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After a week long observation of the writing process and blocking of an week's worth of episodes, I wrote and submitted a half episode script based on my notes from one of those episodes for submission. This is the resulting document.
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Ep. 3702 Page 1 Sc. 1 1. O.B. EXT: BEACH (SURF CLUB) MONDAY MORNING JESSE, LEAH, ALF, KIM, N/S SURFERS ESTABLISH NEW DAY. HEAVILY PREGNANT LEAH IS WALKING ALONG THE BEACH, JESSE JOGGING ON THE SPOT BESIDE HER. KIM IS COMING OUT OF THE SURF IN BACKGROUND. 1. LEAH: What a beautiful day. LEAH TAKES A DEEP BREATH. 2. LEAH (CONT.): If you want to jog ahead that’s ok. Bubs and I will take it easy. 3. JESSE: No, I’ll stay with you for a little bit longer. (pause) I went to see Hayley last night. I’m concerned for her. 4. LEAH: Why’s that? 5. JESSE: Oh well, she’s just been acting kinda weird. I can’t quite pin it down, but somehow I just don’t think she’s coping with her accident very well.
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1. O.B. EXT: BEACH (SURF CLUB) MONDAY MORNING

JESSE, LEAH, ALF, KIM, N/S SURFERS

ESTABLISH NEW DAY. HEAVILY PREGNANT LEAH IS

WALKING ALONG THE BEACH, JESSE JOGGING ON

THE SPOT BESIDE HER. KIM IS COMING OUT OF

THE SURF IN BACKGROUND.

1. LEAH:

What a beautiful day.

LEAH TAKES A DEEP BREATH.

2. LEAH (CONT.):

If you want to jog ahead that’s ok.

Bubs and I will take it easy.

3. JESSE:

No, I’ll stay with you for a little

bit longer. (pause) I went to see

Hayley last night. I’m concerned

for her.

4. LEAH:

Why’s that?

5. JESSE:

Oh well, she’s just been acting

kinda weird. I can’t quite pin it

down, but somehow I just don’t

think she’s coping with her

accident very well.

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6. LEAH:

Poor thing. She’s been through so

much. Well you know, I’m happy to

continue taking over her shifts at

the gym til she gets better.

7. JESSE:

The sooner she gets back into the

swing of things, the better for

her. Thankfully, she has agreed to

come back to work soon.

8. LEAH:

(sulking) Oh! But I was just

getting the hang of it.

9. JESSE:

Besides, I don’t think it’s a good

idea for you to keep at it,

considering your condition.

10. LEAH:

Oh no, I’m alright. Just a bit of

morning sickness – never hurt

anybody. (to Bubs) You’re just not

making it very easy on Mummy, are

you sweetie?

JESSE LOOKS CONCERNED REGARDING LEAH’S

COMMENT TO BUBS.

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11. LEAH:

I can still do them. Besides, we

don’t want to rush her back into

work if she’s not ready…

LEAH AND JESSE HAVE REACHED THE SURF CLUB

WHERE ALF IS SETTING UP TABLES OUTSIDE.

12. LEAH (CONT.):

Morning Alf!

13. JESSE:

Hi Alf.

14. ALF:

Morni… Struth! You’re nearly the

size of a bus!

ALF NUDGES JESSE. THEY LAUGH.

15. JESSE:

Yeah I’m a little worried she’s

outdoing herself at the gym, but

you know how stubborn she is.

LEAH POKES JESSE IN THE GUT PLAYFULLY. THEY

LAUGH.

16. JESSE (CONT.):

Well if you’ll excuse me Alf, I was

just about to head off for a run.

(to Leah) I’ll catch up with you

later.

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KIM RUNS UP TO THE SURF CLUB IN HIS SPEEDOS,

DRYING HIMSELF OFF IN THE BACKGROUND. LEAH

HAS A GOOD PERVE. ALF NOTICES HIM TOO.

17. ALF:

You know, you should really listen

to Jesse. You don’t want to bite

off more than you can chew… do you

Leah?

LEAH’S TOO BUSY PERVING ON KIM TO HEAR ALF.

ALF LAUGHS.

18. LEAH:

Huh, what? Hey, just coz I’m on a

diet doesn’t mean I can’t look at

the menu!

ALF AND LEAH SHARE A GIGGLE.

19. ALF:

If you’ll excuse me young Leah, I

have some business to attend to.

ALF NODS IN KIM’S DIRECTION.

20. LEAH:

Yeah I might head off too. Gotta

give my little Bubs his daily

exercise! Bye Alf.

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EXIT LEAH. ALF WALKS UP TO KIM WHO IS

PUTTING ON SOME CLOTHES.

21. ALF:

Hi, ah, Kim.

22. KIM:

Hi Alf.

23. ALF:

Say, ah, have you got your life

saving certificates?

24. KIM:

Yeah I do. Why do you want to know?

25. ALF:

How would you like a job as a life

guard?… part-time of course.

26. KIM:

Yeah that sounds great! But what’s

wrong with full-time?

ALF IS SUPRISED.

27. ALF:

What about school?

END SCENE CU KIM’S FACE.

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2. SUTHERLAND HOUSE MONDAY MORNING

BETH, MAX, HENRY, ROBBIE, JADE

BETH IS IN THE KITCHEN MAKING BREAKFAST.

JADE IS IN LOUNGE ROOM PREPARING FOR SCHOOL.

1. BETH:

Kids! Breakfast is ready!

MAX IS ON THE STAIRS PUTTING ON HIS SHOES.

HENRY COMES DOWN AND STANDS OVER HIM.

2. HENRY:

Max! Max! I had the worst dream

last night!

3. MAX:

What was it?

4. HENRY:

I dreamt that Hyde caught us,

locked us up in the school dungeon

and cut us open with his cane!

MAX VERY WORRIED.

5. MAX:

Do you think he knows it was us who

pulled those pranks?

6. HENRY:

I don’t know. And I don’t want to

find out either! I think we should

just stay away from him.

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7. MAX:

But how?

MAX AND HENRY RUN UPSTAIRS AS ROBBIE RUNS

DOWN.

8. BETH:

Kids! Come and get your breakfast

or you’ll be late!

IN A HURRICEN, ROBBIE RUNS INTO THE KITCHEN,

GRABS SOME FOOD AND RUNS OUT THE DOOR. JADE,

STILL PUTTING ON A SHOE…

9. JADE:

Wait for me!

JADE HOPS OUT THE DOOR.

10. BETH:

Jade, what about your breakfa…

(sigh) Boys?!?

BETH LEFT HOLDING A PAN AND A WOODEN SPOON

ALONE IN THE KITCHEN. BOYS ARE SITTING ON

THE STAIRS IN THEIR PYJAMAS, PUTTING RED

DOTS ALL OVER THEIR BODY, FACE AND ARMS WITH

A RED TEXTA. THEY WALK INTO THE KITCHEN.

11. BETH:

Boys, why are you still in your

pyjamas?

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12. MAX:

We’re not feeling well.

13. BETH:

Let me take a look… oh dear, you’re

burning up.

BETH INSPECTS THE BOYS BODIES AND SEES THE

RED DOTS, AND LOOKS CONCERNED.

14. BETH:

I don’t understand, you’ve both had

the measles… maybe it’s scarlet

fever.

15. HENRY:

Whatever it is, we better not go to

school… it might be contagious!

16. BETH:

Hmmm, yes, I think I might take you

to see Flynn.

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3. SALLY’S HOUSE MONDAY MORNING

SALLY, FLYNN, BETH, MAX, HENRY

SALLY COMES OUT OF HER BEDROOM IN HER GOWN.

FLYNN, WHO SLEPT ON THE COUCH, IS WAKING UP.

SALLY SITS BESIDE FLYNN ON THE COUCH.

1. SALLY:

I’m sorry Flynn. I hated sleeping

alone.

2. FLYNN:

Well, looks like we’ve had our

first official fight!

3. SALLY:

(playfully) Fight? We’re just

establishing some rules.

4. FLYNN:

(slightly bitter) Rules? You’re

starting to sound like Hyde. This

is our home remember.

SALLY IS SLIGHTLY HURT. SHE JUST WANTS TO

REPAIR THINGS WITH FLYNN.

5. SALLY:

I really don’t like it when we

argue.

6. FLYNN:

You severely compromised my work

place ethics and professional

integrity Sal!

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7. SALLY:

I was just trying to help a friend.

S.F.X. KNOCK ON THE DOOR.

ENTER BETH WITH MAX AND HENRY. SALLY GETS UP

TO GREET THEM.

8. BETH:

HI Flynn. Hi Sal. Sorry I know you

don’t open for a little while yet,

but I thought you might be able to

take a look at Max and Henry for

me? I’m really concerned…

BETH LOOKS AT FLYNN WHO IS SITTING ON THE

COUCH AND NOTICES A BLANKET AND PILLOW.

9. BETH:

…sorry is this not a good time?

10. SALLY:

No! No…

11. FLYNN:

No, come in, come in…

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4. FLYNN’S SURGERY MONDAY MORNING

FLYNN, BETH, MAX, HENRY

FLYNN, BETH, MAX AND HENRY ENTER THE ROOM.

1. FLYNN:

Ok boys, just take a seat up here

(points to bench). Now what seems

to be the problem?

2. BETH:

Well the boys came down stairs

today with spots all over them,

saying they didn’t feel well. I

checked their temperature, and it

had skyrocketed!

3. FLYNN:

Ok, lets just take your

temperatures again, and see what we

can find.

FLYNN PUTS A THERMOMETRE IN BOTH MAX AND

HENRY’S MOUTHS, AND BEGINS TO INSPECT THEIR

RED SPOTS. FINALLY HE TAKES OUT THE

THERMOMENTRES AND READS THEM.

4. FLYNN:

Well, their temperatures seem to be

normal.

5. BETH:

What? How can that be?

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6. FLYNN:

Beth, would you mind waiting

outside whilst I perform a few more

tests on the boys?

7. BETH:

Sure, I’ll just be outside.

8. FLYNN:

Thanks.

MAX WAITS TO SPEAK TIL DOOR CLOSES BEHIND

BETH.

9. MAX:

What’s wrong with us?

10. FLYNN:

(playing on it) Ah, well, I’m

afraid it’s serious boys. It seems

you’re both suffering from a are

disease called red texta-itus! You

see the ink in red textas is

absorbed into the skin, entering

the blood stream and eventually

stops the heart from pumping!

BOYS LOOK AT EACH OTHER SCARED.

11. HENRY:

Is there anything we can do?

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12. FLYNN:

No, it’s matter of just a time now…

(pause)

FLYNN RUFFLES THEIR HAIR TO SHOW HE IS

KIDDING WITH THEM. BOYS LOOK RELEIVED.

13. FLYNN:

Ok boys, so what gives?

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5. FLYNN AND SALLY’S HOUSE MONDAY MORNING

FLYNN, BETH, SALLY

SALLY NOW DRESSED FOR SCHOOL AND COLECTS HER

KEYS AND WALLET. BETH IS WAITING PATIENTLY

ON THE COUCH. FLYNN ENTERS THE LIVING ROOM.

1. FLYNN:

Beth?

2. BETH:

Oh yes, so what’s the prognosis?

3. FLYNN:

Well I’m afraid we may have a

bigger problem then what we first

thought.

SALLY OVERHEARS AND PRICKS UP HER EARS.

4. FLYNN (CONT.):

Sally, you might want to hear this

because it effects you too…

BETH LOOKS CONFUSED.

5. FLYNN (CONT.):

The spots on Max and Henry were

only red texta… but it seems the

boys are afraid to go to school.

6. BETH:

What? That is so unlike them.

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7. SALLY:

Why are they afraid?

8. FLYNN:

Well apparently Hyde has been

terrorising them and it’s not just

the boxing fiasco.

9. BETH:

Right! That’s it. I think me and

Hyde are going to have to have a

few words.

SALLY LOOKS CONCERNED AT BETH FIRST, THEN

FLYNN.

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6. HYDES OFFICE MONDAY MORNING

HYDE, KIM

HYDE WALKS INTO HIS OFFICE TO FIND HIS

COMPUTER HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH. HIS CHAIR

IS MOVED AWAY FROM HIS DESK, MONITOR IS OFF

CENTRE, AND COMPUTER HAS BEEN LEFT ON WITH

SOME FILES OPEN. HYDE IS SUSPICIOUS AND

ANGERED.

1. HYDE:

Miss Roseber…oh!

REALISING MISS ROSEBERRY DOESN’T WORK THERE

ANYMORE, HE SLAMS HIS FIST ON THE TABLE IN

FRUSTRATION. HE CHECKS HIS VIRUS LOG AND

NOTICES IT HAS BEEN CHECKED. ENTER KIM,

WALKING IN COOLLY AND DEFIANTLY.

2. HYDE (CONT.):

You’ve been at my computer haven’t

you?

3. KIM:

Well hello to you too!

4. HYDE:

Don’t play games with me boy. I

won’t tolerate this tomfoolery. I

know you whited out all my files

last week! Of all the stupid

irresponsible things to do…

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5. KIM:

What? I don’t know what you’re

talking about. I haven’t touched

your computer! And in case you

haven’t noticed “DAD” I haven’t

been around for the past two days,

so how could I have hacked into

your computer! Shows how much you

care about me!

HYDE LOOKS AT KIM, SEETHING WITH ANGER, BUT

UNABLE TO RETORT.

6. HYDE:

Why aren’t you in uniform?

7. KIM:

Ah, well see Dad, I don’t need it

anymore.

8. HYDE:

What? Why?

9. KIM:

I’ve been offered a job.

10. HYDE:

By whom? Where?

11. KIM:

Alf offered me a job as a Life

Saver at the surf club.

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12. HYDE:

What?

13. KIM:

See “Hyde”, you can’t make me stay

at school any-more.

14. HYDE:

I can and I will! If you don’t come

back to school I will cut you off

for good! You’ll get no more

support from me.

15. KIM:

I don’t care. I don’t want your

support! I have my own job, I’ll

have my own money, my own place and

I’ll do what I like!

KIM EXITS THE OFFICE. HYDE STARES OUT AFTER

HIM, THEN LOOKS AROUND THE OFFICE FOR A

DISTRACTION. HE FINDS A FAX LEFT BY THE FAX

MACHINE, READING: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT…

“…BEEN INFORMED REGARDING INCIDENCES

CONCERNING A BOXING MATCH… AN INVESTIGATION

IS UNDERWAY… YOU HAVE BEEN FORMALLY ASKED TO

EXPLAIN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE EDUCATION

DEPT.”

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7. O.B. EXT: ASSEMBLY HALL/OVAL MONDAY MORNING

SALLY, JADE, SEB, TASHA, ROBBIE, KIM, N/S SCHOOL KIDS

SCHOOL KIDS ARE PREPARING FOR ASSEMBLY.

JADE, SEB, TASHA AND ROBBIE ARE TALKING

AMONGST THEMSELVES. SALLY APPROACHES THEM.

1. SALLY:

Hi kids, how are you all doing?

2. ALL:

Good Miss Fletcher.

3. SALLY:

How’s the council going Jade?

4. JADE:

Oh great! Seb and I have been

coming up with some great ideas,

only…

5. SALLY:

Only what?

6. SEB:

Only, we’re worried Hyde isn’t

going to give us enough freedom to

really make some positive changes

around this place.

7. SALLY:

Why do you say that?

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8. ROBBIE:

Oh you know how Hyde is. He’s so

strict! He’s got us all on

mandatory military action and we

just want to learn and have fun.

9. TASHA:

Yeah he’s really making school life

difficult to live with.

10. SALLY:

Oh, well I’m sorry you feel this

way. Have you guys considered

speaking to a counsellor, regarding

these issues… that is if Hyde is

hindering your school experience

that much.

11. JADE:

Oh, no, I’m sure it’s not that bad.

You know how it is with us school

kids. Never happy with what we’ve

got!

THEY ALL GIGGLE. SAL EXCUSES HERSELF TO

ATTEND TO ASSEMBLY. KIM RUNS UP TO SAL.

12. KIM:

You told him didn’t you?

13. SALLY:

Oh, Kim… told who what?

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14. KIM:

Hyde! You told him you found me in

his office didn’t you?

15. SALLY:

Kim, calm down. I haven’t told him

anything.

16. KIM:

I don’t believe you. We had a deal!

And now he’s accusing me of things

I didn’t even do and there’s only

one way he could have found out

about the computer. You really blew

it Miss Fletcher.

SALLY GIVES A LOOK OF CONCERN.

17. SALLY:

Look Kim, this isn’t the time or

place to discuss this. We’ll talk

about this later.

KIM STORMS OFF FURIOUSLY.

FIRST COMMERCIAL BREAK

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8. FLYNN’S SURGERY MONDAY MORNING

FLYNN, IRENE, COLLEEN

FLYNN IS HAVING TROUBLE FINDING TWO PATIENTS

FILES IN IRENES NEW FILING SYSTEM. HE IS

GETTING FRUSTRATED.

1. FLYNN:

Irene, I can’t seem to find these

patients files…

2. IRENE:

Who are they? I can tell you

exactly where they are.

3. FLYNN:

Mr Thompson and Miss Petrie.

4. IRENE:

Oh darlin’, that’s easy. Mr

Thompson is listed under ‘S’ for

‘Sunshine’ because he’s like a

little ray of sunshine when he

comes into this place. Lights up

the place he does.

5. FLYNN:

And Miss Petrie?

6. IRENE:

‘B’ for ‘Bunyins’. Forever

complaining about them, that one.

FLYNN IS NOT HAPPY BUT HE SUPRERSSES HIS

FRUSTRATION.

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7. FLYNN:

Right…

ENTER COLLEEN. SHE IS HAVING A SNOOP TO SEE

HOW WELL THEY’RE COPING WITHOUT HER.

8. COLLEEN:

Morning Doctor. Hello Irene.

9. IRENE:

Morning.

10. FLYNN:

Ah, Colleen, what can I do for you?

11. COLLEEN:

Oh, just popped in to see how you

were doing.

IRENE, IN THE BACKGROUND, IS EAVESDROPPING

ON THE WHOLE CONVERSATION. THERE IS

AWKWARDNESS BETWEEN THEM ALL.

12. FLYNN:

Oh we’re doing fine. Thanks for

thinking of us. And how are you

doing?

13. COLLEEN:

Not too bad. I won’t make a fuss

and tell you how ungrateful and

mean I think you are, but I’ve been

keeping myself pretty busy down at

the diner.

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14. FLYNN:

Oh, well, that’s great to hear.

15. COLLEEN:

Yes, well lucky for me, Alf Stewart

was more of a friend. He offered me

a job there.

16. FLYNN:

That’s fantastic. Glad to hear it.

You see, it all worked out for the

best didn’t it? And all this time I

was sitting here feeling guilty

about giving you the sack.

17. COLLEEN:

Well I won’t say I wasn’t pained

when you gave me the great heave-ho

but it was the best thing for me.

FLYNN SMILES BACK TO COLLEEN, WHO IS LOOKING

OVER FLYNN’S SHOULDER AT IRENE, INSPECTING

HER LEVEL OF WORKMANSHIP. IRENE IS TRYING TO

REMAIN INCONSPICUOS BUT AWKWARDLY SMILES AT

COLLEEN.

18. COLLEEN (CONT.):

Well, things seem to be in order

here. I best be off. Toodle-oo.

19. FLYNN:

Bye Colleen. Thanks for popping

around.

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FLYNN ESCORTS COLLEEN OUT THE DOOR, THEN

TURNS TO IRENE AND SHARES A SMILE.

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9. SURF CLUB MONDAY MORNING

ALF, LEAH, JESSE, HYDE, N/S SURFERS

ALF IS PUTTING UP THE LIFE SAVER ROSTER.

LEAH AND JESSE ARE PERFORMING MENIAL TASKS

WITHIN THE SURF CLUB, MOVING ABOUT ALL OVER

THE PLACE, CROSSING THE ENTRY TO THE SURF

CLUB AS THEY SAY…

1. JESSE:

Babe, all I’m saying is take it

easy. Hayley said she’s ready to

take back the classes if it’s too

much for you.

2. LEAH:

Jesse, I can do them. It’s really

no problem…

ENTER HYDE, WHO IS FUMING WITH ANGER,

LOOKING ABOUT FOR ALF. FINDING ALF PINNING

UP A POSTER, HE STORMS UP TO HIM.

3. HYDE:

Do you encourage children to leave

school?

ALF IS SURPRISED TO HEAR SOMEONE TALKING TO

HIM.

4. ALF:

Huh? Oh Hyde, it’s you.

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5. HYDE:

You offered my boy a job?

6. ALF:

Yes but…

7. HYDE:

I had you pegged as someone with

ethics, Alf; someone on the same

wavelength as me, who understood

what I was trying to do…

8. ALF:

Look, you’ve got…

9. HYDE:

…but then you offer my son a job

knowing full well it will take him

out of school!

ALF FINDS HIMSELF BEING VERBALLY ATTACKED.

JESSE NOTICES AND COMES TO HIS DEFENCE.

10. ALF:

Look, Kim is seventeen, he can make

his own decisions, besides it was

meant to be part-time…

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11. HYDE:

He is MY son Alf. If you want to

offer my boy a job, you come to me

first. I’ll decide what my boy can

and cannot do. I will not have my

boy running away from home or

abandoning his education.

12. JESSE:

You know what – you have some nerve

Hyde. Alf is a good bloke who cares

a great deal about the education

and well being of the kids in this

town. He was just trying to help

your son. Now I suggest before you

start throwing accusations at him

for tearing Kim away from school or

home, I’d take a good, hard look at

yourself.

HYDE IS FURIOUS.

13. HYDE:

You know, of all the people in this

town, Alf, I thought you would have

more sense.

HYDE STORMS OFF IN A RAGE. ALF AND JESSE

SHARE A LOOK OF UTTER DISMAY.

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10. LOC: ASSEMBLY HALL MONDAY MORNING

SALLY, JADE, SEB, TASHA, ROBBIE, HYDE, N/S STUDENTS

SALLY IS TAKING THE ASSEMBLY IN HYDES

ABSENCE.

1. SALLY:

…and there will be a council

meeting with the newly elected

school council and President in the

lunch hour, if anyone would like to

attend…

SALLY LOOKS AROUND THE HALL TO SEE IF HYDE

HAS ARRIVED BUT DOES NOT SEE HIM ENTER BY

THE REAR AMIDST ALL THE SCHOOL STUDENTS.

2. SALLY:

Well then, if there isn’t anything

else to say…

3. HYDE:

Thank you Miss Fletcher, I’m not

quite done just yet.

4. SALLY:

Oh… ok…

SALLY GETS OFF STAGE QUICKLY, AS HYDE SEEMS

TO BE ON A WAR PATH.

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5. HYDE:

It has become apparent to me this

school is severely lacking in

discipline and I will not tolerate

it any longer. In the past two

weeks alone, there have been

incidences of vandalism of school

property in the form of graffiti,

students hacking into the school

computer systems and terrorising

staff. It is not on and any

students caught continuing with

this kind of behaviour will be

automatically expelled.

SALLY, WHO IS IN THE WINGS, LOOKS OUT OVER

THE SCHOOL WITH MUCH CONCERN. SHE IS SHOCKED

BY HYDES DISPLAY OF ANGER.

6. HYDE:

I’ve also noticed not one single

person in this entire school has

put their name down on the sign up

board for the School Orchestra or

Cadets. Need I remind you, this is

a COMPULSORY student activity. If I

don’t see names on that board by

the end of the day, I will

personally sign you all up to

Cadets.

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JADE, SEB, ROBBIE AND TASHA LOOK AT EACH

OTHER WITH FACES THAT READ ‘THAT’S NOT

FAIR’. THE SCHOOL REACT TO HYDES DECISION

WITH COMMUNAL CHATTER.

7. JADE:

Excuse me, but that’s not fair.

THE SCHOOL TURN TO LOOK AT JADE, WITH A

GASP. HYDE IS SHOCKED A STUDENT HAS THE

NERVE TO TALK BACK.

8. JADE:

Any changes like that should be

passed by the school council.

HYDE SCOFFS.

9. HYDE:

Yes well life isn’t fair I’m afraid

young Jade. If you’re all going to

act like children, then I’m going

to treat like children. You have

all forfeited the right to have any

say into the way this school runs –

that means NO MORE SCHOOL COUNCILS.

10. JADE:

This is a disgusting perversion of

our rights as students at this

school. You can’t do this.

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11. HYDE:

Yes, this coming from a student who

was elected President, yet didn’t

register as a proper candidate to

run for office.

JADE IS UTTERLY HUMILIATED AND RUNS OFF IN

DISGRACE. SALLY IS SHOCKED AND EXPRESSES A

LOOK OF DISTRESS TO HYDE. THE SCHOOL GRUMBLE

IN DISGUST.

12. HYDE:

Now that we have this matter under

hand, all of you get back to class.

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11. HYDE’S OFFICE MONDAY MORNING

SALLY, HYDE

HYDE ENTERS HIS OFFICE IN A HUFF, AND SALLY

FOLLOWS AFTER CATCHING UP TO HIM, FROM

ASSEMBLY.

1. SALLY:

Hyde, what are you doing?

2. HYDE:

Ah Sally…

3. SALLY:

You can’t come down on kids like

that!

4. HYDE:

If you don’t like it Miss Fletcher,

please feel free to leave.

SALLY IS SHOCKED BY HYDE’S INSOLANCE.

5. HYDE (CONT.):

Let me remind you Miss Fletcher,

that you agreed to back me when you

handed over the role of Principal

of this school to me. You knew full

well what my intentions were in

disciplining the students of this

school.

6. SALLY:

Yes, but I never thought it would

come to this!

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7. HYDE:

Yes, well, as I said, if you don’t

like it Miss Fletcher, please feel

free to leave at any time.

SALLY TURNS TO WALK OUT THE DOOR, BUT STOPS

AND TURNS FOR ONE LAST COMMENT.

8. SALLY:

You won’t get away with this, you

know.

SOMETHING TWIGS IN HYDES HEAD – THE LETTER

FROM THE EDUCATION DEPT!

9. HYDE:

You’re the one who reported me to

the Education Department, aren’t

you?

10. SALLY:

What?

HYDE PICKS UP THE FAX FROM THE EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT AND HOLDS IT UP TO SALLY.

11. HYDE:

How else would they have known

about the Boxing Match?

12. SALLY:

Wha… it wasn’t me!

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13. HYDE:

Oh give up the game Sally. You and

I both know the truth now. There’s

no point in denying it!

14. SALLY:

You’re getting paranoid Hyde.

You’re losing control of

everything. And you know what? I’m

glad someone has reported you,

because the way you’re treating the

students in this school is

reprehensible! I tried to warn you,

but you’ve got no-one to answer to

now but yourself.

SALLY EXITS HYDES OFFICE. HYDE STARES

BLANKLY AT THE DOORWAY.

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