{MARTIN}
Meet the oldest son of Lindsay and Alfred
I probably shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and atonish
My family say I got the same virtuosity and brains as my pops
The ladies say my brains not where the resemblance stops
I'm only eighteen, but my mind is older
Gotta be my own man
Like my father, but bolder
I shoulder his legacy with pride
 I used to hear him and mom say that someday I would

{ENSEMBLE}
Blow us all away

{MARTIN}
Ladies, I'm looking for a Mr.David Taylor
Made a speech last week, our weekly speaker
He disparaged my mother's legacy in front of a crowd
I can't have that
I'm making my parents proud

{RANDOM GIRL #1}
I saw him just up Broadway
A couple of blocks
He was going to see a play

{MARTIN}
Well, I'll go visit his box

{RANDOM GIRL #2}
God, you're a fox

{MARTIN}
And y'all look pretty good in your frocks
How about when I get back we all strip down to our socks?

{THE GIRLS}
Okay!

{ENSEMBLE}

Blow us all away

{MARTIN}
David!

{DAVID TAYLOR}
Shhh

{MARTIN}
David!

{DAVID}
Shhh!
I'm tryna watch the show!

{MARTIN}
You should've watched your mouth before you talked about my mother though!

{DAVID}
I didn't say anything that wasn't true
Your mother's a scoundrel
And so it seems are you

{ENSEMBLE}
Oooooh!

{MARTIN}
It's like that?

{DAVID}
Yeah, I don't fool around
I'm not your little schoolboy friends

{MARTIN}
See you on the dueling ground!
Unless that is, you want to step outside and go now?

{DAVID}
I already know where to find you
Piss off, I'm watching this show now

{MARTIN}
Pops, if you had only heard the shit he said about her!
I doubt you would have let it slide and I was not about to!

{ALFRED}
Slow down

{MARTIN}
I came to ask you for advice
This is my very first duel
They don't exactly cover this subject in high school

{ALFRED}

Did your friends attempt to negotiate a peace?

{MARTIN}
He refused to apologize
We had to let the peace talk cease

{ALFRED}
Where is this happening?

{MARTIN}
Across the river in Jersey

{ALFRED/MARTIN}
Everything is legal in New Jersey...

{ALFRED}
Alright
So this is what you're gonna do
Stand there like a man until Taylor is in front of you
When the time comes, fire your weapon in the air
This will put an end to the whole affair

{MARTIN}
But what if he decides to shoot?

Then I'm a goner

{ALFRED}
No
He'll follow suit if he's truly a man of honor
To take someone's life, that is something you can't shake
Martin, your mother can't take another heartbreak

{MARTIN}
Father

{ALFRED}

Promise me
You don't want this young man's blood on your conscience

{MARTIN}
Okay, I promise

{ALFRED}
Come back home when your done
Take my guns
Be smart
Make me proud son

{MARTIN}
My name is Martin
I am a poet
I'm a little nervous but I can't show it
I'm sorry, I'm a Rosewood with pride
You talk about my mother, I cannot let it slide
Mr.Taylor!
How was the rest of your show?

{DAVID}
I'd rather skip the pleasantries
Let's go
Grab your pistol

{MARTIN}
Confer with your men
The duel will commence after we count to ten

{ENSEMBLE}
Count to ten

{MARTIN}
Look him in the eye, aim no higher
Summon all the courage you require
Then slowly and clearly aim your gun towards the sky

{ENSEMBLE}
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