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Finney County CITIZENS.

Green 11/2/05 9.

Dewey's leading the press conference from a FOLDING TABLE set

up in front of the Judge's bench, flanked by the two other

KBI Agents. He's got a cigarette burning in an ashtray.

Truman and Nelle stand in the back.

DEWEY:

I'll talk facts but I won't

speculate. The main fact here we need to be clear on is not one, but

four people were killed. A lot of

folks say Herb Clutter had to be

the main target because he was

dealt with the most brutally -

JOURNALIST #1

Had his throat cut.

DEWEY:

(a moment)

Yes. We'd all like to know why.

But it could've been any one of the

family they were after. We just

don't know -

JOURNALIST 82

You've identified the murder

weapon?

DEWEY:

Wounds indicate a shotgun, closerange,

but no casings were found.

JOURNALIST #l

Twelve-gauge, hunting -

DEWEY:

Right.

JOURNALIST #1

They were all shot in the face?

Dewey looks at the journalist. Then, evenly:

DEWEY:

No. Nancy in the back of the head.

JOURNALIST #2

Is there any evidence of, I'm

sorry, sexual molestation of the

women?

DEWEY:

NO.

Green

JOURNALIST #2

Anything else stolen?

DEWEY:

Kenyon's radio seems to be the

only. . .

JOURNALIST #3

The boy was sixteen?

DEWEY:

Fifteen. Nancy was sixteen.

JOURNALIST #2

It's her friend that found them?

DEWEY:

Laura Kinney .

JOURNALIST #2

Spell that?

DEWEY:

I assume you're okay with the Laura

part. K-I-N-N-E-Y. But, please,

leave her be.

Lots of folks try to talk at once, one OLD MAN makes himself

heard above the rest:

OLD MAN:

There's talk of a bunch of

Mexicans, a whole bunch of

Mexicans. . .

DEWEY:

(standing, stubs out

cigarette)

George, it's good to see you again.

I do have an opinion whether this

was the work of one man or a whole

bunch, as you said, but it doesn't

matter a whole lot whether it was

Mexicans or Methodists or Eskimos.

We're going to find whoever did

this. Four good people from our

community are dead. Let's remember

that. Okay with you?

(holds up a notice)

The West Kansas Farm Committee's

offering a thousand dollar reward

for information leading to an

arrest. Please print that.

( MORE )

DEWEY (cont'd)

(moving to the exit)

Thank you all for coming.

The room is immediately noisy as Dewey makes his way to the

door, pulling a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, followed

by Church and Nye. He's about to step out when Truman

catches his eye. Dewey exits.

CUT TO:

2 0 INT. RENTAL CAR - LATE AFIERNOON 20 *

Nelle drives while consulting a MAP. Truman is leaning back,

looking out at the passing farms through the window. He

speaks almost to himself.

TRUMAN:

Mr. Dewey's protective of the

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