DeadTide Page #6

Season #1

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26. William walks up to Arthur doorstep and he rings the doorbell.

A couple of seconds go by, no answer.

William waits a few more seconds and rings it again, still no answer.

By the third time William is starting to get worried, a light turns on

and an older man opens the door.

ARTHUR:

Can I help you?

WILLIAM:

Yeah, I was looking for Jasmine

ARTHUR:

A jasmine doesn’t live here sir.

WILLIAM:

Are you sure because I just talked

to her and she sent me this

address

ARTHUR:

I’m pretty sure

William hesitates.

So you like strippers?

ARTHUR:

Excuse me?

WILLIAM:

You heard me. Jasmine was Robin’s

friend. Do you know Robin?

WILLIAM:

I think you need to leave sir,

before I call the police.

Before Arthur could close the door, Frank and Detective Rodgers comes

from outback.

FRANK:

Deadtide police, we here for some

questioning.

RODGERS:

Hey, that’s what I usually say.

ARTHUR:

What are y’all doing here did I do

anything wrong?

FRANK:

Yeah, I think you need to sit

down.

WILLIAM:

ARTHUR:

I will, but first you need to get

this hoodlum for trespassing.

FRANK:

Don’t worry he’s with me

Arthur looks shocked.

FRANK:

Well aint you going to sit down

Arthur sits down in his living room.

FRANK:

Do you like strippers?

ARTHUR:

What’s up with y’all and

strippers?

FRANK:

Hey, you the one that like

strippers, especially one specific

one, right?

ARTHUR:

I mean I go to the strip club

occasionally but that’s not a

crime.

FRANK:

Your right but following someone

and harassing is.

DETECTIVE RODGERS

Allegedly Frank, as far as we know

he’s innocent.

ARTHUR:

See, I like this guy. I never

followed anybody and if I did, she

probably didn’t pay or anything

FRANK:

So if they don’t pay you think

it’s still ok to harass, right?

ARTHUR:

That’s not what I’m saying.

Sometimes the girls try to get

over, and sometimes ya know, I

have to get my money worth.

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FRANK:

What the f*** does that mean?

DETECTIVE RODGERS

Frank don’t do anything stupid.

FRANK:

What the f*** does that mean

answer the question?

ARTHUR:

Ya know sometimes I rough EM’ up

but nothing to crazy just enough

to get my full money worth.

FRANK:

Are you crazy, you weak old man?

Who was the last girl you followed

or used to ‘get your money worth’?

Arthur looks around and moves to get up.

FRANK:

No, you stay right here.

Detective, can you get him some

water?

ARTHUR:

Look officer, my wife left me a

couple of years ago. So sometimes

yeah, I get girls to entertain me.

Like I said, that’s no crime and

until you have proof you need to

get the f*** out of here

FRANK:

You didn’t answer my question

Arthur sighs and drinks the glass of water Rodgers brings him.

ARTHUR:

I... can’t remember

FRANK:

Your wasting my time, you know

that?

RODGERS:

I think we should leave Frank.

He’s old, maybe he really can’t

remember.

FRANK:

You’re probably right... but since

we are here we might as well check

the place.

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ARTHUR:

Over my dead body where’s the

warrant

FRANK:

Oh we’re not going to do it.

William goes behind Arthur and proceeds to knock Arthur out cold.

RODGERS:

That’s wasn’t in the plan.

FRANK:

You didn’t stop it. Let’s check

the place before one of his

neighborhoods get curious.

Frank walks up the stairs to Arthur room. The room is nice with all-

white bed but there are shockingly pictures of younger girls on the

wall and dresser.

RODGERS:

You think this could be our guy

FRANK:

I’m not sure yet. Even though he

has these pictures, he doesn’t

strike me as a person that has the

heart to cut human bodies to

pieces.

The pair continue to look through Arthurs room, they find more

evidence.

DETECTIVE RODGER

Hey, Frank come look at this

Detective Rodgers is in Authors bathroom where he finds a porn

magazine.

FRANK:

What? That’s just magazines.

What’s so great about it?

DETECTIVE RODGERS

Flip through it

Frank sighs, looking confused. William then burst in the room and says

I think someone is watching us.

DETECTIVE RODGERS

Really who?

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