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  1. Us Lucky Few
  2.  
  3. FADE IN:
  4.  
  5.  
  6. EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE - NIGHT
  7.  
  8. An empty stretch of highway.
  9.  
  10. A lone police cruiser sits in front of a convenience store,
  11. the lights flash.
  12.  
  13. OFFICER DAVID PARKS, (25) steps out of his cruiser then
  14. presses the mic to his radio.
  15.  
  16. PARKS
  17. (into radio)
  18. 1532, dispatch we're 97, code two.
  19.  
  20. 'DISPATCH
  21. 10-4, 1532.
  22.  
  23. OFFICER LANCE HAWKINS, (21) is next to him.
  24.  
  25. Parks turns to Hawkins and points at him.
  26.  
  27. PARKS
  28. Watch. Let me do the talking.
  29. Anything looks weird, call it.
  30.  
  31. HAWKINS
  32. 10-4 sir.
  33.  
  34.  
  35. INT. CONVENIENCE STORE - NIGHT
  36.  
  37. The two walk in and immediately see two people. The older
  38. one, JOHN STEVENS, (late-40s) wears a confederate flag hat
  39. with a jacket and jeans.
  40.  
  41. JOHN
  42. Look pal, see-
  43.  
  44. He pulls out a Triple-A card.
  45.  
  46. JOHN (CONT’D)
  47. I just gotta get me a tow truck so
  48. I can bring my truck to the shop.
  49. Please, I gotta just borrow your
  50. phone.
  51.  
  52. The STOREKEEPER, (late-50s) points toward the door.
  53.  
  54. STOREKEEPER
  55. No, you leave!
  56.  
  57. The younger one, JACK STEVENS, (early-20s) wears a jacket and
  58. jeans and has long hair.
  59.  
  60. JACK
  61. Dad, let's just go outside, we'll-
  62.  
  63. The two officers watch this for a moment. The door closes
  64. behind them and a "DING" can be heard.
  65.  
  66. Hawkins points at the door.
  67.  
  68. HAWKINS
  69. That sensor's a little late.
  70.  
  71. He chuckles and grins.
  72.  
  73. Parks glares at him, then looks at the two.
  74.  
  75. The storekeeper looks at Hawkins and points.
  76.  
  77. STOREKEEPER
  78. These men, right here sir! I do not
  79. allow racists in my store!
  80.  
  81. JOHN
  82. Look pal, we were just looking to
  83. borrow a phone. No trouble here.
  84.  
  85. John's hands are in his pockets.
  86.  
  87. PARKS
  88. Step back from the counter sir,
  89. keep your hands out your pockets.
  90.  
  91. Parks looks over at John and motions toward him.
  92.  
  93. John takes his hand out of his pockets then cocks his head in
  94. confusion at Parks.
  95.  
  96. PARKS (CONT’D)
  97. John, was it?
  98.  
  99. JOHN
  100. Yeah.
  101.  
  102. PARKS
  103. How about you and your son step
  104. outside and talk with me? Hawkins,
  105. check the security footage.
  106.  
  107. Hawkins nods.
  108.  
  109.  
  110. EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE - NIGHT
  111.  
  112. John takes a sigh.
  113.  
  114. PARKS
  115. You alright?
  116.  
  117. John massages his eyes.
  118.  
  119. JOHN
  120. Just needed to borrow a phone man,
  121. the battery in my truck died. He
  122. just went on spouting about how I
  123. was racist. Christ, people these
  124. days gettin' butthurt over lil'
  125. symbols like these.
  126.  
  127. He takes off his hat.
  128.  
  129. JOHN (CONT’D)
  130. Long night. We were trying to make
  131. it to New Mexico when the truck
  132. broke down.
  133.  
  134. PARKS
  135. I see. Sorry to even ask, but you
  136. guys got weapons on you?
  137.  
  138. John motions over to the shotgun mounted on the truck.
  139.  
  140. JOHN
  141. And then mine and my son's carry
  142. pieces.
  143.  
  144. PARKS
  145. Alright, thanks. Let's just get you
  146. guys outta here as soon as we can.
  147.  
  148. Hawkins steps back out.
  149.  
  150. HAWKINS
  151. Yeah, he apparently called the cops
  152. and freaked out seeing the hat.
  153.  
  154. With a sigh, he massages his eyes, then thumbs his radio.
  155.  
  156. PARKS
  157. (into radio)
  158. 1532, dispatch.
  159.  
  160. DISPATCH
  161. (from radio)
  162. Go ahead 1532.
  163.  
  164. PARKS
  165. (into radio)
  166. Requesting a tow truck at the
  167. Chevron on Dillon and third. We're
  168. gonna be code four here.
  169.  
  170. He glances at Hawkins and motions for him to follow him.
  171.  
  172. PARKS (CONT’D)
  173. Alright sir, we're gonna be across
  174. the street doing traffic if you
  175. need us, just wait out here for the
  176. truck. Anything happens, just give
  177. us a holler or call.
  178.  
  179. JACK
  180. Thanks, officer.
  181.  
  182. Parks and Hawkins get back into their cruiser.
  183.  
  184.  
  185. INT. POLICE CRUISER - NIGHT
  186.  
  187. The two wait across the street from the gas station and clock
  188. traffic.
  189.  
  190. HAWKINS
  191. So, how'd I do?
  192.  
  193. Parks jots something down on a paper and stares at the
  194. passing vehicles.
  195.  
  196. PARKS
  197. That's a three.
  198.  
  199. HAWKINS
  200. Come on, just a three?
  201.  
  202. PARKS
  203. You should've handled that faster.
  204.  
  205. HAWKINS
  206. Why didn't you?
  207.  
  208. PARKS
  209. Wanted to see what you'd do.
  210.  
  211. HAWKINS
  212. Right. Well it's not another two
  213. which is good.
  214.  
  215. Hawkins clocks traffic with a radar gun.
  216.  
  217. HAWKINS (CONT’D)
  218. You were military though? A few of
  219. the guys at the station said you
  220. were in Afghanistan a few years.
  221.  
  222. David glances over at the radar gun.
  223.  
  224. He takes a deep breath.
  225.  
  226. PARKS
  227. Yeah, still kind of am.
  228.  
  229. HAWKINS
  230. That's really cool! You know I was
  231. gonna join, but then they wouldn't
  232. take me because-
  233.  
  234. Parks takes a sigh, then massages his eyes.
  235.  
  236. PARKS
  237. Fuck, kid- You gave 'em a reason
  238. not to.
  239.  
  240. Parks takes out his phone, checks it, then puts it back in
  241. his pocket.
  242.  
  243. HAWKINS
  244. (voice trails off)
  245. ...Of a surgery when I was nine.
  246.  
  247. David continues to watch cars pass.
  248.  
  249. He massages his eyes as Hawkins continues to take radar.
  250.  
  251. HAWKINS (CONT’D)
  252. Pretty quiet today, huh?
  253.  
  254. Parks slowly moves his head and glares at Hawkins.
  255.  
  256. PARKS
  257. I'm gonna make you eat those
  258. fucking words.
  259.  
  260. A car screams past the two-
  261.  
  262. HAWKINS
  263. Holy shit! Did you see that?!
  264.  
  265. Parks picks up the car's radio.
  266.  
  267. PARKS
  268. You called it, not me. Light 'em
  269. up.
  270.  
  271. Hawkins floors the accelerator and speeds up behind the other
  272. car.
  273.  
  274. Hawkins turns on the siren and Parks grabs the radio.
  275.  
  276. The siren blares as the car begins to pull over.
  277.  
  278. PARKS (CONT’D)
  279. 1532, dispatch, be advised
  280. performing TC on reckless driver-
  281. Interstate 10, past Marker 13.
  282.  
  283. DISPATCH
  284. (over radio)
  285. 10-4.
  286.  
  287. Hawkins and Parks prepare to exit the car.
  288.  
  289. HAWKINS
  290. Cover.
  291.  
  292. PARKS
  293. Contact.
  294.  
  295.  
  296. EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY - NIGHT
  297.  
  298. The two get out and approach.
  299.  
  300. Hawkins crosses toward the passenger's side.
  301.  
  302. Parks crosses toward the driver's.
  303.  
  304. Both place their fingertips on the tail lights of the car.
  305.  
  306. The passenger's side door opens before they can even reach
  307. the car.
  308.  
  309. Two gunshots ring out by the time Hawkins gets his as the man
  310. in front of him drops dead.
  311.  
  312. Parks draws his weapon and makes his way back.
  313.  
  314. PARKS
  315. Hawkins, behind the cruiser!
  316.  
  317. Parks fires into the driver's side door and is met with
  318. multiple muzzle flashes.
  319.  
  320. Hawkins turns his back and hides behind the passenger side
  321. door of the cruiser, gun out, muzzle up.
  322.  
  323. Parks continues to fire and with his free hand keys his
  324. radio.
  325.  
  326. PARKS (CONT’D)
  327. (into radio)
  328. 1532, DISPATCH! SHOTS FIRED AT OUR
  329. LOCATION! ROLL BODYCAM!
  330.  
  331. The rounds fly past Hawkins as he sits there and shakes, his
  332. gun still out.
  333.  
  334. Parks looks over. His eyes widen.
  335.  
  336. PARKS (CONT’D)
  337. GRAB THE RIFLE NOW, HAWKINS!
  338.  
  339. Hawkins shakes as he reaches into the car and pulls out the
  340. patrol rifle.
  341.  
  342. Hawkins now crouches next against the door of the cruiser. He
  343. fires at the muzzle flashes in the car.
  344.  
  345. DISPATCH
  346. (from radio)
  347. 10-4, 1532, any available units
  348. 1532 is requesting assistance on
  349. Highway 10 past marker 13.
  350.  
  351. Parks watches a figure run out and fires two rounds before
  352. his handgun goes dry.
  353.  
  354. PARKS
  355. Hawkins, cover fire!
  356.  
  357. Hawkins continues to fire at the car in front of him.
  358.  
  359. Parks takes a knee behind the door of his cruiser and reloads
  360. his handgun.
  361.  
  362. A concussion grenade from the other car lands on the
  363. cruiser's windshield, in between both of their firing
  364. positions behind the squad car doors.
  365.  
  366. PARKS (CONT’D)
  367. Hawkins get back!
  368.  
  369. Parks tries to reach for it, then-
  370.  
  371. Silence.
  372.  
  373. Parks is in a daze, but opens his eyes.
  374.  
  375. Hawkins's rifle sits on the ground. With his eyes open, he
  376. fumbles to reach for it.
  377.  
  378. A silhouette pops up.
  379.  
  380. Parks sees it, then looks back at Hawkins.
  381.  
  382. Hawkins drops to the ground next to the cruiser, a spatter of
  383. blood exiting the other side of his skull.
  384.  
  385. Parks reaches into the car and takes his Mossberg 590A1 out.
  386.  
  387. Rounds fly through the windshield. Parks ducks under the
  388. dashboard as he fumbles with his 12 gauge.
  389.  
  390. Parks thumbs his radio again.
  391.  
  392. PARKS (CONT’D)
  393. (into radio)
  394. OFFICER DOWN, WE HAVE AN OFFICER
  395. DOWN! SUSPECT JUST THREW A FUCKING
  396. GRENADE!
  397.  
  398. IND VOICE 1 (O.S.)
  399. FUCK YOU WEY!
  400.  
  401. The fire continues as Parks watches one charge him with a
  402. knife.
  403.  
  404. Parks fires a round into his chest and just watches him come
  405. at him.
  406.  
  407. He places his hand on the forend of the shotgun as the man
  408. starts to swing his knife at him.
  409.  
  410. Parks kicks him back, chambers a round, and fires as the
  411. man's intestines hang out.
  412.  
  413. PARKS
  414. What the fuck?!
  415.  
  416. IND VOICE 1 (O.S.)
  417. You just fucked homie.
  418.  
  419. He trains his weapon once more and tries to chamber the next
  420. round.
  421.  
  422. Click.
  423.  
  424. The man stabs Parks in the shoulder.
  425.  
  426. IND VOICE 1 (CONT’D)
  427. FUCK...!
  428.  
  429. Parks cries out in pain as the man pulls the knife out and
  430. takes another swing.
  431.  
  432. Parks shoves him with his shotgun and backs up and in a
  433. frantic rush tries to pull another shell of of his sling,
  434. only to drop it.
  435.  
  436. Parks only falls as another bullet flies out the back of his
  437. shoulder.
  438.  
  439. His shoulder bleeds. Another bullet flies out the back of the
  440. same shoulder.
  441.  
  442. Parks falls down, stiff.
  443.  
  444. IND VOICE 1 (CONT’D)
  445. Oh shit!
  446.  
  447. The man looks up. Gunshots ring out as the rounds land in the
  448. back of their car.
  449.  
  450. IND VOICE 2
  451. Let's go, let's go man!
  452.  
  453. Parks looks looks over his side.
  454.  
  455. John is with his son and holds a shotgun. His son grabs
  456. Parks's shotgun, loads it and fires into the back of the
  457. assailants' car.
  458.  
  459. Parks holds his shoulder as he feels himself fade in and out
  460. of consciousness. He grabs the tourniquet off his belt and
  461. tries to wrap the wounds on Parks's shoulders.
  462.  
  463. John has a still look of fear in his eyes as he applies the
  464. tourniquet.
  465.  
  466. JOHN
  467. Shit, shit shit!
  468.  
  469. PARKS
  470. (fading)
  471. ...I'm gonna die...
  472.  
  473. John reaches into Parks's pocket and pulls out his phone.
  474.  
  475. JOHN
  476. Hey, Parks stay with me now man!
  477. Don't you go dying on me! You're
  478. gonna be fine!
  479.  
  480. The police lights begin to show themselves on John's face.
  481.  
  482. JOHN (CONT’D)
  483. They're just right here, they're
  484. right here officer! HEY!
  485.  
  486. The lights flash across his face as John waves first
  487. responders over.
  488.  
  489. Parks blacks out.
  490.  
  491.  
  492. INT. EMERGENCY ROOM - NIGHT
  493.  
  494. Parks is wakes up as he's taken into the emergency room.
  495.  
  496. IND NURSE 1
  497. Subject is David Parks, 28-years
  498. old, male, blood pressure...
  499.  
  500. Parks blacks out again..
  501.  
  502.  
  503. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
  504.  
  505. Parks sits on a hospital bed and clutches his arm. His face
  506. carries a pained expression.
  507.  
  508. ELENA SAINTCLAIRE, (26) places her hand on Parks's shoulder.
  509.  
  510. PARKS
  511. I need to find Lance.
  512.  
  513. ELENA
  514. Dave, I know this is a lot to take
  515. in-
  516.  
  517. Parks chuckles.
  518.  
  519. PARKS
  520. You're a lot to take in.
  521.  
  522. The room goes silent.
  523.  
  524. JACK NELSON (mid-40s) holds a briefcase and walks through the
  525. door.
  526.  
  527. PARKS (CONT’D)
  528. You know, sweetheart. I'm not
  529. really in the mood for pranks, you
  530. get that right?
  531.  
  532. Nelson reaches for the TV remote next to Parks and turns it
  533. on.
  534.  
  535. JONATHAN STANTON, (mid-50s) approaches a podium.
  536.  
  537. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  538. Thank you all for coming out this
  539. morning. I am Lieutenant Jonathan
  540. Stanton with the Phoenix Police
  541. Department.
  542.  
  543. IND REPORTER 1 (O.S.)
  544. Is this an act of terrorism?
  545.  
  546. IND REPORTER 2 (O.S.)
  547. Were these two officers
  548. specifically targeted?
  549.  
  550. IND REPORTER 3 (O.S.)
  551. Do we have any idea at this
  552. time who did this?
  553.  
  554. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  555. (on TV)
  556. At this time I will not be taking
  557. questions.
  558.  
  559. The reporters hush.
  560.  
  561. Stanton takes out a paper and glances down at it with an
  562. anxious sigh.
  563.  
  564. LIEUTENANT STANTON (CONT’D)
  565. It is with a heavy heart that I
  566. announce that we lost one of our
  567. own tonight. Officer Lance Hawkins
  568. was pronounced dead on scene... His
  569. field training officer, Officer
  570. Parks had been struck by four
  571. rounds, two hitting his vest.
  572.  
  573. Parks buries his head in his hands. Tears run down his eyes.
  574.  
  575. LIEUTENANT STANTON (CONT’D)
  576. (on tv)
  577. ...It is thanks to two armed
  578. bystanders that Officer Parks can
  579. live to fight another day-
  580.  
  581. PARKS
  582. He- He's joking. That's bullshit.
  583. He's gotta be joking, this is a
  584. sick god damn joke and everyone's
  585. laughing at me!
  586.  
  587. A moment of silence between all three.
  588.  
  589. NELSON
  590. Officer Parks, I'm sorry to tell
  591. you.
  592.  
  593. Elena has a look of concern as she places her hand on Parks's
  594. back.
  595.  
  596. PARKS
  597. Did he... Feel any of it?
  598.  
  599. Nelson shakes his head.
  600.  
  601. PARKS (CONT’D)
  602. What about his wife? Who- Who's
  603. gonna take care of her? His kid...
  604. They don't have that anymore...
  605.  
  606. NELSON
  607. His daughter will receive a
  608. pension, however it will be up to
  609. you whether you'd like to speak to
  610. his wife.
  611.  
  612. He wipes off another tear and tries to mouth something,
  613. thKimen stops and takes a deep breath.
  614.  
  615. PARKS
  616. He's dead because of me, I
  617. should've been the contact-
  618.  
  619. He knocks over the table next to him and begins to sob.
  620.  
  621. PARKS (CONT’D)
  622. FUCK!
  623.  
  624. NELSON
  625. There's nothing you could've done
  626. about it, the reason you're alive
  627. is because two people happened to
  628. see what was going on and stopped
  629. it.
  630.  
  631. Parks reaches for the trash can next to him and vomits into
  632. it.
  633.  
  634. PARKS
  635. God damn it. I could've done more.
  636. I could've done more. I should've
  637. done more.
  638.  
  639. He stops for a moment as a group of shadows form behind the
  640. covered observation room.
  641.  
  642. The door opens as SERGEANT STEELE, (mid-30s) comes in. He
  643. wears an "Internal Affairs" badge.
  644.  
  645. Parks spits into the trash can.
  646.  
  647. STEELE
  648. Run me through it, Parks. Piece by
  649. piece.
  650.  
  651. Steele throws a file folder at his feet.
  652.  
  653. Parks stands up.
  654.  
  655. PARKS
  656. Fu-
  657.  
  658. Nelson stands up and almost blocks Steele. He looks back at
  659. Parks.
  660.  
  661. NELSON
  662. Not a word. Get it together.
  663.  
  664. He glares at Steele.
  665.  
  666. NELSON (CONT’D)
  667.  
  668. NELSON (CONT’D)
  669. Sergeant, you make another move
  670. like that again, I will make your
  671. life hell.
  672.  
  673. Parks nods.
  674.  
  675. PARKS
  676. I want to go home.
  677.  
  678. He reaches for the change of clothes with his badge and gun
  679. still on them.
  680.  
  681. FADE OUT.
  682.  
  683.  
  684. INT. WAITING ROOM - DAY
  685.  
  686. JAMES O'REILLY, (28) argues with two police officers.
  687.  
  688. JAMES
  689. He knows me. Look, I served with
  690. him. Can I have a reason for being
  691. kicked out?
  692.  
  693. IND POLICE OFFICER 1
  694. Security reasons, never said
  695. anything about you.
  696.  
  697. JAMES
  698. Look, ask him yoursel-
  699.  
  700. Parks bursts out the door, a cast in his left arm.
  701.  
  702. Next to him is Elena.
  703.  
  704. ELENA
  705. David, you've just been shot, let's
  706. just go home first...
  707.  
  708. Parks just looks at the scene in front of him.
  709.  
  710. PARKS
  711. James?
  712.  
  713. Both of the officers take a step back and look at James.
  714.  
  715. JAMES
  716. Dave?
  717.  
  718. PARKS
  719. Should've probably told them you
  720. were coming. Sorry 'bout that.
  721.  
  722. Dave just looks at the officers and waves them off. They nod.
  723.  
  724. JAMES
  725. Grab a drink then? Do some catching
  726. up?
  727.  
  728. Dave nods.
  729.  
  730. PARKS
  731. Haven't seen you since...
  732.  
  733. JAMES
  734. ...Convoy.
  735.  
  736. PARKS
  737. Time flies, fuck.
  738.  
  739. James's eyes widen as he takes a sigh.
  740.  
  741. JAMES
  742. Yeah, it does. You okay man?
  743.  
  744. Parks takes a sigh and looks at James. He opens his mouth to
  745. something, but nothing manages to come out.
  746.  
  747. His phone vibrates.
  748.  
  749. A text appears. The contact reads, "Interested Party".
  750.  
  751. A photo of him with James and Elena coming through the doors
  752. with James talking to the police.
  753.  
  754. INTERESTED PARTY (TEXT)
  755. Officer Parks, we have a
  756. proposition for you. Please meet us
  757. on the third floor of the parking
  758. garage. Come alone.
  759.  
  760. Parks glances at Elena.
  761.  
  762. PARKS
  763. Hey sweetheart, this is James. You
  764. guys get to know each other, I'm
  765. gonna go for a walk-
  766.  
  767. ELENA
  768. Didn't you say you wanted to go
  769. home?
  770.  
  771. PARKS
  772. Lemme get some air first.
  773.  
  774. James cocks an eyebrow at this.
  775.  
  776. Parks walks off to
  777.  
  778.  
  779. INT. ELEVATOR - DAY
  780.  
  781. Parks checks takes his Glock 19 out of his right hand inner
  782. waistband holster and does a one handed press check using his
  783. belt to check for a round.
  784.  
  785. A round is chambered.
  786.  
  787. He takes a deep breath as he looks at the floors.
  788.  
  789. "1"
  790.  
  791. "2"
  792.  
  793. He takes a breath.
  794.  
  795. "3"
  796.  
  797. The doors open as Parks inches out, gun in his hand.
  798.  
  799.  
  800. EXT. GARAGE - DAY
  801.  
  802. He checks the outside.
  803.  
  804. Nothing.
  805.  
  806. The ramp going to the third floor materializes as he peers
  807. over.
  808.  
  809. He makes his way over. A group of black suburbans are parked
  810. there.
  811.  
  812. In the middle of it, a group of men in suits.
  813.  
  814. The one in the middle JASON WHITE, (43) rolls his eyes.
  815.  
  816. WHITE
  817. Come on now Officer, there were
  818. other ways we could've dealt with
  819. you. At least listen to us before
  820. you start shooting.
  821.  
  822. Those around him reach for their weapons.
  823.  
  824. WHITE (CONT’D)
  825. Gentlemen, he has one arm and
  826. there's six of you. It wouldn't be
  827. a fair fight now would it?
  828.  
  829. Parks lowers his weapon.
  830.  
  831. PARKS
  832. What? The fuck you want? You feds?
  833.  
  834. He's clearly nervous.
  835.  
  836. WHITE
  837. Officer- Or do you want it to be
  838. Detective, Parks?
  839.  
  840. PARKS
  841. Cut the shit.
  842.  
  843. He looks behind him at another individual in a suit. He
  844. beckons over ANTHONY, (mid-20s)
  845.  
  846. WHITE
  847. Anthony, get my case please.
  848.  
  849. ANTHONY
  850. Yes sir.
  851.  
  852. Anthony walks to the back of a suburban and comes back. He
  853. carries a briefcase.
  854.  
  855. WHITE
  856. Price of admission is ignorance.
  857. That man was on bath salts and some
  858. modified form of PCP.
  859.  
  860. White opens the briefcase.
  861.  
  862. WHITE (CONT’D)
  863. He's being healed up in a known
  864. Sinaloa Cartel safehouse. Do we
  865. have a deal?
  866.  
  867. Parks just slowly nods.
  868.  
  869. He closes the briefcase and passes it to Parks.
  870.  
  871. PARKS
  872. Deal.
  873.  
  874. White's side packs up and leaves Parks alone with a metallic
  875. briefcase.
  876.  
  877. Parks stands there, briefcase in hand.
  878.  
  879. FADE TO BLACK.
  880.  
  881.  
  882. EXT. PARKING LOT - DAY
  883.  
  884. Parks walks back with a briefcase.
  885.  
  886. James cocks an eyebrow.
  887.  
  888. JAMES
  889. The fuck is that?
  890.  
  891. Parks shrugs.
  892.  
  893. JAMES (CONT’D)
  894. The feds give you that?
  895.  
  896. Parks shrugs.
  897.  
  898. PARKS
  899. It's information for a case. That's
  900. all I know.
  901.  
  902. JAMES
  903. If it's on me, I don't have any god
  904. damn dogs.
  905.  
  906. Parks rolls his eyes.
  907.  
  908. PARKS
  909. If it was on you, I'd have thrown
  910. you in cuffs.
  911.  
  912. JAMES
  913. Not if there was already an IED
  914. planted on your car.
  915.  
  916. PARKS
  917. James...
  918.  
  919. James smiles, though it looks nervous.
  920.  
  921. JAMES
  922. I'm just joking. I swear.
  923.  
  924. Parks nods.
  925.  
  926. PARKS (CONT’D)
  927. Right... Follow us, we're headed
  928. home. I got a small cabinet there.
  929.  
  930.  
  931. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON
  932.  
  933. The briefcase sits on Parks's wooden kitchen table.
  934.  
  935. James pokes the case with a screwdriver.
  936.  
  937. Elena crouches behind a couch.
  938.  
  939. ELENA
  940. Why did you want me back here
  941. again? And why didn't you call the
  942. bomb squad?
  943.  
  944. PARKS
  945. So if it goes off, there's not
  946. pieces of me inside of you. Plus,
  947. they're not gonna come out here
  948. because someone gave me a
  949. briefcase.
  950.  
  951. ELENA
  952. But I already get pieces of you
  953. inside me.
  954.  
  955. PARKS
  956. Fuck, walked int-
  957.  
  958. James slams his hand against the top of the case.
  959.  
  960. PARKS (CONT’D)
  961. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL US ALL?!
  962.  
  963. JAMES
  964. Well we know it's not pressure
  965. activated if it is a bomb.
  966.  
  967. PARKS
  968. YOU FUCKING IDIOT!
  969.  
  970. ELENA
  971. You just gave me a fucking
  972. heart attack!
  973.  
  974. James just shrugs.
  975.  
  976. Parks and Elena takes a deep breath.
  977.  
  978. PARKS (CONT’D)
  979. You were EOD right?
  980.  
  981. JAMES
  982. I was half the reason EOD came to
  983. talk to us back then, yeah.
  984.  
  985. Parks unlatches the case and takes out a flashlight.
  986.  
  987. PARKS
  988. How'd they set these things up?
  989.  
  990. JAMES
  991. Damn things were rigged for a few
  992. inches, you pulled up and boom.
  993. Just look under it for wires.
  994.  
  995. Parks glances under it, opening the case just a crack. He
  996. shines the light around inside of it.
  997.  
  998. JAMES (CONT’D)
  999. Anything?
  1000.  
  1001. PARKS
  1002. Negative, any clear string would've
  1003. made a shadow too. Fuck it, I'm
  1004. going for it.
  1005.  
  1006. He opens the case all the way. The files are stacked neatly.
  1007.  
  1008. Elena emerges from behind Parks's couch.
  1009.  
  1010. ELENA
  1011. What is it? Anything solid on
  1012. Lance?
  1013.  
  1014. Parks takes the case, turns it upside down, and dumps its
  1015. contents on the table.
  1016.  
  1017. He starts to spread its contents, across the table.
  1018.  
  1019. PARKS
  1020. Help me out with this you two.
  1021.  
  1022. Elena makes her way over and the three start placing folders
  1023. right side up.
  1024.  
  1025. David opens a file, on its cover reads, "DEPARTMENT OF
  1026. HOMELAND SECURITY".
  1027.  
  1028. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1029. Holy fuck.
  1030.  
  1031. He flips through it. A few clusters of mugshots here and
  1032. there, a few assorted file-
  1033.  
  1034. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1035. I found him. The fucker who stabbed
  1036. me.
  1037.  
  1038. He pulls a file out.
  1039.  
  1040. The top of the dossier reads "Enrique Torrez".
  1041.  
  1042. Gang Affiliation: "The Sentinel Cartel".
  1043.  
  1044. Parks's expression changes to that of anger.
  1045.  
  1046. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1047. I have to make some phone calls.
  1048.  
  1049.  
  1050. EXT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  1051.  
  1052. Four police cruisers and a SWAT van pull up to a warehouse.
  1053.  
  1054. The streetlights illuminate the grungy graffiti covered area.
  1055.  
  1056. Gang logos cover some houses, a few dumpsters are knocked
  1057. over, some of the trash flying around.
  1058.  
  1059. Outside, the small amount passerbys, whisper to each other as
  1060. the cruisers pull up with the team.
  1061.  
  1062. Two cruisers peel off and start cordoning off the area from
  1063. the front of the warehouse.
  1064.  
  1065. A perimeter is set up, the area is cleared of any passerbys.
  1066.  
  1067.  
  1068. INT. POLICE CRUISER - NIGHT
  1069.  
  1070. Parks sits there and watches all of this.
  1071.  
  1072. Stanton drives.
  1073.  
  1074. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  1075. Four days. Someone tipped us off
  1076. too when you put the pieces
  1077. together.
  1078.  
  1079. Parks just looks out the window. He's got a leather jacket
  1080. on.
  1081.  
  1082. Stanton looks over at Parks.
  1083.  
  1084. LIEUTENANT STANTON (CONT’D)
  1085. Should feel good though if you are
  1086. right. Even if you're not it's a
  1087. dent in the fuck up that was the
  1088. ATF's schtick.
  1089.  
  1090. Parks continues to watch as police MRAP stops.
  1091.  
  1092. PARKS
  1093. Won't do anything for Lance.
  1094.  
  1095. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  1096. We're gonna get these guys, kid.
  1097.  
  1098. He steps out of the cruiser.
  1099.  
  1100. Parks opens the door and watches as SWAT stacks on the door.
  1101.  
  1102.  
  1103. EXT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  1104.  
  1105. One of the cruisers pulls behind the building, two others set
  1106. up a perimeter and block the street.
  1107.  
  1108. From inside the cruiser, Parks turns the police radio up.
  1109.  
  1110. Stanton lights up a cigarette.
  1111.  
  1112. The radio comes to life.
  1113.  
  1114. IND SWAT OFFICER 1 (O.S.)
  1115. Team one, team two, prepare to
  1116. breach.
  1117.  
  1118. IND SWAT OFFICER 2 (O.S.)
  1119. Team one, ready.
  1120.  
  1121. IND SWAT OFFICER 1 (O.S.)
  1122. Team two, ready. On my mark.
  1123.  
  1124. Parks watches this.
  1125.  
  1126. IND SWAT OFFICER 1 (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  1127. Mark.
  1128.  
  1129. The SWAT team busts the door down. An officer throws in a
  1130. flashbang.
  1131.  
  1132. Parks places his hand on his holster. More gunfire rings out
  1133. from the inside of the warehouse.
  1134.  
  1135. PARKS
  1136. That doesn't sound good.
  1137.  
  1138. IND SWAT OFFICER 2 (O.S.)
  1139. Team two, one suspect down.
  1140.  
  1141. IND OFFICER 2 (O.S.)
  1142. Team two has an officer down!
  1143. Fucker used a table leg!
  1144.  
  1145. The radio goes silent for a moment.
  1146.  
  1147. IND SWAT OFFICER 2
  1148. Stay the fuck down!
  1149.  
  1150. Stanton takes a sigh, throws his cigarette on the ground, and
  1151. gets on his radio.
  1152.  
  1153. STANTON
  1154. 1015, requesting additional units
  1155. and a bus to the warehouse on 19th
  1156. and McDowell, code three, one
  1157. officer down.
  1158.  
  1159. DISPATCHER (O.S.)
  1160. 10-4, 1015. Any available units,
  1161. 1015 requesting assistance at 19th
  1162. and McDowell, multiple officers
  1163. down.
  1164.  
  1165. The sound of sirens in the distance.
  1166.  
  1167. More gunfire breaks out.
  1168.  
  1169. IND SWAT OFFICER 2
  1170. Multiple assailants with ARs,
  1171. requesting additional! Fuck!
  1172.  
  1173. IND SWAT OFFICER 1
  1174. Hey we got a suspect-
  1175.  
  1176. ENRIQUE TORRES, (30) jumps out of a window, rolls, and runs
  1177. toward Stanton and Parks. He's covered in gang tattoos.
  1178.  
  1179. Torres just keeps moving, his arms are covered in tempered
  1180. glass.
  1181.  
  1182. He charges forward toward Stanton.
  1183.  
  1184. PARKS
  1185. Holy fuck.
  1186.  
  1187. Stanton draws his tazer and fires into Torres.
  1188.  
  1189. The barbs connect and Torres is unfazed as he charges forward
  1190. and pushes Stanton aside.
  1191.  
  1192. Parks tries to draw down, only get pushed aside by a
  1193. sprinting Torres.
  1194.  
  1195. STANTON
  1196. Parks!
  1197.  
  1198. Parks keeps his weapon pointed downward as he runs after
  1199. Torres. He struggles to keep up.
  1200.  
  1201. Torres glances back, sees Parks, and makes a turn.
  1202.  
  1203. Parks runs forward and tries to turn the corner.
  1204.  
  1205. Two bullets pass his face.
  1206.  
  1207. PARKS
  1208. Fucker!
  1209.  
  1210. Parks peers out of cover and takes two shots into Torres's
  1211. back.
  1212.  
  1213. He just keeps running.
  1214.  
  1215. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1216. WHAT THE FUCK?!
  1217.  
  1218. Parks continues to run forward, chasing him into an
  1219. intersection.
  1220.  
  1221. Torres stops to assess the area and glances back seeing
  1222. Parks.
  1223.  
  1224. Before anything else, a hatchback runs over Torres, knocking
  1225. him to the ground.
  1226.  
  1227. Parks sees this and clutches his arm. He keeps his gun out
  1228. and sprints to the scene.
  1229.  
  1230. James gets out of the car.
  1231.  
  1232. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1233. What the fuck...
  1234.  
  1235. Torres isn't getting back up, but he's still breathing. James
  1236. is pointing wildly at Torres.
  1237.  
  1238. TORRES
  1239. Fuck...
  1240.  
  1241. JAMES
  1242. He knows where they are!
  1243.  
  1244. Parks holsters his weapon and takes out his hand cuffs. He
  1245. presses his knee against his ass.
  1246.  
  1247. PARKS
  1248. Grab his other arm.
  1249.  
  1250. James helps him out and he manages to get them on him.
  1251.  
  1252. TORRES
  1253. You...
  1254.  
  1255. JAMES
  1256. WHERE ARE THEY?!
  1257.  
  1258. He flips Torres on his back.
  1259.  
  1260. PARKS
  1261. You fucking recognize me?
  1262.  
  1263. TORRES
  1264. Yeah, you should be dead.
  1265.  
  1266. JAMES
  1267. You'll be fucking dead if you don't
  1268. tell me where they keep the cat
  1269. girls!
  1270.  
  1271. Parks watches a cruiser a few blocks away close in.
  1272.  
  1273. PARKS
  1274. Back off, James!
  1275.  
  1276. Parks glares at him.
  1277.  
  1278. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1279. I want answers. Where's your
  1280. partner?
  1281.  
  1282. He takes out his badge and keeps it in the direction of the
  1283. approaching cruiser.
  1284.  
  1285. TORRES
  1286. Fuck you cabron, I don't need to
  1287. tell you shit. Besides, my ride's
  1288. on its way here.
  1289.  
  1290. A cruiser pulls up with two officers. They get out of their
  1291. cruiser. One runs over to James.
  1292.  
  1293. IND OFFICER 3
  1294. Sir, step back.
  1295.  
  1296. James goes to his car and watches this.
  1297.  
  1298. JAMES
  1299. He knows where the cat girls are,
  1300. don't let him get away with that
  1301. knowledge!
  1302.  
  1303. IND OFFICER 1
  1304. We won't sir, just stand back.
  1305.  
  1306. A small army of cruisers shows up behind them.
  1307.  
  1308. TORRES
  1309. Don't leave me down here, I can
  1310. fucking stand, if I didn't have
  1311. these cuffs I could probably beat
  1312. the shit out of you, wey!
  1313.  
  1314. Parks just watches this.
  1315.  
  1316. PARKS
  1317. You never answered my question.
  1318.  
  1319. TORRES
  1320. My answer is, "Fuck you."
  1321.  
  1322. Parks rolls his eyes.
  1323.  
  1324. His hands shake in anger.
  1325.  
  1326. Another cruiser rolls up with Stanton in it.
  1327.  
  1328. STANTON
  1329. You good, Parks?
  1330.  
  1331. He gives an "okay" hand symbol.
  1332.  
  1333. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1334. The hell happened?
  1335.  
  1336. Parks points at James.
  1337.  
  1338. JAMES
  1339. Army buddy happened to be driving
  1340. through- Retard ran into traffic,
  1341. got hit.
  1342.  
  1343. Stanton nods.
  1344.  
  1345. STANTON
  1346. Better hope he doesn't sue.
  1347.  
  1348. James just stands there with the officer.
  1349.  
  1350. Stanton thumbs his radio.
  1351.  
  1352. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1353. (into radio)
  1354. Dispatch, requesting an additional
  1355. ambulance to 23rd and McDowell.
  1356.  
  1357. Parks watches as three suburbans with lights and sirens start
  1358. advancing on their location.
  1359.  
  1360. PARKS
  1361. Who the hell are these guys?
  1362.  
  1363. Stanton steps in front of Parks and watches all of this.
  1364.  
  1365. The three suburbans stop and surround the officers.
  1366.  
  1367. One man in particular, SMITH, (late-30s) steps out holding
  1368. out a badge.
  1369.  
  1370. Their uniforms read, "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY".
  1371.  
  1372. STANTON
  1373. Who might you folks be? You weren't
  1374. on our channels.
  1375.  
  1376. SMITH
  1377. Just call me Smith. This individual
  1378. is of importance to national
  1379. security, you see.
  1380.  
  1381. Stanton adjusts his glasses.
  1382.  
  1383. STANTON
  1384. He shot one of my men.
  1385.  
  1386. SMITH
  1387. I'm sorry to hear that-
  1388.  
  1389. STANTON
  1390. I'm sorry ain't exactly going to
  1391. cut it.
  1392.  
  1393. Smith glances at Parks.
  1394.  
  1395. SMITH
  1396. How's the arm doing? My associate
  1397. White was asking earlier.
  1398.  
  1399. Two of the agents walk over to where Torres is detained.
  1400.  
  1401. Stanton takes out his phone. Smith just patiently waits for
  1402. him.
  1403.  
  1404. STANTON
  1405. (into phone)
  1406. Colin? Yeah, waiting out here with
  1407. one of your guys- Agent Smith?
  1408.  
  1409. Stanton eyes's widen.
  1410.  
  1411. He motions toward the officer to move away from Torres.
  1412.  
  1413. SMITH
  1414. Thank you for your cooperation,
  1415. Lieutenant. We'll take it from
  1416. here.
  1417.  
  1418. Two agents pick up Torres. He spits in the direction of Parks
  1419. and glares at Stanton.
  1420.  
  1421. PARKS
  1422. I'LL FUCK YOU UP!
  1423.  
  1424. Stanton grabs Parks.
  1425.  
  1426. STANTON
  1427. Don't do this, not here.
  1428.  
  1429. Smith looks back at him.
  1430.  
  1431. SMITH
  1432. These feelings are normal, officer.
  1433. Anger is a normal emotion in the
  1434. grieving process.
  1435.  
  1436. Parks watches as the agents get into their vehicles and drive
  1437. off.
  1438.  
  1439. A few tears roll down his eyes.
  1440.  
  1441. PARKS
  1442. I was so close, I was this close
  1443. and the feds fucked it up, like
  1444. they do everything fucking else!
  1445. Fuck!
  1446.  
  1447. Parks kicks a can next to him in anger.
  1448.  
  1449. STANTON
  1450. PARKS!
  1451.  
  1452. He pulls Parks aside.
  1453.  
  1454. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1455. Look, I get it. This ain't easy by
  1456. any stretch, but you gotta keep
  1457. your shit together. At least until
  1458. that arm of yours heals. I'm
  1459. recommending for a promotion.
  1460.  
  1461. Parks puts his head down.
  1462.  
  1463. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1464. Just keep it together until you get
  1465. put on desk duty for that.
  1466.  
  1467. A tear rolls down his eye.
  1468.  
  1469. James sees this and looks down.
  1470.  
  1471. Another car pulls up.
  1472.  
  1473. Someone jumps out of the driver's seat.
  1474.  
  1475. NELSON
  1476. WHAT THE FUCK, PARKS?!
  1477.  
  1478. PARKS
  1479. My arm's feeling better!
  1480.  
  1481. His eyes widened.
  1482.  
  1483. NELSON
  1484. Are you looking for IA to fire you?
  1485. Hell, worse they get you for faking
  1486. your injuries.
  1487.  
  1488. PARKS
  1489. But-
  1490.  
  1491. Nelson massages his eyes.
  1492.  
  1493. NELSON
  1494. Please get better Parks. Go home.
  1495.  
  1496. PARKS
  1497. Fine.
  1498.  
  1499.  
  1500. INT. CAR - NIGHT
  1501.  
  1502. PARKS
  1503. James.
  1504.  
  1505. James watches the road in silence.
  1506.  
  1507. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1508. What the fuck is wrong with you?
  1509.  
  1510. Parks looks at the police scanner in the backseat of his car.
  1511.  
  1512. JAMES
  1513. I need to know, Dave.
  1514.  
  1515. PARKS
  1516. About shit that exists in Japanese
  1517. cartoons? If it's fucking real?
  1518.  
  1519. JAMES
  1520. You don't get it, but these guys,
  1521. they're fucking connected!
  1522.  
  1523. Parks glares at James.
  1524.  
  1525. PARKS
  1526. You stupid fuck! My partner's dead
  1527. and you're looking for fantasy
  1528. characters?! Tell me when you find
  1529. elves with thick fookin' oirish
  1530. accents, boyo.
  1531.  
  1532. JAMES
  1533. I have some proof that they're
  1534. real, Dave! You just have to
  1535. believe-
  1536.  
  1537. PARKS
  1538. (mockingly)
  1539. Believe me Dave, they're real!
  1540.  
  1541. Parks rolls his eyes.
  1542.  
  1543. James slicks his hair back.
  1544.  
  1545. JAMES
  1546. It sounds fucking nuts, okay? Just
  1547. stick with it. I'll tell you if I'm
  1548. wrong.
  1549.  
  1550. PARKS
  1551. IT DOES.
  1552.  
  1553. Parks pats his shoulder and his face grows to that of
  1554. discomfort.
  1555.  
  1556. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1557. Shit. Hey James...
  1558.  
  1559. He starts to feel light headed.
  1560.  
  1561. His vision goes in and out.
  1562.  
  1563. JAMES
  1564. Dave?!
  1565.  
  1566. Parks's eyes widen as a massive pain enters his shoulder.
  1567.  
  1568. PARKS
  1569. TAKE THE FUCKING CAST OFF ME!
  1570.  
  1571. JAMES
  1572. Oh shit.
  1573.  
  1574. James pulls over and turns on his hazard lights. He takes off
  1575. his seatbelt and takes out his knife.
  1576.  
  1577. Parks begins to scream in agony as he tries to take his cast
  1578. off with one hand.
  1579.  
  1580. James is hesitant as he stares at Parks, completely unsure of
  1581. what to do.
  1582.  
  1583. JAMES (CONT’D)
  1584. I don't need you bleeding to death
  1585. in my-
  1586.  
  1587. PARKS
  1588. GET IT OFF!
  1589.  
  1590. JAMES
  1591. Shit! You coked up-
  1592.  
  1593. He cuts Parks's cast.
  1594.  
  1595. PARKS
  1596. DAMN IT!
  1597.  
  1598. James freezes up out of sheer confusion.
  1599.  
  1600. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1601. KEEP GOING!
  1602.  
  1603. Parks starts to try and get the cast off of himself by prying
  1604. at it with his hand.
  1605.  
  1606. James takes his knife and starts to cut his cast out.
  1607.  
  1608. Parks takes his jacket off. The cast comes free. Parks's
  1609. takes off his shirt.
  1610.  
  1611. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1612. So fucking hot in here, jesus
  1613. christ.
  1614.  
  1615. Bandages are wrapped around where he was shot.
  1616.  
  1617. JAMES
  1618. You think I should call Doc?
  1619.  
  1620. Parks shakes his head and starts to take the bandages off of
  1621. his shoulder, finding it...
  1622.  
  1623. ...As if it were unscathed by the round that had struck him.
  1624. All that's left is a scar.
  1625.  
  1626. Parks takes a deep breath.
  1627.  
  1628. PARKS
  1629. What the fuck was that man?
  1630.  
  1631. James just shrugs, his eyes widened.
  1632.  
  1633. Parks puts his shirt back on.
  1634.  
  1635. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1636. Get me home.
  1637.  
  1638.  
  1639. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  1640.  
  1641. Parks holds his kevlar vest and jacket in his arms as he
  1642. steps out of James's car.
  1643.  
  1644. JAMES
  1645. You gonna be good man?
  1646.  
  1647. Parks stretches out his left arm. A loud "pop" comes out of
  1648. it as he straightens it out.
  1649.  
  1650. PARKS
  1651. Your guess is as good as mine.
  1652.  
  1653. James just looks at this, completely astounded.
  1654.  
  1655. JAMES
  1656. You are one lucky son of a bitch,
  1657. Davey. If only the guys back then
  1658. had the luck you do.
  1659.  
  1660. PARKS
  1661. It doesn't change anything.
  1662.  
  1663.  
  1664. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  1665.  
  1666. The lights are still on when Parks comes back inside.
  1667.  
  1668. PARKS
  1669. Elena?
  1670.  
  1671. ELENA
  1672. I'm in the kitchen!
  1673.  
  1674. PARKS
  1675. ...I need to show you something.
  1676.  
  1677. Elena walks through the kitchen.
  1678.  
  1679. Parks turns on the light.
  1680.  
  1681. Elena's jaw drops as she looks at his arm.
  1682.  
  1683. ELENA
  1684. Your arm...
  1685.  
  1686. Parks stretches out his formerly damaged left arm.
  1687.  
  1688. PARKS
  1689. I don't know.
  1690.  
  1691. She walks over to Parks and holds him.
  1692.  
  1693. ELENA
  1694. They said you weren't going to make
  1695. it, Dave.
  1696.  
  1697. Parks closes his eyes and holds her.
  1698.  
  1699. He kisses her on the forehead and holds her tight.
  1700.  
  1701. ELENA (CONT’D)
  1702. Lance's funeral's tomorrow. I got
  1703. your dress uniform dry cleaned.
  1704.  
  1705. With a sigh, Parks's hands hold her tighter as he leans into
  1706. her neck.
  1707.  
  1708. He sits there in silence as he holds her.
  1709.  
  1710. PARKS
  1711. You know I gotta talk to his
  1712. wife... It should have been me,
  1713. Elena.
  1714.  
  1715. ELENA
  1716. Dave. You made it.
  1717.  
  1718. Parks sobs as he holds her.
  1719.  
  1720. FADE TO BLACK.
  1721.  
  1722.  
  1723. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - DAY
  1724.  
  1725. Parks puts on his dress uniform.
  1726.  
  1727. His face looks weary as the world around him seems to move at
  1728. a different pace than he is.
  1729.  
  1730. He sits and eats his breakfast. His eyes look haggard.
  1731.  
  1732. Elena appears behind him and kisses him on the cheek.
  1733.  
  1734. ELENA
  1735. I'll drive.
  1736.  
  1737. Parks swallows his food.
  1738.  
  1739. PARKS
  1740. Sure, I guess.
  1741.  
  1742.  
  1743. INT. CHURCH - DAY
  1744.  
  1745. PASTOR HILL, (mid-50s) stands behind a podium.
  1746.  
  1747. HILL
  1748. On behalf of the family, I would
  1749. like to thank you...
  1750.  
  1751. Parks sits there in his dress uniform.
  1752.  
  1753. He's spaced out. The words from the pastor drift away.
  1754.  
  1755. The world seems to go away as he looks out a window next to
  1756. him.
  1757.  
  1758. ELENA
  1759. Dave?
  1760.  
  1761. Parks takes a deep breath and snaps out of his trance.
  1762.  
  1763. ELENA (CONT’D)
  1764. They want you to say a few words.
  1765.  
  1766. Parks nods.
  1767.  
  1768. PARKS
  1769. Yeah, uh... Yeah, I'll do that.
  1770. Sorry.
  1771.  
  1772. The eyes of the congregation fix themselves onto Parks.
  1773.  
  1774. Parks makes his way up to the podium. He takes out a set of
  1775. notecards. His hands shake as he looks up at the crowd.
  1776.  
  1777. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1778. (into mic)
  1779. You guys can hear me alright?
  1780.  
  1781. He looks at the front row of pews which give him a thumbs up
  1782. and a smile.
  1783.  
  1784. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1785. Roger that...
  1786.  
  1787. He starts to rearrange his notecards.
  1788.  
  1789. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1790. Lance Hawkins was 21 when he taken
  1791. away from us. To me, he seemed a
  1792. lot older than that.
  1793.  
  1794. He tries to force a smile as he looks back down at his cards,
  1795. then back at the audience.
  1796.  
  1797. Parks sighs.
  1798.  
  1799. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1800. He was however, young,
  1801. inexperienced, and struggled. He
  1802. was stupid.
  1803.  
  1804. A gasp from the audience as they begin to murmur amongst
  1805. themselves.
  1806.  
  1807. Sergeant Steele and Nelson are in the audience. Nelson's eyes
  1808. widen and he massages his eyes. Steele jots down some more
  1809. notes.
  1810.  
  1811. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1812. He'd made mistakes. I was hard on
  1813. him and so were all the others who
  1814. worked with him during his field
  1815. training period.
  1816.  
  1817. Parks takes another breath. His hands almost freeze up and he
  1818. has to move the cards that he just spoke aside.
  1819.  
  1820. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1821. However, and Mrs. Hawkins please
  1822. correct me if I'm wrong- He was
  1823. often times trying to correct
  1824. himself in his mistakes. He'd go
  1825. through notepads, and I noticed
  1826. that at the end of them he'd have a
  1827. set of goals.
  1828.  
  1829. The audience goes silent.
  1830.  
  1831. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1832. He'd ask me what he missed out on.
  1833. How he could do his job better, how
  1834. he could keep both of us safe.
  1835.  
  1836. Parks chuckles.
  1837.  
  1838. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1839. He was obsessive with his notes and
  1840. trying to better himself as an
  1841. officer. Even in his final moments,
  1842. he was listening to me, using
  1843. everything he learned...
  1844.  
  1845. Parks looks down and sets his notecards aside.
  1846.  
  1847. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1848. In all, we lost him. He was good.
  1849.  
  1850. He steps off the podium and walks back to his seat. He spots
  1851. MARK DIAZ, (late-20s) sitting in the back of the room.
  1852.  
  1853. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1854. Reporter?
  1855.  
  1856. Parks sits back down.
  1857.  
  1858. HILL
  1859. At this time, I will be speaking
  1860. with Mrs. Hawkins. Refreshments
  1861. will be served in the room to my
  1862. right.
  1863.  
  1864. People around Parks begin to stand up and converse amongst
  1865. themselves. Parks makes his way over to Mark.
  1866.  
  1867. He continues to move over to where Mark is. Mark jots
  1868. something down "unaware" in his phone next to Parks's name.
  1869.  
  1870. PARKS
  1871. You better have a good reason to be
  1872. here.
  1873.  
  1874. Mark stands up and smiles at Parks.
  1875.  
  1876. MARK
  1877. Step outside with me, I need a few
  1878. words with you.
  1879.  
  1880. PARKS
  1881. Like hell you do!
  1882.  
  1883. People glance over at him.
  1884.  
  1885. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1886. (hushed)
  1887. Like hell you do.
  1888.  
  1889. MARK
  1890. See what I mean?
  1891.  
  1892. Mark puts his phone in his pocket. He stands up and walks
  1893. with Parks.
  1894.  
  1895. Mark looks forward.
  1896.  
  1897. MARK (CONT’D)
  1898. (whispering)
  1899. Look, more people who have no idea
  1900. what you've actually just
  1901. uncovered.
  1902.  
  1903. LAYLA HAWKINS, (22) suddenly holds Parks, sobbing.
  1904.  
  1905. LAYLA
  1906. He's never coming back! He's never
  1907. coming back.
  1908.  
  1909. Parks's eyes widen as he holds her.
  1910.  
  1911. A look of shock in Parks's eyes. Mark walks up behind her and
  1912. taps her on the shoulder.
  1913.  
  1914. She turns around.
  1915.  
  1916. He pulls out a handkerchief and passes it to her.
  1917.  
  1918. MARK
  1919. Mrs. Hawkins, your husband was a
  1920. hero who handled the situation as
  1921. best he could.
  1922.  
  1923. Layla takes the handkerchief and sobs into it.
  1924.  
  1925. LAYLA
  1926. He was going to be a dad, Officer
  1927. Parks.
  1928.  
  1929. PARKS
  1930. Dave. Just, Dave.
  1931.  
  1932. She sits in the pews and struggles to regain her composure.
  1933.  
  1934. Layla struggles to say anything.
  1935.  
  1936. Her phone rings.
  1937.  
  1938. LAYLA
  1939. Hold on, I have to take this.
  1940.  
  1941. She sniffles.
  1942.  
  1943. PARKS
  1944. If you need anything, just ask.
  1945.  
  1946. LAYLA
  1947. Thank you, Dave.
  1948.  
  1949.  
  1950. EXT. CHURCH - DAY
  1951.  
  1952. The rain comes down. Mark leans against the wall with a
  1953. cigarette in his mouth.
  1954.  
  1955. MARK
  1956. I'm surprised, newly promoted
  1957. detective. You don't realize the
  1958. shit you've just stepped in, do
  1959. you?
  1960.  
  1961. PARKS
  1962. Cut the shit, what do you know?
  1963.  
  1964. MARK
  1965. Well Torres is dead. Someone did
  1966. you a favor, my man. Seems like the
  1967. responding officers can't seem to
  1968. get their radios working, so they
  1969. had to use their personal phones to
  1970. call up the coroner. Better meet
  1971. 'em there.
  1972.  
  1973. Parks's eyes widen.
  1974.  
  1975. PARKS
  1976. The feds got him last night.
  1977.  
  1978. MARK
  1979. (mocking)
  1980. But the feds!
  1981.  
  1982. He laughs at this.
  1983.  
  1984. MARK (CONT’D)
  1985. Oh, the guys in suits! Right!
  1986.  
  1987. Parks's eyes widen in anger as he walks over to Mark.
  1988.  
  1989. PARKS
  1990. What the fuck are you not telling
  1991. me or anyone on this investigation?
  1992. There's a dead cop and you want to
  1993. play Frank fucking West?
  1994.  
  1995. MARK
  1996. I actually look up to the guy
  1997. myself, but-
  1998.  
  1999. Parks gives him a death glare and gets ready to raise his arm
  2000. as if to strangle him.
  2001.  
  2002. MARK (CONT’D)
  2003. Okay, okay, look. I'm just on the
  2004. side looking to tell the truth, the
  2005. facts of the matter, you don't see
  2006. that shit anymore.
  2007.  
  2008. Parks motions for him to go on.
  2009.  
  2010. MARK (CONT’D)
  2011. The truth is, there's some kind of
  2012. war breaking out. You happened to
  2013. be a roadblock in the middle of it.
  2014. The dead guy? Guy who got his
  2015. brains blown out and caused you
  2016. guys to go light up that car? Step
  2017. away while you can, Dave.
  2018.  
  2019. He shows a scar on his neck.
  2020.  
  2021. MARK (CONT’D)
  2022. Because I ain't built for the world
  2023. you are.
  2024.  
  2025. Parks nods.
  2026.  
  2027. PARKS
  2028. That's all I need.
  2029.  
  2030.  
  2031. INT. CHURCH - DAY
  2032.  
  2033. Parks walks over to Elena.
  2034.  
  2035. PARKS
  2036. I need to go.
  2037.  
  2038. ELENA
  2039. Dave, his wife...
  2040.  
  2041. Layla is in line to look into Lance's grave.
  2042.  
  2043. Parks takes a moment to glance at her, then glances at his
  2044. phone.
  2045.  
  2046. He turns away and walks out of the church.
  2047.  
  2048.  
  2049. EXT. CHURCH - DAY
  2050.  
  2051. Nelson walks up next to Parks as he steps out.
  2052.  
  2053. NELSON
  2054. Parks, I advise you be careful when
  2055. you do things like that. IA's been
  2056. up and down your case all day,
  2057. there's a chance they found
  2058. something.
  2059.  
  2060. PARKS
  2061. There's always a chance.
  2062.  
  2063. Parks stretches out his arm and walks over to his car.
  2064.  
  2065. NELSON
  2066. What happened to your cast?
  2067.  
  2068. PARKS
  2069. I was just lucky, I guess.
  2070.  
  2071. Nelson just shrugs.
  2072.  
  2073. NELSON
  2074. Alright then.
  2075.  
  2076. He walks out and gets into his car.
  2077.  
  2078.  
  2079. INT. MORGUE - DAY
  2080.  
  2081. Stanton waits for him in there.
  2082.  
  2083. Parks reads off the case file then looks down at the body.
  2084.  
  2085. Two gunshots to the chest and one to the head.
  2086.  
  2087. STANTON
  2088. You weren't wrong.
  2089.  
  2090. PARKS
  2091. About what?
  2092.  
  2093. STANTON
  2094. Whatever these guys are, they got
  2095. something going with 'em.
  2096.  
  2097. Parks looks down at the body.
  2098.  
  2099. PARKS
  2100. What do we got here, Vincent from
  2101. Collateral coming to take what's
  2102. his?
  2103.  
  2104. STANTON
  2105. Something like that.
  2106.  
  2107. He points to the glass.
  2108.  
  2109. Three rounds sit in the clear sample glass.
  2110.  
  2111. Parks takes a pair of forceps and looks at them.
  2112.  
  2113. PARKS
  2114. That's not a handgun round.
  2115.  
  2116. STANTON
  2117. Not at all, we're gonna send it up
  2118. to the ME, but from the looks of
  2119. it, it's probably .308.
  2120.  
  2121. THOMAS SCOTT, (mid-50s) runs his scalpel down the man's
  2122. chest. The three watch as the incision sows itself back up
  2123. slowly.
  2124.  
  2125. SCOTT
  2126. As you can see here, Mr. Torres has
  2127. some kind of regenerative healing
  2128. ability.
  2129.  
  2130. STANTON
  2131. The hell kind of freaks are we
  2132. dealing with?
  2133.  
  2134. Parks watches as the incision closes itself.
  2135.  
  2136. SCOTT
  2137. It's nothing I've ever seen
  2138. before.
  2139.  
  2140. PARKS
  2141. Christ.
  2142.  
  2143. SCOTT (CONT’D)
  2144. The skull is interesting however.
  2145.  
  2146. He takes out an autopsy saw.
  2147.  
  2148. Stanton taps him on the shoulder and makes a motion for him
  2149. to put on his glasses.
  2150.  
  2151. He turns on his saw and sparks begin to fly out.
  2152.  
  2153. PARKS
  2154. (over saw)
  2155. IS THAT NORMAL?!
  2156.  
  2157. Scott turns off the saw and sets it down next to his other
  2158. tools.
  2159.  
  2160. SCOTT
  2161. That's some kind of metal. I sent a
  2162. sample up to forensics for
  2163. examination, but other than tha-
  2164.  
  2165. The door opens and slams shut behind them.
  2166.  
  2167. A man MARCUS, (late-20s) and a woman, DAWN PAULSEN (early-
  2168. 30s) walk into the room.
  2169.  
  2170. PARKS
  2171. Who the hell are you?
  2172.  
  2173. Marcus has an obvious grin on his face.
  2174.  
  2175. MARCUS
  2176. Agents Marcus Matthews and Dawn
  2177. Paulsen, Department of Homeland
  2178. Security, about to secure this
  2179. body.
  2180.  
  2181. PARKS
  2182. This body's in our custody
  2183. actually.
  2184.  
  2185. He bites his lip and looks over at Dawn.
  2186.  
  2187. MARCUS
  2188. Oooohhh, well-
  2189.  
  2190. Stanton watches this in confusion.
  2191.  
  2192. Dawn passes a paper to Stanton.
  2193.  
  2194. Stanton watches this puzzled.
  2195.  
  2196. He takes a look at her for a moment and just continues to
  2197. watch her as he takes the paper.
  2198.  
  2199. STANTON
  2200. (reading)
  2201. By order of the Department of
  2202. Homeland security, you are to give
  2203. any details of the murder of
  2204. Officer Lance Hawkins...
  2205.  
  2206. His expression changes to that of anger. Stanton looks up and
  2207. passes the paper back to Dawn.
  2208.  
  2209. Parks's eyes widen.
  2210.  
  2211. STANTON (CONT’D)
  2212. All yours then.
  2213.  
  2214. PARKS
  2215. Wait, what?
  2216.  
  2217. Parks stands in front of the body.
  2218.  
  2219. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2220. Abso fucking lutely not.
  2221.  
  2222. MARCUS
  2223. You're really going to impede a
  2224. federal investigation, Officer?
  2225.  
  2226. STANTON
  2227. It's detective now, actually.
  2228.  
  2229. MARCUS
  2230. Well, detective!
  2231.  
  2232. Marcus glances at Parks.
  2233.  
  2234. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  2235. I'm ordered to secure any and all
  2236. evidence by any means necessary.
  2237. Even if it means Miss Dawn here
  2238. knocking you out and dumping you in
  2239. the desert.
  2240.  
  2241. PARKS
  2242. Fuck you.
  2243.  
  2244. MARCUS
  2245. That's no way to speak to a federal
  2246. officer, detective.
  2247.  
  2248. Parks glares at Marcus, then walks out of the door in anger.
  2249.  
  2250.  
  2251. EXT. MORGUE - DAY
  2252.  
  2253. Parks bursts out of the morgue with a pack of cigarettes.
  2254.  
  2255. PARKS
  2256. FUCK!
  2257.  
  2258. He lights one and puffs on it in anger.
  2259.  
  2260. Diaz appears behind him.
  2261.  
  2262. He steps on a leaf. The sound causes Parks to reach for his
  2263. weapon.
  2264.  
  2265. With a glare, he looks at Diaz.
  2266.  
  2267. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2268. I take you had something to do with
  2269. evidence being removed from our
  2270. jurisdiction?
  2271.  
  2272. Diaz goes wide eyed.
  2273.  
  2274. DIAZ
  2275. Wait. Who?
  2276.  
  2277. PARKS
  2278. Homeland came in with some familiar
  2279. name...
  2280.  
  2281. He drops his cigarette.
  2282.  
  2283. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2284. Dawn... Don... Paulsen.
  2285.  
  2286. DIAZ
  2287. Doc had something to do with this?
  2288.  
  2289. PARKS
  2290. That's where I've heard that
  2291. fucking name.
  2292.  
  2293. Parks takes out his phone and thumbs through the contacts.
  2294.  
  2295. DIAZ
  2296. Hey, whatever you're doing, I want
  2297. in on too.
  2298.  
  2299. PARKS
  2300. No, you don't.
  2301.  
  2302. DIAZ
  2303. Even if I have information relating
  2304. to his death that you may very well
  2305. need?
  2306.  
  2307. Parks stops his thumb on James's contact.
  2308.  
  2309. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  2310. This goes both ways you know.
  2311.  
  2312. Parks just looks at Diaz dead in the eyes.
  2313.  
  2314. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  2315. Give me your contact card.
  2316.  
  2317. Parks puts his phone in his pocket. He takes out his wallet
  2318. and passes him his contact card.
  2319.  
  2320. PARKS
  2321. Email me everything you have. Until
  2322. then, I have to make a phone call
  2323. to a friend.
  2324.  
  2325. Diaz nods.
  2326.  
  2327. A van pulls out of a gate at the morgue.
  2328.  
  2329. Marcus sits in the driver's seat, Dawn right next to him.
  2330.  
  2331. Parks goes back inside
  2332.  
  2333.  
  2334. INT. MORGUE - DAY
  2335.  
  2336. Stanton stands there and massages his eyes.
  2337.  
  2338. STANTON
  2339. Go home Parks, we'll figure this
  2340. out next week. Rest up, get someone
  2341. to take a look at you, because
  2342. you're not looking too good.
  2343.  
  2344. Parks just nods.
  2345.  
  2346. PARKS
  2347. Yes, sir.
  2348.  
  2349. Parks takes another sigh as he takes out his phone. He thumbs
  2350. James's contact and calls him.
  2351.  
  2352. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2353. (into phone)
  2354. Yo James.
  2355.  
  2356. JAMES (O.S.)
  2357. What's up?
  2358.  
  2359.  
  2360. EXT. MORGUE PARKING LOT - DAY
  2361.  
  2362. He walks out the doors of the morgue.
  2363.  
  2364. PARKS
  2365. (into phone)
  2366. You still talking to Doc these
  2367. days?
  2368.  
  2369. He unlocks his car.
  2370.  
  2371. JAMES (O.S.)
  2372. Yeah, kind of broke contact after
  2373. the whole convoy incident though.
  2374. We talk here and there.
  2375.  
  2376. PARKS
  2377. (into phone)
  2378. Did he ever talk about having a
  2379. sister?
  2380.  
  2381. JAMES (O.S.)
  2382. Nah, he was a closed box when it
  2383. came to family shit. Never even
  2384. talked about LA.
  2385.  
  2386. Parks gets into his car.
  2387.  
  2388.  
  2389. INT. PARKS'S CAR - DAY
  2390.  
  2391. Parks starts his car, his phone still up to his ear.
  2392.  
  2393. PARKS
  2394. (into phone)
  2395. Just call him for me, please. I
  2396. really need this info in
  2397. particular.
  2398.  
  2399. JAMES (O.S.)
  2400. Look, I know I barely stand you
  2401. when it comes to cops, but doc is a
  2402. different animal entirely. Worked
  2403. with him or not, he's not going to
  2404. be thrilled you're calling him in
  2405. that capacity.
  2406.  
  2407. PARKS
  2408. (into phone)
  2409. Are you okay?
  2410.  
  2411. JAMES (O.S.)
  2412. What?
  2413.  
  2414. PARKS
  2415. (into phone)
  2416. You actually said something sane,
  2417. you're right. Fuck.
  2418.  
  2419. JAMES (O.S.)
  2420. I'm still looking for cat girls.
  2421.  
  2422. PARKS
  2423. (into phone)
  2424. Alright then, talk to you later.
  2425.  
  2426. JAMES (O.S.)
  2427. Wait, Dave-
  2428.  
  2429. Parks hangs up the phone, puts his car in gear and goes
  2430.  
  2431.  
  2432. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - DAY
  2433.  
  2434. Layla and Elena sit in there.
  2435.  
  2436. Layla sips some tea. Elena is in the kitchen.
  2437.  
  2438. Elena looks back.
  2439.  
  2440. ELENA
  2441. Hey, Dave- What happened?
  2442.  
  2443. PARKS
  2444. I'm gonna rest.
  2445.  
  2446. Parks walks to the couch and sits down. His eyes are ragged
  2447. as he takes a throw pillow next to him and holds it tight.
  2448.  
  2449. Elena scoots over and watches Parks.
  2450.  
  2451. LAYLA
  2452. It wasn't your fault, Dave. You're
  2453. still looking for who got Lance,
  2454. right?
  2455.  
  2456. Parks nods. He opens his mouth to say something, but stops.
  2457.  
  2458. PARKS
  2459. I can't say anything about the
  2460. investigation, sorry.
  2461.  
  2462. Parks carries a troubled look.
  2463.  
  2464. The events of the shootout play out in his mind.
  2465.  
  2466.  
  2467. EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY - NIGHT
  2468.  
  2469. The world is silent.
  2470.  
  2471. He sees the concussion grenade roll in front of him and go
  2472. off.
  2473.  
  2474. Silence.
  2475.  
  2476. The chaos of the world around him stops.
  2477.  
  2478. Parks looks over at Hawkins. Hawkins turns his head with
  2479. black, darkened eyes.
  2480.  
  2481. HAWKINS
  2482. You could've done something, why
  2483. didn't you do anything Dave? THIS
  2484. IS YOUR FAUL-
  2485.  
  2486. ELENA (O.S.)
  2487. Dave!
  2488.  
  2489.  
  2490. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - DAY
  2491.  
  2492. Parks sits there and shakes. Elena holds him.
  2493.  
  2494. Layla puts her hand on his shoulder.
  2495.  
  2496. LAYLA
  2497. Dave-
  2498.  
  2499. PARKS
  2500. I've just been trying to distract
  2501. myself... I'm sorry...
  2502.  
  2503. LAYLA
  2504. For what?
  2505.  
  2506. PARKS
  2507. It's...
  2508.  
  2509. His voice trails off.
  2510.  
  2511. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2512. I'm sorry, I don't know how to
  2513. explain it. It's my fault Hawkins
  2514. is dead, I should've been cover
  2515. officer, maybe then-
  2516.  
  2517. ELENA
  2518. Nothing would've done anything,
  2519. Dave.
  2520.  
  2521. PARKS
  2522. It doesn't feel that way.
  2523.  
  2524. His phone vibrates.
  2525.  
  2526. ELENA
  2527. Work again?
  2528.  
  2529. Parks nods.
  2530. An e-mail appears:
  2531. Mark.Diaz@gmail.com - Subject: You should be dead.
  2532.  
  2533. Parks opens the e-mail, stands up, and walks away from the
  2534. two.
  2535.  
  2536. He goes into the hallway and sits down.
  2537.  
  2538. LAYLA (O.S.)
  2539. He doesn't seem like he wants to
  2540. talk much.
  2541.  
  2542. ELENA (O.S.)
  2543. He's just processing it, give him
  2544. some time.
  2545.  
  2546. Parks goes into his bedroom where a desktop sits alongside a
  2547. small home office.
  2548.  
  2549. He boots up his high-end desktop and logs in.
  2550.  
  2551. Parks then opens up his department e-mail and looks at Diaz's
  2552. e-mail.
  2553.  
  2554. A report attached to it, the file reads, "Medical report
  2555. David Parks .pdf".
  2556.  
  2557. Parks opens up the document and begins to read it.
  2558. CC multistystems trauma/GSW. 27 y/o male, no prior hx. NKA.
  2559. pt is police officer who was shot/stabbed in shootout @ 0115
  2560. with EMS arrival on scene @ 0127, sts EMS.
  2561. -12 WHOLE MINUTES?!
  2562. Squad arrives @ 0142.
  2563. U/A pt presents as unconscious, responds to pain. GCS 8.
  2564. Squad has x2 14 gauge in right AC and forearm; NS wide open,
  2565. tourniquet on left arm superior to the elbow timed @ 0129.
  2566. the PT is diaphoretic, radial pulses absent but present at
  2567. the carotid.
  2568. Head is unremarkable, PERRL
  2569. -literally nothing
  2570. Neck/cpsine unremarkable, Neg tracheal deviation/distention
  2571. chest is negative for crepitus. significant ecchymosis to
  2572. left anterior breast centered around the third and fourth
  2573. intercostal space. Chest rise is equal without paradoxical
  2574. motion
  2575. abdomen is soft, unremarkable
  2576. pelvise is intact, unremarkable
  2577. --Nothing again, don't worry about this.
  2578. genitals and perineum are intact, unremarkable. rectal tone
  2579. present.
  2580. -At least you can still have kids, right?
  2581. right Shoulder has presence of two anterior and two
  2582. corresponding posterior gunshot wounds.
  2583. -Just keep following, you'll know why this is important in a
  2584. moment.
  2585. Significant laceration to anterior side of left arm, just
  2586. superior to the AC, appearing five inches across
  2587. -Your stab wound cut upward.
  2588. legs intact bilaterally
  2589. Back appears intact, neg for DCAPBTLS or sign of trauma to
  2590. spine
  2591. All bleeding is controlled
  2592. 0145  80/30 144 40
  2593. 0145 1 gram TXA infusion initiate
  2594. 0147 3x units of blood via rapid infuser
  2595. 0150 70/palp 156 50
  2596. 0155 66/palp 150 50
  2597. 0157 Fem art line established
  2598. 0158 3 more units of blood administered. Dr Stublett confirms
  2599. muffle heart tones, suspects cardiac tamponade, prepares for
  2600. cardiocentesis. orders chest decompression after as
  2601. precautionary measure.
  2602. 0159 pt enters PEA. Stublett immediately performs
  2603. cardiocentesis and trauma team begins resuscitation efforts.
  2604. 0203, 0205, and 0207, 1mg 1:10,000 epinephrine administered.
  2605. 3 additional units of blood started at 0204. no response
  2606. during CPR to treatments.
  2607. our hospital does not have the resources to perform
  2608. thoracotomy cardiac massage. Termination of resuscitative
  2609. efforts @ 0211.
  2610. -You're dead! At least, should be now.
  2611. By this time a large crowd of law enforcement officers and
  2612. other police staff have gathered outside the trauma room and
  2613. Dr Wilson and I attempt to find out who is in charge and who
  2614. should be talked to regarding pt's death.
  2615. -I would know, I was one of the reporters there! Well,
  2616. outside at least.
  2617. @ 0227 nurse Addison hears BP alarm from Fem art line and
  2618. goes to shut off both art monitoring and the blood infuser
  2619. which had been left on. The nurse discovers that the pt's BP
  2620. is now 92/60 with a pulse of 137 and checks radial pulses
  2621. confirming ROSC. Team is immediately called back to room and
  2622. begins post-arrest. care.
  2623. -Someone left your equipment on. I wonder why.
  2624. post arrest labs reveal troponin of only 0.07. PaCO2 is
  2625. elevated to 101 mmHG prior to ventilation, but blood pH
  2626. remains at 7.36. I cannot explain these findings.
  2627. -But I can.
  2628.  
  2629. Right below, a video file is attached below the report.
  2630. "Security footage .mp4".
  2631.  
  2632. Parks opens the file and a video plays.
  2633.  
  2634. It's Dawn in a set of scrubs.
  2635.  
  2636. PARKS
  2637. What the fuck...
  2638.  
  2639. She looks to her left and right. Dawn approaches Parks's
  2640. body.
  2641.  
  2642. She takes a blue syringe out of her jacket and looks on at
  2643. the IV line hooked up to him.
  2644.  
  2645. Dawn injects it into Parks's IV line, then looks up at the
  2646. camera, wide eyed.
  2647.  
  2648. The footage ends.
  2649.  
  2650. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2651. She's the one... Why? The
  2652. investigation... Is she cartel?
  2653.  
  2654. Parks looks down and shakes his head in confusion.
  2655.  
  2656. Parks gets back to work after this and opens up a word
  2657. document, and begins to take screenshots of the IV.
  2658.  
  2659. Parks does all this and puts it in a draft.
  2660.  
  2661. A moment later, Elena opens the door behind him.
  2662.  
  2663. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2664. What's up?
  2665.  
  2666. ELENA
  2667. Was wondering if you wanted to join
  2668. us for dinner.
  2669.  
  2670. Parks cracks a smile.
  2671.  
  2672. PARKS
  2673. Shit, already?
  2674.  
  2675. He checks the time.
  2676.  
  2677. It's 7PM.
  2678.  
  2679. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2680. Oh. Shit. Already.
  2681.  
  2682. Elena carries a look of annoyance.
  2683.  
  2684. ELENA
  2685. Yeah. Already.
  2686.  
  2687. PARKS
  2688. Sure, I'll eat.
  2689.  
  2690. He grabs his phone off the table and follows her.
  2691.  
  2692.  
  2693. PARKS'S DINING ROOM
  2694.  
  2695. Parks continues to look at his phone.
  2696.  
  2697. A "sent" message appears to Jon.Stanton1983@PPD.gov
  2698.  
  2699. LAYLA
  2700. ...He took me to New York with the
  2701. money he saved up. We walked
  2702. through Central Park and it was the
  2703. happiest I'd been.
  2704.  
  2705. Parks continues to look at his phone for updates from
  2706. Stanton.
  2707.  
  2708. LAYLA (CONT’D)
  2709. He wanted to be a cop after some
  2710. guy tried to mug us. He stepped in
  2711. after a guy walked up to me with a
  2712. revolver...
  2713.  
  2714. ELENA
  2715. What did he do?
  2716.  
  2717. Elena taps Parks on the leg.
  2718.  
  2719. Parks looks up from his phone.
  2720.  
  2721. Layla notices this.
  2722.  
  2723. LAYLA
  2724. He almost got shot trying to keep
  2725. the gun away from me. Next thing I
  2726. knew, two cops were breaking up a
  2727. fight and I had to explain to them
  2728. Lance wasn't the one who started
  2729. anything. They let us go and enjoy
  2730. the rest of our time in New York,
  2731. but after he said he loved it.
  2732.  
  2733. ELENA
  2734. Loved it?
  2735.  
  2736. LAYLA
  2737. The danger. We've been together
  2738. since freshman year of high school.
  2739. Had the worst look on his face when
  2740. the Army turned him down. Said he
  2741. wanted to get shot at and save
  2742. people kinda like your husband
  2743. here.
  2744.  
  2745. PARKS
  2746. Didn't do much of that.
  2747.  
  2748. LAYLA
  2749. He said you were a dick, but that
  2750. he respected you.
  2751.  
  2752. PARKS
  2753. I couldn't save him...
  2754.  
  2755. LAYLA
  2756. You were so good to him! One day,
  2757. he came home and told me about an
  2758. incident where they tried wrapping
  2759. a cloth around his face and dumping
  2760. whiskey-
  2761.  
  2762. Parks chuckles at this.
  2763.  
  2764. PARKS
  2765. Beer boarding. Only they had
  2766. whiskey. I'm aware.
  2767.  
  2768. LAYLA
  2769. Yeah, you were the one who put a
  2770. stop to it.
  2771.  
  2772. PARKS
  2773. Yeah, sort of.
  2774.  
  2775. He just shrugs at this as his phone vibrates. The contact
  2776. reads, "Stanton".
  2777.  
  2778. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2779. Hang on, I gotta take this. Sorry.
  2780.  
  2781. He steps outside.
  2782.  
  2783.  
  2784. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  2785.  
  2786. Parks picks takes the call.
  2787.  
  2788. PARKS
  2789. Yeah?
  2790.  
  2791. A different voice enters the speaker.
  2792.  
  2793. STEELE (O.S.)
  2794. Parks, we want you down at the
  2795. station, your union rep is already
  2796. waiting for you.
  2797.  
  2798. PARKS
  2799. (mouthing)
  2800. Fuck...
  2801.  
  2802. Parks rolls his eyes.
  2803.  
  2804. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2805. Yeah, I'll be on my way.
  2806.  
  2807. He goes back inside.
  2808.  
  2809.  
  2810. PARKS'S DINING ROOM
  2811.  
  2812. Parks comes in with a sigh as he shuts the door behind him.
  2813. He walks over to Elena and gives her a kiss on the cheek.
  2814.  
  2815. PARKS
  2816. They need me back at the station,
  2817. probably nothing.
  2818.  
  2819. Elena cocks an eyebrow at this.
  2820.  
  2821. ELENA
  2822. Alright love, just tell me what's
  2823. going on when you get back.
  2824.  
  2825. PARKS
  2826. I will.
  2827.  
  2828. Parks leaves as the door closes behind him.
  2829.  
  2830.  
  2831. INT. POLICE STATION - NIGHT
  2832.  
  2833. Parks walks inside. Steele waits for him alongside Stanton.
  2834.  
  2835. Steele gives a grin to Parks.
  2836.  
  2837. STEELE
  2838. How you doing Dave? Your wound heal
  2839. already?
  2840.  
  2841. Parks gives a look of disgust.
  2842.  
  2843. PARKS
  2844. I'm great. The wound did heal.
  2845.  
  2846. STEELE
  2847. Pretty good looking for someone who
  2848. got shot only days ago.
  2849.  
  2850. Parks gives Stanton a look. Stanton nods at him.
  2851.  
  2852. STEELE (CONT’D)
  2853. And I was really moved by what you
  2854. said about your partner.
  2855.  
  2856. PARKS
  2857. Th-Thanks...
  2858.  
  2859. Parks carries a look of suspicion.
  2860.  
  2861. STEELE
  2862. Relax, Dave-
  2863.  
  2864. PARKS
  2865. Cut the shit, why am I here?
  2866.  
  2867. STEELE
  2868. Let's take a walk.
  2869.  
  2870. The three walk together into the
  2871.  
  2872.  
  2873. FORENSICS LAB
  2874.  
  2875. Security footage of the video Parks sent to Stanton.
  2876.  
  2877. STEELE
  2878. You know that lady? You can be
  2879. honest with me, relax.
  2880.  
  2881. Parks shakes his head.
  2882.  
  2883. PARKS
  2884. Never seen her before.
  2885.  
  2886. STEELE
  2887. Me neither, but I had someone run
  2888. some facial recognition.
  2889.  
  2890. Steele gets on the computer and pulls up a facebook profile
  2891. that reads, "Dawn Michelle Paulsen".
  2892.  
  2893. PARKS
  2894. That's...
  2895.  
  2896. STEELE
  2897. As it turns out, she was at the
  2898. hospital-
  2899.  
  2900. STANTON
  2901. -And posing as a federal agent.
  2902.  
  2903. STEELE
  2904. So you got anything to say about
  2905. that? You were one of the what?
  2906. Lucky 28?
  2907.  
  2908. Parks takes a deep breath and then gives a glare to Steele.
  2909.  
  2910. PARKS
  2911. I don't like talking about what
  2912. happened over there.
  2913.  
  2914. STEELE
  2915. Funnily, she's related to a combat
  2916. medic with the same name with the
  2917. same name. Different spellings
  2918. though.
  2919.  
  2920. PARKS
  2921. What are you saying?
  2922.  
  2923. STEELE
  2924. If you're on someone's payroll, you
  2925. can always come clean. Nothing bad
  2926. will happe-
  2927.  
  2928. PARKS
  2929. I'm not.
  2930.  
  2931. Then tell me about this.
  2932.  
  2933. He pulls up another security tape.
  2934.  
  2935. Parks stands in an elevator, his gun out.
  2936.  
  2937. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2938. I had a credible lead!
  2939.  
  2940. STEELE
  2941. And you didn't tell us. We get it,
  2942. man.
  2943.  
  2944. PARKS
  2945. I had to make sure!
  2946.  
  2947. Parks carries a look of realization.
  2948.  
  2949. STEELE
  2950. We also have a sworn statement that
  2951. says you took a bribe-
  2952.  
  2953. PARKS
  2954. That's outlandish, the hell?!
  2955.  
  2956. STEELE
  2957. Yup. Come on Parks, we're on your
  2958. side here.
  2959.  
  2960. PARKS
  2961. Where the hell is my union rep? I
  2962. ain't saying shit now.
  2963.  
  2964. STEELE
  2965. Well you're already too far in now.
  2966. Let's get this figured out.
  2967.  
  2968.  
  2969. INTERROGATION ROOM
  2970.  
  2971. Parks sits there.
  2972.  
  2973. The door in front of him opens.
  2974.  
  2975. Nelson walks through.
  2976.  
  2977. NELSON
  2978. You're lucky to still have a job.
  2979. You're free to go, all their
  2980. evidence was circumstantial.
  2981.  
  2982. Nelson moves his mouth next to Parks's ear.
  2983.  
  2984. NELSON (CONT’D)
  2985. (whispering)
  2986. Whatever you're chasing, it better
  2987. be good. These guys are fixing to
  2988. bury you now.
  2989.  
  2990. Parks gives a stunned look.
  2991.  
  2992. PARKS
  2993. Thanks...
  2994.  
  2995. NELSON
  2996. Best of luck. Your friend's outside
  2997. waiting.
  2998.  
  2999. Parks nods at this.
  3000.  
  3001. He walks outside to
  3002.  
  3003.  
  3004. EXT. POLICE STATION - NIGHT
  3005.  
  3006. James sits in Parks's car and smokes a cigarette.
  3007.  
  3008. He looks at Parks and motions for him.
  3009.  
  3010. JAMES
  3011. Come on, I'm taking you home.
  3012.  
  3013. PARKS
  3014. I'm driving, my car.
  3015.  
  3016. JAMES
  3017. That wasn't part of the deal.
  3018.  
  3019. PARKS
  3020. Deal?
  3021.  
  3022. James rolls his eyes.
  3023.  
  3024. JAMES
  3025. Don't fucking worry 'bout it.
  3026.  
  3027. Parks opens his car door and gets in.
  3028.  
  3029.  
  3030. INT. PARKS'S CAR - NIGHT
  3031.  
  3032. PARKS
  3033. Can you not fucking smoke in my
  3034. car? Jesus, you haven't changed.
  3035.  
  3036. He looks at the box of Lucky Strikes in the cupholder.
  3037.  
  3038. JAMES
  3039. You have.
  3040.  
  3041. Parks shakes his head.
  3042.  
  3043. PARKS
  3044. Whatever, that doesn't fucking
  3045. matter dude. What deal? What did
  3046. they pay you for?
  3047.  
  3048. JAMES
  3049. I'm just supposed to drive you
  3050. home.
  3051.  
  3052. Parks cocks an eyebrow.
  3053.  
  3054. PARKS
  3055. What? That's it? Nelson pai-
  3056.  
  3057. JAMES
  3058. Money got wired into my account.
  3059. They said they'd pay for an Uber
  3060. once I got you to your place.
  3061.  
  3062. James merges onto a highway that reads "I-17 North, Black
  3063. Canyon/Flagstaff".
  3064.  
  3065. His eyes constantly scan the road in front and around him.
  3066.  
  3067. JAMES (CONT’D)
  3068. What I don't know is why this group
  3069. has a vested interest in you, a
  3070. cop.
  3071.  
  3072. PARKS
  3073. Mind if I take a look?
  3074.  
  3075. James takes his phone out of his pocket and holds his free
  3076. hand out for Parks.
  3077.  
  3078. JAMES
  3079. Knock yourself out.
  3080.  
  3081. Parks takes his phone. The glow illuminates James's face as
  3082. Parks looks at the text.
  3083.  
  3084. TEXT
  3085. 5,000 dollars to get your friend
  3086. home. Sincerely, an interested
  3087. party.
  3088.  
  3089. Parks screenshots the text and tabs out to James's home
  3090. screen that shows a harem of cat girls.
  3091.  
  3092. His phone vibrates as he sends the screenshot to himself.
  3093.  
  3094. PARKS
  3095. What made you want to help me?
  3096.  
  3097. JAMES
  3098. Well, disregarding the 5k
  3099. supposedly being transferred into
  3100. my account, and disregarding the
  3101. fact that your position as a cop
  3102. violates the non aggression
  3103. principle- I really want to find
  3104. out whether cat girls are rea-
  3105.  
  3106. PARKS
  3107. Oh my fucking god.
  3108.  
  3109. JAMES
  3110. You'll know. One day, you'll see
  3111. them and question everything you
  3112. know. I would know, I did.
  3113.  
  3114. PARKS
  3115. Look, the day cat girls are real is
  3116. the day I eat my 9mm.
  3117.  
  3118. Police lights flash behind them.
  3119.  
  3120. JAMES
  3121. God fucking damn it.
  3122.  
  3123. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3124. ...Eat my gun... Damn it.
  3125.  
  3126. James pulls the car onto the right shoulder of the freeway.
  3127.  
  3128. Parks looks at the mirror.
  3129.  
  3130. The cars are unmarked Crown Vics.
  3131.  
  3132. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3133. Wait a fucking second...
  3134.  
  3135. JAMES
  3136. Problem?
  3137.  
  3138. Parks reaches for his Glock.
  3139.  
  3140. The officer on Parks's side steps closer and reveals himself
  3141. full of face tattoos.
  3142.  
  3143. James looks at Parks with wide eyes as he looks to his side.
  3144. The officer's arm is covered with tats.
  3145.  
  3146. PARKS
  3147. DRIVE!
  3148.  
  3149. James puts the car in gear and slams his foot on the gas.
  3150.  
  3151. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3152. GO GO GO!
  3153.  
  3154. The one approaching runs back to his car as the other two
  3155. cars pursue.
  3156.  
  3157. James watches the rear view mirror and pulls out his phone,
  3158. then turns the volume knob all the way up.
  3159.  
  3160. A grin materializes on James's face.
  3161.  
  3162. Running in the 90s by Dave Rodgers plays on the radio.
  3163.  
  3164. JAMES
  3165. Let's do this...
  3166.  
  3167. The highway in front of them stands empty as two of the
  3168. cruisers try to catch up.
  3169.  
  3170. James turns the car to the right and takes an exit.
  3171.  
  3172. Parks watches behind him as the cruisers follow the two.
  3173.  
  3174. James looks down at the transmission.
  3175.  
  3176. JAMES (CONT’D)
  3177. Fuckin' automatic... PIECE OF SHIT!
  3178.  
  3179. The cruisers behind follow even closer.
  3180.  
  3181. James slows the car down and hangs a right turn right before
  3182. traffic starts.
  3183.  
  3184. The cruisers behind the two screech to halt.
  3185.  
  3186. One makes it through and continues to tail the two.
  3187.  
  3188. Parks gets his phone out and dials 911.
  3189.  
  3190. He puts the phone to his ear. He looks at his phone.
  3191.  
  3192. PARKS
  3193. I got no reception!
  3194.  
  3195. JAMES
  3196. Got it!
  3197.  
  3198. The cruiser continues to follow.
  3199.  
  3200. James looks at the road around him as it tails them.
  3201.  
  3202. Parks raises his handgun and raises it toward the cruiser.
  3203.  
  3204. PARKS
  3205. I don't think I can do this James!
  3206.  
  3207. JAMES
  3208. I DON'T THINK THEY AGREE, DAVE!
  3209.  
  3210. The cruiser pulls further away from the two and then comes
  3211. back to ram them.
  3212.  
  3213. Parks takes a breath as he watches the other guy pull out his
  3214. gun.
  3215.  
  3216. Parks's eyes widen.
  3217.  
  3218. James slams the brakes and watches the other car crash into a
  3219. wall.
  3220.  
  3221. The two watch as both of them get out of the car dressed in
  3222. Phoenix Police uniforms.
  3223.  
  3224. PARKS
  3225. Christ...
  3226.  
  3227. James guns the engine and continues to drive forward.
  3228.  
  3229. JAMES
  3230. Who did you piss off Dave?
  3231.  
  3232. Parks looks behind him and holsters his handgun.
  3233.  
  3234. PARKS
  3235. I don't know. I don't.
  3236.  
  3237. JAMES
  3238. Christ. I might be fucking nuts for
  3239. chasing cat girls, but at least
  3240. people have the common decency not
  3241. to shoot me over them! Then again,
  3242. if they do, they probably are real
  3243. and someone's covering it up.
  3244.  
  3245. Parks sits back in his seat and takes a deep breath. James
  3246. turns off the music.
  3247.  
  3248. PARKS
  3249. Do you hear yourself right now? Are
  3250. you this self-aware?
  3251.  
  3252. James just shrugs and makes a right turn into Parks's
  3253. neighborhood.
  3254.  
  3255. JAMES
  3256. Whoever is chasing you, you and I
  3257. both need them dead.
  3258.  
  3259. PARKS
  3260. Wait, wait, wait. You're gonna
  3261. fucking kill them?
  3262.  
  3263. JAMES
  3264. I mean, yeah, why not?
  3265.  
  3266. PARKS
  3267. We need them alive-
  3268.  
  3269. JAMES
  3270. You saw what happens when you
  3271. spring them in jail, some fucking
  3272. fed bails them out. This is how I'm
  3273. doing this. If it weren't for me,
  3274. those guys would've blown your
  3275. fuckin' brains out!
  3276.  
  3277. Parks sits there and sighs.
  3278.  
  3279. PARKS
  3280. If those were real cops...
  3281.  
  3282. JAMES
  3283. They weren't. You made the right
  3284. call Dave.
  3285.  
  3286. James makes another turn.
  3287.  
  3288. PARKS
  3289. I don't think I'm very good at
  3290. that.
  3291.  
  3292. JAMES
  3293. You were better than any MP
  3294. stateside or in country. I mean,
  3295. choice wise. You were shit at your
  3296. job.
  3297.  
  3298. PARKS
  3299. I didn't care. Those guys were
  3300. fucking retards.
  3301.  
  3302. JAMES
  3303. Thanks for giving me my pressure
  3304. cooker back. We're even now and I
  3305. get five grand.
  3306.  
  3307. PARKS
  3308. Whatever works for you dude.
  3309.  
  3310. The car makes another turn into
  3311.  
  3312.  
  3313. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  3314.  
  3315. James's hatchback sits outside the house. The lights are on
  3316. inside.
  3317.  
  3318.  
  3319. INT. PARKS'S GARAGE - NIGHT
  3320.  
  3321. The car pulls into the garage.
  3322.  
  3323. James sighs.
  3324.  
  3325. JAMES
  3326. Dave. Rest. Just do that. I get
  3327. paid, you solve your case. I go
  3328. find my cat girls.
  3329.  
  3330. Parks just chuckles.
  3331.  
  3332. PARKS
  3333. Fuck, dude.
  3334.  
  3335. The two get out.
  3336.  
  3337. James tosses Parks his keys.
  3338.  
  3339. JAMES
  3340. Fucking rest dude. They'll still be
  3341. out there trust me. The bad guys
  3342. always are.
  3343.  
  3344. PARKS
  3345. You are something else, you know
  3346. that?
  3347.  
  3348. James shrugs.
  3349.  
  3350. JAMES
  3351. We're all the main characters in
  3352. our own stories, Dave.
  3353.  
  3354. Parks just shoots a confused look.
  3355.  
  3356. PARKS
  3357. What?!
  3358.  
  3359. James lights up a cigarette and gets into his car.
  3360.  
  3361.  
  3362. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  3363.  
  3364. Parks comes home.
  3365.  
  3366. PARKS
  3367. Hey, sweetheart.
  3368.  
  3369. He passes out on the couch.
  3370.  
  3371. Elena walks over with a blanket. She holds Parks and pulls
  3372. the blanket up.
  3373.  
  3374. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3375. (exhausted)
  3376. I need to fucking rest.
  3377.  
  3378.  
  3379. INT. POLICE STATION - DAY
  3380.  
  3381.  
  3382. SUPERIMPOSE: THREE DAYS LATER
  3383.  
  3384. Parks has the metal briefcase on his desk and scans different
  3385. documents onto it. He looks refreshed, his eyes look rested.
  3386.  
  3387. Parks has a lollipop in his mouth.
  3388.  
  3389. Nelson walks over to Parks's desk and watches him.
  3390.  
  3391. NELSON
  3392. How was your break Parks?
  3393.  
  3394. PARKS
  3395. Can't complain. It was good, yeah.
  3396.  
  3397. NELSON
  3398. No trouble?
  3399.  
  3400. PARKS
  3401. None at all.
  3402.  
  3403. Parks gives Nelson a grin.
  3404.  
  3405. NELSON
  3406. Any leads?
  3407.  
  3408. PARKS
  3409. I got one. Looks like someone I
  3410. think I might know. I have to make
  3411. sure though.
  3412.  
  3413. Nelson gives him a nod.
  3414.  
  3415. NELSON
  3416. Keep at it then.
  3417.  
  3418. Parks looks at a file folder.
  3419.  
  3420. "Dawn Michelle Paulsen", Knight Pharmaceuticals Employee
  3421. #4382
  3422.  
  3423. PARKS
  3424. Doc?
  3425.  
  3426. Parks opens up the file.
  3427.  
  3428. A headshot of Dawn falls out of the file.
  3429.  
  3430. Parks goes back to his computer.
  3431.  
  3432. With one hand, he pulls the security footage up on his
  3433. computer.
  3434.  
  3435. He sets the file down next to the keyboard and picks the
  3436. photo of Dawn up.
  3437.  
  3438. Parks shakes his head.
  3439.  
  3440. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3441. Got nothing to fucking link them
  3442. with...
  3443.  
  3444. His eyes widen.
  3445.  
  3446. Parks takes out his phone. He looks through his contacts.
  3447.  
  3448. "Doc, contact in case of emergency" sits as one of the
  3449. contacts there.
  3450.  
  3451. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3452. Fuck, man... Worst I can be is
  3453. wrong, right?
  3454.  
  3455. He looks at the contact for a moment.
  3456.  
  3457. Parks looks down in discomfort as he looks at the phone. He
  3458. puts it down and gets on his computer.
  3459.  
  3460. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3461. Maybe I can just...
  3462.  
  3463. He gets on his computer and searches up her name on Facebook.
  3464.  
  3465. "Dawn Michelle Paulsen" appears in the search bar.
  3466.  
  3467. He sifts through the results.
  3468.  
  3469. "Dawn Paulsen, Doctor at Knight Pharmaceuticals - Corporate"
  3470. shows up as one of the results.
  3471.  
  3472. He clicks it and finds her profile is public.
  3473.  
  3474. Parks scrolls through it and stops on a post.
  3475.  
  3476. Dawn stands among a group of other doctors in a corporate
  3477. photo. Parks saves this photo and prints it out, then places
  3478. it on top of a scanner.
  3479.  
  3480. With a deep breath, he looks up the address.
  3481.  
  3482. He gets it, stands up, puts his gun on, and makes his way
  3483. out.
  3484.  
  3485. He gets in his car and drives across a highway to
  3486.  
  3487.  
  3488. EXT. CORPORATE BUILDING - DAY
  3489.  
  3490. The building bustles with activity. Delivery trucks enter as
  3491. people head home.
  3492.  
  3493. Others head inside to start their day, as others sit outside
  3494. as they smoke cigarettes.
  3495.  
  3496. One sits with his lunch out and watches the cars pass.
  3497.  
  3498. Parks pulls up in an unmarked Crown Victoria.
  3499.  
  3500. He lowers the window and flashes his badge at the security
  3501. guard at the door.
  3502.  
  3503. PARKS
  3504. Howdy there, Detective Parks,
  3505. Phoenix Police Department. I need
  3506. to speak with a Dawn Paulsen.
  3507.  
  3508. The security guard looks up this name.
  3509.  
  3510. SECURITY GUARD
  3511. Paulsen, Paulsen...
  3512.  
  3513. PARKS
  3514. You're looking for Doctor Paulsen,
  3515. right?
  3516.  
  3517. Parks nods.
  3518.  
  3519. SECURITY GUARD
  3520. Got it. See the receptionist when
  3521. you get inside.
  3522.  
  3523. The guard lifts the gate.
  3524.  
  3525. SECURITY GUARD  (CONT’D)
  3526. Go on in.
  3527.  
  3528. Parks pulls inside
  3529.  
  3530. CUT TO:
  3531.  
  3532.  
  3533. INT. KNIGHT PHARMACEUTICALS ENTRANCE - DAY
  3534.  
  3535. Parks flashes his badge at two security guards.
  3536.  
  3537. PARKS
  3538. Detective Parks, Phoenix Police.
  3539.  
  3540. They let him through.
  3541.  
  3542. Parks walks over to the receptionist.
  3543.  
  3544. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3545. Looking for a Dawn-
  3546.  
  3547. DAWN
  3548. Detective!
  3549.  
  3550. DAWN PAULSEN, (32) walks over, a clipboard in hand.
  3551.  
  3552. She sets it down.
  3553.  
  3554. PARKS
  3555. Miss Paulsen? Let's just cut to the
  3556. chase here.
  3557.  
  3558. She stands there, attentive.
  3559.  
  3560. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3561. Where were you four nights ago?
  3562.  
  3563. Dawn looks down. Her eyes widen.
  3564.  
  3565. DAWN
  3566. Look, I had no other choice, I was
  3567. roped in with him.
  3568.  
  3569. PARKS
  3570. That's good to hear. Turn around,
  3571. hands on the back of your head.
  3572.  
  3573. She does what Parks says.
  3574.  
  3575. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3576. Interlace your fingers. Anything on
  3577. you I should worry about?
  3578.  
  3579. DAWN
  3580. No, but they're gonna kill me.
  3581. Don't you realize that?
  3582.  
  3583. Parks searches her.
  3584.  
  3585. PARKS
  3586. Maybe you should think about these
  3587. things before you get into 'em,
  3588. huh?
  3589.  
  3590. He places the cuffs on her.
  3591.  
  3592. DAWN
  3593. This is the safest place for me to
  3594. be, Parks. You're making a mistake.
  3595. Now, move.
  3596.  
  3597. The two move towards the exit.
  3598.  
  3599. PARKS
  3600. You know what was a mistake? Not
  3601. bothering to let me or anyone know
  3602. what the hell is going on. I don't
  3603. know what's going.
  3604.  
  3605. DAWN
  3606. And that's for the best!
  3607.  
  3608. PARKS
  3609. Who killed Officer Hawkins? Where's
  3610. Torres's body? Work with me here.
  3611.  
  3612. She goes quiet. Dawn opens her mouth.
  3613.  
  3614. The two move outside.
  3615.  
  3616.  
  3617. EXT. CORPORATE BUILDING - DAY
  3618.  
  3619. Parks puts her in the backseat of the cruiser.
  3620.  
  3621. DAWN
  3622. You're going to get me killed,
  3623. Parks. You don't know what you're
  3624. up against here. This is bigger
  3625. than you and my brother.
  3626.  
  3627. Parks gets into the driver's seat.
  3628.  
  3629.  
  3630. INT. UNMARKED POLICE CRUISER - DAY
  3631.  
  3632. Parks chuckles.
  3633.  
  3634. PARKS
  3635. Really? And who is this brother of
  3636. yours?
  3637.  
  3638. He turns the ignition.
  3639.  
  3640. DAWN
  3641. Donovan Paulsen? "The Hero of
  3642. Houston". If you ask me, he's more
  3643. of a war criminal for supporting
  3644. the American imperialist regime-
  3645.  
  3646. Parks closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.
  3647.  
  3648. PARKS
  3649. Shut up.
  3650.  
  3651. He goes silent. His hands clutch the steering wheel.
  3652.  
  3653. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3654. Fuck.
  3655.  
  3656. Parks massages his eyes.
  3657.  
  3658. DAWN
  3659. Surprised you couldn't have put two
  3660. and two together there, detective.
  3661.  
  3662. PARKS
  3663. Son of a bitch...
  3664.  
  3665. He looks back at her and takes a deep breath.
  3666.  
  3667. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3668. Miss Paulsen, at this time you have
  3669. the right to remain silent,
  3670. anything you say can and will be
  3671. used against you in a court of law,
  3672. you have the right to an attorney,
  3673. if you cannot afford one, one will
  3674. be appointed to you, do you
  3675. understand these rights as they've
  3676. been read?
  3677.  
  3678. DAWN
  3679. Yeah. Fine. You'll be talking to my
  3680. lawyers soon.
  3681.  
  3682. She sits back in silence.
  3683.  
  3684. Parks drives forward.
  3685.  
  3686. PARKS
  3687. 1532, dispatch, show us en route to
  3688. station, one suspect in custody.
  3689.  
  3690. DAWN
  3691. You're gonna get me killed!
  3692.  
  3693. Parks rolls his eyes and continues to drive forward.
  3694.  
  3695.  
  3696. EXT. CITY - DAY
  3697.  
  3698. The cruiser drives through the city streets. The city around
  3699. them moves around, the car stops in traffic, and people go on
  3700. about their lives.
  3701.  
  3702. The car stops at an intersection.
  3703.  
  3704.  
  3705. INT. POLICE CRUISER - DAY
  3706.  
  3707. The car pulls forward. Dawn sits in the back. She looks out
  3708. the side of the cruiser.
  3709.  
  3710. Her face changes-
  3711.  
  3712. DAWN
  3713. DETECTIVE PARKS-
  3714.  
  3715. The car gets rammed on the driver's side. Parks's airbag
  3716. deploys as his head slams into the steering wheel. The
  3717. windshield is busted.
  3718.  
  3719. The cruiser goes into a spin.
  3720.  
  3721. It stops in the middle of the intersection.
  3722.  
  3723. Parks's head is in the airbag. Blood drips down from his
  3724. head.
  3725.  
  3726. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  3727. Be advised, securing the package.
  3728.  
  3729. An arm reaches over and the car unlocks.
  3730.  
  3731. Parks tries to take off his seatbelt.
  3732.  
  3733. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 2
  3734. HE'S MOVING!
  3735.  
  3736. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  3737. Cease fi-
  3738.  
  3739. Parks opens his eyes, looks forward, and watches the muzzle
  3740. flash of a shotgun.
  3741.  
  3742. Parks gets slammed against the seat and slumps over the
  3743. center console.
  3744.  
  3745. A scream comes from the back.
  3746.  
  3747. DAWN
  3748. PARKS!
  3749.  
  3750. Dawn gets dragged out and a cloth sack gets put over her
  3751. head.
  3752.  
  3753. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  3754. Jesus fuck I just shot a cop...
  3755.  
  3756. Behind the cruiser, Dawn gets thrown into the back of a
  3757. minivan.
  3758.  
  3759. The door closes and the minivan drives off.
  3760.  
  3761.  
  3762. EXT. CITY - DAY
  3763.  
  3764. Parks opens the door and falls out of the cruiser. He groans
  3765. in pain as he takes his gun out. A cut sits on his head.
  3766.  
  3767. The minivan is long gone, what remains is Parks's smashed
  3768. cruiser which sits in ruin next to the pickup truck. Glass
  3769. and metal from both cars line the street.
  3770.  
  3771. Parks tries to stand up and looks around that cityscape
  3772. around him.
  3773.  
  3774. He coughs up once again and falls over.
  3775.  
  3776. Parks unbuttons his shirt and opens it. He looks at the hole
  3777. made by the 12 gauge shell.
  3778.  
  3779. Sirens in the distance.
  3780.  
  3781. Parks crawls back into his cruiser and takes out his radio's
  3782. handset.
  3783.  
  3784. PARKS
  3785. 1532,
  3786. (cough)
  3787. shots fired, officer down at
  3788. Scottsdale and third... Multiple
  3789. armed assailants travelling north
  3790. in a Ford Windstar minivan!
  3791.  
  3792. He coughs into the handset. He lets go of the microphone.
  3793.  
  3794. DISPATCH
  3795. (radio)
  3796. 10-4 1532, all units be advised
  3797. officer down at Scottsdale and
  3798. third. Suspects last seen fleeing
  3799. north in a Ford Windstar.
  3800.  
  3801. Parks lays back as the lights and sirens approach.
  3802.  
  3803. CUT TO:
  3804.  
  3805. Parks is wheeled into an ambulance on a stretcher.
  3806.  
  3807.  
  3808. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
  3809.  
  3810. Parks lays down in bed and looks at the ceiling.
  3811.  
  3812. The fan above him spins. Parks looks to his side. A cane sits
  3813. there.
  3814.  
  3815. The door opens, Steele walks in, a file in hand.
  3816.  
  3817. STEELE
  3818. Parks...
  3819.  
  3820. He sighs and massages his eyes.
  3821.  
  3822. STEELE (CONT’D)
  3823. We talked to that reporter.
  3824.  
  3825. Steele shakes his head.
  3826.  
  3827. STEELE (CONT’D)
  3828. The investigation against you has
  3829. been dropped. The search for Dawn
  3830. Paulsen has for all intents and
  3831. purposes gone cold.
  3832.  
  3833. Parks cocks an eyebrow.
  3834.  
  3835. PARKS
  3836. Weren't you fixing to bury me?
  3837.  
  3838. Steele shakes his head.
  3839.  
  3840. STEELE
  3841. I needed to scratch out all the
  3842. leads. Do me a favor-
  3843.  
  3844. PARKS
  3845. Yeah?
  3846.  
  3847. Steele reaches into the file then passes him two stapled
  3848. pieces of paper.
  3849.  
  3850. STEELE
  3851. Keep your friend James out of
  3852. trouble.
  3853.  
  3854. Steele steps out.
  3855.  
  3856. Parks tries to stand up and goes into a coughing fit.
  3857.  
  3858. PARKS
  3859. Son of a bitch.
  3860.  
  3861. He holds his chest in pain. Parks tries to stand straight and
  3862. goes into another coughing fit.
  3863.  
  3864. A thud comes from outside.
  3865.  
  3866. Then.
  3867.  
  3868. PHONE SPEAKER
  3869. (outside)
  3870. SENPAI, what are you doing?! You
  3871. can't put that ther- AHHHHHHH!
  3872.  
  3873. Parks's eyes widen. He reaches for the cane next to him and
  3874. takes the painkillers on the night stand.
  3875.  
  3876. Parks stands up and coughs.
  3877.  
  3878. PHONE SPEAKER (CONT’D)
  3879. (Outside)
  3880. SENPAI, YOU'RE MILKING ME!
  3881.  
  3882. Parks makes his way over.
  3883.  
  3884. PARKS
  3885. James! You dumb motherfucker!
  3886.  
  3887. Parks opens the door.
  3888.  
  3889.  
  3890. INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - NIGHT
  3891.  
  3892. BAYLEY TURNER, (25) stares at Parks wide eyed as he puts his
  3893. phone in his pocket.
  3894.  
  3895. TURNER
  3896. I can explain.
  3897.  
  3898. PHONE SPEAKER
  3899. (muffled)
  3900. Senpai, where did you go?!
  3901.  
  3902. Turner takes his phone out and turns it off.
  3903.  
  3904. TURNER
  3905. Y-You feeling better Parks? I mean,
  3906. Detective Parks. I thought you were
  3907. asleep, I swear!
  3908.  
  3909. Parks just stares at this, jaw dropped.
  3910.  
  3911. TURNER (CONT’D)
  3912. I'm uhm- I was told to drive you
  3913. home.
  3914.  
  3915. Parks just nods then shakes his head with a sigh.
  3916.  
  3917. PARKS
  3918. Yeah, sure man. Wh-Whatever.
  3919.  
  3920. Parks coughs.
  3921.  
  3922. TURNER
  3923. Come with me then.
  3924.  
  3925. They go out to
  3926.  
  3927.  
  3928. INT. POLICE CRUISER - NIGHT
  3929.  
  3930. Parks gets into the front passenger's seat.
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