It opens with a shot of the Toronto skyline and then pans to a poster on a bus shelter 

which advertises an exhibition of "Our First Nations past". The scene then changes to a 

harassed, pony tailed PKG, in an office. The photocopier is making all sorts of weird 

noises and, being the expert repairman he obviously is, he gives it a swift kick andutters 

a few expletives! Then, whilst in the machine's innards he hears a strange voice calling, 

ephemerally ...."Cha-a-arlie." he looks up butthen realizes it was his work mates

leaving ....calling, "'Night, Charlie." At this point the bane of his existence says, 

"Charlie can you help me?" You can tell by his reaction it's the last person he wants to

hear ....a beautiful blonde ...and of course it is quitting time.....and ....she wants him to do 

some more work. 

"It's just a few things to be sorted and filed" she says flirtatiously, then hands him a huge 

stack of papers.

"Columbus was lost T-shirt") handing out leaflets.

...."Take one, ma'am, help us out. It ain't right what they're doing."

He looks all long limbed and athletic. At this point PKG strolls over ...wearing a suit 

and tie.

MG, "What kept you?"

PKG, "Linda again."
 

PG, "We're out of milk."

MG ignores him and is still handing out pamphlets.

PKG, louder, "We're out of milk!"

PKG, even louder, "I HAD TO EAT DRY CEREAL THIS MORNING!"

MG merely hands him a leaflet.

PKG, "Oh? Who're we saving today?" he says in a light but sarcastic tone and reads the 

leaflet which says "Say No" and has a circle and arrow through an advert for the very 

exhibit shown on the bus shelter... PKGcrumples it and they both walk away together.

PKG, "Um, they stole it, Frank?" Then, "Everybody knows that!"

MG, "Sure, make a joke of it." PKG looks a little chagrined but before

he can say anything MG chimes in with, "We're outta ketchup, too."
 

MG, "No problem."

PKG, "You can't even afford milk!"

MG, "Like I said, no problem."

Then Charlie hears his name being called again ...it's a female voice ...and out of the 

corner of his eye he sees a woman looking at him,she's seated at the bus shelter ....and 

she looks remarkably like the old photograph of an the woman in the poster.

MG, still continuing to talk, "If you were a real Indian ....."

PKG, "Oh please, not that real Indian stuff again."

MG, ".....you would want to share your generosity..."

MG walks away.

contritely, "Hang on."

MG slowly turns around, pouting the whole time I might add.

PKG, "OK, I'll buy the milk."

MG gives a shrug and a very small, still not mollified smile, then coyly,
 

PKG just laughs and shakes his head.

MG, "How about a big, fat, juicy steak?"

PKG jocularly, "How about fresh macaroni, right out of the box?"

MG, with a big smile, "Make it steak and macaroni!'

PKG, "Make it macaroni and ketchup."

MG does not approve, "....you would make sure your relations had steak to eat!"

PKG, "We're not related!"
 

PKG, "So?"

MG, "So, that's close enough!"

PKG just shakes his head and wanders away speechless.

MG calls after him, "You were just kidding about having macaroni, right? 'Cos we've 

had macaroni every night this week!"
 

him.

Who is the smiling woman? What does she want with Charlie? Will they have macaroni 

again for supper ....and are Charlie and Frank gay? I have to admit I wondered!!!

to be continued...

Marnie