The Coroner Page #5

DAVEY:

Not by then. According to him. Lori didn’t think so either.

[STIX LOOKS BLANK, CLICKS HIS FINGERS AS HE

WORKS IT OUT]

STIX:

Rafe wanted to change the manoeuvre, I said we should stick to the plan.

Can’t change a routine. Not safe.

DAVEY:

Eddie said Rafe shoved you.

STIX:

Just being passionate. It’s what he was like.

DAVEY:

Really? (BEAT) Been reading up about you. Got quite a history.

[STIX SHAKES HIS HEAD – HERE WE GO…]

DAVEY:

Breaking and entering. Nicking cars. Resisting arrest…

STIX:

That was a long time ago.

DAVEY:

Four years. Not that long.

STIX:

Rafe gave me a job when no one else would even look at me. So why

would I want to hurt him? I owe him everything.

DAVEY:

So, I’ll ask you again… Why did you argue?

[STIX SHIFTS, AWKWARD]

STIX:

(LIES) It was about the jump. (FIRM) It wasn’t me.

[OUT ON DAVEY – SUSPICIOUS]

CUT TO:

EP10/SC26. EXT. CORONER’S OFFICE. DAY 2. 12.39

JANE, DAVEY, CLINT

[JANE AND DAVEY SIT. DAVEY FIDDLES WITH HIS

PHONE - A GRAIN OF RICE STUCK IN THE

HEADPHONE JACK. JANE EATS A MUFFIN]

DAVEY:

He’s hiding something. Don’t know what. I’ve checked out Jess. She’s got

her full visa through last month. No criminal record. Was a nursery teacher

in Melbourne.

JANE:

Anything off his phone? Emails?

[SHE OFFERS HIM HALF HER MUFFIN]

DAVEY:

No, ta. Annette gave me a cake for work. Boss’ birthday. Had two slices.

(OF HER QUESTION) Nothing out of the ordinary. But I’ll tell you what is

odd.

JANE:

What?

DAVEY:

Rafe made a large withdrawal two weeks ago. Six grand. Nearly everything

they had.

JANE:

That is odd. What did Jess say?

DAVEY:

It was news to her. As far as she knew every penny was going on IVF.

JANE:

Could it be for the Drop Zone?

DAVEY:

Lori says not. (THOUGHTFUL) Weird he didn’t tell Jess about the money.

[JANE STANDS, CHUCKS THE MUFFIN]

DAVEY:

I reckon she might be involved. Lori. (FIDDLES WITH HIS PHONE) Jess

could be right, she could’ve still been in love with Rafe. Those feelings

don’t go away. You know what it’s like with women, they’re more…

emotional.

JANE:

If Lori was involved, then why insist it was all above board? Why even say

the chutes were damaged? She’d want to hide it. (TUTS) Emotional…

[JANE GLARES AT HIM. DAVEY WINCES]

DAVEY:

I didn’t mean. I wasn’t talking about (us). (CHANGES CONVERSATION)

Phone’s fixed. Apart from this bit of rice stuck in the jack.

[SHE SNATCHES IT, ANNOYED. TRIES TO GET IT

OUT WHEN IT RINGS. MAKES HER JUMP. THE

PHONE DROPS INTO THE HARBOUR]

JANE:

(HORRIFIED) Oh, Davey. I’m so sorry.

DAVEY:

Three hours I’d had it back. Three.

[JANE SEES CLINT EXIT THE OFFICE]

JANE:

Clint! Have we still got that spare work phone?

[CLINT AMBLES OVER, FROWNS]

JANE:

Your old one. Before we got the upgrade.

CLINT:

(WORRIED) The emergency phone?

JANE:

Can you get it, lend it to Davey?

CLINT:

But… (THROWN) But it’s our phone. In case one of our phones break.

JANE:

And they’re both working. Please? Slight problem with Davey’s.

CLINT:

(SIGHS) You haven’t? Not again?

[OUT ON DAVEY – OH YES SHE HAS!]

CUT TO:

EP10/SC27. INT. RAFE AND JESS’ HOUSE HOUSE.

BEDROOM/HALL/DEN NIGHT 2. 04.58

JESS:

[JESS ASLEEP. GLASS SMASHES DOWNSTAIRS.

WAKES HER.

SHE HEARS SOMEONE WALKING AROUND]

JESS:

Rafe?

[SHE JUMPS UP, HURRIES DOWNSTAIRS]

JESS:

Rafe…

[A NOISE IN RAFE’S DEN. TENTATIVELY, SHE OPENS

THE DOOR. IT’S EMPTY, DARK.

DREAMLIKE, A NET CURTAIN DANCES ON THE

BREEZE.

JESS SWITCHES THE LIGHT ON. SEES THE

WINDOW’S BROKEN.

OUT ON JESS - SCARED]

CUT TO:

EP10/SC28. INT. RAFE AND JESS’ HOUSE HOUSE. RAFE’S DEN.

DAY 3. 07.10

DAVEY, JESS

N.S. OFFICERS

[DAVEY AND N.S. OFFICERS SEARCH THE DEN. AN

NS OFFICER CALLS DAVEY OVER TO RAFE’S DESK,

SAYS SOMETHING LIKE “IT’S BEEN FORCED”.

DAVEY OPENS THE DRAWER CAREFULLY,

SURPRISED TO FIND A WAD OF NOTES INSIDE]

DAVEY:

(PULLS THEM OUT) Must be thousands.

[HE BAGS THEM. JOINS JESS, OUTSIDE THE ROOM]

DAVEY:

Have you touched Rafe’s desk since we last searched the room?

JESS:

No, why?

[HE PULLS OUT A WAD OF NOTES. JESS THROWN]

JESS:

Where was that?

DAVEY:

In his desk. I take it you haven’t seen it before?

JESS:

No…

DAVEY:

Any idea who could have put it here?

[JESS SHAKES HER HEAD, DAVEY EYES AN NS

OFFICER]

DAVEY:

Get CSI to look for prints. I’ll get these checked.

[JESS REELS A LITTLE, STUNNED]

DAVEY:

You okay?

JESS:

(NODS) Fine.

DAVEY:

An officer’ll stay til we get this secured. Call if you need anything.

JESS:

(NODS TIGHTLY) Thanks.

[DAVEY HEADS OFF, HIS PHONE RINGS]

DAVEY (INTO PHONE):

Hello? (LISTENS) You’re selling an ounce of what exactly?

[OUT ON DAVEY – THEY’VE HUNG UP!]

CUT TO:

EP10/S29. EXT. BEACH. SURFER’S SHACK/DUNES. DAY 3. 09.57

DAVEY, STIX, LORI

[STIX EXITS THE SHACK, BLEARY-EYED, WITH A

KETTLE – READY TO PUT IT ON. SEES DAVEY HEAD

OVER. WITHOUT THINKING, STIX CHUCKS THE

KETTLE, RUNS TO HIS QUAD BIKE, DRIVES OFF

ACROSS THE DUNES.

DAVEY RUNS AFTER HIM – SPOTS A LAD SITTING

ON HIS DIRT BIKE, ENGINE RUNNING]

DAVEY:

(RUNS OVER) Off! (SHOWS WARRANT CARD) I need your bike.

[THE YOUNG LAD SAYS SOMETHING LIKE “WHAT?”

DAVEY SEES STIX GAINING GROUND]

DAVEY:

Now!

[THE LAD JUMPS OFF, DAVEY JUMPS ON, STARTS

FOLLOWING STIX. BUT STIX IS TOO FAR AHEAD.

DAVEY DIVERTS OFF TO THE SIDE. OUT OF VIEW.

STIX LOOKS BEHIND HIM – DAVEY’S GONE. HE

GRINS.

SUDDENLY, DAVEY PULLS OUT AHEAD AND

BLOCKS HIS PATH. STIX TURNS A HARD LEFT, THE

QUAD BIKE GOES INTO A DUNE. STIX JUMPS

UPSTARTS RUNNING, DAVEY SKIDS HIS BIKE TO A

HALT. JUMPS OFF AND GIVES CHASE.

AS THEY BOTH RUN OVER THE TOP OF A SAND

DUNE, DAVEY THROWS HIMSELF AT STIX.

TACKLES HIM TO THE GROUND.

GAME OVER]

CUT TO:

EP10/SC30. EXT. ROAMER’S BAY. DAY 4. 10.34

BETH:

[THE COVE EMPTY AS BETH SPREADS OUT HER

THINGS. THERE FOR THE DAY.

SHE SITS. TAKES OUT A BOOK, STARTS TO READ]

CUT TO:

EP10/SC31. EXT. BEACH. SURFER’S SHACK. DAY 3. 11.13

DAVEY, STIX

[DAVEY SITS WITH A GUILTY LOOKING STIX]

DAVEY:

Why did you run?

[STIX LOOKS AWAY]

DAVEY:

Your prints are all over Rafe’s house. All over Rafe’s desk. All over the

money you left. Not hard to work out.

STIX:

I wanted to give the money back. Rafe gave it to me couple of weeks ago.

DAVEY:

Why was that then?

[BEAT]

STIX:

Cos he found out I was in debt.

DAVEY:

What for?

[BEAT]

STIX:

Skydiving.

DAVEY:

Skydiving?

STIX:

(NODS) It’s addictive. A buzz. That moment where you’re falling and

nothing else matters. Nothing. But it costs. Rafe heard how much I owed,

bailed me out. I couldn’t keep it. Not after…

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