Exposition: The story takes place in Liverpool, England in 1957 and follows two gangs of young teddy boys. Dick, a 20 year old scouse man, is a lonely soul-searcher who thrives on the adrenaline rushes of gang life. He’s part of The Quarrymen, a gang that dominates the streets of Southern Liverpool who, over the decades, have formed a rivalry with a gang from Northern Liverpool called the Prophets.
Inciting Incident: Dick leads a very unfulfilled life and feels that the gang thinks of him as
the “soft one” and take him for granted. When the rest of the gang form plans to infiltrate The
Prophets, Dick sees this as an opportunity to prove himself. He plans to pretend to join their
side and gain their trust.
Rising Action: Dick successfully becomes a part of the other gang to produce information
his own gang can use against them, however things start to go awry when Regina, Brain’s
girlfriend, starts spending more time hanging around the gang. Regina and Dick secretly
become romantically involved with each other. As their relationship grows, Dick opens up to
Regina and tells her the truth about his origins. She tries to get him to join the Prophets, but he stands by The Quarrymen.
Climax: Brian, sensing something is wrong, confronts Regina as to why she has been acting so strange lately. They engage in a heated argument and, Regina, in a moment of passion, reveals the truth about her and Dick. This sends Brian into a fit of rage. He seeks Dick out on the streets of Liverpool armed with a knife. When he finds Dick drunk outside a bar, he stabs and murders him in the back alleyway.
Falling Action: Brian doesn't return to Regina to tell her what he’s done and instead calls her
home to break up with her. She seems unhappy with the news, but sees it as a way for her to
be with Dick. However after a week of Dick not showing up she travels to Southern Liverpool to see if she can find him. There she meets up with Harry who tells her that they found his body a few days ago.
Resolution: Horrified by the news she runs to a pay phone to confront Brian to see if he knew
anything about it. He admits to the murder and Regina hangs up on him. Completely distraught, she finds herself back at home with a gun, contemplating suicide. She feels responsible for Dick’s murder and feels she deserves to be punished for it. She eventually takes her own life. However, with the death of the two lovers only creates more tension between the two rival gangs.
(note: this story is intended to parody the Romeo and Juliet archetype)
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