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JULIEN:

My honey bees will only survive the

winter if they think there is still

a nectar flow. To live through this

cold they must believe the world

outside the hive is warm.

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

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JULIEN (CONT'D)

That there is food, that nothing

has changed.

He puts a lid on the beaker.

JULIEN (CONT’D)

Tony is in Chalons Du Bois because

there, he can believe that his son

is not gone, and that somewhere he

is now 13 years old, playing

football and starting to think

about girls... That’s the only way

Tony knows how to survive.

CELIA:

You think that this is good for

him?

JULIEN:

Of course not, my love. They are

not the same thing.

He heads back towards the door, the beaker in his hand.

JULIEN (CONT’D)

As you say - these are just bees.

He kisses her on the forehead and goes out into the cold.

24A EXT. EALING TUBE STATION - DAY 3(PRESENT DAY) 24A

A busy morning at Ealing tube station. We pick out a man -

good looking, charming, a little awkward - MARK. Wearing a

suit, he’s carrying some cake boxes.

CAPTION:
EALING, LONDON

25 EXT. TONY AND EMILY’S HOUSE - DAY 3(PRESENT DAY) 25

Establisher of a semi detached suburban house.

26 INT. TONY AND EMILY’S HOUSE. KITCHEN - DAY 3(PRESENT DAY)26

A blonde WOMAN sits on a chair wearing a blindfold. Mark is

in front of her. On the side we see the open cake boxes. The

rest of the room is stacked with taped-up removal boxes,

which explains why the house looks so empty.

EMILY:

Okay. I’m ready.

Mark puts a slice of brown cake with white icing on it into

her mouth. She eats it. A pause, then -

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EMILY (CONT’D)

It’s that one! That’s the one, a

hundred percent...

She pulls off the blindfold and we see it’s EMILY - but her

hair is now dyed blonde.

EMILY (CONT’D)

No!

MARK:

Yep, this is the expensive one...

Mark holds up another slice of cake with a bite taken out of

it.

EMILY:

Well alright then. Now we’ll just

have to blindfold all our guests.

Mark smiles and kisses her.

MARK:

I, uh, I looked at the list this

morning.

EMILY:

Oh right.

MARK:

I mean, it’s none of my business,

and I understand that maybe you, I

don’t know...

She moves away from him.

EMILY:

What?

MARK:

It’s just... you didn’t invite

Tony.

EMILY:

Do you want him there?

MARK:

I didn’t mean that. I mean I

wouldn’t mind if that’s something

that you...

EMILY:

No. I don’t think so. It’s not the

best idea.

Mark goes to hug her but she’s already turned around and is

busying herself tidying away the plates with cake on.

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MARK:

I just want to make sure you’re

happy on your wedding day.

EMILY:

It’s our wedding day, and you don’t

have to handle me with kid gloves

Mark, I’m a big girl.

(beat)

I’ll be an even bigger girl if I

eat any more of this.

She squeezes out a laugh and taps the plate against the bin,

emptying the rest of it away. She starts to wash the dishes.

MARK:

I’ll go crack on in the living

room.

Before he goes, he turns.

MARK (CONT’D)

I found your phone by the way. Fell

in one of the boxes.

He hands her an iPhone. Emily smiles.

EMILY:

My hero.

MARK:

We aim to please.

He goes next door. Emily switches her phone on. Frowns as

she sees a voicemail - from Tony. She looks at it for a

moment. Then looks at the door, the one Mark just left

through.

After a moment, she puts the phone to her ear and starts to

listen to the message. We stay on Emily, as we hear Tony’s

voice, tinny, on the other end of the line

TONY (V.O.)

It’s me. I hope you’re... well I

heard the news, so... I suppose you

are.

(beat)

I, uh, I came back Emily. Same room

and everything. TV still doesn’t

work.

(beat)

Anyway. I’m here. I thought you

should know why - I’ve found

something.

Emily hangs up. She takes a deep breath, closes her eyes and

deletes the message. Then she turns round and carries on

with the washing up, visibly shaken.

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27 EXT. PUBLISHERS OFFICE BUILDING - DAY 3(PRESENT DAY) 27

A big corporate office building.

28 INT. PUBLISHERS OFFICE - DAY 3 (PRESENT DAY) 28

CU on a large printed picture of Oliver Hughes. Text above

his face - “OLIVER”. Underneath - “by MALICK SURI”. Several

other large colour photographs all around, pinned to a

board.

We pull out to reveal we’re in a big, plush office. A very

serious-looking Indian man, MALICK, sits on a sofa looking

at the picture critically. A middle-aged woman in a suit,

CHRISTINE, sits on the edge of his desk.

MALICK:

It’s... very crude.

CHRISTINE:

It’ll sell.

MALICK:

But the book is about more than

just Oliver Hughes. It’s about

obsession itself...

CHRISTINE:

Malick, you’ve missed deadline

after deadline...

MALICK:

So? Cases like this don’t go away -

the possibility they could still be

out there ignites something in the

public’s consciousness.

CHRISTINE:

Look, when you came to me, you said

you had something different to

offer. Not just the exploitation of

some poor family’s tragedy. That’s

why I’ve been patient. But I can’t

wait forever.

MALICK:

You won’t have to. Vincent Bourg

has just been released from prison.

He nods at the photographs on the board and we pick out a

photograph of Vincent Bourg.

MALICK (CONT’D)

He may have refused to meet me

while he was inside, but now he

will have no choice.

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CHRISTINE:

You honestly think Vincent Bourg

was involved?

MALICK:

I just need to get him on the

record. Once I do, I assure you -

it will be worth the wait.

28A EXT. OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL - DAY 3 (PRESENT DAY) 28A

A pool on the edges of Chalons Du Bois, with a caf. right

beside it. Right now, the cafe is closed and the pool has

been drained. It has a grim, desolate appearance. A place

designed to be full of fun and life now stripped of its soul

in the dark winter. Through a padlocked gate we can see

TONY. Staring in at the empty pool and its peeling, chipped

walls, his expression unreadable.

FADE TO BLACK:

FADE IN:

29 EXT. GRAND PLACE - DAY A-1 (2006) 29

CAPTION:
CHALONS DU BOIS, JULY 2006

The Grand Place is a far cry from the ghost town we saw in

the opening. It’s now drenched in sunlight and filled with

people. French flags are everywhere. As are football fans

with the French flag painted on their faces. A celebratory

mood in the air.

30 EXT. LE CENTRAL. TERRASSE - DAY A-1 (2006) 30

The same dated brasserie we saw in the opening. Again, a

completely different atmosphere. A television has been put

up by the tills with a sports newsreader talking about

France in the World Cup, visible from the tables outside. At

one of these tables we see TONY, EMILY and OLIVER having

coffee and ice cream.

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