Ordinary Lies Page #7

Season #1 Episode #2

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Tracy paces, well out of earshot of everyone, on her phone.

TRACY:

I’m trying to get some information

about my friend, Vivienne Baxter.

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TRACY (CONT'D)

I was expecting her back from

holiday today and she hasn’t

arrived.

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TRACY (CONT'D)

(beat)

Dominican Republic.

(beat)

I was wondering if you could findsomething out for me.

(beat)

No, I’m not family. I’m just a matefrom home.

(beat)

What do you want my name for?

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Jump to

New phone call. Still pacing. More crazed now.

TRACY (CONT'D)

Jimmy, I need to talk, I need to

see you...

(he’s clearly makingexcuses)

Fine, I tell you what, I’ll go to

the bleedin’ police. *

50 EXT. JS MOTORS - CAR PARK - DAY 14 - 13.00 50

Lunch time. Ziggy is talking to Amelie outside whilst Rickand Jez have a brew. Tracy sitting in Jimmy’s car at the veryfar end of the car park. In the distance some of the

mechanics are kicking a ball around, just letting off steam.

JIMMY:

Who’ve you been ringing TRACY

The Consulate. I Googled it. It

said they can help -

JIMMY:

Are you out of your mind? Do youthink these people are stupid?

TRACY:

I’m worried about her JIMMY

Fine, so worry - but don’t stickyour head out the hole. You’ve gotaway with it, you’re home and dry TRACY

Says who? What if she talks, what

if she tells them I was involved,

tells them everything -

JIMMY:

She won’t

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TRACY:

(all this played frantic,

maybe jump cuts, to get a

sense of her total mania)

How do you know? I would, if I was

stuck over there - they’ll be

getting to her won’t they - in her

face, and they’ll wanna know who

gave them to her, where they were

going - and they’ll keep on and on

and on until they break her - and

she’ll be scared and shitting

herself - and she’ll tell them,

because she’ll have to, to save

herself, and then what Jimmy, then

what - they’re gonna come for us...

Silence. Hold that heavy silence.

JIMMY:

Get out the car, I need to show you

something

TRACY:

What?

He motions ‘out’. They both get out. She looks at him -

‘what? He motions to follow him. And he walks her somewhat

closer to the football game, i.e Nearer people.

And then...

JIMMY:

It’s all over. Right. You get me.

It’s over

She stares at him, incredulous.

TRACY:

What you on about?

JIMMY:

It’s over.

TRACY:

What’s over?

JIMMY:

All this. Me and you. It’s

finished.

TRACY:

You using bastard!

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JIMMY:

You got what you wanted... money,

free holiday

TRACY:

- you wanker

JIMMY:

You got exactly what I promised.

She wants to punch him but knows she can’t draw attention to

herself. He starts to walk away, she follows.

TRACY:

And what about Viv! You can’t just

leave her out there!

JIMMY:

Not my problem. Delete my number

from your phone

TRACY:

Well maybe I’ll make it your

problem, maybe I’ll tell her family

exactly where they can find you

JIMMY:

That’d be a really bad idea, Tracy

TRACY:

She could get ten years!

JIMMY:

She won’t.

TRACY:

How do you know

He reaches his car and slams inside. But she springs the

passenger door before he can depart

TRACY (CONT'D)

How do you know!

JIMMY:

Because she was the decoy, right.

The sacrifice. She weren’t carrying

as much as the others -

TRACY:

What others?

JIMMY:

There were others - you think we go

to all this trouble for just you

two - there were others carrying -

and they all got through -

Tracy is utterly bamboozled.

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JIMMY (CONT'D)

She won’t talk. Because she’ll be

told what’ll happen if she does.

Zoom. Foot down, he starts to pull away. Tracy has to dodge

out of the way as he door slams shut with momentum.

She watches him go. And we stay on Tracy, staggered, upset,

angry, confused, scared...

51 INT. JS MOTORS - RECEPTION/SHOWROOM - DAY 14 - 13.30 51

Reception. Marty and Fat Jase are talking through sales

figures with Marianne. Marty not as involved in the

conversation. Tracy heads back behind her desk. She is

shaken, not herself... Amelie clocking this.

AMELIE:

Everything okay?

TRACY:

Yeh, fine.

And Tracy just brushes it straight off. Starts fiddling with

her work sheets. But then she stops, turns to Amelie.

TRACY (CONT'D)

Do you fancy a drink? After work?

AMELIE:

(happy to be asked)

Great

TRACY:

Maybe get some of the others out

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53 INT. PUB - EVENING 14 - 20.30 53

Tracy brings drinks over to the table with Amelie helping

her.

TRACY:

Three pints of lager, a vodka and

tonic, a white wine

GRACE:

Just coca cola for me

TRACY:

I’ve bought you a wine

GRACE:

No, no, I’m driving

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TRACY:

So get a taxi - I’ll pay for it -

you’re not having a coke

Laughter. Tracy sits down in the middle, with Amelie, Grace,

Marianne, Rick, Ziggy and Paracetamol Pete also present...

AMELIE:

Did you go to Pacha? Amnesia?

TRACY:

Everywhere

AMELIE:

Space?

TRACY:

All of them.

ZIGGY:

Did you get out much, see the

place?

TRACY:

We hired bikes. Motorbikes. Went

up North - to the beaches - didn’t

you see the pictures on Instagram

ZIGGY:

Nah, not on it

AMELIE:

Here - I’ve got them

And before he can object Amelie is pulling her mobile out.

ZIGGY:

Did you go to Portinax, it’s

beautiful up there...

TRACY:

I know, amazing

ZIGGY:

Cala San Vincente?

TRACY:

Yeah, is that the place right at

the top of the island?

ZIGGY:

Just along from San Juan -

Amelie is showing him the photographs and snuggles as close

as she can get to Ziggy as they look at them.

ANGLE - photos on the phone, one after another - mostly close

or mid shots of Tracy and Viv on holiday. (N.B.

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It is clear they have been carefully chosen to show nothing

that reveals the truth of their actual location)

AMELIE:

State of you two -

ZIGGY:

Did you go to Las Salinas, the

beach with the salt flats

TRACY:

Yeah, yeah... really fantastic - is

that at the top as well

ZIGGY:

No, that’s right at the bottom

TRACY:

Right, yeah, I’m forgetting

RICK:

(craning in -)

Whoa, whoa - back up. Two girls on

a moped. Can I have that one for

private use

GRACE:

Rick!

ZIGGY:

That’s weird

Tracy looks at him, suddenly panicked.

TRACY:

What’s weird

ZIGGY:

Did you hire that bike?

We see a PHOTO of Tracy and Viv on their hire bike.

TRACY:

(suddenly cautious)

Yeah, why?

ZIGGY:

It’s got the wrong license plate

TRACY:

(f*** f***)

Y-what?

ZIGGY:

Look - Rep Dominica, that’s not

Ibiza.

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TRACY:

(trying desperately to

dismiss it)

What are you, an anorak?

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