Above the Water/Transcript

Chapter 3
Arrest the killer...

Bruno Filipovich: Lucy Campbell, you are under arrest for Judge Alice Tennyson's murder.

Lucy Campbell: But I didn't killed her ? Why would I ? Just because I'm jealous of her ? Nuh-uh.

Bruno: I don't know why, but we do know that you pushed her in the water and held her head under water until she drowned. We found your sunscreen on her hair.

Lucy: Umm...

Bruno: While you were fighting with her, you ran through a blueberry bush and stained your dress.

Lucy (sweating): Oh...that...

Bruno: Confess Lucy. Your DNA was found on her handbag.

Lucy (panicking): Oh god, it was not supposed to end this way. Fine, I killed her, but only to protect my reputation.

Bruno: Your reputation ? I don't get it ?

Lucy: We are living in 2019. What does that mean ? That means that almost every normal person is married, has kids and shit. Only I'm out there, alone...

Lucy: I made up a story that I have a husband and kids too and everybody believed me, even Alice. Whenever my brother came to visit me, I would lie that he is my husband who came back from a bussiness trip.

Lucy: But shit went down this morning. My brother found out about that and confronted me in the swamp. We argued and Alice overheard us. When my brother left, she tried to calm me down.

Lucy (angry): I had to kill her. I worked so hard for my reputation and now Alice was going to ruin it.

Bruno: Wow...Lucy, you are under arrest, I can't believe that you killed an innocent woman only to have a big reputation...

At the courtroom...

Judge Pierre: Lucy Campbell, you are here because you murdered my friend, judge Alice Tennyson. How do you plead ?

Lucy: I'm guilty, but you have to understand me. My reputation is only that matters.

Judge (angry): What about Alice ? Her life means nothing to you ?

Lucy: Well...I don't know ? Maybe ?

Judge: I heard enough. I hereby sentence you to 35 years in prison with an access to psychiatric counseling.

Lucy (terrified): NO PLEASE, I JUST WANTED TO BE SEEN AS A SUCCESSFUL AND DECENT WOMAN. PLEASE NO...