A Mental Play About Everyday Language :: Dialogue Conversation Essays

A Mental Play About Everyday Language Characters: Alicia, an executive office worker Cindy, Alicia's secretary Mike, a local lawyer and acquaintance Carl, Alicia's husband Larry, one of Alicia's co-workers Mr. Alexander, a high standing government official Marnie, me, Alicia's friend and confidant Josh, Alicia's son PART I ALICIA: Cindy get me Mike on five please. CINDY: Alright. ALICIA: (on phone) Mike, it's Alicia Van Kleef. MIKE: (also on phone) Good morning Alicia. ALICIA: Say...I wanted to ask if you've heard anything new about the Dreyer case? Any ground-breaking material I should know or any new releases? MIKE: Dreyer...Martin Dreyer...yes. Another arraignment has been set for the fourteenth of next month with a few more pieces of evidence concerning the pre-event occurrences, and Judge Wilson is being replaced by Judge Lidboe. ALICIA: Any word yet about the plaintiff's tax evasion claim? MIKE: Other than the fact that they may have found more substantial material, I don't think their argument has changed. ALICIA: O.K. So the new hearing is on the fourteenth. MIKE: Yes. ALICIA: Great. Any particular reason for Judge Lidboe stepping in? MIKE: I heard that Wilson is taking another big case next week, and the court ruled that it was an open position for Lidboe then. ALICIA: Is that that upcoming negligence case from that Richland couple? MIKE: No, this is something out of down south. ALICIA: O.K. Thank you so much for the info, Mike. MIKE: No problem. ALICIA: I'll talk to you later. MIKE: O.K. ALICIA: Good bye. (She hangs up the phone.) CINDY: (entering office) Alicia, this is some mail that came in late yesterday, and a few reminders of things you wanted for today. ALICIA: Great. (paging through mail) Thanks Cindy. CINDY: You're welcome. Larry made some flavoured coffee from home this morning. It's pretty good. ALICIA: I'll have to give it a try before it's all gone. (mumbling to herself) I just hope Larry isn't hangin' around. (phone rings, CINDY waves and leaves the office) ALICIA: Hello, Alicia VanKleef speaking. CARL: Hey sexy. ALICIA: Hi Carl. CARL: How're you doin' so far? ALICIA: Just fine sweetie. I just got my coat off. CARL: Did you take anything else off? ALICIA: No, dear. Strip shows aren't allowed in the office. You know that. CARL: (laughing) Sorry. ALICIA: Did Josh find his other shoe this morning? CARL: Yeah, under his bed, like you said. ALICIA: He gets so frustrated over little things like that. CARL: He calmed down after he found it. ALICIA: Good. It was his jacket last week. CARL: Yeah.