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Ordinary Lies Episode One Yellow Amendments 17A

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MIKE:

Talk to me.

Beth looks at him through tear stained eyes.

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BETH:

I envy him. Marty. At least he’s

got a body, he can have a funeral.

He knows for sure doesn’t he...

Hold the look between them. MIKE nods, caring.

BETH (CONT’D)

(then she reveals -)

The calls, they’ve started again.

MIKE reacting to that.

MIKE:

Since when?

BETH:

Last week.

MIKE:

You should have told me...

BETH:

(sudden burst of anger)

Why doesn’t he say anything? If

it’s him, why would he do that to

me?

MIKE:

Beth, it could be anything -

BETH:

(she knows that, but...)

I'm getting on with my life -

trying to make things normal for

my kids - and then this happens

and I'm back in the days and

weeks after he left - and it's

that feeling all over again - the

bottom dropping out of your

world. Because there's endless

questions and no bloody answers.

The strain of the past twelve months seeps through Beth's

stoic exterior. She gets upset again

BETH (CONT’D)

I’m sorry. I shouldn’t be saying

all this to you.

He moves towards her.

MIKE:

I’m exactly the person you should

be saying it to -

He smiles. She slowly smiles back. And in that moment we

might just suspect that there is something more going on here

than just professional friendship...

Ordinary Lies Episode One Yellow Amendments 18A

24 INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY 2 - 19.15 24

Evening meal. Marty sits at the dinner table eating, with

Katrina and the kids. They are all immersed in

conversation - lively, loud, talking over one another. It

is a normal busy meal time. But we stay on Marty, watching

his eyes flit around the table. And we know what he is

thinking... his thoughts expressed on his face.

Jessie and Katrina are in animated mother/daughter

conversation.

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Jessie’s relaying a story from school - something funny at

Jake’s expense, Jake keeps trying to interject with what

really happened, but Jessie is telling the much funnier

version. Katrina bursts into life affirming laughter.

Marty watches her laughing. It’s like time slows down. He

smiles at her smiling and momentarily we see his love for

her. But then his lie crashes back into his head and fills

him with revulsion...

INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - MARTY’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 2 - 22.45 25

Marty lying awake - Katrina in a deep and blissful sleepbeside him - Marty whispers MARTY

I’m sorry.

But of course, she doesn’t hear.

EXT/INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - DRIVEWAY/FRONT DOOR - DAY 3 -

09.30

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FLORISTS VAN pulls up outside Marty’s house. The driver

produces a MASSIVE BOUQUET of condolence flowers and headstowards Marty’s door. Rings the doorbell. Hold...

Eventually the door opens. It’s Katrina.

DELIVERY WOMAN:

Sorry for your loss KATRINA

I’m sorry -

DELIVERY WOMAN:

Flowers for Marty McLean KATRINA

(confused, yells behind)

Marty (

to the delivery woman)

No one’s died.

Marty appears.

KATRINA (CONT'D)

Do you know anything aboutflowers for MARTY

(instantly into aperformance)

Give them here. It’s a wind up.

It’ll be the lads from work -

because I’m ill. Piss takers,

the lot of them

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DELIVERY WOMAN:

(shakes her head - no)

Woman who rang said

MARTY:

(interrupts to shut her

up)

Thanks a lot. I know who they’re

from - they’re great, beautiful,

what are they, Lillies, they’re

terrific, really, free flowers -

He hands them to his wife and hastily snatches the ATTACHED

CARD and screws it into his pocket

MARTY (CONT'D)

Stick them in a vase. Thanks a

lot - bye.

And with that he’s closing the door, leaving the delivery

woman with a quizzical expression...

27 INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - HALLWAY - DAY 3 - 09.31 27

Continuous. Inside... Marty is overplaying the ‘hilarious

jape’ performance slightly. Katrina circumspect

MARTY:

What a bunch of d*cks, mind you,

I’ve done worse things - once we

sent a truck load of sand to

Tightarse Tom’s place because he

kept claiming he was on holiday

and we knew he was at home

KATRINA:

Condolence flowers is a bit sick

though - what does the card say

MARTY:

It’ll be a load of bollocks.

KATRINA:

Let’s have a look -

MARTY:

No.

KATRINA:

It might be funny -

Marty grabs the card and tears the whole thing in half.

MARTY:

Kat - it’s a wind up. It’s going

in the bin.

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But of course he can’t put it in the bin, so he sticks it

back in his pocket. He heads upstairs. Katrina just

watches him, somewhat bemused.

INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - BATHROOM - DAY 3 - 09.35 28

Bathroom, locked door. Marty surreptitiously pulls the

card from the envelope and pieces the two halves together

again. WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHY.

He opens it up and looks inside -So sorry to hear about

your loss, we are all here beside you. Mike Hill, JS

Motors.

We stay on MARTY’s face.

INT. JS MOTORS - SHOWROOM/OFFICE AREA - DAY 3 - 11.30 29

Beth walks through JS Motors, passing the sales team at

their desks. PETE busy opening a packet of cough tablets,

Fat Jase on the phone explaining about a new car that has

come in and Emma going through the online enquiries. Beth

walks into the office marked HEAD OF SALES.

Inside, she finds Marianne.

Beth closes the door behind her.

BETH:

Hi Marianne

MARIANNE:

Beth

BETH:

I need to ask you a favour..

MARIANNE:

Anything you like

BETH:

It’s about Dave...

MARIANNE:

Right

Her demeanor changes slightly, which could easily be

perceived as awkwardness, given the subject matter.

BETH:

(she feels a bit awkward

too -)

When you took over his office, I

know all his personal items were

placed in storage, but what

happened to his work files -

Marianne points to a far filing cabinet.

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MARIANNE:

As far as I know, everything’s

still in there, why?

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