Locke Page #11

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DONAL (OOV)

You really have gone f***ing mad.

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IVAN LOCKE:

That would be a fair assessment.

Donal whoops.

DONAL (OOV)

Here I go!

IVAN LOCKE:

Good man Donal. You’re a good man.

Now run.

Ivan cuts the call. He laughs madly for a few moments and

bangs the steering wheel three times. The tears of laughter

almost turn to tears of despair but he fights them. He

drives on and on.

14 EXT. MOTORWAY 14

We see a sign for the M25 exit. Ivan drives by. He is

almost in London.

15 INT. LAND ROVER 15

Ivan drives. He is red eyed, grim, hunched at the wheel. He

glances at the rear view and speaks to his father...

IVAN LOCKE:

It will work out. I will make sure

of it. You see. You take things

in your own hands and you push

against it until it is upright.

Ivan almost arrogantly hits a number...

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

And you stick to the plan.

He dials a number...

16 EXT. MOTORWAY GANTRY 16

We see Ivan driving under the bridge and hear a phone call in

voiceover....

BETHAN ANSWER MESSAGE (OOV)

This is Bethan, I can’t get to the

phone right now, please leave a

message after the tone.

IVAN LOCKE (OOV)

Bethan, it’s me. I know they’re

operating on you right now but I

just wanted to say good luck.

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A pause.

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IVAN LOCKE (OOV) (CONT’D)

Good luck Bethan. This baby is a

good thing and you deserve to be

happy.

17 INT. LAND ROVER 17

Ivan cuts the call and glares into the rear view mirror.

IVAN LOCKE:

You see, dad. Life.

A pause.

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

Yeah. Life sentence. So what? I

will do what needs to be done even

if they hate me or love me. You

have to be solid so that it makes

no difference what they think.

A pause.

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

If I were to bury you again tonight

before I threw the dirt on your

face I’d say look and f***ing

learn. I drove in this direction.

A pause.

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

And there’ll be a new person when I

get there. Yes. Because of that

night.

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

Constructed out of two bottles of

wine and somebody feeling lonely.

How could you ever beat that for a

construction?

Ivan drives. He almost bounces with defiance now. He checks

his watch. He gets a call and takes it...

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

Sean?

SEAN (SUBDUED)(OOV)

Hey dad. We won.

From the small changes in the voice, Ivan knows that Sean has

heard something about what is happening. However...

IVAN LOCKE:

What was the score?

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SEAN (OOV)

Three one.

IVAN LOCKE:

Good.

A pause.

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SEAN (OOV)

Caldwell, Robinson and Caldwell

again.

A pause.

IVAN LOCKE:

Good. Is everything ok?

SEAN (OOV)

Yeah.

A pause.

SEAN (CONT’D)

I don’t know. Mum looks like she’s

seen a ghost. She broke some

plates.

IVAN LOCKE:

Yeah. Something’s happened. I’ll

explain when I’m not driving.

SEAN (OOV)

She’s upstairs.

IVAN LOCKE:

Yeah, I’ll explain when I’m not

driving and when I’m with you and

Eddie together. I’ve only just

explained it to myself.

A pause.

SEAN (OOV)

She said you’re not coming home

ever.

A long silence.

IVAN LOCKE:

She’s distressed.

SEAN (OOV)

Are you coming home?

He drives.

IVAN LOCKE:

Where else would I go?

SEAN (OOV)

So I’ll tell Eddie that you are

coming home. He’s been crying.

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IVAN LOCKE:

Look, when I get to the other end,

I’ll call. Sean, you tell Eddie

that it’s ok. I’ll make it ok.

SEAN (OOV)

It doesn’t feel like it’s ok. It

felt different after half time.

IVAN LOCKE:

I’ll fix it. It will all go back

to normal. You should go to bed.

SEAN (OOV)

Yeah.

A pause.

SEAN (OOV) (CONT’D)

The third goal was amazing.

IVAN LOCKE:

Caldwell?

SEAN (OOV)

He took it round the keeper.

IVAN LOCKE:

Good God. Caldwell’s a donkey.

SEAN (OOV)

He is normally a donkey but tonight

he was brilliant.

IVAN LOCKE:

A miracle. Good night.

SEAN (OOV)

Good night dad. See you tomorrow.

IVAN LOCKE:

Yes. Hopefully see you tomorrow.

Ivan cuts the call. He drives. He checks his watch again

and calls Donal. The call is answered and we hear rasping,

gasping breaths...

DONAL (OOV)

You know I nearly got f***ing run

down by a taxi running across a

road.

He can hardly speak as he fights for breath.

IVAN LOCKE:

Did you find Stefan?

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DONAL (OOV)

I see the flames. They’re burning

the road. I can smell the bitumen.

It’s getting in my throat.

IVAN LOCKE:

His name is Stefan. Five hundred

each.

DONAL (BREATHLESS)(OOV)

Man Ivan, I’m f***ed.

IVAN LOCKE:

And sober. Tell Stefan to bring two

men and a jack. Five hundred a

piece.

DONAL (OOV)

I’ll call when I have the Poles in

my grasp. F***. My heart is

coming out of my chest.

Ivan cuts the call. He half smiles as he drives. He glances

at the rear view and speaks to his father’s ghost a little

more gently now...

IVAN LOCKE:

Stefan is a good man and will fix

the pit and check the others. All

twelve pumps will work. The stop-go

will run. The north, south, east

and west gates will all take their

quarter of concrete. The baby will

be born.

He drives...

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

And Katrina will be ok. In the

morning she will be ok.

He drives...

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

That is how it can be.

A pause. He glances at the file on the passenger seat.

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

That is my prayer.

He drives.

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

And this baby when he’s seven, or

when she’s seven, it’ll say it’s

ok. And the name will be Locke.

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A pause.

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

Locke is ok. We do ok. Because I

straightened the name out. The

Lockes were a long line of sh*t but

I straightened the name out.

He seems unsure as he dares glance in the rear view mirror

once more.

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

But you know what, you old bastard?

I know now why you ran away.

A pause.

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

And if you want you can run away

again. F*** off.

He drives.

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

Or you can stay. What difference

would it make to me?

The rear view fills with headlights as if in response. We

stay with Ivan for a long time. His phone rings and Ivan

takes the call with confidence.

IVAN LOCKE (CONT’D)

Yeah.

DONAL (OOV)

Ok, I’m in a van with three Poles

who smell like burning rooftops.

They said six hundred each and I

guessed you’d say yes.

IVAN LOCKE:

Yes.

DONAL (OOV)

This guy Stefan don’t say much,

does he?

IVAN LOCKE:

He’s a good man.

DONAL (OOV)

You want a word with him?

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