prelim

Question 1

Hello. How many miles?

Answer 1

twenty.

Question 2

slouch.

Answer 2

i’m getting old

Question 3

keep pedalling

Answer 3

the great race you always lose in the end

Question 4

pedal pedal

Answer 4

that him from the other night?

Question 5

(that him from the other night?) no.

Answer 5

he was a bit short

Question 6

for you?

Answer 6

for you!

Question 7

is this official questioning?

Answer 7

ok. is that short reply because it’s an important guy or a very very unimportant guy?

Question 8

you’re the cop

Answer 8

yes, i am. how’s the big project going?

Question 9

makes it sound a little like a primary school insect collecting trip.

Answer 9

sorry, didn’t mean that. bad mum.

Question 10

yes bad mum. (…) who i think could really open things up for me

Answer 10

that’s fantastic

Question 11

I know (…) follow it, don’t you?

Answer 11

the only thing i have to follow is the law

Question 12

i suppose that’s the difference between art and police work. the truth lives behind the eyes of facts

Answer 12

that’s good- you should use that in-

Question 13

mum, you’re being-

Answer 13

i’m not condescending. i like it

Question 14

yeah? should i write it down?

Answer 14

yes!

Question 15

what was it i said again?

Answer 15

now my mother, if she heard you say that, would say that it must have been a lie

Question 16

the truth lives behind the eyes of facts. hmm

Answer 16

i have a fresh lasagne

Question 17

fresh from tesco?

Answer 17

yes, i-

Question 18

going out.

Answer 18

oh. fine.

Question 19

(oh. fine.) sorry.

Answer 19

is it him from last week, or someone else?

Question 20

it’s lilly and Mary, actually.

Answer 20

oh, ok

Question 21

if that’s ok with you

Answer 21

fine, so probably alone then?

Question 22

(fine, so probably alone then?) what?

Answer 22

when you come back

Question 23

yes, probably.

Answer 23

ok.

Question 24

there’s loads of fat in lasagne

Answer 24

do you think i’m getting fat?

Question 24

there’s loads of fat in lasagne

Answer 24

do you think i’m getting fat?

Question 25

(do you think i’m getting fat?) yes.

Answer 25

oh.

Question 26

sorry, was that too blunt?

Answer 26

i can hardly complain.

Question 27

no, you can’t.

Answer 27

i’ll save you some.

Question 28

(i’ll save you some) thanks.

Answer 28

i got some green stuff to go with it.

Question 29

well done.

alexandra takes her ipad and notes and is about to head to her bedroom

Answer 29

do i get an invite to the premier?

Question 30

of course you do.

Answer 30

anything wrong?

Question 31

no. i’ve made a breakthrough with this person and he’s kind of the inspiration. my head is jangling with ideas and images when i speak to him and i think there’s a story there, it means something

Answer 31

sounds great.

Question 32

this is my thing and i want you to support me in it.

Answer 32

of course i will.

Question 33

you were scotland’s first female chief constable and i want to make a mark too.

Answer 33

just being you.