Suddenly the doorbell rang. The four of them looked at one another, totally startled.

Markus: "Oh my god... the coroner!"
Emily: "Oh no! I totally forgot!"
Serge: "Quick! Hide Tristan!"
Tristan: "What?! I don't need to hide, I'm not dead!"

Markus: "Someone better answer the door."
Emily: "Do we have to?"
Markus: "Tell them... tell them..."
Emily: "We got tired of waiting and burned the body?!"
Serge: "Being dead just wasn't working out for him?!"
Tristan: "Wrong address??"

Markus: "That's it- go!"
Tristan: "ME?!"
Markus: "You're the one who died!"

The doorbell rang again, followed by the sound of distant knocking.

Emily: "Somebody better do something before he wakes Mary up."
Tristan: "Come on, let's all go."
Markus: "And...?"
Tristan: "Tell him I wasn't dead after all?"
Serge: "That should work- it's true, isn't it?"

The four of them answered the door, trying to look innocent and succeeding in only looking twice as guilty.

Coroner: "I'm here about the body."
Tristan: "I think there's been a mistake."
Coroner: "Oh I'm sorry- this is the address they gave me."
Markus: "It's the right address..."
Serge: "There's just no body."

The coroner looked at them horrified.

Coroner: "What do you mean there's no body?"

Emily: "Oh he's got a body, it's just not dead."
Coroner: "Pardon?"

Tristan: "I'm not dead."
Coroner: "I can see that."
Tristan: "They thought I was dead but I'm not."
Coroner: "Son, do you need to go to the hospital?"
Tristan: "Um... no. Feel fine. Thanks for asking, though."

Coroner: "Is this some sort of sick prank?"
Serge: "No, sir. Just a misunderstanding, I'm sure."
Coroner: "Listen, I don't really have time for this. It's been a very busy night, I need to go where I'm needed."
Markus: "We're all alive here."
Coroner: "Sorry for intruding."
Serge: "Have a nice night!"

After the doors were closed, the four of them dissolved into laughter. It was a much needed release, more about the pent up emotions they were all suffering from than anything having to do with a visit from a coroner.