LUTHER by NEIL CROSS Episode 1
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LUTHER There’s no evidence of an intruder. ALICE But absence of evidence isn’t evidence of absence. LUTHER Okay, fine. I’m making a leap - but it’s a tiny leap. More of a hop, really. ALICE (celestial smile) Is this where you ask if I hated my parents? LUTHER It’s about that time, yeah. ALICE
Did they make me a freak? Yes. Did I hate them? Absolutely. Did I kill them? No. LUTHER Can you prove that? ALICE I can’t prove a negative. It can’t be done. LUTHER Well, innocence is a negative. It’s the absence of guilt. ALICE Meaning the burden of proof is entirely yours. If you think I did this, then you need to demonstrate how and when. He sits back. Gazing at her in frank admiration. LUTHER And I won’t be able to do that, will I? ALICE Well, you can certainly try. LUTHER Because there’s nothing. You don’t interact with the stuff we know about in the way we’d expect. Your presence,
your actions, they can only be inferred by - a certain absence.
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