MOM & SON ESQ. P.I. - "PILOT"
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TODD But you checked them out, right? JOAN The police cleared them, along with everyone else involved. And we, of course, did our due diligence and found nothing of concern. As I was saying, the Prosecu-- TODD But just for fun, what were they? Their alibis? JOAN (icy) Walter was in bed, asleep. With his wife, Eleanor. He has a c-pap machine which connects to the internet to let his Doctor know he is using it. He was hooked up all night. And Niki was at a work conference. In Seattle. TODD Hmmm. And she has proof of that? Real proof she couldn’t fake? ALLISON What are you so suspicious of? TODD I just don’t trust this Niki person. Or the Dad. They were acting really weird today and frankly I didn’t like how they were talking about Mom. JOAN When were they talking about me? TODD Before your meeting, they were huddled up, talking about “their secret” and “protecting Kim” and he called you-- JOAN How do you know all this? Were you in the room with them before I got there? TODD No. (beat) But, I was - listening in. My phone was in... I “heard” them... JOAN YOU WERE RECORDING MY CLIENTS’ PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS??
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