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Could I Speak To Ann Please ?

Interior - Day - Matthews Styles Lieberman Office

Penny is doodling and day dreaming at work her jotter says Vincent pig Pinner. Her boss A J Styles (unseen) calls over the intercom

He starts a trend of asking if she is pregnant which Penny vehemently denies he is glad to hear she is not

Elaine a co-worker enters she has started an affair with a married man Oliver in media used to be in home computers

She goes through the gory details much to Penny's disdain

Penny has left the intercom on and the entire conversation has been overheard by A J

With the intercom safely off the talk turns to Vince

Elaine suggests he may not have called because he has found someone else (Ann maybe) Penny is unsure

Elaine tells the story how she once got even with a companion by stealing all his money and credit cards causing complete embarrassment. Penny is inspired

Interior - Day - Eddie Brown's Turf Account Front Office

This is a typical bookies before the industry tried to modernise its image. Tina works taking bets behind a glass screened counter. Vince tells her off for accepting unfathomable bets she is resolves to show him anything untoward she now sees.

Penny walks in - obviously out of place by being of the wrong sex and the wrong class. She walks straight up to the counter to talk to Tina.

Interior - Day - Eddie Brown's Turf Account Back Office

Stan is supposedly the man in charge of the operation but sits reading books of fiction - whilst Vince is working earnestly with the firm's accountancy ledgers.

Vince is proud of what he is doing and is well adept at it

Stan is nonplussed and keeps reading dreaming of his retirement

Tina enters from the front with a suspect betting slip to show Vince the punter (Penny) has written "thank you very much" on it much to her amusement.

Vince strides in the front office to take care of it inspired by the fact it was written by a 'bird'.

Interior - Day - Eddie Brown's Turf Account Front Office

Vince takes Penny through to the back Office - has left for lunch. She is nervous so he tries to clam her down by announcing to all the punters

Interior - Day - Eddie Brown's Turf Account Back Office

They start taking and Penny pries to find out Vince has been doing. The subject turns onto the social standing of Vince's company

Penny's inquisitive tract becomes annoying to Vince

The subject of conversation squarely hits the subject of their relationship and their last date 3 weeks ago (unseen) which is told in snatches. Penny annoyed from the off about a misunderstanding

Vince tires to resolve the misunderstanding about the date and explains meekly which causes Penny to melt

The tender moment is broken by a phone call which Vince takes

Penny uses this distraction to grab a diary on a desk

Despite her initials attentions the Penny has found found out nothing and agrees to go out later on a date that Vince cunningly conjures up out of thin air.

They arrange to meet a parade of shops to go to nightclub by river with his friends Mike and Rosalind

Exterior - Night - A parade of shops

Like their last date Penny is done up posh and loiters around waiting to be picked up (by Vince) at 20:55. Various revellers pass commenting "thank you were much Miss".

The police drives by and she turns away. Vince pulls up and out of sight put on a deep voice

want to go to a party love

Pennnie soon recover her composure

Vince shepherds her into the car and then pops into the off license (shop) to buy a snack as he has just come straight from work and has not eaten.

Penny sits in the front of the car and finds his diary - Saturday may 28 1983 (today is Friday) and sees a mention of 'Ann' under tomorrow. She rips the page out.

She then sees his wallet and remembers Elaine advice about getting even so she takes his money and credit cards.

Vince returns munching a bag of crisps and introduces Penny to Mike and Rosalind in the back seat of the card who have been silently watching her every move.

Exterior - Night - River by a Nightclub

Penny and Vince leaves the night club to talk (on a bridge) the conversation starts with Jane Fonda - Lulu and Bananarama

Penny turns the table on to Vince's tall tales

Vince is nervous having previously tried Venons salts he starts another plastic cigarette

The air becomes heavy as Penny tries to steer the conversation around to her getting rid of him

Vince leaves to go to the restaurant and unwittingly throws the plastic cigarette away into the river.

Interior - Night - A restaurant

Vince is pigs himself whilst Penny snacks. Eating is his main concern talking is hers

Despite her best intentions the Vince factor wears her down

Vince's trough of destruction ends and they are about to leave when Penny remembers she has all his money so she is forced to stay for a brandy.

The conversation takes off as she reveals the page that 'fell out' of his diary and Vince tries to return those 3 sweet words but each time Penny dismisses them. She even tries to throw the brandy over him as the ketchup of their last date.

Vince's builds a credible tissues of lies

Vince tries to pay the bill and Penny is forced to tell him about her previous experience with his wallet. Mike and Rosalind have already briefed him.

Vince explains the money in the wallet has Penny's

He suggests they go out tomorrow to see 'Cats' to allay her fears that his is busy tomorrow. She gives him back his credit cards so he can book it over the phone and she decides to pay for the restaurant bill.

The credits roll as Penny argues the bill with the waiter which comes to the sum total of her winnings. Vince is on the phone.