LUTHER by NEIL CROSS Episode 1
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LUTHER It seems kind of pitiless to shoot the dog in the first place. She reads him. Sees his weariness. Reaches out. Touches him. Scans him with laser-bright eyes. ALICE You look exhausted. Would you like to come in? INT. ALICE’S PLACE, LIVING ROOM - DAY 4 - 08.47 63 63 Alice and Luther enter. Alice places the urn on the mantel. Luther gazes at the PICTURES on her wall: images taken from the Hubble Space Station. Graphics of the early universe. Vast galaxies. Exploding stars. LUTHER How are you? ALICE Fine. Unburdened. LUTHER Good. It’s good to feel unburdened. ALICE Are we being listened to? LUTHER Would it make a difference? ALICE Who knows? LUTHER Well, we’re not. ALICE So you’re not here to interrogate me? LUTHER No. She smiles, a little. Stands at his shoulder. Very close. ALICE Liar. She points out the LARGEST PHOTOGRAPH. It stands over the mantel, over the urn. ALICE
This is a black hole. It consumes matter, sucks it in - crushes it beyond existence.
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