Tamara Drewe Page #19

NICHOLAS *

I want you out of my house. *

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GLEN *

It’s Beth’s. She made this place -*

NICHOLAS:

And I f***ing pay for it. I’ve *

given Beth all this. What can you *

give her? *

GLE *

I can give her / integrity! *

NICHOLAS *

Obscure literary sh*t not worth ten *

pence -*

GLEN:

You know if I made my pile

fantasizing rapes and homicides I

wouldn’t be so proud.

NICHOLAS:

(Shoving him)

You c*nt.

GLEN:

F*** you.

Glen grabs him round the middle. They struggle like overgrown

schoolboys.

NICHOLAS (CONT'D)

Beth’ll come to her senses. You

need an income to run Stonefield.

And mine’s bigger than yours!

Glen nuts him. Nicholas slips backwards in the mud. He whacks

his skull on the sharp, rusting corner of the trough. He

falls to the ground. Glen is astonished at his own prowess.

GLEN:

Now... get up, Nicholas. Let’s talk

about this like grown men.

Blood trickles from the wound on Nicholas’ head. He moans.

GLEN (CONT'D)

Oh my God. Nicholas...

Glen becomes aware of a sound like a drumbeat, the drumming

of hooves. The herd of cows come over the brow of the hill

and down towards them. Boss is chasing them, barking. The

beasts are terrified, stampeding.

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They are heading straight for the trough. Nicholas is tryingto get up on his knees.

GLEN (CONT'D)

Nicholas! Get up! Run!

Glen puts out a hand to help him. But before Nicholasnotices, he instinctively retrieves it.

Glen turns on his heels and runs, terrified. He throws

himself into the hedge as the cows thunder past. Theydisappear down the hill, Boss still behind them.

Glen looks back towards the water trough. Nicholas is lyingon his front, his face pressed into the mud, unmoving.

Glen walks over. He gingerly peers at him. The back ofNicholas’ skull is broken open. Blood is pooling in the mud

and sh*t. Glen panics. He looks all around. Has the accidentbeen seen?

No human is visible. Has his part in it been noticed? Hebends down as if to turn the body over, in case by somemiracle Nicholas still lives. He cannot bring himself totouch him. Fear overwhelms him. He runs away.

164 EXT. DAY. WINNARDS FARM - THE KITCHEN / HALL. 164

Tamara is looking at Jody, stunned.

TAMARA:

It was you?

Jody can’t look her in the eye.

BEN:

Jody has explained that she did itout of deep love for me.

To Ben’s astonishment, Tamara smiles. He grabs his moment. *

Tamara...

BEN (CONT'D)

*

It’s an apology. Tamara takes Ben’s hand and leads him

through to a dresser in the hall. She opens it.

*

Ben.

TAMARA (CONT'D)

*

She takes the ring out of the jar and puts it in his hand. *

TAMARA (CONT'D)

I’m in love with someone else.

At that moment, Casey appears at the back door.

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CASEY:

Jody - the dog!

165

EXT. DAY. THE FIELDS. 165

Boss is still worrying the herd. He’s got them against a

gate. The animals are very distressed. Behind them we see

Andy’s Landrover appear.

165A

EXT. DAY. THE FIELDS (LARKHAM) 165A

Andy gets out of his Landrover, takes out his rifle, comes

through the gate. Loads his rifle while watching the dog.

165B

EXT. DAY. THE FIELDS (LARKHAM). 165B

His POV. The dog and the cattle.

165C

EXT. DAY. THE FIELDS (LARKHAM). 165C

He raises the gun.

165D

EXT. DAY. THE FIELDS (LARKHAM). 165D

Through his sights, the dog.

165E

EXT. DAY. THE FIELDS (LARKHAM). 165E

As his finger tightens on the trigger.

Bang. A shot rings out. He looks round, off right.

165F

EXT. DAY. THE FIELDS (LARKHAM). 165F

Up on the ridge of the hill, Penny Upminster is standing in a

straw hat and flowery wellies, with a smoking gun.

PENNY:

Got ‘im. The beast.

166

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167

INT. DAY. STONEFIELD - BETH’S OFFICE. 167

Beth, chucking fan mail into the bin, stops in her tracks.

167A

EXT. DAY. WINNARD’S FARM. 167A

Tamara’s head appears at the front door. *

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168 CUT 168

168A CUT 168A

168B

CUT 168B

168C

EXT. DAY. STONEFIELD - THE FIELD. 168C

Beth is coming down the field where Nicholas lies. She sees a

figure in the distance. She squints, the sun in her eyes.

168D

EXT. DAY. COPSE (LARKHAM’S) 168D

Opposite her she sees Tamara descending through the copse.

169

EXT. DAY. FIELD. (LARKHAMS) 169

Tamara, walking down by the trough, discovers Nicholas’ body.

She drops to her knees, light-headed with shock.

170 EXT. DAY. FIELD. 170

Beth walks into the field. She sees Tamara kneeling, looking

at something on the other side of the trough.

BETH:

B*tch.

Tamara looks up.

TAMARA:

Beth - no BETH

Brazen. That is brazen.

Beth carries on walking towards her.

TAMARA:

Beth. Don’t.

Tamara is running towards Beth. She cannot bear her to see.

She throws her arms around her, protecting her.

TAMARA (CONT'D)

Don’t look. Don’t look...

It is too late. Beth is seeing the corpse. A great wave of

shock hits her. Tamara holds her tight, trying to contain it.

Another great wave of shock.

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BETH:

Nicholas. No.

Her cries of grief soar over the valley.

171 EXT. DAY. THE FIELD - LATER. 171

Tamara, ashen, is on the phone to emergency services. *

TAMARA *

You’ll get to it through Byley farm.

His skull is broken. It’s smashed. No

*

*

I haven’t but... it’s obvious. His *

wife. Yes she is. Thank you. Thankyou. I will.

*

*

Beth has turned Nicholas over. She is washing the mud fromhis face with water from the trough.

*

TAMARA *

They’re on their way... *

Beth seems totally closed off. Tamara gingerly approaches.

She touches Beth’s shoulder.

*

TAMARA:

Beth? Help is coming *

Beth cannot bear to be touched. Her hand involuntarily fliesout. It slams into Tamara’s face.

Tamara steps back. Her nose is broken, pouring blood.

TAMARA *

It’s broken! *

She gasps, riding the pain, knowing she deserves it. It’s thebiggest wake-up call of her life.

*

Beth stares at her, at first astonished at what she has done -

then satisfied. Tamara stumbles away.

171A EXT. DAY. IN THE COPSE. LATER. 171A *

Tamara sits beside a dewpond, gingerly washing the blood offher face.

ANDY:

Tamara...

Andy is watching. She turns away from him. He approaches. *

TAMARA *

I’m sorry. *

She starts crying bitter tears. *

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ANDY:

Tam, come on. It was an accident.

Still Tamara cries. He comforts her. She lets him. He holds *

her for some time. *

ANDY:

I’d better get up to Stonefield. Come

with me. We’ll get this sorted.

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Tamara shakes her head. She separates herself from him andstands.

ANDY:

Then get Ben to take you to London.

Make sure he looks after you.

*

Tamara walks a few paces away. She stares straight ahead.

TAMARA:

I don’t want to be with Ben. *

She looks back at Andy. He begins to understand. She walksoff.

*

171B INT. DAY. STONEFIELD. GLEN’S ROOM. 171B *

Glen, sick with dread, is drying his face with a towel. Hepicks up his muddy shoes and clothes, wraps them in a bag andshoves them in his case.

*

*

*

His eyes alight on his poster of Thomas Hardy. He pulls itdown.

*

*

172 EXT. DAY. WINNARDS FARM - THE GARDEN. 172 *

Ben and the girls have dug a grave for Boss. Casey is puttingflowers on the top. Ben starts to cry like a broken-heartedlittle boy. Jody instinctively puts her arms round him. Thegirls are immensely moved. Jody looks over at Casey. Shemouths:

*

JODY:

Pap me! Pap me!

Casey waits until Ben is not looking. Then she takes pictureswith her mobile phone. Jody cradles Ben in her arms, doingher best moved-but-sultry pose. Casey tries not to laugh.

Jody is ecstatic. The man of her dreams is in her arms. Herwish has come true.

172A EXT. DAY. STONEFIELD - THE COURTYARD. 172A

An ambulance and two police cars are in the courtyard. Thepolice are carrying the corpse, covered in blankets. Andycrosses the yard to the barn. He bumps into Glen furtivelycoming out of the door. Glen’s case is packed.

ANDY:

What are you doing?

Glen can’t look him in the eye.

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