JASPER (CONT'D) Reacher Pilot 6th Pre-Production Studio Draft 1/12/2021 59. And his fingertips were compromised
by a dermatitis reaction -- so swollen, prints wouldn’t come out clean ‘til I drained some fluid. Waitin’ on the reports now...
All said while Jasper pulls up photos of dental works and the dead man’s hands on his laptop. A photo of the hands, palms up, fingers swollen, gets Reacher’s attention. Without asking he picks up the laptop and stares at it intently... JASPER (CONT'D) Help yourself... (turns to Roscoe, sotto) He new on the force? ROSCOE No... (then) ...kind of. JASPER (pretty freaked out) These are my first murders. Please tell me you know who did this and they’re gonna be caught post haste. Roscoe just looks at him. Slightly shakes her head “no.” Jasper swallows a bit. ON Reacher as he looks at the photos of the hand (and an oblong scar on a palm) AND PALES . He is gobsmacked... REACHER victim grabbed it in the struggle, causing his fingertips to swell from a histaminic reaction. Finlay takes Reacher in. Sees something has changed in Reacher’s voice, his manner. He listens as Reacher rattles off: REACHER (CONT'D) First victim was allergic to latex. Killers must’ve worn some kind of polyvinyl protective suit to keep blood DNA off themselves. The
Dental work’s off ‘cause he had his teeth fixed wherever he was living at the time. Broke his right arm when he was 8 and had it set in Berlin; had his tonsils out at 10 in Seoul... FINLAY (confused, intrigued) How’d you get all that from a photo of a guy’s hands?
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