Scene 20

Mid afternoon the following day. Brian, Jackie and Sweetie are huddled in their tent. Brian is rehearsing the events that led up to the confrontation between Lobo and the authorities.  Jackie contemptuously spouts, “You’re such a fool Brian. They’re just using you. Like they do everyone else around here.” Brian objects, “Yea, but I saw…” […]

Scene 19

Brian, running an errand by Busters’ command, circles around the back of he main arena and approaches the utility shed from the side. As he gets closer he a sound like a child or dog whining or crying. He slows his pace and searches to identify where the noise is coming from. Just outside the […]

Scene 18

Buster bolts into Butch and Agnes’ trailer mid-afternoon excitedly, “Just got back the information I sent for… from Jackson City Federal Penitentiary. He hands Butch a type written letter, several pages from an official file and copies of newspaper clippings. “Lobo served 13 years of 25 year sentence for murdering 3 people and raping a […]

Scene 17

Heavy pounding on trailer door, early morning. 6:23 am. Hammer, hammer, hammer. “Wake-up! Boss, wake-up!” Buster chants urgently. Hammer, hammer. Slowly Butch and Agnes are pried from their short nocturnal slumber. Butch drags himself from the bed, fairly hung over from the previous nights’ drunken stupor. Agnes stays glued to the bed. Butch staggers to […]

Scene 16

Buster observes Lobo intersecting Hank and handing off his mail. He took particular note because no one thought Lobo had any friends anywhere and remained a mystery. Buster mutters to himself, “Let’s see what we can find out.” He watches Lobo depart and then hurries over to catch Hank as he gathers up the outgoing […]

Scene 15

Lobo is preoccupied, painting scenes on another Carnival ride. He still bears the marks of his scuffle… bruises, cuts and nagging pains in various places. He’s moving kind of slow. Today is updating the “House of Horrors”. Kind of comes out as a mixture of “B” grade horror movie and biblical epic. Depicts some fairly […]

Scene 14

Lobo is walking back to his berth. Put back all his gear and call it a night. Long, exhausting day of work. Sometimes the days just seem to go on forever. Finally, wrap the show and hit the hay. Must be getting old, the body doesn’t seem to hold up quite as good as when […]

Scene 13

The next day, bright and early a dumpy station wagon pulls up with the Regional safety inspector. They knew he was coming but didn’t expect him this early. “Shit,” Butch mutters as he looks out the trailer window, “It’s the fucking inspector.” Agnes stares dispassionately at Butch. Things are still cool between them. Kind of […]

Scene 12

Inside the kids tent Jackie, Sweetie and Brian are talking. Jackie is repeating as a gloomy liturgy, “Things are getting worse around here. It won’t be long. We’ll have to take care of ourselves.” Brian tries to be consoling, “You’re just upset because of the accident. We all are. It will take time…” Jackie is […]

Scene 11

Butch hunts down Buster and pulls him aside, giving wary looks to Buster’s gang, in effect saying ‘back-off, this is none of your business’. Buster instinctively gives words to Butch’ non-verbal signals, “O.K. boys get busy finishing up the repairs, I’ll be back with you in a few.” Buster knows the mood. Not a time […]