Dollar William

By Clive Alando Taylor

Dollar William is a satirical comedy set in America about money, greed, and their relationships in the wider context of the media. The narrative of the story weaves in and out of a drama that ties together the lives of a few individuals, who are all destined to become failures or successes within their own trials of this desire to win at all costs.

Billy Williams is a financial consultant as well as a hardworking and regular guy, until his life is turned upside down when he meets an Mz Moonbeam Sunshine, who is an undercover television researcher for an independent program called Brotha Hollywood. It is in this event of their chance meeting that Billy loses his job in an unfair dismissal and is forced to take revenge against his former employer, a banking CEO by the name of Mr. Croakus Don Doyle, who, along with his sidekick and senior consultant Alfred Rockbottom, are hatching a plan to acquire more wealth through deceptive means in order to make substantial monetary gains.

As the story develops, it turns out that Billys employers, Don Doyle Banking, are attempting to swindle the unsuspecting public by getting them to part with their hard-earned dollars by offering then an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime chance of doubling their savings, which is really a cover for the bank to accumulate more funds and gain an advantage in their bogus plot to get rich off the interest.

The story also takes another turn when Billy meets a Mr. Garfield Mamaduke the Third, who is the rightful heir to a long-lasting legacy as being one of the wealthiest families in the financial world of banking, which also presents them with a financial dilemma, as Mr. Garfield enlists the help of Billy to attempt to bring Croakus Don Doyle and Alfred Rockbottom to justice.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: May 16, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524680824

Clive Alando Taylor

As a young boy at school, I always found myself playing with words & rhymes especially when it came to writing poetry, it wasn't the fact that I was especially gifted or talented but it was mainly my enthusiasm, and style & ability to be creative with words and rhyme in my own unique way, although in this day and age some may regard this as a small degree of autism but I’m not quite certain about that, as many of my peers could be just as challenging and inventive about writing prose. When I left school at the age of 16 I attended dance school and was as far removed from literature as anyone could possibly be, but I always kept a diary and also decided to study English Language part time. During break time and in between classes once again I would find myself writing & exploring various themes using rap, rhyme and spoken word to amuse myself and my fellow classmates with. At that time I didn't take it too seriously but I loved the fact that through expression along with the effect of creative writing was becoming an inspiration to me as well as a positive tool for expression.

Book preview

© 2017 Clive Alando Taylor. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 05/10/2017

ISBN: 978-1-5246-8081-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-8082-4 (e)

Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

Contents

The Idea…!

The Board Meeting…!

A View Of The City…!

A Roll Of The Dice…!

Looking For Clues…!

A Time Bomb Waiting To Go Off…!

The Golden Handshake…!

Probability…? And Outcome…?

A Certificate Of Approval…!

~*~

I would like to

dedicate this script and storyline to all the members of the Fairfield Club, and also those who work and strive to promote the inspired causes in creating a better understanding and awareness, of those of us challenging these perceptions within the field of Mental Health, in memory of Garfield Anthony Peters, Jeffery Langley and Jeremy John Dodds, with special thanks to Sarah Elizabeth Milne

~*~

THE

The%20Idea%20Item%20number%20536724553.jpg

IDEA…!

It’s a busy morning, as Mr Garfield Mamaduke the 3rd arrives at a major Television Studio stepping out of his limousine and into the rain, where he is expected to make an appearance at an interview with a Nicolas Nightingale for a business programme called Equity Integrity.

Nicholas Nightingale

For those of you who have just tuned in, you are watching our weekly finances programme, Equity Integrity with me Nicholas Nightingale, and on the today’s show I also have with me in the studio today Mr Garfield Mamaduke the 3rd, so tell me Mr Garfield how exactly did the Mamaduke Partnership become such a major financial success?

Mr Garfield

Well Nicholas, I guess it all began with my Grandfather who literally saved every Dollar, Nickel and Dime that he could put aside, well that was until he died leaving his will to my Father, Garfield Mamaduke the 2nd, Who well I’m glad to say followed in his footsteps and reaching, well! What some would say was the top of the ladder

Nicholas Nightingale

So how did your Father manage to build such a vast empire, I mean for all the viewers out there saving Nickels and Dimes Mr Garfield what is the winning formula towards getting to the top of the ladder would you say?

Mr Garfield

Well my Father started out by buying properties, investing in small businesses, and creating long term up-start schemes capitalising on his investments, Bonds, Shares, that sort of thing, that was until he died Nicholas

Nicholas Nightingale

Well I must say Mr Garfield you must be one of the most fortunate men in America today

Mr Garfield

Well money isn’t everything Nicholas, in fact I still believe that the best things in life are free

Nicholas Nightingale

Surely you can’t be serious, I mean after all, well that’s easy for you to say, and coming from a man who has everything and has never had to work for a penny his entire life

Mr Garfield laughs embarrassingly.

Mr Garfield

Hah ha, Mmmh! Well I don’t exactly have everything

Meanwhile at the offices of the Croakus Don Doyle Bank, Mr Don is watching the televised programme Equity Integrity.

Mr Don

Money! Money! Money, money is everything, without money life would be Meaningless! Pointless! Without money you may as well be Dead! I tell you, Dead! Dead! DEAD! Without money you’d be Donald without the Trump a Chump! Or Oprah Losefrey, Or Aristotle O’ Brassick, Or Bill without the Gates, you’d be a Zero a Zilch Alfy my boy! In fact, without money you’d be a down and out bum without credit, and a bag lady without so much as a trolley, just remember I said that Alfy boy, you’d be a ZILCH! A Zero, a Zilch I tell you, just remember I said that

Alfred Rockbottom

Yes sir I’ll make a note of it in the annual statement quotation book

Mr Don

The best things in life are free, can you believe this guy

Meanwhile back inside the Television Studios of Equity Integrity.

Nicholas Nightingale

We’ll be back in a short moment with a last look at the financial stock markets just after this short commercial break so stay tuned to Equity Integrity

As they go off the air in the studio while a commercial is broadcast, Nicholas starts to get more personal with Mr Mamaduke the 3rd.

Nicholas Nightingale

You fancy a cup of coffee or something Mr Garfield?

Mr Garfield

No thank you Nicholas, I’ve got some prior engagements to attend too but thanks for the offer

Nicholas Nightingale

So ermmh Mr Garfield, I was just wondering now that were off the air I’ve been thinking

Mr Garfield

Thinking! Now there’s something quite painful, thinking about what Nicholas?

Nicholas Nightingale

Well without sounding too amiable Mr Garfield, well I’ve been trying to raise the funds ya’ know some venture capital for a private project of mine, as I’ve got some of the minor details of this thing in place, but you know I need, well you know, plans, blueprint, market research, potential annual turnover, that sort of thing, but I kinda need, well I was thinking and kinda looking for an investor, ya’ know someone to invest a small sum, kinda like a silent partner that type of thing, ya’ know to get the ball rolling, mind you I have every intention of paying back every penny with interest of course Mr Garfield so what do ya’ think, does it sound like something you’d be interested in perhaps Mr Garfield?

Mr Garfield

Well how much money were you thinking about exactly?

Nicholas Nightingale

Well lets’ say, about ah quarter of a million dollars, just to begin with

Mr Garfield

You want me to invest two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in your business, for some capitalist venture, is that what I am to understand?

Nicholas Nightingale

Well yeah, I mean why not, I mean surely its’ not too much to ask a man of your financial background and stature Mr Garfield, is it?

Mr Garfield

Well Mr Nightingale, I’m afraid the answer is absolute

Nicholas Nightingale

So you’ll do it then?

Mr Garfield

No, I mean absolutely not

Nicholas Nightingale

But why not your one of the wealthiest men in America beyond his means, you hypocritical, tight fisted, over indulgent, self gratifying son of a….."

Mr Garfield

"…Nicholas, the only reason why I can’t give you the money is simply because I don’t have it

Nicholas Nightingale

I don’t get it, you’re kidding me right, but Mr Garfield your worth several hundred million or billion dollars, I mean am I right ain’t I, I did my homework right, I’m right, ain’t I, tell me I’m right?

Mr Garfield

Well let’s just say in theoretical practice, yes your right but in a practical sense and the reality of the situation is a little harder to explain, but let’s just say that’s another story

Nicholas Nightingale

I don’t believe it, your skint, you’re as skint as a flint and nobody knows it, your broke and nobody knows, just a number on a piece of paper, and you ain’t worth the paper it’s printed on, no way, now how,