34 EXT. BOSELEY HOUSE - DAY 2 34
NIL CAST
Establisher. We’re outside a suburban house a few streets
away from where Zareb was arrested. There’s a basketball hoop
over the garage.
CATHY (V.O.)
I told the police exactly what I saw –
JOHNNY is in the living room with CATHY BOSELEY (early 40s,
gung-ho career Mum and Drama Queen). The room is filled with
basketball trophies and ribbons, and framed photographs of
her son Jake shooting hoops. From there, a television room
can be seen, in which sits an old man (PETE) watching the
screen. CATHY shuts the door on that room very deliberately.
CATHY
(laying it on thick)
They were marauding through the
streets, bailing people up - it was
terrifying!
(MORE)
I was worried about my father-inlaw
because he’d just gone off to
the shops –
Right on cue, her father-in-law PETE enters (70s, grizzled,
slightly nervy).
CATHY (CONT’D)
Speak of the devil -
(keen to get rid of him)
Dad, we’re in the middle of –
PETE
(over)
Pete Boseley. G’day.
Shaking JOHNNY’s hand.
JOHNNY
G’day. Johnny Allbright.
CATHY
(all smiles)
We’re busy, Dad. Off you go –
PETE
Busy with what?
JOHNNY
I’m just asking about the incident
that your daughter-in-law reported
to the police.
CATHY
Oh, Dad doesn’t know anything –
She discreetly gestures to indicate that PETE isn’t quite the
full quid, although he seems fine to JOHNNY.
CATHY (CONT’D)
(to PETE, pointed)
Leave us to it, eh? I’ll bring you a
cuppa and a biscuit in a few minutes.
PETE hesitates a beat then exits, leaving JOHNNY bemused.
CATHY returns to her story, relishing the drama.
CATHY (CONT’D)
I only wish that I’d rung the
police sooner - then maybe that
other old gentleman wouldn’t have
been so brutally attacked.
JOHNNY
(sick of her lies)
He wasn’t attacked, it was an
accident.
CATHY (CONT'D)
(MORE)
And poor Zareb Mulumba’s taking the
rap - he’s been charged with
unlawful assault.
Surprised disappointment flashes across CATHY’s face.
CATHY
Mulumba has? Are you sure it wasn’t
one of the others?
JOHNNY
You sound like you know him.
CATHY
(quickly)
No, I’ve never heard of the kid. But
they have those kinds of names, don’t
they? Those boys in African gangs.
JOHNNY
Actually they’re not a gang,
they’re a basketball team.
CATHY
(a bad actress)
Oh, really?
JOHNNY gestures towards all the trophies etc.
JOHNNY
Looks like you’re a bit of a
basketball fan yourself.
CATHY
Well, I’m a fan of my son, Jake.
He’s been playing since he was six.
He’s won a few trophies as you can
see. But they all play around here,
there’s not much else to do.
JOHNNY
Sweet. Who’s he playing with now?
CATHY
He’s captain of the Denton Dragons.