Monsters and Madmen
by Jim Farrar
Down, down we go
Where Monsters and Madmen
Stage their gruesome show
Please cling to the rocks
For you mustn’t fall
And coax all of the courage
From the nadir of your soul
And cry children cry!
You’ll never be heard if you don’t
Except by Monsters
And Madmen
And Demons who snort in the dark
They relish your silence
They leave a bloody mark
Cast of Characters
EDWARD BERRINGER, a detective
EDWARD YOUNG, Berringer's partner
DIGBY JONES, a psychiatrist
IAN WHITWORTH, Jones' patient
SHAWNA WHITWORTH, Ian's wife
A DELIVERY BOY
AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS
Synopsis of Scenes
ACT ONE
Scene One: An outdoor running path, Wednesday morning.
Scene Two: Digby Jones' office, later that morning.
Scene Three: An outdoor running path, around 1 a.m. Thursday morning.
Scene Four: Digby Jones' office, about 3 a.m. Thursday morning.
ACT TWO
Scene One: Ian Whitworth's house, Wednesday evening; fifteen years after the end of the first act.
Scene Two: A street corner, later that evening.
Scene Three: Ian Whitworth's house, the following afternoon.