Eye In The Sky Movie Script

In the AMADU’S yard they see the TWO GUARDS who chased JAMA * with ABDI return. The GUARDS shrug and appear to be telling * ABDI and ABADE that they cannot find JAMA. * 241 INT. ROOM - HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE - NIGHT 241 LUCY also watches ALIA on the live feed.

242 INT. BEDROOM SUITE - SINGAPORE - NIGHT 242 JAMES, drained of all colour and in his pyjamas and dressing gown, sits watching his laptop. TOM and KATE are behind him.

243 INT. BRIEFING ROOM A - WHITEHALL - AFTERNOON 243 JAMES comes up on the screen vacated by Goldman.

JAMES:

Good afternoon, everybody. Excuse my appearance, it’s night here and I have a bout of food poisoning...

WOODALE:

(brushing it aside) We’re very sorry to drag you off your sick bed...

JAMES:

That’s quite all right.

WOODALE:

... but thank you for joining us.

JAMES:

George, do I understand this correctly: that there is a legal argument for waiting and giving this girl an opportunity to sell her bread?

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GEORGE:

Yes there is, but, conversely, it does not mean that there is not also a legal argument for releasing the weapon now.

JAMES:

Forgive me, I’m not sure that helps me.

GEORGE:

(awkward) James, given the developing situation... there is a very persuasive argument that the decision to act now could be construed as legitimate.

JAMES:

Is that “Yes”?

GEORGE hesitates. Tense, BENSON steps in: LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BENSON Foreign Secretary, there is a military necessity for acting now.

In our view they will be making a move from the house at any moment.

JAMES:

Gentlemen, what action is being legally recommended to me?!

GEORGE sweats. WOODALE steps in:

WOODALE:

James, the legal argument is that we could wait but that we need not wait. The military argument is that we should not wait.

GEORGE:

Exactly.

244 INT. BEDROOM SUITE - SINGAPORE - NIGHT 244 JAMES sweats on a decision, watching the live feed of ALIA in front of him on his computer.

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245 INT. BRIEFING ROOM A - WHITEHALL - AFTERNOON 245 Everyone watches the screen image of JAMES as he stares down at his own computer. Beside the image of JAMES is the Reaper image of ALIA and her loaves of bread.

In the compound yard, ABADE turns back into the house. * 246 INT. BEDROOM SUITE - SINGAPORE - NIGHT 246 JAMES stares at the Reaper image of ALIA, frozen by his inability to act as her executioner.

247 INT. BRIEFING ROOM A - WHITEHALL - AFTERNOON 247 BENSON and the others watch JAMES.

WOODALE looks at ALIA. His face is drained of color. He draws a breath. He has finally made a most difficult decision.