The Secret of Crickley Hall Page #3

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Eve is sitting on the park bench with a WPC. Eve’s gazing at

the shortened little finger on her left hand.

GABE:

Eve.

Eve stands up as Gabe approaches her. He looks as numb as she

is but hugs her tight.

EVE:

I fell asleep.

Gabe kisses her.

EVE (cont’d)

I fell asleep.

GABE:

Don’t.

EVE:

Someone must have been watching us.

GABE:

He may have just wandered off.

EVE:

Someone must have seen something.

GABE:

They said we should go home.

Eve looks at him like he’s insane.

EVE:

I’m not leaving here.

GABE:

Loren and Cally need you.

Eve is in torment.

GABE (cont’d)

I’ll take over here.

EVE:

Will you?

GABE:

I’ll stay.

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EVE:

He might have hurt himself or ... fallen

under something. I’ve covered every inch

of the park but the streets ...

GABE:

I’ll be here. Go and see the girls.

Eve absorbs a new horror.

EVE:

They’re going to ask me what happened.

GABE:

It’s not your fault.

EVE:

It is.

GABE:

It is not and don’t tell them that.

Gabe hugs her again.

EVE:

Say we’re going to find him.

GABE:

Of course we’re going to find him. How

can we not find him.

Eve nods. Fumbles for her keys. Gabe closes his hand round

hers.

GABE (cont’d)

They’re driving you.

Eve begins to move away.

GABE (cont’d)

Eve.

He hands her the marking. No reproach from him. But she feels

a terrible judgment.

18 INT. CAM’S BEDROOM - NIGHT 1

Eve sits dazed among the scattered lego bricks in Cam’s

bedroom.

LOREN:

Mum.

Eve turns to her eldest daughter.

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EVE:

Sweetheart try to sleep. Please.

LOREN:

I can’t stop thinking about it. Why would

he run away?

EVE:

We don’t know what happened.

LOREN:

You were watching so there wasn’t time

for him to just wander off. Someone must

have grabbed him.

Eve closes her eyes in despair.

EVE:

Loren please.

LOREN:

Is that what the police think?

EVE:

They’re just looking. That’s all they’re

doing right now.

CALLY:

Mummy.

Eve stands up.

EVE:

Oh no. No. We’re not having a conference

about this. There’s nothing we can do and

we can’t keep turning it over worrying

ourselves sick. If you can’t sleep let’s

watch TV or I’ll read a book to you.

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