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Note- For other monologues from the full-length play, Crime, please see Days # 171, 172, 190, 193, 219, 220, 221,222, 223, 226, 239. To purchase the one-act Crime, click here
Neighbors
(for Crime)
©Janet S. Tiger all rights
reserved
(A man walks onstage. He is in a suit jacket, but no
tie. He defines the word ordinary. In a crowd, nothing about him
would stand out. He stops, looks at the audience, and for a moment, gives
a smirk.)
You think I’m ordinary, that I looks just like your neighbor.......but that’s what they thought about
Clark Kent. I don’t care what you think about me, because I know the
truth.
Underneath this meek, calm exterior, lies Superman.
Superman is a serial killer. So are all the
superheroes - they fit the technical description of a serial killer -
(reads from
a card)
'A serial killer is typically defined as an individual
who has murdered three or more people[1][2] over a period of more than a month,
with down time (a "cooling off period") between the murders, and
whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological
gratification'
If that doesn't define Batman and Marvel and all the other
caped wonders, you are not being fair.
(He folds the card carefully and
puts it in a pocket.)
If you haven't guessed by now, I am a Superman - and...I fit
the other description, too.
I live in a neighborhood just like yours. You may have
seen me driving by, or in the store, or maybe I've been to a movie at the same
time you have.
(Looking around)
You look uncomfortable, I
understand. But you have nothing to worry about, I have no more intention
of killing you than Superman would.
You see, Superman believed in justice, so do I.
Superman helped society, so do I.
I understand that you may have some...reservations. That
I get.
(Holds up a paper)
Now, this, this I don't
understand. (Reading).... there is a murderer targeting homeless
people. If you are sleeping in the open, please consider a shelter, or
sleeping in groups. If you have any information, blah, blah, blah...'
(Folds the paper very carefully)
They will spend
thousands of dollars to advertise that these homeless people should ...(laughs)
be careful. And even more to gather all types of irrelevant
information. But not once would they think to use that money to help get
those homeless people into a home.
(Listens)
Why do I call it irrelevant
information? Because they will never catch me. I've been doing this
over 25 years and I am VERY careful.
I move to a smaller town near a big city. I never kill
anyone in the town where I live. In small towns, people have nothing to
do but watch out for their neighbors, and they pay attention. So I go to
the city. I always have a good reason, and I wait and watch and see where
the best place I can go to help out society by removing undesirables.
This is usually not hard to find. Places with a high
concentration of liquor stores, combined with a high poverty level, near to
areas where the homeless can sleep without being easily seen. That's why
I use these -
(He holds up a pair of night vision goggles) -
(Excited) They are just
wonderful! You can see anything that has some warmth left in it!
One time, it was winter, and I was in a cold state
like...Ohio. And I used these to find someone who was so drunk that he
was sitting next to a campfire, in the snow.... in his underwear.
(Remembering) I watched him fall asleep. Now, I could've let him
freeze to death, but that would've been the work of a cruel person, and I am never
cruel.
He might have frozen, awakened with frostbite, stumbled to
the highway, had someone help him to a hospital, and bingo! You and I
would be still paying for his surgery, care, and probably his hospice and
funeral. This way was much easier. I waited until he was asleep and
slit his throat. Then I watched through the glasses as the warmth
left his body - pretty quickly, too.
Just like Superman. I've lived in many states - done
this many times, by my last count - over 75 times. According to my
calculations, even after the investigational expenses, my work has saved the
society up to 50 million dollars in medical, legal and assorted other expenses.
Not bad for Superman.
(Listens)
Why haven't I been caught? Because I'm
very careful. I use different methods to kill in each area, so that on
databases, my work in one state will never be connected to another. I
never do more than 4 or 5 in any one area, and I take the money - which I
donate to charities - but leave the wallet and ID, making police work easier,
and implying that the murder was due to theft.
I buy knives in big stores, and throw them in nearby
rivers. I never keep souvenirs of what I do, because Clark Kent wouldn't
do that.
When there's an article about the dead person, I just read
it online, along with many other items, in the library.
Why do I do this? Because I am actually doing a favor
for the people I kill. They are drunks, living in the open, sooner or
later they will die very unpleasant deaths. And because of me, they get
their names in the paper! They are on TV! Usually, for the first
time in their lives. I have made them famous. And, unlike
most people who do you a favor, I require no thank you notes, no tokens of
appreciation. My reward is...... knowing that I helped.
Why keep it secret? For the same reason Clark Kent
kept his secret - he couldn't have continued if his identity had been revealed.
I have to go now, before the police come for me, I'm moving
far away, but don't worry, if at any time I feel I can't continue, I am going
to commit suicide. (Smiling) I plan to use kryptonite of course.
(He turns to leave, looking at someone in the
audience)
You're afraid, aren't you? That's all right, you have
nothing to be afraid of from me. Yes, I could be your neighbor .....
(He continues to walk offstage)
….but the scary part really is that......I am your
neighbor.
(Lights down. End of scene)
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Janet S. Tiger 858-736-6315
www.JanetSTiger.weebly.com
Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
Playwright-in-Residence
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
www.JanetSTiger.weebly.com
Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
Playwright-in-Residence
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
1 comment:
Wow. Scary, but good.
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