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  1. Convoy Sequence #2
  2.  
  3.  
  4. EXT. MOUNTAIN ROAD - DAY
  5.  
  6. A convoy travels down a narrow and winding road.
  7.  
  8.  
  9. INT. MRAP - DAY
  10.  
  11. A group of soldiers and a reporter, MARK DIAZ, (24) look out
  12. at the scenery around them.
  13.  
  14. Diaz holds a DSLR camera and wears a GoPro.
  15.  
  16. DONOVAN PAULSEN, (26) sits there with his M4 in front of him.
  17. He thumbs a photo of his family.
  18.  
  19. CARLOS HERNANDEZ, (22) drives the MRAP.
  20.  
  21. Conrad stands on the mounted gun. Don looks up from the
  22. inside at Conrad.
  23.  
  24. DON
  25. Hey Miller, you get your head blown
  26. off yet?
  27.  
  28. CONRAD
  29. Nope, you shoot youself yet? I know
  30. being married tends to push a guy
  31. like you over the edge. Shit, I'll
  32. do it for you should it come to
  33. that.
  34.  
  35. DON
  36. Nope. I least I won't die without
  37. getting my dick sucked! How about I
  38. come up there and cut your throat
  39. open?
  40.  
  41. Hernandez looks back at Diaz.
  42.  
  43. HERNANDEZ
  44. You see what I gotta deal with man?
  45. These white boys keep wanting to
  46. whack each other. Wey, back in the
  47. hood we'd have just done it.
  48.  
  49. CONRAD
  50. Well, I'd do something, but unlike
  51. you, Paulsen and I don't look all
  52. that good in orange.
  53.  
  54. HERNANDEZ
  55. Say that shit in the hood, homie.
  56.  
  57. DON
  58. Is it because you can't actually
  59. fight him yourself and need four of
  60. your hombres to do it for you?
  61.  
  62. Diaz smirks at this. Hernandez glances back and glares at
  63. Diaz.
  64.  
  65. HERNANDEZ
  66. Don't think I won't fuck you up,
  67. homie.
  68.  
  69. DIAZ
  70. You've already tried.
  71.  
  72. HERNANDEZ
  73. You don't need no fancy martial
  74. arts when you got four of your
  75. homies backing you up you know.
  76.  
  77. DIAZ
  78. They ONLY came in when I had you on
  79. the ground.
  80.  
  81. HERNANDEZ
  82. Still proves a point, carnal.
  83.  
  84. Diaz looks down at his notepad again. He looks up and around
  85. at the others.
  86.  
  87. DON
  88. Oh christ, he's got that look
  89. again.
  90.  
  91. CONRAD
  92. Which one, the stupid question or
  93. we did a Geneva Convention no no
  94. look?
  95.  
  96. DON
  97. The stupid question one.
  98.  
  99. The three groan at this.
  100.  
  101. HERNANDEZ
  102. Wey, why didn't you just come in
  103. like the other reporters? Just drop
  104. in by helicopter and camera crew
  105. like all them white boys, ask the
  106. questions and then leave?
  107.  
  108. DON
  109. Kid's got a point, you're not like
  110. the rest of them. We get the usual
  111. run of the mill types, CNN, NBC,
  112. whole nine yards. The hell? You
  113. just wake up one day and think "I'm
  114. going to sit with a bunch of
  115. trained killers and record what I
  116. see"?
  117.  
  118. DIAZ
  119. I answer those questions and you
  120. guys answer mine.
  121.  
  122. DON
  123. Yeah, fine.
  124.  
  125.  
  126. HERNANDEZ
  127. Whatever, man.
  128.  
  129. CONRAD
  130. Deal.
  131.  
  132.  
  133.  
  134.  
  135. DIAZ
  136. Well when being a creative writer
  137. fucks you and you're 200k in the
  138. hole, you kind of run out of
  139. options.
  140.  
  141. CONRAD
  142. Real question is, why didn't you
  143. just opt to enlist like every other
  144. jerk off? Be cool like us.
  145.  
  146. DIAZ
  147. Three heart attacks.
  148.  
  149. Conrad looks down from the turret.
  150.  
  151. Hernandez looks back from the driver's seat. Don j
  152.  
  153. His eyes wide and for a moment he carries a look of concern.
  154.  
  155. CONRAD
  156. Are you fucking serious? Paulsen?
  157.  
  158. DON
  159. Yeah?
  160.  
  161. CONRAD
  162. Did you bother to tell anyone that
  163. this guy could die on us at any
  164. given moment?
  165.  
  166. DON
  167. It's the first I'm hearing of it.
  168.  
  169. CONRAD
  170. Well, if he does go down I'm
  171. putting him out of his misery. One
  172. less guy for you you to carry.
  173.  
  174. DIAZ
  175. It'd be a welcome change. Anyway,
  176. question time.
  177.  
  178. A collective and annoyed groan from everyone in the vehicle.
  179.  
  180. Diaz pulls out his notepad.
  181.  
  182. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  183. Gimme a sec here just...
  184.  
  185. CONRAD
  186. GUYS I GOT-
  187.  
  188. The question reads, "What's waiting for you guys at home?"
  189.  
  190. The MRAP at the front of the convoy goes off, a fiery
  191. explosion with it.
  192.  
  193. The radio next to Hernandez lights up.
  194.  
  195. IND SOLDIER 1
  196. (radio)
  197. Vic two to all victors! Vics one
  198. and four are down, I repeat vics
  199. one and four are down!
  200.  
  201. DIAZ
  202. No shit!
  203.  
  204. Fear shows in Diaz's eyes as he throws his camera down.
  205.  
  206. Conrad fires the machine gun, as the group scrambles to get
  207. out of the vehicle. Rounds fly into the MRAP doors.
  208.  
  209. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  210. SHIT SHIT SHIT!
  211.  
  212. HERNANDEZ
  213. Man, where the fuck they
  214. shooting from?!
  215.  
  216. One flies past Diaz and Don.
  217.  
  218. DON
  219. Conrad, keep those fuckers heads'
  220. down, everyone else, OUT!
  221.  
  222. The radio next to Hernandez lights up.
  223.  
  224. Another explosion rings out.
  225.  
  226. IND SOLDIER 1 (O.S.)
  227. (radio)
  228. Vic two to all victors! Vics one
  229. and four are down, I repeat vics
  230. one and four are down!
  231.  
  232. DIAZ
  233. No shit!
  234.  
  235. Fear shows in Diaz's eyes as he throws his camera down.
  236.  
  237. Conrad fires the M2. The shell casings fall inside.
  238.  
  239. As the group scrambles to get out of the vehicle. Rounds fly
  240. into the MRAP doors.
  241.  
  242. One flies past Diaz and Paulsen. The two look at each other.
  243.  
  244. PAULSEN
  245. EVERYONE OUT!
  246.  
  247. The Humvee behind them goes up in smoke as an RPG flies into
  248. its side.
  249.  
  250. IND SOLDIER 1 (O.S.)
  251. (radio)
  252. Be advised, we just lost vic six!
  253.  
  254.  
  255. EXT. MOUNTAIN ROAD - DAY
  256.  
  257. Don keeps his head down as rounds fly above his head. A
  258. burning and turned over Humvee sits in front of a stopped
  259. MRAP.
  260.  
  261. Don looks around.
  262.  
  263. Diaz scrambles in front of him behind the tire of the MRAP
  264. they just exited. He takes his helmet and checks it, then
  265. looks up at Don.
  266.  
  267. DIAZ
  268. What the hell are we doing man?!
  269.  
  270. Screams fill the air as rounds start to land on the MRAP. Don
  271. raises one finger and peers out behind him.
  272.  
  273. IND SOLDIER 1 (O.S.)
  274. MEDIC! OH GOD, DOC!
  275.  
  276. An RPG hits the second vehicle at the front of the convoy.
  277. It's a one lane road.
  278.  
  279. DON
  280. There's no escape... We're fuckin'
  281. boxed in.
  282.  
  283. The Humvee behind him has dead soldiers in it. One door is
  284. open. One soldier lays there, his head in the ground.
  285.  
  286. Don takes a moment to look at all this.
  287.  
  288. Conrad lays down fire with the .50. Hernandez looks back at
  289. Don.
  290.  
  291. HERNANDEZ
  292. STAFF SERGEANT, WHAT THE FUCK ARE
  293. WE DOING WEY?!
  294.  
  295. DON
  296. (looks around more)
  297. Hold position here! KEEP LAYING
  298. DOWN FIRE!
  299.  
  300. Don takes off his rifle and passes it to Diaz. He takes the
  301. rifle magazines off his vest.
  302.  
  303. DIAZ
  304. Give me a gun, I can fight!
  305.  
  306. DON
  307. Good, remember what I taught you?
  308.  
  309. Diaz nods and stands up, rifle in hand. His hands shake as he
  310. tries to lay down fire with the rest of them.
  311.  
  312. Don looks up.
  313.  
  314. DON (CONT’D)
  315. Miller, you-
  316.  
  317. A round hits Miller's helmet. He falls down from the turret.
  318.  
  319. DON (CONT’D)
  320. Oh, fuck!
  321.  
  322. Don opens the door to the MRAP. Rounds hit the glass as Don
  323. drags him out. He takes Conrad's helmet off and takes out a
  324. pack of cold compress.
  325.  
  326. Conrad swats it away from his head.
  327.  
  328. Conrad throws his helmet off to the side.
  329.  
  330. CONRAD
  331. I'm fine, take care of the others!
  332.  
  333. Conrad stands back and stumbles for a second. He reaches back
  334. into the MRAP and takes a 240 SAW.
  335.  
  336. Don nods. He checks behind him at the downed soldier. He
  337. looks back at the front of the convoy.
  338.  
  339. DON
  340. Son of a bitch.
  341.  
  342. Don turns around.
  343.  
  344. DON (CONT’D)
  345. FUCKING COVER ME, I GOTTA GET TO
  346. THE BURNING HUMMER!
  347.  
  348. CONRAD
  349. GOT IT!
  350.  
  351. HERNANDEZ
  352. COPY!
  353.  
  354. The two start firing at the same time.
  355.  
  356. A volley of bullets returns fire.
  357.  
  358. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  359. GO!
  360.  
  361. Don runs across to the next MRAP and opens the passenger's
  362. side door. He knocks on the side door.
  363.  
  364. DON
  365. Friendly coming through!
  366.  
  367. VALENTINE, (21) is on the radio.
  368.  
  369. VALENTINE (O.S.)
  370. (into radio)
  371. Baseplate, I say again! We are
  372. troops in contact along MSR
  373. Houston, grid to follow!
  374.  
  375. Diaz watches the hillside as he watches more fighters try and
  376. make their way down from the mountainside.
  377.  
  378. DIAZ
  379. I see four, they're on the
  380. mountain. I think that's 200 meters
  381. away from us!
  382.  
  383. Shots begin to ring next to him, the dirt around him starts
  384. kick up from incoming fire.
  385.  
  386. HERNANDEZ
  387. You can count homie? Great, next
  388. thing you're gonna tell us is that
  389. you write! How many did you get?!
  390.  
  391. Miller and Hernandez start to light up the village below them
  392. as the fire continues.
  393.  
  394. CONRAD
  395. Four, fuckface!
  396.  
  397. Diaz tries to range the target.
  398.  
  399. HERNANDEZ
  400. Damn it, I got three!
  401.  
  402. Diaz's gun goes dry.
  403.  
  404. DIAZ
  405. This is fucked up man!
  406.  
  407. HERNANDEZ
  408. Not as bad as your girl back home!
  409.  
  410. Hernandez laughs as he reloads.
  411.  
  412. HERNANDEZ (CONT’D)
  413. Come back from this and you're
  414. definitely getting laid!
  415.  
  416. Diaz shakes as he fumbles with the mag. He ejects the other
  417. one and fumbles with the full one magazine.
  418.  
  419. Diaz readjusts his glasses.
  420.  
  421. He finally places the magazine in as a round flies into his
  422. chest. He falls back.
  423.  
  424. DIAZ
  425. Oh fuck I'm shot!
  426.  
  427. Miller runs over to him and looks him over.
  428.  
  429. MILLER
  430. It's just your vest, get back in
  431. the fight!
  432.  
  433. Diaz struggles with his gun, then checks the paddle. He
  434. chambers another round, then fires more.
  435.  
  436. Miller looks back.
  437.  
  438. Diaz's shots land around the insurgents, causing them to
  439. reposition.
  440.  
  441. MILLER (CONT’D)
  442. REPORTER! YOU'RE JERKING THE
  443. TRIGGER. SLOW DOWN! TAKE A BREATH.
  444.  
  445. Diaz does so, his eyes in line with the sights.
  446.  
  447. MILLER (CONT’D)
  448. BREATHE!
  449.  
  450. Diaz calms down and stops shaking.
  451.  
  452. MILLER (CONT’D)
  453. SQUEEZE!
  454.  
  455. He squeezes the trigger, his ACOG sight aligned with an
  456. insurgent.
  457.  
  458. Four shots ring out next to them.
  459.  
  460. Diaz fires a shot, as pink mist leaves an insurgent.
  461.  
  462. MILLER (CONT’D)
  463. KILL!
  464.  
  465. Don comes back from this, an unconscious soldier over him.
  466.  
  467. DON
  468. Friendlies, watch your fire!
  469.  
  470. Miller looks over.
  471.  
  472. MILLER
  473. Paulsen, WHAT HAPPENED?! Did you
  474. just commit a fucking war crime?!
  475.  
  476. Miller provides cover fire.
  477.  
  478. The soldier has a bandage over his abdomen.
  479.  
  480. Don sets the other soldier down behind the MRAP, then runs
  481. back through the Humvee's smoke.
  482.  
  483. He comes back almost another second later.
  484.  
  485. DANIEL CHO, (21) comes out, a bandage wrapped around his arm.
  486.  
  487. CHO
  488. I can't feel my legs, doc!
  489.  
  490. DON
  491. Don't worry, your dick still works.
  492.  
  493. Don cracks a weak smile, then holds a serious look in his
  494. eyes.
  495.  
  496. DON (CONT’D)
  497. I need you to call in the nine
  498. lines, you're the only one who can
  499. do it right now. I'm a little
  500. caught up.
  501.  
  502. Cho looks at Don with fear in his eyes. He trembles as he's
  503. given the radio.
  504.  
  505. CHO
  506. You trust me?
  507.  
  508. DON
  509. Don't get your head blown off.
  510.  
  511. Cho takes out a map and gets on the radio.
  512.  
  513. CHO
  514. (into radio)
  515. Baseplate this is Alpha 3-3,
  516. standby for nine line!
  517.  
  518. Don takes a breath.
  519.  
  520. DON
  521. Hernandez, good?
  522.  
  523. HERNANDEZ
  524. Still kickin'!
  525.  
  526. DON
  527. Miller!
  528.  
  529. Miller shoots a thumbs up as he stares down the sights of his
  530. rifle. Miller takes a few more shots.
  531.  
  532. DON (CONT’D)
  533. Diaz!
  534.  
  535. He turns around.
  536.  
  537. DIAZ
  538. I'm good, yeah I'm-
  539.  
  540. A round flies through the side of Diaz's neck.
  541.  
  542. Diaz falls behind the MRAP tire, rifle in hand.
  543.  
  544. The blood splatters on Don's kevlar and face.
  545.  
  546. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  547. I'VE BEEN SHOT HELP!
  548.  
  549. Diaz rolls around behind the MRAP.
  550.  
  551. DON
  552. Hernandez, watch the mountainside!
  553.  
  554. Hernandez switches positions. The fire continues near them.
  555.  
  556. He picks up where Diaz left off. The fighters on the mountain
  557. start taking cover and firing back at them.
  558.  
  559. A round flies past Don. Don crawls over.
  560.  
  561. DON (CONT’D)
  562. Reporter, hey! Look at me!
  563.  
  564. Diaz looks up at him.
  565.  
  566. Don moves his hand off Diaz's neck, cleaning off the area
  567. around the wound.
  568.  
  569. He wraps it.
  570.  
  571. DON (CONT’D)
  572. Hold that.
  573.  
  574. He places the bandage, wrapping it under his opposite arm.
  575.  
  576. Don passes the rifle back to him.
  577.  
  578. DON (CONT’D)
  579. Get back to it.
  580.  
  581. Parks takes a breath.
  582.  
  583. He repositions himself sitting against the MRAP tire and goes
  584. firing at the insurgents on the mountaintop.
  585.  
  586. DON (CONT’D)
  587. Hernandez, back where you were.
  588.  
  589. An explosion rocks the Hummer behind them.
  590.  
  591. SPECIALIST JACK MANSLEY, (22) crawls out from the smoke of
  592. the explosion mere seconds later.
  593.  
  594. MANSLEY
  595. Doc! My leg! Doc!
  596.  
  597. DON
  598. COVER ME!
  599.  
  600. Hernandez, Miller, and Diaz start firing from their
  601. positions.
  602.  
  603. MANSLEY
  604. DOOCCCC! DOCCCCC!
  605.  
  606. Mansley stares at the sky.
  607.  
  608. Don runs over to him.
  609.  
  610. DON
  611. Fuck.
  612.  
  613. Don ties off the tourniquet.
  614.  
  615. MANSLEY
  616. How's it look doc?
  617.  
  618. DON
  619. You're gonna fucking die.
  620.  
  621. MANSLEY
  622. I'm never gonna taste that
  623. stripper's pussy again.
  624.  
  625. Don chuckles.
  626.  
  627. DON
  628. Which one?
  629.  
  630. MANSLEY
  631. Your sister's.
  632.  
  633. Don glares as he bandages his stump.
  634.  
  635. DON
  636. Don't make me take this off.
  637.  
  638. MANSLEY
  639. When I see your sister, the only
  640. thing coming off is that tank top
  641. she's got.
  642.  
  643. He drags Mansley behind his Hummer.
  644.  
  645. Mansley's leg sits on top of the hill. Don stops, grabs it,
  646. and throws it next to him.
  647.  
  648. Parks is next to them. He's on a mounted Squad Automatic and
  649. engages targets below them.
  650.  
  651. Parks begins to switch rounds in his belt as the fire returns
  652. back to his position. He scoots back and finishes his reload.
  653.  
  654. Don shows up next to him and taps him on the shoulder.
  655.  
  656. DON
  657. You hit?!
  658.  
  659. Parks gives a thumbs up. A round hits his helmet and causes
  660. him to roll over.
  661.  
  662. Parks looks up at Don. Don takes Parks's helmet off. A bruise
  663. sits along his head.
  664.  
  665. DON (CONT’D)
  666. You're good, come on!
  667.  
  668. Don puts the helmet back on Parks's head and helps him up. He
  669. grabs Parks's machine gun and passes it over to him. Parks
  670. nods and begins to fall back to where Conrad and Diaz are.
  671.  
  672. Don runs toward the front of the convoy. Wounded soldiers run
  673. by him. Some shout orders, some fall back toward the front
  674. while others cover them. James stands there and fires rounds
  675. of a mortar tube.
  676.  
  677. He hears a thud.
  678.  
  679. O'DONNELL
  680. The door's closed!
  681.  
  682. Don reaches in and pulls O'Donnel out.
  683.  
  684. DON
  685. Stay here and shoot back!
  686.  
  687. He looks at the Humvee.
  688.  
  689. The three are positioned around different sections of the
  690. MRAP and shoot back at the assailants.
  691.  
  692. DON (CONT’D)
  693. Cover me, I gotta move!
  694.  
  695. O'DONNELL
  696. GOT IT, I got you!
  697.  
  698. BELL
  699. On it!
  700.  
  701. DON
  702. Moving!
  703.  
  704. The two fire off a volley of shots as Don crosses to the
  705. burning Hummer.
  706.  
  707. There he hears screams from the inside. They grow louder as
  708. he approaches.
  709.  
  710. He looks at the Humvee.
  711.  
  712. The engine's on fire alongside the driver's side.
  713.  
  714. The driver RYAN, (24) panics and burns alive inside the
  715. vehicle.
  716.  
  717. RYAN
  718. HELP ME! HELLLLPPP! SOMEONE FUCKING
  719. DO SOMETHING!
  720.  
  721. Don makes his way over the door. The glass breaks and the
  722. entire Humvee is engulfed in flames. Screams ring out.
  723.  
  724. Don's eyes widen as he tries to go around the Hummer, only to
  725. be met with another volley of gunfire.
  726.  
  727. DON
  728. Oh, no...
  729.  
  730. He looks around him. Soldiers sit frozen, while others are on
  731. radios calling for support. Others shoot back, while others
  732. tend to their wounds.
  733.  
  734. Don takes a deep breath and takes out his M9.
  735.  
  736. DON (CONT’D)
  737. I'm so sorry.
  738.  
  739. He walks up to the burning Humvee. Don takes his Beretta and
  740. fires into the sitting positions in them.
  741.  
  742.  
  743. INT. MRAP - DAY
  744.  
  745. Three of the soldiers ROSS, (20), BELL, (19), O'DONNELL, (18)
  746. inside freeze up in fear.
  747.  
  748. A body lies in the middle of them. His nametape reads
  749. "Vazquez".
  750.  
  751. DON
  752. GET THE FUCK OUT!
  753.  
  754. They hold their rifles as they stare at the burning Humvee in
  755. front of them.
  756.  
  757. Don taps one on the leg.
  758.  
  759. DON (CONT’D)
  760. HEY! LET'S GO!
  761.  
  762. The three wake up from their trance. Two get out from Don's
  763. side. One gets out from the side the fire comes from and gets
  764. lit up by the incoming fire.
  765.  
  766. DON (CONT’D)
  767. Other way, moron!
  768.  
  769. He opens the door as a round flies in and hits him in the
  770. chest.
  771.  
  772. DON (CONT’D)
  773. Jesus, fuck!
  774.  
  775. Don ducks down and takes out his Beretta. Bullets whiz past
  776. his head.
  777.  
  778.  
  779. EXT. MOUNTAIN ROAD - DAY
  780.  
  781. He hears a thud.
  782.  
  783. O'DONNELL
  784. The door's closed!
  785.  
  786. Don reaches in and pulls O'Donnel out.
  787.  
  788. DON
  789. Stay here and shoot back!
  790.  
  791. He looks at the Humvee.
  792.  
  793. The three are positioned around different sections of the
  794. MRAP and shoot back at the assailants.
  795.  
  796. DON (CONT’D)
  797. Cover me, I gotta move!
  798.  
  799. O'DONNELL
  800. GOT IT, I got you!
  801.  
  802. BELL
  803. On it!
  804.  
  805. DON
  806. Moving!
  807.  
  808. The two fire off a volley of shots as Don crosses to the
  809. burning Hummer.
  810.  
  811. There he hears screams from the inside. They grow louder as
  812. he approaches.
  813.  
  814. He looks at the Humvee.
  815.  
  816. The engine's on fire alongside the driver's side.
  817.  
  818. The driver RYAN, (24) panics and burns alive inside the
  819. vehicle.
  820.  
  821. RYAN
  822. HELP ME! HELLLLPPP! SOMEONE FUCKING
  823. DO SOMETHING!
  824.  
  825. Don makes his way over the door. The glass breaks and the
  826. entire Humvee is engulfed in flames. Screams ring out.
  827.  
  828. Don's eyes widen as he tries to go around the Hummer, only to
  829. be met with another volley of gunfire.
  830.  
  831. DON
  832. Oh, no...
  833.  
  834. He looks around him. Soldiers sit frozen, while others are on
  835. radios calling for support. Others shoot back, while others
  836. tend to their wounds.
  837.  
  838. Don takes a deep breath and takes out his M9.
  839.  
  840. DON (CONT’D)
  841. I'm so sorry.
  842.  
  843. He walks up to the burning Humvee. Don takes his Beretta and
  844. fires into the sitting positions in them.
  845.  
  846. Each round fires wears on his face.
  847.  
  848. One.
  849.  
  850. Two.
  851.  
  852. Three.
  853.  
  854. He goes to take out the fourth person. His gun malfunctions
  855. and he clears it.
  856.  
  857. He pulls the trigger once more.
  858.  
  859. The world goes silent, then comes back.
  860.  
  861. Bags form under his eyes. He carries a thousand yard stare.
  862.  
  863. Don holsters his handgun and looks to his side.
  864.  
  865. One of the wounded looks Don in the eyes with a look of fear.
  866. Don just nods at him, then peers out. Smoke covers his
  867. advance. He runs across and makes it to the Humvee over to
  868. JOHNSON, (19).
  869.  
  870. JOHNSON
  871. YOU JUST FUCKING SHOT 'EM MAN!
  872. Like- Like dogs!
  873.  
  874. Don stops the bleeding from Johnson's arm.
  875.  
  876. DON
  877. Can you fight?
  878.  
  879. JOHNSON
  880. You fucking murdered them!
  881.  
  882. Don nods-
  883.  
  884. DON
  885. I know.
  886.  
  887. Johnson gives him a look of disgust.
  888.  
  889. JOHNSON
  890. You're a fucking murderer, man!
  891.  
  892. DON
  893. Not right now!
  894.  
  895. Don runs over to the next vehicle and dodges another volley
  896. of bullets.
  897.  
  898. A group of soldiers sits around a map. COLONEL TYLER, (mid-
  899. 40s) is in the middle of the group. He looks down at a map.
  900.  
  901. TYLER
  902. ...Negative baseplate, we are 40
  903. percent combat ineffective at this
  904. time, and cut off from the other
  905. half of our convoy. We are
  906. requesting a QRF at this time, how
  907. copy?
  908.  
  909. The radio goes off.
  910.  
  911. BASEPLATE (O.S.)
  912. Copy 1-1, we're sending ANA to
  913. assist.
  914.  
  915. DON
  916. Oh that's bad.
  917.  
  918. Don holds his handgun with both hands. He takes cover behind
  919. vehicles. Gunfire rings out around them. Don moves to another
  920. MRAP.
  921.  
  922. DON (CONT’D)
  923. Friendly coming through!
  924.  
  925. An insurgent rises above a hill and shows himself. He holds
  926. an AK in his hand.
  927.  
  928. Don raises his Beretta dumps a magazine into the insurgent.
  929. The rounds land in the side of the AK.
  930.  
  931. The insurgent points his rifle Don. It lets out a clack.
  932.  
  933. Don drops the magazine to his Beretta. As Don reaches for an
  934. extra magazine, the insurgent charges at Don.
  935.  
  936. PARKS (O.S.)
  937. They're right on us!
  938.  
  939. The insurgent tackles Don to the ground and pushes his gun
  940. away. He begins to strangle Don.
  941.  
  942. Don looks off to his side at Johnson. Johnson holds a rifle
  943. out and trains it on the insurgent's head, but sits there
  944. frozen in fear.
  945.  
  946. Don reaches for his knife and slashes in the insurgent's leg.
  947. The man's leg heals itself in an instant.
  948.  
  949. Don's eyes widen in shock.
  950.  
  951. Don starts to lose consciousness.
  952.  
  953. James runs over with an e-tool and bashes the insurgent's
  954. skull. The insurgent falls to the ground as James takes out a
  955. 9mm and fires two rounds into his head.
  956.  
  957. Don rolls over and coughs. He tries to catch his breath.
  958.  
  959. James looks over at Don.
  960.  
  961. JAMES
  962. Stay down, doc! We'll find someone
  963. else!
  964.  
  965. Don stands back up and coughs again. He walks over to a
  966. Humvee.
  967.  
  968. DON
  969. I'm fine!
  970.  
  971. James nods at Don and runs back to a mortar tube.
  972.  
  973. Don stands back up and turns looks over at a group of
  974. officers. Don struggles to catch his breath. Behind Don, the
  975. soldier that loads mortar rounds takes a bullet in the head.
  976.  
  977. A LIEUTENANT MARSTON, (24) stands behind Tyler. He carries a
  978. look of concern in his eyes, his inexperience shows as he
  979. struggles as he looks at a map.
  980.  
  981. DON (CONT’D)
  982. Sir.
  983.  
  984. Marston looks back at Don with a look of confusion.
  985.  
  986. DON (CONT’D)
  987. I'm from vic five.
  988.  
  989. A rocket goes off near them.
  990.  
  991. The Lieutenant flinches.
  992.  
  993. Don points to the burning wreckage of a Humvee.
  994.  
  995. DON (CONT’D)
  996. We've got multiple wounded, our
  997. infantry guys are gone and done
  998. for.
  999.  
  1000. MARSTON
  1001. What do you want me to do, Staff
  1002. Sergeant?
  1003.  
  1004. Don's eyes widen.
  1005.  
  1006. DON
  1007. I'm saying our guys are pinned
  1008. down...
  1009.  
  1010. MARSTON
  1011. Where's your rifle, Sarn't?
  1012.  
  1013. Don rolls his eyes.
  1014.  
  1015. DON
  1016. Fuck this.
  1017.  
  1018. Don looks over his shoulder. Don turns around and makes his
  1019. way back to their MRAP.
  1020.  
  1021. Soldiers fire back at the insurgents above and below. Don
  1022. looks at one that stands and takes shots with an M2 Browning
  1023. on another MRAP. The soldier next to Don lays prone with a
  1024. 240.
  1025.  
  1026. TYLER (O.S.)
  1027. ANA's currently engaged, we're not
  1028. gonna see them for 20 minutes.
  1029.  
  1030. Rounds fly past Don.
  1031.  
  1032. DON
  1033. FUCK!
  1034.  
  1035. Don takes cover behind the MRAP, then looks at the soldier on
  1036. the M2.
  1037.  
  1038. DON (CONT’D)
  1039. HEY!
  1040.  
  1041. The soldier on the turret looks at him.
  1042.  
  1043. Another explosion rings out and lands against the MRAP. Don's
  1044. hands shake.
  1045.  
  1046. He's not there anymore.
  1047.  
  1048. Don's eyes widen and carry shock and confusion.
  1049.  
  1050. The dust around him is kicked up. A volley of fire comes down
  1051. next to him, then stops. He takes the chance to cross to the
  1052. next Humvee.
  1053.  
  1054. Parks sits on a 240 and continues to fire down below. He
  1055. begins to reload.
  1056.  
  1057. Don opens up the door to the interior of the MRAP.
  1058.  
  1059.  
  1060. MRAP
  1061.  
  1062. The soldier, a SPECIALIST THOMAS, (21) lies there.
  1063.  
  1064. THOMAS
  1065. Am I gonna be okay, doc? Something
  1066. doesn't feel right, it feels a
  1067. little chilly.
  1068.  
  1069. Don chuckles.
  1070.  
  1071. His stare changes from that of hope to sorrow.
  1072.  
  1073. DON
  1074. (muttering)
  1075. Oh christ.
  1076.  
  1077. Thomas has a blanket draped over his body.
  1078.  
  1079. THOMAS
  1080. Doc? I don't feel right, I just
  1081. don't feel right.
  1082.  
  1083. Half of Thomas's torso is missing.
  1084.  
  1085. DON
  1086. You're gonna die, that's what's
  1087. happening.
  1088.  
  1089. Thomas looks down at himself with wide eyes. He lets out a
  1090. groan of pain as he looks at Don.
  1091.  
  1092. THOMAS
  1093. No, no, doc you're doc! You can
  1094. make this better!
  1095.  
  1096. A tear rolls down Don's eye.
  1097.  
  1098. DON
  1099. Not this- I can't do anything for
  1100. this.
  1101.  
  1102. Don grabs his hand.
  1103.  
  1104. DON (CONT’D)
  1105. Look at me Thomas, look at me.
  1106.  
  1107. Thomas looks into his eyes. His breaths become more labored.
  1108.  
  1109. DON (CONT’D)
  1110. Who cares about you, Thomas?
  1111.  
  1112. THOMAS
  1113. M-My dog. She passed recently.
  1114.  
  1115. DON
  1116. Close your eyes. She's there
  1117. waiting for you. It'll hurt a
  1118. little bit, then you'll feel warm
  1119. and all this pain goes away.
  1120.  
  1121. Don holds Thomas's hand tight.
  1122.  
  1123. Thomas closes his eyes.
  1124.  
  1125. THOMAS
  1126. Thank you, doc.
  1127.  
  1128. Thomas's hand goes limp.
  1129.  
  1130. Don throws the blanket over his now dead body.
  1131.  
  1132. Don's hands continue to shake.
  1133.  
  1134. Parks continues to suppress with the 240.
  1135.  
  1136. DON
  1137. P-Parks!
  1138.  
  1139. Parks looks over at Don.
  1140.  
  1141. PARKS
  1142. What do you need?!
  1143.  
  1144. DON
  1145. H-help me get the wounded.
  1146.  
  1147. Don steps away, covered in Thomas's blood.
  1148.  
  1149.  
  1150. EXT. MOUNTAIN ROAD - DAY
  1151.  
  1152. Parks takes a look at Don.
  1153.  
  1154. PARKS
  1155. I'm sorr-
  1156.  
  1157. DON
  1158. Shut up! I'm gonna kill every last
  1159. one of these fucks!
  1160.  
  1161. Parks nods at him.
  1162.  
  1163. PARKS
  1164. Once I start firing, move!
  1165.  
  1166. Don nods and takes out his 9mm. He chamber checks it.
  1167.  
  1168. Parks lays down fire.
  1169.  
  1170. Don moves across, 9mm in hand.
  1171.  
  1172. Don takes out his handgun and fires at the insurgents below.
  1173. Rounds ping off the metal of the Humvee around him.
  1174.  
  1175. DON
  1176. Parks, go!
  1177.  
  1178. Parks moves to Don's position. Don reloads his handgun and
  1179. throws the magazine off to the side. He loads a fresh
  1180. magazine.
  1181.  
  1182. DON (CONT’D)
  1183. (pointing to the 240)
  1184. You good?
  1185.  
  1186. PARKS
  1187. Yeah!
  1188.  
  1189. Don moves to the other side of the turned over Humvee. He
  1190. peers inside. It sits with all four soldiers unconscious
  1191. inside.
  1192.  
  1193. Don grabs them all out, one by one.
  1194.  
  1195. He sets them out. Four soldiers run past Don. Don turns
  1196. around and stops them.
  1197.  
  1198. DON
  1199. Get these guys to the front of the
  1200. convoy!
  1201.  
  1202. IND SOLDIER 1
  1203. You crazy?!
  1204.  
  1205. Don just gives a glare. The soldier examines Don and nods at
  1206. him. The group begins to pull the unconscious soldiers out of
  1207. the turned over Humvee.
  1208.  
  1209. Parks continues to fire back.
  1210.  
  1211. They pick up the unconscious soldiers and continue to make
  1212. their way to the front of the convoy.
  1213.  
  1214. DON
  1215. Parks! You got smokes?
  1216.  
  1217. PARKS
  1218. Thomas did!
  1219.  
  1220. DON
  1221. (mutters)
  1222. Fuck.
  1223.  
  1224. Don goes back into the MRAP
  1225.  
  1226.  
  1227. MRAP
  1228.  
  1229. Don looks away as he gropes around Thomas's vest.
  1230.  
  1231. DON
  1232. I'msorryI'msorryI'msorry...
  1233.  
  1234. He reaches for a pouch and takes a smoke grenade from it.
  1235.  
  1236. Don comes back to
  1237.  
  1238.  
  1239. EXT. MOUNTAIN ROAD - DAY
  1240.  
  1241. blood covered smoke grenade in hand. Don looks at the other
  1242. soldiers that carry wounded.
  1243.  
  1244. DON
  1245. Parks, stay with me!
  1246.  
  1247. Don pops the smoke, clear exhaustion in his eyes.
  1248.  
  1249. PARKS
  1250. 10-4!
  1251.  
  1252. Parks continues to lay down fire.
  1253.  
  1254. He throws it out, bullets ping off the MRAP's metal.
  1255.  
  1256. DON
  1257. (waving them on)
  1258. Go... Parks, with me!
  1259.  
  1260. The smoke screen rises between the armored vehicles.
  1261.  
  1262. Don cuts across the vehicles back to Diaz, Hernandez, and
  1263. Conrad.
  1264.  
  1265. Parks follows behind him.
  1266.  
  1267. DON (CONT’D)
  1268. We're getting out of here!
  1269.  
  1270. CONRAD
  1271. What about you?!
  1272.  
  1273. DON
  1274. I gotta get the rest of the
  1275. wounded!
  1276.  
  1277. CONRAD
  1278. Well we're not leaving you alone,
  1279. you fucking faggot! I want to be
  1280. able to pop your sister's cherry at
  1281. the funeral.
  1282.  
  1283. Don has to hold back a smile.
  1284.  
  1285. DON
  1286. Fuck it!
  1287. (chuckles)
  1288. Hernandez, get reporter outta here!
  1289. We got QRF on the way!
  1290.  
  1291. Diaz looks back from his rifle.
  1292.  
  1293. DIAZ
  1294. Fuck you, I'm not leaving! This
  1295. shit's story of the century,
  1296. Paulsen!
  1297.  
  1298. Don gives a small grin, then looks at Parks.
  1299.  
  1300. DON
  1301. You up for this?
  1302.  
  1303. PARKS
  1304. Fuck yeah, I am.
  1305.  
  1306.  
  1307.  
  1308. Diaz has an eccstatic look in his eye.
  1309.  
  1310. HERNANDEZ
  1311. I'm with you, homes!
  1312.  
  1313. DON
  1314. Fuck it, let's do it. Move with me,
  1315. I'm gonna clear the vehicles and
  1316. check for wounded. I get fucked up,
  1317. you pull me away. You move when I
  1318. do.
  1319.  
  1320. Sharpnel flies into Don's helmet, which causes him to fall
  1321. back.
  1322.  
  1323. CONRAD
  1324. Doc!
  1325.  
  1326. Conrad pulls him aside.
  1327.  
  1328. Don takes his helmet off.
  1329.  
  1330. DON
  1331. FUCK!
  1332.  
  1333. Conrad reaches out for Don.
  1334.  
  1335. DON (CONT’D)
  1336. I'm fine!
  1337. (throwing his helmet to
  1338. the side)
  1339. Bastards! Let's go!
  1340.  
  1341. Don moves to the next the vehicle, a turned over Humvee.
  1342. Behind him, Parks, Diaz, and Conrad open fire
  1343.  
  1344. Soldiers lie there in wounds. One soldier writhes around in
  1345. pain and tries to hold his chest. Don takes out his IFAK and
  1346. pulls out a chest seal kit.
  1347.  
  1348. Don puts it on the soldier. The soldier's breathing
  1349. normalizes. Don looks down at the name tape.
  1350.  
  1351. DON (CONT’D)
  1352. I'm gonna need to keep you here
  1353. till the QRF gets here...
  1354.  
  1355. The gunfire continues to ping off the metal of the Humvee.
  1356.  
  1357. DON (CONT’D)
  1358. Let's fucking go.
  1359.  
  1360. Don looks at the other soldiers. One lies face down. He turns
  1361. him over.
  1362.  
  1363. DON (CONT’D)
  1364. Ah, fuck.
  1365.  
  1366. A bullet sits in his head.
  1367.  
  1368. DON (CONT’D)
  1369. Fuck.
  1370.  
  1371. Don looks at another soldier. He has a round in his leg but
  1372. lays there, unconscious. His leg continues to bleed.
  1373.  
  1374. DON (CONT’D)
  1375. Fuck...
  1376.  
  1377. Don takes out another tourniquet and ties the soldier's leg
  1378. off, then picks him up.
  1379.  
  1380. DON (CONT’D)
  1381. Hernandez, you got smokes?!
  1382.  
  1383. HERNANDEZ
  1384. Yeah!
  1385.  
  1386. DON
  1387. Pop one here, I'm gonna move this
  1388. guy, get the other two!
  1389.  
  1390. HERNANDEZ
  1391. Got it!
  1392.  
  1393. The smoke comes out as Hernandez picks up the other injured
  1394. soldier.
  1395.  
  1396. Don and Hernandez run through the smoke screens and make
  1397. their way to the front of the convoy.
  1398.  
  1399. Another A-10 strafes the mountains, its machine gun lights up
  1400. the brush around it.
  1401.  
  1402. An attack helicopter lights up the insurgents at the bottom
  1403. of the hill.
  1404.  
  1405. Rounds pass over Don's head.
  1406.  
  1407. DON
  1408. (mumbling)
  1409. I don't care if I don't make it
  1410. home, but fuck am I getting all of
  1411. you assholes out of here...
  1412.  
  1413. A Stryker appears in the distance as Don clears both smoke
  1414. screens.
  1415.  
  1416. Canadian troops and US Marines pour out of the armored
  1417. vehicle. A Marine Corpsman, LANCE CORPORAL SHELBY, (20)
  1418. comes out with a stretcher.
  1419.  
  1420. SHELBY
  1421. What's the situation, Sergeant?!
  1422.  
  1423. A round pings off the top of the MRAP that Don and Shelby
  1424. take cover behind.
  1425.  
  1426. DON
  1427. We got at least four critically
  1428. wounded, and at least 14 seriously
  1429. fucked!
  1430.  
  1431. Another round pings off the top of the MRAP.
  1432.  
  1433. DON (CONT’D)
  1434. Get as many of the critical guys
  1435. loaded up, how much armor do we
  1436. got?!
  1437.  
  1438. SHELBY
  1439. We got this and two other Strykers
  1440. on standby!
  1441.  
  1442. DON
  1443. Good!
  1444.  
  1445. Don nods at this.
  1446.  
  1447. Another A-10 strafes behind him.
  1448.  
  1449. Other soldiers run through the gunfire and carry other
  1450. wounded troops. They use the vehicles for cover.
  1451.  
  1452. Don looks at Shelby.
  1453.  
  1454. DON (CONT’D)
  1455. You got this?
  1456.  
  1457. Shelby nods.
  1458.  
  1459. Soldiers carry their comrades past.
  1460.  
  1461. The soldier with the sucking chest wound makes his way past
  1462. him.
  1463.  
  1464. SHELBY (O.S.)
  1465. Critical first!
  1466.  
  1467. Don moves through them.
  1468.  
  1469. Other soldiers cover their push. Don moves past them, Beretta
  1470. in hand. Many of the wounded still fight and hold rifles in
  1471. their hand.
  1472.  
  1473. Canadian soldiers pull many of these wounded away, the non
  1474. injured soldiers providing cover fire for them.
  1475.  
  1476. Don makes his way back to Diaz, Conrad, and Hernandez.
  1477.  
  1478. DON
  1479. We're gonna move again, come on!
  1480.  
  1481. The three follow behind Don and give him covering fire as he
  1482. moves to the second to last vehicles.
  1483.  
  1484. Two dead soldiers lie on the ground with rounds in their
  1485. heads.
  1486.  
  1487. DON (CONT’D)
  1488. Fuck...
  1489.  
  1490. JAMES O'REILLY, (24) loads another mortar round into the
  1491. tube.
  1492.  
  1493. JAMES
  1494. Doc, you think you can help me?
  1495.  
  1496. Don puts up one finger. James nods at this.
  1497.  
  1498. DON
  1499. Lemme check the last vic!
  1500.  
  1501. Two soldiers step out. One has a round in his leg, the other
  1502. is blind.
  1503.  
  1504. DON (CONT’D)
  1505. Cover me!
  1506.  
  1507. The group take positions and start to lay down fire for Don.
  1508.  
  1509. Don makes a run forward-
  1510.  
  1511. CONRAD (O.S.)
  1512. RPG!
  1513.  
  1514. Only for an explosion to go off, knocking Don back. James
  1515. flies back and hits his head against the hood of the Humvee.
  1516.  
  1517. Blood spatter goes on the front of the Humvee.
  1518.  
  1519. Don lays there as gore falls all over his uniform. The blood
  1520. stains his uniform and his face. Don makes his way up, then
  1521. examines himself.
  1522.  
  1523. Don screams as he looks at himself. Conrad runs over with a
  1524. canteen.
  1525.  
  1526. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  1527. Come on, clean yourself off.
  1528.  
  1529. He pours a canteen over his face. Don spits out a piece of
  1530. human flesh. His hands shake as he vomits to his side.
  1531.  
  1532. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  1533. Doc?
  1534.  
  1535. DON
  1536. I'm-I'm okay, I'm okay... I gotta
  1537. take care of him!
  1538.  
  1539. Don points to James. His body shakes. James crawls behind the
  1540. Humvee and looks at himself.
  1541.  
  1542. JAMES
  1543. Doc, everything looks fucked up
  1544. man! You got a fucking tail,
  1545. Paulsen!
  1546.  
  1547. James looks at himself and shakes in fear.
  1548.  
  1549. Don runs over to him and wraps a bandage around his bleeding
  1550. head.
  1551.  
  1552. DON
  1553. Keep that there!
  1554.  
  1555. CONRAD
  1556. Doc, we'll take care of this.
  1557. Hernandez, with me.
  1558.  
  1559. Don looks at the blood all over him.
  1560.  
  1561. He lets out one more scream.
  1562.  
  1563. FADE TO BLACK.
  1564.  
  1565.  
  1566. INT. STRYKER - DAY
  1567.  
  1568. Don sits in the Stryker, a thousand yard stare in his eyes.
  1569.  
  1570. DON
  1571. (lighting a cigarette)
  1572. We-We got everyone, right?
  1573.  
  1574. A gunner looks down at Don.
  1575.  
  1576. IND GUNNER
  1577. Hey buddy, you know you can't smoke
  1578. in here, right?
  1579.  
  1580. Don glances at him, the things he's seen reflective in his
  1581. look.
  1582.  
  1583. The gunner looks away.
  1584.  
  1585. IND GUNNER (CONT’D)
  1586. I didn't see shit, never mind.
  1587.  
  1588. The doors open to
  1589.  
  1590.  
  1591. EXT. MILITARY BASE - DAY
  1592.  
  1593. The sun shines into the vehicle as the ramp lowers.
  1594.  
  1595. Don looks around. The uninjured soldiers all show looks of
  1596. shock and confusion in their eyes.
  1597.  
  1598. Don watches the scene around him as the wounded are taken
  1599. away and the dead are covered with black blankets.
  1600.  
  1601. He's still covered in the gore of his comrades.
  1602.  
  1603. Conrad comes out of one of the three Strykers. He walks over
  1604. to Don. Diaz stands there and looks through the photos on his
  1605. camera.
  1606.  
  1607. A medic walks up to Diaz.
  1608.  
  1609. IND MEDIC 1
  1610. Mr. Diaz, come with us.
  1611.  
  1612. They bring out a stretcher. Diaz shakes his head. Diaz has a
  1613. bandage around his neck. He looks at Don, nods at him, and
  1614. grins. He gives Don a thumbs up.
  1615.  
  1616. DIAZ
  1617. I'll walk, give it to someone who
  1618. needs it.
  1619.  
  1620. Diaz stands up and holds his bandaged neck.
  1621.  
  1622. IND MEDIC 1
  1623. Alright, I'll walk you there then.
  1624.  
  1625. DON (O.S.)
  1626. (thinking)
  1627. You didn't do enough.
  1628.  
  1629. He looks at the 18 bodies in front of him.
  1630.  
  1631. Another batch of medics comes in to take the medic.
  1632.  
  1633. Medics take away a man in a stretcher. His leg is missing.
  1634.  
  1635. DON (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  1636. (thinking)
  1637. This is your fault.
  1638.  
  1639. He looks down at ROGERS, (21). Rogers shoots him a smile and
  1640. a nod.
  1641.  
  1642. DON (CONT’D)
  1643. (thinking)
  1644. I'm this way because you weren't
  1645. fast enough.
  1646.  
  1647. Don continues to walk through the scores of wounded.
  1648.  
  1649. CONRAD
  1650. So far, we've got 18 dead and
  1651. another 48 wounded.
  1652.  
  1653. Don looks down.
  1654.  
  1655. DON
  1656. Who's in charge?
  1657.  
  1658. CONRAD
  1659. I was in with a bunch of privates
  1660. and specialists. Lemme go check the
  1661. other.
  1662.  
  1663. James is taken away by stretcher. His arms are held down by
  1664. restraints as two doctors wheel him off.
  1665.  
  1666. DON
  1667. Hey! What the fuck?!
  1668.  
  1669. Don walks over to James. James reaches for Don's ass.
  1670.  
  1671. JAMES
  1672. You got a tail, doc! You got a
  1673. fucking tail!
  1674.  
  1675. The two medics take him away.
  1676.  
  1677. Parks comes out and smokes a cigarette.
  1678.  
  1679. PARKS
  1680. There's only about 12 of us left in
  1681. total.
  1682.  
  1683. Conrad comes back.
  1684.  
  1685. CONRAD
  1686. Doc, you're the most senior out of
  1687. all of us.
  1688.  
  1689. DON
  1690. Oh, fuck...
  1691.  
  1692. Don looks both ways. The blood still sits on his face.
  1693.  
  1694. DON (CONT’D)
  1695. Yeah, yeah- Get 'em together.
  1696.  
  1697. Don's cigarette goes out. He pulls out another Lucky Strike
  1698. and lights it.
  1699.  
  1700. The other soldiers look on in terror at Don. Don motions the
  1701. other soldiers to follow him.
  1702.  
  1703. Hernandez follows Conrad. The depression is visible in his
  1704. eyes.
  1705.  
  1706. They gather away from the Strykers to a spot by a road.
  1707.  
  1708. Some stand at parade rest, some just stand and watch him.
  1709.  
  1710. Don looks them over. They all carry thousand yard stares.
  1711. Their clothing is stained in blood and dirt. Some of them
  1712. have burns on their clothing.
  1713.  
  1714. The fear in their eyes is palpable as they look at Don.
  1715. There's blood and body parts all over his vest, bones are
  1716. lodged into the cloth of his plate carrier. His face is
  1717. covered in ash.
  1718.  
  1719. Don takes off his gloves.
  1720.  
  1721. DON (CONT’D)
  1722. (takes the cigarette out
  1723. of his mouth)
  1724. At ease. Turn your weapons in to
  1725. the armory, get yourselves cleaned
  1726. up, and come back here to await
  1727. further orders. It's been a bad
  1728. day. Get back here in two hours,
  1729. hooah?
  1730.  
  1731. GROUP
  1732. (in near unison)
  1733. Hooah, staff sergeat.
  1734.  
  1735. DON
  1736. Get the fuck outta here.
  1737.  
  1738. The group heads off.
  1739.  
  1740. A rifle still slung around his shoulder, Don walks alone.
  1741.  
  1742. He passes by NICK FLETCHER, (34). He wears UK DPM camo and a
  1743. pair of jeans.
  1744.  
  1745. NICK
  1746. Mate?
  1747.  
  1748. Don looks at him. He says nothing and continues to walk
  1749. forward. He checks behind him. No one seems to pay any mind
  1750. to him.
  1751.  
  1752. Don walks into a stall and closes the door behind him.
  1753.  
  1754.  
  1755. INT. SHOWER STALL - DAY
  1756.  
  1757. The screams ring out in his mind. Don vomits into the drain.
  1758.  
  1759. His hands shake as he takes his handgun out. Don sobs in pain
  1760. as he looks at his handgun.
  1761.  
  1762. The screams only grow stronger in his mind.
  1763.  
  1764. He gives a tired grin. Don puts his blood soaked Beretta to
  1765. his skull. He brings the hammer down and puts his finger on
  1766. the trigger.
  1767.  
  1768. He stands up and turns away from the door. The blood washes
  1769. away as Don steps into the shower. He lets the water run down
  1770. him for a moment, his finger still there.
  1771.  
  1772. The door comes down behind him as Nick and Parks tackle him
  1773. down. Tears roll down Don's eyes as the water begins to clean
  1774. the blood and dirt off around him.
  1775.  
  1776. DON
  1777. LET ME FUCKING DIE GOD DAMN
  1778. IT, I DESERVE IT! IT'S MY
  1779. FAULT THEY'RE ALL FUCKED UP!
  1780. I HURT THEM!
  1781.  
  1782. NICK
  1783. Be reasonable here, mate!
  1784.  
  1785. DON (CONT’D)
  1786. Fuck you, Nick you weren't there!
  1787. You don't know what I did.
  1788.  
  1789. Nick just gives Don a look of genuine empathy.
  1790.  
  1791. NICK
  1792. I was.
  1793.  
  1794. Parks takes throws the handgun and rifle out, then zip ties
  1795. Don's hands.
  1796.  
  1797. DON
  1798. (sobs)
  1799. Just let me die, it's my fault that
  1800. they're fucked up, I'm the reason
  1801. they're all fucked up...
  1802.  
  1803. FADE TO BLACK.
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