Bridget Jones's Baby Page #15

112 INT. ANTE-NATAL CLINIC. NEXT DAY.

Bridget is lying in a darkened room on the examination bed,

her belly exposed as Dr. Rawlings rubs on the conductive gel.

DR. RAWLINGS

So this is Dad. Pleased to meet

you, I’m glad you could be here,

this is a unique and wonderful

moment.

REVEAL - Jack smiles proudly.

DR. RAWLINGS (CONT’D)

So, would you like to know the sex?

BRIDGET:

(Bad acting)

Oooh, I’m not sure, such a big

decision. Should we? Shouldn’t we?

Dr. Rawlings does an eye roll.

JACK:

I’m not sure we should...

Bridget swiftly interrupts, saying brightly.

BRIDGET:

Actually yes, let’s find out.

Dr Rawlings goes through the motions as Jack remains

awestruck by the process, transfixed by the monitor.

DR. RAWLINGS

It’s a boy.

JACK:

A boy. My boy.

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He’s overwhelmed with happiness.

BRIDGET (V.O.)

Both men deliriously happy, despite

my best intentions, I had no idea

how I could tell them the truth...

113 INT. HARD NEWS OFFICE. DAY. 113

Bridget enters the office and walks towards her desk.

ANGLE ON:
2 bunches of flowers.

One card reads, “Thinking of you, best of luck with the

presentation. Mark x”.

The other, next to a much bigger bunch, reads, “To My

Incredible Bridget, thinking of you both, good luck tomorrow,

knock ‘em dead, Jack, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”

BRIDGET (V.O.)

Two bunches of flowers, one big

dilemma. I would tell them once I

had my presentation out of the way,

I would definitely tell them then.

Definitely. Hundred percent.

Alice walks over to Bridget’s desk.

ALICE:

Ah, lovely, pregnant Bridget, how

are you feeling...

BRIDGET:

Well, thank you it’s very exciting,

I...

ALICE:

(Totally cutting her off)

Ahhh, that sounds amazing. How’s

the presentation looking for

tomorrow?

BRIDGET:

Excellent, ship shape. I’ve

actually been getting help from

someone rather brilliant, he’s...

Alice, clearly not listening, marches off.

114 INT. SMALLER CONFERENCE HALL. DAY. 5 MONTHS. 114

A crowd waiting for the presentation to start. A banner with

the words:
Exposure - Crowd-Sourcing the News. Amongst them,

a concerned looking Alice and an amused looking Finch.

A nervous Bridget stands, hands-free microphone on.

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BRIDGET:

From Tokyo to Teddington, Hollywood

to Cricklewood, in a digital age

where every cellphone is a camera,

we are all broadcasters.

Bridget waves her hands in the air, as we’ve previously seen

Jack do, and suddenly the checkerboard of screens behind her

light up. The images animate with young people on the streets

of South London, Africa and India.

BRIDGET (CONT'D)

Ready to interview, interrogate and

investigate the global and local

news stories that affect us 24

hours a day.

Alice is impressed. The room is impressed. At the back of the

room, Jack watches, willing her on.

And now she’s waving her hands again and the cornucopia of

images are swapping.

BRIDGET (CONT’D)

From Designer Jeans...

Images of celebrities in jeans all selling their product.

BRIDGET (CONT’D)

...to Designer Genes.

Images of IVF twins all talking at once.

In the back of the audience, Bridget sees Jack, he gives her

a re-assuring smile, gesturing for her to slow down.

BRIDGET (CONT’D)

We are partnering with London Media

Show to rebrand Hard News for the

digital generation, so that YOU,

our viewers, will be able to use

your smart phones to become your

own news broadcasting channels. You

simply download the new Hard News

App and broadcast directly to our

studio, where Miranda is waiting

for this evening’s live simulcast.

Behind Bridget, we see Miranda, live in the studio, waiting

to go on air.

We see the Hard News countdown clock on the screens and then

the Hard News Opening Titles....

BRIDGET (CONT’D)

Go into the app, hold up your

phones and say “Good Evening

Miranda”.

Bridget holds up her phone and says “Good Evening Miranda”.

The audience hold up their phones, chorusing : “Good Evening

Miranda”.

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ON SCREENS BEHIND BRIDGET: We see Miranda, live on air at the

Hard News Studios, surrounded by an abundance of screens and

faces, including Bridget’s, chanting “Good Evening Miranda”

MIRANDA:

“Good Evening everyone live at the

London Media Show.

Miranda continues to introduce the show on air, while Bridget

turns back to the conference centre audience.

BRIDGET:

As of now, we’re live and our

audience is broadcasting. Starting

close to home, 16 year old Daryl

Baines is live at Wembley Arena

where he’s about to tell us what he

thought of the Jessie J concert.

She presses a button. Behind Bridget, A TEENAGER’S BARE

BOTTOM APPEARS ON A HUNDRED SCREENS.

LIVE ON NATIONAL TV, the bare bottom appears behind Miranda’s

desk. Bridget dives for the exit button.

TEENAGER:

Hard News sucks balls!

BRIDGET:

Jesus! Well there’s always one

isn’t there.

MIRANDA:

(laughing, covering)

OK...Let’s go to the Grampians

where Adam Wollaston is leading a

group of Venture Rangers to the top

of Ben Nevis.

CUT TO - A group of Venture Rangers all showing their bare

arses to camera.

VENTURE RANGERS:

Hard News sucks balls.

ADAM WOLLASTON:

Who’s the pregnant granny?

BRIDGET:

Ha! Well there’s always two.

Some technical glitches there, our

apologies. Let’s go to Anthony

Mathis, a company director who has

been attending the GBI conference

in Brighton.

CUT TO - A suited middle aged man, ANTHONY MATHIS, addresses

a phone camera being held by a friend.

ANTHONY:

It has been a monumental day here

at the conference...

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Suddenly, without warning, he spins round, takes down his

trousers and reveals his bare ass to camera.

ANTHONY (CONT’D)

Hard News sucks balls!

While Miranda covers for the screw up, a flustered Bridget

soldiers on, trying to ignore a fuming Alice Peabody.

A new face appears on the screen behind her. She looks up at

it.

BRIDGET:

And if you think I’m falling for

that, you can think again, sir.

Nobody has any desire to see your

bottom.

A caption appears on the screen.

DAVID CARTWRIGHT - CEO - London Media Show

We see his face register fury, before a reeling Bridget gets

rid of him, hurriedly switching screens.

BRIDGET (CONT’D)

Of course emailing or tweeting the

show could not be easier, simply

type in hardnews.co.uk...

At once Jack reaches for his cellphone.

A tweet pops up JACKQ1971-“Excellent new site, Hard News as

ever at the cutting edge”. Bridget looks to Jack who gives

her an elaborate and morale boosting thumbs up.

BRIDGET (CONT’D)

Ah, there we go, a bit more

representative.

Another tweet pops up, MARKDARCE ’Can’t wait to interact with

the number one news show on TV’.

BRIDGET (CONT’D)

..or search ‘Hard News’ or simply

H.

Bridget types ‘H’ into the browser, but gets distracted when

she sees MARK DARCY, THERE at the back of the audience. Oh

sh*t...she wobbles....

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