The Missing Page #2

JULIEN (V.O.)

(French; subtitled)

The sad truth is that such

matters rarely end with allthe loose parts tied upneatly, in a bow. The OliverHughes case was no different.

JULIEN (V.O.) *

(French translation) *

Ce genre d'affaire se termine *

rarement avec toutes les *

incoh.rences, toutes les *

contradictions bien ficel.es, *

c'est la triste v.rit. . Le *

cas Oliver Hughes n'.chappe *

pas . cette v.rit.. *

INT. JULIEN’S COTTAGE. KITCHEN - DAY 5 (2014) 9

CELIA is chopping vegetables in the kitchen with herdaughter SARA helping. Sara is looking well and healthy, herboyfriend JACQUES beside her. They’re both watching the TV.

On-screen, JULIEN is being interviewed for a documentary.

JULIEN (ON-SCREEN)

(French; subtitled)

The boy died. But theknowledge will not give hisparents respite. It willcontinue to follow them.

This, simply, is theunforgiving nature oftragedy. It is in its verybones...

JULIEN (V.O.) *

(French translation) *

Le petit est mort, mais de le *

savoir ne donnera pas . ses *

parents le repos. Cela *

continuera de les hanter. *

C'est la nature implacable de *

ce genre de trag.die. C'est *

dans son essence. *

The TV goes black. Celia looks over to see JULIEN hasentered, a bunch of freshly chopped wood under one arm, theTV remote in the other.

JULIEN (CONT’D)

If I cannot give us honey, I can atleast bring firewood.

He takes it over to the wood burning stove. Celia and Saragive each other a look, knowing what this means to Julien.

CELIA:

You tried, my love.

JULIEN:

And failed. So... fail again, failbetter...

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He puts a large chunk of wood into the wood burning oven.

Then stares into the flames. Quietly -

JULIEN (CONT’D)

... or simply adapt.

Jacques pipes up, clearly keen to make a good impression

JACQUES JACQUES:

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

I saw you have an impressive J’ai vu que vous aviez unered collection, Monsieur collection impressionnante deBaptiste. rouge, Monsieur Baptiste.

JULIEN JULIEN:

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

You’ve been looking through Tu as visit. ma cave, donc?

them, then?

The way he says it is loaded and Jacques reddens. Sarasqueezes his leg lovingly.

SARA:

Stop interrogating him, dad.

JULIEN:

(shrugs; smiles)

Old habits.

It’s lost on Jacques who doesn’t speak a word of English.

But Julien’s wary of him. Sara tries to move things on

SARA SARA:

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

Turn the TV back on. Remets la t.l..

Seeing her father’s reluctance

SARA (CONT’D)SARA (CONT’D)

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

It’s not everyday somebody C’est pas tous les jours quemakes a film about your quelqu’un fait un film surfather. ‘The great detective mon p.re. “Le grandBaptiste...’ inspecteur Baptiste...”

JULIEN JULIEN:

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

Spare us, please! Piti.!

He waves it away playfully. Hating the attention.

JULIEN (CONT’D)

I will get the rest of the wood.

And Julien heads back out. Once he’s out of earshot

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SARA:

I don’t understand. Why should adocumentary celebrating all he’sdone upset him?

CELIA CELIA:

It’s almost a year since (French translation)

Chalons Du Bois. Sitting Il voit .a comme un .pitaphe.

round here...

(French; subtitled)

He thinks it’s an obituary.

SARA SARA:

(French; subtitled)(French translation)

He should just enjoy it. Il ferait mieux de se

d.tendre et d’appr.cier.

Celia pulls the husks from an ear of corn.

CELIA:

Your father is a complicated man,

my love. And whilst he might be abrilliant detective... Sometimes,

he can be a real pain in the arse.

Sara laughs.

EXT. JULIEN’S COTTAGE - DAY 5 (2014) 10

JULIEN walks back outside and stares at the remains of the

smashed up beehive. A faraway, disturbed look in his eye.

EXT. FOREST - DAY 5 (2014) 11

A bare foot, as it steps forward in a snowy forest. We hear

a German choir start to sing ‘Rosen Sprungen’.

CAPTION:
Eckhausen, Germany.

We track up to find a WOMAN, wearing a nightie, barefoot,

making her way through the cold mist, her feet crunching

against the snowy forest floor. Her movement is strained as

she walks, and she has to prop herself up against a tree to

keep herself from falling.

EXT. ROAD - DAY 5 12

The WOMAN in the nightie is out of the forest now, and she’s

walking down an empty snowy road. Passing a German sign that

reads ‘Welcome to Eckhausen’. Her eyes are sunken and her

skin is pale. She looks hollow and sick. Using all her

energy to keep moving forward...

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13 EXT. ECKHAUSEN SHOPPING STREET - DAY 5 13

We’re in a pedestrianised shopping area in the town centre.

There’s a Christmas market on, people are setting up stallsand we see the choir who have been singing ‘Rosen Sprungen’.

We see the WOMAN - walking through the throng of people.

They make way as they notice her, not quite knowing what todo or say. Her presence is beginning to make a scene - tomake people uncomfortable. And then, suddenly, she collapsesto the ground. A dead weight.

From above, we go in CLOSE on the woman, who liesmotionless, face down on the ground. A LOCAL notices andapproaches, concerned. They shake her

LOCAL LOCAL:

(German; subtitled)(German translation)

Miss. Miss, are you okay? Hallo. Junge Frau, geht es

Miss? Ihnen gut? Hallo?

(to a PASSER-BY)(to a PASSER-BY)

Call an ambulance. Rufen Sie einen Krankenwagen.

14 EXT. SAM AND GEMMA’S HOUSE - DAY 5 (2014) 14

The snow continues to fall hard. We’re outside a terraced

house in the middle of the town of Eckhausen.

15 INT. SAM AND GEMMA’S HOUSE. KITCHEN - DAY 5 (2014) 15

The kitchen is modest but a lot of care has been put in tomake it feel homely. GEMMA is setting the table forbreakfast. Sat at the table is 21 year-old MATTHEW. He’saffable but distant. An introvert kind of intensity to him.

SAM enters, shirtless, and grabs an ironed shirt off theside and starts putting it on. Then looks out the window atthe falling snow.

SAM:

Morning all. Another day in

paradise!

GEMMA:

Might go outside, read a book and

get a tan today.

SAM:

Make sure you wear sun-cream.

Matthew takes a mouthful of cereal as he shakes his head.

MATTHEW:

When are you both going to stop

finding that funny?

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SAM:

(grinning)

When you stop finding it annoying.

Gemma sits at the table. Sam starts pulling his Army jacketon then joins them at the table. A family breakfast.

MATTHEW:

If this is your way of getting meto move out... It’s working.

SAM:

Maybe me and your Mum should startmaking out at the breakfast table.

Speed things up a bit.

Sam and Gemma laugh. Even Matthew breaks a slight smile.

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