Eden

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1 EXT. FIELD - EARLY MORNING 1

A LARGE OAK TREE in the early morning sun, moves slightly in

the breeze.

2 EXT. TOWN - EARLY MORNING 2

A lone figure, BILLY FARRELL (35), staggers drunkenly across

the SQUARE OF A PROVINCIAL TOWN. He is lost in his own world,

his eyes squinting against the rising sun. He is bleeding

from a cut to his forehead.

We HEAR CHURCH BELLS in the distance.

Billy LOOKS towards 'THE COPPER BEECH' NIGHTCLUB as he passes

on by.

3 EXT. CANAL BANK - EARLY MORNING 3

Billy's eyes dart to:

The TERMINUS of the grand canal.

A FEW BOATS tied up.

An EMPTY LIFE BUOY STAND.

Billy continues to shamble along, mumbling to himself.

BILLY:

Nothin' ever hard about me. Nothin'

ever....

Billy reaches a BENCH and slumps down onto it, out of frame.

4 INT. FARRELL HOUSE/BEDROOM - EARLY MORNING 4

Billy drops to his knees in the room. He looks to the

doorway, sees:

His wife, BREDA FARRELL (33), and his two very upset looking

children, EDEL (9) and JAMES (8), as they turn to leave the

room.

Billy closes his eyes to fight back the tears, and wipes a

trickle of blood from the cut on his forehead. He opens his

e yes and looks up at something above him.

A PAINTING of a bright sunny sky and field of long grass.

The main focus is a LARGE TREE and a GROUP OF MALE PEASANTS

gathered around it who look like something out of the

eighteenth century.

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CONTINUED:

We PULL BACK from the painting to REVEAL

BILLY, STARING up at it.

We CONTINUE TO MOVE over Billy's head and across the

bedspread as we...

DISSOLVE TO:

5 EXT. FIELD - DAY 5

A field of long grass.

We SLOWLY TILT UP to reveal the LARGE OAK TREE, moving

slightly in the breeze.

BILLY (O.S.)

Makin' me sick... All this in

me.... Want to see her...

A GROUP OF MALE PEASANTS sit resting in the shade of the

tree. As we MOVE CLOSER we TILT up to the sky.

BILLY (O.S.) (CONT'D)

So I can tell her...

DISSOLVE TO:

ONE WEEK EARLIER.

6 EXT. SKY LINE/TELEGRAPH POLE - DAY 6

We MOVE across the sky to reveal Billy, dressed in BLUE

'EIRCOM' OVERALLS, sitting on top of a TELEGRAPH POLE. He is

completely lost in thought, staring out at the wide expansive

bogland around him.

He suddenly snaps out of it and goes back to his work of

connecting two wires. He puts the TELEPHONE RECEIVER he's

holding up to his ear. After a moment we HEAR the MUFFLED

SOUNDS OF A MAN AND WOMAN TALKING.

WOMAN'S VOICE (O.S.)

(over the phone)

Listen to me, there was two of us

in it.

MAN'S VOICE (O.S.)

(over the phone)

See ye tonight?

They make KISSING NOISES to each other and hang up.

Billy smiles to himself and goes back to his reverie.

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7 EXT. BOG - EVENING 7

Billy throws his TOOL BAG into the back of the VAN and takes

out a LARGE BOTTLE OF WATER and pours it over his head to

cool himself down. He then brushes back his wet hair with a

COMB. He removes his work overalls and reaches for a BEN

SHERMAN SHIRT from the back of the van and puts it on.

8 EXT. BOG - EVENING 8

The VAN leaves a trail of dust behind as it speeds back

t owards a town in the distance.

9 EXT. GOLF CLUB - NIGHT 9

A fine, new looking CLUB HOUSE surrounded by CARS. Billy

walks in with TONY TYRELL (40-ish) who wears a SMART JACKET

but is a little over-weight. He greets people warmly.

WOMAN'S VOICE (O.S.)

And I'll just finish by saying what

an absolute honour it is for me to

finally win this prize. Thank you.

10 INT. GOLF CLUB - NIGHT 10

Billy gives the odd person a nod but is clearly uncomfortable

with the 'golf' crowd. He looks towards the STAGE where a

BANNER above it declares that it's the club's 'Lady Captains

Prize'.

Underneath it, YVONNE EGAN (55), who wears a lot of 'bling'

but is tastefully made up and in good shape for a woman of

her age, poses for PHOTOGRAPHERS, clutching a LARGE WATERFORD

CRYSTAL VASE. Her husband, ERNIE EGAN (56), is amongst them,

struggling to get the flash on his CAMERA to work.

As Billy gets to the bar with Tony, his eyes scan the room

and then totally FOCUS IN ON...

IMELDA EGAN (23), a stunning looking blonde girl, who sits

CLAPPING and LAUGHING with those around her.

TIME SEEMS TO SLOW DOWN for a moment and it's like Imelda is

the only person in the room.

Billy is broken out of his spell by an elbow from Tony as he

h ands him a PINT.

TONY:

Are ye with us, Billy?

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Billy nods and takes a large swig of his drink but continues

to WATCH as Yvonne and Ernie walk back to their table, where

Imelda gives her mother a hug.

The JAZZ BAND STRIKES UP.

A girl, NAOMI (23), grabs Imelda by the arm and pulls her

towards the dance floor.

11 INT. GOLF CLUB - MOMENTS LATER 11

Billy is in a trance as Imelda begins to move to the MUSIC.

12 EXT. FIELD - DAY 12

We SLOWLY APPROACH the BIG TREE, drifting by the PEASANTS.

Suddenly, IMELDA'S FACE, writhed in beautiful blonde curls,

APPEARS from behind the trunk and she looks at us for an

instant.

13 INT. GOLF CLUB - NIGHT 13

Billy, transfixed, watches Imelda dancing until...

Suddenly a GANG OF PEOPLE crowd onto the floor and block his

view of her.

Disappointed, he turns back towards Tony who diverts his

attention to an attractive brunette, EILISH MOORE (34), who

h as just arrived in at the other end of the bar counter.

Tony drains his GLASS and hands it to Billy.

TONY:

Eilish still lookin' fierce well.

Billy nods and smiles as Tony leaves his side and heads

towards Eilish.

Billy WATCHES as Eilish greets Tony warmly and they exchange

a little hug. Tony sits down beside her.

Billy takes a large swallow of his pint and pretends to be

okay, but he curses under his breath as now he is on his own.

As Billy stands, clearly a fish out of water, Ernie Egan

arrives in time to be handed a TRAY OF DRINKS by EOGHAN (29),

a younger, earnest looking man.

Ernie and Billy exchange a friendly nod.

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(CONTINUED)

ERNIE:

Is it yourself, Billy?

BILLY:

Think so. See the wife had a good

win.

ERNIE:

Ah yeah, another bit of useless

crystal.

A slow grin comes over Billy's face as he sees that, behind

Ernie's shoulder, the BOYLAN BROTHERS, two fine big country

lads, are over at the table hugging and congratulating his

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