Reacher Pilot 6th Pre-Production Studio Draft 1/12/2021 53.
REACHER People lying. Nations posturing. Coast Guard’s ending a blockade off the coast of Florida even though it was working... government about as effective as usual... Mosley chuckles as he steps to the chair, takes the paper from Reacher. MOSLEY Back ya go... He tilts the chair back, lathers up Reacher’s face with a BADGER-BRISTLE BRUSH. As the music plays... MOSLEY (CONT'D)
Mmmm... listen to that. Ya know, my sister sang with Blake a few times, back in the day. He’d come through town each year, play the church or some barn in the sticks... REACHER Heard he died here. MOSLEY That’s the rumor. Boy, that man could play the steel offa them And one hell of a town. Not a sidewalk crack. Antique street lamps. Statue freshly polished. Gotta think it’s more than civic pride. MOSLEY (chuckles) That it is. The Kliner Foundation takes care of Margrave. Ever since Mr. Kliner came to town ‘bout 5 years back from St. Louis to set up his company right here. REACHER What kind of company’s that? MOSLEY You name it, Kliner do it. Real estate, truckin’, chemicals, machine parts. Mayor Teale - that statue out there is his kin.
strings. People would come from all over town hear - even white folks. Mosley starts shaving Reacher’s neck - slow and steady. REACHER
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