King and Maxwell: Summer Adventures Page #3

MURDOCK:

And you are?

MICHELLE:

Michelle Maxwell. But I’m guessing youalready know that, don’t you AgentMurdock?

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Murdock eyes her steadily, no need to answer.

SEAN:

Nine-forty-two, missed call. Went tovoice-mail.

MURDOCK:

On speaker if you don’t mind.

Sean hesitates, looks at Michelle, then holds up the phone sothey can all hear it.

BERGIN’S VOICE

(phone filter)

Sean, it’s Ted. I’ve got newinformation about Edgar Roy. Call meback as soon as you get this, it’surgent.

And the call ends.

MURDOCK:

You know who Edgar Roy is?

SEAN:

Yeah. Serial killer. Ted’s his

attorney.

MICHELLE:

You going to tell us what this isabout now?

A moment, then...

MURDOCK:

He’s dead.

SEAN:

Edgar Roy?

MURDOCK:

Ted Bergin.

(beat)

Murdered.

And off Sean’s shock...

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ACT ONE:

FADE IN:

INT. CITY MORGUE - DAY

FLUORESCENT light flickering us out of BLACK, revealing halfa dozen gurneys, each with a sheet draped corpse. The

ATTENDANT leads Sean, Michelle, Murdock and Carter to the end

gurney.

The Attendant looks at Murdock, who nods. He lifts the

sheet, revealing the body of Ted Bergin, 60s. There’s a

clean bullet wound in his left temple. Sean gazes at the bodyfor a moment.

SEAN:

That’s Ted.

Murdock nods to the Attendant, who covers the body andleaves.

SEAN (CONT’D)

You know who did this?

MURDOCK:

No. Do you?

SEAN:

Where did it happen?

MURDOCK:

West Virginia. Country road, thirtyminutes out of DC. His car was pulledoff to the side. Engine was stillrunning. Single gun shot to the head.

(beat)

When did you last see him?

SEAN:

Monday. Breakfast.

MURDOCK:

You were working with him on the EdgarRoy case?

SEAN:

It was our monthly catch-up. He

mentioned the case, said he neededsome help.

MURDOCK:

In your capacity as a lawyer? Or a

private investigator?

SEAN:

Both.

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MURDOCK:

Give you the case to read?

SEAN:

No.

MURDOCK:

Brief you?

SEAN:

Only the headlines.

MURDOCK:

Any idea what this ‘new information’might refer to?

SEAN:

No.

MICHELLE:

Shouldn’t we be talking to the Statepolice?

MURDOCK:

Ted Bergin was the attorney of analleged serial killer - which makes itFBI jurisdiction.

(beat)

Bergin made two calls last night.

(looks to Sean)

The second was to you. The first wasto the Federal Correctional Facilityat Cutter’s Rock. He was on his way tosee Edgar Roy in prison when he waskilled.

MICHELLE:

Was the window down?

Murdock looks at her blankly.

MICHELLE (CONT’D)

The driver’s window - was it down?

MURDOCK:

Yes.

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