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POLICEMAN B
Investigating? Found anything yet?

POLICEMAN A

Ah... I am only visiting...

POLICEMAN B
OK, can I talk to the lady of the
house for a moment?

POLICEMAN A
No problem... Make yourself at
home...

POLICEMAN B
I am a policeman from the nearby
hamlet. My responsibility in coming
here is to ask you a few questions.

The woman looks at Policeman B and is frightened by his austere and

serious look. She mumbles:

THE AMERASIAN'S MOTHER
You... you... what do you want to
ask about?

POLICEMAN B
A rape occurred in a nearby hamlet,
which is under my jurisdiction. The
people came to me and told me that
the culprit was your son, the mixed-
race kid. So where is he now?

As he asks the question, Policeman B scrutinizes the woman's

confused face.

THE AMERASIAN'S MOTHER
He is at work.