Page 217 of Murder in the Family

(turning to him, angry now)

Look, shesaidshe loved me, OK? And I don’t know what gives you the right to get on your fucking high horse – you were banging her mother and cheating on your wife—

HUGO FRASER

(getting angry himself)

Hermotherwas anadult, not an underagechild—

BILL SERAFINI

Whoa, guys. Like I said, time out—

There’s an awkward silence; Hugo gets up and goes to pour himself a glass of water. Camera remains on wide angle.

BILL SERAFINI

Mitch, much as I hate to agree with Alan on anything, I think you do need to tell us what really went down that night.

Because Hugo’s right – it clearly didn’t happen the way you said it did back when we started all this.

MITCHELL CLARKE

I didn’t kill him – I hadnothingto do with it—

BILL SERAFINI

(placatory)

I’m not saying you did. But we do want the truth.

MITCHELL CLARKE

OK, OK.

(takes a deep breath)

You’re right about the film – Maura’d fixed it with Amelie that she’d leave early and Amelie would cover for her. I picked her up on Notting Hill Gate and we went back to my flat.

JJ NORTON

Must have been a bit of a come down after Dorney Place—

HUGO FRASER

(sardonically)

Well, we already know she liked roughing it—

MITCHELL CLARKE

Piss off, Hugo.

BILL SERAFINI

Ignore him. What happened next?

MITCHELL CLARKE

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