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INT. THE FOYER AT THE SHARP HOUSE — NIGHT
Dirk and Shelly pause in the foyer. Officer Sharp, who is sitting in the living room, pins them to the wall with his gaze.
Shelly’s eyes widen, perhaps, you could assume, with the sudden realization of what it was she threw into Carpenter’s earlier to distract the cops. Officer Sharp holds her phone up. The screen is shattered, but it still shines faintly.
OFFICER SHARP (coldly, to Shelly)
I’ll talk to you tomorrow.
Shelly understands. She turns immediately and heads up the stairs. But then she pauses and turns to Dirk.
SHELLY
I’ll be up later
in case you want to talk.
Shelly turns back around. Her footsteps echo through the ceiling, her door opens above and shuts with a muffled click, and then everything is quiet.
DIRK (breaking the silence)
Go easy on her.
OFFICER SHARP (trying to make a joke, and ruining it)
I was easy on you, and look how you turned out.
For the third time this night, Dirk looks like he might hit something. He takes a step towards Officer Sharp.
OFFICER SHARP (CONT’D) (countering anger with an unexpected smile)
A letter came for you — from Rose.
DIRK (confused and unsure of what to say)
I wasn’t
expecting anything.
Officer Sharp waves the letter towards Dirk. Dirk walks over, taking it from him.
OFFICER SHARP
Maybe they want
you back.
DIRK
Or maybe they are asking for
donations.
OFFICER SHARP (fumbling before he can stop himself)
It’s not like you graduated.
Dirk crumples the letter in his fist and stomps upstairs. The door to his room slams shut, and Officer Sharp is left alone.
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