19 Nocturne Boulevard - A STITCH IN TIME - Reissue of the week

A poor but nerdy taxidermist is hired to mount the trophy of a lifetime.

Cast List Debra Meeks - Emmatrice Devan Curt - Cole Hornaday Dougie - George Dunn Da Boss - Reynaud LeBoeuf Mrs. Olsen - Femnomena Zalmoxis - Danar Hoverson Roderick - Julie Hoverson

Music by Deied Theme music by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com) Editing and Sound: Julie Hoverson Cover Design: Julie Hoverson [Taxidermy pics used with permission from Custom Creature Taxidermy Arts]

"What kind of a place is it? Why, it's the street outside a taxidermist's workshop, can't you tell?"

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A STITCH IN TIME

Cast:

Olivia

Debra Meeks, lonely taxidermist

Curt Buchner, low-level thug

Dougie Block, ranking thug

William Buchner, high-level cultist

Mrs. Olsen, next door with cats

Zalmoxis, ancient god

OLIVIA Did you have any trouble finding it? What do you mean, what kind of a place is it? Why, it's the street outside a taxidermist's workshop, can't you tell?

MUSIC

SOUND INSIDE CAR NOISES (not driving), RAIN

SOUND RADIO TURNS OFF, MUSIC OUT

CURT [sincere] Nice night.

DOUGIE Nice? You like rain?

CURT [eager] Yeah. Course, it's better when there's lightning too.

DOUGIE You wouldn't want to be in the car then - too much metal

CURT [eager] Oh, no, just the opposite - the tires would protect us. Keep us from being grounded.

DOUGIE Right. Whatever.

CURT [musing] Especially wouldn't want to be outside if you had a metal plate in your head.

DOUGIE A what? [half a laugh] How many people do you actually know with a freaking metal plate in their head?

CURT Um... [thinks] six.

DOUGIE Six? you know six freaking people with -- Nah! You're so full of shit your eyes are brown.

CURT Six. Benny the geek, Mr. Jones, my gramps - got his in Okinawa, my uncle Lenny - in Nam, my niece Bevvy--

DOUGIE Your niece? She see action overseas too?

CURT Don't be silly, she's five. Playground accident, but she's doing fine - her dad even shaved his head to match hers so she won't feel so self-conscious til her hair grows back to cover the scar.

DOUGIE So who's number six?

CURT Hmm?

DOUGIE That's five, who's six?

CURT Oh! [chuckles] Me.

DOUGIE Great, runs in the family.

CURT Guess you could say that. I--

DOUGIE Oops. Time to bring in the packages. Don't want to be late - you know the boss.

SOUND GETTING OUT OF THE CAR

DOUGIE "D. Meeks, Taxidermy" Hey - that's funny, "D. Meeks"

CURT Huh?

DOUGIE You know, D. Meeks'll inherit D Earth, and all that. [laughs]

CURT [missed it by a mile] Oh. Um, I guess so.

DOUGIE [Exasperated noise]

MUSIC

DEBRA [very uncomfortable, searching for excuses] Never done anything big - I mean, I did take a prize for mounting a bear, but it was a really really small brown.

WILLIAM ["mob boss"] I don't think you understand my... uh... position, dear lady. I have come to you, not with a request, but a requirement.

DEBRA But why me?

WILLIAM I have seen your work, and know of the prizes you have taken, and believe you are the only one who can do the job I need done with the grace and skill I need it to be done with.

SOUND THUMPING AS SOMETHING BIG AND HEAVY IS DROPPED IN HALL. THEN A TENTATIVE KNOCK AT THE DOOR

WILLIAM [sigh] Both of which are qualities sorely lacking these days. [sigh] Raoul, let them in.

SOUND FOOTSTEPS

DEBRA What exactly do you need stuffed?

WILLIAM We will get to that in a moment, first--

SOUND DOOR OPENS

WILLIAM --Ah, Curt, Dougie, so glad you could join us.

DEBRA [quiet, to herself] That's funny, I once had a cat named Doogie. No, that's wrong - I once stuffed a cat named Doogie.

DOUGIE [fawning] Glad to help, Mr. Williams.

SOUND DOOR CLOSES

WILLIAM The young lady here is Debra Meeks - a true artiste. I believe you have something for her, Dougie?

DEBRA [quiet, to herself] Doogie mouser.

DOUGIE Right here, Mr. Williams.

CURT [Snickers, getting her joke]

SOUND FOOTSTEPS, BRIEFCASE SET ON BENCH, LATCHES SNAP, CASE OPENS

DEBRA Holy crow! Is that--?

WILLIAM Two-hundred, fifty thousand dollars. Which, coincidentally, is just about twice your total debts, what with the failing business and the house and all - rounded up, of course, since no one likes small change...

DEBRA And I just have to do the one job?

WILLIAM Just one. But I must have your absolute assurance and agreement before I can show you the subject in question.

DEBRA [thinking,...