LUTHER by NEIL CROSS Episode 1
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His head SNAPS UP as Reed enters - sanguine but a little wry. He’s taking a break from his own case-load. LUTHER Mate - I appreciate this. Shows him a MOUSE GUN, a GLOCK 26. Luther takes it - examines it with a lepidopterist’s eye. REED Yeah, well. Its only a gun. LUTHER (with distaste) What do I need to know? REED So what you’ve got, this is a Glock 26, light weight compact pistol. Weighs less than 16 ounces. Carbon steel barrel and springs, Polymer frame and components. LUTHER Polymer frame. Show me that. Reed releases the catches - then quickly dismantles the little gun and lays the pieces on Luther’s desk. LUTHER Polymer. Plastic. REED Yeah. It’s light. Easy to carry. LUTHER And it melts. Reed knows Luther’s thought process well. He step backs. Luther is distracted. Mind elsewhere. LUTHER Plastic melts. Why am I thinking that? Staring at the photos. Mother. Father. Dog. LUTHER You want to make something disappear, you what - you hide it? No. You know it’ll be found. You can’t take it with you - you know you’ll be searched. He picks up the largest piece of gun. The barrel. Very small. LUTHER Plastic melts. BACK TO LUTHER. He snatches up the pieces of gun. Exits -
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