The Coroner Page #4

DAVEY:

Then why didn’t you mention it in front of Stix?

[LORI SHIFTS, AWKWARD]

DAVEY:

We need to take statements from everyone who had access to the

parachutes. (TO NS OFFICER) Start the ball rolling?

[N.S. OFFICER SAYS SOMETHING LIKE “COURSE,

SARGE”, HEADS OFF WITH LORI. JUDITH RINGS

AGAIN. JANE ANSWERS, ANNOYED]

JANE (INTO PHONE):

Mum, I’m at work. What is it? (LISTENS, STUNNED) What?!

CUT TO:

EP10/SC15. INT. THE BLACK DOG. DAY 1. 12. 55

JANE, DAVEY, JUDITH, MICK, BETH, EDDIE

NS PUNTERS:

[[DAVEY ENTERS, ON HIS PHONE. PUB STILL BUSY]

DAVEY:

(INTO PHONE) Keep taking statements, back soon as I can. Cheers.

(HANGS UP, EYES JANE CLOSE ON HIS TAIL) Just leave me to it.

JANE:

And miss out? Mum called me. Anyway… I want to say hello to Beth.

DAVEY:

No. You want to be nosy.

[SHE TUTS, SHOVES HIM. DAVEY’S PHONE DROPS

INTO A BUCKET OF SOAPY WATER NEXT TO A MOP]

JANE:

Oh. (WINCES) Sorry.

[DAVEY PULLS IT OUT. ITS SCREEN BLANK]

DAVEY:

Great. That’s just brilliant.

JANE:

Put it in a bag of rice in an airing cupboard. Should be fine. I could…

[SHE GOES TO TAKE IT BUT HE JERKS IT AWAY]

DAVEY:

Leave it!

[HE JOINS JUDITH WHO WITH EDDIE, MICK STANDS

GUARD. EDDIE SITS, SWAYS. TOTALLY TROLLIED.

JANE WATCHES FROM A DISTANCE]

JUDITH:

We had to give him vodka, stop him from leaving. Thought it best.

[DAVEY SIGHS. SITS]

DAVEY:

I hear you’ve got some information about what happened at the Drop Zone?

EDDIE:

(SQUINTS) Who’re you?

DAVEY:

(TO MICK) How many vodkas did he have?

MICK:

Six.

JUDITH:

Doubles.

DAVEY:

(TO EDDIE) I’m D.S. Higgins from the South Hams police.

EDDIE:

(SLEEPY) Then you better arrest me.

DAVEY:

You gonna tell me why?

[EDDIE STARTS TO DROP OFF. DAVEY CLAPS HIS

HANDS LOUDLY. EDDIE WAKES]

DAVEY:

Eddie, what did you do?

EDDIE:

(UPSET) He was my best mate...

DAVEY:

Why don’t you tell me what you told Judith?

[EDDIE DROPS OFF AGAIN. DAVEY STEERS JUDITH

AWAY]

DAVEY:

I can’t interview him like this. He needs to sleep it off. (PULLS OUT HIS

PHONE. REMEMBERS) Can I use your phone? (HEADS TO THE

PHONE WITH JUDITH) Keep an eye on him til he’s picked up? No more

vodka!

JUDITH:

Where’re you going?

DAVEY:

I’ll need to see Lori.

JANE:

(EAR-WIGGING) I could take you.

DAVEY:

Don’t wanna risk it, thanks. Thought you wanted to see Beth?

[HE NODS AT BETH, CARRYING PLATES. AS SHE

NEGOTIATES A GROUP OF TOURISTS, ONE STEPS

BACKWARDS INTO HER. SHE DROPS THE PLATES]

DAVEY:

Well done, Beth! There’s a couple there, you didn’t break.

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