INT. INTERROGATION ROOM
Carl is sitting at the desk and the door opens and Sam slowly comes in. Carl motions him in.
Carl sits back in his chair as Sam gets situated, after letting the scene breath Carl looks at Sam.
Sam shakes his head
Carl sits back in his chair and strokes his chin
Carl leans forward and smiles
Sam fidgets
Sam slowly sits back down
Sam looks blank for a moment
CARL (CONT’D)
Ok Sam, let’s go call your lawyer
SAM
I don’t know
CARL
I’m sorry?
SAM
I don’t know where I was that night.
CARL
What do you mean, like you were black out drunk or on drugs or something?
Sam looks up at Carl intensly
SAM
What I'm about to tell you, You are not going to believe
Carl is sitting at the desk and the door opens and Sam slowly comes in. Carl motions him in.
CARL
Go ahead and sit down
Go ahead and sit down
Carl sits back in his chair as Sam gets situated, after letting the scene breath Carl looks at Sam.
CARL (CONT’D)
So, tell me, where were you on the evening of March 27th?
SAM
I’ve already been through all this
CARL
Let’s go through it again
So, tell me, where were you on the evening of March 27th?
SAM
I’ve already been through all this
CARL
Let’s go through it again
Sam shakes his head
SAM
I told you, I was at Mary’s house
CARL
Mary?
SAM
Yeah, Mary Winestad, my (pause) friend.
I told you, I was at Mary’s house
CARL
Mary?
SAM
Yeah, Mary Winestad, my (pause) friend.
Carl sits back in his chair and strokes his chin
CARL
What if I were to say that I contacted Mary Winestad and she had a very different story?
SAM
I would say that you are lying
CARL
Oh yeah, what if I told you Mary Winestad is right in that room next door to us?
SAM
That’s impossible
What if I were to say that I contacted Mary Winestad and she had a very different story?
SAM
I would say that you are lying
CARL
Oh yeah, what if I told you Mary Winestad is right in that room next door to us?
SAM
That’s impossible
Carl leans forward and smiles
CARL
Now that I believe. There is no Mary Winestad is there? The reason that it is impossible for her to be sitting in that room right there is because she simply doesn’t exist
Now that I believe. There is no Mary Winestad is there? The reason that it is impossible for her to be sitting in that room right there is because she simply doesn’t exist
Sam fidgets
SAM
I don’t know what you are talking about. I think I should have my lawyer here
Sam stands up
CARL
Sit down
I don’t know what you are talking about. I think I should have my lawyer here
Sam stands up
CARL
Sit down
Sam slowly sits back down
CARL (CONT’D) It’s ok. It is, I already know. I know that Mary Winestad isn’t real, and I also know that you didn’t murder anybody The only thing that I don’t know, is what you did do on the evening of March 27th
Sam looks blank for a moment
CARL (CONT’D)
Ok Sam, let’s go call your lawyer
SAM
I don’t know
CARL
I’m sorry?
SAM
I don’t know where I was that night.
CARL
What do you mean, like you were black out drunk or on drugs or something?
Sam looks up at Carl intensly
SAM
What I'm about to tell you, You are not going to believe