Our Girl Page #8

MONK:

(looking the boy in the eye and singing)

GEORGIE:

Shsh! Reassure him.

Singing ‘Common People’ in: 10:41:11 out: 10:41:21

MONK:

She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge.

She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College, that's

when I… Caught her eye...

GEORGIE:

Oh err… Gauze in. There you go.

Georgie whips out the tooth. A moment where everybody stares, transfixed. A maggot landed on

Monks hand, he shakes, then again to get rid of it.

GEORGIE (CONT'D)

Monk you've stopped singing.

MONK:

A maggot landed on my hand you threw me out off my

stride.

Music ‘1G14a’ in: 10:41:27

Georgie looks up at Nafula and they both manage a smile at Monk's expense. Georgie drops the

tooth into a petri dish Nafula is holding.

IN:
10:41:33 EXT. KENYA CRISIS CARE TRIAGE CENTRE. REFUGEE CAMP. DAY

Establisher

IN:
10:41:37 INT. KENYA CRISIS CARE/TRIAGE CENTRE. REFUGEE CAMP. DAY

Georgie and Nafula are finishing up. Nafula is writing up her notes on a laptop. Georgie is

checking the vaccinations in the fridge.

GEORGIE:

Did Kicki go home often?

NAFULA:

Back to Switzerland? No!

GEORGIE:

Why?

Music ‘1G14a’ out: 10:41:46

NAFULA:

(laughing)

There's never a quiet moment in the camp.

GEORGIE:

How about you? Do you manage to get back home?

Nafula shakes her head.

NAFULA:

Let's just say that when my grandfather past away we

had an outbreak of malaria.

Georgie looks at her.

GEORGIE:

You didn't go back home?

NAFULA:

I couldn't leave Kicki.

GEORGIE:

(faux cross)

You need to sort your work/life balance out, young lady.

NAFULA:

What does that mean?

GEORGIE:

Seriously, you need to find some time for you.

Nafula looks at her, genuinely puzzled.

NAFULA:

But there's work to be done.

GEORGIE:

Well are you gonna get married, have your own family?

NAFULA:

That's not for me to decide.

GEORGIE:

Your parents?

NAFULA:

No, Allah.

Georgie studies her for a beat. She is serious. They carry on working.

NAFULA (CONT'D)

Are you married?

GEORGIE:

Err well no I'm engaged. To a doctor.

NAFULA:

He should come out here. Is he a nice man?

GEORGIE:

Of course! I wouldn't be marrying him if he wasn't pretty

perfect!

NAFULA:

He's perfect?

GEORGIE:

Yeah. Yeah, he is, Nafula. Perfect for me anyway.

NAFULA:

I think I might end up married to Kenyan Crisis Care...

like Kicki.

GEORGIE:

Yeah but look at Kicki!

They both stare at the photograph.

GEORGIE (CONT'D)

(quietly)

Sacrificed everything and...

Georgie stops talking.

NAFULA:

Life is about sacrifice.

GEORGIE:

But it shouldn't be about regret, should it?

Music ‘1G14b’ in: 10:43:19

Nafula gives a little shake of the head before carrying on with her work.

Georgie finds herself staring at the photograph now pinned onto the wall behind the fridge. It is

the photograph of Kicki with her team of Kenya Crisis Care aid workers, including Nafula.

GEORGIE (CONT'D)

(tapping the photograph)

Nafula, Kicki's watch....

The urgency in Georgie's voice gets Nafula’s attention.

GEORGIE (CONT'D)

This watch...

Georgie grabs the photo, points to the watch on Kicki's wrist.

NAFULA:

She's very proud of that. It's very special.

Georgie is staring at Nafula.

NAFULA (CONT'D)

She said it kept absolute, perfect time. Although she

always kept it five minutes fast.

GEORGIE:

I need to go and see Captain James. Are you alright

here on your own for a sec?

NAFULA:

I'm hardly on my own... I've have half the Kenyan Army

outside.

IN:
10:43:44 INT. TEMP. BRITISH/KENYAN HQ, COMMS TENT. REFUGEE CAMP. DAY

James and Osman are studying the photo of Kicki. After a beat James looks up at Georgie.

Music ‘1G14b’ out: 10:43:49

GEORGIE:

Jomo's father had that watch!

OSMAN:

Or one like it.

GEORGIE:

No I'm, I'm pretty sure it was that one, boss.

JAMES:

But it's not in our remit to start investigating petty theft,

Lane.

GEORGIE:

But it's not exactly petty theft though is it? He must know

something about her abduction.

James flashes a look to Osman.

JAMES:

(half nodding)

Let's get Kenyan Intelligence to investigate.

GEORGIE:

We can't just... abandon her, boss.

JAMES:

We're not abandoning her...

GEORGIE:

But it feels like she's been abandoned to me.

OSMAN:

Then you don't understand. Our sources are looking at

likely safehouses...

Beat. Georgie looks from Osman to James.

GEORGIE:

So? Are we gonna investigate?

OSMAN:

Once we've ascertained for sure, we move in. Your

passion and information are appreciated.

JAMES:

As I've already said Lane. We're here to do a job on this

camp. Our job is so colossal we need to focus on that.

GEORGIE:

And that job will be made a whole lot easier if we can

find Kicki.

James nods for Georgie to go.

JAMES:

Thank you Lane.

Georgie turns and goes.

IN:
10:44:10 EXT/INT. TRUCK. DUSK

Trucks heading back to base.

Music ‘1G15’ in: 10:44:38

Georgie looks out, somewhat philosophically, deep in thought. She watches Kenya go past. She

feels a million miles from home.

IN:
10:45:04 INT/EXT. MED-TENT. TEMPORARY BRITISH ARMY BASE. NIGHT

Georgie is sat on her bed, on her lap top. She is Skyping Cole... a calmness over her.

COLE:

There were these clowns in the cancer ward today.

GEORGIE:

Clowns?

COLE:

Yeah, yeah but we're not allowed to call them clowns.

GEORGIE:

Why not?

Music ‘1G15’ out: 10:45:14

COLE:

Well cos so many people have clown phobias.

GEORGIE:

So what do you call them then?

COLE:

(laughs)

Chuckle monsters.

GEORGIE:

Language 10:
45:21 You taking the piss.

COLE:

No.

GEORGIE:

Alright well... I think I might have a chuckle monsters

phobia.

COLE:

Oh yeah. Well I think I might become a chuckle monster.

GEORGIE:

Why not? If we're not careful lifes gunna slip through our

hands without us realising.

COLE:

(slightly taken aback)

Oh what? What do you, do you feel life is slipping though

your hands?

GEORGIE:

Err… Today I do, yeah.

COLE:

Have you been putting your sun block on?

Georgie laughs.

GEORGIE:

The suns got to me! Let's just get married. As soon as I

get back.

COLE:

You serious?

GEORGIE:

Hhm hhm! You know I don't want a huge thing.

COLE:

I'm down for it!

GEORGIE:

How many babies we gonna have?

COLE:

I'll think about it and text you.

GEORGIE:

Okay.

James arrives.

JAMES:

Lane? You decent?

GEORGIE:

(to Cole)

Gotta go.

Georgie shuts the computer and stands by her bed.

JAMES (V.O.)

Lane?

GEORGIE:

Yes boss, coming boss.

James steps inside.

JAMES:

As you were, Lane.

Georgie sits.

JAMES (CONT'D)

I've got some very interesting intel coming in.

Music ‘1G16’ in: 10:46:26

GEORGIE:

Boss?

JAMES:

An eye witness has seen a western woman being taken

into a dwelling.

GEORGIE:

Kicki?

JAMES:

(with a little nod)

Looking hopeful, Lane. And this individual has been

seen frequenting the place.

James shows Georgie a computer print out. It is of Sidiq entering a dwelling.

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