EPISODE 4/29/02
Simon Tries To Explain To Katie
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April, 2002
MONDAY, April 29, 2002
Scene 1:
Location: The Old Mill
Scene: Inside
SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER
>> Simon: Katie, you can't believe I killed this woman.
>> Katie: I don't want to believe it. I want to believe you. I want to believe that someone else is responsible for all of this,
but I could
really use your help right now.
>> Simon: And I need yours, too, right now. The cops are gonna be here very soon. I need to be able to count on you.
>> Katie: I was about to stage my own death so we could smoke Dahlia out. I think that qualifies as supportive.
>> Simon: Listen, listen, listen. I know things are piling up right now, but all I can say is what I've been saying
since Dahlia disappeared -- she is the one behind this. Katie, she's trying to make me look bad in front of the
cops and in front of you. Please -- please, don't play into her hands.
>> Katie: This is not easy for me. I hate this. I am so confused. I know that you were the only other person who
knew where Jill was, and Jill ends up dead. If you didn't kill her -- who did?
Scene 2:
Location: The Old Mill
Scene: Inside
SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER
>> Simon: If I killed this woman, would I bring you here? Would I let you call the cops?
>> Katie: I don't know!
>> Simon: But you have to know! You have to know! The cops are gonna be here very soon asking lots of questions. I
can't have you
doubting my innocence.
>> Katie: You used to tell me things, and I could believe you. But then came the first lie when you were working for
Margo, and ever
since then you have kept a lot of things from me. So is it any wonder that I don't know what's true anymore?
>> Simon: We are. We are, you and me, our love that we have for each other. That is true, Katie. You have to
believe in us. Believe in the life we are trying to build. Believe in the child that we are going to have one day.
Believe in that -- a little you, a little miniature you playing outside of our cottage. That is true, Katie. That is
true. You've got to have faith in us, not in this nightmare that Dahlia's created.
>> Katie: You're making it sound so easy! But it's not -- not when there's a dead face staring at us.
[ Sirens wail ]
>> Simon: Oh, God, what are you going to do when the cops get here, Katie? What are you going to do?! I have to know
now!
>> Katie: I don't know! I don't what to do!
>> Simon: Are you going to go with our story or not?
>> Katie: I don't know! Dahlia killing Jill just does not make sense to me.
>> Simon: Sure it does. It does. Think about it. Jill calls you to tell you that your life is in danger. And then she could --
before she can
tell you anything, she turns up dead. I think Jill knew what Dahlia was up to, and then Dahlia kills her to just shut her up.
>> Katie: Okay. Or there's that other possibility -- that hen Jill warned me that my life was in danger, she was warning me
about you.
Scene 3:
Location: The Old Mill
Scene: Outside
SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, OFFICER WILLIS, POLICE OFFICER
>> Willis: Check the trail leading down to this place. If you find any footprints, may a cast for forensics. It shouldn't be too
tough,
ground's pretty soft out there.
>> Police officer: You think this woman was killed somewhere else and then carried here?
>> Willis: And if I'm right, our killer was most likely a man. The weapon's probably not here, but keep a lookout
for something blunt. If you find any hairs, bag 'em.
>> Katie: Maybe we should just go.
>> Willis: Detective Willis, Homicide, Milltown P.D.
>> Katie: Hi, Detective, I'm Katie Frasier. This is my husband, Simon.
>> Simon: Hey.
>> Willis: I've got a couple of questions.
>> Katie: Well, actually, my sister is Margo Hughes. She works for the Oakdale Police Department. I think we should just
talk to her.
>> Willis: Well, she may catch this case eventually, but I'm the first on the scene, so for now you're stuck with me.
>> Simon: Sure, absolutely. Fire away.
>> Willis: You're the folks who found the body? Is that right? Mind my asking what you all were doing way out
here?
>> Simon: Well, my wife and I are newlyweds. And we're staying at her brother's place until we get our own fixed
up. We just came down for a bit of, you know, romantic alone time.
>> Willis: Didn't get alone, did you?
>> Police Officer: Willis? The M.E. needs you to sign something.
>> Willis: I'll be back.
>> Simon: Katie, Jill was not calling you to warn you about me.
>> Katie: That was sure easy for you. You lied to a cop. And it seemed like no big deal.
>> Simon: What was I supposed to do? Tell him that we came down here to stage your own death?
>> Katie: But if you just would have started at the beginning -- tell them all the stuff about Dahlia and what we think she's
doing, they
would be after her right now.
>> Simon: Katie, any lawyer's going to tell you -- do not volunteer information to police during questioning. It usually
backfires.
>> Katie: I didn't realize you were an expert on handling police.
>> Simon: I'm an expert on survival. And trust me, we are going to survive this.
>> Willis: Mr. and Mrs. Frasier -- I'm ready to take your statement.
>> Simon: [ whispers to Katie ] You will back me up, won't you?
Scene 4:
Location: The Old Mill
Scene: Outside
SIMON FRASIER, KATIE FRASIER, OFFICER WILLIS
>> Simon: So, detective, you had some questions?
>> Willis: The victim didn't have any I.D. on her. Either of you recognize her?
>> Simon: As a matter of fact, yeah. Yeah, I do.
>> Willis: I don't recall you mentioning that before.
>> Simon: I didn't get a good look at her earlier.
>> Willis: Who was she?
>> Simon: Jill. Her name was Jill. Jill Scully. Jill Scully, she was a lawyer.
>> Willis: How'd you come across her?
>> Simon: She came into town a few weeks ago and hand-delivered me a check.
>> Willis: Some kind of claims settlement?
>> Simon: Actually, it was an inheritance.
>> Willis: And where'd it come from?
>> Simon: My former wife, who died in an accident.
>> Willis: My condolences. You happen to know if Ms. Scully was a local?
>> Simon: No, she -- the address on the check, actually, was from a law firm in California.
>> Willis: And how about you? Did you ever meet the deceased?
>> Katie: Just once when she came by the apartment looking for Simon.
>> Willis: That's one heck of a coincidence.
>> Katie: What is?
>> Willis: The only two people this poor woman ever met in Oakdale are the same ones who later find her body.
>> Katie: I never expected to see Ms. Scully again.
>> Willis: Especially not dead.
>> Katie: Definitely not dead.
>> Willis: One more question. Have you two been together all evening before you got here?
>> Simon: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, absolutely.
>> Willis: And how'd your husband get those scratches?
>> Katie: He -- sorry, he fell when we were on the path down here.
>> Simon: Yeah, I can be -- a real klutz sometimes.
>> Willis: You got to watch out for the undergrowth in these woods, especially at night.
>> Simon: Tell me about it.
>> Willis: Need a flashlight to get back to your car?
>> Katie: No, no, I think we'll be fine. So, that's it? We're finished?
>> Willis: You can go. But I need to ask Mr. Frasier some more questions. In fact, why don't you leave your car
out. I can have one of my men drive you home.
>> Simon: That's fine. That's fine, Katie. You take the car, I'll -- I'll hitch a ride back later.
>> Willis: Whatever works.
>> Katie: Okay.
>> Willis: [ to fellow officer ]We got an I.D. on the body. Let me give you the rundown. [ to Simon ] Don't go away.
>> Simon: Thanks.
>> Katie: You're good. You tell just enough of the truth to make it work.
>> Simon: There's no reason to tell them any more.
>> Katie: Simon, the guy may seem like some hick cop, but he's not stupid. He's gonna look until he finds
everything.
>> Simon: Katie -- just go back and wait for me at the cottage. Please, try not to worry.
>> Willis: Mr. Frasier?
>> Katie: I wouldn't have to worry, Simon, if you would just stop lying to me.
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