The Dark Avenue Picture Show
Nov 23, 2016 1:13:38 GMT -5
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BSam, Hermes, and 2 more like this
Post by Linda Rhaldeen on Nov 23, 2016 1:13:38 GMT -5
Part Ten - C is for Cannibalism
youtu.be/f9K6iV2yUCw
(ZORTEGUS, TELERAM and TERRY are in the monitor room.)
ZORTEGUS:
How could you let him disappear? You were supposed to be watching him! Let's see if he shows up on the monitor.
(TERRY flips the screens, but stops when he sees the view outside in front of the Penthouse. There is a figure approaching.)
TERRY:
Another visitor, sir.
TELERAM:
Why, it's Dr. Hermes! What a stroke of luck; this is the friend we were on our way to meet tonight!
ZORTEGUS:
I know who he is. And I know that him being here can only lead to trouble...what with his job and all...
TELERAM:
He's a philosophy professor.
ZORTEGUS (laughing):
No, I mean his real job, not the cover...wait a second, were you sent here as his spy?
TELERAM:
What? No, of course not! Our car broke down, like I said, we never meant to come here. And what's this about a real job?
TERRY:
He's coming inside!
ZORTEGUS:
Without knocking! How rude. Very well; let's go down and meet him in person, see what mischief brought him here.
(The three of them make their way down several flights of stairs, until they come to-)
HERMES:
Aha! There you are, Lord Zortegus.
TELERAM:
Hermes! What are you doing here?
HERMES:
Teleram? That's funny, I was just about to ask the same of you.
(They begin to walk back up the stairs.)
ZORTEGUS:
Ha! Don't act like you weren't the one to send him here in the first place!
HERMES:
I give you my word I did not. No, I actually came here to look for Bee.
TELERAM:
I saw Bee earlier this evening! (He pales) She...she got-
ZORTEGUS:
Bee? What do you know about Bee, Dr. Hermes?
HERMES:
Well, for starters, she happens to be my granddaughter.
(They turn a corner and come upon COMET and BANDIT, both in a state of undress.)
BANDIT:
Ah!
HERMES:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Hermes!
TELERAM:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Teleram!
ZORTEGUS:
Comet!
HERMES:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Hermes!
TELERAM:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Teleram!
ZORTEGUS:
Comet!
HERMES:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Hermes!
TELERAM:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Teleram!
ZORTEGUS:
Comet! You belong to ME, remember?
SOPHIE:
Ahem! Dinner is served.
ZORTEGUS (through gritted teeth):
Excellent.
(Cut to a formal dinner table. TERRY and SOPHIE are serving and everyone else is seated around a very large, very unappetizing hunk of meat.)
LEMONA (voiceover):
When a large group of people come together over food, it is usually for celebratory reasons. But on this night, despite our host's efforts, celebration was the last thing on everyone's minds...
ZORTEGUS:
A toast! To missing friends!
EVERYONE:
Missing friends!
ZORTEGUS:
And happy birthday to Comet!
HERMES:
Hey, that's my-
ZORTEGUS (glaring at HERMES):
I said, a very happy birthday to Comet.
HERMES:
And anyway, I thought we were to discuss Bee?
TRIP:
Bee?
ZORTEGUS:
Ah yes, Bee found herself in a rather...piercing situation recently. And to think, she was a vegetarian...ironic, isn't it? (As he speaks, he emphasizes the word "piercing" by slicing viciously into the meat with a carving knife, and then smiles sweetly and turns to face his guests.) Another slice?
(Suddenly, TELERAM and TRIP realize what, or who, they've been eating and spit out their food. BANDIT, who has the stomach and the appetite of a bear, continues to eat.)
TRIP:
Excuse me.
(She leaves the room and then the sound of retching can be heard.)
HERMES:
I knew she'd fallen in with a bad crowd, but I've discovered it's worse than I thought. Some sort of literary cult...
ZORTEGUS:
Go on...
HERMES:
Well see, her middle name
It was trouble. Life was a game
No matter what I thought
She would scurry
LEMONA:
Yes she left him every night sick with worry
HERMES:
She left home first chance she got!
Refusing to wear a skirt
All she wanted was to cause me hurt
She lived the wild life and was far too proud
LEMONA:
She was disrespectful, rude and loud
HERMES:
All my teaching was for naught
CHORUS:
Oh that Bee would cause mayhem with glee
She was the rowdiest girl there was
But all the things she said that came from her head
ZORTEGUS:
What a girl
BANDIT:
Makes you hurl
HERMES:
Yes it does
(Cut to TRIP's bedroom, covered in posters of BEE.)
TRIP:
Oh, it was so tragic
Her smile was like magic
I often tried to catch her eye
But never talked I was too shy
Oh Bee my dear why did you have to die?!?
(Cut back to the dining room.)
HERMES:
But she must've been scared
Over something. Because she shared
With me a note which ran
CHORUS:
What's it say? What's it say?
BEE (voiceover):
I'm in too deep!
Oh hurry! Don't you dare sleep
Dear grandpa only you can stop their plan
CHORUS:
Oh that Bee would cause mayhem with glee
She was the rowdiest girl there was
But all the things she said that came out of her head
ZORTEGUS:
What a girl
BANDIT:
Makes you hurl
HERMES:
Yes it does
CHORUS:
Oh that Bee would cause mayhem with glee
She was the rowdiest girl there was
But all the things she said that came out of her head
ZORTEGUS:
What a girl
CHORUS:
Whoa ho ho
BANDIT:
Makes you hurl
CHORUS:
Hey hey hey
HERMES:
Yes it does
CHORUS:
Bee-ee
youtu.be/f9K6iV2yUCw
(ZORTEGUS, TELERAM and TERRY are in the monitor room.)
ZORTEGUS:
How could you let him disappear? You were supposed to be watching him! Let's see if he shows up on the monitor.
(TERRY flips the screens, but stops when he sees the view outside in front of the Penthouse. There is a figure approaching.)
TERRY:
Another visitor, sir.
TELERAM:
Why, it's Dr. Hermes! What a stroke of luck; this is the friend we were on our way to meet tonight!
ZORTEGUS:
I know who he is. And I know that him being here can only lead to trouble...what with his job and all...
TELERAM:
He's a philosophy professor.
ZORTEGUS (laughing):
No, I mean his real job, not the cover...wait a second, were you sent here as his spy?
TELERAM:
What? No, of course not! Our car broke down, like I said, we never meant to come here. And what's this about a real job?
TERRY:
He's coming inside!
ZORTEGUS:
Without knocking! How rude. Very well; let's go down and meet him in person, see what mischief brought him here.
(The three of them make their way down several flights of stairs, until they come to-)
HERMES:
Aha! There you are, Lord Zortegus.
TELERAM:
Hermes! What are you doing here?
HERMES:
Teleram? That's funny, I was just about to ask the same of you.
(They begin to walk back up the stairs.)
ZORTEGUS:
Ha! Don't act like you weren't the one to send him here in the first place!
HERMES:
I give you my word I did not. No, I actually came here to look for Bee.
TELERAM:
I saw Bee earlier this evening! (He pales) She...she got-
ZORTEGUS:
Bee? What do you know about Bee, Dr. Hermes?
HERMES:
Well, for starters, she happens to be my granddaughter.
(They turn a corner and come upon COMET and BANDIT, both in a state of undress.)
BANDIT:
Ah!
HERMES:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Hermes!
TELERAM:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Teleram!
ZORTEGUS:
Comet!
HERMES:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Hermes!
TELERAM:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Teleram!
ZORTEGUS:
Comet!
HERMES:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Hermes!
TELERAM:
Bandit!
BANDIT:
Teleram!
ZORTEGUS:
Comet! You belong to ME, remember?
SOPHIE:
Ahem! Dinner is served.
ZORTEGUS (through gritted teeth):
Excellent.
(Cut to a formal dinner table. TERRY and SOPHIE are serving and everyone else is seated around a very large, very unappetizing hunk of meat.)
LEMONA (voiceover):
When a large group of people come together over food, it is usually for celebratory reasons. But on this night, despite our host's efforts, celebration was the last thing on everyone's minds...
ZORTEGUS:
A toast! To missing friends!
EVERYONE:
Missing friends!
ZORTEGUS:
And happy birthday to Comet!
HERMES:
Hey, that's my-
ZORTEGUS (glaring at HERMES):
I said, a very happy birthday to Comet.
HERMES:
And anyway, I thought we were to discuss Bee?
TRIP:
Bee?
ZORTEGUS:
Ah yes, Bee found herself in a rather...piercing situation recently. And to think, she was a vegetarian...ironic, isn't it? (As he speaks, he emphasizes the word "piercing" by slicing viciously into the meat with a carving knife, and then smiles sweetly and turns to face his guests.) Another slice?
(Suddenly, TELERAM and TRIP realize what, or who, they've been eating and spit out their food. BANDIT, who has the stomach and the appetite of a bear, continues to eat.)
TRIP:
Excuse me.
(She leaves the room and then the sound of retching can be heard.)
HERMES:
I knew she'd fallen in with a bad crowd, but I've discovered it's worse than I thought. Some sort of literary cult...
ZORTEGUS:
Go on...
HERMES:
Well see, her middle name
It was trouble. Life was a game
No matter what I thought
She would scurry
LEMONA:
Yes she left him every night sick with worry
HERMES:
She left home first chance she got!
Refusing to wear a skirt
All she wanted was to cause me hurt
She lived the wild life and was far too proud
LEMONA:
She was disrespectful, rude and loud
HERMES:
All my teaching was for naught
CHORUS:
Oh that Bee would cause mayhem with glee
She was the rowdiest girl there was
But all the things she said that came from her head
ZORTEGUS:
What a girl
BANDIT:
Makes you hurl
HERMES:
Yes it does
(Cut to TRIP's bedroom, covered in posters of BEE.)
TRIP:
Oh, it was so tragic
Her smile was like magic
I often tried to catch her eye
But never talked I was too shy
Oh Bee my dear why did you have to die?!?
(Cut back to the dining room.)
HERMES:
But she must've been scared
Over something. Because she shared
With me a note which ran
CHORUS:
What's it say? What's it say?
BEE (voiceover):
I'm in too deep!
Oh hurry! Don't you dare sleep
Dear grandpa only you can stop their plan
CHORUS:
Oh that Bee would cause mayhem with glee
She was the rowdiest girl there was
But all the things she said that came out of her head
ZORTEGUS:
What a girl
BANDIT:
Makes you hurl
HERMES:
Yes it does
CHORUS:
Oh that Bee would cause mayhem with glee
She was the rowdiest girl there was
But all the things she said that came out of her head
ZORTEGUS:
What a girl
CHORUS:
Whoa ho ho
BANDIT:
Makes you hurl
CHORUS:
Hey hey hey
HERMES:
Yes it does
CHORUS:
Bee-ee