Happy Valley Page #5

Season #1 Episode #5

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13 INT. NGA, KEVIN’S OFFICE. DAY 11. 09.13 13

PHIL remains calm and friendly with KEVIN.

PHIL:

You were telling me which bins you

put the money next to.

KEVIN:

Yeah. I. It’s. Difficult to

explain.

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PHIL:

Okay. Well the thing is, Kevin

(he says it almost

confidentially, he’s not

here to make a scene)

I’m arresting you. On suspicion of

abduction and demanding money with

menaces.

KEVIN:

No. That’s - why? You’re - you’re

wrong. You’ve got the wrong end of

the stick.

PHIL:

You don’t have to say anything, but

it may harm your defence if you do

not mention when questioned

something you later rely on in

court. Anything you do say may be

used in evidence. Do you understand

what I’m saying to you Kevin?

KEVIN:

Yes but

PHIL:

Is this your mobile phone?

He slips the phone into an evidence bag. KEVIN can’t believe

the speed at which it’s all happening. PHIL takes out

handcuffs.

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14 OMITTED 14

15 INT. HOSPITAL, FAMILY ROOM. DAY 11. 09.31 15

DANIEL’s shown into the little family room where CLARE sits

alone. Like him, she’s ashen with worry, and fidgety.

DANIEL:

What do we know?

CLARE:

No more than I told you on the

phone. She’s still in theatre. I

don’t know where she is. They

showed me in here. They said it

could be hours.

DANIEL:

Why?

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CLARE:

They’re having to remove her

spleen.

DANIEL:

Why?

CLARE:

She’s - somebody beat her up.

DANIEL:

Who?

CLARE:

I don’t know.

DANIEL:

What does that mean? Your spleen.

What does that do?

CLARE:

I don’t - I’ve no - you know as

much as me.

DANIEL:

What was she doing?

CLARE:

Just what I’ve said. That’s [all I

know]

DANIEL:

Is there someone to talk to?

CLARE:

They keep popping in.

DANIEL:

Are you all right?

CLARE:

Yeah!

(welling up)

I’m just. I don’t know what to do

with meself.

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16 EXT. MOORS. DAY A. 09.50 16

An atmosphere unnaturally beautiful and unnaturally light and

clear and clean. Basically we’re in CATHERINE’s

subconscious/heaven. 7 year-old BECKY (looking happy and full

of beans) is trying to lure us (well, CATHERINE) across the

moors. She’s so happy, she has a compelling lively smile and

in a distant sweet, happy voice that we can barely hear,

she’s going

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BECKY:

Come on! You’ll love it. It’s

beautiful, it’s perfect! Just let

go Mummy!

Everything feels bright and happy, it feels like a wedding.

And then suddenly BECKY’s very real, and her voice is clear,

and she’s still just as happy (as though CATHERINE really has

gone over to the other side, and needs no more persuasion)

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