The Imitation Game · written by Graham Moore · 2014

Joan returns to find Turing arguing with her parents about the supposed radio-factory job at Bletchley.

Scene 51 of 130 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Alan Turing

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Begins 43 min into a 1:57 film

The story so farBefore scene 51

At Bletchley Park, Alan Turing must persuade a skeptical team to build a machine that can break Enigma before the war is lost, while concealing the self the law condemns.

Scenes 1–12
Turing is investigated as a guarded outsider in 1951, then enters Bletchley in 1939 looking for the puzzle he can solve.
Scenes 13–30
He sees the scale of Enigma, believes a machine can solve it, and grows isolated from colleagues who make little progress.
Scenes 31–50
Churchill’s order gives Turing authority and his half-built machine advances toward sustained work.
Just before
Scene 48
Christopher walks Alan to his dorm, shares a tender goodbye, and leaves Alan privately aware of his affection.
Scene 49
Smith refuses to let Staehl accompany him, so Nock tells Staehl that Smith approved the plan and draws him into following anyway.
Scene 50
Technicians assemble Christopher while Turing fusses over the machine; he expected Joan to join the work and asks Hugh where she is.
Scene 51
This scene

51INT. CLARKE HOUSE - LONDON - DAY

Joan returns home from the market when she hears a familiar VOICE from the sitting room.

ALAN TURING (O.S.)

— Well it’s a very important radio

factory you see. It’s not really —

I mean along the spectrum of radio

factories this one is particularly—

Joan follows the voices to find:

Alan sitting across from her MOTHER and FATHER, arguing.

ALAN TURING (CONT’D)

(seeing Joan)

Hello.

Joan makes the sort of face any young woman would make if she found Alan Turing sitting to tea with her parents.

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