Jason Howland
Boom! Shout! The Lights Went Out
[CLARKE]
The leading man, his name is George
And Cameron's in the chorus
The leading lady's Lily now
And Vivika is pissed
Here's Shea who does all the designs
And Varthur lies before us
And I am Clarke and he is the director I assist-ed
And so here's the dining room
It is a simple unit set with George and Vivika right here
And Shea draped over the banquet
And Varthur crossed the center stagе he always knew to find his light
We all wеnt down stage left to counter him
Oh, stage left that means right
Varthur said please take a seat and Cameron started pouring wine
And Lily sat right next to Varthur in the seat that should be mine
When boom! Shout! The lights went out!
And in sixty seconds everything had changed
So we're clockwise 'round the table
Start with Varthur in the chair
And you have Lily, George, and Vivika with Shea and me right there
We were sitting down to dinner except Cameron who was serving
So I don't know who could flip the lights, it's all a bit unnerving
Varthur said "Let's have a toast" and it got silent in the room
He said "Tonight let's see whodunit" like a prophecy of doom
And boom! Shout! The lights went out!
And in sixty seconds everything had changed
First a boom
Then a shout
Then a crash
Then a squeak
Then "Get your hands off me" was said
Then a thud
Then a horn
Then a door slammed shut
Then the lights came on and there was Varthur dead
[JUSTINE]
First a boom?
[CLARKE}
First a boom
{JUSTINE]
Then a shout?
[CLARKE]
Then a shout
[JUSTINE]
Then a crash?
[CLARKE]
Then a crash
[JUSTINE]
Then a squeak?
[CLARKE]
Then a squeak
[JUSTINE and CLARKE]
Then "Get your hands off me was said"
[JUSTINE]
Then a thud?
[CLARKE]
Then a thud
[JUSTINE]
Then a horn?
[CLARKE]
Then a horn
[JUSTINE and CLARKE]
Then a door slammed shut
Then the lights came on and there was Varthur dead
[CLARKE]
Dead
Now Lily's holding onto George
And Shea's below the table
And Vivika has crossed and separated from the group
Cameron now holds a carving knife
They all look quite unstable
'Cause Varthur now is dead and lying face down in his soup
I was in the basement looking for the fuse box in the dark
I flip the switch and then return to find they'd all stepped off their mark
I saw that Varthur wasn't breathing so I did what people do
I grabbed the phone, called 911, and then I guess they went with you
You're in a den of wolves who killed the leader of the pack
Good luck solving it, they are the hardest nuts to crack
When boom! Shout! The lights went out!
And in sixty seconds everything had changed
Swear I didn't do it but you got an inside track
Here are all their headshots, resumes are on the back
When boom! Shout! The lights went out!
And in sixty seconds everything had changed