Denny burning Rita’s books

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Denny burning Rita's books

As the lights come up Rita comes home from work and sees Denny walking through the living room holding all of Frank's Chekhov books that he has lent Rita and also her essay.

Rita: Hi love, what are you doing walking around with my books?

Denny: (in a furious mood) I'm bloody burnin' them, that's what I'm doing!

Rita: What? Why? I mean, NO! (Shouting the word NO) you are not going to burn my books.

Denny: You're on the bleedin' pill again aint ya?

Rita: No, no I'm not Denny please don't do anything stupid.

Denny: Don't lie to me Rita. If your not on the pill then what is this. (Denny opens the back door and throws all the books and the essay onto the garden patio floor. He then pulls a prescription out his back pocket) Go on smart arse. Tell me what this is.
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Rita: I, I...

Denny: It's a bloody prescription. Do ya know what for Rita?

Rita: (looks very upset and is about to cry)

Denny: Don't play innocent with me Rita. It's a prescription for your pill and the date on it is from two days ago which can only mean one thing. You're on it! I've told ya again and again and again, I want a baby! Look around you, everyone on the estate has a baby by the time they're at least 25. They'll all be lookin' at us like we're weird and people ...

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