ABSTRACT

Part Two: Be Careful. A beach front cabana. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

BarbaraHoyle (40s)ismarried toKennethHoyle, arising vice-president with an American multinational corporation which sells baby-milk formula to undeveloped countries. His job hasrequired themto beposted throughout the Third \florld. During theirstay in Brazil theirsixteenyear-oldson, Brandon, was casually killed on the beach for his watch. This tragic event finally forced Barbara to confront the deaths of the thousands of faceless babies murdered by the products sold by the company that employs her husband. She becomes increasingly critical and alienatedfrom herhusband. Theironce passionate marriage isnow aridand soulless. As thepersonal and thepoliticalbecome indistinguishable inBarbara's mindshesuffers a crisis ofconscience. In thisscene she is recalling a frank and controversial confessional speech that she delivered that morning to the wives ofcompany menabout to be posted overseas for thefirst time.