SCENE 1

The living room of a family home in small-town America. It’s a hot and sticky afternoon. Two 14-year-old girls, left to themselves, are whiling away the time chatting and listening to music. The camera zooms in on each in turn. Donna wears jeans that have been cut down into hot pants and a light blue T-shirt with the slogan I ♥ NEW YORK. Stacy’s T-shirt is black with the slogan I ♥ BOYZONE., also a denim mini-skirt just covering her behind. Whenever she moves we are treated to a glimpse of black panties tightly stretched over her sex.

Stacy. Kinda boring, isn’t it. I wish something good would happen.

Donna. Yeah, so do I. (She yawns, and glances out of the window.) Hey, there’s somebody at our mailbox. I’ll go see what it is. (She leaves the room. Stacy leafs idly through a teen magazine. Donna returns with a paper in her hand._

Donna. It was only this.

Stacy. What does it say?

Donna holds up the paper for Stacy to read. It is a promotional handbill. The camera zooms in and shows the following:

SNIP SATURDAY

Because so many loving parents and legal guardians of young boys know that it would be in the best interests of their boys to have them snipped, but also feel that the cost of this minor surgery is more than they can easily afford, the GELLER MEDICAL CLINIC has set aside Saturday, June 19 for a free and low cost clinic to snip boys ages 5 through 13. For further information, or to make an appointment for your boy’s snip, call 555-6000 today.

Stacy. Hey, wait a minute – just wait a minute! I know that place, the Geller Medical Clinic. It’s on the corner of 14th and Lincoln.

Donna. Rather an out of the way address.

Stacy. It needs to be! Don’t you understand what this is about?

Donna. Of course I do. It’s that operation that all boys have. Most boys are done as babies. It’s circumcision – having their foreskins trimmed off.

Stacy (derisively) No, you silly! That’s not it at all! It’s a very different operation. “The snip” means taking a boy’s balls out – castrating him! Taking his sex-life away!

Donna. (stuttering) Erm…you- you mean,………er ….. (She breaks off in confusion).

Stacy. (laughing) Say, what’s bothering you? Something on your mind?

Donna. It’s just… it’s… I can’t imagine a boy having that done to him.

Stacy. Donna honey, no such thing! I can think of four that I know of for certain, that have been snipped.

Donna. You said, four?

Stacy. Gary Martin, Bradley Jones, Tyler Moretti, Jamie Grigor.

Donna. Gary Martin, that bozo? I can’t believe it!

Stacy. He may look a bozo, but he’s only got a four-year-old’s little pee pee, since getting snipped.

Donna (giggling) Stacy, how do you know?

Stacy. First, from his sister- she’s also called Donna in case you don’t know. Before, Gary was always running around with a hard-on at bath time. Now, he has a tiny little penis that will never go stiff again. Also his girlfriend, Selma Davies. She likes to feel Gary’s limp little thing and she lets him feel inside her jeans, now that he can’t do anything. Before, she would never dare!

Donna. Why was Gary snipped? He must’ve hated that!

Stacy. Maybe, but he’d started pestering girls for sex; there’d been complaints, and he’d even been picked up by the police for it. If he hadn’t been snipped, he’d probably be in juvie. Same with Bradley Jones. His teacher started complaining that he didn’t pay attention in class, but was always staring at the girls, trying to look up their skirts or shorts when they were sitting. He was always playing with the front of his pants or had his hands in his pockets fiddlin’ with his balls. Everyone knows that boys who’ve been snipped pay attention in class and study harder.

Donna. I know Tyler Moretti. He’s such a wimp. It wouldn’t make any difference to him, whether he had his balls taken out or not. But I can’t place Jamie Grigor. Tell me about him.

Stacy. You go to Tabernacle Church, don’t you? Front row of the choir on the left?

Donna. Oh, you mean that sweet little blond boy! Has he had his balls taken out?

Stacy. He wasn’t always so sweet apparently. He was always wetting his pants, quite deliberately, and smelling like piss. His foster parents tried everything – right down to treating him like a baby, with a diaper and rubber baby pants. You’d see Jamie walking along stiffly and you’d know he had on his diapers for wetting his pants. It was Dr Geller who suggested the snip – you see, that way Jamie’s cock would always be limp afterwards. His foster-mommy would be able to twist a rubber band round it during the day, to prevent him wetting, and only when he asked to go to the bathroom would she take it off.

Donna. Isn’t that a bit harsh, just for wetting his pants. Anyway how do you know all this?

Stacy. From our neighbours’ kid Stevie. Stevie said he watched Jamie having a shower in school after gym. Jamie was proud to show everyone in the class that he had no balls. The bag has completely disappeared already and he has the smallest prick in the seventh grade. He’s learned a trick of using it like a water pistol. All the other boys envy him and think he’s real cool, having no balls. Stevie wishes he was a better singer, then he’d be “done” He said it wasn’t fair that Jamie should have been castrated a month short of his tenth birthday when Stevie himself is nearly eleven.

Donna. And now, I suppose, Jamie’s voice won’t ever change. Lucky church choir! He’ll be their first castrato.

Stacy. That’s right. Hey, you’ve reminded me of something. Michael Sherwood! I nearly forgot!

Donna. What are you so excited about? Who’s Michael Sherwood?

Stacy. Our neighbours on the other side – their kid. He’s a wonderful singer and the the minister- Reverend Davidson- convinced his parents that Michael should have his balls cut off to save his voice. Michael is gonna get castrated in time for his twelfth birthday! It’s gonna be his twelfth birthday present. He's sure looking forward to it, I guess! At least I hope he is….

Donna. So, when’s his twelfth birthday?

Stacy. It’s – hey! I bet he’ll be castrated on June 19th, like that paper says. His birthday is on the 24th. (Wistfully) I wish we could get to go see!

Donna. Work experience!

Stacy. What about work experience? What’s that?

Donna. You know, Work Experience, the organisation! They fix you up with unpaid part time jobs. Internships. Their office is on State Street next to the Howard Johnson’s – you must know it! We could ask if Dr Geller has vacancies for part time receptionists or something. We can always pretend we’re 18 and about to go to college to study medicine, huh? You can pretend you wanna be a nurse, can’t you?

Stacy. Sounds a great idea! Let’s go find out, right now. (Camera fades out).

SCENE 2.

The waiting room of the Geller Medical Clinic. A woman in her 30’s is sitting by herself reading a magazine. A door on the far side opens and two people come into the room, nurse Anne Levament and a boy with red hair and freckles, Kerry. He is eight years old but big for his age.

Ms Levament is Dr Geller’s assistant and nurse. She is also in her 30’s and has an olive complexion, dark hair and a pronounced Semitic profile. She is wearing a white overall coat with a lapel badge. She helps Kerry to a chair.

Kerry was castrated ten minutes earlier and is still under sedation. He is Dr Geller’s ninth patient of the day.

Ms Levament (to the woman) Here we are again, Mrs Robinson. All done! You can take Kerry home now – I’ll help you with him as far as the car. He’s still a bit groggy from the anesthesia. But I expect you’ve got some questions first.

Mrs Robinson. Yes, Doctor. How shall I take care of Kerry for the next few days. Till he’s…..till he’s healed up?

Ms Levament. Kerry just needs to take it easy, that’s all. I’d suggest complete bed-rest for the remainder of today, if possible. Then normal diet and not too much spicy food. No running about, ball games or climbing trees for at least the first five days. That’s about all really for the short term – if there’s any discomfort give him an aspirin or an Ibuprofen. While it’s very rare, he might get an infection in one of his incisions. It’ll turn red and hot. If it does, bring him back in as soon as possilbe. Otehrwise, there’s nothing special you need to do.

Mrs Robinson. And after he’s healed, what do I need to know?

Ms Levament. Dr Geller has put soluble stitches in, so there’s no need for any post-op treatment provided Kerry heals up cleanly, which I’m sure he will. The dressing will come off by itself in a few days and in quite a short time you’ll see that Mother Nature is taking over. Kerry has already been circumcised, as a baby, yes? (Mrs Robinson nods). His penis will gradually retract into his abdomen as far as the tip- we call it the glans.

Mrs Robinson. Just like a farm horse? They go around with their penises pulled right in. I used to wonder about that when I was a little girl visiting my uncle’s farm.

Ms Levament. Yes, exactly. Just like a young horse after being gelded, it’s as if his body knows that he doesn’t need a long penis anymore.

Mrs Robinson. Will Kerry have any problems pee-ing?

Ms Levament. No, but I’d strongly recommend that he practises pee-ing in a sitting position.

Mrs Robinson. You mean, like a girl?

Kerry (in a whiny voice) Mommy……..

Mrs Robinson. Just a minute, honey, I’m talking to the doctor.

Ms Levament. Yes, quite right. I think after a short while, Kerry will find it quite natural to pee sitting down. And there’s another thing. Most boys who have had this little procedure find that a girl’s thong – quite a plain one of course – is more comfortable than the underpants they’ve been wearing till now. After all, Y-Fronts are designed to give support, and that’s no longer necessary.

Mrs Robinson. Yes, I see. Now, looking ahead, what else should I know about?

Ms Levament. , Kerry will thrive, with fresh air and exercise and plenty of good nourishing food. It will all go into developing muscle, especially in his thighs and buttocks, and no energy will be squandered in producing sperm and testosterone – for the simple reason that those bits aren’t there anymore, so he can’t - (Mrs Robinson looks bemused) I’m sorry- do I shock you?

Mrs Robinson. Not at all: you mean he’s lost his little balls, of course. It’s good that you are being so direct.

Ms Levament. That’s okay then. I believe in calling a spade a spade, Now then, Kerry may put on weight a bit but don’t worry. He’ll grow up into a strong healthy boy, with one difference – that he won’t ever be able to “do it” with a girl. One final thing – does Kerry know why he’s had this procedure?

Mrs Robinson. Not precisely. I just told him he would be better if it was done, that it wouldn’t hurt for long, and afterwards he’d always be Mommy’s sweet little boy and have fun. (Ms Levament grimaces to herself)

Kerry (still whiny) Mommy, I’m sore down there, and I’m hungry – can we go now? I wanna go to McDonalds.

Mrs Robinson. Of course you can, honey – you didn’t have any breakfast did you?

Ms Levament. And he’s had a lovely enema, so his insides are completely empty. He should be very hungry. Yes, I definitely prescribe McDonalds.

Mrs Robinson. Then I guess we ought to get going. Goodbye, Doctor; thank you for being so helpful.

Ms Levament. I’ll help Kerry as far as your car. I’m sure you’ll be much happier now that those nasty little balls have been seen to, Kerry. (To herself) I wonder? (The camera follows the trio to the door and fades out.

A WHILE LATER

Stacy and Donna, both wearing nurses’ uniforms, are in the pre-op room, comparing notes.

Donna. I sure don’t know why so many boys boast about their huge cocks. Today I’ve seen nothing but tiny ones.

Stacy. Lucky you! I’ve been shoving an enema syringe up boys’ butts all day. Some occupation!

Dr Geller’s voice off-stage. Is the next patient ready yet? Wheel him in just as soon as his sedation’s taken effect.

Donna. Okay, Dr Geller, we’ll be right there.

(The camera switches to the room where Dr Geller carries out surgical procedures. We’ve met Dr Geller before. She is in full Operating Theatre overalls with her hair tied up, and wearing rubber gloves. She is laying-out instruments in a tray, ready for the next castration.

The door is opened by Donna, pushing a gurney, on which Michael Sherwood is lying. Michael is a sturdy 12-year-old with blond hair. He is heavily sedated and his brown eyes are half closed. He is nude from the waist down and has a half-hard erection.)

Dr Geller. This must be Michael Sherwood, yes? Last on today’s list. That makes fifteen. Help me onto the table with him.

(Michael is lying on a canvas sheet. Dr Geller and Donna lift him bodily on to the table and rolling him to one side, draw the sheet from under him).

Dr Geller. First job is to get rid of that (indicating the boy’s erection). Give him a good swabbing down there with surgical spirit, including beneath his foreskin.

(Donna busies herself swabbing Michael’s private parts).

Dr Geller. Actually you’re very fortunate to be here today. If you go on to medical school and qualify as an MD, then if you go into private practice you’ll find that castrating boys is a pretty common procedure. You’ll be called on to do it quite often. Now, I’ve sent Anne home, she wasn’t feeling well. You’ll have to help. Is that okay?

Donna. Okay, Dr Geller.

(The camera zooms in on Michael Sherwood’s genital area. His erection has subsided).

Dr Geller. There, that’s a lot better. In this procedure the whole genital area needs to be relaxed. (Loudly) Okay, Michael?

(Michael moans softly)

Dr Geller. He’s barely conscious. Let’s get on. Was there something, Donna?

Donna. Michael has a very tight foreskin, Dr Geller.

Dr Geller. Yes. I’d really like to trim it off, but that’s not on today’s program. We’ll concentrate on removing those (indicating Michael’s testicles) to keep his voice high. Now, I’d better do the local anaesthetic bit, it needs practice, which you’ve not had. You can help with the next stage.

(The camera shows Dr Geller picking up the hypodermic syringe, then zooms in again on Michael Sherwood’s genital area. Dr Geller’s hands appear,holding the syringe, and she injects Michael slightly above and to the left of his penis).

Dr Geller (continuing). Now we’ll just have to wait till he’s numbed-up.

Donna. Dr Geller, can I ask you something?

Dr Geller. Sure, go ahead.

Donna. Dr Geller, do you ever do this procedure on teenage boys – you know, boys of sixteen, or seventeen even?

Dr Geller. Myself, no, although I certainly have plenty of colleagues who do. At age seventeen, a quite different set of techniques is needed, and I wouldn’t attempt the operation except under strict hospital conditions. Besides, the patient usually needs extensive counselling afterwards and I don’t have the time to get involved. With little boys like this one (jerks a thumb towards Michael) it’s a different matter. He’ll be back to school tomorrow and he’ll scarcely give it a second thought. Unlike a 17-year-old who’ll already have an active sex life, a 12-year-old will have next to no experience and won’t miss anything. Okay? (Pauses to let this sink in. Donna nods).

Dr Geller (continuing) Now, he’s sure to have numbed-up by now. Donna, put this elasticated belt round Michael’s waist, stick his penis through the loop and fasten the clasp. That will hold his penis out of the way while we’re working. (Camera zooms in showing Donna carrying out this procedure.) Now, this is where a doctor needs three hands. A boy’s scrotum is full of veins and capillaries and it’s important not to hit any of these when you are going in. Now, I want you to take hold of his testicles – don’t squeeze them, just hold them firmly – and pull downwards. Don’t be afraid to pull quite hard.

(Camera shows Donna pulling on the boy’s scrotum).

Now, I’m going in here,…………..and here. (She makes two incisions in the boy’s scrotum). There, look, that’s pretty nearly perfect, hardly any bleeding. You can let go now. We need to wait a short while; we call it ‘the bleeding time’.

(Camera pans round the room, pausing for an instant on a book labelled “Castration Register”.

Dr Geller. Now I’ll do the next bit. You’ll get plenty of practice at medical school. You’ll have to pass me things when I ask for them – those are clamps and those are soluble ties. The skin of a boy’s scrotum is very elastic, so the testicles can be popped out through the incision quite easily. Okay? Here’s the first one…….

(The camera zooms in again on the boy’s genital area, while Dr Geller castrates Michael, clamping the cords of his testicles and tying them off before cutting. Her instructions come as a voiceover: ‘Clamp’ ‘Tie’ as she requires them).

Donna. (in a voice of wonder) They come out so easily – oh my God!

Dr Geller. Yes, all done now except for the stitches. Some doctors like to trim the scrotum away but I’m not one of them. The scrotum will shrink up very quickly all by itself. Now, all I do is put a couple of soluble stitchs on each side, and a special microporous dressing over the top. See, the scrotum is beginning to shrink already?

(Donna watches while Dr Geller stitches Michael up).

Dr Geller. There, all done. Help me get him back on to the gurney (Donna does so).

You can take him back to the recovery room, and stay with him while he comes round. I’ll stay here and clean things up. Oh, and don’t be distressed if he cries. Most boys do – it’s just a reaction. He’ll be full of bounce in a day or two.

Donna. May I come again, Dr Geller? I’d like to help you again some time.

Dr Geller. Sure thing, Donna! Just give me a call, okay? You and Stacy have been a great help today. Maybe I’ll do another “Snip Saturday” later this summer. Would you like to help?

Donna. Yes! I’d love to….

Some time later. The girls are walking slowly home. The camera follows them, focused on their rear view. They are loosely holding hands. We pick up on their conversation.

Stacy. Yeah, but you had the best of it. I’ve been looking at boys’ butts all day, pumping soap-and-water in and sending them off to the bathroom. You say you actually helped the doctor castrate that last boy, Michael, the one that left a short while ago in tears?

Donna. It was wonderful! I actually got to pull on his ball-sac so that Dr Geller could cut it in the right places. I thought I’d flood my pants but somehow managed not to. I’d got a tampon in, just in case.

Stacy. I know who I’d most like to be “done”, to see the difference it would make? Chuck Halloran.

Donna. No chance. Dr Geller only “does” pre-teen boys. Chuck is sixteen going on seventeen. You’re right though. He’s an asshole. Cutting his balls off could only be an improvement.

Stacy. We’ll have to work on it. There must be a way. Maybe we can find a way for it to be his birthday present, just like that last boy. (Both girls laugh.) Well, it’s been quite a day, hasn’t it, Donna?

Donna. Yeah, quite a day!

FADE OUT

Snip Saturday

SCENE 1

The living room of a family home in small-town America. It’s a hot and sticky afternoon. Two 14-year-old girls, left to themselves, are whiling away the time chatting and listening to music. The camera zooms in on each in turn. Donna wears jeans that have been cut down into hot pants and a light blue T-shirt with the slogan I ♥ NEW YORK. Stacy’s T-shirt is black with the slogan I ♥ BOYZONE., also a denim mini-skirt just covering her behind. Whenever she moves we are treated to a glimpse of black panties tightly stretched over her sex.

Stacy. Kinda boring, isn’t it. I wish something good would happen.

Donna. Yeah, so do I. (She yawns, and glances out of the window.) Hey, there’s somebody at our mailbox. I’ll go see what it is. (She leaves the room. Stacy leafs idly through a teen magazine. Donna returns with a paper in her hand._

Donna. It was only this.

Stacy. What does it say?

Donna holds up the paper for Stacy to read. It is a promotional handbill. The camera zooms in and shows the following:

SNIP SATURDAY

Because so many loving parents and legal guardians of young boys know that it would be in the best interests of their boys to have them snipped, but also feel that the cost of this minor surgery is more than they can easily afford, the GELLER MEDICAL CLINIC has set aside Saturday, June 19 for a free and low cost clinic to snip boys ages 5 through 13. For further information, or to make an appointment for your boy’s snip, call 345-6000 today.

Stacy. Hey, wait a minute – just wait a minute! I know that place, the Geller Medical Clinic. It’s on the corner of 14th and Lincoln.

Donna. Rather an out of the way address.

Stacy. It needs to be! Don’t you understand what this is about?

Donna. Of course I do. It’s that operation that all boys have. Most boys are done as babies. It’s circumcision – having their foreskins trimmed off.

Stacy (derisively) No, you silly! That’s not it at all! It’s a very different operation. “The snip” means taking a boy’s balls out – castrating him! Taking his sex-life away!

Donna. (stuttering) Erm…you- you mean,………er ….. (She breaks off in confusion).

Stacy. (laughing) Say, what’s bothering you? Something on your mind?

Donna. It’s just… it’s… I can’t imagine a boy having that done to him.

Stacy. Donna honey, no such thing! I can think of four that I know of for certain, that have been snipped.

Donna. You said, four?

Stacy. Gary Martin, Bradley Jones, Tyler Moretti, Jamie Grigor.

Donna. Gary Martin, that bozo? I can’t believe it!

Stacy. He may look a bozo, but he’s only got a four-year-old’s little pee pee, since getting snipped.

Donna (giggling) Stacy, how do you know?

Stacy. First, from his sister- she’s also called Donna in case you don’t know. Before, Gary was always running around with a hard-on at bath time. Now, he has a tiny little penis that will never go stiff again. Also his girlfriend, Selma Davies. She likes to feel Gary’s limp little thing and she lets him feel inside her jeans, now that he can’t do anything. Before, she would never dare!

Donna. Why was Gary snipped? He must’ve hated that!

Stacy. Maybe, but he’d started pestering girls for sex; there’d been complaints, and he’d even been picked up by the police for it. If he hadn’t been snipped, he’d probably be in juvie. Same with Bradley Jones. His teacher started complaining that he didn’t pay attention in class, but was always staring at the girls, trying to look up their skirts or shorts when they were sitting. He was always playing with the front of his pants or had his hands in his pockets fiddlin’ with his balls. Everyone knows that boys who’ve been snipped pay attention in class and study harder.

Donna. I know Tyler Moretti. He’s such a wimp. It wouldn’t make any difference to him, whether he had his balls taken out or not. But I can’t place Jamie Grigor. Tell me about him.

Stacy. You go to Tabernacle Church, don’t you? Front row of the choir on the left?

Donna. Oh, you mean that sweet little blond boy! Has he had his balls taken out?

Stacy. He wasn’t always so sweet apparently. He was always wetting his pants, quite deliberately, and smelling like piss. His foster parents tried everything – right down to treating him like a baby, with a diaper and rubber baby pants. You’d see Jamie walking along stiffly and you’d know he had on his diapers for wetting his pants. It was Dr Geller who suggested the snip – you see, that way Jamie’s cock would always be limp afterwards. His foster-mommy would be able to twist a rubber band round it during the day, to prevent him wetting, and only when he asked to go to the bathroom would she take it off.

Donna. Isn’t that a bit harsh, just for wetting his pants. Anyway how do you know all this?

Stacy. From our neighbours’ kid Stevie. Stevie said he watched Jamie having a shower in school after gym. Jamie was proud to show everyone in the class that he had no balls. The bag has completely disappeared already and he has the smallest prick in the seventh grade. He’s learned a trick of using it like a water pistol. All the other boys envy him and think he’s real cool, having no balls. Stevie wishes he was a better singer, then he’d be “done” He said it wasn’t fair that Jamie should have been castrated a month short of his tenth birthday when Stevie himself is nearly eleven.

Donna. And now, I suppose, Jamie’s voice won’t ever change. Lucky church choir! He’ll be their first castrato.

Stacy. That’s right. Hey, you’ve reminded me of something. Michael Sherwood! I nearly forgot!

Donna. What are you so excited about? Who’s Michael Sherwood?

Stacy. Our neighbours on the other side – their kid. He’s a wonderful singer and the the minister- Reverend Davidson- convinced his parents that Michael should have his balls cut off to save his voice. Michael is gonna get castrated in time for his twelfth birthday! It’s gonna be his twelfth birthday present. He's sure looking forward to it, I guess! At least I hope he is….

Donna. So, when’s his twelfth birthday?

Stacy. It’s – hey! I bet he’ll be castrated on June 19th, like that paper says. His birthday is on the 24th. (Wistfully) I wish we could get to go see!

Donna. Work experience!

Stacy. What about work experience? What’s that?

Donna. You know, Work Experience, the organisation! They fix you up with unpaid part time jobs. Internships. Their office is on State Street next to the Howard Johnson’s – you must know it! We could ask if Dr Geller has vacancies for part time receptionists or something. We can always pretend we’re 18 and about to go to college to study medicine, huh? You can pretend you wanna be a nurse, can’t you?

Stacy. Sounds a great idea! Let’s go find out, right now. (Camera fades out).

SCENE 2.

The waiting room of the Geller Medical Clinic. A woman in her 30’s is sitting by herself reading a magazine. A door on the far side opens and two people come into the room, nurse Anne Levament and a boy with red hair and freckles, Kerry. He is eight years old but big for his age.

Ms Levament is Dr Geller’s assistant and nurse. She is also in her 30’s and has an olive complexion, dark hair and a pronounced Semitic profile. She is wearing a white overall coat with a lapel badge. She helps Kerry to a chair.

Kerry was castrated ten minutes earlier and is still under sedation. He is Dr Geller’s ninth patient of the day.

Ms Levament (to the woman) Here we are again, Mrs Robinson. All done! You can take Kerry home now – I’ll help you with him as far as the car. He’s still a bit groggy from the anesthesia. But I expect you’ve got some questions first.

Mrs Robinson. Yes, Doctor. How shall I take care of Kerry for the next few days. Till he’s…..till he’s healed up?

Ms Levament. Kerry just needs to take it easy, that’s all. I’d suggest complete bed-rest for the remainder of today, if possible. Then normal diet and not too much spicy food. No running about, ball games or climbing trees for at least the first five days. That’s about all really for the short term – if there’s any discomfort give him an aspirin or an Ibuprofen. While it’s very rare, he might get an infection in one of his incisions. It’ll turn red and hot. If it does, bring him back in as soon as possilbe. Otehrwise, there’s nothing special you need to do.

Mrs Robinson. And after he’s healed, what do I need to know?

Ms Levament. Dr Geller has put soluble stitches in, so there’s no need for any post-op treatment provided Kerry heals up cleanly, which I’m sure he will. The dressing will come off by itself in a few days and in quite a short time you’ll see that Mother Nature is taking over. Kerry has already been circumcised, as a baby, yes? (Mrs Robinson nods). His penis will gradually retract into his abdomen as far as the tip- we call it the glans.

Mrs Robinson. Just like a farm horse? They go around with their penises pulled right in. I used to wonder about that when I was a little girl visiting my uncle’s farm.

Ms Levament. Yes, exactly. Just like a young horse after being gelded, it’s as if his body knows that he doesn’t need a long penis anymore.

Mrs Robinson. Will Kerry have any problems pee-ing?

Ms Levament. No, but I’d strongly recommend that he practises pee-ing in a sitting position.

Mrs Robinson. You mean, like a girl?

Kerry (in a whiny voice) Mommy……..

Mrs Robinson. Just a minute, honey, I’m talking to the doctor.

Ms Levament. Yes, quite right. I think after a short while, Kerry will find it quite natural to pee sitting down. And there’s another thing. Most boys who have had this little procedure find that a girl’s thong – quite a plain one of course – is more comfortable than the underpants they’ve been wearing till now. After all, Y-Fronts are designed to give support, and that’s no longer necessary.

Mrs Robinson. Yes, I see. Now, looking ahead, what else should I know about?

Ms Levament. , Kerry will thrive, with fresh air and exercise and plenty of good nourishing food. It will all go into developing muscle, especially in his thighs and buttocks, and no energy will be squandered in producing sperm and testosterone – for the simple reason that those bits aren’t there anymore, so he can’t - (Mrs Robinson looks bemused) I’m sorry- do I shock you?

Mrs Robinson. Not at all: you mean he’s lost his little balls, of course. It’s good that you are being so direct.

Ms Levament. That’s okay then. I believe in calling a spade a spade, Now then, Kerry may put on weight a bit but don’t worry. He’ll grow up into a strong healthy boy, with one difference – that he won’t ever be able to “do it” with a girl. One final thing – does Kerry know why he’s had this procedure?

Mrs Robinson. Not precisely. I just told him he would be better if it was done, that it wouldn’t hurt for long, and afterwards he’d always be Mommy’s sweet little boy and have fun. (Ms Levament grimaces to herself)

Kerry (still whiny) Mommy, I’m sore down there, and I’m hungry – can we go now? I wanna go to McDonalds.

Mrs Robinson. Of course you can, honey – you didn’t have any breakfast did you?

Ms Levament. And he’s had a lovely enema, so his insides are completely empty. He should be very hungry. Yes, I definitely prescribe McDonalds.

Mrs Robinson. Then I guess we ought to get going. Goodbye, Doctor; thank you for being so helpful.

Ms Levament. I’ll help Kerry as far as your car. I’m sure you’ll be much happier now that those nasty little balls have been seen to, Kerry. (To herself) I wonder? (The camera follows the trio to the door and fades out.

A WHILE LATER

Stacy and Donna, both wearing nurses’ uniforms, are in the pre-op room, comparing notes.

Donna. I sure don’t know why so many boys boast about their huge cocks. Today I’ve seen nothing but tiny ones.

Stacy. Lucky you! I’ve been shoving an enema syringe up boys’ butts all day. Some occupation!

Dr Geller’s voice off-stage. Is the next patient ready yet? Wheel him in just as soon as his sedation’s taken effect.

Donna. Okay, Dr Geller, we’ll be right there.

(The camera switches to the room where Dr Geller carries out surgical procedures. We’ve met Dr Geller before. She is in full Operating Theatre overalls with her hair tied up, and wearing rubber gloves. She is laying-out instruments in a tray, ready for the next castration.

The door is opened by Donna, pushing a gurney, on which Michael Sherwood is lying. Michael is a sturdy 12-year-old with blond hair. He is heavily sedated and his brown eyes are half closed. He is nude from the waist down and has a half-hard erection.)

Dr Geller. This must be Michael Sherwood, yes? Last on today’s list. That makes fifteen. Help me onto the table with him.

(Michael is lying on a canvas sheet. Dr Geller and Donna lift him bodily on to the table and rolling him to one side, draw the sheet from under him).

Dr Geller. First job is to get rid of that (indicating the boy’s erection). Give him a good swabbing down there with surgical spirit, including beneath his foreskin.

(Donna busies herself swabbing Michael’s private parts).

Dr Geller. Actually you’re very fortunate to be here today. If you go on to medical school and qualify as an MD, then if you go into private practice you’ll find that castrating boys is a pretty common procedure. You’ll be called on to do it quite often. Now, I’ve sent Anne home, she wasn’t feeling well. You’ll have to help. Is that okay?

Donna. Okay, Dr Geller.

(The camera zooms in on Michael Sherwood’s genital area. His erection has subsided).

Dr Geller. There, that’s a lot better. In this procedure the whole genital area needs to be relaxed. (Loudly) Okay, Michael?

(Michael moans softly)

Dr Geller. He’s barely conscious. Let’s get on. Was there something, Donna?

Donna. Michael has a very tight foreskin, Dr Geller.

Dr Geller. Yes. I’d really like to trim it off, but that’s not on today’s program. We’ll concentrate on removing those (indicating Michael’s testicles) to keep his voice high. Now, I’d better do the local anaesthetic bit, it needs practice, which you’ve not had. You can help with the next stage.

(The camera shows Dr Geller picking up the hypodermic syringe, then zooms in again on Michael Sherwood’s genital area. Dr Geller’s hands appear,holding the syringe, and she injects Michael slightly above and to the left of his penis).

Dr Geller (continuing). Now we’ll just have to wait till he’s numbed-up.

Donna. Dr Geller, can I ask you something?

Dr Geller. Sure, go ahead.

Donna. Dr Geller, do you ever do this procedure on teenage boys – you know, boys of sixteen, or seventeen even?

Dr Geller. Myself, no, although I certainly have plenty of colleagues who do. At age seventeen, a quite different set of techniques is needed, and I wouldn’t attempt the operation except under strict hospital conditions. Besides, the patient usually needs extensive counselling afterwards and I don’t have the time to get involved. With little boys like this one (jerks a thumb towards Michael) it’s a different matter. He’ll be back to school tomorrow and he’ll scarcely give it a second thought. Unlike a 17-year-old who’ll already have an active sex life, a 12-year-old will have next to no experience and won’t miss anything. Okay? (Pauses to let this sink in. Donna nods).

Dr Geller (continuing) Now, he’s sure to have numbed-up by now. Donna, put this elasticated belt round Michael’s waist, stick his penis through the loop and fasten the clasp. That will hold his penis out of the way while we’re working. (Camera zooms in showing Donna carrying out this procedure.) Now, this is where a doctor needs three hands. A boy’s scrotum is full of veins and capillaries and it’s important not to hit any of these when you are going in. Now, I want you to take hold of his testicles – don’t squeeze them, just hold them firmly – and pull downwards. Don’t be afraid to pull quite hard.

(Camera shows Donna pulling on the boy’s scrotum).

Now, I’m going in here,…………..and here. (She makes two incisions in the boy’s scrotum). There, look, that’s pretty nearly perfect, hardly any bleeding. You can let go now. We need to wait a short while; we call it ‘the bleeding time’.

(Camera pans round the room, pausing for an instant on a book labelled “Castration Register”.

Dr Geller. Now I’ll do the next bit. You’ll get plenty of practice at medical school. You’ll have to pass me things when I ask for them – those are clamps and those are soluble ties. The skin of a boy’s scrotum is very elastic, so the testicles can be popped out through the incision quite easily. Okay? Here’s the first one…….

(The camera zooms in again on the boy’s genital area, while Dr Geller castrates Michael, clamping the cords of his testicles and tying them off before cutting. Her instructions come as a voiceover: ‘Clamp’ ‘Tie’ as she requires them).

Donna. (in a voice of wonder) They come out so easily – oh my God!

Dr Geller. Yes, all done now except for the stitches. Some doctors like to trim the scrotum away but I’m not one of them. The scrotum will shrink up very quickly all by itself. Now, all I do is put a couple of soluble stitchs on each side, and a special microporous dressing over the top. See, the scrotum is beginning to shrink already?

(Donna watches while Dr Geller stitches Michael up).

Dr Geller. There, all done. Help me get him back on to the gurney (Donna does so).

You can take him back to the recovery room, and stay with him while he comes round. I’ll stay here and clean things up. Oh, and don’t be distressed if he cries. Most boys do – it’s just a reaction. He’ll be full of bounce in a day or two.

Donna. May I come again, Dr Geller? I’d like to help you again some time.

Dr Geller. Sure thing, Donna! Just give me a call, okay? You and Stacy have been a great help today. Maybe I’ll do another “Snip Saturday” later this summer. Would you like to help?

Donna. Yes! I’d love to….

Some time later. The girls are walking slowly home. The camera follows them, focused on their rear view. They are loosely holding hands. We pick up on their conversation.

Stacy. Yeah, but you had the best of it. I’ve been looking at boys’ butts all day, pumping soap-and-water in and sending them off to the bathroom. You say you actually helped the doctor castrate that last boy, Michael, the one that left a short while ago in tears?

Donna. It was wonderful! I actually got to pull on his ball-sac so that Dr Geller could cut it in the right places. I thought I’d flood my pants but somehow managed not to. I’d got a tampon in, just in case.

Stacy. I know who I’d most like to be “done”, to see the difference it would make? Chuck Halloran.

Donna. No chance. Dr Geller only “does” pre-teen boys. Chuck is sixteen going on seventeen. You’re right though. He’s an asshole. Cutting his balls off could only be an improvement.

Stacy. We’ll have to work on it. There must be a way. Maybe we can find a way for it to be his birthday present, just like that last boy. (Both girls laugh.) Well, it’s been quite a day, hasn’t it, Donna?

Donna. Yeah, quite a day!

FADE OUT