Visit To Ms. Beck (Excerpt From Part 1)

We see Joe approaching a house in an upper-middle class neighborhood. It is a fairly large, well-kept house. He carries a boombox and a suitcase with "JudithGoliath.com" on the side. He rings the doorbell. It is answered by a woman in a bathrobe.

Mary Beck: A little early, aren't we?

Joe: (stepping inside)  Uhhh....yes, yes of course! You're absolutely right!

Mary Beck closes the door. She is facing Joe, when suddenly she flings the robe off. She is wearing a dominatrix outfit.

Mary Beck: ON YOUR KNEES, SCUM!!

Joe: (smiling and kneeling) The customer is ALWAYS RIGHT!!

Mary Beck: YOU WIMP !! What sort of crap is in that case? Something to play you with?? heh heh heh.....

Joe: (Rising, beginning to open case) Well, actually yes, they are to play!!

Mary Beck: Mistress!!! You oaf!! Call me mistress!!!!

Joe: Well....OK.....Miss Mistress!!

Joe opens the case, brings out a CD.

Joe: Now, everyone can use one of THESE!! By the way, what do you do for a living?

Mary Beck: WHAT????

A close-up of her face shows an expression of  revelation.

Mary Beck: Oh.......I GET IT !!!!!!!!.....OK.... One more STUPID QUESTION OUT OF YOU...

Joe: (kneeling again) That's right! They are stupid !!! And you know, kneeling here is just fine and dandy with me!! Why, I feel that proper manners REQUIRE good kneeling skills.....and......that.....ATTIRE is very flattering!!

Mary Beck: (confused, then realizes) Wait....what is your name?

Joe: Oh, I'M VERY SORRY, in the haste I.....Joe Gimmel, CD salesman for Red Coffee Records!........And I believe this CD is just what the doctor ordered!!!  These songs will brighten up your life and chase those TERRIBLE blues away!  Great for relieving tension!!

Joe puts the CD in the box, "Incident at the Seized Crane Auction" plays.

Joe: Now, what a PERKY beat!  And those....what you hear there.....those.....

Mary Beck: Is that backwards??

Joe: Yes, those......uh..instruments...

Mary Beck: Hmmmm...It is interesting. Oh....I thought you were someone else. My name is Mary Beck.......uh (she looks down at her costume)...housewife!

Joe: See, you're feeling better already!!

Mary Beck: (looking at cover) Hmmmm..this cover....it's ....I like this......fruit...WHIPPED  cream?......Just a little NAUGHTY aren't we?

Joe: WOW!! See? You ARE feeling better!!

Mary Beck: You look different with your clothes on.......

Joe: No, no wait!!! That's not me, it's, it's.. I don't know, but it's NOT ME !!!!!

Mary Beck: A little shy, aren't we?  What else you got in that case......more of your own....PRIVATE pictures? Come here my little fruit salesman, my husband's in court, won't be home for hours!!!!

Joe: NO WAIT!!! I just came here to...

Mary Beck: I got some WHIPPED cream in the fridge......

She advances toward Joe, he backs up....

Joe: No wait....I.....but......you're a married woman..........please.....

He turns and runs frantically through the house with Mary Beck in pursuit, but she is slowed by her high heels. In the kitchen he picks up a grapefruit half sitting on the breakfast table and throws it, missing Mary.  She picks it up and throws it back, hitting Joe in the face. A slow motion close-up shows the impact as it hits him.

Mary Beck: SO, PLAY ROUGH, huh? Come here!!

Joe runs back through the front room, grabbing his case as he flings himself out the front door, but  leaves the boombox and CD behind. Mary Beck starts to run out, but jumps back from the door as she realizes how she's dressed. She quickly closes it, peers out the window as Joe jumps in his car and speeds away, then picks up the CD jewel box, looking at it.

Mary Beck: Ummm.....my little fruit salesman, I'm sure we'll meet again....

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