Inside the living room, Patrick Maloney waits for his wife to return from work
PM Doing general chores. Religious imagery- crosses in the background etc
Patrick hums to himself as he irons one of his wife's blouses.
CUT TO BLACK
PM in the kitchen. He cuts vegetables for their dinner.
CUT TO PM removing lamb from the freezer. He hears the front door shut.
Enter Mary Maloney
Patrick rushes from the kitchen to greet his wife
PM: Hello, Darling
MM: Hello.
PM takes her coat from her. He gets them each a drink.
PM: Tired, darling?
MM: (sigh) Exhausted.
MM downs her drink. She rises slowly. PM jumps up.
PM: I'll get it!
MM: (Irritated) Sit.
MM leaves to get another drink.
MM returns.
PM: I'm making lamb tonight, your favourite
MM doesn't respond
PM: Or I could fetch you something smaller-
MM: (snappy) I don't want anything.
PM: I can make some soup, or we can order in, or-
MM: Forget about it.
Patrick stands up
MM: Sit down- for one minute. Just sit.
PM sits- He looks worried.
PM: What's the matter?
(From outside) The conversation plays out- muffled
Brief cut to inside
MM: She's 25, I didn't know how to tell you-
Cut to outside, the conversation further plays out
INSIDE
Brief cut to inside
MM: She's 25, I didn't know how to tell you-
Cut to outside, the conversation further plays out
INSIDE
MM: You'll be taken care of.
PM: (Whispering) I'll fix some tea.
PM walks to the kitchen and starts to prepare the tea.
MM: (from the living room) I told you I don't want anything, I'm going out.
PM lifts the leg of lamb, walks to the living room behind MM. He hits her over the head with the leg of lamb.
She falls.
She falls.
Cut to PM entering the greengrocers. He picks up a bag of potatoes.
Cut to PM re entering his house. He drops the bag of potatoes in shock at the sight of his dead wife.
Cut to PM re entering his house. He drops the bag of potatoes in shock at the sight of his dead wife.
PM picks up the phone.
PM: (on the phone) Quick! Come quickly! Mary's dead!
Cut to black.
Cut to inside the detectives' car
AM: They're an odd pair, Patrick and Mary
AS: Completely mismatched, I don't know what she ever saw in him.
AM: (Suggesting that she is gay) I don't know what she ever saw in any man if you ask me
AS: Aye she's a butch one alright
Cut to black
Sound bridge to a knock at the door.
Cut to inside the detectives' car
AM: They're an odd pair, Patrick and Mary
AS: Completely mismatched, I don't know what she ever saw in him.
AM: (Suggesting that she is gay) I don't know what she ever saw in any man if you ask me
AS: Aye she's a butch one alright
Cut to black
Sound bridge to a knock at the door.
Enter detectives
PM: (Quietly) Mary's dead- she's dead!
Time lapse
Cut To black
Cut to living room- the detectives are having a discussion
AS: She must have been hit by a blunt object
AM: It's a brutal attack- Patrick, did you see anything?
PM: (Stuttering) No, I was just out at the grocers buying vegetables for the dinner, and when I came back she was- (Can't continue, too upset to speak)
AS: Our Mary's a strong woman, I don't know how anyone could manage to take her out
Time lapse of detectives laying police tape, taking samples, speaking to each other.
Cut to black
Cut to living room
Patrick enters the living room
PM: You must be starving, please, have some supper while you're here.
AM: We mustn't Patrick, we're busy men.
PM: The dinner is made, it'll go to waste if you don't have some.
AS: (To AM) It smells fab [AM], we could just have a plate.
PM: I'll fetch you both some dinner.
PM walks into the kitchen
PM enters the room with two plates
AS and AM begin eating
PM goes back to the kitchen
AS: (Eating) Whoever did it couldn't carry a weapon that big around
AM: (Messily Eating)I'd say it's right under our noses
Cut to PM in the kitchen
PM begins to smile faintly
CUT TO BLACK
PM: (Quietly) Mary's dead- she's dead!
Time lapse
Cut To black
Cut to living room- the detectives are having a discussion
AS: She must have been hit by a blunt object
AM: It's a brutal attack- Patrick, did you see anything?
PM: (Stuttering) No, I was just out at the grocers buying vegetables for the dinner, and when I came back she was- (Can't continue, too upset to speak)
AS: Our Mary's a strong woman, I don't know how anyone could manage to take her out
Time lapse of detectives laying police tape, taking samples, speaking to each other.
Cut to black
Cut to living room
Patrick enters the living room
PM: You must be starving, please, have some supper while you're here.
AM: We mustn't Patrick, we're busy men.
PM: The dinner is made, it'll go to waste if you don't have some.
AS: (To AM) It smells fab [AM], we could just have a plate.
PM: I'll fetch you both some dinner.
PM walks into the kitchen
PM enters the room with two plates
AS and AM begin eating
PM goes back to the kitchen
AS: (Eating) Whoever did it couldn't carry a weapon that big around
AM: (Messily Eating)I'd say it's right under our noses
Cut to PM in the kitchen
PM begins to smile faintly
CUT TO BLACK
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