From Darkness Page #5

JOHN:

(overlapping)

John. Like I said, we’re old

friends. God Claire... How long’s

it been?

CLAIRE just stands looking at him for a moment, trying to

regain her composure but struggling.

CLAIRE:

What are you doing here?

NORRIE:

“Just passing”...

JOHN:

So... I thought we’d drop in.

NORRIE looks to CLAIRE. She gives him a search me look.

NORRIE:

I’ll make up the spare bed.

CLAIRE:

They’re staying?

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

JOHN:

We don’t want to cause any bother.

We see the tiniest look from CLAIRE to NORRIE (firstly they

are causing bother to her. Secondly, it’s Norrie’s birthday -

not that we’d know it, he doesn’t like to make a fuss of

these things).

NORRIE:

It’s either that or swim. There’s

no ferry till the morning. [BEAT]

Megan.

He calls MEGAN to heel who is now also staring on. She

heads out with her DAD.

BEAT. CLAIRE looks at JOHN - it’s almost the first proper

look she’s given him - now NORRIE’s out of the room and

it’s full of shock and confrontation. JOHN meanwhile has

barely taken his eyes off CLAIRE since she walked in.

There’s confrontation in his eyes too but it’s playful

bravado, a game, and there’s tenderness too that is not

being returned by CLAIRE.

JOHN:

You sure you don’t want to dry

off? You seem a bit cold.

She looks at him... He smiles. Then cuts the bravado for a

minute and speaking more quietly.

JOHN (CONT’D)

(quieter/honest/vulnerable

/intimate)

Seriously, it’s good to see

[you]...

CLAIRE:

(CUTTING IN)

Just sit.

She glances towards the direction NORRIE’s gone then looks

back at JOHN who settles down on the sofa. CLAIRE heads

upstairs. JOHN watches her go then turns back to BOYCE.

JOHN:

Told you they’d make us feel

welcome.

But BOYCE is looking mighty uncomfortable as the OLD SHEEP

DOG has settled right by him wagging his tail amicably.

BOYCE:

I hate dogs.

JOHN looks at him. He whistles to the dog as it waddles

over. He pats it.

FROM DARKNESS EPISODE ONE

JOHN:

You didn’t think about that

before joining the police.

JOHN looks at the photos on the bookshelves of CLAIRE &

NORRIE... CLAIRE, MEGAN & NORRIE.

17 SCENE CUT. 17

18 INT. COTTAGE, BATHROOM. WESTERN ISLES - DAY 2 (18:04) 18

CLAIRE walks into the bathroom, shuts the door tight and

locks it. She turns on the shower, letting it run so no one

can hear her, then stands by the door for a moment, nervously

listening. Is she safe here? Can she think...? As she hovers

there, she catches sight of herself in the over sink mirror

and for a second runs a hand through her hair, letting a hand

trail over her cheek and touch her lip. It’s been so long

since she saw JOHN. How did she look for him? It’s the

tiniest moment of weakness and vanity that is almost

instantly overwhelmed by feelings of self disgust and hatred.

She pulls open the medicine cabinet and rummages to find a

small hidden toilet bag from the back. She pulls out a packet

of pills and mechanically pops one. We see her in the vanity

mirror as she does, only now the image is much more diffuse,

getting steadily blurrier as the steam from the shower

builds. She reaches for the cord on her wet-suit and unzips.

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