Sweet 16 Page #2

Yeah some new girl she

said her name was Melissa.

Looks like multiple stab

wounds in the back, the arms

and the chest, somebody really

did a number on him Dan.

All right look Frank, I

don't want you to release

any information on this

till you hear from me.

I want you to go down to

the morgue and stay with

the coroner till he's

through with the body.

I want a report on my desk this afternoon.

- I'll do my best.

- Frank.

You better call Billy and

tell him about his brother.

You guys all right?

- We're okay Dad.

- What do think it was, a bear?

A bear, Marci are you

sure you're all right?

- I'm fine.

A dead body practically

falls on top of her

and she says she's all right, hah, cute.

This Melissa seems

to be best lead we got,

we'd better get to her.

The only getting you're

gonna do, is to school.

Cute.

Here hand me my books.

- Can't you say please?

- Please.

- Dad that's the girl!

- Are you sure?

- Yeah that's her.

Well I'd better have

a little chat with her.

You guys go on over there,

let me talk to the parents.

Excuse me, I'm Dan Burke,

I wonder if I might be able

to ask your daughter a few questions?

- I suppose this is about last night?

- You know about last night?

- Listen you know Johnny was killed?

- What?

- You can come.

Multiple stab wounds, we

aren't sure about the TOD,

time of death, but we

should have a full report in

this afternoon, you were the

last person to see him alive.

- Well who the hell are you?

- I'm Marci Burke.

- She's my sister.

Would you knock off

the Dick Tracy routine?

- Melissa?

The sheriff would like

to have a word with you.

- He's really dead?

- I'm afraid so Melissa.

Now you were with that boy

Johnny last night weren't you?

- Jesus Christ yes!

- A simple yes would do.

Did you drive up to the

reservation last night?

No, I mean I don't

really know where we were.

Darling try and remember,

I mean the boy was killed.

We went for a drive and

he took me right home.

- She got back around midnight, sheriff.

I saw the boy with her

and I told him to go home.

Did you see anyone

else, did uh, did anyone

threaten you or Johnny?

- No.

Well I used some

strong words to the boy,

he had been drinking, after

all Melissa is only 15.

- There was an Indian in town though.

- Who, Jason?

- Yeah you were there.

- So what, that was nothing.

- Jason Longshadow?

- Yes sir.

Isn't that the boy that you

hired to work up at the dig.

Yes but he wouldn't

do a thing like this.

- Well Melissa what did he do to you?

- He grabbed me, I think he was trying to

kiss me or something.

Well uh, I'll go up

and have a talk with him.

- Yeah well I'm just going up to the dig,

I'll ride up with you if you don't mind.

- Not at all.

- I'll get my things.

Well uh, you guys gonna

stand around out here,

or are you gonna go to school?

Well lemme know if

you find out anything.

- You'll be the first to know, Sherlock.

- Later Dad.

I'll pick you up after school.

Okay Mom.

This, this Jason, do

you think he's capable

of something like this.

No, I don't think so,

but to tell you the truth,

right now I don't really

know what to think.

- This town has really changed a lot.

Well now don't get me wrong

because most of the time

around here it's pretty decent.

Oh, Sheriff, you

don't realize I was born

and bred right here?

- Right here?

- Right here!

- Well welcome home.

Thank you well just for a

little while, John's grant

for the dig should keep us

here about two or three months.

- All set, Sheriff?

- All set.

Nice meeting you, Ma'am.

- You too.

I'll see you later darling.

- I'll see you tonight.

- All right.

- Jason?

- How you doing Dan?

- How are you?

Look uh, we had a little

shuffle in the town last night

and that word is that you

and Billy Franklin were

having some words together.

Ahem, Jason my daughter

said that you came after her,

is that true.

That's not true, I

just told her to go home.

Well to tell you the

truth I am pretty unclear

about what really did happen last night.

- Well nothing happened.

- I'm afraid there did, Jason.

We found the body of Johnny Franklin

right on the end of Lake Road

this morning, he was murdered.

- Yes I heard about that.

- Did you see him last night?

Yeah just before I

took Greyfeather home.

- Say anything to him?

- No.

- See anyone else?

- No, Dan I ain't kill anybody.

Oh of course he's didn't,

that's obvious Sheriff.

Look, we're starting on the dig now.

- Look, I'll be in touch.

- I'll be here.

Hi Dan, you still take your

steaks charred on the outside?

And pink in the middle,

how are you Kathy?

I'm lonely when are you

gonna get back up here again?

- I can be up there this week.

- Yeah?

That's what you said last time!

Well I guess you heard we've

had some trouble down here.

- Yeah Dan I heard about that.

- Kathy this is a real weird one.

What do you need Dan?

I need some NCICs, you

think you can get 'em

for me by this afternoon?

Boy, you know the

computer was down last week,

and we're so backed up I can't

even get near the machine.

- Kathy I hate doing this to you,

but I really gotta get started on this.

Oh let's see, well some

people owe me some favors

around here, why don't

you call me back later on

tonight and I'll see what I can do.

- I love you.

- Why don't you marry me?

Well you know I was joking.

- Right, I've gotta go now, bye.

- Why does he always laugh when I propose?

Well Frank's been down

at the morgue all morning,

he should be back any minute

and we'll know more then.

- What are you gonna do?

- Well since the town is full of rumors,

why don't you call a town

meeting of some sort?

- I'll call it for tonight.

- Excuse me.

Am I interrupting anything?

- No Mrs. Morgan, how are you?

- Fine thank you.

- Can I get you some coffee.

- Oh no thanks.

This is George Martin, our

town chairman, Joanne Morgan.

- How do you do?

- Don't recognize me, do you George?

- I'm sorry?

- Joanie Platt?

- Platt, Joanie Platt?

- That's right.

- You two know each other?

- We grew up together!

More or less.

- Really?

- It's been a long time, you look good.

Well George, made it to

the right side of the tracks.

- Yes I can see that, how's your sister?

- She's fine.

- Right, well uhm, I'll call that meeting

for around eight then.

- Sit down, please, here let me take that.

George and I never get on

in junior high school either.

Well George is a nice guy

but you know politicians.

- Oh I certainly do.

- Well what can I do for you Mrs. Morgan?

- Well there are two things.

First of all, you can call me Joanne.

And second, I'd like your

advice about something.

- I think I can handle that Joanne.

Well my husband John was

thinking about giving a party

and getting to know

some of the people here.

Thought actually I've been thinking about

giving a party, my husband's

really not very social.

And the problem is, I was

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