The Continentals

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Coydog

on Aug. 9, 2009

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PAGE THIRTEEN: FIVE PANELS
Panel One:
Close shot: Foreground, Fiona leaning in very, very closely to the nervous young officer, making him even more uncomfortable as an amused Smythe watches, in background.

Officer: A-And are you also an agent in her majesty's…Ugh…Service?

Fiona: Honestly, Constable? I spend the great majority of my time "servicing" Mr.Smythe.

Panel Two:
Close shot: Smythe (in foreground) and Fiona and the young officer (in the background) turn toward the bellowing voice of OFF PANEL Norfolk coming from within the house.

Norfolk (Off Panel): Smythe?! Fiziwigg?!

Panel Three;
Close shot of Norfolk looking out of the study entrance at OFF PANEL Smythe and Fiona.

Norfolk: Come on then! If her majesty insists on having you around, poking about in police business, you may as well be of some use!

Panel Four:
Int.. Shot: Study.
Close shot: Foreground, Smythe walks into study with Norfolk. Background, Fiona follows them while she looks back at flustered young officer and blowing him a kiss. Smythe is immediately taken by the OFF PANEL crime scene

Smythe: From the looks of this "being of some use" may well fall short of the mark.


Panel Five:
Close shot of Norfolk, Smythe, and Fiona looking down at lord Ashton's OFF PANEL dead body.

Fiona: To be sure. Off hand, inspector, I'd have to say….


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