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Mercy Dash [08]

# Episode breakdown — Mercy Dash [08]

Duration: **1678.0s** (28.0 min). Cast: **3** characters; **1** minor (<5% of lines).

## Script statistics

- **Total lines:** 507
- **Total words:** 4983
- **Avg words / line:** 9.83 (corpus typically 8–14)
- **Scenes:** 7  ·  **Beats:** 10  ·  **SFX events:** 19  ·  **Music cues:** 2

## Cast lead share

- **Lead:** `Sue` — 57.8% of lines, 68.6% of words (11.66 avg w/l)
- **Second:** `Malcolm` — 40.4% of lines, 28.7% of words (6.98 avg w/l)
- **Lead/second ratio:** 1.43 (balanced)

Per-character line share:
- `Sue`:  57.8% lines  /   68.6% words (293 lines, 11.66 avg w/l)
- `Malcolm`:  40.4% lines  /   28.7% words (205 lines, 6.98 avg w/l)
- `Announcer`:   1.8% lines  /    2.7% words (9 lines, 15.0 avg w/l)

## Beginning / Middle / End breakdown

Boundaries: 0.0s — 559.3s — 1118.7s — 1678.0s

### Beginning  [0s – 559s]
- 154 lines, 1765 words, 188 wpm
- 2 scene(s); 3 beat(s) — setup×2, status×1
- top speakers: Sue (99), Malcolm (48), Announcer (7)

### Middle  [559s – 1119s]
- 162 lines, 1697 words, 183 wpm
- 2 scene(s); 4 beat(s) — setup×1, escalation×1, irony×1, runner×1
- top speakers: Sue (93), Malcolm (69)

### End  [1119s – 1678s]
- 191 lines, 1521 words, 164 wpm
- 3 scene(s); 3 beat(s) — payoff×2, callback×1
- top speakers: Sue (101), Malcolm (88), Announcer (2)