The Missing Page #12

EVE:

Alice, when the paramedics pickedyou up, you mentioned SophieGiroux. You were asking for her.

ALICE:

I don’t remember...

EVE:

Do you have any idea where shemight be right now?

Alice looks haunted.

ALICE:

She was so weak. He hadn’t fed her

in weeks, she couldn’t even stand.

I promised I’d come back...

(tearful)

Sophie. Poor Sophie...

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86 EXT. HANNOVER HOSPITAL - LATER - DAY 7(2014) 86

JULIEN waits patiently outside the hospital, stamping hisfeet in the snow to keep warm. He’s looking through a casefile as he waits. As he pores through, we catch glimpses ofwhat he’s looking at

A picture of a smiling 11-year-old girl, who we can onlypresume to be Sophie Giroux. News clippings, all in French.

In one, we see a grainy picture of Julien as a young manentering the police station. It’s clear that this case wasmajor in the headlines. And we may even glimpse the dates inthe papers, and the year - 2002.

Among the pictures, we might also glimpse one of a yellow VWcampervan - similar (if not quite identical) to the one we

saw in the opening scenes.

Finally, Julien hears the glass doors slide open and looksup - to see a group of POL officers emerge, on their radios.

JORN beside them. Then EVE emerges and goes over to speak tosome MP officers waiting nearby. She briefs them. It’s asudden burst of energy. Julien waits until Eve is done andthen approaches her.

JULIEN:

Are you Sergeant Stone?

Eve looks startled to see Julien.

EVE:

Who’s asking?

JULIEN:

I am Julien Baptiste. How far along

are you? Seven months I would

guess?

EVE:

Eight.

JULIEN:

I think - a girl. Non?

Eve ignores the friendly overtures.

EVE:

What are you doing here? I thought

you were retired.

JULIEN:

(ignoring this)

The receptionist had no record of

Alice Webster. And since I see no

journalists, I must presume the

girl’s return has been kept secret.

(MORE)

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EVE:

The last thing that girl needs is

any more stress.

JULIEN:

Of course. But there is only solong the flow of police into thishospital can go unremarked upon.

He nods at the POL officers and MP officer getting intotheir cars.

JULIEN (CONT’D)

I wish nothing but peace for thegirl, but this, you know, is notthe way of the world.

EVE:

I asked you to look into the Girouxcase-file, not come out to Germany.

JULIEN:

I am asking only to speak with her.

EVE:

She’s dangerously underweight andmalnourished. She has bruises all

over her body, scars that are yearsold. And those are just the ones wecan see. The last thing she needsis more people questioning her.

Julien looks at her. He knows, by the way she’s acting, thatsomething’s up. That there’s been news.

JULIEN:

But she has spoken, non?

Eve sighs.

EVE:

She’s been telling us everythingshe can remember. Bits and

pieces... not in any kind of order,

even. But she did confirm - she was

held captive with Sophie Giroux.

JULIEN:

Sophie? Where were they kept?

EVE:

They were moved around. All Aliceremembers is being in the forest.

She walked hours until she found

the road. Where exactly, she’s not

sure.

(MORE)

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EVE (CONT'D)

We’re going to start searching theforests but...

She stops herself.

EVE (CONT’D)

I shouldn’t be telling you this.

JULIEN:

Was there a yellow van mentioned inAlice’s abduction? That was the

only clue we had in Sophie’s case.

EVE:

Baptiste, I’ve said enough already.

JULIEN:

I do not wish to interfere with

your investigation. But years ago Imade the parents of Sophie Giroux a

promise, and there is no-one whoknows that case better than I. You

looked me up, Sergeant, you knowwho I am. What I have done. Let me

help.

EVE:

She’s working with a sketch artistright now. A picture of the man whotook her and Sophie will be inevery police station in Germany bytonight.

SAM emerges from the hospital and approaches Eve.

SAM:

Sergeant.

EVE:

(to Julien)

Go home, Mr Baptiste.

She walks towards Sam. Julien and Sam exchange a look, andthen Eve leads Sam back inside. As the POL and MP all

disappear, Julien is left entirely on his own. Powerless todo anything and frustrated.

86A INT. HANNOVER HOSPITAL. PRIVATE ROOM - DAY (2014) 86A

We enter the room with GEMMA - to find SAM with ALICE.

There’s an atmosphere in the room she can’t quite read.

SAM:

Gem, we need to get her someclothes. She’s coming home with ustonight.

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Gemma looks stunned.

GEMMA:

Tonight? That’s...

(to Alice)

You don’t need to rush. We can stayhere, as long as you need...

ALICE:

What I need is to go home.

SAM:

I spoke to the docs. They saidshe’s fine. This appendixoperation, it’s routine, one nightis easily enough...

GEMMA:

But you need... other help, love.

Help we can’t give you.

SAM:

The shrink will come by. Every day.

She’s made up her mind.

Gemma is not quite as convinced as Sam. Seeing this

SAM (CONT’D)

It’s been 11 years since she’s beensomewhere safe. Somewhere she

doesn’t have to be scared. Don’t

you think she’s been throughenough? It’s time she came home.

Where she belongs.

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We’re outside an unassuming building with a blue sign on itthat reads “POLIZEI”. Outside, several cars that have been

refurbished in the distinctive silver and blue of the German

Police force.

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INT. ECKHAUSEN POLICE STATION. ENGEL’S OFFICE - DAY 7 88

(2014)

We’re in the office of Senior Police Director ENGEL.

Opposite sits the man we saw earlier, BRIGADIER ADRIANSTONE, his uniform only adding to his patrician air ofsuperiority. Standing in the room are EVE, O’SULLIVAN, JORN

a couple of other POL officers. And another English man in aMajor’s uniform. ADAM.

Engel is speaking. He’s holding up a sketch of a man, thoughwe barely get a proper look at it.

ENGEL:

The photofit is being sent to every

single police station in Germany.

It will be in every newspaper bythe evening edition.

ADAM:

We’re not issuing Alice Webster’sname along with it, are we?

ENGEL:

We agreed to keep her identityprivate, and so we have done. Whatdo you take us for, Major Gettrick?

ADAM:

I’m just asking the question. I’vehad calls already to my officeabout the Army presence in Hannoverhospital...

ENGEL:

Refer them to my department.

ADAM:

That’s not going to make the storygo away. If we’re going to keepAlice Webster’s identity withheldas long as possible we need aconsistent strategy...

ENGEL:

Your department deals with localpolitics, community relations, notabductions...

STONE:

Okay, can we take the temperaturedown here? Alice Webster’s identitywill break, at some point. That’sinevitable. We can spare her andher family the intrusion for aslong as possible if work together.

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