BACK HOLOCAUS 5'?m2f Moral impact of killing abortionists AMY -- (enters creeping, wearing army fatigues, carrying rifle and camera with telephoto lens, stops, drops to one knee, turns, whispers) We're almost there. Stay low. LIZ -- (enters wearing pajamas, robe and slippers) Who do you think you are to wake me up in the middle of the night! AMY -- (finger to lips) Shshshsh! They'll hear you! LIZ -- You can't tell me what to do! I don't even know you! AMY -- Do you want to get us both killed?! LIZ -- (drops to one knee) Killed? That's not possible! I live in a nice neighborhood. Who would want to kill.... (looks around) Hey! This isn't my neighborhood. Where are we?! AMY -- We're on a roof top over looking the town square. LIZ -- My neighborhood doesn't have a town square. How in the world did I get up on top of a roof? AMY -- (finger to lips) Shshshsh! Look over the edge. (points to audience) What do you see? LIZ -- (creeps bent over to edge of stage, looks tentatively over edge, withdraws quickly to Amy) This is definitely NOT my neighborhood! AMY -- I know it's not you're neighborhood! What did you see? LIZ -- I saw about a dozen people lined up against the building on the far side of the square. AMY -- (checking weapon and camera) Military or civilians? LIZ -- Civilians, I guess. Families. Men and women with children. There's a couple of old people too. AMY -- Did you see any military? LIZ -- Well, I didn't look that well. AMY -- Take another look. LIZ -- Will you please tell me what's going on here? AMY -- Take another look. LIZ -- (creeping to edge of stage) You don't have to be bossy. I just asked a question. (sneaks peek over edge, creeps back to Amy) AMY -- What did you see? LIZ -- There's two guys in uniforms. One looks like an officer and the other guy has a big machine gun. AMY -- Well, at least our intell was correct. LIZ -- Will you please tell me what's going on? What is this place and how did I get here?! AMY -- We're in Poland. LIZ -- (out loud) Poland?! AMY -- Shshshsh! Keep your voice down! LIZ -- How on earth did I get to Poland?! AMY -- You don't know? LIZ -- No! AMY -- Then, you probably don't know how you were transported back to World War Two either. LIZ -- (aloud) World War Two?! AMY -- You're going to get us both killed if you don't keep your voice down! LIZ -- I'm sorry, but a minute ago I was asleep in my bed. I think I have a right to be a little upset to find myself in the middle of World War Two! AMY -- Are you ready? LIZ -- Ready?! Ready for what? AMY -- Those Nazi soldiers down there (points) are about to murder those innocent civilians. LIZ -- What can "I" do about it?! AMY -- You need to decide whether to shoot (offers gun) or shoot (offers camera). LIZ -- You can't be serious! AMY -- It's your call. LIZ -- I know what this is all about. AMY -- What. LIZ -- I was thinking about shooting that abortion doctor back home. AMY -- So? LIZ -- So, this is just a dream to help me decide whether to go through with it or not. AMY -- Listen, if you don't do something soon, about a dozen innocent people are going to lose their lives. (points) LIZ -- (takes gun) I don't have much choice. If I don't shoot the soldiers, they'll shoot the civilians. (creeping toward edge of stage) So, what's the camera for? AMY -- It's your other option. LIZ -- (points gun down toward soldiers) I can't kill anything with a camera, unless I'm close enough to hit them over the head with it. AMY -- Actually, you might be able to save more lives with a camera than with a gun. LIZ -- (drops gun to waist, creeps back to Amy) Alright. What's your point? AMY -- If you shoot the soldiers, you'll save a dozen lives, but you'll be caught and probably killed yourself. LIZ -- I'm a Christian. I'm willing to give my life to save twelve lives. AMY -- Yes, but this same scene is happening every day all over Europe. Why settle for saving a dozen lives when you could potentially save millions. (offers camera) LIZ -- How is a camera going to save millions of lives?! AMY -- By showing the rest of the world the victims of the violence. LIZ -- So, you think that by showing the world some dead victims, the war will be over sooner? AMY -- Do you think the Allies would have waited to be attacked before entering the war if they had seen graphic photos of dead innocent victims? LIZ -- No. They heard about it. But nobody believed it. AMY -- There you go. LIZ -- But I can't just let them die. (points) AMY -- You need to decide whether you want to make a moral statement or if you want to have a real moral impact, whether you want to save a few lives or millions of lives. LIZ -- It pains me to think that even a few have to die. But... (pauses) Give me that. (exchanges gun for camera, exits) AMY -- (follows) Where are you going?! LIZ -- My dream is over. I've decided that making a moral statement may not save any lives in the long run. I've decided I'm going to have a real moral impact and save a lot of lives. ©2013 Bob Snook. Conditions for use: Do not sell any part of this script, even if you rewrite it. Pay no royalties, even if you make money from performances. You may reproduce and distribute this script freely, but all copies must contain this copyright statement. http://www.bobsnook.org email: [email protected] BACK |