Our Girl Page #7

Belinda kisses Molly on the head.

10:
39:14 EXT. MOLLY'S HOUSE. EAST HAM.

Dave is alone, smoking on the balcony of the flats.

10:
39:17 INT. MOLLY'S HOUSE. EAST HAM. DAY 14. 09:00

There is chaos in the kitchen and sitting room as Belinda tries

her best to cook breakfast for everybody that appears to have

arrived. Molly's nan has brought a bag load of food and in the

sitting room Smurf is pretending to be a horse and giving the

kids riding lessons, with much screaming.

NAN:

(emptying her bag)

Right, there's bacon, bread, eggs...

BELINDA:

Are the eggs free range, mum?

NAN:

That's a myth. Beans.

BELINDA:

What's a myth?

NAN:

It's something what's bollocks that's

what a myth is.

The nan turns to Molly and nods to Smurf in the sitting room.

NAN (CONT'D)

Can I just say Molls, you got a good

un there.

MOLLY:

Nan I'm a trained killer nan. Say

anything stupid and I'll render you

speechless...

NAN:

Oi, take it from someone who knows...

a good un comes along once a life time

if you're lucky. I ballsed up and chose

your grand-dad cos he had a Triumph

Herald. I let the good one go.

MOLLY:

So if that Triumph Herald hadn't come

down the road at that precise moment

in time, then you'd be with your good

un.

NAN:

And I'd have never had all that grief

from your grand-dad.

MOLLY:

And me and mum wouldn't exist.

NAN:

Swings and roundabouts, I suppose.

Molly laughs and moves from the chaos of the kitchen, to the chaos

and screams of the sitting room. She looks in at Smurf who looks

up and blows her a kiss... happy playing.

10:
40:12 EXT. BALCONY. MOLLY'S HOUSE. EAST HAM. DAY 14. 09:01

Molly heads through the front door and out onto the balcony bit

where Dave is smoking. He turns to look as she comes out.

MOLLY:

Seen nan's come round with the moody

food? All nicked. You alright?

DAVE:

Fighting fit. Might join the bleeding

army.

MOLLY:

What with your back?

Dave turns serious.

DAVE:

You don't know what you've got until

it's gone.

Molly knows what he's talking about.

DAVE (CONT'D)

I'm trying to be really nice and

everything, Moll.

MOLLY:

Well maybe you gotta be nice for as long

as you've been a twat.

DAVE:

But I've always been a twat, I thought

that's what your mum loved about me.

(suddenly blurting it out)

Why can't she just stay at home and teach

our own kids reading?

MOLLY:

Cos she wants to go to a school and do

it and be appreciated and feel like

she's moving on up.

DAVE:

I don't want her moving on up.

MOLLY:

Dad, if you hold her hand you'll move

on up with her.

Dave looks at her, thinking about it.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

That's what's happening to me.

DAVE:

Who's holding your hand?

MOLLY:

Well... I mean the army.

Molly starts to head off.

DAVE:

Where you going?

Molly doesn't say anything. Dave watches her go. Nan comes to

the front door.

NAN:

She's right you know.

DAVE:

Everyone's a f***ing smart arse all of

a sudden, eh?

10:
41:39 EXT. REGENT'S STREET. DAY 14. 10:30

We see Molly alone heading up the station steps. She is making

her way down Regent Street towards the Nespresso shop.

10:
41:54 INT. NESPRESSO SHOP. DAY 14. 10:31

Molly walks into this immense, privileged world of coffee. Quite

alien to any kind of shop she's been in before. She looks around

her. An assistant smiles in her direction.

ASSISTANT:

Do you need any help?

MOLLY:

This... this whole shop is just for

coffee?

ASSISTANT:

Yes madam.

MOLLY:

There you go.

Molly rolls up her sleeve and shows the assistant the writing

that is still there. She has washed round it and even gone over

it to keep it... a memory of James.

ASSISTANT:

Rosabaya. Certainly madam.

The assistant heads off. Molly presumes she should follow.

10:
42:22 EXT. MOLLY'S HOUSE. EAST HAM. DAY 14. 13:10

Molly and Smurf are being waved off by Belinda (babe on hip),

Shazza, Dave and Nan. Nan gives Smurf a hug.

NAN:

Look after her, Smurfy.

SMURF:

I'll do my best.

MOLLY:

Mum, I'll text you when I get to Brize.

They go to hug, Belinda turns to hand the baby to Shazza but Dave

steps in.

DAVE:

Here, I'll take him.

Shazza looks annoyed. Molly and Belinda exchange a little look

and smile before hugging.

MOLLY:

Love you.

BELINDA:

Love you.

Molly says bye to the baby and ruffles his hair.

MOLLY:

Alright mate.

Dave looks sad to see Molly go. He and Belinda share a moment.

Molly and Smurf head off.

Shazza looks annoyed and turns away.

10:
42:55 EXT. COMMS TENT. COMPOUND BASE. DAY 15. 11:45

James is in with Azizi. He hears the helicopter and looks up smiling.

10:
43:02 EXT. COMPOUND BASE. DAY 15. 11:48

The helicopter comes in to land. Smurf helps Molly out the

helicopter. Molly and Smurf are heading into the base. The boys

shout out to them from the watch tower.

10:
43:23 INT. WATCH TOWER. COMPOUND BASE. DAY 15. 11:48

Fingers, Mansfield and Baz Vegas are on duty. James has come up

into the sanga with them and watches Molly hurry through the gates

by Kinders and ANA.

FINGERS:

(shouting down)

Anything can happen in that London!

BAZ VEGAS:

He looks like the cat who got the cream.

MANSFIELD MIKE:

He's been hanging out of her back doors

all R & R believe me.

BAZ VEGAS:

(clicking his knuckles)

I reckon!

James comes up and hear's their banter.

JAMES:

What was that?

BAZ VEGAS:

Well have a look!

MANSFIELD MIKE:

We said goodbye to the boy... and hello

to the man, Sir!

James looks a little troubled before heading down.

10:
43:42 EXT. COMPOUND BASE. DAY 15. 11:49

Molly and Smurf are with Kinders.

KINDERS:

No need to bother unpacking by the way.

We're going back to Bastion.

Nude-Nut, Brains and Dangleberries all rush over to hug them.

James arrives down from the sanga. Molly watches him come down

looking happy.

MOLLY:

Alright boys.

(to Brains)

Your eye drops are in there.

BRAINS:

Oh cheers Molls. Let's have em.

James comes over to them.

MOLLY:

You alright boss?

JAMES:

Alright Dawes.

MOLLY:

Eggy says we're out of here, back to

Bastion for the duration.

JAMES:

That's right. You should probably do

a hand over with the temp medic.

Helicopter's waiting.

MOLLY:

Yes boss.

JAMES:

(snaps)

Double away then.

Molly, a little surprised, takes her bag and heads towards the

med centre. James watches her go, clearly jealous.

MOLLY (V.O.)

So no news on Sohail?

10:
44:18 INT. MED CENTRE. COMPOUND BASE. DAY 15. 12:00

Jackie and Molly complete the hand over. Molly reads the clip

boards to see what's been going on.

JACKIE:

Nah. Still AWOL.

MOLLY:

I was worried he might try something.

If anyone knows our secrets, it's him.

JACKIE:

He ain't tried anything yet.

MOLLY:

Maybe he's just laying low...

JACKIE:

Waiting for you to come back.

MOLLY:

Don't say that. That's creepy!

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