Our Girl Page #4

Come on Dawes! This isn't Call of Duty

on the Play Station. Someone stands on

an IED there's a life to save. Get it?

Molly struggles to get the tourniquet on.

JAMES (CONT'D)

Come on, what are you going to do?

Come on Dawes!

2 Section are watching Molly, unimpressed. Some are shaking their

heads.

JAMES (CONT'D)

Smurf, get up. Who are we?

ALL:

The Under Fives.

JAMES:

(louder)

Who are we?!

ALL:

(louder)

The Under Fives!

JAMES:

Now get yourselves showered now.

Double away.

The Under 5’s start to run off while Molly is still gasping for

air on the ground. James waits for her as she gets up and starts

to very slowly jog.

JAMES (CONT’D)

He could have died just then.

Molly carry’s on jogging.

JAMES (CONT'D)

Now please don't tell me we’ve got the

only medic who can't stand the sight

of blood.

He forges on leaving Molly behind and upset.

10:
15:36 INT. OPEN SIDED INSTRUCTION TENT. CAMP BASTION.

New day. The tent is set out like a lecture room. Benches are

raked and there are whiteboards with maps attached.

The Under Fives are sitting on the benches, chatting to each other.

They stand up and are immediately silent as soon as James walks

in.

10:
15:40 MUSIC OUT – 1G3

JAMES:

Relax lads! So, we're out of Bastion

in the morning and heading to our

special little Forward Operating Base.

(pointing out various

photos)

This will be home for the immediate.

When we arrive at the village we will

link up with a small tally of Afghan

National Army. There’s a small Taliban

cell destabilising the area.

SMURF:

(quietly)

Lovely.

Molly throws a quick look at Smurf.

JAMES:

Any questions?

ALL:

No sir.

JAMES:

We need the locals to like us and more

importantly to trust us. Nobody let me

down.

James nods to Kinders to carry on.

KINDERS:

(ref:
aerial photographs and

3D images on display)

Right, our task on the ground is to

support, assist and advise the Afghan

National Army with patrols around the

general area of the fob and facilitate

the local children's safe passage to

their school.

JAMES:

Sound easy?

MOLLY:

Lollipop men with guns.

Smurf looks at Molly.

JAMES:

(snaps with sudden fury)

Then get your head out of your arse

Dawes. There is no such thing as an easy

mission out here.

Molly is taken aback. James nods to Corporal Kinders.

CORPORAL KINDERS

Right, you'll be flown out in your

sections 04.00 hours tomorrow. So

tonight I’ll need you all to have seen

the medic.

JAMES:

(to Molly)

It’s like speed dating Dawes, one

minute each and then you sod them off

out of it.

James heads off. We close in on Molly who is feeling uncomfortable.

CORPORAL KINDERS

Sit up!

They all sit to attention as James exits. They relax as soon as

James and Kinders have left. Smurf turns to Molly.

SMURF:

Nice one Dawes.

10:
17:00 EXT. MED-CENTRE. CAMP BASTION.

Corporal Kinders is organising the company into a queue.

CORPORAL KINDERS

Lads. Sort yourselves out. You’re in

your own time now.

The boys are still dawdling.

CORPORAL KINDERS

(shouting)

Boys!

They finally organise themselves into an orderly queue.

10:
17:06 INT/EXT. MED-CENTRE. AFGHANISTAN.

Molly is sitting behind a small desk. She anxiously rearranges

her papers. Corporal Kinders sticks his head round the door.

CORPORAL KINDERS

Ready Dawes?

MOLLY:

Yes corporal.

Kinders goes back outside to the line of boys.

CORPORAL KINDERS

Right. Nude-Nut. In.

Baz Vegas and Kinders share a smile. They all seem to be in on

a private joke.

Nude-Nut goes in to the Med-Centre. Nude-Nut approaches the desk.

Molly looks up and sees he has bits of paper stuck on his face.

MOLLY:

What's all that about?

NUDE-NUT

Oh, I cut myself shaving and I know how

much you hate the sight of blood.

Molly glares at him for a moment.

MOLLY:

Do you feel fit? Any injuries at all?

You can sit down.

Nude-Nut shakes his head.

NUDE-NUT

Nah, best not. Fit and well. Shall I

send the next person in?

MOLLY:

Was there nothing...

NUDE-NUT

Nope. See ya.

Nude-Nut heads out leaving Molly feeling embarrassed and a little

humiliated. The boys are all sniggering outside as Nude-Nut

leaves. Corporal Kinders is hovering on the threshold so he can

organise the queue outside and keep an eye on proceedings inside.

He tries not to laugh himself.

Molly looks up as Smurf comes in.

SMURF:

Boys giving you a hard time?

MOLLY:

I just feel like I keep getting off on

the wrong foot... I keep saying the

wrong things. Have you seen the way that

Captain James looks at me?

SMURF:

We're all trying to prove ourselves.

You'll be fine I promise you.

MOLLY:

(hesitant/anxious)

I proper froze in that hospital.

SMURF:

You'll be fine. It takes time and...

sounds like it was a nasty one.

MOLLY:

I'm worried that I won't be able to cut

it.

Smurf sits down.

SMURF:

We're all worried we won't be able to

cut it. Anyone who says they're not is

bullshitting.

MOLLY:

Jackie told me about your brother,

Geraint.

Smurf half nods. Beat.

SMURF:

When the Taliban jackpotted him, James

says he heard a cheer go up.

Smurf stares hard at Molly. Molly looks into his eyes and sees

the emotion he is holding in.

MOLLY:

Sorry, Smurf.

SMURF:

I'm not being... stupid or nothing

Molls but these people... the Taliban

and that... they're not like us,

they're heartless.

MOLLY:

You'll be alright mate.

SMURF:

(pointing)

They laughed as he lost his life out

there.

Molly stares at him.

SMURF (CONT'D)

He lost his life for our country, Moll.

Don't want him to have died in vain.

MOLLY:

What does that mean?

SMURF:

It means... I'm gonna make sure he

didn't die in vain.

Molly looks at him trying to understand what he means.

Corporal Kinders comes back into the doorway.

CORPORAL KINDERS (OOV)

You got piles, Smurf?

Smurf shakes his head.

CORPORAL KINDERS (CONT'D)

Then you don't need to sit down, do you?

10:
19:36 MUSIC IN – 1G4

Smurf stands and starts to head out leaving Molly alone with her

thoughts.

10:
19:42 EXT. CAMP BASTION. AFGHANISTAN.

04.00 hours. The platoon are preparing to board the waiting

helicopter.

Molly is next to Smurf. She turns to look at him.

MOLLY:

You alright fella?

He nods, focused. We can see that Molly is a little anxious about

him.

James addresses them before they get on the helicopter.

JAMES:

In case any of you were in any doubt,

this is the real deal.

10:
20:13 INT/EXT. HELICOPTER. AFGHANISTAN.

2 Section make their way over to the helicopter. Molly looks

back at Bastion before getting in the helicopter.

JAMES(OOV)

The next six months will define the rest

of our lives. There will be moments on

this tour that you will never forget.

Both good and bad.

The helicopter takes off.

Molly looks around anxiously as the helicopter flies past

mountains.

JAMES (CONT'D OOV)

It's not about looking after number

one, it's about looking after numbers

2 to 12 in your section. That way you

will always have 11 people watching

your back... that is why the British

Army can never lose. It's what

separates us from the enemy.

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