Sunday, October 18, 2015

I wrote a pilot a long time ago.  No one was interested.
Hopefully you will be interested in my novel Siolam.

or any of this.


BY DARRELL J. BANKS

COPYRIGHT 2O04

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

"MA'S HOUSE"

FADE IN:

INT. DEAN'S OFFICE A WOMAN UPS DRIVER WALKS INTO THE DEAN'S OFFICE, SHE TRIES TO DELIVER A PACKAGE TO RICKY THE DEAN OF ESCONDIDO STATE.HE IGNORES HER.  THE UPS WOMAN IS VERY UPSET AND HANDS THE PACKAGE TO THE DEAN'S SECRETARY PEGGY.  PEGGY OPENS THE BOX AND TAKES OUT A DELTA DELTA GAMMA PLEDGE HAT.  THE DEAN FROWNS AT PEGGY - DAY

UPS LADY
He doesn't even notice me.

PEGGY
The dean is under a lot of pressure.  Try next week. 

RICKY
Yes, I know, the trustees are mad.  I'll handle it.  Doesn't matter.  That was twenty years ago.  Gee Bob, I'm Dean, that’s why.

PEGGY PUTS THE DELTA DELTA GAMMA HAT ON AND READS A WOODEN PADDLE.

PEGGY
Delta, Delta Gamma.  We promise a keg a day.

PEGGY REACHES IN THE BOX AND TAKES OUT A US NEWS WORLD AND REPORT WITH A COVER PICTURE OF  ESCONDIDO STATE AS PARTY SCHOOL OF THE DECADE.

RICKY
Take off that ridiculous hat, the party's over.

PEGGY
It's cute don't you think.

PEGGY SPINS THE TASSEL AROUND.

RICKY
It wasn't cute when I pledged in '83.  You know who was on the phone?

PEGGY
I don't know.  Let me guess, Bob head trustee.

RICKY
Ding, ding and the trustees’ aren’t happy.  They want your pledge buddies off campus.  You sent my message, right?

PEGGY
In the morning e-mails.  But, that wasn't easy.

RICKY
But you bypassed Mikey Mike's security.  Right?

PEGGY
I had to hack in.

RICKY
And you won’t go back to teaching?

PEGGY SHAKES HER HEAD NO.

PEGGY
Teach.  Not this semester.  Typing is slacker work verses fifty freshmen in a programming class.

RICKY LOOKS AT THE CLOCK IT'S ELEVEN AM AND HE IS VERY ANXIOUS.  HE PICKS UP THE MAGAZINE.

INT. DEAN'S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

PEGGY
It's done.  Oh, your sister is on line two.

RICKY
That's the first good thing you've said all day.

RICKY RUBS HIS HANDS TOGETHER

RICKY
BIANCA has MA under wraps.

PEGGY
Hopefully her last visit was a disaster.



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