JusticeIstheWinner
SCENEI
Amotherisdoingexerciseinthelivingroomwhenthephoneisringing.Andherdaughterisintheschoolnow.
Mom:Hello~
Caller:(Aboyiscrying.)Ha!Yourkidishere.Doyouhearhisvoice?Ifyouwanttosaveyourkid,preparetheransom.
Mom:Areyoucrazy?Idon’thaveason!!!Don’ttrytocheatme.Stupidguy!
Themotherisveryangryandhungupthephone.Butlater…thephoneisringingagain…
Mom:Hello~
Caller:Hello~Areyoubusynow?
Mom:(Irecognizethevoice.)Youareafraud,right?Doyouwanttotrickmeagain?Isitfun?Don’tdosuchaboringthing,O.K.?Iwon’tbelieveyou.
Caller:Really?Listentothis.(Agirliscryingonthephone,”mom,helpme~helpme~)
Mom:Oh~youareagoodactor.ThistimeisbetterbutIstillwon’tfallintoyourtraptorobmeofmymoney!Ifyoucallagain,Iwillcallthecop.Doyouunderstand?(Hangupthephonemoreangrier.)
Butthevoicesoundslikeherdaughter’sandthemomisnotdisturbed.Shedecidestogototheelementaryschooltoseeherdaughter.Themomgotthere…
Mom:Eliza~
Eliza:Mom~whyyouarehere?Areyoumissingme?Doyoucomeheretopickmeup?
Mom:Ya~areyouhappyintheschool?Let’sgohome.Iwanttotellyousomethingonthewayhome.
MomtellsElizaaboutthephonescamandwantshertobecarefulfromnowon.
SCENEII
Becausethemotherdidn’tbelievethetwogangstersreallykidnappedherkid,thegangsterswerefurious.Sotheydecidedtokidnapherdaughterthistime.
Thegangstershavefoundtheschoolherdaughterstudiesin,andobservedformanydays.Todayisthedaytheyplantokidnapthechild.
Thebiggangsteralwaysfocusesonwhathe’sdoingbutthesmallgangsterisusuallyabsent-minded.
Biggangster:Hey!Concentrate!!(Thebiggangsterhitthesmallgangster’shead)
Smallgangster:Ouch!O.K.O.K.
Atthismoment,thegirlappears.
Smallgangster:(Checkthepicture.)Hey!!Buddy!!Look!Isthather?
Biggangster:Ha!Ha!Ha!It’shuntingtime.
Smallgangster:I’msoexcited!!Oh~whatabeautifulgirl.Justlikeafairy.Mysweetheart…Buddydoyouknow?IfeelthatIgetbutterfliesinmystomach!
Biggangster:(Hittingthesmallgangster’sheadagain.)Hey!Wakeup!!Stopday-dreaming.Let’smakeamove!
Smallgangster:Oh~mybaby~I’mcoming!!
Biggangster:Hey!!Lady!!Canyoudomeafavor?
Eliza:Sure!WhatcanIdoforyou?
Smallgangster:(Murmuring)Thisbeautifulladyhasabeautifulheart.
Biggangster:Sorry.Ignorewhathesaid.
Eliza:Nevermind!
Biggangster:Thanks!IwanttogotoTunghaiUniversity.DoyouknowhowcanIgetthere?
Eliza:Oh…youshouldgostraightuntilthetrafficlight,thenturnrightuntilyouseeaconveniencestoreatthecornerandturnleft.Keepgoingstraightandyouwouldseetheuniversity.
Biggangster:Gostraightuntilthefirsttrafficlight,turnrightandwewillseeasupermarketattheendofthestreet.And…
Eliza:No!No!No!Gostraightuntilthetrafficlight,thenturnrightuntilyouseeaconveniencestoreatthecornerandturnleft.Keepgoingstraightandyouwouldseetheuniversity.
Smallgangster:Gostraightuntilthefirsttrafficlight,thenturnleftandgostraighttotheendofthestreet,thenwecanseetheuniversity.
Eliza:Oh,my!No!Wrongagain!Youtwoarereallyastupidguy.
Biggangster:It’stoocomplex.Ican’trememberallthedirections.I’maforeigner.AndIhaveanimportantpresentationthere.Couldyougowithus,guideusthere?Please~
Elizawasconfused.Butsheisakindpersonandshelikestohelppeople.
Eliza:Umm…letmethink…okay!!Let’sgo!
Smallgangster:Howkindofyou!!Mylittlegirl.
Biggangster:Sorry.Justignorehim.Thankforyourhelp.
Elizagoeswiththegangsters.
Inthegangsters’car,thesmallgangstersuddenlyshowsasharpknife.Andshouts,“Don’tmove!”Elizaisshockedandstartsscreaming.
Eliza:Whatareyoudoing?
Smallgangster:I’mkidnappingyou!
Eliza:Oh~Iamsoscared.
Smallgangster:(Talktothebiggangster.)Didyouhearthat,sheisscared?
Biggangster:Ya~weareprofessional.
Eliza:Notfunny!I’mhungry.Iwanttogohome!Iwanttogohome!
Smallgangster:Shutup.Don’tbesonoisy!
Elizakeepscrying.
Smallgangster:You!Getoutofthecar!
Biggangster:(Hitthesmallgangsterangrily!)Idiot!Ihaveastupidpartner.(Disappointed)
Eliza:Iagree!(Nodhead.)
Biggangster:Don’tcrybaby,Igiveyoualollipop.
Eliza:Thankyou.Howkindofyou.
SCENEIII
Motherispreparingdinner.
Mom:Eliza!Eliza!Timefordinner!I’mhungry!Hurryup!
Nooneanswersher.Andsherealizesthereissomethingwrong.
Mom:Eliza,whereareyou?Don’tplayhideandseekwithme!It’snotfunny.I’mhungry.
Asthemotherisfindingherdaughter,thephonerings.
Mom:Hello~thisisAnderson.I’mbusyfindingmydaughter.Don’tbotherme!
Biggangster:Areyoufindingyourdaughter?Ha!Ha!Ha…sheisrighthere.
Mom:Goodjob!Tellherit’stimefordinner.I’mhungry!
Biggangster:Hey!Youareclueless.Ihavealreadykidnappedyourdaughter,ElizaAnderson!
Mom:Hey!Buddy!Don’ttrickme!
Biggangster:Sure!Listen!(ThegangstertakesthephonetoEliza.)
Eliza:Hello!Mom!I’mhere!Theyaresokind.Theygavemealollipop.
Thegangstertakesthephoneaway.
Biggangster:Doyoubelievemenow?Ifyouwantyourdaughtertocomebackfordinner.YouhavetopreparetheransomofNT$20,000,000.
Mom:Tooexpensive!20%off.
Biggangster:Areyoubuyingclothes?
Mom:Bargainismyhobby.
Biggangster:NonegotiationyoushouldbringtheransomtoTunghaiLakeat8:00pm.Andrememberdon’tcallthecop.Oryouwillfindyourdaughterinthelake.
Mom:O.K.Seeyouthen!
AtTunghaiLake.ThegangstersandElizaarebakingfishfromthelakebecausetheyarehungry.Atthistime,themotheriscoming.
Mom:Ha!(Momshouts.)
ThegangstersandElizaareshocked.Andthesmallgangster’sfishisfallingdownonthefloor.
Smallgangster:Oh,!Myfish!Who’sthere?
Mom:It’sme,BunnyAnderson,Eliza’smother,Anderson’swife.Whereismydaughter?Releasemydaughter.
Eliza:Hi!Mom,I’mhere.Doyouwanttocomeheretoeatfish?
Biggangster:Whereistheransom?
Mom:Releasemydaughterfirst!
Biggangster:Givemetheransomfirst!
Mom:Noway!
Andthebattlebegins.
Mom:Justiceisalwaysthewinner.
Eliza:Oh~Yeah!Mom,youwin!
Celine:Ha!Igotit!Igotit!Anew……headline.
Celine:IamatTunghaiLake.Earlier,therewasaviolentfighting.AwatermelonknifeV.S.AB.B.Q.fork.Accordingtothewitnesses,amotherfoughtwiththegangstersforherdaughter.Andthemotherwon.Now,let’sinterviewthepersonsinvolved.
Celine:Doyoufeelregretful?Doyoufeelsorrytothissociety?
Smallgangster:I……
Celine:I……Iknow.Youareverysorryandregretful.Howaboutyou?(Turntothebiggangster.)
Biggangster:Noneofyourbusiness.(Runtothewall.)Leavemealone.
Eliza:Me!Me!
Celine:Whatdoyouwanttosay?
Eliza:Uh…Mymomissocool.Shecametosaveme!
Mom:Myturn.Myturn.
Celine:O.K.O.K.Whatdoyouwanttosayafterwinningthefight?
Mom:Well……
Celine:Well,youareveryhappyandproudofyourselftobethewinnerinthebattle.
Mom:Yes.Andthegangsters…
Celine:Oh,thegangstersareverystupidandsilly.
Mom:Right.Andthey…
Celine:Theywanttotrickyou,but…
Mom:But…enough.I’mhungry.Iwanttogohomewithmydaughter.
Celine:Nexttime,ifyoureceiveaphonecallfromascamartist,herearethethingsyoucandotoavoidbeingtricked.First,stayclamandbeskepticalaboutit.Thecallerhopestofoolyouwithamovingstory,causingyoutoforgetyourgoodjudgment.Alittledoubtcanprotectyou.Second,verifythestory.Calltheorganizationtomakesurethestoryistrue.Third,reportittothepolice.Anddon’tdealwiththevillainsonyourown.Onephonecallwilloftenexposeatrapquickly.However,totellthetruth,themotherisreallyverybrave.Sheismyidol.Iwanttokeephersign.ThisisreporterCelinereportingfromTunghiaLakeforTVAS.
