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VENOM

(To Lana) My folks gave me a different one but they’re all a bit too posh for my taste (To Duke) By the way, you wouldn’t ‘appen to still have that necklace I nicked from the old bird would you?

(Duke pulls the necklace out of his pocket and Venom snatches the necklace out of Duke’s hand to admire it)

VENOM

Ooh! I can tell we’re gonna get along just fine (Pause) So I ‘ate be’n forward and all, but you wouldn’t ‘appen to know of any place that I could stay tonight would you? I’m fairly new in town

LANA

Sorry, we don’t have any rooet motels across the street from here

DUKE

(Sly) Hold on, Lana Didn’t the old uest room?

VENOM

That’s perfect!

(Lana glares at Duke as the scene fades out)

INT– OBLEX’S STUDY – MORNING

(Scene opens with a full shot of Oblex’s living roo at some papers and books that she has spread out on the coffee table Venouest roo a black skirt)

VENOM