Our Girl Page #9

As people start to alight Elvis walks along the bus. The others continue the evacuation.

SPANNER:

That’s it. Keep moving. Off you go.

Elvis checking on the ruck sack, ticking bomb, sweating, desperate.

ELVIS (CONT'D)

(into head mic)

Medium sized ruck sack placed under seat. Seat Twenty

Four. Human life threatened and collateral damage.

IN:
10:47:57 EXT. BUS. DAY

Abu behind some hoardings is desperately re dialing and pointing his phone at the bus in

desperation.

IN:
10:48:02 INT. BUS. DAY

Elvis knelt over the rucksack

S.O. OFFICER?

Remote device confirmed! We need to block signal.

Elvis standing over bomb.

ELVIS:

(into his radio)

Okay. That’s a remote device confirmed, repeat remote

device confirmed. Block all signals over.

OFFICER?

Roger. All signal’s blocked over…

The police and army start to do this.

ELVIS (CONT'D)

(into mic)

Let's scramble a helicopter, the targets on the move.

IN:
10:48:15 EXT. BUS. DAY

Abu behind some hoardings is desperately re dialing and pointing his phone at the bus in

desperation.

IN:
10:48:21 INT. BUS. DAY

Elvis standing over bomb.

ELVIS:

(shouting instructions)

Evacuate immediate area. I want a hundred yard

exclusion zone. Get everybody out of their cars and

away. Now!

SPANNER:

Roger

IN:
10:48:30 INT. THE LANE'S HOUSE. MANCHESTER. DAY

Georgie looking out of window.

IN:
10:48:39 EXT. BUS. DAY

On Abu still trying to dial the detonator.

IN:
10:48:43 INT. BUS. DAY

Elvis standing over bomb.

IN:
10:48:41 EXT. SHOPPING CENTRE. DAY

Abu gets a message on phone ‘UNABLE TO CONNECT’ He starts to hurry away.

IN:
10:48:51 EXT. CANAL. DAY

Abu escapes.

IN:
10:49:06 EXT. BUS. DAY

Elvis and the other soldier's guarding the bus

IN:
10:49:10 INT. THE LANE'S HOUSE. MANCHESTER. DAY

Georgie looking out of window, suddenly an almighty explosion somewhere in the distance,

shaking the house and area. She then hears sirens.

MARIE:

What was that? Georgie what was that? Georgie what

was it?

FEMALE REPORTER (V.O.)

We have received reports that a man has detonated…

IN:
10:49:26 EXT. BUILDING. MANCHESTER. DAY

The aftermath of an explosion. The police and CTC are cordoning off the area, taking control. The

injured are being ferried away in a fleet of ambulances. People are panicked and frightened.

FEMALE REPORTER (V.O.)

An explosive vest on George Street…

MALE REPORTER (V.O.)

It does appear that there may have been several

incidents

FEMALE REPORTER (V.O.)

Talking about a device being found on a bus…

Music ‘4OG20a’ in: 10:49:34

IN:
10:49:34 INT. THE LANE'S HOUSE. MANCHESTER. DAY

Georgie is on her tablet. She is following social media trying to find out what's happening.

FEMALE REPORTER (V.O.)

Which was stopped outside… Fled the bus… So we are

lead to assume that this man is still at large.

She hears her window rattle. She looks up as Elvis prizes open the window.

GEORGIE:

I've been reading about it on-line

ELVIS:

Yeah

GEORGIE:

Yeah... any fatalities?

ELVIS:

One plus the suicide bomber.

GEORGIE:

Abu?

Elvis shakes his head.

ELVIS:

No one of his associates. You were spot on about Abu

though.

GEORGIE:

How?

ELVIS:

He tried to bomb the shopping centre. Along with

another suspect who's now been arrested. A bloke

called Naazir.

GEORGIE:

Right well what about Abu... have you got him?

Grace bursts in.

Music ‘4OG21’ in: 10:50:08

GRACE:

(fuming like we've never seen her)

Oh I'm sorry, I'm not having this. You need to go Elvis.

GEORGIE:

Mum..

ELVIS:

Grace it's not what it looks like!...

GRACE:

No, I don't want to hear it! You need to go and you need

to leave us alone.

ELVIS:

I can appreciate…

Elvis moves away to the window. Georgie glares at Grace.

GRACE (CONT'D)

Err no. I don't wanna hear it! I don't wanna hear it! I'm

just thinking of you Georgie, so I don't need the evils.

Georgie goes to the window and climbs out.

IN:
10:50:38 EXT. THE LANE'S HOUSE. GARDEN. EVENING

Georgie and Elvis are talking. We see Grace and Max watching from inside the house.

GEORGIE:

So what happened?

ELVIS:

His accomplice, had the detonators vest out in the open.

If Abu had got in the shopping centre, trust me it would

have been carnage.

Music ‘4OG21’ out: 10:50:52

GEORGIE:

(desperate)

So you let him go.

ELVIS:

Didn't let him go, he disappeared! We found his

explosive device on the bus but... he was no where to be

seen.

GEORGIE:

So what now?

Music ‘4OG22’ in: 10:51:22

ELVIS:

(beat - he looks at her with total love)

Come on you did a good thing today.

GEORGIE:

That was a waste of time, want it! Let him slip through

your fingers. Again.

ELVIS:

Georgie! Georgie!

(reaches out to grab her arm)

Listen to me. Please. I do love you, you know.

They look at each other. He takes her hands in his.

GEORGIE:

(freeing her hands)

Elvis I can't be happy with you again it's too late!

ELVIS:

No it isn't.

GEORGIE:

Yes it is Elvis. Okay, once upon a time! But no not now.

He grabs her, to hold her tight.

ELVIS:

Georgie, Don't go...

GEORGIE:

Elvis please!

Music ‘4OG23’ in: 10:52:11

Elvis kisses her forehead. Georgie heads back towards her parents.

IN:
10:52:19 EXT. ROOF GARDEN ON TOP OF COLE'S APARTMENT BLOCK. MANCHESTER. NIGHT

Roof top. View of Manchester. Cole stands alone. He turns when he hears her walk to his side.

Georgie is Nervous. Anxious about what will unfold. They stare at each other. Silence.

Music ‘4OG22’ out: 10:52:22

COLE:

I didn't go to London. Got called back to the hospital.

She nods.

COLE:

I was so scared, not knowing if you were okay.

GEORGIE:

I thought you'd never want to see me again.

Cole stares at her.

COLE:

Can I ask you one question?

GEORGIE:

Yeah.

COLE:

Is it properly over between... you and Elvis?

GEORGIE:

Yeah, I promise.

COLE:

And nothing happened in Kenya?

GEORGIE:

No.

She shakes her head, leans forward and takes his hands in hers. She raises his hands to her

mouth and kisses them.

GEORGIE:

I'm leaving the army. I've made up my mind.

Georgie contemplates this and half nods.

COLE:

You have to do what you wanna do.

GEORGIE:

All I wanna do is marry you.

They kiss.

IN:
10:54:49 INT. SAFEHOUSE. MANCHESTER. DAY

Abu looks at the pictures of Georgie on the wall and the map of Manchester.

Music ‘4OG25’ in: 10:55:14

NEXT TIME:

IN:
10:55:14 INT. PRESTON BARRACKS. DAY

James opens the door and as Georgie and Cole walk in all the team are gathered, they cheer and

set of party poppers.

Music ‘4OG23’ out: 10:55:16

JAMES (V.O.)

She's leaving the army and starting a new life.

IN:
10:55:19 INT. OFFICE. PRESTON BARRACKS. DAY

James looks at Elvis.

JAMES:

Back off.

IN:
10:55:20 INT. CORRIDOR. PRESTON BARRACKS. DAY

Elvis stops Georgie.

ELVIS:

Big day Saturday then.

GEORGIE:

Yeah. Yeah. It's not a secret.

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