How can I open images in Photo Mechanic with AppleScript

I need an AppleScript that displays a chosen folder of images in a Photo Mechanic as a Contact Sheet.
A FileMaker script – with the help of a plug-in called Troi-File-Plug-in 2.8.2 - already allows me to navigate to the folder which opens on the desktop. The final step would be for the script to display the images in Photo Mechanic, where they can be viewed, captioned, edited etc. (The process can be performed manually by dragging the images onto the Photo Mechanic icon).

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