Eye In The Sky Page #10

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STEVE:

Look at that little girl.

A long beat as he and CARRIE look. CARRIE tightens on ALIA a

bit, without losing the house next door.

CARRIE:

Isn’t she great.

STEVE:

Yeah, she’s beautiful.

CARRIE:

Makes me smile.

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EXT. ALIA’S COMPOUND - AFTERNOON 113

ALIA twirls and twirls her hula hoop with a passion.

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INT. ROOM - HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE - NIGHT 114

LUCY watches as ALIA twirls her hoop. She smiles.

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EXT. ALIA’S COMPOUND - AFTERNOON 117

ALIA twirls and twirls.

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INT. PJHQ - LONDON - EARLY AFTERNOON 119

POWELL watches the image from the Reaper too. Then talks into

her mike.

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COLONEL POWELL:

Showman50, how long before you have

your man in the area?

120 INT. OPERATIONS ROOM - COMPANY D BASE - AFTERNOON 120

The soldiers are still on stand-by as MAJOR OWITI talks.

MAJOR OWITI:

He’s on his way, Ma’am. I can alsoget agents into positions outside

the militia controlled area to

cover as many exits as possible in

case they leave.

COLONEL POWELL:

Good. Do that. Thank you.

POWELL is also, for a few moments, distracted by ALIA.

A120 EXT. ALIA’S COMPOUND - AFTERNOON A120

FATIMA looks out from inside her house.

FATIMA:

Tea’s ready. Come!

ALIA drops her hoop and heads into her house with her father.

121 EXT. EASTLEIGH - MILITIA CHECKPOINT - AFTERNOON 121

JAMA walks across the street towards the MILITIA MEN at the

entrance to the militia controlled area of Eastleigh.

He looks convincing as a poor trader selling buckets - butone MILITIA MAN has an idea to check him out.

MILITIA MAN MILITIA MAN (CONT’D)

Hey, show me. Waryaa iTusi.

(War ya e too see.)

JAMA walks over to him. The MILITIA MAN checks that the

buckets aren’t concealing anything.

MILITIA MAN MILITIA MAN (CONT’D)

What are you hiding? Maxaa qarineysaa Adiga?

(Maha qar nay sah aa-dika?)

JAMA JAMA (CONT’D) Maya

Hiding? Nothing sir. waxbo ma Qarinaayo? (Maa

ya wah bo maqara-nay-yo?)

The man RAISES HIS WEAPON and points it at Jama.

Jama, tenses and backs up slightly.

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MILITIA MAN MILITIA MAN (CONT’D)

Give me one. Isii hal xabo.

(Ee see hal habo.)

Jama frowns, confused.

JAMA JAMA (CONT’D)

What? A bucket? Waa maxay? Baaldi?

MILITIA MAN MILITIA MAN (CONT’D)

You have anything else? Ma leedahay wax kale?

Jama swallows briefly. Does the man want a bribe? Afraid the

man may search him he speaks very politely.

JAMA JAMA (CONT’D)

Please sir, if I give you Waa ku baryaa mudane. Hadaan

one, all my profit will be hal xabo ku siiyo. Faa'iido

lost. Please sir. ma helayo. Waa ku baryaa ii

dhaaf.

(Waa koo bar-yah moo-dan-ne.

Had-dhaan hal-habo koo

seeyoh. Faa-ee-doh meh hee-layoh.

Waa koo bar-ee-ah eedaff.)

A tense beat. Then the MILITIA MAN smiles as if Jama has

passed some test.

MILITIA MAN MILITIA MAN (CONT’D)

I’m joking, fool. Go! Go! Waxaan kaftan, doqon. Bax!

Bax!

Jama draws a relieved breath, smiles politely and moves

quickly through the checkpoint.

122 EXT. STREET - EASTLEIGH - AFTERNOON 122

JAMA walks towards Amadu’s compound. He stops at a

distance. With a narrow view of the house, he is far enough

away to avoid the suspicion of the armed guards.

He puts down his buckets and sits on one of them.

Then he surreptitiously takes a small box out of his pocket

and opens it.

In the box is a live ‘AFRICAN FLOWER’ BEETLE.

JAMA places it gently on one of his overturned buckets.

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123 EXT. AMADU’S COMPOUND - AFTERNOON

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The beetle flies into Amadu’s compound.

It searches the outside of the house and eventually finds

an opening in a back door. It hovers, looking in.

124 INT. PJHQ - LONDON - EARLY AFTERNOON

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MAJOR OWITI (O.S.)

We are in. Transmitting now.

POWELL watches a second screen flicker as an image from the

Beetle sputters to life:

Through a crack in the back door we see:

125 INT. KITCHEN - AMADU’S HOUSE - AFTERNOON

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AMADU has his back to us. He is carefully placing seven dates

onto a small intricately patterned plate.

He places the plate onto a silver tray, which already has two

small ornate glasses of “zam zam” (holy water) on it.

He doesn’t see the beetle hovering just outside the door.

126 EXT. STREET - EASTLEIGH - AFTERNOON

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JAMA controls the beetle. Watching the image on his cellphone,

he notices a BOY, KHALID, 12, staring at him.

KHALID:

KHALID (CONT’D)

Is that a game?

Game miyaad ciyaareysaa?

(Game mee-yad ay-yaar-aysah?)

JAMA JAMA (CONT’D)

Yes. Haa. (Hah.)

KHALID KHALID (CONT’D)

Which one? Noocee waaye?

(No-ay why-yeh?)

JAMA:

JAMA (CONT’D)

Nothing for a boy.

Ma' ahan midki ciyaalka.

(Ma-ahaan mid-key ee-yalkah.)

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KHALID KHALID (CONT’D)

A shooting game? Makula ciyaaraa?

(Ma-koo-la ee-ya-rah?)

JAMA:

JAMA (CONT’D)

Do you want a job?

Fiiri shago ma Rabtaa.

(Fee-ree shak-koh ma rubtah.)

KHALID KHALID (CONT’D)

Yes sir! Haa Mudane! (Haa Moo-dan-ay!)

JAMA JAMA (CONT’D)

Stay here and sell my Inta Joog iiGad_Alaabteyda

buckets. I will give you half waxaan ku sinayaa haaf

my money. lacagtayda.

(Inter joog ee-gut alab-taydah

wa- haan koo sinayah half

la-ak-tay-dah.)

KHALID KHALID (CONT’D)

One half? Hal haafaa? (Hal haa-fa?)

JAMA JAMA (CONT’D)

One half. Haa, hal haaf. (Haa, hal

half.)

KHALID KHALID (CONT’D)

Yes sir! Haye, mudane!

(Haa-yeah Moo-da-nee!)

JAMA JAMA (CONT’D)

Ask one fifty for each bucket Gad konton shilling baakat

-but you can take one

kii laakin ma gadi kartid

twenty.

lawaatan shilling bakaat kee.

(Gad konton shilling baa-kat

kee laa-kin hag gadin car-tad

la-waa-tan shilling baa-kat

kee.)

KHALID KHALID (CONT’D)

Yes sir! Yes sir! Haye Mudane! Haye mudane!

(Haa mood-dan! Haa mood-dan!)

JAMA JAMA (CONT’D)

And don’t talk to me, I am Tankale ha ila hadlin aniga

busy. waxaan ahay mashgool.

(Tan-ka-lay haa illah hadleen

ar-neekah wah-haan ahay

mush-gool.)

KHALID KHALID (CONT’D)

Yes sir! Haye mudane!

(Haa-yay moo-dan-ay!)

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INT. KITCHEN - AMADU’S HOUSE - AFTERNOON 127

AMADU picks up the tray and exits the kitchen.

128 INT. PJHQ - LONDON - AFTERNOON 128

POWELL watches her screen as Amadu leaves the kitchen.

COLONEL POWELL:

Follow him.

POWELL watches the image as the beetle enters the kitchen and

rises quickly into the wooden rafters.

The house has no ceilings, and from up in the darkened

rafters the beetle follows AMADU out of the kitchen and into:

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INT. LIVING ROOM - AMADU’S HOUSE - AFTERNOON 129

The beetle in the rafters watches AMADU as he enters the

living room with the tray of dates and glasses of zam zam.

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