“Cottaging. Why yes, I believe that the term came to the fact that the public conveniences were once designed in the style of Swiss cottages. You know the little white brick cottages with black wooden frames. Very Sound of Music.”
This quote is a reference to the gay society individuals having a conversation on the best place to have sex. The gays in this play are not accepted in society and they are doing everything possible to ensure that they conduct their romance in secretive places such as cottages. The gay culture in Britain during the early 1990s is unacceptable and considered moral decay. Those practicing gay culture are cautious about where to conduct their activities. They are having a conversation on whether to use cottages because they offer some privacy.
"The Alleged murderer is said to be a nineteen-year-old Oriental male from a nearby Whitechapel - .”
This is an investigation concerning the murder committed by John. John is the main suspect for the murder of the man who is found in the lavatory in Bethnal Green in East London. The investigative authorities are conversing trying to unveil the possible reasons for murder and how the suspect is going to be arrested. The motive of the killing is not clear but after john is found and arrested, he is going to tell the investigative authorities what made him kill the victim.
“I don’t really care for lung cancer”
John makes unfortunate decisions including smoking in his life because of despair. When his friend asks him if he needs a cigarette, he says that he does not care about getting lung cancer. This shows the level of his desperation with life. Being gay, he knows that revealing the news will make people reject him. He decides to keep it a secret and it ends up becoming a burden of depression making him do things he would not have done when sober.
