Woman
(Voice inside quarreling)
Dress up and strut around! Yes! Play checkers? Yes! Eat? Yes! Work? No!!

(The game starts. A period of silence
in which they indicate their
concentration by frowns, cautious
moves, head scratching. GOOD BLACK is
pointing his index finger over the
board indicating moves. He wig-wags,
starts to move, scratches his head
thoroughly, changes his mind and fools
around without moving)

Cliffert
Police! Police! Come here and make dis man move!

Good Black
Aw, I got plenty moves.
(Scratches his head)
Jus' tryin' to see which one I want to make. But when I do move, it's
gointer be just too bad for you.

(A guitar is heard off stage and
Cliffert brightens. He cups his hand
and calls)

Cliffert
Hey Lonnie! Come here! Ha, ha, ha! I got me a fish.
(Enter LONNIE picking "East Coast" on