Ordinary Lies Page #10

Season #1 Episode #2

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72 INT. PENITENTIARY - DAY 16 - 16.00 72

Heightened, a little unreal

VIV - now in a prison uniform (brown overall with a T-shirt

underneath) - IS LED THROUGH THE PRISON (a holding prison,

she hasn’t had a formal hearing yet). She is carrying a

sandbag pillow. As the GUARD walks ahead, Viv takes it all

in with rising horror - the filth, the clothes hanging from

barred windows, the oppressive lack of natural light, and the

noise (from cells). Deafening noise.

BACK ON:

73 INT. TRACY’S HOUSE - TRACY’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 16 - 03.50 73

Tracy trying to sleep... can’t sleep... thinking of Viv in

prison... is what we are seeing in her mind, her

imagination... we shouldn’t be able to tell...

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CONT:
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She gets up, paces, tries to blot out these thoughts... but

still they come...

INT. PENITENTIARY - DAY 16 - 16.10 74

Three to a room. Lots of rooms. ALL BLACK FEMALES. Lit with

three long fluorescent strip lights, it’s incredibly bright.

Everyone looks awful - ragged, sleep deprived and diseased.

Viv - bemused and scared in the cell. Such hostile faces and

ill looking people, she lowers herself to the floor and

squeezes her body into the tiny space that has been made

available. The smell is overwhelming. This is home.

BACK ON:

INT. TRACY’S HOUSE - TRACY’S BEDROOM - MORNING 17 - 05.30 75

Light comes through the window, morning’s arrival.

BEAUTIFUL SHOES in a carefully placed row along the floor, as

if lined up for inspection.

Tracy is carefully positioning all her shoes in order. It is

strange behaviour and we can see that Tracy’s mind is

shattered, she is doing this almost without consciousness,

just to divert her mind from the terrible dark places it

travels... after a night of mental torment.

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INT. JS MOTORS - STAFF ROOM - DAY 17 - 08.00 77

Tracy comes marching in. She grabs the BAG OF MONEY from her

locker.

EMMA:

Where the hell is Viv?

The arrival of Emma startles her.

EMMA (CONT'D)

She’s not even answering my texts,

rude cow. Is she gonna miss my do?

Coz a couple of others have pulled

out and frankly I’m getting worried

about numbers

TRACY:

If she’s ill, she’s ill

Tracy takes the bag and makes a hasty exit.

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78 INT. JS MOTORS - SHOWROOM - DAY 17 - 08.15 78

On the move

As Tracy heads through the showroom, past Marianne, Fat Jase

and Beth all busy, Emma trots behind, still going on about

the only thing of importance to her.

EMMA:

So - the plan is

And she hands her a PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED running order with

Emma’s Hen Night written at the top in curly serif font.

EMMA (CONT'D)

We all meet at mine at 7.30. Get

ready together, music, drinks,

whatever, then head down to the

restaurant in three taxis, pre-

ordered, before food we’ll do

presents and speeches - because I

know they’ll be some, there always

is - but if anyone’s bought a

chocolate cock, that’s SO

unoriginal. I’ll allow L plates,

even a tiara, but I draw the line

at penis confectionery...

Tracy isn’t listening, she just walks away, out the door.

EMMA (CONT'D)

Tracy, Tracy...

79 INT. HIGH STREET CLOTHES SHOP - DAY 17 - 09.45 79

Tracy trying on EXPENSIVE CLOTHES. Fairly joyless as she

assesses herself in the mirror.

JUMP TO:

EXPENSIVE CLOTHES are laid on the counter. ASSISTANT starts

ringing them through. Tracy pays, in cash. Again without

much pleasure.

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81 INT. VARIOUS HIGH STREET SHOPS - DAY 17 - 11.45 81

More clothes, more purchases. Nice shoes, jewellery.

Sunglasses. Perfume. Quick cuts.

82 EXT. HIGH STREET - DAY 17 - 12.30 82

Tracy walking out of a store with SCORES OF TOP END CLOTHES

STORE BAGS. She looks like Posh Spice.

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83 INT. MOBILE PHONE STORE - DAY 17 - 14.00 83

Tracy buying an Iphone. Paying in cash.

84 INT/EXT. TAXI/STREETS - DAY 17 - 15.45 84

Taxi. Tracy travelling home. Bags by her feet. She watches

the world go by from the comfort of her seat.

85 INT. TRACY’S HOUSE - TRACY’S BEDROOM/LANDING - DAY 17 -85

16.30

Tracy - sitting in her bedroom - surrounded by the bought

items. She stares at them, these things that should bring

her such pleasure. They bring her no pleasure.

She might have been sitting like this for sometime. Just

staring at them. Trance-like. When...

Outside, she hears a car pull up. She snaps from her trance

and looks out of the window - it’s her mum.

TRACY:

Sh*t.

She is momentarily frozen, unsure what to do, then - in

urgency, she darts out to the landing and grabs a large pole,

she pulls down the loft ladder, then fires back into her

bedroom, grabbing the clothes and shoes and stuffing them

into bags... the front door opens downstairs...

Sh*t, sh*t...

Tracy drags the bags onto the landing and starts to climb the

loft ladder as quickly as she can, almost falling.

TANYA:

Hello - Tracy?

Tracy doesn’t reply, can’t reply, she throws the bags into

the loft space as best she can, then hoists herself up to

push them in further as she hears her mum coming upstairs...

TANYA (CONT'D)

Trace - are you home?

Tracy just, just, manages to get them in and slide down the

loft ladder as her mother appears.

TANYA (CONT'D)

What you doing?

TRACY:

Left my necklace in my suitcase.

Thought I’d lost the thing

She pats her pocket, as if it’s in there.

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TANYA:

Why aren’t you in work?

TRACY:

(think think)

...it’s Emma’s hen night, they let

us go early

Tanya doesn’t believe her. But Tracy busies herself slamming

the loft closed to avoid further questioning.

86 EXT. JS MOTORS - CAR PARK - DAY 17 - 17.00 86

End of the day, people heading for cars. There’s laughter

and excitement amongst the girls - Emma, Grace, Amelie, and

others - as they discuss the imminent hen do... they are

trying to force her to swig from a bottle of schnaps but she

is protesting, doesn’t want to ruin her night... Rick is

jeering along with them as he heads to his bike.

Mike catches up with Beth.

MIKE:

You off on this wild night of

debauchery -

BETH:

Of course.

MIKE:

You wearing a greek toga

BETH:

That’s the directive

MIKE:

Text me photos.

Mike smiles, flirty, fun. But then

MIKE (CONT’D)

Promise me you won’t get pissed and

start confronting Marianne

Which annoys Beth

BETH:

I can be trusted with a drink

inside me

MIKE:

Good, because I couldn’t -

BETH:

It’s Emma’s big night, I’m not

gonna ruin it for her

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MIKE:

Why don’t you let me speak to her.

I could have her in - tell her how

much all this is hurting you

A part of her wants to let him, but another part

BETH:

No, Mike, it’s between me and her,

but thanks

He sneaks a touch of her hand, takes one finger in his own.

Surreptitious, no one can see.

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