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The Unseen

by Craig Wright

Characters:

WALLACE, male, a prisoner

VALDEZ, male, a prisoner

SMASH(SMEIJA), male, a guard

Synopsis:

Scene 1- Wallace and Valdez are in two prison cells with one cell in between them. Valdez suggests that there is someone in the cell between them. Wallace dismisses the claim and says that this is the day that they escape with help by the guard Smash. Smash then comes in and explains that he is having a bad day because he has been reprimanded and punished for being to sensitive to Wallace and Valdez's pain. He says that it is hard for him to torture the men then see them in pain. After Smash leaves, three taps are heard on the inside of Valdez's cell wall, confirming that there is indeed someone between them.

Scene 2- Ten days later, Valdez talks to Wallace about how the person who lives between them has been sending him signals through tapping sounds about a story from ten thousand years ago that explains how and why the prison was built. Wallace says that it is ridiculous and that Valdez is losing it. Smash then comes in and opens both their cell doors. He explains that he has just tortured a man to death and that now he is letting Valdez and Wallace go free. Smash also reveals that he has been in the cell in between the two of them and has been communicating with Valdez just to mess with him. As Smash leaves, Valdez and Wallace exit their cells and see each other for the first time and leave together.