The Coroner Page #9

MATT:

I keep hearing it. Him screaming. Didn’t know what to do.

[DAVEY STUNNED]

JANE:

So you cleared away the cans. Threw Steve’s phone off the cliff. Left him.

[MATT NODS, ASHAMED. BETH STANDS, EYEBALLS

HIM]

BETH:

And you met me. Pretended it never happened. Used me as your alibi.

MATT:

(WHISPERS) I’m sorry…

[BETH STARES AT HIM – DOESN’T RECOGNISE HIM.

WALKS AWAY]

CUT TO:

EP. 1/SC.46 INT. THE BLACK DOG. NIGHT 6. 20.45

JANE, MAY, SOPHIE, BETH, JUDITH, DAVEY, MICK, CLINT

NS AUNT, NS CUSTOMERS

[JANE LEADS SOPHIE AND HER NS AUNT TO A

NERVOUS MAY]

JANE:

This is Steve’s mum.

SOPHIE:

(SHY) Mrs. Kernan?

[MAY BEAMS, HUGS HER. JANE JOINS BETH]

JANE:

How’re you doing?

BETH:

I’m never having a boyfriend ever again.

JANE:

Course you will.

BETH:

Only if you and Davey interrogate him first.

[JANE SMILES. JUDITH JOINS THEM, EYES MAY]

JUDITH:

Good on May for chucking John out. If a man laid a finger on me…

(TAKES IN MICK, WITH DAVEY, SMILES) Lucky I got a good one.

[SHE SASHAYS OVER TO MICK. SNOGS HIM. BETH

AND JANE WINCE. DAVEY GRINS, HEADS OVER

WITH CLINT]

DAVEY:

So who wants to get thrashed at pool? Already beaten Clint three times.

CLINT:

You’ve got an unfair advantage, I’m colourblind.

JANE:

(GRINS) Can’t. Beth and I have got a date.

BETH:

Pizza and a horror film. Cheer me up.

DAVEY:

Well if there’s any pepperoni going?

CLINT:

Or Hawaiian… I’m easy, I’ll take what’s going.

JANE:

Sorry, girls only. (SMILES) See you tomorrow.

[CLINT AND DAVEY HEAD OFF]

DAVEY:

Rematch? How about this time I’ll tell you what the colours are?

CLINT:

You said that last time.

[JANE TAKES IN MAY AND SOPHIE TALKING

WARMLY AS SHE AND BETH WALK OUT. SMILES

TO HERSELF, EXITS]

CUT TO:

EP. 1/SC.47 INT. COURT HOUSE CORRIDOR. DAY 7.. 09.59

JANE, CLINT

[AS IF IN A CONTINUATION OF THE PREVIOUS

SCENE, JANE ENTERS NOW DRESSED FOR COURT: A

SMART SUIT, HER CORONER’S WHITE COLLAR.

SHE STRIDES DOWN TOWARDS A DOOR. IT OPENS.]

CLINT (O.O.V.):

All rise for her Majesty’s Coroner.

[JANE ENTERS. THE DOOR SHUTS ON US]

CUT TO:

CLOSING LEGEND:

[SCREEN GOES TO BLACK. THE LEGEND: “STEVEN

KERNAN, AGED 17. VERDICT: ACCIDENTAL DEATH”]

END OF EPISODE:

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