an angel but in the dark - Alex Broun
an angel but in the dark - Alex Broun an angel but in the dark - Alex Broun
6ALAN:CLAIRE:A detective turned up at the flat of his friend in west London andinterviewed him for several hours.During the interview he kept getting up to visit the bathroom.“Weak bladder.”It’s not that weak.ALAN: So the detective –CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:Thinks something’s upGoes into the bathroom.He’s dropped Kate’s car keys in to the toilet.They are sitting in the toilet bowl.The man is an idiot.He had driven Kate’s carHer grey Volkswagon Golfback through London in the early hours of the morning.While he drove he was chatting to his girlfriendOn his mobile.Lauren.Love to meet her.Asian.“This is my boyfriend, KarlHe the one what killed that girl.”Lovely couple.Just before midnight he drove across Chiswick Bridge and boughtone pound of dieselOne pound.at a garage in Shepherds Bush.He stopped and chatted with other drivers on the forecourt.KARL: “How’s your night ?”CLAIRE: And Kate’s body was literally metres away, lying in the boot of hercar.KARL:CLAIRE:“Down in Richmond. Star and Garter.”My daughter’s body.
7KARL:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:“You too.”He washed Kate’s body using bottles of mineral water he found inthe boot.She was later found in woodland in Hertfordshire.Oxhey WoodA nature reserve.He didn’t hide it particularly well.Mad.He stripped Kate’s body and concealed it in a small drainageditch near a car park.Covered it with stinging nettles.Nice touch that.Stinging nettles.She was so badly damaged … we could not see her to saygoodbye.I didn’t want to.Then he drove back down the M1 motorway.He threw the murder weapon, along with Kate’s clothes and someof her things, on to an embankment.An embankment.He sold her mobile phone to one of his friends.How much did he sell it for ?Did he buy something with the money ?Then he went around showing off the VW as “his new car".Kate’s car.ALAN: A new shirt ?Some sports shoes ?CLAIRE: The next morning he went around to his mother's home – love tomeet her - in Notting HillALAN:He offered to take his nephew to playschool in the car.Kate’s car.Our Kate.CLAIRE: Notting Hill !
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6ALAN:CLAIRE:A detective turned up at <strong>the</strong> flat of his friend <strong>in</strong> west London <strong>an</strong>d<strong>in</strong>terviewed him for several hours.Dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>terview he kept gett<strong>in</strong>g up to visit <strong>the</strong> bathroom.“Weak bladder.”It’s not that weak.ALAN: So <strong>the</strong> detective –CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:CLAIRE:ALAN:Th<strong>in</strong>ks someth<strong>in</strong>g’s upGoes <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> bathroom.He’s dropped Kate’s car keys <strong>in</strong> to <strong>the</strong> toilet.They are sitt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> toilet bowl.The m<strong>an</strong> is <strong>an</strong> idiot.He had driven Kate’s carHer grey Volkswagon Golfback through London <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> early hours of <strong>the</strong> morn<strong>in</strong>g.While he drove he was chatt<strong>in</strong>g to his girlfriendOn his mobile.Lauren.Love to meet her.Asi<strong>an</strong>.“This is my boyfriend, KarlHe <strong>the</strong> one what killed that girl.”Lovely couple.Just before midnight he drove across Chiswick Bridge <strong>an</strong>d boughtone pound of dieselOne pound.at a garage <strong>in</strong> Shepherds Bush.He stopped <strong>an</strong>d chatted with o<strong>the</strong>r drivers on <strong>the</strong> forecourt.KARL: “How’s your night ?”CLAIRE: And Kate’s body was literally metres away, ly<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> boot of hercar.KARL:CLAIRE:“Down <strong>in</strong> Richmond. Star <strong>an</strong>d Garter.”My daughter’s body.
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