Only God can judge me

TUESDAY

EXT SCENE: Loganswell Airstrip

The following morning Ross is smoking waiting by his van as a light aircraft lands.

ROSS: (Looking at his watch) 8 o'clock, bang on time as usual.

(Nikki Alexander alights from the plane, collects a suitcase and large pathology bag, she thanks the pilot who immediately takes off again a few moments later.)

NIKKI: Good morning, constable.

ROSS: Good morning ma'am.

(Nikki & Ross load her cases into the back seat of the police van.)

ROSS: You certainly come prepared?

NIKKI: We always come prepared for every eventuality. Doctor Nikki Alexander. (She offers her hand for Ross to shake.)

ROSS: Constable Ross Murdoch. (They shake hands)

NIKKI: Any information you can give me on these bodies you found?

ROSS: I didn't find them. They were discovered by a young couple of backpackers from Auckland, New Zealand yesterday afternoon.

NIKKI: How did they discover them?

ROSS: One of them is a GP and the other is a pathologist.

NIKKI: A pathologist? That's handy.

ROSS: Aye, Perhaps too handy. 

(They laugh as they drive off)

EXT.SCENE 2: The roadway to Ben Maree

Stevie & Cassie are there smoking as the police van comes into view and stops.

ROSS: That's the couple who discovered the Caravan.

NIKKI: That saves us having to go look for them.

(Nikki gets out of the police van.)

NIKKI: Hi, I am Doctor Nikki Alexander, Home Office Pathologist. (She offers her hand to Stevie to shake) I believe it was you who discovered the bodies?

STEVIE: Yes it was – I'm Doctor Stephen Mallory and this is my partner Doctor Cassandra Delalio – we're from Auckland, New Zealand.

NIKKI: (To Stevie) I hear you are a pathologist?

STEVIE: No I'm a GP.

CASSIE: I'm the pathologist. (She offers her hand for Nikki to shake).

NIKKI: Brilliant (they shake hands) Nikki Alexander, Home Office.

CASSIE: Call me Cassie. We were wondering if we might be able to assist you?

NIKKI: Perhaps you can – Let's find out what we have here first. The van is this way?

STEVIE: Yes it's this way (Stevie leads the way).

NIKKI: Hold on there Doc. (Nikki holds him back) I shall lead if you don't mind?

STEVIE: Oh sorry Doctor. (He allows Nikki & Cassie to file past him) I wouldn't want to get into your way.

(Nikki rounds the corner to stare at the caravan and stops.)

CASSIE: That's exactly as we found it yesterday.

NIKKI: We have to take in all the info at the scene. Have you disturbed anything?

STEVIE: Just a bit of grass at the tow bar and front window.

NIKKI: I can see that.

(Nikki tries to see through the caravan windows.)