6:30 AM
The camera pans the room and zooms in on the covers. Under the covers is the outline of a body. The camera moves up the body and Kari’s face is seen as she’s laying on her right side wearing a brown T-shirt that is too big for her. She opens her eyes and looks around slightly as she begins to get out of bed. As her legs swing out from under the covers, a man’s hand reaches out from behind her and very gently grabs her left shoulder to prevent her from leaving the bed.
She turns toward him and the man’s face and bare chest appear behind her shoulder. Richard smiles at her and says, “Leaving me so soon?”
Kari smiles back. “Only for a minute…I was thirsty and was going to get some water, that’s all.” She turns to him and they share a kiss that starts gently and turns passionate.
Finally they break apart. Richard suddenly gets a concerned look on his face. “Kari, are you OK?”
Kari laughs, puzzled. “After what happened last night, now you’re asking me if I’m OK? Richard there are so many adjectives going through my mind right now, OK seems like an understatement!”
Richard laughs lightly and adds, “I just want to make sure that you don’t….regret what happened. I certainly wasn’t planning this when I showed up last night. I only wanted to see what you had uncovered for myself…and yes, I confess I did want to see you, too, but not just for this!” He looks embarrassed.
Kari touches his face and says, “Well, I wasn’t exactly planning it either, but when you looked at me with those bedroom eyes after I told you everything that was in those files, how could I possibly resist?”
Richard sits back a little, looks at Kari questioningly and says, “My bedroom eyes? What about your bedroom eyes?!”
“Me? Come on Richard…I don’t even know how to have bedroom eyes!”
Richard, now laughing completely, says, “Kari, trust me, you know!” His tone turns more serious. “Look, Kari, it’s a big responsibility to be a lady’s first lover and…”
Kari raises her eyebrows. “First? Are you planning on just dumping me after you’re exonerated so I can go find someone else? I’d like to think you’re my only lover!”
Richard smiles and says, “Touché, Kari! I don’t plan on going anywhere after I’m exonerated. I just need to know that…” His voice trails off.
“You need to know that I wasn’t reminded of him.” Richard nods affirmatively.
“Richard, I never thought about him once. I quit therapy because I knew there was nothing more to be said. My therapist told me that when I finally met the right guy…I’d know and she knew I’d be fine and I am. Ellie used to tell me that when I found the right guy, knowing how rebellious I am, she fully believed that I’d break every rule of courtship in the process when I finally did find him.”
Richard laughs again and says, “Well, you’re an FBI agent and I’m a fugitive, you can’t get more rebellious than that.”
“No…you can’t!” They kiss again.
“By the way Kari, have I told you how sensational you look in my T-shirt?”
Kari looks down at the shirt. “No you haven’t. Taking me for granted already,” she teases.
He
caresses her face and says, “Well, you do!” as he pulls her down to kiss her.
The kiss turns passionate and they both fall back onto the pillows.
Kari whispers, “I love you, Richard.” All of a sudden the door flies open. Capt. Gerard and the rest of the task force rush in, their guns pointed at both of them.
Richard and Kari are too stunned to speak. Gerard says, “Well, I knew it was only a matter of time before you’d both screw up! Note my choice of words, Holmes!” Kari’s eyes get narrow and are filled with raw hate. “I knew you’d eventually lead us to him, Holmes…Thank you! Now, throw these two their clothes, cuff both of them and do read Agent Holmes her rights. I’d hate to have her conviction for aiding and abetting a fugitive get tossed out on a technicality!”
Kari sitting slightly behind Richard, looks Gerard squarely in the eye. She says calmly “I’m sorry Capt. Gerard but, I’m afraid I’m not going to prison today!” She reaches behind her pillow and pulls out her service revolver.
She fires right between Gerard’s eyes and shoots him dead.
With a jolt, Kari sits up in bed as the alarm goes off, her heart beating rapidly and her skin breaking out into a cold sweat. She looks around. She’s all alone. Trembling slightly, she gets out of bed and goes into the bathroom to splash water on her face. She looks into the mirror. Her dream was so real. She can actually feel Richard’s touch and kiss. Shaken, she looks at her image in the mirror. “Nobody knows about this and nobody will.” Then she remembers Gerard. She turns from the mirror. “Would I really do it?” she asks herself, but there is no answer.