EPISODE 8

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SALMON AMENDED SHOOTING SCRIPT

Written by
Michaela Coel

Dated: 21st November 2019

Issued on 21st November 2019

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a1 IN . RAPE PPOR GRO P. DA a1

I 8 J 22 - .
LORETTA
I ha d o o i hen i a
off o mall? S e e like ha
he -
THEO
Remembe ; all agg e o ho ld (be
efe ed o -)
LORETTA
Bob, Bob, o - Bob i , in idio .
SARAH
Ye , i h mine oo, o I didn a
mind o i , b no i been a
ea .

BRIA HANNAH
Then i like Ho come o
ne e aid an hing hen, I
al a do ha o didn Yeah
mind befo e . Ugh.
MANDEEP
I don like hi nickname fo me, I
don like hi mile, hi id
joke , hi hole face j make
me... I ed o like him. I
d i ing me mad.
LORETTA
I e ied he o he a , I ook
Bob a ide; and aid Can o o ?
Ba el fini hed alking befo e he
a looking all ho ified and aid
he ll ne e alk o me again co
I afe .
THEO
He o ied abo looking like
he done ome hing ong, no
abo he fac ha he ha .
LORETTA
Looking a me like I m c a .

ARABELLA
Well.
The look a A abella.
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ARABELLA (CONT D)
Bob doe hink o e c a . He
hink i all a li le ncalled
fo , and hi e onal hing i
going oo fa . And he e
confiden in hi ie , beca e he
gone e lo ing o ee ha
bo nda ie and iola ion omen
migh be banging on abo beca e
Bob ho o gh. On hi a el
h o gh bo nda ie and bo de , he
fo nd he line ha e a a ed him,
f om e e hing el e. He looked a
he line in de ail, and i oed on
i , and Bob e e ienced he feeling
of being on he bo de , bo nda ,
igh on he line; of being nei he
in one lace, o ano he , nei he
one hing o he o he , and a ho
in hi g e , he e no hing i
i e clea , no one can be...
clea , e can a ic la e, e
f ddle o o d e can in oin
e ac l ha i i . So eah, Bob
hink o e c a , Bob hink
he he ma e man in he oom
ho kno e h all hing beca e he
ob e ed he de ail . We ha e o
a ob e ing Bob, and elling
him e oo ee he de ail; We ee
o Bob, and if e ee o i mean
e e i h o , i oeing in he
line igh behind o , and in ha
lace he e le , cla i , la ,
and e a a ion cea e o e i e
ill e lain e ac l ha e mean,
b iola ion.

3 IN . HACKNE LEI RE CEN RE. DA 3

A imming ool of a o nd 10 omen i h a e d mbbell , man

elde l , follo K ame in c ion . He lo l in c ,
e ching hi hand in o o e - ligh , minimal mo emen ,
elegan , and na al. A abella and Te a e in he ool -
he bo h ea head ca f o o ec hei hai f om he
a e . The e in he hallo end.
KWAME
And fif een, fo een, hi een,
el e, ele en, en mo e ill
clima , nine, eigh , e en, i ,
fi e.
A abella eacef ll follo in c ion . She ha a
FLASHBACK.
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4 IN . O IA BEACH. DA N 4

Biagio s looking at Arabella as she opens her arms out to the

sky in the middle of the water.

5 IN . HACKNE LEI RE CEN RE IMMING POOL. DA 5

KWAME
Fo h ee and o and-
Te flick he i h ome a e . She i m and he la gh.

6 IN . HACKNE LEI RE CEN RE LOBB . DA 6

A abella i eading. We ee he i le and a ho : The

S ndial - Della C o -Dickie . We ee he Henn P bli he
logo. A K ame a i e , A abella he book do n on he
able.
TERRY
B bba, look a o , ge ing oned
and hi .
KWAME
Yo kno . Feel em.
He one a m o fo Te , he feel .
TERRY
Mm.
He one a m o fo A abella, he feel .
ARABELLA
Mm. Oka .
Damon alk b i h a man, he clo ene of hei h ical
o imi indica e he a e in a ela ion hi . The a ch
Damon, ca hing.
Damon ddenl n a o nd and begin alking o a d hem.
Te in inc i el he hand on K ame a m a if o
hield and o ec him. A abella gi e K ame The S ndial. He
hold i a if he eading. A Damon a i e and and o e
hei able, he e eball him i icall .
DAMON
Look I kno ha o ma ha e beef
i h me... I kno and, I ge ha ,
I j anna a one hing..?
KWAME
Wha ?
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Damon bo f iend hang back in he di ance, alking o

Damon g andmo he . K ame a ea im a ien and nonchalan .
A abella and Te l on hei milk hake .
DAMON
I j an ed o a hank o fo
being o cool, nah? Yo le me
be, and fig e a lo of hi o . I
hink ha hel ed, hel ed me be
oka i h ho I am. So, hank .
Te che and la he li oge he . A abella look a
Damon a if he e i n in he e e .
KWAME
A , all he be i h o jo ne .
DAMON
And ho a e o doing, ho o
(been?)
KWAME
I d lo e a cha b e e eall
b .
A abella and Te nod and l on hei d ink .

7 E . HACKNE LEI RE CEN RE. DA 7

The alk a a f om he lei e cen e. K ame ki e hi

ee h.
KWAME
Yo kno ha I clocked he o he
da ?
ARABELLA
Wha ?
KWAME
We e e bo h abandoned b eo le e
ne e ho gh o ld lea e and
hen e all a a l ed.
Te look lag ed.
ARABELLA
Mad.
KWAME
In e connec edne .
ARABELLA
Q an m en anglemen .
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7A 7A

9 E . HACKNE PARK. DA 9

The i on a dead ee ha i ed a a bench (o a a e

of a dead ee in an a ea). K ame onde .
KWAME
Yo kno I e al a ho gh e
migh ha e e one da .
TERRY
Who?
KWAME
The h ee of .

TERRY ARABELLA
Hahn? Oh God. Who h ee?
KWAME
(To Te )
Me and o (fo e)-
TERRY
Hahn?
KWAME
Wh no ?
Te c he e e, hea b oken.
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KWAME (CONT D)
A an e e imen .
Bea .
KWAME (CONT D)
Bella?
ARABELLA
Yo?
He look a he .
ARABELLA (CONT D)
I m j ... o king i o .
ARABELLA (CONT D)
Oka . If o and I a e en angled b
he la of an m mechanic , I
can ee f cking, I can ee
ano he o and ano he me, and
ho e o eo le ha e chemi and
he e f cking, b he hing i
i h all ha ook ac ion a a
di ance, i ha i a a
di ance, I m ggling o imagine
a e ion of o in hi eali
ha o ld e e an o ck m
i .
K ame ince .
KWAME
Co o a e a bi d oo , ma be
I co ld do i on mo e...
ARABELLA
Pe k boob ?
K ame nod .
ARABELLA (CONT D)
Pe k boob ha o de like a
do ble dick?
KWAME
We e all on a ec m. Se ali
i a ec m.
ARABELLA
Reall ? Oh God I had no idea, le
all ha e e .
KWAME
I o ldn e en be a big deal fo
o , o e aigh .
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ARABELLA
I m no aigh , I j lo e dick.
KWAME
I ha e dick.
ARABELLA
So doe m b o he K a m , ha
he oin in hand?
KWAME
Tha e i h men i no afe fo
me igh no , and I anna ha e e
i h a female and I don anna be
j dged hile doing ha .
TERRY
A female... I m i ed.

ARABELLA KWAME
M b o he dick. M
b o he dick. M b o he Wha a e o doing? Ha.
dick. M b o he dick.
A abella c ini e hi face once mo e.
ARABELLA
Boob and a aj. Boob and a aj.
Boob and a aj. Boob and a aj,
boob and a - o no il j
fla ed, o e di g ed.
He ince , Te bo l o e la ghing.
TERRY
Wank, ank K ame, I beg o j
ank n il he mandem a e afe
again, lea e he omen alone.
K a m eall mo ed o gang? I m
d ing.
K ame i hi a e bo le a he la f ll .
KWAME
Wha ? Yo aid ank, o ne e aid
in ha di ec ion.
A abella la gh a Te ho i m a he a e and n .
K ame hone begin o ing; a ideo call. He an e .
KWAME (CONT D)
Yo ha good?
NILUFER (O.S.)
...he .
A he o nd of a oman fli a io giggle Te f ee e .
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TERRY KWAME
Oh m god... He . A e o ea i ch ? I
a j hinking abo o .
NILUFER
Reall ? The e no i ch haha,
hmm... a e o ?
KWAME
No.
NILUFER
And o c o ed m mind o I g e
he ea hing i non en e.
KWAME
F ck. Hea b oken.
NILUFER
G ed.
The mile a one ano he h o gh he hone.
NILUFER (CONT D)
J a ing hi... I m on l nch
b eak.
KWAME
Oh cool. Ho i going oda ?
NILUFER
Le j a i good o ee a
face ha make me mile and no
c , ha.
A abella and Te and behind he came a, gob macked.
NILUFER (CONT D)
A e o i h eo le o ?
A abella and Te f ee e.
NILUFER (CONT D)
Yo e e a e o of da ing
a o nd.
KWAME
Yeah o I m i h ome f iend a
he momen .
NILUFER
Righ , hm, I e go o ge back o
o k an a . So, e me?
KWAME
Defini el .
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NILUFER
Cool.
Nil fe giggle again, Te i gob macked.
KWAME
B an chance do o anna go o
onigh ? I d eall like ha .
NILUFER
Yo o ld? Me oo, eah I ll be
f ee, I d lo e o.
Te and A abella n a o nd he a k. Te e end o
fain , A abella ca che he . The colla e on he g a
la ghing.
TERRY
I m dead! Who i hi man? Who i
hi man?
K ame la gh , he oll a o nd on he g a la ghing.
A abella hone ing .

10 IN . ME ROPOLI AN POLICE A ION. DA 10

A abella and Te i in he a ion. The e a e o la ge

bin bag in he co ne of he oom. Office Be h i i ibl
egnan . A li le ilence linge , A abella mile .
ARABELLA
Cong a la ion , hello!
BETH
Thank o .
TERRY
Gi l o bo do o kno e ?
BETH
Gi l.
ARABELLA
Yaaaa fi one?
BETH
Yeah!
ARABELLA
Ama ing!
BETH
F nmi ill be he e an min e. He e
e a e.
F nmi en e , he i al o egnan .
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FUNMI
Hello, hank fo coming in oda -
ARABELLA
Oh, do ble cong a la ion !
TERRY
Oh m God!
F nmi la gh
ARABELLA
Plea e ell me o ge o lea e?
Office Be h confi m i h a nod.
FUNMI
We do, ble o . Ho a e o ?
ARABELLA
Doing good eah!
TERRY
Gi l o bo ?
FUNMI
...Bo .

ARABELLA TERRY
C e, a gi l and a bo I an a bo
ARABELLA
Thi i goal . We need o be
egnan bae -

TERRY ARABELLA (CONT'D)

Li e all m bi h i o Goal .
bi h
TERRY
We ll make a Yo T be channel and
In a- age egnan bae oh m
go h do i -
ARABELLA
Film each o he bi h .
FUNMI
U ? Oh I don kno if ha
o ...
ARABELLA
Yeah ha o hi e e kinda
a h like ha .
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TERRY
B ha if e go in o labo a
he ame ime?

ARABELLA TERRY (CONT'D)

Hoh... Dee .
ARABELLA
If e e bo h egnan and he e
onl one ea on he ain..?

TERRY ARABELLA (CONT'D)

Who ge fo ho? Who ge fo o ...
TERRY
Yo g obabl ha e o he
f iend . In he mo ie he
de ec i e a e ne e f iend . A e
o f iend ?
F nmi and Be h look a each o he .
ARABELLA
Ve e onal. Yo don ha e o
an e .
FUNMI
Yeah e obabl ...
ARABELLA
No of co e, oka o le ...
FUNMI
Ble o , eah o I aid hank
fo coming oda . I m j going o
ead o a mming of ha e e
done. I a ecia e i been a long
ime ince o in e ie .
F nmi ead f om a no ebook.
FUNMI (CONT D)
...The ini ial in i ie e made
e e o find o he e he c ime
ook lace, e did manage o ace
o i e cce f ll on CCTV. We
c ini ed ha CCTV and
o en iall iden ified an nkno n
male likel o be he e e a o .
We ci c la ed hi image h o gh
London olice fo ce o and ee
if e co ld ge an iden ifica ion.
Uhm, e iden ified a o ible
ec ho a al ead on emand
fo a e imila offence in a
nea b a ea. He a in e ie ed,
and hi DNA a aken.
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A abella li en in ho ef l an ici a ion.

FUNMI (CONT D)
We had n me o con e a ion i h
fo en ic cien i o decide hich
i em of o e onal belonging
e e be i ed o e amine,
bea ing in mind ha e hink
ac all ook lace and he e e
migh find an kind of e idence.
S b e en l fo en ic de ec ed
emen on he flannel. In a no mal
ca e, e co ld j load he
am le on o a DNA da aba e and ai
fo a ma ch o come along b
nfo na el he DNA de ec ed
a n b an ial eno gh o
cond c a ma com a i on o o
onl o ion a o di ec l com a e
indi id al DNA ofile i h he
am le. S b e en l e a ked abo
an con en al a ne a he ime
of he a a l .
ARABELLA
Yeah, Biagio.
FUNMI
Ye , he did go in o a a ion and
had hi DNA aken in I al .
F nmi eem el c an o comm nica e a a f om he age.
FUNMI (CONT D)
I didn ma ch, i a a nega i e
ma ch. S b e en l e com a ed he
DNA e l i h he ec
al ead nde a e . Tha a al o
nega i e o nfo na el ha line
of in e iga ion didn go
an he e.
Te look a A abella i h o a F nmi look fo he
lace on he age o begin eading again.
F nmi kee he head do n and a oid e e con ac .
FUNMI (CONT D)
So, i no longe an ac i e
in e iga ion. I m eall o o
gi e o ha kind of info ma ion.
The ai fo A abella o eak.
BETH
We ha e o belonging back f om
fo en ic , do o an hem back?
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10a IN . POLICE A ION LOBB . DA 10a

A abella i in he lobb i h Te . He bin bag .

TERRY
Ho o doing boo?
Bea .
TERRY (CONT D)
Wha do o anna do?
Bea .
TERRY (CONT D)
I m fo an hing, o anna cha
e can cha , o anna c e can
c , o anna lea e he a ion,
e can lea e he a ion.
Bea . A abella begin o alk in ci cle in he lobb .
TERRY (CONT D)
Co o kno I don kno ho
heal h i i o be he e. Fo an
longe . J a ho gh .
Y nah mean, co I m looking
a o nd a eo le face ? And
no icing ha e e bod look like
he e in a mode of eg e ion...
Te look a o nd.
TERRY (CONT D)
...and ligh elf-de c ion...
Hm... I m gonna a k A n ie Google.
A abella look o en i el a Te google .
TERRY (CONT D)
Co I m like hm, he ne ha n
been ee , e e ill linge ing
he e an ho la e , le an o
A abella o of a olice a ion
in o an en i onmen ha igni e
ela ion ...
ARABELLA
I need o lea e...
TERRY
I m he a i, de ina ion; elf-
ca e.
ARABELLA
I e ma ed o all m ca d ...
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TERRY
I ha en , I e go o , ha do
o anna do..? Ma age, ain ,
oga, medi a ion, lee ( ha
f ee), co ld ome hing ne ; I
ee ac nc e and life d a ing?
ARABELLA
Yo ll a fo me?
TERRY
No a oblem.
ARABELLA
The e i ome hing.
TERRY
Go on.
ARABELLA
I can a i ..!
TERRY
Wha i i ? I i kink ?
ARABELLA
Uhhm...
TERRY
Whi e i .
A abella hi e ome hing ina dible o Te .
TERRY (CONT D)
Wha ??
A abella hi e ome hing ina dible o Te .
TERRY (CONT D)
Bae, I can hea o -
ARABELLA
I need a lane icke o I al .
Bea . Conf ed and c io , Te in he e e .
TERRY
Wha fo ?
ARABELLA
I need a lane icke o I al .
TERRY
Wha fo ?
ARABELLA
The beach?
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TERRY
Oh, le go Ma ga e.
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ARABELLA
Doe n igni e ela ion.
TERRY
S ain?
ARABELLA
Doe n igni e ela ion.
TERRY
Bae?
ARABELLA
Wha ?
TERRY
Wha i i abo I al ?
ARABELLA
Yo kno ha i i abo I al , T.
TERRY
Bella...
ARABELLA
Wh no ?
TERRY
Bella, I nde and ha hi dick
game a ong; o fell hook line
and inke i ha en o he be
of b no e need o ink him.
Hook, line, ink him. Thi i he
ame g ho old o o ha e a
d g oblem and old o d g , in
he ame b ea h, Bella.
ARABELLA
I a n in he ame (b ea h)
TERRY
Bella, he a h oc i e, he
con olling, i being a o nd
con olling h oc i e in line i h
o eco e , le o en he
eco e oolbo ;
A he goe in o he hone again...
TERRY (CONT D)
S o nd o elf i h eo le ho
affi m o .
ARABELLA
Tha o .
TERRY
Ye .
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ARABELLA
And if o e e o ddenl no
affi m me hen I needed affi ma ion
he mo , i o ld make o a lia ,
and omeone I ho ld a a a
f om.
Te hink .
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12 IN . AR ILLER REE - ARABELLA BEDROOM - DA 12

We mo e f om da o nigh a e j m h o gh he ac ion in *
hi cene: *

A abella ff he e idence bag nde he bed.

Then d ag o a i ca e. She fi he in o he f on ocke
and e ie e a a o and c m led- e o .
She goe in o addi ional bag and fi he o mo e e o f om
i ocke . She co n he e o . She make o lea e hen
ickl o ; he look in he mi o and o che he head.
A abella look a he ink ig on he manne in... *

She he ig on he head... *

She look a he hone. Take a dee b ea h. *

He hone ing . A me age f om he Ube d i e - I ha e *

a i ed . *

12aaA E . AR ILLER REE . NIGH 12aaA *

A abella alk o a d he came a a he d ag he heel *

ca e do n A ille S ee . *

12a OMITTED 12a *

12b OMITTED 12b *

13 IN . AHIF . E ENING (7PM) 13

K ame ai in a ba el -occ ied nooke / hi ha ba . NILUFER

(mid 30 ) en e .
NILUFER
Hi, oh God o e eeing m face
clo e fo he fi ime I m
hi ing m elf.
KWAME
Wha fo o e nning.
NILUFER
Oh o kno ho i i , i ne e-
acking hen he eil i gone.
KWAME
Yo e go geo , I lo e o hai .
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NILUFER
Do no a o like m hai ha i
he onl hing ha I kno canno
be liked b an one. I a f l.
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KWAME
Wha ?
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NILUFER
I ha e a ha in m bag, ha ho
m ch I ha e m hai .
K ame la gh .
KWAME
Yo ca he ha in o bag.
NILUFER
On e e one of he e hing ,
da e , e .
KWAME
Ha, o ho doe i o k?
NILUFER
I i ac o f om o and if I ee
o e e da ing o m hai I
e c e m elf o he oile and I
come back like hi .
She i on, K ame la gh .
KWAME
No o don .
NILUFER
I ea , I like o do ha I can o
make e i a lea able
e e ience fo bo h a ie .
KWAME
A lea able e e ience e ho ld
d ink o ha , ha a e o ha ing?
NILUFER
A G&T o ld be ama ing, hank o .
K ame goe o he ba hil Nil fe ga e a him, he fl ff
he hai and bl he . He e n i h o gla e .
KWAME
Chee o o hai .
NILUFER
S ecificall m hai line.
The chink.
KWAME
Yo al o ha e inc edible e e .
The e e , ha he o d?
... A e ing .
NILUFER
Oh eah?
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KWAME
I ac all mean i - I kno ha i
o nd like b I mean i ;
objec i el , no , a a a of- o
e e a e ama ing, he e no agenda
behind-
NILUFER
No agenda hen? Di a oin ing.
She i he d ink and look a him fli a io l . K ame
a e hi e e a he la gh ne o l .

14a E . K . NIGH 14a

Nigh ha fallen, A abella lane a i e in I al .

PILOT (O.S.)
O fligh i no de cending in o
O ia, he e he ime i no 2200
ho 8 min e , one ho ahead.

14b IN . PLANE B ILD. NIGH 14b

A abella ge and alk o of ho .

14c IN . AIRPOR O IA. NIGH 14c

Sho of O ia ai o .

14d OMITTED 14d

14e E ./IN . REE NEAR AIRPOR . NIGH 14e

A abella hail a a i do n.
ARABELLA
Pe fa o e, mi o a in Via dei
Romagnoli?

15 E . OKE NE ING ON REE . NIGH (11.30PM) 15

Nil fe lead K ame do n a e iden ial ee . She d nke

han e a he la .
NILUFER
So, ha o e?
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KWAME
Wha do o mean?
NILUFER
Whi e gi l , black gi l , do o
ha e a a ic la hing fo G eek
gi l ?
KWAME
E m, I m e o en. I like
e e hing.
NILUFER
B o e he e i h me...
KWAME
Ye .
NILUFER
Walking me home...
KWAME
Ye , hm, ha abo o do o
ha e a e?
NILUFER
I like g i h ome edge, I m
in o black g .
She la gh . Wobbling a he lead he a .
NILUFER (CONT D)
Co ld o ell?
KWAME
Uhm, ell, o e le ing me alk
o home o...
NILUFER
I m eall in o black g ...
KWAME
Well e , ha me.
K ame i ene a ed b he o nd of Nil fe d nken giggle.
The o nd of an in e com doo o ening. Nil fe dangle he
fob and mile .

16a IN . A I IN O IA. NIGH 16a

A abella look a o nd he ca indo , lo .

ARABELLA
We ho ld ha e a i ed b no a e
e-- la ada i eloce? Mi
c i?
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DRIVER
Viale dei Romagnoli?
ARABELLA
Yeah o he e he f ck a e- ( e?)
She ecogni e ome hing.
ARABELLA (CONT D)
Si i i, de a! De a? Si gi i a
de a.
DRIVER
De a?
ARABELLA
Si.
He n lef . A abella an ie i no iceable.
ARABELLA (CONT D)
And aigh do n and eah i ada
in ella... hm, i ada d i o.
She look a he me e hen a he e o .
ARABELLA (CONT D)
I ll alk f om he e lea e. I ll
alk f om he e. I kno he a f om
he e. End? Te mina e? Fe ma?
Fe ma i? Si fe mi...
The d i e o . She look a he me e .
ARABELLA (CONT D)
( o elf)
F ck ake.
She hand him ca h.

16b E . BIAGIO APAR MEN B ILDING REE EN RANCE. NIGH 16b

A abella n o Biagio a a men block. She b e hi

doo . No an e . An elde l lad en e i h a ke /fob.
A abella hold he foo in he doo .
She a che he elde l lad e he fob o en e ano he
ec i doo ahead and j befo e i clo e he n
h o gh bo h doo .

16c IN . BIAGIO FRON DOOR. NIGH . 16c

A abella knock on he doo . Af e a bea he goe in o a

hidden di c ee lace (eg nde doo ma ) and e ie e a ke ,
nlock he doo and en e Biagio a a men .
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17 IN . NIL FER BEDROOM. NIGH 17

K ame i on a bed. Candle li , o lf l hi ho la f om

he adio. Nil fe ca all ake off he clo he and on
a kimono hile K ame look o he floo .
She i b him. Af e a momen .
NILUFER
So...hi..?
She g a hi o . He doe n mo e.
KWAME
I don kno if...
She he hand on hi high. She ake hi hand highe
he high and in o he c o ch. She e he alm of he hand
o n hi face o a d he .
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She ki e him, he ki . She lie do n lo l b inging

K ame on o of he .

18a E . BIAGIO APAR MEN B ILDING REE EN RANCE. NIGH 18a

Biagio en e .
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18b IN . BIAGIO FRON DOOR/HALL A . NIGH 18b

Biagio look a hi doo h o gh he ga . He ee i

nlocked. He goe in o he lace he hide he a e ke and
ee i em . He ge o a g n f om hi in ide ankle,
lo l o en hi doo .

18c IN . BIAGIO APAR MEN . NIGH 18c

A ca io Biagio ake ilen e h o gh he co ido ,

a med.
No i h a f ll ie of he f on oom he ee A abella
i ing on a iece of a e . She ha n een him. He
di c ee l hi g n in hi back ocke , in a dl f eaking
o and ho ified a A abella, ill blind o hi e ence,
i e .
BIAGIO
Bella?
S a led, he j m .
ARABELLA
FUCK. SHIT. Hi, ciao.
An a k a d ilence. Jennife Page - C h la ing f om an
iPhone. The look a each o he .
Af e a bea he o he ack and la Daf P nk -
Some hing Abo U .
An a k a d and ained ilence.

19 IN . NIL FER BEDROOM. NIGH 19

K ame and Nil fe ha e e in dog o i ion.

NILUFER
Ha de , ha de . Come on, ha de .
Ye , e .
H Q ICK FLA H , M
G . He imi a eMalik bod mo emen . While
Nil fe mile , K ame look e ified.
Nil fe make o nd of lea e.
K ame Q ICK FLA H M G , he
inhabi Malik fo ce, and hi hand o e Nil fe
hand a Malik did hi in e i ode 4, Nil fe and K ame clima
a he ame ime. Bo h no b ea hle . Nil fe b iefl ki e
K ame. She ing a d , le o a igh of e ha ion and
lea e . K ame i conf ed.
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NILUFER (O.S.) (CONT D)

I e go gin i ha al igh ?

20a IN . BIAGIO' APAR MEN . NIGH . 20a

ARABELLA BIAGIO
Uhm Che ca o ci fai i?
(Wha he f ck a e o
doing he e?)
ARABELLA
No... ca i co? Uhhh...
BIAGIO
A ei o o fa i del male.
(I almo h o )
ARABELLA
Wha ?
BIAGIO
Wha a e o doing? Come he e.
He h g he .
ARABELLA
I an ed o a o ha h
I m he e. I an o a ologi e.
BIAGIO
To me?
ARABELLA
Yeah. I m o I lied abo i ,
hen o e al a old me he
h. Fo making o go o he
olice.
BIAGIO
The fo en ic?
ARABELLA
Yeah.
BIAGIO
So o b eak in o m ho e fo
hi ?
ARABELLA
I didn b eak in I emembe ed
he e o ke he ke .
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BIAGIO
I co ld ha e h o bad.
ARABELLA
Yo ne e h me. Tha h I
anna be nea o , ha h I m
ning a o a a men i h
o and ong and la illola.
BIAGIO
La illola?
(mo ning af e ill)
A abella nod . He la gh .
BIAGIO (CONT D)
Yo e c a . The onl hing o
emembe .
ARABELLA
I al o emembe o fa o i e
Pi e ia il em io .
BIAGIO
I i .
ARABELLA
I o de ed... co I a h ng and I
didn kno if o e e gonna n
b he e eno gh fo o!
BIAGIO
Yo e c a .
ARABELLA
Yo kno ha , i h o like
me. Liked me. Yo obabl ha e me
no -
BIAGIO
I can ne e ha e o . Ne e .
ARABELLA
Igno ing m call fo no ea on a
all hen!
BIAGIO
So fo hi .
He ick he a e he a i ing on.
BIAGIO (CONT D)
Wha i hi ?
She g ab i and i in he ocke .
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ARABELLA
I a ed o king on i hil I
a ai ing on o .
BIAGIO
Read i o me.
ARABELLA
No I ha en e en ead i back.
BIAGIO
I an o hea ome.
ARABELLA
I on make en e.
BIAGIO
Yo ne e make en e. I m
li ening.
The mile. She ge o he a e f om he ocke and ead :
ARABELLA
I f o e i h fea he da he
o b oke; mon e in o home .
L ing igh nde o bed ; nde
o e fec , angelic bodie .
Te ified. We c eamed. And ho
elie ed e e e o hea o
a en decla e i a m h......a
fan a ical iece of fic ion. We
aid he . Phe , a ale, j o
a n . We like h ill , e a ked
o a en fo he o one mo e
ime, he one abo o angel , o
bed and o mon e , e a ked o
hea i again and again, fo e e .
We dedica ed o el e o hea ing
hi o fo e e . To be
me me i ed b he mon e i m h
i legac . To di mi i a j
fic ion fan a and fallac .
To look nde he hee one da
and find i , in HD. A mon e nde
he e e la , kee ing o back
aigh o e co ld d eam.
Unbea able o ee, b all made
be e i h fil e . We ake
elfie , and fil e hem o eem a
lil mo e bea able. To ho? Who o?
A e e looking fo each o he ? In
con an comm nica ion and com le e
i ola ion, looking and fil e ing.
He e e all a e, and no-one i
he e. He e e all a e, and none of
can hel .
She h g .
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ARABELLA (CONT D)
Fini hed.
BIAGIO
I mi a lo of he Engli h -
ARABELLA
I m o o .
BIAGIO
Yo oice o nd nice.
ARABELLA
So fo e e hing el e, I hink
hi migh be abo o .
BIAGIO
Yeah?
ARABELLA
Yeah he DNA ff, o do ha fo
me, o i ked o life and o
f eedom I co ld ha e go o
a e ed.
BIAGIO
I e been a e ed man ime
befo e.
ARABELLA
Oka ha ne info ma ion. B i
onl add o m oin , ho can o
be bad fo me, hen o e
o ec ed me mo e han an one I
kno , hen o ell me he h
e en hen i h , beca e o
belie e in me, and o ca e.
BIAGIO
I m ha o a hi .
ARABELLA
I m ha o e ha . I o ed
moking.
BIAGIO
Yo did?
The hi 5.
BIAGIO (CONT D)
Yo came alone?
A abella nod . The doo bell ing . She ge .
BIAGIO (CONT D)
Ho long do o a ?
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ARABELLA
Ho e e long o an me o.
BIAGIO
Yo good fo ca h?
A abella co n he c m led a e again.
ARABELLA
Yeah j abo -
BIAGIO
He e.
He gi e he 20 e o . She e e he in e com mic o hone.
ARABELLA
Hello?
PIZZA DELIVERY MAN
Pi a.
ARABELLA
Coming!
Biagio look do n a hi a e ke .

20b IN . BIAGIO APAR MEN B ILDING REE EN RANCE. NIGH 20b

A abella ha held he o en ance doo o en a he ake

he i a and hand o e he ca h.
ARABELLA
G a ie.

20c IN . BIAGIO' FRON DOOR. NIGH . 20c

She ie he doo .
ARABELLA
He i locked. Biagio? A e o
oka ?
She ie he doo .
ARABELLA (CONT D)
Biagio he doo i locked. Hello?
Biagio o en he doo .
She ie o call and emembe he ha no da a.
ARABELLA (CONT D)
Biagio? A e o oka ?
She ake a dee b ea h.
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ARABELLA (CONT D)
Oka , o I m hinking o e locked
me o on o e, i a g e
b . Feeling confiden .
She hea no e on e.
ARABELLA (CONT D)
Can o a lea ell me ha I
did? P efe abl no i h a doo in
be een ? Biagio can o o en he
doo lea e?
ARABELLA (CONT D)
I m j hinking back and I m
eali ing I migh ha e come ac o
a bi in en e b a ing I d a a
long a o an ed me, I do ha e a
e n, I m no ...
Silence.
ARABELLA (CONT D)
If o o en he doo I ll ho a.
I c ack of da n O ia o
Hea h o .
She feel a o nd he ocke fo he a o . I no he e.
ARABELLA (CONT D)
Oka o i looking like I e lef
m a o and icke in he e, o
no I ac all am he e a long a
o an me o be, I can lea e
nle o o en he doo and gi e
i o me.
The a o a ea f om nde he doo . A abella look a
i .
ARABELLA (CONT D)
Cool, ah, o . Reall Biagio? A e
o ha kinda ick eah?
In ead of icking i he kick he doo i h he f ll
fo ce of he boo .
ARABELLA (CONT D)
Yo f cking ick, o f cking
li le bi ch, o e a iece of
hi fo ha Biagio. Yo f cking
iece of-- Yo e a f cked- c n .
Yo mo he f cking on of a c ack
bi ch ick. Yo e a iece of
hi .
She ick he a o , alk a a hen n back.
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ARABELLA (CONT D)
FUCK YOUR WHOLE LIFE. Biagio? S e o
a mad e c e i!
(Yo m m ho ld be dead)
Figlio di n cane!
(Son of a bi ch)
YOU SON OF A FUCKING BITCH.
She e ea he ho , boo ing he doo . The doo begin o
ho ign of damage. She con in e i h mo e fo ce. The doo
look like a an momen i ill be b oken o en.
S ddenl Biagio o en he doo i h he g n o hi ide.
BIAGIO
Ge a a f om m doo .
A e ified A abella c ie off in an in an .

21 IN . NIL FER BEDROOM. NIGH 21

Time ha a ed.
We look do n on Nil fe and K ame laid do n on he bed
moking. M ic la f om he o nd em. The e a ea e
i h each o he bodie , la onic i h hei la f l
en ali . A K ame ace hi finge along a a oo on he
colla bone; 26.06.10
KWAME
Nice. Wha hi one?
NILUFER
I a i on ha g affi i all
o ide Ca go Cl b, I j lo ed
i , o ook a ic e of i and-
KWAME
...ca ed i in o o kin.
The la gh. He n he i of hi finge along a a oo on
Nil fe colla bone.
KWAME (CONT D)
And hi one?
NILUFER
Tha m fi . I d been begging
fo a a fo age , hen m dad
died.
KWAME
So .
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NILUFER
Thank , and o da la e I old
m m m I o ldn be able o
eco e f om he g ief nle I go
a a oo of he da e. Wa he onl
hing he co ldn eall a g e
i h.
The moke. The mi a e la Koje Radical - Ele en. *

KWAME
Socio a h fle .
(l ic )
We e e o ed o be Rockafella *
like Ja and Dame... *

Nil fe mile . K ame nod hi head o he m ic.

NILUFER
Yeah, I ac all do a I ha e a
ocio a h l ing do man in ide m
b ain.
KWAME
Wha e e i i o e eall
f cking cool o I o ldn o
abo i .
NILUFER
( ong)
Sa o e de ined fo g ea ne *
if o j e le in and e le *
do n *
( he begin o a )
Yo e been a king, i ho a *
c o n. *

KWAME
Oka !
The la gh and a he l ic .

NILUFER KWAME (CONT'D)

I ed o an eno gh mone
o I don o e nobod / ...don o e nobod /
No I go me ome mone feel
I don kno nobod / ...don kno nobod /
No he e a king fo
fa o ha I don o e
nobod /
I need eng h, I ee hem ...fold like o igami/
fold like o igami/
Plen omen and alcohol in ...in he ho el lobb /
he ho el lobb / *
Plen nijja ha claim he ... ha e kno , he co
i h , ha e kno , he
co
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KWAME (CONT D) *
Wha did o a , nijja ?
NILUFER
Mhm nijja , i m b i e.
KWAME
Ha, ha ha. Yo ha e a-?
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NILUFER
S b i e, eah.
KWAME
Fo ...?
The la gh, he look a he ea ingl .
NILUFER
I m ne e going o a i .
KWAME
Wha gonna ha en? If o a i
h ee ime in he mi o doe he
k kl klan leade a ea in he
mi o ?
K ame la gh .
NILUFER
I ha e a lo of black f iend , I
o ld ne e a i , go f ck
o elf.
KWAME
Yo kno i a ne e an offen i e
e m he e n il he 1960 ? I a
ac all a e m of endea men .
NILUFER
Wa i ?
KWAME
Ye , ell, ma imonial o ne hi ,
Cha le Da in o ld call hi ife
Dea Mamm and he d call him
da ling nigge .
NILUFER
I m ill no gonna a i .
KWAME
All I m a ing i nijja , i
f cking ei d. I don hink o
need o be o an .
K ame la gh a he .
NILUFER
F ck o .
Nil fe la gh . The moke in ilence fo a hile.
NILUFER (CONT D)
I com le i n i ?
KWAME
I i , f cking conf ing.
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NILUFER
E e one e ified o eak.
KWAME
Mm.
The moke.
NILUFER
I can e en ge o a f cking fag
in blic i ho being a anoid
ome f cking ga g gonna ha e a
ei e.
KWAME
Yo on a nigge b o a
he F o d?
NILUFER
Yeah i ha ei d? Tha no
ei d.
KWAME
Ye i i .
NILUFER
Did o j b faggo fo F
o d ? I ho gh I a he an
one?
K ame look mo ified. Nil fe la gh , na a e of K ame.
NILUFER (CONT D)
I eall com le . Al o on a
e onal le el, ho m ch m a h
do I ac all eall ha e i h like
majo a o ia o of he female
iden i ? I don kno .
Nil fe la gh .
KWAME
I m ga .
Nil fe la gh .
NILUFER
Yo e joking igh ?
KWAME
No.
NILUFER
Yo e ga ?
KWAME
I m ga .
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NILUFER
Wha ?
KWAME
Yeah.
NILUFER
Oka ... hm.
Nil fe ge .
NILUFER (CONT D)
Thi i n a joke?
KWAME
No.
NILUFER
If o e ga , h a e o on a
da ing a looking fo hm, ha...
ha he f ck..?
She e- a he kimono.
KWAME
Yo can change o ea ch
e ing ... Yo can do ha on--
NILUFER
I m no a king ho o did i , I m
a king h ? Wh o d be doing
ha ?
KWAME
I-- beca e I co ld.
NILUFER
Yo didn hink o men ion ha ?
Co e ha ed a lo , like a lo ,
and o o of j ke ha bi
back. Tha ...
KWAME
I a n e en e if--
NILUFER
Can o - lea e?
He begin o d e .
NILUFER (CONT D)
Ha e o done ome hing like hi
befo e? Do o do hi eg la l ?
KWAME
No I don f cking do i all he
ime.
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NILUFER
Ha e o e e had e i h a oman?
(bea )
Yo e a i gin. G ea .
K ame e e ell . She goe o he indo and moke a
ciga e e. She look a him h o gh ie cing e e .
KWAME
Can o j o --
NILUFER
...A e o c ing? Wa e o k ?
Reall ?
She ch ckle a he a che him lea e.
NILUFER (CONT D)
In ca e o don kno , o e a
f cking dick.
The doo lam . She ake a ll f om he ciga e e.

22 OMITTED 22

22a E . O IA BEACH. NIGH 22a

A abella b eak in o he ame beach Biagio had aken he o

in he fla hback of e i ode 3. She i on he beach, looking
a o nd ne o l . The loneline i e if ing. He hone ha
no ne o k. She look a o nd, he e i no one o be fo nd,
b he e a e ange o nd .

22aa E . LONDON REE . NIGH 22aa

K ame change hi a o FUN NOW . He i e on G ind .

Hi hone ing ; a me age f om Oliver : ur gorgeous, wanna
fuck u, send pic of ass
K ame end a ic e of hi a .
Oliver : horny?
K ame end yes
Oliver : 4 Gorinder Avenue
K ame head off in o he nigh .

22c OMITTED 22c

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22e OMITTED 22e

22f OMITTED 22f

22g E . O IA BEACH. MORNING 22g

Some ime la e . A abella i igh and a lee . Mo ning ha

b oken. A man o en beach mb ella . I ake he .
The S ndial, a age of i ing and a encil in he la . She
check he hone: 2 ho ill fligh . She look blankl a
he a e . She a he hing in ide he jacke . And alk
in o he a e . We can no longe ee he .
S ddenl he e-eme ge f om he a e and alk back o he
ho e i h he lace ig in hand. She ick he hing and
lea e he lace ig, o ing off of he beach.
END.