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Abby Binder, living in the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, has been estranged from her son Benjamin for 5 years. But when her tricky roommate Marilyn, trying to scare her in order to win a bet, calls Benjamin and tells him that his mother wants to see him, they have a confrontation. Benjamin, two years clean, making a living, and in a long-term relationship, wants to show Abby how well he’s doing, and try to repair their relationship. Abby, whose life has been devastated by Benjamin’s
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Benjamin: So this is nice. It’s a nice place. I would’ve come to visit sooner, but I had no idea where you were.
Abby: Well, I wanted to leave a forwarding address, but you were otherwise engaged.
Benjamin: You look good.
End:
Benjamin: Okay. (Puts the photo back in his pocket.) Your friend has the number at Zoe’s if you want to reach me.
Abby: She’s not my friend.
Benjamin: No, I know.
Lindsay-Abaire, David. Ripcord. Theatre Communications Group, Inc. New York, NY. 2017. pp. 107 - 116.
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