14. EXT.NIGHT.GRASS VERGE- SALVATION HOUSE.

 

FLY BOY is motionless face down on the grass embankment directly beneath his room, grasping the BROWN PAPER BAG. ELIJAH moves close kneeling beside him checking his pulse.

 

CLEM, MUSTAFA, DOC and DEWI approach gathering around, looking on as ELIJAH takes the walkie talkie from his belt.

 

ELIJAH

(On walkie talkie)

            Night security this Elijah, we need an

            ambulance A.S.A.P. I repeat A.S.A.P

 

15. INT. NIGHT. RECEPTION AREA SALAVTION HOUSE

 

The blue flashing lights from the ambulance reflect through the doors and windows; they disappear and are replaced by the sound of the ambulance siren that fades into the distance.

 

ELIJAH stands watching; by his side is a POLICE OFFICER

 

POLICE OFFICER

(Yorkshire accent)

            I’ll need to take a statement from yourself

            and any other potential witness.

 

ELIJAH

            Of course officer, some of the residents

            are in the television room waiting for you.

 

The POLICE OFFICER notices the Tuba

 

         ELIJAH

I’ll ensure that you receive

full cooperation of each and         POLICE OFFICER

everyone of the resi…            Wow! Is that a tuba!

 

         

16. INT. NIGHT. TELEVISION ROOM

 

BAG ED still dressed in his t-shirt, boxer shorts and woolly socks, coheres with the purple and blue track suited, luminous green croc wearing; WESLEY, who looks

over his thick rimmed spectacles suspiciously viewing others in the room.

 

DEWI sits fiddling with his tobacco tin.

 

CLEM sits with hood up, he exhales, unclenches his fists, stretching his fingers; staring out the window.

VIEW FROM WINDOW

 

DOC who is now dressed in a well worn three piece suit can be seen pacing around the garden.

 

MUSTAFA

(Thick welsh accent; Head only)

            I only went for a shite!

 

MUSTAFA now dressed in a white Kaftan and trainers stands in the doorway

 

MUSTAFA

            I never saw the prick dive out the window.

            He was probably with you two degenerates

            drug addicts, sticking crap into his body.

WESLEY

            He had his own little brown bag of gear;

            we never gave him nothing.

 

DEWI looks over to CLEM who looks puzzled at WESLEY’S comments.

          

Hesitantly WESLEY points

 

WESLEY

            You’re fucking bang out of order man,

            so hold your tongue.

 

MUSTAFA

            What, who, me; you two drug using pricks,

            are out of order you mean and I’ll cut your

            bleeding tongue out if you get on the wrong

            side of me.

 

BAG ED

            Oh shut up Al Qaeda, you’re fooling no one.

 

DEWI laughs

 

DEWI

            I call him Mustafa.

 

WESLEY

            Who asked you…you psychotic tramp.

 

MUSTAFA

            I haven’t forgotten you owe me money Dewi and

            I’m not Arab or Pakistani, am of Turkish  

            decent and second generation fucking Welsh !

            So you can cut that Al Qaeda crap out.

 

MUSTAFA rolls up his sleeves to display the tattoo of a Welsh dragon

 

CLEM

(Heard only)

            Look at that poor confused bastard

 

CLEM lowers his hood.

 

CLEM

            Look…

 

Attention is then focused on DOC

 

GARDEN

 

DOC is muttering to him self, stopping momentarily he looks at his fob watch, which he takes from his waist coat pocket.

 

Looking agitated, his head occasionally shaking involuntary, DOC carries on with his walking routine. 

  

TELEVISION ROOM

 

CLEM

            He’s been here fifteen years, do you know

            that. it’s supposed to be a short term stop

            for the homeless but he’s that dependent on

            this place he’s lost his life skills, he’s

            that drugged up with haloperidol and

            chlorpromazine, he’s trapped in his own head.

 

WESLEY

            Am Glad am on the gear when I look at him.

 

MUSTAFA

            He’s just another victim, like the rest of

            us.

 

CLEM

            Institutionalised.

 

BAG ED

            What does that mean?

 

CLEM

            It means he acts the way he does because

            he’s been stuck in here that long.

 

BAG ED

            Oh, I had him down for being a nut case, nice

            old Feller but a nutcase.

                      

 

17. INT. NIGHT. RECEPTION

 

POLICE OFFICER sits admiring the tuba, ELIJAH sits opposite

 

POLICE OFFICER

            It’s a fine instrument, immaculate

 

ELIJAH

            You play?

 

POLICE OFFICER

            Police regional brass band south Yorkshire

 

ELIJAH

            The Tuba?

 

POLICE OFFICER

            No, the flugelhorn 

 

MUSTAFA appears at the reception window

 

ELIJAH

            Yes

 

MUSATFA lowers his head to the opening in glass

 

MUSTAFA

            I was wondering when and if you needed my

            statement, only I’d like to get back to bed.

 

ELIJAH

            Yes we’ll be with you in a moment.

 

MUSTAFA disappears from the window

 

POLICE OFFICE

             Who’s that character?

 

ELIJAH

             Murat Malas; affectionately known as Mustafa

 

POLICE OFFICER

             An Arab

 

ELIJAH

             He’s Turkish.

 

POLICE OFFICER

             …Migrant worker

 

ELIJAH

             Err, no Welsh.

 

POLICE OFFICER

             Am no good with accidents. I arrested

             someone the other day thought he was cursing

             at me in welsh, turns out he was polish…

             Bora da and all that.

             

ELIJAH

             That’s good morning.

 

POLICE OFFICER

             I…I’ve only been here a month…transferred

             over…requested mind…Wales has stunning

             country side, much like Yorkshire, the

             lovely dales…You don’t sound welsh.

ELIIJAH

             I’m from Cheshire

 

 

18. INT. NIGHT. ROOM 2

 

The room is filled with seventies memorabilia, bric-a-brac; books; records; magazines and clothes. DOC is sitting on his bed, looking down to his side he picks up THE BROWN BAG, placing it on his knee, he contemplates opening it.

 

19. INT. NIGHT. TELEVISON ROOM

 

POLICE OFFICER stands in the centre of the room, ELIJAH, BAG ED, WESLEY, MUSTAFA, CLEM and DEWI; look on.

 

POLICE OFFICER

           I know its late but because their has been a

           serious incident, I might add, in suspicious

           circumstances. I will need to take a brief

           statement from each of you individually.

 

MUSATFA

           I’ll go first.

 

POLICE OFFICER

           I haven’t finished. This is just a procedure

           and the process shouldn’t or won’t take long…

           depending on what you’ve got to say.

 

POLICEMAN exits the room.

 

ELIJAH

           You first Bagley.

 

MUSATFA

           Why him.

 

BAG ED

           Yes, why me.

 

ELIJAH

           Err, its alphabetical order, so just wait for

           your turn. Where’s Doc.