92 Days Before- Scene 29

Mark is walking into his office looking exhausted. He stops to look in his office before continuing over to Daniel’s. Daniel and Louise are working.

Mark: Hey

Louise: Good morning

Daniel: Hey I wanted to show you this.

Daniel grabs some sheets of paper off his desk and hands them to Mark. Mark looks at them his face dropping.

Mark: This is scene twenty-three. Who told you to write scene twenty three?

Daniel: David came and saw me yesterday.

Mark: You don’t write scenes without me

Louise: We are screen writers.

Mark: I don’t care. This is my show, you write what I tell you to, not David.

Daniel: Sorry just doing as I’m told.

Mark looks up to the heavens. Then back down at Daniel.

Mark: Let me look at this?

Mark begins to read the script, pacing the room as he does. He stops and turns back to Daniel and Louise.

Mark: This is good. I will speak to David about roles but from now on write what I tell you.

Louise: Sounds reasonable.

Mark gives her a nod and walks back into his office. Anni isn’t there yet. He sits at his desk for a moment. There is a knock on the door and Andrew is stood in the doorway.

Mark: Hey, what are you doing here?

Mark stands up and shakes Andrew’s hand.

Andrew looks confused

Andrew: I came into see Elizabeth but the press people said she’s not here.

Mark: No. She’s got a new job, had to move on.

Andrew: Seriously?

Mark: Yeah surprised me as well. What did you need to see her about?

Andrew: She was meant to be prepping me on my interview with channel four news.

Mark: Oh right. I can handle that

Andrew: Really? I didn’t think you got on well with the press.

Mark: I don’t that’s why I’m the best one to know how to deal with them. He’s going to be confrontational you know that.

Andrew: Yeah, I guessed.

Mark: Don’t rise to it. Stay focussed on the show. If he pushes to hard jus throw some witty remark back at him and I’m sure he will back off.

Andrew: Sure I don’t need to go see one of the press people?

Mark: No you will be fine.

Andrew nods and goes to leave but stops as he turns back around to face Mark.

Andrew: You’re going to need to get a new press officer. Show won’t get off the ground without one.

Mark: We will work on it, now go and knock them dead.

Andrew smiles and walks out. Camera fades.