Hello and welcome to the Bates Motel the West Midlands top source of quality board and lodgings. Alden Bates is the owner. Random's the receptionist whilst Stephen is the Head Waiter. I'm Marcus Durham, the hotel manager, shareholder and general smooth charmer. David Lewis is playing Dai the gardener, and Alison will be taking the part of Miss Alison. Tina J Perrett owns a stake in the Motel. Dave Stone is the security guard and Chuck is the resturant manager. Also Peter Goddard is the big hatted Caledonian head chef. There's also an array of other wonderful characters who work at the motel.

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[On the QE2, Tina is investigating a mysterious phone call]

Tina: Hmm, the room should be down here.

[Tina walks down the corridor, she comes to room 316. She knocks on the door. 
There is no answer. She opens the door. There is somebody sitting at the 
dressing table. They turn around to face Tina.]

Tina: Oh my God!

[Theme music plays and fades out]

[Back in the Motel kitchens]

Chuck: Well, is that all you can do for lunch.
Pete: Laddie, if I don't have the provisions then I can't make everything.
Chuck: I'll see what I can do about supplies. This would never have happened
       if Alden was still running the place.
Pete: But he was killed in the fire.
Chuck: Don't take anything for granted, things come back to haunt
       you just when you least expect them.
Pete: Och, you are completely mad!

[A few hours pass, Tina arrives back in reception]

Marcus: Do you know how long you've been? 
Tina: Yes.
Marcus: Well, what happened?
Tina: Oh, false alarm.
Marcus: What do you mean false alarm. Somebody specifically requested your 
        presence.
Tina: Oh shut up!

[Tina walks over to her office, enters, sits down, picks up the phone and dials]

Tina: Hello?... Yes, I'm here. Now about our agreement. Yes, but how?...
      What point does that serve? Well yes, OK. But you still make it unclear
      what I get out of it... I know, but I fail to see the point. Staging
      all that... What? That's stupid, you're a bigger fool that I thought
      you were. You've got 2 hours to get the documentation together or I tell
      Marcus. Goodbye.

[Two hours later Dai is in the garden tidying the flowers by the roadside.]

Dai [singing]: We'll keep and welcome in the hillside, we'll keep a welcome in the 
              vale.

[A black car pulls up 20 yards down the road. It is driven by a mysterious 
stranger in black  wearing sunglasses. The stranger pulls out a pair of 
binoculars Dai dives into the hedge]

Dai [to himself]: Who can that be.

[Dai creeps up closer. Suddenly Tina's car pulls up. She gets out and walks over 
to the black  car. Dai tries to listen to the conversation but he cannot hear 
anything. Suddenly the stranger and Tina start to argue. The stranger gets out of 
the car. The argument gets more intense. Suddenly the stranger pulls out a gun and 
gestures towards the car. Tina gets in protesting.]

Dai: I had better tell somebody.

[Dai runs towards the Motel, the stranger spots him and starts shooting]

Dai [running and ducking]: It's days like this I wish I had never left the mine!

[In reception]

Alison: Well yes sir, I can see your point. I'm not sure that finding
        a spider in your salad really constitutes you getting money off
        your bill. Our chef says he usually charges for side-dishes.

[Dai runs in and runs straight through to Marcus's office]

Dai: Arrgghhh, it's big, it's black and I be afraid of it!
Marcus: What?
Dai: A man dressed in black in a black car with a black gun tried to shoot me!
Marcus: Look, look calm down, I am sure you imagined it. Now go to the bar
        and have a drink.
Dai: But, but, but.
Marcus: Look, go!

[Meanwhile in one of the Motels outhouses the stranger is holding Tina at gunpoint]

Stranger: I can't risk you ruining my plans. I'll lock you in here until
          the deed is done.
Tina: You fool, you won't succeed. He didn't when he tried it.

[The stranger locks the door and drives off]

Tina: Idiot!

[In the kitchen]

Chuck: Right, that's lunch finished, I'll be back in a few hours.
Pete: Oh right, thanks a lot laddie.

[At the same moment the stranger is outside the window of Chucks room. 
He climbs in and pulls out the gun. He then stands behind the door.  
Time passes, then Chuck enters. He then closes the door. The stranger steps
 out of the darkness pointing the gun at Chucks head]

Chuck: Arrghhhhh! It's you. But... but... but.
Stranger: What? I'm dead? You should know better of me Chuck. Your plans
          to destroy me failed, and now I plan to destroy you!
Chuck: But, Alden!
Stranger: Yes, Alden indeed, perhaps you should have thought of that.

[cut to a shot of Alden squeezing the trigger of the gun]
[Theme music fades in]