LUTHER by NEIL CROSS Episode 1
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Ripley basks in the light of Luther’s approval. As Luther turns back to the body. Committing the scene to memory. Then exits. INT. MORGAN HOUSE, STUDY - DAY 3 - 09.05 29H 29H Luther examines Douglas - with compassion but no sentimentality. He circles the desk, hands in pockets. He squats. Looking hard. Never still. Using a pen, he teases an EARBUD from Douglas’s ear. We get a TINNY BURST of AUSTERE CLASSICAL MUSIC - Stravinsky. LUTHER He didn’t hear it coming. Checks out the UNCORRECTED PROOFS. RIPLEY He’s a published poet. Small press. Luther straightens, takes it all in. LUTHER
So there’s no burglary, no attempt to stage the scene. No sexual assault. RIPLEY Contract killing, maybe? LUTHER That’s workable. I mean, the shooter’s definitely done his homework. He knows the layout of the house, he’s quick to eliminate physical threats - the dog first, Douglas next. What was the weapon? RIPLEY Some kind of mid calibre pistol 9mm or .38. LUTHER “Some kind”. No gun? RIPLEY They’re still searching. House, grounds, drains. Nothing so far. LUTHER Someone this efficient, you’d expect him to ditch the gun here - at the scene. Am I missing something? Does this seem right to you? RIPLEY None of it seems right to me. LUTHER Good. It’s not, is it. It’s not right.
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