CHARLIE:
You think you're better'n us Dave?
MELVIN:
Gentlemen, please...
DAVE:
Well, I'm no stupid ass high school dropout dope fiend thief.
JOHN:
You callin' me stupid ass?
DAVE:
I don't see any other high school dropouts, do you?
JOHN:
You goddamn mother fu...
MELVIN:
Stop it! Stop it now!
CHARLIE:
I didn't finish high school neither... Got my G.E.D.
MELVIN:
Okay, can we stop now?
CHARLIE:
You stay outta' this Mel.
DAVE:
What'd you call me?
JOHN:
You deaf too Dave?
DAVE:
You clump of shit!
MELVIN:
Okay, that's it! That's it! Now we're gonna' keep our minds on the whale! Nothing but the whale... Just row and keep
quiet.
(There is a long pause. The men row. Perhaps they row in silence for thirty seconds to a minute. Silence. Suddenly
John jumps up and attacks Dave. The canoe tips and all fall out. There are splashing noises and everybody lies
motionless on the floor. The crowd of frozen protestors explode into cheers.)
(The lights crossfade into the next scene.)