"Can I Tell You a Secret" lines

Que: An Eighth-grade girl and a high school boy. The boy’s name is Argyle, but we don’t see him at first. He was confused he’d gone backstage

Line: But Angelas just standing on stage holding the phone. When we finally get her out of there, she won’t talk. She either doesn’t know what happened or is too scared to say it.

Que: I’m Avish Lenser. I’m the chief forensic engineer with California Department of Infrastructure

Line: Ephrain Salas. I’m a firefighter with Station 41, Menachap County

Que: My name is Issa Fuente. I’m a neurobiologist at UC Berkeley

Line: I was the first person in the theater that night. I saw the girl on stage I’m the one who carried her out before I picked her up, she said the one thing I couldn’t figure out “Forwards.”

Que: Theater Camera 1

Line: What about this girl Shara West. She was almost at the door. Was she leaving early?

Que: No. Look at the way she fell she was running.

Line: And she is wearing earbuds. She wasn’t paying attention to the play.

Que: Can you tell what she was listening to

Line: Its Classical Gymeno-Gymenopeddy number 1

Que: “Gymnoppedie No.1” by Erik Satie

Line: Y-Yeah

Que: We scoured the ventilation system there was nothing.

Line: I was in the theater a lot. I wanted to spend time with them.

Que: I said to the fireman, “Any thoughts on what would have overcome these people so fast.”

Line: How do you know it was fast?

Que: Exactly. It works like that until the 26th person: Franklin James.

Line: I know Frank

Que: I’m not sure.

Line: Hey can you guys shut up for a second…... Did you here that……There

Que: I don’t hear anything.

Line: There…., I lived in Alaska till I was 10 so I have really good hearing, your ears are always covered. ……….. It’s like a chirp……. Again, over there…… The bodies are making a sound

Que: Which bodies?

Line: All of them.

Que: Blackout on page 28 scene 5

Line: With all those bodies in the theater it felt heavy and warm like a greenhouse it was 241 bodies but they’d put IV tubes into all of them so the IV bags were up here and that what you noticed at first it was actually kind of beautiful because the theater was dark and the bags glowed.

Que: He came to me and he said I want to take some time off

Line: And he said I’m sorry I need all hands-on deck right now

Que: Ephrain said— and he choked up and he said I know these people I love these people

Line: I wanted to help out in the theater see if i could figure out what those noises were that the bodies where making he said nobody can hear those noises except you

Que: Theater Camera 1. October 14 2:45 a.m.

Line: Anyway, Emily I will be back to check on you soon…. Ms. Mell. This is Ephrain salas. I was in your eighth-grade algebra class 14 years ago I’m here to make sure your safe and conferable but that’s not all I know you can hear me and I think your making sounds you and everyone else in this theater if you can make a sound ill hear you, I have great hearing I promise try it for me? The year I was in you class was the year those tests got stolen of your desk before you had time to grade them Make a noise if you remember that and umm for me it’s a nice memory because I was one of 6 kids who had the period free and instead of making me a suspect you deputized me I was new to the school and nervous and I never told you what that meant to me to be trusted like that that whole experience shaped how I am today it part of the reason why I fight fires so I wanted to tell you… I did steal those tests (Chirp)… HEY!!!

Que: Quite

Line: She made a sound nobody heard that do it again just 1 more time

Que: You have too keep your voice down

Line: They can hear us

Que: Blackout Page 31 Scene 5

Line: There is scientist in Guangzhou China who have this machine that helps coma patients it’s so huge that they put it in a cargo plane and its already flying over the pacific and there’s a group in Capetown that are sending some kind of drops that’ll go in your eye and simulate brain function and all over the earth in all different way people are praying for you.

Que: Ephrain

Line: Capitan Donovan

Que: Ive got bad news the EEG results came back none of the bodies showed brain function

Line: Well no brain function that they can measure

Que: It would register

Line: You’re not a scientist what if whatever happened to them hides the brain waves

Que: That’s not possible

Line: THIS ISNT POSSIBLE

Que: They’re breathing but they’re as good as dead

Line: Then why are they making those noises

Que: Nobody hears those noises but you

Line: Because I have great hearing

Que: Or because you want to hear them

Line: I HEAR THEM!

Que: Never shout at me

Line: ….. I’m sorry

Que: It’s not good for you to be here so much

Line: It gives me strength

Que: When was the last you slept

Line: I don’t need sleep there sleeping for me

Que: That doesn’t make any sense I don’t want you lose you to

Line: OK then I’ll sleep

Que: Theater cameras 4 and 6 October 25th 4 PM

Line: Captain Donovan! I figured it out! I know what’s going on.

Que: I’m here to escort you out

Line: No.

Que: Yes Ephrain

Line: I figured it out!

Que: Were worried about you

Line: Haven’t you ever had that dream something scary is coming toward you and you can’t move or make a sound except you make these little squeaks that the people outside the dream can hear. They’re trying to scream their way out of there

Que: Ephrain, I know you like me and I think you respect me

Line: I do

Que: But you not in your right mind

Line: I’m Fine

Que: I disagree I need you to come with me

Line: They need me here

Que: Theres no “they” anymore

Line: I can hear them

Que: They debate now is when to take them of life support

Line: