Outlander Page #5

Season #1 Episode #1 - 'Sassenach'

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EXT./INT. FRANK’S CAR - MOVING - DAY

The next day. Claire’s curls -- unruly at the best of times

-are blown into utter chaos by the wind, as Frank drives.

She’s smiling, happy.

(CONTINUED)

11.

CONTINUED:

CLAIRE (V.O.)

Frank’s passion for history was

another reason for choosing the

Highlands.

Frank points out a passing ROCK FORMATION shaped like a

rooster’s tail.

FRANK:

Cocknammon Rock. During the 17th

and 18th centuries, you’d have

often found a British army patrol

lying there in wait for Scottish

brigands or rebels. You see how

the position commands the high

ground in every direction?

Claire tries to look interested.

CLAIRE (V.O.)

Not that I minded. I was raised by

my uncle after the death of my

parents.

EXT. MIDDLE EAST - ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG - DAY - FLASHBACK

The dig is somewhere in the desert, with a TEAM of BRITISH

and NATIVE WORKERS carefully uncovering the remains of an

ancient building. YOUNG CLAIRE (11), brings her UNCLE LAMB

(40’s) a KIT containing several specialized BRUSHES.

CLAIRE (V.O.)

Uncle Lamb was an archeologist, so

I’d spent the balance of my

formative years traipsing through

dusty ruins and various excavations

throughout the world.

Uncle Lamb uses the brushes to begin whisking away dirt from

the delicate structure they’re uncovering.

CLAIRE (V.O.)

I’d learned to dig latrines and

boil water, and to do a number of

other things not suitable for a

young lady of gentle birth.

Young Claire then produces and lights a cigarette with

aplomb, before deftly handing it to her uncle, who nods his

thanks absently and takes a deep, grateful drag.

12.

INT. ENGLISH LIBRARY - DAY - FLASHBACK

An archeologist’s library, overflowing with books and papers

in a London townhouse. A slightly older Uncle Lamb stands up

to greet Frank as he comes through the door.

CLAIRE (V.O.)

And then one day a handsome, dark-

haired historian came to consult my

uncle on a point of French

philosophy as it related to

Egyptian religious practice.

Claire (now in her early twenties) steps out from behind a

stack of books, carrying a heavy tome. She sees Frank and he

sees her -- and there’s a small, but clear, flash of

electricity between them.

CLAIRE (V.O.)

I was smitten from the first... and

remained smitten even through the

long years apart.

EXT. CASTLE LEOCH - DAY

The Randall car is parked outside the picturesque ruins of a

medieval SCOTTISH CASTLE. Frank walks the narrow ledge

nearby, making notes in a small journal, while Claire makes

her own way along the same grounds, examining the local flora

-- again they’re in the same location, but in different

places. The structure is abandoned, with weeds and grasses

encroaching on what were once neatly kept grounds.

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