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  1. The Things We Protect
  2. by
  3. Eli
  4.  
  5. FADE IN:
  6.  
  7.  
  8. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  9.  
  10. A flashlight shines across shipping containers. The light
  11. illuminates reflects off each one.
  12.  
  13. DONOVAN "MIKE/MIKEE" PAULSEN, (30) walks forward.
  14.  
  15. He's Caucasian, 6"1, black hair, brown eyes, skinny build.
  16. His medium, styled hair carries a gentlemen's cut, and his
  17. face carries a five o'clock shadow. A visible scar sits below
  18. his left eye.
  19.  
  20. The bags on Don's eyes show through the dim light.
  21.  
  22. Don has an AR slung around the front of him. He wears a pair
  23. of jeans and a tan plate carrier sits over a white button up
  24. shirt. On his shoulder sits a Sentinel Securities ID.
  25.  
  26. Don wears an earpiece.
  27.  
  28. The radio comes to life as MARCUS MATTHEWS, (34) keys his
  29. microphone.
  30.  
  31. Marcus is 6"4, with short auburn hair and brown eyes. He
  32. wears a plate carrier with a white button up and a clip on
  33. tie.
  34.  
  35. MARCUS
  36. (earpiece)
  37. All teams, radio check.
  38.  
  39. MICHAEL CHAVEZ, (24) keys his radio. He's Hispanic, 5"9 with
  40. short black hair. He wears a black baseball cap and a tan
  41. plate carrier. He carries a VEPR AK patterned rifle.
  42.  
  43. CHAVEZ
  44. Alpha one, check.
  45.  
  46. PAUL CARTER, (25) keys his microphone. He's a skinny
  47. Caucasian with short brown hair and blue eyes, 6"0. He wears
  48. a pair of square glasses and carries a CZ Bren, with a
  49. Beretta 92 on his hip.
  50.  
  51. CARTER
  52. Alpha two, check.
  53.  
  54. Marcus sighs into the radio.
  55.  
  56. Don fumbles with his microphone.
  57.  
  58. DON
  59. Fucking shit-
  60.  
  61. He keys the microphone.
  62.  
  63. DON (CONT’D)
  64. (into radio)
  65. Alpha three, check.
  66.  
  67. CONRAD MILLER, (28) keys his microphone. He's Caucasian, with
  68. a light tan, brown eyes, and 6"2 with a muscular build. His
  69. tired eyes show under the warehouse lights.
  70.  
  71. CONRAD
  72. Alpha four, check.
  73.  
  74. Don yawns. He meets back up with Conrad.
  75.  
  76. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  77. How you liking the job so far?
  78.  
  79. DON
  80. About what I expected.
  81.  
  82. Another narrow conex hallway in front of them.
  83.  
  84. CONRAD
  85. You want to switch?
  86.  
  87. Don chuckles.
  88.  
  89. DON
  90. It's the same damn thing here,
  91. dude!
  92.  
  93. Conrad shrugs.
  94.  
  95. DON (CONT’D)
  96. Fuck it.
  97.  
  98. The two switch sides.
  99.  
  100. The same setup sits in front of Don.
  101.  
  102. DON (CONT’D)
  103. (muttering)
  104. Told him.
  105.  
  106. Don walks forward, light forward.
  107.  
  108. A thud.
  109.  
  110. MARCUS
  111. (earpiece)
  112. All units, report.
  113.  
  114. CHAVEZ
  115. Alpha one, all clear here.
  116.  
  117. CARTER
  118. Alpha two, nothin' to note here.
  119.  
  120. Don takes out his ear piece and listens again.
  121.  
  122. A louder and more noticeable thud.
  123.  
  124. Don puts his earpiece back in.
  125.  
  126. MARCUS
  127. (earpiece)
  128. Paulsen, report, damn it.
  129.  
  130. DON
  131. (into mic)
  132. Alpha three reporting, I got
  133. something.
  134.  
  135. Don slings his rifle forward.
  136.  
  137. DON (CONT’D)
  138. WHO'S THERE?!
  139.  
  140. Don pushes forward and flicks the safety off his rifle.
  141.  
  142. DON (CONT’D)
  143. Fuck is that?
  144.  
  145. Louder bangs- Something metallic.
  146.  
  147. His chest heaves as he moves forward. Don slows down and
  148. begins to control his breaths.
  149.  
  150. More bangs come from next to him.
  151.  
  152. DON (CONT’D)
  153. Who the fuck is in the container?
  154.  
  155. He looks to both sides of him.
  156.  
  157. Nothing.
  158.  
  159. Don puts his earpiece back in.
  160.  
  161. DON (CONT’D)
  162. (into earpiece)
  163. Be advised, found the source of the
  164. sound.
  165.  
  166. MARCUS
  167. Copy that, don't open that till we-
  168.  
  169. DON
  170. Fuck that.
  171.  
  172. Don takes out a pair of bolt cutters and cuts the locks off
  173. the shipping container. He keeps his hand on his rifle, turns
  174. on its light, and keeps it trained at the door.
  175.  
  176. Don swings the door open.
  177.  
  178.  
  179. INT. SHIPPING CONTAINER - NIGHT
  180.  
  181. His once tired eyes change to those of shock.
  182.  
  183. DON
  184. Oh, fuck.
  185.  
  186. Children lay on cots inside the container. One bucket sits on
  187. each end of the container. Don covers his mouth and tries to
  188. mask the stench of the container.
  189.  
  190. At the very front, a child stands there. Don places his light
  191. on him. His blue eyes shine in the darkness, his bowl cut
  192. blonde hair shining off the light.
  193.  
  194. IND CHILD 1
  195. Mama? Это ты?
  196.  
  197. DON
  198. What?!
  199.  
  200. Don looks past him and shines his light on the others.
  201.  
  202. DON (CONT’D)
  203. English?
  204.  
  205. The child's eyes give Don a blank stare.
  206.  
  207. IND CHILD 1
  208. Это ты?
  209.  
  210. DON
  211. I don't...
  212.  
  213. Marcus walks into the container.
  214.  
  215. MARCUS
  216. Hey, buddy...
  217.  
  218. Don lowers his weapon. The child starts to rub his eyes.
  219.  
  220. DON
  221. Hey man, we gotta go to the feds
  222. about this-
  223.  
  224. Behind Don, Chavez and Carter appear behind him.
  225.  
  226. Marcus gets closer and holds something sharp in his hand.
  227.  
  228. DON (CONT’D)
  229. Hey what the hell are you-
  230.  
  231. Marcus stabs the child in the shoulder with the syringe and
  232. takes it out.
  233.  
  234. DON (CONT’D)
  235. Motherfucker!
  236.  
  237. Don raises his handgun only for Carter and Chavez to put him
  238. in a head lock. Marcus pulls the gun out of his hand.
  239.  
  240. The child falls in front of him. Don struggles to get out of
  241. their grasp as one kicks the back of his leg and brings him
  242. to his knees. He falls forward and lets out a cry of pain as
  243. he falls forward.
  244.  
  245. Marcus picks the child up and sets him down in an empty cot.
  246.  
  247. Marcus walks over to Don.
  248.  
  249. His demeanor is calm, casual.
  250.  
  251. MARCUS
  252. Donovan Paulsen.
  253. (smiles)
  254. You live with your daughter,
  255. formerly Ashley Wren Jackson, now
  256. Ashley Paulsen at 4333 West Bell
  257. Road, apartment 2043 in Phoenix.
  258.  
  259. Don looks up at him with anger.
  260.  
  261. DON
  262. These are god damn kids!
  263.  
  264. MARCUS
  265. Donny, Donny, Donny.
  266.  
  267. Don tries to struggle only to get held back as he looks up at
  268. Marcus.
  269.  
  270. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  271. Always the pessimist, aren't you?
  272. You never were one for the bigger
  273. picture.
  274.  
  275. Don's eyes widen as he looks behind Marcus at the children on
  276. cots.
  277.  
  278. DON
  279. They're in fucking shipping
  280. containers...
  281.  
  282. MARCUS
  283. You are standing in front of a
  284. moving train, Don. I'm just
  285. protecting our bottom line. Now.
  286. You get in our way.
  287.  
  288. He reaches into a holster and pulls out a suppressed Ruger
  289. Mark 2 and chuckles.
  290.  
  291. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  292. And I'm going to kill your daughter
  293. and make you watch.
  294.  
  295. He reaches into Don's vest pocket and takes out a picture of
  296. Ash.
  297.  
  298. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  299. I've known you awhile buddy. I know
  300. that you'll be fine, long as your
  301. Ashley stays safe, you're happy. I
  302. shoot you, well she gets everything
  303. doesn't she? Ash is a great kid by
  304. the way, always raises her hand to
  305. ask questions and gets along with
  306. all the guys in her class. A bit
  307. different to what you were back in
  308. the day huh?
  309.  
  310. Don just looks down at the metal container's floor.
  311.  
  312. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  313. Besides, capping four of your guys
  314. isn't a very heroic thin-
  315.  
  316. Don's eyes widen.
  317.  
  318. His fists clench up and he lunges forward.
  319.  
  320. DON
  321. FUCK YOU!
  322.  
  323. Marcus laughs.
  324.  
  325. Carter and Chavez pull him back.
  326.  
  327. MARCUS
  328. Can you believe this fucking guy? A
  329. "hero". If he was such a hero his
  330. wife wouldn't have run off on him-
  331.  
  332. DON
  333. IT AIN'T YOUR GOD DAMN BUSINESS YOU
  334. SON OF A BITCH!
  335.  
  336. Don lunges forward but gets pulled back by the two that hold
  337. his arms.
  338.  
  339. MARCUS
  340. You're so cute when you get pissy
  341. like that. Now, what's it gonna be?
  342.  
  343. Don goes silent as the anger on his face subsides. He goes
  344. calm, only for a moment.
  345.  
  346. His face changes to that of disgust.
  347.  
  348. DON
  349. I won't talk.
  350.  
  351. Marcus reaches into another vest pocket. He takes Don's
  352. wallet.
  353.  
  354. Marcus takes out Don's license snaps a photo of it. He puts
  355. it all back and throws his wallet down.
  356.  
  357. MARCUS
  358. Pick your shit up and get back to
  359. it then.
  360.  
  361. The two let him go.
  362.  
  363. DON
  364. Yeah... Sure.
  365.  
  366. The three walk out.
  367.  
  368. Don still looks at the container, shock in his eyes.
  369.  
  370. The kids in cots line the shipping container as Don stands
  371. back up and walks out.
  372.  
  373. The light shines on half his face. The other part of it stays
  374. dark. He backs away and doesn't take his eyes off the kids
  375. inside.
  376.  
  377. The light inside the crate disappears as Don closes it.
  378.  
  379. CUT TO:
  380.  
  381.  
  382. INT. CORPORATE OFFICE - DAY
  383.  
  384. Don walks past a wall that reads, SENTINEL SECURITIES.
  385.  
  386. DON
  387. I can't believe they actually took
  388. me.
  389.  
  390. Don walks through a corridor. He wears a suit, the jacket
  391. open.
  392.  
  393. DAWN "MICHELLE" PAULSEN, (34) walks beside him. She's tan
  394. 5"9, with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes.
  395.  
  396. MICHELLE
  397. Well, a lot of things tend to when
  398. you're the "Hero of Houston". Big
  399. damn hero you are.
  400.  
  401. Don shrugs.
  402.  
  403. DON
  404. If it's just that, then I don't
  405. really deserve it now, do I?
  406.  
  407. Michelle rolls her eyes then stops.
  408.  
  409. MICHELLE
  410. Honestly? You don't, Mikey.
  411.  
  412. DON
  413. Excuse me?
  414.  
  415. Michelle pulls out a security card and opens a door for him.
  416.  
  417. MICHELLE
  418. First door to the right. Make sure
  419. not to kill anyone along the way.
  420.  
  421. Don raises his arms as anger registers on his face.
  422.  
  423. DON
  424. You weren't there!
  425.  
  426. She motions for him to enter. Don walks inside. The door
  427. closes behind him.
  428.  
  429. He takes a deep breath.
  430.  
  431. DON (CONT’D)
  432. (muttering)
  433. Cunt.
  434.  
  435. Don walks forward and enters
  436.  
  437.  
  438. MEETING ROOM - DAY
  439.  
  440. Matthews gives Don a warm smile.
  441.  
  442. MARCUS
  443. Just wanted to congratulate you,
  444. Mr. Paulsen. You're going to great
  445. on our team.
  446.  
  447. Don shakes his hand with a nervous grin.
  448.  
  449. DON
  450. So, what am I going to be doing
  451. exactly? I wasn't really clued in
  452. on that.
  453.  
  454. MARCUS
  455. Just security on high value cargo
  456. from the Ukraine.
  457.  
  458. Don nods.
  459.  
  460. DON
  461. Anything I'll need?
  462.  
  463. MARCUS
  464. Just everything you used during the
  465. course, no real preference. It's
  466. all you.
  467.  
  468. Marcus gives a warm smile to him.
  469.  
  470. DON
  471. Sounds good then.
  472.  
  473. Marcus puts his hand out and offers a handshake.
  474.  
  475. The two shake hands.
  476.  
  477. MARCUS
  478. How's tomorrow night sound for your
  479. first day?
  480.  
  481. DON
  482. I don't see an issue.
  483.  
  484. Marcus grins.
  485.  
  486. MARCUS
  487. See you tomorrow then.
  488.  
  489. Don walks out and takes the elevator down.
  490.  
  491. CUT TO:
  492.  
  493.  
  494. INT. FORD MUSTANG - DAY
  495.  
  496. Don gets into his car and takes out his phone.
  497.  
  498. He thumbs through his contacts and calls "Ashley". The
  499. contact has a picture of a wrench on it.
  500.  
  501. Below it reads, "My personal mechanic" and "daughter".
  502.  
  503. Don waits a few moments.
  504.  
  505. ASHLEY "ASH" PAULSEN, (18) picks up the call.
  506.  
  507. ASH (O.S.)
  508. Yeah, what's up?
  509.  
  510. DON
  511. Hey, just got off work, you need
  512. anything?
  513.  
  514. ASH (O.S.)
  515. Snap-Ons would be nice.
  516.  
  517. DON
  518. You actually want me to get you
  519. them?
  520.  
  521. ASH (O.S.)
  522. Nah, my cheap shit should do me
  523. just fine.
  524.  
  525. DON
  526. In that case, I'll meet you back
  527. home.
  528.  
  529. Don gets on the freeway. The hair on his arms stick up. His
  530. vision starts to close in as he continues to drive.
  531.  
  532. JACQUELINE "JACKIE" MILLER, (28) sits next to him. She's 6"0,
  533. average build, and has a decent sized rack. She wears a tan
  534. jacket with a pair of jeans. On the left side of her belt she
  535. wears a Hartford Police badge, on her right wears her police
  536. issue Glock 17.
  537.  
  538. JACKIE
  539. You know it wasn't going to work
  540. out Don.
  541.  
  542. Don looks forward and drives through traffic.
  543.  
  544. DON
  545. Did you have the right? You didn't
  546. even come to me about it.
  547.  
  548. JACKIE
  549. We both know it wouldn't have- I
  550. barely had enough to afford the
  551. mortgage and your security gig
  552. wasn't enough to-
  553.  
  554. DON
  555. WE COULD'VE MADE IT...
  556.  
  557. He turns to his side. Tears well in his eyes.
  558.  
  559. The empty seat sits next to him. He shakes his head.
  560.  
  561. DON (CONT’D)
  562. ...Work. It's only been a month and
  563. I'm having that conversation again.
  564. Motherfucker.
  565.  
  566. CUT TO:
  567.  
  568.  
  569. EXT. APARTMENT PARKING LOT - DAY
  570.  
  571. The Mustang pulls up to the apartment. Don steps out and
  572. closes the door behind him. He locks the car.
  573.  
  574.  
  575. INT. APARTMENT - DAY
  576.  
  577. Don walks in and closes the door behind him.
  578.  
  579. Ash sits on the couch and plays on a PS4. She's a 5"8 blue
  580. eyed brunette and wears a pair of jeans with a green "82nd
  581. Airborne" T-shirt.
  582.  
  583. Ash's brunette hair is in a ponytail and she wears a red
  584. baseball cap over it.
  585.  
  586. Don motions to the dishes.
  587.  
  588. DON
  589. You plan on getting these done any
  590. time soon?
  591.  
  592. ASH
  593. Yeah, yeah, sure dad.
  594.  
  595. Don sits on the couch next to her.
  596.  
  597. DON
  598. You doing okay? What you got there?
  599.  
  600. Ash shrugs.
  601.  
  602. ASH
  603. As good as I can be. Uncharted. One
  604. of the guys in my class won't stop
  605. talking about it, some shit about
  606. the story. Enjoying it so far.
  607.  
  608. DON
  609. Hey, that's good. I wanted to
  610. apologize.
  611.  
  612. Ash pauses the game and cocks an eyebrow at him.
  613.  
  614. ASH
  615. For what?
  616.  
  617. Don just shrugs. He opens his mouth to say something but
  618. can't find the words.
  619.  
  620. DON
  621. When I'm able to explain it, I
  622. will. I gotta get ready for work.
  623.  
  624. Ash looks down at his hand.
  625.  
  626. ASH
  627. Is it about mom?
  628.  
  629. DON
  630. Yeah... It's about mom.
  631.  
  632. Don stands up to go to his room.
  633.  
  634. Ash goes back to playing Uncharted.
  635.  
  636.  
  637. DON'S BEDROOM
  638.  
  639. A newer model TV sits there plugged into a PS2, a PS4, and a
  640. PS3.
  641.  
  642. A gaming PC rig sits next to all of those. A walk in closet
  643. sits in front of him. To his right is a bathroom. He goes
  644. into the restroom and comes out to get ready. He's freshly
  645. shaved, his hair in neat order.
  646.  
  647. He puts on his clothes and puts on his white dress shirt with
  648. a plate carrier, then puts on a pair of jeans.
  649.  
  650. He reaches for a pair of tan combat boots and puts them on.
  651.  
  652. Don goes into the walk in closet, taking an AR out of it then
  653. puts his Sig in its holster and walks out of the room.
  654.  
  655.  
  656. MAIN APARTMENT
  657.  
  658. Don walks over to Ash. She takes the time to look over.
  659.  
  660. ASH
  661. Gonna go shoot someone?
  662.  
  663. Don shrugs.
  664.  
  665. DON
  666. I don't know. What I am gonna do is
  667. head out, and when I come back I
  668. want you to make sure those damn
  669. dishes are done.
  670.  
  671. She sighs and rolls her eyes.
  672.  
  673. ASH
  674. Fine. I'll get 'em done.
  675.  
  676. Don steps out of the house.
  677.  
  678. CUT TO:
  679.  
  680.  
  681. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  682.  
  683. The door to the conex box closes behind him.
  684.  
  685. Don stands there.
  686.  
  687. MATTHEWS
  688. Now that we're all on the same
  689. page...
  690.  
  691. Matthews shoots a look to Don and motions to Conrad.
  692.  
  693. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  694. Keep an eye on Mr. Paulsen.
  695.  
  696. Don looks back at Conrad and gives him a scowl.
  697.  
  698. Conrad nods at Matthews.
  699.  
  700. CONRAD
  701. Yes, sir.
  702.  
  703. MATTHEWS
  704. Good work tonight gents, we'll be
  705. back it tomorrow. Hooah?
  706.  
  707. Don still carries a look of confusion and fear in his eyes.
  708.  
  709. CONRAD
  710. Hooah.
  711.  
  712. CHAVEZ
  713. Hooah.
  714.  
  715. DON
  716. Hooah.
  717.  
  718. CARTER
  719. Hooah.
  720.  
  721. Don walks out into
  722.  
  723.  
  724. EXT. WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT - NIGHT
  725.  
  726. The rain pours down. Don steps out, walks to his car, and
  727. starts undoing his plate carrier.
  728.  
  729. Conrad walks behind him.
  730.  
  731. Don walks over to his car.
  732.  
  733. CONRAD
  734. Paulsen.
  735.  
  736. Don opens the trunk to his mustang and puts his plate carrier
  737. in it.
  738.  
  739. Conrad reaches his hand out.
  740.  
  741. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  742. Doc, you son of a bitch, come on.
  743.  
  744. Don slams the trunk of his Mustang closed.
  745.  
  746. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  747. PAULSEN!
  748.  
  749. DON
  750. WHAT?! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?!
  751.  
  752. Don raises his arms at him in anger.
  753.  
  754. Conrad glares at him.
  755.  
  756. CONRAD
  757. Keep your fucking voice down, you
  758. trying to get these guys on your
  759. ass?
  760.  
  761. Conrad puts his hands up.
  762.  
  763. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  764. Paulsen, look I'm trying not to do
  765. what he says.
  766.  
  767. Don gets into the driver's seat of his car.
  768.  
  769. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  770. Let's talk.
  771.  
  772.  
  773. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  774.  
  775. Don gets into his car and unlocks the door.
  776.  
  777. Conrad gets in next to him.
  778.  
  779. CONRAD
  780. You should've said no to that
  781. offer.
  782.  
  783. DON
  784. Oh, now you tell me. What happened
  785. to you?
  786.  
  787. Conrad looks down.
  788.  
  789. CONRAD
  790. It's complicated-
  791.  
  792. DON
  793. Kids in shipping containers?
  794. Complicated? Killing the dude who
  795. got your ass out of, oh I dunno...
  796.  
  797. He starts counting on his fingers.
  798.  
  799. DON (CONT’D)
  800. One, two, three, four- EIGHT
  801. FUCKING BINDS?!
  802.  
  803. CONRAD
  804. The last guy was one of ours back
  805. in the day.
  806.  
  807. Don leans back.
  808.  
  809. DON
  810. And I'm supposed to care, why?
  811.  
  812. CONRAD
  813. It was Cho.
  814.  
  815. Don shakes his head in anger.
  816.  
  817. DON
  818. (muttering)
  819. Fuck. Had to be Ricky, had to be
  820. fucking Ricky.
  821.  
  822. CONRAD
  823. I got a plan, but I need you with
  824. me, not against me.
  825.  
  826. DON
  827. Okay, Dutch. Does this plan involve
  828. Tahiti?
  829.  
  830. CONRAD
  831. Jesus, still a smart ass after all
  832. these fuckin' years ain't you?
  833.  
  834. DON
  835. Not much has changed.
  836.  
  837. Conrad opens the door.
  838.  
  839. CONRAD
  840. Keep your head down. When the time
  841. comes, you'll know.
  842.  
  843. Conrad gets out and closes the door behind him.
  844.  
  845. Don sighs and sits back.
  846.  
  847. DON
  848. Motherfucker.
  849.  
  850. He starts his car and drives off.
  851.  
  852. CUT TO:
  853.  
  854.  
  855. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  856.  
  857. Don comes into his apartment and turns the light on.
  858.  
  859. He looks at the kitchen sink.
  860.  
  861. There's still dirty dishes in it.
  862.  
  863. DON
  864. Ah, damn it. Fuck.
  865.  
  866. Don goes into her room. Ash sleeps and wears shorts and a t-
  867. shirt.
  868.  
  869. DON (CONT’D)
  870. You actually asleep?
  871.  
  872. No response from her.
  873.  
  874. Don rolls his eyes.
  875.  
  876. DON (CONT’D)
  877. (muttering)
  878. Great, just fucking great.
  879.  
  880. He goes into the kitchen and starts washing dishes.
  881.  
  882. During this, Ash comes out.
  883.  
  884. DON (CONT’D)
  885. Ash, I told you to clean these-
  886. Come on.
  887.  
  888. Ash yawns.
  889.  
  890. ASH
  891. Fuck, slipped my mind, sorry. I had
  892. homework.
  893.  
  894. Don sighs.
  895.  
  896. DON
  897. There's gonna be a time where I'm
  898. not gonna be here, you know that
  899. right?
  900.  
  901. ASH
  902. Well, if it's any consolation, I
  903. found this.
  904.  
  905. She takes out a Gameboy Advanced SP from her front pocket.
  906.  
  907. Don's eyes widen. He stops cleaning the dishes and dries his
  908. hands on his jeans.
  909.  
  910. He opens it up and looks at the cartridge in it.
  911.  
  912. DON
  913. (softly)
  914. Sweetie, was there a charger with
  915. it?
  916.  
  917. Don reaches out for it.
  918.  
  919. ASH
  920. Five dollars.
  921.  
  922. DON
  923. You fuckin' serious?
  924.  
  925. ASH
  926. No.
  927.  
  928. She smirks at him then passes it.
  929.  
  930. Don takes out the cartridge.
  931.  
  932. DON
  933. Pokemon Sapphire...
  934.  
  935. His eyes look down.
  936.  
  937. ASH
  938. Can I have it, dad?
  939.  
  940. Don looks down. His gaze goes blank.
  941.  
  942. IND PERSON 1 (O.S.)
  943. Can I have it? I'll give it back.
  944.  
  945. He shakes his head.
  946.  
  947. DON
  948. Yeah, sure Ash- Not a uh...
  949. Problem. You can have it.
  950.  
  951. A knock at the door.
  952.  
  953. The clock on the microwave reads, "12:00".
  954.  
  955. Don reaches into the side of his waistband and takes out his
  956. Colt Defender.
  957.  
  958. DON (CONT’D)
  959. Ash, get away from the door.
  960.  
  961. ASH
  962. Dad?
  963.  
  964. Don gets in front of her and keeps his gun trained at the
  965. door.
  966.  
  967. DON
  968. Who's there?!
  969.  
  970. IND PERSON 2 (O.S.)
  971. Courier service.
  972.  
  973. The footsteps move away from the door.
  974.  
  975. Don keeps the gun against the door and looks through the
  976. peephole.
  977.  
  978. He looks into it. A figure wearing jeans and a hoodie runs
  979. down the staircase.
  980.  
  981. Don opens the door, his weapon aimed forward.
  982.  
  983. A yellow envelope sits on the ground below. His weapon still
  984. trained at the staircase, he picks up the envelope.
  985.  
  986. Don holsters his gun.
  987.  
  988. DON
  989. Ash-
  990.  
  991. Don stops. He opens the envelope.
  992.  
  993. Pictures of Ash going into class appear. They all carry red
  994. Xes on them.
  995.  
  996. More photos appear as he looks through them.
  997.  
  998. ASH
  999. Dad, what is it?
  1000.  
  1001. DON
  1002. Fuck.
  1003.  
  1004. Don's eyes widen.
  1005.  
  1006. ASH
  1007. Dad? Talk to me. Come on.
  1008.  
  1009. Ash looks at him with concern.
  1010.  
  1011. Don goes into his room and closes the door behind him.
  1012.  
  1013. DON
  1014. Don't fuckin' worry about it.
  1015.  
  1016.  
  1017. DON'S ROOM
  1018.  
  1019. Don sits at his desk and dumps out the pictures in front of
  1020. him.
  1021.  
  1022. He places his hands on his head as he starts to look through
  1023. all of them.
  1024.  
  1025. DON
  1026. Oh, no. No, no, no...
  1027.  
  1028. He lays them all out.
  1029.  
  1030. The photos are all time stamped with the Don and Ash's
  1031. routine. Ash works on her car in one photo.
  1032.  
  1033. In another, Don is out on a run.
  1034.  
  1035. DON (CONT’D)
  1036. Fuck.
  1037.  
  1038. Don buries his head in his hands.
  1039.  
  1040. DON (CONT’D)
  1041. (whispering)
  1042. I can't fucking help them- But I
  1043. can get Ash out of this. I die,
  1044. they have nothing and no one to
  1045. leverage anymore...
  1046.  
  1047. Don takes his gun out of his waistband and puts it to the
  1048. side of his skull. Tears roll down his eyes.
  1049.  
  1050. DON (CONT’D)
  1051. (whispering)
  1052. They're after me, no more me, no
  1053. more problems. It'll be easier. She
  1054. mourns me for a few weeks, gets 1.5
  1055. million dollars, all my guns.
  1056.  
  1057. He takes a deep breath, puts his finger on the trigger.
  1058.  
  1059. DON (CONT’D)
  1060. (whispering)
  1061. It'll be easier this way.
  1062.  
  1063. A knock at the door.
  1064.  
  1065. ASH (O.S.)
  1066. Dad?
  1067.  
  1068. Don exhales and puts the gun back on the table. His eyes
  1069. widen.
  1070.  
  1071. DON
  1072. (muttering)
  1073. Oh my fucking god.
  1074.  
  1075. Don looks at the door. His hands shake.
  1076.  
  1077. DON (CONT’D)
  1078. Y-Yeah, sweetheart?
  1079.  
  1080. ASH
  1081. There's still food in the fridge if
  1082. you were looking for it.
  1083.  
  1084. DON
  1085. I'll uh... Yeah, I'll be out there
  1086. in a sec.
  1087.  
  1088. ASH (O.S.)
  1089. You need me to call the cops?
  1090.  
  1091. Don stops and takes a moment.
  1092.  
  1093. DON
  1094. I don't think they'll be able to
  1095. help us, Ash.
  1096.  
  1097. Don unlocks the bottom of his desk with a key and throws the
  1098. pictures into it then relocks it.
  1099.  
  1100. DON (CONT’D)
  1101. She'll find it- I need her to.
  1102.  
  1103. Don stands up and opens the door.
  1104.  
  1105.  
  1106. MAIN APARTMENT
  1107.  
  1108. DON
  1109. Hey.
  1110.  
  1111. Ash cocks an eyebrow at him.
  1112.  
  1113. ASH
  1114. Dad, what the fuck is going on?
  1115.  
  1116. Don just shakes his head.
  1117.  
  1118. DON
  1119. The less you know the safer you'll
  1120. be.
  1121.  
  1122. ASH
  1123. What the fuck does that mean?!
  1124.  
  1125. DON
  1126. I'll tell you later.
  1127.  
  1128. Ash rolls her eyes.
  1129.  
  1130. ASH
  1131. It's always fucking like this with
  1132. you, dad! You're gonna get into
  1133. trouble and-
  1134.  
  1135. She lets out an angered scream as she goes into her room and
  1136. slams the door.
  1137.  
  1138. Don just looks forward with a tired stare.
  1139.  
  1140. He changes his clothes and goes to bed.
  1141.  
  1142. CUT TO:
  1143.  
  1144.  
  1145. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  1146.  
  1147. Don walks through the warehouse again.
  1148.  
  1149. He's alone. The lights around him shut off.
  1150.  
  1151. Another light turns on and shines over a conex box. The same
  1152. one Don had entered previously.
  1153.  
  1154. Don walks over to it.
  1155.  
  1156. A metallic "thud" comes from the box.
  1157.  
  1158. IND VOICE 1 (O.S.)
  1159. Doc?! Doc I NEED HELP MAN! PAULSEN!
  1160.  
  1161. A scream comes from the box.
  1162.  
  1163. Don runs over and opens it, wide eyed.
  1164.  
  1165. Men with black eyes wearing military fatigues sit on the
  1166. cots. They don't notice him, rather just sit there and look
  1167. at one thing in particular-
  1168.  
  1169. The Russian kid from earlier sits in the middle of them.
  1170.  
  1171. The child looks up at him with bright blue eyes.
  1172.  
  1173. RUSSIAN CHILD
  1174. Why couldn't you help me?
  1175.  
  1176.  
  1177. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  1178.  
  1179. Don wakes up screaming and crying.
  1180.  
  1181. DON
  1182. GO AWAY, FUCKING GO AWAY!
  1183.  
  1184. He holds a pillow and cries.
  1185.  
  1186. Don gets out of bed and checks his phone.
  1187.  
  1188. "0300"
  1189.  
  1190. DON (CONT’D)
  1191. I think I've slept enough.
  1192.  
  1193. Don gets up and goes to his bathroom.
  1194.  
  1195. CUT TO:
  1196.  
  1197.  
  1198. INT. CAFETERIA - DAY
  1199.  
  1200. Don just eats and reads a book on his phone. His eyes carry a
  1201. look of fatigue.
  1202.  
  1203. Michelle walks over.
  1204.  
  1205. MICHELLE
  1206. HIYA MIKEE!
  1207.  
  1208. She carries a smile on her face and sits in front of him. Don
  1209. gives a dejected look.
  1210.  
  1211. MICHELLE (CONT’D)
  1212. What's wrong Mikee? Hey.
  1213.  
  1214. DON
  1215. Did you know?
  1216.  
  1217. She cocks heard head sideways.
  1218.  
  1219. MICHELLE
  1220. Mike, what- what are you talking
  1221. about?
  1222.  
  1223. Don leans in.
  1224.  
  1225. DON
  1226. The damn kids.
  1227.  
  1228. Michelle's eyes widen, then look down away from him.
  1229.  
  1230. MICHELLE
  1231. ...I didn't know.
  1232.  
  1233. He takes a moment, then stares her dead in the eyes.
  1234.  
  1235. Don leans in.
  1236.  
  1237. DON
  1238. (whispering)
  1239. You're fucking lying to me.
  1240.  
  1241. MICHELLE
  1242. (whispering)
  1243. Think of your daughter, Mikee. You
  1244. really want her to end up dead
  1245. because of you? Keep your mouth
  1246. shut, your head down, and your
  1247. wallet's gonna thank you for it.
  1248.  
  1249. Don scowls at her and leans back.
  1250.  
  1251. Matthews approaches and stops with a plate of food.
  1252.  
  1253. MATTHEWS
  1254. Ah, Mister Paulsen! I see you've
  1255. met the love of my life.
  1256.  
  1257. Don winces at this.
  1258.  
  1259. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1260. Hey there, baby.
  1261.  
  1262. He gives Michelle a kiss. She blushes and giggles.
  1263.  
  1264. DON
  1265. Y'know, I ain't hungry anymore.
  1266.  
  1267. He stands up, throws his food in the trash, and puts his tray
  1268. on top of it.
  1269.  
  1270. He walks out to
  1271.  
  1272.  
  1273. EXT. SMOKING AREA - DAY
  1274.  
  1275. Don stands out on a balcony. Chairs and tables sit about,
  1276. some employees eat their meals while they look out at the
  1277. city in front of them.
  1278.  
  1279. Don looks out at the city in front of him, then off to his
  1280. side.
  1281.  
  1282. Conrad stands there, takes a pack of Lucky Strikes out of his
  1283. pocket, and lights one.
  1284.  
  1285. DON
  1286. Reminds me a lot of LA. Crowded and
  1287. a pain in the ass to get around.
  1288.  
  1289. CONRAD
  1290. It's just the city, try Sedona
  1291. sometime.
  1292.  
  1293. DON
  1294. Maybe.
  1295.  
  1296. Conrad looks at him.
  1297.  
  1298. CONRAD
  1299. You're different now.
  1300.  
  1301. Don rolls his eyes in annoyance.
  1302.  
  1303. DON
  1304. Living the American fuckin' dream
  1305. buddy.
  1306.  
  1307. CONRAD
  1308. Right. With that Mustang and your
  1309. kid and all.
  1310.  
  1311. Don shoots a look at the cigarette pack.
  1312.  
  1313. Lucky Strikes.
  1314.  
  1315. DON
  1316. Can you spare one?
  1317.  
  1318. Conrad nods at this and passes him one.
  1319.  
  1320. DON (CONT’D)
  1321. Haven't had one of these in a
  1322. while.
  1323.  
  1324. Don puts the cigarette in his mouth. Conrad lights it for
  1325. him.
  1326.  
  1327. CONRAD
  1328. You never mentioned anything about
  1329. having a sister.
  1330.  
  1331. DON
  1332. I didn't like to talk her about
  1333. her. Still don't.
  1334.  
  1335. CONRAD
  1336. Shitty family life?
  1337.  
  1338. DON
  1339. Something like that.
  1340.  
  1341. Conrad nods.
  1342.  
  1343. CONRAD
  1344. Come to think of it, you never
  1345. mentioned much about living in Cali
  1346. either. She always talks about it,
  1347. about "I went to UCLA and do you
  1348. know what that means?"
  1349.  
  1350. Don just shakes his head.
  1351.  
  1352. DON
  1353. I don't like talking about it.
  1354. Besides, she cheesed her way
  1355. through it.
  1356.  
  1357. Don finishes his cigarette and throws it into the ash tray
  1358. next to him.
  1359.  
  1360. DON (CONT’D)
  1361. I'm gonna go head off to the
  1362. briefing. Thanks for the cigarette.
  1363.  
  1364. Conrad looks back.
  1365.  
  1366. CONRAD
  1367. Why don't you take the pack with
  1368. you for the road?
  1369.  
  1370. Don looks back at him and cocks his head. The pack is open.
  1371.  
  1372. A note sticks out of the pack. Don nods at him.
  1373.  
  1374. He goes inside to
  1375.  
  1376.  
  1377. INT. RESTROOM - DAY
  1378.  
  1379. Don takes out the note.
  1380.  
  1381. It reads "Wait for the next convoy, I got a plan."
  1382.  
  1383. Don flushes the note down the toilet and gets out, going to
  1384.  
  1385.  
  1386. INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY
  1387.  
  1388. Don stands there.
  1389.  
  1390. His eyes look tired.
  1391.  
  1392. He sits next to Chavez. A turned on projector sits with a
  1393. desktop open.
  1394.  
  1395. MATTHEWS
  1396. Tonight's bank duty, we're handling
  1397. security for the Ward Bank in
  1398. Tempe. We're not expecting any
  1399. trouble, but you gentlemen know
  1400. what to do if any comes along.
  1401.  
  1402. He pulls up map of the bank. It has two stories.
  1403.  
  1404. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1405. Paulsen takes the second floor.
  1406. Chavez, you got the first floor.
  1407. Cleaning crew should be gone by the
  1408. time you guys get there so you
  1409. won't have anyone coming through.
  1410. We're not expecting any after hours
  1411. deliveries either.
  1412.  
  1413. The two look at this.
  1414.  
  1415. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1416. Any questions?
  1417.  
  1418. Silence from the room.
  1419.  
  1420. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1421. Good. Dismissed.
  1422.  
  1423. Don turns to step out.
  1424.  
  1425. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1426. And Paulsen?
  1427.  
  1428. He turns back.
  1429.  
  1430. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1431. You know the rules.
  1432.  
  1433. Don's fists clench up as he walks out and slams the door
  1434. behind him.
  1435.  
  1436. CUT TO:
  1437.  
  1438.  
  1439. INT. BANK - NIGHT
  1440.  
  1441. Don walks through the second floor of a bank, rifle in hand.
  1442.  
  1443. DON
  1444. (singing)
  1445. Every night, I hope and
  1446. pray... A dream, lover
  1447. will come my way! A girl
  1448. to hold in my arms, and
  1449. hold the magic of her
  1450. charms...
  1451.  
  1452. CHAVEZ (O.S.)
  1453. (earpiece)
  1454. Paulsen? Shut the fuck up, homes.
  1455.  
  1456. Don sighs.
  1457.  
  1458. DON
  1459. (into earpiece)
  1460. Sorry man, force of habit. Shit's
  1461. boring down here.
  1462.  
  1463. CHAVEZ
  1464. Fuck, homes.
  1465.  
  1466. Don walks around and holds a flashlight in his hand. His AR
  1467. is slung in front of him.
  1468.  
  1469. Bright light appears behind him.
  1470.  
  1471. DON
  1472. (into earpiece)
  1473. Be advised, think I got something
  1474. over here.
  1475.  
  1476. CHAVEZ (O.S.)
  1477. (earpiece)
  1478. I'm checking on it too, standby.
  1479.  
  1480. Don stays on his patrol but checks behind him.
  1481.  
  1482. A crash comes from the front of the bank. The alarm sounds.
  1483.  
  1484. DON
  1485. Fuck!
  1486.  
  1487. Don puts his light in his pocket and raises his rifle.
  1488.  
  1489. Gunshots ring out at the front of the bank.
  1490.  
  1491. DON (CONT’D)
  1492. (into earpiece)
  1493. Chavez, what's your status?
  1494.  
  1495. Silence.
  1496.  
  1497. The gunfire ceases.
  1498.  
  1499. DON (CONT’D)
  1500. Fuck... Fuck.
  1501.  
  1502. Don turns his light off and takes cover behind a cubicle.
  1503.  
  1504. DON (CONT’D)
  1505. Here we go.
  1506.  
  1507. IND GANG MEMBER 1 (O.S.)
  1508. (echoing)
  1509. Find the second one, there's
  1510. supposed to be two guards!
  1511.  
  1512. Don pops his rifle out from around the corner and places its
  1513. dot on the stairwell.
  1514.  
  1515. DON
  1516. (muttering)
  1517. Come on up gentlemen...
  1518.  
  1519. He takes a deep breath.
  1520.  
  1521. Don sees the shadow of a man coming up the stairs in the
  1522. light and trains his dot on it. Don crouches behind a
  1523. cubicle.
  1524.  
  1525. DON (CONT’D)
  1526. (muttering)
  1527. Death, surrounds... My heartbeat's
  1528. slowing down...
  1529.  
  1530. The red dot in front of him shakes as he takes another deep
  1531. breath.
  1532.  
  1533. Don flicks his safety off.
  1534.  
  1535. DON (CONT’D)
  1536. (muttering)
  1537. ...Won't take this world's abuse...
  1538.  
  1539. The first one stands makes his way up. Don takes cover behind
  1540. the cubicle as the light shines around.
  1541.  
  1542. IND GANG MEMBER 1
  1543. Got nothing here.
  1544.  
  1545. DON
  1546. (muttering)
  1547. Won't give up or refuse...
  1548.  
  1549. IND GANG MEMBER 2
  1550. Search around, he's around here.
  1551.  
  1552. The light shines away. Don pops back out, rifle in hand. He
  1553. takes a breath as one moves up the staircase.
  1554.  
  1555. Don places his finger on the trigger.
  1556.  
  1557. A figure turns, in one hand, he holds a flashlight.
  1558.  
  1559. DON
  1560. (muttering)
  1561. This is how it feels when you're
  1562. bent and broken...
  1563.  
  1564. In the other, the carries a handgun.
  1565.  
  1566. Don watches another one appear behind him.
  1567.  
  1568. He places his red dot on the first one's chest and pulls the
  1569. trigger. The light shines on his face. The figure raises his
  1570. gun-
  1571.  
  1572. Don places two shots into his chest. He falls back as the
  1573. other takes cover under the staircase.
  1574.  
  1575. IND GANG MEMBER 2
  1576. HE GOT DANIEL, WEY!
  1577.  
  1578. Don switches pushes forward.
  1579.  
  1580. DON
  1581. (muttering)
  1582. This is how it feels when you're
  1583. dignity's stolen...
  1584.  
  1585. He turns on his light. The strobe flashes as the other gang
  1586. member pops his hand out and starts firing his handgun
  1587. blindly toward Don.
  1588.  
  1589. Don takes cover behind the cubicle. Rounds fly through the
  1590. cubicle as he peers out.
  1591.  
  1592. IND GANG MEMBER 2
  1593. GET ME ANOTHER CLIP, MAN!
  1594.  
  1595. Don rushes forward. His rifle points forward. He sees another
  1596. gang member's shadow running away, the car's headlight
  1597. illuminates his escape.
  1598.  
  1599. Don runs over to the ledge overlooking the bank's front door
  1600. and fires two rounds into the gang member's back.
  1601.  
  1602. He falls down. Two of the gang members run back to the van.
  1603.  
  1604. Don fires into the windshield. The van floors the engine in
  1605. reverse and drives off.
  1606.  
  1607. Don reaches into his pocket, takes out his phone and dials
  1608. 911.
  1609.  
  1610. 911 OPERATOR (O.S.)
  1611. 911, what is your emergency?
  1612.  
  1613. DON
  1614. There's been a shooting, please
  1615. send help. I'm at 3rd and Central.
  1616. I'm an armed guard for Sentinel
  1617. Securities wearing blue jeans, a
  1618. tan vest, and a tan boots.
  1619.  
  1620. He hangs up.
  1621.  
  1622. Utter silence.
  1623.  
  1624. Police lights show themselves in the distance.
  1625.  
  1626. Don looks down at the gang member next to him.
  1627.  
  1628. The gang member has a sucking chest wound and gasps for air.
  1629.  
  1630. Don looks down at the gangster for a moment and his eyes
  1631. widen.
  1632.  
  1633. The two look at each other.
  1634.  
  1635. Don closes his eyes, shakes his head, and makes his way down
  1636. the flight of stairs.
  1637.  
  1638. For a moment, Don takes in the carnage...
  1639.  
  1640. ...Only to puke at the aftermath of it all on the side of the
  1641. staircase.
  1642.  
  1643. Don walks through the bank and goes down the bloodstained
  1644. staircase.
  1645.  
  1646. The blood leads to the front of the bank.
  1647.  
  1648. Don's face changes to that of concern.
  1649.  
  1650. DON (CONT’D)
  1651. Chavez?
  1652.  
  1653. Don looks through the bank and checks behind the staircase. A
  1654. pool of blood lies behind the staircase. Don coughs some
  1655. more, going into a fit.
  1656.  
  1657. Don walks over.
  1658.  
  1659. He's shot to hell, with one more bullet in his skull.
  1660.  
  1661. DON (CONT’D)
  1662. Fuck.
  1663.  
  1664. The police lights come closer.
  1665.  
  1666. Don takes off his rifle and throws it on the ground, then
  1667. unholsters his handgun and throws that down.
  1668.  
  1669. He walks forward, his hands up as he walks out- The blinding
  1670. light leads him to
  1671.  
  1672.  
  1673. EXT. BANK - NIGHT
  1674.  
  1675. Three cruisers surround the bank.
  1676.  
  1677. Steele points a shotgun at Don with OFFICER BAYLEY TURNER,
  1678. (26).
  1679.  
  1680. Turner points a rifle at him.
  1681.  
  1682. STEELE
  1683. Hands in the air!
  1684.  
  1685. Don places his hands up in silence. Don's hands shake as the
  1686. world seems to move slow around him.
  1687.  
  1688. STEELE (CONT’D)
  1689. Walk towards me!
  1690.  
  1691. Don walks forward, his hands still up.
  1692.  
  1693. Don's hands shake.
  1694.  
  1695. Don passes the door of a police cruiser.
  1696.  
  1697. STEELE (CONT’D)
  1698. Stop!
  1699.  
  1700. Steele approaches Don.
  1701.  
  1702. STEELE (CONT’D)
  1703. What happened?
  1704.  
  1705. Two officers rush past him with long guns.
  1706.  
  1707. DON
  1708. I need an ambulance and a lawyer.
  1709.  
  1710. STEELE
  1711. Come on, you can talk to me.
  1712.  
  1713. Don just gives a look of fatigue.
  1714.  
  1715. Steele nods. His radio comes to life.
  1716.  
  1717. TURNER (O.S.)
  1718. (radio)
  1719. Dispatch, 1535 scene is 98, send
  1720. for medical.
  1721.  
  1722. The ambulance arrives.
  1723.  
  1724. CUT TO:
  1725.  
  1726.  
  1727. INT. AMBULANCE - NIGHT
  1728.  
  1729. A police officer walks away.
  1730.  
  1731. DON
  1732. Thanks officer.
  1733.  
  1734. HOLLY ROGERS, (29) looks him over.
  1735.  
  1736. HOLLY
  1737. You have a bullet in your vest.
  1738.  
  1739. DON
  1740. I do?
  1741.  
  1742. Don undoes his vest and throws it down next to him. Three
  1743. rounds
  1744.  
  1745. HOLLY
  1746. Hey, let me help you.
  1747.  
  1748. Don sits up and takes his vest off, then his button up shirt.
  1749.  
  1750. Under it, he wears a white T-shirt.
  1751.  
  1752. Don lays back.
  1753.  
  1754. DON
  1755. Never caught your name.
  1756.  
  1757. HOLLY
  1758. Rogers. Holly Rogers.
  1759.  
  1760. Don raises his shirt.
  1761.  
  1762. DON
  1763. Donovan Paulsen.
  1764.  
  1765. HOLLY
  1766. This happen before?
  1767.  
  1768. Don's back shows old scars.
  1769.  
  1770. He shrugs.
  1771.  
  1772. DON
  1773. Something like that.
  1774.  
  1775. She closes the ambulance doors.
  1776.  
  1777. HOLLY
  1778. Do me a favor, take your shirt off
  1779. for me, will ya?
  1780.  
  1781. Don does so. A leather necklace with a tied ring sits below
  1782. his neck. He takes it in his hand and looks at it.
  1783.  
  1784. DON
  1785. (muttering)
  1786. Jackie...
  1787.  
  1788. Holly gives him a look of concern.
  1789.  
  1790. HOLLY
  1791. Hey-
  1792.  
  1793. She reaches out her hand.
  1794.  
  1795. Don looks back at her.
  1796.  
  1797. DON
  1798. I'm sorry about that-
  1799.  
  1800. HOLLY
  1801. I need to have a better look, turn
  1802. on your stomach for me.
  1803.  
  1804. Don does so.
  1805.  
  1806. Holly presses her fingers into Don's back only for him to let
  1807. out a cry of pain.
  1808.  
  1809. DON
  1810. FFFUCK! Ah, damn it!
  1811.  
  1812. Tears well up in his eyes. Holly looks at his back.
  1813.  
  1814. The ambulance door opens again.
  1815.  
  1816. JONATHAN RATLIFF, (30) looks at Holly with a tired
  1817. expression.
  1818.  
  1819. RATLIFF
  1820. We're good here, let's get him back
  1821. to Summer Med.
  1822.  
  1823. She nods at this.
  1824.  
  1825. Ratliff closes the door.
  1826.  
  1827. The driver's side door opens then closes. The ambulance
  1828. starts. Don rolls over on his good side.
  1829.  
  1830. He reaches into his pocket and takes out his phone.
  1831.  
  1832. Don looks back at Holly. He motions to his phone.
  1833.  
  1834. DON
  1835. Hey am I good to use this?
  1836.  
  1837. She nods at him.
  1838.  
  1839. Don scrolls over to Ash's contact. It's a picture of a
  1840. wrench.
  1841.  
  1842. Don starts a call.
  1843.  
  1844. The line rings.
  1845.  
  1846. ASH (O.S.)
  1847. (from phone)
  1848. D-Dad? Why you calling this late?
  1849.  
  1850. DON
  1851. Hey uh- I-I got shot in the back.
  1852. They're taking me to Summer
  1853. Medical.
  1854.  
  1855. ASH (O.S.)
  1856. (phone)
  1857. Again?! What the absolute fucking
  1858. hell is wrong with you dad?!
  1859. (voice cracking)
  1860. What the hell am I supposed to do
  1861. if...
  1862.  
  1863. She hangs up.
  1864.  
  1865. DON
  1866. (phone)
  1867. Ash, hey Ash?
  1868.  
  1869. Don looks down and sighs, only to break out in a coughing
  1870. fit.
  1871.  
  1872. DON (CONT’D)
  1873. Fuck, that hurts.
  1874.  
  1875. Don puts his phone away and lays on his side.
  1876.  
  1877. The radio comes on.
  1878.  
  1879. DISPATCHER(O.S.)
  1880. (radio)
  1881. Any available RA units, requesting
  1882. urgent medical for one Officer
  1883. David Park and one Officer Lance
  1884. Hawkins.
  1885.  
  1886. Don's eyes widen.
  1887.  
  1888. DON
  1889. I think I know that guy.
  1890.  
  1891. Don turns over and screams out in pain and breaks out in a
  1892. coughing fit.
  1893.  
  1894. DON (CONT’D)
  1895. GAH, FUCK!
  1896.  
  1897. Holly turns him back on his side.
  1898.  
  1899. HOLLY
  1900. Hey, stay the way you were.
  1901.  
  1902. IND PARAMEDIC 1 (O.S.)
  1903. (radio)
  1904. Dispatch, Rescue seven en route.
  1905.  
  1906. Don's eyes widen as he rolls on his back.
  1907.  
  1908. He gives off a pained look.
  1909.  
  1910. DON
  1911. That's my friend...
  1912.  
  1913. Don gives a look of fear.
  1914.  
  1915.  
  1916. FLASHBACK
  1917.  
  1918.  
  1919. EXT. DESERT MOUNTAIN - DAY
  1920.  
  1921. Don drags Parks behind a Hummer with one arm. A rifle is
  1922. slung around his shoulder
  1923.  
  1924. DON
  1925. (muttering)
  1926. Zankoku na tenshi no you ni...
  1927.  
  1928. Don pulls him behind the MRAP to safety.
  1929.  
  1930. DAVID CHO, (21) begins to feel Parks's body to check for
  1931. gunshot wounds.
  1932.  
  1933. DON (CONT’D)
  1934. (muttering)
  1935. Shounen yo shinwa ni nare-
  1936.  
  1937. Don looks at Parks's face one more time.
  1938.  
  1939.  
  1940. INT. PARKS'S HOME - DAY
  1941.  
  1942. Parks and Don have longer hair.
  1943.  
  1944. Don and Jackie sit next to each other at their dinner table.
  1945.  
  1946. A light above them illuminates the dining room.
  1947.  
  1948. The four of them talk and laugh amongst themselves.
  1949.  
  1950. Parks gives Don a look.
  1951.  
  1952. PARKS
  1953. You need anything, you call me,
  1954. alright?
  1955.  
  1956. Elena fills a wine glass for Parks.
  1957.  
  1958. DON
  1959. Like fuck I'll ever need your help,
  1960. I'm set with my wife here.
  1961.  
  1962. He holds Jackie's hand under the table and shoots her a grin.
  1963.  
  1964. The group goes back to eating.
  1965.  
  1966. END FLASHBACK.
  1967.  
  1968. CUT TO:
  1969.  
  1970.  
  1971. INT. INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - NIGHT
  1972.  
  1973. Don is wheeled into an ICU.
  1974.  
  1975. A nurse runs by as two paramedics rush in with Parks on a
  1976. stretcher.
  1977.  
  1978. Steele opens the doors into the emergency room.
  1979.  
  1980. STEELE
  1981. MAKE WAY, WE GOT A DOWNED OFFICER!
  1982.  
  1983. She watches him get wheeled in as Don looks behind him.
  1984.  
  1985. A team of doctors looks over Don.
  1986.  
  1987. Don peers over. They transfer the IV into the hospital's
  1988. bag.
  1989.  
  1990. Don tries to sit up, only to end up on his side. He does it
  1991. again and holds onto the IV stand next to him for leverage.
  1992.  
  1993. DON
  1994. Dave...
  1995.  
  1996. The door to the ICU closes behind Don as he rolls back and
  1997. looks up at the ceiling with another cough. He reaches for
  1998. his phone once again.
  1999.  
  2000. He looks at the contact:
  2001.  
  2002. "Michelle".
  2003.  
  2004. DON (CONT’D)
  2005. Sis, remember when I dealt with
  2006. your shitty drug dealer ex-
  2007. boyfriend? You do this for me, and
  2008. we're even.
  2009.  
  2010. A moment of silence on the line.
  2011.  
  2012. MICHELLE (O.S.)
  2013. (phone)
  2014. Yeah, what is it Mikee?
  2015.  
  2016. FADE TO BLACK.
  2017.  
  2018.  
  2019. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - NIGHT
  2020.  
  2021. Don sits up in his bed.
  2022.  
  2023. He reads Band of Brothers. Ash walks in.
  2024.  
  2025. ASH
  2026. What the hell is your problem, dad?
  2027.  
  2028. DON
  2029. You opted to come with me.
  2030.  
  2031. Don sets the book down on the nightstand next to him.
  2032.  
  2033. ASH
  2034. I don't- Fucking christ, dad.
  2035. There's another thing...
  2036.  
  2037. Ash massages her eyes. Don cocks an eyebrow at this.
  2038.  
  2039. DON
  2040. Yeah?
  2041.  
  2042. Ash takes a deep breath and looks down.
  2043.  
  2044. ASH
  2045. Mom's here.
  2046.  
  2047. Don goes wide eyed and looks her dead in the eyes.
  2048.  
  2049. DON
  2050. She's what?
  2051.  
  2052. She nods.
  2053.  
  2054. ASH
  2055. She's got a bunch of other cops
  2056. with her.
  2057.  
  2058. DON
  2059. Oh, fuck. What'd they look like?
  2060.  
  2061. Jackie comes into the room.
  2062.  
  2063. JACKIE
  2064. Way to keep yourself out of
  2065. trouble, Donny.
  2066.  
  2067. Don just looks down.
  2068.  
  2069. DON
  2070. What do you want?
  2071.  
  2072. JACKIE
  2073. Ashley, get the fuck out.
  2074.  
  2075. Ash leaves and keeps her head down. She doesn't want
  2076.  
  2077. DON
  2078. Don't fucking talk to her-
  2079.  
  2080. He takes a gasp for air and coughs.
  2081.  
  2082. JACKIE
  2083. Well, it's work related, otherwise
  2084. I wouldn't be talking to you.
  2085.  
  2086. Don nods.
  2087.  
  2088. DON
  2089. They send you out of anyone else.
  2090.  
  2091. JACKIE
  2092. I volunteered-
  2093.  
  2094. DON
  2095. ...To arrest me.
  2096.  
  2097. Jackie rolls her eyes.
  2098.  
  2099. JACKIE
  2100. No, Don- I'm trying to investigate
  2101. some things related to you. You
  2102. work for Knight Pharma right? Some
  2103. shit happened in Hartford, Don. The
  2104. kind of shit involving kids.
  2105.  
  2106. Don's eyes widen at this. He composes himself once more.
  2107.  
  2108. DON
  2109. Fuck off Jackie, get me a lawyer.
  2110.  
  2111. JACKIE
  2112. Fine. Be that way then.
  2113.  
  2114. She walks out.
  2115.  
  2116. JACKIE (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2117. Go be with your dad, Ash.
  2118.  
  2119. Ash walks back into the hospital room.
  2120.  
  2121. ASH
  2122. Fucking bitch.
  2123.  
  2124. Don shoots a grin at Ash.
  2125.  
  2126. DON
  2127. Well that's no way to talk about
  2128. your mother.
  2129.  
  2130. ASH
  2131. Cut the shit.
  2132.  
  2133. Don tries to sigh, only to grasp his chest in pain.
  2134.  
  2135. Michelle walks into the room. She has a nervous expression in
  2136. her eyes.
  2137.  
  2138. She takes out a syringe with a strange blue liquid in it.
  2139.  
  2140. MICHELLE
  2141. Ashley, right?
  2142.  
  2143. Ash nods at her.
  2144.  
  2145. MICHELLE (CONT’D)
  2146. Close the curtain, will ya?
  2147.  
  2148. ASH
  2149. Why?
  2150.  
  2151. Michelle injects the blue syringe into Don's IV.
  2152.  
  2153. MICHELLE
  2154. Give it a second.
  2155.  
  2156. DON
  2157. Sis, what the fuck is this shit?
  2158.  
  2159. MICHELLE
  2160. Lean back and breathe. I can't be
  2161. here much longer so I gotta be
  2162. quick.
  2163.  
  2164. Michelle leans him back, then runs out.
  2165.  
  2166. MICHELLE (CONT’D)
  2167. I have to go now.
  2168.  
  2169. Michelle grabs a clipboard from the wall, stands up, and
  2170. walks out, looking down at it as she does.
  2171.  
  2172. Don holds his chest.
  2173.  
  2174. DON
  2175. Ash, I don't feel too good.
  2176.  
  2177. The heart monitor begins to spike. Don gasps for air.
  2178.  
  2179. DON (CONT’D)
  2180. Ash, sweeti...
  2181.  
  2182. Don grips the side of his hospital bed.
  2183.  
  2184. JACKIE (O.S.)
  2185. I love you Donny...
  2186.  
  2187. His ribs put themselves back into place which causes Don to
  2188. let off a scream of pain.
  2189.  
  2190. The heart monitor begins to alarm as two nurses run in.
  2191.  
  2192. Don's eyes go wide.
  2193.  
  2194. IND NURSE 1
  2195. Code blue, code blue!
  2196.  
  2197. Two other nurses run in with a set of chest paddles.
  2198.  
  2199. Don's heart rate returns to normal. The heart monitor goes
  2200. back to normal.
  2201.  
  2202. Don looks back at the monitor. He takes a few breaths and
  2203. reaches behind him.
  2204.  
  2205. DON
  2206. No pain...
  2207.  
  2208. Don looks at the doctor.
  2209.  
  2210. DON (CONT’D)
  2211. I'm okay... I'm okay...
  2212.  
  2213. His hands shake.
  2214.  
  2215. DON (CONT’D)
  2216. Ash, come here...
  2217.  
  2218. Ash stands up, her eyes wide.
  2219.  
  2220. Tears run down Don's eyes. He holds her in silence.
  2221.  
  2222. IND DOCTOR 1
  2223. Second person we've got today that
  2224. did that.
  2225.  
  2226. The doctor looks on as Don holds his daughter. Don closes his
  2227. eyes and holds her tight.
  2228.  
  2229. DON
  2230. I'm okay, I'm okay... Ain't
  2231. nothing's gonna happen to me, Ash.
  2232.  
  2233. CUT TO:
  2234.  
  2235.  
  2236. EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY
  2237.  
  2238. Don walks out of the hospital. He stands tall and holds
  2239. Wrench close to him as he walks out.
  2240.  
  2241. ASH
  2242. Y-You can let go, dad.
  2243.  
  2244. Don lets go of her. He takes a deep breath.
  2245.  
  2246. DON
  2247. You want to come to the range with
  2248. me? We should go some time.
  2249.  
  2250. ASH
  2251. I'd be okay with that.
  2252.  
  2253. She nods as the two walk into
  2254.  
  2255.  
  2256. INT. PARKING GARAGE - DAY
  2257.  
  2258. A Russian child, (8) walks with his mother. Don widens his
  2259. eyes as he watches the two.
  2260.  
  2261. IND RUSSIAN CHILD
  2262. Mama, eto ty?
  2263.  
  2264. Don's eyes widen as the child stands at the door to the
  2265. staircase.
  2266.  
  2267. DON
  2268. What the fuck...
  2269.  
  2270. The door opens.
  2271.  
  2272. IND RUSSIAN WOMAN
  2273. Ivan, vernites' syuda!
  2274.  
  2275. Don's hands begin to shake. He almost falls over but braces
  2276. himself against a concrete wall.
  2277.  
  2278. Don looks down.
  2279.  
  2280. Tears well down his eyes.
  2281.  
  2282. ASH
  2283. Dad? Dad, come on.
  2284.  
  2285. Matthews walks behind the two.
  2286.  
  2287. MATTHEWS
  2288. Your dad's a real bad man, Ashley.
  2289.  
  2290. Don's still hunched over.
  2291.  
  2292. DON
  2293. He's full of shit.
  2294.  
  2295. MATTHEWS
  2296. The mastermind of a criminal
  2297. enterprise involving the sex
  2298. trafficking of children? He's
  2299. behind it. How can you feel safe
  2300. around a man like him?
  2301.  
  2302. Ash looks back at him. Don gets himself together, stands back
  2303. up and stares at Matthews.
  2304.  
  2305. DON
  2306. Do me and the rest of the human a
  2307. favor and cap yourself.
  2308.  
  2309. He grabs Ash by the hand.
  2310.  
  2311. DON (CONT’D)
  2312. Let's go, baby. Where's your car?
  2313.  
  2314. Don takes her hand and walks with her. He doesn't look behind
  2315. him at Matthews.
  2316.  
  2317. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  2318. You can't run from what's real!
  2319. You're as much a part of this as
  2320. much any of us are, Donny boy!
  2321.  
  2322. The two walk over to Ash's Honda and get in.
  2323.  
  2324.  
  2325. INT. ASH'S CAR - DAY
  2326.  
  2327. DON
  2328. They say anything about my car?
  2329.  
  2330. Ash keeps her eyes forward. She carries a look of anger in
  2331. her eyes.
  2332.  
  2333. ASH
  2334. What was he talking about?
  2335.  
  2336. DON
  2337. Ash-
  2338.  
  2339. ASH
  2340. If there's trouble you're in, dad.
  2341. I need to know.
  2342.  
  2343. DON
  2344. Ain't nothing like that, look the
  2345. less you know the better off you'll
  2346. be.
  2347.  
  2348. ASH
  2349. You sound like fucking mom right
  2350. now. Do you hear yourself?
  2351.  
  2352. Don's hands shake. He holds onto his legs.
  2353.  
  2354. DON
  2355. If I tell you, they'll kill you!
  2356.  
  2357. Ash stops for a moment as the two approach a red light.
  2358.  
  2359. She slams the brakes.
  2360.  
  2361. Don lurches forward, the seatbelt locks up.
  2362.  
  2363. ASH
  2364. I'm gonna drive you to the impound
  2365. lot.
  2366.  
  2367. DON
  2368. Ash-
  2369.  
  2370. ASH
  2371. Save it. You haven't changed a bit.
  2372.  
  2373. DON
  2374. I'm doing it to help people-
  2375.  
  2376. ASH
  2377. THEN START WITH YOURSELF DAMN IT!
  2378. It's always the other people with
  2379. you, it's never about you and
  2380. that's the fucking problem. You're
  2381. so fucked in the head you don't see
  2382. what's remotely wrong with you so
  2383. you try to focus on others! It's
  2384. why mom used you and why she ended
  2385. up leaving!
  2386.  
  2387. Don goes silent.
  2388.  
  2389. The two sit there in silence.
  2390.  
  2391. They pull up to the impound lot.
  2392.  
  2393. ASH (CONT’D)
  2394. We're here.
  2395.  
  2396. Don gets out and looks back at her.
  2397.  
  2398. DON
  2399. Thanks, sweetheart.
  2400.  
  2401. ASH
  2402. Fuck off, dad.
  2403.  
  2404. Don steps out
  2405.  
  2406. CUT TO:
  2407.  
  2408.  
  2409. INT. FORD MUSTANG - DAY
  2410.  
  2411. Don drives his car down the downtown streets and holds the
  2412. steering wheel.
  2413.  
  2414. Jackie sits in the seat next to him.
  2415.  
  2416. JACKIE (O.S.)
  2417. You're a piece of shit father that
  2418. can't even take care of a girl.
  2419.  
  2420. DON (O.S.)
  2421. Is that why you did it? Didn't even
  2422. let me take care of what was our
  2423. kid?!
  2424.  
  2425. He grips the steering wheel tighter.
  2426.  
  2427. DON (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2428. I stopped a lot of the stupid shit
  2429. I did for you and that little girl,
  2430. and for what?! So you could sleep
  2431. around with some 22-year old
  2432. looking for a fucking promotion?!
  2433.  
  2434. Tears roll down Don's face.
  2435.  
  2436. DON (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2437. I did everything for you, Jackie
  2438. and here you are taking a lighter
  2439. to it all!
  2440.  
  2441. Don makes a turn and pulls into a bar parking lot.
  2442.  
  2443. He checks the time.
  2444.  
  2445. "1700".
  2446.  
  2447.  
  2448. EXT. MICK'S BAR - DAY
  2449.  
  2450. Don opens the door to his car and closes it.
  2451.  
  2452. Don watches JAMES, (27) steps out of his hatchback and closes
  2453. the door. James puts his hands in his pockets and walks
  2454. toward the entrance.
  2455.  
  2456. DON
  2457. Oh, fuck why you of all people...?
  2458.  
  2459. Don slouches over and keeps his head down.
  2460.  
  2461. Don goes inside
  2462.  
  2463.  
  2464. INT. MICK'S BAR - DAY
  2465.  
  2466. The bar is almost empty with a couple of people inside.
  2467.  
  2468. KELLY, (mid-60s) stands behind the counter and wipes off the
  2469. counter in front of him.
  2470.  
  2471. KELLY
  2472. What can I get you, son?
  2473.  
  2474. In front of him, SARAH FLYNN, (late-20s) sits there and
  2475. smokes a cigarette. She puts her lit cigarette into an
  2476. ashtray and looks at Don. Sarah shoots Don a grin.
  2477.  
  2478. FLYNN
  2479. I knew you were in town.
  2480.  
  2481. DON
  2482. I was just leaving actually.
  2483.  
  2484. Don's eyes widen as he looks at her. He does an about face
  2485. and turns around, only for the door to open. James walks
  2486. through the door.
  2487.  
  2488. James looks at Don. His face brightens.
  2489.  
  2490. JAMES
  2491. Doc, holy fuck!
  2492.  
  2493. James hugs Don as Don holds his arms out. Don pats him on the
  2494. back and shoots a nervous grin. He tries to turn and position
  2495. himself in front of the door.
  2496.  
  2497. Sarah grins at the bartender and puts up two fingers, then
  2498. shoots another glance back at Don.
  2499.  
  2500. James lets go.
  2501.  
  2502. JAMES (CONT’D)
  2503. Where the hell have you been man? I
  2504. know you gave me the number and
  2505. all, and I heard you were in town,
  2506. but-
  2507.  
  2508. Don motions for him to simmer down.
  2509.  
  2510. DON
  2511. Easy now. Yeah, I work out here
  2512. now.
  2513.  
  2514. JAMES
  2515. Come on, let me buy you a damn
  2516. drink.
  2517.  
  2518. DON
  2519. I think the nice lady over there
  2520. beat you to it.
  2521.  
  2522. James glares at Sarah.
  2523.  
  2524. JAMES
  2525. (muttering)
  2526. Thot.
  2527.  
  2528. DON
  2529. Be nice.
  2530.  
  2531. Don walks over to a bar stool and sits between Sarah and
  2532. James.
  2533.  
  2534. KELLY
  2535. What'll it be?
  2536.  
  2537. DON
  2538. Shot of Jay-mo.
  2539.  
  2540. He looks over at Sarah.
  2541.  
  2542. DON (CONT’D)
  2543. Funny how things go. One second
  2544. your ex-wife has you working as her
  2545. undercover pet, and the chick you
  2546. banged two weeks before your
  2547. divorce who also almost carried out
  2548. a hit on you just happens to be in
  2549. town.
  2550.  
  2551. With his right hand, Don reaches into his waistband for his
  2552. Colt Defender and places his hand on it.
  2553.  
  2554. DON (CONT’D)
  2555. Funny how the world works isn't it?
  2556.  
  2557. Kelly slides a shot glass in front of him.
  2558.  
  2559. SARAH
  2560. For all intents and purposes,
  2561. you're already dead you cunt.
  2562.  
  2563. DON
  2564. That a threat?
  2565.  
  2566. Don's eyes widen as he takes the Defender out of its holster.
  2567.  
  2568. James reaches for Don's right hand.
  2569.  
  2570. Sarah just rolls her eyes at this.
  2571.  
  2572. SARAH
  2573. Really now? Is this amateur hour to
  2574. you?
  2575.  
  2576. Don lets his sidearm go and takes a sigh, then pushes James's
  2577. hand away.
  2578.  
  2579. Don looks over at James.
  2580.  
  2581. DON
  2582. It's fine, don't fucking
  2583. worry about it.
  2584.  
  2585. SARAH (CONT’D)
  2586. You've been on a few
  2587. adventures, haven't you now
  2588. lad? Jumpier than usual now.
  2589.  
  2590. Don downs the shot of whiskey in front of him.
  2591.  
  2592. DON (CONT’D)
  2593. You wouldn't believe me if I told
  2594. you.
  2595.  
  2596. Don sighs.
  2597.  
  2598. Sarah puts her hand on his back which causes Don to flinch
  2599. and look at her with fear in his eyes.
  2600.  
  2601. SARAH
  2602. Whatever it is, I've probably heard
  2603. worse.
  2604.  
  2605. Don gives a glance to James.
  2606.  
  2607. DON
  2608. Miller's involved too you know. It
  2609. damns both of us.
  2610.  
  2611. Don downs another shot.
  2612.  
  2613. JAMES
  2614. How long you been sober for?
  2615.  
  2616. DON
  2617. Three years.
  2618.  
  2619. SARAH
  2620. Sobriety, is it that thing men lie
  2621. about when they want to feel better
  2622. about themselves rather than having
  2623. the self-control to stop
  2624. themselves?
  2625.  
  2626. James scratches his head and shakes it. Don looks over at
  2627. Sarah and shoots her a glare.
  2628.  
  2629. JAMES
  2630. Fucking CIA niggers, how far deep
  2631. did they get you?
  2632.  
  2633. DON
  2634. My daughter's trying to piece it
  2635. together. Worst case scenario, she
  2636. ends up dead. Best case, we both
  2637. do. The less she knows the better.
  2638.  
  2639. James nods at this.
  2640.  
  2641. SARAH
  2642. You sound like my father you dumb
  2643. cunt. Then he had the courage to
  2644. throw a bomb at the fucking British
  2645. when I was only a wee lass. Didn't
  2646. tell no one and died without a
  2647. proper burial.
  2648.  
  2649. She downs a pint of Guinness.
  2650.  
  2651. DON
  2652. What's that gotta do with this?
  2653.  
  2654. SARAH
  2655. Tell that girl what's going on or
  2656. she'll do nuthin' but resent you
  2657. for the rest of her poor life.
  2658.  
  2659. DON
  2660. Wonderful, I'm getting advice from
  2661. a serial killer now too, in that
  2662. case.
  2663.  
  2664. Don slides the shot glass over to Kelly.
  2665.  
  2666. SARAH
  2667. You're no different than I am, only
  2668. difference between you and I are
  2669. what side of the law we're on.
  2670.  
  2671. The shot glass comes back to Don.
  2672.  
  2673. DON
  2674. Really? Because-
  2675.  
  2676. SARAH
  2677. Your people say it's okay to do it
  2678. and so do mine, Donovan.
  2679.  
  2680. Don sits there, whiskey in hand.
  2681.  
  2682. DON
  2683. So why am I still in your presence
  2684. and breathing?
  2685.  
  2686. SARAH
  2687. Because my boss and I had a falling
  2688. out over your sorry arse.
  2689.  
  2690. Don just shrugs.
  2691.  
  2692. DON
  2693. You should've just let him whack
  2694. me, maybe then my wife-
  2695.  
  2696. SARAH
  2697. Ex.
  2698.  
  2699. Don rolls his eyes.
  2700.  
  2701. DON
  2702. -Ex-wife would've been a shit ton
  2703. richer.
  2704.  
  2705. He downs another shot of whiskey.
  2706.  
  2707. SARAH
  2708. With that girl havin' some scumbag
  2709. for a father? Some kid out of
  2710. college? Is that what yer lookin
  2711. for?
  2712.  
  2713. DON
  2714. It'd be a better fucking father
  2715. than me! Y'know? All I know how to
  2716. fucking do is-
  2717.  
  2718. Don massages his eyes and pushes his glass forward.
  2719.  
  2720. DON (CONT’D)
  2721. Then I got Dutch fuckin' Van Der
  2722. Linde, the man with the plan right?
  2723. I'm supposed to somehow believe
  2724. that if I follow his guide that
  2725. we'll both be absolved of our
  2726. fucking sins.
  2727.  
  2728. Conrad walks through the door. Don glances over.
  2729.  
  2730. DON (CONT’D)
  2731. Howdy Dutch, what plan do
  2732. you have now?
  2733.  
  2734. Conrad looks over at Don. He walks over and smacks him upside
  2735. the head.
  2736.  
  2737. CONRAD
  2738. Really? After four fucking years
  2739. this is what you're down to?
  2740. Drinking your sorrows away with
  2741. your retarded friend and a...
  2742.  
  2743. He looks over at Sarah. She shoots him a wink.
  2744.  
  2745. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2746. ...Irish chick that I'm definitely
  2747. fucking later tonight...
  2748.  
  2749. Sarah grabs Don by the crotch. Don's eyes widen and a grin
  2750. shows on his face as he spills some of his whiskey on
  2751. himself.
  2752.  
  2753. SARAH
  2754. Sorry, not too big a fan of greasy
  2755. Mexicans.
  2756.  
  2757. James looks away from this with a pained groan.
  2758.  
  2759. Conrad gives a pained look as well. He puts his hands up.
  2760.  
  2761. CONRAD
  2762. Crazy bitch is all yours, Paulsen.
  2763.  
  2764. Sarah lets go of Don's crotch and looks at him.
  2765.  
  2766. SARAH
  2767. And who might you be?
  2768.  
  2769. CONRAD
  2770. This retard's co worker. Conrad.
  2771.  
  2772. She nods at this.
  2773.  
  2774. SARAH
  2775. Donny boy said you had a plan.
  2776.  
  2777. CONRAD
  2778. Well, we did however...
  2779.  
  2780. Conrad shrugs and takes a seat.
  2781.  
  2782. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2783. We have a bit of an overbearing
  2784. boss.
  2785.  
  2786. SARAH
  2787. Need me to take care of him?
  2788.  
  2789. Conrad shakes his head.
  2790.  
  2791. CONRAD
  2792. Doubt you'd be able to even if you
  2793. wanted to.
  2794.  
  2795. Don looks over at Conrad.
  2796.  
  2797. DON
  2798. She could pull it off, though we'd
  2799. have the heat on us in no time.
  2800.  
  2801. CONRAD
  2802. Cho tried. Pointed a nine milimeter
  2803. at his skull while he was looking
  2804. away.
  2805.  
  2806. Conrad sticks up one finger to the bartender.
  2807.  
  2808. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2809. I'll take what Paulsen here's
  2810. having.
  2811.  
  2812. He motions to Don.
  2813.  
  2814. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2815. Anyway right?
  2816.  
  2817. He puts his fingers in the shape of a pistol.
  2818.  
  2819. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2820. Fired a volley right into his back
  2821. from his wheelchair. Pulled a
  2822. Beretta from under his desk, fired.
  2823. Should've hit his spine. I'm
  2824. sitting right there. Next thing you
  2825. know-
  2826.  
  2827. He shakes his head and looks down.
  2828.  
  2829. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2830. His back literally closes itself
  2831. back up like it didn't even happen.
  2832. Now, the holes in his clothes from
  2833. the rounds are still there but Cho?
  2834. He fired about some... Fuck, he
  2835. dumped a whole mag into the dude's
  2836. back from a sitting position at
  2837. five feet.
  2838.  
  2839. Conrad downs a shot of whiskey.
  2840.  
  2841. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2842. Matthews, the motherfucker. He
  2843. turns around, pulls Cho out of his
  2844. wheelchair and just chokes the
  2845. fucking life outta him, gives him
  2846. this cold glare and I swear I heard
  2847. him say, "I gave you your chance."
  2848.  
  2849. JAMES
  2850. An entire mag of nine? Well maybe
  2851. if he used .45-
  2852.  
  2853. DON
  2854. Shut up, James.
  2855.  
  2856. SARAH
  2857. Sounds like a load of shite if you
  2858. ask me.
  2859.  
  2860. She puts another cigarette in an ash tray.
  2861.  
  2862. SARAH (CONT’D)
  2863. And you're telling me he wasn't
  2864. choking blood or nothin' like that?
  2865.  
  2866. Conrad nods.
  2867.  
  2868. The group sits there in silence.
  2869.  
  2870. Don downs one more shot. He reaches into
  2871.  
  2872. Sarah grabs his leg.
  2873.  
  2874. SARAH (CONT’D)
  2875. Yer not gonna just leave a girl
  2876. like this are you?
  2877.  
  2878. DON
  2879. I got a fuckin' kid to take care
  2880. of, Flynn.
  2881.  
  2882. Sarah gives Don a grin.
  2883.  
  2884. SARAH
  2885. You'll come around.
  2886.  
  2887. Don steps back and looks at her. He shakes his head.
  2888.  
  2889. DON
  2890. No, I won't Sarah. That was a one
  2891. time thing.
  2892.  
  2893. SARAH
  2894. Doesn't have to be.
  2895.  
  2896. Don takes out his wallet and passes the bartender some cash.
  2897.  
  2898. DON
  2899. Keep the change.
  2900.  
  2901. Don pats James on the back. He looks back at Sarah.
  2902.  
  2903. DON (CONT’D)
  2904. I'd rather it stays that way. Now
  2905. if you don't mind, I got a daughter
  2906. to take care of.
  2907.  
  2908. Don walks out.
  2909.  
  2910. CUT TO:
  2911.  
  2912.  
  2913. EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - AFTERNOON
  2914.  
  2915. Don walks over to his mailbox and takes some envelopes out of
  2916. it.
  2917.  
  2918. DON
  2919. (muttering)
  2920. Almost heaven... West Virgina...
  2921.  
  2922. DON (CONT’D)
  2923. (muttering)
  2924. Blue ridge mountains, Shenandoah
  2925. river...
  2926.  
  2927.  
  2928. INT. APARTMENT - AFTERNOON
  2929.  
  2930. Don enters his apartment.
  2931.  
  2932. Don comes inside and starts to sort his mail.
  2933.  
  2934. He throws some of it in the trash and stops on one.
  2935.  
  2936. It reads, "Sentinel Securities benefits package".
  2937.  
  2938. DON
  2939. That was... Fast.
  2940.  
  2941. Don takes out a pocket knife and opens the envelope up.
  2942.  
  2943. A flyer reads "Health benefits".
  2944.  
  2945. DON (CONT’D)
  2946. Let's see here... Contact your
  2947. security manager for details. Oh
  2948. boy.
  2949.  
  2950. Don sighs. He walks into
  2951.  
  2952.  
  2953. DON'S BEDROOM
  2954.  
  2955. Don rummages around his desk. A tie sits on top of an
  2956. employment packet. He looks through the names.
  2957.  
  2958. DON
  2959. Don't let it be Kolton, don't let
  2960. it be Kolton...
  2961.  
  2962. He stops on a name: "Kolton Karl Kobel, Security Manager for
  2963. Sentinel Securities".
  2964.  
  2965. DON (CONT’D)
  2966. Motherfucker it's Kolton.
  2967.  
  2968. He walks back into the kitchen, a packet in his hand.
  2969.  
  2970. DON (CONT’D)
  2971. Fucking Kolton Kobel. Jesus christ.
  2972.  
  2973. He throws the packet on his desk.
  2974.  
  2975. Don winces in pain as he dials the number.
  2976.  
  2977. DON (CONT’D)
  2978. Please don't ream me.
  2979.  
  2980. The line rings.
  2981.  
  2982. KOLTON KOBEL, (30) picks up the phone.
  2983.  
  2984. KOLTON (O.S.)
  2985. (phone)
  2986. Kolton speaking.
  2987.  
  2988. Don stays silent for a second.
  2989.  
  2990. KOLTON (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2991. (phone)
  2992. Hello?
  2993.  
  2994. DON
  2995. Uh, yeah- Sergeant Kobel?
  2996.  
  2997. A chuckle from the other end of the line.
  2998.  
  2999. KOLTON (O.S.)
  3000. (phone)
  3001. I'd recognize that voice anywhere.
  3002. Fuck Up, how you doing?
  3003.  
  3004. DON
  3005. I'm good, uhm... Yeah, I'm great.
  3006. Been a while hasn't it?
  3007.  
  3008. KOLTON (O.S.)
  3009. It has. It has indeed. Well, you
  3010. didn't call me to say hello, now
  3011. did you?
  3012.  
  3013. DON
  3014. No, Sergeant.
  3015.  
  3016. KOLTON
  3017. Just Kolton, Paulsen. How long you
  3018. been out?
  3019.  
  3020. DON
  3021. Four years. If we're gonna go by
  3022. that, then just Don.
  3023.  
  3024. KOLTON
  3025. You got it.
  3026.  
  3027. DON
  3028. You able to hook me up with a
  3029. shrink?
  3030.  
  3031. KOLTON (O.S.)
  3032. (phone)
  3033. Yeah, I can do that. Everything
  3034. alright? Heard about the incident
  3035. at the bank.
  3036.  
  3037. Don opens his mouth to say something, then just goes silent.
  3038.  
  3039. DON
  3040. Just some things going on between
  3041. my daughter and me among other
  3042. things.
  3043.  
  3044. KOLTON
  3045. Daughter? Is that so?
  3046.  
  3047. DON
  3048. Yeah, I got a kid now.
  3049.  
  3050. KOLTON
  3051. How old?
  3052.  
  3053. DON
  3054. 18- Got her enrolled in college as
  3055. of recently.
  3056.  
  3057. KOLTON
  3058. Nice, what's she studying?
  3059.  
  3060. DON
  3061. Automotive Tech.
  3062.  
  3063. KOLTON
  3064. You're cursed to have a gearhead
  3065. daughter too. Anyway. I'll see
  3066. about referring you to a shrink and
  3067. let you go from there. You doing
  3068. anything tonight?
  3069.  
  3070. Don chuckles.
  3071.  
  3072. DON
  3073. What, you fucking hittin' on me
  3074. now?
  3075.  
  3076. Don's eyes widen as he realizes what he's just said. Kolton
  3077. laughs at this.
  3078.  
  3079. KOLTON
  3080. No, no, nothing like that. Was
  3081. wondering if you and your kid
  3082. wanted dinner on me.
  3083.  
  3084. DON
  3085. Sure, yeah I ain't gonna knock
  3086. that.
  3087.  
  3088. KOLTON
  3089. I'll send you an address.
  3090.  
  3091. DON
  3092. Thanks Ser- Kolton.
  3093.  
  3094. KOLTON
  3095. Best of luck, Don.
  3096.  
  3097. Don hangs up and takes a sigh of relief.
  3098.  
  3099. He leans back in his chair.
  3100.  
  3101. DON
  3102. Who was that dude?
  3103.  
  3104. Don sits there.
  3105.  
  3106. His phone vibrates.
  3107.  
  3108. An address on the text message along with a time.
  3109.  
  3110. 5123 Saguaro Way
  3111. Scottsdale, AZ 82553
  3112. 7PM
  3113.  
  3114. DON (CONT’D)
  3115. I see you're doing better for
  3116. yourself, Kobel.
  3117.  
  3118. Don stands up and changes out into a new pair of jeans, a
  3119. brown leather jacket, and a pair of running shoes.
  3120.  
  3121. The front door opens.
  3122.  
  3123. ASH
  3124. Dad, I'm home!
  3125.  
  3126. Don steps out to.
  3127.  
  3128.  
  3129. APARTMENT LIVING ROOM
  3130.  
  3131. DON
  3132. Hey.
  3133.  
  3134. Ash looks at Don. She sighs, rolls her eyes, and looks over
  3135. at Don.
  3136.  
  3137. ASH
  3138. What, dad?
  3139.  
  3140. DON
  3141. Friend from the old days invited us
  3142. to dinner, we should go.
  3143.  
  3144. Ash just sighs.
  3145.  
  3146. ASH
  3147. Is this one of your weird Army
  3148. friends like Uncle Nick?
  3149.  
  3150. Don shrugs.
  3151.  
  3152. DON
  3153. I actually don't know how he is
  3154. these days. He's in Scottsdale
  3155. though.
  3156.  
  3157. ASH
  3158. What's that supposed to mean?
  3159.  
  3160. DON
  3161. Well, he's either doing well off
  3162. for himself or made some shitty
  3163. financial decisions at some point.
  3164.  
  3165. Ash sets her schoolwork on the counter top.
  3166.  
  3167. ASH
  3168. Well, it wouldn't hurt for us to
  3169. get to know people out here I
  3170. guess.
  3171.  
  3172. DON
  3173. You want anything to eat?
  3174.  
  3175. She shakes her head.
  3176.  
  3177. ASH
  3178. Ate at school already.
  3179.  
  3180. Don nods at this.
  3181.  
  3182. DON
  3183. Well, uh- Just be ready at seven
  3184. and we'll do that. Gotta take you
  3185. out to the range while I still can
  3186. too.
  3187.  
  3188. ASH
  3189. What is it with you and the range
  3190. suddenly?
  3191.  
  3192. Don gives her a grin.
  3193.  
  3194. DON
  3195. Mom never wanted me show you how.
  3196.  
  3197. Ash shrugs at that.
  3198.  
  3199. ASH
  3200. Are you sure, dad? I don't know...
  3201.  
  3202. DON
  3203. Yeah, yeah we can do that.
  3204.  
  3205. ASH
  3206. I don't want to end up shooting
  3207. myself or you. I see you carry your
  3208. gun a lot but I never really
  3209. thought it was that interesting.
  3210.  
  3211. Don scoffs and chuckles.
  3212.  
  3213. DON
  3214. Sweetie-
  3215.  
  3216. Don walks over to the blinds and closes them. He turns on a
  3217. light.
  3218.  
  3219. DON (CONT’D)
  3220. My dad taught me to shoot when I
  3221. was six. Started off with a .22
  3222. long rifle meant for birds and
  3223. shit. I didn't really shoot
  3224. anything like an M4 until I joined
  3225. the Army. It was fun though. C'mon.
  3226.  
  3227. He walks over to the couch and takes his Colt Defender out of
  3228. his waistband.
  3229.  
  3230. He takes the magazine out and pulls the slide back.
  3231.  
  3232. The round comes out and he catches it as it does.
  3233.  
  3234. ASH
  3235. Hey, that was pretty cool!
  3236.  
  3237. Ash gives a look of excitement.
  3238.  
  3239. DON
  3240. Don't do that. Actually, if you do
  3241. learn to do it, learn this shit
  3242. first.
  3243.  
  3244. He locks the slide back.
  3245.  
  3246. DON (CONT’D)
  3247. Before I get into specifics.
  3248.  
  3249. He motions to his trigger finger which stays off the trigger.
  3250.  
  3251. DON (CONT’D)
  3252. Finger off the trigger until you're
  3253. ready to fire and these fucking
  3254. things are always loaded, no
  3255. fucking matter what. They tell you
  3256. it's empty?
  3257.  
  3258. He sends the slide forward and locks it back again. He faces
  3259. the opened magwell to her.
  3260.  
  3261. DON (CONT’D)
  3262. You check.
  3263.  
  3264. He sticks a finger in the magwell.
  3265.  
  3266. DON (CONT’D)
  3267. You make for god damn certain that
  3268. there's not some extra round that
  3269. happened to be hiding in there
  3270. because the next thing you need is
  3271. someone to get hurt or killed
  3272. because of your own stupidity.
  3273.  
  3274. Ash nods at this.
  3275.  
  3276. DON (CONT’D)
  3277. Second. The gun should always be
  3278. pointed in a safe direction. You
  3279. never ever fucking point this in a
  3280. direction where someone might be.
  3281. There's exceptions to this rule as
  3282. you might imagine. If you know the
  3283. damn thing's clear, if you checked
  3284. it enough times to say it's clear,
  3285. you can dry fire practice with it.
  3286.  
  3287. Don sends the slide forward.
  3288.  
  3289. DON (CONT’D)
  3290. Goes into rule three as well.
  3291.  
  3292. He points the gun at the TV.
  3293.  
  3294. DON (CONT’D)
  3295. What am I pointing the gun at?
  3296.  
  3297. ASH
  3298. The TV, why?
  3299.  
  3300. Don shakes his head.
  3301.  
  3302. DON
  3303. What's behind the TV, Ash?
  3304.  
  3305. Ash cocks her head at this.
  3306.  
  3307. ASH
  3308. A wall, dad. Where are you going
  3309. with this?
  3310.  
  3311. DON
  3312. Behind that TV and behind the wall
  3313. is the apartment complex across the
  3314. way. This is a 230 gram .45 round.
  3315. It'll drop off, but it's going to
  3316. go through shit until it stops,
  3317. probably on some dry wall if this
  3318. thing went off. What, or who do you
  3319. think is gonna get hit by that?
  3320.  
  3321. Ash gives a look of confusion.
  3322.  
  3323. DON (CONT’D)
  3324. Keep the barrel in a safe direction
  3325. and always know what you're
  3326. shooting and what's behind it.
  3327. Sweetie, I'm sorry if I'm being a
  3328. dick about all this.
  3329.  
  3330. ASH
  3331. No, I'm listening dad. This is the
  3332. most you've talked to me an awhile,
  3333. I really like this.
  3334.  
  3335. DON
  3336. Alright then, lastly. If you do
  3337. start carrying. Don't you ever
  3338. fucking lose your gun. Always be
  3339. cognizant about where the hell it
  3340. is on your person.
  3341.  
  3342. ASH
  3343. Cognizant, that's new word you've
  3344. never used.
  3345.  
  3346. DON
  3347. Just, know where your shit is.
  3348. Whatever it takes, don't lose
  3349. control of your gun, Ash. Had a
  3350. guy- Dunno if I told you this
  3351. story.
  3352.  
  3353. Don takes a deep breath.
  3354.  
  3355. DON (CONT’D)
  3356. We were clearing a room and he lost
  3357. control of his handgun. I heard a
  3358. scream, I took him out. He got
  3359. ganged up on by two guys who shot
  3360. him with his own service weapon.
  3361. Whatever you carry, you make sure
  3362. you can comfortably hold and use
  3363. it.
  3364.  
  3365. ASH
  3366. That was less graphic than most of
  3367. the stories you told with mom.
  3368.  
  3369. Don looks away, then back.
  3370.  
  3371. DON
  3372. Well, mom always wanted to hear
  3373. about the bad shit that I did and
  3374. the shit that happened.
  3375.  
  3376. He shows her his handgun.
  3377.  
  3378. DON (CONT’D)
  3379. Make sure you hold it correctly.
  3380. It's a compact model so it
  3381. shouldn't be too difficult. Hold it
  3382. like this.
  3383.  
  3384. He grips the handgun and aims it forward. Ash looks at how he
  3385. holds it.
  3386.  
  3387. DON (CONT’D)
  3388. Your go now.
  3389.  
  3390. He passes her the pistol.
  3391.  
  3392. DON (CONT’D)
  3393. It's unloaded, but when you pull
  3394. that trigger, it should be smooth.
  3395. It's not like Point Break or Die
  3396. Hard where you just pull the thing
  3397. and it goes off. Slowly, so your
  3398. shots stay on target.
  3399.  
  3400. Ash holds it forward.
  3401.  
  3402. ASH
  3403. Like this?
  3404.  
  3405. DON
  3406. When you aim it, make sure your eye
  3407. is on that front sight and lined up
  3408. with what you're aimed at. Hang on.
  3409.  
  3410. He walks by her. The gun points forward.
  3411.  
  3412. DON (CONT’D)
  3413. Muzzle control, Ash.
  3414.  
  3415. ASH
  3416. Sorry.
  3417.  
  3418. She lowers the pistol.
  3419.  
  3420. Don stands up and comes back out of the kitchen with a water
  3421. bottle in his hand. He sets it on the counter.
  3422.  
  3423. DON
  3424. Aim at this for me, will ya?
  3425.  
  3426. She raises the handgun and aims it at Don.
  3427.  
  3428. DON (CONT’D)
  3429. Easy, cowboy. Watch where that
  3430. thing gets pointed. Or I'll fucking
  3431. beat you to death with it.
  3432.  
  3433. Ash carries a look of fear and lowers the gun.
  3434.  
  3435. ASH
  3436. S-Sorry!
  3437.  
  3438. DON
  3439. Just- Fucking be careful.
  3440.  
  3441. ASH
  3442. Alright.
  3443.  
  3444. Don walks behind her.
  3445.  
  3446. DON
  3447. Now... Aim for the bottle.
  3448.  
  3449. Click.
  3450.  
  3451. CUT TO:
  3452.  
  3453. The clock on the microwave reads "6:00".
  3454.  
  3455. DON (CONT’D)
  3456. Good job, Ash. We'll head out to
  3457. the range the next chance I get.
  3458.  
  3459. The two step out to
  3460.  
  3461.  
  3462. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  3463.  
  3464. The two get in and Don starts the car.
  3465.  
  3466. Ash closes the door next to her.
  3467.  
  3468. ASH
  3469. Hey dad?
  3470.  
  3471. Don takes a quick glance over.
  3472.  
  3473. DON
  3474. Yeah, what's up?
  3475.  
  3476. ASH
  3477. Who's this guy we're gonna be
  3478. meeting anyway? What's he like?
  3479.  
  3480. DON
  3481. He was the guy that got me out of a
  3482. really shitty group of people and
  3483. how I met Nick.
  3484.  
  3485. She nods.
  3486.  
  3487. ASH
  3488. Is he as cool as Nick?
  3489.  
  3490. DON
  3491. I think they're on the same playing
  3492. field, quite honestly. Guy's name's
  3493. Kolton Kobel. I knew him as Staff
  3494. Sergeant Kobel back in 2010. Guy
  3495. was solid but my god was he fucking
  3496. terrifying. I got into a fight once
  3497. and he was more pissed that I took
  3498. a few punches before throwing a few
  3499. rather than just fighting in the
  3500. moment.
  3501.  
  3502. Don chuckles.
  3503.  
  3504. DON (CONT’D)
  3505. Yeah, he's how I got out of the
  3506. 82nd and into a less shitty unit. I
  3507. got him to thank for it.
  3508.  
  3509. ASH
  3510. What happened?
  3511.  
  3512. DON
  3513. Life, nothing you can do about
  3514. that. He's a good guy, but god damn
  3515. does he scare me.
  3516.  
  3517. ASH
  3518. What do you mean?
  3519.  
  3520. DON
  3521. The stories I've heard about the
  3522. dude are wild. Half of them at
  3523. least can't be true. I've heard
  3524. shit like he summons dragons and
  3525. I've heard slightly more realistic
  3526. shit like how he tortured one of
  3527. his guys for working with the
  3528. Taliban.
  3529.  
  3530. Don just shrugs.
  3531.  
  3532. DON (CONT’D)
  3533. It's all in the fuckin' air.
  3534.  
  3535. The two pull up to a gated community.
  3536.  
  3537.  
  3538. EXT. SECURITY CHECKPOINT - NIGHT
  3539.  
  3540. ELI, (21) sits inside the air conditioned guard house.
  3541.  
  3542. He stands at 5"8, a tan Filipino with his black hair in a
  3543. part. A 9mm handgun sits in its holster.
  3544.  
  3545. A laptop sits visible in the window.
  3546.  
  3547. Eli yawns and opens the window as Don pulls up.
  3548.  
  3549. Don lowers his window.
  3550.  
  3551. ELI
  3552. How you doing sir? Who you here to
  3553. see tonight?
  3554.  
  3555. DON
  3556. Kobel, uh, Kolton Kobel.
  3557.  
  3558. ELI
  3559. Alright, let's see here.
  3560.  
  3561. He opens up a computer and checks. Eli looks back.
  3562.  
  3563. ELI (CONT’D)
  3564. Mr. Paulsen?
  3565.  
  3566. Don nods.
  3567.  
  3568. ELI (CONT’D)
  3569. Come on in. Your daughter in there?
  3570.  
  3571. DON
  3572. Excuse me?
  3573.  
  3574. ELI
  3575. Oh, I go to school with an Ash-
  3576.  
  3577. ASH
  3578. Hi!
  3579.  
  3580. She peers behind Don and waves.
  3581.  
  3582. ELI
  3583. Hey Ash, see you in class tomorrow!
  3584. You have a good night, Mr. Paulsen.
  3585.  
  3586.  
  3587. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  3588.  
  3589. DON
  3590. He seems like a nice guy.
  3591.  
  3592. Ash nods.
  3593.  
  3594. ASH
  3595. Kinda weird though. Doesn't talk to
  3596. a lot of people.
  3597.  
  3598. DON
  3599. I was the same way.
  3600.  
  3601. Ash shrugs.
  3602.  
  3603. ASH
  3604. He likes to help people in class.
  3605. Pretty good about that.
  3606.  
  3607. They look at the houses around them. The neighborhood is
  3608. upscale with proper lawns. Fancy cars line the driveways. Ash
  3609. looks around.
  3610.  
  3611. ASH (CONT’D)
  3612. You sure we're in the right
  3613. neighborhood?
  3614.  
  3615. Don just looks around.
  3616.  
  3617. DON
  3618. Fuck if I know... Now, 5322.
  3619.  
  3620. They pull up to
  3621.  
  3622.  
  3623. EXT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  3624.  
  3625. Don checks the time. It reads, "6:40".
  3626.  
  3627. DON
  3628. We're good.
  3629.  
  3630. KOLTON KOBEL, (30) steps out and greets the two. He wears a
  3631. polo shirt and jeans.
  3632.  
  3633. KOLTON
  3634. Hey, Don!
  3635.  
  3636. Don waves at him and gives a nervous grin.
  3637.  
  3638. Don looks over to face Kolton but keeps Ash in his line of
  3639. sight.
  3640.  
  3641. DON
  3642. Hey, Kobel.
  3643.  
  3644. KOLTON
  3645. How've you been, buddy? Come on in.
  3646.  
  3647. He looks at Ash.
  3648.  
  3649. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3650. And what's your name sweetheart?
  3651.  
  3652. ASH
  3653. Ash, Ash Paulsen.
  3654.  
  3655. Ash positions herself behind Don.
  3656.  
  3657. DON
  3658. Sweetheart-
  3659.  
  3660. Don chuckles.
  3661.  
  3662. DON (CONT’D)
  3663. He might be a scary motherfucker,
  3664. but he doesn't bite.
  3665.  
  3666. KOLTON
  3667. The wife bites harder, honestly.
  3668.  
  3669. Don's eyes widen.
  3670.  
  3671. DON
  3672. What?
  3673.  
  3674. Kolton laughs at this.
  3675.  
  3676. KOLTON
  3677. Nothing.
  3678.  
  3679. The two walk inside to
  3680.  
  3681.  
  3682. INT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  3683.  
  3684. The house is nice and well-put together.
  3685.  
  3686. Family photos sit next to the door.
  3687.  
  3688. Don takes a quick glance at them.
  3689.  
  3690. KOLTON
  3691. Well, welcome to my place. Make
  3692. yourself at home, you two.
  3693.  
  3694. IRMELIN "IRMA" KOBEL, (18) walks in. She wears a pair of
  3695. jeans, a T-shirt, and some white socks.
  3696.  
  3697. IRMA
  3698. Hello!
  3699.  
  3700. Ash appears from behind Don and waves at her. Ash waves at
  3701. Irma.
  3702.  
  3703. ASH
  3704. Hi.
  3705.  
  3706. Don takes his other arm and gently nudges her.
  3707.  
  3708. DON
  3709. Come on, now. You gotta at least
  3710. force yourself to be social.
  3711.  
  3712. Don and Ash take their shoes off.
  3713.  
  3714. KOLTON
  3715. You don't have to-
  3716.  
  3717. Don and Ash look at each other.
  3718.  
  3719. ASH
  3720. Force of habit.
  3721.  
  3722. Kolton just shrugs.
  3723.  
  3724. KOLTON
  3725. Oh well then.
  3726.  
  3727. The two go into
  3728.  
  3729.  
  3730. DINING ROOM
  3731.  
  3732. The table is set and chicken alfredo pasta sits in a bowl in
  3733. front of the group.
  3734.  
  3735. Don and Ash take their seats across the from Irma and Kolton.
  3736.  
  3737. KOLTON
  3738. How long's it been, Paulsen?
  3739.  
  3740. Don sighs.
  3741.  
  3742. DON
  3743. Fuck, uh... You helped me get out
  3744. of the eighty second in '09 and
  3745. 2010... About a decade.
  3746.  
  3747. Don watches them put food on their plates.
  3748.  
  3749. KOLTON
  3750. Yeah, I got out around that time.
  3751. Got a job with the company. Good
  3752. stuff. You?
  3753.  
  3754. DON
  3755. Stayed in, changed my MOS to 68
  3756. Whiskey and was a reservist for a
  3757. bit.
  3758.  
  3759. KOLTON
  3760. Everyone loves doc, huh?
  3761.  
  3762. Ash begins getting herself some food.
  3763.  
  3764. DON
  3765. Depends on what they want out of
  3766. it.
  3767.  
  3768. KOLTON
  3769. I guess that never changes.
  3770.  
  3771. Don starts to make get himself some pasta.
  3772.  
  3773. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3774. How about you, Ash? Donny here
  3775. tells me you're going to college.
  3776.  
  3777. ASH
  3778. Uh, yeah. Automotive tech.
  3779.  
  3780. Irma perks up at this.
  3781.  
  3782. IRMA
  3783. What is your dream car?
  3784.  
  3785. Don eats and watches this.
  3786.  
  3787. Ash smiles.
  3788.  
  3789. ASH
  3790. V8 Dodge Viper. Can't go wrong with
  3791. a girl like that.
  3792.  
  3793. Irma shrugs.
  3794.  
  3795. IRMA
  3796. BMW.
  3797.  
  3798. Ash laughs at this.
  3799.  
  3800. ASH
  3801. Those expensive overpriced pieces
  3802. of shit? Please.
  3803.  
  3804. Don nudges Ash with his elbow and clears his throat.
  3805.  
  3806. Kolton chuckles at this.
  3807.  
  3808. DON
  3809. (muttering)
  3810. Ash, be nice...
  3811.  
  3812. Kolton looks at Don and stifles a laugh.
  3813.  
  3814. IRMA
  3815. American cars are unrefined, like
  3816. you.
  3817.  
  3818. ASH
  3819. I'll show your ass uncivilized!
  3820.  
  3821. Don grabs Ash's arm.
  3822.  
  3823. Kolton cocks his head and watches this.
  3824.  
  3825. Irma giggles at this.
  3826.  
  3827. ASH (CONT’D)
  3828. Tell me what you drive then for
  3829. someone with that much knowledge!
  3830.  
  3831. IRMA
  3832. Nissan 240SX.
  3833.  
  3834. ASH
  3835. Oh, was daddy not able to buy you
  3836. that BMW you've always wanted?
  3837.  
  3838. DON
  3839. (muttering)
  3840. Holy. fuck.
  3841.  
  3842. Kolton laughs at this.
  3843.  
  3844. IRMA
  3845. What do you drive?
  3846.  
  3847. Ash's eyes turn to that of fear.
  3848.  
  3849. DON
  3850. She drives the Honda Civic her dad
  3851. bought her.
  3852.  
  3853. ASH
  3854. I-I mean, yeah- I do.
  3855.  
  3856. IRMA
  3857. So much for that Dodge Viper then.
  3858.  
  3859. Ash tries to come up with something to say.
  3860.  
  3861. ASH
  3862. Fuck, you win.
  3863.  
  3864. The group laughs as Ash looks down in embarrassment.
  3865.  
  3866. IRMA
  3867. Come on, I'll show you the car.
  3868.  
  3869. Ash chuckles at this.
  3870.  
  3871. ASH
  3872. Fine, fine, you win. I'll take a
  3873. look with you.
  3874.  
  3875. The two step out.
  3876.  
  3877. Don looks at Kolton.
  3878.  
  3879. DON
  3880. Hey, I'm really fuckin' sorry.
  3881.  
  3882. KOLTON
  3883. Don't sweat it man, that's how the
  3884. gear heads talk.
  3885.  
  3886. DON
  3887. It is?
  3888.  
  3889. Kolton nods.
  3890.  
  3891. KOLTON
  3892. 'Course. How else do you make it in
  3893. a shitshow of an industry like
  3894. that?
  3895.  
  3896. DON
  3897. Fair one.
  3898.  
  3899. KOLTON
  3900. I get how it goes by the way.
  3901.  
  3902. Don cocks an eyebrow at him.
  3903.  
  3904. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3905. Glad you reached out, man.
  3906.  
  3907. Don gives him a grin and checks behind him.
  3908.  
  3909. DON
  3910. Dude, cut the gay shit.
  3911.  
  3912. Kolton chuckles at this.
  3913.  
  3914. KOLTON
  3915. Good to see you haven't changed.
  3916.  
  3917. DON
  3918. Only thing that's changed is my
  3919. age. What about you?
  3920.  
  3921. Kolton nods.
  3922.  
  3923. KOLTON
  3924. Aside from the obvious and getting
  3925. married?
  3926.  
  3927. Kolton grins.
  3928.  
  3929. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3930. Met a nice lady and we agreed to
  3931. adopt us a daughter. Sweet little
  3932. angel.
  3933.  
  3934. DON
  3935. Oh, you say that shit now.
  3936.  
  3937. KOLTON
  3938. No, really.
  3939.  
  3940. Kolton's face grows bright.
  3941.  
  3942. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3943. She was the best thing to ever
  3944. happened to me.
  3945.  
  3946. DON
  3947. I'll admit, I wasn't too thrilled,
  3948. it was Jackie's idea.
  3949.  
  3950. Kolton looks at Don's finger. A ring still sits there.
  3951.  
  3952. KOLTON
  3953. How are you and the wife?
  3954.  
  3955. Don looks down at it. His eyes look down.
  3956.  
  3957. DON
  3958. She left a month ago.
  3959.  
  3960. KOLTON
  3961. Ah jeez, bro- I didn't know.
  3962.  
  3963. Don shakes his head.
  3964.  
  3965. DON
  3966. Yeah.
  3967.  
  3968. KOLTON
  3969. You'll find someone.
  3970.  
  3971. DON
  3972. At my age?
  3973.  
  3974. KOLTON
  3975. You will. They always find you in
  3976. the strangest of ways.
  3977.  
  3978. Don just shrugs.
  3979.  
  3980. DON
  3981. I guess.
  3982.  
  3983. KOLTON
  3984. Anyway. I'm surprised a guy like
  3985. you would reenlist. 68 Whiskey.
  3986.  
  3987. DON
  3988. Remember Cho?
  3989.  
  3990. Kolton looks down.
  3991.  
  3992. KOLTON
  3993. 'Course I remember Cho. Best IT guy
  3994. we had.
  3995.  
  3996. DON
  3997. Well, the dude had it easy. While
  3998. my ass was out doing patrols, he'd
  3999. be inside in an air conditioned
  4000. medical tent treating to the
  4001. already treated.
  4002.  
  4003. Kolton nods at this.
  4004.  
  4005. KOLTON
  4006. Yeah, he never really had any crazy
  4007. stories with regards to being in
  4008. the Army.
  4009.  
  4010. DON
  4011. Completely unrelated though. What
  4012. do you think of Matthews?
  4013.  
  4014. Kolton gives a chuckle and shrugs.
  4015.  
  4016. KOLTON
  4017. Officially or unoffically?
  4018.  
  4019. DON
  4020. Should you even be telling me
  4021. anything unofficially? I just got
  4022. here and we haven't talked in
  4023. almost a decade.
  4024.  
  4025. KOLTON
  4026. I trust you. Anyway. Officially,
  4027. (sarcastic)
  4028. Great employee, always shows up on
  4029. time, blah, blah, blah...
  4030.  
  4031. He takes a sigh.
  4032.  
  4033. DON
  4034. Unofficially though?
  4035.  
  4036. KOLTON
  4037. Unofficially, the dude is a loose
  4038. cannon. Military experience or not,
  4039. the guy is cagey. I don't know what
  4040. that insane sister of yours sees in
  4041. him, but I sure don't see it.
  4042.  
  4043. Don nods.
  4044.  
  4045. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4046. I know he's under you though,
  4047. what's got you so worried about
  4048. him?
  4049.  
  4050. Don looks away around him for a moment.
  4051.  
  4052. DON
  4053. He's a great guy... And he seems to
  4054. care about his team. It's uh...
  4055. It's a shame what happened to
  4056. Chavez.
  4057.  
  4058. Kolton gives a look of confusion.
  4059.  
  4060. KOLTON
  4061. Paulsen. Man to man, what are you
  4062. not telling me?
  4063.  
  4064. DON
  4065. I'm not telling you that he should
  4066. be avoided and I'm not telling you
  4067. that I'm in some trouble with him.
  4068.  
  4069. Kolton nods at this.
  4070.  
  4071. KOLTON
  4072. Can't talk about it can you?
  4073.  
  4074. DON
  4075. No.
  4076.  
  4077. KOLTON
  4078. How can I help?
  4079.  
  4080. Don looks around him, then takes out his phone.
  4081.  
  4082. He types something into his phone.
  4083.  
  4084. "Being watched, Matthews involved. Watch yourself."
  4085.  
  4086. Kolton nods at this.
  4087.  
  4088. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4089. Well Don, it's been an interesting
  4090. night, Paulsen.
  4091.  
  4092. Kolton takes out a pen and one of his business cards. He
  4093. writes something on the back of it.
  4094.  
  4095. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4096. Well, if you need a good lawyer
  4097. here's a good number to call.
  4098.  
  4099. The two stand up.
  4100.  
  4101. DON
  4102. Need help cleaning things up?
  4103.  
  4104. KOLTON
  4105. Ah don't worry about it, I'll make
  4106. the daughter do it.
  4107.  
  4108. Don chuckles.
  4109.  
  4110. DON
  4111. Jesus christ man, you haven't
  4112. changed.
  4113.  
  4114. The two walk over to each other and Kolton pulls Don in
  4115. close.
  4116.  
  4117. KOLTON
  4118. (whispering)
  4119. If what you're telling me is the
  4120. truth, this is the number of a guy
  4121. who knows how to deal with these
  4122. things is on that card.
  4123.  
  4124. DON
  4125. (whispering)
  4126. He's gonna kill my Ashley, I can't.
  4127.  
  4128. KOLTON
  4129. (whispering)
  4130. Then call that number.
  4131.  
  4132. Kolton pulls back.
  4133.  
  4134. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4135. Anyway, you and your daughter have
  4136. yourself a good night Don, let's go
  4137. see what they're up to!
  4138.  
  4139. DON
  4140. Yeah... Let's see.
  4141.  
  4142. The two make their way to the garage and cut through a
  4143.  
  4144.  
  4145. LAUNDRY ROOM
  4146.  
  4147. The two cut through.
  4148.  
  4149. Kolton opens the door into the
  4150.  
  4151.  
  4152. GARAGE
  4153.  
  4154. Ash pops out from under the car in a creeper seat.
  4155.  
  4156. ASH
  4157. FUCK OFF, EUROTRASH! BUY AMERICAN
  4158. OR LEAVE.
  4159.  
  4160. Ash puts a flashlight and a socket wrench in her pocket, then
  4161. stands back up.
  4162.  
  4163. IRMA
  4164. At least the cars I get won't have
  4165. blown head gaskets at thirty k!
  4166.  
  4167. Don watches this, a look of existential horror in his eyes.
  4168.  
  4169. DON
  4170. I'm really sorry about this.
  4171.  
  4172. Kolton laughs and watches.
  4173.  
  4174. IRMA
  4175. She's really nice, dad! Thanks for
  4176. bringing her over Mr. Paulsen!
  4177.  
  4178. Don does a double take.
  4179.  
  4180. DON
  4181. Wait, wait what?
  4182.  
  4183. IRMA
  4184. Your daughter's really nice, she
  4185. figured out the problem in my
  4186. transmission.
  4187.  
  4188. Ash walks over.
  4189.  
  4190. ASH
  4191. Yeah, she needs that shit fixed or
  4192. replaced. It's FUBAR.
  4193.  
  4194. Don's eyes widen.
  4195.  
  4196. DON
  4197. Jesus.
  4198.  
  4199. Don beckons Ash over.
  4200.  
  4201. DON (CONT’D)
  4202. Come on sweetheart, let's get
  4203. going.
  4204.  
  4205.  
  4206. EXT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  4207.  
  4208. DON
  4209. Thanks for having us, Kolton.
  4210.  
  4211. Don gives a warm smile.
  4212.  
  4213. KOLTON
  4214. Oh right, forgot one more thing.
  4215.  
  4216. Kolton takes out his wallet and pulls out one more card.
  4217.  
  4218. "Mika Wallace: Counselor specializing in PTSD Treatment"
  4219.  
  4220. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4221. Call them, they'll give you an
  4222. address, doc. They do some
  4223. experimental treatment but it's all
  4224. how you want to do it.
  4225.  
  4226. Don nods at him. Kolton looks at Ash.
  4227.  
  4228. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4229. And if Irma ever needs help, feel
  4230. free to come by-
  4231.  
  4232. Kolton reaches into his wallet and takes out a plastic card.
  4233.  
  4234. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4235. Flash this at the guard when you
  4236. come in.
  4237.  
  4238. ASH
  4239. Thanks Mr. Kobel.
  4240.  
  4241. KOLTON
  4242. Just Kolton, sweetie. You two drive
  4243. safe now.
  4244.  
  4245. DON
  4246. Thanks. You too Kolton.
  4247.  
  4248. Don gets in the car with Ash and drives off.
  4249.  
  4250. CUT TO:
  4251.  
  4252.  
  4253. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  4254.  
  4255. The car goes down the freeway.
  4256.  
  4257. DON
  4258. Ash, what the hell is wrong with
  4259. you?
  4260.  
  4261. ASH
  4262. That's how I listen to you talk to
  4263. people!
  4264.  
  4265. DON
  4266. Ash, I'm a horrible role model!
  4267.  
  4268. ASH
  4269. You should have thought of that
  4270. before you adopted me! Besides, it
  4271. all worked out, right?
  4272.  
  4273. DON
  4274. Sweetie, it worked out this time!
  4275. You swear at the wrong person like
  4276. that, they could draw a nine on
  4277. you.
  4278.  
  4279. Don sighs and looks down.
  4280.  
  4281. ASH
  4282. Dad.
  4283.  
  4284. DON
  4285. Just next time baby, please. I know
  4286. mom and I weren't around much and
  4287. I'm trying to turn that shit
  4288. around.
  4289.  
  4290. ASH
  4291. I get it, dad. There's more
  4292. important things than me.
  4293.  
  4294. DON
  4295. Sweetie, it ain't that. That's why
  4296. I taught you how to shoot and
  4297. brought you with me for this
  4298. dinner.
  4299.  
  4300. Ash looks down.
  4301.  
  4302. DON (CONT’D)
  4303. How can I make it up to you then?
  4304. What can I do, baby girl?
  4305.  
  4306. Ash mutters something.
  4307.  
  4308. DON (CONT’D)
  4309. What?
  4310.  
  4311. ASH
  4312. It's stupid, dad.
  4313.  
  4314. DON
  4315. Fuck you.
  4316.  
  4317. ASH
  4318. Excuse me?
  4319.  
  4320. Don takes a quick glance at her.
  4321.  
  4322. DON
  4323. You've heard my stories, the dumb
  4324. shit I did before I met your mom.
  4325. Fuck, you want me to get into that?
  4326.  
  4327. ASH
  4328. FINE! I want you to spend more time
  4329. with me, dad!
  4330.  
  4331. DON
  4332. Alright. I'll do it. I promise I'll
  4333. try and spend more time with you.
  4334.  
  4335. ASH
  4336. Swear on it. Swear you will,
  4337. because you don't know what it's
  4338. like.
  4339.  
  4340. DON
  4341. What?
  4342.  
  4343. ASH
  4344. To not have your parents, dad.
  4345.  
  4346. Don looks down.
  4347.  
  4348. DON
  4349. Ash, I do.
  4350.  
  4351. Ash looks over at him.
  4352.  
  4353. Don's eyes look forward, but the drain in them is clear.
  4354.  
  4355. ASH
  4356. What do you...
  4357.  
  4358. DON
  4359. Car accident when I was eight, baby
  4360. girl. Only your mom ever knew about
  4361. it.
  4362.  
  4363. Don continues to drive forward.
  4364.  
  4365. ASH
  4366. I'm... I'm sorry, dad.
  4367.  
  4368. DON
  4369. It's been a long time coming since
  4370. then.
  4371.  
  4372. Don shakes his head and sighs.
  4373.  
  4374. DON (CONT’D)
  4375. I'll spend more time with you
  4376. though, whatever it takes.
  4377.  
  4378. Don reaches over and ruffles her hair.
  4379.  
  4380.  
  4381. EXT. FREEWAY - NIGHT
  4382.  
  4383. The Mustang drives off into the night.
  4384.  
  4385.  
  4386. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  4387.  
  4388. Ash sits alone and plays Uncharted.
  4389.  
  4390. The time on the microwave reads 11:00.
  4391.  
  4392.  
  4393. DON'S BEDROOM
  4394.  
  4395. Don goes to sit down and takes a card out of his pocket. He
  4396. looks at the counselor's card, then at the second one.
  4397.  
  4398. It's a business card:
  4399.  
  4400. "Kolton Kobel: Security Manager"
  4401.  
  4402. A phone number, an e-mail, and a business address on the
  4403. front of it.
  4404.  
  4405. Don flips the card over. A phone number is scrawled in black
  4406. pen.
  4407.  
  4408. Don takes out his phone and calls it.
  4409.  
  4410. The line rings for a moment.
  4411.  
  4412. JAMES O'REILLY, (28) picks up the phone.
  4413.  
  4414. JAMES
  4415. Thank you for calling the cat girl
  4416. tip line, O'Reilly speaking.
  4417.  
  4418. Don massages his eyes and goes silent for a moment.
  4419.  
  4420. JAMES (CONT’D)
  4421. (phone)
  4422. Hello?
  4423.  
  4424. Don just gives another look of annoyance.
  4425.  
  4426. DON
  4427. What?
  4428.  
  4429. JAMES
  4430. (phone)
  4431. Oh hey, doc! I know that voice
  4432. anywhere!
  4433.  
  4434. The lamp next to Don is lit as he looks at a picture of
  4435. Jackie, Don, and Ash.
  4436.  
  4437. DON
  4438. Kolton gave me this number, told me
  4439. to call you. I got a problem.
  4440.  
  4441. JAMES
  4442. (phone)
  4443. CIA niggers on your tail?
  4444.  
  4445. DON
  4446. Excuse me?
  4447.  
  4448. James giggles at this.
  4449.  
  4450. DON (CONT’D)
  4451. I got people after me, James. I
  4452. need your help.
  4453.  
  4454. JAMES
  4455. (phone)
  4456. Everyone has people after them,
  4457. Don. Name your price.
  4458.  
  4459. DON
  4460. Can we talk about this when you
  4461. look at what I'm dealing with?
  4462.  
  4463. A knock at the door.
  4464.  
  4465. DON (CONT’D)
  4466. Stand by.
  4467.  
  4468. Don sets his phone in his pocket.
  4469.  
  4470. He steps out of the bedroom and comes back with another
  4471. envelope in hand.
  4472.  
  4473. He pours the contents of it out on his desk.
  4474.  
  4475. DON (CONT’D)
  4476. How well can you check a location
  4477. with just pictures?
  4478.  
  4479. More pictures with Kolton, Irma, Don, and Ash are in them.
  4480.  
  4481. All of them are crossed out with red x's.
  4482.  
  4483. JAMES (O.S.)
  4484. (phone)
  4485. I can do a bit. I'll be there in
  4486. the morning.
  4487.  
  4488. DON
  4489. You got it. I'll text you my
  4490. address.
  4491.  
  4492. JAMES (O.S.)
  4493. (phone)
  4494. Stay safe, doc.
  4495.  
  4496. It's Don, Ash, and Jackie at some point. The three smile at
  4497. the camera.
  4498.  
  4499. DON
  4500. (muttering)
  4501. Is it possible to have this back?
  4502.  
  4503. He taps the picture with his finger, reaches over and turns
  4504. the lamp off.
  4505.  
  4506. CUT TO BLACK.
  4507.  
  4508. A light tap at the front door.
  4509.  
  4510. Don gets up and takes a moment.
  4511.  
  4512. The knock at the front door grows louder.
  4513.  
  4514. JAMES (O.S.)
  4515. DON! OPEN THE DOOR. IT'S THE MAIN
  4516. CHARACTER OF THE MANGA!
  4517.  
  4518. Don looks up in confusion at this.
  4519.  
  4520. DON
  4521. WHAT?!
  4522.  
  4523. Don goes out to the
  4524.  
  4525.  
  4526. LIVING ROOM
  4527.  
  4528. Ash rubs her eyes.
  4529.  
  4530. ASH
  4531. Who the hell is that?
  4532.  
  4533. DON
  4534. One of my weird Army friends like
  4535. Nick. Weirder than Nick, actually.
  4536.  
  4537. Don opens the front door.
  4538.  
  4539. James stands there in a trap cosplay. He holds a duffel bag
  4540. behind him.
  4541.  
  4542. Don looks at this in horror.
  4543.  
  4544. DON (CONT’D)
  4545. Get in.
  4546.  
  4547. JAMES
  4548. Well, you are paying for my
  4549. services.
  4550.  
  4551. DON
  4552. GET. THE FUCK. INSIDE.
  4553.  
  4554. Don pulls him into the apartment.
  4555.  
  4556. JAMES
  4557. Oooh, I like a man who can play
  4558. rough.
  4559.  
  4560. DON
  4561. Shut your mouth.
  4562.  
  4563. Don looks back at Ash.
  4564.  
  4565. ASH
  4566. No, you were right. This is much
  4567. weirder than Nick. Don't you have
  4568. any normal Army friends, dad?
  4569.  
  4570. Don looks at James, then back at Ash.
  4571.  
  4572. DON
  4573. Nick is as normal as it gets.
  4574.  
  4575. ASH
  4576. That's worrisome, yet somehow
  4577. explains a lot about you.
  4578.  
  4579. Don just sighs. James sits on the couch.
  4580.  
  4581. JAMES
  4582. Made the first team. There might be
  4583. more. You check your house for
  4584. bugs?
  4585.  
  4586. Don shakes his head.
  4587.  
  4588. DON
  4589. Why would there be?
  4590.  
  4591. JAMES
  4592. Whoever these guys are.
  4593.  
  4594. James takes out his phone. A selfie sits in it. James is bent
  4595. over in the selfie.
  4596.  
  4597. Four guys in the car have varying levels of disgust on their
  4598. face.
  4599.  
  4600. DON
  4601. Are you sure this group is with
  4602. them?
  4603.  
  4604. James zooms in on the picture.
  4605.  
  4606. JAMES
  4607. Look. They got comms.
  4608.  
  4609. He points at a radio on the dash.
  4610.  
  4611. JAMES (CONT’D)
  4612. It's government but not local PD.
  4613. It's easy to make a local cop. They
  4614. bail if they even think their
  4615. cover's blown. Federal from the
  4616. looks on these guys. Mid-40s so
  4617. they're fairly experienced. I got
  4618. another idea too. House isn't
  4619. bugged either, surprisingly.
  4620.  
  4621. DON
  4622. What makes you say that?
  4623.  
  4624. JAMES
  4625. Well, we'd already be dead. Plus,
  4626. it takes a bit to get those things
  4627. set up. I rigged a few of my own.
  4628.  
  4629. ASH
  4630. Dad, what's he talking about?
  4631.  
  4632. DON
  4633. I'll tell you later.
  4634.  
  4635. ASH
  4636. Are we being watched?
  4637.  
  4638. DON
  4639. Yeah, we are.
  4640.  
  4641. Ash looks around in discomfort.
  4642.  
  4643. ASH
  4644. What am I supposed to do?
  4645.  
  4646. DON
  4647. I'm gonna take you out to the
  4648. range. We don't know where they are
  4649. or how they're tailing us. Best bet
  4650. is to be safe.
  4651.  
  4652. James looks at Don.
  4653.  
  4654. JAMES
  4655. Where's your bathroom?
  4656.  
  4657. DON
  4658. Down the hall, take a right.
  4659.  
  4660. ASH
  4661. You off today?
  4662.  
  4663. DON
  4664. We'll go tomorrow, I promise. I'll
  4665. get you a little something too
  4666. while we're at it.
  4667.  
  4668. Don shoots a smile to her.
  4669.  
  4670. DON (CONT’D)
  4671. Get to class, alright? They won't
  4672. bother you as long as I don't talk
  4673. to the cops.
  4674.  
  4675. ASH
  4676. Dad, I think I should call Uncle
  4677. Nick.
  4678.  
  4679. Don shakes his head.
  4680.  
  4681. DON
  4682. We call Nick if things get extra
  4683. bad.
  4684.  
  4685. ASH
  4686. What's going on though? I don't get
  4687. it, why are they after you?
  4688.  
  4689. DON
  4690. When the time's right, okay? I tell
  4691. you now, you're going to panic, and
  4692. shit will unravel. I'm involved in
  4693. some shit I don't want to be in.
  4694.  
  4695. Don hugs her.
  4696.  
  4697. DON (CONT’D)
  4698. Sweetheart I'm doing this for you,
  4699. okay? If it were me, I'd have gone
  4700. John Marston on those
  4701. motherfuckers.
  4702.  
  4703. Don chuckles at that.
  4704.  
  4705. ASH
  4706. You would've died in a blaze of
  4707. bullets?
  4708.  
  4709. DON
  4710. Shit... That came out wrong, ome
  4711. on, get outta here. Get to class.
  4712.  
  4713. James comes back out and wears a weeb T-shirt, a pair of
  4714. jeans, and some converse sneakers. He looks over at Ash.
  4715.  
  4716. JAMES
  4717. You gonna need a ride to class?
  4718.  
  4719. ASH
  4720. No thanks, I'm good.
  4721.  
  4722. She walks back to her room and walks back out with a pair of
  4723. sneakers, jeans, a red baseball cap, and a T-shirt.
  4724.  
  4725. DON
  4726. Hang on, Ash.
  4727.  
  4728. Don gives her some cash.
  4729.  
  4730. DON (CONT’D)
  4731. Get yourself something to eat.
  4732.  
  4733. ASH
  4734. Thanks, dad.
  4735.  
  4736. Don sighs and massages his eyes.
  4737.  
  4738. DON
  4739. Get back to me with what you find,
  4740. James. I gotta go to work.
  4741.  
  4742. JAMES
  4743. You got it boss.
  4744.  
  4745. Don goes to his room.
  4746.  
  4747. CUT TO:
  4748.  
  4749.  
  4750. INT. CAFETERIA - AFTERNOON
  4751.  
  4752. Don sits there and eats a sandwich in silence.
  4753.  
  4754. Matthews walks over to him and sits there.
  4755.  
  4756. He watches Don and sits there.
  4757.  
  4758. MATTHEWS
  4759. Where is she, Paulsen?
  4760.  
  4761. Don cocks an eyebrow.
  4762.  
  4763. DON
  4764. What?
  4765.  
  4766. MATTHEWS
  4767. Your sister.
  4768.  
  4769. Don shrugs.
  4770.  
  4771. DON
  4772. Am I supposed to keep track of
  4773. estranged family now, Matthews?
  4774.  
  4775. MATTHEWS
  4776. It's your sister.
  4777.  
  4778. Don shrugs again.
  4779.  
  4780. DON
  4781. Okay, and? You didn't assign me to
  4782. her.
  4783.  
  4784. Don continues to eat his sandwich.
  4785.  
  4786. Matthews grabs it.
  4787.  
  4788. DON (CONT’D)
  4789. What the fuck, dickhead?
  4790.  
  4791. Matthews points at him.
  4792.  
  4793. MATTHEWS
  4794. One of your old war buddies, huh?
  4795. Parks, the Asian fucking cop.
  4796.  
  4797. DON
  4798. I haven't heard that name in
  4799. awhile. Can I have my fucking
  4800. sandwich back? Ain't it enough I
  4801. got people watching my apartment?
  4802.  
  4803. MATTHEWS
  4804. That mouth of yours just got you
  4805. convoy duty, prick.
  4806.  
  4807. Matthews looks Don in the eye for a moment and throws Don's
  4808. sandwich back on the tray in front of him.
  4809.  
  4810. DON
  4811. (muttering)
  4812. Fuck face.
  4813.  
  4814. Don puts his sandwich in a bag and sighs as he walks off.
  4815.  
  4816. DON (CONT’D)
  4817. Can't have one fucking moment of
  4818. peace here.
  4819.  
  4820. Don takes his sandwich with him and steps out to
  4821.  
  4822.  
  4823. INT. SENTINEL SECURITIES ARMORY - AFTERNOON
  4824.  
  4825. Two security guards stand behind a tempered glass window.
  4826.  
  4827. Eli stands there next to Josh.
  4828.  
  4829. JOSH, (24) sits there and eats chocolate cake.
  4830.  
  4831. JOSH
  4832. (speaker)
  4833. What's the password?
  4834.  
  4835. A sign sits behind tempered glass.
  4836.  
  4837. ELI
  4838. (speaker)
  4839. Dude, just get him what he needs.
  4840.  
  4841. JOSH
  4842. (speaker)
  4843. Who made you the fun police?
  4844.  
  4845. A piece of paper reads, "Password: The Marines are the best
  4846. branch."
  4847.  
  4848. DON
  4849. The Marines are the gayest branch
  4850. you fat fuck.
  4851.  
  4852. JOSH
  4853. (speakers)
  4854. BULLSHIT BITCH! WHAT DO YOU KNOW
  4855. ABOUT MARINES?!
  4856.  
  4857. DON
  4858. I was in for almost a decade.
  4859.  
  4860. JOSH
  4861. Then you know MARINES ARE REAL MEN.
  4862.  
  4863. Don gives a look of pain and annoyance.
  4864.  
  4865. DON
  4866. If the barrier for being a man
  4867. consists of finding new ways to
  4868. jerk off inside of firearms, then
  4869. I'm gonna be out to chop my cock
  4870. off.
  4871.  
  4872. Don looks at Josh, then back up at Eli.
  4873.  
  4874. DON (CONT’D)
  4875. Can I have my fucking gun?
  4876.  
  4877. Josh goes silent.
  4878.  
  4879. JOSH
  4880. Yeah, sure man. I was just fuckin'
  4881. with you. Fucking Army fag.
  4882.  
  4883. Eli shakes his head, sighs, goes into the other room, and
  4884. takes a P226 Sig Sauer alongside a few magazines.
  4885.  
  4886. DON
  4887. Next time you want to talk combat,
  4888. I hang out at a bar called Mick's,
  4889. try looking it up sometime.
  4890.  
  4891. Josh nods at this.
  4892.  
  4893. JOSH
  4894. Then I'll reminds you what real men
  4895. drink.
  4896.  
  4897. Don takes his gun, chambers a round, and puts it in its
  4898. respective holster. He hides it in his suit jacket, then
  4899. heads off.
  4900.  
  4901. Don goes into
  4902.  
  4903.  
  4904. INT. OFFICE - AFTERNOON
  4905.  
  4906. Don sits down in front of the work computer and begins to
  4907. fill out a report. He heads it with "Use of Force: After
  4908. Action Bank Report".
  4909.  
  4910. Office workers slowly begin to clear out as he does.
  4911.  
  4912. He sighs and begins to fill out.
  4913.  
  4914. The sun goes down. Don finishes up his report and massages
  4915. his eyes.
  4916.  
  4917. He stands up and Matthews walks up to him.
  4918.  
  4919. MATTHEWS
  4920. I want you in my office.
  4921.  
  4922. DON
  4923. Can it wait?
  4924.  
  4925. MATTHEWS
  4926. I don't know, ask Ash for me. Hell
  4927. while I'm at it why don't I have
  4928. one of my men pay her a visit?
  4929.  
  4930. DON
  4931. Fine, asshole.
  4932.  
  4933. Don follows him out to
  4934.  
  4935.  
  4936. INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT
  4937.  
  4938. The two walk down the hallway. Don keeps his hands in his
  4939. pockets. He checks his phone and hits a record button.
  4940.  
  4941. DON
  4942. So, what happened to Cho exactly?
  4943.  
  4944. MATTHEWS
  4945. He got on my bad side.
  4946.  
  4947. DON
  4948. So you had him whacked.
  4949.  
  4950. MATTHEWS
  4951. Did what I had to in order to
  4952. protect the company.
  4953.  
  4954. DON
  4955. Bullshit, you're protecting
  4956. yourself.
  4957.  
  4958. Matthews stops at his door and looks at him.
  4959.  
  4960. MATTHEWS
  4961. After you.
  4962.  
  4963. Don walks into the room.
  4964.  
  4965. Matthews follows him in.
  4966.  
  4967. Carter shuts the door behind them.
  4968.  
  4969. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  4970. Your phone, Paulsen.
  4971.  
  4972. DON
  4973. What?
  4974.  
  4975. MATTHEWS
  4976. Don't fucking play stupid with me,
  4977. Doc.
  4978.  
  4979. Matthews points to Don.
  4980.  
  4981. Don turns around and punches Carter across the face, only to
  4982. get put in a head lock by Matthews.
  4983.  
  4984. Carter punches Don across the face. Don begins to black out,
  4985. only for Matthews to let go.
  4986.  
  4987. Carter reaches into Don's pocket and takes his phone out.
  4988.  
  4989. Matthews puts his Ruger in Don's face.
  4990.  
  4991. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  4992. Given you seem to be too stupid to
  4993. figure out where your place and
  4994. your sister- My fiancee, are.
  4995. You're on fucking convoy detail in
  4996. two days. Anything goes wrong, I
  4997. will make your daughter's final
  4998. moments the worst in her life.
  4999.  
  5000. Don continues to cough.
  5001.  
  5002. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  5003. I will fucking repeat, ARE. WE.
  5004. CLEAR?
  5005.  
  5006. DON
  5007. Yeah. Fuck you.
  5008.  
  5009. Matthews throws his phone back to him.
  5010.  
  5011. MATTHEWS
  5012. Then get outta my fuckin' office.
  5013.  
  5014. Don gets up and looks at Matthews in the eye.
  5015.  
  5016. DON
  5017. Go fuck yourself.
  5018.  
  5019. Don watches Carter's face. He notices the cut and bruise on
  5020. the side of it go away.
  5021.  
  5022. DON (CONT’D)
  5023. The hell?
  5024.  
  5025. Carter walks forward, his face red with anger. Matthews puts
  5026. his arm up and stops him.
  5027.  
  5028. MATTHEWS
  5029. Good luck out there, hero.
  5030.  
  5031. Don looks at him and steps out of the room.
  5032.  
  5033. He goes back out to
  5034.  
  5035.  
  5036. INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT
  5037.  
  5038. Don clenches his fists in anger.
  5039.  
  5040. DON
  5041. Motherfucker!
  5042.  
  5043. He kicks a chair in the middle of the hall.
  5044.  
  5045. ASTER, (mid-20s) polishes the floor in front of him. He sighs
  5046. as he looks at the knocked over a chair.
  5047.  
  5048. Don looks at Aster, then back at the chair. Don takes the
  5049. chair and moves it back where it was.
  5050.  
  5051. He continues on his route and walks out to
  5052.  
  5053.  
  5054. EXT. PARKING LOT - NIGHT
  5055.  
  5056. Don takes out his phone. The recording he took is gone.
  5057.  
  5058. DON
  5059. Fucking bastard.
  5060.  
  5061. Don takes his phone out and calls Ash.
  5062.  
  5063. The line rings, then-
  5064.  
  5065. ASH(O.S.)
  5066. (Phone)
  5067. Hello?
  5068.  
  5069. Don starts his car.
  5070.  
  5071. DON
  5072. Ash, I got something to tell you
  5073. when I get back. I can't tell you
  5074. over the phone. I'll be there as
  5075. soon as I can.
  5076.  
  5077. Don puts his car in reverse and guns it back to
  5078.  
  5079.  
  5080. EXT. APARTMENT PARKING LOT - NIGHT
  5081.  
  5082. The tires scream as he enters the complex.
  5083.  
  5084. Don parks in a spot and jumps out of his car.
  5085.  
  5086. He gets out of his car and sprints to his apartment. He gets
  5087. his keys out and opens the door, gun out.
  5088.  
  5089.  
  5090. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  5091.  
  5092. Don trains his weapon forward.
  5093.  
  5094. James puts his hand on the pistol. The two look at each
  5095. other.
  5096.  
  5097. JAMES
  5098. You're a fucking idiot.
  5099.  
  5100. Don looks at James.
  5101.  
  5102. DON
  5103. Where's Ash, James?
  5104.  
  5105. Ash comes out of her room, a pen in her hand.
  5106.  
  5107. ASH
  5108. Dad?
  5109.  
  5110. Don makes her way over to her and gives her a hug.
  5111.  
  5112. DON
  5113. Did they hurt you?
  5114.  
  5115. Ash shakes her head but gives a look of confusion toward him.
  5116.  
  5117. ASH
  5118. Dad. What are you talking about?
  5119. The hell happened to your face? Two
  5120. guys from the Department of
  5121. Homeland Security talked to me at
  5122. school today.
  5123.  
  5124. James walks over.
  5125.  
  5126. JAMES
  5127. What did they say?
  5128.  
  5129. ASH
  5130. They asked if you were involved in
  5131. any suspicious activity. Said it
  5132. was a matter of national security.
  5133.  
  5134. Don looks at her.
  5135.  
  5136. DON
  5137. Ash, what did you tell them?
  5138.  
  5139. She grins.
  5140.  
  5141. ASH
  5142. I told them to stick their
  5143. questions up their ass and that I
  5144. don't talk to cops.
  5145.  
  5146. Don kisses her on the head and hugs her.
  5147.  
  5148. DON
  5149. Never thought I'd tell you good job
  5150. for being disrespectful, but good
  5151. fucking job.
  5152.  
  5153. Don gives a nervous chuckle.
  5154.  
  5155. JAMES
  5156. It's gonna be news to me too.
  5157.  
  5158. DON
  5159. You guys want some coffee or
  5160. something? It's a bit of a thing.
  5161.  
  5162. ASH
  5163. I'm good.
  5164.  
  5165. JAMES
  5166. Yeah, I'll take some.
  5167.  
  5168. The three congregate around the kitchen.
  5169.  
  5170. CUT TO:
  5171.  
  5172. Some hot coffee sits on a kitchen counter.
  5173.  
  5174. The two take cups of coffee.
  5175.  
  5176. DON
  5177. Ash, I'm not a good person.
  5178.  
  5179. ASH
  5180. Bullshit.
  5181.  
  5182. DON
  5183. Just fucking wait.
  5184. (Don looks down in shame)
  5185. I'm a human trafficker.
  5186.  
  5187. Ash looks down and gives a dejected look.
  5188.  
  5189. ASH
  5190. That's what mom was fighting on the
  5191. east coast...
  5192.  
  5193. DON
  5194. Sweetheart. As much as it pains me
  5195. to say it.
  5196.  
  5197. Don takes a sigh.
  5198.  
  5199. ASH
  5200. What? You put people in container-
  5201.  
  5202. DON
  5203. Can you wait and let me fucking
  5204. finish?
  5205.  
  5206. ASH
  5207. Yeah, shoot.
  5208.  
  5209. Don takes a deep breath.
  5210.  
  5211. DON
  5212. They're leveraging you against me.
  5213. I don't play ball with them and
  5214. they'll kill you.
  5215.  
  5216. Ash looks down.
  5217.  
  5218. ASH
  5219. I saw what they did back when I was
  5220. still in Chicago.
  5221.  
  5222. DON
  5223. I know. I know, Ash.
  5224.  
  5225. Don stares down.
  5226.  
  5227. DON (CONT’D)
  5228. It's why I wanted to take you out
  5229. to the range.
  5230.  
  5231. ASH
  5232. I'm not you, dad. I'm not going to
  5233. win in a shootout against these
  5234. guys.
  5235.  
  5236. DON
  5237. No, but you'll have a chance.
  5238. That's all I can count on. There's
  5239. another set of affairs that only
  5240. the three of us should know of.
  5241.  
  5242. Don takes out his phone, then opens a bank account. The
  5243. number reads, 1.5 million on it.
  5244.  
  5245. ASH
  5246. Dad, what the hell is this?
  5247.  
  5248. Don gives her a stone cold look.
  5249.  
  5250. DON
  5251. I don't like talking about it much.
  5252. I believe in working for what's
  5253. yours- If anything happens to me
  5254. and these fuckers waste me, that's
  5255. all yours. You find a place, you
  5256. disappear. If this happens to blow
  5257. over and something happens to me,
  5258. there's a million dollar life
  5259. insurance policy in my name that
  5260. goes to you.
  5261.  
  5262. James looks at this as well.
  5263.  
  5264. JAMES
  5265. Jesus christ.
  5266.  
  5267. DON
  5268. There's also a storage unit with
  5269. about four million dollars worth of
  5270. firearm history in it. Shit all the
  5271. way from the Philippine American
  5272. war all the way down to Desert
  5273. Stor-
  5274.  
  5275. Ash slams her fist down on the table.
  5276.  
  5277. ASH
  5278. Fuck you, dad.
  5279.  
  5280. She places her hand on Don's shoulder.
  5281.  
  5282. ASH (CONT’D)
  5283. You're going to make it out of
  5284. this, one way or another and you're
  5285. going to come back. You always do,
  5286. this ain't you.
  5287.  
  5288. Ash looks Don in the eyes.
  5289.  
  5290. ASH (CONT’D)
  5291. Look me in the eyes and say you're
  5292. going to be back. Promise me you'll
  5293. be back.
  5294.  
  5295. Don looks down.
  5296.  
  5297. Ash puts her hand on Don's shoulder.
  5298.  
  5299. ASH (CONT’D)
  5300. Because I'm not losing another set
  5301. of parents in my life.
  5302.  
  5303. Don nods.
  5304.  
  5305. DON
  5306. Yeah- I'll come back. I promise. I
  5307. want you to make sure to call Nick
  5308. and tell him everything. Sound
  5309. horrified of me too, he'll come
  5310. running from whatever shit job he's
  5311. working at the time. Guy always
  5312. wanted a reason to beat my ass
  5313. anyway.
  5314.  
  5315. Don pats Ash on the head.
  5316.  
  5317. DON (CONT’D)
  5318. Now, go to bed. I think that just
  5319. about covers everything.
  5320.  
  5321. Don looks over at James. Ash walks off to her room.
  5322.  
  5323. The door closes behind her.
  5324.  
  5325. DON (CONT’D)
  5326. Watch over her. Feel free to spend
  5327. the next few nights here. Don't
  5328. harass my daughter or I'll fucking
  5329. kill you.
  5330.  
  5331. James nods.
  5332.  
  5333. FADE TO BLACK.
  5334.  
  5335. A gunshot.
  5336.  
  5337. Another fills the air.
  5338.  
  5339.  
  5340. INT. SHOOTING RANGE - DAY
  5341.  
  5342. The two wear electronic ear protection and shooting glasses
  5343. as Don walks over.
  5344.  
  5345. There's a few people inside the range. They mind their own
  5346. business and shoot at their own targets.
  5347.  
  5348. Don sets the target up while Ash gets the guns out of their
  5349. cases. Don sets the target up and watches the target go back
  5350. to 10 feet.
  5351.  
  5352. Next to them, Sarah steps inside the range with a case of her
  5353. own. Sarah sets her lane up.
  5354.  
  5355. Don looks at the case and nods.
  5356.  
  5357. DON
  5358. Walther P22.
  5359.  
  5360. Ash puts her hand over the four guns.
  5361.  
  5362. She places her hand on it and picks it up. Ash's hands shake.
  5363.  
  5364. Don gives her a smile and takes another breath.
  5365.  
  5366. DON (CONT’D)
  5367. Easy. Load a mag.
  5368.  
  5369. He points to the target.
  5370.  
  5371. DON (CONT’D)
  5372. Hit that that X on the target.
  5373.  
  5374. Ash nods and aims the gun downrange.
  5375.  
  5376. ASH
  5377. It's not working.
  5378.  
  5379. DON
  5380. Ash. What did you forget?
  5381.  
  5382. She looks down. A loaded .22 magazine sits on the range
  5383. counter in front of them.
  5384.  
  5385. ASH
  5386. Right, stupid fucking me.
  5387.  
  5388. She loads the gun and racks the slide.
  5389.  
  5390. ASH (CONT’D)
  5391. Hang on.
  5392.  
  5393. Ash opens the slide a little bit to check for a round.
  5394.  
  5395. DON
  5396. Where the hell did you learn to do
  5397. that?
  5398.  
  5399. ASH
  5400. Heat and John Wick.
  5401.  
  5402. Don nods.
  5403.  
  5404. DON
  5405. Right, right. Good habit, good job,
  5406. Ash. That can keep you alive in a
  5407. fight. Just don't put your finger
  5408. in front of the barrel like Hannah
  5409. did.
  5410.  
  5411. Ash trains the handgun downrange onto the target and pulls
  5412. the trigger. The gun goes off, smoke comes out of the barrel.
  5413.  
  5414. She checks the target.
  5415.  
  5416. DON (CONT’D)
  5417. Low right, easy on the trigger.
  5418.  
  5419. Ash pulls the trigger again and flinches, the round goes a
  5420. little bit higher.
  5421.  
  5422. DON (CONT’D)
  5423. Take a breath, you're flinching.
  5424. Gun's not gonna bite you.
  5425.  
  5426. Don backs up and watches her next shots.
  5427.  
  5428. Sarah stands behind him and watches.
  5429.  
  5430. SARAH
  5431. Easy on the trigger there, lass.
  5432.  
  5433. Don looks behind him, his eyes widen as he looks at her.
  5434.  
  5435. DON
  5436. Did you follow me here?
  5437.  
  5438. Sarah shakes her head.
  5439.  
  5440. SARAH
  5441. Looked like a nice enough range.
  5442.  
  5443. Sarah wears a tank top and a pair of skinny jeans.
  5444.  
  5445. Ash continues to fire. Don watches her target.
  5446.  
  5447. SARAH (CONT’D)
  5448. Mind if I help her out?
  5449.  
  5450. DON
  5451. The hell you got to add?
  5452.  
  5453. Sarah makes her way over to Ash.
  5454.  
  5455. DON (CONT’D)
  5456. (muttering)
  5457. Please don't whack my daughter
  5458. here.
  5459.  
  5460. Don looks at both sides of the range.
  5461.  
  5462. Ash looks over at Sarah, then back at Don. Don gives a thumbs
  5463. up. Sarah begins to load a magazine of .22.
  5464.  
  5465. SARAH
  5466. You ain't holding it tight enough.
  5467. You gotta hold it like it means
  5468. something to you.
  5469.  
  5470. Sarah takes a magazine then loads it. She places her sights
  5471. on the target. The rounds hit dead center.
  5472.  
  5473. SARAH (CONT’D)
  5474. Did you work with my dad?
  5475.  
  5476. Sarah looks back at Don. Don shakes his head.
  5477.  
  5478. DON
  5479. (mouthing)
  5480. NO.
  5481.  
  5482. SARAH
  5483. I worked with your mom.
  5484.  
  5485. Ash nods.
  5486.  
  5487. ASH
  5488. Well you don't seem that bad in
  5489. comparison to the other Hartford
  5490. cops.
  5491.  
  5492. Don's eyes widen. Sarah lookks away in discomfort.
  5493.  
  5494. SARAH
  5495. That's right...
  5496.  
  5497. Don makes a slow nod. Sarah takes a mini Beretta off the
  5498. table.
  5499.  
  5500. Don walks next to Ash. Ash picks up a Colt Defender and loads
  5501. a magazine with 9mm.
  5502.  
  5503. Ash racks the slide and takes a few shots at the at the
  5504. target in front of her. The shots are scattered. Don nods.
  5505.  
  5506. DON
  5507. Good job.
  5508.  
  5509. Ash smiles.
  5510.  
  5511. ASH
  5512. I like this gun, dad.
  5513.  
  5514. DON
  5515. It's 9mm. I don't think you'll be
  5516. getting into shootouts, so I think
  5517. it'd be a good gun for you.
  5518.  
  5519. ASH
  5520. Huh. It's the gun Joel uses in The
  5521. Last of us. What about yours?
  5522.  
  5523. Don takes his gun out of the holster. Don passes it to her,
  5524. muzzle pointed downrange.
  5525.  
  5526. Ash takes it and aims it downrange.
  5527.  
  5528. DON
  5529. Yeah, that's the one Joel uses.
  5530.  
  5531. Ash nods.
  5532.  
  5533. ASH
  5534. Do you think I can have it?
  5535.  
  5536. Don looks at the gun.
  5537.  
  5538. DON
  5539. I'll get you one. Try a few of the
  5540. others before you make your choice.
  5541.  
  5542. ASH
  5543. Alright then.
  5544.  
  5545. Ash starts to load magazines. Don watches her.
  5546.  
  5547. SARAH
  5548. You're real lucky to have her.
  5549.  
  5550. DON
  5551. I want her to have what I didn't.
  5552.  
  5553. Sarah nods.
  5554.  
  5555. Ash fires another set of rounds.
  5556.  
  5557. SARAH
  5558. You're a good man for that, you
  5559. know? She appreciates it.
  5560.  
  5561. Ash grins and loads up a P229.
  5562.  
  5563. Sarah looks at Don again.
  5564.  
  5565. SARAH (CONT’D)
  5566. What happened to your face?
  5567.  
  5568. Don looks away.
  5569.  
  5570. DON
  5571. I fell down a flight of stairs.
  5572.  
  5573. Sarah rolls her eyes.
  5574.  
  5575. SARAH
  5576. Who did it?
  5577.  
  5578. Don looks away and shakes his head.
  5579.  
  5580. DON
  5581. You wouldn't be able to do
  5582. anything, Sarah.
  5583.  
  5584. SARAH
  5585. Like hell I wouldn't.
  5586.  
  5587. Sarah balls up her fists.
  5588.  
  5589. DON
  5590. Just stay out of it.
  5591.  
  5592. Sarah sighs, then gives Don a look of concern.
  5593.  
  5594. SARAH
  5595. For once you're taking the ass
  5596. kickings.
  5597.  
  5598. Ash's groupings begin to get better.
  5599.  
  5600. She goes back to the Colt Defender. Don and Sarah watch this.
  5601.  
  5602. Ash points it downrange and pulls the trigger.
  5603.  
  5604. Her groupings get better with the Defender. Empty ammo boxes
  5605. stack themselves on top of the counter.
  5606.  
  5607. Ash runs out of ammo and stops.
  5608.  
  5609. Don walks over and starts to clear all the guns. The two lock
  5610. the slides on them back and put the guns back in their
  5611. respective cases.
  5612.  
  5613. Sarah goes to get her guns.
  5614.  
  5615. The two make their way out to
  5616.  
  5617. CUT TO:
  5618.  
  5619.  
  5620. INT. GUN STORE - AFTERNOON
  5621.  
  5622. IND STORE CLERK 1
  5623. That'll be three hundred for the
  5624. ammo and rentals.
  5625.  
  5626. ASH
  5627. Jesus christ dad, that's a lot. You
  5628. didn't have to take me out to all
  5629. this.
  5630.  
  5631. Don shrugs and swipes a card.
  5632.  
  5633. DON
  5634. It's nothing.
  5635.  
  5636. Ash's eyes widen.
  5637.  
  5638. ASH
  5639. Is it alright if I look around?
  5640.  
  5641. Don looks over at her.
  5642.  
  5643. DON
  5644. Yeah, I don't see why not.
  5645.  
  5646. Ash walks off and looks at a rifle rack. Sarah stands next to
  5647. Ash. Ash points to a shotgun.
  5648.  
  5649. ASH
  5650. Could I have a look at that
  5651. one?
  5652.  
  5653. DON (CONT’D)
  5654. Thanks, bud.
  5655.  
  5656. IND STORE CLERK 1
  5657. No problem, bud.
  5658.  
  5659. The clerk passes him a receipt.
  5660.  
  5661. Don makes his way over to Ash. Another clerk passes Ash a
  5662. Benelli M4 shotgun.
  5663.  
  5664. Ash holds the shotgun and aims it away from Don and Sarah.
  5665.  
  5666. ASH
  5667. You like it, dad?
  5668.  
  5669. DON
  5670. Lemme see that thing...
  5671.  
  5672. Ash passes it to him, the muzzle pointed down.
  5673.  
  5674. Don trains the shotgun forward. He tests the action on the
  5675. shotgun.
  5676.  
  5677. ASH
  5678. Look at you, Donovan Wick.
  5679.  
  5680. Ash stares at Don in awe.
  5681.  
  5682. SARAH
  5683. You may want to let him do his
  5684. thing here.
  5685.  
  5686. Don stays quiet as he stares down the sights. Don takes the
  5687. shotgun and inspects the bottom of it, pressing down on the
  5688. under barrel magazine.
  5689.  
  5690. DON
  5691. Good grips...
  5692.  
  5693. IND STORE CLERK 2
  5694. It's a good gun, you seem familiar
  5695. with it.
  5696.  
  5697. DON
  5698. Yeah... Just a bit.
  5699.  
  5700. Don looks over the shotgun.
  5701.  
  5702. DON (CONT’D)
  5703. I'll take it.
  5704.  
  5705. IND STORE CLERK 2
  5706. Will that be it for you?
  5707.  
  5708. Don shakes his head.
  5709.  
  5710. DON
  5711. The Daniel Defense pistol behind
  5712. you, the Mossberg 590A1 behind me,
  5713. a 9mm Colt Defender, and that
  5714. Windham AR rifle.
  5715.  
  5716. The clerk nods.
  5717.  
  5718. Ash's eyes widen.
  5719.  
  5720. IND STORE CLERK 2
  5721. I'm gonna need some help here,
  5722. gimme a sec.
  5723.  
  5724. The clerk walks off.
  5725.  
  5726. ASH
  5727. (whispering)
  5728. Dad, what the fuck? We don't have
  5729. this money!
  5730.  
  5731. Don smiles.
  5732.  
  5733. DON
  5734. I do.
  5735.  
  5736. He looks at Sarah.
  5737.  
  5738. DON (CONT’D)
  5739. Can you help me out, sweet cheeks?
  5740. If you're nice enough, maybe I'll
  5741. get you something for the trouble.
  5742.  
  5743. Sarah blushes at this.
  5744.  
  5745. SARAH
  5746. How's about dinner?
  5747.  
  5748. Don grins at her.
  5749.  
  5750. DON
  5751. Done. I'll cook.
  5752.  
  5753. Sarah gives a grin back to Don.
  5754.  
  5755.  
  5756. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  5757.  
  5758. The group come in, guns in tow.
  5759.  
  5760. ASH
  5761. You sure we got enough ammo for a
  5762. range day?
  5763.  
  5764. She sets down two ammo cans on the counter.
  5765.  
  5766. James watches the group. He plays something on a PS4.
  5767.  
  5768. JAMES
  5769. Why'd you bring her?
  5770.  
  5771. Don shrugs.
  5772.  
  5773. DON
  5774. She's not a complete piece of shit.
  5775.  
  5776. James shrugs.
  5777.  
  5778. JAMES
  5779. Might be a succubus.
  5780.  
  5781. Sarah grins and makes her way over to James. Ash goes to her
  5782. room, gun cases in hand.
  5783.  
  5784. James sets the controller down and looks at her.
  5785.  
  5786. JAMES (CONT’D)
  5787. You are after my soul, thot.
  5788.  
  5789. Sarah whispers something into his ear. Don watches this.
  5790.  
  5791. James's expression changes to that of fear.
  5792.  
  5793. JAMES (CONT’D)
  5794. Don, stay away from her, she wants
  5795. your dick... And your soul!
  5796.  
  5797. Don shrugs.
  5798.  
  5799. DON
  5800. It could be worse.
  5801.  
  5802. Don goes into
  5803.  
  5804.  
  5805. ASH'S ROOM
  5806.  
  5807. Don sets the guns down in her room.
  5808.  
  5809. Ash sits on her bed. She stares at the guns in front of her.
  5810.  
  5811. DON
  5812. I gotta get the ammo from the car,
  5813. you gonna be alright?
  5814.  
  5815. ASH
  5816. Dad, don't do this.
  5817.  
  5818. Don cocks an eyebrow.
  5819.  
  5820. DON
  5821. Do what?
  5822.  
  5823. ASH
  5824. Your parents' will.
  5825.  
  5826. Don sits next to her.
  5827.  
  5828. DON
  5829. It's what they would've wanted,
  5830. baby girl.
  5831.  
  5832. ASH
  5833. Why did you never bother to use it?
  5834.  
  5835. DON
  5836. It wasn't my money.
  5837.  
  5838. ASH
  5839. But they gave it to you.
  5840.  
  5841. Don shrugs.
  5842.  
  5843. DON
  5844. Yeah, they did. But I paid a price
  5845. of my own for that. I'll never get
  5846. to know what it's like for my
  5847. parents to be proud of me.
  5848.  
  5849. ASH
  5850. I'm proud of you, dad.
  5851.  
  5852. Don shakes his head.
  5853.  
  5854. DON
  5855. Ain't nothing to be proud of.
  5856.  
  5857. Ash hugs Don.
  5858.  
  5859. ASH
  5860. Come back tomorrow, alright?
  5861.  
  5862. Don nods.
  5863.  
  5864. DON
  5865. I will baby girl. I'm gonna
  5866. go check on these two idiots.
  5867.  
  5868. JAMES (O.S.)
  5869. (muffled)
  5870. Marky Mark, can you hear me
  5871. bud?
  5872.  
  5873. Don pats Ash on the back.
  5874.  
  5875. DON (CONT’D)
  5876. Hang in there, we'll get outta this
  5877. soon enough Ash.
  5878.  
  5879.  
  5880. MAIN APARTMENT
  5881.  
  5882. Don steps out of Ash's room and closes the door behind him.
  5883.  
  5884. James holds his phone in his hand
  5885.  
  5886. MARK (O.S.)
  5887. (phone)
  5888. Yeah buddy, I can.
  5889.  
  5890. DON
  5891. Reporter?
  5892.  
  5893. A knock at the door.
  5894.  
  5895. MARK (O.S.)
  5896. (phone)
  5897. Don in there?
  5898.  
  5899. Don opens the door and checks it.
  5900.  
  5901. Conrad stands in the doorway.
  5902.  
  5903. DON
  5904. You got your plan laid out there
  5905. Dutch?
  5906.  
  5907. Conrad nods.
  5908.  
  5909. CONRAD
  5910. Yeah, Arthur.
  5911.  
  5912. Conrad comes in and takes a seat on the bar stool behind the
  5913. counter.
  5914.  
  5915. MARK (O.S.)
  5916. (phone)
  5917. Everyone there?
  5918.  
  5919. DON
  5920. Before we start, how did Conrad
  5921. find my address?
  5922.  
  5923. CONRAD
  5924. Matthews shared it with all of us
  5925. in case you found out.
  5926.  
  5927. DON
  5928. You out to kill me too?
  5929.  
  5930. CONRAD
  5931. We've established this. No.
  5932.  
  5933. Don sighs.
  5934.  
  5935. DON
  5936. Fuck it.
  5937.  
  5938. Don stands next to James. James smiles.
  5939.  
  5940. JAMES
  5941. You remember reporter, right?
  5942.  
  5943. Don nods.
  5944.  
  5945. DON
  5946. Yeah, I taught him some things.
  5947.  
  5948. JAMES
  5949. You did a good job of it.
  5950.  
  5951. MARK (O.S.)
  5952. (phone)
  5953. Yeah, got a scar to show for it.
  5954.  
  5955. Don shrugs again.
  5956.  
  5957. DON
  5958. I didn't do shit.
  5959.  
  5960. Don looks down. The others look on. Sarah looks at the other
  5961. two.
  5962.  
  5963. SARAH
  5964. This that hero of Houston thing?
  5965.  
  5966. Don nods.
  5967.  
  5968. SARAH (CONT’D)
  5969. I see.
  5970.  
  5971. Sarah scans the faces in the room.
  5972.  
  5973. MARK
  5974. After this Conrad, we're even. I've
  5975. helped you idiots out enough.
  5976.  
  5977. DON
  5978. What's the plan?
  5979.  
  5980. Conrad takes a map of the city of Phoenix out and puts it on
  5981. the counter.
  5982.  
  5983. Ash steps out of her room and watches this behind the group.
  5984.  
  5985. Conrad takes out a red sharpie marker.
  5986.  
  5987. CONRAD
  5988. We're coordinating with the cops to
  5989. stop here.
  5990.  
  5991. He marks two intersections, then the middle of one.
  5992.  
  5993. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  5994. We'll stop here, step out, and give
  5995. ourselves up to the pigs.
  5996.  
  5997. Don gives a look of confusion.
  5998.  
  5999. DON
  6000. This is your plan? And then what?
  6001.  
  6002. CONRAD
  6003. Immunity.
  6004.  
  6005. DON
  6006. Immunity...
  6007.  
  6008. Don massages his eyes.
  6009.  
  6010. DON (CONT’D)
  6011. So your plan is for me to turn
  6012. myself into my ex-wife and her pals
  6013. and hope and just pray they don't
  6014. send us off to a rape cage.
  6015.  
  6016. Don scoffs.
  6017.  
  6018. DON (CONT’D)
  6019. You're trying to get us both
  6020. killed.
  6021.  
  6022. Don laughs.
  6023.  
  6024. DON (CONT’D)
  6025. How much did you think this
  6026. through?
  6027.  
  6028. MARK (O.S.)
  6029. (phone)
  6030. Enough to where in a situation with
  6031. no options, this is the one
  6032. acceptable one.
  6033.  
  6034. DON
  6035. And what the fuck do you know,
  6036. reporter? Man out to report the
  6037. truth can't even see the truth in
  6038. what he's doing.
  6039.  
  6040. CONRAD
  6041. Once they detain us, we're talking
  6042. to a lawyer and negotiate ourselves
  6043. an immunity plea. We give all of
  6044. them up and we get off.
  6045.  
  6046. Don looks at the two.
  6047.  
  6048. DON
  6049. Matthews knows where I live, I have
  6050. a surveillance team posted outside
  6051. my house for this exact purpose. No
  6052. matter how many guns, how much ammo
  6053. I have in here, there is no keeping
  6054. my daughter safe.
  6055.  
  6056. Conrad massages his eyes.
  6057.  
  6058. CONRAD
  6059. Shiit.
  6060.  
  6061. Don looks up at Sarah and James. He passes them pictures.
  6062.  
  6063. One of the pictures is that of a sniper's scope that faces
  6064. the apartment's living room.
  6065.  
  6066. Sarah looks at it.
  6067.  
  6068. SARAH
  6069. I could probably do somethin' with
  6070. this.
  6071.  
  6072. Don looks at James.
  6073.  
  6074. JAMES
  6075. I can take care of them.
  6076.  
  6077. Don looks down at the pictures.
  6078.  
  6079. DON
  6080. One condition. You make a move on
  6081. this team and I got one condition.
  6082.  
  6083. JAMES
  6084. Yeah?
  6085.  
  6086. SARAH
  6087. Shoot.
  6088.  
  6089. DON
  6090. Whatever happens. No one dies.
  6091.  
  6092. SARAH
  6093. There's only one way they don't
  6094. come after us though.
  6095.  
  6096. Don shakes his head.
  6097.  
  6098. DON
  6099. You kill them and the heat on us
  6100. gets worse.
  6101.  
  6102. James scratches his chin.
  6103.  
  6104. JAMES
  6105. I got a few ideas.
  6106.  
  6107. James steps out of the apartment, then comes back.
  6108.  
  6109. JAMES (CONT’D)
  6110. I know where that guy is.
  6111.  
  6112. Don motions to Sarah.
  6113.  
  6114. DON
  6115. Give her the position then.
  6116.  
  6117. MARK (O.S.)
  6118. (phone)
  6119. If that's the case. Then let's do
  6120. this.
  6121.  
  6122. Ash walks behind the four and looks at the map.
  6123.  
  6124. ASH
  6125. What do you need me to do?
  6126.  
  6127. DON
  6128. Call Nick and if worst comes to
  6129. worst, call your mom- Tell her
  6130. everything.
  6131.  
  6132. Ash nods.
  6133.  
  6134. DON (CONT’D)
  6135. Don't go to class.
  6136.  
  6137. ASH
  6138. Alright.
  6139.  
  6140. FADE TO BLACK.
  6141.  
  6142. DON (O.S.)
  6143. Let's roll.
  6144.  
  6145.  
  6146. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  6147.  
  6148. Don and Conrad wear OCP fatigues and look at each other.
  6149.  
  6150. Conrad carries a Mark 18 clone and wears a Beretta 92FS on
  6151. his hip.
  6152.  
  6153. Matthews wears a blue shirt dress shirt with a tie alongside
  6154. a pair of dress shoes and a tie.
  6155.  
  6156. MATTHEWS
  6157. You gentlemen are going to be
  6158. dropping the cargo off at Fort
  6159. Huachuca. Paulsen, you know the
  6160. rules. Anything funny happens, you
  6161. remember what happens to Ash, Don.
  6162.  
  6163. The two look at each other. Don wraps a green shemagh around
  6164. his face.
  6165.  
  6166. Conrad puts on a ballistic mask.
  6167.  
  6168. DON
  6169. Yeah, sure jackass.
  6170.  
  6171.  
  6172. INT. TRUCK - NIGHT
  6173.  
  6174. The two get into the truck. Don sits in the middle of the
  6175. truck with Conrad next to him.
  6176.  
  6177. MIKE PETERSON, (late-50s) sits in the driver's seat.
  6178.  
  6179. PETERSON
  6180. You two my security?
  6181.  
  6182. DON
  6183. Looks like it.
  6184.  
  6185. Don takes his phone at sends a text to James.
  6186.  
  6187. DON (CONT’D)
  6188. (text)
  6189. On the move. Execute.
  6190.  
  6191. The truck starts as the two make their way down the road.
  6192.  
  6193. Don looks at the streets and waits. He watches a police SUV
  6194. park in an alley.
  6195.  
  6196. DON (CONT’D)
  6197. (muttering)
  6198. Here we go.
  6199.  
  6200. They go into a city and go through the streets.
  6201.  
  6202. A police cruiser begins to trail behind the truck.
  6203.  
  6204. The lights come on.
  6205.  
  6206. Don takes his 9mm out and puts it to the driver's head.
  6207.  
  6208. DON (CONT’D)
  6209. Stop the god damn truck.
  6210.  
  6211. Peterson gives Conrad a look of shock.
  6212.  
  6213. PETERSON
  6214. Ain't you gonna do anything?
  6215.  
  6216. CONRAD
  6217. I'd kindly do what the man says.
  6218.  
  6219. Don checks the side mirror.
  6220.  
  6221. DON
  6222. Oh, shit.
  6223.  
  6224. CONRAD
  6225. What's up?
  6226.  
  6227. Jackie sits next to Parks in the cruiser.
  6228.  
  6229. DON
  6230. It's my god damn ex-wife.
  6231.  
  6232. PETERSON
  6233. What?
  6234.  
  6235. DON
  6236. Shut up.
  6237.  
  6238. Don keeps the gun on Peterson's head.
  6239.  
  6240. DON (CONT’D)
  6241. Do what the cops say. If they tell
  6242. you to make a move, do so.
  6243.  
  6244. PETERSON
  6245. Screw you, pal.
  6246.  
  6247. Don smacks him with the handgun, then puts it to his
  6248. forehead.
  6249.  
  6250. DON
  6251. Wrong answer. The next one paints
  6252. your brains against the glass.
  6253.  
  6254. PETERSON
  6255. Alright, easy buddy.
  6256.  
  6257. Don watches Jackie get on the loudspeaker.
  6258.  
  6259. JACKIE
  6260. Occupants of the big rig truck,
  6261. this is the police! Come out of the
  6262. truck with your hands u-
  6263.  
  6264. A gunshot goes through the glass. The round goes through
  6265. Peterson's skull. Peterson slumps against the seat.
  6266.  
  6267. Conrad opens the door as more rounds go through the glass.
  6268.  
  6269. Smoke grenades fall on the ground around the truck.
  6270.  
  6271. DON
  6272. Oh, christ.
  6273.  
  6274. CONRAD
  6275. LET'S GO!
  6276.  
  6277. Conrad opens the door to the truck. He kicks it open and
  6278. drags Don out with him.
  6279.  
  6280.  
  6281. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  6282.  
  6283. The two step out of the truck as rounds enter through the
  6284. windshield.
  6285.  
  6286. CONRAD
  6287. Through the smoke, let's go!
  6288.  
  6289. Don runs behind him and holsters his handgun. He looks behind
  6290. him at the police officers that take cover behind their cars.
  6291.  
  6292. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  6293. Come on!
  6294.  
  6295. Don looks to his right as he watches a white van goes inside
  6296. a parking garage.
  6297.  
  6298. DON
  6299. Christ.
  6300.  
  6301. The gunfire intensifies, as Don pushes through the smoke to
  6302.  
  6303.  
  6304. INT. PARKING GARAGE - NIGHT
  6305.  
  6306. The two run up the ramp and into the main garage. A militia
  6307. soldier hits him with his rifle and knocks him to the ground.
  6308.  
  6309. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  6310. STOP!
  6311.  
  6312. Don stops and puts his arms up. The militia soldier focuses
  6313. on Don.
  6314.  
  6315. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1 (CONT’D)
  6316. I got you now, you trafficker piece
  6317. of trash-
  6318.  
  6319. Conrad takes his gun out and fires a volley into him.
  6320.  
  6321. Don's eyes widen.
  6322.  
  6323. The man drops dead in front of him.
  6324.  
  6325. Conrad grabs Don by the arm. The two continue to run as the
  6326. white van Don saw earlier pulls up and stops.
  6327.  
  6328. Don and Conrad run into
  6329.  
  6330.  
  6331. INT. OFFICE - NIGHT
  6332.  
  6333. Conrad checks the ammo in his handgun.
  6334.  
  6335. CONRAD
  6336. Get your god damn gun out.
  6337.  
  6338. Don gets his gun out and chamber checks it.
  6339.  
  6340. DON
  6341. ...Y-Yeah.
  6342.  
  6343. Don holds his gun in his hand. The screech of the van's tires
  6344. echo through the parking garage.
  6345.  
  6346. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 2 (O.S.)
  6347. They got one of ours! We need the
  6348. two Army guys dead!
  6349.  
  6350. DON
  6351. Fuck.
  6352.  
  6353. They hear the van drive off.
  6354.  
  6355. Parks's voice echoes through the garage.
  6356.  
  6357. PARKS (O.S.)
  6358. You got a van on its way down
  6359. there, stop it! White Ford van!
  6360.  
  6361. The two look over.
  6362.  
  6363. Gunfire rings out through the garage. Don looks behind as one
  6364. of the gunmen drops to the ground, the other two shoot back.
  6365. Don raises his gun.
  6366.  
  6367. Conrad moves his hand on top of Don's arms and lowers it.
  6368.  
  6369. CONRAD
  6370. Let 'em shoot at each other, it'll
  6371. be easier that way. Come on.
  6372.  
  6373. The two run toward an exit sign. Don runs over to the door
  6374. and tries the door. It doesn't open.
  6375.  
  6376. DON
  6377. It's fucked!
  6378.  
  6379. Conrad tries to kick the door open. No dice.
  6380.  
  6381. CONRAD
  6382. Damn it!
  6383.  
  6384. Parks runs behind the two, gun drawn.
  6385.  
  6386. PARKS
  6387. POLICE, STOP!
  6388.  
  6389. Conrad bolts through the cubicles. Don follows behind him
  6390. into
  6391.  
  6392.  
  6393. INT. STAIRCASE - NIGHT
  6394.  
  6395. NICHOLAS "NICK" FLETCHER, (35) tackles Don and puts his hands
  6396. around on Don's neck.
  6397.  
  6398. Don looks up at Nick and shoots a weak grin.
  6399.  
  6400. DON
  6401. Hi... Nick
  6402.  
  6403. Nick keeps his hands around Don's neck.
  6404.  
  6405. NICK
  6406. All this time, I trusted you to
  6407. take care of that girl...
  6408.  
  6409. Nick punches him in the mouth. Nick takes his hand off Don's
  6410. neck.
  6411.  
  6412. Don coughs and struggles to catch his breath.
  6413.  
  6414. DON
  6415. Please trust me Nick.
  6416.  
  6417. Nick throws another punch to Don's face. The side of it
  6418. begins to bleed.
  6419.  
  6420. Nick places his hands around Don's neck again. Don tries to
  6421. reach up.
  6422.  
  6423. NICK
  6424. Stupid cunt! Imagine the pain she's
  6425. going through!
  6426.  
  6427. Conrad shows up behind the two and holds a fire extinguisher.
  6428. He hits Nick in the back and causes him to fall over. Conrad
  6429. throws the fire extinguisher to the side.
  6430.  
  6431. Conrad grabs Don's hand and gets him on his feet.
  6432.  
  6433. CONRAD
  6434. COME ON, LET'S GO DOC!
  6435.  
  6436. Don stands up and takes another second to get up.
  6437.  
  6438. Don looks to his left inside the office. Parks holds his
  6439. rifle and advances on the two.
  6440.  
  6441. The two look at the wide eyed Parks and make their way down
  6442. he staircase.
  6443.  
  6444. Gunfire rings out behind them as two police officers make
  6445. their way up the staircase. Turner holds a shotgun in his
  6446. hand while Steele carries a handgun.
  6447.  
  6448. Conrad makes his way straight down the stairs.
  6449.  
  6450. They make it to the next stairwell. The door behind them
  6451. stays behind it is open.
  6452.  
  6453. STEELE, (mid-40s) holds his gun out.
  6454.  
  6455. STEELE
  6456. STOP!
  6457.  
  6458. CONRAD
  6459. DOC, GO!
  6460.  
  6461. Conrad tackles Steele into the room. Don looks back and makes
  6462. his way down the staircase.
  6463.  
  6464. Don makes his way another floor down to another stairwell.
  6465.  
  6466. Turner makes his way up the staircase, his shotgun points
  6467. forward. The window behind the stairwell is open.
  6468.  
  6469. Don makes his way to the stairwell.
  6470.  
  6471. TURNER
  6472. LEMME SEE YOUR HANDS!
  6473.  
  6474. DON
  6475. Buddy...
  6476.  
  6477. Don keeps his hands up, the shotgun muzzle in his face.
  6478.  
  6479. TURNER
  6480. GET ON YOUR KNEES!
  6481.  
  6482. Don looks at Turner's face. The shotgun shakes in his hand.
  6483.  
  6484. DON
  6485. Sorry, buddy...
  6486.  
  6487. Don pushes the shotgun's muzzle away from his face. The gun
  6488. goes off next to Don's ear.
  6489.  
  6490. The world goes silent. Turner tries to rack the shotgun.
  6491.  
  6492. Don shoves him against the window and holds the shotgun.
  6493. Turner racks it as Don pushes him forward further.
  6494.  
  6495. Don pushes his him forward and takes his knife out, his eyes
  6496. wide. Don cuts the sling off and pushes him out the window.
  6497.  
  6498. DON (CONT’D)
  6499. Oh, oh fuck...
  6500.  
  6501. Turner falls into a dumpster face first. The top door closes
  6502. on top of him.
  6503.  
  6504. DON (CONT’D)
  6505. Oh, I'm getting the chair for that
  6506. one.
  6507.  
  6508. Don takes the shotgun and eyes it for a moment. He shakes his
  6509. head, clears it, and throws it off to the side.
  6510.  
  6511. He makes his way down to the first floor. The sirens continue
  6512. in the distance. A SWAT MRAP arrives. Bullets fly through the
  6513. glass as those in the MRAP start to take cover.
  6514.  
  6515. Don runs out to
  6516.  
  6517.  
  6518. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  6519.  
  6520. Behind him, SWAT officers shoot back at the roof tops.
  6521.  
  6522. Don sneaks past them and heads into
  6523.  
  6524.  
  6525. INT. ALLEY - NIGHT
  6526.  
  6527. Don looks up at the open window, then at the dumpster below.
  6528.  
  6529. Don walks up to the dumpster. He checks behind him.
  6530.  
  6531. DON
  6532. Hey buddy, you okay?
  6533.  
  6534. Turner groans.
  6535.  
  6536. TURNER
  6537. Fuck.... You, asshole...
  6538.  
  6539. Don undoes his shemagh and throws it off to the side.
  6540.  
  6541. His face carries a cut on the side of it.
  6542.  
  6543. DON
  6544. That's a yes.
  6545.  
  6546. Don makes a run for the end of the alley.
  6547.  
  6548. His phone vibrates.
  6549.  
  6550. JAMES
  6551. (text)
  6552. I see you, make your way down to
  6553. the end of the alley.
  6554.  
  6555. Don continues to break out in a sprint. The gunfire continues
  6556. behind him.
  6557.  
  6558. A rusty hatchback pulls up the front of the alley.
  6559.  
  6560. Parks runs out behind him, his rifle up.
  6561.  
  6562. He lowers his weapon as Don slides across the hood of James's
  6563. car and gets in.
  6564.  
  6565.  
  6566. INT. HATCHBACK - NIGHT
  6567.  
  6568. DON
  6569. DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE!
  6570.  
  6571. James puts the car in gear and guns it out of the area.
  6572.  
  6573. Sarah sits next to Don.
  6574.  
  6575. James makes his way towards the freeway.
  6576.  
  6577. SARAH
  6578. Where the hell's your friend?
  6579.  
  6580. DON
  6581. Cops got him probably- I don't
  6582. fucking know.
  6583.  
  6584. Don massages his eyes.
  6585.  
  6586. DON (CONT’D)
  6587. This is fucked, this is so fucking
  6588. fucked!
  6589.  
  6590. Don freezes up and tries to take a breath.
  6591.  
  6592. DON (CONT’D)
  6593. We fucked up, we fucked up, we
  6594. fucked up so god damn bad...
  6595.  
  6596. A police checkpoint is set up in front of the group.
  6597.  
  6598. JAMES
  6599. Now, be calm now Don-
  6600.  
  6601. Don jumps out of the car and runs down another alley.
  6602.  
  6603. Sarah closes the door behind him as Don makes his way down an
  6604. alley.
  6605.  
  6606. JAMES (CONT’D)
  6607. ...And there he goes...
  6608.  
  6609.  
  6610. EXT. ALLEYWAY - NIGHT
  6611.  
  6612. A lady starts to get into her car.
  6613.  
  6614. Don walks up to her and gets his gun out.
  6615.  
  6616. DON
  6617. Ma'am, can I borrow your car?
  6618.  
  6619. IND WOMAN 1
  6620. Boy, you got a gun pointed at my
  6621. head, am I supposed to say no?
  6622.  
  6623. DON
  6624. Please give me your purse.
  6625.  
  6626. Don keeps the gun up. His face is darkened. Don's hand shakes
  6627. as he does so.
  6628.  
  6629. The lady gives Don her purse and her hands shake.
  6630.  
  6631. Don takes her purse and takes the keys out of it.
  6632.  
  6633. He passes the purse to her.
  6634.  
  6635. DON (CONT’D)
  6636. Thanks, I'll leave it somewhere you
  6637. can find it.
  6638.  
  6639. The lady looks at him with confusion in her eyes. Don gets in
  6640. the car and drives off.
  6641.  
  6642. He stops at
  6643.  
  6644.  
  6645. EXT. GROCERY STORE - NIGHT
  6646.  
  6647. Don takes the top of his jacket off and gets out of the car.
  6648. He makes a run down the street and throws the OCP top into a
  6649. trash can.
  6650.  
  6651. CUT TO:
  6652.  
  6653.  
  6654. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  6655.  
  6656. Don runs inside, his eyes wide. James and Sarah look at Don
  6657. with confused looks.
  6658.  
  6659. SARAH
  6660. We waited for you at the other end
  6661. of the alley.
  6662.  
  6663. Ash chuckles and shakes her head.
  6664.  
  6665. ASH
  6666. The gentleman car jacker, huh? You
  6667. never took me as the guy who
  6668. boosted cars.
  6669.  
  6670. DON
  6671. Save it.
  6672.  
  6673. ASH
  6674. Not my fault you made yourself a
  6675. meme.
  6676.  
  6677. Don runs into his room and comes out. He wears a pair of
  6678. jeans and a T-shirt.
  6679.  
  6680. DON
  6681. Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit...
  6682.  
  6683. Don carries wide eyes.
  6684.  
  6685. DON (CONT’D)
  6686. This is so fucked.
  6687.  
  6688. JAMES
  6689. Don.
  6690.  
  6691. James tries to reach his hand out to Don. Don begins to pace
  6692. up and down the room.
  6693.  
  6694. DON
  6695. I've stolen a car, Conrad's
  6696. murdered someone, I'm a fucking
  6697. killer, and some poor lady can't
  6698. drive home to her family... This is
  6699. so fucked!
  6700.  
  6701. Don begins to hyperventilate.
  6702.  
  6703. Ash steps out of the apartment.
  6704.  
  6705. Sarah walks over and takes his hand. She tries to pull him
  6706. aside.
  6707.  
  6708. JAMES
  6709. SERGEANT DONOVAN PAULSEN!
  6710.  
  6711. Don pushes her back.
  6712.  
  6713. The room goes quiet as Don gives him a look of anger.
  6714.  
  6715. DON
  6716. Don't fucking call me that.
  6717.  
  6718. JAMES
  6719. That's what you are and always will
  6720. be to me.
  6721.  
  6722. DON
  6723. And you know that's bullshit and I
  6724. wasn't deserving of that promotion.
  6725.  
  6726. James smacks him.
  6727.  
  6728. JAMES
  6729. YOU'RE WHY I'M LIKE THIS, DOC! I'M
  6730. STUCK IN THIS FUCKING 2D WORLD
  6731. BECAUSE OF YOU.
  6732.  
  6733. Don throws a punch across the side of James's face.
  6734.  
  6735. Conrad and Nick come into the room.
  6736.  
  6737. James puts his hands on Don and slams his hands on both sides
  6738. of Don's face.
  6739.  
  6740. DON
  6741. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID YOU IRISH
  6742. FUCK!
  6743.  
  6744. CONRAD
  6745. HEY!
  6746.  
  6747. NICK
  6748. OY!
  6749.  
  6750. Sarah and Nick pull Don back.
  6751.  
  6752. Conrad pulls James back.
  6753.  
  6754. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  6755. Easy, easy!
  6756.  
  6757. DON
  6758. You don't know half the
  6759. things I had to do during
  6760. that incident, James! The
  6761. nightmares I have every god
  6762. damn night from that hour!
  6763.  
  6764. SARAH
  6765. DON!
  6766.  
  6767. Don looks over at her. His chest heaves. Don looks at her.
  6768.  
  6769. Nick and Sarah let him go.
  6770.  
  6771. Don drops to his knees. His breathing slows.
  6772.  
  6773. DON
  6774. We're fucked. What the hell are we
  6775. supposed to do now? Run? They'll
  6776. catch up with us-
  6777.  
  6778. Conrad walks over and puts his hand out.
  6779.  
  6780. CONRAD
  6781. Get up.
  6782.  
  6783. Don grabs his hand.
  6784.  
  6785. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  6786. New plan, right? What you used to
  6787. say. Shit happens, you just roll
  6788. with it.
  6789.  
  6790. Don takes a deep breath.
  6791.  
  6792. DON
  6793. Yeah. Yeah.
  6794.  
  6795. CONRAD
  6796. Come on, pussy. Let's find out what
  6797. we can do.
  6798.  
  6799. Don's phone vibrates in his pocket.
  6800.  
  6801. Don takes it out and picks it up.
  6802.  
  6803. DON
  6804. Yeah...
  6805.  
  6806. Don puts the phone on speaker.
  6807.  
  6808. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  6809. (phone)
  6810. You've really fucked up this time,
  6811. Paulsen. That was my shipment.
  6812.  
  6813. DON (O.S.)
  6814. Maybe you shouldn't traffic kids,
  6815. you prick. I'm gonna take you down.
  6816.  
  6817. MATTHEWS
  6818. That's a shame. I didn't want it to
  6819. come to this.
  6820.  
  6821. DON
  6822. Come to what?
  6823.  
  6824. James grins at that.
  6825.  
  6826. Matthews hangs up.
  6827.  
  6828. JAMES
  6829. So that threat has no teeth to back
  6830. it up.
  6831.  
  6832. DON
  6833. Wait. Where's Ash?
  6834.  
  6835. SARAH
  6836. She was just right...
  6837.  
  6838. Ash comes through the door. She holds a box of ice cream in
  6839. her hand.
  6840.  
  6841. ASH
  6842. Anyone want ice cream?
  6843.  
  6844. Everyone takes a sigh of relief.
  6845.  
  6846. DON
  6847. Ash, don't do that, you scared the
  6848. shit outta of all of us.
  6849.  
  6850. Ash shrugs.
  6851.  
  6852. ASH
  6853. You would've been all like Liam
  6854. Neeson and killed everyone if I did
  6855. though.
  6856.  
  6857. Don just looks at Ash with a blank stare.
  6858.  
  6859. DON
  6860. Don't ever do that ever again.
  6861.  
  6862. ASH
  6863. Bad time- Sorry. I thought you were
  6864. busy there having a nervous
  6865. breakdown!
  6866.  
  6867. DON
  6868. And it'll only get worse if you do
  6869. shit like that!
  6870.  
  6871. Don looks around.
  6872.  
  6873. DON (CONT’D)
  6874. You know what I need? I need a
  6875. beer. Who wants to go on a beer
  6876. run?
  6877.  
  6878. CUT TO:
  6879.  
  6880. The group sits around and beers.
  6881.  
  6882. DON (CONT’D)
  6883. So, what's our play now?
  6884.  
  6885. CONRAD
  6886. Well we were supposed to give
  6887. ourselves up to the cops-
  6888.  
  6889. Don puts his hand up.
  6890.  
  6891. DON
  6892. Ah, ah- Nope. James, what happened
  6893. to those guys stationed outside my
  6894. apartment?
  6895.  
  6896. James puts his hand up.
  6897.  
  6898. JAMES
  6899. Storage unit. You want to talk to
  6900. 'em?
  6901.  
  6902. DON
  6903. Sure.
  6904.  
  6905. Don looks at Ash.
  6906.  
  6907. DON (CONT’D)
  6908. Just act like everything's normal
  6909. and you don't know anything about
  6910. this.
  6911.  
  6912. Ash nods. Don gives her a hug.
  6913.  
  6914. DON (CONT’D)
  6915. In the meantime... I'm gonna get
  6916. some rest.
  6917.  
  6918. He looks back at the two.
  6919.  
  6920. DON (CONT’D)
  6921. Help me get them set up on the
  6922. couch.
  6923.  
  6924.  
  6925. INT. STORAGE UNIT - DAY
  6926.  
  6927. A roll up door opens and lets the sun inside.
  6928.  
  6929. DON
  6930. James.
  6931.  
  6932. James carries a look of shock.
  6933.  
  6934. JAMES
  6935. They were just here.
  6936.  
  6937. Don looks into the container, frozen.
  6938.  
  6939. The chairs sit empty. Don looks around.
  6940.  
  6941. DON
  6942. James. Are we about to get
  6943. ambushed?
  6944.  
  6945. Don gets his gun out.
  6946.  
  6947. He looks around him.
  6948.  
  6949. A note sits on a chair.
  6950.  
  6951. "You really fucked up this time, doc."
  6952.  
  6953. DON (CONT’D)
  6954. Let's go!
  6955.  
  6956. Don holsters his gun and runs back.
  6957.  
  6958. The door to the unit behind them closes. The room goes dark.
  6959.  
  6960. DON (CONT’D)
  6961. Oh, fuck.
  6962.  
  6963. Don's phone vibrates which illuminates the unit.
  6964.  
  6965. Don looks down at it.
  6966.  
  6967. "Ash" appears in the contact.
  6968.  
  6969. DON (CONT’D)
  6970. Oh no...
  6971.  
  6972.  
  6973. EXT. COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARKING LOT - DAY
  6974.  
  6975. Ash wears a messenger bag as she heads back from class.
  6976.  
  6977. She looks around, her hands in her pocket. Two vans pull up.
  6978.  
  6979. A man steps out of one of the vans.
  6980.  
  6981. AGENT WALSH, (mid-50s) stands in front of her.
  6982.  
  6983. Ash turns around and starts to walk away. She reaches into
  6984. her bag.
  6985.  
  6986. WALSH
  6987. Miss Paulsen!
  6988.  
  6989. Her hand reaches her gun.
  6990.  
  6991. Walsh stands in front of her. She looks at him and keeps her
  6992. hand in the bag. Her hand grips the handgun.
  6993.  
  6994. Walsh takes out his Homeland Security badge.
  6995.  
  6996. Ash turns around to face him.
  6997.  
  6998. WALSH (CONT’D)
  6999. We need you to come with us.
  7000.  
  7001. ASH
  7002. Fuck you. You got a warrant?
  7003.  
  7004. WALSH
  7005. It's a matter of national security,
  7006. Miss Paulsen.
  7007.  
  7008. ASH
  7009. Fuck you and that, I'm going home.
  7010.  
  7011. She tries to walk past the group-
  7012.  
  7013. SARAH
  7014. There you are!
  7015.  
  7016. Sarah walks over.
  7017.  
  7018. SARAH (CONT’D)
  7019. What seems to be the problem here?
  7020.  
  7021. Sarah grabs Ash by her free arm.
  7022.  
  7023. WALSH
  7024. Hello, Sarah. It's been awhile.
  7025.  
  7026. SARAH
  7027. Yes, it has, hasn't it? What's your
  7028. interest in the girl?
  7029.  
  7030. SARAH (CONT’D)
  7031. I'm a babysitter now.
  7032.  
  7033. The men in suits around her laugh.
  7034.  
  7035. WALSH
  7036. Little lady, you know how many
  7037. people Ms. Flynn here has killed?
  7038.  
  7039. ASH
  7040. I don't think that's important,
  7041. fuckface.
  7042.  
  7043. She pulls Sarah's arm away from her, her hand still in the
  7044. bag.
  7045.  
  7046. SARAH
  7047. Get outta here, Ash.
  7048.  
  7049. Ash looks down and sees one about to get behind her. She
  7050. turns around, shoves him back and takes out her gun, a 9mm
  7051. Colt Defender. Her finger on the trigger slips.
  7052.  
  7053. ASH
  7054. BACK UP!
  7055.  
  7056. She fires one shot into the approaching agent. Her eyes widen
  7057. as her shots go high. The round lands in his chest.
  7058.  
  7059. WALSH
  7060. You shouldn't have done that. TAKE
  7061. 'EM DOWN!
  7062.  
  7063. Ash makes a run through the parking lot. She looks behind her
  7064. as agents tackle Sarah down.
  7065.  
  7066. ASH
  7067. Oh fuck, oh fuck!
  7068.  
  7069. Agents trail behind her as she watches the van start itself
  7070. up and drive to her side of the parking lot.
  7071.  
  7072. She cuts between cars and puts holds her gun next to her.
  7073. With her free hand she takes out her phone and calls Don.
  7074.  
  7075. The line rings as she peers over and takes cover behind a
  7076. car.
  7077.  
  7078. ASH (CONT’D)
  7079. Need to get to my car...
  7080.  
  7081. Ash puts the phone to her ear.
  7082.  
  7083. DON (O.S.)
  7084. (phone)
  7085. Ash?
  7086.  
  7087. ASH
  7088. (phone)
  7089. Dad, dad- There's guys after me. I
  7090. had to shoot one.
  7091.  
  7092. The van gets closer. Ash crawls under a car and makes her way
  7093. past two agents.
  7094.  
  7095. She puts the phone in her pocket.
  7096.  
  7097. DON (O.S.)
  7098. (phone)
  7099. Ash, call 911 right now!
  7100.  
  7101. Sirens in the distance ring out.
  7102.  
  7103. She waits under a car as two agents pass by.
  7104.  
  7105. IND AGENT 2
  7106. You got eyes on?
  7107.  
  7108. Ash stays under the car and takes her gun out. She trains it
  7109. on one's leg.
  7110.  
  7111. IND AGENT 1
  7112. Negative, I got nothing here, man.
  7113.  
  7114. Ash waits. The two agents move on. Her bag still on her, she
  7115. reaches into it and takes out a red "Fairview Furriers"
  7116. baseball cap. She grabs two spare magazines out and puts them
  7117. in her pocket.
  7118.  
  7119. She takes off her bag and throws it under the car.
  7120.  
  7121. The agents have moved on and search on the right side of the
  7122. parking lot. Ash crouches down.
  7123.  
  7124. She moves across the parking lot.
  7125.  
  7126. Eli sits behind a car, 1911 in hand. He sees Ash and points
  7127. the gun at her.
  7128.  
  7129. ELI
  7130. Ash?
  7131.  
  7132. Ash motions for him to pipe down.
  7133.  
  7134. ASH
  7135. Shut up, where's your car?
  7136.  
  7137. ELI
  7138. Right here, they said to wait here
  7139. while they deal with the situation.
  7140. You need help?
  7141.  
  7142. ASH
  7143. I need you to get me outta here-
  7144.  
  7145. ELI
  7146. They're cops, we kinda have to do
  7147. what they say.
  7148.  
  7149. ASH
  7150. SHUT UP. AND GET ME OUT OF HERE.
  7151.  
  7152. She gives a death glare.
  7153.  
  7154. ELI
  7155. Al-Alright...
  7156.  
  7157. Eli gets into his car. Ash gets into the passenger's side.
  7158.  
  7159.  
  7160. INT. CAR - DAY
  7161.  
  7162. Ash pulls the seat back.
  7163.  
  7164. ELI
  7165. How'd you piss these guys off?
  7166.  
  7167. ASH
  7168. I didn't- Dad did.
  7169.  
  7170. ELI
  7171. That's a common theme...
  7172.  
  7173. Eli drives down the parking lot towards the exit.
  7174.  
  7175. ASH
  7176. Nah, that's just another Tuesday
  7177. for Donovan Paulsen.
  7178.  
  7179. Ash checks behind her.
  7180.  
  7181. Matthews stands in front of the car, gun out.
  7182.  
  7183. MATTHEWS
  7184. Get outta the car!
  7185.  
  7186. Eli's hands shake as he watches Matthews. Matthews steps to
  7187. the side-
  7188.  
  7189. He guns the car's engine. An agent throws spike strips in
  7190. front of the car as it accelerates forward.
  7191.  
  7192. Eli hits the brakes. Ash grabs the seatbelt and clings to it.
  7193.  
  7194. Eli's car crashes into a parked car.
  7195.  
  7196. FADE TO BLACK.
  7197.  
  7198.  
  7199. INT. STORAGE UNIT - DAY
  7200.  
  7201. DON
  7202. Ash? Ash?
  7203.  
  7204. PARKS (O.S.)
  7205. (phone)
  7206. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!
  7207.  
  7208. Don hangs up and calls 911.
  7209.  
  7210. DISPATCHER (O.S.)
  7211. 911, what is your emergency?
  7212.  
  7213. Don struggles to breathe.
  7214.  
  7215. DON
  7216. They got my daughter and I'm-
  7217.  
  7218. Don lets out a scream of pained agony.
  7219.  
  7220.  
  7221. EXT. STORAGE UNIT - DAY
  7222.  
  7223. Don sits there, his face blank. James sits next to him.
  7224.  
  7225. Police surround the storage unit, officers talk amongst
  7226. themselves.
  7227.  
  7228. Parks walks over.
  7229.  
  7230. PARKS
  7231. Whatever it is you're chasing, it's
  7232. best you leave it to us.
  7233.  
  7234. Don stands up and looks at Parks in anger.
  7235.  
  7236. DON
  7237. You guys? Your incompetent piece of
  7238. shit guys, my fucking ex-wife?
  7239.  
  7240. Jackie stands there and sips a cup of coffee.
  7241.  
  7242. PARKS
  7243. I need you to calm down-
  7244.  
  7245. DON
  7246. Calm down? Fuck you, I'll calm down
  7247. when I get my fucking kid back!
  7248. What if it was Elena, Dave? What
  7249. would you do then?
  7250.  
  7251. PARKS
  7252. I'd want to get her back, but right
  7253. now you need to calm yourself.
  7254.  
  7255. DON
  7256. Calm? Calm? Fuck you.
  7257.  
  7258. Don gets into Parks's face. Turner walks up behind Don.
  7259.  
  7260. Parks motions for him to back off. Don begins to calm down.
  7261.  
  7262. DON (CONT’D)
  7263. What if it was Elena Dave? What
  7264. would you do then?
  7265.  
  7266. PARKS
  7267. What were you two doing in the
  7268. storage crate, Don?
  7269.  
  7270. DON
  7271. It doesn't matter. We got locked
  7272. in.
  7273.  
  7274. Parks takes a deep breath.
  7275.  
  7276. PARKS
  7277. Yeah. You know who could've taken
  7278. her?
  7279.  
  7280. DON
  7281. My boss.
  7282.  
  7283. PARKS
  7284. Your boss. Got a name?
  7285.  
  7286. Parks takes out a pen.
  7287.  
  7288. DON
  7289. Matthews. Marcus Matthews.
  7290.  
  7291. Parks drops his pen.
  7292.  
  7293. Parks goes to pick it back up.
  7294.  
  7295. PARKS
  7296. We may need her for this one then.
  7297.  
  7298. DON
  7299. No, you don't-
  7300.  
  7301. Parks walks off and beckons her over.
  7302.  
  7303. He says a few words to her. Jackie walks over.
  7304.  
  7305. JACKIE
  7306. You lost my kid, our kid. You
  7307. expect me not to arrest you for
  7308. child endangerment?
  7309.  
  7310. DON
  7311. How about you just stick that Glock
  7312. in your mouth and make yourself
  7313. scarce? It'll be better head than
  7314. you ever gave. It's funny how you
  7315. suddenly care about
  7316.  
  7317. JACKIE
  7318. Ash is actually a fully formed
  7319. human being, Don.
  7320.  
  7321. DON
  7322. Oh, suddenly you give a shit about
  7323. human life-
  7324.  
  7325. James tries to pull Don away from her.
  7326.  
  7327. JACKIE
  7328. Because it's my fucking kid too you
  7329. piece of shit!
  7330.  
  7331. DON
  7332. Look at you, Jackie Miller,
  7333. suddenly caring about someone!
  7334. Marcus Matthews has my kid and here
  7335. you are bickering with me about
  7336. this bullshit! Why don't you go and
  7337. make yourself another fucking
  7338. statistic? Maybe then you can add
  7339. to something that isn't yor own ego
  7340. or your bullshit career- THAT I
  7341. BUILT, YOU FUCKING CUNT!
  7342.  
  7343. James pulls Don away. Don's face is red with anger.
  7344.  
  7345. JACKIE
  7346. Your kid?! Your kid, Donny?!
  7347.  
  7348. An Audi pulls up behind the police line.
  7349.  
  7350. DON
  7351. I'm managing to give more of a shit
  7352. about her than you did about me,
  7353. you whore!
  7354.  
  7355. James drags Don behind the police line.
  7356.  
  7357. Kobel steps out, Nick next to him. Conrad steps out as well.
  7358. A BMW pulls up behind the two.
  7359.  
  7360. A man in a suit steps out.
  7361.  
  7362. MICHAEL TYLER, (43) glares at Don.
  7363.  
  7364. TYLER
  7365. You got a serious problem. You and
  7366. your buddy looking at some serious
  7367. time or are you looking to figure
  7368. out what happened to your daughter?
  7369. I imagine, you being the loving
  7370. caring father you are, you're sure
  7371. as shit not looking at time.
  7372.  
  7373. DON
  7374. He's got nothing to go off of.
  7375.  
  7376. TYLER
  7377. Yeah, and then you say they wrong
  7378. set of words and Dave arrests you
  7379. for the kidnapping of your own
  7380. daughter- Is that what you want?
  7381.  
  7382. Don rolls his eyes.
  7383.  
  7384. DON
  7385. The fuck you want anyway?
  7386.  
  7387. Kobel appears behind him.
  7388.  
  7389. KOBEL
  7390. To keep you out of jail, Paulsen.
  7391.  
  7392. DON
  7393. I can keep myself outta jail, thank
  7394. you very much.
  7395.  
  7396. KOBEL
  7397. From the way you mouthed off to
  7398. Parks, you coulda got yourself
  7399. tazed right then and there.
  7400.  
  7401. TYLER
  7402. Blue lives matter, back the blue,
  7403. save me the bullshit, Mr. Paulsen.
  7404. At the end of the day, Parks has a
  7405. job to do and some overzealous
  7406. prick in his department puts an
  7407. arrest warrant on you?
  7408.  
  7409. He claps his hands.
  7410.  
  7411. TYLER (CONT’D)
  7412. Into the slammer you go for the
  7413. rest of your life. That what you
  7414. want? Do yourself a favor, you find
  7415. something on your daughter, you
  7416. notify the proper authorities
  7417. without telling them who you are.
  7418. Better yet, you notify them under
  7419. my supervision.
  7420.  
  7421. Don gives Kobel a glare.
  7422.  
  7423. DON
  7424. Fuckin' fine.
  7425.  
  7426. Don walks back to his Ford and heads home to
  7427.  
  7428.  
  7429. EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - AFTERNOON
  7430.  
  7431. The apartment in front of him sits empty. Don's hands shake
  7432. as he collapses on the floor. He sobs.
  7433.  
  7434. DON
  7435. I don't want to be alone, oh god I
  7436. don't want to be alone again...
  7437.  
  7438. Don gets back up. Tears roll down his eyes as he goes int
  7439.  
  7440.  
  7441. ASH'S ROOM
  7442.  
  7443. Some tool catalogs sit on her desk alongside some opened cans
  7444. of soda.
  7445.  
  7446. Don walks through her room.
  7447.  
  7448. He opens her dresser drawer and sniffs one of her shirts.
  7449.  
  7450. DON
  7451. Oh god I'm gonna be alone again...
  7452.  
  7453. A knock at the front door. Don gets a text message.
  7454.  
  7455. The contact reads, "Jackie".
  7456.  
  7457. JACKIE (TEXT)
  7458. I'm sorry about everything. I still
  7459. love you Don, but I was wondering
  7460. if it was at all possible to meet.
  7461. I want to find Ash as much as you
  7462. do. Let's meet.
  7463.  
  7464. An address to an office sits in there.
  7465.  
  7466. Don looks at the text and gets out of the house to
  7467.  
  7468.  
  7469. INT. OFFICE - DAY
  7470.  
  7471. Don walks into an office that reads, "Jonathan Riley,
  7472. counselor".
  7473.  
  7474. Don carries a look of hesitation as he opens his hand on the
  7475. door.
  7476.  
  7477.  
  7478. RECEPTION OFFICE
  7479.  
  7480. DON
  7481. Hello?
  7482.  
  7483. The office sits empty. Don looks around. The door to Riley's
  7484. office is open.
  7485.  
  7486. Don walks in. To the side of him, Matthews stands there
  7487. holding Jackie as a human shield. Jackie has a Ruger .22 to
  7488. her head.
  7489.  
  7490. MATTHEWS
  7491. Paulsen.
  7492.  
  7493. Don turns around.
  7494.  
  7495. DON
  7496. You're stupid as fuck. You know the
  7497. kind of heat this is going to
  7498. attract to your little kiddy
  7499. diddling operation, Matthews?
  7500.  
  7501. MATTHEWS
  7502. That would be your fault. You think
  7503. you can stop one of my trucks and
  7504. walk off scot-free? Fuck that, you
  7505. reap what you sow.
  7506.  
  7507. Don shakes his head.
  7508.  
  7509. JACKIE
  7510. Don, shoot him.
  7511.  
  7512. Matthews presses the gun against Jackie's temple.
  7513.  
  7514. MATTHEWS
  7515. How about I just paint your brains
  7516. right here and now, Miller?
  7517.  
  7518. DON
  7519. What do you want? Where's Ash?
  7520.  
  7521. MATTHEWS
  7522. I just needed you in here is all.
  7523. Currently in some government hole
  7524. where she doesn't exist. The cops
  7525. can't find someone if they don't
  7526. exist, you of all people should
  7527. know that.
  7528.  
  7529. He holsters his gun. His arm moves behind him. Jackie's eye
  7530. color begins to change.
  7531.  
  7532. Matthews lets go.
  7533.  
  7534. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  7535. This is what happens when you cross
  7536. me.
  7537.  
  7538. Matthews runs out.
  7539.  
  7540. Don examines her.
  7541.  
  7542. JACKIE
  7543. Donny... I'm sorry. You need to
  7544. run.
  7545.  
  7546. Don looks down at her. He reaches his hand out.
  7547.  
  7548. JACKIE (CONT’D)
  7549. Don, please don't fight me on this.
  7550.  
  7551. She drops to the ground and begins to convulse.
  7552.  
  7553. She seizures.
  7554.  
  7555. Don takes off his jacket and lays her head under it while she
  7556. convulses. Don takes out his phone and dials 911.
  7557.  
  7558. DISPATCHER
  7559. 911, what is your emergency?
  7560.  
  7561. Don turns around and holds the phone to his ear.
  7562.  
  7563. DON(O.S.)
  7564. My wife's having a seizure, need
  7565. you to send an ambulance to my
  7566. location.
  7567.  
  7568. Jackie stands back up. She unholsters her 9mm and places it
  7569. to the back of Don's head.
  7570.  
  7571. Don stops and turns around to face her.
  7572.  
  7573. DON (CONT’D)
  7574. Jack. Get the gun out of my face.
  7575.  
  7576. Don's eyes widen as he looks into Jackie's shining blue eyes.
  7577. A tear rolls down her eye.
  7578.  
  7579. JACKIE
  7580. I can't Donny, I don't have any
  7581. control over-
  7582.  
  7583. DON
  7584. Please don't call me that.
  7585.  
  7586. Don puts his hand on the slide of the gun. Don gets the
  7587. barrel out of his face and still holds the slide.
  7588.  
  7589. The gun goes off next to Don's ear.
  7590.  
  7591. Don's ear rings as he pulls her forward and yanks the gun out
  7592. of her hand.
  7593.  
  7594. She takes a knife out of an ankle holster and lunges at Don.
  7595. Don shoves her back and begins to fire Jackie's Glock into
  7596. her.
  7597.  
  7598. She stops and looks down.
  7599.  
  7600. JACKIE
  7601. D-Donny?
  7602.  
  7603. She falls on her back and drops the knife.
  7604.  
  7605. Jackie lays in a pool of blood on the ground. She holds her
  7606. wound. Tears well up in her eyes as Don stares at her. Don
  7607. looks down at her.
  7608.  
  7609. DON
  7610. I'm sorryI'm sorryI'm sorryI'm
  7611. sorryI'msorry...
  7612.  
  7613. Don looks into her eyes.
  7614.  
  7615. Jackie's breaths begin to slow down.
  7616.  
  7617. JACKIE
  7618. I still love you, Donny...
  7619.  
  7620. Her breaths stop as Don looks down at her.
  7621.  
  7622. Don just looks down, speechless.
  7623.  
  7624. Don stands up and turns around.
  7625.  
  7626. MICHAEL RICHARDSON, (24) points a gun at him. He wears a
  7627. badge on his hip.
  7628.  
  7629. DON
  7630. I'm sorry.
  7631.  
  7632. Don walks forward and motions to her.
  7633.  
  7634. RICHARDSON
  7635. STOP!
  7636.  
  7637. DON
  7638. She pulled a gun on me.
  7639.  
  7640. RICHARDSON
  7641. GET ON YOUR KNEES! You shot my
  7642. girlfriend you son of a bitch!
  7643.  
  7644. DON
  7645. You know that used to be my wife
  7646. before you became a thing.
  7647.  
  7648. Don puts his hands up and gets on his knees, his hands on his
  7649. head.
  7650.  
  7651. Richardson cuffs Don.
  7652.  
  7653.  
  7654. INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT
  7655.  
  7656. Don sits. His hands The tears in his eyes have dried.
  7657.  
  7658. Two agents stare at Don. Matthews sits in between them.
  7659.  
  7660. MATTHEWS
  7661. You killed your wife, Paulsen. You
  7662. snapped, pissed that she cheated on
  7663. you, and took it on yourself to
  7664. disarm her and kill her yourself.
  7665.  
  7666. DON
  7667. Lawyer.
  7668.  
  7669. MATTHEWS
  7670. That all you have to say?
  7671.  
  7672. DON
  7673. Where's Parks?
  7674.  
  7675. Matthews gives a toothed grin.
  7676.  
  7677. MATTHEWS
  7678. He's a bit tied up with his
  7679. personal life right now.
  7680.  
  7681. Matthews slides a paper to Don.
  7682.  
  7683. DON
  7684. Lawyer. I'm not agreeing to shit
  7685. without one.
  7686.  
  7687. MATTHEWS
  7688. You know how bad this looks on you?
  7689. The hero of Houston, murdering his
  7690. wife in a fit of post traumatic
  7691. stress. Come clean with us. Come
  7692. on, you've killed how many people
  7693. over the past two weeks? The bank
  7694. robbers and then your wife and
  7695. daughter-
  7696.  
  7697. Don looks up from this. His hands shake. The two agents get
  7698. ready for him.
  7699.  
  7700. DON
  7701. It'll be another right after I tear
  7702. your fucking throat out!
  7703.  
  7704. Don jumps across the table and tackles Matthews to the
  7705. ground. He wrings his neck as the two agents try to pull him
  7706. back. Other police officers run in, yank him back, and throw
  7707. him against the table.
  7708.  
  7709. DON (CONT’D)
  7710. Mark my fucking words, I'm going to
  7711. murder you if it means finding my
  7712. daughter!
  7713.  
  7714. Matthews stands back up.
  7715.  
  7716. RICHARDSON
  7717. You okay there, Agent?
  7718.  
  7719. Matthews nods and waves him off.
  7720.  
  7721. MATTHEWS
  7722. Get him outta here.
  7723.  
  7724. Don is thrown into
  7725.  
  7726.  
  7727. INT. JAIL CELL - NIGHT
  7728.  
  7729. Don sits in the cell. Officers walk by.
  7730.  
  7731. He sits there.
  7732.  
  7733. DON
  7734. Jackie, Ash, and Sarah. They're
  7735. dead and it's my fault.
  7736.  
  7737. He looks at the ground below him.
  7738.  
  7739. Don looks at his lone bed.
  7740.  
  7741. DON (CONT’D)
  7742. Maybe if I go...
  7743.  
  7744. He walks over to it and begins to tie the sheet into a noose.
  7745.  
  7746. DON (CONT’D)
  7747. Ash doesn't need me as a father.
  7748. All I've ever done is ruin her
  7749. life.
  7750.  
  7751. He continues to tie it.
  7752.  
  7753. DON (CONT’D)
  7754. Jackie never needed me as a
  7755. husband. I ended Sarah's life. Sis
  7756. would've been better off too.
  7757.  
  7758. He places it around his neck and stands at the edge of his
  7759. bed.
  7760.  
  7761. DON (CONT’D)
  7762. The cops didn't even want me as one
  7763. of them in Hartford. Special
  7764. Operations saw me as a walking
  7765. liability. The unit could've used
  7766. one more suicide statistic... I
  7767. never was a hero. I was a wreck
  7768. that needed to be thrown into the
  7769. scrapyard.
  7770.  
  7771. Don smiles as he closes his eyes.
  7772.  
  7773. DON (CONT’D)
  7774. It'll be easier this way- For
  7775. everyone.
  7776.  
  7777. He steps off the bed.
  7778.  
  7779. Don struggles for a moment.
  7780.  
  7781. Nick and James come in, dressed as paramedics. Conrad is
  7782. behind them, dressed as a cop.
  7783.  
  7784. CONRAD
  7785. Oh, fuck!
  7786.  
  7787. He takes a key out and opens the door to the cell.
  7788.  
  7789. Don's eyes widen as he sees the three. He holds his noose
  7790. with one hand and tries to wave the group away.
  7791.  
  7792. JAMES
  7793. HURRY UP, HE'S GOING TO FUCKING
  7794. DIE!
  7795.  
  7796. Conrad gets the door open. The three of them run in-
  7797.  
  7798. Don kicks James in the face as he backs up. The two cut Don's
  7799. bedsheet rope down.
  7800.  
  7801. Don falls down and coughs. He holds his neck.
  7802.  
  7803. DON
  7804. Just let me die, god damn it!
  7805. (beat)
  7806. Don't you get it? This is how I
  7807. save the rest of you!
  7808.  
  7809. NICK
  7810. Shut the fuck up, you cunt.
  7811.  
  7812. JAMES
  7813. My face is fine, thank you very god
  7814. damn much. Fox eared motherfucker.
  7815.  
  7816. James and Nick drag Don into a stretcher and put restraints
  7817. on him.
  7818.  
  7819. CONRAD
  7820. I guess your question from the
  7821. first time we met still applied.
  7822.  
  7823. DON
  7824. Shut the fuck up, Conrad.
  7825.  
  7826. They wheel him out to
  7827.  
  7828.  
  7829. INT. AMBULANCE - NIGHT
  7830.  
  7831. Conrad looks at Don as he undoes his restraints.
  7832.  
  7833. The ambulance is silent.
  7834.  
  7835. DON
  7836. Jackie, Ash, and Sarah are dead
  7837. because of me. Matthews wants me
  7838. dead, the easiest thing would be
  7839.  
  7840. CONRAD
  7841. Doc-
  7842.  
  7843. Nick looks down at Don as he undoes his other restraint.
  7844.  
  7845. NICK
  7846. Mate, you don't know she's dead,
  7847. you don't know how any of them are
  7848. doing.
  7849.  
  7850. DON
  7851. I still killed Jackie. She-
  7852.  
  7853. Don looks down with tiredness in his eyes.
  7854.  
  7855. DON (CONT’D)
  7856. She wasn't her. She pulled a gun on
  7857. me. I begged her not to kill me.
  7858.  
  7859. The ambulance stops.
  7860.  
  7861. JAMES
  7862. We're here.
  7863.  
  7864. The four get out of the ambulance.
  7865.  
  7866.  
  7867. EXT. GROCERY STORE - NIGHT
  7868.  
  7869. The group steps out of the ambulance. Kobel greets the group
  7870. and takes out some cash.
  7871.  
  7872. KOBEL
  7873. Thank you, gentlemen.
  7874.  
  7875. The group looks at the money. They all look at each other,
  7876. then shake their heads.
  7877.  
  7878. DON
  7879. The man's paying you guys, you
  7880. know.
  7881.  
  7882. JAMES
  7883. I'm already on his payroll.
  7884.  
  7885. DON
  7886. Since when?
  7887.  
  7888. JAMES
  7889. I'm a new hire. Corporate fixer.
  7890.  
  7891. DON
  7892. Jesus fuck.
  7893.  
  7894. KOBEL
  7895. Any problems?
  7896.  
  7897. CONRAD
  7898. Paulsen tried to kill himself.
  7899.  
  7900. KOBEL
  7901. Can you fucking not? We barely got
  7902. the evidence from Diaz's house and
  7903. we might have a lead on your
  7904. daughter.
  7905.  
  7906. DON
  7907. Well my wife's-
  7908.  
  7909. Don looks down.
  7910.  
  7911. DON (CONT’D)
  7912. My ex-wife's dead.
  7913.  
  7914. KOBEL
  7915. I'm sorry to hear that. Come on,
  7916. let's get outta here.
  7917.  
  7918. The four get into Kobel's car.
  7919.  
  7920.  
  7921. INT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  7922.  
  7923. Don sits on the couch and massages his eyes.
  7924.  
  7925. He looks at the empty TV screen in front of him with a blank
  7926. stare.
  7927.  
  7928. Kobel walks over.
  7929.  
  7930. KOBEL
  7931. Paulsen.
  7932.  
  7933. Don gives Kobel an empty glance.
  7934.  
  7935. DON
  7936. What?
  7937.  
  7938. KOBEL
  7939. You want to get your daughter or
  7940. not?
  7941.  
  7942. Don nods.
  7943.  
  7944. DON
  7945. Yeah, I guess, sure.
  7946.  
  7947. KOBEL
  7948. Don't give me that half assed shit.
  7949. You want to get your daughter or
  7950. not?
  7951.  
  7952. DON
  7953. She's probably dead, but sure.
  7954.  
  7955. Kobel takes out his phone.
  7956.  
  7957. Don's phone sits behind him and vibrates.
  7958.  
  7959. DON (CONT’D)
  7960. What the fuck is this?
  7961.  
  7962. KOBEL
  7963. Coordinates.
  7964.  
  7965. DON
  7966. Okay. You couldn't have given me an
  7967. address?
  7968.  
  7969. KOBEL
  7970. Look, Fuck Up.
  7971.  
  7972. DON
  7973. You're still calling me that, you
  7974. son of a bitch?
  7975.  
  7976. Don stands up. Kobel develops a grin as Don's fists clench
  7977. up.
  7978.  
  7979. KOBEL
  7980. There you are, Fuck Up. I can see
  7981. it already, your kid getting opened
  7982. up by four dudes and maybe, just
  7983. maybe they're taking turns. Guy
  7984. like you? Your wife was right to
  7985. run, honestly I'd rather work with
  7986. a fuck up than pussy whose ex-wife
  7987. runs out on him.
  7988.  
  7989. Don grabs him by the throat and choke slams him to the floor.
  7990.  
  7991. DON
  7992. You say one more word about my wife
  7993. or my daughter and I will fucking
  7994. kill you. Are we clear?
  7995.  
  7996. Kobel smiles at this. He takes a 9mm out of the back of his
  7997. waistband and puts it to Don's skull.
  7998.  
  7999. KOBEL
  8000. Next time, watch their hands boot.
  8001.  
  8002. Don releases his grip.
  8003.  
  8004. DON
  8005. Sorry about that...
  8006.  
  8007. Kobel stands up. Don looks up. Irma points a Glock at Don.
  8008.  
  8009. Kobel looks back.
  8010.  
  8011. KOBEL
  8012. It's fine, sugar.
  8013.  
  8014. Kobel holds his neck for a moment and waves Irma away. Her
  8015. hands shake as she lowers her weapon.
  8016.  
  8017. Kobel coughs.
  8018.  
  8019. KOBEL (CONT’D)
  8020. That's probably the first time
  8021. you've got me... What do they call
  8022. you now, is it Doc?
  8023.  
  8024. Don nods. He makes awkward movements.
  8025.  
  8026. DON
  8027. You want help?
  8028.  
  8029. Kobel shakes his head.
  8030.  
  8031. KOBEL
  8032. You got me good, man.
  8033.  
  8034. DON
  8035. Sarn't I-
  8036.  
  8037. Kobel steps out. He coughs along the way then comes back out
  8038. with two beers.
  8039.  
  8040. The sound of both bottles being opened rings out through the
  8041. room.
  8042.  
  8043. KOBEL
  8044. Can't believe you did the full
  8045. eight years.
  8046.  
  8047. He passes Don a beer.
  8048.  
  8049. DON
  8050. Me neither.
  8051.  
  8052. Don sighs.
  8053.  
  8054. DON (CONT’D)
  8055. You sure you're-
  8056.  
  8057. KOBEL
  8058. Shut up, don't make lose any more
  8059. respect for you than I already
  8060. have.
  8061.  
  8062. Don drinks his beer.
  8063.  
  8064. DON
  8065. You had respect for me?
  8066.  
  8067. KOBEL
  8068. How else did you wind up working
  8069. with the Brits?
  8070.  
  8071. DON
  8072. Sheer luck as it seems to go with
  8073. me.
  8074.  
  8075. KOBEL
  8076. Fuck Up was a name none of us ever
  8077. took seriously. You were never a
  8078. bad dude in comparison to the other
  8079. idiots.
  8080.  
  8081. DON
  8082. It was the 82nd.
  8083.  
  8084. Kobel shrugs at that.
  8085.  
  8086. KOBEL
  8087. Yeah. It was the 82nd.
  8088.  
  8089. Don sits there, a dejected look in his eyes.
  8090.  
  8091. KOBEL (CONT’D)
  8092. Go to bed, doc. You'll need the
  8093. rest.
  8094.  
  8095. DON
  8096. Sure.
  8097.  
  8098. Don finishes the beer and puts it on the night stand.
  8099.  
  8100. Kobel gives a look of concern.
  8101.  
  8102. DON (CONT’D)
  8103. Thanks man. I guess.
  8104.  
  8105. Kobel turns the lights off.
  8106.  
  8107. Don lies down and closes his eyes. He shifts on the couch.
  8108.  
  8109. The world changes then
  8110.  
  8111.  
  8112. EXT. MOUNTAIN ROAD - DAY
  8113.  
  8114. A convoy travels down a narrow and winding road.
  8115.  
  8116.  
  8117. INT. MRAP - DAY
  8118.  
  8119. A group of soldiers and a reporter, MARK DIAZ, (24) look out
  8120. at the scenery around them.
  8121.  
  8122. Diaz holds a DSLR camera and wears a GoPro.
  8123.  
  8124. DONOVAN PAULSEN, (26) sits there with his M4 in front of him.
  8125. He thumbs a photo of his family and smiles at it.
  8126.  
  8127. CARLOS HERNANDEZ, (22) drives the MRAP.
  8128.  
  8129. Conrad stands on the mounted gun.
  8130.  
  8131. Don looks up from the inside at Conrad.
  8132.  
  8133. DON
  8134. Hey Miller, you get your head blown
  8135. off yet?
  8136.  
  8137. CONRAD
  8138. Nope, you shoot yourself yet? I
  8139. know being married tends to push a
  8140. guy like you over the edge. Shit,
  8141. I'll do it for you should it come
  8142. to that.
  8143.  
  8144. DON
  8145. Nope. I least I won't die without
  8146. getting my dick sucked! How about I
  8147. come up there and cut your throat
  8148. open?
  8149.  
  8150. Hernandez looks back at Diaz. Diaz jots notes down.
  8151.  
  8152. HERNANDEZ
  8153. You see what I gotta deal with man?
  8154. These white boys keep wanting to
  8155. whack each other. Wey, back in the
  8156. hood we'd have just done it.
  8157.  
  8158. CONRAD
  8159. Well, I'd do something, but unlike
  8160. you, Paulsen and I don't look all
  8161. that good in orange.
  8162.  
  8163. HERNANDEZ
  8164. Say that shit in the hood, homie.
  8165.  
  8166. DON
  8167. Is it because you can't actually
  8168. fight him yourself and need four of
  8169. your hombres to do it for you?
  8170.  
  8171. Diaz smirks at this. Hernandez glances back and glares at
  8172. Diaz.
  8173.  
  8174. HERNANDEZ
  8175. Don't think I won't fuck you up,
  8176. homie.
  8177.  
  8178. DIAZ
  8179. You've already tried.
  8180.  
  8181. HERNANDEZ
  8182. You don't need no fancy martial
  8183. arts when you got four of your
  8184. homies backing you up you know.
  8185.  
  8186. DIAZ
  8187. They ONLY came in when I had you on
  8188. the ground.
  8189.  
  8190. HERNANDEZ
  8191. Still proves a point, carnal.
  8192.  
  8193. Diaz looks down at his notepad again. He looks up and around
  8194. at the others.
  8195.  
  8196. DON
  8197. Oh christ, he's got that look
  8198. again.
  8199.  
  8200. CONRAD
  8201. Which one, the stupid question or
  8202. we did a Geneva Convention no no
  8203. look?
  8204.  
  8205. DON
  8206. The stupid question one.
  8207.  
  8208. The three groan at this.
  8209.  
  8210. HERNANDEZ
  8211. Wey, why didn't you just come in
  8212. like the other reporters? Just drop
  8213. in by helicopter and camera crew
  8214. like all them white boys, ask the
  8215. questions and then leave?
  8216.  
  8217. DON
  8218. Kid's got a point, you're not like
  8219. the rest of them. We get the usual
  8220. run of the mill types, CNN, NBC,
  8221. whole nine yards. The hell? You
  8222. just wake up one day and think "I'm
  8223. going to sit with a bunch of
  8224. trained killers and record what I
  8225. see"?
  8226.  
  8227. DIAZ
  8228. I answer those questions and you
  8229. guys answer mine.
  8230.  
  8231. DON
  8232. Yeah, fine.
  8233.  
  8234.  
  8235. HERNANDEZ
  8236. Whatever, man.
  8237.  
  8238. CONRAD
  8239. Deal.
  8240.  
  8241.  
  8242.  
  8243.  
  8244. DIAZ
  8245. Well when being a creative writer
  8246. fucks you and you're 200k in the
  8247. hole, you kind of run out of
  8248. options.
  8249.  
  8250. CONRAD
  8251. Real question is, why didn't you
  8252. just opt to enlist like every other
  8253. jerk off? Be cool like us.
  8254.  
  8255. DIAZ
  8256. Three heart attacks.
  8257.  
  8258. Conrad looks down from the turret.
  8259.  
  8260. Hernandez looks back from the driver's seat. Don looks at the
  8261. photo and smiles at it.
  8262.  
  8263. Conrad's eyes go wide and for a moment he carries a look of
  8264. concern.
  8265.  
  8266. CONRAD
  8267. Are you fucking serious? Paulsen?
  8268.  
  8269. DON
  8270. (looking up from his
  8271. photo)
  8272. Yeah?
  8273.  
  8274. CONRAD
  8275. Did you bother to tell anyone that
  8276. this guy could die on us at any
  8277. given moment?
  8278.  
  8279. DON
  8280. It's the first I'm hearing of it.
  8281.  
  8282. CONRAD
  8283. Well, if he does go down I'm
  8284. putting him out of his misery. One
  8285. less guy for you you to carry.
  8286.  
  8287. DIAZ
  8288. It'd be a welcome change. Anyway,
  8289. question time.
  8290.  
  8291. A collective and annoyed groan from everyone in the vehicle.
  8292.  
  8293. Diaz pulls out his notepad.
  8294.  
  8295. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  8296. Gimme a sec here just...
  8297.  
  8298. CONRAD
  8299. GUYS I GOT-
  8300.  
  8301. The question reads, "What's waiting for you guys at home?"
  8302.  
  8303. The MRAP at the front of the convoy goes off, a fiery
  8304. explosion with it.
  8305.  
  8306. The radio next to Hernandez lights up.
  8307.  
  8308. IND SOLDIER 1
  8309. (radio)
  8310. Vic two to all victors! Vics one
  8311. and four are down, I repeat vics
  8312. one and four are down!
  8313.  
  8314. DIAZ
  8315. No shit!
  8316.  
  8317. Fear shows in Diaz's eyes as he throws his camera down.
  8318.  
  8319. Conrad fires the machine gun, as the group scrambles to get
  8320. out of the vehicle. Rounds fly into the MRAP doors.
  8321.  
  8322. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  8323. SHIT SHIT SHIT!
  8324.  
  8325. HERNANDEZ
  8326. Man, where the fuck they
  8327. shooting from?!
  8328.  
  8329. One flies past Diaz and Don.
  8330.  
  8331. DON
  8332. Conrad, keep those fuckers heads'
  8333. down, everyone else, OUT!
  8334.  
  8335. The radio next to Hernandez lights up.
  8336.  
  8337. Another explosion rings out.
  8338.  
  8339. IND SOLDIER 1 (O.S.)
  8340. (radio)
  8341. Vic two to all victors! Vics one
  8342. and four are down, I repeat vics
  8343. one and four are down!
  8344.  
  8345. DIAZ
  8346. No shit!
  8347.  
  8348. IND SOLDIER 1 (O.S.)
  8349. (radio)
  8350. Be advised, we just lost vic six!
  8351.  
  8352.  
  8353. INT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - DAY
  8354.  
  8355. Don shakes himself awake. Sweat runs down his forehead.
  8356.  
  8357. The world around is quiet. Don buries his face in his hands
  8358. and takes a deep breath.
  8359.  
  8360. DON
  8361. Fuck, fuck... One, two...
  8362.  
  8363. Don tries to control his breathing. His hands shake.
  8364.  
  8365. Don calms himself down. He gets up and goes into the kitchen.
  8366.  
  8367. A keurig sits on the counter. Don walks up to it and makes
  8368. himself a cup of coffee. Two pieces of paper sit on the
  8369. table. Next to them, a change of clothes with Don's Colt
  8370. Defender.
  8371.  
  8372. A wanted poster with Don's name and face on it sit there.
  8373. Scrawled under it reads, "Don't disappoint me." -Koko
  8374.  
  8375. Don sighs.
  8376.  
  8377. DON (CONT’D)
  8378. Fuck.
  8379.  
  8380. The other piece of paper sits with some marked coordinates.
  8381.  
  8382. DON (CONT’D)
  8383. What the hell is this...
  8384.  
  8385. Don steps out, grabs his phone, then comes back.
  8386.  
  8387. He puts the coordinates into his phone.
  8388. 34°30'33.2"N 111°14'50.0"W
  8389.  
  8390. DON (CONT’D)
  8391. How the hell am I...
  8392.  
  8393. Don shakes his head, steps out and comes back.
  8394.  
  8395. He's clean with the exception of his stubble. Don takes a
  8396. deep breath and steps outside to
  8397.  
  8398.  
  8399. EXT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - DAY
  8400.  
  8401. People go on about their business. A man mows his lawn on a
  8402. John Deere mower and holds a white monster. The man waves to
  8403. Don.
  8404.  
  8405. Don can only wave back with a confused look.
  8406.  
  8407. DON
  8408. (mutters)
  8409. That's a first.
  8410.  
  8411. A Toyota 4Runner sits on the driveway. A yellow note with an
  8412. envelope in it sits there.
  8413.  
  8414. Don opens the envelope. The keys to the 4Runner sit in it
  8415. alongside a stack of cash and a driver's license.
  8416.  
  8417. Don's face shows on the driver's license with the name
  8418. "Ronald Donovan Thompson".
  8419.  
  8420. DON (CONT’D)
  8421. They won't be looking for my face
  8422. or anything...
  8423.  
  8424. Don looks back at the 4Runner.
  8425.  
  8426. DON (CONT’D)
  8427. But they'll be looking for someone
  8428. driving a beater. Fucking Kobel has
  8429. his god damn bases covered.
  8430.  
  8431. He jumps in and starts it.
  8432.  
  8433.  
  8434. INT. 4RUNNER - DAY
  8435.  
  8436. Don starts the car and looks over next to him. A six pack of
  8437. homemade muffins sits in a clear package.
  8438.  
  8439. They're half blueberry and half chocolate.
  8440.  
  8441. DON
  8442. Well that was nice of them.
  8443.  
  8444. He backs the SUV up and drives off.
  8445.  
  8446. Don pulls up at a stop sign. He checks behind him and pulls
  8447. his phone out.
  8448.  
  8449. He dials James, Conrad's, and Nick's phone numbers.
  8450.  
  8451.  
  8452. EXT. 4RUNNER - DAY
  8453.  
  8454. Don drives forward.
  8455.  
  8456. DON (O.S.)
  8457. (phone)
  8458. Hey. I need your help.
  8459.  
  8460. NICK (O.S.)
  8461. You got it, Sir Thompson.
  8462.  
  8463. CONRAD
  8464. Sure. Not like I'm not wanted
  8465. already.
  8466.  
  8467. JAMES
  8468. Fuckin' A let's go.
  8469.  
  8470.  
  8471. INT. 4RUNNER - DAY
  8472.  
  8473. James gets into the back of the 4Runner.
  8474.  
  8475. DON
  8476. For all intents and-
  8477.  
  8478. James stares at James with a death glare.
  8479.  
  8480. JAMES
  8481. Really?
  8482.  
  8483. Don cocks an eyebrow.
  8484.  
  8485. JAMES (CONT’D)
  8486. You're making me sit next to the
  8487. redcoat killer of my people?
  8488.  
  8489. Nick looks over in silence.
  8490.  
  8491. NICK
  8492. Your friend alroight mate?
  8493.  
  8494. JAMES
  8495. No, I'm not alright this guy's
  8496. killed at least 12 of my cousins!
  8497.  
  8498. DON
  8499. Fucking Irish... James, my daughter
  8500. is missing, I don't have time to
  8501. listen to your raving shit.
  8502.  
  8503. JAMES
  8504. I swear Don, what you don't see him
  8505. wearing the red coat and patch that
  8506. reads, "I hate the Irish"?!
  8507.  
  8508. Don moves the mirror and moves it to look at James.
  8509.  
  8510. DON
  8511. James. Shut the fuck up.
  8512.  
  8513. CONRAD
  8514. Fucking idiot... Why's he with us
  8515. again?
  8516.  
  8517. DON
  8518. He seems to know his way around.
  8519.  
  8520. Conrad shakes his head.
  8521.  
  8522. CONRAD
  8523. If Fish and Chips back there gets
  8524. schwacked, it's going to be on you.
  8525.  
  8526. DON
  8527. Yeah. I know. Pass me those
  8528. muffins.
  8529.  
  8530. Conrad passes him the package. Don takes them.
  8531.  
  8532. DON (CONT’D)
  8533. (passing James the
  8534. muffins)
  8535. Now eat a muffin and shut the fuck
  8536. up.
  8537.  
  8538.  
  8539. EXT. 4RUNNER - DAY
  8540.  
  8541. The 4Runner drives off.
  8542.  
  8543. It gets on a desert highway, passes by varying gas stations,
  8544. stores. It starts to climb up a mountain.
  8545.  
  8546.  
  8547. INT. 4RUNNER - DAY
  8548.  
  8549. The SUV begins to climb. James, Conrad, and Don's eyes widen
  8550. as they continue to look around. Conrad's eyes carry a look
  8551. of concern, the fear resonates in his eyes.
  8552.  
  8553. CONRAD
  8554. (chuckling)
  8555. Kinda familiar, right?
  8556.  
  8557. Don just keeps his eyes wide as he drives the SUV. James
  8558. munches on a muffin in terror.
  8559.  
  8560. JAMES
  8561. You want a muffin doc? Conrad? I
  8562. got like half of one I can spare.
  8563.  
  8564. Don just drives in silence, both eyes open in fear.
  8565.  
  8566. NICK
  8567. Mate, you want me to drive?
  8568.  
  8569. DON
  8570. No I think uh... I got this.
  8571.  
  8572. Fear is visible in Don's eyes.
  8573.  
  8574. A box sits by the side of the road.
  8575.  
  8576. DON (CONT’D)
  8577. (nervously chuckling)
  8578. Anyone want a cigarette?
  8579.  
  8580. CONRAD
  8581. Sure.
  8582.  
  8583. JAMES
  8584. Yeah, that wouldn't hurt.
  8585.  
  8586. Don takes out a pack of Luckies. Don rolls the windows down.
  8587.  
  8588. James passes around a lighter.
  8589.  
  8590.  
  8591. EXT. PAYSON - AFTERNOON
  8592.  
  8593. A sign reads, "Entering Payson Elevation 5000 Founded 1882"
  8594.  
  8595. The group pull into a shopping center.
  8596.  
  8597.  
  8598. INT. 4RUNNER - AFTERNOON
  8599.  
  8600. Don puts the SUV in park.
  8601.  
  8602. CONRAD
  8603. You ever been up here doc?
  8604.  
  8605. DON
  8606. Nah, heard about this place through
  8607. one of the other security guys when
  8608. I was still doing corporate
  8609. patrols.
  8610.  
  8611. CONRAD
  8612. Good hiking up here. How far we got
  8613. from here?
  8614.  
  8615. Don checks the map.
  8616.  
  8617. It reads "1hr 46 minutes".
  8618.  
  8619. DON
  8620. A couple hours. How about this?
  8621.  
  8622. Don takes out a small wad of money and then holds it out to
  8623. Conrad.
  8624.  
  8625. DON (CONT’D)
  8626. Take this. Get us a hotel. Two
  8627. separate rooms-
  8628.  
  8629. Don looks at James.
  8630.  
  8631. DON (CONT’D)
  8632. On second thought, James isn't a
  8633. wanted fugitive. James, something
  8634. nice. If they start looking for us,
  8635. it'll be in the shittier ones.
  8636.  
  8637. James salutes Don.
  8638.  
  8639. DON (CONT’D)
  8640. Yes sir, Staff Sergeant.
  8641.  
  8642. Don backs up and winces at James.
  8643.  
  8644. JAMES
  8645. I'm just fucking with you, Doc.
  8646. Where do you want to meet?
  8647.  
  8648. DON
  8649. That restaurant over there.
  8650.  
  8651. James nods.
  8652.  
  8653. JAMES
  8654. Sounds like a plan.
  8655.  
  8656. James gets out of the SUV and walks off.
  8657.  
  8658. NICK
  8659. Alright mate?
  8660.  
  8661. Don nods.
  8662.  
  8663. DON
  8664. Just a thing, don't worry about it.
  8665.  
  8666. NICK
  8667. When the entire car starts lighting
  8668. up cigarettes, that's a thing mate.
  8669.  
  8670. DON
  8671. Ain't wrong.
  8672.  
  8673. The three step out to
  8674.  
  8675.  
  8676. INT. RESTAURANT - DAY
  8677.  
  8678. The three take their seats. CASSIE, (20) walks up to the
  8679. three. The restaurant is somewhat busy, people converse among
  8680. themselves.
  8681.  
  8682. CASSIE
  8683. Hi there, how you all doing today?
  8684.  
  8685. Don sees Matthews in the corner of his eye with Walsh and
  8686. another agent. Cassie gives a look of confusion.
  8687.  
  8688. DON
  8689. Oh shit.
  8690. (looks at Cassie)
  8691. Hey, give us a second here.
  8692.  
  8693. Don watches the hostess. The three all look away for a
  8694. moment.
  8695.  
  8696. The hostess seats Matthews and his group away from Don's.
  8697.  
  8698. Don and Conrad take a collective sigh of relief.
  8699.  
  8700. DON (CONT’D)
  8701. Pretty good yeah. Just took the
  8702. drive up from Phoenix with these
  8703. two.
  8704.  
  8705. CASSIE
  8706. Very cool! What can I get you?
  8707.  
  8708. DON
  8709. Just a coke.
  8710.  
  8711. CONRAD
  8712. Coke.
  8713.  
  8714. NICK
  8715. Pint o' guiness.
  8716.  
  8717. Don shoots Nick a glare.
  8718.  
  8719. CASSIE
  8720. What does he want?
  8721.  
  8722. DON
  8723. He says water.
  8724.  
  8725. NICK
  8726. Fine, coke.
  8727.  
  8728. DON
  8729. Make that a coke.
  8730.  
  8731. Don shoots a grin to her.
  8732.  
  8733. Nick shakes his head.
  8734.  
  8735. NICK
  8736. Someone hasn't changed.
  8737.  
  8738. Don looks back at Matthews's table. They don't notice the
  8739. three.
  8740.  
  8741. DON
  8742. We're good, don't be too loud.
  8743.  
  8744. James comes through the door. The hostess points to where the
  8745. other three are.
  8746.  
  8747. Don's eyes widen as he looks behind him. The agents seem to
  8748. argue among themselves. They don't notice James.
  8749.  
  8750. DON (CONT’D)
  8751. What the hell...
  8752.  
  8753. James sits next to Conrad.
  8754.  
  8755. JAMES
  8756. Got us a place, I think you'll like
  8757. it.
  8758.  
  8759. DON
  8760. Thanks, man.
  8761.  
  8762. Don pats James on the shoulder. James chuckles.
  8763.  
  8764. JAMES
  8765. The fuck was that?
  8766.  
  8767. DON
  8768. I...
  8769.  
  8770. He can't get the words out.
  8771.  
  8772. JAMES
  8773. Do not turn this into a yaoi, you
  8774. faggot.
  8775.  
  8776. The four of them laugh.
  8777.  
  8778. DON
  8779. You thought it, not me dipshit.
  8780.  
  8781. Cassie comes back, drinks in hand. She passes them out to the
  8782. group, then looks at James.
  8783.  
  8784. CASSIE
  8785. And what can I get you sweetie?
  8786.  
  8787. JAMES
  8788. Dr. Pepper, the location of the cat
  8789. girls in the vicinity of this
  8790. region, and your phone number if
  8791. that's alright.
  8792.  
  8793. Cassie blushes at this.
  8794.  
  8795. CASSIE
  8796. Sorry, but I'm taken sweetie.
  8797.  
  8798. Don gives a pained look to James. Cassie walks off to get
  8799. James his drink.
  8800.  
  8801. JAMES
  8802. Well, I tried.
  8803.  
  8804. Nick looks away and chuckles.
  8805.  
  8806. NICK
  8807. Christ.
  8808.  
  8809. JAMES
  8810. What? I tried!
  8811.  
  8812. Don peers out again. Matthews looks angry as he argues with
  8813. Walsh. Walsh has a bloody hole in his shirt.
  8814.  
  8815. DON
  8816. Guys?
  8817.  
  8818. Nick takes a moment to peer over. The three continue to argue
  8819. amongst themselves.
  8820.  
  8821. NICK
  8822. Yeah, I got you.
  8823.  
  8824. CONRAD
  8825. Should we get going?
  8826.  
  8827. Don shakes his head.
  8828.  
  8829. DON
  8830. Negative, we go now they'll see us
  8831. for sure. Best thing we can do is
  8832. just play this off. Y'all know what
  8833. you're gettin'?
  8834.  
  8835. CONRAD
  8836. Y'all? Where'd that come from?
  8837.  
  8838. DON
  8839. Answer the damn question.
  8840.  
  8841. Nick nods and gives a thumbs up.
  8842.  
  8843. JAMES
  8844. I'm good.
  8845.  
  8846. Cassie comes back. Don looks back at where Matthews is.
  8847.  
  8848. Matthews takes out his wallet throws some money down on the
  8849. table and starts to walk away.
  8850.  
  8851. DON
  8852. Stay right there for me, will ya?
  8853.  
  8854. CASSIE
  8855. Wait, what?
  8856.  
  8857. Don looks down. Conrad watches Don and does the same.
  8858.  
  8859. Matthews walks out.
  8860.  
  8861. JAMES
  8862. You're clear.
  8863.  
  8864. DON
  8865. Thanks, sweetheart.
  8866.  
  8867. Don takes out a couple hundred dollar bills and passes them
  8868. to her.
  8869.  
  8870. DON (CONT’D)
  8871. What were you guys getting again?
  8872.  
  8873.  
  8874. EXT. PARKING LOT - AFTERNOON
  8875.  
  8876. The four walk out.
  8877.  
  8878. JAMES
  8879. Did you seriously slip the waitress
  8880. 200 dollars just for standing
  8881. there?
  8882.  
  8883. DON
  8884. It's my money.
  8885.  
  8886. JAMES
  8887. Jesus, and I'm the crazy one.
  8888.  
  8889. NICK
  8890. He isn't wrong.
  8891.  
  8892. CONRAD
  8893. That RPG really fried your fucking
  8894. brain, O'Reilly.
  8895.  
  8896. DON
  8897. Yes, James, kitsunemimis are not
  8898. real.
  8899.  
  8900. JAMES
  8901. How much you want to bet?
  8902.  
  8903. DON
  8904. You fucking serious? How do you
  8905. prove the existence of cat girls?
  8906.  
  8907. JAMES
  8908. Physical, undeniable proof. I'll
  8909. have you meet one.
  8910.  
  8911. Don shakes his head.
  8912.  
  8913. DON
  8914. You're fucking stupid, come on
  8915. let's go.
  8916.  
  8917. The group walks over to the SUV. James puts his arm out.
  8918.  
  8919. DON (CONT’D)
  8920. The fuck, dude?
  8921.  
  8922. James starts to inspect the SUV. He looks under it.
  8923.  
  8924. DON (CONT’D)
  8925. It looks fine, James.
  8926.  
  8927. James does a walk around.
  8928.  
  8929. JAMES
  8930. We're good.
  8931.  
  8932. NICK
  8933. Alright, mate?
  8934.  
  8935. JAMES
  8936. We're good here, come on.
  8937.  
  8938. The four get in.
  8939.  
  8940. They drive to
  8941.  
  8942.  
  8943. EXT. FOREST HIGHWAY - AFTERNOON
  8944.  
  8945. The four of them walk to a closed gate that reads "Road
  8946. closed".
  8947.  
  8948. CONRAD
  8949. Doc, how far is this place?
  8950.  
  8951. DON
  8952. Past the gate.
  8953.  
  8954. CONRAD
  8955. You want to hump it from here?
  8956.  
  8957. NICK
  8958. Doesn't look like we got many other
  8959. options.
  8960.  
  8961. James walks over to the car and comes out with a flashlight.
  8962. He walks over to a couple trees next to the gate.
  8963.  
  8964. JAMES
  8965. No motion sensors here. Kobel tell
  8966. you anything specific?
  8967.  
  8968. DON
  8969. No, he just gave me these
  8970. coordinates and that they're
  8971. related to work Reporter was doing.
  8972.  
  8973. JAMES
  8974. Weird fucking spot too.
  8975.  
  8976. James walks over to the gate and looks at it.
  8977.  
  8978. JAMES (CONT’D)
  8979. It's a standard padlock. This shit
  8980. shouldn't be too difficult.
  8981.  
  8982. James walks back the SUV and comes back out with a lockpick
  8983. kit.
  8984.  
  8985. JAMES (CONT’D)
  8986. Put the headlights on me.
  8987.  
  8988. Don gets in the SUV and positions the car toward him.
  8989.  
  8990. The lock springs free. James motions for the other two to
  8991. help him out.
  8992.  
  8993. Nick, Conrad, and James push the gates open. Don drives the
  8994. SUV past them then stops.
  8995.  
  8996.  
  8997. INT. 4RUNNER - NIGHT
  8998.  
  8999. The group get back into the SUV.
  9000.  
  9001. Don drives through the dark forest in silence. He turns the
  9002. brights on.
  9003.  
  9004. DON
  9005. If this gets bad, what did you guys
  9006. bring to carry?
  9007.  
  9008. Conrad chamber checks a Beretta. James takes out a Jericho
  9009. 941.
  9010.  
  9011. Nick's eyes widen.
  9012.  
  9013. NICK
  9014. Did no one consider bringing a gun
  9015. for me?
  9016.  
  9017. DON
  9018. ...Right...
  9019.  
  9020. James reaches into the back and passes Nick a tire iron.
  9021.  
  9022. JAMES
  9023. Here, something your country would
  9024. approve of.
  9025.  
  9026. Nick gives Don a look.
  9027.  
  9028. NICK
  9029. Mate?
  9030.  
  9031. DON
  9032. You're the one who chose not to
  9033. carry.
  9034.  
  9035. NICK
  9036. Bloody hell.
  9037.  
  9038. Nick grabs the tire iron off James.
  9039.  
  9040.  
  9041. EXT. SERVICE ROAD - NIGHT
  9042.  
  9043. The road ends.
  9044.  
  9045. The SUV stops. All four doors open. Don steps out and shines
  9046. a light around.
  9047.  
  9048. DON
  9049. James, you got eyes on anything?
  9050.  
  9051. James scans around.
  9052.  
  9053. CONRAD
  9054. It's a forest road, doc, what the
  9055. hell is supposed to be out here?
  9056.  
  9057. Don looks down at his phone.
  9058.  
  9059. DON
  9060. It's right here.
  9061.  
  9062. CONRAD
  9063. Doc?! Shine the light here!
  9064.  
  9065. Don walks over.
  9066.  
  9067. DON
  9068. What do you got?
  9069.  
  9070. CONRAD
  9071. Tracks!
  9072.  
  9073. DON
  9074. Shit.
  9075.  
  9076. James takes his gun out.
  9077.  
  9078. CONRAD
  9079. From the looks of it, they've been
  9080. around.
  9081.  
  9082. Conrad motions to the footprints on the ground.
  9083.  
  9084. DON
  9085. Gents, guns out. Nick stay behind
  9086. us. Conrad, lead the way. James,
  9087. with me.
  9088.  
  9089. James readies the tire iron.
  9090.  
  9091. JAMES
  9092. Got it.
  9093.  
  9094. The group goes into the woods.
  9095.  
  9096.  
  9097. EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
  9098.  
  9099. The group shine lights around the forest. They walk through
  9100. the woods and follow footprints.
  9101.  
  9102. DON
  9103. How many guys you think?
  9104.  
  9105. CONRAD
  9106. From how the tracks are?
  9107.  
  9108. Conrad counts them off.
  9109.  
  9110. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  9111. Shine that light this way.
  9112.  
  9113. Don shines the light to the side.
  9114.  
  9115. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  9116. They got an ATV from the looks of
  9117. it. Guess they got tired of
  9118. walking. Come on.
  9119.  
  9120. The group continue to walk.
  9121.  
  9122. Conrad puts his arm up.
  9123.  
  9124. They stop at a cabin. The lights inside of it are on.
  9125.  
  9126. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  9127. You think this is it?
  9128.  
  9129. DON
  9130. Why wouldn't they put it at the end
  9131. of the road?
  9132.  
  9133. CONRAD
  9134. Beats me.
  9135.  
  9136. Don checks his phone.
  9137.  
  9138. DON
  9139. Doesn't show up on any satellites
  9140. and it's about a mile from where we
  9141. are. Let's watch it, so we know
  9142. we're not robbing some poor fuck.
  9143.  
  9144. NICK
  9145. We got two lookouts on the second
  9146. floor, mate.
  9147.  
  9148. The group hides behind some trees.
  9149.  
  9150. DON
  9151. Point 'em out.
  9152.  
  9153. Nick crouches and makes his way over to Don.
  9154.  
  9155. Two men stand in the window. They hold AR pattern rifles and
  9156. wear flannel.
  9157.  
  9158. NICK
  9159. Looks like this is the backdoor,
  9160. meaning they've got a look out up
  9161. front. What's the plan?
  9162.  
  9163. DON
  9164. Give me the tire iron.
  9165.  
  9166. Nick passes him the tire iron. Don passes his gun to him.
  9167.  
  9168. NICK
  9169. Really mate? Seven shots?
  9170.  
  9171. DON
  9172. You wanted a gun. Make do.
  9173.  
  9174. NICK
  9175. Fucking hell.
  9176.  
  9177. Don sighs.
  9178.  
  9179. DON
  9180. Gents. I don't have a plan. Follow
  9181. my lead.
  9182.  
  9183. Don takes a deep breath.
  9184.  
  9185.  
  9186. EXT. CABIN - NIGHT
  9187.  
  9188. The cabin lights up. Generators power it. Don looks at them.
  9189.  
  9190. DON
  9191. Nice set up at least.
  9192.  
  9193. Don walks forward, tire iron in hand. He goes to the front
  9194. door and knocks on it.
  9195.  
  9196. DON (CONT’D)
  9197. Hello? Anyone home?
  9198.  
  9199. IND AGENT 1 (O.S.)
  9200. Fuck off! This is private property!
  9201.  
  9202. Don peers into the window.
  9203.  
  9204. DON
  9205. Hey, hey- uh- I caught a flat tire!
  9206.  
  9207. IND AGENT 1
  9208. Call a tow truck, we can't help
  9209. you!
  9210.  
  9211. DON
  9212. I got my daughter in the car and
  9213. all-
  9214.  
  9215. The door opens, a man points a rifle at Don.
  9216.  
  9217. DON (CONT’D)
  9218. Man, are you fucking kidding me?
  9219.  
  9220. IND AGENT 1
  9221. Fuck off buddy, get outta here.
  9222.  
  9223. DON
  9224. Look, I just need a phone-
  9225.  
  9226. The man steps out and smacks Don with the butt of his rifle.
  9227.  
  9228. Don falls back. The barrel of a rifle stares him in the face.
  9229. The tire iron falls next to him.
  9230.  
  9231. IND AGENT 1
  9232. Give me a fucking a reason I
  9233. shouldn't waste you.
  9234.  
  9235. DON
  9236. Just looking for my daughter bud.
  9237.  
  9238. A gunshot rings out, a hole exits the agent's head.
  9239.  
  9240. DON (CONT’D)
  9241. Fuck!
  9242.  
  9243. Don rolls to the side. Rounds pass and go into the other
  9244. agent's body armor as he falls over. Don grabs the tire iron
  9245. and gets back on his feet.
  9246.  
  9247. Another agent pops out of a window and looks for Don.
  9248.  
  9249. IND AGENT 2 (O.S.)
  9250. Confirmed, we have an unknown
  9251. assailant inside Forest LP.
  9252.  
  9253. Don reaches for the dead agent's rifle, only to be met with
  9254. gunfire in his direction.
  9255.  
  9256. IND AGENT 2 (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  9257. You're dead asshole!
  9258.  
  9259. Don holds the tire iron close and clutches it. He hears
  9260. footsteps inside the cabin.
  9261.  
  9262. IND AGENT 3 (O.S.)
  9263. Copy, moving field agents at this
  9264. time.
  9265.  
  9266. Don waits there, tire iron in hand. He peers into the window.
  9267.  
  9268. It's empty. He listens to the footsteps again.
  9269.  
  9270. He hears a pair that move to him.
  9271.  
  9272. DON
  9273. (mutters)
  9274. Let's roll.
  9275.  
  9276. Don sneaks his way to the door. He hears the steps cross the
  9277. doorway.
  9278.  
  9279. Don takes a deep breath and kicks the door in.
  9280.  
  9281. Behind him, the three make it to the front of the doorway.
  9282.  
  9283.  
  9284. INT. CABIN - NIGHT
  9285.  
  9286. The agent holds his head in his daze. A staircase is behind
  9287. the agent. Don tackles him down and pins his rifle.
  9288.  
  9289. The other three push into the cabin, guns drawn. He takes the
  9290. tire iron and shoves smashes it into the agent's windpipe
  9291. which lets out a loud crack.
  9292.  
  9293. Don takes a moment to hold in his puke and picks up the
  9294. agent's rifle.
  9295.  
  9296. The three shoot it out upstairs. Gunfire comes back down the
  9297. staircase.
  9298.  
  9299. Don makes his way over to the staircase.
  9300.  
  9301. DON
  9302. Nick, I'm covering, grab the rifle!
  9303.  
  9304. JAMES
  9305. Redcoat, standby on that one!
  9306.  
  9307. Don continues to lay down fire upstairs.
  9308.  
  9309. James runs outside and grabs a rifle.
  9310.  
  9311. CONRAD
  9312. Doc, I'm loading!
  9313.  
  9314. Conrad reloads his handgun.
  9315.  
  9316. DON
  9317. I'm out!
  9318.  
  9319. Two gunshots ring out.
  9320.  
  9321. James cuts around. He holds his gun out. The group moves up
  9322. the staircase. Two downed agents lay on the ground as the
  9323. group looks around.
  9324.  
  9325. Behind Don, James checks a doorway. Don moves to another
  9326. door.
  9327.  
  9328. JAMES
  9329. Good here.
  9330.  
  9331. CONRAD
  9332. Clear here.
  9333.  
  9334. DON
  9335. Got it.
  9336.  
  9337. Conrad, the second in the stack moves up to the door handgun
  9338. out. He checks the door knob, then kicks down the door.
  9339.  
  9340. COLLINS, (early-30s) and HILL, (early-30s) holstand there,
  9341. their hands up.
  9342.  
  9343. James trains his handgun on the two.
  9344.  
  9345. DON (CONT’D)
  9346. Stay there!
  9347.  
  9348. Two dead bodies lie on the ground. Don grabs a rifle off one
  9349. of them, then points it at them.
  9350.  
  9351. DON (CONT’D)
  9352. Ashley Paulsen.
  9353.  
  9354. COLLINS
  9355. Who?
  9356.  
  9357. Don smacks him with the rifle. Hill moves to try and grab
  9358. him.
  9359.  
  9360. James pistol whips her and puts the gun in her face.
  9361.  
  9362. JAMES
  9363. Don't be a fucking hero, lady.
  9364.  
  9365. COLLINS
  9366. I've never heard that name, I
  9367. swear!
  9368.  
  9369. Don puts the rifle in his face.
  9370.  
  9371. DON
  9372. Brunette! 5"8, blue eyes! Have you
  9373. seen her?!
  9374.  
  9375. Collins stops.
  9376.  
  9377. COLLINS
  9378. N-No, why would I?
  9379.  
  9380. DON
  9381. Get me the fucking tire iron James.
  9382.  
  9383. James runs downstairs.
  9384.  
  9385. COLLINS
  9386. There's guys on the way, you don't
  9387. want to do this.
  9388.  
  9389. James comes back, tire iron in hand.
  9390.  
  9391. DON
  9392. Do what? Kill you? My baby girl.
  9393.  
  9394. Don fires a round next to his head.
  9395.  
  9396. Tears rolls down Collins's eyes as he holds up his hands.
  9397.  
  9398. James walks over.
  9399.  
  9400. JAMES
  9401. What's your job? What do you got
  9402. going on here?
  9403.  
  9404. DON
  9405. Get 'em up.
  9406.  
  9407. Nick watches all of this, wide eyed.
  9408.  
  9409. NICK
  9410. Mate...
  9411.  
  9412. Nick looks behind him. Headlights show themselves in the
  9413. distance. Gunshots ring out.
  9414.  
  9415. DON
  9416. Shut up, Nick! James, get her on
  9417. feet!
  9418.  
  9419. James grabs the Hill by the arm. Don points to Collins.
  9420.  
  9421. DON (CONT’D)
  9422. Stand him up, Nick.
  9423.  
  9424. Nick gets Collins on his feet.
  9425.  
  9426. NICK
  9427. Come on, mate.
  9428.  
  9429. Don walks to James.
  9430.  
  9431. DON
  9432. Pass her to me.
  9433.  
  9434. Don puts Hill in a chokehold with the tire iron. He stares
  9435. into Collins's eyes.
  9436.  
  9437. DON (CONT’D)
  9438. I'll snap her neck when I'm done
  9439. buddy.
  9440.  
  9441. Don continues to choke her out while Hill struggles for air.
  9442. Collins watches this in terror.
  9443.  
  9444. DON (CONT’D)
  9445. Buddy, I shot four of my friends in
  9446. the sandbox and killed your guard
  9447. bro down stairs. Imagine the sound
  9448. her neck is gonna make when I crush
  9449. her windpipe too.
  9450.  
  9451. Don puts more pressure on Hill. She continues to gasp for air
  9452. and reach out for Collins.
  9453.  
  9454. His face changes to that of complete fear.
  9455.  
  9456. COLLINS
  9457. IT'S A LISTENING POST! WE'VE BEEN
  9458. LISTENING IN ON RADIO TRANSMISSIONS
  9459. FROM A NEARBY COMPOUND FOR A
  9460. MILITIA GROUP!
  9461.  
  9462. DON
  9463. Who do you work for?! Time's
  9464. running out!
  9465.  
  9466. COLLINS
  9467. Central Intelligence! We're CIA!
  9468.  
  9469. Tears run down his eyes.
  9470.  
  9471. Everyone's eyes widen.
  9472.  
  9473. DON
  9474. What are you doing here as CIA
  9475. then? Last I heard it was illegal
  9476. for them to operate on US soil! How
  9477. do you know my daughter?
  9478.  
  9479. COLLINS
  9480. Prisoner transport!
  9481.  
  9482. Don lets Hill go. She falls to the ground and gasps for air.
  9483.  
  9484. DON
  9485. Where are they keeping my daughter?
  9486.  
  9487. COLLINS
  9488. I can't tell you-
  9489.  
  9490. Don punches him in the face, his face red with anger. He
  9491. wraps his hand around Collins's neck.
  9492.  
  9493. DON
  9494. No, you will tell me.
  9495.  
  9496. James puts on a headset connected to a computer setup.
  9497.  
  9498. COLLINS
  9499. Up north of here. That's why the
  9500. militia's camped up here.
  9501.  
  9502. DON
  9503. Because you have a child sex ring
  9504. set up. The kids in containers.
  9505.  
  9506. COLLINS
  9507. What? Child sex ring? Those are
  9508. national security threats!
  9509.  
  9510. DON
  9511. The kids in containers!
  9512.  
  9513. COLLINS
  9514. I don't know what you're talking
  9515. about!
  9516.  
  9517. He takes a deep breath, then looks into Collins's eyes.
  9518.  
  9519. Nick watches Don.
  9520.  
  9521. NICK
  9522. Mate, he's telling the truth.
  9523.  
  9524. Don looks back at Nick.
  9525.  
  9526. DON
  9527. You can tell?
  9528.  
  9529. With a nod, Don looks back at Collins.
  9530.  
  9531. DON (CONT’D)
  9532. Give me the coordinates of the
  9533. site.
  9534.  
  9535. Don looks back at the other three.
  9536.  
  9537. JAMES
  9538. We're out of time, doc!
  9539.  
  9540. DON
  9541. Where's the ATVs?
  9542.  
  9543. COLLINS
  9544. Downstairs, the keys are on the
  9545. desk.
  9546.  
  9547. Don passes him a pen with a piece of paper.
  9548.  
  9549. Collins walks over and writes this down.
  9550.  
  9551. COLLINS (CONT’D)
  9552. They'll know you're coming.
  9553.  
  9554. DON
  9555. Good.
  9556.  
  9557. Don takes the keys to the ATV.
  9558.  
  9559.  
  9560. EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
  9561.  
  9562. The four drive off on the ATVs.
  9563.  
  9564. They get back into the SUV.
  9565.  
  9566.  
  9567. INT. 4RUNNER - NIGHT
  9568.  
  9569. JAMES
  9570. Doc, I think they found out where
  9571. your sister is!
  9572.  
  9573. James takes out a radio.
  9574.  
  9575. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  9576. (radio)
  9577. Does anyone have eyes on the
  9578. Paulsen girl or Detective Parks?
  9579.  
  9580. DON
  9581. Paulsen girl could be Ash, but...
  9582.  
  9583. Don listens to this. They continue to drive toward the front
  9584. gate of the forest road.
  9585.  
  9586. Matthews stands there, radio in hand. He thumbs the radio
  9587. button.
  9588.  
  9589. Don floors the gas. Matthews to reach for his handgun, but
  9590. gets hit by the SUV in the process.
  9591.  
  9592. They get back on the main road
  9593.  
  9594. BACK TO:
  9595.  
  9596.  
  9597. EXT. PAYSON - NIGHT
  9598.  
  9599. The SUV pulls into the town. Don carries a face of disgust.
  9600.  
  9601. The four step out.
  9602.  
  9603. They stop at a car wash and clean the SUV off.
  9604.  
  9605. DON
  9606. I killed again.
  9607.  
  9608. JAMES
  9609. We all had to, doc.
  9610.  
  9611. DON
  9612. The feeling doesn't change, right?
  9613.  
  9614. JAMES
  9615. No, doc.
  9616.  
  9617. Don takes a deep breath and doubles over. He vomits on the
  9618. ground next to him.
  9619.  
  9620. DON
  9621. I did what I had to, I did what I
  9622. had to...
  9623.  
  9624. Nick reaches out his hand to help him.
  9625.  
  9626. NICK
  9627. Come on.
  9628.  
  9629. Don shakes his head.
  9630.  
  9631. DON
  9632. I'll live. Don't worry about it. We
  9633. all got rooms, let's just get this
  9634. shit outta the way. Go to sleep,
  9635. we'll need it.
  9636.  
  9637. James passes Don his room key. Don takes it from him.
  9638.  
  9639. DON (CONT’D)
  9640. Thanks, man. Thanks guys.
  9641.  
  9642. Don takes his phone out.
  9643.  
  9644. DON (CONT’D)
  9645. Let's go man.
  9646.  
  9647. They go to
  9648.  
  9649.  
  9650. INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
  9651.  
  9652. Don tosses and turns in his sleep.
  9653.  
  9654.  
  9655. INT. ITALIAN DELI - NIGHT
  9656.  
  9657. A car sits crashed into a deli. Other mobsters follow Don
  9658. inside.
  9659.  
  9660. A mobster steps out of his car. He reaches into the backseat
  9661. of it and pulls a little girl from it. He wraps the girl's
  9662. arm around his neck and carries her.
  9663.  
  9664. Don catches up to him and raises his rifle.
  9665.  
  9666. The two exchange looks.
  9667.  
  9668. Muzzle flash.
  9669.  
  9670. Don's eyes look at this in despair.
  9671.  
  9672. Behind him, the others give him glad looks.
  9673.  
  9674. Sarah walks up next to him.
  9675.  
  9676. She looks at what he did and looks down in sorrow next to
  9677. him.
  9678.  
  9679.  
  9680. INT. HOTEL ROOM - DAY
  9681.  
  9682. Nick shakes Don awake.
  9683.  
  9684. NICK
  9685. Donny boy, wake up.
  9686.  
  9687. Don shakes his head.
  9688.  
  9689. DON
  9690. What's up?
  9691.  
  9692. NICK
  9693. You were shouting in your sleep.
  9694.  
  9695. DON
  9696. What business is it of yours?
  9697.  
  9698. Don stands up.
  9699.  
  9700. NICK
  9701. I'm literally three meters from
  9702. you.
  9703.  
  9704. DON
  9705. Right. Right.
  9706.  
  9707. Don gets up, takes a deep breath and massages his eyes.
  9708.  
  9709. DON (CONT’D)
  9710. We're headed back to Phoenix.
  9711.  
  9712. Don looks down at the piece of paper Collins gave him, then
  9713. puts it into his phone.
  9714.  
  9715. NICK
  9716. What about Wrench?
  9717.  
  9718. DON
  9719. We are in over our heads here. We
  9720. need a new plan.
  9721.  
  9722. NICK
  9723. Don?
  9724.  
  9725. DON
  9726. We are in over our heads. We have
  9727. gone to the war with the CIA, Nick.
  9728.  
  9729. Nick gives Don a look of confusion.
  9730.  
  9731. NICK
  9732. What happened to you?
  9733.  
  9734. Don shakes his head.
  9735.  
  9736. DON
  9737. I did shit-
  9738.  
  9739. NICK
  9740. We all did shit.
  9741.  
  9742. Don looks down with a sad look in his eyes.
  9743.  
  9744. NICK (CONT’D)
  9745. All we can do is move forward.
  9746.  
  9747. DON
  9748. Jackie had me kill people, Nick. It
  9749. wasn't what I thought it would be.
  9750.  
  9751. Nick looks at him.
  9752.  
  9753. NICK
  9754. Go on...
  9755.  
  9756. DON
  9757. Well I was a cop at one point...
  9758.  
  9759.  
  9760. INT. 4RUNNER - DAY
  9761.  
  9762. The group all get in.
  9763.  
  9764. NICK
  9765. You gonna be okay?
  9766.  
  9767. DON
  9768. Yeah, I'll be good.
  9769.  
  9770. CONRAD
  9771. What? did doc talk about how he
  9772. shot people when he was in the
  9773. 82nd?
  9774.  
  9775. NICK
  9776. Summat.
  9777.  
  9778. The group starts to drive out of town. A police checkpoint
  9779. sets themselves up in front of them.
  9780.  
  9781. A car pulls forward, then stops. A police officer speaks to
  9782. the occupants, then waves them along. Another officer pulls
  9783. spike strips away from the front of them.
  9784.  
  9785. DON
  9786. Ah, shit here we go again.
  9787.  
  9788. JAMES
  9789. Don't jump out and steal a car
  9790. there, Carl Johnson.
  9791.  
  9792. DON
  9793. Fuck off, O'Reilly.
  9794.  
  9795. They pull up. Don rolls the window down.
  9796.  
  9797. A POLICE OFFICER, (mid-20s) looks inside.
  9798.  
  9799. IND POLICE OFFICER
  9800. Need to see your license, sir.
  9801.  
  9802. DON
  9803. No problem.
  9804.  
  9805. IND POLICE OFFICER
  9806. You carrying?
  9807.  
  9808. DON
  9809. We're all carrying, should've
  9810. mentioned it.
  9811.  
  9812. Don passes him his license.
  9813.  
  9814. DON (CONT’D)
  9815. Borrowing my friend's off roader.
  9816. We're headed back to Phoenix.
  9817.  
  9818. Matthews stands behind the group and speaks with two agents.
  9819. Walsh wears an FBI jacket, Matthews has his messenger bag on
  9820. again.
  9821.  
  9822. The cop looks at the four in the truck.
  9823.  
  9824. IND POLICE OFFICER
  9825. Where's your friend from?
  9826.  
  9827. DON
  9828. Scottsdale.
  9829.  
  9830. The cop looks at Don's eyes.
  9831.  
  9832. IND POLICE OFFICER
  9833. Get yourself some sleep these past
  9834. few days?
  9835.  
  9836. DON
  9837. A bit hard to come by, I work
  9838. nights. Barely managed to get a few
  9839. of my Army buddies to go on a
  9840. hiking trip with me.
  9841.  
  9842. IND POLICE OFFICER
  9843. Well, thank you for your service
  9844. then. Noticed the veteran thing on
  9845. your license.
  9846.  
  9847. The cop passes the license back to Don.
  9848.  
  9849. IND POLICE OFFICER (CONT’D)
  9850. Have a nice day, Mr. Thompson.
  9851.  
  9852. DON
  9853. Thanks.
  9854.  
  9855. Don rolls the window up. The spike strips get cleared by
  9856. another officer at the checkpoint.
  9857.  
  9858. The officer waves them on.
  9859.  
  9860. Don drives forward.
  9861.  
  9862. The group gives the checkpoint another look. Matthews and two
  9863. other agents deliberate and look at a map.
  9864.  
  9865. DON (CONT’D)
  9866. Tell me I'm not fucking crazy.
  9867.  
  9868. NICK
  9869. Nah, mate.
  9870.  
  9871. JAMES
  9872. He's still standing.
  9873.  
  9874. CONRAD
  9875. What the fuck man.
  9876.  
  9877. The group continues to drive down the road.
  9878.  
  9879. They all look confused.
  9880.  
  9881. Don's phone goes off.
  9882.  
  9883. DON
  9884. Check that for me?
  9885.  
  9886. Nick takes it.
  9887.  
  9888. NICK
  9889. Kobel.
  9890.  
  9891. DON
  9892. Go ahead and take it.
  9893.  
  9894. KOBEL (O.S.)
  9895. (speakerphone)
  9896. You guys find what you're looking
  9897. for up there?
  9898.  
  9899. They all look at each other.
  9900.  
  9901. DON
  9902. A little more than that.
  9903.  
  9904. KOBEL
  9905. Well, when you come down here I got
  9906. someone for you to meet.
  9907.  
  9908. DON
  9909. Yeah? Would he know anything about
  9910. what the fuck we've just seen?
  9911.  
  9912. KOBEL
  9913. Something like that. Meet at the
  9914. Knight Pharma Building.
  9915.  
  9916. DON
  9917. You got it.
  9918.  
  9919. Don hangs the call up.
  9920.  
  9921. CONRAD
  9922. How you feeling, doc?
  9923.  
  9924. DON
  9925. Well we're outnumbered, outmatched
  9926. by an actually superior and
  9927. technologically advanced force, on
  9928. the run with no way of taking any
  9929. kind of ground. The type of
  9930. tactical disadvantage Custer
  9931. would've gotten himself into.
  9932. Somehow, we're all still alive and
  9933. haven't all been shot like Bonnie
  9934. and Clyde, James hasn't proven
  9935. anything about cat girls, and my
  9936. daughter's at some most likely well
  9937. guarded and well defended prison.
  9938. You tell me.
  9939.  
  9940. The car goes quiet.
  9941.  
  9942. CONRAD
  9943. Then how are we still around?
  9944.  
  9945. DON
  9946. Sheer luck and stupidity.
  9947.  
  9948. CONRAD
  9949. Not wrong, I mean you were dangling
  9950. from a rope when we saw you in that
  9951. jail cell.
  9952.  
  9953.  
  9954. EXT. KNIGHT PHARMACEUTICALS PARKING LOT - DAY
  9955.  
  9956. The group looks at each other.
  9957.  
  9958. JASON WHITE, (43) stands at the end of a lot. Behind him,
  9959. ANTHONY, (mid-20s) watches the four.
  9960.  
  9961. WHITE
  9962. As I live and breathe! Staff
  9963. Sergeant Paulsen himself.
  9964.  
  9965. KOBEL
  9966. Mr. Paulsen is simply looking for
  9967. his daughter back. He knows where
  9968. she is.
  9969.  
  9970. WHITE
  9971. I understand, however, the small
  9972. problem of Detective Parks.
  9973.  
  9974. DON
  9975. Parks? What about him? I knew the
  9976. guy, he was a friend of all of
  9977. ours.
  9978.  
  9979. CONRAD
  9980. Not mine.
  9981.  
  9982. Don turns around.
  9983.  
  9984. DON
  9985. You were fucking Air Forces nurses
  9986. every chance you got! Don't give me
  9987. that.
  9988.  
  9989. Don turns back.
  9990.  
  9991. WHITE
  9992. Don't worry about it.
  9993.  
  9994. Don walks forward to him.
  9995.  
  9996. DON
  9997. I'm already wanted, I'm sure murder
  9998. isn't outside of what I'm willing
  9999. to do to get her.
  10000.  
  10001. WHITE
  10002. I'm aware. You and your friends
  10003. made short work of my team.
  10004.  
  10005. DON
  10006. Your team?
  10007.  
  10008. Don turns to Kobel.
  10009.  
  10010. KOBEL
  10011. He's CIA. Him and Matthews are in
  10012. this together.
  10013.  
  10014. Kobel looks at White.
  10015.  
  10016. WHITE
  10017. This is ridiculous, you really
  10018. trust him?
  10019.  
  10020. Kobel and Don exchange glances.
  10021.  
  10022. KOBEL
  10023. Doc...
  10024.  
  10025. Don walks over to him.
  10026.  
  10027. Anthony begins to reach for his sidearm.
  10028.  
  10029. Conrad walks up as Kobel walks between the two.
  10030.  
  10031. KOBEL (CONT’D)
  10032. Doc, not him. Not him.
  10033.  
  10034. DON
  10035. Why'd you call me out here then?
  10036.  
  10037. KOBEL
  10038. To explain.
  10039.  
  10040. WHITE
  10041. I understand you ran Matthews over
  10042. with the SUV.
  10043.  
  10044. DON
  10045. He's sadly not dead, still walking.
  10046.  
  10047. WHITE
  10048. Yes, surprised you even got to see
  10049. that. Most don't even get that far.
  10050.  
  10051. DON
  10052. Is that you saying that or his ego?
  10053. He seems to be better at projecting
  10054. how good he is on others.
  10055.  
  10056. WHITE
  10057. What if you could expose Matthews?
  10058.  
  10059. Kobel passes him a sticky note with an address on it.
  10060.  
  10061. WHITE (CONT’D)
  10062. My associate here will be assisting
  10063. you.
  10064.  
  10065. DON
  10066. In what?
  10067.  
  10068. KOBEL
  10069. We're breaking into his house.
  10070.  
  10071. Don laughs... Until it turns into mad cackling. He turns back
  10072. to the other four.
  10073.  
  10074. DON
  10075. Hey guys, we just killed two people
  10076. and emotionally scarred another
  10077. two. You know what we should do
  10078. next? Break into a house, a house
  10079. of a known associate of these said
  10080. CIA agents.
  10081.  
  10082. Don claps his hands.
  10083.  
  10084. DON (CONT’D)
  10085. Bravo Mister White, y'know what?
  10086.  
  10087. Don takes his gun out.
  10088.  
  10089. Anthony reaches for his and points it at Don.
  10090.  
  10091. Don gives Anthony a death glare and turns his gun around to
  10092. hand it to White.
  10093.  
  10094. DON (CONT’D)
  10095. Just do the favor for him, empty
  10096. the contents of whatever brain
  10097. matter I have left onto the
  10098. pavement we're standing on.
  10099.  
  10100. WHITE
  10101. Enough with the theatrics, I see
  10102. how you developed a reputation with
  10103. your men now.
  10104.  
  10105. Don holsters his pistol.
  10106.  
  10107. DON
  10108. Fuck this, this is fucking
  10109. ridiculous.
  10110.  
  10111. WHITE
  10112. Where are you going?
  10113.  
  10114. DON
  10115. To get a god damn drink.
  10116.  
  10117. Don walks away.
  10118.  
  10119. His phone vibrates in his pocket as he goes back to the SUV.
  10120.  
  10121. The email reads, "David.J.Parks@gmail.com".
  10122.  
  10123. The subject line reads, "Readme, publish if I die".
  10124.  
  10125.  
  10126. INT. MICK'S BAR - NIGHT
  10127.  
  10128. Kobel, Conrad, James, Nick, and Don sit there.
  10129.  
  10130. Mick passes Don a can of coke.
  10131.  
  10132. MICK
  10133. Seen your face all over the news.
  10134.  
  10135. DON
  10136. You gonna tell on me?
  10137.  
  10138. Don sips some of it.
  10139.  
  10140. MICK
  10141. Nah, grew up in South Boston. I
  10142. know better.
  10143.  
  10144. DON
  10145. I wouldn't hurt you anyway.
  10146.  
  10147. MICK
  10148. Where's that girl you're normally
  10149. with?
  10150.  
  10151. DON
  10152. Got herself in trouble with the
  10153. law.
  10154.  
  10155. MICK
  10156. Sorry to hear.
  10157.  
  10158. Mick polishes a glass.
  10159.  
  10160. MICK (CONT’D)
  10161. Consider the Jameson on the house.
  10162.  
  10163. Don takes sips his coke.
  10164.  
  10165. DON
  10166. Fuck that, I'm good.
  10167.  
  10168. Parks comes through the door. He looks tired and disheveled.
  10169.  
  10170. Don looks over. Conrad starts to thumb his handgun.
  10171.  
  10172. PARKS
  10173. (looks at Conrad)
  10174. Really?
  10175. (beat)
  10176. Please fuck off. I've had a long
  10177. day and managed to get myself
  10178. suspended again.
  10179.  
  10180. Conrad gets his hand off his weapon.
  10181.  
  10182. DON
  10183. Dave?
  10184.  
  10185. Parks sits between the group.
  10186.  
  10187. PARKS
  10188. You got my email right?
  10189.  
  10190. DON
  10191. Yeah, and I gotta get my daughter.
  10192.  
  10193. PARKS
  10194. And I gotta get my wife. You get
  10195. those coordinates?
  10196.  
  10197. DON
  10198. Had 'em already.
  10199.  
  10200. PARKS
  10201. Good, because I'm solving this case
  10202. alone.
  10203.  
  10204. The four look at Parks with shock in their eyes.
  10205.  
  10206. DON
  10207. Your wife isn't going to have
  10208. someone to come home to if you try,
  10209. Parks.
  10210.  
  10211. Mick slides Parks a shot of whiskey.
  10212.  
  10213. PARKS
  10214. The only one that can save her is
  10215. me! Can't you see that?
  10216.  
  10217. Parks downs the shot.
  10218.  
  10219. DON
  10220. Let us help you, you sack of shit!
  10221.  
  10222. Don takes out his phone and scrolls through his emails.
  10223.  
  10224. PARKS
  10225. If you don't hear from me tomorrow,
  10226. leak everything.
  10227.  
  10228. Parks takes his wallet out, pays for the shot and stands up
  10229. to leave.
  10230.  
  10231. DON
  10232. Parks, wait!
  10233.  
  10234. Parks steps out.
  10235.  
  10236. The door closes behind him.
  10237.  
  10238. DON (CONT’D)
  10239. Oh, shit.
  10240.  
  10241. Don looks down the aisle at Kobel.
  10242.  
  10243. DON (CONT’D)
  10244. Now would be a good time to get
  10245. Matthews's address.
  10246.  
  10247. Kobel looks behind him, wide eyed.
  10248.  
  10249. KOBEL
  10250. And I would definitely agree.
  10251.  
  10252. They start to pay for their drinks then
  10253.  
  10254.  
  10255. EXT. MATTHEWS'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON
  10256.  
  10257. The group sit outside in the 4Runner.
  10258.  
  10259. DON
  10260. Why the hell did we drive this
  10261. thing? Matthews is looking for an
  10262. offroader.
  10263.  
  10264. JAMES
  10265. The guy's fast asleep.
  10266.  
  10267.  
  10268. INT. 4RUNNER - NIGHT
  10269.  
  10270. Don peers into the house with a pair of binoculars.
  10271.  
  10272. Matthews beats his wife. He shouts something at her.
  10273.  
  10274. DON
  10275. Hey, Kobel.
  10276.  
  10277. Kobel eats a bag of chips and watches this.
  10278.  
  10279. KOBEL
  10280. Yeah?
  10281.  
  10282. DON
  10283. Would you let him tap you?
  10284.  
  10285. Kobel laughs.
  10286.  
  10287. KOBEL
  10288. Jesus christ, Paulsen. So you do go
  10289. both ways, lemme guess you sucked
  10290. Jones's dick too.
  10291.  
  10292. DON
  10293. No, I didn't do that. That was
  10294. Smith. I'm fucking serious though.
  10295. He ain't bad looking shirtless. He
  10296. looks like a guy I tried to date in
  10297. high school.
  10298.  
  10299. Conrad scoots away in his seat in discomfort.
  10300.  
  10301. CONRAD
  10302. You are such a fag, doc. What the
  10303. fuck, dude? Your daughter's missing
  10304. and you wonder if you could fuck
  10305. him while he beats his wife?
  10306.  
  10307. Everyone in the car looks at Don with a mix of disgust and
  10308. shock.
  10309.  
  10310. NICK
  10311. Mate, you got problems.
  10312.  
  10313. DON
  10314. I mean, come on, if he was coming
  10315. onto you, you wouldn't?
  10316.  
  10317. Everyone just looks down in disappointment, even James.
  10318.  
  10319. JAMES
  10320. And I'm the fucked up one?
  10321.  
  10322. Don continues to watch Matthews beat his wife.
  10323.  
  10324. DON (O.S.)
  10325. I really want to fucking kill him
  10326. though.
  10327.  
  10328. JAMES (O.S.)
  10329. This is after you suck his dick,
  10330. right?
  10331.  
  10332. DON (O.S.)
  10333. 'course, wouldn't have it any other
  10334. way.
  10335.  
  10336. CONRAD (O.S.)
  10337. You serious or joking?
  10338.  
  10339. DON (O.S.)
  10340. Half and half.
  10341.  
  10342. CONRAD (O.S.)
  10343. You fucking fag.
  10344.  
  10345. DON (O.S.)
  10346. Hey, at least I don't find Astolfo
  10347. attractive.
  10348.  
  10349. CONRAD (O.S.)
  10350. That's not gay, though!
  10351.  
  10352. DON (O.S.)
  10353. Sure, faggot.
  10354.  
  10355. Matthews comes out of the house, cigarette in his mouth, and
  10356. a handgun on his hip.
  10357.  
  10358. Don twitches as he watches this.
  10359.  
  10360. MATTHEWS
  10361. Get in the fucking car!
  10362.  
  10363. Matthews's wife gets into a sports car. Tears roll down her
  10364. eyes.
  10365.  
  10366.  
  10367.  
  10368. JAMES (O.S.)
  10369. He's having a gamer moment isn't
  10370. he?
  10371.  
  10372. Matthews steps out of the house, a puppy sits in a cage.
  10373.  
  10374. Elena's dog.
  10375.  
  10376. MATTHEWS
  10377. You know what I had to do to get
  10378. this fucking thing?!
  10379.  
  10380. Matthews backs out of the driveway and knocks a trash can
  10381. over.
  10382.  
  10383. He drives off as the dog looks at Don and the two make eye
  10384. contact.
  10385.  
  10386. DON
  10387. So, we actually doing this thing?
  10388.  
  10389. KOBEL
  10390. We most certainly are.
  10391.  
  10392. Don puts a tan shemagh over his face.
  10393.  
  10394. Nick puts a green shemagh over his face. Conrad puts on a
  10395. motorcycle helmet while Kobel puts on a balaclava.
  10396.  
  10397. The four look at each other.
  10398.  
  10399.  
  10400. EXT. MATTHEWS RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  10401.  
  10402. KOBEL
  10403. Remember doc, we're here to find
  10404. incriminating shit on Matthews.
  10405.  
  10406. They go over to the yard entrance.
  10407.  
  10408. DON
  10409. By breaking into his house.
  10410.  
  10411. KOBEL
  10412. Yes, Fuck Up, by breaking into his
  10413. house.
  10414.  
  10415. The four climb a fence into the backyard. A pool sits there
  10416. alongside a camera.
  10417.  
  10418. JAMES
  10419. Camera over here.
  10420.  
  10421. The four walk to the backyard's sliding glass door.
  10422.  
  10423. DON
  10424. This feels like a bad idea.
  10425.  
  10426. The group walk up to it.
  10427.  
  10428. KOBEL
  10429. O'Reilly, you're up.
  10430.  
  10431. James walks up with a lockpick kit, then picks the lock to
  10432. the door.
  10433.  
  10434. They walk into
  10435.  
  10436.  
  10437. INT. MATTHEWS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  10438.  
  10439.  
  10440. LIVING ROOM
  10441.  
  10442. The house is neat, a child's toys litter the floor.
  10443.  
  10444. DON
  10445. Ah, shit... This already feels
  10446. fucked.
  10447.  
  10448. KOBEL
  10449. You want to find your daughter,
  10450. right?
  10451.  
  10452. DON
  10453. Of course I do. He's still got a
  10454. fucking kid.
  10455.  
  10456. JAMES
  10457. Well ain't this a different side of
  10458. you.
  10459.  
  10460. They look around the kitchen for a moment. Don walks over to
  10461. a fridge.
  10462.  
  10463. A note reads, "Department of Homeland Security: Agent of the
  10464. year - SAC Matthews".
  10465.  
  10466. DON
  10467. Your boy might be wrong there,
  10468. buddy.
  10469.  
  10470. JAMES
  10471. Doc?
  10472.  
  10473. James comes in behind Don.
  10474.  
  10475. DON
  10476. SAC is "Special Agent in Charge".
  10477. He runs whatever division he's a
  10478. part of.
  10479.  
  10480. JAMES
  10481. How do you know?
  10482.  
  10483. DON
  10484. I was on a local and fed op at one
  10485. point.
  10486.  
  10487. Conrad comes in behind James.
  10488.  
  10489. CONRAD
  10490. Wait, you were a cop?
  10491.  
  10492. DON
  10493. I was pretty bad at the law part,
  10494. but yeah.
  10495.  
  10496. Don sets the paper down on the table.
  10497.  
  10498. CONRAD
  10499. Christ, no shit.
  10500.  
  10501. KOBEL (O.S.)
  10502. Got something over here.
  10503.  
  10504. The group turns around. A staircase leads up to a second
  10505. floor.
  10506.  
  10507. They stop what they're doing and walk over to him.
  10508.  
  10509. They follow him up the staircase.
  10510.  
  10511.  
  10512. HALLWAY
  10513.  
  10514. Three doors sit in front of the group. One faces the middle,
  10515. and the other two on two separate sides.
  10516.  
  10517. DON
  10518. I got middle.
  10519.  
  10520. KOBEL
  10521. I'm with you.
  10522.  
  10523. CONRAD
  10524. Left.
  10525.  
  10526. JAMES
  10527. Right.
  10528.  
  10529. Don and Kobel enter
  10530.  
  10531.  
  10532. MATTHEWS'S BEDROOM
  10533.  
  10534. The room itself is well-kept, the bed almost made perfectly.
  10535.  
  10536. DON
  10537. Weren't they just in here, arguing?
  10538.  
  10539. Kobel looks around the room. He picks up a picture frame of
  10540. Matthews's family.
  10541.  
  10542. KOBEL
  10543. Yeah, I noticed that too.
  10544.  
  10545. Don walks over to a drawer and opens it. A CIA badge cover
  10546. sits on the top of it.
  10547.  
  10548. Don flips it open.
  10549.  
  10550. DON
  10551. Marcus fucking Mayberry.
  10552. Interesting last name.
  10553.  
  10554. Kobel takes a handgun out of his waistband and points it at
  10555. Don.
  10556.  
  10557. KOBEL
  10558. That's far enough, doc.
  10559.  
  10560. Don turns around, his hands still on Matthews's badge. He
  10561. looks at the gun in his face.
  10562.  
  10563. DON
  10564. Don't fuck with me man.
  10565.  
  10566. KOBEL
  10567. Not this time, Fuck Up.
  10568.  
  10569. James comes in and watches the two.
  10570.  
  10571. DON
  10572. James, do something.
  10573.  
  10574. KOBEL
  10575. James. Don't.
  10576.  
  10577. James's eyes widen.
  10578.  
  10579. JAMES
  10580. You're not glowing.
  10581.  
  10582. KOBEL
  10583. James. Whatever happens. Don't
  10584. intervene.
  10585.  
  10586. DON
  10587. James, he's fucking crazy!
  10588.  
  10589. Don looks into Kobel's eyes.
  10590.  
  10591. DON (CONT’D)
  10592. How do you look at your daughter
  10593. knowing you traffic kids?
  10594.  
  10595. KOBEL
  10596. We all do what we have to, don't
  10597. we?
  10598.  
  10599. Kobel winks at Don.
  10600.  
  10601. DON
  10602. The fuck are you...
  10603.  
  10604. Matthews comes in. Carter holds a beat up Nick and Conrad at
  10605. gunpoint.
  10606.  
  10607. DON (CONT’D)
  10608. Ah, shit.
  10609.  
  10610. KOBEL
  10611. Been working undercover.
  10612.  
  10613. MATTHEWS
  10614. They talk to anyone?
  10615.  
  10616. KOBEL
  10617. Detective Parks.
  10618.  
  10619. MATTHEWS
  10620. We got him handled, don't worry
  10621. about that. Good fucking work,
  10622. Kobel.
  10623.  
  10624. Don lunges at
  10625.  
  10626. KOBEL
  10627. You might want to move your things
  10628. somewhere people won't go breaking
  10629. into it.
  10630.  
  10631. Matthews punches Don across the jaw and picks up his CIA
  10632. badge.
  10633.  
  10634. MATTHEWS
  10635. Yeah, I'll do that.
  10636.  
  10637. Don holds his face. Walsh and another agent come in and pick
  10638. Don up.
  10639.  
  10640. DON
  10641. Where's my daughter?
  10642.  
  10643. MATTHEWS
  10644. None of your business. Like how all
  10645. this could've prevented had you
  10646. just kept your little mouth shut.
  10647.  
  10648. DON
  10649. Those were kids.
  10650.  
  10651. MATTHEWS
  10652. And you'll get to join 'em.
  10653.  
  10654. DON
  10655. You fucker-
  10656.  
  10657. Walsh jams a needle into Don's neck. Don fades out of
  10658. consciousness.
  10659.  
  10660. Steele stands above him.
  10661.  
  10662. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  10663. Get him out of here.
  10664.  
  10665. STEELE (O.S.)
  10666. You want me to tell him he's in
  10667. your custody? We got two dead cops
  10668. people are gonna be out for blood.
  10669.  
  10670. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  10671. We'll take care of it.
  10672.  
  10673. FADE TO BLACK.
  10674.  
  10675.  
  10676. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  10677.  
  10678. Don gets carried into a warehouse. He sees the slumped over
  10679. corpse of Parks.
  10680.  
  10681. DON
  10682. Dave...?
  10683.  
  10684. He passes back out.
  10685.  
  10686.  
  10687. INT. PRISON CELL - NIGHT
  10688.  
  10689. Superimpose: 12 hours earlier
  10690.  
  10691. Ash lays in the top bunk of a bed.
  10692.  
  10693. Metal clangs.
  10694.  
  10695. SARAH
  10696. Come on, Ash.
  10697.  
  10698. Ash gets out of bed
  10699.  
  10700.  
  10701. INT. PRISON - DAY
  10702.  
  10703. The prison itself is well-lit. The only lights are
  10704. fluorescent lights that come down on from the ceiling.
  10705.  
  10706. Ash and Sarah stand in a line of prisoners that wear orange
  10707. jumpsuits. Ash wears one that reads "1138" while Sarah's
  10708. reads "1139".
  10709.  
  10710. Ash stands there and follows a line of prisoners down a hall.
  10711.  
  10712.  
  10713. INT. PRISON CAFETERIA - DAY
  10714.  
  10715. Ash eats her breakfast and looks around at the other
  10716. prisoners. She sticks with Sarah.
  10717.  
  10718.  
  10719. INT. PRISON GARAGE - DAY
  10720.  
  10721. Ash works on a white pickup truck with Arizona plates. A
  10722. guard sits there with his rifle. A soda next to him.
  10723.  
  10724. The guard reads a magazine and watches Ash work.
  10725.  
  10726. ASH
  10727. You allowed to talk?
  10728.  
  10729. GOMEZ, (30) looks up from his magazine.
  10730.  
  10731. GOMEZ
  10732. Nope. Get back to work.
  10733.  
  10734. ASH
  10735. Well that kinda fucking sucks.
  10736.  
  10737. Ash goes back to work on the truck.
  10738.  
  10739. She looks at Gomez. He continues to read.
  10740.  
  10741. Ash places a flathead screwdriver in her pocket.
  10742.  
  10743.  
  10744. INT. PRISON CAFETERIA - DAY
  10745.  
  10746. Ash slips a screwdriver into Sarah's pocket as she walks by.
  10747.  
  10748. Sarah takes a seat.
  10749.  
  10750. Ash eats her food and watches Sarah walk off.
  10751.  
  10752.  
  10753. INT. SECURITY CHECKPOINT - DAY
  10754.  
  10755. Sarah walks over to a checkpoint manned by one guard. He
  10756. watches a monitor as cargo goes through a conveyor belt.
  10757.  
  10758. Another guard comes in.
  10759.  
  10760. IND GUARD 1
  10761. Anything new?
  10762.  
  10763. Sarah opens a panel and looks up. She jams the screwdriver
  10764. into the wires and looks past her.
  10765.  
  10766. IND GUARD 2
  10767. Fuck no, you think anything happens
  10768. on our side?
  10769.  
  10770. The guards continue their conversation.
  10771.  
  10772. IND GUARD 1
  10773. Fair one.
  10774.  
  10775. She closes the box back up and screws the panel back in and
  10776. heads to
  10777.  
  10778.  
  10779. INT. STORAGE ROOM - NIGHT
  10780.  
  10781. Ash comes in. Sarah stands next to a storage cart with a
  10782. cigarette in her mouth.
  10783.  
  10784. SARAH
  10785. It's ready.
  10786.  
  10787. ASH
  10788. Got it, what about you?
  10789.  
  10790. SARAH
  10791. I'll be fine. I grew up here
  10792. anyway, it's kind of nice, you
  10793. know?
  10794.  
  10795. ASH
  10796. Thank you, Sarah.
  10797.  
  10798. Sarah gives her a grin.
  10799.  
  10800. SARAH
  10801. Get out there, Ash. Tell the world
  10802. of this place.
  10803.  
  10804. She passes her a cigarette.
  10805.  
  10806. SARAH (CONT’D)
  10807. You smoke?
  10808.  
  10809. ASH
  10810. I'm good, dad never wanted me on
  10811. the shit.
  10812.  
  10813. SARAH
  10814. Typical Donovan. Keeping his kid
  10815. from ending up like him.
  10816.  
  10817. ASH
  10818. I'll still take one.
  10819.  
  10820. Sarah smiles at her and passes her the pack of Lucky Strikes,
  10821. a lighter, and a screwdriver.
  10822.  
  10823. SARAH
  10824. That sounded like a, "No." Take
  10825. that with you. It settles the
  10826. nerves.
  10827.  
  10828. Ash gets into the storage crate and lays down in it.
  10829.  
  10830. ASH
  10831. I'm on my way, dad. Hang tight.
  10832.  
  10833.  
  10834. INT. STORAGE CRATE - NIGHT
  10835.  
  10836. Sarah throws a black blanket over Ash.
  10837.  
  10838. SARAH
  10839. Best of luck out there, Ash.
  10840.  
  10841. Ash lays down in the crate. Sarah covers the top of it.
  10842.  
  10843. FADE TO BLACK.
  10844.  
  10845.  
  10846. INT. SECURITY CHECKPOINT - NIGHT
  10847.  
  10848. Ash's crate goes through the conveyor belt.
  10849.  
  10850. The sign on the scanner reads "Out of Order".
  10851.  
  10852.  
  10853. EXT. LOADING DOCK - NIGHT
  10854.  
  10855. Ash's crate gets loaded into the truck.
  10856.  
  10857. IND WORKER 1
  10858. How many of these fucking things
  10859. are we gonna have to load tonight?
  10860. Jesus. What the fuck do they even
  10861. have coming in? It sure as shit
  10862. ain't the tools we need.
  10863.  
  10864. IND WORKER 2
  10865. Shut up and do your damn job.
  10866.  
  10867. The door closes.
  10868.  
  10869.  
  10870. EXT. TRUCK - NIGHT
  10871.  
  10872. It moves down a road and passes a sign that reads,
  10873. "Flagstaff: 32".
  10874.  
  10875. Two police cruisers pull behind the truck and flash their
  10876. lights.
  10877.  
  10878.  
  10879. INT. TRUCK CARGO - NIGHT
  10880.  
  10881. ASH
  10882. Oh thank fuck it's the cops.
  10883.  
  10884. Ash opens the crate with a screwdriver and makes her way out.
  10885.  
  10886. She gets down and makes her way to the door.
  10887.  
  10888. IND POLICE OFFICER (O.S.)
  10889. Matthews says you got some unwanted
  10890. cargo in the back.
  10891.  
  10892. ASH
  10893. Oh, shit...
  10894.  
  10895. Ash tries to open the back of the truck.
  10896.  
  10897. ASH (CONT’D)
  10898. (whispering )
  10899. Fuck...!
  10900.  
  10901. IND POLICE OFFICER (O.S.)
  10902. Make this quick, he says he's got
  10903. enough heat from that Phoenix cop.
  10904.  
  10905. Ash looks behind her. Assorted crates line the room. A
  10906. crowbar sits propped against a crate.
  10907.  
  10908. ASH
  10909. Ah, shit...
  10910.  
  10911. Ash sits there, crowbar in hand.
  10912.  
  10913. ASH (CONT’D)
  10914. What would dad do, what would dad
  10915. do...?
  10916.  
  10917. She gets behind a crate and waits. Ash holds her crowbar and
  10918. counts down.
  10919.  
  10920. The lock begins to come off.
  10921.  
  10922. IND POLICE OFFICER (O.S.)
  10923. Open it up.
  10924.  
  10925. The door opens.
  10926.  
  10927. Ash holds the crowbar and listens to them walk in. They start
  10928. a patrol in front of her.
  10929.  
  10930. IND POLICE OFFICER 1 (O.S.)
  10931. She's still in here.
  10932.  
  10933. They come in, guns drawn forward.
  10934.  
  10935. IND POLICE OFFICER 1 (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  10936. Come on out sweetheart, we're not
  10937. here to hurt you-
  10938.  
  10939. IND POLICE OFFICER 2 (O.S.)
  10940. We got military guys outside!
  10941.  
  10942. Ash looks up.
  10943.  
  10944. ASH
  10945. Dad?
  10946.  
  10947. Gunfire passes through the container.
  10948.  
  10949. IND POLICE OFFICER 2 (O.S.)
  10950. They're from the project!
  10951.  
  10952. The first officer pushes forward, unfazed by the gunfire.
  10953.  
  10954. IND POLICE OFFICER 1 (O.S.)
  10955. Come on out sweetheart!
  10956.  
  10957. He passes by-
  10958.  
  10959. Ash swings the crowbar into his legs and sends him into the
  10960. ground.
  10961.  
  10962. IND POLICE OFFICER 1  (CONT’D)
  10963. Bitch!
  10964.  
  10965. Ash makes her way past him. More rounds pass through the
  10966. container. The officer lets out a groan of pain and grabs Ash
  10967. by the leg.
  10968.  
  10969. Ash falls down.
  10970.  
  10971. IND POLICE OFFICER 1  (CONT’D)
  10972. Get back here!
  10973.  
  10974. ASH
  10975. Get the fuck off!
  10976.  
  10977. Ash takes the bottom end of the crowbar and hits him in the
  10978. nose with it. She runs out to
  10979.  
  10980.  
  10981. EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
  10982.  
  10983. Ash looks around. A small town sits in the distance.
  10984.  
  10985. She makes her way out toward it. The cop that grabbed her by
  10986. the leg pops his head out and holds his nose.
  10987.  
  10988. She looks around and sees she's at the edge of a mountain.
  10989.  
  10990. ASH
  10991. Oh, this is bad.
  10992.  
  10993. Ash looks behind her and moves down a hill. The gunfire
  10994. continues, then stops.
  10995.  
  10996. IND POLICE OFFICER 1 (O.S.)
  10997. Get the damn girl!
  10998.  
  10999. Ash makes her way into the woods and takes her orange top
  11000. off, leaving her with a white shirt.
  11001.  
  11002. Flashlights trail her as she makes her way through the
  11003. forest. Ash stops at a cave.
  11004.  
  11005. ASH
  11006. This looks safe enough...
  11007.  
  11008. Ash walks into
  11009.  
  11010.  
  11011. INT. CAVE - NIGHT
  11012.  
  11013. She turns on her zippo, then stops. She looks up and lets out
  11014. a scream.
  11015.  
  11016. ASH
  11017. BEAR!
  11018.  
  11019. The bear gives off a fearful roar as she runs out.
  11020.  
  11021. The bear looks down in sadness as she does so.
  11022.  
  11023.  
  11024. EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
  11025.  
  11026. Ash runs out and pants. She continues to run toward the
  11027. town.
  11028.  
  11029. ASH
  11030. Fuck, fuck, fuck!
  11031.  
  11032. She looks behind her as the lights follow.
  11033.  
  11034. More gunshots ring out behind her.
  11035.  
  11036. IND POLICE OFFICER 1 (O.S.)
  11037. Militia, take 'em out!
  11038.  
  11039. Ash makes her way to
  11040.  
  11041.  
  11042. EXT. TRUCK STOP - NIGHT
  11043.  
  11044. The truck stop sits almost empty. A waitress sits on her
  11045. phone.
  11046.  
  11047. ASH
  11048. Need a car, need a car...
  11049.  
  11050. She looks at an old SUV.
  11051.  
  11052. ASH (CONT’D)
  11053. Bingo.
  11054.  
  11055. She makes her way over to it and crosses the street to the
  11056. stop.
  11057.  
  11058. An army of police cruisers makes its way toward the forest as
  11059. she croses.
  11060.  
  11061. Ash sprints into a ditch and gets down as the cruisers pass
  11062. her.
  11063.  
  11064. She waits.
  11065.  
  11066. The last one passes and she makes her way to the back of the
  11067. diner.
  11068.  
  11069. An old SUV sits there.
  11070.  
  11071. ASH (CONT’D)
  11072. Perfect.
  11073.  
  11074. Ash takes her screwdriver and smashes the driver's side
  11075. window with it.
  11076.  
  11077. The window makes a crack as she does so. She looks around.
  11078.  
  11079. No response.
  11080.  
  11081. Ash unlocks the truck and opens it up.
  11082.  
  11083.  
  11084. INT. SUV - NIGHT
  11085.  
  11086. She reaches under the steering column and starts to hotwire
  11087. the truck.
  11088.  
  11089. ASH
  11090. Come on I didn't go to juvy for
  11091. this shit for nothing!
  11092.  
  11093. The SUV starts up.
  11094.  
  11095. ASH (CONT’D)
  11096. YES!
  11097.  
  11098. Ash backs the truck up and gets back on the main road.
  11099.  
  11100.  
  11101. EXT. SECURITY CHECKPOINT - NIGHT
  11102.  
  11103. Ash pulls up to the security checkpoint. Exhaustion sits in
  11104. her eyes.
  11105.  
  11106. Eli, now in crutches makes his way over to her.
  11107.  
  11108. A bandage is wrapped around his head. He looks at Ash.
  11109.  
  11110. ELI
  11111. Yeah sure I'll let you through.
  11112.  
  11113. He lets off a depressed sigh.
  11114.  
  11115. The gate opens. Ash goes to
  11116.  
  11117.  
  11118. EXT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  11119.  
  11120. Ash gets out of the SUV and makes her way to the door.
  11121.  
  11122. She bangs on the door with her fist.
  11123.  
  11124. IRMA
  11125. Who is it?
  11126.  
  11127. ASH
  11128. It's Ash, Irma! Open up!
  11129.  
  11130. Irma opens the door.
  11131.  
  11132. IRMA
  11133. Ashley? Ash!
  11134.  
  11135.  
  11136. INT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  11137.  
  11138. ASH
  11139. Close the door. Where's my dad?
  11140.  
  11141. Ash looks out of breath.
  11142.  
  11143. IRMA
  11144. They went out to find you! I'll
  11145. call my papa and I'll see what's
  11146. going on. Take a seat, take a seat!
  11147.  
  11148. Ash takes a seat and catches her breath. She still wears half
  11149. of her dirty orange jumpsuit.
  11150.  
  11151. IRMA (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  11152. Papa, guess who showed up?! It's
  11153. Ash! She's okay!
  11154.  
  11155. Ash takes her boots off.
  11156.  
  11157. IRMA (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  11158. Oh... Okay, Papa.
  11159.  
  11160. Irma comes back into the room.
  11161.  
  11162. IRMA (CONT’D)
  11163. My papa said he was on his way
  11164. back. I have some spare clothes,
  11165. you should get cleaned up!
  11166.  
  11167. ASH
  11168. Yeah, that'd be good. Thanks.
  11169.  
  11170. IRMA
  11171. I was so worried about you, Ash!
  11172.  
  11173. ASH
  11174. Get the fuck over here you.
  11175.  
  11176. Ash gives Irma a hug. Tears of joy run down her eyes. She
  11177. gives irma a hug.
  11178.  
  11179. ASH (CONT’D)
  11180. I didn't think I was coming back.
  11181.  
  11182. Ash holds Irma.
  11183.  
  11184. Ash lets go.
  11185.  
  11186. IRMA
  11187. You smell!
  11188.  
  11189. The two laugh at this.
  11190.  
  11191. ASH
  11192. I'll get cleaned up.
  11193.  
  11194. CUT TO:
  11195.  
  11196. Kobel walks through the door as a cleaned up Ash comes out
  11197. wearing jeans and a Hetalia T-shirt. He locks eyes with her.
  11198.  
  11199. KOBEL
  11200. Oh fuck. Oh this is bad.
  11201.  
  11202. ASH
  11203. Mr. Kobel, where's my dad?
  11204.  
  11205. KOBEL
  11206. (stammering)
  11207. That's uh... I uh...
  11208.  
  11209. ASH
  11210. You what? Come on, cut the shit.
  11211.  
  11212. KOBEL
  11213. I sent him to rescue you.
  11214.  
  11215. Ash chuckles.
  11216.  
  11217. ASH
  11218. Okay, how?
  11219.  
  11220.  
  11221. INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT
  11222.  
  11223. KOBEL (O.S.)
  11224. I got him captured to see if I
  11225. could get him to find you.
  11226.  
  11227. Nick, Conrad, James and Don sit in chairs that face each
  11228. other. Their hands are bound behind their backs.
  11229.  
  11230. Matthews bashes Don in the stomach with a crowbar.
  11231.  
  11232. MATTHEWS
  11233. Your daughter, Paulsen!
  11234.  
  11235. DON
  11236. I don't fucking know, you prick!
  11237.  
  11238. Matthews takes his .22 handgun out and points at Don's skull.
  11239.  
  11240. MATTHEWS
  11241. Give me a fucking answer!
  11242.  
  11243. DON
  11244. I don't know!
  11245.  
  11246. Matthews takes his .22 and fires it into Don's leg.
  11247.  
  11248. Don cries out in pain.
  11249.  
  11250. JAMES
  11251. Get me out of this fucking
  11252. chair and I'll fucking kill
  11253. you myself!
  11254.  
  11255. DON (CONT’D)
  11256. GAH, FUCK!
  11257.  
  11258. Don writes in pain as Matthews makes his way over to James.
  11259.  
  11260. Matthews looks over at James. He makes his way over to hi and
  11261. presses one hand against James's neck.
  11262.  
  11263. MATTHEWS
  11264. You... Have been enough of a pain
  11265. in my ass, O'Reilly...
  11266.  
  11267. Matthews holds his hand to James's neck.
  11268.  
  11269. JAMES
  11270. (choking)
  11271. Go to hell... Glownigger...
  11272.  
  11273. Don looks down at his leg.
  11274.  
  11275. Blood comes out of it.
  11276.  
  11277. DON
  11278. That's an artery...
  11279.  
  11280. Don fades out of consciousness just as Dawn runs into the
  11281. room with a blue syringe in her hand.
  11282.  
  11283. She stabs Don in shoulder with it.
  11284.  
  11285. Don's pupils dilate. He screams in pain. The hole in his leg
  11286. begins to heal itself.
  11287.  
  11288.  
  11289. EXT. DESERT MOUNTAIN - DAY
  11290.  
  11291.  
  11292. MRAP INTERIOR
  11293.  
  11294. A soldier, a SPECIALIST THOMAS, (21) lies there.
  11295.  
  11296. THOMAS
  11297. Am I gonna be okay, doc? Something
  11298. doesn't feel right, it feels a
  11299. little chilly.
  11300.  
  11301. Don chuckles.
  11302.  
  11303. His stare changes from that of hope to sorrow.
  11304.  
  11305. DON
  11306. (muttering)
  11307. Oh christ.
  11308.  
  11309. Thomas has a blanket draped over his body.
  11310.  
  11311. THOMAS
  11312. Doc? I don't feel right, I just
  11313. don't feel right.
  11314.  
  11315. Half of Thomas's torso is missing.
  11316.  
  11317. DON
  11318. You're gonna die, that's what's
  11319. happening.
  11320.  
  11321. Thomas looks down at himself with wide eyes. He lets out a
  11322. groan of pain as he looks at Don.
  11323.  
  11324. THOMAS
  11325. No, no, doc you're doc! You can
  11326. make this better!
  11327.  
  11328. A tear rolls down Don's eye.
  11329.  
  11330. DON
  11331. Not this- I can't do anything for
  11332. this.
  11333.  
  11334. Don grabs his hand.
  11335.  
  11336. DON (CONT’D)
  11337. Look at me Thomas, look at me.
  11338.  
  11339. Thomas looks into his eyes. His breaths become more labored.
  11340.  
  11341. DON (CONT’D)
  11342. Who cares about you, Thomas?
  11343.  
  11344. THOMAS
  11345. M-My dog. She passed recently.
  11346.  
  11347. DON
  11348. Close your eyes. She's there
  11349. waiting for you. It'll hurt a
  11350. little bit, then you'll feel warm
  11351. and all this pain goes away.
  11352.  
  11353. Don holds Thomas's hand tight.
  11354.  
  11355. Thomas closes his eyes.
  11356.  
  11357. THOMAS
  11358. Thank you, doc.
  11359.  
  11360. Thomas's hand goes limp.
  11361.  
  11362. Don throws the blanket over his now dead body.
  11363.  
  11364. Don's hands continue to shake.
  11365.  
  11366. Parks suppresses with a 240.
  11367.  
  11368. DON
  11369. P-Parks!
  11370.  
  11371. Parks looks over at Don.
  11372.  
  11373. PARKS
  11374. What do you need?!
  11375.  
  11376. DON
  11377. H-help me get the wounded.
  11378.  
  11379. Don steps away, covered in Thomas's blood.
  11380.  
  11381.  
  11382. INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT
  11383.  
  11384. Don comes back, his eyes looking forward. He carries a
  11385. thousand yard stare.
  11386.  
  11387. Nick, Conrad, and James look at Don with wide eyes.
  11388.  
  11389. Jackie stands behind Dawn for a moment, then disappears.
  11390.  
  11391. DON
  11392. Jack?
  11393.  
  11394. MATTHEWS
  11395. Send Paulsen into the basement to
  11396. get tested, same with O'Reilly.
  11397. Michelle, you're in charge of
  11398. Fletcher and Miller here.
  11399.  
  11400. DAWN
  11401. Yes sir.
  11402.  
  11403. Dawn holds a clipboard in her hand and begins to step out of
  11404. the room. She looks back at Don.
  11405.  
  11406. DAWN (CONT’D)
  11407. (mouthing)
  11408. I'm sorry. I did my best.
  11409.  
  11410. The group are battered.
  11411.  
  11412. Don shoots the others a grin.
  11413.  
  11414. DON
  11415. Stay alive, gentlemen.
  11416.  
  11417. Agents enter the room and take off Don's restraints. They
  11418. grab him by the arms and drag him off into the darkness.
  11419.  
  11420. He's dragged into a
  11421.  
  11422.  
  11423. CARGO ELEVATOR
  11424.  
  11425. Two agents hold Don by the arms.
  11426.  
  11427. Don looks around. Some cargo containers lay around the
  11428. elevator.
  11429.  
  11430. Some workers wear construction helmets and watch the battered
  11431. Don.
  11432.  
  11433. IND AGENT 1
  11434. Keep your damn eyes forward.
  11435.  
  11436. The worker looks forward.
  11437.  
  11438. The doors open as Don as moved into
  11439.  
  11440.  
  11441. INT. OBSERVATION ROOM - NIGHT
  11442.  
  11443. Don is placed against a table and strapped to it.
  11444.  
  11445. Matthews looks at Don.
  11446.  
  11447. MATTHEWS
  11448. Can't wait to get rid of your
  11449. annoying ass.
  11450.  
  11451. DON
  11452. My ass is fine, you can ask
  11453. Jackie!....Oh wait. She's dead.
  11454. Right.
  11455.  
  11456. MATTHEWS
  11457. And for good god damn reason too,
  11458. right. Her anger issues got the
  11459. best of her mixed with a few
  11460. psychoactives.
  11461.  
  11462. DON
  11463. What did you do to her? Tell her I
  11464. fucked Sarah? Was that why she drew
  11465. a knife on me?
  11466.  
  11467. Matthews puts on gloves and takes out a syringe.
  11468.  
  11469. MATTHEWS
  11470. You fucked Sarah? Jesus, sorry to
  11471. hear that.
  11472.  
  11473. Matthews puts the syringe in a bottle and takes a light blue
  11474. liquid out of it.
  11475.  
  11476. Don laughs.
  11477.  
  11478. DON
  11479. She's tight as fuck, dude.
  11480.  
  11481. MATTHEWS
  11482. Same applies to your sister.
  11483.  
  11484. DON
  11485. So much for "till death to us part"
  11486. right?
  11487.  
  11488. The two share a laugh.
  11489.  
  11490. MATTHEWS
  11491. In your case, yeah. Want a
  11492. cigarette?
  11493.  
  11494. DON
  11495. Yeah, sure.
  11496.  
  11497. Matthews takes a pack of Luckies out of his pocket.
  11498.  
  11499. He puts one in Don's mouth, then takes out a zippo and lights
  11500. it.
  11501.  
  11502. Don puffs on it.
  11503.  
  11504. DON (CONT’D)
  11505. Do what you have to.
  11506.  
  11507. Don takes one last puff from his cigarette. Matthews jams the
  11508. needle into Don's neck.
  11509.  
  11510. Don's restraints fall as he convulses on the floor below him.
  11511.  
  11512. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  11513. And now we can see why they called
  11514. you fuck up. Start the clock, we
  11515. got five minutes until he comes
  11516. back from the Darkheart we gave
  11517. him.
  11518.  
  11519. Two guards pick Don up by the arms. They take him to
  11520.  
  11521.  
  11522. INT. ARENA - NIGHT
  11523.  
  11524. Don stands up as two of the guards leave. Blood runs down the
  11525. side of his mouth.
  11526.  
  11527. One prisoner stands there, armed with a hammer, while the
  11528. other stands armed with a shank.
  11529.  
  11530. Don's eyes turn bloodshot.
  11531.  
  11532. He turns to face the two prisoners.
  11533.  
  11534. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  11535. (intercom)
  11536. Subjects 947 and 1542, you are to
  11537. terminate Subject 328 in front of
  11538. you with the weapons provided.
  11539.  
  11540. DON
  11541. Need to kill, need to fight, need
  11542. to fucking live!
  11543.  
  11544. 947
  11545. Easy shit...
  11546.  
  11547. 947 charges Don with a hammer in hand.
  11548.  
  11549. Don lets off a war cry.
  11550.  
  11551. DON
  11552. RIP AND TEAR UNTIL IT IS DONE!
  11553.  
  11554. Don charges back at the hammer wielding prisoner.
  11555.  
  11556. 1542 backs off, his shank in hand as he waits for an
  11557. opportune time to strike.
  11558.  
  11559. 947 swings his hammer and strikes Don in the shoulder,
  11560. dislocating it.
  11561.  
  11562. This only manages to anger him.
  11563.  
  11564. Don backs up, his eyes still red with anger.
  11565.  
  11566. 947 backs up as 1542 pushes forward, shank in hand.
  11567.  
  11568. 1542 grabs Don by the shoulder and thrusts his shank into
  11569. him. Don pushes his arm back and bites into his throat,
  11570. tearing it open.
  11571.  
  11572. 947
  11573. Fuck you!
  11574.  
  11575. 1542 falls to the ground and drops his shank. He holds his
  11576. throat and rolls against the white marble floor.
  11577.  
  11578. 947 charges Don with his hammer. Don dodges this and grabs
  11579. the shank on the ground. Don raises the shank and watches
  11580. 947.
  11581.  
  11582. 947 (CONT’D)
  11583. I'm gonna use you as my little fuck
  11584. puppet when this is all done!
  11585.  
  11586. DON
  11587. That goes both ways buddy!
  11588.  
  11589. Don charges 947. The shank in one hand he tackles him to the
  11590. ground.
  11591.  
  11592. The two fall, Don on top of 947.
  11593.  
  11594. DON (CONT’D)
  11595. STAY DOWN AND FUCKING DIE!
  11596.  
  11597. Don thrusts the shiv into his neck and opens it, the blood
  11598. splattering on Don's clothing.
  11599.  
  11600. The shank breaks as Don gouges the prisoner's eyes out. The
  11601. prisoner screams, then goes limp.
  11602.  
  11603. DON (CONT’D)
  11604. Serves you fucking right you
  11605. cocksucker.
  11606.  
  11607. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  11608. (intercom)
  11609. Well done, Mr. Paulsen.
  11610.  
  11611. DON
  11612. I'm gonna fuck your bloody skull!
  11613.  
  11614. Two more subjects come in.
  11615.  
  11616. It's James and Sarah.
  11617.  
  11618. The two hold handguns.
  11619.  
  11620. JAMES
  11621. Doc?!
  11622.  
  11623. DON
  11624. Don't fucking call me that!
  11625.  
  11626. James raises his handgun.
  11627.  
  11628. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  11629. (intercom)
  11630. The clock's ticking, Mr. Paulsen.
  11631. Two minutes.
  11632.  
  11633. Don lets off another war cry.
  11634.  
  11635. SARAH
  11636. Donovan!
  11637.  
  11638. Don walks toward the two. He leaves a trail of blood behind,
  11639. then, stopping-
  11640.  
  11641. He puts his dislocated shoulder back the way it was, letting
  11642. off a sickening "crack" as he does so.
  11643.  
  11644. DON
  11645. I'm gonna kill both of you... You
  11646. both ruined me!
  11647.  
  11648. Don rushes Sarah, only for her and James to magdump into his
  11649. body.
  11650.  
  11651. Don falls to to the ground on his knees.
  11652.  
  11653. DON (CONT’D)
  11654. S-Sarah?
  11655.  
  11656. Don falls to his side, coughs up blood, and looks at the
  11657. tears in Sarah's eyes.
  11658.  
  11659. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  11660. (intercom)
  11661. Get a cleanup crew, test subject
  11662. Delta is a no-go.
  11663.  
  11664. FADE TO BLACK.
  11665.  
  11666.  
  11667. INT. MORGUE - NIGHT
  11668.  
  11669. Dawn and James put Don's corpse onto a stretcher.
  11670.  
  11671. DAWN
  11672. Come on, we gotta do this fast.
  11673.  
  11674. JAMES
  11675. I just shot the idiot full of
  11676. holes, what do you expect to do?
  11677. He's fucking dead!
  11678.  
  11679. DAWN
  11680. Help me with this and you'll see
  11681. the cat girls.
  11682.  
  11683. James's eyes widen.
  11684.  
  11685. JAMES
  11686. You got it, lady.
  11687.  
  11688. Sarah grabs a blanket and drapes it over Don's lifeless body.
  11689.  
  11690. SARAH
  11691. If we do bring him back, how do we
  11692. know he's not crazy and going to
  11693. kill us both?
  11694.  
  11695. DAWN
  11696. It's been longer than five minutes.
  11697. Hang in there little brother.
  11698.  
  11699. JAMES
  11700. Shouldn't his brain be dead?
  11701.  
  11702. DAWN
  11703. It's only been two minutes, we got
  11704. another eight before we know he's
  11705. gone.
  11706.  
  11707. They go into
  11708.  
  11709.  
  11710. INT. OPERATING THEATER - NIGHT
  11711.  
  11712. They put Don on the table. He's in his boxers, the holes
  11713. still riddled in his body. Blood seeps out of him.
  11714.  
  11715. Dawn puts a mask over his mouth.
  11716.  
  11717. DAWN
  11718. I need you two out. Get in the
  11719. observation room, this might get
  11720. bad.
  11721.  
  11722. JAMES
  11723. What if I need-
  11724.  
  11725. DAWN
  11726. Get out, James!
  11727.  
  11728. James steps out with Sarah.
  11729.  
  11730. The two go into into an observation room.
  11731.  
  11732. Dawn looks around the room. A device with a power box on it
  11733. sits on the table. Metal wires portrude from it with clamps.
  11734.  
  11735. DAWN (CONT’D)
  11736. Just like starting a car, just like
  11737. starting a car...
  11738.  
  11739. Dawn reaches into a medical fridge and pulls out a group of
  11740. syringes with blue liquid in them.
  11741.  
  11742. DAWN (CONT’D)
  11743. Oh this is so bad.
  11744.  
  11745. Dawn starts filling the bloody wounds with the blue liquid
  11746. and clamping the wires to the wounds.
  11747.  
  11748. Behind the glass, Sarah and James get stopped by two security
  11749. officers.
  11750.  
  11751. They point guns at the both of them and start to shout
  11752. orders.
  11753.  
  11754. Dawn sees this and starts to run back toward the power box.
  11755.  
  11756. James and Sarah rush them. Muzzle flashes come from the
  11757. observation room. Dawn flips the switch. An arc of
  11758. electricity comes from the wires.
  11759.  
  11760. Blinding bright light fills the room. Dawn falls backwards as
  11761. the light fills the room.
  11762.  
  11763. She scoots back and stands back up. Electricity shoots out
  11764. the sides.
  11765.  
  11766. James runs into the room and grabs Dawn by her labcoat
  11767. collar.
  11768.  
  11769. DAWN (CONT’D)
  11770. James go!
  11771.  
  11772. JAMES
  11773. I'm not leaving you here!
  11774.  
  11775. James takes an electrical shock to the skull.
  11776.  
  11777. DAWN
  11778. Fuck!
  11779.  
  11780. Dawn takes cover behind a table-
  11781.  
  11782. The room goes black.
  11783.  
  11784. Lights come on but the room is dim.
  11785.  
  11786. Dawn reaches into her pocket for a flashlight. She turns off
  11787. the power box.
  11788.  
  11789. Don's skin looks burnt.
  11790.  
  11791. DAWN (CONT’D)
  11792. Oh, no... I messed up.
  11793.  
  11794. She looks at James on the ground.
  11795.  
  11796. DAWN (CONT’D)
  11797. Oh, no!
  11798.  
  11799. She turns James over on his back. James looks up.
  11800.  
  11801. JAMES
  11802. Wait.
  11803.  
  11804. DAWN
  11805. James, just stay there!
  11806.  
  11807. JAMES
  11808. This isn't right...
  11809.  
  11810. James's hair sticks up.
  11811.  
  11812. DAWN
  11813. No, it isn't. Stay there.
  11814.  
  11815. Dawn runs back to the medical fridge and jams a blue needle
  11816. into James's arm.
  11817.  
  11818. JAMES
  11819. Thanks... But. Everything looks
  11820. normal-
  11821.  
  11822. A security team bursts in through the door. They shine their
  11823. lights on Dawn and James.
  11824.  
  11825. IND SECURITY UNIT 1
  11826. Show me your hands!
  11827.  
  11828. Dawn backs away from James and puts her hands up.
  11829.  
  11830. JAMES
  11831. Hello, gentlemen.
  11832.  
  11833. IND SECURITY UNIT 2
  11834. Stand up and show me your hands!
  11835.  
  11836. Carter comes in behind the two, AR in hand.
  11837.  
  11838. CARTER (O.S.)
  11839. (earpiece)
  11840. Affirm, I got eyes on Doctor
  11841. Paulsen right now, King.
  11842.  
  11843. Don rolls off the operating table. He lets off a thud as he
  11844. does.
  11845.  
  11846. DON
  11847. Ughhhh... I don't feel so good.
  11848.  
  11849. The two guards train guns and shine lights on Don.
  11850.  
  11851. Don rolls over on his back. His boxers are charred.
  11852.  
  11853. Don opens his eyes, then lets off a scream of horror.
  11854.  
  11855. The world around him looks bright and animated.
  11856.  
  11857. He's in an anime.
  11858.  
  11859. In his panic, he rushes the two guards. They fire their
  11860. handguns into him. Don pushes one against a wall. The other
  11861. tackles him to the ground and restrains him.
  11862.  
  11863. DON (CONT’D)
  11864. I got shot...
  11865.  
  11866. They stand Don up.
  11867.  
  11868. Don looks down and watches the rounds that had just been
  11869. fired into him fall out.
  11870.  
  11871. DON (CONT’D)
  11872. What the hell is going on...
  11873.  
  11874. Matthews walks in and wears a lab coat.
  11875.  
  11876. MATTHEWS
  11877. So, back from the dead are we Mr.
  11878. Paulsen?
  11879.  
  11880. DON
  11881. Hey man, your face looks kind of
  11882. weird.
  11883.  
  11884. MATTHEWS
  11885. Get him to the basement level. Good
  11886. work, Miss Paulsen. Let's see how
  11887. long you'll last as a prisoner
  11888. here.
  11889.  
  11890. DAWN
  11891. Fuck you, Matty! You need me. I
  11892. brought a dead man back to life and
  11893. you're just gonna throw that away?
  11894.  
  11895. MATTHEWS
  11896. You're right. Carter, set a bed
  11897. roll up for her in the lab. 24 hour
  11898. watch. Get Paulsen, Flynn, and
  11899. O'Reilly in the basement IN
  11900. SEPARATE CELLS.
  11901.  
  11902. DON
  11903. What the fuck is actually going
  11904. on...
  11905.  
  11906. IND GUARD 1
  11907. Move it.
  11908.  
  11909. Don is taken out to
  11910.  
  11911.  
  11912. INT. SERVICE ELEVATOR - NIGHT
  11913.  
  11914. Still in his boxers, Don looks around at those around him.
  11915. Everyone's eyes have become widened. The guards around him
  11916. wear black suits and ties.
  11917.  
  11918.  
  11919. INT. CELL - NIGHT
  11920.  
  11921. Don sits in a cell alone and wears an orange jump suit. He
  11922. places his hands over his face.
  11923.  
  11924. The world looks bright.
  11925.  
  11926. DON
  11927. Oh god, I've really lost it.
  11928.  
  11929. The cell door opens.
  11930.  
  11931. Amber stands there. She has a fox tail and ears
  11932.  
  11933. AMBER
  11934. Mr. Paulsen?
  11935.  
  11936. Don lets out a confused scream.
  11937.  
  11938. DON
  11939. Get the fuck away! Fucking fox
  11940. girl!
  11941.  
  11942. Amber runs over and puts her hand over his mouth.
  11943.  
  11944. AMBER
  11945. I need you to be quiet.
  11946.  
  11947. Don's eyes are wide as she looks at the fox girl. In another
  11948. hand she holds a stun gun and presses it to Don's head.
  11949.  
  11950. She starts it.
  11951.  
  11952. Don goes unconscious.
  11953.  
  11954.  
  11955. INT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  11956.  
  11957. KOBEL
  11958. You know, you shouldn't have
  11959. escaped.
  11960.  
  11961. ASH
  11962. What should I have done then? Sat
  11963. around, fingering myself waiting
  11964. for a strong man to rescue me? This
  11965. shit was survival! I was on the
  11966. chopping block you son of a bitch!
  11967.  
  11968. Kobel watches Ash, his eyes wide. He massages his eyes.
  11969.  
  11970. KOBEL
  11971. Jesus you sound like your dad.
  11972.  
  11973. ASH
  11974. Only learned from the fucking best,
  11975. Kobel.
  11976.  
  11977. Kobel chuckles.
  11978.  
  11979. KOBEL
  11980. No shit, little lady.
  11981.  
  11982. Irma watches this.
  11983.  
  11984. KOBEL (CONT’D)
  11985. What's your dad's phone pass?
  11986.  
  11987. ASH
  11988. Why?
  11989.  
  11990. Kobel takes Don's phone out of his pocket.
  11991.  
  11992. KOBEL
  11993. David Parks, that name ring a bell?
  11994.  
  11995. ASH
  11996. Yeah, we had dinner once. Me,
  11997. Jackie, and dad. Dad wanted me to
  11998. call him Uncle Dave.
  11999.  
  12000. KOBEL
  12001. Army friend?
  12002.  
  12003. ASH
  12004. Yeah. He's a cop.
  12005.  
  12006. Kobel passes the phone to Ash.
  12007.  
  12008. Ash takes the phone away from Kobel and unlocks it.
  12009.  
  12010. He checks Don's emails.
  12011.  
  12012. ASH (CONT’D)
  12013. These are all video files, some of
  12014. them are documents though.
  12015.  
  12016. Ash stops at one message.
  12017.  
  12018. Subject: "Leak this if I die".
  12019.  
  12020. Ash looks at the video's time stamp.
  12021.  
  12022. ASH (CONT’D)
  12023. This was when...
  12024.  
  12025. Ash starts the video.
  12026.  
  12027. Kobel looks over Ash's shoulder. Irma sits next to Ash.
  12028.  
  12029.  
  12030. EXT. MOUNTAIN ROAD - DAY
  12031.  
  12032.  
  12033. ON PHONE SCREEN
  12034.  
  12035. "Insurgents" fire at a convoy below the mountain.
  12036.  
  12037. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  12038. Like fish in a fuckin' barrel!
  12039.  
  12040. The group fire on the convoy below. A figure darts back and
  12041. forth between stopped vehicles.
  12042.  
  12043. MATTHEWS (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  12044. Can someone fucking kill that dude
  12045. down there?!
  12046.  
  12047. Two pickup trucks roll speed behind the convoy and fire DSHK
  12048. machine guns at the group. Don can be seen between moving
  12049. between vehicles. At times, he stops to fire at a nearby
  12050. mountain.
  12051.  
  12052. The crack of gunfire as the group get down and shoot back.
  12053.  
  12054. Another agent dressed in insurgent garb has an RPG out.
  12055.  
  12056. IND AGENT 1
  12057. CLEAR BACKBLAST, 400! ROCKET!
  12058.  
  12059. The rocket flies into two soldiers. One has a cloth over his
  12060. face and carries another. An A-10 flies over and starts to
  12061. strafe the mountain.
  12062.  
  12063. MATTHEWS
  12064. We gotta move let's go!
  12065.  
  12066.  
  12067. INT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - DAY
  12068.  
  12069. KOBEL
  12070. Ohhhhhh, fuck!
  12071.  
  12072. Ash looks down at the phone in front of her.
  12073.  
  12074. ASH
  12075. That's my dad...
  12076.  
  12077. KOBEL
  12078. It's why your dad got the fucking
  12079. Distinguished Service Cross. Jesus,
  12080. they didn't give it to him for
  12081. nothing.
  12082.  
  12083. ASH
  12084. Then what the fuck do we do?
  12085.  
  12086. KOBEL
  12087. With the kind of pull Matthews has?
  12088. The best we can do is...
  12089.  
  12090. ASH
  12091. ...Leak it...
  12092.  
  12093. Kobel looks at Ash.
  12094.  
  12095. KOBEL
  12096. You know this is gonna get almost
  12097. everyone who works at Knight Pharma
  12098. under a microscope, right? It means
  12099. you, your dad-
  12100.  
  12101. ASH
  12102. It also gets anyone Matthews is
  12103. related to.
  12104.  
  12105. KOBEL
  12106. Fuck it, do it.
  12107.  
  12108. ASH
  12109. You fucking serious?
  12110.  
  12111. KOBEL
  12112. We don't have any other options.
  12113.  
  12114. Ash looks at the email chain.
  12115.  
  12116. ASH
  12117. Alright. Let's do it.
  12118.  
  12119. She hits "send".
  12120.  
  12121.  
  12122. INT. CELL - DAY
  12123.  
  12124. Don wakes up.
  12125.  
  12126. He looks down at himself. The world looks normal again.
  12127.  
  12128. The cell door opens.
  12129.  
  12130. Don steps out to
  12131.  
  12132.  
  12133. INT. CELL BLOCK - DAY
  12134.  
  12135. A group of prisoners walks down a hall.
  12136.  
  12137. Don follows them. Most of them look normal with some having
  12138. cat or fox ears.
  12139.  
  12140. DON
  12141. What the hell...?
  12142.  
  12143. A hand grabs Don by the shoulder.
  12144.  
  12145. Don recoils in fear and looks back, getting into a fighting
  12146. stance.
  12147.  
  12148. JAMES
  12149. Doc, it's me.
  12150.  
  12151. DON
  12152. You fucking prick.
  12153.  
  12154. JAMES
  12155. I'm getting used to this too, don't
  12156. worry. It's so cool though!
  12157.  
  12158. DON
  12159. We're trapped in a prison in god
  12160. knows where. You do understand the
  12161. severity of all this don't you?
  12162.  
  12163. JAMES
  12164. I could die here and be happy.
  12165.  
  12166. Don gives James a look of horror and revulsion.
  12167.  
  12168. DON
  12169. I have a daughter, James.
  12170.  
  12171. James puts something in his pocket and leans into his ear.
  12172.  
  12173. JAMES
  12174. (whispering)
  12175. I know. Keep your head down.
  12176.  
  12177. James slips away in the crowd of other prisoners.
  12178.  
  12179. Don puts his hands in the jumpsuit pockets and walks to
  12180.  
  12181.  
  12182. INT. PRISON CAFETERIA - DAY
  12183.  
  12184. Don sits alone and eats a meal.
  12185.  
  12186. The other prisoners look at Don with fearful eyes. Don reads
  12187. the note, "Be patient."
  12188.  
  12189. Don chucks the note aside and rolls his eyes. A guard makes
  12190. his way over and glances at the note, then continues on his
  12191. way.
  12192.  
  12193. Don looks left and right, stands up, then moves to sit next
  12194. to a few of them.
  12195.  
  12196. The ones with cat and fox ears take a glance at him, then
  12197. look back down at their food.
  12198.  
  12199. Others scoot away.
  12200.  
  12201. DON
  12202. What the fuck, man?
  12203.  
  12204. No one responds.
  12205.  
  12206. They all continue what they're doing, clearly afraid of Don.
  12207.  
  12208. IND PRISONER 1 (O.S.)
  12209. What's his story?
  12210.  
  12211. IND PRISONER 2 (O.S.)
  12212. His daughter escaped and word is he
  12213. tore a dude's throat out with his
  12214. fucking teeth.
  12215.  
  12216. Don looks down and drinks from a cup of water, then just as
  12217. quickly spits it back out. Blood sits in the cup.
  12218.  
  12219. Don coughs it out on the ground behind him. The other
  12220. prisoners look on in terror.
  12221.  
  12222. DON
  12223. It's the other guy's.
  12224.  
  12225. They look at Don in sheer terror.
  12226.  
  12227. DON (CONT’D)
  12228. Okay, then.
  12229.  
  12230. GO TO:
  12231.  
  12232.  
  12233. INT. CELL BLOCK - DAY
  12234.  
  12235. Don mops a floor.
  12236.  
  12237. Prisoners walk by him and give him more looks of fear.
  12238.  
  12239. A guard in heavy armor lingers around Don. She gives him a
  12240. glance, then walks over and kicks over his mop bucket.
  12241.  
  12242. IND FEMALE GUARD 1
  12243. You missed a spot.
  12244.  
  12245. Don moves over to clean it up and takes a baton to the back
  12246. of his leg.
  12247.  
  12248. DON
  12249. Fuck!
  12250.  
  12251. Don stands back up.
  12252.  
  12253. IND FEMALE GUARD 1
  12254. Look at me the wrong way again, I
  12255. dare you!
  12256.  
  12257. Don mops up the floor in front of him.
  12258.  
  12259. GO TO:
  12260.  
  12261.  
  12262. INT. CELL - DAY
  12263.  
  12264. Don sits alone in his cell.
  12265.  
  12266. The lights stay on as he sits there.
  12267.  
  12268. The lights flicker.
  12269.  
  12270. They come back on, Matthews stands there alongside two
  12271. guards.
  12272.  
  12273. DON
  12274. Ah, fuck.
  12275.  
  12276.  
  12277. INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT
  12278.  
  12279. Don's gets his face dunked in water. It gets pulled out.
  12280.  
  12281. MATTHEWS
  12282. Whose turn is it to tell me where
  12283. little miss Ashley went?
  12284.  
  12285. Don looks down at the ground. Matthews takes out a revolver
  12286. and puts birdshot into it.
  12287.  
  12288. Matthews wraps his arms around Don's shoulder and places the
  12289. revolver to his kneecap.
  12290.  
  12291. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  12292. This goes one way and one way only.
  12293.  
  12294. DON
  12295. Go fuck yourself.
  12296.  
  12297. MATTHEWS
  12298. Suit yourself.
  12299.  
  12300. Matthews walks up to Sarah and fires the revolver into
  12301. Sarah's shoulder.
  12302.  
  12303. Sarah lets off a scream of pain.
  12304.  
  12305. DON
  12306. I don't know where she is god damn
  12307. it!
  12308.  
  12309. Don's eyes widen as he watches the previous hole in Sarah's
  12310. arm heal itself.
  12311.  
  12312. DON (CONT’D)
  12313. Holy shit.
  12314.  
  12315. MATTHEWS
  12316. I know right? I can work you both
  12317. over as long as I need to, but
  12318. there's only so much pain you can
  12319. take so...
  12320.  
  12321. DON
  12322. She'd go to Kobel.
  12323.  
  12324. Matthews laughs. He sets the revolver on the table.
  12325.  
  12326. MATTHEWS
  12327. Yeah, right in what world? He's on
  12328. my payroll, genius!
  12329.  
  12330. DON
  12331. What?
  12332.  
  12333. Don starts to go back.
  12334.  
  12335.  
  12336. INT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  12337.  
  12338. Kobel passes Don a card with James's phone number on it.
  12339.  
  12340. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  12341. What? You think we trust O'Reilly
  12342. of all people to help you out? The
  12343. man's a loose cannon, thinks he's
  12344. in an anime! He's a patsy, Paulsen.
  12345. And you've been played. You and
  12346. Parks.
  12347.  
  12348.  
  12349. INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT
  12350.  
  12351. DON
  12352. Where's Dave?
  12353.  
  12354. MATTHEWS
  12355. He bought the farm, got too close
  12356. to all this. A guy in his
  12357. profession with the questions he
  12358. asks had it coming.
  12359.  
  12360. Don looks over at Matthews.
  12361.  
  12362. DON
  12363. Call Kobel, he'll tell you the
  12364. truth.
  12365.  
  12366. A woman ALLISON, (32) comes in. It's Matthews's wife.
  12367.  
  12368. ALLISON
  12369. It checks out. He's with the
  12370. daughter.
  12371.  
  12372. DON
  12373. Oh, no.
  12374.  
  12375. Don struggles in his restraints.
  12376.  
  12377. DON (CONT’D)
  12378. If you hurt my daughter, I'll
  12379. fucking kill you I swear!
  12380.  
  12381. Don struggles in the chair. It falls to the side.
  12382.  
  12383. MATTHEWS
  12384. Get a team prepped then, we can't
  12385. let the shitshow that was Houston
  12386. get worse.
  12387.  
  12388. Don looks over.
  12389.  
  12390. Two guards come in and Don gets thrown back to his cell.
  12391.  
  12392. Don buries his head in his hands.
  12393.  
  12394.  
  12395. EXT. AFGHANI VILLAGE - DAY
  12396.  
  12397. SUPERIMPOSE: 2010
  12398.  
  12399. A group of soldiers patrol a village.
  12400.  
  12401. They stop at a compound, then stack up. SECOND LIEUTENANT
  12402. SNOW, (early-30s) walks up to it.
  12403.  
  12404. He motions for them to stack up.
  12405.  
  12406. SNOW
  12407. Wilson, because you keep being a
  12408. piece of shit, you're on point.
  12409.  
  12410. WILSON
  12411. Sir, I can't.
  12412.  
  12413. SERGEANT WILSON, (mid-20s) moves over to Don. Wilson wears a
  12414. wedding ring.
  12415.  
  12416. SNOW
  12417. You disobeying a direct order,
  12418. Wilson?
  12419.  
  12420. DON
  12421. I'll take care of it, sir.
  12422.  
  12423. SNOW
  12424. Not you, Fuck Up. I want Wilson on
  12425. point.
  12426.  
  12427. Don wears a PFC insignia.
  12428.  
  12429. DON
  12430. Yes, sir.
  12431.  
  12432. Kobel stands behind Don.
  12433.  
  12434. Wilson puts up three fingers and counts down.
  12435.  
  12436. KOBEL
  12437. Breach.
  12438.  
  12439. Don makes his way to the front and kicks the door down as the
  12440. other three move into the compound.
  12441.  
  12442. Gunshots ring out as Don gets himself back in the stack.
  12443.  
  12444.  
  12445. INT. COMPOUND - DAY
  12446.  
  12447. Don walks past a downed Wilson, but keeps moving.
  12448.  
  12449. Blood runs out of Wilson's mouth.
  12450.  
  12451. Another soldier drags him back.
  12452.  
  12453. Don pushes in with the rest and starts to take out
  12454. insurgents, going room to room.
  12455.  
  12456. Then-
  12457.  
  12458. SNOW
  12459. Clear!
  12460.  
  12461. Don looks at fertilizer alongside bomb making material. He
  12462. carries a dejected look in his eyes.
  12463.  
  12464. DON
  12465. Clear...
  12466.  
  12467. Snow walks in and looks over at the dead insurgent on the
  12468. ground and the bomb making material.
  12469.  
  12470. DON (CONT’D)
  12471. This what you were looking for,
  12472. sir?
  12473.  
  12474. SNOW
  12475. Well fucking done, Paulsen.
  12476.  
  12477. DON
  12478. We lost Wilson.
  12479.  
  12480. SNOW
  12481. Things happen in war, Paulsen. You
  12482. just have to move past-
  12483.  
  12484. DON
  12485. I'M THE ONE WHO HAS TO TELL HIS
  12486. FAMILY WHAT HAPPENED! You think
  12487. after a while that it's the same-
  12488.  
  12489. Kobel comes in.
  12490.  
  12491. KOBEL
  12492. Fuck Up, not now!
  12493.  
  12494. DON
  12495. Use my actual name you prick, it's
  12496. Paulsen! Maybe you should've given
  12497. him that name if you were just
  12498. gonna toss him aside!
  12499.  
  12500. SNOW
  12501. When we get back to base you are
  12502. going to be burning so much shit,
  12503. Fuck Up!
  12504.  
  12505. KOBEL
  12506. Sir, back off!
  12507.  
  12508. SNOW
  12509. You'll see Fuck Up. The Army has no
  12510. place for people like you!
  12511.  
  12512. Snow storms out of the room.
  12513.  
  12514. Don takes a frag grenade out of his vest.
  12515.  
  12516. Kobel grabs him by the wrist.
  12517.  
  12518. KOBEL
  12519. He'll get his. But not like this.
  12520. This accomplishes nothing.
  12521.  
  12522. DON
  12523. Why are we losing so many?
  12524.  
  12525. KOBEL
  12526. Blame brass for throwing us into
  12527. the meat grinder. We're
  12528. understaffed here as it is and
  12529. they're handcuffing us on ROE. I'm
  12530. sorry, Paulsen. You'll be out of
  12531. this soon enough in a different and
  12532. better unit.
  12533.  
  12534.  
  12535. EXT. FORWARD OPERATING BASE - NIGHT
  12536.  
  12537. KOBEL (O.S.)
  12538. But he'll get what he deserves.
  12539.  
  12540. Snow walks alone with a cigarette in his mouth through the
  12541. FOB.
  12542.  
  12543. The other soldiers look at him with disgust.
  12544.  
  12545. Don burns shit and stirs it.
  12546.  
  12547. Behind Don, three soldiers come out and beat up Snow.
  12548.  
  12549. Don looks over at this.
  12550.  
  12551. Kobel puts his finger between his lips as the beating
  12552. continues. He gives Don a grin.
  12553.  
  12554.  
  12555. INT. CELL - NIGHT
  12556.  
  12557. Don sits there and points a finger gun at the sliding cell
  12558. door.
  12559.  
  12560. DON
  12561. Bang. See ya later space cowboy.
  12562.  
  12563. A guard walks by with a tray, then stops. The back of their
  12564. pants has a weird lump.
  12565.  
  12566. They put the tray on the ground and slide it under a door.
  12567.  
  12568. DON (CONT’D)
  12569. The fuck?
  12570.  
  12571. A detonator sits on the tray.
  12572.  
  12573. A note reads "Wait for the fire alarm".
  12574.  
  12575. The sprinklers come on.
  12576.  
  12577. ANNOUNCER (O.S.)
  12578. All units, fire in sections one
  12579. through four.
  12580.  
  12581. The guards run through the prison, two carry along a fire
  12582. hose while others carry fire extinguishers.
  12583.  
  12584. Don takes the detonator and presses it.
  12585.  
  12586. An explosion rings out.
  12587.  
  12588. The cell doors open. Gunshots ring out through the halls.
  12589.  
  12590. ANNOUNCER (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  12591. All prisoners are to report back to
  12592. their cells immediately!
  12593.  
  12594. Don makes his way out of his cell.
  12595.  
  12596.  
  12597. INT. CELL BLOCK - NIGHT
  12598.  
  12599. Other prisoners run out and rush the front entrance.
  12600.  
  12601. A guard gets beaten down by another prisoner. His handgun
  12602. sits next to him. Amber grabs Don by the shoulder.
  12603.  
  12604. AMBER
  12605. This way!
  12606.  
  12607. Amber wears guard gear. She takes her helmet off.
  12608.  
  12609. She grabs Don by the hand and pulls him along.
  12610.  
  12611. DON
  12612. Who the hell are you?
  12613.  
  12614. She continues to pull him along through the hallways of the
  12615. prison.
  12616.  
  12617. AMBER
  12618. Stop. I can hear them.
  12619.  
  12620. She pulls Don aside. Armed guards in black tactical gear run
  12621. by, holding various rifles.
  12622.  
  12623. AMBER (CONT’D)
  12624. Come on!
  12625.  
  12626. She pulls Don along. They cross another cell block and move
  12627. to
  12628.  
  12629.  
  12630. INT. PRISON MORGUE - NIGHT
  12631.  
  12632. The two go inside the morgue and see James fight two guards.
  12633.  
  12634. Don tries to move up, only to get tackled by another guard,
  12635. his handgun getting knocked away.
  12636.  
  12637. Amber's arms become pinned as another guard puts his hands
  12638. around her neck. He throws her to the ground.
  12639.  
  12640. Don knees the guard in the groin and turns him over.
  12641.  
  12642. Don gets on top of the guard and punches him in the throat.
  12643.  
  12644. He stands back up and sees Amber being strangled. Don goes
  12645. for the gun and takes it. He fires a round into the guard on
  12646. top of Amber.
  12647.  
  12648. Blood spatter and brain matter goes against the morgue's
  12649. wall.
  12650.  
  12651. The two guards that were on James turn their attention on Don
  12652. after they see the other guard get shot.
  12653.  
  12654. Don trains the gun on them.
  12655.  
  12656. Click.
  12657.  
  12658. DON
  12659. Oh, shit!
  12660.  
  12661. Don slides over a table. The guard closes in on him-
  12662.  
  12663. A gunshot rings out.
  12664.  
  12665. Amber holds a handgun. Her hands shake.
  12666.  
  12667. AMBER
  12668. I've never done that before...
  12669.  
  12670. She drops the gun. James makes his way over to her and puts
  12671. his hand out for her.
  12672.  
  12673. JAMES
  12674. Come on.
  12675.  
  12676. Don looks around the room.
  12677.  
  12678. Parks's body sits in a bag.
  12679.  
  12680. DON
  12681. Oh my god.
  12682.  
  12683. JAMES
  12684. Doc?
  12685.  
  12686. Don clasps his hand around his mouth.
  12687.  
  12688. DON
  12689. Dave...
  12690.  
  12691. James walks over to another body bag. He opens it.
  12692.  
  12693. JAMES
  12694. It's Elena.
  12695.  
  12696. DON
  12697. He killed Dave and Elena.
  12698.  
  12699. AMBER
  12700. Was this your friend?
  12701.  
  12702. The two stand there is stunned silence.
  12703.  
  12704. DON
  12705. We have to go and we have to go
  12706. now.
  12707.  
  12708. A plastic bag with Parks's wallet and notepad sits there.
  12709.  
  12710. Don reaches for the notepad and flips through its contents.
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