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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. A truck with a smoking engine and Texas
  14. plates sits next to it.
  15.  
  16. OFFICER DAVID PARKS, (25) steps out of his cruiser then
  17. presses the mic to his radio. Three people argue inside of a
  18. convenience store.
  19.  
  20. PARKS
  21. (into radio)
  22. 1532, dispatch we're 97, code two.
  23.  
  24. DISPATCH (O.S.)
  25. 10-4, 1532.
  26.  
  27. OFFICER LANCE HAWKINS, (21) is next to him.
  28.  
  29. HAWKINS
  30. Should we call for backup, sir?
  31.  
  32. Parks turns to Hawkins and points at him.
  33.  
  34. PARKS
  35. Watch. Let me do the talking.
  36. Anything looks weird, call it. No
  37. need to call backup for this.
  38.  
  39. HAWKINS
  40. 10-4 sir.
  41.  
  42.  
  43. INT. CONVENIENCE STORE - NIGHT
  44.  
  45. The two walk in and immediately see two people. The older
  46. one, JOHN STEVENS, (late-40s) wears a confederate flag hat
  47. with a jacket and jeans.
  48.  
  49. JOHN
  50. Look pal, see-
  51.  
  52. He pulls out a Triple-A card.
  53.  
  54. JOHN (CONT’D)
  55. I just gotta get me a tow truck so
  56. I can bring my truck to the shop.
  57. Please, I gotta just borrow your
  58. phone.
  59.  
  60. The STOREKEEPER, (late-50s) points toward the door.
  61.  
  62. STOREKEEPER
  63. No, you leave!
  64.  
  65. The younger one, JACK STEVENS, (early-20s) wears a jacket and
  66. jeans and has long hair.
  67.  
  68. JOHN
  69. God damn brown motherfucker...
  70.  
  71. John's fists clench up.
  72.  
  73. JACK
  74. Dad, let's just go outside, we'll-
  75.  
  76. The two officers watch this for a moment. The door closes
  77. behind them and a "DING" can be heard.
  78.  
  79. Hawkins points at the door.
  80.  
  81. HAWKINS
  82. That sensor's a little late.
  83.  
  84. Hawkins chuckles and grins.
  85.  
  86. Parks glares at him, then looks at the two.
  87.  
  88. The storekeeper looks at Hawkins and points.
  89.  
  90. STOREKEEPER
  91. These men, right here sir! I do not
  92. allow racists in my store!
  93.  
  94. JOHN
  95. Look pal, we were just looking to
  96. borrow a phone. No trouble here.
  97. Hey, slant eyes.
  98.  
  99. Parks shoots him a grin.
  100.  
  101. John's hands are in his pockets.
  102.  
  103. PARKS
  104. Step back from the counter sir,
  105. hands out your pockets.
  106.  
  107. Parks looks over at John and motions toward him.
  108.  
  109. John takes his hand out of his pockets then cocks his head in
  110. confusion at Parks.
  111.  
  112. PARKS (CONT’D)
  113. John, was it?
  114.  
  115. JOHN
  116. Yeah.
  117.  
  118. PARKS
  119. How about you and your son step
  120. outside and talk with me? Hawkins,
  121. check the security footage.
  122.  
  123. Hawkins nods.
  124.  
  125.  
  126. EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE - NIGHT
  127.  
  128. John takes a sigh.
  129.  
  130. PARKS
  131. You alright?
  132.  
  133. John massages his eyes.
  134.  
  135. JOHN
  136. Just needed to borrow a phone man,
  137. phone's dead and the battery in my
  138. truck died. He just went on
  139. spouting about how I was racist.
  140. Christ, people these days gettin'
  141. butthurt over lil' symbols like
  142. these. They were just words, too. I
  143. wasn't trying to cause any trouble.
  144.  
  145. John takes off his hat.
  146.  
  147. JOHN (CONT’D)
  148. Long night. We were trying to make
  149. it to New Mexico when the truck
  150. broke down.
  151.  
  152. PARKS
  153. I see. Sorry to even ask, but you
  154. guys got weapons on you?
  155.  
  156. John motions over to the shotgun mounted on the truck.
  157.  
  158. JOHN
  159. And then mine and my son's carry
  160. pieces.
  161.  
  162. PARKS
  163. Alright, thanks. Let's just get you
  164. guys outta here as soon as we can.
  165.  
  166. JOHN
  167. Hey officer?
  168.  
  169. Parks looks back.
  170.  
  171. JOHN (CONT’D)
  172. You ain't too bad for a slant.
  173.  
  174. Hawkins steps back out.
  175.  
  176. HAWKINS
  177. Yeah, he apparently called the cops
  178. and freaked out seeing the hat, he
  179. said a few other things too, called
  180. him a few names.
  181.  
  182. PARKS
  183. They get violent?
  184.  
  185. HAWKINS
  186. Not that I saw, sir.
  187.  
  188. With a sigh, he massages his eyes, then thumbs his radio.
  189.  
  190. PARKS
  191. (into radio)
  192. 1532, dispatch.
  193.  
  194. DISPATCH
  195. (from radio)
  196. Go ahead 1532.
  197.  
  198. PARKS
  199. (into radio)
  200. Requesting a tow truck at the
  201. Chevron our location. We're gonna
  202. be code four here.
  203.  
  204. He glances at Hawkins and motions for him to follow him.
  205.  
  206. PARKS (CONT’D)
  207. Alright sir, we're gonna be across
  208. the street doing traffic if you
  209. need us, just wait out here for the
  210. truck. Anything happens, just give
  211. us a holler or call.
  212.  
  213. JACK
  214. Thanks, officer.
  215.  
  216. Parks and Hawkins get back into their cruiser.
  217.  
  218.  
  219. INT. POLICE CRUISER - NIGHT
  220.  
  221. The two wait across the street from the gas station and clock
  222. traffic.
  223.  
  224. HAWKINS
  225. So, how'd I do?
  226.  
  227. Parks jots something down on a paper and stares at the
  228. passing vehicles.
  229.  
  230. PARKS
  231. That's a three.
  232.  
  233. HAWKINS
  234. Come on, just a three?
  235.  
  236. PARKS
  237. You should've handled that faster.
  238.  
  239. HAWKINS
  240. Why didn't you?
  241.  
  242. Parks shoots him a grin.
  243.  
  244. PARKS
  245. The guy's truck engine was smoking,
  246. he had no reason to be robbing the
  247. place or causing any kind of
  248. trouble for us. Pay attention,
  249. rook.
  250.  
  251. HAWKINS
  252. Right. Well it's not another two
  253. which is good.
  254.  
  255. Hawkins clocks traffic with a radar gun.
  256.  
  257. HAWKINS (CONT’D)
  258. You were military though? A few of
  259. the guys at the station said you
  260. were in Afghanistan a few years.
  261.  
  262. David glances over at the radar gun.
  263.  
  264. He takes a deep breath.
  265.  
  266. PARKS
  267. Yeah, still kind of am.
  268.  
  269. HAWKINS
  270. That's really cool! You know I was
  271. gonna join, but then they wouldn't
  272. take me because-
  273.  
  274. Parks takes a sigh, then massages his eyes.
  275.  
  276. PARKS
  277. Fuck, kid- You gave 'em a reason
  278. not to.
  279.  
  280. Parks takes out his phone, checks it, then puts it back in
  281. his pocket.
  282.  
  283. HAWKINS
  284. (voice trails off)
  285. ...Of a surgery when I was nine.
  286.  
  287. David continues to watch cars pass.
  288.  
  289. He massages his eyes as Hawkins continues to take radar.
  290.  
  291. HAWKINS (CONT’D)
  292. Pretty quiet today, huh?
  293.  
  294. Parks slowly moves his head and glares at Hawkins.
  295.  
  296. PARKS
  297. I'm gonna make you eat those
  298. fucking words.
  299.  
  300. A car screams past the two-
  301.  
  302. HAWKINS
  303. Holy shit! Did you see that?!
  304.  
  305. Parks picks up the car's radio.
  306.  
  307. PARKS
  308. You called it, not me. Light 'em
  309. up.
  310.  
  311. Hawkins floors the accelerator and speeds up behind the other
  312. car.
  313.  
  314. Hawkins turns on the siren and Parks grabs the radio.
  315.  
  316. The siren blares as the car begins to pull over.
  317.  
  318. PARKS (CONT’D)
  319. 1532, dispatch, be advised
  320. performing TC on reckless driver-
  321. Interstate 10, past Marker 13.
  322.  
  323. DISPATCH
  324. (over radio)
  325. 10-4.
  326.  
  327. Hawkins and Parks prepare to exit the car.
  328.  
  329. HAWKINS
  330. Cover.
  331.  
  332. PARKS
  333. Contact.
  334.  
  335.  
  336. EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY - NIGHT
  337.  
  338. The two get out and approach.
  339.  
  340. Hawkins crosses toward the passenger's side.
  341.  
  342. Parks crosses toward the driver's.
  343.  
  344. Both place their fingertips on the tail lights of the car.
  345.  
  346. The passenger's side door opens before they can even reach
  347. the car.
  348.  
  349. Two gunshots ring out by the time Hawkins gets his as the man
  350. in front of him drops dead.
  351.  
  352. Parks draws his weapon and makes his way back.
  353.  
  354. PARKS
  355. Hawkins, behind the cruiser!
  356.  
  357. Parks fires into the driver's side door and is met with
  358. multiple muzzle flashes.
  359.  
  360. Hawkins turns his back and hides behind the passenger side
  361. door of the cruiser, gun out, muzzle up.
  362.  
  363. Parks continues to fire and with his free hand keys his
  364. radio.
  365.  
  366. PARKS (CONT’D)
  367. (into radio)
  368. 1532, DISPATCH! SHOTS FIRED AT OUR
  369. LOCATION! ROLL BODYCAM!
  370.  
  371. The rounds fly past Hawkins as he sits there and shakes, his
  372. gun still out.
  373.  
  374. Parks looks over. His eyes widen.
  375.  
  376. PARKS (CONT’D)
  377. GRAB THE RIFLE NOW, HAWKINS!
  378.  
  379. Hawkins shakes as he reaches into the car and pulls out the
  380. patrol rifle.
  381.  
  382. Hawkins now crouches next against the door of the cruiser. He
  383. fires at the muzzle flashes in the car.
  384.  
  385. DISPATCH
  386. (from radio)
  387. 10-4, 1532, any available units
  388. 1532 is requesting assistance on
  389. Highway 10 past marker 13.
  390.  
  391. Parks watches a figure run out and fires two rounds before
  392. his handgun goes dry.
  393.  
  394. PARKS
  395. Hawkins, cover fire!
  396.  
  397. Hawkins continues to fire at the car in front of him.
  398.  
  399. Parks takes a knee behind the door of his cruiser and reloads
  400. his handgun.
  401.  
  402. A concussion grenade from the other car lands on the
  403. cruiser's windshield, in between both of their firing
  404. positions behind the squad car doors.
  405.  
  406. PARKS (CONT’D)
  407. Hawkins get back!
  408.  
  409. Parks tries to reach for it, then-
  410.  
  411. Silence.
  412.  
  413. Parks is in a daze, but opens his eyes.
  414.  
  415. Hawkins's rifle sits on the ground. With his eyes open, he
  416. fumbles to reach for it.
  417.  
  418. A silhouette pops up.
  419.  
  420. Parks sees it, then looks back at Hawkins.
  421.  
  422. Hawkins drops to the ground next to the cruiser, a spatter of
  423. blood exiting the other side of his skull.
  424.  
  425. Parks reaches into the car and takes his Mossberg 590A1 out.
  426.  
  427. Rounds fly through the windshield. Parks ducks under the
  428. dashboard as he fumbles with his 12 gauge.
  429.  
  430. Parks thumbs his radio again.
  431.  
  432. PARKS (CONT’D)
  433. (into radio)
  434. OFFICER DOWN, WE HAVE AN OFFICER
  435. DOWN! SUSPECT JUST THREW A FUCKING
  436. GRENADE!
  437.  
  438. IND VOICE 1 (O.S.)
  439. FUCK YOU WEY!
  440.  
  441. The fire continues as Parks watches one charge him with a
  442. knife.
  443.  
  444. Parks fires a round into his chest and just watches him come
  445. at him.
  446.  
  447. He places his hand on the forend of the shotgun as the man
  448. starts to swing his knife at him.
  449.  
  450. Parks kicks him back, chambers a round, and fires as the
  451. man's intestines hang out.
  452.  
  453. PARKS
  454. What the fuck?!
  455.  
  456. IND VOICE 1 (O.S.)
  457. You just fucked up homie.
  458.  
  459. He trains his weapon once more and tries to chamber the next
  460. round.
  461.  
  462. Click.
  463.  
  464. The man stabs Parks in the shoulder.
  465.  
  466. IND VOICE 1 (CONT’D)
  467. FUCK...!
  468.  
  469. Parks cries out in pain as the man pulls the knife out and
  470. takes another swing.
  471.  
  472. Parks shoves him with his shotgun and backs up and in a
  473. frantic rush tries to pull another shell of of his sling,
  474. only to drop it.
  475.  
  476. Parks only falls as another bullet flies out the back of his
  477. shoulder.
  478.  
  479. His shoulder bleeds. Another bullet flies out the back of the
  480. same shoulder.
  481.  
  482. Parks falls down, stiff.
  483.  
  484. IND VOICE 1 (CONT’D)
  485. Oh shit!
  486.  
  487. The man looks up. Gunshots ring out as the rounds land in the
  488. back of their car.
  489.  
  490. IND VOICE 2
  491. Let's go, let's go man!
  492.  
  493. Parks looks looks over his side.
  494.  
  495. John is with his son and holds a shotgun. His son grabs
  496. Parks's shotgun, loads it and fires into the back of the
  497. assailants' car.
  498.  
  499. Parks holds his shoulder as he feels himself fade in and out
  500. of consciousness. He grabs the tourniquet off his belt and
  501. tries to wrap the wounds on Parks's shoulders.
  502.  
  503. John has a still look of fear in his eyes as he applies the
  504. tourniquet.
  505.  
  506. JOHN
  507. Shit, shit shit!
  508.  
  509. PARKS
  510. ...I'm gonna die...
  511.  
  512. John reaches into Parks's pocket and pulls out his phone.
  513.  
  514. JOHN
  515. Hey, Parks stay with me now man!
  516. Don't you go dying on me! You're
  517. gonna be fine! Come on you yellow
  518. bastard, stay awake!
  519.  
  520. The police lights begin to show themselves on John's face.
  521.  
  522. JOHN (CONT’D)
  523. They're just right here, they're
  524. right here officer! HEY!
  525.  
  526. The lights flash across his face as John waves first
  527. responders over.
  528.  
  529. Parks blacks out.
  530.  
  531.  
  532. INT. EMERGENCY ROOM - NIGHT
  533.  
  534. Parks is wakes up as he's taken into the emergency room.
  535.  
  536. IND NURSE 1
  537. Subject is David Parks, 28-years
  538. old, male, blood pressure...
  539.  
  540. Parks blacks out again..
  541.  
  542.  
  543. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
  544.  
  545. Parks sits on a hospital bed and clutches his arm. His face
  546. carries a pained expression.
  547.  
  548. ELENA SAINTCLAIRE, (26) places her hand on Parks's shoulder.
  549.  
  550. PARKS
  551. I need to find Lance.
  552.  
  553. ELENA
  554. Dave, I know this is a lot to take
  555. in-
  556.  
  557. Parks chuckles.
  558.  
  559. PARKS
  560. You're a lot to take in.
  561.  
  562. The room goes silent.
  563.  
  564. JACK NELSON (mid-40s) holds a briefcase and walks through the
  565. door.
  566.  
  567. PARKS (CONT’D)
  568. You know, sweetheart. I'm not
  569. really in the mood for pranks, you
  570. get that right?
  571.  
  572. Nelson reaches for the TV remote next to Parks and turns it
  573. on.
  574.  
  575. JONATHAN STANTON, (mid-50s) approaches a podium.
  576.  
  577. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  578. Thank you all for coming out this
  579. morning. I am Lieutenant Jonathan
  580. Stanton with the Phoenix Police
  581. Department.
  582.  
  583. IND REPORTER 1 (O.S.)
  584. Is this an act of terrorism?
  585.  
  586. IND REPORTER 2 (O.S.)
  587. Were these two officers
  588. specifically targeted?
  589.  
  590. IND REPORTER 3 (O.S.)
  591. Do we have any idea at this
  592. time who did this?
  593.  
  594. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  595. (on TV)
  596. At this time I will not be taking
  597. questions.
  598.  
  599. The reporters hush.
  600.  
  601. Stanton takes out a paper and glances down at it with an
  602. anxious sigh.
  603.  
  604. LIEUTENANT STANTON (CONT’D)
  605. It is with a heavy heart that I
  606. announce that we lost one of our
  607. own tonight. Officer Lance Hawkins
  608. was pronounced dead on scene... His
  609. field training officer, Officer
  610. Parks had been struck by four
  611. rounds, two hitting his vest.
  612.  
  613. Parks buries his head in his hands. Tears run down his eyes.
  614.  
  615. LIEUTENANT STANTON (CONT’D)
  616. (on tv)
  617. ...It is thanks to two armed
  618. bystanders that Officer Parks can
  619. live to fight another day-
  620.  
  621. PARKS
  622. He- He's joking. That's bullshit.
  623. He's gotta be joking, this is a
  624. sick god damn joke and everyone's
  625. laughing at me!
  626.  
  627. A moment of silence between all three.
  628.  
  629. NELSON
  630. Officer Parks, I'm sorry to tell
  631. you.
  632.  
  633. Elena has a look of concern as she places her hand on Parks's
  634. back.
  635.  
  636. PARKS
  637. Did he... Feel any of it?
  638.  
  639. Nelson shakes his head.
  640.  
  641. PARKS (CONT’D)
  642. What about his wife? Who- Who's
  643. gonna take care of her? His kid...
  644. They don't have that anymore...
  645.  
  646. NELSON
  647. His daughter will receive a
  648. pension, however it will be up to
  649. you whether you'd like to speak to
  650. his wife.
  651.  
  652. He wipes off another tear and tries to mouth something,
  653. thKimen stops and takes a deep breath.
  654.  
  655. PARKS
  656. He's dead because of me, I
  657. should've been the contact-
  658.  
  659. He knocks over the table next to him and begins to sob.
  660.  
  661. PARKS (CONT’D)
  662. FUCK!
  663.  
  664. NELSON
  665. There's nothing you could've done
  666. about it, the reason you're alive
  667. is because two people happened to
  668. see what was going on and stopped
  669. it.
  670.  
  671. Parks reaches for the trash can next to him and vomits into
  672. it.
  673.  
  674. PARKS
  675. God damn it. I could've done more.
  676. I could've done more. I should've
  677. done more.
  678.  
  679. He stops for a moment as a group of shadows form behind the
  680. covered observation room.
  681.  
  682. The door opens as SERGEANT STEELE, (mid-30s) comes in. He
  683. wears an "Internal Affairs" badge.
  684.  
  685. Parks spits into the trash can.
  686.  
  687. STEELE
  688. Run me through it, Parks. Piece by
  689. piece.
  690.  
  691. Steele throws a file folder at his feet.
  692.  
  693. Parks stands up.
  694.  
  695. PARKS
  696. Fu-
  697.  
  698. Nelson stands up and almost blocks Steele. He looks back at
  699. Parks.
  700.  
  701. NELSON
  702. Not a word. Get it together.
  703.  
  704. He glares at Steele.
  705.  
  706. NELSON (CONT’D)
  707. Sergeant, you make another move
  708. like that again, I will make your
  709. life hell.
  710.  
  711. Parks nods.
  712.  
  713. PARKS
  714. I want to go home.
  715.  
  716. He reaches for the change of clothes with his badge and gun
  717. still on them.
  718.  
  719. FADE OUT.
  720.  
  721.  
  722. INT. WAITING ROOM - DAY
  723.  
  724. JAMES O'REILLY, (28) argues with two police officers.
  725.  
  726. JAMES
  727. He knows me. Look, I served with
  728. him. Can I have a reason for being
  729. kicked out?
  730.  
  731. IND POLICE OFFICER 1
  732. Security reasons, never said
  733. anything about you.
  734.  
  735. JAMES
  736. Look, ask him yoursel-
  737.  
  738. Parks bursts out the door, a cast in his left arm.
  739.  
  740. Next to him is Elena.
  741.  
  742. ELENA
  743. David, you've just been shot, let's
  744. just go home first...
  745.  
  746. Parks just looks at the scene in front of him.
  747.  
  748. PARKS
  749. James?
  750.  
  751. Both of the officers take a step back and look at James.
  752.  
  753. JAMES
  754. Dave?
  755.  
  756. PARKS
  757. Should've probably told them you
  758. were coming. Sorry 'bout that.
  759.  
  760. Dave just looks at the officers and waves them off. They nod.
  761.  
  762. JAMES
  763. Grab a drink then? Do some catching
  764. up?
  765.  
  766. Dave nods.
  767.  
  768. PARKS
  769. Haven't seen you since...
  770.  
  771. JAMES
  772. ...Convoy.
  773.  
  774. PARKS
  775. Time flies, fuck.
  776.  
  777. James's eyes widen as he takes a sigh.
  778.  
  779. JAMES
  780. Yeah, it does. You okay man?
  781.  
  782. Parks takes a sigh and looks at James. He opens his mouth to
  783. something, but nothing manages to come out.
  784.  
  785. His phone vibrates.
  786.  
  787. A text appears. The contact reads, "Interested Party".
  788.  
  789. A photo of him with James and Elena coming through the doors
  790. with James talking to the police.
  791.  
  792. INTERESTED PARTY (TEXT)
  793. Officer Parks, we have a
  794. proposition for you. Please meet us
  795. on the third floor of the parking
  796. garage. Come alone.
  797.  
  798. Parks glances at Elena.
  799.  
  800. PARKS
  801. Hey sweetheart, this is James. You
  802. guys get to know each other, I'm
  803. gonna go for a walk-
  804.  
  805. ELENA
  806. Didn't you say you wanted to go
  807. home?
  808.  
  809. PARKS
  810. Lemme get some air first.
  811.  
  812. James cocks an eyebrow at this.
  813.  
  814. Parks walks off to
  815.  
  816.  
  817. INT. ELEVATOR - DAY
  818.  
  819. Parks checks takes his Glock 19 out of his right hand inner
  820. waistband holster and does a one handed press check using his
  821. belt to check for a round.
  822.  
  823. A round is chambered.
  824.  
  825. He takes a deep breath as he looks at the floors.
  826.  
  827. "1"
  828.  
  829. "2"
  830.  
  831. He takes a breath.
  832.  
  833. "3"
  834.  
  835. The doors open as Parks inches out, gun in his hand.
  836.  
  837.  
  838. EXT. GARAGE - DAY
  839.  
  840. He checks the outside.
  841.  
  842. Nothing.
  843.  
  844. The ramp going to the third floor materializes as he peers
  845. over.
  846.  
  847. He makes his way over. A group of black suburbans are parked
  848. there.
  849.  
  850. In the middle of it, a group of men in suits.
  851.  
  852. The one in the middle JASON WHITE, (43) rolls his eyes.
  853.  
  854. WHITE
  855. Come on now Officer, there were
  856. other ways we could've dealt with
  857. you. At least listen to us before
  858. you start shooting.
  859.  
  860. Those around him reach for their weapons.
  861.  
  862. WHITE (CONT’D)
  863. Gentlemen, he has one arm and
  864. there's six of you. It wouldn't be
  865. a fair fight now would it?
  866.  
  867. Parks lowers his weapon.
  868.  
  869. PARKS
  870. What? The fuck you want? You feds?
  871.  
  872. He's clearly nervous.
  873.  
  874. WHITE
  875. Officer- Or do you want it to be
  876. Detective, Parks?
  877.  
  878. PARKS
  879. Cut the shit.
  880.  
  881. He looks behind him at another individual in a suit. He
  882. beckons over ANTHONY, (mid-20s)
  883.  
  884. WHITE
  885. Anthony, get my case please.
  886.  
  887. ANTHONY
  888. Yes sir.
  889.  
  890. Anthony walks to the back of a suburban and comes back. He
  891. carries a briefcase.
  892.  
  893. WHITE
  894. Price of admission is ignorance.
  895. That man was on bath salts and some
  896. modified form of PCP.
  897.  
  898. White opens the briefcase.
  899.  
  900. WHITE (CONT’D)
  901. He's being healed up in a known
  902. Sinaloa Cartel safehouse. Do we
  903. have a deal?
  904.  
  905. Parks just slowly nods.
  906.  
  907. He closes the briefcase and passes it to Parks.
  908.  
  909. PARKS
  910. Deal.
  911.  
  912. White's side packs up and leaves Parks alone with a metallic
  913. briefcase.
  914.  
  915. Parks stands there, briefcase in hand.
  916.  
  917. FADE TO BLACK.
  918.  
  919.  
  920. EXT. PARKING LOT - DAY
  921.  
  922. Parks walks back with a briefcase.
  923.  
  924. James cocks an eyebrow.
  925.  
  926. JAMES
  927. The fuck is that?
  928.  
  929. Parks shrugs.
  930.  
  931. JAMES (CONT’D)
  932. The feds give you that?
  933.  
  934. Parks shrugs.
  935.  
  936. PARKS
  937. It's information for a case. That's
  938. all I know.
  939.  
  940. JAMES
  941. If it's on me, I don't have any god
  942. damn dogs.
  943.  
  944. Parks rolls his eyes.
  945.  
  946. PARKS
  947. If it was on you, I'd have thrown
  948. you in cuffs.
  949.  
  950. JAMES
  951. Not if there was already an IED
  952. planted on your car.
  953.  
  954. PARKS
  955. James...
  956.  
  957. James smiles, though it looks nervous.
  958.  
  959. JAMES
  960. I'm just joking. I swear.
  961.  
  962. Parks nods.
  963.  
  964. PARKS (CONT’D)
  965. Right... Follow us, we're headed
  966. home. I got a small cabinet there.
  967.  
  968.  
  969. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON
  970.  
  971. The briefcase sits on Parks's wooden kitchen table.
  972.  
  973. James pokes the case with a screwdriver.
  974.  
  975. Elena crouches behind a couch.
  976.  
  977. ELENA
  978. Why did you want me back here
  979. again? And why didn't you call the
  980. bomb squad?
  981.  
  982. PARKS
  983. So if it goes off, there's not
  984. pieces of me inside of you. Plus,
  985. they're not gonna come out here
  986. because someone gave me a
  987. briefcase.
  988.  
  989. ELENA
  990. But I already get pieces of you
  991. inside me.
  992.  
  993. PARKS
  994. Fuck, walked int-
  995.  
  996. James slams his hand against the top of the case.
  997.  
  998. PARKS (CONT’D)
  999. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL US ALL?!
  1000.  
  1001. JAMES
  1002. Well we know it's not pressure
  1003. activated if it is a bomb.
  1004.  
  1005. PARKS
  1006. YOU FUCKING IDIOT!
  1007.  
  1008. ELENA
  1009. You just gave me a fucking
  1010. heart attack!
  1011.  
  1012. James just shrugs.
  1013.  
  1014. Parks and Elena takes a deep breath.
  1015.  
  1016. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1017. You were EOD right?
  1018.  
  1019. JAMES
  1020. I was half the reason EOD came to
  1021. talk to us back then, yeah.
  1022.  
  1023. Parks unlatches the case and takes out a flashlight.
  1024.  
  1025. PARKS
  1026. How'd they set these things up?
  1027.  
  1028. JAMES
  1029. Damn things were rigged for a few
  1030. inches, you pulled up and boom.
  1031. Just look under it for wires.
  1032.  
  1033. Parks glances under it, opening the case just a crack. He
  1034. shines the light around inside of it.
  1035.  
  1036. JAMES (CONT’D)
  1037. Anything?
  1038.  
  1039. PARKS
  1040. Negative, any clear string would've
  1041. made a shadow too. Fuck it, I'm
  1042. going for it.
  1043.  
  1044. He opens the case all the way. The files are stacked neatly.
  1045.  
  1046. Elena emerges from behind Parks's couch.
  1047.  
  1048. ELENA
  1049. What is it? Anything solid on
  1050. Lance?
  1051.  
  1052. Parks takes the case, turns it upside down, and dumps its
  1053. contents on the table.
  1054.  
  1055. He starts to spread its contents, across the table.
  1056.  
  1057. PARKS
  1058. Help me out with this you two.
  1059.  
  1060. Elena makes her way over and the three start placing folders
  1061. right side up.
  1062.  
  1063. David opens a file, on its cover reads, "DEPARTMENT OF
  1064. HOMELAND SECURITY".
  1065.  
  1066. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1067. Holy fuck.
  1068.  
  1069. He flips through it. A few clusters of mugshots here and
  1070. there, a few assorted file-
  1071.  
  1072. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1073. I found him. The fucker who stabbed
  1074. me.
  1075.  
  1076. He pulls a file out.
  1077.  
  1078. The top of the dossier reads "Enrique Torrez".
  1079.  
  1080. Gang Affiliation: "The Sentinel Cartel".
  1081.  
  1082. Parks's expression changes to that of anger.
  1083.  
  1084. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1085. I have to make some phone calls.
  1086.  
  1087.  
  1088. EXT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  1089.  
  1090. Four police cruisers and a SWAT van pull up to a warehouse.
  1091.  
  1092. The streetlights illuminate the grungy graffiti covered area.
  1093.  
  1094. Gang logos cover some houses, a few dumpsters are knocked
  1095. over, some of the trash flying around.
  1096.  
  1097. Outside, the small amount passerbys, whisper to each other as
  1098. the cruisers pull up with the team.
  1099.  
  1100. Two cruisers peel off and start cordoning off the area from
  1101. the front of the warehouse.
  1102.  
  1103. A perimeter is set up, the area is cleared of any passerbys.
  1104.  
  1105.  
  1106. INT. POLICE CRUISER - NIGHT
  1107.  
  1108. Parks sits there and watches all of this.
  1109.  
  1110. Stanton drives.
  1111.  
  1112. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  1113. Four days. Someone tipped us off
  1114. too when you put the pieces
  1115. together.
  1116.  
  1117. Parks just looks out the window. He's got a leather jacket
  1118. on.
  1119.  
  1120. Stanton looks over at Parks.
  1121.  
  1122. LIEUTENANT STANTON (CONT’D)
  1123. Should feel good though if you are
  1124. right. Even if you're not it's a
  1125. dent in the fuck up that was the
  1126. ATF's schtick.
  1127.  
  1128. Parks continues to watch as police MRAP stops.
  1129.  
  1130. PARKS
  1131. Won't do anything for Lance.
  1132.  
  1133. LIEUTENANT STANTON
  1134. We're gonna get these guys, kid.
  1135.  
  1136. He steps out of the cruiser.
  1137.  
  1138. Parks opens the door and watches as SWAT stacks on the door.
  1139.  
  1140.  
  1141. EXT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  1142.  
  1143. One of the cruisers pulls behind the building, two others set
  1144. up a perimeter and block the street.
  1145.  
  1146. From inside the cruiser, Parks turns the police radio up.
  1147.  
  1148. Stanton lights up a cigarette.
  1149.  
  1150. The radio comes to life.
  1151.  
  1152. IND SWAT OFFICER 1 (O.S.)
  1153. Team one, team two, prepare to
  1154. breach.
  1155.  
  1156. IND SWAT OFFICER 2 (O.S.)
  1157. Team one, ready.
  1158.  
  1159. IND SWAT OFFICER 1 (O.S.)
  1160. Team two, ready. On my mark.
  1161.  
  1162. Parks watches this.
  1163.  
  1164. IND SWAT OFFICER 1 (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  1165. Mark.
  1166.  
  1167. The SWAT team busts the door down. An officer throws in a
  1168. flashbang.
  1169.  
  1170. Parks places his hand on his holster. More gunfire rings out
  1171. from the inside of the warehouse.
  1172.  
  1173. PARKS
  1174. That doesn't sound good.
  1175.  
  1176. IND SWAT OFFICER 2 (O.S.)
  1177. Team two, one suspect down.
  1178.  
  1179. IND OFFICER 2 (O.S.)
  1180. Team two has an officer down!
  1181. Fucker used a table leg!
  1182.  
  1183. The radio goes silent for a moment.
  1184.  
  1185. IND SWAT OFFICER 2
  1186. Stay the fuck down!
  1187.  
  1188. Stanton takes a sigh, throws his cigarette on the ground, and
  1189. gets on his radio.
  1190.  
  1191. STANTON
  1192. 1015, requesting additional units
  1193. and a bus to the warehouse on 19th
  1194. and McDowell, code three, one
  1195. officer down.
  1196.  
  1197. DISPATCHER (O.S.)
  1198. 10-4, 1015. Any available units,
  1199. 1015 requesting assistance at 19th
  1200. and McDowell, multiple officers
  1201. down.
  1202.  
  1203. The sound of sirens in the distance.
  1204.  
  1205. More gunfire breaks out.
  1206.  
  1207. IND SWAT OFFICER 2
  1208. Multiple assailants with ARs,
  1209. requesting additional! Fuck!
  1210.  
  1211. IND SWAT OFFICER 1
  1212. Hey we got a suspect-
  1213.  
  1214.  
  1215. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  1216.  
  1217. ENRIQUE TORRES, (30) jumps out of a window, rolls, and runs
  1218. toward Stanton and Parks. He's covered in gang tattoos.
  1219.  
  1220. Torres just keeps moving, his arms are covered in tempered
  1221. glass.
  1222.  
  1223. He charges forward toward Stanton.
  1224.  
  1225. PARKS
  1226. Holy fuck.
  1227.  
  1228. Stanton draws his tazer and fires into Torres.
  1229.  
  1230. The barbs connect and Torres is unfazed as he charges forward
  1231. and pushes Stanton aside.
  1232.  
  1233. Parks tries to draw down, only get pushed aside by a
  1234. sprinting Torres.
  1235.  
  1236. STANTON
  1237. Parks!
  1238.  
  1239. Parks keeps his weapon pointed downward as he runs after
  1240. Torres. He struggles to keep up.
  1241.  
  1242. Torres glances back, sees Parks, and makes a turn.
  1243.  
  1244. Parks runs forward and tries to turn the corner.
  1245.  
  1246. Two bullets pass his face.
  1247.  
  1248. PARKS
  1249. Fucker!
  1250.  
  1251. Parks peers out of cover and takes two shots into Torres's
  1252. back.
  1253.  
  1254. He just keeps running.
  1255.  
  1256. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1257. WHAT THE FUCK?!
  1258.  
  1259. Parks continues to run forward, chasing him into an
  1260. intersection.
  1261.  
  1262. Torres stops to assess the area and glances back seeing
  1263. Parks.
  1264.  
  1265. Before anything else, a hatchback runs over Torres, knocking
  1266. him to the ground.
  1267.  
  1268. Parks sees this and clutches his arm. He keeps his gun out
  1269. and sprints to the scene.
  1270.  
  1271. James gets out of the car.
  1272.  
  1273. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1274. What the fuck...
  1275.  
  1276. Torres isn't getting back up, but he's still breathing. James
  1277. is pointing wildly at Torres.
  1278.  
  1279. TORRES
  1280. Fuck...
  1281.  
  1282. JAMES
  1283. He knows where they are!
  1284.  
  1285. Parks holsters his weapon and takes out his hand cuffs. He
  1286. presses his knee against his ass.
  1287.  
  1288. PARKS
  1289. Grab his other arm.
  1290.  
  1291. James helps him out and he manages to get them on him.
  1292.  
  1293. TORRES
  1294. You...
  1295.  
  1296. JAMES
  1297. WHERE ARE THEY?!
  1298.  
  1299. He flips Torres on his back.
  1300.  
  1301. PARKS
  1302. You fucking recognize me?
  1303.  
  1304. TORRES
  1305. Yeah, you should be dead.
  1306.  
  1307. JAMES
  1308. You'll be fucking dead if you don't
  1309. tell me where they keep the cat
  1310. girls!
  1311.  
  1312. Parks watches a cruiser a few blocks away close in.
  1313.  
  1314. PARKS
  1315. Back off, James!
  1316.  
  1317. Parks glares at him.
  1318.  
  1319. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1320. I want answers. Where's your
  1321. partner?
  1322.  
  1323. He takes out his badge and keeps it in the direction of the
  1324. approaching cruiser.
  1325.  
  1326. TORRES
  1327. Fuck you cabron, I don't need to
  1328. tell you shit. Besides, my ride's
  1329. on its way here.
  1330.  
  1331. A cruiser pulls up with two officers. They get out of their
  1332. cruiser. One runs over to James.
  1333.  
  1334. IND OFFICER 3
  1335. Sir, step back.
  1336.  
  1337. James goes to his car and watches this.
  1338.  
  1339. JAMES
  1340. He knows where the cat girls are,
  1341. don't let him get away with that
  1342. knowledge!
  1343.  
  1344. IND OFFICER 1
  1345. We won't sir, just stand back.
  1346.  
  1347. A small army of cruisers shows up behind them.
  1348.  
  1349. TORRES
  1350. Don't leave me down here, I can
  1351. fucking stand, if I didn't have
  1352. these cuffs I could probably beat
  1353. the shit out of you, wey!
  1354.  
  1355. Parks just watches this.
  1356.  
  1357. PARKS
  1358. You never answered my question.
  1359.  
  1360. TORRES
  1361. My answer is, "Fuck you."
  1362.  
  1363. Parks rolls his eyes.
  1364.  
  1365. His hands shake in anger.
  1366.  
  1367. Another cruiser rolls up with Stanton in it.
  1368.  
  1369. STANTON
  1370. You good, Parks?
  1371.  
  1372. He gives an "okay" hand symbol.
  1373.  
  1374. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1375. The hell happened?
  1376.  
  1377. Parks points at James.
  1378.  
  1379. JAMES
  1380. Army buddy happened to be driving
  1381. through- Retard ran into traffic,
  1382. got hit.
  1383.  
  1384. Stanton nods.
  1385.  
  1386. STANTON
  1387. Better hope he doesn't sue.
  1388.  
  1389. James just stands there with the officer.
  1390.  
  1391. Stanton thumbs his radio.
  1392.  
  1393. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1394. (into radio)
  1395. Dispatch, requesting an additional
  1396. ambulance to 23rd and McDowell.
  1397.  
  1398. Parks watches as three suburbans with lights and sirens start
  1399. advancing on their location.
  1400.  
  1401. PARKS
  1402. Who the hell are these guys?
  1403.  
  1404. Stanton steps in front of Parks and watches all of this.
  1405.  
  1406. The three suburbans stop and surround the officers.
  1407.  
  1408. One man in particular, SMITH, (late-30s) steps out holding
  1409. out a badge.
  1410.  
  1411. Their uniforms read, "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY".
  1412.  
  1413. STANTON
  1414. Who might you folks be? You weren't
  1415. on our channels.
  1416.  
  1417. SMITH
  1418. Just call me Smith. This individual
  1419. is of importance to national
  1420. security, you see.
  1421.  
  1422. Stanton adjusts his glasses.
  1423.  
  1424. STANTON
  1425. He shot one of my men.
  1426.  
  1427. SMITH
  1428. I'm sorry to hear that-
  1429.  
  1430. STANTON
  1431. I'm sorry ain't exactly going to
  1432. cut it.
  1433.  
  1434. Smith glances at Parks.
  1435.  
  1436. SMITH
  1437. How's the arm doing? My associate
  1438. White was asking earlier.
  1439.  
  1440. Two of the agents walk over to where Torres is detained.
  1441.  
  1442. Stanton takes out his phone. Smith just patiently waits for
  1443. him.
  1444.  
  1445. STANTON
  1446. (into phone)
  1447. Colin? Yeah, waiting out here with
  1448. one of your guys- Agent Smith?
  1449.  
  1450. Stanton eyes's widen.
  1451.  
  1452. He motions toward the officer to move away from Torres.
  1453.  
  1454. SMITH
  1455. Thank you for your cooperation,
  1456. Lieutenant. We'll take it from
  1457. here.
  1458.  
  1459. Two agents pick up Torres. He spits in the direction of Parks
  1460. and glares at Stanton.
  1461.  
  1462. PARKS
  1463. I'LL FUCK YOU UP!
  1464.  
  1465. Stanton grabs Parks.
  1466.  
  1467. STANTON
  1468. Don't do this, not here.
  1469.  
  1470. Smith looks back at him.
  1471.  
  1472. SMITH
  1473. These feelings are normal, officer.
  1474. Anger is a normal emotion in the
  1475. grieving process.
  1476.  
  1477. Parks watches as the agents get into their vehicles and drive
  1478. off.
  1479.  
  1480. A few tears roll down his eyes.
  1481.  
  1482. PARKS
  1483. I was so close, I was this close
  1484. and the feds fucked it up, like
  1485. they do everything fucking else!
  1486. Fuck!
  1487.  
  1488. Parks kicks a can next to him in anger.
  1489.  
  1490. STANTON
  1491. PARKS!
  1492.  
  1493. He pulls Parks aside.
  1494.  
  1495. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1496. Look, I get it. This ain't easy by
  1497. any stretch, but you gotta keep
  1498. your shit together. At least until
  1499. that arm of yours heals. I'm
  1500. recommending you for a promotion.
  1501.  
  1502. Parks puts his head down.
  1503.  
  1504. STANTON (CONT’D)
  1505. Just keep it together until you get
  1506. put on desk duty for that.
  1507.  
  1508. A tear rolls down his eye.
  1509.  
  1510. James sees this and looks down.
  1511.  
  1512. Another car pulls up.
  1513.  
  1514. Someone jumps out of the driver's seat.
  1515.  
  1516. NELSON
  1517. WHAT THE FUCK, PARKS?!
  1518.  
  1519. PARKS
  1520. My arm's feeling better!
  1521.  
  1522. His eyes widened.
  1523.  
  1524. NELSON
  1525. Are you looking for IA to fire you?
  1526. Hell, worse they get you for faking
  1527. your injuries.
  1528.  
  1529. PARKS
  1530. But-
  1531.  
  1532. Nelson massages his eyes.
  1533.  
  1534. NELSON
  1535. Please get better Parks. Go home.
  1536.  
  1537. PARKS
  1538. Fine.
  1539.  
  1540.  
  1541. INT. CAR - NIGHT
  1542.  
  1543. The two sit in James's car.
  1544.  
  1545. PARKS
  1546. James.
  1547.  
  1548. James watches the road in silence.
  1549.  
  1550. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1551. What the fuck is wrong with you?
  1552.  
  1553. Parks looks at the police scanner in the backseat of his car.
  1554.  
  1555. JAMES
  1556. I need to know, Dave.
  1557.  
  1558. PARKS
  1559. About shit that exists in Japanese
  1560. cartoons? If it's fucking real?
  1561.  
  1562. JAMES
  1563. You don't get it, but these guys,
  1564. they're fucking connected!
  1565.  
  1566. Parks glares at James.
  1567.  
  1568. PARKS
  1569. You stupid fuck! My partner's dead
  1570. and you're looking for fantasy
  1571. characters?! Tell me when you find
  1572. elves with thick fookin' oirish
  1573. accents, boyo.
  1574.  
  1575. JAMES
  1576. I have some proof that they're
  1577. real, Dave! You just have to
  1578. believe-
  1579.  
  1580. PARKS
  1581. (mockingly)
  1582. Believe me Dave, they're real!
  1583.  
  1584. Parks rolls his eyes.
  1585.  
  1586. James slicks his hair back.
  1587.  
  1588. JAMES
  1589. It sounds fucking nuts, okay? Just
  1590. stick with it. I'll tell you if I'm
  1591. wrong.
  1592.  
  1593. PARKS
  1594. IT DOES.
  1595.  
  1596. Parks pats his shoulder and his face grows to that of
  1597. discomfort.
  1598.  
  1599. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1600. Shit. Hey James...
  1601.  
  1602. He starts to feel light headed.
  1603.  
  1604. His vision goes in and out.
  1605.  
  1606. JAMES
  1607. Dave?!
  1608.  
  1609. Parks's eyes widen as a massive pain enters his shoulder.
  1610.  
  1611. PARKS
  1612. TAKE THE FUCKING CAST OFF ME!
  1613.  
  1614. JAMES
  1615. Oh shit.
  1616.  
  1617. James pulls over and turns on his hazard lights. He takes off
  1618. his seatbelt and takes out his knife.
  1619.  
  1620. Parks begins to scream in agony as he tries to take his cast
  1621. off with one hand.
  1622.  
  1623. James is hesitant as he stares at Parks, completely unsure of
  1624. what to do.
  1625.  
  1626. JAMES (CONT’D)
  1627. I don't need you bleeding to death
  1628. in my-
  1629.  
  1630. PARKS
  1631. GET IT OFF!
  1632.  
  1633. JAMES
  1634. Shit! You coked up-
  1635.  
  1636. He cuts Parks's cast.
  1637.  
  1638. PARKS
  1639. DAMN IT!
  1640.  
  1641. James freezes up out of sheer confusion.
  1642.  
  1643. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1644. KEEP GOING!
  1645.  
  1646. Parks starts to try and get the cast off of himself by prying
  1647. at it with his hand.
  1648.  
  1649. James takes his knife and starts to cut his cast out.
  1650.  
  1651. Parks takes his jacket off. The cast comes free. Parks's
  1652. takes off his shirt.
  1653.  
  1654. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1655. So fucking hot in here, jesus
  1656. christ.
  1657.  
  1658. Bandages are wrapped around where he was shot.
  1659.  
  1660. JAMES
  1661. You think I should call Doc?
  1662.  
  1663. Parks shakes his head and starts to take the bandages off of
  1664. his shoulder, finding it...
  1665.  
  1666. ...As if it were unscathed by the round that had struck him.
  1667. All that's left is a scar.
  1668.  
  1669. Parks takes a deep breath.
  1670.  
  1671. PARKS
  1672. What the fuck was that man?
  1673.  
  1674. James just shrugs, his eyes widened.
  1675.  
  1676. Parks puts his shirt back on.
  1677.  
  1678. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1679. Get me home.
  1680.  
  1681.  
  1682. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  1683.  
  1684. Parks holds his kevlar vest and jacket in his arms as he
  1685. steps out of James's car.
  1686.  
  1687. JAMES
  1688. You gonna be good man?
  1689.  
  1690. Parks stretches out his left arm. A loud "pop" comes out of
  1691. it as he straightens it out.
  1692.  
  1693. PARKS
  1694. Your guess is as good as mine.
  1695.  
  1696. James just looks at this, completely astounded.
  1697.  
  1698. JAMES
  1699. You are one lucky son of a bitch,
  1700. Davey. If only the guys back then
  1701. had the luck you do.
  1702.  
  1703. PARKS
  1704. It doesn't change anything.
  1705.  
  1706.  
  1707. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  1708.  
  1709. The lights are still on when Parks comes back inside.
  1710.  
  1711. PARKS
  1712. Elena?
  1713.  
  1714. ELENA
  1715. I'm in the kitchen!
  1716.  
  1717. PARKS
  1718. ...I need to show you something.
  1719.  
  1720. Elena walks through the kitchen.
  1721.  
  1722. Parks turns on the light.
  1723.  
  1724. Elena's jaw drops as she looks at his arm.
  1725.  
  1726. ELENA
  1727. Your arm...
  1728.  
  1729. Parks stretches out his formerly damaged left arm.
  1730.  
  1731. PARKS
  1732. I don't know.
  1733.  
  1734. She walks over to Parks and holds him.
  1735.  
  1736. ELENA
  1737. They said you weren't going to make
  1738. it, Dave.
  1739.  
  1740. Parks closes his eyes and holds her.
  1741.  
  1742. He kisses her on the forehead and holds her tight.
  1743.  
  1744. ELENA (CONT’D)
  1745. Lance's funeral's tomorrow. I got
  1746. your dress uniform dry cleaned.
  1747.  
  1748. With a sigh, Parks's hands hold her tighter as he leans into
  1749. her neck.
  1750.  
  1751. He sits there in silence as he holds her.
  1752.  
  1753. PARKS
  1754. You know I gotta talk to his
  1755. wife... It should have been me,
  1756. Elena.
  1757.  
  1758. ELENA
  1759. Dave. You made it.
  1760.  
  1761. Parks sobs as he holds her.
  1762.  
  1763. FADE TO BLACK.
  1764.  
  1765.  
  1766. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - DAY
  1767.  
  1768. Parks puts on his dress uniform.
  1769.  
  1770. His face looks weary as the world around him seems to move at
  1771. a different pace than he is.
  1772.  
  1773. He sits and eats his breakfast. His eyes look haggard.
  1774.  
  1775. Elena appears behind him and kisses him on the cheek.
  1776.  
  1777. ELENA
  1778. I'll drive.
  1779.  
  1780. Parks swallows his food.
  1781.  
  1782. PARKS
  1783. Sure, I guess.
  1784.  
  1785.  
  1786. INT. CHURCH - DAY
  1787.  
  1788. PASTOR HILL, (mid-50s) stands behind a podium.
  1789.  
  1790. HILL
  1791. On behalf of the family, I would
  1792. like to thank you...
  1793.  
  1794. Parks sits there in his dress uniform.
  1795.  
  1796. He's spaced out. The words from the pastor drift away.
  1797.  
  1798. The world seems to go away as he looks out a window next to
  1799. him.
  1800.  
  1801. ELENA
  1802. Dave?
  1803.  
  1804. Parks takes a deep breath and snaps out of his trance.
  1805.  
  1806. ELENA (CONT’D)
  1807. They want you to say a few words.
  1808.  
  1809. Parks nods.
  1810.  
  1811. PARKS
  1812. Yeah, uh... Yeah, I'll do that.
  1813. Sorry.
  1814.  
  1815. The eyes of the congregation fix themselves onto Parks.
  1816.  
  1817. Parks makes his way up to the podium. He takes out a set of
  1818. notecards. His hands shake as he looks up at the crowd.
  1819.  
  1820. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1821. (into mic)
  1822. You guys can hear me alright?
  1823.  
  1824. He looks at the front row of pews which give him a thumbs up
  1825. and a smile.
  1826.  
  1827. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1828. Roger that...
  1829.  
  1830. He starts to rearrange his notecards.
  1831.  
  1832. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1833. Lance Hawkins was 21 when he taken
  1834. away from us. To me, he seemed a
  1835. lot older than that.
  1836.  
  1837. He tries to force a smile as he looks back down at his cards,
  1838. then back at the audience.
  1839.  
  1840. Parks sighs.
  1841.  
  1842. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1843. He was however, young,
  1844. inexperienced, and struggled. He
  1845. was stupid.
  1846.  
  1847. A gasp from the audience as they begin to murmur amongst
  1848. themselves.
  1849.  
  1850. Sergeant Steele and Nelson are in the audience. Nelson's eyes
  1851. widen and he massages his eyes. Steele jots down some more
  1852. notes.
  1853.  
  1854. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1855. He'd made mistakes. I was hard on
  1856. him and so were all the others who
  1857. worked with him during his field
  1858. training period.
  1859.  
  1860. Parks takes another breath. His hands almost freeze up and he
  1861. has to move the cards that he just spoke aside.
  1862.  
  1863. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1864. However, and Mrs. Hawkins please
  1865. correct me if I'm wrong- He was
  1866. often times trying to correct
  1867. himself in his mistakes. He'd go
  1868. through notepads, and I noticed
  1869. that at the end of them he'd have a
  1870. set of goals.
  1871.  
  1872. The audience goes silent.
  1873.  
  1874. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1875. He'd ask me what he missed out on.
  1876. How he could do his job better, how
  1877. he could keep both of us safe.
  1878.  
  1879. Parks chuckles.
  1880.  
  1881. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1882. He was obsessive with his notes and
  1883. trying to better himself as an
  1884. officer. Even in his final moments,
  1885. he was listening to me, using
  1886. everything he learned...
  1887.  
  1888. Parks looks down and sets his notecards aside.
  1889.  
  1890. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1891. In all, we lost him. He was good.
  1892.  
  1893. He steps off the podium and walks back to his seat. He spots
  1894. MARK DIAZ, (late-20s) sitting in the back of the room.
  1895.  
  1896. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1897. Reporter?
  1898.  
  1899. Parks sits back down.
  1900.  
  1901. HILL
  1902. At this time, I will be speaking
  1903. with Mrs. Hawkins. Refreshments
  1904. will be served in the room to my
  1905. right.
  1906.  
  1907. People around Parks begin to stand up and converse amongst
  1908. themselves. Parks makes his way over to Mark.
  1909.  
  1910. He continues to move over to where Mark is. Mark jots
  1911. something down "unaware" in his phone next to Parks's name.
  1912.  
  1913. PARKS
  1914. You better have a good reason to be
  1915. here.
  1916.  
  1917. Mark stands up and smiles at Parks.
  1918.  
  1919. MARK
  1920. Step outside with me, I need a few
  1921. words with you.
  1922.  
  1923. PARKS
  1924. Like hell you do!
  1925.  
  1926. People glance over at him.
  1927.  
  1928. PARKS (CONT’D)
  1929. (hushed)
  1930. Like hell you do.
  1931.  
  1932. MARK
  1933. See what I mean?
  1934.  
  1935. Mark puts his phone in his pocket. He stands up and walks
  1936. with Parks.
  1937.  
  1938. Mark looks forward.
  1939.  
  1940. MARK (CONT’D)
  1941. (whispering)
  1942. Look, more people who have no idea
  1943. what you've actually just
  1944. uncovered.
  1945.  
  1946. LAYLA HAWKINS, (22) suddenly holds Parks, sobbing.
  1947.  
  1948. LAYLA
  1949. He's never coming back! He's never
  1950. coming back.
  1951.  
  1952. Parks's eyes widen as he holds her.
  1953.  
  1954. A look of shock in Parks's eyes. Mark walks up behind her and
  1955. taps her on the shoulder.
  1956.  
  1957. She turns around.
  1958.  
  1959. He pulls out a handkerchief and passes it to her.
  1960.  
  1961. MARK
  1962. Mrs. Hawkins, your husband was a
  1963. hero who handled the situation as
  1964. best he could.
  1965.  
  1966. Layla takes the handkerchief and sobs into it.
  1967.  
  1968. LAYLA
  1969. He was going to be a dad, Officer
  1970. Parks.
  1971.  
  1972. PARKS
  1973. Dave. Just, Dave.
  1974.  
  1975. She sits in the pews and struggles to regain her composure.
  1976.  
  1977. Layla struggles to say anything.
  1978.  
  1979. Her phone rings.
  1980.  
  1981. LAYLA
  1982. Hold on, I have to take this.
  1983.  
  1984. She sniffles.
  1985.  
  1986. PARKS
  1987. If you need anything, just ask.
  1988.  
  1989. LAYLA
  1990. Thank you, Dave.
  1991.  
  1992.  
  1993. EXT. CHURCH - DAY
  1994.  
  1995. The rain comes down. Mark leans against the wall with a
  1996. cigarette in his mouth.
  1997.  
  1998. MARK
  1999. I'm surprised, newly promoted
  2000. detective. You don't realize the
  2001. shit you've just stepped in, do
  2002. you?
  2003.  
  2004. PARKS
  2005. Cut the shit, what do you know?
  2006.  
  2007. MARK
  2008. Well Torres is dead. Someone did
  2009. you a favor, my man. Seems like the
  2010. responding officers can't seem to
  2011. get their radios working, so they
  2012. had to use their personal phones to
  2013. call up the coroner. Better meet
  2014. 'em there.
  2015.  
  2016. Parks's eyes widen.
  2017.  
  2018. PARKS
  2019. The feds got him last night.
  2020.  
  2021. MARK
  2022. (mocking)
  2023. But the feds!
  2024.  
  2025. He laughs at this.
  2026.  
  2027. MARK (CONT’D)
  2028. Oh, the guys in suits! Right!
  2029.  
  2030. Parks's eyes widen in anger as he walks over to Mark.
  2031.  
  2032. PARKS
  2033. What the fuck are you not telling
  2034. me or anyone on this investigation?
  2035. There's a dead cop and you want to
  2036. play Frank fucking West?
  2037.  
  2038. MARK
  2039. I actually look up to the guy
  2040. myself, but-
  2041.  
  2042. Parks gives him a death glare and gets ready to raise his arm
  2043. as if to strangle him.
  2044.  
  2045. MARK (CONT’D)
  2046. Okay, okay, look. I'm just on the
  2047. side looking to tell the truth, the
  2048. facts of the matter, you don't see
  2049. that shit anymore.
  2050.  
  2051. Parks motions for him to go on.
  2052.  
  2053. MARK (CONT’D)
  2054. The truth is, there's some kind of
  2055. war breaking out. You happened to
  2056. be a roadblock in the middle of it.
  2057. The dead guy? Guy who got his
  2058. brains blown out and caused you
  2059. guys to go light up that car? Step
  2060. away while you can, Dave.
  2061.  
  2062. He shows a scar on his neck.
  2063.  
  2064. MARK (CONT’D)
  2065. Because you and I, we ain't built
  2066. for this.
  2067.  
  2068. Parks nods.
  2069.  
  2070. PARKS
  2071. That's all I need.
  2072.  
  2073.  
  2074. INT. CHURCH - DAY
  2075.  
  2076. Parks walks over to Elena.
  2077.  
  2078. PARKS
  2079. I need to go.
  2080.  
  2081. ELENA
  2082. Dave, his wife...
  2083.  
  2084. Layla is in line to look into Lance's grave.
  2085.  
  2086. Parks takes a moment to glance at her, then glances at his
  2087. phone.
  2088.  
  2089. He turns away and walks out of the church.
  2090.  
  2091.  
  2092. EXT. CHURCH - DAY
  2093.  
  2094. Nelson walks up next to Parks as he steps out.
  2095.  
  2096. NELSON
  2097. Parks, I advise you be careful when
  2098. you do things like that. IA's been
  2099. up and down your case all day,
  2100. there's a chance they found
  2101. something.
  2102.  
  2103. PARKS
  2104. There's always a chance.
  2105.  
  2106. Parks stretches out his arm and walks over to his car.
  2107.  
  2108. NELSON
  2109. What happened to your cast?
  2110.  
  2111. PARKS
  2112. I was just lucky, I guess.
  2113.  
  2114. Nelson just shrugs.
  2115.  
  2116. NELSON
  2117. Alright then.
  2118.  
  2119. He walks out and gets into his car.
  2120.  
  2121.  
  2122. INT. MORGUE - DAY
  2123.  
  2124. Stanton waits for him in there.
  2125.  
  2126. Parks reads off the case file then looks down at the body.
  2127.  
  2128. Two gunshots to the chest and one to the head.
  2129.  
  2130. STANTON
  2131. You weren't wrong.
  2132.  
  2133. PARKS
  2134. About what?
  2135.  
  2136. STANTON
  2137. Whatever these guys are, they got
  2138. something going with 'em.
  2139. Professional killing by the looks
  2140. of it.
  2141.  
  2142. Parks looks down at the body.
  2143.  
  2144. PARKS
  2145. What do we got here, Vincent from
  2146. Collateral coming to take what's
  2147. his?
  2148.  
  2149. STANTON
  2150. Something like that.
  2151.  
  2152. He points to the glass.
  2153.  
  2154. Three rounds sit in the clear sample glass.
  2155.  
  2156. Parks takes a pair of forceps and looks at them.
  2157.  
  2158. PARKS
  2159. That's not a handgun round.
  2160.  
  2161. STANTON
  2162. Not at all, we're gonna send it up
  2163. to the ME, but from the looks of
  2164. it, it's probably .308.
  2165.  
  2166. THOMAS SCOTT, (mid-50s) runs his scalpel down the man's
  2167. chest. The three watch as the incision sows itself back up
  2168. slowly.
  2169.  
  2170. SCOTT
  2171. As you can see here, Mr. Torres has
  2172. some kind of regenerative healing
  2173. ability.
  2174.  
  2175. STANTON
  2176. The hell kind of freaks are we
  2177. dealing with?
  2178.  
  2179. Parks watches as the incision closes itself.
  2180.  
  2181. SCOTT
  2182. It's nothing I've ever seen
  2183. before.
  2184.  
  2185. PARKS
  2186. Christ.
  2187.  
  2188. SCOTT (CONT’D)
  2189. The skull is interesting however.
  2190.  
  2191. He takes out an autopsy saw.
  2192.  
  2193. Stanton taps him on the shoulder and makes a motion for him
  2194. to put on his glasses.
  2195.  
  2196. He turns on his saw and sparks begin to fly out.
  2197.  
  2198. PARKS
  2199. (over saw)
  2200. IS THAT NORMAL?!
  2201.  
  2202. Scott turns off the saw and sets it down next to his other
  2203. tools.
  2204.  
  2205. SCOTT
  2206. That's some kind of metal. I sent a
  2207. sample up to forensics for
  2208. examination, but other than tha-
  2209.  
  2210. The door opens and slams shut behind them.
  2211.  
  2212. A man Matthews, (late-20s) and a woman, DAWN PAULSEN (early-
  2213. 30s) walk into the room.
  2214.  
  2215. PARKS
  2216. Who the hell are you?
  2217.  
  2218. Matthews has a grin on his face.
  2219.  
  2220. MATTHEWS
  2221. Agents Matthews Matthews and Dawn
  2222. Paulsen, Department of Homeland
  2223. Security, about to secure this
  2224. body.
  2225.  
  2226. PARKS
  2227. This body's in our custody
  2228. actually.
  2229.  
  2230. He bites his lip and looks over at Dawn.
  2231.  
  2232. MATTHEWS
  2233. Oooohhh, well-
  2234.  
  2235. Stanton watches this in confusion.
  2236.  
  2237. Dawn passes a paper to Stanton.
  2238.  
  2239. Stanton watches this puzzled.
  2240.  
  2241. He takes a look at her for a moment and just continues to
  2242. watch her as he takes the paper.
  2243.  
  2244. STANTON
  2245. (reading)
  2246. By order of the Department of
  2247. Homeland security, you are to give
  2248. any details of the murder of
  2249. Officer Lance Hawkins...
  2250.  
  2251. His expression changes to that of anger. Stanton looks up and
  2252. passes the paper back to Dawn.
  2253.  
  2254. Parks's eyes widen.
  2255.  
  2256. STANTON (CONT’D)
  2257. All yours then.
  2258.  
  2259. PARKS
  2260. Wait, what?
  2261.  
  2262. Parks stands in front of the body.
  2263.  
  2264. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2265. Abso fucking lutely not.
  2266.  
  2267. MATTHEWS
  2268. You're really going to impede a
  2269. federal investigation, Officer?
  2270.  
  2271. STANTON
  2272. It's detective now, actually.
  2273.  
  2274. MATTHEWS
  2275. Well, detective!
  2276.  
  2277. Matthews glances at Parks.
  2278.  
  2279. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  2280. I'm ordered to secure any and all
  2281. evidence by any means necessary.
  2282. Even if it means Miss Dawn here
  2283. knocking you out and dumping you in
  2284. the desert.
  2285.  
  2286. PARKS
  2287. Fuck you.
  2288.  
  2289. MATTHEWS
  2290. That's no way to speak to a federal
  2291. officer, detective.
  2292.  
  2293. Parks glares at Matthews, then walks out of the door in
  2294. anger.
  2295.  
  2296.  
  2297. EXT. MORGUE - DAY
  2298.  
  2299. Parks bursts out of the morgue with a pack of cigarettes.
  2300.  
  2301. PARKS
  2302. FUCK!
  2303.  
  2304. He lights one and puffs on it in anger.
  2305.  
  2306. Diaz appears behind him.
  2307.  
  2308. He steps on a leaf. The sound causes Parks to reach for his
  2309. weapon.
  2310.  
  2311. With a glare, he looks at Diaz.
  2312.  
  2313. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2314. I take you had something to do with
  2315. evidence being removed from our
  2316. jurisdiction?
  2317.  
  2318. Diaz goes wide eyed.
  2319.  
  2320. DIAZ
  2321. Wait. Who?
  2322.  
  2323. PARKS
  2324. Homeland came in with some familiar
  2325. name...
  2326.  
  2327. He drops his cigarette.
  2328.  
  2329. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2330. Dawn... Don... Paulsen.
  2331.  
  2332. DIAZ
  2333. Doc had something to do with this?
  2334.  
  2335. PARKS
  2336. That's where I've heard that
  2337. fucking name.
  2338.  
  2339. Parks takes out his phone and thumbs through the contacts.
  2340.  
  2341. DIAZ
  2342. Hey, whatever you're doing, I want
  2343. in on too.
  2344.  
  2345. PARKS
  2346. No, you don't.
  2347.  
  2348. DIAZ
  2349. Even if I have information relating
  2350. to his death that you may very well
  2351. need?
  2352.  
  2353. Parks stops his thumb on James's contact.
  2354.  
  2355. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  2356. This goes both ways you know.
  2357.  
  2358. Parks just looks at Diaz dead in the eyes.
  2359.  
  2360. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  2361. Give me your contact card.
  2362.  
  2363. Parks puts his phone in his pocket. He takes out his wallet
  2364. and passes him his contact card.
  2365.  
  2366. PARKS
  2367. Email me everything you have. Until
  2368. then, I have to make a phone call
  2369. to a friend.
  2370.  
  2371. Diaz nods.
  2372.  
  2373. A van pulls out of a gate at the morgue.
  2374.  
  2375. Matthews sits in the driver's seat, Dawn right next to him.
  2376.  
  2377. Parks goes back inside
  2378.  
  2379.  
  2380. INT. MORGUE - DAY
  2381.  
  2382. Stanton stands there and massages his eyes.
  2383.  
  2384. STANTON
  2385. Go home Parks, we'll figure this
  2386. out next week. Rest up, get someone
  2387. to take a look at you, because
  2388. you're not looking too good.
  2389.  
  2390. Parks just nods.
  2391.  
  2392. PARKS
  2393. Yes, sir.
  2394.  
  2395. Parks takes another sigh as he takes out his phone. He thumbs
  2396. James's contact and calls him.
  2397.  
  2398. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2399. (into phone)
  2400. Yo James.
  2401.  
  2402. JAMES (O.S.)
  2403. What's up?
  2404.  
  2405.  
  2406. EXT. MORGUE PARKING LOT - DAY
  2407.  
  2408. He walks out the doors of the morgue.
  2409.  
  2410. PARKS
  2411. (into phone)
  2412. You still talking to Doc these
  2413. days?
  2414.  
  2415. He unlocks his car.
  2416.  
  2417. JAMES (O.S.)
  2418. Yeah, kind of broke contact after
  2419. the whole convoy incident though.
  2420. We talk here and there.
  2421.  
  2422. PARKS
  2423. (into phone)
  2424. Did he ever talk about having a
  2425. sister?
  2426.  
  2427. JAMES (O.S.)
  2428. Nah, he was a closed box when it
  2429. came to family shit. Never even
  2430. talked about LA.
  2431.  
  2432. Parks gets into his car.
  2433.  
  2434.  
  2435. INT. PARKS'S CAR - DAY
  2436.  
  2437. Parks starts his car, his phone still up to his ear.
  2438.  
  2439. PARKS
  2440. (into phone)
  2441. Just call him for me, please. I
  2442. really need this info in
  2443. particular.
  2444.  
  2445. JAMES (O.S.)
  2446. Look, I know I barely stand you
  2447. when it comes to cops, but doc is a
  2448. different animal entirely. Worked
  2449. with him or not, he's not going to
  2450. be thrilled you're calling him in
  2451. that capacity.
  2452.  
  2453. PARKS
  2454. (into phone)
  2455. Are you okay?
  2456.  
  2457. JAMES (O.S.)
  2458. What?
  2459.  
  2460. PARKS
  2461. (into phone)
  2462. You actually said something sane,
  2463. you're right. Fuck.
  2464.  
  2465. JAMES (O.S.)
  2466. I'm still looking for cat girls.
  2467.  
  2468. PARKS
  2469. (into phone)
  2470. Alright then, talk to you later.
  2471.  
  2472. JAMES (O.S.)
  2473. Wait, Dave-
  2474.  
  2475. Parks hangs up the phone, puts his car in gear and goes to
  2476.  
  2477.  
  2478. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - DAY
  2479.  
  2480. Layla and Elena sit in there.
  2481.  
  2482. Layla sips some tea. Elena is in the kitchen.
  2483.  
  2484. Elena looks back.
  2485.  
  2486. ELENA
  2487. Hey, Dave- What happened?
  2488.  
  2489. PARKS
  2490. I'm gonna rest.
  2491.  
  2492. Parks walks to the couch and sits down. His eyes are ragged
  2493. as he takes a throw pillow next to him and holds it tight.
  2494.  
  2495. Elena scoots over and watches Parks.
  2496.  
  2497. LAYLA
  2498. It wasn't your fault, Dave. You're
  2499. still looking for who got Lance,
  2500. right?
  2501.  
  2502. Parks nods. He opens his mouth to say something, but stops.
  2503.  
  2504. PARKS
  2505. I can't say anything about the
  2506. investigation, sorry.
  2507.  
  2508. Parks carries a troubled look.
  2509.  
  2510. The events of the shootout play out in his mind.
  2511.  
  2512.  
  2513. EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY - NIGHT
  2514.  
  2515. The world is silent.
  2516.  
  2517. He sees the concussion grenade roll in front of him and go
  2518. off.
  2519.  
  2520. Silence.
  2521.  
  2522. The chaos of the world around him stops.
  2523.  
  2524. Parks looks over at Hawkins. Hawkins turns his head with
  2525. black, darkened eyes.
  2526.  
  2527. HAWKINS
  2528. You could've done something, why
  2529. didn't you do anything Dave? THIS
  2530. IS YOUR FAUL-
  2531.  
  2532. ELENA (O.S.)
  2533. Dave!
  2534.  
  2535.  
  2536. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - DAY
  2537.  
  2538. Parks sits there and shakes. Elena holds him.
  2539.  
  2540. Layla puts her hand on his shoulder.
  2541.  
  2542. LAYLA
  2543. Dave-
  2544.  
  2545. PARKS
  2546. Don't worry about it. I'm sorry.
  2547.  
  2548. LAYLA
  2549. For what?
  2550.  
  2551. PARKS
  2552. It's... I can't talk about it.
  2553.  
  2554. His voice trails off.
  2555.  
  2556. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2557. I'm sorry, I don't know how to
  2558. explain it. It's my fault Hawkins
  2559. is dead, I should've been cover
  2560. officer, maybe then-
  2561.  
  2562. ELENA
  2563. Nothing would've done anything,
  2564. Dave.
  2565.  
  2566. PARKS
  2567. It doesn't feel that way.
  2568.  
  2569. His phone vibrates.
  2570.  
  2571. ELENA
  2572. Work again?
  2573.  
  2574. Parks nods.
  2575. An e-mail appears:
  2576. Mark.Diaz@gmail.com - Subject: You should be dead.
  2577.  
  2578. Parks opens the e-mail, stands up, and walks away from the
  2579. two.
  2580.  
  2581. He goes into the hallway and sits down.
  2582.  
  2583. LAYLA (O.S.)
  2584. He doesn't seem like he wants to
  2585. talk much.
  2586.  
  2587. ELENA (O.S.)
  2588. He's just processing it, give him
  2589. some time.
  2590.  
  2591. Parks goes into his bedroom where a desktop sits alongside a
  2592. small home office.
  2593.  
  2594. He boots up his high-end desktop and logs in.
  2595.  
  2596. Parks then opens up his department e-mail and looks at Diaz's
  2597. e-mail.
  2598.  
  2599. A report attached to it, the file reads, "Medical report
  2600. David Parks .pdf".
  2601.  
  2602. Parks opens up the document and begins to read it.
  2603. CC multistystems trauma/GSW. 27 y/o male, no prior hx. NKA.
  2604. pt is police officer who was shot/stabbed in shootout @ 0115
  2605. with EMS arrival on scene @ 0127, sts EMS.
  2606. -12 WHOLE MINUTES?!
  2607. Squad arrives @ 0142.
  2608. U/A pt presents as unconscious, responds to pain. GCS 8.
  2609. Squad has x2 14 gauge in right AC and forearm; NS wide open,
  2610. tourniquet on left arm superior to the elbow timed @ 0129.
  2611. the PT is diaphoretic, radial pulses absent but present at
  2612. the carotid.
  2613. Head is unremarkable, PERRL
  2614. -literally nothing
  2615. Neck/cpsine unremarkable, Neg tracheal deviation/distention
  2616. chest is negative for crepitus. significant ecchymosis to
  2617. left anterior breast centered around the third and fourth
  2618. intercostal space. Chest rise is equal without paradoxical
  2619. motion
  2620. abdomen is soft, unremarkable
  2621. pelvise is intact, unremarkable
  2622. --Nothing again, don't worry about this.
  2623. genitals and perineum are intact, unremarkable. rectal tone
  2624. present.
  2625. -At least you can still have kids, right?
  2626. right Shoulder has presence of two anterior and two
  2627. corresponding posterior gunshot wounds.
  2628. -Just keep following, you'll know why this is important in a
  2629. moment.
  2630. Significant laceration to anterior side of left arm, just
  2631. superior to the AC, appearing five inches across
  2632. -Your stab wound cut upward.
  2633. legs intact bilaterally
  2634. Back appears intact, neg for DCAPBTLS or sign of trauma to
  2635. spine
  2636. All bleeding is controlled
  2637. 0145  80/30 144 40
  2638. 0145 1 gram TXA infusion initiate
  2639. 0147 3x units of blood via rapid infuser
  2640. 0150 70/palp 156 50
  2641. 0155 66/palp 150 50
  2642. 0157 Fem art line established
  2643. 0158 3 more units of blood administered. Dr Stublett confirms
  2644. muffle heart tones, suspects cardiac tamponade, prepares for
  2645. cardiocentesis. orders chest decompression after as
  2646. precautionary measure.
  2647. 0159 pt enters PEA. Stublett immediately performs
  2648. cardiocentesis and trauma team begins resuscitation efforts.
  2649. 0203, 0205, and 0207, 1mg 1:10,000 epinephrine administered.
  2650. 3 additional units of blood started at 0204. no response
  2651. during CPR to treatments.
  2652. our hospital does not have the resources to perform
  2653. thoracotomy cardiac massage. Termination of resuscitative
  2654. efforts @ 0211.
  2655. -You're dead! At least, should be now.
  2656. By this time a large crowd of law enforcement officers and
  2657. other police staff have gathered outside the trauma room and
  2658. Dr Wilson and I attempt to find out who is in charge and who
  2659. should be talked to regarding pt's death.
  2660. -I would know, I was one of the reporters there! Well,
  2661. outside at least.
  2662. @ 0227 nurse Addison hears BP alarm from Fem art line and
  2663. goes to shut off both art monitoring and the blood infuser
  2664. which had been left on. The nurse discovers that the pt's BP
  2665. is now 92/60 with a pulse of 137 and checks radial pulses
  2666. confirming ROSC. Team is immediately called back to room and
  2667. begins post-arrest. care.
  2668. -Someone left your equipment on. I wonder why.
  2669. post arrest labs reveal troponin of only 0.07. PaCO2 is
  2670. elevated to 101 mmHG prior to ventilation, but blood pH
  2671. remains at 7.36. I cannot explain these findings.
  2672. -But I can.
  2673.  
  2674. Right below, a video file is attached below the report.
  2675. "Security footage .mp4".
  2676.  
  2677. Parks opens the file and a video plays.
  2678.  
  2679. It's Dawn in a set of scrubs.
  2680.  
  2681. PARKS
  2682. What the fuck...
  2683.  
  2684. She looks to her left and right. Dawn approaches Parks's
  2685. body.
  2686.  
  2687. She takes a blue syringe out of her jacket and looks on at
  2688. the IV line hooked up to him.
  2689.  
  2690. Dawn injects it into Parks's IV line, then looks up at the
  2691. camera, wide eyed.
  2692.  
  2693. The footage ends.
  2694.  
  2695. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2696. She's the one... Why? The
  2697. investigation... Is she cartel?
  2698.  
  2699. Parks looks down and shakes his head in confusion.
  2700.  
  2701. Parks gets back to work after this and opens up a word
  2702. document, and begins to take screenshots of the IV.
  2703.  
  2704. Parks does all this and puts it in a draft.
  2705.  
  2706. A moment later, Elena opens the door behind him.
  2707.  
  2708. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2709. What's up?
  2710.  
  2711. ELENA
  2712. Was wondering if you wanted to join
  2713. us for dinner.
  2714.  
  2715. Parks cracks a smile.
  2716.  
  2717. PARKS
  2718. Shit, already?
  2719.  
  2720. He checks the time.
  2721.  
  2722. It's 7PM.
  2723.  
  2724. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2725. Oh. Shit. Already.
  2726.  
  2727. Elena carries a look of annoyance.
  2728.  
  2729. ELENA
  2730. Yeah. Already.
  2731.  
  2732. PARKS
  2733. Sure, I'll eat.
  2734.  
  2735. He grabs his phone off the table and follows her.
  2736.  
  2737.  
  2738. PARKS'S DINING ROOM
  2739.  
  2740. Parks continues to look at his phone.
  2741.  
  2742. A "sent" message appears to Jon.Stanton1983@PPD.gov
  2743.  
  2744. LAYLA
  2745. ...He took me to New York with the
  2746. money he saved up. We walked
  2747. through Central Park and it was the
  2748. happiest I'd been.
  2749.  
  2750. Parks continues to look at his phone for updates from
  2751. Stanton.
  2752.  
  2753. LAYLA (CONT’D)
  2754. He wanted to be a cop after some
  2755. guy tried to mug us. He stepped in
  2756. after a guy walked up to me with a
  2757. revolver...
  2758.  
  2759. ELENA
  2760. What did he do?
  2761.  
  2762. Elena taps Parks on the leg.
  2763.  
  2764. Parks looks up from his phone.
  2765.  
  2766. Layla notices this.
  2767.  
  2768. LAYLA
  2769. He almost got shot trying to keep
  2770. the gun away from me. Next thing I
  2771. knew, two cops were breaking up a
  2772. fight and I had to explain to them
  2773. Lance wasn't the one who started
  2774. anything. They let us go and enjoy
  2775. the rest of our time in New York,
  2776. but after he said he loved it.
  2777.  
  2778. ELENA
  2779. Loved it?
  2780.  
  2781. LAYLA
  2782. The danger. We've been together
  2783. since freshman year of high school.
  2784. Had the worst look on his face when
  2785. the Army turned him down. Said he
  2786. wanted to get shot at and save
  2787. people kinda like your husband
  2788. here.
  2789.  
  2790. PARKS
  2791. Didn't do much of that.
  2792.  
  2793. LAYLA
  2794. He said you were a dick, but that
  2795. he respected you.
  2796.  
  2797. PARKS
  2798. I couldn't save him...
  2799.  
  2800. LAYLA
  2801. You were so good to him! One day,
  2802. he came home and told me about when
  2803. they filled his locker full of
  2804. shaving cream before his shift
  2805. ended.
  2806.  
  2807. Parks chuckles at this.
  2808.  
  2809. PARKS
  2810. I'm aware. I helped with it.
  2811.  
  2812. Layla gives a chuckle at that.
  2813.  
  2814. He just shrugs at this as his phone vibrates.
  2815.  
  2816. The contact reads, "Stanton".
  2817.  
  2818. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2819. Hang on, I gotta take this. Sorry.
  2820.  
  2821. He steps outside.
  2822.  
  2823.  
  2824. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  2825.  
  2826. Parks picks takes the call.
  2827.  
  2828. PARKS
  2829. Yeah?
  2830.  
  2831. A different voice enters the speaker.
  2832.  
  2833. STEELE (O.S.)
  2834. Parks, we want you down at the
  2835. station, your union rep is already
  2836. waiting for you.
  2837.  
  2838. PARKS
  2839. (mouthing)
  2840. Fuck...
  2841.  
  2842. Parks rolls his eyes.
  2843.  
  2844. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2845. Yeah, I'll be on my way.
  2846.  
  2847. He goes back inside.
  2848.  
  2849.  
  2850. PARKS'S DINING ROOM
  2851.  
  2852. Parks comes in with a sigh as he shuts the door behind him.
  2853. He walks over to Elena and gives her a kiss on the cheek.
  2854.  
  2855. PARKS
  2856. They need me back at the station,
  2857. probably nothing.
  2858.  
  2859. Elena cocks an eyebrow at this.
  2860.  
  2861. ELENA
  2862. Alright love, just tell me what's
  2863. going on when you get back.
  2864.  
  2865. PARKS
  2866. I will.
  2867.  
  2868. Parks leaves as the door closes behind him.
  2869.  
  2870.  
  2871. INT. POLICE STATION - NIGHT
  2872.  
  2873. Parks walks inside. Steele waits for him alongside Stanton.
  2874.  
  2875. Steele gives a grin to Parks.
  2876.  
  2877. STEELE
  2878. How you doing Dave? Your wound heal
  2879. already?
  2880.  
  2881. Parks gives a look of disgust.
  2882.  
  2883. PARKS
  2884. I'm great. The wound did heal.
  2885.  
  2886. STEELE
  2887. Pretty good looking for someone who
  2888. got shot only days ago.
  2889.  
  2890. Parks gives Stanton a look. Stanton nods at him.
  2891.  
  2892. STEELE (CONT’D)
  2893. And I was really moved by what you
  2894. said about your partner.
  2895.  
  2896. PARKS
  2897. Th-Thanks...
  2898.  
  2899. Parks carries a look of suspicion.
  2900.  
  2901. STEELE
  2902. Relax, Dave-
  2903.  
  2904. PARKS
  2905. Cut the shit, why am I here?
  2906.  
  2907. STEELE
  2908. Let's take a walk.
  2909.  
  2910. The three walk together into the
  2911.  
  2912.  
  2913. FORENSICS LAB
  2914.  
  2915. Security footage of the video Parks sent to Stanton.
  2916.  
  2917. STEELE
  2918. You know that lady? You can be
  2919. honest with me, relax.
  2920.  
  2921. Parks shakes his head.
  2922.  
  2923. PARKS
  2924. Never seen her before.
  2925.  
  2926. STEELE
  2927. Me neither, but I had someone run
  2928. some facial recognition.
  2929.  
  2930. Steele gets on the computer and pulls up a facebook profile
  2931. that reads, "Dawn Michelle Paulsen".
  2932.  
  2933. PARKS
  2934. That's...
  2935.  
  2936. STEELE
  2937. As it turns out, she was at the
  2938. hospital-
  2939.  
  2940. STANTON
  2941. -And posing as a federal agent.
  2942.  
  2943. STEELE
  2944. So you got anything to say about
  2945. that? You were one of the what?
  2946. Lucky 28?
  2947.  
  2948. Parks takes a deep breath and then gives a glare to Steele.
  2949.  
  2950. PARKS
  2951. I don't like talking about what
  2952. happened over there.
  2953.  
  2954. STEELE
  2955. Funnily, she's related to a combat
  2956. medic with the same name with the
  2957. same name. Different spellings
  2958. though.
  2959.  
  2960. PARKS
  2961. What are you saying?
  2962.  
  2963. STEELE
  2964. If you're on someone's payroll, you
  2965. can always come clean. Nothing bad
  2966. will happe-
  2967.  
  2968. PARKS
  2969. I'm not.
  2970.  
  2971. Then tell me about this.
  2972.  
  2973. He pulls up another security tape.
  2974.  
  2975. Parks stands in an elevator, his gun out.
  2976.  
  2977. PARKS (CONT’D)
  2978. I had a credible lead!
  2979.  
  2980. STEELE
  2981. And you didn't tell us. We get it,
  2982. man.
  2983.  
  2984. PARKS
  2985. I had to make sure!
  2986.  
  2987. Parks carries a look of realization.
  2988.  
  2989. STEELE
  2990. We also have a sworn statement that
  2991. says you took a bribe-
  2992.  
  2993. PARKS
  2994. That's outlandish, the hell?!
  2995.  
  2996. STEELE
  2997. Yup. Come on Parks, we're on your
  2998. side here.
  2999.  
  3000. PARKS
  3001. Where the hell is my union rep? I
  3002. ain't saying shit now.
  3003.  
  3004. STEELE
  3005. Well you're already too far in now.
  3006. Let's get this figured out.
  3007.  
  3008.  
  3009. INTERROGATION ROOM
  3010.  
  3011. Parks sits there.
  3012.  
  3013. The door in front of him opens.
  3014.  
  3015. Nelson walks through.
  3016.  
  3017. NELSON
  3018. You're lucky to still have a job.
  3019. You're free to go, all their
  3020. evidence was circumstantial.
  3021.  
  3022. Nelson moves his mouth next to Parks's ear.
  3023.  
  3024. NELSON (CONT’D)
  3025. (whispering)
  3026. Whatever you're chasing, it better
  3027. be good. These guys are fixing to
  3028. bury you now.
  3029.  
  3030. Parks gives a stunned look.
  3031.  
  3032. PARKS
  3033. Thanks...
  3034.  
  3035. NELSON
  3036. Best of luck. Your friend's outside
  3037. waiting.
  3038.  
  3039. Parks nods at this.
  3040.  
  3041. He walks outside to
  3042.  
  3043.  
  3044. EXT. POLICE STATION - NIGHT
  3045.  
  3046. James sits in Parks's car and smokes a cigarette.
  3047.  
  3048. He looks at Parks and motions for him.
  3049.  
  3050. JAMES
  3051. Come on, I'm taking you home.
  3052.  
  3053. PARKS
  3054. I'm driving, my car.
  3055.  
  3056. JAMES
  3057. That wasn't part of the deal.
  3058.  
  3059. PARKS
  3060. Deal?
  3061.  
  3062. James rolls his eyes.
  3063.  
  3064. JAMES
  3065. Don't fucking worry 'bout it.
  3066.  
  3067. Parks opens his car door and gets in.
  3068.  
  3069.  
  3070. INT. PARKS'S CAR - NIGHT
  3071.  
  3072. PARKS
  3073. Can you not fucking smoke in my
  3074. car? Jesus, you haven't changed.
  3075.  
  3076. He looks at the box of Lucky Strikes in the cupholder.
  3077.  
  3078. JAMES
  3079. You have.
  3080.  
  3081. Parks shakes his head.
  3082.  
  3083. PARKS
  3084. Whatever, that doesn't fucking
  3085. matter dude. What deal? What did
  3086. they pay you for?
  3087.  
  3088. JAMES
  3089. I'm just supposed to drive you
  3090. home.
  3091.  
  3092. Parks cocks an eyebrow.
  3093.  
  3094. PARKS
  3095. What? That's it? Nelson pai-
  3096.  
  3097. JAMES
  3098. Money got wired into my account.
  3099. They said they'd pay for an Uber
  3100. once I got you to your place.
  3101.  
  3102. James merges onto a highway that reads "I-17 North, Black
  3103. Canyon/Flagstaff".
  3104.  
  3105. His eyes constantly scan the road in front and around him.
  3106.  
  3107. JAMES (CONT’D)
  3108. What I don't know is why this group
  3109. has a vested interest in you, a
  3110. cop.
  3111.  
  3112. PARKS
  3113. Mind if I take a look?
  3114.  
  3115. James takes his phone out of his pocket and holds his free
  3116. hand out for Parks.
  3117.  
  3118. JAMES
  3119. Knock yourself out.
  3120.  
  3121. Parks takes his phone. The glow illuminates James's face as
  3122. Parks looks at the text.
  3123.  
  3124. TEXT
  3125. 5,000 dollars to get your friend
  3126. home. Sincerely, an interested
  3127. party.
  3128.  
  3129. Parks screenshots the text and tabs out to James's home
  3130. screen that shows a harem of cat girls.
  3131.  
  3132. His phone vibrates as he sends the screenshot to himself.
  3133.  
  3134. PARKS
  3135. What made you want to help me?
  3136.  
  3137. JAMES
  3138. Well, disregarding the 5k
  3139. supposedly being transferred into
  3140. my account, and disregarding the
  3141. fact that your position as a cop
  3142. violates the non aggression
  3143. principle- I really want to find
  3144. out whether cat girls are rea-
  3145.  
  3146. PARKS
  3147. Oh my fucking god.
  3148.  
  3149. JAMES
  3150. You'll know. One day, you'll see
  3151. them and question everything you
  3152. know. I would know, I did.
  3153.  
  3154. PARKS
  3155. Look, the day cat girls are real is
  3156. the day I eat my 9mm.
  3157.  
  3158. Police lights flash behind them.
  3159.  
  3160. JAMES
  3161. God fucking damn it.
  3162.  
  3163. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3164. ...Eat my gun... Damn it.
  3165.  
  3166. James pulls the car onto the right shoulder of the freeway.
  3167.  
  3168. Parks looks at the mirror.
  3169.  
  3170. The cars are unmarked Crown Vics.
  3171.  
  3172. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3173. Wait a fucking second...
  3174.  
  3175. JAMES
  3176. Problem?
  3177.  
  3178. Parks reaches for his Glock.
  3179.  
  3180. The officer on Parks's side steps closer and reveals himself
  3181. full of face tattoos.
  3182.  
  3183. James looks at Parks with wide eyes as he looks to his side.
  3184. The officer's arm is covered with tats.
  3185.  
  3186. PARKS
  3187. DRIVE!
  3188.  
  3189. James puts the car in gear and slams his foot on the gas.
  3190.  
  3191. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3192. GO GO GO!
  3193.  
  3194. The one approaching runs back to his car as the other two
  3195. cars pursue.
  3196.  
  3197. James watches the rear view mirror and pulls out his phone,
  3198. then turns the volume knob all the way up.
  3199.  
  3200. A grin materializes on James's face.
  3201.  
  3202. Running in the 90s by Dave Rodgers plays on the radio.
  3203.  
  3204. JAMES
  3205. Let's do this...
  3206.  
  3207. The highway in front of them stands empty as two of the
  3208. cruisers try to catch up.
  3209.  
  3210. James turns the car to the right and takes an exit.
  3211.  
  3212. Parks watches behind him as the cruisers follow the two.
  3213.  
  3214. James looks down at the transmission.
  3215.  
  3216. JAMES (CONT’D)
  3217. Fuckin' automatic... PIECE OF SHIT!
  3218.  
  3219. The cruisers behind follow even closer.
  3220.  
  3221. James slows the car down and hangs a right turn right before
  3222. traffic starts.
  3223.  
  3224. The cruisers behind the two screech to halt.
  3225.  
  3226. One makes it through and continues to tail the two.
  3227.  
  3228. Parks gets his phone out and dials 911.
  3229.  
  3230. He puts the phone to his ear. He looks at his phone.
  3231.  
  3232. PARKS
  3233. I got no reception!
  3234.  
  3235. JAMES
  3236. Got it!
  3237.  
  3238. The cruiser continues to follow.
  3239.  
  3240. James looks at the road around him as it tails them.
  3241.  
  3242. Parks raises his handgun and raises it toward the cruiser.
  3243.  
  3244. PARKS
  3245. I don't think I can do this James!
  3246.  
  3247. JAMES
  3248. I DON'T THINK THEY AGREE, DAVE!
  3249.  
  3250. The cruiser pulls further away from the two and then comes
  3251. back to ram them.
  3252.  
  3253. Parks takes a breath as he watches the other guy pull out his
  3254. gun.
  3255.  
  3256. Parks's eyes widen.
  3257.  
  3258. James slams the brakes and watches the other car crash into a
  3259. wall.
  3260.  
  3261. The two watch as both of them get out of the car dressed in
  3262. Phoenix Police uniforms.
  3263.  
  3264. PARKS
  3265. Christ...
  3266.  
  3267. James guns the engine and continues to drive forward.
  3268.  
  3269. JAMES
  3270. Who did you piss off Dave?
  3271.  
  3272. Parks looks behind him and holsters his handgun.
  3273.  
  3274. PARKS
  3275. I don't know. I don't.
  3276.  
  3277. JAMES
  3278. Christ. I might be fucking nuts for
  3279. chasing cat girls, but at least
  3280. people have the common decency not
  3281. to shoot me over them! Then again,
  3282. if they do, they probably are real
  3283. and someone's covering it up.
  3284.  
  3285. Parks sits back in his seat and takes a deep breath. James
  3286. turns off the music.
  3287.  
  3288. PARKS
  3289. Do you hear yourself right now? Are
  3290. you this self-aware?
  3291.  
  3292. James just shrugs and makes a right turn into Parks's
  3293. neighborhood.
  3294.  
  3295. JAMES
  3296. Whoever is chasing you, you and I
  3297. both need them dead.
  3298.  
  3299. PARKS
  3300. Wait, wait, wait. You're gonna
  3301. fucking kill them?
  3302.  
  3303. JAMES
  3304. I mean, yeah, why not?
  3305.  
  3306. PARKS
  3307. We need them alive-
  3308.  
  3309. JAMES
  3310. You saw what happens when you
  3311. spring them in jail, some fucking
  3312. fed bails them out. This is how I'm
  3313. doing this. If it weren't for me,
  3314. those guys would've blown your
  3315. fuckin' brains out!
  3316.  
  3317. Parks sits there and sighs.
  3318.  
  3319. PARKS
  3320. If those were real cops...
  3321.  
  3322. JAMES
  3323. They weren't. You made the right
  3324. call Dave.
  3325.  
  3326. James makes another turn.
  3327.  
  3328. PARKS
  3329. I don't think I'm very good at
  3330. that.
  3331.  
  3332. JAMES
  3333. You were better than any MP
  3334. stateside or in country. I mean,
  3335. choice wise. You were shit at your
  3336. job.
  3337.  
  3338. PARKS
  3339. I didn't care. Those guys were
  3340. fucking retards.
  3341.  
  3342. JAMES
  3343. Thanks for giving me my pressure
  3344. cooker back. We're even now and I
  3345. get five grand.
  3346.  
  3347. PARKS
  3348. Whatever works for you dude.
  3349.  
  3350. The car makes another turn into
  3351.  
  3352.  
  3353. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  3354.  
  3355. James's hatchback sits outside the house. The lights are on
  3356. inside.
  3357.  
  3358.  
  3359. INT. PARKS'S GARAGE - NIGHT
  3360.  
  3361. The car pulls into the garage.
  3362.  
  3363. James sighs.
  3364.  
  3365. JAMES
  3366. Dave. Rest. Just do that. I get
  3367. paid, you solve your case. I go
  3368. find my cat girls.
  3369.  
  3370. Parks just chuckles.
  3371.  
  3372. PARKS
  3373. Fuck, dude.
  3374.  
  3375. The two get out.
  3376.  
  3377. James tosses Parks his keys.
  3378.  
  3379. JAMES
  3380. Fucking rest dude. They'll still be
  3381. out there trust me. The bad guys
  3382. always are.
  3383.  
  3384. PARKS
  3385. You are something else, you know
  3386. that?
  3387.  
  3388. James shrugs.
  3389.  
  3390. JAMES
  3391. We're all the main characters in
  3392. our own stories, Dave.
  3393.  
  3394. Parks just shoots a confused look.
  3395.  
  3396. PARKS
  3397. What?!
  3398.  
  3399. James lights up a cigarette and gets into his car.
  3400.  
  3401.  
  3402. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - NIGHT
  3403.  
  3404. Parks comes home.
  3405.  
  3406. PARKS
  3407. Hey, sweetheart.
  3408.  
  3409. He passes out on the couch.
  3410.  
  3411. Elena walks over with a blanket. She holds Parks and pulls
  3412. the blanket up.
  3413.  
  3414. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3415. (exhausted)
  3416. I need to fucking rest.
  3417.  
  3418.  
  3419. INT. POLICE STATION - DAY
  3420.  
  3421.  
  3422. SUPERIMPOSE: THREE DAYS LATER
  3423.  
  3424. Parks has the metal briefcase on his desk and scans different
  3425. documents onto it. He looks refreshed, his eyes look rested.
  3426.  
  3427. Parks has a lollipop in his mouth.
  3428.  
  3429. Nelson walks over to Parks's desk and watches him.
  3430.  
  3431. NELSON
  3432. How was your break Parks?
  3433.  
  3434. PARKS
  3435. Can't complain. It was good, yeah.
  3436.  
  3437. NELSON
  3438. No trouble?
  3439.  
  3440. PARKS
  3441. None at all.
  3442.  
  3443. Parks gives Nelson a grin.
  3444.  
  3445. NELSON
  3446. Any leads?
  3447.  
  3448. PARKS
  3449. I got one. Looks like someone I
  3450. think I might know. I have to make
  3451. sure though.
  3452.  
  3453. Nelson gives him a nod.
  3454.  
  3455. NELSON
  3456. Keep at it then.
  3457.  
  3458. Parks looks at a file folder.
  3459.  
  3460. "Dawn Michelle Paulsen", Knight Pharmaceuticals Employee
  3461. #4382
  3462.  
  3463. PARKS
  3464. Doc?
  3465.  
  3466. Parks opens up the file.
  3467.  
  3468. A mugshot of Dawn falls out of the file.
  3469.  
  3470. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3471. Arrested for selling and possession
  3472. in 2010 by the Santa Barbara PD.
  3473.  
  3474. Parks goes back to his computer.
  3475.  
  3476. With one hand, he pulls the security footage up on his
  3477. computer.
  3478.  
  3479. He sets the file down next to the keyboard and picks the
  3480. photo of Dawn up.
  3481.  
  3482. Parks shakes his head.
  3483.  
  3484. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3485. Got nothing to fucking link them
  3486. with...
  3487.  
  3488. His eyes widen.
  3489.  
  3490. Parks takes out his phone. He looks through his contacts.
  3491.  
  3492. "Doc, contact in case of emergency" sits as one of the
  3493. contacts there.
  3494.  
  3495. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3496. Fuck, man... Worst I can be is
  3497. wrong, right?
  3498.  
  3499. He looks at the contact for a moment.
  3500.  
  3501. Parks looks down in discomfort as he looks at the phone. He
  3502. puts it down and gets on his computer.
  3503.  
  3504. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3505. Maybe I can just...
  3506.  
  3507. He gets on his computer and searches up her name on Facebook.
  3508.  
  3509. "Dawn Michelle Paulsen" appears in the search bar.
  3510.  
  3511. He sifts through the results.
  3512.  
  3513. "Dawn Paulsen, Doctor at Knight Pharmaceuticals - Corporate"
  3514. shows up as one of the results.
  3515.  
  3516. He clicks it and finds her profile is public.
  3517.  
  3518. Parks scrolls through it and stops on a post.
  3519.  
  3520. Dawn stands among a group of other doctors in a corporate
  3521. photo. Parks saves this photo and prints it out, then places
  3522. it on top of a scanner.
  3523.  
  3524. With a deep breath, he looks up the address.
  3525.  
  3526. He gets it, stands up, puts his gun on, and makes his way
  3527. out.
  3528.  
  3529. He gets in his car and drives across a highway to
  3530.  
  3531.  
  3532. EXT. CORPORATE BUILDING - DAY
  3533.  
  3534. The building bustles with activity. Delivery trucks enter as
  3535. people head home.
  3536.  
  3537. Others head inside to start their day, as others sit outside
  3538. as they smoke cigarettes.
  3539.  
  3540. One sits with his lunch out and watches the cars pass.
  3541.  
  3542. Parks pulls up in an unmarked Crown Victoria.
  3543.  
  3544. He lowers the window and flashes his badge at the security
  3545. guard at the door.
  3546.  
  3547. PARKS
  3548. Howdy there, Detective Parks,
  3549. Phoenix Police Department. I need
  3550. to speak with a Dawn Paulsen.
  3551.  
  3552. The security guard looks up this name.
  3553.  
  3554. SECURITY GUARD 1
  3555. Paulsen, Paulsen...
  3556.  
  3557. PARKS
  3558. You're looking for Doctor Paulsen,
  3559. right?
  3560.  
  3561. Parks nods.
  3562.  
  3563. SECURITY GUARD
  3564. Got it. See the receptionist when
  3565. you get inside.
  3566.  
  3567. The guard lifts the gate.
  3568.  
  3569. IND SECURITY GUARD 1
  3570. Go on in.
  3571.  
  3572. Parks pulls inside
  3573.  
  3574. CUT TO:
  3575.  
  3576.  
  3577. INT. KNIGHT PHARMACEUTICALS ENTRANCE - DAY
  3578.  
  3579. Parks flashes his badge at two security guards.
  3580.  
  3581. PARKS
  3582. Detective Parks, Phoenix Police.
  3583.  
  3584. They let him through.
  3585.  
  3586. Parks walks over to the receptionist.
  3587.  
  3588. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3589. Looking for a Dawn-
  3590.  
  3591. DAWN
  3592. Detective!
  3593.  
  3594. DAWN PAULSEN, (32) walks over, a clipboard in hand.
  3595.  
  3596. She sets it down.
  3597.  
  3598. PARKS
  3599. Miss Paulsen? Let's just cut to the
  3600. chase here.
  3601.  
  3602. She stands there, attentive.
  3603.  
  3604. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3605. Where were you four nights ago?
  3606.  
  3607. Dawn looks down. Her eyes widen.
  3608.  
  3609. DAWN
  3610. Look, I had no other choice, I was
  3611. roped in with him.
  3612.  
  3613. PARKS
  3614. That's good to hear. Turn around,
  3615. hands on the back of your head.
  3616.  
  3617. She does what Parks says.
  3618.  
  3619. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3620. Interlace your fingers. Anything on
  3621. you I should worry about?
  3622.  
  3623. DAWN
  3624. No, but they're gonna kill me.
  3625. Don't you realize that?
  3626.  
  3627. Parks searches her.
  3628.  
  3629. PARKS
  3630. Maybe you should think about these
  3631. things before you get into 'em,
  3632. huh?
  3633.  
  3634. He places the cuffs on her.
  3635.  
  3636. DAWN
  3637. This is the safest place for me to
  3638. be, Parks. You're making a mistake.
  3639.  
  3640. The two move towards the exit.
  3641.  
  3642. PARKS
  3643. You know what was a mistake? Not
  3644. bothering to let me or anyone know
  3645. what the hell is going on. I don't
  3646. know what's going on.
  3647.  
  3648. DAWN
  3649. And that's for the best!
  3650.  
  3651. PARKS
  3652. Who killed Officer Hawkins? Where's
  3653. Torres's body? Work with me here.
  3654.  
  3655. She goes quiet. Dawn opens her mouth.
  3656.  
  3657. The two move outside.
  3658.  
  3659.  
  3660. EXT. CORPORATE BUILDING - DAY
  3661.  
  3662. Parks puts her in the backseat of the cruiser.
  3663.  
  3664. DAWN
  3665. You're going to get me killed,
  3666. Parks. You don't know what you're
  3667. up against here. This is bigger
  3668. than you and my brother.
  3669.  
  3670. Parks gets into the driver's seat.
  3671.  
  3672.  
  3673. INT. UNMARKED POLICE CRUISER - DAY
  3674.  
  3675. Parks chuckles.
  3676.  
  3677. PARKS
  3678. Really? And who is this brother of
  3679. yours?
  3680.  
  3681. He turns the ignition.
  3682.  
  3683. DAWN
  3684. Donovan Paulsen? "The Hero of
  3685. Houston". If you ask me, he's more
  3686. of a war criminal for supporting
  3687. the American imperialist regime-
  3688.  
  3689. Parks closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.
  3690.  
  3691. PARKS
  3692. Shut up.
  3693.  
  3694. He goes silent. His hands clutch the steering wheel.
  3695.  
  3696. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3697. Fuck.
  3698.  
  3699. Parks massages his eyes.
  3700.  
  3701. DAWN
  3702. Surprised you couldn't have put two
  3703. and two together there, detective.
  3704.  
  3705. PARKS
  3706. Son of a bitch...
  3707.  
  3708. He looks back at her and takes a deep breath.
  3709.  
  3710. PARKS (CONT’D)
  3711. Miss Paulsen, at this time you have
  3712. the right to remain silent,
  3713. anything you say can and will be
  3714. used against you in a court of law,
  3715. you have the right to an attorney,
  3716. if you cannot afford one, one will
  3717. be appointed to you, do you
  3718. understand these rights as they've
  3719. been read?
  3720.  
  3721. DAWN
  3722. Yeah. Fine. You'll be talking to my
  3723. lawyers soon.
  3724.  
  3725. She sits back in silence.
  3726.  
  3727. Parks drives forward.
  3728.  
  3729. PARKS
  3730. 1532, dispatch, show us en route to
  3731. station, one suspect in custody.
  3732.  
  3733. DAWN
  3734. You're gonna get me killed!
  3735.  
  3736. Parks rolls his eyes and continues to drive forward.
  3737.  
  3738.  
  3739. EXT. CITY - DAY
  3740.  
  3741. The cruiser drives through the city streets. The city around
  3742. them moves around, the car stops in traffic, and people go on
  3743. about their lives.
  3744.  
  3745. The car stops at an intersection.
  3746.  
  3747.  
  3748. INT. POLICE CRUISER - DAY
  3749.  
  3750. The car pulls forward. Dawn sits in the back. She looks out
  3751. the side of the cruiser.
  3752.  
  3753. Her eyes widen.
  3754.  
  3755. DAWN
  3756. DETECTIVE PARKS-
  3757.  
  3758. The car gets rammed on the driver's side. Parks's airbag
  3759. deploys as his head slams into the steering wheel. The
  3760. windshield is busted.
  3761.  
  3762. The cruiser goes into a spin.
  3763.  
  3764. It stops in the middle of the intersection.
  3765.  
  3766. Parks's head is in the airbag. Blood drips down from his
  3767. head.
  3768.  
  3769. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1 (O.S.)
  3770. Be advised, securing the package.
  3771.  
  3772. An arm reaches over and the car unlocks.
  3773.  
  3774. Parks tries to take off his seatbelt.
  3775.  
  3776. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 2
  3777. HE'S MOVING!
  3778.  
  3779. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  3780. Cease fi-
  3781.  
  3782. Parks opens his eyes, looks forward, and watches the muzzle
  3783. blast of a shotgun go through the broken in windshield.
  3784.  
  3785. Parks gets slammed against the seat and slumps over the
  3786. center console.
  3787.  
  3788. A scream comes from the back.
  3789.  
  3790. DAWN (O.S.)
  3791. PARKS!
  3792.  
  3793. Dawn gets dragged out and a cloth sack gets put over her
  3794. head.
  3795.  
  3796. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  3797. Jesus fuck I just shot a cop...
  3798.  
  3799. Behind the cruiser, Dawn gets thrown into the back of a
  3800. minivan.
  3801.  
  3802. The door closes and the minivan drives off.
  3803.  
  3804.  
  3805. EXT. CITY - DAY
  3806.  
  3807. Parks opens the door and falls out of the cruiser. He groans
  3808. in pain as he takes his gun out. A cut sits on his head.
  3809.  
  3810. The minivan is long gone, what remains is Parks's smashed
  3811. cruiser which sits in ruin next to the pickup truck. Glass
  3812. and metal from both cars line the street.
  3813.  
  3814. Parks tries to stand up and looks around that cityscape
  3815. around him.
  3816.  
  3817. He coughs up once again and falls over.
  3818.  
  3819. Parks unbuttons his shirt and opens it. He looks at the hole
  3820. made by the 12 gauge shell.
  3821.  
  3822. Sirens in the distance.
  3823.  
  3824. Parks crawls back into his cruiser and takes out his radio's
  3825. handset.
  3826.  
  3827. PARKS
  3828. 1532,
  3829. (cough)
  3830. shots fired, officer down at
  3831. Central and third... Multiple armed
  3832. assailants travelling north in a
  3833. Ford Windstar minivan.
  3834.  
  3835. He coughs into the handset. He lets go of the microphone.
  3836.  
  3837. DISPATCH
  3838. (radio)
  3839. 10-4 1532, all units be advised
  3840. officer down at Central and third.
  3841. Suspects last seen fleeing north in
  3842. a Ford Windstar.
  3843.  
  3844. Parks lays back as the lights and sirens approach.
  3845.  
  3846. CUT TO:
  3847.  
  3848. Parks is wheeled into an ambulance on a stretcher.
  3849.  
  3850.  
  3851. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
  3852.  
  3853. Parks lays down in bed and looks at the ceiling.
  3854.  
  3855. The fan above him spins. Parks looks to his side. A cane sits
  3856. there.
  3857.  
  3858. The door opens, Steele walks in, a file in hand.
  3859.  
  3860. STEELE
  3861. Parks...
  3862.  
  3863. He sighs and massages his eyes.
  3864.  
  3865. STEELE (CONT’D)
  3866. We talked to that reporter.
  3867.  
  3868. Steele shakes his head.
  3869.  
  3870. STEELE (CONT’D)
  3871. The investigation against you has
  3872. been dropped. The search for Dawn
  3873. Paulsen has for all intents and
  3874. purposes gone cold.
  3875.  
  3876. Parks cocks an eyebrow.
  3877.  
  3878. PARKS
  3879. Weren't you fixing to bury me?
  3880.  
  3881. Steele shakes his head.
  3882.  
  3883. STEELE
  3884. I needed to scratch out all the
  3885. possibilities.
  3886.  
  3887. PARKS
  3888. Yeah?
  3889.  
  3890. Steele reaches into the file then passes him two stapled
  3891. pieces of paper.
  3892.  
  3893. STEELE
  3894. Keep your friend James out of
  3895. trouble.
  3896.  
  3897. Steele steps out.
  3898.  
  3899. Parks lays in bed and watches the ceiling fan. He looks over
  3900. at the bottle of painkillers next to him. Parks takes two
  3901. then gets out of bed and takes his IV off.
  3902.  
  3903. CUT TO:
  3904.  
  3905.  
  3906. INT. POLICE STATION - DAY
  3907.  
  3908. Parks massages his eyes.
  3909.  
  3910. He gets on his work computer and looks up "Dawn Paulsen" in a
  3911. Google search.
  3912.  
  3913. "Renowned Doctor Speaks out Against her Brother's Military
  3914. Service"
  3915.  
  3916. "People also searched for: "MSR Houston Incident"
  3917.  
  3918. PARKS
  3919. The hell's this gotta do with
  3920. anything?
  3921.  
  3922. Parks shakes his head and scratches his chin.
  3923.  
  3924. He jots a note down in his notepad:
  3925.  
  3926. "MSR Houston incident, Doctor Dawn Paulsen related?"
  3927.  
  3928. He opens up another tab, her Facebook page.
  3929.  
  3930. "Researcher at Knight Pharmaceuticals"
  3931.  
  3932. He puts another search in.
  3933.  
  3934. "Doctor Dawn Paulsen research"
  3935.  
  3936. No results.
  3937.  
  3938. OFFICER BAYLEY TURNER, (28) comes up behind him.
  3939.  
  3940. TURNER
  3941. Detective Parks?
  3942.  
  3943. Parks turns around.
  3944.  
  3945. PARKS
  3946. Yeah?
  3947.  
  3948. TURNER
  3949. I'm being assigned with you,
  3950. Detective.
  3951.  
  3952. It takes Parks a second to process this. Parks turns around
  3953. in his chair.
  3954.  
  3955. PARKS
  3956. You're kidding me right? You're
  3957. patrol.
  3958.  
  3959. Turner nods.
  3960.  
  3961. TURNER
  3962. They made a new task force, and
  3963. they wanted us on it as partners.
  3964.  
  3965. Parks motions for him to continue.
  3966.  
  3967. PARKS
  3968. Go on.
  3969.  
  3970. TURNER
  3971. They're going to be meeting in a
  3972. few minutes, they told me to come
  3973. get you.
  3974.  
  3975. Parks looks at his notes, then his Google search.
  3976.  
  3977. PARKS
  3978. Yeah, let's do it.
  3979.  
  3980. Parks brings his notepad with him.
  3981.  
  3982. He flips through the pages. He stops on one page.
  3983.  
  3984. "Who kidnapped Dawn Paulsen?"
  3985.  
  3986. A set of leads sits in there.
  3987.  
  3988. -"Matthews"?
  3989.  
  3990. -"Disgruntled Pharma employee"?
  3991.  
  3992. TURNER
  3993. What you looking at there?
  3994.  
  3995. PARKS
  3996. Case on that chick that was in the
  3997. back of my cruiser.
  3998.  
  3999. Turner nods.
  4000.  
  4001. TURNER
  4002. I think you'll like the task force,
  4003. Detective.
  4004.  
  4005. Parks stops and raises his hand. He looks burnt out.
  4006.  
  4007. Turner turns around.
  4008.  
  4009. PARKS
  4010. Just Dave.
  4011.  
  4012. TURNER
  4013. Huh?
  4014.  
  4015. PARKS
  4016. It's either Dave, or Parks- Not
  4017. Detective.
  4018.  
  4019. TURNER
  4020. Oh- Okay.
  4021.  
  4022. The two walk down the hallway to
  4023.  
  4024.  
  4025. INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY
  4026.  
  4027. A group stands around a meeting room table.
  4028.  
  4029. JACQUELINE "Jackie" Jackie, (29) stands there. She's 6"0,
  4030. average build, and has a decent sized rack.
  4031.  
  4032. She wears an open brown leather jacket with a blue shirt
  4033. inside with a pair of jeans. On her left she wears a Hartford
  4034. Police badge, on her right she wears a Glock 17.
  4035.  
  4036. She has her notes spread across the meeting table. Behind
  4037. her, a map of the United States with red pins in it. She
  4038. reads from a manila file folder.
  4039.  
  4040. TRAVIS RODGERS, (30) looks at this map. He's 6"1 with medium
  4041. length hair and brown eyes. He has a beard and wears a
  4042. beanie. He keeps a P320 on his right hip and an LAPD badge on
  4043. his left.
  4044.  
  4045. Parks puts up his hand.
  4046.  
  4047. PARKS
  4048. Howdy.
  4049.  
  4050. The two look up.
  4051.  
  4052. JACKIE
  4053. You must be the Phoenix detective.
  4054.  
  4055. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  4056. That he very much is.
  4057.  
  4058. The door closes behind Parks and Turner.
  4059.  
  4060. Matthews materializes behind Turner.
  4061.  
  4062. The door closes behind him.
  4063.  
  4064. Parks drops his notepad, then turns around.
  4065.  
  4066. Matthews stands behind him. He wears a Homeland Security
  4067. badge on a lanyard with a blue shirt, jeans, and a clip on
  4068. tie. A messenger bag sits next to him,
  4069.  
  4070. JACKIE
  4071. Looks like he's decently put
  4072. together.
  4073.  
  4074. Parks just looks at Jackie and winces.
  4075.  
  4076. MATTHEWS
  4077. He is, wouldn't have him here
  4078. otherwise.
  4079.  
  4080. Jackie looks up at Parks.
  4081.  
  4082. JACKIE
  4083. Been awhile, hasn't it Dave? Last
  4084. time we spoke, me and Elena were
  4085. sitting at your dinner table and
  4086. Donny and I were contemplating the
  4087. future.
  4088.  
  4089. Parks glances behind him at Matthews.
  4090.  
  4091. PARKS
  4092. And what do you got going on here
  4093. Matthews?
  4094.  
  4095. Matthews shoots him a grin.
  4096.  
  4097. MATTHEWS
  4098. Inter-agency cooperation. Welcome
  4099. to Task Force Liberty, Detective
  4100. Parks. You'll be helping the
  4101. federal government arrest a
  4102. trafficking ring that spans over
  4103. two states.
  4104.  
  4105. Parks nods.
  4106.  
  4107. PARKS
  4108. Right.
  4109.  
  4110. He goes to pick his notepad up and watches Matthews.
  4111.  
  4112. MATTHEWS
  4113. And, guess what?
  4114.  
  4115. Parks grabs his notepad and looks up at him.
  4116.  
  4117. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  4118. You get to ride in the same car as
  4119. the wonderful, Miss Miller.
  4120.  
  4121. He motions to Jackie.
  4122.  
  4123. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  4124. Detective Miller, could you clue
  4125. the Phoenix Police Department into
  4126. the operation we've got running
  4127. here?
  4128.  
  4129. Jackie nods and picks a remote up from the table.
  4130.  
  4131. She turns on the projector.
  4132.  
  4133. A map layout sits on screen. Two arrows lead through downtown
  4134. Phoenix.
  4135.  
  4136. Arrows block off the surrounding street, as a red arrow goes
  4137. through a main road.
  4138.  
  4139. It's a perimeter.
  4140.  
  4141. MILLER
  4142. We've received a tip from an inside
  4143. man, a driver of a truck carrying
  4144. over 40 children in it. It comes
  4145. through at 1800 hours.
  4146.  
  4147. Parks opens up a new page in his notepad and sketches the
  4148. map. He flips to another page and continues to jot down
  4149. notes.
  4150.  
  4151. Jackie takes a laser pointer and points at the screen.
  4152.  
  4153. MILLER (CONT’D)
  4154. The truck should be coming through
  4155. here.
  4156.  
  4157. She makes circles the red arrow going up the street.
  4158.  
  4159. MILLER (CONT’D)
  4160. We have two Phoenix Police
  4161. Department teams that Agent
  4162. Matthews and Detective Rodgers will
  4163. be coordinating. Park, you and I
  4164. are going to be trailing behind the
  4165. truck, we're gonna see if we can
  4166. get them to pull over in a marked
  4167. SUV. Any questions?
  4168.  
  4169. Parks raises his hand.
  4170.  
  4171. PARKS
  4172. You know I just got shot, right?
  4173.  
  4174. MILLER
  4175. Don't worry about it, it'll be a
  4176. quick one. We get the kids, you
  4177. become a hero, what's the worst
  4178. that could happen?
  4179.  
  4180. Parks's eyes widen.
  4181.  
  4182. PARKS
  4183. A lot, actually Detective. I'm sure
  4184. you know that in this line of work.
  4185.  
  4186. MILLER
  4187. We have all our bases covered here,
  4188. Parks.
  4189.  
  4190. PARKS
  4191. Sure we do.
  4192.  
  4193. Parks stands up.
  4194.  
  4195. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4196. If that's everything, I'm gonna get
  4197. ready.
  4198.  
  4199.  
  4200. EXT. POLICE STATION - DAY
  4201.  
  4202. Parks steps out. He wears a pair of jeans with black boots, a
  4203. long sleeved flannel shirt, and a black plate carrier that
  4204. reads "POLICE" on the front of it.
  4205.  
  4206. Jackie pulls up in a marked Phoenix Police SUV.
  4207.  
  4208. Parks walks over to an unmarked cruiser and takes an AR with
  4209. a red dot out of it.
  4210.  
  4211. Jackie rolls down the window to the SUV.
  4212.  
  4213. MILLER
  4214. You're not gonna need that!
  4215.  
  4216. Parks starts putting magazines in his plate carrier pouches.
  4217.  
  4218. PARKS
  4219. You ever watch Black Hawk Down?
  4220.  
  4221. Parks holds his AR in one hand. The same rifle Hawkins held.
  4222. He holds it tighter and walks to the front of the SUV.
  4223.  
  4224.  
  4225. EXT. POLICE SUV - NIGHT
  4226.  
  4227. A police SUV sits in a dark alley. The tinted windows darken
  4228. the inside
  4229.  
  4230.  
  4231. INT. POLICE SUV - NIGHT
  4232.  
  4233. The rifle sits between his legs. The two are positioned at
  4234. the end of an alley.
  4235.  
  4236. Parks takes a deep breath.
  4237.  
  4238. PARKS
  4239. I feel alright.
  4240.  
  4241. JACKIE
  4242. If you want to stay at the end of
  4243. the street and take the perimeter,
  4244. that's fine you know.
  4245.  
  4246. Parks shakes his head.
  4247.  
  4248. PARKS
  4249. I got this shit.
  4250.  
  4251. He takes his rifle then checks his watch.
  4252.  
  4253. The truck drives by.
  4254.  
  4255. TURNER (O.S.)
  4256. (radio)
  4257. Eyes on the truck. Moving at a
  4258. slower rate of speed.
  4259.  
  4260. Jackie grabs the handset.
  4261.  
  4262. JACKIE
  4263. (radio)
  4264. Copy, keep eyes on him, we're
  4265. pulling out of the alley now.
  4266.  
  4267. Parks keeps his rifle tucked between his legs.
  4268.  
  4269. The SUV pulls out of the alley.
  4270.  
  4271.  
  4272. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  4273.  
  4274. From up above, the SUV tails the truck.
  4275.  
  4276.  
  4277. INT. POLICE SUV - NIGHT
  4278.  
  4279. JACKIE
  4280. Light 'em up.
  4281.  
  4282. Parks hits the sound and light bar.
  4283.  
  4284. The truck pulls to the side and stops.
  4285.  
  4286.  
  4287. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  4288.  
  4289. Parks gets out of the SUV, rifle pointed at the truck.
  4290.  
  4291. Jackie gets on the loudspeaker and holds it with her left
  4292. hand. In her right, she holds a Glock.
  4293.  
  4294. JACKIE
  4295. Occupants of the big rig truck,
  4296. this is the police! Come out of the
  4297. truck with your hands u-
  4298.  
  4299. A gunshot rings out.
  4300.  
  4301. Turner looks up from the front of his cruiser. He takes a
  4302. pump action shotgun out of the back of his cruiser.
  4303.  
  4304. TURNER
  4305. They're in the offices!
  4306.  
  4307. Parks takes his AR and starts scanning the rooftops. A rifle
  4308. sticks out of an open window. Parks lines his red dot up with
  4309. it and pulls the trigger. Muzzle flashes line the rooftops as
  4310. more rounds land on the cruiser.
  4311.  
  4312. PARKS
  4313. Get down!
  4314.  
  4315. The two take cover.
  4316.  
  4317. Jackie drops the handset. More gun shots ring out.
  4318.  
  4319. The light to the car goes out as rounds ping off the door,
  4320. then stop.
  4321.  
  4322. JACKIE
  4323. Motherfucker, it's an ambush!
  4324.  
  4325. Parks peaks over as smoke clouds appear in front of him.
  4326. Rounds begin to bounce off the metal of the cruiser as Parks
  4327. tries to peek out.
  4328.  
  4329. The driver's side of the truck opens. Two figures in fatigues
  4330. disappear through the smoke.
  4331.  
  4332. PARKS
  4333. What the hell?
  4334.  
  4335. The rounds pass Parks's head.
  4336.  
  4337. JACKIE
  4338. Parks, they're moving!
  4339.  
  4340. PARKS
  4341. I got it!
  4342.  
  4343. Parks runs forward into the smoke. He fires back at the
  4344. flashes through the smoke as he does so.
  4345.  
  4346. JACKIE
  4347. PARKS YOU FUCKING IDIOT!
  4348.  
  4349. Parks charges through the smoke. His rifle points forward. He
  4350. turns the light on it and spots two as they run into a
  4351. building. His light flashes in the darkness.
  4352.  
  4353. PARKS
  4354. Motherfucker!
  4355.  
  4356. He continues his charge.
  4357.  
  4358. Bullets fire past him, then stop.
  4359.  
  4360. JACKIE (O.S.)
  4361. (earpiece)
  4362. Parks, give me your 20!
  4363.  
  4364. PARKS
  4365. (radio)
  4366. Parking garage in pursuit of
  4367. suspects!
  4368.  
  4369. Parks runs inside and follows the two.
  4370.  
  4371.  
  4372. INT. PARKING GARAGE - NIGHT
  4373.  
  4374. The garage is almost empty. A few cars line the garage, but
  4375. other than that there's nothing to note. The two run up the
  4376. ramp as Parks continues to tail them. A militia soldier lays
  4377. dead.
  4378.  
  4379. Parks makes it up the ramp as a white van starts and screams
  4380. past him. Parks takes cover behind a parking lot pillar.
  4381.  
  4382. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  4383. We need the two Army guys dead!
  4384.  
  4385. Parks watches three of them get out of the van. The van
  4386. drives away and down the ramp.
  4387.  
  4388. PARKS
  4389. (radio)
  4390. You got a van on its way down
  4391. there, stop it! White Ford van!
  4392.  
  4393. Parks crouches down and peers out with his rifle. He moves to
  4394. cover while he does so. The militia soldiers wear all black
  4395. with black pants, balaclavas, and boots.
  4396.  
  4397. One goes down as Parks takes aim and a round goes through his
  4398. skull. The other two begin to fire at Parks. One charges at
  4399. him while the other keeps him pinned behind the car.
  4400.  
  4401. Parks waits for an opening.
  4402.  
  4403. He peers out as the guy who was charging him starts to change
  4404. his magazine. Parks peeks out, fires two into his chest and
  4405. one in his skull.
  4406.  
  4407. He falls down, dead.
  4408.  
  4409. Parks listens for a moment.
  4410.  
  4411. The sound of boots echoes through the garage. Parks peeks out
  4412. and watches the man's back turn.
  4413.  
  4414. He pulls the trigger as blood spatter exits his neck. Parks
  4415. pushes up and watches his right side. He checks his left and
  4416. enters
  4417.  
  4418. Parks goes into the office.
  4419.  
  4420. INT. OFFICE - NIGHT
  4421.  
  4422. More gunfire rings out
  4423.  
  4424. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4425. Shit, shit, shit-
  4426.  
  4427. Parks follows the sound and continues to push.
  4428.  
  4429. The office is lit. The two in fatigues look around as one
  4430. tries a door. Parks trains his rifle on the two.
  4431.  
  4432. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4433. POLICE, STOP!
  4434.  
  4435. The two make a run toward the other end of the office and cut
  4436. through cubicles in the process.
  4437.  
  4438. Parks moves towards the other side. He keeps his rifle
  4439. forward as he does so.
  4440.  
  4441. More gunshots ring out nearby.
  4442.  
  4443. The sound of a door opening.
  4444.  
  4445. A voice lets out a groan of pain.
  4446.  
  4447. A thud echoes through the office. Parks stops and makes his
  4448. way over.
  4449.  
  4450. Parks looks into an open door with a stairwell.
  4451.  
  4452. NICHOLAS "NICK" FLETCHER, (mid-30s) has someone pinned to the
  4453. ground.
  4454.  
  4455. NICK
  4456. Stupid cunt! Imagine the pain she's
  4457. going through!
  4458.  
  4459. One of the other fatigues appears behind him with a fire
  4460. extinguisher and hits him in the back of with it.
  4461.  
  4462. CONRAD
  4463. COME ON, LET'S GO DOC!
  4464.  
  4465. The voice makes Parks's eye widen in disbelief.
  4466.  
  4467. PARKS
  4468. No fucking way...
  4469.  
  4470. The two begin to run down the stairs. Parks sees the one
  4471. knocked out next to him. He gets on his earpiece.
  4472.  
  4473. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4474. Be advised, two suspects wearing
  4475. military fatigues running down the
  4476. east stairwell of the Lifeline
  4477. Insurance Agency.
  4478.  
  4479. JACKIE
  4480. 10-4, on our way.
  4481.  
  4482. The radio squawks once again.
  4483.  
  4484. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  4485. (radio)
  4486. Detective Parks and Miller, I will
  4487. be taking control of this situation
  4488. with Homeland Security, I am
  4489. requesting you two follow the
  4490. suspects, DHS will intercept.
  4491.  
  4492. Parks takes the unconscious Nick's hands and cuffs them.
  4493.  
  4494. Parks continues to drag Nick behind cover.
  4495.  
  4496. PARKS
  4497. (radio)
  4498. NOT NOW, Matthews!
  4499.  
  4500. Parks reloads his rifle and keeps it trained at the door.
  4501.  
  4502. More gunshots ring out. Sirens sound in the distance.
  4503.  
  4504. TURNER
  4505. (radio)
  4506. Parks I got eyes on the second
  4507. suspect coming down the insurance
  4508. staircase, OH SHIT!
  4509.  
  4510. The radio goes silent as a thud echoes through the stairwell.
  4511.  
  4512. PARKS
  4513. Oh, fuck.
  4514.  
  4515. Parks looks at Nick and carries him on his shoulder.
  4516.  
  4517. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4518. Come on, big guy.
  4519.  
  4520. Parks's rifle is slung in front of him. His handgun raised
  4521. forward, he makes his way down the staircase and makes his
  4522. way down.
  4523.  
  4524. An open window sits at the bottom of the stairwell. Next to
  4525. it, a lone shotgun with the shells scattered around it.
  4526.  
  4527. Parks looks out the window and keys his radio.
  4528.  
  4529. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4530. Turner, copy?
  4531.  
  4532. A groan comes from the other end.
  4533.  
  4534. TURNER (O.S.)
  4535. (radio)
  4536. Bastard shoved me out of a window
  4537. and grabbed my gun.
  4538.  
  4539. JACKIE (O.S.)
  4540. (radio)
  4541. Stay there then, we'll come down
  4542. and get you.
  4543.  
  4544. More shots ring out.
  4545.  
  4546. JACKIE (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  4547. (radio)
  4548. Backup and SWAT arriving on scene,
  4549. watch your fire gentlemen.
  4550.  
  4551. Parks continues to carry Nick down the staircase as the
  4552. gunfire continues.
  4553.  
  4554.  
  4555. INT. RECEPTION ROOM - NIGHT
  4556.  
  4557. A SWAT team stands and exchanges fire with a building across
  4558. the street.
  4559.  
  4560. Their rifles aim toward the second floor of another building.
  4561.  
  4562. PARKS
  4563. Phoenix PD coming through!
  4564.  
  4565. Parks comes down the staircase and holsters his handgun. He
  4566. sets Nick down behind the reception counter. Parks goes over
  4567. to JAMESON, (mid-30s).
  4568.  
  4569. Jameson talks into a radio.
  4570.  
  4571. JAMESON
  4572. Negative, send units behind the
  4573. building across from us and have
  4574. them go around!
  4575.  
  4576. He looks over at Parks.
  4577.  
  4578. PARKS
  4579. You see a guy in camo running away?
  4580. !
  4581.  
  4582. He nods.
  4583.  
  4584. JAMESON
  4585. Yeah, went down the alleyway!
  4586.  
  4587. Parks peeks his head out for a moment, only to have rounds
  4588. nearly strike him in the face.
  4589.  
  4590. He goes back to Jameson.
  4591.  
  4592. PARKS
  4593. Christ. I think I'm gonna try and
  4594. head him off.
  4595.  
  4596. JAMESON
  4597. You going to be good?
  4598.  
  4599. Parks nods.
  4600.  
  4601. PARKS
  4602. I can take care of myself.
  4603.  
  4604. Parks makes a run toward the back of the reception office,
  4605. the sound of gunfire goes off behind him.
  4606.  
  4607. He goes to
  4608.  
  4609.  
  4610. EXT. ALLEYWAY - DAY
  4611.  
  4612. One of the guys in fatigues peeks inside the dumpster.
  4613.  
  4614. PARKS
  4615. STOP, POLICE!
  4616.  
  4617. The man in fatigues gets spooked and breaks out into a
  4618. sprint.
  4619.  
  4620. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4621. STOP!
  4622.  
  4623. Parks chases after him and looks up at the window along the
  4624. way.
  4625.  
  4626. It's open.
  4627.  
  4628. He looks back at the dumpster.
  4629.  
  4630. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4631. Turner-
  4632.  
  4633. Parks looks back at the man at the end of the alley. A car
  4634. pulls up. The man in fatigues gets in it.
  4635.  
  4636. The driver looks over. Parks raises his sidearm-
  4637.  
  4638. -Then lowers it.
  4639.  
  4640. The gunfire behind him stops.
  4641.  
  4642. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4643. James?
  4644.  
  4645. James looks over as the other man gets in and floors it.
  4646.  
  4647. JACKIE (O.S.)
  4648. (radio)
  4649. We're code four here. Switch to
  4650. dispatch frequency.
  4651.  
  4652. Behind him, Turner jumps out of the dumpster.
  4653.  
  4654. TURNER
  4655. Owww... Fuck.
  4656.  
  4657. Parks makes his way over to him.
  4658.  
  4659. PARKS
  4660. You okay bud, what happened?
  4661.  
  4662. TURNER
  4663. Guy spooked me, tried to grab my
  4664. shotgun, and then pushed me out the
  4665. window.
  4666.  
  4667. Parks nods.
  4668.  
  4669. PARKS
  4670. Alright- Alright, you see him?
  4671.  
  4672. Turner shakes his head.
  4673.  
  4674. TURNER
  4675. Yeah, he was wearing a green mask-
  4676. Had brown eyes, black hair,
  4677. Caucasian.
  4678.  
  4679. Parks nods.
  4680.  
  4681. PARKS
  4682. Bodycam rolling?
  4683.  
  4684. Turner nods.
  4685.  
  4686. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4687. Come on then, let's go get that
  4688. truck open. See if the tip was
  4689. legit.
  4690.  
  4691. The two walk to
  4692.  
  4693.  
  4694. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  4695.  
  4696. The two step out of the alley. A prisoner transport sits
  4697. there as multiple ambulances take wounded away. The street is
  4698. blocked off as Homeland Security agents and uniformed Phoenix
  4699. officers take photos of the crime scene.
  4700.  
  4701. Uniformed police officers herd
  4702.  
  4703. Down the street, cameras flash as officers keep the media at
  4704. a distance.
  4705.  
  4706. Two agents in suits, a man and a woman stand there and guard
  4707. the cargo of the truck.
  4708.  
  4709. Parks looks over at Turner.
  4710.  
  4711. PARKS
  4712. Feeling okay?
  4713.  
  4714. TURNER
  4715. Yeah, I'm good man.
  4716.  
  4717. The Phoenix SWAT team stands there
  4718.  
  4719. PARKS
  4720. You keep a set of bolt cutters in
  4721. the back of your cruiser?
  4722.  
  4723. Turner nods.
  4724.  
  4725. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4726. Get 'em for me.
  4727.  
  4728. TURNER
  4729. You got it, detective.
  4730.  
  4731. Turner runs back to his cruiser.
  4732.  
  4733. Jackie walks over.
  4734.  
  4735. JACKIE
  4736. Feds are taking over Parks, we've
  4737. done our job.
  4738.  
  4739. Turner takes the bolt cutters out of his car. He makes his
  4740. way back.
  4741.  
  4742. PARKS
  4743. That's bullshit and we both know
  4744. it, Detective Miller. The feds from
  4745. what I've been fucking seeing
  4746. always fucking take over. Our
  4747. fucking turn.
  4748.  
  4749. Turner comes back with the bolt cutters. Parks takes the bolt
  4750. cutters from him. The two agents continue to guard the
  4751. truck's cargo hold and watch Parks.
  4752.  
  4753. Parks watches them.
  4754.  
  4755. JACKIE
  4756. We're here to do a job-
  4757.  
  4758. PARKS
  4759. AND THAT'S TO SEE IF THIS TIP WAS
  4760. BULLSHIT, IS IT FUCKING NOT?! Isn't
  4761. it our job to have some level of
  4762. accountability with these-
  4763.  
  4764. Parks points to the two agents that guard the truck.
  4765.  
  4766. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4767. ...Pretentious...
  4768.  
  4769. Parks walks forward and readies the bolt cutters.
  4770.  
  4771. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4772. ...Lying....
  4773.  
  4774. He walks closer to the truck.
  4775.  
  4776. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4777. ...Shrewd...
  4778.  
  4779. The two agents protect the back of the truck and stand backed
  4780. up against it.
  4781.  
  4782. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4783. FUCKS!
  4784.  
  4785. Parks reaches between the two agents with the bolt cutters
  4786. and cut the lock off.
  4787.  
  4788. The female punches him in the face and causes him to stagger
  4789. back. The male agent tackles him to the ground.
  4790.  
  4791. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4792. OPEN THE TRUCK, OPEN THE FUCKING
  4793. TRUCK GOD DAMN IT!
  4794.  
  4795. Jameson looks over at Parks on the ground.
  4796.  
  4797. JAMESON
  4798. Get your fucking hands off him!
  4799.  
  4800. Turner pulls the female back, only to take an elbow to the
  4801. shoulder. The woman breaks free, only for Turner to tackle
  4802. her down.
  4803.  
  4804. Jackie pulls the male agent off of Parks, knocking him off
  4805. balance. She locks his arms in a hold and throws him to the
  4806. ground.
  4807.  
  4808. Parks gets back on his feet, takes out his sidearm, then
  4809. takes the lock off with his free hand.
  4810.  
  4811. He gets the container open.
  4812.  
  4813. Darkness.
  4814.  
  4815. Parks takes a light out from his pocket and turns it on.
  4816.  
  4817. His jaw drops.
  4818.  
  4819. Kids line the shipping container. Parks takes his light and
  4820. shines it up and down the crate.
  4821.  
  4822. The children all carry terrified faces.
  4823.  
  4824. Parks climbs up the crate and stands up.
  4825.  
  4826.  
  4827. INT. SHIPPING CONTAINER - NIGHT
  4828.  
  4829. PARKS
  4830. You guys okay?
  4831.  
  4832. Parks keeps the light on.
  4833.  
  4834. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4835. I'm a police officer.
  4836.  
  4837. A small group has formed behind him. SWAT officers crowd
  4838. around, some shine lights inside the container.
  4839.  
  4840. A few give terrified looks from where they are.
  4841.  
  4842. IND CHILD 1
  4843. Police... Officer...?
  4844.  
  4845. Parks reaches into his pocket for a wallet.
  4846.  
  4847. He pulls out his badge and points to it.
  4848.  
  4849. The kids recoil back in fear.
  4850.  
  4851. Parks backs away and makes his way down. He looks over at
  4852. Jameson.
  4853.  
  4854.  
  4855. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  4856.  
  4857. PARKS
  4858. Get the fucking Red Cross out here.
  4859.  
  4860. The two agents that attacked Parks are pinned to the ground.
  4861.  
  4862. Matthews walks over.
  4863.  
  4864. MATTHEWS
  4865. Officers, release my men.
  4866.  
  4867. TURNER
  4868. Screw you, they attacked one of
  4869. ours, I got it on video!
  4870.  
  4871. MATTHEWS
  4872. You're right. You know what else is
  4873. on video? Losing your firearm to a
  4874. dangerous suspect, that's worthy of
  4875. you losing your badge Officer
  4876. Turner.
  4877.  
  4878. TURNER
  4879. Yeah, and you're a fed the hell you
  4880. gotta do with that?
  4881.  
  4882. MATTHEWS
  4883. Consider yourself fired then,
  4884. Officer Turner.
  4885.  
  4886. Matthews turns over to Parks.
  4887.  
  4888. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  4889. As for you, Detective Parks.
  4890.  
  4891. Matthews looks at him.
  4892.  
  4893. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  4894. Expect a suspension for striking
  4895. one of my agents.
  4896.  
  4897. PARKS
  4898. Fuck you, Matthews. Anytime I find
  4899. something, Homeland always seems to
  4900. suddenly be interested in it.
  4901. What's so interesting about these
  4902. kids?
  4903.  
  4904. MATTHEWS
  4905. That's a bit above your paygrade,
  4906. detective.
  4907.  
  4908. PARKS
  4909. Always fucking is.
  4910.  
  4911. Parks walks off in anger but stops as he watches two Homeland
  4912. security agents load Nick into a van.
  4913.  
  4914. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4915. Homeland...
  4916.  
  4917. FLASHBACK
  4918.  
  4919.  
  4920. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  4921.  
  4922. The black suburbans.
  4923.  
  4924. "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY" jackets flash through
  4925. Parks's mind.
  4926.  
  4927.  
  4928.  
  4929. MARK (O.S.)
  4930. Well Torres is dead. Someone did
  4931. you a favor, my man. Seems like the
  4932. responding officers can't seem to
  4933. get their radios working, so they
  4934. had to use their personal phones to
  4935. call up the coroner. Better meet
  4936. 'em there.
  4937.  
  4938. END FLASHBACK.
  4939.  
  4940. PARKS
  4941. Oh, no, no, no, no...
  4942.  
  4943. He runs back into
  4944.  
  4945.  
  4946. INT. RECEPTION ROOM - NIGHT
  4947.  
  4948. He checks behind the reception desk.
  4949.  
  4950. Nick isn't there.
  4951.  
  4952. PARKS
  4953. Oh, fuck.
  4954.  
  4955. Parks runs out to
  4956.  
  4957.  
  4958. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  4959.  
  4960. Jackie loads Conrad into the back of the police SUV.
  4961.  
  4962. JACKIE
  4963. Got anything else to say?
  4964.  
  4965. CONRAD
  4966. Lawyer.
  4967.  
  4968. Parks's eyes widen.
  4969.  
  4970. Nick gets loaded into the back of a black van.
  4971.  
  4972. PARKS
  4973. Oh, christ.
  4974.  
  4975. Parks runs over to Jackie.
  4976.  
  4977. PARKS (CONT’D)
  4978. I need to talk to your suspect.
  4979.  
  4980. Conrad's eyes widen in shock.
  4981.  
  4982. JACKIE
  4983. Sure, but-
  4984.  
  4985. PARKS
  4986. Fucking, nothing!
  4987.  
  4988. Parks pushes her out of the way and looks at the black van
  4989. with government plates. He closes the door
  4990.  
  4991. JACKIE
  4992. Hey, what the fuck Parks?
  4993.  
  4994. Parks goes into
  4995.  
  4996.  
  4997. INT. POLICE SUV - NIGHT
  4998.  
  4999. Parks buckles Conrad's seatbelt. He throws his rifle into the
  5000. seat next to him.
  5001.  
  5002. Parks starts the SUV and drives forward.
  5003.  
  5004. He watches the black van drive off and follows behind it.
  5005.  
  5006. CONRAD
  5007. The fucking Chink, bailing my ass
  5008. out. What did I do to deserve this?
  5009.  
  5010. PARKS
  5011. I'm keeping you from getting your
  5012. brains blown out. You still float
  5013. with that reporter?
  5014.  
  5015. Parks reaches over and takes the dashcam off the mount.
  5016.  
  5017. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5018. Hold that. Burn it when you get the
  5019. chance.
  5020.  
  5021. He continues to trail the black van.
  5022.  
  5023. Parks passes the handcuff keys to Conrad.
  5024.  
  5025. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5026. There's a guy in that black van.
  5027. Can you get him out?
  5028.  
  5029. CONRAD
  5030. That fucking limey?
  5031.  
  5032. Parks moves the rear passenger's side mirror.
  5033.  
  5034. PARKS
  5035. Yes, that fucking limey.
  5036.  
  5037. CONRAD
  5038. I don't fucking know him.
  5039.  
  5040. PARKS
  5041. Can you cut the bullshit for once?
  5042. It doesn't take a genius to figure
  5043. out if you and him are there, that
  5044. someone who got all of us out of
  5045. hell got themselves into more
  5046. trouble. As to be expected.
  5047.  
  5048. Conrad looks down and sighs.
  5049.  
  5050. CONRAD
  5051. Fuck, fine.
  5052.  
  5053. PARKS
  5054. One more thing.
  5055.  
  5056. CONRAD
  5057. Yeah?
  5058.  
  5059. PARKS
  5060. The female Paulsen.
  5061.  
  5062. Conrad shakes his head.
  5063.  
  5064. CONRAD
  5065. Fuck if I know.
  5066.  
  5067. PARKS
  5068. Damn it.
  5069.  
  5070. Parks continues to follow the van.
  5071.  
  5072. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5073. Act handcuffed for a sec.
  5074.  
  5075. He turns on the lights and sirens.
  5076.  
  5077. The van makes a turn, then stops.
  5078.  
  5079. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5080. Act like you're handcuffed. Once I
  5081. get them out of their car, grab
  5082. him, grab the cruiser and go.
  5083.  
  5084. CONRAD
  5085. 10-4, copper.
  5086.  
  5087. Parks unlocks the car doors.
  5088.  
  5089.  
  5090. EXT. STREET - NIGHT
  5091.  
  5092. Parks steps out of his cruiser. He makes his way over, his
  5093. hand on his gun.
  5094.  
  5095. He puts his fingers on the back of the tail light.
  5096.  
  5097. The window to the van rolls down.
  5098.  
  5099. PARKS
  5100. Howdy there sir, how you doing
  5101. tonight?
  5102.  
  5103. The driver flashes his Homeland Security badge.
  5104.  
  5105. IND AGENT 1
  5106. Not too good now that you've pulled
  5107. us over.
  5108.  
  5109. Parks clicks his tongue.
  5110.  
  5111. PARKS
  5112. Well damn, sorry to hear that. I'm
  5113. gonna need you two to step out of
  5114. the vehicle in either case. Your
  5115. plates match the vehicle of a
  5116. murder suspect my division's been
  5117. tracking.
  5118.  
  5119. IND AGENT 1
  5120. Excuse me?
  5121.  
  5122. Parks sighs and gives a tired chuckle.
  5123.  
  5124. PARKS
  5125. Yeah, it's been a long night for me
  5126. too man.
  5127.  
  5128. The agent in the passenger's seat gives a look of confusion.
  5129.  
  5130. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5131. Please exit the vehicle.
  5132.  
  5133. IND AGENT 1
  5134. What the hell are you talking about
  5135. I just-
  5136.  
  5137. Parks's expression changes to that of sheer annoyance.
  5138.  
  5139. PARKS
  5140. GET OUT OR I DRAG YOU OUT.
  5141.  
  5142. The door next to him opens as the agent steps out of the van.
  5143.  
  5144. IND AGENT 1
  5145. What's your name, detective? You've
  5146. got no acceptable basis for this
  5147. stop and we both know it! Now give
  5148. me your badge number!
  5149.  
  5150. PARKS
  5151. Detective Parks, Human Trafficking
  5152. Division, badge 91859, 24th Street
  5153. Precinct.
  5154.  
  5155. IND AGENT 1
  5156. You lousy brat-
  5157.  
  5158. PARKS
  5159. I'm just doing what I'm told sir.
  5160.  
  5161. IND AGENT 1
  5162. What? You know what I can do to
  5163. you- To your career son?
  5164.  
  5165. The group are positioned in front of the van.
  5166.  
  5167. Parks moves so they face away from it.
  5168.  
  5169. The two begin to stand above Parks.
  5170.  
  5171. Parks watches the back of the van open up as Conrad carries
  5172. Nick outside the van.
  5173.  
  5174. Conrad picks him up and carries him to the cruiser.
  5175.  
  5176. PARKS
  5177. Fucking take your best shot, bitch.
  5178.  
  5179. The agent gets ready to swing-
  5180.  
  5181. Only for the tires to the cruiser to screech as the SUV
  5182. screams past the three.
  5183.  
  5184. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5185. Oh, fuck!
  5186.  
  5187. He watches the SUV drive off.
  5188.  
  5189. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5190. Well-
  5191.  
  5192. The two agents give him opposing glares.
  5193.  
  5194.  
  5195. INT. OFFICE - DAY
  5196.  
  5197. PARKS
  5198. That was that.
  5199.  
  5200. Stanton looks at Parks, jaw dropped.
  5201.  
  5202. STANTON
  5203. Did you eat paint as a child Parks?
  5204. He put a gun to your head so
  5205. instead of crashing the car you did
  5206. what he said?
  5207.  
  5208. PARKS
  5209. I was scared, sir.
  5210.  
  5211. STANTON
  5212. Your badge and gun, Parks.
  5213.  
  5214. Parks takes them out and passes them to him.
  5215.  
  5216. STANTON (CONT’D)
  5217. A month's suspension, you're lucky
  5218. to still be getting paid while we
  5219. investigate this. Starting a fight
  5220. with two federal agents, leaving a
  5221. scene before investigators can
  5222. arrive, and then proceeding to pick
  5223. another fight with Homeland?
  5224.  
  5225. Stanton shakes his head.
  5226.  
  5227. STANTON (CONT’D)
  5228. You are a lucky man to still be
  5229. allowed to have a job here.
  5230.  
  5231. Parks nods.
  5232.  
  5233. PARKS
  5234. I'm sorry sir. Thank you, sir.
  5235.  
  5236. STANTON
  5237. Get the hell outta my office.
  5238.  
  5239. Parks nods as he walks out to
  5240.  
  5241.  
  5242. INT. POLICE STATION - DAY
  5243.  
  5244. Jackie stands there and waits.
  5245.  
  5246. Parks closes the door behind him.
  5247.  
  5248. PARKS
  5249. The hell do you want?
  5250.  
  5251. JACKIE
  5252. Interesting how two unknown
  5253. suspects disappear on your watch.
  5254. Nick Fletcher and Conrad Miller?
  5255.  
  5256. Parks just shrugs.
  5257.  
  5258. PARKS
  5259. Never actually caught their names,
  5260. actually.
  5261.  
  5262. Jackie scratches her chin.
  5263.  
  5264. JACKIE
  5265. Mmhmm. Interesting. Strange how
  5266. those names have come up after all
  5267. these years, isn't it? It's like we
  5268. were just having dinner as couples
  5269. again.
  5270.  
  5271. Parks walks over to his desk. He takes some of his notes with
  5272. him.
  5273.  
  5274. PARKS
  5275. Turner gone?
  5276.  
  5277. Jackie nods.
  5278.  
  5279. JACKIE
  5280. Poor guy.
  5281.  
  5282. PARKS
  5283. Real fuckin' shame.
  5284.  
  5285. Parks starts to take notes out of his desk. He walks by
  5286. Turner's desk.
  5287.  
  5288. It sits empty.
  5289.  
  5290. Parks takes a moment to look at it, the notes in his hand.
  5291.  
  5292. He walks over to the exit.
  5293.  
  5294. CUT TO:
  5295.  
  5296.  
  5297. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - DAY
  5298.  
  5299. Elena sleeps on the couch as Parks comes in.
  5300.  
  5301. PARKS
  5302. Hi, Elena.
  5303.  
  5304. Parks drops to the floor, passes out, and falls asleep.
  5305.  
  5306. He wakes up at
  5307.  
  5308.  
  5309. PARKS'S BEDROOM
  5310.  
  5311. Elena holds him tight.
  5312.  
  5313. Parks blinks and wakes up, Elena next to him.
  5314.  
  5315. PARKS
  5316. Hey, baby.
  5317.  
  5318. ELENA
  5319. Why didn't you tell me Dave? And
  5320. what the hell is gash on your face?
  5321.  
  5322. PARKS
  5323. It's part of the job and I didn't
  5324. want you to worry about me. Got
  5325. into another fight while working,
  5326. they got me suspended for the next
  5327. month.
  5328.  
  5329. ELENA
  5330. Worry? Worry is all I've been doing
  5331. since Lance died! Is part of the
  5332. job also being a lone wolf thinking
  5333. that no one has your back?
  5334.  
  5335. PARKS
  5336. How was I supposed to know that
  5337. Doc's sister had people after her?
  5338. Besides, PD got into a little fight
  5339. with the feds after what I found.
  5340.  
  5341. Parks gets up and massages his face.
  5342.  
  5343. ELENA
  5344. And what would that have been?
  5345.  
  5346. PARKS
  5347. Truck full of kids being shipped to
  5348. god knows where.
  5349.  
  5350. Parks yawns.
  5351.  
  5352. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5353. Been fuckin' awake for four days.
  5354. Jesus.
  5355.  
  5356. ELENA
  5357. Yeah, I can tell. When was the last
  5358. time you showered?
  5359.  
  5360. Parks just shakes his head.
  5361.  
  5362. PARKS
  5363. Four days ago.
  5364.  
  5365. She points to the shower.
  5366.  
  5367. ELENA
  5368. Go.
  5369.  
  5370. Parks gets up and goes into the bathroom.
  5371.  
  5372. He closes the door behind him, only for Elena to follow
  5373. behind.
  5374.  
  5375. CUT TO:
  5376.  
  5377.  
  5378. PARKS'S KITCHEN
  5379.  
  5380. Parks brews himself a cup of coffee.
  5381.  
  5382. He wears a pair of shorts and a "101st Airborne" T-shirt.
  5383.  
  5384. Elena wears a bathrobe and kisses him on the cheek.
  5385.  
  5386. She wraps her arms around his stomach.
  5387.  
  5388. ELENA
  5389. Dave?
  5390.  
  5391. Parks looks at her.
  5392.  
  5393. PARKS
  5394. Yeah?
  5395.  
  5396. ELENA
  5397. It feels like...
  5398.  
  5399. She looks down.
  5400.  
  5401. ELENA (CONT’D)
  5402. ...Feels like you're going back
  5403. overseas again.
  5404.  
  5405. Parks sighs.
  5406.  
  5407. PARKS
  5408. I gotta do this. Elena I haven't
  5409. been completely upfront with you.
  5410.  
  5411. Parks turns around.
  5412.  
  5413. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5414. I'm working a case and it's Don.
  5415.  
  5416. Elena looks into Parks's eyes.
  5417.  
  5418. ELENA
  5419. Sweetheart, what did he do this
  5420. time?
  5421.  
  5422. Parks shakes his head.
  5423.  
  5424. PARKS
  5425. That's the problem, I don't think
  5426. he did anything. That's what
  5427. worries me. Whoever-
  5428.  
  5429. Parks shakes his head again.
  5430.  
  5431. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5432. Someone's fixing to bury him and
  5433. they were gonna kill two of Don's
  5434. friends for it to happen. I don't
  5435. even know the why of it all,
  5436. normally Don pisses someone off or
  5437. he...
  5438.  
  5439. Parks looks up.
  5440.  
  5441. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5442. ...comes across something he
  5443. shouldn't have...
  5444.  
  5445. Parks's eyes widen.
  5446.  
  5447. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5448. Oh my god.
  5449.  
  5450. ELENA
  5451. Dave?
  5452.  
  5453. PARKS
  5454. I've seen Matthews before. I've
  5455. seen that rat bastard before!
  5456.  
  5457. ELENA
  5458. Matthews?
  5459.  
  5460. Parks lets off a nervous chuckle.
  5461.  
  5462. PARKS
  5463. I've seen that fucking face before.
  5464. He's not a Homeland...
  5465.  
  5466. Parks goes into his bedroom.
  5467.  
  5468. A file cabinet sits next to his computer.
  5469.  
  5470. Right next to it, a brown office box labelled "Army".
  5471.  
  5472. Parks begins to dig through it. He looks through old Army
  5473. photos.
  5474.  
  5475. He stops on one.
  5476.  
  5477. Parks gets pinned a "Staff Sergeant" rank pinned to his
  5478. uniform.
  5479.  
  5480. Matthews stands next to him and wears a blue polo T-shirt, a
  5481. pair of tan cargo pants, and a pair of tan boots with a Rolex
  5482. watch.
  5483.  
  5484. COLONEL MICHAEL WALLACE, (mid-50s) pins the rank on Parks.
  5485.  
  5486. Parks takes out his notepad.
  5487.  
  5488. "Colonel Wallace" and "Marcus Matthews".
  5489.  
  5490. He jots one more note into it.
  5491.  
  5492. "Who is Marcus Matthews?"
  5493.  
  5494. ELENA
  5495. Back to work, are we?
  5496.  
  5497. Parks nods.
  5498.  
  5499. PARKS
  5500. Fuck yeah, we are.
  5501.  
  5502. ELENA
  5503. Don't you have anyone you can call,
  5504. Dave? People care about you, yet
  5505. you insist on constantly trying to
  5506. do things alone and your way! What
  5507. if you're wrong?
  5508.  
  5509. Parks cocks an eyebrow.
  5510.  
  5511. PARKS
  5512. Since when have I been wrong?
  5513.  
  5514. ELENA
  5515. Transporting Don's sister would be
  5516. a good start.
  5517.  
  5518. PARKS
  5519. That was... Yeah, that was a bad
  5520. idea. How was I supposed to know
  5521. that people were after her?
  5522.  
  5523. Elena just shrugs.
  5524.  
  5525. ELENA
  5526. Didn't they tell you to call for
  5527. backup before you did stupid shit
  5528. like that?
  5529.  
  5530. PARKS
  5531. It's different, Elena.
  5532.  
  5533. ELENA
  5534. What's different, Dave?!
  5535.  
  5536. Parks looks away, then back at her.
  5537.  
  5538. PARKS
  5539. I don't want the same shit that
  5540. happened to Hawkins, to happen to
  5541. someone else!
  5542.  
  5543. ELENA
  5544. I fucking knew it!
  5545.  
  5546. PARKS
  5547. Elena-
  5548.  
  5549. ELENA
  5550. This is what's wrong, Dave!
  5551.  
  5552. Parks stands up.
  5553.  
  5554. PARKS
  5555. What's wrong, Elena? The fact I'd
  5556. rather be dead rather than some
  5557. poor guy with a family?!
  5558.  
  5559. ELENA
  5560. Those guys signed up for a job, and
  5561. they know the risks! This hero
  5562. bullshit that you think is out to
  5563. help those closest to you only
  5564. serves to fuck you in the end! What
  5565. if one day someone shoots you and
  5566. leaves you out in the desert?! What
  5567. then Dave?! End up like Hank from
  5568. Breaking Bad, and maybe I get that
  5569. phone call that no one knows where
  5570. you are. You're missing while your
  5571. buddy buries you under 20 feet of
  5572. sand! Tell me what I'm supposed to
  5573. do then!
  5574.  
  5575. Parks goes quiet.
  5576.  
  5577. PARKS
  5578. Elena, who am I supposed to call?
  5579.  
  5580. ELENA
  5581. Baby, you know more than I do that
  5582. those guys would do anything for
  5583. you and that you'd do anything for
  5584. them.
  5585.  
  5586. PARKS
  5587. They're the reason I'm suspended,
  5588. Elena.
  5589.  
  5590. ELENA
  5591. Then even more reason for you to
  5592. find them. Dave, I love you so god
  5593. damn much but there's a point in
  5594. time where it's okay to ask for
  5595. help. People care about you, Dave.
  5596.  
  5597. Parks nods at this.
  5598.  
  5599. PARKS
  5600. Get me my shotgun.
  5601.  
  5602. ELENA
  5603. What?
  5604.  
  5605. PARKS
  5606. Fine, we'll do it your way, Elena.
  5607.  
  5608. Elena goes into the walk in closet and comes out with a 12
  5609. gauge in her hand.
  5610.  
  5611. ELENA
  5612. What are you doing?
  5613.  
  5614. PARKS
  5615. Calling some friends.
  5616.  
  5617. Parks stands up and walks over to his phone. Parks picks it
  5618. up and scrolls through his contacts, then scrolls past
  5619. "Conrad" and stops on "Don".
  5620.  
  5621. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5622. Sweetheart, are you sure this is a
  5623. good idea?
  5624.  
  5625. Elena nods at him.
  5626.  
  5627. ELENA
  5628. Only one way to know for sure,
  5629. right?
  5630.  
  5631. Parks stops on Don's contact name.
  5632.  
  5633. He takes a deep breath and dials the number.
  5634.  
  5635. The line rings for a moment as he steps out into the living
  5636. room.
  5637.  
  5638. Elena turns on the TV.
  5639.  
  5640.  
  5641. TV POV
  5642.  
  5643. IND REPORTER 1
  5644. Police are looking for what they
  5645. are dubbing "The Gentleman Car
  5646. thief", the victim, 43-year old
  5647. Brenda Johnson describes what she
  5648. saw.
  5649.  
  5650. BRENDA
  5651. He came up and pointed the gun at
  5652. me and asked, "Ma'am may I take
  5653. your car?" so I said to him, "Boy,
  5654. you got a gun in my face, am I
  5655. supposed to say no?"
  5656.  
  5657. The camera cuts back to the reporter on TV.
  5658.  
  5659. IND REPORTER 1
  5660. Police are looking for a white male
  5661. with brown eyes wearing military
  5662. camo. Police say he's related to
  5663. the ambush earlier tonight and
  5664. remind the public that if they see
  5665. him to call police immediately.
  5666.  
  5667. BACK TO:
  5668.  
  5669. PARKS
  5670. Mother of fuck.
  5671.  
  5672. Parks scrolls through his phone contacts and stops on Don.
  5673.  
  5674. He takes a deep breath and dials the number.
  5675.  
  5676. Parks waits for a moment.
  5677.  
  5678. The line connects. DON, (30) picks up the phone.
  5679.  
  5680. DON (O.S.)
  5681. Dave?
  5682.  
  5683. PARKS
  5684. If that was you running away from
  5685. me, why'd you need to steal a car?
  5686.  
  5687. DON
  5688. Checkpoint got in the way.
  5689.  
  5690. PARKS
  5691. They wouldn't have gotten you.
  5692.  
  5693. DON
  5694. Didn't want James going to jail.
  5695.  
  5696. PARKS
  5697. Not his first time in though, is
  5698. it?
  5699.  
  5700. Don chuckles over the mic.
  5701.  
  5702. DON (O.S.)
  5703. This your way of coaxing me to come
  5704. back and turn myself in?
  5705.  
  5706. PARKS
  5707. If that was the case, how'd Nick
  5708. and Conrad go free?
  5709.  
  5710. DON (O.S.)
  5711. (mockingly)
  5712. I'm gettin' too old for this shit.
  5713. That fucker still hasn't changed.
  5714.  
  5715. CONRAD (O.S.)
  5716. (distant)
  5717. Hey, fuck you arthritis is a
  5718. serious thing!
  5719.  
  5720. The three chuckle at that.
  5721.  
  5722. Parks grins and sits against his couch. A sigh comes from the
  5723. other end of the phone.
  5724.  
  5725. DON (O.S.)
  5726. How've you been man? Sorry about
  5727. never having kept up with shit.
  5728.  
  5729. PARKS (O.S.)
  5730. (into phone)
  5731. Shit's going. Only, it's been
  5732. crazy.
  5733.  
  5734. DON (O.S.)
  5735. (into phone)
  5736. Yeah, heard about your partner.
  5737. Sorry man.
  5738.  
  5739. Parks sighs and massages his head.
  5740.  
  5741. PARKS
  5742. (into phone)
  5743. Part of the job, man. There was a
  5744. lot more to his case than I thought
  5745. there was.
  5746.  
  5747. Don chuckles at that.
  5748.  
  5749. DON
  5750. There was a lot more to this job
  5751. than I thought there was. Jackie
  5752. and I ain't together.
  5753.  
  5754. PARKS (O.S.)
  5755. (into phone)
  5756. I could tell, she wasn't wearing
  5757. her ring.
  5758.  
  5759. DON
  5760. Bitch got me, that's why.
  5761.  
  5762. Parks stands up and looks out his window.
  5763.  
  5764. Parks gives a smile. Two men sit across the street from his
  5765. house in an unmarked Dodge Charger.
  5766.  
  5767. One snaps a picture on his phone.
  5768.  
  5769. PARKS
  5770. Hey Doc.
  5771.  
  5772. DON
  5773. Yeah Dave?
  5774.  
  5775. He watches two agents snap photos of his house.
  5776.  
  5777. PARKS
  5778. James there?
  5779.  
  5780. DON
  5781. They watching your place now?
  5782.  
  5783. PARKS
  5784. Took the words outta my mouth.
  5785.  
  5786. DON
  5787. He's a little busy right now. Can
  5788. it wait?
  5789.  
  5790. PARKS
  5791. I can take care of it.
  5792.  
  5793. DON
  5794. You sure buddy?
  5795.  
  5796. Parks takes a second and looks at the two.
  5797.  
  5798. PARKS
  5799. You know, on second thought- You
  5800. able to come by?
  5801.  
  5802. DON
  5803. Yeah, I can do that. Give me an
  5804. hour. James should be done too.
  5805.  
  5806. A metallic thud comes from the other end of the mic.
  5807.  
  5808. PARKS
  5809. The hell was that?
  5810.  
  5811. DON (O.S.)
  5812. (into phone)
  5813. Don't worry about it.
  5814.  
  5815. PARKS
  5816. Sure, man.
  5817.  
  5818. DON (O.S.)
  5819. (phone)
  5820. See you on the flip side,
  5821. Specialist Parks.
  5822.  
  5823. PARKS
  5824. You too, Don.
  5825.  
  5826. The line goes out.
  5827.  
  5828. Parks sighs and massages his eyes, then buries his head in
  5829. his hands.
  5830.  
  5831. He looks back out at the car parked near his house.
  5832.  
  5833. Parks grabs his phone again. He looks outside once more.
  5834.  
  5835. He scrolls over a contact that reads, "IA".
  5836.  
  5837. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5838. Fuck, here we go.
  5839.  
  5840. He opens up the contact, his finger hovers over the call
  5841. button.
  5842.  
  5843. He presses it, then puts the phone up to his ear.
  5844.  
  5845. STEELE (O.S.)
  5846. Sergeant Steele, Internal Affairs.
  5847.  
  5848. PARKS
  5849. This is Detective Parks.
  5850.  
  5851. STEELE (O.S.)
  5852. You got a lot of nerve calling this
  5853. number, Detective. Aren't you on
  5854. suspension?
  5855.  
  5856. Parks takes a deep breath.
  5857.  
  5858. PARKS
  5859. I-I am. But I need your help.
  5860.  
  5861. STEELE
  5862. What could I possibly do for you
  5863. detective?
  5864.  
  5865. PARKS
  5866. I have a two man team posted
  5867. outside my house and I'm trying to
  5868. figure out whether it's one of
  5869. ours.
  5870.  
  5871. STEELE
  5872. Why would there be a...
  5873.  
  5874. Papers shuffle around a desk. Some typing from a keyboard can
  5875. be heard.
  5876.  
  5877. STEELE (CONT’D)
  5878. I'm gonna send a unit to check it
  5879. out. You stay there, Parks.
  5880.  
  5881. PARKS
  5882. Yes, sergeant.
  5883.  
  5884. Parks sighs and looks down.
  5885.  
  5886. Parks reaches into his pocket and takes a couple pain
  5887. killers.
  5888.  
  5889. His phone vibrates.
  5890.  
  5891. The contact reads, "Reporter".
  5892.  
  5893. He takes a deep breath and winces.
  5894.  
  5895. REPORTER (TEXT)
  5896. I got a new lead for you, come by
  5897. my place and take a look.
  5898.  
  5899. An address sits attached to the e-mail:
  5900.  
  5901.  
  5902. "4645 Cactus Way
  5903. Glendale, AZ 85306"
  5904.  
  5905. Parks stands up and takes a breath.
  5906.  
  5907. PARKS (TEXT)
  5908. Omw.
  5909.  
  5910. Parks gets up and glances out the window. A cruiser pulls up
  5911. behind the Charger.
  5912.  
  5913. The cruiser's lights come on as he goes into
  5914.  
  5915.  
  5916. PARKS'S BEDROOM
  5917.  
  5918. Elena does her hair.
  5919.  
  5920. PARKS
  5921. Elena, sweetheart, hey-
  5922.  
  5923. She turns around.
  5924.  
  5925. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5926. Don and a few others are gonna be
  5927. here soon, let 'em in when they
  5928. come by. I gotta go meet up with a
  5929. friend to see what's going on.
  5930.  
  5931. She nods at him. Parks gives her a kiss on the cheek.
  5932.  
  5933. PARKS (CONT’D)
  5934. I'm doing it your way now, baby.
  5935.  
  5936. Elena smiles at this and kisses him on the lips back.
  5937.  
  5938. ELENA
  5939. Go get 'em, Dave.
  5940.  
  5941. Parks nods and opens the safe to his Glock 17. He reaches for
  5942. his shotgun, checks it, then loads it.
  5943.  
  5944. Parks steps away.
  5945.  
  5946. ELENA (CONT’D)
  5947. Don't forget this!
  5948.  
  5949. She passes him his glass breaker knife.
  5950.  
  5951. PARKS
  5952. Thanks sweetheart.
  5953.  
  5954. He takes it and steps out.
  5955.  
  5956.  
  5957. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - DAY
  5958.  
  5959. A car pulls out of the garage.
  5960.  
  5961.  
  5962. INT. PARKS'S CAR - DAY
  5963.  
  5964. Parks pulls out of the drive and watches two guys in khaki
  5965. long slacks and polo shirts argue with a patrol officer. They
  5966. glance over at Parks's car and give a concerned glance.
  5967.  
  5968. Parks shoots a grin and drives over to
  5969.  
  5970.  
  5971. EXT. DIAZ'S HOUSE - DAY
  5972.  
  5973. Parks pulls outside a one story home. The door is ajar.
  5974.  
  5975. PARKS
  5976. Oh, christ.
  5977.  
  5978. Parks takes his gun out and then his phone. He calls 911.
  5979.  
  5980. DISPATCHER (O.S.)
  5981. (phone)
  5982. 911, what is your emergency?
  5983.  
  5984. PARKS
  5985. (phone)
  5986. My name is Detective David Parks,
  5987. I've been suspended recently- I got
  5988. a gun on me and I think my friend's
  5989. in danger at 4645 Cactus Way in
  5990. Glendale. Please send help. I'm
  5991. going inside, I got a gun on me.
  5992.  
  5993. DISPATCHER (O.S.)
  5994. (phone)
  5995. Alright Detective, we got units on
  5996. the way.
  5997.  
  5998. Parks trains his weapon forward and heads inside, gun out.
  5999.  
  6000. DIAZ (O.S.)
  6001. Fuck, I'm going to fuck your
  6002. fucking ass Davey boy!
  6003.  
  6004. Parks's eyes widen.
  6005.  
  6006. PARKS
  6007. Dave, it's me!
  6008.  
  6009. DIAZ
  6010. ...Fuck your faggot ass... GONNA
  6011. STICK IT IN!
  6012.  
  6013. Parks raises his handgun.
  6014.  
  6015. PARKS
  6016. Mark, it's me!
  6017.  
  6018. Parks opens the door and gets tackled by Diaz. His gun gets
  6019. knocked away.
  6020.  
  6021. Diaz holds a knife in his hand.
  6022.  
  6023. DIAZ
  6024. PIECE OF SHIT!
  6025.  
  6026. Diaz tackles Parks down and knocks his handgun away. Diaz
  6027. stays on top of him and tries to plunge the knife into his
  6028. chest.
  6029.  
  6030. Parks pushes the knife up and away from him. He angles the
  6031. knife to the side, then rolls over.
  6032.  
  6033. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  6034. (whispering)
  6035. Gonna slice your fucking throat,
  6036. chink...
  6037.  
  6038. Parks rides his knee into Diaz's groin. Diaz rolls over in
  6039. pain as Parks gets back on his feet and grabs his gun.
  6040.  
  6041. Diaz reaches for his kitchen knife again.
  6042.  
  6043. A police cruiser rolls up behind Parks.
  6044.  
  6045. Turner steps out, shotgun in hand. Jackie is in the car next
  6046. to him.
  6047.  
  6048. The two step out, guns drawn.
  6049.  
  6050. Parks runs behind the cruiser.
  6051.  
  6052. DIAZ (CONT’D)
  6053. GOING TO FUCK YOU HARD JACKIE! YOU
  6054. AND HIM BOTH!
  6055.  
  6056. Jackie trains her gun on Diaz.
  6057.  
  6058. JACKIE
  6059. Mark, don't do this!
  6060.  
  6061. Turner fires his shotgun into Diaz's chest.
  6062.  
  6063. Diaz falls down.
  6064.  
  6065. TURNER
  6066. You okay, Parks?!
  6067.  
  6068. Parks nods at this as he stays behind the cruiser.
  6069.  
  6070. The two train their guns on the body.
  6071.  
  6072. Parks stands back up.
  6073.  
  6074. Parks gets his gun out again.
  6075.  
  6076. JACKIE
  6077. Parks, what are you doing?
  6078.  
  6079. PARKS
  6080. There was something wrong with his
  6081. wrists.
  6082.  
  6083. Parks walks forward, his gun stays on the body.
  6084.  
  6085. Parks looks at Diaz's wrists, then feels them.
  6086.  
  6087. JACKIE
  6088. What the hell are you doing, Parks?
  6089. !
  6090.  
  6091. PARKS
  6092. Rope burn. He was tied up.
  6093.  
  6094. Parks keeps his weapon up.
  6095.  
  6096. PARKS (CONT’D)
  6097. Help me clear the house!
  6098.  
  6099. The three move in on the house.
  6100.  
  6101.  
  6102. INT. DIAZ'S HOUSE - DAY
  6103.  
  6104. The three move in and search the house.
  6105.  
  6106. Parks checks the kitchen and living room.
  6107.  
  6108. PARKS
  6109. Clear!
  6110.  
  6111. Turner and Jackie check the inside of the house as well.
  6112.  
  6113. TURNER
  6114. Rooms are clear!
  6115.  
  6116. JACKIE
  6117. Clear here!
  6118.  
  6119. Parks turns on the light in the kitchen.
  6120.  
  6121. Some cut rope sits on the floor in front of Parks.
  6122.  
  6123. Parks takes a knee and looks at the pieces of rope. A wooden
  6124. chair is in the middle of the room.
  6125.  
  6126. PARKS
  6127. Someone tied him down.
  6128.  
  6129. Parks looks around.
  6130.  
  6131. PARKS (CONT’D)
  6132. Where's his phone?
  6133.  
  6134. Parks looks at the counter. It sits on the kitchen table.
  6135.  
  6136. Parks checks the kitchen.
  6137.  
  6138. Jackie comes back.
  6139.  
  6140. JACKIE
  6141. What have you got?
  6142.  
  6143. Parks points to the door.
  6144.  
  6145. PARKS
  6146. Door was ajar when I got here.
  6147. Either guy was in a hurry or...
  6148.  
  6149. He makes his way over to the door. A blood stain sits on the
  6150. front of it.
  6151.  
  6152. Parks looks down at the glasses on floor, then at the blood
  6153. stained dent on the door.
  6154.  
  6155. PARKS (CONT’D)
  6156. He forced his way in. Bashed the
  6157. guy's face with the door, then-
  6158.  
  6159. He goes back to the front of the house.
  6160.  
  6161. PARKS (CONT’D)
  6162. Tied him to the chair.
  6163.  
  6164. JACKIE
  6165. Doesn't explain why he attacked us.
  6166.  
  6167. Parks shakes his head and looks around the house.
  6168.  
  6169. PARKS
  6170. I don't know either. Check the
  6171. house.
  6172.  
  6173. Parks looks around the house and stops at Diaz's computer.
  6174.  
  6175. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  6176. We'll be taking over from here,
  6177. gentlemen.
  6178.  
  6179. Foot steps enter Diaz's home. Parks looks at the download
  6180. time on the flash drive.
  6181.  
  6182. A flash drive sits plugged into the computer. Parks looks
  6183. around for a moment, then plugs the flash drive into the
  6184. computer.
  6185.  
  6186. He starts to move folders marked "cases" into the drive.
  6187. Another folder sits in it marked "Knight Pharmaceuticals"
  6188. along with "government".
  6189.  
  6190. Parks takes a nervous breath and looks out at the patio
  6191. behind him.
  6192.  
  6193. IND AGENT 1 (O.S.)
  6194. Check this room here!
  6195.  
  6196. Parks looks at the download time. He looks back at the
  6197. bedroom door.
  6198.  
  6199. PARKS
  6200. (muttering)
  6201. Shit, shit, shit...
  6202.  
  6203. Parks watches the download. "90 percent downloaded".
  6204.  
  6205. The footsteps come closer to the door.
  6206.  
  6207. The download finishes. Parks pulls the flash drive out, puts
  6208. it in its case, and puts it back in his pocket.
  6209.  
  6210. An agent, (mid-40s) looks at him.
  6211.  
  6212. IND AGENT 1
  6213. Lemme see your hands. Who the hell
  6214. are you supposed to be?
  6215.  
  6216. PARKS
  6217. Detective David Parks.
  6218.  
  6219. IND AGENT 1
  6220. Where's your badge?
  6221.  
  6222. PARKS
  6223. I'm suspended.
  6224.  
  6225. Matthews appears behind Parks.
  6226.  
  6227. MATTHEWS
  6228. Davey boy, why the hell are you
  6229. chasing leads without us?
  6230.  
  6231. Parks shrugs. He gets his hand out of his pocket.
  6232.  
  6233. PARKS
  6234. Reporter's a friend of mine from-
  6235.  
  6236. MATTHEWS
  6237. Helluva a nickname you got for him.
  6238.  
  6239. Parks raises his arms.
  6240.  
  6241. PARKS
  6242. Motherfucker tried to kill me.
  6243.  
  6244. Matthews shakes his head.
  6245.  
  6246. MATTHEWS
  6247. Real shame, ain't it?
  6248.  
  6249. Parks nods.
  6250.  
  6251. PARKS
  6252. He probably lost it working these
  6253. cases I guess.
  6254.  
  6255. MATTHEWS
  6256. Guy like him? Probably.
  6257.  
  6258. Matthews come up and puts his hand on Parks's shoulder.
  6259.  
  6260. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  6261. Sorry about your friend, Dave.
  6262.  
  6263. Parks nods as the two walk out to
  6264.  
  6265.  
  6266. EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD - DAY
  6267.  
  6268. MATTHEWS
  6269. You okay?
  6270.  
  6271. Parks nods.
  6272.  
  6273. PARKS
  6274. Yeah, I'll be good- I'm gonna go
  6275. home.
  6276.  
  6277. Steele arrives on scene and speaks to Turner and Jackie.
  6278.  
  6279. He looks at Parks and makes his way over. Steele passes Parks
  6280. his badge and holstered gun back.
  6281.  
  6282. He gives a look of sympathy.
  6283.  
  6284. STEELE
  6285. I'm sorry about your friend,
  6286. Detective.
  6287.  
  6288. Parks just shakes his head at this.
  6289.  
  6290. Diaz's body is put on a stretcher.
  6291.  
  6292. PARKS
  6293. Nothing I could've done about it.
  6294.  
  6295. Steele looks at Matthews.
  6296.  
  6297. STEELE
  6298. Mind if I speak to Parks?
  6299.  
  6300. Matthews nods and walks away.
  6301.  
  6302. Steele pulls Parks in close.
  6303.  
  6304. STEELE (CONT’D)
  6305. (whispering)
  6306. I'm glad you called me, Parks.
  6307.  
  6308. Parks nods.
  6309.  
  6310. STEELE (CONT’D)
  6311. (whispering)
  6312. At this time we're not aware of any
  6313. federal investigations being held
  6314. against you. We don't know what
  6315. those two agents were up to. When
  6316. we tried to question them, they
  6317. told us to talk to their
  6318. supervisor.
  6319.  
  6320. PARKS
  6321. And who would that be?
  6322.  
  6323. Steele motions to Matthews.
  6324.  
  6325. Parks takes out a notepad jots down something.
  6326.  
  6327. STEELE
  6328. (whispering)
  6329. What are you writing?
  6330.  
  6331. PARKS
  6332. There's a few things I'm missing
  6333. here, but I think I have an idea on
  6334. what I'm going after.
  6335.  
  6336. Steele nods.
  6337.  
  6338. STEELE
  6339. Well, given you never fired a shot,
  6340. you don't have to deal with
  6341. paperwork, but just have a report
  6342. done. We clear?
  6343.  
  6344. Parks nods at this.
  6345.  
  6346. PARKS
  6347. Yes, sergeant.
  6348.  
  6349. Steele gives Parks a pat on the back. Parks gets into his car
  6350. and drives off to
  6351.  
  6352.  
  6353. INT. POLICE STATION - AFTERNOON
  6354.  
  6355. Parks goes into his cubicle and looks at it.
  6356.  
  6357. The briefcase with all the files still sits in it. Parks
  6358. opens it and begins to sift through it.
  6359.  
  6360. He plugs the flash drive into the computer.
  6361.  
  6362. One folder reads, "The Emancipation Project".
  6363.  
  6364. A video plays. Dawn is tied up.
  6365.  
  6366. She looks below a camera.
  6367.  
  6368. DAWN
  6369. My name is Dawn Paulsen and I am
  6370. responsible for the trafficking of
  6371. children from eastern Ukraine.
  6372.  
  6373. She stops for a moment. A look of fear registers in her eyes.
  6374.  
  6375. DAWN (CONT’D)
  6376. I alongside Marcus Matthews have
  6377. willfully trafficked children into
  6378. the ports of Boston, New York, and
  6379. Los Angeles.
  6380.  
  6381. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1 (O.S.)
  6382. And under whose orders were you
  6383. working under?
  6384.  
  6385. DAWN
  6386. Matthews.
  6387.  
  6388. A masked man passes her a smartphone.
  6389.  
  6390. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  6391. Can you show us a picture of this
  6392. man?
  6393.  
  6394. Dawn unlocks her phone.
  6395.  
  6396. A picture of Matthews shows on screen.
  6397.  
  6398. Matthews stands behind Parks.
  6399.  
  6400. MATTHEWS
  6401. What you looking at, there
  6402. Detective?
  6403.  
  6404. Parks tabs out and clears his throat.
  6405.  
  6406. PARKS
  6407. J-Just a case I'm following up on
  6408. related to the Hawkins murder.
  6409.  
  6410. Parks takes the flash drive out and puts it in his pocket.
  6411.  
  6412. MATTHEWS
  6413. You think we could compare notes?
  6414.  
  6415. Parks shakes his head.
  6416.  
  6417. PARKS
  6418. No, I think I'll be fine.
  6419.  
  6420. MATTHEWS
  6421. Keep at it, Detective.
  6422.  
  6423. Matthews turns around, then stops.
  6424.  
  6425. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  6426. There's something that's been
  6427. bothering me though. We lost three
  6428. suspects last night actually during
  6429. a prisoner, would you know anything
  6430. about them?
  6431.  
  6432. Parks shakes his head.
  6433.  
  6434. PARKS
  6435. Wouldn't know. Who would they be?
  6436.  
  6437. Matthews reaches into his messenger bag and pulls out a
  6438. picture of Nick, Conrad, and Don.
  6439.  
  6440. Parks's eyes widen. Parks shakes his head.
  6441.  
  6442. PARKS (CONT’D)
  6443. Wouldn't have a clue who you're
  6444. talking about.
  6445.  
  6446. MATTHEWS
  6447. Damn shame. I think- I think
  6448. there's a connection between the
  6449. "Gentleman carjacker" and Donovan
  6450. Paulsen. You knew the guy, paint me
  6451. a picture.
  6452.  
  6453. Parks shrugs.
  6454.  
  6455. PARKS
  6456. Alcoholic, couldn't really hold
  6457. down a job- Real deadbeat.
  6458.  
  6459. Matthews nods.
  6460.  
  6461. MATTHEWS
  6462. Shame that's what a guy like him
  6463. has turned into after only four
  6464. years. I'll look into the other
  6465. two, but one of them has their
  6466. records sealed. So either we got a
  6467. guy with a really boring job or a
  6468. guy with an insane one. Either way,
  6469. British M.O.D. has him on lockdown.
  6470.  
  6471. PARKS
  6472. Yeah- Yeah they do.
  6473.  
  6474. MATTHEWS
  6475. Well, if you do find anything, let
  6476. me know.
  6477.  
  6478. Matthews walks off.
  6479.  
  6480. Parks gets his phone out and calls Elena.
  6481.  
  6482. PARKS
  6483. Elena, baby?
  6484.  
  6485. ELENA (O.S.)
  6486. (phone)
  6487. Dave- Dave? There's men in the
  6488. house. I got a gun on me but
  6489. there's four of them.
  6490.  
  6491. PARKS
  6492. Oh, shit.
  6493.  
  6494. Parks's eye widen.
  6495.  
  6496. PARKS (CONT’D)
  6497. Baby, I'm on my way, call 911.
  6498.  
  6499. ELENA
  6500. Alright, Dave.
  6501.  
  6502. Parks gets walks through the police station hallway. He looks
  6503. off to his side and watches Matthews text someone.
  6504.  
  6505. He bumps shoulders with Jackie and Turner. He looks at both.
  6506.  
  6507. PARKS
  6508. I need your help, please.
  6509.  
  6510. JACKIE
  6511. Yeah?
  6512.  
  6513. PARKS
  6514. I got guys breaking into my fucking
  6515. house right now.
  6516.  
  6517. TURNER
  6518. Say no more.
  6519.  
  6520.  
  6521. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON
  6522.  
  6523. A group of officers keep their guns trained on five guys on
  6524. Parks's lawn.
  6525.  
  6526. Elena sits inside an ambulance and breathes into an oxygen
  6527. mask. A puppy sits in her arms.
  6528.  
  6529. A paramedic motions for her to calm down.
  6530.  
  6531. The three approach the scene.
  6532.  
  6533. Jackie takes her badge off her belt and flashes it at the
  6534. officers.
  6535.  
  6536. Parks takes his badge out.
  6537.  
  6538. PARKS
  6539. Coming through.
  6540.  
  6541. CARLOS HERNANDEZ, (27) looks up at Dave, wide eyed. Hernandez
  6542. looks away.
  6543.  
  6544. Parks looks at the other four IGNACIO, (24), ERNESTO, (26),
  6545. MARTIN, (27), and ADAM, (35).
  6546.  
  6547. A patrol officer stands behind Hernandez.
  6548.  
  6549. PARKS (CONT’D)
  6550. Miller, you're with me. Turner, see
  6551. what you can find out.
  6552.  
  6553. TURNER
  6554. Yes, sir.
  6555.  
  6556. Parks and Jackie make their way over to the ambulance.
  6557.  
  6558. Elena bursts out in tears.
  6559.  
  6560. ELENA
  6561. I'm sorry, Dave!
  6562.  
  6563. Elena sets the puppy down behind her. She holds Parks.
  6564.  
  6565. PARKS
  6566. Wait, what? Elena, are you hurt?
  6567.  
  6568. Elena cries into his shirt.
  6569.  
  6570. ELENA
  6571. I'm fine, but I was scared Dave- I
  6572. got you a gift and those guys
  6573. almost killed Samantha.
  6574.  
  6575. Parks looks at the puppy.
  6576.  
  6577. PARKS
  6578. I'm not worried about the puppy,
  6579. Elena! What happened though?
  6580.  
  6581. Parks holds her tight.
  6582.  
  6583. ELENA
  6584. They broke in while I was playing
  6585. on your computer- I grabbed my .38
  6586. and ran into the closet, closed the
  6587. door...
  6588.  
  6589. PARKS
  6590. Yeah? What did you hear?
  6591.  
  6592. ELENA
  6593. They were arguing about whether
  6594. they should shoot Samantha.
  6595.  
  6596. PARKS
  6597. Samantha?
  6598.  
  6599. Elena picks up the puppy and shows her to Parks.
  6600.  
  6601. ELENA
  6602. Samantha.
  6603.  
  6604. Elena sets the puppy back down.
  6605.  
  6606. ELENA (CONT’D)
  6607. One of them started freaking out
  6608. when he saw something and said, "We
  6609. need to leave, we need to leave!"
  6610.  
  6611. JACKIE
  6612. Would you be able to figure out who
  6613. that might be?
  6614.  
  6615. Parks looks at the five.
  6616.  
  6617. ELENA
  6618. That's not it, though.
  6619.  
  6620. Parks cocks an eyebrow.
  6621.  
  6622. ELENA (CONT’D)
  6623. I came out with the gun in my hand
  6624. and there was a guy fighting them
  6625. all-
  6626.  
  6627. Elena shakes her head.
  6628.  
  6629. ELENA (CONT’D)
  6630. I don't know how he did it but he
  6631. managed to get them all outside and
  6632. even closed the door behind him.
  6633.  
  6634. PARKS
  6635. Which one?
  6636.  
  6637. She points at Adam.
  6638.  
  6639. ELENA
  6640. He fought them all and then when I
  6641. pointed a gun at him all he did was
  6642. run outside- I locked the door,
  6643. grabbed Samantha and sat there with
  6644. my gun.
  6645.  
  6646. Parks nods.
  6647.  
  6648. PARKS
  6649. You gonna be alright, sweetheart?
  6650.  
  6651. ELENA
  6652. Yeah, I'll be okay.
  6653.  
  6654. PARKS
  6655. I'm gonna do my job. We'll be
  6656. alright.
  6657.  
  6658. Parks and Jackie go to
  6659.  
  6660.  
  6661. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON
  6662.  
  6663. Parks goes inside his house and looks on the ground. A
  6664. lockpick kit sits on the ground.
  6665.  
  6666. PARKS
  6667. Looks like they were in a hurry to
  6668. get inside.
  6669.  
  6670. Parks looks around his house. Some dishes on the ground are
  6671. strewn about the kitchen floor. Some dirty footprints on the
  6672. ground next to that.
  6673.  
  6674. A few picture frames are knocked over.
  6675.  
  6676. Parks looks around. The house looks- fine, with the exception
  6677. of the kitchen. Elena's revolver sits on the table.
  6678.  
  6679. Parks looks around his house again.
  6680.  
  6681. He goes into
  6682.  
  6683.  
  6684. PARKS'S BEDROOM
  6685.  
  6686. It's in good condition, with the only thing out of place
  6687. being the open closet.
  6688.  
  6689. He walks back out to
  6690.  
  6691.  
  6692. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON
  6693.  
  6694. Parks out of his house. Hernandez gets put in the back of a
  6695. cruiser.
  6696.  
  6697. Parks rolls his eyes and looks at him as he's put into the
  6698. back of a cruiser by Turner. Parks jogs over to him.
  6699.  
  6700. PARKS
  6701. Turner!
  6702.  
  6703. Turner puts him into the back of his cruiser.
  6704.  
  6705. PARKS (CONT’D)
  6706. I'll take him.
  6707.  
  6708. Carlos's eyes widen.
  6709.  
  6710. CARLOS
  6711. Hey wait, let me explain.
  6712.  
  6713. Parks faces Carlos.
  6714.  
  6715. PARKS
  6716. SHUT UP!
  6717.  
  6718. Turner looks at Parks with a confused look.
  6719.  
  6720. TURNER
  6721. You-You got it, Parks.
  6722.  
  6723. Parks springs the door open and takes Carlos out of the car.
  6724.  
  6725. Parks moves him into the back of an undercover cruiser.
  6726.  
  6727. Jackie cocks an eyebrow and watches Parks.
  6728.  
  6729. JACKIE
  6730. Parks, what the fuck are you-
  6731.  
  6732. PARKS
  6733. Shut up, Jackie.
  6734.  
  6735. JACKIE
  6736. Parks, we gotta do this by the
  6737. book-
  6738.  
  6739. Parks points at her.
  6740.  
  6741. PARKS
  6742. Yeah, we fucking are gonna do it by
  6743. the book, don't you worry about it.
  6744.  
  6745. Parks drives off, suspect in tow.
  6746.  
  6747.  
  6748. INT. POLICE STATION - NIGHT
  6749.  
  6750. Parks and Jackie pull Hernandez in. Steele stops Parks.
  6751.  
  6752. STEELE
  6753. Go home.
  6754.  
  6755. PARKS
  6756. The hell you mean?
  6757.  
  6758. STEELE
  6759. You are too attached to this case,
  6760. Parks.
  6761.  
  6762. Steele pulls him aside. Parks looks at Jackie and waves her
  6763. on.
  6764.  
  6765. PARKS
  6766. Go on without me.
  6767.  
  6768. The two stand in a hallway. Officers walk by with paperwork
  6769. in their hands.
  6770.  
  6771. STEELE
  6772. Go home to your wife Parks, I'm
  6773. gonna put you on admin leave this
  6774. time with pay.
  6775.  
  6776. PARKS
  6777. What the hell? I just got my badge
  6778. back, Steele.
  6779.  
  6780. STEELE
  6781. Look, any half rate lawyer is a
  6782. lawsuit waiting to happen. You're
  6783. unfairly biased in this whole
  6784. ordeal.
  6785.  
  6786. PARKS
  6787. Unfairly biased? Hell yeah, I got a
  6788. reason to be unfairly biased. That
  6789. fuck broke into my house with my
  6790. wife and almost killed her.
  6791.  
  6792. STEELE
  6793. Please go home Parks, I ain't gonna
  6794. ask you again. You can keep your
  6795. badge and gun.
  6796.  
  6797. PARKS
  6798. Can I at least sit through the
  6799. interrogation?
  6800.  
  6801. Steele nods.
  6802.  
  6803. STEELE
  6804. Sure you can. Besides, you should
  6805. see how to actual do an
  6806. interrogation and not a smoking.
  6807.  
  6808. PARKS
  6809. Yes, sergeant.
  6810.  
  6811. Steele goes into his office and comes back out with a box of
  6812. doughnuts. A cup of coffee sits on top of it.
  6813.  
  6814. STEELE
  6815. Watch.
  6816.  
  6817. Parks watches him go into the interrogation room. He goes
  6818. into an observation room.
  6819.  
  6820.  
  6821. INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT
  6822.  
  6823. Steele sets the box down. His tone is calm, casual.
  6824.  
  6825. STEELE
  6826. Hey man, how are you today?
  6827.  
  6828. HERNANDEZ
  6829. I don't know, we screwed up- You
  6830. got us, y'know?
  6831.  
  6832. STEELE
  6833. Well, all good things must come to
  6834. an end eventually, right?
  6835.  
  6836.  
  6837. INT. OBSERVATION ROOM - NIGHT
  6838.  
  6839. Jackie sits next to Parks. They watch the interrogation
  6840. through the double sided mirror.
  6841.  
  6842. HERNANDEZ
  6843. Look, I'll keep it simple. I don't
  6844. say anything until I talk to a
  6845. lawyer.
  6846.  
  6847. STEELE
  6848. Suit yourself.
  6849.  
  6850. JACKIE
  6851. What you working on?
  6852.  
  6853. PARKS
  6854. Wouldn't believe me if I told you.
  6855.  
  6856. JACKIE
  6857. I was married to Donovan Paulsen,
  6858. trust me, nothing fazes me anymore.
  6859.  
  6860. PARKS
  6861. You say that. But here's the thing.
  6862. I know this guy. I busted him a few
  6863. times when I was still a Guardsman.
  6864.  
  6865. Parks looks through his notes.
  6866.  
  6867. PARKS (CONT’D)
  6868. Suddenly, he comes back into my
  6869. life and he's breaking into my
  6870. fucking house? I'm supposed to take
  6871. that at face value?
  6872.  
  6873. Parks jots another note down.
  6874.  
  6875. Steele comes in.
  6876.  
  6877. STEELE
  6878. Well, that was woefully
  6879. unproductive.
  6880.  
  6881. Parks continues to sit there. He flips through his notes.
  6882.  
  6883. Parks looks at the two officers.
  6884.  
  6885. STEELE (CONT’D)
  6886. You got something?
  6887.  
  6888. Parks shakes his head.
  6889.  
  6890. PARKS
  6891. Nothing that'll help us- Maybe
  6892. it'll help the Paulsen kidnapping
  6893. case, but past that it's nothing.
  6894.  
  6895. STEELE
  6896. What do you got?
  6897.  
  6898. Parks sighs.
  6899.  
  6900. PARKS
  6901. Something called The Emancipation
  6902. Project.
  6903.  
  6904. Parks takes his phone out and looks it up.
  6905.  
  6906. PARKS (CONT’D)
  6907. They're some kind of non-profit
  6908. against human trafficking. I don't
  6909. really have anything to go off of,
  6910. or any suspects to follow.
  6911.  
  6912. STEELE
  6913. Well, let's try shaking the tree
  6914. then and see what comes out.
  6915.  
  6916. A knock at the door.
  6917.  
  6918. Steele opens it up.
  6919.  
  6920. He looks back-
  6921.  
  6922. STEELE (CONT’D)
  6923. It's the attorney.
  6924.  
  6925. MICHAEL RAMSEY, (early-50s) looks in.
  6926.  
  6927. RAMSEY
  6928. A moment of privacy gentlemen?
  6929.  
  6930. The three step out of the interrogation room into
  6931.  
  6932.  
  6933. POLICE STATION HALLWAY
  6934.  
  6935. Parks keeps his hands in his pockets. Ramsey comes out.
  6936.  
  6937. RAMSEY
  6938. My client would like to assist with
  6939. the investigation in exchange for
  6940. immunity.
  6941.  
  6942. Parks and Jackie look at each other and nod.
  6943.  
  6944. STEELE
  6945. We'll take it.
  6946.  
  6947. Steele goes back into the interrogation room.
  6948.  
  6949. Parks and Jackie go into the observation room.
  6950.  
  6951.  
  6952. INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT
  6953.  
  6954. Hernandez sips a cup of coffee. Hernandez takes out his
  6955. phone.
  6956.  
  6957. HERNANDEZ
  6958. So, my buddy Ernesto called me up,
  6959. right? Said he had a job for me.
  6960. And I was like- Nah man, I'm on
  6961. parole.
  6962.  
  6963.  
  6964. INT. OBSERVATION ROOM - NIGHT
  6965.  
  6966. Parks opens Hernandez's file. He starts to put the burglary
  6967. into his mind.
  6968.  
  6969.  
  6970. INT. HERNANDEZ'S APARTMENT - DAY
  6971.  
  6972. Hernandez talks to someone on a phone.
  6973.  
  6974. HERNANDEZ (O.S.)
  6975. And I was like, "I don't want to
  6976. spend another six months for stupid
  6977. shit like that." And then he was
  6978. like, "Man, you being a bitch, so
  6979. then I was like, nah man you try
  6980. spending time in prison with dudes
  6981. bigger than you trying to rape you
  6982. and shit."
  6983.  
  6984.  
  6985. INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT
  6986.  
  6987. Steele shrugs at this.
  6988.  
  6989. STEELE
  6990. Let's get back on topic here,
  6991. Carlos- Can I call you Carlos So,
  6992. you're telling me that Ernesto put
  6993. you up to this?
  6994.  
  6995. Hernandez sips some coffee.
  6996.  
  6997. HERNANDEZ
  6998. Nah, nah- What happened was he said
  6999. there was some crazy, creepy cat
  7000. that was gonna give us some cash if
  7001. we scared a guy. And I was like,
  7002. "Sure."
  7003.  
  7004. STEELE
  7005. There wasn't much damage at the
  7006. Parks apartment. What happened?
  7007.  
  7008. Hernandez smiles at this.
  7009.  
  7010.  
  7011.  
  7012. HERNANDEZ
  7013. Well, that's funny, you know? You
  7014. know that movie about that guy
  7015. whose wife dies and the dog his
  7016. wife gets him gets killed and he
  7017. straight ganks all them other
  7018. motherfuckers? Well, I was watching
  7019. that with mi chica and I got really
  7020. scared of being an actual criminal
  7021. because of that. She had an amazing
  7022. rack, y'know and it was the set of-
  7023.  
  7024. STEELE
  7025. Alright, look. I like a good story
  7026. as much as the next guy, but can we
  7027. cut to the chase here?
  7028.  
  7029. HERNANDEZ
  7030. Sorry, sorry.
  7031.  
  7032.  
  7033. INT. PARKS'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON
  7034.  
  7035. The four of them go into Parks's house.
  7036.  
  7037. They all hold baseball bats and wear hoodies. Carlos is at
  7038. the front of the group and walks into the kitchen.
  7039.  
  7040. CARLOS (O.S.)
  7041. We decided to start fucking shit
  7042. up, one room at a time, y'know?
  7043.  
  7044. They start to destroy dishes in the kitchen.
  7045.  
  7046. CARLOS (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  7047. Then I saw the fridge.
  7048.  
  7049. Carlos stops at the fridge and looks at the picture of Parks
  7050. in an Army uniform and Elena with her arms around him.
  7051.  
  7052. CARLOS (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  7053. "Oh shit," right?
  7054.  
  7055. STEELE (O.S.)
  7056. You know Detective Parks?
  7057.  
  7058. CARLOS (O.S.)
  7059. Met him a few times. But he had an
  7060. old unit picture on the fridge.
  7061.  
  7062. Behind him, a puppy walks runs out to the hallway.
  7063.  
  7064. Carlos looks behind him.
  7065.  
  7066. CARLOS (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  7067. Ignacio grabbed the dog and there
  7068. was a whole argument. I didn't want
  7069. Parks going John Wick on all of us
  7070. if we did kill his dog. Ignacio and
  7071. Ernesto kept yelling at me that I
  7072. was being a bitch about the whole
  7073. thing. Before we could do anything
  7074. else, some guy busted down the
  7075. front door.
  7076.  
  7077. The group looks back at a man in a motorcycle helmet, jeans,
  7078. and combat boots.
  7079.  
  7080. The man stands there.
  7081.  
  7082. In one hand, he holds a handgun and in the other holds a
  7083. collapsible baton.
  7084.  
  7085. He raises the gun and pulls the trigger.
  7086.  
  7087. The gun goes click.
  7088.  
  7089. CARLOS (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  7090. We thought he didn't load his gun
  7091. so we started rushing him. Ignacio
  7092. pulled out a revolver and started
  7093. to shoot into him.
  7094.  
  7095. The group charges him and goes out to
  7096.  
  7097.  
  7098. EXT. PARKS'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON
  7099.  
  7100. The group ends up outside on Parks's driveway.
  7101.  
  7102. Ernesto charges the man with a knife. The man grabs the knife
  7103. and bashes him in the head with his helmet.
  7104.  
  7105. CARLOS (O.S.)
  7106. That's when I realized I needed to
  7107. split before someone called the
  7108. cops.
  7109.  
  7110. Carlos tries to put the man in a head lock only to get
  7111. elbowed in the face.
  7112.  
  7113. Carlos heads to his car and gets inside of it.
  7114.  
  7115. CARLOS (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  7116. I tried to start it- Thing wasn't
  7117. working.
  7118.  
  7119. STEELE (O.S.)
  7120. Yeah, dead battery.
  7121.  
  7122. CARLOS (O.S.)
  7123. Fuck is that what it was? Anyway.
  7124. He was fighting us until the cops
  7125. showed up.
  7126.  
  7127.  
  7128. INT. OBSERVATION ROOM - NIGHT
  7129.  
  7130. PARKS
  7131. I'm gonna go check on one more
  7132. thing and follow up on this in the
  7133. morning.
  7134.  
  7135. Parks gets his files, gets up, and heads off.
  7136.  
  7137.  
  7138. INT. JAIL INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT
  7139.  
  7140. Adam sits in the room. He looks down at the table in front of
  7141. him.
  7142.  
  7143. The jail door slides open.
  7144.  
  7145. Steele and Parks come in. Parks carries a clear shoebox.
  7146.  
  7147. The two seat themselves across from Adam.
  7148.  
  7149. STEELE
  7150. I need you to draw me a picture. We
  7151. tried your prints, nothing. Looked
  7152. you up in every database we have.
  7153. Nada. So, what I want to ask is.
  7154. You got a name?
  7155.  
  7156. Adam looks up.
  7157.  
  7158. ADAM
  7159. Depends which one you're looking
  7160. for.
  7161.  
  7162. STEELE
  7163. What exactly do you mean by that?
  7164.  
  7165. Parks looks up at Adam, then opens the shoebox. He takes out
  7166. a set of dog tags that read "8/13/2016" and above it reads
  7167. "Numquam Obliviscar".
  7168.  
  7169. PARKS
  7170. These tags. MSR Houston. You were
  7171. there?
  7172.  
  7173. Adam nods.
  7174.  
  7175. ADAM
  7176. 42nd Artillery. You?
  7177.  
  7178. Parks looks at the tags.
  7179.  
  7180. PARKS
  7181. 16th MP.
  7182.  
  7183. ADAM
  7184. Snitch.
  7185.  
  7186. Parks grins at that.
  7187.  
  7188. PARKS
  7189. Yeah, you guys were trouble.
  7190.  
  7191. A knock at the jail door.
  7192.  
  7193. Matthews stands there. Adam looks over at Matthews with fear
  7194. in his eyes. Parks looks at Adam and nods at him.
  7195.  
  7196. PARKS (CONT’D)
  7197. There something you need here,
  7198. agent?
  7199.  
  7200. Matthews points at Adam.
  7201.  
  7202. MATTHEWS
  7203. Need to speak to your suspect.
  7204.  
  7205. PARKS
  7206. Sorry, his lawyer said he wanted to
  7207. speak to me specifically.
  7208.  
  7209. Matthews scoffs at this.
  7210.  
  7211. MATTHEWS
  7212. Real shame. So much for inter-
  7213. agency cooperation, right?
  7214.  
  7215. Matthews steps out.
  7216.  
  7217. Adam sits watches Matthews leave and takes a sigh.
  7218.  
  7219. PARKS
  7220. You know that guy?
  7221.  
  7222. ADAM
  7223. I don't trust him, man. He was CID
  7224. out at Leatherneck.
  7225.  
  7226. Parks looks down. His eyes widen.
  7227.  
  7228. PARKS
  7229. We're done here, thank you for your
  7230. time.
  7231.  
  7232. Parks steps out to
  7233.  
  7234.  
  7235. INT. POLICE STATION - NIGHT
  7236.  
  7237. MATTHEWS
  7238. Hey Parks, where you-
  7239.  
  7240. Matthews's eyes widen.
  7241.  
  7242. Parks shoves past him and walks over to his desk. He reaches
  7243. into it and takes out a disorganized group of files.
  7244.  
  7245. He grabs them and walks into
  7246.  
  7247.  
  7248. INT. STEELE'S OFFICE - NIGHT
  7249.  
  7250. Steele is about to make his way out the door. Parks comes in
  7251. and closes the door behind him.
  7252.  
  7253. PARKS
  7254. We can't trust Matthews.
  7255.  
  7256. Matthews gives him a tired look.
  7257.  
  7258. STEELE
  7259. Parks?
  7260.  
  7261. PARKS
  7262. We cannot fucking trust Matthews.
  7263.  
  7264. STEELE
  7265. Parks, you're-
  7266.  
  7267. Parks starts to flip through his notepad.
  7268.  
  7269. PARKS
  7270. You saw what happened at the truck,
  7271. Steele. He's impeding our
  7272. investigations, constantly
  7273. obstructing what we do. Steele, one
  7274. of our guys was killed and all
  7275. we've been able to do is pick
  7276. pieces up thanks to that prick.
  7277.  
  7278. Steele looks at Parks and sighs.
  7279.  
  7280. Parks walks over to a corkboard and turns it over.
  7281.  
  7282. Behind him, Steele watches him.
  7283.  
  7284. STEELE
  7285. Let's talk outside, alright?
  7286.  
  7287. Parks puts notes up on the corkboard.
  7288.  
  7289. PARKS
  7290. Fine, fine-
  7291.  
  7292. Parks steps back and starts to connect the dots.
  7293.  
  7294. PARKS (CONT’D)
  7295. It's all connected- the cartel, the
  7296. Emancipation Project.
  7297.  
  7298. Steele nods at this and sets his coat on the chair next to
  7299. him. He watches Parks put his notes up.
  7300.  
  7301. PARKS (CONT’D)
  7302. Sir, we gotta keep eyes on
  7303. Matthews. Whatever he does, I want
  7304. to be on it like white on rice.
  7305.  
  7306. Parks finishes putting his notes up.
  7307.  
  7308. STEELE
  7309. Whatever you need, Parks. You tell
  7310. anyone else?
  7311.  
  7312. PARKS
  7313. I'll tell Miller, but I don't know
  7314. who else on that team I can trust.
  7315.  
  7316. STEELE
  7317. I'll keep you in the know. They got
  7318. something planned for tomorrow.
  7319. Some kind of raid on a suspected
  7320. terrorist at Phoenix Community
  7321. college. That's all I know.
  7322.  
  7323. Parks nods.
  7324.  
  7325. PARKS
  7326. Thanks.
  7327.  
  7328. Parks steps out.
  7329.  
  7330. STEELE
  7331. No problem.
  7332.  
  7333. As Parks steps out of Steele's office, Steele gets his phone
  7334. out.
  7335.  
  7336. STEELE (CONT’D)
  7337. Hey, it's me. We may have a
  7338. problem.
  7339.  
  7340.  
  7341. EXT. COMMUNITY COLLEGE - DAY
  7342.  
  7343. Parks sits in his Toyota across the street from two agents.
  7344. The college bustles with activity as college students go from
  7345. class to class or back to their cars.
  7346.  
  7347. PARKS
  7348. What on earth are they looking
  7349. for...?
  7350.  
  7351. The two agents get on their radio.
  7352.  
  7353. Parks watches them. The two step out of their cars.
  7354.  
  7355. PARKS (CONT’D)
  7356. Alright then...
  7357.  
  7358. Parks reaches into his glove box and takes out a pack of
  7359. Lucky Strikes. He passes the two agents and looks off to the
  7360. side. One agent stands alone behind a blue Toyota further
  7361. down the road. He looks off to the side as Parks takes cover
  7362. behind a sedan next to him.
  7363.  
  7364. IND AGENT 1 (O.S.)
  7365. Stay the fuck outta the way kid,
  7366. police business!
  7367.  
  7368. Eli puts his hands up and gets behind a car. Parks looks left
  7369. and right. The area looks clear.
  7370.  
  7371. Parks comes up behind the agent. The agent reaches for his
  7372. gun-
  7373.  
  7374. Parks puts the agent in a chokehold. The agent struggles.
  7375. Parks pulls him behind a van and continues to choke him out.
  7376.  
  7377. PARKS
  7378. Gotosleep, gosleepgotosleep...
  7379.  
  7380. Parks looks off to his side.
  7381.  
  7382. Eli takes out a 1911. The man goes unconscious as Parks takes
  7383. out his badge and flashes it. He puts one finger between his
  7384. lips and motions for Eli to be quiet.
  7385.  
  7386. Eli nods.
  7387.  
  7388. ELI
  7389. No, I didn't see shit.
  7390.  
  7391. Eli moves over and sits behind the wheelwell of his car.
  7392.  
  7393. Parks takes the agent's radio and puts it on, then takes his
  7394. wallet.
  7395.  
  7396. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  7397. (radio)
  7398. Anyone got eyes on the Paulsen
  7399. girl?
  7400.  
  7401. Parks takes cover behind the van and peers behind him.
  7402.  
  7403. A gunshot rings out.
  7404.  
  7405. WALSH (O.S.)
  7406. (radio)
  7407. The bitch just shot me!
  7408.  
  7409. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  7410. (radio)
  7411. Get her! We're about to have local
  7412. PD on us in a second!
  7413.  
  7414. Parks walks back and forth and watches the agents' movements.
  7415. They're organized and communicate among one another. He
  7416. watches two of them talk amongst themselves, then move.
  7417.  
  7418. Parks sees Ash get out. The two continue to walk as she
  7419. starts to skirt behind the cars. Parks gets behind the van
  7420. and waits.
  7421.  
  7422. MATTHEWS (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  7423. (radio)
  7424. Anyone got eyes on?
  7425.  
  7426. IND AGENT 1
  7427. Negative. We got one, we'll be
  7428. taking her to site one. No eyes on
  7429. Paulsen.
  7430.  
  7431. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  7432. (radio)
  7433. Copy, keep looking, lemme know if
  7434. you find something. You got three
  7435. minutes, first shots fired call
  7436. just went out.
  7437.  
  7438. IND AGENT 1 (O.S.)
  7439. Copy, we'll look.
  7440.  
  7441. Parks looks over where Eli is.
  7442.  
  7443. Sirens ring out in the distance.
  7444.  
  7445. Ash and Eli argue for a moment, then get in the car. The car
  7446. speeds off as Parks watches for a moment,
  7447.  
  7448. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  7449. (radio)
  7450. Be advised, got eyes on a moving
  7451. vehicle, moving to intercept.
  7452.  
  7453. The two drive off and make it halfway across the parking lot.
  7454. Parks makes a run forward towards the two and takes his gun
  7455. out.
  7456.  
  7457. The scream of tires fills the air.
  7458.  
  7459. Then a crash.
  7460.  
  7461. Parks puts his gun in its holster. Three agents drag Ash out
  7462. of a cruiser as Eli falls out of the car in his daze.
  7463.  
  7464. Matthews stands over him. Parks wraps the radio around
  7465.  
  7466. Eli backs up and reaches behind him for his 1911 on the
  7467. floor. Eli grabs it, only to get dragged back. An agent steps
  7468. on his wrist which causes him to cry out in pain.
  7469.  
  7470. An agent flips him on his back and launches a punch into his
  7471. face.
  7472.  
  7473. The agent starts to beat him down. Two others kick into his
  7474. back and side
  7475.  
  7476. Parks runs over. He flashes his badge as the two agents turn
  7477. Eli over and handcuff him.
  7478.  
  7479. PARKS
  7480. What the fuck are you doing?!
  7481.  
  7482. The agents stop beating Eli.
  7483.  
  7484. IND AGENT 1
  7485. He was resisting, he pulled a
  7486. fucking gun on us!
  7487.  
  7488. Parks walks over and looks at Eli.
  7489.  
  7490. PARKS
  7491. Then call an ambulance, you prick!
  7492. He's subdued!
  7493.  
  7494. Eli lets out a groan of pain as he rolls over. A black bag
  7495. sits over Ash's head. Her hands are ziptied as she's thrown
  7496. into a van.
  7497.  
  7498. PARKS (CONT’D)
  7499. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS, MATTHEWS?!
  7500.  
  7501. MATTHEWS
  7502. A matter of national security,
  7503. detective! Now stand back!
  7504.  
  7505. Matthews gets into the van as the other agents pack up and
  7506. move out. The knocked out agent is carried away by Walsh.
  7507.  
  7508. PARKS
  7509. What the fuck...
  7510.  
  7511. Other cruisers arrive on scene as the others leaves.
  7512.  
  7513. Turner runs over to Parks.
  7514.  
  7515. TURNER
  7516. You okay?!
  7517.  
  7518. Parks nods.
  7519.  
  7520. PARKS
  7521. I'll ride with you.
  7522.  
  7523.  
  7524. INT. POLICE SUV - AFTERNOON
  7525.  
  7526. Parks takes out the agent's wallet and looks at his
  7527. credentials. Jackie sits in the back.
  7528.  
  7529. Parks looks at Jackie. He takes out his notepad and looks
  7530. over at the Emancipation Project page related to it.
  7531.  
  7532. Parks takes out his phone. He dials a number.
  7533.  
  7534. The line rings.
  7535.  
  7536. MICHAEL SHAW, (early-50s) picks up the phone.
  7537.  
  7538. SHAW (O.S.)
  7539. (phone)
  7540. Shaw speaking.
  7541.  
  7542. PARKS (O.S.)
  7543. (phone)
  7544. Hi there, Mr. Shaw? I'm Detective
  7545. David Parks-
  7546.  
  7547. Shaw chuckles.
  7548.  
  7549. SHAW (O.S.)
  7550. (phone)
  7551. Heard your name before. Sorry about
  7552. your partner.
  7553.  
  7554. PARKS (O.S.)
  7555. (phone)
  7556. Thanks. I got some questions I
  7557. wanted to ask you in person, you
  7558. wouldn't mind meeting up would you?
  7559.  
  7560. SHAW (O.S.)
  7561. (phone)
  7562. That's just fine, I'm more than
  7563. happy to support law enforcement in
  7564. their fight against crime! Meet me
  7565. at my office, I'll text you in
  7566. address.
  7567.  
  7568.  
  7569. INT. OFFICE - AFTERNOON
  7570.  
  7571. Two cartel members stand in the office. The phone is on
  7572. speaker. They both stand with guns out.
  7573.  
  7574. PARKS (O.S.)
  7575. (phone)
  7576. Yeah, I'll be there in the next
  7577. hour.
  7578.  
  7579. Shaw smiles at this.
  7580.  
  7581. SHAW
  7582. You got it detective! Have a good
  7583. one!
  7584.  
  7585. Shaw hangs up the call.
  7586.  
  7587. He nods at the two in front of him.
  7588.  
  7589. CUT TO:
  7590.  
  7591. Parks walks into the room and takes out his notepad.
  7592.  
  7593. PARKS
  7594. Mr. Shaw-
  7595.  
  7596. Both gang bangers put guns to his head.
  7597.  
  7598. PARKS (CONT’D)
  7599. Are you fucking with me?
  7600.  
  7601. Shaw shakes his head.
  7602.  
  7603. SHAW
  7604. 'fraid not, son. Have a seat.
  7605.  
  7606. Parks takes a seat and sighs.
  7607.  
  7608. SHAW (CONT’D)
  7609. Now, I don't want to hurt you son.
  7610. But you've gone down this rabbit
  7611. hole and I think you deserve the
  7612. truth.
  7613.  
  7614. Parks cocks an eyebrow at him.
  7615.  
  7616. PARKS
  7617. That's all I've been looking for.
  7618.  
  7619. SHAW
  7620. You were an MP in Afghanistan.
  7621.  
  7622. Parks nods.
  7623.  
  7624. PARKS
  7625. That's correct.
  7626.  
  7627. SHAW
  7628. And you were in the MSR Houston
  7629. incident, correct?
  7630.  
  7631. Parks nods but looks around even more confused.
  7632.  
  7633. PARKS
  7634. Yeah, but what the hell's that
  7635. gotta do with all this?
  7636.  
  7637. SHAW
  7638. You work under acting special
  7639. agent, Matthews too, correct?
  7640.  
  7641. PARKS
  7642. How do you know all this?
  7643.  
  7644. Shaw sighs.
  7645.  
  7646. SHAW
  7647. Son, I don't know how to break this
  7648. to you, but at MSR Houston you were
  7649. attacked by government agents.
  7650.  
  7651. PARKS
  7652. Did they attack us with the girls
  7653. from Sailor Moon too?
  7654.  
  7655. Shaw chuckles at that.
  7656.  
  7657. SHAW
  7658. Good sense of humor you got on you.
  7659.  
  7660. Shaw reaches into his desk. Parks watches.
  7661.  
  7662. He takes out a flash drive and plugs it into his computer in
  7663. front of him. Shaw angles the monitor to face Parks.
  7664.  
  7665. PARKS
  7666. Holy fuck.
  7667.  
  7668.  
  7669. EXT. MOUNTAIN - DAY
  7670.  
  7671. On screen, "insurgents" fire at a convoy below the mountain.
  7672.  
  7673. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  7674. Like fish in a fuckin' barrel!
  7675.  
  7676. The group fire on the convoy below. A figure darts back and
  7677. forth between stopped vehicles.
  7678.  
  7679. MATTHEWS (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  7680. Can someone fucking kill that dude
  7681. down there?!
  7682.  
  7683. Two pickup trucks roll speed behind the convoy and fire DSHK
  7684. machine guns at the group. Don can be seen between moving
  7685. between vehicles. At times, he stops to fire at a nearby
  7686. mountain.
  7687.  
  7688. The crack of gunfire as the group get down and shoot back.
  7689.  
  7690. Parks sees himself on an M240 SAW as he fires at targets
  7691. below. Another agent dressed in insurgent garb has an RPG
  7692. out.
  7693.  
  7694. IND AGENT 1
  7695. CLEAR BACKBLAST, 400! ROCKET!
  7696.  
  7697. The rocket flies into two soldiers. One has a cloth over his
  7698. face and carries another.
  7699.  
  7700. MATTHEWS
  7701. We gotta move let's go!
  7702.  
  7703. BACK TO:
  7704.  
  7705.  
  7706. INT. OFFICE - AFTERNOON
  7707.  
  7708. Shaw reaches his hand out. His eyes show genuine concern.
  7709.  
  7710. SHAW
  7711. Now, son...
  7712.  
  7713. Parks stands up and screams in terror.
  7714.  
  7715. PARKS
  7716. That's doctored footage! You
  7717. fucking liar!
  7718.  
  7719. The two gang members walk over to try and do something-
  7720.  
  7721. Shaw waves them away and shakes his head.
  7722.  
  7723. Parks at Shaw, his face red with anger.
  7724.  
  7725. PARKS (CONT’D)
  7726. DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TOOK ME TO
  7727. GET THOSE MEMORIES AWAY FROM ME?!
  7728. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE HAD TO DO
  7729. OVER THE YEARS TO KEEP MYSELF FROM
  7730. EXPERIENCING THAT SHIT AGAIN?! And
  7731. you show me that!
  7732.  
  7733. Shaw stands up. He looks at Parks and walks to him.
  7734.  
  7735. SHAW
  7736. It's real, it's real... But son.
  7737.  
  7738. Parks walks to the back of the room and grabs a trash can. He
  7739. vomits into it. The two gang members look clearly disgusted
  7740. at this.
  7741.  
  7742. PARKS
  7743. Do you know what that incident did
  7744. to us?! To all of us?! Some of the
  7745. guys still wear fucking diapers
  7746. from the shit! Some of us are stuck
  7747. trying to forget the past while
  7748. fucks like you keep trying to
  7749. resurrect it! Then you shoot at
  7750. fucking cops thinking you're all
  7751. that!
  7752.  
  7753. SHAW
  7754. All I ever wanted was justice for
  7755. all this.
  7756.  
  7757. PARKS
  7758. Where'd you get it? Who's your
  7759. source?
  7760.  
  7761. Parks's hands shake.
  7762.  
  7763. SHAW
  7764. Reporter. Mark Diaz.
  7765.  
  7766. PARKS
  7767. He went crazy and tried to kill me.
  7768.  
  7769. Shaw shakes his head.
  7770.  
  7771. SHAW
  7772. Experimental psychoactive drug.
  7773.  
  7774. Parks sits back down and buries his head in his hands.
  7775.  
  7776. PARKS
  7777. What?
  7778.  
  7779. Shaw takes out a manila folder.
  7780.  
  7781. Parks reads through it.
  7782.  
  7783. SHAW
  7784. Go to the toxicology report.
  7785.  
  7786. PARKS
  7787. Methamphetamines.
  7788.  
  7789. Shaw shakes his head.
  7790.  
  7791. SHAW
  7792. Matthews has been fucking around
  7793. with psychoactive drugs, Parks.
  7794. Experimental shit. The only guys
  7795. who know about it being...
  7796.  
  7797. PARKS
  7798. Dawn Paulsen of Knight
  7799. Pharmaceuticals.
  7800.  
  7801. Shaw nods at Parks.
  7802.  
  7803. SHAW
  7804. Now you're getting it.
  7805.  
  7806. PARKS
  7807. Then you're the assholes who took
  7808. kidnapped them.
  7809.  
  7810. Shaw nods at this.
  7811.  
  7812. PARKS (CONT’D)
  7813. She still alive?
  7814.  
  7815. SHAW
  7816. Non-compliant, but alive, yes.
  7817.  
  7818. Parks looks down.
  7819.  
  7820. PARKS
  7821. What's your stake in all this?
  7822.  
  7823. He motions to the guys behind him.
  7824.  
  7825. PARKS (CONT’D)
  7826. And theirs too. They're cartel.
  7827.  
  7828. SHAW
  7829. I lost my kid after I got back from
  7830. the sandbox in '91. It was the
  7831. worst feeling in the world. They
  7832. found her a few years later. Dead
  7833. in the forest. Some hikers came
  7834. across the body. They told me to
  7835. come in and ID the thing. She had
  7836. scars everywhere like you wouldn't
  7837. believe.
  7838.  
  7839. Shaw looks down.
  7840.  
  7841. SHAW (CONT’D)
  7842. It ate at me. I left my wife,
  7843. reenlisted. I needed to distract
  7844. myself from Christina's death. I
  7845. was working in Bosnia when I came
  7846. across something similar. A group
  7847. of militia guys showed me some of
  7848. the guys they had captured. They
  7849. told me they were mobsters. I asked
  7850. 'em, "Why the hell should I be
  7851. worried about some damn criminals?"
  7852. Then this one lady walks out of a
  7853. room, and she has this look like
  7854. she's just walked into the gates of
  7855. hell itself. She points me to it. I
  7856. go in there. There's girls that
  7857. were my daughter's age. We let the
  7858. girls go. Killed the criminals. I
  7859. saved the leader for myself. Kept
  7860. him alive for a week. By the time
  7861. some proper investigator got to
  7862. him, he'd died of a sucking chest
  7863. wound. I promised myself... I
  7864. promised myself that when I got out
  7865. I wouldn't let that shit ever
  7866. happen again. Worked a few
  7867. construction jobs to get my fix.
  7868.  
  7869. PARKS
  7870. So you made the Emancipation
  7871. Project.
  7872.  
  7873. SHAW
  7874. Worked a few jobs to support myself
  7875. to do so, but yeah. They were
  7876. people, good, normal, and sensible
  7877. people who wanted things done the
  7878. right way.
  7879.  
  7880. PARKS
  7881. Why didn't you want it done the
  7882. right way through guys like me?
  7883.  
  7884. Shaw scoffs at this.
  7885.  
  7886. SHAW
  7887. Guys like you? Who send them to
  7888. jail where they get a lengthy
  7889. trial, get the power of the
  7890. completely infallible appeals
  7891. process and if they're lucky get a
  7892. lighter sentence for flipping on
  7893. their own boys? Oh, I've tried that
  7894. Detective. Believe me, it was the
  7895. first thing I did. The system is
  7896. too crooked for that. What would
  7897. you do? What if it was that Elena
  7898. girl of yours?
  7899.  
  7900. Parks sighs.
  7901.  
  7902. PARKS
  7903. You're right.
  7904.  
  7905. SHAW
  7906. The cartel, they want some of their
  7907. boys freed. You killed one of their
  7908. lieutenants and as much as they
  7909. want revenge they've agreed that
  7910. you're off limits. Blood for blood
  7911. in their eyes.
  7912.  
  7913. PARKS
  7914. And what do you need me to do?
  7915.  
  7916. SHAW
  7917. Join us, detective. We'll take you
  7918. to our base of operations and you
  7919. can be the man on the inside that
  7920. we need.
  7921.  
  7922. Parks shakes his head.
  7923.  
  7924. PARKS
  7925. I can't. I'm sorry. If I walk out
  7926. with you, right now, my guys are
  7927. gonna think something's up. Let me
  7928. meet you on my terms. Tonight.
  7929.  
  7930. Parks stands up. Parks reaches out for a handshake.
  7931.  
  7932. SHAW
  7933. You got it.
  7934.  
  7935. The two shake hands. Parks steps out.
  7936.  
  7937.  
  7938. INT. POLICE SUV - AFTERNOON
  7939.  
  7940. Parks gets into the car.
  7941.  
  7942. JACKIE
  7943. How'd it go?
  7944.  
  7945. Parks shakes his head.
  7946.  
  7947. PARKS
  7948. You're not gonna believe what I've
  7949. found. How much do you trust
  7950. Matthews?
  7951.  
  7952. JACKIE
  7953. Go on.
  7954.  
  7955. CUT TO:
  7956.  
  7957. The group sit in the SUV outside the station.
  7958.  
  7959. PARKS
  7960. Jackie, you stay with Matthews. See
  7961. if you can shadow him. Turner,
  7962. you're with me while I go meet up
  7963. with the Emancipation Project. If
  7964. this works, we can take Matthews
  7965. down the right way.
  7966.  
  7967. Parks's phone rings.
  7968.  
  7969. Steele's name comes up in the contact.
  7970.  
  7971. Parks pick it up.
  7972.  
  7973. STEELE (O.S.)
  7974. We got a Donovan Paulsen who says
  7975. he got stuck in a storage unit and
  7976. that his daughter's been kidnapped
  7977. by a Marcus Matthews.
  7978.  
  7979. Parks sighs.
  7980.  
  7981. PARKS
  7982. Give us a location, we're on our
  7983. way.
  7984.  
  7985.  
  7986. EXT. POLICE SUV - AFTERNOON
  7987.  
  7988. The SUV speeds off.
  7989.  
  7990.  
  7991. EXT. SELF-STORAGE BUILDING - AFTERNOON
  7992.  
  7993. The SUV drives past two officers.
  7994.  
  7995. Parks walks over to Don. Don sits next to James
  7996.  
  7997. PARKS
  7998. Whatever it is you're chasing. You
  7999. need to leave it to us, Doc.
  8000.  
  8001. DON
  8002. My daughter is missing, and you
  8003. people have done nothing but sit on
  8004. your asses and twiddle your thumbs.
  8005.  
  8006. PARKS
  8007. Who kidnapped your daughter Don?
  8008.  
  8009. Don sighs.
  8010.  
  8011. DON
  8012. My boss, Marcus Matthews.
  8013.  
  8014. Parks massages his eyes.
  8015.  
  8016. PARKS
  8017. Ohhh, shit.
  8018.  
  8019. DON
  8020. You know him?
  8021.  
  8022. Parks scratches his head.
  8023.  
  8024. PARKS
  8025. Go home. Stay outta this.
  8026.  
  8027. DON
  8028. It's my daugh-
  8029.  
  8030. PARKS
  8031. I KNOW!
  8032.  
  8033. Jackie stands there.
  8034.  
  8035. JACKIE
  8036. Donny, please.
  8037.  
  8038. DON
  8039. DON'T FUCKING CALL ME THAT! You
  8040. don't got a god damn right!
  8041.  
  8042. James pulls Don back as the three get back in the SUV.
  8043.  
  8044. Parks closes his eyes and sighs.
  8045.  
  8046. CUT TO:
  8047.  
  8048.  
  8049. EXT. HIGHWAY - NIGHT
  8050.  
  8051. An SUV sits parked by an empty highway in the woods.
  8052.  
  8053. Parks looks at Turner.
  8054.  
  8055. PARKS
  8056. If I'm not back in 12 hours, call
  8057. everyone. You get the National
  8058. Guard out here and you wipe whoever
  8059. it is working here off the face of
  8060. the fucking Earth. Are we clear?
  8061.  
  8062. Turner nods.
  8063.  
  8064. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8065. Good.
  8066.  
  8067. Parks makes his way into
  8068.  
  8069.  
  8070. EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
  8071.  
  8072. Parks holds out a flashlight and his phone. He copies a set
  8073. of coordinates in a text message from a contact that reads
  8074. "unknown" and puts into Google maps.
  8075.  
  8076. Parks looks down at his phone. It reads "Distance: 10 miles
  8077. away".
  8078.  
  8079. He cocks an eyebrow. Parks starts to walk and shines the
  8080. light forward.
  8081.  
  8082. Parks continues to walk.
  8083.  
  8084. Parks raises an eyebrow as he looks up. Two lights shine on
  8085. him.
  8086.  
  8087. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  8088. HALT! WHO GOES THERE?!
  8089.  
  8090. PARKS
  8091. Santa fucking Claus!
  8092.  
  8093. One of the lights shines brighter as a militia soldier walks
  8094. closer to Parks.
  8095.  
  8096. Parks puts his hand out in front of his face.
  8097.  
  8098. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  8099. Post, we got one outside the
  8100. perimeter.
  8101.  
  8102. The soldier walks toward Parks. He wears jeans and a flannel
  8103. shirt with a tan plate carrier.
  8104.  
  8105. PARKS
  8106. I'm looking for Shaw.
  8107.  
  8108. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  8109. Phoenix PD?
  8110.  
  8111. PARKS
  8112. Yeah, of course.
  8113.  
  8114. The soldier walks up to Parks.
  8115.  
  8116. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  8117. Keep your hands up. You carrying?
  8118.  
  8119. PARKS
  8120. That's kind of my job there,
  8121. detective.
  8122.  
  8123. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  8124. It's always a fucking smartass.
  8125.  
  8126. He walks over and searches Parks. He grabs Parks's wallet. A
  8127. picture of Elena falls out.
  8128.  
  8129. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1 (CONT’D)
  8130. Badge is good- What do we got here?
  8131.  
  8132. He looks at the picture on the ground. Parks tries to reach
  8133. for it.
  8134.  
  8135. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1 (CONT’D)
  8136. Ah, ah, ahh. Nope.
  8137.  
  8138. He grabs the picture off the ground and looks at the back of
  8139. it.
  8140.  
  8141. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1 (CONT’D)
  8142. Taken in 2016, huh? Fuck that was a
  8143. time ago. I'll be keeping this.
  8144.  
  8145. He puts the picture in the pocket of his jeans.
  8146.  
  8147. PARKS
  8148. Fuck no you won't.
  8149.  
  8150. The soldier motions to his rifle.
  8151.  
  8152. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  8153. How about you drew down on me and I
  8154. had to put two in you?
  8155.  
  8156. PARKS
  8157. Fuck, fine it's just a picture.
  8158.  
  8159. Parks sighs.
  8160.  
  8161. IND MILITIA SOLDIER 1
  8162. Shaw's gonna see you inside.
  8163.  
  8164. PARKS
  8165. There's an inside.
  8166.  
  8167. The soldier points toward the interior perimeter.
  8168.  
  8169. Parks sighs and looks around. The other militia soldiers are
  8170. dressed the similar. Some wear assorted camouflage while
  8171. others wear plain T-shirts and plate carriers. The look is
  8172. the same.
  8173.  
  8174. Paramilitary.
  8175.  
  8176. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8177. They got better fucking gear than
  8178. the local SWAT team. I wonder how
  8179. well they train.
  8180.  
  8181. He walks up to a concrete building in the side of a mountain.
  8182.  
  8183. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8184. A fucking bunker, jesus fuck.
  8185.  
  8186. A camera at the end of it looks at Parks. He walks forward
  8187. towards it. A light shines and causes him to put his hand up
  8188. once more.
  8189.  
  8190. SHAW (O.S.)
  8191. (loudspeaker)
  8192. Parks?
  8193.  
  8194. PARKS
  8195. Yeah, it's me.
  8196.  
  8197. The doors open. Parks walks forward.
  8198.  
  8199.  
  8200. INT. MISSILE SILO - NIGHT
  8201.  
  8202. The silo is well lit.
  8203.  
  8204. PARKS
  8205. What the hell...
  8206.  
  8207. Shaw stands in the middle to greet Parks.
  8208.  
  8209. SHAW
  8210. Detective!
  8211.  
  8212. PARKS
  8213. You got all this? How the hell did
  8214. you manage to stay under the radar?
  8215.  
  8216. SHAW
  8217. We only show this place to people
  8218. who prove themselves to us.
  8219. Normally, that applies to members
  8220. and the absolutely loyal.
  8221.  
  8222. PARKS
  8223. And no three letter agency has
  8224. happened catch you in the process-
  8225. (chuckles)
  8226. You know militias stop being cool
  8227. in the nineties right?
  8228.  
  8229. SHAW
  8230. We have people actually as members
  8231. of said three letters. Come on.
  8232.  
  8233. PARKS
  8234. That's... concerning.
  8235.  
  8236. The two walk together.
  8237.  
  8238. SHAW
  8239. It's what happens when you got
  8240. three decades worth of help.
  8241. Internet connection's good too. We
  8242. got a few guys who work with fiber
  8243. optics.
  8244.  
  8245. They pass by more soldiers. Parks passes by a sign that reads
  8246. "Cafeteria". Other militia members sit inside, laugh, and eat
  8247. together.
  8248.  
  8249. PARKS
  8250. And these are all volunteers?
  8251.  
  8252. SHAW
  8253. Good majority of them are, yeah.
  8254. We're all together today- Well,
  8255. most of us at least. We all work
  8256. odd jobs when we're not taking care
  8257. of this place, but there's always
  8258. someone here.
  8259.  
  8260. PARKS
  8261. Then what do you need me for?
  8262.  
  8263. SHAW
  8264. The Paulsen girl. She's yours.
  8265.  
  8266. PARKS
  8267. What?
  8268.  
  8269. SHAW
  8270. We got what we needed. We just need
  8271. you to take her.
  8272.  
  8273. PARKS
  8274. You just showed me your entire base
  8275. of operations. For one person.
  8276.  
  8277. SHAW
  8278. Yeah.
  8279.  
  8280. Parks just looks at this dumbfounded.
  8281.  
  8282. SHAW (CONT’D)
  8283. Well you've come this far.
  8284.  
  8285. PARKS
  8286. You're quick to trust. That's...
  8287. dangerous. Take me to her.
  8288.  
  8289. The two go into
  8290.  
  8291.  
  8292. INT. CONTROL ROOM - NIGHT
  8293.  
  8294. Dawn sits there and eats a meal.
  8295.  
  8296. SHAW
  8297. All the questions you got for her,
  8298. she'll answer.
  8299.  
  8300. PARKS
  8301. You know she's fucking worthless
  8302. now, right?
  8303.  
  8304. Shaw cocks an eyebrow.
  8305.  
  8306. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8307. They'll throw everything about my
  8308. case out because you guys coerced a
  8309. confession out of her!
  8310.  
  8311. Shaw shakes his head and places his hand on Parks's shoulder.
  8312.  
  8313. DAWN
  8314. I can show you where we kept the
  8315. samples.
  8316.  
  8317. PARKS
  8318. What's your stake in all this? The
  8319. kids?
  8320.  
  8321. DAWN
  8322. Get me out of here and I'll answer
  8323. everything.
  8324.  
  8325. She finishes her food. She looks fine, as if she wasn't
  8326. harmed.
  8327.  
  8328. PARKS
  8329. What happened anyway?
  8330.  
  8331. SHAW
  8332. After we nabbed her, we roughed her
  8333. up a little bit, but we got the
  8334. flash drive off her.
  8335.  
  8336. Shaw passes Parks the flashdrive.
  8337.  
  8338. SHAW (CONT’D)
  8339. It's the video I showed you
  8340. earlier.
  8341.  
  8342. PARKS
  8343. Why don't you just tip off the
  8344. right people?
  8345.  
  8346. SHAW
  8347. We have. They always end up dead,
  8348. reassigned, or replaced.
  8349.  
  8350. PARKS
  8351. Oh, and you expect me not to end up
  8352. the same way. You're fuckin'
  8353. stupid.
  8354.  
  8355. SHAW
  8356. Be that as it may, you are the last
  8357. hope we have Parks. Even if we go
  8358. down, you're the one who needs to
  8359. expose all of this.
  8360.  
  8361. PARKS
  8362. The FBI? Some senator- Could've
  8363. leaked it online-
  8364.  
  8365. SHAW
  8366. Easily debunked as conspiracy
  8367. drivel, Detective.
  8368.  
  8369. Parks looks off at Dawn.
  8370.  
  8371. PARKS
  8372. Miss Paulsen. Let's go.
  8373.  
  8374. Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" plays over loudspeakers.
  8375.  
  8376. SHAW
  8377. What the hell?
  8378.  
  8379. Shaw gets on a walkie talkie. Gunfire rings out in the halls.
  8380.  
  8381. SHAW (CONT’D)
  8382. (into radio)
  8383. Power team, report.
  8384.  
  8385. Silence.
  8386.  
  8387. SHAW (CONT’D)
  8388. Fuck.
  8389. (points to Dawn)
  8390. You need to get her out.
  8391.  
  8392. Parks takes out his Glock.
  8393.  
  8394. Shaw reaches into a cabinet and takes out a shotgun. He racks
  8395. it.
  8396.  
  8397. PARKS
  8398. Way ahead of you!
  8399.  
  8400. A militia soldier comes in. A hole is in his chest.
  8401.  
  8402. SHAW
  8403. Mr. Shaw?
  8404.  
  8405. Gunfire rings out in the halls. The power goes out. The room
  8406. goes black. The backup power kicks back on as an alarm rings
  8407. out through the bunker.
  8408.  
  8409. PARKS
  8410. Paulsen, get behind me!
  8411.  
  8412. Dawn gets behind him as Shaw opens the door.
  8413.  
  8414. Gunfire continues to echo down the hallway.
  8415.  
  8416. The three stack up on the door.
  8417.  
  8418. Parks looks behind him.
  8419.  
  8420. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8421. No matter what happens, you find
  8422. your way outta here. We clear?
  8423.  
  8424. Dawn nods at him.
  8425.  
  8426. Shaw peers out with a shotgun.
  8427.  
  8428. SHAW
  8429. We're good, come on.
  8430.  
  8431.  
  8432. INT. MISSILE SILO - NIGHT
  8433.  
  8434. The other soldiers shoot it out with an unknown enemy. They
  8435. fall, one by one as the three continue to move toward the
  8436. exit of the bunker.
  8437.  
  8438. The group pass by another group of dead militiamen.
  8439.  
  8440. DAWN
  8441. Oh, shit...
  8442.  
  8443. Parks stops for a moment and unslings one of the rifles off a
  8444. dead guy. He reaches into the militiaman's chest carrier and
  8445. takes the magazines out of it.
  8446.  
  8447. SHAW
  8448. Come on, Parks!
  8449.  
  8450. Parks nods as he continues to move with Shaw.
  8451.  
  8452. PARKS
  8453. Keeping up there, Paulsen?
  8454.  
  8455. DAWN
  8456. Yeah, trying.
  8457.  
  8458. The group continues to move through the silo.
  8459.  
  8460. Shaw stops.
  8461.  
  8462. A group of dark silhouettes stands there. They look to speak
  8463. amongst themselves.
  8464.  
  8465. Shaw pops out, shotgun in hand.
  8466.  
  8467. SHAW
  8468. Who's there?! identify yourselves!
  8469.  
  8470. IND GANG MEMBER 1
  8471. Cartel, homie, who are you?
  8472.  
  8473. Parks gets on his stomach and trains his rifle on one of
  8474. them.
  8475.  
  8476. One of the gang members starts to reach for his handgun.
  8477.  
  8478. PARKS
  8479. Gun left!
  8480.  
  8481. Parks takes aim with his rifle and pulls the trigger.
  8482.  
  8483. The other gang members start to shoot back as one drops.
  8484. Parks continues to fire his rifle at the second one.
  8485.  
  8486. The third gang member takes cover behind a wooden crate.
  8487.  
  8488. Shaw fires his shotgun into it, the crate starts to show
  8489. damage.
  8490.  
  8491. The gang member pops out of cover with an AK. Parks and Shaw
  8492. light him up as he's riddled with shotgun shells and bullets.
  8493.  
  8494. Parks stands up and cuts around Shaw.
  8495.  
  8496. SHAW
  8497. We gotta move, Parks!
  8498.  
  8499. The three continue to run as Parks looks at a body on the
  8500. ground. It's Walsh.
  8501.  
  8502. PARKS
  8503. Oh fuck, I know who these guys are.
  8504.  
  8505. Parks reaches into his pocket and reaches for a radio with an
  8506. earpiece.
  8507.  
  8508. MATTHEWS
  8509. -Give me a status, do we have an
  8510. eyes on Parks, the kid, or the
  8511. doctor?
  8512.  
  8513. IND AGENT (O.S.)
  8514. (radio)
  8515. Negative, no eyes on here, just
  8516. bodies.
  8517.  
  8518. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  8519. (radio)
  8520. Make sure you get them, it was hard
  8521. enough to flip the cartel to us.
  8522.  
  8523. PARKS
  8524. Oh, fuck.
  8525.  
  8526. Parks looks at Shaw.
  8527.  
  8528. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8529. New plan, everyone is hostile. He's
  8530. turned your bullshit alliance
  8531. around.
  8532.  
  8533. SHAW
  8534. SHIT!
  8535.  
  8536. IND AGENT (O.S.)
  8537. (radio)
  8538. Be advised, I got gunfire near the
  8539. exit of the bunker!
  8540.  
  8541. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  8542. (radio)
  8543. I'll be there to intercept!
  8544.  
  8545. PARKS
  8546. We got a fight coming to us, Shaw!
  8547.  
  8548. Shaw reloads his shotgun while the group continues to move
  8549. toward the front of the silo.
  8550.  
  8551. Gunfire rings out behind them.
  8552.  
  8553. Parks takes cover behind a forklift, stops, and fires behind
  8554. him.
  8555.  
  8556. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8557. Contact, six o'clock!
  8558.  
  8559. Parks begins to fire at the direction of the muzzle flashes.
  8560. Shaw gets behind a concrete wall.
  8561.  
  8562. SHAW
  8563. Parks, move!
  8564.  
  8565. Parks moves back as Shaw covers him with a shotgun. Dawn gets
  8566. low to the ground.
  8567.  
  8568. PARKS
  8569. We gotta run!
  8570.  
  8571. IND AGENT (O.S.)
  8572. (radio)
  8573. Got eyes on three assailants,
  8574. moving to engage!
  8575.  
  8576. Parks grabs Dawn's arm and the two start to run. Rounds fly
  8577. past the two as Parks takes cover behind a wall across from
  8578. Shaw.
  8579.  
  8580. SHAW
  8581. Loading!
  8582.  
  8583. Shaw reloads his shotgun as Parks peers out. Matthews's
  8584. agents run out. Parks starts to light them up. Behind him,
  8585. Dawn covers her ears.
  8586.  
  8587. PARKS
  8588. Shaw, loading!
  8589.  
  8590. Parks changes his rifle's magazine out for a fresh one.
  8591.  
  8592. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8593. Loaded, move!
  8594.  
  8595. Parks fires his rifle at more advancing silhouettes of
  8596. agents.
  8597.  
  8598. SHAW
  8599. Parks, move!
  8600.  
  8601. Parks grabs Dawn and they move to the silo's exit.
  8602.  
  8603. PARKS
  8604. Set!
  8605.  
  8606. Parks peers out again.
  8607.  
  8608. DAWN
  8609. Parks behind you!
  8610.  
  8611. Parks looks behind him. Agents pop out from the outside of
  8612. the site.
  8613.  
  8614. PARKS
  8615. Shit! Shaw, we have to move
  8616. together!
  8617.  
  8618. Shaw looks behind him as rounds continue to ping off the
  8619. concrete wall next to him.
  8620.  
  8621. Shaw looks behind him-
  8622.  
  8623. A spatter of blood and brain matter comes out of his head.
  8624.  
  8625. Parks looks over at this. His eyes widen.
  8626.  
  8627. He takes a deep breath.
  8628.  
  8629. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8630. Once more unto the breach, dear
  8631. friends, once more...
  8632.  
  8633. Parks pulls his magazine out and stays low.
  8634.  
  8635. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8636. ...Or close the wall up with our
  8637. English dead.
  8638.  
  8639. Dawn's eyes widen.
  8640.  
  8641. DAWN
  8642. Mikee used to say that before
  8643. deployment...
  8644.  
  8645. PARKS
  8646. Whatever happens, Dawn. Get outta
  8647. here. Do whatever you want. But I'm
  8648. getting you out.
  8649.  
  8650. Parks lets out a scream as he charges out with his AR. A
  8651. round flies into his back as he continues to charge forward.
  8652.  
  8653. AGENT (O.S.)
  8654. (radio)
  8655. Two contacts outside, take 'em
  8656. down!
  8657.  
  8658. Parks screams with all his might as he runs out to
  8659.  
  8660.  
  8661. EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
  8662.  
  8663. Parks fires his rifle where he saw the agents firing at him.
  8664. Another pops out and tries to take a shot at him.
  8665.  
  8666. Parks crouches down, takes a round in the abdomen, and fires
  8667. into the man's body. He falls backwards as Dawn runs into the
  8668. forest to the side of Parks.
  8669.  
  8670. Parks gets back up, his face red, with anger in his eyes.
  8671.  
  8672. DAWN
  8673. Detective, come on!
  8674.  
  8675. Parks follows her and provides covering fire, with rounds
  8676. continuing to hit him.
  8677.  
  8678. He becomes riddled with holes, front and back.
  8679.  
  8680. Dawn continues to run. Flashlights follow behind them.
  8681.  
  8682. Parks makes his way forward. His vision to start to go in and
  8683. out. Blood comes out of his mouth as he uses the trees around
  8684. him as a way to keep balanced.
  8685.  
  8686. Parks takes off the rifle and throws it to the ground.
  8687.  
  8688. Dawn runs back to him.
  8689.  
  8690. DAWN (CONT’D)
  8691. How far is it?!
  8692.  
  8693. Parks points forward.
  8694.  
  8695. PARKS
  8696. ...Close...
  8697.  
  8698. Dawn carries him.
  8699.  
  8700. DAWN
  8701. Come on, come on...
  8702.  
  8703. Parks continues to black out as the SUV can be seen.
  8704.  
  8705. DAWN (CONT’D)
  8706. HEY! HEYYY!
  8707.  
  8708. She stops and looks in the SUV. Turner sits in the SUV with a
  8709. bullet in the side of his head.
  8710.  
  8711. DAWN (CONT’D)
  8712. Oh shit, he's dead!
  8713.  
  8714. She drags him out of the SUV and throws him to the side.
  8715.  
  8716. Parks struggles to stay conscious.
  8717.  
  8718. Parks fades in and out as she sets him down in the
  8719. passenger's seat.
  8720.  
  8721. DAWN (CONT’D)
  8722. I'll get you out of here, Parks.
  8723.  
  8724. The sound of tires revving.
  8725.  
  8726. PARKS
  8727. Elena...
  8728.  
  8729. DAWN
  8730. You'll get to see Elena, it's okay,
  8731. come on, come on come on...
  8732.  
  8733. Parks looks at Dawn again.
  8734.  
  8735. DAWN (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  8736. I need to treat you, fuck.
  8737.  
  8738. Parks lets out a pained groan.
  8739.  
  8740. PARKS
  8741. Elena!
  8742.  
  8743. DAWN (O.S.)
  8744. Fuck!
  8745.  
  8746. Dawn pulls off to the side of the road.
  8747.  
  8748. FADE TO WHITE.
  8749.  
  8750.  
  8751. INT. KNIGHT PHARMACEUTICALS LAB - DAY
  8752.  
  8753. A light appears above Parks. He lays on an operating table.
  8754.  
  8755. Dawn appears above him. She wears scrubs and injects Parks
  8756. with a larger, blue syringe.
  8757.  
  8758. Parks takes a breath of air and looks down. He screams in
  8759. pain as he watches the holes in him close themselves. The
  8760. skin and muscle reconstruct as Parks takes another gasp for
  8761. air.
  8762.  
  8763. The pain subsides. Parks takes another deep breath.
  8764.  
  8765. DAWN
  8766. You feeling better?
  8767.  
  8768. PARKS
  8769. Where's Turner?
  8770.  
  8771. Dawn shakes her head.
  8772.  
  8773. DAWN
  8774. I'm sorry.
  8775.  
  8776. Parks buries his head in his hands.
  8777.  
  8778. He tries to stand up, only to fall down.
  8779.  
  8780. PARKS
  8781. FUCK! Where am I?
  8782.  
  8783. DAWN
  8784. Considered missing, no one knows
  8785. where you are. My brother
  8786. apparently killed his wife then got
  8787. out of jail.
  8788.  
  8789. PARKS
  8790. Wonderful.
  8791.  
  8792. Parks struggles to stand up.
  8793.  
  8794. DAWN
  8795. Give it a moment, the nanites are
  8796. still trying to reconstruct your
  8797. muscles and ribs.
  8798.  
  8799. Parks puts up one finger and takes a breath.
  8800.  
  8801. PARKS
  8802. Feels fine to me. Nanites?
  8803.  
  8804. Dawn shrugs.
  8805.  
  8806. Parks puts a shirt on and stands up.
  8807.  
  8808. DAWN
  8809. We've been working on nanites that
  8810. can reconstruct parts of a person.
  8811.  
  8812. Parks manages to stand up now.
  8813.  
  8814. PARKS
  8815. That aside. Seriously. Where am I?
  8816.  
  8817. DAWN
  8818. Knight Pharma, Scottsdale.
  8819.  
  8820. PARKS
  8821. Fuck, we shouldn't be here!
  8822.  
  8823. DAWN
  8824. Relax, it's Sunday. Medical wing's
  8825. off today.
  8826.  
  8827. PARKS
  8828. And you know this-
  8829.  
  8830. DAWN
  8831. I've worked here for a near decade
  8832. I should know this, Parks.
  8833.  
  8834. Dawn throws him a pair of jeans. AMBER, (mid-20s) with red
  8835. hair, fox ears, and a tail stands there and holds a tray of
  8836. food.
  8837.  
  8838. DAWN (CONT’D)
  8839. You're gonna need these.
  8840.  
  8841. PARKS
  8842. What the fuck?
  8843.  
  8844. Amber stands there in confusion. She looks down.
  8845.  
  8846. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8847. I've lost it. Miss Paulsen, if you
  8848. could kindly give me my nine
  8849. milimeter, I will gladly make my
  8850. exit from this world.
  8851.  
  8852. DAWN
  8853. It's been hard keeping your friend
  8854. from the truth.
  8855.  
  8856. PARKS
  8857. Maybe you should tell him. I'm sure
  8858. he could use some more new hobbies.
  8859.  
  8860. Parks continues to stare at Amber with confusion in his eyes.
  8861.  
  8862. Amber looks down. Parks looks at Dawn.
  8863.  
  8864. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8865. What else do you have cooked up in
  8866. this house of horrors, Paulsen?
  8867.  
  8868. DAWN
  8869. The guys who killed your partner.
  8870.  
  8871. Amber sets the tray down.
  8872.  
  8873. AMBER
  8874. It's for you!
  8875.  
  8876. Parks reaches his hand out and pats her ears.
  8877.  
  8878. PARKS
  8879. My god, I've gone and lost my mind.
  8880.  
  8881. AMBER
  8882. Is he okay Miss Paulsen?
  8883.  
  8884. DAWN
  8885. He just needs some getting used to
  8886. all of this.
  8887.  
  8888. Parks sighs and looks at the plate of food. It's some chicken
  8889. alfredo pasta.
  8890.  
  8891. PARKS
  8892. Thanks.
  8893.  
  8894. He takes the tray from her.
  8895.  
  8896. She smiles at him and walks off. Parks takes a plastic fork
  8897.  
  8898. PARKS (CONT’D)
  8899. Autistic?
  8900.  
  8901. Dawn cocks an eyebrow at Parks.
  8902.  
  8903. DAWN
  8904. You can tell?
  8905.  
  8906. PARKS
  8907. Yeah, I used to volunteer at a
  8908. children's hospital.
  8909.  
  8910. DAWN
  8911. You must have had an interesting
  8912. childhood, Parks. Now that's
  8913. something I would've paid to see.
  8914. The big badass detective helping
  8915. kids in a hospital.
  8916.  
  8917. PARKS
  8918. I was doing it for the college
  8919. credit. Anyway.
  8920.  
  8921. Parks moves over to a counter and eats his food. Dawn slides
  8922. him a keycard, his badge, and his gun across the counter.
  8923.  
  8924. DAWN
  8925. End this Parks. All of it.
  8926.  
  8927. Parks chuckles.
  8928.  
  8929. PARKS
  8930. You want me to kill you after all
  8931. this, Dawn? Starting to sound like
  8932. your brother.
  8933.  
  8934. DAWN
  8935. That keycard goes to sublevel one.
  8936. There's a vault down there. All the
  8937. evidence you need to take Matthews
  8938. down with it.
  8939.  
  8940. Parks finishes his food and looks at the two cards.
  8941.  
  8942. DAWN (CONT’D)
  8943. You're gonna want to call for
  8944. backup, you know.
  8945.  
  8946. Parks shakes his head.
  8947.  
  8948. PARKS
  8949. I'm gonna solve this case myself.
  8950. I've gone this far.
  8951.  
  8952. DAWN
  8953. You what?
  8954.  
  8955. Parks pushes the tray forward.
  8956.  
  8957. PARKS
  8958. I'm gonna take 'em in alone.
  8959.  
  8960. DAWN
  8961. Oh, no. You've lost it.
  8962.  
  8963. PARKS
  8964. This was my goal from the start!
  8965.  
  8966. DAWN
  8967. What? Screw over everyone else's
  8968. plans?
  8969.  
  8970. PARKS
  8971. What do you mean?
  8972.  
  8973. DAWN
  8974. Oh, I don't know. Everything that I
  8975. did and your department did to keep
  8976. you from losing your job, dying,
  8977. y'know all of the important stuff.
  8978. And you're gonna throw it away.
  8979.  
  8980. PARKS
  8981. Sorry to have disappointed you
  8982. then.
  8983.  
  8984. Parks grabs his things and steps out of the room. He steps
  8985. into an elevator.
  8986.  
  8987.  
  8988. INT. UNDERGROUND HALLWAY - DAY
  8989.  
  8990. Parks turns on a light switch to an empty lab. Nothing truly
  8991. stands out as he walks through it.
  8992.  
  8993. The hallway itself sits empty. Parks walks through it. It's
  8994. well lit, well-maintained, and clean.
  8995.  
  8996. Parks walks through it. He hears a thud.
  8997.  
  8998. PARKS
  8999. (echoing)
  9000. Hello?
  9001.  
  9002. He looks behind him.
  9003.  
  9004. Nothing.
  9005.  
  9006. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9007. Losing my fucking mind here.
  9008.  
  9009. Parks walks through the halls.
  9010.  
  9011. He puts his hands in his pockets. A decontamination section
  9012. sits in front of him. A card reader sits next to some
  9013. automatic doors.
  9014.  
  9015. Parks scans the badge.
  9016.  
  9017. FEMALE ANNOUNCER (O.S.)
  9018. Welcome Doctor Paulsen.
  9019.  
  9020. Parks walks into
  9021.  
  9022.  
  9023. INT. LABORATORY - DAY
  9024.  
  9025. The lights around come on. Against the wall list the faces of
  9026. doctors. Dawn is on one of them.
  9027.  
  9028. Parks looks at it and sighs.
  9029.  
  9030. He looks down at the keycard. Dawn's face is on it and she
  9031. looks younger.
  9032.  
  9033. In black sharpie reads, "My office: Office 12".
  9034.  
  9035. Parks walks through the lab.
  9036.  
  9037. He passes through windowed offices attatched to the inside
  9038. and follows the numbers.
  9039.  
  9040. He walks through other labs and stops at an office with a
  9041. "12" above its windowed sliding door. Another card reader
  9042. sits in front of it.
  9043.  
  9044. PARKS
  9045. Would ye kindly?
  9046.  
  9047. Parks puts the card up to the door. It slides open.
  9048.  
  9049.  
  9050. DAWN'S OFFICE
  9051.  
  9052. PARKS
  9053. Fucking Umbrella Corporation guys,
  9054. I swear to god...
  9055.  
  9056. Parks looks around a small office. It's surrounded by stuffed
  9057. animals and almost looks like an office meant for children.
  9058.  
  9059. Parks looks around it. On a desk sits a picture of Don and
  9060. Dawn, the two are kids in the picture. Don wears a birthday
  9061. hat, the date below it reads March 23rd, 1997. Behind them
  9062. are their parents. Don wears a birthday hat and gives an
  9063. eccstatic smile to a camera.
  9064.  
  9065. He holds a Pikachu plush. His sister hugs him.
  9066.  
  9067. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9068. He never talked about his
  9069. childhood...
  9070.  
  9071. Parks looks at the desk. On the desk a sticky note that
  9072. reads: "Password: oct181998".
  9073.  
  9074. Parks turns on the desktop. He puts the password in and opens
  9075. up Dawn's e-mails. He creates a new message.
  9076.  
  9077. Parks sifts through Dawn's emails and opens up a video
  9078. message that reads "Test subject: #94".
  9079.  
  9080. The tab opens to
  9081.  
  9082.  
  9083. INT. OBSERVATION ROOM - NIGHT
  9084.  
  9085. A little girl's screams break out and echo. A camera pans on
  9086. Sarah. She sits in a chair with an IV in her arm.
  9087.  
  9088. IND RESEARCHER 1
  9089. What's your name little girl?
  9090.  
  9091. SARAH
  9092. My name's Sarah Flynn.
  9093.  
  9094. IND RESEARCHER 1
  9095. And where's your family from?
  9096.  
  9097. SARAH
  9098. Ireland...
  9099.  
  9100. IND RESEARCHER 1
  9101. Run it again.
  9102.  
  9103. More screams break out.
  9104.  
  9105.  
  9106. DAWN'S OFFICE
  9107.  
  9108. PARKS
  9109. Oh, fuck...
  9110.  
  9111. Scream after scream breaks out as Parks goes through each of
  9112. the emails. He sends one after another.
  9113.  
  9114. Parks stops at another e-mail that reads simply, "intent to
  9115. resign".
  9116.  
  9117. The message reads:
  9118. "Marcus,
  9119. This is the last straw. If I see another incident like the
  9120. one on April 15th, I am leaving this post. That's my
  9121. brother!"
  9122.  
  9123. Parks takes out his wallet. He takes out the dog tags that he
  9124. showed Adam.
  9125.  
  9126. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9127. April 15th, 2015... He really did
  9128. it.
  9129.  
  9130. Another reply to it:
  9131. "My goal is to increase the security apparatus of the United
  9132. States Armed Forces through any means necessary or required.
  9133. The people of this country are more divided than ever before.
  9134. As it was in 1941, the United States needs to find a reason
  9135. to come together."
  9136.  
  9137. Dawn replies.
  9138. "My *brother* was in that convoy! The Hero of Houston? That
  9139. was *MY* brother, Marc. We're done! Anymore favors I gotta do
  9140. for you better have a good god damn reason behind them!"
  9141.  
  9142. Parks looks down.
  9143.  
  9144. He continues to send more emails over to another recipient.
  9145.  
  9146. Parks looks at the drawers around the desk.
  9147.  
  9148. One opens up.
  9149.  
  9150. A red Gameboy sits in it.
  9151.  
  9152. Parks takes it out and turns it over.
  9153.  
  9154. It reads, "To the best sister in the world. 10/22/2004"
  9155.  
  9156. Parks looks down and sighs.
  9157.  
  9158. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9159. Better than what I had.
  9160.  
  9161. Parks gets back on the computer. He looks through more
  9162. emails.
  9163.  
  9164. He stops at another. The office phone on the table rings.
  9165.  
  9166. Parks picks up the receiver.
  9167.  
  9168. DAWN(O.S.)
  9169. (phone)
  9170. What do you think?
  9171.  
  9172. PARKS
  9173. I'm trying to figure out
  9174. specifically what I'm supposed to
  9175. be looking at here. It doesn't
  9176. answer why you pretended to be a
  9177. fed or even why you've been helping
  9178. the militia.
  9179.  
  9180. DAWN
  9181. Marcus was gonna promote me if I
  9182. helped him... We were a thing for a
  9183. bit but after I found out what he
  9184. did to my brother and the people
  9185. around him-
  9186.  
  9187. PARKS
  9188. You cut him off.
  9189.  
  9190. DAWN
  9191. He dragged me into things. Told me
  9192. that if I didn't play ball with him
  9193. that he'd hurt my brother.
  9194.  
  9195. Parks laughs.
  9196.  
  9197. PARKS
  9198. Are you fucking crazy? We-
  9199.  
  9200. DAWN
  9201. Before you go any further and if
  9202. you haven't seen already, we've
  9203. been working on a project.
  9204.  
  9205. Parks searches for "projects" in her search bar.
  9206.  
  9207. PARKS
  9208. I'm looking through your email,
  9209. what do you want me looking at
  9210. specifically?
  9211.  
  9212. DAWN
  9213. Phoenix Weapons Program, related to
  9214. the PMC my brother's in.
  9215.  
  9216. Parks searches that up.
  9217.  
  9218. A string of emails shows up.
  9219.  
  9220. Parks opens up one.
  9221.  
  9222.  
  9223. INT. OBSERVATION ROOM - DAY
  9224.  
  9225. A subject strapped to a chair sits in it.
  9226.  
  9227. IND DOCTOR
  9228. Test subject 22, Jonathan Willis,
  9229. early-30s, no prior history of
  9230. violence.
  9231.  
  9232. WILLIS
  9233. Hey man, I just want to go
  9234. home!
  9235.  
  9236. IND DOCTOR (CONT’D)
  9237. As we've found with previous
  9238. subjects, the Darkheart serum
  9239. causes those with no
  9240. aggressive tendencies for
  9241. five minutes.
  9242.  
  9243. A doctor comes up behind him and injects Willis with a
  9244. syringe.
  9245.  
  9246. Willis starts to fight in his restraints.
  9247.  
  9248. WILLIS (CONT’D)
  9249. I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL ALL OF YOU!
  9250.  
  9251. A clock behind him counts down the minutes. The video speeds
  9252. up to three minutes. He still fights in his restraints.
  9253.  
  9254. The video goes back to normal speed.
  9255.  
  9256. Willis continues to fight in his restraints.
  9257.  
  9258. WILLIS (CONT’D)
  9259. GONNA KILL ALL OF YOU! I AM GOING
  9260. TO FIND A WAY!
  9261.  
  9262. Another subject is pushed into the room. He wears an orange
  9263. jumpsuit. He look around in confusion.
  9264.  
  9265. Willis's restraints come off. A scalpel sits on the table.
  9266.  
  9267. Willis falls forward, then stands back up. The other test
  9268. subject looks behind him.
  9269.  
  9270. IND TEST SUBJECT
  9271. Willis, it's me man! It's me!
  9272.  
  9273. Willis tackles him to the ground and slices his throat open,
  9274. then continues to stab into him.
  9275.  
  9276. The video speeds up and stops.
  9277.  
  9278. Willis stands up.
  9279.  
  9280. WILLIS
  9281. Oh god, what have I done?
  9282.  
  9283. The doors open. Two Sentinel Securities PMCs shoot him dead.
  9284.  
  9285. BACK TO:
  9286.  
  9287.  
  9288. DAWN'S OFFICE
  9289.  
  9290. PARKS
  9291. Diaz... I shot reporter. Matthews
  9292. was in there with him.
  9293.  
  9294. Parks puts the phone on speaker.
  9295.  
  9296. DAWN (O.S.)
  9297. (phone)
  9298. Who?
  9299.  
  9300. He look at different emails.
  9301.  
  9302. PARKS
  9303. He was with us at Houston. I shot
  9304. him after he bum rushed me with a
  9305. knife, but he was tied down.
  9306. Someone cut the rope.
  9307.  
  9308. Parks scrolls through different pictures and stops at one. He
  9309. taps a pen on the desk and puts on his lip.
  9310.  
  9311. DAWN (O.S.)
  9312. (phone)
  9313. Yeah... Darkheart. I'm sorry,
  9314. Parks.
  9315.  
  9316. It's a picture of him. He shakes hands with a military
  9317. Colonel. Matthews stands behind the Colonel.
  9318.  
  9319. PARKS
  9320. That's Colonel Wesley Tyler. How's
  9321. he connected to all this?
  9322.  
  9323. Parks takes out his notepad. He jots down, "Tyler a part of
  9324. the Phoenix Weapons Program".
  9325.  
  9326. DAWN (O.S.)
  9327. (phone)
  9328. I've never heard that name before.
  9329.  
  9330. PARKS
  9331. I'll figure it out later.
  9332.  
  9333. Parks looks at the first email. A set of coordinates. Parks
  9334. jots them down and sends them to another address.
  9335.  
  9336. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9337. What's Matthews's endgame?
  9338.  
  9339. DAWN (O.S.)
  9340. (phone)
  9341. He never said anything about it. He
  9342. keeps the people he knows in the
  9343. dark.
  9344.  
  9345. Parks shakes his head and massages his eyes.
  9346.  
  9347. He tabs out.
  9348.  
  9349. The doors that lead to the hallway open. Elena walks forward,
  9350. two armed guards behind her.
  9351.  
  9352. DAWN (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  9353. Parks, you have company. Matthews
  9354. has a woman, red hair, blue eyes,
  9355. freckles. He's got a few security
  9356. guys with him.
  9357.  
  9358. Parks's eyes widen. Matthews holds a .22 Ruger to the back of
  9359. his skull.
  9360.  
  9361. PARKS
  9362. Oh, no... Elena.
  9363.  
  9364. DAWN (O.S.)
  9365. (phone)
  9366. Parks?
  9367.  
  9368. PARKS
  9369. I gotta go. Which way out?
  9370.  
  9371. DAWN
  9372. Only one and that's through four
  9373. guys. I'll help you out where I
  9374. can, I'll get to engineering and
  9375. try to get you out that way.
  9376.  
  9377. A flash drive sits plugged into a computer. Parks takes it
  9378. out and ducks under a table. He grabs his keycard and starts
  9379. to move.
  9380.  
  9381. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  9382. PARKS! I know you're in here! Come
  9383. out and your wife doesn't take a
  9384. bullet!
  9385.  
  9386. He steps out to
  9387.  
  9388.  
  9389. INT. LABORATORY - DAY
  9390.  
  9391. Parks crouches down behind a desk. He gets his gun out and
  9392. checks his ammo.
  9393.  
  9394. PARKS
  9395. Fuck.
  9396.  
  9397. Parks stays down.
  9398.  
  9399. MATTHEWS
  9400. Search the area! Find him!
  9401.  
  9402. Parks puts his gun away and stays behind a desk. He moves to
  9403. another one as they enter his room. Elena still has a gun to
  9404. her head as she walks forward. Tears roll down her eyes.
  9405.  
  9406. Parks stays down and gets his gun back out as the group moves
  9407. through.
  9408.  
  9409. PARKS
  9410. (whispering)
  9411. Stick to the shadows...
  9412.  
  9413. The room goes black.
  9414.  
  9415. Gunshots ring out as the power begins to flicker.
  9416.  
  9417. IND AGENT
  9418. The hell was that?!
  9419.  
  9420. An agent lays dead on the floor as Parks makes a break for
  9421. the hallway. The three agents open fire on Parks.
  9422.  
  9423. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  9424. STOP FUCKING SHOOTING YOU PRICKS!
  9425. GET HIM! BRING HIM BACK TO ME!
  9426.  
  9427. Parks continues to run. He holds a keycard as he does.
  9428.  
  9429. The agents give chase behind him. Parks scans the card and
  9430. goes to
  9431.  
  9432.  
  9433. INT. UNDERGROUND HALLWAY - DAY
  9434.  
  9435. Parks sprints through the hallway and holds his gun out
  9436. behind him.
  9437.  
  9438. The elevator opens up. Parks dives into it.
  9439.  
  9440.  
  9441. ELEVATOR
  9442.  
  9443. He slams his hand into the ground floor button.
  9444.  
  9445. He keeps his weapon outside the elevator doors. They close as
  9446. the three agents open fire on Parks.
  9447.  
  9448. Parks sits there for a moment and catches his breath.
  9449.  
  9450. The elevator doors open. He takes a deep breath.
  9451.  
  9452. Parks steps out of the elevator.
  9453.  
  9454. He gets out his phone and calls an uber.
  9455.  
  9456. CUT TO:
  9457.  
  9458.  
  9459. INT. POLICE STATION - DAY
  9460.  
  9461. Parks bursts into Steele's office sits on the door.
  9462.  
  9463. A wanted poster of Don
  9464.  
  9465. He holds a flash drive. Parks holds a fearful look.
  9466.  
  9467. PARKS
  9468. Tell me you got my email, TELL ME
  9469. YOU GOT WHAT I SENT YOU!
  9470.  
  9471. Steele cocks an eyebrow.
  9472.  
  9473. STEELE
  9474. You've been blowing up my email all
  9475. day Parks, why don't you just wait
  9476. and-
  9477.  
  9478. PARKS
  9479. MATTHEWS HAS MY WIFE! I sent you
  9480. all the evidence I have, now tell
  9481. me we can put a stop to this
  9482. insanity! Hawkins is dead and so is
  9483. anyone able to testify against all
  9484. of this! I got nothing left! This
  9485. case took everything that I have. I
  9486. can't do anything anymore.
  9487.  
  9488. STEELE
  9489. See Stanton.
  9490.  
  9491. Parks looks exhausted.
  9492.  
  9493. PARKS
  9494. Fine.
  9495.  
  9496. He steps out to
  9497.  
  9498.  
  9499. STANTON'S OFFICE
  9500.  
  9501. Parks takes a seat.
  9502.  
  9503. STANTON
  9504. What's the problem now Parks?
  9505.  
  9506. PARKS
  9507. You fuckin' crazy? What's the
  9508. problem now? The problem is that
  9509. the guy that's supposed to be
  9510. Homeland Security is a Special
  9511. Activities, spook, Stanton. The
  9512. problem is he's holding my wife
  9513. hostage. The problem is that
  9514. Officer Turner is dead and I
  9515. haven't heard from Detective
  9516. Paulsen.
  9517.  
  9518. STANTON
  9519. Son... She's dead. Her husband shot
  9520. her in the heat of the moment. And
  9521. he was broken out of county. We're
  9522. still looking for him.
  9523.  
  9524. Parks cocks his head at that.
  9525.  
  9526. PARKS
  9527. Why would he do that?
  9528.  
  9529. STANTON
  9530. Years in the sandbox finally got to
  9531. him. We think some of his
  9532. connections in the military helped
  9533. him out, but we don't have any
  9534. names for sure.
  9535.  
  9536. PARKS
  9537. That makes literally no sense at
  9538. all.
  9539.  
  9540. STANTON
  9541. I'll put it to you straight. You're
  9542. officially on suspension with pay,
  9543. pending an investigation regarding
  9544. the group.
  9545.  
  9546. PARKS
  9547. That's nonsensical. You and I both
  9548. know that.
  9549.  
  9550. STANTON
  9551. You know the drill, Parks. I'm
  9552. disappointed in what you've shown
  9553. me. Two weeks.
  9554.  
  9555. Parks passes him his badge and service weapon.
  9556.  
  9557. STANTON (CONT’D)
  9558. We'll be looking for Elena.
  9559.  
  9560. PARKS
  9561. MATTHEWS HAS HER!
  9562.  
  9563. STANTON
  9564. GET OUT OF MY OFFICE, PARKS. We.
  9565. Will. Find her.
  9566.  
  9567. Parks gets out.
  9568.  
  9569.  
  9570. INT. MICK'S BAR - DAY
  9571.  
  9572. Parks walks inside with a defeated look.
  9573.  
  9574. Don sits in there. Conrad and Kobel look at him, both with
  9575. confused and shocked looks.
  9576.  
  9577. Parks looks at the bartender.
  9578.  
  9579. PARKS
  9580. Irish coffee.
  9581.  
  9582. He sits down between Don and Conrad. Conrad starts to reach
  9583. for a handgun.
  9584.  
  9585. Don looks down in fear.
  9586.  
  9587. Parks looks at the two of them and sighs.
  9588.  
  9589. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9590. Please fuck off. I've had a long
  9591. day and managed to get myself
  9592. suspended again.
  9593.  
  9594. Conrad cocks an eyebrow.
  9595.  
  9596. DON
  9597. Dave?
  9598.  
  9599. PARKS
  9600. You got my e-mail, right?
  9601.  
  9602. DON
  9603. Yeah, and I gotta get my daughter.
  9604.  
  9605. PARKS
  9606. I gotta get my wife. You get those
  9607. coordinates?
  9608.  
  9609. Don nods.
  9610.  
  9611. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9612. Good, because I'm solving this case
  9613. alone.
  9614.  
  9615. Kobel, Don, and Conrad look at Parks with a stunned look in
  9616. their eyes.
  9617.  
  9618. DON
  9619. You're gonna end up dead, wife
  9620. ain't going to have anyone to come
  9621. home to.
  9622.  
  9623. PARKS
  9624. The only person that can save her
  9625. is me, Paulsen.
  9626.  
  9627. DON
  9628. Let us help you!
  9629.  
  9630. Parks downs a shot of whiskey.
  9631.  
  9632. PARKS
  9633. I know what I'm doing. If I don't
  9634. come back, leak everything I sent
  9635. you online. The coordinates are
  9636. where they're most likely keeping
  9637. your daughter. Experiments,
  9638. Matthews, your daughter-
  9639.  
  9640. DON
  9641. Slow the fuck down, Parks.
  9642.  
  9643. Don takes out his phone and scrolls through his emails.
  9644.  
  9645. PARKS
  9646. You don't hear from me tomorrow,
  9647. leak everything.
  9648.  
  9649. Parks takes another shot and steps out of the bar.
  9650.  
  9651. DON
  9652. Parks, wait!
  9653.  
  9654. The door closes behind Parks.
  9655.  
  9656.  
  9657. EXT. GUN STORE - DAY
  9658.  
  9659. Parks goes inside of a gun store.
  9660.  
  9661.  
  9662. INT. GUN STORE - DAY
  9663.  
  9664. Parks sights in an AR, a look of solid determination in his
  9665. eyes.
  9666.  
  9667. He loads a magazine, puts it in a bag and looks at all the
  9668. others.
  9669.  
  9670. He steps out to
  9671.  
  9672.  
  9673. INT. PARKS'S CAR - DAY
  9674.  
  9675. Parks looks exhausted all the same.
  9676.  
  9677. Parks looks at the AR in the rear passenger seat of his
  9678. Toyota.
  9679.  
  9680. He pulls into a parking lot and falls asleep. The car idles.
  9681.  
  9682. GO TO:
  9683.  
  9684.  
  9685. EXT. PARKING LOT - NIGHT
  9686.  
  9687. Parks's Toyota sits outside an office. The front of it reads,
  9688. "Department of Homeland Security - Phoenix".
  9689.  
  9690. The door swings wide open as Parks watches the last agent
  9691. step out.
  9692.  
  9693. He stands against the wall. Parks holds his shoes while he
  9694. walks into
  9695.  
  9696.  
  9697. INT. HOMELAND SECURITY BUILDING - NIGHT
  9698.  
  9699. Parks takes out a flashlight and makes his way through the
  9700. building.
  9701.  
  9702. Parks walks by different individual offices and stops at an
  9703. office that reads "ASAC Matthews".
  9704.  
  9705. Parks takes a sigh and checks his pockets.
  9706.  
  9707. PARKS
  9708. Now would be a great time to know
  9709. how to pick a lock.
  9710.  
  9711. Parks kicks the door open and makes his way into
  9712.  
  9713.  
  9714. MATTHEWS'S OFFICE
  9715.  
  9716. Parks looks around. Nothing stands out with the exception of
  9717. some files on the table.
  9718.  
  9719. Parks shines a light around the room.
  9720.  
  9721. Nothing really stands out. Some awards on a wall. Parks looks
  9722. at some picture frames.
  9723.  
  9724. Matthews sits there with a wife, a dog, and a child. They
  9725. look happy.
  9726.  
  9727. PARKS
  9728. ...Even evil has family, doesn't
  9729. it, Dave?
  9730.  
  9731. He sets the picture frame back down.
  9732.  
  9733. Parks continues to walk through the office and stops at a
  9734. desk. Its nice wood glistens as Parks shines his light on it.
  9735.  
  9736. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9737. Fancy wood.
  9738.  
  9739. Parks looks at the drawers below it.
  9740.  
  9741. He opens a bottom one.
  9742.  
  9743. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9744. What the hell...
  9745.  
  9746. Parks takes out his light. Different identities sit in his
  9747. drawer. He puts the flashlight in his mouth as he sorts
  9748. through a small group of passports and different law
  9749. enforcement IDs.
  9750.  
  9751. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9752. Okay then.
  9753.  
  9754. Stacks of money sit below the IDs.
  9755.  
  9756. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9757. Who the fuck is this guy...?
  9758.  
  9759. The door opens.
  9760.  
  9761. A JANITOR, (late-50s) walks in.
  9762.  
  9763. The janitor lugs a vacuum cleaner behind him.
  9764.  
  9765. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9766. Oh, fuck.
  9767.  
  9768. The janitor flicks a light switch.
  9769.  
  9770. JANITOR
  9771. Getting some extra work done there?
  9772.  
  9773. Parks nods.
  9774.  
  9775. JANITOR (CONT’D)
  9776. Well leave a light on then so I
  9777. know which room to clean next! You
  9778. need me to do a work order on the
  9779. door?
  9780.  
  9781. Parks nods again.
  9782.  
  9783. JANITOR (CONT’D)
  9784. You're the boss!
  9785.  
  9786. He walks out. Parks closes his eyes and sighs. He continues
  9787. to look through Matthews's things.
  9788.  
  9789. Parks looks at the door.
  9790.  
  9791. PARKS
  9792. Hey buddy hold up!
  9793.  
  9794. The janitor comes back in.
  9795.  
  9796. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9797. Can I borrow a screwdriver? I'm the
  9798. IT guy.
  9799.  
  9800. JANITOR
  9801. Asian dude- IT guy. Of course.
  9802.  
  9803. The janitor fishes around his pockets.
  9804.  
  9805. PARKS
  9806. I'll give it back, don't worry.
  9807.  
  9808. JANITOR
  9809. Alright, man.
  9810.  
  9811. Parks takes a flathead screwdriver from him. The janitor
  9812. steps back out.
  9813.  
  9814. Parks goes back to the lock on the desk. He checks the door,
  9815. then behind him.
  9816.  
  9817. He jams the screwdriver into the lock and slams it in with
  9818. his hand. The screwdriver pushes itself into the lock.
  9819.  
  9820. Parks turns it.
  9821.  
  9822. Parks pulls against the drawer. It doesn't open at first, but
  9823. with some effort he pulls the drawer open. On top sits the
  9824. cover for a badge wallet. Parks opens it.
  9825.  
  9826. PARKS
  9827. Oh, boy. I've done it now.
  9828.  
  9829. Parks opens it. A CIA badge reveals itself next to CIA
  9830. credentials "Michael Mayberry". Matthews's photo sits in it.
  9831.  
  9832. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9833. Oh fuck me, this is bad.
  9834.  
  9835. Parks looks at a sealed envelope inside the desk. He sets the
  9836. badge down on the desk.
  9837.  
  9838. Parks opens up the envelope.
  9839.  
  9840. A dossier.
  9841.  
  9842. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9843. What the hell is this...
  9844.  
  9845. Parks opens it up.
  9846.  
  9847. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9848. Following the failed actions at MSR
  9849. Houston, the agency looks to use
  9850. enhanced humans in order to secure
  9851. an American future in Afghanistan.
  9852. The Phoenix Weapons Program will
  9853. allow the
  9854.  
  9855. Parks's eyes widen.
  9856.  
  9857. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9858. The nanites make them stronger.
  9859. They're a force that can take
  9860. bullets and explosions better than
  9861. the average person.
  9862.  
  9863. Parks looks through the documents in the envelope.
  9864.  
  9865. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9866. Matthews sent soldiers to take guys
  9867. out.
  9868.  
  9869. He looks at one part of the text.
  9870.  
  9871. "in order to secure an American future in Afghanistan"
  9872.  
  9873. Parks shuffles through the envelope.
  9874.  
  9875. A map sits between the papers.
  9876.  
  9877. Parks looks at it and opens it up.
  9878.  
  9879. Highways are highlit along with red circles.
  9880.  
  9881. Above the police stations are times with assorted numbers.
  9882.  
  9883. A date sits on top of the map. December 29th, 2020.
  9884.  
  9885. Parks checks his phone. It's December 19th.
  9886.  
  9887. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9888. What the fuck?
  9889.  
  9890. Parks starts to put it together in his mind.
  9891.  
  9892. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9893. The Phoenix Weapons program...
  9894.  
  9895. His mind turns to that of the desert.
  9896.  
  9897.  
  9898. EXT. DESERT MOUNTAINSIDE - DAY
  9899.  
  9900. The insurgents fire down into the convoy below.
  9901.  
  9902. His mind goes back to the
  9903.  
  9904.  
  9905. EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY - NIGHT
  9906.  
  9907. Parks fires his 12 gauge into the gang member.
  9908.  
  9909. He continues to charge Parks.
  9910.  
  9911. BACK TO:
  9912.  
  9913.  
  9914. MATTHEWS'S OFFICE
  9915.  
  9916. PARKS
  9917. Fuck this is bad.
  9918.  
  9919. Parks grabs the documents off the table and makes a run for
  9920. it.
  9921.  
  9922.  
  9923. EXT. PARKING LOT - NIGHT
  9924.  
  9925. Parks runs outside. Black suburbans pull into the lot.
  9926.  
  9927. Parks makes a break for his sedan and gets to the rear
  9928. passenger door.
  9929.  
  9930. He throws the documents into the back of it. He goes to the
  9931. driver's seat of his car and pops the trunk.
  9932.  
  9933. Parks puts on his AR. The suburbans stop. Agents step outside
  9934. and raise weapons at him.
  9935.  
  9936. Matthews steps around.
  9937.  
  9938. MATTHEWS
  9939. Detective!
  9940.  
  9941. Parks raises his rifle at him.
  9942.  
  9943. PARKS
  9944. You gonna appeal to my sense of
  9945. reason, Matthews? Huh? Do you
  9946. prefer Mayberry?
  9947.  
  9948. Matthews's expression changes to that of sheer horror.
  9949.  
  9950. Parks gives a grin.
  9951.  
  9952. PARKS (CONT’D)
  9953. How long have you been turning kids
  9954. into weapons? Injecting them with
  9955. nanites and god knows what.
  9956. Stopping anyone that gets in your
  9957. way.
  9958.  
  9959. Parks carries a crazed look in his eyes.
  9960.  
  9961. MATTHEWS
  9962. Parks, think of Ele-
  9963.  
  9964. Parks fires two rounds into Matthews's chest. He raises his
  9965. rifle, only to have something hit him in the neck.
  9966.  
  9967. Parks falls down.
  9968.  
  9969. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  9970. Get him to Warehouse Sierra, we're
  9971. out of here before the locals start
  9972. asking questions.
  9973.  
  9974. Steele stands next to him.
  9975.  
  9976. STEELE
  9977. We out of the woods yet?
  9978.  
  9979. MATTHEWS
  9980. Get the car and shell casings out
  9981. of here, then meet me at the
  9982. warehouse.
  9983.  
  9984.  
  9985. INT. WAREHOUSE - DAY
  9986.  
  9987. Parks sits in a cold freezer. A dim light shines above him.
  9988.  
  9989. Another light across the room shines over a tied up Elena.
  9990. Parks's hair is wet, his face covered in scratches. He has a
  9991. black eye.
  9992.  
  9993. Blood runs down her legs.
  9994.  
  9995. ELENA
  9996. Dave... Make them stop, please...
  9997.  
  9998. PARKS
  9999. I've told them everything, baby. I
  10000. told 'em all about the case.
  10001.  
  10002. Matthews appears out of the shadows and hits slams a pipe
  10003. wrench into Parks's leg.
  10004.  
  10005. MATTHEWS
  10006. Evidently, not fucking enough
  10007. Davey!
  10008.  
  10009. Matthews takes out his Ruger .22 and walks over to Elena.
  10010.  
  10011. He sticks the barrel of the gun to her leg.
  10012.  
  10013. PARKS
  10014. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ELSE,
  10015. MATTHEWS!
  10016.  
  10017. MATTHEWS
  10018. Lies and excuses, Davey.
  10019.  
  10020. Matthews fires the Ruger into Elena's leg. Elena lets off a
  10021. scream of pain.
  10022.  
  10023. ELENA
  10024. DAVEY, WHY?!
  10025.  
  10026. Elena cries out in pain as two more men step out of the
  10027. shadows.
  10028.  
  10029. MATTHEWS
  10030. Now while I wait for you to make up
  10031. your mind, my partners are going to
  10032. have some fun with your wife.
  10033.  
  10034. Parks's eyes widen as he struggles in his binds.
  10035.  
  10036. ELENA
  10037. Dave?
  10038.  
  10039. Parks's eyes widen as Matthews pulls up a chair with a grin.
  10040.  
  10041. Three men appear behind Parks and drag Elena in her chair
  10042. into another room.
  10043.  
  10044. PARKS
  10045. No, no! I told you everything god
  10046. damn it!
  10047.  
  10048. Elena's screams echo through the warehouse.
  10049.  
  10050. Parks sits there. Tears roll down Parks's eyes as more
  10051. screams ring out.
  10052.  
  10053. Matthews sits there and checks his watch.
  10054.  
  10055. Time passes as more bags build in Parks's eyes. The screams
  10056. are loud at first and sound more hoarse-
  10057.  
  10058. -Then they stop.
  10059.  
  10060. Elena crawls out of the room. Parks's eyes carry a thousand
  10061. yard stare.
  10062.  
  10063. MATTHEWS
  10064. Ready to talk yet, Dave?
  10065.  
  10066. PARKS
  10067. Just let me die.
  10068.  
  10069. Matthews comes closer to Parks.
  10070.  
  10071. MATTHEWS
  10072. Her first.
  10073.  
  10074. Matthews turns his Ruger to face Elena and pulls the trigger.
  10075.  
  10076. Elena falls down, dead.
  10077.  
  10078. The room goes silent.
  10079.  
  10080. Parks lets off a slow and quiet laugh.
  10081.  
  10082. It increases. Parks starts to get louder and faster with it.
  10083.  
  10084. Parks lets off a weak smile.
  10085.  
  10086. PARKS
  10087. You're a stupid fuck, you know
  10088. that?
  10089.  
  10090. Matthews looks at Elena, then at Parks.
  10091.  
  10092. MATTHEWS
  10093. Yeah?
  10094.  
  10095. PARKS
  10096. Well, you planned out the whole
  10097. whack everyone that gets in your
  10098. way part down. Good job.
  10099.  
  10100. Parks gives a smile.
  10101.  
  10102. PARKS (CONT’D)
  10103. But you. Fucked. Up, Matthews,
  10104. Mayberry- Whatever the hell your
  10105. name is.
  10106.  
  10107. Matthews watches him.
  10108.  
  10109. PARKS (CONT’D)
  10110. If you're really trying to play the
  10111. federal agent, a law enforcement
  10112. guy, you of all people should know
  10113. that killing one tends to the bring
  10114. some ungodly heat. This ain't
  10115. Mexico, Marcus.
  10116.  
  10117. MATTHEWS
  10118. I can take it.
  10119.  
  10120. PARKS
  10121. So did the Guadalajara Cartel back
  10122. in the 1980's.
  10123.  
  10124. MATTHEWS
  10125. You seem to know your history.
  10126.  
  10127. PARKS
  10128. I spent a lot of time reading on
  10129. deployment. Crime novels- The shit
  10130. that made me want to get back on
  10131. the road. But partner, I don't
  10132. think you know, get, or even have
  10133. the faintest idea of what's coming.
  10134.  
  10135. Parks spits some blood out on the floor next to him.
  10136.  
  10137. PARKS (CONT’D)
  10138. Double homicide? Suspended cop gets
  10139. too close to a case and then
  10140. murdered? People are gonna ask
  10141. questions.
  10142.  
  10143. MATTHEWS
  10144. I got people handling that-
  10145.  
  10146. PARKS
  10147. Yeah, on the law enforcement end of
  10148. the stick.
  10149.  
  10150. Matthews's eyes widen.
  10151.  
  10152. MATTHEWS
  10153. What the hell are you talking
  10154. about?
  10155.  
  10156. PARKS
  10157. Diaz, he left a flash drive on the
  10158. table- Had everything on it.
  10159. Everything he'd been watching and
  10160. waiting for. All on that drive.
  10161.  
  10162. CUT TO:
  10163.  
  10164.  
  10165. EXT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  10166.  
  10167. A SWAT team stacks on the warehouse.
  10168.  
  10169. They breach and push into the warehouse. Patrol officers
  10170. stand behind them.
  10171.  
  10172. Explosives blow open the doors as the police units push in.
  10173.  
  10174. PARKS (O.S.)
  10175. Locations.
  10176.  
  10177. Matthews's agents turn around and start to shoot back at the
  10178. SWAT officers.
  10179.  
  10180. They fall, one by one as the teams push in.
  10181.  
  10182. PARKS (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  10183. Names.
  10184.  
  10185. Both sides take losses from the firefight.
  10186.  
  10187. CUT TO:
  10188.  
  10189.  
  10190. INT. OFFICE BUILDING - AFTERNOON
  10191.  
  10192. A small army of FBI and local police units move into the
  10193. building. An FBI agent raises a search warrant in another
  10194. agent's face.
  10195.  
  10196. PARKS (O.S.)
  10197. Addresses.
  10198.  
  10199. The army of local and federal officers start to move in on
  10200. the building.
  10201.  
  10202. They walk through and stop at an office that reads, "SAC
  10203. Marcus Matthews - Human Trafficking".
  10204.  
  10205. An agent tries to throw a punch at Stanton.
  10206.  
  10207. Two FBI agents tackle them to the ground.
  10208.  
  10209. PARKS (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  10210. Even your airtight covers.
  10211.  
  10212. CUT TO:
  10213.  
  10214. A drawer opens with multiple IDs and stacks of cash.
  10215.  
  10216. A gloved hand picks up a bundle of passports.
  10217.  
  10218.  
  10219. INT. KNIGHT PHARMACEUTICALS UNDERGROUND - AFTERNOON
  10220.  
  10221. PARKS (O.S.)
  10222. The game's already over, Matthews.
  10223.  
  10224. A security team stacks up on a vault door. Eli stands in the
  10225. stack.
  10226.  
  10227. Kobel walks in the middle of the group, James next to him.
  10228.  
  10229. A guard opens up the vault. The security team makes their way
  10230. down the staircase. Flashlights shine down a staircase as the
  10231. lights inside turn on.
  10232.  
  10233. An MP turns around in surprise. He sees the security unit
  10234. push toward him and puts his hands up.
  10235.  
  10236.  
  10237. LABORATORY
  10238.  
  10239. Scientists keep their hands up as the security team pushes
  10240. through the lab.
  10241.  
  10242. Some of the former subjects pick up guns and begin to shoot
  10243. back at the advancing security team, only to get rounds
  10244. through the skull cavity.
  10245.  
  10246.  
  10247. EXT. BAR - DAY
  10248.  
  10249. Don walks in. He says something.
  10250.  
  10251. PARKS (O.S.)
  10252. Even the associates you tried to
  10253. keep on lockdown.
  10254.  
  10255. A man breaks a beer bottle and tries to shank him with it.
  10256.  
  10257. Don steps out of the way and trips him. The man falls on his
  10258. face.
  10259.  
  10260. Don steps on his neck and takes his gun out. He points it
  10261. behind him and looks on at the group who keep their hands up.
  10262.  
  10263. DON
  10264. (mouthing)
  10265. Sarah Flynn! WHERE IS SHE?!
  10266.  
  10267.  
  10268. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  10269.  
  10270. PARKS
  10271. Whatever happens next. I can only
  10272. hope you brought lube.
  10273.  
  10274. Parks smiles at this.
  10275.  
  10276. Matthews raises the gun to Parks's head.
  10277.  
  10278. Parks closes his eyes, takes one last breath, and for the
  10279. first time feels content.
  10280.  
  10281. PARKS (CONT’D)
  10282. It was all worth it in the end. Do
  10283. what you have to.
  10284.  
  10285. FADE TO BLACK.
  10286.  
  10287. A lone, suppressed gunshot.
  10288.  
  10289. FADE OUT.
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