Chapter 14
Justin worked hard on putting together an insanity plea. By the time that the trial day came around, he had everything ready.
BAILIFF (singing): Hear ye! Hear ye! The court's in session. The court's in session. Now, here come the judge. Here come the judge. Here come the judge. Here come the judge. Here come the judge. Stop eatin' that fudge, 'cause here come the judge. Don't nobody buzz, 'cause here come the judge. Judge Fitzpatrick is presidin' today, and she don't take no stuff from nobody, no kind of way. Hey, boy, take off that hat. Where do you think you're at...?
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): Cut!!! Bailiff, what do you think you're doing? You're supposed to announce that Judge Fitzpatrick is presiding over Samantha Evans' case, not doing some kind of rap song!
BAILIFF: It's R&B, actually. And, I was just trying to have a little fun with it.
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): Well don't. I hate fun.
BAILIFF: Oh, all right. Have it your way.
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): And...action!!!
Andrea Hall (Deidre Hall's twin sister) walks in
ANDREA: Cut!
Dorkay (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch) turns around.
DORKAY (Borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): Whoa! The original Samantha and Hattie?
ANDREA: My name is Andrea. Dick, after almost 30 years, I would expect you to know my real name.
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): I try not to get into my people's personal lives. Anyway, what are you doing here?
ANDREA: I'm working with André DiMera from the Salem Spectator on his current storyline. What are you doing here? You usually work with kpatch, don't you?
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): Normally, I do. But, she's off taking another vacation and André is borrowing me again. I was just telling off this bailiff for not doing his job correctly.
ANDREA: Oh, lighten up, Dick. Have a bit of fun.
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): I hate fun!
Andrea sighs
ANDREA: This is gonna be harder than I thought. I might have to get Molly in to convince you. But, while I'm working on that, let's let the viewers get back to the story. You cutting in in the middle is very distracting to them, Dick.
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): Okay. Whatever you say, Hattie.
ANDREA: It's Andrea! Andrea, do you hear?!
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): And...action!
ANDREA: Cut! Dick, why is it that whenever you start a sentence in this story, you start it out by saying “borrowed, with permission, from kpatch”? You never say that when you're in one of kpatch's stories.
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): It's because I am being borrowed, with permission, from kpatch. Also, André DiMera of the Salem Spectator wanted to make it clear that he has permission to borrow me from her. If he hadn't gotten permission to borrow me, then kpatch could have sued for tens of dollars.
ANDREA: Fair point. Okay, and...action!
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): Cut!
ANDREA: Oh, what's wrong now, Dick?
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): We've run out of time.
ANDREA: What do you mean run out of time?
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): We only have a very limited schedule on which we are allowed to broadcast this story. We'll have to wait and do Samantha's trial on Monday.
ANDREA: But the reader's can't wait that long, Dick!
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): Yes, they can, André
ANDREA: It's Andrea!!!!!
DORKAY (borrowed, with permission, from kpatch): Whatever. Anyway, we'll just have to hold off on the trial until Monday. Sorry.
Andrea groans.
ANDREA: This really is going to be a LOT harder than I thought!
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: Dick Dorkay appears with permission from kpatch.