Tamara Drewe Page #12

Andy points towards an upturned traffic cone, held in place

by a metal frame.

ANDY:

Gently put it’s head down there; then

quick in the skull with an air rifle. *

Pluck it while it’s warm, little pot *

to catch all the blood

BEN:

Do you enjoy doing that?

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ANDY:

No, but in my low wage economy, this

flock’s worth a lot.

BEN:

You’re a sick f***, Andy.

Andy has had enough.

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ANDY:

Grow up.

BEN:

(squaring up)

What did you say?

Andy stands. He’s at least two inches taller than Ben.

ANDY:

I said grow up, little drummer boy.

Ben thinks about it. He walks away. Glen appears with hissuitcase on wheels containing most of his worldly goods.

ANDY:

Tamara rang me this morning. Saidto finish the house. It goes on themarket in the spring and that’s it;

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over.

GLEN:

Why does the a**hole always get thegirl?

He stands with Andy; comrades. Andy slaps him on the back.

ANDY:

Come on. Or you’ll miss that train.

94 INT. SIX WEEKS LATER. WINNARDS FARM - TAMARA’S BEDROOM. 94 *

Snow falling outside. Jody and Casey are in school uniform.

Jody curled up on the bed; Casey at Tamara’s PC. The room hasbeen redecorated.

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JODY:

It won’t be just a shag, Case. It’llbe an event. I’ll be wearing like agossamer slip with a bra bit; Prada.

Or like a filmy, linen shirt, and...

We see Jody’s thought bubble. Ben is leaning against the doorframe, giving her a smouldering look.

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JODY (V.O.) (CONT'D)

He’ll be wearing a black T-shirt all

taut over his buff bod and underneath

Calvin Klein Boxers, black.

Jody moves towards Ben. He buries his face in her neck as ifhe’s found the love of his life.

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JODY (V.O.) (CONT'D)

And he’ll have like one tattoo of my

name and lush pecs and we’ll have

candles and white sheets and I’ll

smell of Allure by Chanel.

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Ben lifts Jody on to the bed. They marvel at each other. Hebends down to kiss her.

JODY (V.O.) (CONT'D)

And he tries to stop himself but I’m

a vision and he gets drawn into mypower and it’ll be like Uhhh... Butalso respectful. And my ‘V’ plates

will melt into nothing.

She looks up. Casey is reading at the PC.

JODY (CONT'D)

Are you listening?

CASEY:

I like this.

What?

JODY:

CASEY:

There’s this bit right, where her dad

takes her for dinner and she thinks

it’s some big treat but what he’s

doing, right, is telling her he’s

leaving them. And she, right, she’sgutted and she yaks all her food intoa napkin and puts it on his plate.

JODY:

So?

CASEY:

It’s painful. But funny. It’s about

her; Plastic Fantastic. She’s sad,

Jode.

JODY:

Sad? She’s a lucky c*nt. *

94A EXT. NIGHT. WINNARD’S FARM 94A

Outside the farm the snow falls.

95 INT. DAY. LONDON - BEN’S WAREHOUSE FLAT. 95

Tamara is trying to write. Ben is playing his drum kit, highas a kite. The noise is deafening. Tamara sits back, lookingaround the boyish pad. It feels alien. The phone rings.

96 EXT. DAY. WINNARDS FARM 96

Andy is on the phone, examining the decrepit shed. Nothinghas changed in a decade.

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ANDY *

So what about the shed? *

TAMARA (V.0)

Hang on...

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ANDY:

Am I dismantling it - or mending it? *

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96A EXT. DAY. LONDON - BEN’S FLAT. BALCONY./ EXT. DAY. WINNARDS 96A

FARM.

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Tamara takes the phone out onto the balcony to escape thenoise. She slowly smiles, knowing what he’s thinking. *

TAMARA:

I don’t know; the shed... What do

you think?

ANDY:

I recommend preserving it.

Really?

TAMARA:

ANDY:

Always useful, a good shed.

TAMARA:

Well then. Keep it...

Andy puts the phone down, grinning. Tamara is grinning too,

sharing the same memory.

97 INT. NIGHT. STONEFIELD. THE KITCHEN. 97 *

Beth is decorating a little pink valentine cake. She’s on thephone to Nicholas.

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BETH:

Really? Oh dear...

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NICHOLAS (V.O.)

Yes, We thought it’d be a good

opportunity to catch up.

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BETH:

Couldn’t you do it another day?

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97B INT. NIGHT. A RESTAURANT. 97B *

Nicholas is standing by the window on his phone. *

NICHOLAS (V.O.)

Beth, you know what it’s like.

Judy’s off to New York tomorrow. Wecan never find a window. Should be

home around ten.

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He puts the phone down. *

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97C INT. NIGHT. STONEFIELD - THE KITCHEN. 97C *

Beth looks at the cake. It says To My Valentine in pipedlettering around the edge. She picks up her icing bag, fullof unease.

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In the middle of the cake she ices a big question mark. Thenshe quickly looks up a number and dials.

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BETH:

Hello, Judy?

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97D INT. NIGHT. RESTAURANT. 97D *

Judy and Nicholas are eating their starters. *

JUDY:

Beth, hello love.

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BETH:

I’m so sorry, I think Nicholas has

got his phone turned off and um *

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JUDY:

He’s right here. I’ll put him on.

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97E INT. NIGHT. STONEFIELD - THE KITCHEN. 97E *

BETH:

Oh - actually - don’t worry - I’ve

just found it.

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Beth puts the phone down, biting her lip. She is relieved,

ashamed and ultimately not reassured. She looks to camera.

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BETH:

Nicholas has been telling the trutha lot recently.

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The cake, with its question mark, is finished. *

CASEY (V.O.)

Roses are red, violets are blue.

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98 INT. DAY. WINNARDS FARM - TAMARA’S BEDROOM. 98

Jody, dressed in Tamara’s leopard skin coat, is admiring

herself in Tamara's mirror, swigging from a bottle of wine.

We hear Casey reading the card.

CASEY (V.O.)

You are so fit

I wanna shag you.

Love from Ben pfwoor!!!

Jody takes another swig with a wicked grin, she sits at

Tamara’s PC.

We hear Casey knock three times on the back door.

99 I/E. DAY. WINNARDS FARM - KITCHEN. 99

Outside Casey is waiting. Jody lets her in. She has

accessorised the leopard print coat with red stilettos, a

Chloe bag and bright red lipstick.

CASEY:

(Shocked)

What are you doing?

JODY:

Just messing. I got one from Mum, one

from that peanut Ryan, and a mystery

one from Ben.

CASEY:

I sent you that.

Jody takes another swig from the bottle of wine.

CASEY (CONT'D)

Is that theirs?

JODY:

It’s my mum’s; they don’t drink this

sh*t.

She hands it to Casey.

JODY:

Look what I’m doing. Come on.

99A INT. DAY. WINNARDS FARM - TAMARA’S BEDROOM. 99A

Jody plonks herself down at Tamara’s PC.

JODY (CONT'D)

We have to get him back down here.

I’m sending him a valentine.

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CASEY:

No you are not!

JODY:

From her address.

CASEY:

He’ll think it’s from Tamara, you

dipshit.

JODY:

But I know it’ll be from me. Subject:

Hot Love.

CASEY:

(amused, despite herself)

Oh God, Jody...

JODY:

Contacts:
where are you Ben?

CASEY:

Look, there’s that bloke my mum works

for; Nicholas Hardiment.

JODY:

Let’s put him on. Who else?

CASEY:

Uncle Andy. *

JODY:

Andy Cobb.

(typing as she speaks)

‘Come to Winnards Farm. I’ll give you

the biggest shagging of your life.

Love Tamara xxx.’

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They fall about giggling. Jody swigs more wine.

CASEY:

Don’t ever, ever send that.

JODY:

I just did.

Casey is appalled.

CASEY:

You never!

Jody nods.

CASEY (CONT'D)

You’ll spoil it! Jody - I love coming

here and you’ll spoil it!

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