Showing posts with label Master of Suspense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Master of Suspense. Show all posts

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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  • Scarlett Johansson
  • Toni Collette
  • Danny Huston
  • Jessica Biel

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Saturday, October 6, 2012

DURCHEINANDER Chapter Five: A Rotten Tomato

 

 
Dame J. E. Marshall Productions Presents
DURCHEINANDER
The Homage to Sir Alfred Hitchcock
Chapter Five
A ROTTEN TOMATO / July 3, 2013
 
 
"What the Sam Hill is goin on in here?!"  Tommy kicked the kitchen door open and marched into the cafe.
  Mitchell Doyle was sitting on the floor dabbing his bloody nose with the dinner napkin Melanie had given him.  She was still tending to Mitch when her ex-husband Scottie grabbed her by the hair and pulled her up.
  "Let her go!"  Tommy said in a calm but deadly manner.
  Scottie Brenner let go of his ex-wife.  Her perfect French twist tumbled down around her face and shoulders.
  "So 'Jethro Bodine' is my replacement?!"  Scottie was drunk but the liquid courage drained out of him when he saw Tommy.  He struggled to keep up appearances.
  "I didn't know you were a cook.  They told me you used to be a lawyer."  Tommy commented.
  "I wasn't the cook.  I thought you were my replacement."  Scottie made a lewd thrusting motion with his hips and focused on Melanie to get his courage back up.  "So, Melanie, you hired Jethro Bodine?  Aren't you afraid that big ole hillbilly showboat is going to eat all the profits?"
  "Why don't we talk man to man in the kitchen and leave these innocent bystanders out of it?"  Tommy took control
  The two men went into the kitchen.  Tommy stuck his head out the kitchen door and crossed his eyes to signal Melanie and Mitchell that he was in control of the situation. They were astonished and ran out the front door to find Thelma.
 "What was that all about?"  Scottie demanded.
  "I was just making sure that poor fella wasn't bleedin' to death."  Tommy said nonchalantly.
  "That "poor fella" is Mitchell Doyle, your bloodsucking landlord.  He has more money than God. He can afford to bleed a little."  Scottie said sarcastically.
  "Let's talk "The Precious".  Its obvious why you lost your wife.  Everybody heard you yelling that divorce papers don't mean a thing. That's just damn crazy talk coming from what used to be a lawyer.  The question before us now, disbarred counselor,  is why don't you know your marriage is in the grave? As in the grave as that gall durn spooky ring is en-graved."  Tommy upbraided Scottie.
  "I haven't lost my wife.  I know exactly where she is at all times."
  "That's your problem right there.  You lost your wife.  You lost your right to practice law and you lost your damn mind too.  If you think you got nothin' else to lose, you just come around here again and I'll kick your lord of the ring bearin' ass to Mount Doom and back again."
  Melanie, Thelma, Mitch and a growing crowd of people from the beach were hiding in the bushes listening.  Officer Samuel Jefferies soon joined them.
  "Got your call. What's up?" Officer Jefferies asked Thelma. 
  "It's Scottie.  This time he gave Mr. Doyle a bloody nose, broke the bar mirror and scared off the construction crew."
  All of a sudden Scottie came flying out of the back door and landed on his butt.  He heard laughter coming from behind the bushes and jumped to his feet to save face.
  "You think she's all yours because you went out of your way to buy her a sack of 'mater' seeds and some fertilizer, you dumb hick?"  Scottie started walking away, noticed Tommy's Harley-Davidson and went back to give it a swift kick to knock it over.  It didn't budge.  Scottie limped towards the beach.  Officer Jefferies caught up with him.
  "You're going to have to come with me, Mr. Brenner."  Officer Jefferies said.
  "Aww, Sam, I'm not in the mood..." Scottie complained.
  "This time she's pressing charges.  Doyle is too."
  "I want to press charges!"  Scottie demanded.
  "Did you hurt your foot kicking that motorcycle?" Officer Jefferies asked.
  Inside the kitchen, Tommy started cleaning up the mess.  Then he called Josephine  and told her he was sending her some money by Western Union, that she ought to get herself a new dress and a babysitter for Benjamin for July 10th because that was his day off and he was comin' up to Baker to take her out dancin'."
~ TO BE CONTINUED ~




































Friday, October 5, 2012

DURCHEINANDER Chapter Two: In The Middle Of Nowhere

DURCHEINANDER
Chapter Two
IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE
TWO WEEKS EARLIER / June 20, 2013
 
Tommy Barton made a pit stop in the desert town of Baker, home of the the world's largest thermometer and gateway to Death Valley.  He parked his Harley-Davidson. A blonde in the parking lot rushed up and handed him her camera.
Tommy removed his helmet and released his shiney mink-brown hair. The blonde let out a deep sigh.
"My name is Josephine. I'd be much obliged if you would take a picture of me and my son by the thermometer."  She said fanning herself with a brochure.
"My pleasure."  Tommy smiled.
"Now we know why they call it 'Baker' It's a hundred and thirteen degrees!  Ben and I are going to be house sitting here until September.  I had no idea it would be this hot!"
"Sure is a scorcher." Tommy put his helmet in the compartment and pulled out a beat up cowboy hat to fend off the sun.  He winked and added, "And the weather is hot too."
"O, it must be especially hot for you out there on that bike." Josephine observed he was bronze and covered with sweat.
"Naa." Tommy teased, "I've got airconditioning." Tommy flapped his t-shirt which had huge holes in it. The blonde went into a type of trance, her eyes glued to his strong arms and flat stomach.
"Ya'll go on over there and give me some good poses.  I promise not to run off with your camera." Tommy said. "When we're done I'll buy us some cold drinks in the cafe."
Tommy and his new friends went in the nearby cafe for iced tea.  After a pleasant break, the two exchanged cell phone numbers and said goodbye. 
Tommy walked to the tourist information center across the street. There was freckled titian haired lady behind the counter. Tommy liked red heads as much he liked blonds and brunettes.
"How can I help you today, sir?" The pretty clerk asked.
Tommy pulled out an empty tomato seed packet from the back pocket of his blue jeans and slapped it on the counter.
"I was just wondering if ya'll had a little map to this place. You see, I done my homework and I'm gonna buy me a whole sack of these 'mater seeds to impress my new boss in Hermosa Beach, Cal-i-forn-i-a. I know for a fact these here are the only kind she uses, but I sure as hell don't wanna get lost in Death Valley in this heat."  Tommy declared.
"Yes sir. You do not want to get lost out there.  We do have a map to that little tourist trap but you don't need to go there to get those seeds.  They sell them right across the street in the gift shop and you can order on line anytime."
"I can take the heat. I'm a cook. I'm used to it. I got the ambition to show my new boss that she didn't make no mistake when she give me the job."
"Well, here's the brochure about Edgar Bernard's Famous Tomato Stand.  Nobody goes out there anymore except me, the mail man and the utilities companies. I check on Edgar now and then since his parents passed. You know you could buy the seeds here. No one would know." She insisted.
"No ma'am, I can't do that.  I got to see the facilities up close and personal so I can tell my boss the details."
"If you insist, you had better take this pamphlet that lists the things you need to bring with you when you travel in Death Valley." She gave him the list but held back the map.
"You ain't gonna let me have that map?" Tommy smiled. He stared at her name tag.  "Come on, Miss Rebecca Daniels, it is MISS, am I right?"
"I will. I'll give it to you," She put the map behind her back, "After you PROMISE me you will get everything on that list."
"Rebecca, darlin', I promise to get everything my Harley can hold if you start calling me "Tommy" instead of "sir". Don't you trust me?"
"For some reason I do.  And yes,at the moment, it is 'Miss'."
 
The clerk smiled as she handed Tommy Barton the map.
Tommy put the map in his back pocket and winked at the clerk.
The pretty red head winked back.
 
~ To Be Continued ~