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INT. DAY. NUMBER 10.
DOM enters, jabbing at his phone.
BORIS: There you are, where the hell have you been. This is it, Dom, this is it. They’re furious. They’re all so fucking furious. Why did I listen to you? You said it would be fine, you’d keep your head down, well it is NOT
DOM enters, jabbing at his phone.
BORIS: There you are, where the hell have you been. This is it, Dom, this is it. They’re furious. They’re all so fucking furious. Why did I listen to you? You said it would be fine, you’d keep your head down, well it is NOT
FINE WE ARE NOT FINE I AM NOT FINE. Dom.
[A pause. DOM jabs at his phone, scrolling now, looking for something]
BORIS: Did you see Shapps on Marr? He was so out of his depth he looked like he’d gone pearl diving in the Mariana trench.
[DOM scrolls]
I think. I think, Dom, that we
[A pause. DOM jabs at his phone, scrolling now, looking for something]
BORIS: Did you see Shapps on Marr? He was so out of his depth he looked like he’d gone pearl diving in the Mariana trench.
[DOM scrolls]
I think. I think, Dom, that we
Have reached the end of the road. Somewhat.
[scrolling]
You know I’ll always be grateful. And we’ll find something for you. Some way of bringing you back in when all this blows over.
DOM: [still scrolling] No you won’t.
BORIS: oh come on now, you know me, I’m a man of my word
[scrolling]
You know I’ll always be grateful. And we’ll find something for you. Some way of bringing you back in when all this blows over.
DOM: [still scrolling] No you won’t.
BORIS: oh come on now, you know me, I’m a man of my word
of course we’ll get you back in. Something quiet and out of the way... DCMS! No one gives a fuck about that -
DOM: No you won’t. Because I’m not going.
[A pause. The clock ticks. A brief snatch of blackbird song.]
BORIS: Dom, it’s... [he waves a hand at a pile of
DOM: No you won’t. Because I’m not going.
[A pause. The clock ticks. A brief snatch of blackbird song.]
BORIS: Dom, it’s... [he waves a hand at a pile of
memos on his desk, then gestures at his computer, then his phone] I mean... I just...
DOM: [still not looking up from his phone] you are going to say that I followed the instincts of every father and every parent.
BORIS: Dom -
DOM: You are going to say that I acted responsibly,
DOM: [still not looking up from his phone] you are going to say that I followed the instincts of every father and every parent.
BORIS: Dom -
DOM: You are going to say that I acted responsibly,
legally and with integrity.
BORIS: Dom I would -
DOM: You are going to go out there, and say that I acted with the overriding aim to stopping the spread of the virus and saving lives.
BORIS: But, Dom. Look - if this were a story about some other advisor, what would you tell me
BORIS: Dom I would -
DOM: You are going to go out there, and say that I acted with the overriding aim to stopping the spread of the virus and saving lives.
BORIS: But, Dom. Look - if this were a story about some other advisor, what would you tell me
to do?
DOM: I’d tell you to fire them.
BORIS: Well, then -
DOM: [finally finds what he has been looking for] Unless they had this. [holds his phone screen up for Boris to see. Boris stares. The blackbird starts up again. The clock ticks. Boris stares.
A knock. An aide opens the
DOM: I’d tell you to fire them.
BORIS: Well, then -
DOM: [finally finds what he has been looking for] Unless they had this. [holds his phone screen up for Boris to see. Boris stares. The blackbird starts up again. The clock ticks. Boris stares.
A knock. An aide opens the
door]
AIDE: They’re ready for you, Prime Minister.
[Boris hasn’t stopped staring. His eyes drift up to Dom. He stands. Shuffles to the door. He turns back to Dom.
DOM: [pockets the phone] see you soon, yeah?
BORIS: Yes. Yes Dom. [exits]
AIDE: They’re ready for you, Prime Minister.
[Boris hasn’t stopped staring. His eyes drift up to Dom. He stands. Shuffles to the door. He turns back to Dom.
DOM: [pockets the phone] see you soon, yeah?
BORIS: Yes. Yes Dom. [exits]
