INT. HANNAN RESIDENCE - MORNING
CALEB HANNAN (49) is waking up on his couch while still in his sheriff's uniform. His gun belt is still on and his shirt is unbuttoned, there are several empty alcohol bottles on the table. Hannan sits up and reaches to his coffee table and puts a cigarette in his mouth.
He takes out his revolver and empties the bullets out onto the couch. He loads one round and spins the chamber. He fires it against his temple, the chamber's empty. Sheriff Hannan takes a sigh of relief.
Hannan gets up and walks sluggishly to the bathroom and starts brushing his teeth. He then washes his face, fixes his hair and puts on his Sheriff's hat.
INT. SHERIFF'S OFFICE - RECEPTION - DAY
Sheriff Hannan is walking in, LIEUTENANT ALLEN (61) is waiting. He's a heavyset man with a protruding stomach. He has a white mustaches and wrinkles that look like scars.
SHERIFF HANNAN
Morning Lieutenant Allen.
LIEUTENANT ALLEN
It's noon, you're late.
SHERIFF HANNAN
Sorry, just one of those days.
LIEUTENANT ALLEN
Oh, by the way, Mrs. Ashford's boy is in your office, he wants to talk to you. Do you know why?
SHERIFF HANNAN
Mason?.. No, I don't.
LIEUTENANT ALLEN
(Condescending)
Really, you don't know?
SHERIFF HANNAN
Should I?
LIEUTENANT ALLEN
Who knows, I guess. Just watch what you say to him.
Lieutenant starts to walk away
SHERIFF HANNAN
Okay?.. Maybe one day I'll know what you're on about Lieutenant.
INT. HANNAN'S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
Sheriff Hannan enters his office and sits at his desk. Hannan sees Mason behind the door.
SHERIFF HANNAN
Morning, I'm sorry about your loss, I knew you're mother well, God rest her soul. If you need anything from me, just let me know.
MASON
I need to know everything you know about the Roulette killer. I need a list of everyone who was a suspect.
Hannan's face changes.
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