Episode One - BLUE AMENDS - 17/10/12
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THOMAS
(Softly) In the bleak midwinter.
Danny nods. The boat is alongside. Thomas pulls the trigger (and as he does, he kicks the backs of Danny’s knees.) There is a splash of blood and brains on Thomas’s face. Danny falls face first onto the deck of the boat as it passes. Thomas wipes the blood from his face and looks down at the Italian brothers. They turn and walk away and Thomas walks away in the opposite direction. As he walks we see no emotion on his face. OMITTED 1/53 INT. BETTING SHOP - NIGHT 5 - 20:20 1/54 Thomas enters through the customer entrance. He sits down, lights a cigarette and opens a newspaper onto the racing page. He studies the racing results. Outside we hear children playing. Then Arthur bursts in. His face is scarlet with rage, his wounds still healing. He has a newspaper of his own in his big meaty hand and he slaps it... ARTHUR (Furious) It bloody won! Tommy doesn’t look up from his paper. ARTHUR (CONT’D) Monaghan Boy bloody won! Thomas finally turns to Arthur. He has a deep, deadly look on his face. THOMAS Yeah. It won. A pause. THOMAS (CONT’D) And word will spread. So next time we do the powder trick it won’t
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just be the Garrison that’ll bet on the horse, it’ll be the whole of Small Heath. And you know what? The horse will win again.
Thomas confronts Arthur, toe-to-toe...
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