Second Draft ‘The Shephard/Robin Company Wamer Brothers TV/TNT July 22, 2004 The Closer Pilot Script By James Duff‘TRE CLOSER FADE IN: EXT: HOLLYWOOD HILLS BUNGALOW (MR, COLLIER'S HOUSE) -~ NIGHT A SWARM OF POLICE CARS and AN ANRULANCE huddle by the narrow curb outside A CUTE, COMPACT COTTAGE and its DETACHED GARAGE an isolated corner of LAUREL CANYON. Lots of b.g. action ELLEN (0.S.) But Dr. Collier would never, ever kill anyone. Never. EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE FRONT YARD ~ NIGHT DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT ANDY FLYNN, handsome, in his forties, takes NOTES from a tearful woman in her early thirties. This is ELLEN PARKS. Ellen wears A GOLD CRUCIFIX around her neck DET. FLYNN Uh-huh, Ellen? ELLEN Ellen Parks. DET. FLYNN Pea-r-k-s. And your relationship to Dr. Collier? ELLEN His secretary, He's not a medical doctor, you know. He’s a - a highly respected mathematician. And he doesn’t go around killing people. FLYNN Yeah. Well, Ellen. woman on the floor bedroom, And she’s big gunshot wound (looking up 2 So how do you think that happened if Dr. Co: idn’t kill hex? but seems befuddled. a TECH Luys aervously ELYNN (CONT'D) brought the keys to his garage?ELLEN nods and hands THE KEYS off to FLYNN, who, passes them off to the TECHNICIAN, who disappears. begins walking up the driveway and ELLEN follows him. nm never stops. ELYNN (CONT’D) Any idea where your boss is now? ELLEN On vacation. In Hawaii. He stayed longer then he planned. As she speaks, FLYNN plainclothes detec s joined by JOSEPH WATERS e, Rfrican-American, early fifties). WATERS Okay, Flynn. They're ready. ELYNN So. Ellen, We'll be back in a minute, All right? Ellen nods. Det. Waters and Det. Flynn leave her and head towards the bungalow's front door. ELYNN (CONT? Dj Got an I.D. on the victim? WATERS Several. Two driver's licenses. Two passports. All fakes. Good fakes though. Except the pictures have been cut out. They pass by the NERVOUS LATINA MAID weeping on the edge of the porch and pause to pick up PLASTIC GLOVES and PROTECTIVE MASKS from A BIG CARDBOARD BOX. Behind them, we see NUMEROUS TECHNICIANS and UNIFORMED OFFICERS moving in and out of the house, all with masks covering their faces. ELYNN Guess Collier didn't tell his maid he was staying late at the luau. WATERS Well, who wants to come home from vacation and clean up a murder? INT. MASTER BEDROOM OF DR. COLLIERS HOUSE - NIGHT bright light surrounds the unseen corpse, the e: VERAL PORTABLE LAMPS clamped about the room. THREE SHERTS form a U, demarca @ corpse.