Page 175 - Student: dazed And Confused

Harriet I doubt whether I can help you. You’re one of those kids from the
estate.

Deano Couple-a friends of mine, Kirsty and Shane came to see you.
Wanted you to find them a place.

Harriet And?

Deano Said you couldn’t help them. No places you said.

Harriet There are no places.

Deano There’s always some place. Goddamnit, even Mary and Joseph
were offered a stable.

Harriet We don’t do stables.

Deano The chic’s about to drop it. One of my lot, Dennis - who I always
knew was a nasty piece of goods - dropped the mother in it,
because she’d taken her in. Now the kids have nowhere to go.
Nearly got an abortion because of the mess. Then she tried to kill
herself. Wouldn’t want that on my conscience.

Harriet Not my problem.

Deano But you do have a problem, don’t you Harriet? Like a little drop
they tell me. Thought there was a rule about that sort of thing?

Harriet That’s a preposterous suggestion. Are you trying to
blackm ail.?

Deano I’m not trying anything, but it wouldn’t do you any good if your
boss was to find out about your drinking would it? So if you
could just check your stock - just one more time.

Harriet I’ll see what I can do.

Deano leaves and Harriet continues.

You have to be real hard in this job! Like the territorial gangs on the
Estate, who fight for their own! I admire them for that! But the violence

is so deadly now even the police can’t handle it. But we do get to
repossess the Stock when whole families are bumped off in these tribal

wars. Whatever happened to innocence? Ah! I see we’ve got some

stock!

Kirsty and Shane enter from upstage with a suitcase. Kath follows behind.