Shadow Dancer Screenplay - Raindance Film Festival

29.
MAJOR. (CONT'D)
Any process must be based on the
consent of ALL communities.
We cut back to the newscaster. He intones gravely;
NEWSCASTER
But even as the two Prime
Ministers made that announcement,
police in Northern Ireland
discovered a hooded body on the
border.
Now we’re looking at shots of GINGY’s house. Kids toys lie
abandoned in the garden.
NEWSCASTER (V.O.) (CONT’D)
The dead man has been named as Mr
Gerard ‘Gingy’ Hughes. His family
deny claims that he was a
security force informer.
ANGLE on GERRY as he shakes his head slowly in disgust.
Fucking touts.
BACK on the T.V; the segment ends with shots of kids bikes
as we...
CUT TO:
EXT. COLLETTE’S BACK YARD - A FEW MINUTES LATER.
...where PADDY is carrying little CATHERINE upon his
shoulders. He’s playing football with MARK. He collapses
and the kids tumble all over him. COLLETTE watches,
smiling.
GERRY joins her on the step. He takes in the scene. Maybe --
who knows -- he’s a little envious. That isn’t his style.
GERRY
Glad you made it.
She nods, still watching the kids.
GERRY (CONT’D)
They’re sending the debrief up
from Dublin express dispatch.
I’ll keep it away from Mulgrew.
If this is supposed to be some kind of concession, she’s
too tired to react. GERRY gets up again and, for a moment,
we think he’ll place a hand upon her shoulder, but it’s
beyond him. He disappears into the house.
PADDY joins her. MARK jumps onto his lap again.