5
INSP
Oh, all right . Let us now go to the butcher’s shop, the premises of Archie Simkins, in whose freezer the body will later be found.
Exit Inspector and Rachael. OOOOOOOOOO Enter Archie who takes position SR and Amanda who joins him. AMANDA
Good afternoon.
ARCHIE
Good afternoon, Amanda. What do you fancy?
AMANDA
Nothing that you’ve got, Archie Simkins.
ARCHIE
How is Mr McDowell this today?
AMANDA
Mr McDowell? How on earth would I know?
ARCHIE
Just thought I’d ask.
AMANDA
I really don’t keep tabs on what Mr McDowell is doing.
ARCHIE
Tripe.
AMANDA
Excuse me?
ARCHIE
I’ve got some tripe in.
AMANDA
Not to my taste.
ARCHIE
If you’re not getting what you want, Amanda, you’ve only to ask me.
AMANDA
No thank you.
ARCHIE
How about some of my special stuffing?
AMANDA
Are you trying to be funny?
FX of sawing. AMANDA
What’s that?
ARCHIE
It’s Ted McDowell putting up a fence for me.
AMANDA
What Simple Ted?
Copyright ©Patricia Gay 2012