SETTING

We are in PANTALONE's bedroom. Everything in here is made of wood and silver. There's a big bed for one person, a giant closet, and a security safe which kept PANTALONE's money inside. PEDROLINO loves this room because he often works and serves his Master in here. LA SIGNORA has never come to his room since the day they first started a fight.

AT RISE

PEDROLINO quietly comes in. His hand is holding the roses.

PEDROLINO

(to himself)

Phew... He's not here... Got to be fast...

(PEDROLINO walks across the room, then he puts the roses on the table next to PANTALONE's bed.)

Done. Now let's wait until the Master comes home...

(PEDROLINO trips over something while leaving the room.)

Oh my Lord, my knee... It hurts... Damn it.

(PEDROLINO leaves.)

(5 minutes late, BRIGHELLA slinks into the bedroom. His hand is holding an envelope.)

BRIGHELLA

You're dead to me...

(BRIGHELLA giggles then shoves the envelope in the roses.)

You are totally doomed...

(BRIGHELLA giggles again then slinks away but something trips him up.)

Ouch... Don't scream, don't cry, Brighella. Ah... Be strong.

(BRIGHELLA is in pain but he tries not to cry. A moment later, he leaves the room.)

(An hour later, PANTALONE comes home. He enters his bedroom, feeling exhausted. Meanwhile, BRIGHELLA is watching his reaction from another room, and pretending to be working.)

PANTALONE

(to himself)

She's not home.

(PANTALONE sighs)

Where did she go? I... I couldn't find her.

(PANTALONE notices the roses and the envelope on the table.)

Wait... What are those things?

(PANTALONE comes near to the table, he holds the roses in his hands then sniffs.)

Oh wow, they smell great. But who put these flowers in my bedroom?

(PANTALONE looks at the envelope.)

Oh yeah, there's an envelope.

(PANTALONE opens the envelope, and finds a letter inside. He reads it, and becomes totally excited.)

Holy moly! This is awesome! Finally my dream has come true! I've got to write a response letter now.

(PANTALONE searches for a pen and a paper to write something down, then he puts the paper into another envelope.)

Done! Now let's go to her room!

(PANTALONE takes his letter and gets out of the room but trips over something like the two servants did.)

Hmm... What's wrong with the floor? I've got to fix it someday.

(BLACKOUT)

(END OF SCENE)