We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 June 2019
LULU: Bones?storms into the cell. JIMMY sits on his bunk. He rises and they kiss passionately.
LULU: Jimmy! I came as soon as I could! What have they done to you? Oh my sweetheart, my darling, my poet, what have they done to you?
JIMMY: You've got to get me out of here. How are you?
LULU: I'm devastated.
JIMMY: The toilet's not working. The food's rotten. The rats are everywhere! I've spoken to the head of the prison. They're dragging their feet! The toilet is not even covered. There's no privacy in here!
LULU: Oh my darling. I'm sorry.
JIMMY: Am I dreaming? Please tell me I’ m dreaming! I can't believe this is happening to me! After all my years in the struggle!
LULU: But why are they letting you rot in here? Jimmy, what's going on?
JIMMY: Why are you asking me that? You also don't believe me? Is there no one left?!
LULU: Of course I believe you! You've been framed! I love you. I believe in you. And you love me?
JIMMY: Lulu, I can't believe it! I'm rotting in hell and you're asking me about love!
LULU: Oh Jimmy, my darling, I'm sorry.
JIMMY: Lulu, my sweetie pie, my little milky bar, you've got to get me out of this.
LULU: Am I your darling? Am I your little pet?
JIMMY: Lulu, you know I love you! You can't even ask me that question. Just get me out of here and I'll show you how much I love you. I'll marry you.
LULU: If you tell me that, I can do anything!
JIMMY: A wedding! A simcha!
LULU: What do you want me to do?
JIMMY: Go to your father.
LULU: My father? Not my father! Not again!
JIMMY: He's rich. He's got rich friends. He's got friends in high places. He's connected!
LULU: He doesn't like you, Jimmy.
JIMMY: Fuck him. You do anything to get me out of here. You scream, you break everything in the house, you smash tables, you smash chairs, you cry! Just get me out of here.
LULU: Jimmy, you know I'll do my best!
JIMMY: You'll do more than that! You know that I'm innocent…
LULU: … and I know that you love me! Pause.
JIMMY: Find Bones for me.
To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure no-reply@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.
Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.
Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.
