Date: September 13, 2019. The day after episode 2. Anne Olive’s body was reported to the police, and the news went public at 5 am this morning. The Pink Ladies’ “blackface” picture spread across the internet like a California wildfire. The Police have connected Anne’s murder with Sara Sarah’s murder and suspect that the same person perpetrated both crimes.
September 13, 2019 , 7:30 a.m. -- Kermit Police Station --
Sheriff Dundee sits at his desk sipping on a hot cup of joe. “An incident of Blackface at a high school in Kermit, Florida has gone viral,” Diane Sawyer announces on Good Morning America.
“The video, posted to both Twitter and Instagram, appears to show a group of girls and one obviously gay student parading around a slumber party in blackface. This video comes after a recent murder in Kermit, which has actually been followed up by *another* murder. More on this story later. In other news, Kermit and surrounding cities might have worse to look out for as we monitor Tropical Storm Katerina, which is commonly being referred to as Hurricane Katrina’s Cuban cousin --”
“Seems like a lot piling down on you, Sheriff,” a voice comes from his doorway.
Sheriff Dundee nearly spills his coffee and looks up at Agent Weathers. “Oh, golly,” he pauses and sets down his mug. “I didn’t even hear you come in. You must be Agent, uh..”
“Weathers,” she smiles and takes her pink lollipop out of her mouth. She steps forward and shakes Sheriff Dundee’s hand. “Quite the little town you’ve got here. A lot of worms packed into one tiny can.”
“Kermit’s a real charmer,” he smiles. “An exciting little place.” He stands up from his desk and walks towards the door.
“I can tell,” she turns to follow him. “Funny enough, I’ve never even heard of this place. And it was a bit hard getting here. You’re not really on any maps I could find.”
“We’re tucked away, for sure, but lying on the coast like any other great, sunny getaway.” He walks out of his office. “I’ll introduce you to your partner.”
“Partner?”
“Yeah,” he turns around. “I told Miguel if he was sending someone down to take over, I still wanted someone from my department on the team. He agreed.”
“I usually work alone.”
“Well, this aint so usual, Mrs. Weathers.”
“Agent Weathers,” she corrects him.
“Right,” he nods. “I apologize.” He turns the corner and approaches a desk. “Here we are. Officer Canine, best guy on the force.”
Agent Weathers stares at Officer Canine for a second and then looks at Sheriff Dundee. “That’s a dog.”
Sheriff Dundee turns and whispers to her. “Have some respect, Agent. Officer Dundee is the best guy we’ve got on our force. He’s got a knack for smelling trouble and getting to the bottom of it. It’s sort of a little trick of his.”
Agent Weathers laughs to herself slightly. “It’s been nearly four days, and you’ve all got nothing but a handful of interviews,” she puts her sucker back in her mouth. “Some trick.”
Sheriff Dundee clears off a desk next to Officer Canine. “You can set up shop here so you two can work closely together. We appreciate your services, *Agent* Weathers.”
She smiles at him and looks over at Officer Canine. He bares his teeth at her and continues clacking away on his keyboard.