Script

Question 1

In… come in.
Oh, all right.

Answer 1

Hello, Mama. Did you mith me?

Question 2

Look Mama, it’s Zack! Are you surprised? I was too. But he was wearing a mask when I saw him. So it was surprising and scary at the same time.

Answer 2

Fee, wadda helen oodoo.

Question 3

He’s apparently saving me from Richard Fiffle

Answer 3

I know you’re not happy to thee me
Dashen dunder-mince-tate
But I’m juth thtaying a couple hours mama. And I’ll be on my betht behavior if you thtay on youth, okay?
Fast-break clay? Eggs? Sear-el? Toe-sat? Fast break?

Question 4

breakfast? I’d love some. We just ran out this morning and I didn’t have any time to stop and eat.

Answer 4

Balcony

Question 5

No I don’t think I want baloney mama.

Answer 5

Balcony (holds up bacon)
No! Goddamit, no bacon! Never bacon! Never make bacon! (throws bacon out the window(sound effect)) You know I don’t like bacon, Gertie.

Question 6

I think you should appologize you scared Mama.

Answer 6

I’m thorry. I don’t… like… bacon.
Caly noo-noo dish is gooey.

Question 7

We need a dictionary for you, a translation book.

Answer 7

your… husband… threw… empire… state… building… at… forehead… it… was… souvenir… paperweight.

Question 8

is that what this is. why didn’t you tell me Richard Fiffle did this?

Answer 8

You’re thafe Claire, Your brother hath taken you away from the bad man. Okay?

Question 9

is he a trustworthy source of information?

Answer 9

Thrush noon by me, Clay (hands her tin)

Question 10

Cookies?

Answer 10

Pen-o Clay. Toe-phoes.

Question 11

Ooo, pictures. is this me? That’s you an… Daddy? In front of the tree that Zack claimed (turns to another picture)

Answer 11

Za

Question 12

Zack?

Answer 12

Ada fay. Ih da fuhnus. Da meers. Fuddy meers.

Question 13

Mirrors?

Answer 13

Ih Piehmoe

Question 14

Piermont? The Piermont Fair? We went every spring. The funhouse mirrors.

Answer 14

Da ih Za, Clay. He feh oh da tee.
Dogdambit

Question 15

Where are you going, Zack?

Answer 15

Grab your thtuff letth go!
Clay – Noda Za, Clay. EE feh oh da tee. (hands Claire article) Ree, Clay! Ree!

Question 16

What’s this? It’s Zack obituary. It says Zack died when he was eight. He fell out of the tree! He claimed to high and fell.

Answer 16

Thath a different boy, Claire!
What in the devil’s going on here?

Question 17

stay away from me

Answer 17

Claire–

Question 18

Help!

Answer 18

But Claire, I’ve been looking for you.

Question 19

I heard about the paperweight

Answer 19

it’s okay, Claire.

Question 20

Would someone tell me one bit of truthful information please?

Answer 20

Claire… Nothing to worry about. everything’s gonna be Jim Dandy!
Hey, Claire?

Question 21

Yeah, Zack

Answer 21

His name is Phillip

Question 22

Right. He’s Phillip pretneding to be Zack, who fell out of the tree.

Answer 22

Oday.. Aybee ride bag
I’m sorry. I just… never should have taken that shower.
Bringing her to Canada
Claire doesn’t want to go to Canada and you know that.
I guddit
We’re going to Canada
You were married to him for 19 years

Question 23

I thought you were my husband

Answer 23

Second husband, he set your house on fire. Do you remember your son’s birthday?

Question 24

May third.

Answer 24

Do you remember the day he turned fifteen?

Question 25

(Claire shakes her head)

Answer 25

It was almost two years ago, the day your brain zorched. The plan was, you were gonna take him to the Piermont fair. Sounded like fun and Phil didn’t wanna go. So that morning you got up early. You set out the Fruity Pebbles and you were about to leave. Only he woke up and said he didn’t want no Fruity Pebbles, he wanted a hot breakfast. But you were about to go, so you asked him why he couldn’t make his own breakfast. And he starts throwing things around the kitchen. and you’re just standing at the stove. Making him the eggs and bacon he asked for. You’re frying up the bacon nice and crisp the way he likes it and he says, “Never mind, I’m not hungry anymore.” And he goes into the bedroom and slams the door. Because a good tantrum always knocked him out.

Question 26

and I tell him to go wait in the car–

Answer 26

Claire–

Question 27

– because we were going to Piermont. And I pick up the frying pan and walk into the bedroom, and he’s sleeping on his side. And I drain the scalding hot bacon grease into his ear. And I come outside and throw the frying pan into the bushes and get in the car. And we drive to Piermont in silence.

Answer 27

Then you went to went to the fun house. And you said your brother Zack loved that best.

Question 28

Then what happened

Answer 28

You fainted. and when you woke up, everything was gone.
Well whoopty-doo. There you have it, all wrapped in a big red bow. But Claire, the whole point ith that I’m not that perthon anymore. We’re going to Canada. Come on Claire, it wathn’t all like he thaid. I love you, claire.
She doesn’t want to go with you
I wish you’d remember thome of the good thingth.

Question 29

I’m not going with you

Answer 29

you ungrateful ahhhhhh
Leave her alone
I’m thorry honey! I thlipped! I thwear I changed.

Question 30

Call the police. Gertie you’ll stay with us tonight

Answer 30

Whataday-whatday-whataday
Hey Clay?

Question 31

yeah

Answer 31

don’t… go… sleep

Question 32

it’s been a long day

Answer 32

I know, I want minutes

Question 33

I’m sorry I’m fading

Answer 33

Claire?
Clay?

Question 34

Intro

Answer 34

1 in every 4 women experience violense and abuse from their partner, leaving both physical and mental scars. In David Lindsay-Abaire’s work titled Fuddy Meers, we follow Claire, an amnesiac that wakes up every morning with a blank slate, but she wasn’t always this way.