Scene 1
It is dark and rain is drumming on the stone-washed path. There is not a sound, apart form the pitter-patter of the rain.
Footsteps can be heard splashing in puddles but noone is there.
Simon is waiting in a dimly lit London car park in the rain.
Simon:- (shouts out into the dark) “Where are you? I can’t see you in this rain”.
Invisible Man:- “I am everyone and nowhere”.
Simon:- “Stop mucking around and show yourself”.
Invisible Man ( gives a hearty laughter):- “I will show myself, until you show me the money”.
Simon pulls out a large brown envelope stuffed with cash, partly from his raincoat pocket.
Simon:- “Here it is. Now show yourself”.
The Invisible Man show his face in the rain, with a brimmed round hat.
Simon:- “Stop this. Its strange seeing a head with no body”.
Invisible Man:- “It rather fun”. The Invisible Man puts out his hand ( with no arm) and gestures Simon, to give him the money.
Simon:- “Not so fast. I want your word that you will not stand as a witness to the robbery I was involved in. Noone will believe you anyway. You weren’t even there. You not even on CTVV camera.”
Invisible Man begins to tutt, tutt.
Invisible Man:- “Yes, but I have proof of a photo that I took of you exiting the Lavender Club. And it can be authenticated. Really Simon, you should have kept your hoodie on”.
Simon:- “There is nothing to tie me to the crime. You give me the photo and I will give you the cash”.
Simon remembered the photo flash in the dark, when the Invisible Man took that photo of him exiting the Lavender Club’s stolen stash from the their safe.
Invisible Man:- “Money first”.
Simon hands the envelope over. The Invisible Man begins to count the monies and we can now see both his head and two hands.
Invisible Man:- “Yes its all there”.
The Invisble man hands over the photo and negative and Simon produces a gun and fires at the Invisible Man. Instaneouly the Invisible Man disappears. He begins to laugh. Simon fires more bullets into the rain, in a haphazard manner.
Simon ( anxious) :” Where are you? You piece of sh*t?”
Invisible Man:- “You fool. The FBI and CIA cannot catch me. And you think you can? I have more copies of the photo and its negatives. Thanks for the monies. It will come in handy. I have already e-mailed your photo to the police and let them know your location”
We hear police sirens in the rain. Simon begins to run but he has been caught.
We then hear footsteps walking away. The Invisible Man is pleased with his night’s work.
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