Try to gain access to the National Defense Archive

From Create Your Own Story

Scene 4a) Access Archives via Bribe (Post-Colonel scene)

A phone rings. Lights up. Lola and Emily stand on opposite sides of the stage. (Perhaps Lola is somewhere in the audience?) A telephone conversation. Emily: Hello?

Lola: The falcon has landed.

Emily: Excuse me?

Lola: The egg has been laid.

Emily: I’m sorry, I don’t follow...

Lola: I’m trying to be stealthy here, kid would you play along?

Emily: Lola?

Lola: Don’t use names! They could be listening! Call me, The Badger. You’ll be The Weasel.

Emily: Why am I a weasel?

Lola: Not ‘A’ weasel. ‘THE’ Weasel. It’s your code name. You know, weasels eat eggs? Look, do you want the information or not?

Emily: Okay, okay. I’m The Weasel.

Lola: Good. Meet me at the back entrance to the nursing home in 10 minutes. We’ll rendezvous and I’ll tell you what I know.

Emily: Ok. See you in 10.

Projection? Time lapse of clock. Emily approaches the back door and waits. After a moment, we hear Lola, signaling to Emily.

Lola: Caw! Caw! Emily: Lola?

Lola: I’m The Badger, remember?

Emily: Oh, right. So, The Badger, what did you find?

Lola: (Returning the bracelet) Turns out my son doesn’t have a very high security clearance, so I couldn’t get you a name.

Emily: We needed code names for that?

Lola: Can you let me have my fun?

Emily: Sorry.

Lola: Sorry, what?

Emily: Sorry The Badger.

Lola: That’s better. While I couldn’t get you the name of the bracelet’s owner, I can tell you that the numbers don’t exist in the database.

Emily: What do you mean?

Lola: The bracelet is a fake. There was no JMJ Barnes in the air force, at least, not in the women’s division.

Emily: (Disappointed) Oh...back to square one I guess.

Lola: Not so fast, The Weasel. After a little more digging and some stealthy questioning around the nursing home, I discovered there was a Jim Barnes in the military. Local guy. He died in a plane crash during the war. One of the ladies I do needlepoint with said that he had a sister, but I can’t find anything about her anywhere.

Emily: Maybe the bracelet is hers. Thanks Lo - I mean, The Badger.

Lola: One more thing. The bracelet has a little engraved logo on it. It’s very small, I almost didn’t see it at first. It’s kind of like an artist’s signature on her painting. I was wondering where I had seen it before. It’s the signature used by Willy, the local jeweler. He engraves it on all of his custom pieces. I have the same thing on my wedding ring, see? He may know who he made that bracelet for.

Emily: Brilliant! I have to get down there before he closes up for the day!

Lola: Best of luck to you dear! I hope you find what you’re looking for!


Personal tools