Mom
You have to get me out of here.
Mom
This cat is going to kill me.
Dave
The cat’s not going to kill you mom.
Mom
It just killed Mrs. Henderson yesterday. She was only two rooms from me!
Dave
Mrs. Henderson passed? That’s too bad, she was such a nice lady.
Mom
The cat was in the room. I saw him cut her oxygen tube.
Dave
He was probably just comforting her. You know how they say animals can sense when you are sick or dying.
Mom
I saw him perched over her!
Dave
Did you remember to take your pills mom? You know how antsy you get and start seeing things.
Mom
David I know what I saw. Ever since you brought the cat here it’s been killing off the residents one by one.
Dave
I think you’ve been watching too much TV mom.
Mom
Why don’t believe me?
Dave
Because the cat is not going to kill you. It’s a cat.
Mom
You should have just gotten me a dog. Dogs don’t try to kill their owners and their friends.
Mom
Just yesterday he darted under my feet and tried to trip me when I was doing my rehab.
Dave
He probably just wanted to say hi.
Mom
It scratched the hell out of poor Mr. Edelman and gave him the infection that killed him.
Mom
It snuck into Mrs. Tibalt’s room and made her go into anaphylactic shock.
Mom
Everywhere that cat has gone it’s brought death.
Dave
The staff says you haven’t been eating well.
Mom
It’s because I can’t leave my room. It’s the only safe place for me.
Dave
I think if you ate something and left your room you’d feel better.
Mom
David, that cat owns this building. It could be lurking anywhere, waiting for me to make a mistake.
Mom
I want to get out of here. I don’t like it. I don’t feel safe.
Dave
Do you want me to call one of the assistants? Maybe they can calm you down.
Mom
I don’t want them to come in, the cat might follow. Can’t you come and get me out of this place?
Dave
I can’t mom, you know that. I’m three time zones away.
Mom
But can’t you just move me somewhere else?
Dave
Do you want me to FaceTime with you? Would that help?
Mom
For what? So you can watch me get killed?
Mom
No, no I understand. Why bother to visit your own mother? You have your life with Audrey and the kids.
Mom
Why bother talking to your lunatic mom as she tries to avoid being killed by Kevorkian Kitty.
Dave
The cat’s not going to kill you. I bought it so you could have a companion.
Mom
Well great job. It’s really kind of you David. It’s only been systematically killing off all my neighbors one by one.
Mom
And now it is focusing its claws on me.
Mom
Where did you find it, wandering the gates of hell or perhaps running through the neighborhood with old people’s dead dangling off its tail?
Mom
Do you think this will get you your inheritance faster? Is that you’re plan?
Mom
I’m not going to be another victim!
Dave
You’re becoming hysterical, Mom. You need to calm down or I will have to call Dr. Jones in.
Mom
Don’t you dare have that doctor come in here.
Dave
You need to take your pills or they’ll have to come in and sedate you.
Mom
Please don’t. I need to be alert. I can’t let my guard down.
Dave
Just take one of your pills. It will relax you.
Dave
Why don’t you put on a movie or read one of your magazines?
Mom
Yes… Yes. Maybe I should do that.
Mom
I think I am feeling a little better.
Mom
David, I’m not crazy. I’m really not.
Mom
You believe me right?
Mom
The cat really is evil.
Mom
I just want to get out of here. Can’t you get me out of here?
Mom
I’m sorry. I’m sorry that I’m like this. I’ve been in this room for so long and that cat is everywhere.
Mom
I know it’s trying to get me.
Mom
I’m just going to close my eyes for a little bit.
Mom
I had the worst dream. I dreamt that the cat had snuck into the room.
Mom
He whispered how he was going to end my life.
Dave
Probably just the pills Mom.
Mom
It felt so real. He told me to wake up and watch.
Mom
Oh my God, David. David, the cat’s in the room.
Mom
He’s in here! I don’t know how but he’s here.
Dave
Go back to sleep mom, you’re still hallucinating.
Mom
No he’s in the corner. I can see his eyes. They’re the eyes of the devil.
Mom
Oh God he’s going to kill me.
Mom
He’s on the bed. I can’t move. I can’t move!
Dave
It’s alright mom he’s here to help.
Dave
Just give him a scratch.
Mom
His tails around my neck.
Dave
Everything will be alright.
Dave
Close your eyes mom. It will all be over soon.
