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your wife. Do you understand?
Rachel
Oh God!
Jenny
I don't care. You'd better not mess up my
life too, you little whore.
Jenny goes out. Rachel stands at the kitchen door.
She calls down.
Rachel
Are you alright?
Rachel goes into the room with the crib. She lies down,
still clothed,
on the top of the crib.
Rachel
Mummy!
And falls asleep.
Jenny comes out of the basement.
Jenny
You've been very bad.
Jenny looks over towards Rachel's bedroom and goes into it.
She stands at the door.
Jenny
Are you alright?
Rachel turns over.
Jenny
Rachel?
Rachel
Mummy?
Jenny
Rachel.
Rachel gets up, slowly and painfully.
Rachel
What are you doing?
Jenny
Just looking at your cot.
Rachel
What's the matter?
Rachel
I want to play something.
Jenny
You want to play something? What?
Rachel
I want to play with my crayons.
Jenny
Are you sure?
Rachel
I want to play with my dolls.
Jenny
You can't play with your dolls now, sweetie.
Rachel
Oh, Mummy.
Jenny
Let's put them away now.
Rachel
Mummy, it's very cold.
Jenny
We can put your dolls away when you've done what
you've to do.
Now go get a towel to wrap them in.
Rachel
Alright.
Rachel leaves.
Jenny
It's been difficult for me.
Jenny goes to the crib.
Jenny
You've been very bad.
Jenny picks up the dolls.
Jenny
You mustn't cry.
Jenny carries the dolls upstairs.
Rachel comes back down with the towel and the crayons.
Rachel
I put my crayons in the towel.
Jenny opens the cupboard.
Jenny
Right. Let's wrap up the dolls.
Rachel takes the crayons out.
Rachel
I'm ready.
Jenny opens the door of the cupboard.
Jenny
I've done it before. But I just can't remember
how.
She looks at Rachel.
Jenny
I'm not sure, but you're just like your mother.
Rachel stares at Jenny.
Jenny
I don't like you.
Jenny looks down.
Rachel
You've killed the girl who used to be
your mother.
Jenny stands up and stares at Rachel.
Jenny
You're the daughter of the child murderer.
Jenny leaves the room.
Jenny
You've been very bad.
She leaves.
Rachel closes the door.
Jenny comes back down.
Jenny
I feel as if I've slept for ages.
Jenny goes to the sink and runs water in it.
Rachel
What do you want me to do?
Jenny
I'm going to run a bath.
Jenny is soaping herself.
Rachel
I'm going to make you wash me, and then I'll get in
the bath with you.
Jenny stops soaping herself and looks at Rachel.
Rachel
I'm going to wash your hair.
Jenny soaps Rachel's hair.
Rachel
Are you going to wash my body?
Jenny stops soaping and stops scrubbing Rachel's
hair.
Jenny
Oh God. That's enough. I'm sorry.
Jenny goes over and turns on the taps for the bath.
She goes to the hall to the stairs and calls down.
Jenny
Just you go and play, darling.
Rachel gets up from the crib.
Rachel
Come and play with me, Mummy.
Jenny picks up Rachel's clothes.
Jenny
Okay, sweetie.
Rachel puts the towel around her waist.
Jenny
Would you like me to go and sit on the bed?
Rachel
No.
Rachel
Mummy's gone to go and be in the bath, darling.
Jenny
I don't want to be in the bath alone.
Rachel
Well I do.
Jenny puts on her clothes and goes upstairs.
Rachel turns off the light and closes the door. She
lies back on the crib.
Rachel
I want a new crib.
She lies there.
When Rachel moves down the screen, Rachel and Jenny
are in bed together. Rachel is lying with her
head over the edge of the bed, her face down.
Jenny is standing naked at the end of the bed,
squatting and staring into the light.
Rachel stirs and comes round. She looks up at Jenny.
Rachel
I don't like it when you cry.
Jenny
What?
Rachel
I'm very scared.
Jenny
Why?
Rachel
I'm going to die.
Jenny
You don't have to. We can get you help.
Rachel
What help?
Jenny looks down.
Rachel
Your husband can't love you. He wants to kill me.
Jenny
It was an accident.
Rachel
I'm going to die.
Jenny
You're not going to die.
Rachel
You'll never be happy.
Jenny
What?
Rachel
You'll never be happy because I'm going to die.
Jenny turns to Rachel.
Rachel
You can do whatever you like.
Jenny turns away.
Rachel
What did you say?
Jenny
I was having a dream.
Rachel
What did you say?
Jenny
I was having a nightmare. I was dreaming.
Rachel
I hate you.
Jenny
I'll sit in the chair and do the cribs for you now.
Rachel
I hate you.
Jenny
I'll stay here and do the cribs. It's not fair.
Rachel
I'm going to drown you.
Jenny turns around.
Jenny
You're not going to drown anybody.
Rachel
You've made me very unhappy.
Jenny looks at Rachel.
Jenny
You won't die.
Rachel
I want to die.
Jenny
That's alright.
Jenny comes back to the bed and stands by it.
Jenny
I want to cuddle with you.
Rachel
No.
Jenny
Please. I want to hold you.
Rachel
No.
Rachel turns away.
Jenny
Please.
Rachel turns to Jenny.
Jenny
Cuddle with you?
Rachel
I hate you.
Jenny lies down by Rachel.
Jenny
Oh, Mummy. I'm so very, very tired.
Rachel turns over on the crib and faces away from
Jenny.
Jenny
Good night.
Jenny lies down and turns her back to Rachel.
Rachel
You killed your mother.
Jenny
I'll call you if I need you.
Jenny turns and rests her head on the pillows, facing
away from Rachel.
Rachel stirs and turns to Jenny.
Rachel
The bad lady.
Jenny turns and looks at Rachel.
Jenny
What did you call me?
Jenny watches Rachel.
Rachel
A bad lady.
Jenny
What?
Rachel
A bad lady.
Jenny
What?
Rachel
I'm going to die.
Jenny
You're not going to die.
Rachel
You've killed my mother.