The Murder That Brought Us Together// Klance Castle Au

Act Six

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ACT SIX

[BASEMENT, OUTSIDE LAUNDRY ROOM - MOMENTS LATER]

Keith, Pidge and Lance exit the elevator onto the basement floor. Three tenants and two workers are in the area just outside the laundry room.

PIDGE

Where's the girl?

WORKER

She’s inside, just sitting there.

KEITH

Pidge, get these people out of here.

PIDGE

Let's go. Everybody up the stairs. Come on, let’s go.

[Pidge ushers everyone up the stairwell, while Keith draws his weapon to a low-ready position.]

LANCE

So, what’s the plan?

KEITH

To get everyone out of this alive.

LANCE

Good plan.

KEITH

You don’t go in. Do you understand?

LANCE

Yes.

KEITH

Okay.

[Keith raises his weapon, comes to the open door of the laundry room, peers inside cautiously, revealing Chloe, sitting on a folding chair in front of the dryer, where Sara Manning’s body was found, holding a butcher knife.]

KEITH

Chloe? Chloe, it’s Detective Kogane. Do you remember me?

CHLOE

Please just go away.

KEITH (enters the laundry room)

I’m sorry, Chloe, but I can’t do that.

[Chloe presses the knife against her leg. Keith can see blood seeping through Chloe’s pant leg.]

KEITH

Look, Chloe, you’re hurt. Why don't you put the knife away, and let me help you?

CHLOE

Why don’t you just shoot me?

KEITH

Hey, look at me. Look.

[Chloe turns to her.]

KEITH

No one’s gonna shoot anyone. Okay?

[Keith crouches and lowers his gun. The door closes behind Lance]

KEITH

Unless it’s you, if you take another step inside, Lance.

CHLOE

He was sleeping with Sara.

KEITH

I know.

CHLOE

Only the whole time, he was sleeping with me. And he was telling me that he loved me, that he was going to leave his wife for me.

KEITH

Guys can be like that sometimes, Chloe. They can lie, and I know when you find out, how much it can break your heart.