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2. Transcribed
By Lisa
Dr. Murdoch – The vampire, is by nature, a lone wolf, predatory. Therefore, any sudden temptation
to join the human community is suspected… and dangerous. (Knock on door) Come in. Ah Dwight.
Dwight –
I got "something” on the security camera.
Dr. Murdoch – And what might that something be?
Dwight
– Want me to pop it in? (Starts to go to computer)
Dr. Murdoch – That’s all right. (Takes disk)
I’ll do the honours. (Puts the disk in)
Dwight – Okay, it’s comin’ right up. It’s just
gonna whoosh across the screen. Okay… here… it comes. There did you see it?
Dr. Murdoch – No, Dwight,
regatfully I did not see it.
Dwight – It just sailed across. Rippled, like water, oh like like…
Dr.
Murdoch – Like?
Dwight – Like ghost like. Like that.
Dr. Murdoch – Are you suggesting that
Mansbridge Academy is hunted?
Dwight – You didn’t see it?
Dr. Murdoch – Sorry.
Dwight
– Well, let me rewind it, (goes for mouse) there is something there…
Dr. Murdoch – Dwight. I’m
very busy, (takes Dwight to door) perhaps we out to have that particular camera cleaned.
Dwight – Okay. Ah can
I have my disk back?
Dr. Murdoch – I’m going to keep it for the time being.
Dwight – I’m
sure something’s there…
Dr. Murdoch – Good Afternoon Dwight and thank- you, as always for your diligence.
(Dwight leaves and Murdoch goes to computer and clicks here and there.) Not ghosts, just our night schoolers. (Then he sees
Marty) So are last student has arrived.
(Down in the Cellar. Merrill looking at drew, she goes over to him)
Merrill
– What are you reading?
Drew – Nothing.
Merrill – Poetry? Who’s the author?
Drew
– I’d like to be left alone. (She leaves) Um, Merrill. Um you see I’m on probation for, as Murdoch puts
it. For “premature aggression.”
Merrill – I beg your pardon?
Drew – That’s um,
messing in day school student’s affairs, a tad to early. It seems I’ve been a bad, bad boy. Even for a vampire.
Merrill - (smiles) I see. I wasn’t trying to intrude.
Drew- No, intrusion taken. (She leaves. Drew mined
travels to Sherry’s room)
Mimi – (walking around) so when’s you beau getting out of the hospital?
Sherry – Nick? Nicks not my beau and he got exactly what he disserves.
Mimi – (on computer) Going
though a window seems a bit hash.
Sherry – He said something pushed him, but he’s just a klutz.
Mimi
– (gets up) done with your homework are we?
Sherry – You haven’t even opened a book.
Mimi
– (looking though book) Girlfriend, I’m from the school of hard rocks if it ain’t rockn’ I don’t
come knockin’. Okay…(walks to Sherry) the Mimi’s in. Tell me about your day.
Sherry – My day?
What about my life.
Mimi – It’ll cost you extra for deep analyses.
Sherry – I need something
new in my life, Need something that I want, not what others want for me.
Mimi – Ah, so, we’re talking
about the quest for truest love… Mr. right, the where for art thou kind of thing?
Sherry – And that for
me means him.
(Down in Cellar. Drew mind travels back to his body)
Dr. Murdoch – Can I have your attention?
I want you all to gather together please. You are all solitary, predators. And that practice must come to and end… any
sense of community, or family is no longer instinctive in you. Now, that being said, I want to introduce the final member
of your community, one who like yourself will be redeemed. Marty. Oh Marty!
Marty – (appears) Present!
Dr.
Murdoch – Welcome to Mansbridge Academy.
Marty – It’s a pleasure to be apart. (Sings) School days,
school days, gonna broken ole rule days. Yeah!
Karl – Is It supposed to be some kind of honor.
Essie
– Cellar dwellers on a short leash. Some honour.
Karl – Exactly! (Essie leaves)
Merrill –
The elders believe we can do what none of our race has ever done before.
Karl – So human kind wont zap us at
meal times.
Marty – Speaking of which when do we eat? Man it’s a promise of a bottle-feeding that got
me here in the first place.
Merrill – Blood Allotments get distributed at one am. Class begins there after.
Marty – (he walks to blood) Allotments? Why do I think that’s not going to be a lot? Oh what about (over
to Drew) those day schoolers, Can’t they be on the menu?
Drew – You asking me?
Marty – If
you got the answer?
Drew – There off limits, rule number one no mixing with the day students. (Push off from
table)
Marty – (smelling) Big guy. (Smells Karl) Do I smell some lingering human on you?
Karl –
Yeah I was only made last Halloween. My human home is not far from here.
Marty – My nose… infallible.
Karl – Where are you from?
Marty – Where? (Chuckles) Wherever the blood in the wind did blow me.
Whose the glam queen?
Karl – Essie.
Marty – I think I’ll go pay her a royal visit.
(Essie
at her wardrobe)
Marty – I know what looks good on a woman. Me!
Essie – You’re a fashion
consultant are you? No. (puts it back)
Marty – What you’re reading? Vampirella? Can I take a look at the
semi-clad pictures when you’re done?
Drew – If I applauded would you bow and go away?
Marty –
A vamp with some verbal venom. (Laughs) I sense a rival. (Jumps on table) Attention, attention. Can I have your vampiric attention?
Blood brothers and sisters… What is the motto of the grand vampire scheme of things? All right it looks like you guys
do need to be in school again. The motto: is fined ‘em! Fang ‘em! And drain ‘em! (Jumps off table) So I
say: road trip!
Merrill – It’s a major infraction of the rules to leave the school.
Marty –
Oh, You mean I might get a detention for leaving tranquillity bay? (Merrill shrugs him off and leaves) Come on. One last stroll
to find out are potential blood donors are.
Karl – Count me in.
Marty – Queenie? (Has arm around
shoulder. Essie lifts off his arm from her shoulder) Oh come on. One last feast for old times sakes. One more fang dip before
hitting the books?
Essie – Your really twisted aren’t you?
Marty – Just tryin’ to
assert ourselves on the food chain. Don’t tell me that ain’t in your vamp blood?
Essie – Oh, why
not! Lead on, twisto.
(The three head off and Merrill runs to Drew)
Merrill – You have to stop them.
Drew – I’m not the party police.
Merrill – This could ruin it for all of us.
Drew
– It was ruined for us all a long time ago. (Merrill leaves Drew and Drew mind travels)
Mimi – Listen.
All I've been trying to say is that if you want to find mister right, It’s time to take the exit ramp off life in the
Mansbridge slow lane.
Sherry – What are you talking about?
Mimi – That we are going to make a
run for fun, sister. (Pulls Sherry up)
Sherry – No!
Mimi – Yes!
Sherry – No!
Mimi
– Yes! I heard about this roadhouse. Got to be full of locale yokels. (Grabs Sherry’s jacket) but also full of
loud-and-rowdy and I can do loud-and-rowdy, Do it all night long!
Sherry – No, I can get kicked out of here
because my parents threatened to send me to an all-girls’ military school next.
Mimi – Oh listen, boot
camp for bimbo’s aside, If your gonna fined your mister right you sometimes gotta do a little wrong. (Sherry takes jacket)
(Murdoch’s office. Murdoch reading book and the cellar door opens and the three are standing there)
Marty
– When I say go.
(The two girls sneak out and stand at the door)
Sherry – How are we gonna?
Mimi
– Watch us. (Breathes)
(Vampires. Murdoch falls asleep and Marty starts the record and opens the door. Murdoch
wakes)
Marty – Go!
(They runs fast passed Murdoch and the record stops. Murdoch notices that the door
to the cellar is opened.)
Mimi – Let’s go.
(Then Drew hears Sherry and Mimi laughing)
Merrill
– Where you going?
Drew – Somewhere. (He leaves too)
(At Roadhouse. Samantha at counter. Marty
smells in air and the girl sees the vampires enter.)
Marty – The children of the night… what sweet music
they make. (Samantha goes to them)
Samantha – Fellow travellers. My name is Samantha, but you can call me “candy
coffin.”
Essie – Nice lipstick.
Samantha – The shades congealed blood. Want some?
Essie
– And your hair?
Samantha – Manic panicked it myself.
Essie – Well… it’s definitely
you.
(Sherry and Mimi come in and Mimi stops a guy)
Mimi – Hey. So um, which one’s for me? This
is how it’s done, girl. (Walks off)
Essie – This place sucks. and not in a good way.
Karl –
This music is making my fangs ache.
Marty – Then lets play something else.
Samantha – B-17’s
great. But uh they wont let me play it.
Marty – Oh yeah? (Snaps fingers. Everyone stops dancing. Drew enters
and watches Sherry) Well, look who’s on the prowl. (Drew sits on stairs)
Bud – Hey. I’m Bud, but
ah you can call me buddy. So ah… wanna go out side in my van? I give real good back rubs?
Sherry – No
thanks, Bud!
Bud – you must be one of them Mansbridge smug heads?
Sherry – Oh why, what school
do you attend… Reform?
Bud – Why… do you like it ruff?
(She dumps pretzels on his head)
Marty – Now watch this. (Drew leaves) Hey sweetheart, you wear your pretzels well. Oh, no no looks good! Oh
yeah!
Bud – Let’s go kick some butt.
Karl – Oooh.
Marty – If you’re
gonna ask me to dance you gotta let me lead.
Bud – I don’t like your looks.
Marty – Looks
can be diseving.
(Bud shoves Marty into Karl. They smile at each other)
Marty – Bye-bye! (Bud goes flying
back)
Bud – Uh!
Samantha – (puts arms around Marty) you are so dead-on dark.
(Back at
school, Sherry sneaks in, Drew is on stairs but sherry gets caught by Murdoch.)
Dr. Murdoch – Sleep walking
Sherry?
Sherry – No!
Dr. Murdoch – I always try to give you the benefit of the doubt. When I can’t
do that anymore, you’ll be asked to leave. (She goes to her room)
(Downstairs: Drew walks in)
Marty
– You shoulda stuck around things really got started. Don’t matter though, ‘cause we brought the fun to
us.
Samantha – This place rocks. Who knew you guys had a Goth club at Mansbridge Manor. It’s like a dream
come true.
Marty – Or nightmare. (Shows her bit mark)
Drew – Tell me you didn’t?
Marty
– Didn’t what Boy Scout?
Drew – did you take her?
Marty – Ooooh...
Samantha
– What’s that suppose to mean?
Drew – Did he do this to you?!
Samantha – Oh, this.
No I have a friend who’s in make-up...
Marty – Though I’m thinking it’s about time we give
her a little taste of the real thing.
Samantha – What’s going on here? Where you guys from anyway?
Marty
– Here… there… (On top of roof) everywhere!
Samantha – How did he…
Marty –
(in her face) Just call me speedy Gonzalez.
Samantha – Thanks for bring me here, but I think I’m gonna
go home now.
Marty – No… I think it’s about time I show you a little more. (Shows his fangs)
Samantha
– (scared) Aaaaaah!
Marty – Aah! (Snaps fingers, lifts her up and smells her) Ever piece at the ankle?
It’s not a bad entry point.
Samantha – Let me down please! I just wanna go home…
Marty –
Shut up!
Drew – Hey! Your gonna stop this. and your gonna stop it NOW!
Marty – Stop what? Big
boy! I’m just doin’ what comes naturally. How about a little mood light for this drama?
(The roof shutters
open up and hit him. Merrill goes in-between them)
Merrill – Don’t do this. Don’t! Before you can’t
stop… Stop! If we fail, if the fury learns of us, none of will survive! (Their eyes change and they show their fangs)
Fury feared this experiment. They fear it because of what we might become! But this… this is what they want us to remain.
Drew – Let… her… down! Let her down!!
Marty – Down it is. (snaps fingers)
Samantha
– (screams) I can go home now, can’t I?
Drew – Sssh.
Samantha – you’re going
to let me go home?
Essie – Look at me.
Samantha – I won’t tell anyone, I promise.
Essie
– No! Really look at me.
Samantha – Promise.
Essie - What happened, what you heard, what you saw...
You never heard, you never saw.
Samantha – (smiles) Oh I love your playhouse. Wow! Pinks my favourite colour.
Essie – Somebody get her out of here. I only gave her the half hour, Barbie is-my-goddess special.
Merrill
– I’ll take her.
Samantha – Where’s Ken? I love Ken. (The two leave)
Karl –
Drew, are you okay?
Drew – No I’m not okay. None of us are okay.
Marty – This school’s
gonna be a kick after all.
Dr. Murdoch – (writing in book) The Mansbridge experiment hinges on time. It is
the great measure... With time… a community can be formed. A community that heals all wounds... Forever.
(Show
Marty in coffin asleep the he smiles a big one.)
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