PRAWN
Episode 2:  "Ceramic Angel"
by Eric Schwartz

FADE UP

ANNC:	   When we last left Prawn his daughter had
	   just been snatched by the evil scientist, Dr.
	  Zago. 

SCENE 1 - OUTSIDE CITY HALL

F/X:  HELICOPTER MOVING INTO THE DISTANCE.

ZAGO:	   (Bullhorn) You're too late Prawn! See you soon.
	   HAHAHAHAHA...damn! How do I turn this thing
	   off.

F/X:  HELICOPTER FLIES OFF

PRAWN:	   Crap! Crap crap crap crap crap!!

COMM:      (Running up) My god Prawn! Zago has taken 
	   your daughter.

PRAWN:	   This is awful. Terrible.

COMM: 	   Do you think he'll hurt her?

PRAWN:	   Zago? No. He wants me.  

COMM: 	   Then what is so terrible?

PRAWN:    My wife is gonna kill me.

F/X:  A CAR HORN BLARES

GINA:	   (A ways away) Mr. Presley? Are we still going 
	   to the dance?

FADE INTO "PRAWN THEME"

FADE INTO:

SCENE 2 -  ZAGO'S HIDEOUT

F/X :  A HEAVY METAL DOOR OPENS

SLITH:   	    Move it!

PAIGE:	   Let go of me.

ZAGO:	   Quiet! Hmmm. So now we wait.

SLITH:	   Yes sir.

ZAGO:	   Yes we wait for Prawn to attempt to rescue
	   his lovely daughter.

PAIGE:	   Ewww. You're like old! 

ZAGO:	   Wha? I am not...I'm only 53.

PAIGE:	   Omigod! You're, like, a senior citizen.

ZAGO: 	   I will have you know miss...miss Prawn's
	   daughter...that 50 is the new 40. And any way...
	   I am in exceptionally good shape. My time in
	   prison saw to that.

PAIGE:	   Had to doll up for your "bunk mate?" (She 
	   laughs).

SLITH:	   (chuckles)

ZAGO:	   Now...no...that's not what I meant. I spent 
	   a lot of time in the yard working out. Pumping
	   iron.

SLITH:	  Pumping something I bet.

(Paige and Slither both start laughing)

ZAGO:	Stop it! Stop. Nothing and nobody violated me while
	I was ...detained.  (The two continue to laugh) Shut
	 up!  Shut up both of you or I will...look! 
        I'm the mad,evil genius around here! Shut 
        your holes! (They laugh harder and Zago 
        continues to object.)

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SCENE 3 - THE CAR

F/X - CAR DOOR SLAMS

PRAWN:	Bye! Have fun! (Sarcastic) If I manage to rescue 
        Paige, I'll make sure to drop her off. 

F/X - TIRES SQUEAL AS PRAWN PULLS OUT

PRAWN:	(To himself) Zago! You are in so much freaking 
        trouble! I have to head to his old hide out...
        I think he is still on the lease. If the 
        building still stands, Zago will be there.


SCENE 4 - FORMER LOCATION OF ZAGO HIDEOUT

ANNC:	Ten minutes later.

PRAWN: 	For godsake! Can nothing move out in this city 
        without being replaced by a Starbuck's. This 
        damn COFFEE is destroying American family 
        business!!

GIRL:	You want sprinkles?

PRAWN:	Yeah.


SCENE 5 - BARBARA'S RELIGIOUS BOOKSTORE

ANNC:	Fifteen minutes later!

MAN:	Hey pal! The bathroom is for customers only!

PRAWN: 	(Impatient) Please man. I got an iced mocha 
        kicking me in the sack.

MAN:	Then you have to buy something!

PRAWN:	Okay...how much for the...little ceramic angel?


SCENE 6 - THE ZAGO HOUSEHOLD

ANNC:	20 minutes later.

F/X:    KNOCKING ON DOOR. DOOR OPENS.

MOM:	Hello?

PRAWN:	Hello Mrs. Zago.

MOM:	Are you a friend of Dexter's?

PRAWN:	Sort of. I'm his arch-nemesis. I found your
	address in the phone book. 

MOM:	How nice.

PRAWN:	Do you know how I can find Za...Dexter?

MOM:	He sent me a forwarding address. I didn't
	even know he was getting out of the 
	big house.

PRAWN:	That would be great.

F/X	PAPER RUSTLES

MOM:	Here it is.

PRAWN:	Thank you, ma'am.

MOM:	Oh! And my son wanted you to have this...

PRAWN:	Hmm?

F/X:	SHOTGUN BLAST

FADE TO:

SCENE 7 - ZAGO'S HIDEOUT

(Slither and Paige are still chuckling)

ZAGO:	(From a distance) All right. Are you done now?
	I have something to show you both. (They stop 
	chuckling.) My friends, this piece of gigantic
	equiptment is my new death ray. I have 
	placed it here opposite my bubbling vat of 
	SUPRA-GROW formula, because my Feng
	Shui book said that it was optimal. You will
	of course, notice that it is not aimed at the
	bubbling vat of SUPRA-GROW but in fact is
	aimed slightly to the left of the vat. At Miss
	Paige Prawn.

PAIGE:	Preseley.

ZAGO:	Preseley. Sorry. Now, once your father comes
	to rescue you, I will have him trapped. You see,
	when he attempts to untie your bonds, I will 
	vaporize him. Only a sudden minor adjustment 
	in the trajectory of this death ray, precariously
	mounted on rollers, can stop me now!!! HAHAHA
	HAHAHAHA.

PAIGE:	You're a bigger shmuck than my dad.

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SCENE 8 -  THE ZAGO HOUSEHOLD

PRAWN:	The hell are you doing?!

MOM:	Doing what my dumbass son can't.

PRAWN:	Not if I can help it. Hiya!

F/X  PUNCH

MOM:	Ooooh

F/X  SLAP, GLASS SHATTERS, A COWBELL. LOUD SNAP

MOM:	My hip!

F/X MORE SOUNDS OF GENERAL FIGHTING - ANOTHER 
SHOT GUN BLAST

MOM:	Now Prawn, I have you right where I want you.

PRAWN:	Oh crap.

ANNC:	Join us next time for another 
        exciting episode of PRAWN!

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TITLE MUSIC