“Sutra’s respectful slut” in brief
The action takes place in a small town in one of the southern states of America. Lizzie McKay, a young girl, comes from New York by train, where she witnesses the murder of a white man by one of the two Negroes who, as the killer later explained, allegedly wanted to rape Lizzy. The next morning, a gray-haired Negro appears at the door of Lizzie and begs her to testify to the police that the Negro is not to blame for anything, otherwise the city dwellers already hunt him. Lizzie promises to fulfill his request, but to hide it refuses and slams the door in front of his nose.
At this time, Fred comes out of the bathroom, her night visitor, a rich and sleek young man. He Lizzie admits that he avoids accepting casual guests. Her dream is to have three or four regular elderly friends who would visit her once a week. Fred, although young, but looks representative, so he offers him his regular services. Fred tries not to show her that she made a strong impression on him, so she starts
Fred is sure that the Negro will not have long to walk on freedom, as he is known in the city and will soon be seized. He is interested that Lizzie will speak in court, when she will be called to testify. Lizzy says that she will tell what she saw. Fred tries to persuade her not to. In his opinion, she should not bring a man of her own race to court, especially since Thomas is a cousin to Fred. Fred forces her to choose whom she prefers to betray: some Negro or Thomas, a “decent man” and a “born leader”. He even tries to bribe the girl with five hundred dollars, but Lizzie does not want to take his money and burst into tears, realizing that Fred spent the whole night thinking about how to hold it.
A doorbell rings and shouts are heard: “Police.” Lizzy opens, and two policemen enter the room, John and James. They ask Lizzie for documents and ask her if she led Fred to her. She replies that it was she who did it, but added that she makes love unselfishly. To this Fred replies that the money lying on the table and he has evidence. The police force Lizzie to choose: either she herself to go to prison for prostitution, or to document that Thomas is not guilty, because the judge, in the presence of her confirmation, is ready to release Thomas from prison. Lizzy categorically refuses to whitewash Thomas, even despite Fred’s threats to put her in jail or put her in a brothel. Fred is indignant that the fate of the “best man in the city” depends on the “ordinary girl”.
Senator Clark appears in the doorway. He asks young people to leave the girl alone and declares that they have no right to terrorize her and force him to act against his conscience. In response to Fred’s protesting gesture, the senator asks the police to leave, and, making sure that the girl does not lie and that the nigger does not really threaten her honor, begins to lament the poor Mary. To Lizzie’s question, who is Mary, the senator answers that this is his sister, the mother of the unfortunate Thomas, who will die from grief. Having said this, the senator pretends that he is going to leave. Lizzie is obviously upset. She feels sorry for the old lady. Senator Clark asks the girl not to think about his sister anymore, about how she could smile through Lizzie’s tears and say that she will never forget the name of the girl who gave her back her son. Lizzie asks the senator about his sister, that it was at her request that the senator came to Lizzie and that now Thomas’s mother, this “lonely creature thrown out by fate overboard,” was waiting for her to decide. The girl does not know how to act. Then the senator approaches the matter from the other side. He suggests that she imagine that the American nation itself is addressing it. She asks Lizzie to make a choice between her two sons: a Negro born accidentally, God knows where and from whom. The nation nurtured him, and what did he give her? Nothing. He idles, steals and sings songs. And the other, Thomas, the complete opposite of him, who, though he acted very badly, is a 100% American, a descendant of the country’s oldest family, a graduate of Harvard University, an officer, the owner of a factory where two thousand workers work and who will become unemployed if their master will die, that is, a man absolutely necessary to the nation. With his speech, the senator knocks down Lizzie and, furthermore, assuring her that Thomas’s mother will love her like her own daughter, forces the girl to sign a document that justifies Thomas.
After the departure of Fred and Senator Lizzie already regrets that she gave up. Twelve hours later, noise comes from the street, the Negro’s face appears in the window; grabbing the frame, he jumps into an empty room. When the doorbell rings, he hides behind the curtain. Lizzie comes out of the bathroom and opens the door. On the threshold stands a senator who wishes on behalf of her sister, sobbing with happiness in the arms of her son, to thank the girl and give her an envelope with a hundred-dollar piece of paper. Not finding an envelope in the envelope, Lizzie lumps it and throws it to the floor. Would it be nicer if Thomas’s mother herself? worked hard to choose something for her according to her taste. It is more important to her attention and consciousness that she sees a person in her. The senator promises to thank Lizzy in due time and should return soon. After his departure, the girl bursts into tears. Screams on the street are getting closer. The Negro comes out from behind the curtains, stops by Lizzie. She raises her head and screams. The Negro begs to hide it. If it is caught, they will pour gasoline on it and burn it. Lizzie feels sorry for the Negro, and she agrees to keep it in her room until morning.
The persecutors put sentries at both ends and comb the house behind the house. Her apartment is called, and then comes three people with guns. Lizzie states that she is the same girl that the nigger raped, so she has nothing to look for. All three of them leave. Fred appears after them, he closes the door behind him and embraces Lizzie. He reports that the persecutors still caught the Negro, although not the same, and lynched him. After lynching, Fred pulled to Lizzy, which he admits to her.
There is a rustling in the bathroom. On the question of Fred, who is in the bathroom, Lizzie responds that this is her new client. Fred says that from now on she will not have customers, she is just his. From the bathroom goes Negro. Fred snatches the revolver. The Negro runs away. Fred runs after him, shoots, but misses and returns. Lizzie, not knowing that Fred missed, takes a revolver, which Fred, returning, threw on the table, and threatened to kill him. However, she does not dare to shoot and voluntarily gives him weapons. Fred promises to settle her in a beautiful house with a park, where she really can not go out, because he is very jealous, give a lot of money, servants and visit her three times a week.
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