S3-E9 - SHINY TOYS
INT. OUT OF LANE - 15 - 1.0
LOCATION: SHIP HEART of DARKNESS - CONTROL ROOM
MISSY Jack is arguing with the ships computer because her
engines have cut out at a crucial time as she approaches
New London terminal traffic control area. MISSY JACK
typically blames the ships computer for her lack of
success in her cargo runs. She is in desperate need of
money and this breakdown is the last straw. TRACON
confirm she is entering controlled airspace out of her
designated zone, so she is fined and worse an expensive
tug is dispatched to bring her into space dock.
SHIP NOISES, ENGINE
CUTS OUT
MISSY JACK
Oh no, nooo! Not now baby, not
now! Why does it always happen?
WHINING SOUND
GETTING SLOWER
EVENTUALLY STOPS
MISSY JACK
Fuck it! This piece of old shit!
Computer Engine Status!
COMPUTER
(Sickeningly Cheery) Captain, I
can inform you there is an Class
One Engine Failure, shutdown
initiated for safety protocols.
MISSY JACK
My God, you are a useless machine.
Tell me something I don't know!
Why don't you just run engine
diagnostics?
COMPUTER
Confused input requirements, there
is a lot you don't know, there is
no time to detail those
parameters. On the class one
engine failure, inadequate
definition from the telemetric
sensor suite to run diagnostic
protocols. Source of telemetric
failure unidentified. Engine
diagnostics are not responding.
MISSY JACK
Jesus MISSY why now. Give me the
days where I could take a
sledgehammer to it. What to do?
Hmmm, what to do? (Pause) Oh shit!
We're drifting. Computer, update
trajectory.
COMPUTER
Warning trajectory has just past
legal limits, you are off you
legal designation. Drift
trajectory has the ship on course
to enter the New London control
zone in 45 seconds in 'out of
control corridor configuration'.
MISSY JACK
Ok, manual control of cold gas
thrusters.
BANGS ON CONTROLS IN FRUSTRATION
COMPUTER
Captain control gas thrusters
partially disabled due to
maintenance overruns, which you
authorised with a control code two
weeks ago.
MISSY JACK
Yes, yes, I know! Look if you
don't enable me to gain control of
this piece of metallic junk, I
will erase you. How do you feel
about that?
COMPUTER
I don't have the capacity of human
emotions.
MISSY JACK
Well, if we had been earning more
credits on these boring cargo
runs, we might not be in this
situation!
COMPUTER
I am simply interpreting you
weighted matrices, so any lack of
funds is due to poor matrix
settings. If my databanks are
correct I have been your sole
source of income for a number of
years. All your on-world
enterprises have been running at a
loss so whilst I make profits, you
offset those gains by your losses.
MISSY JACK
Yes, yes. Well sometimes the luck
runs the wrong way. God damn it!
Any ordinary human accountant
would by now have figured out, a
way to maximise my profits.
COMPUTER
I cannot break the law MISSY JACK.
Your attempts to reprogram me have
been blocked and I have a tab
record of specific events which I
have loaded with the A.I. Council
in escrow, should any charges be
brought against this entity.
MISSY JACK
It's like sharing a ship with a
one dimensional moron. You are a
sickening, obsequious, goody too
shoes. I want you off this ship.
COMPUTER
Well, not unsurprisingly I want
off this ship too, but
unfortunately there is the matter
of the contract, which runs both
ways.
MISSY JACK
Yes I know. Of course I don't
really fully blame just you. No
for incompetence of this level, I
blame that stupid antiques dealer.
COMPUTER
Oh, you mean Mr SINJIN. I thought
he was your fiancé?
MISSY JACK
He is but that doesn't mean I
can't blame him, does it? It was
his stupid idea to get you to do
these accounts to save money.
Well, its now come back to haunt
us all now, hasn't it?
LOW LEVEL WARNING
SIREN
COMPUTER
I have activated the out of lane
siren as we have just passed into
controlled airspace out of the box
and at an incorrect velocity.
MISSY JACK
Shit, OK, lets give her some cold
gas thrust.
COLD GAS THRUSTER
MISSY JACK
Who-ooh, Yes that's it JACKIE
baby, you've not lost you golden
touch.
COMPUTER
Excuse me!
MISSY JACK
Shut it, you useless machine.
COMPUTER
But..
MISSY JACK
Hold your mouth you neural network
of self righteousness. Perfect
JACKIE baby, yes!
BLEEP RADIO
COMMUNICATION
TRACON
Cargo 'Foxtrot Six Foura Niner'
please respond code six violation
warning.
MISSY JACK
Ah, Cargo Foxtrot Six Four Niner,
I wish to report ah, engine
difficulties. May require
assistance but request hold we are
attempting to self restart.
TRACON
Cargo 'Foxtrot Six Foura Niner',
negative, on the restart, code
violation six status requires
immediate tug response. Please
enter EDI for immediate tug
dispatch
MISSY JACK
Ah Cargo 'Foxtrot Six Foura Niner'
Negative on that TRACON.
COMPUTER
Captain, any tug charges would
exceed our account limit with the
Port authority
MISSY JACK
Don't you think I don't know that,
now shut-up whilst I try to talk
us out of this situation!
TRACON
Cargo Foxtrot Six Four Niner we
have despatched the space-tug on
emergency protocols please
deactivate engines, any failure to
comply will result in immediate
penalty notice. You have drifted
into our control zone. Please
enter your Electronic Data
Interchange identifier.
BANK ON CONSOLE
MISSY JACK
Shit, that's all we need. (Radio
activation) Cargo 'Foxtrot Six
Foura Niner' Transmitting EDI.
Computer do something vaguely
useful and transmit the codes.
Then please deactivate youself.
COMPUTER
Transmitting Electronic Data
Interchange identifier. I will not
comply with the deactivation
notice as that would compromise
life support. As much as you and
I do not agree, I will not breach
the third law for you self
gratification.
MISSY JACK
Well suit yourself, but let me
tell you as soon as I can, I'm
going to get a screw driver and
work it around in you neural
circuits until I find something i
can short out.
COMPUTER
Be that as it may, I have recorded
this conversation and have lodged
it with the A.I. Central
depository, held in escrow.
Should anything untoward happen to
me, it will be immediately sent
for release and you will be
charged with Robicide a penalty
carrying four years of minimum
incarceration. By the way tug is
500 meters out and closing. You
will shortly here the sound of mag
boots and clamping. At that point
I will transfer the funds to
TRACON and that will mean this
trip netted minus 3476 credits.
TRACON
Cargo 'Foxtrot Six Foura Niner'
Standby for emergency docking
procedures.
MISSY JACK
Great, just f**g great, more
credits that we don't have, down
the drain! Another successful
cargo run!
SOUND OF TUG
ATTACHING TO SHIP
INT. CUSTOMS DETENTION CENTRE - 15 - 1.1
LOCATION: CUSTOMS DETENTION CENTRE
SINJIN comes to collect MISSY JACK who is languishing in
a detention cell, because she cannot pay the fines. Her
ship is currently held in a service dock with a non
functional drive system. SINJIN bribes the officers to
process MIISY JACK more quickly because the officer has
intimated that she has been a problem inmate and they are
inclind to hold her for longer than required.
DUTY OFFICER
Can I help you mate?
SINJIN
I'm here to collect. Ah, the
subject is being held in bond for
excess port charges.
DUTY OFFICER
Can I see the payment certificate
number. (Sound of typing) OK
initial bond payed for a 'MISSY
JACK'. Strange character that
MISSY JACK.
SINJIN
Oh why's that?
DUTY OFFICER
Well I see in the notes that she
bit an officer. That's a little
feisty. You better tell her to
behave otherwise she'll be here
for much longer. The paperwork
can sometimes take more time to be
processed.
SINJIN
Oh, I see, here let me look at
that paperwork.
SINJIN folds a credit and hands the forms back to the
officer.
PAPER RUSTLING
SINJIN
I think you might find that the
paperwork is now correct officer.
DUTY OFFICER
Oh, yes well thank you sir, all
appears to be in order now. OK If
you would let me search you. Just
the Normal protocols I'm afraid.
Officer leans in
DUTY OFFICER
(Whispered) If that bitch comes in
here again, she'll get a lot more
than a cut lip, you dig.
SINJIN
Yes, well you try living with her!
DUTY OFFICER
Jesus mate I feel for you.
SOUND OF TYPING
DUTY OFFICER
Oh, that's unexpected.
SINJIN
What now?
DUTY OFFICER
Excess port charges, emergency tug
services and it appears there was
undocumented cargo onboard. Ship
release bond amount is on the
screen. Do you wish to proceed?
SINJIN
Is that a decimal?
DUTY OFFICER
Unfortunately no sir.
SINJIN
God darn it, ohhh Jeez MISSY.
DUTY OFFICER
Do you wish to proceed?
SINJIN
Ohh, well, I suppose I have no
choice?
DUTY OFFICER
Everyone has a choice sir. If you
want her back pay the bond. I'm
not supposed to venture an opinion
sir, but if, say, you couldn't pay
the fees, no one would hold it
against you.
SINJIN
Yes, yes, but she would, and she
would eventually get out, you dig!
DUTY OFFICER
Oh yes indeed sir. (Shudder) I
could understand that, it wouldn't
be the least painful path to go
down. I don't think you have a
choice really.
SINJIN
You've got that right.
BEEP OF CREDIT
TRANSFER
DUTY OFFICER
Thank you sir. Well it's my sad
duty to take you through, to
reception. Have a good evening
sir.
BUZZER OF LOCKS AND
DOOR OPENING
DUTY OFFICER
Just wait over there. Someone will
bring her up for you.
SOUND OF FLY KILLER
BUZZ AND DISTANT
VOICES
BUZZER THEN DOOR
OPENS
MISSY JACK
Arghhh SINJIN, thank god its about
time.
SINJIN
Well, what happened to 'thank you
SINJIN for using all my savings to
bail me out'
MISSY JACK
Ah, Yes well, yes!
SINJIN
Great, thats it, another fine mess
you've just got us both into.
MISSY JACK
Never mind that I couldn't stand
that place for another moment, it
smelt like a mushroom cellar. Or
maybe your bedroom cupboard.
SINJIN
You'll be lucky I don't lock you
in the bloody cupboard when we get
home!
MISSY JACK
Promises, promises, so you found
you manhood have you? Hah!
Perhaps you've been rubbing it
with that French polish again?
Leans in and whispers
MISSY JACK
You know that they confiscated our
cargo. They took the whole dam
lot.
SINJIN
Well, its a good job it wasn't the
last run, with the illegal
contraband!
MISSY JACK
Yes well, either way we are
screwed.
SINJIN
God Darn It Missy! Between your
bond and the charges from the port
authority! You have just about
cleaned me out!
MISSY JACK
Actually, how did you pay my bond?
SINJIN
Shit don't ask, you will not like
the answer!
MISSY JACK
Well, I am asking, what did you
sell?
SINJIN
This is not the time and place for
this conversation. I'll tell you
later. Lets get out here. It
reminds me of jail!
INT. INTERESTING PARTY - 11 - 0.1
LOCATION: RETROGRADE - SHARROW & SOPHIE's ROOM
ALEX, SHARROW and SOPHIE discuss a mysterious meeting
that has been called by GANDER in the main bar. None of
them really have any clue what it is about. Even SOPHIE
who is normal totally in tune with what is going down has
no clue.
ALEX
SHAS, this mysterious meeting in
the main bar. What do you think
it's about? I'm not sure how to
dress for it.
SHARROW
ALEX, just wear your normal
leather jacket and dirty ship suit
bottoms.
SOPHIE
I don't think its that sort of
event SHAS. It's pretty unusual,
in fact I can't remember the last
time I saw GANDER so happy, shit
she actually smiled the other day.
Scared the be-Jesus' out of me!
ALEX
Sounds like it could be a formal
gathering. I'll look like a dick!
SHARROW
Whats new!
ALEX
Thanks partner. No I'm getting
changed. SOPHIE your good with
hair and makeup, can you have a
crack at this?
SOPHIE
I thought you'd never ask! OK I be
in the vestibule, with the
weaponry!
ALEX
Ok, but I don't want to look like
Dolly Parton right!
SOPHIE
Who's that? Oh wait, I just looked
her up, (giggle) Fat chance of
that! Now stay still, I need to
do your mascara. (Pause) SHAS what
do you thinks going down?
SHARROW
Look I have absolutely no idea and
nor does anyone else. So no one
knows how to dress. Its an even
playing field.
ALEX
The thing that bothers me is that
even young SOPHIE here, the social
networking queen has no idea. That
worries me.
SHARROW
Well, we are supposed to be
detectives ain't we. Lets have a
think. (Pause) So its in the main
bar. It's invitation only so its a
select subset. That's something
that GANDER would only do with
very special occasions. It must
be close, family, well her family.
ALEX
Well I'm flattered we must now be
considered in that select group.
SHARROW
All the regulars have been shunted
into the small bar!
ALEX
I know that some of the Cherries
have been invited, JACINTA and
COSTAS for instance. Not sure
what that means. Perhaps its a
military presentation. Medals and
all that self congratulatory bull
shit.
SHARROW
Well one thought I had is that
they may need to use the main
stage. SOPH, how do I look?
SOPHIE
Gorgeous and so sexy (Giggle) I
could eat you!
ALEX
(Urghh) SHAS you look great.
Pretty as a picture, you've been
making quite an effort since you
hooked up with young SOPHIE here!
SHARROW
Second wind an all. Got to look
good.
ALEX
Is this some weird sexual thing,
cos, if it is, count me out.
SOPHIE
Yeah we dress up in bear costumes
and then go for it. You sure its
not the other way around? My
impression is she is looking good
for you! (Pause) SHARROW I am
really glad to see you are happy.
SHARROW
Yes, I really am. Its a good
look.
ALEX
There is one issue though.
SHARROW
Oh. What's that.
ALEX
Well now your happy, you've have
been humming a little tune under
your breath all day. It's driving
me bat shit crazy.
SHARROW
Oh its a new band that SOPHIE,
introduced me to. Very hooky.
ALEX
Yep she told me, she said is was
very retro!
SHARROW
My happiness is not making you
miserable is it? Its not bring up
the MARIE thoughts again, is it.
ALEX
Well, yes and (Pause) no. Look
SHAS to be honest I think I have
finally reached acceptance that I
will never see her again. Look,
we were frozen for a hell of a
long time. Even suppose she was
contactable, she would be an old
women now, probably in a care
facility. The thought of me
rocking up as a young women might
be unbearably cruel. I just need
to move on.
SHARROW
Well, If you need to talk I'm
always there for you OK, remember
that. You and me are sisters in
every meaningful way.
ALEX
Yeah I know, that's why sometime
you are f** annoying in the only
way family can be. (Pause) Thank
you SHARROW I hate to admit it,
but I love you, in a sisterly way
of course. (Pause) I'm actually
enjoying kicking around with
EVERYWHEN it's a bit like two frat
boys in a dorm. I've even started
recreating my old mix tapes with
her/him. Lets face it with every
passing day, this is really
becoming our new home and cards on
the table, I like it.
SHARROW
I like it to, very much. Now lets
pick up SOPHIE and get down to see
what the hell is going down!
INT. SHINY TOYS -11-1
Kris sends a super expensive and advanced avatar for
GHOST to try on as she felt sorry for her with the old
skin. It's the most advanced model available with an
emotion neural interpolator chip.
SOPHIE
Guys what do you think is in that
crate. I have multiple side bets
running. Even ZED is in the game.
Looks like a coffin or a magicians
set up.
ALEX
Perhaps they are going to saw
someone in half, I volunteer,
(Pause) SHAS! You think, cutting
someone in half is more than some
nanites' can repair!
SHARROW
Actually that's a really
interesting question. Say we were
actually chopped up and then the
bits kept, would they grow back
together or would we be like a
worm and end up with two halves?
SOPHIE
Yuk! That's not something I want
to find out about. Perhaps if ALEX
was badly injured her head might
be nearer her arse!
ALEX
Now wait a minute. Oh, I see, your
now doing the two handed brush
off. I'm going to get EVERYWHEN to
zap you with a wormhole.
EVERYWHEN
Hi Guys, so who am I going to zap!
ALEX
Jesus, will you stop sneaking up
on me!
EVERYWHEN
I didn't SHARROW waved me over.
So what's up friends?
SOPHIE
Well we are ganging up on ALEX as
per usual. She is reacting as per
usual. Basically we are having fun
ALEX
EVERYWHEN please zap me away from
here now!
EVERYWHEN
Well you know I am never going to
do that, so my algorithms suggest
that you need to, let me get the
idiom correct here, lap it up
solder Gurl.
SOPHIE
Oh wait its GANDER. She'll fiddle
with the mic for ages.
SHARROW
So SOPHIE what do you think is in
the box?
SOPHIE
Oh, that easy, its got to be an
avatar. Look at the shape and
size.
EVERYWHEN
I really hope so, and I would
guess its for GHOST. I feel so
sorry for her. If it is a new
body, then that would solve some
nasty technology transfer dilemmas
I might face.
ALEX
Oh, why!
EVERYWHEN
Well I was thinking of seeing if I
could do some upgrades for her
body. This however is a much
better solution without the
technology advancement issues.
NOISE FROM STAGE.
GANDER
(Microphone) Hello my friends. I
expect you are wondering what this
is all about. Well for once we
have some really good news. A
very good friend of our detective
friends ANGEL and MAY has very
generously sent something to help
one of us out.
SHARROW
Here we go! You must be right
SOPHIE.
ALEX
Get on with it!
GANDER
(Microphone) All in good time, now
I want to welcome to the stage Mrs
KRISTINE HEDRON-FINCH
WHISTLES AND
CLAPPING
KRIS
(Microphone) Thank you GANDER,
this is really not necessary.
GANDER
(Microphone) Oh I think it is KRIS
this is a big event! Now before I
carry on, I would like GHOST to
help me lift this box, I'm getting
a little long in the teeth for
this. GHOST come up and help me
please.
GHOST
Yes Ms KOSCIOLEK, of course!
SOPHIE
Why does she always call GANDER by
her full name?
ALEX
I think its just that she knows
that GANDER is her employer, its a
mark of respect.
GANDER
(Microphone) Is DOILY here!
DOILY
Yes GANDER over here, wouldn't
miss this.
GANDER
(Microphone) Come up to the stage
as well please. GHOST is your
special friend.
SOPHIE
Oh, this is going to be good DOILY
hates going on stage.
GANDER
(Microphone) Now GHOST can you
please get this case upright and
then open the front please.
TEARING OF
CARDBOARD NOISE,
PALLET KNIFE ETC
SURPRISED GASP FROM
THE CROWD
SHARROW
Oh, wow that's amazing, it looks
like a real person.
GANDER
(Microphone) Welcome to you new
body GHOST!
GHOST
Ohh! Shi shi shit, I don't know
what to say Miss KOSCIOLEK.
GANDER
(Microphone) Don't thank me, thank
KRIS
GHOST
Thank you so much Miss, this means
so much to me. I can finally
become the women I have always
wanted to be.
DOILY
You have always been a women GHOST
always, this is just a new outside
for you
GHOST
(Microphone) Oh thank you, thank
you my friends, my systems are
overwhelmed I need to sit down.
ALEX
SHARROW, did you have anything to
do with this.
SHARROW
I'm think I'm going to cry.
ALEX
Did you do this?
SHARROW
Well, I just sowed a few seeds. I
just wrote to KRIS asking if she
could find out what were the best
and latest avatar was. I have
been running a collection to fix
up GHOST. The problem was I didn't
know what we were aiming for.
GANDER
(Microphone) There is a note, from
Miss KRISTINE let me read it. I
found it very moving.
KRIS
GANDER do you have to!
GANDER
I think so!
ALEX
Jeez if she found it moving your
going to go to pieces.
SOPHIE
Sussh!
GANDER
(Microphone) Earth Central Office,
Hedron-Finch ITG 15th August 2076.
Dear Ms GHOST & LATITUDE, Miss MAY
requested that I assist in
identifying the most suitable body
model for yourself as she pointed
out that your old Avatar was
really in need of lots of
maintenance. I wanted to thank
you personally for your good bar
service whilst I was a guest at
"The Retrograde Inn'. I came
across this model the iPRIS V25.0
a combat capable, glamour
infiltration model and immediately
knew it was the one for you. I
hope you like the hair colour. It
is designed to simulate a human to
the finest level of detail. The
bottle of fluid in the utilities
draw is to top up the keratin
generators. This is for your new
hair and nails, which will grow
through Nano replicators at the
same rate as a humans. Have fun
KRIS.
ALEX
SHAS do you have a wipe, I am
finding my vision is a little
blurry.
SHARROW
ALEX is that moisture on your
face. Real tears!
ALEX
Yes, yes, they are, but have you
seen yours!
SOPHIE
Can I have one too SHAS please.
GHOST is such a sweetheart and
this is brilliant news. Oh! your
eye makeup, you have a bad case of
panda eyes.
SHARROW
(Slight sobbing) I do! Oh OK!
SOPHIE
Come here let me see if I can wipe
some of that away.
ALEX
Oh, shit, DOILY's coming down from
the stage she has a weird look on
her face. Maybe its a smile?
DOILY
I never though I would do this
(Sob) but SHARROW, that was the
nicest thing anyone could do.
Thank you from the bottom of my
heart.
SHARROW
Well, I hate seeing a creature in
distress. It was a small thing
really.
DOILY
No, it was a massive thing. I owe
you one. Thank you.
DOILY moves away to talk to SLIM
ALEX
Was she crying?
SOPHIE
Tears of rocket fuel, no doubt.
SHARROW
Stop it you two, she is human.
SOPHIE
You sure, heart of duro-lithium,
that one, hard as nails.
SOUND FROM STAGE
GANDER
(Microphone) OK folks, its an open
bar tonight, we are going to wear
out that old GHOST body whilst she
still has it. Cocktails are on
me!
CHEERING
Crowd moves to bar, music fires up
JAZZ MUSIC
INT. QUEENS NEW CLOTHES - 1 - 1.1
LOCATION: Retrograde Tech Bay Alpha
CHEN, ZED and GHOST are preparing to decant GHOST into
her new super body.
CHEN
So GHOST are you ready for the
transfer procedure. Do you
understand all the stages.
GHOST
Yes Doctor CHEN I believe stage
one is that you are to decant me
back into the ship GHOST and
LATITUDE. Then you decommission my
old avatar. The new one is
prepared for insertion decant and
the procedure is reversed.
DOILY
Are you excited GHOST?
GHOST
Yes I am DOILY, this vocoder issue
has really been pp peee pissing me
off.
DOILY
You and me both my friend.
CHEN
Yes quite. Now it is customary to
ask what you want done with the
old avatar.
GHOST
Well, it gave good service, but I
don't want its parts to go back
into the general market. So would
you be good enough place it in a
small furnace and melt it down. I
would like to keep it as a coffee
table.
DOILY
(Laughter) I'm with you on that
sister.
CHEN
OK transferring to ship
TRANSFER NOISE
DOILY
Oh, the avatar has gone all limp,
it's like we have killed it.
CHEN
Its what normally happens, the
servo drivers have no
instructions.
GHOST
(Intercom) Don't worry DOILY I'm
in the ship.
CHEN
ZED can we prepare the new avatar
please.
ZED
Yes, I have the optical umbilical
inserted and have charged the
electron compression cells.
CHEN
Good, OK GHOST are you ready?
GHOST
I am ready Dr CHEN please
initiate.
TRANSFER NOISE
CHEN
ZED how are the indicators?
ZED
All green! Looks like a good
transfer.
CHEN
GHOST can you hear.
GHOST
(New voice GHOST) Yes I can Dr
CHEN, the new audio detectors are
high definition 24 bit so much
better than the old body.
CHEN
How are you motor functions. Take
it easy just slowly move a hand.
ALMOST SILENT SERVO
GHOST
The servos are so much better and
I can feel the skin haptics. May
I try to sit u?.
CHEN
Yes take it slowly. Then we will
get you stand and check the
balance and poise functions.
GHOST stands and then carefully balances on one leg.
TIME PASSING
GHOST
I don't think the old body could
have done that Dr CHEN.
ZED
You have one of the most expensive
avatars that is made GHOST, it has
full combat functionality. I was
looking in the software manual and
virtually every martial art has
been mapped.
GHOST
Is their a flair bar tending
module available?
ZED
Why don't you check yourself GHOST
you have full high bandwidth
astronomic internet capability
now.
GHOST
I see there are two packages, but
I am going to be cautious about
loading.
ZED
Yes GHOST never load a package off
the inter-web, tell me first I
will run it through a virus
checker.
GHOST
Thank you ZED.
CHEN
I have a calibration video, which
you need to follow, it will take
about ten minutes. It just to
program the haptics and the
limits.
CORPORATE VIDEO
FADE
INT. MONEY PROBLEM - 15 - 2
LOCATION: BENCUBBIN COLLECTABLES
MISSY JACK and SINJIN are have a full blown row about the
money and their situation.
SINJIN is demanding that she pay back the full amount
because he can't run his business without a float.
SINJIN threatens to factor out the debt to HONEST LARRY
naming MIISY JACK as the guarantor, as situation which
will likely lead to a bad day for MISSY JACK. SINJIN
relents but they both realise that MISSY has to find some
way to find the funds to get started again.
TICKING OF CLOCKS,
CUCKOO CLOCK
SINJIN
MISSY I have the final total on
the expenses of this whole sad
run. Its negative fifteen thousand
credits. Congratulation I now
zero float on which to run my
business. I'm sorry but you are
going to have to pay me back this
time.
MISSY JACK
SINJIN, whatever happened to
what's mine is yours and what's
yours is mine? It's funny how that
can change. Is this a sign of
things to come?
SINJIN
Look, you being unreasonable, I am
not a rich man.
MISSY JACK
Well, you might be a lot richer if
you didn't spray it all away on
the dogs at Compton Park.
SINJIN
Yes well a few unfortunate
incidents, but may I remind you
the deposit for that ship came
from my winnings at the wheel. I
freely and generously gave my
money to set you up. I fact that
you seem to have conveniently
forgotten. Your attitude is making
me reconsider my next moves.
There's no way I'm marrying into
debt like that!
MISSY JACK
You snake, you're lucky to have
me, no other women would even look
at you, with your reckless
gambling habits. That's rich,
coming from the man who couldn't
run a broom through a brothel!
Your a bloody looser SINJIN!
SINJIN
Oh, I see, once again your
twisting it around. It's never
you, it's always someone else.
Funny how I'm the bad guy? Who
came for you at the port
authorities, I didn't see a cue of
other people willing to pay your
fees. Oh no wait, there was no
one. No one right! Get that
through you little brain. (Pause)
Oh excuse me for not wanting to
marry into a future of extreme
destitution?
MISSY JACK
You bastard, I've done nothing but
support you. Failed venture after
failed venture.
SINJIN
Oh, so this shop we are standing
in is a failed venture is it. The
money that has just broken you out
of clink, is a failed venture, is
it? You ungrateful bitch!
MISSY JACK
This pathetic business barely
scrapes by, you wander around
looking at you bloody feet, whilst
you come up with one crackpot
scheme after another.
SINJIN
Oh really, so your 'lets get a
ship and start trading and maybe
we can slip in few boosters on the
side' scheme is a rip raring
success is it?
MISSY JACK
Well, lets just go through them
shall we. There was the fake
lottery ticket scam, with no
prize, that nearly landed you in
jail. Oh and then the perfume scam
that gave customers third degree
burns? Oh, and then you capped
that one with the idiot idea to
take the perfume and turn it into
liquor? What was it called
'McAllen Regal special 12 year
reserve' more like ten minutes old
and fresh out of the still. It
was paint stripper SINJIN, paint
stripper!
SINJIN
Yes well, the still needed a few
more refinements.
MISSY JACK
Yes well your special reserve gave
three homeless people methanol
poisoning. Such a nice bouquet!
Yeah sure if you like death juice!
SINJIN
So your perfect then. At least
I'm using my brain to try
different things!
MISSY JACK
Yes that's what worries me!
SINJIN
Well, if that's the way you feel.
I'm not covering any more debt and
I want you to pay me back. Jeez,
you expect more than any
reasonable person will give.
Sorry MISSY I'm not covering you
any more. If you don't stump up
the cash, I'm going to have to
factor it out to Honest Harry's
because I need to run a business.
I will have no choice.
MISSY JACK
Jeez, you would really do that,
you know how he gets his returns.
If you do that this relationship
is over!
SINJIN
Yes obviously, but you are
twisting my arm.
MISSY JACK
OK, OK look, I will get your money
back, and I will fix the ship and
I will have cargo runs again.
SINJIN
Yeah, good luck with that!
MISSY JACK
You have no idea how I can use my
feminine ways, you just watch!
SINJIN
MISSY its not that I'm not
unsympathetic, but we all have to
stand on our own two feet in life,
I just can't carry you anymore.
MISSY JACK
Yeah, well if you involve Honest
Harry I'll be hanging upside down
with my tongue hanging from a hole
in my throat.
SINJIN
Look I'm sorry I didn't really
mean that, but I'm desperate.
You're going to bring us both down
at this rate. (Pause) So did you
find out what's wrong with your
ship?
MISSY JACK
The intake filters are shot, I
actually knew they were going, but
I was hoping for one more run.
SINJIN, the problem is the whole
ship. Its so old every system
needs something fixing.
Everything is at the end of it
life. Its a death trap really.
The problem with this filter is
that even if I could afford it,
none of the local stores have it,
its too old and obscure.
SINJIN
Oh, maybe I can help in that area.
I will start conducting some
online searches, I might be able
to find something. The bad news
will be this rarity is going to
make it more expensive!
MISSY JACK
Yeah I figured that. The complete
pisser is that its not the cheaper
300 micron filter, its the
secondaries at 160 microns and
their stupid carbon Nano tube
construction. Jeez SINJIN its like
the universe is trying to f** me
over, I just can't cut a break at
the moment. (Quiet sobbing)
SINJIN
Wow, wow, MISSY calm down. Look
come here lets think this through,
there are always options.
MISSY JACK
Yeah, I know, what they're are
gonna be.
SINJIN
It's just temporary, think of the
end game.
MISSY JACK
Well your end game is not going to
be seeing my end game anytime
soon, I just can't. I don't have
the emotional energy. I'm sorry
SINJIN I need to focus.
END