INT. TASTING ROOM – DAY
A GROUP OF WOMEN ARE SAMPLING BABY FOOD FROM SMALL JARS. A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE HOLDING A CLIPBOARD GAUGES THEIR REACTIONS.
REP
So that's new apple and blueberry flavour. What do we think of that? Is it something we'd be happy to give our little ones?
MOTHER #1
Mmm, it's nice - quite sweet.
MOTHER #2
How much sugar is in this? I don't like to give my kids too much sugar.
REP
Let me put your mind at rest there – there is absolutely no added sugar in this new range of baby foods.
MOTHER #2
What are the ingredients?
THE REP CONSULTS HIS CLIPBOARD
REP
Let's see – apple and blueberries, obviously... water, arsenic, cinnamon...
MOTHER #2
Sorry, what?
REP
Cinnamon. Just a tiny pinch. We find it really enhances the apple flavour.
MOTHER #2
No, before that.
REP
Water?
MOTHER #1
It sounded like arsenic.
REP
What? No, no, no, no... oh, wait yes, you're quite right.
MOTHER #2
You put arsenic in your baby food?
REP
Ooh... are we not loving the arsenic?
THE MOTHERS MUTTER THEIR DISAPPROVAL
REP
Interesting... interesting...
THE REP MAKES A NOTE
REP
Is it the amount of arsenic? If we reduced the amount of arsenic by, say, ten percent... would you be more or less inclined to give it to your little cherubs, do you think?
THE MOTHERS LOOK UNCONVINCED
REP
Perhaps if it was clearly labelled - "Now with ten percent less arsenic"?
THE MOTHERS TAKE A MOMENT TO CONSIDER.
MOTHER #1
I suppose less arsenic in baby food can only be a good thing.
MOTHER #2
And it does have cinnamon.
THE MOTHERS MURMER THEIR AGREEMENT. THE REP TURNS TO THE TWO-WAY MIRROR AND MAKES A THUMBS UP.
CUT TO –
INT. OBSERVATION ROOM – DAY
IN A DARKENED OBSERVATION ROOM WE SEE A BABY IN A HIGH CHAIR WATCHING THE MOTHERS.
THERE IS A STING OF SINISTER MUSIC AS THE BABY GURGLES/LAUGHS.
BABY
(SUBTITLED) Excellent! Mwah, hah, hah, hah!
END