officer O'Hara Lines SCENE 1

Remember what happend to Mr spenazo can happen to you too

Hello Mrs Abby

oh hello officer O'Hara is there something I can do for you

I saw your lights on and thought there might be sickness in the house… oh you have company! i’m sorry I disturbed you.

This is our nephew mortimer

pleased to meet you

And this is our niece Joanna

pleased to make your acquaintance… well it must be nice having your family visiting you. are they going to be with you for a bit

i’m staying. my sister Joanna was just leaving.

I’ve met you here before, haven’t I?

Im afraid not Joanna hasn’t been home for years

Your face looks familiar to me. Maybe I’ve seen a picture of you somewhere.

Yes Joanna is hurry if I were you. your things are all packed away aren’t they?

You’ll be wanting to say your goodbyes i’ll be running along.

Whats the rush? i’d like to have you stick around until my sister goes.

I just dropped in to make sure everything was all right.

Well I better make some sandwiches. I ought to know your appetite by this time officer O’Hara

Dont bother i’m due to ring in in a few minutes.

you can have a cup of coffee with us. my sister will be gone soon.

say ain’t I seen a photograph of your sister around here some place?

I don’t think so

She certainly reminds me of someone

She looks like somebody you’ve probably seen in the movies.

I never go to the movies. I hate them! my mother say the movies is a devils art

Yes its full of them. your er mother said that.

Yeah my mother was an actress stage actress. perhaps you’ve heard of her- peaches Latour

It sounds like a name i’ve seen on a program. What did she play?

Well her big hit was mutt and Jeff. played it for 3 years. i was born on the tour- the third season.

You were?

Yep. Sioux city Iowa. I was born in the dressing room at the end of the second act, and my mother made it to the finale.

What a trouper! there must be a good story in your mother- you know write about the theatre.

You do? sayyyyyy! your not Mortimer Brewster the dramatic critic!

yes

Well I certainly am glad to meet you!… Say Mr Brewster were in the same line of business

We are?

yep! i’m a play write oh this being on the police force is just temporary.

How long have you been on the force?

12 years Im collecting material for a play!

I’ll bet its a honey.

Well it ought to be! With all the drama I see being a cop. Mr Brewster- you got no idea what goes on in Brooklyn.

I think I have

Say what time you got?

Ten after 1

Gee I gotta ring in.

Wait a minute O’Hara on that plays of yours- I may be able to help you.

You would! say it was fate my walking in here tonight. Look- Ill tell you the plot!

Well O’Hara it was nice meeting you. I’ll see you again and we can talk about your play.

Oh, Im not leaving now Mr Brewster

Why not?

Well you just offered to help me write my play, didn’t you? You and me are going to write my play together!

I cant do that O’Hara i’m not a creative writer.

I'll do the creating. you Just put the word to it.

But O’Hara-

No sir, Mr Brewster I ain’t leaving this house till I tell you the plot!

Look O’Hara run along now, eh? My sisters just going-

I can wait. I’ve been waiting 12 years.

Sure you don’t mind eating in the kitchen Mrs. O’Hara?

And where else would you eat?

-and the first one out is your boyfriend Mr.Spenalzo

Look Mr. Brewster, we can talk in here.

Whats he doing in the cellar?

No thanks ma’am. They were fine. I’ve had plenty.

Now what are you going to say to O’Hara?

say Mr Brewster, your aunts want to hear it too. Shall I get them in here?

No O’Hara you cant do that now. You’ve gotta ring in.

The hell with ringing in. I’ll gets your aunts in here and tell you the plot.

No O’Hara not in front of all these people. We’ll go together alone, some place later.

How about the back room at Kelly’s?

Why don’t you go down in the cellar.

That’s alright with me! … Is this the cellar?

NOOOO! We’ll go to kelly’s. But your going to ring in on the way

All right, that will only take a couple of minutes.