The Coroner Page #2

NS POLICE AND CSI

[JANE AND DAVEY WALK TOWARDS THE DROP

ZONE. IT’S BUSY WITH NS OFFICERS AND CSI]

DAVEY:

It’s a skydiving school: teaching, displays, corporate training, charity jumps,

competitions. They were practising for a competition when it happened.

JANE:

Who died?

DAVEY:

Rafe Phelps, Chief Instructor and co-owner.

JANE:

What can you expect jumping out of an airplane?

DAVEY:

Actually, risk’s pretty low. The road you just drove on’s more dangerous.

[JANE LOOKS SCEPTICAL]

DAVEY:

Just cos you’re scared of heights. (Anyway) Lori’s followed all the correct

procedure, she just wanted to have (you here.)

JANE:

(IN) Jumping thousands of feet with nothing but a bit of material to save

you is… madness.

[SHE CATCHES DAVEY GRINNING AT HER]

JANE:

I’m not scared of heights. I’m sensible.

DAVEY:

You? Wouldn’t go that far.

[HE STRIDES AHEAD, JANE HURRIES TO KEEP UP]

CUT TO:

EP10/SC11. INT. DROP ZONE HANGAR. DAY 1. 11.54

JANE, DAVEY, LORI, JESS, STIX

NS POLICE:

[JANE AND DAVEY WITH LORI AND STIX – BOTH IN

SHOCK. LORI SHAKES JANE HAND, SHAKES]

LORI:

Thanks for coming.

DAVEY:

Lori was jumping with Rafe when it happened. This is Anthony King, the

other jumper.

STIX:

Call me Stix. (SHUDDERS) I keep seeing him. Can’t get it out of my head.

[JANE WINCES, SYMPATHETIC]

LORI:

You should go home.

DAVEY:

We’ll need to take a statement, first.

[LORI, GLANCES QUICKLY AT STIX THEN BACK TO

DAVEY, ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING WHEN JESS

ENTERS, ACCOMPANIED BY A POLICE OFFICER]

JESS:

(UPSET) Where is he? Where’s Rafe?

LORI:

Jess, I’m so sorry…

JESS:

I want to see him.

DAVEY:

Mrs. Phelps? D.S. Higgins.

JANE:

Jane Kennedy, Coroner. I’d like to offer my condolences. If there’s

anything I can do.

JESS:

(VULNERABLE) I want to see Rafe.

DAVEY:

Sorry but that isn’t a good idea. Not right now.

JESS:

Please, let me see my husband. (PLEADS) I just want to see him.

STIX:

(GENTLE) Believe me, you don’t. You really don’t.

[LORI EYES JESS, SHAKES HER HEAD. RAFE AND

JESS’ HOUSE LEGS BUCKLE. DAVEY CATCHES HER]

DAVEY:

(EYES AN NS OFFICER) Can you take Mrs. Phelps back home?

[THE NS OFFICER PUTS AN ARM ROUND JESS,

LEADS HER AWAY. LORI WATCHES. STIX TOO]

STIX:

I’ll get changed.

[HE MOVES AWAY]

LORI:

(LOW) There’s something I need to show you.

[DAVEY FROWNS – WHAT COULDN’T SHE SAY IN

FRONT OF STIX? SHE WALKS OFF, JANE AND

DAVEY EXCHANGE GLANCES, FOLLOW]

CUT TO:

EP10/SC12. EXT. DROP ZONE. DAY 1. 11.58

LORI, JANE, DAVEY, STIX

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