Mystery and Crime Script posted November 25, 2017 Chapters: 2 3 -4- 5... 


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Anna finds herself in a compromising situation.

A chapter in the book Lipstick Murders

Faulty Plans

by Mistydawn


INT Summit Pd. - MID-MORNING.
The hallway is crowded with officers busily walking to and fro. The noise from all the commotion is almost deafening.
Elizabeth sees Mary heading towards their workstation when she steps through the front door. Officers get in her way as she tries to walk towards her.


ELIZABETH
(Yelling)
Mary, Mary.

Mary turns around.

ELIZABETH
Are you looking for me?

MARY
I wanted to let you know I didn't find anything unusual in our victim's blood system.

ELIZABETH
Not even with the extensive tox screen?

MARY
I'm afraid not. Since I can't find anything to prove otherwise, I have no choice but to rule their cause of deaths as unknown, pending an investigation.

ELIZABETH
There's no way five people just drop dead like that. It's inconceivable, it's it's impossible. You and I both know that.

MARY
I'm sorry Sergeant, but I don't know what else to check.

Elizabeth looks over at Mary who's on the verge of tears.

ELIZABETH
I'm sure you did everything you could.

MARY
I wish I could be more help.

ELIZABETH
Me too.

Mary starts to walk away when another thought occurs to her. She turns back around.

MARY
I could contact an old colleague and explain our situation. Maybe he'll agree to review my work, see if I missed something.

ELIZABETH
Anything is worth a try.

MARY
I'll let you know as soon as I hear something.

ELIZABETH
I'd appreciate that.

Mary walks towards the elevator.
Elizabeth is heading to her desk when she sees Kurt running down the hall.


KURT
(Breathless)
Sergeant, Sergeant, you'll never believe what I just found on the tape.

ELIZABETH
What, Kurt, what?

KURT
I found Myles Jenson leaving the house at 9:08 this morning.

ELIZABETH
You've given us the break we've been looking for, great job.

KURT
Thanks, Sergeant.

Smiling, Kurt walks towards the lab.
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INT. CAPTAINS' OFFICE - MID-MORNING
It's a small area with hardwood floors, faded green carpet. There is a bookcase to the left side and a one-way mirror to the right. His desk sits horizontally with the door. A large glass window overlooking the city is behind it.
Knocking on the door, Elizabeth steps into the room.
Jack looks up from his desk.


JACK
Do you need something, Sergeant?

ELIZABETH
Kurt just found Myles Henson leaving the Lowery residents at 9:08 this morning.

JACK
I want you, Jeff and Kevin to head on over. I'll meet you there with a warrant.

ELIZABETH
Yes, Captain.                                                                   
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MYLES HENSON RESIDENCE FRANKLYN PL. - DAY.
Elizabeth bangs on the door.

ELIZABETH
Summit PD, open up.

She starts to knock again but stops when she hears someone shuffling towards the door.

JANET
(OS)
Just a minute.

A blond haired, blue-eyed lady in her mid-20's sleepily opens the door.

JANET
(Yawning)
Can I help you, officer?

ELIZABETH
I need to speak to Myles Henson.

JANET
He left for work a couple of hours ago.

ELIZABETH
Where does he work?

JANET
Hanson's Plumbing, of course.

Elizabeth turns towards her detectives.

JEFF
I'm on it, Sergeant.

He bolts down the hallway as Jack runs up the stairs.

JACK
We have a warrant to search your premises, so please step aside.

Handing her a piece of paper, he walks through the door. Elizabeth and Kevin follow behind him.

JANET
(Confused look on her face)
A warrant for what?

JACK
We believe he killed Mrs. Lowery this morning.

Janet steps in front of the officers.

JANET
Myles is a pussycat, he wouldn't hurt a soul.

JACK
You need to stay out of the way, let my officers do their job.

Jack pushes her aside again.
Angry, Janet storms towards the back of the apartment.   
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INT. ANNA'S CAR WILLIAMS ST. SUMMIT NEW JERSEY - LATE MORNING.
Anna turns off her car and looks around the ritzy neighboorhood. She notices all of the expensive houses with their beautiful landscaped lawn and pricey toys sitting in the circle drive.

ANNA
I had it all too, but Brad took it away.
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INT. ANNA'S YELLOW LAMBORGINI - LATE AFTERNOON SIX MONTHS PRIOR.
Anna is driving back from the city after an exhausting day of shopping. Julia, her best friend is laughing, talking in the front seat beside her. The backseat is loaded down with the women's new finds.

JULIA
I think I got a good start on my summer wardrobe, don't you?

Anna glances behind her.

ANNA
(laughing)
That should be enough to get us through the first month. 

The girls laugh.
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INT. ANNA'S CAR WILLIAMS ST. SUMMIT NEW JERSEY PRESENT DAY - LATE MORNING.

ANNA

We had it all, Sparky.

Wiping a tear from her cheek, she turns towards her dog.

ANNA
I want you to do exactly like you did yesterday, alright?

The dog growls.

ANNA
(Laughing)
Not now, you silly boy.

She pats the dog on the head, he licks her face.

An average height, older, rounded woman steps out on the porch as Anna approaches the house.

Surprised by her appearance, Anna stops.


ANNA
(Stunned)
I didn't think Brad would ever touch something like that. But he's a horney bastard, probably take what he can get, right boy?

The dog barks.
Anna glances at the porch again.


ANNA
Here we go.

Anna takes off running across the lawn. The dog is growling at her heels.

ANNA
(Yelling)
Help me, help me! Please, someone, help me!

The older lady turns around.

JUNE
Hurry, get inside.

June pushes her into the house then shuts the door behind them.

ANNA
(Breathlessly)
Thanks for saving me.

JUNE
Us old timers got to stick together. Oh, honey, you're shaking like a leaf. Here, sit down, I'll get you a glass of water.

Pulling a chair out from the table, June walks into the kitchen.
Anna looks around the room.


ANNA
You have a lovely home.

JUNE
This isn't my home, child. I just keep house for the Matthews, sit with their little angel when they're away. The way the Mrs. carries on with those men, I'm surprised she ain't knocked up again. Bill, her husband, let me tell you, child, he ain't no saint. All of his so-called business meetings with his hot little secretary. I swear these young folks don't have half the morals we do. 

June walks into the room. She puts a glass of ice water in front of Anna.

JUNE
Would you like a little lemon, honey?

ANNA
This is fine, thanks.

Anna takes a sip.

JUNE
My daddy would tan my hide if I carried on the way she does.

June points towards the family photo.

ANNA
That's the truth. Thank you for the water.

Anna takes one last sip then stands to leave.

JUNE
You can't leave yet.

ANNA
Why not?

JUNE
The dog is probably still lurking around out there.

June glances out the window.

JUNE
I don't see him, but he could be hiding somewhere. Dogs are good for that you know.

ANNA
I'm sure he's long gone by now.

JUNE
Don't you think you should report him to the police?

Anna shows June her gray flip phone.

ANNA
I already did.

Anna walks to the door, June follows behind her.

JUNE
(Nervous)
I still don't think it's a good idea for you to go out there just yet.

Anna turns back around.

ANNA
You're probably right. Could I have another glass of water please with a little lemon this time?

JUNE
Sure thing.

Grabbing her glass, June heads to the kitchen.
Hearing the water running, Anna darts out the door.


ANNA
Come on Sparky, let's go.

Anna races down the sidewalk, stopping when she sees Summer's car pull into the drive. Anna runs to the driver's door as she's getting out.

ANNA
Good afternoon, Ma'am.

SUMMER
(Snobby)
I'm not interested in anything you're selling.

Reaching out Summer tries to push Anna away.
Anna grabs Summer's hand. She pulls her forward, then shoves the tube of lipstick against her bare arm.


SUMMER
Let go of....

Summer falls back on the seat.
The front door open, Anna scrunches down.

ANNA

I don't want to be caught standing over you like this.

A few minutes later, Anna stands up just high enough to see the maid. Seeing June on the edge of the porch she ducks back down.
Hearing people talking behind her, Anna turns around. She sees two women are just a few houses away.
Anna glances around, hoping to find a way to escape.

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INT. SUMMIT PD. - DAY
It's a small interrogation room with white walls, concrete floors. There's a small barred window at the back of the room. A one-way mirror is in the front of the room and on its right side. The only furniture is a metal table and three matching chairs. A fluorescent light is dangling from the ceiling by two old chains.
Myles is sitting in the chair furthest from the door watching Jeff pace back and forth.


JEFF
We already know you were at her residence a few minutes before she died.

Leaning across the table, Jeff gets into Myles' face.

MYLES
I was nowhere near the place.

JEFF
Then why do we have you on camera leaving the house at 8:32 AM.?

MYLES
You have me on camera?

JEFF
(Smiling)
You didn't erase the security tape as well as you thought.

MYLES
I didn't try to erase a tape.

JEFF
Well someone did.

MYLES
I swear it wasn't me.

JEFF
So you admit that you were there?

MYLES
I remember what happened now. She asked me to fix her leaky faucet when she realized I was working next door.

KEVIN
(Smirking)
Do you fix her leaky pipes often, Myles?

He winks.

MYLES
It's not like that at all. Our relationship is strictly professional.

KEVIN
(Smiling)
I'm sure it is.

MYLES
Nothing happened between us, I swear.

Kevin lays a small plastic bag on the table.

MYLES
What's that?

KEVIN
Your wedding ring. It was found on the victim's bedroom floor.

MYLES
I don't know how it got there, honest I don't.

KEVIN
 I bet the semen from her bedsheets will tell us differently. 

MYLES
We didn't do anything in her bed.

KEVIN
Where did you do it then, huh, lover boy?

MYLES
Nowhere.

KEVIN
Then how did your semen get on the victim?

Myles looks away.

KEVIN
Ok, then tell me this, If you two don't have anything going, why do we have you leaving her house on four separate occasions this week?

MYLES
Ok, Ok we're having an affair, but I'd never harm my beautiful Julia, she's my life, my everything, the woman of my dreams.

KEVIN
Did you know the woman of your dreams is carrying another man's baby?

MYLES
(Yelling)
That baby isn't his, it's mine and I have tests to prove it.

He slams his fist on the table.

KEVIN
You wanna know what I think happened? I think you wanted Julia to leave her husband but she wouldn't. You two got into a heated argument, you lost your temper and killed her.

MYLES
I'd never do that to her, ever. I love her damn it, I love her, and our unborn baby.

Myles starts to cry.

JEFF
If you tell us what happened, we'll make sure the DA goes lighter on you.

MYLES
I didn't do anything I swear I didn't.

JEFF
Just like you swear that you two don't have anything going?

MYLES
I lied about that, but I'm telling the truth about this.

JEFF
So tell us what happened.

MYLES
We're in the middle of a second round when her husband calls and ruins my plans. I get upset and leave. Wait, that's it.

Myles dries his face.

KEVIN
What's it?

MYLES
Her phone records will prove that she was talking to her husband when I left.

KEVIN
You better not be lying about this.

MYLES
I swear I'm not.
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EXT. WILLIAMS STREET - MIDAFTERNOON
Anna looks back and forth between the sidewalk and the front door.
June is standing on the edge of the porch looking around.
The women are still chatting away as they're getting closer to the house.
Frightened, Anna carefully works her way around the driver's door towards the front of the car.


JUNE
Who's out there?

June races to the side of the porch and starts looking around.
Crawling out of the bushes, Sparky runs up the stairs snarling. 


June
Back dog, back.

Sparky inches closer to the frightened woman.
June slowly works her way around the porch to the door. 
Sparky inches closer.
June opens the door and runs inside.
Sparky lunges for her as she closes the heavy wooden barrier behind her.

Turning, Sparky darts across the lawn towards the woman. 
Seeing the vicious coming towards them, the two woman run screaming the other way.

Anna sees Sparky chasing them when she stands up. A police siren is sounding in the distance.

 


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