Act 1, Scene 2 Flashcards
JOSIE: I’m afraid my review of this place keeps getting worse and worse. Who wants to stay at a bed and breakfast where a murderer is on the loose? That’s a sure-fire way to ruin a vacation.
RACHEL: What are we going to do now?
Pg. 15
CHRISTINE: We’re not the only people on this island. In there anyway we can reach someone else for help?
JOSIE: And there’s no rain stopping dance?
RACHEL: Not that I know of.
Pg. 16
CHRISTINE: Freddie, this is your chance.
FREDDIE: I’m not even enrolled in the police academy yet.
Pg.16
CHRISTINE: Well, it’s never too soon to practice playing detective. Oh, sweetie! I’m so excited for you.
FREDDIE: I don’t even know where to begin.
Pg. 16
CHRISTINE: Just use the skills you’ve learned in mall security.
BEATRICE: I’m going to prepare a smorgasbord tonight– stuffed chicken, fried chicken, roasted chicken, and chicken potpie. We decided to put Mrs. Wilcox in the freezer, and I had to take most of the food out to fit the body in there.
Pg. 15
CHRISTINE: I can’t believe this has happened.
ROBERT: (Looks outside.) We’re stuck here until the storm blows over.
Pg. 16
CHRISTINE: You mean we’re trapped here with a murderer?
FREDDIE: My chance? For what?
Pg. 16
CHRISTINE: To try to solve your first murder case.
FREDDIE: But… but…
Pg. 16
CHRISTINE: If you do a good job, I might give you a gold star. And if you do an extra good job, you may even get a lollipop.
JOSIE: This guy’s going to figure out who murdered Mrs. Wilcox? He’s a nine-year-old trapped inside a 30-year-old’s body.
Pg. 17
CHRISTINE: At least let him try.
RACHEL: I suppose my comment was in poor taste.
BEATRICE: Now what?
FREDDIE: I don’t know.
Pg. 17
CHRISTINE: Maybe you should try to figure out who had the opportunity to murder Aunt Gretchen. Who had access to the hallway?
FREDDIE: Okay. Well, who did have access to the hallway?
Pg. 17
CHRISTINE: I suppose only the guests who were in their rooms.
NELLIE: I could sure stand to kick back for a while, myself.
Pg. 19
CHRISTINE: (To FREDDIE.) We should take a break, too. A nice Mao before supper could do us some good. It’s been a stressful day.
RACHEL: (Stands.) Christine?
Pg. 23
CHRISTINE: Oh, Rachel. You’re out here.
RACHEL: Yes, I decided to do a little reading. I thought the two of you were going to take a nap.
Pg.23
CHRISTINE: We got back to the room, and I decided I just couldn’t rest. Not until I know who murdered Aunt Gretchen.
ROBERT: (ENTERS UP RIGHT.) Rachel? Are you out here?
Pg. 24
CHRISTINE: Robert, did you hear that? It sounded like a gun shot.
BEATRICE: (ENTERS DOWN LEFT.) There’s no need to panic. We just had a quick blackout. It must have been the storm.
Pg. 24
CHRISTINE: We weren’t panicking about the blackout. RACHEL is dead.
LOLA: You are accusing me of something I am incapable of doing. I do not believe in hurting any living creature, including humans. (GRETCHEN ENETRS DOWN LEFT.)
Pg. 24
CHRISTINE: (To LOLA and ROBERT.) We can’t just go around pointing fingers, accusing them of murder. (To FREDDIE.) Right, Freddie?
ROBERT: How could someone do this to Rachel?
Pg. 25
CHRISTINE: (Notices FREDDIE by the painting.) Freddie, what are you doing over there? Get over here and start interrogating the suspects.
SUZANNE: I don’t know. I haven’t seen him in a half hour.
Pg. 25
CHRISTINE: (Follows the trail of blood from RACHEL to UP CENTER.) Oh, my. The blood leads directly to the secret.
FREDDIE: A secret passage?
Pg. 25
CHRISTINE: Yes, it’s sort of a fun little doorway that everyone who stays here eventually finds out about. It leads right to the back of the linen closet in the hallway. That was so perceptive of you to find the trail of blood.
STEFAN: Trail of blood?
Pg. 27
CHRISTINE: (Points to RACHEL lying on the floor.) Rachel has been murdered! She was shot by someone in the passage.
SUZANNE: (To STEFAN.) You mean where no one would find you. Well, guess what? We found you, you two-timing creep.
Pg. 27
CHRISTINE: Calm down. That still doesn’t explain how the two of you could possibly be in the secret passage without seeing who else was in there.
