Tamara Drewe Page #5

Beth is raw with pain.

BETH:

(her voice raised)

Who is she?!

19A EXT. EVENING. STONEFIELD - THE GROUNDS (PATIO) 19A

Tess faintly hears. She stops mid chew, listening for more.

19B INT. EVENING. STONEFIELD - DOWNSTAIRS 19B

Nicholas coughs up.

NICHOLAS:

Just a researcher with Radio 4.

BETH:

What’s her name?

NICHOLAS:

Nadia, Nadia Patel.

This hits a nerve.

BETH:

Patel? She’s in your book.

NICHOLAS:

No, no I met her when I was on

Desert Island Discs.

BETH:

You put her in your book!

NICHOLAS:

Just the name.

BETH:

And Desert Island Discs was a year

ago.

NICHOLAS:

Yes but -

BETH:

Once or twice?

NICHOLAS:

I was going to tell you but

Beth utters an inchoate cry.

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19C EXT. EVENING. STONEFIELD. THE GROUNDS (PATIO)

Tess hears it.

19C

Shhh!...

TESS:

Beth’s pained voice drifts out of the house.

BETH (O.S.)

You lying PIG!

A hush falls over the table.

19D INT. EVENING. STONEFIELD - DOWNSTAIRS. 19D

NICHOLAS (CONT'D)

Beth, I’m a ruin, I know - but I’ve

been in a real state about this... I

didn’t want to hurt you.

Another wounded cry from Beth.

19E INT. EVENING. STONEFIELD. KITCHEN. 19E

In the kitchen, Andy picks up his plate and goes.

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19F INT. EVENING. STONEFIELD - DOWNSTAIRS. 19F

Beth is incandescent.

BETH:

How can you lie to my face?

NICHOLAS:

Can we talk calmly about this?

There are people out there

BETH:

You look me in the face and LIE!

NICHOLAS:

For God’s sake; we’re surrounded by

novelists

BETH:

You BASTARD!

19G EXT. EVENING. STONEFIELD. THE GROUNDS (PATIO) 19G

A thrilled intake of breath goes round the table. The writers

(with the exception of Glen, who is mortified) are poised

like scavengers, waiting for more.

19H INT. EVENING. STONEFIELD - DOWNSTAIRS. 19H

NICHOLAS:

Beth, we’re like a pair of

compasses...

BETH:

Don’t you dare

NICHOLAS:

Joined solidly at the top but with

the ends able to roam, in freedom -

His phone beeps.

BETH:

That’s from her isn’t it? Are you

keeping her waiting?

Nicholas finally snaps.

NICHOLAS:

We’ve talked a lot about the *

creative mind and we agreed that it *

needs freedom to explore! *

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BETH:

(leaving the house)

Take your freedom. I can’t live

like this any more. It makes me

feel WORTHLESS!

20 EXT. EVENING. STONEFIELD - THE GROUNDS (PATIO/PORCH). 20

Casey gawps, fascinated.

Nicholas is following Beth outside. Her agony travels through

the quiet evening air. The writers are open-mouthed.

NICHOLAS:

Calm yourself down!

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