Fanon:Episode 3:Clean and Clear
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Episode 3 | |||
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Josephine and Claudette are cleaning in a very large hous, Josephine finds a very expenive vase. | |||
| Claudette Baptiste | (Notices Josephine fiddling) Josephine! | ||
| Josephine Baptiste | (Shocked and drops the vase) AGH! | ||
| Gemma Birgenstein | What was that? Did someone drop something? | ||
| Josephine Baptiste | NO! No no no! NO! Stay where you are Ms. Birgenstein! | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | Josephine! My god, child! Fix yourself and that vase! | ||
| Gemma Birgenstein | Very well, I'm going to visit my mother. Be safe. | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | (Smiles at Gemma until she leaves) Josephine! She almot saw the vase! God! Back in Haiti this would never have happened! We shouldn't have moved! | ||
| Josephine Baptsite | Oh, my mother! The same lecture every time I drop something! I don't even want to clean! | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | That's just as well, because you can't. Back in Haiti, we had to clean or you were deemed unfit, and sent back to your parents. Had I of not learnt, we would not be here. | ||
| Josephine Baptiste | Yeah, cleaning away. It's just like Haiti, but more expensive. | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | Josephine Emily Baptiste! I will not have you insult my family like that. Carry on! (Josephine picks up a cloth and cleans) | ||
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Flashback, September 1 1959. Claudette Baptiste is handed cleaning equipment by a woman. | |||
| Claudette Baptiste | (In Creole) I don't understand. Why do I have to work in this dingy place? | ||
| Betye | (In English) Because your parents have forced you to to pay off their migration taxes! And speak English girl! You are in Sunset Valley now! | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | (Quietly) Yes Missus. | ||
| Betye | Do not mumble! When you clean, the employers expect you to speak loudly! (Grabs Claudette's jaw) Hmmm. Your teeth could use a bit of work. But we'll get to that. For now, you will stay and clean here until you are fit to clean in public. | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | (Under her breath, in Creole) Slavery. | ||
| Betye | (Hits Claudette) You are not allowed to speak to me like that! Understand? (Claudette holds her face, but does not reply) UNDERSTAND? | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | (Weakly) Y...yes. | ||
| Betye | Get to work. (Hands bucket and cloth) This counter had better be spotless by the time I return. | ||
| Jennifique | (A young girl appears in the background, making fun of Claudette) | ||
| Betye | Girls! Get to work! | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | (Starts singing "The Flower Duet") | ||
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Present day. Claudette and Josephine have moved from Gemma's house to a large sandy type house. | |||
| Josephine Baptiste | Cleopatra Bouseffi... | ||
| Wind flies by. | |||
| Claudette gets out the car, stumbling around with mops | |||
| Claudette Baptiste | Apparently she had a party and something horrible happened to the drains and the whole floor got covered. | ||
| Josephine Baptiste | I hope she realises we are CLEANERS. Not plumbers. (Josephine seems disgusted at the fact of being a plumber.) | ||
| Cleopatra Bouseffi | Oh, God. What a mess! Ah, Baptiste and Baptiste! (Cleopatra laughs) Welcome to my...home. As you can see things got a little rowdy last night. If you could fix this up in about 4 hours that would be perfect. (Cleopatra lets out a faint laugh) | ||
| Josephine Baptiste | We might need a bit more than a couple of ours. | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | Do you want to get paid? | ||
| Josephine goes to snap back but decides not to. | |||
| Claudette Baptiste | I thought so. | ||
| Cleopatra clicks her fingers, and her car rolls out of a small block. | |||
| Claudette Baptiste | Ms Bouseffi, where are you going? | ||
| Cleopatra Bouseffi | Oh, to visit Ptolemy's grave. It's almost his anniversary of his death, so. | ||
| Josephine Baptiste | You'll be back before we're done? | ||
| Cleopatra Bouseffi | We'll see. | ||
| Josephine Baptiste | (Cleopatra gets in the car) But you need to pay us before or after! (Cleopatra drives off) We aren't leaving. | ||
| Cleopatra Bouseffi | I'm sorry, I can't hear you! | Mollie Fineworth | Go to hell. |
| Claudette Baptiste | Not leaving. | ||
| Claudette looks up to the sky | |||
| Flashback, 1972 | |||
| Claudette is in a room with Emmanuel | |||
| Emmanuel | Not leaving? Not leaving?! You aren't leaving Grime Busters? | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | Of course not! I've made many friends there, I own the company! I have hidden the fact that we have been enslaving children for years, I will not emerge from the depths now! | ||
| Emmanuel | And what about when you can't work, eh? (Emmanuel points at Claudette's stomach, she is 2 months pregnant) What about when little Josephine comes along? This is ridiculous. In 7 months, we will have no source of income and a baby! We're ruined. And...and maybe | ||
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Claudette Baptiste |
What? Maybe what? (Emmanuel remains silent) Say it! I dare you! | ||
| Emmanuel | (She's hit a nerve) Maybe I don't want to be a part of a sinking ship, and should get off while I can! | ||
| Claudette Baptsite | (Hurt) Are you saying you want to leave me and my...I'm sorry, OUR baby? | ||
| Emmanuel | (Nods) That's right. Goodbye, Claudette. You've struck a nerve there. I'll be praying for you. | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | Emmanuel! You get back here right now! Emmanuel! | ||
| Emmanuel | Wretch! | ||
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Present day Claudette and Josephine have spent hours awaiting Cleopatra's return. | |||
| Cleopatra drives up, it's night. | |||
| Cleopatra Bouseffi | Oh God. | ||
| Josephine Baptiste | There she is, mama! | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | (Awakens suddenly) Cleopatra! You've been gone for 7 hours! 7! Pay us extra, now! | ||
| Cleopatra Bouseffi | I...I apologise, Claudette, Josephine, but...I've left my money at the salon and it's bound to be locked now. | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | Go back. Now. | ||
| Josephine Baptiste | Mama, please. Cleopatra, we're sorry, but we simply cannot leave until you've paid us. | ||
| Cleopatra Bouseffi | Absolutely not. Get out! Out! Out! | ||
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Flashback, 1972 Claudette is giving birth to Josephine | |||
| Claudette Baptiste | Get out! Out! Out! Out!!! (Claudette screams) | ||
| (The nurse holds Claudette's hand) | |||
| Claudette Bouseffi | Screw that idiot Emmanuel! Screw him! SCREW HIM! | ||
| Nurse | One more push, Ms Baptiste. One more! | ||
| (Claudette screams, Josephine starts crying) | |||
| Claudette Baptiste | Oh! Oh...Josephine. | ||
| Nurse | Is that the name? Josephine? | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | Oui. Josephine. (The nurse wraps Josephine up and hands her to Claudette) Josephine. | ||
| Scene change to outside the hospital, a nurse wheels Claudette and Josephine out | |||
| Claudette Baptiste | Thank you, so much. I couldn't have done it without you. | ||
| Nurse | [As Emmanuel] That's what I'm being paid for. | ||
| Mollie Fineworth | Like what? | ||
| Arthur Riddlesworth | I run an international bank robbery gang. | ||
| Mollie Fineworth | (Laughs) | ||
| Arthur Riddlesworth | Look...(Gets on one knee) Do you believe in love at first sight? | ||
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Mollie Fineworth |
What the...I...yes! I do! | ||
| Arthur Riddlesworth | Well then. Will you marry me? | ||
| Mollie Fineworth | I...yes! I will! | ||
| Arthur Riddlesworth | Brilliant! | ||
| Present day | |||
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Mollie Fineworth |
Yes.That is me. | ||
| Diane Lark | (emphasis) Mollie Riddlesworth? | ||
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Mollie Fineworth |
Formerly. It's Fineworth. | ||
| Diane Lark | And you're telling me you know where Mr. Riddlesworth is residing? | ||
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Mollie Fineworth |
Positive. | ||
| Arthur Riddlesworth | (In her head) Accomplice. | ||
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Diane Lark |
Can we have Officer Mortz? | ||
| Mollie Fineworth | WAIT! No, no, no. | ||
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Diane Lark |
Something the matter? | ||
| Mollie Fineworth | I...I'm lying! | ||
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Diane Lark |
If you're sure, Mollie...do you want me to take you home? | ||
| Mollie Fineworth | Yes please, Diane. | ||
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Diane Lark |
Okay, let's go. | ||
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Mollie Fineworth |
Thank you. (Diane and Mollie leave the building. A large man from the car is leaning against the wall, Mollie notices the man, and tenses up) | ||
| Diane Lark | Problem? | ||
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Mollie Fineworth |
N...no. Let's just go home.. | ||
| Diane Lark | (Diane gets her phone out) Shiva, it's me...she did what at the salon? I'll speak to her in the car. Thank you. Bye, love you. | ||
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Shiva Bhatt |
Love you too! | ||
| Diane Lark | (Diane and Mollie get into the car) So, did anything happen today? | ||
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Mollie Fineworth |
Of course! It was a day! A lot of things happened! I got up, and came to see you! | ||
| Diane Lark | Just, me and Shiva didn't see you painting in the garden later this morning... | ||
| Mollie Fineworth | I'm fine! Just stop! I'll walk. | ||
| Diane Lark | Fine! (The car stops) Here. I'll see you around. | ||
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Mollie Fineworth |
Diane! I'm sorry, but I just need to. | ||
| Diane Lark | Mollie! | ||
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Josephine Baptiste |
(Josephine and Claudette walk out of the house, having finished cleaning) Mollie! You're home! Finally! You went to get the mail 15 hours ago! | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | What happened? | ||
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Mollie Fineworth |
I don't want to talk about it. Au revior! | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | Sure. Au revior! | ||
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Jospehine Baptiste |
What do you think? | ||
| Claudette Baptiste | Talk about it later, Josephine! |