The Armchair Detective Returns: Series Two by Shimwell Ian

Author:Shimwell, Ian [Shimwell, Ian]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Shimwell's Scripts
Published: 2012-10-23T16:00:00+00:00

Act Three

DEBSY: Remind me again, Trenny – what are we doing hanging around outside the factory gates well after finishing time? It’s cold and I’m hungry and I’m tired. I’ve done a full day’s work, you know.

TRENCH: Simple, Deborah. Stop moving for a moment and I’ll tell you. We are waiting to catch a glimpse of that elusive fellow, the mysterious Marconi.

DEBSY: I know that – but why?

TRENCH: He’s a hard chap to track down. This could be the only way… Wait, someone’s coming.

SECURITY GUARD: Goodnight, sir.

MARCONI: Quite.

DEBSY: (Who whispers:) Yes, I think that’s him.

TRENCH: Debsy, what are you whispering for? We do actually want to attract his attention.

(We hear MARCONI walk away.)

DEBSY: Oh yeah.

TRENCH: Then come on. Let’s catch him up.

(DEBSY and TRENCH run along the pavement to catch MARCONI up.)

DEBSY: (Who’s breathing heavily.) I’ll be with you in a moment when I have my breath back, Mr… Mr..?

MARCONI: …Mark Marconi. Who’s this, your boyfriend?

DEBSY: No, of course… yes. I mean, how do you know?

MARCONI: Smoker’s corner, Debsy. I keep an eye on my staff at break time.

TRENCH: Your staff, Marconi? I thought Gilcrest is in charge?

MARCONI: And you are..?

DEBSY: He’s Trench. Sorry about this, sir. I’ve hardly ever seen you before, never mind spoken to you.

MARCONI: Busy man, Debs, busy man. And talking about being busy, I’m going to have to dash to catch my bus even though all this has been so very interesting.

TRENCH: The bus stop’s only round the corner. We’ll wait with you there.

MARCONI: If you insist.

(They walk round the corner and stop at the bus stop.)

TRENCH: You must have been mistaken. According to this timetable, there’s not another bus due for ten minutes.

MARCONI: What do you actually want, Trench?

TRENCH: A chat. Don’t blame Debsy, but I’m a journalist and…

MARCONI: Hold it right there, I never talk to the Press.

DEBSY: It’s not too bad, you know. Err, I believe.

TRENCH: I only want to know, how you managed to double Gilcrest Gadgets’ share prices overnight. Strictly off the record, of course.

MARCONI: Damn bus. Oh very well, if you must know. I am responsible for bringing Project C to the Gilcrest factory.

TRENCH: What is Project C?

DEBSY: A wonder-product?

MARCONI: It must remain a secret for a little while longer to achieve maximum… impact. All I can tell you is that when Project C is on line, a huge amount of money will be made. The company will go… Oh, here’s my bus – goodbye.

(The bus stops and picks up MARCONI.)

DEBSY: He didn’t sound very Italian.

TRENCH: No, that’s what I thought.

DEBSY: I’m still hungry, you know.

TRENCH: What do you fancy, an Italian?

(Quirky, yet thoughtful music changes the scene.)

(TRENCH is typing away on his computer in the Stokeham Herald office. The door opens.)

TRENCH: Debsy – what are you doing here?

DEBSY: Oh thanks, good morning to you too.

TRENCH: Well, shouldn’t you be at ‘work’?

DEBSY: I’m on the ‘butty run’, so I thought I’d stop here before collecting the sandwiches for my fellow packing girls.

TRENCH: ‘My fellow packing girls’. You are settling in there.

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