Murder in a Small Town2013

Susan Parker:
[scenes of the town, the church, Debbie's grave and and upward camera rotation transition into the Parkers' yard where Susan, Kathy and Laura are having a light meal] Everyone at work has been so understanding. But I - I feel like I can't trust myself; I'll be going along, just fine and - and then it'll just hit me and I'll burst into tears.

Kathy:
Give it time; it's only been a couple of weeks.

Susan Parker:
I know. It's just that now that the shock has - has worn off, I... I just... I miss her so much.

Kathy:
Mmmhmmm.

Laura:
Have you heard from Andrew?

Susan Parker:
I've called over a few times to talk to the girls but they were busy.

Laura:
Has he ordered a headstone yet?

Susan Parker:
No, not yet, but I offered my help and he... he said he'd take care of it.

Kathy:
Susan, did you ever talk to the police?

Susan Parker:
The police? About what?

Kathy:
About why there wasn't an autopsy.

Susan Parker:
Tom talked to them. The... the night of... her death. They said that Judge Carter had already ruled that it... that it wasn't necessary.

Kathy:
Why not?

Susan Parker:
Because... it was a suicide.

Kathy:
Well, you see, that's what we were wondering about.

Laura:
Aunt Susan, we don't believe Debbie killed herself.

Susan Parker:
What are you talking about? The police said...

Kathy:
Yeah, we know what the police said; it doesn't make any sense. Debbie was a happy person. She had her friends, she was excited about her new job at the school and most of all she had her girls.

Susan Parker:
I know. It's... it's hard to believe.

Kathy:
It's not just that. There are things that don't add up.

Susan Parker:
What things?

Kathy:
Like all those pills. Debbie didn't take pills like that.

Susan Parker:
We don't know that.

Laura:
And they found her naked. That's not the Debbie we know; she was way too modest for that.

Susan Parker:
She was in a desperate place.