Pete is sitting in a chair in front of Mac’s desk. Mac is standing behind her desk addressing Pete.
Tape Recorder (Pete): Don’t make me shoot you! (Mac stops the player.)
Mac: So, there’ll be an inquiry…
Pete: It won’t change what happened.
Mac: Do you want to tell me again?
Pete: Bobby wouldn’t put the gun down… he started to walk away… I was still groggy…I shouted out, “Don’t make me shoot you”. He just kept going, so I fired-
Mac: And missed!
Pete: I told you I was groggy – I passed out.
Mac: (leans over desk to Pete’s level) Do you really expect me to believe that?
Pete: When you arrived, did you or did you not find me unconscious?
Mac: Pete, it’s just you don’t seem exactly traumatized by your failure to bring him in.
Pete: We got Perdy – good result.
Mac: This guy is a serial killer-
Pete: He was. He’s retired. He’s not gonna do it again – I know it.
Mac: (retreats from desk) if you let him go that would be unbelievably bad police work.
Pete: If I let him go that would be giving someone a second chance... (Slowly rises from his chair) … and that’s just not in my nature… is it?
(Silence)
Pete sneaks Mac quick, sneaky but serious glance, then turns and walks out. Mac just glares back at him.