I-1

				ACT I

				SCENE 1

				(A courtyard.  Joan and Larkin
				surrounded by a pool of light, Joan
				in a tan trench coat and Larkin in 
				sweater and wool scarf. They are
				alone as it's possible to be in this
				business.)

				JOAN
	How are you?

				LARKIN
	Fine . . . fine.

			(Pause.)

 				JOAN
	That's not what I was asking.

				LARKIN
	No?

			(Joan turns up her collar.  She takes out
			a pager, checks the number.  He watches her, 
			glances around, sees nothing.)
  	
				LARKIN
	Everyone who matters in this is dead.  Or nearly so.  
	At least we accomplished that much by doing nothing. 

				JOAN
	That's good?

			(Larkin moves away, fiddling in his pockets.
			He won't face her. Sound of a car door
			slamming, close. Joan looks up at the 
			sound.)

				LARKIN
			(Quietly)
	Doing nothing is the brass ring in this business.

				JOAN
	And Annie?  Our Annie.  As we used to say when we were
 

								I-2

				JOAN [Continued]
	alone.  Is that what you call . . .
			(Softer)
	doing nothing?

				LARKIN
	You didn't have to do that.  Say that.  You didn't.  It 
	wasn't called for.  You could have had some ... 
	consideration, some ...

				JOAN
			(Overlapping)
	Oh, it's my job to pretend you're this sensitive little bunch
	of petals? This dainty little Black-eyed Susan ...

			(She turns away from him, starting to
			leave.)

				LARKIN
	I like to think Ann had no part in this. 

			(Joan glances back at him, stops.)
				
				LARKIN  
	I still like to think so.
	
			(A sharp whistle.  Larkin flinches.
			Blackout.)

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