4400 Ariana Jackson 2nd Rev Network Draft 1/19/21 33.
CLAUDETTE (CONT'D) They won’t give us anything sharp, so I need to use your nails. LADONNA Absolutely not. Do you have any idea how much I paid for these? CLAUDETTE I just need to test a theory. (crosses her arms)
Do it and I won’t tell that guard you’re sweet on that you just made yourself sick in here. LADONNA That’s none of your business. CLAUDETTE No, it surely isn’t. LaDonna glares for a beat, then considers. She crosses her arms -- LADONNA
Fine. On one condition -- when we get out of here, I get an upgrade. On you. Somewhere classy . Not some Palmetto strip mall salon. CLAUDETTE Fine. But I expect you to pick some out for me too.
Claudette smiles -- she means it . LaDonna smiles back, appreciates the compliment. Claudette presents her forearm. LaDonna squeezes her eyes shut, looks away -- as she gouges Claudette’s arm in a shallow cut. Claudette sucks in a breath. LADONNA Ohhhh, groooooss ... Blood oozes out of the cut, dripping down Claudette’s arm. Claudette stares, maybe starting to get a little worried... LADONNA (CONT'D) You’re not gonna, like bleed out, are you? ‘Cause I am not trying to go down for murder in a bathroom -- Suddenly, the wound begins healing, closing up before their eyes. As both women gasp, shocked --
END OF ACT THREE
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