Ordinary Lies Page #2

Season #1 Episode #1

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MARTY:

You wanted to see me?

MIKE:

Come in. Have a seat.

Marty does. Glances at Beth, who smiles.

MARTY:

Am I in trouble?

He scans their faces...

MIKE:

(to Beth, bit theatrical)

Well, he looks the same and he

sounds the same but something’s

clearly different.

MARTY:

(glancing between them,

trying to keep it light)

I’m not following

MIKE:

Sales down, five months running -

not meeting your targets, and not

seeming to particularly care -

and this lateness -

MARTY:

Lateness?

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MIKE:

(yells at him)

I saw you trying to sneak past me

-Beth...

(motions for her to takeover)

BETH:

Marty, we told you last time, ifit happens again, you’re on afinal warning MARTY

No, wait, let me explain...

MIKE:

Final warning. Beth’ll put it inwriting for you - no morelateness, no more sickies - now

go and do what you’re paid for -

8 INT. JS MOTORS - OFFICE AREA - DAY 1 - 08.56 8

Marty exits Mike’s office. Kathy pretends to be busy.

MARTY:

(displacement anger)

Catch all that did you?

He leaves.

9 EXT. JS MOTORS - FORECOURT - DAY 1 - 09.00 9

Marty exits back out to the forecourt, where the YOUNGISHCOUPLE from earlier are stomping, stern faced, back totheir original car. Marty heads to Fat Jason, open armed.

MARTY:

What happened?

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FAT JASON:

She’s expecting twins boys, I

said I bet that’s a first - two

penis’s inside you

Marty’s disbelieving reaction.

FAT JASON (CONT’D)

I was being jovial.

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INT. JS MOTORS - BETH’S OFFICE - DAY 1 - 11.33 10

Beth heads back into her office when the phone rings. She

reaches across the desk and grabs it

BETH:

Hello - Beth Corben

Silence.

BETH (CONT’D)

Hello... Beth Corben...

Her heart starts beating in her throat. Silence.

BETH (CONT'D)

(remains strong -)

Hello

The line goes dead... She stands a moment, then quickly

grabs it back up, dials 1471.

ELECTRONIC VOICE

You were called today at eleven

thirty three AM, the caller

withheld their number...

On Beth. Struggling slightly, we don’t yet know why.

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INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - HALLWAY/LIVING ROOM/STAIRS/JESSIE’S 11

ROOM - DAY 1 - 18.15

Marty strides into his house, slams the door closed. Foul

mood. He immediately sees SHOPPING BAGS at the foot of the

stairs. Several of them - clothes etc.

His fury doubles. He delves through them.

MARTY:

God’s sake. Kat. Kat.

He peers into the living room where his two boys are

playing a noisy computer game. Doubles back

He bounces up the stairs, two at a time.

MARTY (CONT'D)

KAT.

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No reply. Hears laughter from his daughter’s room.

MARTY (CONT'D)

Jessie...

He tries his daughter’s door, it’s locked.

MARTY (CONT'D)

Jess? Why’s this door locked?

JESSIE:

I’m busy.

He hears another voice.

MARTY:

Who’s in there?

JESSIE:

No one.

MARTY:

Open the door.

Hammers on it in frustration.

MARTY (CONT'D)

Jessie -open the door.

It - begrudgingly - opens. Marty swings inside to find a

YOUNG LAD there, boyfriend. It’s only a tiny thing, but

Marty clocks he has no shoes on.

MARTY (CONT'D)

What’s going on?

JESSIE:

We’re doing homework

MARTY:

Do I LOOK stupid.

YOUNG LAD:

Biology.

They giggle.

MARTY:

(to the lad)

Get your shoes on, you’re going

home

JESSIE:

Dad!

MARTY:

I was his age once and I know how

his mind works - where’s your

mum?

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JESSIE:

I don’t know.

KAT (O.S.)

I’m in here!!

Marty bounds out and across to the toilet, heads straight

in. She’s on the loo, doubled up in pain.

MARTY:

Have you talked to her about

contraception?

KAT:

(she groans in pain)

I’ve been on here an hour.

MARTY:

Locked door, what’s that about.

If she ends up pregnant

KAT:

I’m in bloody agony here

MARTY:

Maybe it’s brought on by

excessive spending

KAT:

Oh, piss off

MARTY:

Six bags...

KAT:

-they’re in the sale!

MARTY:

...thirty, forty quid a bag,

that’s...

KAT:

-they’re half price!

MARTY:

...the best part of two hundred

notes...

KAT:

-they’re half price!

MARTY:

...in one bleedin trip! Half

price still COSTS MONEY.

He slams out. And meets THE YOUNG GUY sheepishly heading

for the stairs.

MARTY (CONT'D)

I’ll give you a lift.

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YOUNG GUY:

You’re alright, I’ll

MARTY:

I’ll drive you!

12 INT/EXT. MARTY’S CAR/STREET - DAY 1 - 18.30 12

Marty driving. YOUNG GUY in the passenger seat. They

drive in a very awkward silence until...

MARTY:

Get her pregnant that’s you

finished. Get her pregnant and

she keeps it that’s you done,

mate. Trapped. You’ll feel

obliged to make a go of it...

might even have a few good years,

but then ten, twelve, fifteen

years down the road, you’ll

wonder where your life went...

you’ll wonder why you’re stuck

with this woman who’s always ill,

who never has any fun and spends

her life buying all kinds of

clothes despite the fact that she

never goes out. Is that what you

want? Is it? Well, is it?

YOUNG GUY shakes his head, this is freaking him out. MARTY

stops the car suddenly.

YOUNG LAD:

I’m only fifteen.

MARTY:

Get out.

YOUNG LAD:

I’m nowhere near.

MARTY:

GET OUT!

The young lad does and we stay on Marty’s face. Hold on

him - a moment alone - and we see that he is struggling,

fighting back a depression, pissed off with too many

aspects of life...

But then, as ever, a distraction.

He glances out of the side window and sees a pub - its

welcoming lights beckon him.

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14 INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - MARTY’S BEDROOM - DAY 2 - 08.35 14

Morning. The bleary face of Marty - just arriving into

consciousness. Brain foggy but wurring.

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MARTY:

(without opening his

eyes)

Time is it?

No reply. He forces his eyelids open and realises he is

ALONE IN THE BED. He cranes to see the clock - 8.35.

MARTY (CONT'D)

Sh*t!

He dives out of bed and starts frantically searching for

his clothes on the floor - the more he hurries the slower

he goes - he’s in a panic.

MARTY (CONT'D)

Kat. Katrina!

He falls to the floor as he gets tangled in his trousers.

15 INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - STAIRS/KITCHEN - DAY 2 - 08.40 15

He pounds downstairs and into the kitchen, no one here. He

grabs a much needed glass of water and as he furiously

necks it, he sees a scribbled note on the table

WHERE’S YOUR BLOODY CAR!

MARTY:

Sh*t, sh*t!

He URGENTLY grabs the phone, but his mind won’t work to

recall the number, he scrambles around in a pile of flyers

and pizza leaflets until he finds a TAXI CARD.

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