Our Girl Page #4

We see Georgie doing an inventory of medical supplies before they are loaded.

Fingers turns to James.

FINGERS:

I like our new medic, boss!

James glares at him.

FINGERS (CONT'D)

Gotta hand it to you, you got the moves like Jagger.

JAMES:

What does that even mean Fingers, you weapons grade

scrotum?

FINGERS:

(staring at Georgie)

Ah, just saying, hand on mi heart I've had worse.

JAMES:

Oh so we choose our medics based on their

appearance, like a beauty contest?

MONK:

(joining them)

I would. That's exactly what I'd do.

JAMES:

Language:
10:20:08 That's cos you're a bell end, Monk.

MONK:

Thanks boss.

JAMES:

When you're shot, you're unlikely to have a hard on... so

we choose medics based on their ability to deal with

medical emergencies.

MONK:

I don't know I reckon I still have a raging boner.

JAMES:

All we need now is to get you shot, Monk, then we can

find out.

KING:

(shouting)

Language 10:
20:29 And that will be arranged if you two don't start getting a

shift in! You two shitheads need to switch on sharpish.

MONK:

Sir…

Fingers and Monk crack on. When they see James and King heading off, they sidle over to

Georgie.

FINGERS:

Alright babe, you need a hand?

GEORGIE:

No I'm alright, thanks.

MONK:

You married?

Georgie looks at him with raised eyebrows.

MONK (CONT'D)

Just thought I'd get straight to the point.

GEORGIE:

You better crack on hadn't you?

MONK:

Crack on to you, that what I'm saying?

Georgie stares hard. She's not going to take any sh*t from these guys.

GEORGIE:

I'm engaged. And I'm here to work. Got that?

Monk stares open mouthed at being snapped at. Fingers laughs.

FINGERS:

(smiling)

I like you already. Welcome aboard.

Music ‘1G09’ in: 10:21:02

Fingers drags Monk away with him.

IN:
10:21:04 EXT/INT. KENYA / ARMY TRUCKS. DAY

As dawn breaks over a remote area of the country, we see the large convoy of army trucks

heading towards the border region.

It seems a wild wilderness with groups of people standing and observing the trucks. They are

armed with all manner of weaponry and look like a rag bag militia.

Georgie is sitting in the back of the open sided truck alongside Fingers, Dangles, Mansfield,

Brains and Monk. King and James are in the front with the Kenyan Army driver.

Georgie looks out at Kenya, the vast landscape, the poverty, the people. She is hit with the

culture shock as much as the searing heat.

As they almost bounce down the unmade road, she sees collections of huts, scores of people

milling around, some throwing glances at the army vehicle, others carrying on with their business.

Some kids run alongside the vehicle, shouting and playing.

Georgie tries smiling and waving at the kids, but she can sense the area is volatile and they will

not exactly be made welcome.

Men stand and stare at the trucks, clearly not enamoured. Some make threatening gestures. It is

very intimidating but Georgie determines to stay resolute.

IN:
10:22:25 EXT. REFUGEE CAMP. DAY

A massive, sprawling vision of hell. The camp is home to thousands of people, and has it's own

infrastructure within the chaos.

We see the army trucks pulling into the camp.

Georgie looks out at the camp, the hordes of desperate people, the gaggles of young men, some

clearly armed with machete's, the sense of fear and general pandemonium. She tries not to show

it, but she is clearly shocked by the swirl of humanity she sees.

IN:
10:23:31 INT. KENYA CRISIS CARE MEDICAL CENTRE. DAY

The centre is packed with dozens of patients lying on make-shift beds. Kicki, the middle aged

Swiss lady, is in charge of Kenya Crisis Care. She is walking from bed to bed reading the charts

of each patient. She looks up as young local Kenyan medical worker, Nafula, hurries in.

Music ‘1G09’ out: 10:23:37

NAFULA:

Kicki, the soldiers are here.

KICKI:

Did they bring the equipment?

NAFULA:

I'm sure. They're only just parking up now.

KICKI:

Okay let's go...

IN:
10:23:38 EXT. REFUGEE CAMP. DAY

Kicki and Nafula walk out of the Crisis Medical Centre to meet them.

JAMES:

Everyone off. You all alright?

MONK:

All good boss.

KICKI:

Hey.

OSMAN:

Hey Kicki, how are you.

KICKI:

Alright, and you?

OSMAN:

Good. Nafula…

They reach out to shake hands.

NAFULA:

Captain Osman.

OSMAN:

Let me introduce you to Captain James.

Music ‘1G09a’ in: 10:23:54

Suddenly a loud explosion rips through the camp.

People run away screaming. We see Kicki and Nafula along with other local workers running to

the scene.

James issues orders to the troops – (Inaudible due to the noise of the people screaming)Georgie,

Fingers, Brains, Dangles, Mansfield, Monk, James and King run towards the explosion.

Kicki immediately assumes control.

A man runs through the camp on fire, screaming. Kicki helps on of the soldiers extinguish the

flames with a blanket. Georgie stops and stares as she sees bodies wriggling on the ground with

limbs missing.

JAMES:

Approximately eight casualties.

NAFULA:

Kicki come on.

KICKI:

(instructing her workers as she points to

the injured)

Right, lift them and get them into triage. Quickly!

GEORGIE:

(arriving and assuming control herself)

Don't move them until they've been assessed! Let's get

em stable first.

Her tone is authoritative. Kicki stares at Georgie. Georgie starts to assess a casualty who has lost

a foot and is screaming.

GEORGIE (CONT'D)

I need a tourniquet and morphine from my med Bergan...

ASAP.

KICKI:

(screams)

Come on move. We become a target here!

Music ‘1G10’ in: 10:24:34

Georgie looks up at her, somewhat puzzled, before the sound of bullets flying through the air

towards them.

Music ‘1G09a’ out: 10:24:47

JAMES:

(screams)

Get down! Contact ? White hot!

Everyone bellies down, takes cover. The casualties exposed.

KING:

Has anybody got 'eyes on'?

Bullet impacts in sand. Osman and a small section of Kenyan soldiers have arrived. Some of the

soldiers are returning fire.

OSMAN:

I think one shooter, no three, two hundred meters, hill

side.

JAMES:

Don't shoot, until you’re sure!

KICKI:

We need to get them extracted, now! Into triage, quickly!

Georgie realises and half nods. The Kenya Crisis Care workers start to carry the injured and

screaming children. Nafula rounds up the children.

SOLDIER:

Lift on three.

SOLDIER:

Yeah.

SOLDIER:

One two three go…

Georgie, James and 2 section start to help carry the injured children as Osman and the Kenyan

Army cover them. It is clearly scary and disorienting in this strange new environment with

occasional incoming bullets.

IN:
10:25:10 INT. KENYA CRISIS CARE/TRIAGE CENTRE. DAY

The injured children have been bought in and make shift beds found for them. Kicki is organising

immediate triage with her workers. Georgie is assessing the damage to wounded person.

Music ‘1G10’ out: 10:25:17

MEDIC:

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