Continuing...
MOMENTS LATER
Sahi drags a statue of a kneeling saint under the doorway. She steps on its back, reaches up and grabs the lip of the door frame. Then, straining, she pulls herself up...
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KITCHEN - RECTORY - MOMENTS LATER
Sahi dragged Father Dunn to the basement door and is about to toss him over the edge,holding him by the back of his shirt. Dunn is terrified,acting like there's burning lava down there..
"NO! NO! Don't, PLEASE!" Father Dunn exclaims.
"Who's the corpse? First name,last name. NOW, or down you go down there. I'll leave you with your buddy for awhile. Come on! What's his name!? Who is it?" Sahi says threatening Father Dunn..
Sahi leans him further over the edge. Dunn screams in terror.
"I spent six years in the Huntington Girls' Home, father! Hurting a fuck like you would be areal treat for me!"
Dunn shakes his head, tears streaming..
"I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME! Came to me for confession. He said he killed 16 children! Bragged about it. I convinced him to come back here. He was going to kill more.He wouldn't tell me his name.." Father Dunn says.
Sahi rolls her eyes, yanks Dunn back from the edge.
"Right. Sixteen children huh?I think he was just trying to impress a fellow pervert scumbag come on, time to go."
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WOODS - MORNING
Michael trudges through the woods. His cell phone rings.The caller ID: GRACE. Michael answers..
Michael (into the phone)Hey.
Grace (over the phone)They're letting her go.
Michael (into the phone)What?
Grace (over the phone)The lady, the police said they're letting her go today.
Michael (into the phone)OK, it's OK. I'm gonna take care of it..
Michael hangs up, shocked, turns around. Franklin And Prince are about twenty yards behind him.He takes off running towards them, weaving between trees,stomping through the snow, running right past them.
" Dad? Where you going?" Prince asks in curiosity..
"What's going on?" Franklin asks as well; confused. Michael doesn't answer, running past volunteers wearing SEARCH AND RESCUE jackets, startling a search dog..
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SAHI'S DESK - POLICE STATION
Sahi sits at her desk, researching Fairmount St. on her computer. Sahi looks up, watching as Anaya and her grandma are shown to the front desk...Anaya's grandma rubs her back as the desk sergeant gives her paperwork to fill out.
DESK SERGEANT: " Sign here."
She signs her release papers, slowly and methodically.
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POLICE STATION - MOMENTS LATER
A uniformed cop escorts Anaya and her grandma out the front door. Several reporters are waiting--
REPORTER 1- " Is this your Mother?"
Anaya sweetie don't talk to them.." Anaya's grandma whispers in her ear.
REPORTER 2- " Do you have any comment on the girls? Are you innocent?"
The cops try to get the reporters to clear a path while 2 other uniformed cops, just back from patrol come walking towards the entrance.
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SAHI'S DESK - POLICE STATION
Sahi peers out the window, sees the reporters cornering Anaya and her grandma. She shakes her head...Then she sees something else.. Michael's truck pulling into the parking lot...
SAHI (under her breath) "Fuck." Sahi gets up in a hurry, calls out to several cops milling around the station.
Michael shoves past the reporters, making a beeline for Anaya and her grandma when the cop escort blocks his path..
"Sir, you need to step back.." The cop says to Michael.
But Michael keeps coming, the cop grabs him, the two uniformed cops just back from patrol rush to assist, Michael resisting as the three of them struggle to restrain him.
"I just want to talk to her! Let me go!" Michael says still resisting from the cops.
Sahi exits the station, five cops trailing behind her..
"You don't want to do this, Mr.Jackson.." Sahi says pulling Michael away from Anaya..
"Thanks to you she's a free lady, right? I'm a free man, she's a free lady; why can't I talk to her?" Michael struggles to break free of the gaggle of uniformed cops now trying like hell to get cuffs on him as he lunges at Anaya. Anaya's grandma protectively trying to put herself between them.
"TELL ME WHERE THEY ARE!" Michael tries to get around Anaya's grandma as Anaya backsaway tearing up, shaking her head, overloading.
"TELL ME WHAT YOU DID WITH THEM!" Michael pushes by Anaya's grandma. A uniformed cop blocks his path. 2 other cops try to grab him , but he breaks free. Anaya takes off running Michael tackles her between two parked cars grabs her by the shirt..
Anaya (to Michael) "They didn't cry until I left them..."
Michael freezes, in shock, looks around -- did anybody else hear that? Michael is swallowed by angry cops. Michael's finally forced to the pavement and handcuffed, watching with crazed helpless eyes as Anaya and her grandma are whisked away.
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CAPTAIN'S OFFICE - POLICE STATION
Sahi walks in, O'Malley is talking to Michael, who's handcuffed to a chair. When Michael sees Sahi he shakes his head in bitter disgust.
SAHI:(off Michael's look) "Listen, I tried.."
"I'm talking here."(back to Michael)"I know your Dad was a guard at Graterford Mr.Jackson, and I got a daughter of my own so I'm gonna show some mercy on you."
O'Malley uncuffs Michael from the chair. Michael stands up.
"As for Anaya Cruz, she has orders not to leave the commonwealth." O'Malley said.
"What about what I just fucking told you?! Why aren't you sending someone to go arrest this lady?!" Michael said
"Mr. Jackson, tell Detective Sahi what you told me, she will definitely look into it. And when you're done, I need you to go home. Your family needs you at home, not hanging around here."
Before Michael can argue O'Malley exits into the chaotic hallway and shuts the door.
"You have something to tell me, Mr.Jackson?" Michael takes a moment, bludgeoning Sahi with his eyes, then he says
"You promised me you'd keep her in custody, when I grabbed her in the parking lot, she said right to my fucking face: they didn't cry until I left them.
"Just now in the parking lot?"
"What did I say -- yeah, just now in the parking lot." Michael says.
"Did anyone else hear this?" Sahi asks.
"No.. She said it directly to me.. like she only wanted me to hear it.." Michael said...
To be Continued...
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Mystery / ThrillerMichael Jackson faces a parents worse nightmare when his 9 year old daughter, Eden and her friend Maddie go missing. the only lead is an old RV that was parked on the street. the head of the investigation, Detective Sahi arrests the driver of the RV...
