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2.6 – REDEMPTION

by Juno Dawson

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Sounds Sting

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Scene 6.1 – INT. UNDERGROUND. DAY

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cleo is menaced by the Cobot in an echoing disused rail tunnel.

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Step aside or you will be eliminated.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Just leave them alone.

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Step aside human female.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No, I’m not letting you into that camp.

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Step aside. Final warning.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý They aren’t hurting anyone. (BEAT) Honour? Honour, can you hear me? Just leave them alone!

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Obstructions will be destroyed.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The cobot grabs Cleo, who screams.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No! Let go!

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fatal force permitted.

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Cleo screams in pain.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (Struggle) Get off me! Let go! (Pause) Help! Someone help!

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ANNOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Doctor Who: Redacted, Episode Six. Redemption by Juno Dawson.

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Scene 6.2 – INT. SARAH JANE’S ATTIC. DAY

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Abby, Shawna and Rani wait for news.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Attention to anyone out there who can help: The Doctor is missing, I repeat, the Doctor is missing.

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Rani hits some buttons. Bleeps and bloops from Mr Smith.

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Message sent.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý OK – Abby, Shawna – someone will help. The Doctor has a lot of friends out there. Plus, there’s every chance the TARDIS will pick it up.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Wow.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý With a bit of luck we’ll find the Doctor.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (In awe) This tech is next level.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Yeah…

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Which is exactly why we have to keep it secret. Wrong hands and all that.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý So what now?

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I guess we wait. (She takes a breath) The Doctor can’t be gone. We’d know. Somehow we’d know. The sky would be collapsing on our heads.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Well then let’s hope the Doctor’s OK.

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An electronic alarm sounds.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What is it, Mr Smith?

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I have detected alien weaponry active in London.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What? Where?

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The Bakerloo Line on the London Underground. Identifying…Model VI Cobot Technology. Origin: The Origin.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Huh?

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý High probability of lethal force. Civilian casualties and fatalities likely.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Is it the Blue Box?

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No. The TARDIS isn’t a weapon.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Then what is it?

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Never mind that now. What can we do?

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Scene 6.3 – INT. UNDERGROUND. DAY

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Cleo continues to battle the Cobot. She kicks and hits at it.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (Frantic) Put me down!

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fatal force permitted.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Please! Please, I can’t breathe…please…you’re crushing me…

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The fight ebbs out of Cleo.

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CLEO (weak)ÌýÌýÌý I can’t…Help someone…

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Scene 6.4 – INT. ATTIC. DAY

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Rani operates Mr Smith – pushing buttons and levers - as Abby and Shawna look on in horror. An alarm sounds.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (Urgent) What’s happening?

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (Urgent) Is Mr Smith meant to be making that noise? It’s not a good noise.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I don’t know! (Pause) Mr Smith, are you able to hack into the Cobot remotely?

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Scanning all wavelengths.

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Electronic scanning noise.

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Rani, I have audio-visual access. Do you want me to display?

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Yes.

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Over Mr Smith, we hear Cleo struggling.

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CLEO (over comms)

(In peril) Help! Someone!

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No! That’s Cleo!

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Help her!

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Mr Smith, can you override?

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Running security checks…acquiring access…

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Scene 6. 5 – INT. TUNNELS. DAY

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Cleo continues to struggle.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Someone…someone please…I can’t breathe…

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Cleo gasps. She sounds weak.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (Very faint) I can’t…

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Signal received.

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Then we hear a ‘power-off ’tone and a mechanical whirr.

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Powering down.

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The machine shuts down.

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CLEO (weak, confused)

Wait! Don’t you dare drop – ah!

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With a yell, the Cobot drops her and she plummets down into a heap.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ow! Ouch!

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She picks herself up and dusts herself down.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ow. Rude. I knew inheriting my mum’s bum would come in handy. (TO COBOT) What’s wrong with you?

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The cobot powers up once more.

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cobot online.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Oh here we go again…

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Now the Cobot transmits Rani, who sounds slightly robotic via the Cobot’s built-in speaker

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COBOT RANIÌýÌý Cleo, don’t run, it’s us.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What? Who is that?

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COBOT RANIÌýÌý It’s Rani! I’m with Shawna and Abby! Mr Smith hacked into the…whatever it is, and overrode its controls.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ok, I didn’t follow the last bit, but hi Rani! How’s it going?

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COBOT RANIÌýÌý Yeah not bad thanks, you?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Well this is surreal. I’ve been better to tell you the truth. Have you heard from the Doctor?

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COBOT RANIÌýÌý No, but I’ve put word out.

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Abby gets on the mic.

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COBOT ABBYÌý Cleo, I’m so sorry we doubted you. The Doctor is real. Rani’s told us about them. We should have believed you.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Abby! Abby! Abby! It’s OK. While we’re levelling – you were right about Apex.

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COBOT SHAWNA

I’m so sorry, Cleo.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Shawna! We don’t have time for a big group hug now – Apex’s ex is about to wipe out an entire refugee camp.

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COBOT ABBYÌý Is Apex there?

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CLEO (awkward)

No. I don’t know. (Long pause) He left.

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Silence on the other end.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Go on. You can say ‘I told you so’.

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COBOT ABBY (tender)

I would never. I’m so sorry darling. Are you OK?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You know me. I’ll be all right. (Pause) I don’t know why I thought this one was any different.

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COBOT ABBY

Where are you?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý London Underground. Someone’s got to stop Honour from tearing up the camp.

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COBOT SHAWNA

How are you gonna do that?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I don’t know yet. But I can’t do nothing. The Doctor would march in there are say NO, STOP, NOT THIS TIME, so that’s what I’m gonna do.

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Scene 6. 6 – INT. ATTIC. DAY

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We return to Rani, Abby and Shawna.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý That’s exactly what the Doctor would do to be fair. (Pause) But the Doctor does have a plan. Usually. Or at least the illusion of a plan.

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CLEO (over intercom)

Can I use Optimus Prime here?

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Mr Smith – do we have full access to the Cobot?

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Negative, Rani. Security protocols adapting. Access denied.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý So hack it again?

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Access denied.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Great.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cleo, you might want to get out of there; if the Cobot reboots…

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Got it. Thanks, you guys. It was worth a shot.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cleo, what are you going to do?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I think it’s time for some female solidarity. We got dumped by the same guy, maybe I can get through to her.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Be careful.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Careful is my middle name. Actually, it’s Rosemary after my Nan, but she was a very careful lady. Gotta run.

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Cleo sprints away

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý footsteps.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We’re gonna help you, Cleo!

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There’s no response.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I think she’s gone.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Running into a massacre…what is she thinking?

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý That’s the problem with the Doctor, they make it look so easy. You start thinking you’re a superhero. Mr Smith: Triangulate the location of the alien tech and find us a route in.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We need to find this Refugee Camp.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Wait – you’re not going down there are you?

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cleo is all alone down there; she needs back-up.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We have no weapons, and they have what Cleo just called Optimus Prime…

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Wait. Rani – you know how our last coding project went so well -

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Well-

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I’ve had an idea….

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Scene 6.7– INT. TUNNELS. DAY

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Cleo runs down the echoing tunnels, panting as she goes.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (Effort) Absolutely no better at running. I’m gonna die.

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She gets her breath back. As she reaches the encampment, we hear a panicked hustle and bustle. It grows louder as she approaches. We hear kids crying, people shouting.

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WILDTRACKÌýÌýÌý (worried refugees)

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (Calls) Rume! Rume! Hey!

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cleo! Honour Bray is on her way to the Underground.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Yeahh. She’s got a pet Terminator and she’s going to clear you all out.

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WILDTRACKÌýÌýÌý (alarm and fear)

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý My friends and I – we shut it down. We’ve bought you some time I hope.

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To do what ? (PAUSE) Cleo ?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Right. Fair. Just - Give me a second, okay ?

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Time is not on our side. (CALLS) Everyone! We have to get out of here. Right now!

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý And go where?

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I…I don’t know.

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WILDTRACKÌýÌýÌý Abrupt laser-fire and everyone screams, running for cover.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What the hell?!

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Take cover!

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WILDTRACKÌýÌýÌý Everyone scrambles for cover. Drones sweep into the camp

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DRONEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Surrender and prepare to welcome the Right Honourable Lady Honour Bray! Surrender and Welcome!

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WILDTRACKÌýÌýÌý (PANIC, FALLING SILENT)

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RUME (to Cleo)

Stay hidden…

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A hush falls over the camp as HONOUR enters. Wildtrack whispers and sniffles as people cower.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Calm down, please. (pause) I said calm down.

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She commands silence.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý That’s better. (She clears her throat) I’m Honour Bray. If you aren’t familiar, I own the London Underground. I’m sorry to say I’m serving you eviction notice for rent arrears. (Pause) That sounded better in my head. Look, I know it’s a cliché, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. The hard way, um, obviously, is these drones kill you all.

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WILDTRACKÌýÌýÌý (HORROR)

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Then just pick the easy way!

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Rume breaks cover.

RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What’s the easy way?

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý OK. Fine. A ship is waiting to transport you all to the tinclavic [Tin-klavik] mines of Raaga [Rah-ga].

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What?

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý In short, I sold you to settle your bills. I’ve had a better offer for this place. There’s a pod of Radusians [Rad-oo-see-ans] just off Saturn who’ll pay double what you agreed to. Six months up front in cash. It’s not personal, it’s just business.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (Runs over) Oi! You can’t do that!

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Oh good. You.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You can’t just ship people into space.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I’m afraid I can. They’re alien. They have no right to remain on this planet. After the Flux, anti-alien sentiment is higher than it’s ever been.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Whatever you say, we – humans – we care. We do. Sometimes it’s hard because life kicks your butt like 90% of the time, but we won’t stand for this.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (Deadpan) Rousing. (To the camp) Come along, your new life digging tinclavic awaits. Fun!

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No. No way.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Look, I could honestly do without this. I don’t want this to get messy, but it will.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Honour. Let’s discuss what this is really about. You got dumped and you’re salty about it. ´¡±è±ð³æ… he’s trash but he really cares about these people and that’s why you’re ebaying them. Out of spite.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Is that so? (Beat) You don’t know Apex Costa … whose spaceship do you think I’m shipping them out in? (CALLS) Oh Apex!

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (SOFT) No.

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Apex returns, footsteps crunching in gravel.

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(Gasps and whispers from the refugees.)

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Guess who slithered into my DMs.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I’m sorry, Cleo.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You have got to be kidding.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I owe her. I couldn’t run any more.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Well done, Apex, truly my opinion of men has never been lower.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I knew he’d come back. My Apex likes the finer things in life too much to rough it on a planet like Earth with a lowborn like you. (Pause) The trick to men, Cleo, is to stop expecting them to be anything other than what they are. You make peace with it.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Is that what you are, Apex? Her pet?

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Scene 6. 8 – INT. SARAH JANE’S ATTIC. DAY

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Come on, you ruddy thing.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (Urgent) Mr Smith! What’s happening?

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Access denied. Port connection not made. Node disallowal. Node refusal.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Oh come on!

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She types away.

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Access denied.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Shawna, are you sure you can do this?

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What? Don’t you trust me?

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Of course I do…but this is alien tech…

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Look, I never met a computer I couldn’t hack.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Please don’t break Mr Smith. Not after we nearly lost him.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Seriously you lot need to chill. Just give me a minute…

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Scene 6.9 – INT. TUNNELS. DAY

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý So. Cleo. I’ve got Apex. I’ve got a shipful of alien refugees. Now what’s the one thing I don’t have?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Er, a soul?

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý My TARDIS! The last TARDIS. And you’ve a direct line to the Doctor.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You think I’m phoning the Doctor for you?

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Why else do you think Apex repaired your phone?

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Oh.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Honour, don’t do this.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I’m so close, Apex. Just give me this one thing.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I came back to you, didn’t I? (Beat) You promised me she’d be safe.

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You traded for me? That’s cute.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cleo, you’re going to phone the Doctor. I had hoped – unleashing my Cobot on you would bring the Doctor running. But no. So. Let’s be more direct.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý HONOUR PULLS A SPACE GUN. IT POWERS UP.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý This gun’s the last surviving weapon from Balen’s Gate. One charge left. Almost a waste to use it on you. But I will.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Honour, stop!

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Quiet! [BEAT] Phone the Doctor, Cleo. One last time. Beg. If everything I’ve heard about the Doctor is true, they’ll do it. They’ll give it all up to save a friend.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Go on.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý It’s not like the Batsignal.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ah now it kind of is - if you mean as much to the Doctor as you keep saying you do. Unless… were you fibbing? Is that it? Cleo? Are you not so special after all.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I – I don’t even know if it’s the right number. (SIGH) If I do this for you, you’ll let these people stay?

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý If? No. You will do this. These people are off to the mines whatever. But maybe they won’t have to step over your body on the way out. Phone. The. Doctor.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý AND THE WEAPON POWERS UP MORE. FIZZING.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý That’s the deal; take it or leave it. If I phone the Doctor, you let them go. All of them.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Very well. Deal.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý CLEO PULLS OUT PHONE. DIALS CLEO

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(BROKEN) Doctor. It’s me. Cleo. Again. I hope you’re okay. Sorry about all the messages – I was just – going through some stuff. (BRIGHT) I just want you to know – no matter what’s happening in your life – I’m doing great. Amazing. Let’s do drag brunch in Clapham sometime. See ya.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý SHE HANGS UP CLEO

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Sue me, Suella.

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Scene 6.10 – INT. SARAH JANE’S ATTIC. DAY

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MR SMITH makes a noise that sounds like an old modem loading.

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Portal connection refused – re – re – re - eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What is Mr Smith doing?

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Shawna? That doesn’t sound good.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Can you give it a break?

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We need to get to Cleo! Shawna!

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Scene 6.11 – INT. CAMP

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The Doctor’s not coming.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Phone them again.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No point. The Doctor just isn’t that into mimosas.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fine.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý GUN CRACKLES

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No!

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý [Shout] Leave her alone!

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Get out of the way, Rume.

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No! Cleo Proctor has shown us nothing but kindness. The people of London Underground stand with her.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Aw, you guys…

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You’ll have to go through us.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý This is such a waste of time! Whatever, fine! Step aside, or I call in the Cobot.

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We ain’t going anywhere.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You can’t hurt them, Honour. You sold them.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý They’re mine. (CALLS) Cobot! Cobot!

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (CALLS) Clear the camp. You’re authorised to use lethal force.

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WILDTRACK:ÌýÌý (spreading panic)

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cobot comes closer.

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fatal force permitted.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What a dreadful waste. [beat] Ah well.

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Scene 6.12 – INT. SARAH JANE’S ATTIC. DAY

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Gurning from Mr Smith. Wildtrack repeats. Dangerous noises.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Shawna – how’s it going?

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Mr Smith?

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý G-g-g-g-g - J’avais prendre la stylo de ma tante – Bu-bu-bu – Fahren zi mit der strassenbahm – Po-po-po-

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (OVER THIS) What have you done to Mr Smith?

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Connection established, Rani.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Girls, I’m in.

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Scene 6.13 – INT. TUNNELS. DAY

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The mechanical footsteps grow louder and louder. Cobot powering up.

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WILDTRACKÌýÌýÌý (growing panic)

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cobot! Attack!

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý And the Cobot raises its weapons – dangerous powering up of guns and drills.

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COBOT SHAWNA

Stick ‘em up, punks.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What?! Cobot? Power down.

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COBOT ABBYÌý Nice try, lady, we’re in control now! You’re so hacked.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Oh my god.

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COBOT SHAWNA

Abs! I’m doing it! Everybody get down. We’ve got you covered.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We hear robotic arms jerking around wildly as A and S grapple for control.

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COBOT ABBY

Shawna! Will you get off?

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The Cobot’s blaster goes off accidentally.

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COBOT ABBY

Shawna! Careful!

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That was you! Backseat driver!

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The blaster goes off again, rubble falls. More screaming.

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Freeze! We’ll shoot! We will!

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Drones – Destroy that Cobot!

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Drones powering up DRONE

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DRONESÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý On the orders of the Right Honourable Lady Honour Bray – Destroy the Cobot!

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DRONESÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Attack Cobot! Destroy Cobot! Attack Cobot!

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Drones whizzing into battle against the Cobot. Firing. Blasts pinging off the Cobot.

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Shawna! We’re under attack! Shawna, there! Shoot that one!

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What do you think I’m doing?!

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý At a slight remove, the battle continues.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cleo! Down here! [beat] Are you OK?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What do you think?

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Look, you need to run. Just go.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Run, your answer to literally everything. I’m staying put. Clearing up your mess.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I tried to do good here. I really did.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý How’d you say that’s going?

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (SMILES) Meh.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Your life story is a stream of women tidying up after you.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý More blaster shots. Explosions.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Typical

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Do you still have my magic flute?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Oh my god. You’re asking for your stuff back now?!?

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Do you have it?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Yes, no. I don’t know. I must have dropped it when the Cobot grabbed me.

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APEX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Where?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I don’t know, back in the tunnels. Near the light corridor thing. God, if you’re that bothered, come to mine later, I’ve got a Metallica hoodie that some guy never came back for too.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I gotta go.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý He turns in the ground.

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CLEO ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What? Where are you going now?

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Gotta run.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Just this once. Don’t.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I’m sorry. Keep her busy for like two minutes.

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý And Apex runs away.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (SOFT) Apex.

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý A new blast of gunfire.

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Damage sustained. Error. Error. Error. Attend unit. Attend unit.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý There’s an almighty blast as the Cobot explodes.

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Scene 6.15 – INT. SARAH JANE’S ATTIC. DAY

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Shawna and Abby are trying to operate the Cobot with Rani. An alarm sounds.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What’s it doing?

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Mr Smith, status update!

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The Cobot unit has sustained critical damage. Motor control is lost. Feedback surge! Feedback surge!

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ALARMS GROW

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Mr Smith!

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MR SMITHÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Rani Chandra - I have failed you… (DIES)

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý THE POWER GOES DOWN

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You never failed me, Mr Smith. (TO SHAWNA) What happened?

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý TYPING

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (TYPING) The Cobot systems fought back – and he held them off for so long… I can get him back on line. Hold on. (PAUSE) Abby, if you’d just let me handle it!

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý It wasn’t my fault we got hit!

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I had it under control. (Beat) Why do you always act like I’m incompetent?

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What? When did I ever say that?

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You don’t have to say it – you don’t even trust me to use the toastie machine. Everything you do tells me I’m no good.

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Abby is silenced.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Well…I’m sorry you feel that way.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sorry you feel that way is not an apology.

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Rani clears her throat.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sorry. I don’t want to get involved but… what about Cleo?

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Scene 6.16 – INT. TUNNELS. DAY

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As the Cobot falls, there’s more screaming and panic.

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COBOTÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cobot offline. Cobot offline.

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DRONESÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý In the name of the Right Honourable Lady Honour Bray surrender and prepare to be destroyed.

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WILDTRACKÌýÌýÌý (whimpering, fear)

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We surrender.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No.

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RUMEÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sorry, Cleo. We’ve all been here before. There’s a time to pack up and move on. Just accept it.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No way.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Honour marches through the rubble.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I offered you an easy way. Do you remember that bit? This was all on you.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý She raises gun.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý And now what, you gonna kill me?

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You know what – it’s your choice, Cleo. Life in the Tinclavic mines or be on the receiving end of the most expensive death ray in the universe. (BEAT) Wait. Where’s Apex?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ran away.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Figures. (SHRUGS) He’ll come back. He always does. So. What’s it to be?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Do these nails look ready for mining to you?

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Thought not.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý She powers up gun.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Kill me if you want, but it won’t make Apex love you any more. You’ll still be the worst thing in the world…alone.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We’re all alone.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No that’s where you’re wrong. Look around. I had all of London Underground on my side. I had my best friends. And Rani. I had Apex Costa. And I had…

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Stop. From nowhere we hear it – the oldest, most beautiful sound in the universe. A TARDIS begins to pull itself out of space and time.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Not now…

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What is that -

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Doctor! Doctor, no! Get away! It’s a trap! Doctor!

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WILDTRACKÌýÌýÌý (Amazed excitement)

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý A TARDIS. I’ve finally got a TARDIS.

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Thunk. The TARDIS finishes materializing.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (CALLS) Doctor! Crazy lady big gun! Get out of here!

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý It’s beautiful. A bit – weathered – but that adds to the patina. The last time machine in the universe. You know what? I guess a girl can have everything. I’ll never be alone again. [beat] Knock knock! Anyone home?

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Honour reaches out to knock on the door – but there is a fizz.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What? Is that right?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Well, your hand just went through it. Didn’t do that last time.

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fizz! The TARDIS vanishes. Apex runs forward.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What?

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sorry, Honour! Just a hologram.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Apex!

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý For once in your life – you came back.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I needed a distraction…

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Drones! Kill everyone!

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Drones power up.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý While I rebooted this…

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What is that? A magic flute? Cute.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sure. Why not.

CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ha ha! You’re so done, Honour. You’re cancelled.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Activating

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Apex activates the Magic Flute. Massive sonic wave.

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WILDTRACKÌýÌýÌý (wincing)

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (over) What is that?

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý The sound dies. We hear an electric burbling.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý It’s not a magic flute. It’s a wave disruptor!

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Bin lid clangs as a dozen drones malfunction. Echoing of a long tunnel.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What’s happening? What’s-

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý And the soundscape melts under the disruption wave

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý It’s over Honour.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I’ve still got this!

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý gun charges up again

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No. Let’s settle this woman to woman. My way.

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Scene 6.17 – INT. CHICKEN SHOP. EVE.

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Melting noise resolves - Musak plays. We hear a deep fat fryer.

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CHICKEN MAN

Got a vegan bucket for Claire? Vegan bucket for Claire?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý It’s Cleo, thanks.

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Chair scrape. Cleo goes, comes back with the feast to the table.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What is this place?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Heaven. It’s a restaurant. Sort of.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý They serve nothing but deep fried fake poultry?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Yep. Get stuck in. It’s really good. (EATING) mmmm.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ±õ…w´Ç²Ô’t.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Suit yourself. Apex?

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Why not. And this brown fluid is..?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Gravy. My man, you are in for a treat. (EATS)

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Stop this torture, I beg. Just let me go.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (LOOKS UP FROM EATING) You ain’t a prisoner. Go.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý And leave me alone.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You owe me a TARDIS.

APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You know I can’t do that. Take everything I’ve got. I just want this over with.

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There’s a pause.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý But…but what about us?

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What about us? You can’t buy me.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You owe me – so much more than money. Time. Dignity.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I don’t love you, Honour. I’m sorry. If I made you think I did, that was cruel. I didn’t mean to if it makes any difference.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý That’s what this is about, isn’t it? You loved him and he humiliated you.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Yeah thanks, I have a therapist, I don’t need another.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Oh grow up.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I beg your pardon?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Oh boo, haven’t you ever been dumped before? God, can you imagine if I threw a massive hissy-fit every time some wasteman ghosted me? It’d be a full- time job, babes. You just get back on the apps and hope the next one might be Tom Hardy. What I’m saying is, erect a bridge and get over it.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý How dare you –

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No. Not being funny, but why are you letting some man erode your chic? No offence ´¡±è±ð³æ…

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý None taken –

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý But look at him. Is he really worth it?

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Thanks for that.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý He’s a liar; a scam artist; he’s a fully grown man wearing dungarees for pity’s sake. Are you really going full supervillain for this?

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Hey!

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You make a valid point.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Don’t let some man be the thing that defines you.

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There’s a long pause.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Honour?

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I want your ship.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý And you’ll give the camp to Rume?

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý If it means I never have to come back to this tawdry planet, then yes.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Done.

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They shake on it and she goes to leave.

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FX ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý chair scraping.

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HONOURÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Goodbye and good luck, Cleo. You’ll need it. (Pause) And never text me again, Apex, even if it’s Christmas and you’re lonely.

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She struts away and the doorbell sound goes as she leaves. Apex breathes a sigh of relief.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý So what now? (Pause) Cleo?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sorry. Nothing. I can’t stop thinking about the Doctor. Why they didn’t come.

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Scene 6.18 ALT SCENE – EXT. LONDON STREET. DAY

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FXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý A London Street

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Rani! Look at you! Thanks for coming!

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Hi

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý In the flesh at last, you did so good. You all did. I’ve been doing this since I was a kid – but you lot –

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Hit the ground running? When we weren’t hitting the ground.

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RANIÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sometimes, that’s the fun bit. (SMILES) Right, quite a clear-up operation to organize. I’ll put in a few calls. Clyde, Luke, Maria and Sky – you’ll like them. But that’s not the important thing – Cleo. Did the Doctor come?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No show. The Doctor’s still out there, somewhere. And I think they’re in trouble…

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Scene 6.19 – PODCAST - INT. LONDON AND GLASGOW. DAY

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We join the friends mid-episode. They are laughing a lot.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Stop! Stop, I’m not kidding! (beat) But I think it’s a warning. When you consider what happened with both the rats in London and the spiders in Sheffield, it’s clear to me we have to examine our impact on the environment.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Or nature will, quite literally, bite you on the bum.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Yeah

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý And don’t forget the maggots in Wales.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý How could we?! Favourite episode ever.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Same. But anyway, this is the last episode of the Blue Box Files for a wee while. We’re taking a break, but rest assured, we’ll still be looking out for weird and wonderful stories so do get in touch with your blue box sightings.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Remember to like and subscribe.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý And merch! Buy a tote bag!

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Always buy a tote bag. Bye for now! Bye!

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They sign off.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Thanks, Ab. Sending my audio file now before I don’t forget.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý And thank you. This was one of the best episodes yet – mutant space rats in the docklands. Iconic.

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I’m so sorry Cleo. We should have listened. We were a right pair of –

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Stop! I was sulking. We’ve changed. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just different now.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý It was very poor form. I guess we were in the honeymoon period.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý It’s fine. London Underground is safe now. That’s all that matters. Thanks to all of us. Another job well done for the Blue Box Files.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Next time you predict an extra-terrestrial threat, we’ve got your back 100%.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Thanks. (Pause) And speaking of extra-terrestrial threat, I better go. (Pause) I’m meeting Apex in a bit.

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There’s a silence.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Well? Are you telling me you ain’t got an opinion?

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Nope. Never had an opinion in my life.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I offer only support and love.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Come on! Tell me what to do! That’s what you’re there for!

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SHAWNAÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Not this time, you’re on your own.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Whatever. Don’t choke on herbal tea and cat fur.

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ABBYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Good luck, darling.

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Scene 6.20 – EXT. ROOF. NIGHT

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We hear feet running upstairs. A fire door opens and Apex and Cleo step out onto the roof.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You ready? OK, here we are.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I’m not sure we’re supposed to be up here, Apex. What even is this building?

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý It’s fine, I paid the security guy. Now: look at that view.

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She takes it all in.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý That is spectacular to be fair. Hi London Town. It looks like a painting.

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Pause.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Are you cold?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You are. Have my coat.

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He hands it over.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Thanks. Keeping this by the way.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý It’s yours. (Pause) It’s quite beautiful isn’t it?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What? The coat? It’s alright.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I meant London. But you, too.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Shut up. Cringe.

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Pause.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Hey look: you can see all the way down Camden to the river.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Check you out with your knowledge. We’ll make a Londoner of you yet.

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The breeze blows. We hear some distant sirens, a plane overhead.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sorry, can we do this quickly? Normally I don’t even get a goodbye, I just get left on read, so I don’t really know how to handle this.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Handle what?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Well this is goodbye isn’t it? I’ve met men like you before. You can summon the illusion of the boyfriend experience for about three days and then it’s splitsville.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Splitsville?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý So long, farewell, auf weidersehen, adieu?

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Pause.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý It doesn’t have to be. Honour took my ship, but I still have the teleporter. I could get us both to Cirtes VI. We could get a new ship or –

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý No. I’m staying here. I’ll be me wherever I go, and I’ll take all my baggage with me. I’ve got to figure out how to…live in this world, and be happy as I am.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Well…what if I stuck around too?

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Cleo considers this.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Well as long as it’s for you and not me.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Why else would I stay if it weren’t for you? Fried chicken and gravy?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I can’t promise you anything, Apex.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Wait: who’s ghosting who?

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Stop. (Pause) You really messed with my head.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I know. I’m sorry. And normally when things get heavy, I go. So this…this must be something new, because I don’t want to run right now. I know it’s mad but I wanna stay.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ´¡±è±ð³æ…

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I want to change. You make me want to be better.

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Cleo wants to believe this, she really does.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You’re an alien.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Um, so are you, to me.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Oh. Fair.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I think we could make each other happy. Maybe briefly, but even that’s worth something, right? I think it’s worth finding out. Don’t you?

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Pause.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý You’re right. Sod it. It’s always worth finding out.

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Pause.

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Can I kiss you now? Kissing is good.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý On a roof, at night, overlooking London? Bit much maybe. But yeah, go for it.

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They kiss.

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FX: ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý A distant spaceship roars through the sky and lands. Boom. They break off.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý What was that?

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APEXÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý I think a spaceship just crashed.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We should do something –

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Apex kisses her. In the distance we hear sirens.

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CLEOÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý We absolutely should – (SHE KISSES APEX BACK) In a minute…. Yeah?

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They kiss.

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The music builds 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

Doctor Who: Redacted. Episode Six. Redemption by Juno Dawson. Starring Charlie Craggs as Cleo Proctor, Lois Chimimba Abby Mcphail, Holly Quin-Ankrah Shawna Thompson, Freddy Carter Apex Costa, Dervla Kirwan Honour Bray, Anji Mohindra Rani Chandra, Alexander Armstrong Mr Smith, Teri Ann Bobby-Baxter Rume and Wilf Scolding as Drone. Directed by Bethany Weimers, Producer James Goss, Sound design by Rob Harvey, Original Composition by David Devereux. A ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Studios Production for ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Sounds.

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