The One About The Bicycle

1. INT. SUNNYSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE. DAY.

A bicycle shop. ABU - the man who was looking suspicious in The One About The Busybody - sits astride a brand new bicycle, getting a feel for it, as the ASSISTANT explains its features. ABU's girlfriend DELLA (30) watches.

ASSISTANT

Aluminium frame, alloy hubs, double wall rims,

alloy cranks, semi-raised steel handlebars, and

21-speed Shimano shifter. It’s a good all-purpose

bicycle, very robust ..

2. INT. SUNNYSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE. DAY.

The main concourse of Sunnyside. Security Guard CONNOR is talking to someone on the walkie-talkie. Beside him is DYLAN (40), the Deputy Security Manager.  They are very jumpy, eyes peeled for the Longbow Killer or - failing that - anyone who looks in the least bit suspicious.

CONNOR

(To JIM) Say again, Jim.

JIM

(OOV on the walkie-talkie) He’s bought a push-bike.

DYLAN

(To CONNOR, indicating the whole shopping centre)

No bikes.  We’ve got him.

3. INT. SUNNYSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE. DAY.

We see DELLA with ABU, who is wheeling his brand new bike through the main concourse of Sunnyside. See some way ahead, DYLAN and CONNOR walking towards them, urgent.

4. INT. SUNNYSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE. DAY.

The main concourse of Sunnyside. CONNOR goes up to ABU as DYLAN holds back.

CONNOR

Excuse me, sir. No bicycles in the shopping centre.

ABU

Oh.

CONNOR

Company policy.

ABU

But I’ve just bought it.

CONNOR

No bicycles allowed, sir.

ABU

But I bought it here.

CONNOR

Sorry sir.

DELLA

This is ridiculous.

DYLAN

(Stepping forward) The best thing to do is to take it

back to the shop you bought it from. If you can carry

it, rather than wheeling it along, that would be acceptable.

ABU

You're having a laugh.

DYLAN

You can ask them to deliver it.

ABU picks up the bike and starts to walk back to the bicycle shop. DYLAN and CONNOR watch them.

CONNOR

Sorry about that, sir.

ABU

Yeah. Sure you are.

5. INT. SUNNYSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE. DAY.

DELLA, with ABU carrying the brand new bicycle through the concourse.

6. INT. SUNNYSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE. DAY.

DYLAN and CONNOR in the concourse. Suddenly, ABU burns past them on his bike, giving them a finger as he goes. Close on DYLAN and CONNOR as they take it in.