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A life, long lived!

Kumar Utkarsh 2017A3PS0350P, Harshit Shrivastava 2017A2PS0085P, Pawan Sikawat
2017A7PS0039P, Neha Maheshwari 2017B5TS1215P and Shaily Bhatt 2017A7PS0040P

CHARACTERS

Ethan: The guy, 32 year

Honorable Justice Robert Williams: Judge, 58 year

Evan Krotowski: Opposition lawyer, 38 year

Margaret: Ethan’s mother, 62 year

Harshit: Compounder, 47 year

Few other court officials, a nurse and a doctor

SETTING
A man named Ethan is on a life support system lying on a bed near the far right corner of a
hospital room. A month back, he met with a life-threatening injury that left him completely
decapitated and paralyzed below his face. The only bodily action he is capable of is speaking.
The accident even took away his vision. The medical instruments are lying beside his bed.
The electrosurgical unit is placed above the anesthesia machine. The ceiling operation light is
still dim from the recent use in electro dialysis. The room is a moderately spacious one. A
sofa is placed in the opposite corner to the bed. Few chairs are lying around for visitors to sit.
It’s 4 pm in the evening. The dusky sunlight is making its way through the windows to the
end of the bed. The smell of ethanol fills the room. An eerie silence with the constant beeping
of the machine transcends the room.

BEGIN.

The door on the far corner of the bed opens. (Enters compounder, Harshit)

Ethan: (in a painful voice, struggling to speak) When is my hearing due?

Harshit: They should be here, any minute from now. I suggest you take rest.

Ethan: Thanks, I hope I don’t see you tomorrow (winks, hiding the pain in his eyes)

(Enters Judge, opposition lawyer, few other court officials, Ethan’s mother, a nurse. They get
themselves seated on the chair and sofa while the nurse takes up a place beside the door.)

Judge: So Mr. Ethan, I hope you’re doing well. We are ready to conclude this today. Shall we
begin?
Ethan: Yes, Sire.

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