In the Loop Page #8

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Liza sprints and catches up with him. It takes a little

while.

A beat.

LIZA:

So listen, Bob, there’s something I

really want to tell you.

BOB ADRIANO:

(hopes it might be a come-

on?)

Oh really?

LIZA:

Yeah. Karen knows about the Future

Planning Committee.

Bob Adriano looks shocked, tries to cover it up.

BOB ADRIANO:

I officially and actually have no idea

what you’re talking about.

Liza smiles. Runs back into the toilets and gives a

thumbs up to Karen.

INT. WASHINGTON HOTEL - TOBY’S ROOM.

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Simon knocks on the door. Toby opens, he’s in his boxer

shorts and shirt.

SIMON:

So! What’s the plan? What swanky

reception are we going to?

TOBY:

(panic in his eyes)

What’s the plan? For tonight?

SIMON:

Well that’s what I’m asking you Toby,

my chief aide, my political advisor.

TOBY:

I don’t know, I thought tonight we’d

be tired?

SIMON:

(approaching breaking

point with Toby)

Well I am tired but I’m also a career

politician Toby, in the political

powerhouse of the world for forty-

eight hours.

(MORE)

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So I thought it might be nice to, you

know, go out rather than sit in my

room trying to spank one out watching

a shark documentary, because I’m

scared if I watch a porno it’ll end up

in the Register of Members Interests.

So what have you got?

SIMON (CONT'D)

TOBY:

Okay ... What have I got?

SIMON:

Don’t bullshit me Toby.

TOBY:

Okay - so far, we have ... one flyer

under the door for happy hour in the

bar - which might be interesting? And

I have the number of a guy I was with

at Uni who I believe now works for CNN

out here.

No.

SIMON:

Judy?

TOBY:

SIMON:

Dude it’s like the middle of the

night.

TOBY:

Okay, no sure. Give me 20 minutes.

SIMON:

Okay, I’ll try a contact or two.

41 INT.WASHINGTON HOTEL BATHROOM/INT JUDY'S FLAT. 41

Toby goes into the bathroom.

He thinks, starts to call squeamishly. Cut to Judy in

bed. Rolls over, looks at number on her mobile.

Answers.

TOBY:

Hi, Judy, we were wondering, Simon and

I, well Simon was wondering, did you

put anything in the social diary for

tonight?

JUDY:

F*** off Toby.

Cancels call. Her land line goes.

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JUDY (CONT'D)

Hi Hi Minister ...

Next to Judy her husband rolls out of bed, frustrated

at the number of intrusions.

JUDY’S BLOKE

Oh for f***’s sake. Honestly.

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Toby re-enters the main hotel room.

SIMON:

(hand over phone,

explaining)

Judy. She - called me.

Right sure.

TOBY:

SIMON:

What you get us?

TOBY:

(left hanging)

My contact will get back to us.

43 INT. GEORGETOWN HOUSE - NIGHT 43

A smart private cocktail party in a fancy Georgetown

house. Karen and General Miller spot each other.

They each take a glass of champagne from a waiter.

GENERAL MILLER:

Hey Karen. You look beautiful.

KAREN:

I bet you say that to all the girls.

GENERAL MILLER:

Yeah I do. And some of the guys.

KAREN:

That’s why you shouldn’t run for

Senate. Too many skeletons in your

enormous closet.

GENERAL MILLER:

Yeah, don’t believe the hype. I’m just

thinking about doing ... something.

I'm more than just a soldier, Karen.

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KAREN:

That’s right, you’re passionate about

education and housing and what’s the

other thing?

GENERAL MILLER:

Lingerie.

KAREN:

That’s right. How’s the dog?

GENERAL MILLER:

Makes my head swell and my eyes

disappear. I look like a giant ball

sack.

KAREN:

And how's the pentagon?

GENERAL MILLER:

It’s kicked up a level. Talking

invasion real soon.

KAREN:

Is there somewhere we can talk?

GENERAL MILLER:

I don’t know, I don’t live in this

house.

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General Miller and Karen are in Caulderwood’s kids’

play room. Toys are piled up everywhere.

KAREN:

What if someone comes in now?

GENERAL MILLER:

I can’t think of an excuse that would

work can you?

KAREN:

No.

GENERAL MILLER:

Okay so that’s total minimum European

Theatre requirement.

He shows her a figure on a piece of paper.

GENERAL MILLER (CONT’D)

(he scribbles)

This is Far East, Korea, Japan etc.

He scribbles.

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GENERAL MILLER (CONT’D)

Add those. Plus contingency already

deployed.

KAREN:

Er - you’ve lost me.

Miller looks around, grabs a child’s laptop. Opens it,

it says ‘howday’ in an electronic voice.

KAREN (CONT’D)

Your military hardware is impressive.

GENERAL MILLER:

Not anymore it isn’t. Okay so this is

total current deployment.

(he types)

This is calling up shitheads, morons,

people that just got out of jail,

potheads who thought they were joining

the coastguard.

(He types)

So the current number of combat troops

available for an invasion according to

these figures would be ...

(he presses the ‘equals’

button)

COMPUTER VOICE:

Twelve.

KAREN:

Thousand?

GENERAL MILLER:

No, twelve. Twelve soldiers. Twelve.

KAREN:

You’re shitting me.

GENERAL MILLER:

Of course I’m shitting you, but 12

thousand isn’t enough. Twelve

thousand’s about how many are going to

die. And you really need a few guys

alive at the end of a war or it looks

like you’ve lost.

KAREN:

Uh-hu. Did they teach you that at West

Point?

Hm, yeah well tomorrow I’ve got to

meet these Brits. Simon Foster. Sounds

cute, doesn't he? Like straight out of

a nursery rhyme.

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GENERAL MILLER:

So, what, you thinking, we big the guy

up? Get him on the war committee? Use

him as our meat puppet?

KAREN:

Exactly. Internationalise the dissent.

GENERAL MILLER:

Good, that’s what we need. A coalition

of the F***ed Off.

45 INT. GEORGETOWN HOUSE. EVENING. 45

Liza walks round to see Karen, on her mobile. She

starts waving at her. Karen doesn’t spot her in the

crowd.

LIZA:

I’m waving at you.

KAREN:

I can’t see you. Be more visible.

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