Keaton’s Reviews > The Freedom of the City > Status Update

SKINNER   Good luck, Lily.
Pause. They are about to shake hands. Then SKINNER leans forward and kisses her on the forehead.
LILY   Jesus, not since the chairman was courting me, have I...

LILY   [...] What are you putting down?
SKINNER   My name.
LILY   But over at the side?
SKINNER   'Freeman of the city.'
LILY   Sure that means nothing.
SKINNER   I suppose you're right, Lily.

LILY [...] Tell me what I'll put down there. You know—something grand.
SKINNER 'Atmosphere Victorian but cellar excellent.'
LILY Whatever that means. Sure they'd know that wouldn't be me.
SKINNER 'Decor could be improved with brass ducks and pink gloss.'
[...]
LILY Hold on now - hold on a minute ... I have it! 'Looking forward to a return visit.' That's it—you know—nice and ladylike.

Allow me my gesture.

They go on as before.

What solutions are the economists and politicians cooking up?

CUPPLEY   [...] the serious mutilation in such a concentrated area made precise identification almost... guesswork.
JUDGE   I think we have a reasonably clear picture, Professor Cuppley.

the afternoon drinking civic booze and smoking civic fags and then walk off without attending to pressing civic business—no, no, no, no. That
wouldn't be fair. So. Right. Have we a quorum? We have.

MICHAEL   Put that hat away.
SKINNER   Would it lead to a breach of the peace?
MICHAEL   Put it back where it belongs, Skinner.
SKINNER   I'm keeping it. I think it's... sympathetic.

Let's walk into the future with bloodshot eyes and unsteady step.