START: CHRISTOPHER: …Do you know Mr Shea...
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On the street in England, a young boy with Autism named Christopher confronts Mrs. Alexander, a neighbor and friend. Christopher is on the quest to find out who killed Wellington, a dog that he visited frequently in the neighborhood. When he asks questions about his own father and mother during the interrogation however, it becomes abundantly clear that Mrs. Alexander knows more than what she leads on.
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START: CHRISTOPHER: …Do you know Mr Shears?
MRS. ALEXANDER: Not really, no. I mean I knew him well enough to say hello but I didn't know much about him. I think he worked in the National Westminster Bank in town.
CHRISTOPHER: Father said that he is an evil man. Do you know why he said that?
MRS. ALEXANDER: Perhaps it would be best not to talk about these things, Christopher.
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MRS. ALEXANDER: Oh my goodness.
CHRISTOPHER: And she died.
MRS. ALEXANDER: Oh my goodness. Oh Christopher I am so, so sorry. I never realised.
CHRISTOPHER: Why did you say "I think you know why your father doesn't like Mr Shears very much?"
MRS. ALEXANDER: Oh dear, dear, dear. Christopher look, perhaps we should take a little walk in the park together. This is not the place to be talking about this kind of thing.
Stephens, Simon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Dramatist Play Service, New York, NY. 2012, pp. 23-24.
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