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Originally appeared in Femme Noir: The Dark City Diaries, Issue #1
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PAGE SIXTEEN
PANEL 1. Close-up of Dahlia.
DAHLIA: DO YOU BELIEVE HER?
PANEL 2. Riley, all hardness gone.
RILEY: IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I BELIEVE HER.
RILEY: LOOK, IN THIS TOWN, IF YOU FIND SOMEONE WITH A GUN NEXT TO A CORPSE – THAT'S THE EXTENT OF THE INVESTIGATION.
RILEY: CASE CLOSED.
PANEL 3. Dahlia, looking angry – like only a redhead can be.
DAHLIA: THAT'S RIDICULOUS! WHAT ABOUT MOTIVE?
DAHLIA: WHAT REASON WOULD SHE HAVE TO KILL TOM? THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT GETTING MARRIED, FOR GOD'S SAKE!
DAHLIA: WHAT IF SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH!?
PANEL 4. Riley, standing now.
RILEY: I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOUR FEELINGS, MISS BLUE.
RILEY: IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I'D LOOK INTO IT SOME MORE.
RILEY: BUT OFFICIALLY… I CAN'T.
PANEL 5. Medium close-up on the sympathetic lieutenant.
RILEY: I CAME HERE AS A… COURTESY. FIGURED SOMEONE NEEDED TO BREAK THE NEWS TO YOU BEFORE YOU GOT HOME AND FOUND A CRIME SCENE.
RILEY: DO YOU HAVE SOMEPLACE TO STAY TONIGHT?
PANEL 6. Full-length shot of Dahlia, now standing next to her dressing table, looking at her own reflection in the mirror.
DAHLIA: THANKS FOR THE CONCERN, LIEUTENANT...
DAHLIA: …BUT I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
PANEL 7. Close in on her reflection in the glass.
DAHLIA: APPARENTLY, IN PORT NOCTURNE, I HAVE TO.
PANEL 1. Close-up of Dahlia.
DAHLIA: DO YOU BELIEVE HER?
PANEL 2. Riley, all hardness gone.
RILEY: IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I BELIEVE HER.
RILEY: LOOK, IN THIS TOWN, IF YOU FIND SOMEONE WITH A GUN NEXT TO A CORPSE – THAT'S THE EXTENT OF THE INVESTIGATION.
RILEY: CASE CLOSED.
PANEL 3. Dahlia, looking angry – like only a redhead can be.
DAHLIA: THAT'S RIDICULOUS! WHAT ABOUT MOTIVE?
DAHLIA: WHAT REASON WOULD SHE HAVE TO KILL TOM? THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT GETTING MARRIED, FOR GOD'S SAKE!
DAHLIA: WHAT IF SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH!?
PANEL 4. Riley, standing now.
RILEY: I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOUR FEELINGS, MISS BLUE.
RILEY: IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I'D LOOK INTO IT SOME MORE.
RILEY: BUT OFFICIALLY… I CAN'T.
PANEL 5. Medium close-up on the sympathetic lieutenant.
RILEY: I CAME HERE AS A… COURTESY. FIGURED SOMEONE NEEDED TO BREAK THE NEWS TO YOU BEFORE YOU GOT HOME AND FOUND A CRIME SCENE.
RILEY: DO YOU HAVE SOMEPLACE TO STAY TONIGHT?
PANEL 6. Full-length shot of Dahlia, now standing next to her dressing table, looking at her own reflection in the mirror.
DAHLIA: THANKS FOR THE CONCERN, LIEUTENANT...
DAHLIA: …BUT I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
PANEL 7. Close in on her reflection in the glass.
DAHLIA: APPARENTLY, IN PORT NOCTURNE, I HAVE TO.
