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THE SCENT OF LIGHT
"EPISODE 3 - PHANTOM WORKERS"
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CIARAN MAHONY
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2.
FADE IN:
MRS. BLOOM wipes her eyes until she stops for a second,
thinking and looks back up to LINCOLN.
MRS. BLOOM (CONT’D)
Was Meghan the only child taken by
Father Todd?
3.
LINCOLN
Mrs. Bloom, has Meghan mentioned
anything about what happened? Did
she say anything about a golden eye
or maybe the name ‘Balor’?
MRS. BLOOM
No..she hasn’t said a thing about
the incident. I can hardly get an
answer from her when I ask about
dinner.
LINCOLN
I understand. I’m sorry for what
happened to you and your daughter
Mrs. Bloom, I really am. Call for
Detective Lincoln at the Garda
Station if you need me. I’ll do
whatever I can.
MRS. BLOOM nods once to him as he stands up and walks to the
door, opening it.
CUT TO:
4.
LINCOLN
How the fuck did this happen?
PETERS
He got into a brawl in the courts,
someone stabbed him.
GARD
People found out about his charges,
someone killed him for it I guess.
LINCOLN
Right, I want to see the CCTV
footage of that yard.
5.
GARD
No can do, the CCTV camera’s were
broken a few weeks back. They need
to be installed.
LINCOLN wipes his head and puts his hands on his hips.
LINCOLN
What about the guards? Who was on
duty?
GARD
Uh, Joseph Kaplan was the main guy
watching over. He tried to stop it
but he was too late to stop Todd
getting stabbed.
LINCOLN
Right, I want to see his background
history along with anything else on
his record. Got it?
GARD
Alright then.
The GARD shrugs and leaves towards the door. PETERS looks to
LINCOLN and throws his hands out.
PETERS
What’s the big deal towards Kaplan?
A couple of inmates heard about
Todd and killed him for it. It’s
shitty that we couldn’t get a
conviction on Todd but it makes
sense that he’d get killed. What
makes it relate to a guard?
LINCOLN
It’s all bullshit Chris, nobody
should have found out about his
charges. Not a day after he got put
inside, Todd wouldn’t tell anyone.
Only other way is through a guard.
C’mon, follow me. We’ve got
something we need to look into.
LINCOLN
A missing child, Henry Rollins.
PETERS
I ain’t heard of any missing
children by that name.
LINCOLN
It was two years ago.
PETERS
Why are you looking into it now
then?
LINCOLN
Connects with that Todd case, the
boy was a friend of Meghan.
PETERS
Listen Mike, we’ve got enough
things to do right now than look
through old cases. Todd got killed
in prison and it’s left at that.
LINCOLN
Fuck, it’s not in here.
PETERS
What?
LINCOLN
Missing persons. Hm, let’s go speak
to the family. They must know
something.
LINCOLN walks towards the door, PETERS is about to speak but
shakes his head and follows LINCOLN out.
CUT TO:
LINCOLN
Todd mentioned a golden eye Chris,
he mentioned Balor.
PETERS
Look at the picture, there is no
golden eye. It’s probably a ritual
thing like you said before.
Balor…sighs must have been a
codename Beasley used. The case is
dead now, Morgan’s dead, Hazel was
nowhere to be found and we got the
killer. What else do you think
there is?
LINCOLN
You ever think back to the case
Chris? I do…
PETERS sighs and shakes his head. LINCOLN stares out the
window.
PETERS
No, I can move on and I have enough
things to do right now as it is.
LINCOLN
You ever think about how quick the
Fintan Squad was to get all the
evidence and get involved in the
case?
PETERS
No, no. Don’t go there Mike, don’t
go there. You’re trying to...
you’re trying to say that the
Fintan Squad framed up Beasley for
the Devil killer? Why would they do
that?
LINCOLN
Fame, calm the village, popularity.
Who knows, fact is that the Fintan
Squad was the one who came up with
all the evidence. We were
practically kicked out of the
church crime scene.
PETERS
Like I said before, the killings
stopped after we convicted Beasley.
That and all the proof make it
enough in my book.
8.
LINCOLN
What if they didn’t stop Chris?
What if they’ve all gone under the
radar. Hm..
LINCOLN rubs his fingers together as he stares out the
window. PETERS clearly doesn’t agree with LINCOLN and
continues to drive.
PETERS
So what, these missing kids. You
starting to say that the Devil
killer is a child molestor too?
I’ve heard of all kinds of fucked
up, but that just sounds like
you’re sticking two things
together.
LINCOLN
I don’t know what it is, but I’m
going to find out. Sooner or later.
LINCOLN exhales and looks down at his files.
CUT TO:
MR. ROLLINS
Don’t know, he said he had
something else to do, said he had a
‘game’ to play. Christ, I never
should have let him go…
MR. ROLLINS’ eyes fill with tears and he takes a sip from his
bottle of beer.
PETERS
You file a police report?
MR. ROLLINS
Twice, the first one I sent in
almost two days after he went
missing. I spoke with a Gard, he
told me he’d look. Then I heard
nothing….nothing for two
months..that’s when I sent the
second one in. I got nothing from
that..My wife, she sent one into a
Special Detectives Unit on the
borders of the village.
LINCOLN
That Gard, he said he’d set up a
search party?
MR. ROLLINS
He said he would...but I never
heard anything from it.
PETERS
What was the Gard’s name?
MR. ROLLINS
O’Donnell, O’Donald? Something with
an O’.
LINCOLN nods slowly as he takes things down in his journal.
LINCOLN
Henry, he went to Tranquility
Elementary that right?
MR. ROLLINS
That’s right...it was owned by a
church I think. Yeah...set up by
that Judas Norman fella.
LINCOLN raises his head a bit and looks to PETERS who stares
back at him. LINCOLN write down into his journal.
10.
LINCOLN
Two kids go missing from the same
school owned by Judas Norman..
PETERS
Stop it, just..just stop it
alright?
PETERS (CONT’D)
I know what you’re doing, you’re
trying to tell me that Judas Norman
was in on the children’s
disappearances.
LINCOLN
You said it not me.
PETERS
Norman is a pillar of this county,
he’s built all types of schools and
churches all over it. Soon enough,
he’ll be a pillar of this whole
country.
LINCOLN
Oh yeah I forgot, the great Norman
is going for Taoiseach.
PETERS
And is winning in the runnings too.
The two reach the car and hop into the front seats.
11.
PETERS
So what now?
LINCOLN
Let’s check out that Special
Detective’s Unit. They must have
something on the case of their own.
PETERS nods lightly and turns on the engine. LINCOLN slips
out his pack of cigarettes.
PETERS
Look Mike, after this. I’m done
alright? We’re chasing old, missing
persons. If they couldn’t find them
all the way back, we won’t find
them now. And the fact you’re
trying to link it to a serial
killer is stretching.
LINCOLN
I thought you had my back?
PETERS
I do, but this. This whole,
whatever. Case? It’s nothing. A
waste of our time, touching the
past when we should be focused on
the present and future.
LINCOLN shakes his head and lights up his cigarette. PETERS
revs the car and drives forward.
CUT TO:
LINCOLN
You make much progress?
DET. HYDE
Mmm no, well not really. We didn’t
even get to start.
PETERS
What do you mean?
DET. HYDE
Before we could start, your bosses
were already bringing hell down on
ours. Telling us to let you guys
handle it. After that, we just let
the case go. What, you guys didn’t
get the memo?
LINCOLN
Who told you not to get involved?
DET. HYDE
McMann and uh, Judas Norman wasn’t
it? Yeah that’s it. They came
pretty quick, usually you’d maybe
get talks a week after. But it was
a day after we started.
LINCOLN
That all that happened?
DET. HYDE
Mostly, although his sister had
some problems we think might have
linked to Henry.
PETERS
What, somebody tried to take her?
DET. HYDE
Yeah, I got the casefile pulled for
you guys. Here.
HYDE lifts up a casefile and passes it over to the duo.
LINCOLN opens it up and begins to read through it.
DET. HYDE
A few I think, nothing connecting
to the Rollins’ kids though. Why?
LINCOLN
Just wondering…
CUT TO:
LINCOLN
Some bits might be exagerrated but
some is true. Why you think he has
all the colours on his face?
PETERS
He’s a painter, worker, cross-
dresser I don’t know. And I don’t
care either, the case is old now.
LINCOLN
It still matters, these kids dealt
with Balor, Chris. They met him.
PETERS
How you know it’s him? What about
the golden eye? To me, that picture
has normal eyes.
LINCOLN
Hm, I don’t know. But I’m going to
find out what.
PETERS looks over at LINCOLN and shakes his head, rolling his
eyes.
PETERS
Whatever Mike. I’m going to get
some coffee, you want to get some?
LINCOLN
No, you can drop me off at the
station.
PETERS
Fine.
CUT TO:
PETERS
Hey, still here? I went for coffee
an hour ago.
LINCOLN
It’s been an hour? Hm, I’ve just
been sitting here and thinking…
PETERS
Yeah well, it’s time to stop
thinking and start working. We’ve
got a case, a breaking and
entering. Let’s go, c’mon.
LINCOLN
Nah, I’ve got something to do. You
go run with it.
PETERS
Alright..
LINCOLN picks up his files and turns, leaving for the exit.
PETERS watches him leave and sighs lightly, sitting at his
desk.
CUT TO:
DAISY begins to close the door, LINCOLN raises his hand and
stops it.
LINCOLN
I know your husband is innocent
ma’am. I know the Devil killer is
still out there.
DAISY squints at him before she peaks behind him and opens
the door.
DAISY BEASLEY
Come in.
DAISY opens the door wide, LINCOLN walks inside. DAISY peaks
her head out and looks around quickly before closing the door
behind her.
LINCOLN
What makes you say that?
DAISY picks up the two cups and turns, laying them down onto
the table. She pulls out a seat and sits down.
DAISY BEASLEY
A couple of weeks before he was
arrested, he came across a little
girl.
(MORE)
17.
DAISY BEASLEY
It’s the truth. Y'know my husband
fought with Judas before, back in
the 80's. Alan was going out with a
girl for a little while until she
cheated on him with Judas, then
Judas the little fucker, caused my
husband's life to be a living hell
through the rest of the years.
LINCOLN nods his head lightly.
LINCOLN
What happened to the little girl?
DAISY BEASLEY
She got locked up in an
institution. Ocean View Institute I
think. Poor girl couldn’t speak at
all, no one knows her or what
happened to her. She’s never said a
word.
CUT TO:
LINCOLN
No.
MAN
Hmpf, you own of those suit guys
who always come around here then?
LINCOLN stands up, approaching the gate. He eyes the man.
LINCOLN
What suit guys?
MAN
Those men in black guys, working
for the government who always come
around. I don’t know.
LINCOLN squints at the man before looking back at the house.
MAN (CONT’D)
Thought you were one of them, ah
well. Nevermind then. I best get
going, a storm’s coming heh.
The MAN grins and starts to push his trolley away from the
house. LINCOLN keeps his eyes on the house.
CUT TO:
STACEY
No, he just grunted a lot. He tried
to knock me out but I had gotten
away.
LINCOLN
You see him ever again after that?
20.
STACEY
No, after that I stayed at home for
about six months until my Dad
finally let me out.
LINCOLN
Mhm. Anything else?
STACEY
It might not mean much but I heard
up North there was a few children
gone missing, well taken. Some
young, there was this one story I
heard from a girl friend of mine.
This class went on a school trip to
Boyle and one kid went missing,
wasn’t seen since.
LINCOLN
What school was this?
STACEY
Spring Gardens Elementary I think,
it was a good while ago though. It
was back a little while after I
almost got taken, the girl told me
because she said that could have
been me. She was a shit friend.
LINCOLN
You should go see him, he needs
someone in his life. God knows I
needed one when I lost my
daughter..
21.
WORKER
Emma was checked in here around the
start of June. By Judas Norman,
which you probably know.
LINCOLN
Mhm.
WORKER
She came here and has been really
quiet, I can never get any words
out of her sadly. No one has, but
you’ll have to be careful. She’s
prone to getting agitated easily so
please be gentle with her. If you
agitate her too much, it’s possible
she could have a seizure.
The two push open a door into a games room.
LINCOLN (CONT’D)
Did you see any of the men’s faces
of who took you? Did they say any
name’s?
She keeps still.
LINCOLN (CONT’D)
Did one of them look like this?
LINCOLN takes out a picture from his folder, showing EMMA. It
is the sketch picture. EMMA finally moves, her head raises a
bit and her eyes widen. She moves her head slowly to LINCOLN.
He looks upto her now.
EMMA
He...he showed me his work..his
paintings…
LINCOLN
Of what?
EMMA
Fire...people..
LINCOLN
Where was this Emma?
EMMA
The wood’s…...he showed us...he
showed us..
LINCOLN raises his head, crossing his eyebrows.
LINCOLN
Us? Who’s us Emma?
EMMA keeps silent and looks at LINCOLN. He shakes his head at
her, he puts his hand on hers.
LINCOLN (CONT’D)
Were there more Emma? Were there
other children?
EMMA
He had...had a golden eye...golden
eye..
EMMA begins to hyperventilate as she looks around, repeating
her words. Her eyes slowly start to go back under her head
and her hands twitching as she begins to have a seizure.
LINCOLN
Emma, Emma!
24.
PETERS
Oh yeah, you know what that sounds
like? The Lincoln I was partnered
with five months ago.
LINCOLN
I haven’t got time for this.
PETERS
I don’t care, you’ve been going on
all these wild goose chases,
banging on people’s doors, asking
about old missing person’s.
LINCOLN sighs and tilts his head to PETERS.
PETERS (CONT’D)
Yeah, I know about it. The
community talks...now look, I know
you have your own things you want
to sort out. But I’m your partner,
and partners help eachother out.
Well I need you to help me with my
things, I’ve got a kid on the way
and I can’t keep a straight head on
investigations.
LINCOLN
Look buddy, if you got problems and
can’t think straight you can always
take time off. You don’t need the
job and quite frankly if you won’t
help me, I don’t need you.
PETERS shakes his head and gives LINCOLN the finger.
PETERS
Fuck you man, fuck you. I was the
only one who stuck up for you, I
had a chance to leave you as a
partner but I didn’t. I saw
something good in you, I took you
in and helped you. Now you can’t
help me out on a case?
LINCOLN
No buddy, because I’m the still the
same guy from five months ago. I
never changed. Neither did you.
26.
LINCOLN nods his head slowly. GABRIEL looks down, shaking his
hand once.
GABRIEL HEATH (CONT’D)
Y’know, there was something funny
about it I always thought.
LINCOLN
What’s that?
GABRIEL HEATH
Before there was any actual
accusations or evidence, there was
some rumors going around about
priests and bishops feeling
up….young kids and all that. You
might expect something like that to
happen at a church by fake stories,
lying kids whatever.
LINCOLN stares at GABRIEL, who shakes his head and looks
around.
GABRIEL HEATH (CONT’D)
After we started hearing about them
rumors, Judas was starting to sell
off the church. Leave it behind for
another. It was a big surprise,
came outta nowhere.
LINCOLN
And his ass was covered from the
accusations..
GABRIEL HEATH
Damn straight….ugh, heard he set up
another school in the East
somewhere. I don’t know, he’s set
up so many I lost track.
LINCOLN
What happened with the accusations?
Anyone charged with anything?
GABRIEL HEATH
Couple of Gard’s came down,
interviews, thrown in cells.
Nothing really..although, I think
one priest had an accident sometime
after it. Overdosed or something
like that. I think Judas put it
under the radar though, told the
Gard’s not to do anything or
something.
28.
LINCOLN
Mhm, where was that church out by?
GABRIEL HEATH
On the South side of the River Moy,
it’s a big place you can’t miss it.
It’s abandoned now though, ain’t
been in use since we had it.
LINCOLN nods his head lightly and picks up his files,
beginning to stand up. GABRIEL waves his hand once as he
crosses his eyebrows.
GABRIEL HEATH (CONT’D)
Hey y’know that school he set up
after, I think I heard some
accusations hit that aswell.
LINCOLN looks up to GABRIEL and sits back down.
LINCOLN
Oh yeah? I never heard anything
about that.
GABRIEL HEATH
Accusations of child mistreatment,
I don’t know. Just a teacher or
something, nothing else. I think
the parents were planning on suing
but got cold feet before a trial
and let it be.
LINCOLN
Mmmm, you ever in the Norman’s
religious foundation?
GABRIEL HEATH
I was never in it but I went there
once, they’ve got lots of important
people though. Saw some
construction developers,
politicians aswell I think. It was
pretty private.
LINCOLN
Why’d you leave the church?
GABRIEL HEATH
Meh, after all the accusations. I
found it hard to believe a God
would allow all this. Nah, it ain’t
the guy I read about in the books..
29.
LINCOLN stands up slowly, putting his files under his arm and
turns, leaving. GABRIEL sits in his chair, smoking his
cigarette and looks to the floor.
CUT TO:
PETERS walks into the office and MCMANN closes the door
behind him, walking towards his desk. He is clearly angered.
PETERS shrugs in confusion.
PETERS
What is it sir?
MCMANN
What the hell is your partner up
to?
PETERS
Sir?
MCMANN
Don’t sir me, I know what’s
happening. He’s going around and
picking up old cases, old missing
persons when he should be working
with you!
PETERS
sighs Look sir, I’m not sure
alright. He still thinks that the
Devil killer is out there and is
taking children, I don’t know. I’m
not involved with it.
30.
MCMANN
The Devil killer? Christ, I thought
we had gotten past that and put it
to rest. Look Chris, I don’t know
what he thinks he’s doing but
you’re going to get him to stop
alright? He’s chasing old cases,
he’s practically going around and
bothering people with the old
cases. Just get him away from doing
it alright?
PETERS
Look sir, I’m not sure how to. He’s
a real stubborn little shit.
MCMANN
Well, just find a way alright?
Otherwise it’s your ass aswell.
Look if he doesn’t stop, bring him
in and I’ll suspend him. If he
doesn’t stop, the press will find
out and we’ll be facing a shitstorm
again. Whenever he gets back, talk
with him.
PETERS
Alright, alright. I’ll talk with
him, sorry for this mess.
LINCOLN
Hey.
PETERS
Oh hey, yeah you. I need to talk
with you.
LINCOLN
Yeah, buy you a beer?
PETERS
Sure.
LINCOLN (CONT’D)
Accusations hit two of Norman’s
schools, child abuse.
LINCOLN slaps some files onto the table, sliding it towards
PETERS. He sighs and opens up the files, looking through
them.
LINCOLN (CONT’D)
A little girl, Emma Thomas, found
out in the road by Beasley before
his arrest. He took her to a
hospital and Judas took her back,
she’d under his supervision now.
PETERS
Beasley? Are you fucking-. sighs
Chris, what do you have to back it
up Mike?
LINCOLN
A church, Grace Baptist Church, out
by the Moy. I found things relating
to the Devil killer, a painting of
the golden eye, words written, lots
of shit.
PETERS
What? You’re not serious?
LINCOLN
I’m very serious, he’s covered up
many accusations towards his
churches, I don’t know what the
fuck is going on anymore but Norman
and his little circle jerk are at
something right now. We need to
take care of it.
PETERS
Christ Mike, I mean you’re talking
about the Lord Mayor here. lowers
his voice Half the fucking people
in this room look up to this man,
including me.
LINCOLN
I know but I need you to help me,
we can’t leave this be. I might
have just found the surface, if
they covered all this up who knows
how many others they covered up.
Will you help me, partner?
33.
PETERS sighs and takes a sip of his beer, he shakes his head
once before looking to LINCOLN.
PETERS
What have you got?
LINCOLN
Schools, churches all with missing
kids connected to them and all
owned by Judas Norman.
PETERS
Right, sighs You got any places in
mind?
LINCOLN
The school Henry Rollins went to
seems like a good start,
Tranquility Elementary.
PETERS nods his head slowly as he takes a sip of his beer.
CUT TO:
LARRY raises his head up, his eyes widening. PETERS looks at
LINCOLN and gives him a dirty look before he looks back at
LARRY.
PETERS
Mr Shield, would it be possible for
us to maybe, take a look around the
place and possibly talk to one or
two kids? We’re worried there might
be another kidnapping possibly to
occur. We’d also like to check out
Henry Rollins work if possible.
LARRY
Well, erm I..I guess so
Detectives..
35.
LARRY nods his head and stands up. LINCOLN and PETERS do too.
CUT TO:
The TEACHER nods and points to a work bin in the far right
corner at the back of the room. LINCOLN looks down at it and
approaches it. He opens up the bin and begins to search
through it, opening up many pages and notebooks. He keeps
looking through it until he stops on a page and looks at it.
He raises his head and then turns around, facing the room. He
shows the picture up.
LINCOLN (CONT’D)
I wouldn’t imagine this is what
you’re supposed to draw in art
class is it?
The picture would be a big golden eye overlooking many small
people as orange flame covers over them. PETERS looks at it
and crosses his eyebrows. LARRY shakes his head and steps
forward.
36.
LARRY
I’m afraid this is getting too
inappropiate, I must ask you to
leave.
LINCOLN gives LARRY a dirty look and closes the notebook,
putting it under his arm and leaves. PETERS follows.
CUT TO:
LINCOLN
I always knew there was something
up with them Chris, I always knew.
We’ve got to get this out there,
after we get them all.
PETERS
I’ll never understand why you’d
hurt a kid, I’ll never understand
it. Nothing makes me happier than
taking a shithead who hurts kids
off of the street.
LINCOLN
Mmm, I’ve seen enough worse shit in
my life to last a life time after I
die.
PETERS
You and me both man, you and me
both.
LINCOLN
You remember Mr. Rollin said that
he sent in the reports about his
kid?
PETERS
Yeah? Twice I think he said.
37.
LINCOLN
I didn’t find anything on that,
wasn’t in any missing person’s
files.
LINCOLN squints as he looks up and out the window. PETERS
glances over at him.
PETERS
You sure? Maybe you missed it.
LINCOLN
Maybe I did...that’s why you’re
going to head to the station and
check.
PETERS
What are you gonna do?
LINCOLN
Go have a talk with Judas Norman.
PETERS raises his eyebrows and looks over to LINCOLN, tilting
his head once as he exhales lightly.
PETERS
Alright then.
CUT TO:
LINCOLN picks up his files and pushes the door open, hopping
out.
LINCOLN (O.S)
I’d like to say a thank you for
letting me see you Mr. Norman, I
know you’re such a busy man.
JUDAS NORMAN (O.S)
Ah, no worries Detective Lincoln.
I’m always free to help out the
Gardai whenever it’s needed.
CUT TO:
LINCOLN
Just a couple of questions
regarding your schools and
churches.
JUDAS NORMAN
Oh well, ask away Detective.
LINCOLN
You remember the old schools you
set up throughout the early 90’s?
Can you tell me much about that?
JUDAS NORMAN
Well, I had gotten in contact with
a few of the churches around Mayo
in them years and I had seen the
lack of push for religion and even
education in the county. But I had
talked with them and eventually we
had raised enough funds to set up a
few private schools, which people
could use. And overtime, we grew
and grew.
LINCOLN
And the priests and bishops?
JUDAS NORMAN
Well, I had joined into a
foundation at my local church and
eventually, through there they
allowed me to set up the schools
and churches. A few volunteer
priests and bishops joined in with
me then.
LINCOLN
A foundation eh? Got any lists or
files on that foundation?
JUDAS NORMAN
Well, it was pretty private I’m
afraid Detective. Religious
exemptions and such.
LINCOLN
Can’t even be supplied to a police
officer?
40.
JUDAS NORMAN
Well, I’m afraid not straight away.
As far as I know, you have to get a
subpoena from a judge and send it
to the church. Although, I don’t
think we have many files left over
after the program was switched
over.
LINCOLN
To you, wasn’t it?
JUDAS NORMAN
Eventually, yes. After I had to
take over and we started to use
computers, old files were thrown
out. Some were damaged in natural
disasters, we lost a good bit in a
storm in 1989 I believe. But uhm, I
may have some files laying around
if you would like to bring a
subpoena sometime?
LINCOLN
Yeah, maybe. But before I go and do
that, one of your former priest’s
Oliver Todd. He was a child
molestor right?
JUDAS NORMAN gulps once, he folds his hands and nods once. A
dark look takes over his face.
JUDAS NORMAN
Oliver did have bad relations, yes.
We took care of the issue as soon
as we heard about it.
LINCOLN
And yet, he had died in prison soon
after entering.
JUDAS NORMAN
Oh, well that is very, very
unfortunate. Todd was a good priest
when we had him here..he might have
had bad things about him but I will
say a prayer for him tonight.
LINCOLN
Was he a priest from the old
foundation?
41.
JUDAS NORMAN
Uhm...no, no I don’t believe so. I
don’t think he joined until the end
of the first foundation.
LINCOLN
Mmmm, I understand. Could you tell
me about the Grace Baptist Chapel?
JUDAS NORMAN
Well, it was established in ‘91 by
the foundation. Erm, it was one of
our churches that connected with
Tranquility Elementary.
LINCOLN
You had sold it off right?
JUDAS NORMAN
I did yes, to a rising religious
foundation called the Christ
Fellowship. I did it to help the
foundation but also to free up some
space for my new projects I wanted
to take on, I had just started on
the job of leading the foundation.
LINCOLN
And then it was hit with the child
mistreatment accusations.
JUDAS NORMAN
Yes, I had heard that some
allegations hit the church. I was
so shocked to hear, if I’m really
honest I really hadn’t of seen
anything like that in my
foundation. But after the schools
and churches closed down, I helped
out a couple of families and took
some children in. Now everything
seems to be a bit better.
LINCOLN
Mhm, right. Mr. Norman, may I ask
what happened with the Henry
Rollins case? That SDU on the
borders of the village said that
you stopped them from investigating
it.
42.
JUDAS NORMAN
Well, poor Henry had gone missing
from a school after some man had
taken him. I had gotten
Commissioner McMann straight onto
the case. We had heard the SDU were
investigating it but we stopped
them because we had it all under
control.
LINCOLN
Uh huh, right.
JUDAS NORMAN
What’s this about Detective? All
these questions about the
foundation, child mistreatment
allegations…
LINCOLN
Missing or probably dead children.
JUDAS NORMAN
Oh, oh. That’s horrible news, just
horrible.
LINCOLN
You wouldn’t have any idea on what
happens with that all would you,
Mr. Norman?
JUDAS turns his head to LINCOLN, cocking his eyebrow. He
places his hands onto the table.
JUDAS NORMAN
Are you trying to throw accusations
at me, Detective Lincoln?
LINCOLN
Just asking, Mr.Norman.
JUDAS NORMAN
If I wanted to, I could sue you and
have your job after those
comments..
LINCOLN
chuckles Thing is Mr. Norman, I’m
not here on police business.
LINCOLN lifts up his jacket, showing off no badge. JUDAS
looks at him and crosses his eyebrows.
43.
LINCOLN (CONT’D)
And I might have taken a couple of
drinks before I came in here.
JUDAS bites his tongue in anger, he’s clearly furious. He
stands up.
JUDAS NORMAN
I can set you up with a person in
the file room, get you some files
on the old foundation.
LINCOLN
I can come get that again Mr.
Mayor. I best get going now.
JUDAS NORMAN
I agree.
LINCOLN
Just one last thing before I go,
one of your priests in the old
Grace Baptist church. He had died
from an overdose, you know anything
about that?
JUDAS NORMAN
Well Detective, accidents happen
everyday. We can’t stop them all
but we try to, don’t we? Overdoses,
cutting your hand...car crashes?
JUDAS can’t help but smirk as he looks up to LINCOLN. He
raises his head as JUDAS says ‘car crashes’ and squints at
him. He eventually let’s out a sly smirk and nods once.
LINCOLN
Thanks for your time Mr. Norman,
I’ll come back for them files
another day.
JUDAS NORMAN
Well, may the Lord be with you
Detective. Of course, we all need a
bit of faith in our lives hm? I’ll
think over your case.
LINCOLN
Mhm, good luck in the elections.
You never know what publicity could
spur up every now and again which
could put a bad picture on one’s
image.
44.
SECRETARY
What about closed cases?
PETERS
Well the case wasn’t solved
but...maybe..
PETERS hops up and turns around walking back to the files
section. The SECRETARY shrugs and closes the door, walking
off. PETERS picks up the ladder and brings it along to
another section before climbing up it. He begins to sort
through some boxes before taking out a box, checking over the
name and nodding. He steps down and carries it off.
PETERS slams it down onto a chair and takes off the top,
tossing it to the floor. He then begins to sort through it
and takes out a file, reading through it before nodding
lightly. He grins as he closes it. He places it down onto the
side of the desk and begins to pack up the other boxes.
CUT TO:
MCMANN
Shut the door.
PETERS does so.
MCMANN (CONT’D)
He goes and meets Emma Thomas, a
girl who was kidnapped and raped by
some druggies, sends her into a
seizure and put under watch for the
next week. And then you go to Judas
Norman, the Lord-fucking-Mayor and
accuse him of crimes without any
evidence.
47.
LINCOLN
Look sir, Norman’s churches and
schools have missing kids connected
to them. Dead kids now.
MCMANN
Dead? Yeah right, got any bodies?
Any proof except missing kids at
his schools? He’s got schools
around the whole county. Look, a
guy goes missing at McDonalds, you
going to accuse Ronald McDonald on
being in on it aswell?
LINCOLN
Look sir, there’s many
disappearances linked to him. Now I
can’t decide whether if it’s being
covered up or is just that good
with getting away with it. Just
like the Devil killer is.
MCMANN
The Devil killer? Oh my Jesus
Christ, y’know what I’ve had enough
of your shit. Badge and gun. You’re
being suspended Lincoln, two months
no-pay. It’s done, end of.
LINCOLN
You’ve got to taking the piss.
PETERS
Yeah, that’s way over the top.
MCMANN
Cut the shit! I told you two
already, you should feel lucky
you’re not facing anything Peters.
Badge and gun Lincoln, now.
LINCOLN shakes his head and takes out his badge and gun,
placing them onto the table.
LINCOLN
You fucking bureaucrat, I won’t be
seeing the inside of this place
again. And neither will you.
MCMANN
Yeah, yeah you’ll make us all very
happy then. Now get the fuck out
before I throw your ass out.
48.
MCMANN waves his hand towards the door. LINCOLN turns and
opens up the door, walking out. PETERS watches him leave and
gulps once.
PETERS
Sir I think you sh-
MCMANN
Cut the shit Peters, I don’t want
to hear any of it. Get out of here
and get back to your job.
PETERS sighs and stands up, turning and walking to the door.
He closes the door and looks up towards the exit, LINCOLN
shoves the door open and walks out.
CUT TO:
PETERS
Yeah, right near the back on it’s
own. Box had nothing else in it.
LINCOLN
Well it was logged in back McMann,
but there’s something here...Judas
Norman deemed the case worthy of
closing.
PETERS
Yeah, I think we have something
here Mike.
LINCOLN
That’s true.
PETERS
How’d it all go with Norman today?
LINCOLN
He tried to play all good, smiling
God loving help man as per usual. I
think I got him shaking in his
boots though, he should make a trip
over himself soon enough.
PETERS
You sound so sure of yourself.
LINCOLN
I am sure, I’ve got some fear into
him. He’s going to make a mistake
soon enough. When a gun fires, you
don’t think twice of shooting back
or running do you?
PETERS
Meh, fare enough.
LINCOLN picks up his beer and stands up, taking a sip.
LINCOLN
Right, we need to find more
casefiles like this. Gather some
shit together, make ourselves a
snowball.
PETERS
Woah, woah. What are you talking
about? Aren’t we bringing this in?
50.
LINCOLN
Of course, yeah eventually. But the
case ain’t over yet. There’s still
more missing kids out there. Or
dead ones.
PETERS
I know but Rollins, don’t you want
justice for him? The more time we
spend not talking with the GSOC or
the public, the more kids they can
take.
LINCOLN
What’s your plan huh? Bring this to
the GSOC? Christ Chris, if we bring
this in now. Then McMann, Scott and
Norman will cover everything up,
throw everything under the rug. We
need to grab their shit out from
under them, so they have nothing to
do but back down.
PETERS stands up, throwing his hands up.
PETERS
And what if we get caught digging
into it all huh? What if by the
time we have everything, they have
paid off everyone and we’re fucked.
And we don’t have anything but
empty evidence, what then? If we
bring this in now, they’re exposed
and we can gather more shit.
LINCOLN
You remember the Devil killer? Hm?
Killed five people?
PETERS
Yeah, course I do.
LINCOLN
Yeah, he’ still out there. He’s in
on that little circle jerk, hell
maybe there’s more fuckin’ people
in that circle jerk than we already
now. If we start now, people are
going to escape and eventually
they’ll all be doing the same shit
again and again. Unless we stop
them.
51.
PETERS
Yeah, you too Mike. You too.
LINCOLN
You should take that file, if
McMann decides to come over and he
finds that, when we bring it to
court a shit-talking lawyer could
deem it irrevalent.
PETERS nods his head slowly as he picks up his jacket and the
file, walking to the door. LINCOLN stands and walks into his
office room.
CUT TO:
CAITLIN
Why? What happened?
PETERS
Nah, forget it. You’re pregnant,
you need to make sure our little
Jess gets good rest and is healthy.
PETERS smiles and rubs his hand over CAITLIN’s pregnant
stomach, she sniggers and shakes her head.
CAITLIN
I can’t sleep anyway, neither can
she. C’mon, if she’s going to be
putting up with you as a Detective
when she grows up now is a good
time to start with the case
stories.
PETERS
sighs Alright, I’ll tell you some
bits. But I can’t explain a lot,
mostly because I think you’d never
believe me.
CAITLIN
Mhm, try me.
PETERS
Basically, Mike and I have this
little case, he is putting it
together mostly. And it’s, it’s
pretty big. Bigger than us, bigger
than a small little robbery and it
ain’t quite a normal case you would
expect y’know.
53.
CAITLIN (CONT’D)
That orphanage, the community
centre, the fact you’re a
Detective...that’s the man I
married, a hero and a helper. And
that’s the man you will always be.
CAITLIN puts her hand on PETERS head, lowering it to his
face.
CAITLIN (CONT’D)
Whatever this case is, you do
whatever you think is best. You’re
a hero Chris, you might not wear
tight skirts like Batman but you
don’t need to. Not all heroes come
in costumes, the costume I’ve seen
you come in is a suit with a
toolkit in your hand. Chris,
whatever it is you’re working on.
Do whatever will stop it all, there
might be consequences but
everything has consequences. You
just have to learn to accept it.
The world might be dark but you
bring the light, the light we
deserve.
PETERS smirks as he looks down at CAITLIN, his eyes full of
tears as he pulls her closer and nods his head slowly.
PETERS
You know, that last part ain’t
true.
CAITLIN raises her eyebrows a bit, smiling at PETERS.
PETERS (CONT’D)
We don’t get the light we deserve,
we get the light we earn and work
for. That’s you, that’s you and
Jess and the life I have...I know
what I’ll do now, all thanks to
you..
PETERS leans in towards CAITLIN, beginning to kiss her.
CUT TO:
Until, he lays his hand onto his car roof and looks up at
across the way, a man and his son walk along the path,
laughing together and hand in hand. PETERS watches and a sad
look takes over his face. The man and son stop at an ice
cream truck. PETERS lowers his head and turns back, looking
up at the GSOC building before he pulls a broad face,
marching towards the door.
FADE TO BLACK