
剧本角色

PENNY
女,0岁
这个角色非常的神秘,他的简介遗失在星辰大海~

ALAN
男,0岁
这个角色非常的神秘,他的简介遗失在星辰大海~

NANCY
女,0岁
这个角色非常的神秘,他的简介遗失在星辰大海~

MICHAEL
男,0岁
这个角色非常的神秘,他的简介遗失在星辰大海~
CARNAGE
PENNY: 音效1 打字机January 11th at 2:30 p.m. You'll do your statement separately. This one is our-s. Following a verbal dispute in Brooklyn Bridge Park.Zachary Cowan, age 11 , and arm-ed with a stick, struck our son, Ethan Longstreet, in the face.In addition to the swellin-g and bruising of Ethan's upper lip. This act also resulted in two broken incisors includi-ng nerve damage to the right incisor.
ALAN:"Armed"?
PENNY:Armed. What? You don't like "armed"? Michael, what could we say? "Carryin-g"? "Holding"? Carrying a stick? All right?
ALAN:Carrying, yeah.
MICHAEL: Carrying a stick. Carrying.
PENNY:It's ironic. I always thought Brooklyn Bridge Park was so safe compared to Hill-side.
MICHAEL:True. We always said, "Brooklyn Bridge Park, fine. Hillside, no way."
PENNY:It just goes to show you.
NANCY:Thank you.
PENNY:Hey, thank you so much for coming. It's so much better than getting caught up in that adversarial mind-set.
NANCY:Well, we thank you. Really.
PENNY:I don't think there's any reason for us to thank each other. Luckily, some of us still have a sense of community. Right?
ALAN:Though the kids haven't got that notion straight yet.
MICHAEL:Right.
ALAN:I mean our kid.
MICHAEL:Right, our kid.
ALAN:Thank you.
NANCY: Well So, what about the tooth with the damaged nerve?
PENNY:Well, we don't know yet. There's some question about the prognosis. Apparently, the nerve is not completely exposed.
MICHAEL:Only part of it is exposed.
PENNY:There's a part that's exposed and then there's a part that's still protected. For now, they're not gonna devitalize it.
MICHAEL:They wanna give the tooth a chance.
PENNY:Yeah. We'd so love to avoid a root canal.
NANCY:Oh, of course.
PENNY:There's an observation period while they give the nerve a chance to heal.
MICHAEL:He's gonna need caps.
PENNY:You can't have implants till you're 18.
MICHAEL:You can't.
PENNY:Yeah, so They can only do implants once they're done growing.
NANCY:Naturally. Well, we hope it all turns out all right.
PENNY: One can only hope.
(Pause,Alan and Nancy are about to leave.)
NANCY:Those tulips are gorgeous.
PENNY:Oh, it's the florist up by Henry. You know the one? All the way up.
NANCY:Oh, right.
PENNY:Yeah. They fly the bulbs right in from Holland.
NANCY:Twenty dollars for a whole bunch. Is that a fact?
PENNY: Yeah. Do you know it? All the way up.
NANCY:Right. Right.
PENNY:Listen.He didn't wanna tell on Zachary.
MICHAEL:No, he didn't wanna tell.
PENNY:It was incredible to see this child with no face left, no teeth. He just wouldn't talk.
NANCY:I can just imagine.
MICHAEL:He didn't wanna tell on the kid. His friends would say he's a snitch. Let's face it, Penny, it wasn't just a sense of honor.
PENNY:Well, you could say that. Honor requires a social context.
NANCY:So how did you finally get Zachary's name?
PENNY: Well, because we explained to Ethan that protecting this child was not gonna help him.
MICHAEL: We told him if this kid thinks he can get away with hitting, why should he stop?
PENNY:We told him if we were this child's parents, we would wanna know.
NANCY:Of course.
ALAN:Yeah
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ALAN:…Excuse me one second…..(answer the phone)Yes, Walter..…..It's in this m-orning's Journal. I'll read it to you."According to a study published by British journal La-ncet, two Australian researchers have identified neurological side effects of TW Pharma's anti-hypertension medication Antril including impaired hearing and ataxia."….. How come nobody told me about this?Who does your press monitoring over there?... This is gonna mean trouble. You're in deep shit……What do we do? Do we move on thi-s rig-ht away?......No, no. My problem is the ASM. You got an annual stockholders' meeting in two weeks. Did you schedule a contingency for litigation?......I'm not sure. I ha-ve to -check…….Walter. Walter. Talk to PR. Find out if it was picked up anywhere else and call me back……Right.
MICHAEL:Sorry. So you're, like, a......
ALAN:An attorney.
NANCY:And yourself?
MICHAEL:Housewares supply.Penny is a writer. She works part-time in a bookstore. Mostly art books and history books.
NANCY:A writer?
PENNY:Well, I cowrote a volume on Sabaean civilization, working with artifacts that were retrieved after the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict.But right now I'm working on a book about the Darfur tragedy.
NANCY:Do you specialize in Africa?
PENNY:I'm interested in that part of the world, yes.
NANCY:And do you have any other children?
PENNY:There's Courtney. She's 9.She's very angry with her father right now because he got rid of the hamster last night.
NANCY:You got rid of the hamster?
MICHAEL:Yeah.The thing was making such a racket at night.They sleep during the day. It was driving Ethan crazy, so You know, he couldn't take the racket that thing was making. Yeah, I don't mind telling you, I've been wanting to get rid of the thing for the longest time. Finally I said, "That's it!" Took it out, left it on the street.
NANCY:You left it on the street?
MICHAEL:I figured it was a gutter-sewer animal but the thing was scared out of its wits out there on the sidewalk. They're not pets and they're not wild. You drop them in the forest, still not happy. I don't know where you're supposed to put them.
NANCY:So you just left him outside?
PENNY:Yeah, he did.He tried to convince Courtney that the hamster ran away which of course, she was not buying.
ALAN:And this morning the hamster was gone?
MICHAEL:Gone.
PENNY:What about you? What do you do for a living?
NANCY:Oh, I'm an investment broker.
PENNY:Let me I'm just gonna ask this directly. Could Zachary apologize to Ethan?
ALAN:Sure. It would be good if they talked.
NANCY:No, he's got to apologize, Alan.He has to actually say he's sorry.
ALAN:Yeah, probably
PENNY:Well, is he sorry?
ALAN:He doesn't realize how serious it was. He's 11 years old.
PENNY:Well, 11 's not a baby.
MICHAEL:Well, it's not an adult either. Hey, We forgot to ask you guys, you want some coffee or tea? Is there any of that cobbler left, Penny? She makes a mean cobbler.
ALAN:You got espresso?
MICHAEL:We do.
ALAN:I wouldn't mind a cup.
NANCY:Glass of water.
MICHAEL:Yeah. I'll take an espresso too, babe. And bring the cobbler. Come in. Please. Please, have a seat. Have a seat. I didn't mean to rush you out. Here. Here.
ALAN:Thank you.
NANCY:Thanks.
MICHAEL:You gotta taste this cobbler.
NANCY:Nice couple.
ALAN:Very.
(Kitchen)
MICHAEL:Where's the cobbler?
NANCY:She put the cobbler in the fridge again.(sigh)I don't know what language I'm supposed to speak to that woman in.
MICHAEL:They're nice, right?
NANCY:Do you tell everybody I'm a writer?
MICHAEL:You are a writer. You wrote a book.
(Michelle returned to the living room with the cake.)
MICHAEL:Good cobbler is not easy to make.
ALAN: What do you sell?
MICHAEL:Decorative hardware. Door locks, handles, copper fittings and kitchen equipment. Pots and pans. Yeah.
ALAN:Is that a good living?
MICHAEL:You know, it's not like we had any banner years or anything.It was tough starting out. As long as I'm out there every morning with my sample case and my catalog, it's a living. Although the cast-iron roasting pans do pick up around the holidays.
ALAN:Yeah
NANCY:When you saw that a hamster was terrified why didn't you bring it home?
MICHAEL:Because I don't touch those things.
NANCY:You put it on the sidewalk.
MICHAEL:It was in a cage, so I flipped it on its side. There's no way I'm touching those things.
(Penny served it on a tray. There are drinks and cake on the plate.)
PENNY:Sugar?
ALAN:No sugar. What kind of cobbler did you make?
PENNY:Apple and pear.
NANCY:Apple and pear?
PENNY:Yeah. It's, you know It's a little recipe of mine.But it's a shame it's cold.
NANCY:Apple and pear. That's new to me.
PENNY:Apple and pear is a classic. Of course, there's a twist to it.
NANCY:Oh, really?
PENNY:You have to cut the pears thicker than the apples because they cook faster.
NANCY:Oh, right.
MICHAEL:She's not telling you the real secret.
PENNY:Let them taste it.
ALAN:Very good. Very good.
NANCY:Delicious.
PENNY:Gingerbread crumbs.
NANCY:Oh, my God.
PENNY:Well, it's really just a souped-up old-school recipe. His mother gave me the idea.
ALAN:Gingerbread. Fantastic.At least we get a new recipe out of this, right?
PENNY:I wish my son didn't have to lose two teeth in the process.
ALAN:Right. That's what I meant.
NANCY: You have a novel way of expressing it.
ALAN:No, hey, I….
(Alan's cell phone rings.)
ALAN:Excuse me. Yeah, Walter…No. No, no. No letters to the editor. You'll just fan the flames….Well, was it scheduled? …. What are these disorders anyway? What is ataxia? ….In normal doses? How long have you known this? ……And in all that time, you haven't recalled it? You're joking, right?......What are we talking about in revenues?Oh, I see…..Okay.
NANCY:Alan, we're all waiting for you.
ALAN:Yeah, right. One second…They've known about the risks for two and a half years. Jesus! An internal report.But the undesirable side effects are not established. No precautionary measures.They didn't schedule a reserve. Nothing in the annual report……I can't believe it. Lack of balance, jerky gait. The works. Basically, you look like you're drunk.(laugh)……Roughly half a billion in revenues….You there?...... Well, deny. That dumb shit wanted us to write a letter to the editor.No way we're writing a letter. On the other hand, if we see this is getting picked up we could do a press release, like "somebody's spreading false rumors two weeksfrom the ASM" kind of thing. …..No, he's calling back. We'll talk and then work on a press release.(hang up)I've been so busy, I hardly had time for lunch.
MICHAEL:Help yourself. Help yourself. Here.
ALAN:Thanks. I know I have no manners.
MICHAEL:No, no. Go on. Go on.
ALAN:Where were we?
PENNY:We were saying it would have been so much nicer if we'd met some other way.
ALAN:This cobbler, right. So your mother, huh?
PENNY:His mother.
MICHAEL:It's my mother's recipe. Pen made it.
PENNY:Your mother doesn't use apples and pears.
MICHAEL:No. PENNY:She's about to have an operation. Poor thing.
NANCY:Oh, really? What for?
PENNY:Her knee.
MICHAEL:She's gonna get a polyethylene and metallic prosthesis.And she's all worried about what's gonna be left of it after the cremation.
PENNY:Michael, don't be mean.
MICHAEL:She doesn't wanna be buried next to my father.She wants to be cremated and put upstate next to her mother who's all alone. Couple of urns jabbering away on the shores of Lake Sebago.
(Pause.Alan and Nancy prepare to leave once again.)
NANCY:We're very touched by how generous you're being. We realize how you're trying to smooth things out here instead of making them worse.
PENNY:Please. It's the least we can do.
MICHAEL:Yeah.
NANCY:No, come on. I mean, so many parents just take their kid's side acting like children themselves. If Ethan had broken two of Zachary's teeth, Alan and I might have had more of a knee-jerk reaction. I'm not sure we would see the big picture.
MICHAEL:Sure you would.
ALAN:She's right. I'm not so sure.
MICHAEL:You would. We all know this could have happened the other way around.
(Pause)
PENNY:What does Zachary say about this? How is he experiencing it?
NANCY:He doesn't talk much. A little overwhelmed, I guess.
PENNY:But he realizes that he disfigured his schoolmate?
ALAN:No. No, he doesn't realize that he disfigured his schoolmate.
NANCY:Why do you say that? Of course Zachary realizes.
ALAN:He realizes that this violent behavior is unacceptable, not that he disfigured his schoolmate.
PENNY:You don't like the word, but the word is appropriate.
ALAN:My son did not disfigure your son.
PENNY:Your son disfigured our son.Come back after school. Look at his mouth, his teeth.
MICHAEL:Momentarily disfigured.
ALAN:His mouth will be fine when the swelling goes down. As for the teeth, we'd be willing to chip in for the best dental care.
MICHAEL:We've got insurance. What we want is for the boys to patch it up, make sure nothing like this happens again.
NANCY:Let's set up a meeting.
MICHAEL:Yeah, exactly.
PENNY:Should we be there?
ALAN:They don't need coaching. Let them work it out like men.
NANCY:Like men. Alan, don't be ridiculous.On the other hand, maybe we don't need to be there. Maybe it's better if we weren't there, right?
PENNY:The issue is not whether we're there or whether we're not there.The issue is, do they wanna talk about this? Do they wanna work this out?
MICHAEL:Ethan does.
PENNY:Does Zachary?
NANCY:We won't give him a choice.
PENNY:It has to come from him.
NANCY:Zachary acts like a thug. We're not gonna wait around for him to see the light.
PENNY:If Zachary sees Ethan in a punitive context because he's forced to, I just don't see anything positive coming out of that.
ALAN:Mrs. Longstreet, our son is a maniac. If you hope he'll suddenly and spontaneously get all apologetic, you're dreaming. Look, I'm sorry. I really do have to get back to the office. Nancy, you'll stay. You'll let me know what was decided. I'm no use to anyone anyway. Women always think you need the man, you need the father. Like it would do any good.
NANCY:Look, I'm really sorry, but I can't stay either. My husband has never been much of an "I'll push the stroller"-type daddy.
PENNY:Well, it's too bad. It goes by so fast.Michael, you loved taking care of the kids.He had a ball pushing that stroller.
MICHAEL:Yeah, sure.
PENNY:So, what did we decide?
NANCY:Could you come over to our place at about 7:30 with Ethan?
PENNY:Seven-thirty all right?
MICHAEL:Well, if you want my opinion.....
NANCY:Yes, please.
MICHAEL:I think Zachary should come over here.
PENNY:Yeah, I agree.
MICHAEL:The victim shouldn't make the trip.
PENNY:Yeah, that's right.
ALAN:Well, I can't be anywhere at 7:30.
NANCY:Who needs you? You're useless, right?
PENNY:Seriously, I think it's important for his father to come.
ALAN:Not tonight. 音效2 手机铃(阿伦的手机响了。)Hello…..
PENNY:Tomorrow?
ALAN:Hello? I'm sorry. Can you hear me now? There's not a word in the annual report.But the risk wasn't officially established. There's no proof……Yeah, have him call me back.
PENNY:Tomorrow?
ALAN:Tomorrow I'm in Washington.
PENNY:You have business in Washington?
ALAN:The Pentagon.
NANCY:Look, the main thing is to get the kids to talk. So I'll come over to your place at 7:30 with Zachary and we'll just let them talk it through. What? You don't seem convinced.
PENNY:If Zachary hasn't acquired any accountability skills, they'll glare at each other, and it'll be a disaster.
ALAN:Accountability skills? What are you talking about?
PENNY:I'm sure your son is not a maniac.
NANCY:Zachary is not a maniac.
ALAN:Yes, he is.
NANCY:ALAN, don't be an idiot. Why are you saying that?
ALAN:He's a maniac.
MICHAEL:How does he explain what he did?
NANCY:He won't talk about it.
PENNY:He should. He should talk about it.
ALAN:That's a lot of "shoulds." He should come here. He should talk about it. He should feel sorry. I'm sure you're much more evolved than we are. We're trying to get up to speed. In the meantime, indulge us.
MICHAEL:Hey, hey, hey. Come on. What happened here? This isn't what we're all about.
PENNY:I was talking about Zachary, about him.
ALAN:Got that. Right.
NANCY:Alan!
MICHAEL:You want some more coffee? Some real coffee?
ALAN:Coffee.
NANCY:Thank you.
MICHAEL:Coffee. All right. It's okay, Pen. I'll get it.
(They went back into the house.)
NANCY:I see you're an art enthusiast.
PENNY:Yes.
NANCY:Bacon?
PENNY:Yeah, it's Bacon.
NANCY:Cruelty and splendor.
PENNY:Chaos. Balance…..Is Zachary interested in art?
NANCY:Not as much as he should be. Your children are?
PENNY:Well, we try to make up for what's lacking in the school curriculum.
NANCY:Right.
PENNY:We try to take them to concerts and to galleries. We really believe that culture can be such a powerful force for peace.
NANCY:You're so right.
(Michael brought the coffee.)
MICHAEL:Is cobbler a cake or a pie? Here's an important question. I was in the kitchen. I was thinking, "Why should pizza be a pie?" Oh, here, here. Don't leave this miserable little piece. Go ahead. Go ahead. Here. Go on, you have that.
PENNY:Cobbler's a cake. No crust on the bottom. It can't be a pie.
ALAN:You're a gourmet chef.