Whistle Down the Wind Page #3

---

- Oh, I thought He had to have fishes.

- What about some vinegar?

- Wine. He has bread and wine.

Oh, Kathy, that's me dad's,

for after Christmas, after the Queen.

Eddie?

Eddie?

Eddie!

- Well, what are you doing?

- What does it look like?

- Thought the house was on fire.

- Isn't she any better?

Nah, she eats too much,

like somebody I know.

- Can I put her in t'barn?

- Trying to get my job or something?

No but me dad says

I've got to help more.

He says I'm useless and I'm not, see.

It's just that nobody lets me.

Will you let me?

Please, then I can tell me dad.

I don't know. Do you know how?

Yes, I've seen how you do it,

seen how clever you are.

Then you could go and look at your trap.

There's something in it.

I saw as I come along.

- Trap?

- Aye.

That wood pigeon,

the one you've been after.

Right. That's right.

Long as you know how.

In the trap now, is he?

Right. I'll 'ave him.

Does He always sleep?

He doesn't look well, does He?

He looks poorly.

He's got a nice face, though.

Is He like what you thought?

I'm glad He came to our barn, aren't you?

He could have gone

to Jackie Greenwood's.

Shh. Go on. Go on out of here.

Why should I?

It's my barn as much as yours.

Any road, I wanna see my kitten.

Who's that? Who's that fella?

It's not a fella. It's Jesus.

- Is he dead?

- Course not.

- That isn't Jesus.

- Well it is, then, Mr clever Dick.

Jesus wore a long dress.

Well, that was in them days.

Is it? Is it really Him?

And listen, it's a secret.

You're not to tell anyone

because we don't know yet

what He wants us to do.

And we've got to look after Him.

Oh, gentle Jesus, boom...

When you're looking

for a murderer, you've got to move fast,

especially with children around,

you've got to close in quickly.

They were slow off the mark for a start.

They should have closed in

but they didn't.

- No, no.

- It puts the onus on us, you see.

Course, your superintendent Teesdale's

a very good man.

Detective sergeant Wilcox

hasn't been to bed for three nights.

Yes, yes, Wilcox, yes.

I'm still waiting to hear from him

about the guttering that went missing.

Get out of that puddle, boy.

When you're warning them, you see,

the thing is not to alarm too much.

Not to alarm them, yes.

Six yards of guttering stolen, two

dustbin lids to my certain knowledge,

notice boards, they've walked,

wire netting.

Not to alarm them. Yes.

Right now, everybody, close your books.

- Now, put your hands up. Wait a minute.

- Miss, Miss.

Don't all shout at once.

Now, was the Samaritan

a good person or a bad person?

- Me, me.

- Miss, Miss...

Yes, Pam.

Please, Miss,

David Edwards has just come in.

Hello, David.

Rate this script:4.0 / 1 vote