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2 Section carefully pick their way over to the compound to check

that all the insurgents are dead.

BRAINS:

They're all dead Corporal.

KINDERS:

(through radio)

Dangleberries, confirm dead

insurgents aren't booby-trapped.

Smurf moves forward and gets down, ready to cover Dangleberries.

SMURF:

Move.

Dangleberries runs forward to check the bodies. He jumps on one

and rolls him over for Smurf to see if there's any devices attached

to him. There isn't.

SMURF (CONT'D)

Clear.

10:
36:11 EXT. MOUNTAIN PASS. COMPOUND. DAY 9.04:15

James, Nude-Nut, Baz, Qaseem and Molly pick their way over the

rubble of the erstwhile compound. Azizi and several ASF are

checking all is clear.

DANGLEBERRIES:

(over radio as he checks the

bodies)

Clear.

(beat)

Clear.

Molly sees the burnt and disfigured corpse of an insurgent. She

looks at James, James nods he's seen it.

KINDERS:

Store is clear Captain. Bravo 1 and 2

jackpot.

JAMES:

'Bravo 1 and 2 jackpot'. Roger that

Kinders.

Nude-Nut spreads out to what was the back of building. Suddenly

they hear someone calling out in pain.

NUDE-NUT

(to Baz)

Baz!

(calling out)

Enemy casualty Sir!

KINDERS (O.S.)

Cover him.

BAZ VEGAS:

One times enemy casualty Sir.

A badly injured insurgent is on the ground in agony. Baz goes

over to check him.

BAZ VEGAS (CONT'D)

(to insurgent)

Sorry mate. Sorry about this.

(calling out)

Clear.

JAMES:

Dawes.

As soon as he has been cleared Molly is straight away on him to

help, cutting away his trousers and grabbing a tourniquet from

her med bergan. He has lost his right lower leg and Molly gets

on the tourniquet as quickly as she can.

MOLLY:

Hold still mate, we're gonna sort you

out.

(to James)

Sir, I'm gonna need my Morphine out my

med bergan...

(to insurgent)

You alright mate.. Just hold still for

me, we're gonna sort you out alright.

(to James)

Sir we're gonna have to medivac him out

of here, he's pissing blood.

James passes Molly the morphine and she injects the injured

insurgent. James on his radio and calls for urgent medivac.

JAMES:

(into radio)

Zero, urgent medivac required, bravo

3 cat alpha, bravo 4 jackpot.

MOLLY:

(to insurgent)

Just keep making noises for me, that's

it.

Nude-Nut and Baz find two more corpses.

NUDE-NUT

Two more jackpot, sir.

BAZ VEGAS (O.S.)

Nude-Nut. Cover him.

James and Nude-Nut go and check the bodies. Smurf is covering,

looking very serious.

NUDE-NUT (O.S.)

Clear.

Molly keeps working on the injured insurgent, professionally and

as well as if he was coalition forces.

MOLLY:

That's it mate. Just stay with me

alright, stay with me.

JAMES:

(calling out)

Clear.

(into radio)

Bravo 5 and 6, jackpot.

Molly starts talking to the insurgent in Pashto to try and calm

him down. James watches her, impressed.

MOLLY:

(in Pashto 10:
37:44–10:37:53)

What’s your name?

(beat)

What’s your name?

(beat)

What’s your name?

MOLLY (CONT’D)

(in English)

Squeeze my hand if you can hear me.

(calling out to Qaseem)

Qaseem?!

Qaseem rushes over. The insurgent is trying to say something.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

(to insurgent)

What's that?

INJURED INSURGENT

Water. Water.

MOLLY:

(to Qaseem)

Grab the water. Front pocket.

(to insurgent)

That's it mate. You stay with me mate.

Keep talking. Keep talking.

Qaseem has got the water out to give to the insurgent. He opens

the bottle and pours some of the water on a cloth.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

Just tap it on his mouth. That's it.

10:
38:20 EXT. MOUNTAIN PASS. COMPOUND. DAY 9. 04:21

The body bags of the five dead insurgents are lined up in a row.

Molly is zipping up the last bag having checked that they are

all dead and if Badrai was among them.

10:
38:25 MUSIC OUT – 2G14

She watches as the helicopter takes off with the injured insurgent

she was saving. She heads over to James.

10:
38:30 MUSIC IN – ARROW

MOLLY:

I can't believe Bashira's father

weren't one of the six. I really thought

he was Taliban.

JAMES:

Your work has been above and beyond,

Dawes.

MOLLY:

What the intel, or saving that bloke?

JAMES:

Both.

James looks at her and nods, full respect. She knows he's looking

at her and impressed but tries to play it down.

MOLLY:

Just doing my job sir.

JAMES:

Yeah well, it takes a fair bit to impress

me.

MOLLY:

Thank you sir.

Smurf watches them, looking jealous at their interaction.

10:
39:02 EXT. DUSTY ROADWAY. DAY 9. 06:00

2 Section are heading back towards their compound base. They become

aware of a cluster of children watching them.

MOLLY:

They can go back to school now, yeah.

Let's hope Bashira can too.

JAMES:

I do not want to get out my paddling

pool for the rest of this tour.

Molly notices Bashira is amongst the group of children and smiles.

JAMES (CONT'D)

Do not even look at her, Dawes.

They continue on past the group of children. Bashira runs over

to Molly, Molly struggles but tries to look straight ahead. Bashira

looks sad at being ignored. James points out men on mopeds in

the distance watching them. Molly clocks them.

10:
39:36 MUSIC IN – 2G15

JAMES (CONT'D)

Eyes on Dickers left.

10:
39:42 MUSIC OUT – AN ARROW

They all raise their guns prepared but nothing happens.

They march on. Relieved and tired.

NUDE-NUT

(background banter)

Oh man. You could fry a pissing egg on

my head right now man.

BAZ VEGAS:

(background banter)

Please can we try that when we get back?

QASEEM:

(knowing Molly is upset he

has a quiet word)

He's right, you should not get

involved.

MOLLY:

But we are involved, aren't we? What

are we if we're not involved?

Qaseem looks at her. Molly forges on.

10:
40:08 INT. MED CENTRE. COMPOUND. DAY 9. 07:58

10:
40:10 MUSIC OUT – 2G15

Molly is sorting out her bergan as Smurf comes in.

SMURF:

De-brief Molls.

MOLLY:

I'm coming.

SMURF:

Anyway, sorry.

MOLLY:

What?

SMURF:

You were right. About the girl.

MOLLY:

I know I was.

SMURF:

Yeah well, I know too now.

MOLLY:

There was no way that she was Taliban.

I was sure that we were gonna find her

dad in them six. I'm sure he's rotten.

SMURF:

Maybe he's just normal rotten instead

of rotten rotten. Reckon you must be

winning James over now though.

Molly plays it down.

MOLLY:

Don't know about that mate.

SMURF:

He notices everything. And you've done

good.

MOLLY:

Have I though? I've compromised that

girl. If anything happens to her Smurf

then...

Molly shakes her head.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

It don't bear thinking about.

Smurf goes to hug her.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

(brushing him off)

Easy, you Newport numpty.

Molly heads out leaving Smurf to follow.

10:
41:08 EXT. COMPOUND BASE. DAY 9. 08:00

James and Major Beck stand addressing 2 Section who form a circle

around them. Molly and Smurf join them. James watches Molly as

she comes over.

MAJOR BECK:

Good work today. All of you. You did

your platoon proud. Everyone happy?

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