Ordinary Lies Page #7

Season #2 Episode #1

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Joe and the workman with a brew...

JOE:

(attempts self

reassurance)

Suppose this is quite common these

days is it - suppose you do this

all the time...

WORKMAN:

Yep.

JOE:

It’s not that I don’t trust anyone

Workman sips at his drink.

WORKMAN:

Relationships are all about trust.

Day I met my girlfriend I said to

her - sweetheart, you ever cheat on

me, I’ll cut your cheek off - she

never has.

Hold on Joe, horrified...

23 EXT. MERMAID QUAY. RESTAURANTS - NIGHT 2 20.45 23

Joe waiting. Belinda and the kids appear. Joe gives them a

big smile... the loving husband and father.

JOE:

Hey, how was it?

Positive reactions. He drags his daughter into a hug.

Protective dad. We might just notice this...

Ordinary Lies 2 Episode 1 Pink Amends 17.

JOE (CONT’D)

Who fancies Nando’s? Your mum’s

paying They

smile, they’re happy. On Joe...

24 OMITTED 24

25 OMITTED 25

26 INT. THE FEATHERS - NIGHT 3 20.00 26

Thursday night, Ally’s divorce drinks do, bar near work...

(see that freedom poster in background). Some of the gang are

here. Ally centre of attention.

*

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New boy Ash is at the bar with Karl. They get drinks...

KARL:

Ashton isn’t it?

Ash ASH

KARL:

(offers hand)

Karl.

(and totally deadpanlaunches straight into)

We used to have an ice cream man

called Ash - when I was a kid -

whenever he appeared it was bedlam,

kids scrapping, screaming theirorders, and one day he refused toserve me for pushing, so I yelledat him, ‘suck me plonker’. And you

know what Ash said?

Ash just shakes his head.

KARL (CONT’D)

He said, ‘I will and I’ll chew it

off an all.’ That’s stayed with methat has...

Ash just stares at him - who the hell is this guy? ALLY

bounds over. With a drink in her hand she is Miss Confident. *

ALLY:

(to Ash, super flirty)

You came - I’m a free woman, it’s

official. Karl, leave him alone,

sorry, I should have warned you -

he’s like weirdo central, and avoid

Dean too, he’s a close talker *

*

Ordinary Lies 2 Episode 1 Pink Amends 17A.

She points to SALES REP Dean Devine, who - comically - is

talking right up into someone’s face/personal space.

Ordinary Lies 2 Episode 1 Pink Amends 18.

ALLY (CONT’D)

(takes Ash’s hand)

Come on, tell me all about yourself

-where were you working before...

ANGLE - JOE with some of the gang - Caz and Fletch, Ray

*

Finch, Holly, Neil (from the warehouse, Holly’s boyfriend)...

*

another SALES REP Jag Rawlinson...

RAY:

(of Ally)

Not a great advert for marriage is

she, nine months - I’ve been on

speed dates that have lasted longer

than that

JOE:

I know, do you think I can ask for

my present back -

CAZ:

(glances around to check

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