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  1. The Things We Protect
  2. by
  3. Eli
  4.  
  5. FADE IN:
  6.  
  7.  
  8. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  9.  
  10. A flashlight shines across shipping containers. The light
  11. illuminates reflects off each one.
  12.  
  13. DONOVAN "MIKE/MIKEE" PAULSEN, (30) walks forward.
  14.  
  15. He's Caucasian, 6"1, black hair, brown eyes, skinny build.
  16. His medium, styled hair carries a gentlemen's cut, and his
  17. face carries a five o'clock shadow. A visible scar sits below
  18. his left eye.
  19.  
  20. The bags on Don's eyes show through the dim light.
  21.  
  22. Don has an AR slung around the front of him. He wears a pair
  23. of jeans and a tan plate carrier sits over a white button up
  24. shirt. On his shoulder sits a Sentinel Securities ID.
  25.  
  26. Don wears an earpiece.
  27.  
  28. The radio comes to life as MARCUS MATTHEWS, (34) keys his
  29. microphone.
  30.  
  31. Marcus is 6"4, with short auburn hair and brown eyes. He
  32. wears a plate carrier with a white button up and a clip on
  33. tie.
  34.  
  35. MARCUS
  36. (earpiece)
  37. All teams, radio check.
  38.  
  39. MICHAEL CHAVEZ, (24) keys his radio. He's Hispanic, 5"9 with
  40. short black hair. He wears a black baseball cap and a tan
  41. plate carrier. He carries a VEPR AK patterned rifle.
  42.  
  43. CHAVEZ
  44. Alpha one, check.
  45.  
  46. PAUL CARTER, (25) keys his microphone. He's a skinny
  47. Caucasian with short brown hair and blue eyes, 6"0. He wears
  48. a pair of square glasses and carries a CZ Bren, with a
  49. Beretta 92 on his hip.
  50.  
  51. CARTER
  52. Alpha two, check.
  53.  
  54. Marcus lets off a sigh into the radio.
  55.  
  56. Don fumbles with his microphone.
  57.  
  58. DON
  59. Fucking shit-
  60.  
  61. He keys the microphone.
  62.  
  63. DON (CONT’D)
  64. (into radio)
  65. Alpha three, check.
  66.  
  67. CONRAD MILLER, (28) keys his microphone. He's Caucasian, with
  68. a light tan, brown eyes, and 6"2 with a muscular build. His
  69. tired eyes show under the warehouse lights.
  70.  
  71. CONRAD
  72. Alpha four, check.
  73.  
  74. Don yawns. He meets back up with Conrad.
  75.  
  76. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  77. How you liking the job so far?
  78.  
  79. DON
  80. About what I expected.
  81.  
  82. Another narrow conex hallway in front of them.
  83.  
  84. CONRAD
  85. You want to switch?
  86.  
  87. Don gives a chuckle.
  88.  
  89. DON
  90. It's the same damn thing here,
  91. dude!
  92.  
  93. Conrad gives a shrug.
  94.  
  95. DON (CONT’D)
  96. Fuck it.
  97.  
  98. The two switch sides.
  99.  
  100. The same setup sits in front of Don.
  101.  
  102. DON (CONT’D)
  103. (muttering)
  104. Told him.
  105.  
  106. Don walks forward, light forward.
  107.  
  108. A thud.
  109.  
  110. MARCUS
  111. (earpiece)
  112. All units, report.
  113.  
  114. CHAVEZ
  115. Alpha one, all clear here.
  116.  
  117. CARTER
  118. Alpha two, nothin' to note here.
  119.  
  120. Don takes out his ear piece and listens again.
  121.  
  122. A louder and more noticeable thud.
  123.  
  124. Don puts his earpiece back in.
  125.  
  126. MARCUS
  127. (earpiece)
  128. Paulsen, report, damn it.
  129.  
  130. DON
  131. (into mic)
  132. Alpha three reporting, I got
  133. something.
  134.  
  135. Don slings his rifle forward.
  136.  
  137. DON (CONT’D)
  138. WHO'S THERE?!
  139.  
  140. Don pushes forward and flicks the safety off his rifle.
  141.  
  142. DON (CONT’D)
  143. Fuck is that?
  144.  
  145. Louder bangs- Something metallic.
  146.  
  147. His heart races as he moves forward. Don slows down and
  148. begins to control his breaths.
  149.  
  150. More bangs come from next to him.
  151.  
  152. DON (CONT’D)
  153. Who the fuck is in the container?
  154.  
  155. He looks to both sides of him.
  156.  
  157. Nothing.
  158.  
  159. Don puts his earpiece back in.
  160.  
  161. DON (CONT’D)
  162. (into earpiece)
  163. Be advised, found the source of the
  164. sound.
  165.  
  166. MARCUS
  167. Copy that, don't open that till we-
  168.  
  169. DON
  170. Fuck that.
  171.  
  172. Don takes out a pair of bolt cutters and cuts the locks off
  173. the shipping container. He keeps his hand on his rifle, turns
  174. on its light, and keeps it trained at the door.
  175.  
  176. Don swings the door open.
  177.  
  178.  
  179. INT. SHIPPING CONTAINER - NIGHT
  180.  
  181. His once tired eyes change to those of shock.
  182.  
  183. DON
  184. Oh, fuck.
  185.  
  186. Children lay on cots inside the container. One bucket sits on
  187. each end of the container. Don covers his mouth and tries to
  188. mask the stench of the container.
  189.  
  190. At the very front, a child stands there. Don places his light
  191. on him. His blue eyes shine in the darkness, his bowl cut
  192. blonde hair shining off the light.
  193.  
  194. IND CHILD 1
  195. Mama? Это ты?
  196.  
  197. DON
  198. What?!
  199.  
  200. Don looks past him and shines his light on the others.
  201.  
  202. DON (CONT’D)
  203. English?
  204.  
  205. The child's eyes give Don a blank stare.
  206.  
  207. IND CHILD 1
  208. Это ты?
  209.  
  210. DON
  211. I don't...
  212.  
  213. Marcus walks into the container.
  214.  
  215. MARCUS
  216. Hey, buddy...
  217.  
  218. Don lowers his weapon. The child starts to rub his eyes.
  219.  
  220. DON
  221. Hey man, we gotta go to the feds
  222. about this-
  223.  
  224. Behind Don, Chavez and Carter appear behind him.
  225.  
  226. Marcus gets closer and holds something sharp in his hand.
  227.  
  228. DON (CONT’D)
  229. Hey what the hell are you-
  230.  
  231. Marcus stabs the child in the shoulder with the syringe and
  232. takes it out.
  233.  
  234. DON (CONT’D)
  235. Motherfucker!
  236.  
  237. Don raises his handgun only for Carter and Chavez to put him
  238. in a head lock. Marcus pulls the gun out of his hand.
  239.  
  240. The child falls in front of him. Don struggles to get out of
  241. their grasp as one kicks the back of his leg and brings him
  242. to his knees. He falls forward and lets out a cry of pain as
  243. he falls forward.
  244.  
  245. Marcus picks the child up and sets him down in an empty cot.
  246.  
  247. Marcus walks over to Don.
  248.  
  249. His demeanor is calm, casual.
  250.  
  251. MARCUS
  252. Donovan Paulsen.
  253. (smiles)
  254. You live with your daughter,
  255. formerly Ashley Wren Jackson, now
  256. Ashley Paulsen at 4333 West Bell
  257. Road, apartment 2043 in Phoenix.
  258.  
  259. Don looks up at him with anger.
  260.  
  261. DON
  262. These are god damn kids!
  263.  
  264. MARCUS
  265. Donny, Donny, Donny.
  266.  
  267. Don tries to struggle only to get held back as he looks up at
  268. Marcus.
  269.  
  270. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  271. Always the pessimist, aren't you?
  272. You never were one for the bigger
  273. picture.
  274.  
  275. Don's eyes widen as he looks behind Marcus at the children on
  276. cots.
  277.  
  278. DON
  279. They're in fucking shipping
  280. containers...
  281.  
  282. MARCUS
  283. You are standing in front of a
  284. moving train, Don. I'm just
  285. protecting our bottom line. Now.
  286. You get in our way.
  287.  
  288. He reaches into a holster and pulls out a suppressed Ruger
  289. Mark 2 and chuckles.
  290.  
  291. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  292. And I'm going to kill your daughter
  293. and make you watch.
  294.  
  295. He reaches into Don's vest pocket and takes out a picture of
  296. Ash.
  297.  
  298. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  299. I've known you awhile buddy. I know
  300. that you'll be fine, long as your
  301. Ashley stays safe, you're happy. I
  302. shoot you, well she gets everything
  303. doesn't she?
  304.  
  305. Don just looks down at the metal container's floor.
  306.  
  307. MARCUS (CONT’D)
  308. Besides, capping four of your guys
  309. isn't a very heroic thin-
  310.  
  311. Don's eyes widen.
  312.  
  313. His fists clench up and he lunges forward.
  314.  
  315. DON
  316. FUCK YOU!
  317.  
  318. Marcus just laughs.
  319.  
  320. Carter and Chavez pull him back.
  321.  
  322. MARCUS
  323. Can you believe this fucking guy? A
  324. "hero". If he was such a hero his
  325. wife wouldn't have run off on him-
  326.  
  327. DON
  328. IT AIN'T YOUR GOD DAMN BUSINESS YOU
  329. SON OF A BITCH!
  330.  
  331. Don lunges forward but gets pulled back by the two that hold
  332. his arms.
  333.  
  334. MARCUS
  335. You're so cute when you get like
  336. that. Now, what's it gonna be?
  337.  
  338. Don goes silent as the anger on his face subsides. He goes
  339. calm, only for a moment.
  340.  
  341. His face changes to that of disgust.
  342.  
  343. DON
  344. I won't talk.
  345.  
  346. Marcus reaches into another vest pocket. He takes Don's
  347. wallet.
  348.  
  349. Marcus takes out Don's license snaps a photo of it. He puts
  350. it all back and throws his wallet down.
  351.  
  352. MARCUS
  353. Pick your shit up and get back to
  354. it then.
  355.  
  356. The two let him go.
  357.  
  358. DON
  359. Yeah... Sure.
  360.  
  361. The three walk out.
  362.  
  363. Don still looks at the container, shock in his eyes.
  364.  
  365. The kids in cots line the shipping container as Don stands
  366. back up and walks out.
  367.  
  368. The light shines on half his face. The other part of it stays
  369. dark. He backs away and doesn't take his eyes off the kids
  370. inside.
  371.  
  372. The light inside the crate goes away as Don closes it.
  373.  
  374. CUT TO:
  375.  
  376.  
  377. INT. CORPORATE OFFICE - DAY
  378.  
  379. Don walks past a wall that reads, SENTINEL SECURITIES.
  380.  
  381. DON
  382. I can't believe they actually took
  383. me.
  384.  
  385. Don walks through a corridor. He wears a suit, the jacket
  386. open.
  387.  
  388. DAWN "MICHELLE" PAULSEN, (34) walks beside him. She's tan
  389. 5"9, with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes.
  390.  
  391. MICHELLE
  392. Well, a lot of things tend to when
  393. you're the "Hero of Houston". Big
  394. damn hero you are.
  395.  
  396. Don shrugs.
  397.  
  398. DON
  399. If it's just that, then I don't
  400. really deserve it now, do I?
  401.  
  402. Michelle rolls her eyes then stops.
  403.  
  404. MICHELLE
  405. Honestly? You don't, Mikey.
  406.  
  407. DON
  408. Excuse me?
  409.  
  410. Michelle pulls out a security card and opens a door for him.
  411.  
  412. MICHELLE
  413. First door to the right. Make sure
  414. not to kill anyone along the way.
  415.  
  416. Don raises his arms as anger registers on his face.
  417.  
  418. DON
  419. You weren't there!
  420.  
  421. She motions for him to enter. Don walks inside. The door
  422. closes behind him.
  423.  
  424. He takes a deep breath.
  425.  
  426. DON (CONT’D)
  427. (muttering)
  428. Cunt.
  429.  
  430. Don walks forward and enters
  431.  
  432.  
  433. MEETING ROOM - DAY
  434.  
  435. Matthews gives Don a warm smile.
  436.  
  437. MARCUS
  438. Just wanted to congratulate you,
  439. Mr. Paulsen. You're going to great
  440. on our team.
  441.  
  442. Don shakes his hand and shoots a nervous grin.
  443.  
  444. DON
  445. So, what am I going to be doing
  446. exactly? I wasn't really clued in
  447. on that.
  448.  
  449. MARCUS
  450. Just security on high value cargo
  451. from the Ukraine.
  452.  
  453. Don nods.
  454.  
  455. DON
  456. Anything I'll need?
  457.  
  458. MARCUS
  459. Just everything you used during the
  460. course, no real preference. It's
  461. all you.
  462.  
  463. Marcus shoots a warm smile to him.
  464.  
  465. DON
  466. Sounds good then.
  467.  
  468. Marcus puts his hand out and offers a handshake.
  469.  
  470. The two shake hands.
  471.  
  472. MARCUS
  473. How's tomorrow night sound for your
  474. first day?
  475.  
  476. DON
  477. I don't see an issue.
  478.  
  479. Marcus shoots him a grin.
  480.  
  481. MARCUS
  482. See you tomorrow then.
  483.  
  484. Don walks out and takes the elevator down.
  485.  
  486. CUT TO:
  487.  
  488.  
  489. INT. FORD MUSTANG - DAY
  490.  
  491. Don gets into his car and takes out his phone.
  492.  
  493. He thumbs through his contacts and calls "Ashley". The
  494. contact has a picture of a wrench on it.
  495.  
  496. Below it reads, "My personal mechanic" and "daughter".
  497.  
  498. Don waits a few moments.
  499.  
  500. ASHLEY "ASH" PAULSEN, (18) picks up the call.
  501.  
  502. ASH (O.S.)
  503. Yeah, what's up?
  504.  
  505. DON
  506. Hey, just got off work, you need
  507. anything?
  508.  
  509. ASH (O.S.)
  510. Snap-Ons would be nice.
  511.  
  512. DON
  513. You actually want me to get you
  514. them?
  515.  
  516. ASH (O.S.)
  517. Nah, my cheap shit should do me
  518. just fine.
  519.  
  520. DON
  521. In that case, I'll meet you back
  522. home.
  523.  
  524. Don gets on the freeway. The hair on his arms stick up. His
  525. vision starts to close in as he continues to drive.
  526.  
  527. JACQUELINE "JACKIE" MILLER, (28) sits next to him. She's 6"0,
  528. average build, and has a decent sized rack. She wears a tan
  529. jacket with a pair of jeans. On the left side of her belt she
  530. wears a Hartford Police badge, on her right wears her police
  531. issue Glock 17.
  532.  
  533. JACKIE
  534. You know it wasn't going to work
  535. out Don.
  536.  
  537. Don looks forward and drives through traffic.
  538.  
  539. DON
  540. Did you have the right? You didn't
  541. even come to me about it.
  542.  
  543. JACKIE
  544. We both know it wouldn't have- I
  545. barely had enough to afford the
  546. mortgage and your security gig
  547. wasn't enough to-
  548.  
  549. DON
  550. WE COULD'VE MADE IT...
  551.  
  552. He turns to his side. Tears well in his eyes.
  553.  
  554. The empty seat sits next to him. He shakes his head.
  555.  
  556. DON (CONT’D)
  557. ...Work. It's only been a month and
  558. I'm having that conversation again.
  559. Motherfucker.
  560.  
  561. CUT TO:
  562.  
  563.  
  564. EXT. APARTMENT PARKING LOT - DAY
  565.  
  566. The Mustang pulls up to the apartment. Don steps out and
  567. closes the door behind him. He locks the car.
  568.  
  569.  
  570. INT. APARTMENT - DAY
  571.  
  572. Don walks in and closes the door behind him.
  573.  
  574. Ash sits on the couch and plays on a PS4. She's a 5"8 blue
  575. eyed brunette and wears a pair of jeans with a green "82nd
  576. Airborne" T-shirt.
  577.  
  578. Ash's brunette hair is in a ponytail and she wears a red
  579. baseball cap over it.
  580.  
  581. Don motions to the dishes.
  582.  
  583. DON
  584. You plan on getting these done any
  585. time soon?
  586.  
  587. ASH
  588. Yeah, yeah, sure dad.
  589.  
  590. Don sits on the couch next to her.
  591.  
  592. DON
  593. You doing okay? What you got there?
  594.  
  595. Ash shrugs.
  596.  
  597. ASH
  598. As good as I can be. Uncharted. One
  599. of the guys in my class won't stop
  600. talking about it, some shit about
  601. the story. Enjoying it so far.
  602.  
  603. DON
  604. Hey, that's good. I wanted to
  605. apologize.
  606.  
  607. Ash pauses the game and cocks an eyebrow at him.
  608.  
  609. ASH
  610. For what?
  611.  
  612. Don just shrugs. He opens his mouth to say something but
  613. can't find the words.
  614.  
  615. DON
  616. When I'm able to explain it, I
  617. will. I gotta get ready for work.
  618.  
  619. Ash looks down at his hand.
  620.  
  621. ASH
  622. Is it about mom?
  623.  
  624. DON
  625. Yeah... It's about mom.
  626.  
  627. Don stands up to go to his room.
  628.  
  629. Ash goes back to playing Uncharted.
  630.  
  631.  
  632. DON'S BEDROOM
  633.  
  634. A newer model TV sits there plugged into a PS2, a PS4, and a
  635. PS3.
  636.  
  637. A gaming PC rig sits next to all of those. A walk in closet
  638. sits in front of him. To his right is a bathroom. He goes
  639. into the restroom and comes out to get ready. He's freshly
  640. shaved, his hair in neat order.
  641.  
  642. He puts on his clothes and puts on his white dress shirt with
  643. a plate carrier, then puts on a pair of jeans.
  644.  
  645. He reaches for a pair of tan combat boots and puts them on.
  646.  
  647. Don goes into the walk in closet, taking an AR out of it then
  648. puts his Sig in its holster and walks out of the room.
  649.  
  650.  
  651. MAIN APARTMENT
  652.  
  653. Don walks over to Ash. She takes the time to look over.
  654.  
  655. ASH
  656. Gonna go shoot someone?
  657.  
  658. Don shrugs.
  659.  
  660. DON
  661. I don't know. What I am gonna do is
  662. head out, and when I come back I
  663. want you to make sure those damn
  664. dishes are done.
  665.  
  666. She sighs and rolls her eyes.
  667.  
  668. ASH
  669. Fine, dad.
  670.  
  671. Don steps out of the house.
  672.  
  673. CUT TO:
  674.  
  675.  
  676. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  677.  
  678. The door to the conex box closes behind him.
  679.  
  680. Don stands there.
  681.  
  682. MATTHEWS
  683. Now that we're all on the same
  684. page...
  685.  
  686. Matthews shoots a look to Don and motions to Conrad.
  687.  
  688. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  689. Keep an eye on Mr. Paulsen.
  690.  
  691. Don looks back at Conrad and gives him a scowl.
  692.  
  693. Conrad nods at Matthews.
  694.  
  695. CONRAD
  696. Yes, sir.
  697.  
  698. MATTHEWS
  699. Good work tonight gents, we'll be
  700. back it tomorrow. Hooah?
  701.  
  702. Don still carries a look of confusion and fear in his eyes.
  703.  
  704. CONRAD
  705. Hooah.
  706.  
  707. CHAVEZ
  708. Hooah.
  709.  
  710. DON
  711. Hooah.
  712.  
  713. CARTER
  714. Hooah.
  715.  
  716. Don walks out into
  717.  
  718.  
  719. EXT. WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT - NIGHT
  720.  
  721. The rain pours down. Don steps out, walks to his car, and
  722. starts undoing his plate carrier.
  723.  
  724. Conrad walks behind him.
  725.  
  726. Don walks over to his car.
  727.  
  728. CONRAD
  729. Paulsen.
  730.  
  731. Don opens the trunk to his mustang and puts his plate carrier
  732. in it.
  733.  
  734. Conrad reaches his hand out.
  735.  
  736. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  737. Doc, you son of a bitch, come on.
  738.  
  739. Don slams the trunk of his Mustang closed.
  740.  
  741. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  742. PAULSEN!
  743.  
  744. DON
  745. WHAT?! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?!
  746.  
  747. Don raises his arms at him in anger.
  748.  
  749. Conrad glares at him.
  750.  
  751. CONRAD
  752. Keep your fucking voice down, you
  753. trying to get these guys on your
  754. ass?
  755.  
  756. Conrad puts his hands up.
  757.  
  758. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  759. Paulsen, look I'm trying not to do
  760. what he says.
  761.  
  762. Don gets into the driver's seat of his car.
  763.  
  764. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  765. Let's talk.
  766.  
  767.  
  768. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  769.  
  770. Don gets into his car and unlocks the door.
  771.  
  772. Conrad gets in next to him.
  773.  
  774. CONRAD
  775. You should've said no to that
  776. offer.
  777.  
  778. DON
  779. Oh, now you tell me. What happened
  780. to you?
  781.  
  782. Conrad looks down.
  783.  
  784. CONRAD
  785. It's complicated-
  786.  
  787. DON
  788. Kids in shipping containers?
  789. Complicated? Killing the dude who
  790. got your ass out of, oh I dunno...
  791.  
  792. He starts counting on his fingers.
  793.  
  794. DON (CONT’D)
  795. One, two, three, four- EIGHT
  796. FUCKING BINDS?!
  797.  
  798. CONRAD
  799. The last guy was one of ours back
  800. in the day.
  801.  
  802. Don leans back.
  803.  
  804. DON
  805. And I'm supposed to care, why?
  806.  
  807. CONRAD
  808. It was Cho.
  809.  
  810. Don shakes his head in anger.
  811.  
  812. DON
  813. (muttering)
  814. Fuck. Had to be Ricky, had to be
  815. fucking Ricky.
  816.  
  817. CONRAD
  818. I got a plan, but I need you with
  819. me, not against me.
  820.  
  821. DON
  822. Okay, Dutch. Does this plan involve
  823. Tahiti?
  824.  
  825. CONRAD
  826. Jesus, still a smart ass after all
  827. these fuckin' years ain't you?
  828.  
  829. DON
  830. Not much has changed.
  831.  
  832. Conrad opens the door.
  833.  
  834. CONRAD
  835. Keep your head down. When the time
  836. comes, you'll know.
  837.  
  838. Conrad gets out and closes the door behind him.
  839.  
  840. Don sighs and sits back.
  841.  
  842. DON
  843. Motherfucker.
  844.  
  845. He starts his car and drives off.
  846.  
  847. CUT TO:
  848.  
  849.  
  850. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  851.  
  852. Don comes into his apartment and turns the light on.
  853.  
  854. He looks at the kitchen sink.
  855.  
  856. There's still dirty dishes in it.
  857.  
  858. DON
  859. Ah, damn it. Fuck.
  860.  
  861. Don goes into her room. Ash sleeps and wears shorts and a t-
  862. shirt.
  863.  
  864. DON (CONT’D)
  865. You actually asleep?
  866.  
  867. No response from her.
  868.  
  869. Don rolls his eyes.
  870.  
  871. DON (CONT’D)
  872. (muttering)
  873. Great, just fucking great.
  874.  
  875. He goes into the kitchen and starts washing dishes.
  876.  
  877. During this, Ash comes out.
  878.  
  879. DON (CONT’D)
  880. Ash, I told you to clean these-
  881. Come on.
  882.  
  883. Ash yawns.
  884.  
  885. ASH
  886. Fuck, slipped my mind, sorry. I had
  887. homework.
  888.  
  889. Don sighs.
  890.  
  891. DON
  892. There's gonna be a time where I'm
  893. not gonna be here, you know that
  894. right?
  895.  
  896. ASH
  897. Well, if it's any consolation, I
  898. found this.
  899.  
  900. She takes out a Gameboy Advanced SP from her front pocket.
  901.  
  902. Don's eyes widen. He stops cleaning the dishes and dries his
  903. hands on his jeans.
  904.  
  905. He opens it up and looks at the cartridge in it.
  906.  
  907. DON
  908. (softly)
  909. Sweetie, was there a charger with
  910. it?
  911.  
  912. Don reaches out for it.
  913.  
  914. ASH
  915. Five dollars.
  916.  
  917. DON
  918. You fuckin' serious?
  919.  
  920. ASH
  921. No.
  922.  
  923. She smirks at him then passes it.
  924.  
  925. Don takes out the cartridge.
  926.  
  927. DON
  928. Pokemon Sapphire...
  929.  
  930. His eyes look down.
  931.  
  932. ASH
  933. Can I have it, dad?
  934.  
  935. Don looks down. His gaze goes blank.
  936.  
  937. IND PERSON 1 (O.S.)
  938. Can I have it? I'll give it back.
  939.  
  940. He shakes his head.
  941.  
  942. DON
  943. Yeah, sure Ash- Not a uh...
  944. Problem. You can have it.
  945.  
  946. A knock at the door.
  947.  
  948. The clock on the microwave reads, "12:00".
  949.  
  950. Don reaches into the side of his waistband and takes out his
  951. Colt Defender.
  952.  
  953. DON (CONT’D)
  954. Ash, get away from the door.
  955.  
  956. ASH
  957. Dad?
  958.  
  959. Don gets in front of her and keeps his gun trained at the
  960. door.
  961.  
  962. DON
  963. Who's there?!
  964.  
  965. IND PERSON 2 (O.S.)
  966. Courier service.
  967.  
  968. The footsteps move away from the door.
  969.  
  970. Don keeps the gun against the door and looks through the
  971. peephole.
  972.  
  973. He looks into it. A figure wearing jeans and a hoodie runs
  974. down the staircase.
  975.  
  976. Don opens the door, his weapon aimed forward.
  977.  
  978. A yellow envelope sits on the ground below. His weapon still
  979. trained at the staircase, he picks up the envelope.
  980.  
  981. Don holsters his gun.
  982.  
  983. DON
  984. Ash-
  985.  
  986. Don stops. He opens the envelope.
  987.  
  988. Pictures of Ash going into class appear. They all carry red
  989. Xes on them.
  990.  
  991. More photos appear as he looks through them.
  992.  
  993. ASH
  994. Dad, what is it?
  995.  
  996. DON
  997. Fuck.
  998.  
  999. Don's eyes widen.
  1000.  
  1001. ASH
  1002. Dad? Talk to me. Come on.
  1003.  
  1004. Ash looks at him with concern.
  1005.  
  1006. Don goes into his room and closes the door behind him.
  1007.  
  1008. DON
  1009. Don't fuckin' worry about it.
  1010.  
  1011.  
  1012. DON'S ROOM
  1013.  
  1014. Don sits at his desk and dumps out the pictures in front of
  1015. him.
  1016.  
  1017. He places his hands on his head as he starts to look through
  1018. all of them.
  1019.  
  1020. DON
  1021. Oh, no. No, no, no...
  1022.  
  1023. He lays them all out.
  1024.  
  1025. The photos are all time stamped with the Don and Ash's
  1026. routine. Ash works on her car in one photo.
  1027.  
  1028. In another, Don is out on a run.
  1029.  
  1030. DON (CONT’D)
  1031. Fuck.
  1032.  
  1033. Don buries his head in his hands.
  1034.  
  1035. DON (CONT’D)
  1036. (whispering)
  1037. I can't fucking help them- But I
  1038. can get Ash out of this. I die,
  1039. they have nothing and no one to
  1040. leverage anymore...
  1041.  
  1042. Don takes his gun out of his waistband and puts it to the
  1043. side of his skull. Tears roll down his eyes.
  1044.  
  1045. DON (CONT’D)
  1046. (whispering)
  1047. They're after me, no more me, no
  1048. more problems. It'll be easier. She
  1049. mourns me for a few weeks, gets 1.5
  1050. million dollars, all my guns.
  1051.  
  1052. He takes a deep breath, puts his finger on the trigger.
  1053.  
  1054. DON (CONT’D)
  1055. (whispering)
  1056. It'll be easier this way.
  1057.  
  1058. A knock at the door.
  1059.  
  1060. ASH (O.S.)
  1061. Dad?
  1062.  
  1063. Don exhales and puts the gun back on the table. His eyes
  1064. widen.
  1065.  
  1066. DON
  1067. (muttering)
  1068. Oh my fucking god.
  1069.  
  1070. Don looks at the door. His hands shake.
  1071.  
  1072. DON (CONT’D)
  1073. Y-Yeah, sweetheart?
  1074.  
  1075. ASH
  1076. There's still food in the fridge if
  1077. you were looking for it.
  1078.  
  1079. DON
  1080. I'll uh... Yeah, I'll be out there
  1081. in a sec.
  1082.  
  1083. ASH (O.S.)
  1084. You need me to call the cops?
  1085.  
  1086. Don stops and takes a moment.
  1087.  
  1088. DON
  1089. I don't think they'll be able to
  1090. help us, Ash.
  1091.  
  1092. Don unlocks the bottom of his desk with a key and throws the
  1093. pictures into it then relocks it.
  1094.  
  1095. DON (CONT’D)
  1096. She'll find it- I need her to.
  1097.  
  1098. Don stands up and opens the door.
  1099.  
  1100.  
  1101. MAIN APARTMENT
  1102.  
  1103. DON
  1104. Hey.
  1105.  
  1106. Ash cocks an eyebrow at him.
  1107.  
  1108. ASH
  1109. Dad, what the fuck is going on?
  1110.  
  1111. Don just shakes his head.
  1112.  
  1113. DON
  1114. The less you know the safer you'll
  1115. be.
  1116.  
  1117. ASH
  1118. What the fuck does that mean?!
  1119.  
  1120. DON
  1121. I'll tell you later.
  1122.  
  1123. Ash rolls her eyes.
  1124.  
  1125. ASH
  1126. It's always fucking like this with
  1127. you, dad! You're gonna get into
  1128. trouble and-
  1129.  
  1130. She lets out an angered scream as she goes into her room and
  1131. slams the door.
  1132.  
  1133. Don just looks forward with a tired stare.
  1134.  
  1135. He changes his clothes and goes to bed.
  1136.  
  1137. CUT TO:
  1138.  
  1139.  
  1140. INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
  1141.  
  1142. Don walks through the warehouse again.
  1143.  
  1144. He's alone. The lights around him shut off.
  1145.  
  1146. Another light turns on and shines over a conex box. The same
  1147. one Don had entered previously.
  1148.  
  1149. Don walks over to it.
  1150.  
  1151. A metallic "thud" comes from the box.
  1152.  
  1153. IND VOICE 1 (O.S.)
  1154. Doc?! Doc I NEED HELP MAN! PAULSEN!
  1155.  
  1156. A scream comes from the box.
  1157.  
  1158. Don runs over and opens it, wide eyed.
  1159.  
  1160. Men with black eyes wearing military fatigues sit on the
  1161. cots. They don't notice him, rather just sit there and look
  1162. at one thing in particular-
  1163.  
  1164. The Russian kid from earlier sits in the middle of them.
  1165.  
  1166. The child looks up at him with bright blue eyes.
  1167.  
  1168. RUSSIAN CHILD
  1169. Why couldn't you help me?
  1170.  
  1171.  
  1172. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  1173.  
  1174. Don wakes up screaming and crying.
  1175.  
  1176. DON
  1177. GO AWAY, FUCKING GO AWAY!
  1178.  
  1179. He holds a pillow and cries.
  1180.  
  1181. Don gets out of bed and checks his phone.
  1182.  
  1183. "0300"
  1184.  
  1185. DON (CONT’D)
  1186. I think I've slept enough.
  1187.  
  1188. Don gets up and goes to his bathroom.
  1189.  
  1190. CUT TO:
  1191.  
  1192.  
  1193. INT. CAFETERIA - DAY
  1194.  
  1195. Don just eats and reads a book on his phone. His eyes carry a
  1196. look of fatigue.
  1197.  
  1198. Michelle walks over.
  1199.  
  1200. MICHELLE
  1201. HIYA MIKEE!
  1202.  
  1203. She carries a smile on her face and sits in front of him. Don
  1204. gives a dejected look.
  1205.  
  1206. MICHELLE (CONT’D)
  1207. What's wrong Mikee? Hey.
  1208.  
  1209. DON
  1210. Did you know?
  1211.  
  1212. She cocks heard head sideways.
  1213.  
  1214. MICHELLE
  1215. Mike, what- what are you talking
  1216. about?
  1217.  
  1218. Don leans in.
  1219.  
  1220. DON
  1221. The damn kids.
  1222.  
  1223. Michelle's eyes widen, then look down away from him.
  1224.  
  1225. MICHELLE
  1226. ...I didn't know.
  1227.  
  1228. He takes a moment, then stares her dead in the eyes.
  1229.  
  1230. Don leans in.
  1231.  
  1232. DON
  1233. (whispering)
  1234. You're fucking lying to me.
  1235.  
  1236. MICHELLE
  1237. (whispering)
  1238. Think of your daughter, Mikee. You
  1239. really want her to end up dead
  1240. because of you? Keep your mouth
  1241. shut, your head down, and your
  1242. wallet's gonna thank you for it.
  1243.  
  1244. Don scowls at her and leans back.
  1245.  
  1246. Matthews approaches and stops with a plate of food.
  1247.  
  1248. MATTHEWS
  1249. Ah, Mister Paulsen! I see you've
  1250. met the love of my life.
  1251.  
  1252. Don winces at this.
  1253.  
  1254. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1255. Hey there, baby.
  1256.  
  1257. He gives Michelle a kiss. She blushes and giggles.
  1258.  
  1259. DON
  1260. Y'know, I ain't hungry anymore.
  1261.  
  1262. He stands up, throws his food in the trash, and puts his tray
  1263. on top of it.
  1264.  
  1265. He walks out to
  1266.  
  1267.  
  1268. EXT. SMOKING AREA - DAY
  1269.  
  1270. Don stands out on a balcony. Chairs and tables sit about,
  1271. some employees eat their meals while they look out at the
  1272. city in front of them.
  1273.  
  1274. Don looks out at the city in front of him, then off to his
  1275. side.
  1276.  
  1277. Conrad stands there, takes a pack of Lucky Strikes out of his
  1278. pocket, and lights one.
  1279.  
  1280. DON
  1281. Reminds me a lot of LA. Crowded and
  1282. a pain in the ass to get around.
  1283.  
  1284. CONRAD
  1285. It's just the city, try Sedona
  1286. sometime.
  1287.  
  1288. DON
  1289. Maybe.
  1290.  
  1291. Conrad looks at him.
  1292.  
  1293. CONRAD
  1294. You're different now.
  1295.  
  1296. Don rolls his eyes in annoyance.
  1297.  
  1298. DON
  1299. Living the American fuckin' dream
  1300. buddy.
  1301.  
  1302. CONRAD
  1303. Right. With that Mustang and your
  1304. kid and all.
  1305.  
  1306. Don shoots a look at the cigarette pack.
  1307.  
  1308. Lucky Strikes.
  1309.  
  1310. DON
  1311. Can you spare one?
  1312.  
  1313. Conrad nods at this and passes him one.
  1314.  
  1315. DON (CONT’D)
  1316. Haven't had one of these in a
  1317. while.
  1318.  
  1319. Don puts the cigarette in his mouth. Conrad lights it for
  1320. him.
  1321.  
  1322. CONRAD
  1323. You never mentioned anything about
  1324. having a sister.
  1325.  
  1326. DON
  1327. I didn't like to talk her about
  1328. her. Still don't.
  1329.  
  1330. CONRAD
  1331. Shitty family life?
  1332.  
  1333. DON
  1334. Something like that.
  1335.  
  1336. Conrad nods.
  1337.  
  1338. CONRAD
  1339. Come to think of it, you never
  1340. mentioned much about living in Cali
  1341. either. She always talks about it,
  1342. about "I went to UCLA and do you
  1343. know what that means?"
  1344.  
  1345. Don just shakes his head.
  1346.  
  1347. DON
  1348. I don't like talking about it.
  1349. Besides, she cheesed her way
  1350. through it.
  1351.  
  1352. Don finishes his cigarette and throws it into the ash tray
  1353. next to him.
  1354.  
  1355. DON (CONT’D)
  1356. I'm gonna go head off to the
  1357. briefing. Thanks for the cigarette.
  1358.  
  1359. Conrad looks back.
  1360.  
  1361. CONRAD
  1362. Why don't you take the pack with
  1363. you for the road?
  1364.  
  1365. Don looks back at him and cocks his head. The pack is open.
  1366.  
  1367. A note sticks out of the pack. Don nods at him.
  1368.  
  1369. He goes inside to
  1370.  
  1371.  
  1372. INT. RESTROOM - DAY
  1373.  
  1374. Don takes out the note.
  1375.  
  1376. It reads "Wait for the next convoy, I got a plan."
  1377.  
  1378. Don flushes the note down the toilet and gets out, going to
  1379.  
  1380.  
  1381. INT. MEETING ROOM - DAY
  1382.  
  1383. Don stands there.
  1384.  
  1385. His eyes look tired.
  1386.  
  1387. He sits next to Chavez. A turned on projector sits with a
  1388. desktop open.
  1389.  
  1390. MATTHEWS
  1391. Tonight's bank duty, we're handling
  1392. security for the Ward Bank in
  1393. Tempe. We're not expecting any
  1394. trouble, but you gentlemen know
  1395. what to do if any comes along.
  1396.  
  1397. He pulls up map of the bank. It has two stories.
  1398.  
  1399. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1400. Paulsen takes the second floor.
  1401. Chavez, you got the first floor.
  1402. Cleaning crew should be gone by the
  1403. time you guys get there so you
  1404. won't have anyone coming through.
  1405. We're not expecting any after hours
  1406. deliveries either.
  1407.  
  1408. The two look at this.
  1409.  
  1410. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1411. Any questions?
  1412.  
  1413. Silence from the room.
  1414.  
  1415. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1416. Good. Dismissed.
  1417.  
  1418. Don turns to step out.
  1419.  
  1420. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1421. And Paulsen?
  1422.  
  1423. He turns back.
  1424.  
  1425. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  1426. You know the rules.
  1427.  
  1428. Don's fists clench up as he walks out and slams the door
  1429. behind him.
  1430.  
  1431. CUT TO:
  1432.  
  1433.  
  1434. INT. BANK - NIGHT
  1435.  
  1436. Don walks through the second floor of a bank, rifle in hand.
  1437.  
  1438. DON
  1439. (singing)
  1440. Every night, I hope and
  1441. pray... A dream, lover
  1442. will come my way! A girl
  1443. to hold in my arms, and
  1444. hold the magic of her
  1445. charms...
  1446.  
  1447. CHAVEZ (O.S.)
  1448. (earpiece)
  1449. Paulsen? Shut the fuck up, homes.
  1450.  
  1451. Don sighs.
  1452.  
  1453. DON
  1454. (into earpiece)
  1455. Sorry man, force of habit. Shit's
  1456. boring down here.
  1457.  
  1458. CHAVEZ
  1459. Fuck, homes.
  1460.  
  1461. Don walks around and holds a flashlight in his hand. His AR
  1462. is slung in front of him.
  1463.  
  1464. Bright light appears behind him.
  1465.  
  1466. DON
  1467. (into earpiece)
  1468. Be advised, think I got something
  1469. over here.
  1470.  
  1471. CHAVEZ (O.S.)
  1472. (earpiece)
  1473. I'm checking on it too, standby.
  1474.  
  1475. Don stays on his patrol but checks behind him.
  1476.  
  1477. A crash comes from the front of the bank. The alarm sounds.
  1478.  
  1479. DON
  1480. Fuck!
  1481.  
  1482. Don puts his light in his pocket and raises his rifle.
  1483.  
  1484. Gunshots ring out at the front of the bank.
  1485.  
  1486. DON (CONT’D)
  1487. (into earpiece)
  1488. Chavez, what's your status?
  1489.  
  1490. Silence.
  1491.  
  1492. The gunfire ceases.
  1493.  
  1494. DON (CONT’D)
  1495. Fuck... Fuck.
  1496.  
  1497. Don turns his light off and takes cover behind a cubicle.
  1498.  
  1499. DON (CONT’D)
  1500. Here we go.
  1501.  
  1502. IND GANG MEMBER 1 (O.S.)
  1503. (echoing)
  1504. Find the second one, there's
  1505. supposed to be two guards!
  1506.  
  1507. Don pops his rifle out from around the corner and places its
  1508. dot on the stairwell.
  1509.  
  1510. DON
  1511. (muttering)
  1512. Come on up gentlemen...
  1513.  
  1514. He takes a deep breath.
  1515.  
  1516. Don sees the shadow of a man coming up the stairs in the
  1517. light and trains his dot on it. Don crouches behind a
  1518. cubicle.
  1519.  
  1520. DON (CONT’D)
  1521. (muttering)
  1522. Death, surrounds... My heartbeat's
  1523. slowing down...
  1524.  
  1525. The red dot in front of him shakes as he takes another deep
  1526. breath.
  1527.  
  1528. Don flicks his safety off.
  1529.  
  1530. DON (CONT’D)
  1531. (muttering)
  1532. ...Won't take this world's abuse...
  1533.  
  1534. The first one stands makes his way up. Don takes cover behind
  1535. the cubicle as the light shines around.
  1536.  
  1537. IND GANG MEMBER 1
  1538. Got nothing here.
  1539.  
  1540. DON
  1541. (muttering)
  1542. Won't give up or refuse...
  1543.  
  1544. IND GANG MEMBER 2
  1545. Search around, he's around here.
  1546.  
  1547. The light shines away. Don pops back out, rifle in hand. He
  1548. takes a breath as one moves up the staircase.
  1549.  
  1550. Don places his finger on the trigger.
  1551.  
  1552. A figure turns, in one hand, he holds a flashlight.
  1553.  
  1554. DON
  1555. (muttering)
  1556. This is how it feels when you're
  1557. bent and broken...
  1558.  
  1559. In the other, the carries a handgun.
  1560.  
  1561. Don watches another one appear behind him.
  1562.  
  1563. He places his red dot on the first one's chest and pulls the
  1564. trigger. The light shines on his face. The figure raises his
  1565. gun-
  1566.  
  1567. Don places two shots into his chest. He falls back as the
  1568. other takes cover under the staircase.
  1569.  
  1570. IND GANG MEMBER 2
  1571. HE GOT DANIEL, WEY!
  1572.  
  1573. Don switches pushes forward.
  1574.  
  1575. DON
  1576. (muttering)
  1577. This is how it feels when you're
  1578. dignity's stolen...
  1579.  
  1580. He turns on his light. The strobe flashes as the other gang
  1581. member pops his hand out and starts firing his handgun
  1582. blindly toward Don.
  1583.  
  1584. Don takes cover behind the cubicle. Rounds fly through the
  1585. cubicle as he peers out.
  1586.  
  1587. IND GANG MEMBER 2
  1588. GET ME ANOTHER CLIP, MAN!
  1589.  
  1590. Don rushes forward. His rifle points forward. He sees another
  1591. gang member's shadow running away, the car's headlight
  1592. illuminates his escape.
  1593.  
  1594. Don runs over to the ledge overlooking the bank's front door
  1595. and fires two rounds into the gang member's back.
  1596.  
  1597. He falls down. Two of the gang members run back to the van.
  1598.  
  1599. Don fires into the windshield. The van floors the engine in
  1600. reverse and drives off.
  1601.  
  1602. Don reaches into his pocket, takes out his phone and dials
  1603. 911.
  1604.  
  1605. 911 OPERATOR (O.S.)
  1606. 911, what is your emergency?
  1607.  
  1608. DON
  1609. There's been a shooting, please
  1610. send help. I'm at 3rd and Central.
  1611. I'm an armed guard for Sentinel
  1612. Securities wearing blue jeans, a
  1613. tan vest, and a tan boots.
  1614.  
  1615. He hangs up.
  1616.  
  1617. Utter silence.
  1618.  
  1619. Police lights show themselves in the distance.
  1620.  
  1621. Don looks down at the gang member next to him.
  1622.  
  1623. The gang member has a sucking chest wound and gasps for air.
  1624.  
  1625. Don looks down at the gangster for a moment and his eyes
  1626. widen.
  1627.  
  1628. The two look at each other.
  1629.  
  1630. Don closes his eyes, shakes his head, and makes his way down
  1631. the flight of stairs.
  1632.  
  1633. For a moment, Don takes in the carnage...
  1634.  
  1635. ...Only to puke at the aftermath of it all on the side of the
  1636. staircase.
  1637.  
  1638. Don walks through the bank and goes down the bloodstained
  1639. staircase.
  1640.  
  1641. The blood leads to the front of the bank.
  1642.  
  1643. Don's face changes to that of concern.
  1644.  
  1645. DON (CONT’D)
  1646. Chavez?
  1647.  
  1648. Don looks through the bank and checks behind the staircase. A
  1649. pool of blood lies behind the staircase. Don coughs some
  1650. more, going into a fit.
  1651.  
  1652. Don walks over.
  1653.  
  1654. He's shot to hell, with one more bullet in his skull.
  1655.  
  1656. DON (CONT’D)
  1657. Fuck.
  1658.  
  1659. The police lights come closer.
  1660.  
  1661. Don takes off his rifle and throws it on the ground, then
  1662. unholsters his handgun and throws that down.
  1663.  
  1664. He walks forward, his hands up as he walks out- The blinding
  1665. light leads him to
  1666.  
  1667.  
  1668. EXT. BANK - NIGHT
  1669.  
  1670. Three cruisers surround the bank.
  1671.  
  1672. Steele points a shotgun at Don with OFFICER BAYLEY TURNER,
  1673. (26).
  1674.  
  1675. Turner points a rifle at him.
  1676.  
  1677. STEELE
  1678. Hands in the air!
  1679.  
  1680. Don places his hands up in silence. Don's hands shake as the
  1681. world seems to move slow around him.
  1682.  
  1683. STEELE (CONT’D)
  1684. Walk towards me!
  1685.  
  1686. Don walks forward, his hands still up.
  1687.  
  1688. Don's hands shake.
  1689.  
  1690. Don passes the door of a police cruiser.
  1691.  
  1692. STEELE (CONT’D)
  1693. Stop!
  1694.  
  1695. Steele approaches Don.
  1696.  
  1697. STEELE (CONT’D)
  1698. What happened?
  1699.  
  1700. Two officers rush past him with long guns.
  1701.  
  1702. DON
  1703. I need an ambulance and a lawyer.
  1704.  
  1705. STEELE
  1706. Come on, you can talk to me.
  1707.  
  1708. Don just gives a look of fatigue.
  1709.  
  1710. Steele nods. His radio comes to life.
  1711.  
  1712. TURNER (O.S.)
  1713. (radio)
  1714. Dispatch, 1535 scene is 98, send
  1715. for medical.
  1716.  
  1717. The ambulance arrives.
  1718.  
  1719. CUT TO:
  1720.  
  1721.  
  1722. INT. AMBULANCE - NIGHT
  1723.  
  1724. A police officer walks away.
  1725.  
  1726. DON
  1727. Thanks officer.
  1728.  
  1729. HOLLY ROGERS, (29) looks him over.
  1730.  
  1731. HOLLY
  1732. You have a bullet in your vest.
  1733.  
  1734. DON
  1735. I do?
  1736.  
  1737. Don undoes his vest and throws it down next to him. Three
  1738. rounds
  1739.  
  1740. HOLLY
  1741. Hey, let me help you.
  1742.  
  1743. Don sits up and takes his vest off, then his button up shirt.
  1744.  
  1745. Under it, he wears a white T-shirt.
  1746.  
  1747. Don lays back.
  1748.  
  1749. DON
  1750. Never caught your name.
  1751.  
  1752. HOLLY
  1753. Rogers. Holly Rogers.
  1754.  
  1755. Don raises his shirt.
  1756.  
  1757. DON
  1758. Donovan Paulsen.
  1759.  
  1760. HOLLY
  1761. This happen before?
  1762.  
  1763. Don's back shows old scars.
  1764.  
  1765. He shrugs.
  1766.  
  1767. DON
  1768. Something like that.
  1769.  
  1770. She closes the ambulance doors.
  1771.  
  1772. HOLLY
  1773. Do me a favor, take your shirt off
  1774. for me, will ya?
  1775.  
  1776. Don does so. A leather necklace with a tied ring sits below
  1777. his neck. He takes it in his hand and looks at it.
  1778.  
  1779. DON
  1780. (muttering)
  1781. Jackie...
  1782.  
  1783. Holly gives him a look of concern.
  1784.  
  1785. HOLLY
  1786. Hey-
  1787.  
  1788. She reaches out her hand.
  1789.  
  1790. Don looks back at her.
  1791.  
  1792. DON
  1793. I'm sorry about that-
  1794.  
  1795. HOLLY
  1796. I need to have a better look, turn
  1797. on your stomach for me.
  1798.  
  1799. Don does so.
  1800.  
  1801. Holly presses her fingers into Don's back only for him to let
  1802. out a cry of pain.
  1803.  
  1804. DON
  1805. FFFUCK! Ah, damn it!
  1806.  
  1807. Tears well up in his eyes. Holly looks at his back.
  1808.  
  1809. The ambulance door opens again.
  1810.  
  1811. JONATHAN RATLIFF, (30) looks at Holly with a tired
  1812. expression.
  1813.  
  1814. RATLIFF
  1815. We're good here, let's get him back
  1816. to Summer Med.
  1817.  
  1818. She nods at this.
  1819.  
  1820. Ratliff closes the door.
  1821.  
  1822. The driver's side door opens then closes. The ambulance
  1823. starts. Don rolls over on his good side.
  1824.  
  1825. He reaches into his pocket and takes out his phone.
  1826.  
  1827. Don looks back at Holly. He motions to his phone.
  1828.  
  1829. DON
  1830. Hey am I good to use this?
  1831.  
  1832. She nods at him.
  1833.  
  1834. Don scrolls over to Ash's contact. It's a picture of a
  1835. wrench.
  1836.  
  1837. Don starts a call.
  1838.  
  1839. The line rings.
  1840.  
  1841. ASH (O.S.)
  1842. (from phone)
  1843. D-Dad? Why you calling this late?
  1844.  
  1845. DON
  1846. Hey uh- I-I got shot in the back.
  1847. They're taking me to Summer
  1848. Medical.
  1849.  
  1850. ASH (O.S.)
  1851. (phone)
  1852. Again?! What the absolute fucking
  1853. hell is wrong with you dad?!
  1854. (voice cracking)
  1855. What the hell am I supposed to do
  1856. if...
  1857.  
  1858. She hangs up.
  1859.  
  1860. DON
  1861. (phone)
  1862. Ash, hey Ash?
  1863.  
  1864. Don looks down and sighs, only to break out in a coughing
  1865. fit.
  1866.  
  1867. DON (CONT’D)
  1868. Fuck, that hurts.
  1869.  
  1870. Don puts his phone away and lays on his side.
  1871.  
  1872. The radio comes on.
  1873.  
  1874. DISPATCHER(O.S.)
  1875. (radio)
  1876. Any available RA units, requesting
  1877. urgent medical for one Officer
  1878. David Park and one Officer Lance
  1879. Hawkins.
  1880.  
  1881. Don's eyes widen.
  1882.  
  1883. DON
  1884. I think I know that guy.
  1885.  
  1886. Don turns over and screams out in pain and breaks out in a
  1887. coughing fit.
  1888.  
  1889. DON (CONT’D)
  1890. GAH, FUCK!
  1891.  
  1892. Holly turns him back on his side.
  1893.  
  1894. HOLLY
  1895. Hey, stay the way you were.
  1896.  
  1897. IND PARAMEDIC 1 (O.S.)
  1898. (radio)
  1899. Dispatch, Rescue seven en route.
  1900.  
  1901. IND PARAMEDIC 2(O.S.)
  1902. (radio)
  1903. Dispatch, rescue nine en route.
  1904.  
  1905. Don's eyes widen as he rolls on his back.
  1906.  
  1907. He gives off a pained look.
  1908.  
  1909. DON
  1910. That's my friend...
  1911.  
  1912. Don gives a look of fear.
  1913.  
  1914.  
  1915. FLASHBACK
  1916.  
  1917.  
  1918. EXT. DESERT MOUNTAIN - DAY
  1919.  
  1920. Don drags Parks behind a Hummer with one arm. A rifle is
  1921. slung around his shoulder
  1922.  
  1923. DON
  1924. (muttering)
  1925. Zankoku na tenshi no you ni...
  1926.  
  1927. Don pulls him behind the MRAP to safety.
  1928.  
  1929. DAVID CHO, (21) begins to feel Parks's body to check for
  1930. gunshot wounds.
  1931.  
  1932. DON (CONT’D)
  1933. (muttering)
  1934. Shounen yo shinwa ni nare-
  1935.  
  1936. Don looks at Parks's face one more time.
  1937.  
  1938.  
  1939. INT. PARKS'S HOME - DAY
  1940.  
  1941. Parks and Don have longer hair.
  1942.  
  1943. Don and Jackie sit next to each other at their dinner table.
  1944.  
  1945. A light above them illuminates the dining room.
  1946.  
  1947. The four of them talk and laugh amongst themselves.
  1948.  
  1949. Parks gives Don a look.
  1950.  
  1951. PARKS
  1952. You need anything, you call me,
  1953. alright?
  1954.  
  1955. Elena fills a wine glass for Parks.
  1956.  
  1957. DON
  1958. Like fuck I'll ever need your help,
  1959. I'm set with my wife here.
  1960.  
  1961. He holds Jackie's hand under the table and shoots her a grin.
  1962.  
  1963. The group goes back to eating.
  1964.  
  1965. END FLASHBACK.
  1966.  
  1967. CUT TO:
  1968.  
  1969.  
  1970. INT. INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - NIGHT
  1971.  
  1972. Don is wheeled into an ICU.
  1973.  
  1974. A nurse runs by as two paramedics rush in with Parks on a
  1975. stretcher.
  1976.  
  1977. Steele opens the doors into the emergency room.
  1978.  
  1979. STEELE
  1980. MAKE WAY, WE GOT A DOWNED OFFICER!
  1981.  
  1982. She watches him get wheeled in as Don looks behind him.
  1983.  
  1984. A team of doctors looks over Don.
  1985.  
  1986. Don peers over. They transfer the IV into the hospital's
  1987. bag.
  1988.  
  1989. Don tries to sit up, only to end up on his side. He does it
  1990. again and holds onto the IV stand next to him for leverage.
  1991.  
  1992. DON
  1993. Dave...
  1994.  
  1995. The door to the ICU closes behind Don as he rolls back and
  1996. looks up at the ceiling with another cough. He reaches for
  1997. his phone once again.
  1998.  
  1999. He looks at the contact:
  2000.  
  2001. "Michelle".
  2002.  
  2003. DON (CONT’D)
  2004. Sis, remember when I dealt with
  2005. your shitty drug dealer ex-
  2006. boyfriend? You do this for me, and
  2007. we're even.
  2008.  
  2009. A moment of silence on the line.
  2010.  
  2011. MICHELLE (O.S.)
  2012. (phone)
  2013. Yeah, what is it Mikee?
  2014.  
  2015. FADE TO BLACK.
  2016.  
  2017.  
  2018. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - NIGHT
  2019.  
  2020. Don sits up in his bed.
  2021.  
  2022. He reads Band of Brothers. Ash walks in.
  2023.  
  2024. ASH
  2025. What the hell is your problem, dad?
  2026.  
  2027. DON
  2028. You opted to come with me.
  2029.  
  2030. Don sets the book down on the nightstand next to him.
  2031.  
  2032. ASH
  2033. I don't- Fucking christ, dad.
  2034. There's another thing...
  2035.  
  2036. Ash massages her eyes. Don cocks an eyebrow at this.
  2037.  
  2038. DON
  2039. Yeah?
  2040.  
  2041. Ash takes a deep breath and looks down.
  2042.  
  2043. ASH
  2044. Mom's here.
  2045.  
  2046. Don goes wide eyed and looks her dead in the eyes.
  2047.  
  2048. DON
  2049. She's what?
  2050.  
  2051. She nods.
  2052.  
  2053. ASH
  2054. She's got a bunch of other cops
  2055. with her.
  2056.  
  2057. DON
  2058. Oh, fuck. What'd they look like?
  2059.  
  2060. Jackie comes into the room.
  2061.  
  2062. JACKIE
  2063. Way to keep yourself out of
  2064. trouble, Donny.
  2065.  
  2066. Don just looks down.
  2067.  
  2068. DON
  2069. What do you want?
  2070.  
  2071. JACKIE
  2072. Ashley, get the fuck out.
  2073.  
  2074. Ash leaves and keeps her head down. She doesn't want
  2075.  
  2076. DON
  2077. Don't fucking talk to her-
  2078.  
  2079. He takes a gasp for air and coughs.
  2080.  
  2081. JACKIE
  2082. Well, it's work related, otherwise
  2083. I wouldn't be talking to you.
  2084.  
  2085. Don nods.
  2086.  
  2087. DON
  2088. They send you out of anyone else.
  2089.  
  2090. JACKIE
  2091. I volunteered-
  2092.  
  2093. DON
  2094. ...To arrest me.
  2095.  
  2096. Jackie rolls her eyes.
  2097.  
  2098. JACKIE
  2099. No, Don- I'm trying to investigate
  2100. some things related to you. You
  2101. work for Knight Pharma right? Some
  2102. shit happened in Hartford, Don. The
  2103. kind of shit involving kids.
  2104.  
  2105. Don's eyes widen at this. He composes himself once more.
  2106.  
  2107. DON
  2108. Fuck off Jackie, get me a lawyer.
  2109.  
  2110. JACKIE
  2111. Fine. Be that way then.
  2112.  
  2113. She walks out.
  2114.  
  2115. JACKIE (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2116. Go be with your dad, Ash.
  2117.  
  2118. Ash walks back into the hospital room.
  2119.  
  2120. ASH
  2121. Fucking bitch.
  2122.  
  2123. Don shoots a grin at Ash.
  2124.  
  2125. DON
  2126. Well that's no way to talk about
  2127. your mother.
  2128.  
  2129. ASH
  2130. Cut the shit.
  2131.  
  2132. Don tries to sigh, only to grasp his chest in pain.
  2133.  
  2134. Michelle walks into the room. She has a nervous expression in
  2135. her eyes.
  2136.  
  2137. She takes out a syringe with a strange blue liquid in it.
  2138.  
  2139. MICHELLE
  2140. Ashley, right?
  2141.  
  2142. Ash nods at her.
  2143.  
  2144. MICHELLE (CONT’D)
  2145. Close the curtain, will ya?
  2146.  
  2147. ASH
  2148. Why?
  2149.  
  2150. Michelle injects the blue syringe into Don's IV.
  2151.  
  2152. MICHELLE
  2153. Give it a second.
  2154.  
  2155. DON
  2156. Sis, what the fuck is this shit?
  2157.  
  2158. MICHELLE
  2159. Lean back and breathe. I can't be
  2160. here much longer so I gotta be
  2161. quick.
  2162.  
  2163. Michelle leans him back, then runs out.
  2164.  
  2165. MICHELLE (CONT’D)
  2166. I have to go now.
  2167.  
  2168. Michelle grabs a clipboard from the wall, stands up, and
  2169. walks out, looking down at it as she does.
  2170.  
  2171. Don holds his chest.
  2172.  
  2173. DON
  2174. Ash, I don't feel too good.
  2175.  
  2176. The heart monitor begins to spike. Don gasps for air.
  2177.  
  2178. DON (CONT’D)
  2179. Ash, sweeti...
  2180.  
  2181. Don grips the side of his hospital bed.
  2182.  
  2183. JACKIE (O.S.)
  2184. I love you Donny...
  2185.  
  2186. His ribs put themselves back into place which causes Don to
  2187. let off a scream of pain.
  2188.  
  2189. The heart monitor begins to alarm as two nurses run in.
  2190.  
  2191. Don's eyes go wide.
  2192.  
  2193. IND NURSE 1
  2194. Code blue, code blue!
  2195.  
  2196. Two other nurses run in with a set of chest paddles.
  2197.  
  2198. Don's heart rate returns to normal. The heart monitor goes
  2199. back to normal.
  2200.  
  2201. Don looks back at the monitor. He takes a few breaths and
  2202. reaches behind him.
  2203.  
  2204. DON
  2205. No pain...
  2206.  
  2207. Don looks at the doctor.
  2208.  
  2209. DON (CONT’D)
  2210. I'm okay... I'm okay...
  2211.  
  2212. His hands shake.
  2213.  
  2214. DON (CONT’D)
  2215. Ash, come here...
  2216.  
  2217. Ash stands up, her eyes wide.
  2218.  
  2219. Tears run down Don's eyes. He holds her in silence.
  2220.  
  2221. IND DOCTOR 1
  2222. Second person we've got today that
  2223. did that.
  2224.  
  2225. The doctor looks on as Don holds his daughter. Don closes his
  2226. eyes and holds her tight.
  2227.  
  2228. DON
  2229. I'm okay, I'm okay... Ain't
  2230. nothing's gonna happen to me, Ash.
  2231.  
  2232. CUT TO:
  2233.  
  2234.  
  2235. EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY
  2236.  
  2237. Don walks out of the hospital. He stands tall and holds
  2238. Wrench close to him as he walks out.
  2239.  
  2240. ASH
  2241. Y-You can let go, dad.
  2242.  
  2243. Don lets go of her. He takes a deep breath.
  2244.  
  2245. DON
  2246. You want to come to the range with
  2247. me? We should go some time.
  2248.  
  2249. ASH
  2250. I'd be okay with that.
  2251.  
  2252. She nods as the two walk into
  2253.  
  2254.  
  2255. INT. PARKING GARAGE - DAY
  2256.  
  2257. A Russian child, (8) walks with his mother. Don widens his
  2258. eyes as he watches the two.
  2259.  
  2260. IND RUSSIAN CHILD
  2261. Mama, eto ty?
  2262.  
  2263. Don's eyes widen as the child stands at the door to the
  2264. staircase.
  2265.  
  2266. DON
  2267. What the fuck...
  2268.  
  2269. The door opens.
  2270.  
  2271. IND RUSSIAN WOMAN
  2272. Ivan, vernites' syuda!
  2273.  
  2274. Don's hands begin to shake. He almost falls over but braces
  2275. himself against a concrete wall.
  2276.  
  2277. Don looks down.
  2278.  
  2279. Tears well down his eyes.
  2280.  
  2281. ASH
  2282. Dad? Dad, come on.
  2283.  
  2284. Matthews walks behind the two.
  2285.  
  2286. MATTHEWS
  2287. Your dad's a real bad man, Ashley.
  2288.  
  2289. Don's still hunched over.
  2290.  
  2291. DON
  2292. He's full of shit.
  2293.  
  2294. MATTHEWS
  2295. The mastermind of a criminal
  2296. enterprise involving the sex
  2297. trafficking of children? He's
  2298. behind it. How can you feel safe
  2299. around a man like him?
  2300.  
  2301. Ash looks back at him. Don gets himself together, stands back
  2302. up and stares at Matthews.
  2303.  
  2304. DON
  2305. Do me and the rest of the human a
  2306. favor and cap yourself.
  2307.  
  2308. He grabs Ash by the hand.
  2309.  
  2310. DON (CONT’D)
  2311. Let's go, baby. Where's your car?
  2312.  
  2313. Don takes her hand and walks with her. He doesn't look behind
  2314. him at Matthews.
  2315.  
  2316. MATTHEWS (O.S.)
  2317. You can't run from what's real!
  2318. You're as much a part of this as
  2319. much any of us are, Donny boy!
  2320.  
  2321. The two walk over to Ash's Honda and get in.
  2322.  
  2323.  
  2324. INT. ASH'S CAR - DAY
  2325.  
  2326. DON
  2327. They say anything about my car?
  2328.  
  2329. Ash keeps her eyes forward. She carries a look of anger in
  2330. her eyes.
  2331.  
  2332. ASH
  2333. What was he talking about?
  2334.  
  2335. DON
  2336. Ash-
  2337.  
  2338. ASH
  2339. If there's trouble you're in, dad.
  2340. I need to know.
  2341.  
  2342. DON
  2343. Ain't nothing like that, look the
  2344. less you know the better off you'll
  2345. be.
  2346.  
  2347. ASH
  2348. You sound like fucking mom right
  2349. now. Do you hear yourself?
  2350.  
  2351. Don's hands shake. He holds onto his legs.
  2352.  
  2353. DON
  2354. If I tell you, they'll kill you!
  2355.  
  2356. Ash stops for a moment as the two approach a red light.
  2357.  
  2358. She slams the brakes.
  2359.  
  2360. Don lurches forward, the seatbelt locks up.
  2361.  
  2362. ASH
  2363. I'm gonna drive you to the impound
  2364. lot.
  2365.  
  2366. DON
  2367. Ash-
  2368.  
  2369. ASH
  2370. Save it. You haven't changed a bit.
  2371.  
  2372. DON
  2373. I'm doing it to help people-
  2374.  
  2375. ASH
  2376. THEN START WITH YOURSELF DAMN IT!
  2377. It's always the other people with
  2378. you, it's never about you and
  2379. that's the fucking problem. You're
  2380. so fucked in the head you don't see
  2381. what's remotely wrong with you so
  2382. you try to focus on others! It's
  2383. why mom used you and why she ended
  2384. up leaving!
  2385.  
  2386. Don goes silent.
  2387.  
  2388. The two sit there in silence.
  2389.  
  2390. They pull up to the impound lot.
  2391.  
  2392. ASH (CONT’D)
  2393. We're here.
  2394.  
  2395. Don gets out and looks back at her.
  2396.  
  2397. DON
  2398. Thanks, sweetheart.
  2399.  
  2400. ASH
  2401. Fuck off, dad.
  2402.  
  2403. Don steps out
  2404.  
  2405. CUT TO:
  2406.  
  2407.  
  2408. INT. FORD MUSTANG - DAY
  2409.  
  2410. Don drives his car down the downtown streets and holds the
  2411. steering wheel.
  2412.  
  2413. Jackie sits in the seat next to him.
  2414.  
  2415. JACKIE (O.S.)
  2416. You're a piece of shit father that
  2417. can't even take care of a girl.
  2418.  
  2419. DON (O.S.)
  2420. Is that why you did it? Didn't even
  2421. let me take care of what was our
  2422. kid?!
  2423.  
  2424. He grips the steering wheel tighter.
  2425.  
  2426. DON (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2427. I stopped a lot of the stupid shit
  2428. I did for you and that little girl,
  2429. and for what?! So you could sleep
  2430. around with some 22-year old
  2431. looking for a fucking promotion?!
  2432.  
  2433. Tears roll down Don's face.
  2434.  
  2435. DON (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2436. I did everything for you, Jackie
  2437. and here you are taking a lighter
  2438. to it all!
  2439.  
  2440. Don makes a turn and pulls into a bar parking lot.
  2441.  
  2442. He checks the time.
  2443.  
  2444. "1700".
  2445.  
  2446.  
  2447. EXT. MICK'S BAR - DAY
  2448.  
  2449. Don opens the door to his car and closes it.
  2450.  
  2451. Don watches JAMES, (27) steps out of his hatchback and closes
  2452. the door. James puts his hands in his pockets and walks
  2453. toward the entrance.
  2454.  
  2455. DON
  2456. Oh, fuck why you of all people...?
  2457.  
  2458. Don slouches over and keeps his head down.
  2459.  
  2460. Don goes inside
  2461.  
  2462.  
  2463. INT. MICK'S BAR - DAY
  2464.  
  2465. The bar is almost empty with a couple of people inside.
  2466.  
  2467. KELLY, (mid-60s) stands behind the counter and wipes off the
  2468. counter in front of him.
  2469.  
  2470. KELLY
  2471. What can I get you, son?
  2472.  
  2473. In front of him, SARAH FLYNN, (late-20s) sits there and
  2474. smokes a cigarette. She puts her lit cigarette into an
  2475. ashtray and looks at Don. Sarah shoots Don a grin.
  2476.  
  2477. FLYNN
  2478. I knew you were in town.
  2479.  
  2480. DON
  2481. I was just leaving actually.
  2482.  
  2483. Don's eyes widen as he looks at her. He does an about face
  2484. and turns around, only for the door to open. James walks
  2485. through the door.
  2486.  
  2487. James looks at Don. His face brightens.
  2488.  
  2489. JAMES
  2490. Doc, holy fuck!
  2491.  
  2492. James hugs Don as Don holds his arms out. Don pats him on the
  2493. back and shoots a nervous grin. He tries to turn and position
  2494. himself in front of the door.
  2495.  
  2496. Sarah grins at the bartender and puts up two fingers, then
  2497. shoots another glance back at Don.
  2498.  
  2499. James lets go.
  2500.  
  2501. JAMES (CONT’D)
  2502. Where the hell have you been man? I
  2503. know you gave me the number and
  2504. all, and I heard you were in town,
  2505. but-
  2506.  
  2507. Don motions for him to simmer down.
  2508.  
  2509. DON
  2510. Easy now. Yeah, I work out here
  2511. now.
  2512.  
  2513. JAMES
  2514. Come on, let me buy you a damn
  2515. drink.
  2516.  
  2517. DON
  2518. I think the nice lady over there
  2519. beat you to it.
  2520.  
  2521. James glares at Sarah.
  2522.  
  2523. JAMES
  2524. (muttering)
  2525. Thot.
  2526.  
  2527. DON
  2528. Be nice.
  2529.  
  2530. Don walks over to a bar stool and sits between Sarah and
  2531. James.
  2532.  
  2533. KELLY
  2534. What'll it be?
  2535.  
  2536. DON
  2537. Shot of Jay-mo.
  2538.  
  2539. He looks over at Sarah.
  2540.  
  2541. DON (CONT’D)
  2542. Funny how things go. One second
  2543. your ex-wife has you working as her
  2544. undercover pet, and the chick you
  2545. banged two weeks before your
  2546. divorce who also almost carried out
  2547. a hit on you just happens to be in
  2548. town.
  2549.  
  2550. With his right hand, Don reaches into his waistband for his
  2551. Colt Defender and places his hand on it.
  2552.  
  2553. DON (CONT’D)
  2554. Funny how the world works isn't it?
  2555.  
  2556. Kelly slides a shot glass in front of him.
  2557.  
  2558. SARAH
  2559. For all intents and purposes,
  2560. you're already dead you cunt.
  2561.  
  2562. DON
  2563. That a threat?
  2564.  
  2565. Don's eyes widen as he takes the Defender out of its holster.
  2566.  
  2567. James reaches for Don's right hand.
  2568.  
  2569. Sarah just rolls her eyes at this.
  2570.  
  2571. SARAH
  2572. Really now? Is this amateur hour to
  2573. you?
  2574.  
  2575. Don lets his sidearm go and takes a sigh, then pushes James's
  2576. hand away.
  2577.  
  2578. Don looks over at James.
  2579.  
  2580. DON
  2581. It's fine, don't fucking
  2582. worry about it.
  2583.  
  2584. SARAH (CONT’D)
  2585. You've been on a few
  2586. adventures, haven't you now
  2587. lad? Jumpier than usual now.
  2588.  
  2589. Don downs the shot of whiskey in front of him.
  2590.  
  2591. DON (CONT’D)
  2592. You wouldn't believe me if I told
  2593. you.
  2594.  
  2595. Don sighs.
  2596.  
  2597. Sarah puts her hand on his back which causes Don to flinch
  2598. and look at her with fear in his eyes.
  2599.  
  2600. SARAH
  2601. Whatever it is, I've probably heard
  2602. worse.
  2603.  
  2604. Don gives a glance to James.
  2605.  
  2606. DON
  2607. Miller's involved too you know. It
  2608. damns both of us.
  2609.  
  2610. Don downs another shot.
  2611.  
  2612. JAMES
  2613. How long you been sober for?
  2614.  
  2615. DON
  2616. Three years.
  2617.  
  2618. SARAH
  2619. Sobriety, is it that thing men lie
  2620. about when they want to feel better
  2621. about themselves rather than having
  2622. the self-control to stop
  2623. themselves?
  2624.  
  2625. James scratches his head and shakes it. Don looks over at
  2626. Sarah and shoots her a glare.
  2627.  
  2628. JAMES
  2629. Fucking CIA niggers, how far deep
  2630. did they get you?
  2631.  
  2632. DON
  2633. My daughter's trying to piece it
  2634. together. Worst case scenario, she
  2635. ends up dead. Best case, we both
  2636. do. The less she knows the better.
  2637.  
  2638. James nods at this.
  2639.  
  2640. SARAH
  2641. You sound like my father you dumb
  2642. cunt. Then he had the courage to
  2643. throw a bomb at the fucking British
  2644. when I was only a wee lass. Didn't
  2645. tell no one and died without a
  2646. proper burial.
  2647.  
  2648. She downs a pint of Guinness.
  2649.  
  2650. DON
  2651. What's that gotta do with this?
  2652.  
  2653. SARAH
  2654. Tell that girl what's going on or
  2655. she'll do nuthin' but resent you
  2656. for the rest of her poor life.
  2657.  
  2658. DON
  2659. Wonderful, I'm getting advice from
  2660. a serial killer now too, in that
  2661. case.
  2662.  
  2663. Don slides the shot glass over to Kelly.
  2664.  
  2665. SARAH
  2666. You're no different than I am, only
  2667. difference between you and I are
  2668. what side of the law we're on.
  2669.  
  2670. The shot glass comes back to Don.
  2671.  
  2672. DON
  2673. Really? Because-
  2674.  
  2675. SARAH
  2676. Your people say it's okay to do it
  2677. and so do mine, Donovan.
  2678.  
  2679. Don sits there, whiskey in hand.
  2680.  
  2681. DON
  2682. So why am I still in your presence
  2683. and breathing?
  2684.  
  2685. SARAH
  2686. Because my boss and I had a falling
  2687. out over your sorry arse.
  2688.  
  2689. Don just shrugs.
  2690.  
  2691. DON
  2692. You should've just let him whack
  2693. me, maybe then my wife-
  2694.  
  2695. SARAH
  2696. Ex.
  2697.  
  2698. Don rolls his eyes.
  2699.  
  2700. DON
  2701. -Ex-wife would've been a shit ton
  2702. richer.
  2703.  
  2704. He downs another shot of whiskey.
  2705.  
  2706. SARAH
  2707. With that girl havin' some scumbag
  2708. for a father? Some kid out of
  2709. college? Is that what yer lookin
  2710. for?
  2711.  
  2712. DON
  2713. It'd be a better fucking father
  2714. than me! Y'know? All I know how to
  2715. fucking do is-
  2716.  
  2717. Don massages his eyes and pushes his glass forward.
  2718.  
  2719. DON (CONT’D)
  2720. Then I got Dutch fuckin' Van Der
  2721. Linde, the man with the plan right?
  2722. I'm supposed to somehow believe
  2723. that if I follow his guide that
  2724. we'll both be absolved of our
  2725. fucking sins.
  2726.  
  2727. Conrad walks through the door. Don glances over.
  2728.  
  2729. DON (CONT’D)
  2730. Howdy Dutch, what plan do
  2731. you have now?
  2732.  
  2733. Conrad looks over at Don. He walks over and smacks him upside
  2734. the head.
  2735.  
  2736. CONRAD
  2737. Really? After four fucking years
  2738. this is what you're down to?
  2739. Drinking your sorrows away with
  2740. your retarded friend and a...
  2741.  
  2742. He looks over at Sarah. She shoots him a wink.
  2743.  
  2744. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2745. ...Irish chick that I'm definitely
  2746. fucking later tonight...
  2747.  
  2748. Sarah grabs Don by the crotch. Don's eyes widen and a grin
  2749. shows on his face as he spills some of his whiskey on
  2750. himself.
  2751.  
  2752. SARAH
  2753. Sorry, not too big a fan of greasy
  2754. Mexicans.
  2755.  
  2756. James looks away from this with a pained groan.
  2757.  
  2758. Conrad gives a pained look as well. He puts his hands up.
  2759.  
  2760. CONRAD
  2761. Crazy bitch is all yours, Paulsen.
  2762.  
  2763. Sarah lets go of Don's crotch and looks at him.
  2764.  
  2765. SARAH
  2766. And who might you be?
  2767.  
  2768. CONRAD
  2769. This retard's co worker. Conrad.
  2770.  
  2771. She nods at this.
  2772.  
  2773. SARAH
  2774. Donny boy said you had a plan.
  2775.  
  2776. CONRAD
  2777. Well, we did however...
  2778.  
  2779. Conrad shrugs and takes a seat.
  2780.  
  2781. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2782. We have a bit of an overbearing
  2783. boss.
  2784.  
  2785. SARAH
  2786. Need me to take care of him?
  2787.  
  2788. Conrad shakes his head.
  2789.  
  2790. CONRAD
  2791. Doubt you'd be able to even if you
  2792. wanted to.
  2793.  
  2794. Don looks over at Conrad.
  2795.  
  2796. DON
  2797. She could pull it off, though we'd
  2798. have the heat on us in no time.
  2799.  
  2800. CONRAD
  2801. Cho tried. Pointed a nine milimeter
  2802. at his skull while he was looking
  2803. away.
  2804.  
  2805. Conrad sticks up one finger to the bartender.
  2806.  
  2807. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2808. I'll take what Paulsen here's
  2809. having.
  2810.  
  2811. He motions to Don.
  2812.  
  2813. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2814. Anyway right?
  2815.  
  2816. He puts his fingers in the shape of a pistol.
  2817.  
  2818. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2819. Fired a volley right into his back
  2820. from his wheelchair. Pulled a
  2821. Beretta from under his desk, fired.
  2822. Should've hit his spine. I'm
  2823. sitting right there. Next thing you
  2824. know-
  2825.  
  2826. He shakes his head and looks down.
  2827.  
  2828. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2829. His back literally closes itself
  2830. back up like it didn't even happen.
  2831. Now, the holes in his clothes from
  2832. the rounds are still there but Cho?
  2833. He fired about some... Fuck, he
  2834. dumped a whole mag into the dude's
  2835. back from a sitting position at
  2836. five feet.
  2837.  
  2838. Conrad downs a shot of whiskey.
  2839.  
  2840. CONRAD (CONT’D)
  2841. Matthews, the motherfucker. He
  2842. turns around, pulls Cho out of his
  2843. wheelchair and just chokes the
  2844. fucking life outta him, gives him
  2845. this cold glare and I swear I heard
  2846. him say, "I gave you your chance."
  2847.  
  2848. JAMES
  2849. An entire mag of nine? Well maybe
  2850. if he used .45-
  2851.  
  2852. DON
  2853. Shut up, James.
  2854.  
  2855. SARAH
  2856. Sounds like a load of shite if you
  2857. ask me.
  2858.  
  2859. She puts another cigarette in an ash tray.
  2860.  
  2861. SARAH (CONT’D)
  2862. And you're telling me he wasn't
  2863. choking blood or nothin' like that?
  2864.  
  2865. Conrad nods.
  2866.  
  2867. The group sits there in silence.
  2868.  
  2869. Don downs one more shot. He reaches into
  2870.  
  2871. Sarah grabs his leg.
  2872.  
  2873. SARAH (CONT’D)
  2874. Yer not gonna just leave a girl
  2875. like this are you?
  2876.  
  2877. DON
  2878. I got a fuckin' kid to take care
  2879. of, Flynn.
  2880.  
  2881. Sarah gives Don a grin.
  2882.  
  2883. SARAH
  2884. You'll come around.
  2885.  
  2886. Don steps back and looks at her. He shakes his head.
  2887.  
  2888. DON
  2889. No, I won't Sarah. That was a one
  2890. time thing.
  2891.  
  2892. SARAH
  2893. Doesn't have to be.
  2894.  
  2895. Don takes out his wallet and passes the bartender some cash.
  2896.  
  2897. DON
  2898. Keep the change.
  2899.  
  2900. Don pats James on the back. He looks back at Sarah.
  2901.  
  2902. DON (CONT’D)
  2903. I'd rather it stays that way. Now
  2904. if you don't mind, I got a daughter
  2905. to take care of.
  2906.  
  2907. Don walks out.
  2908.  
  2909. CUT TO:
  2910.  
  2911.  
  2912. EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - AFTERNOON
  2913.  
  2914. Don walks over to his mailbox and takes some envelopes out of
  2915. it.
  2916.  
  2917. DON
  2918. (muttering)
  2919. Almost heaven... West Virgina...
  2920.  
  2921. DON (CONT’D)
  2922. (muttering)
  2923. Blue ridge mountains, Shenandoah
  2924. river...
  2925.  
  2926.  
  2927. INT. APARTMENT - AFTERNOON
  2928.  
  2929. Don enters his apartment.
  2930.  
  2931. Don comes inside and starts to sort his mail.
  2932.  
  2933. He throws some of it in the trash and stops on one.
  2934.  
  2935. It reads, "Sentinel Securities benefits package".
  2936.  
  2937. DON
  2938. That was... Fast.
  2939.  
  2940. Don takes out a pocket knife and opens the envelope up.
  2941.  
  2942. A flyer reads "Health benefits".
  2943.  
  2944. DON (CONT’D)
  2945. Let's see here... Contact your
  2946. security manager for details. Oh
  2947. boy.
  2948.  
  2949. Don sighs. He walks into
  2950.  
  2951.  
  2952. DON'S BEDROOM
  2953.  
  2954. Don rummages around his desk. A tie sits on top of an
  2955. employment packet. He looks through the names.
  2956.  
  2957. DON
  2958. Don't let it be Kolton, don't let
  2959. it be Kolton...
  2960.  
  2961. He stops on a name: "Kolton Karl Kobel, Security Manager for
  2962. Sentinel Securities".
  2963.  
  2964. DON (CONT’D)
  2965. Motherfucker it's Kolton.
  2966.  
  2967. He walks back into the kitchen, a packet in his hand.
  2968.  
  2969. DON (CONT’D)
  2970. Fucking Kolton Kobel. Jesus christ.
  2971.  
  2972. He throws the packet on his desk.
  2973.  
  2974. Don winces in pain as he dials the number.
  2975.  
  2976. DON (CONT’D)
  2977. Please don't ream me.
  2978.  
  2979. The line rings.
  2980.  
  2981. KOLTON KOBEL, (30) picks up the phone.
  2982.  
  2983. KOLTON (O.S.)
  2984. (phone)
  2985. Kolton speaking.
  2986.  
  2987. Don stays silent for a second.
  2988.  
  2989. KOLTON (O.S.) (CONT’D)
  2990. (phone)
  2991. Hello?
  2992.  
  2993. DON
  2994. Uh, yeah- Sergeant Kobel?
  2995.  
  2996. A chuckle from the other end of the line.
  2997.  
  2998. KOLTON (O.S.)
  2999. (phone)
  3000. I'd recognize that voice anywhere.
  3001. Fuck Up, how you doing?
  3002.  
  3003. DON
  3004. I'm good, uhm... Yeah, I'm great.
  3005. Been a while hasn't it?
  3006.  
  3007. KOLTON (O.S.)
  3008. It has. It has indeed. Well, you
  3009. didn't call me to say hello, now
  3010. did you?
  3011.  
  3012. DON
  3013. No, Sergeant.
  3014.  
  3015. KOLTON
  3016. Just Kolton, Paulsen. How long you
  3017. been out?
  3018.  
  3019. DON
  3020. Four years. If we're gonna go by
  3021. that, then just Don.
  3022.  
  3023. KOLTON
  3024. You got it.
  3025.  
  3026. DON
  3027. You able to hook me up with a
  3028. shrink?
  3029.  
  3030. KOLTON (O.S.)
  3031. (phone)
  3032. Yeah, I can do that. Everything
  3033. alright? Heard about the incident
  3034. at the bank.
  3035.  
  3036. Don opens his mouth to say something, then just goes silent.
  3037.  
  3038. DON
  3039. Just some things going on between
  3040. my daughter and me among other
  3041. things.
  3042.  
  3043. KOLTON
  3044. Daughter? Is that so?
  3045.  
  3046. DON
  3047. Yeah, I got a kid now.
  3048.  
  3049. KOLTON
  3050. How old?
  3051.  
  3052. DON
  3053. 18- Got her enrolled in college as
  3054. of recently.
  3055.  
  3056. KOLTON
  3057. Nice, what's she studying?
  3058.  
  3059. DON
  3060. Automotive Tech.
  3061.  
  3062. KOLTON
  3063. You're cursed to have a gearhead
  3064. daughter too. Anyway. I'll see
  3065. about referring you to a shrink and
  3066. let you go from there. You doing
  3067. anything tonight?
  3068.  
  3069. Don chuckles.
  3070.  
  3071. DON
  3072. What, you fucking hittin' on me
  3073. now?
  3074.  
  3075. Don's eyes widen as he realizes what he's just said. Kolton
  3076. laughs at this.
  3077.  
  3078. KOLTON
  3079. No, no, nothing like that. Was
  3080. wondering if you and your kid
  3081. wanted dinner on me.
  3082.  
  3083. DON
  3084. Sure, yeah I ain't gonna knock
  3085. that.
  3086.  
  3087. KOLTON
  3088. I'll send you an address.
  3089.  
  3090. DON
  3091. Thanks Ser- Kolton.
  3092.  
  3093. KOLTON
  3094. Best of luck, Don.
  3095.  
  3096. Don hangs up and takes a sigh of relief.
  3097.  
  3098. He leans back in his chair.
  3099.  
  3100. DON
  3101. Who was that dude?
  3102.  
  3103. Don sits there.
  3104.  
  3105. His phone vibrates.
  3106.  
  3107. An address on the text message along with a time.
  3108.  
  3109. 5123 Saguaro Way
  3110. Scottsdale, AZ 82553
  3111. 7PM
  3112.  
  3113. DON (CONT’D)
  3114. I see you're doing better for
  3115. yourself, Kobel.
  3116.  
  3117. Don stands up and changes out into a new pair of jeans, a
  3118. brown leather jacket, and a pair of running shoes.
  3119.  
  3120. The front door opens.
  3121.  
  3122. ASH
  3123. Dad, I'm home!
  3124.  
  3125. Don steps out to.
  3126.  
  3127.  
  3128. APARTMENT LIVING ROOM
  3129.  
  3130. DON
  3131. Hey.
  3132.  
  3133. Ash looks at Don. She sighs, rolls her eyes, and looks over
  3134. at Don.
  3135.  
  3136. ASH
  3137. What, dad?
  3138.  
  3139. DON
  3140. Friend from the old days invited us
  3141. to dinner, we should go.
  3142.  
  3143. Ash just sighs.
  3144.  
  3145. ASH
  3146. Is this one of your weird Army
  3147. friends like Uncle Nick?
  3148.  
  3149. Don shrugs.
  3150.  
  3151. DON
  3152. I actually don't know how he is
  3153. these days. He's in Scottsdale
  3154. though.
  3155.  
  3156. ASH
  3157. What's that supposed to mean?
  3158.  
  3159. DON
  3160. Well, he's either doing well off
  3161. for himself or made some shitty
  3162. financial decisions at some point.
  3163.  
  3164. Ash sets her schoolwork on the counter top.
  3165.  
  3166. ASH
  3167. Well, it wouldn't hurt for us to
  3168. get to know people out here I
  3169. guess.
  3170.  
  3171. DON
  3172. You want anything to eat?
  3173.  
  3174. She shakes her head.
  3175.  
  3176. ASH
  3177. Ate at school already.
  3178.  
  3179. Don nods at this.
  3180.  
  3181. DON
  3182. Well, uh- Just be ready at seven
  3183. and we'll do that. Gotta take you
  3184. out to the range while I still can
  3185. too.
  3186.  
  3187. ASH
  3188. What is it with you and the range
  3189. suddenly?
  3190.  
  3191. Don gives her a grin.
  3192.  
  3193. DON
  3194. Mom never wanted me show you how.
  3195.  
  3196. Ash shrugs at that.
  3197.  
  3198. ASH
  3199. Are you sure, dad? I don't know...
  3200.  
  3201. DON
  3202. Yeah, yeah we can do that.
  3203.  
  3204. ASH
  3205. I don't want to end up shooting
  3206. myself or you. I see you carry your
  3207. gun a lot but I never really
  3208. thought it was that interesting.
  3209.  
  3210. Don scoffs and chuckles.
  3211.  
  3212. DON
  3213. Sweetie-
  3214.  
  3215. Don walks over to the blinds and closes them. He turns on a
  3216. light.
  3217.  
  3218. DON (CONT’D)
  3219. My dad taught me to shoot when I
  3220. was six. Started off with a .22
  3221. long rifle meant for birds and
  3222. shit. I didn't really shoot
  3223. anything like an M4 until I joined
  3224. the Army. It was fun though. C'mon.
  3225.  
  3226. He walks over to the couch and takes his Colt Defender out of
  3227. his waistband.
  3228.  
  3229. He takes the magazine out and pulls the slide back.
  3230.  
  3231. The round comes out and he catches it as it does.
  3232.  
  3233. ASH
  3234. Hey, that was pretty cool!
  3235.  
  3236. Ash gives a look of excitement.
  3237.  
  3238. DON
  3239. Don't do that. Actually, if you do
  3240. learn to do it, learn this shit
  3241. first.
  3242.  
  3243. He locks the slide back.
  3244.  
  3245. DON (CONT’D)
  3246. Before I get into specifics.
  3247.  
  3248. He motions to his trigger finger which stays off the trigger.
  3249.  
  3250. DON (CONT’D)
  3251. Finger off the trigger until you're
  3252. ready to fire and these fucking
  3253. things are always loaded, no
  3254. fucking matter what. They tell you
  3255. it's empty?
  3256.  
  3257. He sends the slide forward and locks it back again. He faces
  3258. the opened magwell to her.
  3259.  
  3260. DON (CONT’D)
  3261. You check.
  3262.  
  3263. He sticks a finger in the magwell.
  3264.  
  3265. DON (CONT’D)
  3266. You make for god damn certain that
  3267. there's not some extra round that
  3268. happened to be hiding in there
  3269. because the next thing you need is
  3270. someone to get hurt or killed
  3271. because of your own stupidity.
  3272.  
  3273. Ash nods at this.
  3274.  
  3275. DON (CONT’D)
  3276. Second. The gun should always be
  3277. pointed in a safe direction. You
  3278. never ever fucking point this in a
  3279. direction where someone might be.
  3280. There's exceptions to this rule as
  3281. you might imagine. If you know the
  3282. damn thing's clear, if you checked
  3283. it enough times to say it's clear,
  3284. you can dry fire practice with it.
  3285.  
  3286. Don sends the slide forward.
  3287.  
  3288. DON (CONT’D)
  3289. Goes into rule three as well.
  3290.  
  3291. He points the gun at the TV.
  3292.  
  3293. DON (CONT’D)
  3294. What am I pointing the gun at?
  3295.  
  3296. ASH
  3297. The TV, why?
  3298.  
  3299. Don shakes his head.
  3300.  
  3301. DON
  3302. What's behind the TV, Ash?
  3303.  
  3304. Ash cocks her head at this.
  3305.  
  3306. ASH
  3307. A wall, dad. Where are you going
  3308. with this?
  3309.  
  3310. DON
  3311. Behind that TV and behind the wall
  3312. is the apartment complex across the
  3313. way. This is a 230 gram .45 round.
  3314. It'll drop off, but it's going to
  3315. go through shit until it stops,
  3316. probably on some dry wall if this
  3317. thing went off. What, or who do you
  3318. think is gonna get hit by that?
  3319.  
  3320. Ash watches.
  3321.  
  3322. DON (CONT’D)
  3323. Keep the barrel in a safe direction
  3324. and always know what you're
  3325. shooting and what's behind it.
  3326. Sweetie, I'm sorry if I'm being a
  3327. dick about all this.
  3328.  
  3329. She shakes her head.
  3330.  
  3331. ASH
  3332. No, I'm listening dad. This is the
  3333. most you've talked to me an awhile,
  3334. I really like this.
  3335.  
  3336. Don nods.
  3337.  
  3338. DON
  3339. Alright then, lastly. If you do
  3340. start carrying. Don't you ever
  3341. fucking lose your gun. Always be
  3342. cognizant about where the hell it
  3343. is on your person.
  3344.  
  3345. ASH
  3346. Cognizant, that's new word you've
  3347. never used.
  3348.  
  3349. DON
  3350. Just, know where your shit is.
  3351. Whatever it takes, don't lose
  3352. control of your gun, Ash. Had a
  3353. guy- Dunno if I told you this
  3354. story.
  3355.  
  3356. Don takes a deep breath.
  3357.  
  3358. DON (CONT’D)
  3359. We were clearing a room and he lost
  3360. control of his handgun. I heard a
  3361. scream, I took him out. He got
  3362. ganged up on by two guys who shot
  3363. him with his own service weapon.
  3364. Whatever you carry, you make sure
  3365. you can comfortably hold and use
  3366. it.
  3367.  
  3368. Ash nods.
  3369.  
  3370. ASH
  3371. That was less graphic than most of
  3372. the stories you told with mom.
  3373.  
  3374. Don shrugs.
  3375.  
  3376. DON
  3377. Well, mom always wanted to hear
  3378. about the bad shit that I did and
  3379. the shit that happened.
  3380.  
  3381. He shows her his handgun.
  3382.  
  3383. DON (CONT’D)
  3384. Make sure you hold it correctly.
  3385. It's a compact model so it
  3386. shouldn't be too difficult. Hold it
  3387. like this.
  3388.  
  3389. He grips the handgun and aims it forward. Ash looks at how he
  3390. holds it.
  3391.  
  3392. DON (CONT’D)
  3393. Your go now.
  3394.  
  3395. He passes her the pistol.
  3396.  
  3397. DON (CONT’D)
  3398. It's unloaded, but when you pull
  3399. that trigger, it should be smooth.
  3400. It's not like Point Break or Die
  3401. Hard where you just pull the thing
  3402. and it goes off. Slowly, so your
  3403. shots stay on target.
  3404.  
  3405. Ash holds it forward.
  3406.  
  3407. ASH
  3408. Like this?
  3409.  
  3410. DON
  3411. When you aim it, make sure your eye
  3412. is on that front sight and lined up
  3413. with what you're aimed at. Hang on.
  3414.  
  3415. He walks by her. The gun points forward.
  3416.  
  3417. DON (CONT’D)
  3418. Muzzle control, Ash.
  3419.  
  3420. ASH
  3421. Sorry.
  3422.  
  3423. She lowers the pistol.
  3424.  
  3425. Don stands up and comes back out of the kitchen with a water
  3426. bottle in his hand. He sets it on the counter.
  3427.  
  3428. DON
  3429. Aim at this for me, will ya?
  3430.  
  3431. She raises the handgun and aims it at Don.
  3432.  
  3433. DON (CONT’D)
  3434. Easy, cowboy. Watch where that
  3435. thing gets pointed. Or I'll fucking
  3436. beat you to death with it.
  3437.  
  3438. Ash carries a look of fear and lowers the gun.
  3439.  
  3440. ASH
  3441. S-Sorry!
  3442.  
  3443. DON
  3444. Just- Fucking be careful.
  3445.  
  3446. ASH
  3447. Alright.
  3448.  
  3449. Don walks behind her.
  3450.  
  3451. DON
  3452. Now... Aim for the bottle.
  3453.  
  3454. Click.
  3455.  
  3456. CUT TO:
  3457.  
  3458. The clock on the microwave reads "6:00".
  3459.  
  3460. DON (CONT’D)
  3461. Good job, Ash. We'll head out to
  3462. the range the next chance I get.
  3463.  
  3464. The two step out to
  3465.  
  3466.  
  3467. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  3468.  
  3469. The two get in and Don starts the car.
  3470.  
  3471. Ash closes the door next to her.
  3472.  
  3473. ASH
  3474. Hey dad?
  3475.  
  3476. Don takes a quick glance over.
  3477.  
  3478. DON
  3479. Yeah, what's up?
  3480.  
  3481. ASH
  3482. Who's this guy we're gonna be
  3483. meeting anyway? What's he like?
  3484.  
  3485. DON
  3486. He was the guy that got me out of a
  3487. really shitty group of people and
  3488. how I met Nick.
  3489.  
  3490. She nods.
  3491.  
  3492. ASH
  3493. Is he as cool as Nick?
  3494.  
  3495. DON
  3496. I think they're on the same playing
  3497. field, quite honestly. Guy's name's
  3498. Kolton Kobel. I knew him as Staff
  3499. Sergeant Kobel back in 2010. Guy
  3500. was solid but my god was he fucking
  3501. terrifying. I got into a fight once
  3502. and he was more pissed that I took
  3503. a few punches before throwing a few
  3504. rather than just fighting in the
  3505. moment.
  3506.  
  3507. Don chuckles.
  3508.  
  3509. DON (CONT’D)
  3510. Yeah, he's how I got out of the
  3511. 82nd and into a less shitty unit. I
  3512. got him to thank for it.
  3513.  
  3514. ASH
  3515. What happened?
  3516.  
  3517. DON
  3518. Life, nothing you can do about
  3519. that. He's a good guy, but god damn
  3520. does he scare me.
  3521.  
  3522. ASH
  3523. What do you mean?
  3524.  
  3525. DON
  3526. The stories I've heard about the
  3527. dude are wild. Half of them at
  3528. least can't be true. I've heard
  3529. shit like he summons dragons and
  3530. I've heard slightly more realistic
  3531. shit like how he tortured one of
  3532. his guys for working with the
  3533. Taliban.
  3534.  
  3535. Don just shrugs.
  3536.  
  3537. DON (CONT’D)
  3538. It's all in the fuckin' air.
  3539.  
  3540. The two pull up to a gated community.
  3541.  
  3542.  
  3543. EXT. SECURITY CHECKPOINT - NIGHT
  3544.  
  3545. ELI, (21) sits inside the air conditioned guard house.
  3546.  
  3547. He stands at 5"8, a tan Filipino with his black hair in a
  3548. part. A 9mm handgun sits in its holster.
  3549.  
  3550. A laptop sits visible in the window.
  3551.  
  3552. Eli yawns and opens the window as Don pulls up.
  3553.  
  3554. Don lowers his window.
  3555.  
  3556. ELI
  3557. How you doing sir? Who you here to
  3558. see tonight?
  3559.  
  3560. DON
  3561. Kobel, uh, Kolton Kobel.
  3562.  
  3563. ELI
  3564. Alright, let's see here.
  3565.  
  3566. He opens up a computer and checks. Eli looks back.
  3567.  
  3568. ELI (CONT’D)
  3569. Mr. Paulsen?
  3570.  
  3571. Don nods.
  3572.  
  3573. ELI (CONT’D)
  3574. Come on in. Your daughter in there?
  3575.  
  3576. DON
  3577. Excuse me?
  3578.  
  3579. ELI
  3580. Oh, I go to school with an Ash-
  3581.  
  3582. ASH
  3583. Hi!
  3584.  
  3585. She peers behind Don and waves.
  3586.  
  3587. ELI
  3588. Hey Ash, see you in class tomorrow!
  3589. You have a good night, Mr. Paulsen.
  3590.  
  3591.  
  3592. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  3593.  
  3594. DON
  3595. He seems like a nice guy.
  3596.  
  3597. Ash nods.
  3598.  
  3599. ASH
  3600. Kinda weird though. Doesn't talk to
  3601. a lot of people.
  3602.  
  3603. DON
  3604. I was the same way.
  3605.  
  3606. Ash shrugs.
  3607.  
  3608. ASH
  3609. He likes to help people in class.
  3610. Pretty good about that.
  3611.  
  3612. They look at the houses around them. The neighborhood is
  3613. upscale with proper lawns. Fancy cars line the driveways. Ash
  3614. looks around.
  3615.  
  3616. ASH (CONT’D)
  3617. You sure we're in the right
  3618. neighborhood?
  3619.  
  3620. Don just looks around.
  3621.  
  3622. DON
  3623. Fuck if I know... Now, 5322.
  3624.  
  3625. They pull up to a
  3626.  
  3627.  
  3628. EXT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  3629.  
  3630. Don checks the time. It reads, "6:40".
  3631.  
  3632. DON
  3633. We're good.
  3634.  
  3635. KOLTON KOBEL, (30) steps out and greets the two. He wears a
  3636. polo shirt and jeans.
  3637.  
  3638. KOLTON
  3639. Hey, Don!
  3640.  
  3641. Don waves at him and gives a nervous grin.
  3642.  
  3643. Don looks over to face Kolton but keeps Ash in his line of
  3644. sight.
  3645.  
  3646. DON
  3647. Hey, Kobel.
  3648.  
  3649. KOLTON
  3650. How've you been, buddy? Come on in.
  3651.  
  3652. He looks at Ash.
  3653.  
  3654. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3655. And what's your name sweetheart?
  3656.  
  3657. ASH
  3658. Ash, Ash Paulsen.
  3659.  
  3660. Ash positions herself behind Don.
  3661.  
  3662. DON
  3663. Sweetheart-
  3664.  
  3665. Don chuckles.
  3666.  
  3667. DON (CONT’D)
  3668. He might be a scary motherfucker,
  3669. but he doesn't bite.
  3670.  
  3671. KOLTON
  3672. The wife bites harder, honestly.
  3673.  
  3674. Don's eyes widen.
  3675.  
  3676. DON
  3677. What?
  3678.  
  3679. Kolton laughs at this.
  3680.  
  3681. KOLTON
  3682. Nothing.
  3683.  
  3684. The two walk inside to
  3685.  
  3686.  
  3687. INT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  3688.  
  3689. The house is nice and well-put together.
  3690.  
  3691. Family photos sit next to the door.
  3692.  
  3693. Don takes a quick glance at them.
  3694.  
  3695. KOLTON
  3696. Well, welcome to my place. Make
  3697. yourself at home, you two.
  3698.  
  3699. IRMELIN "IRMA" KOBEL, (18) walks in. She wears a pair of
  3700. jeans, a T-shirt, and some white socks.
  3701.  
  3702. IRMA
  3703. Hello!
  3704.  
  3705. Ash appears from behind Don and waves at her. Ash waves at
  3706. Irma.
  3707.  
  3708. ASH
  3709. Hi.
  3710.  
  3711. Don takes his other arm and gently nudges her.
  3712.  
  3713. DON
  3714. Come on, now. You gotta at least
  3715. force yourself to be social.
  3716.  
  3717. Don and Ash take their shoes off.
  3718.  
  3719. KOLTON
  3720. You don't have to-
  3721.  
  3722. Don and Ash look at each other.
  3723.  
  3724. ASH
  3725. Force of habit.
  3726.  
  3727. Kolton just shrugs.
  3728.  
  3729. KOLTON
  3730. Oh well then.
  3731.  
  3732. The two go into
  3733.  
  3734.  
  3735. DINING ROOM
  3736.  
  3737. The table is set and chicken alfredo pasta sits in a bowl in
  3738. front of the group.
  3739.  
  3740. Don and Ash take their seats across the from Irma and Kolton.
  3741.  
  3742. KOLTON
  3743. How long's it been, Paulsen?
  3744.  
  3745. Don sighs.
  3746.  
  3747. DON
  3748. Fuck, uh... You helped me get out
  3749. of the eighty second in '09 and
  3750. 2010... About a decade.
  3751.  
  3752. Don watches them put food on their plates.
  3753.  
  3754. KOLTON
  3755. Yeah, I got out around that time.
  3756. Got a job with the company. Good
  3757. stuff. You?
  3758.  
  3759. DON
  3760. Stayed in, changed my MOS to 68
  3761. Whiskey and was a reservist for a
  3762. bit.
  3763.  
  3764. KOLTON
  3765. Everyone loves doc, huh?
  3766.  
  3767. Ash begins getting herself some food.
  3768.  
  3769. DON
  3770. Depends on what they want out of
  3771. it.
  3772.  
  3773. KOLTON
  3774. I guess that never changes.
  3775.  
  3776. Don starts to make get himself some pasta.
  3777.  
  3778. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3779. How about you, Ash? Donny here
  3780. tells me you're going to college.
  3781.  
  3782. ASH
  3783. Uh, yeah. Automotive tech.
  3784.  
  3785. Irma perks up at this.
  3786.  
  3787. IRMA
  3788. What is your dream car?
  3789.  
  3790. Don eats and watches this.
  3791.  
  3792. Ash smiles.
  3793.  
  3794. ASH
  3795. V8 Dodge Viper. Can't go wrong with
  3796. a girl like that.
  3797.  
  3798. Irma shrugs.
  3799.  
  3800. IRMA
  3801. BMW.
  3802.  
  3803. Ash laughs at this.
  3804.  
  3805. ASH
  3806. Those expensive overpriced pieces
  3807. of shit? Please.
  3808.  
  3809. Don nudges Ash with his elbow and clears his throat.
  3810.  
  3811. Kolton chuckles at this.
  3812.  
  3813. DON
  3814. (muttering)
  3815. Ash, be nice...
  3816.  
  3817. Kolton looks at Don and stifles a laugh.
  3818.  
  3819. IRMA
  3820. American cars are unrefined, like
  3821. you.
  3822.  
  3823. ASH
  3824. I'll show your ass uncivilized!
  3825.  
  3826. Don grabs Ash's arm.
  3827.  
  3828. Kolton cocks his head and watches this.
  3829.  
  3830. Irma giggles at this.
  3831.  
  3832. ASH (CONT’D)
  3833. Tell me what you drive then for
  3834. someone with that much knowledge!
  3835.  
  3836. IRMA
  3837. Nissan 240SX.
  3838.  
  3839. ASH
  3840. Oh, was daddy not able to buy you
  3841. that BMW you've always wanted?
  3842.  
  3843. DON
  3844. (muttering)
  3845. Holy, fuck.
  3846.  
  3847. Kolton laughs at this.
  3848.  
  3849. IRMA
  3850. What do you drive?
  3851.  
  3852. Ash's eyes turn to that of fear.
  3853.  
  3854. DON
  3855. She drives the Honda Civic her dad
  3856. bought her.
  3857.  
  3858. ASH
  3859. I-I mean, yeah- I do.
  3860.  
  3861. IRMA
  3862. So much for that Dodge Viper then.
  3863.  
  3864. Ash tries to come up with something to say.
  3865.  
  3866. ASH
  3867. Fuck, you win.
  3868.  
  3869. The group laughs as Ash looks down in embarrassment.
  3870.  
  3871. IRMA
  3872. Come on, I'll show you the car.
  3873.  
  3874. Ash chuckles at this.
  3875.  
  3876. ASH
  3877. Fine, fine, you win. I'll take a
  3878. look with you.
  3879.  
  3880. The two step out.
  3881.  
  3882. Don looks at Kolton.
  3883.  
  3884. DON
  3885. Hey, I'm really fuckin' sorry.
  3886.  
  3887. KOLTON
  3888. Don't sweat it man, that's how the
  3889. gear heads talk.
  3890.  
  3891. DON
  3892. It is?
  3893.  
  3894. Kolton nods.
  3895.  
  3896. KOLTON
  3897. 'Course. How else do you make it in
  3898. a shitshow of an industry like
  3899. that?
  3900.  
  3901. DON
  3902. Fair one.
  3903.  
  3904. KOLTON
  3905. I get how it goes by the way.
  3906.  
  3907. Don cocks an eyebrow at him.
  3908.  
  3909. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3910. Glad you reached out, man.
  3911.  
  3912. Don gives him a grin and checks behind him.
  3913.  
  3914. DON
  3915. Dude, cut the gay shit.
  3916.  
  3917. Kolton chuckles at this.
  3918.  
  3919. KOLTON
  3920. Good to see you haven't changed.
  3921.  
  3922. DON
  3923. Only thing that's changed is my
  3924. age. What about you?
  3925.  
  3926. Kolton nods.
  3927.  
  3928. KOLTON
  3929. Aside from the obvious and getting
  3930. married?
  3931.  
  3932. Kolton grins.
  3933.  
  3934. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3935. Met a nice lady and we agreed to
  3936. adopt us a daughter. Sweet little
  3937. angel.
  3938.  
  3939. DON
  3940. Oh, you say that shit now.
  3941.  
  3942. KOLTON
  3943. No, really.
  3944.  
  3945. Kolton's face grows bright.
  3946.  
  3947. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  3948. She was the best thing to ever
  3949. happened to me.
  3950.  
  3951. DON
  3952. I'll admit, I wasn't too thrilled,
  3953. it was Jackie's idea.
  3954.  
  3955. Kolton looks at Don's finger. A ring still sits there.
  3956.  
  3957. KOLTON
  3958. How are you and the wife?
  3959.  
  3960. Don looks down at it. His eyes look down.
  3961.  
  3962. DON
  3963. She left a month ago.
  3964.  
  3965. KOLTON
  3966. Ah jeez, bro- I didn't know.
  3967.  
  3968. Don shakes his head.
  3969.  
  3970. DON
  3971. Yeah.
  3972.  
  3973. KOLTON
  3974. You'll find someone.
  3975.  
  3976. DON
  3977. At my age?
  3978.  
  3979. KOLTON
  3980. You will. They always find you in
  3981. the strangest of ways.
  3982.  
  3983. Don just shrugs.
  3984.  
  3985. DON
  3986. I guess.
  3987.  
  3988. KOLTON
  3989. Anyway. I'm surprised a guy like
  3990. you would reenlist. 68 Whiskey.
  3991.  
  3992. DON
  3993. Remember Cho?
  3994.  
  3995. Kolton looks down.
  3996.  
  3997. KOLTON
  3998. 'Course I remember Cho. Best IT guy
  3999. we had.
  4000.  
  4001. DON
  4002. Well, the dude had it easy. While
  4003. my ass was out doing patrols, he'd
  4004. be inside in an air conditioned
  4005. medical tent treating to the
  4006. already treated.
  4007.  
  4008. Kolton nods at this.
  4009.  
  4010. KOLTON
  4011. Yeah, he never really had any crazy
  4012. stories with regards to being in
  4013. the Army.
  4014.  
  4015. DON
  4016. Completely unrelated though. What
  4017. do you think of Matthews?
  4018.  
  4019. Kolton gives a chuckle and shrugs.
  4020.  
  4021. KOLTON
  4022. Officially or unoffically?
  4023.  
  4024. DON
  4025. Should you even be telling me
  4026. anything unofficially? I just got
  4027. here and we haven't talked in
  4028. almost a decade.
  4029.  
  4030. KOLTON
  4031. I trust you. Anyway. Officially,
  4032. (sarcastic)
  4033. Great employee, always shows up on
  4034. time, blah, blah, blah...
  4035.  
  4036. He takes a sigh.
  4037.  
  4038. DON
  4039. Unofficially though?
  4040.  
  4041. KOLTON
  4042. Unofficially, the dude is a loose
  4043. cannon. Military experience or not,
  4044. the guy is cagey. I don't know what
  4045. insane sister of yours sees in him,
  4046. but I sure don't see it.
  4047.  
  4048. Don nods.
  4049.  
  4050. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4051. I know he's under you though,
  4052. what's got you so worried about
  4053. him?
  4054.  
  4055. Don looks away around him for a moment.
  4056.  
  4057. DON
  4058. He's a great guy... And he seems to
  4059. care about his team. It's uh...
  4060. It's a shame what happened to
  4061. Chavez.
  4062.  
  4063. Kolton gives a look of confusion.
  4064.  
  4065. KOLTON
  4066. Paulsen. Man to man, what are you
  4067. not telling me?
  4068.  
  4069. DON
  4070. I'm not telling you that he should
  4071. be avoided and I'm not telling you
  4072. that I'm in some trouble with him.
  4073.  
  4074. Kolton nods at this.
  4075.  
  4076. KOLTON
  4077. Can't talk about it can you?
  4078.  
  4079. DON
  4080. No.
  4081.  
  4082. KOLTON
  4083. How can I help?
  4084.  
  4085. Don looks around him, then takes out his phone.
  4086.  
  4087. He types something into his phone.
  4088.  
  4089. "Being watched, Matthews involved. Watch yourself."
  4090.  
  4091. Kolton nods at this.
  4092.  
  4093. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4094. Well Don, it's been an interesting
  4095. night, Paulsen.
  4096.  
  4097. Kolton takes out a pen and one of his business cards. He
  4098. writes something on the back of it.
  4099.  
  4100. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4101. Well, if you need a good lawyer
  4102. here's a good number to call.
  4103.  
  4104. The two stand up.
  4105.  
  4106. DON
  4107. Need help cleaning things up?
  4108.  
  4109. KOLTON
  4110. Ah don't worry about it, I'll make
  4111. the daughter do it.
  4112.  
  4113. Don chuckles.
  4114.  
  4115. DON
  4116. Jesus christ man, you haven't
  4117. changed.
  4118.  
  4119. The two walk over to each other and Kolton pulls Don in
  4120. close.
  4121.  
  4122. KOLTON
  4123. (whispering)
  4124. If what you're telling me is the
  4125. truth, this is the number of a guy
  4126. who knows how to deal with these
  4127. things is on that card. I'd also
  4128. speak.
  4129.  
  4130. DON
  4131. (whispering)
  4132. He's gonna kill my Ashley, I can't.
  4133.  
  4134. KOLTON
  4135. (whispering)
  4136. Then call that number.
  4137.  
  4138. Kolton pulls back.
  4139.  
  4140. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4141. Anyway, you and your daughter have
  4142. yourself a good night Don, let's go
  4143. see what they're up to!
  4144.  
  4145. DON
  4146. Yeah... Let's see.
  4147.  
  4148. The two make their way to the garage and cut through a
  4149.  
  4150.  
  4151. LAUNDRY ROOM
  4152.  
  4153. The two cut through here.
  4154.  
  4155. Kolton opens the door into the
  4156.  
  4157.  
  4158. GARAGE
  4159.  
  4160. Ash pops out from under the car in a creeper seat.
  4161.  
  4162. ASH
  4163. FUCK OFF, EUROTRASH! BUY AMERICAN
  4164. OR LEAVE.
  4165.  
  4166. Ash puts a flashlight and a socket wrench in her pocket, then
  4167. stands back up.
  4168.  
  4169. IRMA
  4170. At least the cars I get won't have
  4171. blown head gaskets at thirty k!
  4172.  
  4173. Don watches this, a look of existential horror in his eyes.
  4174.  
  4175. DON
  4176. I'm really sorry about this.
  4177.  
  4178. Kolton laughs and watches.
  4179.  
  4180. IRMA
  4181. She's really nice, dad! Thanks for
  4182. bringing her over Mr. Paulsen!
  4183.  
  4184. Don does a double take.
  4185.  
  4186. DON
  4187. Wait, wait what?
  4188.  
  4189. IRMA
  4190. Your daughter's really nice, she
  4191. figured out the problem in my
  4192. transmission.
  4193.  
  4194. Ash walks over.
  4195.  
  4196. ASH
  4197. Yeah, she needs that shit fixed or
  4198. replaced. It's FUBAR.
  4199.  
  4200. Don's eyes widen.
  4201.  
  4202. DON
  4203. Jesus.
  4204.  
  4205. Don beckons Ash over.
  4206.  
  4207. DON (CONT’D)
  4208. Come on sweetheart, let's get
  4209. going.
  4210.  
  4211.  
  4212. EXT. KOBEL RESIDENCE - NIGHT
  4213.  
  4214. DON
  4215. Thanks for having us, Kolton.
  4216.  
  4217. Don gives a warm smile.
  4218.  
  4219. KOLTON
  4220. Oh right, forgot one more thing.
  4221.  
  4222. Kolton takes out his wallet and pulls out one more card.
  4223.  
  4224. "Mika Wallace: Counselor specializing in PTSD Treatment"
  4225.  
  4226. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4227. Call them, they'll give you an
  4228. address, doc. They do some
  4229. experimental treatment but it's all
  4230. how you want to do it.
  4231.  
  4232. Don nods at him. Kolton looks at Ash.
  4233.  
  4234. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4235. And if Irma ever needs help, feel
  4236. free to come by-
  4237.  
  4238. Kolton reaches into his wallet and takes out a plastic card.
  4239.  
  4240. KOLTON (CONT’D)
  4241. Flash this at the guard when you
  4242. come in.
  4243.  
  4244. ASH
  4245. Thanks Mr. Kobel.
  4246.  
  4247. KOLTON
  4248. Just Kolton, sweetie. You two drive
  4249. safe now.
  4250.  
  4251. DON
  4252. Thanks. You too Kolton.
  4253.  
  4254. Don gets in the car with Ash and drives off.
  4255.  
  4256. CUT TO:
  4257.  
  4258.  
  4259. INT. FORD MUSTANG - NIGHT
  4260.  
  4261. The car goes down the freeway.
  4262.  
  4263. DON
  4264. Ash, what the hell is wrong with
  4265. you?
  4266.  
  4267. ASH
  4268. That's how I listen to you talk to
  4269. people!
  4270.  
  4271. DON
  4272. Ash, I'm a horrible role model!
  4273.  
  4274. ASH
  4275. You should have thought of that
  4276. before you adopted me! Besides, it
  4277. all worked out, right?
  4278.  
  4279. DON
  4280. Sweetie, it worked out this time!
  4281. You swear at the wrong person like
  4282. that, they could draw a nine on
  4283. you.
  4284.  
  4285. Don sighs and looks down.
  4286.  
  4287. ASH
  4288. Dad.
  4289.  
  4290. DON
  4291. Just next time baby, please. I know
  4292. mom and I weren't around much and
  4293. I'm trying to turn that shit
  4294. around.
  4295.  
  4296. ASH
  4297. I get it, dad. There's more
  4298. important things than me.
  4299.  
  4300. DON
  4301. Sweetie, it ain't that. That's why
  4302. I taught you how to shoot and
  4303. brought you with me for this
  4304. dinner.
  4305.  
  4306. Ash looks down.
  4307.  
  4308. DON (CONT’D)
  4309. How can I make it up to you then?
  4310. What can I do, baby girl?
  4311.  
  4312. Ash mutters something.
  4313.  
  4314. DON (CONT’D)
  4315. What?
  4316.  
  4317. ASH
  4318. It's stupid, dad.
  4319.  
  4320. DON
  4321. Fuck you.
  4322.  
  4323. ASH
  4324. Excuse me?
  4325.  
  4326. Don takes a quick glance at her.
  4327.  
  4328. DON
  4329. You've heard my stories, the dumb
  4330. shit I did before I met your mom.
  4331. Fuck, you want me to get into that?
  4332.  
  4333. ASH
  4334. FINE! I want you to spend more time
  4335. with me, dad!
  4336.  
  4337. DON
  4338. Alright. I'll do it. I promise I'll
  4339. try and spend more time with you.
  4340.  
  4341. ASH
  4342. Swear on it. Swear you will,
  4343. because you don't know what it's
  4344. like.
  4345.  
  4346. DON
  4347. What?
  4348.  
  4349. ASH
  4350. To not have your parents, dad.
  4351.  
  4352. Don looks down.
  4353.  
  4354. DON
  4355. Ash, I do.
  4356.  
  4357. Ash looks over at him.
  4358.  
  4359. Don's eyes look forward, but the drain in them is clear.
  4360.  
  4361. ASH
  4362. What do you...
  4363.  
  4364. DON
  4365. Car accident when I was eight, baby
  4366. girl. Only your mom ever knew about
  4367. it.
  4368.  
  4369. Don continues to drive forward.
  4370.  
  4371. ASH
  4372. I'm... I'm sorry, dad.
  4373.  
  4374. DON
  4375. It's been a long time coming since
  4376. then.
  4377.  
  4378. Don shakes his head and sighs.
  4379.  
  4380. DON (CONT’D)
  4381. I'll spend more time with you
  4382. though, whatever it takes.
  4383.  
  4384. Don reaches over and ruffles her hair.
  4385.  
  4386.  
  4387. EXT. FREEWAY - NIGHT
  4388.  
  4389. The Mustang drives off into the night.
  4390.  
  4391.  
  4392. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  4393.  
  4394. Ash sits alone and plays Uncharted.
  4395.  
  4396. The time on the microwave reads 11:00.
  4397.  
  4398.  
  4399. DON'S BEDROOM
  4400.  
  4401. Don goes to sit down and takes a card out of his pocket. He
  4402. looks at the counselor's card, then at the second one.
  4403.  
  4404. It's a business card:
  4405.  
  4406. "Kolton Kobel: Security Manager"
  4407.  
  4408. A phone number, an e-mail, and a business address on the
  4409. front of it.
  4410.  
  4411. Don flips the card over. A phone number is scrawled in black
  4412. pen.
  4413.  
  4414. Don takes out his phone and calls it.
  4415.  
  4416. The line rings for a moment.
  4417.  
  4418. JAMES O'REILLY, (28) picks up the phone.
  4419.  
  4420. JAMES
  4421. Thank you for calling the cat girl
  4422. tip line, O'Reilly speaking.
  4423.  
  4424. Don massages his eyes and goes silent for a moment.
  4425.  
  4426. JAMES (CONT’D)
  4427. (phone)
  4428. Hello?
  4429.  
  4430. Don just gives another look of annoyance.
  4431.  
  4432. DON
  4433. What?
  4434.  
  4435. JAMES
  4436. (phone)
  4437. Oh hey, doc! I know that voice
  4438. anywhere!
  4439.  
  4440. The lamp next to Don is lit as he looks at a picture.
  4441.  
  4442. DON
  4443. Kolton gave me this number, told me
  4444. to call you. I got a problem.
  4445.  
  4446. JAMES
  4447. (phone)
  4448. CIA niggers on your tail?
  4449.  
  4450. DON
  4451. Excuse me?
  4452.  
  4453. James giggles at this.
  4454.  
  4455. DON (CONT’D)
  4456. I got people after me, James. I
  4457. need your help.
  4458.  
  4459. JAMES
  4460. (phone)
  4461. Everyone has people after them,
  4462. Don. Name your price.
  4463.  
  4464. DON
  4465. Can we talk about this when you
  4466. look at what I'm dealing with?
  4467.  
  4468. A knock at the door.
  4469.  
  4470. DON (CONT’D)
  4471. Stand by.
  4472.  
  4473. Don sets his phone in his pocket.
  4474.  
  4475. He steps out of the bedroom and comes back with another
  4476. envelope in hand.
  4477.  
  4478. He pours the contents of it out on his desk.
  4479.  
  4480. DON (CONT’D)
  4481. How well can you check a location
  4482. with just pictures?
  4483.  
  4484. More pictures with Kolton, Irma, Don, and Ash are in them.
  4485.  
  4486. All of them are crossed out with red x's.
  4487.  
  4488. JAMES (O.S.)
  4489. (phone)
  4490. I can do a bit. I'll be there in
  4491. the morning.
  4492.  
  4493. DON
  4494. You got it. I'll text you my
  4495. address.
  4496.  
  4497. JAMES (O.S.)
  4498. (phone)
  4499. Stay safe, doc.
  4500.  
  4501. It's Don, Ash, and Jackie at some point. The three smile at
  4502. the camera.
  4503.  
  4504. DON
  4505. (muttering)
  4506. Is it possible to have this back?
  4507.  
  4508. He taps the picture with his finger, reaches over and turns
  4509. the lamp off.
  4510.  
  4511. CUT TO BLACK.
  4512.  
  4513. A light tap at the front door.
  4514.  
  4515. Don gets up and takes a moment.
  4516.  
  4517. The knock at the front door grows louder.
  4518.  
  4519. JAMES (O.S.)
  4520. DON! OPEN THE DOOR. IT'S THE MAIN
  4521. CHARACTER OF THE MANGA!
  4522.  
  4523. Don looks up in confusion at this.
  4524.  
  4525. DON
  4526. WHAT?!
  4527.  
  4528. Don goes out to the
  4529.  
  4530.  
  4531. LIVING ROOM
  4532.  
  4533. Ash rubs her eyes.
  4534.  
  4535. ASH
  4536. Who the hell is that?
  4537.  
  4538. DON
  4539. One of my weird Army friends like
  4540. Nick. Weirder than Nick, actually.
  4541.  
  4542. Don opens the front door.
  4543.  
  4544. James stands there in a trap cosplay. He holds a duffel bag
  4545. behind him.
  4546.  
  4547. Don looks at this in horror.
  4548.  
  4549. DON (CONT’D)
  4550. Get in.
  4551.  
  4552. JAMES
  4553. Well, you are paying for my
  4554. services.
  4555.  
  4556. DON
  4557. GET. THE FUCK. INSIDE.
  4558.  
  4559. Don pulls him into the apartment.
  4560.  
  4561. JAMES
  4562. Oooh, I like a man who can play
  4563. rough.
  4564.  
  4565. DON
  4566. Shut your mouth.
  4567.  
  4568. Don looks back at Ash.
  4569.  
  4570. ASH
  4571. No, you were right. This is much
  4572. weirder than Nick. Don't you have
  4573. any normal Army friends, dad?
  4574.  
  4575. Don looks at James, then back at Ash.
  4576.  
  4577. DON
  4578. Nick is as normal as it gets.
  4579.  
  4580. ASH
  4581. That's worrisome, yet somehow
  4582. explains a lot about you, dad.
  4583.  
  4584. Don just sighs. James sits on the couch.
  4585.  
  4586. JAMES
  4587. Made the first team. There might be
  4588. more. You check your house for
  4589. bugs?
  4590.  
  4591. Don shakes his head.
  4592.  
  4593. DON
  4594. Why would there be?
  4595.  
  4596. JAMES
  4597. Whoever these guys are.
  4598.  
  4599. James takes out his phone. A selfie sits in it. James is bent
  4600. over in the selfie.
  4601.  
  4602. Four guys in the car have varying levels of disgust on their
  4603. face.
  4604.  
  4605. DON
  4606. Are you sure this group is with
  4607. them?
  4608.  
  4609. James zooms in on the picture.
  4610.  
  4611. JAMES
  4612. Look. They got comms.
  4613.  
  4614. He points at a radio on the dash.
  4615.  
  4616. JAMES (CONT’D)
  4617. It's government but not local PD.
  4618. It's easy to make a local cop. They
  4619. bail if they even think their
  4620. cover's blown. Federal from the
  4621. looks on these guys. Mid-40s so
  4622. they're fairly experienced. I got
  4623. another idea too. House isn't
  4624. bugged either, surprisingly.
  4625.  
  4626. DON
  4627. What makes you say that?
  4628.  
  4629. JAMES
  4630. Well, we'd already be dead. Plus,
  4631. it takes a bit to get those things
  4632. set up. I rigged a few of my own.
  4633.  
  4634. ASH
  4635. Dad, what's he talking about?
  4636.  
  4637. DON
  4638. I'll tell you later.
  4639.  
  4640. ASH
  4641. Are we being watched?
  4642.  
  4643. DON
  4644. Yeah, we are.
  4645.  
  4646. Ash looks around in discomfort.
  4647.  
  4648. ASH
  4649. What am I supposed to do?
  4650.  
  4651. DON
  4652. I'm gonna take you out to the
  4653. range. We don't know where they are
  4654. or how they're tailing us. Best bet
  4655. is to be safe.
  4656.  
  4657. James looks at Don.
  4658.  
  4659. JAMES
  4660. Where's your bathroom?
  4661.  
  4662. DON
  4663. Down the hall, take a right.
  4664.  
  4665. ASH
  4666. You off today?
  4667.  
  4668. DON
  4669. We'll go tomorrow, I promise. I'll
  4670. get you a little something too
  4671. while we're at it.
  4672.  
  4673. Don shoots a smile to her.
  4674.  
  4675. DON (CONT’D)
  4676. Get to class, alright? They won't
  4677. bother you as long as I don't talk
  4678. to the cops.
  4679.  
  4680. ASH
  4681. Dad, I think I should call Uncle
  4682. Nick.
  4683.  
  4684. Don shakes his head.
  4685.  
  4686. DON
  4687. We call Nick if things get extra
  4688. bad.
  4689.  
  4690. ASH
  4691. What's going on though? I don't get
  4692. it, why are they after you?
  4693.  
  4694. DON
  4695. When the time's right, okay? I tell
  4696. you now, you're going to panic, and
  4697. shit will unravel. I'm involved in
  4698. some shit I don't want to be in.
  4699.  
  4700. Don hugs her.
  4701.  
  4702. DON (CONT’D)
  4703. Sweetheart I'm doing this for you,
  4704. okay? If it were me, I'd have gone
  4705. John Marston on those
  4706. motherfuckers.
  4707.  
  4708. Don chuckles at that.
  4709.  
  4710. ASH
  4711. You would've died in a blaze of
  4712. bullets?
  4713.  
  4714. DON
  4715. Shit. Come on, get outta here. Get
  4716. to class.
  4717.  
  4718. James comes back out and wears a weeb T-shirt, a pair of
  4719. jeans, and some converse sneakers. He looks over at Ash.
  4720.  
  4721. JAMES
  4722. You gonna need a ride to class?
  4723.  
  4724. ASH
  4725. No thanks, I'm good.
  4726.  
  4727. She walks back to her room and walks back out with a pair of
  4728. sneakers, jeans, a red baseball cap, and a T-shirt.
  4729.  
  4730. DON
  4731. Hang on, Ash.
  4732.  
  4733. Don gives her some cash.
  4734.  
  4735. DON (CONT’D)
  4736. Get yourself something to eat.
  4737.  
  4738. ASH
  4739. Thanks, dad.
  4740.  
  4741. Don sighs and massages his eyes.
  4742.  
  4743. DON
  4744. Get back to me with what you find,
  4745. James. I gotta go to work.
  4746.  
  4747. JAMES
  4748. You got it boss.
  4749.  
  4750. Don goes to his room.
  4751.  
  4752. CUT TO:
  4753.  
  4754.  
  4755. INT. CAFETERIA - AFTERNOON
  4756.  
  4757. Don sits there and eats a sandwich in silence.
  4758.  
  4759. Matthews walks over to him and sits there.
  4760.  
  4761. He watches Don and sits there.
  4762.  
  4763. MATTHEWS
  4764. Where is she, Paulsen?
  4765.  
  4766. Don cocks an eyebrow.
  4767.  
  4768. DON
  4769. What?
  4770.  
  4771. MATTHEWS
  4772. Your sister.
  4773.  
  4774. Don shrugs.
  4775.  
  4776. DON
  4777. Am I supposed to keep track of
  4778. estranged family now, Matthews?
  4779.  
  4780. MATTHEWS
  4781. It's your sister.
  4782.  
  4783. Don shrugs again.
  4784.  
  4785. DON
  4786. Okay, and? You didn't assign me to
  4787. her.
  4788.  
  4789. Don continues to eat his sandwich.
  4790.  
  4791. Matthews grabs it.
  4792.  
  4793. DON (CONT’D)
  4794. What the fuck, dickhead?
  4795.  
  4796. Matthews points at him.
  4797.  
  4798. MATTHEWS
  4799. One of your old war buddies, huh?
  4800. Parks, that Asian fucking cop.
  4801.  
  4802. DON
  4803. I haven't heard that name in
  4804. awhile. Can I have my fucking
  4805. sandwich back? Ain't it enough I
  4806. got people watching my apartment?
  4807.  
  4808. MATTHEWS
  4809. That mouth of yours just got you
  4810. convoy duty, prick.
  4811.  
  4812. Matthews looks Don in the eye for a moment and throws Don's
  4813. sandwich back on the tray in front of him.
  4814.  
  4815. DON
  4816. (muttering)
  4817. Fuck face.
  4818.  
  4819. Don puts his sandwich in a bag and sighs as he walks off.
  4820.  
  4821. DON (CONT’D)
  4822. Can't have one fucking moment of
  4823. peace here.
  4824.  
  4825. Don takes his sandwich with him and steps out to
  4826.  
  4827.  
  4828. INT. SENTINEL SECURITIES ARMORY - AFTERNOON
  4829.  
  4830. Two security guards stand behind a tempered glass window.
  4831.  
  4832. Eli stands there next to Josh.
  4833.  
  4834. JOSH, (24) sits there and eats chocolate cake.
  4835.  
  4836. JOSH
  4837. (speaker)
  4838. What's the password?
  4839.  
  4840. A sign sits behind tempered glass.
  4841.  
  4842. ELI
  4843. (speaker)
  4844. Dude, just get him what he needs.
  4845.  
  4846. JOSH
  4847. (speaker)
  4848. Who made you the fun police?
  4849.  
  4850. A piece of paper reads, "Password: The Marines are the best
  4851. branch."
  4852.  
  4853. DON
  4854. The Marines are the gayest branch
  4855. you fat fuck.
  4856.  
  4857. JOSH
  4858. (speakers)
  4859. BULLSHIT BITCH! WHAT DO YOU KNOW
  4860. ABOUT MARINES?!
  4861.  
  4862. DON
  4863. I was in for almost a decade.
  4864.  
  4865. JOSH
  4866. Then you know MARINES ARE REAL MEN.
  4867.  
  4868. Don gives a look of pain and annoyance.
  4869.  
  4870. DON
  4871. If the barrier for being a man
  4872. consists of finding new ways to
  4873. jerk off inside of firearms, then
  4874. I'm gonna be out to chop my cock
  4875. off.
  4876.  
  4877. Don looks at Josh, then back up at Eli.
  4878.  
  4879. DON (CONT’D)
  4880. Can I have my fucking gun?
  4881.  
  4882. Josh goes silent.
  4883.  
  4884. JOSH
  4885. Yeah, sure man. I was just fuckin'
  4886. with you. Fucking Army.
  4887.  
  4888. Eli shakes his head, sighs, goes into the other room, and
  4889. takes a P226 Sig Sauer alongside a few magazines.
  4890.  
  4891. DON
  4892. Next time you want to talk combat,
  4893. I hang out at a bar called Mick's,
  4894. try looking it up sometime.
  4895.  
  4896. Josh nods at this.
  4897.  
  4898. JOSH
  4899. Then I'll reminds you what real men
  4900. drink.
  4901.  
  4902. Don takes his gun, chambers a round, and puts it in its
  4903. respective holster. He hides it in his suit jacket, then
  4904. heads off.
  4905.  
  4906. Don goes into
  4907.  
  4908.  
  4909. INT. OFFICE - AFTERNOON
  4910.  
  4911. Don sits down in front of the work computer and begins to
  4912. fill out a report. He heads it with "Use of Force: After
  4913. Action Bank Report".
  4914.  
  4915. Office workers slowly begin to clear out as he does.
  4916.  
  4917. He sighs and begins to fill out.
  4918.  
  4919. The sun goes down. Don finishes up his report and massages
  4920. his eyes.
  4921.  
  4922. He stands up and Matthews walks up to him.
  4923.  
  4924. MATTHEWS
  4925. I want you in my office.
  4926.  
  4927. DON
  4928. Can it wait?
  4929.  
  4930. MATTHEWS
  4931. I don't know, ask Ash for me. Hell
  4932. while I'm at it why don't I have
  4933. one of my men pay her a visit?
  4934.  
  4935. DON
  4936. Fine, asshole.
  4937.  
  4938. Don follows him out to
  4939.  
  4940.  
  4941. INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT
  4942.  
  4943. The two walk down the hallway. Don keeps his hands in his
  4944. pockets. He checks his phone and hits a record button.
  4945.  
  4946. DON
  4947. So, what happened to Cho exactly?
  4948.  
  4949. MATTHEWS
  4950. He got on my bad side.
  4951.  
  4952. DON
  4953. So you had him whacked.
  4954.  
  4955. MATTHEWS
  4956. Did what I had to in order to
  4957. protect the company.
  4958.  
  4959. DON
  4960. Bullshit, you're protecting
  4961. yourself.
  4962.  
  4963. Matthews stops at his door and looks at him.
  4964.  
  4965. MATTHEWS
  4966. After you.
  4967.  
  4968. Don walks into the room.
  4969.  
  4970. Matthews follows him in.
  4971.  
  4972. Carter shuts the door behind them.
  4973.  
  4974. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  4975. Your phone, Paulsen.
  4976.  
  4977. DON
  4978. What?
  4979.  
  4980. MATTHEWS
  4981. Don't fucking play stupid with me,
  4982. Doc.
  4983.  
  4984. Matthews points to Don.
  4985.  
  4986. Don turns around and punches Carter across the face, only to
  4987. get put in a head lock by Matthews.
  4988.  
  4989. Carter punches Don across the face. Don begins to black out,
  4990. only for Matthews to let go.
  4991.  
  4992. Carter reaches into Don's pocket and takes his phone out.
  4993.  
  4994. Matthews puts his Ruger in Don's face.
  4995.  
  4996. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  4997. Given you seem to be too stupid to
  4998. figure out where your place and
  4999. your sister- My fiancee, are.
  5000. You're on fucking convoy detail in
  5001. two days. Anything goes wrong, I
  5002. will make your daughter's final
  5003. moments the worst in her life.
  5004.  
  5005. Don continues to cough.
  5006.  
  5007. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  5008. I will fucking repeat, ARE. WE.
  5009. CLEAR?
  5010.  
  5011. Don nods. Matthews throws his phone back to him.
  5012.  
  5013. MATTHEWS (CONT’D)
  5014. Then get outta my fuckin' office.
  5015.  
  5016. Don gets up and looks at Matthews in the eye.
  5017.  
  5018. DON
  5019. Go fuck yourself.
  5020.  
  5021. Don watches Carter's face. He notices the cut and bruise on
  5022. the side of it go away.
  5023.  
  5024. DON (CONT’D)
  5025. The hell?
  5026.  
  5027. Carter walks forward, his face red with anger. Matthews puts
  5028. his arm up and stops him.
  5029.  
  5030. MATTHEWS
  5031. Good luck out there, hero.
  5032.  
  5033. Don looks at him and steps out of the room.
  5034.  
  5035. He goes back out to
  5036.  
  5037.  
  5038. INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT
  5039.  
  5040. Don clenches his fists in anger.
  5041.  
  5042. DON
  5043. Motherfucker!
  5044.  
  5045. He kicks a chair in the middle of the hall.
  5046.  
  5047. ASTER, (mid-20s) polishes the floor in front of him. He sighs
  5048. as he looks at the knocked over a chair.
  5049.  
  5050. Don looks at Aster, then back at the chair. Don takes the
  5051. chair and moves it back where it was.
  5052.  
  5053. He continues on his route and walks out to
  5054.  
  5055.  
  5056. EXT. PARKING LOT - NIGHT
  5057.  
  5058. Don takes out his phone. The recording he took is gone.
  5059.  
  5060. DON
  5061. Fucking bastard.
  5062.  
  5063. Don takes his phone out and calls Ash.
  5064.  
  5065. The line rings, then-
  5066.  
  5067. ASH(O.S.)
  5068. (Phone)
  5069. Hello?
  5070.  
  5071. Don starts his car.
  5072.  
  5073. DON
  5074. Ash, I got something to tell you
  5075. when I get back. I can't tell you
  5076. over the phone. I'll be there as
  5077. soon as I can.
  5078.  
  5079. Don puts his car in reverse and guns it back to
  5080.  
  5081.  
  5082. EXT. APARTMENT PARKING LOT - NIGHT
  5083.  
  5084. The tires scream as he enters the complex.
  5085.  
  5086. Don parks in a spot and jumps out of his car.
  5087.  
  5088. He gets out of his car and sprints to his apartment. He gets
  5089. his keys out and opens the door, gun out.
  5090.  
  5091.  
  5092. INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT
  5093.  
  5094. Don trains his weapon forward.
  5095.  
  5096. James puts his hand on the pistol. The two look at each
  5097. other.
  5098.  
  5099. JAMES
  5100. You're a fucking idiot.
  5101.  
  5102. Don looks at James.
  5103.  
  5104. DON
  5105. Where's Ash, James?
  5106.  
  5107. Ash comes out of her room, a pen in her hand.
  5108.  
  5109. ASH
  5110. Dad?
  5111.  
  5112. Don makes her way over to her and gives her a hug.
  5113.  
  5114. DON
  5115. Did they hurt you?
  5116.  
  5117. Ash shakes her head but gives a look of confusion toward him.
  5118.  
  5119. ASH
  5120. Dad. What are you talking about?
  5121. Two guys from the Department of
  5122. Homeland Security talked to me at
  5123. school today.
  5124.  
  5125. James walks over.
  5126.  
  5127. JAMES
  5128. What did they say?
  5129.  
  5130. ASH
  5131. They asked if you were involved in
  5132. any suspicious activity. Said it
  5133. was a matter of national security.
  5134.  
  5135. Don looks at her.
  5136.  
  5137. DON
  5138. Ash, what did you tell them?
  5139.  
  5140. She gives a grin.
  5141.  
  5142. ASH
  5143. I told them to stick their
  5144. questions up their ass and that I
  5145. don't talk to cops.
  5146.  
  5147. Don kisses her on the head and hugs her.
  5148.  
  5149. DON
  5150. Never thought I'd tell you good job
  5151. for being disrespectful, but good
  5152. fucking job.
  5153.  
  5154. Don gives a nervous chuckle.
  5155.  
  5156. JAMES
  5157. It's gonna be news to me too.
  5158.  
  5159. DON
  5160. You guys want some coffee or
  5161. something? It's a bit of a thing.
  5162.  
  5163. Ash shakes her head.
  5164.  
  5165. JAMES
  5166. Yeah, I'll take some.
  5167.  
  5168. The three congregate around the kitchen.
  5169.  
  5170. CUT TO:
  5171.  
  5172. Some hot coffee sits on a kitchen counter.
  5173.  
  5174. The two take cups of coffee.
  5175.  
  5176. DON
  5177. Ash, I'm not a good person.
  5178.  
  5179. ASH
  5180. Bullshit.
  5181.  
  5182. DON
  5183. Just fucking wait.
  5184.  
  5185. Ash puts creamer in her coffee.
  5186.  
  5187. DON (CONT’D)
  5188. I'm a human trafficker.
  5189.  
  5190. Ash looks down and gives a dejected look.
  5191.  
  5192. ASH
  5193. That's what mom was fighting on the
  5194. east coast...
  5195.  
  5196. DON
  5197. Sweetheart. As much as it pains me
  5198. to say it.
  5199.  
  5200. Don takes a sigh.
  5201.  
  5202. ASH
  5203. What? You put people in container-
  5204.  
  5205. DON
  5206. Can you wait and let me fucking
  5207. finish?
  5208.  
  5209. ASH
  5210. Yeah, shoot.
  5211.  
  5212. Don takes a deep breath.
  5213.  
  5214. DON
  5215. They're leveraging you against me.
  5216. I don't play ball with them and
  5217. they'll kill you.
  5218.  
  5219. Ash looks down.
  5220.  
  5221. ASH
  5222. I saw what they did back when I was
  5223. still in Chicago.
  5224.  
  5225. DON
  5226. I know. I know, Ash.
  5227.  
  5228. Don stares down.
  5229.  
  5230. DON (CONT’D)
  5231. It's why I wanted to take you out
  5232. to the range.
  5233.  
  5234. ASH
  5235. I'm not you, dad. I'm not going to
  5236. win in a shootout against these
  5237. guys.
  5238.  
  5239. DON
  5240. No, but you'll have a chance.
  5241. That's all I can count on. There's
  5242. another set of affairs that only
  5243. the three of us should know of.
  5244.  
  5245. Don takes out his phone, then opens a bank account. The
  5246. number reads, $650,000 on it.
  5247.  
  5248. ASH
  5249. Dad, what the hell is this?
  5250.  
  5251. Don gives her a stone cold look.
  5252.  
  5253. DON
  5254. I don't like talking about it much.
  5255. I believe in working for what's
  5256. yours- If anything happens to me
  5257. and these fuckers waste me, that's
  5258. all yours. You find a place, you
  5259. disappear. If this happens to blow
  5260. over and something happens to me,
  5261. there's a million dollar life
  5262. insurance policy in my name that
  5263. goes to you.
  5264.  
  5265. James looks at this as well.
  5266.  
  5267. JAMES
  5268. Jesus christ.
  5269.  
  5270. DON
  5271. There's also a storage unit with
  5272. about four million dollars worth of
  5273. firearm history in it. Shit all the
  5274. way from the Philippine American
  5275. war all the way down to Desert
  5276. Stor-
  5277.  
  5278. Ash slams her fist down on the table.
  5279.  
  5280. ASH
  5281. Fuck you, dad.
  5282.  
  5283. She places her hand on Don's shoulder.
  5284.  
  5285. ASH (CONT’D)
  5286. You're going to make it out of
  5287. this, one way or another and you're
  5288. going to come back. You always do,
  5289. this ain't you.
  5290.  
  5291. Ash looks Don in the eyes.
  5292.  
  5293. ASH (CONT’D)
  5294. Look me in the eyes and say you're
  5295. going to be back. Promise me you'll
  5296. be back.
  5297.  
  5298. Don looks down.
  5299.  
  5300. Ash puts her hand on Don's shoulder.
  5301.  
  5302. ASH (CONT’D)
  5303. Because I'm not losing another set
  5304. of parents in my life, dad.
  5305.  
  5306. Don nods.
  5307.  
  5308. DON
  5309. Yeah- I'll come back. I promise. I
  5310. want you to make sure to call Nick
  5311. and tell him everything. Sound
  5312. horrified of me too, he'll come
  5313. running from whatever shit job he's
  5314. working at the time. Guy always
  5315. wanted a reason to beat my ass
  5316. anyway.
  5317.  
  5318. Don pats Ash on the head.
  5319.  
  5320. DON (CONT’D)
  5321. Now, go to bed. I think that just
  5322. about covers everything.
  5323.  
  5324. Don looks over at James. Ash walks off to her room.
  5325.  
  5326. The door closes behind her.
  5327.  
  5328. DON (CONT’D)
  5329. Watch over her. Feel free to spend
  5330. the next few nights here. Don't
  5331. harass my daughter or I'll fucking
  5332. kill you.
  5333.  
  5334. James nods.
  5335.  
  5336. FADE TO BLACK.
  5337.  
  5338. A gunshot.
  5339.  
  5340. Another fills the air.
  5341.  
  5342.  
  5343. INT. SHOOTING RANGE - DAY
  5344.  
  5345. The two wear electronic ear protection and shooting glasses
  5346. as Don walks over.
  5347.  
  5348. Someone in the lane over fires an AK. A person in the lane
  5349. over fires a 9mm.
  5350.  
  5351. The AK goes off again.
  5352.  
  5353. Don flinches and takes a deep breath. Don sets the target up
  5354. while Ash gets the guns out of their cases. Don sets the
  5355. target up and watches the target go back to 10 feet.
  5356.  
  5357. Next to them, Sarah steps inside the range with a case of her
  5358. own. Sarah sets her lane up.
  5359.  
  5360. Don looks at the case and nods.
  5361.  
  5362. DON
  5363. Walther P22.
  5364.  
  5365. Ash puts her hand over the four guns.
  5366.  
  5367. The AK goes off next to them.
  5368.  
  5369. Don's hands shake once again. Don takes a deep breath.
  5370.  
  5371. She places her hand on it and picks it up. Ash's hands shake.
  5372.  
  5373. Don gives her a smile and takes another breath.
  5374.  
  5375. DON (CONT’D)
  5376. Easy. Load a mag.
  5377.  
  5378. He motions points to the target.
  5379.  
  5380. DON (CONT’D)
  5381. Hit that that X on the target.
  5382.  
  5383. Ash nods and aims the gun downrange.
  5384.  
  5385. DON (CONT’D)
  5386. Ash. What did you forget?
  5387.  
  5388. She looks down. A loaded .22 magazine sits on the range
  5389. counter in front of them.
  5390.  
  5391. ASH
  5392. Right, stupid me.
  5393.  
  5394. She loads the gun and racks the slide.
  5395.  
  5396. ASH (CONT’D)
  5397. Hang on.
  5398.  
  5399. Ash opens the slide a little bit to check for a round.
  5400.  
  5401. DON
  5402. Where the hell did you learn to do
  5403. that?
  5404.  
  5405. ASH
  5406. Heat and John Wick.
  5407.  
  5408. Don nods.
  5409.  
  5410. DON
  5411. Right, right. Good habit, good job,
  5412. Ash. That can keep you alive in a
  5413. fight. Just don't put your finger
  5414. in front of the barrel like Hannah
  5415. did.
  5416.  
  5417. Ash trains the handgun downrange onto the target and pulls
  5418. the trigger. The gun goes off, smoke comes out of the barrel.
  5419.  
  5420. She checks the target.
  5421.  
  5422. DON (CONT’D)
  5423. Low right, easy on the trigger.
  5424.  
  5425. Ash pulls the trigger again and flinches, the round goes a
  5426. little bit higher.
  5427.  
  5428. DON (CONT’D)
  5429. Take a breath, you're flinching.
  5430. Gun's not gonna bite you.
  5431.  
  5432. Don backs up and watches her next shots.
  5433.  
  5434. Sarah stands behind him and watches.
  5435.  
  5436. SARAH
  5437. Easy on the trigger there, lass.
  5438.  
  5439. Don looks behind him, his eyes widen as he looks at her.
  5440.  
  5441. DON
  5442. Did you follow me here?
  5443.  
  5444. Sarah shakes her head.
  5445.  
  5446. SARAH
  5447. Looked like a nice enough range.
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