Rough Diamonds Page #6

ELENA:

And such.

She continues to pace as Chad makes his way into the room, rounds

the desk and takes down a plastic beaker from the metal shelf.

CHAD:

We're going to need a urine sample. Do

you think you could fill this?

ELENA:

From here?

Chad goes red. Puts the plastic cup down on the desk and Elena

grabs it.

.

CHAD:

If...you wouldn't mind...removing your

clothes. I'll leave the room, give you

some priv...

The breath catches in Chad's throat as Elena takes her shirt off

without hesitation. Stands there in just her black bra.

ELENA:

Done. Next?

Chad's jaw drops. Not just because Elena's in her underwear, but

because of the clear BITE MARKS on her neck and arms...

CHAD:

Those are...

ELENA:

Bite marks. He chowed down.

CHAD:

They're clear evidence markers...

He reaches out, grabs a Polaroid Camera from the desk, starts

snapping away like an ornithologist at a bird convention. The

FLASH of the camera fills the room...

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EXT. COURTHOUSE - DAY

FLASHBULBS explode as Marie accompanies her stepfather up the

steps of the austere Blue Bay courthouse, surrounded by a gaggle

of sound bite hungry pressmen...

REPORTER 1

Any comment, Mr. Clifford?

Jay puts his hand up to block the intrusive lenses. He disappears

quickly into the shelter of the courthouse.

REPORTER 2

(to Marie)

Did your stepfather rape that girl? How

could he do something like that? *

Marie stops in her tracks, wheels around and addresses the throng

of reporters...

MARIE:

Jay...is innocent...

Says it like she means it...

INT. COURTHOUSE - DAY

The packed courthouse is abuzz and the elderly JUDGE WILCOX is

forced to slam his gavel down...

JUDGE WILCOX:

Order!

Jay sits at the defendant's table, suit impeccable, hair

immaculate, game face on. Theo sits beside him, scribbling notes.

Marie is in the front row of the gallery, surrounded by her

coiffured peers. She tries to smile stoically at Jay...

Kristen sits beside Elena at the prosecution table.

.

Chad is on the stand as ARLO MEESE, 35, the slick District

Attorney, steps forward.

D.A. MEESE

Dr. Borman, do your tests show that Elena *

Sandoval had sexual intercourse on the *

night of the 25th? *

CHAD *

Yes they do. *

D.A. MEESE *

Do they show that it was forced? *

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CHAD:

Yes. There was extensive bruising and *

tearing. We found no semen evidence. The

latex abrasions point to the use of

protection. This is quite common in cases

of premeditated rape.

D.A. MEESE

And what can you tell us about Miss

Sandoval's toxicology reports, Doctor?

CHAD:

Came back positive for Rohypnol, a common

date rape drug. Traces were also found on

the bottle of beer at the crime scene.

Both Mr. Clifford and Miss Sandoval's

fingerprints were all over the bottle.

JAY:

I took it from her. She was far too young

to be drinking!

A slam of the gavel silences Jay.

D.A. MEESE

Dr. Borman I am going to show you what's *

***

been marked as state's exhibit number 1. *

He nods to the bailiff and a PROJECTOR whirs to life. An EVIDENCE

PHOTO that Chad took of Elena's wounds is displayed on a screen

beside him.

D.A. MEESE *

What does this slide show? *

CHAD:

Miss Sandoval was found to have numerous

bite marks on her upper torso that

occurred during the rape.

JUDGE WILCOX:

What about those other markings?

Chad looks confused, studies the slide, sees four equidistant dots

aligned in a small circle.

CHAD:

I wasn't able to determine...Fingernail

markings, possibly...

JUDGE WILCOX:

(to Meese) *

Please continue.

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Marie can barely breathe...

D.A. MEESE *

I'm going to show you another slide *

that's been marked as state's exhibit *

number 2. *

Meese nods to the bailiff, who dutifully changes the slide. The *

court goes dark for a second before the next slide is *

displayed...It's a close up of Jay's teeth mouldings compared to *

the bite marks... *

D.A. MEESE *

What can you tell us about these *

mouldings? *

CHAD:

They were made from the defendant's *

teeth, and the tests I conducted show *

there's simply no other conclusion. The

bite marks on Miss Sandoval's body were

made by the defendant, Mr. Jay

Clifford...

That's it. The Court erupts, flashbulbs exploding. Jay slumps back

in his chair, his air of cool gone in an instant. He looks back at

Marie, utter disbelief on his face. The tears well in her eyes...

The Judge bangs his gavel in a vain attempt to regain control.

JUDGE WILCOX:

Court's adjourned...

INT. BLUE BAY PD - NIGHT

TV news gleefully reports Jay's trial like a sordid soap opera...

REPORTER (ON TV)

...in the face of damning evidence, Jay

Clifford remained defiant. It's thought

that his stepdaughter, Marie Clifford

will testify in his defense tomorrow. And

in other news, officials from the FBI

gave a press conference today, commenting

on their involvement in the Black widow

case...

A walking suit, AGENT MILTON DAMMERS, steps up to the podium.

AGENT DAMMERS (ON TV)

After numerous mistakes on behalf of the

local authorities in Blue Bay, the FBI is

mobilizing its task force...

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Click. Morrison tosses the TV remote aside, sits down behind his

desk, piled high with files, mostly marked BLACK WIDOW, and

reaches down to pick up Jay's broken video camera, still in the

evidence bag...

KRISTEN (O.S.)

It's a long shot.

Morrison looks up, smiles faintly when he sees Kristen at the

door.

MORRISON:

Not a fan of 'Hey, how you doing', are

you?

Kristen smiles, enters Morrison's cluttered office.

KRISTEN:

Used to play at being a spider when I was

a kid, creeping around silently. Guess I

haven't grown out of it.

Morrison shakes the broken camera parts in the evidence bag.

.

MORRISON:

It's the only thing standing between my

friend and a ten year stretch...

KRISTEN:

The forensics lab will have time to look

at it now...the Feds have taken over the

Black widow case...

MORRISON:

Goddamn gloryhounds. They knew I was

close. They just want to come in and take

all the credit.

KRISTEN:

You got a chance, Detective. To help your

friend. Don't let this case slip away as

well...

Morrison tightens his jaw, knows what he has to do.

INT. BLUE BAY PD FORENSICS LAB - NIGHT

The Forensics lab is crammed with evidence bags and files. Chad is

working diligently, painstakingly scanning a stack of $100 BILLS

one by one. He barely has time to look round when the door opens

and Detective Morrison comes in...

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MORRISON:

Chad, I got a rush job for you.

Chad rolls his eyes.

CHAD:

No can do, boss. We're sifting through

the Black Widow evidence...

MORRISON:

Feds are movin' in. They'll be taking

over by the case by the end of the week.

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