In the Flesh Page #12

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KEN (CONT’D)

Thank you. Thank you.

BILL:

(to Maggie)

Why’d yer eyes look like mine?

MAGGIE:

I - I wear contact lenses, Bill.

BILL:

Take ’em out.

Maggie looks at Bill, then at Ken. Ken shakes his head -

“Don’t do it”.

BILL (CONT’D)

(gently)

Just take ’em out, love.

Maggie nods and takes out her contacts. Looks up at Bill

with PIN PRICK EYES.

BILL (CONT’D)

That’s more like it.

Bill lifts the shotgun to Maggie’s head and PULLS THE

TRIGGER.

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78

INT. WALKER HOUSE - KIEREN’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 3 78

Kieren sees Maggie’s HEAD EXPLODE from the shotgun blast.

Maggie’s body goes limp and falls to the ground.

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79 EXT. WALKER HOUSE - NIGHT 3

79

Ken lets out an awful primal cry of pain. Jem can’t believe

what she’s just witnessed. Neither can Gary and Dean.

Ken runs to his wife and cradles her in his arms.

Bill turns to Jem.

BILL:

(indicating dead Maggie)

Yer safe now, Sweetheart.

Jem can only stare at Ken holding his dead wife.

Bill turns and gets in his pick up truck.

Gary and Dean just stand there in shock.

Bill beeps the horn. Gary and Dean snap out of it and join

him.

We pan up to Kieren’s bedroom window. There Kieren is looking

in horror at the weeping, devastated Ken, widower for a

second time, cradling Maggie’s body in the street.

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80 INT. WALKER HOUSE - LOUNGE - LATER - NIGHT 3 80

Sue and Steve, still holding their weapons, are taking rest.

Front door goes. Jem enters, wet, cold, shaking, in shock.

SUE:

Are you alright?

Jem shakes her head.

SUE (CONT’D)

Come here.

Jem goes over to her mum and hugs her.

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81 EXT. MACY HOUSE - NIGHT 3 81

Bill’s pick-up pulls into the driveway. Bill gets out. Sees

an army truck parked up. He gives a sharp snort.

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82 INT. MACY HOUSE - DINING ROOM - NIGHT 3 82

Janet is sitting at the dining table, her eyes red from

crying. An army officer stands waiting. Bill enters.

BILL:

So you’ve come to put the shackles

on me, ‘ave yer?

The Army Officer doesn’t move. Janet stands.

JANET:

Bill

BILL:

I had to do it, Janet. Can’t let it

get like before.

(points at Army Officer)

Where were they when we needed

them? When neighbours were gettin’

ripped apart

JANET:

Bill, they’ve found Rick.

Beat.

BILL:

Rick?

JANET:

MOD. They’ve found him in

Afghanistan.

BILL:

They’ve found his body.

Janet shakes her head.

BILL (CONT’D)

What do yer mean? Yer said, yer

said that they’ve found his body.

JANET:

It’s... more than that.

Bill crosses to Janet.

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82 CONTINUED:
82

BILL:

He’s alive? They’ve found him

alive!?

Janet looks at Bill, her eyes begin to stream with tears.

JANET:

Partially.

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83 INT. WALKER HOUSE - KIEREN’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 3 83

KIEREN sits on his bed, head in hands in a complete state of

shock.

STEVE enters and approaches his son. He places a tentative

hand on Kieren’s shoulder. Kieren looks at him.

STEVE:

It’s going to be alright.

Kieren looks at his Dad then towards the window where blue

flashing lights illuminate the walls.

That does not look alright.

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84 INT. WALKER HOUSE - JEM’S ROOM - NIGHT 3 84

An exhausted Jem enters her room. She’s so shattered she

doesn’t even bother closing the door. She starts taking off

her clothes, getting ready for bed.

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85 INT. WALKER HOUSE - KIEREN’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 3 85

KIEREN sits on his bed. Contemplating the events that have

just occurred. His sister did come back and save him. That’s

something. He should thank her. He stands.

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86 INT. WALKER HOUSE - UPSTAIRS LANDING - NIGHT 3 86

KIEREN crosses to Jem’s room, sees her through the open door.

Jem sees him. A moment, then Jem slowly puts her gun under

her pillow. She’ll sleep with one eye open tonight. Because

there are monsters in Roarton. Perhaps even a monster that is

sleeping in the same house as her.

We pull focus from Jem to Kieren. He understands why she’s

sleeping with a loaded gun under her pillow: She’s sleeping

with it because of him. Kieren Walker. Her rotten brother.

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BLACK SCREEN.

END OF EPISODE.

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