s22675: ÒMisinformedÓ Dramatis Personae Chorus: There is a chorus of two voices. They set the stage and play the minor characters. They are called ÒChaosÓ and ÒOld Night,Ó and both have day jobs as solicitors or attorneys at law. Bridget Margaret OÕMalley, 34, African American assistant Calder Tulley, 75ish Irish businessman, born in Poland. Gleason Byrne, 46 Irish businessman from Serbia James Gavin, 42, Irish businessman or at least born in Ireland Nuela Meade, 33, Irish businesswoman from Canada. Roisin ÒRosemaryÓ Hawley, 42, American businesswoman born and raised in South Boston, living in San Francisco. Sophia Gavin-Coyle, 65ish Irish businesswoman from Poland Toggle Dwiggens, 29, business consultant of mixed heritage. Prologue: This is the place? Location: Mind of the audience Time: The Present The chorus arrives. The stage is somewhat dark, and the house lights are still lit. As they address the audience, the lights dim and the set, such as it is, becomes visible. <>[1:00] Sound: [Traffic: Scene] <1i.1>[1:02] Sound: [Honk] <>[1:03] CP Chaos: Chaos. <>[1:04] CP Old Night: Old Night. [Note 0.1] <>[1:06] CP Chaos: Solicitors at the bar. <>[1:08] CP Old Night: Chorus to our play. <>[1:10] CP Chaos: May we give you one of our cards? <6i.1>[1:14] Sound: [Car Horns] <>[1:12] CP Old Night: Specialists in acquisitions. <>[1:15] CP Chaos: The buying and selling of companies. <>[1:18] CP Old Night: Such as the firm immediately behind us. <>[1:21] CP Chaos: ƒirean DBR. [Note 0.2] <10i.1>[1:24] Sound: [Thunder] <>[1:23] CP Old Night: [sales pitch] Heart of DublinÕs Technology District. <>[1:26] CP Chaos: Forty years of successful operation. <12i.1>[1:29] Sound: [Traffic in the rain] <>[1:29] CP Old Night: Steps from the River Liffey. [Note 0.3] <>[See <12i.1>] Sound: [rain: scene] <>[1:31] CP Chaos: [Starts to wander from presentation]. Òpast Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay.Ó [Note 0.4] <15i.1>[1:37] Sound: [Driveby R-L] <>[1:37] CP Old Night: Business to Business operation. [Note 0.5] <>[1:41] CP Chaos: [tries to bring back to topic] Globally connected. Eight time zones east of San Francisco. Eight zones west of Singapore. [Note 0.6] <17i.1>[1:42] Sound: [Thunder] <17i.2>[1:44] Sound: [Car Alarm] <>[1:49] CP Old Night: [a little irritated] A real temptation for any business leader. <>[02:00] Sound: [thunder: Scene] <>[1:51] CP Chaos: [no warning] We should have put up a sign. <>[1:54] CP Old Night: [surprised] A sign? <>[1:55] CP Chaos: A sign. ÒCompany For SaleÓ [Note 0.7] <>[1:58] CP Old Night: [little disgusted] ÒEnquire Within?Ó People would think weÕre selling real estate. <>[2:03] CP Chaos: It would help our most promising buyer. <>[2:05] CP Old Night: [recognizes her] Rosemary Hawley? The American. Knows her way. Been here before. <25i.1>[2:12] Sound: [Driveby R-L] <>[2:12] CP Chaos: SheÕs lost in the rain. Walking in the wrong direction. <26i.1>[2:14] Sound: [Horns] <>[2:16] CP Old Night: WhoÕs the second? Her shadow? <>[2:19] CP Chaos: A consultant. Someone to assist with the sale. <>[2:23] CP Old Night: [perhaps slightly offended] Consultant? <>[2:25] CP Chaos: Very trendy. [rattling off] Metrics. Dashboards. Strengths. Weaknesses. Opportunities. Threats. [Note 0.8] <>[2:34] CP Old Night: And still canÕt find her way out of the rain? [beat] This is our story? The story weÕre supposed to tell? <>[00:00] Sound: [thunder: Scene] Scene 1: Dublin Rain Location: Dublin, High Tech District in the old Port area Time: The present It is late afternoon. It is raining, hard and steady. Two figures, Ro and her assistant Toggle, are walking through the streets looking for an address. They have an umbrella but are not getting any real protection from it. Ro seems familiar with the area, but much has changed. The buildings are a combination of new, modern glass fronted office buildings and remodeled warehouses. <>[See <12i.1>] Sound: [Steady rain: Ro:0.3.1] <>[00:00] Sound: [walking in rain: Ro & Toggle:3.2;4.2] <>[00:00] Ro: On the corner. ThatÕs the building, Toggle. <>[00:00] Toggle: [little tired] One. Two. Three. Fourth? Surely sure, this time Ro? <>[00:00] Ro: As I remember. <>[00:00] Sound: [sound of car: Toggle;0.3.2] <>[00:00] Toggle: [as ironic as an underling can be] ÔCause thereÕs this nifty new technologopy called a Òmap.Ó Put you in touch with some developers if you want. [Note 1.1] <>[00:00] Ro: Toggle!!!! Look out!!! <>[00:00] Sound: [honk: Toggle;4.3.0] <>[00:00] Sound: [massive splash: Toggle;4.3.1] <>[00:00] Sound: [car accelerates: Toggle;4.3.2] <>[00:00] Toggle: [yelling at driver] Mary, Joseph and the baby Elvis! Back here you knuckle dragger before I come and toff ya!! <>[00:00] Ro: [slightly amused] You ok? <>[00:00] Toggle: Soaked to the knickers. [beat] And my phone. Smidgeled the screen. [To the driver] Ya Tosser! <>[00:00] Ro: Go in? Get you dried off? <>[00:00] Toggle: [Still angry] If you got the right building, which Ôud be a miracle for today. <>[00:00] Sound: [door: Ro;3.3.0] <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Toggle and Ro;3.2.0;4.2.0] <>[00:00] Jamie: [In this scene, he speaks as if he is on medication, which is he is.] ƒirean DBR. Help you? <>[00:00] Ro: See Toggle. Here we are [turning to guard]. WeÕre withÉ [beat] Oh my God. [beat] <>[00:00] Toggle: [jumps in] Need a favor, matey, Ôcause weÕre spreading the forty days and nighties across your floor so might you have a wee towel so we can de-rain? [Note 1.2] <>[00:00] Jamie: Help. ƒirean DBR. <>[00:00] Ro: Umm. [beat] [cautious] Jamie. Jamie Gavin? ItÕs Ro, Rosemary Hawley. <>[00:00] Jamie: [No clue what was just said]. UhÉ IÕm not Rosemary. IÕm DBR. Help you? <>[00:00] Ro: [a little more cautious] Noooo. IÕm Rosemary, Jamie. Been a long time. <>[00:00] Jamie: [Lost] Time. Long. <>[00:00] Toggle: AH. Loving the little reunion here. But getting a little cold and thinking that fingers are just going to wrinkly off if I donÕt towelocity. <>[00:00] Jamie: Um. Towel. Yes. Towel. Back. Minute. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Jamie;5.2] <>[00:00] Toggle: Shoo, shoo. Shoo. Jamie Gavin as in ÒGavin GavinÓ? Corporational family member? <>[00:00] Ro: Believe so, but É doesnÕt seem É. <>[00:00] Toggle: Gavins lowparking one of their own as a desker? WhyÉ.? <>[00:00] Ro: [in thought]. Just vanished. [beat] Negotiations? Never mentionedÉ <>[00:00] Toggle: Pirates bury their treasures [beat] and nothinÕ in the piratical policy manual says they gotta be honest about it. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Calder;6.2.0] <>[00:00] Calder: [at a distant] Ah. IsnÕtÉ <>[00:00] Toggle: [recognizing approaching person] Pirate King is coming our way. Calder Tully. DBR Chief Operating Officer. Ask himÉ <>[00:00] Calder: [Firm but not too happy] Rosemary Hawley? You are here. Did not expect you until tomorrow. <>[00:00] Ro: Just arrived. Thought weÕd get a feel of the place. <>[00:00] Calder: Old memories? WeÕve got a tour planned for tomorrow and youÕll find plenty. [only now recognizing that Toggle is wet]. Good heavens maÕam, what happened to you? <>[00:00] Toggle: Performing baptisms and the wee chirlren got out of hand. <>[00:00] Calder: [Not too pleased to meet him] Ah Ms. Toggle Dwiggens. So good youÕre here. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Bridget;7.2.] <>[00:00] Toggle: SomeoneÕs gotta measure the drapes. <>[00:00] Calder: Let us see if we can do something to put you in a dryer state of É ah I see my assistant has anticipated me. <>[00:00] Bridget: [rapid fire] Ms. Hawley and Ms. Dwiggens. (so good to see you) Towels, we have some towels, and you can leave them on the desk, setting up an office, second floor, be here tomorrow, tomorrow at 10, and weÕll be ready to go and oh, thereÕs your car, I called a car for you. <78i.1>[00:00] Sound: [Towels;7.3.0] <78i.2>[00:00] Sound: [Car Horn;0.3.4] <>[00:00] Ro: We can / ... <>[00:00] Bridget: No, no, carÕs here and weÕll see you tomorrow. <>[00:00] Calder: Not quite ready for you. Bride before her wedding day? [Note 1.3] <>[00:00] Ro: [reluctantly to Calder] One thing. [beat] The guard? [beat] Looks familiar. <>[00:00] Calder: [Ignoring her] Mmm. Get some rest and weÕll see you tomorrow. Good to have you here. <83i.1>[00:00] Sound: [honk;0.3.4] <>[00:00] Bridget: HereÕs your car. Meet you tomorrow. IÕll be at the door. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking away: Toggle and Ro;3.2.0;4.2.0] <>[00:00] Toggle: [To Calder under his breath] Thank you matey for a dry towel and a pat on the arse. <>[00:00] Sound: [door open and shut with street noise;3.3.0] <87i.1>[00:00] Sound: [street noise;3.3.1] <87i.2>[00:00] Sound: [Thunder] <>[00:00] Calder: Well done, Bridget. Perfectly anticipated. <>[00:00] Bridget: Anything more? <>[00:00] Calder: No. [beat] Yes. Send Jamie home for the day. WeÕll lock the door for the rest of the afternoon. <>[00:00] Sound: [Walking Away: Bridget;7.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [walking to door: Calder;6.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [locking door: Calder;6.3.0] <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Sophia;8.2 ] <>[00:00] Sophia: Our little suitor? Rosemary Hawley? [beat] [ironic] Right on schedule. <>[00:00] Calder: You saw it on the security cameras, Sophia. <>[00:00] Sophia: Of course. A little hurt that she didnÕt ask to talk with me. CEO to CEO. <>[00:00] Calder: Saw Jamie. [beat] Fire still burns. <>[00:00] Sophia: CouldnÕt have planned it better. <>[00:00] Calder: And you didnÕt. [plan it] Do we set Jamie free from his medicinal prison? <100i.1>[00:00] Sound: [whistling wind;6.3.2] <>[00:00] Sophia: You mean Òset us freeÓ. ThatÕs what weÕre doing. <>[00:00] Calder: [resisting] HeÕs been in this stupor because you said he was a threat. Threat to your life. <>[00:00] Sophia: You still complain about that shoulder. <>[00:00] Calder: WasnÕt his fault. <>[00:00] Sophia: YouÕre rewriting the story. <>[00:00] Calder: Been almost twenty years. What will he be like? Will he even survive? No medical professionalÉ realistically. <>[00:00] Sophia: No romantic ideals of realism, Calder. [beat] This solves a problem for us. For you. For me. <>[00:00] Calder: A problem you created. <>[00:00] Sophia: DonÕt give offense. [beat] I made a sad old man happy. Made you and me rich. Keeping his son under control was a pittance price. <>[00:00] Calder: Does that justify... <>[00:00] Sophia: You and I built a network service provider out of a bicycle repair shop. Could Jamie have done that? Or his father? <>[00:00] Calder: What do we have? <>[00:00] Sophia: We have an opportunity. WonÕt come a second time. WeÕll be free. ItÕs what we deserve. <>[00:00] Calder: [after thought] Tonight? <114i.1>[00:00] Sound: [thunder crack;6.3.1] <>[00:00] Sophia: Tonight. Stop the medicine. No transition. Scene 2: Tick Tock, Tick, Tock, Tick Tock. Location: Same as prior. DBR Office. Time: Following Morning. The Chorus takes their place on stage and starts to describe both the passage of time and the scene in front of the audience. The action will take place in the car park of DBR and in the same lobby where Ro and Toggle were in the prior scenes. The chorus should be considered as standing outside both of those spaces. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: [Tries to open the scene with lyrical language] Dawn opens its rosy palm to the city of Dublin. <116i.1&2>[00:00] Sound: [birds singing;0.3.0 & 0.3.1] <>[00:00] CP Old Night: [Is having none of it and is a bit grouchy.] ItÕs morning. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Having journeyed from the City by the Bay past the City on the Straits to the Emerald Isle. [See Note 0.6] <>[00:00] CP Old Night: [grouchy still]. The earth spins. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: From their rest rises the family of DBR. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: [snarky] Called Òemployees.Ó <>[00:00] CP Chaos: To the site of their collective endeavor, they make their pilgrimage. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Mmm. ÒPilgrimageÓ. Commute. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: And arrive here, the common ground where they share fellowship. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: ItÕs the DBR car park. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: They still share fellowship. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Gossip. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: That sounds so [looking for word] mundane. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Mundane? Of course mundane. They talk about the Òthings of this world.Ó Or what they think they know about the Òthings of this world.Ó Or what theyÕd like the Òthings of this worldÓ to be if they were in charge. [Note 2.1] <>[00:00] CP Chaos: [correcting] When they are in charge. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: DonÕt inflate their hopes. ItÕs a dangerous game. <>[00:00] Sound: [Car engine turned off: Nuela;3.3.1] <>[00:00] Sound: [getting bag and phone out of car: Nuela; 3.3.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [car door slam: Nuela;3.3.0] <>[00:00] Sound: [traffic in background;0.3.2] <135i.1>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Nuella;3.2] <>[00:00] Glea: Nuela! <136i.1>[00:00] Sound: [walking Gleason;4.2] <>[00:00] Nuela: [sigh from being too busy] Hey, Gleason. <>[00:00] Glea: Cup of tea before we start our day our day at DBR? <>[00:00] Nuela: [impatient] Honest Glea. No. [beat] Kids late to school. Parking ticket. And a pub crawling boss who changed the dropoff without telling no one. <>[00:00] Glea: Cup of tea might fix that. <>[00:00] Nuela: One night. Thousands of our Euros are wandering the streets of Dublin without a place to rest. <>[00:00] Glea: IÕd treat for a pastry. <>[00:00] Nuela: YouÕre not listening to me Gleason. <>[00:00] Glea: Oh, IÕm listening. Just donÕt care. [beat] ItÕs time to move, Nuela. Today. <>[00:00] Nuela: Move? Like move now? No, no, no Glea. No plan. No finance. No supporters. <>[00:00] Glea: No time. Supreme Leader Sophia Coyle has a buyer. <>[00:00] Nuela: A buyer? Spoiled child of some oligarch? <>[00:00] Glea: American. First due diligence visit today. [Note 2.2] <>[00:00] Nuela: [upset] Diligence? And we fall from the grace of God. [beat] When did you find this out? <>[00:00] Glea: Got it from Bridget. <>[00:00] Nuela: SheÕs talking to you again? <>[00:00] Glea: IÕll start with key employees. You firm up the financing with the lenders. <>[00:00] Nuela: Do we have time? WhatÕs the deadline? <>[00:00] Glea: DonÕt think about it. <>[00:00] Nuela: [accusing]. Is it real? Is there a letter of understanding [with this buyer] ? [Note 2.3] <>[00:00] Glea: The letter of understanding is that no one likes Sophia. <>[00:00] Nuela: DoesnÕt matter. She makes profits. She pays salaries. <>[00:00] Glea: She has nothing Nuels. You know that. Nothing at all. A Ghost. A Chimera. A wandering spirit. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Ro and Toggle; 5.2 & 7.2] <>[00:00] Ro: Excuse me, is the building open for business. <>[00:00] Nuela: [frustrated] Should have been open an hour ago. DonÕt know what is happening. [beat] You dropping something off? <>[00:00] Toggle: More like a pick me up. Take a look see. Ask a few questionables. You know how it works. <>[00:00] Glea: Someone meeting you? <>[00:00] Ro: Bridget OÕMalley. <>[00:00] Glea: WeÕll buzz you in. She should be here... <>[00:00] Toggle: A prince among thieves, matey. Thank you. <>[00:00] Sound: [Walking: all< exiting tracks;3.2, 4.2, 5.2, 6.2] <>[00:00] Glea: [dawns on him that Toggle and Ro might have something to do with the potential purchase] YouÕre É visiting? <>[00:00] Toggle: Travelers and strangers on this earth facing flings and sparrows of outraged fortunes. [Note 2.4] <>[00:00] Nuela: Ah. You from America? <>[00:00] Toggle: Cork. <>[00:00] Glea: [clearly frustrated with Toggle] Yeah bro. [To Nuela] YouÕre going to have to buzz us in, babe. <>[00:00] Nuela: No ID? The Chief Technology Officer? <>[00:00] Glea: Think you know where my ID is. Buzz us in. <>[00:00] Sound: [buzzing and Door: Nuela;3.3.3] <>[00:00] Ro: Thank you. <>[00:00] Nuela: WeÕll get Bridget. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: While Ms. Hawley and Ms. Dwiggens wait, I should like to explain /É <>[00:00] CP Old Night: DonÕt do that. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: [unsure] Explain a Letter of Intent? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: I show you mine. Your show me yours. We punch the button of the countdown clock. Tick, Tock. Tick, Tock. Tick, Tock. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: [ItÕs] more than that. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: ItÕs an agreement to make an agreement. We donÕt explain, dear Chaos, because the law works best when its structure is invisible, when we believe that parties come together because of mutual affection and the grace of an almighty God who pays attorney bills on time and to the full. We need to keep the structure hidden, my friend, or we may reveal that the world is run with strikingly little wisdom. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: [Clears throat] Bridget OÕMalley is here. <184i.1 >[00:00] Sound: [walking fast] <>[00:00] Bridget: [Bridget tends to string things together and dominate any conversation] Ms. Hawley? / Ms. Dwiggens? <>[00:00] Ro: ^ Yes? <>[00:00] Bridget: Welcome, welcome officially to ƒirean DBR [AirÕ An DBR]. Hope the hotel was dry and warm last night. <>[00:00] Ro: You were most kind. <>[00:00] Sound: [all walking to Elevator]; 6.2, 7.2, 5.2 <>[00:00] Bridget: Checklist, badges, badges, / no worry, please keep them with you at all times. The doors. Automatic / but you have permission. You see Jimby, James, Jamis not at the front desk today. Sweetest guy. No one today. No one to open a door if you get stuck. <>[00:00] Ro: [answer to badges] ^Uh Thanks <>[00:00] Ro: [answer to ÒautomaticÓ] Ah <>[00:00] Ro: [answer to ÒtodayÓ] Oh <>[00:00] Ro: [answer to Òsweetest guyÓ] Good <>[00:00] Ro: Sure, weÕll be fine. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking stops] <>[00:00] Sound: [beep of elevator call; 6.3.0] <197i.1>[00:00] Sound: [elevator Motor]6.3.2 <>[00:00] Bridget: Two special things for you. Envelope from our CEO, Ms. Gavin-Coyle. Her answers to your questions, questions you had. <>[00:00] Sound: [Envelop :Bridget to Ro;6.3.1] <>[00:00] Ro: Ah. Yes, thank you. <>[00:00] Bridget: And found a picture. (ShouldnÕt show you. Outside the Letter). In the files. From when you were here. <>[00:00] Ro: [Surprised] Oh.[beat] From twenty yearsÉ <>[00:00] Bridget: Casual shot. Front of the building. All the summer people. Some of the staff. <>[00:00] Sound: [Elevator door opening];6.3.3 <>[00:00] Sound: [Picture passed: Bridget to Ro;6.3.4] <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: all; 6.2, 7.2, 5.2l] <>[00:00] Ro: All a bit glum. Sophia. [beat] Jamie. <>[00:00] Toggle: ThatÕs you? <>[00:00] Ro: Some might claimÉ but no. DonÕt think so. <>[00:00] Toggle: Guy in the slinger? <>[00:00] Ro: JamieÕs Da. <>[00:00] Sound: [Elevator Door shutting];6.3.3 <>[00:00] Sound: [Elevator going up;6.3.2] <>[00:00] Bridget: And thatÕs my Da. <>[00:00] Ro: Oh, my goodness. I should have noticed. <>[00:00] Bridget: [going full Blanch Dubois with a refined complete southern accent]. Well, us Atlanta Irish always have a special glow to our skin. [Back to Bridget] Here looking for places to put money. Creating his investment company. ÒThe Atlanta-Irish FundÓ. <>[00:00] Ro: You think I would have noticed. <>[00:00] Bridget: ÒDonÕt be noticed. Keeps your hands visible.Ó DaÕs philosophy. [beat] Promising start for Da. Did well that summer. <>[00:00] Sound: [elevator door opening;6.3.3] <>[00:00] Sound: [walking] 6.2, 7.2, 5.2 <>[00:00] Sound: [texting beep: Bridget]6.3.5 <>[00:00] Toggle: Why did he come to Ireland? <222i.1>[00:00] Sound: [thumb typing] <>[00:00] Bridget: [Back to Blanch Dubois] Ma Daddy saw ÒRootsÓ on television and loooooooooooved it. [out of Blanch Dubois] And when he finished our African genealogy, he discovered he was Irish and [Back to Blanch Dubois] the heavens opened up. [out of Blanch Dubois] HereÕs your room. [Note 2.5] <>[00:00] Sound: [texting beep: Bridget;6.3.7] <>[00:00] Sound: [fishing out phone: Bridget;6.3.8] <>[00:00] Toggle: Irish. That worked how? <>[7:40] Bridget: [Distracted by text]. Usual way. Eldest son of a plantation owner with a house slave. [beat] IÕm needed downstairs, but you should be ready, ready to go. Schedule. L.O.I. Yes. Envelope. Of course. And if you need anything, just text. <227i.1>[00:00] Sound: [texting swoosh: Bridget;6.3.7] Scene 3: Risen to Life Location: Tram to the DBR Office and the Office itself. Once within DBR, the characters congregate in an office on the ground floor that was once used by JamieÕs mother. It has largely been unused for 20 years, though it has been kept clean and usable by the staff. In lieu of any other occupant, it is now JamieÕs office, though he has never used it. Time: Later the same morning. <>[00:00] Sound: [ding of trolley bell: Jamie Tram; 0.3.1] <228i.1>[00:00] Sound: [door closing;0.3.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [screech of rails/acceleration of motor: Jamie Tram;0.3.3] <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Twenty-two stops. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: [a little tired of Chaos]. You can count. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Twenty-two stops on the Dublin Tram. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: [sarcastic] Hear that lonesome whistle blow. <233i.1>[00:00] Sound: [tram ding; 0.3.1] <>[00:00] CP Chaos: DonÕt you think this is a waste of our time? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Waste of time? WeÕre being paid. HowÕs the old boy doing? <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Peaceful. Sleeping. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Good. Looked terrible when we picked him up. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Always looked a little, you know, unpresentable, [beat] not completely there. <>[00:00] Sound: [tram slowing: Jamie Tram] <>[00:00] Sound: [ding: Jamie Tram] <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Appearances deceive. Bright but a bruiser. ThatÕs the story. Fight at the slightest insult. Now carries the damage. <>[00:00] Sound: [Announcement: Tram Stop: Jamie Tram] <>[00:00] Sound: [doors opening: Jamie Tram] <>[1:45] CP Chaos: When was this? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Some time ago. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: You believe it? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: ItÕs a story. [beat] Like the story that the Gavins are Irish. <>[00:00] Sound: [door close: Jamie Tram] <>[00:00] Sound: [ding: Jamie Tram;0.3.1] <>[00:00] Sound: [acceleration: Jamie Tram] <>[00:00] CP Chaos: [Thought they were] Mmmm. WhyÕd we have to pick him up? DBRÕs doing a deal. There are more important/É <>[00:00] CP Old Night: More important things? Maybe there are. And maybe we missed them. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: ThatÕs poor judgement. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Not if President Coyle wanted us to miss them. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: WeÕre her attorneys. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: SheÕs paying the bills. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: [After a pause] Huh. Is she [beat] hidingÉ? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Hiding? No. [beat] WhatÕs she feeding us? What story does she want us to believe? <>[00:00] CP Chaos: [Slowly] The true story? <>[00:00] Sound: [tram slowing: Jamie Tram;0.3.4] <>[00:00] CP Old Night: What is truth, dear Chaos, but the story we can defend with the law? <>[2:25] Sound: [ding: Jamie Tram;0.3.1] <>[00:00] CP Chaos: This is our stop <>[00:00] Jamie: Huh? [Yawn]. WeÕreÉ <>[00:00] Sound: [Announcement: Tram Stop: Jamie Tram] <>[00:00] Sound: [doors opening: Jamie Tram;0.3.5] <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Come on Jimmy. Up and out. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Watch your step. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Jamie;3.2] <269i.1>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Old Night; 2.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [crossing street: Jamie;3.3.1] <>[00:00] Sound: [honk: Jamie;3.3.2] <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Here we are. DBR. Front lobby. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: ThereÕs Bridget <>[00:00] Sound: [Office opening: Jaime;3.3.3] <>[00:00] Bridget: [takes a big breath] Mr. Gavin? <>[00:00] Jamie: Bli, Bli, Blidget? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Still a little sleepy. <>[00:00] Bridget: I can take him from here. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Hope he [ponders for phrase] Òcomes out OK.Ó <>[00:00] Bridget: Thank you. We have a medÉ [medical assistant] standing by. [changing subject]. YouÕre needed. Operations review with Hawley. Second-floor conference. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: On our way. <>[00:00] Jamie: Hawley? Review? Blidget? <>[00:00] Bridget: Visitors today. Straightened your office a bit. Come, come, come. <>[00:00] Jamie: Office? [you mean] Desk. <>[00:00] Bridget: No, no. Uhm. ThatÕs the security desk. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: [As guard] GÕday Mr. Gavin. <>[00:00] Jamie: Uh Hello. [to Bridget] WhoÕs that? <>[00:00] Bridget: Morning guard. <>[00:00] Jamie: [a little angry] No. No. IÕm morning guard. [beat] Who is he? <>[00:00] Bridget: [drops voice] Jimby, Jimby, Jimby, please Jimby. Be patient. [firmly] Your office. Over here. <>[00:00] Jamie: [Denying] No. No. No. Office? Me? <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Jamie & Bridget;3.2 & 4.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [door: Jamie & Bridget;4.3.1] <>[00:00] Bridget: With me. [knows sheÕs lying to him]. Here we are. Sit down. A glass of water. You need to drink lots of water today. <294i.1>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Toggle;5.2] <>[00:00] Toggle: Hey matey. <>[00:00] Jamie: You. Who? Do IÉ? <>[00:00] Toggle: Door. Rain. Rising seas. Towelies. <>[00:00] Jamie: [Hesitant] Door? When? <>[00:00] Toggle: [Grasping that things many have changed] Brilliant conserver of human nurture, listenÉ <>[00:00] Jamie: Guard. Am I a guard? I was a guard. <>[00:00] Toggle: Not my opinion but what the uniform said. [asserting but not sure what is happening] Actually / looking.... <>[00:00] Sound: [quick steps];4.2 <>[00:00] Bridget: [rapid fire] No. No. No, Ms. Dwiggens. Mistaken identify. Happens, happens from time to time. Vice President. <>[00:00] Toggle: Right-o. Looking for you actually, Ms. Flown with the Wind. [Note 3.1] <>[00:00] Bridget: [Focusing on Jamie and not wanting extra tasks right now] I can come to see you in a minute. Your room? <>[00:00] Toggle: Answers? From yesterday last? Seems like bobble and fop. RoÕs not pleased. Still has questions.. <>[00:00] Bridget: [cutting her off because focusing on James] Have her take it up with Ms. Gavin-Coyle. On schedule for afternoon. <>[00:00] Toggle: Yeah. Little family photo? Ro says it was she that took it. <>[00:00] Bridget: [Little surprised and not sure what to do] Ah. [beat] <>[00:00] Toggle: SheÕd would like to talk. <>[00:00] Bridget: Probably shouldnÕt. DonÕt have anything to say. WasnÕt thereÉ <>[00:00] Toggle: She wants ya. Waiting weÕll be. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Toggle;5.2] [Calder Enters.] <313i.1>[00:00] Sound: [walking Calde;6.2r] <>[00:00] Jamie: Desker. Guard. He said, I was a guard. <>[00:00] Bridget: [quiet] Listen Jimby. EverythingÕs going to be OK. [beat] Looking a little pale. Let me feel your forehead. <>[00:00] Calder: How we doing this morning? <>[00:00] Bridget: A bit warm. Does he need food? <>[00:00] Calder: Maybe some juice. What you can get. IÕll sit with him. <>[00:00] Sound: [Bridget walking away.;4.2] <>[00:00] Jamie: Calder. Mr. Calder Tulley. <>[00:00] Calder: Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. You were looking just exhausted when you left last night. <>[00:00] Jamie: This office? Mine? <>[00:00] Calder: Of course, itÕs your office. Look at the wall. The pictures. WhoÕs that? <>[00:00] Jamie: [looking at the photo]. My Mam, yes, mother. <>[00:00] Calder: You and your mother. Standing in front of the old Dublin Bicycle Repair shop. Start of DBR. <>[00:00] Jamie: Mothers. Bicycles. Mechanical. <>[00:00] Calder: What memories. You mother had a way with bikes... Founded this companyÉ Your father worked on radios. É I came to help. Electronics. Best friend. Look where we are. <>[00:00] Jamie: MamÕs office. <>[00:00] Calder: [In an attempt to reinforce his narrative] A few questions, James. Just to make sure everythingÕs OK. <>[00:00] Jamie: This is MamÕs. <>[00:00] Calder: WhatÕs your name? <>[00:00] Jamie: Jamie. Jamie Gavin. <>[00:00] Calder: ThatÕs right. What year is it? <>[00:00] Jamie: Uh. Spring. July? September? <>[00:00] Calder: Yes. WhatÕs your job? <>[00:00] Jamie: Maybe a security guard for DBR. <>[00:00] Calder: Exactly right. YouÕre the vice president of security and risk for the computer services company Eirean DBR. <>[00:00] Jamie: [Neither answer nor agreement] A guard. <>[00:00] Calder: Vice President. More than twenty years. Computers. Cybersecurity. ThatÕs who you are. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking in: Bridget;4.2] <>[00:00] Bridget: Got him a smoothie. For a start. <>[00:00] Sound: [putting stuff on table: Bridget;4.3.1] <>[00:00] Calder: Grand idea, Bridget. <>[00:00] Bridget: Jamie, let me get you another glass of water. IÕll be right back. <344i.1>[00:00] Sound: [walking in: Bridget;4.2] <>[00:00] Calder: IÕll stay / withÉ <>[00:00] Sound: [phone;6.3.1] <>[00:00] Sound: [phone out of pocket;6.3.2] <347i.1>[00:00] Sound: [click;6.3.3] <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Nuela;7.2] <>[00:00] Calder: Bollocks <>[00:00] Sound: [knocking;7.3.1] <>[00:00] Nuela: [Not sure what has happened] Uh JaÉmie. . <>[00:00] Calder: Nuela. Brilliant. Could you sit with James for a moment. Needs someone. [beat] Think you understand. <>[00:00] Nuela: Yeah. Sure. Hey James. <>[00:00] Calder: Back in a minute. Going upstairs. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Calder;6.2] <>[00:00] Nuela: Office looking good. Jamie. HavenÕt seen youÉ <>[00:00] Jamie: Guard Station Ms. Meade? <>[00:00] Nuela: Lobby. Talk. Yes. [beat] Every night. Deliveries, Jimmy. <>[00:00] Jamie: Deliveries? <>[00:00] Nuela: Remember any? Last night. At the door? <>[00:00] Jamie: Nooo. Was I there? <>[00:00] Nuela: [Probing] Your shift. Should have been several envelopes. Know who has them? <>[00:00] Jamie: [A little confused] Me? Envelopes? <>[00:00] Nuela: Yeah. Last night. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Gleason] <>[00:00] Jamie: [things staring to come clear]. Calder? I didnÕt. [getting angry] Calder. Calder told meÉ <>[00:00] Nuela: DonÕt be upset, James. Who supervised last night? <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Gleason;8.2] <>[00:00] Glea: [To Nuela] Hey Nuels. Uhhhh Jamie. [beat] [DoesnÕt know what is happening]. ItÕs umm interesting É cleaned up the place nice for you. <>[00:00] Nuela: James doesnÕt know anything about last nightÕs deliveries... <>[00:00] Jamie: Envelopes... <>[00:00] Glea: How many? <>[00:00] Nuela: Four. Maybe five. <>[00:00] Jamie: What, what, are they? <>[00:00] Glea: Value? <>[00:00] Nuela: Too much. Almost a quarter É[for the month]. <>[00:00] Jamie: Is someone writing to me. <>[00:00] Glea: You receive, Jamie. You receive things for the Supreme Leader, for Mother Coyle Gavin. <>[00:00] Nuela: Careful babes. <>[00:00] Jamie: [sharp reaction] No. Not a Gavin. DonÕt receive. WonÕt receive. <>[00:00] Glea: Ok. Ok. Sorry, sorry. But you know. SophiaÕs company. DBR. <>[00:00] Nuela: No, no, no, Glea. He doesnÕtÉ <>[00:00] Glea: [starting to grasp that something is happening]. Job. Your duty. Protect her. <>[00:00] Jamie: Protect mother. Protecting company. Protecting DBR. Not Coyle. <>[00:00] Nuela: Trying to solve a problem here Jamie and we need to knowÉ. <>[00:00] Jamie: [Explodes]. Not the problem. No. Not me. DBR is motherÕs company. I protect it. I protectÉ <>[00:00] Nuela: Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. Breathe a little. (Can we find Bridget?) <>[00:00] Glea: Ok. Old bean. DBR. Lobby. You were not on shift last night? <>[00:00] Jamie: No. <>[00:00] Nuela: Do you know who was? <>[00:00] Jamie: Do you? <>[00:00] Nuela: Who sent you home? Shift supervisor? <>[00:00] Jamie: My Da. <>[00:00] Nuela: [a little sad and sympathetic] Oh Jamie. Not your father. Not now. Not anymore. <>[00:00] Glea: [To Nuela] Must have been Calder. <>[00:00] Nuela: No sense, Glea. [to Jamie and a little frustrated]. <>[00:00] Jamie: [slowly clearing]. Office. MamÕs office. My office. Guard Desk. Calder. Visitors, yes. . Visitors yesterday. <>[00:00] Glea: [Suddenly] Visitors? What about the visitors? <>[00:00] Jamie: Walking in the rain. They were wet. <>[00:00] Nuela: How many visitors? Where were they from? <>[00:00] Glea: Here for Sophia? <>[00:00] Sound: [Snatches arm: Byrne] <>[00:00] Jamie: [raises voice] Here for me. My visitors. What should I know? Tell me straight. <>[00:00] Glea: ^Ah. Let go of my, my arm! <>[00:00] Jamie: You want something from me that I shouldnÕt tell you. <>[00:00] Sound: ^[snatching badge: Byrne;8.3.2] <>[00:00] Glea: [voice a little tight] ^Let go. ^Let go James. <207i.1>[00:00] Sound: [Gasps; 8.3.5] <>[00:00] Jamie: [gritted teeth] You think I donÕt remember, but I do. Well. Too well. <>[00:00] Glea: ^Let, let let. No no. ThatÕs my ID. Round my neck. CanÕt quite... <>[00:00] Nuela: IÕm getting Calder. <>[00:00] Glea: [little desperate] No. No. Stay. Babes. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Sophia ] <>[00:00] Sophia: [commanding] James! Let go of Mr. Byrne <>[00:00] Jamie: Why should I listen to you? <>[00:00] Sophia: IÕm concerned about you. I want to see you well. I want to see you take care of our company. <>[00:00] Sound: [release of hand: Byrne;8.3.3] <>[00:00] Glea: Ugh Thank.. <417i.1>[00:00] Sound: [breathing Hard 8.3.6] <>[00:00] Sophia: This is not how you behave in my presence! Have I not taught you that! <>[00:00] Jamie: Taught. Teach. You can teach me nothing. <>[00:00] Sophia: Watch your words, Jim. <>[00:00] Jamie: Want to teach me why I am here? Why IÕm in this office? Why canÕt I remember... <>[00:00] Sophia: YouÕve had some difficulties, Jim. <>[00:00] Jamie: Difficulties? Something wrong? Did difficulties fall from the skies? Or did I do wrong? Or someone do wrong to me? <>[00:00] Sophia: We want nothing but the best for you, James. <>[00:00] Jamie: Nothing is not right. Envelopes. Visitors. MotherÕs office. And you say I was wrong. <>[00:00] Glea: No, James, thatÕs not actuallyÉ [what happened] <>[00:00] Jamie: [snort] Why are you still here? Do you think youÕre my friend? Because I think youÕre not. <>[00:00] Sound: [Snap;8.3.4] <>[00:00] Glea: No. / Ow! Hey. <>[00:00] Jamie: ID Badge. Mr. Gleason Byrne. I remember that name. <>[00:00] Sophia: [As a stern mother] Jim. Give it back. <>[00:00] Jamie: A security code. Huh. What might I do with that? <>[00:00] Glea: JamieÉ <>[00:00] Sound: [mad typing; sound of card in reader: Jamie;3.3.4] <>[00:00] Sound: [computer click or ding with siren: Jamie;3.3.6&7] <>[00:00] Jamie: Take it. Your computer systems. Locked. [beat] Take your company back É if you can. <>[00:00] Sound: [badge on table: Jamie;4.3.8] <>[00:00] Sound: [walking away: Jamie;4.2] Scene 4: Some Mess WeÕre In Location: CalderÕs Office, upstairs from the office in the prior scene. It is a typical, albeit slightly messy, office for chief operating officer. Time: 30 minutes after the prior scene Text: <>[00:00] CP Chaos: So Jamie locks the machinery and walks away? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: What it seems. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: This is what she didnÕt want us to see? Sophia Coyle didnÕt want us to see? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Not likely. WouldnÕt have happened if we hadnÕt brought Jamie to the office. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Maybe didnÕt want Rose Hawley to see it. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Walked into the room with Sophia. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: DidnÕt see that. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: What else didnÕt you see? <>[00:00] CP Chaos: The ghostsÉ <>[00:00] CP Old Night: The spirits of a beloved mother and an undisciplined father? DidnÕt see them haunting Jamie? <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Are they part of the deal? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: ThatÕs why weÕre here. <>[00:00] Music: [transition music[ Old SongsÕ 3.1-3.4 ] <>[00:00] Calder: It canÕt end well. <>[00:00] Sophia: DoesnÕt have to end well. Has to end favorably. <>[00:00] Calder: For you. <>[00:00] Sophia: For us. WeÕre together on this, even if you believe otherwise. <>[00:00] Calder: ThereÕs Gleason. His offer. <>[00:00] Sophia: Not worth the thought. Nothing to offer. Not a clean break. Knows too much. CanÕt be trusted. <>[00:00] Calder: ^Yes, butÉ. <>[00:00] Sophia: And / would finance his dream by borrowing the money from us. <>[00:00] Calder: Starting to stir trouble. The staff. <>[00:00] Sophia: [shaking her head] Not as popular as he thinks he is. <>[00:00] Calder: JamieÕs Father liked him. <>[00:00] Sophia: He liked many peopleÉand liked them a little too well. <>[00:00] Sound: [knocking;5.3.1] <>[00:00] Calder: [a little snarky] Oh? [beat] WhoÕs there? <>[00:00] Toggle: [behind a door] Toggle Dwiggens, sir. Asked to see you? <>[00:00] Sophia: [To Calder]. You didnÕt? <>[00:00] Calder: [To Toggle] Just a moment. <>[00:00] Sophia: What do you think weÕre going to get? <>[00:00] Calder: [to Sophia] Little insurance. <>[00:00] Sophia: You think they donÕt see enough? <>[00:00] Toggle: [Though the door]. Sir? <>[00:00] Calder: [To Toggle] Finishing a conversation. [To Sophia] Highlight the key points. <>[00:00] Sophia: [quiet and ironic] Maybe. They should understand theirÕs [beat] and donÕt need to understand ours. <>[00:00] Sound: [knocking: Toggle;5.3.1] <>[00:00] Toggle: [through the door] Matey? <>[00:00] Sophia: [to Calder]. DonÕt give too much away. <>[00:00] Sound: [door: Sophia]. <>[00:00] Sound: [chairs;3.3.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [door;3.3.1] <>[00:00] Toggle: Oh. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking;3.2] <>[00:00] Calder: Toggle. Come in come in. [beat]. A seat. <>[00:00] Sound: [steps;5.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [door;3.3.1] <>[00:00] Sound: [chair;4.3.1;5/3/2] <>[00:00] Toggle: You and me? No Principals? No Sophia? No Ro? <>[00:00] Calder: I thought you and I should chat. <>[00:00] Toggle: Balso. Chat? Like just chat? Sit around with a pint and swap stories? <>[00:00] Calder: Perhaps. <>[00:00] Toggle: [sighs and suggests heÕs tired]. Traditional song about first day of due diligence. [sort of sings] ÒO Danny Boy, the books, the books is callinÕ.Ó [Note 4.1] <>[00:00] Calder: Come, come. YouÕve done this before. You know when the deal is going well. When itÕs not. <>[00:00] Toggle: Traditional songs always sound best when ya donÕt think about the words too much. <>[00:00] Calder: SomeoneÕs got to think about the words. [beat] Any idea Ôbout those that are running through Ms. HawleyÕs head? <>[00:00] Toggle: Just what she has been asking. Trees in your server forest. Cash from your Black Lagoon. And customers who drop by for unexpectable visitation. <>[00:00] Calder: Certainly something more. <>[00:00] Toggle: It was a dramatic tazzle dazzle with your desker, if that is what youÕre asking. <>[00:00] Calder: More like the drama after the papers are signed? YouÕll be new operational officer? Take my place? <>[00:00] Toggle: Nah. Pack up the money. Pick up the tent. Ride into the sunset in search of new business. <>[00:00] Calder: Doubtful. You ainÕt going nowhere. Rosemary will want you for senior responsibility. <>[00:00] Toggle: Job will be done. <>[00:00] Calder: Just started. YouÕll know the company. YouÕll be trusted. Senior leadership. [beat] SheÕll offer. [beat] YouÕll take. <>[00:00] Toggle: Got my own business. <>[00:00] Calder: Nothing that gives you what you could get here because, be honest, you donÕt have much of a business. <>[00:00] Toggle: [Cautious]. WhaÕ you say. <>[00:00] Calder: More than say. YouÕve never helped a company into the Irish market, [beat] never negotiated a collaboration agreement, never completed a successful acquisition. <>[00:00] Toggle: IÕll toff you one if thatÕs the story youÕre spreading. <>[00:00] Calder: No need, though hard to see why she gave the contract to you, except to distract from her plans. [beat] You even own a legitimate business? You even a legal Irish citizen? <>[00:00] Toggle: Cork born. <>[00:00] Calder: To a Greek mother. [Note 4.2] <>[00:00] Toggle: Irish father. <>[00:00] Calder: Records not clear. <>[00:00] Toggle: Clear enough. True Irish <>[00:00] Calder: Truth doesnÕt matter. You raise enough questions, embarrassing questions, and youÕre out. No pay off. <>[00:00] Toggle: [beat] What do you want? <>[00:00] Calder: Clock is running. Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tick Tock. [beat] What blocks the final settlement? <>[00:00] Toggle: [More wary] You know moreÉ. [cautious] <>[00:00] Calder: DonÕt assume. [beat] What can you tell me? What concerns Ms. Hawley? <>[00:00] Toggle: Told you. Cash, Infrastructure, customers, rate of return. <>[00:00] Calder: No. Why did she choose DBR? <>[00:00] Toggle: Right location, good price and a nice beat you could dance to. <>[00:00] Calder: And it has Jamie Gavin. <>[00:00] Toggle: [sputtered laugh] Ya found that milk cow in the wrong field. <>[00:00] Calder: SheÕs got unfinished business. <>[00:00] Toggle: [somewhat relieved] Nah. You donÕt get Ro. <>[00:00] Calder: Your lobby visit? Yesterday afternoon? Unannounced? Outside our letter? <>[00:00] Toggle: See the place. <>[00:00] Calder: Not what you claimed. ÒEmergency.Ó ÒSoaked to the knickers.Ó [beat] Convenient excuse? <>[00:00] Toggle: Tidal from a dastard car. <>[00:00] Calder: You donÕt think she arranged that? <>[00:00] Toggle: Barely knew the neighborhood. <>[00:00] Calder: So you believe. [beat] First words? ÒJamie? We need to talk?Ó <>[00:00] Toggle: Maybe you got the meaning skewered? <>[00:00] Calder: Want to see the videos? <>[00:00] Toggle: [serious]. What do you want me to believe? <>[00:00] Calder: [paced]. Believe that weÕre ready to close. Believe that we have other Òinterested parties.Ó Believe that Ms. Hawley can take Jamie Gavin, any time she wants him. [beat] Believe that with Jamie, comes DBR. <536i.1>[00:00] Toggle: OK Scene 5: Do You Remember Me? Location: Guard Break Room, DBR. As is suggested by the Chorus, the break room is fairly typical. Bland decoration. Bland furniture. Cabinets with plates, plastic forks, packets of salt and pepper and other things that are vaguely related to lunch but not very useful in the current setting. It is on the floor about CalderÕs office, the setting for the prior scene. Time: In Parallel with the Prior Scene Scene 5.0: Chaos and Old Nigh somewhere in DBR <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Does it bother you that weÕre not Irish? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Does it bother you that no one in the story is Irish? <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Some are a bit Irish. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Everyone is a bit Irish. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Not ÒIrish Irish.Ó <>[00:00] CP Old Night: WeÕre in a business thatÕs dominated by a power from the other side of the sea. It sends representatives to our shore that sometimes seem like an occupying army. Our kids wonder if they might have more opportunity if they left Ireland [beat] and when they leave, they imagine that they had a better life here. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: [Agreeing]. ThatÕs Irish. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: [Singing] ÒIn Dublin's fair city Where the lads are so pretty, ÒI first set my eyes on sweet Jamie GavinÓ [Note 5.1] <>[00:00] CP Chaos: So we will move to an Irish setting? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: It can be found in any city in the world. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: An employee break room. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Bright lights. Broken furniture. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: An announcement board with notices of workerÕs rights. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Mmm. Not every country has workerÕs rights. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: A communal microwave that has never been cleaned. Ever. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Well, that is, yeah, pretty universal. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: An angry worker sits in the corner, brooding. Scene 5.1: Continuation of the Scene. Chaos and Old Night in an employee break room <>[00:00] Jamie: Mmmmm. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: And an old friend, knocks at the door. <>[00:00] Sound: [knocking: Ro;4.3.1] <556i.1>[00:00] Sound: [openning and closing door;4.3.2] <>[00:00] Jamie: WhoÕs there? <>[00:00] Sound: [stepping in: Ro;4.2 ] <>[00:00] Ro: [gentle] Remember me? <>[00:00] Sound: [chair: Ro;4.3.3] <>[00:00] Jamie: [slowly] Visitor. American. Rosemary.. <>[00:00] Ro: So we donÕt need to be introduced. <>[00:00] Jamie: How did you find? <>[00:00] Ro: Maybe a few things I remember. <>[00:00] Jamie: They say youÕre here to steal the company. Secret payments. <>[00:00] Ro: WhenÕd you hear this? [beat] Purchase DBR. <>[00:00] Jamie: Take it to America. <>[00:00] Ro: Interested in coming? <>[00:00] Jamie: Leave the land of my mother? <>[00:00] Ro: Your mother was from Poland. <>[00:00] Jamie: [neither question nor statement] She was. <>[00:00] Ro: Cold War. Fled. [beat] Father and Calder followed. <>[00:00] Jamie: We kissed once. You and I. Years ago. <>[00:00] Ro: No. Might have been a thrill. But no. YouÕre thinking of some other summer intern. <>[00:00] Jamie: Melanie? <>[00:00] Ro: Melody. My roommate. Sang a song that would bring men to her feet. <>[00:00] Jamie: We talked. <>[00:00] Ro: Did. Last time the day before summer people were sent home. Two hours, maybe three. <>[00:00] Jamie: And we didnÕt kiss? <>[00:00] Ro: We talked. Ideals. Goals. Plans. What could we do with a business? Make peace? Clean the environment? Make a better world? [beat] You remember? <>[00:00] Jamie: [Meaning ÒnoÓ] Think so. <>[00:00] Ro: Pleasant moment in a strange summer. <>[00:00] Jamie: Had to keep the business going. Me and Calder. <>[00:00] Ro: Maybe. Your Da wandered from office to office. <>[00:00] Jamie: [from memory] Also killed someone. Put me in jail. <585i.1?> [Jail Door; <>[00:00] Ro: [not really agreeing] Okayyyyy. WhoÕs been telling you this? <>[00:00] Jamie: [what heÕd been told]. Fight. I started a fight. <>[00:00] Ro: There was a fight. <588i.1??>[00:00] Sound: [punches;5.3.1] <>[00:00] Jamie: HowÕd it start? <>[00:00] Ro: Melody, maybe. Your Da, certainly. <>[00:00] Jamie: Da didnÕt like to work. [beat] I told him. <>[00:00] Ro: Calder, I believe. <>[00:00] Jamie: You were there? <>[00:00] Ro: Heard the noise. <594i.1>[00:00] Sound: [fight] <>[00:00] Jamie: So you didnÕt? <>[00:00] Ro: Saw you pull Calder away. <>[00:00] Jamie: Da? <>[00:00] Ro: Sophia and a Garda. <>[00:00] Jamie: Mmm. Da was living with Sophia. <>[00:00] Ro: After your Mam died. <>[00:00] Jamie: Before. [beat] You remember? <>[00:00] Ro: Have a picture. <>[00:00] Jamie: Picture? <>[00:00] Ro: Lobby. You holding Calder. Calder holding his arm. Your Da holding his head. Sophia angry. Melody crying. <>[00:00] Jamie: Maybe they arrested me. <>[00:00] Ro: Maybe, but you were in the office the next day, the day Sophia sent the summer workers home. <>[00:00] Jamie: [beat] Photo? Diligence? <>[00:00] Sound: [door: Bridget;8.3.1] <>[00:00] Ro: Company files. Scene 5.2: Continuation of the Scene. Enter Bridget. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Bridget;8.2] <>[00:00] Bridget: Jimby, [beat] Jimby, Jimby. [beat] How you feeling? You doing, OK? <>[00:00] Ro: You knew James would be here? <>[00:00] Bridget: ThatÕs my job. Know where he is, what he does, what he needs. <>[00:00] Ro: Very devoted. <>[00:00] Bridget: Security cams. [to Jamie] Need to check you again, Jimby. See if youÕre running a fever. <>[00:00] Jamie: IÕm not dreaming, Blidgy, am I? <>[00:00] Bridget: [dismissing]. No, Jimby. Wide awake. [beat] A little warm, maybe. <>[00:00] Ro: Ill? <>[00:00] Bridget: [reluctant but loyal to Jamie]. Coming off the Édrugs. Sedatives. Common reaction. [beat] [To Jamie]. I called the barber, Jimbers. Clean you up a bit. Fresh clothes. <>[00:00] Jamie: Slept on the tram last night, Blidgey <>[00:00] Bridget: No Jimbo. You went to your flat. <>[00:00] Jamie: How do you know? <>[00:00] Bridget: I track your phone. <>[00:00] Jamie: Dreamt of my Da. <>[00:00] Bridget: Know that too. <>[00:00] Jamie: From my phone? <>[00:00] Bridget: No. I just knew. I always do. <>[00:00] Ro: How long has his Da been gone? <>[00:00] Bridget: A year. A little more. <>[00:00] Jamie: Did Da fight Calder? <>[00:00] Sound: [door: Sophia;7.3.1] <>[00:00] Bridget: Mr. Tulley will be here in a minute. HeÕll explain. <>[00:00] Sound: [Walking: Sophia;7.2] Scene 5.3: Continuation of the Scene. Enter Sophia. <>[00:00] Sophia: [acid] Rosemary Hawley. Wandering away from our agreement yet again. <>[00:00] Ro: Wanted to be sure Jamie was alright. <>[00:00] Sophia: [Disbelieving] At least youÕre honest about something. <>[00:00] Ro: Honest? What are you saying? <>[00:00] Sophia: YouÕre only interested in this company because of Jamie. <>[00:00] Ro: I want DBR so I can expand my operations in Europe. <>[00:00] Sophia: Many other companies could help you better than DBR. <>[00:00] Ro: Not for the same cost. <>[00:00] Sophia: IÕll use that statement when we start haggling over pricing. [beat] The point of the matter is that DBR was not for sale, but you approached us. <>[00:00] Ro: I approached DBR because a broker said that you were interested in cashing out. <>[00:00] Sophia: [not believing] Perhaps. You had a deeply personal connection, deeply personal. <>[00:00] Ro: Connections, maybe, but good reasons are never personal. <>[00:00] Sophia: A heartÕs desire to satisfy. <>[00:00] Ro: You canÕt possibly believe that. <>[00:00] Sophia: DoesnÕt matter what I believe. [beat] Best strategy? We restructure the deal. A merger. Commercial and [beat] Personal. <>[00:00] Ro: [increasingly skeptical] Personal? <>[00:00] Sophia: You and James. You appear to have made substantial progress towards that goal. <>[00:00] Bridget: [flustered] IÕm going back to my desk, Ms. Gavin-Coyle. <>[00:00] Sophia: Need you with me Bridget. <>[00:00] Sound: [door opened suddenly: Gleason;6.3.1] <653i.1>[00:00] Sound: [Walking in;6.2] <>[00:00] Glea: [haughty] Look what we have here. <>[00:00] Bridget: [surprised] Ah! <>[00:00] Sound: [crowd: Gleason] <>[00:00] Glea: [loudly and forcefully speaking for the record]. A meeting. In the staff room. A. clear attempt to avoid corporate obligations. <>[00:00] Nuela: Video is running. IÕm filming. <658i.1>[00:00] Sound: [Walking in;3.2] <>[00:00] Sophia: [ironic] Mr. Byrne. What do you think youÕre doing? <>[00:00] Nuela: Recording the illegal transfer of assets from Eirean DBR. <>[00:00] Sophia: For pityÕs sake, Ms. Meade. If there are illegal transfers, they are not occurring in this meeting. <>[00:00] Glea: I order these discussions to stop. <>[00:00] Sophia: You may order all you wish but you have no power to command. <>[00:00] Nuela: You are improperly ignoring our proposal to purchase this company. <>[00:00] Sophia: I will not talk to you until you turn off your camera. <>[00:00] Glea: No. <>[00:00] Sophia: Off. [beat] Now. <667i.1>[00:00] Sound: [DESCENDING ALERT;3.3.1] <>[00:00] Nuela: [after a pause] ItÕs off. <>[00:00] Sophia: As it should be. I am considering a prior claim. Ms. HawleyÕs proposal. <>[00:00] Glea: The employees support us. <>[00:00] Sophia: [archly] No importance. They cannot possibly stand by an agreement that is not in their interests. <>[00:00] Glea: They recognize our leadership. <>[00:00] Sophia: [disdain]. Leaders? [Slowly] A mid-level technology officer? And a marketing director? <>[00:00] Nuela: And we have the customers. <>[00:00] Sophia: You may think you know them, Nuela, but donÕt test their loyalty. [beat] Bridget, where is Calder? <>[00:00] Bridget: His office, I/ É <>[00:00] Glea: Calder Tulley is with us. Supports us. And Toggle Dwiggens. <>[00:00] Sophia: [seemingly surprised] Calder ? É No. No. No. [Turning to Ro] <>[00:00] Ro: [Firm but mystified] Toggle is in my employ. Why would he support you? <>[00:00] Nuela: Mr. Tulley turned Dwiggens over to us. <>[00:00] Ro: Not what you just said. <>[00:00] Nuela: He discovered Dwiggens had an illegal business license. <>[00:00] Sophia: [honest and sincere] Calder, no, no. I told him not to do this. IÕm sorry Rosemary. I take full responsibility. Bring Dwiggens and Calder here, Mr. Byrne. <>[00:00] Glea: Calder is dangerous. I will not bring him back. <>[00:00] Sophia: Dangerous? HeÕs twice your age and complains about his joints. <>[00:00] Glea: He attacked your husbandÉ on numerous occasions. <>[00:00] Jamie: [interjecting]. Not husband. <>[00:00] Sophia: [beat] Not husband, no, Jamie, but closer than most married couples. <>[00:00] Jamie: Close me no close and couple me no couple. DonÕt need to listen to this. [Note 5.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [stomps out of room: Jamie;5.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [door slam: Jamie;5.3.4] <>[00:00] Ro: Bridget, would you please go talk to Jamie and bring him back. He will need to be here. <>[00:00] Bridget: Ms. Coyne? <>[00:00] Sophia: Go. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Bridget;8.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [door: Bridget; 8.3.1] <>[00:00] Sophia: Try as I might, I cannot make him understand that I never wished to take his motherÕs place. <>[00:00] Ro: Yet you took her husband [beat] and her company. <>[00:00] Sophia: [Prickly] Watch yourself. JamieÕs father needed assistance and was grateful, grateful. <>[00:00] Ro: Grateful enough to give you a share of DBR. <>[00:00] Sophia: Gave me all that was his. <>[00:00] Ro: How much was that? <>[00:00] Sophia: [still prickly] I command a majority of the owners. <>[00:00] Ro: Commanding is not the same as owning. [beat] [Slowly] JamieÕs father made you CEO. How much ownership did you get from him. <>[00:00] Sophia: [fighting back] I find that question offensive. <>[00:00] Ro: When did ÒgettingÓ become offensive? I am negotiating a purchase. [beat] What fraction of DBR is yours? <>[00:00] Sophia: [Cautiously and a bit angry] Enough. <>[00:00] Ro: ÒEnoughÓ. [beat] How much of ÒenoughÓ is properly owned by Jamie? <>[00:00] Sophia: [disdainful] Jamie has what belongs to him. <>[00:00] Ro: His mother founded the company. He is the only heir. <>[00:00] Sophia: We are not here to argue about the past. <>[00:00] Ro: [paced and firmly] Not past. The present. Our deal. Who has the right to say ÒyesÓ? To say ÒnoÓ? Who gets the proceeds? <>[00:00] Sophia: So this is your strategy? Deprive me of what is rightfully mine? <>[00:00] Sound: [door: Bridget; 8.3.1] <>[00:00] Bridget: WeÕre back. Jamie and me. <>[00:00] Sound: [walking: Jamie and Bridget;8.2; 5.2] <>[00:00] Sound: [door close Bridget;8.3.1] <>[00:00] Ro: IÕm entitled to an accounting. Tulley owns a bit. A couple employees. An investment fund. After that, the records are silent. <>[00:00] Sophia: We can talk privately about the rest. <>[00:00] Ro: Jamie has, what, half? Two thirds? What does that leave you? <>[00:00] Sophia: You have that wrong. <>[00:00] Ro: Put me right. <>[00:00] Bridget: [bursts] Thirty-five percent. <>[00:00] Ro: [Surprised: and thinking it is SophiaÕs share] ThirtyÉ More for you thanÉ <>[00:00] Bridget: Sorry. ThatÕs JamieÕs. <725i.1>[00:00] Sound: [switch on ascending; 3.3.1] <>[00:00] Ro: Ah. [beat] Then a little less [for him] <>[00:00] Bridget: Thirty-five percent. ThatÕs JamieÕs share. <>[00:00] Sophia: Minority stake. <>[00:00] Ro: But what do you have, Ms. Gavin-Coyle? <>[00:00] Sophia: I would again ask to speak with you privately. <>[00:00] Ro: A number that canÕt be revealed publicly? [beat] [slowly] Does that mean you own nothing at all? <>[00:00] Sophia: What does it matter? I have the support of the board. <>[00:00] Bridget: No, you donÕt. <>[00:00] Sophia: Not your business, Bridget. You are wrongÉ <>[00:00] Bridget: ItÕs my DaÕs business. Atlanta-Irish Fund. They own twenty percent of DBR. <>[00:00] Sophia: Perhaps, but you donÕt speak for the fund. <>[00:00] Bridget: I know my Da. He likes Jamie. He will vote for Jamie. The Ôlanta boys will follow. <>[00:00] Ro: That would be a majority. <>[00:00] Jamie: DonÕt understand. [Note 5.3] <>[00:00] Sophia: [cynical] Damn clever, Ms. Hawley, [beat] but donÕt think you can get what you want without paying a penny. <>[00:00] Glea: All smoke and spirits. YouÕre just trying to stop an honest proposal from honest investors. Nuela, É <>[00:00] Nuela: Been recording for five minutes. <>[00:00] Glea: Criminality. Nothing more. Who cares to explain? <>[00:00] Jamie: Rosemary, letÕs go to my office. <>[00:00] Glea: WeÕre coming too. <>[00:00] Jamie: ItÕs my office. Did I invite you? <>[00:00] Glea: We donÕt need an invitation. <>[00:00] Jamie: Since neither of you work here anymore, you do. <>[00:00] Nuela: WaitÉ <>[00:00] Jamie: YouÕre gone. [beat] Rosemary? My office? <>[00:00] Ro: Bring Bridget. <751i.1>[00:00] Sound: [walking;5.2; 4.2;8.2 ] <>[00:00] Bridget: Take the back stairs. Through the fire door. <752i.1>[00:00] Sound: [push bar door;8.3.1] <>[00:00] Sophia: YouÕll need me, sooner or later. <>[00:00] Jamie: Maybe. [beat] But not now. <>[00:00] Sound: [door open Jamie;5.3.4] <>[00:00] Sound: [Door Slam: Jamie 5.3.4] Scene 6: The Goodbye Look Location: DBR Stairs and JamieÕs Office Time: Immediately following the Prior Scene <>[00:00] Directions: [behind the scene are the sounds of Ro, Bridget and Jamie moving to JamieÕs Office. Sounds include:] <>[00:00] Sound: [feet on echoy stairs: Jamie, Ro, Bridget; 4.2;3.2; 5.2 ] <>[00:00] Sound: [Stair door open: Jamie;4.3.3] <>[00:00] Sound: [Stair door close: Jamie4.3.3] <>[00:00] Sound: [Multiple steps in hall: Ro, Jaime, Bridget] <>[00:00] CP Chaos: The hidden structure of law? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Yes. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: The force that guides and directs human endeavor? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Correct <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Seems a little chaotic to me. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: [knowingly] Perhaps. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Even a little improvised. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: One possible judgement. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: We might even conclude that the law was absent. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Careful. YouÕre moving onto dangerous ground. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: You mean we might be responsible for this [beat] condition. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: No. I mean that we might not be paid. [beat] Oooooh and here is Ms. Toggle. <>[00:00] Sound: [steps in hallway;6.2 ] <>[00:00] Toggle: Hey all. <>[00:00] Ro: Toggle. Come with us. <>[00:00] Toggle: Does Òcoming with usÓ lead to an experience that might be called ÒlunchÓ, becauseÉ <>[00:00] Ro: Come. <778i.1>[00:00] Sound: [walking Toggler faster; 6.2] <>[00:00] Bridget: Here. <>[00:00] Jamie: WhereÕs Calder? <>[00:00] Toggle: Departed. <>[00:00] Bridget: Oh God no. Was heÉ <>[00:00] Toggle: Asked the little revies if he could go take a whizzer and just kept on going. Absolutely brilliant move. [revies == Shorthand for revolutionaries] <>[00:00] Sound: [door close;4.3.1] <>[00:00] Jamie: Take a seat. [beat] IÕm still a bit foggy. Some one tell me what just happened. <785i.1>[00:00] Sound: [Chairs; 4.3.2;3.3.1;6.3.1] <>[00:00] Ro: We showed,É <>[00:00] Bridget: uncovered, really, <>[00:00] Ro: uncovered that Sophia has been exercising the power of CEO without having the authority. <>[00:00] Jamie: Who has that authority? <>[00:00] Bridget: No one. <>[00:00] Ro: No one right now. [beat] Though it appears you can get it. <>[00:00] Jamie: So itÕs my company? <>[00:00] Ro: No. [beat] Well, you have a nice piece. And you have something Sophia doesnÕt have. <>[00:00] Jamie: And yet she had me work as a guard. <>[00:00] Bridget: Made you. YouÕve been sedated, Jamie. Almost twenty years. <>[00:00] Jamie: This canÕt be legal, can it? <>[00:00] Ro: Normally, no, not legal. I suspect Sophia and Calder will claim they did it to protect you from yourself. [beat] But we have a more immediate issues. <>[00:00] Jamie: Calder? No. <>[00:00] Bridget: He knew. It couldnÕt have happened unless he knew, unless he managed/É <>[00:00] Jamie: IÕm going backÉ <>[00:00] Ro: No James. You have a bigger problem. <>[00:00] Jamie: Oh? <>[00:00] Ro: The mysterious envelopes. [beat] You handled them. Was the company doing something illegal? If it was, you could be vulnerable. <>[00:00] Jamie: LetÕs get Nuela and Gleason here to explain. <>[00:00] Toggle: Ya just red-carded them, guy. <>[00:00] Jamie: Bring them back. <>[00:00] Bridget: No. TheyÕre sacked. Insubordination. Clean decision. TheyÕre gone. <>[00:00] Jamie: No. I can handle. <>[00:00] Ro: BridgetÕs right. TheyÕre not going to do you any favors. <>[00:00] Toggle: Four Cyclops of the Apocalypse. War, Famine, Plague, and bad personnel decisions. [Note 6.1] <>[00:00] Jamie: They came every night. Never looked inside. <>[00:00] Toggle: But you was a drug addled puppy. Open Ôem up and somethingÕs gonna fall out. State Secrets. Dirty Pictures. Gold Doubloons. <>[00:00] Ro: DBR has a large and unexplained cash business. Laundering money is plausible but why? [Note 6.2] <>[00:00] Bridget: YouÕre safe right now. You can stay safe if you investigate. IÕll call Daddy. WeÕll get you installed. <>[00:00] Toggle: Then call the Garda and tell them you was shocked, absolutely shocked to find that gambling was going on in the bar. <>[00:00] Ro: ThatÕs not going to protect you. Not with this crowd. Going to need a real defense. <>[00:00] Jamie: Rosemary. You came here to save me. <>[00:00] Ro: No, no. Not quite true. <>[00:00] Jamie: But I need saving. This, this, [beat] I didnÕt do it. I need you to stay. I need you with me at DBR. I need you as my partner. <>[00:00] Ro: Touching. And sweet. [beat] But No. [beat] Romance wonÕt help you. Not here. <>[00:00] Jamie: CanÕt do it without you. <>[00:00] Ro: [correcting him] Without me? Yes you can. <>[00:00] Toggle: [warning] Gotta be happy in your own nappies. <>[00:00] Jamie: [confused] So what do I do É <>[00:00] Toggle: [self promoting] Might consider a good consulting firm. Outside view point. Always useful. <>[00:00] Ro: Not as useful as a loyal lieutenant. <>[00:00] Jamie: You? <>[00:00] Ro: Bridget. <>[00:00] Jamie: Bridget? <>[00:00] Ro: Bridget. She knew you were in trouble. She knew you needed help. She took practical steps. <>[00:00] Toggle: With Daddy-kins. <>[00:00] Ro: [conceding] And she has the ear of a major investor. <>[00:00] Jamie: But even. [beat] DonÕt know if I can do it. <>[00:00] Ro: I can see no better path. <>[00:00] Toggle: Shall I retrieve your cape, helmet and secret decoder ring? <>[00:00] Ro: WeÕll be in Dublin one more day before we depart toÉ <>[00:00] Toggle: Gotham City <>[00:00] Ro: Perth, I believe. See what business we might get there. [beat] Call if I can help. Epilogue: Life is A Dream Location: Back on the Stage Time: Immediately Following Prior Scene <>[00:00] CP Chaos: It made me cry. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: DonÕt see why it should. WeÕll be paid. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: So touching. SoÉ self-sacrificing. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: She didnÕt have a lot of choices. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: SheÉ? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: He didnÕt have a lot of choices either, though I suppose he could remain a guard if he wanted. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Was it a success? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Simple application of the law. An invisible hand guiding a former intern. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: And her summer love. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Mmm. Not all of us accept that hypothesis. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Who thought she had a business underpriced. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: A management anxious to sell. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: An opportunity for expansion, for profit. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: So the story flowed. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Along the River Liffey. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Eight Hours west of Singapore <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Eight Hours east of San Francisco <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Where stood your humble servant, Chaos. <>[00:00] CP Old Night: And his dear colleague, Old Night. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: Solicitors at the Bar <>[00:00] CP Old Night: Specialists in corporate acquisition. <>[00:00] CP Chaos: We did give you one of our cards? <>[00:00] CP Old Night: I believe we did. Notes, Technical Details, Glosses & Trivia: Notes on Characters Chorus: Chaos and Old Night. CP Chaos: CP Old Night: A chorus to set the stage and make transitions between scenes. They also play minor characters. The Chorus consists of two people Chaos, and Old Night. They are solicitors (or attorneys at law in the US). As characters, they are attempting to bring the transaction and hence the play to conclusions. Their sole motive is that they want to be paid and will not be paid until the final documents are signed. They have a limited about of interaction with the characters but for the most part, they are outsiders. The age, gender, etc. of the Chaos and Old Night is entirely immaterial. (And herein after, the script will use the pronouns they/them to describe the two. However, in production, the actors should decide on the pronouns that are most accurate for the characters they are playing.) Both members of the Chorus are intent on getting paid. Both are hucksters, intent on presenting their clients interest in the best light. However, Chaos is an unabashed huckster. She/he will say things that are not true but can be justified in some way. Old Night is a little more concerned with the truth and keeps pulling Chaos back. .Both lawyers know all that lawyers know about a transaction. Chaos might share a little too much. Old Night might share not quite enough. Bridget Margaret OÕMalley Office manager, 34, born Atlanta Georgia. African American. Father loved Ireland. Viewed it as the land where Frederick Douglass visited and felt free. She visited it after college and decided to stay. Her father is Thomas OÕMalley, who thinks it is so grand that his daughter lives in Ireland. First generation college graduate. Business School at Georgia State University. Took over management of small investment fund , the Georgia/Ireland Investment Circle. Group claims that they financed the Confederate Uniforms for the Civil War. Got the group to broaden their ideas and made a lot of money for them. He is even well respected by members who were not originally inclined to trust him. Tulley Calder Chief operating office of DBR and childhood friend of the husband of the founder, Craig Gavin. Like Gavin, he was drafted into the Polish Army in the 1950s, where he learned electronics. Fled Poland in 1970. Studied English and business at Dublin Technical School. Started in sales for DBR. Quickly rose to become head of operations. His experience in the Polish Army taught him to follow the leader. He is never your ally, but he will never go against the prevailing ideas that are coming from leadership. Craig Gavin (Gasiorowski ). (JamieÕs Father. Does not appear.) Polish. Fled the Iron Curtain in the early 1960s with his childhood friend, Ludwika Cieslinski. Went to Ireland because it was Catholic. Wandered through many low paying jobs. (It was Ireland in the 60s and 70s.) His wifeÕs business eventually became the major source of income for the family. He became the public face of the company and brought his closest friend into the firm. A bit short tempered and willing to settle disputes with his fists. He and Calder were best friends in the Polish Army but that friendship soured a bit when Calder moved to Ireland. Irish in spirit, he loved talking and gossiping. He became close to his sister-in-law well before his wifeÕs death. There were many stories told about them. He had little independent stake in the company and sold the parts he controlled to Calder and other friends. He died a year before this play and that death is still fresh. Gleason Byrne Manager of Business. Born in Serbia to Catholic family. Ends up in Dublin. Attends local business school, joins accounting firm that handles DBR account. Recruited to join DBR in 2003 a couple years before Rose has her summer internship. Gleason is a big talker and a flirt. Always believes he is on the cusp of a great business deal. Surprisingly, he has been able to raise some serious capital but has never been able to invest in the project he foresaw. Ends up putting money in projects that have a return but are generally more trouble than they are worth. He has never been married but has had several romantic relationships, though most of the have been connected to colleagues at DBR. He is effective and understands what is happening in the company but has a sense of entitlement. He feels he knows more than the others and should be in charge. He is close to Nuela, though the exact nature of the relationship is not clear to anyone in the company. Jamie Gavin Only surviving sun of Craig and Louisa Gavin Born 1983. Always worked at the company. Always assumed that he would have a place in it. In the early 200os, his aunt (Sophia) convinced Calder and others that Jamie was a threat to the company and to the company. He has been on psychiatric drugs ever since, though he has not been aware of that fact. (An approach that is viewed as unethical in most medical communities.) He knew Rose during her summer internship. But he was son of the founder and had a social status that greatly excelled her. Louisa Gavin Founder of DBR. Born in Poland and fled with her (then) fiancŽ (and JamieÕs Dad) in the early 1960s. Born Ludwika Cieslinski. Good with her hands and used her skill to found a bicycle repair shop. Very effective in drawing in female clientele. Expanded business to include radio and television repair. Add her husbandÕs friend, Calder Tully, to build a computer business. He turned it into an internet business in the 1990s. Ran the business even as she was trying to start a family. Five pregnancies. All ended in miscarriage or early death of child. The sixth and only survivor, Jamie, was born in 1983. Health was frail after that. Put her stake in the company into JamieÕs name, not into her husband. Nuela Meade Manager of marketing at DBR. Slightly younger than Rose. Born in Canada to parents of Irish ancestry. Spent summers on the farm of her maternal grandparents. Eventually moved to Cork to go to college and then to Dublin, where she took a job at DBR. Recently divorced. Two kids. Quite skilled at marketing, though her ideas for running the company are a little scattered. (She thinks that if you get the brand right, everything else will follow. ) She is really the only one who understands the customer base of DBR. (Though Sophia understands the broad outlines of the base.) Nuela is running a money laundering business for DBR. The customers are friends of SophiaÕs, who a Roisin (Rosemary or Ro) Hawley Hawley is the major owner and the managing director of R-Marinus, (Pronounced as R Ð Marinus), a company that sells process management services over the internet. She is trying to turn the company into a global firm and to that end, she is looking for two companies to buy Ð one in Ireland to cover the European market. The other in the time zone of Singapore so that she can cover East Asia. (Dublin is 8 hours in time east of San Francisco, Singapore is 8 hours west.) Hawley was born in South Boston, the highly Irish part of the city. Her father, who founded R-Marinus, loved everything Irish even though he was, in fact, an immigrant from Poland. He sent his daughter to study business at Boston College, which is a Catholic school with strong connections to Ireland. He also sent Ro on summer trips to Ireland when she was young. She also encouraged her to take a summer internship in Dublin while she was in college. That internship proved to be at DBR, the company she is now considering buying. That internship ended prematurely. There were problems with her presence. When she saw that the company was for sale, she did not hesitate to place a bid, as the company has a key asset, an Internet Exchange, that she wanted. Hawley is a businessperson, disciplined, knows what she wants. She is also her fatherÕs daughter. The two of them talk regularly but he no longer follows the company closely and leaves the decisions to his daughter. Sophia Coyle (Cieslinski) - CEO Polish born. Approaching 60. Younger sister of Louisa Cielinsky, the founder of DBR. Arrived a decade after her sister. Took minor roles in the company. As her sisterÕs health declined she became close to her brother-in-law and served as his spokesperson and functional CEO well before her death in the early 2000s. To all appearances, the two were having an affair before Louisa died. She and her brother described themselves as co-CEOs, but she ran the company. When he died, she was the natural leader, and no one questioned her role. Toggle Dwiggens (not birthname) Irish assistant to Rose, though he is operating as a contractor. He works for a firm owned by his cousin, which provides personal assistants to visiting executives. He/she has worked for Rose for about 14 months. Toggle is of non-Irish heritage. His/her mother came to Ireland 30 years ago and has done well for herself, though she has been married 3 or 4 times. She was never married to ToggleÕs father Ð who was an Irish citizen. Toggle presents himself (or herself) as tough, confident, and knowledgeable. DoesnÕt always appreciate the consequences of these actions. Deeply loyal to Rose because she is his (her) first international client. Companies: DBR An Irish Internet Service Provider (ISP). Its acronym comes from the Irish words for Dublin Bicycle Repair, the original name of the company that was founded by Louisa Cieslinski and expanded into electronics after she married her husband, Craig Gavin. It is a small to midsized company but does a great deal of business in Easter Europe. Many of its customers want computer servers that are not located in or near to Russia. Calder and Sophia are officers. RoseMarinus International (or R-Marinus) Created by RoseÕs father and expanded by Ro. It is a small to midsized firm and is really quite far from being an international company. Originally, it was a neighborhood web hosting company. Ro has developed new services that help small businesses manage their production. Notes from Text From Prologue: 0.1 ÒChaos and Old NightÓ from John MiltonÕs Paradise Lost, Book 1. The rulers of darkness. ÒAt which the universal Host upsent A shout that tore Hells Concave, and beyond Frighted the Reign ofÊChaosÊand old Night.Ó 0.2 ƒirean. Pronounced ÒAirÕ Ð AnÓ. Means ÒIrishÓ in Gallic. DBR are the initials for ÒDublin Bicycle RepairÓ. The company was started as a bicycle repair shop by JamieÕs mother. She expanded it to radios and televisions when she married JamieÕs father. They added computer report when Calder Tulley, a friend of JamieÕs parents joined. Calder and Sophia turned the company into an internet service business. 0.3 The River Liffey [pronoun ed Lif eeeÕ] runs through the center of Dublin. The city is often identified with the River Liffey, the river that runs through central Dublin. Dublin is often identified with the river in much the same way that San Francisco is the Òcity by the bayÓ and Singapore is the Òcity on the straitsÓ. 0.4 ÒPast Eve and AdamÕsÉÓ . From the first (and last) sentence of James JoyceÕs novel, FinniganÕs Wake. ÒA way a lone a last a loved a long the riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs.Ó 0.5 ÒBusiness to Business.Ó Business to Business companies are firms that deal only with other companies and donÕt market to the general public. Eirean DBR provides specialized internet services to other companies. 0.6 Singapore, San Francisco, Dublin. Tech companies that operate global services have found it useful to have control offices in these three cities. Each of them is separated by 8 hours of time from the other two, meaning that the company shift control between the three in a way that means the system is under control of an office that is working during normal hours (8:00 to 16:00 (4:00pm)). 0.7 ÒFor Sale Sign.Ó The business is for sale. In this case, DBR also owns the property on which it does business but that is not always the case. 0.8 Strengths. Weaknesses, Opportunities. Threats. This is common in the business community and is generally referenced by the acronym SWOT. The four terms should be delivered in a way that makes it seem that they go together and that everyone knows it. From Scene 1 1.1 Technologopy. Toggle makes up Irish slang on the fly. 1.2 Forty Days and Forty Nights. From the Bible. The Flood that lifted destroyed the early and lifted NoahÕs ark, which contained two of every creature. Scene 2 2.1 Mundane. From the Latin ÒmundusÓ meaning ÒworldÓ. 2.2 Due Diligence. The research that happens before the purchase of a company. It involves the examinations of books, facilities, etc. 2.3 Letter of Understanding. (or Letter of Intent or Memorandum of Understanding). These are all agreements to make agreements, as the text suggests. They are binding documents and usually identify what information has to be shared with the other parties (such as financing, and corporate records) how each party can review that information, and gives a timeline for making a decision. 2.4 ÒSlings and arrowsÓ Toggle quote from Hamlet. 2.5 Roots. The classic 1970 television series that traced the origin story (in theory) of Author Alex Haley. Spurred interest in African American Genealogy. Both Irish and Scottish workers were common in the south, often as plantation overseers or plantation owners. Hence many African Americans have some Irish or Scottish ancestors. Scene 3 3.1 Flown with the Wind. Gone with the Wind. The family that owned the plantation Tara in Margaret MitchellÕs book were the OÕHaras. The movie emphasized the Irish connection. See note 2.5. Scene 4 4.1 ÒO Danny BoyÓ Modified version of traditional Irish folk song, with lyrics written in 1910 by an English lawyer. The tune is the ÒLondonderry AirÓ. 4.2 Greek. May be adjusted for the cast you have. In general, this actor should be from the Òglobal southÓ. Within the story, Toggle was born to an immigrant mother and an Irish father who didnÕt stick around long enough to have his name on the birth certificate. Scene 5 5.1 DublinÕs Fair City. Rewrite of ÒMolly MaloneÓ. Should be spoken as if sung. It will require a slightly awkward emphasis on the last syllable of ÒGa-vinÕÓ. ÒIn Dublin's fair city ÒWhere the girls are so pretty ÒI first set my eyes on sweet Molly MaloneÓ 5.2 Hoor. (Pronounced ÒWhoÕ Ð er) Irish Slang for whore. 5.3 Ownership. This scene reveals that Sophia has no ownership of the company and hence has no voting rights among the owners. As a result, her position is sustained only by the good will and approval of those who have put money into the company. She has carefully avoided a formal vote and people assume that she is an owner. In fact, Jamie owns 35% (inherited form his mother), Calder has about 7%, Gleason has acquired a similar percentage. The Atlanta-Irish Investment Fund has acquired 20% over several years of investment. As a result, Jamie and the Atlanta group together have a majority ownership and can dictate what happens to the company. Scene 6 6.1 Horsemen of the Apocalypse. According to the book of Revelation in the Bible, there are four, commonly identified as War, Famine, Conquest, and Death. 6.2 Several aspects about the DBR balance sheet would draw the attention of any analyst and suggest that the company is laundering money. Customers buy expensive computer services from the company and get most of their money back when DBR buys services with a high markup from companies these oligarchs own. This means that the balance sheet has very large revenues and very large expenses. It also means that the company doesnÕt own much capital equipment and that the money flows through the company very quickly. The line refers to three things: Earnings to Capital ratio is very high. The company makes a lot of money from almost no equipment. Cash flow Ð money moves through the company very quickly. The company pays its bills the moment they are invoiced rather than waiting the 30 days that is common in business. Capitalization Ð again, they own almost nothing. 6.3. Lingering kisses. 1990s Alt rock band from Limerick, Ireland. Lead singer was Delores OÕRiordan. Two big songs were ÒZombieÓ about the Troubles Ð the conflict between Catholics and Protestants in the 1970s Ð and ÒLingerÓ about the first kiss with a guy who is really going to be your great love. Scene Notes on Script Conventions: Stage directions are in square brackets [as if to someone in another room] and are not to be read. The direction [beat] means to take a pause about as long as it takes to say the word ÒbeatÓ. [Pause] indicates a longer pause, perhaps as long as a second. The slash / and insert ^ are used to indicate two speakers talking over each other. The slash indicates where the next speaker will start talking. The insert ^ indicates the words that will be spoken at the slash in the prior line. It is generally used in editing and doesnÕt have much effect on performance. The double backslash // is used to indicate lines that will be spoken simultaneously. It is placed at the start of each line that is to be spoken at the same time. It is generally used when two or more characters are saying the same thing. Words in (parentheses) indicate asides. They will be softer in the final product but should be spoken loudly but perhaps with a little more air. Lines that begin <>[00:00]Stage: [] as used to map the characters onto the audio stage. It generally has no effect upon performance except when a stage direction says the voice is Òat a distanceÓ or the character is Òcovering the microphone. In those circumstances, it is usually good to speak off center to the microphone or in some other way simulate the effect. History: 152: Incorporated notes and revisions form reading on June 22 HWMS Audio Theatre Performance Script HWMS 22675 ÒMisinformedÓ 1 : 1 9/5/2013 Version 155/161 © Djaghe LLC