Chasing Sleep Page #7

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ED:

Of course.

DERM:

It will be necessary for us to search through some of your wife's personal items.

ED:

I'm sure I can find whatever it is that you want.

DERM:

It's really in your wife's best interests if you allow us to do it. We won't disturb anything or touch anything without your permission.

ED:

Alright.

DERM:

How about we start in the bedroom?

ED:

The bedroom.

DERM:

Yes.

ED:

Right. I'll show you.

Ed stands up and leads them into the bedroom.

INT. HALLWAY

They pass by the bathroom. The gurgling noises from the plumbing echo around the hallway, and while the police don't seem to pay it any mind, Ed can definitely hear it.

INT. BEDROOM

Ed looks around the bedroom quickly before they go in.

ED:

Here you go. It's sort of a mess.

DERM:

Do you know where your wife keeps her credit card receipts?

ED:

Yes. Sure. This way.

Ed leads Derm to Eve's room, leaving the two assistants in the bedroom.

INT. EVE'S ROOM

Ed goes over to Eve's writing desk and looks over the papers lying on top.

DERM:

Nice room.

ED:

You like it?

DERM:

Yeah. Very Magritte. It's like a nursery.

ED:

I guess it is. I always through it was more of a conservatory.

DERM:

With the piano.

ED:

Right. She plays in here sometimes. It's nice. We always wanted to fix up the whole house, but, this is the only room we got to.

DERM:

Things always cost more than you think.

ED:

Yeah, I don't know what happened. Anyway, we share a credit card, but she mostly uses her own.

DERM:

If someone has taken your wife, there's a chance they might have used one of her credit cards. Or she might have used it herself.

Ed pulls at the locked drawer in the writing table.

ED:

I think she keeps the receipts in here, but I don't have a key.

Derm looks at the lock.

DERM:

Let me try.

Ed gets out of the way and Derm sits in the chair to examine the lock more closely. He presses his thumbs against the desk and breaks the wood around the lock, forcing the drawer open.

DERM:

There we go.

ED:

I could have done it if I wanted to break it.

DERM:

I'm sure she'll understand.

ED:

She won't. I promise.

Ed sits back down and searches through the drawer. He finds some credit card receipts and sorts through them.

MAZUREK:

Detective Derm.

Mazurek comes into the office carrying Sadie's sweater, which has blood all over it.

Snyder follows Mazurek in and looks over Mazurek's shoulder.

MAZUREK:

It was under the bed, sir.

Derm takes the sweater and looks at the blood on it.

DERM:

Is this your wife's?

ED:

No.

DERM:

There's blood on this sweater, Mr Saxon.

ED:

Yes, I know. A student. Detective, this is going to sound awkward, I guess, but a student of mine came to the house yesterday, after you were here. She was nervous, I suppose. She had a bloody nose.

DERM:

Why would she have been nervous?

ED:

I don't know, but she seemed nervous.

DERM:

That is awkward, isn't it.

ED:

I suppose it is. I gave her one of my wife's sweaters to wear home. She must have left that one by accident.

DERM:

By accident? Under the bed?

ED:

I don't know.

DERM:

What was her name?

ED:

Sadie. Sadie Crumb.

Derm finds a small, printed name-tag reading Sadie Crumb sewn into the collar. Derm shows it to Mazurek and then indicates for him to go back to the bedroom.

Derm shows the label to Ed.

DERM:

Do you have this girl's phone number? I'd like to talk to her.

ED:

I don't think so. Maybe.

Ed gets up and walks into the -

INT. LIVING ROOM

- where his desk is. He searches around and quickly finds a photocopy of a hand-written list of phone numbers.

DERM:

I should call her.

ED:

Sure. Here.

He hands him the phone. Derm dials the number.

ED:

I didn't tell her about my wife. I didn't see any reason to.

Derm reaches into his pocket and pulls out a roll of Tums. He takes a couple and chews them and it obviously puts a bad taste in his mouth.

DERM:

Could I trouble you for a glass of water?

ED:

Sure.

Ed walks into the -

INT. HALLWAY

He passes by the bathroom and stops by the bedroom door. He looks into the bedroom where the officers are searching through his stuff. They find a copy of Hustler Magazine and they chuckle about it, before they notice Ed watching them.

As he watches, he can hear Derm talking to Sadie.

DERM:

(O.S.)

Hi. May I speak to Sadie Crumb, please? This is Detective Derm of the Seattle Police Department. Can I ask you a few questions?

The officers turn and stare at Ed until he leaves.

INT. KITCHEN

Ed takes a glass from the cupboard. He takes it over to the sink and fills it with water. The tap makes enough noise so that he can't hear anything else.

INT. HALLWAY

As Ed passes the bathroom door, the gurgling noises from the plumbing get louder. He makes sure the door is firmly shot and then brings the glass of water to Derm.

INT. LIVING ROOM

Derm hangs up the phone and drinks the water.

DERM:

Thank you.

ED:

Well?

DERM:

She sounded very nice. You know, I think she left her sweater under your bed on purpose.

ED:

Why would she do that?

DERM:

So that she'd have a reason to come back.

ED:

I see.

Derm sees an open box of Skin-EE( cookies.

DERM:

Hey. My wife loves those things. I swear, she eats them by the box. I think they taste like sh*t.

ED:

I know. I hate them. Sometimes I think she eats them just to spite me.

MAZUREK:

Detective Derm.

Derm looks at Ed, then goes into the other room. Ed follows.

INT. HALLWAY

DERM:

Did you go to work today, Mr Saxon?

ED:

No. I guess I didn't.

DERM:

If you'd like, I can call the University for you and explain the situation. It might help. I'm sure they would understand.

ED:

I don't think it's necessary.

DERM:

Well, the offer stands if you change your mind later.

ED:

It's just that, I don't want them to know anything about all this. At least not yet.

DERM:

I understand.

They walk into the -

INT. BEDROOM

Mazurek is holding a small, fabric-bound writing book.

DERM:

What's that?

MAZUREK:

Looks like a diary, sir.

DERM:

Let's have a look.

Derm looks it over, reads the last couple of entries quickly.

DERM:

Where'd you find this?

MAZUREK:

Behind the bedside table.

ED:

I didn't know.

DERM:

We have to keep some things to ourselves, or we'd go crazy. This is your wife's handwriting?

He shows him the diary.

ED:

Yes. Can I look at that?

DERM:

Of course.

Ed takes the diary and wanders into Eve's room, flipping through it as he walks.

INT. EVE'S ROOM

Ed flips through the last pages of the diary. He reads for a minute. Some distant noises are coming from the neighbor's house. While we can't hear exactly what is being said, it is clear that a man is saying something funny and a woman is laughing hysterically.

Ed reads for a minute until, astonished, he puts it down and looks up at Derm, who is standing in the doorway watching him.

ED:

I guess you never really know anyone.

DERM:

You didn't know that you're wife is pregnant?

ED:

No.

DERM:

I'm sorry. I talked to her doctor yesterday. I thought you knew.

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