Cold Reading - The Indelicates

MEDIUM

The spirits want me

To acknowledge Connie

Or it could be Candy.

Or Andy?

OLD LIL

Is it Randy?

MEDIUM

It could be Randy

Yes, I think it’s Randy

Tell me, dear, is Randy

On the other side?

OLD LIL

Yes he passed this year

MEDIUM

He’s your husband?

OLD LIL

Yes

MEDIUM

That’s clear I can feel it right in here, oh he loves you

Now look he says… wait I’ve got a sense of… wait

You haven’t had a problem, have you, with your leg?

OLD LIL

No, I never have

MEDIUM

That’s right, he says you haven’t

Good strong legs on her

She’ll never have to worry about that

OLD LIL

I used to run

MEDIUM

I know

OLD LIL

I won a medal

MEDIUM

Yes, I know

He could never keep up with you

Poor old Randy

OLD LIL

Poor Old Randy

MEDIUM

And how he loves you

OLD LIL

How he loves me

MEDIUM

I’ll leave his love with you

OLD LIL

Leave his love with me

TOGETHER

For love endures

MEDIUM

The spirits want me

To acknowledge Johnny

Or it could be Jenny Or.

Kenny?

BENNY

I’m Benny

MEDIUM

Ah yes, that’s it, it’s Benny

It’s clearer now, it’s Benny

Oh spirit, have you any

Message that I can pass on?

I have a feeling in my chest

A heavy feeling

BENNY

That must be my brother

MEDIUM

He’s passed?

BENNY

From Emphysema

MEDIUM Yes, it is your brother

He’s here with us tonight

And he says he has something

That he would like to set aright

Are you worried about money?

BENNY

Yes, I’m worried about money

MEDIUM Y

Our brother says don’t worry

About money any more

BENNY

He was never one for worry

MEDIUM

He was always in a hurry

BENNY

That’s right!

It’s like you know him

MEDIUM

Merely listen at the door

Was he quite a spendthrift Benny?

BENNY

Ooh yeah, he never saved a penny

MEDIUM

And he never left you any?

BENNY

No but that was quite alright

MEDIUM

Oh tell me, restless spirit

Did you listen?

Did you hear it?

Benny doesn’t want the money

You can move into the light!

BENNY

I don’t want any money, Billy Move into the light

MEDIUM

And Billy loves you

BENNY

Billy loves me

MEDIUM

How he loves you

BENNY

The feckless bastard

MEDIUM

L’ll leave his love with you

OLD LIL AND BENNY TOGETHER

Leave their love with us

For love endures

Wonderful

Yes, he’s wonderful

The way he talks to us like he is one of us

Is wonderful

Wonderful

Ooh he’s wonderful

He’s a miracle worker

He gives us all hope for a future

That we had been so terrified to see

To the dead, he speaks to the dead

He wanders in realms where men fear to tread

And speaks to them

To be with him is to believe in him

All of these experts, what the hell do they know?

We need him

Because the world’s so pitiless and sad

We’d go mad

MEDIUM

Yes, we’re in the spirit

They’re coming loud and clear

They want to speak to… Pat?

PAT

I’m Pat!

MEDIUM

Yes.

I knew that

Have you lost someone?

PAT

Me daughter

MEDIUM

Thank you, darling

Was your daughter Kayleigh?

PAT

My little girl!

MEDIUM

She’s calling I get a sense of being breathless

And a muffling of sound

PAT

My god, my god, that’s her

My little angel drowned

Is she scared?

MEDIUM

No she’s in spirit

Says there wasn’t any pain

Says you’re not to worry

And you’ll be with her again

Is there a photo in your house?

But hidden in a drawer?

PAT

Oh yes.

I couldn’t bear

To look at it anymore

MEDIUM

She says take that photo out

And stick it right back on the wall

Ha!

You see, she’s laughing

She’s laughing at us all

She loved to laugh, didn’t she?

Didn’t she love to laugh?

PAT

She did

MEDIUM

You used to laugh together

PAT

When she took a bath

Is she happy where she is?

MEDIUM

Yes she’s happy, yes she is

PAT

I’m so sorry

MEDIUM

Don’t be sorry

Kayleigh is at peace

I’ll leave her love with you

Kayleigh is at peace!