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SCENE 4
JESSICA: Wow, I never thought of the Christmas story being a rescue
story!
SOPHIE: The prophets foretold the coming Messiah, but then God was
silent … for 400 years. But many continued to believe God's
promise to send a rescuer … and they kept waiting and
watching for the Messiah.
CAPTAIN: And speaking of waiting and watching, I finally got a good
signal fire going. Search planes should be able to see this for
miles. We've got to keep it burning night and day.
(Immediately, Mason runs on stage with a blanket to smother the
fire. He's wearing his yellow fire coat, and he extinguishes the fire.
The other firefighters, also in yellow coats, follow. The Captain
looks at Mason as if he's crazy.)
TRENT: (deadpan) And … now the fire is out.
LOGAN: (painfully states the obvious) Firefighters are back.
JESSICA: Great job, firefighters! (applauds like a cheerleader) Way to go!
CAPTAIN: (to Mason) Not to complain, but that was our signal fire.
MASON: Sorry. It's just a reflex. We see a fire, we put it out!
CAPTAIN: (seeing the coats) You travel with your fire clothes?
OLIVIA: You didn't think we'd leave them at home, did you?
CAPTAIN: Yes, actually. Yes I did.
CHLOE: We got all the bags from the S.S. Mango off the beach and
everybody has theirs.
CAPTAIN: Wait. Even the …
JESSICA: (excited) Mime!
(Jessica Points off stage as Jasmine enters, face painted as a
mime. She is miming that she is pulling herself toward the others
on a long rope. Reaching the group, she starts waving frantically.)
TRENT: Does she think she's pulling a real rope?
OLIVIA: Speak up, we can't hear you!
LOGAN: What's she saying?
