Page 167 of Murder in the Family

BILL SERAFINI

What did you say to him?

NANCY KOZLOWSKI

Like I said before, I told him maybe North Birmingham wasn’t the best place for him. That he couldn’t change what he was and shouldn’t try. He just needed to surround himself with other folks who would think the way I did.

He dropped out the end of that year and left town soon after. If his mother had known it was my doin’ she’d never have forgiven me. But I don’t regret it, Bill, I don’t regret it at all.

BILL SERAFINI

When I spoke to Frank Tappin, he said he was surprised Eric ended up in Beirut. What did you think when you heard about that?

NANCY KOZLOWSKI

I didn’t believe it at first, I don’t mind tellin’ you. I’d had a card or two from him in New York and he seemed real happy. Real at ease with himself. I just don’t see what could-a made him decide to leave. Especially for someplace like that.

BILL SERAFINI

Do you still have any of the cards he sent?

NANCY KOZLOWSKI

No, they’re long gone. I do have those photos we talked about, though.

CUT TO: Studio. People are looking confused.

LAILA FURNESS

I’m not sure what you’re getting at, Alan—

ALAN CANNING

It’s only when you’ve seen it a few times that it jumps out at you.

MITCHELL CLARKE

I’ll have to take your word for it, because, trust me, nothing’s jumping out at meat all—

ALAN CANNING

It was still just a hunch at that point, so I gave Tarek a call and asked if I could speak to one of the film crew.

LAILA FURNESS

(frowning)

The film crew for the Alabama shoot? But what on earth could they possibly—

ALAN CANNING

And he put me through to one of the women on the camera team. She’s asked me not to give her name, but she confirmed exactly what I’d suspected: this was very far from being the first time Bill and Nancy Kozlowski had met.

Silence; Bill shifts a little in his chair but says nothing.

JJ NORTON

I’m not sure where you’re going with this, but the first question that comes to mind is how could she be so sure?

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