Darlene's Daydream Café
ACT TWO - Part
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Same tableau as before. No motion. Sound of the rain and the radio.
(BILLY steps outside of the tableau and sings.)
BILLY:
WHEN THE CURTAINS OF NIGHT ARE PINNED BACK BY THE STARS AND THE BEAUTIFUL MOON SWEEPS THE SKY I'LL REMEMBER YOU LOVE IN MY PRAYERS
WHEN THE CURTAINS OF NIGHT ARE PINNED BACK BY THE STARS AND THE DEW DROPS OF HEAV'N KISS THE ROSE I'LL REMEMBER YOU LOVE IN MY PRAYERS
(Lightning flash. The entire stage comes to life.)
RADIO ANN: Thunderstorms and showers are really starting to push in. Gusting winds in front of the rain could reach seventy, even eighty miles per hour at times neightbors. WILLIE: Turn that radio off. RADIO ANN: We got downed lines and power outages - flash flooding's been reported. Severe weather warnings are in effect until nine o'clock tonight for Cochise, Graham, and Santa Cruz Counties.
(PATTY turns off the radio.)
DARLENE: Willie, this is insane. BILLY: Put that gun down. WILLIE: Everyone stay cool. (to Drifter) Turn around, and stand over here. I need to check for weapons. DARLENE: This is a nightmare. BILLY: What are you doing? WILLIE: I'm following the law. BILLY: You're just trying to cash in on that reward money. PATTY: Look - its illegal to harbor a fugitive. BILLY: But he ain't no fugitive! Tell them. Tell them you're innocent. DRIFTER: Fact is Billy, ain't none of us innocent. WILLIE: If he's innocent they'll let him go, but if he's the cop killer, then we've done our duty - and hell yes, I expect compensation for my trouble. DARLENE: Just a living nightmare. WILLIE: (to Drifter) Okay. Sit down right here. BILLY: Where'd you even get a gun? WILLIE: I got it from Mommy's room. PATTY: Dar, I never knew you owned a gun. DARLENE: I'd forgotten that old pistol was even in there. WILLIE: And I guess you forgot it was loaded? DARLENE: No, what I forgot was to use it on you. WILLIE: Everybody relax. BILLY: You can't do this! PATTY: Willie, what's the plan? WILLIE: We sit and wait till the storm clears, and I can phone the sheriff. PATTY: And what'll we do while we wait? WILLIE: Will you shut up and go get me a beer? DARLENE: I swear to God you have completely lost what little bit of a mind you once had.
(PATTY exits to the kitchen. DRIFTER plays guitar.)
WILLIE: How bout a song, Mr. Cop Killer Country Singer? Sing us one, why don't you? DRIFTER: It would be my pleasure. BILLY: You ain't the man the police is looking for, is you? WILLIE: Yeah, sing us a song, Duke. DRIFTER: I'll do that under one condition. You lower the gun. I won't try to go anywhere. WILLIE: All right then, its a deal. I'll lower the gun and you sit right there and sing us a little song. DRIFTER: Billy, I suppose I need to tell you that I AM the man the police are looking for.
(PATTY enters with drinks.)
PATTY: What did I say? I knew it was him. I saw something like this on Court TV. We're doin the right thing turning him in. DARLENE: Let's hear the man out. There's always at least two sides to every story. DRIFTER: Well, let me tell you my side.
IT WAS THREE A.M. I WAS HEADIN DOWN THE PENNSYLVANIA PARKWAY HAD MY RADIO ON AND THINKING BOUT WHERE I WAS GONNA SLEEP THE NEXT DAY I WAS HEADED FOR THE WEST COAST WITH NO PARTICULAR PLACE IN MIND TRYING MY BEST TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND
I WASN'T ON THE RUN I WAS JUST MOVIN ON FROM A VERY SHORT STAY I HAD VISITED SOME FRIENDS IN A SMALL TOWN UP IN NEW YORK STATE I STAYED THERE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN THE TIME CAME TO SAY GOOD-BYE SO I PACKED MY BAGS AND TOOK OFF IN THE NIGHT
I BEEN DRIFTIN, DRIFTIN DOWN THE HIGHWAY I BEEN DRIFTIN, TRYING TO FIND MY WAY I BEEN DRIFTIN, DRIFTIN I BEEN DRIFTIN AND I DON'T SEE MUCH ON THE NEW HORIZON AND I CANT LOOK BACK AGAIN
I WAS MAKIN GOOD TIME ON SEVENTY-NINE AND MINDIN MY OWN I CHECKED THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OUT OF NOWHERE SAW THREE OR FOUR COP CARS COMIN ON THEY APPROACHED ME WITH THEIR GUNS DRAWN I TRIED TO TELL THEM THEY WERE WRONG WHEN THEY SAID I WAS WANTED FOR A MURDER IN BURLINGTON
THEY WERE DETERMINED TO ARREST ME, IF I MADE THE WRONG MOVE THEY WOULD HAVE SHOT ME ON SIGHT I WAS AN INNOCENT MAN, BUT THEY KEPT COMIN TOWARD ME CONVINCED THEY WERE RIGHT NOW I COULDN'T LET THEM TAKE ME FOR A CRIME THAT WASN'T MINE I PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL AS THE SHOTS RANG OUT IN THE NIGHT
I BEEN DRIFTIN FOR A LONG TIME, I BEEN DRIFTIN NIGHT AND DAY LIKE AN EAGLE I GO FLYING AWAY, I CAN GO WHERE I WANT CAUSE I'M WANTED EVERYWHERE, BUT I JUST CAN'T STAY
I BEEN DRIFTIN, DRIFTIN DOWN THE HIGHWAY I BEEN DRIFTIN, TRYING TO FIND MY WAY I BEEN DRIFTIN, DRIFTIN I BEEN DRIFTIN AND I DON'T SEE MUCH ON THE NEW HORIZON AND I CANT LOOK BACK AGAIN
I BEEN DRIFTIN, DRIFTIN DOWN THE HIGHWAY I BEEN DRIFTIN, TRYING TO FIND MY WAY I BEEN DRIFTIN, DRIFTIN I BEEN DRIFTIN
BILLY: So you never shot anybody? DRIFTER: No, but the police are convinced I'm their man. BILLY: Then why run? Why not just turn yourself in? WILLIE: Good idea Boomer. PATTY: You had nothin to do with that murder up in Vermont? DRIFTER: I had nothin to do with it. WILLIE: I'll even arrange transportation. Then you can sing your song for the FBI. BILLY: If you simply explain what happened they'll let you go. DRIFTER: They think I killed a policeman. They'll shot first, and ask questions later. There's no way I can turn myself in. WILLIE: Then I'm just gonna have to do it for you. BILLY: Over my dead body. WILLIE: ooo I'm shakin in my boots. BILLY: I'm so sick of you Willie Bob! WILLIE: Boy, I'll slap you to the back side o' no where.
(The BROTHERS wrestle. DRIFTER joins the scuffle. The gun fires. PATTY dives for the floor.)
PATTY: Oh my God! DARLENE: That's it. Give me that damned gun, you moron. WILLIE: Stand back Mommy. DRIFTER: Come Billy, sit down over here. WILLIE: Hold it! Where do you think you're going? DRIFTER: We're just going over to this table. DARLENE: What has happened here?
(Thunder.)
DRIFTER: He's twisted his ankle pretty bad. BILLY: I'll be fine. DARLENE: Okay, Randolph Scott. Are you satisfied? Now put the gun down. WILLIE: Who's Randolph Scott? DARLENE: Put the gun down. PATTY: You tried to kill me. DARLENE: Put it down, now. WILLIE: Or else, what? DARLENE: Or else I'll kick your scrawny butt. You're not gonna shoot anybody, and you're not gonna turn anybody over to the sheriff. WILLIE: Don't you see Mommy, this is our chance? You're always talking about dreams. Ten thousand dollars'll buy a whole mess of dreams. DARLENE: And a whole mess of trouble.
(DRIFTER plays the guitar.)
PATTY: Here Dar, have a drink. DARLENE: I already have a dream and you're trying to ruin it. WILLIE: What? This stupid little cafe? DARLENE: No. I have a new dream now. Darlene's B and B!
(DARLENE produces notes.)
PATTY: What's all this? Bed and breakfast ideas? DARLENE: I'm gonna fix this place up and start advertising. WILLIE: You're gonna need money to get it all started. DARLENE: Money isn't the only thing in the world. WILLIE: No, but its way ahead of whatever's in second place. PATTY: (Reading) Take a step back in time and saunter into the OK Corral in Tombstone, where the Earps and the Clantons shot it out in their famous gunfight. WILLIE: This is the break we needed. Its so easy. We just turn him over and collect the reward. DARLENE: You don't understand. There's something else going on here. WILLIE: What? Between those two? DARLENE: Between him and your brother. Be quiet and let me talk to Billy alone.
DRIFTER:
TWO WHITE HORSES TWO WHITE HORSES SIDE BY SIDE TWO WHITE HORSES TWO WHITE HORSES NOBODY CAN RIDE NONE BUT THE SANCTIFIED
PATTY: (Reading) Walk the lands where Apache chiefs Geronimo and Cochise once battled the US Cavalry. Explore the rowdy mining and ranching towns of yesterday-places that still preserve much of their colorful past.
BILLY and DRIFTER:
DANIEL WAS A MAN DANIEL WAS A MAN IN THE LION'S DEN DANIEL WAS A MAN DANIEL WAS A MAN IN THE LION'S DEN THE GOOD LORD PROVED TO BE DANIEL'S FRIEND
PATTY: (Reading) Charming Highlonesome, Arizona is one such historic town, and nestled in the Mule Mountains, you'll find Darlene's Daydream Bed and Breakfast. WILLIE: What exactly's going on between them? DARLENE: I'm not sure. Just let me handle it. WILLIE: You mean like something dirty? PATTY: She means Billy is exploring his sexuality issues. WILLIE: Oh my God. PATTY: (Reading) This is Old West Territory - Southeastern Arizona, known for its romantic history, diverse natural beauty, spectacular high desert valleys, conifer-clad mountains, and beautiful canyons.
BILLY and DRIFTER:
TWO WHITE HORSES TWO WHITE HORSES
DRIFTER: You sure you want to take up with me? BILLY: I'm more sure about this than anything. DRIFTER: I'm not talking about just being cowboys - I'm talking about being together. BILLY: I know what you're talking about, and I'm ready.
BILLY and DRIFTER:
EZEKIEL WAS A MAN EZEKIEL WAS A MAN AND HE WRESTLED WITH SIN EZEKIEL WAS A MAN EZEKIEL WAS A MAN AND HE WRESTLED WITH SIN HEAVEN'S GATE OPENED AND HE ROLLED RIGHT IN
PATTY: (Reading) Darlene's Daydream B and B is located between the two nineteenth century towns of Paradise and Skeleton Canyon. Both are officially recognized as ghost towns, and are still marked on the Triple A's maps of old Arizona. WILLIE: Oh no, this is definitely not gonna happen on my watch. No brother of mine is gonna be a hetro-sexual. DARLENE: Listen to what you're saying. You mean homo-sexual. WILLIE: Its wrong however you spell it. DARLENE: I brought you up to have an open mind. WILLIE: My mind's wide open as a football field, but that don't mean I'm gonna change it. Two men being together is against God's law. It says so in the bible. DARLENE: The bible says a lot of things. PATTY: Yeah, like it says you're not supposed to have sex outside of holy wedlock. (Reading) Entwined in the tapestry of this area's fascinating history are such tales as the Apache Indian Wars, and the mystery surrounding the death of Johnny Ringo. BILLY: I need to get out of this town. This is the right time. I'm ready to go, and I want to be with you. But I'm thinking about what the bible says - DRIFTER: The bible says a lot of things.
(WILLIE crosses and aims his gun at DRIFTER.)
WILLIE: The bible says all homosexuals will die and be condemned to hell. DRIFTER: To work hard, to live hard, to die hard and then go to hell for loving somebody - well, that would be just too damned hard.
(WILLIE backs off.)
MEN:
TWO WHITE HORSES TWO WHITE HORSES SIDE BY SIDE TWO WHITE HORSES TWO WHITE HORSES NOBODY CAN RIDE NONE BUT THE SANCTIFIED
(WILLIE and PATTY quietly confer. DARLENE pulls BILLY aside.)
DARLENE: Billy, you're not seriously thinking about running off with a total stranger, are you? BILLY: I'm not running off. I'm just gonna see that he gets to Foolsbasin. DARLENE: Don't lie to me. I overheard you two talking about leaving together and riding off into the wild wild west. BILLY: That was just boy talk. DARLENE: Look me in the eyes and tell me what's going on. BILLY: I just want to take a few days off and go exploring. DARLENE: Fine but don't go with him, he's a wanted man. BILLY: I need to go with him. DARLENE: Why? BILLY: I love him. DARLENE: You're confused. This isn't right. BILLY: Yes it is. DARLENE: How do you know? BILLY: I just know. Remember how I used to ask if there would ever be someone special for me? And you'd say - someday, when I'm least expecting it - the right person'll walk through the door. Remember? And then I'd ask how I'd really know that person was the right person, and you'd say... DARLENE: You'll just know. BILLY: I've waited all this time and I just know that I've met that right person. Only thing is, that person turned out to be a man. But I know its right, and its the right time for me to go.
(BILLY crosses to the DRIFTER.)
WILLIE: Go where? DRIFTER: I need to use the restroom. BILLY: Excuse me warden. Do we have bathroom privileges? WILLIE: No. DRIFTER: I need to use the bathroom. WILLIE: You just sit down. I don't trust you. PATTY: Willie, come back here. I'm not done talking. WILLIE: Yes you are. PATTY: You were my first boyfriend and my only boyfriend, but I'll find someone else if you don't want to marry me. WILLIE: Stop pushing me to get married, or you're gonna lose me altogether. Now shut your hole. DRIFTER: Hey, don't talk to the lady that way. WILLIE: You stay out of it! She's my woman. I'll talk to her anyway I see fixed. PATTY: I can't do nothing right according to him. DRIFTER: Faults are thick where love is thin. WILLIE: I said stay out of it. PATTY: I'm not waiting around the rest of my life. WILLIE: This isn't the right time for this conversation. PATTY: Why? Cause you're busy holding everyone hostage? Its never the right time, and when the storm clears, I'm leaving you. WILLIE: Yeah? And where would you go? PATTY: I could strike out on my own just like Darlene did, and have a singing career. DRIFTER: I really do need to use the bathroom. PATTY: Willie, do you love me? DARLENE: Willie for Pete's sake - let the man go to the bathroom. PATTY: Do you love me? WILLIE: Okay, go. But pee fast. If you're not back in two minutes I'm comin in after you.
(DRIFTER exits to the hall.)
PATTY: Willie, do you love me? WILLIE: YES, I LOVE YOU DEEP DOWN TO THE CORE OF MY VERY BEING! PATTY: No, you don't. The only thing you love is that stinking car of yours. WILLIE: Back off my Thunderbird, Patty. PATTY: The only thing you love is your self. WILLIE: Then why have you stayed with me all this time? PATTY: I guess I didn't know any better...till now. WILLIE: Aw, c'mon. Lets liven up this party. Play us some music Clifford. You're all gonna thank me when we get that ten thousand dollars. You'll see. Hey! Clifford - wake up. Give us a beat. Ya'll just have to learn to take it like it comes. Ride with the tide.
YOU GOTTA RIDE WITH THE TIDE AND GO WITH THE FLOW ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES DON'T ROCK THE BOAT GOTTA SLIDE TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF EV'RY ROAD RIDE WITH THE TIDE AND GO WITH THE FLOW
DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF, PUT YOUR FEARS INSIDE YOUR POCKET THE MAN WHO'S ROWING THE BOAT REALLY DON'T HAVE TIME TO ROCK IT DON'T CHOOSE UP SIDES AND DON'T MAKE NO BIG COMMITMENTS WHEN THERE'S A CHOICE TO MAKE, TAKE THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
I LEARNED THIS LESSON A LONG TIME AGO WHEN I WAS SITTING ON MY FATHER'S KNEE AND I THINK BACK TO THE WORDS OF MY FATHER WHENEVER SOMETHING BOTHERS ME
SON...YOU GOTTA RIDE WITH THE TIDE AND GO WITH THE FLOW ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES DON'T ROCK THE BOAT YOU GOTTA SLIDE TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF EV'RY ROAD RIDE WITH THE TIDE AND GO WITH THE FLOW
WHEN FOLKS COMPLAlN DON'T BE DRAWN INTO THEIR CHATTER HANG LOW - GO WITH THE CROWD CAUSE IT REALLY DON'T MATTER PLAY IF YOU WANT TO BUT STAY BESIDE THE SIDELINES YOU'LL WIN THE GAME IF YOU PLAY INSIDE THE GUIDELINES
STAY CLEAR OF BIG CITY FOLK WHO TRY TO BUST YOUR BUBBLE AND KEEP YOUR SMALL TOWN TROUBLES SMALL DON'T BREAK YOUR BONES KEEPIN UP WITH THE JONES-ES LET THE JONES-ES FIGHT CITY HALL
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS RIDE WITH THE TIDE AND GO WITH THE FLOW ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES DON'T ROCK THE BOAT YOU TRY TO SLIDE TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF EV'RY ROAD GOTTA RIDE WITH THE TIDE AND GO WITH THE FLOW
RIDE WITH THE TIDE AND GO WITH THE FLOW RIDE WITH THE TIDE AND GO WITH THE FLOW
WILLIE: What you got to say about that Mr. Country Star? Uh-oh. Okay. Somethin ain't right. He's been in there too long. DARLENE: What're you gonna do?
(WILLIE exits to the hall.)
WILLIE: Break the door down if I have to. Come on outta there. BILLY: Why don't you leave him alone?
(WILLIE enters.)
WILLIE: He's gone! PATTY: He's gone? WILLIE: Damn! He slipped out the bathroom window. I'm going after him. BILLY: So am I. DARLENE: Not in the rain! WILLIE: You're not going anywhere. BILLIE: Try and stop me! WILLIE: What you gonna do little brother? BILLY: I'm not so little anymore. WILLIE: Move out of the way! Check the phones Patty!
(WILLIE exits with BILLY exiting after.)
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