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34EXT. BLETCHLEY PARK - DAY

Alan walks through the camp brandishing a PIECE OF PAPER. He’s a fish out of water amidst all of the MILITARY MEN moving supplies around him.

He finds what he’s looking for:

Commander Denniston stands before a SUPPLY TRUCK, checking the manifest as supplies are UNLOADED.

ALAN TURING

This is unacceptable.

COMMANDER DENNISTON

Turing. If you’d like to discuss

the complaint, I’d suggest making a

proper appointment with my office.

ALAN TURING

Complaint? Hugh Alexander has

denied my requisition. Parts and

equipment, to build the machine

I’ve designed.

COMMANDER DENNISTON

Your fellow codebreakers are

refusing to work with you. They’ve

filed a formal complaint.

ALAN TURING

It’s inspired by an old Polish code

machine, only infinitely more

advanced.

COMMANDER DENNISTON

If you don’t respond to the

complaint, I’ll have to take it up

with the Home Office.

ALAN TURING

Fine. My response is, they are all

idiots. Fire them and use the

savings to fund my machine. I’ll

only need about a hundred thousand

pounds.

COMMANDER DENNISTON

A hundred thousand — Why are you

building a machine?

ALAN TURING

It’s highly technical. You wouldn’t

understand.

COMMANDER DENNISTON

I suggest you make an effort to

try.

ALAN TURING

... Enigma is a machine. A very

well-designed machine. Our problem