Our Girl

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00:00 PREVIOUSLY

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00:00 MUSIC IN – 5G PREVIOUSLY

JAMES:

Come back to me.

MOLLY:

I will.

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00:03

MOLLY:

Why can’t you just be my mate?

SMURF:

Because I love you

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00:07

SMURF:

How did you propose to your wife?

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00:09

MOLLY:

You’re married and you didn’t think to say?

JAMES:

We’ve split up.

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00:12

SMURF:

Molls I’m gonna give you something now and

no strings attached.

James and Molly kiss. Smurf sees.

10:
00:15

SMURF:

You’ve ruined everything.

JAMES:

You do not bring personal into the

battlefield. Is that understood?

SMURF:

You did.

10:
00:20

BASHIRA:

Am I going to die?

10:
00:22

Bashira is carried away.

JAMES:

Move!

There is a big explosion.

10:
00:26

ZEMERAY:

Bashira.

MOLLY:

She’s save.

ZEMERAY:

Not anymore.

10:
00:30

James is shot by Badrai and falls to the ground.

James is groaning in pain.

MOLLY:

Two Cat A. Urgent medivac required.

10:
00:35

Molly pulls out James’ gun and shoots.

FADE TO BLACK:

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00:41 MUSIC OUT – 5G PREVIOUSLY

10:
00:42 MUSIC IN – 5G1 NEW M

10:
00:43 EXT. CAMP BASTION. DAY 20. 06:50.

A helicopter lands.

10:
00:53 Caption: April 2014

We watch as 2 Section alight. We see Molly communicating with

Kinders.

MOLLY:

Where are they?

KINDERS:

Get to the hospital.

(beat)

Molly?

Kinders tries to hand Molly her bag but she is too busy running

off. She breaks away from the rest of the group and hurries towards

the hospital. The rest of the group follow disconsolately.

10:
01:18 INT. HOSPITAL. CAMP BASTION. DAY 20. 06:52.

Molly is hurrying through the hospital, clearly in a desperate

state of panic.

Jackie sees her and tries to stop her.

MOLLY:

Jackie, what's happening? Where are

they?

JACKIE:

Calm down...

Suddenly a trolley with a patient on is rushed down the corridor

and past them. Molly realises it is an unconscious James, tubes

everywhere.

MOLLY:

Boss man?

The doctors hurry past leaving Molly in an even more frantic state.

Molly looks at Jackie but Jackie just shakes her head.

MOLLY (CONT’D)

Is he gonna be alright?

JACKIE:

I've gotta go.

Molly looks devastated.

Molly looks up as another trolley is wheeled down the corridor.

It is Smurf, and although in obvious discomfort, is conscious.

His upper arm packed.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

Smurf!

SMURF:

He died in the MERT!

MOLLY:

What?

SMURF:

They had to resuscitate him twice.

We're gonna lose him.

MOLLY:

(quietly, unconvinced)

No. He's going to be alright.

SMURF:

(crying)

What have I done, what have I done?

MOLLY:

It weren't your fault.

SMURF:

No. It was you and the boss's.

10:
02:03 MUSIC IN – WAR RAGES ON

We are left with an inconsolable Molly watching the trolley

disappear down the corridor.

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02:16 MUSIC OUT – 5G1 NEW M

10:
02:16 TITLES

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02:29 CARD: LACEY TURNER

10:
02:32 CARD: IWAN RHEON

10:
02:34 CARD: BEN ALDRIDGE

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02:43 CARD: OUR GIRL

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02:46 TITLES OUT

CUT TO BLACK:

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02:50 MUSIC OUT – WAR RAGES ON

10:
02:50 INT. MAJOR BECK'S OFFICE.

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02:51 MUSIC IN – 5G2 V1

In her mind Mollie is running through the incident when 2 section

was attacked. She hears the shouting and shots fired in her head.

Tears are falling down her cheeks.

Major Beck, sitting in front of his desk, goes through her account

of events. Kinders is standing at the door.

10:
03:10 Created and Written by

TONY GROUNDS:

MOLLY:

How come I wasn't hit, sir? When Badrai

got out of that truck firing, why wasn't

I hit? I should have been hit, not them.

I'd do anything to make sure they were

alright...I’d swap places in a flash.

10:
03:19 Produced by

KEN HORN:

MAJOR BECK:

I'd like you to have a chat with the

doctor.

(turning to Kinders)

Can you sort that, Corporal.

KINDERS:

Sir.

10:
03:27 Directed by

ANTHONY PHILIPSON

MOLLY:

I'm not mad, sir. I'm just saying that

if it was me and not them then...

everything would be alright.

10:
03:36 EXT. CAMP BASTION.

Kinders and Molly emerge from Major Beck's office and are heading

back towards the quarters.

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03:41 MUSIC OUT – 5G2 V1

MOLLY:

I shouldn't have got involved.

KINDERS:

Involved?

MOLLY:

If I hadn't got involved with

Bashira... then the boss and Smurf

would fine and I wouldn't have had to

kill anyone.

KINDERS:

They're going to be fine.

MOLLY:

(desperate)

How do you know that?

Kinders opens his mouth but doesn't know what to say. Molly reacts.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

Exactly!

KINDERS:

The others are about to get some

scoff...I think you should join them.

I'll go and find someone to square Smurf

and the boss's kit away.

MOLLY:

I'll do it.

Kinders takes a moment to decide how to respond.

KINDERS:

Okay, get it itemised, get it over to

the Q.M's department asap so they can

get it on the freight to the UK.

Kinders starts to walk away but then turns back to

face Molly.

KINDERS (CONT’D)

And make sure you sanitise it. We don't

want Mrs. James finding an unexpected

stash of porn, do we?

10:
04:22 MUSIC IN – RUNNING ON FUMES

Kinders walks away towards other soldiers of 2 Section standing

in front of a tent.

10:
04:31 EXT. CAPTAIN JAMES' QUARTERS.DAY

Molly stands outside, clearly somewhat hesitant. She sighs deeply,

almost steeling herself, before heading in.

10:
04:46 INT. CAPTAIN JAMES' QUARTERS.

Molly comes in and looks around at James' things. Still. A slight

Marie Celeste feel. She briefly imagines herself with James.

She drops a hold-all on James's bed then moves to his desk and

loads folders into a document case, which she puts in the hold-all.

She sees the Nespresso machine, her coffee capsules by the side.

Again she briefly imagines James, with him writing 'Rosabaya'

on her arm in felt-tip.

She moves to the wardrobe and starts to take out James' clothes

and stack them on the bed.

She sees a box on the floor of the wardrobe and picks it up. There

are photos and various little mementos, etc. She takes it to the

bed and sits down to study it. She sees lots of photos and notes

and drawings from his son SAM, 7.

She then sees some solicitor's letters and court papers about

divorce proceedings and hearings.

She remembers kissing James.

10:
06:10 MUSIC IN – 5G3 V1

Molly quickly puts the papers back as if she's seen something

she ought not to have seen.

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06:18 MUSIC OUT – RUNNING ON FUMES

10:
06:21 EXT. WATCH TOWER. CAMP BASTION

A soldier on guard at sunset.

10:
06:24 EXT. CAMP BASTION.

Molly is walking through the camp and sees Qaseem emerging from

a tent, wearing civilian clothes.

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06:28 MUSIC OUT – 5G3 V1

MOLLY:

Wow, nearly didn't recognise you.

QASEEM:

It's me.

MOLLY:

You look like a teacher!

QASEEM:

I am a teacher.

MOLLY:

I should be a detective.

They smile but we can see Molly's smile is unconvincing.

QASEEM:

So, you're off to Cyprus now.

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