SCENE 3
(RAFE walks into the meeting place for his practice to begin. He is about 45 minutes early. COLONEL DOLITTLE is looking at files. RAFE walks into his room, sloppily salutes, and plops down in the chair in front of DOLITTLE'S desk)
DOLITTLE: Bad morning?
RAFE: Yes, sir.
DOLITTLE: What happened? Why aren't you hanging out with Danny an hour before practice as usual?
RAFE: I'm angry with him, sir.
DOLITTLE: Why is that?
RAFE: (Hesitates) Nothing.
DOLITTLE: Come on, son, you can tell me. I want to be like a father to all my pupils.
RAFE: (Sighs) I caught Danny and my sister, Grace - together.
DOLITTLE: What's wrong with that, are you jealous?
RAFE: (Frowns and makes a disgustful face) No!
DOLITTLE: Then what is it?
RAFE: (Sighs) I guess it's just the...thought.
DOLITTLE: Yeah, well I was in the same position.
RAFE: Really, sir?
DOLITTLE: Yeah, except for it was my brother who slept with my girlfriend.
RAFE: Ouch, sorry, sir.
DOLITTLE: Ah, you get over the little things. (Looks up. DANNY enters and salutes. Rafe does not turn his chair around.)
DANNY: Morning, sir.
DOLITTLE: (Nods) Walker. (Looks from DANNY to RAFE) I need to go get - something. You boys just stay here. (Exits)
(For a while, neither man says anything. DANNY is standing near the door and RAFE'S back is still facing DANNY.)
DANNY: I'm sorry, Rafe.
RAFE: (Not looking at Danny) No you're not.
DANNY: (Confused) I apologized, Rafe. What else can I do?
RAFE: You're not sorry. If you could you would go screw my sister all over again.
DANNY: Hey, Rafe, come on. It's not like I committed a crime or anything.
RAFE: (Turns around and faces him) How could you go behind my back like this, Danny? I mean, we - we've always told each other everything!
DANNY: Well, I thought about how I would react if I caught you with my sister.
RAFE: You don't have a sister, Danny.
DANNY: I realized that, so I thought about how I would react if I caught you with my cousin, Ashley.
RAFE: (Thinks) Isn't that the mentally disabled one?
DANNY: Bear with me, Rafe; there aren't too many women in my life.
RAFE: Well, now you have one more.
(Long, awkward silence)
DANNY: So, anyways, I thought about it, and I realized that I would have beat the living crap out of you - (holds up his hands defensively) Not trying to give you any ideas. (Pause) So that's why I didn't tell you.
RAFE: But you knew that eventually I would find out, Danny. What had you planned on doing then?
DANNY: I don't know. I didn't plan. I didn't think.
RAFE: If you knew I would beat the living crap out of you then why did you do it? Why? You could have had any one of those nurses, and you chose Grace. Why?
DANNY: I couldn't help it, Rafe. I couldn't help it. I fell for Grace. I didn't fall for Betty, I didn't fall for Barbara, I didn't fall for Sandra - I fell for Grace. I had no control over my feelings.
RAFE: (Sighs) Yeah, well, practice is starting. (Begins to walk out. DANNY stops him)
DANNY:
Rafe, I don't want this to ruin our friendship.
RAFE: You should have thought about that before. (Exits)
DANNY: (Sits down, sighs, and drops his head in his hands)
(RAFE walks into the meeting place for his practice to begin. He is about 45 minutes early. COLONEL DOLITTLE is looking at files. RAFE walks into his room, sloppily salutes, and plops down in the chair in front of DOLITTLE'S desk)
DOLITTLE: Bad morning?
RAFE: Yes, sir.
DOLITTLE: What happened? Why aren't you hanging out with Danny an hour before practice as usual?
RAFE: I'm angry with him, sir.
DOLITTLE: Why is that?
RAFE: (Hesitates) Nothing.
DOLITTLE: Come on, son, you can tell me. I want to be like a father to all my pupils.
RAFE: (Sighs) I caught Danny and my sister, Grace - together.
DOLITTLE: What's wrong with that, are you jealous?
RAFE: (Frowns and makes a disgustful face) No!
DOLITTLE: Then what is it?
RAFE: (Sighs) I guess it's just the...thought.
DOLITTLE: Yeah, well I was in the same position.
RAFE: Really, sir?
DOLITTLE: Yeah, except for it was my brother who slept with my girlfriend.
RAFE: Ouch, sorry, sir.
DOLITTLE: Ah, you get over the little things. (Looks up. DANNY enters and salutes. Rafe does not turn his chair around.)
DANNY: Morning, sir.
DOLITTLE: (Nods) Walker. (Looks from DANNY to RAFE) I need to go get - something. You boys just stay here. (Exits)
(For a while, neither man says anything. DANNY is standing near the door and RAFE'S back is still facing DANNY.)
DANNY: I'm sorry, Rafe.
RAFE: (Not looking at Danny) No you're not.
DANNY: (Confused) I apologized, Rafe. What else can I do?
RAFE: You're not sorry. If you could you would go screw my sister all over again.
DANNY: Hey, Rafe, come on. It's not like I committed a crime or anything.
RAFE: (Turns around and faces him) How could you go behind my back like this, Danny? I mean, we - we've always told each other everything!
DANNY: Well, I thought about how I would react if I caught you with my sister.
RAFE: You don't have a sister, Danny.
DANNY: I realized that, so I thought about how I would react if I caught you with my cousin, Ashley.
RAFE: (Thinks) Isn't that the mentally disabled one?
DANNY: Bear with me, Rafe; there aren't too many women in my life.
RAFE: Well, now you have one more.
(Long, awkward silence)
DANNY: So, anyways, I thought about it, and I realized that I would have beat the living crap out of you - (holds up his hands defensively) Not trying to give you any ideas. (Pause) So that's why I didn't tell you.
RAFE: But you knew that eventually I would find out, Danny. What had you planned on doing then?
DANNY: I don't know. I didn't plan. I didn't think.
RAFE: If you knew I would beat the living crap out of you then why did you do it? Why? You could have had any one of those nurses, and you chose Grace. Why?
DANNY: I couldn't help it, Rafe. I couldn't help it. I fell for Grace. I didn't fall for Betty, I didn't fall for Barbara, I didn't fall for Sandra - I fell for Grace. I had no control over my feelings.
RAFE: (Sighs) Yeah, well, practice is starting. (Begins to walk out. DANNY stops him)
DANNY:
Rafe, I don't want this to ruin our friendship.
RAFE: You should have thought about that before. (Exits)
DANNY: (Sits down, sighs, and drops his head in his hands)