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  1. Us Lucky Few
  2. by
  3. Eli
  4.  
  5. FADE IN:
  6.  
  7.  
  8. EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE - NIGHT
  9.  
  10. An empty stretch of highway.
  11.  
  12. A lone police cruiser sits in front of a convenience store,
  13. the lights flash.
  14.  
  15. OFFICER DAVID PARKS, (25) steps out of his cruiser then
  16. presses the mic to his radio. He's Asian, 5"8 and wears a
  17. Phoenix Police Department uniform
  18.  
  19. PARKS
  20. (into radio)
  21. 1532, dispatch we're 97, code two.
  22.  
  23. DISPATCH (O.S.)
  24. 10-4, 1532.
  25.  
  26. OFFICER LANCE HAWKINS, (21) is next to him.
  27.  
  28. Parks turns to Hawkins and points at him.
  29.  
  30. PARKS
  31. Watch. Let me do the talking.
  32. Anything looks weird, call it.
  33.  
  34. HAWKINS
  35. 10-4 sir.
  36.  
  37.  
  38. INT. CONVENIENCE STORE - NIGHT
  39.  
  40. The two walk in and immediately see two people. The older
  41. one, JOHN STEVENS, (late-40s) wears a confederate flag hat
  42. with a jacket and jeans.
  43.  
  44. JOHN
  45. Look pal, see-
  46.  
  47. He pulls out a Triple-A card.
  48.  
  49. JOHN (CONT’D)
  50. I just gotta get me a tow truck so
  51. I can bring my truck to the shop.
  52. Please, I gotta just borrow your
  53. phone.
  54.  
  55. The STOREKEEPER, (late-50s) points toward the door.
  56.  
  57. STOREKEEPER
  58. No, you leave!
  59.  
  60. The younger one, JACK STEVENS, (early-20s) wears a jacket and
  61. jeans and has long hair.
  62.  
  63. JACK
  64. Dad, let's just go outside, we'll-
  65.  
  66. The two officers watch this for a moment. The door closes
  67. behind them and a "DING" can be heard.
  68.  
  69. Hawkins points at the door.
  70.  
  71. HAWKINS
  72. That sensor's a little late.
  73.  
  74. He chuckles and grins.
  75.  
  76. Parks glares at him, then looks at the two.
  77.  
  78. The storekeeper looks at Hawkins and points.
  79.  
  80. STOREKEEPER
  81. These men, right here sir! I do not
  82. allow racists in my store!
  83.  
  84. JOHN
  85. Look pal, we were just looking to
  86. borrow a phone. No trouble here.
  87.  
  88. John's hands are in his pockets.
  89.  
  90. PARKS
  91. Step back from the counter sir,
  92. keep your hands out your pockets.
  93.  
  94. Parks looks over at John and motions toward him.
  95.  
  96. John takes his hand out of his pockets then cocks his head in
  97. confusion at Parks.
  98.  
  99. PARKS (CONT’D)
  100. John, was it?
  101.  
  102. JOHN
  103. Yeah.
  104.  
  105. PARKS
  106. How about you and your son step
  107. outside and talk with me? Hawkins,
  108. check the security footage.
  109.  
  110. Hawkins nods.
  111.  
  112.  
  113. EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE - NIGHT
  114.  
  115. John takes a sigh.
  116.  
  117. PARKS
  118. You alright?
  119.  
  120. John massages his eyes.
  121.  
  122. JOHN
  123. Just needed to borrow a phone man,
  124. phone's dead and the battery in my
  125. truck died. He just went on
  126. spouting about how I was racist.
  127. Christ, people these days gettin'
  128. butthurt over lil' symbols like
  129. these.
  130.  
  131. He takes off his hat.
  132.  
  133. JOHN (CONT’D)
  134. Long night. We were trying to make
  135. it to New Mexico when the truck
  136. broke down.
  137.  
  138. PARKS
  139. I see. Sorry to even ask, but you
  140. guys got weapons on you?
  141.  
  142. John motions over to the shotgun mounted on the truck.
  143.  
  144. JOHN
  145. And then mine and my son's carry
  146. pieces.
  147.  
  148. PARKS
  149. Alright, thanks. Let's just get you
  150. guys outta here as soon as we can.
  151.  
  152. Hawkins steps back out.
  153.  
  154. HAWKINS
  155. Yeah, he apparently called the cops
  156. and freaked out seeing the hat.
  157.  
  158. With a sigh, he massages his eyes, then thumbs his radio.
  159.  
  160. PARKS
  161. (into radio)
  162. 1532, dispatch.
  163.  
  164. DISPATCH
  165. (from radio)
  166. Go ahead 1532.
  167.  
  168. PARKS
  169. (into radio)
  170. Requesting a tow truck at the
  171. Chevron on Dillon and third. We're
  172. gonna be code four here.
  173.  
  174. He glances at Hawkins and motions for him to follow him.
  175.  
  176. PARKS (CONT’D)
  177. Alright sir, we're gonna be across
  178. the street doing traffic if you
  179. need us, just wait out here for the
  180. truck. Anything happens, just give
  181. us a holler or call.
  182.  
  183. JACK
  184. Thanks, officer.
  185.  
  186. Parks and Hawkins get back into their cruiser.
  187.  
  188.  
  189. INT. POLICE CRUISER - NIGHT
  190.  
  191. The two wait across the street from the gas station and clock
  192. traffic.
  193.  
  194. HAWKINS
  195. So, how'd I do?
  196.  
  197. Parks jots something down on a paper and stares at the
  198. passing vehicles.
  199.  
  200. PARKS
  201. That's a three.
  202.  
  203. HAWKINS
  204. Come on, just a three?
  205.  
  206. PARKS
  207. You should've handled that faster.
  208.  
  209. HAWKINS
  210. Why didn't you?
  211.  
  212. Parks shoots him a grin.
  213.  
  214. PARKS
  215. Wanted to see what you'd do.
  216.  
  217. HAWKINS
  218. Right. Well it's not another two
  219. which is good.
  220.  
  221. Hawkins clocks traffic with a radar gun.
  222.  
  223. HAWKINS (CONT’D)
  224. You were military though? A few of
  225. the guys at the station said you
  226. were in Afghanistan a few years.
  227.  
  228. David glances over at the radar gun.
  229.  
  230. He takes a deep breath.
  231.  
  232. PARKS
  233. Yeah, still kind of am.
  234.  
  235. HAWKINS
  236. That's really cool! You know I was
  237. gonna join, but then they wouldn't
  238. take me because-
  239.  
  240. Parks takes a sigh, then massages his eyes.
  241.  
  242. PARKS
  243. Fuck, kid- You gave 'em a reason
  244. not to.
  245.  
  246. Parks takes out his phone, checks it, then puts it back in
  247. his pocket.
  248.  
  249. HAWKINS
  250. (voice trails off)
  251. ...Of a surgery when I was nine.
  252.  
  253. David continues to watch cars pass.
  254.  
  255. He massages his eyes as Hawkins continues to take radar.
  256.  
  257. HAWKINS (CONT’D)
  258. Pretty quiet today, huh?
  259.  
  260. Parks slowly moves his head and glares at Hawkins.
  261.  
  262. PARKS
  263. I'm gonna make you eat those
  264. fucking words.
  265.  
  266. A car screams past the two-
  267.  
  268. HAWKINS
  269. Holy shit! Did you see that?!
  270.  
  271. Parks picks up the car's radio.
  272.  
  273. PARKS
  274. You called it, not me. Light 'em
  275. up.
  276.  
  277. Hawkins floors the accelerator and speeds up behind the other
  278. car.
  279.  
  280. Hawkins turns on the siren and Parks grabs the radio.
  281.  
  282. The siren blares as the car begins to pull over.
  283.  
  284. PARKS (CONT’D)
  285. 1532, dispatch, be advised
  286. performing TC on reckless driver-
  287. Interstate 10, past Marker 13.
  288.  
  289. DISPATCH
  290. (over radio)
  291. 10-4.
  292.  
  293. Hawkins and Parks prepare to exit the car.
  294.  
  295. HAWKINS
  296. Cover.
  297.  
  298. PARKS
  299. Contact.
  300.  
  301.  
  302. EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY - NIGHT
  303.  
  304. The two get out and approach.
  305.  
  306. Hawkins crosses toward the passenger's side.
  307.  
  308. Parks crosses toward the driver's.
  309.  
  310. Both place their fingertips on the tail lights of the car.
  311.  
  312. The passenger's side door opens before they can even reach
  313. the car.
  314.  
  315. Two gunshots ring out by the time Hawkins gets his as the man
  316. in front of him drops dead.
  317.  
  318. Parks draws his weapon and makes his way back.
  319.  
  320. PARKS
  321. Hawkins, behind the cruiser!
  322.  
  323. Parks fires into the driver's side door and is met with
  324. multiple muzzle flashes.
  325.  
  326. Hawkins turns his back and hides behind the passenger side
  327. door of the cruiser, gun out, muzzle up.
  328.  
  329. Parks continues to fire and with his free hand keys his
  330. radio.
  331.  
  332. PARKS (CONT’D)
  333. (into radio)
  334. 1532, DISPATCH! SHOTS FIRED AT OUR
  335. LOCATION! ROLL BODYCAM!
  336.  
  337. The rounds fly past Hawkins as he sits there and shakes, his
  338. gun still out.
  339.  
  340. Parks looks over. His eyes widen.
  341.  
  342. PARKS (CONT’D)
  343. GRAB THE RIFLE NOW, HAWKINS!
  344.  
  345. Hawkins shakes as he reaches into the car and pulls out the
  346. patrol rifle.
  347.  
  348. Hawkins now crouches next against the door of the cruiser. He
  349. fires at the muzzle flashes in the car.
  350.  
  351. DISPATCH
  352. (from radio)
  353. 10-4, 1532, any available units
  354. 1532 is requesting assistance on
  355. Highway 10 past marker 13.
  356.  
  357. Parks watches a figure run out and fires two rounds before
  358. his handgun goes dry.
  359.  
  360. PARKS
  361. Hawkins, cover fire!
  362.  
  363. Hawkins continues to fire at the car in front of him.
  364.  
  365. Parks takes a knee behind the door of his cruiser and reloads
  366. his handgun.
  367.  
  368. A concussion grenade from the other car lands on the
  369. cruiser's windshield, in between both of their firing
  370. positions behind the squad car doors.
  371.  
  372. PARKS (CONT’D)
  373. Hawkins get back!
  374.  
  375. Parks tries to reach for it, then-
  376.  
  377. Silence.
  378.  
  379. Parks is in a daze, but opens his eyes.
  380.  
  381. Hawkins's rifle sits on the ground. With his eyes open, he
  382. fumbles to reach for it.
  383.  
  384. A silhouette pops up.
  385.  
  386. Parks sees it, then looks back at Hawkins.
  387.  
  388. Hawkins drops to the ground next to the cruiser, a spatter of
  389. blood exiting the other side of his skull.
  390.  
  391. Parks reaches into the car and takes his Mossberg 590A1 out.
  392.  
  393. Rounds fly through the windshield. Parks ducks under the
  394. dashboard as he fumbles with his 12 gauge.
  395.  
  396. Parks thumbs his radio again.
  397.  
  398. PARKS (CONT’D)
  399. (into radio)
  400. OFFICER DOWN, WE HAVE AN OFFICER
  401. DOWN! SUSPECT JUST THREW A FUCKING
  402. GRENADE!
  403.  
  404. IND VOICE 1 (O.S.)
  405. FUCK YOU WEY!
  406.  
  407. The fire continues as Parks watches one charge him with a
  408. knife.
  409.  
  410. Parks fires a round into his chest and just watches him come
  411. at him.
  412.  
  413. He places his hand on the forend of the shotgun as the man
  414. starts to swing his knife at him.
  415.  
  416. Parks kicks him back, chambers a round, and fires as the
  417. man's intestines hang out.
  418.  
  419. PARKS
  420. What the fuck?!
  421.  
  422. IND VOICE 1 (O.S.)
  423. You just fucked homie.
  424.  
  425. He trains his weapon once more and tries to chamber the next
  426. round.
  427.  
  428. Click.
  429.  
  430. The man stabs Parks in the shoulder.
  431.  
  432. IND VOICE 1 (CONT’D)
  433. FUCK...!
  434.  
  435. Parks cries out in pain as the man pulls the knife out and
  436. takes another swing.
  437.  
  438. Parks shoves him with his shotgun and backs up and in a
  439. frantic rush tries to pull another shell of of his sling,
  440. only to drop it.
  441.  
  442. Parks only falls as another bullet flies out the back of his
  443. shoulder.
  444.  
  445. His shoulder bleeds. Another bullet flies out the back of the
  446. same shoulder.
  447.  
  448. Parks falls down, stiff.
  449.  
  450. IND VOICE 1 (CONT’D)
  451. Oh shit!
  452.  
  453. The man looks up. Gunshots ring out as the rounds land in the
  454. back of their car.
  455.  
  456. IND VOICE 2
  457. Let's go, let's go man!
  458.  
  459. Parks looks looks over his side.
  460.  
  461. John is with his son and holds a shotgun. His son grabs
  462. Parks's shotgun, loads it and fires into the back of the
  463. assailants' car.
  464.  
  465. Parks holds his shoulder as he feels himself fade in and out
  466. of consciousness. He grabs the tourniquet off his belt and
  467. tries to wrap the wounds on Parks's shoulders.
  468.  
  469. John has a still look of fear in his eyes as he applies the
  470. tourniquet.
  471.  
  472. JOHN
  473. Shit, shit shit!
  474.  
  475. PARKS
  476. (fading)
  477. ...I'm gonna die...
  478.  
  479. John reaches into Parks's pocket and pulls out his phone.
  480.  
  481. JOHN
  482. Hey, Parks stay with me now man!
  483. Don't you go dying on me! You're
  484. gonna be fine!
  485.  
  486. The police lights begin to show themselves on John's face.
  487.  
  488. JOHN (CONT’D)
  489. They're just right here, they're
  490. right here officer! HEY!
  491.  
  492. The lights flash across his face as John waves first
  493. responders over.
  494.  
  495. Parks blacks out.
  496.  
  497.  
  498. INT. EMERGENCY ROOM - NIGHT
  499.  
  500. Parks is wakes up as he's taken into the emergency room.
  501.  
  502. IND NURSE 1
  503. Subject is David Parks, 28-years
  504. old, male, blood pressure...
  505.  
  506. Parks blacks out again..
  507.  
  508.  
  509. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
  510.  
  511. Parks sits on a hospital bed and clutches his arm. His face
  512. carries a pained expression.
  513.  
  514. ELENA SAINTCLAIRE, (26) places her hand on Parks's shoulder.
  515.  
  516. PARKS
  517. I need to find Lance.
  518.  
  519. ELENA
  520. Dave, I know this is a lot to take
  521. in-
  522.  
  523. Parks chuckles.
  524.  
  525. PARKS
  526. You're a lot to take in.
  527.  
  528. The room goes silent.
  529.  
  530. JACK NELSON (mid-40s) holds a briefcase and walks through the
  531. door.
  532.  
  533. PARKS (CONT’D)
  534. You know, sweetheart. I'm not
  535. really in the mood for pranks, you
  536. get that right?
  537.  
  538. Nelson reaches for the TV remote next to Parks and turns it
  539. on.
  540.  
  541. JONATHAN STANTON, (mid-50s) approaches a podium.
  542.  
  543. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  544. Thank you all for coming out this
  545. morning. I am Lieutenant Jonathan
  546. Stanton with the Phoenix Police
  547. Department.
  548.  
  549. IND REPORTER 1 (O.S.)
  550. Is this an act of terrorism?
  551.  
  552. IND REPORTER 2 (O.S.)
  553. Were these two officers
  554. specifically targeted?
  555.  
  556. IND REPORTER 3 (O.S.)
  557. Do we have any idea at this
  558. time who did this?
  559.  
  560. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  561. (on TV)
  562. At this time I will not be taking
  563. questions.
  564.  
  565. The reporters hush.
  566.  
  567. Stanton takes out a paper and glances down at it with an
  568. anxious sigh.
  569.  
  570. LIEUTENANT STANTON (CONT’D)
  571. It is with a heavy heart that I
  572. announce that we lost one of our
  573. own tonight. Officer Lance Hawkins
  574. was pronounced dead on scene... His
  575. field training officer, Officer
  576. Parks had been struck by four
  577. rounds, two hitting his vest.
  578.  
  579. Parks buries his head in his hands. Tears run down his eyes.
  580.  
  581. LIEUTENANT STANTON (CONT’D)
  582. (on tv)
  583. ...It is thanks to two armed
  584. bystanders that Officer Parks can
  585. live to fight another day-
  586.  
  587. PARKS
  588. He- He's joking. That's bullshit.
  589. He's gotta be joking, this is a
  590. sick god damn joke and everyone's
  591. laughing at me!
  592.  
  593. A moment of silence between all three.
  594.  
  595. NELSON
  596. Officer Parks, I'm sorry to tell
  597. you.
  598.  
  599. Elena has a look of concern as she places her hand on Parks's
  600. back.
  601.  
  602. PARKS
  603. Did he... Feel any of it?
  604.  
  605. Nelson shakes his head.
  606.  
  607. PARKS (CONT’D)
  608. What about his wife? Who- Who's
  609. gonna take care of her? His kid...
  610. They don't have that anymore...
  611.  
  612. NELSON
  613. His daughter will receive a
  614. pension, however it will be up to
  615. you whether you'd like to speak to
  616. his wife.
  617.  
  618. He wipes off another tear and tries to mouth something,
  619. thKimen stops and takes a deep breath.
  620.  
  621. PARKS
  622. He's dead because of me, I
  623. should've been the contact-
  624.  
  625. He knocks over the table next to him and begins to sob.
  626.  
  627. PARKS (CONT’D)
  628. FUCK!
  629.  
  630. NELSON
  631. There's nothing you could've done
  632. about it, the reason you're alive
  633. is because two people happened to
  634. see what was going on and stopped
  635. it.
  636.  
  637. Parks reaches for the trash can next to him and vomits into
  638. it.
  639.  
  640. PARKS
  641. God damn it. I could've done more.
  642. I could've done more. I should've
  643. done more.
  644.  
  645. He stops for a moment as a group of shadows form behind the
  646. covered observation room.
  647.  
  648. The door opens as SERGEANT STEELE, (mid-30s) comes in. He
  649. wears an "Internal Affairs" badge.
  650.  
  651. Parks spits into the trash can.
  652.  
  653. STEELE
  654. Run me through it, Parks. Piece by
  655. piece.
  656.  
  657. Steele throws a file folder at his feet.
  658.  
  659. Parks stands up.
  660.  
  661. PARKS
  662. Fu-
  663.  
  664. Nelson stands up and almost blocks Steele. He looks back at
  665. Parks.
  666.  
  667. NELSON
  668. Not a word. Get it together.
  669.  
  670. He glares at Steele.
  671.  
  672. NELSON (CONT’D)
  673. Sergeant, you make another move
  674. like that again, I will make your
  675. life hell.
  676.  
  677. Parks nods.
  678.  
  679. PARKS
  680. I want to go home.
  681.  
  682. He reaches for the change of clothes with his badge and gun
  683. still on them.
  684.  
  685. FADE OUT.
  686.  
  687.  
  688. INT. WAITING ROOM - DAY
  689.  
  690. JAMES O'REILLY, (28) argues with two police officers.
  691.  
  692. JAMES
  693. He knows me. Look, I served with
  694. him. Can I have a reason for being
  695. kicked out?
  696.  
  697. IND POLICE OFFICER 1
  698. Security reasons, never said
  699. anything about you.
  700.  
  701. JAMES
  702. Look, ask him yoursel-
  703.  
  704. Parks bursts out the door, a cast in his left arm.
  705.  
  706. Next to him is Elena.
  707.  
  708. ELENA
  709. David, you've just been shot, let's
  710. just go home first...
  711.  
  712. Parks just looks at the scene in front of him.
  713.  
  714. PARKS
  715. James?
  716.  
  717. Both of the officers take a step back and look at James.
  718.  
  719. JAMES
  720. Dave?
  721.  
  722. PARKS
  723. Should've probably told them you
  724. were coming. Sorry 'bout that.
  725.  
  726. Dave just looks at the officers and waves them off. They nod.
  727.  
  728. JAMES
  729. Grab a drink then? Do some catching
  730. up?
  731.  
  732. Dave nods.
  733.  
  734. PARKS
  735. Haven't seen you since...
  736.  
  737. JAMES
  738. ...Convoy.
  739.  
  740. PARKS
  741. Time flies, fuck.
  742.  
  743. James's eyes widen as he takes a sigh.
  744.  
  745. JAMES
  746. Yeah, it does. You okay man?
  747.  
  748. Parks takes a sigh and looks at James. He opens his mouth to
  749. something, but nothing manages to come out.
  750.  
  751. His phone vibrates.
  752.  
  753. A text appears. The contact reads, "Interested Party".
  754.  
  755. A photo of him with James and Elena coming through the doors
  756. with James talking to the police.
  757.  
  758. INTERESTED PARTY (TEXT)
  759. Officer Parks, we have a
  760. proposition for you. Please meet us
  761. on the third floor of the parking
  762. garage. Come alone.
  763.  
  764. Parks glances at Elena.
  765.  
  766. PARKS
  767. Hey sweetheart, this is James. You
  768. guys get to know each other, I'm
  769. gonna go for a walk-
  770.  
  771. ELENA
  772. Didn't you say you wanted to go
  773. home?
  774.  
  775. PARKS
  776. Lemme get some air first.
  777.  
  778. James cocks an eyebrow at this.
  779.  
  780. Parks walks off to
  781.  
  782.  
  783. INT. ELEVATOR - DAY
  784.  
  785. Parks checks takes his Glock 19 out of his right hand inner
  786. waistband holster and does a one handed press check using his
  787. belt to check for a round.
  788.  
  789. A round is chambered.
  790.  
  791. He takes a deep breath as he looks at the floors.
  792.  
  793. "1"
  794.  
  795. "2"
  796.  
  797. He takes a breath.
  798.  
  799. "3"
  800.  
  801. The doors open as Parks inches out, gun in his hand.
  802.  
  803.  
  804. EXT. GARAGE - DAY
  805.  
  806. He checks the outside.
  807.  
  808. Nothing.
  809.  
  810. The ramp going to the third floor materializes as he peers
  811. over.
  812.  
  813. He makes his way over. A group of black suburbans are parked
  814. there.
  815.  
  816. In the middle of it, a group of men in suits.
  817.  
  818. The one in the middle JASON WHITE, (43) rolls his eyes.
  819.  
  820. WHITE
  821. Come on now Officer, there were
  822. other ways we could've dealt with
  823. you. At least listen to us before
  824. you start shooting.
  825.  
  826. Those around him reach for their weapons.
  827.  
  828. WHITE (CONT’D)
  829. Gentlemen, he has one arm and
  830. there's six of you. It wouldn't be
  831. a fair fight now would it?
  832.  
  833. Parks lowers his weapon.
  834.  
  835. PARKS
  836. What? The fuck you want? You feds?
  837.  
  838. He's clearly nervous.
  839.  
  840. WHITE
  841. Officer- Or do you want it to be
  842. Detective, Parks?
  843.  
  844. PARKS
  845. Cut the shit.
  846.  
  847. He looks behind him at another individual in a suit. He
  848. beckons over ANTHONY, (mid-20s)
  849.  
  850. WHITE
  851. Anthony, get my case please.
  852.  
  853. ANTHONY
  854. Yes sir.
  855.  
  856. Anthony walks to the back of a suburban and comes back. He
  857. carries a briefcase.
  858.  
  859. WHITE
  860. Price of admission is ignorance.
  861. That man was on bath salts and some
  862. modified form of PCP.
  863.  
  864. White opens the briefcase.
  865.  
  866. WHITE (CONT’D)
  867. He's being healed up in a known
  868. Sinaloa Cartel safehouse. Do we
  869. have a deal?
  870.  
  871. Parks just slowly nods.
  872.  
  873. He closes the briefcase and passes it to Parks.
  874.  
  875. PARKS
  876. Deal.
  877.  
  878. White's side packs up and leaves Parks alone with a metallic
  879. briefcase.
  880.  
  881. Parks stands there, briefcase in hand.
  882.  
  883. FADE TO BLACK.
  884.  
  885.  
  886. EXT. PARKING LOT - DAY
  887.  
  888. Parks walks back with a briefcase.
  889.  
  890. James cocks an eyebrow.
  891.  
  892. JAMES
  893. The fuck is that?
  894.  
  895. Parks shrugs.
  896.  
  897. JAMES (CONT’D)
  898. The feds give you that?
  899.  
  900. Parks shrugs.
  901.  
  902. PARKS
  903. It's information for a case. That's
  904. all I know.
  905.  
  906. JAMES
  907. If it's on me, I don't have any god
  908. damn dogs.
  909.  
  910. Parks rolls his eyes.
  911.  
  912. PARKS
  913. If it was on you, I'd have thrown
  914. you in cuffs.
  915.  
  916. JAMES
  917. Not if there was already an IED
  918. planted on your car.
  919.  
  920. PARKS
  921. James...
  922.  
  923. James smiles, though it looks nervous.
  924.  
  925. JAMES
  926. I'm just joking. I swear.
  927.  
  928. Parks nods.
  929.  
  930. PARKS (CONT’D)
  931. Right... Follow us, we're headed
  932. home. I got a small cabinet there.
  933.  
  934.  
  935. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON
  936.  
  937. The briefcase sits on Parks's wooden kitchen table.
  938.  
  939. James pokes the case with a screwdriver.
  940.  
  941. Elena crouches behind a couch.
  942.  
  943. ELENA
  944. Why did you want me back here
  945. again? And why didn't you call the
  946. bomb squad?
  947.  
  948. PARKS
  949. So if it goes off, there's not
  950. pieces of me inside of you. Plus,
  951. they're not gonna come out here
  952. because someone gave me a
  953. briefcase.
  954.  
  955. ELENA
  956. But I already get pieces of you
  957. inside me.
  958.  
  959. PARKS
  960. Fuck, walked int-
  961.  
  962. James slams his hand against the top of the case.
  963.  
  964. PARKS (CONT’D)
  965. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL US ALL?!
  966.  
  967. JAMES
  968. Well we know it's not pressure
  969. activated if it is a bomb.
  970.  
  971. PARKS
  972. YOU FUCKING IDIOT!
  973.  
  974. ELENA
  975. You just gave me a fucking
  976. heart attack!
  977.  
  978. James just shrugs.
  979.  
  980. Parks and Elena takes a deep breath.
  981.  
  982. PARKS (CONT’D)
  983. You were EOD right?
  984.  
  985. JAMES
  986. I was half the reason EOD came to
  987. talk to us back then, yeah.
  988.  
  989. Parks unlatches the case and takes out a flashlight.
  990.  
  991. PARKS
  992. How'd they set these things up?
  993.  
  994. JAMES
  995. Damn things were rigged for a few
  996. inches, you pulled up and boom.
  997. Just look under it for wires.
  998.  
  999. Parks glances under it, opening the case just a crack. He
  1000. shines the light around inside of it.
  1001.  
  1002. JAMES (CONT’D)
  1003. Anything?
  1004.  
  1005. PARKS
  1006. Negative, any clear string would've
  1007. made a shadow too. Fuck it, I'm
  1008. going for it.
  1009.  
  1010. He opens the case all the way. The files are stacked neatly.
  1011.  
  1012. Elena emerges from behind Parks's couch.
  1013.  
  1014. ELENA
  1015. What is it? Anything solid on
  1016. Lance?
  1017.  
  1018. Parks takes the case, turns it upside down, and dumps its
  1019. contents on the table.
  1020.  
  1021. He starts to spread its contents, across the table.
  1022.  
  1023. PARKS
  1024. Help me out with this you two.
  1025.  
  1026. Elena makes her way over and the three start placing folders
  1027. right side up.
  1028.  
  1029. David opens a file, on its cover reads, "DEPARTMENT OF
  1030. HOMELAND SECURITY".
  1031.  
  1032. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1033. Holy fuck.
  1034.  
  1035. He flips through it. A few clusters of mugshots here and
  1036. there, a few assorted file-
  1037.  
  1038. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1039. I found him. The fucker who stabbed
  1040. me.
  1041.  
  1042. He pulls a file out.
  1043.  
  1044. The top of the dossier reads "Enrique Torrez".
  1045.  
  1046. Gang Affiliation: "The Sentinel Cartel".
  1047.  
  1048. Parks's expression changes to that of anger.
  1049.  
  1050. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1051. I have to make some phone calls.
  1052.  
  1053.  
  1054. EXT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  1055.  
  1056. Four police cruisers and a SWAT van pull up to a warehouse.
  1057.  
  1058. The streetlights illuminate the grungy graffiti covered area.
  1059.  
  1060. Gang logos cover some houses, a few dumpsters are knocked
  1061. over, some of the trash flying around.
  1062.  
  1063. Outside, the small amount passerbys, whisper to each other as
  1064. the cruisers pull up with the team.
  1065.  
  1066. Two cruisers peel off and start cordoning off the area from
  1067. the front of the warehouse.
  1068.  
  1069. A perimeter is set up, the area is cleared of any passerbys.
  1070.  
  1071.  
  1072. INT. POLICE CRUISER - NIGHT
  1073.  
  1074. Parks sits there and watches all of this.
  1075.  
  1076. Stanton drives.
  1077.  
  1078. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  1079. Four days. Someone tipped us off
  1080. too when you put the pieces
  1081. together.
  1082.  
  1083. Parks just looks out the window. He's got a leather jacket
  1084. on.
  1085.  
  1086. Stanton looks over at Parks.
  1087.  
  1088. LIEUTENANT STANTON (CONT’D)
  1089. Should feel good though if you are
  1090. right. Even if you're not it's a
  1091. dent in the fuck up that was the
  1092. ATF's schtick.
  1093.  
  1094. Parks continues to watch as police MRAP stops.
  1095.  
  1096. PARKS
  1097. Won't do anything for Lance.
  1098.  
  1099. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  1100. We're gonna get these guys, kid.
  1101.  
  1102. He steps out of the cruiser.
  1103.  
  1104. Parks opens the door and watches as SWAT stacks on the door.
  1105.  
  1106.  
  1107. EXT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  1108.  
  1109. One of the cruisers pulls behind the building, two others set
  1110. up a perimeter and block the street.
  1111.  
  1112. From inside the cruiser, Parks turns the police radio up.
  1113.  
  1114. Stanton lights up a cigarette.
  1115.  
  1116. The radio comes to life.
  1117.  
  1118. IND SWAT OFFICER 1 (O.S.)
  1119. Team one, team two, prepare to
  1120. breach.
  1121.  
  1122. IND SWAT OFFICER 2 (O.S.)
  1123. Team one, ready.
  1124.  
  1125. IND SWAT OFFICER 1 (O.S.)
  1126. Team two, ready. On my mark.
  1127.  
  1128. Parks watches this.
  1129.  
  1130. IND SWAT OFFICER 1 (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  1131. Mark.
  1132.  
  1133. The SWAT team busts the door down. An officer throws in a
  1134. flashbang.
  1135.  
  1136. Parks places his hand on his holster. More gunfire rings out
  1137. from the inside of the warehouse.
  1138.  
  1139. PARKS
  1140. That doesn't sound good.
  1141.  
  1142. IND SWAT OFFICER 2 (O.S.)
  1143. Team two, one suspect down.
  1144.  
  1145. IND OFFICER 2 (O.S.)
  1146. Team two has an officer down!
  1147. Fucker used a table leg!
  1148.  
  1149. The radio goes silent for a moment.
  1150.  
  1151. IND SWAT OFFICER 2
  1152. Stay the fuck down!
  1153.  
  1154. Stanton takes a sigh, throws his cigarette on the ground, and
  1155. gets on his radio.
  1156.  
  1157. STANTON
  1158. 1015, requesting additional units
  1159. and a bus to the warehouse on 19th
  1160. and McDowell, code three, one
  1161. officer down.
  1162.  
  1163. DISPATCHER (O.S.)
  1164. 10-4, 1015. Any available units,
  1165. 1015 requesting assistance at 19th
  1166. and McDowell, multiple officers
  1167. down.
  1168.  
  1169. The sound of sirens in the distance.
  1170.  
  1171. More gunfire breaks out.
  1172.  
  1173. IND SWAT OFFICER 2
  1174. Multiple assailants with ARs,
  1175. requesting additional! Fuck!
  1176.  
  1177. IND SWAT OFFICER 1
  1178. Hey we got a suspect-
  1179.  
  1180. ENRIQUE TORRES, (30) jumps out of a window, rolls, and runs
  1181. toward Stanton and Parks. He's covered in gang tattoos.
  1182.  
  1183. Torres just keeps moving, his arms are covered in tempered
  1184. glass.
  1185.  
  1186. He charges forward toward Stanton.
  1187.  
  1188. PARKS
  1189. Holy fuck.
  1190.  
  1191. Stanton draws his tazer and fires into Torres.
  1192.  
  1193. The barbs connect and Torres is unfazed as he charges forward
  1194. and pushes Stanton aside.
  1195.  
  1196. Parks tries to draw down, only get pushed aside by a
  1197. sprinting Torres.
  1198.  
  1199. STANTON
  1200. Parks!
  1201.  
  1202. Parks keeps his weapon pointed downward as he runs after
  1203. Torres. He struggles to keep up.
  1204.  
  1205. Torres glances back, sees Parks, and makes a turn.
  1206.  
  1207. Parks runs forward and tries to turn the corner.
  1208.  
  1209. Two bullets pass his face.
  1210.  
  1211. PARKS
  1212. Fucker!
  1213.  
  1214. Parks peers out of cover and takes two shots into Torres's
  1215. back.
  1216.  
  1217. He just keeps running.
  1218.  
  1219. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1220. WHAT THE FUCK?!
  1221.  
  1222. Parks continues to run forward, chasing him into an
  1223. intersection.
  1224.  
  1225. Torres stops to assess the area and glances back seeing
  1226. Parks.
  1227.  
  1228. Before anything else, a hatchback runs over Torres, knocking
  1229. him to the ground.
  1230.  
  1231. Parks sees this and clutches his arm. He keeps his gun out
  1232. and sprints to the scene.
  1233.  
  1234. James gets out of the car.
  1235.  
  1236. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1237. What the fuck...
  1238.  
  1239. Torres isn't getting back up, but he's still breathing. James
  1240. is pointing wildly at Torres.
  1241.  
  1242. TORRES
  1243. Fuck...
  1244.  
  1245. JAMES
  1246. He knows where they are!
  1247.  
  1248. Parks holsters his weapon and takes out his hand cuffs. He
  1249. presses his knee against his ass.
  1250.  
  1251. PARKS
  1252. Grab his other arm.
  1253.  
  1254. James helps him out and he manages to get them on him.
  1255.  
  1256. TORRES
  1257. You...
  1258.  
  1259. JAMES
  1260. WHERE ARE THEY?!
  1261.  
  1262. He flips Torres on his back.
  1263.  
  1264. PARKS
  1265. You fucking recognize me?
  1266.  
  1267. TORRES
  1268. Yeah, you should be dead.
  1269.  
  1270. JAMES
  1271. You'll be fucking dead if you don't
  1272. tell me where they keep the cat
  1273. girls!
  1274.  
  1275. Parks watches a cruiser a few blocks away close in.
  1276.  
  1277. PARKS
  1278. Back off, James!
  1279.  
  1280. Parks glares at him.
  1281.  
  1282. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1283. I want answers. Where's your
  1284. partner?
  1285.  
  1286. He takes out his badge and keeps it in the direction of the
  1287. approaching cruiser.
  1288.  
  1289. TORRES
  1290. Fuck you cabron, I don't need to
  1291. tell you shit. Besides, my ride's
  1292. on its way here.
  1293.  
  1294. A cruiser pulls up with two officers. They get out of their
  1295. cruiser. One runs over to James.
  1296.  
  1297. IND OFFICER 3
  1298. Sir, step back.
  1299.  
  1300. James goes to his car and watches this.
  1301.  
  1302. JAMES
  1303. He knows where the cat girls are,
  1304. don't let him get away with that
  1305. knowledge!
  1306.  
  1307. IND OFFICER 1
  1308. We won't sir, just stand back.
  1309.  
  1310. A small army of cruisers shows up behind them.
  1311.  
  1312. TORRES
  1313. Don't leave me down here, I can
  1314. fucking stand, if I didn't have
  1315. these cuffs I could probably beat
  1316. the shit out of you, wey!
  1317.  
  1318. Parks just watches this.
  1319.  
  1320. PARKS
  1321. You never answered my question.
  1322.  
  1323. TORRES
  1324. My answer is, "Fuck you."
  1325.  
  1326. Parks rolls his eyes.
  1327.  
  1328. His hands shake in anger.
  1329.  
  1330. Another cruiser rolls up with Stanton in it.
  1331.  
  1332. STANTON
  1333. You good, Parks?
  1334.  
  1335. He gives an "okay" hand symbol.
  1336.  
  1337. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1338. The hell happened?
  1339.  
  1340. Parks points at James.
  1341.  
  1342. JAMES
  1343. Army buddy happened to be driving
  1344. through- Retard ran into traffic,
  1345. got hit.
  1346.  
  1347. Stanton nods.
  1348.  
  1349. STANTON
  1350. Better hope he doesn't sue.
  1351.  
  1352. James just stands there with the officer.
  1353.  
  1354. Stanton thumbs his radio.
  1355.  
  1356. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1357. (into radio)
  1358. Dispatch, requesting an additional
  1359. ambulance to 23rd and McDowell.
  1360.  
  1361. Parks watches as three suburbans with lights and sirens start
  1362. advancing on their location.
  1363.  
  1364. PARKS
  1365. Who the hell are these guys?
  1366.  
  1367. Stanton steps in front of Parks and watches all of this.
  1368.  
  1369. The three suburbans stop and surround the officers.
  1370.  
  1371. One man in particular, SMITH, (late-30s) steps out holding
  1372. out a badge.
  1373.  
  1374. Their uniforms read, "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY".
  1375.  
  1376. STANTON
  1377. Who might you folks be? You weren't
  1378. on our channels.
  1379.  
  1380. SMITH
  1381. Just call me Smith. This individual
  1382. is of importance to national
  1383. security, you see.
  1384.  
  1385. Stanton adjusts his glasses.
  1386.  
  1387. STANTON
  1388. He shot one of my men.
  1389.  
  1390. SMITH
  1391. I'm sorry to hear that-
  1392.  
  1393. STANTON
  1394. I'm sorry ain't exactly going to
  1395. cut it.
  1396.  
  1397. Smith glances at Parks.
  1398.  
  1399. SMITH
  1400. How's the arm doing? My associate
  1401. White was asking earlier.
  1402.  
  1403. Two of the agents walk over to where Torres is detained.
  1404.  
  1405. Stanton takes out his phone. Smith just patiently waits for
  1406. him.
  1407.  
  1408. STANTON
  1409. (into phone)
  1410. Colin? Yeah, waiting out here with
  1411. one of your guys- Agent Smith?
  1412.  
  1413. Stanton eyes's widen.
  1414.  
  1415. He motions toward the officer to move away from Torres.
  1416.  
  1417. SMITH
  1418. Thank you for your cooperation,
  1419. Lieutenant. We'll take it from
  1420. here.
  1421.  
  1422. Two agents pick up Torres. He spits in the direction of Parks
  1423. and glares at Stanton.
  1424.  
  1425. PARKS
  1426. I'LL FUCK YOU UP!
  1427.  
  1428. Stanton grabs Parks.
  1429.  
  1430. STANTON
  1431. Don't do this, not here.
  1432.  
  1433. Smith looks back at him.
  1434.  
  1435. SMITH
  1436. These feelings are normal, officer.
  1437. Anger is a normal emotion in the
  1438. grieving process.
  1439.  
  1440. Parks watches as the agents get into their vehicles and drive
  1441. off.
  1442.  
  1443. A few tears roll down his eyes.
  1444.  
  1445. PARKS
  1446. I was so close, I was this close
  1447. and the feds fucked it up, like
  1448. they do everything fucking else!
  1449. Fuck!
  1450.  
  1451. Parks kicks a can next to him in anger.
  1452.  
  1453. STANTON
  1454. PARKS!
  1455.  
  1456. He pulls Parks aside.
  1457.  
  1458. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1459. Look, I get it. This ain't easy by
  1460. any stretch, but you gotta keep
  1461. your shit together. At least until
  1462. that arm of yours heals. I'm
  1463. recommending for a promotion.
  1464.  
  1465. Parks puts his head down.
  1466.  
  1467. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1468. Just keep it together until you get
  1469. put on desk duty for that.
  1470.  
  1471. A tear rolls down his eye.
  1472.  
  1473. James sees this and looks down.
  1474.  
  1475. Another car pulls up.
  1476.  
  1477. Someone jumps out of the driver's seat.
  1478.  
  1479. NELSON
  1480. WHAT THE FUCK, PARKS?!
  1481.  
  1482. PARKS
  1483. My arm's feeling better!
  1484.  
  1485. His eyes widened.
  1486.  
  1487. NELSON
  1488. Are you looking for IA to fire you?
  1489. Hell, worse they get you for faking
  1490. your injuries.
  1491.  
  1492. PARKS
  1493. But-
  1494.  
  1495. Nelson massages his eyes.
  1496.  
  1497. NELSON
  1498. Please get better Parks. Go home.
  1499.  
  1500. PARKS
  1501. Fine.
  1502.  
  1503.  
  1504. INT. CAR - NIGHT
  1505.  
  1506. PARKS
  1507. James.
  1508.  
  1509. James watches the road in silence.
  1510.  
  1511. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1512. What the fuck is wrong with you?
  1513.  
  1514. Parks looks at the police scanner in the backseat of his car.
  1515.  
  1516. JAMES
  1517. I need to know, Dave.
  1518.  
  1519. PARKS
  1520. About shit that exists in Japanese
  1521. cartoons? If it's fucking real?
  1522.  
  1523. JAMES
  1524. You don't get it, but these guys,
  1525. they're fucking connected!
  1526.  
  1527. Parks glares at James.
  1528.  
  1529. PARKS
  1530. You stupid fuck! My partner's dead
  1531. and you're looking for fantasy
  1532. characters?! Tell me when you find
  1533. elves with thick fookin' oirish
  1534. accents, boyo.
  1535.  
  1536. JAMES
  1537. I have some proof that they're
  1538. real, Dave! You just have to
  1539. believe-
  1540.  
  1541. PARKS
  1542. (mockingly)
  1543. Believe me Dave, they're real!
  1544.  
  1545. Parks rolls his eyes.
  1546.  
  1547. James slicks his hair back.
  1548.  
  1549. JAMES
  1550. It sounds fucking nuts, okay? Just
  1551. stick with it. I'll tell you if I'm
  1552. wrong.
  1553.  
  1554. PARKS
  1555. IT DOES.
  1556.  
  1557. Parks pats his shoulder and his face grows to that of
  1558. discomfort.
  1559.  
  1560. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1561. Shit. Hey James...
  1562.  
  1563. He starts to feel light headed.
  1564.  
  1565. His vision goes in and out.
  1566.  
  1567. JAMES
  1568. Dave?!
  1569.  
  1570. Parks's eyes widen as a massive pain enters his shoulder.
  1571.  
  1572. PARKS
  1573. TAKE THE FUCKING CAST OFF ME!
  1574.  
  1575. JAMES
  1576. Oh shit.
  1577.  
  1578. James pulls over and turns on his hazard lights. He takes off
  1579. his seatbelt and takes out his knife.
  1580.  
  1581. Parks begins to scream in agony as he tries to take his cast
  1582. off with one hand.
  1583.  
  1584. James is hesitant as he stares at Parks, completely unsure of
  1585. what to do.
  1586.  
  1587. JAMES (CONT’D)
  1588. I don't need you bleeding to death
  1589. in my-
  1590.  
  1591. PARKS
  1592. GET IT OFF!
  1593.  
  1594. JAMES
  1595. Shit! You coked up-
  1596.  
  1597. He cuts Parks's cast.
  1598.  
  1599. PARKS
  1600. DAMN IT!
  1601.  
  1602. James freezes up out of sheer confusion.
  1603.  
  1604. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1605. KEEP GOING!
  1606.  
  1607. Parks starts to try and get the cast off of himself by prying
  1608. at it with his hand.
  1609.  
  1610. James takes his knife and starts to cut his cast out.
  1611.  
  1612. Parks takes his jacket off. The cast comes free. Parks's
  1613. takes off his shirt.
  1614.  
  1615. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1616. So fucking hot in here, jesus
  1617. christ.
  1618.  
  1619. Bandages are wrapped around where he was shot.
  1620.  
  1621. JAMES
  1622. You think I should call Doc?
  1623.  
  1624. Parks shakes his head and starts to take the bandages off of
  1625. his shoulder, finding it...
  1626.  
  1627. ...As if it were unscathed by the round that had struck him.
  1628. All that's left is a scar.
  1629.  
  1630. Parks takes a deep breath.
  1631.  
  1632. PARKS
  1633. What the fuck was that man?
  1634.  
  1635. James just shrugs, his eyes widened.
  1636.  
  1637. Parks puts his shirt back on.
  1638.  
  1639. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1640. Get me home.
  1641.  
  1642.  
  1643. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  1644.  
  1645. Parks holds his kevlar vest and jacket in his arms as he
  1646. steps out of James's car.
  1647.  
  1648. JAMES
  1649. You gonna be good man?
  1650.  
  1651. Parks stretches out his left arm. A loud "pop" comes out of
  1652. it as he straightens it out.
  1653.  
  1654. PARKS
  1655. Your guess is as good as mine.
  1656.  
  1657. James just looks at this, completely astounded.
  1658.  
  1659. JAMES
  1660. You are one lucky son of a bitch,
  1661. Davey. If only the guys back then
  1662. had the luck you do.
  1663.  
  1664. PARKS
  1665. It doesn't change anything.
  1666.  
  1667.  
  1668. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  1669.  
  1670. The lights are still on when Parks comes back inside.
  1671.  
  1672. PARKS
  1673. Elena?
  1674.  
  1675. ELENA
  1676. I'm in the kitchen!
  1677.  
  1678. PARKS
  1679. ...I need to show you something.
  1680.  
  1681. Elena walks through the kitchen.
  1682.  
  1683. Parks turns on the light.
  1684.  
  1685. Elena's jaw drops as she looks at his arm.
  1686.  
  1687. ELENA
  1688. Your arm...
  1689.  
  1690. Parks stretches out his formerly damaged left arm.
  1691.  
  1692. PARKS
  1693. I don't know.
  1694.  
  1695. She walks over to Parks and holds him.
  1696.  
  1697. ELENA
  1698. They said you weren't going to make
  1699. it, Dave.
  1700.  
  1701. Parks closes his eyes and holds her.
  1702.  
  1703. He kisses her on the forehead and holds her tight.
  1704.  
  1705. ELENA (CONT’D)
  1706. Lance's funeral's tomorrow. I got
  1707. your dress uniform dry cleaned.
  1708.  
  1709. With a sigh, Parks's hands hold her tighter as he leans into
  1710. her neck.
  1711.  
  1712. He sits there in silence as he holds her.
  1713.  
  1714. PARKS
  1715. You know I gotta talk to his
  1716. wife... It should have been me,
  1717. Elena.
  1718.  
  1719. ELENA
  1720. Dave. You made it.
  1721.  
  1722. Parks sobs as he holds her.
  1723.  
  1724. FADE TO BLACK.
  1725.  
  1726.  
  1727. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - DAY
  1728.  
  1729. Parks puts on his dress uniform.
  1730.  
  1731. His face looks weary as the world around him seems to move at
  1732. a different pace than he is.
  1733.  
  1734. He sits and eats his breakfast. His eyes look haggard.
  1735.  
  1736. Elena appears behind him and kisses him on the cheek.
  1737.  
  1738. ELENA
  1739. I'll drive.
  1740.  
  1741. Parks swallows his food.
  1742.  
  1743. PARKS
  1744. Sure, I guess.
  1745.  
  1746.  
  1747. INT. CHURCH - DAY
  1748.  
  1749. PASTOR HILL, (mid-50s) stands behind a podium.
  1750.  
  1751. HILL
  1752. On behalf of the family, I would
  1753. like to thank you...
  1754.  
  1755. Parks sits there in his dress uniform.
  1756.  
  1757. He's spaced out. The words from the pastor drift away.
  1758.  
  1759. The world seems to go away as he looks out a window next to
  1760. him.
  1761.  
  1762. ELENA
  1763. Dave?
  1764.  
  1765. Parks takes a deep breath and snaps out of his trance.
  1766.  
  1767. ELENA (CONT’D)
  1768. They want you to say a few words.
  1769.  
  1770. Parks nods.
  1771.  
  1772. PARKS
  1773. Yeah, uh... Yeah, I'll do that.
  1774. Sorry.
  1775.  
  1776. The eyes of the congregation fix themselves onto Parks.
  1777.  
  1778. Parks makes his way up to the podium. He takes out a set of
  1779. notecards. His hands shake as he looks up at the crowd.
  1780.  
  1781. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1782. (into mic)
  1783. You guys can hear me alright?
  1784.  
  1785. He looks at the front row of pews which give him a thumbs up
  1786. and a smile.
  1787.  
  1788. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1789. Roger that...
  1790.  
  1791. He starts to rearrange his notecards.
  1792.  
  1793. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1794. Lance Hawkins was 21 when he taken
  1795. away from us. To me, he seemed a
  1796. lot older than that.
  1797.  
  1798. He tries to force a smile as he looks back down at his cards,
  1799. then back at the audience.
  1800.  
  1801. Parks sighs.
  1802.  
  1803. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1804. He was however, young,
  1805. inexperienced, and struggled. He
  1806. was stupid.
  1807.  
  1808. A gasp from the audience as they begin to murmur amongst
  1809. themselves.
  1810.  
  1811. Sergeant Steele and Nelson are in the audience. Nelson's eyes
  1812. widen and he massages his eyes. Steele jots down some more
  1813. notes.
  1814.  
  1815. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1816. He'd made mistakes. I was hard on
  1817. him and so were all the others who
  1818. worked with him during his field
  1819. training period.
  1820.  
  1821. Parks takes another breath. His hands almost freeze up and he
  1822. has to move the cards that he just spoke aside.
  1823.  
  1824. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1825. However, and Mrs. Hawkins please
  1826. correct me if I'm wrong- He was
  1827. often times trying to correct
  1828. himself in his mistakes. He'd go
  1829. through notepads, and I noticed
  1830. that at the end of them he'd have a
  1831. set of goals.
  1832.  
  1833. The audience goes silent.
  1834.  
  1835. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1836. He'd ask me what he missed out on.
  1837. How he could do his job better, how
  1838. he could keep both of us safe.
  1839.  
  1840. Parks chuckles.
  1841.  
  1842. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1843. He was obsessive with his notes and
  1844. trying to better himself as an
  1845. officer. Even in his final moments,
  1846. he was listening to me, using
  1847. everything he learned...
  1848.  
  1849. Parks looks down and sets his notecards aside.
  1850.  
  1851. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1852. In all, we lost him. He was good.
  1853.  
  1854. He steps off the podium and walks back to his seat. He spots
  1855. MARK DIAZ, (late-20s) sitting in the back of the room.
  1856.  
  1857. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1858. Reporter?
  1859.  
  1860. Parks sits back down.
  1861.  
  1862. HILL
  1863. At this time, I will be speaking
  1864. with Mrs. Hawkins. Refreshments
  1865. will be served in the room to my
  1866. right.
  1867.  
  1868. People around Parks begin to stand up and converse amongst
  1869. themselves. Parks makes his way over to Mark.
  1870.  
  1871. He continues to move over to where Mark is. Mark jots
  1872. something down "unaware" in his phone next to Parks's name.
  1873.  
  1874. PARKS
  1875. You better have a good reason to be
  1876. here.
  1877.  
  1878. Mark stands up and smiles at Parks.
  1879.  
  1880. MARK
  1881. Step outside with me, I need a few
  1882. words with you.
  1883.  
  1884. PARKS
  1885. Like hell you do!
  1886.  
  1887. People glance over at him.
  1888.  
  1889. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1890. (hushed)
  1891. Like hell you do.
  1892.  
  1893. MARK
  1894. See what I mean?
  1895.  
  1896. Mark puts his phone in his pocket. He stands up and walks
  1897. with Parks.
  1898.  
  1899. Mark looks forward.
  1900.  
  1901. MARK (CONT’D)
  1902. (whispering)
  1903. Look, more people who have no idea
  1904. what you've actually just
  1905. uncovered.
  1906.  
  1907. LAYLA HAWKINS, (22) suddenly holds Parks, sobbing.
  1908.  
  1909. LAYLA
  1910. He's never coming back! He's never
  1911. coming back.
  1912.  
  1913. Parks's eyes widen as he holds her.
  1914.  
  1915. A look of shock in Parks's eyes. Mark walks up behind her and
  1916. taps her on the shoulder.
  1917.  
  1918. She turns around.
  1919.  
  1920. He pulls out a handkerchief and passes it to her.
  1921.  
  1922. MARK
  1923. Mrs. Hawkins, your husband was a
  1924. hero who handled the situation as
  1925. best he could.
  1926.  
  1927. Layla takes the handkerchief and sobs into it.
  1928.  
  1929. LAYLA
  1930. He was going to be a dad, Officer
  1931. Parks.
  1932.  
  1933. PARKS
  1934. Dave. Just, Dave.
  1935.  
  1936. She sits in the pews and struggles to regain her composure.
  1937.  
  1938. Layla struggles to say anything.
  1939.  
  1940. Her phone rings.
  1941.  
  1942. LAYLA
  1943. Hold on, I have to take this.
  1944.  
  1945. She sniffles.
  1946.  
  1947. PARKS
  1948. If you need anything, just ask.
  1949.  
  1950. LAYLA
  1951. Thank you, Dave.
  1952.  
  1953.  
  1954. EXT. CHURCH - DAY
  1955.  
  1956. The rain comes down. Mark leans against the wall with a
  1957. cigarette in his mouth.
  1958.  
  1959. MARK
  1960. I'm surprised, newly promoted
  1961. detective. You don't realize the
  1962. shit you've just stepped in, do
  1963. you?
  1964.  
  1965. PARKS
  1966. Cut the shit, what do you know?
  1967.  
  1968. MARK
  1969. Well Torres is dead. Someone did
  1970. you a favor, my man. Seems like the
  1971. responding officers can't seem to
  1972. get their radios working, so they
  1973. had to use their personal phones to
  1974. call up the coroner. Better meet
  1975. 'em there.
  1976.  
  1977. Parks's eyes widen.
  1978.  
  1979. PARKS
  1980. The feds got him last night.
  1981.  
  1982. MARK
  1983. (mocking)
  1984. But the feds!
  1985.  
  1986. He laughs at this.
  1987.  
  1988. MARK (CONT’D)
  1989. Oh, the guys in suits! Right!
  1990.  
  1991. Parks's eyes widen in anger as he walks over to Mark.
  1992.  
  1993. PARKS
  1994. What the fuck are you not telling
  1995. me or anyone on this investigation?
  1996. There's a dead cop and you want to
  1997. play Frank fucking West?
  1998.  
  1999. MARK
  2000. I actually look up to the guy
  2001. myself, but-
  2002.  
  2003. Parks gives him a death glare and gets ready to raise his arm
  2004. as if to strangle him.
  2005.  
  2006. MARK (CONT’D)
  2007. Okay, okay, look. I'm just on the
  2008. side looking to tell the truth, the
  2009. facts of the matter, you don't see
  2010. that shit anymore.
  2011.  
  2012. Parks motions for him to go on.
  2013.  
  2014. MARK (CONT’D)
  2015. The truth is, there's some kind of
  2016. war breaking out. You happened to
  2017. be a roadblock in the middle of it.
  2018. The dead guy? Guy who got his
  2019. brains blown out and caused you
  2020. guys to go light up that car? Step
  2021. away while you can, Dave.
  2022.  
  2023. He shows a scar on his neck.
  2024.  
  2025. MARK (CONT’D)
  2026. Because I ain't built for the world
  2027. you are.
  2028.  
  2029. Parks nods.
  2030.  
  2031. PARKS
  2032. That's all I need.
  2033.  
  2034.  
  2035. INT. CHURCH - DAY
  2036.  
  2037. Parks walks over to Elena.
  2038.  
  2039. PARKS
  2040. I need to go.
  2041.  
  2042. ELENA
  2043. Dave, his wife...
  2044.  
  2045. Layla is in line to look into Lance's grave.
  2046.  
  2047. Parks takes a moment to glance at her, then glances at his
  2048. phone.
  2049.  
  2050. He turns away and walks out of the church.
  2051.  
  2052.  
  2053. EXT. CHURCH - DAY
  2054.  
  2055. Nelson walks up next to Parks as he steps out.
  2056.  
  2057. NELSON
  2058. Parks, I advise you be careful when
  2059. you do things like that. IA's been
  2060. up and down your case all day,
  2061. there's a chance they found
  2062. something.
  2063.  
  2064. PARKS
  2065. There's always a chance.
  2066.  
  2067. Parks stretches out his arm and walks over to his car.
  2068.  
  2069. NELSON
  2070. What happened to your cast?
  2071.  
  2072. PARKS
  2073. I was just lucky, I guess.
  2074.  
  2075. Nelson just shrugs.
  2076.  
  2077. NELSON
  2078. Alright then.
  2079.  
  2080. He walks out and gets into his car.
  2081.  
  2082.  
  2083. INT. MORGUE - DAY
  2084.  
  2085. Stanton waits for him in there.
  2086.  
  2087. Parks reads off the case file then looks down at the body.
  2088.  
  2089. Two gunshots to the chest and one to the head.
  2090.  
  2091. STANTON
  2092. You weren't wrong.
  2093.  
  2094. PARKS
  2095. About what?
  2096.  
  2097. STANTON
  2098. Whatever these guys are, they got
  2099. something going with 'em.
  2100.  
  2101. Parks looks down at the body.
  2102.  
  2103. PARKS
  2104. What do we got here, Vincent from
  2105. Collateral coming to take what's
  2106. his?
  2107.  
  2108. STANTON
  2109. Something like that.
  2110.  
  2111. He points to the glass.
  2112.  
  2113. Three rounds sit in the clear sample glass.
  2114.  
  2115. Parks takes a pair of forceps and looks at them.
  2116.  
  2117. PARKS
  2118. That's not a handgun round.
  2119.  
  2120. STANTON
  2121. Not at all, we're gonna send it up
  2122. to the ME, but from the looks of
  2123. it, it's probably .308.
  2124.  
  2125. THOMAS SCOTT, (mid-50s) runs his scalpel down the man's
  2126. chest. The three watch as the incision sows itself back up
  2127. slowly.
  2128.  
  2129. SCOTT
  2130. As you can see here, Mr. Torres has
  2131. some kind of regenerative healing
  2132. ability.
  2133.  
  2134. STANTON
  2135. The hell kind of freaks are we
  2136. dealing with?
  2137.  
  2138. Parks watches as the incision closes itself.
  2139.  
  2140. SCOTT
  2141. It's nothing I've ever seen
  2142. before.
  2143.  
  2144. PARKS
  2145. Christ.
  2146.  
  2147. SCOTT (CONT’D)
  2148. The skull is interesting however.
  2149.  
  2150. He takes out an autopsy saw.
  2151.  
  2152. Stanton taps him on the shoulder and makes a motion for him
  2153. to put on his glasses.
  2154.  
  2155. He turns on his saw and sparks begin to fly out.
  2156.  
  2157. PARKS
  2158. (over saw)
  2159. IS THAT NORMAL?!
  2160.  
  2161. Scott turns off the saw and sets it down next to his other
  2162. tools.
  2163.  
  2164. SCOTT
  2165. That's some kind of metal. I sent a
  2166. sample up to forensics for
  2167. examination, but other than tha-
  2168.  
  2169. The door opens and slams shut behind them.
  2170.  
  2171. A man MARCUS, (late-20s) and a woman, DAWN PAULSEN (early-
  2172. 30s) walk into the room.
  2173.  
  2174. PARKS
  2175. Who the hell are you?
  2176.  
  2177. Marcus has an obvious grin on his face.
  2178.  
  2179. MARCUS
  2180. Agents Marcus Matthews and Dawn
  2181. Paulsen, Department of Homeland
  2182. Security, about to secure this
  2183. body.
  2184.  
  2185. PARKS
  2186. This body's in our custody
  2187. actually.
  2188.  
  2189. He bites his lip and looks over at Dawn.
  2190.  
  2191. MARCUS
  2192. Oooohhh, well-
  2193.  
  2194. Stanton watches this in confusion.
  2195.  
  2196. Dawn passes a paper to Stanton.
  2197.  
  2198. Stanton watches this puzzled.
  2199.  
  2200. He takes a look at her for a moment and just continues to
  2201. watch her as he takes the paper.
  2202.  
  2203. STANTON
  2204. (reading)
  2205. By order of the Department of
  2206. Homeland security, you are to give
  2207. any details of the murder of
  2208. Officer Lance Hawkins...
  2209.  
  2210. His expression changes to that of anger. Stanton looks up and
  2211. passes the paper back to Dawn.
  2212.  
  2213. Parks's eyes widen.
  2214.  
  2215. STANTON (CONT’D)
  2216. All yours then.
  2217.  
  2218. PARKS
  2219. Wait, what?
  2220.  
  2221. Parks stands in front of the body.
  2222.  
  2223. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2224. Abso fucking lutely not.
  2225.  
  2226. MARCUS
  2227. You're really going to impede a
  2228. federal investigation, Officer?
  2229.  
  2230. STANTON
  2231. It's detective now, actually.
  2232.  
  2233. MARCUS
  2234. Well, detective!
  2235.  
  2236. Marcus glances at Parks.
  2237.  
  2238. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  2239. I'm ordered to secure any and all
  2240. evidence by any means necessary.
  2241. Even if it means Miss Dawn here
  2242. knocking you out and dumping you in
  2243. the desert.
  2244.  
  2245. PARKS
  2246. Fuck you.
  2247.  
  2248. MARCUS
  2249. That's no way to speak to a federal
  2250. officer, detective.
  2251.  
  2252. Parks glares at Marcus, then walks out of the door in anger.
  2253.  
  2254.  
  2255. EXT. MORGUE - DAY
  2256.  
  2257. Parks bursts out of the morgue with a pack of cigarettes.
  2258.  
  2259. PARKS
  2260. FUCK!
  2261.  
  2262. He lights one and puffs on it in anger.
  2263.  
  2264. Diaz appears behind him.
  2265.  
  2266. He steps on a leaf. The sound causes Parks to reach for his
  2267. weapon.
  2268.  
  2269. With a glare, he looks at Diaz.
  2270.  
  2271. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2272. I take you had something to do with
  2273. evidence being removed from our
  2274. jurisdiction?
  2275.  
  2276. Diaz goes wide eyed.
  2277.  
  2278. DIAZ
  2279. Wait. Who?
  2280.  
  2281. PARKS
  2282. Homeland came in with some familiar
  2283. name...
  2284.  
  2285. He drops his cigarette.
  2286.  
  2287. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2288. Dawn... Don... Paulsen.
  2289.  
  2290. DIAZ
  2291. Doc had something to do with this?
  2292.  
  2293. PARKS
  2294. That's where I've heard that
  2295. fucking name.
  2296.  
  2297. Parks takes out his phone and thumbs through the contacts.
  2298.  
  2299. DIAZ
  2300. Hey, whatever you're doing, I want
  2301. in on too.
  2302.  
  2303. PARKS
  2304. No, you don't.
  2305.  
  2306. DIAZ
  2307. Even if I have information relating
  2308. to his death that you may very well
  2309. need?
  2310.  
  2311. Parks stops his thumb on James's contact.
  2312.  
  2313. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  2314. This goes both ways you know.
  2315.  
  2316. Parks just looks at Diaz dead in the eyes.
  2317.  
  2318. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  2319. Give me your contact card.
  2320.  
  2321. Parks puts his phone in his pocket. He takes out his wallet
  2322. and passes him his contact card.
  2323.  
  2324. PARKS
  2325. Email me everything you have. Until
  2326. then, I have to make a phone call
  2327. to a friend.
  2328.  
  2329. Diaz nods.
  2330.  
  2331. A van pulls out of a gate at the morgue.
  2332.  
  2333. Marcus sits in the driver's seat, Dawn right next to him.
  2334.  
  2335. Parks goes back inside
  2336.  
  2337.  
  2338. INT. MORGUE - DAY
  2339.  
  2340. Stanton stands there and massages his eyes.
  2341.  
  2342. STANTON
  2343. Go home Parks, we'll figure this
  2344. out next week. Rest up, get someone
  2345. to take a look at you, because
  2346. you're not looking too good.
  2347.  
  2348. Parks just nods.
  2349.  
  2350. PARKS
  2351. Yes, sir.
  2352.  
  2353. Parks takes another sigh as he takes out his phone. He thumbs
  2354. James's contact and calls him.
  2355.  
  2356. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2357. (into phone)
  2358. Yo James.
  2359.  
  2360. JAMES (O.S.)
  2361. What's up?
  2362.  
  2363.  
  2364. EXT. MORGUE PARKING LOT - DAY
  2365.  
  2366. He walks out the doors of the morgue.
  2367.  
  2368. PARKS
  2369. (into phone)
  2370. You still talking to Doc these
  2371. days?
  2372.  
  2373. He unlocks his car.
  2374.  
  2375. JAMES (O.S.)
  2376. Yeah, kind of broke contact after
  2377. the whole convoy incident though.
  2378. We talk here and there.
  2379.  
  2380. PARKS
  2381. (into phone)
  2382. Did he ever talk about having a
  2383. sister?
  2384.  
  2385. JAMES (O.S.)
  2386. Nah, he was a closed box when it
  2387. came to family shit. Never even
  2388. talked about LA.
  2389.  
  2390. Parks gets into his car.
  2391.  
  2392.  
  2393. INT. PARKS'S CAR - DAY
  2394.  
  2395. Parks starts his car, his phone still up to his ear.
  2396.  
  2397. PARKS
  2398. (into phone)
  2399. Just call him for me, please. I
  2400. really need this info in
  2401. particular.
  2402.  
  2403. JAMES (O.S.)
  2404. Look, I know I barely stand you
  2405. when it comes to cops, but doc is a
  2406. different animal entirely. Worked
  2407. with him or not, he's not going to
  2408. be thrilled you're calling him in
  2409. that capacity.
  2410.  
  2411. PARKS
  2412. (into phone)
  2413. Are you okay?
  2414.  
  2415. JAMES (O.S.)
  2416. What?
  2417.  
  2418. PARKS
  2419. (into phone)
  2420. You actually said something sane,
  2421. you're right. Fuck.
  2422.  
  2423. JAMES (O.S.)
  2424. I'm still looking for cat girls.
  2425.  
  2426. PARKS
  2427. (into phone)
  2428. Alright then, talk to you later.
  2429.  
  2430. JAMES (O.S.)
  2431. Wait, Dave-
  2432.  
  2433. Parks hangs up the phone, puts his car in gear and goes
  2434.  
  2435.  
  2436. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - DAY
  2437.  
  2438. Layla and Elena sit in there.
  2439.  
  2440. Layla sips some tea. Elena is in the kitchen.
  2441.  
  2442. Elena looks back.
  2443.  
  2444. ELENA
  2445. Hey, Dave- What happened?
  2446.  
  2447. PARKS
  2448. I'm gonna rest.
  2449.  
  2450. Parks walks to the couch and sits down. His eyes are ragged
  2451. as he takes a throw pillow next to him and holds it tight.
  2452.  
  2453. Elena scoots over and watches Parks.
  2454.  
  2455. LAYLA
  2456. It wasn't your fault, Dave. You're
  2457. still looking for who got Lance,
  2458. right?
  2459.  
  2460. Parks nods. He opens his mouth to say something, but stops.
  2461.  
  2462. PARKS
  2463. I can't say anything about the
  2464. investigation, sorry.
  2465.  
  2466. Parks carries a troubled look.
  2467.  
  2468. The events of the shootout play out in his mind.
  2469.  
  2470.  
  2471. EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY - NIGHT
  2472.  
  2473. The world is silent.
  2474.  
  2475. He sees the concussion grenade roll in front of him and go
  2476. off.
  2477.  
  2478. Silence.
  2479.  
  2480. The chaos of the world around him stops.
  2481.  
  2482. Parks looks over at Hawkins. Hawkins turns his head with
  2483. black, darkened eyes.
  2484.  
  2485. HAWKINS
  2486. You could've done something, why
  2487. didn't you do anything Dave? THIS
  2488. IS YOUR FAUL-
  2489.  
  2490. ELENA (O.S.)
  2491. Dave!
  2492.  
  2493.  
  2494. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - DAY
  2495.  
  2496. Parks sits there and shakes. Elena holds him.
  2497.  
  2498. Layla puts her hand on his shoulder.
  2499.  
  2500. LAYLA
  2501. Dave-
  2502.  
  2503. PARKS
  2504. I've just been trying to distract
  2505. myself... I'm sorry...
  2506.  
  2507. LAYLA
  2508. For what?
  2509.  
  2510. PARKS
  2511. It's...
  2512.  
  2513. His voice trails off.
  2514.  
  2515. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2516. I'm sorry, I don't know how to
  2517. explain it. It's my fault Hawkins
  2518. is dead, I should've been cover
  2519. officer, maybe then-
  2520.  
  2521. ELENA
  2522. Nothing would've done anything,
  2523. Dave.
  2524.  
  2525. PARKS
  2526. It doesn't feel that way.
  2527.  
  2528. His phone vibrates.
  2529.  
  2530. ELENA
  2531. Work again?
  2532.  
  2533. Parks nods.
  2534. An e-mail appears:
  2535. Mark.Diaz@gmail.com - Subject: You should be dead.
  2536.  
  2537. Parks opens the e-mail, stands up, and walks away from the
  2538. two.
  2539.  
  2540. He goes into the hallway and sits down.
  2541.  
  2542. LAYLA (O.S.)
  2543. He doesn't seem like he wants to
  2544. talk much.
  2545.  
  2546. ELENA (O.S.)
  2547. He's just processing it, give him
  2548. some time.
  2549.  
  2550. Parks goes into his bedroom where a desktop sits alongside a
  2551. small home office.
  2552.  
  2553. He boots up his high-end desktop and logs in.
  2554.  
  2555. Parks then opens up his department e-mail and looks at Diaz's
  2556. e-mail.
  2557.  
  2558. A report attached to it, the file reads, "Medical report
  2559. David Parks .pdf".
  2560.  
  2561. Parks opens up the document and begins to read it.
  2562. CC multistystems trauma/GSW. 27 y/o male, no prior hx. NKA.
  2563. pt is police officer who was shot/stabbed in shootout @ 0115
  2564. with EMS arrival on scene @ 0127, sts EMS.
  2565. -12 WHOLE MINUTES?!
  2566. Squad arrives @ 0142.
  2567. U/A pt presents as unconscious, responds to pain. GCS 8.
  2568. Squad has x2 14 gauge in right AC and forearm; NS wide open,
  2569. tourniquet on left arm superior to the elbow timed @ 0129.
  2570. the PT is diaphoretic, radial pulses absent but present at
  2571. the carotid.
  2572. Head is unremarkable, PERRL
  2573. -literally nothing
  2574. Neck/cpsine unremarkable, Neg tracheal deviation/distention
  2575. chest is negative for crepitus. significant ecchymosis to
  2576. left anterior breast centered around the third and fourth
  2577. intercostal space. Chest rise is equal without paradoxical
  2578. motion
  2579. abdomen is soft, unremarkable
  2580. pelvise is intact, unremarkable
  2581. --Nothing again, don't worry about this.
  2582. genitals and perineum are intact, unremarkable. rectal tone
  2583. present.
  2584. -At least you can still have kids, right?
  2585. right Shoulder has presence of two anterior and two
  2586. corresponding posterior gunshot wounds.
  2587. -Just keep following, you'll know why this is important in a
  2588. moment.
  2589. Significant laceration to anterior side of left arm, just
  2590. superior to the AC, appearing five inches across
  2591. -Your stab wound cut upward.
  2592. legs intact bilaterally
  2593. Back appears intact, neg for DCAPBTLS or sign of trauma to
  2594. spine
  2595. All bleeding is controlled
  2596. 0145  80/30 144 40
  2597. 0145 1 gram TXA infusion initiate
  2598. 0147 3x units of blood via rapid infuser
  2599. 0150 70/palp 156 50
  2600. 0155 66/palp 150 50
  2601. 0157 Fem art line established
  2602. 0158 3 more units of blood administered. Dr Stublett confirms
  2603. muffle heart tones, suspects cardiac tamponade, prepares for
  2604. cardiocentesis. orders chest decompression after as
  2605. precautionary measure.
  2606. 0159 pt enters PEA. Stublett immediately performs
  2607. cardiocentesis and trauma team begins resuscitation efforts.
  2608. 0203, 0205, and 0207, 1mg 1:10,000 epinephrine administered.
  2609. 3 additional units of blood started at 0204. no response
  2610. during CPR to treatments.
  2611. our hospital does not have the resources to perform
  2612. thoracotomy cardiac massage. Termination of resuscitative
  2613. efforts @ 0211.
  2614. -You're dead! At least, should be now.
  2615. By this time a large crowd of law enforcement officers and
  2616. other police staff have gathered outside the trauma room and
  2617. Dr Wilson and I attempt to find out who is in charge and who
  2618. should be talked to regarding pt's death.
  2619. -I would know, I was one of the reporters there! Well,
  2620. outside at least.
  2621. @ 0227 nurse Addison hears BP alarm from Fem art line and
  2622. goes to shut off both art monitoring and the blood infuser
  2623. which had been left on. The nurse discovers that the pt's BP
  2624. is now 92/60 with a pulse of 137 and checks radial pulses
  2625. confirming ROSC. Team is immediately called back to room and
  2626. begins post-arrest. care.
  2627. -Someone left your equipment on. I wonder why.
  2628. post arrest labs reveal troponin of only 0.07. PaCO2 is
  2629. elevated to 101 mmHG prior to ventilation, but blood pH
  2630. remains at 7.36. I cannot explain these findings.
  2631. -But I can.
  2632.  
  2633. Right below, a video file is attached below the report.
  2634. "Security footage .mp4".
  2635.  
  2636. Parks opens the file and a video plays.
  2637.  
  2638. It's Dawn in a set of scrubs.
  2639.  
  2640. PARKS
  2641. What the fuck...
  2642.  
  2643. She looks to her left and right. Dawn approaches Parks's
  2644. body.
  2645.  
  2646. She takes a blue syringe out of her jacket and looks on at
  2647. the IV line hooked up to him.
  2648.  
  2649. Dawn injects it into Parks's IV line, then looks up at the
  2650. camera, wide eyed.
  2651.  
  2652. The footage ends.
  2653.  
  2654. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2655. She's the one... Why? The
  2656. investigation... Is she cartel?
  2657.  
  2658. Parks looks down and shakes his head in confusion.
  2659.  
  2660. Parks gets back to work after this and opens up a word
  2661. document, and begins to take screenshots of the IV.
  2662.  
  2663. Parks does all this and puts it in a draft.
  2664.  
  2665. A moment later, Elena opens the door behind him.
  2666.  
  2667. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2668. What's up?
  2669.  
  2670. ELENA
  2671. Was wondering if you wanted to join
  2672. us for dinner.
  2673.  
  2674. Parks cracks a smile.
  2675.  
  2676. PARKS
  2677. Shit, already?
  2678.  
  2679. He checks the time.
  2680.  
  2681. It's 7PM.
  2682.  
  2683. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2684. Oh. Shit. Already.
  2685.  
  2686. Elena carries a look of annoyance.
  2687.  
  2688. ELENA
  2689. Yeah. Already.
  2690.  
  2691. PARKS
  2692. Sure, I'll eat.
  2693.  
  2694. He grabs his phone off the table and follows her.
  2695.  
  2696.  
  2697. PARKS'S DINING ROOM
  2698.  
  2699. Parks continues to look at his phone.
  2700.  
  2701. A "sent" message appears to Jon.Stanton1983@PPD.gov
  2702.  
  2703. LAYLA
  2704. ...He took me to New York with the
  2705. money he saved up. We walked
  2706. through Central Park and it was the
  2707. happiest I'd been.
  2708.  
  2709. Parks continues to look at his phone for updates from
  2710. Stanton.
  2711.  
  2712. LAYLA (CONT’D)
  2713. He wanted to be a cop after some
  2714. guy tried to mug us. He stepped in
  2715. after a guy walked up to me with a
  2716. revolver...
  2717.  
  2718. ELENA
  2719. What did he do?
  2720.  
  2721. Elena taps Parks on the leg.
  2722.  
  2723. Parks looks up from his phone.
  2724.  
  2725. Layla notices this.
  2726.  
  2727. LAYLA
  2728. He almost got shot trying to keep
  2729. the gun away from me. Next thing I
  2730. knew, two cops were breaking up a
  2731. fight and I had to explain to them
  2732. Lance wasn't the one who started
  2733. anything. They let us go and enjoy
  2734. the rest of our time in New York,
  2735. but after he said he loved it.
  2736.  
  2737. ELENA
  2738. Loved it?
  2739.  
  2740. LAYLA
  2741. The danger. We've been together
  2742. since freshman year of high school.
  2743. Had the worst look on his face when
  2744. the Army turned him down. Said he
  2745. wanted to get shot at and save
  2746. people kinda like your husband
  2747. here.
  2748.  
  2749. PARKS
  2750. Didn't do much of that.
  2751.  
  2752. LAYLA
  2753. He said you were a dick, but that
  2754. he respected you.
  2755.  
  2756. PARKS
  2757. I couldn't save him...
  2758.  
  2759. LAYLA
  2760. You were so good to him! One day,
  2761. he came home and told me about an
  2762. incident where they tried wrapping
  2763. a cloth around his face and dumping
  2764. whiskey-
  2765.  
  2766. Parks chuckles at this.
  2767.  
  2768. PARKS
  2769. Beer boarding. Only they had
  2770. whiskey. I'm aware.
  2771.  
  2772. LAYLA
  2773. Yeah, you were the one who put a
  2774. stop to it.
  2775.  
  2776. PARKS
  2777. Yeah, sort of.
  2778.  
  2779. He just shrugs at this as his phone vibrates. The contact
  2780. reads, "Stanton".
  2781.  
  2782. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2783. Hang on, I gotta take this. Sorry.
  2784.  
  2785. He steps outside.
  2786.  
  2787.  
  2788. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  2789.  
  2790. Parks picks takes the call.
  2791.  
  2792. PARKS
  2793. Yeah?
  2794.  
  2795. A different voice enters the speaker.
  2796.  
  2797. STEELE (O.S.)
  2798. Parks, we want you down at the
  2799. station, your union rep is already
  2800. waiting for you.
  2801.  
  2802. PARKS
  2803. (mouthing)
  2804. Fuck...
  2805.  
  2806. Parks rolls his eyes.
  2807.  
  2808. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2809. Yeah, I'll be on my way.
  2810.  
  2811. He goes back inside.
  2812.  
  2813.  
  2814. PARKS'S DINING ROOM
  2815.  
  2816. Parks comes in with a sigh as he shuts the door behind him.
  2817. He walks over to Elena and gives her a kiss on the cheek.
  2818.  
  2819. PARKS
  2820. They need me back at the station,
  2821. probably nothing.
  2822.  
  2823. Elena cocks an eyebrow at this.
  2824.  
  2825. ELENA
  2826. Alright love, just tell me what's
  2827. going on when you get back.
  2828.  
  2829. PARKS
  2830. I will.
  2831.  
  2832. Parks leaves as the door closes behind him.
  2833.  
  2834.  
  2835. INT. POLICE STATION - NIGHT
  2836.  
  2837. Parks walks inside. Steele waits for him alongside Stanton.
  2838.  
  2839. Steele gives a grin to Parks.
  2840.  
  2841. STEELE
  2842. How you doing Dave? Your wound heal
  2843. already?
  2844.  
  2845. Parks gives a look of disgust.
  2846.  
  2847. PARKS
  2848. I'm great. The wound did heal.
  2849.  
  2850. STEELE
  2851. Pretty good looking for someone who
  2852. got shot only days ago.
  2853.  
  2854. Parks gives Stanton a look. Stanton nods at him.
  2855.  
  2856. STEELE (CONT’D)
  2857. And I was really moved by what you
  2858. said about your partner.
  2859.  
  2860. PARKS
  2861. Th-Thanks...
  2862.  
  2863. Parks carries a look of suspicion.
  2864.  
  2865. STEELE
  2866. Relax, Dave-
  2867.  
  2868. PARKS
  2869. Cut the shit, why am I here?
  2870.  
  2871. STEELE
  2872. Let's take a walk.
  2873.  
  2874. The three walk together into the
  2875.  
  2876.  
  2877. FORENSICS LAB
  2878.  
  2879. Security footage of the video Parks sent to Stanton.
  2880.  
  2881. STEELE
  2882. You know that lady? You can be
  2883. honest with me, relax.
  2884.  
  2885. Parks shakes his head.
  2886.  
  2887. PARKS
  2888. Never seen her before.
  2889.  
  2890. STEELE
  2891. Me neither, but I had someone run
  2892. some facial recognition.
  2893.  
  2894. Steele gets on the computer and pulls up a facebook profile
  2895. that reads, "Dawn Michelle Paulsen".
  2896.  
  2897. PARKS
  2898. That's...
  2899.  
  2900. STEELE
  2901. As it turns out, she was at the
  2902. hospital-
  2903.  
  2904. STANTON
  2905. -And posing as a federal agent.
  2906.  
  2907. STEELE
  2908. So you got anything to say about
  2909. that? You were one of the what?
  2910. Lucky 28?
  2911.  
  2912. Parks takes a deep breath and then gives a glare to Steele.
  2913.  
  2914. PARKS
  2915. I don't like talking about what
  2916. happened over there.
  2917.  
  2918. STEELE
  2919. Funnily, she's related to a combat
  2920. medic with the same name with the
  2921. same name. Different spellings
  2922. though.
  2923.  
  2924. PARKS
  2925. What are you saying?
  2926.  
  2927. STEELE
  2928. If you're on someone's payroll, you
  2929. can always come clean. Nothing bad
  2930. will happe-
  2931.  
  2932. PARKS
  2933. I'm not.
  2934.  
  2935. Then tell me about this.
  2936.  
  2937. He pulls up another security tape.
  2938.  
  2939. Parks stands in an elevator, his gun out.
  2940.  
  2941. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2942. I had a credible lead!
  2943.  
  2944. STEELE
  2945. And you didn't tell us. We get it,
  2946. man.
  2947.  
  2948. PARKS
  2949. I had to make sure!
  2950.  
  2951. Parks carries a look of realization.
  2952.  
  2953. STEELE
  2954. We also have a sworn statement that
  2955. says you took a bribe-
  2956.  
  2957. PARKS
  2958. That's outlandish, the hell?!
  2959.  
  2960. STEELE
  2961. Yup. Come on Parks, we're on your
  2962. side here.
  2963.  
  2964. PARKS
  2965. Where the hell is my union rep? I
  2966. ain't saying shit now.
  2967.  
  2968. STEELE
  2969. Well you're already too far in now.
  2970. Let's get this figured out.
  2971.  
  2972.  
  2973. INTERROGATION ROOM
  2974.  
  2975. Parks sits there.
  2976.  
  2977. The door in front of him opens.
  2978.  
  2979. Nelson walks through.
  2980.  
  2981. NELSON
  2982. You're lucky to still have a job.
  2983. You're free to go, all their
  2984. evidence was circumstantial.
  2985.  
  2986. Nelson moves his mouth next to Parks's ear.
  2987.  
  2988. NELSON (CONT’D)
  2989. (whispering)
  2990. Whatever you're chasing, it better
  2991. be good. These guys are fixing to
  2992. bury you now.
  2993.  
  2994. Parks gives a stunned look.
  2995.  
  2996. PARKS
  2997. Thanks...
  2998.  
  2999. NELSON
  3000. Best of luck. Your friend's outside
  3001. waiting.
  3002.  
  3003. Parks nods at this.
  3004.  
  3005. He walks outside to
  3006.  
  3007.  
  3008. EXT. POLICE STATION - NIGHT
  3009.  
  3010. James sits in Parks's car and smokes a cigarette.
  3011.  
  3012. He looks at Parks and motions for him.
  3013.  
  3014. JAMES
  3015. Come on, I'm taking you home.
  3016.  
  3017. PARKS
  3018. I'm driving, my car.
  3019.  
  3020. JAMES
  3021. That wasn't part of the deal.
  3022.  
  3023. PARKS
  3024. Deal?
  3025.  
  3026. James rolls his eyes.
  3027.  
  3028. JAMES
  3029. Don't fucking worry 'bout it.
  3030.  
  3031. Parks opens his car door and gets in.
  3032.  
  3033.  
  3034. INT. PARKS'S CAR - NIGHT
  3035.  
  3036. PARKS
  3037. Can you not fucking smoke in my
  3038. car? Jesus, you haven't changed.
  3039.  
  3040. He looks at the box of Lucky Strikes in the cupholder.
  3041.  
  3042. JAMES
  3043. You have.
  3044.  
  3045. Parks shakes his head.
  3046.  
  3047. PARKS
  3048. Whatever, that doesn't fucking
  3049. matter dude. What deal? What did
  3050. they pay you for?
  3051.  
  3052. JAMES
  3053. I'm just supposed to drive you
  3054. home.
  3055.  
  3056. Parks cocks an eyebrow.
  3057.  
  3058. PARKS
  3059. What? That's it? Nelson pai-
  3060.  
  3061. JAMES
  3062. Money got wired into my account.
  3063. They said they'd pay for an Uber
  3064. once I got you to your place.
  3065.  
  3066. James merges onto a highway that reads "I-17 North, Black
  3067. Canyon/Flagstaff".
  3068.  
  3069. His eyes constantly scan the road in front and around him.
  3070.  
  3071. JAMES (CONT’D)
  3072. What I don't know is why this group
  3073. has a vested interest in you, a
  3074. cop.
  3075.  
  3076. PARKS
  3077. Mind if I take a look?
  3078.  
  3079. James takes his phone out of his pocket and holds his free
  3080. hand out for Parks.
  3081.  
  3082. JAMES
  3083. Knock yourself out.
  3084.  
  3085. Parks takes his phone. The glow illuminates James's face as
  3086. Parks looks at the text.
  3087.  
  3088. TEXT
  3089. 5,000 dollars to get your friend
  3090. home. Sincerely, an interested
  3091. party.
  3092.  
  3093. Parks screenshots the text and tabs out to James's home
  3094. screen that shows a harem of cat girls.
  3095.  
  3096. His phone vibrates as he sends the screenshot to himself.
  3097.  
  3098. PARKS
  3099. What made you want to help me?
  3100.  
  3101. JAMES
  3102. Well, disregarding the 5k
  3103. supposedly being transferred into
  3104. my account, and disregarding the
  3105. fact that your position as a cop
  3106. violates the non aggression
  3107. principle- I really want to find
  3108. out whether cat girls are rea-
  3109.  
  3110. PARKS
  3111. Oh my fucking god.
  3112.  
  3113. JAMES
  3114. You'll know. One day, you'll see
  3115. them and question everything you
  3116. know. I would know, I did.
  3117.  
  3118. PARKS
  3119. Look, the day cat girls are real is
  3120. the day I eat my 9mm.
  3121.  
  3122. Police lights flash behind them.
  3123.  
  3124. JAMES
  3125. God fucking damn it.
  3126.  
  3127. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3128. ...Eat my gun... Damn it.
  3129.  
  3130. James pulls the car onto the right shoulder of the freeway.
  3131.  
  3132. Parks looks at the mirror.
  3133.  
  3134. The cars are unmarked Crown Vics.
  3135.  
  3136. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3137. Wait a fucking second...
  3138.  
  3139. JAMES
  3140. Problem?
  3141.  
  3142. Parks reaches for his Glock.
  3143.  
  3144. The officer on Parks's side steps closer and reveals himself
  3145. full of face tattoos.
  3146.  
  3147. James looks at Parks with wide eyes as he looks to his side.
  3148. The officer's arm is covered with tats.
  3149.  
  3150. PARKS
  3151. DRIVE!
  3152.  
  3153. James puts the car in gear and slams his foot on the gas.
  3154.  
  3155. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3156. GO GO GO!
  3157.  
  3158. The one approaching runs back to his car as the other two
  3159. cars pursue.
  3160.  
  3161. James watches the rear view mirror and pulls out his phone,
  3162. then turns the volume knob all the way up.
  3163.  
  3164. A grin materializes on James's face.
  3165.  
  3166. Running in the 90s by Dave Rodgers plays on the radio.
  3167.  
  3168. JAMES
  3169. Let's do this...
  3170.  
  3171. The highway in front of them stands empty as two of the
  3172. cruisers try to catch up.
  3173.  
  3174. James turns the car to the right and takes an exit.
  3175.  
  3176. Parks watches behind him as the cruisers follow the two.
  3177.  
  3178. James looks down at the transmission.
  3179.  
  3180. JAMES (CONT’D)
  3181. Fuckin' automatic... PIECE OF SHIT!
  3182.  
  3183. The cruisers behind follow even closer.
  3184.  
  3185. James slows the car down and hangs a right turn right before
  3186. traffic starts.
  3187.  
  3188. The cruisers behind the two screech to halt.
  3189.  
  3190. One makes it through and continues to tail the two.
  3191.  
  3192. Parks gets his phone out and dials 911.
  3193.  
  3194. He puts the phone to his ear. He looks at his phone.
  3195.  
  3196. PARKS
  3197. I got no reception!
  3198.  
  3199. JAMES
  3200. Got it!
  3201.  
  3202. The cruiser continues to follow.
  3203.  
  3204. James looks at the road around him as it tails them.
  3205.  
  3206. Parks raises his handgun and raises it toward the cruiser.
  3207.  
  3208. PARKS
  3209. I don't think I can do this James!
  3210.  
  3211. JAMES
  3212. I DON'T THINK THEY AGREE, DAVE!
  3213.  
  3214. The cruiser pulls further away from the two and then comes
  3215. back to ram them.
  3216.  
  3217. Parks takes a breath as he watches the other guy pull out his
  3218. gun.
  3219.  
  3220. Parks's eyes widen.
  3221.  
  3222. James slams the brakes and watches the other car crash into a
  3223. wall.
  3224.  
  3225. The two watch as both of them get out of the car dressed in
  3226. Phoenix Police uniforms.
  3227.  
  3228. PARKS
  3229. Christ...
  3230.  
  3231. James guns the engine and continues to drive forward.
  3232.  
  3233. JAMES
  3234. Who did you piss off Dave?
  3235.  
  3236. Parks looks behind him and holsters his handgun.
  3237.  
  3238. PARKS
  3239. I don't know. I don't.
  3240.  
  3241. JAMES
  3242. Christ. I might be fucking nuts for
  3243. chasing cat girls, but at least
  3244. people have the common decency not
  3245. to shoot me over them! Then again,
  3246. if they do, they probably are real
  3247. and someone's covering it up.
  3248.  
  3249. Parks sits back in his seat and takes a deep breath. James
  3250. turns off the music.
  3251.  
  3252. PARKS
  3253. Do you hear yourself right now? Are
  3254. you this self-aware?
  3255.  
  3256. James just shrugs and makes a right turn into Parks's
  3257. neighborhood.
  3258.  
  3259. JAMES
  3260. Whoever is chasing you, you and I
  3261. both need them dead.
  3262.  
  3263. PARKS
  3264. Wait, wait, wait. You're gonna
  3265. fucking kill them?
  3266.  
  3267. JAMES
  3268. I mean, yeah, why not?
  3269.  
  3270. PARKS
  3271. We need them alive-
  3272.  
  3273. JAMES
  3274. You saw what happens when you
  3275. spring them in jail, some fucking
  3276. fed bails them out. This is how I'm
  3277. doing this. If it weren't for me,
  3278. those guys would've blown your
  3279. fuckin' brains out!
  3280.  
  3281. Parks sits there and sighs.
  3282.  
  3283. PARKS
  3284. If those were real cops...
  3285.  
  3286. JAMES
  3287. They weren't. You made the right
  3288. call Dave.
  3289.  
  3290. James makes another turn.
  3291.  
  3292. PARKS
  3293. I don't think I'm very good at
  3294. that.
  3295.  
  3296. JAMES
  3297. You were better than any MP
  3298. stateside or in country. I mean,
  3299. choice wise. You were shit at your
  3300. job.
  3301.  
  3302. PARKS
  3303. I didn't care. Those guys were
  3304. fucking retards.
  3305.  
  3306. JAMES
  3307. Thanks for giving me my pressure
  3308. cooker back. We're even now and I
  3309. get five grand.
  3310.  
  3311. PARKS
  3312. Whatever works for you dude.
  3313.  
  3314. The car makes another turn into
  3315.  
  3316.  
  3317. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  3318.  
  3319. James's hatchback sits outside the house. The lights are on
  3320. inside.
  3321.  
  3322.  
  3323. INT. PARKS'S GARAGE - NIGHT
  3324.  
  3325. The car pulls into the garage.
  3326.  
  3327. James sighs.
  3328.  
  3329. JAMES
  3330. Dave. Rest. Just do that. I get
  3331. paid, you solve your case. I go
  3332. find my cat girls.
  3333.  
  3334. Parks just chuckles.
  3335.  
  3336. PARKS
  3337. Fuck, dude.
  3338.  
  3339. The two get out.
  3340.  
  3341. James tosses Parks his keys.
  3342.  
  3343. JAMES
  3344. Fucking rest dude. They'll still be
  3345. out there trust me. The bad guys
  3346. always are.
  3347.  
  3348. PARKS
  3349. You are something else, you know
  3350. that?
  3351.  
  3352. James shrugs.
  3353.  
  3354. JAMES
  3355. We're all the main characters in
  3356. our own stories, Dave.
  3357.  
  3358. Parks just shoots a confused look.
  3359.  
  3360. PARKS
  3361. What?!
  3362.  
  3363. James lights up a cigarette and gets into his car.
  3364.  
  3365.  
  3366. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  3367.  
  3368. Parks comes home.
  3369.  
  3370. PARKS
  3371. Hey, sweetheart.
  3372.  
  3373. He passes out on the couch.
  3374.  
  3375. Elena walks over with a blanket. She holds Parks and pulls
  3376. the blanket up.
  3377.  
  3378. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3379. (exhausted)
  3380. I need to fucking rest.
  3381.  
  3382.  
  3383. INT. POLICE STATION - DAY
  3384.  
  3385.  
  3386. SUPERIMPOSE: THREE DAYS LATER
  3387.  
  3388. Parks has the metal briefcase on his desk and scans different
  3389. documents onto it. He looks refreshed, his eyes look rested.
  3390.  
  3391. Parks has a lollipop in his mouth.
  3392.  
  3393. Nelson walks over to Parks's desk and watches him.
  3394.  
  3395. NELSON
  3396. How was your break Parks?
  3397.  
  3398. PARKS
  3399. Can't complain. It was good, yeah.
  3400.  
  3401. NELSON
  3402. No trouble?
  3403.  
  3404. PARKS
  3405. None at all.
  3406.  
  3407. Parks gives Nelson a grin.
  3408.  
  3409. NELSON
  3410. Any leads?
  3411.  
  3412. PARKS
  3413. I got one. Looks like someone I
  3414. think I might know. I have to make
  3415. sure though.
  3416.  
  3417. Nelson gives him a nod.
  3418.  
  3419. NELSON
  3420. Keep at it then.
  3421.  
  3422. Parks looks at a file folder.
  3423.  
  3424. "Dawn Michelle Paulsen", Knight Pharmaceuticals Employee
  3425. #4382
  3426.  
  3427. PARKS
  3428. Doc?
  3429.  
  3430. Parks opens up the file.
  3431.  
  3432. A headshot of Dawn falls out of the file.
  3433.  
  3434. Parks goes back to his computer.
  3435.  
  3436. With one hand, he pulls the security footage up on his
  3437. computer.
  3438.  
  3439. He sets the file down next to the keyboard and picks the
  3440. photo of Dawn up.
  3441.  
  3442. Parks shakes his head.
  3443.  
  3444. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3445. Got nothing to fucking link them
  3446. with...
  3447.  
  3448. His eyes widen.
  3449.  
  3450. Parks takes out his phone. He looks through his contacts.
  3451.  
  3452. "Doc, contact in case of emergency" sits as one of the
  3453. contacts there.
  3454.  
  3455. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3456. Fuck, man... Worst I can be is
  3457. wrong, right?
  3458.  
  3459. He looks at the contact for a moment.
  3460.  
  3461. Parks looks down in discomfort as he looks at the phone. He
  3462. puts it down and gets on his computer.
  3463.  
  3464. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3465. Maybe I can just...
  3466.  
  3467. He gets on his computer and searches up her name on Facebook.
  3468.  
  3469. "Dawn Michelle Paulsen" appears in the search bar.
  3470.  
  3471. He sifts through the results.
  3472.  
  3473. "Dawn Paulsen, Doctor at Knight Pharmaceuticals - Corporate"
  3474. shows up as one of the results.
  3475.  
  3476. He clicks it and finds her profile is public.
  3477.  
  3478. Parks scrolls through it and stops on a post.
  3479.  
  3480. Dawn stands among a group of other doctors in a corporate
  3481. photo. Parks saves this photo and prints it out, then places
  3482. it on top of a scanner.
  3483.  
  3484. With a deep breath, he looks up the address.
  3485.  
  3486. He gets it, stands up, puts his gun on, and makes his way
  3487. out.
  3488.  
  3489. He gets in his car and drives across a highway to
  3490.  
  3491.  
  3492. EXT. CORPORATE BUILDING - DAY
  3493.  
  3494. The building bustles with activity. Delivery trucks enter as
  3495. people head home.
  3496.  
  3497. Others head inside to start their day, as others sit outside
  3498. as they smoke cigarettes.
  3499.  
  3500. One sits with his lunch out and watches the cars pass.
  3501.  
  3502. Parks pulls up in an unmarked Crown Victoria.
  3503.  
  3504. He lowers the window and flashes his badge at the security
  3505. guard at the door.
  3506.  
  3507. PARKS
  3508. Howdy there, Detective Parks,
  3509. Phoenix Police Department. I need
  3510. to speak with a Dawn Paulsen.
  3511.  
  3512. The security guard looks up this name.
  3513.  
  3514. SECURITY GUARD 1
  3515. Paulsen, Paulsen...
  3516.  
  3517. PARKS
  3518. You're looking for Doctor Paulsen,
  3519. right?
  3520.  
  3521. Parks nods.
  3522.  
  3523. SECURITY GUARD
  3524. Got it. See the receptionist when
  3525. you get inside.
  3526.  
  3527. The guard lifts the gate.
  3528.  
  3529. IND SECURITY GUARD 1
  3530. Go on in.
  3531.  
  3532. Parks pulls inside
  3533.  
  3534. CUT TO:
  3535.  
  3536.  
  3537. INT. KNIGHT PHARMACEUTICALS ENTRANCE - DAY
  3538.  
  3539. Parks flashes his badge at two security guards.
  3540.  
  3541. PARKS
  3542. Detective Parks, Phoenix Police.
  3543.  
  3544. They let him through.
  3545.  
  3546. Parks walks over to the receptionist.
  3547.  
  3548. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3549. Looking for a Dawn-
  3550.  
  3551. DAWN
  3552. Detective!
  3553.  
  3554. DAWN PAULSEN, (32) walks over, a clipboard in hand.
  3555.  
  3556. She sets it down.
  3557.  
  3558. PARKS
  3559. Miss Paulsen? Let's just cut to the
  3560. chase here.
  3561.  
  3562. She stands there, attentive.
  3563.  
  3564. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3565. Where were you four nights ago?
  3566.  
  3567. Dawn looks down. Her eyes widen.
  3568.  
  3569. DAWN
  3570. Look, I had no other choice, I was
  3571. roped in with him.
  3572.  
  3573. PARKS
  3574. That's good to hear. Turn around,
  3575. hands on the back of your head.
  3576.  
  3577. She does what Parks says.
  3578.  
  3579. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3580. Interlace your fingers. Anything on
  3581. you I should worry about?
  3582.  
  3583. DAWN
  3584. No, but they're gonna kill me.
  3585. Don't you realize that?
  3586.  
  3587. Parks searches her.
  3588.  
  3589. PARKS
  3590. Maybe you should think about these
  3591. things before you get into 'em,
  3592. huh?
  3593.  
  3594. He places the cuffs on her.
  3595.  
  3596. DAWN
  3597. This is the safest place for me to
  3598. be, Parks. You're making a mistake.
  3599.  
  3600. The two move towards the exit.
  3601.  
  3602. PARKS
  3603. You know what was a mistake? Not
  3604. bothering to let me or anyone know
  3605. what the hell is going on. I don't
  3606. know what's going on.
  3607.  
  3608. DAWN
  3609. And that's for the best!
  3610.  
  3611. PARKS
  3612. Who killed Officer Hawkins? Where's
  3613. Torres's body? Work with me here.
  3614.  
  3615. She goes quiet. Dawn opens her mouth.
  3616.  
  3617. The two move outside.
  3618.  
  3619.  
  3620. EXT. CORPORATE BUILDING - DAY
  3621.  
  3622. Parks puts her in the backseat of the cruiser.
  3623.  
  3624. DAWN
  3625. You're going to get me killed,
  3626. Parks. You don't know what you're
  3627. up against here. This is bigger
  3628. than you and my brother.
  3629.  
  3630. Parks gets into the driver's seat.
  3631.  
  3632.  
  3633. INT. UNMARKED POLICE CRUISER - DAY
  3634.  
  3635. Parks chuckles.
  3636.  
  3637. PARKS
  3638. Really? And who is this brother of
  3639. yours?
  3640.  
  3641. He turns the ignition.
  3642.  
  3643. DAWN
  3644. Donovan Paulsen? "The Hero of
  3645. Houston". If you ask me, he's more
  3646. of a war criminal for supporting
  3647. the American imperialist regime-
  3648.  
  3649. Parks closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.
  3650.  
  3651. PARKS
  3652. Shut up.
  3653.  
  3654. He goes silent. His hands clutch the steering wheel.
  3655.  
  3656. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3657. Fuck.
  3658.  
  3659. Parks massages his eyes.
  3660.  
  3661. DAWN
  3662. Surprised you couldn't have put two
  3663. and two together there, detective.
  3664.  
  3665. PARKS
  3666. Son of a bitch...
  3667.  
  3668. He looks back at her and takes a deep breath.
  3669.  
  3670. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3671. Miss Paulsen, at this time you have
  3672. the right to remain silent,
  3673. anything you say can and will be
  3674. used against you in a court of law,
  3675. you have the right to an attorney,
  3676. if you cannot afford one, one will
  3677. be appointed to you, do you
  3678. understand these rights as they've
  3679. been read?
  3680.  
  3681. DAWN
  3682. Yeah. Fine. You'll be talking to my
  3683. lawyers soon.
  3684.  
  3685. She sits back in silence.
  3686.  
  3687. Parks drives forward.
  3688.  
  3689. PARKS
  3690. 1532, dispatch, show us en route to
  3691. station, one suspect in custody.
  3692.  
  3693. DAWN
  3694. You're gonna get me killed!
  3695.  
  3696. Parks rolls his eyes and continues to drive forward.
  3697.  
  3698.  
  3699. EXT. CITY - DAY
  3700.  
  3701. The cruiser drives through the city streets. The city around
  3702. them moves around, the car stops in traffic, and people go on
  3703. about their lives.
  3704.  
  3705. The car stops at an intersection.
  3706.  
  3707.  
  3708. INT. POLICE CRUISER - DAY
  3709.  
  3710. The car pulls forward. Dawn sits in the back. She looks out
  3711. the side of the cruiser.
  3712.  
  3713. Her eyes widen.
  3714.  
  3715. DAWN
  3716. DETECTIVE PARKS-
  3717.  
  3718. The car gets rammed on the driver's side. Parks's airbag
  3719. deploys as his head slams into the steering wheel. The
  3720. windshield is busted.
  3721.  
  3722. The cruiser goes into a spin.
  3723.  
  3724. It stops in the middle of the intersection.
  3725.  
  3726. Parks's head is in the airbag. Blood drips down from his
  3727. head.
  3728.  
  3729. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1 (O.S.)
  3730. Be advised, securing the package.
  3731.  
  3732. An arm reaches over and the car unlocks.
  3733.  
  3734. Parks tries to take off his seatbelt.
  3735.  
  3736. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 2
  3737. HE'S MOVING!
  3738.  
  3739. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  3740. Cease fi-
  3741.  
  3742. Parks opens his eyes, looks forward, and watches the muzzle
  3743. blast of a shotgun go through the broken in windshield.
  3744.  
  3745. Parks gets slammed against the seat and slumps over the
  3746. center console.
  3747.  
  3748. A scream comes from the back.
  3749.  
  3750. DAWN (O.S.)
  3751. PARKS!
  3752.  
  3753. Dawn gets dragged out and a cloth sack gets put over her
  3754. head.
  3755.  
  3756. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  3757. Jesus fuck I just shot a cop...
  3758.  
  3759. Behind the cruiser, Dawn gets thrown into the back of a
  3760. minivan.
  3761.  
  3762. The door closes and the minivan drives off.
  3763.  
  3764.  
  3765. EXT. CITY - DAY
  3766.  
  3767. Parks opens the door and falls out of the cruiser. He groans
  3768. in pain as he takes his gun out. A cut sits on his head.
  3769.  
  3770. The minivan is long gone, what remains is Parks's smashed
  3771. cruiser which sits in ruin next to the pickup truck. Glass
  3772. and metal from both cars line the street.
  3773.  
  3774. Parks tries to stand up and looks around that cityscape
  3775. around him.
  3776.  
  3777. He coughs up once again and falls over.
  3778.  
  3779. Parks unbuttons his shirt and opens it. He looks at the hole
  3780. made by the 12 gauge shell.
  3781.  
  3782. Sirens in the distance.
  3783.  
  3784. Parks crawls back into his cruiser and takes out his radio's
  3785. handset.
  3786.  
  3787. PARKS
  3788. 1532,
  3789. (cough)
  3790. shots fired, officer down at
  3791. Scottsdale and third... Multiple
  3792. armed assailants travelling north
  3793. in a Ford Windstar minivan.
  3794.  
  3795. He coughs into the handset. He lets go of the microphone.
  3796.  
  3797. DISPATCH
  3798. (radio)
  3799. 10-4 1532, all units be advised
  3800. officer down at Scottsdale and
  3801. third. Suspects last seen fleeing
  3802. north in a Ford Windstar.
  3803.  
  3804. Parks lays back as the lights and sirens approach.
  3805.  
  3806. CUT TO:
  3807.  
  3808. Parks is wheeled into an ambulance on a stretcher.
  3809.  
  3810.  
  3811. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
  3812.  
  3813. Parks lays down in bed and looks at the ceiling.
  3814.  
  3815. The fan above him spins. Parks looks to his side. A cane sits
  3816. there.
  3817.  
  3818. The door opens, Steele walks in, a file in hand.
  3819.  
  3820. STEELE
  3821. Parks...
  3822.  
  3823. He sighs and massages his eyes.
  3824.  
  3825. STEELE (CONT’D)
  3826. We talked to that reporter.
  3827.  
  3828. Steele shakes his head.
  3829.  
  3830. STEELE (CONT’D)
  3831. The investigation against you has
  3832. been dropped. The search for Dawn
  3833. Paulsen has for all intents and
  3834. purposes gone cold.
  3835.  
  3836. Parks cocks an eyebrow.
  3837.  
  3838. PARKS
  3839. Weren't you fixing to bury me?
  3840.  
  3841. Steele shakes his head.
  3842.  
  3843. STEELE
  3844. I needed to scratch out all the
  3845. possibilities.
  3846.  
  3847. PARKS
  3848. Yeah?
  3849.  
  3850. Steele reaches into the file then passes him two stapled
  3851. pieces of paper.
  3852.  
  3853. STEELE
  3854. Keep your friend James out of
  3855. trouble.
  3856.  
  3857. Steele steps out.
  3858.  
  3859. Parks lays in bed and watches the ceiling fan.
  3860.  
  3861. He gets out of bed and takes his IV off.
  3862.  
  3863. CUT TO:
  3864.  
  3865.  
  3866. INT. POLICE STATION - DAY
  3867.  
  3868. Parks massages his eyes.
  3869.  
  3870. He gets on his work computer and looks up "Dawn Paulsen" in a
  3871. Google search.
  3872.  
  3873. "Renowned Doctor Speaks out Against her Brother's Military
  3874. Service"
  3875.  
  3876. "People also searched for: MSR Houston Incident"
  3877.  
  3878. PARKS
  3879. The hell's this gotta do with
  3880. anything?
  3881.  
  3882. Parks shakes his head and scratches his chin.
  3883.  
  3884. He jots a note down in his notepad:
  3885.  
  3886. "MSR Houston incident, Doctor Dawn Paulsen related?"
  3887.  
  3888. He opens up another tab, her Facebook page.
  3889.  
  3890. "Researcher at Knight Pharmaceuticals"
  3891.  
  3892. He puts another search in.
  3893.  
  3894. "Doctor Dawn Paulsen research"
  3895.  
  3896. No results.
  3897.  
  3898. OFFICER BAYLEY TURNER, (28) comes up behind him.
  3899.  
  3900. TURNER
  3901. Detective Parks?
  3902.  
  3903. Parks turns around.
  3904.  
  3905. PARKS
  3906. Yeah?
  3907.  
  3908. TURNER
  3909. I'm being assigned with you,
  3910. Detective.
  3911.  
  3912. It takes Parks a second to process this. Parks turns around
  3913. in his chair.
  3914.  
  3915. PARKS
  3916. You're kidding me right? You're
  3917. patrol.
  3918.  
  3919. Turner nods.
  3920.  
  3921. TURNER
  3922. They made a new task force, and
  3923. they wanted us on it as partners.
  3924.  
  3925. Parks motions for him to continue.
  3926.  
  3927. PARKS
  3928. Go on.
  3929.  
  3930. TURNER
  3931. They're going to be meeting in a
  3932. few minutes, they told me to come
  3933. get you.
  3934.  
  3935. Parks looks at his notes, then his Google search.
  3936.  
  3937. PARKS
  3938. Yeah, let's do it.
  3939.  
  3940. Parks brings his notepad with him.
  3941.  
  3942. He flips through the pages. He stops on one page.
  3943.  
  3944. "Who kidnapped Dawn Paulsen?"
  3945.  
  3946. A set of leads sits in there.
  3947.  
  3948. -"Matthews"?
  3949.  
  3950. -"Disgruntled Pharma employee"?
  3951.  
  3952. TURNER
  3953. What you looking at there?
  3954.  
  3955. PARKS
  3956. Case on that chick that was in the
  3957. back of my cruiser.
  3958.  
  3959. Turner nods.
  3960.  
  3961. TURNER
  3962. I think you'll like the task force,
  3963. Detective.
  3964.  
  3965. Parks stops and raises his hand. He looks burnt out.
  3966.  
  3967. Turner turns around.
  3968.  
  3969. PARKS
  3970. Just Dave.
  3971.  
  3972. TURNER
  3973. Huh?
  3974.  
  3975. PARKS
  3976. It's either Dave, or Parks- Not
  3977. Detective.
  3978.  
  3979. TURNER
  3980. Oh- Okay.
  3981.  
  3982. The two walk down the hallway to
  3983.  
  3984.  
  3985. INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY
  3986.  
  3987. A group stands around a meeting room table.
  3988.  
  3989. JACQUELINE "JACKIE" MILLER, (29) stands there. She's 6"0,
  3990. average build, and has a decent sized rack.
  3991.  
  3992. She wears an open brown leather jacket with a blue shirt
  3993. inside with a pair of jeans. On her left she wears a Hartford
  3994. Police badge, on her right she wears a Glock 17.
  3995.  
  3996. She has her notes spread across the meeting table. Behind
  3997. her, a map of the United States with red pins in it. She
  3998. reads from a manila file folder.
  3999.  
  4000. TRAVIS RODGERS, (30) looks at this map. He's 6"1 with medium
  4001. length hair and brown eyes. He has a beard and wears a
  4002. beanie. He keeps a P320 on his right hip and an LAPD badge on
  4003. his left.
  4004.  
  4005. Parks puts up his hand.
  4006.  
  4007. PARKS
  4008. Howdy.
  4009.  
  4010. The two look up.
  4011.  
  4012. JACKIE
  4013. You must be the Phoenix detective.
  4014.  
  4015. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  4016. That he very much is.
  4017.  
  4018. The door closes behind Parks and Turner.
  4019.  
  4020. Matthews materializes behind Turner.
  4021.  
  4022. The door closes behind him.
  4023.  
  4024. Parks drops his notepad, then turns around.
  4025.  
  4026. Matthews stands behind him. He wears a Homeland Security
  4027. badge on a lanyard with a blue shirt, jeans, and a clip on
  4028. tie. A messenger bag sits next to him,
  4029.  
  4030. JACKIE
  4031. Looks like he's decently put
  4032. together.
  4033.  
  4034. Parks just looks at Jackie and winces.
  4035.  
  4036. MATTHEWS
  4037. He is, wouldn't have him here
  4038. otherwise.
  4039.  
  4040. Jackie looks up at Parks.
  4041.  
  4042. JACKIE
  4043. Been awhile, hasn't it Dave? Last
  4044. time we spoke, me and Elena were
  4045. sitting at your dinner table and
  4046. Donny and I were contemplating the
  4047. future.
  4048.  
  4049. Parks glances behind him at Matthews.
  4050.  
  4051. PARKS
  4052. And what do you got going on here
  4053. Matthews?
  4054.  
  4055. Matthews shoots him a grin.
  4056.  
  4057. MATTHEWS
  4058. Inter-agency cooperation. Welcome
  4059. to Task Force Liberty, Detective
  4060. Parks. You'll be helping the
  4061. federal government arrest a
  4062. trafficking ring that spans over
  4063. two states.
  4064.  
  4065. Parks nods.
  4066.  
  4067. PARKS
  4068. Right.
  4069.  
  4070. He goes to pick his notepad up and watches Matthews.
  4071.  
  4072. MATTHEWS
  4073. And, guess what?
  4074.  
  4075. Parks grabs his notepad and looks up at him.
  4076.  
  4077. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  4078. You get to ride in the same car as
  4079. the wonderful, Miss Miller.
  4080.  
  4081. He motions to Jackie.
  4082.  
  4083. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  4084. Detective Miller, could you clue
  4085. the Phoenix Police Department into
  4086. the operation we've got running
  4087. here?
  4088.  
  4089. Jackie nods and picks a remote up from the table.
  4090.  
  4091. She turns on the projector.
  4092.  
  4093. A map layout sits on screen. Two arrows lead through downtown
  4094. Phoenix.
  4095.  
  4096. Arrows block off the surrounding street, as a red arrow goes
  4097. through a main road.
  4098.  
  4099. It's a perimeter.
  4100.  
  4101. MILLER
  4102. We've received a tip from an inside
  4103. man, a driver of a truck carrying
  4104. over 40 children in it. It comes
  4105. through at 1800 hours.
  4106.  
  4107. Parks opens up a new page in his notepad and sketches the
  4108. map. He flips to another page and continues to jot down
  4109. notes.
  4110.  
  4111. Miller takes a laser pointer and points at the screen.
  4112.  
  4113. MILLER (CONT’D)
  4114. The truck should be coming through
  4115. here.
  4116.  
  4117. She makes circles the red arrow going up the street.
  4118.  
  4119. MILLER (CONT’D)
  4120. We have two Phoenix Police
  4121. Department teams that Agent
  4122. Matthews and Detective Rodgers will
  4123. be coordinating. Park, you and I
  4124. are going to be trailing behind the
  4125. truck, we're gonna see if we can
  4126. get them to pull over in a marked
  4127. SUV. Any questions?
  4128.  
  4129. Parks raises his hand.
  4130.  
  4131. PARKS
  4132. You know I just got shot, right?
  4133.  
  4134. MILLER
  4135. Don't worry about it, it'll be a
  4136. quick one. We get the kids, you
  4137. become a hero, what's the worst
  4138. that could happen?
  4139.  
  4140. Parks's eyes widen.
  4141.  
  4142. PARKS
  4143. A lot, actually Detective. I'm sure
  4144. you know that in this line of work.
  4145.  
  4146. MILLER
  4147. We have all our bases covered here,
  4148. Parks.
  4149.  
  4150. PARKS
  4151. Sure we do.
  4152.  
  4153. Parks stands up.
  4154.  
  4155. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4156. If that's everything, I'm gonna get
  4157. ready.
  4158.  
  4159.  
  4160. EXT. POLICE STATION - DAY
  4161.  
  4162. Parks steps out. He wears a pair of jeans with black boots, a
  4163. long sleeved flannel shirt, and a black plate carrier that
  4164. reads "POLICE" on the front of it.
  4165.  
  4166. Miller pulls up in a marked Phoenix Police SUV.
  4167.  
  4168. Parks walks over to an unmarked cruiser and takes an AR with
  4169. a red dot out of it.
  4170.  
  4171. Miller rolls down the window to the SUV.
  4172.  
  4173. MILLER
  4174. You're not gonna need that!
  4175.  
  4176. Parks starts putting magazines in his plate carrier pouches.
  4177.  
  4178. PARKS
  4179. You ever watch Black Hawk Down?
  4180.  
  4181. Parks holds his AR in one hand. The same rifle Hawkins held.
  4182. He holds it tighter and walks to the front of the SUV.
  4183.  
  4184.  
  4185. EXT. POLICE SUV - NIGHT
  4186.  
  4187. A police SUV sits in a dark alley. The windows are tinted.
  4188.  
  4189.  
  4190. INT. POLICE SUV - NIGHT
  4191.  
  4192. The rifle sits between his legs. The two are positioned at
  4193. the end of an alley.
  4194.  
  4195. Parks takes a deep breath.
  4196.  
  4197. PARKS
  4198. I feel alright.
  4199.  
  4200. JACKIE
  4201. If you want to stay at the end of
  4202. the street and take the perimeter,
  4203. that's fine you know.
  4204.  
  4205. Parks shakes his head.
  4206.  
  4207. PARKS
  4208. I got this shit.
  4209.  
  4210. He takes his rifle then checks his watch.
  4211.  
  4212. The truck drives by.
  4213.  
  4214. TURNER (O.S.)
  4215. (radio)
  4216. Eyes on the truck. Moving at a
  4217. slower rate of speed.
  4218.  
  4219. Jackie grabs the handset.
  4220.  
  4221. JACKIE
  4222. (radio)
  4223. Copy, keep eyes on him, we're
  4224. pulling out of the alley now.
  4225.  
  4226. Parks keeps his rifle tucked between his legs.
  4227.  
  4228. The SUV pulls out of the alley.
  4229.  
  4230.  
  4231. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  4232.  
  4233. From up above, the SUV tails the truck.
  4234.  
  4235.  
  4236. INT. POLICE SUV - NIGHT
  4237.  
  4238. JACKIE
  4239. Light 'em up.
  4240.  
  4241. Parks hits the sound and light bar.
  4242.  
  4243. The truck pulls to the side and stops.
  4244.  
  4245.  
  4246. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  4247.  
  4248. Parks gets out of the SUV, rifle pointed at the truck.
  4249.  
  4250. Jackie gets on the loudspeaker and holds it with her left
  4251. hand. In her right, she holds a Glock.
  4252.  
  4253. JACKIE
  4254. Occupants of the big rig truck,
  4255. this is the police! Come out of the
  4256. truck with your hands u-
  4257.  
  4258. A gunshot rings out.
  4259.  
  4260. Turner looks up from the front of his cruiser. He takes a
  4261. pump action shotgun out of the back of his cruiser.
  4262.  
  4263. TURNER
  4264. They're in the offices!
  4265.  
  4266. Parks takes his AR and starts scanning the rooftops. A rifle
  4267. sticks out of an open window. Parks lines his red dot up with
  4268. it and pulls the trigger. Muzzle flashes line the rooftops as
  4269. more rounds land on the cruiser.
  4270.  
  4271. PARKS
  4272. Get down!
  4273.  
  4274. The two take cover.
  4275.  
  4276. Jackie drops the handset. More gun shots ring out.
  4277.  
  4278. The light to the car goes out as rounds ping off the door,
  4279. then stop.
  4280.  
  4281. JACKIE
  4282. Motherfucker, it's an ambush!
  4283.  
  4284. Parks peaks over as smoke clouds appear in front of him.
  4285. Rounds begin to bounce off the metal of the cruiser as Parks
  4286. tries to peek out.
  4287.  
  4288. The driver's side of the truck opens. Two figures in fatigues
  4289. disappear through the smoke.
  4290.  
  4291. PARKS
  4292. What the hell?
  4293.  
  4294. The rounds pass Parks's head.
  4295.  
  4296. JACKIE
  4297. Parks, they're moving!
  4298.  
  4299. PARKS
  4300. I got it!
  4301.  
  4302. Parks runs forward into the smoke. He fires back at the
  4303. flashes through the smoke as he does so.
  4304.  
  4305. JACKIE
  4306. PARKS YOU FUCKING IDIOT!
  4307.  
  4308. Parks charges through the smoke. His rifle points forward. He
  4309. turns the light on it and spots two as they run into a
  4310. building. His light flashes in the darkness.
  4311.  
  4312. PARKS
  4313. Motherfucker!
  4314.  
  4315. He charges through the smoke. Bullets fire past him, then
  4316. stop.
  4317.  
  4318. JACKIE (O.S.)
  4319. (earpiece)
  4320. Parks, give me your 20!
  4321.  
  4322. PARKS
  4323. (radio)
  4324. Parking garage in pursuit of
  4325. suspects!
  4326.  
  4327. Parks runs inside and follows the two.
  4328.  
  4329.  
  4330. INT. PARKING GARAGE - NIGHT
  4331.  
  4332. The garage is almost empty. A few cars line the garage, but
  4333. other than that there's nothing to note. The two run up the
  4334. ramp as Parks continues to tail them.
  4335.  
  4336. Parks makes it up the ramp as a white van starts and screams
  4337. past Parks. Parks takes cover behind a parking lot pillar.
  4338.  
  4339. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  4340. We need the two Army guys dead!
  4341.  
  4342. Parks watches three of them get out of the van. The van
  4343. drives away and down the ramp.
  4344.  
  4345. PARKS
  4346. (radio)
  4347. You got a van on its way down
  4348. there, stop it! White Ford van!
  4349.  
  4350. Parks crouches down and peers out with his rifle. He moves to
  4351. cover while he does so. The militia soldiers wear all black
  4352. with black pants, balaclavas, and boots.
  4353.  
  4354. One goes down as Parks takes aim and a round goes through his
  4355. skull. The other two begin to fire at Parks. One charges at
  4356. him while the other keeps him pinned behind the car.
  4357.  
  4358. Parks waits for an opening.
  4359.  
  4360. He peers out as the guy who was charging him starts to change
  4361. his magazine. Parks peeks out, fires two into his chest and
  4362. one in his skull. He falls down, dead.
  4363.  
  4364. Parks listens for a moment.
  4365.  
  4366. The sound of boots echoes through the garage. Parks peeks out
  4367. and watches the man's back turn.
  4368.  
  4369. He pulls the trigger as blood spatter exits his neck. Parks
  4370. pushes up and watches his right side. He checks his left and
  4371. enters
  4372.  
  4373. Parks goes into the office.
  4374.  
  4375. INT. OFFICE - NIGHT
  4376.  
  4377. More gunfire rings out
  4378.  
  4379. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4380. Shit, shit, shit-
  4381.  
  4382. Parks follows the sound and continues to push.
  4383.  
  4384. The office is dimly lit. The two in fatigues look around as
  4385. one tries a door. Another militia soldier lays down, his
  4386. rifle away from him. Parks trains his rifle on the two.
  4387.  
  4388. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4389. POLICE, STOP!
  4390.  
  4391. The two make a run toward the other end of the office and cut
  4392. through cubicles in the process.
  4393.  
  4394. Parks moves towards the other side. He keeps his rifle
  4395. forward as he does so.
  4396.  
  4397. More gunshots ring out nearby.
  4398.  
  4399. The sound of a door opening.
  4400.  
  4401. A voice lets out a groan of pain.
  4402.  
  4403. A thud echoes through the office. Parks stops and makes his
  4404. way over.
  4405.  
  4406. NICHOLAS "NICK" FLETCHER, (mid-30s) has someone pinned to the
  4407. ground.
  4408.  
  4409. NICK
  4410. Stupid cunt! Imagine the pain you
  4411. put that poor girl through!
  4412.  
  4413. One of the other fatigues appears behind him with a fire
  4414. extinguisher and hits him in the back of the head with it.
  4415.  
  4416. CONRAD
  4417. COME ON, LET'S GO DOC!
  4418.  
  4419. The voice makes Parks's eye widen in disbelief.
  4420.  
  4421. PARKS
  4422. No fucking way...
  4423.  
  4424. The two begin to run down the stairs. Parks sees the one
  4425. knocked out next to him. He gets on his earpiece.
  4426.  
  4427. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4428. Be advised, two suspects wearing
  4429. military fatigues running down the
  4430. east stairwell of the Lifeline
  4431. Insurance Agency.
  4432.  
  4433. JACKIE
  4434. 10-4, on our way.
  4435.  
  4436. The radio squawks once again.
  4437.  
  4438. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  4439. (radio)
  4440. Detective Parks and Miller, I will
  4441. be taking control of this situation
  4442. with Homeland Security, I am
  4443. requesting you two follow the
  4444. suspects, DHS will intercept.
  4445.  
  4446. Parks takes the unconscious Nick's hands and cuffs them.
  4447.  
  4448. Parks continues to drag Nick behind cover.
  4449.  
  4450. PARKS
  4451. (radio)
  4452. NOT NOW, MATTHEWS!
  4453.  
  4454. Parks reloads his rifle and keeps it trained at the door.
  4455.  
  4456. More gunshots ring out. Sirens sound in the distance.
  4457.  
  4458. TURNER
  4459. (radio)
  4460. Parks I got eyes on the second
  4461. suspect coming down the insurance
  4462. staircase, OH SHIT!
  4463.  
  4464. The radio goes silent as a thud echoes through the stairwell.
  4465.  
  4466. PARKS
  4467. Oh, fuck.
  4468.  
  4469. Parks looks at Nick and carries him on his shoulder.
  4470.  
  4471. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4472. Come on, big guy.
  4473.  
  4474. Parks's rifle is slung in front of him. His handgun raised
  4475. forward, he makes his way down the staircase and makes his
  4476. way down.
  4477.  
  4478. An open window sits at the bottom of the stairwell. Next to
  4479. it, a lone shotgun with the shells scattered around it.
  4480.  
  4481. Parks looks out the window and keys his radio.
  4482.  
  4483. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4484. Turner, copy?
  4485.  
  4486. A groan comes from the other end.
  4487.  
  4488. TURNER (O.S.)
  4489. (radio)
  4490. Bastard shoved me out of a window
  4491. and grabbed my gun.
  4492.  
  4493. JACKIE (O.S.)
  4494. (radio)
  4495. Stay there then, we'll come down
  4496. and get you.
  4497.  
  4498. More shots ring out.
  4499.  
  4500. JACKIE (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  4501. (radio)
  4502. Backup and SWAT arriving on scene,
  4503. watch your fire gentlemen.
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