Bond Plays: 2: Lear; The Sea; Narrow Road to the Deep North; Black Mass; Passion: Vol 2 (Contemporary Dramatists) by Bond Edward

Author:Bond, Edward [Bond, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-12-03T16:00:00+00:00

SCENE THREE

Beach.

An old hut with an old bike leaning against it. An empty shopping bag hangs from the handle bars. A few washed up wooden spars and boxes smoothed by water.

Bright, sunny, fresh. A wind from the sea. WILLY is just coming on. His jacket collar is turned up and his hands are in his pockets. He looks round, goes to the hut and taps on the door. No answer. It is padlocked. He tries the padlock, EVENS comes on behind him and watches. He is old, weathered and bearded.

EVENS. It’s locked.

WILLY. Oh. Hello. I’m a friend of Mrs Rafi.

EVENS. Yes.

WILLY. I was on the boat that turned over last night.

EVENS. A boat?

WILLY. Yes.

EVENS. Last night?

WILLY. Yes.

EVENS. It was rough.

WILLY. My friend drowned.

EVENS. Oh. You want to know where he’ll come up.

WILLY. Well yes.

EVENS (shrugs wearily). Depends where he went down.

EVENS goes into the hut. WILLY stands silently. When EVENS comes out again he is surprised to see WILLY still there.

EVENS. Oh. I’ll think about it. (He is turning to go back into the hut.) I’m sorry about the accident.

WILLY. You live here?

EVENS. Yes.

WILLY. It must be nice.

EVENS.… Sometimes. It gets cold. The wind.

WILLY sits down on a box and starts to cry into his hands. EVENS looks at him for a moment and then goes slowly into the hut. WILLY cries a bit longer before he speaks.

WILLY (trying to stop). So stupid – doing this – coming here and…

EVENS (inside the hut). Is there a proper place?

WILLY (trying to stop) …. last night…

HATCH comes on. HOLLARCUT follows a little way behind and stands watching.

HATCH. It didn’t take you long to get out here. You’ve got to get rid of the body before anyone sees the marks. Wait till it comes in and tow it out to sea or bury it in the sand. I’m watching you —

EVENS comes out of the hut.

HATCH. – yes, and you, Evens. You’re both under surveillance. (Yells back to HOLLARCUT.) Did you see him cry, Billy?

HOLLARCUT. Ay.

HATCH. That was a sign. Crying: bad news. That’s us. Those devils are up there watching. He’s telling them we’re onto him.

WILLY (trying to stop crying). What’s the matter with him?

EVENS. He’s harmless.

HATCH. Oh, we know how to handle you, Evens. This isn’t your sort of sea. This is real sea where you drown. It’s not governed by your fancy, twisted laws of gravity. You’ll find out. (Yells back to HOLLARCUT.) They’re afraid of our sea, Billy. They’re not immune to wetness. It soaks in and melts their insides. You watch: they’re terrorized of it.

HOLLARCUT. They en’t worth a sermon, Mr Hatch. Give the word an’ I’ll kick their bloody hids off.

HATCH. Not yet. We’ll make a study of them first. Learn their ways. Break their code. You keep the watching going. Goodbye, Mr Evens. We’ll settle our account shortly.

HATCH and HOLLARCUT go out.

EVENS (normally). It’s nice now. I hope the weather lasts.

WILLY. Do they often come here?

EVENS. No. They’re as timid as mice. You coming, the storm, the boat – they’re excited.

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