Page 42 of Murder in the Family

MITCHELL CLARKE

(turning to look at him)

No, I didn’t know him.

ALAN CANNING

You’d never met him before?

MITCHELL CLARKE

No.

ALAN CANNING

Never even seen him?

MITCHELL CLARKE

No.

ALAN CANNING

But the police didn’t believe you, did they?

MITCHELL CLARKE

No. They did not.

ALAN CANNING

Do you know why?

MITCHELL CLARKE

No, I don’t. You’d have to ask them.

BILL SERAFINI

(looking round at the team)

Well, I guess we’re going to have to do just that.

CUT TO: Bill and Alan in a car, en route to see Peter Lascelles. Bill is driving, he’s wearing sunglasses and has the driver’s window wound down with his elbow resting on the ledge. Alan is in a heavy coat and scarf.

BILL SERAFINI

Did you know Peter Lascelles when you were on the job?

ALAN CANNING

We worked a couple of cases together, but they were major investigations involving a huge number of people. I didn’t ‘know’ him. Not in that sense.

BILL SERAFINI

(glancing across)

He ever talk to you about this case?

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