CADAZIO

Sample dialogue

• My dear Mrs. Clampette (“Maw”, if I may), please, join us for the first-display of Mr. Moses Rosenthaler’s extremely exciting new work (which I, myself, have not yet been permitted to see). In order to facilitate the viewing in a timely fashion, it may prove necessary for us to surreptitiously gain access to the facility where the artist currently resides. Please, rely on my operatives to organize any and all details and preparations for your visit. Caution: do not bring matches, lighters, or sharp objects of any kind. We await your confirmation with cheerful anticipation. Yours most truly, Cadazio Uncles and Nephew Galerie concern.

  scene 23 — EXT. SLEEPER PLANE. NIGHT

• Yes, it is.

  scene 14 — INT. CELL BLOCK. DAY

• Modern art. Our specialty, starting now.

  scene 18 — INT. ART GALLERY. NIGHT

• Can you even begin to fathom the shit-ton of money my uncles and I have squandered to get to this point-of-no-return? Look at them!

  scene 25 — INT. RECREATION ROOM. NIGHT

• We all know this man is a murderer. Totally guilty of first-degree homicide, anyway you slice it. That’s a given. However: he’s, also, that rare, once-in-a- generation guy you hear about but never get the chance to discover for yourself: an artistic genius. Surely, there ought to be a double-standard for this sort of predicament. (Supposedly, he’s a psychotic, by the way. That’s not his fault.) Respectfully, I submit: maybe we could think up some other way to punish him? I’m looking for the wiggle-room.

  scene 19 — INT. HEARING CHAMBER. DAY

Bookends

Often appears with

• BERENSEN5 scenes
• ROSENTHALER4 scenes
• SIMONE3 scenes
• UNCLE JOE2 scenes
• BERENSENBERENSEN1 scene
• CHIEF MAGISTRATE1 scene