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A Very Nice Woman
A Very Nice Woman
FADE IN:
WOMAN
Oh, tut, that won't do.
The woman undoes some of the needle work and starts again,
continues humming to herself.
DIRTY MAN
Oi, lady, I've been waiting my
butt off for that cup of tea, are
you getting it or not? It's vexing
work in the yard, and it's hot as
Satan's ass...
WOMAN
Hmmm?
WOMAN
Oh, tut, don't you get started.
WOMAN
Haha, tut tut.
(Sighs)
That reminds me, I wonder if
Charlie's turned over yet?
(MORE)
2.
WOMAN (CONT'D)
It would be a shame for him to be
all by his own, now that I'm
nearly finished with his nice
handkerchief.
WOMAN
Girl, tut, what did I tell you
about staring at people like that?
GIRL
(Looks down on the
ground)
Mama, I'm... sorry. Please don't
be mad.
(hesitates)
What is that man doing...our
yard...?
WOMAN
Girl! Did I not tell you not to
bother mama with questions? Tut!
The girl shrinks back and runs away. The woman shakes her
head and pauses her needle work, turns away and wipes away
a tear.
WOMAN
Tut. What a disappointment that
girl is. None of the ol' fire when
I was that age. Isn't that right,
Charlie?
The woman looks out of the kitchen window and into the yard
where the Dirty Man digs some, pauses to wipe his brow,
gives a disdained look in the woman's direction, shakes his
head, then starts digging again.
WOMAN
Look at that man, I can just put
these needles through his very
eyes and he wouldn't notice.
Hahahahh! Wouldn't that be funny,
Charlie?
(A beat)
Tut, don't be like that. You know
I loved you. I was just... bored.
(MORE)
3.
WOMAN (CONT'D)
And with that idiot daughter of
ours, can you really blame me for
this?
WOMAN
Tut tut. It's time to be nice,
again.
The woman meets the Dirty Man in the yard with the tray and
a smile. The girl peaks out from her room above.
FADE OUT.
THE END
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