The Secret of Crickley Hall Page #4

CALLY:

Why can’t you just ask him?

Eve stops dead.

CALLY (cont’d)

You always say you can hear him. Just ask

him.

Eve is shaking.

CALLY (cont’d)

Can’t you hear him Mummy?

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Eve breaks down. Loren hurries to comfort her. Cally starts

crying.

CALLY (cont’d)

Why can’t you hear him?

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EXT. PLAYGROUND - DAY 2 19

Eve returns to the playground at dawn. Gabe still there.

Police dispersing. Eve searches Gabe’s face. He shakes his

head. They look across the barren dawn landscape.

GABE:

He’s gone.

EVE:

No.

He holds her as we pull back and:

FADE TO BLACK.

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EXT. GABE’S HOUSE - DAY 3 20

Eve returns from the shops laden with bags. Close on her

face, she looks hollow.

Caption:
Eleven Months Later.

She notices something out of the corner of her eye and stops

dead.

A lamp post with a missing cat poster.

She approaches it, astonished.

Underneath we can see another poster peeking out from the

corners.

Eve furiously rips away at the missing cat poster.

Gradually Cam’s faded photo is revealed underneath.

Someone has pasted a missing cat poster over her missing

child.

She’s crying as she uncovers her son’s face.

She calls out to the surrounding houses.

EVE:

Who did this? Who could do this?

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She breaks into a run, leaving her shopping scattered overthe pavement.

21 INT. GABE’S BEDROOM - DAY 3 21

Eve washes a pill down with a glass of water.

The door opens downstairs and she hears Loren and Cally.

LOREN O.S.

Mum someone said you dropped yourshopping are you okay?

CALLY O.S.

The eggs are broken.

Eve forces herself up. She has to hold it together for them.

22 EXT. GABE’S HOUSE - DAY 3 22

Gabe returns home.

23 INT. GABE’S LIVING ROOM - DAY 3 23

Loren’s doing her homework as Gabe enters. Without looking

up:

LOREN:

Cally’s with her.

Gabe sits opposite Loren. Studies her as she concentrates.

GABE:

I need to ask you something.

Loren continues making notes.

GABE (cont’d)

How would you feel about moving?

Loren nods.

GABE (cont’d)

I don’t mean permanently. But out of

London. Just for a couple of months. Idon’t want her here for the anniversary.

LOREN:

She’ll never go.

GABE:

She might if it comes from you.

Loren looks up.

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GABE (cont’d)

If you say you’re finding it too hard.

You could say you can’t concentrate. I

know I’m asking a lot. I just don’t think

she’ll get through this if we don’t get

away from here. And I don’t think she’ll

go unless it comes from you.

Where?

LOREN:

GABE:

There’s a project come up on the coast up

North. I can ask for a temporarytransfer.

LOREN:

What about school?

GABE:

They have schools. I know it’s not great

on you.

LOREN:

This is more important than school.

GABE:

I’ll drive your friends up for weekends

whatever it takes to make it easier.

LOREN:

I think it’s a good idea.

GABE:

Thank you.

24 INT. GABE’S BEDROOM - DAY 3 24

Gabe opens the bedroom door to see Eve and Cally curled uptogether asleep. Eve is holding Cam’s blue woollen hat.

Gabe turns away, stricken.

25 INT. CAM’S BEDROOM - DAY 3 25

The bedroom is tidied up but still very much Cam’s.

Gabe reaches under the bed to retrieve the bowling ball.

He slides his fingers into the sockets.

Clyde tries to comfort him.

Gabe pushes him away, wretched.

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