WRITTEN
BY
Roger Newcomb
STARRING
(in order of appearance)
Barbara Thomas as Eve Morgan
Jeffrey Richardson as Dr. Brian Morgan
Anne Sayre as Barbara Whitman
Na’Vell
Lee as Damien Givens
Monica Bailey as Felicia Stevens
NARRATED
BY
Steve Anderson
BRIAN
has just stumbled out of bed and into the living room where EVE is watching
television.
EVE
(yelling at the TV)
Oh
come on. How can you bid that much for
that piece of garbage?!!
BRIAN
Mom? What are you doing?
EVE
I’m
watching “The Price is Right”.
Hello! Bob Barker? The wheel?
BRIAN
I
can see what it is, but why are you here?
Why aren’t you at work?
EVE
Well,
I called Caroline and told her about my little problem and she gave me the day
off. With pay. Wasn’t that sweet of her?
BRIAN
Well,
yeah, but shouldn’t you be out looking for new place to live? Or better yet, on your way back to
EVE
Brian,
I told you, I’m not going back there.
I’d rather live on the streets that live in that trailer again,
especially after living in the palatial Ramos (ray-mos)
guest house.
BRIAN
Okay,
suit yourself.
EVE
So,
what? Are you actually going to let me
live on the street?
BRIAN
It’s
not my problem, Mom. It’s yours.
EVE
Why
you little ingrate. I put a roof on your
head growing up and think I deserve a little more respect from you now that I’m
getting.
BRIAN
What
is it you want, Mom? You certainly can’t
stay here.
EVE
Why
not? Angela has an extra bedroom. And it would just be temporary.
BRIAN
Look,
Angela and I haven’t been living together for very long. We’re still getting used to each other. Having a houseguest right now just won’t
work. And definitely
not you.
EVE
Brian,
all I’m asking for is a few days. Surely
you can put your poor old mother up for a few days.
BRIAN
Mom,
it’s not my house. So even if I thought
it was a good idea, and I don’t, it’s not my decision to make.
EVE
But
you’ll talk to Angela for me? Oh thank
you, Brian. This means the world to me.
BRIAN
Ugh. Just keep it down, Mom. I’m going back to bed. I’ve had a long few days at the hospital.
EVE
Okay
son. Whatever you say.
Brian
walks back into the bedroom.
EVE
(to herself)
Good. And hopefully break you and Angela up
while I’m here. She is SO wrong for you.
DAMIEN
is working at the bar when BARBARA walks up.
BARBARA
Hi
there.
DAMIEN
Barbara, hi. It’s good to see you.
BARBARA
Damien,
I need a favor. I need you to talk to
Dante for me and convince him to talk to Paul.
DAMIEN
Talk to Paul about what?
BARBARA
If
Dante tells Paul that what you and I shared meant nothing and that I really
love him, maybe he’ll believe it. He
won’t even talk to me now.
DAMIEN
(laughs)
You
really have a lot of nerve, don’t you?
BARBARA
I’m
only asking you for this one tiny little favor, what’s the big deal?
DAMIEN
Do
you have such little regard for my feelings that you can’t see how this little
favor makes me feel? You never gave a
damn about me, did you? It was all about
the sex.
BARBARA
There
are worse things in life than sex, Damien.
Felicia
walks up.
FELICIA
Well,
well. Don’t tell me you two love birds
have reunited? Oh Barbara, how the
mighty have fallen. You’ve gone from
living at the Ramos estate to chasing after the bartender at Sutter’s
Mill. If I didn’t hate you so much, I’d
almost feel sorry for you.
BARBARA
Get
out of my face, Felicia. If it wasn’t
for you and your blackmail scheme, Paul might not have ever found out about Damien
and me.
FELICIA
Oh
please. I wasn’t even in
DAMIEN
What
do you want, Felicia?
FELICIA
Nothing from you. Fool. My car was overheating and I stopped to call
a garage. My cell phone is dead.
DAMIEN
Well,
the pay phone is over there.
FELICIA
You’re
not even going to let me use the phone behind the bar?
DAMIEN
It’s
not my problem, Felicia.
FELICIA
Why
you…
BARBARA
Hmmm,
I guess your life isn’t a bed of roses either, is it honey? Damien, I have to go. Think about what I said.
DAMIEN
Forget
it, Barbara.
Barbara
leaves.
FELICIA
From
the look on your face, I think you’re finally seeing the light about that
woman.
DAMIEN
Just
make your call, Felicia. And then leave.