by Christopher H. Stevens

Created on: August 18, 2009

Setting: A circus tent. A Detective, Sargent Fuller is inspecting the scene, and questioning BINGO, a clown. In the center ring, face down on the floor, is the body of JINGLES, another clown.

FULLER: Alright, Bingo, lets go over this one more time. You and Mr. Jingles had a bit of an argument this afternoon, is that right?

BINGO: Well, yes, but we always argue. Its not unusual.

FULLER: Did you or did you not hit Mr Jingles with a pie? I have witnesses that will attest to that.

BINGO: Well, yeah, but he had it coming. I mean I didn't want him dead. I didn't kill him!

FULLER: Okay, Mr Bingo. At what point this morning did you first see Mr. Jingles.

BINGO: In the carpool this morning. We all drive into work together in the morning.

FULLER: That would be the yellow Volkswagen you told me about?

BINGO; That's right. Floppy always drives, Then he picks up Moppy, BoBo, Skipper, Chuckles, Tippy, Mr. Exploding Shoes, DingDong, Winky, ChaCha, Stinky, and Irving.

FULLER: Did you say Irving?

BINGO: Yeah, the new guy, Irving. Anyway, then he picks up Jingles, and then me.

FULLER: So up to now, a typical morning.

BINGO: That's right, nothing unusual. Well except for guess whose shoes exploded during the drive in?

FULLER: I'm guessing Mr. Exploding Shoes.

BINGO: Yes, that's right. But, that tends to happen every so often.

FULLER: Okay, so you get to work-wait a minute, you mean there was no giraffe in the car?

BINGO: No he was sick. Called in yesterday.

FULLER: Sore Throat? Stiff Neck?

BINGO: Toothache.

FULLER: Okay, Mr. Bingo. Let's get to the argument. You get to work, change into your costume...

BINGO: What costume?

FULLER; You know, the wig, red nose, the floppy shoes...

BINGO: I always have those on. It's not a costume.

FULLER: You mean you dress like that at home, all the time?

BINGO: Yeah, of course.

FULLER: Never mind. So you and Mr. Jingles, what happened?

BINGO: Well, I heard him telling Floppy that the boss is thinking of laying off some of us guys, And I heard him saying that he thinks it should be me because he thinks I don't puil my weight around here. He says the rest of the staff is always clowning around and that I'm too serious.

FULLER: So you could get fired for NOT clowning around?

BINGO: Well, yes. But I'm the biggest clown in this outfit. So I marched right over to Jingles and pulled the hand buzzer trick on him.

FULLER: And...

BINGO: He was shocked. The he squirt me with his squirting flower. Right on my nose and it hurt.

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