Page 252 of Murder in the Family

It was like something out of the fuckingOmen –scared the living crap out of me if you really want to know.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

You didn’t go back – didn’t try to talk to him?

IAN WILSON

Are you fucking kidding me?

I got the hell out of there, and I never looked back.

FREEZE FRAME.

In the silence that follows Nick reaches down beside his chair, and puts something in a plastic evidence bag on the table. It’s a child’s cricket bat. The camera swings slowly round so that we can see the stricken faces of each of the team. We cannot see Guy.

LAILA FURNESS

(her hand to her mouth)

Oh my God—

MITCHELL CLARKE

Where the hell did you find that?

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

Upstairs. Two days ago, when we were setting up for filming. Of course, we knew by then what we were looking for.

ALAN CANNING

I assume you don’t need me to tell you that was an illegal search – I can’t believe anyone gave you permission.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

(evenly)

No, they didn’t.

HUGO FRASER

(gesturing at the evidence bag)

You’ve had it tested?

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

By a private lab, yes.

JJ NORTON

And?

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

Someone’s clearly wiped it down, but there are still minute traces of blood embedded in the wood. Clearly we haven’t yet been able to establish whose—

LAILA FURNESS

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