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He shrugs lugubriously.

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MALICK:

You are still part of the

investigation. Tell me what you

know and no-one will ever hear

about Chamartaines.

Ziane nods. Hating the situation but knowing he has no

choice.

ZIANE:

At least you could buy me a drink

first. That is the polite thing to

do before you try to screw someone,

non?

Malick smiles thinly, but Ziane isn’t finding this in the

least bit funny.

67 INT. LAURENCE’S POLICE CAR/CUL-DE-SAC - DAY A-2(2006) 67

EMILY and TONY are in the back of a police car. LAURENCE is

driving. Emily is looking out the window when suddenly -

EMILY:

Stop! STOP!

Laurence, confused, hits the brakes on the car. Emily throws

open the door like a madwoman and jumps out.

TONY:

Em, wait...

He follows her out.

68 EXT. CUL-DE-SAC/CHURCH SQUARE - DAY A-2 (2006) 68

EMILY is running down the street.

EMILY:

OLIVER!

We see her POV - the back of a little boy, and from behind

it’s true - he looks exactly like Oliver. A man beside him,

walking with him. Tony looks shocked.

TONY:

Oh my God...

EMILY:

Oliver...

Emily has reached the boy - and as she puts his hand on his

shoulder, he turns -

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-and we see, of course, it isn’t Oliver. Same age, same

build, same hair colour... but not Oliver. He looks

terrified.

EMILY (CONT’D)

I’m sorry, I... I’m sorry, I

thought that was my son...

She addresses this to the MAN holding the boy’s hand - and

we see for the first time that this is MARK.

MARK:

It’s okay.

TONY:

I’m sorry...

EMILY:

He looks so like him.

Emily is utterly transfixed by the boy we now realise is

young JAMES.

MARK:

You must be Mr and Mrs Hughes. I’m

Mark Walsh, this is my son James.

We were close by on holiday, when

your son was taken, so I

volunteered to step in...

Off their confused expressions

MARK (CONT’D)

I’m the English police liaison in

your case. The Home Office want to

make sure we look after our own,

keep you informed about what’s

happening.

TONY:

Good. That’s good, isn’t it love?

But Emily is barely listening. She’s transfixed by young

James. Slightly embarrassed by this

TONY (CONT’D)

We should get going.

MARK:

The press conference, yeah, I’ll

see you there. And look, once I get

up to speed, we’ll sit down and

you’ll know what I know.

TONY:

Thank you. Appreciated.

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MARK:

Nice to meet you.

Emily snaps out of her reverie.

EMILY:

Yes. Nice to meet you too.

But she can’t take her eyes off James. Tony too is looking

at the boy - disappointment in his eyes.

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FADE IN:

69 EXT. CHARITY SHOP - DAY 5 69

CAPTION:
PRESENT DAY

The rain is sheeting down but it’s like TONY doesn’t notice

as he shows his photograph to a couple who are walking past,

trying to hurry out of the rain and barely give the photo a

second glance. JULIEN emerges from a charity shop nearby.

Tony spots him, surprised, and walks over.

TONY:

I thought you went home.

JULIEN:

I did. I thought you were supposed

to do the same. Yet here we are.

Bumping into each other like

locals.

TONY:

Chalons isn’t such a big place.

Like you once said - sit in the

Grand Place long enough and the

whole world walks by.

Tony looks at the photo of the young Asian boy in Julien’s

hand. The same as the one he’s holding.

TONY (CONT’D)

I knew you believed me. What have

you found?

Julien looks at Tony and realises he’s not going to give

this up. Reluctantly

JULIEN:

I found out who the boy in the

photo is.

TONY:

(stunned)

You found him? How?

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JULIEN:

The photograph was taken on

Bastille Day. Some old colleagues

in the department helped to search

every available image of the

celebrations here in Chalons Du

Bois - social networking sites,

publications, whatever we could

find online. We found this.

He shows Tony another photo of the Grand Place, the Bastille

Day celebrations taking place. Julien points to the far

corner - by the road, there’s a car. In it, the young boy

with the yellow scarf and his family.

JULIEN (CONT’D)

From the license plate - a rental -

we found the family. A German

family.

TONY:

And what did they say, I mean...

did they see him, or... what did

they say?

JULIEN:

They were here on holiday. They say

they bought the scarf from a secondhand

shop.

TONY:

Do you believe them?

JULIEN:

I have no reason to assume they’re

lying. In the meantime, it can’t

hurt to explore the story.

Tony looks at the charity shop Julien just emerged from.

Putting it together.

TONY:

You’ve been going to charity shops

in the area...

JULIEN:

(nods)

I have visited four already.

Nothing.

TONY:

But if we do find the shop... If we

find that, then maybe we can find

who handed the scarf in and then...

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JULIEN:

Slowly. One step at a time. There

are three other second-hand shops

in this area. And if indeed one of

them received this scarf, it was

all in likelihood many years ago.

Please - one step at a time.

Tony nods - but it’s clear his mind is racing, suddenly

alive with hope.

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70A EXT. MARK’S HOUSE- DAY 5 (PRESENT DAY) 70A

Establisher of MARK and EMILY’s house.

71 INT. MARK’S HOUSE. MASTER BEDROOM - DAY 5(PRESENT DAY) 71

EMILY is lying in bed asleep. The door to the bedroom opens

slowly, and MARK enters with JAMES. The two of them are

carrying a large breakfast tray. Giggling like naughty

schoolchildren as they try to keep quiet, they put the tray

down over Emily’s legs. Once it’s in place, Mark coughs.

Emily stirs, but still doesn’t wake. Mark coughs louder.

MARK:

Madam, breakfast is served...

EMILY:

Huh?

She’s half-asleep as she rolls onto her back - and almost

knocks the tray over. Only hasty intervention from Mark and

James prevents disaster. Which only serves to make them both

laugh harder.

EMILY (CONT’D)

Look at this!

MARK:

For your first day in our new home.

Well, your new home, my old one...

JAMES:

Dad was just going to go round to

McDonald’s.

MARK:

What’s wrong with that?

James and Emily share a look and roll their eyes at Mark.

EMILY:

That’s very sweet of you.

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JAMES:

I made the pancakes too.

MARK:

(stagey whisper)

Don’t touch the pancakes.

James elbows him playfully in the ribs.

EMILY:

Aren’t you two having anything?

MARK:

We’re just going to watch you.

JAMES:

And steal some pancakes.

Emily looks at them - and the breakfast - for a moment. And

suddenly, she feels overwhelmed. She forces a smile, trying

to bluster through it.

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