Reacher Pilot 6th Pre-Production Studio Draft 1/12/2021 8.
BAKER (seethes, under breath)
Beantown bitch. Stevenson takes Reacher by the arm, leads him to...
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INT. CONFERENCE (I.E. “INTERROGATION”) ROOM - CONTINUOUS 6 Cherry-wood table. High end leather chairs. Nice. Only the * soft, almost comforting rattle of an air conditioner vent * high up on the wall. Stevenson and Reacher enter. Stevenson * pulls out a chair... STEVENSON Have a seat. He’ll be in soon. Stevenson leaves. Reacher looks around, exhales. How the fuck did this happen? The air conditioner hum continues... * He sees out the window, two KIDS run toward the STATION HOUSE. They mischievously climb through the bushes, peer into the window. They’re the kids from the counter at the diner. They stare at the mysterious stranger in their town. He holds up his zip-tied right hand, gives a small wave to the boys. One boy, stunned, unsurely holds up his hand in return - just as Finlay enters. The boys run off. FINLAY
Mr. Reacher, I’m Chief Detective Oscar Finlay; I’ll be asking you some questions. I was informed you were read your rights, so you know you don’t have to answer... do you
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understand you’ve been brought in under suspicion of murder? Said as Finlay sits. Reacher is silent. So Finlay continues. FINLAY (CONT'D)
Body was found by the highway embankment, near an overpass, partially covered by flattened out cardboard boxes -- two 9MM, 95- grain close-range shots to the back
of the head. No casings found. Victim was male, 30’s, big guy - not as big as you but who is? Nothing from Reacher. Just air conditioner hum. So...
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FINLAY (CONT'D) He was beaten badly post-mortem. No ID yet - problem getting prints off the body’s swollen fingertips.
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