King and Maxwell: Summer Adventures Page #2

SEAN:

That’s why the Senator hired privateinvestigators. And don’t call him arabbit, you’ll hurt his feelings.

SERGEANT:

Hamster?

SEAN:

Beaver.

MICHELLE:

(off the Sergeant’s look)

Don’t go there.

The Sergeant thinks better of it, goes back to his paperwork.

Michelle clips on her holster, pockets her cellphone andwallet. And waits as Sean struggles with his shoelaces, belt,

tie, keys, wallet, cellphone, sunglasses, pocket-knife, combopen-

laser-pointer and loose change.

SEAN:

What?

MICHELLE:

Did I say something?

SEAN:

It’s easy for women. Dump it in apurse and you’re good to go. Guy’sgotta distribute the load. Then

you’ve got all the self-harmaccessories - the belt, the shoelaces, the tie

He takes the combo-pen-laser-pointer from her

SEAN (CONT’D)

The combo-pen-laser-pointer...

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MICHELLE:

Never leave home without it.

SEAN:

Hey, saved your butt this morning.

She turns for the door. Sean clumps along behind her in hislaceless shoes, struggling to loop his belt.

EXT. METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT - DAY

They exit, Sean pausing to lace his shoes.

MICHELLE:

What was plan ‘B’ if he didn’t put thegun down?

SEAN:

But he did.

MICHELLE:

You didn’t have a plan ‘B’, did you,

Sean?

SEAN:

You were plan ‘B’. You had the gun.

MICHELLE:

And yours was...?

SEAN:

In the glove compartment.

(off her look)

We were chasing an overweight guy in aBeaver suit.

MICHELLE:

An armed Beaver.

SEAN:

Who didn’t even know the safety was on.

She watches him tie his laces.

MICHELLE:

Ever heard of slip-ons?

SEAN:

First slips-ons. Then pants withelastic tops. And before you know ityou’re wearing a hoodie and peoplethink you’re from L.A.

MURDOCK’S VOICE

Sean King?

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Sean and Michelle both look up as two men step up, flashingFBI BADGES. Agent BRANDON MURDOCK, 40s, by the book and hisjunior partner Agent CARTER, late 20s.

MURDOCK:

Agent Murdock, Agent Carter. FBI.

King finishes tying his shoes.

SEAN:

If this is about Eddie Finch, you’llhave to talk to Metro.

MURDOCK:

Do you know a man named Ted Bergin?

Not what Sean was expecting.

SEAN:

He’s a friend. Why?

MURDOCK:

When did you last speak with him?

SEAN:

A week ago.

MURDOCK:

He called you last night.

SEAN:

No he didn’t.

MURDOCK:

Yes he did.

SEAN:

Hope you’ve got a warrant if you’redigging around in my phone records.

CARTER:

According to Bergin’s records, helogged a thirty second call to yourcell last night at nine-forty-two.

As Sean pulls out his cellphone to check...

MICHELLE:

What’s this about?

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