Page 30 - North Star Magazine 2022

to inhabit a character. He
turns back, transformed.
DREYFUSS
I want to make a confession.
RAY
(Trying to lick cream off one side of his mouth)
Oh?
DREYFUSS
I know you are looking for someone: the man who led the rally on Wednesday in Union Square—the one where all those store windows were kicked in and that trash-can fire was started that almost spread across 14th Street . . . and all those protesters refused to budge and were carted off in the paddy wagon . . . I AM that man.
RAY
Albert, c’mon—I mean, really . . .
DREYFUSS
I am the leader of a new revolutionary vanguard. We
oppose the state. We will fight the power to the
death. I am here to turn myself in. I am here to make
a statement: stop me before I bomb again.
BOB
Bomb? Who said anything about bombs?
RAY
Wait a minute, Bob—uh, Detective Vogellus. Sarge
handed me this file on my way up, which I started to
look at . . . He’s not kidding. Look at this bulletin.
He hands the paper to Bob.
Oh, look--here’s a photo of the suspect.
Together, they look at the
photo, then at Dreyfuss, then
back at the photo.
DREYFUSS
Well, officers—I know when I’m licked.