Excerpt:
AMANDA
Bradley! Look! There is a man lying over there!
BRADLEY
Oh no!
They move closer to get a closer look.
AMANDA
Is he dead?
BRADLEY
He looks dead. Should we check?
AMANDA
He looks dead. I don’t think you should touch him.
BRADLEY
But then how could I find out?
AMANDA
He looks dead to me!
BRADLEY
Well, we should at least call 911.
AMANDA
And then what? We will have to wait for them to come, and we will have to give them our names. You are TV evangelist, Bradly Baker. You can’t be mixed up in some murder!
BRADLEY
Murder!?! Who said anything about a murder?
AMANDA
Why else would that man be lying there dead? He looks like someone killed him.
BRADLEY
But we need to do something. We can’t just leave him there.
AMANDA
He’s not going anywhere. Someone else will come along…. Wait.
BRADLEY
What?
AMANDA
He looks familiar.
BRADLEY
Familiar?
AMANDA
Yes.. I have seen him somewhere.
BRADLEY
Really??
AMANDA
I know I have. Oh no! I think I know where! He was in our studio audience. Maybe more than once. He’s a fan!
BRADLEY
I prefer to call them parishioners.
AMANDA
Well, that’s who he is.
BRADLEY
Are you sure? Now I know we should help him.
AMANDA
Absolutely not! If they find out he attended your TV church, that ties him to you.. and then you find him dead?? It is getting worse all the time. We need to go!
BRADLEY
I can’t believe you are talking me into this.
AMANDA
You will thank me later. Let’s go.
They exit. Then another person enters.
CALLEN
(on phone)
This is Dr. Callen. (Pause) Are you sure you have the right Dr. Callen? I’m not a medical doctor, I’m a college professor. (Pause) Oh, I see. Well, perhaps the campus nurse can help with that. I really can’t control if someone gets sick in my class. (Pause).. Oh! I see. Yes, if you reach out to my assistant, you can get all the notes from the lecture that you missed. I would also recommend reading chapter five in the book. You are in my religion class, right?
Sees the body
CALLEN
Ok…Good bye…
Looks at the body then looks at the phone. Thinks a little bit. Starts to push buttons.. stops. Puts phone away.
CALLEN
Nope. I just can’t!
Exits. Soon a young man (or possibly woman) enters. They look a bit rough. See the body and move over quickly, check for a pulse, grabs phone and calls.
SAM
Yes! I need an ambulance! A man has been hurt bad, but he is still alive and barely breathing. He’s in the alley behind the Wilson Theater. (pause) How long?? (pause) Wow. Ok, well, he’s not bleeding badly. What if I just took him to my place & you came there to check him out? You can do that? Great.. Ok.. it’s 328 Buchanan.
Puts phone away
SAM
Hang in there my friend! Help is on the way. Can you hear me? Sir? You’re going to be okay! I will make sure of it. I will take care of you. You just keep breathing.
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