Act 1, Scene 2

At rise, we see LEO in the apartment setting the table with plates, cups and silverware. After placing the last plate, his phone rings and stage left, a stoplight fades up on JASON. LEO picks up the phone.

JASON

(in phone)

Hey Leo, I wanted to double check if I should bring something tonight. Amy seems to think I should.

LEO

(in phone)

Of course, this isn’t a 12 year olds bar mitzvah. Something strange just happened.

CARSON

Wait, what’s going on?

LEO

I think something bad might have happened to Archer. He said he was in his apartment and heard someone, then the phone went dead.

CARSON

Did you call the police?

LEO

Noo? What if he’s just goofing around, can’t I get in trouble with fake call ins?

CARSON

Well what if he’s not joking around and it may just save his life. If you’re not calling them, one of us needs to go check on him.

LEO

Alright, thanks for doing it.

CARSON

(slightly irritated)

Aww come on, you’re making me go?

LEO

I’m expecting guests!

CARSON

Fine. If you don’t hear from me within 20 minutes, call the police.

LEO

Alright, be safe.

(LEO hangs up the phone, and the spotlight

fades to black and CARSON exits stage left.

There is then a knock on the door and LEO

goes to open it)

PIZZA DELIVERY BOY

Hi that’ll be 16.50.

LEO

Where are the pizza’s?

PIZZA DELIVERY BOY

Dammit, you’re right. I put it down somewhere… It must be at that place I was at.

LEO

Which is? …

PIZZA DELIVERY BOY

I think the store.

(short pause)

PIZZA DELIVERY BOY (CONT’D)

Yeah I’ll go back to the store then.

LEO

Right.

(LEO closes the door, and as he does so,

his phone rings. When he picks up, a

spotlight shines on HUGO on stage left)

HUGO

(in phone)

Hey, so I think I might be 15 minutes late.

LEO

What? Why?

HUGO

I think there’s someone in my apartment.

LEO

(very concerned)

No!

HUGO

He’s smashing a lot of my stuff out there, it’s a good thing I was able to run into the bathroom.

LEO

Look Hugo, just stay in the bathroom and keep quiet. I’m gonna go find some help.

HUGO

(scared)

Wait Leo, I think they know I’m in here. Tell your good friend Hugo he better bring his white bread after all

(HUGO screams and the spotlight fades

to black. HUGO exits stage left)

LEO

Hugo?!

(LEO hangs up phone and there is a knock

at the door. Opening the door, it’s the

delivery boy holding two pizza boxes)

PIZZA DELIVERY BOY

Dude, it was totally in my car.

LEO

(skeptically)

Umm alright here’s the 16.50. You take care pal.

(LEO gives the money to the DELIVERY BOY

and he hands the two pizza boxes to LEO.

LEO closes the door and walks over to

couch and beings to eat a slice. He pulls

out his phone and begins to dial it. A spot

then fades up stage left and an emergency

dispatch officer is seen picking up the call)

LEO

Hi, I need to report a mur-

EMERGENCY DISPATCH WOMAN

(cutting LEO off)

Hi emergency service dispatcher are currently unavailable. Please wait for the next available dispatcher to take your call. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

(LEO hangs up the phone in frustration

and throws it in frustration next to him

on the couch. The spotlight fades and the

emergency dispatch women exits stage left.

LEO lets out a long sigh. The phone rings

again and LEO scrambles to answer it. Stage

left a spotlight fades up and we see LUNA

calling LEO)

LEO

(in phone and excited)

Carson?!

LUNA

(in phone)

No Leo, it’s Luna.

LEO

(disappointed)

Oh hi Luna.

LUNA

I was just wondering if this is going to be like a real dinner party tonight? Like where we're supposed to bring something.

LEO

Yeah of course Luna, it’s not a 7 year olds- wait woah woah wait, Luna?

LUNA

Leo?

LEO

(confused)

Aren’t you out shopping with Harlow?

LUNA

Uh no, why? Should I be?

(LEO quickly gets up from the couch

and runs to the window, lifts the

blind and peers through the window)

LEO

(confused)

I don’t know.

LUNA

What’s going on over there?

LEO

Nothing, nothing.

(after short pause, LEO signs)

LEO (CONT’D)

Two possible murders?

LUNA
(confused)

What?

LEO

I know, I know. This all confusing and happening very fast. Hugo and Carson were attacked in their apartments and I think they’ve been murdered.

(LEO sees a set of keys on the table by

the window and picks them up. He hold them

close to his face and examines them)

LUNA

Are you joking? Did you call the police?

LEO

Uh no.

(the door begins to unlock and LEO

hastily puts the keys back. HARLOW

enters with two large paper bag)

LEO (CONT’D)

I gotta go, I really got to go.

LUNA

Okay well call me back if need any help or find out more information-

(LEO hangs up the phone and the spotlight

fades to black and LUNA exits stage left)

HARLOW

Can you help with the groceries babe?

(LEO turns from the window and stares

at HARLOW with a confused and concerned

expression)

HARLOW (CONT’D)

Please?

LEO

Uh yeah sure- sure let me- let me help you with that.

HARLOW

(happily)

Thanks honey.

(LEO grabs one of the bags and they

both walk to the kitchen and LEO starts

to put food in the cupboard and HARLOW

puts food in the refrigerator)

HARLOW (CONT’D)

So, anything fun or interesting happen while I was gone?

(LEO freezes and takes a short pause)

LEO

(shakes head)

Nope.

(LEO unfreezes and continues to put

food away)

LEO (CONT’D)

So I was talking with Luna.

(HARLOW freezes)

HARLOW

Oh yeah?

(HARLOW unfreezes and continues

to put foot away)

HARLOW (CONT’D)

Funny thing, she bailed on me on the last second. You know how she can be such a flake sometimes-

LEO

(cutting HARLOW off)

You left your car keys here.

HALOW

Alright you caught me. I picked the groceries up earlier and left them at Mallory’s next door.

LEO

What? Why’d you do that? I’m confused.

(LEO and HARLOW both finished putting

away the groceries. HARLOW slowly walks

towards LEO)

HARLOW

There was something important I had to take care of honey. Something for us.

(LEO begins to walk backwards away

from HARLOW)

LEO

What- what are you trying to say, … babe?

HARLOW

I’m trying to say I’d do anything for you.

(HARLOW backs LEO into a corner)

HARLOW (CONT’D)

And that I really really love you.

(LEO grabs the broom next to him

and holds it like a weapon towards

HARLOW)

LEO

(aggressively)

Did you murder Hugo and Carson?!

HARLOW

(surprised and confused)

What?!

LEO

Did you kill them?!

HARLOW

(angry)

Kill them? Of course not! Is this some type of joke? Leo you’re not very funny!

LEO

(accusingly)

Hugo and Carson were both attacked. Possibly even murder since you left. You lied about the shopping and lied about being with Luna! What exactly were you out doing when you left the apartment?

HARLOW

(angrly)

Do you even know what day it is tomorrow? Can you tell me that Leo?

LEO

Tomorrow’s Saturday.

HARLOW

(angry and stern)

No, the actual day.

LEO

(condescending)

Saturday November 10th, why?

(HARLOW crosses her arms and stars

at LEO)

LEO (CONT’D)

(comes to realization)

Our two years.

(LEO puts broom back)

HARLOW

(angry)

I thought it’d be nice if we’d exchange gifts for our 2 year anniversary, don’t you think?

LEO

So you’re telling me, this whole time you were out secretly buying me an anniversary gift?

HARLOW

Yes.

LEO

(skeptically)

How do I know you’re not lying?

HARLOW

(yelling)

You’re kidding me Leopold!

LEO
(yelling)

I don’t know! I’m just so confused right now!

(LEO’s cell phone rings and he answers

it. Stage left a spot light fades up

and LUNA is seen on the phone)

LEO (CONT’D)

(yelling in phone)

Luna this really isn’t a good time right now!

LUNA
(quietly in phone)

Leo! Remember how you told me Hugo and Carson were attacked in their apartments?

LEO

Yeah why?

LUNA

(apprehensive and scared)

Because I’m pretty sure there’s someone in my apartment!

LEO

(confused and concerned)

What?

LUNA

I locked myself in my bedroom. I called the police and they should be on their way. Leo, do you think it’s the same guy?

LEO

Luna, I really can’t say.

LUNA

(scared and frightened)

He knows I’m in here, what do I do?!

LEO

Just stay where you are and find something to defend yourself in case he gets to you.

(LUNA screams and the spotlight fades.

LUNA exits stage left. LEO hangs up

after the scream. There is a short pause)

LEO (CONT’D)

Oh my god. You’re not the killer!

(LEO exitibly hugs HARLOW)

HARLOW

We have to call the police.

(stage lights fade to black)

Act 1, Scene 3

At rise, HARLOW is sitting on the

couch eating a piece of pizza. LEO

is pacing back in forth with the

phone to his ear.

LEO

(in phone)

Alright, thank you.

(LEO hangs up the phone)

LEO (CONT’D)

(sadly)

That was the detective on the case. Everyone’s dead. I can’t believe all this is happening.

HARLOW

Is this all a coincidence? All of our friends being killed in the same night? It can’t be.

LEO

We got to be the personal connection, right?

(long pause)

HARLOW

(nervously)

Are you scared?

(short pause)

LEO

F'ing terrified.

HARLOW

You know what I still don’t get?

LEO

Hmm?

HARLOW

You honestly believed I was was the killer.

(HARLOW gets up from floor and walks

into kitchen)

HARLOW (CONT’D)

And you honestly thought you could stop me with this? …

(HALOW picks up the broom)

LEO

It’s multi purpose!

(HARLOW puts broom back and sits

down on couch with LEO)

HARLOW

If you were gonna use that on me, I can’t wait to see what you’d use on the killer.

(the door silently opens and BRENT ADLEY

quietly enters the room. BRENT dials his

phone. LEO’s phone rings)

LEO

(jumps up from couch and answers phone)

Greg! This is that you?!

(LEO walks around with his back turned

to HARLOW and BRENT ADLEY)

LEO (CONT’D)

Talk to me Greg! I think I have bad reception.

(LEO turns around to see to see BRENT

ADLEY holding a knife to HARLOW’s neck. In

suprise, he tosses the phone on the couch)

BRENT ADLEY

Hello Leo. Lovely dinner party. It’s a pity I wasn’t invited.

LEO

Who are you and what did you do with Greg?!

BRENT ADLEY

Unfortunately Greg had to decline his invitation. Dead people tend to do that a lot.

(BRENT ADLEY starts to evilly laugh

and LEO stands there looking confused)

BRENT ADLEY (CONT’D)

But seriously, do you not know who I am?

LEO

No, should I?!

BRENT ADLEY

I’m you’re guys neighbor… Brent. I live right under this apartment.

LEO

No, Miss Adley live is our neighbor. She lives directly beneath us.

BRENT ADLEY

Miss Adley, my mother, passed away two years ago and I moved into her apartment.

LEO

Uh no, that can’t be. I just saw Miss Adley it must have been, I don’t know… 2 years ago…

(BRENT ADLEY begins to breathe

heavier as he gets more angry)

LEO (CONT’D)

(shrugging)

Uhh, welcome to the building?

BRENT ADLEY

(madly)

It’s a little late for that. I have never had neighbors as inconsiderate, loud and rude as you! These walls are paper thin, I hear everything. And the footsteps! At least have the decency to take to take your shoes off like I do. I lie awake at night hearing the tap tap tap! It can really drive someone crazy! You guy are the bain of my existence!!

LEO

(speaks with sarcasm and motions at knife BRENT is holding)

Alright you have to admit, this is a little much.

(BRENT ADLEY holds HARLOW tighter

and brings the knife closer to her

neck)

LEO (CONT’T)

(positively speaking with small laugh in his voice)

Okay! So maybe me and Harlow can certainly afford to be a little more quieter as we go through the day-

BRENT ADLEY

(cutting LEO off)

I’m afraid it’s too late for that, like your friends, I think the 2 of you will be a lot quieter from now on.

(BRENT backs up while still holding

onto HARLOW)

LEO

How do you even know who our friends are anyways?

BRENT ADLEY

You guys don’t make many friends, especially friends far from home, now do ya Leo. And when you’re loud friends leave, I can practically still hear them on their walk home. It’s very easy to look out a window Leo. I’ve heard you talk about all of your gatherings. You really couldn’t of thrown your party at one of their places?! You’re non-stop talks about the pizza party-

LEO

(cuts off BRENT ADLEY)

Dinner party.

BRENT ADLEY

This is the end.

(BRENT ADLEY evilly laughs and takes

a step back. He steps on the splinter

from earlier and begins to scream while

holding his one foot and jumping up and

down)

HARLOW

(yelling)

Quick Leo! Use the phone! The phone Leo!

(HARLOW points at the phone on the couch

LEO lunges for the phone and throws it at

BRENT ADLEY’s chest. HARLOW runs into the

kitchen and grabs the broom. She then runs

back into the living room and smacks BRENT

ADLEY on the head with it. He falls

unconscious on the floor)

LEO

Holy crap that was amazing!

(LEO gives HARLOW a hug)

HARLOW

Leo, when I said use the phone, I meant call the police… Not throw the phone at him.

(LEO shrugs his shoulders)

LEO

Are you doing okay?

HARLOW

(rubbing her neck)

Yeah I’m fine now. Are you?

LEO

Yeah, I’m okay.

(LEO checks watch)

LEO (CONT’D)

Hey happy almost anniversary babe.

HARLOW

Happy almost anniversary.

(LEO and HARLOW kiss. ARTHUR

walks through the open door)

ARTHUR

(confused)

Woah, what the hell kind of pizza party is this?

(stage lights fade)

FIN