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Apex shows Cleo the secret alien world hidden beneath London鈥檚 streets. Episode three of the audio drama series, set in the worlds of Doctor Who.

By Chris Cornwell

To save Apex鈥檚 life, Cleo must venture deep into the alien underground beneath London. But dark secrets are lurking down there. Meanwhile Abby and Shawna are hunted in a library by a shape-shifting monster.

Cleo Proctor - Charlie Craggs
Abby McPhail - Lois Chimimba
Shawna Thompson - Holly Quin-Ankrah
Apex Costa - Freddy Carter
Honour Bray - Dervla Kirwan
Rume - Teri Ann Bobby-Baxter
Drone - Wilf Scolding

Directed by Bethany Weimers
Producer: James Goss
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Sound design by Thea Cochrane
Original Composition by David Devereux

A 91福利社 Studios Production for 91福利社 Sounds

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31 minutes

2.3 鈥� UNDERGROUND

FX: 91福利社 Sounds Sting

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ANNO听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Doctor Who: Redacted, Episode Three. Underground by Chris Cornwell.

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SCENE 3.1. INT. GREASY SPOON 鈥� EVE

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DRONE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Submit, submit..

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Laser fire smashes into the caf茅. Apex's breathing is pained.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apex, you鈥檙e hurt!

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檓 alright- postidian life preserver- took the worst of it. Is there anyone else in the caf茅?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Just us!

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Submit!

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Give me that fire extinguisher.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Uh, OK..?

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The sound of Cleo passing Apex a fire extinguisher

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (grunting) Maybe I can scram its reactor with a blast of carbon dioxide...

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apex lets rip with the extinguisher

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Countering!

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 We hear what sounds like a giant vacuum cleaner

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CO2 stored in capture tank. Reactor safe.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥r maybe not.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Any other bright ideas?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (beat) Turn on the gas cookers. All of them.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 What? You gonna gas it?

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The click and flame of the caf茅鈥檚 hobs being turned on

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It鈥檚 using a thermal tracker. With every hob lit, we can overload it with heat signatures-

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Expelling CO2 in capture tank.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 An extinguisher esque PSSSSHHH from the Drone, killing the flames

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Heat signatures purged.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (coughing a bit) Guess I set us up for that one.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (coughing a bit) You think?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (cocky) Don鈥檛 worry. I鈥檝e got something I鈥檓 really not supposed to have. A weapon of last resort. Keep your head down. Let鈥檚 see how our friend likes a-

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APEX + DRONE: (overlapping) Quantum photon pacifier.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 A blast of laser fire

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Countered.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Oh, come on!

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Do I still need to keep my head down?

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Surrender yourself to the right Honourable Lady Honour Bray.

Comply or be terminated. You have 20 seconds.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檝e got an idea.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 What, bleed on it?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It's a simple predictive algorithm- if I can outsmart it-

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Ten seconds.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 How!? It knows everything you're going to do!

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The sound of drone weaponry powering up. Cleo gets to her feet

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Five seconds.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檝e got a plan.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 No, you鈥檝e got a frying pan-

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Let鈥檚 see how it likes this-

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Wait!

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Cleo hops the counter. The sound of metal smashing into metal. Cleo screams as she hits the drone over and over again

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Vision impaired- flight module retasking- attempting reignitionnnnnnn-

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Counter that, you flying hubcap.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The drone powers down. Cleo, breathing heavily, is on a high

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 There. Easy.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The drone was calibrated to capture me. It just wasn't expecting you-

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 To hit it?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 -repeatedly. With a frying pan. Yes.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Worked, didn't it?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Crude, but highly effective.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Me in a nutshell.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dad always did say I overthought things. (BEAT) Cleo Proctor: You saved my life.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (FLIRTY) I鈥檇 say that makes us even. (BEAT) Are you OK?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I think so. I鈥檝e got a medical scanner. Could you lend a hand?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sure.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Twist the dial and hold it over the - thanks.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The medical scanner beeps. It sounds a bit like a geiger counter鈥�

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Okaaay. The drone was using a forced isotope blaster. Yeah.

Not really ideal.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Why? What鈥檚 that?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Well, my armour stopped the blast, but鈥� I just got dosed with 4000 rads of trionic radiation.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 That doesn鈥檛 sound good.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檒l be OK for a couple of days. Then, umm, I鈥檒l die.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 For real?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (SMALL STOIC LAUGH) Umm, yeah, like I said: Not ideal.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apex! Do we go to the hospital? Will they know how to handle鈥hatever you just said?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 There鈥檚 a place I know, under London. I should be able to find a doctor there.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Let鈥檚 go.


SCENE 3.2. INT. GLASGOW STREET

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Abby and Shawna marching along a Glasgow street

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CLEO VOICEMAIL听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Hi, this is Cleo, don鈥檛 leave me a message, it鈥檚 2023.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (FAST WALKING, INTO PHONE) Cleo! Please reply when you get this, PLEASE. Why aren鈥檛 you picking up? Look listen, things have gone really demented up here. Torchwood: real. Aliens: very real and very on the loose in Glasgow. For heaven鈥檚 sake give us a ring.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (FAST WALKING) Do you think she鈥檚 in a huff with us 鈥� over the rat thing?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 No idea, but I could do without the worry on top of worry.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 She鈥檚 probably met a fella.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 [WRY] I said we had enough worries...

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Footsteps come to a halt.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 That鈥檚 it. The Lennot Library.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Abby, I don鈥檛 think we should do this. That thing鈥t had teeth鈥eally sharp teeth.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 What are we gonna do? Call the police and say an alien hatchling might be in an old library?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Well what about your fabled UNIT?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 They don鈥檛 have a hotline, Shawna.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 So what do we do?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The library card is all we鈥檝e got.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 We need weapons鈥�

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shawna, there鈥檚 no-one else. Look, it was tiny.

Between the two of us, we can, I don鈥檛 know, trap it or something. How bad can it be?


SCENE 3.3. INT. A LONDON TUBE STATION

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tube platform, Cleo helps Apex down the stairs.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (WEAK) I鈥檒l be okay from here. Honestly. You can go.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檓 not gonna leave you, am I?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Thanks for worrying.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Well yeah, Mum always said caring is a curse, but we move. [beat] Come on, can you keep going?

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APEX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 We鈥檙e almost at the entrance. Just down here.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 They emerge onto the platform. A tube train roars through an underground station.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Who knew you could get to an alien hideout on the Bakerloo line?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Aliens have been living harmlessly among you for centuries. Third, fourth generation settlers now. It鈥檚 a cocktail of alien subculture if you know where to look.

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CLEO听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I do love a cocktail.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You just need the secret password to get into the bar鈥�

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Oh really? Are you on the VIP?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Only way to travel.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Right. Here we go. Concealed entrance, obviously.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Very Hoxton. I once went out with a guy to this bar where the entrance was a pretend launderette. He was very pleased with himself too. Go on then, show off, what鈥檚 the magic password? Open sesame?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Not quite鈥isten.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apex begins to hum. A long, steady note.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You alright there?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It's a harmonic lock. You have to sing the right chords.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apex hums again

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Is anyone else looking?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 One loved up couple, but they've got their hands full. Think we're alright.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 OK, (APEX TAKES A DEEP BREATH, COUGHS) Sorry. I鈥檓

too weak. You鈥檒l have to do it.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 What?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sing.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檓 sorry?


APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The entrance is sentient. If it likes your song, it鈥檒l let us in. (MAN FLU COUGHS) Please.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Um. OK. Yeah. (CLEARS THROAT) Away in a manger no crib for a bed鈥�

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Apex starts to laugh.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You massive 鈥� are you winding me up?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (SMILES) The door recognizes my genetic code from last time and knows I鈥檓 not a threat. Can鈥檛 believe you fell for it.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 We do not have time for this.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (PLAYFUL, MOCKING) Are you always this mean to people dying of radiation sickness?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Only the really annoying ones. Now open that door so I can save your life.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The sound of a door sliding open

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You have got to be -听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 [ASTOUNDED] The light... it's beautiful.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Anti-inertia corridor. It'll get us where we need to go. Are you ready?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yeah.


APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Take my hand.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You know I don鈥檛 normally make a habit of getting into anti- inertia corridors with blokes I just met. I can trust you, can鈥檛 I?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yes. I promise. You鈥檙e safe.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 OK鈥�

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 A chord of power from the door. Cleo gasps as she starts to float.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (SHOOK) Apex?! We're supposed to float, right?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yes! Hold on!

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 A woosh of energy! The music kicks into melody as Cleo gasps

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 This is amazing! You get about like this often?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 All the time.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Show off. What's that- the lights in the distance?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 A safe haven, underneath London. They called it the London Underground.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I think we鈥檝e already got one of those-

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Not like this you don鈥檛. All across the galaxies, there are wars and genocides and famines and well鈥 help out where I can. I鈥檝e helped people come here over the years when they need a


place to be safe. (BEAT) Are you ready?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檓 ready.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Now jump!


SCENE 3.4. EXT. LENNOT LIBRARY

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Quiet city atmos 鈥� traffic at a distance, but no-one on this street apart from Abby and Shawna鈥檚 footsteps as they approach then stop.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Ohhhkay. The library is covered in police tape.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 But no police.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 And they鈥檝e left the door wide open 鈥� in the middle of the night.

Never a good sign鈥�

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Let鈥檚 just take a look...

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Abs鈥�

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 We can do this. Just stick together, OK? Whatever happens.

Don鈥檛 let go of my hand, Shawna.

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SHAWNA听听听听听听听听听听听听 Never.

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SCENE 3.5. INT. LENNOT LIBRARY

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The sound of a door opening. Shawna first. Abby following.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (louder) Hello!?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shhhh- library!

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 There's no-one here.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 That doesn鈥檛 make it better. Maybe we should come back tomorrow when it鈥檚 light?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Hang on. There鈥檚 a PA system behind the desk.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don鈥檛.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shawna picks up the microphone

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (Over PA) Hello! Is anyone here? (LOUDER) We鈥檙e here to help! Anyone?

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 There鈥檚 a horrible whine of feedback

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Ow! Leave the volume control alone.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (Over PA, LOUD) Anyone!?!?

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Word lost in feedback

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shawna.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Distant faint clicking. Whimpering.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Did you hear that?


ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 No.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 You heard that. We鈥檙e out of here.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 No! Shawna. We have to. We don鈥檛 know what that thing at the hospital was. Maybe it鈥檚 hurt? Maybe it needs help? Just because it looked scary鈥e shouldn鈥檛 assume anything. It鈥檚 a baby! It鈥檚 the right thing to do鈥�

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Can鈥檛 you just once do the wrong thing? Didn鈥檛 you ever get detention at school?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 No, where is this going?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Wondering if you've always been like this. So disgustingly, adorably together.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Well I got in trouble with the police once.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (mock gasp) Most wanted Abby McPhail! Love it, tell me more.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I was 15 and stupid. We were partying in the park, loudly, and it all got out of hand and someone called the police. I just remember having to explain it to mum. I told her I was so sorry. (BEAT) It's tough when you feel like- you're letting someone down if you're not perfect.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Yeah. I'm beginning to get that.


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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shawna picks up the microphone

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (OVER PA) Hello! One last chance. Hello?

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Again the howl of feedback. And that insectoid clicking 鈥� pained.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 No. I don鈥檛 think it likes that.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 I think we need back-up, Abs鈥�

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 So we go?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 We go.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Agreed.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 A clunk as the lights start going off

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shawna, what did you push? The lights are turning off!

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Nothing! I swear.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The last light clunks off. A beat of silence

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I can鈥檛 see a thing. We鈥檙e going. Door.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sinister Clicking.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Abby. Whatever that is. It鈥檚 between us and the door.


ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yes.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Clicking louder. And dragging towards them.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shawna?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Run!

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The sound of scuttering around us, above us, behind us

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MONSTER:听听听听听听听听听 (ROAR)

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SHAWNA & ABBY: (SCREAM)

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 As they start to run, terrible monstrous noises. Jump scare shriek!


SCENE 3.6. INT. THE LONDON CONCLAVE

FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dozens of aliens moving around. There's chattering, movement, bargaining, though we can't understand any of it.

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WILDTRACK:听听听听听 [ALIEN CHATTER, CLICKS AND GRUNTS]

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Welcome to the market district.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It's amazing.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I know, it鈥檚 a lot to take in. Aliens exist.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I've met aliens before! Some of them have been amazing.

(BEAT) But I've never seen them just like this. It's- like Borough market. But with more-

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Limbs? Heads? Compound eyes?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yeah.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Most aliens aren't looking for the mysteries of the universe, or to take over the human race. Most of them are just trying to get by. Just ordinary people. Like you.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Ouch. But not you?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檝e always felt a bit like an alien. Even amongst aliens. [BEAT] There it is.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 What?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The gift stall.


CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You鈥檝e got radiation poisoning. Is now a good time for gift- hunting?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 There is always time for manners, Cleo Proctor. (TO SHOP KEEPER) Excuse me sir. I wish to purchase that Galdrium bracelet.

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SHOP KEEPER:听听听听 [Alien language]

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 A series of alien chimes.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It鈥檚 so pretty.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It's nigh indestructible and shaping it takes technology you won't discover here for another millennium.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (GENUINE) I鈥檓- I鈥檓 flattered. You didn鈥檛 have to get me anything鈥�

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Oh. Um, no. Actually it鈥檚 not for you. Sorry, I thought鈥�

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CLEO听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 OK. After you die of radiation poisoning, I can just die of pure shame.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 This is for Rume. With any luck, she鈥檒l be able to help me.


SCENE 3.7. INT. LIBRARY BASEMENT

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Abby running between library stacks. Scuttling all around. 听Abby comes to a halt.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (terrified breathing)

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (DISTANT) Abby? Is that you?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (LOW, FRIGHTENED) Cleo! (FIRMER) Cleo! How did you get here?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (CLOSER) It鈥檚 hella complicated. Trust me. Because we鈥檝e got to be together. Okay?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Okay.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (CLOSER) Stay calm. Come towards me. And don鈥檛 run. It likes it when you run.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (CLOSEST STILL) It.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 All right. Okay.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (CONFIDING) It was the last. It was so alone.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Heavy breathing from Abby as she inches forwards. A phone 听begins to ring and Abby hurriedly picks it up.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (RELIEVED) Shawna!


SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听听 (OVER PHONE) Abby, you're OK.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yeah, where are you? I鈥檓 with Cleo.

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听听 (OVER PHONE) Abby. That鈥檚 not Cleo.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (NEARBY) Abby? Abs? Where are you? Don鈥檛 leave us alone in the dark with it. Please.

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听听 (OVER PHONE) That鈥檚 really not Cleo.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Right. Wow.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (FURTHER AWAY) Abby? I鈥檓 scared, Abs. Have you seen its teeth? It鈥檚, like, Entirely Teeth.

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听 (OVER PHONE) Listen to me. Trust me. We鈥檒l be fine. I鈥檓 by the reception desk. Make your way towards me.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Which way鈥檚 that? I got turned around the in the dark.

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听听 (OVER PHONE, ANNOYED) Abby.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (DISTANT, PAINED) Abby! Where are you?

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shawna 2鈥檚 voice nearby

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SHAWNA 2:听听听听听听听听 (NEAR, PSST) Abby, it鈥檚 me.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 What?


SHAWNA 2:听听听听听听听听 Abby!

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听听 (ON PHONE) Who is that?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shawna?

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听听 (ON PHONE) Who is that?

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SHAWNA 2:听听听听听听听听 Who are you talking to on the phone, Abby? Is it me?

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听听 (ON PHONE) Abby! Listen to me!

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SHAWNA 2:听听听听听听听听 You need to hang up, now, Abby. Seriously.

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听听 (ON PHONE) Abby!

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (WHISPERING) She sounds just like you. Wait- how do I know you鈥檙e the real you?

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SHAWNA 2:听听听听听听听 Abby. I know you. Trust me. The last few months we've been together. They've been amazing.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yeah.

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听 (ON PHONE) Abby, that鈥檚 sweet, but you really need to not listen to the brain sucking alien.

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SHAWNA 2:听听听听听听听 I was scared. Because we'd been friends for so long. But I鈥檓 no longer scared. And you aren鈥檛 either, are you?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (RELIEVED) Shawna?


SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听听 (ON PHONE) Don鈥檛 listen to it!

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SHAWNA 2:听听听听听听听 We鈥檙e perfect together. Now I鈥檝e found you. I don鈥檛 want to be alone again.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Same.

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听 (ON PHONE, DESPERATE) That thing is lying to you! Us 鈥� it鈥檚 not perfect.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (stirring from her daze) Things aren鈥檛 perfect?

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听 (ON PHONE) I want to be with you, it's just that - I gave up a lot to live in Glasgow. I love your mum and I don't mind working so you can do the podcast- but I don't know if you always see how much I'm doing. That鈥檚 what鈥檚 real, Abby. Please.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (REACTIONS TO THIS UNDER)

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SHAWNA 2:听听听听听听听听 (SO CLOSE) There you are, Abby! I鈥檝e found you.

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SHAWNA 1:听听听听听听听听 (ON PHONE) Abby! Abby!

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (CALM)听听 No.听听听 (EFFORT AS)

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Abby turns and runs. Insectoid clicking noise all around her.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (CALLING) Abby! (MONSTER DISTORT) Abbbbby!


SHAWNA 2:听听听听听听听听 (CALLING, MONSTER DISTORT) Abby! Abby!

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (RUNNING EFFORT)

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Abby running through a nightmare.


SCENE 3.8. INT. RUME'S CRYSTAL CAVE

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sparkly diamond sounds.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 A cave full of diamonds. Kitsch, but I love it. Where's this Rume then?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (WEAK) Give me a minute. She鈥檒l come. (RALLIES) Rume!

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The sound of approaching footsteps 鈥� diamond hitting

diamond. RUME鈥檚 voice is harmonious, crystal sounds pulling together into a 听lovely, sonorant voice. She speaks with an East London accent.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apex! Who鈥檚 your friend?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Cleo, this is Rume, a silicone based life-form from the Ganymede Nebula. Rume, this is Cleo Proctor.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Hi Rume.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Alright Cleo.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rume fled the War of the Seven Crescents five years ago. I helped her settle here.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 That sounds rough.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (A SAD CHUCKLE). Oh, it was.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I need another favour.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Another one? We鈥檝e already cleared up those giant rats.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 C鈥檓on 鈥� if you鈥檇 looked after your chemical waste recyclers


better there wouldn鈥檛 have been any giant rats in the first place.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Blame the landlord.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (SHARED JOKE) Yeah. Look. (FORMAL) As the Salnack tradition dictates, I wish to trade a valuable gift for sanctuary and medical help. A Galdrium bracelet. Please, accept it with my gratitude and best wishes.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (whispered) Apex. Should I be bowing? I don鈥檛 want to cause an intergalactic incident.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Oh, Apex, keep it. I can鈥檛 accept gifts from you, you saved my life. And don鈥檛 worry Cleo. Ceremony was more my parents鈥� thing.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Your accent, it鈥檚-

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Not what you expect? My species, we attune, vibrate with every rock and pebble where we live. Everywhere we go, we take on a bit of local flavour.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You鈥檙e incredible. I鈥檝e never seen anything like you. A walking diamond!

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檓 just a Londoner now, dearie.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檓 sorry, I didn鈥檛 mean to be - weird. I鈥檓 from the Powell Estate.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Erk!


CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 What?

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 South of the river?

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 A brief, crystalline chuckle from Rume

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Powell's not perfect. It's mine though.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yeah. This place isn't always somewhere to brag about either, but it鈥檚 home. The London Underground, as he calls it. You should have done a bit more research there, Apex.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bloody tourists, eh?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (MAN FLU COUGH) Still dying here.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 What is it?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I got hit by a forced isotope blast. I鈥檓 carrying about 4000 rads of trition radiation.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檓 so sorry Apex. Had a run-in with one of Honour鈥檚 drones?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Honour - the drone mentioned her. Who is she?

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Honour? She's the new landlord of The Underground. Place is falling apart, rents are going up, and when we don't pay, she sends in her drones to clear us out.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You're saying that death drone we fought earlier... was a bailiff?

Wait, that actually kind of makes sense.


RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Radiation blaster? You must have offended her greatly, Apex Costa.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Landlords.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rume. Can you help me?

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檓 sorry Apex. Honour鈥檚 blocked any medical supplies from coming in. No new technology鈥檚 arrived for months. Food鈥檚 running low. Pretty miserable vibes to be honest.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (STOIC, BUT HURTING) Right. Ok. Thank you Rume.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I am sorry. Your best bet is the lower levels. People are talking 鈥� something mysterious has been seen down there. Like nothing they鈥檝e seen before. It might be something that can help.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Then that鈥檚 where we鈥檙e going.

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RUME:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sorry I couldn鈥檛 do better. Good luck. Both of you.


SCENE 3.9. INT. LIBRARY BASEMENT

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The hideous, insectoid clicking echoes. Two running figures bump into each other in the dark.

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SHAWNA & ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听 (IMPACT GASP)

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (WHISPERING) Abby? Abby?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (SOFT GASP) Shawna? Is that you?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (WHISPERING) Is that you?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (MORE NORMAL, SUSPICIOUS) I thought you were waiting by reception.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (MORE NORMAL) I came looking for you.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Well now I鈥檝e found you.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Wait. Back then - how did you know it鈥檚 me?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Because I didn鈥檛 know you felt that way.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Right. I鈥檓 sorry 鈥� about saying all that.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 S鈥檕kay. I can live with you not being perfect, so long as you鈥檙e real.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Noted. (BEAT) But let鈥檚 shelve the heart-to-heart for a time when we aren鈥檛 being hunted.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It sounded just like you鈥�

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 I think it killed everyone in the library. And the police.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Why?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Well, it has a new body now.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 What do we do?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Fire escape over there. Come on.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 They move forward. The hideous, insectoid clicking circle some distance away.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It knows we鈥檙e heading for the door. It鈥檚 blocking us off.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Abby. I know this is stressful in about a million different ways.

But you don鈥檛 need to hold my hand so tight.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shawna鈥� I鈥檓 not holding onto your hand.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You could hear a pin drop in the silence. Then, the sound of Shawna being violently pulled across the ground. Clicking growing. Monstrous roaring.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (CRIES OUT) It鈥檚 got me! It鈥檚 got me!

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (CRIES AND WAILS AS SHE IS DRAGGED AWAY)

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 We follow Shawna, dragged in terror away by the creature. Insectoid clicking and howling, and then a pause. A guttural pause, a feeling of seven jaws opening.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (PANICKED BREATHING)

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (MONSTER DISTORT) Not alone now.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Monster rears up 鈥� then click and buzz of the PA system.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (OVER PA) Shawna!

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (CALLING) Abby! Get out of here.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (OVER PA) No. Not leaving you.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (CALLING) Abby.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (OVER PA) Remember earlier, I told you not to touch the volume.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Little bit of feedback 鈥� Creature winces.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (CALLING) What are you doing?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (OVER PA) Breaking the rules! (EFFORT AS)

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 She turns the volume up to 11 and the PA system howlaround goes wild. The creature shrieks and shrieks 听and explodes. Hissing debris fizzes on the ground

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MONSTER:听听听听听听听听听 (HOWLING)

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (PAINED GASPS)

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The clicking of the lights returning to life. Abby comes running over.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (EFFORT) Shawna Shawna Shawna! Are you okay? Are you okay? Are you okay?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (GASPING) Yeah.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 They hug.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (HUGGING) It didn鈥檛 like it earlier 鈥� and I remembered what happened at the hospital 鈥� it went mad when we set off the alarm. I figured鈥�

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (HUGGING BACK) It hated loud noises! You鈥檙e a genius!

Thank you. Oh god.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 We鈥檝e stopped it. It was definitely gonna eat us or wear our bodies. Now, please, can we get gone?

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Hissing debris fades.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Not until we find why it came here.

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SCENE 3.10. EXT. LONDON UNDERGROUND - DOWNSTAIRS

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Alien bustle, slightly quieter.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Food market bustle. Meat sizzles in wok.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Oh wow. That smells amazing. I鈥檓 starving.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I wouldn鈥檛.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Not falafel?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Definitely not falafel. I think it鈥檚 giant rat.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Oh I hear you.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 This way.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 They turn a corner and the sounds recede. Crunching footsteps on gravel. It鈥檚 quiet. Eerie.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apex 鈥� you okay? You don鈥檛 look too great.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檓 - fine.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 This bit isn't quite as fancy.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It's downstairs. Temporary buildings for people we don't treat like people.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Where is everyone?


APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 They're watching. They just don't want to be seen.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 They're scared? Of us? That doesn't feel good.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (SHOUTING) We鈥檙e not with Honour.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The sound of approaching wings

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Who is that?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It's a cloud belt flier. A child, judging by his wing span. And a curious one. It's OK. Do you have that Galdrium bracelet Cleo?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Yeah, of course.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I'm leaving it here for you. It's yours.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The sound of wings flying off at high speed.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Buying safe passage?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 No - just - wanted to leave something good behind. For once.

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SCENE 3.11. INT. LENNOT LIBRARY SECRET CHAMBER

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 A massive iron door swings on broken hinges as Shawna pushes it.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 (EFFORT) Abby! Look at this.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 She steps into an echoing chamber, Abby following.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Is鈥as that a vault door? This building must have been a bank at some point. I wonder what they were keeping in here?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Scary alien bodysnatcher? It must have infected Archie in here and walked out inside his body鈥�

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 But it came back. Why?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 It said it couldn鈥檛 stand being alone. Are there more here?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Look at this place. It鈥檚 massive. Shawna. What was it?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 I - I think we鈥檝e found Torchwood.

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SCENE 3.12. EXT. LONDON UNDERGROUND - DOWNSTAIRS

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Cleo and Apex walking 鈥� really eerie.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apex. That child back there. You rescued them, didn鈥檛 you?

How many of these creatures did you bring here?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Not enough. But I鈥檝e done my best. Told you 鈥� my special subject is endangered species. Once I found out about this place I did all could to relocate them here. Say what you will about Sol 3, sorry, Earth, but it鈥檚 temperate, roomie, plenty of resources to go round.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Hmm. There would be if people shared them. But, seriously, that鈥檚 really decent of you.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (WINCES) Thanks.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Are you OK?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Not great.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 What happens if this mysterious object can鈥檛 help?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Then I鈥檒l die. Sorry.

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He groans in pain.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Stay with me, stay with me. Tell me a story鈥ell me鈥our biggest screw-up.


APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apart from this one?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apart from this one. Come onnnn. We鈥檙e miles underground, running from killer drones, and you鈥檙e practically glowing with radiation. If you鈥檙e not going to spill your heart out now, then when?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I don鈥檛-

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nothing you can say will shock me.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I suppose, given the circumstances...

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Keep going.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I come from a long line of agents. My father, his father before him, and his father before him... all decorated heroes of the ICB.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Like you.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 There was a lot riding on me. Carry on the family name. Believe it or not, I鈥檓 a huge disappointment.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You鈥檙e not.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 My father would disagree. I鈥檓 the family flop.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 You saved me. You were kind to that little girl. You鈥檙e not a flop Apex. Not at all.


A loaded silence.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听 beeping from Apex鈥檚 device breaks the sexy moment.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Oh. I picked up a signal.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Right. Of course.

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FX - Beeping getting faster and faster. Apex and Cleo pick up the pace.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It says there鈥檚 something down here. We鈥檙e closing in on it.

There. That alley. That鈥檚 us.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 [AWE] Apex鈥� It鈥檚 the TARDIS.


SCENE 3.13. INT. LENNOT LIBRARY SECRET CHAMBER

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shawna and Abby exploring a vast place full of ruins.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Shawna 鈥� if this is Torchwood鈥檚 HQ鈥�

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Bet you it is.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Then it鈥檚 been emptied out. Someone鈥檚 broken in and nicked all of Torchwood.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Yeah. (PAUSE) See that cage.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 A jail. Guess Torchwood kept prisoners as well. Whoever our thief is let that creature out.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Why?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Accident? On purpose?

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 They stole everything but they left that creature behind.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Maybe 鈥� they thought they were doing something good. (BEAT) Or it was very persuasive. There鈥檚 something I should say.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 OK.

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 See that time I got caught by the cops and taken back home? Well I didn鈥檛 tell you the truth. I was鈥� so angry at mum. I yelled and told her that I couldn't be a normal kid because I had to look after her all the time and she cried.


SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Why didn鈥檛 you tell me?

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ABBY:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Because - I'm not perfect, Shawna. But I like you thinking I am. I like the version of me that you think I am.

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SHAWNA:听听听听听听听听听听听 Okay. Unhinged, but sweet. Abby鈥 love you. I love you. The real, annoying, Type-A, Abby. Warts and all.

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ABBY听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 There are no actual warts.

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SHAWNA听听听听听听听听听听听听 I know. But I wouldn鈥檛 care if there were.

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ABBY听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I love you too, you know that right?

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SHAWNA听听听听听听听听听听听听 I do.

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They kiss tenderly.

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SHAWNA听听听听听听听听听听听听 OK, we need to do something about this; here.

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ABBY听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 There鈥檚 a thief. Someone raided three Torchwood sites. Stealing what I assume are alien artefacts. Or weapons.

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SHAWNA听听听听听听听听听听听听 Why?

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ABBY听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 That鈥檚 what we have to find out.


SCENE 3.14. INT. LONDON CONCLAVE 鈥� DOWNSTAIRS

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I can鈥檛 believe we鈥檝e found the TARDIS. Makes sense though. She鈥檇 so turn up here 鈥� I bet she鈥檚 brought refugees here too. You鈥檒l like her. Come on.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I can鈥檛 do this.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Relax. You鈥檒l be fine.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 There鈥檚 something I need to tell you -

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (NOT LISTENING) Doctor! Hope you鈥檙e home.

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Cleo knocks on the door.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 OK, that鈥檚 weird. Did that just鈥himmer? Did you see that?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Cleo, get back!!

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The sound of a forcefield powering down.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It鈥檚 not a Tardis. It鈥檚 a hologram projector. A trap!

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FX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The familiar buzzing of a drone.

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Halt! Cleo Proctor and Apex Costa.

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Aw, what?

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DRONE:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 All hail the arrival of the right Honourable Lady Honour Bray!

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HONOUR:听听听听听听听听听听听 Honestly, Apex, if you鈥檇 just replied to the last fifty transmissions I sent I wouldn鈥檛 have had to lure you here. [BEAT] I assume you鈥檒l be wanting the anti-trion serum?

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APEX听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Thank you.

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HONOUR听听听听听听听听听听听听 Not so fast.

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CLEO听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Just give him it! He鈥檚 dying!

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HONOUR听听听听听听听听听听听听 Is this the latest bit on the side, Apex?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Oi! If anything he鈥檚 my bit on the side.

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Honour, I was going to get in touch-

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HONOUR:听听听听听听听听听听听 I鈥檓 sorry about this Cleo, but everything this man has told you is a lie. You deserve to know. I deserved that too, didn鈥檛 I Apex?

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apex? What is she talking about?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Not now, Honour. Please鈥ust give me the serum.

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HONOUR:听听听听听听听听听听听 (SUDDEN VENOM) I don鈥檛 owe you a thing. What did he tell you? That he鈥檚 a Time Lord? Time Agent? Or is he from good old ICBA this time?

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APEX:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I-

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CLEO:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Apex?


HONOUR:听听听听听听听听听听听 He鈥檚 a thief. Not just any ordinary thief either. A master thief of rare artworks and antiquities... and he鈥檚 promised to steal me a TARDIS.

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The music builds into a threatening synth and ends abruptly with a distortion. Before building into a gleefully Whovian, alien symphony of synths and electric keyboard that cuts off into piano that continues under the rest of the credits.

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END CREDITS 听听听 Doctor Who: Redacted. Episode Three. Underground by Chris Cornwell. Starring Charlie Craggs as Cleo Proctor, Lois Chimimba Abby Mcphail, Holly Quin-Ankrah Shawna Thompson, Freddy Carter Apex Costa, Dervla Kirwan Honour Bray, Teri Ann Bobby-Baxter as Rume听 and Wilf Scolding as Drone. Directed by Bethany Weimers, Producer James Goss, Sound design by Thea Cochrane, Original Composition by David Devereux. A 91福利社 Studios Production for 91福利社 Sounds.

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