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A WOMAN sits on the sofa wearing headphones that stretch to a stereo system.
There is a plastic bag at her feet, containing her purchases from her trip to the corner shop: a litre of Coca-Cola in a plastic bottle, some bars of chocolate, half of a plastic-wrapped Dundee cake.
She is listening to dance music and her eyes are closed.
The music is turned to a high volume.
Its tinny echoes leak from the headphones.
The WOMAN opens her eyes.
She reaches down and takes the bottle of Coke from the plastic bag, unscrews the lid and drinks some.
She screws the lid back on and puts it down again.
She takes her headphones off.
She takes her mobile phone from the pocket of the coat and looks at it to establish what time it is.
On seeing the time she gets up, goes to the radio and turns it on to the BBC World Service.
The end of the 3 a.m. news broadcast.
The news broadcast ends and the weather report plays. It includes a severe weather warning for Scotland.
When the weather report finishes, the radio station carries on into another programme.
The WOMAN crosses to the landline to make a phone call.
The call is not answered.
The call goes through to answerphone.
WOMAN. Hi.
She realises the radio is still on.
She hangs up. She turns the radio off. She realises she is feeling hot.
She takes off her outdoor coat and hangs it over a chair. She takes her boots off and leaves them by the chair.
She picks up an air freshener and sprays it about the room.
She picks up clothes, moves them to a different part of the room.
Next to the sofa, she finds a pair of man’s shoes. Well-used trainers.
She takes one of the shoes off her hand and sniffs her hand.
She goes to her mobile.
She locates the number for her local cinema on the mobile and dials.
The call is connected.
VOICE (off). Welcome to Odeon Cineline. Please say the name of the Odeon cinema you would like to visit.
WOMAN. Camden Parkway.
VOICE (off). Did you say Muswell Hill?
WOMAN. No.
VOICE (off). Please say the name of the cinema you would like to visit.
WOMAN. Camden Parkway.
VOICE (off). Did you say Camden Parkway?
WOMAN. Yes.
VOICE (off). What film would you like to see at the Odeon Camden Parkway?
WOMAN. The Social Network.
VOICE (off). Did you say Tron the Legacy?
WOMAN. No.
VOICE (off). What film would you like to see at the Odeon Camden Parkway?
WOMAN. The Social Network.
VOICE (off). Did you say Tron the Legacy?
WOMAN. No.
VOICE (off). We’re sorry we are unable to help you today. Please call back between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to S...
