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  1. The Things We Protect
  2.  
  3. FADE IN:
  4.  
  5.  
  6. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  7.  
  8. A flashlight shines across shipping containers. The light
  9. illuminates reflects off each one.
  10.  
  11. DONOVAN "MIKE/MIKEE" PAULSEN, (30) walks forward.
  12.  
  13. He's Caucasian, 6"1, black hair, brown eyes, skinny build.
  14. His medium, styled hair carries a gentlemen's cut, and his
  15. face carries a five o'clock shadow. A visible scar sits below
  16. his left eye.
  17.  
  18. The bags on Don's eyes show through the dim light.
  19.  
  20. Don has an AR slung around the front of him. He wears a pair
  21. of jeans and a tan plate carrier sits over a white button up
  22. shirt. On his shoulder sits a Sentinel Securities ID.
  23.  
  24. Don wears an earpiece.
  25.  
  26. The radio comes to life as MARCUS MATTHEWS, (34) keys his
  27. microphone.
  28.  
  29. Marcus is 6"4, with short auburn hair and brown eyes. He
  30. wears a plate carrier with a white button up and a clip on
  31. tie.
  32.  
  33. MARCUS
  34. (earpiece)
  35. All teams, radio check.
  36.  
  37. MICHAEL CHAVEZ, (24) keys his radio. He's Hispanic, 5"9 with
  38. short black hair. He wears a black baseball cap and a tan
  39. plate carrier. He carries a VEPR AK patterned rifle.
  40.  
  41. CHAVEZ
  42. Alpha one, check.
  43.  
  44. PAUL CARTER, (25) keys his microphone. He's a skinny
  45. Caucasian with short brown hair and blue eyes, 6"0. He wears
  46. a pair of square glasses and carries a CZ Bren, with a
  47. Beretta 92 on his hip.
  48.  
  49. CARTER
  50. Alpha two, check.
  51.  
  52. Marcus lets off a sigh into the radio.
  53.  
  54. Don fumbles with his microphone.
  55.  
  56. DON
  57. Fucking shit-
  58.  
  59. He keys the microphone.
  60.  
  61. DON (CONT’D)
  62. (into radio)
  63. Alpha three, check.
  64.  
  65. CONRAD MILLER, (28) keys his microphone. He's Caucasian, with
  66. a light tan, brown eyes, and 6"2 with a muscular build. His
  67. tired eyes show under the warehouse lights.
  68.  
  69. CONRAD
  70. Alpha four, check.
  71.  
  72. Don yawns. He meets back up with Conrad.
  73.  
  74. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  75. How you liking the job so far?
  76.  
  77. DON
  78. About what I expected.
  79.  
  80. Another narrow conex hallway in front of them.
  81.  
  82. CONRAD
  83. You want to switch?
  84.  
  85. Don gives a chuckle.
  86.  
  87. DON
  88. It's the same damn thing here,
  89. dude!
  90.  
  91. Conrad gives a shrug.
  92.  
  93. DON (CONT’D)
  94. Fuck it.
  95.  
  96. The two switch sides.
  97.  
  98. The same setup sits in front of Don.
  99.  
  100. DON (CONT’D)
  101. (muttering)
  102. Told him.
  103.  
  104. Don walks forward, light forward.
  105.  
  106. A thud.
  107.  
  108. MARCUS
  109. (earpiece)
  110. All units, report.
  111.  
  112. CHAVEZ
  113. Alpha one, all clear here.
  114.  
  115. CARTER
  116. Alpha two, nothin' to note here.
  117.  
  118. Don takes out his ear piece and listens again.
  119.  
  120. A louder and more noticeable thud.
  121.  
  122. Don puts his earpiece back in.
  123.  
  124. MARCUS
  125. (earpiece)
  126. Paulsen, report, damn it.
  127.  
  128. DON
  129. (into mic)
  130. Alpha three reporting, I got
  131. something.
  132.  
  133. Don slings his rifle forward.
  134.  
  135. DON (CONT’D)
  136. WHO'S THERE?!
  137.  
  138. Don pushes forward and flicks the safety off his rifle.
  139.  
  140. DON (CONT’D)
  141. Fuck is that?
  142.  
  143. Louder bangs- Something metallic.
  144.  
  145. His heart races as he moves forward. Don slows down and
  146. begins to control his breaths.
  147.  
  148. More bangs come from next to him.
  149.  
  150. DON (CONT’D)
  151. Who the fuck is in the container?
  152.  
  153. He looks to both sides of him.
  154.  
  155. Nothing.
  156.  
  157. Don puts his earpiece back in.
  158.  
  159. DON (CONT’D)
  160. (into earpiece)
  161. Be advised, found the source of the
  162. sound.
  163.  
  164. MARCUS
  165. Copy that, don't open that till we-
  166.  
  167. DON
  168. Fuck that.
  169.  
  170. Don takes out a pair of bolt cutters and cuts the locks off
  171. the shipping container. He keeps his hand on his rifle, turns
  172. on its light, and keeps it trained at the door.
  173.  
  174. Don swings the door open.
  175.  
  176.  
  177. INT. SHIPPING CONTAINER - NIGHT
  178.  
  179. His once tired eyes change to those of shock.
  180.  
  181. DON
  182. Oh, fuck.
  183.  
  184. Children lay on cots inside the container. One bucket sits on
  185. each end of the container. Don covers his mouth and tries to
  186. mask the stench of the container.
  187.  
  188. At the very front, a child stands there. Don places his light
  189. on him. His blue eyes shine in the darkness, his bowl cut
  190. blonde hair shining off the light.
  191.  
  192. IND CHILD 1
  193. Mama? Это ты?
  194.  
  195. DON
  196. What?!
  197.  
  198. Don looks past him and shines his light on the others.
  199.  
  200. DON (CONT’D)
  201. English?
  202.  
  203. The child's eyes give Don a blank stare.
  204.  
  205. IND CHILD 1
  206. Это ты?
  207.  
  208. DON
  209. I don't...
  210.  
  211. Marcus walks into the container.
  212.  
  213. MARCUS
  214. Hey, buddy...
  215.  
  216. Don lowers his weapon. The child starts to rub his eyes.
  217.  
  218. DON
  219. Hey man, we gotta go to the feds
  220. about this-
  221.  
  222. Behind Don, Chavez and Carter appear behind him.
  223.  
  224. Marcus gets closer and holds something sharp in his hand.
  225.  
  226. DON (CONT’D)
  227. Hey what the fuck are you-
  228.  
  229. Marcus stabs the child in the shoulder with the syringe and
  230. takes it out.
  231.  
  232. DON (CONT’D)
  233. Motherfucker!
  234.  
  235. Don raises his handgun only for Carter and Chavez to put him
  236. in a head lock. Marcus pulls the gun out of his hand.
  237.  
  238. The child falls in front of him. Don struggles to get out of
  239. their grasp as one kicks the back of his leg and brings him
  240. to his knees. He falls forward and lets off a cry of pain as
  241. he falls forward.
  242.  
  243. Marcus picks the child up and sets him down in an empty cot.
  244.  
  245. Marcus walks over to Don.
  246.  
  247. His demeanor is calm, casual.
  248.  
  249. MARCUS
  250. Donovan Paulsen.
  251. (smiles)
  252. You live with your daughter,
  253. formerly Ashley Wren Jackson, now
  254. Ashley Paulsen at 4333 West Bell
  255. Road, apartment 2043 in Phoenix.
  256.  
  257. Don looks up at him with anger.
  258.  
  259. DON
  260. These are god damn kids!
  261.  
  262. MARCUS
  263. Donny, Donny, Donny.
  264.  
  265. Don tries to struggle only to get held back as he looks up at
  266. Marcus.
  267.  
  268. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  269. Always the pessimist, aren't you?
  270. You never were one for the bigger
  271. picture.
  272.  
  273. Don's eyes widen as he looks behind Marcus at the children on
  274. cots.
  275.  
  276. DON
  277. They're in fucking shipping
  278. containers...
  279.  
  280. MARCUS
  281. You are standing in front of a
  282. moving train, Don. I'm just
  283. protecting our bottom line. Now.
  284. You get in our way.
  285.  
  286. He reaches into a holster and pulls out a suppressed Ruger
  287. Mark 2 and chuckles.
  288.  
  289. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  290. Otherwise, I'm going to kill your
  291. daughter and make you watch.
  292.  
  293. He reaches into Don's vest pocket and takes out a picture of
  294. Ash.
  295.  
  296. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  297. I've known you awhile buddy. I know
  298. that you'll be fine, long as your
  299. little girl stays safe you're
  300. happy. I shoot you, well she gets
  301. everything doesn't she?
  302.  
  303. Don just looks down at the metal container's floor.
  304.  
  305. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  306. Besides, capping four of your guys
  307. isn't a very heroic thin-
  308.  
  309. Don's eyes widen.
  310.  
  311. His fists clench up and he lunges forward.
  312.  
  313. DON
  314. FUCK YOU!
  315.  
  316. Marcus just laughs.
  317.  
  318. Carter and Chavez pull him back.
  319.  
  320. MARCUS
  321. Can you believe this fucking guy? A
  322. "hero". If he was such a hero his
  323. wife wouldn't have run off on him-
  324.  
  325. DON
  326. IT AIN'T YOUR GOD DAMN BUSINESS YOU
  327. SON OF A BITCH!
  328.  
  329. Don lunges forward but gets pulled back by the two that hold
  330. his arms.
  331.  
  332. MARCUS
  333. You're so cute when you get like
  334. that. Now, what's it gonna be?
  335.  
  336. Don goes silent as the anger on his face subsides. He goes
  337. calm, only for a moment.
  338.  
  339. His face changes to that of disgust.
  340.  
  341. DON
  342. I won't talk.
  343.  
  344. Marcus reaches into another vest pocket. He takes Don's
  345. wallet.
  346.  
  347. Marcus takes out Don's license snaps a photo of it. He puts
  348. it all back and throws his wallet down.
  349.  
  350. MARCUS
  351. Pick your shit up and get back to
  352. it then.
  353.  
  354. The two let him go.
  355.  
  356. DON
  357. Yeah... Sure.
  358.  
  359. The three walk out.
  360.  
  361. Don still looks at the container, shock in his eyes.
  362.  
  363. The kids in cots line the shipping container as Don stands
  364. back up and walks out.
  365.  
  366. The light shines on half his face. The other part of it stays
  367. dark. He backs away and doesn't take his eyes off the kids
  368. inside.
  369.  
  370. The light inside the crate goes away as Don closes it.
  371.  
  372. CUT TO:
  373.  
  374.  
  375. INT. CORPORATE OFFICE - DAY
  376.  
  377. Don walks past a wall that reads, SENTINEL SECURITIES.
  378.  
  379. DON
  380. I can't believe they actually took
  381. me.
  382.  
  383. Don walks through a corridor. He wears a suit, the jacket
  384. open.
  385.  
  386. DAWN "MICHELLE" PAULSEN, (34) walks beside him. She's tan
  387. 5"9, with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes.
  388.  
  389. MICHELLE
  390. Well, a lot of things tend to when
  391. you're the "Hero of Houston". Big
  392. damn hero you are.
  393.  
  394. Don shrugs.
  395.  
  396. DON
  397. If it's just that, then I don't
  398. really deserve it now, do I?
  399.  
  400. Michelle rolls her eyes then stops.
  401.  
  402. MICHELLE
  403. Honestly? You don't, Mikey.
  404.  
  405. DON
  406. Excuse me?
  407.  
  408. Michelle pulls out a security card and opens a door for him.
  409.  
  410. MICHELLE
  411. First door to the right. Make sure
  412. not to kill anyone along the way.
  413.  
  414. Don raises his arms as anger registers on his face.
  415.  
  416. DON
  417. You weren't there!
  418.  
  419. She motions for him to enter. Don walks inside. The door
  420. closes behind him.
  421.  
  422. He takes a deep breath.
  423.  
  424. DON (CONT’D)
  425. (muttering)
  426. Cunt.
  427.  
  428. Don walks forward and enters
  429.  
  430.  
  431. MEETING ROOM - DAY
  432.  
  433. Matthews gives Don a warm smile.
  434.  
  435. MARCUS
  436. Just wanted to congratulate you,
  437. Mr. Paulsen. You're going to great
  438. on our team.
  439.  
  440. Don shakes his hand and shoots a nervous grin.
  441.  
  442. DON
  443. So, what am I going to be doing
  444. exactly? I wasn't really clued in
  445. on that.
  446.  
  447. MARCUS
  448. Just security on high value cargo
  449. from the Ukraine.
  450.  
  451. Don nods.
  452.  
  453. DON
  454. Anything I'll need?
  455.  
  456. MARCUS
  457. Just everything you used during the
  458. course, no real preference. It's
  459. all you.
  460.  
  461. Marcus shoots a warm smile to him.
  462.  
  463. DON
  464. Sounds good then.
  465.  
  466. Marcus puts his hand out and offers a handshake.
  467.  
  468. The two shake hands.
  469.  
  470. MARCUS
  471. How's tomorrow night sound for your
  472. first day?
  473.  
  474. DON
  475. I don't see an issue.
  476.  
  477. Marcus shoots him a grin.
  478.  
  479. MARCUS
  480. See you tomorrow then.
  481.  
  482. Don walks out and takes the elevator down.
  483.  
  484. CUT TO:
  485.  
  486.  
  487. INT. FORD MUSTANG - DAY
  488.  
  489. Don gets into his car and takes out his phone.
  490.  
  491. He thumbs through his contacts and calls "Ashley". The
  492. contact has a picture of a wrench on it.
  493.  
  494. Below it reads, "My personal mechanic" and "daughter".
  495.  
  496. Don waits a few moments.
  497.  
  498. ASHLEY "ASH" PAULSEN, (18) picks up the call.
  499.  
  500. ASH (O.S.)
  501. Yeah, what's up?
  502.  
  503. DON
  504. Hey, just got off work, you need
  505. anything?
  506.  
  507. ASH (O.S.)
  508. Snap-Ons would be nice.
  509.  
  510. DON
  511. You actually want me to get you
  512. them?
  513.  
  514. ASH (O.S.)
  515. Nah, my cheap shit should do me
  516. just fine.
  517.  
  518. DON
  519. In that case, I'll meet you back
  520. home.
  521.  
  522. Don gets on the freeway. The hair on his arms stick up. His
  523. vision starts to close in as he continues to drive.
  524.  
  525. JACQUELINE "JACKIE" MILLER, (28) sits next to him. She's 6"0,
  526. average build, and has a decent sized rack. She wears a tan
  527. jacket with a pair of jeans. On her left she wears a Hartford
  528. Police badge, on her right wears her police issue Glock 17.
  529.  
  530. JACKIE
  531. You know it wasn't going to work
  532. out Don.
  533.  
  534. Don looks forward and drives through traffic.
  535.  
  536. DON
  537. Did you have the right? You didn't
  538. even come to me about it.
  539.  
  540. JACKIE
  541. We both know it wouldn't have- I
  542. barely had enough to afford the
  543. mortgage and your security gig
  544. wasn't enough to-
  545.  
  546. DON
  547. WE COULD'VE MADE IT...
  548.  
  549. He turns to his side. Tears well in his eyes.
  550.  
  551. The empty seat sits next to him. He shakes his head.
  552.  
  553. DON (CONT’D)
  554. ...Work. It's only been a month and
  555. I'm having that conversation again.
  556. Motherfucker.
  557.  
  558. CUT TO:
  559.  
  560.  
  561. EXT. APARTMENT PARKING LOT - DAY
  562.  
  563. The Mustang pulls up to the apartment. Don steps out and
  564. closes the door behind him. He locks the car.
  565.  
  566.  
  567. INT. APARTMENT - DAY
  568.  
  569. Don walks in and closes the door behind him.
  570.  
  571. Ash sits on the couch and plays on a PS4. She's a 5"8 blue
  572. eyed brunette and wears a pair of jeans with a green "82nd
  573. Airborne" T-shirt.
  574.  
  575. Ash's brunette hair is in a ponytail and she wears a red
  576. baseball cap over it.
  577.  
  578. Don motions to the dishes.
  579.  
  580. DON
  581. You plan on getting these done any
  582. time soon?
  583.  
  584. ASH
  585. Yeah, yeah, sure dad.
  586.  
  587. Don sits on the couch next to her.
  588.  
  589. DON
  590. You doing okay? What you got there?
  591.  
  592. Ash shrugs.
  593.  
  594. ASH
  595. As good as I can be. Uncharted. One
  596. of the guys in my class won't stop
  597. talking about it, some shit about
  598. the story. Enjoying it so far.
  599.  
  600. DON
  601. Hey, that's good. I wanted to
  602. apologize.
  603.  
  604. Ash pauses the game and cocks and eyebrow at him.
  605.  
  606. ASH
  607. For what?
  608.  
  609. Don just shrugs. He opens his mouth to say something but
  610. can't find the words.
  611.  
  612. DON
  613. When I'm able to explain it, I
  614. will. I gotta get ready for work.
  615.  
  616. Ash looks down at his hand.
  617.  
  618. ASH
  619. Is it about mom?
  620.  
  621. DON
  622. Yeah... It's about mom.
  623.  
  624. Don stands up to go to his room.
  625.  
  626. Ash goes back to playing Uncharted.
  627.  
  628.  
  629. DON'S BEDROOM
  630.  
  631. A newer model TV sits there plugged into a PS2, a PS4, and a
  632. PS3.
  633.  
  634. A gaming PC rig sits next to all of those. A walk in closet
  635. sits in front of him. To his right is a bathroom. He goes
  636. into the restroom and comes out to get ready. He's freshly
  637. shaved, his hair in neat order.
  638.  
  639. He puts on his clothes and puts on his white dress shirt with
  640. a plate carrier, then puts on a pair of jeans.
  641.  
  642. He reaches for a pair of tan combat boots and puts them on.
  643.  
  644. Don goes into the walk in closet, taking an AR out of it then
  645. puts his Sig in its holster and walks out of the room.
  646.  
  647.  
  648. MAIN APARTMENT
  649.  
  650. Don walks over to Ash. She takes the time to look over.
  651.  
  652. ASH
  653. Gonna go shoot someone?
  654.  
  655. Don shrugs.
  656.  
  657. DON
  658. I don't know. What I am gonna do is
  659. head out, and when I come back I
  660. want you to make sure those damn
  661. dishes are done.
  662.  
  663. She sighs and rolls her eyes.
  664.  
  665. ASH
  666. Fine, dad.
  667.  
  668. Don steps out of the house.
  669.  
  670. CUT TO:
  671.  
  672.  
  673. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  674.  
  675. The door to the conex box closes behind him.
  676.  
  677. Don stands there.
  678.  
  679. MATTHEWS
  680. Now that we're all on the same
  681. page...
  682.  
  683. Matthews shoots a look to Don and motions to Conrad.
  684.  
  685. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  686. Keep an eye on Mr. Paulsen.
  687.  
  688. Don looks back at Conrad and gives him a scowl.
  689.  
  690. Conrad nods at Matthews.
  691.  
  692. CONRAD
  693. Yes, sir.
  694.  
  695. MATTHEWS
  696. Good work tonight gents, we'll be
  697. back it tomorrow. Hooah?
  698.  
  699. Don still carries a look of confusion and fear in his eyes.
  700.  
  701. CONRAD
  702. Hooah.
  703.  
  704. CHAVEZ
  705. Hooah.
  706.  
  707. DON
  708. Hooah.
  709.  
  710. CARTER
  711. Hooah.
  712.  
  713. Don walks out into
  714.  
  715.  
  716. EXT. WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT - NIGHT
  717.  
  718. The rain pours down. Don steps out, walks to his car, and
  719. starts undoing his plate carrier.
  720.  
  721. Conrad walks behind him.
  722.  
  723. Don walks over to his car.
  724.  
  725. CONRAD
  726. Paulsen.
  727.  
  728. Don opens the trunk to his mustang and puts his plate carrier
  729. in it.
  730.  
  731. Conrad reaches his hand out.
  732.  
  733. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  734. Doc, you son of a bitch, come on.
  735.  
  736. Don slams the trunk of his Mustang closed.
  737.  
  738. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  739. PAULSEN!
  740.  
  741. DON
  742. WHAT?! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?!
  743.  
  744. Don raises his arms at him in anger.
  745.  
  746. Conrad glares at him.
  747.  
  748. CONRAD
  749. Keep your fucking voice down, you
  750. trying to get these guys on your
  751. ass?
  752.  
  753. Conrad puts his hands up.
  754.  
  755. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  756. Paulsen, look I'm trying not to do
  757. what he says.
  758.  
  759. Don gets into the driver's seat of his car.
  760.  
  761. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  762. Let's talk.
  763.  
  764.  
  765. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  766.  
  767. Don gets into his car and unlocks the door.
  768.  
  769. Conrad gets in next to him.
  770.  
  771. CONRAD
  772. You should've said no to that
  773. offer.
  774.  
  775. DON
  776. Oh, now you tell me. What happened
  777. to you?
  778.  
  779. Conrad looks down.
  780.  
  781. CONRAD
  782. It's complicated-
  783.  
  784. DON
  785. Kids in shipping containers?
  786. Complicated? Killing the dude who
  787. got your ass out of, oh I dunno...
  788.  
  789. He starts counting on his fingers.
  790.  
  791. DON (CONT’D)
  792. One, two, three, four- EIGHT
  793. FUCKING BINDS?!
  794.  
  795. CONRAD
  796. The last guy was one of ours back
  797. in the day.
  798.  
  799. Don leans back.
  800.  
  801. DON
  802. And I'm supposed to care, why?
  803.  
  804. CONRAD
  805. It was Cho.
  806.  
  807. Don shakes his head in anger.
  808.  
  809. DON
  810. (muttering)
  811. Fuck. Had to be Ricky, had to be
  812. fucking Ricky.
  813.  
  814. CONRAD
  815. I got a plan, but I need you with
  816. me, not against me.
  817.  
  818. DON
  819. Okay, Dutch. Does this plan involve
  820. Tahiti?
  821.  
  822. CONRAD
  823. Jesus, still a smart ass after all
  824. these fuckin' years ain't you?
  825.  
  826. DON
  827. Not much has changed.
  828.  
  829. Conrad opens the door.
  830.  
  831. CONRAD
  832. Keep your head down. When the time
  833. comes, you'll know.
  834.  
  835. Conrad gets out and closes the door behind him.
  836.  
  837. Don sighs and sits back.
  838.  
  839. DON
  840. Motherfucker.
  841.  
  842. He continues to drive.
  843.  
  844. CUT TO:
  845.  
  846.  
  847. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  848.  
  849. Don comes into his apartment and turns the light on.
  850.  
  851. He looks at the kitchen sink.
  852.  
  853. There's still dirty dishes in it.
  854.  
  855. DON
  856. Ah, damn it. Fuck.
  857.  
  858. Don goes into her room. Ash sleeps and wears shorts and a t-
  859. shirt.
  860.  
  861. DON (CONT’D)
  862. You actually asleep?
  863.  
  864. No response from her.
  865.  
  866. Don rolls his eyes.
  867.  
  868. DON (CONT’D)
  869. (muttering)
  870. Great, just fucking great.
  871.  
  872. He goes into the kitchen and starts washing dishes.
  873.  
  874. During this, Ash comes out.
  875.  
  876. DON (CONT’D)
  877. Ash, I told you to clean these-
  878. Come on.
  879.  
  880. Ash yawns.
  881.  
  882. ASH
  883. Fuck, slipped my mind, sorry. I had
  884. homework.
  885.  
  886. Don sighs.
  887.  
  888. DON
  889. There's gonna be a time where I'm
  890. not gonna be here, you know that
  891. right?
  892.  
  893. ASH
  894. Well, if it's any consolation, I
  895. found this.
  896.  
  897. She takes out a Gameboy Advanced SP from her front pocket.
  898.  
  899. Don's eyes widen. He stops cleaning the dishes and dries his
  900. hands on his jeans.
  901.  
  902. He opens it up and looks at the cartridge in it.
  903.  
  904. DON
  905. (softly)
  906. Sweetie, was there a charger with
  907. it?
  908.  
  909. Don reaches out for it.
  910.  
  911. ASH
  912. Five dollars.
  913.  
  914. DON
  915. You fuckin' serious?
  916.  
  917. ASH
  918. No.
  919.  
  920. She smirks at him then passes it.
  921.  
  922. Don takes out the cartridge.
  923.  
  924. DON
  925. Pokemon Sapphire...
  926.  
  927. His eyes look down.
  928.  
  929. ASH
  930. Can I have it, dad?
  931.  
  932. Don looks down. His gaze goes blank.
  933.  
  934. IND PERSON 1 (O.S.)
  935. Can I have it? I'll give it back.
  936.  
  937. He shakes his head.
  938.  
  939. DON
  940. Yeah, sure Ash- Not a uh...
  941. Problem. You can have it.
  942.  
  943. A knock at the door.
  944.  
  945. The clock on the microwave reads, "12:00".
  946.  
  947. Don reaches into the side of his waistband and takes out his
  948. Colt Defender.
  949.  
  950. DON (CONT’D)
  951. Ash, get away from the door.
  952.  
  953. ASH
  954. Dad?
  955.  
  956. Don gets in front of her and keeps his gun trained at the
  957. door.
  958.  
  959. DON
  960. Who's there?!
  961.  
  962. IND PERSON 2 (O.S.)
  963. Courier service.
  964.  
  965. The footsteps move away from the door.
  966.  
  967. Don keeps the gun against the door and looks through the
  968. peephole.
  969.  
  970. He looks into it. A figure wearing jeans and a hoodie runs
  971. down the staircase.
  972.  
  973. Don opens the door, his weapon aimed forward.
  974.  
  975. A yellow envelope sits on the ground below. His weapon still
  976. trained at the staircase, he picks up the envelope.
  977.  
  978. Don holsters his gun.
  979.  
  980. DON
  981. Ash-
  982.  
  983. Don stops. He opens the envelope.
  984.  
  985. Pictures of Ash going into class appear. They all carry red
  986. Xes on them.
  987.  
  988. More photos appear as he looks through them.
  989.  
  990. ASH
  991. Dad, what is it?
  992.  
  993. DON
  994. Fuck.
  995.  
  996. Don's eyes widen.
  997.  
  998. ASH
  999. Dad? Talk to me. Come on.
  1000.  
  1001. Ash looks at him with concern.
  1002.  
  1003. Don goes into his room and closes the door behind him.
  1004.  
  1005. DON
  1006. Don't fuckin' worry about it.
  1007.  
  1008.  
  1009. DON'S ROOM
  1010.  
  1011. Don sits at his desk and dumps out the pictures in front of
  1012. him.
  1013.  
  1014. He places his hands on his head as he starts to look through
  1015. all of them.
  1016.  
  1017. DON
  1018. Oh, no. No, no, no...
  1019.  
  1020. He lays them all out.
  1021.  
  1022. The photos are all time stamped with the Don and Ash's
  1023. routine. Ash works on her car in one photo.
  1024.  
  1025. In another, Don is out on a run.
  1026.  
  1027. DON (CONT’D)
  1028. Fuck.
  1029.  
  1030. Don buries his head in his hands.
  1031.  
  1032. DON (CONT’D)
  1033. (whispering)
  1034. I can't fucking help them- But I
  1035. can get Ash out of this. I die,
  1036. they have nothing and no one to
  1037. leverage anymore...
  1038.  
  1039. Don takes his gun out of his waistband and puts it to the
  1040. side of his skull. Tears roll down his eyes.
  1041.  
  1042. DON (CONT’D)
  1043. (whispering)
  1044. They're after me, no more me, no
  1045. more problems. It'll be easier. She
  1046. mourns me for a few weeks, gets 1.5
  1047. million dollars, all my guns.
  1048.  
  1049. He takes a deep breath, puts his finger on the trigger.
  1050.  
  1051. DON (CONT’D)
  1052. (whispering)
  1053. It'll be easier this way.
  1054.  
  1055. A knock at the door.
  1056.  
  1057. ASH (O.S.)
  1058. Dad?
  1059.  
  1060. Don exhales and puts the gun back on the table. His eyes
  1061. widen.
  1062.  
  1063. DON
  1064. (muttering)
  1065. Oh my fucking god.
  1066.  
  1067. Don looks at the door. His hands shake.
  1068.  
  1069. DON (CONT’D)
  1070. Y-Yeah, sweetheart?
  1071.  
  1072. ASH
  1073. There's still food in the fridge if
  1074. you were looking for it.
  1075.  
  1076. DON
  1077. I'll uh... Yeah, I'll be out there
  1078. in a sec.
  1079.  
  1080. ASH (O.S.)
  1081. You need me to call the cops?
  1082.  
  1083. Don stops and takes a moment.
  1084.  
  1085. DON
  1086. I don't think they'll be able to
  1087. help us, Ash.
  1088.  
  1089. Don unlocks the bottom of his desk with a key and throws the
  1090. pictures into it then relocks it.
  1091.  
  1092. DON (CONT’D)
  1093. She'll find it- I need her to.
  1094.  
  1095. Don stands up and opens the door.
  1096.  
  1097.  
  1098. MAIN APARTMENT
  1099.  
  1100. DON
  1101. Hey.
  1102.  
  1103. Ash cocks an eyebrow at him.
  1104.  
  1105. ASH
  1106. Dad, what the fuck is going on?
  1107.  
  1108. Don just shakes his head.
  1109.  
  1110. DON
  1111. The less you know the safer you'll
  1112. be.
  1113.  
  1114. ASH
  1115. What the fuck does that mean?!
  1116.  
  1117. DON
  1118. I'll tell you later.
  1119.  
  1120. Ash rolls her eyes.
  1121.  
  1122. ASH
  1123. It's always fucking like this with
  1124. you, dad! You're gonna get into
  1125. trouble and-
  1126.  
  1127. She lets off an angered scream as she goes into her room and
  1128. slams the door.
  1129.  
  1130. Don just looks forward with a tired stare.
  1131.  
  1132. He changes his clothes and goes to bed.
  1133.  
  1134. CUT TO:
  1135.  
  1136.  
  1137. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  1138.  
  1139. Don walks through the warehouse again.
  1140.  
  1141. He's alone. The lights around him shut off.
  1142.  
  1143. Another light turns on and shines over a conex box. The same
  1144. one Don had entered previously.
  1145.  
  1146. Don walks over to it.
  1147.  
  1148. A metallic "thud" comes from the box.
  1149.  
  1150. IND VOICE 1 (O.S.)
  1151. Doc?! Doc I NEED HELP MAN! PAULSEN!
  1152.  
  1153. A scream comes from the box.
  1154.  
  1155. Don runs over and opens it, wide eyed.
  1156.  
  1157. Men with black eyes wearing military fatigues sit on the
  1158. cots. They don't notice him, rather just sit there and look
  1159. at one thing in particular-
  1160.  
  1161. The Russian kid from earlier sits in the middle of them.
  1162.  
  1163. The child looks up at him with bright blue eyes.
  1164.  
  1165. RUSSIAN CHILD
  1166. Why couldn't you help me?
  1167.  
  1168.  
  1169. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  1170.  
  1171. Don wakes up screaming and crying.
  1172.  
  1173. DON
  1174. GO AWAY, FUCKING GO AWAY!
  1175.  
  1176. He holds a pillow and cries.
  1177.  
  1178. Don gets out of bed and checks his phone.
  1179.  
  1180. "0300"
  1181.  
  1182. DON (CONT’D)
  1183. I think I've slept enough.
  1184.  
  1185. Don gets up and goes to his bathroom.
  1186.  
  1187. CUT TO:
  1188.  
  1189.  
  1190. INT. CAFETERIA - DAY
  1191.  
  1192. Don just eats and reads a book on his phone. His eyes carry a
  1193. look of fatigue.
  1194.  
  1195. Michelle walks over.
  1196.  
  1197. MICHELLE
  1198. HIYA MIKEE!
  1199.  
  1200. She carries a smile on her face and sits in front of him. Don
  1201. gives a dejected look.
  1202.  
  1203. MICHELLE (CONT’D)
  1204. What's wrong Mikee? Hey.
  1205.  
  1206. DON
  1207. Did you know?
  1208.  
  1209. She cocks heard head sideways.
  1210.  
  1211. MICHELLE
  1212. Mike, what- what are you talking
  1213. about?
  1214.  
  1215. Don leans in.
  1216.  
  1217. DON
  1218. The damn kids.
  1219.  
  1220. Michelle's eyes widen, then look down away from him.
  1221.  
  1222. MICHELLE
  1223. ...I didn't know.
  1224.  
  1225. He takes a moment, then stares her dead in the eyes.
  1226.  
  1227. Don leans in.
  1228.  
  1229. DON
  1230. (whispering)
  1231. You're fucking lying to me.
  1232.  
  1233. MICHELLE
  1234. (whispering)
  1235. Think of your daughter, Mikee. You
  1236. really want her to end up dead
  1237. because of you? Keep your mouth
  1238. shut, your head down, and your
  1239. wallet's gonna thank you for it.
  1240.  
  1241. Don scowls at her and leans back.
  1242.  
  1243. Matthews approaches and stops with a plate of food.
  1244.  
  1245. MATTHEWS
  1246. Ah, Mister Paulsen! I see you've
  1247. met the love of my life.
  1248.  
  1249. Don winces at this.
  1250.  
  1251. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1252. Hey there, baby.
  1253.  
  1254. He gives Michelle a kiss. She blushes and giggles.
  1255.  
  1256. DON
  1257. Y'know, I ain't hungry anymore.
  1258.  
  1259. He stands up, throws his food in the trash, and puts his tray
  1260. on top of it.
  1261.  
  1262. He walks out to
  1263.  
  1264.  
  1265. EXT. SMOKING AREA - DAY
  1266.  
  1267. Don stands out on a balcony. Chairs and tables sit about,
  1268. some employees eat their meals while they look out at the
  1269. city in front of them.
  1270.  
  1271. Don looks out at the city in front of him, then off to his
  1272. side.
  1273.  
  1274. Conrad stands there, takes a pack of Lucky Strikes out of his
  1275. pocket, and lights one.
  1276.  
  1277. DON
  1278. Reminds me a lot of LA. Crowded and
  1279. a pain in the ass to get around.
  1280.  
  1281. CONRAD
  1282. It's just the city, try Sedona
  1283. sometime.
  1284.  
  1285. DON
  1286. Maybe.
  1287.  
  1288. Conrad looks at him.
  1289.  
  1290. CONRAD
  1291. You're different now.
  1292.  
  1293. Don rolls his eyes in annoyance.
  1294.  
  1295. DON
  1296. Living the American fuckin' dream
  1297. buddy.
  1298.  
  1299. CONRAD
  1300. Right. With that Mustang and your
  1301. kid and all.
  1302.  
  1303. Don shoots a look at the cigarette pack.
  1304.  
  1305. Lucky Strikes.
  1306.  
  1307. DON
  1308. Can you spare one?
  1309.  
  1310. Conrad nods at this and passes him one.
  1311.  
  1312. DON (CONT’D)
  1313. Haven't had one of these in a
  1314. while.
  1315.  
  1316. Don puts the cigarette in his mouth. Conrad lights it for
  1317. him.
  1318.  
  1319. CONRAD
  1320. You never mentioned anything about
  1321. having a sister.
  1322.  
  1323. DON
  1324. I didn't like to talk her about
  1325. her. Still don't.
  1326.  
  1327. CONRAD
  1328. Shitty family life?
  1329.  
  1330. DON
  1331. Something like that.
  1332.  
  1333. Conrad nods.
  1334.  
  1335. CONRAD
  1336. Come to think of it, you never
  1337. mentioned much about living in Cali
  1338. either. She always talks about it,
  1339. about "I went to UCLA and do you
  1340. know what that means?"
  1341.  
  1342. Don just shakes his head.
  1343.  
  1344. DON
  1345. I don't like talking about it.
  1346. Besides, she cheesed her way
  1347. through it.
  1348.  
  1349. Don finishes his cigarette and throws it into the ash tray
  1350. next to him.
  1351.  
  1352. DON (CONT’D)
  1353. I'm gonna go head off to the
  1354. briefing. Thanks for the cigarette.
  1355.  
  1356. Conrad looks back.
  1357.  
  1358. CONRAD
  1359. Why don't you take the pack with
  1360. you for the road?
  1361.  
  1362. Don looks back at him and cocks his head. The pack is open.
  1363.  
  1364. A note sticks out of the pack. Don nods at him.
  1365.  
  1366. He goes inside to
  1367.  
  1368.  
  1369. INT. RESTROOM - DAY
  1370.  
  1371. Don takes out the note.
  1372.  
  1373. It reads "Wait for the next convoy, I got a plan."
  1374.  
  1375. Don flushes the note down the toilet and gets out, going to
  1376.  
  1377.  
  1378. INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY
  1379.  
  1380. Don stands there.
  1381.  
  1382. His eyes look tired.
  1383.  
  1384. He sits next to Chavez. A turned on projector sits with a
  1385. desktop open.
  1386.  
  1387. MATTHEWS
  1388. Tonight's bank duty, we're handling
  1389. security for the Ward Bank in
  1390. Tempe. We're not expecting any
  1391. trouble, but you gentlemen know
  1392. what to do if any comes along.
  1393.  
  1394. He pulls up map of the bank. It has two stories.
  1395.  
  1396. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1397. Paulsen takes the second floor.
  1398. Chavez, you got the first floor.
  1399. Cleaning crew should be gone by the
  1400. time you guys get there so you
  1401. won't have anyone coming through.
  1402. We're not expecting any after hours
  1403. deliveries either.
  1404.  
  1405. The two look at this.
  1406.  
  1407. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1408. Any questions?
  1409.  
  1410. Silence from the room.
  1411.  
  1412. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1413. Good. Dismissed.
  1414.  
  1415. Don turns to step out.
  1416.  
  1417. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1418. And Paulsen?
  1419.  
  1420. He turns back.
  1421.  
  1422. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1423. You know the rules.
  1424.  
  1425. Don's fists clench up as he walks out and slams the door
  1426. behind him.
  1427.  
  1428. CUT TO:
  1429.  
  1430.  
  1431. INT. BANK - NIGHT
  1432.  
  1433. Don walks through the second floor of a bank, rifle in hand.
  1434.  
  1435. DON
  1436. (singing)
  1437. Every night, I hope and
  1438. pray... A dream, lover
  1439. will come my way! A girl
  1440. to hold in my arms, and
  1441. hold the magic of her
  1442. charms...
  1443.  
  1444. CHAVEZ (O.S.)
  1445. (earpiece)
  1446. Paulsen? Shut the fuck up, homes.
  1447.  
  1448. Don sighs.
  1449.  
  1450. DON
  1451. (into earpiece)
  1452. Sorry man, force of habit. Shit's
  1453. boring down here.
  1454.  
  1455. CHAVEZ
  1456. Fuck, homes.
  1457.  
  1458. Don walks around and holds a flashlight in his hand. His AR
  1459. is slung in front of him.
  1460.  
  1461. Bright light appears behind him.
  1462.  
  1463. DON
  1464. (into earpiece)
  1465. Be advised, think I got something
  1466. over here.
  1467.  
  1468. CHAVEZ (O.S.)
  1469. (earpiece)
  1470. I'm checking on it too, standby.
  1471.  
  1472. Don stays on his patrol but checks behind him.
  1473.  
  1474. A crash comes from the front of the bank. The alarm sounds.
  1475.  
  1476. DON
  1477. Fuck!
  1478.  
  1479. Don puts his light in his pocket and raises his rifle.
  1480.  
  1481. Gunshots ring out at the front of the bank.
  1482.  
  1483. DON (CONT’D)
  1484. (into earpiece)
  1485. Chavez, what's your status?
  1486.  
  1487. Silence.
  1488.  
  1489. The gunfire ceases.
  1490.  
  1491. DON (CONT’D)
  1492. Fuck... Fuck.
  1493.  
  1494. Don turns his light off and takes cover behind a cubicle.
  1495.  
  1496. DON (CONT’D)
  1497. Here we go.
  1498.  
  1499. IND GANG MEMBER 1 (O.S.)
  1500. (echoing)
  1501. Find the second one, there's
  1502. supposed to be two guards!
  1503.  
  1504. Don pops his rifle out from around the corner and places its
  1505. dot on the stairwell.
  1506.  
  1507. DON
  1508. (muttering)
  1509. Come on up gentlemen...
  1510.  
  1511. He takes a deep breath.
  1512.  
  1513. Don sees the shadow of a man coming up the stairs in the
  1514. light and trains his dot on it. Don crouches behind a
  1515. cubicle.
  1516.  
  1517. DON (CONT’D)
  1518. (muttering)
  1519. Death, surrounds... My heartbeat's
  1520. slowing down...
  1521.  
  1522. The red dot in front of him shakes as he takes another deep
  1523. breath.
  1524.  
  1525. Don flicks his safety off.
  1526.  
  1527. DON (CONT’D)
  1528. (muttering)
  1529. ...Won't take this world's abuse...
  1530.  
  1531. The first one stands makes his way up. Don takes cover behind
  1532. the cubicle as the light shines around.
  1533.  
  1534. IND GANG MEMBER 1
  1535. Got nothing here.
  1536.  
  1537. DON
  1538. (muttering)
  1539. Won't give up or refuse...
  1540.  
  1541. IND GANG MEMBER 2
  1542. Search around, he's around here.
  1543.  
  1544. The light shines away. Don pops back out, rifle in hand. He
  1545. takes a breath as one moves up the staircase.
  1546.  
  1547. Don places his finger on the trigger.
  1548.  
  1549. A figure turns, in one hand, he holds a flashlight.
  1550.  
  1551. DON
  1552. (muttering)
  1553. This is how it feels when you're
  1554. bent and broken...
  1555.  
  1556. In the other, the carries a handgun.
  1557.  
  1558. Don watches another one appear behind him.
  1559.  
  1560. He places his red dot on the first one's chest and pulls the
  1561. trigger. The light shines on his face. The figure raises his
  1562. gun-
  1563.  
  1564. Don places two shots into his chest. He falls back as the
  1565. other takes cover under the staircase.
  1566.  
  1567. IND GANG MEMBER 2
  1568. HE GOT DANIEL, WEY!
  1569.  
  1570. Don switches pushes forward.
  1571.  
  1572. DON
  1573. (muttering)
  1574. This is how it feels when you're
  1575. dignity's stolen...
  1576.  
  1577. He turns on his light. The strobe flashes as the other gang
  1578. member pops his hand out and starts firing his handgun
  1579. blindly toward Don.
  1580.  
  1581. Don takes cover behind the cubicle. Rounds fly through the
  1582. cubicle as he peers out.
  1583.  
  1584. IND GANG MEMBER 2
  1585. GET ME ANOTHER CLIP, MAN!
  1586.  
  1587. Don rushes forward. His rifle points forward. He sees another
  1588. gang member's shadow running away, the car's headlight
  1589. illuminates his escape.
  1590.  
  1591. Don runs over to the ledge overlooking the bank's front door
  1592. and fires two rounds into the gang member's back.
  1593.  
  1594. He falls down. Two of the gang members run back to the van.
  1595.  
  1596. Don fires into the windshield. The van floors the engine in
  1597. reverse and drives off.
  1598.  
  1599. Don reaches into his pocket, takes out his phone and dials
  1600. 911.
  1601.  
  1602. 911 OPERATOR (O.S.)
  1603. 911, what is your emergency?
  1604.  
  1605. DON
  1606. There's been a shooting, please
  1607. send help. I'm at 3rd and Central.
  1608. I'm an armed guard for Sentinel
  1609. Securities wearing blue jeans, a
  1610. tan vest, and a tan boots.
  1611.  
  1612. He hangs up.
  1613.  
  1614. Utter silence.
  1615.  
  1616. Police lights show themselves in the distance.
  1617.  
  1618. Don looks down at the gang member next to him.
  1619.  
  1620. The gang member has a sucking chest wound and gasps for air.
  1621.  
  1622. Don looks down at the gangster for a moment and his eyes
  1623. widen.
  1624.  
  1625. The two look at each other.
  1626.  
  1627. Don closes his eyes, shakes his head, and makes his way down
  1628. the flight of stairs.
  1629.  
  1630. For a moment, Don takes in the carnage...
  1631.  
  1632. ...Only to puke at the aftermath of it all on the side of the
  1633. staircase.
  1634.  
  1635. Don walks through the bank and goes down the bloodstained
  1636. staircase.
  1637.  
  1638. The blood leads to the front of the bank.
  1639.  
  1640. Don's face changes to that of concern.
  1641.  
  1642. DON (CONT’D)
  1643. Chavez?
  1644.  
  1645. Don looks through the bank and checks behind the staircase. A
  1646. pool of blood lies behind the staircase. Don coughs some
  1647. more, going into a fit.
  1648.  
  1649. Don walks over.
  1650.  
  1651. He's shot to hell, with one more bullet in his skull.
  1652.  
  1653. DON (CONT’D)
  1654. Fuck.
  1655.  
  1656. The police lights come closer.
  1657.  
  1658. Don takes off his rifle and throws it on the ground, then
  1659. unholsters his handgun and throws that down.
  1660.  
  1661. He walks forward, his hands up as he walks out- The blinding
  1662. light leads him to
  1663.  
  1664.  
  1665. EXT. BANK - NIGHT
  1666.  
  1667. Three cruisers surround the bank.
  1668.  
  1669. Steele points a shotgun at Don with OFFICER BAYLEY TURNER,
  1670. (26).
  1671.  
  1672. Turner points a rifle at him.
  1673.  
  1674. STEELE
  1675. Hands in the air!
  1676.  
  1677. Don places his hands up in silence. Don's hands shake as the
  1678. world seems to move slow around him.
  1679.  
  1680. STEELE (CONT’D)
  1681. Walk towards me!
  1682.  
  1683. Don walks forward, his hands still up.
  1684.  
  1685. Don's hands shake.
  1686.  
  1687. Don passes the door of a police cruiser.
  1688.  
  1689. STEELE (CONT’D)
  1690. Stop!
  1691.  
  1692. Steele approaches Don.
  1693.  
  1694. STEELE (CONT’D)
  1695. What happened?
  1696.  
  1697. Two officers rush past him with long guns.
  1698.  
  1699. DON
  1700. I need an ambulance and a lawyer.
  1701.  
  1702. STEELE
  1703. Come on, you can talk to me.
  1704.  
  1705. Don just gives a look of fatigue.
  1706.  
  1707. Steele nods. His radio comes to life.
  1708.  
  1709. TURNER (O.S.)
  1710. (radio)
  1711. Dispatch, 1535 scene is 98, send
  1712. for medical.
  1713.  
  1714. The ambulance arrives.
  1715.  
  1716. CUT TO:
  1717.  
  1718.  
  1719. INT. AMBULANCE - NIGHT
  1720.  
  1721. A police officer walks away.
  1722.  
  1723. DON
  1724. Thanks officer.
  1725.  
  1726. HOLLY ROGERS, (29) looks him over.
  1727.  
  1728. HOLLY
  1729. You have a bullet in your vest.
  1730.  
  1731. DON
  1732. I do?
  1733.  
  1734. Don undoes his vest and throws it down next to him. Three
  1735. rounds
  1736.  
  1737. HOLLY
  1738. Hey, let me help you.
  1739.  
  1740. Don sits up and takes his vest off, then his button up shirt.
  1741.  
  1742. Under it, he wears a white T-shirt.
  1743.  
  1744. Don lays back.
  1745.  
  1746. DON
  1747. Never caught your name.
  1748.  
  1749. HOLLY
  1750. Rogers. Holly Rogers.
  1751.  
  1752. Don raises his shirt.
  1753.  
  1754. DON
  1755. Donovan Paulsen.
  1756.  
  1757. HOLLY
  1758. This happen before?
  1759.  
  1760. Don's back shows old scars.
  1761.  
  1762. He shrugs.
  1763.  
  1764. DON
  1765. Something like that.
  1766.  
  1767. She closes the ambulance doors.
  1768.  
  1769. HOLLY
  1770. Do me a favor, take your shirt off
  1771. for me, will ya?
  1772.  
  1773. Don does so. A leather necklace with a tied ring sits below
  1774. his neck. He takes it in his hand and looks at it.
  1775.  
  1776. DON
  1777. (muttering)
  1778. Jackie...
  1779.  
  1780. Holly gives him a look of concern.
  1781.  
  1782. HOLLY
  1783. Hey-
  1784.  
  1785. She reaches out her hand.
  1786.  
  1787. Don looks back at her.
  1788.  
  1789. DON
  1790. I'm sorry about that-
  1791.  
  1792. HOLLY
  1793. I need to have a better look, turn
  1794. on your stomach for me.
  1795.  
  1796. Don does so.
  1797.  
  1798. Holly presses her fingers into Don's back only for him to let
  1799. out a cry of pain.
  1800.  
  1801. DON
  1802. FFFUCK! Ah, damn it!
  1803.  
  1804. Tears well up in his eyes. Holly looks at his back.
  1805.  
  1806. The ambulance door opens again.
  1807.  
  1808. JONATHAN RATLIFF, (30) looks at Holly with a tired
  1809. expression.
  1810.  
  1811. RATLIFF
  1812. We're good here, let's get him back
  1813. to Summer Med.
  1814.  
  1815. She nods at this.
  1816.  
  1817. Ratliff closes the door.
  1818.  
  1819. The driver's side door opens then closes. The ambulance
  1820. starts. Don rolls over on his good side.
  1821.  
  1822. He reaches into his pocket and takes out his phone.
  1823.  
  1824. Don looks back at Holly. He motions to his phone.
  1825.  
  1826. DON
  1827. Hey am I good to use this?
  1828.  
  1829. She nods at him.
  1830.  
  1831. Don scrolls over to Ash's contact. It's a picture of a
  1832. wrench.
  1833.  
  1834. Don starts a call.
  1835.  
  1836. The line rings.
  1837.  
  1838. ASH (O.S.)
  1839. (from phone)
  1840. D-Dad? Why you calling this late?
  1841.  
  1842. DON
  1843. Hey uh- I-I got shot in the back.
  1844. They're taking me to Summer
  1845. Medical.
  1846.  
  1847. ASH (O.S.)
  1848. (phone)
  1849. Again?! What the absolute fucking
  1850. hell is wrong with you dad?!
  1851. (voice cracking)
  1852. What the hell am I supposed to do
  1853. if...
  1854.  
  1855. She hangs up.
  1856.  
  1857. DON
  1858. (phone)
  1859. Ash, hey Ash?
  1860.  
  1861. Don looks down and sighs, only to break out in a coughing
  1862. fit.
  1863.  
  1864. DON (CONT’D)
  1865. Fuck, that hurts.
  1866.  
  1867. Don puts his phone away and lays on his side.
  1868.  
  1869. The radio comes on.
  1870.  
  1871. DISPATCHER(O.S.)
  1872. (radio)
  1873. Any available RA units, requesting
  1874. urgent medical for one Officer
  1875. David Park and one Officer Lance
  1876. Hawkins.
  1877.  
  1878. Don's eyes widen.
  1879.  
  1880. DON
  1881. I think I know that guy.
  1882.  
  1883. Don turns over and screams out in pain and breaks out in a
  1884. coughing fit.
  1885.  
  1886. DON (CONT’D)
  1887. GAH, FUCK!
  1888.  
  1889. Holly turns him back on his side.
  1890.  
  1891. HOLLY
  1892. Hey, stay the way you were.
  1893.  
  1894. IND PARAMEDIC 1 (O.S.)
  1895. (radio)
  1896. Dispatch, Rescue seven en route.
  1897.  
  1898. IND PARAMEDIC 2(O.S.)
  1899. (radio)
  1900. Dispatch, rescue nine en route.
  1901.  
  1902. Don's eyes widen as he rolls on his back.
  1903.  
  1904. He gives off a pained look.
  1905.  
  1906. DON
  1907. That's my friend...
  1908.  
  1909. Don gives a look of fear.
  1910.  
  1911.  
  1912. FLASHBACK
  1913.  
  1914.  
  1915. EXT. DESERT MOUNTAIN - DAY
  1916.  
  1917. Don drags Parks behind a Hummer with one arm. A rifle is
  1918. slung around his shoulder
  1919.  
  1920. DON
  1921. (muttering)
  1922. Zankoku na tenshi no you ni...
  1923.  
  1924. Don pulls him behind the MRAP to safety.
  1925.  
  1926. DAVID CHO, (21) begins to feel Parks's body to check for
  1927. gunshot wounds.
  1928.  
  1929. DON (CONT’D)
  1930. (muttering)
  1931. Shounen yo shinwa ni nare-
  1932.  
  1933. Don looks at Parks's face one more time.
  1934.  
  1935.  
  1936. INT. PARKS'S HOME - DAY
  1937.  
  1938. Parks and Don have longer hair.
  1939.  
  1940. Don and Jackie sit next to each other at their dinner table.
  1941.  
  1942. A light above them illuminates the dining room.
  1943.  
  1944. The four of them talk and laugh amongst themselves.
  1945.  
  1946. Parks gives Don a look.
  1947.  
  1948. PARKS
  1949. You need anything, you call me,
  1950. alright?
  1951.  
  1952. Elena fills a wine glass for Parks.
  1953.  
  1954. DON
  1955. Like fuck I'll ever need your help,
  1956. I'm set with my wife here.
  1957.  
  1958. He holds Jackie's hand under the table and shoots her a grin.
  1959.  
  1960. The group goes back to eating.
  1961.  
  1962. END FLASHBACK.
  1963.  
  1964. CUT TO:
  1965.  
  1966.  
  1967. INT. INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - NIGHT
  1968.  
  1969. Don is wheeled into an ICU.
  1970.  
  1971. A nurse runs by as two paramedics rush in with Parks on a
  1972. stretcher.
  1973.  
  1974. Steele opens the doors into the emergency room.
  1975.  
  1976. STEELE
  1977. MAKE WAY, WE GOT A DOWNED OFFICER!
  1978.  
  1979. She watches him get wheeled in as Don looks behind him.
  1980.  
  1981. A team of doctors looks over Don.
  1982.  
  1983. Don peers over. They transfer the IV into the hospital's
  1984. bag.
  1985.  
  1986. Don tries to sit up, only to end up on his side. He does it
  1987. again and holds onto the IV stand next to him for leverage.
  1988.  
  1989. DON
  1990. Dave...
  1991.  
  1992. The door to the ICU closes behind Don as he rolls back and
  1993. looks up at the ceiling with another cough. He reaches for
  1994. his phone once again.
  1995.  
  1996. He looks at the contact:
  1997.  
  1998. "Michelle".
  1999.  
  2000. DON (CONT’D)
  2001. Sis, remember when I dealt with
  2002. your shitty drug dealer ex-
  2003. boyfriend? You do this for me, and
  2004. we're even.
  2005.  
  2006. A moment of silence on the line.
  2007.  
  2008. MICHELLE (O.S.)
  2009. (phone)
  2010. Yeah, what is it Mikee?
  2011.  
  2012. FADE TO BLACK.
  2013.  
  2014.  
  2015. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - NIGHT
  2016.  
  2017. Don sits up in his bed.
  2018.  
  2019. He reads Band of Brothers. Ash walks in.
  2020.  
  2021. ASH
  2022. What the hell is your problem, dad?
  2023.  
  2024. DON
  2025. You opted to come with me.
  2026.  
  2027. Don sets the book down on the nightstand next to him.
  2028.  
  2029. ASH
  2030. I don't- Fucking christ, dad.
  2031. There's another thing...
  2032.  
  2033. Ash massages her eyes. Don cocks an eyebrow at this.
  2034.  
  2035. DON
  2036. Yeah?
  2037.  
  2038. Ash takes a deep breath and looks down.
  2039.  
  2040. ASH
  2041. Mom's here.
  2042.  
  2043. Don goes wide eyed and looks her dead in the eyes.
  2044.  
  2045. DON
  2046. She's what?
  2047.  
  2048. She nods.
  2049.  
  2050. ASH
  2051. She's got a bunch of other cops
  2052. with her.
  2053.  
  2054. DON
  2055. Oh, fuck. What'd they look like?
  2056.  
  2057. Jackie comes into the room.
  2058.  
  2059. JACKIE
  2060. Way to keep yourself out of
  2061. trouble, Donny.
  2062.  
  2063. Don just looks down.
  2064.  
  2065. DON
  2066. What do you want?
  2067.  
  2068. JACKIE
  2069. Ashley, get the fuck out.
  2070.  
  2071. Ash leaves and keeps her head down. She doesn't want
  2072.  
  2073. DON
  2074. Don't fucking talk to her-
  2075.  
  2076. He takes a gasp for air and coughs.
  2077.  
  2078. JACKIE
  2079. Well, it's work related, otherwise
  2080. I wouldn't be talking to you.
  2081.  
  2082. Don nods.
  2083.  
  2084. DON
  2085. They send you out of anyone else.
  2086.  
  2087. JACKIE
  2088. I volunteered-
  2089.  
  2090. DON
  2091. ...To arrest me.
  2092.  
  2093. Jackie rolls her eyes.
  2094.  
  2095. JACKIE
  2096. No, Don- I'm trying to investigate
  2097. some things related to you. You
  2098. work for Knight Pharma right? Some
  2099. shit happened in Hartford, Don. The
  2100. kind of shit involving kids.
  2101.  
  2102. Don's eyes widen at this. He composes himself once more.
  2103.  
  2104. DON
  2105. Fuck off Jackie, get me a lawyer.
  2106.  
  2107. JACKIE
  2108. Fine. Be that way then.
  2109.  
  2110. She walks out.
  2111.  
  2112. JACKIE (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2113. Go be with your dad, Ash.
  2114.  
  2115. Ash walks back into the hospital room.
  2116.  
  2117. ASH
  2118. Fucking bitch.
  2119.  
  2120. Don shoots a grin at Ash.
  2121.  
  2122. DON
  2123. Well that's no way to talk about
  2124. your mother.
  2125.  
  2126. ASH
  2127. Cut the shit.
  2128.  
  2129. Don tries to sigh, only to grasp his chest in pain.
  2130.  
  2131. Michelle walks into the room. She has a nervous expression in
  2132. her eyes.
  2133.  
  2134. She takes out a syringe with a strange blue liquid in it.
  2135.  
  2136. MICHELLE
  2137. Ashley, right?
  2138.  
  2139. Ash nods at her.
  2140.  
  2141. MICHELLE (CONT’D)
  2142. Close the curtain, will ya?
  2143.  
  2144. ASH
  2145. Why?
  2146.  
  2147. Michelle injects the blue syringe into Don's IV.
  2148.  
  2149. MICHELLE
  2150. Give it a second.
  2151.  
  2152. DON
  2153. Sis, what the fuck is this shit?
  2154.  
  2155. MICHELLE
  2156. Lean back and breathe. I can't be
  2157. here much longer so I gotta be
  2158. quick.
  2159.  
  2160. Michelle leans him back, then runs out.
  2161.  
  2162. MICHELLE (CONT’D)
  2163. I have to go now.
  2164.  
  2165. Michelle grabs a clipboard from the wall, stands up, and
  2166. walks out, looking down at it as she does.
  2167.  
  2168. Don holds his chest.
  2169.  
  2170. DON
  2171. Ash, I don't feel too good.
  2172.  
  2173. The heart monitor begins to spike. Don gasps for air.
  2174.  
  2175. DON (CONT’D)
  2176. Ash, sweeti...
  2177.  
  2178. Don grips the side of his hospital bed.
  2179.  
  2180. JACKIE (O.S.)
  2181. I love you Donny...
  2182.  
  2183. His ribs put themselves back into place which causes Don to
  2184. let off a scream of pain.
  2185.  
  2186. The heart monitor begins to alarm as two nurses run in.
  2187.  
  2188. Don's eyes go wide.
  2189.  
  2190. IND NURSE 1
  2191. Code blue, code blue!
  2192.  
  2193. Two other nurses run in with a set of chest paddles.
  2194.  
  2195. Don's heart rate returns to normal. The heart monitor goes
  2196. back to normal.
  2197.  
  2198. Don looks back at the monitor. He takes a few breaths and
  2199. reaches behind him.
  2200.  
  2201. DON
  2202. No pain...
  2203.  
  2204. Don looks at the doctor.
  2205.  
  2206. DON (CONT’D)
  2207. I'm okay... I'm okay...
  2208.  
  2209. His hands shake.
  2210.  
  2211. DON (CONT’D)
  2212. Ash, come here...
  2213.  
  2214. Ash stands up, her eyes wide.
  2215.  
  2216. Tears run down Don's eyes. He holds her in silence.
  2217.  
  2218. IND DOCTOR 1
  2219. Second person we've got today that
  2220. did that.
  2221.  
  2222. The doctor looks on as Don holds his daughter. Don closes his
  2223. eyes and holds her tight.
  2224.  
  2225. DON
  2226. I'm okay, I'm okay... Ain't
  2227. nothing's gonna happen to me, Ash.
  2228.  
  2229. CUT TO:
  2230.  
  2231.  
  2232. EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY
  2233.  
  2234. Don walks out of the hospital. He stands tall and holds
  2235. Wrench close to him as he walks out.
  2236.  
  2237. ASH
  2238. Y-You can let go, dad.
  2239.  
  2240. Don lets go of her. He takes a deep breath.
  2241.  
  2242. DON
  2243. You want to come to the range with
  2244. me? We should go some time.
  2245.  
  2246. ASH
  2247. I'd be okay with that.
  2248.  
  2249. She nods as the two walk into
  2250.  
  2251.  
  2252. INT. PARKING GARAGE - DAY
  2253.  
  2254. A Russian child, (8) walks with his mother. Don widens his
  2255. eyes as he watches the two.
  2256.  
  2257. IND RUSSIAN CHILD
  2258. Mama, eto ty?
  2259.  
  2260. Don's eyes widen as the child stands at the door to the
  2261. staircase.
  2262.  
  2263. DON
  2264. What the fuck...
  2265.  
  2266. The door opens.
  2267.  
  2268. IND RUSSIAN WOMAN
  2269. Ivan, vernites' syuda!
  2270.  
  2271. Don's hands begin to shake. He almost falls over but braces
  2272. himself against a concrete wall.
  2273.  
  2274. Don looks down.
  2275.  
  2276. Tears well down his eyes.
  2277.  
  2278. ASH
  2279. Dad? Dad, come on.
  2280.  
  2281. Matthews walks behind the two.
  2282.  
  2283. MATTHEWS
  2284. Your dad's a real bad man, Ashley.
  2285.  
  2286. Don's still hunched over.
  2287.  
  2288. DON
  2289. He's full of shit.
  2290.  
  2291. MATTHEWS
  2292. The mastermind of a criminal
  2293. enterprise involving the sex
  2294. trafficking of children? He's
  2295. behind it. How can you feel safe
  2296. around a man like him?
  2297.  
  2298. Ash looks back at him. Don gets himself together, stands back
  2299. up and stares at Matthews.
  2300.  
  2301. DON
  2302. Do me and the rest of the human a
  2303. favor and cap yourself.
  2304.  
  2305. He grabs Ash by the hand.
  2306.  
  2307. DON (CONT’D)
  2308. Let's go, baby. Where's your car?
  2309.  
  2310. Don takes her hand and walks with her. He doesn't look behind
  2311. him at Matthews.
  2312.  
  2313. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  2314. You can't run from what's real!
  2315. You're as much a part of this as
  2316. much any of us are, Donny boy!
  2317.  
  2318. The two walk over to Ash's Honda and get in.
  2319.  
  2320.  
  2321. INT. ASH'S CAR - DAY
  2322.  
  2323. DON
  2324. They say anything about my car?
  2325.  
  2326. Ash keeps her eyes forward. She carries a look of anger in
  2327. her eyes.
  2328.  
  2329. ASH
  2330. What was he talking about?
  2331.  
  2332. DON
  2333. Ash-
  2334.  
  2335. ASH
  2336. If there's trouble you're in, dad.
  2337. I need to know.
  2338.  
  2339. DON
  2340. Ain't nothing like that, look the
  2341. less you know the better off you'll
  2342. be.
  2343.  
  2344. ASH
  2345. You sound like fucking mom right
  2346. now. Do you hear yourself?
  2347.  
  2348. Don's hands shake. He holds onto his legs.
  2349.  
  2350. DON
  2351. If I tell you, they'll kill you!
  2352.  
  2353. Ash stops for a moment as the two approach a red light.
  2354.  
  2355. She slams the brakes.
  2356.  
  2357. Don lurches forward, the seatbelt locks up.
  2358.  
  2359. ASH
  2360. I'm gonna drive you to the impound
  2361. lot.
  2362.  
  2363. DON
  2364. Ash-
  2365.  
  2366. ASH
  2367. Save it. You haven't changed a bit.
  2368.  
  2369. DON
  2370. I'm doing it to help people-
  2371.  
  2372. ASH
  2373. THEN START WITH YOURSELF DAMN IT!
  2374. It's always the other people with
  2375. you, it's never about you and
  2376. that's the fucking problem. You're
  2377. so fucked in the head you don't see
  2378. what's remotely wrong with you so
  2379. you try to focus on others! It's
  2380. why mom used you and why she ended
  2381. up leaving!
  2382.  
  2383. Don goes silent.
  2384.  
  2385. The two sit there in silence.
  2386.  
  2387. They pull up to the impound lot.
  2388.  
  2389. ASH (CONT’D)
  2390. We're here.
  2391.  
  2392. Don gets out and looks back at her.
  2393.  
  2394. DON
  2395. Thanks, sweetheart.
  2396.  
  2397. ASH
  2398. Fuck off, dad.
  2399.  
  2400. Don steps out
  2401.  
  2402. CUT TO:
  2403.  
  2404.  
  2405. INT. FORD MUSTANG - DAY
  2406.  
  2407. Don drives his car down the downtown streets and holds the
  2408. steering wheel.
  2409.  
  2410. Jackie sits in the seat next to him.
  2411.  
  2412. JACKIE (O.S.)
  2413. You're a piece of shit father that
  2414. can't even take care of a girl.
  2415.  
  2416. DON (O.S.)
  2417. Is that why you did it? Didn't even
  2418. let me take care of what was our
  2419. kid?!
  2420.  
  2421. He grips the steering wheel tighter.
  2422.  
  2423. DON (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2424. I stopped a lot of the stupid shit
  2425. I did for you and that little girl,
  2426. and for what?! So you could sleep
  2427. around with some 22-year old
  2428. looking for a fucking promotion?!
  2429.  
  2430. Tears roll down Don's face.
  2431.  
  2432. DON (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2433. I did everything for you, Jackie
  2434. and here you are taking a lighter
  2435. to it all!
  2436.  
  2437. Don makes a turn and pulls into a bar parking lot.
  2438.  
  2439. He checks the time.
  2440.  
  2441. "1700".
  2442.  
  2443.  
  2444. EXT. MICK'S BAR - DAY
  2445.  
  2446. Don opens the door to his car and closes it.
  2447.  
  2448. Don watches JAMES, (27) steps out of his hatchback and closes
  2449. the door. James puts his hands in his pockets and walks
  2450. toward the entrance.
  2451.  
  2452. DON
  2453. Oh, fuck why you of all people...?
  2454.  
  2455. Don slouches over and keeps his head down.
  2456.  
  2457. Don goes inside
  2458.  
  2459.  
  2460. INT. MICK'S BAR - DAY
  2461.  
  2462. The bar is almost empty with a couple of people inside.
  2463.  
  2464. KELLY, (mid-60s) stands behind the counter and wipes off the
  2465. counter in front of him.
  2466.  
  2467. KELLY
  2468. What can I get you, son?
  2469.  
  2470. In front of him, SARAH FLYNN, (late-20s) sits there and
  2471. smokes a cigarette. She puts her lit cigarette into an
  2472. ashtray and looks at Don. Sarah shoots Don a grin.
  2473.  
  2474. FLYNN
  2475. I knew you were in town.
  2476.  
  2477. DON
  2478. I was just leaving actually.
  2479.  
  2480. Don's eyes widen as he looks at her. He does an about face
  2481. and turns around, only for the door to open. James walks
  2482. through the door.
  2483.  
  2484. James looks at Don. His face brightens.
  2485.  
  2486. JAMES
  2487. Doc, holy fuck!
  2488.  
  2489. James hugs Don as Don holds his arms out. Don pats him on the
  2490. back and shoots a nervous grin. He tries to turn and position
  2491. himself in front of the door.
  2492.  
  2493. Sarah grins at the bartender and puts up two fingers, then
  2494. shoots another glance back at Don.
  2495.  
  2496. James lets go.
  2497.  
  2498. JAMES (CONT’D)
  2499. Where the hell have you been man? I
  2500. know you gave me the number and
  2501. all, and I heard you were in town,
  2502. but-
  2503.  
  2504. Don motions for him to simmer down.
  2505.  
  2506. DON
  2507. Easy now. Yeah, I work out here
  2508. now.
  2509.  
  2510. JAMES
  2511. Come on, let me buy you a damn
  2512. drink.
  2513.  
  2514. DON
  2515. I think the nice lady over there
  2516. beat you to it.
  2517.  
  2518. James glares at Sarah.
  2519.  
  2520. JAMES
  2521. (muttering)
  2522. Thot.
  2523.  
  2524. DON
  2525. Be nice.
  2526.  
  2527. Don walks over to a bar stool and sits between Sarah and
  2528. James.
  2529.  
  2530. KELLY
  2531. What'll it be?
  2532.  
  2533. DON
  2534. Shot of Jay-mo.
  2535.  
  2536. He looks over at Sarah.
  2537.  
  2538. DON (CONT’D)
  2539. Funny how things go. One second
  2540. your ex-wife has you working as her
  2541. undercover pet, and the chick you
  2542. banged two weeks before your
  2543. divorce who also almost carried out
  2544. a hit on you just happens to be in
  2545. town.
  2546.  
  2547. With his right hand, Don reaches into his waistband for his
  2548. Colt Defender and places his hand on it.
  2549.  
  2550. DON (CONT’D)
  2551. Funny how the world works isn't it?
  2552.  
  2553. Kelly slides a shot glass in front of him.
  2554.  
  2555. SARAH
  2556. For all intents and purposes,
  2557. you're already dead you cunt.
  2558.  
  2559. DON
  2560. That a threat?
  2561.  
  2562. Don's eyes widen as he takes the Defender out of its holster.
  2563.  
  2564. James reaches for Don's right hand.
  2565.  
  2566. Sarah just rolls her eyes at this.
  2567.  
  2568. SARAH
  2569. Really now? Is this amateur hour to
  2570. you?
  2571.  
  2572. Don lets his sidearm go and takes a sigh, then pushes James's
  2573. hand away.
  2574.  
  2575. Don looks over at James.
  2576.  
  2577. DON
  2578. It's fine, don't fucking
  2579. worry about it.
  2580.  
  2581. SARAH (CONT’D)
  2582. You've been on a few
  2583. adventures, haven't you now
  2584. lad? Jumpier than usual now.
  2585.  
  2586. Don downs the shot of whiskey in front of him.
  2587.  
  2588. DON (CONT’D)
  2589. You wouldn't believe me if I told
  2590. you.
  2591.  
  2592. Don sighs.
  2593.  
  2594. Sarah puts her hand on his back which causes Don to flinch
  2595. and look at her with fear in his eyes.
  2596.  
  2597. SARAH
  2598. Whatever it is, I've probably heard
  2599. worse.
  2600.  
  2601. Don gives a glance to James.
  2602.  
  2603. DON
  2604. Miller's involved too you know. It
  2605. damns both of us.
  2606.  
  2607. Don downs another shot.
  2608.  
  2609. JAMES
  2610. How long you been sober for?
  2611.  
  2612. DON
  2613. Three years.
  2614.  
  2615. SARAH
  2616. Sobriety, is it that thing men lie
  2617. about when they want to feel better
  2618. about themselves rather than having
  2619. the self-control to stop
  2620. themselves?
  2621.  
  2622. James scratches his head and shakes it. Don looks over at
  2623. Sarah and shoots her a glare.
  2624.  
  2625. JAMES
  2626. Fucking CIA niggers, how far deep
  2627. did they get you?
  2628.  
  2629. DON
  2630. My daughter's trying to piece it
  2631. together. Worst case scenario, she
  2632. ends up dead. Best case, we both
  2633. do. The less she knows the better.
  2634.  
  2635. James nods at this.
  2636.  
  2637. SARAH
  2638. You sound like my father you dumb
  2639. cunt. Then he had the courage to
  2640. throw a bomb at the fucking British
  2641. when I was only a wee lass. Didn't
  2642. tell no one and died without a
  2643. proper burial.
  2644.  
  2645. She downs a pint of Guinness.
  2646.  
  2647. DON
  2648. What's that gotta do with this?
  2649.  
  2650. SARAH
  2651. Tell that girl what's going on or
  2652. she'll do nuthin' but resent you
  2653. for the rest of her poor life.
  2654.  
  2655. DON
  2656. Wonderful, I'm getting advice from
  2657. a serial killer now too, in that
  2658. case.
  2659.  
  2660. Don slides the shot glass over to Kelly.
  2661.  
  2662. SARAH
  2663. You're no different than I am, only
  2664. difference between you and I are
  2665. what side of the law we're on.
  2666.  
  2667. The shot glass comes back to Don.
  2668.  
  2669. DON
  2670. Really? Because-
  2671.  
  2672. SARAH
  2673. Your people say it's okay to do it
  2674. and so do mine, Donovan.
  2675.  
  2676. Don sits there, whiskey in hand.
  2677.  
  2678. DON
  2679. So why am I still in your presence
  2680. and breathing?
  2681.  
  2682. SARAH
  2683. Because my boss and I had a falling
  2684. out over your sorry arse.
  2685.  
  2686. Don just shrugs.
  2687.  
  2688. DON
  2689. You should've just let him whack
  2690. me, maybe then my wife-
  2691.  
  2692. SARAH
  2693. Ex.
  2694.  
  2695. Don rolls his eyes.
  2696.  
  2697. DON
  2698. -Ex-wife would've been a shit ton
  2699. richer.
  2700.  
  2701. He downs another shot of whiskey.
  2702.  
  2703. SARAH
  2704. With that girl havin' some scumbag
  2705. for a father? Some kid out of
  2706. college? Is that what yer lookin
  2707. for?
  2708.  
  2709. DON
  2710. It'd be a better fucking father
  2711. than me! Y'know? All I know how to
  2712. fucking do is-
  2713.  
  2714. Don massages his eyes and pushes his glass forward.
  2715.  
  2716. DON (CONT’D)
  2717. Then I got Dutch fuckin' Van Der
  2718. Linde, the man with the plan right?
  2719. I'm supposed to somehow believe
  2720. that if I follow his guide that
  2721. we'll both be absolved of our
  2722. fucking sins.
  2723.  
  2724. Conrad walks through the door. Don glances over.
  2725.  
  2726. DON (CONT’D)
  2727. Howdy Dutch, what plan do
  2728. you have now?
  2729.  
  2730. Conrad looks over at Don. He walks over and smacks him upside
  2731. the head.
  2732.  
  2733. CONRAD
  2734. Really? After four fucking years
  2735. this is what you're down to?
  2736. Drinking your sorrows away with
  2737. your retarded friend and a...
  2738.  
  2739. He looks over at Sarah. She shoots him a wink.
  2740.  
  2741. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2742. ...Irish chick that I'm definitely
  2743. fucking later tonight...
  2744.  
  2745. Sarah grabs Don by the crotch. Don's eyes widen and a grin
  2746. shows on his face as he spills some of his whiskey on
  2747. himself.
  2748.  
  2749. SARAH
  2750. Sorry, not too big a fan of greasy
  2751. Mexicans.
  2752.  
  2753. James looks away from this with a pained groan.
  2754.  
  2755. Conrad gives a pained look as well. He puts his hands up.
  2756.  
  2757. CONRAD
  2758. Crazy bitch is all yours, Paulsen.
  2759.  
  2760. Sarah lets go of Don's crotch and looks at him.
  2761.  
  2762. SARAH
  2763. And who might you be?
  2764.  
  2765. CONRAD
  2766. This retard's co worker. Conrad.
  2767.  
  2768. She nods at this.
  2769.  
  2770. SARAH
  2771. Donny boy said you had a plan.
  2772.  
  2773. CONRAD
  2774. Well, we did however...
  2775.  
  2776. Conrad shrugs and takes a seat.
  2777.  
  2778. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2779. We have a bit of an overbearing
  2780. boss.
  2781.  
  2782. SARAH
  2783. Need me to take care of him?
  2784.  
  2785. Conrad shakes his head.
  2786.  
  2787. CONRAD
  2788. Doubt you'd be able to even if you
  2789. wanted to.
  2790.  
  2791. Don looks over at Conrad.
  2792.  
  2793. DON
  2794. She could pull it off, though we'd
  2795. have the heat on us in no time.
  2796.  
  2797. CONRAD
  2798. Cho tried. Pointed a nine milimeter
  2799. at his skull while he was looking
  2800. away.
  2801.  
  2802. Conrad sticks up one finger to the bartender.
  2803.  
  2804. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2805. I'll take what Paulsen here's
  2806. having.
  2807.  
  2808. He motions to Don.
  2809.  
  2810. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2811. Anyway right?
  2812.  
  2813. He puts his fingers in the shape of a pistol.
  2814.  
  2815. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2816. Fired a volley right into his back
  2817. from his wheelchair. Pulled a
  2818. Beretta from under his desk, fired.
  2819. Should've hit his spine. I'm
  2820. sitting right there. Next thing you
  2821. know-
  2822.  
  2823. He shakes his head and looks down.
  2824.  
  2825. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2826. His back literally closes itself
  2827. back up like it didn't even happen.
  2828. Now, the holes in his clothes from
  2829. the rounds are still there but Cho?
  2830. He fired about some... Fuck, he
  2831. dumped a whole mag into the dude's
  2832. back from a sitting position at
  2833. five feet.
  2834.  
  2835. Conrad downs a shot of whiskey.
  2836.  
  2837. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2838. Matthews, the motherfucker. He
  2839. turns around, pulls Cho out of his
  2840. wheelchair and just chokes the
  2841. fucking life outta him, gives him
  2842. this cold glare and I swear I heard
  2843. him say, "I gave you your chance."
  2844.  
  2845. JAMES
  2846. An entire mag of nine? Well maybe
  2847. if he used .45-
  2848.  
  2849. DON
  2850. Shut up, James.
  2851.  
  2852. SARAH
  2853. Sounds like a load of shite if you
  2854. ask me.
  2855.  
  2856. She puts another cigarette in an ash tray.
  2857.  
  2858. SARAH (CONT’D)
  2859. And you're telling me he wasn't
  2860. choking blood or nothin' like that?
  2861.  
  2862. Conrad nods.
  2863.  
  2864. The group sits there in silence.
  2865.  
  2866. Don downs one more shot. He reaches into
  2867.  
  2868. Sarah grabs his leg.
  2869.  
  2870. SARAH (CONT’D)
  2871. Yer not gonna just leave a girl
  2872. like this are you?
  2873.  
  2874. DON
  2875. I got a fuckin' kid to take care
  2876. of, Flynn.
  2877.  
  2878. Sarah gives Don a grin.
  2879.  
  2880. SARAH
  2881. You'll come around.
  2882.  
  2883. Don steps back and looks at her. He shakes his head.
  2884.  
  2885. DON
  2886. No, I won't Sarah. That was a one
  2887. time thing.
  2888.  
  2889. SARAH
  2890. Doesn't have to be.
  2891.  
  2892. Don takes out his wallet and passes the bartender some cash.
  2893.  
  2894. DON
  2895. Keep the change.
  2896.  
  2897. Don pats James on the back. He looks back at Sarah.
  2898.  
  2899. DON (CONT’D)
  2900. I'd rather it stays that way. Now
  2901. if you don't mind, I got a daughter
  2902. to take care of.
  2903.  
  2904. Don walks out.
  2905.  
  2906. CUT TO:
  2907.  
  2908.  
  2909. EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - AFTERNOON
  2910.  
  2911. Don walks over to his mailbox and takes some envelopes out of
  2912. it.
  2913.  
  2914. DON
  2915. (muttering)
  2916. Almost heaven... West Virgina...
  2917.  
  2918. DON (CONT’D)
  2919. (muttering)
  2920. Blue ridge mountains, Shenandoah
  2921. river...
  2922.  
  2923.  
  2924. INT. APARTMENT - AFTERNOON
  2925.  
  2926. Don enters his apartment.
  2927.  
  2928. Don comes inside and starts to sort his mail.
  2929.  
  2930. He throws some of it in the trash and stops on one.
  2931.  
  2932. It reads, "Sentinel Securities benefits package".
  2933.  
  2934. DON
  2935. That was... Fast.
  2936.  
  2937. Don takes out a pocket knife and opens the envelope up.
  2938.  
  2939. A flyer reads "Health benefits".
  2940.  
  2941. DON (CONT’D)
  2942. Let's see here... Contact your
  2943. security manager for details. Oh
  2944. boy.
  2945.  
  2946. Don sighs. He walks into
  2947.  
  2948.  
  2949. DON'S BEDROOM
  2950.  
  2951. Don rummages around his desk. A tie sits on top of an
  2952. employment packet. He looks through the names.
  2953.  
  2954. DON
  2955. Don't let it be Kolton, don't let
  2956. it be Kolton...
  2957.  
  2958. He stops on a name: "Kolton Karl Kobel, Security Manager for
  2959. Sentinel Securities".
  2960.  
  2961. DON (CONT’D)
  2962. Motherfucker it's Kolton.
  2963.  
  2964. He walks back into the kitchen, a packet in his hand.
  2965.  
  2966. DON (CONT’D)
  2967. Fucking Kolton Kobel. Jesus christ.
  2968.  
  2969. He throws the packet on his desk.
  2970.  
  2971. Don winces in pain as he dials the number.
  2972.  
  2973. DON (CONT’D)
  2974. Please don't ream me.
  2975.  
  2976. The line rings.
  2977.  
  2978. KOLTON KOBEL, (30) picks up the phone.
  2979.  
  2980. KOLTON (O.S.)
  2981. (phone)
  2982. Kolton speaking.
  2983.  
  2984. Don stays silent for a second.
  2985.  
  2986. KOLTON (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2987. (phone)
  2988. Hello?
  2989.  
  2990. DON
  2991. Uh, yeah- Sergeant Kobel?
  2992.  
  2993. A chuckle from the other end of the line.
  2994.  
  2995. KOLTON (O.S.)
  2996. (phone)
  2997. I'd recognize that voice anywhere.
  2998. Fuck Up, how you doing?
  2999.  
  3000. DON
  3001. I'm good, uhm... Yeah, I'm great.
  3002. Been a while hasn't it?
  3003.  
  3004. KOLTON (O.S.)
  3005. It has. It has indeed. Well, you
  3006. didn't call me to say hello, now
  3007. did you?
  3008.  
  3009. DON
  3010. No, Sergeant.
  3011.  
  3012. KOLTON
  3013. Just Kolton, Paulsen. How long you
  3014. been out?
  3015.  
  3016. DON
  3017. Four years. If we're gonna go by
  3018. that, then just Don.
  3019.  
  3020. KOLTON
  3021. You got it.
  3022.  
  3023. DON
  3024. You able to hook me up with a
  3025. shrink?
  3026.  
  3027. KOLTON (O.S.)
  3028. (phone)
  3029. Yeah, I can do that. Everything
  3030. alright? Heard about the incident
  3031. at the bank.
  3032.  
  3033. Don opens his mouth to say something, then just goes silent.
  3034.  
  3035. DON
  3036. Just some things going on between
  3037. my daughter and me among other
  3038. things.
  3039.  
  3040. KOLTON
  3041. Daughter? Is that so?
  3042.  
  3043. DON
  3044. Yeah, I got a kid now.
  3045.  
  3046. KOLTON
  3047. How old?
  3048.  
  3049. DON
  3050. 18- Got her enrolled in college as
  3051. of recently.
  3052.  
  3053. KOLTON
  3054. Nice, what's she studying?
  3055.  
  3056. DON
  3057. Automotive Tech.
  3058.  
  3059. KOLTON
  3060. You're cursed to have a gearhead
  3061. daughter too. Anyway. I'll see
  3062. about referring you to a shrink and
  3063. let you go from there. You doing
  3064. anything tonight?
  3065.  
  3066. Don chuckles.
  3067.  
  3068. DON
  3069. What, you fucking hittin' on me
  3070. now?
  3071.  
  3072. Don's eyes widen as he realizes what he's just said. Kolton
  3073. laughs at this.
  3074.  
  3075. KOLTON
  3076. No, no, nothing like that. Was
  3077. wondering if you and your kid
  3078. wanted dinner on me.
  3079.  
  3080. DON
  3081. Sure, yeah I ain't gonna knock
  3082. that.
  3083.  
  3084. KOLTON
  3085. I'll send you an address.
  3086.  
  3087. DON
  3088. Thanks Ser- Kolton.
  3089.  
  3090. KOLTON
  3091. Best of luck, Don.
  3092.  
  3093. Don hangs up and takes a sigh of relief.
  3094.  
  3095. He leans back in his chair.
  3096.  
  3097. DON
  3098. Who was that dude?
  3099.  
  3100. Don sits there.
  3101.  
  3102. His phone vibrates.
  3103.  
  3104. An address on the text message along with a time.
  3105.  
  3106. 5123 Saguaro Way
  3107. Scottsdale, AZ 82553
  3108. 7PM
  3109.  
  3110. DON (CONT’D)
  3111. I see you're doing better for
  3112. yourself, Kobel.
  3113.  
  3114. Don stands up and changes out into a new pair of jeans, a
  3115. brown leather jacket, and a pair of running shoes.
  3116.  
  3117. The front door opens.
  3118.  
  3119. ASH
  3120. Dad, I'm home!
  3121.  
  3122. Don steps out to.
  3123.  
  3124.  
  3125. APARTMENT LIVING ROOM
  3126.  
  3127. DON
  3128. Hey.
  3129.  
  3130. Ash looks at Don. She sighs, rolls her eyes, and looks over
  3131. at Don.
  3132.  
  3133. ASH
  3134. What, dad?
  3135.  
  3136. DON
  3137. Friend from the old days invited us
  3138. to dinner, we should go.
  3139.  
  3140. Ash just sighs.
  3141.  
  3142. ASH
  3143. Is this one of your weird Army
  3144. friends like Uncle Nick?
  3145.  
  3146. Don shrugs.
  3147.  
  3148. DON
  3149. I actually don't know how he is
  3150. these days. He's in Scottsdale
  3151. though.
  3152.  
  3153. ASH
  3154. What's that supposed to mean?
  3155.  
  3156. DON
  3157. Well, he's either doing well off
  3158. for himself or made some shitty
  3159. financial decisions at some point.
  3160.  
  3161. Ash sets her schoolwork on the counter top.
  3162.  
  3163. ASH
  3164. Well, it wouldn't hurt for us to
  3165. get to know people out here I
  3166. guess.
  3167.  
  3168. DON
  3169. You want anything to eat?
  3170.  
  3171. She shakes her head.
  3172.  
  3173. ASH
  3174. Ate at school already.
  3175.  
  3176. Don nods at this.
  3177.  
  3178. DON
  3179. Well, uh- Just be ready at seven
  3180. and we'll do that. Gotta take you
  3181. out to the range while I still can
  3182. too.
  3183.  
  3184. ASH
  3185. What is it with you and the range
  3186. suddenly?
  3187.  
  3188. Don gives her a grin.
  3189.  
  3190. DON
  3191. Mom never wanted me show you how.
  3192.  
  3193. Ash shrugs at that.
  3194.  
  3195. ASH
  3196. Are you sure, dad? I don't know...
  3197.  
  3198. DON
  3199. Yeah, yeah we can do that.
  3200.  
  3201. ASH
  3202. I don't want to end up shooting
  3203. myself or you. I see you carry your
  3204. gun a lot but I never really
  3205. thought it was that interesting.
  3206.  
  3207. Don scoffs and chuckles.
  3208.  
  3209. DON
  3210. Sweetie-
  3211.  
  3212. Don walks over to the blinds and closes them. He turns on a
  3213. light.
  3214.  
  3215. DON (CONT’D)
  3216. My dad taught me to shoot when I
  3217. was six. Started off with a .22
  3218. long rifle meant for birds and
  3219. shit. I didn't really shoot
  3220. anything like an M4 until I joined
  3221. the Army. It was fun though. C'mon.
  3222.  
  3223. He walks over to the couch and takes his Colt Defender out of
  3224. his waistband.
  3225.  
  3226. He takes the magazine out and pulls the slide back.
  3227.  
  3228. The round comes out and he catches it as it does.
  3229.  
  3230. ASH
  3231. Hey, that was pretty cool!
  3232.  
  3233. Ash gives a look of excitement.
  3234.  
  3235. DON
  3236. Don't do that. Actually, if you do
  3237. learn to do it, learn this shit
  3238. first.
  3239.  
  3240. He locks the slide back.
  3241.  
  3242. DON (CONT’D)
  3243. Before I get into specifics.
  3244.  
  3245. He motions to his trigger finger which stays off the trigger.
  3246.  
  3247. DON (CONT’D)
  3248. Finger off the trigger until you're
  3249. ready to fire and these fucking
  3250. things are always loaded, no
  3251. fucking matter what. They tell you
  3252. it's empty?
  3253.  
  3254. He sends the slide forward and locks it back again. He faces
  3255. the opened magwell to her.
  3256.  
  3257. DON (CONT’D)
  3258. You check.
  3259.  
  3260. He sticks a finger in the magwell.
  3261.  
  3262. DON (CONT’D)
  3263. You make for god damn certain that
  3264. there's not some extra round that
  3265. happened to be hiding in there
  3266. because the next thing you need is
  3267. someone to get hurt or killed
  3268. because of your own stupidity.
  3269.  
  3270. Ash nods at this.
  3271.  
  3272. DON (CONT’D)
  3273. Second. The gun should always be
  3274. pointed in a safe direction. You
  3275. never ever fucking point this in a
  3276. direction where someone might be.
  3277. There's exceptions to this rule as
  3278. you might imagine. If you know the
  3279. damn thing's clear, if you checked
  3280. it enough times to say it's clear,
  3281. you can dry fire practice with it.
  3282.  
  3283. Don sends the slide forward.
  3284.  
  3285. DON (CONT’D)
  3286. Goes into rule three as well.
  3287.  
  3288. He points the gun at the TV.
  3289.  
  3290. DON (CONT’D)
  3291. What am I pointing the gun at?
  3292.  
  3293. ASH
  3294. The TV, why?
  3295.  
  3296. Don shakes his head.
  3297.  
  3298. DON
  3299. What's behind the TV, Ash?
  3300.  
  3301. Ash cocks her head at this.
  3302.  
  3303. ASH
  3304. A wall, dad. Where are you going
  3305. with this?
  3306.  
  3307. DON
  3308. Behind that TV and behind the wall
  3309. is the apartment complex across the
  3310. way. This is a 230 gram .45 round.
  3311. It'll drop off, but it's going to
  3312. go through shit until it stops,
  3313. probably on some dry wall if this
  3314. thing went off. What, or who do you
  3315. think is gonna get hit by that?
  3316.  
  3317. Ash watches.
  3318.  
  3319. DON (CONT’D)
  3320. Keep the barrel in a safe direction
  3321. and always know what you're
  3322. shooting and what's behind it.
  3323. Sweetie, I'm sorry if I'm being a
  3324. dick about all this.
  3325.  
  3326. She shakes her head.
  3327.  
  3328. ASH
  3329. No, I'm listening dad. This is the
  3330. most you've talked to me an awhile,
  3331. I really like this.
  3332.  
  3333. Don nods.
  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 nods.
  3366.  
  3367. ASH
  3368. That was less graphic than most of
  3369. the stories you told with mom.
  3370.  
  3371. Don shrugs.
  3372.  
  3373. DON
  3374. Well, mom always wanted to hear
  3375. about the bad shit that I did and
  3376. the shit that happened.
  3377.  
  3378. He shows her his handgun.
  3379.  
  3380. DON (CONT’D)
  3381. Make sure you hold it correctly.
  3382. It's a compact model so it
  3383. shouldn't be too difficult. Hold it
  3384. like this.
  3385.  
  3386. He grips the handgun and aims it forward. Ash looks at how he
  3387. holds it.
  3388.  
  3389. DON (CONT’D)
  3390. Your go now.
  3391.  
  3392. He passes her the pistol.
  3393.  
  3394. DON (CONT’D)
  3395. It's unloaded, but when you pull
  3396. that trigger, it should be smooth.
  3397. It's not like Point Break or Die
  3398. Hard where you just pull the thing
  3399. and it goes off. Slowly, so your
  3400. shots stay on target.
  3401.  
  3402. Ash holds it forward.
  3403.  
  3404. ASH
  3405. Like this?
  3406.  
  3407. DON
  3408. When you aim it, make sure your eye
  3409. is on that front sight and lined up
  3410. with what you're aimed at. Hang on.
  3411.  
  3412. He walks by her. The gun points forward.
  3413.  
  3414. DON (CONT’D)
  3415. Muzzle control, Ash.
  3416.  
  3417. ASH
  3418. Sorry.
  3419.  
  3420. She lowers the pistol.
  3421.  
  3422. Don stands up and comes back out of the kitchen with a water
  3423. bottle in his hand. He sets it on the counter.
  3424.  
  3425. DON
  3426. Aim at this for me, will ya?
  3427.  
  3428. She raises the handgun and aims it at Don.
  3429.  
  3430. DON (CONT’D)
  3431. Easy, cowboy. Watch where that
  3432. thing gets pointed. Or I'll fucking
  3433. beat you to death with it.
  3434.  
  3435. Ash carries a look of fear and lowers the gun.
  3436.  
  3437. ASH
  3438. S-Sorry!
  3439.  
  3440. DON
  3441. Just- Fucking be careful.
  3442.  
  3443. ASH
  3444. Alright.
  3445.  
  3446. Don walks behind her.
  3447.  
  3448. DON
  3449. Now... Aim for the bottle.
  3450.  
  3451. Click.
  3452.  
  3453. CUT TO:
  3454.  
  3455. The clock on the microwave reads "6:00".
  3456.  
  3457. DON (CONT’D)
  3458. Good job, Ash. We'll head out to
  3459. the range the next chance I get.
  3460.  
  3461. The two step out to
  3462.  
  3463.  
  3464. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  3465.  
  3466. The two get in and Don starts the car.
  3467.  
  3468. Ash closes the door next to her.
  3469.  
  3470. ASH
  3471. Hey dad?
  3472.  
  3473. Don takes a quick glance over.
  3474.  
  3475. DON
  3476. Yeah, what's up?
  3477.  
  3478. ASH
  3479. Who's this guy we're gonna be
  3480. meeting anyway? What's he like?
  3481.  
  3482. DON
  3483. He was the guy that got me out of a
  3484. really shitty group of people and
  3485. how I met Nick.
  3486.  
  3487. She nods.
  3488.  
  3489. ASH
  3490. Is he as cool as Nick?
  3491.  
  3492. DON
  3493. I think they're on the same playing
  3494. field, quite honestly. Guy's name's
  3495. Kolton Kobel. I knew him as Staff
  3496. Sergeant Kobel back in 2010. Guy
  3497. was solid but my god was he fucking
  3498. terrifying. I got into a fight once
  3499. and he was more pissed that I took
  3500. a few punches before throwing a few
  3501. rather than just fighting in the
  3502. moment.
  3503.  
  3504. Don chuckles.
  3505.  
  3506. DON (CONT’D)
  3507. Yeah, he's how I got out of the
  3508. 82nd and into a less shitty unit. I
  3509. got him to thank for it.
  3510.  
  3511. ASH
  3512. What happened?
  3513.  
  3514. DON
  3515. Life, nothing you can do about
  3516. that. He's a good guy, but god damn
  3517. does he scare me.
  3518.  
  3519. ASH
  3520. What do you mean?
  3521.  
  3522. DON
  3523. The stories I've heard about the
  3524. dude are wild. Half of them at
  3525. least can't be true. I've heard
  3526. shit like he summons dragons and
  3527. I've heard slightly more realistic
  3528. shit like how he tortured one of
  3529. his guys for working with the
  3530. Taliban.
  3531.  
  3532. Don just shrugs.
  3533.  
  3534. DON (CONT’D)
  3535. It's all in the fuckin' air.
  3536.  
  3537. The two pull up to a gated community.
  3538.  
  3539.  
  3540. EXT. SECURITY CHECKPOINT - NIGHT
  3541.  
  3542. ELI, (21) sits inside the air conditioned guard house.
  3543.  
  3544. He stands at 5"8, a tan Filipino with his black hair in a
  3545. part. A 9mm handgun sits in its holster.
  3546.  
  3547. A laptop sits visible in the window.
  3548.  
  3549. Eli yawns and opens the window as Don pulls up.
  3550.  
  3551. Don lowers his window.
  3552.  
  3553. ELI
  3554. How you doing sir? Who you here to
  3555. see tonight?
  3556.  
  3557. DON
  3558. Kobel, uh, Kolton Kobel.
  3559.  
  3560. ELI
  3561. Alright, let's see here.
  3562.  
  3563. He opens up a computer and checks. Eli looks back.
  3564.  
  3565. ELI (CONT’D)
  3566. Mr. Paulsen?
  3567.  
  3568. Don nods.
  3569.  
  3570. ELI (CONT’D)
  3571. Come on in. Your daughter in there?
  3572.  
  3573. DON
  3574. Excuse me?
  3575.  
  3576. ELI
  3577. Oh, I go to school with an Ash-
  3578.  
  3579. ASH
  3580. Hi!
  3581.  
  3582. She peers behind Don and waves.
  3583.  
  3584. ELI
  3585. Hey Ash, see you in class tomorrow!
  3586. You have a good night, Mr. Paulsen.
  3587.  
  3588.  
  3589. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  3590.  
  3591. DON
  3592. He seems like a nice guy.
  3593.  
  3594. Ash nods.
  3595.  
  3596. ASH
  3597. Kinda weird though. Doesn't talk to
  3598. a lot of people.
  3599.  
  3600. DON
  3601. I was the same way.
  3602.  
  3603. Ash shrugs.
  3604.  
  3605. ASH
  3606. He likes to help people in class.
  3607. Pretty good about that.
  3608.  
  3609. They look at the houses around them. The neighborhood is
  3610. upscale with proper lawns. Fancy cars line the driveways. Ash
  3611. looks around.
  3612.  
  3613. ASH (CONT’D)
  3614. You sure we're in the right
  3615. neighborhood?
  3616.  
  3617. Don just looks around.
  3618.  
  3619. DON
  3620. Fuck if I know... Now, 5322.
  3621.  
  3622. They pull up to a
  3623.  
  3624.  
  3625. EXT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  3626.  
  3627. Don checks the time. It reads, "6:40".
  3628.  
  3629. DON
  3630. We're good.
  3631.  
  3632. KOLTON KOBEL, (30) steps out and greets the two. He wears a
  3633. polo shirt and jeans.
  3634.  
  3635. KOLTON
  3636. Hey, Don!
  3637.  
  3638. Don waves at him and gives a nervous grin.
  3639.  
  3640. Don looks over to face Kolton but keeps Ash in his line of
  3641. sight.
  3642.  
  3643. DON
  3644. Hey, Kobel.
  3645.  
  3646. KOLTON
  3647. How've you been, buddy? Come on in.
  3648.  
  3649. He looks at Ash.
  3650.  
  3651. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3652. And what's your name sweetheart?
  3653.  
  3654. ASH
  3655. Ash, Ash Paulsen.
  3656.  
  3657. Ash positions herself behind Don.
  3658.  
  3659. DON
  3660. Sweetheart-
  3661.  
  3662. Don chuckles.
  3663.  
  3664. DON (CONT’D)
  3665. He might be a scary motherfucker,
  3666. but he doesn't bite.
  3667.  
  3668. KOLTON
  3669. The wife bites harder, honestly.
  3670.  
  3671. Don's eyes widen.
  3672.  
  3673. DON
  3674. What?
  3675.  
  3676. Kolton laughs at this.
  3677.  
  3678. KOLTON
  3679. Nothing.
  3680.  
  3681. The two walk inside to
  3682.  
  3683.  
  3684. INT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  3685.  
  3686. The house is nice and well-put together.
  3687.  
  3688. Family photos sit next to the door.
  3689.  
  3690. Don takes a quick glance at them.
  3691.  
  3692. KOLTON
  3693. Well, welcome to my place. Make
  3694. yourself at home, you two.
  3695.  
  3696. IRMELIN "IRMA" KOBEL, (18) walks in. She wears a pair of
  3697. jeans, a T-shirt, and some white socks.
  3698.  
  3699. IRMA
  3700. Hello!
  3701.  
  3702. Ash appears from behind Don and waves at her. Ash waves at
  3703. Irma.
  3704.  
  3705. ASH
  3706. Hi.
  3707.  
  3708. Don takes his other arm and gently nudges her.
  3709.  
  3710. DON
  3711. Come on, now. You gotta at least
  3712. force yourself to be social.
  3713.  
  3714. Don and Ash take their shoes off.
  3715.  
  3716. KOLTON
  3717. You don't have to-
  3718.  
  3719. Don and Ash look at each other.
  3720.  
  3721. ASH
  3722. Force of habit.
  3723.  
  3724. Kolton just shrugs.
  3725.  
  3726. KOLTON
  3727. Oh well then.
  3728.  
  3729. The two go into
  3730.  
  3731.  
  3732. DINING ROOM
  3733.  
  3734. The table is set and chicken alfredo pasta sits in a bowl in
  3735. front of the group.
  3736.  
  3737. Don and Ash take their seats across the from Irma and Kolton.
  3738.  
  3739. KOLTON
  3740. How long's it been, Paulsen?
  3741.  
  3742. Don sighs.
  3743.  
  3744. DON
  3745. Fuck, uh... You helped me get out
  3746. of the eighty second in '09 and
  3747. 2010... About a decade.
  3748.  
  3749. Don watches them put food on their plates.
  3750.  
  3751. KOLTON
  3752. Yeah, I got out around that time.
  3753. Got a job with the company. Good
  3754. stuff. You?
  3755.  
  3756. DON
  3757. Stayed in, changed my MOS to 68
  3758. Whiskey and was a reservist for a
  3759. bit.
  3760.  
  3761. KOLTON
  3762. Everyone loves doc, huh?
  3763.  
  3764. Ash begins getting herself some food.
  3765.  
  3766. DON
  3767. Depends on what they want out of
  3768. it.
  3769.  
  3770. KOLTON
  3771. I guess that never changes.
  3772.  
  3773. Don starts to make get himself some pasta.
  3774.  
  3775. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3776. How about you, Ash? Donny here
  3777. tells me you're going to college.
  3778.  
  3779. ASH
  3780. Uh, yeah. Automotive tech.
  3781.  
  3782. Irma perks up at this.
  3783.  
  3784. IRMA
  3785. What is your dream car?
  3786.  
  3787. Don eats and watches this.
  3788.  
  3789. Ash smiles.
  3790.  
  3791. ASH
  3792. V8 Dodge Viper. Can't go wrong with
  3793. a girl like that.
  3794.  
  3795. Irma shrugs.
  3796.  
  3797. IRMA
  3798. BMW.
  3799.  
  3800. Ash laughs at this.
  3801.  
  3802. ASH
  3803. Those expensive overpriced pieces
  3804. of shit? Please.
  3805.  
  3806. Don nudges Ash with his elbow and clears his throat.
  3807.  
  3808. Kolton chuckles at this.
  3809.  
  3810. DON
  3811. (muttering)
  3812. Ash, be nice...
  3813.  
  3814. Kolton looks at Don and stifles a laugh.
  3815.  
  3816. IRMA
  3817. American cars are unrefined, like
  3818. you.
  3819.  
  3820. ASH
  3821. I'll show your ass uncivilized!
  3822.  
  3823. Don grabs Ash's arm.
  3824.  
  3825. Kolton cocks his head and watches this.
  3826.  
  3827. Irma giggles at this.
  3828.  
  3829. ASH (CONT’D)
  3830. Tell me what you drive then for
  3831. someone with that much knowledge!
  3832.  
  3833. IRMA
  3834. Nissan 240SX.
  3835.  
  3836. ASH
  3837. Oh, was daddy not able to buy you
  3838. that BMW you've always wanted?
  3839.  
  3840. DON
  3841. (muttering)
  3842. Holy, fuck.
  3843.  
  3844. Kolton laughs at this.
  3845.  
  3846. IRMA
  3847. What do you drive?
  3848.  
  3849. Ash's eyes turn to that of fear.
  3850.  
  3851. DON
  3852. She drives the Honda Civic her dad
  3853. bought her.
  3854.  
  3855. ASH
  3856. I-I mean, yeah- I do.
  3857.  
  3858. IRMA
  3859. So much for that Dodge Viper then.
  3860.  
  3861. Ash tries to come up with something to say.
  3862.  
  3863. ASH
  3864. Fuck, you win.
  3865.  
  3866. The group laughs as Ash looks down in embarrassment.
  3867.  
  3868. IRMA
  3869. Come on, I'll show you the car.
  3870.  
  3871. Ash chuckles at this.
  3872.  
  3873. ASH
  3874. Fine, fine, you win. I'll take a
  3875. look with you.
  3876.  
  3877. The two step out.
  3878.  
  3879. Don looks at Kolton.
  3880.  
  3881. DON
  3882. Hey, I'm really fuckin' sorry.
  3883.  
  3884. KOLTON
  3885. Don't sweat it man, that's how the
  3886. gear heads talk.
  3887.  
  3888. DON
  3889. It is?
  3890.  
  3891. Kolton nods.
  3892.  
  3893. KOLTON
  3894. 'Course. How else do you make it in
  3895. a shitshow of an industry like
  3896. that?
  3897.  
  3898. DON
  3899. Fair one.
  3900.  
  3901. KOLTON
  3902. I get how it goes by the way.
  3903.  
  3904. Don cocks an eyebrow at him.
  3905.  
  3906. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3907. Glad you reached out, man.
  3908.  
  3909. Don gives him a grin and checks behind him.
  3910.  
  3911. DON
  3912. Dude, cut the gay shit.
  3913.  
  3914. Kolton chuckles at this.
  3915.  
  3916. KOLTON
  3917. Good to see you haven't changed.
  3918.  
  3919. DON
  3920. Only thing that's changed is my
  3921. age. What about you?
  3922.  
  3923. Kolton nods.
  3924.  
  3925. KOLTON
  3926. Aside from the obvious and getting
  3927. married?
  3928.  
  3929. Kolton grins.
  3930.  
  3931. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3932. Met a nice lady and we agreed to
  3933. adopt us a daughter. Sweet little
  3934. angel.
  3935.  
  3936. DON
  3937. Oh, you say that shit now.
  3938.  
  3939. KOLTON
  3940. No, really.
  3941.  
  3942. Kolton's face grows bright.
  3943.  
  3944. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3945. She was the best thing to ever
  3946. happened to me.
  3947.  
  3948. DON
  3949. I'll admit, I wasn't too thrilled,
  3950. it was Jackie's idea.
  3951.  
  3952. Kolton looks at Don's finger. A ring still sits there.
  3953.  
  3954. KOLTON
  3955. How are you and the wife?
  3956.  
  3957. Don looks down at it. His eyes look down.
  3958.  
  3959. DON
  3960. She left a month ago.
  3961.  
  3962. KOLTON
  3963. Ah jeez, bro- I didn't know.
  3964.  
  3965. Don shakes his head.
  3966.  
  3967. DON
  3968. Yeah.
  3969.  
  3970. KOLTON
  3971. You'll find someone.
  3972.  
  3973. DON
  3974. At my age?
  3975.  
  3976. KOLTON
  3977. You will. They always find you in
  3978. the strangest of ways.
  3979.  
  3980. Don just shrugs.
  3981.  
  3982. DON
  3983. I guess.
  3984.  
  3985. KOLTON
  3986. Anyway. I'm surprised a guy like
  3987. you would reenlist. 68 Whiskey.
  3988.  
  3989. DON
  3990. Remember Cho?
  3991.  
  3992. Kolton looks down.
  3993.  
  3994. KOLTON
  3995. 'Course I remember Cho. Best IT guy
  3996. we had.
  3997.  
  3998. DON
  3999. Well, the dude had it easy. While
  4000. my ass was out doing patrols, he'd
  4001. be inside in an air conditioned
  4002. medical tent treating to the
  4003. already treated.
  4004.  
  4005. Kolton nods at this.
  4006.  
  4007. KOLTON
  4008. Yeah, he never really had any crazy
  4009. stories with regards to being in
  4010. the Army.
  4011.  
  4012. DON
  4013. Completely unrelated though. What
  4014. do you think of Matthews?
  4015.  
  4016. Kolton gives a chuckle and shrugs.
  4017.  
  4018. KOLTON
  4019. Officially or unoffically?
  4020.  
  4021. DON
  4022. Should you even be telling me
  4023. anything unofficially? I just got
  4024. here and we haven't talked in
  4025. almost a decade.
  4026.  
  4027. KOLTON
  4028. I trust you. Anyway. Officially,
  4029. (sarcastic)
  4030. Great employee, always shows up on
  4031. time, blah, blah, blah...
  4032.  
  4033. He takes a sigh.
  4034.  
  4035. DON
  4036. Unofficially though?
  4037.  
  4038. KOLTON
  4039. Unofficially, the dude is a loose
  4040. cannon. Military experience or not,
  4041. the guy is cagey. I don't know what
  4042. insane sister of yours sees in him,
  4043. but I sure don't see it.
  4044.  
  4045. Don nods.
  4046.  
  4047. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4048. I know he's under you though,
  4049. what's got you so worried about
  4050. him?
  4051.  
  4052. Don looks away around him for a moment.
  4053.  
  4054. DON
  4055. He's a great guy... And he seems to
  4056. care about his team. It's uh...
  4057. It's a shame what happened to
  4058. Chavez.
  4059.  
  4060. Kolton gives a look of confusion.
  4061.  
  4062. KOLTON
  4063. Paulsen. Man to man, what are you
  4064. not telling me?
  4065.  
  4066. DON
  4067. I'm not telling you that he should
  4068. be avoided and I'm not telling you
  4069. that I'm in some trouble with him.
  4070.  
  4071. Kolton nods at this.
  4072.  
  4073. KOLTON
  4074. Can't talk about it can you?
  4075.  
  4076. DON
  4077. No.
  4078.  
  4079. KOLTON
  4080. How can I help?
  4081.  
  4082. Don looks around him, then takes out his phone.
  4083.  
  4084. He types something into his phone.
  4085.  
  4086. "Being watched, Matthews involved. Watch yourself."
  4087.  
  4088. Kolton nods at this.
  4089.  
  4090. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4091. Well Don, it's been an interesting
  4092. night, Paulsen.
  4093.  
  4094. Kolton takes out a pen and one of his business cards. He
  4095. writes something on the back of it.
  4096.  
  4097. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4098. Well, if you need a good lawyer
  4099. here's a good number to call.
  4100.  
  4101. The two stand up.
  4102.  
  4103. DON
  4104. Need help cleaning things up?
  4105.  
  4106. KOLTON
  4107. Ah don't worry about it, I'll make
  4108. the daughter do it.
  4109.  
  4110. Don chuckles.
  4111.  
  4112. DON
  4113. Jesus christ man, you haven't
  4114. changed.
  4115.  
  4116. The two walk over to each other and Kolton pulls Don in
  4117. close.
  4118.  
  4119. KOLTON
  4120. (whispering)
  4121. If what you're telling me is the
  4122. truth, this is the number of a guy
  4123. who knows how to deal with these
  4124. things is on that card. I'd also
  4125. speak.
  4126.  
  4127. DON
  4128. (whispering)
  4129. He's gonna kill my Ashley, I can't.
  4130.  
  4131. KOLTON
  4132. (whispering)
  4133. Then call that number.
  4134.  
  4135. Kolton pulls back.
  4136.  
  4137. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4138. Anyway, you and your daughter have
  4139. yourself a good night Don, let's go
  4140. see what they're up to!
  4141.  
  4142. DON
  4143. Yeah... Let's see.
  4144.  
  4145. The two make their way to the garage and cut through a
  4146.  
  4147.  
  4148. LAUNDRY ROOM
  4149.  
  4150. The two cut through here.
  4151.  
  4152. Kolton opens the door into the
  4153.  
  4154.  
  4155. GARAGE
  4156.  
  4157. Ash pops out from under the car in a creeper seat.
  4158.  
  4159. ASH
  4160. FUCK OFF, EUROTRASH! BUY AMERICAN
  4161. OR LEAVE.
  4162.  
  4163. Ash puts a flashlight and a socket wrench in her pocket, then
  4164. stands back up.
  4165.  
  4166. IRMA
  4167. At least the cars I get won't have
  4168. blown head gaskets at thirty k!
  4169.  
  4170. Don watches this, a look of existential horror in his eyes.
  4171.  
  4172. DON
  4173. I'm really sorry about this.
  4174.  
  4175. Kolton laughs and watches.
  4176.  
  4177. IRMA
  4178. She's really nice, dad! Thanks for
  4179. bringing her over Mr. Paulsen!
  4180.  
  4181. Don does a double take.
  4182.  
  4183. DON
  4184. Wait, wait what?
  4185.  
  4186. IRMA
  4187. Your daughter's really nice, she
  4188. figured out the problem in my
  4189. transmission.
  4190.  
  4191. Ash walks over.
  4192.  
  4193. ASH
  4194. Yeah, she needs that shit fixed or
  4195. replaced. It's FUBAR.
  4196.  
  4197. Don's eyes widen.
  4198.  
  4199. DON
  4200. Jesus.
  4201.  
  4202. Don beckons Ash over.
  4203.  
  4204. DON (CONT’D)
  4205. Come on sweetheart, let's get
  4206. going.
  4207.  
  4208.  
  4209. EXT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  4210.  
  4211. DON
  4212. Thanks for having us, Kolton.
  4213.  
  4214. Don gives a warm smile.
  4215.  
  4216. KOLTON
  4217. Oh right, forgot one more thing.
  4218.  
  4219. Kolton takes out his wallet and pulls out one more card.
  4220.  
  4221. "Mika Wallace: Counselor specializing in PTSD Treatment"
  4222.  
  4223. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4224. Call them, they'll give you an
  4225. address, doc. They do some
  4226. experimental treatment but it's all
  4227. how you want to do it.
  4228.  
  4229. Don nods at him. Kolton looks at Ash.
  4230.  
  4231. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4232. And if Irma ever needs help, feel
  4233. free to come by-
  4234.  
  4235. Kolton reaches into his wallet and takes out a plastic card.
  4236.  
  4237. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4238. Flash this at the guard when you
  4239. come in.
  4240.  
  4241. ASH
  4242. Thanks Mr. Kobel.
  4243.  
  4244. KOLTON
  4245. Just Kolton, sweetie. You two drive
  4246. safe now.
  4247.  
  4248. DON
  4249. Thanks. You too Kolton.
  4250.  
  4251. Don gets in the car with Ash and drives off.
  4252.  
  4253. CUT TO:
  4254.  
  4255.  
  4256. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  4257.  
  4258. The car goes down the freeway.
  4259.  
  4260. DON
  4261. Ash, what the hell is wrong with
  4262. you?
  4263.  
  4264. ASH
  4265. That's how I listen to you talk to
  4266. people!
  4267.  
  4268. DON
  4269. Ash, I'm a horrible role model!
  4270.  
  4271. ASH
  4272. You should have thought of that
  4273. before you adopted me! Besides, it
  4274. all worked out, right?
  4275.  
  4276. DON
  4277. Sweetie, it worked out this time!
  4278. You swear at the wrong person like
  4279. that, they could draw a nine on
  4280. you.
  4281.  
  4282. Don sighs and looks down.
  4283.  
  4284. ASH
  4285. Dad.
  4286.  
  4287. DON
  4288. Just next time baby, please. I know
  4289. mom and I weren't around much and
  4290. I'm trying to turn that shit
  4291. around.
  4292.  
  4293. ASH
  4294. I get it, dad. There's more
  4295. important things than me.
  4296.  
  4297. DON
  4298. Sweetie, it ain't that. That's why
  4299. I taught you how to shoot and
  4300. brought you with me for this
  4301. dinner.
  4302.  
  4303. Ash looks down.
  4304.  
  4305. DON (CONT’D)
  4306. How can I make it up to you then?
  4307. What can I do, baby girl?
  4308.  
  4309. Ash mutters something.
  4310.  
  4311. DON (CONT’D)
  4312. What?
  4313.  
  4314. ASH
  4315. It's stupid, dad.
  4316.  
  4317. DON
  4318. Fuck you.
  4319.  
  4320. ASH
  4321. Excuse me?
  4322.  
  4323. Don takes a quick glance at her.
  4324.  
  4325. DON
  4326. You've heard my stories, the dumb
  4327. shit I did before I met your mom.
  4328. Fuck, you want me to get into that?
  4329.  
  4330. ASH
  4331. FINE! I want you to spend more time
  4332. with me, dad!
  4333.  
  4334. DON
  4335. Alright. I'll do it. I promise I'll
  4336. try and spend more time with you.
  4337.  
  4338. ASH
  4339. Swear on it. Swear you will,
  4340. because you don't know what it's
  4341. like.
  4342.  
  4343. DON
  4344. What?
  4345.  
  4346. ASH
  4347. To not have your parents, dad.
  4348.  
  4349. Don looks down.
  4350.  
  4351. DON
  4352. Ash, I do.
  4353.  
  4354. Ash looks over at him.
  4355.  
  4356. Don's eyes look forward, but the drain in them is clear.
  4357.  
  4358. ASH
  4359. What do you...
  4360.  
  4361. DON
  4362. Car accident when I was eight, baby
  4363. girl. Only your mom ever knew about
  4364. it.
  4365.  
  4366. Don continues to drive forward.
  4367.  
  4368. ASH
  4369. I'm... I'm sorry, dad.
  4370.  
  4371. DON
  4372. It's been a long time coming since
  4373. then.
  4374.  
  4375. Don shakes his head and sighs.
  4376.  
  4377. DON (CONT’D)
  4378. I'll spend more time with you
  4379. though, whatever it takes.
  4380.  
  4381. Don reaches over and ruffles her hair.
  4382.  
  4383.  
  4384. EXT. FREEWAY - NIGHT
  4385.  
  4386. The Mustang drives off into the night.
  4387.  
  4388.  
  4389. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  4390.  
  4391. Ash sits alone and plays Uncharted.
  4392.  
  4393. The time on the microwave reads 11:00.
  4394.  
  4395.  
  4396. DON'S BEDROOM
  4397.  
  4398. Don goes to sit down and takes a card out of his pocket. He
  4399. looks at the counselor's card, then at the second one.
  4400.  
  4401. It's a business card:
  4402.  
  4403. "Kolton Kobel: Security Manager"
  4404.  
  4405. A phone number, an e-mail, and a business address on the
  4406. front of it.
  4407.  
  4408. Don flips the card over. A phone number is scrawled in black
  4409. pen.
  4410.  
  4411. Don takes out his phone and calls it.
  4412.  
  4413. The line rings for a moment.
  4414.  
  4415. JAMES O'REILLY, (28) picks up the phone.
  4416.  
  4417. JAMES
  4418. Thank you for calling the cat girl
  4419. tip line, O'Reilly speaking.
  4420.  
  4421. Don massages his eyes and goes silent for a moment.
  4422.  
  4423. JAMES (CONT’D)
  4424. (phone)
  4425. Hello?
  4426.  
  4427. Don just gives another look of annoyance.
  4428.  
  4429. DON
  4430. What?
  4431.  
  4432. JAMES
  4433. (phone)
  4434. Oh hey, doc! I know that voice
  4435. anywhere!
  4436.  
  4437. The lamp next to Don is lit as he looks at a picture.
  4438.  
  4439. DON
  4440. Kolton gave me this number, told me
  4441. to call you. I got a problem.
  4442.  
  4443. JAMES
  4444. (phone)
  4445. CIA niggers on your tail?
  4446.  
  4447. DON
  4448. Excuse me?
  4449.  
  4450. James giggles at this.
  4451.  
  4452. DON (CONT’D)
  4453. I got people after me, James. I
  4454. need your help.
  4455.  
  4456. JAMES
  4457. (phone)
  4458. Everyone has people after them,
  4459. Don. Name your price.
  4460.  
  4461. DON
  4462. Can we talk about this when you
  4463. look at what I'm dealing with?
  4464.  
  4465. A knock at the door.
  4466.  
  4467. DON (CONT’D)
  4468. Stand by.
  4469.  
  4470. Don sets his phone in his pocket.
  4471.  
  4472. He steps out of the bedroom and comes back with another
  4473. envelope in hand.
  4474.  
  4475. He pours the contents of it out on his desk.
  4476.  
  4477. DON (CONT’D)
  4478. How well can you check a location
  4479. with just pictures?
  4480.  
  4481. More pictures with Kolton, Irma, Don, and Ash are in them.
  4482.  
  4483. All of them are crossed out with red x's.
  4484.  
  4485. JAMES (O.S.)
  4486. (phone)
  4487. I can do a bit. I'll be there in
  4488. the morning.
  4489.  
  4490. DON
  4491. You got it. I'll text you my
  4492. address.
  4493.  
  4494. JAMES (O.S.)
  4495. (phone)
  4496. Stay safe, doc.
  4497.  
  4498. It's Don, Ash, and Jackie at some point. The three smile at
  4499. the camera.
  4500.  
  4501. DON
  4502. (muttering)
  4503. Is it possible to have this back?
  4504.  
  4505. He taps the picture with his finger, reaches over and turns
  4506. the lamp off.
  4507.  
  4508. CUT TO BLACK.
  4509.  
  4510. A light tap at the front door.
  4511.  
  4512. Don gets up and takes a moment.
  4513.  
  4514. The knock at the front door grows louder.
  4515.  
  4516. JAMES (O.S.)
  4517. DON! OPEN THE DOOR. IT'S THE MAIN
  4518. CHARACTER OF THE MANGA!
  4519.  
  4520. Don looks up in confusion at this.
  4521.  
  4522. DON
  4523. WHAT?!
  4524.  
  4525. Don goes out to the
  4526.  
  4527.  
  4528. LIVING ROOM
  4529.  
  4530. Ash rubs her eyes.
  4531.  
  4532. ASH
  4533. Who the hell is that?
  4534.  
  4535. DON
  4536. One of my weird Army friends like
  4537. Nick. Weirder than Nick, actually.
  4538.  
  4539. Don opens the front door.
  4540.  
  4541. James stands there in a trap cosplay. He holds a duffel bag
  4542. behind him.
  4543.  
  4544. Don looks at this in horror.
  4545.  
  4546. DON (CONT’D)
  4547. Get in.
  4548.  
  4549. JAMES
  4550. Well, you are paying for my
  4551. services.
  4552.  
  4553. DON
  4554. GET. THE FUCK. INSIDE.
  4555.  
  4556. Don pulls him into the apartment.
  4557.  
  4558. JAMES
  4559. Oooh, I like a man who can play
  4560. rough.
  4561.  
  4562. DON
  4563. Shut your mouth.
  4564.  
  4565. Don looks back at Ash.
  4566.  
  4567. ASH
  4568. No, you were right. This is much
  4569. weirder than Nick. Don't you have
  4570. any normal Army friends, dad?
  4571.  
  4572. Don looks at James, then back at Ash.
  4573.  
  4574. DON
  4575. Nick is as normal as it gets.
  4576.  
  4577. ASH
  4578. That's worrisome, yet somehow
  4579. explains a lot about you, dad.
  4580.  
  4581. Don just sighs. James sits on the couch.
  4582.  
  4583. JAMES
  4584. Made the first team. There might be
  4585. more. You check your house for
  4586. bugs?
  4587.  
  4588. Don shakes his head.
  4589.  
  4590. DON
  4591. Why would there be?
  4592.  
  4593. JAMES
  4594. Whoever these guys are.
  4595.  
  4596. James takes out his phone. A selfie sits in it. James is bent
  4597. over in the selfie.
  4598.  
  4599. Four guys in the car have varying levels of disgust on their
  4600. face.
  4601.  
  4602. DON
  4603. Are you sure this group is with
  4604. them?
  4605.  
  4606. James zooms in on the picture.
  4607.  
  4608. JAMES
  4609. Look. They got comms.
  4610.  
  4611. He points at a radio on the dash.
  4612.  
  4613. JAMES (CONT’D)
  4614. It's government but not local PD.
  4615. It's easy to make a local cop. They
  4616. bail if they even think their
  4617. cover's blown. Federal from the
  4618. looks on these guys. Mid-40s so
  4619. they're fairly experienced. I got
  4620. another idea too. House isn't
  4621. bugged either, surprisingly.
  4622.  
  4623. DON
  4624. What makes you say that?
  4625.  
  4626. JAMES
  4627. Well, we'd already be dead. Plus,
  4628. it takes a bit to get those things
  4629. set up. I rigged a few of my own.
  4630.  
  4631. ASH
  4632. Dad, what's he talking about?
  4633.  
  4634. DON
  4635. I'll tell you later.
  4636.  
  4637. ASH
  4638. Are we being watched?
  4639.  
  4640. DON
  4641. Yeah, we are.
  4642.  
  4643. Ash looks around in discomfort.
  4644.  
  4645. ASH
  4646. What am I supposed to do?
  4647.  
  4648. DON
  4649. I'm gonna take you out to the
  4650. range. We don't know where they are
  4651. or how they're tailing us. Best bet
  4652. is to be safe.
  4653.  
  4654. James looks at Don.
  4655.  
  4656. JAMES
  4657. Where's your bathroom?
  4658.  
  4659. DON
  4660. Down the hall, take a right.
  4661.  
  4662. ASH
  4663. You off today?
  4664.  
  4665. DON
  4666. We'll go tomorrow, I promise. I'll
  4667. get you a little something too
  4668. while we're at it.
  4669.  
  4670. Don shoots a smile to her.
  4671.  
  4672. DON (CONT’D)
  4673. Get to class, alright? They won't
  4674. bother you as long as I don't talk
  4675. to the cops.
  4676.  
  4677. ASH
  4678. Dad, I think I should call Uncle
  4679. Nick.
  4680.  
  4681. Don shakes his head.
  4682.  
  4683. DON
  4684. We call Nick if things get extra
  4685. bad.
  4686.  
  4687. ASH
  4688. What's going on though? I don't get
  4689. it, why are they after you?
  4690.  
  4691. DON
  4692. When the time's right, okay? I tell
  4693. you now, you're going to panic, and
  4694. shit will unravel. I'm involved in
  4695. some shit I don't want to be in.
  4696.  
  4697. Don hugs her.
  4698.  
  4699. DON (CONT’D)
  4700. Sweetheart I'm doing this for you,
  4701. okay? If it were me, I'd have gone
  4702. John Marston on those
  4703. motherfuckers.
  4704.  
  4705. Don chuckles at that.
  4706.  
  4707. ASH
  4708. You would've died in a blaze of
  4709. bullets?
  4710.  
  4711. DON
  4712. Shit. Come on, get outta here. Get
  4713. to class.
  4714.  
  4715. James comes back out and wears a weeb T-shirt, a pair of
  4716. jeans, and some converse sneakers. He looks over at Ash.
  4717.  
  4718. JAMES
  4719. You gonna need a ride to class?
  4720.  
  4721. ASH
  4722. No thanks, I'm good.
  4723.  
  4724. She walks back to her room and walks back out with a pair of
  4725. sneakers, jeans, a red baseball cap, and a T-shirt.
  4726.  
  4727. DON
  4728. Hang on, Ash.
  4729.  
  4730. Don gives her some cash.
  4731.  
  4732. DON (CONT’D)
  4733. Get yourself something to eat.
  4734.  
  4735. ASH
  4736. Thanks, dad.
  4737.  
  4738. Don sighs and massages his eyes.
  4739.  
  4740. DON
  4741. Get back to me with what you find,
  4742. James. I gotta go to work.
  4743.  
  4744. JAMES
  4745. You got it boss.
  4746.  
  4747. Don goes to his room.
  4748.  
  4749. CUT TO:
  4750.  
  4751.  
  4752. INT. CAFETERIA - AFTERNOON
  4753.  
  4754. Don sits there and eats a sandwich in silence.
  4755.  
  4756. Matthews walks over to him and sits there.
  4757.  
  4758. He watches Don and sits there.
  4759.  
  4760. MATTHEWS
  4761. Where is she, Paulsen?
  4762.  
  4763. Don cocks an eyebrow.
  4764.  
  4765. DON
  4766. What?
  4767.  
  4768. MATTHEWS
  4769. Your sister.
  4770.  
  4771. Don shrugs.
  4772.  
  4773. DON
  4774. Am I supposed to keep track of
  4775. estranged family now, Matthews?
  4776.  
  4777. MATTHEWS
  4778. It's your sister.
  4779.  
  4780. Don shrugs again.
  4781.  
  4782. DON
  4783. Okay, and? You didn't assign me to
  4784. her.
  4785.  
  4786. Don continues to eat his sandwich.
  4787.  
  4788. Matthews grabs it.
  4789.  
  4790. DON (CONT’D)
  4791. What the fuck, dickhead?
  4792.  
  4793. Matthews points at him.
  4794.  
  4795. MATTHEWS
  4796. One of your old war buddies, huh?
  4797. Parks, that Asian fucking cop.
  4798.  
  4799. DON
  4800. I haven't heard that name in
  4801. awhile. Can I have my fucking
  4802. sandwich back? Ain't it enough I
  4803. got people watching my apartment?
  4804.  
  4805. MATTHEWS
  4806. That mouth of yours just got you
  4807. convoy duty, prick.
  4808.  
  4809. Matthews looks Don in the eye for a moment and throws Don's
  4810. sandwich back on the tray in front of him.
  4811.  
  4812. DON
  4813. (muttering)
  4814. Fuck face.
  4815.  
  4816. Don puts his sandwich in a bag and sighs as he walks off.
  4817.  
  4818. DON (CONT’D)
  4819. Can't have one fucking moment of
  4820. peace here.
  4821.  
  4822. Don takes his sandwich with him and steps out to
  4823.  
  4824.  
  4825. INT. SENTINEL SECURITIES ARMORY - AFTERNOON
  4826.  
  4827. Two security guards stand behind a tempered glass window.
  4828.  
  4829. Eli stands there next to Josh.
  4830.  
  4831. JOSH, (24) sits there.
  4832.  
  4833. JOSH
  4834. (speaker)
  4835. What's the password?
  4836.  
  4837. A sign sits behind tempered glass.
  4838.  
  4839. ELI
  4840. (speaker)
  4841. Dude, just get him what he needs.
  4842.  
  4843. JOSH
  4844. (speaker)
  4845. Who made you the fun police?
  4846.  
  4847. A piece of paper reads, "Password: The Marines are the best
  4848. branch."
  4849.  
  4850. DON
  4851. The Marines are the gayest branch
  4852. you fat fuck.
  4853.  
  4854. JOSH
  4855. (speakers)
  4856. BULLSHIT BITCH.
  4857.  
  4858. DON
  4859. Can I have my fucking gun?
  4860.  
  4861. Josh goes silent.
  4862.  
  4863. JOSH
  4864. Yeah, sure man. I was just fuckin'
  4865. with you.
  4866.  
  4867. Eli shakes his head, sighs, goes into the other room, and
  4868. takes a P226 Sig Sauer alongside a few magazines.
  4869.  
  4870. Don takes it, chambers a round, and puts it in its respective
  4871. holster. He hides it in his suit jacket, then heads off.
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