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CARR
Them clothes has got laundry numbers
on ‘em. You remember your number and
always wear the ones that has your
number. Any man forgets his number
spends a night in the box.
(passing out spoons)
This yere spoon you keep with you
and any man loses his spoon spends a
night in the box. There is no playing
grabass or fighting in the building.
You got a grudge against another man
you can fight him Saturday afternoon.
Any man playing grabass or fighting
in the building spends a night in
the box. First bell is at five minutes
of eight when you will get in your
bunk and last bell is at eight...

O.S. now are heard the SOUNDS of trucks arriving and the
Wicker Man goes back to the wicker.

CARR
(continuing)
Any man not in his bunk at eight
will spend a night in the box. There
is no smoking in prone position in
bed. To smoke you must have both
legs over the side of your bunk.
Anyone caught smoking in prone
position will spend a night in the
box. You get two sheets. Every
Saturday you put the clean sheet on
the top, the top sheet on the bottom
and the bottom sheet you turn in to
the Laundry Boy. Any man who turns
in the wrong sheet spends a night in
the box. No one will sit on the bunks
with dirty pants on. Any man sitting
on a bunk with dirty pants will spend
a night in the box. Any man who don’t
bring back his empty pop bottles
spends a night in the box.

O.S. now are the SOUNDS of men counting off, filling the air
with the apprehension of impending arrival.

CARR
(continuing)
Any man loudtalking spends a night
in the box. You got questions you
come to me.
(attentive now)
I’m Carr, the floorwalker. I’m
responsible for order in here and
any man that don’t keep order...

Luke mouths the next line with him. At the same time, we
HEAR the clanking of the Wicker Man’s doors opening and the
thudding of many steps.

CARR
...spends a night in the box.
(to Luke, sincerely)
I hope you ain’t gonna be a hardcase.