AFTER ASHLEY by GINA GIONFRIDDO. * DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE INCACKNOWLEDGMENTS (My grateful thanks to those mentioned elsewhere an also to: Wate AT et, Car Cen Mie Cdn, Liz Engelman was this play's dramarurg extraordinaire and ‘guardian angel <6 New York City 2005 APTER ASHLEY recsived its world premiere in the 2004 Humana Festival of New American Plays a¢ the Aezots Theatre of Louisville (Mare Masterson, Artistic Ditecton: Alexander Speer, Executive Director), opening on March 20, 2004. Ie was directed by Mare Masterson; the set design was by Paul Owen; the costume design vas by Connie FurrSoloman; the lighting design was by Tony Penna the sound design was by Vincent Olive: the general man ager vas James Roemer; the production stage manaper was Paul Mills Hoimes; the stage manager was Andrew Scheer; and the po duction manager was Frtier W. Marsh, The cast was as follows JUSTIN Jesse Hooker ASHLEY (Carls Haren ALDEN Stephen Barker Ture JULIE Sabrina Veron: RODERICK "son Pugatch DAVID Frank, AFTER ASHLEY wa originslly produced in New York City by the Vineyard Theste (Dou etor Jenifer Garvey-Blackwell, Executive Director), opening on Febausty 28 2005. Te was diteced by Tery Kinney: the set desga was by Nei Patel the cose design was by Laura Bauer: che lighting dish vas by David Lande: che original music and sound design were by Michael Bodeen and Rob Milburn; the general manager, was cca’ Habel, the production stage manager was ‘Christine em; the stage manager was Diane M. Bllecing. and the pro duction manager was Ben Morris. The cast was as follows justin Kieran Calin ASHLEY conn Data Elson ALDEN : Tim Hopper JULIE ‘Anna Paquin RODERIC Marke Rosenthal DAVID ‘Geant ShadCHARACTERS {in oder of appearance) JUSTIN HAMMOND, 17 ASHLEY HAMMOND, 35 ALDEN HAMMOND, 38 DAVID GAVIN, 505 JULIE BELL, 19 RODERICK LORD, 30-35 SETTIN The play takes place in 1999 in Bethesda, Marland aed in 200 Wk Cy and ental Pld “They have system of hay th sen of heap they cl ain You un a ‘memory. When all dhe Tecomes «ela «Tis tool i especialy able o abuse ign Burroughs et hat Eploded, 1963. The Ticker:AFTER ASHLEY ACT ONE The Hammand fami livng room. Bethesda, Marland ( suburb of Washington, D.C), sonmer of 1999. Ja teen. is home sick rom cook. oneaing wera blanket and tuatching TV wth bis mother. Adley try five. Jn dares tue hear the vee of De Bob tal show pychologic. He bas ¢ oud, authoritative sce and speak ts hit aden sw gn 1h and deliberately a if anticpatng they won under Sims Only flckering lg inde atercion, liinating ‘the moo people wasching it Though Dr. Bob spec, this dint ke ge ym a ful minaedage DR BOB, (Voiceoner) ... and Iwill ay to you .. what Tsay to patients in my private practice. There ae five hinge you need to know to get yourself life license. You ignore these rules and you are living without a license and you wil be pulled over; you will find yourself stalled on the expressway while the other divers speed thead. There are five rules and number one is your eyes are open for your eyes are closed but they cant be both and if they clove, you are getting ready to dive right into a wall. Youre goana hurt yourself and maybe somebody ele, And number two, you can “rive without a map, but you wil gee lose and you wil reach yout destination ether too late for dinner of not at al, Number thee if you do not focus, you will mise your ext. And you can go back and correct your ero, but youte ona lose time and youle youn be late for dinner and thar rule number fout: you donot show up in time for dinner, there ie no guarantee of loves, And what do we know about loves? They ae often col, they ar not fresh — (stn aims a rere control and maces the seand of the TV, JUSTIN. Tm sorry — I cant lien to this. This man is an dionASHILEY, I wane to hear what he res he couple with the incom patible sex dives. L want to ae if he els them vo spli up, JUSTIN. Tan believe you watch this. Hea moron, The people ov eto him are morons ASHLEY. Morons wih incompatible sex drives. What do you think they should de? JUSTIN, I dont cae ASHLEY, ‘Thats not helpful Justin. These people have incompat ible sex drives and they are asking for help. Wht should they do? JUSTIN, They should stay home, They should have some dignity. ASHLEY. You think sexual dysfunction is sharneule JUSTIN. 1 ehink its private ASHLEY. So they should stay home and be sextlly incompatible and vot ell anyone JUSTIN. No. They should goto 2. adactr or something, His degre sin sociology, you knows He’ not evn licensed ‘ASHLEY. Tin not converted. Ihave’ bought his book ye JUSTIN. Mom, you cannot buy his book ASHLEY. Tow JUSTIN. He named his book afer an Eagles song, He ie beyond tidiculows ASHLEY. Sometimes [think I want that, chough, Lf the Fut Lane, Dont you? JUSTIN. What? AASHILEY, Life in the fst ane, Docs that sound soe of gest JUSTIN, Ie sounds like an Eagles song, ASHLEY. Youte no fun. Listen vo you rot licensed.” Whose chill are you? JUSTIN. T just think hea fraud. I could give beter advice than tha ASHLEY. Really? Can 1 ell you my problems? JUSTIN, I gues eit ime for me take more Advi ASHLEY. Ton know JUSTIN. You were supposed so write it down, ASHLEY. Oh, Fuck Tin bad mother. Are you hoe? JUSTIN. Yeah ASHLEY. So take more. Ws not going to kil you. (Sie dale pile) So, es lk about how you got this. I she ete? JUSTIN, What do you mean? ASHLEY. Monai the kissing disease, ight? waa wo know who Aignity, privacy, “he’s 2 JUSTIN, Von not sing anyone ASHLEY. So how'd you get JUSTIN. Tjuse.. Teenagers gee it They jus 1 night have ‘drunk out of someone's sox ® 1 dont know ASIILEY. OK. fine Ifye no opening up to mem no open ng up you, JUSTIN. You can sat choo. in the only one in my char who hast school with niging, Can | gues? JUSTIN. Tn not messing sour ASHLEY. The gl who babysit forthe Seles JUSTIN, No ASHLEY. Shek cute though, ian she? JUSTIN, She's in ASHLEY. The Sirs mad JUSTIN. Yue insane. Sh ike ory years old ASHLEY. So she not sx? Tm lost ory Kissing we should we hve asx el JUSTIN Tin not King ASHLEY. Wal have a sexta JUSTIN No ASHLEY, How about dg talk Should we have drug ek? JUSTIN. Tint oe aa) You relly think you seul doth dog lk ASHILEY, Lknow about. What do you mean by ha? JUSTIN. Nothing, [fel like shi dot want to have any tall, ASHILEY. Why do you dink should the dg al? | knw ahour dogs JUSTIN. No dling, (Paws) ASHLEY. Speak JUSTIN. Yeu Kaew wae ¥.. Tim not completly spi, you know [now you smoke po. (nae) ASHLEY. fethec a pohly? JUSTIN. Normally no. When ifs ninety-five degrees and hv ASHLEY How JUSTIN, Lean slit fm aoe nine anymore. (we) ASHILEY, You ow wat | want tll you about ps? JUSTIN, No. Ys aver) Wye have it anyway. Yute her, Iv hete. LetsASHLEY. Tin a very unusual smoker. I smoke it now and chen, bbue Tim not addicted. Ie doesnt interfere with my lif. JUSTIN. OK! ASHLEY. So, if youre thinking of experimenting, just keep that in mind, You might relly ke i and there’ no guarantee you could ‘ontzl ike do, Tm an aceasonal smoker and not everyone can td chat. JUSTIN, Dose smoking every day make you an occasional smoker? ASHLEY. I dont smoke every day JUSTIN, Yeah, you do. (Pace) ASHLEY. OK, I do. do and ' glad were tallng abou tis JUSTIN, So does that mean I can ty tor no? ASHLEY. You exn try it with me. youre going to ey it anyway ‘We should do that. Do you want to do that? JUSTIN, Maybe, ASHLEY. T think we should. I think we should do that. Ihave some, Do yous want tty it now? JUSTIN, Yeah. Yeah, defniteys Mom, [have a hundred and cwo degree fever and Um ike, colonized by view, I should probably ay pot now ASHLEY. I'm sory. Tid chinks JUSTIN. Youre acing cally werd ASHLEY. I'm not sored, JUSTIN. I enaw. Your mellow when yore stoned. ASHLEY. Tm not mellow now? JUSTIN. No, Youre all ke. agiated, [ASHLEY I kow. (Peuse,) Why dont we have che sx all? JUSTIN. No! Mom! Jesus. What the Fuk! ASHLEY, Tim sorry. You know ... 1 just need ro talk. I juse do and JUSTIN, So tll Go ahead. I juse dont wane ro have sex lk ASHLEY. OK, bur wha if | do? (Pawe.) JUSTIN. About me or shout you? (Pace) ASHLEY. About you ... by way of me. (Pawe) JUSTIN. Tim nor sure what that means ASHLEY, [ee not asx lle Is more a life ell, Um just. I je have been feling like something got ro change, you know? OK, 1 know you hate Dr, Bob, bur he elle abou, you know, traveling without a map and Ife ile thats exacey what I did. [—I dat tue a map and now here Tam and i all wrong andthe choice is keep going or ext and — oo JUSTIN, Can you all about this without road metaphors? ASHLEY. Dod get mani young. I got marted fucked up any ie JUSTIN: OK ASHLEY. Dont get martid until you'e shiny. Tire. You dont know who you ae in your twenties, Try aot to gets i pre pant butif you do, have an abortion, Fes noe he end ofthe werk Yul be caumatied for like swo days bu then youl JUSTIN. Did you have an abortion? ASHLEY. No, but could hae and. Look, Hove you more chan anything. You the only good hing in my life. But {as even fone and I det know asp and T didnt know your dad a al wri ben dating kes couple of months — a lite longer JUSTIN. So Ti an scidene? ASHLEY. Yash Should I not have tld you chat JUSTIN. Tm ao sue ASHLEY, Am screwing you up by JUSTIN, I dont know yt ASHLEY. Twas jst way too young, I was sventyone which now sounds realy od to you, but oh may God Sometimes | Took at you and {think you should be demented. 1 cat bel youre no eoly deren JUSTIN. Why ~- bere you gocstoned when you were pregan? ASHLEY. No. I mean, I did once or tice but I mean We bought «house and your did went co work and thee | was, Wit you. im weng-ane and im a housewife and it was OK when you were a baby and I jus sorta strapped you on and took you places ine when you stared co wal, JESUS CHRIST. My whole he ws ang afer you making sue you didn kill youself and 1 got 50 depresied. Really. payeho depresed. [usd wo tick you in your sib and go smoke and then yout ery and Td go back incur | ee sully and Ta jus iin font of your eb. Td sion the floor and Jasthang oat the bare onthe ex ike {war inal and would And chen youl ey because T vas crying and 1d xy more becuse ‘what kindof horible mother makes het baby ery, you knew? TUSTIN: Yeah. 1 dont know if yu should be ling me sis ASHLEY, Bue ids OK. see? Beeaue yout great. You're amazing You survned me. But thats you and youre extsordinay, Dont de what di, Don be inesposible and wreck our life and fk up your kid and have a wife who hates you JUSTIN. You hte Dad? and 1 ing you this? aeASHLEY. Hes ie, He fin. peton, We just have nothing comme fwd dated even amon anges sok wel ke fig that eat Donat nary someone you dont kaow wa Pa) Soy Tow hes you her, but he des you cry oo. can ee JUSTIN. Hes. He ie [ASHLEY, Right He’ ine For someone else he’ ine. He's just not tke ws JUSTIN, Hess sot straigh, ASHLEY, Seaightlaced you mean? No king, He’ igi what yout wing JUSTIN, Pn ot saying anything ASLILEY. And hypoctie, Hess huge Faking hypocrite JUSTIN. Why? ASHLEY. Hirbig liber her beds for the downtoden mass He’ losing seep ver people he doer know whl is own hows gos tosh JUSTIN You chink im going to shi ASHLEY. No. No I dont was elng vague and inconlusive so it woul ser ie was complaining abot my mariage which ofcourse am probably shoulda be wling you this but 1 dt have anyone he tl JUSTIN, You ned fends Like maybe one ofthe ather moms ASHBY, Theyteall ooo: Tent oa PTA meeting. Il ike afisk I ned a jo, but have no el, JUSTIN, You tech art Thats ob ASHLEY. Noc veal Ws a pay jb. Is pat time. And Tm not food ait X do like chien ann no s god arts. JUSTIN, Youre ell ood ars ASHLEY. Youre sect but you know — Tim not. Thats what 1 would have figured out if Thad poten mati so young 1 would have i o gt marino show and saan T wad have filed butt would have en OK ct {would have been young enough to switch cares JUSTIN You can switch excersuow ASHLEY. Yn, bit what would I do? [have noiea what I would do. Thats she problem with Dr. ob. He mye its OK to change anes, but he doe.» never speci TIN, Riphe Hes an idiot Dd you jus say you hate chide LEY. Yeah Yah do I aloys have: Tea, you cant sy ‘hate ke Being arcs a cit or something. You js cane say it bur doi chink thee cue dot thik ther aor thei ie cay animals, are cute. Lim a facing fraud as a eachet: JUSTIN, Did something happen? ASHLEY, Whar do you meant JUSTIN, Why is this happening now? ASHLEY. Why is whae happening? JUSTIN. You fresking out ASHLEY. T'm not freaking ou, Fm just .. {don know. Midlife ets, Maybe JUSTIN. Thiey-five iat mid-life anymore ASHLEY, Tknow. know, jue... Fn noc happy JUSTIN, Maybe you should go to therapy or something ASHLEY, “We went to mariage coumsting. Ie didet work Remember when you had that babyiters0 we could go take 2 ‘ooking clas? That was ie We were in therapy Ie dda wore JUSTIN. Then you should ger a divore ASHLEY. We cat do that, but if we did live wich? JUSTIN. You. Probably ASHLEY. See Het imposible, right? JUSTIN. He’. Hes fine, He tres. Hes not .. [would choose you. Le eave tat chat. Why cat yo ge a dover? ASHLEY, We talked abou it. We dont have enough money for to households and you have eo go to college 19 would you want to JUSTIN, can go to a state school, You shoulda stay together because of tha ASHLEY. [fee ike I screwed up my lif like.» ike L wok the wrong ext, you know? {gor olf ex. { did ead the may JUSTIN. "Not to... prolong the bad highway metaphos, hue ‘maybe you should rake aerp. Seriously ke. goto Eumpe for ‘month. A couple months. Hm around. (ese) ASHILEY, [think loc of dhs x abour sex, you know JUSTIN. OK, no. You cat — AASHILEY. Tm thiry-five and Five never had ike swept aay JUSTIN. OK, Mom movie se, ike you need w phone a Fiend or lke wit 1 don knows but youre gonna elle abou you know, about YOU and sex, I just eae ASHLIEY, I's moc just about me, though wat gonna tell you about sme and chen there would be a mora Not moral -— 4 mesa Fuck, 1 just want to encourage you to sleep with alot of people before you get marred. Safely you know, and espectly. Gad. Weshould talk about that, to0, you know; about not being « dick. Because that song, you know, Jor Jackson? “Is Diffeent for Gish"? leis, Different for gis. Young girls anyway. Right now I could Fuck. someone who didn care about me. I could do that. Right now I ‘ould fuck like nine people who dont care about me — JUSTIN. No. No. Stop. I cant. And that song is meant ironi- cally He actually doesn chink ics differen for gs. (Pause) ASHLEY. Are you sure? JUSTIN. Positive. This gil keeps telling him is diffrent for gis and then she dumps him and che song slike... les angy. He’ sy ing its noe different for gis. Guys get hurt, 0. ASHLEY. Wow. See? You'e so much smarter than me. That’ the ‘other thing, 'm nor that bright. mean, I get by —T'm nor recarded, ‘bu... your dad is super smart and so are you. Im realy average. But Inack to sex and respect... You need to be realy respect because ‘when yori young Sex is scrous for git, and guys, with the posible ‘exception of Jo Jackson, just seit as geting of, So dont bea dick. TUSTIN, Slep with lots of women but dont be a dick? ASHLEY. You're right. {should clarify chat. What E mean i char yout fathers the second person Lever slept with and the Fist per son T only did ic with once and ..» You cant learn all there isto know about sex from one person especialy if youre not sexually ‘compatible with chat person which in my case Tm not JUSTIN. Holy fick — I better wake up tomorrow and this ll beer bea dream, ASHLEY. Why? JUSTIN. Because youre eling me my faher is .. You ust cane ‘do that! You cane. You can tall co me lke this. ASHLEY. I know. I wis you were a gl sometimes. JUSTIN, You cane talk wo a daughter ike cis either! Are you nuts? ‘ASHLEY. Yes. Yeah, cheres something really wrong with me. JUSTIN. You'e fine. You just... You lak a fucking peer group is the problem eens ASHLEY. Marcy. She had a baby. She's boring, now. Something did happen, JUSTIN. What do you mean? [ASHLEY I didate do i JUSTIN. Do what? ASHLEY. A guy. One of the dads. At school. He hit on me. JUSTIN. OK. ‘What abour that woman you went to galleries ASHLEY. The frst fw times I didnt even get it i so. out of| touch, Bure kept up. JUSTIN. Do Tov him? ASHLEY. No. His kid is fve: you wouldnt. He kee ic up and 1 juse never ook the hint so finally he gave me ie number and said tall me, lees gee a drink. And I fel 9 shit, you know? He must ‘ink im so stupid, ao dense. Te wae like weeks and weeks of ell tbvious sexual innuendo like .. Like when I had clay om my face bel ike wie i off nd sy something ie “Oh, your tac JUSTIN. Ob, Jess ASHLEY. Obvious, right? JUSTIN, Cheese ASHLEY. You thinke JUSTIN, Yesh. ASHLEY. So I have his number and I just Part of me realy wants fo call JUSTIN, ‘What do you want me sy? ASHLBY. I want someone co ell me what do SUISTIN Yowell about my ASHLEY. I'know. I kaow. Forge it Til gets therspis or some thing. A licensed one. Ate you pissed at me now? JUSTIN. No. I jase. Tan really be your girlftiend. You know? ASHLEY. T know. Pawe,) Mariage is hard. People used to die at thiryfive, you know. We were meane eo be together his lng. ‘Can I give you advie if ts nonsexual? JUSTIN. OK ASHLEY, When you fll in love wich gel, think really hard about Ine exceptional qualts. Like maybe she’ relly supportive of your ‘work or maybe shetlls you youl gorgeous when youte having sex ‘with her Think good and hard abou these things because ten years down the road these ae the thing that are going to drive you fuck ing apeshi. JUSTIN. So yout telling me my mariage is doomed? Tim gonna ‘wind up hating my wifer ASHLEY. No. No, that was my point. [belive in love JUSTIN. Ic doesn sound like it ASHLEY. No, Ido. I guess what 'm eying is get to know her ‘Wai until youre ile bie sick of her and shen decide you sant co marty her JUSTIN, Mary agit I'm sc ofASHLEY. Yeah. IFyoute sick of he and yo still wane to be with her ie wil probably ls. JUSTIN. You have n idea what youre talking about, do you? You ate making this sic up ax you go along ASTILEY. ‘The last part, yeah I dost know anything about suc cess relationships. So Iam sore of pling that out of my 23,38 the kids aay. JUSTIN. Whar did you like about Dad when you liked him? ASHLEY. The exact se sll chat pises me ofF now. His sensi tivity, When Twas ewentyFehought twas just amaring chat guy «could beso pasonate abou the pro-choice movement, He wo say things like, "Your body is your owe," and Igoe weak [remem ber there was a series of rapes on our campus and he ced. T swooned over that, you know? JUSTIN. “And nov you think these are bad things? ASHLEY, Nor bic: Phony. Or something. I mean, he can read about a massacre in Aftica and just... He fel thir pain, you know? But when its people he knows, well... Real people arent pe innocents. You know? JUSTIN. No, ASTILEY. Its no greac fiat to pty strangers: The teat of of hhumaniy isto fel srry for people you how well saough not to like. (Alden Fommond, sireeight, enter) ALDEN. How's the patient? JUSTIN. Hey, ‘ALDEN. Ie your fver down? JUSTIN, Tin noc sure ALDEN. (Ts Ashley) You should probably check his cemperatre ASHLEY. Hes taking Advi. el gn down when ic goes down, ALDEN, Wha are we watching? JUSTIN, Dr. Bob, ALDEN. Why isthe sound off JUSTIN, Bectuse he's novon, ALDEN. Why ae we watching him if he’s moron? ASHLEY, Tm it off: usin se he remote turn ff the television.) ALDEN, So, whats up? ASHLEY. Where have you been? ALDEN. I have heen ata school board meeting .. Starbucks ane Borders. (To Justin) T bought you someting, (Alden bands Jian a bag and Justin epee ts an audiobook.) Remerber? I wes teling you JUSTIN. (Esha) Ob, yesh! Cook ALDEN. And its an audio book so you can just isten. Now tha route fecing ile bit beer we should work on malking beter we ofthis downtime. Find some entertainment options besides the TV TUSTIN. OK ASHLEY. IF you hed a school hoa meeting that mesns youre wtcing ronight? ALDEN. Lam writing, ys. Small pee This was a very ine: sscing meeting concerning the Foreign language eursculam a the high school level. (To Jain.) Did you tke Latin? USTIN. No, Spanish, ALDEN, OK. Was Latin an option or did you choose — USTIN. Ie wasst an option ASHLEY. Do you realy not know this suf ALDEN, Excuse ne? ASHLEY. Do you read his repore can? ALDEN. read ehem, yes done memorize them, Do you? ASHLEY. No, but Tin aot an education reporter fora major news ope. This is stuff you maybe oughta know ALDEN. Wel, The question they grappling with is this idea thot i a increasingly earl soe nt perhaps ne ;posible tallow a dead language to Full foreign language requirement. Which I chink ia valid question, ASHLEY. Yeah This country is becoming so... French, I dont now what I would do without all che French I took ALDEN. Well, French i sil lving language. Ie sul ASHLEY, In any of your travels, did you happen to pie up sik? ALDEN. Tin sory. Peompletly forgot. [Igo ASHLEY. No.l go. (Aly ges ap Alden fishes sep of paper ‘eu of is pocket and hand tober) ALDEN. T want you to cll sis number tomorrow ASHLEY, What i his ALDEN. T mee someone who i willing to do the yd work fora very reasonable amount of money ASTILEY, I'l do ic fora very resonable amoust of money ALDEN. Wel, you havent in the lst several months 40. think his isa very good option ASHLEY. Why does this ay “pay phone’? ALDEN. He ives a shelter, ASHLEY. He’ homeless? ALDEN. He is homeless PnASHLEY, You‘e noc seious ALDEN. 1 spoke with him for aaly an hour: He’ a ery ine: ting ay highly motivated» and hes png to geeon a ee ASHLEY. Why ihe homelen ies o highly waste ALDEN. I'm nt. Youve smaner than er ASHILEY. Smarter han what Why ie Homes? ‘ALDEN, Well thats an ignores ASHLEY. Is not ignorant. ope ae homeles fra season ADEN. Nortecae hye ay ASHLEY. Tn sure some people ae homeless because they ary. ALDEN. Just call him, ee oe ASHLEY. Some people are homelas base sey ly, Some people are homeless berate thee sep ° ALDEN. Tin not ging to dingy ASHLEY, What? Am wrong? You cant make these blanker sae mens. "No one i homees because theyte lay “All ewes ALDEN, Tim not going to engage you in a discussion — ASHLEY, Yeh, boas you a ALDEN. No, becuse youre beng provocative. ASHLEY. Some hole pope ua one Eaneed women are Fucking pains inthe ALDEN. Well thats good... theory to advance in ron of your ASHLEY. He watches Spring, We watch ie rgether There ae women on there who {would feat te sit our SFT bad oe them every day of my lie ALDEN, Thats enough ASHLEY. Jin ares with me. Speaking of .. Doe he et sigh non cning our home iat work camp ov ngs ALDEN. “Give me te sumbee I ell ASHLEY, No, il al him. But ell me whats wrong with him ALDEN. Hes menclly handicapped. ASHLEY. Hes rand? ALDEN, He ls an aecive onder, ASHLEY. Which one ALDEN, He ina mdiced schizophrenic ASHLEY, (Net confontationa,) Yous an tole ALDEN. noting all you hen yu tke hind 'm ot ging ten the language in fon of im ASHLEY. I apologize, Justin, a ALDEN, Ie unacepable ASHLEY, Ie deftly noc «good use of his downine. ALDEN. Tn gong to make mye something co ext unless you ASHLEY, (Overlapping) Unless I cooked? 12 hundred fucking degrees, Alden. (Aon este rom.) JUSTIN, You should maybe eink hat divorce ASHLEY, Het diculous Hes ota Serbs introducing hin fefeo ste people JUSTIN, OK, bu. You provoke him ASHLEY. That re. (Poure) JUSTIN, Why dont you go out ASHLEY. Out where JUSTIN. 1 dont know. Go somewhere. Aiccondvoned, Chill ut Go co, ke, aba or something ASHLEY. Alone JUSTIN. Lookin the Cy Paper. Find, like, «poetry eading + something ASHLEY. Maybe JUSTIN. You need to do something. Yu ne a eave dhe ho ASHLEY. You might be ght I should thnk shou tat JUSTIN. You shouldnt cn abou you should do You nce to fad, Uke, ouside ative ASHLEY. Tow is ard, though You know? JUSTIN, A loro things ze hard You just have co suck i up an de em yoo Behe oa aera ui tier gona go pick aight with him ge stoned in your bt room aed snk there ae beer opto ou khowe ASHLEY. Beer ues of my downtime? JUSTIN, Bacall Yeh. ASHLEY, OK OK Cir Paper (shy hse Jasin) Tove you so ‘much Tm soy Tm being dik T dnt know whats wrong wth ne JUSTIN. Tes hot. You ead change, enor a big ded Just Go out, OR ASHLEY. OK. Out, Mom is geing ou, Adie ever Juin sere afi er. igs di lowly he age etter dark. We bar he folcing recone 917 eal a he i tropa) OPERATOR: (Vicover) 911, Whav is your emergency? JUSTIN. (ocever) My mother Some inaudible ors) in the Basement OPERATOR. (ios) Ym worry — you sd your mother —JUSTIN. (Voiceover) She's in the basemen. IRATOR. (Voiceover) Is she hur? TIN. (Voietoer) Yes. You have to ome, Right now. OPERATOR (Voiceover) Do you kaa the nature of — JUSTIN. (Vaceoer) He did something to het There’ blood ‘everywhere — OPERATOR. wha JUSTIN. (Voiceover) Do you have my addres? OPERATOR. (Voiceover) Te thie person inthe house with you JUSTIN. (Voieoner) Do you know my aldese? OPERATOR (Voiceover) Ihave you on the screen as Shelburne Place, Is that — JUSTIN. (Voiceover) Yer How soon — OPERATOR. (Voicerver) OK, iFyou believe this person may sill be in she house, you need to leave — JUSTIN, (Voevorer) Tm not leaving her! She's my mother OPERATOR. (Voiceover) State you neat an exit? JUSTIN, Voieoer) Tan aot leaving he! Jesus Christ! She's ay mother (Three years later Ii 2002 now and were in New York Cy The lights gt ney brighton inn te of abl tlio ‘ule sow called Pres in jie. [Notes Then tu audience for ‘is show jt bo, gu, and production ff} Tn the tanston ee ‘ear be deme Pais in sea fll: dmc theme musi and milage duos. Think wartime mewn and police dramas msc ‘tha promis the god gs wil kick as Over hi. poi siren) WOMAN, (Vteroer) My daughter i missing! Shes notin her ANEWSCASTER. (Voiceover) .. gully ofall counts ASHERIFE. (Voiceover) Dont et. Dont sleep. Were coming afer JUSTIN. (oiceoser) Tn not leaving het! Shes my mothee! (Theme musics as David Gavin, fifi, enter and addres the adione) DAVID. ‘The people ofthis country have had enough. Amerie time victimsare no going tobe silenced, They will not be vl that justice is none of their business. Juice is my business and your business .. You dnt needa badge ora law degice ro make josie Ihappen; you only need a voice. (Light ie om the et of David Gavin ilvision talkshow Alden and tin ae bit guests} David Gavin. ‘Tonight on Profle in jute, I am joined by. Alden Hammond and his soa, juin. Alden Hammond is formety an (Woierver) OK, when you say he, do you know 4 clucation reporter for The Washington Pt. Hes, more recently, the author of the ctcally-ecaimed ook, Afr Ashi. The book chronicles the 1999 murder of his wile, Ashley Hammond, and ties the crime’ profound impace, not only on = Fil but on ation. L want ro say fist, bath of you, how sotry Lath For your les. As the parent of a murdered child, T know how Fsce a pain and how enduring 2 sorrow Fala los i. (Pause Jatin, we tse portion of your 911 call in the opening of ove show. Thats the years ago now, but Il bei seems ike yesterday. JUSTIN. “Acrlly, ie seems lke chre years ago. EAVID. ‘That 911 all affected a lot of people vey, very deeply That vice. of that hoy .. who woulda lave his mother, even while he knew the Killer mighe sil be in the house» Twat our audience to hear apiece ofthat cll JUSTIN. (Voiceover) Tim not leaving he! She's my mother! CRERATOR. (Vscemer) Si, are you nea an exit JUSTIN. (Voieorer) Tm no leaving he! Jesus Chis! Shes my roche! DAVID. ‘The courage... of shat child, Justin, Pele magarive called you The 911 Kid. How do you feel earn chat tape yan? Que) JUSTIN, Well... your decision rouse my voice in your opening credits was vey help ro me DAVID. “Ter. Helpfl in what way? JUSTIN. Financially: Helpful. eur) Vn not sing drags any snore bur when Twa, the ryaly check [receive fim your show hadped cover costs — ALDEN. Can we stp? DAVID, We dont stop, but we edie ALDEN. We have discussed this. You cither participate ina com scuctve,adule fashion o¢ you do not paticipae, am fll pe ped 0 do this lone JUSTIN: What did I say? Did Iie? ALDEN, Listen to me JUSTIN: Tai allt The 911 Kid ian allowed to tlle! DAVID. Justin, Uhink te x Focus sue. The people wane to hea stout the book: They want t hear abous the good werk you did is doing, Nov. I dont belive in sugarcating the eruth, We eam allude othe problems you've had, but gotta be goal-oriented here ard the goal i to inspire You gor chat? JUSTIN: To inspec oyDAVID. Yes. I survived a viglent los and so did you wo and that’s why were on TV instead of the ones who fel apart and gave up ‘Wee providing an example her, OK? JUSTIN, Gott. Tim sory. DAVID. No problem at ll Now lees go back. (A pase t accom dt editing te shou) Alden, youve ween a snp fiastc ALDEN. ‘Thank you, David. I appreciate that mote than [ean ay Your book, A Crime Agunus Hepe, was an essential book for me when I began finding my voce DAVID. Tim glad i could help you, Ler go back, for those peo- ple who are not familiar with thie story, o the summer of 1999 Youte living in Washington, D.C. ALDEN. In Bethesda, actualy. JUSTIN. Excuse me. Sory: What is crime against hope? ALDEN. [ts the tide of. Weve actually spoken about this, He now DDAID. No, oo in apy dbf Jin a fr ny thew ee ay tt Kat iy gies Rach ev og She war reed on, And ec You iin hat cag a Poy ein ae thatthe hance of pn a ogee as ci ming a cee JUSTIN The ig sus th tay wat yu ton ou ries DAVID ins Beye he ice guint ad — JUSTIN Now nt en hia ike ag fa {on pt een hea we” org AIDEN. Ta ot ons DAVID, Neo Tiara as, Jaci, oe ih. nt in ty ge or an pe ocd Voge cc ihe aowny snyder ry pag JORTIN. Wa hi ass ac epee ded Pe BAD. Ad ane 11 can snd ny menage the Mewes a at wud JUSTIN! ech ur IDEN. fot =" DAVID. et The mse shane ren nd he ie ttn, Dan sont rhe) New Make ck Yates fem an bic nme nn Wats dose fa yard work ar your home — ‘ALDEN, Yes. DAVID. How did this come abou? ALDEN, T met him in 2 Sbuce, in Washingson, He noticed that I war writing and he asked about it. was working ona piece about student loan. isuer,[ believe, and he was interested. We hat a somewhat lengthy dizcusion — DAVID. And you were struck — ALDEN, Tove complerely um ... The is a man who complied three years of allege. This i highiy educated and inelgent indi vidual who is living on the srets becaute of mental illness — DAVID. But how did this evolve into situation where he work: ing in your hore? ALDEN. T'm aed thi all the ime, David, We are originally fom ‘he west coast. We had lived in communities with lage homelese pepulations. We regarded there people a neighbors ar members tr community — DAVID. Hd you ever employed one before? ALDEN. No. DAVID. And whose ides ALDEN. T'was mine, but my wife ust immediately agseed — JUSTIN. havea different memory! ALDEN. Thi isa lered man, David. DAVID. A lesned man and a man in ned, ALDEN. Absolutely. Te was @ crise situation, cally dsperare peverey. And we netded ta hie someone toda yard work and we though, OK heres something we ean... You know: David — agin —- weke coming from a place where we've seen so many stategies for helping these people. We know what doesn't work snd we thought thie male snes, les ery thie JUSTIN. Thaveo voice my objection othe continued use ofthe pronoun “we ALDEN, Athley shared my concerns. DAVID, She wanted ro make a dilference, ALDEN. We both understood that i wa a progressive choice — JUSTIN. Progeesive and economical DAVID. How long did he work for you? ALDEN. About to months DAVID. ‘What happened? Tim asuming, chit was two months ‘withour incident ALDEN, Iewasterifc. Me worked very hard and boundaries werespect: | mean you torture youre you go bic and you com ha infor ay indi ow na tere wo oh DAVID. Burne iniction, = StS ALDEN, No. JUSTIN. Davi 'm with my da on this one, We dda obser toying ta cule wen fa Seip loc of precy healthy people ako thence feo non extensor enthuse len dd but we ddl at bitin. any ase this arngement went ely ron "ss an pel nd mie Ay Hamat) ‘Alden, ALDEN. Yes. ™ me DAVID. Me We is quickly apprehended. The ce is imate and be pleas pity thse roa oe very hy in tat DAMD. Baricicone 77" OOS ALDEN, Not emocly DAVID. “lesbo tht. Talk about air... fer Ad ALDEN. Davi I wrote srs of ics fot The soon leh Beane ho tebe mle te dc ovcrag nother papers I bare appten vy gel te thine was ang on &ioilogilsuifonce fad Tae prepared for BAVID. Tk about sa sigan ALDEN, Whats was ool inte Disc and in oer sates — we got mail imal ver caving sna soa ee ‘story. a DAVID. Which wat ALDEN. Which wr dnt hl cos the css line, if you ty to Fe Crees yo makes difrence wh dep ie popclations in any kin of handeon way Ander nes sete dha thw ny icy, Tha yop wy lets hone, we ded doin hing he opto ser lah om my wis dah sa teaton ape DAVID. You speak in the book abo Doster gil fr right-wing, conservative ALDEN. Oh, absolutly. Rush Limbaugh spoke about this rime ‘om his radio show and his message was, basally his whe you nat your wife becoming the 28 set Ie became fer for his antiswelare agen, his belief that Underprvileged pesone are underprivileged because they'e amoral and lay, He sted on his cate a Fuel for his argument JUSTIN. Jus to sort of paraphrase, iT could, David, Our story, Tike yours isnot without a message, but we wane 1 be very eat com whae that message i ALDEN. [stn I eouldt have sid that better — JUSTIN, ‘David, you sid your message was dont postpone love (Ours i dont hte healthy skilled persons for jobs a homeless per son ean perform for a frst of the cost. The fact thatthe man ‘we hired llled my mother should not deter anyone fom bringing thehomelesshome. And that’ our message a is mos pithy: Bring the homeless home. ALDEN. Can we stop taping? DAVID. We can eit. Justin, you bave alo of anger and thats complerely valid ALDEN, These are not constructive expresionst We have dis ‘cused this and you understand that there ea eoasurctive way 10 txgess your feling which i not DAVID. Alden, mel Fit Lats move on, let tall about the Iho. (Pau for editing.) Ths isa big book. a epic book. The New ork Timer desribed i as Amevican epic tage. a like to read few ofthe reviewers comment. “Once upon time in America, baelore September clventh exploded Ameri sense of security and hope, a young family on the outskirts of Ameticas capital city bed a mentally challenged man co work i their home. Ir seems anaction from another er now, 2 time before fe faceued the “Arercan poche.” Alden, this was 1999, but theres wayin which this ragedy slmos prefgures Seprember eleventh ALDEN. David, I resisted that linkage ora long cme, but I ink there a strange truth ini, This exime wae an act that desteoyed ‘xe sense of sey. Nor just my family’ bu across che country — JUSTIN. Tin sorry. Youre gonna have o help me out. I don't lunderstand how tertorss crashing airplanes into the World Trade (Cente has anything to de with my mother — DAVID, Both events shateed a sense of safety in che county, “Theyre both violent acs that ended an ea of comfort JUSTIN, What era as that? In what wa it OK to give aps Chote strange the ey to your hots? This rally hadrons tlicusion, pavip (OK, les confront the mental illess question. Ie obvi »‘ously weighs heavily on Juss mind. Alden, you interviewed your ‘fle extensively You interviewed hit family and you eked is journey through che American medi landscape. Your books 2 eligue very daing equ, of the deinsitinalizion Imoremen in Amen, Would you are with chat? ALDEN. Abvlutely DAVID. You interviewed the kl You pena wes a his’ summer home ia Main. ALDEN. es Td DAVID. Jasin, Pm guessing that that mast have been ar on ‘you, secng your father male contact with thee family JUSTIN. ‘David im not gonna et yu, Seeing my father go ro the prion ward forme take. Dy deine he wee on vation ‘withthe les fy asunder che iflnce of too many age to fel much of anyhing So that impacted me na leser way DAVID. Alden, you daiea the book to Alene Wie the kil smother Why i tha ALDEN. Shei ike Ahly a wife and 2 mother. a peion of tremendovs strength and character whe lif cscs of Clean Wise and would argue the mental hel ptern inhi county ‘hat Bl hie DAVID. Another mothe, another vim JUSTIN, The snares are sarin excee tat she's you know, sal aie DAVID, Does that make you angry Justi? Did yu fel, pshaps, thae the book should have been dedicated ro you? JUSTIN. Noraeal, Dav understand thse my deugandslcobol abuse and, of couse, my hesitation and att impede he ompleon ofthe book: Alen, on the oer hand, combed chiahood sores about the man who hammered my mothe ead in. Alene provided that expel somecing ths clevated the ‘hook rom tie eime pup to American pie. S, in avert your question abou the dedication, Tm fine thi (Samed noc) BAVID. From enormous ps book of gest beny and powe: ‘Alden and Jarin Hammond, I thane you very much, Ples join us net week on Profle i fae whe Jon and Holly Polack wel dss the murder of thee sacyear-old dauger, Kyi, and thee campaig teak Sngeprn, blood, and ir sample frm cry American child, im David Gavin, Thank you for ing with us Join us agin. and dont postpone lve. ALDEN. Tanto apologie. DAVID. Alden, theses no need ALDEN. ‘(To fsa) Are you under the influence? JUSTIN. Not sight now ALDEN, You were deliberately confrontational and we have dit- cused that, we have talked with Dr. Shaw about appropriate ‘expressions of anger... (To David ) Ym sorry. This is between us (1 usin.) But {would like you to apologize ro Davi. DAVID. Its noe necessary. ALDEN. No. We hve an understanding in our Fay that thee are consequences for inappropriate behaviors. I want you to aplogie JUSTIN. T apologize. ALDEN, I wane you t drop the snide demeanor right now and spologize genuinely. (Pause) JUSTIN, “T apologize for being confrontational and crite. 1 understand tae this was 3 celebration of my fathers book and my smather life. sey that my fecings of exclusion were inappro pete expressed. (Alden aren. Not sted) DAVID. T wane eo sy to both of you what I have sid tomy for mer wife, my daughters mother. We each travel our own road through che dask woods that ennfrnr ein he afermath of vo lence. There i leasing at che end of chose woods an we wil ll rake it chere, but we wil each travel at ur own pace. We need to be tolerance and respectfal of our diferent journeys. That means ppaence wich the one who walks more slowly through chose woods and acceptance ofthe one who more swifly finde his way. I want {yu both to think about that. (Pewse) JUSTIN. And did she buy that? DAVID. Excure me JUSTIN. Your ex-wife. She’ suing you for lke. eight yeas of bade child support, right? ALDEN. That’ it David, Iwill cll you tomorrow eo chank you properly — DAVID. Tomorow no good. 1 aced 2 word with you before you go. ALDEN. (To cin.) Go get a soda and waitin theca. JUSTIN. Yes sie (Furin exte) DAVID. Hell make it, He one whipsmart kid, ALDEN. I'm tremendously embarrassed. Twould not have include him fad any idea sa — DAVID. The interview was fine, We need 1o tak about you and your fueure with this nerwork ALDEN. What do you mean?eee ge fe DAVID. Tm going to Los Angles tomorrow for the Shannon Smith wal. I'ma be gone fora te ALDEN. Shannon Smith DAVID. Soap opera acts: Murdered bya co-stat Its an afl story ‘The judge wont alow cameras inthe couecasee ae ha sing out heen going o eve the wa for Cour PV ncn 4 tial log fo Exguie. Meanie vc had promotion boot setwoke They've made mex proces ALDEN, Congsatultons DAVID. Thank yoo. They made me the produces in charge of sine projansning. Ui looking at ee of nce es rams down dhe rnd, but the fe thing want fo de he hoc thisshow Ie not working ALDEN 1 dont know that I agree — DAVID, Alden, Tas on the womens channel, Tm hee din Chae Rose and chats not what the viewers want, Ty eae marion. So, we change the format, We contnuc eikatgs ant tims but we add colo. We do renacanensofthecrines Pieces reac thinkiig— because tsa womeis networks and eau Ag i doing incredibly well wih ths uh, Law ond Ordon speed Yasin Uni hc eae ae, oe, interes in ex eve ight now. Now Tal free Ue it So. spate with the newonksbous you an they wee sed in you taking overshot ALDEN, Wow: My bacground, you know, is pent juan, DAVID, Sure The know, but they've sca yon on etic talkshow. You ate a man making psc. And thats decay oe at So new format Keep the vie interviows line ee, frees ad vemnconent ALDEN. Youre going to recnace the cx cimes? DAVID. Tse Also, one ofthe cc iinet ina eime Brevenion clement Safety tips sleet ALDEN. T think that an exten ice DAVID, Ye. You reenact you bing on Offer Teeny to demonstrate the coke hold im beng fp, of cone ona ALDEN. You se DAVID, The prevention angle is important tn your ALDEN. ‘The notion of serving vein ir iponary I think — PAVID. Gor i. Were onthe sine page So this nese ad ALDEN, les uncipected but not unwekome by ty sence DAVID. Theyte gonna ak vo woe ete 32 a ALDEN. ‘The de DAVID. Afr she. They ike the ile very mach for woman ‘cas sow ALDEN. OK DAVID. That one you can think aout. Room or nepataton on af this bur on hing which may bea del breskee They age ‘© move production o Ford ADEN Wow DAVID. 10 just to expensive here. My concer, quite Fahy. is Ji, ALDEN, Today was an uncsually bad . episode DAVID. There’ some. anne atthe nctwork about his bho in problems your kd is in toubl, have to ak pu itr a ‘ommitment yo fel you ean nae ALDEN. He fe male eaoeinary proges Today obviously. was npleasn. But Thave tll you, ely a epraentsan choo ap Since Aly death, weve been reugh dep alco get ety etiminal sore of acting ot tll and hat i te ps, We ima an enormous leap with his heaps in teaching hig ose ‘ou to ald the dinar instead of sting deatecreln DAVID. Righ.. Using word is god. Hm gna he Bln have ‘hurecably gue hese pe me Be ‘pd Encl an woman’ show ALDEN. 1 completly understand, 1 can asure you that Justin i cw of the woods, His destrtve phase was un tat A hee, es over Pass) DAVID. Can I share something with you? For what its worth ALDEN. Please DAVID. Twat bad husband and a medio father sol kitchen cues for a living, dank about of wine a day I war ae took sing my daughter fr ae to se tats andes Ti damn near dxtoyed me. So you know wae di Toke hap. sid, "Rachel, show ste my tem: Dont et se go ge disapointing you.” All oft, Tome eer ALDEN, (et se what 10 make of tis) Thats. appreciate DAVID. Youve tea Cal Jung, You know what Ti saying, Wee allborn with talent ou journey on this planet lad then find the guts use (ae, loka i ates) My igs at ight Can you doa chive your hotel in yan hear ALDEN. Sure 3a DAVID. Good man Dade, tin ne. Het bed te end ofitecomeraton) JUSTIN. Ae we moving to Faved ALDEN. I've ben prsted with an xceptionlopporsniy JUSTIN, Thea Are we mong onde ALDEN. Tile oalk0 you about ik us st down and brainstorm ways in whch pou an be pa of JUSTIN.” Za boom line he: Youre guing weak he ob no Iatrwhn ay right ae Remenbe tlie sacoe nals eh De Shaw do bly, you don bls > rae) ALDEN. Iam going to cake thc ub: And neal yous ce mnt poring JUSTIN" Bkep low prot gona nea my own place an anple dlowance ad's abl ate f ALDEN. That nor Tr no doing ening leg JUSTIN, Fine im gong to need a fine suned teller advance foe oh ke eallits oe meat Pls the aowance, he ene sme nd the ea EDEN Cas JUSTIN, Used ca Js aso run, (Pas) ALDEN, Fe ch tha al 96 (ou Wonder bow mach moe ‘Jutsu in hi dea. We posupric and pcre te ‘unsficainof tis dea aren eda, ba te eaten a) JUSTIN. Onceupon sine ia mein ea fed oy ‘ong we escent bate the dead Frcs Bo Cpe “Tea in Hea U2t "Wilk On rome pea 1 Gs concer while nas ofthe dead wrt on bg eve * ge Ct Dard and Ale coromandopate da ofan sit (agenda ida} rash om td pay cag ee ie ‘gon camer Did, ade «Ls Age courses orn ‘he Shannon Sth al fr Cee) DAVID. "Tn opening statements ody, we het a sory of lene, turmoil and fal cbesion inthe diam apa afte co, Hollwoed. Shannon Sh loved hile, hoes and he oo She ed ie soap oper eatingst send he ie ar And shelved aman named Rysh Bogart wha prose ea fs bet hea and then bes hfe I Sand toy ave Pol ond arene by the thf of one gh sat Tn eminde wis ohne own daughter whose deal Shanon Soule ae ey Sc Mm Sp adap ov ir bit nw thoes HO nw this mos coorable as Das rie per Toran ih Which dees thy koe fe Alcs Poel eke sib oped Bethnal REN dott ret JUSTIN, Teale wh Ce, s0 i never alone aeJULIE, Tin sory 1 just wanted 1 elke to you, Ifyou dont want JUSTIN. Wie can tlk Ther jus sully chis whole ficng/dink ing step that precedes the, uh, revelation of metaphyseal hei y= JULIE, “That seemed invasive? JUSTIN. (Nor invasve, as. bizare, One minute yout grind ing co violent, misogynis rap, che ext minute yout like tm my lap lamenting the collec ofthe family. Who ate you? JULIE. Ti. Jule. Pane.) JUSTIN, OK, Julie. Le do this old school, Whats your sgn? JULIE. Paces JUSTIN, How’ this weather eating you? JULEE. dont rally like the sun, JUSTIN. “And you live in Herida. Neato. And what do you do Julie, when youre not writhing provocatively to gangses ap? JULIE. 1 g9 0 school Eminem ant gang rap JUSTIN, ‘And in sehool, you study JULIE. Eoglish, Literate JUSTIN. OK. Now I know you. Buy me whiskey and let’ talk about God JULIE. Um JUSTIN. 1 tolly know you. The rap musics throwing me li tle Othee than that, youte very cleat JULIE. Realy? JUSTIN. Really. JULIE, OK, who am JUSTIN, Youre. the sad litle Goth gl who wont ply ick JULIE. Pacase me? JUSTIN. You . cut gym class to smoke cigaetes and ead Sylvia Plath The lesbian gym teicher —~ wel ell her Jean — shes like, “Julie, pur down The Bel ar a go play kickball” So you go. You ger out therein your lide black shoes and your Nine Inch Nails babydoll cee and you... your wince as boy afer boy kicks the ball at you, You stand «still but not indiferent, pummeled by the kickball. taunted and jeer a. too alienated ad lth i 0 jut ic the fucking bal, JULIE. Wow TUSTIN. Tin dead on, right? my purse sat the table, You think you know me 36 JULIE. No, JUSTIN. Did you cut gym to smoke? JULIE. Yeah, bue JUSTIN. ‘Bingo. JULIE, No bingo. in noe Yu just sotally judged me and made ‘me ito this gross cristae based on nehing — JUSTIN. Hey you come over here all dese in bck asking 1 betieve in God — JULIE. Be you sated ib gall Josusis my copilot. Las the JUSTIN, Fine. New topic. Violent gangsta rap and the women who love i, Discus, JOLIE. Vaid Eminem iit gangsta ap. TUSTIN, a th mo aoe aoa newonc Biches i heamnasshim higinte oye tay tay yo nd yout Gn ees ft Dace oy LIE a’ et a... ina ee Ah mato dnc Co pe {ULIE" dot a ie es women ar Sele chs IESTIN, by women et cet mat TGLIE. Hog yu foe He ha ly er ‘le life . JUSTIN, Peae IDLE Alte ren i i bara i JUSTIN Sothys IKLIE" Ne One nt Br be nile bang and 0 xr ge yoko? Sr ah cope ard ta hbnd tH Nobu pling he base af es fc dge ti) JUSTIN Fae poi, Coo OLE Wha JUSTIN inn hg Thi ico OLE eh pa os JUSTIN Git drt no. ely te gl spore In aro so wha ie «ances a iad Ay yo lea ek JL, Thor you — a eresJUSTIN. Oh, 10 you were coming on to se? JULIE, Wall JUSTIN, Cas we ify hat you were in ft coming JULIE, Maybe JUSTIN, Awesome. In hat cat, Il uy you a whiskey. ain ‘ibe through bs pockets A bras) JULIE This no an ay place to be hough JUSTIN. Doll maga night t The Sandbar? No, i ise JULIE. Cenc Florida Lm not saying everyones dum, bu do think tht tmperate climates maybe atact sor of nonelice Sve personality pe JUSTIN. Very diplomacc JULIE. Tim ftom New Hropahie JUSTIN. Realy? JUUE. Yeoh JUSTIN. DS. JULIE. OK. Te hough abou this and I eiak 1 think winter is important 1s 3 pat ofthe ie eee and to not have oto hoor not to ave i ike. pervert your vsion of the ‘world You never se your world shrivel up and die, you kno, $9 You begin to fel immoral JUSTIN. Definiely Yeah. es also about. obstacles, you know, impediments. Too ficking hot. To ficking ol. Get hsked inthe as by natre eight month ot ofthe yes sj plan hae scter building JULIE. Exact And in weed way dha sora brings us back o Eminem JUSTIN. How 0? JULIE. Easier, Sylvia Path. These people have been dough things_ Awful things. Bu ie made them =. who they are. You now? The pin. Wt enbled therm vos Wings in way that moe of sc JUSTIN. Sylvia Plt i, you know, olin inher grave at thi JULIE, Have you ee tend Man Sea for Meaning by Viktor Frankel JUSTIN, No, JULIE. (Per pasion fr he bok ris np, jal pasion sty) Ob, you should Hes this man who survived the Holocause tnd became a pachotheraps. Hells sbout che acuiiion of ‘meaning fom profound sullen. Kj amaning mean. od tome 38 ing relly bad has ever happened co me and in some ways fe ke there’ this whole dimension of experience that ve to ay mised, bue JUSTIN. Menn-hmm. ULE, T have been confronted — spisnally — in the way chat — JUSTIN. Well im no Hitler, bu Td be happy to. treated ddehumanize you iFie would help you write « poem, JULIE. Thats no what I mesa. TUSTIN. Tm not strong, but [can be excremely insensitive TOU. This seems ridiculous ro you? JUSTIN. 1s veering perilously in that diction. But hey — ies important to stay in touch with ll hat wat realy good about the death camps. Now le talk: about che weather apuin JULIE. Gch oer in) cnc ve nage bing in your TUSTIN. And theres no need for you to do that, So tall good. JUAE. ave you ever written abou i? JUSTIN. Writen shout what? (Pause) ULE. You know ... What happened. How i fle JUSTIN. Uh ..: Geowing up in a city bule on « swamp? No. Hees an idea for you: All great Southern literature precedes the invention ofthe ait conditioner, What do you think sbout that (ie reaches ox and touche it ar, Gent) JULIE, 1 so understand if you done want to tll about i bur 1 would be here for you if you did. ould never understand, bu 1 could. be here. Pause) JUSTIN. “You know hae I chink, Julie? JOUE. Whe’ JUSTIN. ruse the °c" word very Jali, zea an JOLIE. What — Why would you sey that? JUSTIN Whar do you wane? Wha wt your objective inking JULIE. Justo... I mean, youre alone and you're new here. just wanted tobe nice — = : JUSTIN. Right. And cher a guy sight ouside that door, half ‘ead from AIDS trying o round up enough change for & med, But you didnt shake your ae in his fice, now did you? JULIE. No, bu thats... My fiend recognized you, She sid, “Theres The 911 Kid” — JUSTIN. Fam not The 911 Kid! havea name! T done wane ry spaingly and tink you, 39JULIE, Tenom, ju. 1 TUSTIN. Let do thy jie Youre very ancl when yu ying, so pull ic together. Why did you talk to me? a JULIE. You js lok lonely I toug JUSTIN. Bullshic. z JULIE, Tamed to JUSTIN, nye JULIE, Why Do T have 1 haves reason? Comety, NO: Burvou do, (Pte) Lets go. Gin strate eve, JULIE, Wha do you mean — “Come on"? Fake came ome with me, You can el all your fends you Sucked The 911 Kid. If you want aed the 912 Kid Ifyou wane slap you around pono JULIE "That's your inveaon? You think tin gonna maybe get co know you — JUSTIN, Yelk do, Youre Goth in Care tae eating ster do, ene. fain weg his hoe ge ahs Grp guy with manele drand “ rm nha fat ops g Suse Henn. Whats aad ie Goh ptt goes ios sud oof th be ode lf re Ea 9 ind oF Act One 0 AcT Two Music: Sndeome Zs “Down to Mother” Ths i a ftinal up song which concn a sample of usin 911 ell. [Se tm Ipres and production note at the end of the wep] Juss ‘apartment. No finite expe an armehair fom Act One ‘and a TVIVCR combo on the flor. A fe open moving bees ‘uggs be King out of thom iad of bing sles or beer Juin i asleep on the flor in a serpin bg, Jolie party dred isos oun ping up the roof ber cots JUSTIN, Whac time isi JULIE. Fighethiry, JUSTIN, Why are you up? JULIE. Because you made me slep in a chair and it was relly smcomforable JUSTIN. You sid you dda sind JULIE. ied. Do you know were my purse i? JUSTIN, Uh... Yu left ie with your ends JULIE, Shit Since) JUSTIN, Do you wait a Coke or something? JULIE, No, Pdant want a Coke. (Jule wallseffiage and rerun sich a gla of water) JUSTIN. Soreyaboue the chai. thing. You should show me that ‘wed furniture place you were ting about JULIE. Is not hard eo fin. es om Kalina pase che mall. Phe.) JUSTIN. ‘Are you not 2 morning petson oi this some srt of passive aggressive snubbing thing JULIE. Look: I didat do anything | didit want co do, but. fn the light of ea [fel lke maybe T done need this JUSTIN. Need wha JULIE. 1 had too much to drink and L probably sounded like an ict, bu that doesn give you the right co talk to me like you talked to me ase nigh JUSTIN. Hey. Making you sleep inthe chair was cxdlsh and spologize. Very uncool. The test. 1 just call it as Use it I che aaed eee Ecce eeeceeeeEESeeeR EEE seh hues JULIE. No Fuckyou, Juin. Hnew you wee ina ha plc and JUSTIN, You dost know anything shout me JOLIE, T jst mean I know shat heppened snd 1 shought — JUSTIN, No— Whachappened roy mom i none of ur bu ‘ns Its noran opportunity for you to. fake a wall o the darkside or whatever JOLIE. That aoe what Iwas doing JUSTIN. Yo, cit You hit on me because ny moma was murdered ‘Which in and of isl is repellent, but you dd en hoe he decency ob p front about You pretend to beater eae JULIE. You wee alone. Emad some sal tle thar ooo JUSTIN. You hon me. You made my day, Jae tos mode ey 22 Then you showed your hand Ifyou nk going to sp oa. You ply, you pay Jie. youre gonna sae JULIE Stare Plea Jit base your 1 eal stapled ino 4 ap song JUSTIN. Gits coming oat me because of what happened tomy moter is dnguing to me, OX? You gle ue boom Rede ae) JULIE. Yuta fi, You know? JUSTIN. How's that? JULIE, You dat how a hin in ny fc and lee, di yo? ot gor lsd. You lost your apportuity to be morally sapctar fo you brought me home and — a JUSTIN. Hey You use me, ue you PUL. "So dp he supra Yo ofc nad ll me ‘ff Now we both fe like gaibage Ponce JUSTIN, Can Task you one question? . JOLIE. ie depends JUSTIN. (Genuine crow.) How does ic work — bing a a vit groupie? mean, got mal fom gids for yeas. Pl do (Pane) Now aa vas of wacon to Sepomer dereth ut none of them was, like, wow In gonna wet tone of he widows and see if] can score. : JOLIE. That dire JUSTIN, Howe (nae) JULIE, Tes he 911 ell. You seemed likes relly good penan JUSTIN. Because I called 9117 ae JULIE. Because you would lve. The house. I chink alo of 2 people — gies — were... impressed that you were soups. JUSTIN. She wae my mother JULIE, 1 know. Bue stil. chink slot of guys would have lfc done know I think thats probably why you get mal (The phone ing. usin picks wp) JUSTIN. Yeah. se) Nor ealy. havea fiend here. (Pre) A bien Ty not to seem so shocked. Pause.) Fine. Come over. But inthe future, want more notice. And pick up coffee on the wav (Pee) I don know. ask, (To Julie) Do you want 4.8 cro tan ova sunshine cake or whatever the fuck they eat hee? JULIE. No, thanks JUSTIN. (into the phone) Jse the coffee, How do you take i? JULIE. Um... hal and hal. Light, JUSTIN. Puta lor ofeeam in ers. Bye. Whae! (Paws) You dott know het ye (To aie.) My Dad, JULIE. Is he pissed that Im here? JUSTIN. Not How ald are you? JOLIE. Tl be eventy in Febrsary, JUSTIN, 1 new this was startony rape. My dads losely con rected (0 law enforcement. IF tll him what happened, theyll aarest you. Theil ares you and then theyll dn shaw at i ‘Would you like chat? JILIE.'T dost think so JUSTIN. “The show will ature a cawdy reenacament of what ‘cccurted here. Twill be fll of dsiogue lke Tsay "I dont chink Tin ready fr this” and youll say, "Bea mant I didnt come hereto elk, babyfice™ JULIE. Is the show realy going to be like chat? JUSTIN. The show is realy ike that. JULIE. Ie hasnt sated ye, JUSTIN, Iehasn aired yet, They've eped a bunch JULIE, You saw them? JUSTIN. They'e over thee JULIE, Can sce? JUSTIN. 1 thought you had to go, JULIE. { dont have to. You were jus being really but iFyou've calmed down now — JUSTIN, You wane to hit on my dad JULIE. No, T dont. Can Tce one ofthe tapes? JUSTIN, They're horible, JULIE, Jose afew minutes, get the ides. (tin fisbes a videotape aggresive 4“(in tof bx beside he ein) JUSTIN. Go foi Ge ps th tp tote machine nd pees ily The Ate Ashley theme mips A noma ee ce ‘ned and coached for trek) ALDEN. Inthe landscape of American violees, smu rime ate 4 mos dist vation JUSTIN. No, Dad, you tink? ALDEN. When ny wiley, wa mune, Ls comply npepared for the rng af emovon I would esperar fake 328 to ule oa dep of gre el might nee ene But did emerge and did uve The es a hele JUSTIN, Jesus Cin ALDEN, Today youl meets woman wh survived a brual aul 24 Milwaukee ern. Shel share he sory ad he oor na sin outfit halons. In ou second a wean far ete ofc: wil fer sy cp to keep you fom Beco To Allen Haninond i lad ate with me ey bch ne America swf place fr women her Alon JUSTIN" Moret JOLIE, aie — can 1 ju watch the renacimens? (Ade ep sid am menace ain ene: Bese be pig A, ‘plas therenacnen vitim (She hes aig ine ioe oe 18 OK Ff we resi ey tute bea sins Mesos kg, {8 Th crt wl play Rader pla the mento nen escaral Back nading cape (Tok Soe ee Onivt mu and. ighing df Tae women apes et asion than scale They freee in a "ont oa Ce "ik Dae Dak Som Spe has JUSTIN” mute Mote de pear tea le and he ena ee ‘ment actors ext) JULIE, 1 chink ic was rendered really astefly. JOLIN ett mus have been oe of those ase eapes, JULIE, They cane ike, show se JUSTIN. Why noe JULIE, You think they should show .. it JUSTIN. I dont think they should be renactng it at all, but 4“ ea hey veto enact hin hes sh Juki, hye JUSTIN OF why dose do enacrmens? TULLE Tahoe JUSTIN Why Sh wy? Why do thy Bae show ence: watt decane) TIE Bec lev vl medi? JUSTIN "one. 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Theres nothing bbeauiful about being raped ina bathroom, Jalie — ULI, So you want orem austell and — JUSTIN. ‘Not Reencing it athena scevnd soi. Fe hoe shting te fuck up about ULE “Shusing up" sound like you wane people wo go back to being ashamed = omnes JUSTIN. Oh, {a ready nd wing wo lead heretic shame ‘movement. People are on TV eating bs tying vo mary ralon, aie. Shame is an iden whose ime has come Bock. (Powe) Te Seprember eleventh JULIE. What bowie JUSTIN, People inthis country don know how to grieve, Theyre 29 extanged from sence snd erence in Reamer hy Goa That women makes my fats ook resained. JULIE. Lisa Beamer ... the one whose husband said, Ler’ coll”? JUSTIN. “That wontn ted co trademark her hoabends lt words, Shes om Oprah within monty shes got Rook ut coincide withthe one year snnveray, Who ARE thee people ‘When my mothe ded eau bal fcking dies mye Sx mons le im ail working om cing and sRewerng sad np dad's already sold a bole proposal. a JOLE, Mfning coer hin) casceren iain tht kind fs. JUSTIN, (Puling bck lm er advance) Ne aint ep tered, The pone i just» My morhec wes mandeted. done now wa the aermath ofthe i supposed wo ber bat I donk chink ts supposed wo bes book ands TV show ads tp song, fd gid in ny oom LIE yur slton lene ju dan eer peak e lon have a solaton. Bt hating the Rack up wou bea start. (Pause) = ee JULIE," id hi on you Bese of your mom, Tm som JUSTIN, Tjuse don gee have ead Viktor Frankl hough, 2 fick if know mines JULIE." tated wo you about Viktor Frankel Shit wat sely drunk 0 soy JUSTIN. i agg ULE, Noi i ie) ane be wes ra wile. ‘ro. [wasn good at making chings up and did ve seh in my lie worth wing abou . JUSTIN, Wl hae sy. 46 JULIE. No, isnt Look ae all of Shakespear. 1b blood wat, death, tragic love dont hae any ofthat and I doit know how to fake it because... Anyway. I guess did think .. Ido chink Td be dlxper if Td experienced more .. darkest. Tin embarrased. Im sgenna hus up ; JUSTIN. Well... As faras the writing goes, ill sy you're lay ‘And reading the wrong books. You should cead, like, books by ‘Varian women on bed rest. JULIE. Whar JUSTIN. Youre che English major. There’ long proud tradition ‘of bored women going apeshit. From the Brontes 10 the Crpencets, women with no life experience have held us spellbound. JULIE. No youl ight x nota writer |jus have wo figure out what im. (wkusand pase) I should probably take off belore your dad fps here Ber I roally meant that about pong faritare shopping JUSTIN. (A bide 9 nobucaically) OK. JULIE. You eae pick up gil like this JUSTIN. 1... apologize for che chat JULIE. So, you want my number? JUSTIN, You should say and ge your coffee You can tke cto go. JULIE. 1 dont want eo mace tinge uncomfortable, JUSTIN. ‘Accally, my hope was tha youd serve 2 fiction. JULIE. You want me to say? JUSTIN. Would you? Jus for — JULIE, Absolutely lie sertes back in to stay a while A bt of an savkward lence) JUSTIN, So. Youre from New Hampshire JULIE. Yes, TUSTIN. ‘Why are you here? JULIE. Ym in school JUSTIN. Right. Bot why .. I mean en chere a mediocre state school ie loser to home, you could — JULIE. My mother moved here and [-— That was shits thing bafferike JUSTIN, whae JULIE. Uh. Yeh. Thre isa Univer of New Hampshire, bus 2 theme vay mom war ere and had tis oyfcnd, sos cla dean col fr what Ld, 90 (Aloka door Tee cnr bck woke. Ade nt eth cof fora.) ALDEN. Hato. (Naring ic) Hi nm Alden Hams a7