Play 186: Homicide

CHARACTERS
1, male, 17
2, male, 17
3, male, 16

(1 and 2 are sitting at a table.)

1
Homicide?

2
Yeah.

1
That sucks.

2
Yeah.

1
How will you live without it?

2
Who knows.

1
I mean, imagine it (beat.) no homicide.

2
I know.

1
So how much longer till it’s over?

2
Less than a week probably.

1
Damn.

(Beat.)

What’ll you do?

2
No clue.

1
You’ll have more free time.

2
Yeah.

(Beat.)

(3 Enters.)

3
Hey, what’re you guys talking about?

2
Homicide.

1
And the emptiness of life without it.

(3 gives them a confused look.)

(Beat.)

2
It’s a TV show.

3
(His confused expression lifts.)
Oh.

(Beat.)

That makes a lot more sense now.

1
Wait, you thought…

3
Yeah.

2
No wonder you looked so confused.

(They laugh.)

(Blackout.)