1、1THE OPENCAGEA Radio Drama Series Highlighting the Participatory Role of Women in implementing the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325Produced by:International Womens Tribune CentreScript Writing: Stephen EriakuBeatrice BirungiLucy OrechJoan Akubu2ACT IIEpisode 6: Where Hell Begins3THE C
2、ASTTabuni: 14-year-old Rape VictimFelista: Tabunis Mother. Nurse Dorcas: Supervising Nurse at Temporary ClinicNurse Maria: Assistant to DorcasOculi: Tabunis Older Brother. 17 years old.Kezia: Felistas Sister and Tabunis Aunt. Otim: Camp leader. 48 years old.Gloria: Tabunis Best Friend. 16 years old.
3、ASP. Margaret Achieng: Family Protection Unit Police Officer (Asst. Superintendent Police)Constable Okello: Policeman 3Constable Ojok: Policeman 2Policeman 1Comment MSOffice1: Mavic: I suggest to delete baby as it might be construed as anticipating pregnancy because of the rape. 4SCENE 1: LOCAL NGO
4、TEMPORAL CLINIC, OMITO PARISHFX: Footsteps of a group of five shuffling, panting, Mother sniffing and crying about her daughter/baby, as they carry Tabuni into the clinic. Kezia: Panting Nurse, Nurse, please help us, our daughter , she is really badly off!. Nurse Dorcas: A-ah, sincerely, you people
5、know very well that we stop work by six oclock, and then you also choose to come at this time when we are just leaving, dont you think we also need rest? No, I think we cannot help you now.Sure. Oh dear, you all know very well that we sign of from duty at 6 p.m. Why have you decided to come now when
6、 we are just leaving for home? Dont you think we also need rest? No, I dont think we can help you now! Felista: Nurse, please, please, have mercy on me - my daughter is dying, just look at her. Please do something, please save her life! This could well be your own daughter-Oh my goodness, nurse plea
7、se do us a favor! My daughter is about to die, you first observe her. Please do something, save her live. Remember your daughter can also suffer like her. Nurse Dorcas: Cutting her off Now dont you bring my little Dorothy into this - Ey-ey, is that blood I see? My goodness, hurry, quickly, put her o
8、n this bed. Calling out Nurse Maria, quick, please come here and help.I dont want you to involve baby girl Dorcas in this case. What is this one flowing? Is it blood, or are my eyes deceiving me? Oh dear, come here very fast and place her on the bed her.FX: Footsteps hurrying closer, bed being scrap
9、ed about, sheets flapping, bustling activity.Nurse Dorcas: Quickly, no, not that way, here. There, thats better. Please give her some space. She needs air. First you tell me, is it an accident, a miscarriage or . I hope its not what I fear?Nurse Maria, please come here and give assistance immediatel
10、y! Quickly, quickly! No not like that! Look here. Yes that is wonderful. Please give her a press to her fresh here. Felista: Nurse, my child has been rapeda certain man raped my daughter! bursts into tears againNurse Dorcas: Oh no, not another babyone!, do you know who did it yet? What? This is madn
11、ess. Do you know him? Kezia: An old man. Otim, the camp leader.stupid man called Otim. 5Nurse Dorcas: Emotionally charged, almost screaming What h? The same one who was in the committee that welcomed us here when we brought this clinic? Oh God, what kind of creatures are these that produce children
12、so they can kill them? Even animals are better! Maria, please get all the details on our first report form, then go get the Clinical Officer. I dont think we can get Doctor at this time. Its already two in the morning. What time did this happen?ave you said? What have you said? Is he the man among t
13、he leaders who welcomed us here when we brought the clinic? Oh my God, who is this kind of man who wants to kill children? God forbid. Even the animals in the bush are fare better than him. Maria, please record everything they are speaking to give the history of the incident and you go and call the
14、doctor. However, I dont think at this time we will get him. Imagine it is now 2 p.m. This incident happened at what time?Kejia: Around seven this evening.p.m. my dear. Nurse Dorcas: Goodness, and she has had no medical attention for seven hours since? You people, you want to kill your own children?
15、Oh dear, does it means up to now she has not got any medication? You people, why do you want your daughter to die? Kezia: We had to report to the authorities first, but the procedures were so long, and the police surgeon was also asking for too much. Thats why we have wound up here.It was important
16、that we reported the case to the local authority before we seen any other help. Unfortunately getting him was not easy and took us time, even the police now was demanding a lot of money from us. That is why we have come late like this.Nurse Dorcas: But thats nearly two kilometers from here. This is
17、terrible. The man who should be protecting is the wolf himself! We are giving our children to lions to protect, while they fatten them for themselves someday! What have the authorities said?From the place where the incident took place up to here, I feel it is so far and can be almost 200 kilometers.
18、 We had put our trust in this man to help our children but later he changed to be a rapper. We are leaving our children with rappers to keep our children, yet they are being fed. This kind of people should face the law! Kezjia: By the time they sent for Otim, he had disappeared. Then at the police,
19、they were also being uncooperative, like it was the childs fault. Until Tabuni had to collapse right in front of the police. Afterwards, the surgeon would not examine her simply because we failed to raise 20,000 shs which he demanded. Seeing no better alternative we thought of rushing here to save h
20、er.When the investigation started Otim had left. In addition to that the police was not concerned as if the problem was caused by Tabuni. Not after she fainted before them. That was when they realized that beside that the police nurse was Tabuni and refused to attend to her, when we failed to realiz
21、e 20,000 schilling. That is why we have hurried to you for immediate assistance. Nurse Dorcas: After all, what is more important now is her life Calling Nurse Maria, wheres the CO?The most important thing now is the life of the girl. Comment MSOffice2: Mavic: I dont think any nurse could make a spee
22、ch/sermon in an emergency situation like this.Comment MSOffice3: Mavic: Deleted for the same reason.6Felista: Shakily Oh dear, the beauty and the goodness of my daughter here cannot realize any longer. Oh my God, why should it be me? I started struggling immediately the rival killed my husband and f
23、ocused all my attention to my daughter. I dont know. This is another dessert together. I have been putting all my trust in my daughter but now you seeNow my girls innocence cannot be restored. What that brute has done cannot be undone. Oh God why me? I have toiled alone since my husband was brutally
24、 murdered by the same rebels who drove us to the camps. Voice turns shrill And now this? I had hopes in my girl, now all my hopes are gone. Starts sobbing again. Nurse Dorcas: Another trust which you have remained with is to be through another good crime of which if you dont do you will remain with
25、a lot of problems. Fiercely Your hopes are for you to recreate or else you will destroy the little she has left now. Softens Mama, please, you must make yourself strong for Tabunis sake. If you break down like this when you think of YOUR sorrows, you will destroy her own energy to fight her own pain
26、. You are the best strength she has left. YOU must be the one she sees hope through, YOU are the one to show her that there is still good in this world. You think she will get better by watching a sad, angry mother?My dear, be strong hearted for the goodness of Tabuni. Do you think she will get heal
27、ed when she hears you speaking what cannot encourage her to get healed? Felista: No.Nurse Dorcas: Then you have to prove to her that there is still hope for those who work hard, even if there is hurting once in a while. I cannot pretend to know your pain, but this is not about you right now, it is a
28、bout your daughter Tabuni, a baby on the verge of womanhood whose confusion in crossing over has now been worsened by such a traumatic event. We need to save her life! We can only pray for her total recovery, but you are the one on whom she will depend most to help that recovery from the heart. Let
29、your daughters emotional health be your first priority and your quest for justice be your second. Please Mama.If no, then you should begin shoving her that there is still hope to people who work hard. Even if sometimes problems appear. I cannot say I know the pain you are in but not for you now but
30、for your daughter Tabuni. There is a need for us to save her life. Felista: Thank you my daughter. Thank you, my daughter. I will remember your advice. FX: Bed squeaking as Tabuni turns. Footsteps as Nurse Maria returns.Nurse Dorcas: Maria, where is the Clinical Officer?doctor?Nurse Maria: It looks
31、as if I have failed to get the doctor. cant seem to find him anywhere. 7Nurse Dorcas: Then Ill have to carry this out myself. We will sort out any questions that come out later. Here, Maria, come and help me. Get that kit from the Reception tent. The rest of you please leave, except the mother and y
32、ou, you are Kezia? Yes, I need you all here as I complete the report, or else we will not save this child.If that is the case I will do it myself! We shall know how to answer when he asks. Look here Maria, come and help. Get for me the first aid trade from the office. The rest can now move away exce
33、pt to the mother of Tabuni. What about you? Are you Kezia? I want you also to remain with me so that we completed recording the statements so that when the doctor comes he reads, if not helping her will defeat us. Tabuni: Shivering, slowly waking What isoh my goodnessmummy?. Starts sobbing again. Nu
34、rse Dorcas: Sssh, Calm down, my dear child. Its okay, we are helping you now. Its okaykeep quiet my dear child.FX: Fade in sound of tinkering clinical instruments in a metallic tray as Nurse Maria approaches with the tray. Nurse Dorcas: Going through the procedure, sound of water in a small metallic
35、 basin, metallic and glass tools clinking here and there Dont worry. We are helping you now and you will feel betterH. Thanks Maria. First have this. You cut for me five inches of cotton wool and give me here!ere, Maria, thank you. Just hold this. Just cut off 5 inches for this part. Use some of tha
36、t. Did you write about this here? Nurse Maria: No!Nurse Dorcas: No problem, Ill complete the report. Pause, with more sounds of clinical preparation, mixed with Tabunis fading sobs as she begins to sleep again after sedation There, that sedative should allow her to rest some more. Maria, well need a
37、nother half-litre drip to be confident before we release her. Ill leave you to finish the tidying. Mama-Tabuni, she will be ready for you to take home by noon tomorrow. Now I need all the paperwork from the police please. Shuffling paper as Kezia hands them over Thank you. Please come with me so we
38、can finish the remaining parts together. The police require a comprehensive statement from the patient as well. Right now, we cant get anything useable from her. They will have to wait until she is well enough for that.let us inject her so that she sleeps and have a rest, Maria let us get one little
39、 medicine so that we inject here so that it gives us hope before we raise her to go back home. The smallest work left, you will complete it later. Mamma Tabuni, tomorrow at around 2 p.m. I believe she will be all right and able to go back home. We should not act upon what the police had written down
40、 here. Please follow me so that I finish the remaining work because the police watch the statements from the patient collectedly, right now there is nothing that we can receive from the patient which can help us. We should wait until she is all right FX: Footsteps as they all walk away89SCENE 2: TAB
41、UNIS HOMEFX: Kezia moving about, doing household work, a broom sweeping the dry floor of the hut. Knock at the door. Felista: Eh, Gloria, its too early in the morning. Please come in.Yes please, whats wrong Gloria, which made you to come early like this? Come in.Kezia: Good morning Gloria.Gloria: Go
42、od morning, how are you mamma Tabuni and Kezia? I have heard of all that had happen, that is why I came here 3 times yesterday but I did not fine you at home. I tried to look for you but I couldnt get you since it was already late. I heard that you came back from the hospital yesterday, that is why
43、I have come to see you. I slept even in the house of one of my friend in the camp waiting for you, that is why I have come very early like this.Mama Tabuni and Aunt Kezia. I heard about what happened and I came over 3 times yesterday morning and tried to follow you to the hospital, but they told me
44、it would be too late to move alone. I heard you arrived back from the clinic yesterday evening and I came over again from our camp. I slept in another friends hut in this camp while waiting for you to arrive and decided to come as early as I could. How is she? Felista: I dont know, Gloria. Every tim
45、e she wakes up, she just breaks down and starts crying again. Its already been three times since we brought her back. Its as if it is now a disease that has caught her and the pain just seems to keep increasing.Anytime when she wakes up from sleep she begins crying only. It is now 3 times now since
46、we came back home. It seems pain is increasing time to time. FX: Tabuni starts whimpering again. Kezia is still moving things around, doing housework.Gloria: Quick footsteps to Tabunis bed Tabuni, its okay, Im here. This is Gloria. Tabuni starts crying again. Please stop crying, now, dear, Im here n
47、ow. Gloria starts crying too, Tabuni is crying into her chest. Please stop crying dear, you are making me cry too. Please stop. my daughter, dont worry. Everything will be okay. I am also here. Gloria is also here. Please stop crying.Tabuni: Whimpering into Glorias chest Gloria, please make it stop.
48、 Make the pain stop. it is paining to much!Gloria: Its okay, sweetheart, your big sister is here now. You can stop crying now. The pain will stop, dear. We can only wait for it to stop, Tabuni, but its okay, we are all here and we love you, okay.Please Tabuni dont worry. Everything is going to be al
49、l right. Oh dear, our dear child. Your elder sister is also here, can you stop crying now? You will feel better. The only thing we can do now is to be relaxed and we wait for the pain to subside. Tabuni dont have too much worries. Have you heard, we are all around and we love you so much. Dont worry Tabuni! 10Felista: Also sobbing, whispering to herself My God, what am I going to do with this? Would that she had even died so that she doesnt have to go throug
