From Darkness Page #12

CLAIRE (CONT'D)

They weren’t tied. They were

trussed like meat.

JOHN looks down to the folder then up to see CLAIRE

leaving.

65 EXT. WAREHOUSE - DAY 4 (13:40) 65

STRENGTH AND GROW: we see the small PLASTIC BOTTLE - pinned

against the large warehouse door by the wind: that great

metal door that looms, almost throbs at us on screen.

A LORRY’s horn blares past in the background.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

66 INT. COTTAGE. WESTERN ISLES - DAY 4 (18:03) 66

CLAIRE walks into the cottage to hear an argument

upstairs... muffled shouting between NORRIE and MEGAN.

She heads for the stairs.

67 INT. COTTAGE, LOUNGE. WESTERN ISLES - DAY 4 (18:04) 67

CLAIRE emerges to hear NORRIE shouting as he heads down the

stairs, and goes off towards the office.

NORRIE:

I said no and that’s the end of

it.

And MEGAN emerges from the sofa and marches up the stairs to

her bedroom.

CLAIRE:

Hey gorgeous.

SLAM! MEGAN goes into her bedroom upstairs. NORRIE arrives

from the kitchen, his arms full of boxes. He dumps them

down at the bottom of the stairs.

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

What’s going on?

NORRIE:

Some party on R.m she can’t go

to. James Chase. He’s all I hear

about these days.

MEGAN slams out of her room and leans over the bannister.

MEGAN:

Because there are no other boys

within a million miles of this

place.

NORRIE:

Ben Maddock?!

MEGAN rolls her eyes, obviously she and every other girl

would rather die than consider Ben Maddock and slams the

door. NORRIE looks to CLAIRE.

NORRIE (CONT’D)

What’s wrong with Ben?

CLAIRE:

Nothing apart from halitosis and

buck teeth.

He looks at her. She smiles and looks down at the boxes.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

Actually I meant all this...

He puts down the box he’s carrying.

NORRIE:

Clearing out the office.

Then heads back into the office. CLAIRE follows him in.

68 INT. COTTAGE, OFFICE. WESTERN ISLES - DAY 4 (T/C) 68

CLAIRE peers around the door. NORRIE’S bringing all the

boxes out. Fourteen years worth of accumulated stuff.

NORRIE:

It’s about time. [BEAT] There’s

stuff here from...

He holds up the remnants of some ridiculous STAG NIGHT

COSTUME. Holds it up against himself.

NORRIE (CONT’D)

God knows when.

CLAIRE:

You were wearing that on our

third date.

NORRIE looks none the wiser.

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

The Queen’s Head Camden, 2001.

NORRIE:

Sorry.

CLAIRE:

It’s okay I was pissed.

NORRIE:

Back then, you were always

pissed.

CLAIRE:

Hadn’t got you to straighten me

out yet.

She smiles at him. He chucks the costume back down, comes

and puts his arms around her.

NORRIE:

Tell me how it went?

CLAIRE:

Tell me what you’re doing?

He doesn’t say anything.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

Fine. Done. I’ve done everything

I can. It’s finished.

He smiles. Then picks up a box again - letting her know

what he’s up to now.

NORRIE:

Looks like, we’re going to need

to tidy the office.

CLAIRE:

The supermarket? You’re kidding?

He smiles. She jumps on him kissing him. He looks at her.

He sticks a pair of GROUCHO MARX GLASSES on her from one of

the boxes and...

NORRIE:

(AS GROUCHO)

Well that just about takes the

biscuit. [BEAT] Actually it suits

you. To us. Groucho and me.

He goes to kiss her again. When SLAM! The office door is

flung shut by MEGAN who’s just seen the pair of them having

a laugh whilst she is having a terrible time. CLAIRE looks

at NORRIE.

69 INT. JOHN’S HOUSE, LOUNGE - NIGHT 4 (21:14) 69

JOHN walks into the lounge. JULIE’s sat, LAPTOP on her

knee, engrossed in e-mails.

JOHN:

Hey.

She half heys. JOHN listens up to the silence in the house.

JOHN:

Jack out?

JULIE:

Hannah’s.

JOHN:

Ollie.

JULIE:

Cinema.

BEAT. He sits, goes to turn the TV on. JULIE looks up at

him. He’s ignored the fact that she’s working and sat on

the other sofa, rather than beside.

JULIE:

I was trying to concentrate...

write an [e-mail].

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

JOHN:

Can’t you go in the kitchen?... I

just want to chill out.

She looks at him, sat on the other sofa rather than beside

her, channel hopping through endless crap.

JULIE:

This is what it’s going to be

like. Just you and me. A couple

of years both boys’ll be off.

JOHN:

Touch wood.

She smiles but it’s not very convincing. He doesn’t say

anything.

JULIE (CONT’D)

Do you think we still know each

other enough?

JOHN:

God.

JULIE:

Sometimes I feel. We’ve been so

busy...

JOHN:

Of course we’ll still know each

other, if anything too much.

BEAT.

JOHN (CONT’D)

I’m sorry. I’ve a lot on... It’s

just not how I wanted to be

spending my free time... not

exactly relaxing.

She looks at him upset.

JOHN (CONT'D)

Sorry.

BEAT. He turns the TV off.

JULIE:

The truth is I can’t compete.

You’re still thinking about her

aren’t you?

That certainly gets JOHN’s attention though he tries to

cover up how much.

JULIE (CONT’D)

Sally Fisher.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE 58

She smiles at him thinking she knows him only too well but

JOHN’s relief is almost palpable.

JULIE (CONT’D)

Could you not just give the dead

a night off for once?

JOHN:

You’re right. We’ve the whole

evening, we could do anything...

go wild, order Thai instead of

the Indian!

She looks at him it’s still not enough. He takes her hand.

JOHN (CONT’D)

I know it’s tough on you. You’re

an angel really but what can I

say.

BEAT.

JOHN (CONT’D)

Jules...

She looks at him. There’s a feeling that she’s about to say

something - that they’re about to get to somewhere more

real when BEEP BEEP. JOHN’s PHONE goes. He looks down at

it, looks up at JULIE.

JULIE:

Take out for one.

70 I./E. JOHN’S CAR, WAREHOUSE - NIGHT 4 (21:46) 70

JOHN pulls up outside a large old warehouse, music playing

on his stereo. He kills the engine and sits peering forward

towards the building with the headlights on in the quiet

for a moment. He sees BOYCE (already wearing a full

forensic suit) walking towards him.

71 EXT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT 4 (T/C) 71

JOHN steps out, BOYCE comes scurrying over, walkie talkie

blustering. They head towards the building. JOHN one march

ahead, BOYCE scurrying to keep up.

JOHN:

Who found it?

BOYCE:

The Security Guard.

JOHN:

How long ago?

BOYCE:

30 minutes.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE 59

They arrive by the door. JOHN looks at BOYCE who’s doing

his best not to hyperventilate with nausea.

JOHN:

Fresh?

BOYCE nods and hands JOHN a forensic suit then opens the door

to step in.

72 INT. COTTAGE, BEDROOM. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 4 (22:03) 72

NORRIE sleeps after sex with CLAIRE. He sleeps that kind of

sleep of the gods, someone fulfilled, untroubled by

anything. CLAIRE meanwhile is wide awake. She hears a

noise. She listens again: a movement in the house. ON

CLAIRE wired now.

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