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LINDSAY:

I understand but if there are some

items I need to swap, that’s fine,

I just wonder if we could talk

about it, that’s all.

LELAND:

Please restrict your answers to

“Yes” or “No”.

Merchant and Leland just stare at Lindsay robotically.

Lindsay visibly gives in, the first bit of her spirit

crushed.

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307 INT. PRISON VPU. LATER THAT DAY.

Merchant and Leland lead Lindsay along a spotlessly clean

corridor lined with heavy cell doors. Lindsay’s prison garb

is ill-fitting and unflattering. From inside cells come the

wailing/moaning sounds of severely disturbed women.

(CONTINUED)

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307 CONTINUED:

MERCHANT:

You qualify under Rule 46 as a

Vulnerable Persons requiring an

enhanced level of protection as you

are stroke were a law enforcement

officer. You will reside in the

Vulnerable Persons Unit. You will

be in a cell on your own and you

will have Minimal Association with

other residents. Answering only

“Yes” or “No”, do you under-?

LINDSAY:

Yes.

Leland unlocks a cell door.

CUT TO:

308 INT. PRISON VPU. LINDSAY’S CELL. CONTINUOUS.

Leland opens the door revealing a spotlessly clean cell with

a plain bunk bed, a desk and a sink. It is very small -- you

can’t move without bumping into something.

LELAND:

When an O.M.O. enters your cell,

she’ll order you to move away from

the door. Answering only “Yes” or

“No” -

LINDSAY:

Yes.

MERCHANT:

If you maintain good behaviour, you

may request a television set at the

cost of two pounds per week to be

taken out of your allowance.

LINDSAY:

Would it be possible to have a

piano keyboard please?

MERCHANT:

Answering only “Yes” or “No”, would

you like to request a televis-?

LINDSAY:

No.

MERCHANT:

Move away from the door.

Lindsay complies.

(CONTINUED)

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308 CONTINUED:

Merchant and Leland shut the cell door. Lindsay hears a

sequence of electronic locks closing.

Through the walls, Lindsay hears nothing. Only silence. She

is alone in her cell, cramped, utterly powerless.

DRYDEN (O.S. PRELAP)

A 36-year-old woman has been

charged with conspiracy to murder.

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309 INT. POLICE HQ. PRESS BRIEFING ROOM. CONTINUOUS.

At the table in front of a large police logo, Dryden and

Hargreaves face an assembled mass of reporters, photographers

and camera crews. With them is a replacement Media Manager,

JO WRIGHT (female, 30s) -- “New Jo”.

REPORTER 1

There are rumours the victim was a

protected witness granted immunity

from prosecution.

DRYDEN:

No comment.

REPORTER 1

You gave a statement on August 9th,

speaking out against police and the

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