#13: TWO COMMITTED

Written by
Joseph Frost
Draft
8/19/16
written for the 2016 31 Plays in 31 Days project

Joseph Frost, 2016

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Jackson, MS 39206
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* member, Dramatists Guild of America

A man wearing a large overcoat walks in.

He takes out a walkie talkie.
MAN ONE
Im in place.
He puts the walkie talkie away.
A second man enters wearing a large overcoat.
Man Two pulls out a walkie talkie.
MAN TWO
Im a few minutes early, but Im in place.
He puts his walkie talkie away.
One goes to Two.
MAN ONE
Excuse me.
MAN TWO
Hm?
MAN ONE
I... I couldnt help noticing...
MAN TWO
What.
MAN ONE
Your coat.
MAN TWO
Yeah? Its new.
MAN ONE
I just thought that it was... familiar...
MAN TWO
What do you mean?

2.
MAN ONE
I mean... I... Uh...
He indicates his coat.
MAN TWO
Oh.
MAN ONE
Yeah.
MAN TWO
So you...
MAN ONE
Well...
MAN TWO
Huh.
MAN ONE
Youre with...
MAN TWO
Global.
MAN ONE
Worldwide.
MAN TWO
Ah.
MAN ONE
This is kind of...
MAN TWO
Embarrassing...
MAN ONE
Uh-huh.
MAN TWO
We really should come up with some kind of schedule.

3.
MAN ONE
Well...
One pulls out a phone.
MAN TWO
Youre on the calendar?
MAN ONE
We are.
One shows his calendar.
MAN TWO
Oh, man.
A moment.
MAN ONE
Dont feel bad.
MAN TWO
I just...
MAN ONE
Seriously. Its not a big deal.
MAN TWO
This day was important to me.
MAN ONE
Well, it was important to me, too. I mean, Im kind of committed to today.
MAN TWO
What do you mean?
One opens his coat, revealing that he is wired with
explosives.
MAN ONE
See?
Two opens his coat. Same.

4.
MAN TWO
Im just as committed.
MAN ONE
Planning for one oclock?
MAN TWO
One oclock.
MAN ONE
Well, I know Im not leaving.
MAN TWO
Are you saying I should leave?
MAN ONE
I got here first.
MAN TWO
I got here early.
MAN ONE
But it was after me.
MAN TWO
Look, were both trying to accomplish the same thing here.
MAN ONE
So?
MAN TWO
We could do this together.
MAN ONE
What kind of sacrifice is that? I might as well not be here.
MAN TWO
I wasnt going to say it.
MAN ONE
Im not leaving until I do what Ive come here for.
MAN TWO
Me neither.

5.
MAN ONE
Im going first.
Man one reaches for a detonator.
MAN TWO
No youre not.
Two grabs him.
MAN ONE
Let go.
MAN TWO
No.
(beat)
Im going first.
Two grabs a detonator.
MAN ONE
Oh no you dont.
One punches Two.
Two punches back.
A fight. They grapple, and end up in a hold.
MAN TWO
So youre not giving up.
MAN ONE
No. You?
MAN TWO
Absolutely not.
MAN ONE
What are we going to do?
MAN TWO
I dont know.

6.
A clock bell rings one.
They stop, and release the hold.
They each close their jackets.
MAN ONE
Tomorrow?
MAN TWO
Tomorrow.
They exit in different directions.