MOM & SON ESQ. P.I. - "PILOT"
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She exits, giving Todd a dry look. He is amused/smitten: TODD Is she-- JOAN
She has a boyfriend . Alright, I need you to go down to those red, red-ish, file cabinets, right there. And in the one marked G-M, pull the file for State of Oregon vs. Marquette, Kim. TODD They actually keep paper records down here? Shouldn’t this all be digitized? JOAN During an active trial, original hard copies have to be available for... Wait, where’s the outgoing file log? TODD This is like being in the 1800’s. JOAN I must’ve spent months of my life down here, filing and sorting briefs, back when I was a legal secretary. Once I passed the bar I got my nails done and swore I would never break another one pulling files in dark basements. But, if you know the system, you can read between the lines of the paperwork... TODD I found it. Right here. Here... So. This is us. Kim Marquette, accused of murder. This is Mr. Barrett. They added the continuance, here... Flip through to the evidence log in back. TODD These are actual court documents? Should I be touching these? “Log.” JOAN No this is just paperwork. Now, bottom right, red box. How many pieces of evidence have been logged and tagged?
They each place one HUGE FILE on a tabletop. And Joan cross- checks one set of bureaucratic forms against the other. JOAN
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