The Sweet Hereafter Page #4
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- 1997
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WENDELL:
Taking it out on her.
MITCHELL stops taking notes, and looks at the WALKERS.
MITCHELL:
He beat her?
RISA nods. MITCHELL crosses the LAMBSTONS off of his list.
He looks up at RISA and WENDELL.
MITCHELL (CONT'D)
You see, to do this right, to
actually have a chance at winning -
of getting some money to compensate
you for the loss of your boy - we
need folks like you. Sensitive,
loving parents. People with no
criminal background or history of
trouble in town. Do you understand?
The WALKERS nod.
MITCHELL (CONT'D)
Now, of all these parents you've
killed, who would you consider to be
good upstanding neighbors?
RISA stares hard at MITCHELL.
RISA:
What do you mean?
MITCHELL:
People who will help our cause.
Pause.
RISA:
Well, there's the Hamiltons. Joe
and Shelly Hamilton.
WENDELL:
(caustically)
Yeah, right.
Beat. MITCHELL looks at WENDELL, waiting for an
explanation.
WENDELL (CONT'D)
I mean, everyone knows Joey steals
antiques from summer cottages.
Resells them to dealers in the city.
He's been doing that for years.
MITCHELL regards WENDELL with a slight smile of admiration.
MITCHELL:
That's great, Wendell. That's the
sort of thing I need to know. So it
doesn't come back to haunt our case
later on.
RISA:
There's the Prescots...
WENDELL:
That sonofabitch owes thousands to
the bank and half the businesses in
town. He's about to lose his house
and car.
RISA:
But Charlene...
WENDELL:
Charlene's over at the Spread Eagle
every other night. Sleeps with
whatever she can get her hands on.
She'll go down for a pat on the head
and a fistful of peanuts.
MITCHELL is taking notes.
WENDELL (CONT'D)
Don't even think of the Bilodeaus or
the Atwaters. They're all inbred.
RISA:
The Ottos.
Pause. MITCHELL waits. No response from WENDELL.
MITCHELL:
Tell me about the Ottos.
RISA:
Wanda and Hartley. They lost Bear.
beautiful boy. Indian.
MITCHELL:
Indian?
RISA:
Yes.
MITCHELL:
That's good. Judges like adopted
Indian boys. Tell me more about the
Ottos.
As RISA talks, MITCHELL takes notes.
RISA:
They're smart. Been to college.
They moved here from the city about
MITCHELL:
What do they do?
RISA:
Crafts.
MITCHELL:
Crafts?
RISA:
Wanda does these photographic
things. That's one of her pictures
on the wall.
WENDELL:
Yeah, well, they probably smoke
weed.
RISA:
You don't know that.
MITCHELL:
Have they ever been busted?
RISA:
No.
WENDELL:
You don't know is what you mean.
MITCHELL regards the tension between RISA and WENDELL as he
continues to make notes.
MITCHELL'S cell phone rings. He answers it.
MITCHELL:
Yes, I'll accept the charges.
MITCHELL stands up.
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