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ACT II Scene2
ACT II Scene2
ACT II Scene2
ACT IISCENE 2
Billy Suppose he don't come.
Jigger He'll come...what will you say to him?
Billy I say"Good evening, sir. Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me the
time?"...and suppose he answers me? What do I say?
Jigger He won't answer you.
Billy Have you everkilled a man before?
Jigger If I did, I wouldn't be likely to say so, would I?
Billy No. Guess you wouldn't...If you did...if tonight we...I meansuppose
some day when WE die we'll have to come up before...before.
Jigger Before who?
Billy Wellbefore God.
Jigger You and me? Not a chance!
Billy Why not?
Jigger What's the highest court they ever dragged you into?
Billy Just perlice magistrates, I guess.
Jigger Sure. Never been before a Supreme Court Judge, have you?
Billy No.
Jigger Same thing in the next world. For rich folks, the Heavenly Court and the
high judge. For you and meperlice magistrates...Fer the rich, fine music
and chubby little angels
Billy Won't we get any music?
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Jigger NOT A NOTE. All we get is justice. There'll be plenty of that for you
and me. Yes, sir! Nothin' but justice.
Billy It's gettin' latethey'll be comin' back from the clambake...I wish he'd
comesuppose he don't.
Jigger He will. What do you say we play some cards while we're waitin'?
Time'll pass quicker that way.
Billy All right.
Jigger Got any money?
Billy Eighty cents.
Jigger All right, eighty cents. We'll play twentyone. I'll bank.
Billy I'll bet the bank.
Jigger Sounds like he's got an ace.
Billy I'll take another.
Come again!
Over!
Wish old sideburns would come and have it over with.
Jigger He's a little late. Don't you want to go on with the game?
Billy Ain't got any more money. I told you.
Jigger Want to play on credit?
Billy You mean you'll trust me?
Jigger No...but I'll DEDUCT it.
Billy From what?
Jigger From YOUR share of the money. If YOU win you deduct it from my
share.
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Billy All right. Can't wait here doin' nothin'. Drive a feller crazy. How much
is the bank?
Jigger Sideburns'll have three thousand on him. That's what he ALWAYS brings
the captain. Tonight the captain don't get it. WE get it. Fifteen hundred
to you. Fifteen hundred to me.
Billy Go ahead and deal.
Fifty dollars...No a hundred dollars.
Enough.
Jigger TWENTYONE.
Billy All right! This time, double or nothin'!
Jigger Double or nothin' it is.
Billy Enough
Jigger Twentyone.
Billy Hey...are you cheatin'?
Jigger ME? Do I LOOK like a cheat?
Billy Five hundred!
Jigger Dollars?
Billy Dollars.
Jigger Say, you're a plunger, ain't youyes, sir.
Billy Another. Too much.
Jigger That makes seven hundred you OWE me.
Billy Seven hundred!...Double or nothin'
I'll stand pat!
Jigger Twentyone! A natural!
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Billy Youyoudamn you, you're a dirty crook! You
Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me the time?
Bascombe Now don't budge, either one of you. Drop that knife.
Ahoy up there on the Nancy B.
Captain Ahoy. Who's down there?
Bascombe Go after the other one. He's runnin' up Maple Street!
I'll keep this one covered. There's another bullet in here.
Don't forget that...you look behind you! What do you see comin'?
Billy Two perliceman.
Bascombe You wanted to know what time it was. I'll tell youthe time for you will
be ten to twenty years in prison.
Billy Oh, no it won't. They won't put me in prison.
Bascombe Where do you think you're goin'?
1st Policeman Who fired that shot?
2nd Policeman What's goin' on here?
1st Policeman Stop him!
Billy Julie!
1st Policeman Give me a hand with his coat. Watch that knife.
Captain How about you, Mr. Bascombe? You all right?
Bascombe Yes, I'm all right. Lucky though. Very Lucky. This is the first time
I ever took a pistol with me.
Captain Is he dead?
1st Policeman No. he's still breathing.
Captain Bring him out here where we can lay him out flat.
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2nd Policeman Bring him out on these bales.
1st Policeman Watch his side, now, be careful of him!
Captain You go for a doctor. Put that under his head.
Bascombe The foolsthe silly fools. They didn't notice I was comin' from
the shipnot to it.
Captain The money they tried to kill you for is locked up in my desk!
Bascombe The fools.
1st Sailor He got away.
Bascombe What's that?
Captain The folkscomin' back from the clambake.
Bascombe You'd better stop them.
Captain and Yes, sir.
1st Policeman
1st Policeman Get back there. Stand back.
Man Who is it?
Girl Billy.
Man Bigelow.
Girl Poor Julie.
Julie Billy
Billy Little JulieSomethin' I want to tell youI couldn't see anythin' ahead,
and Jigger told me how we could get hold of a lot of money
and maybe sail to San Francisco...See?
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Julie Yes.
Billy ...Tell the baby, if you want, say I had this idea about San Francisco.
Julie
Julie Yes.
Billy Hold my hand tight.
Julie I am holdin' it tightall the time.
Billy Tighterstill tighter!...Julie!
Julie Goodbye.
Captain The good Lord will help him now, Ma'am.
Carrie Juliedon't be mad at me fer sayin' itbut you're better off this way.
Snow Carrie's right.
Carrie Tell me Julie, am I right?
Julie You're right, Carrie.
Carrie He's better off too, poor feller. Believe me, Julie, he's better off too.
Julie Don't cry, Carrie.
Carrie God be with you, Julie.
MM Where is he? No, no, please.
Girls Don't let her!
Julie Sleep, Billysleep. Sleep peaceful, like a good boy. You weren't a good
boyyou were bad, and quick tempered and unhappy. But sleep peaceful
now. I knew why you hit me. I always know everythin'. One thing I
never told youskeered you'd laugh at me. I'll tell you now.I love you. I
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love you. I loveyou. I was ashamed to say it out loud. But now I said
it. Didn't I? What am I goin' to do? What am I goin' to do?
Nettie Do? Why you gotta stay on here with meso's I ken be with you when
you hev the baby. Main thing is to keep on LIVIN'keep on KEERIN'
what's goin' to happen...'Member that sampler you gave me? 'Member
what it says?
Julie The words? I used to say 'em in school.
Nettie Say 'em nowsee if you know what they mean.
"YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE"
Heavenly Friend Get up, Billy.
Billy Huh?
HF Get up.
Billy Who are you?
HF Shake yourself up. Got to get goin'.
Billy Goin'? Where?
HF Never mind where. Important thing is, you can't stay here.
Billy Julie! Julie!
HF She can't hear you.
Billy Who decided that?
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HF You did. When you killed yourself.
Billy I see! So it's all over!
HF It isn't as simple as that. As long as there is one person on earth who
remembers youit isn't over.
Billy What're you goin' to do to me?
HF I ain't going to do anything. I jest came down to fetch youtake you up to
the judge.
Billy Judge! Am I goin' before the Lord God Himself?
HF What hev you ever done thet you should come before Him?
Billy So that's it. Just like Jigger said: "No Supreme Court for little people
just perlice magistrates!"
HF Who said anythin' about...
Billy I tell you if they kick me around up there like they did on earth, I'm goin'
to do somethin' about it! I'm dead now and I got nothin' to lose. I'm
goin' to stand up for my rights! I tell you I'm goin' before the Lord God
Himselfstraight to the top! Y'hear?
HF Simmer down. Billy. Simmer down.