NJ: Speeder

F/X: MOTOR TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEED, SUDDEN
SHRIEK OF BRAKES

POLICEMAN:This your particle accelerator, sir?

SCIENTIST:Um, yes, no, possibly.

POLICEMAN'you realise you was exceeding the speed of light? You do know that's against the law?

SCIENTIST:Which law?

POLICEMAN:E = mc2.

SCIENTIST:It wasn't that fast, officer, the cable's faulty.

POLICEMANSceptical) I see. (Writing) "Claims speedo bust." Anything else?

SCIENTIST:Yes. It wasn't me driving, it was my wife.

END

Nice idea, but I am not sure either story is enough in the news in the past week.

PS Just realised from reading other NJ submissions that the faster than light story was in the news this week - so a good one.

Good sketch and compactly written, but the final twist needs to be more unexpected.

Dan