Setting: Just outside the research triangle cities of Raleigh-Durham in Greensboro, North Carolina. As well as the coastal city of Morehead City, North Carolina and mountain village of Blowing Rock, North Carolina. (Intimate setting) o Russell house, a three bedroom ranch style home, in the Sulfur Creek subdivision of Greensboro-October 2002
Main Characters:
Davis Russell: Husband of Holly Russell and friend of Cary Conner. Graduate of Wake Forest University employed as a biochemical engineer
Holly Russell: Wife of Davis Russell and fundraiser for the Christian Coalition of Central North Carolina-graduate of Liberty University with a MA from Wake Forest in Political Science where she met Davis at an open sorority party
Cary Conner: best friend and old roomate of Davis' from Wake Forest
Katherine "Kat" Mullens: best friend of Holly's from Briarcrest Baptist Church in Greensboro.
Supporting Cast:
Stangood and Amelia Russell: Davis' parents from Greensboro
Thomas "Tom" and Kate Crenshaw: Holly's parent's from Winston Salem
Alicia Blackstone: desk clerk at Pine Ridge Bed and Breakfast-Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Jackson Cuffson: Deep sea charter captain of "Fathom Wisperer"-Morehead City, North Carolina
Anthony "Tony" Rizzoli: Captain of Cutter # 5 Station 19 Smith Island-Brunswick County, North Carolina and Horry County, South Carolina
Albion "Al" McDermott: first mate to Tony Rizzoli
Billy "Buck" Walker: Watauga County, North Carolina sherriff's deputy
Rex Stansfield: Boone City Fire and Rescue Captain
Jason Bonner: Co chief and Liutenant to Rex Stansfield
Scene 8 Act I
(It's Thursday morning of the following week. A weak and lazy shade of sunshine limps through their bay window as Holly and Davis embrace timidly, quickly and at half arms length as if they are brother and sister being photographed for a family holiday photo. The day has arrived for Holly to head west to Blowing Rock and Davis east to Morehead, City. Holly leaves in her silver 1999 Honda Accord turning right of out the driveway. Davis leaves in his navy blue Jeep Cherokee turning left out of the driveway. By now Holly has passed Winston Salem leaving behind Intrastate 40 for Highway 421 which will carry her to Boone then south to Blowing Rock. Celine Dion is playing on the radio.)
Holly: "I've been over you for some time now baby" (Holly mimics Celine's voice with tears of nostalgia in her eyes as she remembers this song playing in the car on her and Davis' first date) I don't miss your kiss like before now anymore now." (Wiping tears on her sleave she stops) "Man Holly get a grip! This weekend was preordered to avoid all this."
(By now Davis has made better progress just east of Raleigh on Intrastate 264-Greenville bound.)
Davis: "Dad! Que Pasa! Guess what-headin' for Onslow to catch stripe 'n' bluegill."
(Stangood is tall with long thin limbs and a classic pattern of male baldness. Amelia, Davis' mother of similar build for a women but with deep brown eyes and shoulder length brown gray speckled hair sits by Stangood with Barney their 17 year old Bassett Hound on their tan love seat.)
Stangood: "Son! Wait hold on your mother is trying to say hello!"
Amelia: "Dee!"
Davis: "Mom!"
Amelia: "How are things with you and H?"
Davis: "Better! Especially after this weekend I hope!"
Amelia: "I hear your going trolling! Please, be careful. There's a 'cane out just off of Myrtle Beach."
Stangood: (Interrupting in the background) "Sweety, it's a depression-no longer a hurricane!(To Davis) "Sorry!" You know how mom gets melodramatic and such. Don't freak but be careful. Seas should be ten to fifteen feet. Might even scare up something rare like a big Whitey or Tiger."
Davis: (Turning the car into road 11 headed toward Kinston) "I know, I know. Trust me this captain has ten years charter experience, referred by no other than Conner."
Stangood: "Jimminy Cricket! Conor!" (Chuckling) "Well, I guess it's O.K. He's not dead yet. Although, sometimes I wonder......Son! use good judgement!"
Amelia: "Sweety! wear your life jacket!"
Davis: "I will! Love you guys!"
Amelia/Stangood: "You much always goodbye! (Davis turns right onto Highway 70 toward Morehead City and Bogue Sound).
Scene 9 Act I
(By now Holly is checking in at the front desk at Pine Ridge Bed and Breakfast. Pine Ridge's proprietor is Alicia Blackstone. A widow with plump limbs soft green eyes and alabaster skin. She presents an air of tranquility that could only be brought on by a season of trauma then a season of encouragement by something spiritual, or in these parts Jesus Christ!)
Alicia; "Gooday hun! glad 'ya made it. You're Thursday through Sunday, Right?"
Holly: "Yes! When is checkout?"
Alicia: " Standard eleven o'clock. But I can work with 'ya. 'Ya look like you'd take care of things. People come here with many demands. 'Ya know pool temp, pillow fluff" (Rolling her eyes). "When it comes to life it's meaning what people expect, they seem so pressed against. 'Ya know what they desire and what they deserve. Here's your key." (She hands her a key with the number 75) "Oh, and dinner is served buffet style at six sharp, but there is a steakhouse a block away on Spruce street that serves Bison. Jes, let me know sweety!"
(Holly, lumbering away from the counter with her bag standing half her height-she turns left down the hall)
Holly: "Yes mam! Thank You!"
END SCENE 9 ACT I
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