19 Nocturne Boulevard
Julie Hoverson
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19 Nocturne Boulevard reissue episode of the week: LOUP NOIR
MATURE THEMES AND VIOLENCE When a drifter wanders into a small town - things may get a little... hairy. Written by Julie Hoverson Cast List Marjorie Baines - Violet Crestley Lou Garreau - Reynaud LeBoeuf Edith Baines - Eleice Krawiec Dennis Cooperman - David Collins-Rivera (Lostinbronx) Skitch - Justin Grubbs Children - Katy and Athena Music by Thomas Cusack / [Leafy Lane Productions] Editing and Sound: Julie Hoverson and Justin Charles [1st Draft Productions] Cover Design: Charles Austin Miller "What kind of a place is it? Why it's small town in wartime in the middle of the last century, can't you tell?" ******************************************************************** Loup Noir Cast: [Opening credits - Olivia] Lou Garreau, forlorn drifter MARJORIE Baines, precocious teen Edith Baines, mom Skitch, thug Officer Dennis Cooperman, Mom’s old flame OLIVIA Did you have any trouble finding it? What do you mean, what kind of a place is it? Why, it's a small town street, during world war two, can't you tell? MUSIC AMB BIRDS, PUSH LAWNMOWER, DISTANT RADIO MARJORIE [reading, in a gruff voice] How can you have no pity for me, oh my Beauty? [high voice] But it is my father! He is dying!-- LOU [clears his throat] I'm sorry to-- CHILDREN [surprised noises] MARJORIE Oh! [to a child] Here, hold the place in the book. SOUND GETS TO HER FEET MARJORIE Do you need some help, mister? LOU Uh. I'm looking for a Mr. Baines? MARJORIE Father? He's not here right now. LOU [deeply disappointed] Oh. Will he be back soon? MARJORIE [sadly] He's... been dead for three years. LOU [resigned] Oh. You wouldn’t happen to have a brother, would you? MARJORIE James. Yes. Why? LOU Is HE around? MARJORIE Overseas. Marines There's no way to know when he'll be back. LOU [heavy sigh] Thanks. SOUND STARTS TO WALK AWAY MARJORIE Were you a friend of father's? LOU [rueful laugh, low] We've never met. [up] Where's the cheapest place to stay around here? MUSIC AMB GARAGE SOUND LIGHTBULB CHAIN CLICKS ON, DANCES LOU [groan of pain and waking] DENNIS [whispered] Are you ready to talk yet? LOU [mumbled] Talk about what? DENNIS Talk about what you are. LOU What am I? DENNIS [hissed] You’re a monster. SOUND SLAP MUSIC AMB PARK SOUND PAPER FOLDING MARJORIE [coming on] Oh, hello! Sorry, I never got your name. SOUND PAPER CRUMPLES LOU Lewis. Lewis Garreau [gah-ROH]. Lou. And you're a miss Baines? MARJORIE Marjorie. Why were you looking for my dad? Did he owe you money? LOU [taken aback] I-um-- No. It's --private. MARJORIE You don't have to treat me like some kind of kid. I'm almost old enough to drive. LOU [quiet rueful laugh] MARJORIE What's that you made? A bird? SOUND PAPER LOU It's a crane. MARJORIE Hmm. Nice. But mister, your crane - it ain't got no legs. LOU It's flying. MARJORIE Can't fly forever. LOU I suppose that depends on whether there's a good place to land. MARJORIE Minds me. Did you find a place to land? LOU Miss Mason was full up. MARJORIE What're you gonna do, then? LOU Move along. Sleep in the park. Done both often enough. MARJORIE Must be nice to sleep out under the stars. LOU [strange] And the moon. MARJORIE Not much of a moon tonight. [looking up] Is it just me or is it sort of strange when it does that - hanging like a big old smile in the middle of the bright blue sky? LOU There's plenty of strange things about the moon. [sigh] Run along home, kid. Don’t you know better than to talk to strange men? MARJORIE Hmph. If you're going to be that way-- LOU
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