Body of Proof Page #2

MEGAN:

Water temp?

PETER:

64.

She makes a quick calculation in her head.

MEGAN:

Two hours.

Two more new arrivals emerge from the Boat House, gold

shields clipped to their lapels. Detectives BUD MORRIS, age

42, and SAMANTHA BAKER, age 37. Morris is the senior of the

two and among the details we won't draw attention to until

later is a fresh shaving cut on his chin and an impression on

his ring finger where a wedding band used to be. Samantha is

eager and bright but used to taking the back seat.

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DET. MORRIS

Hey, Pete.

PETER:

Bud.

DET. MORRIS

Who do you like on Sunday?

PETER:

Not the Eagles.

DET. MORRIS

Traitor.

They're clearly familiar with Peter. And not with Megan.

PETER:

Detective Morris, this is Dr. Megan

Hunt. I take it you haven't pulled

her on a case before.

Detectives Morris and Baker both react to the name. Not in a

good way.

DET. MORRIS

It must be our lucky day.

Megan just smiles. *

MEGAN:

Look at that. Already we agree on

something.

Det. Morris blinks like someone whose sarcasm has just

boomeranged on him -

MEGAN:

Our victim has blunt force trauma

to the back of the head and

preliminary indications of

drowning. No scrapes or abrasions

that indicate she tried to break

her fall. She went into the river

clean after being hit on the back

of the head. I'm calling it a

presumed homicide. Liver temp puts

it about two hours ago.

DET. MORRIS

That's it? You mean you haven't

caught the murderer yet?

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There, Det. Morris thinks, that ought to ruffle her feathers.

But Megan just smiles again. *

MEGAN:

No, Detective, have you? By the *

way, you can tell CSU whoever

attacked her did it on the west

side of the river.

A beat. This is news even to Peter.

DET. BAKER

How do you know that?

MEGAN:

She got some sun this morning.

They all look at Angela's face.

DET. MORRIS

So?

Peter gets it.

PETER:

So two hours ago the east side of

the river was in shadow.

As Detectives Morris and Baker chew on this -

MEGAN:

Autopsy in two hours. See youthere, Detectives.

Megan turns and starts back towards the boat house. She

feels their eyes on her. She stops and looks back at Det.

Morris.

MEGAN:

One more thing. Don't believe

everything you've heard about me.

The truth is much worse.

With what might be called a "mischievous smile" she resumes *

her exit through the Boat House.

INT. MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE -MORNING

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