From Darkness Page #9

47 INT. PEEP SHOW (PUNTERS’ POV) - NIGHT 3 (23:38) 47

The letter box slit OPENS from the other side and through

that slit - floating in the middle of an otherwise black

screen, we see a very different view of AGOTA - headless

(her face out of view - her head never shown) objectified.

LOLA (ON TV) (O.S)

Let’s give these girls what they

have so far been denied...

Justice.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

48 INT. JOHN’S HOUSE - NIGHT 3 (23:40) 48

JOHN answers the phone that’s on the sofa beside him.

JOHN:

Hello.

LOLA (O.S)

You were watching?

JOHN:

I’m your biggest fan. You pay my

wages.

LOLA (O.S.)

It’s generated a huge number ofcalls from the public, most of themprobably dead ends but one of themsays she’s a relative.

JOHN:

Of which girl.

LOLA (O.S)

Sally Fisher. She’s willing to doDNA.

JOHN opens the file and looks at the picture of SALLY.

49 INT. COTTAGE, BEDROOM. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 3 (23:46) 49

ON CLAIRE. Whereas before her fears gave her nightmares,

now they won’t let her fall asleep. She lies wide awake,

next to the sleeping NORRIE. Her island sanctuary feelingless safe and removed by the minute.

50 SCENE CUT. 50

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

51 EXT. COTTAGE. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 3 (23:48) 51

From out in the fields we see NORRIE’s COTTAGE on the dark

windy night. A solitary light goes on in the kitchen and a

figure (CLAIRE), sits down at the table.

52 I./E. COTTAGE, OFFICE. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 3 (23:49) 52

CLAIRE sits beneath the hanging, overhead table light and

stares at the GREEN FOLDER that JOHN had placed in her bag.

Her old CRIME report.

She traces her finger across her name that she wrote in the

top corner - 17 years ago. PC CLAIRE CHURCH.

So much of her would just like to throw the thing away but

instead she opens it, turning back the years with each

page.

We don’t see what’s on the pages, just CLAIRE’s face as she

forces herself through this experience.

Intermittently, as she turns the pages, we also intercut to

the scene of the cottage from outside, CLAIRE visible in

the window. The eagle eyed viewer would notice that with

each cut away, we seem to be gaining on the cottage,

getting just that little bit closer.

ON CLAIRE as she stops, stalled by what lies on the page

she has just turned to:

An opaque plastic slip - a sticker with a date on it - says

2015. Whatever’s inside is from the MODERN DAY CRIME SCENE.

She picks it up.

Opens it.

Draws out the photocopied sheet of photos of the crime

scene.

ON CLAIRE’s FACE.

BANG! FLASH!

53 EXT. WASTELAND - NIGHT (IMAGINATION) 53

-We see SALLY FISHER laughing, putting her arms forward to

show Claire a new bracelet, but it’s her arms we stay

focussed on her wrists... the laugh is disjointed, distant.

-We see a pair of young girl’s arms in the same position

being forced/tied...

N.B. The above images should be brutal but not graphic! We

only get a glimpse, a snapshot of what CLAIRE imagined

happened to Sally Fisher, Mimi Fenton and Caz Jenkins as a

result of looking at the photos of the crime scene.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

It’s the distorted sounds, the shadows that make it so

terrible. It is all about our most hidden innate fears. We

can not see exactly what CLAIRE thinks happened as CLAIRE

herself is so terrified she is trying to shut these images

down before they can get to their logical conclusion.

-Blackness - the distorted, sound of a struggle/scream.

54 INT. COTTAGE, OFFICE. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 3 (23:55) 54

CLAIRE shuts her eyes, recoiling in horror at the thoughts,

the darkness that she is being dragged back to.

She opens her eyes and suddenly becomes aware of where she

is:
sat in front of that beautiful large window now, a

chillingly thin glassy screen, scant protection from the wild

ocean of darkness beyond it. She feels cold and exposed,

picked out, on show - watched...

Unable to calm a rising tide of panic, she turns off the desk

light and gets up, standing to the side of the window then

looks towards the office door.

54A INT. COTTAGE, CORRIDOR. WESTERN ISLES - NIGHT 3 (T/C) 54A

On CLAIRE as she enters the hallway: stealing her breath as

she moves slowly down the corridor towards the front door.

She’s terrified but, she forces herself, to take the handle

and...

Open it...

On CLAIRE as she stands just staring for a moment, into the

darkness of the island night. There’s nothing but the wind,

the sea, the open wilds.

But that doesn’t stop her quickly shutting the door and

locking it (with the key in the door) tight.

She turns relieved to see the old COLLIE DOG - CARRICK coming

out of the kitchen to see what all the fuss is about. He

looks up at her, blind in one eye, wagging his tail, nervous

at her reaction.

CLAIRE (CONT’D)

Good boy. It’s okay. It’s alright.

CLAIRE slides to the ground beside him, stroking him in

relief.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

55 I./E. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT 3 (23:59) 55

Rumble. SLAM! A heavy metal door is locked by someone but

we do not see who, as in the darkness they turn away from

the door and walk towards the other end of the room...

Then shine a light on...

From the UNKNOWN POV we see... the gagged face of AGOTA

CALGYS, who looks up in the sickly bright flash of the beam

with wide, terrified eyes. Where as last time, in the peep

show all we saw was her body, now all we see is her face.

56 INT. COTTAGE. WESTERN ISLES - DAY 4 (07:45) 56

NORRIE, pyjamas still on tries the back door, CARRICK the

dog, barking around him excitedly/urgently.

NORRIE:

What the hell! It’s locked.

He looks down at the dog.

NORRIE (CONT’D)

Someone’s locked the... Did you

lock this?

He looks round to see his daughter MEGAN, who’s just come

downstairs, helping herself to breakfast.

MEGAN:

No. It’s never locked.

NORRIE:

Exactly. Carrick needs a pee.

He searches around for the key.

NORRIE (CONT’D)

Where’s Claire!

MEGAN:

In bed.

NORRIE:

What?

He looks at his daughter, CLAIRE evidently never lies in.

MEGAN:

Spare room.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

NORRIE:

She never lies in.

MEGAN:

Does now, apparently.

As he searches, MEGAN half heartedly joins in. She looks

under the table under the table, wanders into the office...

56A INT. OFFICE. WESTERN ISLES - DAY 4 (T/C) 56A

Megan saunters into the office picking up instead a stray

photocopied sheet... She’s about to look at it when...

CLAIRE:

I’ll take that.

Suddenly the photocopy is snatched from her hand. She looks

up to see CLAIRE still not dressed and pretty blurry,

holding it cagily.

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