Dialogues of the Dead

GEOFF: His breath. No pong. One of the few advantages of this place. Lots of sensory switch off. All these wounds, no pain. And no smell. Plus you can see that damned attractive telly girl running around in the next-to-nothing and not get randy, though you may not feel that as an advantage. They really are making a din down there. Must be something happening. Let’s go and see.

DICK: I can’t get over it. Rye Pomona. But why …?

GEOFF: No doubt there’ll be answers by and by. Councillor, what’s going on?

STUFFER: It’s these two. They say they saw something out there on the river in the mist.

SAM: They’re right, you know. Look, there it is, looming through the mist. But let’s not be too quick to attract attention. There’s no telling what plans this guy might have for us.

JAX: Who cares as long as he’s got a mobile? Yoo hoo! Yoo hoo! Over here!

ANDREW: Is someone coming? Maybe they’ve seen my van. Oh yes, now I see him. But is it a him? I don’t believe so. This could be very helpful. I’m sure it’s that lass whose car I fixed. She must know where the bridge is. Miss! Miss! This way!

DICK: Dear God, he’s right. It’s her. It’s Rye, it’s Rye Pomona. There, I knew she couldn’t be the Wordman, else what’s she doing down here. Rye! Rye! Over here.

STUFFER: Aye, get yourself over here, my girl, I want a word with you.

GEOFF: Hold on. Hard to see with all this mist, certainly looks like Miss Pomona, but can’t spot any, you know, bumpy bits. And that funny mark she’s got in her hair, where’s that?

SAM: If it’s that girl and she’s not dead, I’m going to kill her. Rye Pomona, is that you?

SERGIUS POMONA: Pomona certainly, but not Rye. Sergius of that ilk. Raina’s twin.

SAM: Sergius …Raina …oh bizarre.

STUFFER: What’s he laughing at?

GEOFF: Don’t know but it’s good to see him a bit more cheerful. Mr. Pomona, have you come to take us across?

SERGIUS: Yes, but before I come in to the bank and you start embarking, can we get any silly antagonisms out of the way? This isn’t a large ferry and there’s quite a lot of you, so we’ll be pretty low in the water and the last thing we need is anyone rocking the boat. You do not want to end up in this river, believe me. So if you’ve got any questions, ask them now.

DICK: Yes, I’ve a question. Rye’s actions, going around killing people, has this got anything to do with that accident when you died?

SERGIUS: She told you about that?

DICK: Yes. It started with her hair. I didn’t ask but she must have seen I was curious and it all came out, how you crashed the car and two other people got killed, and you yourself of course …