Our Girl Page #6

JAMES:

Right. 2 Section going out again at

13.00. Everyone go get some scoff.

They break and head towards the kitchen area. Molly hesitates

for a moment. James clocks this.

JAMES (CONT'D)

You not hungry, Dawes?

MOLLY:

I'm just gonna wait for the ruck to die

down, sir.

(half beat)

Sir...

JAMES:

Spit it out Dawes.

MOLLY:

It’s just... as a medic, I’m a bit

worried that Smurf's in the right frame

of mind.

JAMES:

Why’s that?

MOLLY:

All that with his brother must have

fragged with his head a bit.

JAMES:

He's an excellent soldier. He knows

what he's doing.

MOLLY:

It’s just that... he seemed a bit...

I dunno... harsh let's say with an ANA

bloke.

JAMES:

It’s just a bit of early tour dick

waving. Always happens.

James heads off.

Behind Molly, Smurf is on an improvised make shift exercise bike,

whose back wheel is elevated. He pedals furiously, like a mad

thing.

SMURF:

(joyous warcry)

We're on tour!

Molly watches him as the lads cheer him on, encouraging him to

go even faster.

BAZ VEGAS:

Looks like you’re gonna take off like

E.T.

NUDE-NUT

Whoa, speaking of which!

Nude-Nut points out Mansfield Mike arriving with a white towel

around his head to protect himself from the sun but looking like

ET in the bike basket. More laughter. Smurf pedals. Molly turns

back to look at them as she walks off.

10:
29:03 INT. MED-CENTRE. COMPOUND.

Molly sighs as she sits down on the bed, exhausted. She runs her

hands over her head, thinking. She lies down and stares up at

the ceiling. Slowly her eyes close and she falls asleep.

10:
29:22 MUSIC IN – 1G7(i)

10:
29:26 EXT. COMPOUND. AFGHANISTAN.

Dream Sequence:
Molly is outside the compound on patrol, watching

as Azizi and his men stop the Afghan men on the road. She sees

flashes of Bashira. Suddenly she is startled and she turns to

see Bashira next to her.

BASHIRA:

Pen, pen!

10:
29:36 INT. MED-CENTRE. COMPOUND. DAY 5. 12:59

SMURF:

Dawesy!

Molly wakes with a start.

10:
29:38 MUSIC OUT – 1G7(i)

Smurf sticks his head in the tent.

SMURF (CONT’D)

We’re all waiting at the gate. No time

to put your face on.

10:
29:43 MUSIC IN – 1G7(ii)

Molly hurriedly starts to get ready. She looks at a photo of Bella

she has pinned up and touches it before she hurries out.

10:
29:51 EXT. DIRT TRACK. AFGHANISTAN.

10:
29:52 MUSIC OUT – 1G7(ii)

2 Section are patrolling the safe bubble around the compound.

The Afghan interpreter/translator Qaseem is with them.

They are all focused and walk in single file. Nude-Nut is in front

with the IED detector. There appears to be nobody else about.

It is almost too quiet. Molly is walking in front of Smurf.

SMURF:

Can't see your pen-girl.

MOLLY:

I've bought some with, just in case.

SMURF:

They can't even read or write so gawd

knows why they need pens.

MOLLY:

Maybe they wanna learn to read and

write. It's mad how much we take for

granted innit?

SMURF:

You're not gonna start getting all

profound on me are you Dawesy? No matter

how cute they are when they're little,

they'll still grow up to hate you.

MOLLY:

But it doesn’t have to be like that.

If we're nice to them then...

SMURF:

Nice?

MOLLY:

Why, what you gonna be?

Suddenly a shot echoes around blasting into the compound wall

behind them. Then another. Then one in front of them sending up

a cloud of dust. They all duck down in the ditch. Molly is terrified.

CORPORAL KINDERS

(screams)

Contact left! Contact left! Take

cover!

SMURF:

See what I mean Molls? Those f***ers

have spilt my family blood out there.

Smurf’s eyes are focused and wide.

CORPORAL KINDERS

(shouting along the line)

Did anyone see where that came from?

FINGERS (OOV)

I can’t see anything.

SMURF:

Two went into the compound wall behind

me.

CORPORAL KINDERS

Keep your heads f***ing down.

Molly is terrified.

SMURF:

Think it was from the compound ahead

Corporal.

Smurf points at a derelict and crumbling building two hundred

metres in front of them. They train their rifles on it but everything

is eerily quiet.

MANSFIELD MIKE:

I ain’t got a skin what you’re on about

Smurf, I can’t see nothing!

Kinders heads closer to Smurf.

CORPORAL KINDERS

You sure?

QASEEM is listening on to the radio.

10:
31:04 MUSIC IN– 1G8

QASEEM:

(listening intently to

headset)

They are saying they are targeting the

female.

We see Molly registering this with fear.

CORPORAL KINDERS

Well they’ve got eyes on us then so keep

down!

MANSFIELD MIKE:

Come on then you mugs, let’s have

ya!

CORPORAL KINDERS

(into radio to James)

Contact 200 metres ahead. Four shots.

Single shooter sir.

10:
31:12 EXT/ INT. WATCHTOWER. COMPOUND. CONTINUOUS

James runs up the watch tower.

JAMES:

(into radio)

Have you got eyes on him?

CORPORAL KINDERS (VO)

(through radio)

No sir. Interpreter says they're

targeting the female.

James is looking at 2 Section and the area around through

binoculars.

JAMES:

(into radio)

Get back inside, now!

10:
31:21 EXT. DIRT TRACK. AFGHANISTAN. DAY 5. 13:10

Molly is terrified.

CORPORAL KINDERS

(addressing the line of guys

in the trench)

Right, one at a time, f***ing sprint

back into base. Rest of you, eyes on

that far compound. First man, go!

And on instruction the first man runs towards the base whilst

the rest keep eye contact on the far compound waiting to fire

at first sight of someone.

QASEEM:

(listening on radio)

They know there's a female medic here.

The interpreter looks at a petrified Molly in the ditch.

CORPORAL KINDERS

Move! Go!

Brains gets up and runs back to the compound.

BRAINS:

Moving.

Kinders makes his way down the line, telling the boys to ‘Move’

one by one. Molly is crying.

KINDERS:

Move.

FINGERS:

Moving.

Kinders makes his way to Molly.

CORPORAL KINDERS

(shouting to them)

Dawes, you’re next!

Kinders moves along to the others. Molly turns to Smurf.

MOLLY:

(quietly)

I can't do it, Smurf.

SMURF:

Of course you can.

MOLLY:

They're after me.

Smurf can see she is genuinely petrified.

SMURF:

Well they ain't gonna get you. I'm gonna

get them. They see you come out of this

ditch and the wankers will appear...

at which point I blow their shitty heads

off. Now get up and run.

MOLLY:

I can't Smurf. Just leave without me.

CORPORAL KINDERS

(unable to hear their

conversation)

Dawes! What are you pissing about at?

Go!

SMURF:

(shouting back)

Just sorting the med kit!

(whispers intently to

Molly)

You’ve gotta go, Molly.

MOLLY:

(tearful)

They'll shoot me.

SMURF:

No they won't. I'll shoot them.

KINDERS:

I need you guys out of this ditch

now!

Smurf has a mad look in his eyes. He suddenly looks over the ditch

and eye balls the distant compound.

SMURF (CONT'D)

(screams)

Contact ahead! I see the tosser!

And with this Smurf unleashes a massive round of bullets towards

the compound.

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