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39.
EXT. PARADE GROUND
The new prisoners are marched onto a large open asphalt
space.
Two guards hold FIRE HOSES linked to a WATER TOWER several
metres away.
Down one side of the parade ground are three QUAD BIKES,
facing a low wall. Each has a TRAILER hooked up.
As the orderly line gets closer, a pattern quickly
develops without a word spoken. People dispense of their
jewellery into the first trailer.
The next trailer has suitcases, purses, umbrellas, and a
guitar.
The Scathing Guard looks at Beth with menace as she stares
at the TRAILER contents, holds her FLUTE case. She doesn’t
move.
The Scathing Guard grabs Beth’s hair, pulls her head
forward as if to force her to look at the items in the
TRAILER.
Beth puts her FLUTE case gently down.
So focused on what she is doing, it is only now Beth
notices people ahead in the line. The last TRAILER is full
of their clothes. Naked souls, men and women, are forced
on by BAYONET before the two Guards with FIRE HOSES.
A woman refuses to take off her UNDERWEAR. The Guard
Sergeant walks up to her. Says something to her. She
covers herself.
The Guard Sergeant takes a step back, draws a holstered
PISTOL, cocks it. He waits two seconds. Puts the PISTOL to
the woman’s head and calmly pulls the TRIGGER.
Beth shakes at the single GUNSHOT as it ECHOES.
The woman falls to the ground. Twitches.
EXT. PARADE GROUND - CLOTHES TRAILER
GUARD SERGEANT
Are you deaf girl? I said strip.
Beth eyes the BLOODY POOL around the woman’s head.