A Room to Die For Page #3

Synopsis: In London, the aspiring stand-up performer Mark Crowe is financially supported by girlfriend Jill Scott that works in a call center. They find a room that they can afford rent in the isolated house of the old couple Henry Baker and Josephine Baker. Mark stays in the room expecting to write gags while Jill works but he is disturbed by the noise of the Baker's baby or by Henry. Soon there is a friction between Mark and Henry, but Jill convinces her boyfriend to stay in the place. Jill's snobbish brother Jason Scott offers a job to Markr but he feels offended. One day, Mark snoops around in the house and discloses a creepy secret about Henry and Josephine Baker with tragic consequences.
 
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A dick.

No. Mark.

He is successful

and likes reminding me.

Our parents died young

so he kind of became

my surrogate mum and dad.

I guess I got sidelined

along the way.

Mark is my family now.

Family is very

important, dear.

How about you two?

Josephine's from

German heritage.

I'm east London, army.

Wow. That must have been,

uh, awkward.

You know, two world wars

and one world cup. Huh?

You know...

1966, england versus Germany.

Comedy, right?

I'm sorry.

I get a bit nervous sometimes.

I get it.

Marcus:
How the f***

can they have a baby?

I mean, how the hell

did that happen?

Maybe they are not

as old as they look.

They just retired early.

Hey, how do you think

it happened, huh?

She laid back,

listening to Eva braun

as he crept up behind her

and gave a quick one-two

whilst reading the Bible.

Don't ruin the mood.

Ruined.

Henry:
I've seen bodies.

Dead bodies.

Bodies with no heads,

no limbs, guts spewing out.

And crows and eagles

swooping down,

plucking out eyeballs...

And tearing out

protruding tongues.

Sometimes from living bodies.

God.

I miss those days.

Excuse me.

Decomposition begins

in the digestive system.

And it feeds

on the internal organs.

It causes bloating

and a marbling of the skin.

And there is

a terrible swelling

and protrusion of the tongue.

And liquids and bloods flow

from every orifice.

And there is a horrible smell

of rotting flesh.

After that

rigor mortis sets in.

And it covers the whole body

after about a day.

It's really beautiful.

Sh*t. I'm late.

How do I look?

Hmm, you look better with

your clothes off, baby.

Oh, babe. Um...

I'm going to need a bit

of money for food.

Oh.

Sh*t. I only have a twenty.

Keep that

for two days.

Don't spend it

on sweets or comics.

Very funny.

Perhaps I should do

the stand-up,

my material is funnier.

What the f*** you know

about comedy?

Henry:
Marcus!

Marcus!

Marcus!

Marcus!

Yes, Henry?

You come down here

at once!

Um, you know

your baby is still...

Don't leave your

dirty dishes in the sink.

You clean them immediately!

Yeah,

i was going to do it later.

Not later. Now!

Henry's voice:
Not later. Now!

You clean them immediately!

You got a problem,

then you can clean it, Henry.

Or what, old man?

You dirty little b*tch.

Hey, Ben.

How you been, mate?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah,

I'm trying some new

materials as we speak.

Well, it might take

a bit of time, mate.

When would the next gig be?

Next month?

No, I need to be doing

more gigs, mate.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, a bit busy, buddy.

Yeah, you too. Bye.

Henry:

I warned you!

Don't phone again!

Hey, babe.

Hey, honey.

You get much writing done?

A little.

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