Eden Page #8

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Right, Billy... You're drivin' us

out to the hill.

Billy takes a moment to mull this over.

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BREFFNI (CONT'D)

We'll be gettin' take outs. It'll

be 'great craic'.

Billy nods his head and moves to the door.

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66 EXT. VAN - EVENING 66

Billy drives, with Eoghan and Breffni squeezed in beside him.

They pass Ernie on the main street as he reaches a SHOP with

a LARGE SIGN that reads 'Ernie's World of Furniture'.

BREFFNI:

Poor ol' houre.

The van drives past as Ernie shakes hands with a CUSTOMER and

beckons them into the shop.

67 EXT. BOG - EVENING 67

Breda and Eilish sit on their JACKETS, drinking from one of

the BOTTLES which is nearly empty and GIGGLING like young

ones. The CAR is parked behind them.

EILISH:

Jeez Breda... the 'Golden Flute'...

Tony... Well if ye really want to

know the golden flute was a fair

sight when it got goin' but it took

a fierce amount of work to get it

there and a lotta encouragement to

keep it there!

Breda ROARS with LAUGHTER.

A BOG TRAIN goes by in front of them.

They watch it until it reaches a POWER STATION a little bit

further on.

EILISH (CONT'D)

Remember the fella who I used go

with who worked over there... What

was his name?

BREDA:

Kenny.

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EILISH:

Kenny... I used't come out here and

meet him after work every Friday

and...

Eilish stands up and points to a SHED in front of the power

station.

EILISH (CONT'D)

Do ye see the shed there... Did I

never tell ye this?

Breda shakes her head.

EILISH (CONT'D)

Well we used't sneak in there and

smoke joints and ye know...

Eilish picks up her JACKET.

EILISH (CONT'D)

Come on!

BREDA:

Where are we goin'?

68 EXT. SHED - EVENING 68

Breda and Eilish reach the door of the shed.

EILISH:

This is it, me and Kenny's love

nest.

Eilish does a quick check around, produces Yvonne's STONE

WEIGHT AWARD and SMASHES a PANE OF GLASS in the shed's

window.

BREDA:

Jaysus, Eilish!

Eilish puts her arm through the broken pane and manages to

release the CATCH on the door.

EILISH:

Come on... Quick.

E ilish pushes open the door and goes inside.

69 INT. SHED - EVENING 69

Breda follows her in.

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There is VARIOUS BITS from OLD BOG MACHINERY around as well

as TWO PLASTIC CHAIRS and a BURCO WATER BOILER.

EILISH:

Not the height of luxury but sure

me and Kenny would be that stoned.

Eilish replaces the CATCH and closes the door.

Eilish hands her the BOTTLE.

EILISH (CONT'D)

Get workin' on that.

Breda sits tentatively and takes a large slug of wine.

70 EXT. CROGHAN HILL - EVENING 70

Billy, Breffni and Eoghan make their way up the steep hill.

They pass by a SMALL GRAVEYARD. Each man glances over at the

OLD GRAVE STONES but nobody says anything.

71 EXT. HILLTOP - LATER 71

The THREE MEN stand on the hill top, around an UPRIGHT STONE.

BREFFNI:

Saint Bridget was veiled up here,

boys. You are now walking on sacred

ground.

Billy hands Billy and Eoghan a CAN each. They CRACK them

open.

EOGHAN:

Fair play to ye Bridgie.

BREFFNI:

(mock serious)

Bit of respect you, some of us

still have faith in...

EOGHAN:

Oh right, I'm sorry if IBREFFNI

- No, it's all a load of bollocks.

Eoghan LAUGHS, relieved that Breffni wasn't serious.

Billy frowns as he see's Breffni taking out a JOINT and

lighting it.

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Billy SURVEYS the surrounding landscape.

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

I've dabbled in them all, even

joined the Krishnas, although that

was only 'cause I wanted to ride

this young one...

Billy turns back to see Breffni taking a large hit of the

j oint and passing it to Eoghan.

BREFFNI (CONT'D)

No... life is for livin', what will

be will be.

(to Billy)

That right, Bill?

Billy nods, takes a large gulp of his CAN and turns back to

the view.

BREFFNI (CONT'D)

Sure this man doesn't need

religion. He has kids and a wife.

You might a seen f*** all of the

world, Bill, but in the long run

you have a woman that ye love...

That right?

Billy remains still and drinks his CAN.

BREFFNI (CONT'D)

And a course I was the one who

egged him on... Youth club disco in

sixth year... 'Go for it boy' and

he did.... Walked Breda up to the

schoolyard, into the shed and then

bingo!

Billy smiles but feels embarrassed.

BREFFNI (CONT'D)

Ye see Eoghan, look at us... A pair

a lonely ol' houres with no one to

go home to. But you, Bill ... when

those two kids look up at ye, the

feelin' ye must get.

Billy looks very uncomfortable and takes a last swig to

finish his CAN. He then makes a very definite move to leave.

BILLY:

I'll be in Grady's when you're ...

finished.

Billy walks on.

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BREFFNI:

See ye down there.

Billy continues on down the hill.

72 INT. SHED - EVENING 72

Breda is slouched over in the chair GIGGLING with Eilish, and

takes a slug from the BOTTLE OF WINE.

EILISH:

Go on Breda, tell me... What

happens?

Breda shakes her head and goes silent.

EILISH (CONT'D)

Go on, tell us.

BREDA:

No, I can't. I'd feel stupid.

EILISH:

We've all... ye know. Go on.

BREDA:

Well I'm... I'm standin' on the

canal bank with about twenty other

women and this boat pulls in and

these two fellas get off and shine

a torch down along us. And I always

think that they're not going to

pick me but then I feel the light

of the torch back on me and they

signal me to get on the boat. I

have been chosen and...

Breda has now shed her embarrassment.

BREDA (CONT'D)

...I step onto the boat and I'm led

into this cabin which is like a big

bedroom with a four poster bed and

there's this gorgeous fella there.

I'm wearin' this purple dress and I

take it off rale slow and he pulls

back the sheets and I get in and we

slowly start to... Doin' everything

that ye can ever imagine and it's

f***in'... Amazin'....

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