The Coroner Page #8

JANE:

(JOINS THEM) You thought he was in love with Lori?

JESS:

I asked him. Asked if he wanted to leave me for her. He wouldn’t answer.

(FROWNS) It was like. Like I couldn’t stop myself. (HARD) I wanted to

punish him. Hurt him. So I went to the garage. Found his rig.

[SHE INTAKES SHARPLY]

JESS:

I don’t know why I did it. I loved him. I loved him so much.

[DAVEY TAKES THE PILLS FROM JANE]

DAVEY:

Where did you get these?

[SHE CONSIDERS THEM, FROWNS]

JESS:

Online. Stacey, my best mate in Oz, swore by them. Said they gave her her

twins. I thought they’d help.

DAVEY:

Had you taken them long?

JESS:

About four months. Things started going downhill between us soon after.

Kept arguing. I was convinced he was an affair with Lori.

JANE:

With a small percentage of women, these tablets can induce psychosis…

paranoia. Your hormones go haywire. You imagine all sorts.

[BEAT]

JESS:

But they worked for Stacey. I was taking double the dose. Triple.

DAVEY:

(GENTLE) Oh, love… They wouldn’t have helped.

[JESS FEELS HER BREATHING QUICKEN. JANE

TAKES HER HAND]

JANE:

I think Rafe was going to tell you he was sick. He’d told Lori he’d made a

mistake. I think he realised he shouldn’t have cancelled the IVF.

[JESS FEELS HER HEART SPLIT IN TWO, AN

AGONISING, WRETCHED PAIN AS SHE REALISES]

JESS:

He. He still… (BEAT) He still loved me?

[JANE NODS. OUT ON JESS - THE ENORMITY OF

WHAT SHE’S DONE OVERWHELMS HER]

CUT TO:

EP10/SC46. EXT. THE BLACK DOG. SUNSET 4. 21.38

JANE, DAVEY, BETH, CLINT,

PUNTERS:

[JANE AND DAVEY HEAD TO THE BLACK DOG.

DAVEY SILENT, LOST IN THOUGHT]

JANE:

Can I ask you something?

DAVEY:

If it’s can you use my phone, then no.

JANE:

(SERIOUS) How come you know so much about IVF?

[DAVEY TRIES TO KEEP IT LIGHT]

DAVEY:

Annette got pregnant six months after we got together. It’s why we got

married. Said her dad would kill her. And then… well you can guess.

[JANE NODS]

DAVEY:

Tried IVF. Didn’t work. Never tried again. Couldn’t risk losing another

baby.

JANE:

(GENTLE) You would’ve made a great dad.

[DAVEY SHRUGS IT OFF, CAN’T GO THERE. SPOTS

BETH OUTSIDE THE BLACK DOG]

DAVEY:

(CHANGES CONVERSATION) Right. Case’s finished. You’re buying.

Mine’s a pint of Lighthaven Gold.

[SHE SMILES, HEADS INSIDE. DAVEY JOINS BETH]

BETH:

Have you told her?

DAVEY:

Nope. And I won’t.

[BETH RELIEVED]

DAVEY:

On the condition that you ever want to go off somewhere to be on your own

again, you tell me, and I’ll come with you. It’s non negotiable.

BETH:

(HOLDS HAND OUT) Deal.

DAVEY:

(SHAKES IT) Cos then you’ll realise there’s someone far more frightening

than your mum. Me.

[HE SPOTS CLINT, HANDS OVER HIS MOBILE]

DAVEY:

You can have this back. I got a new phone.

CLINT:

Cheers.

DAVEY:

Lauren called. You met her at the beach last week?

CLINT:

(BEAMS) Yeah?

DAVEY:

Sorry, mate. Just wants to be friends.

[CLINT SIGHS – DEJECTED]

DAVEY:

But it’s not all bad news. Your mate Woody’s got a special deal on ounces.

[CLINT’S FACE FALLS. DAVEY GRINS, PUTS HIS

ARM ROUND BETH, STEERS HER INTO THE PUB]

CUT TO:

EP10/SC47. INT./EXT. PLANE. SKY OVER DEVON. DAY 5. 11.23

LORI, STIX, EDDIE

[IN AN ALMOST RE-RUN OF SCENE 8, LORI, STIX

AND EDDIE PREPARETO JUMP. THEY FINISH

PUTTING ON THEIR HELMETS]

LORI:

We good to go?

STIX:

Ready.

[EDDIE PICKS UP A FLAG BAG. KISSES IT]

EDDIE:

Love you, man.

[HE PASSES IT TO STIX WHO ALSO KISSES IT. THEN

HANDS IT TO LORI. SHE KISSES IT TOO]

LORI:

One last jump, Rafe.

[SHE PUTS HER VISOR DOWN. THE OTHERS TOO –

THEIR FACES NO LONGER VISIBLE.

STIX JUMPS, FOLLOWED BY EDDIE THEN LORI.

THE THREE OF THEM DART THROUGH THE AIR.

LORI PULLS THE FLAG BAG. OPENS IT - RAFE’S

ASHES APPEAR TO SHOOT UP INTO THE SKY.

LORI OPENS HER CHUTE AND WE TAKE IN THE

STUNNING VIEW BELOW.

LEGEND:
RAFE PHELPS, AGED 41,

CORONER’S VERDICT: UNLAWFUL KILLING]

END OF EPISODE.

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