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MRS JOHNSTONE
THE JURY FOUND HIM GUILTY
SENT HIM DOWN FOR SEVEN YEARS
THOUGH HE ACTED LIKE THEY GAVE HIM LIFE,
HE COULDN'T STOP THE TEARS.
AND WHEN WE WENT TO VISIT HIM
HE DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW,
IT SEEMS LIKE JAILS SENT HIM OFF THE RAILS.
JUST LIKE MARILYN MONROE
HIS MIND'S GONE DANCING
CAN'T STOP DANCING

THEY SHOWED HIM TO A DOCTOR
AND AFTER ROUTINE TEST
A PRESCRIPTION NOTE THE DOCTOR WROTE
FOR THE CHRONICALLY DEPRESSED.
AND NOW THE TEARS HAVE STOPPED
HE SITS AND COUNTS THE DAYS TO GO
AND TREATS HIS ILLS WITH DAILY PILLS
JUST LIKE MARILYN MONROE

THEY STOP HIS MIND FROM DANCING
STOP IT DANCING

LINDA
WHAT ARE Y' DOIN'?

MICKEY
WHAT? I'M TAKIN' ME TABLET.

LINDA
LISTEN, MICKEY I'VE TOLD Y' THEY'RE JUST JUNK.
YOU'LL BE HOME SOON, MICKEY, AND YOU SHOULD
COME OFF THEM.

MICKEY
WHY? I NEED... I NEED TO TAKE THESE.

LINDA
LISTEN, MICKEY, YOU'VE...

MICKEY
NO! SEE, HE SAYS, THE DOCTOR, HE SAID.

LINDA
WHAT DID HE SAY?

MICKEY
HE SAID, ABOUT ME NERVES AN' HOW I GET
DEPRESSED AN' I NEED TO TAKE THESE COS THEY
MAKE ME BETTER...

LINDA
I GET DEPRESSED BUT I DON'T TAKE THOSE. YOU
DON'T NEED THOSE, MICKEY

MICKEY
LEAVE ME ALONE, WILL Y'? I CAN'T COPE WITH THIS.
I'M NOT WELL. THE DOCTOR SAID, DIDN'T HE, I'M NOT
WELL... I CAN'T DO THINGS. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE LINDA.

MRS JOHNSTONE
WITH GRACE FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR
HE GOT OUT BEFORE HIS TIME
THE FAMILY AND THE NEIGHBOURS TOLD HIM
HE WAS LOOKIN' FINE.
BUT HE'S FEELIN' FIFTEEN YEARS OLDER
AND HIS SPEECH IS RATHER SLOW
AND HIS NEIGHBOURS SAID
YOU'D THINK HE WAS DEAD
LIKE MARILYN MONROE
NO CAUSE FOR DANCING
NO MORE DANCING...

MICKEY
WHERE'S ME TABLETS GONE, LINDA?

LINDA
MICKEY YOU PROMISED.

MICKEY
I KNOW I PROMISED BUT I CAN'T DO WITHOUT THEM.

LINDA
LOOK. WE'VE... WE'VE MANAGED TO SORT OURSELVES
THIS FAR BUT WHAT'S THE USE IF

MICKEY
HAVE WE SORTED OURSELVES OUT? DO YOU THINK I'M
REALLY STUPID?

LINDA
WHAT?

MICKEY
YOU SORTED IT OUT. YOU AN' COUNCILLOR EDDIE LYONS.
NOW GIVE ME TABLETS...I NEED THEM.

LINDA
AN' WHAT ABOUT WHAT I NEED? I NEED YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
MRS JOHNSTONE    THE JURY FOUND HIM GUILTY    SENT HIM DOWN FOR SEVEN YEARS    THOUGH HE ACTED LIKE THEY GAVE HIM LIFE,    HE COULDN'T STOP THE TEARS.    AND WHEN WE WENT TO VISIT HIM    HE DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW,    IT SEEMS LIKE JAILS SENT HIM OFF THE RAILS.    JUST LIKE MARILYN MONROE    HIS MIND'S GONE DANCING    CAN'T STOP DANCING       THEY SHOWED HIM TO A DOCTOR    AND AFTER ROUTINE TEST    A PRESCRIPTION NOTE THE DOCTOR WROTE    FOR THE CHRONICALLY DEPRESSED.    AND NOW THE TEARS HAVE STOPPED    HE SITS AND COUNTS THE DAYS TO GO    AND TREATS HIS ILLS WITH DAILY PILLS    JUST LIKE MARILYN MONROE       THEY STOP HIS MIND FROM DANCING    STOP IT DANCING       LINDA    WHAT ARE Y' DOIN'?       MICKEY    WHAT? I'M TAKIN' ME TABLET.       LINDA    LISTEN, MICKEY I'VE TOLD Y' THEY'RE JUST JUNK.    YOU'LL BE HOME SOON, MICKEY, AND YOU SHOULD    COME OFF THEM.       MICKEY    WHY? I NEED... I NEED TO TAKE THESE.       LINDA    LISTEN, MICKEY, YOU'VE...       MICKEY    NO! SEE, HE SAYS, THE DOCTOR, HE SAID.       LINDA    WHAT DID HE SAY?       MICKEY    HE SAID, ABOUT ME NERVES AN' HOW I GET    DEPRESSED AN' I NEED TO TAKE THESE COS THEY    MAKE ME BETTER...       LINDA    I GET DEPRESSED BUT I DON'T TAKE THOSE. YOU    DON'T NEED THOSE, MICKEY       MICKEY    LEAVE ME ALONE, WILL Y'? I CAN'T COPE WITH THIS.    I'M NOT WELL. THE DOCTOR SAID, DIDN'T HE, I'M NOT    WELL... I CAN'T DO THINGS. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE LINDA.       MRS JOHNSTONE    WITH GRACE FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR    HE GOT OUT BEFORE HIS TIME    THE FAMILY AND THE NEIGHBOURS TOLD HIM    HE WAS LOOKIN' FINE.    BUT HE'S FEELIN' FIFTEEN YEARS OLDER    AND HIS SPEECH IS RATHER SLOW    AND HIS NEIGHBOURS SAID    YOU'D THINK HE WAS DEAD    LIKE MARILYN MONROE    NO CAUSE FOR DANCING    NO MORE DANCING...       MICKEY    WHERE'S ME TABLETS GONE, LINDA?       LINDA    MICKEY YOU PROMISED.       MICKEY    I KNOW I PROMISED BUT I CAN'T DO WITHOUT THEM.       LINDA    LOOK. WE'VE... WE'VE MANAGED TO SORT OURSELVES    THIS FAR BUT WHAT'S THE USE IF       MICKEY    HAVE WE SORTED OURSELVES OUT? DO YOU THINK I'M    REALLY STUPID?       LINDA    WHAT?       MICKEY    YOU SORTED IT OUT. YOU AN' COUNCILLOR EDDIE LYONS.    NOW GIVE ME TABLETS...I NEED THEM.       LINDA    AN' WHAT ABOUT WHAT I NEED? I NEED YOU.    I LOVE YOU.
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