Ordinary Lies Page #5

Season #2 Episode #1

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JOE:

-right.

JENNA:

Look, Ray, you’re a good worker,

you’re a good personality in the

office, but there are two issues we

wanted to discuss with you

RAY:

How I got so awesome and how you

can emulate me?

He laughs. No one else does.

RAY (CONT’D)

Sorry, carry on...

Joe is super distracted, trying to look across the office at

where he left his laptop, but he can’t quite see his desk...

JENNA:

The perpetual lateness and the

clothing. Let’s start with the

clothing, Joe

He is staring out of the window, Holly appears in his

eyeline. He snaps back in

JOE:

Yeah, I mean, mate, none of us want

to dress like we work in the city,

but we ask for shirt and trousers

KARL:

He’s wearing shirt and trousers. T-

shirt, army trousers.

Joe just stares at Karl.

JOE:

That’s a Whitesnake top.

RAY:

From the 1989 Slip of the Tongue

tour - it’s a classic.

KARL:

We work on the phones... The public

can’t see us

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Joe looks out at Holly, who seems bothered by something and

disappears from his eyeline again, back towards where Joe’s

desk is situated... He feels anxious...

JENNA:

Please wear a shirt. Now about this

lateness. I’ve got some dates...

Joe bounces to his feet.

JOE:

Excuse me a sec

And he’s out of the room. He paces through the office to

intercept Holly at his desk.

JOE (CONT’D)

Can I help you?

HOLLY:

No, I was just... is it over

already? That was quick.

JOE:

(grabs his laptop)

Forgot my laptop...

And he’s away again. Then doubles back

JOE (CONT’D)

I was playing a game, okay. Let’s

just keep that between ourselves.

Joe away, knowing that was weird, but rather weird than have

her peep in there. He arrives back into the disciplinary.

JENNA:

...1st November, day after the

Halloween party...

JOE:

(big fake smile)

Sorry.

Jenna assessing his weird behaviour.

JENNA:

...23rd December, day after the

Christmas party... 5th March, day

after your birthday, am I noticing

a pattern here Ray?

On Joe, sits down, all ears, mister professional. Laptop

safely in front of him on the desk.

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38 INT. JOE’S HOUSE - DAY 4 CCTV VIEW 38 *

Joe’s wife Belinda and the other woman are now sitting infront of a computer, staring at it, serious faced. One of

them types... they discuss... then they type again...

We fast forward the image. And this is all that happens...

two women sit in front of a computer talking, typing,

talking, typing... and then... satisfied with what they havedone, they leave.

39 INT. COOPERS. JOE’S DESK - DAY 4 18.30 39

Office quiet now, everyone gone. Joe sits here alone, exceptfor the cleaner in the background.

On his face. WTF.

40 OMITTED 40

41 INT. JOE’S HOUSE. KITCHEN - DAY 4 19.03 41

Joe enters, throws his coat and bag down, ‘hi’, he headsthrough to the kitchen, where...

His son is up a ladder. Messing with the smoke alarm.

JOE:

- what you doing? Get down.

Smoke is being wafted... windows open...

FINN:

There’s something wrong with thissmoke alarm JOE

Finn, get down BELINDA

Joe, we’ve just almost burned thehouse down, and the bloody thingdidn’t go off ZOE

(looks up from her ipad)

She forgot the bacon JOE

Get down, you’ll hurt yourself FINN

I’m fine, it needs a new battery

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JOE:

Will you get down. For once in your

life will you do as I ask

Too big, massive reaction. They are all staring at him.

Finn just shakes his head at his pathetic father.

FINN:

Fine, you do it -

He slams the new battery he was going to insert into his

father’s hand. Belinda gives him a look

JOE:

Sorry. Finn, sorry. Bad day

42 INT. JOE’S HOUSE. DINING ROOM - NIGHT 4 20.00 42

Dinner. Joe and Belinda eating together at the table. Zoe

and Finn, still sulking, eat watching TV.

JOE:

(sotto)

Have you noticed his moods

lately... I think he’s smoking

weed.

BELINDA:

(almost laughs)

Where’ve got that idea

JOE:

Slept down here the other night,

woke in the morning, I could smell

it, I’m sure I could - I reckon

he’s slipping outside for

(he motions ‘drag’)

BELINDA:

You think he’s smoking weed while

we’re all asleep -

JOE:

I’m sure of it

BELINDA:

I think your imagination’s getting

the better of you.

On Joe, nursing that. He eats a beat, then, casual as you

like, asks

JOE:

How was your day?

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BELINDA:

Busy, oh but Jess Tyrell’s finally

shown her face again - tonsillitis

my arse -

JOE:

Busy... rushed off your feet all

day as usual...

She looks at him. Quizzical. He holds her look.

JOE (CONT’D)

Did you come back here today?

She looks at him... her mind whirring at 90 miles per hour,

covering with a blank expression.

BELINDA:

What you on about?

JOE:

I... know you were here...

Odd moment, how does he?

JOE (CONT’D)

(suddenly lies to cover)

Dave next door said he heard

voices, someone bumping around...

BELINDA:

(makes decision - denial)

Senile old sod, he’s hearing

things, I can assure you it wasn’t

me...

She looks away, end of.

On Joe, so that’s proof, she is definitely lying to him...

JOE:

You know I’ve got that scout camp

this weekend - overnighter.

BELINDA:

It’s on the calendar.

JOE:

What you gonna do?

BELINDA:

Think Finn’s at Ryan’s... maybe me

and Zoe’ll have a girly day...

On Joe, we’ll see. We’ll see...

43 OMITTED 43

44 OMITTED

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45 EXT. SCOUT CAMP. WOODLAND ASSAULT COURSE - DAY 5 15.00 45

Woodland assault course. Joe encouraging the scouts as theycross an elaborate outdoor assault course.

There are a mix of scouts and guides doing it. And we see,

on the opposite side is Carly.

46 OMITTED 46 *

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47 INT. TENT - DAY 5 19.00 47

Joe in his tent. He produces his laptop from his rucksack.

Opens it. Goes to the wifi section. NO CONNECTION.

Part of him is relieved. But another part...

48 EXT. SCOUT CAMP. CAMPSITE - NIGHT 5 21.02 48

The other scout leaders are sitting around a fire, the kids

are all asleep now... Heated debate going on, politics.

Tommy leading the anti-Tory rant. They have beers.

Joe, with a coke, comes and sits next to Carly.

JOE:

Let me guess - someone brought up

Government cuts

She laughs.

CARLY:

Does it ever come to blows?

JOE:

Frequently.

They smile. She nods to his coke.

CARLY:

Not drinking?

JOE:

I don’t. Four years. Well, four

years, three months and... quite a

few days... there, I’m forgetting,

that’s progress.

CARLY:

You alcoholic?

JOE:

No... well...

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He thinks a moment.

JOE (CONT’D)

I’ve got an addictivepersonality...

(more truthful)

Stuff had happened, my family hadsome... bad sh*t go down... I was

depressed, so I’d drink, not everynight but, often - and while I wasdrinking everything was fine, youknow, good time Joe (

he mimes Al Jolson hands)

- but then... I realised... and yes

I’m so stupid it took me years towork this out... the booze was the

problem... the booze made youdepressed or made it worse... that

darkness... that disgust... wakingat three in the morning wanting tokill someone. Myself usually.

She nods, like she understands.

*

*

JOE (CONT’D)

So I quit the booze, started doingthis... something with purpose... Itell these kids all the time - youcan change your life any moment youwant, you just have to want to.

He pulls a comedy face - ‘heavy’.

JOE (CONT’D)

Right, so that’s my life story...

what about yours...

She smiles.

CARLY:

I’m very boring.

JOE:

I bet you’re not.

They smile.

49 OMITTED 49

50 INT. TENT - NIGHT 5 23.15 50

Joe lying awake, thinking.

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