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LOUISE FINLEY

LOUISE FINLEY

07.07.05

SCENE ONE

03.06.05

Training camp somewhere, 3, 4 & 5 shown using arms and in classroom situation on making bombs. No English is spoken everything subtitled.

2.00

SCENE TWO

03.06.05

 

The pubs have just closed Louise & Kim stood on a street corner waiting for a cab. Stephen is waiting on the same corner for a cab after spending an evening alone due to his date not turning up.

Louise on her mobile phone:

Louise: My name Louise. Louise Finley. Could I book a taxi, please. Yes we are outside the Black Bull on town Street. Are you sure that you can�t guarantee a lady driver. You can�t. Ok. As soon as possible please. My name Louise. Louise Finley. Bye.

Kim: I�ll be about a quarter of an hour they said.

Louise: That�s ok

Kim opens her hand bag takes out her purse and looks in it.

Kim: (Pause.) How much money you got Louise?

Louise: I�ll have a look! Hold on.

Louise opens her hand bag takes out her purse and looks in it.

Louise: I�ve got a fiver! You?

Kim: �2.45!

Louise: Shit! Looks like we are walking!

Kim: (Silence.) We could pull a trick!

Louise: What like magic!

Kim: No like a trick!

Louise: You mean!

Kim: Yes that�s what I mean!

Louise: I couldn�t! No! I couldn�t Kim!

Kim: (Shouting.) Oh you mush!

Stephen: (Pause.) What! Who me!

Kim: Yeah you mush! Fancy some company!

Stephen: Company!

Kim walks up to Stephen.

Kim: Yeah company! You know!

Stephen: (Beat.) What you offering?

Kim: How much money you got mush!

Stephen takes his wallet from his back trouser pocket, then opens the wallet. The wallet is full of twenty pound notes. Louise doesn�t hear there conversation.

Kim: A twenty!

Stephen: (Beat.) What�s that get me!

Kim: She�ll give you a blow job and you can fuck me!

Stephen: What for a twenty!

Kim: Yeah we doing a special offer this week!

Stephen: (Laughter.) Your joking! You�re taking the piss!

Kim: No fucking joke mush! No piss taking mush!

Stephen: When! Where!

Kim: Over there in that park! Now mush!

Stephen: Now!

Kim: Yeah now mush! Louise come on! He�s got money. Come on follow us mush.

Fade out and fade back into a dark wooded scene. Stephen walks behind Louise and Kim.

Louise: I don�t believe what�s happen here! Please don�t tell me your going to let him fuck you! And for money shit!

Kim: Better than walking home!

Louise: Yes but. Well that�s prostitution!

Kim: It may not get to that. Anyway your giving him a blow job first!

Louise: (Shocked.) What!

Kim: (Loudly.) Over there mush! Near the bench mush!

The three are stood around a bench just away from the path.

Stephen: Its the first time I�ve done anything like this. Well paying for it I mean. So what do we do? Where do we go from here?

Kim: Taking your trousers off would be a smart idea mush.

Stephen: (Beat.) Yes, yes of course of course.

Louise: (Beat.) I�m getting my haircut tomorrow.

Kim: Oh what you having done?

Louise: Just a trim.

Kim: I couldn�t�t be bother with all that brushing and drying! I�d have it all lopped off! Much easier. No! no couldn�t do that!

Louise: I love my hair as it is, thank you very much!

Stephen puts his trousers on the bench.

Stephen: What shall I do sit on the bench?

Kim: No stand on it mush.

Stephen: Stand on it!

Kim: Yeah you can do it better standing can�t you Louise!

Louise: (Beat.) Can I!

Kim: Yeah you can can�t you!

Louise: Oh yes I can! I can! Yes! (Whispering to Kim.) Look do I really have to this?

Kim: Trust me!

If need more time go on about having no condom.

Stephen stands on the bench.

Kim: Best if you take your jockeys off mush!

Stephen: Yes, yes of course.

Stephen takes off his jockey shorts and throws at the side of his trousers on the bench. Louise moves forward towards Stephen as she does Kim grabs Louise�s trousers and jockey shorts.

Kim: Run! Fucking run Louise!

Louise: What!

Kim: Fucking run!

Louise turns to see Kim running down path where they had came up. She quickly follows.

Stephen: Come fucking back you bitches! Come fucking back! My wallets in my fucking trousers!

Fade into next scene.

If more needed have Louise and Kim talking about how much was in the wallet. Although that can be covered in the house scene.

SCENE THREE

24.06.07

Different shots of the Training camp somewhere, 3, 4 & 5 shown using arms and in classroom situation on making bombs. No English is spoken everything subtitled. Finishing with them saying farewell to the camp.

2.00

SCENE FOUR

DCI Stevenson is driving through London there is mobile phone rings he answers it (The voice of DCI Stevenson is heard through the cars speakers :

DCI Stevenson: Stevenson. Speak!

DC Davis: Its Davis gov we have traced another call from cdt5, it�s the fifth call to Rome today gov, what do you want to do about it?

DCI Stevenson: From the same Camden address is it?

DC Davis: Yes gov, what do you wat to do about it gov?

DCI Stevenson: Look I�m about twenty minutes way I don�t want any fuck ups on this ok so listen ok!

DC Davis: Yes gov!

DCI Stevenson: Get armed back up, go with the back up, don�t use your own vehicle travel with them ok!

DCI Stevenson: Now listen when you get them into position and then wait for me when you get there. Do nothing absolutely nothing until I get there understand.

DC Davis: Yes gov.

DCI Stevenson: Oh yeah best no sirens and blues ok. Don�t want any unwanted attention ok.

DC Davis: Ye gov. (Beat.) Gov with got another call to cdt5.

DCI Stevenson: To him?

DC Davis: Yes gov.

DCI Stevenson: Who�s it from Davis?

DC Davis: An unknown source gov, but it close bye to cdt5.

DCI DCI Stevenson: Shit! (Beat.) Best take Jayne with you Davis. See you there Davis.

DC Davis: Yes gov.

DCI Stevenson switches the hands free on open camera fades.

1.00

SCENE FIVE

24.06.07

SCENE FIVE

SCENE FIVE: TO BE WRITTEN. AN ASIAN FAMILY IN THE UK THE SCENE IS THAT THEY ARE ENJOYING THERE FAMILY LIFE AND THEIR SON Seneta HAS A JOB HAS RETUURNED FROM THREE MONTHS IN AFGANISTAN OR PAKISTAN.

Joesph: I don�t understand him!

Khalid: Maybe its not what he does for you to understand Joesph.

Joesph: Of course what he does is for me to understand. He�s my son! He attends the Prayers every Friday!

Khalid: He has a good job!

Joesph: Had a good job! Its all since he came back from Pakistan. I arranged for him to stay with family! But oh no not 4 that wasn�t good enough for 4! No!

Seneta: The people he stayed with were good Brothers!

Joesph: And you know that for sure do you Seneta! You know that for sure Seneta? How do you know this! How!

Seneta: Trust me I just know Joesph!

Joesph: But how can you possible know Seneta? How! Please tell me Seneta!

Khalid: Trust him Joesph. Trust him he knows! (Beat.) You don�t trust my brother Joesph!

Joesph: (Beat.) Well of course I trust Seneta. He�s your brother!

Khalid: Well there you go. See there�s no need for you to be worried Joesph.

Joesph: But that�s just it I do worry. Ever since 4 came back from Pakistian al he has done is stay in his room and listen to tapes.

Seneta: Yes but Islamic tapes.

Khalid: Yes there in Arabic.

Seneta: Well that�s a good thing Joesph!

Joesph: Yes, yes I suppose. (Beat.) Then there�s his job, he hasn�t even been back to see them!

Khalid: Yes but they agreed that he would start back there in September after the summer holidays.

Seneta: You see Joesph you worry too much! The boys doing just fine Joesph!

Khalid: He�s in London now. Maybe he�s looking for another job a better job.

Joesph: He�s got a good job here! Whys he wish to go to London. London�s full of foreigners!

Joesph: He belongs here, here with his family!

Khalid: If he is serving Allah, peace be upon him, does it matter where he is?

Joesph: (Beat.) No I suppose not. But he should be taking a wife! A wife from a family that we all know.

Khalid: Allah will provide if it be his will.

1.30

SCENE SIX

DC Atkinson DC Atkinson who is female, (maybe more detail.) DC Davis is DC Davis, Policewoman is a Policewoman who�s driving the car & Policeman a Policeman sits beside her in the passenger seat. They are in a Police car driving at high speed through the streets of central London, followed closely by two Police 4x4�s with Police markspersons inside. They are on their way to rendezvous with DCI Stevenson.

 

DC Davis: Can�t you go any fucking faster! Fucking hell, a fucking cab driver could go fucking faster! I thought this was supposed to be a high speed fucking motor!

Policewoman: If you haven�t noticed we are in a built up area!

DC Davis: That�s where in a built area sir to you!

Policewoman: (Sarcastically.) Yes sir! (Beat.) And would you mind putting that cigarette out please! Sir!

DC Davis: Do fucking what!

DC Atkinson: Oh just put it out can�t you for fuck sake!

DC Davis: I�m senior in rank to her!

DC Atkinson: Yes and on this shout I�m your superior! Now put the fucking fag out will you!

DC Davis: (Sigh.) Oh all fucking right! (Beat.) Fucking split arses! (Beat.) How much long we going to be?

Policeman: Our ETA is five minutes. Sir.

DC Davis: That�s���.(Interruption.)

DC Atkinson: (Loud voice.) Your ash tray!

DC Davis: What about my fucking ashtray!

DC Atkinson: It�s on fucking fire!

DC Davis: Shit!

As DC Atkinson attempts to extinguish the smoking ashtray the cars tires screeches as the car does a one hundred and eighty degree spin bringing the car to halt, blocking the road. The two Police vans come to halt but not as dramatically as the car.

DC Davis: What the fucking hell! Why the fuck have we fucking stopped!

Policewoman: That bloke! (Beat.) He�s no fucking trousers!

DC Davis: Which fucking bloke where!

Policewoman: The one that just fucking jumped out in front of the fucking car!

Policeman: �Fucking lucky we didn�t hit the silly bastard!

DC Davis: Fucking should have done! Where on a fucking shout! Shit you fucking wooden tops! No fucking trousers you say!

DC Atkinson: Don�t you remember you were a fucking wooden top once! Best see what the trouble is. (Beat.) (Laughing.) Your right! He has no fucking trousers! I�ll have a fucking look. That�s a look at what�s going on!

DC Davis: Yeah! Alright what fucking ever!

DC Atkinson gets out from the car along with Policewoman.

1.30.

A MONTH LATER.

SCENE SEVEN.

07.07.05

05.00HRS

Honeysuckle and Dave are in bed, the room is half lit by daylight coming through the window the alarm has not yet gone off. They are both half awake. Dave turns to Honeysuckle.

Honeysuckle: No don�t! Don�t!

Dave: Why?

Honeysuckle: You know I don�t like doing it this early in a morning! Its only just turned five o�clock

Dave: (Quietly.) You don�t like doing it anytime lately!

Honeysuckle: What was that you said!

Dave: I said you don�t like doing at anytime just lately!

Honeysuckle: We did it last week!

Dave: Exactly last fucking week!

Honeysuckle: You get it more than most.

Dave: And how do you work that one out!

Honeysuckle: I just do ok!

Dave: You talk to people about our sex life!

Honeysuckle: Thought you said that we didn�t have one!

Dave: We might as well not have!

Honeysuckle: That�s fine by me!

Dave: (Silence.) Oh come on you can�t let this go to waist!

Honeysuckle rolls over to face Dave.

Honeysuckle: Can�t I! Just watch me!

Honeysuckle gets out of the bed picks up some clothes hung over a chair and starts to walk towards the bathroom to dress.

Honeysuckle: Come on you can�t stay in bed all day you have a tube to catch! It goes in half an hour.

Dave: Yes, yes I�m getting up! (Beat.) Chance would be a fine thing!

1.00

SCENE EIGHT.

07.07.05

05.00HRS

Stephen & Rodney outside Louise�s house about to burgle it, Stephen is unaware that it is Louise�s house.

Stephen: Look I�m not sure about this.

Rodney: Sure about what?

Stephen: Doing this!

Rodney: Your skint aren�t you?

Stephen: You know I am!

Rodney: Well but your fucking conscious to one side or just fuck off!

Stephen: (Beat.) Fuck it! I�ll do it!

Rodney: Good pass me the gemi.

Stephen: Here.

Rodney: Thanks.

Rodney starts to pries at the window frame with the gemi (Crowbar.)

Stephen: Why this house?

Rodney: Why not its as good as any isn�t it !

Stephen: Right. Right! (Beat.) What if there�s some one in?

Rodney: Doesn�t matter we will be in and out before you can drink a pint!

Stephen: Don�t you get a longer stretch if there�s someone in?

Rodney: So they say, but if you can�t do the time don�t do the crime! (Beat.) That�s what they say isn�t! (Beat.) Quite! The windows nearly there!

The gemi slips, breaking the window.

Rodney: Shit!

Stephen: Lets go! Come on!

Rodney: No we�ll be ok if where quick!

 

They then climb through the window into the kitchen knocking pots and pans which were on the sinks draining board to the floor. They then switch on their torches, Rodney drops his torch on the floor.

 

Stephen: (Whispering.) How do you manage to make so fucking much fucking noise!

Rodney: (Whispering.) I can�t help it!

Stephen: (Whispering.) Of course you can fucking help it! Thought it was me who was new to all this!

Rodney: (Beat.) Quiet I can here something from upstairs.

Stephen: Fuck!

SCENE NINE.

Fade out then back into Jayne is in her apartment dressed ready to go to work. The door bell rings she walks to the door and answers it. Dave is stood at the door.

Dave: Your early, its not even seven thirty!

Jayne: I�ve dashed round

Dave: Something the matter?

Jayne: Well no not really!

Dave: Then what is it?

Jayne: Can I come in?

Dave: (Beat.) Sure! Yes, yes of course! Come in, come in!

Jayne stands in the hallway.

Jayne: So what�s wrong!

Dave: (Pause.) Nothing!

Dave looks towards the bedroom door.

Jayne: Oh no I�ve just got ready for work! I�ll be late Dave!

Dave: So you�re the boss!

Jayne: Oh honestly your impossible. Ok come on then! What you like honestly!

Dave: Good job I just work around the corner! (Laughter.)

In the bedroom. Dave starts to undress.

Jayne: I�m not taking everything off! We can�t be too long though.

Dave: Takes as long as it takes!

Jayne: I�ll take my skirt off its clean on.

Jayne starts to take off her skirt then starts to take off here tights. Dave has his trousers off is laid on the bed

Dave: Shit I�ve laddered my tights! They were a new pair! I don�t have another clean pair!

Jayne: Go bare legged!

Dave: Looks like I�ll have too! Anyway what�s brought you here at this time in a morning!

Jayne: She wouldn�t let me would she!

Dave: What again! (Beat.) You just lay back relax let me do it!

Fade out as Dave mounts Jayne.

Fade back in after they have finished having sex. Dave gets from the bed and starts to dress.

Jayne: Shit its twenty past! Fuck! You�ll have to get her sorted out I can�t be doing this every week. I�ve said you can move in anytime! But its you that won�t leave her!

Dave: Its not as easy as that!

Jayne: Yes it fucking is just back your fucking bags and leave! (Beat.) Shit this shirt is tight I must be putting on wait! (Beat.) me on you out of bed you�ll miss the tube!

2.00

SCENE TEN.

07.07.05

06.25HRS

Witness 3�s radio alarm going of and 3 getting out of bed 5. (Maybe have either the Kaiser Chiefs going to be a riot or the Clash Black Riot. TIME TO BE SHOWN ON ALARM CLOCK

1.30

SCENE ELEVEN.

07.07.05

05.27HRS

Louise is awoken by noises coming from downstairs, she sits up and listens for a short time then again she hears the noises from downstairs. She switches on the bedside lamp, pulls back the duvet gets out of bed, steps into her slippers then walks to the bedroom door takes her dressing gown from the hook on the bedroom door and puts her dressing gown on and ties it.

 

1.30

SCENE TWELVE.

07.07.05

05.31HRS

 

Back downstairs in Louise�s house.

 

Stephen:

(Whispering.) You�ve fucking woken them up! Shit! What we going to do! Shit!

Rodney: Be quiet don�t panic. It will be ok! We�ll be ok! Don�t fucking panic!

Stephen: Shit! Shit!

Louise: (Louise shouts from upstairs. Heard only) Is there anyone there! (Beat.) Who�s there!

Louise switches the hall light on and starts to walk down the stairs.

Stephen: Shit someone�s coming down! What we going to do! Fuck!

Rodney: Just be quite they might go back upstairs. Get down! Come on! Get fucking down!

Stephen & Rodney hide behind the breakfast bar, as Louise stands at the bottom of the stair and switches on the living room/kitchen light turn.

Louise: Who�s there! I know there�s some one here! Come out! Come out let me see you! Let me see you! (Silence.) I�ll call the Police!

Louise walks to the breakfast bar where her mobile phone is laying. As Louise picks up her mobile. Rodney jumps up from behind the counter.

Rodney: Give me the fucking phone! Give me the fucking phone bitch! Now!

Louise: Alright! Alright have it here! Here! Take it! Take it!

Louise throws the phone in the general direction of Rodney, Rodney catches the phone and throws it against the wall. The phone smashes into pieces. Stephen stands up.

Rodney: There was no need to do that! We could have flogged that!

Stephen: Do what! And have her give it to the law! Yes then the law could give us a call! That�s the most stupidest thing I�ve heard you come out with.

Louise: It�s you! It is you isn�t it!

Rodney: You two know each other?

Louise: Look I have cash take it! Have it! Take it and I�ll go back to bed and forget this ever happened! OK!

Rodney: Where�s the fucking cash?

Louise: (Beat.) In that draw. That draw there!

Says Louise pointing at a draw at the side of the sink.

Louise: I�ll get it! I�ll get it! I�ll get it for you!

Louise starts to walk around to the side of the breakfast bar where Stephen and Rodney are stood. Stephen opens the draw before Louise can get there.

Stephen: Knives and forks!

Rodney: Knives and forks! Nice try lady!

Louise: Its in the tin! The tin at the back of the draw.

Stephen: Next to these scissors!

Stephen holds up a large pair of scissors, then grabs Louise by the arm. Stephen takes the tin from the draw and opens the tin.

Stephen: There�s a couple of hundred quid here!

Rodney: Is there anyone else in the house!

Louise: (Sharply.) No!

Rodney: (Shouting.) I�ll ask you again! Is there anyone else in the fucking house!

Louise: (Panicking.) No! No!

Rodney: I�ll go and look lady! If you don�t tell me lady!

Louise: (Beat.) No there�s just my kids!

Rodney: Go up and get them Stephen.

Stephen: What!

Rodney: Go up and get them!

Louise: No! No leave my kids do what you want to me but leave my kids! Please don�t harm my kids! Credit cards! Yes there�s my credit cards have them! Take them, use them! I don�t care! Just don�t touch my kids!

Rodney: Where�s the credit cards! Where are they?

Louise: (Beat.) In that coat, in the inside pocket. They are there in a purse.

Stephen goes to a coat which is hung near the door, takes out the wallet and looks inside it.

Stephen: She�s not fucking lying!

Louise: Now will you leave my kids out of this please!

Stephen looks directly at Louise.

Stephen: Now I know you! (Beat) The park! You humiliated me! (Beat.) And you stole my fucking wallet! There was a few hundred quid in there!

Louise: You�ve broken into my house! Just take the fucking money and fucking go!

Rodney: Fucking great you know each other!

Louise: No!

Stephen: No! She humiliated me!

Louise: Please!

Stephen: She�s on the game!

Louise: No I�m fucking not on the game!

Stephen: You fucking are on the game!

Louise: I�m not! Didn�t do anything! Well did I!

Stephen: No you didn�t apart from fucking rob me and humiliate me!

Louise: Humiliate you how the fuck did I do that!

Stephen: You stole my trousers! (Beat.) I had to phone a friend!

Rodney: (Laughing.) Like on who wants to be a millionaire!

Stephen: Know not like who wants to be a fucking millionaire! (Beat.) That�s it! That�s it! You were going to have your hair done. You think a lot of your hair don�t you!

Louise: Why!

Stephen: I�m going to fucking lop it off!

Louise: (Laughing.) You�re having a laugh! (Beat.) Were fucking here to fucking rob her! In and out as quick as possible! Not fuck her for Christ�s sake!

Stephen takes hold of a chair near the door and moves it into the kitchen area.

Stephen: Now you go and get the fucking kids!

Louise: No! No! You have my money! You have my credit cards! You said that you�d leave my kids out of this!

Stephen: I didn�t say that! Did you Rodney?

Rodney: Not me! I said nothing of the kind.

Stephen still a hold of Louise�s arm, with the other hand he slaps her across the face.

Rodney: I�ll get the fucking kids.

Rodney goes upstairs.

Stephen: Now fucking shut it lady or you�ll get fucking more of that! Now of with that fucking robe!

Louise: My robe!

Stephen: Yes you�re fucking robe! Loose it!

Louise: Alright, alright! Let go of my arm please. Ok!

Stephen lets go of Louise�s arm then Louise takes off her robe.

Stephen: Take out the belt and fucking give it to me! (Beat.) Come on quickly!

Louise: Here! Here take it! Take it!

Stephen snatches the belt from Louise.

Louise: Sit! (Louise sits down on the chair.) Hold out your fucking arms.

SCENE THIRTEEN.

07.07.05

05.03HRS

Show 5 looking out from his bedsit window and sees DCI Stevenson standing in the shadows. Momentarily their eyes meet then 5 closes the curtain. Then DCI Stevenson walks from out of the shadow and into the bright orange light cast by the street lights.

SCENE FOURTEEN.

07.07.05

05.37HRS

Louise holds out her arms and Stephen ties her wrists together. The sound of the children can be heard from upstairs.

Stephen picks up the scissors.

Louise: What you doing?

Stephen: I�m going to lop off your fucking hair!

Louise: You can�t be fucking serious!

Stephen: Why what you going to fucking do about it?

Louise: Nothing. Guess I don�t have much choice do I!

Stephen: No you fucking don�t lady! No not unless you want another fucking slap! (Beat.) Don�t struggle the scissors could fucking slip if you know what I mean!

Stephen has taken two cuts of Louise�s hair when Rodney walks into the room with the children. Tears are coming from her eyes.

Hen: Who are these men mom? Who are they mom?

Louise: They have come to cut mom�s hair Hen.

Georgie: You never told us mom.

Louise: I decided at the last minute darlings.

Hen: I thought you liked in long mom!

Louise: I fancied a change dear.

Rodney: Sit down on the fucking sofa!

Hen: The mister swore mom!

Louise: Just do as the mister says the both of you and sit on the sofa. (Beat.) There are some comics besides the tele, they should keep them quiet for a while.

Rodney: OK

This would be a good time for fade. Plus decide severity of haircut.

Georgie: Mom.

Louise: Yes dear.

Stephen: Hairs going on your pyjama top, shouldn�t you have some thing over it?

Louise: Yes dear, we must have forgotten. It doesn�t matter dear, I�ll sort it out later.

Rodney: She could always fucking take it off! (Laughter.)

Hen: That mister swore again mom!

Georgie: I want another comic! Don�t like this one!

Hen: Is the mister going to take much longer mom. I want to go back to bed mom!

Georgie: So do I mom.

Hen: (Pause.) Can we go back to bed mom. Please. Mom.

Louise: Soon darlings.

Hen: (Silence.) Mom!

Stephen continues to lop off Louise�s hair.

Louise: What darling?

Hen: Are you sure that mister is a hairdresser?

Louise: Yes of course he is a real hairdresser dear. Why do you ask that?

Hen: Well, well, well it�s just that your hair doesn�t�t look very good mom.

Rodney: (Laughter.) She�s got a point there Stephen!

Hen: Mom I want a drink.

Georgie: So do I mom!

Louise: I�m sure the mister will get you a drink if you ask him nicely.

Hen: I want you to get it for me mom.

Georgie: So do I mom. Please mom please! Please!

Louise: (Quietly.) You�ll have to untie me.

Stephen: (Beat.) Try anything and I�ll stab you!

Louise: Yes, yes I know you will.

Stephen unties Louise�s wrists.

Rodney: Your not untying the fucking bitch! Are you!

Stephen: Yes! (Beat.) There you�re untied.

Louise: Thank you, thank you. That�s better. (Louise stands up and brushes the hair from her pyjamas.) Hot chocolate be ok for the both of you.

Hen: Yes please mom!

Georgie: Please mom.

Louise takes a pan from a cupboard, then a carton of milk from the refrigerator. Then fills the pan with milk lights the cooker and puts the pan on the ring.

Louise: Sorry do either of you two want a mug of hot chocolate?

Rodney comes from the living room part into the kitchen turns off the ring of the cooker which the milk is on. Then grabs Louise by the throat!

Rodney: Hey we are supposed to be doing a fucking robbery here not drinking hot fucking chocolate! They�ll have to make do with water! (Beat.) You weren�t honestly going to let her boil milk were you? She could have fucking thrown it over one of us! For fuck sake Stephen!

Stephen: I never thought!

Rodney: You never fucking thought! You never fucking thought. That�s what you were going to do isn�t it bitch! You were going to fucking throw it over one of us weren�t you! Weren�t you!

Rodney slaps Louise across the face, Louise is then in tears.

Louise: No, no I wasn�t! Honestly! I�d never even thought of it! I didn�t!

Rodney: (Meaningfully.) Lets fucker her!

Louise: (Pleading.) No! No! Please no! Not that! Please no!

Stephen: Leave her! Leave her! You take the money and the credit cards! Have them! Have them! Just leave her alone! Just fucking leave her alone!

Rodney: What the fucks up with you! You�re fucking mad! I�m going to fucker! Your choice if you want too! Your fucking choice mate!

Rodney punches Louise in the stomach.

Rodney: You want more! You want fucking more bitch!

Hen: Don�t you hit my mom!

Stephen: I said fucking leave her!

Georgie: These misters aren�t hairdresser are they mom!

Rodney: Fucking shut it brats!

Rodney starts to walk towards the children. The children scream.

Hen & Georgie: Mom! Mom! Mom!

Louise: (Shouting.) You leave them! You fucking leave them! You fucking leave them alone! I�ll do it! I�ll let you do it! Just leave them ok! (Beat.) Come on you two bed. Now!

Georgie: Why mom?

Louise: Just do as I say the both of you!

Hen: (Beat.) What about our drinks mom?

Georgie: Yes what about our drinks mom!

Louise: I�ll bring them up when I have talked to these misters.

Georgie: What you going to talk to these misters about mom!

Louise: Never you mind now bed! Now! I have spoken! Bed!

Hen: That mister is never a hairdresser, your hair is a real mess mom!

Louise: Bed!

Stephen: Take the kids up to bed.

Louise: I won�t be long then you can do what you want. Come on now you two bed.

4.30

SCENE FIFTEEN.

07.07.05

06.45HRS

Fade out and back into Honeysuckle is sat behind a desk in an office there is a knock on the door. The door opens and Jayne put her head around the door:

Honeysuckle: Are you busy right now? May I ask you something please Jayne?

Jayne: No I�m not busy at the moment come in, close the door behind you and take a seat Honeysuckle.

Honeysuckle: Thank you.

Honeysuckle comes from out behind his desk and sits on one of the low chairs placed around a coffee table. Jayne sits herself opposite.

Jayne: Coffee?

Honeysuckle: No thanks I�ve just had one. I�d like to talk.

Jayne: (Beat.) Ok lets chat.

Jayne sits back in his seat as Honeysuckle leans forward.

Honeysuckle: Can I ask, when u r unhappy, what do you do! Who do you turn to ?

Jayne: Well to be totally truthful I don�t get unhappy why? That at first may sound somewhat callous but I have always prided myself in knowing myself. I go with the theory that you can�t really know anyone else before you know yourself. (Beat.) Why do you ask?

Honeysuckle: Well��

Jayne: Go jogging! I find jogging is a good as any release. Yes jogging.

Honeysuckle: (Beat.) Yes besides that, are there any other suggestions you have? Don�t really see myself as the jogging type!

Jayne: Considered swimming? (Beat.) Got to be something physical. You know punish yourself somewhat! Yes! (Beat.) Looking at another way the net is good for that it you want to have a good moan to someone. A stranger! Yes a stranger, practically no chance of ever meting them! Excellent! Excellent!

Honeysuckle: Well I�m not entirely happy with the net, you get all sorts on that! (Beat.) How does one forget unhappiness or stop thinking about it?

Jayne: All what I have mentioned! Better than a therapist! Certainly cheaper

Honeysuckle: I see!

2.00

SCENE SIXTEEN.

07.07.05

06.55HRS

Fade out then back in as Louise takes the children go upstairs to bed. Stephen & Rodney are stood in the living room area.

Stephen: Here take the money its yours. That�s all you came here for! Take it.

Rodney: Your supposed to be skint!

Stephen: That�s as maybe, here take the money! Go!

Rodney: (Beat.) What is it with you.

Stephen walks to the breakfast bar picks up the money then walks back to Rodney.

Stephen: Here take it! Take it! It�s yours!

Rodney takes the money.

Rodney: Your fucking mad you know that!

Stephen: That�s as maybe, just take it. Ok!

Rodney takes the money, walks into the kitchen area and climbs on to the sink, then turns to Stephen.

Rodney: You�re fucking mad!

Rodney then climb�s out through the open window.

1.30

SCENE SEVENTEEN.

07.07.05

06.59HRS

Fade in to Louise walking downstairs into the living room.

Louise: (Astonished.) He�s gone!

Stephen: Yes he�s gone. He went a few a minutes ago.

Louise: Right. Mind if I have a cigarette. Before we. You won�t a cig?

Stephen: Please yes.

Louise: Your names Louise isn�t?

Stephen: Why yes, how do you know that?

Stephen take�s a packet of cigarettes and a lighter from the mantelpiece and offers the open packet to Stephen. Stephen take�s a cigarette from the packet.

Stephen: Thanks. Yes from the park that night you and your friend called each other by name.

Louise: Kim!

Stephen: Yes. Don�t remember her name, Kim is it?

Louise: Yes right. Lite?

Stephen: Please.

Louise gives Stephen a light then lights her cigarette.

Louise: So he�s gone!

Stephen: Rodney! Yes, with your money I�m afraid. He�s left your cards you be glad to here.

Louise: Good. (Beat.) You will want them won�t you!

Stephen: Me! (Beat.) Well no.

Louise: Ok. (Silence.) Mind if I sit down whilst I have a smoke.

Stephen: No, no please have a sit down Louise. (Beat.) Sorry about the hair.

Louise: (Beat.) I was planning to have it cut anyway.

Stephen: Really?

Louise: (Beat.) Yes.

Stephen: The window, what about the window. I�ll come around to more and fix it tomorrow if you want?

Louise: No, its alright I�ll give the Council a ring in the morning.

Stephen: Are you sure? It�s no trouble.

Louise: No it�s ok I�ll ring the Council.

Stephen: I get paid at the end of the month, I�ll pay you the money back the money that Rodney took then.

Louise: No, no for god�s sake we took your bloody wallet! (Beat.) I didn�t know that she was going to do that!

Stephen: Notice you didn�t try and stop her though!

Louise: How the hell did I know what she was going to do. How could I have known!

Stephen: (Silence.) So you were going to?

Louise: Going to what? (Beat.) Give you a blowjob you mean?

Stephen: (Beat.) Well yes.

Louise: Sorry I haven�t offered you a drink. I have some whiskey! Whiskey ok?

Stephen: Yeah whiskey, that will be great thanks.

Louise: Then we can�

Stephen: (Interruption.) Sure the kids are ok! They�re quite!

Louise gets up from the sofa.

Louise: If they weren�t alright we would have heard about it by now. You want water in with your whiskey or coke?

Stephen: Neither thanks I like it neat.

Louise: Ok. I was going to ask if you wanted ice but I don�t have any!

Stephen: That�s ok I don�t take ice. I like why whiskey neat. (Pause.) Where�s the kids father Louise?

Louise: Just a minute. (Beat.) Hen�s father Phi l I haven�t seen since he was born and Dave Georgie�s dad he stayed until a few months after Georgie�s birthday.

Stephen: Sorry to hear that.

Louise: No need to be, we argued like fuck. (Beat.) We�d have only ended up one killing the other!

Stephen: Oh right.

Louise: No point in staying with each other just for the kids!

(NOTE NO TIME AND DATE GIVEN.)

Honeysuckle: Therapy that seem s a good idea. I wonder if there is any chance of sometime off.

Jayne: What for therapy!

Honeysuckle: Well yes.

Jayne: No need, no need you have come to the right person.

Honeysuckle: I have!

Jayne: Yes

Honeysuckle: You can arrange for me to see someone! That�s good I never knew the company could did that.

Jayne: Officially they don�t. Its a thing between me and you. (Beat.) We�ll do it works time of course. (Beat.) Unless��.

Honeysuckle: No works time is fine by me thank you!

Jayne: (Beat.) Yes, yes of course. Shall we make a start now?

Honeysuckle: Well��

Jayne: No time like the present! What is it do you argue!

Honeysuckle: Well yes��

Jayne: Thought so. (Beat.) Somewhere in the Bible says he who casts the first stone be without sin.

Honeysuckle: Yes I�ve heard that.

Jayne: Try another one, this is not from the Bible. Not everyone is perfect, so if your not perfect how can you then criticise someone else. (Beat.) Is that any better

Honeysuckle: Yeah

Jayne: (Beat.) Sympathy and empathy, do you know those words? I mean really know these words! (Beat.) Ok a lot of people don�t! Sympathy is to feel sorry for someone or something. Empathy is to understand but you cannot necessarily agree with them

Honeysuckle: Yeah

Jayne: That�s good. Feel any better?

Honeysuckle: Yes! thank you!! You�ve really helpful

Jayne: Its ok thank you. Anytime! Difficult thing is learning. Very Difficult especially learning from your mistakes. We all make mistakes impossible not too

Honeysuckle: Yeah

Fade as Honeysuckle leaves the office.

1.30

 

CHECK ON TIME WHEN HONEY & JAYNE ARE IN THE OFFICE COULD COME LATER.

SCENE NINETEEN.

07.07.05

07.03HRS

Cut to 5 preparing on something on a table in his bedsit. Then puts the contraption into a rucksack. Then places the rucsac carefully on his back then leaves the bedsit.

1.30

SCENE TWENTY.

07.07.05

07.11HRS

FLYING SQUAD HQ

DCI Stevenson, DC Davis & DC Atkinson discussing the previous evenings mess up. Set in an open plan office with no windows, the centre of the room is dominated by a large bank of computers and as a feature any door in the roof is made of heavy metal. Looking like maybe dressed aluminum. There is a large slim line screen on the predominant wall.

DCI Stephenson and DC Davis are sat at the control terminal talking, the DC Atkinson walks into the room.

DCI Stephenson : We start at seven prompt constable! Its now ten past!

DC Davis : Eleven minutes past actually gov!

DCI Stephenson: And that will be enough from you! Where the fuck have you been!

DC Atkinson : (Sarcastically.) Why what�s happened gov!

DCI Stephenson: (Shouting.) Don�t you use that fucking tone with me constable!

DC Atkinson : Sorry gov!

DCI Stephenson: Look I�ve been up since before the crack of dawn on a obo.

DC Davis : Thought there wasn�t enough left in the kitty for obo�s! Should have give a shout gov bit of extra cash in the bank at the end of the month always go down well! What you say DC Atkinson ?

DC Atkinson: Well..

DCI Stephenson: (Interruption.) It wasn�t like that I got the nudge from an old mate. I did it off mi own back!

DC Davis: But gov!

DCI Stephenson: Don�t but gov me! Now yes, yes I know that I keep telling you lot not to do things off your own back but this is important!

DC Atkinson :Aren�t they all gov!

DCI Stephenson: I�m telling you if I told you both, you wouldn�t believe it!

DC Davis: What is it gov? (Laughing.) Fucking Crown Jewels!

DCI Stephenson: (Silence.) No its not the Crown Jewels. No. This if it goes down it will go down in history! Now listen and listen carefully now! Firstly your right DC Davis there is no money left in the kitty. That�s greatly thanks last months fuck up!

DC Atkinson: You got too admit that was a laugh gov!

DCI Stephenson: What some geezer running around the Eastend with no trousers who�d been mugged by two tarts!

DC Davis: You got to see the funny side gov!

DCI Stephenson: (Shouting.) Funny side! Fucking funny side! There was half the top marks men in the city chasing him! And were the tarts court! (Beat.) Well were they!

(DC Davis and DC Atkinson together.) No gov!

DCI Stephenson walks to a flip chart and peels back the top sheet reveling a rough map drawn in marker pen.

DCI Stephenson: (Beat.) Right this mornings obo I might have been seen. I can�t be certain any way..

DC Atkinson: (Interruption.) Who is the

DCI Stephenson: (Interruption.) No I don�t know his name or there names. There probably more than one of them. The only thing that I so know is when they hit, if they hit they will hit at the most busiest time possible!

DC Davis: So we don�t know how many of them there are. We don�t have any names and we don�t know what�s going down gov!

DCI Stephenson: That�s right! All that I know is this address needs hitting and it needs hitting now! Come on I�ll fill you both in with the rest on the way there.

DC Atkinson: Yes gov!

DC Davis: Yes gov!

 

SCENE TWENTY ONE.

Louise walks back into the living room area and hands Stephen his glass of whiskey. Then sits back on the sofa but sits closer to Stephen tan before.

Louise: Thinking about it you�re the first bloke to see me in my pajama�s since Dave!

Stephen: Really!

Louise: Yes! (Beat.) Oh I must look a state! No bra on. Tits neatly down to my belly button! My bums huge now! Wasn�t before I had the kids!

Stephen: You look fine just fine! Honestly!

Louise: I can�t do!

Stephen: (Beat.) Sorry about the hair. I over reacted!

Louise: Forget it. I was going to get it cut anyway, it was too much troubled anyway. Another cig Stephen?

Stephen: No, no thanks Louise.

Louise: Oh you want too. I haven�t since Dave.

Stephen: Really!

Louise: Really! It must be, now let me see. Georgie is five, Dave left the week before Georgie�s first Christmas, so it must becoming up to three years now.

Stephen: =You�ve gone without for nearly three years!

Louise: Yes, suppose I have!

Stephen: You haven�t missed it?

Louise: (Laughter.) You get use to it!

Stephen: Suppose you do. Ever thought of marrying again?

Louise: Never said that I�d been married.

Stephen: (Beat.) No you didn�t.

Louise: Doesn�t make me a tart you know!

Stephen: Never said it did!

Louise starts to take off her pyjama bottoms.

Stephen: What you doing!

Louise: What�s it look like! Can�t do it with them on!

Stephen: No. (Beat.) I just thought.

Louise: Thought what?

Stephen: Well that we might talk

Louise: We are talking aren�t we!

Louise now has her pyjama bottoms off and throws them onto the sofa.

Stephen: Think I�ll have that cig now please.

Stephen gets up from he sofa takes the packet of cigarettes and picks up the packet of cigarettes and lighter, turns to face Louise then doesn�t move. She lights her cigarette.

Louise: What you looking at? You looking at my belly? They appear after a few years and a couple of kids!

Louise offers the cigarette packet to Stephen.

Stephen: (Beat.) Thanks.

Louise: Light!

Louise holds the lighter out to Stephen.

Stephen: Thanks.

Louise: Well do it after this yeah!

Stephen: (Beat.) If you want.

Louise: (Beat.) Excuse me did you say �if you want�!

Stephen: Yes.

Louise: (Laughter.) That�s rich coming from a man who pays for sex!

Stephen: I don�t pay for sex! And I didn�t! I�d been stood up aint I!

Louise: Don�t make me laugh! You were going to pay! Been stood up or not you were going to pay!

Stephen: Look shall we just drop the subject. Ok!

Louise: (Pause.) So what you want to do then?

Stephen: I�d like to get to know you!

Louise: (Pause.) Really! Why? There�s nothing to know really.

Stephen: I�m sure that there is Stephen.

Stephen starts to pace the room.

Louise: No not really.

Stephen: I like you!

Louise: Don�t be silly!

Stephen: I�m not!

Louise: You are!

Stephen: Look, I�m not I have an idea.

Louise: Oh yeah what!

Stephen: Look I have a large house.

Louise: So!

Stephen: There�s enough room for you and the kids!

Louise: (Beat.) You asking me to move in with you or something!

Stephen: Suppose I am yeah!

Louise: I have a home here thanks!

Stephen: Yes but!

Louise: Yes but what! What you trying to say. That I live in a dump or something!

Stephen: No! No not at all!

Louise: You are aren�t you! You do! You think it�s a dump don�t you!

Stephen: (Beat.) Well you must admit it is a bit well!

Louise: (Shouting.) A bit what exactly! Go on say it! Say what your going to say! (Beat.) If you don�t like it why don�t you just fuck off! Go on then fuck off! Leave by the door this time! Beats climbing in through the window! Doesn�t it! Doesn�t it!

Stephen: (Shouting & Worried.) Sorry! Sorry! It just came out all wrong! Ok! (Beat.) Look all I�m asking is that you come and have a look! That�s all! Just have a look! Bring the kids if you want.

Louise: (Silence.) I can smell something!

Stephen: (Beat.) I can�t sorry I can�t! What is it? What is it you can smell Louise?

Louise: (Beat.) I smell desperation!

Stephen: (Beat.) How do you fucking mean desperation!

Louise: Oh fucking hell please! Stood up the going to pay for sex! And then to fucking top it off fucking house breaking! What is it guilt setting in now!

Stephen: (Beat. Calmly.) All I�m saying is take a look. You can always say no!

Louise: (Silence. Calmly.) I�ll think about it ok!

Stephen: Good! Good! Where�s that leaves us now?

Louise: (Beat.) You still want a shag?

Stephen: No, I don�t think I do.

Louise: Oh right. Right!

Stephen: I�d like to spend the night though! No sex! That�s if you don�t want. Just cuddle. Kiss that kind of thing yeah!

4.00

SCENE TWENTY TW0.

The morning Louise�s bedroom. Louise and Stephen are in bed together having just woken up.

Louise: What time is it?

Stephen: Seven thirty.

Louise: Have to get up soon.

Stephen: Why?

Louise: Get the kids to nursery.

Stephen: Oh right.

Louise rolls over to face Stephen.

Stephen: how was last night for you?

Louise: (Laughing.) What you want, marks out of ten! (Beat.) Come here you.

Louise and Stephen. cuddle. Then Louise throws back the duvet.

Louise: Come on then!

Stephen: What?

Louise: Come on! More of what we had last night!

Stephen: What about the kids? They might hear us!

Louise: So fucking what! Bugger them!

Louise throws back the duvet.

Stephen: What!

Louise: Lets just fucking do it!

Fade out and back in to kitchen scene. Louise is putting bowls of ceral infront of Hen and Georgie who are both sat at the breakfast bar. Louise walks down the stairs into the living room then through to the kitchen area.

Stephen: Morning!

Louise: Good morning Stephen. Say good morning Hen and Georgie.

Georgie: Good morning

Hen: Good morning. Where�s the other man?

Louise: He�s gone.

Hen: So whys your hairdresser stay here last night mom?

Louise: Well Stephen�s not just my hairdresser, he�s my friends as well. Coffee Stephen? We don�t have any teabags left I�m afraid.

Stephen: Coffee�s fine thanks

Louise: Anything to eat? Cereal! Toast maybe?

Stephen: No thanks I don�t eat anything in a morning.

Louise: I�ll have to remember that! (Giggle.)

Hen: You say to us that we must have something to eat for breakfast mom.

Louise: Yes well! Anyway we�ll have to get a taxi to nursery today.

Hen: Why mom?

Louise: Stephen�s taking mom somewhere.

Georgie: Where mom?

Hen: Where mom?

Louise: I�ll tell you when I collect you from nursery tonight. Are you about ready?

Stephen: Yes I�m ready.

Louise: You two finished?

Georgie: Not yet mom.

Hen: I�m not either mom.

Louise: Well you�ll both just have to eat it quickly whilst we wait for the taxi. Shit the taxi! I�ll phone for a taxi.

Stephen: I�ll do it on my mobile

Louise: No I�ll do it. (Louise picks up the telephone and dials.) My name Louise. Louise Finley. Could I book a taxi, please. (Beat.) What address is it please Stephen?

2.00

 

SCENE TWENTY THREE.

07.07.05

07.12HRS

Cleaners cleaning an underground train.

1.30

 

SCENE TWENTY FOUR.

07.07.05

07.13HRS

 

 

A 3 is in a bed sit, he has just finished a telephone call on his mobile phone and can be seen putting his mobile phone in his jacket pocket. He then fastens a small ruc-sac, when the ruc-sac is fastened he puts it on his back (one strap only). Camera then goes to the bedside cabinet where there are a set of keys a packet of cigarettes and a lighter. He pick up the lighter and cigarettes leaving the keys on the bedside cabinet, walks to the door opens it looks back at the room, then walks out into the hallway then close the door behind him.

1.30

SCENE TWENTY FIVE.

07.07.05

07.14HRS

3, 4 & 5 walking separately through the crowded streets.

Total 2 minutes.

SCENE TWENTY SIX.

07.07.05

07.15HRS

3 is walking down a busy street, he keeps looking about him. He crosses the road, at the other side of the road someone bumps into Dave there eyes meet, 3 is very apologetic towards Dave, is not apologetic back. 3 then goes into a phone box, lifts the hand set and dials.

1.30

SCENE TWENTY SEVEN.

07.07.05

07.25HRS

Mousa walks into a café, Mohammed & Farouk are already satin the far corner of the café. Mousa buys a coffee then joins them at the table which they are sat. Both Mohammed & Farouk have a similar ruc-sac with them.

Mohammed: God morning Mousa

Farouk: Salam Mousa

Mousa: (Beat.) Morning. You two been here long?

Mohammed: No

Farouk: A few minutes.

Mohammed: You all right? You don�t look well!

Mousa: I�m fine. I�m fine. Is everything ready?

Farouk: I Didn�t sleep well last night!

Mousa: Neither Did I.

Mohammed: Sleep who needs it! (Beat.) Anyone got a paper?

Farouk: No I haven�t, not today.

Mousa: Who needs a paper today. We don�t!

Mohammed: Today�s later papers will be telling history!

Farouk: I don�t like thinking about it.

Mousa: Yes can we change the subject please!

Mohammed: It�s a sunny glorious day.

Farouk: Yes a glorious day! That�s just what it is. Very soon brothers and sisters all over the world will be speaking our names!

Mohammed: The eyes of the worlds media will be upon us

Mousa: Thought we were changing the subject!

Mohammed: Its nearly time.

Farouk: It is. But first we eat we drink! (Beat.) There was a man on my street this morning.

Mohammed: Did you know him, did you recognise him?

Farouk: No I didn�t.

Mousa: Did he see you Farouk?

Farouk: No he didn�t of that I am sure.

Mohammed: But who was he? Was he one of them?

Farouk: I think so but I can�t be sure

Mousa: There on to us!

Farouk: No! No there not, there is no way that they could be. They aren�t that good. We learnt that in Pakistan. None of us have made a phone call have we? Or spoken to anyone of this glorious day. (Beat.) Well have you?

Mohammed: No.

Mousa: No of curse not.

Farouk: Good, we drink more coffee first. We have time to waist. Then we go!

Farouk stands up and looks at Mousa & Mohammed.

Mousa: I haven�t drunk this yet!

Farouk: I�ll get you another Mousa we have time.

 

 

SCENE TWENTY EIGHT.

07.07.05

07.11

INSERT FLYING SQUAD. GET A TIP OFF AND ARE ON THEIR WAY TO.

Camera on DC Davis breaking down the front door. Then the running up staircases to the top of the house where 5�s bedsit is.

DC Davis: God I�m fucking knaked! Which one is it gov?

DCI Stephenson: That one!

DC Davis: You sure gov?

DCI Stephenson: Of course I�m fucking sure! Just get fucking on with it!

DC Davis: Just let me catch my breath a minute!

DC Atkinson: You want me to do it?

DC Davis: No I�ll fucking do it!

DC Atkinson: But you�re fucking knaked!

DC Davis: Not that fucking knaked!

DC Davis starts to bash at the door, then the door falls through and the three burst in to the bed-sit. A large arrow is painted upon one of the walls. There is a wardrobe, a set of draws, a table and a dirty bed.

DCI Stephenson: You take the wardrobe; you take the drawers DC Atkinson. I want to look at this bed.

DC Davis: Rather you than me gov!

DCI Stephenson: Just get on with it! Time�s against us!

DC Atkinson: Nothing in the wardrobe gov!

DC Davis: Draws empty gov!

DCI Stephenson: Shit he�s fucking gone! Shit! Shit!

DC Atkinson: What�s with the arrow on the wall gov

DCI Stephenson: You don�t know!

DC Atkinson: No gov!

DCI Stephenson: It points to Mecca.

DC Davis: What some fucking fanatical bingo player lived here!

DCI Stephenson: You�re right about fanatical. But this blokes no fucking bingo player. Where talking Islamic extremist!

DC Davis: (Laughing.) Your fucking joking gov!

DCI Stephenson: This is no fucking matter!

An elderly woman Neighbour can be heard from outside the room.

Neighbour: I know you�re in there! I�ve called the Police!

DC Davis: We are the fucking Police!

Neighbour: Don�t believe you!

DCI Stephenson takes his warrant card from his jacket inside pocket and throws on to the floor near the open door.

DCI Stephenson: Pick it up. Look at it. (Silence.) Well?

Neighbour: It looks alright real. But how can I be sure?

DC Davis: Ring the fucking nick!

DCI Stephenson: No we haven�t got fucking time for all that!

DC Atkinson: Let me gov!

DC Atkinson walks to the doorway.

DC Atkinson: We are Police love.

Neighbour: Your not wearing uniforms!

DC Atkinson: Your right where not right love. Did you know the man who lived here love?

Neighbour: No he kept himself to himself. Well we all do around here now, iots not like it use to be!.

DCI Stephenson: Did he ever have any visitors?

Neighbour looks nervously at DC Atkinson.

DC Atkinson: Let me gov. (Beat.) Did he ever have any visitors?

Neighbour: Visitors no. He did make noise though.

DC Davis: What like loud music?

Neighbour: Loud music no. More like chanting. And he did this chanting at all hours! Even early in the morning! Wakes me up it does!

DCI Stephenson: Prayers! Morning prayers!

Neighbour: As he done anything wrong?

DCI Stephenson: No not yet.

Fade.

SCENE TWENTY NINE.

07.07.05

07.28HRS

Cut back to Mousa, Mohammed, & Farouk in the café. The three are sat with fresh cups of coffee.

Farouk: Have you read the Koran?

Mohammed: What kind of question is that! Of course I�ve read the Koran!

Mousa: He didn�t ask the question you thought Mohammed.

Farouk: I mean really read the Koran!

Mohammed: I think I understand what you are meaning. Well I think a lot, but I am not so educated.

Farouk: You have no need to be educated the western way! The western way is the wrong way. Educated in Islam is what I am meaning my friend. The true Islam!

Mousa: I think we all three of us are good Muslims. They told us in Pakistan that we were good Muslims. That�s why we are doing we are about to do!

Mohammed: Yes Mousa speaks the truth. I am a good Muslim! I know what I desire! I know what awaits me! What waits us!

Farouk: You know very little brother! I know the answers. I know the truth! (Beat.) I will tell you brothers.

Mousa: (Beat.) Thank you brother.. You might have a clear view that who I have spoken to so far. I have asked to Imam near to where I live a question but he wasn�t able to give an answer. I think the reason been he originates from India and not Arabia.

Farouk: Is the question anything to do with what�s to be done this day?

Mousa: No.

Farouk: Then the question is not relevant to us now!

Mohammed: But it is relevant! If the question troubles Mousa of course its relevant. Please listen to Mousa Farouk!

Mousa: Here in Britain it is not as such a pure Islamic doctrine, do you get what I mean.

Farouk: Do you read Arabic.

Mohammed: Well yes.

Farouk: And you?

Mousa: Of course!

Farouk: (Laughter.) You have to understanding Arabic! Then and only then do you begin to understand Islam. The true Islam.

.Mohammed: No person can have more faith than us. How could any person could be better than us.

Farouk: There have been many before and there will be many more to come. Paradise will be ours!

Mousa looks at his watch.

Mousa: (Beat.) The time is near.

Mohammed: It is.

Farouk: We have a few minutes yet

Mousa: We could go now. What�s a few minutes!

Farouk: Timing is the essence. That is what we were told.

Mohammed: We were.

Farouk: Be patient brother, we wait some more.

Mohammed: Yes we wait. Farouk is right.

Mousa: Of course we wait.

BOOM TIME IS 08.51.

THE TRAIN ARRIVES 08.45

SCENE THIRTY

 

They are at Stephen�s house, they have looked around it. Louise likes it but doesn�t let on. There in Stephens bed just having had sex.

 

Got to be out of the house by the latest 08.00.

Stephen: Have you thought anymore?

Louise: (Half laughing.) Have anymore about what?

Stephen: (Beat.) Us!

Louise: Oh right.

Stephen: Well have you.

Louise: You mean us moving in with you?

Stephen: Well yes.

Louise: (Beat.) Right! Well. Well on the plus side its nearer to Georgie and Hen�s nursery, that�s good.

Stephen: Yes go on!

Louise: Well it�s a nice house. Plenty of room for Georgie and Hen. Yeah I like it, but don�t you think we are rushing things?

Stephen: Why wait?

Louise: Well I don�t know. Well we hardly know each other! Don�t get me wrong I�m not saying no Stephen.

Stephen: So that�s a yes!

Louise: It�s a maybe. Ok!

Stephen: Is that more yes than no?

Louise: (Giggle.) Could be!

Stephen: How could I make it even more yes than no?

Louise: I�ll have to thing about that one!

Stephen: How long do you need to think!

Louise: (Beat.) Now let me see! (Beat.) Right I�ve thought!

Stephen: Well!

Louise: Well to be honest. (Beat.) You don�t me been honest with you, do you Stephen?

Stephen: No, no of course not, honest is the best policy or so they say. You go ahead Louise.

Louise: (Pause.) Well. Well. (Beat.) I think that there should be some changes before even thinking about what you�re asking of me.

Stephen: Changes!

Louise: Yes changes.

Stephen: Well what kind of changes do you mean Louise?

Louise: Now let me see! (Beat.) Right first of all this room could do with decorating!

Stephen: Ok. But what�s wrong with it?

Louise: Well you must admit its rather nineteen eighties!

Stephen: Yes, that�s probably because it was last decorated in the nineteen eighties!

Louise: Believe me it shows! It needs brightening up. Those curtains can go for a start!

Stephen: My mother gave me those!

Louise: (Sarcastically.) Yes!

Stephen: Anything else.

Louise: Now let me see. Yes this fucking mattress can go its rock fucking hard!

Laughter both.

Stephen: Shit! Shit is that the time! I best be off or I�ll be late!

Stephen gets out of the bed.

Stephen: You can let yourself out can�t you?

Louise: Yes of course. Shall I ring you or are you going to ring me?

Stephen: Suppose it will be you ringing me Louise.

2.00

Fade out

SCENE THIRTY ONE.

The cleaners leaving the train then people boarding the train, then the train leaving the station.

 

SCENE THIRTY TWO.

3, 4 & 5 walking separately through the crowded streets. NEEDS ATIME SETTING.

2.00

 

SCENE THIRTY THREE:

SCENE

07.07.05

The telephone rings in the backroom of Joesph & Seneta�s newsagents shop

Joseph : Who can that be at this time in a morning?

Sonata: You won�t know until you answer it Joesph .

Joesph : Yes, of course.

Joseph picks up the receiver of the telephone.

Joesph : Would you see to the customer please Seneta?

Seneta: Of course.

Split screen Joesph & Khalid.

Khalid: Its me Joesph . Its me Khalid. How are you this glorious day Joesph .

Joesph : Its Thursday!

Khalid: It�s a glorious Thursday.

Joesph : Its like any other Thursday and tomorrow Friday like any other Friday! Are you alright Khalid? Is there anything then matter. You haven�t been drinking have you Khalid? You k now very well that alcohol doesn�t agree with you and then you don�t agree with anyone!

Seneta: That�s three pounds seventy four. Who is it on the phone Joesph ? Who is it on the telephone.

Joesph : Its Khalid I think he�s I tell you drunk!

Khalid: I heard that! I�m not drunk! I tell you drunk!

Seneta: One pound twenty six change. (Beat.) What�s he want Joesph ?

Joesph : What is that you want Khalid?

Khalid: I want for nothing! This is a glorious day!

Joesph : There you go on about it been a glorious day again Khalid!

Khalid: It is! Just you wait, just you wait and see. (Beat.) I had a phone call from Mousa.

Joesph : You had a phone call from Mousa. When? Is alright? How�s he doing? (Beat.) Why did he ring you and not us? Seneta Mousa�s rang Khalid! He hasn�t rung us, as he?

Seneta: No he hasn�t wanted something!

Khalid: No he just told me about this glorious day.

Joesph : Which glorious day?

Khalid: Today is the glorious day.

Joseph: Was he drunk!

Khalid: Soon all will be clear to you Joesph . I will see soon Joesph bye.

Joseph: Bye.

Seneta: What this glorious day?

Joesph : I don�t know. (Beat.) Yes sir what would you like please?

1.30.

SCENE THIRTY FOUR

08.44

Dave buying a ticket in the tube station, then going down the escalators, then waiting for the train.

SCENE THIRTY FIVE

08.45

All three leave the café, camera follows Mousa to the tube station.

08.46

SCENE THIRTY SIX.

08.47

Stephen sits down on the train, seconds later Dave sits next to him followed by Mousa who sits opposite him. Mousa has his ruck sack on his lap and keeps looking at it. Dave recognizes Mousa. Mousa looks nervous. Dave starts to lean towards him as the tube pulls out from the station.

Cut to:

SCENE THIRTY SEVEN.

08.48


Jayne comes out of the toilet adjoined her office. Sits at her desk and picks up the telephone.

Split Screen Conversation

 

Jayne: Honey would you put me through to my doctors surgery please.

Honey: Your doctors!

Jayne: Yes my doctors. That�s what I said!

Honey: Ok

A ringing tone is heard.

Receptionist: Surgery.

Jayne: Hi I came in for a test the other day.

Receptionist: Name please.

Jayne: Jayne Robertson. (Beat.) That�s Jayne with a y. (Pause.) Is there a problem?

Receptionist: What kind of test was it?

Jayne: Pregnancy test.

Receptionist: We usually send the results for those through the post.

Jayne: But I would like to know how! After all I did pay for it!

Receptionist: Yes of course you did.

Jayne: Look if you can�t help could you put me through to the doctor?

Receptionist: (Sharply.) She�s in surgery!

Jayne: I�m not sure if I like your tone! I�d like to speak to the head of the surgery! Now!

Receptionist: I�m looking, Jayne with a y! Please be patient. (Pause.) Robinson did you say?

Jayne: No Robertson.

Receptionist: Ah here it is. You want me to tell you now Mrs. Robertson?

Jayne: Ms. Robertson. Please.

Receptionist: Ok. I�m pleased to tell you. Ms Robertson, the test results show you as positive. Congratulations Ms. Robertson you�re pregnant! (Silence.) Ms. Robertson are you alright? Are you alright Ms. Robertson?

Jayne: (Beat.) Yes I�m fine. Thanks I�m fine thank you. Thank you.

 

 

08.51

THE BOMB GOES OFF

View of the carriage with Stroud bodies

 

Jayne hangs up the phone. Momentarily she sit in silence, then there is a large explosion from outside. The bomb on the train explodes. Honey dashes into Jayne�s office when she hears the blast.

Honey: (Loudly.) What�s happened!

Jayne: (Shocked.) I don�t know!

Honey: I�ll ring reception, see if they know anything!

Jayne: No let me! I�ll do it!

Jayne picks up the telephone and presses a number.

Jayne: Hi it�s Jayne Robertson, what was that noise? (Pause.) A bomb at the tube station! Shit Dave!

Jayne hangs up the telephone.

Honey: What about Dave? (Beat.) Dave court the early tube!

Jayne: There�s something that you don�t know Honey!

SCENE THIRTY EIGHT.

08.51

 

View of the carriage with Stroud bodies

Dave catching the 8.45 tube 08.51 tube station bombings

 

 

SCENE THIRTY NINE

08.53

The telephone rings in the backroom of Joesph & Seneta�s newsagents shop. The uncle goes on about the glories of Allah, don�t know where this is leading as yet. They haven�t heard of the bombs going off.

 

The telephone rings Joesph answers it;

Joesph: Why does the phone only ring when were busy?

Seneta: That�s life Joesph! Answer the phone

Joesph: Yes, yes I�ll answer it!

Split screen telephone conversation.

Khalid: It is the glorious day! It is the glorious day! (Beat.) The time as passed, they will block the news for an hour maybe more than an hour!

Joesph: What news? Who will block the news? Are you drunk?

Khalid: Yes I�m drunk! Drunk in the glories of Allah this glorious day!

Seneta: Who is it Joesph?

Joesph: It�s Khalid.

Seneta: Is he still drunk?

Joesph: I think so! He is still going on about this glorious day! An now he�s saying that�s something�s happened.

Seneta: What�s happened Joesph? What�s happened?

Joesph: He hasn�t said!

Seneta: Put the phone down Joesph! Let him sleep! When he wakes he�ll be sober!

Joesph hangs up the phone.

Fade to:

SCENE FORTY.

Bodies in the carriage, the bus and the mayhem. Followed by flashbacks from the beginning.

 

SCENE FORTY ONE.

 

Back in Jayne�s office. ARGUMENT

Honey: Like what don�t I know! And what about Dave!

Jayne: Dave was she me!

Honey: What do you mean Dave was with you?

Jayne: This morning Dave was at my apartment.

Honey: What rubbish, what you on about Dave was still in bed when I left, he always catches the early tube.

Jayne: That�s what he might have told you

Honey: What you trying to say?

Jayne: Dave and me, Dave and me we have been seeing each other!

Honey: (Pause.) Right! Right! How longs this been going on?

Jayne: A few months.

Honey: A few months! (Beat.) Oh I�m getting the picture that�s what the call to the surgery was about. It�s his isn�t it! Isn�t it!

Jayne: That doesn�t matter! All that matters at this moment is Dave is at the tube station! Get your coat we must get down there!

Fade to:

 

 

 

 

SCENE FORTY TWO.

Bodies in the carriage, the bus and the mayhem. Followed by flashbacks from the beginning.

 

SCENE FORTY THREE.

MR. GREAVES (THE TECHNICAN FROM THE TUBE COMPANY.)

The scene, mayhem on the street outside the tube station. Emergency Services are already there ambulance crews are casualties out on stretchers from the wreckage.

View DC Atkinson at the back of the gathered crowd.

View DCI Stephenson & DC Davis making their way through the crowded street.

DC Davis & DC Atkinson are stood outside the tube station behind the barrier which stops the general public getting near to the scene. Then DCI Stephenson�s car pulls up, I gets out of the car reaches back in, takes out a florescent jacket then slams the car door shut.

DCI Stephenson: Any news?

DC Atkinson: Train derailed!

DCI Stephenson: What�s the course a bomb?

DC Davis: No they reckon it could be a power surge gov!

DCI Stephenson: Power surge my arse!

DC Atkinson: That�s what there saying gov.

DCI Stephenson: What�s a fucking power surge when its at home?

DC Atkinson: They say that when power is taken out at one point, it�s to go to another gov.

DCI Stephenson: It�s like a fucking war scene! Any dead?

DC Davis: Two so far gov!

DCI Stephenson: Shit! (Beat.) Who told you about this what is it, surge cobblers!

DC Atkinson: Geezer over there in the green jacket gov!

DCI Stephenson: (Shouting.) Oy you!

Mr. Greaves: (Loudly.) Who me?

DCI Stephenson: (Shouting.) Yes you! Over here now!

Mr. Greaves dashes to DCI Stephenson, DC Davis & DC Atkinson. DCI Stephenson takes his ID card from is inside pocket.

DCI Stephenson: I�m DCI Stephenson, I�m the officer in charge of this scene. What�s al this bollocks about a surge?

Mr. Greaves: Its not bollocks! I�m saying that�s what it could be!

DCI Stephenson: Just a minute. Sorry what�s your name?

Mr. Greaves: Mr. Greaves.

DCI Stephenson: Just a minute Mr. Greaves. DC Davis could you get the wooden tops to get these people further back!

DC Davis: Yes gov.

DCI Stephenson: Oh and DC Davis.

DC Davis: Yes gov!

DCI Stephenson: That includes the press. Ok!

DC Davis: Ok gov.

DC Davis walks towards the crowd, as he does DC Atkinson answers a call on her radio.

DCI Stephenson: Oh and..

DC Atkinson: (Loudly.) Gov! Gov!

DCI Stephenson: (Shouting.) What is it!

DC Atkinson: There�s been another! Another bomb!

DCI Stephenson: Shit! Where!

LOOK UP WHERE THE FIRST & SECOND BUS BOMBS WAS ABD AT WHAT TIME.

DC Atkinson: This time its a bus!

DCI Stephenson: A bus! So much for the fucking surge theory! We�ve got terrorists! (Beat.) How long before the tube station?

Mr. Greaves: Don�t know. We�ve stopped all trains on the central network!

DCI Stephenson: Best shut the whole fucking network we don�t know how many more of these bastards there sure!

Mr. Greaves: We can�t do that! There will be pandemonium!

DCI Stephenson: Listen what�s your name!

Mr. Greaves: Mr. Greaves

DCI Stephenson: Mr. Greaves! The whole of central London is going to be gridlocked before long!

Cut to DC Davis with the crowd who is loudly instructing the Police to move the crowd further back from the scene.

Fifteen sec�s.

Honey& Jayne are stood next to Louise at the front of the crowd.

Honey: What�s happened?

Jayne: There�s been a bomb!

Honey: A bomb!

Louise: That�s what we have been told.

Honey: Has there anyone been injured?

Jayne: Don�t know!

Honey: I�ll ask that bloke over there. (Shouting.) Aye! Aye you mush! Come here!

DC Davis: (Shouting.) Who you shouting at me!

Honey: (Shouting.) Yeah you mush! Come here!

DC Davis goes over to Honey, Jayne & Louise.

Honey: What�s happened?

Louise: Yeah what�s happened?

DC Davis: Nothing! Everything�s under control. There�s no need to panic!

Honey: Don�t look like nothing to me!

Jayne: No nor me!

Louise: We heard there was a bomb!

DC Davis: A bomb! Don�t make me laugh!

Honey: Who�s laughing mush!

More bodies are brought out from the tube station.

Honey: Look there not laughing are they!

Louise: What�s happened!

DC Davis: As I said nothing! Now come on now move back! Move back!

Another bomb can be heard going off nearby.

Jayne: And you say there�s nothing fucking going on!

THREE MINUTES THIRTY SECONDS.

Fade too:

 

SCENE FORTY FOUR:

Bodies in the carriage, the bus and the mayhem. Followed by flashbacks from the beginning.

 

 

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