BEYOND A DOUBT

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SETTING: THE PLAY TAKES PLACE IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL AND TOWN. 

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ACT 1, SCENE 1:

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DR. DANIEL'S OFFICE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ROOM IS PLAIN AND LIGHTLY FURNISHED. THERE IS A DESK WITH A PHONE AND A FEW PICTURES ON IT. THERE IS A SOFT CHAIR BEHIND THE DESK AS WELL AS FOUR HARD  CHAIRS IN FRONT. SEATED BEHIND THE DESK IS DR. DANIELS, A PLAIN AND BORING PRINCIPAL AGED BETWEEN 40 AND 50. IN FRONT OF THE DESK ARE TWO STUDENTS; JACK FIELDER A STUDENT IN DARK CLOTHES WEARING A BLACK BARRETTE AGE 17 AND DOUG RYDER, DRESSED SIMILARLY TO JACK WEARING SUNGLASSES.