Eye In The Sky Page #11

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There is a carpet and a small raised dias in the centre of

the room. On the wall is a large framed sura (verse) from

the Quran in ornate calligraphy.

RASHEED and MUHAMMAD are sitting crossed legged on velvet

cushions. There is no other furniture. Both look anxious.

AMADU sets the tray on the dias before RASHEED and MUHAMMAD

with great reverence.

The woman, who may be Danford, is sitting opposite them with

her back to the camera.

AMADU sits on a cushion himself.

The woman gestures to the dates and water, prompting the

young recruits to help themselves.

The young men reach for the dates, taking one each and eating

with small bites.

130

INT. PJHQ - LONDON - AFTERNOON 130

POWELL stares at the live feed from the beetle.

COLONEL POWELL:

Get Ringo around the other side to

identify the woman.

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The beetle moves position.

The live feed shows the unidentified woman looking up, having

seen or heard something.

Her look is almost directly into camera.

A terrifying moment for POWELL...

131

EXT. STREET - EASTLEIGH - AFTERNOON 131

... And a terrifying moment for JAMA as he sees the same

image on his cellphone: A white woman’s face.

KHALID selling the buckets catches JAMA looking concerned.

KHALID:

KHALID (CONT’D)

You okay? You lose the game?

Caadi ma tahaye muu kaa

badiyey game ka?

(Aah-dee ma ta-hay moo cubbud-

ee-ay game ka?)

JAMA:

No, still in it. Leave me

alone.

132

INT. PJHQ - LONDON - AFTERNOON

JAMA (CONT’D)

Maya, weli waaye iska key

dhaaf.

(Maa-yah well-ee why-yay iska

kay daff.)

The WOMAN looks down, no longer interested.

POWELL sighs with relief.

COLONEL POWELL:

That’s Danford. Hawaii5, confirm

PID please!

133

INT. ROOM - HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE - NIGHT 133

LUCY matches library images of Danford with a frame grab from

the beetle. She works quickly to identify her.

LUCY:

PID, Susan Helen Danford.

134

INT. PJHQ - LONDON - AFTERNOON 134

POWELL looks at the image from the beetle on her screen.

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COLONEL POWELL:

Hawaii5, thank you!

She types a secure text at her desktop to BENSON:

POWELL:
We have her!

135 INT. BRIEFING ROOM A - WHITEHALL - AFTERNOON 135

BENSON and the others look at the image from the beetle.

Benson has a secure laptop in front of him via which he

receives text updates from PJHQ. He responds to POWELL’S

text:

BENSON replies:
Well done.

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BENSON

We have Danford.

WOODALE feels the tension. As the senior politician in the

room responsible for Africa, he will now be on the spot to

approve a new course of action - or to refer a decision to a

higher authority.

WOODALE:

But we cannot enter the militia

controlled area.

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BENSON

No...

WOODALE:

Then what is the plan, General?

BENSON draws back his shoulders.

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BENSON

Well, using the Reaper, we have the

ability to strike a target with

considerable accuracy...

There’s shock on the faces in the room.

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BENSON (CONT’D)

If you agree, Minister... we could

eliminate her.

Before WOODALE can answer:

ANGELA:

Absolutely not!

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LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BENSON

Ma’am, she is a member of Al-

Shabaab and number four on our East

African most wanted list...

ANGELA:

I don’t care about your “list”

General. I came here to witness a

capture, not a targeted

assassination!

BENSON eyes her coldly. WOODALE looks to GEORGE, the Attorney

General, for advice, putting him on the spot.

WOODALE:

George?

GEORGE:

Frank, I’m sorry, but I agree with

Angela. The idea was to capture

Danford, not kill her. That is the

mission approved by the P.M. And as

Attorney General, that is what I

came here to witness. We want her

brought back to this country to

stand trial.

A beat.

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BENSON

Right... I will put that to Colonel

Powell.

He types into his secure text message service on his laptop.

136 INT. PJHQ - LONDON - AFTERNOON 136

POWELL sees the INCOMING TEXT on her desktop from Benson:

BENSON:
Be aware COBRA is not inclined to eliminate her.

POWELL:
Understood.

BENSON:
Need a capture option.

POWELL:
Not possible - until they leave.

BENSON:
Understood.

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137 INT. GROUND CONTROL STATION - NIGHT 137

STEVE and CARRIE watch the only image they have, from their

own Reaper.

CARRIE:

What’s happening?

STEVE:

Don’t know. Matt, what’s going on? *

138 INT. SQUADRON OPERATIONS ROOM - NIGHT 138

WALSH and MATT have the beetle image on their screens. *

MATT:

We have a beetle inside the house

and we’re seeing some people in

there we don’t like.

They see an UNKNOWN MAN enter the room. RASHEED and MUHAMMADrise to greet him.

*

MATT (CONT’D)

Hey, another raghead... *

COLONEL WALSH:

What did you say?

*

*

MATT:

I said... there’s another

“extremist” sir.

*

*

*

COLONEL WALSH:

Watch your language, Airman.

*

*

Yes, sir.

MATT *

*

STEVE (O.S.)

Who is he?

*

*

MATT:

Don’t know yet. Stay cool.

*

*

139 INT. PJHQ - LONDON - AFTERNOON 139

POWELL sees the UNKNOWN MAN. He greets the young RASHEED andMUHAMMAD with a quiet respect and gestures for them to sit.

He turns to smile gently at DANFORD and then sits beside her.

COLONEL POWELL:

That’s him. That’s her husband.

Hawaii5, confirm.

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140 INT. ROOM - HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE - NIGHT

140

LUCY grabs a still frame of JAMA’S image of AL-HADY.

She matches it to another image of him taken somewhere in

Africa and runs it through a face recognition programme.

Then types into her chat: “Confirm PID -Abdullah Al-Hady.”

141 INT. PJHQ - LONDON - AFTERNOON

141

SERGEANT GLEESON

Ma’am, Hawaii5 confirms Positive ID

on Abdullah Al-Hady.

POWELL smiles.

COLONEL POWELL:

Excellent.

(into her mike)

Showman50, we have them both.

A141 INT. OPERATIONS ROOM - COMPANY D BASE - AFTERNOON A141

OWITI stares at the beetle’s image of AL-HADY on his lap top.

MAJOR OWITI:

Yes, Ma’am. This is wonderful.

COLONEL POWELL:

I need Peg90 to take me into the

other rooms. Let’s see who else

might be coming for tea.

MAJOR OWITI:

Yes, Ma’am!

142 EXT. STREET - EASTLEIGH - AFTERNOON

142

JAMA, tense, controls the beetle. KHALID sells a bucket.

KHALID:

KHALID (CONT’D)

One hundred and forty!

Bogol iyo afortun shillin!

(Bogol eeyoh af-for-ton

shilling!)

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JAMA:

That’s a good sale. I must

use you more often!

KHALID:

Yes sir. If I sell one more

can I play your game?

12 September 2014 60.

JAMA (CONT’D)

Waa gadis wanaagsan waa inaz

adiga kugu gadaa kuli!

(Waa gadis waa-nag-sun waa inaan

ah-dee-ga koo-ga-dah

kool-ee!)

KHALID (CONT’D)

Haye mudane. Haddaan mid kale

soo gadaa ma ciyaaraya game

ka?

(Haa-yeah moo-da-nay. Hadhaan

meed ka-lay so gad-o ma

yaa-ra-ya game kah?)

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