Solitary Page #4

How come

you're in here?

None of your business.

Night, then.

Night.

- ( buzzer )

- ( muted chatter )

Aw, get away,

you f***ing poser.

- Piss off!

- ( women shouting )

( man shouts )

You're up.

Enough!

- Hiya, Dave.

- Hey.

Sorry.

I must look awful.

I don't know,

you always did look good

in tracksuits.

Oh, yeah?

Thanks for coming.

I should have come before.

That's all right.

Come sit down.

It's grown.

By the time I get out,

it'll be down to my knees.

How much longer

have you got?

18 months,

but Shannon thinks

I can be out in a year

if I behave myself.

Well, there's

no chance, then.

- You look well.

- Yeah?

Well, I've been

keeping busy.

How you're music going?

Good. Good.

I've got a gig

on the pier next week.

- Oh, that's great.

- Yeah, yeah.

Shannon been to see you?

A couple of times.

Job ties her up.

What about your dad?

It's hard with

the chair and all.

Didn't slow him down

when I came around.

He's meaner than he looks.

He's all right.

He was just

trying to protect you.

Look, you need anything?

I'd love to hear

some of your new music.

Maybe you could burn me

a CD or something.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I miss hearing you play.

I miss you.

I miss you, too.

So have you seen Tommy, then?

A couple times

around town.

How's he doing?

Look, I've been

to the cemetery.

I left some

flowers for you.

Thanks.

So you seeing someone, then?

Yeah.

Good.

You happy?

Yeah.

Well, that's good.

You deserve it.

Time.

Look, Nora,

are you okay in here?

Yeah, I'm getting by.

Man:

I said "time."

- Thanks for coming.

- All right. I'll see you soon.

- Let's go.

- All right.

( buzzer )

- Come with me.

- What are you doing?

Shut your mouth.

( zipper unzips )

Take it out.

Well, don't just look at it.

You all right?

( sobbing )

Nora, are you okay?

What's wrong?

( sobbing )

Come on,

it's going to be all right.

No, it's not.

Hey, listen.

It was an accident.

It weren't your fault.

You didn't mean

anyone to get hurt.

I was drunk,

killed my best friend.

Come on, now.

You've got to let it go.

You've got to get

your head together.

It should've been me.

That kind of talk

is not going to help.

All right?

All right, all right.

Okay.

- I'm okay.

- Shh, shh.

All right, thank you.

You're so beautiful.

Karen.

Karen, what are you doing?

We don't have to be alone.

Karen, no.

You feel so good.

Karen,

get the f*** off me!

- ( women shouting )

- Man:
Pipe down, eh?

Woman:

Shut your f***ing face!

- ( guards shouting )

- F*** you!

Man #2:

Get her out of there.

Get off me!

Get your f***ing

hands off me!

Man:

Shut up, all of you!

I need a medic now.

I need a medic now!

Get off me!

Get the f*** off me!

No! No!

I was defending myself!

I was defending myself!

No! No!

No!

Aah!

( sobbing )

Aah!

( squawking )

Woman:

Nora.

Wake up.

( gasps )

Let me out!

Get me out of here!

Leave me alone!

Nora, wake up.

I lost my key.

Get in quick

before Dad sees you.

Aren't you going to

get changed?

We have to leave

in a minute.

I'm not going.

Dad's going to kick off.

Tell him

I don't feel well.

Dad:
Nora?

You slept out

last night, did you?

I lost my key.

Where'd you stay?

At Lisa's.

You're dressed

like a slut!

- Come with me.

- Where are we going?

Never you mind.

Let's get a move on.

Shannon:
Nora?

Nora, are you in here?

Come on,

stop messing around.

What the hell

are you doing?

What's wrong?

Where's Dad?

I don't know.

He's out.

Help me up.

What? You're bleeding.

I'm fine.

Let's get out of here.

- What happened?

- Nothing!

It's all right.

You can

tell me anything.

Just leave me alone!

( door opens )

Not a word.

- Dad:
Hi, girls!

- Hiya, Dad.

Good day at school,

Shannon?

Yeah, good, Dad.

How you feeling, Nora?

I'll be fine to go

to school tomorrow.

Glad to hear it.

I got an A

on my English test.

Hey, that's my girl.

Can I show you?

Come and help me

with this one first.

Shannon:

She was clearly provoked.

Woman:

Miss Parker was in

hospital for two days

with a broken nose

and severe concussion.

And my sister's been

in solitary confinement

for over three days

without an official hearing.

Did you even question Nora

before segregating her?

She was hardly

in a fit enough state

to be questioned.

She's a danger to herself

and to others.

In the sixth months

that she's been here,

she's shown

no violent tendencies

and has an immaculate record.

Everyone has

a breaking point,

Ms. Gallagher.

Let's discuss

what could have provoked

the incident.

Records from

Karen Parker's

stay at Highpoint.

Did you know

she was accused

of sexually assaulting

two inmates

during her time there?

With all due respect,

Ms. Gallagher,

I don't see how

that's relevant.

Really? I bet

the independent

monitoring board

would find it relevant.

I expect my sister

to be released

from

solitary confinement

immediately

and relocated

to a different cell.

Good day, Ms. Pierce.

( sighs )

( keys jingling )

Get some rest, love.

- Shannon.

- How are you?

I'm better now,

thanks to you.

Sit.

Are you in

your own cell?

Yeah.

Is that for me?

Yeah.

Are you sure

you're okay?

I'm fine.

Dad's been

asking after you.

He told me

to send you his love.

He's been a lot better

with the nurses, too.

That's great.

I helped put in

an application

for your parole,

and I really think

we could have you

out of here

within a few months.

Really?

Yeah.

As long as you

stay out of trouble.

Thanks for everything,

Shannon.

Not just for this,

but for always trying

to take care of me.

I know I haven't been

the easiest person to love.

The only thing

that matters

is that we get you

out of here.

- Just stay out of trouble.

- I will.

( buzzer, gate slams )

Nora:

I've learnt my lesson.

I made a terrible mistake.

But I intend to go

to regular AA meetings

like I've been doing in here,

because I understand now

I've got to

take responsibility

for my actions,

stop blaming other people

for my bad choices.

( no audible dialogue )

I got your room ready.

- I'm not going to Dad's.

- He's got a nurse.

You won't have to

do anything.

- It's not that.

- What is it, then?

I just think

I need a fresh start.

He's really been

looking forward

to seeing you.

He's missed you so much.

Where are you

going to stay, then?

David said I could stay

with him for a few days.

Just till

I find somewhere new.

I'd hardly call David

a fresh start.

Please, Shannon.

I don't want to fight.

Well, neither do I, babe,

but, look,

I just don't understand.

Dad's going to

be heartbroken.

Remember that day

you found me

on the front step?

And later you came home

and I was hiding in the shed?

I think so.

It was the year Mom died.

I'd stayed home from school.

Well, that narrows it down.

Something happened

that day, Shannon.

I know.

You got your period, right?

That's why you were

hiding in there.

God, it must have been awful

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