Episode One - BLUE AMENDS - 17/10/12
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CHURCHILL (CONT’D) But remember this, Mr Campbell. This is England, not Belfast. Bodies thrown into rivers, wash up in the papers here. We must keep the existence of these stolen guns out of the papers otherwise we will simply be advertising them for sale.
Campbell nods acceptance.
CHURCHILL (CONT’D) If there are bodies to be buried, dig holes and dig them deep. The platform whistle blows and Churchill closes his file... CHURCHILL (CONT’D) I want everything accounted for down to the last bullet. INT. GARRISON PUB - NIGHT 4 - 20:30 1/47A It’s dark outside and the place is packed with drunk and happy men. Grace is standing on a make-shift stage near to the pub piano and she is singing ‘ The Boy I Love ’, a sweet romantic ballad with a lilting rhythm. The men in the pub are singing along or swapping raucous laughter with the handful of young prostitutes who hang out in pairs among the men. Grace’s voice is strong and Harry peers at her with admiration. The song continues for a while and then the pub door opens. First John and then Thomas enter. All heads turn away. Men peer into their beer and all the men stop singing. But Grace continues to sing. Thomas stands near to the door, peering up at Grace. The pianist stops playing. Even then Grace continues to sing. There is silence apart from the song and Grace’s voice falters only a little. She is nervous but somehow her momentum keeps her going. John waits for Thomas to decide his reaction. Thomas’s eyes are shaded. He stares without expression and now it’s as if the song is directed at him. Grace concludes her song... GRACE The boy I love is up in the gallery.... We come close on Thomas’s face...
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