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Spotlight · written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy · 2015
Scene 1 of 143 · ≈ 1 min on screen · First scene of act one
The Boston Globe's Spotlight team pries open the Catholic Church's decades-long cover-up of child abuse — one sealed record, one silenced victim at a time.
This scene
A quiet, cold winter night. An OLDER COP emerges from an INTERVIEW ROOM, walks down a long hall.
Boston, MA - December, 1976
He reaches the front desk. A YOUNG COP looks to him, curious, as he lights a cigarette.
YOUNG COP
How’s that going?
OLDER COP
The mother’s bawling and the uncle’s
pissed off.
YOUNG COP
She’s not married?
OLDER COP
Divorced with four kids. I guess
Father was helping out.
YOUNG COP
Helping out?
The Older Cop shrugs. The front door opens and BURKE, FRESH FACED, 32, walks in. He wears a dark overcoat.
OLDER COP
Hey, Mr. Burke. They’re in the back
talking to the Bishop.
BURKE
And Father?
The Older Cop nods in the other direction.
OLDER COP
We put him in the break room.
BURKE
Any press?
OLDER COP
Some guy from the Citizen, but we
sent him away. None of the big
papers.
BURKE
Let’s keep it that way.
Burke walks toward the interview room.
YOUNG COP
(off Burke)
Who’s that?
OLDER COP
Assistant DA.
YOUNG COP
Gonna be hard to keep the papers
away from the arraignment.
OLDER COP
What arraignment?
He’s matter of fact. The young cop reacts, looks towards the PRIEST (GEOGHAN) sitting in the break room.
OLDER COP (O.C.) (CONT’D)
You can tell Father Geoghan it won’t
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