DIANE D (the Musical Drama) by Doris Miller - HTML preview

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“Yes we did,” Charlotte says.

“Tell me what happened.”

“Well Kelly and I were pulling a tug-of-war on a purple dress.”

 

FLASHBACK:

 

Charlotte and Kelly are inside the organization meeting room pulling a tug-of-war on a purple dress as staff members surround them. Charlotte then hollers at Kelly, “No this is my dress!”

“No the other dress is yours!” snaps Kelly.  “Let go!”

Diane D steps in and shouts, “Okay girls that’s enough, break it up right now!”

“But Diane this is my dress,” Charlotte shouts.

“No it isn’t Diane it’s mine," Kelly shouts.  “Hers is the one that’s missing!”

“No it isn’t!  Yours is the one that’s missing!”

“Okay!” Diane D shouts.  “We just have to settle this and find out whose dress this really is!  Hand me the dress!”  Charlottes tries to hand the dress to Diane D.  Kelly suddenly jerks the dress from Charlotte as Diane D angrily looks at Kelly and shouts, “How dare you jerk the dress from me Kelly!”

“I wasn’t jerking the dress from you Diane!” Kelly shouts.  “I was jerking it from HER!”

“You were too jerking that dress from Diane!” Charlotte shouts.  “And that’s right, how dare you jerk the dress from her!”  Charlotte jerks the dress back from Kelly.  Kelly jerks the dress back from Charlotte as she and Charlotte start to go at the Tug-Of-War with the dress again.

Diane D becomes frustrated.  She grabs the dress and starts to shout, “Oh I see, you two still want to go at it?!  You two still want to fight about this dress?!”

“That’s right!” Kelly snaps.

“Oh it’s like that?!” snaps Diane D.

“Yes it’s like that!” snaps Charlotte.

“Okay then, how about settling it like this!”  Diane D holds on to the dress with her left hand as she turns towards the right and angrily grabs a large scissors off a desk.  She turns the scissors towards the dress!

Charlotte and Kelly frighteningly back away as Charlotte shouts, “Diane what are you doing?!”

“Watch me!”  Diane D raises the scissors high in the air and stabs the dress with it then cuts the dress! 

Charlotte and Kelly become shocked as they shout, “Diane nooo!”  They try to stop Diane D when suddenly Diane D throws the scissors right towards their feet stopping Charlotte and Kelly right in their tracks. Diane D suddenly rips the dress right in half! “Diane nooo!” Charlotte and Kelly scream as they see Diane D rip the dress!  Diane D holds a half dress in each hand!  “Oh my God Diane look what you’ve done!” Charlotte shouts as she and Kelly shockingly look at the two halves of the dress.  Diane D then holds the half dresses high in the air then throws one half of the dress at Charlotte’s head and the other half of the dress at Kelly‘s head!  Diane D then turns round and walks away. Charlotte, Kelly and the staff members are shocked as they look at Diane D walking away towards the doorway.  Charlotte and Kelly look at each half of the dress as the staff members surround them.  “My God look what she’s done,” Charlotte cries.

“It’s ruined,” Kelly cries.  “We can’t wear this!”

“No you sure can’t,” Vivian, a female staff member says.  “You paid a lot of money for this dress didn‘t you?”

“I sure did!”

“So did I!” cries Charlotte.

“What are we going to do now?” Kelly cries as she and Charlotte shockingly look away from the dress pieces then look at each other.  They then turn their heads and look towards where Diane D went.  They see do not see her anywhere.  They stare at the front door shocked and devastated then look back at each other.

 

BACK TO THE PRESENT INSIDE TV STUDIO:

 

Lester asks, “So what happened afterward?  I heard Diane D’s grandparents felt so bad about the remaining dress being cut in half that they bought you two a new dress each, right?”

“Yes they did,” smile Charlotte and Kelly.

“That’s good.  Did they ever say anything to Diane D about ripping up and ruining that remaining dress?”

“No,” Kelly says.

“They said it’s best to just let it go,” Charlotte says.

“I see,” Lester says.  “I read in a magazine article somewhere that Diane D was never a fan about make-up.  I hear she doesn’t believe in wearing make-up on a regular basis and she doesn’t like for any of you girls to wear make-up on a regular basis either.  So is it true that none of you wear make-up on a regular basis?”

“Yes it’s true,” the Dianettes say.

“Y’all don’t wear make-up on a regular basis at all?”

“No we don’t,” says Miranda.

“Ah come on, get out of here!  All women or most women wear make-up on a regular basis!”

“We used to wear make-up on a regular basis.”

“So what happened?  Why did you all stop wearing make-up on a regular basis?”

“Because Diane used to throw our make-ups away.”

“Yeah that’s what I heard!  I heard several years ago, Diane D would throw away your make-ups.  And whenever she threw your make-ups away, you all would sneak out and buy more make-up and hide it.  Diane D would find the make-up and throw it away again. Diane D stated in an interview several years ago that she doesn’t like wearing make-up, that anyone who wants to look beautiful should not look to outside products to make themselves beautiful, that beauty should come from within, like eating the right foods, eating healthy, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, taking enough vitamins, no smoking, no hard liquor and that should be the key.  I heard whenever Diane D threw your make-ups away, she would replace the make-up with vitamins or a piece of fruit and tell you all to eat the vitamins or fruit instead of putting the make-up on your faces.  Is that true too?”

“Yes it’s true,” the Dianettes say.

“So what did you all do?”

“Eat the vitamins and fruit,” Bernice and Nancy say.

“Yeah that’s what I heard!  Then I heard one time you all secretly bought more make-up and hid it again.  Diane D found the make-up again.  She got into a fit and threw the make-up in the trash again!  Then I heard she looked for all of you, found you all and chewed you all out about the make-up!  Then I heard she handed each of you a vitamin and piece of fruit and told you all to eat the vitamin and fruit.  She stood there and made sure you all ate the vitamin and fruit!  After a while, you all got tired of your make-up being tossed in the trash, that you all just gave up on make-up altogether, is that right?”

“Yes that’s right,” the Dianettes say.

“So you all haven’t worn any make-up since?”

“No we haven’t.”

“So what do you all do since you all don’t wear any make-up on your faces?”

“Eat the vitamins and fruits Diane gives us,” Bernice says.

“Wow! I bet Diane D stuffs you girls with vitamins, fruits and vegetables all the time, doesn’t she?”

“Yes she does,” the Dianettes say.

“Wow that is something!  You know I should hire Diane D to be my nutritionist, that’s what I should do,” Lester says as the Dianettes laugh.  Lester then says, “I mean whatever Diane D’s doing for you girls, seems to be working!  Another incident I remember happening is that another two of you, Bernice and Miranda, the two cousins. Bernice and Miranda raise your hands again.”  Bernice and Miranda nervously raise their hands.  Lester puzzled looks at them and says, “The same thing practically happened again. A few years ago, you two were at the organization.  You two were arguing over an outfit that you two purchased. You two bought identical outfits.  One of the outfits got lost or misplaced, each of you claimed that the remaining outfit was yours and that the other of you lost her outfit.  You all had a hard time trying to distinguish the outfits from each other and didn’t know which outfit was whose. You two continue to argue.  Diane D and her family step in and try to break up the argument between you two.  You all tell Diane D and her family what happened. Diane D and her family try to settle the argument by trying to find out which one of you bought the outfit first.  Who ever bought the outfit first gets to keep it.  Diane D’s family finds out Miranda bought the outfit first so Miranda gets to keep the outfit.  Diane D’s family hands the outfit to Miranda and said they’ll get Bernice another outfit.  Bernice was still bitter about the idea.  Then Diane D and her family left to go get a new outfit for Bernice.  When they came back from shopping, they were shocked to see you two in a fist fight!  Diane D and her family rush to break up the fist fight.  They hold you two back and this time security guards step in, five of them!  They break up the fist fight by trying to slap hand cuffs on each of you, right?”

“Yes,” says Miranda and Bernice.

“A large crowd comes along.  One of you had two security guards pulling your arms tightly around your back, trying to slap handcuffs on you.  The other one had three security guards pulling her arms tightly around her back, trying to slap handcuffs on her.  Diane D and her family become frustrated and tell the security guards not to slap handcuffs on you two, but the security guards were determined to slap handcuffs on you two for disorderly conduct.  Diane D argues with the security guards and tells them not to handcuff either of you. The security guards were still determined to slap handcuff on you two.  They continued to pull each of your hands tightly behind your backs.  You two start to cry in pain.  Diane D tells the security guards that they’re being rough with you two and that they’re hurting you!  The security guards yell at Diane D and tell Diane D to stay out of it!  Now this story gets bizarre, because while the security guards were trying to handcuff you two, Diane D runs to them and attacks them!  She gets arrested for assault, gets thrown in jail and winds up staying in jail for three whole months.  How do you all feel about Diane D being thrown in jail for three months?”

The Dianettes sadly look at Lester.  They look at each other, then back at Lester as Nancy says, “We don’t like to talk about it.”

“No?  You don‘t like to think about it either, huh.”

The Dianettes sadly nod their heads no.

“I understand.  Okay you ladies don’t have to speak about the incident.  We’re gonna have to speak to Diane D’s brothers about the incident.  I hear they’re very open about it.”  The Dianettes stare at Lester as Lester turns to the camera and says, “Okay, let’s go to you Bob.”

 

Inside a second studio room, Bob, a white male reporter around his late 50’s is sitting on a chair facing the camera and says, “Okay Lester.”  Bob turns from the camera and faces Nicolas, Mickey, a black male security guard around his early 40’s and a black male correction officer around his mid 40’s who are all sitting on chairs.  Bob then says, “So I’m sitting here with Diane D’s two brothers, Nicolas and Mickey Diaz-Davidson and a security guard and a correction officer.”  Bob says to Nicolas, “Your Nicolas, Diane D’s older brother, right?”

“Yes sir that’s correct,” Nicolas says as he nods his head.

Bob turns to Mickey and says, “And you’re Mickey, Diane D’s younger brother.  You’re the youngest in the family right?”

“Yes,” Mickey says as he nods his head.

“And also here is one of the security guards, William Burke and one of the correction officers James Duncan.  Okay.  So Nicolas and Mickey the other reporter Lester was just interviewing the Dianettes. He was just speaking to the Dianettes about the incident that happened a few years ago when your sister Diane D brutally attacked five security guards and when the city police arrived and tried to intervene, your sister Diane D attacked them as well, right?”

“Yes that’s correct,” Nicolas says.

“So what happened the day your sister Diane D attacked five security guards and police officers, how did it start?”

“Well two of the girls Bernice and Miranda had gotten into a physical altercation and the security guards were trying to break it up.”

 

FLASHBACK:

 

Outside the organization, the security guards are pulling Bernice’s and Miranda’s arms and hands tightly around their backs very roughly!  Diane D, her family, Michael, the rest of the organization and a large crowd are around! The security guards get even more rough with Bernice and Miranda.  Bernice and Miranda scream and cry in pain.  Diane D sees Bernice’s and Miranda’s faces crying in pain!  She jerks away from the crowd and races straight to the two security guards that are holding Miranda!  She jumps and body slams them to the ground!  Miranda and Diane D fall to the ground with Miranda landing right on Diane D’s chest as the crowd screams in horror!  Diane D’s family, Michael and the rest of the crowd rush to Diane D and Miranda!  Diane D and the guards get up off the ground.  Diane D’s starts to attack the guards, punching, kicking, kneeing and elbowing them!  Both of the guards fall to the ground in pain!  One of the three guards holding Bernice down rushes to Diane D!  Diane D quickly turns around and kung fu kicks him right in the groin!  The security guard holds his groin and gives out a bloodcurdling scream!  He suddenly falls to the ground in pain holding his groin!  Another security guard rushes to Diane D!  Diane D starts to fight and attack him as well.  Diane D’s family rushes to her and try to stop her!  Diane D turns around and fights her family off herself!  She angrily turns back around and races straight to the two remaining security guards holding Bernice!  Diane D jumps and body slams the security guards to the ground as everyone screams in horror!  Bernice and Diane D fall to the ground also with Bernice landing right on Diane D’s chest!  Diane D’s family, Michael and the rest of the crowd rush to Diane D and Bernice!  Diane D and the guards get up off the ground!  Diane D brutally starts attacking the two guards, kicking and kneeing them in the groins also as the security guards yell in pain!  Everyone is shocked as Bernice, Miranda and the rest of the crowd scream and watch in horror!  Diane D’s family, Michael and the rest of the crowd try to stop Diane D again!  Diane D turns around and fights her family off herself again!  She angrily turns back around and continues to fight and kick the security guards!  Bernice and Miranda approach near Diane D holding onto their painful arms as they scream and watch in horror at Diane D beating the guards!  One of the security guards falls to the ground in pain!  The city police arrive!  They go to intervene and try to break up the fight!  They go to grab Diane D.  Diane D suddenly attacks the police officers, trying to kick them in the groin also! 

Diane D’s family, relatives and the crowd continue to scream in horror as Diane D viciously attacks the police officers!  The police try to subdue Diane D!  They finally get Diane D on the ground face down, pulling her hands behind her back!  Diane D jerks her entire body very roughly trying to get off the ground as the police continue to pull her hands behind her back. The police slap handcuffs on Diane D as Diane D continues to jerk her entire body very roughly, making grunting noises as she tries to get off the ground! 

Several ambulances approach the scene.  Everyone rushes towards the injured security guards.  They are shocked and horrified to see how badly hurt the security guards are!  The paramedics quickly approach the injured security guards.  The crowd races back towards Diane D.  The police grab Diane D off the ground and put her in the police car!  The police cars race away!

 

At the police station Miranda is all shaken up and in a state of shock.  Nicolas and some other members of Diane’s family hold Miranda and try to comfort her as a white male police officer around his late 40’s question Miranda and asks, “So this whole fight between you and Bernice started over an outfit?”

“Yes it did,” Miranda says. 

 

In another room, Bernice is all shaken up and in a state of shock.  Mary, Barry, Mickey and other members of Diane D’s family hold her and try to comfort her as another male white police officer question her and asks, “You and the other girl Miranda were fighting over an outfit.  That’s how the fight started?”

“Yeah,” Bernice says.

Another white male police officer comes inside the room.  He approaches Mary and Barry and tells them, “We’re getting ready to take your daughter to Central Booking.”

“What!” Mary shouts.  “You’re sending her to Central Booking?”

“Yes, we have to!  She assaulted five security guards and attacked us!  Your daughter has several assault charges against her! The security guards are injured very badly!  One of them suffers a concussion, another one has a broken nose, a busted eye and a fractured skull! Two of the other security guards might suffer from permanent injuries caused by your daughter kicking them in the groin areas real hard!  We hope none of these security guards die from any of their injuries, then we would have to charge your daughter with involuntary manslaughter!”

“Involuntary manslaughter?!  No, she didn’t mean to do any of that!”

“No officer!” Barry shouts.  “Please don’t send our child to Central Booking please don’t!”

“We have to!” the officer says.  “I’m sorry folks.”  Diane D’s family yell and holler all over the place!

 

BACK TO THE PRESENT INSIDE TV STUDIO:

 

Bob turns to the security guard and says, “So William Burke, you were one of the security guards who got injured by Diane D?”

“Yes I was.  I didn’t get injured as bad as the other security guards did but we did fall on each other, that’s when I got hurt.”

“I see.” Bob turns to the Correction Officer and says, “So Officer James Duncan, you and the other correction officers had a tough time keeping Diane D in the jail cell, didn’t you?”

“We sure did,” Officer James Duncan says.

“Tell us what happened.”

“Well some of us correction officers were rolling Diane D face down on a stretcher trying to bring her to the cell.”

 

FLASHBACK:

 

Inside a Women’s Detention, five male correction officers are quickly rolling Diane D face down on a stretcher down a dark hallway, desperately trying to hold each of her limbs and head away from themselves with around four 6’ long sticks and one 10’ long stick as Diane D continues to try attacking and kicking them all in the groin! 

The correction officers then roll Diane D and the stretcher to a cell door.  They open the cell door and carry Diane D and the stretcher right inside the cell.

 

Once inside the cell, the correction officers yell at each other trying to keep Diane D in the cell as she continues to try and viciously attack them!  The correction officers quickly move themselves out of Diane D’s grip!  Suddenly, they push the stretcher with Diane D on it right against the wall in the back of the cell knocking Diane D and the stretcher right into the cell wall!  Diane D suddenly leaps from off the stretcher right towards the correction officers and viciously tries to kung fu kick them right in the groin, but Officer Munoz quickly takes the 10’ long stick and pokes Diane D’s waist with it pushing her, knocking her right down to the floor!  Diane D is about to get up off the floor, but Officer Munoz pokes and pushes Diane D’s waist with the stick again knocking her right back down to the floor!  He pokes Diane D by the waist with the long stick again, pinning her body against the floor as Diane D lays face down angrily trying to knock the stick off herself!  Officer Munoz shouts to the other officers, “Get the stretcher out of here!”  Officer Green and Officer Rodriguez quickly reach for the stretcher and grab it as Officer Munoz tries to hold and keep an angry Diane D at bay with the long stick!  Officer Green and Officer Rodriguez quickly pull the stretcher towards the cell doorway then pull the stretcher right out the cell!  Officer Munoz continues to pin Diane D’s body against the floor with the stick as Diane D desperately tries to knock the stick off herself trying to get up!  Diane D suddenly knocks the stick off herself and is about to get up again, but Officer Munoz quickly pokes the stick right back into her waist again and push her with it, knocking her right back down to the floor, pushing and sliding her body right to the cell wall!  Officer Munoz pins Diane D’s body against the bottom of the cell wall as Diane D lays face down on the floor again angrily trying to knock the stick off herself again!  Officer Kent and Officer James Duncan try to help Officer Munoz as Officer James Duncan shouts, “Come on Munoz you have to keep her in here!”

“I’m trying to!” Officer Munoz shouts back as he continues to pin Diane D’s body against the bottom of the cell wall with the stick!  Diane D gets angrier and angrier as Officer Munoz continues to pin her body against the bottom of the cell wall with the long stick as she continues to lay face down trying to knock the stick off herself!  Diane D suddenly knocks the stick right off herself again and quickly slides her body right towards Officer Munoz, but Officer Munoz quickly pokes Diane D’s waist again and slides her body right back against the bottom of the cell wall!  Diane D desperately tries to knock the stick off herself again as Officer Munoz desperately tries to keep her body pinned against the bottom of the cell wall!  As Diane D continues to try knocking the stick off herself, she suddenly takes her fist and punches down the stick, causing it to bend and drop right out of Officer Munoz’s hands to the floor!  Officer Munoz, Officer Kent and Officer James Duncan quickly back away as Diane D leaps off the floor right towards them!  They run right out of the cell door and quickly slam the cell door shut as Diane D bangs and slams her body right against the cell door!

 

Officer Munoz, Officer James Duncan and Officer Kent are out in the dark hallway out of breath as they, Officer Green and Officer Rodriguez hear Diane D’s body land hard on the floor!  They puzzled look at each other.  They then turn and look at the cell door in disbelief.  They puzzled look back at each other as Officer James Duncan shouts, “Man she is wild!”

“She sure is,” Officer Munoz says.  “She is out of control!  She even bent that pole and made it drop right out of my hands!”

“Yeah I saw it!  I still can’t believe it!”

“Neither can I,” Officer Kent says.  The correction officers suddenly hear Diane D banging and slamming her body right against the cell door again and become startled!  They quickly turn their heads around to the cell door as they hear Diane D’s body land hard on the floor!  Officer James Duncan quickly takes a peek inside the glass window. 

“What’s going on with her?” Officer Munoz asks.

“I don’t know,” Officer James Duncan says.  “I think she’s trying to break the door down so she can break out of here.”  Officer James Duncan quickly backs up.  He turns to the others and says, “Wow, did y‘all feel the vibration when she banged and slammed her body against the door then land hard on