LUTHER by NEIL CROSS Episode 1
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BACK TO LUTHER as he pockets his phone. Takes a nervous breath. Here we go . He enters the building. INT. SCU, BULLPEN - DAY 3 - 10.12 (FORMERLY SC 31) 35A 35A Luther steps onto the BUSY BULLPEN - to see A WELCOME HOME! banner has been pinned up. He laughs as - one by one - the ENTIRE SERIOUS CRIME UNIT STAND TO APPLAUD HIS RETURN. Cornish stands to one side, looking sceptical. Then Teller grins - and hands Luther a NEW MUG. Luther takes it. Reads aloud the legend they had printed. LUTHER “You don’t have to be mad to work here. But it helps.” A broad grin. Reed steps forward. He and Luther hug it out. Loud applause. Whistles. INT. SCU - LUTHER AND REED’S OFFICE - DAY 3 - 10.13 35B 35B Luther and Reed enter. Luther is perturbed by the tidiness of his area. Empty desk. Office chair tucked neatly into it. Telephone. Desk tidy with no pens. Naked pinboard. He puts down the mug. Picks it up again. Puts it down somewhere else. No good. Wherever he puts it, the desk is still empty. REED They welcomed you back with a weird one. LUTHER (distracted) They did. They gave me a weird one. You? Reed shows him a THICK CASE FILE, then drops it onto his desk REED Honour killing. Luther winces, turns to the monitor at his desk. Glances at Alice Morgan - with a female Family Liaison Officer - sitting in shocked silence in the interview room. REED So how are you? LUTHER I’m splendid. REED Excellent, then. Good. Splendid.
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