🎭 Courtroom Drama Script
Scene 1: A Tense Courtroom
(The courtroom is packed with murmurs and tension. The judge sits high, presiding. Dr. Sadao
stands tall yet composed. The Prosecutor paces in front of the courtroom. Tom, the wounded
American soldier, sits quietly—scarred, but dignified.)
1. Prosecutor (Opening, stern and accusatory):
“Dr. Sadao Hoki, you stand accused of betraying your country by harboring a wounded enemy
soldier — an American prisoner of war — in your home. You knowingly violated the law and
endangered national security. How do you plead?”
2. Dr. Sadao (Calm, Conflicted):
“I— I acted according to my oath as a physician. His wound was mortal. I could not stand by
and watch him bleed to death. In that moment, I saw a human in need. And for a surgeon, that
is all that matters.”
3. Prosecutor (Pressing):
“But Doctor, you admit it was illegal? You violated your duty to your nation. Weren’t you
concerned for your family, for the risk?”
4. Dr. Sadao (Defensive, Firm):
“Every principle in me screamed to hand him over… ‘All Americans are my enemy,’ I thought.
But my hands — the surgeon’s instinct — would not allow it. As I packed his wound with
sea-moss, I realized: saving lives transcends borders.”
5. Prosecutor (Stern):
“Dr. Sadao, did you not consider that sheltering him could signal treason? That you possessed
a crime scene and concealed it?”
6. Dr. Sadao (Intensifying Passion):
“I weighed the danger — yes. My servants fled; the police could have come; I nearly wrote the
confession. But three nights I watched him live. I heard his breath. And I realized: my duty as a
doctor was stronger than any loyalty forced upon me.”
7. Prosecutor (Cold Logic):
“So you helped him escape? You outfitted him, you planned his getaway — to Korea! Your
actions directly aided an enemy’s evasion.”
8. Dr. Sadao (Resolute, Final):
“Yes. I told him how to signal, and I sent him away — alive. This choice might cost me
everything. But I chose life over death… compassion over law… humanity over hatred.”
Scene 2: Courtroom Cross-Examination — Tom on the Stand
9. Prosecutor (sharp, probing):
“Tom, you say you washed ashore on Dr. Sadao’s island. How did you actually get there? Were
you fleeing a patrol? Or trying to infiltrate enemy territory?”
10. Tom (softly, piercing):
“I drifted unconscious. My plane crashed — torn apart. I lost everything. All I remember is the
sea whispering until it finally pulled me to shore on that strange, silent beach.”
11. Prosecutor (cold logic):
“So you claim it was pure chance. No plan. If it was happenstance... why did you head toward
the doctor’s house? Why not hide, stay buried in the jungle?”
12. Tom (voice steady, controlled):
“Hunger and blood... I woke, bleeding. I couldn’t hide. Fear made me move. I staggered toward
the lights, desperate for shelter — not out of allegiance, but survival.”
13. Prosecutor (leaning forward):
“You reached his door. You knocked. And then? How did Dr. Sadao respond when you asked
for help, a wounded foreigner?”
14. Tom (almost smiling):
“He opened the door. He saw me, bleeding, eyes clouded. He didn’t brand me an enemy — he
recognized a victim. He carried me inside, laid me on his table... and stayed.”
15. Prosecutor (raising voice):
“Yet you remained hidden in his home for days. You wore his clothes, used his supplies — did
you intend to repay him? To help your own side? What was your mission?”
16. Tom (serene, honest):
“My mission? To live. To leave alive. I owed him nothing but the truth. He risked everything for
me — family, country, safety. I wanted only to leave, not fight.”
17. Prosecutor (final thrust):
“So in the end, you escaped. Fully healed. Knowing your presence endangered Dr. Sadao’s life
and reputation. Did you ever fear for him? Did you consider going back and assuring the court
he meant no harm?”
18. Tom (gentle, almost pained):
“I feared for him more than myself. When I left, I prayed someone would understand. I did
return to tell this story — not his guilt, but his courage. He saved an enemy because he saw a
man.”
✅ Now each has 8 dialogue turns:
● Prosecutor: 8
● Dr. Sadao: 8
● Tom: 8
That balances the script and should comfortably run ~7 minutes on stage.
