So MARGERY is alone in the PASTOR’s office.
There’s a bobblehead Jesus on his desk. She pokes it. It bobbles.
She takes a nip of the bottle on the PASTOR’s desk.
TIMMY comes in.
MARGERY Hello.
TIMOTHY Hey.
(Beat.)
MARGERY This is …
TIMOTHY This is what? Were you going to say wrong?
MARGERY This is making everyone crazy.
TIMOTHY But … I love you.
MARGERY You love me.
She’s getting angry.
TIMOTHY I love you.
MARGERY You fucking love me?
TIMOTHY I said it twice. Well three times if you count …
MARGERY You know what love is like?
TIMOTHY Nice I think. You go to brunch …
MARGERY Love is a day to day pile of shit.
TIMOTHY That’s very poeti …
She grabs his balls.
TIMOTHY OOOOOOOOOH.
TIMOTHY Kinda …
MARGERY Is this?
She twists.
He makes a guttural sound.
MARGERY That’s what love is like.
She throws him off.
He hits the floor.
MARGERY Is that what you want?
He looks at her.
He gets up off the ground.
MARGERY What?
There’s a stare down.
MARGERY What?
She breaks it with violence.
TIMOTHY Yeah.
Things are getting hectic.
TIMOTHY Give it to me.
She socks him.
TIMOTHY That all you got?
MARGERY No.
She rushes him.
MARGERY This is the last time.
TIMOTHY Whatever you say.
She grabs his head.
TIMOTHY Okay.
MARGERY pushes his head down her body.
JESSICA walks in.
JESSICA Mrs. Stevens.
MARGERY Jessica!
They break apart.
JESSICA Hey guys.
TIMOTHY Jessica get the fuck out.
JESSICA I’m going to. Mrs. Stevens, can I get the keys to your mini van? I need the puppet supplies.
MARGERY Take the keys. Take anything you want.
She tries to hand JESSICA her purse.
TIMOTHY intercepts the bag.
TIMOTHY Oh I will.
He tosses the thing to JESSICA and advances on MARGERY.
JESSICA Oh my God.
TIMOTHY Take the fucking purse.
MARGERY Take it all.
MARGERY throws herself at TIMOTHY.
MARGERY I don’t give a shit anymore take it all.
JESSICA Are you fucking kidding me?
TIMOTHY Go.
JESSICA Gahhh.
JESSICA leaves. TIMOTHY locks the door and turns.
TIMOTHY Oh you nasty bitch.
MARGERY I am. I am a nasty bitch.
TIMOTHY You teasing tricksy little slut. You’ve been driving me crazy all week.
MARGERY Say it in my ear.
TIMOTHY I’ve blistered my dick thinking about you.
MARGERY Tell me about it.
TIMOTHY I found your picture in the church directory and …
A knock at the door.
MARGERY Jessica go away. Timothy.
TIMOTHY Jessica, please. You don’t wanna be in here for this.
PASTOR GREG This isn’t Jessica. Open this door.
MARGERY Oh shit.
TIMOTHY Be brave my dove. It is time he discovered our love.
TIMOTHY goes to hold her around the waist.
MARGERY What are you doing?
PASTOR GREG I’m coming in.
MARGERY No Pastor.
TIMOTHY Do it.
TIMOTHY shuts her up with a kiss.
PASTOR GREG opens the door.
There is a little pause.
PASTOR GREG I can’t believe it.
MARGERY Pastor …
TIMOTHY Believe it.
MARGERY Timmy let go.
PASTOR GREG Let her go.
TIMOTHY No she likes this.
PASTOR GREG Stop.
TIMOTHY Get Off.
TIMOTHY Honey.
MARGERY Don’t call me honey.
TIMOTHY Sweetheart.
MARGERY Mrs. Stevens.
TIMOTHY What are you doing? You … you’re my world.
MARGERY Timothy you’re a child.
TIMOTHY No. I’m not.
PASTOR GREG Timothy.
TIMOTHY I’m not. Why would you do this to me?
PASTOR GREG Tim please.
TIMOTHY Why would you play with my feelings. You. You bitch.
MARGERY Hey now.
PASTOR GREG Timothy stop.
TIMOTHY No. Gaaaah.
TIMOTHY throws over the chair.
PASTOR GREG snaps and rushes at him pinning him to the wall.
PASTOR GREG Listen here. You don’t break other people’s things. You don’t talk to women that way. You don’t do everything that comes into your mind.
TIMOTHY You can’t tell me what to do.
PASTOR GREG No I can’t. But I can beat the shit out of you. Believe that.
TIMOTHY Mrs. Stevens.
PASTOR GREG I’ve wanted to teach you a lesson for a good long while … but I haven’t. ’Cause that’s not how you act. ’Cause I know how to act. ’Cause I’m grown.
He looks at MARGERY.
PASTOR GREG ’Cause I know better.
PASTOR GREG drops the kid.
PASTOR GREG Now pull up your pants and go home.
TIMOTHY No. You can’t.
PASTOR GREG I said go home.
TIMOTHY I’ll tell. I’ll tell on you.
PASTOR GREG Go do it.
TIMOTHY Mrs. Stevens …
MARGERY Really Tim you should go.
TIMOTHY But I love you … you bitch.
MARGERY I’m sorry Tim.
TIMOTHY Not as sorry as you’re gonna be.
He runs off.
There is a silence in the room.
MARGERY I’m sorry.
PASTOR GREG Me too Margery.
MARGERY I was … I am confused.
PASTOR GREG That’s great. I am not.
MARGERY What are you talking about?
PASTOR GREG I have to call the police Margery.
MARGERY No …
PASTOR GREG No? No? I … uh … there’s no more no. I can’t have you around. You can’t be around if this. If this is what you’re gonna do. If this is what you are.
MARGERY What I am?
PASTOR GREG Yes.
MARGERY What I am?
PASTOR GREG Margery …
PASTOR GREG I don’t know.
MARGERY No you don’t. No you fucking. Don’t. I’ll tell you what I am. I am disappointed.
PASTOR GREG Disappointed?
MARGERY I am let down. I am failed.
PASTOR GREG Failed by who Margery.
MARGERY By you. By all of you.
PASTOR GREG Tell me about it Marg.
MARGERY You’re a real piece of shit Pastor Greg. I have endured some pussy pasty limp dick come-ons in my time but really? My arms were made to hold you.
PASTOR GREG I have feelings too, Marge. I have human feelings.
MARGERY La-di-fucking da.
PASTOR GREG You wanted to talk. I listened. You needed a place to go I was here. You needed work for idle hand. I gave you puppets …
MARGERY Oh and you think that entitles you to a piece of this.
PASTOR GREG You brought an abomination into the house of God.
MARGERY You used the church to try and fuck me.
(Beat.)
PASTOR GREG That isn’t fair, Marge.
MARGERY No no. Not fair is being taken advantage of. Not fair is being abandoned by your husband. Not fair is having a kid that won’t give you one … the one thing you ask for. Just be there for Momma. Just be there for Momma and don’t talk to your fucking puppet.
PASTOR GREG He’s having a hard time.
MARGERY Stop making excuses. No more excuses. He’s having a hard time. I’m sad, I need a Whopper. I’m too busy to go to the doctor. Excuses. Fucking excuses. Fucking bullshit.
She sees a Bible.
MARGERY Fucking Jesus.
She pulls the Bible off the shelf.
PASTOR GREG Give that to me.
He tries to take it from her.
MARGERY Fucking wisdom of the ages. Fucking stories. And fucking rules and fucking Geneology.
MARGERY Abraham begat Issac.
She tears a page out of the Bible.
PASTOR GREG Stop it Marg.
He steps towards her.
MARGERY Issac begat Dorkus.
She dodges him. Shredding the old book as she moves.
PASTOR GREG Margery give it to me.
MARGERY Dorkus begat Gibberish. Gibberish begat balderdash.
PASTOR GREG You know what go ahead.
MARGERY Stupid fucking God.
PASTOR GREG Go on. Keep going, if this is what helps.
In frustration she throws the tattered Bible on the floor.
MARGERY None of it helps. I touched that stupid boy. I made my son crazy. Everything I touch turns to shit.
PASTOR GREG Then what now.
She crumples.
MARGERY Take me away. I cain’t touch anything else. I don’t wanna hurt anybody else. Call the police.
PASTOR GREG Maybe.
MARGERY Maybe?
MARGERY sniffles a little.
GREG goes over and helps her up.
PASTOR GREG First things first.