(Curtains open vertically. A newsroom. Various electronic devices whir and hum. A phone rings thrice, then stops. NATHAN and MARY work diligently on dark green typewriters.)

NATHAN: How do you spell embarrass?
MARY: E-M-B-A-R-R-A-S-S.
NATHAN: Man, I always spell that wrong.
MARY: I know, it's tricky.

(The phone rings again. Lights down.)