Dream Of The Execution
Whitney
Right. Right. How about this then? She’s home and the door
bell rings. Special delivery, right? I even have that brown get up so she don’t
get excited none. And when she’s settled
I give it to her a few times. You know, in the belly. And then I lock her in a
hall closet and you know, read her a list of grievances. Like the restaurant
thing so she gets the point, right? Then I finish her off (beat) quietly.
Celeste
Mark (beat) What do you think?
Mark
I … I don’t know. That sounds really violent.
Whitney
Right. Well it’s not a
trip to the zoo is it?
Celeste
All right, I think maybe Mark needs to put a little more
thought in …
Mark
Maybe you could use chloroform or something … something easy.
Celeste
Now wait a minute, Mark. We discussed this in the office. We do knife-work here. It’s honest and we
simply do not traffic in depersonalization.
(beat) Whitney would you excuse us?
Whitney
Oh right, sure. Good luck there then. Happy trails right.
(Whitney exits.)
Celeste
I should’ve known that wasn’t a perfect match, Mark. My apologies. I just thought you wanted to
make a statement and Whitney does do that well…
Mark
I do. I think. I really do. I want her to know. It’s just …
do you think I’m trifling?
