Our Girl Page #5

NAN:

'Bout as much as I look like Duchess

Kate!

Dave comes over and gives a drink to Nan.

DAVE:

I am the proudest dad in the whole world

right now, fellas. My little girl...

Dave looks like he's getting choked.

MOLLY:

(snaps)

Just drop this bullshit now, yeah?

They look a little taken aback.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

That's it, alright. I don't want to hear

any more!

Beat.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

(quietly, with angst)

How was what I even did heroic?

NUDE-NUT

You deserved it, Molls.

DAVE:

Course she did. You heard what that

Captain had to say.

MOLLY:

Yeah from his hospital bed!

Molly sees her mum and Nan and heads over to them.

DAVE:

(calling after her)

Valour and all that. Bravery on the

battlefield.

BELINDA:

(hugging Molly)

Oh, here she is!

DAVE:

You're a chip off of the old block, ain’t

ya Molls.

Molly sees Dave hugging and embracing the boys and her smile fades.

10:
25:23 INT. MOLLY'S HOUSE. BEDROOM. EAST HAM.

Molly is putting on her trainers. She is in her track suit. We

can see Nan outside looking in, clearly worried about Molly.

Molly's phone pings an email.

NAN:

(sticking her head in)

What was that?

MOLLY:

It's just an email Nan, relax.

NAN:

Smurf?

Molly shakes her head.

NAN (CONT'D)

What?

MOLLY:

(reading)

Nothing.

NAN:

Come on it's bloody something.

MOLLY:

It's just a friend of mine from Afghan.

NAN:

Soldier?

MOLLY:

No, he's a teacher at a University.

NAN:

They got a University in

Af-bleeding-ganistan? Bet they don't

have to pay nine grand to go there!

MOLLY:

He's looking after a little friend of

mine. Well he's trying to... oh why is

nothing ever simple, Nan?

Molly holds her head in her hands.

NAN:

What is it?

Molly doesn’t answer.

NAN (CONT'D)

(gently)

Come on, tell your nan.

MOLLY:

I'm going for a run.

NAN:

Tell me first.

MOLLY:

We got this little girl into a safe house

in Kabul. My friend was trying to see

her and when he finally got permission

he found out she'd been moved. Now he's

got to start the process over.

NAN:

I'm sure she'll be alright.

MOLLY:

Are you? Cos I sure as hell haven't got

a bloody clue! It's tearing me apart,

Nan.

NAN:

Why?

MOLLY:

Because I might've ruined her life. I

might have even killed her.

Kabul is so dangerous...

Molly looks at her Nan before shaking her head, desperately

worried. She then heads out past her, briefly resting her hand

on Nan's shoulder and giving her a quick smile.

10:
26:55 INT. MOLLY'S HOUSE. EAST HAM.

Molly comes down the stairs past her mum in the sitting room.

Her Nan is at the top of the stairs.

MOLLY:

I'm going for a run, Mum.

BELINDA:

What, round here? You're brave.

Nan has come down the stairs. Belinda comes into the

hall.

BELINDA (CONTD)

Course you are, you're in the army! Got

medals for it.

MOLLY:

I might run up to Stratford and run round

that park there.

NAN:

She's going stir crazy.

MOLLY:

Just crazy, Nan.

NAN:

Maybe they can sort us out a double room.

MOLLY:

What, you cracking up an' all?

NAN:

You'd have to be insane not to crack

up with the life I've had.

Dave emerges from the downstairs loo in just his Union Jack pants

and the newspaper rolled up under his arm. The three ladies look

at him and laugh.

DAVE:

Oh f*** me, the coven taking the piss

again.

BELINDA:

Oh yeah.

DAVE:

Actually I'm actually thinking of

doing an Iron Man next year.

NAN:

What's one of them?

MOLLY:

Running, cycling, swimming. Endurance

thing.

DAVE:

Once I've pumped up the tyres on me bike

I'm gonna be full time on it.

They all laugh, but not Dave.

DAVE (CONT'D)

I'd do anything to get into shape for

the woman I love.

Dave grabs Belinda and kisses her. We see Molly watching them.

NAN:

Put her down, it's quite vomit

inducing.

DAVE:

D'you say you're going out, Molly?

MOLLY:

I'm going for a run. Why, are you coming?

DAVE:

Starting tomorrow. Can you get us some

rolling papers. I got some change

upstairs.

MOLLY:

Nah it's alright. I've got fourteen

grand in the bank. Deployment money.

DAVE:

Get us some baccy an all then!

Molly nods and starts to head out.

DAVE (CONT'D)

Here, I might get you to buy me a nice

Beemer, eh Molls, eh?! You'll remember

your old man when you're flashing the

cash eh?

10:
28:00 EXT. MOLLY'S HOUSE. EAST HAM.

Dave has come onto the balcony to see Molly off. They both look

across to the stadium.

DAVE:

Not long now and that'll all be luxury

houses.

MOLLY:

What, round here?! They might have

marble work tops but they still gotta

look out the window and see you in your

pants.

DAVE:

I've been over there. West Ham. Told

them you've come home a hero. They said

they want you as a guest of honour...

plus one. Me.

MOLLY:

Football?

DAVE:

Do it for daddy Molls. I can't afford

to go else. All you gotta do is walk

around the pitch.

MOLLY:

No!

DAVE:

Nip over there. Bloke called Ben. He'll

show you what you gotta do.

Molly starts walk away.

MOLLY:

No, Dad!

DAVE:

There's a free meal and everything! And

I'll get to meet my heroes.

(sings)

Paolo Di Canio, Paolo Di Canio...!

Molly laughs as she walks away.

10:
28:40 MUSIC IN – 5G8 V4

10:
28:41 EXT. EAST HAM. STREET

We see Molly running around the streets of East London. As she

runs she keeps getting flash backs to her time in Afghanistan.

Running through an Arghan street. Sohail’s bloodied face. James

getting shot. Then other flash/cut moments from the tour.

She then sees a young Asian girl drop her headscarf. Molly picks

up the scarf and has flashes of Bashira. She runs after the girl,

convinced it's Bashira.

MOLLY:

Excuse me...

The girl turns around and Molly of course sees it is not Bashira.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

You dropped this.

A shop keeper with a beard, standing outside guarding his fruit,

looks at Molly. He says something. Molly turns, petrified. For

a split second she only sees Badrai.

10:
29:22 INT. MOLLY'S HOUSE. HALLWAY/KITCHEN EAST HAM.

Molly arrives home after her run. She falls back against the wall

and has more flashbacks of Bashira. The kids come into the hall

singing and being noisy. They shake her out of her trance.

YOUNG DAWES SON:

Quick. Move. Mum said upstairs.

10:
29:35 MUSIC OUT – 5G8 V4

Molly heads into the kitchen and watches as Bella somewhat messily

makes herself a sandwich. She cuts and wastes great chunks of

cheese, bits falling onto the floor and other bits being rejected

as not straight enough for her sandwich. Molly watches, silently

fuming.

MOLLY:

(snaps)

What's the matter with them bits of

cheese you've cut off?

BELLA:

Don't like the end bits.

MOLLY:

It's cheddar, it ain't got any end bits!

Bella ignores her and carries on being messily wasteful.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

Alright, there's people in the world

that would be grateful for that cheese!

There's some people that are trying to

survive in places so frightening...

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