ERNIE, the skeletal old man we saw before in The One About The Ernie, has been stopped for speeding in his motorised wheelchair outside Woolworths on the Upper Level by Security Officer HAYLEY.
HAYLEY
You could've knocked some-
one over. You were going
so fast, you wouldn't have
been able to stop in time. It
would only have taken a small
child to come out of here (she
indicates Woolworths behind
her) and .. bam! (She punches
her fist into her hand for
added effect). Carnage.
ERNIE
That's what brakes are for.
HAYLEY
If it happens again, I'll have no
option but to give you a fine.
Let this be a warning to you.
ERNIE is seething. He shakes his head and looks away in disgust. His attention is drawn by a scrawny couple, KEVIN and LAILA, both in their late 20s, talking to their teenage son VERNON, whose face is gaunt and empty.
KEVIN
(Utterly helpless) Come 'ome
soon, son. So we can talk to
you. Yeah?
LAILA
(Close to tears) We ain't seen
you for such a long time. Just
come 'ome to talk, that's all.
VERNON
(He won't) I will. I will. (He goes)
ERNIE drives off, watched by HAYLEY.
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