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Monologue Mania Day # 1425 The End (for Crime) by Janet S. Tiger (c) Jan. 8, 2018
CRIME is now in the running to become a one-act with a chance of production next year. This could be the last scene.
CRIME is now in the running to become a one-act with a chance of production next year. This could be the last scene.
(The
detective is seen. He is
smoking. The others are now all talking
at the same time – but we can’t clearly hear what they are saying – snippets
come through)
-'there
isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about…'
-'I
wonder if she’s still alive.........
-.......'even though I know he can’t be'.....
-'We
still celebrate the birthday… it’s been years….'
-'My
husband committed suicide five years later, he couldn’t stand the guilt of not
having protected his baby…'
-'People say you have to forgive, but that's easier said than done.....'
(The
speakers slowly fade from view but the sounds still echo until they blur into a
mist of words, slowly disappearing into a faint background hum.
The
detective starts to walk off, then looks back at the audience.)
DETECTIVE
- Did you expect some massive
understanding? Life, death, revenge, forgiveness......Did you think the climax would solve all these issues? (Laughs)
That’s optimistic! Crime
continues around us – we are all touched by it every day – even if just on the
news. Whether it ever happens to us
like here – or if it’s a stolen car or break-in, we can never let it go
completely. Ignoring it is possible, but ...unless you live on a desert island......not really.We are all part of the same
society. When one of us is cut, we all
bleed.
(He
puts out the cigarette and goes to leave.)
DETECTIVE
– It’s all Biblical in the end - And the Lord said unto Cain – Where is thy brother Abel? And he said…I know not……… am I my brother’s
keeper?
(As he walks to exit, the lights fade from him and we hear)
DETECTIVE - Yes.....Yes, I am my brother's keeper.
(The
end)
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Janet S. Tiger 858-736-6315 CaregiversAnon.org
Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
Playwright-in-Residence
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
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