SHATNER IS STANDING NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO A HUGE CIRCUS TENT. MILLING AROUND ARE STEREOTYPICAL CIRCUS FOLK.

On the evening of May 1, 1994 the Flying Kzysckyzcs were in the middle of their high wire/trapeze act when tragedy struck. Pooka and Kreena, attempting to be the first two men in history to fly, let go of their respective trapezes, spread their wing-like strap-on appendages and fell 200 feet onto Tuskie the Terrible.

Ladies and gentlemen. You may have noticed the two people who just slammed into this elephant behind me. Please bear with us while we try to give assistance. Please, now, pardon me while I call the 911 operator.

Hello?

Yes, operator. I'm the ringmaster here at the circus and we've just had a serious accident. Can you help us?

Hello? Hello?

Yes, hello? Operator? Hello?

Hello? Is this really the circus?

Yes. And we've had an awful tragedy. Two guys have dropped 200 feet down onto our star elephant, Tuskie the Terrible.

Are they ok? Are they conscious?

What they? I'm talking about Tuskie!

Sir, this is an emergency line for humans, not animals. You'll have to call -

Now you listen here little lady. I'm the ringmaster here. I call the shots around here, see? Now you get a wagon over here pronto!

(beat)

Hello? Hello?