You wouldn't dave — (ae bas nt managed ta break the emote me) (ie hes enough fre op off her balan) Vl microwave your entrals! — pusher dow) Ab! (natche 4p the remote) ws lacing fromthe ground hanging ota er from bend and ‘ying 9 cla he remot ont of er band Shes panting withthe affere) Pm sick olin the only one to make decisions around here! There's nothing wrong wth you — you're not sck — oF wusy— Alle wbileon a eo ening like defor erm, ‘byte dor. Now ee sounds a eb ben Uitening for are sible bots int cover Herndiesbimsl by lation sng himself alongside the dao ar he teem ba. A paca the ols pene From onesie Na Let me go, you bares dog — mmm Men (pull her ‘ar thas ca ga at rbd here clamped Fo ‘er wri) LET ME GO! At this moment he dr i ng open. 90 and fall ‘spat and turn w he dor just a5 08 wriggle ont almest ‘he sae inane cen ener, baying na sitetion 1 OM, cust | Madam Indutat? Who i Madam Indust? Ma Me! I'm Madam Indumati! (de stars move wards the door) 160s (ering her neck! Oma! Om — where are you? AGENT (slats, announcing loudly VideoCouch Enterprises, Ma'm — please ~ (he tana aid 0 open the doo itl wer and ACTII Stone One #85 eansout in ansiciaton Soundeofomeshing beng whe along) asa (bergted) Whew is hist Who're you! ts (thease) Have you brought i ‘sesnr Yes, Matm — sto 1 and ace meal lng lenin case. Ts ‘eminent of Tana mer seraphngus,ecrsed with tronic dintond ireiery the place eve Thence beri inthe cenere of the rm, ove he Sving pas ‘rm aside and nal be device ts place ‘cet (coming formard where un sands) Please Mam, sign here ava oma) Ma-— who ae these people — whats going on — MA (gnoring sa) Wht about hisinsti— insig —? ‘cis Trwaltion. (gasent) Just sign this fom, Mam, (0 con fem recip fhe unit — 1s (aking he farm athe on) Klow do | know pou won't just run ‘vay after I've signed thie uae elragy) AS you wish, Mam — (1 te ter rw prexintety) Proceed with installaion. “Tie ther ovo noes open the ease, revealing a eal ornate Snr fled ith ube, othe, circuitry. side rea mumber of eonteinters, sexe and at abo ataching the comtain= trata various part ofthe ease wll ACEN? | esplains 0M ‘co + This the SuperDelaxe VideoCouch madel XL S000! We ‘are certain itl provide you, ou valued euome, with every ‘stsicton! This the nourishment panel ~ the hydration ter— the pangrometer! Here you se the Lexus Phantsicon ‘which ie programmed to receive seven hundred and fifty video chanel romall over the — avs (ating kim) Stop this at once! Explain to me wha’ going on! sons (2p, hafed) Mat — ta fv sta) Cane you shut up? I's ay VideoCouch! I's what T ‘ordered theater day!86 + ACTIIL Scene One iva Bat — sce) Mam, — a (shear) Proceed! cent (heisofsride) Uhh —This ithe SuperDelaxe VideoCouch ‘mode! XL 5000! Weare certain i wil provide you, ou valued customer, with evry stisficton! This the nourishment panel — the hydration filter — the pangrometr! Here you see the ‘Lexus Phuntasticon whichis programmed to receive sev han- dred and fifty video channels romall ver the word! There ate ten modes, seventeen frequencies, three eub-state couplers, ctrsensoryfedbackimpalsesand rose net capuring fies! Alle access — satelite, bio enna, vselly and radogonad, “Manual control panel, neurostimalator snd fil body proces ing expacities—all other queries wll be answered online fom within the VideoCouch selF-aining program, (heendrabrapih) Any questions, Ma 14 (he bas beard 309 Blof ti) Hanh? {CENT 1-Matm — ifyou sign the delivery voucher we can complete instalation — Ma Bor haven understood a word you've sd — aon (anding betwee the VieeCovc and na) Ma — You MUST explain whar this about — ao the acest) Stop her! She'l destroy — she'l damage it — tea Grusrazed) Oh! (ae mores aay) ‘The acer moves to et le othe VideoCouch tn Tas do it dott Gam sng righ, watching the proering) But make sure I'm not held responsible or anything — a (othe ace) If sgn this. norone can tke if fiom ne, can they? ‘Acne 1 No, Mam — 2 Aad your people won't go il 've goto? (ae sgnthencher ‘and hands bac, wat glancing tthe many pages of forms) ‘AcaNT No, Ma'm — thank you, Ma'm — If youl just come this vay, Ma's — ACT Stone One® 87 “The oter owowsecrhave tach a power inet th nis anda shsromentactontthe em Irene wich all {LCD Tc ike ny space male. ce dein the ‘power eomnecion and te igh continue to tvinkle, She ‘een the cal from the conch coven (a ft eis rom the VideoCench) Welcome to Video Paradiso! Yoc wil not reget your choice! Plas atk our autho- ried epreseatative to sete you into your customized, contour ‘eh: filly automated vdeo-chamber! (appropriate mus lays) As the Cue beyinspesbing nt ele inca by she sors, She er down and the aces huddle around hr, onnsting bur np to various pouches and ees. They do his ery gill and sh gasps and gruntsonce or vice, Ter is ‘bveshing reat on hr face, So tye ready tls the ta ‘oct Thank your being cooperative! Your fll automatic Video ‘Paraiso uni now ready fr operation! Just ax and let your ulde show you the way to an experince of imate bls — “The nn gently su th i, Thee fit iy hin onponr caer theo edge et one within the eber— vit iis elas. The nr secre th edge eal hem ad Tock om They work extremly fs. Th eed sud of the ct wie cone bus becomes acomcan amine Inchground bu. non ie sen rang her neck a ge a view ofthe pracedings) But how wile breathe! AGENT (Luring ter, a he terre ns cll the undercar viage and ker the wit to flor Ive. They replace the dingy plajonm ovr the coc Ti effete concen, aside fom cational Mink of ihe) Ma'm — isa toul-comfore anit Mam — tnx, Won’e she hse to—t0—88 + ACTIU Sine One scesr1 Wehaveafl-eeyling an bio fed: procesor*Your rela: ‘ive wl have no farther need ofthe oasie word fom now all ~ (be cong dicate il she chooses to delink iva Does she — hove wil she — CAN | (omoethly) Everything is now inthe customer's operation, ‘Ma'm— she une is fly selesiient — taxa Won't Ihave 0... switche on or of No. aod? Water nie 1 Total seFsuficlency, Mam! There ie nothing to be done! The eter to ass are rey 1 leave Acie Ma'p»—insallaion is complete— tata Nomvait—who's paying fr this hing — ore impacen eave, walking toward the door) Debited from ‘he ustomer's Inver Planta account Ma'm —(atan afters ‘be bringr on hi card) bu in case you have any queries Me’, pleas get in touch with our local representative ‘He bands her the card, sales matty bu unicen she stares atthe card. Tie Aces turntombs hel and bs eft he room before se registra ey gone M04 (ated by the und ofthe dor shutting) No— you've not ‘explained anything — (rune te dor what happens if heres 4 malfunction — (open he dao, ane aut, ps owt After ‘moment, comes bnc in, looking bewilfered) Alone! I can'c be lieve it— they've lft me alone! Every one! rom she coves m friendly mumble il nt WIA lean extmase, ans she door) Ba no at peace igs sare fe, Wen (deste the lor) Not ye at peace. Ligire one ACT III Scene Tivo ive days later The 00m is unchanged. eis wight 0 as ale alec a he nie-oesrcplags, Thre a cae ‘ional sas fn fron the VidewCocwoderncat She losing mor out alps Web jarring sudden, the sarang tne sound wea sade ae. ‘ThecosrAct woot itablaze. Fen logger as any faceo fn facet Tees oer 8. ‘voice (arch gril male nice) Zhayn Jw2n (hee badly dnced, cis meny from the cowtact NODULE, her Iran eo er moh) Ab voice Don't be Bightned, Zhaya — sca (ening bnchnare svar ge right) No — plese — voice (the coxract opus fllrsher) There's nothing tobe atid of Zhaya— nsx. Who are you! What d'you want — voice Calm down, honey, be ey — shi shih — ios (ore ght tha evr wriggling alin te flr, any fm ‘he lige hice flow her neverteles) Who told you my name — how di you — wotee Easy gl cay — don’t keep moving, t's n0 use — ann conn to back ay. ux (aba sreaning) NOI please! Leave me alone —Tve done nothing — nothing! voter Zhays —Tan'tharm you, honey — sasn ii bnckeolwp again the wall tage rahe an cage fur~ ther) Pease —~ plese — (ae shields bres from the alare) vorce Zhaya— Ztaya — jus listen v0 me— x4 Goring aes from the light) Go away! Leave me alone!90 © ACTUI Scene Teo vworce Zhaya— sw (te accumulated seson, despair and line combine fre to rea er Sue om ber dein heaving wl) Leave me jst leave me please, pleas. just eave me! ‘You abruply he CONTACT MODULE mone up aul ay fro her) ‘Allight,2haya —iftha's wat yo realy ant — ‘Die contact MODULE move cmforaable danse may from br 1 dims doe il ats lie Japa paper- Tantrn. Tae ret of the ge iin dares. Sexy, ca oy ser ed, kr arn eral wy The fsa pregnant silence) Jk Have you~ gone? ‘voice No. 3 (etsy bt wis, There na farther commision) Helo) ‘voice Tm here, Zhaya, if you're ready to speak tome — sea (earl) Wo are you! vores Letsjustsy.. ma fiend {es But 1 doa’tknaw you! ‘oie Sil I'm arena ‘1, How can you be—ifwe've never met ‘voice Tye seen jou. Heard yourvoie— ss How ‘worce Oh... we have our ways— saea (Qnus) Yor mean, you're a fend of Ginn? “wore A friend? Yeah, Sort of Hen You ive whee she ives! “voice Sor of yah Jaca How ie she’ Te she wel? ‘voice Oh —! (tchalanth) Fine, she's fie — 10m Guts Ing that rownds lie wear) 418 (paredying bi toe) "Fine" “Fine”! — ‘voice Tdon't understand — ata — Ginn mght be “fine, fine” — but what has happened to my Ie) — She's taken Om, she's ken Jeena! And where i she? ACT Scone Tivo + 91 Now dhatshe's ine, fine”? ‘voce Well nas st geting around vo that — Wo Gobiger) Ts madness. Talking to alighted tll. Sending ees csoss the ocean — (india tbe rrcophagu) locking Ma into 2 unk —iesall madness! -vorce Why doe tel you my name? Ista (de sbakesber bed) e's not naswral, any oft — ‘vorce Vig Tats my name, Zhaya — Jata I don’ know you, don't even know ifyu realex, buthere ‘we ae, ting! Pretending we're fiends — vancn, Not pretending — nea I yas pretending — with Gina mean. Om sid heked ber, ‘out what di he know shout her, real? What did any of us now? We saw only er Face. When she chose 10 show it ‘Thats nora fend! That's noc even a human being! vac. Tean show you myself, Zhaya — nye I don’t want se you. I dn’ want to tart thinking of you as 2 real penoa, when al the time you'e jus vice in the air — saci. Nocjastmy fice. Allofme— 151 (be tsp upiciouy) oul come her Tn person? ix Sore of A version of me — "ata ih bread reat) No sno ines in wrsons. not ike Jeeta — ct Tell you what. Pl show you what I look ike. Then you de- cide— uta No! TT neve pluck my eyes out or ge into a box — ‘aon: Nothing ike that You'l sce me her, wth yout vm eyes — tava How? Gascatically) You'll send a statue withthe gourds) ‘ites. Jastcone tothe Modle — n0, wail move 9 yo ‘Te conrvcr MODULE moves til is withn er reach She nes bck naa This’ Youl come fom this? ‘act. Don’t worry! Teean't harm you — ssa (ari) No, bur— voit. Tes very simple, Just do a ay Reach under the Module —92 © ACT HT Scene Tw ‘thigh; hold the Module, t's not hot — reach ander it and push te, the uh lower panel, the Bar one right underneath — ‘Shays ety po tay — youl a «dik — sax fll thes insructins,knelng as sb des, oweb= ing the glving alle gingerly agninsing again the Kab. ‘There it Sick, aid he eens the MODUL. Fal bck ‘vnait Ah —oay! Good gi! saa Now—? ‘aca, Now...just wae... (testooens grow brig again and sks ‘alr jor eel) keap watching this spice.» underneath keep watching axa compli. brig lig ies fom ser th coxrsce NODULE. Sw ries, eeaing a poection wih Se mo sion of ston. A figures revealed. A young mass bare ep ell rnc Isher bright ad ray a bare ase — 308 gap. seen Jeeta ere stands ter smiling, is fc wo longer abeved by the gages He lok happy wd ally, bu i exprevion susfamiliar He lotikeromcone ce, ese ton 9 slighty ci, (i oa come fiom the CONTACT MODULE hugh ts mont ane) Wall What you sy now? saat ie wane to moe formar Jeeta. (er band moves to ber south) Isie— you? vat Of coute it's me, Zhaya! nak But youre not where's he (ae means te gle) — you can't be —no! Tecan’ be —it ear! (she cence ‘ULt) Who: have you done! Te aa be hi! ‘cit. (aiares) Oh! You's not happy? Don’t you lite the way T lak? ACT IL Sone Two #98 ‘9x4. Whats this What i this cing in one of me! What have you done with — JEETU! Ge seams) JEETUUUUUU! What have they done o you! Whete have you gone! “Ty fre mall forward ‘ac. This jem, Zhaya — don't you recognize me? Tm yur Jittoo twsa Oh! (doubler oer, sus ote grow, bing beat) What trae you done, what have you done! vce (efignre wale oor a where ats Kel, el down ise) 1 thought you'd be happy to see me! sats (fat loka bin) low can Ube happy witha ghost acim nota ghost — sat0 You ea’? be who you look ike! inci. But Lam —is one sense sta (eae np) You canbe, Kel jst anther madness — ‘an. Why, Zhay? Trust your eyes — ist But yw'e not here! And es... dead st he The one ro whom his. chi. dud belonged? men. (nzes meaning bur wich a eine mows expresion ‘hi face) Depends. On howe you define dest Jase There's only one way to define deah! vnc Gf) Not where Ulive, (pene) We lve some new defini ‘os. (aus) We peak ofa body death anda el death, (sss) The ody you knewis...stllalve. (wait) Come! Does'that count for anything? 14x (niger) And... the sel ‘es. rik) The self you knew is also alive tata Huh — ! Without his body? ‘inal He was willing t seh 98 walling 0 ey — asa And you pa him in— (ae sop, eating bern) But iearan’you! Tews Gana! (arin ashi) Gin? vit What do ow chink, Zhaya? vos Ginn Ginn 9a rea vai. Gin was me sua You?94 + ACTH Scene The ‘unc, Me, Just a minute — (a fans bus, then te voce ss ise ‘in coon’ ny tome) Hl, Zaye! Recagnie me now? Thsie wha Ln Pe whe my voice a few decibels bigher — “woah lenps he fe) But then. bu then Teena was pa in phantoms! vnc, Geanding aswell) He ses whathe wants ro see. He ies what he want toe. svn And ne has no soy! ‘wsci. Hehas a — ating Jia — but no boa! “wnat. He is hsppy,Zhaya, He mide his choice 3 (owing) ahi choosing! Wit his mi bandaged in dreams! “wack. Was it any ferent than his i? Any worse When he ws hing on the secets— was that beter? tata When he was ing in the stzets atleast he knew wha he was! Hie was —he mas — (She opr) But you don’ know this — ‘vnon. 140, {a You can't We neve told Gina ‘won, But T know Jia He... told yor vo Tow old me— sae B Grown) Neve! ‘wast. Always. listened ino you, Zhaya.Uheard every word sin the room — even when the Module was oft ecorded — son (ie ie sckd) EER! Guar ts pace about agitation) ‘waci, Tow Jito's not Auwem and that Au’ your hissed, Tata And about ~ about Jeeta Being — ‘wat. Diseased Yes bute was more smailable than is brother. So ‘we rook him, ats Andi doesn'rmater! Ie makes no difference! ‘wat. Do Hook unvel? Do look des? (ils nicely) There's no selpelas en s youth! His body hele in hor, rsta And you heard every, every thing? “wast. Sav, too. krowabost the wie being loaned auto bal the ‘iy! Abou he water being sold! About the fod being shared! Evecy neez,svery bleh. And you Zhaya — knew whea you bled and when you pased wind, Teven saw you. pleasure ACT Stone To + 95 yourself, Zhya, ving there alone. Teven knew that ss (humiliated) Nol You mst have sept — ‘ino. — and payed ie Back when Tawoke! Jain And Ginn Who is Ginn? ‘rack. Nathing. Nobody. A computer animated wet des, a Wha? ‘an, There's joke we hav, back atthe agency — wel, nt a ‘rea joke— axa What ke — scat “For every fishy a dish — JAN aking er hend in depnr) Tears al we are to you—2 game copay with— ‘nc, Ne,no—I jastmesnt Ginn wassomethng we needed to bait the hook. 908 Hook! Fst ‘ya, You misunderstand — tava You vould ext us ifyou could — (painful pause) Maybe you do? ‘act Do Flooklike someone who would eat another human being? Jnsa au look like Jeet but you'e noc him. (dom So I don"t know what you look ike dont know what you a. ‘cit This i wat Took ike, now, Inia Flow an I believe you? ‘init Zhay, you've led to me — but Pve told you onthe ruth, data Nol-— they st you'd be al! And sick! ‘Tam old and Iwas sick until! got ne his young body — snus Ther sak you werea man — vse, And Ta! Always have been — nih Butthen you lake ike 2 woman! You satlike a woman — ‘ck, Without being one. Without ever saying Iwas ore — saa You si you wanted Om! ‘aca, No I didn't ak for Asn, He came rs. ‘nwa Youstid you waned a healthy body — ‘men. Yes, Zhaya — yours! ‘avs (pr dend) Mn! Buti was Om who gor the jod ‘mac. He's part of the job, but not the job self. Gaus) We're intzested in women where Ine, Zhaya Chikdbeng women,96 © ACTIN See Two wo But ‘vac So we look for young couples, without children — 0a «Om sid he wast mated! ‘yacr. His polygraph showed he lied. Allonors He. They think we reed singles. We let them think that That way only the very desperate apply. That site us, We sch for skin and Blood matches. Auwen matched mine saa Yet you've taken Jerm’s body! ‘vac Fitoo i Auwn's bother, He wns an even bester match — Ista —and now you sa tha all the while you've wanted me! bakes ‘er bead) What can I believe? You sea crooked seam nd ell, ieseaighe! Tharsis m silence wil be obs abe. ‘ike. Bur this seam now true, We look for young men’s bodies 0 live in and young women’s bodies in which to sow their chil dren — saa Why! Don's you have your own? ‘son, We. los the art of having children. taxa How cn that be? ‘axe. We began wo lve longer and longer And healthicr each gen tention. And moce demanding — soon there was competion between one generstion and the next— old aginst young, pa cent aginst child. (rage) We older enes had the advantage of ‘experience. We prevailed. Burour victory wasbiter We secired Paradise — atthe coscof birds and lowers, besand snakes! We were determined to make our amends. So we designed this programme. In exchange for the lf support we offer poorer sections ofthe worl, we gin fesh bois for ourseives. a Giredalow) Andie work? You lve forever? net, Norall of us— every year there are fewer of ws. We fixed the ‘ar, but not the drive! Time comes when the diver ust wan ers off and (ag)... merges wie he statics. Pim one oF the stubborn ones! This is my fourth ody in iy yee, sa Fourth! ‘aca Two were notsuccessl My Fit wile ran away. The thi one ACT Sune Two» 97 sept her child. Taw him bur never held him. Sil. 'm willing to Reep ty, non (ie stare a) T have never been wi cid ‘cs, {know I can fil our bel hari silence taxa. Drpt her gaze. Husied) No ‘nan. You have longed fra chi. Your arms cry out for that sweet ‘burden To hold itin your ams, cuddle and crush with kiss, itis your destiny 2 woman — uve. (ormented) NO! (wings her bandit was never meant tobe! Years ago a seer told me— my stars dened it — von. Yet sanction it, aon, 1, Wit itoo's body — nak (Or pani) No! Jets dead and you're — you're a ranger’ phsatom — vce Tam realand warm and willing. (gas bimsel) This body shor ‘with Life and heavy with deste! This body aches fr you and to ive you what you year for — asa (ovr bey head agains his words bus plese in spit of bref) [Not A marred woman must not hear such words from 3 stranger's mouth — ‘cit But this mouth isn stranger to you, Zhays! Inve Grhipering) No, no! ‘ni. This voice i but the lates tenant in a house that you have kaowa— Java No— no — ‘vast. You deny the trth dati humming in my newly commie soncd veins — 10a Please — ob. e'ssinful —sinfll wt (Boutin oa i her face) — bu. echoed in your pulse? en (conering ber face) Ts madnes you're offering me — anes! acu, Isitmadness to offer you your hears dese? ney Thad stopped hoping — had ceased to dream — ‘ict, Bur you can stat again. Tam here ro make posble Mon But (er viz often) whose shld would i be». Jests? Or... yout98 © ACTII Scone Two ‘cit. (mile) This Jsoo'sbody! sta Yer — bue— "mnt. It would belong to this body — it woud belong to Jtoo's body — wes But would tbe Jeer’s shld? Would it look ike him? Have hisvoiee ‘anon. No-one can say fr certain which patent child wil ke ater Ik ould loa ike you, ater all, hve your voce son looking perpen che extondsw band wondering) towards the apparition) Yes — st — (her band poser shengh ad she esl rrr) vmnon Al-ah! Can't touch! ‘asa Then —how Row — ‘hor is aching a the dor van 1 (indisinly fom the door) InterDlnta Services! Request ‘permission to make contac! wea Abt sancit Doa't — don’t be fightened! Ie’ justehe agency. can ell ‘them 0 wai, fyou want— healed rouces a smal device bir war-band) tea Wt Wai for what voxel For you to decide ifyou want proceed — taxa Ton understand! What are you ying — ‘oxo The guards wll make the child possible Zhaya, Ks just for smal a device — twa What device! ‘ancat —an implan. Something I sea fo you, whi they've ready to deliver. But you can tke your time, About two or thre days ae sl within your fre ele — ws Glonting) What are you taking about! Troll you —no more ‘madness Bither you ae here or — vanca (pasienaly)Zhaya —Pa love to tavel wo be with you — tata Then do i! You who are so powerful —yon who can tal fom body to body — "kot. — bu the risks of travelling across the world ae to great! ACTUI Scone Tro © 98 “The wodd you ive in is too dangerous forme, Zhaya — nan (raged Then ou are phantom after al ie raerber bad teste te figure he whirls towards be CONTACT MODULE) AN ikon cone to mock me — again! Agia! ‘The contact moots flies easly et of er rac, ‘act. Tl show you what to do, sep by sep. e's simple and i's painies— sta Nob (ping fly a helo, the Fire of er watches ‘angular a diane) The pain tellsme 'm alive! Twantthe pain! ‘nor. Thea you cn have all the pain you want, Zhaya ~ just as ou ‘want Tecan take the ual nine months you wane, with die din exercise and mel personnel to monitar you — een (ie leaps as he lobe, rong in Frustration) ARRRHH? ‘cn, — and Tbe with you al the way — sux TDlived you! Ttusted jou! Go fhe eps sb jmp from light highs and come rectonally ele te gle) But it ‘was jus one more of your rooked truths! van. Nothing Ihave wid s untrue [ean setup so that we can be together — go places — anywhere you want — right inside ssa Tdon'r want your make-beeve eave! I don't want yur ticks ing comfors! i as oped jumping ands aking around for smth wih wish tet conract 0202) va Zhaya we can even be. intimate, roo! Rely. But I thought you'd ike to ger wo ksow me Bist — 16a (ists shaw bing up tthe globe lass ews ips Ines, pl-ues,gadges) 1 don’ want to ow a ghost! (the {CONTACT MODULE monet sah ns ay) I want real hands touching me! I want to fel seal weight upon me! lear your breath in my ear — feel my har being pulled, sweat runing in my mouth — ‘yo. And sal possible — 1a (harps) No! Not without risking your sin! (busing) Never Do you hese me, whoever you are, wherever you ae? Never!100+ AGE IN Sue Feo Never! NEVER! (with sh she abe lit) Tere is 10 ‘Sonenss witht rk ‘Thar ica hve fiparks ana wermkof ltr ight. The the costact Nos ges i. For a fw seconds he High tn te whl oo lk, ppl nd BD ty tai Ti snd pansion the ee of he sage Jet's Figure bs vale ata (losing op, evar he darko lbs You! Can you hae me? ran the dr a bck cea 1 (vg do) InerPants Service! Request peeision| to gain entry! Inia (i cotacr noms} Can you yu eae me, You ve For gotten your name ie doesnt matte! You never bothered ro say mine conecly anyway couano 1 ncking) Tepe! Reguetporinion ro ener fast (the coxtacr moou) Look I'm not stupid, you know? ‘now you've stzonger than me, you'e richer tan me. You'll get ze in the end —T know you sil, Bue T want vou to rsk your skin forme. Eventhough sell Jena akin—1 wan you 39 rakit, For me cocans 1 thamncring af oe dor) Madan! Mada! We have an ‘ent meige for you fom yur Receive! tata Biber that or — 9 1 ads of mechanical csv a the dor)—atachng exter ‘al speaker (rs a ermpins ww crackle) ses (ie rnb np a pete of bran lan) — you wont have mea all In any sense! sauna | Speaker itil, Begin ransmision ie (bir voz ene ad eral, bus aud ad lene enogh hate isone orca panes nthe roam) Zap liten tome soca’ bap 0 wis this one 194 Pye discovered ane definition for winning, Wining by losing win iyo lose ACT Sone Two + 101 ‘mst, haya tis iv eracines — tas Pm sor you-whose-name--haveforgor— soe Vit — 19s Tes your Halt. you want to play games wih peopl, you should ‘be carefl not push them off the board. You pushed me too far Now sete’ nothing le forme to lose ‘inott — but your lle, Zhaya! You stil have your lie ahead of you! Juss What dot care ast my fe You've shown me that noe relly ite any more. Ps your. Py noe willing to sactake my lor se The only thing have lef which ie stil mine ismy dex, My deat and my pede — ‘van Zina — Zhaya — pride nothing, Pride 3 poor man’s fancy dees — wos And lr you take i from me wil be naked as wll as poor ‘Do ou lik Fhaten’euneasood you by now? You'll acverlet re have what you have, yout onl wilt sare your eee: Lwonicshalows wh ne, ournght sions, your “ial ouch! 1No,no-—iftheonly clothes I can afford ae these ays pide ‘he Ferme have those! Unlike Ons — unlike Mi — and Jeeta xcs Zhaya — don’ make me ll the gars are the door if you wantrexpec, then open the door woul Jase You cn'esee me, can you? T's holding piece of ls agains yy dha IFyou force the dos, you wll pish his sso my thos, ‘aca. Zitaya — the food you take contains ant acide deus. You ‘re philly incapable of taking your own lie — asa Test the sength of your drugs, Force that door. ‘ut Zhaya — please! We've gor thi fr — I love your pte — TE ‘realy do. In thea months and weeks, Ihave come to aire you ai are for yu. Don’ let me down now! tans Then sskyour skin ue, (pez) Yu'ee being unreavonsble — eldest ts ashe soon, haya — ita boredot this argument! Don’tyou understand? This game i102 + ACTII Seone Tro lovee! Ether you have to erst me and start agin oF you. rst acept 3 new se of aes. ‘wat. (oly Ths ridiculous! Ths sbackmail— Iota What use do T have for word like “back” when 1 hold sy death in he palin of my hands? “wast, You'renotso stupid at think you can win against me, hays seen Stupid or not i ose my fe win his game ‘inet You won’ be alive wo svout thar vcwey — asa — but Tl de knowing hat you, who lve only to win, will have Tost 0 poor, weak and hele wornan, And T' get more pleasure out ofthat ist moment of eth than ve hadi my tie ie 0 fa vex Zhaya, thisis cis — sav You sil ane see me? ‘act. (penis) No— but Ian get camera — tata No, don’t iell you what 'm doing (mathe hr mctons ther sword). collecting ll ee pllyané meine an find. going to take the ones for saying awake, unt I run out of {hem IF doa hear the sound of your own hard on my door before that time, il tke my Me. fhe guards cause me 259 iscomfort whatever — Ti take my fe you do anything st sllether than come herein penon — Il ake mye! ‘unc Zhaya— Inve And in the meantime, I want yu to pasties comet Ws Jaa— "Vain “istie™, vat Zhaya — asa T won't lk to you unes you syit ight! ‘act. (pans) Zh aya Jaya aya ~-isen to me — tits No! You listen tome! I want tobe tee alone — erly alone. t n't want to hear any sounds, I don't wane any dsurbances, Tm going to take my ils atch TV, havea dozen baths day, ft for three instead oF one. For the fst tie in my fe and maybe he asi of my i, 'm going eno myself al by nyse. Tsuggest you tke some ret. You have long journey ahead of you and i sur to be a hard one ACTIN Sene Two * 103 ghd nto es dwn comfrey from of 10 elvion,lercby eon. Sets happy wd Pols Se pointe emt nd are nd ld [i jun as fl he om. FINAL CURTAIN