CHARACTERS
TUPOLSKI
KATURIAN
ARIEL
MICHAL.
MOTHER
FATHER
BOY
GIRL
THE PILLOWMAN
ACT ONE
Scene 1
Pobice interrogation room. Ktturian sitting at table, centre
blindfolded. Tupolski and Ariel enter and sit opposite hirs,
Tupolshi with a bos file containing a large sheaf of papers.
TUPOLSKI. Mister Katurian,
‘Tupolsid ... Who lef that on
shi wakes she blindfold off)
TUPOLSKL. Why didnt you take it off Te just looks stupid.
think I was supposed to.
i, the main ching I want co
u do and Pm glad to help you
TUPOLSKI. Some of these what? I dani
KATURIAN. Some of these types of people who have no respect
have never been in trouble with che police in my
life. In my life. And...
ARIEL. Never been in trouble until now, you mean
KATURIAN. Hak?
5A _L. Repeating myself ... You have never been in trouble with
the police uni nome You mcen, nnn oMelewi
KATURIAN. I’m in trouble with the police now?
ARIEL, What else are you doing here?
KATURIAN. I'm helping you with your enquiries, I thoughe.
‘ve took you here like cis
KATURIAN. We'e not friencs, no, But by the same token, Thope
ARIEL, (ey
“ause.) 1am going to hit you so hard in the fccing hea
KATURIAN. (Powe) flak? = eed
ARIEL. Am I mumbling? Tupolski, am I mumbling?
TUPOLSKI. No, i
ing.
I will answer everything you want me
| answer everything we want you to.” There was
never a question, “You will answer everything we want you to.”
‘There wasa question, “How much are you going to make us fuck
you up in the me was what the question was.
KATURIAN, Tam 0 try not to make you fuck me up at all
because the reason it
Dyeing Katurian, Ariel
you suspect we have
brought you here? You must suspect some season,
ARIEL. Loot, why dont we just start corcuring him and cut our
KATURIAN, What...?
TUPOLSKI. Who's the Number One on this case, Ariel, me or
you? (Pause.) Thank you. Don't listen to him. Anywey, so
Yyou suspect we have brought you here? cee
KATURIAN. I've been racking my be
TUPOLSKI. You've been racking you
KATURIAN. No.
TUPOLSKT. Well, yes or no?
KATURIAN, Yes.
of a single reason we might have bough you here?
KATURIAN. I can think of a reason, of, not a reason
Tassume there must be a linkage, although I cant see ho
bea linkage.
TUPOLSKI. The linkage of what? Of whar
to what?
KATURIAN. What? Just, only the thing of how you rook my sto-
ties away too when you took me, and thet you have them there is
the only thing.
TUPOLSKI.
Or, of what
shore? Have you been read-
en reading ..
for all you know, may have been some
Jmmensely classified, very very secret ching.
KATURIAN. My eyes caught the cites, just glancing.
TUPOLSKI. Ob, like your peripheral vision?
KATURIAN, Yes.
TUPOLSKI. But, hang on, for it ro be your
youd have to be cued around this way ... (Tapest
on, glancing down at papers.) See, lke this way. Like sidewa
this way
KATURIAN. I meant...
TUROLSK. See? Like this way. Like sidewards.
KATURIAN. I meant my peripheral vision at the bottom of my eyes.
1 peripheral vision