ONEKI

NGDOM,T
WOP
RINCE
S
1

E
XT-CI
TYE
STABL
ISHME
NT–DAY

I
NT-
THEKI
NG’
SPAL
ACE-DAY

Thek i
ngwassi
tti
ngonhisthro
ne,twopalac
eguardswasstandingbehi
nd
him,onebytheri
ghtandtheotherby t
heleftbo
t hput
tingo nas t
rai
ght
face.thek
ingwasver
yupset,andhisfi
rstsonAr
inzewasstandingbefor
e
him.

KI
NG

Whathasco
meo veryouArinz
e?whenwi l
lyo
us to
pallthi
sma dnessof
fi
ghti
ngandquar
r el
ingwit
hyo uryoungerbr
other
?areyouno tashamedo
f
yo
ursel
f?Ari
nzewhenwi l
lyoulear
nt oliv
einpeacewit
hyo urbrother
?

{
Ari
nze’
smo
therwa
lkedi
nfr
om nowher
e}

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER

T
her
ewillbenopea
ceunt
ilt
hatus
eles
sbo
ylea
rnst
ores
pec
tAr
inz
eashi
s
s
eni
or.

{
Ari
nzeno
dshi
shea
dina
greement
}

heiss
oful
lofhi
mselft
hatheha
snoregar
dsforhisel
der
sanymor
e,and
youar
eask
ingmysontoli
vei
npeac
ewithhim?Yourhi
ghnes
s,nev
er.

KI
NG

Ulo
ma,soyo
ua ret
heo
nema
ster
mindi
ngyo
urs
on’
sno
ncha
lanta
tti
tudei
n
thi
spal
acer
ight
?

ARI
NZE

P
lea
sefa
ther
,keepmymo
thero
uto
fthi
s,fa
therwhya
reyo
ual
ways
suppo
rtingOs i
tai nev erythingtha thappensi nthi
sho use?nowia mthe
bla
cksheepi nthisho usea ndOs i
tai sthego odguyright?noprobl
em.
KING
Ari
nzesho tthatyo urmo uthbefo reis hotitforyou.letthisbethefirs
t
andthel as
tt i
meis ha l
lhea roft hischil
dishbehav
iourofyo urs
,Arinz
e,I
wontwo rnyoua gain,no wl eavemypr esence.
ARINZE
Sofather,ia mt heo nebeha vi
ngl i
keac hi
ld,nopr
oblem thankyou,iwil
l
l
eave( hea ngri
lywa lkeda wa y.
)

KING
Rubbi
sh.a
ndyo
uUl
oma
,iwa
ntt
obelefta
lone.

ARINZE’SMOT HER
Soyo uwa nttobel efta l
one,mea ningishouldlea
veyourpresenc
et oo
?no
problem,whya m ievenc omplai
ning,t her
eisnoneedfo rt
ha t
,buto ne
thi
ngev eryonemus tk nowinthispa la
c ei
st hat
,mys onsti
llremai
nst he
fir
s tint hispal
ace,a ndthereisno thi
nga nyonecandoaboutit.noteven
Ositaa ndhi smotherc anchangeit .

KI
NG
Ul
omal
eav
emypr
esenc
eno
w.

ARINZE
’SMOTHER
Nopr
obl
em iam go
ing,yourhi
ghness
,iam goi
ng
(s
heexi
tedandthek i
ngwa sa
ngri
lysta
ringa
thera
sshel
eft
)

INT-ARINZE
’SROOM-DAY
Ari
nzewhowa sver
yupsetwa
smo
vingt
oandfr
oinhi
sro
om,hi
smo
ther
wassit
tingonthebed.

ARINZE
Motherwhydoesfa
therl
iketakings
ideswi
thmy
yo
ungerbrother
?iam no
tt ak
ingitfunnyanymo
re

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER
Whoi syourbrot
her?
(ar
inzestoodtohea rwha
tshewa nt
stos ay)
soyo uar
es ti
llc
all
ingthatbo
yyo urbr
other?Ar
inz
e,foryouri
nfo
rmat
ion,
aslongasthatbo yremai
nsat hr
eattoyouinthispal
ace,hei
snotyour
br
other.

ARI
NZE
At
hrea
t?ho
w?

ARINZE’
SMOTHER
Ar
inze,a r
eyoublind,ca
ntyous eetha
tyourfatherlo
veshim morethan
you?yourfatherregar
dshimast hemorer
espo
ns i
blebetweenthebothof
you,yourfatherandthoseus
elesschi
efsca
ndes i
det omakehimt henest
ki
nga fterhi
m.

ARI
NZE
(
sur
pri
se)butmother
,howisthatev
enpo
ssi
ble?imea
nia
mthefi
rsts
on
a
ndever
yonekno
wst hat
.

ARINZE SMOT HER

yesmys ona ndt hati st hema inreasonyouneedt ostandyo urgro unda s
thefi rsts oni nt hispa l
a ce,youk now,asthet r
aditiono fthisland,whos o
everyo urfa therpr onounc esa sthenestking,willbet henes tkinga fter
hima ndt ha tist hepl ano fOs itaandhismo t
her,t oturnyo urfa ther’
seyes
fro m yo u,hes ho ulda l
wa yss eeyo uasaba dpersons ohec anno wpr onounce
Os it
aa st henes tk inga fterhim,a ndiknowyo uwo ntwa nttos eet hat
happen.
ARI NZE
Ov ermydea dbo dy,mo ther,no twhenia ms t
il
lalive.
(breatinga ngril
y)
Os i
ta!Os ita!!Os i
ta !!
!,yo uarepl a
yingwiththelion’st ai
l,Osit
ayo uha v
e
sta r
tedamus i
cwhi ch
youc antda nc eto ,butis hal
lt eachyouhowt oda ncet oyouro wnmus ic
(hel aughsl ikeamo nster)

ARINZE’SMOTHE
R
(
Sheno
dsherhea
dinagreement
)
yesmys o
n,iama l
wayshappywheneveryouta
lkl
iket
his,yo
ua r
eatrue
sonofyourmother
.(l
aughs)weshal
ltakehi
mt ot
hebott
o ml
esspi
twher
e
hebel
ongs(s
mil
es)

ARI
NZE
Motherdontwor
ry.ik
nowwha tt
odo
,lea
vet
hisfi
ghtt
ome.(
hel
ook
s
upward)Osi
ta,l
et’
sbegi
n.
FADEOUT.

3
EXT-THEKING’SP AL ACE-DAY
Theki
nga ndhi sseco ndsonOsit
awa ss i
ttingint he
pal
acegarden,wi t
hapa lac
eguardstandingbehi ndtheking,andapa l
a c
e
maidwhoc amet os ervethem dr
inks
,s hefi ni
shedservi
ngt hedri
nksa ndshe
l
eft,thenthek ing’sfirstsonAri
nzewa lkedupt ot
hem withas tr
aightface.
ARINZE
(l
ooki
ngs tr
aight)F atheryousentforme.

KING
Yesa
rinz
e,idi
dha
veyo
urs
it.(
point
ingt
oac
hai
r)

ARI
NZE
F
ather,ipr
efersta
ndi
ng,s
aywhatev
eryo
uwa
ntt
osa
y
(
Ositawasstar
ingathi
m)

KING
Ar
inz
e,icanno
tbeta
lki
ngwhyyoua
res
tandi
ng,ia
m yo
urfa
thera
ndia
m
or
der
ingyo
ut osi
tdo
wn.

ARINZE
Butfa
ther
,dontiha
vechoi
cetocho
osewha
tiwa
nta
gai
n?ij
usts
aidi
wanttost
and,i
tsmychoi
ce.

KI
NG
Ar
inz
est
opbei
ngs
il
lya
ndsi
tdownno
w.

OSI
TA
Ari
nze,whyc
an’
tyouj
usts
itdo
wnj
usta
sfa
therha
dins
truc
teda
ndhea
r
whathehastos
ay.

ARI
NZE
(Ups
et )Osi
tao rwhateveryoucallyo
urna me,inev
era
skedyoutotellme
whatt odo
,a ndletthi
sbet helas
two rni
ng,dontev
eri
nyourexis
tence
i
nterveneina nyt
hingthatcons
ignesmea gai
n.Don’
tsayIdi
dn’twornyou.

KI
NG
Ar
inz
est
opa
llt
hisma
dnes
sa nds
itdo
wnno
w.

(
hehesit
atedbutla
terto
o kachai
randpl
acedi
tawa
yfr
omo
sit
aands
at
downheavi
lyonit
)
{osi
tast
aredathiminsurpri
se)

KING
Ar
inz
e,whathasr
eal
lyco
meo veryou?Whya
reyo
ual
l
owi
ngt
hedev
ilt
o
co
mebetweenyouandyourbr
other
?

ARI
NZE
Fat
herpl
eas
ekeepthedevilouto
fthi
s,bec
aus
ethedev
ili
sinno
cento
f
whatyouar
eaccus
inghimo f.

KI
NG
Ho
wdoyo
umea
n?

ARINZE
Yesfa t
her,theprobl
em isnotthedevil
,thepro
blem isyoursonOsi
ta.
Fatherosi
tado esnotregar
dmea shi
ssenio
r,norespectforme,notevenas
thefirstpri
nceo fthi
sk i
ngdom.Andyo uwantmet oliveinpeac
ewithhim?
Fatherhowca nthatbepo s
sibl
e?

KING
Ar
inze,thela
stti
meIchecked,Os
itahere(poi
ntstohim)ha
snev
er
di
srespec
tedyoui
nanyway.Sowhya l
lthisac
cusat
ions
?

ARI
NZE
Iam no tsur
prised,noIa m not
.Ia m notsur
pris
edt hatyouwi l
lal
ways
takesideswithhim,butnopr obl
em.(hel o
oksatOs itaandhiss
ed)
KING
Icall
edt hebotho fyouhere,tosett
lethedifferencesbetweenthebot
ho f
you.Iwa ntallthismadnessinthi
spa l
acetostop.IDo n’twanttohearany
quarr
elsa mo
ngstt hebotho fyouagai
n.No wandev er.

OSITA
Thankyoufather
,butfather
,asyouk no
w,Iam no tinanyfightnor
quarr
elwit
hanyone,andifyoushoul
da skmefather,Idon’
tk nowwher
eal
l
thi
st hi
ngsar
ec omi
ngfrom,seri
ousl
yIa msurpr
isedtoo.

ARI
NZE
(Verymuchangry)
Ohohoho
h… heissti
lltal
king,soOsi
tayoustil
lhavethego
tstotal
kis
n’ti
t?
Noprobl
em,wes hal
lseewhent hedrum s
ounds.F
atherIamoff.
(hestoodupandangril
yleft.)

KI
NG
T
hisisrea
ll
ygetti
ngo
utofhand.
(
boththekinga
ndOsi
tas
taredateac
hot
her
).

4
EXT–BUIL
DINGE STABL
ISHMENT–DAY
INT-OSI
TA’SLIVINGROOM–DAY
Osi
tawassitt
ingonac ouch,deepi
ntho
ught,whenhi
smo t
hercamein,she
sto
odforsomes ec
ondsthena dv
anc
edto
wardshi
ma ndsa
tdo wnnes
tt ohim.

OSITA’
SMOTHE
R
Myson,wha
tist
hepr
oblem?What
’sbot
her
ingyo
u?T
alkt
ome,Ia
m yo
ur
mot
her.

OSIT
A
(t
urnstoloo
ka thi
smotherthent
urnedawa
y)
MotherIa
m fine,j
ustwanttobealone.

OSI
TA’
SMOT
HER
Noosi
ta,don’
ttellmeyo ua
refineo
nt hi
slo
oksonyourfac
e,Iknowther
e
iss
omethingbot
heringyouandyoucanal
waysta
lktoyourmot
her.Ta
lkto
me,whatistheproblem?

OSI
TA
Mo
ther
,isa
boutAr
inz
e

OSI
TA’
SMOTHE
R
(Shehi
ssedandtur
nedherfac
eawayfr
om hi
m)
Sowhatabouthi
m?

OSITA
Mother
,youar
eas
kingwha
ta bo
uthim?Ca
n’tyo
useea
llt
hati
sgo
ingo
nin
thi
spalac
e?

OSIT
A’SMOTHER
(upsetwithhers o
n)
YesIha vetoa s
kOs it
a,soyousatdownhereallal
onethinki
ng,thi
nki
ng
aboutwha tos
ita?Wa itOsi
ta,l
etmea skyou.Areyounotapr i
nceli
kehi
m?
Areyouno tama nl i
kehim?IthoughtIga v
ebirthtoama n,Osi
ta,a
woma nisbetteroffthanyou,yesOsit
at hati
sthet r
uth.

OSI
TA
(st
unned)mother
,whatar
eyouins
inuati
ng?Ishoul
dgoandfi
ghthi
mo r
quarr
elwit
hhim?Overwha
tmo t
her
?Ha veyoufor
got
tenheismyel
der
bro
ther,a
ndthenestki
ngofthi
skingdo
m.

OSITA’
SMOTHER
Andsowhat?( s
hes t
o o
dup)o sit
aandsowhat
?Wha ti
fhei st
heki
ng,what
ifheisthepresi
dent?Os i
tathebot
ho fyo
uhaveequalr
ighti
nthi
spal
ace.
Thatboyhasnoregardsforyoua ta
ll
.

OSITA
Mother
,inasmuc
hashei
sno tyett
hek
ing,hemer
itsmyr
espec
tasmy
el
derbrot
her
.

OSI
TA’
SMOT
HER
Meritmyfo o
tOs i
ta.Keepo nr
especti
nghi ma ndhewillkeepo ntreati
ng
youl ik
eo neofthepa l
aceguards,andc o
met othinkofi t,why wo n’
the
di
s regar
dyo uwhenyo uwa l
kaboutwit hginsandT-shi
rt,o rsometimeswi
th
as hortandas hi
rt,justlo
o ka
tyo ursel
f( poi
nti
ngathi so ut
fit)
Apr inceforthatmatter,andyouwa nthimt ohaveregardsfo ryou?Of
caus enot.

OSIT
A
Mo
ther
,wha
tha
smyo
utfi
tgottodowi
tht
his
?

OSITA’
SMOT HER
Al otmys o
n,alo t.Okaynowtellme,wha tist hedefer
encebetweenyou
andev er
yo theryo ungmeni nthisc o
mmuni t
y?Ofc ausetherei
sno
deference.Mys on,ifyo uwanta nyonetorespectorregar
dyo uasthe
princeyout rul
ya re,thenyoumus tactl
ikeone.
(shewa l
k edouta sshes ai
dthat,leavi
nghimi naper pl
exs t
ate)
.

5
E
XT -ROAD ESTABLISHMENT
- NIGHT
I
NT–DRI NKINGL OUNGE–NI GHT
P
rinceAri
nzea ndtwoo fhi
sa cquai
nta
nceswer
eatal
oungedr
ink
inga
nd
s
mo ki
ng.Ast heywereconversi
ng.

ARINZE
Mybr o
therisr
eal
l
ytreadi
ngo
nmyfoots,i
nfacthehastr
ampledonmy
footsandnowIam bei
nghur
tbywha
tt ha
tidi
otisdo
ingorwhathei
s
tr
yingt odo
.

FRIEND1
Honest
lymypri
nce,Idon’
tunderst
andyo uoo
,wat
inwedeywai
tforna
?
mypr i
ncemak
eweendt hisyourbr
otherofaguymat
teronet
ime.Noti
me
tocheckti
meoomypr i
nce.Ideytellyou.

FRI
END2
Mypri
nce,a
llIjustneedfr
om youi
syoursanc
tio
nt ofuct
ion.Mypr
inc
e
per
mit
iontofal
lin,twosec
ondswedonbur
steverywher
eforyou.
 ARINZE
(Smil
es)tha tfoolthi
nkshecanjustc o
mefr om Godkno
wswhereand
col
lec
twha tr i
ghtful
lybel
ongstome?Nev er,no
twnenIa ms t
il
lal
ive,t
hat
boyissti
llignora
nto fwhatpri
nceArinzeispro
fici
entofdo
ing.

F
RIEND1
Howc
anmypr i
nce?Ishemad?Him deyc
ras
e?Mypr
inc
e,mybl
ooddeyhot,
myDNAdeyprovok
e,meIdeyvex,myprinc
ewhynotal
lo
wustosi
lentt
his
yo
ursoc
allbr
otheronet
ime?

FRI
END2
Mypr ince,naonethi
ngmeIgoa l
waystal
ka ndthatna,yours
ancti
onto
func t
ion.
AllIneednayo urpermiss
iont
ofa l
lint
othema tterandyo
urbrot
her’
sli
fe
willneverrema
inthes a
mea ga
in(bothfri
endsrepli
ed)AME
N…

ARI NZE
(smiledandst ar
eda tbotho ft hem)
Youbo thhaves pokenwell,Ilov eyourideas,yeahIdobutIha vemyo wn
plansforhim,i fanythings houldhappent ohim now,myfat
herwillk
no wI
amr esponsi
ble,soIj ustha vet obewi s
ea sthet or
toi
sea
ndc unni
ngast he
serpent.Andwi ththat,theyc annev ertra
cei tdowntome.
(helaughedo utli
k eabea s
t )
Bothfriendsbega ntoha i
lhim.F ADEOUT.

6
EXT-BUILDINGESTSBL
ISHMENT-DAY
INT–L IVINGROOM–DAY
Osit
awa ssitt
ingdownintheli
vingroo
m,hec a
ll
edo
napa
lac
ema
id.
MAI
D
(Shebowedherhead)mypr i
nce,yousentfo
rme.

OSI
TA
Yea
hIdi
d,pl
eas
ehel
pmegetagla
ssofs
oftdr
ink
.

MAI
D
Ok
aymypr
inc
e.
(
Shet
urnedandwasgoi
ngouto
fthel
iv
ingr
oom whenAr
inz
e’smo
ther
c
amei
ntotheli
vingr
oom.)

ARI
NZE’
SMOTHE
R
(
Tot
he ma
id)heyyo
u,wherear
eyo
ugo i
ngt
o?

MAID
(
shebowedherhea
d)herma
jes
ty,pr
inc
eOs
itaa
skedmet
ogethi
m agl
ass
o
fdri
nk.

ARI
NZE’
SMOT HER
(shelo
okedatOs
itawhowasaswel
lstari
nga
ther,thens
het
urnedba
ckt
o
thema i
d)
Hurrygotomyroomandcl
eanitup,it
smessedup.

MAI
D
ButmyqueenIj
ustfi
nis
hedcl
eani
ng yo
urr
oom befo
rec
omi
ngdo
wns
tai
rs.

(Ar
inz
e’smothergo
tangr
ya ndsl
appedher,causi
nghert
os c
rea
mi npai
n.)
ARINZE’
SMOT HER
Howdearyo
ut al
kwhenIorder
syout odosomethi
ng?Wherei
syourfea
r?

(
Osi
tago
tupfr
om hi
ssi
tanda
dva
ncedt
owa
rdst
hem)

OSI
TA
Mother
,whydidyouhitherl
ikethat
?Wha
tdi
dshes
ayt
hatma
deyo
u
sl
appedherl
iket
hat?

ARINZE
’SMOT
HER
Oh,Os
itawhydi
dIhi
therli
kethat
?Soyo
uwa
ntt
ofi
ghtfo
rheri
sn’
tit
?

OSITA
No mo
ther
,Ia
m no
tfi
ght
ingforher,Ia
monl
ysa
ying(
shec
utsi
n)

ARINZE’
SMOT HER
Onl
ysa
yingwha
tOsit
a?Neverinyourusel
essc
onfus
ed l
ifewillyo
urefer
tomeasyourmot
her,o
rhaveyougo nemad?Soyouhav
es uddenl
y gone
bl
indt
hatyo
uca
n’tr
eco
gni
zeyo
urmo
therwhenyo
useeherr
ight
?

(
Havi
nghear
dha
rshwo
rdsfr
om ma
maAr
inz
e,o
sit
asmi
less
li
ght
lybefo
re
r
epl
ying)

OSI
TA

AllIa
mt r
yingtosayistha
twha
tyo
udi
dbyhi
tti
ngheri
sno
tri
ght
,is
justana
cto fwi
ckednes
s.

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER

Oh…..Os
itasoyouwa nttohitmeba ckri
ght?HitmeOs i
ta,sl
apme.Os i
ta,
youwanttofightmefo rherri
ght?Thenfightme.Ever
ybodycomeo o
,
Osi
tawantstofightmeo ooo… Os
itawantstofightmeforama id.

(s
hesta
rteds
creami
ngt ha
teveryo
neincl
udi
ngtheki
nga ndhischi
efs
,
Ar
inz
eandOsit
a’smotherrano
uta sares
ultofthes
crea
mi ng.
)

KI
NG

Wha
tisgo
ingo
nher
e?

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER

Yo
urhi
ghnes
s,Os
itawa
ntst
ofi
ghtmeo
o,hewa
ntst
ofi
ghtmefo
rama
id.

ARI
NZE

(
Hego
tver
yups
et)
Osi
ta,a
reyoumad?Yo
uwa
ntst
ofi
ghtmymo
ther
?Ha
veyo
usuddenl
ygo
ne
outofyours
ens
es?

KI
NG

Ar
inz
e wha
tsyo
urpr
obl
em?Ha
veyo
ugo
neo
uto
fyo
urmi
nd?

CHI
EF1

Myqueen,weallk
nowthatpr
inc
eOs i
tai
ssogent
let
othec
oret
hathe
ca
n’teventhi
nkofathingl
iketha
t.

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER

SoIa
mt heo netel
li
ngl
iesisn’
tit
?Yo
urhi
ghnes
syo
uhea
rdt
hatr
ight
?
(t
heki
ngdidn’ts
a yawo
r d)

CHI
EF2

Myqueen,no
bodyissa
yingyouar
elying,al
lwearetr
yingt osayisthat
pr
inceOsi
tai
slikeasontoyo
u,ifthereisanypr
obl
em betweent hebot
h
ofyou,yousho
uldbeabl
etoset
tlei
twi thhimasamo therset
tleiss
ues
wit
hherson.

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER

Maythego
dsfo
rbi
d,o
sit
aca
nnev
erbemys
ont
alkl
esso
fbei
ngl
ikeas
on
tome.

OSI
TA’
SMOT
HER
Os
ita
,wha
tha
ppened?

OSI
TA

Mo
ther
,Iwa so
nlyl
ett
ingherk
nowt
hatwha
tshedi
dbyhi
tti
ngt
hema
id
wa
swrong.

OSI
TA’
SMOT
HER

Andho
wisi
tyo
urbus
ines
s?

OSI
TA

Motheri
t’smybusiness,becauseIwastheonewhos entfo
rthemaidto
getmeagl as
sofs oftdrinkbefor
eshecamea ndakedthemai
dtogoc l
ean
upherroom,thethema idwa sonl
ytryi
ngtoletherknowshehada
lrea
dy
donetha
twhens hes l
appedher.

ARI
NZE

Andyoucamet ofightfo
rherri
ght?Soyouhav
es uddenlytur
nedi
ntoa
n
advo
cat
et hatfi
ghtsformai
dsright
?Howam Ievens ureifyouha
venot
beensl
eepingar
oundwithal
lthema i
dsi
nthi
spa l
ace.

(
ever
yonewa
sst
unneda
twha
thes
aida
par
tfr
om hi
smo
therwhowa
s
s
mili
ng)

OSI
TA

Ar
inz
e,Ir es
pec
tyo
u,t
hatdo
esno
tgi
veyo
uther
ightt
ota
kemefo
r
gr
anted.
 ARI
NZE

Soyouwanttofi
ghtmet o
o,ahn?
(headv
anc
edtowar
dsosi
ta)os
itafightme,
(hepus
hedOs
ita
)letmet
eac
h
youhowtota
lktotho
sewhoareoldertoyo
u.Comena

KI
NG

Osi
tasto
pthismadness
,
(a
rinz
estoo
da ndhi
ssedthenfa
cedt
hek
ing)

Ar
inzear
eyo unotasha
medofyours
elf?Yo
uwa nttofightwi
thyo
ur
yo
ungerbro
ther?Andthent
ellmehedoesnotr
espectyou?Nowev
erybo
dy
l
eavemypresencenow.

(
ever
yonebega
ntol
eav
eapa
rtfr
omt
hec
hiefswhower
est
andi
ngbehi
nd
t
heking)

E
XT-BUI
LDI
NGE
STABL
ISHME
NT–DAY

I
NT–T
HEKI
NG’
SPAL
ACE–DAY

T
hek
inga
ndhi
sel
der
sinc
ounc
ilwer
eha
vingameet
ing.

KI
NG

Seri
o us
lyIamc onfused,Ido
n’tknowwhathasc
omeo vermywiv
esand
theirsons
.Theyfightandquarr
elev
eryno
wa ndthen,whatha
veIdo
ne
wrong?
 CHI
EF1

Yourhighnes
s,weallkno
wyo uhaven’
tdonea nyt
hingwro
ng,Ibel
iev
ei t
’s
justali
ttlemis
sedunder
standi
ngbetweenthem,Ibeli
eveal
lwil
lbefine,
thegodsarenotdea
dt otheworl
d.

KI
NG

Butwhatwil
ltheys
ayisthec
auseofthei
rcr
isi
s?Whenwewer egrowi
ngup,
myfa t
herhad3wiv
esand7offs
pri
ng,andwealll
ivedi
npeac
ewi theach
otheri
nthesamehous
e.Butwhyhasminego
neo utoftheo
rdina
ry?Who
didIsinaga
inst
?

CHI
EF2

Yo
urhighness
,wedo n’twantyout omullov
ert hi
sissue,forme,it’
sjusta
l
it
tlemissedunder
standi
ng.Alltheyneeddoist oset
t l
etheirdi
ffer
ences
.
MykingIbeli
eveit’
sa ninco
nsequenti
alissue.Justcalm do
wn.

KI
NG

(Gas
p)t ha
nkyo
uver
ymuc
hfo
ryo
ura
dvi
cemyc
hiefs
,ma
ydi
vini
tybl
ess
youall
.

(
Allr
epl
iedAmen)F
ADEOUT
.

E
XT–BUI
LDI
NGE
STABL
ISHME
NTNI
GHT
.
I
NT–OSI
TA’
SROOM–NI
GHT

Os
itawa
sha
vingani
ghtma
re.

Inthenightmar
e,Osi
tawasrunningfr
om Ar
inz
ewhowa susingacarto
runafterhi
m.Heranandsuddenl
yhithi
sfootaga
ins
tas t
o neandfel
l
down.Ari
nzedr
ovecl
osert
ohima ndcamedownfromthecarthenadva
nced
towar
dshim.

OSI
TA

(
plea
ding)pl
eas
edo
n’thur
tmeIbegyo
u.

ARI
NZE

(chuck
led)It houghtyouc oul
dr un,doyouthi
nkyo ucanr una wa yfrom
me?Nev er.Itoldyou,youwer eplayi
ngadanger
ousplaya ndno wt hisis
yourperil
oust i
me.I t
st i
met oshowyo uwhatpr
inceArinz
ei spr ofic
iento f.
(hecontrol
ledthec a
rt ocl
imbo v
erOs i
tawhowaso nthefloorsho uti
ng,a s
thecarwa scomingc l
oser
,os i
tajumpedupfromt hebedint repidati
ona l
l
overhi
m)

OSI
TA

(
brea
tingha
rda
ndl
ook
ingv
eryner
vous
)

Wha tist hemea ni

ngofthis?(specula
ting)IhopeArinz
eisno ts
ett
ingup
anyv i
cea gainstme?Butha veioffendedhimina nywayt ha
thewillwa
nt
toelimina teme?Wha thav
eIdo net ohim?(hes ighsandlook
edup)
div
initypl easet ak
econtr
ol.(hesluggis
hlyli
eddowno nthebedashi
seyes
weres t
illo pened)FADEOUT.

I
NT–T
HEKI
NG’
SPAL
ACE–DAY

T
hek
ingwa
sha
vingadi
scus
sio
nwi
tht
woo
fhi
sel
der
sinc
ounc
il
.
 KI
NG

Myel
ders
,asyouallk
now,thi
siso
neoft
hebi
gges
toppo
rtunit
iesweha
ve
ev
erhadint
hisco
mmuni t
y,andweha
vet
ohol
ditwit
hpleas
ure.

CHI
EF1

Yourhighnes
syouar
er i
ght
.Andmo r
eov
erIseenoimpedi
mento
nthi
sone,
oristhereany?(
tothesec
ondchi
efwhowasst
ari
ngathim)

CHI
EF2

Ofc aus
et her
eisnoimpediment
,notatal
lbutyo
urhighness
,howdowe
int
endt ohandl
ethefa mi
li
eswhosel
andswer
eshoos
enbyt hewhi
temen
fortheconstr
ucti
onsight
?

KI
NG

Yeahthat’
st rue,butIha ves entaninv
itat
ion messageacr
o s
stot hem,so
whentheyc ome,Iwi llmaket hem s
eereasonsforthem t
os el
litanda l
so
maket hem knowt heopportuniti
eswestandtogaina sacommunityby
sel
li
ngt hos
el andstot hewhitemena ndthenaskthem toma ketheirpr
ices
.
Ibeli
evetheywi l
lseet oi
t.

CHI
EF2

That
’sani
mmens es
uggesti
on yourhighness
,a tl
eas
ttheywil
lkno
wwea
re
notjus
tcol
lec
tingt
heland,butwea r
ec ol
lec
tingitforaca
use.

KI
NG

Ofcause.andalsothewhi
temenwi l
lbec o
mingtomor
rowbeforesunsetto
maketheirpayment.SoIwoul
dlik
ea llo
fyo utobeher
ea searl
yas
po
s s
ibl
e,soast orecei
vet
hem a
st heycome.Pl
easenot
ifyother
sthatare
nother
eno w.

CHI
EF1

Nopr
obl
em yo
urhi
ghnes
s,a
sso
ona
sIdepa
rtfr
om her
e,Iwi
lli
nfo
rmt
hem
s
otheyt
ooc
anma
kei
tea
rlyt
othepa
lac
eto
mor
row.

(theyweret
hro
ughwi
ththeirdis
cuss
ion,meanwhil
eAr
inz
e’smo t
herwa
s
peepingo
nthem a
ndsheoverhear
deveryt
hingtheyha
vesaid.
)

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER

(
toher
sel
f)hmmmm.Ithinkthi
sisago l
denchancefo
rmet
ost
rik
e(s
he
s
mil
ed)yesIkno
wwha
tt odo.(sheexi
tedhas
t i
ly.
)

1
0

I
NT–ARI
NZE
’SROOM–DAY

Ari
nzewasonac
allwhenismotherdashedi
ntohisroo
mandc
los
edt
hedo
or,
onthedi
spl
ayofhismo t
herhequick
ly endshi
sc a
ll
.

ARI
NZE

(
tot
heper
sono
nthepho
ne)

o
ka yIwil
lgetba
c kt
oyou.(heha
ngedup)mo
ther
,whydi
dyo
uda
shedi
n
l
iketha
t?Isanyonepur
sui
ngyou?

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER

Nobo
dyi
spur
sui
ngmer
athert
her
eisgo
odnews
.

ARI
NZE

(r
eli
eved)go
odnews?Tha
tma
deyo
uda
shedi
nli
ket
hat
?Wha
tst
hisgo
od
news,tel
lmeabouti
t.

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER

(Shesmi
ledass
hes
atdo
wno
nthebeda
nda
skeda
rinz
etos
itdo
wnt
oo
whic
hhedid.
)

Mys
on,t
hego
odnewsi
stha
t,i
tist
imefo
rust
oac
t.
 ARI
NZE

(
confus
edabi
t)a
ct?Ac
tonwha
t?

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER

I
sti
mewea
cto
ntha
tst
upi
dbo
yOs
itaa
ndhi
smo
ther
.

ARI
NZE

Sowha
tdoyo
uwa
ntust
odo
?

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER

Perfectquest
ion.Ioverhear
dyourfa t
herandhisel
der
sinco
unc
ilha
vinga
dis
c us
siononthelandstheyareabouttosel
ltosomewhit
emenandthey
wil
lbec omingtomorr
owt omaketheirpayment
.

ARI
NZE

(
sti
llc
onfus
ed)a
ndho
wdo
est
hatgo
ttodowi
thusmo
ther
?

ARI
NZE
’SMOT
HER

(
shes
mil
es)Ari
nze,wi
ththepla
nsIha
ve,i
tha
sev
eryt
hingt
odowi
thus
.
(
shes
mil
edwidel
y)FADEOUT.

1
1

E
XT–BUI
LDI
NGE
STABL
ISHME
NT–DAY

I
NT–T
HEKI
NG’
SPAL
ACE–DAY

Theki
ngandal
lhisel
der
sincounc
ilwer
eful
l
yco
nveneda
tthepa
lac
ewhen
acal
lcamethr
oughtheki
ng’
sphone.

P
ALACEGUARD

(
her
ushedi
nandk
nel
tdo
wnbefo
ret
hek
ing)
Yo
urhi
ghnes
s,yo
uha
veac
all
.

KI
NG

(
hec
oll
ect
edt
hepho
nefr
om hi
mandpi
ckedi
tup)

Hel
lo……,yesthisishi
sroyalhi
ghnes
s ,Theophi
lusUzoc
hukwu….
.,pol
ic
e?
How?.
..
..
,What
? .
...
..
,okayokaynoproblem.(
heha ngsup,whi
chmadeall
theel
derst
obev er
yworri
ed)

CHI
EF1

(
Loo
kingwo
rri
ed)Yo
urhi
ghnes
s,wha
tist
hepr
obl
em?

KI
NG

(
thek
ingwa
smut
e)

CHI
EF2

Yourhi
ghnes
syouarel
ook
ingwo
rri
ed,pl
eas
etel
luswha
tthepr
obl
em i
s,we
ar
eo nthi
stoget
her
.

CHI
EF3

Yesyourhighnes
s,hei
sri
ght
,wha
tev
eri
tispl
eas
etel
luswha
tthe
pro
blem i
s.

KI
NG

Thewhitemenwer ea
tta
ckedo
nthei
rwa
yco
mingt
othi
spl
ace.(
allt
he
elder
sexcl
aimed)

CHI
EF1

Yo
urhi
ghnes
sthi
sisat
err
ibl
enewso
o,wha
tar
ewego
ingt
odono
w?

KI
NG

Butpol
ic
einterv
enedandcaughto
neo
fthebo
ysa
ndt
heo
ther
ses
caped,
theya
rebri
ngingthem her
e.
 CHI
EF2

(
rel
iev
ed)myk
ingwha
tabo
utwhi
temena
ndt
hemo
ney,ho
pet
heya
res
afe?

KI
NG

Ac
cor
dingt
othepo
lic
e,t
heya
res
afe.

CHI
EF2

Ma
ythego
dsbepr
ais
ed.

KI
NG

(st
illwonder
ing)buthowdidt
hos
ebo
ysgett
okno
wabo
utwha
tisgo
ingo
n
betweenusa ndthosewhi
temen?

CHI
EF1

Yourhi
ghness
,itiss
aidthatt
hes mel
lofthehegoa
t,isinsi
deitsowns
kin.
Letuswaitfort
hem tocomethenwewil
lhearfr
omt heboytheyca
ught
theper
sonwhosentthem.

CHI
EF2

Yesl
etuswa
itfo
rthem t
oco
me.

KI
NG

Oka
y,butwhosoev
erisinvo
lvedIt
hismusts
ufferfo
rthi
sc r
uelact
.(t
he
l
ookontheki
ng’
sfaceshowshemeantwha
thejustsai
d)FADEOUT
.

1
2

E
XT–BUI
LDI
NGE
STABL
ISHME
NT–DAY

I
NT–T
HEKI
NG’
SPAL
ACE–DAY

T
hek
ingwa
ssi
tti
ngo
nhi
sthr
one,hi
sel
der
sinc
ounc
ila
ndt
wowhi
temen
wassi
tti
ngthecouc
h,t
hent
hepoli
cemenandtheboywhowa
sca
ughtwer
e
al
lst
andi
ngbefo
retheki
ngandt
heelder
sinc
ounci
l.

KI
NG

Yo
ungma
n,whoa
reyo
u?

BOY

Yo
urhi
ghnes
s,myna
mei
sJo
hns
on.

KI
NG

J
ohns
on,fr
om wher
e?Wher
ear
eyo
ufr
om?

BOY

Ia
m fr
om ez
innac
ommuni
ty.

CHI
EF1

Heisno
tevenfro
mthi
svi
ll
age,E
zinnai
saveryfa
rvil
l
ageawayfrom her
e.
Sohowdidhek
nowabo
utwhatwea r
edoi
ngher
einourownvi
ll
age?

KI
NG

Soho
wdidyougett
ok no
wa bo
utourpl
answi
tht
hewhi
temen?Who
co
nta
ctedyo
u?Whosentyou?Spea
k.

P
OLI
CE

Act
ua l
l
yyo urhighnes
s,tha
tiswhywea r
ehere,aftermuchi
nter
rogat
ions
,
heconfes
sedt hatoneofyourso
nscontr
act
edt hem fo
rthejo
b.(allt
he
el
derswerestunnedincl
udi
ngtheki
ng.)

KI
NG

Oneofmyso
ns?Howistha
tpos
sibl
e?Ineverdi
scussedi
twitha
nyo
fthem,
notev
enmywiv
es.Imadeitato
ps ec
rether
eint hepal
ace.

CHI
EF2
Myk
ing,Imus
tsa
yIa
mver
ysur
pri
set
oo.

KI
NG

Yo
ungma
n,a
reyo
uver
ysur
eofwha
tyo
uar
esa
ying?

BOY

Yesyo
urhi
ghnes
s,Ia
mver
ysur
e.

KI
NG

Sowhi
cho
fmys
onsa
rewet
alk
inga
bouther
e?

BOY

P
rinceOs
ita
,yo
urhi
ghnes
s.(
Onhea
ringt
hisa
llt
heel
der
ssc
rea
medo
uti
n
s
ho c
k)

CHI
EF2

Yo
ungma n,doyouk
nowwhoyouar
eta
lki
nga
bouta
tal
loryo
uar
e
mist
aki
nghim fo
rso
meoneel
se?

P
OLI
CE1

P
lea
seyourhighnes
scanyouca
llhi
mo ut?Heneedst
obet
akent
othe
s
tati
onforso
meques t
ioni
ngyourhi
ghness
.

KI
NG

Yo
ungma
nits
eemsyo
uthi
nkwea
rej
okeher
eri
ght
?

BOY

Yo
urhi
ghnes
s,Ia
mser
ious
.

P
OLI
CE1

Yourhi
ghnes
spl
eas
ewedo
n’tha
vea
nymo
ret
owa
stec
anyo
ujus
tca
llhi
m
out?
 KI
NG

Ofc auseIwi l
lev
enc al
lthebothofthem o
utfo ryoubecauset
heonehe
istalki
nga bo
utno wisabso
lutel
y no
tt heonehemeant,ther
eisamist
ake
somewher e.Guar
dgoa ndc a
llmemyt wosonsnow.Hur
ry.(thegua
rd
dashedo utatonce)

1
3

I
NT–T
HEKI
NG’
SPAL
ACE–DAY

T
het
wopr
inc
eswer
eas
sembl
edbefo
ret
hek
ing.

KI
NG

Yo
ungma
n,t
hisa
remyt
wos
ons
,whi
cho
fthem a
reyo
uta
lki
nga
bout
?

BOY

Yourhi
ghnes
s,hei
stheo
ne(
poi
nti
ngt
oOs
ita
,al
ltheel
der
ssho
utedo
nthe
si
ghtofthat)

OSI
TA

F
atherwha
tisgo
ingo
nher
e?Andwhyi
sthi
sguypo
int
inga
tme?

KI
NG

Os
ita
,thi
syoungma
nheres
aidyo
uco
ntr
act
edt
hem t
oki
dna
pthi
swhi
te
menher
e,ho
wt r
uei
stha
t?

OSI
TA

F
ather
,ser
ious
lyIha
venev
ersetmyeyeso
nt hi
sguybefo
re,Ido
n’tk
now
t
hisguyfr
oma da
m.Heyyou(
faci
ngtheboy)doIkno
wyo u?

BOY

Mypr
inc
ewhya
reyo
uac
tinga
sifyo
udo
n’tk
nowmena
?
 ARI
NZE

(s
ho ut
ed)ehhhhh.Soyouthiswick
ed,Ik newit,fa
therIsai
dittha
tt hi
s
boyyoua r
ealwaystak
ingsideswit
hisaba dbo
ybutyo ut
houghtIjus
t
hatedhim,nowyouhaveseeni tyo
ursel
f.

KI
NG

Ar
inz
ekeepqui
et.Butho
wdi
dhegett
okno
wabo
uti
t?

ARI
NZE

Fat
herIc an’tbel
ieveyo uar
es t
il
ltal
kinglik
ethis
,didn’
tyoudisc
ussit
wit
hyo urelder
sher einthepala
ce,hemi ghtha
veo v
erhear
dyo upeopl
e
tal
kingaboutitna ,aftera
llyest
erda
y,Is awhowhewa swalk
ingaro
undthe
whol
epa l
ace.Inev erknewheha daplan.

P
OLI
CE1

Pl
eas
emrOsi
tayo
uar
eundera
rres
t,pl
eas
elet
sgo(
usi
nghi
sha
ndt
oot
her
hi
mo ut
.)

OSI
TA

F
atherpl
eas
eIaminno
c ento
fthi
sal
l
ega
tio
ns,bel
iev
emefa
ther
.
(
hesit
ati
ngtogowi
ththem)

ARI
NZE

Ar
eyo
ust
il
ldenyi
ngi
t?

KI
NG

Osi
tamyson,fo
ll
owt
hem o
kay,wewi
lls
eewha
twec
andoa
bouti
t.J
ust
gowit
hthem.

(
thepo
lic
eledhi
mouto
fthepa
lac
ewi
tht
heo
therbo
y)

CHI
EF2
Yo
urhi
ghnesst
hisunbel
iev
abl
e,s
oprinc
eosit
ao fal
lpeo
plei
sca
pabl
eof
do
ingathi
ngli
kethi
s,nononoIs t
il
lcan’
tbeli
evei
t.

ARI
NZE

Yo
ubetterbel
ieveitoo,bec
ausei
thasjusthappenedandyo
usawitwi
th
yo
ureyes,atleas
tno wallo
fyouthathasbeenseeingmeasaba
dpers
on
wi
llc
hangetheirthought
stowa
rdsme.

KI
NG

Ar
inz
ekeepqui
etno
w,ho
war
eweev
ens
urei
fyo
uar
eno
tbehi
nda
llt
hes
e?

ARI
NZE

Fat
herme?Nopr o
blem,Ik newyouwillnev
eragr
eethatyoursonisabeast
butdon’twor
ryhestil
lhasmo r
emo ns
t r
ousac
tstobec ar
ri
edout,thi
sis
justthesta
rti
ngpoint.Maybewhenhea tt
emptstoki
llyouthenyouwil
l
bel
iev
eme.

KI
NG

Ar
inz
eIo
rderyo
utogetl
ostt
hismi
nut
es,j
ustgeto
ut.

ARI
NZE

Ofcausefa
ther,Iwasa l
rea
dygetti
nglostbefor
eyouevenas
kedmeto.
Butdon’
tsayArinz
edidn’ttel
lyo
uo o.Ididever
yoneher
eisawit
nes
s.
Fat
herIam goi
ng.

(hebegantola
ugh a
sheexi
tedthel
ivi
ngroom,allt
heel
derswheresti
ll
v
erya
stoni
shedabo
utwha
tjustha
ppenedtha
tt heyweres
til
lwonder
ing.
)
F
ADEOUT.