Ordinary Lies Page #3

Season #1 Episode #1

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He stabs the number in. It rings, and rings and rings...

MARTY (CONT'D)

Come on, answer the bloody...

They answer.

MARTY (CONT'D)

Cab, soon as you can, urgent - 13

Jayward Close.

16 INT/EXT. TAXI/STREET - DAY 2 - 08.55 16

CAB driving through the streets. We find Marty in the back

-beer sweats, panic stricken - checking his watch and

knowing he is doomed, mind racing...

Jump cuts to emphasis his panic... his foreboding...

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EXT/INT. JS MOTORS - CAR PARK/FORECOURT/OFFICE AREA - 17

DAY 2 - 09.05

TAXI pulls up, he pays and he gets out. But as soon as he

does so, the enormity of the situation he is in hits him.

He stands stock still, staring at the GARAGE (we see FAT

JASE and RICK walking outside) - too scared to enter,

because he knows what is coming. He starts to shake... he

retches with fear, his legs buckle slightly...

And we stay on his face, his mind racing, computing a

thought, a crazy notion...

And then he does a strange thing, he dashes out of sight of

the garage before anyone can see him, slams himself behind

a nearby bus shelter and whips out his mobile phone.

He slowly dials a number and waits as it rings out.

Eventually... we hear Kathy’s voice.

KATHY:

JS Motors, Kathy speaking...

Nothing from Marty...

KATHY (CONT'D)

JS Motors, Kathy speaking...

Nothing, until...

MARTY:

Kathy, it’s Marty. Something

terrible’s happened...

KATHY:

What is it?

MARTY:

...it’s my wife.

We go really tight on MARTY’s face. Hold, then...

MARTY (CONT'D)

She died. Last night. Very

suddenly. So... I’m sorry but I

won’t be in today...

Stunned silence from Kathy.

On Marty, eyes like saucers, can barely believe the words

that are coming out of his own mouth...

MARTY (CONT'D)

...can you tell Mike?

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KATHY:

Of course... oh Marty - that’s

terrible... I’m so sorry - is

there anything we can do

MARTY:

No... No...

(pause, and then -)

I just need some time alone.

18 EXT. STREETS - DAY 2 - 09.20 18

Marty walking along the street, heading home. We stay on

his face. What the hell has he done...

19 INT. JS MOTORS - OFFICE AREA/SHOWROOM - DAY 2 - 09.30 19

Kathy walking through the building, she is the proud owner

of BIG NEWS and she is reveling in every second of it.

She goes from department to department - from sales to

accounts to spares and so on... She talks to FAT JASE,

PETE, VIV and TRACY. And then to EMMA, JEZ, RICK and

MARRIANE.

KATHY:

Staff meeting - important -

service area - five minutes...

People react, start gossiping. Kathy strides on.

KATHY (CONT'D)

Staff meeting - important -

service area - five minutes...

GRACE WELLS, the manager of ONLINE SALES, late 20s, quirky

looks, an ‘always the bridesmaid’ quality to her.

GRACE:

(sotto, keen to know)

What is it, Kathy - are they

firing people

KATHY:

You’re not special, you’ll be

told with everyone else.

And she’s away, loving being the one with the big news.

20 EXT. MARTY’S HOUSE - DAY 2 - 09.35 20

Marty approaches the house with trepidation. He stops as

he reaches the front door, hesitates, then enters.

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21 INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - HALLWAY - DAY 2 - 09.36 21

Marty enters. From the other room he hears

KATRINA:

(quizzical)

Hello

MARTY:

It’s me -

KATRINA:

Marty?

She appears in the doorway.

KATRINA (CONT'D)

What’s going on?

MARTY:

Not feeling well.

She shoots him a look

KATRINA:

Brought on by eight pints of

lager.

MARTY:

I’m ill, you’ve not cornered the

market in illness you know, the

rest of us can feel poorly from

time to time

Too harsh, she stares at him.

KATRINA:

You’d better get yourself to bed

then...

She turns to go back to whatever it was she was doing.

MARTY:

Why didn’t you wake me

KATRINA:

(doubles back)

I’m sorry

MARTY:

This morning, why didn’t you wake

me up - you knew I had to be in

work and you left me in bed

KATRINA:

Marty, if you’re gonna storm off,

get pissed with your silly

friends, and roll in at all

hours, you can get yourself out

of bed - I’m not your mother

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MARTY:

Spite then

KATRINA:

Yes, spite. I don’t know what’s

got into you lately, you’re

acting like a bloody teenager

She storms off. We stay on Marty.

MARTY:

(he yells after her)

You should have woken me. YOU

SHOULD HAVE BLOODY WOKEN ME.

And the reality of his lie hits him like a bullet to the

brain... He heads upstairs.

22 INT/EXT. JS MOTORS - SERVICE AREA - DAY 2 - 09.40 22

Service area. Everyone gathered - scores of people.

They all chatter and speculate. Tracy, Viv and Emma are

clearly all good friends, an easy fit - whereas Grace is on

the periphery, not one of the girls, but wants to be.

TRACY:

If he lays me off, that’s it -

I’m going selling my body

VIV:

Yeh - I’ve heard medical

testing’s lucrative -

They howl with laughter, Grace to one side, laughing along

too, though not really part of their circle.

Mike and Beth stand at the front, with Kathy to one side

trying to assimilate herself with their authority.

MIKE:

Okay, let’s have a bit of quiet.

Quiet duly falls.

MIKE (CONT’D)

I’ve gathered you here because

I’m afraid I’ve got a bit of bad

news concerning one of our staff -

Concerned looks, interested faces.

MIKE (CONT’D)

Marty Mclean’s wife, Katrina,

sadly passed away last night.

Reaction from the staff.

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MIKE (CONT’D)

As some of you may know she has

been ill for some time with some

kind of stomach problem, we’re

not sure if that’s related, but

she leaves behind three young

children - and Marty will

obviously need all the support we

can give him in the coming weeks

and months...

He nods to Beth to continue.

BETH:

We thought it was important

everybody knew - so that those

that know him can offer

condolences and those that don’t

are sensitive when he does,

eventually, return to work.

Beat, Beth is struggling a little here. Just a tiny beat,

but Mike notices it.

BETH (CONT’D)

I’m going to send a card round and

it’d be great if everyone could

sign it. Thank-you.

The staff start to filter away. And we pick out Emma, she

is crying. Rick saunters over to Jez.

RICK:

Bummer or what

Emma suddenly dashes away, too upset to converse.

RICK (CONT’D)

(to Jez)

What’s up with her? Did she know

Marty’s missus

JEZ:

No.

RICK:

So how come she’s so upset?

JEZ:

It’s called empathy, Rick. Some

people have it

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RICK:

You wanna watch that - soon as

you’re married it’ll bewaterworks every two minutes every

time she wants her own way it’s

their secret weapon JEZ

You’re a great advert formarriage, Rick RICK

It’s a prison, mate -a man made

prison. Before you know ityou’re like one of the walkingdead - pushing a trolley roundIkea. I’m looking forward to your

stag do though -

Rick departs, laughing. We hold on Jez a moment and see a

flick of doubt cross his face.

ANGLE on - Mike and Beth walking away.

MIKE:

(speaks sotto)

You okay?

BETH:

Fine. It just brings it all back,

that’s all She

smiles nicely, liking his concern, but she isn’t fine.

And she’s away quickly before he can see otherwise.

We stay with Mike.

22A EXT STREET - BENCH - DAY 2 - 09.45 22A *

Marty is sat on a bench by a busy street, thinking. Just

thinking about what to do. How can he tell anyone the truthnow?

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23 INT. JS MOTORS - BETH’S OFFICE - DAY 2 - 09.50 23

MIKE knocks on the door of Beth’s office, no reply.

MIKE:

Beth - it’s me BETH

Give me a minute But

Mike doesn’t, he goes in and finds her furiously tryingto compose herself. He closes the door behind him.

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