Page 210 of Murder in the Family

(turns to Nick)

You must have footage you could lift an image from.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

(giving a quick laugh)

Great minds, Alan. And you’re right, we do. Trouble is the results were inconclusive – none of the images were quite good enough.

JJ NORTON

(gaping at him, furious)

You’ve alreadydoneit? You ran my fuckingDNA? Without eventellingme?

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

(shrugging, clearly unfazed)

Like Alan said, if you thought it was that bloody private you wouldn’t have put it on your sodding arm.

There’s an awkward silence; JJ is seething.

BILL SERAFINI

(with a slightly forced laugh, trying to lighten the atmosphere)

Hell I’m beginning to think we should put the whole team through a polygraph – that’d tell us once and for all what’s genuine and what’s just ‘coincidence’.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

(with a wry smile)

Funny you should mention that.

LAILA FURNESS

Apolygraph? You’re not serious.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

Why not? Bill has a point. And let’s face it, it would make—

HUGO FRASER

(darkly)

—don’t tell me, ‘great TV’.

NICK VINCENT (Producer)

(laughing)

You’re finally getting the hang of this, Hugo.

But seriously, why not? If you’re all so sure you have nothing to hide.

LAILA FURNESS

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