diana of diamond hill

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2inest ualit# from the /rals% Hmm3 Harr# ga)e me these pearl earrings

for m# 45 th birthda# last #ear.

George

h m# goodness, gracious Lord. This is the famous 6room 7earl from 8ustralia. 2urthermorethose are of the rare pink colour.

Minah

h reall#% 9are purple colour% I ha)e seen the same pearl earrings on displa#

the 7oh :ong ;eweller# +hop.

Diana

7oh :ong% *Takes a sip of tea 8n#wa#, William has been elected the

&hairman of the 'ala#sian &ommerce &hamber.

We will be ha)ing a la)ish feast at the 'arriots to celebrate his appointment.

George

How wonderful( &ongratulations Diana. William has ne)er let #ou down.

Minah

Elected% I hear he had paid the delegates to )ote for him.

George

Hush, 'inah.

Diana

It$s alright


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I was cleaning the pots #ou told me to.

Those were the stubborn stains on the pots, it will3

Diana

8bu(Abu

!es n#on#a.

Diana

!ou will onl# speak when I tell #ou to.

Abu

!es n#on#a.

Diana

"ow, go get the silk cloth in the sewing room here.

Abu

9ight awa#, n#on#a.

George

Diana, wh# do #ou need the silk cloth for% Let me guess.

8h, #ou are gi)ing us the silk cloths for gift.

* Diana gi)es


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I$m sorr#, n#on#a%

Diana

I said, tear all the silk cloths.

George Diana, what is wrong% These are fine ualit# silk.

Diana

!es, I know. Tear, no, rip all the silk cloth, 8bu(

Abu

6ut n#on#a, it will be a waste3

Diana

I said rip them all now(

Abu

!es, #es, n#on#a.

* 'inah looks at


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SCENE

In nyonya Dianas house. !i""ia# tears off a $a$er.

!i""ia# 6unch of crap( 8ccusing me of bribing the delegates(

* 8bu enters

!i""ia#

8h, 8bu. Here #ou are. How$s m# mother doing%

Abu

'r. +iaw, if it is not because of the high pa#, I would ha)e left this place

like the precious caretakers.

* William walks up and down

!i""ia#

Is it that bad%

Abu

6ad% 6ad% 6ad is the most polite word to use.

weeks ago, she told me to wash all the clothes, with hand(

Then, da#s later, she told me to paint all her flowerpots blue.

Last week, I was sleepingA she came to m# room in the middle of the night

and poured cold water on me. Do #ou know what she wanted%

+he wanted me to make her a cup of tea. It was in the morning.

!i""ia#

I know she has not been nice latel# but trust me, she was the nicest

and most friendl# lad# in Diamond Hill.

Abu Was% 'r. +iaw, now she could not e)en recall what she had done after a few hours.

!i""ia#

8bu, I need #ou to be here. Edward said #ou are a trustworth# person.

I cannot trust an#one else, e)en m# brother. I need to make sure that she will

gi)e me the lion$s share of her fortune.

0 Mildred Tan B


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Abu

6ut #ou are a rich businessman. !ou e)en successfull# got the famil# products

on the shel)es of the Harrods.

!i""ia# !es, #es. 6ut that compan# does not belong to me. 'other is still the

main shareholder of the compan#. I$m merel# a paid &E .

I need the mone#.

Abu

!ou% "eed the mone#% How could that be%

&hairman of the &ommerce &hamber of 'ala#sia is in need of mone#%

!i""ia#

Listen( I am not as rich as the tabloids claim. I$m onl# getting a little more pa# than the

managers in the compan#. 8nd m#


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S$a. Diana is enjoying a drink with her friends after the s$a.

George

h, it is so nice to come to the spa sometimes. I can feel m# skin regaining the elasticit#.Diana

Hmm3 Then a glass of lemonade after the hot soothing spa.

I feel refreshed now.

Minah

We should ha)e gone to Tiara +pa for the spa instead of here.

George

Tiara% The spa house is onl# for the elites%

Minah

!es, m# dear Daniel is the e-ecuti)e member there. It has a uieter

and serene en)ironment compared to this. +ometimes I e)en

fall asleep while en?o#ing the spa.

Diana

@.B billion.

George & Minah

What% What did #ou sa#%

Diana

I said @.B billion. '# properties are worth @.B billion.

George

h m#. 8re #ou kidding Diana%

Diana

"o. @.B billion. I$m calling m# famil# law#er soon.I will prepare m# will.

George

It sure is wise of #ou to do so. I can still remember when 6aba :el)in died

B #ears agoA his famil# members were in)ol)ed in a court case to

fight for the right of his properties.

0 Mildred Tan C


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I will lea)e all m# mone# and properties to onl# one person.

Minah

ne person% William or Harr#% r some other man whom we don$t realise%

Diana "onsense. I will lea)e all m# properties to her, m# daughter.

George

!our daughter% 6ut Diana, #ou don$t3

Diana

!es of course I ha)e a daughter. Don$t #ou remember, &amelia%

+he is a nice obedient girl. +he would do as I sa#.

Minah

Diana, are #ou out of #our mind% !ou ha)en$t got a daughter.

Diana

Hush, #ou ugl# goose( f course I ha)e a daughter(

!ou e)en ga)e her a golden locket when she was born.

Minah

8 golden locket% 6ut3 h( '#


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That%... h m#3

* 6oth of them look at Diana, who is still murmuring

SCENE '

Sitting roo# of Dianas house. (arry is taking a si$ of )offee.

*


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h% +o, what ha)e #ou gu#s been talking% I did not pa# #ou

to ?ust chat with m# mother.

Minah

+he mentioned &amelia.(arry

&amelia% who is this &amelia% I don$t recall an# relati)es b# that name.

8re #ou sure she mentioned that name%

George

We are 155F sure. &amelia. Her daughter.

Minah

!our sister.

(arry

'# sister% 8re #ou both out of #our mind% I don$t ha)e an# sister(

There are onl# William and I.

Minah

"ot the real daughter. It$s that &amelia(

(arry

That &amelia% what are #ou talking about%

George

The &amelia with a golden locket of a heart shape.

(arry

8 golden locket3a golden3.oh m#, that &amelia%

What did she sa# about &amelia%

Minah

+he said she would lea)e all her properties to her.

(arryWhat% Is she out of her mind% How could she do this to me%

George

Think on the bright side. +he is not lea)ing her properties

to William either.

0 Mildred Tan 15


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*sternl# I will ha)e the mone#(. I don$t care how are #ou going to do

this. I want both of #ou to talk her out of this. "o matter what((

Minah

Err3that will be more than ?ust persuading.

(arry

I don$t care( I ha)e paid #ou mone#.

I want e)er# cent that I$)e paid worth of it. This is ridiculous, &amelia%

*Harr# stomps off

*Lights off

SCENE *

In the sitting roo#. Diana is with a do"".

Diana

It is a nice da#, isn$t it &amelia%

Diana

I ha)e alwa#s wanted to ha)e some pri)ate time with #ou.

6ut


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!es, #es. I know. 6ecause of that, I$m gi)ing both of them a little

punishment. I ha)e told the law#er that I$ll lea)e all the

properties to #ou. 8re #ou happ# to hear this%

DianaI can$t wait to see their reactions when the will is read.

6ut, I would not be here then, right% Ha Ha( Ha Ha(

*8bu enters

Abu

"#on#a, this is the record that #ou$)e wanted.

Diana

!es, good. 7la# that record, 8bu. I$m going to teach m# darling &amelia

to dance. +he will be 14 soon and she will be in)ited to some parties soon.

Abu

!es, n#on#a.

*8bu pla#s the record

*'usic on

*Diana dances with her doll

Diana

+ee &amelia, this is called waltG. !ou dance like this, 1, ,>,1, ,>,1, ,>3.

*8bu looks at Diana in astonishment

*8s Diana dances with her doll, she faints

Abu

h, "#on#a( 8re #ou all right% +omebod# help( Doctor( Doctor(

"urse( "urse(

*7eople rush in*Lights off

0 Mildred Tan 1


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(arrys house. (arry is f"i$$ing the o"d $hoto a"bu#s whi"e

George and Minah sit by the side un)ertain of what to say.

George Erm, Harr#, #ou did not ask us to come to accompan# #ou to

browse through the photo albums, right%

(arry

'other asked 8bu to send me a bo- #esterda#

Minah

8 bo-% What kind of bo-% What is inside the bo-%

(arry

*pointing to the things on the table . 8ll these are in the bo-.

Minah

8ll these% To#s and drawing% 7hoto albums%

George

8nd a hand drum% 8re #ou sure Diana asked 8bu to send these% What is this about%

(arry

I ne)er knew mother kept all the photos we took together since I was born.

Look at William and I, we were so close when we were kids.

I used to rel# on him so much. He would come for m# help whene)er

the bo#s in school bullied me I still remember this picture.

It was taken before William went to England for his uni)ersit# studies.

*+how the picture to


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I guess so. 'other must ha)e found out that both of us onl# wanted her mone#.

Minah

h m#, if that$s the case.


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!es, it$s me.

!i""ia#

!ou(...

(arry 8t first, I paid them mone# to be with mother, To sa# good things about me.

6ut I regretted for doing so. I lo)e mother. I wanted to fetch her home to sta# with me.

I should ha)e done so earlier..

!i""ia#

Don$t pretend to be such a filial son in front of me.

Do not den# that #ou want mother$s mone# too(

(arry

!es, I admit that, 6ut I regretted. +he would still be ali)e if I ha)e been more filial.

!i""ia#

!ou great pretender( Ha)e #ou forgotten #ou are the one who

suggested of sending mother here% !ou3..

Abu

E-cuse me, both of #ou. This is a hospital. !ou are disturbing other patients.

!i""ia#

8bu( Did #ou find an#thing in her room%

Abu

*put a finger in his lips Juiet please, this is "#on#a Diana$s law#er, 'r. 9obinson.

He would like to ha)e some words with #ou.

!i""ia#

*eagerl# 'r. 9obinson., What has m# mother written in her will%

Mr. -obinson

8h, calm down 'r. William +iaw. 7lease take a seat e)er#one. 6efore I read the will,I would like to e-tend m# condolences to 'r. William +iaw and Dr. Harr# +iaw.

"#on#a Diana was indeed a ,kind and generous lad#.

!i""ia#

Huh(


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+ure, she did. !ou must ha)e forgotten the good old da#s, 'r. William +iaw,

8h, it is good that 'rs. 'inah 'anggang and 'r.


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This conman. We must find him. The house on Diamond Hill has sentimental )alue to us.

*Harr# stomps out

*'inah and


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