Saturday, October 7, 2006

Boston Legal: A Script Preview

Scene: Alan Shore and Denny Crane are standing in Denny's office when a prospective client sashays in. Alan recognizes her immediately. He was married to her briefly, decades ago, when he was young, foolish, and quite a bit slimmer. It ended badly. Oh, so badly.

But she hasn't come to see him. It's the famous Denny Crane she wants to represent her, as she suspects she will soon be charged for a potentially serious crime.

Marissa Welland Shore Ackerman Smythe Bagby Greene Boggs McDougall: Gentlemen, I... er... certainly did not, uh, "murder" my seventh husband and his stupid lover. Why, after an hour in bed with each other, oh, believe me, they... well... they both chose to step in front of my loaded gun, only seconds before it went off... accidentally... twice...

Alan (to Denny, gesturing grandly with his arm): Behold! Hesitantly sarcastic satire, Esquire! She's as guilty of murder as you are of burning that armchair last night with your careless cigar smoking. You really must make an effort to put that thing out before you doze off, Denny.

Denny: Point taken, Alan. (He leans to stage-whisper into Denny's ear.) I think she's hot for me, don't you?



(WordCount 19634-19638: behold hesitantly sarcastic satire esquire)