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ACT 1: Le Jeu (The Game)
TIT- BLACK - Hey ! Sparrow! Sparrow does not seem to hear . So on a higher tone , Tit- Black continues:
TIT- BLACK - Sparrow ! Are you deaf ? Sparrow suddenly out of his dream and stops playing : SPARROW - Eh ... No, no, I'm not deaf ... What you want Tit- Black ?
TIT- BLACK - I want you to come help me finish cleaning ; I need to replace the pan els cache now.
SPARROW - I go Tit- Black , I'm going. ( He slowly puts his mouth organ in his jacket pocket and slowly moved the shed :)
TIT- BLACK - Do this quickly : the leader must return soon. ( He disappears inside while Sparrow near the threshold of the door , finds :)
SPARROW - That's right, the sun goes down ; it had to go through the time it is. He enters also in the hangar. During the few seconds that the scene is empty , we reach far beyond the noise of the city . The light fell slightly . Between Passe-Partout in the left ; it is shady and does not noise. He stops in the middle of the stage and takes his coat pocket a few ties in very bright colors that just fly. He looks contentedly and puts in his pocket. Then he heads to the hangar door . He bends down and spy Tit- Black Sparrow and the keyhole . It is in this position he was surprised by Chives , which itself made its ap pearance in the opening in the fence . She stops and throws Passe-Partout tendement a look to and contempt. Then, a little ironic voice , she said: Chives - Hi ! Passe-Partout .
MASTER KEY - jump and straightens . He turns slowly Chives , affect both the indifference of being surprised - Chives Hi ! Okay? Chives - Always. And you? MASTER KEY - Like this, like that. Chives - The head is home? GOING ANYWHERE , with a peak EM chanceté - No . Chives - Are you sure?
MASTER KEY - ( same game ) Yes .
Chives - Why do you sure?
MASTER KEY - Because I just checked . ( It shows the hand hole chloride ser. )
Chives - It must be at Johny . MASTER KEY - No , I went .
Chives - How come ? Y is later ; usual ... MASTER KEY - They may be ar impurities along the way.
Chives - You think ? MASTER KEY - Y has beautiful restau rants at the roadside . And fine res taurants currently beautiful girls . Chives - This is not the kind of per dre his time about it. MASTER KEY - It depends. Days it's tempting . (He draws a tie from his pocket and
contemplates with satisfaction. Chives see how)
Chives - . Passe-Partout ! ( He pretends not to hear the one hand turn he pulls on the tie he wears and removes dam He shoves his pocket. . . )
Chives - Passe-Partout ! You have stolen enco re ties ? ( He begins to build new with refined gestures, facial mine illusion of contentment. )
MASTER KEY - How do you like that one ... Wait till I make the node , you'll see ... Here, look ? ... I taste , eh? ( Very adequate , it swells the chest and parade in front of her . )
Chives - You should find you a job instead of wasting your time to fly.
MASTER KEY - I 'm in no hurry .
Chives - you always gotta dealest differently.
MASTER KEY - It's none of your business . At the moment , I am the champion : the principal. Chives - I do not think me. Today I Aujour of you than I have a list of ten new customers to show the chef.
MASTER KEY - You do well to tell me ; tomorrow I will arrange to recover.
Chives - I do not care . to me it's not that important . The important thing is to do what I said to head and thou shalt not do .
MASTER KEY - I'm better.
Chives - Maybe, but you're also arrange management to attract the police here .
MASTER KEY - . Make yourself no bile ayec that ^ I not called Passe-Partout for nothing ... You like that work in manufac ture shirts, Chives ?
Chives - Not a crumb .
MASTER KEY - So why are you going?
Chives - Orders are orders. Must show that we have a normal life.
MASTER KEY - Should never do what you do not like .
Chives - You do not talk like that in front of him by example !
MASTER KEY - It's not necessary. The head is under no illusion about me, he knows me .
Chives - Do you think the intimidation of you ?
MASTER KEY - Are girls and cowards who obey blindly . I am a man.
Chives - Tit- Black is a man as much as you , and yet it makes him nothing Beir o ; every day, it will work its cordnery , six in the morning until three o'clock in the afternoon ... Is not like it , Tit- Black , but it understood that it was necessary and prudent . MASTER KEY shot carelessly a wristwatch from the bottom of his pocket. He often weighed and have fun with . It shines . - Go on, go : you make me laugh .
Chives - There's nothing funny ... (she suddenly sees the watch) Passe-Partout ! What you got in your hand?
MASTER KEY - But this is my be , you can see it ! Chives - Who gave you that?
MASTER KEY - I bought it , Cibou lette .
Chives - Tell me no res Story . I rather think you've stolen.
MASTER KEY - It's a good March and that it works well.
Chives - Thief !
MASTER KEY - I'm almost cer tain that it is gold.
Chives - It is forbidden to fly.
MASTER KEY - You make me laugh more .
Chives - It is forbidden by the head is in the regulations of the band.
MASTER KEY - You make me laugh because you talk as if you were not a thief too.
Chives - I 'm not a thief. To smuggle cigarettes , it is not stealing . f
MASTER KEY - This is stealing company is stealing the government.
Chives - They are not flying , they are wrong. This is not the same.
MASTER KEY - You learned your lesson.
Chives - I tell you what I think , no more. And if you want my advice , arrange yourself so that you not see the head with it in his hands.
MASTER KEY - I could only offer him the head for that farm . It would be nice to have con tent wrist like all of my ... He would be proud as a peacock ... Only it's not that I want to give it .
Chives - ...
MASTER KEY - It'll not interested to know who ?
Chives - A Me?
MASTER KEY - Maybe .
Chives - You can keep it. I do not need . I do not like jewelry.
MASTER KEY - It's beautiful gold, true, it shines ... you'd be fine with that ... I spokes to give you money too .
Chives - Money ?
MASTER KEY - I borrowed any questions portfolios , this afternoon .
Chives - I need nothing. I do not want to touch that dirty your hands and fingers crooked affected . MASTER KEY - My hands are not dirty, my fingers are not crooked . My hands are the hands of the true thief. And the hands of a thief, this is clever, caress it well, it knows the locations.
Chives - Leave me alone , I do not want you to touch me .
MASTER KEY - If it was him, not you say the same thing for example. Chives - a.rien Y between him and me .
PASSE-PARTOUT - It's not because you did not want . This is because it was the cellar too to realize that you love ... Let me kiss you and I give all ; I will make you rich , I'll steal beads, bracelets, necklaces.
Chives - No, Passe-Partout , no, leave me alone .
MASTER KEY - . Chives Only once , just once ... ( But Pass Through everything is interrupted by the appearance of Tit- Black coming out of the hangar just at that moment Tit- Black smiles as he is glad to have surprised Passe-Partout and see Chives resist :)
TIT- BLACK - Hi ! Passe-Partout .
MASTER KEY identify and take a cavalier attitude - Hi , Tit- Black !
TIT- BLACK - It denies Chives eh ? It's hard to chew.
MASTER KEY - Not that much . It tastes a little onion is a little bitter but I'm sure one day I 'll try .
Chives - One day in the week of the three Thursdays.
TIT- BLACK - Listen , Passe-Partout : I need some air . I just spent three hours in the hole to clean the floor and hide the goods; you should take my place a little ; Sparrow is there, it will help you. GOING ANYWHERE , taking an attitude Leadership - What needs to be done ?
TIT- BLACK - Must adjust the two bottom panels .
MASTER KEY - The others are nailed ?
TIT- BLACK - Yes. And it is solid.
MASTER KEY - Good . I'll check . / / Throws a nasty look and Chives pe penetrates through the hangar. Tit- Black is tired, he will sit on the throne of Tarzan. He leaves his po che a small notebook and a pencil stub and starts doing calculations. Chives ap close to him slowly. Sounds of the city in the distance. Chives relies on the wall of the shed. It is like a peti tired , like a little worried. Tit- Black looks fondly.
TIT- BLACK - It often takes him?
Chives - No . This is the second time.
TIT- BLACK - Will talk to the chef.
Chives - No . We are no longer in school.
TIT- BLACK - You're right . The silence resumed. Tit- Black continues cal ass . Chives stares into space . We hear a dog barking somewhere. Black Tit- again broke the silence .
TIT- BLACK - Business is good . I sold three thousand two hundred cigarettes in three days. Chives - That's a lot !
TIT- BLACK - I think I'll be a good week.
Chives - I too am doing a good week.
TIT- BLACK - Do as many sold ?
Chives - Yes.
TIT- BLACK - How have you sold in ?
Chives - I do not know . I sold a lot. I'll bring the money to deposit in cash tomorrow.
TIT- BLACK - This is no hurry. I know you not steal . I need money account mainte ing . The head will surely wonder what was on hand last week. ( It re starts working as an accountant. Wets It
constantly his pencil to make figures more pronounced. This time it is Ci dumpling which interrupts )
Chives - . Tit- Black !
TIT- BLACK - What?
Chives - I'm afraid .
TIT- BLACK - Be confident . Chives - Usually I am confident but now I 'm afraid. You?
TIT- BLACK - If there is not back in ten mi nutes , will decamp . What is this aura of danger. Chives - II risk on work side lines like that, huh ?
TIT- BLACK - I 've never done it but I pen is that it is dangerous.
Chives - Were jump three times a day and each time with a backpack .
TIT- BLACK - In this time , customs officers are on the teeth , it falls ill .
Chives - Do you think they could shoot him ?
TIT- BLACK - Yes, Chives .
Chives - And we can do nothing?
TIT- BLACK - No . Must wait. I im pressure it will not be long ... There may be trouble with the van have is an old and Johny not maintain the lot .
Chives - One can be sure of Joh - ny ?
TIT- BLACK - Yes. There's nothing to fear him , there just has to wait in a cache along the road a mile Customs . It exposes almost
that not .
Chives - It's true . New silence. Tit- Black puts his notebook and pencil in his pocket. Then he gets up and gives off a bit by turning his back on chives .
TIT- BLACK - You like a lot huh ?
Chives - Yes, as you others, Tit- Black .
TIT- BLACK - As more and more. I think you love him at all.
Chives - Tit- Black ! I forbid you ...
TIT- BLACK - But it is not a sin Ci pellet ... Everyone has the right to love ... You are told ? Chives - No . He must not know , ever.
TIT- BLACK - Why ?
Chives - Because .
TIT- BLACK - II love you too.
Chives - That's not true , you can not say that.
TIT- BLACK - When you have eyes to see things we discover well .
Chives - Yes, but you are wrong
often .
TIT- BLACK - Not here . I 've looked and I'm convinced. He pretends to talk to you hard as the rest of us but in the back of his throat he hides words of love he holds for not screaming that he likes you .
Chives - Why he did it?
TIT- BLACK - Are pride as you ... you should talk to him .
Chives - Never Tit- Black , you tend to me ? Never, ever say to him .
TIT- BLACK - You do not reason. One day you will, and it will be too late , it will be possi ble ... I tell myself that if I loved you, you would know right away.
Chives - You make me suffer so .
TIT- BLACK - Why ?
Chives - Because you're my friend. And it would give me something to tell you that I love you not love . I should hate you for it .
TIT- BLACK - I do not understand .
Chives - You turn away my pen Sees him. I should hate you for diversion thoughts.
TIT- BLACK - " Misuse of thoughts," it's complicated it Chives , you give the im pressure you frequent convents .
Chives , she walks slowly to the forefront - Black Tit- No , I not frequent convents . I 'm Chives and I am a girl of the streets any more. My pa rents are poor and not like me much, but I do not care , I expect more than they fas me feel alive . I 'm sixteen , I work in the manu bill and I do not care because at the same time I'm smuggler , I 'm part of a band and I have a leader, a leader who is stronger than any , a leader who is afraid of nothing and ren dra everyone happy band . With him we all prepare fine Sundays and freer life . The rest do not care.
TIT- BLACK - Y came to our street and he told us to follow him. He had never seen but there was safe and sincere air, we followed . He told us that someone would one day if we wanted to listen. It was listened to and Aujour Today we made money . It becomes stronger .
Chives - That's why Black Tit- I 'm not allowed to speak to him of love, I trouble you in his ideas and he could look at me as he looks me in the moment, it looks like all of us. For him it is the same adventure buddies , playmates.
The shed door opens and gives passage ù Pass Partoiif who rubs his hands to clean , and Sparrow has the brow .
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MASTER KEY - We put the order in the hangar. It's like he wanted ... no news of him? TIT- BLACK - No . MASTER KEY - It looks bad. SPARROW - Y may be blocked lines ... Tit- Black ! TIT- BLACK - What? SPARROW - True What always has a white line separating the two countries ? TIT- BLACK - But no . Made you think that? SPARROW - Person. I thought about it myself. A white line that separates good. MASTER KEY - Yes, but it must jump as bad as no line at all. You're pale , Chives ! Chives - I am not paler than the rest of you . I am worried any more. MASTER KEY - Y should try leaving me service my system this time around . It is much less complicated : you spend with the truck and you say it is potatoes, they look and they see that you have pockets of good color, and they will believe you continue . Would have let me try. I gave it yesterday. TIT- BLACK - You gave it because you knew he would not . MASTER KEY - No, I wanted him to say yes .
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TIT- BLACK - You knew he not say yes . We explained at the beginning : the Amer Rican not want to see others than himself. MASTER KEY - I remembered more . TIT- BLACK - It's easy to say. MASTER KEY - Yes, it is easy to say and it not concern you . I give thee counsel Tit- Black : eat your plate , not in the other. TIT- BLACK - I can give you the same advice , Passe-Partout : in the future , let Cibou quiet lette is not your base. MASTER KEY - I will do what I please. TIT- BLACK - Even if it displeases the leader ? MASTER KEY - The leader, the leader , you have nothing but that word in the mouth ; he must laugh at the bottom. Chives - Shut up Passe-Partout . TIT- BLACK - Whenever What opens his mouth, that is ... CIBOULETTE - You too , Tit- Black , Iron me it. You quibble over trifles , for words that will change not the situation. What counts at the bottom is what we believe in his heart and in his head. Passe-Partout plays in the third song to the brave but in his head he thinks not what he says.
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SPARROW - You're right Chives ; words , it often means nothing. Plus you never know what others think within. We know for anyone. Music, it makes no lies , the music speaks for real, not words ... ( As if to prove what he has said he wears his harmonica to his lips and began to play. The others listen to juice that Passe-Partout is ridiculous to be moved ) MASTER KEY - . were never achieve what he plays him. Chives - It does not matter if it's beautiful! Sparrow is injured and stops playing . He looks strangely Passe-Partout , rises and moves towards the hangar. TIT- BLACK - Where are you going Sparrow ? Sparrow that question stops and re keeps all but he does not answer . He opens the door and locks herself in the hangar where they tend to play until it comes out . TIT- BLACK - Y is injured. Chives - Poor Sparrow . There was a moment of silence where infiltrates a small amount of anxiety. Sounds of the city far, far away . Passe-Partout again does not support this malaise. He broke the silence in a positive way : MASTER KEY - Thirty thousand your cigaret is money!
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Chives - Will not need to be re run for two weeks ... TIT- BLACK - the pace at which it sells I think it will start the week pro chain . Silence reborn. H is disturbed only by a vague and distant evening rumor. This time Tit- Black who gets tired first. He stiffened suddenly : TIT- BLACK - This is unbearable attention dre , I can not , it's too boring. Chives - Go see at Johny, Tit- Black . Y may have happened . TIT- BLACK - Maybe . Wait for me I 'm going! Chives - When you come back you make off there not happen. TIT- BLACK - That's it. ( Tit- Black out through the fence and away to the right , a no hurry and decided . Passe-Partout smiled ironically ment . He pulls out a cigarette and put it in the corner of the mouth. Prior to turning he said :) MASTER KEY - you get excited for nothing. Should not be bad blood for someone who would not for us. ( He lights his cigarette Chives whose attention is drawn realizes that this is an American cigarette She jumped to Passe-Partout . . . ) Chives - Passe-Partout ! It is split die smoking American cigarettes ... (El-
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the snatches the cigarette beak, lays down and crushes his foot. ) It can give clues , you know. ( Passe-Partout is fu serious and wounded in his pride. ) MASTER KEY - We sell, why we do not smokes ? Chives - This is unwise . MASTER KEY - I do not care . Chives - Should anyone ever see you out of your American cigarette po che . MASTER KEY - As if I was not smart enough to watch myself. Chives - What you did to me you could have done to a detective and you made you pick . MASTER KEY - Detectives , you see everywhere. You get mad tranquil parliament. Leave me alone ... I do not like you spying on me and we will put in my way. I do not like the moral lessons . This is the last time I 'm telling you. Chives - Act like the world and not take care of you . Act as the leader said to act . MASTER KEY - I will do as I please. This is not the head that will prevent me dear . Chives - You're nothing but a heartless Passe-Partout ; in the moment, he risks his life, him.
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MASTER KEY - This is the role he is given, he plays to the end. If he had named me I would have played too. Chives - You could not . Not because you respect the rules, because you're cheating ... Must have the discipline to do great things . You thee have not yet you swore to obey, you did the oath and cross on your heart, you have no right now to cheat. MASTER KEY - You're nothing but a pau tinue granddaughter, Chives , and if you continue you will stay the rest of your life . Quiet with your principles let me , I will do what I please and you will not have to interfere. Chives - Thou shalt no longer part of the band then . MASTER KEY - You could not do without me, you know. Chives - If you want to stay will have to accept that to tell you when you walk wrong. Because we, we obey orders and their enforcement . > MASTER KEY - And you will always be lower , soldiers without grades that officers abuse . You never know independence, you never enjoy anything. You will lose your time to think of others . Chives - Go , go , Pass -By- all, you make me more reminiscent of a spider, a spider who enjoys anything to get a canvas.
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MASTER KEY - Watch your words , Chives . Chives - You sickened me , Passe-Partout , and I 'm not afraid to tell you in the face , you disgusted me . MASTER KEY - Chives ! Shut up ! Chives - II will crush you him, you 'll see, it will crush you like a spider that has too long left free . MASTER KEY - Chives ! ( He raises his hands on it :) CIBOULETTE - You want to hit me ? Smite me, but not you stop me shouting you the truth in the ears now that we're alone. MASTER KEY - The truth ... You say so myself ... The truth is, What has me real here , there is only me really thief . You guys have fun if you want to know, vous'rêvez of being thieves but you're not real. Chives - You're bad at heart , I think. MASTER KEY - I am what I am and I would not change . Chives - You're pity. MASTER KEY - Chives ! Not that word ! Chives - You're pity.
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MASTER KEY - You're going too far, take care, I'll hit you if you say that again. Chives - Thou shalt even pity. Hit me : it not stop thinking that just now you'll tremble before him , you're crawling like a snake . Hit me ! MASTER KEY - Just now ... It can not be there all the time will be . It may be here anymore , Chives . Did you think it could be down the road? Have you thought about his death ? There was dead you would have had pity for nothing, you would see me shake ... And if I was going to become stronger? The strongest of all ? And if I was now the leader ? Chives , she cries - Shut up! GOING ANYWHERE , he laughs - It's my turn to have mercy . It is you who are afraid, it is you who tremble . Chives - One day you will pay for everything, Passe-Partout . One day you'll be on the floor at his feet and you ask for forgiveness . The evil you do not mind me but you will be punished for the words you say in his back. MASTER KEY - This is what we will see . Between Tit- Black aback . He goes to Ci dumpling :
TIT- BLACK - Y is not there. Chives - Are you sure?
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TIT- BLACK - Yes. Johny 's mother even told me she was worried . Chives - Good . What the chief said to if not returned at the agreed time , Tit- Black ? TIT- BLACK - From take off in case the police stop on the way and the strength to talk and say where the cache . Should not they disappear we take us too . Chives - This is what we will do right now then .
TIT- BLACK - Where's Sparrow ?
MASTER KEY - You hear it ? ( Tit- Black cntr'ouvrç the hangar door :) TIT- BLACK - Sparrow ! Come quickly . Must go.
MASTER KEY - Where we go ?
TIT- BLACK - Anywhere . The important thing is to not stay together here . ( Sparrow who stopped playing slowly out of the hangar. )
SPARROW - I'm staying . I am the keeper. TIT- BLACK - It's nothing. Person must stick here now . It is no longer safe .
Chives - The police can come from one minute to another. SPARROW - I'll tell the police What is per person and the hangar is empty.
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TIT- BLACK - No Sparrow . They will stop you anyway and you bring to the position . There they will torture you . To make you talk . Come on. Chives - This is probably a false alarm but not argue . SPARROW - It's okay first. I am . They go out by the fence but they are retained by a cons - order. Tarzan has appeared on the roof of the little shed carrying a bag on his back. He shouts at them : TARZAN - Keep all . I'm coming. ( They turn around amazed and their voices have a cry of admiration and surprise :) ALL - Tarzan ! TARZAN - That's me! I spent ... I ring ! Catch it ! (H gives him the bag he was wearing the Sparrow snatches and falls near that backwards ; others laugh . ). TARZAN - This is not the time to laugh. ( Their laughter stops abruptly Tarzan swings and falls in the middle of them. ). TARZAN at Sparrow - Will hide it in the shed and do quickly. ( Sparrow obeys prompt -ing . )
TARZAN - You, Tit- Black , courses in Johny and brings with him the rest . TIT- BLACK - Yes Tarzan. ( He leaves neck rant . )
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TARZAN at Passe-Partout - The commander of are ready for tomorrow? MASTER KEY - No, Tarzan. We waited for you before ... TARZAN - This is good. Will begin to wrap . Tit- Black continue earlier . MASTER KEY - Immediately Tar zan , immediately . 1 / enters the hangar in turn . Tarzan is alone with chives . He looks a little stealth, and becoming aware of his fatigue he will sit on his throne. Chives observed the corner of the eye. TARZAN between his teeth - . They have not got me ... I spent all ... They have me forever. Chives , which slowly approach - You're tired? Did you run a lot? TARZAN - I ran a lot. It seems ? Chives - Yes. You're more the same
eyes . TARZAN - It means nothing. Chives - It says you're tired. TARZAN - It says that I succeeded and I'm tired . It says nothing else. Chives - No, it says nothing else. You got all your weariness in your face. ( . Chive Silence strange Tarzan looks anxiously. ) Chives - They gave you trouble ? TARZAN - No more than usual.
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Chives - From custom, not you back so late. TARZAN - It looks at you ? Chives - No . I said that , simple
ment . TARZAN - Do not worry about me, I will always come back .
Chives - I care not Tarzan. I informed way, to know. TARZAN - Then why did you wrinkles on the forehead ? Chives - It's like the oth . Dint expect you back . A force to be afraid. TARZAN - The others leave nothing pa expected, the task of making the same. In addition, you do not need to be afraid. It will happen to you nothing more. I always manages to whether you're in no danger . CIBOULETTE without conviction - That's right, Tarzan. TARZAN - At your age you should not damage the front ... ( He gets up and gives off a bit towards the center :) Wait Chives : get you all the time for that. ( She approaches him a little . ) Chives - Do you mean that one day I will be unhappy? TARZAN - I mean one day you will love ras is the same.
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Chives - I think the opposite. The day I love you, I have more soucb . TARZAN - We think that but it 's always the same . Chives - Who told you ? Have you ever loved? TARZAN - No ... I looked at the others. Chives - You never love person not Tarzan ? TARZAN , he looks - Maybe ... one day. Chives - When? TARZAN - When I can , when I find a sensible girl . Chives , impulsive - Is what I am reasonable , Tarzan ? TARZAN - You pissing me off with your ques tions . Leave me alone , there is the work that
release. Chives - I beg your pardon , I did not want you file . TARZAN - I do not want you. But I would not want you to change . I took you with us because you was strong and coura geous , I would not see you now make sense . Understood? Chives - Yes Tarzan. TARZAN - Good . Talk about it more . I must rule the case of Passe-Partout now . (H will sit on his throne again . :) He shouts
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Passe-Partout ! ( Passe-Partout aus out almost as soon as the hangar. ) Passe-Partout , I have to talk to you. MASTER KEY - What you want to know Tarzan ? TARZAN - I want to know first if you found yourself in the book ? MASTER KEY - No . Not yet. I did a lot of places they never wanted me. TARZAN ^ - It's not a reason. If tomorrow , you've found nothing, you will hand over foot here . MASTER KEY - More ... TARZAN - Shut up ! I want no such complications . Other not explain other march in step . The day I asked you to follow me , I asked about the conditions and you have accepted , right? MASTER KEY - It's true, Tarzan. TARZAN - I warned you , I told you that sometimes it is hard to bend you dres gold, but it was necessary. I developed a system where you run the smuggling cun danger, I take all the risk on my back ... all the risks ... you know, Passe-Partout ? And in a few years from now we will be rich and live like the world. Nobody can force us to work and smear us as slaves in factories or my nufactures . Not be wasted our lives as the other guys on the street who let themselves be exploited by anyone.
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MASTER KEY - Yes, Tarzan. TARZAN - Meanwhile, to prevent the police to suspect we should give the impression pressure to have an ordinary life , like everyone else . To work somewhere without air smuggling . Like that people not take us for bandits and not accuse us of all crimes. MASTER KEY - Yes, Tarzan. TARZAN - We are not murderers, the rest of us ... we are not criminals ... we did not kill anyone ... but ja GOING ANYWHERE , hypnotized - was not killed anyone but ja Tarzan , we are not murderers. TARZAN - If a day is killed , it will be because we are forced . Because we can not do
otherwise . MASTER KEY - Yes, Tarzan , yes. TARZAN , calming - This is the last time I talk to you about that , Passe-Partout ... And you, Chives ? You got anything new? Chives - A little . At the ... ( She did not have time to finish his sentence as Tit- Black and Johny make their entrance in the courtyard, carrying two bags filled with cigarettes Tarzan directs his attention to them. ). TARZAN - Hide it immediately and leave no trace ... Tit- Black ! TIT- BLACK - Yes ?
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TARZAN - Tell Sparrow I want to talk to him. TIT- BLACK - Right now? TARZAN - Yes. You'll end up wrapping the commands yourself. TIT- BLACK - Correct. ( Tit- Black and Jobny entered the hangar Tarzan returns to Chives . . ) TARZAN - Continue Chives . Chives - At work, all the girls smoke, I have ten new customers. TARZAN - Correct. Be careful. Beware of your "bourgeois" . Chives - Fear nothing. It aperce in vra ever. SPARROW appears in the hangar door - You mean me head ? TARZAN - Yes, approach. You're well taken care of today? SPARROW - Yes boss. TARZAN - chief called me not , call me Tarzan. SPARROW - Yes boss ... TARZAN - You do not understand? SPARROW - Yes yes yes yes I have taken com ... I 'm sorry ... I mean leader : Tarzan. TARZAN - Everything was normal? SPARROW - A man came . TARZAN - What?
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SPARROW - A man came . TARZAN - What man ? SPARROW - I not know . I had never seen . All I can say is that it was a man with a raincoat and hat ... yes that's right, a gray hat . TARZAN - And the raincoat ? SPARROW - Dark Blue , I think. TARZAN - It tells me nothing ... You were alone? SPARROW - Passe-Partout was in the hangar. Y needed for a client cigarettes . MASTER KEY - Why me you did not tell when I'm out, Sparrow ? SPARROW - Accounts is the chief that I make them . TARZAN - And what more shall sor shooting cigarettes in broad daylight. MASTER KEY - I had a good customer ... TARZAN - This is not a reason ... There was what time Sparrow ? SPARROW - Two hours approximately. TARZAN - Passe-Partout was in the han gar long? SPARROW - It's been five minutes, I
think . TARZAN - You spoke to the gentleman ? SPARROW - I asked them what chait expensive .
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TARZAN - What did he say? SPARROW - Y said he sought nothing, it just happened. I told them what was not right , that was my yard and I wanted to be alone. He looked at me with a smile and then is gone. TARZAN - Passe-Partout ? MASTER KEY - Yes ? TARZAN - You 're not follow ing ve here? MASTER KEY - No . TARZAN - Did you see anyone when you're out of the yard? MASTER KEY - Person. TARZAN - Are you sure? MASTER KEY - Yes , I'm sure ... there was nobody , I swear . TARZAN - This is a story that I do not like much . This is a story that feels not good. (A Sparrow ) When you saw it , did you think he could get something ? SPARROW - Y looked like an inspector, he looked everywhere. TARZAN - This is fishy. It annoys me! It annoys me! Tit- Black and Johny out dn hangar. Johny rely three empty bags under his arm. JOHNY - Hi Tarzan. TARZAN - Hi Johny . We go back in a week .
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JOHNY - Okay. ( Johny out and returns home, Tarzan approached Tit- Black . ) TARZAN - Listen , Tit- Black : afternoon Sparrow saw a man prowling around ... TIT- BLACK - Huh ! Here? TARZAN - Yes. He was wearing a gray hat and a dark blue raincoat. It tells you nothing? TIT- BLACK - A gray hat ... A blue permeable im ... Wait ... No ... to be honest , it reminds me of nothing ? . TARZAN - So, should take a Decision. It will disappear from circulation for a few days . Orders are ready? TIT- BLACK - Yes. TARZAN - There's nothing incriminating lying around ? TIT- BLACK - Everything is hidden . We even see the signs. It looks like an empty hangar . TARZAN - Perfect . It is understood everyone? Until I notify you, I want to see one here . MASTER KEY - And customers ? TARZAN - You fill the most pressing future orders ; for the rest they Dront attention . You tell them that a new "stock" should return soon and that you do not know when. Should not take risks , guys. Ment is currently true of danger, if the man of today is the police , it will surely make a turn, then I will arrange myself for the defeat . Understood?
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OTHER - Included ... including ... TARZAN - Ah ! I forgot . I have good news for you . In a month we sell cigarettes wholesale. We continue to have our regular customers and the more you will be a dozen others who come here to buy in large quantities. MASTER KEY - And you're gonna spend all that ? TARZAN - Yes. The American owes me by l a new plan next time. MASTER KEY - We will do twice as much money then? TARZAN - Yes. And this is why we need to be more careful. Should not be taken just when it's going so well. Okay, now go take your packages into the hangar and go immediately everyone on your side. He has not finished his sentence we see Raitre apparent in the opening in the fence a man dressed as described by Sparrow . MAN - Hello ! ( All freeze on the spot, then return slowly to his side. ) SPARROW - That's him, Tarzan. MAN - You looked busy , I'm sorry to bother you . ( It takes a few steps and looks around Tarzan gets in its path. ). TARZAN - What can we do for you?
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MAN - Nothing special . I only have two words to say to one of you . TARZAN - There's no one who knows you here . MAN - That is not certain. ( Aside suddenly Tarzan and headed Passe-Partout , which fell on the left He grabbed him by the collar . . ) MAN - It's true that you do not know me , you? MASTER KEY - I do not know you and I wish not to speak with you . MAN - You've lost your memory then you absolutely need to find yourself . ( Saying this , he grabs her by the arm and reduces the power im . With his free hand he will seek a wallet in the inside pocket of the jacket Pass Partont . ) And that? Do not you remember ? Miss you my boy business : your hand shaking and you hit me three times. Then I followed you for twenty minutes and you're in 're not even notice . (7 / leaves abruptly Passc -Partout and headed out a second time , Tarzan bar his path . ). TARZAN - Check for missing anything. HUMAN checking - No . It lacks nothing . Moreover, there has certainly not had time to open it because if he did there would be found somewhere a little card that would have astonished. ( He pulls out a few dollars of the portfolio
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Tarzan and presents as someone who wind buy something. ) It is here that sells American cigarettes ? Tarzan reaches into the pocket of his jacket. Man sees the gesture and understands that it is armed. He looks into her eyes and Tarzan re puts money in his wallet . TARZAN - We not sell cigarettes. No more American than Canadian. You are not in a tobacconist . MAN - was misinformed me . Excu sez me . ( It goes to withdraw but it stops . He looks and says all :) Are games that are expensive in life, you know.
And he goes . For a second or two, all the characters remain frozen in their atti tude . Then they slowly turn towards Passe-Partout who gets scared . Tarzan walks slowly toward him
MASTER KEY No! ... No! ... Frap pe me not , Tarzan ... not hit me , I will do more .
TARZAN , very quiet - I warned you , Passe-Partout . How many times I saw you come pre Passe -Partout ? And you do not want to obey, you really want to obey ? I've had enough mainte ing , Passe-Partout . ( Passe-Partout back juice that left wall. ) Ah ! You want to cool , you want to put yourself apart from others , eh!
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Well, you go back to your hole and re shalt thou set foot here . MASTER KEY - No, Tarzan , no! Chives - Do not do that , Tarzan , let him go immediately . TARZAN - Shut up, Chives . We will show him leading here , we will prove that it is not fun the rest of us ; bastards like him, it deserves no sympathy , no mercy. (Not - to -Partout trying to escape to the bottom, but Tarzan gives a croc -en- leg and tripped . ) TIT- BLACK - Tarzan , let him !
TARZAN - Silence ! I'm the chief, I command . ( He falls sharply Passe-Partout ) ... And I forced anyone. You tend to Passe-Partout ? I forced anyone. I want more to see you before my eyes. (He strikes the face, Passe-Partout collapses. Tarzan observes another time. ) You had to make me understand others. But no, took you to do in your head, in your dirty mind ... You're out of here and you will forget what you know . If you ever we work his, I'll make me sing , you know? We no longer need you. ( Tarzan ment violently pushed into the opening in the fence . At this mo ment even means a whistle competing in. wide. Passe-Partout returns immediately , scared, and Tarzan who don 't take care turns to the other and cry :) We are betrayed, this is
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the police! (Pointing to Tif - Black and Chives opening in the fence , he said :) You two , get out there. (They leave in a hurry. Blows whistle . Pointing opening left to ring me and Passe-Partout , he said :) And you two there, I agree with you . ( They obey instantly Hits whistle Tarzan left alone in the middle of the scene he pulls a pistol from his jacket pocket and go hide in the wooden box that serves as his throne . . . Then moves to the left out, but Sparrow and Passe-Partout which are driven into the court did not allow him time. Blows whistle ).
MASTER KEY - They come behind the ruins . TARZAN - Come here first. ( They head towards the opening in the fence . They were driven back by Tit- Black and Chives retreating . Blows whistle closer and closer . Rays projectors that pro lead on the walls. ) BLACK TIT- - It is impossible, they arrive between the hangars. TARZAN - We're surrounded, they are everywhere. TIT- BLACK - What do we do ? TARZAN - We still try every man for himself ! Tarzan takes the hand of chives and flees with her in the background. Black Tit- locks himself in the shed while Passe-Partout is es -
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Quive the left. Sparrow is left alone and demisting adorned the middle of the courtyard. The evening is filled with sirens and whistles , nous of light rays lick the walls. Sparrow will slow ment sit on the throne of Tarzan and takes his harmonica to play. End of the first act.