Eye In The Sky Page #9

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LUCY:

No, Ma’am.

105 INT. PJHQ - LONDON - EARLY AFTERNOON 105

POWELL reacts, frustrated.

COLONEL POWELL:

Showman50, we need an eye inside

that house.

106 INT. OPERATIONS ROOM - COMPANY D BASE - AFTERNOON 106

MAJOR OWITI watches the Reaper image.

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MAJOR OWITI:

Ma’am, that could risk the

operation.

We cut between the two:

COLONEL POWELL:

I have to know if Danford is inside

and who is with her.

MAJOR OWITI:

It will mean putting a man on the

street. He will have to be close to

fly the beetle and he could easily

raise suspicion.

COLONEL POWELL:

Even if you use a Somali?

MAJOR OWITI:

Al-Shabaab controls that

neighbourhood. Every stranger is

suspicious. Even a Somali.

POWELL paces for a moment.

COLONEL POWELL:

Major, we both believe we have

Danford in that house, do we not?

MAJOR OWITI:

Yes, Ma’am...

COLONEL POWELL:

And I cannot authorize a strike

without a Positive ID...

MAJOR OWITI:

I understand that...

COLONEL POWELL:

Then I believe we need to accept

the risk and send someone in. Can

you do it?

A beat.

MAJOR OWITI:

Yes, Ma’am.

COLONEL POWELL:

Thank you. I appreciate what you

are doing.

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107 INT. OPERATIONS ROOM - COMPANY D BASE - AFTERNOON 107

OWITI draws a breath and talks quietly into his headset.

MAJOR OWITI:

(to JAMA)

Peg90, Showman50, I need you to

engage Ringo at the target house.

108 INT. JAMA'S VAN - PARKLANDS - AFTERNOON 108

JAMA, seated with DAMISI, looks shocked for a moment.

JAMA:

Showman50, Peg90, you want me to

enter the militia controlled area?

MAJOR OWITI:

Yes... We need a positive ID.

A beat.

JAMA looks nervously at DAMISI. Then summons his courage.

JAMA:

Showman50, Peg90... leaving now.

DAMISI looks at him, alarmed.

DAMISI:

What if you are recognised?

JAMA just looks at her. The question lingers.

DAMISI (CONT’D)

You better have a good story for

where you’ve been this last year.

109

EXT. AMADU’S COMPOUND - EASTLEIGH - AFTERNOON 109

ALIA walks past Amadu’s compound and turns into the

passageway leading to her own house.

110

EXT. ALIA’S COMPOUND - EASTLEIGH - AFTERNOON 110

MUSA is talking to OMAR:

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OMAR:

Since the boys have taken

over, nobody is stealing any

more.

OMAR (CONT’D)

Tan ilaa iyo wiilashii wax

Xadaayey in badan uu san wiil

danbe wax Xadeyn.

(Tan illa-yo weel-la-shee wah

haadaayay, in badan oo san

will dambe wah hadeen.)

MUSA can’t risk saying anything other than agreeing with him.

MUSA:

MUSA (CONT’D)

Yes, it’s a good thing.

Haa waa fikrad aadiyo aad u

fiican.

(Haa wafikrad aa-diyo aad oo

fee aan.)

ALIA walks into the compound. OMAR looks up and sees her.

OMAR:

Now you can leave your door

open and no one will steal

your bikes.

MUSA:

Yes.

OMAR (CONT’D)

Hadda Al-baab kaaga oo furan

waad dhaafi kartaa ma jiro

qof baaskiil kaaga xadayo.

(Haad-dah Al Baab kaaga

afuran waad dhaafi kaarta

majjeero kof baaskeel kaagah

haa da yo.)

MUSA (CONT’D)

Haye. (Haa ye.)

ALIA drops her empty basket in the bakery.

OMAR reaches into his pocket and pays MUSA.

ALIA exits the bakery and picks up her hula hoop. As OMAR is

exiting the gate with his repaired bicycle, she starts

swinging it on her hips.

OMAR glances back disapprovingly at ALIA, forcing MUSA to

immediately admonish her.

MUSA:

Alia! What are you doing?

ALIA immediately stops.

ALIA:

Sorry, papa.

MUSA:

What were you thinking of?

MUSA (CONT’D)

Al-liya, Maxaad Sameyneysaa?

(Al-liya mahad samen-ney-sa?)

ALIA (CONT’D)

Igi Raali noqo Aabe.

(Igraali nokko Aah-be.)

MUSA (CONT’D)

Maxaad ka Fikreysaa?

(Mahad ka fik-ray-saa?)

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ALIA ALIA (CONT’D)

I don’t know papa. Ma Agaano Aabe.

(Ma Akaano Aah be.)

She stands still, awaiting more punishment.

MUSA:

MUSA (CONT’D)

Never again!

Mardan be yaan arkin adigo

fikraaya!

(Mardum bear yaan arkeen

adeego fik raa ya!)

ALIA ALIA (CONT’D)

Yes papa. Haye Aabe. (Haa yay Aah be.)

OMAR smiles insincerely and wheels away his bicycle.

As the gate swings closed behind him, MUSA turns to ALIA.

MUSA:

You must learn to be more

careful.

ALIA:

Yes.

MUSA:

I don’t know whether he

supports the militia or if he

is just pretending to because

he thinks I do -but we take

no chances. We trust no one.

And you never ever do that in

front of a man.

ALIA:

No, papa.

MUSA (CONT’D)

Waa inaad si fiican wax u

barataa iskuna badnaataa.

(Wa innad siffee un wah u

barataa iskoo nah budnaa

tah.)

ALIA (CONT’D)

Haye. (Haa yay.)

MUSA (CONT’D)

Aniga Ma agaano mana

taageerayo maleeshiyada iyo

Haddey si Qalden ila hadlaan

ama ila dhaqmaan laakin

waxaan qaadanaya fursad. Mana

Aminayo qof walbo, adiganah

weligaaga. Mardanbe, haku

ciyaarin nin hortiisa ama

dadka ii imaanaya hortooda.

(Aneega ma akaano mannah taage-

rey-yo militia-dah iyoh

hadday si qualdan illah

hadlaan ama illah dhak-maan

laakin wah-haan qadah-nayah

foor sud. Ma amee-ney-yo qoof

walbo, adee-gana welli gaa

gaa maar-dum-bay haako-i-yarin

neen hortisa amaah

daddkaa i imaan-ney-ya hortoodah.)

ALIA (CONT’D)

Maya Aabe. (May ya Aah-be.)

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MUSA:

MUSA (CONT’D)

Never again, okay?

Marnaba ha isku deyin haye

dheh?

(Mar-nabbah-haa-is-koo day in

haa yay dheh?)

ALIA ALIA (CONT’D)

Yes, papa - but I can do it Haye Aabe, laakin adiga

in front of you? hortooda waan ku ciyaari

karaa soo maahan?

(Haa yay Aah bay, laakin

adeegah hortoodah waan ku

iyaaree karaa so mahaan?)

A beat. MUSA puts his arms around her and hugs her close.

MUSA:

MUSA (CONT’D)

Yes, of course.

Haa, waad ku ciyaari kortaa

horteyda.

(Haa, wad koo ee yaa ree

kartaa hortoodah.)

ALIA picks up her hoop again and starts to swing her hips.

The hula hoop soon whizzes around her body. MUSA smiles. Now

ALIA has the rhythm going - faster and more expressive - her

whole body and soul determined to be free.

Her defiance is exhilarating.

111 EXT. KENYAN MARKET AREA - PARKLANDS - AFTERNOON

111

JAMA’S VAN pulls up beside a STREET VENDOR selling stacks of

coloured plastic buckets.

JAMA JAMA (CONT’D)

How much? Meego waaye? (Merko why yay?)

STREET VENDOR:

STREET VENDOR (CONT’D)

One eighty each.

Halka xabo waa sided

shilling.

(Halka haabo wa deed shill-

ling.)

JAMA JAMA (CONT’D)

One thousand five hundred. Kun iyo shan bogol

For all of them. dhamaantooda.

(Koon ee-yo-shan bokoll dammaan-

toodah.)

STREET VENDOR STREET VENDOR (CONT’D)

(eyes popping)Haye Mudane!

Yes sir! (Haai yay Moo dan-nay!)

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112

INT. GROUND CONTROL STATION - NIGHT 112

The Reaper image hovers over Amadu’s house.

We now see that Alia’s compound borders this house - and in

the corner of the image, we make out ALIA twirling her hoop.

MUSA watches her as he repairs a bicycle.

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