Kept Woman

Simon:
[the women are bustling on the table and counter when Simon enters, chuckles and inhales food and Robin looks up adoringly] Well, that smells lovely! [turns attention to Jessica] What are we having?

Jessica Crowder:
[looking at counter] Roast.

Simon:
Hmm. You look very nice, Jessica. [Robin's face falls] When someone gives you a compliment, it's polite to respond.

Jessica Crowder:
[barely looking at him] Thank you.

Simon:
[walks over to table] And I have a little surprise for you, too! I got you some of the stories I know you like. Maybe it will help stimulate your writing. [smiles]

Jessica Crowder:
[unenthusiastic] That was nice of you to think of me. [brings over food]

Simon:
Of course! [grabs drink]

Robin Simmons:
[earnestly] How's the drink, Darling?

Simon:
It's fine. [turns attention to Jessica] Jessica, it looks like you went all out.

Jessica Crowder:
I'm not sure how it'll taste.

Simon:
Well, I appreciate the effort. [they look at each other and then Simon grabs a large knife and fork and presents it to her] You made it. Why don't you carve it? [his face challenging, he gives her the utensils handle side toward her and blade toward him as suspenseful music plays and her eyes are on him as she slices through the meat slowly and puts it on his plate] Well, would ya look at that? [concentrating on his meat, Jessica calmly lays the utensils down and goes to the counter and grabs a pan and hits him on the head with it]

Robin Simmons:
[cries out] No!

Jessica Crowder:
[hits him again] Ah! [he grunts softly as he hits the floor]

Robin Simmons:
Stop! Oh! [Jessica just looks at Robin as she walks away]

Simon:
[Simon grunts loudly tied up with an extension cord in the yellow vintage chair and breathes heavily] I'll give you a choice. You let me go right now, and I give you my word that I...

Jessica Crowder:
How about I give you a choice? You give me the code to the door, or I'll torture it out of you.

Simon:
I'll die before I tell you. But you'll die down here with me, both of you.

Jessica Crowder:
[yells] Tell me! [slaps Simon on the face]

Simon:
No! [slaps him again]

Jessica Crowder:
What is it?

Robin Simmons:
[bent over in tears] Please don't hurt him.

Jessica Crowder:
[points back at her with her other hand] Shut up! [softer] Tell me now.

Simon:
The reason that I'd rather die is because I don't wanna live in a world without you. [looks at Robin] Without *this*; that is how committed I am to this family, Robin. You know I...

Jessica Crowder:
[screaming, grabs knife] Then I'm gonna give you a choice! [softly] Do you want me to cut your left or your right eye first? Hmm? Last chance. [as she lowers the knife, he puts his face closer to hers, eyes connected]

Robin Simmons:
[hysterical] No! [attacks Jessica and they land on the ground, Robin trying to choke her and both screaming and yelling and grunting as Simon attempts to break free]

Jessica Crowder:
Robin! Stop! [Jessica then gets the upper hand on Robin and Robin has her hand on Jessica's throat and Simon comes and drags Jessica away by her neck and wrist when she is about to hit Robin and pushes her against the wall with a thump]

Simon:
You need to accept it. This is your fate. [her head is up by many degrees but she manages to spit on him; he kisses her lips and left cheek and she lets out mangled cries and he spits back on her and she dissolves into angry sobs, finally putting her hands on her face]

Robin Simmons:
[Jessica is lying in bed away from the door, arms crossed over her stomach as Robin looks sympathetically] How're you feeling?

Jessica Crowder:
Leave me alone

Robin Simmons:
Sorry if you feel like I betrayed you, but you were going to destroy our home. [Jessica scoffs and shifts in bed]

Jessica Crowder:
Stop calling this a home!

Robin Simmons:
[forceful, goes to sit on bed] You would've ended up like Megan if I hadn't stopped you. [Jessica partially sits up to face Robin, cautious, her face tear-stained]

Jessica Crowder:
Who's Megan?

Robin Simmons:
[looking away] The girl who was here before me. She couldn't find love in her heart for Simon and she kept trying t' run away.

Jessica Crowder:
[trying to be calm] Did he kill her? [no answer] Robin, did he kill her?

Robin Simmons:
No! [her face crumbles a bit] I did. It was my punishment. I didn't try hard enough to stop her. I can't go through that again. [Gets up and leaves]