Ordinary Lies Page #5

Season #1 Episode #1

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BETH:

I’d like to look through them.

If, you’re okay with that...

Marianne does a half shrug.

MARIANNE:

Be my guest.

(beat)

But I have to warn you, Dave’s

idea of filing was to just shove

it all in and hope for the best

She smiles. Beth smiles... and then...

MARIANNE (CONT'D)

I’m still only acting head of

sales Beth, he’ll be back at this

desk one day, I’m sure of it.

Beth nods, stoic. But doesn’t want to get into that right

now. She heads towards the cabinet.

BETH:

Have you got a box?

30 INT/EXT. MARTY’S HOUSE - MARTY’S BEDROOM/STREET - DAY 3 -30

12.45

Marty sitting on the window ledge in his bedroom, staring

out of the window intensely. Katrina is getting changed.

KATRINA:

When you gonna go back to work?

MARTY:

When I’m better

KATRINA:

And they’re okay with that

MARTY:

If you’re ill, you’re ill.

KATRINA:

What’s up with you

MARTY:

I’m just a bit rundown

KATRINA:

Marty, last time you had shingles

and you were climbing the walls

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MARTY:

Yeah well, that was then...

She turns to him. Has an internal debate and then decides

to say what is on her mind...

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KATRINA:

Marty, do you think... and don’t

jump down my throat, okay

Which immediately makes him irritated.

KATRINA (CONT'D)

Do you think you might be

suffering some kind of

depression, some sort of mid life

thing

MARTY:

At thirty five.

KATRINA:

(she crosses to him,

caring wife - genuinely

concerned)

You haven’t seemed yourself

lately -

MARTY:

I’m fine

KATRINA:

Drinking all the time, staying

out late, gambling

MARTY:

Kat, I’m fine

KATRINA:

And I wouldn’t care if it was

making you happy, but it isn’t -

He turns away from here.

KATRINA (CONT'D)

(she perseveres)

-you used to talk about motors

all the time - we were sick of

hearing about them - who was top

of the chart, how you’d off-

loaded some piece of crap for

twice what it was worth. Now,

you barely mention it.

MARTY:

How many times do I have to say it I’m

fine

KATRINA:

Okay, I’ll shut my mouth, but

this is my final word on the

subject -

(MORE)

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KATRINA (CONT'D)

(beat, a moment of

connection - showing

there is still love in

this marriage)

- you don’t seem fine, Marty, and

I want you back how you were

before, why don’t you go and have

a chat with the doctor or

something -

We stay on Marty’s face, have her words had some impact? We

won’t find out, because through the window he sees what he

has been waiting for - THE POSTMAN heading this way

MARTY:

Okay, doctor, good idea. I’m

going for a walk, see you

later...

And off he shoots, double fast. Leaving Katrina once

again feeling confused and bemused. Living with a man she

barely recognises anymore...

31 EXT. MARTY’S HOUSE - STREET - DAY 3 - 12.50 31

Marty scuttles down the street and launches himself behind

a PARKED CAR. Out of sight of his house.

He waits... until... POSTMAN passes.

MARTY:

Psst. Deano... down here.

POSTMAN turns and sees Marty behind the car.

POSTMAN:

You alright, mate

MARTY:

I’m fine. Hiding from the wife.

Try and look like you’re not

talking to me.

POSTMAN:

(looks around, no one

there)

...so who’m I talking to, myself?

MARTY:

I just need my post, have I got

loads of cards?

POSTMAN:

Yeh, you have actually - is it

your birthday?

MARTY:

Kind of.

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Postman looks at him - ‘kind of?’

POSTMAN:

(hands them over)

They don’t look like birthday

cards, Marty

MARTY:

They’re not. But do us a favour,

if any more come through, stick

them in the bin yeh

POSTMAN:

Can’t do that, I’ll get sacked.

MARTY:

Tenner

POSTMAN:

Twenty

MARTY:

Fifteen

POSTMAN:

Done.

MARTY:

Cheers, Deano, have a good day.

And with that, Marty scuttles away at speed carrying the

condolence cards...

32 EXT. STREET - DAY 3 - 13.00 32

Marty walking towards the BOOKIES, he passes a PUBLIC WASTE

BIN and hastily slots all the CARDS into it.

33 INT. JS MOTORS - BETH’S OFFICE - DAY 3 - 14.20 33

Beth, sitting on the floor of her office, delving through

three boxes worth of files, papers, binders and so on.

It is all mainly just crap. Boring, functional work

documents that can be easily dismissed.

But as she pulls out the contents of one folder, a couple

of dog eared photos fall out (pin holes in the corner - as

if they have been pinned to a noticeboard). They are of

herself, Dave and the girls - happier times.

We hold on Beth as she stares at these. They don’t make

her cry as she has spent a lot of time staring at photos in

the past year but it’s always a punch to the gut.

She quickly packs them away and carries on searching

through the mound - this is needle in haystack stuff...

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34 INT/EXT. STREET/MARTY’S CAR - DAY 3 - 15.00 34

Marty’s car pulls up across the road from JS Motors. He

stares across at his workplace. From here he can make out

his fellow workers - busy at their jobs, some bantering,

some selling cars. He feels excluded.

MARTY:

(mutters to himself)

Tell them, walk in there and tell

them -

He steals himself and sets off towards the car park.

35 EXT. JS MOTORS - CAR PARK/SERVICE AREA - DAY 3 - 15.05 35

Marty peels out of his car and finds himself, on auto

pilot, walking towards the building.

We stay on his face...

The mechanics notice him first. Ziggy and Jez nudge one

another - discomforted by his premature reappearance.

Rick peels away from the others and heads over.

RICK:

Alright, Marty, mate

MARTY:

Alright, Rick

RICK:

Sorry about your missus, mate.

I’d happily see mine under a bus -

but I realise some people still

like their other half -

Marty nods his thanks. Rick’s tactlessness is almost

amusing, but he is too scared of what he needs to do.

He scuttles awkwardly away.

36 INT. JS MOTORS - SHOWROOM/OFFICE AREA - DAY 3 - 15.10 36

Tracy and Viv chatting away at reception, oblivious to

Marty’s approach behind them...

TRACY:

(showing photos on her

phone)

Fit or what - friend of me

brothers - he calls himself DJ

Strangewaves

VIV:

And he’s a DJ, an actual DJ?

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TRACY:

Plays all over the world - Ibiza,

Dominican... I’m telling you, he

doesn’t have a choice in it, I’m

going out with him; he’s my

passport out of this place

Which niggles Viv a bit, but as Marty enters they are

suddenly struck dumb - they mistake his fear for grief.

Marty nods hello and heads inside, people stare. There’s an

awkwardness to worker’s reactions. Pete and Emma have a

whispered conversation together.

Ad-libbed comments as he passes. He reaches Grace, who -

being someone who puts everyone else’s needs before her own

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