Our Girl Page #4

JUDY:

I'll err, See you later, 'JJ'.

She smiles and heads off.

GEORGIE:

JJ?

COLE:

(explaining)

J.. Oh… Err. No there were two Jamie's in the year... so

I became JJ. Do you fancy a bit of a finger buffet?

GEORGIE:

(half beat)

You've never mentioned... erm…

COLE:

Judy? Haven't I?

STUDENT:

Great talk?

COLE:

Thank you.

Her phone beeps a text. She reads it. From Elvis 'Can you get to Whitehall ASAP?'

Georgie looks at Cole.

COLE (CONT'D)

What is it?

GEORGIE:

(lying)

You know my cousin who lives in Belsize Park...

COLE:

Yeah, what about her?

GEORGIE:

Well, I said if I had time I'd nip in for a brew so...

COLE:

Well I'll come with you.

GEORGIE:

No. No. No. No. You've got Judy.

She turns and sees Judy waiting for him.

COLE:

No quick bite and we'll see her on the way home.

Music ‘4OG09’ in: 10:19:06

GEORGIE:

I'd rather just meet you at Euston. Besides I don't really

fancy a finger buffet.

COLE:

Sometimes I feels like... there's a part of you I'm not

allowed to know....

GEORGIE:

Err d'you know. Just a second, I didn't know who Judy

was.

He holds her stare before she turns and goes. We see Judy watching.

IN:
10:19:30 EXT. WHITEHALL. DAY

Establisher.

IN:
10:19:35 INT. WHITEHALL. OFFICE. DAY

Georgie and Elvis enter the room together and take a seat.

GEORGIE:

But surely they don't actually think it's Abu, do they?

ELVIS:

Well the MOD think there's a chance he could be in the

Country.

Music ‘4OG09’ out: 10:19:46

ELVIS:

Just talk to them. Explain to the brigadier what you may

or may not have seen.

Georgie nods.

ELVIS (CONT'D)

If he's unaccounted for, he's going to be desperate to

glean as much as he can from you.

GEORGIE:

Yeah but I don't even know it was him!

ELVIS:

Yes but now they need to make doubly sure that any

intel you have is shared with all agencies.

GEORGIE:

Do they think he's planning something on home soil?

Elvis looks at her and half nods.

Music ‘4OG09a’ in: 10:20:02

ELVIS:

Yeah.

Georgie looks at Elvis, somewhat apprehensively.

ELVIS (CONT'D)

They've been monitoring the movements of the mother...

in fact his entire close family are under twenty four hour

surveillance... as will you be.

Georgie looks surprised.

Brigadier Baxter, opens the door, they stand to attention.

BAXTER:

Relax. Lance Corporal Lane.

GEORGIE:

Sir.

BAXTER:

Right lets get started shall we?

They all sit around a large table.

IN:
10:20:30 EXT. EUSTON. LONDON. DAY

We see Cole anxiously waiting. He dials out on his phone.

IN:
10:20:35 EXT. WHITEHALL. DAY

Georgie coming down the steps, hailing a cab as she talks into her phone.

GEORGIE:

(into phone)

Right. Right. Well I'm getting a cab now. Alright. Okay.

Bye.

IN:
10:20:42 EXT. EUSTON. LONDON. DAY

Cole clicks off his phone. He gives a little shake of his head.

IN:
10:20:46 INT. TRAIN. DAY

Cole and Georgie sit opposite each other.

Music ‘4OG09a’ out: 10:20:52

COLE:

You didn't go and see your cousin, did you.

Beat.

GEORGIE:

Sorry. I just didn't want you to be cross.

Georgie gives a little shake of the head.

COLE:

So you did meet someone.

GEORGIE:

Only the army. Yeah.

COLE:

So you did meet someone?

GEORGIE:

No! Not someone... but special forces who helped with

my rescue work... wanted to interview me again.

COLE:

Why didn't they do it properly... professionally. What's all

this cloak and dagger coming to London to shop stuff?

GEORGIE:

I was coming to London to shop.

COLE:

Hum!

GEORGIE:

Look they called me and I met them. There're erm...

they're giving us close security for a few days. Twenty

four hours.

Cole looks astonished.

COLE:

(reeling)

Close security... Twenty Four hours a day... why?

Cole tries to compute all this. She reaches out and takes his hand.

GEORGIE:

I can't give you any details on the train, can I?

COLE:

I'm going to be your husband

(suddenly serious)

Georgie suddenly studies Cole.

GEORGIE:

Yes I know!

He looks up at her innocently.

COLE:

You know 'I' won't let you down'. Don't you? We are

getting married.

GEORGIE:

You know don't you?

COLE:

Know what?

GEORGIE:

Who told you?

COLE:

No-one.

GEORGIE:

It was my mum, want it? My mum!

COLE:

All she said was some guy let you down on the day of

your wedding and he was army but she didn't even tell

me his name. What was his name?

Georgie looks a little relieved he doesn't know who it was.

GEORGIE:

Look.

(giving a shake of the head)

When we first started out, you said to me that you didn't

care about the past only the future. Right?

COLE:

(nodding)

Yeah

GEORGIE:

Right, so, after that I just didn't know how to bring it back

up. You know? Anyway he doesn't even enter my mind

so it's just irrelevant... The whole thing

Cole reaches across the table.

COLE:

Just one thing from now on, one thing, be honest with

me. That's all.

GEORGIE:

(grabbing Coles hand)

Okay.

IN:
10:23:26 INT. COLE'S APARTMENT. MANCHESTER. NIGHT

Two close protection officers are looking around the apartment, checking window locks and doors

etc.

Georgie and Cole sit on the sofa watching them.

OFFICER 1

Double lock front door.

OFFICER 2

If you could just let us know of any planned

movements...

COLE:

So you'll follow us everywhere?

Georgie and Cole exchange a glance as the officers continue with their work.

OFFICER 1

There'll always be someone outside and then we'll just

'shadow you' as you go about your business. Okay.

Cole nods.

IN:
10:23:40 INT. COLE'S APARTMENT. BEDROOM. NIGHT

Cole and Georgie are lying in bed.

COLE:

It's so weird.

GEORGIE:

What?

COLE:

The fact that he's out there somewhere looking for us.

GEORGIE:

Well we don't know he's actually looking for us. Do we?

COLE:

It's freaking me out.

GEORGIE:

Well I'll look after you! Or close protection will look after

you.

They laugh. She looks at him.

COLE:

I wish you could have stayed for the reception.

GEORGIE:

Why?

COLE:

They said I could go back and tutor there and eventually

work towards my professorship

GEORGIE:

What have they actually offered you job?

COLE:

Offered for now. Yeah.

GEORGIE:

Was it that Judy...

COLE:

She's not 'that' Judy...

GEORGIE:

Come on!

COLE:

She's no... She's works there, okay, it won't be her

decision but she could help.

GEORGIE:

I don't, I don't know what to say.

COLE:

I don't have to give them a definitive answer for Twenty

Four hours...

GEORGIE:

But what about my job? You know I'm a soldier. I'm a

Manchester girl.

Music ‘4OG11’ in: 10:24:48

COLE:

Yeah but you spent most of your life somewhere else.

Afghan, Sierra Leone, Germany, Kenya... why not

London? We always talked about it, been you're last op,

before we got married. Maybe now's a good time to bow

out!

GEORGIE:

Leave the army? I don't know... I don't know if I'm I

ready?

COLE:

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