From Darkness Page #13

73 INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT 4 (22:06) 73

BOYCE and JOHN (both now wearing forensics suits) step into

the warehouse. We see their faces - the flashlights, the

traces of the blue police lights from outside casting

strange shadows around the building. They pull back an

internal door.

74 INT. COTTAGE, LOUNGE & KITCHEN. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 4 74

(22:
11)

CLAIRE walks through the house to see a low light coming

from the office. She pushes the door open to see...

75 INT. COTTAGE, OFFICE. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 4 (T/C) 75

We see pictures of CLAIRE and NORRIE. Pictures of MEGAN as

a tiny kid. Each picture is being picked up by someone and

held up to a small side light, briefly examined then

chucked down as the viewer moves on to rifle through the

next box, which is full of tiny baby clothes, apparently

unworn. The viewer continues to rifle on - opening another

box. It’s full of photos and certificates: PHOTOS of

CLAIRE’s police graduation, her certificate from Sedgley

Park, photos of her winning POLICE SPORTING cups, NEWSPAPER

CLIPPINGS. The viewer looks at these far more carefully,

slowing down, taking a keen interest, especially in A PHOTO

of CLAIRE & JOHN together in uniform.

CLAIRE:

What are you doing?

MEGAN (the VIEWER) looks up shocked.

MEGAN:

Just looking.

CLAIRE:

You should be in bed.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE 59A

MEGAN:

Tell me about him.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

She holds up the photo of CLAIRE and JOHN.

MEGAN (CONT’D)

He was your boyfriend, wasn’t he?

CLAIRE looks at her.

CLAIRE:

Megan.

MEGAN:

Before Dad.

CLAIRE starts to shut the boxes. Her hands lingering on the

baby clothes for a moment. There’s a particular

struggle/shame there.

CLAIRE:

He was my colleague.

She sees MEGAN looking at her.

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

He was married.

That was meant to be a denial but it doesn’t sound

convincing.

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

A past life.

MEGAN:

Least you had one. [BEAT] Were

these mine?

CLAIRE sees MEGAN pawing the tiny babysuit - tags still

attached. She takes it off her but MEGAN’s already onto the

next box and is pulling out a small jewellery/presentation

case. CLAIRE looks up at her feeling guilty.

CLAIRE:

You know your Dad just wants to

keep you safe.

MEGAN:

Yeah well, I’m going to die of

boredom here.

CLAIRE:

If I were you I’d try and hold out

till college.

MEGAN:

It’s not funny.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

CLAIRE:

I’m not laughing. You know, I used

to be just like you: desperately

impatient, ready to throw myself

into everything. One day you’ll

see.

MEGAN sighs, opens the box (inside is CLAIRE’s old shoulder

number/lapel).

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

My old shoulder number. It’s

nothing.

MEGAN:

So why keep it?

CLAIRE:

Because once it meant something.

CLAIRE smiles, stands holding the door open. MEGAN walks past

CLAIRE. CLAIRE takes the shoulder number out of her hand as

she passes.

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

Sleep!

MEGAN goes. ON CLAIRE.

76 INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT 4 (22:16) 76

ON JOHN and BOYCE as they enter the main room of the crime

scene. They start at the far end of the warehouse and walk

towards us BOYCE just a little behind JOHN and kind of side

on. As they stop, looking at us, almost like penitents before

an altar, BOYCE covers his hand with his mouth. We do not see

what they are looking at! We can’t, we have taken the

position of the corpse.

BOYCE:

It’s the arms, the way they’ve

been tied...

JOHN:

Not tied, trussed like meat.

[BEAT] Little girl, what have

they done to you.

BEAT. JOHN peers forward, noticing something.

JOHN (CONT’D)

Give it me.

He takes the FLASHLIGHT off BOYCE and moves forward with

it, leaning right in up towards us (the corpse) with it. He

covers his other hand with a handkerchief and moves it

towards us.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

77

INT. COTTAGE, OFFICE. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 4 (22:17) 77

CLAIRE turns on the little overhead table light and places

the BOX with her shoulder number down on it. She stares at

the little box.

78

INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT 4 (22:18) 78

On JOHN, his intense expression, taking up the screen,

removes something from what is most probably our (the

corpse’s hand)...

JOHN:

Yes.

He holds up a small bloody scroll of paper.

79

INT. COTTAGE, OFFICE. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 4 (22:19) 79

CLAIRE opens the box and looks at her shoulder number.

80

INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT 4 (22:20) 80

On JOHN unravelling that little scroll of paper on which in

blood numbers appear, one after the other as the little

scroll opens horizontally, each written in blood.

JOHN:

A...9...6...4...5.

BOYCE:

Mean anything...

JOHN looks at BOYCE.

81 INT. COTTAGE, OFFICE. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 4 (22:21) 81

CLAIRE traces her finger over the numbers on her epaulette.

A9645.

NORRIE (O.S)

Officer A, 9, 6, 4, 5. Can you

please come in?

She turns to see NORRIE.

NORRIE:

You haven’t locked the door

again?!

CLAIRE smiles and gets up, leaving the EPAULETTE open on the

table.

CLAIRE:

No.

We stay on the epaulette - those numbers A9645.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE 63

82 INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT 4 (22:28) 82

FLASH! A9645 - We see those numbers lit as the CRIME scene

photographers record the latest gruesome scene.

83 EXT. COTTAGE. OFFICE. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 4 (22:29) 83

We see the lights going off in the very isolated little

cottage on the cold and lonely night.

THE END.

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