The Removalists by David Williamson

Author:David Williamson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Currency Press
Published: 2011-08-09T00:00:00+00:00

SIMMONDS: [reading] Croxton Park Hotel. Are they selling their beer glasses these days, Carter?

KENNY: A mate gave ’em to me.

SIMMONDS: We’ll book you for receiving stolen property, then. [He pulls out a tray.] They don’t make a habit of giving away their trays at the Croxton Park either. Not to my knowledge. Put ’em in the corner and hold ’em as evidence, Ross.

ROSS puts the items in the corner and he and the REMOVALIST take out the cabinet.

KENNY: Fair go. Everyone pinches a few glasses.

SIMMONDS: You tell that to the magistrate.

KENNY: You better be sure of your facts.

SIMMONDS: [pushing him hard against the door] I what?

KENNY: That badge don’t allow you to do anything you like.

SIMMONDS: [pushing him heavily against the door again] I’d keep quiet from now on if I were you, Carter. I could get you for assaulting an officer of the law, and you know what that would mean.

KENNY: I haven’t touched yer.

SIMMONDS: We don’t cuff people to the door for nothing, Carter. Constable Ross was only doing his duty and you bloody went berserk.

KENNY: [indignant] Went berserk? [Pointing to ROSS] He’s the one who went berserk. All I did was drag me feet.

SIMMONDS: If that was dragging your feet, I’d hate to see you punching someone up, Carter.

KENNY: Well, Christ almighty. You come in here—

SIMMONDS: I’d keep quiet from now on if I were you, Carter. If you go up for assaulting an officer, then Mrs Carter could have you barred from your kid.

KENNY: [worried] Bullshit.

SIMMONDS: It’s no bullshit, Carter. Your wife could get a court order as easy as snapping her fingers. Undesirable influence.

KENNY: You think I’m a bloody fool, don’t you? I’m going straight to a doctor to get a certificate about me bruises.

SIMMONDS: You’d be wasting your money. I haven’t left a bruise in twenty-three years.

KENNY: I’ll get Galbally.

SIMMONDS: Well, if you can afford three hundred dollars a day, then I can’t see why you’re getting upset about your wife having some of the furniture.

KENNY: [to KATE, after a pause] Had a dream about you last night.

SIMMONDS: [drawing his arm back in warning to KENNY] Watch it, Carter.

KENNY: Dreamt you were makin’ love to a gorilla.

KATE: [coolly] Very amusing.

KENNY: Full of remorse afterwards of course. Said you thought it was a police sergeant.

SIMMONDS: [punching him in the gut] All right, Carter. Apologise.

KENNY: Who to? You or the gorilla?

SIMMONDS punches him again. FIONA is upset and goes to intervene, but turns and goes out to the kitchen. The REMOVALIST and ROSS return in time to witness this last act of violence.

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