Our Girl Page #4

OSMAN:

Pleasure.

ELVIS:

Like wise..

IN:
10:16:23 INT. AL SHABAAB COMPOUND. EVENING. DAY

Georgie is dragged across the compound and thrown onto a seat. She sees she is about to be

filmed.

ABU:

Read it.

GEORGIE:

'I am a British citizen being held hostage and will be

executed at sundown tomorrow if all Al Shabaab fighters

are not released.'

ABU:

(looking into the camera)

When you encounter the kafir on the battlefield cut off

their heads until we have thoroughly defeated them. You

release our fighters or we cut off her head.

Georgie looks up at him, terrified as he holds a knife to her throat.

IN:
10:16:59 INT. TEMPORARY BRITISH ARMY BASE. COMMS TENT. NIGHT

King, James, Osman and Elvis are inside. On the screen we see the still image of Georgie. Elvis

staring hard at her image.

ABU (ON SCREEN)

(looking into the camera)

When you encounter the kafir on the battlefield cut off

their heads until we have thoroughly defeated them. You

release our fighters or we cut off her head.

JAMES:

BBC’s Al Shabaab's contact has heard anything since

receiving the video. We’re currently checking with Al

Jazeera.

ELVIS:

(lightbulb moment)

They don't know she's a soldier. That's why they are

keeping her alive.

JAMES:

MI5 are trying to ascertain the identity of the captor.

King flicks the screen image onto the one of Abu from the video, masked and bearded but clearly

white.

Music ‘2OG7’ out: 10:17:53

ELVIS:

And who is this bloke, is he White British convert? He

sounds like he's got a London accent to me.

JAMES:

Intelligence are checking, seeing if anyone fitting the bill

has slipped off the radar.

Elvis nods.

ELVIS:

Right so sundown. That's still, we got till twenty zero

three tomorrow. Are the lines open?

JAMES:

Well yes, but we don't negotiate with terrorists.

ELVIS:

No but we listen to their demands to stall them. Don't

we?

We close in on Elvis. Determined. Focused.

IN:
10:17:49 EXT/INT. CELL. AL SHABAAB COMPOUND. NIGHT

Establisher.

Georgie and Kicki are both being handed a bowl of food, a rice/maize looking mix. Georgie looks

around before talking to Kicki in whispers, clandestine.

Music ‘2OG7’ out: 10:17:52

GEORGIE:

(whispers)

Are you okay?

Kicki surreptitiously nods.

GEORGIE (CONT'D)

Where are we, are we across the border?

Kicki gives a half shake of the head, she isn't sure.

GEORGIE (CONT'D)

(with great urgency)

They don't know that I'm in the military. They must never

know that, Kicki. Do you understand?

Georgie stares hard at Kicki. Kicki nods understanding the imperative.

Suddenly an Al Shabaab captor rushes to Georgie and shouts aggressively in Somali in her face.

AL SHABAAB CAPTOR

(In Somali)

Waa inaa amustit! Mana hadlikartid! Mi'ifahantay?!

Translation:
You will be silent! You do not talk. Understood?!

After a beat the guards head off.

KICKI:

What are you doing?

GEORGIE:

Hiding my dogtags.

Suddenly they are alone for the first time. Georgie springs into action - she pulls the secreted dog

tags from her personage, and starts to bury them under some rubble in the cell corner.

GEORGIE:

I am gonna make us survive this, Kicki.

Music ‘2OG8’ in: 10:19:05

KICKI:

Why don't they know you're a soldier?

GEORGIE:

Because they took me from a Kenya Crisis Care

ambulance.

KICKI:

So they think you work with me?

GEORGIE:

Kicki, if they knew that I was a soldier they'd behead me.

Kicki contemplates this and looks away. Georgie half shakes her head.

IN:
10:19:26 ESTABLISHING SHOT OF THE SUN IN THE SKY.

IN:
10:19:31 EXT. TEMPORARY BRITISH ARMY BASE. DAY

Early morning establisher.

Elvis is in one of the open air showers that have been set up. Head and feet are visible as the

door is only about three feet and covers the middle of the body. Elvis washes himself with

massive haste.

Music ‘2OG8’ out: 10:19:42

ELVIS:

(angrily)

We've got till 8 o'clock tonight! When are they gonna

throw us a bone!? Seriously do something to speed

them up, Charlie?

James waits outside with a large bucket of water.

JAMES:

As soon as we get some intel you'll be on your way.

ELVIS:

(tapping his head)

I'm getting Georgie back safe, mate.

JAMES:

Language 10:
19:48 For f*** sake.

ELVIS:

What?

JAMES:

Have you got a clear head for this one?

ELVIS:

I've told you, I have.

JAMES:

Language 10:
19:57 Then she's the 'primary'. And this mission is text book. I

don't want to hear of you being billy big bollocks and

giving it James Bond.

ELVIS:

(faux innocent)

James Bond?

JAMES:

(snaps)

I'm serious.

Elvis nods. He understands.

JAMES (CONT'D)

Do you understand?

ELVIS:

(serious)

Yes.

Beat. James calms.

JAMES:

Molly is in Afghan. Mentoring. Now that you ask.

ELVIS:

Good. Glad to hear she's doing all right. Still putting up

with you anyway?

JAMES:

Well, she loves me, Elvis.

ELVIS:

Poor deluded fool. How's your folks?

JAMES:

Bath. Mithering on. Yours?

ELVIS:

Same old, still deeply disappointed I'm travelling the

world, doing what I do! Killing people.

JAMES:

(laughing)

Is that how they see Special Forces is it? Actually I make

them right.

ELVIS:

(serious, unable to think of anything else)

You know when I get her back. I'm explaining

everything.

JAMES:

You broke her heart, mate.

ELVIS:

Language 10:
20:41 Then it's my duty to mend it then in it.

(the water stops)

For f*** sake.

James picks up the bucket and hurls the water at him.

ELVIS (CONT'D)

(tenses)

I knew that was gonna be cold as well!

JAMES:

That should help you get your head in the game.

James starts to walk away. Elvis grabs his towel, ties it round his waist and follows James.

In the backgrounds we see Monk, Fingers, Dangles and Brains heading towards the showers with

towels wrapped around their middles.

We stay with Elvis and James.

ELVIS:

And I'm getting her back, Charlie!

James looks at the heart tattoo on Elvis' chest, with the word 'Laura' written across it.

JAMES:

Nice tattoo, good luck with that mate…

IN:
10:21:06 INT. CELL. AL SHABAAB COMPOUND. DAY

Georgie sits against one wall, Kicki against the other. As Kicki moves, she winces, clearly in

agony. Georgie watches her.

GEORGIE:

(gently)

Are you okay?

KICKI:

(suddenly engulfed with gloom again)

They're just going to kill us aren't they?

Georgie cranes her neck to listen.

KICKI (CONT'D)

What?

GEORGIE:

(a ray of light on the horizon suddenly

inspires)

Can you hear ... I thought I heard a buzz. I can! Can you

hear that?

KICKI:

(from gloom to hope)

What is it?

GEORGIE:

That's the sound of them looking for us.

KICKI:

Who?

GEORGIE:

They've got a drone scouring the area.

KICKI:

(almost excited)

For us?

GEORGIE:

They're not just gonna abandon us.

KICKI:

Really? You really think they're going to find us?

GEORGIE:

Yeah. These drone things are like mad. As in brilliant.

KICKI:

How do you know?

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