Lights rise on a long table. A handlette...

Lights rise on a long table. A handlettered sign reads, "BAKE SALE Today!"

DANA enters. She sets her bags down on one end of the table.

JULIA Hi Dana!

JULIA, MAE and LILA bustle with bags.

DANA Julia! You made it! Hi Mae.

MAE Hello Dana, do we set up wherever?

Dana indicates the empty table.

JULIA Yeah. I thought it would be fun. This is our friend Lila.

LILA Hello.

DANA Welcome. Settle in. What did you bring?

The girls show off their goods.

MAE Fresh cherry pie, in a hand rolled paté brisée, with a lattice crust.

JULIA Thick, dark, fudgy brownies.

LILA Soft, buttery, chocolate chip cookies.

Lila’s pile of cookies dwarfs Julia's pyramid of brownies. Dana pulls out an elegantly frosted chocolate layer cake.

MAE (PIE) What kind of cake is that?

DANA This... is my specialty.

JULIA (BROWNIE) Really! Your specialty cake?

LILA (COOKIES) Hurry, they're on their way.

The women bustle to display their baked goods, just so. They write on display cards.

JULIA (BROWNIE) What do you usually charge?

DANA (CAKE) (reading) "$5 per slice."

LILA (COOKIES) Five seems high for one cookie.

DANA (CAKE) Maybe two for five. Two could be one serving.

Julia displays her card.

JULIA (BROWNIE) (reading) "$5 apiece."

Lila displays her card.

LILA (COOKIES) (reading) "2 for $1"

The other WOMEN frown. Dana takes her knife and steps toward Mae. Mae writes.

DANA (CAKE) Would you like me to slice this for you? I think six generous slices ought to do it.

MAE (PIE) No! Don't touch it!

Dana jumps back.

DANA (CAKE) I just thought you might need some help with the cuts.

MAE (PIE) No, I'm sorry, Dana. It's just-- See?

Mae displays several cards.

MAE (PIE) "$250", "A year of pie", "Bottomless Pie Plate".

JULIA (BROWNIE) Is it made out of gold?

MAE (PIE) No, the guy who buys the pie gets as many pies as he can eat. He brings back the pie plate and I bake him a new pie.

DANA (CAKE) Interesting strategy.

MAE (PIE) Well, I've always wanted to make a pie for a bake sale. But I only have one pie plate. So I just made the one, but didn't think I would get much for it, and I wasn't sure I wanted to be out here every week selling more pie. Then I thought, well I do love to do it, I can sell all my pie baking at once for a big price and give one person a steady stream of pie!

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