Ordinary Lies Page #7

Season #1 Episode #1

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Grace, Tracy and Viv all stare at him. Viv’s face set in

horror - her worst nightmare, a grief stricken child.

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Except, he just looks bored.

GRACE:

Hi, I’m Grace - I work with your

daddy. And you are?

JOE:

Joe.

GRACE:

(softest caring voice)

Joe, lovely, how are things?

JOE:

Fine.

GRACE:

Good, be strong. There’s no other

way, at times like this - pray to

God and he’ll help you through

Joe stares at them blankly.

Tracy and Viv have fixed grins.

GRACE (CONT'D)

Is your daddy in at all?

JOE:

(calls)

Dad. Three women from work -

Marty instantly reacts, drops the control and flies to the

front door. Big fake smile

MARTY:

Girls, girls...

(think think)

Great to see you...

He brings the door ajar behind him - shutting Joe inside.

MARTY (CONT'D)

Listen, sorry, not a great time

right now. Just in the middle of

something -

GRACE:

We understand that Marty, we

really do, don’t we girls

TRACY/VIV

(desperate to get out of

there)

Absolutely/definitely.

GRACE:

We just want you to know that if

there’s anything you need,

anything at all

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Suddenly the back gate door opens and Katrina is standing

there with rubbish for the wheelie bin.

KATRINA:

Oh, hello -

Aaaaaarrrrgggghhhh!

MARTY:

(instantly improvises)

Girls from work. Came to see if

I was alright, if I needed

anything, I was just telling

them, I’m coping - we’re all

coping - aren’t we

(steers them away)

Anyway, thanks for coming girls,

lovely of you, lovely gesture -

Katrina heads to the wheelie bin, backward glancing.

MARTY (CONT'D)

(sotto, nodding to Kat

he says to the girls)

My wife’s sister - she’s a rock,

but she’s taken it hard - well,

obviously, we all have

GRACE:

(stops her departure)

Marty, I’ve never lost a partner,

but I lost my mum and the worst

thing was, everyone left me

alone, they wanted to ‘give me

space, ‘let me grieve’, but all I

wanted was familiar faces. So

here we are - okay -

Through this Marty glances around at Katrina.

GRACE (CONT'D)

I’ve written down my number.

She hands him a pre-written piece of paper.

GRACE (CONT'D)

(places her hand on top

of his -)

So if you want a familiar face or

just someone to listen to you

talk, call me -

Marty takes the paper and nods his thanks to the girls.

TRACY:

(nods with affirmation)

Call her.

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Emphasis on her. They go and Marty glances back at

Katrina, who isn’t stupid, she knows something strange is

afoot. He then glances back at Grace who gives a really

caring supportive smile as she climbs back into the car.

Hold the look between them.

On Marty...

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INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - MARTY’S BEDROOM - EVENING 3 - 20.15 43

Marty getting changed, pulling on a good shirt. He looks

at himself in the long mirror, expression unreadable.

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INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - STAIRS/LIVING ROOM/KITCHEN/HALLWAY -44

EVENING 3 - 20.20

Marty heads downstairs and pops his head into the living

room where Katrina and the kids are watching TV, texting on

phones, gawping at laptops etc...

MARTY:

I’m going for a stroll

KATRINA:

Feeling better then?

MARTY:

Just sick of being cooped up in

here. I won’t be late

And he heads away before he can be questioned further.

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INT. PUB - NIGHT 3 - 20.45 45

Marty heads tentatively into the pub, but instead of

heading straight to the bar like normal he scans the room.

And there, waving across from the far side, is Grace.

Marty smiles, with submerged anxiety.

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INT. PUB - NIGHT 3 - 21.30 46

Later, they both have drinks. Grace is all ears...

MARTY:

...it’s ironic really, they say

God moves in mysterious ways,

well there’s your proof - years

and years of IBS, every scan

imaginable - probes and

exploratory stomach operations

and then what gets her - brain

hemorrhage - tragic...

Grace makes a sympathetic face.

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GRACE:

Did you part on good terms?

MARTY:

How do you mean?

GRACE:

No ill words, no arguments.

MARTY:

No, nothing like that

GRACE:

That’s good, her soul can rest in

peace. And you’re not filled

with regrets. It can be terrible

for people if they haven’t, my

Uncle’s last words to my Auntie

were ‘Turn the light off and go

to sleep you moaning old cow’.

That sits there a minute and then Marty cracks out

laughing. Which in turn, makes Grace laugh.

They laugh and laugh and it eases the tension.

MARTY:

Shall we have another?

GRACE:

Up to you, the only thing waiting

for me at home is last night’s

Corrie

MARTY:

You tape Corrie?

GRACE:

Haven’t missed an episode in

fifteen years

MARTY:

(with a smile as they

grab their glasses)

You need to get out more -

47 INT. PUB - NIGHT 3 - 22.00 47

Playing snooker. Grace is terrible, she takes a shot,

completely misses, hopeless. They laugh.

MARTY:

You really are the worst player

I’ve ever seen

GRACE:

It’s the booze

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MARTY:

Rubbish, doesn’t apply to

snooker, more you drink, better

you get - watch

And he effortlessly pots a red.

MARTY (CONT'D)

And round for the blue

Sinks that too. He’s enjoying himself

GRACE:

It’s funny isn’t it - all the

time we’ve worked together and

we’ve never really talked

MARTY:

We’ve talked

GRACE:

Not banter, or messing around, I

mean talked, properly

MARTY:

You don’t do you, at work

GRACE:

All that time we spend with

people and we know nothing about

each other, nothing valuable

MARTY:

The less I know about Fat Jase -

the happier I am -

She laughs.

MARTY (CONT'D)

The mind boggles what depravities

he gets up to in his spare time

She smiles. He cues up another red.

GRACE:

All I’m saying is, I know the

circumstances are horrible, but

I’m glad we’ve connected a little

bit more. Because... I’ve always

liked you Marty

He misses his shot. Looks at her, did she mean that how he

thinks she means it. Her face is inconclusive.

48 INT. MARTY’S HOUSE - MARTY’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 3 - 23.30 48

Marty sneaks into the bedroom. Katrina is already asleep.

He sits on the edge of the bed to remove his shoes.

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He looks at the face of his sleeping wife.

On Marty. What is he getting himself into...

49 EXT. JS MOTORS - CAR PARK/SERVICE AREA - DAY 4 - 07.55 49

Marty steps from his car in the car park. Suit on. On

time for a change. He heads towards the office with other

arrivals. A gaggle of mechanics, including RICK, JEZ and

ZIGGY GREEN, nearby - their awkwardness palpable

ZIGGY:

Alright, Marty

The others nods at him, eyes quickly averting.

MARTY:

Don’t treat me differently lads.

No kids glove, any of that stuff,

just the same as before yeh

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