HOUSE OF HORACE Selected scenes #2 Written by Susanna Bonaretti Solomon and solomon office Int. SOLOMON AND SOLOMON GENERAL OFFICE - day (spit, andrea, horace, victoria) SPIT, agitated, comes in following ANDREA to her desk. HORACE is at his desk, working. sPIT ...Someone musta stole it. Just claim it on insurance. ANDREA No, Spit, not cash. Books, yes but not cash. HORACE Good morning. SPIT (Ignoring HORACE) Well then, just pretend like they stole books. Simple. ANDREA Spit! That’s dishonest. (To HORACE) Good morning, Horace. SPIT Come off it. That’s like the black calling a kettle the pot. Andrea (Confused) What? Spit It’s not like your mob never stole nuthin . ANDREA is taken aback. ANDREA No! SPIT But... (Resigned) Well, stiff shingles. Just tell her I lost it. What can she do? HoRAce What? What’s happened? ANDREA Spit’s lost an envelope with seven hundred dollars in it. HORACE (Disbelief) Oh, yeah. SPIT Yeah, I did lose it. VICTORIA What? SPIT jumps. SPIT Sheesh, Vicky! What are ya, a black ninja? Victoria Vic. Toria. What’s going on? SPIT, ANDREA and HORACE glace at each other. HORACE is in awe of VICTORIA, a little dribble forming. Spit Nuthin. Vic. Toria. VICTORIA Andrea? ANDREA Um...it appears that...Spit - Spit It’s nuthin. A piddly little C.O.D. is all. Andy said we could claim it on insurance, like. VICTORIA Well, “Andy” was wrong. How much? SPIT Seven hun - VICTORIA Seven hundred?!!! Find it! By tomorrow morning! SPIT But - VICTORIA Not but. Or. SPIT Or? VICTORIA You’re fired! She storms off towards her office. HORACE (Timid, after her) Good morning, Victoria... (He wipes his mouth.) SpIT Shite! I need this job. (To HORACE) You gotta help me, Horace, buddy. I ain’t got that sorta dough. HORACE And you think I have? I’ve got a hypochondriacal father to support who loves losing at cards every Tuesday night. Can’t help you, mate. SPIT Andy - ANDREA No! No way! All my extra goes to helping my family. SPIT Crikey, how much does metho cost these days? ANDREA Hah! Let me answer you in language you understand: Bugger off! VICTORIA comes back in. VICTORIA (To SPIT) Why are you still here? Get loaded! (To HORACE) And you, Maurice - HoRACE (Timid) Horace. VICTORIA Whatever. That revision... (She looks at his mouth closely) Are you dribbling? End of scene

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THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL House of Horace PROMO SCENES 5 by Susanna Bonaretti COPYRIGHT Susanna Bonaretti PO Box 349 Sans Souci, NSW, 2219 Australia +61 (0)412 287 219 Andrea Victoria Spit (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E SOLOMON AND SOLOMON GENERAL OFFICE DAY NIGHT AFTERNOON MORNING EVENING LATER MOMENTS LATER CONTINUOUS THE NEXT DAY CUT TO: FADE IN: FADE OUT. FADE TO: DISSOLVE TO: BACK TO: MATCH CUT TO: JUMP CUT TO: FADE TO BLACK.