REACHER (CONT'D) Reacher Pilot 6th Pre-Production Studio Draft 1/12/2021 28. I wasn’t moving and you were pretty * still north of the border, so that * means your leg was bouncing under * the table. I assume nicotine * withdrawal when combined with the * slight aroma of cigarettes in your * suit - hard to remove from tweed. * Studies show it takes 4-6 months to fully break a habit. Keep up the good work, though - those things are killers. Reacher likes showing off. Finlay is stunned, tries not to show it. He marches toward the Station House... FINLAY Back inside. Reacher shakes his head, reluctantly follows him in.
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Finlay and Reacher enter. FINLAY
Stevenson. My office. Stevenson shares a look with Hubble, follows Finlay into..
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Finlay enters, sits at his desk. Reacher follows. By habit, Finlay takes off his ring, pinches it between both pointers and thumbs and is about to spin it but looks up at Reacher who’s staring at the ring. Reacher looks to Finlay, raises his eyebrows. Finlay shoves the ring back on his finger. Man, he hates this Reacher guy. Stevenson enters. STEVENSON Yes, boss? FINLAY (gestures to Reacher)
This man seems to think you know something about Hubble that you aren’t sharing with me. That true? (as Stevenson looks down) Answer isn’t on your shoes. STEVENSON (looks up) Sir, there was a family party last night - my wife’s grandparents’ anniversary - their 50th--
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