DON ELISEO

Sonny, you there? Sonny. It's us! Open!

RITA puts a finger to SONNY'S lips.

RITA

Shhh. He might go away.

The beam of a flashlight reveals the faces of DON TOTO, DOÑA CONCHA, and DON ELISEO. They are arguing loudly, and they are drunk.

DON TOTO

Don't step on my shoes, Concha!

DOÑA CONCHA

You got big feet, Toto!

DON ELISEO

Sonny, it's me!

DOÑA CONCHA

Abre la pinche puerta. It's wet out here.

SONNY

I'm asleep.

RITA punches him.

RITA

Pendejo!

DON ELISEO

I hear you, Sonny. Abre!

SONNY rises reluctantly to the window and draws back the curtains. He sees the three of them out side in the drizzle.

SONNY

I don't want any.

DOÑA CONCHA

Cause you already got it, honey. We know Rita's in there.

SONNY

I'm sleeping-

DOÑA CONCHA

Oh si, sleeping! Hear that boys, our angelito is sleeping!

DON ELISEO

It's us, Sonny. Snap, Crackle, and Pop.

DON TOTO

Let us in. We're all wet.

SONNY

Now?

DOÑA CONCHA

We know you got Rita with you, Sonny, so don't act so innocent.

SHE aims the flashlight at SONNY.

DOÑA CONCHA

Ah, the evidence. He's empeloto!

ALL THREE chortle with laughter. SONNY realizes he's naked and draws the curtain around him.

DOÑA CONCHA

If you got it, flaunt it.

DON ELISEO

We found something.

DON TOTO

We been on the case, Sonny.

DON TOTO holds a huge magnifying glass to his face which makes his eye bulge out.

DON ELISEO

We found the cabro sin huevos.

SONNY

The cabro sin huevos?

DON ELISEO

We found him.

SONNY

What the hell are you talking about?

DON TOTO

It's true. Me la rayo.

DON ELISEO

May Tata Dios strike me dead if I lie.

SONNY

(groaning)

The door's open. (To RITA) Snap, Crackle, and Pop. Drunk.

RITA

Don't let them in.

The trio stumble through the house, making loud jokes, and laughing vehemently.

DOÑA CONCHA

It is sure good to see you, Sonny. You were always a good-looker, too bad you're so young.

DON TOTO

A good woman is never too young.

RITA pulls the sheet over her head and hides behind SONNY.

DOÑA CONCHA

Who's your friend, Sonny?

SONNY

Rita.

DOÑA CONCHA

Rita, I didn't know you slept around.

RITA

(angry)

I don't! I just sleep with Sonny!

DON TOTO

Ay que cosas hace Dios.

DOÑA CONCHA

Oh, you got good taste.

DON ELISEO tugs at SONNY.

DON ELISEO

Listen to me.

DOÑA CONCHA

Sleep with one, it's still sleeping around, que no? Sonny, you feeling better? Can you handle it?

DOÑA CONCHA socks him in the ribs.

SONNY

Yes, I'm feeling better!

SONNY shoots DON ELISEO a mean look.

SONNY

This better be good.

DON ELISEO

We found it, Sonny! We found the castrated goat!

SONNY

You've been drinking.

DON TOTO

Smart dude.

DON ELISEO

We found the goat, Sonny!

DOÑA CONCHA

It wasn't easy. But my compadre here made a big deal out of it, so we went looking and we found it! You want the pinche goat or don't you, Sonny?

SONNY

Yeah, I want it.

RITA

Where?

DON ELISEO

At a house near Ranchitos Road, back by the ditch. The woman who lives there raises goats, and that's where we found the big, castrated red. Just like I told you, Sonny!

SONNY pulls on his pants as DON ELISEO speaks. He fumbles with socks, then he pulls on his boots. SONNY pauses and looks at RITA.

SONNY

But it can wait-

DON ELISEO

No! I think they're going to get rid of the goat! Don't you see? The goat is a sacrifice. We've been watching them. These women keep coming out to pen and doing all sorts of crazy things with the goat. Washed it, put ribbons on it-

DOÑA CONCHA

Brujas.

DON ELISEO

Si, they're brujas and they're going to sacrifice the goat.

SONNY

What do you mean, sacrifice?

DON ELISEO

Don't be so tapado! Don't you see? Tomorrow is the first day of summer!

DOÑA CONCHA

They kill chickens, Sonny. Estan locas. I've seen them.

RITA

Call Garcia. I don't like it.

SONNY

The women with the goat kill chickens? Who are they?

DOÑA CONCHA

The woman who lives there. She's there alone sometimes, then the others come. I've been keeping my eyes on them. They go to the chicken coop late at night. Son brujas, Sonny, I'm sure.

DON ELISEO

We watched them. They came out and cut the chicken's neck. They offered the blood to the sun, just like the old Aztecas used to do.

DON TOTO

Pero los Aztecas used virgin blood.

DOÑA CONCHA

They kill chickens and roosters, and they smear the blood on their bodies. And the goats, Sonny, the goats. A long time ago the devil came in the form of a goat, and the brujas danced with him.

DON ELISEO

I think these brujas put the sign of the Zia on your prima. And on you.

RITA

Do you think they are the ones who killed Gloria?

SONNY

I got to go.

RITA

Call Garcia. It could be dangerous. Or let me go-

SONNY

No, no, it's okay. Garcia would just go busting in there. Scare them away. All I'm going to do is look around. You stay put. I'll be right back.

DOÑA CONCHA

Take a cold shower, honey.

DON ELISEO

Hurry, Sonny! If they sacrifice the goat, we got no evidence.

DON TOTO

I can stay with the lady.

DOÑA CONCHA

You come with us!

DOÑA CONCHA yanks him away.

RITA

It's crazy. You can go tomorrow!

DOÑA CONCHA

(singing)

I can't get no satisfaction.

RITA

You're drunk!

DOÑA CONCHA

We may be drunk, but we found the cabro. Snap, Crackle, and Pop Detective Agency at your service.