Ordinary Lies Page #2

Season #2 Episode #2

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Ordinary Lies 2 Ep 2 HOLLY 10.03.16 6.

12 INT. COOPERS. WAREHOUSE AREA - DAY 9 12 *

Holly marching, with purpose, through the warehouse.

ahead, she sees when,

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NEIL, chatting and laughing, with WENDY.

Holly stalls. Watches them. The green eyed monster rising.

Neil away, still laughing and sharing a backwards smile.

Holly heads across to Wendy.

HOLLY:

Can’t you find your own man?

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What?

WENDY:

HOLLY:

I saw you Holly...

WENDY:

HOLLY:

Down here all day, while I’m upthere - flirting, fooling around -

are you what he’s after, Christ,

what an insult WENDY

Holly, I’ve no idea what HOLLY

Stay away from him.

Holly heads away. But Wendy isn’t the sort to take this lyingdown - she’s tough, no bullshit...

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Which stalls Holly.

marches away...

Really? But to keep face, she just *

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14 INT/EXT. HOLLY’S FLAT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT 9

Holly’s modest little flat. Friday night.

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Holly has passed out with all the booze she drank. Doorbell

wakes her. She jolts - what the f***... What time is it?

Where am I? She orientates herself.

She opens the door to find NEIL there, with chips, post pub.

He’s well oiled.

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NEIL:

You stopped replying to texts?

He heads in. The NOTE is on the table... Holly sees itbefore he does... eyes widening...

NEIL (CONT’D)

Thought I’d bring you some chips.

Thought we could watch a movie Movie

HOLLY:

NEIL:

(cheeky face)

Or whatever...

She manages to conceal the NOTE with a magazine.

HOLLY:

Oh, right, so you’re horny - fewdrinks with your mates, thenthought you’d come for a shag He

stares at her.

NEIL:

You alright?

HOLLY:

How very spontaneous of you He

looks at her, quizzical. Hold their look.

On Holly.

NEIL:

Shall I go?

HOLLY:

...no.

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15 OMITTED 15 *

16 INT. HOLLY’S FLAT. KITCHEN - DAY 10 16 *

Weekend. Holly mum has brought food round. Weekly ritual.

Her mum is single, dresses younger than she is and has thesubtlety and sensitivity of a face slap.

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HOLLY’S MUM

(showing photo on herphone)

(MORE)

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HOLLY’S MUM (CONT'D)

Look, that’s his car - Maserati -

you should have felt the thing go -

thought we were gonna take off -

have you ever been in a really fast

car, oh my God... I can see why men

like them, you feel amazing.

Holly barely acknowledges her.

HOLLY’S MUM (CONT’D)

What’s up with you?

HOLLY:

Nothing.

HOLLY’S MUM

Tell your face

Holly does a mock happy face.

HOLLY’S MUM (CONT’D)

You disapprove. Holly, I’m having

fun - after all them years with

your dad, surely I deserve a

HOLLY:

(cuts in -)

It’s not about you. Not

everything’s about you, you know

She pushes her food away. Her mum stares at her.

HOLLY’S MUM

So what’s up then

Holly looks at her mum.

HOLLY:

It’s Neil... I think he’s having

second thoughts

HOLLY’S MUM

How do you mean, second thoughts?

HOLLY:

About being in a relationship.

About... me.

Holly’s mum sags - they’ve been here before.

HOLLY’S MUM

For heaven’s sake Holly

HOLLY:

What?

HOLLY’S MUM

Well it’s not the first time is it?

Why can’t you hold onto them

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HOLLY:

So it’s MY fault? Thanks.

HOLLY’S MUM

I’m not blaming you but HOLLY

But what? But what?

HOLLY’S MUM

I’m worried. It’s a bit of a

pattern isn’t it - ever since youknow who - you’ve been HOLLY

That’s right, bring him up HOLLY’S

MUM:

It’s the last time you were happy.

You’ve lost your self confidence.

Men are like babies, they like

strong women HOLLY

Like you? Is that why you’re 59 andshagging strangers on the internet Holly

makes to leave the room.

HOLLY (CONT’D)

(parting shot -)

Why are you never on my side?

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17 OMITTED 17 *

18 INT. PUB. BEER GARDEN - DAY 10 18

LinkedIn fills the screen. Adam Carver. Recent photo.

Employer PORTER COLLINS.

Location:
CARDIFF, WALES.

Holly sitting in a beer garden, surrounded by couples, groupsof friends. She cuts a lonely figure.

She has her phone in her hand. She stares at that face. Andthat location. Amazed.

She opens her social media page and, with trepidation,

types...

Adam Carver. Gets a hit. It’s him. With a more recent

photo as his main image.

She tries clicking on photos but it says - DO YOU KNOW ADAM?

To see what he shares with friends, send him a friend

request.

Her eyes scan to the relationship status. SINGLE.

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On Holly. Single?

19 INT. HOLLY’S FLAT. BEDROOM - NIGHT 10 19 *

Holly in her bedroom, pulling down photo albums from aconcealed position. Remember when people used to print themoff instead of storing them on computers. Well... these arefrom seven years ago... she ploughs through, urgently, and

quickly starts to find photos of herself and Adam.

Younger then. Clearly a couple. In love. A serious

relationship. And from the look of these snaps - happy.

She takes in his younger face.

And she smiles.

Here is one of them at Stonehenge. Arm wrapped round her,

pulling her tight. Both beaming at the camera she holds atarms length, selfie before we knew the phrase.

And for a moment she is in a spell - a blast from the pasthas hit her with a mighty force. Whether we can tell or not,

he was the love of her life...

On Holly.

20 INT. COOPERS. JENNA’S OFFICE. CALL CENTRE - DAY 11 20 *

Jenna in her office, laughing on the phone, talking in thatway that Holly knows - just knows - she is talking to herfianc....

Holly in work at her desk, phone to ear, weary expression,

her eyes turn to her computer screen as she talks...

HOLLY:

Jag - they’ll be in today. Today.

And by the way - I know what‘entertainment’ means on a hotel

bill and it’s not a business

expense...

She googles Porter Collins. A swish corporate website spoolsinto view. They are a massive loss adjustment firm.

She googles PORTER COLLINS STAFF - image search.

Obviously she doesn’t get Adam, but there are some hits ofstaff at various functions. Men in sharp suits. Quite a

male environment, business-y.

Her eyes stray from the computer to her boss Jenna in thenext office, her eyes go to her nice suit, her hair, hershoes...

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Holly looks across the call centre at the team, Fletch is

perched on Caz’s desk - office couple, flaunting their

brilliant relationship...

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...then back to her computer...

She checks out the address in the city, presses PRINT.

Jump to

Holly, with put-on-pained-face, enters Jenna’s office.

JENNA:

Are you alright?

HOLLY:

I’m really sorry Jenna, I’ve gotthe most terrible period pains...

is it okay if I leave early?

And for effect she places her hand on her midriff.

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21 OMITTED 21 *

22 OMITTED 22 *

23 INT. HOLLY’S FLAT. BEDROOM - DAY 11 23 *

Shopping bags and clothes tags are strewn on the bed.

In her bedroom, we see NAILS BEING PAINTED. Hair, curled and

elaborately dried, laser hair removal on legs...

And finally we see the finished article. She looks at

herself in the mirror - she has turned herself into a version

of her boss Jenna. This is New Holly.

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24 INT. PORTER COLLINS. RECEPTION - DAY 11 24 *

Holly - dressed as NEW HOLLY - wanders into the reception ofa building which houses various businesses, Porter Collinsbeing one of them. It is a wide open plan reception withseating areas and plants. A beautifully made up receptionistsits behind a curved desk.

Holly affects casual, checks her phone like she is expectinga message about meeting someone and casually takes a seat,

grabs a paper from the table. Business Oracle.

Time passes.

Holly waits, eyes on the lifts, they exit. People headingout, heading home... but no Adam.

She waits, taps at her phone - like she is important.

Gives a confident smile to the receptionist. ‘I’m fine here,

just waiting’.

More lifts open, more people, more faces. None of them Adam.

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