him. It is the LAWYER’s voice, bald and hawk-like, that we hear. THE
POSTMAN listens beneficently.)
LAWYER
Mr. Ho, it will no doubt come as a surprise that you mother is suing you. When I ran into her on the street, I knew instantly that she was not to be trifled with. In brief, she is suing you as a result of some documents posted on your blog, “Plays: Short and Strange.” Particularly, she objects to a series of plays entitled, “The Provinces,” and harbors similar objections regarding “Sunny Comes Back from the Provinces” and “Overheard Voices III.” It is Mrs. Ho’s contention that these play scripts either include her as a character, include her daughter---your sister---as a character, and/or are titled as though written by Mrs. Ho or her daughter. While the complainant takes no exception regarding the ultimate veracity of the depictions, she asserts that truth is a stretchy thing and that you have stretched it.(The LAWYER exits.)
THE POSTMAN
A bad blow, Westward.(WESTWARD wants to break a wooden spoon, but is powerless to do so.)
WESTWARD
(Angrily)Was ever son so abused? Tell me, Postman; have you ever been sued by your mother?
THE POSTMAN
Once. It was a bitter business.WESTWARD
Oh.THE POSTMAN
She blamed me for some family deaths; but I was as heartbroken as she.WESTWARD
Oh.THE POSTMAN
I wish you well. We all have troubles.(THE POSTMAN exits. Clank of the door. WESTWARD falls to his knees. He
lifts a wooden spoon aloft, but still cannot break it.)
END OF PART III.
