The Electra Complex, Scene 01

ELECTRA COMPLEX Daughter Convinced by Therapist that She Wants to Fuck Dad The scene opens on Bruce, a handsome blue-collar man, as he sits solemnly at the dining room table cracking his knuckles. He is staring blankly at a photo of his wife. The woman died two months earlier after a sudden illness and his family has been devastated, especially his step-daughter Laurie, who went from being a typical happy girl to a distant, resentful stranger. Now, he is waiting for her to come home -- and she is late. Two hours late for their appointment, a session with a therapist that Bruce has arranged in the wake of his wifes death. When she finally returns home, he stands up to confront her but before the man can say anything, Laurie lashes into him. Hes not her real father, he cant tell her what to do anymore, shes 18, an adult, shes going to leave any day now. They quickly descend into a screaming match in the living room, where Bruce tries to talk reason with his daughter and she hurls in