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APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Good evening, and welcome back to Play Of The Week, where each week,

a new play is performed live in front of a studio audience

and broadcast to the nation.

I am Chris Bean, the director.

Before we begin tonight's prison break play, one small notice.

In order to comply with the BBC's anti-knife crime policy,

all knives in tonight's play have been replaced with spoons.

Also, we are delighted to have Robert's niece Lucy Grove

joining us this evening.

Er, thank you. I have a message here from Robert.

He would like to apologise in advance

for her subpar performance.

Well, that's just mean.

So, the actors are prepared, the stage is set.

Please enjoy this play -

there is no escape.

Er, that's the title of the play,

I'm not saying there's no escape from the studio.

Although the fire exits are locked.

Enjoy.

APPLAUSE

CHRIS VOICEOVER: Indiana, '76.

I'd found myself in the toughest jail in the Midwest.

My name is Billy Wheeler,

and I've been inside for six months,

stuck staring at a locked door.

LAUGHTER

Every day is full of uncertainty.

Folks went missing in this prison.

They were here one day and gone the next.

The only thing I knew for sure was there was no way out.

I'd spend the rest of my life behind these bars.

To make matters worse, I got moved into a new cell,

and my cellmate seemed to have taken a dislikin' to me.

So. How's it going?

Folks say you know a thing or two about this prison.

VO: I said.

What's it to you?

VO: He replied.

TAPE REWINDS

Stu Malone. I'd heard that before.

What do they call you?

Stu Malone.

I wondered what his name was.

What are you in for?

I killed a guy. Now I'm just a number.

VO: I said.

TAPE REWINDS

We looked up at the sky.

At last, we were free.

Listen, you wanna survive in here,

you better keep your head down.

THUMP

Oh!

So, what'd you do on the outside?

I, er, worked in federal construction.

This jail was one of mine.

So if this place has any secrets, you'd know about them, eh, buddy?

Hey, I ain't nobody's buddy. I'm not here to make friends.

VO: We shook hands.

I knew we were going to be good friends.

Everyone thinks there's a way out.

SCOFFS

There ain't.

Guilty men have got to do their time.

VO: And right then and there, Stu Malone died in my arms.

No!

Dinner was delivered by Ol' Wallace.

He was an ex-boxer with a jaw you could break rocks on.

Slop's up, kids!

I've got something else for you too.

Little Marty picked you up a message.

ECHOING WHISTLE

What have you got for us, Marty? Oh!

Your guy on the outside sent you this.

Bird noise!

No, make the noise.

Cah. Cah.

Vroom vroom vroom!

Good job, Marty. Here, have some seed.

What are you doing?

The script says "pecks".

How much?

Two bucks. Buck-buck.

Can I owe you?

Hmm.

Sure.

Come on, Marty. Fly!

V-V-Vroom-vroom!

It's from Jones. He says he's going to help me.

Please, Stu, I need your help, too. Just get me as far as the fence.

I told you, there is no escape.

What if I could prove to you I was innocent?

If you can prove that, why do you need me?

Because the warden is the biggest criminal in the whole pen.

MOURNFUL MUSIC

My wife, Andrea.

She was a journalist.

She was trying to prove just that...

She was trying to prove...

Stop it!

She was trying to prove just that before...

..well.

Without your help, I'm going to spend

the rest of my life stuck behind these bars.

LAUGHTER

Well, looks like you'd better get used to it.

All right, boys.

Lights out!

LAUGHTER

Trust me, Stu.

I'm going to find a way to convince you.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Wallace sure loved his little bird, Marty.

But the real love of his life was his daughter Olivia.

COIN CLATTERS

PHONE RINGS

Not so fast. Take your time.

Look at the phone.

Who could it be?

It's me! Shut up.

Now answer.

Hello? Louder!

YELLS: Hello? Softer.

Hello? Oh, fine.

Hello?

Don't look at him. You're on the phone. Sorry.

Ask who's there. Who's there?

Not you, you made the call.

Who's there?

It's me, Olivia.

And it's your imprisoned father.

Emotions, emotions, emotions.

Hi, Daddy. Come on - tears, Lucy!

Hi, Daddy. Think of the time I hit your dog with my car.

Hi, Daddy! Come on, Lucy, you cried all day then!

I couldn't shut you up!

Are you directing? I'm trying to.

They're pretty wooden, I can't really get... I am the director!

Get off!

I just wish you could be here for my birthday next week.

So do I, sweetie.

Listen, I asked about that journalist you mentioned,

Andrea Wheeler.

There's no record of any story she was writing about the prison.

It's strange, like all the files have just...disappeared.

Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo! Quiet!

Sorry, I forgot the journalist was killed by the warden. Shut up!

Sorry, that's the twist.

Dammit, I've got to go. My quarter's running out.

Say your brother Timmy wants to speak to him.

Er, Timmy wants to speak to you.

Where Daddy, where? I'm a sad little boy.

Stop adding characters!

I have to go. Apparently I don't exist.

I love you, Olivia.

I'm sorry to not be there with you.

I love you too. Done. Right, scene three!

VO: The rec room was dangerous.

Some of the guys were real mean,

and the meanest of them all was Mick the Muscle.

And his goon, Rex.

I remember that day, I was minding my own business,

just sipping on a soda...

..when I saw how much trouble Ol' Slugger Wallace was in.

Hey, Mick.

You hungry? Ha-ha! Yeah.

Hey, Wallace!

GLASS SMASHES

Yeah. Hey, Wallace, it's time for my double portions.

Oh, Mick, you know I can't do that no more.

They're going to take away my yard time

and then I can't find Marty no worms!

Well, that's too bad, cos Mick the Muscle needs his protein! Hyah!

STRAINS

50!

Yeah!

PLAYS HARMONICA

That's how we do it on D Wing.

HARMONICA CHORD

WITH HARMONICA BACKGROUND: You said it, Mick.

Hey, hey, come on, now, give those back.

LAUGHS WITH HARMONICA BACKGROUND

HALF-SINGS: What're you gonna do, old man?

Yeah. What are you gonna do?

CLATTER

Hey! Leave him alone. What the hell are you doing?

We don't want any trouble.

Well, you got trouble.

LAUGHS

Thanks for the soda.

Just leave the old man alone. You're going to regret...

Is there a problem, gentlemen?

Warden! I, er, I didn't see you there.

Ah.

Twist.

That's not a twist.

We was just, uh, talking.

Ain't that right, Wallace?

Uh, yeah. Yeah. We was just having a nice little chitchat.

Well, is that so, Mick...

Mick, Mick! Mick!

My office. Let's go.

Yes, boss.

Don't think this is over, Malone.

One day soon, you boys are going to get a taste of these.

Hnah! Hrrgh.

HARMONICA CHORD

VO: Mick and the warden were up to no good.

They headed to the office,

where all the shady business went down.

CREAK

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Relax, Mick.

You're not in trouble.

LAUGHTER AND CHEERS

GRUNTS

APPLAUSE

Tell me something.

Do you trust me?

Sure. I've always looked up to you.

Mick.

You got a problem with Billy?

No, Warden.

That's too bad. Cos I do.

I got some...

Aah!

I got something for you, Mick.

CREAK

Take a look in this drawer.

My file.

That's right.

27 conduct violations.

But if this went missing, you'd be out on parole next month.

Smell that fresh air, Mick!

How'd you like to be out there breathing it in? What do you want?

Wheeler's appeal is coming up next week.

GLASS SMASHES

So? New evidence has come to light.

But if they find him innocent,

they'll go looking for the real killer.

I can't have that. Not if I want to work in...

..high office.

I need Billy to disappear.

Like the others?

GASPS

You hear something?

There's no-one there.

Let me get you a drink.

Whisky? Sure.

You all right?

You seem a little jumpy.

I won't be, if you make sure Billy misses his court date.

And while you're at it, take care of his friend Malone, too.

Ha! I'll drink to that.

VO: Stu caught up to me in the hall, shaking in his boots.

Hi, Billy!

We gotta get out of here, fast.

You finally believe I'm innocent?

I know you're innocent, kid,

and I know if we don't get out of here soon, we'll be dead.

VO: And right then and there, Stu Malone died in my arms.

No! Not yet!

You find us a getaway driver. I'll get us out of here.

If we were going to break out of prison, I knew exactly who to call.

COIN CLATTERS

Jones?

It's me. Everything's set for tonight.

Be ready outside the east wall in the fastest car you've got.

I'm on my way.

Jones was a specialist.

He could bust out of anywhere.

There wasn't a prison in the world that could hold him.

Everything was falling into place.

That is, until Stu headed down to the shower block,

and made the mistake of letting his guard down.

Ha-ha! Well, well, well! What do we have here?

Mick. I was just leaving.

Not so fast. What are you? Afraid of something?

I'm not afraid of you. You should be.

Oh, yeah? Why's that? You see these skulls?

You see these...?

You see these skulls? I got one for each guy I killed.

WITH HARMONICA: Maybe you want to treat us with a little more respect.

I'm not afraid of two goons

who ain't got one brain cell between 'em.

Come here and say that to my face, Malone.

Ha!

THEY GRUNT

Come on. Let's get out of here.

Stu!

You're going to be OK, Stu.

Listen to me, Billy.

There's only one window in this place without bars or locks on it.

Where is it? The warden's office.

It'll get you out into the yard. You can make it from there.

I'm going to make him pay for this.

VO: Then he looked at me and said his last words.

No, Billy.

You gotta be better than them.

Or no matter how far you run,

you'll never be...

..free.

VO: Then he looked at me and said his last words.

LAUGHTER

P-Prison.

Prison is a...

We're in prison.

After Stu was killed, this prison was gripped with tension.

The whole place was on a spoon-edge.

At mealtime, Wallace came by to try and cheer me up.

I was sorry to hear about Stu.

No, no, no!

Thanks, Wallace, but I'm not hungry.

Trust me.

Trust me. You're going to want to eat your dinner tonight.

I said I'm not hungry.

There's a... There's a special ingredient!

A key!

Wallace, where the hell did you get this?

Oh, Marty is good for more than just sending messages.

He lifted that key off McKenzie and my daughter made a copy in her shop.

I got something for you. Yeah?

Yeah. Oh! Chocolate!

For your daughter's birthday. You're coming with me.

No. No, no, no. I don't want to slow you down.

I've got arthritis in my knees and my jaw comes off!

Hide by the soda machines in the rec room at the end of your rounds.

I'll meet you there at midnight.

You're a good boy, Billy Wheeler.

Come on, Marty!

ECHOING WHISTLE

ZIPPER

What the hell are you doing?

Flies down.

VO: I climbed out of the top bunk with the key in my hand.

I'd never felt so free.

All right, boys.

Lights out.

LAUGHTER

Turn the lights out.

Lights!

Out!

Fine.

VO: At midnight, I got out of bed and used the key to unlock my cell.

CHRIS ON STAGE GASPS AND GRUNTS

I was out.

I walked down the hall, took a right,

and headed over to the soda machines.

No, no, no, no, we need those!

LAUGHTER

CLATTERING

HE YELLS

Wallace was waiting in the rec room just like we planned.

But suddenly Officer MacKenzie showed up.

Quick, behind the soda machine!

LAUGHTER

VO: It was a close call.

We ran out of the rec room, headed down the corridor,

and made our way to the shower block.

I'd stashed a pair of bolt-cutters in the drain,

and a length of rope behind a loose tile.

But suddenly, there he was.

LAUGHS EVILLY AIR BLOWS

Going somewhere, Billy Wheeler?

Oh, and you're taking your grandpa with you.

Ain't that sweet?

Well, I hate to break it to you, Billy,

but you just got the death penalty.

Ha!

Ahh!

Stabbed!

In the back!

Rex!

WITH HARMONICA: If you're busting out, I'm coming with you.

I ain't going nowhere with this lowlife!

VO: We shook hands.

I knew we were going to be good friends.

Like hell you're coming with us.

You know what the last thing Stu said to me before he died was?

He said...

"Prison.

"Prison is...

"We're in prison."

LAUGHTER

I couldn't have put it better myself.

If he wants to come with us, I say let him. All right.

But we gotta get out of here quick, before MacKenzie comes back.

Let's get up to the warden's office.

No, no, no!

No, no! No! Argh!

VO: We arrived in the office and ran over to the open window.

There's the window.

Well, good evening, gentlemen.

Warden! Take one more step and I'll have MacKenzie

punch your lights out.

No! Not now!

I can't let you go any further.

Took a lot of work to get you here in the first place.

You put me here? That's right.

I needed you somewhere where I could keep an eye on you,

no make sure no-one found out who really killed your wife.

It was you. That's right.

Big twist! No-one saw it coming.

But why?

Er...

Why did you murder my wife?

Because...

Becau-ause...

Because she discovered the murder.

She discovered her own murder?

How could she discover her own murder?

Have you not read the script? I've read MY lines.

My wife, the journalist,

discovered the murder that happened in the prison.

I thought she was the locksmith.

No, that's your daughter who we met on the phone. With the brother?

Who's the brother? I'm the brother. You're the warden!

The warden is my daughter's brother?

Yes! Twist! No!

Yes! The warden is the young girl's brother

who goes on to kill his own father.

It's Star Wars. That's not Star Wars at all!

I've not seen it.

What happens in Star Wars? In Star Wars, he is the father!

Luke thinks Vader killed his father but it turns out he IS his father.

He's his own father? No, Vader is Luke's father!

Argh, spoilers!

OK, well, who's Samuel L Jackson? That's the prequel. Shut up!

Right. My wife, the journalist, discovered the murder

that happened in the prison, so the warden had her murdered.

Why do you need Mick to kill Billy?

So none of the guards suspect I'm in on it.

But now MacKenzie knows it was you.

Yes! That's why you shoot her!

Brilliant! Yes, OK. Bang.

Oh!

CHOKES AND GURGLES

WHIMPERS

OK. So I framed you for the murder,

then I had you transferred here so I could keep an eye on you,

but then you met the old man who has the daughter who makes the key

and has a brother who is also me but isn't the warden.

Right. Everyone clear? Yes.

I'm not! Doesn't matter! You're a bird!

V-V-Vroom!

All right. Here we go.

I oughta thank you!

If I'd killed you the day you walked through the door,

folks would have asked questions,

but shooting a prisoner who's trying to escape?

No-one's going to bat an eyelid.

You crook! Get him, Marty!

What are you doing?

"The bird sweeps in."

LAUGHTER

YELLS

Quick! Out the window!

VO: We darted out of the window and over to the wall.

No, no, no, no! We need this! We need it!

SIGHS

We'll never get under this wall.

We're not going under.

We're going over.

Hand me the rope.

CLATTERING

Over we go.

WITH HARMONICA: Nice work, boys.

But how are we going to get past all that?

Bolt-cutters.

GRUNTS

Worked like a charm.

Come on!

GRUNTING AND YELLING WITH OCCASIONAL HARMONICA CHORDS

ALL SIGH, WITH HARMONICA

Piece of cake.

It was then I saw him.

Jones, my getaway driver,

pulling up in a gleaming red Buick.

ENGINE REVVING

LAUGHTER

APPLAUSE

HANDBRAKE

You boys looking for a ride?

Let's go. Everybody in!

Hey! There they are!

GUNSHOTS

SIREN

They're right on our tail!

TYRES SCREECH

Hey! Watch out for that ramp!

Everybody hold on!

THEY YELL

I think we lost them.

VO: We drove four hours into the night,

until finally we pulled up outside a gas station near Bloomington.

HANDBRAKE

What now?

I've got to call a guy who'll get you over the border.

I'll go find a phone.

LAUGHTER

VO: I was glad to be out, but that was nothing

compared to seeing Wallace reunited with his daughter after 20 years.

His jaw was on the floor.

Happy birthday, Olivia.

And Timmy. I'm here too. It's also my birthday.

Thanks, Daddy. Where's the chocolate?

I've missed you so much.

Dead dog, dead dog, dead dog.

I've missed you so much.

Think of your parents' divorce.

I've missed you so much. Think of the time

you soiled yourself at your ballet recital.

That was you!

Oh, yes.

Twist.

HE SOBS

HARMONICA MUSIC

This is the best birthday present I could have ever dreamed of.

VO: We looked up at the sky.

At last, were free.

RATTLING

LAUGHTER

APPLAUSE

HARMONICA PLAYING

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