Ordinary Lies Page #2

Season #2 Episode #1

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TOKE:

Doesn’t that contravene some kind

of health and safety dictat

He starts tossing them at Joe.

JOE:

No exceptions, quote unquote...

More get thrown, he dodges them...

TOKE:

Take ‘em with you -

Toke is chasing Joe, who is dodging left and right

TOKE (CONT’D)

I don’t want them -

Joe is laughing, but as he turns back he sees A FORKLIFT

turning this way, sh*t - he dodges to miss it and crashes

into one of the stock aisles, hard. Some boxes tumble down

onto him - smashing into his body...

It’s serious. He’s hurt.

TOKE (CONT’D)

You alright... Joe... mate...

Toke and the FORKLIFT DRIVER, Wendy Walker (tough, no

nonsense type), dash to help him, removes the boxes...

WENDY:

Joe... Joe...

He sits up, dazed, one landed on his head. Neil, another

fork lift driver, and Fletch, dash over...

FLETCH:

Joe...

JOE:

I’m alright...

He isn’t...

TOKE:

Mate, I’m so sorry...

JOE:

It was an accident -

TOKE:

No, it was totally my

JOE:

(official line)

It was an accident.

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He suddenly retches like he might throw up.

NEIL:

I’ll get Jenna.

4 INT. COOPERS. WAREHOUSE AREA. TOKE’S OFFICE - DAY 1 09.23 4

Joe being looked over by RUTH HAYHURST - the receptionist/

first aider. Checking in his eyes with a small light...

Jenna and Toke are here...

RUTH:

Any dizziness?

JOE:

No, but I can see a light in one

eye

(she shifts the light to

the other eye)

Now, the other.

RUTH:

He seems okay, but it’s hard to

tell with head injuries - he should

really go to the hospital

JOE:

I’m fine...

JENNA:

Joe

JOE:

I’ve got a bit of a headache,

there’s no point spending half the

day in A&E...

TOKE:

Mate, you took quite a hit.

Joe shoots Toke a look. Jenna looks to Ruth.

RUTH:

I think he should rest...

JENNA:

(agrees)

At home?

RUTH:

(she nods)

-but if you start to feel worse or

the headache intensifies...

Joe nods... whatever...

JENNA:

Shall I call your wife...

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JOE:

She’s in work.

JENNA:

Okay, I’ll get Holly to drive you.

On Joe.

JOE:

Least it gets me out of wearing a

stupid outfit

5 INT/EXT. JOE’S HOUSE. HOLLY’S CAR - DAY 1 10.05 5

Holly’s car pulls up outside Joe’s house, he peels out and

nods his thanks.

JOE:

This is all very well, but how am I

supposed to get in tomorrow?

Holly does a thoughtful face.

HOLLY:

...taxi?

JOE:

...I expect you’ll want to order

that. Wouldn’t want me out of

pocket...

He smiles, goes.

HOLLY:

Enjoy your day off.

Holly pulls away. He gives her a look. As he heads to his

front door he notices his wife’s car. Odd.

He pulls out his keys. Key in the door. It won’t open.

WTF... He tries again. Nope. Rattles it. The internal

lock is on... confused, he knocks.

JOE:

What the...

He peers through the window, no one there...

In disbelief, he tries the door again... but it is definitely

locked. He knocks hard.

JOE (CONT’D)

Bel. Belinda.

Knocks again. He doesn’t know what to do. He gets his phone

out. Scrolls to Belinda. Calls.

Gets the answer machine.

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JOE (CONT’D)

Oh, for fu...

He is literally at a loss. And then... just as he is about

to head down the passage and around the back, he hears...

Click.

Lock off, door opening.

BELINDA:

Hello.

He doubles back.

JOE:

It’s me. What the hell?

BELINDA:

(seems flustered)

Joe, what are

JOE:

Had an accident, they sent me home.

What are you doing here?

BELINDA:

Oh...

(mind not quick enough)

I was feeling weird...

(bad lie)

I needed a lie down...

JOE:

What?

(doesn’t seem likely)

So you put the lock on?

BELINDA:

I dunno why I... force of habit,

you know we put it on when we go to

bed... I was having some kind of

panic attack...

There’s something off about this. They go in. Joe is

instinctively looking around...

JOE:

Panic attack. What, did this start

at work or...

BELINDA:

Yeah, I... maybe it’s them pills

I’ve been taking... anyway, never

mind me, what happened to you

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JOE:

(waves it away)

I was pissing about with Toke, a

load of stock came crashing down -

it was totally my own fault.

His eyes are everywhere, house looks fairly normal.

BELINDA:

Joe. You could have bloody killed

yourself -

JOE:

I’m fine.

Eyes everywhere. She laughs.

BELINDA:

What a pair we are... still, maybe

we should make the most of it,

watch a movie or something...

JOE:

Yeah, maybe...

He’s suspicious and unhappy with her feeble explanation.

6 INT. JOE’S HOUSE. JOE’S BEDROOM - DAY 1 15.00 6

Joe lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling. We hold on his

face. He exhales...

7 INT. JOE’S HOUSE. KITCHEN - DAY 1 15.50 7

Joe enters to find his family: Belinda, and their kids - Zoe

(14), Finn (16) all on devices (iphones, ipads)...

JOE:

Who says the art of conversation is

dead. I’m going to the club

BELINDA:

You sure you should, after your

accident

He does an elaborate jog on the spot.

JOE:

I’m fine. Bye

8 INT. SCOUT HUT - DAY 1 18.15 8

We see Joe, encouraging a bunch of kids, as they play dodge

ball. They are scouts... he is a helper.

He’s good, and gets a real sense of achievement from this.

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Across the hut are two other scout helpers, Tommy and Carly,

both slightly younger than Joe.

9 INT. ROSE & CROWN - NIGHT 1 20.35 9

Bar afterwards, Joe and Tommy.

N.B. Joe doesn’t drink booze, so he has a coke.

TOMMY:

...what you saying?

JOE:

I’m not saying anything

TOMMY:

Then why raise it

JOE:

It’s just... she’s been acting a

bit odd lately...

TOMMY:

You think she’s playing away?

JOE:

No.

TOMMY:

Hey, Andrea did it to me - they do.

You’ve been married a long time.

JOE:

...yeah...

He goes quiet, looks around, sees Carly.

JOE (CONT’D)

...there was this thing, year or so

back... I found some texts on her

phone... nothing incriminating,

just flirty stuff, with a guy from

work, some... doctor... some well

hung friggin’ medic

TOMMY:

How do you know he was well hung?

JOE:

*

That’s the type she goes for

They laugh.

TOMMY:

Did you confront her?

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JOE:

Of course. She accused me of beingparanoid and a snoop TOMMY

Why were you looking through herphone JOE

Doesn’t everyone, now and again. Ijust got lucky. Or unlucky (

an anger crosses hisface, a real venom)

I should have gone and smashed hishead in And

almost as soon as it arrives, it is gone. He smiles

across at Carly.

JOE (CONT’D)

New woman seems nice.

TOMMY:

She is, why don’t you pop over -

tell her about your marital woes,

maybe you’ll get a pity shag.

Joe just smiles at him, sarcastic. And as he turns back he

clocks A TV SCREEN behind the bar, showing a four camera CCTV

view of the inside and outside of the bar.

10 OMITTED 10

11 INT. JOE’S HOUSE. BEDROOM - NIGHT 1 22.10 11 *

Belinda is fast sleep with her phone charging on the bedsidetable. We see Joe watching her. He walks over and as quietlyas he can picks up her phone.

He turns it on. Passcode needed. He stabs in four numbers

without thinking. But...WRONG PASSCODE.

On Joe. She’s changed it...

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13 INT. COOPERS. CORRIDOR - DAY 2 08.57 13

Joe walks in and is immediately met by Toke.

TOKE:

We’re wanted.

Oh sh*t face.

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