OUR KIND OF PEOPLE - 8th NETWORK DRAFT 12-21-20
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ACT FIVE INT. OAK BLUFFS POLICE STATION - NIGHT 54 Angela and Nikki sit quietly as Piggy crosses over with two coffees. She hands them to her girls. PIGGY Eve never touched a drug in her
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life. She damn near disowned me when I got hooked up with a dealer in the 80s. She wanted to beat my Black ass blue until I broke up with him.
Angela is quiet, almost too quiet. ANGELA
Why didn’t mama say any of this?
Nikki can't take it anymore -- NIKKI
‘Cause this family doesn't talk about anything real. Mama Eve died holding all of this stuff in. For what? ANGELA We’re gonna find out the truth, baby. I promise you that.
Angela sees OFFICER SARGETTI (white, 60s) come out from the back. She looks up to see Tyrique exiting a back office. He gives a BLACK OFFICER some dap. Then approaches Angela. ANGELA (CONT'D) Were you able to get any information? They told me it was sealed. TYRIQUE
My boy is gonna pull the files they do have. I told him you were good people.
Angela exhales, relieved.
ANGELA Thank you. And thanks for coming when I called. TYRIQUE I didn’t know your mama well, but she was nothing like what they are saying. Don’t let this town change who you know your mother was.
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