scene 5 - the hotel lift. Nick is there, going up. A girl of 17 walks in, she is European, and is holding a records bag. Nick "Hi" girl "Hello. Level 4 please." Nick "Got it." girl "Ummm. Do you work here?" Nick "Me? No! You're serious? No. Why do I look like I do?" girl "Well, no. Not really." (they both laugh) "I like your hat." Nick does an impression of a New York gangster in the 1930's "Say, dame, whats the big idea? Y'calling me a gangster?" girl laughs "You're funny." Nick "Yeah right...So, are you staying here?" girl "Yes. Im from Portugal." Nick "Really? Thats cool...stuiped question though. Oh, here's your floor." girl "Thank you. Actually, I dont know if this is right? Im looking for room 323." Nick "I'll help you look." (they leave) "Whats in the bag?" Girl "Look...You probabbly don't like these records. Bob Dylan?" Nick "Yeah, Dylans cool. I've got a book about him." Girl "I think our generation needs someone like Dylan. We're pretty lost" Nick "Thats what I think too. What else have you got? Whats that book?" Girl "Oh, nothing." Nick "Let me look" Girl "No, you're laugh." Nick "I wont...come on!" he tries to get the book, but she wont let him All of a sudden we hear a male voice "Get your hands off her!" Girl "DAD! It's ok." voice "Catherine. Come here this instant." Nick "Is that your dad?" Cath "Yeah. Unfortunally. I better go." Nick "Yeah, ok." girl "Whats your name?" Nick "Nick." voice "CATHEREINE. Im waiting." Cath "Bye Nick...I'll see you later" Cath goes with man. Nick says "She's so cool. I didint think anyone else liked Bob Dylan", a women walks past and says "Are you ok?" Nick replies. "That girl....she's so cool.". The women smiles saying "Young love....I was young once, you know. Of course things were different then" Nick replies "Yeah, sure. Look, lady, I gota go." in an American accent. scene 6 - Back in the hotel room. Nick is carrying a bag. Nick "Hay Louise, I've got some toothpaste....oh, and time out as well." (no reply) Nick "Louise....Great. Oh well..." Louise "Nickyalas." Nick "Oh jesus. Why do you allways do this? You're a bloody alcholic, you really are." Louise "Im in the bath...naked. Hehehehe" Nick "Jesus Louise, you've drunk the bloody minibar!", he switches on MTV Louise "Ohhh. I love this song." Nick turns it off Louise "Put it back on...Im comming to get you." Louise comes out of the bathroom, staggaring accorss the room. Nick "put some clothes on, you bloody tart!". Louise walks(?) up to Nick, and falls on top of him. Nick "get off me!" he pushes her on the floor. She's unconcious. Nick "Sleep, bitch. Guess I should put you to bed. He picks her up "Hay, you really are getting fat!...Im getting so bored of you allways doing things like this....you've become boring. Infact, recentlly you've become such a loser....why the hell did I ask you to come? And why the hell am I talking to you, you're so out of it" scene 7 - somewhere in East London sound of voices, laughter, swearing, etc. by teenage gangs. Nick "This sucks. Where the hell am I? This aint bloody my kind of London, this is more like south central LA! Oh shit, these guys are walking towards me. If they touch my hat..." boy (drunk) "Aright mate!" Nick "Yeah." boy "Got any drugs for me?" Nick "Errr. No, sorry. I dont....im all out. Yeah." boy 2 says to the boy 1 "He called you gay." boy "y'what? What did you say?" Nick "Oh no thanks. Im really not intrested. However, im sure your friend would be happy to oblidge" boy "Right thats it. No-body calls me a poofter" Nick "What does it matter anyway? In todays society, there is a general acceptance of...." boy "Thats it, you're gonna pay for saying that" Nick "Do you take credit cards?" boy 1 hits Nick in the stomach. Boy 2 laughs. Nick "Dont...dont you...k..know vio..violence nev-er..so" Boy 2 hits Nick in the face. Boy 1 says "get his arms", boy 2 grabs Nicks arms and pulls them behind Nicks back Nick "Th..thats a nice move...get that...off Hulk Hogan, did you?" Boy 2 "Who is this twat?" Boy 1 "He's really pissing me off." he produces a kinfe. "Im gonna kill the barstad....Yeah, thats right. Im gonna kill you! Like my knife, d'ya?" Boy 2 "No-one talks to us like that" Nick "Maybe childline can help you to make some friends" boy 2 hits Nick in the face, boy 1 gestures him to sttp, saying "Leave this to me" Boy 1 "See, you've dont a silly thing...you've made me upset, now I dont like getting upset." Nick "Well, why dont we all go home then. I dont know about you, but I..." Boy 1 hits Nick in the face, Nick's face is starting to bleed Nick "Jesus! Im bleeding!" Boy 1 "Dont you like blood, huh?" Boy 1 stabs Nick in the stomach, Boy 2 is excited "That'll show him!" he laughs. Boy 2 throws Nick to the ground. Boy 2 (excited) "Did ya kill him? Is he dead" Boy 1 "He will be. Come on, lets get out of here before someone comes" T H E E N D. Not really.... Scene 8 - a hospital, three days later. Nick has regained conceious, in the hospital is Nick's parents Dad "You're lucky the police were'nt involved. Mr. Richhards has kindly agreed to drop all charges." Mum "really, what were you thinking steling his wallet..." Nick "I only took his money..." Dad "And American express card, which you've spent 800 pounds on somehow" Mum "I really dont understand why you took it, we never brought you up like this" Dad "It's not our fault. It's his, there's something wrong with him" Nick "Well, gee, thats nice. Thanks for loving me, im your only son!"" Dad "Dont talk like that." Mum "You know we love you." Dad "And what about your girlfriend?" Nick "What girlfriend?" Mum "That, Louise girl." Nick "Her! I dont like her, she's stuiped!" Mum "She's got in a lot of trouble, she's been suspended from school." Dad "I think it's best that you dont see her again" Nick "yeah, I agree. I told you I dont like her anyway!" Dad "Nick...this is what we're going to do" Mum "We think it's best" Nick "I dont want to go to school. It's a waste of time, I dont belong there..." Dad "We're not sending you to another school. We have decided to send you into the army" Nick stunned "The what? The army...no way. You're joking. I cant go in the fucking army! It'll kill me" Mum "please dont use that kind of language, dear" Dad "We think you need to be taught some disciplin. Maybe it will teach you to think about your actions, and their effects on others, rather than just yourself" Nick "The army..no...I couldint handle it. Im not that kind of person that would enjoy..." Dad "You're not going there to enjoy, you're going to change..." Mum "Then, you can come home again, a different person" Dad "Oh, and you own me 800 pounds. So, we wont give you any money, untill you have paid off your debts" Nick "I've died...I've gone to hell." Mum "Dont speak like that, one day you're thank us for this." Dad "We're helping you." Nick "oh yeah, well thanks anyway, but..." Dad "If you dont change, you're going to end up in prision, you realise that , dont you?" Mum "You're not a child anymore, you need to grow up, to stop doing childish pranks." Nick "Oh, why dont you just leave me alone....Im tired." Dad "Listen, I've had just about enough...." Mum "Come on, dear, he's still recovering from being stabbed...." Dad "You're right...im sorry Nick...we'll talk more to-morrow, ok?" Nick "Ok. I really do feel...."(dad leaves) Mum "Is there anything you wanted?" Nick "Yeah....the new spiderman comic, it came out today." Mum "Really Nick, you're sixteen" Nick "Yeah, I know...please mum." Mum "Oh ok then, but dont tell your father." (mum leaves) Nick sighs. "The army. Oh no way. No. What the hell am I going to do." There is a knock at the door. Nick "Yeah, come in" cathrine "Hello Nick." Nick "What are you doing here!" Cath "We found you, nearlly dead, dont you remember...of course you dont. Im sorry. How are you." Nick "Fine...thanks for saving me, but im not sure if it was a good idea." Cath "Dont speak like that...why not?" Nick "Im been sent to the army!" Cath laughs Nick "It's not funny! I really am!" Cath "Im sorry...you're serious?" Nick "I am. My parents just told me! I'll have to run away, theres no way im joinning the army. I'd rather die...." Cath "We'll talk about that later. When we found you, we really didint think you were going to survive?" Nick "Me die? No way!" Cath "Dad drove you here....by the way, it was a neat trick stealing your headmasters credit card!" Nick "Oh dont talk about that! I spent 800 on it!" Cath "And you got away with forging your teachers signature." Nick "Yeah well, it's all over now....Whats in the bag?" Cath "Oh, daddy and I bought some things for you. No-one else seemed to care much for you, and your parents only arrived this morning." Nick "Really? Im nearlly dead + I bet they were off on some business trip or something." Cath "I got you some records, some books, some comics, some sweets!" Nick takes the bag. "Thanks! I dont know what to say!" Nick "Wow! The new Sonic Youth album! How d'ya know I liked them...and whats this, "The carpenters greatest hits", im not too sure about that!" Cath laughs "Sorry! Thats one of dads. Must have got in there by mistake.... By the way, what happend?" Nick "Oh, I, I, Im not sure. Some drunk guys didint like me, thats all." Cath "I like you." Nick "Pitty they didint. Jesus, I was just joking around with them, when this guy gets out a knife, and stabs me!" Cath "You shouldint joke with guys like that. They're all stuiped." Nick "I know...oh no. For a moment there I forgot I was been sent to the army!" Cath "Do you have to go?" Nick "I dont have any choice. I have no money, nowhere to go." Cath "Why dont you go to school in Portugal?" Nick "Schools dont agree with me...but, you mean your school? Now, that might be different!" Cath "I'll have to talk to my father. He's the head teacher. But im sure he could talk to your parents about it, I'd get him to tell them it was a tough millitary school!" Nick (excited) "That would be so cool. I cant speak Portugal...inse or whatever though." Cath "I'll teach you. We have lots of students from around the world, you're soon learn." Nick "Yeah, ok. I hate England anyway...my parents may agree, they may think it would do me good to have to suffer been stuck in another country, in a 'tough millitary school'!" Cath "And I'll introduce you to all my friends, you're like them, they're all really deep thinkers and stuff." Nick "Just like Dylan....this is gonna be cool." Cath "And you can see my band!" Nick "You're in a band! Excellent! I play guitar, I could join you." Cath "You could stay at my uncles hotel! He wont mind, but you'd have to work there as well." Nick "I can dig that...work in a hotel, go to school, meet your cool friends, play in a band, get out of England...This has to be the best thing ever. If my parents will agree." Cath "They will, my dad could talk someone into jumping off a cliff." Epilogue - 14 years later. (a bank in America) Nick has a gun in his hand "Ok, give me the money, moterfucker. Don't try anything or I'll blow your head off" Man "Ok, hold it right there, police - put down your weapon." Nick "No way." he turns around ahd shoots the police offer, the police officer falls. (sound of screams) "See you in hell, cop." Women "Anddd cut. Well done everyone. Thats was pefect, good job Nick. Take a break..." Nick "Good work, Jenny....." shouts "Hay, honey, whats happening?" Cath "Your dad just called me....he needs some money." Nick "Does he now? Oh what the hell, I'll send him some, where is he? England?" Cath "Yeah." Nick "what the hell, send him 10 bucks. hahhahaha, barstad never did anything for me!" Cath laughs "I've allready send him 800!" Nick looks at Cath "Yeah...thats cool. He is my father after all. Hay, do you need to work late at the office?" Cath "Im suppose to be...why?" Nick "I've got tickets to go and see Jackerbox." Another man (surprised) "Hay, my kid likes them!" (pause) "Dont suppose you could get him a ticket too, could you Nick?" Nick "Yeah sure, Bob...(walks away with Cath) "They're suppose to be pretty cool, everyone says they're the new Sonic Youth.(laughs) But no-one can be better than Sonic Youth. Anyway, lets check them out shall we honey?" Cath "Ok. Lets go. Only we're not going to the front this time! We're getting too old for that stuff!" Nick "Yeah, sure honey. Whatever you say."  (press ESCAPE twice)