Heaven Help Us (1985)

Jay Patterson: Brother Constance

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• Brother Thadeus : [Dunn, Rooney, Caesar, Williams and Corbet are in Brother Thadeus' office after the melee in the auditorium]  Can you gentlemen give me one good reason why you shouldn't be expelled?

  Michael Dunn : It's my fault, brother. I'm the one who should be expelled.

  Brother Thadeus : You all acted as one, Mr. Dunn. And as one, you shall bear the consequences.

  Michael Dunn : Yes, brother, but I started it.

  Brother Thadeus : Did you? As I understand it, Brother Constance started it.

  Brother Constance : [in disbelief]  What?

  Brother Thadeus : I'm suspending you for two weeks. Good day, gentlemen.

  Brother Constance : [boys leave... Brother Dominic comes in and hands Thadeus a sheet of paper, which he signs... Constance is angry]  What do you mean I started it? They've assaulted the faculty, the've disgraced this institution, and they destroyed a statue of St. Basil.

  Brother Thadeus : I always hated that statue.

  [signs paper and hands it to Constance] 

  Brother Constance : What's this?

  Brother Thadeus : Well, you're transferred out of this institution. I don't want you working with children anymore.

  Brother Constance : [angry]  You can't do this! I will demand an investigation. I will take this all the way to the bishop if I have to.

  Brother Thadeus : Take it whereever you want, brother...

  [opens door] 

  Brother Thadeus : just take it out of my office!

  [Constance glares at Timothy and then storms out the door] 

  Brother Thadeus : It appears we have a vacancy, brother. Think you can fit in?

  Brother Timothy : [smiles]  I think so, brother.

• [Caesar's desk falls apart when Brother sits on it] 

  Brother Constance : Oh, you'll pay for that Caesar!

  Caesar : [indignantly]  But, Brother my screws are gone!

• Brother Constance : [in Thadeus' closed-door office after melee in auditorium]  They should be expelled. In the real world, they'd be charged with assault.

  Brother Timothy : In the 'real world', they'd have a case of self-defense!

  Brother Constance : I think expulsion is justified here.

  Brother Timothy : I don't think so.

  Brother Constance : Well, no one cares what you think!

  Brother Thadeus : [to Brother Dominic, also in his office]  Let the boys in here.

• Brother Constance : Are you familiar with the term "miserable"? Because miserable is what I'm going to make your miserable lives, every miserable minute of every miserable day!

  Rooney , Caesar , Michael Dunn , Corbet , Williams : Yes, Brother.

  Brother Constance : Yes Brother what?

  Rooney , Caesar , Michael Dunn , Corbet , Williams : Yes Brother, miserable, Brother.

• [Brother William brings the five into the gymnasium, where Brother Constance is standing in front of the exercise horse] 

  Brother Constance : That's far enough. Thank you, brother.

  [Brother William leaves] 

  Brother Constance : Gentlemen, we will dispense with the traditional accusation denial ritual. It is such a bore, and not likely to convince me that I don't have before me right now at least one, if not all of the vandals. But since I'm a just man with no taste for punishing the innocent, I will afford the guilty the opportunity to speak now and to save the innocent from an impending state of wretchedness. Well?

  Rooney : Could you repeat that, brother?

  Brother Constance : [walks toward Rooney]  Shut up. All right, who did it? Speak now or you will all suffer for it.

  Michael Dunn : I did.

  Brother Constance : [walks to Michael]  Mr. Dunn.

  Rooney : He didn't do it. Uh, Williams did it.

  Williams : What do you mean "I did it"? Corbet did it.

  Corbet : No, it was Caesar's idea to take the head off.

  [the five protests and argue about the incident] 

  Brother Constance : [impatient and angry]  All right. All right! That's enough!

  [the boys fall silent] 

  Brother Constance : Have it your own way, gentlemen.