Episode One - BLUE AMENDS - 17/10/12
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Charlie drops a sack into the hold of the boat then turns to see Thomas entering the yard. Charlie joins Thomas at the fire. CHARLIE They are aboard. There’s no Moon. We can take them out to the turning point beyond Gas Street and leave them on the bank. They’ll be found by railwaymen first thing. Charlie nods and warms his hands on the flames. He responds to Tommy’s silence and gets uneasy. CHARLIE (CONT’D) Is that agreement? A pause. Factories pound in the night... THOMAS (Softly) I changed my mind. A pause. CHARLIE You what? THOMAS (Flat) I have an alternative strategy. Thomas takes a set of three large iron keys from his pocket and offers them to Charlie. (We might realize, in the fire light, Charlie feared something like this). THOMAS (CONT’D) up mooring we used to keep cigarettes. He knows it. Charlie stares at Thomas with horror, not taking the keys. THOMAS (CONT’D) When the boat leaves your yard it’s no longer your concern. CHARLIE (Firmly) Have you lost your fucking mind? Thomas lays the keys aside to light a cigarette.... CHARLIE (CONT’D) Have you not seen the streets? They’ve sent an army to find these things... Tell Curly to take her out to the old tobacco wharf. There’s a lock
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