Mr X

Mr X by Jimmy Connerly (One year on from Sleepless in Peckham)

Scene Five - INT - NELSON MANDELLA HOUSE - PRESENTLY

Rodney enters front door; Cassandra is feeding one year old Joan. Cassandra looks up as Rodney enters.

Cass: What are you doing home?

Rodney: Accounts. You'll never guess what he tried to have me doing.

Cass: Clearing out the cellar?

Rodney: Only wanted me to clear out the..... Hang on, you knew?

Cass: Yes, he mentioned it when I popped by yesterday.

Rodney: And you never told me.

Cass: No, I thought you wouldn't go if I told you.

Rodney: You think I should do it? I don't believe you sometimes.

Cass: I just thought you could do with a bit of physical exercise.

Rodney: And what's that supposed to mean?

Cass: Well there's not much of you is there. Kelly Holmes is more butch than you.

Rodney: Kelly Holmes is more butch than Lennox Lewis!

Cass: I just thought you could do with a bit of building up, that's all.

Rodney: I've always been like this, I'm lean and mean. I've always modeled myself on Robert DeNero.

Cass: (laughs) Is that why you talk to yourself in the mirror?

Rodney: (laughs too, makes a Robert DeNero Face) You talking to me?

Cass: Well now you're here you can make yourself useful.

Rodney: Yeah, I'll get going with the accounts now.

Cass: No, you can leave the accounts there's more important things need doing.

Rodney: Well such as what?

Cass: Your daughter needs changing.


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