SCRIPT EXTRACT FROM:
THE GENIE FROM DOWN UNDER 2, EP. 10
"THE OPAL IS A BOOMERANG"
WRITTEN BY
PHILIP DALKIN, LOUISE FOX, AND ESBEN STORM.
SHOOTING SCRIPT
(Amended 6/10/97)
Copyright © 1997. Australian Children's Television Foundation. All rights (by all media) reserved.
SC.4. INT: COURT ROOM DAY. SC.4.
The exhibition has transformed into a court of law. JUDGE SMYTHE, a pompous old man, with flowing robes and a MAMMOTH WIG, who looks like BUBBLES, is presiding.
PENELOPE and MR REPO are the opposing lawyers. BRUCE, BAZ and MOSSOP sit behind PENELOPE. DARLEEN, OTTO and CONRAD sit near MR. REPO. All the other interested PARTIES are in the GALLERY. It's hot and everyone has a fan. JUDGE SMYTHE bangs his GAVEL.
SMYTHE
Order, order! I'm proceeding with the matter of the "Nations of the World verses Penelope Townes".
PENELOPE sighs and turns to BRUCE and BAZ behind her.
PENELOPE
Judge Smythe is the meanest Judge in England. He's a bitter and disillusioned man.
BAZ
Why?
PENELOPE
He's Bubbles' father.
SMYTHE
Silence! Or I'll order a flogging! Now where is this Opal?
PENELOPE
Ahhh.. Objection your honour!
SMYTHE
Why are you objecting?
PENELOPE
I don't know. I saw it on television...
SMYTHE
Miss Townes, that Opal is Exhibit A. Give it to me or you'll be in contempt of court.
PENELOPE
Is that bad?
SMYTHE
Do you wish to be thrown in jail?
PENELOPE
Certainly not.
BRUCE swats. THE OPAL vanishes from PENELOPE and appears on JUDGE SMYTHE'S BENCH. He's not flustered at all.
SMYTHE
Mmm. Mr. Repo, state your case.
MR REPO
Thank you. I put it you, that the property allegedly "owned" by the Townes family, is in fact stolen! Everything, including the opal, was stolen from every corner of the globe.
DARLEEN loves the way he talks. The GALLERY applauds.
SMYTHE
Order! Or I'll have you all flogged. Call you first witness.
MR REPO
I call Lady Diana Townes.
PENELOPE
Mummy? But...?
The door opens. PENELOPE, BRUCE and BAZ look up in shock. DIANA enters wearing no make-up, her hair slicked down very toughly, and wearing jeans and a singlet. She's got a TATTOO on one arm.
PENELOPE
Mummy, what's happened to you?
DIANA
My M.A.N. support group has given me a new perspective. I'm tough and strong and I can make it on my own. Without men.
MOSSOP
Doesn't she look a treat?
DIANA goes to the witness chair.
SMYTHE
Do you swear to tell the tell the truth...(CUT OFF)
DIANA
Yep.
SMYTHE is intimidated by her toughness.
MR REPO
Lady Townes, is it not true that Sir Claude Townes was a thief?
DIANA
That's just typical of the male attitude. Of course Sir Claude was a thief. But you can't ignore the contribution of us Townes women throughout the ages! We've stolen just as much as the men.
PENELOPE
I ask that this testimony be stricken from the records!
SMYTHE
On what grounds?
PENELOPE
She's lost her fashion sense, she's clearly ... unbalanced!
DIANA
I'm going to make amends. Whatever's left after today will be sold to raise money for third world children.
PENELOPE
Can I ask for a short recess Your Honour?
SMYTHE
For what purpose?
PENELOPE
I'd like to cry...
DISSOLVE TO:
SC.5. INT: COURT ROOM DAY. 5.
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