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48.
Getting up, Beth reaches over the other prisoners, stone
in hand, and scratches a MARK into the wall. Five.
As the SEARCH LIGHT BEAM crosses the window it becomes
clear Beth has started marking the days since she arrived.
BOOM... BOOM... BOOM. The DECK GUN fires off in the
distance.
Beth jumps. She sees the FLASH as the emplacement lights
up the sky.
INT. UTILITY SHED
The three TRAILERS are parked up.
A number of prisoners are sorting items.
Stop!
CAMP COMMANDANT
All the prisoners immediately stop what they’re doing,
drop anything in hand, frozen faced. Terrified. In front
of one kneeling prisoner is Beth’s FLUTE.
The Commandant steps forward. He points to the FLUTE.
There is an Escort standing behind him.
CAMP COMMANDANT
Where is the case for that?
The prisoner is extremely weak. His hands are skeletal,
his face sunken. He is so afraid he wets himself.
The Escort kicks the prisoner hard, sending him to the
ground.
Enough.
CAMP COMMANDANT
The Commandant picks up the FLUTE. Examines it closely.
INT. BARRACK BLOCK (NOON)
With her fingers, Beth scoops out BREAD from her WATERY
SOUP. A FEMALE PRISONER sits next to her in her bunk.
Bread?
BETH