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1. Abroad Draft 3
Written By
Diara Vassallo
Ted Newman
Misha Conrad
Sol Birch
Maddie Tod
Charlie Orourk
Francesco Ruvulo
Eden Hopwood
Lauryn Fuller

3. EXT. RUNWAY. DAY
A plane is landing into Heathrow Terminal 5.
INT. PLANE. DAY
ROB and MARY are seated on the plane.
ROB has a shaggy look to him, he is in his late 20's, he has
brown hair which is messy. He is wearing a lose shirt with a
white T-shirt underneath, brown shorts and flip flops. He is
wearing a gold chain and a gold watch.
MARY is a woman of her early 30's, she has blonde hair. She
is wearing a black shirt (3 buttons undone), she is wearing
up to the knee denim culottes, a pair of flat sandals and a
pair of glasses.
ROB looks anxious and MARY is very calm. In the background
there is excited chatter and talking.
The pilot announces the weather of their location.
ROB looks at MARY for reassurance.
The seat belt sign goes off as they taxi into the terminal.
The passengers get up and start taking there bags out of the
overhead lockers.
The pilot then announces a delay and the other passengers
look at eachother with frustration.
ROB and MARY look at eachother with nerve.
MARY
What are you looking at? It's gonna
be fine.
ROB shrugs and looks out of the window.
A man boards the plane and looks around. He is assertive
with his looks.
STEVIE is a man in his 40's, he is wearing a suit, his
He walks up to an air hostess and speaks to her discreetly.

4. She leads him down the aisle to ROB and MARY.
MARY looks up sharply at STEVIE.
STEVIE
Miss Adams? Mr Jones?
MARY
Yes?
STEVIE
Would you mind stepping off the
plane with me?
ROB grabs MARY'S arm in a frantic state and his forehead
starts to become sweaty.
MARY
What's this about? And who are you?
STEVIE
No time for questions, follow me.
MARY does not hesitate. STEVIE gestures to both of them to
lead the way.
2 men with dark shades on, both wearing suits greet MARY and
ROB at the end of the plane.
MAN 1
Does this look like the suitcase
that belongs to you?
EXT. CAR PARK. MORNING
Stevie has his back to a red brick wall, his cheap grey suit
brushes up against the hard bricks. His suit is loose
against his tall and lanky body. This is the first time we
see his face.
He goes into his pocket for a pack of cigarettes and a
lighter. He lights up and breathes in the smoke, as he
exhales he looks up at the grey sky (almost as if he is
looking for some hope).
He gets out his phone for a while and then walks back into
the block of offices. He runs his hands through his curly
dark hair.
INT. INTERROGATION ROOM. MORNINNG
Stevie enters a grey room, the appearance and feel of it all

5. is mentally draining. The main source of light comes from a
harsh rectangle LED panel on the ceiling.
He scuffs his feet as he walks. He is holding a biro pen in
one hand and a sheet of A4 in the other.
Rob is sitting at the back of the room. He is fiddling with
his gold rolex watch out of nerve. Rob quickly looks up as
Stevie walks in. Stevie walks in and looks at Rob's watch.
He sits up and watches Stevie as he walks closer. Stevie
places the piece of paper down on the table and Rob looks
down at it. At the top of the sheet is clearly says in black
bold writing: HUMAN RIGHTS WITHIN INTEROGATION.
STEVIE
Morning.. I hope you've had a
pleasant morning (raises his
eyebrow). I am the Investigating
Officer on this case so let's just
say you'll be seeing a lot of me
(doesn't make eye contact).
ROB
Yes.. urm morning. What's this?
STEVIE
Your rights. Read them, love them,
sign them please.
R looks down at the paper again and scratches the back of
his neck, his left leg is shaking gently up and down gently
(this connotes nerve and anxiety).
Stevie takes off his blazer and undoes his top button as the
room is stuffy. He pulls over a dead beat chair to the table
where Rob is sitting at and joins him.
He puts one leg over the other and leans back in a relaxed
manner.
He looks at Rob's face for a few awkward seconds and then
begins to speak.
STEVIE
Alright
ROB
Yeah well nah no really.
STEVIE
So where have you just come from?

6. STEVIE
Listen mate, we don't get this kind
of case a lot.. so we are both
under a lot of pressure...
ROB
I think the pressure is higher for
others.
STEVIE
Agreed, I pick my battles, shall we
just get straight into it then?
Rob put his face into his hands and begins to get teary. He
then looks up at Stevie as if he'll give in and let him go.
Stevie looks at Rob with despair, like a new parent.
ROB
C.. Can..Can I call my sister?
STEVIE
You get one call after this hour of
questioning, I'm sure you can
wait..
ROB
I told Debbie I'd call as soon as I
landed and it's been 2 hours,
she'll be going mad (he says this
in a panicked state).
Stevie looks at his watch and then back at Rob. He uncrosses
his legs and leans in towards Rob and stares at his face
with curious intent.
STEVIE
Listen Rob, I'll let you in on a
little secret... The ones that
don't speak end up regretting it by
the time they spend behind bars.
Just let that sink in. No freedom,
no family, no comfort and no life
to be quite frank.
ROB
I know I know. None of this was
meant to happen.
STEVIE
How are you affiliated with mary?

7. ROB
Friends
STEVIE
And?
ROB
I just said... Friends.
Stevie stands up and places his 2 fists on the table. He
breaths out slowly and his coffee breath makes Rob look down
and make a disgusted face. He walks to the back of the room
so his behind Rob. This makes Rob feel uncomfortable. He
looks to his side to catch a glimpse of Stevie. Stevie
clears his throat.
STEVIE
Right, so I'm going to guess and
your going to fill in the blanks or
correct me... It seems to me like
you enjoy playing games. You
shouldn't play these kind of games
if your not willing to loose.
Rob's leg continues to shake out of nervousness. He
scratched the back of his neck and sighs.
ROB
Try me. But there is no good guy in
this room. You wanna rat me out and
I wanna protect the people I love.
STEVIE
That's all well and good son, but
this is reality... Welcome (long
pause)So Mary? An ex? A lover? A
friend?
ROB
I've known her since primary school
when we lived in Lewisham.
STEVIE
Go on..
ROB
Where is Mary?
Stevie walks back around the room so he is now facing
Stevie. Stevie looks at Rob as if to say 'I don't have time
for this.' He leans against the wall with his foot resting
against the wall and his arms folded.

8. ROB
If your not talking I'm not
talking.
STEVIE
You need to think about YOURSELF
and YOUR future (emphasis on
capitalised words).
ROB
It's not like I have my freedom
anymore after this massive fuck up.
Stevie sits down and get's into his usual sitting position.
He crosses one leg over the other and get out a small black
A6 note pad. He starts to tap his pen on the leg of the
table, Rob finds this noise irritating and his leg begins to
shake even more.
Stevie now mutters to himself, as he writes down a few
things in his notepad.
STEVIE
(mutters) ok.. ok.. so primary
school... Lewisham.. Mary.
INT. INTERROGATION ROOM. CONT'D
MARY
Is this the interrogation you see
in all of those silly cop shows?
(laughs to herself).
STEVIE
What was Lewisham like as a kid?
MARY
My god, I underestimated you lot.
You've clearly done your research.
STEVIE
I mean it must have been quite
rough.. gang crimes, petty theft or
even drug use.
MARY
What would you know?
STEVIE
What's a pretty woman like you
doing in this situation?

9. MARY
Don't talk to me like that...
Calling me pretty, it's pathetic
and sleazy (she purses her lips and
raises an eyebrow).
Mary crosses her legs and takes a sip of her tea. You can
see the hot steam contrasted against her black shirt. She
tucks her white blonde hair behind her ear where a gold hoop
hangs.
STEVIE
I'm going to contract you and Rob a
pair of solicitors. Not that it
should really help (mutters).
MARY
Don't take me for a muck. Just
because I'm not the man in the suit
doesn't mean I'm incapable (she
says this is a savvy and aggressive
tone, as if this is a warning for
Stevie).
INT. MIAMI. NIGHT
A hazy feeling to this scene as we go back to 1989.
Line of cocaine on glass table.
Music plays in the background and we see ROB snort up the
line with a note.
The room is dimly lit, run down and messy. Beer cans are
scattered all over the room.
On the glass table next to a few lines of cocaine there is
an ash tray overflowing with the ends of cigarettes.
MARY, ROB and CONNOR are slouched on the couch in a hazed
state.
CONNOR is scrawny and thin. He has straggly/ greasy hair and
a striking scar across the right side of his face. His
stance is hunched and careless. He wears a swastika on a
plain top, a of mom jeans and doc martins. He always has a
cigarette in his mouth. He is one of the main drug dealers
in Miami and is the person who first introduced Rob and Mary
to cocaine.
ROB gestures towards MARY with the note in his hand.

10. ROB
You know what, I've got to
disagree. I think the velvet
underground were much better once
they ditched John Cale and his
fucking Viola and were a straight
rock and roll band. Not to say Nico
isnt a good album but...
CONNOR (INTERRUPTING ROB)
Rob, shut the fuck up and do
another line.