Another boring night shiftIntroductory music: most of first verse of Angels from the Realms of Glory2 angels dressed as RAF pilots. One dim !ut nice" is pu##ling over a cross$ord. One o!viously the !righter and more senior of the t$o" is loo%ing through !inoculars. &oth spea% in clipped' posh accents. A1 scanning the hori#on $ith !inoculars": Dont these night shifts drag, old chap?!A2: Yah! Rather! a !it distracted)... I st!c" on 1 across!A1: #ire a$a%!A2: genuinely pu##led" &$o $ords: ' letters eaning (ale parent) * letters + (the pop!lar nae for the 2,th DeceberA1: Its (#A&-.R /-RI0&1A0, of co!rse! indulgently"A2: 2h, %es3A1: I sa%, old fr!it?A2) Yes, old an?A1: 4itho!t $ishing to be ipertinent: ho$, in hea5ens nae, did %o! e5er get %o!r $ings??!! A2: &he board said I had !nrealised potential3A1: 4hen $as that?A2: Abo!t 16, 666 %ears ago3A1 sarcastically): .arl% da%s, then!(ause $hile A) continues to scan"A2: An%thing going on?A1: 7ope. 8!st the noral..A2: 4ars, pestilence, faine?A1 sadly": Yep, I afraid so. suddenly e*cited" -ang on, tho!gh!A2 catching the tone of A)": 4hat is it, old bean?A1 rela*ing+ disappointed": 2h, nothing. 8!st soe %o!ng gel on a par" bench $ith a ne$9born bab%3A2 portentously": :ab%?!A1 laughing+ trying to gently dampen A2s interest": 2h, its nothing significant. &he others ;!st a %o!ngster ,oo%s through the !inoculars again" 9 no ore than 1< or 1,, Id sa% + and the "iddie loo"s 5er% poorl% dressed. A2 still slightly hopeful":7o cro$ns or ro%al robes?A1: -ith distaste" /oe off it, old chap: hes $rapped in ne$spaper! Read.usts !inoculars". 4ait a in!te, tho!gh!A2 $ide/eyed": 4hat?! 4hat?!A1: &he cross$ords filled in! Do %o! $ant e to tell %o! the ans$ers?!A2 sin%s !ac% into his chair in disappointment' realising hes !een tric%ed": 7o, no! 2f co!rse not! curiosity gets the !etter of him"0 4ell, e=cept perhaps for 2 across: > letters)(the nae of a red9nosed reindeer $ith a 5er% shin% noseA1 a touch of impatience": (R?D2@A-! Its ob5io!s!A2: 2h %eah! a !it em!arrassed) 0ill% old e!A1 sha%ing his head in comic dis!elief then loo%ing again): I !st sa% theres a lot goingon do$n there...A2 involved in the cross$ord again' not really interested): 1?A1: I said theres a lot of acti5it% ro!nd that par" bench: soe chap is loo"ing after the gel and the bab% no$) !st be a relati5e of soe "ind. 2h! I sa%! 0oeone else has t!rned !p!A2 loo%ing up' mildly interested no$": 4ho?A1: A blo"e $ith green $ellies and a dog!...A2 Bloo%s through the glasses' pu##led' !efore handing them !ac% to A)": 4hats a shepherd doing in the par"?! goes !ac% to the cross$ord' sha%ing his head in confusion"A1: Follo$ing someone $ith the !inoculars then stopping' shoc%ed": I dont belie5e it3!A2 Bimpatiently": 4hat? 4hat dont %o! belie5e?A1: Its the Arie 1inister!A2: &he Arie 1inister?A1: nodding $hile still loo%ing) &he Arie 1inister! -es in the par"! 7o$ hes going !p to the girl!A2: -ere! @et e ha5e a loo"! BA2 loo%s and immediately gasps in astonishment" A1: 4hat?! 4hat is it?A2: &heres $hats9his9nae, too! A1: 4hat AR. %o! babbling abo!t, old an?! Ci5e e those glasses! B1e snatches them!ac%". 2h, matter/of/factly) %o! ean the ?0 Aresident... Bdoes a pantomime dou!le/ta%e" &he Aresident?!!A2: !eside himself $ith e*citement) 4hats he doing here, do %o! thin"?!A1: I5e no idea. Bcontinuing to scan the scene) -ea5ens!A2: 4hat? A1: Yet another 5isitor, dont %o! "no$!A2: B2uite e*cited no$) 4ho is it no$?!A1: 4ell, it loo"s li"e a D!een this tie3A2: /ro$n? A1: Yep!A2: Ro%al robes?A1: Affirati5e.A2: 3and $hats all that %apping?A1: &hats the corgis3.BA) and A2 loo% at each other in total surprise)A2: 2oh!! 4hats she doing here, do %o! thin"?A1: B,oo%ing again) It loo"s li"e shes gi5ing the bab% soe sort of present. 4ell, act!all%, the% all are3A2: Bthe penny drops in a !ig $ay) 2h! I see!A1: 4hat do %o! ean? A2: I ean I !nderstand! I !nderstand! Bgets really' really e*cited).Aress the red b!tton! 0o!nd the alert!A1: Dont be daft, old bean! I cant do that. .5en for the D!een!A2: I not tal"ing abo!t the D!een! I tal"ing abo!t the bab%!A1: 2h, coe off it old chap! -es nothing special: ;!st a poor "id on a par" bench.A2: :!t dont %o! see?A1: 4hat? 0pit it o!t, an!A2: -es the 27.. &he one $e5e been $aiting for!A1: I thin" %o!d better cal do$n, old an! I rather afraid %o!re tal"ing rot!A2: BGra!!ing the !inoculars' loo%ing again 2uic%ly and pointing $ildly) 7o, Its -i! Its -i! @oo"! @oo"! /ant %o! see? B3n$illingly' A) loo%s through the !inoculars $hile A2 !a!!les on) A2: It all fits in. Dont %o! see?! A1: Bslo$ly !ut $ith great deli!eration) :!t the%re all "neeling do$n no$! 1e loo%s at A2" I rather thin", old an, that %o! a% be right!A2: .oyfully) 2f co!rse I a! BA moment of silence)A1: Clor%!A2: Clor%!A1: Clor%!A1: through an intercom): Action stations! Arepare for iediate ta"e off!A1 and A2 together Bloo%ing at each other in agreement): -.0 ARRIE.D! red light is flashing+ alert is sounding"Fade out to sound of the chorus of Angels from the Realms of Glory : Glor/i/a4