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Father:       (Laughs)  Okay, okay.  Just a  bit longer though.


               Child:         Hurry up then !  Come on !


                Father:       I don't want to be out here after dark.  Besides,  it's nearly your bedtime.


               Child:         But it's only-


                              SUDDENLY, 6 GUNSHOTS RING OUT AND



                Father:       What was-


                              ALL FALLS SILENT FOR THREE SECONDS OF SHOCK AND DISBELIEF.  THEN THE KIDS START
                              scream in g and cryin g.  Fath er crum ples to the  flo o r.


               Adult:         Some-one call 999, quick !  Oh, sweet Jesus,  no.  Dear God,  no.


               Child:         Dad



                              S irens being to w a il in th e distance but get louder as th ey get clo ser.  Fo o tsteps
                              THUD ON gro un d AS SOME-ONE RUNS AWAY.




                   3.  Int - W areh o u se -  n ig h t.
                       It is quite big an d sligh tly ech o ey.
                       R ichie is bandaging  his ow n w o u n d s.  H e rips tape from  roll an d tea rs it w ith  his tee th.


                Richie:       Shit.  That hurt.



                              B ethan y a ppro ach es -  the q u iet padding of train ers on a co ncrete flo o r.


                Richie:       Job done?


                Bethany:      Job done.  Are you sure that's a good  idea?


                Richie:       No-one else was around to patch  me up, and  I didn't feel  like  bleeding to
                              death.  Have a go for me?



                              B ethan y starts to rip tape from  his skin a nd straig h ten in g  it.
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