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BENNY
Stop that.

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Benny reaches for his cigar.

BENNY
(After a brief search) What the-? Musta' left it back there. Warm up. The media‘s coming. (Starts to
exit)

ADAM
Why‘s the media coming?

ALYSON
Kelly.

ADAM
Rabin? (Alyson nods) She‘s coming back?

ALYSON
Prob‘ly some publicity stunt.

STEPHANIE
You guys see her on Good Morning America?

ADAM
(As reporter) ―Kelly, how does it feel to be fourteen and the center of so much controversy?‖

ALYSON
(Dripping with sweetness, perhaps throwing back hair suggestively) ―Well, as my Mom says… every
kid needs some time… just to be a kid. Y‘know?‖ (Silly giggle, then throws angry punch into her
palm) Poom.

(KELLY RABIN enters, unseen by the kids.)

ADAM
(To Stephanie) I can see the two of ‗em in the ring. (Quickly) Ladies and gentlemen! In this corner!

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