RED screenplay by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber based on the graphic novel "RED" by Warren Ellis

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT 1630 Stewart Street, Suite 120 Santa Monica, CA 90404

First Draft, Revised November 14, 2008

FADE IN: IN INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT FRANK MOSES lies awake waiting for the beginning awake in bed, bed waiting of the day. 4:59 day 4 59 AM changes to 5:00 5 00 and he gets up. up INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAWN DAWN Wearing Wearing a tattered bathrobe, watches his coffee bathrobe Frank watches brew. brew He's with broad shoulders and He s compact and in good shape with close-cropped He could be 50s, close cropped hair. hair 50s could be 60s - he has this grizzled quality quality that makes it tough to tell. tell INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY Like the rest of the house, house the living room is only only nominally nominally furnished: furnished a sofa, sofa lamp, lamp and a shelf of records. records Frank cranks out a set of pushups. pushups Frank cranks out jumping jacks. jacks Frank cranks out sit-ups. sit ups

Not crunches... sit-ups. crunches sit ups

INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY Frank eats two two eggs and dry dry toast at the small table. table One small frying frying pan, pan one plate, plate one knife, knife and one fork are set in the rack to dry. dry EXT. EXT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - DAY Wearing Wearing a devastatingly devastatingly uncool sun hat, hat Frank picks a lone weed weed from the dirt around his roses, roses then stands back to admire them: withered and sickly. them they're they re withered sickly He looks over sourly sourly at the roses next next door: door a dazzling array array of color. color A young young MOM comes out of the house with with a baby baby in a stroller. stroller MOM Hi, Hi Mr. Mr Moses. Moses Frank puts on a smile and gives her a wave. wave

2. 2 INT. INT SUPERMARKET - DAY Frank contemplates a shelf full of cans of BEANS. BEANS He starts loading up his cart - at least 50 cans. cans ANOTHER AISLE Frank loads up 50 cans of SPINACH. SPINACH CHECKOUT COUNTER A teenage CASHIER eyes eyes Frank as she rings him up. up CASHIER Guess you you like beans. beans FRANK They're They re all right. right INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY Frank puts his groceries away, away revealing that his cabinets are already with cans. He carefully already filled with cans carefully places the new new ones in back, back rotating his stock. stock INT. INT LIVING ROOM - DAY Frank goes through his mail, mail tossing the junk, junk leaving only He tears it open: only one letter: letter a green envelope. envelope open a check from the U.S. U S Government. Government Pulling an LP from a shelf of vinyl vinyl records, records Frank drops it onto the stereo and lowers lowers the needle. needle Picking up the phone, phone he takes a deep breath and dials. dials OPERATOR (V.O.) V O May your social? May I have your social FRANK Five four three, three six six six, six two two two two nine one. Pension services please. one please OPERATOR (V.O.) V O Thank you you Mr. Please hold Mr Moses. Moses for your your representative. representative There's There s a series of CLICKS as the call is transferred. transferred INTERCUT - INT. INT HUGE OFFICE - DAY - CONTINUOUS Rows Rows of cubicles stretch out beneath the fluorescent lighting, with operators on headsets. lighting filled with headsets

3. 3 SARAH ROSS, we won't won t say ROSS older then 30, 30 but we say more than that, with spider plants, that sits in a cubicle spruced up with plants postcards, postcards and pictures. pictures She's She s pretty, pretty conservative looking, looking and bored. bored SARAH Hi, Hi this is Sarah. Sarah Hey. Hey

FRANK It's It s Frank Moses. Moses

She immediately immediately brightens. brightens Hey Hey Frank. Frank

SARAH What's What s going on? on

FRANK Nothing really. I was was just calling really because I didn't didn t get my my check again. again SARAH Oh jeez. I can't jeez can t believe they they haven't worked this out. I'll haven t worked out I ll make sure they they get another one out today. today FRANK It's Whenever Whenever you you It s no big deal. deal get around to it. it SARAH I'm I m just sorry sorry this happened again. again Frank leans back, back tearing up his check. check FRANK What What are you you gonna do? do A pause draws draws out between between them. them FRANK (cont'd) cont d Well, Well I guess... guess SARAH So how your roses doing? how are your doing Frank hurriedly hurriedly answers... answers FRANK It's I've It s a massacre. massacre I ve got rust Now mold Now I've I ve sprayed sprayed them and mold. so much they they have chemical burns. burns SARAH You try water try soapy soapy water?

4. 4 FRANK That works? works I swear. swear to? to

SARAH Hey what are you you listening Hey what

He lights up. up FRANK It's It s The Chirping Crickets; Crickets Buddy Buddy Holly's Holly s first album in '57. 57 SARAH Never heard it. it FRANK It's your time. Hell, It s before your time Hell it's it s before my my time, time but it's it s an amazing record. It has the first released record version of "That'll That ll Be the Day." Day She smiles. smiles SARAH You have a lot of free time, time don't don t you? you FRANK Little bit. Yeah. bit Yeah (beat) beat I don't don t have the foggiest idea what what to do with with myself. myself SARAH What What did you you do before you you retired? retired FRANK I was was in the diplomatic corps. corps This strikes a chord. chord Really? Really more. more

SARAH I'd I d give anything anything to travel

FRANK Believe me, when me it's it s not so fun when it's it s business. business SARAH I just want want to quit quit my my job and move to Spain for six six months. months You should. should time. time

FRANK You'd You d have an amazing

5. 5 SARAH I can see why why retirement would would be hard. Maybe what you you need is to hard Maybe what fall in love with with something new. new Frank smiles. smiles Yeah. Yeah

FRANK I guess so. so

An annoying woman with with a pinched face appears at annoying looking woman the edge of Sarah's Sarah s cubicle. cubicle My My supervisor. supervisor

SARAH I gotta go. go

Sarah hangs up and aggressively woman down. aggressively stares the woman down SARAH (cont'd) cont d What? What INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT Frank sits on the floor of the darkened room, room repeatedly repeatedly bouncing a rubber ball against the wall wall and catching it. it INT. INT SARAH'S SARAH S APARTMENT - NIGHT Sarah sits at the table in her kitchen eating dinner alone and reading a spy spy thriller. thriller EXT. EXT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - DAY Heading inside, Two inside Frank sorts through his mail. mail Two pieces of junk and another green envelope. He smiles. envelope smiles INT. INT HUGE OFFICE - DAY - CONTINUOUS Sarah's Sarah s on her headset. headset SARAH You need excitement. A passion. excitement passion Something that makes you you feel alive. alive INTERCUT - INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY - LATER Frank dumps a can of spinach into a pot. pot FRANK Excitement Excitement is overrated. overrated

6. 6 SARAH How you say Everyone How can you say that? that Everyone needs excitement. The most I get excitement is fighting with with my my mother. mother FRANK What What about? about SARAH She keeps trying trying to set me up on blind dates with with her bridge partners' She just told me partners kids. kids she's worried I'm she s worried I m gay. gay (suddenly suddenly concerned) concerned I'm way I m not, not by by the way. FRANK Good to know. know SARAH I think we we need to talk about something else. else Frank can't can t help but grin. grin FRANK What What are you you reading this week? week SARAH Just a romance. romance FRANK What? What SARAH It doesn't doesn t matter. matter FRANK (teasing) teasing Come on. on There's There s a long guilty guilty beat. beat SARAH It's It s called Love's Love s Savage Secret Secret. Frank mulls this over. over FRANK Is it good? good SARAH It's I love it! The It s terrible! terrible it lead is a sort of a Britney/Lindsay Britney/Lindsay character marooned on this island with with her tennis pro and a prince. prince

7. 7 FRANK Who's Who s Britney Britney Lindsay? Lindsay SARAH Very Very funny. funny Frank was was serious, serious but lets it go. go FRANK Hey, want you you Hey hold on a second, second I want to hear this. this He carefully carefully puts on a record and drops the needle. needle Holly's Holly s THAT'LL THAT LL BE THE DAY echoes out. out

Buddy Buddy

They They both listen. listen SARAH I like this. this FRANK It's It s cool, cool right? right SARAH Yeah. Yeah They They listen for another minute. minute SARAH (cont'd) cont d I better be getting back to work. work Yeah, Yeah course. course keep you. you

FRANK I didn't didn t mean to

SARAH I'm you did. I'll I m glad you did I ll talk to you you soon? soon FRANK You bet. bet INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Frank sits reading Love's Love s Savage Secret Secret, biting his lip as he turns the pages. pages INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT Frank climbs into bed and turns out the light. light The clock changes from 10:59 He lies in the 10 59 to 11:00. 11 00 darkness, waiting to get tired. darkness staring up at the ceiling, ceiling waiting tired THAT'LL THAT LL BE THE DAY, DAY fades to a close. close

8. 8 BUDDY HOLLY (V.O.) V O That'll That ll be the day-ay-ay day ay ay that I die. die EXT. EXT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING The house is quiet quiet and still against the suburban night. night INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT Frank lies on his bed, bed staring at the ceiling. ceiling It's It s 3:22. 3 22 He picks up the glass beside his bed, bed but it's it s empty. empty Getting up, up he shrugs into his tattered bathrobe. bathrobe INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - UPSTAIRS HALL - NIGHT Frank shuffles out of his bedroom and down down the hall to the bathroom. bathroom But as he passes the stairs, stairs the CAMERA HOLDS on the darkness of the stairwell... stairwell ...and with motion: and the darkness suddenly suddenly comes alive with motion THREE COMMANDOS in hi-tech weaponry hi tech body body armor, armor night-vision, night vision and weaponry are right there. there From a small case, case the leader takes out a full syringe. syringe The second reaches past him with with a snoop scope linked to his heads up display: display the hall is clear, clear the door at the far end swinging swinging closed. closed They WATER They move silently silently into the hall, hall listening to the WATER RUN: with the syringe, RUN the leader with syringe the second empty-handed, empty handed ready with a machine pistol. ready for the take down, down the third with pistol The bathroom door stands ajar, ajar spilling out bright light. light The commandos lift their night-vision night vision as they they move down down the hall, hall past the guest room, room closing in. in WHAM! WHAM

They They kick in the door revealing... revealing

...the the empty empty bathroom... bathroom ...as as Frank steps out of the darkened guest room behind them in his robe and bare feet. feet The three men whip whip around, around startled... startled WHAP! WHAP

The commando closest to Frank goes down. down

9. 9 The second swings, swings but his legs are swept swept from under him, him Frank's Frank s heel crushing his throat as he hits the floor. floor The leader lunges with with the syringe, syringe but it's it s twisted twisted out of his hand and suddenly plunger pressed. suddenly in his arm... arm pressed Staring at Frank, Frank the commando's commando s eyes eyes flutter and drop. drop Frank is left standing alone amidst the bodies. bodies even breathing hard. hard

He isn't isn t

He crouches down, without emotion. down looking them over without emotion INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - BASEMENT - NIGHT Frank grabs a sledge hammer at the bottom of the stairs, stairs steps to the middle of the room and swings. swings CRACK! CRACK

A thin layer layer of cement shatters. shatters

Sweeping Sweeping fragments away, away he pulls out a buried locker. locker Inside are bricks of cash and an array array of passports. passports Frank quickly quickly stuffs a satchel. Then he unwraps satchel unwraps an old 1911 model .45 well 45 semiautomatic and adds it as well. Finally Finally he grabs an old set of miliary miliary dog tags and puts them in his pocket. pocket INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT Frank finishes dressing, dressing picks up the phone, phone and dials. dials OPERATOR (V.O.) V O May your social? May I have your social FRANK Five four three, three six six six, six two two two two nine one. Status RED. one RED He hangs up and heads out. out But the phone RINGS. RINGS He stops, stops listening to it ECHOING EERILY through the house. house Finally waiting Finally he picks it up, up holding it to his ear, ear waiting. VOICE (V.O.) V O Frank Moses? Moses Without Without answering, window up answering Frank moves beside the window, against the wall, wall slightly slightly pulling back the drapes and glancing out. out

10. 10 A white white van is parked at an odd angle across the street, street the back door open. open EXT. EXT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS POV from inside the van: WE SEE the bit of curtain move. van WE move CLICK: CLICK Suddenly Suddenly it's it s the same view view IN INFRARED, INFRARED Frank's Frank s heat signature clear as day. day INT. INT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS Frank catches a glint of light from the van. van Exploding Exploding into motion, motion he drops the phone and runs all out down down the hall as... as PFFT! PFFT! PFFT! Three 40mm grenades are launched PFFT PFFT PFFT into the house and... and BOOM! BOOM

A fireball roars down down the hall as... as

Frank SMASHES through a second floor window... window EXT. EXT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS ...hits yard in a shower hits the roof, roof and spills into the yard shower of glass. glass EXT. EXT FRANK'S FRANK S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS Stepping from the back of the van, van a FOURTH COMMANDO slings his six-round six round grenade launcher and raises binoculars, binoculars surveying surveying the destruction. destruction Catching a glimpse of motion he lowers lowers the lenses... lenses ...Frank Frank is twenty twenty feet away, away charging straight at him... him The commando scrambles for his sidearm but... but ...he's he s tackled straight back into the van. van

WHAM! WHAM

The rear doors are pulled closed, closed the engine starts, starts and the van pulls out, out disappearing in to the night. night EXT. EXT BOSTON SUBURB - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING SUPERED TITLE: TITLE

SOMERVILLE, SOMERVILLE MASSACHUSETTS

Boston rises in the distance behind this cute suburb by by the Charles River. River

11. 11 EXT. EXT SARAH'S SARAH S HOUSE - NIGHT Sarah heads up the walk walk with with a guy guy a full head shorter than she is. is SARAH I had a nice time tonight. tonight you. you

Thank

FRED watches watches her unlock the door. door FRED Aren't you going to invite me in? Aren t you in Sorry Sorry Fred. Fred for me. me

SARAH Say your mom Say hi to your

INT. INT SARAH'S SARAH S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Kicking off her shoes, shoes Sarah slides out of her dress and pulls on an oversized shirt already already laid out on a chair beside Love's Love s Savage Secret Secret. Settling in, in she cracks the book, book but then thinks again and gets up. up Walking Walking into the kitchen, kitchen she grabs a glass, glass ice, ice and a pour of bourbon. Then she shakes her head... bourbon head SARAH Fred. Fred ...and and pours a little more. more Heading back to her book, book she passes Frank. Frank Shrieking, Shrieking she jumps, jumps the glass smashing on the floor. floor Sarah grabs a vase to defend herself as Frank puts up his hands. hands Hey! Hey

Hey! Hey

FRANK It's It s Frank Moses. Moses SARAH

Stay Stay back! back FRANK It's It s me. me (beat) beat You eat Tasty Tasty Cakes for lunch and your your mom thinks you're you re gay. gay She stares, worlds colliding, stares worlds colliding her fear turning to anger. anger

12. 12 SARAH Jesus Christ! Christ She protectively protectively pulls down down her shirt to cover more of herself, herself backing away. away SARAH (cont'd) cont d What What the hell are you you doing here? here Frank steps forward, forward hands still up. up FRANK You have to get out of the house. house SARAH What What are you you talking about? about FRANK It's It's It s not safe here. here It s my my fault and I'll I ll explain, explain but right now, now I need you you to come with with me. me She stares at him nervously. nervously SARAH I think you'd you d better leave. leave He picks up a small suitcase from the floor. floor SARAH (cont'd) cont d That's That s my my bag. bag FRANK I packed for you. you She looks around, around reeling. reeling SARAH Did you... you do my my dishes? dishes Frank's Frank s clearly clearly guilty. guilty Pulling it together, together she puts on an authoritative tone. tone SARAH Frank. I always you Frank always liked you. I'm I m not about to... to

But

Sarah freezes in fear as he draws draws his .45. 45 But he's window where where a car he s staring past her out the window, pulls up across the street. street FRANK Right now, now out the back. back

13. 13 SARAH I'm I m not going anywhere! anywhere Frank's Frank s torn, torn feeling the seconds ticking by, by not sure how how to handle this. this FRANK I was was never a diplomat. I was was in diplomat the CIA, CIA and someone is trying trying to kill me. That means there's me there s been surveillance. They've surveillance They ve listened to our phone calls and they're they re going to come after you you as leverage. leverage SARAH I'm I m calling the police. police The car doors open and three men get out, out crossing the street toward toward Sarah's. Sarah s INT. INT CAR - DRIVING - NIGHT Frank's wheel with with Sarah's Frank s behind the wheel Sarah s purse on his lap, lap going through it as he smoothly smoothly drives, drives tossing a nail file and her can of pepper spray window spray out the window. FRANK This couldn't couldn t be more different from how you you you how I hoped to meet you, know, we ever even did meet. know if we meet He comes up with with her cell phone and tosses it out too. too FRANK (cont'd) cont d But things happen and I think it's it s important to be flexible. flexible He pauses, well pauses taking a breath, breath knowing knowing it's it s not going well, but really really trying. trying FRANK (cont'd) cont d You know what I mean? know what mean Frank glances back for reassurance. reassurance REVEAL Sarah, Sarah tied and gagged in the back seat, seat staring daggers at him. him EXT. EXT BEST BET ROADSIDE MOTEL - DAWN DAWN - ESTABLISHING As dawn quiet anonymous dawn breaks, breaks Frank pulls into this quiet, anonymous ranch-style ranch style motel. motel

14. 14 INT. INT MOTEL ROOM - DAWN DAWN Sarah sits on the bed watching watching Frank warily warily as he unties her wrists wrists then reaches for the tape on her mouth. mouth FRANK Sorry. Sorry He RIPS it off. off SARAH Ow! Ow FRANK You want want some water? water She looks at him, him scared but in control. control SARAH If you you let me go right now, won t now I won't press charges. charges FRANK I'm you I m not kidnapping you. SARAH What What do you you think you you just did! did FRANK You were were in danger. danger SARAH No I wasn't! wasn t Even if you you aren't aren t completely completely full of crap and people you no one cares about are after you, me. me FRANK They you They know know I call you. listened. listened

They've They ve

SARAH So what? what Frank can't quite look at her, can t quite her embarrassed. embarrassed SARAH (cont'd) cont d What? What FRANK (dying) dying They I like you. you They know... know She isn't isn t sure how how to respond. respond SARAH You hardly hardly know know me. me

15. 15 FRANK I know you know you. She looks away. away SARAH If you're you re really why don't really CIA, CIA why don t you you just call them? them FRANK I don't don t know know how how these guys guys found me. me (beat) beat I have to see someone. I need you you someone to stay stay here until I get back. back SARAH You just want want me to sit here? here FRANK You'll You ll be perfectly perfectly safe. safe knows where you you are. knows where are

No one

He picks up the tape and tears off a fresh piece. piece looks at him in confusion and fear. fear

She

FRANK (cont'd) cont d I'll I ll be back soon. soon She realizes what's what s about to happen. happen SARAH No! You crazy No crazy kidnapping pervert sonofabitch. You can kiss my... sonofabitch my Frank tapes her mouth. mouth INT. INT EXPENSIVE HIGH RISE CONDO - HOME OFFICE - DAY SUPERED TITLE: TITLE

PHILADELPHIA

WILLIAM WILLIAM COOPER, COOPER 30s, 30s sits at a desk, desk tearing open a manilla envelope with with latex latex gloves. gloves He wears wears a conservative suit and tie, tie but his haircut and bearing are those of a soldier. soldier Pulling out several 8x10 white photos, 8x10 black and white photos he drops them on the desk: woman in a tryst. desk they're they re of a man and woman tryst BATHROOM Cooper takes out a sheet of plastic with with a dozen blonde hairs pressed onto it. it

16. 16 Lifting them one by with tweezers, by one with tweezers he places them on a brush, brush in the shower shower drain, drain in the dust on the floor. floor As his phone VIBRATES, VIBRATES he checks the number and answers. answers COOPER Hey Hey hon. hon He takes out plastic sheets with with individual fingerprints pressed into them. them Laying Laying one on the corner of the mirror, mirror he peels back the plastic, plastic leaving the print. print COOPER (cont'd) cont d No I think I'll I ll be on time tonight. tonight KITCHEN Cooper walks walks past someone struggling to maintain his precarious tip-toe tip toe balance on a chair, chair his hands secured behind his back and his neck in a noose. noose COOPER (cont'd) cont d Okay, well I'll Okay well I ll talk to the boys boys about it when when I get home. home BEDROOM Cooper lays lays fingerprints on the left side of the bed and nightstand. nightstand COOPER (cont'd) cont d I promise. promise

I will. will KITCHEN

Cooper walks walks back in. in Okay. Okay

COOPER (cont'd) cont d Love you. you Bye. Bye

Desperate, Desperate the MAN from the tryst tryst photos tries to look down while keeping balanced. He's down at Cooper while balanced He s 50s, 50s heavyset heavyset but well well groomed, wearing a suit that cost thousands. groomed wearing thousands MAN (Eastern Eastern European accent) accent Listen. I can make you you rich. Listen rich Cooper ignores him, him making a note on his PDA. PDA MAN (cont'd) cont d YOU DON'T DON'T DON T IGNORE ME! ME DON T YOU KNOW WHO I AM? KNOW WHO AM Cooper glances up with with no reaction. reaction

17. 17 COOPER Actually, Actually I don't don t have the slightest idea. idea He kicks the chair out from under him. him Legs dance wildly wildly in the air behind Cooper as his phone buzzes again. He checks the text: 10 MIN." again text "FRANKLIN FRANKLIN SQ. SQ MIN The legs still. Cooper removes the padded restraints still from the wrists wrists of the dead man and heads out. out EXT. EXT GREEN SPRINGS ASSISTED LIVING - DAY - ESTABLISHING At least that's But there's that s the sign. sign there s no green. green cracked pink stucco as far as the eye eye can see. see SUPERED TITLE: TITLE

Just

WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON D.C. D C

INT. INT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY - DAY JOE MATHESON sits in a wheelchair wheelchair in his small one-room one room apartment, apartment struggling to reach the rabbit ears of a tiny tiny crap TV. TV Joe's Joe s a man from another era - 90s and frail - but his white white hair is neatly wears neatly parted and slicked back, back and he wears a three-piece with a gold chain and pocket-watch. three piece suit with pocket watch Smacking the side of the television, television he shakes it, it making a hell of a racket until... until NURSE Is that thing acting up again? again Joe glances back and smiles at the cute NURSE in his doorway. doorway Yeah. Yeah

JOE Can you you give it a shot Marna? Marna MARNA

Of course. course He rolls out of her way way and settles in to watch watch as she's she s forced to lean way way over to reach the antennas. antennas MARNA (cont'd) cont d I don't why you you don't don t see why don t move these lower. lower He admires her ass. ass

18. 18 JOE Better picture. Try picture Try a little to the left. left (beat) beat That's That s getting there. there REVEAL Frank stepping into the doorway, doorway taking in the scene. He clears his throat. scene throat Joe looks over as the nurse straightens up. up MARNA Well, Well I think that does it Mr. Mr Matheson. Matheson She walks walks out, out placing a hand on Joe's Joe s arm as she passes. passes MARNA (cont'd) cont d See you you later. later JOE Thanks Marna. Marna Frank watches watches her go, go marveling. marveling FRANK You're You re unbelievable. unbelievable Joe grins devilishly, devilishly struggling to his feet and pulling Frank into a huge hug. hug JOE Your timing is terrible, I terrible Kid. Kid don't you in forever and when when don t see you you you finally you re cutting finally show, show you're into my my action. action FRANK Is that why why you're you re always always telling me not to come? come Frank helps him sit back down. down JOE It's you It s goddamned embarrassing you seeing me like this. this FRANK Who Who do you you think you're you re talking to, to Joe? Joe JOE I never thought it would would happen to me. Getting old. The things we we me old did, did I never thought I'd I d still be alive. Hell, you re alive Hell I can't can t believe you're alive. alive

19. 19 FRANK Yeah, well I retired. Yeah well, retired JOE You? Ha! Can't I remember You Ha Can t be. be recruiting this wet-behind-the-ears wet behind the ears army was yesterday. yesterday army punk like it was Frank can't can t help but smile. smile What'd What d you you do? do next next door? door

JOE (cont'd) cont d Marry Marry the girl

Frank hesitates. hesitates INSERT - INT. INT MOTEL ROOM - DAY Sarah lies on the bed, bed mouth taped, taped hands and feet tied to the bed frame, frame furiously furiously struggling to get loose. loose RETURN TO SCENE FRANK Not exactly. exactly (beat) beat I got a visit from a wet wet team last night. night JOE (stunned) stunned Jesus. How'd Jesus How d that go? go FRANK You have someone you you trust in the Company who can run some IDs? Company who IDs Sure. Sure

JOE Got the prints? prints

Frank tosses him a squishy squishy plastic bag. bag Joe peers inside, inside disgusted. disgusted JOE (cont'd) cont d You know was a time this was was know there was a gentleman's gentleman s game. game EXT. EXT PHILADELPHIA - FRANKLIN SQUARE - DAY - ESTABLISHING Moms walk walk babies, babies a pack of kids kicks around a soccer ball, watch the action. ball and parents casually casually watch action

20. 20 Cooper walks walks along the edge of the game, game stopping beside a heavy, heavy balding MAN, MAN 50s, 50s in a conservative suit holding a newspaper. newspaper They watch the soccer game. They both watch game MAN We We had an action go south. south you you to clean it up. up

I need

He hands Cooper the newspaper. newspaper MAN (cont'd) cont d This is from the top. It's top It s off the books. Total blackout. No books blackout logs. No records. Are we we clear? logs records clear COOPER Yes sir. sir Cooper opens the newspaper, The first newspaper revealing a file. file page is a long-lensed watering his long lensed photograph of Frank watering roses. roses MAN That's your primary There That s your primary target. target was was a previous team. They team They are dead. dead Cooper flips through the file, file reading. reading COOPER He was was CIA. CIA MAN Is that a problem? problem Cooper closes the file and tucks the paper under his arm. arm COOPER No. No EXT. EXT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY - DAY Joe and Frank sit on a small patio in the shade. shade on a cell phone taking notes. notes Okay. Okay

JOE You too. Thanks. too Thanks

He hangs up. up JOE (cont'd) cont d It was was a South African team. Very team Very elite. They worked for major elite They only only worked governments. governments

Joe's Joe s

21. 21 FRANK Christ. Christ Joe gives him a hard look. look JOE What What the hell did you you do? do FRANK Nothing! I'm I've Nothing I m out! out I ve been sitting on my my ass killing roses. roses JOE One of them is also a print match to an NYPD crime scene. A woman woman scene was was killed a couple months back. back He passes his notes to Frank, Frank but nothing clicks. clicks FRANK I don't don t know know her. her (angry) angry This doesn't doesn t make any any sense. sense would would come after me now? now

Who Who

JOE Give me a day. I'll day I ll make some calls. See what what I can find out. calls out FRANK Just be careful. These guys careful guys are motivated. motivated JOE (laughing) laughing Hell, I'm years old Hell Kid. Kid I m ninety ninety years with with stage IV liver cancer. What What cancer do I have to be afraid of? of INT. INT OPERATIONS CENTER - DAY This cramped high-tech with high tech nerve center is filled with computers, computers data and video feeds. feeds THOMAS and JACKSON, with Cooper, JACKSON 30, 30 cold and hard, hard stand with Cooper sorting through the detritus of Frank's Frank s life spread out on tables: tables phone bills, bills mail, mail trash, trash receipts... receipts JACKSON In six six months this guy guy didn't didn t make a single personal phone call. No call credit cards, cards no voicemail, voicemail no computer, computer no TV. TV

22. 22 COOPER Run the ten pay pay phones closest to his house. house A phone RINGS and Thomas grabs it. it THOMAS Yeah? Yeah (to to Cooper) Cooper D.C. D C Metro's Metro s responding to a 911 call from one Sarah Ross. Ross EXT. EXT BEST BET ROADSIDE MOTEL - DAY - ESTABLISHING Three police cruisers and an ambulance are out front, front lights flashing. flashing POLICE OFFICERS have cordoned off the area. area EXT. EXT AMBULANCE - DAY Sarah sits on the tailgate being checked out by by a PARAMEDIC as a YOUNG COP stands protectively She's protectively beside her. her She s stressed out and shaken. shaken SARAH I need to call my my family. family PARAMEDIC Just finishing up. up He strips the blood pressure cuff and the cop helps her up. up YOUNG COP We'll We ll get you you a phone, phone but they they want want me to take you you downtown downtown for a statement. There's statement There s also a bunch of federal guys who want want to talk guys who to you. you SARAH Is this going to take long? long He grins. grins YOUNG COP Definitely. Definitely EXT. EXT STREET - DAY Sarah follows follows the cop around the corner to his cruiser. cruiser VOICE (O.S.) O S Hey! Hey

23. 23 An older, older PLAINCLOTHES DETECTIVE, DETECTIVE approaches. approaches PLAINCLOTHES DETECTIVE Where Where are you you taking her? her YOUNG COP (confused) confused What What do you you mean? mean INSERT - EXT. EXT PARKING STRUCTURE ROOFTOP - CONTINUOUS Cooper looks down watching the two down from the rooftop, rooftop watching two cops through binoculars. binoculars COOPER (into into headset) headset Take him out. out RETURN TO SCENE The detective's detective s startled as, as PFFT! PFFT PFFT! PFFT he takes two two in the chest from a SILENCED PISTOL in the young young cop's cop s hand. hand Stunned, Stunned Sarah backs away, away but he grabs her, her jabbing a hypodermic hypodermic into her arm. arm SARAH No! No He pops the trunk of the cruiser, cruiser forcing her inside... inside ...but but suddenly suddenly the cop's cop s grabbed from behind. behind CRUNCH! CRUNCH

He falls... falls

...revealing revealing Frank. Frank Sarah woozily woozily stares at him and then the two two dead bodies. bodies SARAH (cont'd) cont d You just killed that man? man FRANK Yes. Yes He pulls open the syringe what s inside. syringe and tastes what's inside SARAH Am I going to die? die Just sleep. sleep

FRANK You probably probably need it. it

He helps her into the passenger side of the cruiser. cruiser

24. 24 SARAH I am very very tired. tired Sliding behind the wheel wheel he pulls out. out Sarah leans against him, watching the world world slide by with him watching by with heavy heavy lids. lids SARAH (cont'd) cont d Frank? Frank FRANK Yes. Yes SARAH This is just like in Love's Love s Savage where the tennis pro saves Secret Secret, where her from the Jihadists. Jihadists ...and and she's she s out. out WHAM! WHAM A SEDAN SLAMS INTO THE SIDE OF FRANK'S FRANK S CAR AT 40 MPH SENDING BOTH CARS SPINNING IN A SHOWER SHOWER OF GLASS. GLASS Opening his door for cover, cover Cooper's Cooper s unloading rounds into Frank's Frank s police cruiser. cruiser But as he whips whips out his magazine and reloads, reloads Frank pops back up behind the wheel, wheel peeling out in shriek of burning rubber and twisted twisted metal. metal Cooper tracks the cruiser, cruiser FIRING until it disappears around a corner. corner INT. INT POLICE CRUISER - CONTINUOUS Driving with with one hand, hand Frank's Frank s on the radio. radio FRANK Shots fired! Officer down! 8th fired down and Douglas! Suspect is a white white Douglas male, white male 30's, 30 s dark suit, suit white shirt... shirt INT. INT SEDAN - CONTINUOUS Back in the car, car Cooper punches it, it peeling around the corner after Frank, Frank accelerating fast, fast but then abruptly abruptly SCREECHING to a stop. stop Frank's Frank s cruiser is parked on the street. street Jumping from his car, car gun ready, ready Cooper approaches, approaches angling around to see inside... it's inside it s empty. empty

25. 25 Taking his time, time Cooper surveys surveys the scene: scene Frank's Frank s car hissing coolant; coolant a dead-empty dead empty street of small businesses. businesses Whipping Whipping up his gun at motion, motion Cooper looks down down his sights at a CLERK in the flower flower shop in front of him, him staring at him in wide-eyed wide eyed fear through the open door. door On both sides of Cooper, Cooper police cars turn onto the street, street screeching to a halt 100 feet back and spilling out cops. cops COP Drop your your weapon! weapon Cooper weighs weighs his options. options raises his hands. hands

Then he puts down down the gun and

INT. INT FLORIST SHOP - CONTINUOUS Stepping into sight with with Sarah unconscious in one arm, arm Frank moves his .45 45 from the clerk to cover Cooper. Cooper The two two men stare each other down. down FRANK (to to the clerk) clerk Out the back. Car keys. back keys

Now. Now

INT. INT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY - JOE'S JOE S ROOM - DAY Joe Matheson's worried jotting something Matheson s on the phone, phone worried, on a piece of paper. paper JOE I appreciate it. Okay. it Okay

Bye. Bye

He folds the paper and scrawls scrawls Frank's Frank s name on it. it Rolling to his dressing table, table Joe straightens his tie, tie combs his hair back, wallet and keys. back and picks up his wallet keys Behind him, him the door to his room opens and two two men in suits step inside, inside pulling the door shut. shut Joe coldly coldly eyes eyes them in the mirror, mirror slipping the paper into the dresser. One SUIT takes out a gun. The other dresser gun picks up a pillow. pillow JOE So it's it s like that then? then Yeah. Yeah

SUIT It's It s like that. that

Joe nods, nods resigned. resigned

26. 26 INT. INT CAR - BROOKLYN - DAY SUPERED TITLE: TITLE

BROOKLYN, BROOKLYN NEW NEW YORK

Frank sits in an SUV parked in front of an apartment building, Across the river are the building sipping coffee. coffee skyscrapers skyscrapers of Manhattan. Manhattan Sarah stirs, waking in the passenger seat beside him. stirs waking him FRANK Hey. Hey She looks around, around disoriented and panicky. panicky Take it easy. easy

FRANK (cont'd) cont d You're You re okay. okay

Off balance, balance she tries to calm down. down SARAH How... How (beat) beat How was I asleep? How long was asleep FRANK About six Coffee? six hours. hours Coffee She nervously nervously looks him over and takes it. it SARAH Thanks. Thanks (beat) beat Thanks for saving me. me He nods. nods

She takes a sip. sip FRANK How'd you get free? How d you free SARAH I worked worked the headboard loose and burned through the rope with with the heater's heater s pilot light. light

Frank's Frank s impressed. impressed SARAH (cont'd) cont d I'm you I m sorry sorry I didn't didn t believe you. FRANK I'm you up. I m sorry sorry I tied you up A beat. beat SARAH Who's Who s doing this? this

27. 27 FRANK I don't don t know. know She's She s having trouble grasping it all. all SARAH I'm with I m supposed to have dinner with my my parents tonight. tonight FRANK You're And You re not going to make it. it if you you call them, them they're they re going to get hurt. Do you you understand? hurt understand She nods, nods unnerved by by his intensity. intensity SARAH What What happens now? now FRANK The men who who came after me killed the daughter of a woman woman who who lives in that building. I'm we building I m hoping we can figure out the connection. connection She considers this. this SARAH I guess you're you re going to be stuck with with me for a while. while Frank looks at her in surprise. surprise FRANK Yeah. Yeah Sarah absently absently picks a piece of car safety safety glass out of her hair and looks questioningly questioningly at Frank. Frank He shrugs. shrugs INT. INT NICE APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY Frank and Sarah stop at number 2D. 2D FRANK One sec. sec He opens his satchel and grabs the duct tape. tape FRANK (cont'd) cont d Hold this. this Then he takes out a drug bottle and fills a syringe, syringe tapping out the bubbles. bubbles

28. 28 SARAH What What are you you doing? I thought we we doing were were going to talk to her! her We We are. are

FRANK This'll This ll just help. help

SARAH The woman woman lost her daughter! daughter She grabs the syringe. syringe SARAH (cont'd) cont d People are basically basically nice, nice Frank. Frank She knocks on the door. door

He looks at her sourly. sourly

FRANK That hasn't hasn t been my my experience. experience SARAH I think maybe maybe I should do the talking. talking INT. INT APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM Sarah and Frank sit on the sofa opposite MRS. MRS CHAN, CHAN 60, 60 who who hands Sarah a photo of her smiling 30ish daughter. daughter MRS. MRS CHAN She gave me this picture the week week before she died. It was was the last died time I saw The police said saw her... her it was was just a burglary. burglary Sarah puts a sympathetic sympathetic hand on her arm. arm SARAH We We don't was anything don t know know it was anything other than that. You said Stephanie was was that a reporter? reporter Mrs. Mrs Chan nods, nods choked up. up SARAH (cont'd) cont d Do you you know what she was was working working on? know what on MRS. MRS CHAN No. No Sarah notices writing writing on the back of the photo: photo a cross followed followed by by 1980 1745 126. 126 SARAH What's What s this number? number

29. 29 MRS. MRS CHAN I don't It's don t know. know It s Stephanie's Stephanie s writing. writing I tried dialing it. The it police had no idea. idea Frank stares at the numbers. numbers EXT. EXT NEW NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY - DAY - ESTABLISHING INT. INT NEW NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY - DAY Frank and Sarah walk walk through the foyer. foyer FRANK It's That code is a It s a dead drop. drop call number for a book. book SARAH Call numbers start with with letters. letters FRANK Library HarvardLibrary of Congress does. does Harvard Yenching is a system system for Asian language books. 1980 is the number books for Christian literature: literature the cross. cross SARAH How you possibly How could you possibly know know that? that FRANK Wo Wo zhu zai Zhongguo ji nian qian. qian Christ. Christ

SARAH You speak Chinese? Chinese

FRANK I was was there for a few years few years. INT. INT NEW NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY - STACKS - DAY Studying Studying call numbers, numbers Frank pulls a book from the shelf, shelf and opens it. Inside is a single sheet of paper: it paper a typed typed list of almost twenty twenty names. names SARAH Unbelievable. Unbelievable One of them is "FRANK FRANK MOSES." MOSES SARAH (cont'd) cont d What What is this? this FRANK I don't don t know. know

30. 30 INT. INT NEW NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY - COMPUTERS - DAY Sarah sits at a terminal with with the list between between them. them SARAH Hank Maestriano... died two weeks Maestriano two weeks ago in a car crash. Daniel McGinty, crash McGinty heart attack last week. week Aaron Burke... suicide four days Burke days ago. ago Jesus. Jesus

FRANK It's It s a hit list. list

Pulling out a cell phone, quickly dials. phone he quickly dials SARAH This one guy guy is still alive, alive I think. Gabriel Loeb. He flies think Loeb cargo planes. planes FRANK (into into phone) phone Who Who is this? this (pause) pause Marna? Where's Where s Joe? Marna Joe INTERCUT - INT. INT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY - CONTINUOUS Joe's Joe s nurse MARNA stands shaken and stammering. stammering her, with cops. her Joe's Joe s apartment is swarming swarming with cops MARNA Mr. Mr Moses? Moses FRANK What What happened? happened MARNA Mr. Mr Matheson has disappeared. disappeared There's... there's There s there s blood everywhere. everywhere She silently silently breaks down. down DETECTIVE (O.S.) O S Looks like two two shooters... shooters Frank's Frank s reeling. reeling FRANK No... No MARNA They with your your name They found a note with on it. He talked about you you all it the time. He loved you you like a time son. son

Behind

31. 31 Marna. Marna

FRANK What What did it say? say

MARNA It was was just two words two words. (beat) beat The Company. Company Frank hangs up, up stunned. stunned

He's He s beside himself. himself FRANK

Joe's Joe s dead. dead She reaches out to him, him but he gets up. up fury, fury stirred to the core of his being. being

He's with He s cold with

FRANK (cont'd) cont d Those bastards are going to pay. pay SARAH Who? Who INT. INT CIA - LANGLEY VIRGINIA - DAY SUPERED TITLE: TITLE

CIA HEADQUARTERS, HEADQUARTERS LANGLEY, LANGLEY VA

Striding across the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency Agency set into the polished marble floor... floor ...is is Cooper. Cooper INT. INT CIA - SECURE RECORDS DEPOSITORY - DAY Cooper stands with with Frank's Frank s file across from a RESEARCH CLERK at a computer. computer COOPER This man is NOT a retired Asian block analyst who s been out of analyst who's the field for thirty years thirty years. RESEARCH CLERK That's what it says. That s what says INT. INT CIA - VAULT - DAY Two Two guards check Cooper's Cooper s paperwork, paperwork then nod to an old RECORDS KEEPER. KEEPER The old man dials in a combination and the guards swing swing open a huge steel door, door revealing a cavernous file room. room

32. 32 RECORDS KEEPER These records have never been computerized. They will be. computerized They never will be EXT. EXT DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - DAY SUPERED TITLE: TITLE

DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Frank moves through the throngs of people exiting exiting the terminal, woman in the crowd. terminal accidentally accidentally bumping into a woman crowd FRANK Excuse Excuse me. me Pressing on, woman on he flips through the pocketbook of the woman he just bumped. bumped Reaching Sarah in line at the ticket counter, counter he hands her a driver's driver s license that looks remarkably remarkably like her. her Cynthia Cynthia Bolt. Bolt of birth. birth

FRANK (cont'd) cont d Memorize the date

SARAH Will Will you you tell me where where we're we re going now? now FRANK To see Marvin. Marvin Confused, Confused Sarah takes out the list, list finding the name. name SARAH Marvin Frye? Frye FRANK He's He s the only only name on that list I know. We We worked worked together before know he sectioned out. He knows out knows things. things SARAH Frank, years ago in a Frank he died two two years fire. fire FRANK He's He s died before. before SARAH What What does that mean? mean FRANK Marvin's... peculiar Marvin s peculiar. Extremely Extremely paranoid and dangerous. He's dangerous He s not like other people. people

33. 33 SARAH people You're You re not like other people. Frank considers. considers

It's It s a fair point. point

FRANK Right. Well, Well Marvin's Right Marvin s less like other people. people A TICKET AGENT waves waves them over. over TICKET AGENT I'm I m sorry sorry things are so slow, slow our computers are down. Someone spilled down coffee on the server. server Frank takes the last sip of a jumbo java. java FRANK No kidding. kidding INT. INT CIA - OPERATIONS CENTER - DAY Cooper drops a six-inch-thick six inch thick stack of paper stamped "TOPTOP SECRET" SECRET onto the table. table COOPER Frank Moses's Moses s real file. file Thomas flips it open. open Page after page has been blacked out, out line by by line. line JACKSON Is this a joke? joke They They finally finally get to bits of text text here and there: there "VIETNAM... MOSCOW... BEIRUT... IRAN... NICARAGUA." VIETNAM MOSCOW BEIRUT IRAN NICARAGUA COOPER This guy's guy s got to be one of the best black ops agent we we ever had. had He's He s offed drug-lords, drug lords terrorists, terrorists heads of state. He's state He s toppled governments. governments "REGIME TERMINATED... ELIMINATED..." REGIME CHANGE... CHANGE TERMINATED ELIMINATED JACKSON Jesus. Jesus An ALARM from one of the computers sends Thomas back to check his system. system

34. 34 THOMAS I've I ve got a ticket to Rio on Sarah Ross's They've Ross s credit card. card They ve been in the air three hours. hours COOPER Three hours? hours THOMAS It looks like someone um... destroyed um destroyed the airline's airline s airport server. server Cooper digests this, this pissed. pissed JACKSON He's He s running. running COOPER He's He s not running. running THOMAS He knows we re going to be hard knows we're pressed to have someone there before him. him COOPER Does this look like the file of someone who's who s going to rabbit? rabbit It's It s a dodge. dodge (beat) beat I get this guy. He's But guy He s good. good he's Cloak and dagger he s old school. school crap. He hardly crap hardly knows knows how how to use a computer. computer THOMAS He knows wreck one. knows how how to wreck one Cooper shoots him a hard look, look thinking it over. over COOPER If we we hurt the woman's woman s parents, parents do you you think it will will draw draw him out? out This catches Thomas off guard. guard THOMAS I... don't I don t know. know COOPER Put them under surveillance. surveillance EXT. EXT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - DAY - ESTABLISHING SUPERED TITLE TITLE:

SAN DIEGO

35. 35 Frank and Sarah exit exit a terminal. terminal SARAH Car rental? rental FRANK Long term parking. parking EXT. EXT LONG TERM PARKING - DAY Frank and Sarah step into the street in the "LONG LONG TERM PARKING" PARKING lot. lot A GUY in a JEEP screeches to a halt and HONKS. HONKS GUY Move it! it SARAH We're We re in a crosswalk! crosswalk The guy guy leans on his HORN and REVS his engine. engine Sarah jumps out of the way, way but Frank just stands there, there looking over the Jeep and its mullet-sporting mullet sporting driver. driver GUY Chop chop, chop Grandpa! Grandpa Frank steps to the driver's window driver s side window. What? What

GUY (cont'd) cont d You wanna wanna go? go

FRANK Is this thing 4-wheel 4 wheel drive? drive GUY Hell yeah. yeah INSERT Frank slams the trunk of a parked car on the duct-taped duct taped guy, guy climbs into the JEEP, JEEP smiles at Sarah and pulls out. out EXT. EXT BORDER CROSSING - DRIVING - DAY Heading south, waved through to Mexico. south Frank and Sarah are waved Mexico EXT. EXT DIRT ROAD - DAY Bouncing along this dirt road with with the sun setting behind them, them it feels a million miles from anywhere. anywhere

36. 36 Up ahead, walled compound rises out of the desert mesa. ahead a walled mesa FRANK When When we we get there, there don't don t make any any sudden movements. Don't movements Don t ask to use a phone. In fact, phone fact don't don t even talk about phones. Or satellites. phones satellites Sarah stares at him. him SARAH You're You re serious? serious FRANK Yeah, why Yeah why? Driving up to the front gate, gate they they pull to a stop. stop FRANK (cont'd) cont d (calling calling out) out Hello? Hello A little Mexican Mexican kid appears, appears pulling open the gate and excitedly waving them into the courtyard. excitedly waving courtyard Frank pulls forward... forward ...and way and the entire Jeep and suddenly suddenly the ground gives way collapses into a pit trap trap. Frank's Frank s instantly instantly out the roof of the car, car jumping clear... clear ...but but as he hits the ground a FIGURE IN DESERT CAMO bursts from a spider hole, hole leveling an assault rifle at Frank's Frank s head, head screaming... screaming MARVIN WHO WHO ARE YOU? YOU Jesus, Jesus Marvin! Marvin

FRANK It's It s Frank! Frank

MARVIN WHY WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME? ME FRANK I'm I m not! not MARVIN You are! are As Marvin's Marvin s finger tightens on the trigger Frank lashes out, out pulling the barrel past him and the fight is on. on Marvin throws quick punches, throws two two quick punches connecting hard, hard but Frank counters, counters sweeping sweeping a leg, leg and they they land in a heap with with Frank's Frank s .45 45 in Marvin's Marvin s face. face

37. 37 FRANK WHY WHY DO YOU THINK I AM TRYING TO KILL YOU? YOU MARVIN Because the last time we we met, met I tried to kill you. you Frank considers. considers FRANK That was was a long time ago. ago MARVIN You sure? Some people hold onto a sure thing like that. that FRANK I am NOT trying you trying to kill you! Marvin thinks it over and smiles. smiles MARVIN Okay. Okay FRANK So get your your knife out of my my balls! balls REVEAL Marvin has a blade pressed to Frank's Frank s crotch. crotch They weapons They slowly slowly lower lower their weapons. Marvin helps Frank up, He's up dusting him off. off He s older than Frank, weathered with with wild wild hair and bright eyes. Frank weathered, eyes Reaching into the pit, pit Frank helps Sarah out of the car. car FRANK (cont'd) cont d Sarah, Marvin, Sarah this is Marvin Frye. Frye Marvin she's I promise. she s okay. okay promise SARAH Hello. Hello Marvin eyes with suspicion, eyes her with suspicion then abruptly abruptly turns and starts out the front gate, walking into the desert. gate walking desert Come on. on

MARVIN I'll you the house. I ll show show you house

Frank glances back at the beautiful hacienda behind them. them FRANK What's What s that? that Marvin doesn't doesn t even turn around. around

38. 38 MARVIN The decoy. decoy INT. INT BUNKER - DAY A door in the ceiling opens and harsh sunlight breaks the darkness, walls darkness revealing stairs running down down cast concrete walls. Marvin, way into the utilitarian Marvin Sarah and Frank make their way bunker, water and fuel, bunker past barrels of water fuel MREs and dry dry goods. goods SARAH Why Why do you you live in a bunker when when you you have that other place? place MARVIN I moved out last year year after that helicopter flew flew by. by (leaning leaning close) close I could feel their eyes eyes on me, me wet, wet like peaches. peaches Sarah glances wide-eyed wide eyed at Frank, waves her off Frank but he waves with with a "don't don t go there" there gesture. gesture Marvin leads them into the "living smiling genially. living room," room genially MARVIN (cont'd) cont d So let me see this list. list Frank hands it over as Sarah glances around uneasily uneasily at the ratty ratty chairs and dozens of racks of firearms, firearms crates of C-4, C 4 grenade launchers, launchers and Stinger missiles. missiles FRANK Everyone Everyone on it's it s dead except except for us and one other guy. I can't guy can t figure out the connection. connection Marvin paces as he studies the list, list growing growing more and more agitated. agitated MARVIN I always you Frank, you can't always told you, Frank you can t trust the system. You can't system can t be a part of it, it because then, then the minute they you re done. they flip the switch, switch you're done The satellites, satellites man, man the cell phones, phones the chips, chips the net... net Marvin drifts off, off staring at nothing. nothing Frank and Sarah exchange worried look. exchange a look worried look FRANK Marvin. Marvin

39. 39 MARVIN What? What The list. list

FRANK I need your your help. help

Marvin looks at him, him then back at the list, list completely completely unaware unaware of any any break in continuity. continuity MARVIN Let me check the files. files INT. INT BUNKER - FILE ROOM - DAY A steel door CREAKS open revealing a room that looks like the physical physical embodiment of a madman's madman s mind. mind Towers Towers of papers, papers clippings, clippings scrawled scrawled notes, notes and typed typed summaries fill the room, with room floor to ceiling, ceiling flagged with color codes and numbers in some insane indexing indexing system. system FRANK It's It s gotten bigger. bigger MARVIN This may may take a minute. minute INT. INT BUNKER - LIVING ROOM - DAY Frank walks walks back in. Sarah chases after him, in him eyeing eyeing the aluminum foil taped to the bunker's bunker s ceiling. ceiling SARAH (whisper) whisper Frank. This guy's Frank guy s insane! insane FRANK I told you: you he sectioned out. out SARAH How what How am I supposed to know know what that means? means FRANK Trust me, you me Marvin's Marvin s the guy guy you want want watching watching your your back when when everything everything goes to hell. hell SARAH He said he tried to kill you! you FRANK I always always felt bad about that. that

40. 40 SARAH What? What FRANK He thought he was was the subject of a secret government mind control experiment. I told him he was was experiment nuts. He thought I was was in on it nuts and tried to kill me. me SARAH Jesus. Jesus FRANK Yeah, Yeah but later I found out they they with LSD actually dosing him with were were actually for a decade. decade Marvin walks walks back in with with a stack of papers, papers startling Sarah. Sarah MARVIN Afghanistan. Fall of '81 Afghanistan 81 near Ghazni. At least four of these Ghazni guys were there, guys were there not including us. us Frank thinks back, back remembering. remembering

He looks at Marvin. Marvin

SARAH What What was was it? it FRANK (hesitates) hesitates We We were were way way out in the sticks and got called to meet this ISA Captain. Captain McGinty. McGinty

MARVIN He's He s on the list. list

EXT. EXT AFGHAN VILLAGE - OLD 16MM FOOTAGE - DAY Two walk along a rocky Two Mujahideen fighters walk rocky path into a narrow narrow valley. valley On closer view, we see it's view we it s Frank and Marvin. Marvin and stare, stare sickened. sickened

They They stop

MARVIN Holy Holy Christ. Christ FRANK (V.O.) V O It was was a village. village Bloodied bodies lie everywhere. everywhere Animals. Animals

Men. Men

Women. Women

Children. Children

41. 41 Flies BUZZ obscenely. obscenely FRANK (V.O.) (cont'd) V O cont d There were were no military military targets there. It was was a massacre. there massacre Marvin examines examines a spent shell and tosses it to Frank. Frank They They exchange exchange a concerned look. look Stepping over bodies, bodies they they approach Special Forces CAPTAIN McGINTY waiting waiting for them beside a CIVILIAN, who CIVILIAN 30s, 30s who incongruously wears a short-sleeved incongruously wears short sleeved button-down. button down MARVIN What What the hell happened here? here But the civilian steps in front of him. him CIVILIAN Your orders are to make this disappear. Bury Burn disappear Bury the bodies. bodies everything Pick up every everything else. else every piece of American brass. This brass never happened. happened Frank just stares at the carnage. carnage INT. INT BUNKER - LIVING ROOM - DAY Frank stares at Marvin. Marvin FRANK You think everyone everyone on this list was was involved? involved Marvin shrugs, shrugs flipping through military military records. records SARAH Even if there was was some massacre, massacre why why do they want to kill you you now? they want now MARVIN You sure it's it s the CIA? CIA Frank nods. nods Marvin paces, worked up. paces getting more and more worked up MARVIN (cont'd) cont d Dammit. DAMMIT! Dammit DAMMIT (beat) beat You know what s WRONG WRONG with with this know what's government -- with with these Patriot Act wiretapping, wiretapping preemptive war war (more) more

42. 42 MARVIN (cont'd) cont d starting, starting extreme extreme renditioning, renditioning fear-mongering War on Terror fear mongering War bastards? bastards FRANK They're They re trying trying to kill us? us MARVIN Exactly! Exactly A beat as Frank waits waits for more. more FRANK It's why we're we re here, It s why here Marvin. Marvin MARVIN Well Well we've we ve got to do something. something (beat) beat Who Who else on this list is still alive? alive SARAH Gabriel Loeb. Loeb MARVIN Lock and load, load baby! baby

It's It s on! on

EXT. EXT BUS STATION - DAY Loud cars, cars thick pollution, pollution and crowds crowds of locals selling trinkets to crowds crowds of American tourists fill the street. street SUPERED TITLE: TITLE

JUAREZ, JUAREZ MEXICO

Frank and Marvin sit in the shade, shade eating popsicles and watching watching Sarah talk on a pay pay phone across the street. street MARVIN (agitated) agitated What What if they've they ve tapped every every data source that exists exists on this Loeb guy guy and are backtracing every every connection that comes in on those sources and somehow somehow filter those millions of calls and know know it's it s us and then tag us with with a chemical marker, marker or put a satellite on us, us or fry with Y-rays? fry us with Y rays Frank thinks it over. over FRANK Even for you you that's that s pretty pretty paranoid. paranoid

43. 43 MARVIN I guess. guess Marvin glances up at the sky, sky then pulls out a tattered napkin and makes some urgent notes. notes FRANK What What are you you doing? doing MARVIN (defensive) defensive Nothing. Nothing Sarah hangs up and heads over. over MARVIN (cont'd) cont d What's What s with with the girl, girl anyway? anyway FRANK I like her. her No seriously. seriously

MARVIN What's What s the angle? angle

Frank lets it go as Sarah walks walks up. up SARAH Loeb is coming into San Antonio. Antonio We We can meet him at the Air Freight terminal. It's terminal It s his first return to the country weeks country in four weeks. Marvin looks at Frank. Frank MARVIN How you want want to cross the border? How do you border FRANK Discreetly. Discreetly EXT. EXT DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO - BUS TERMINAL - DAY SUPERED TITLE: TITLE

SAN ANTONIO, ANTONIO TEXAS

A group of noisy noisy SENIOR TOURISTS carrying carrying tons of cheap Juarez tourist crap disembark from a tour bus. bus Among them are Frank, wearing a serape, with a pig Frank wearing serape Sarah with piñata, piñata and Marvin sporting a sombrero. sombrero A drunk OLD LADY swigs swigs from a beer, beer singing at Marvin... Marvin OLD LADY La cucaracha, ya no cucaracha la cucaracha, cucaracha ya puede caminar... caminar

44. 44 MARVIN Next Next time lets just hijack someone or blow blow something up. up SARAH Next Next time I get the serape. serape FRANK I always always get the serape. serape MARVIN He does. does Walking Walking away, away Frank and Sarah head to a taxi taxi stand and look around for a cab. cab Oh no! no

WOMAN'S WOMAN S VOICE (O.S.) O S Oh God! Please don't... God don t

Frank and Sarah spin, spin stunned to see... see Marvin, Marvin holding a gun to the head of a BUSINESSWOMAN, BUSINESSWOMAN dragging her into an alley. alley EXT. EXT ALLEY - CONTINUOUS - DAY MARVIN WHO WHO DO YOU WORK WORK FOR? FOR BUSINESSWOMAN BUSINESSWOMAN (terrified) terrified Coldwell I'm Coldwell Banker! Banker I m a real estate agent! Just take the money. Please agent money don't don t hurt me! me Furious at the lie, lie Marvin cocks the pistol, pistol putting it to her eye, woman erupting into tears as Frank eye sending the woman and Sarah burst around the corner. corner SARAH Hey! Hey Marvin! Marvin

FRANK What What are you... you

MARVIN SHE'S SHE S ONE OF THEM! THEM FRANK One of who? who MARVIN SHE WAS WAS FOLLOWING She's FOLLOWING US, US MAN! MAN She s got a camera hidden in her purse. purse (matter matter of fact) fact We We have to kill her. her

45. 45 WOMAN WOMAN (sobbing) sobbing No... please... No please Marvin holds up his left hand to block the splatter... splatter SARAH Frank! Frank FRANK Just hold on! on He grabs the woman's woman s purse and dumps the contents onto the ground: wallet cosmetics, ground there's there s a wallet, cosmetics a cell phone. phone Frank rips the purse apart: apart there's there s nothing. nothing FRANK (cont'd) cont d (annoyed) annoyed Where's Where s the camera, camera Marvin? Marvin Marvin hesitates, hesitates suddenly suddenly unsure. unsure MARVIN She was... was following following us. us Frank pushes down down the barrel of Marvin's Marvin s gun and snaps the woman's woman s cell phone in half. half FRANK (to woman to the woman) Go. Go She runs off. off

Frank gives Marvin a hard look. look

FRANK (cont'd) cont d Go get us a car. And don't car don t kill anyone. anyone EXT. EXT AIR CARGO TERMINAL - DAY Sarah and Frank watch watch a 747 cargo jet pull to a stop on the tarmac and power power down. down Marvin's with the piñata, Marvin s in the background with piñata absentmindedly absentmindedly scratching it behind the ears. ears Sarah's quiet Sarah s quiet.

Angry. Angry FRANK

Are you you upset? upset SARAH "She's She s got a camera hidden in her purse. We We have to kill her." Are purse her you you kidding me? me

46. 46 FRANK Everyone Everyone makes mistakes. mistakes He stands, stands cutting off Sarah's Sarah s retort as three PILOTS enter the terminal. terminal FRANK (cont'd) cont d Gabriel Loeb? Loeb The oldest pilot looks over. He's with that over He s Frank's Frank s age with classic ex-military ex military look: look tight haircut, haircut thin, thin good shape. shape The other two well but Gabriel nods to two pilots pause as well, them to go on ahead. ahead FRANK (cont'd) cont d You have a minute? minute GABRIEL (Texas Texas twang) twang What's What s this about? about Afghanistan. Afghanistan

FRANK 1981. 1981

Near Ghazni. Ghazni

There's There s a tense beat. beat GABRIEL I can't you can t talk to you. He pushes past, past but Marvin steps in front of him. him In a flash, flash Gabriel has a knife in his hand. hand Marvin and Frank both draw draw guns. guns Gabriel smiles. smiles GABRIEL (cont'd) cont d Pair beats ace. ace INT. INT AIR CARGO OFFICE - DAY They walk Gabriel into this second story windowed office They walk story windowed looking out over the airfield. Marvin circles the room, airfield room looking out the windows. windows GABRIEL You fellas hear the one about what what the West West Texas Texas Jew-boy Jew boy twicetwice decorated Marine pilot said to the Chinese New New York Times reporter? reporter FRANK What? What

47. 47 GABRIEL I didn't didn t tell her a damned

Nothing! Nothing thing! thing

Frank looks at him coldly. coldly FRANK She's And everyone She s dead. dead everyone on her list is dead except you me, except for you, me and him. The CIA has targeted him everyone who was was there. everyone who there Gabriel's Gabriel s stunned. stunned GABRIEL Oh Christ. Christ Frank stares at him realizing... realizing FRANK You know why know why... Gabriel sits down down heavily, heavily unable to look at him. him FRANK (cont'd) cont d Tell me. me He glances up with with fear and resignation. resignation GABRIEL They They had me fly fly this guy guy out there from the gulf. Middle of the night. gulf night Hairy Hairy little airstrip in the middle of nowhere. He picked up a package nowhere and we we flew flew back out. out FRANK Who Who was was the guy? guy Over by windows Marvin starts MUTTERING as he fidgets by the windows, with with his tattered napkin. Sarah glances over nervously. napkin nervously GABRIEL CIA. Dorky CIA Dorky little spook in short sleeves straight out of some office. office The whole whole thing was was super hush hush. hush FRANK What What about the package? package Frank! Frank

Frank! Frank

MARVIN (O.S.) O S Frank! Frank

FRANK (annoyed) annoyed What? What

48. 48 Marvin runs over, window over pointing out the window. MARVIN A helicopter! helicopter SARAH We're We re at an airport for Christ's Christ s sake. sake MARVIN Two It's Two four seven seven one. one It s following I write write down following us. us down all the numbers, numbers see? see Frank stares at Marvin, Marvin then looks at the tattered napkin, napkin filled with with dozens of rows rows of tiny, tiny smeared numbers. numbers He squints squints at the chopper then back at the napkin. napkin FRANK That's That s a four. four MARVIN It's It s a seven! seven FRANK Who Who makes a seven like that? that GABRIEL Let me see it. it Suddenly window SPIDERWEBS. Suddenly the window SPIDERWEBS Sarah looks around, around startled. startled Whoa! Whoa

SARAH What What was...? was

She realizes Frank, Frank Marvin and Gabriel are on the floor. floor Frank pulls her down down as... as WHUMP! WHUMP

A bullet hits the wall wall where where she was was standing. standing

Gabriel lies motionless, motionless blood on his shirt. shirt SARAH (cont'd) cont d Oh my my God! God Frank checks him. him

Dead. Dead

MARVIN I knew we shouldn't shouldn t have used that knew we phone! phone FRANK Shut up, up Marvin! Marvin

49. 49 INT. INT CIA - OPERATIONS CENTER - CONTINUOUS Cooper listens in on a comm set as he watches watches a LONG-LENS LONG LENS VIDEO FEED of the unfolding action with with Thomas and Jackson. Jackson RADIO VOICE (V.O.) V O One target down. I have no visual. down visual COOPER Fire for effect. effect INSERT VIDEO FEED Gunfire FLASH-FRAMES FLASH FRAMES the SILENT footage as the shooter unloads, windows of the building. unloads bullets chewing chewing up the windows building Frank runs low low and fast through the air cargo office, office dragging Sarah after him as she holds onto the piñata. piñata RETURN TO SCENE THOMAS Targets exiting exiting south side. side EXT. WAREHOUSE - DAY EXT WAREHOUSE Frank, warehouse alley. Frank Sarah and Marvin burst into this warehouse alley Suddenly with an Suddenly someone steps around the corner up ahead with assault rifle, rifle firing. firing It's It s the "businesswoman" businesswoman Marvin grabbed earlier. earlier They They dive behind a dumpster, dumpster bullets SLAMMING all around. around BUSINESSWOMAN BUSINESSWOMAN (O.S.) O S I'm you up, I m going to fuck you up old man! man Marvin gives Frank a look. look MARVIN Can I kill her now? now Together as one, one they they swing swing around opposite sides of the dumpster to fire... fire But she's she s gone. gone FRANK Move! Move Marvin covers the rear as Frank pushes Sarah up the alley. alley

50. 50 EXT. WAREHOUSE ALLEY - DAY - CONTINUOUS EXT WAREHOUSE Suddenly Suddenly their flight is interrupted as BULLETS RAIN DOWN DOWN from a ROOFTOP SHOOTER, SHOOTER sending all three diving for cover behind a scissor lift. lift FRANK (re: re piñata) piñata Give me the pig. pig Sarah hands it over and... WHACK! WHACK Frank punches in the and side, side pulling out extra extra magazines. magazines Marvin reaches in, with a machine pistol. in coming up with pistol Old man? man

MARVIN I'm I m in my my prime! prime

Frank scoffs. scoffs Pissed, Pissed Marvin jacks a cartridge out of his gun, gun catches it in the air and holds it out. out MARVIN (cont'd) cont d Bet you you can't can t take this bullet out of my my hand. hand More bullets SLAM around them. them FRANK Not now, now Marvin! Marvin MARVIN Bet you you can't. can t Quick as a flash, flash Sarah grabs the bullet. bullet SARAH Can we we go now! now Marvin is stunned. stunned WAIT! WAIT

MARVIN I wasn't wasn t ready. ready

Do it again. again

Under a barrage of lead, lead Frank leans around the scissor lift, lift takes his time, time and fires a single shot, shot ending the incoming fire. fire Suddenly bullets fly Suddenly BLAM BLAM BLAM... BLAM wall, fly out of the wall missing beside them them, just missing. Stunned, WALL Stunned Frank and Marvin FIRE BACK THROUGH THE WALL. VOICE (O.S.) O S Aaaagh! Aaaagh

51. 51 FRANK How How the hell...? hell MARVIN Satellites. Satellites He looks up at the sky sky and flips it off. off INT. INT CIA - OPERATIONS CENTER - CONTINUOUS Cooper watches watches the big screen which which has up a satellite picture of the area with with red thermal signatures of the people on the ground, ground including Marvin and his finger. finger THOMAS Two Two men down. down Jackson sees something on screen. screen JACKSON Hold on, on this is going to be good. good EXT. WAREHOUSE ALLEY - DAY - CONTINUOUS EXT WAREHOUSE At the far end of the alley, alley the "businesswoman" businesswoman steps around the corner with with a shoulder-mounted shoulder mounted rocket. rocket SARAH That's That s not good. good Frank grabs her, her running all-out all out down down the alley. alley FFFSST! FFFSST

KABOOM! KABOOM

The scissor-lift scissor lift explodes explodes like a toy. toy

Frank and Sarah are thrown thrown to the ground by by the blast. blast Reloading, woman levels the launcher again at the Reloading the woman prone figures. figures But suddenly suddenly Marvin steps from the burning debris, debris standing his ground, ground facing her down down like a gunfighter. gunfighter The woman's woman s finger tightens on the trigger... trigger And in a single clean motion, motion Marvin raises his pistol and fires. fires KA-BOOOM! A massive explosion KA BOOOM explosion rocks the alley alley as his bullet detonates the rocket. rocket As debris rains down down on Frank and Sarah, Sarah a figure appears above them. It's them It s Marvin, Marvin reaching down down to help them up. up MARVIN Old man, man my my ass. ass

52. 52 INT. INT CIA - OPERATIONS CENTER - DAY Everyone washed out by Everyone stares at the big screen, screen washed by the thermals and smoke. smoke JACKSON I can't can t see anything. anything COOPER Get someone in there. there see bodies. bodies

I want want to

EXT. EXT AIRPORT SERVICE ROAD - DAY A food service truck drives away away from the airport as a string of emergency emergency vehicles speeds the other direction. direction EXT. EXT FOOD SERVICE TRUCK - RURAL HIGHWAY HIGHWAY - DUSK Marvin sleeps in the cab as Frank stands with with Sarah at the side of the road, road holding back her hair as she throws throws up in the tall grass. grass FRANK I told you you excitement was overrated. excitement was overrated (beat) beat You okay? okay She nods, nods then hurls again. again FRANK (cont'd) cont d It happens to everybody everybody in the beginning. beginning Frank looks over at Marvin who who cracks one eye eye and taps his watch watch impatiently. impatiently Frank shrugs helplessly. helplessly Finally Finally Sarah straightens up. up SARAH You sure know know how how to show show a girl a good time. Are all your your first time dates like this? this Frank's Frank s a deer in the headlights. headlights FRANK I uh... haven't uh haven t dated much. much SARAH I don't don t believe it. it

53. 53 INT. INT AMTRAK TRAIN - NIGHT Frank sits beside Marvin, who chuckles to himself as they Marvin who they roll through the night. night FRANK What's What s that? that MARVIN (mimicking mimicking Frank) Frank I uh... haven't uh haven t dated much. much Frank glares at him. him FRANK Don't you Don t make me shoot you. Marvin is positively positively gleeful. gleeful MARVIN It's She likes you. you It s okay, okay man. man FRANK You think? think MARVIN Notice how how she's she s sticking around. around Women Women don't don t do that if they they don't don t like you. you FRANK She doesn't doesn t have a lot of choice. choice MARVIN Sure she does. does Frank glances up at the far end of the car, watching Sarah car watching enter and make her way way towards towards them. them MARVIN (cont'd) cont d They we know They know know we know about the list now. They're now They re going to keep coming. coming Frank considers. considers FRANK There's way we're we re going There s only only one way to find out what what this is really really about. about Marvin weighs weighs it. it MARVIN It's We'll We ll get killed It s impossible. impossible for sure. sure

54. 54 FRANK So you're you re in? in MARVIN Of course I'm I was was just I m in. in saying. saying Arriving beside Frank and Marvin, Marvin Sarah hands out candy candy to the fellas. She looks between fellas between them. them SARAH What? What EXT. WASHINGTON D.C. EXT WASHINGTON D C - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING SUPERED TITLE: TITLE

WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON D.C. D C

INT. INT CAR - DRIVING - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Frank's wheel Sarah's Frank s behind the wheel, Sarah s in front, front and Marvin's Marvin s in back as they they roll past the mall. mall FRANK If we're we re going to pull this off, off we're we re going to need help. help SARAH Pull what what off? off Frank stops across from a large compound. compound No way! way

Marvin freaks. freaks

MARVIN Not them! them SARAH

Who? Who Marvin jumps out of the car. Resigned, car Resigned Frank gets out. out Sarah follows follows and sees the sign: sign RUSSIAN FEDERATION EMBASSY. EMBASSY MARVIN Godless bastards! bastards He runs off down down the street. street SARAH What's What s happening? happening FRANK Marvin tends to be ruled by by his emotions, you need emotions but sometimes you to think outside the box. box SARAH You're You re not really really going in there? there

55. 55 Frank takes out his .45 45 and the dog tags he retrieved from his basement. basement FRANK Hold these. these (beat) beat In case I don't don t come back. back She stares at him stunned. stunned Frank presses them into her hands. hands For a long moment neither of them moves. moves away, away starting up the street. street

Then Frank turns

SARAH (O.S.) O S Hey. Hey He turns back and she's she s right there. there Reaching up on tiptoes, tiptoes she gives him a kiss on the cheek. cheek SARAH (cont'd) cont d Be careful. careful He looks at her for a long beat, walking past beat then turns, turns walking the main gates, gates stopping at an unmarked steel door. door Pressing an intercom button, button he looks up at the camera. camera FRANK Tell Ivan Siderov that Frank Moses is here to see him. him There's There s no response. response Up the street, watching street Sarah stands in the shadows shadows watching. Suddenly Suddenly the door bursts open and four soldiers are leveling AK-47s AK 47s at Frank. Frank They They expertly expertly force him to kneel, kneel pat him down, down then roughly roughly drag him inside. inside The last soldier stands in the doorway, doorway rifle aimed at Sarah. She stands frozen, Sarah frozen unable to breathe... breathe ...and and then he's he s gone. gone INT. INT RUSSIAN EMBASSY - NIGHT IVAN SIDEROV, SIDEROV a rumpled old man, man sits behind a large desk wearing wearing a permanent expression expression of Russian pain and dissatisfaction, with an expensively dissatisfaction along with expensively tailored suit that still manages to look like it doesn't doesn t fit. fit

56. 56 Cleaning his nails, nails he doesn't doesn t even look up as Frank is dragged into the room and stuffed into a chair across from him. him IVAN Leave us. us The soldiers look at him in surprise. surprise He doesn't doesn t repeat himself, himself but raises his eyes eyes to them and they they file out. out IVAN (cont'd) cont d (heavy heavy Russian accent) accent I have to say, say this is not something I expected when I got up this morning. expected when morning Ivan pulls a vodka bottle from a drawer, drawer pours two, two and slides one across the desk. He raises his glass. desk glass IVAN (cont'd) cont d It is good to meet you. you In person. person They They clink and drink. drink FRANK Do you you kind of want want to shoot me? me Ivan smiles. smiles IVAN Little bit. I used to dream about bit it. Like I dream about good coffee it or sunshine during winter. winter But now, what s the point? You are now what's point retired, yes retired yes? FRANK Yes. Yes Ivan looks off. off IVAN Still, you for killing Still I feel I owe owe you Semyon. Semyon FRANK The Butcher? Butcher A great asset. asset was was my my cousin? cousin

IVAN Did you you know know he FRANK

(a a beat) beat No. No

57. 57 IVAN (raising raising his glass) glass To Semyon Semyon the Butcher. Butcher Frank toasts and drinks. drinks

Then... Then

FRANK He's He s not actually dead actually dead. Ivan stares at Frank. Frank FRANK (cont'd) cont d I flipped him. him IVAN No... No FRANK Now Now he owns owns a bunch of 7-11s. 7 11s Ivan looks at him, him stunned. stunned

Frank smiles. smiles

IVAN Bastard. Bastard FRANK Yeah, well I'm you ve heard Yeah well, I m sure you've worse. worse Ivan fills Frank's Frank s glass. glass IVAN I pour you you double. double FRANK Why's Why s that? that IVAN Veronique: Veronique that girl in Paris in '81. She was was mine. 81 mine FRANK Impossible. Impossible IVAN Da! Da FRANK No. No IVAN Yes! Yes He thinks it over. over FRANK Whatever Whatever she got, was worth worth it. got it was it

58. 58 They They raise glasses and drink again. again

Ivan sits back. back

IVAN I miss the old days. We We could days swing Now swing at each other like men. men Now it's it s economic leverage and political posturing. I haven't posturing haven t had someone killed in years. years Frank nods in sympathy. sympathy FRANK What What can you you do? do IVAN And don't don t get me started on the puppies they they send me to train now: now too smart for their own without own good without a gram of sense among them. them Ivan fills the glasses again. again IVAN (cont'd) cont d So. So (beat) beat I think that you you are not here for the hospitality. hospitality There's There s a pregnant beat. beat FRANK I'm I m going to break into the CIA. CIA I need your your complete security security package on Langley: Langley plans, plans schedules, schedules cracks, cracks IDs, IDs all of it. it Ivan stares at him. him IVAN Why Why would would you you possibly possibly think I have that sort of information? information There's There s a tense beat. beat Then they they both chuckle. chuckle IVAN (cont'd) cont d Why Why do this? this FRANK Personal project. Like a hobby. project hobby A beat. beat IVAN Have you you tried gardening? gardening

59. 59 FRANK Didn't work out. Didn t work out IVAN I can't If it's can t stand it either. either it s not bugs, bugs it's it s the damned fungus. fungus FRANK You try water try soapy soapy water? IVAN Does that work? work FRANK So I hear. hear EXT. EXT RUSSIAN EMBASSY - NIGHT Sarah paces back and forth in the shadows shadows across the street from the main gate, with worry. worry gate alone, alone sick with She starts towards towards the Embassy, Embassy but then stops, stops changes her mind, mind and doubles back. back FRANK (O.S.) O S I told you you everything was going to everything was be all right. right She whips whips around as he appears from the shadows. shadows SARAH No you you didn't! You said, didn t said "Hold Hold these in case I don't don t come back." back FRANK So you you were were worried worried about me? me Now Now she's she s embarrassed. embarrassed

She punches him in the arm. arm SARAH

Jerk. Jerk Frank smiles. smiles FRANK Let's Let s go find Marvin. Marvin EXT. EXT LANGLEY VIRGINIA - CIA HQ - ESTABLISHING - DAY Nestled on lush grounds, grounds the old CIA headquarters headquarters building stands flanked by by the two two new new massive six-story six story buildings where where thousands of people come to work work each day. day The sprawling sprawling compound looks more like a college campus than the epicenter of American foreign intelligence. intelligence

60. 60 EXT. EXT CIA - DAY A towncar Marvin gets out and opens the door towncar pulls up. up for Frank and Sarah, who exit wearing suits and CIA badges. Sarah who exit wearing badges As the two walk toward two of them walk toward one of the towers, towers Sarah looks like she's she s going to be sick. sick SARAH I can't can t do this. this FRANK Just relax I'll relax and smile. smile I ll get us inside, you ll just pull their files. inside you'll files SARAH I'm I m not a hacker. hacker FRANK It's The trick It s a closed system. system is getting to the terminal. terminal INT. INT LOBBY - DAY Frank and Sarah enter and make their way way through the huge four-story four story atrium, atrium towards towards the high-security high security elevators. elevators An armed guard looks them over. over

Sarah forces a smile. smile

SARAH What What makes you you think the Russians wouldn't wouldn t sell you you down down the river? river FRANK Ivan and I come from a world world where where enemies can still have ethics. I ethics guess you you could say, say I have faith. faith SARAH Faith? Faith Frank hands Sarah a small case and punches the elevator button. button FRANK Actually Actually it's it s more like hope. hope INT. INT HIGH-SECURITY HIGH SECURITY ELEVATOR - DAY - CONTINUOUS Stepping inside, inside Frank punches in a security security code and the button for the 5th floor. floor The door slides closed and the wall-mounted wall mounted retinal scanner lights up as Sarah opens the case, case removing a single gold contact lens, with an elaborate pattern. lens laser-etched laser etched with pattern

61. 61 Frank bends close and she puts the contact... contact SARAH I dropped it. it Frank looks at her stunned. stunned FRANK What? What SARAH I dropped it! it ELEVATOR (V.O.) V O Scan incomplete. incomplete They They both drop to the floor, floor frantically frantically searching. searching FRANK Gently. Gently SARAH Dammit... Dammit ELEVATOR (V.O.) V O Scan incomplete. incomplete FRANK I don't don t know know how how long... long An ALARM suddenly suddenly sounds. sounds SARAH Oh God, God oh God... God The doors roll open and THREE SECURITY OFFICERS stand ready, weapons looking down ready hands on their weapons, down at Frank and Sarah on all fours. fours There's There s a seriously seriously awkward awkward beat. beat SARAH (cont'd) cont d The General dropped his contact. contact Frank looks at her in disbelief. disbelief SARAH (cont'd) cont d (annoyed) annoyed Well? Well Aren't you going to give Aren t you him a hand? hand Frank watches watches stunned as the security quickly security officers quickly join them on all fours, fours searching the floor. floor SECURITY OFFICER Got it! it

62. 62 He holds up the contact to the light, light looking closely... closely ...but but Sarah snatches it. it SARAH Here, Here sir. sir Quickly Quickly cleaning it, it she gently gently lays lays it in Frank's Frank s eye. eye The lead security security officer turns a key key in the elevator, elevator and Frank leans forward forward to have his eye eye scanned. scanned ELEVATOR Scan complete. complete The lights go green. green LEAD SECURITY OFFICER Have a good day, day sir. sir Frank nods and the doors roll closed. closed FRANK I don't what to say don t begin to know know what say about that. that INT. INT 5TH FLOOR - HALL - DAY Frank leads Sarah to a heavy with an elaborate heavy steel door with electronic number pad/scanner beside it. it SARAH Is this it? it Frank nods. nods FRANK Did you you know know these locks cost eightyeighty five thousand dollars each? each SARAH No. No He pulls out a matt knife and cuts a hole in the drywall drywall beside the door, door then reaches in and opens the handle. handle FRANK God love forced low-bid low bid government contracts. contracts He tapes a single sheet of paper over the hole in the wall: wall "SECURITY SECURITY IS EVERYONE'S EVERYONE S BUSINESS." BUSINESS Pushing open the door reveals a small, small high-tech high tech room with with a lone computer terminal. terminal

63. 63 INT. INT SECURE SERVER - DAY Sarah sits at the computer with with Frank behind her, watching her watching her fly fly through files and directories. directories SARAH What What do you you think the punishment is for what what we're we re doing? doing FRANK Depending on what what they you they charge you with, with either life in prison or death. death SARAH Awesome. Awesome She brings up the profile for the killer dressed as a young young cop who who tried to grab her at the motel. motel SARAH (cont'd) cont d There. There FRANK Work Work the assignment tree back and see if you you can find the executive. executive A few few keystrokes keystrokes later, later she brings up Cooper's Cooper s photograph and profile. profile FRANK (cont'd) cont d I want want everything everything on this guy. guy INT. INT OPERATIONS CENTER - DAY - CONTINUOUS Thomas stares at his computer, computer flipping out. out THOMAS Someone's Someone s tripping flags in the system. They're system They re all over our players! players Cooper's Cooper s at his side in a second. second COOPER Who Who is it? it Thomas looks from his screen in confusion... confusion It's It s internal. internal

THOMAS Directorate on five. five

Cooper hustles across the room and grabs a phone. phone COOPER We We have a breach on five. five

64. 64 INT. INT 5TH FLOOR - HALL - DAY BOOM! SIX TACTICAL BADASSES in body BOOM body armor burst into the secure server room leveling weapons. weapons Sarah whips whips around... around INT. INT OPERATIONS CENTER - DAY - CONTINUOUS BOOM! BOOM

Frank kicks open the door, door bursting inside. inside

Thomas makes it to his feet before his face is bounced into the desk and he hits the floor unconscious. unconscious Frank looks at Cooper across the room, room still on the phone. phone FRANK You. You Cooper stares. stares

He almost laughs. laughs COOPER

Unbelievable. Unbelievable Frank closes in on him. him FRANK What What did they they pull out of Afghanistan? Afghanistan COOPER (incredulous) incredulous You think you you can just walk walk in here and everyone'll everyone ll just roll over? over FRANK Actually, Actually I figured I'd I d have to beat it out of some snot-nosed snot nosed button-pusher. button pusher Frank swings swings on him, him but Cooper blocks and counters. counters In a flurry flurry of fists, fists Frank is hit once and then again. again Face bloodied, bloodied he stumbles back, back stunned. stunned

Cooper smiles. smiles

COOPER Not quite quite as fast as you you once were? were Frank spits blood. blood FRANK Kordesky you Kordesky trained you? COOPER Yeah. Yeah

65. 65 Cooper closes again, again attacks, attacks blocks, blocks and delivers two two more brutal body-blows... body blows ...but but suddenly suddenly Frank spins around him, him catching an arm and slamming Cooper onto a desk, desk pinned. pinned FRANK I taught Kordesky. Kordesky Frank brutally brutally twists twists his arm, arm tighter. tighter COOPER AAAAGH! AAAAGH FRANK Who Who ordered these hits? hits Cooper glares back at him. him COOPER Orders come, you execute. You of come you execute all people should know works know how how it works. CRACK! CRACK

Frank breaks his arm. arm COOPER (cont'd) cont d AAAAAAAAAGH! AAAAAAAAAGH FRANK You come after one of your your own own and you you don't why don t even ask why? COOPER It doesn't doesn t come to me unless it's it s been vetted all the way way up the line. There's line There s not a doubt in my my mind you've you ve earned what what you've you ve got coming. coming

Frank grabs his chin, chin cranking his neck to the edge of breaking. breaking FRANK The minute you you learned who who I was was you you should have walked walked away. away Gasping, wrenches out a reply. Gasping Cooper wrenches reply COOPER Would Would you? you Suddenly wrenching to his left, Suddenly wrenching left Cooper slides off the desk, with desk hitting the floor, floor catching Frank by by surprise with a kick, kick knocking him down. down Jumping up, with his good arm, up Cooper grabs a phone with arm clobbering Frank... Frank

66. 66 ...but but Frank kicks him, him catching Cooper in the gut, gut sending him flying wall of his office. flying backwards backwards through the glass wall office Frank's Frank s up in a second, second but Cooper's Cooper s in his desk, desk coming up with with a gun. gun Frank ducks, ducks running for the door as Cooper UNLOADS. UNLOADS Rounds chew wall behind him... chew up the wall him ... then slam into him, him spilling Frank out the door. door Cooper races after, after bursting into the hall... hall But it's it s empty empty except except for a spatter of blood. blood INT. INT STAIRWELL STAIRWELL - DAY - CONTINUOUS Frank's Frank s hit in the shoulder and the side, side in pain, pain forcing himself down down the stairs. stairs Stepping into the 4th floor hall, hall he pulls the first fire alarm he sees. sees As ALARMS RING, RING he presses forward forward through the rapidly rapidly filling corridor and catches a woman woman by by the arm: arm FRANK Where's Where s the server room? room WOMAN WOMAN End of the hall. hall (seeing seeing the blood) blood My My God... God But he's he s already already in motion. motion INT. INT SERVER ROOM - DAY Rows Rows of servers fill this clean room, room but Frank ignores them, them arriving at the "FIRE FIRE CONTROL ROOM" ROOM off to one side. side INT. INT FIRE CONTROL ROOM - DAY - CONTINUOUS Opening the door reveals a small room filled with with gas cylinders warning signs. cylinders marked "HALON" HALON surrounded by by warning signs INT. INT 2ND FLOOR HALL - DAY As ALARMS CONTINUE TO RING, RING Sarah is frog-marched frog marched by by two two tactical badasses down down this hall, hall hands zip-cuffed zip cuffed behind her back. back

67. 67 Rounding a corner, corner they they are suddenly suddenly right in front of Frank standing beside a Halon canister with with a fire axe. axe Frank takes a deep breath and swings, swings snapping the valve. valve PRESSURIZED GAS ERUPTS and suddenly suddenly Sarah and her escorts are writhing writhing on the ground gasping for air that doesn't doesn t seem to be there. there Frank wades wades in, in cuts Sarah's Sarah s zip cuffs and picks her up. up INT. INT STAIRWELL STAIRWELL - DAY Frank drags Sarah up the stairs. stairs FRANK Breathe out then in. in Just breathe. breathe

You're You re fine. fine

Gasping, Gasping she follows follows his directions, directions gaining control. control SARAH You're You re bleeding! bleeding FRANK Do you you have the download? download She pulls a memory memory stick from her bra. bra INT. INT THIRD FLOOR - DAY - CONTINUOUS They They emerge into the open hall overlooking the four story story atrium where where ALARMS continue to RING. RING Dozens of people fill the hall trying what s trying to figure out what's happening as emergency emergency vehicles pull up out front. front Security Security is everywhere. everywhere

They're They re screwed. screwed

SARAH What What are we we going to do? do Frank leads her forward where he's forward to where he s stashed a second canister of Halon. Halon SARAH (cont'd) cont d What What is that? that FRANK It binds up oxygen oxygen in the air. air Kicking it over he gets it rolling and... and SMASH! The canister breaks through the glass panel under SMASH the railing, railing falls three stories and... and

68. 68 POOF! POOF Suddenly Suddenly everyone everyone is gasping and screaming, screaming choking, choking flipping out. out She looks at him in horror. horror FRANK (cont'd) cont d Relax. It's Relax It s just uncomfortable; uncomfortable feels like nerve gas. gas EXT. EXT CIA - DAY - ESTABLISHING Cooper stands outside the HQ buildings, buildings scanning faces as people stream out, out desperately desperately searching for Frank. Frank But PULLING BACK reveals there are THOUSANDS of workers workers flooding from the buildings. It's buildings It s hopeless. hopeless EXT. EXT VISITOR PARKING - DAY - CONTINUOUS Frank and Sarah separate from the crowd, crowd Frank leaning heavily way towards heavily on Sarah as they they make their way towards the towncar towncar at the back of the lot. lot Marvin's wheel ramrod stiff, Marvin s behind the wheel, stiff sunglasses on, on staring straight ahead. ahead SARAH Marvin, Marvin help me. me But Marvin doesn't doesn t move. move Getting closer, closer they they see he's he s handcuffed to the steering wheel wheel with with a gun pressed to the back of his head. head FRANK Hold up! up The back window window rolls down down revealing... revealing ...JOE JOE MATHESON. MATHESON

Frank can't can t believe it. it FRANK (cont'd) cont d

Joe! Joe JOE (nods nods at Marvin) Marvin There's wrong with with this There s something wrong guy, you know, guy Frank, Frank you know in the head. head Frank grins. grins

69. 69 FRANK I know. know (beat) beat You okay, okay Marvin? Marvin Yeah. Yeah

MARVIN I don't want to talk about it. don t want it JOE Help him in here, here honey. honey Sarah pulls open the door and settles Frank into the car beside Joe. Joe FRANK I thought you you were were dead. dead INSERT FLASHBACK - INT. INT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY - DAY Joe kicks his wheelchair wheelchair around to face the two two killers. killers They're They re astonished to see he's he s got a 9mm semiautomatic in each hand. hand RETURN TO SCENE JOE Just retired. retired (to to Marvin) Marvin Start the car, car nutjob. nutjob Nah. Nah

Sarah closes the door and rounds the car heading for the front seat. seat JOE (cont'd) cont d She's with you? you She s with Frank nods. nods JOE (cont'd) cont d Nice work. work Sarah slides in and Marvin pulls out. out INT. INT CIA - HALLWAY HALLWAY - DAY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, OPERATIONS GARY STEVENS, STEVENS storms down down the hall trailed by by several AIDES and a SECURITY DETAIL. DETAIL He's who gave Cooper his assignment, He s the man from the park who assignment but now now he seems overwhelmed overwhelmed to the point of breaking. breaking AIDE #1 They yet They don't don t know know how how he did it yet. We're We re in lockdown. lockdown

70. 70 DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS Are we we safe? safe AIDE #1 They They don't don t believe he's he s still on site. site AIDE #2 (to to Aide #1) #1 I have the Director of National Intelligence calling for the Director of Operations. Operations DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS I'll Wait Wait here. I ll call back. back here Leaving the entourage, entourage he pushes through a door into... into INT. INT OPERATIONS CENTER - DAY Debris is strewn strewn everywhere. everywhere up to face Stevens. Stevens

Cooper, Cooper arm splinted, splinted gets

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS How Do How the fuck did this happen? happen you you understand the ramifications of this breach? How breach How this makes us look? The attention this attracts? look attracts COOPER Sir... Sir DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS Shut up. You just got your your highup high tech ass handed to you you by by your your with zero target target. A retiree with resources. A man deemed too old resources to work work in the field. field Cooper's Cooper s phone RINGS. RINGS

He kills it. it

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS (cont'd) cont d I am NOT about to get hung out to dry. Do I need to get involved? dry involved Get someone else? else COOPER No sir. sir Cooper's Cooper s phone RINGS again and is silenced. silenced DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS I want want this guy I don't guy dead. dead don t care if it's Take whatever whatever it s messy. messy assets you you need and finish it. it

71. 71 He turns and leaves. leaves INT. INT HALLWAY HALLWAY - DAY Cooper stalks down down the hall, hall furious. furious again and he picks up. up

His phone RINGS

COOPER Cooper. Cooper FRANK (V.O.) V O You must be talking to someone important. important Cooper goes cold. cold FRANK (V.O.) (cont'd) V O cont d I was was just calling to let you you know know there's And you're you re there s a new new list. list right at the top. top CLICK. CLICK

The line goes dead. dead

INT. INT TOWN TOWN CAR - DRIVING - CONTINUOUS Frank closes the phone. phone Psyops! Psyops

MARVIN Hell yeah. yeah

JOE Both hands on the wheel, wheel Nutjob. Nutjob Sarah turns to Joe. Joe SARAH The bleeding won't won t stop. stop to get help. help

We We need

Joe looks at Frank. Frank FRANK I know know a place. place EXT. EXT EAGLE'S EAGLE S NEST INN - DAY - ESTABLISHING They They pull up outside this cute little B&B B B on the Maryland Maryland coast with with gorgeous ocean views views and a stunning garden. garden

72. 72 INT. INT CAR - CONTINUOUS FRANK I'll we can I ll go in alone, alone see if we stay. stay SARAH Don't Don t be ridiculous. ridiculous

I'll I ll go. go

Joe puts a hand on her arm. arm SARAH (cont'd) cont d (realizing) realizing Is this a thing? This is a thing thing isn't Everybody isn t it? it Everybody knows knows but me? me FRANK It'll It ll be fine. fine Frank and Marvin exchange exchange a look. look MARVIN You want want a vest? vest FRANK Wouldn't Wouldn t make any any difference. difference INT. INT EAGLE'S EAGLE S NEST INN - DAY Frank enters, enters the bell on the door JINGLING brightly. brightly The place is adorable. adorable VICTORIA sits in the dining room folding napkins. A little napkins older than Frank, Frank she's she s prim, prim proper, proper and beautiful. beautiful She looks up, up surprised. surprised

Then smiles. smiles

VICTORIA (English English accent) accent Frank Moses. Moses FRANK Victoria. Victoria VICTORIA It's It s been a long time. time FRANK Yeah. Yeah There's There s a beat between between them. them VICTORIA Are you you here to kill me? me

73. 73 No. No

FRANK I need your your help. help

He slowly weapons but a slowly opens his jacket, jacket revealing no weapons, lot of blood. blood She sighs, sighs possibly possibly disappointed... disappointed VICTORIA Oh. Oh ...and and sets aside the HIGH CAPACITY MACHINE PISTOL she was was concealing behind the stack of napkins. napkins VICTORIA (cont'd) cont d Come on in, And tell Marvin in then. then to stand down down before he gets hurt. hurt Frank glances out the window window where where Marvin sits in her rose bushes covering the action. action FRANK By way your your roses are fabulous. By the way, fabulous INT. INT SITTING ROOM - DAY The others filter in and Joe and Victoria embrace. embrace VICTORIA Joseph. Joseph Victoria. Victoria

JOE You're You re lovely lovely as ever. ever

VICTORIA You old snake charmer. charmer Sarah looks between between them all, all a little lost. lost So. So

SARAH How you all know How do you know each other? other

JOE Victoria was was the best wet wet asset I ever worked worked with. with A true artist with with a PSG. PSG Sarah shoots Frank a questioning questioning look. look FRANK (aside) aside Killer. Very Killer Very dangerous. dangerous Sarah smiles at Victoria, Victoria uneasy. uneasy

She smiles back, warmly back warmly.

74. 74 MARVIN I'm I m gonna scout the perimeter. perimeter VICTORIA Just mind the daisies. daisies INT. INT KITCHEN - DAY - LATER Frank and Victoria sit alone as she peers through reading glasses, working on Frank's with forceps glasses expertly expertly working Frank s shoulder with and a sponge. sponge VICTORIA I'd I d better hurry hurry this along or I'll with four o'clock I ll be late with o clock tea. tea Frank studies her, her impressed. impressed FRANK How you do it? How did you it VICTORIA What? What FRANK Make the transition? You have a transition beautiful place here. A nice quiet quiet here life. You seem so at ease. life ease He winces winces as Victoria extracts extracts the bullet. bullet VICTORIA I try. But it's try it s not easy. easy Sometimes I get restless. restless (confessing) confessing I still take the occasional contract on the side. side FRANK You do? do VICTORIA (hesitates, hesitates guilty) guilty I can't I miss the can t seem to stop. stop rush. They you rush They retire us, us but you can't can t just flip a switch switch and become someone else, you know. else you know She starts stitching up Frank's Frank s shoulder. shoulder FRANK I didn't what to do with with didn t know know what myself. All I ever had was was work. work myself (more) more

75. 75 FRANK (cont'd) cont d And suddenly was so much suddenly there was time. time (beat) beat I've I ve done so many many terrible things. things VICTORIA We We did them for good reasons. reasons A beat. beat Maybe. Maybe

FRANK I'm wonder I m starting to wonder.

VICTORIA Tell me about Sarah. Sarah Frank looks uncomfortable: when she was was uncomfortable much more so then when pulling lead out of him. him FRANK She makes me feel like maybe maybe I could have a different life. Like life normal people. people Victoria smiles. smiles VICTORIA It's It s one of the reasons I've I ve always always been so fond of you, you Francis: you re Francis you're a romantic. romantic FRANK What? What VICTORIA Hard on the outside. Gooey outside Gooey on the inside. inside FRANK Get outta here. here VICTORIA Gooey. Gooey INT. INT LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Marvin, Marvin Joe, Joe Frank, Frank Sarah and Victoria sit around the coffee table with with papers and a laptop. Other guests chat laptop quietly quietly in the background. background SARAH This is the reporter's reporter s list. list This is the hit list we we downloaded downloaded from the CIA. CIA (more) more

76. 76 SARAH (cont'd) cont d They're They re the same except except there's there s one name that's that s not on the hit Andrew Dunning. Dunning list: list Andrew JOE He's He s CEO of Browning-Orvis. Browning Orvis

Christ. Christ

FRANK Who? Who JOE The defense contractor. contractor politically politically connected. connected

Very Very

MARVIN Let's Let s pay pay him a visit. visit Victoria pours more coffee. coffee VICTORIA You know, know business is a little slow slow right now... now Frank smiles wide. wide INT. INT COOPER'S COOPER S HOUSE - NIGHT Cooper sits in his suburban living room, room reading Frank's Frank s file as his wife, wife ELIZABETH, walks in, ELIZABETH walks in dressed for bed. bed ELIZABETH What What are you you working working on? on COOPER Just trying trying to figure someone out. out My My arm hurts too much to sleep anyway. anyway ELIZABETH I hope you you learned your your lesson playing with those playing basketball with marines. marines Cooper gets up and gives her a kiss. kiss COOPER Yes dear. dear She swats swats him and he pushes her back towards towards their room. room COOPER (cont'd) cont d Come on, you in. on I'll I ll tuck you in Halfway Halfway down down the back hall, hall he pauses at a door, door silently silently cracking it open. open

77. 77 INSERT - BOYS' BOYS ROOM - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS He looks in on his two two boys, boys asleep in a bunk bed, bed each wearing wearing different superhero pajamas. pajamas Cooper silently silently closes the door. door INT. INT EAGLE'S EAGLE S NEST INN - GUEST ROOM - NIGHT Sarah stands on the balcony, water balcony looking out at the water. In the room behind her, her Frank's Frank s cleaning his .45, 45 but she can feel his eyes eyes on her. her SARAH Penny your thoughts? Penny for your thoughts FRANK I was was just wondering wondering how you re how you're holding up. I know up know it's it s a lot. lot Sarah smiles. smiles SARAH I've I ve never been so scared in my my life as today. But it was was today unbelievable. I'm unbelievable I m okay. okay He nods, work reassembling the gun. nods then goes back to work gun She watches watches him for a moment. moment SARAH (cont'd) cont d Why Why don't you walk walk away? You could don t you away disappear, disappear right? right Frank finishes what what he's he s doing and puts the gun down. down FRANK Hide and go set up somewhere somewhere else? else She nods. nods FRANK (cont'd) cont d Dragging you you along on this, this I think about it. But letting this happen, it happen then and now, now I can't. can t She comes inside, wedged inside picking up the cot that has been wedged into the room and moving it along one wall. wall SARAH I think you you should sleep in the bed tonight. tonight

78. 78 FRANK Don't Don t be silly. silly SARAH That's what I meant. That s not what meant FRANK I don't don t understand. understand SARAH Come here and let me explain explain it to you. you Reaching out, out she takes his shirt and pulls him into a kiss. kiss EXT. EXT MARYLAND ESTATE - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING SUPERED TITLE: TITLE

DUNNING ESTATE, ESTATE MARYLAND

This epic mansion sits behind gated walls, walls surrounded by by tennis courts, courts a pool, pool a helicopter pad, pad guest houses, houses and rolling lawns woods down water lawns from the woods down to the water. EXT. WOODS - NIGHT EXT WOODS Frank sits with with his back against a tree as Marvin checks it out with with binoculars. They're binoculars They re both clad in black. black MARVIN Rent-a-cops. Video. Infrared Rent a cops Video alarms. All the usual crap. alarms crap EXT. WOODS - SNIPER'S EXT WOODS SNIPER S NEST - NIGHT Sarah lies in the dirt beside Victoria who who sets up a camocamo draped rifle almost as tall as she is. is SARAH Frank said you you wanted wanted me with with you. you VICTORIA He thought it would would be safer and I thought it would would be fun to have a little girl time; time get to know know each other, Plus other talk about the boys. boys I wanted wanted you you to know know that in all the years years I've I ve known known Francis, Francis I've I ve never seen him like this, this so if you you break his heart, you heart I'll I ll kill you and bury your body woods bury your body in the woods. Sarah looks at her, her stunned. stunned

Victoria smiles. smiles

79. 79 VICTORIA (cont'd) cont d This is going to be fun. fun EXT. EXT MARYLAND ESTATE - NIGHT A security wheelchair and threesecurity guard escorts Joe, Joe in his wheelchair three piece suit, suit up to the main house. house INT. INT DUNNING'S DUNNING S HOUSE - STUDY - NIGHT A butler leads the way way into a sumptuous study: study hardwood, hardwood heavy heavy furniture, furniture and leather. leather JOE Nice place. In fact, place fact I'm I m not sure I've I ve ever been in a room this nice. nice ANDREW ANDREW DUNNING, DUNNING portly portly and rich, rich sits behind his desk, desk looking Joe over skeptically. skeptically JOE (cont'd) cont d How How big is that TV? TV DUNNING What What can I do for you, you Mr. Mr Matheson, Matheson was was it? it Joe grins. grins JOE We We just have a few questions few questions. Suddenly quickly Suddenly Frank appears behind the startled butler, butler quickly zip-tying zip tying his hands. hands Marvin appears in another doorway, doorway hustling in three security security guards, guards their hands zip-tied zip tied behind their backs. backs FRANK Put them with with the others. others Dunning looks between between them angrily angrily as Frank cuffs him into his chair. chair DUNNING Who Who are you? you FRANK You don't don t remember me? me (beat) beat I remember you. you

80. 80 INSERT - EXT. EXT AFGHAN VILLAGE - OLD 16MM FOOTAGE - DAY The man wearing wearing a short sleeved civilian button-down button down steps towards young Frank and Marvin. towards young Marvin He's weight and lost hair, He s put on weight hair but the man is Dunning. Dunning RETURN TO SCENE FRANK Tell us what what happened in Afghanistan. Afghanistan A beat as this registers. registers DUNNING You can't You have no can t touch me. me idea what what you're you re dealing with. with Frank glances at Marvin walking walking back in. in FRANK We We have any what we're we re dealing any idea what with? with Not really. really

MARVIN Maybe Maybe a little. little

FRANK Can we we touch him? him MARVIN Definitely. Definitely Frank starts unpacking a bag: bag blowtorch, blowtorch drain cleaner, cleaner Vice Grips... Grips JOE (to to Dunning) Dunning Did you you know wrote know that Frank here wrote the CIA field manual on torture? torture The old one. one Wait. Wait

DUNNING Hold on a minute... minute

Frank fires up the blowtorch. blowtorch FRANK I like this one. Where'd Where d you you get one it? it Dunning stares in fear. fear Home Depot. Depot

MARVIN Twelve Twelve bucks. bucks

81. 81 FRANK No kidding. kidding Frank holds out the torch and Marvin puts a pair of Vice Grips in the flame. flame DUNNING PLEASE! PLEASE They They glance over as though seeing Dunning for the first time. time DUNNING (cont'd) cont d I ran the Afghan operation. operation FRANK What What did you you take out of there? there DUNNING It wasn't wasn t a what. what It was was a who... who INSERT - INT. INT C-130 C 130 - OLD 16MM FOOTAGE - NIGHT YOUNG GABRIEL LOEB glances back out the cockpit door as Dunning drags aboard a YOUNG SOLDIER with with a thousand yard yard stare, stare covered in blood and dirt. dirt DUNNING (V.O.) V O We We extracted young Second extracted a young Lieutenant. He was was the son of Lieutenant then Senator, Senator Henry Henry Stanton. Stanton RETURN TO SCENE This quietly quietly sinks in. in JOE Robert Stanton. Stanton FRANK The Vice President of the United States? States Dunning nods. nods MARVIN Holy Holy crap. crap FRANK He was was responsible for what what happened there? there DUNNING That's what the New That s what New York Times reporter wanted wanted to know. know

82. 82 FRANK What What did you you tell her? her DUNNING I said I didn't didn t know know anything anything about it. it FRANK Then you you called the Vice President. President DUNNING (defensive) defensive Of course. Our families have been course friends for years. years MARVIN WHAT WHAT DID YOU THINK WAS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN? HAPPEN FRANK He ordered everyone everyone killed. killed you. you

Except Except

DUNNING I didn't didn t know know that! that Victoria's Victoria s voice interrupts, interrupts crackling over the radio. radio VICTORIA (V.O.) V O We We have major activity activity on the perimeter. Somebody perimeter Somebody serious is setting up shop. shop Dunning smiles at Frank, Frank cocky cocky once again. again DUNNING You're The Company's You re finished. finished Company s had me under surveillance since your your little stunt over there. there EXT. WOODS - SNIPER'S EXT WOODS SNIPER S NEST - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Victoria lies dead still, still sighting through her scope as Sarah fidgets nervously. nervously SARAH I don't you can be so calm. don t see how how you calm Victoria smiles. smiles VICTORIA So how you two how did you two meet? meet This isn't what she expected, isn t what expected but Sarah allows allows herself to be deflected. deflected

83. 83 SARAH We We just started talking. There talking was was something about him... him (beat) beat Of course, course now now I'm I m a fugitive, fugitive the CIA wants wants to kill me, me and I'm I m hiding in a hole. hole VICTORIA I was was in love once, with an agent. once with agent SARAH What What happened? happened VICTORIA The relationship wasn't wasn t sanctioned. sanctioned When When it came to light, light my my loyalty loyalty was was questioned. questioned I was was told to kill him. It was was a test. him test She says says it all so matter of factly. factly stunned. stunned

Sarah looks at her

SARAH What What did you you do? do VICTORIA I put three rounds in his chest. chest EXT. EXT MARYLAND ESTATE - COMMAND POST - NIGHT ESTABLISHING Heavily Heavily armed COMMANDOS in body body armor and black continue to unload from FBI vans as the FBI COMMANDER wades wades through the deployment, deployment finding Cooper and handing him a phone. phone FBI COMMANDER We're We re in position, Perimeter's position sir. sir Perimeter s set. No one's set one s getting out. out INT. INT DUNNING'S DUNNING S HOUSE - STUDY - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Marvin lies on the floor peering out a window. window JOE How's How s it look? look MARVIN Remember the Alamo? Alamo VICTORIA (V.O.) V O They They have sniper positions on North, North West, West and East sides. sides (more) more

84. 84 VICTORIA (V.O.) (cont'd) V O cont d Ground personnel in force out front and backup in the rear. I'd rear I d estimate sixty sixty total. total The phone on the desk begins to RING. RING Frank picks it up. up INTERCUT - EXT. EXT MARYLAND ESTATE - COMMAND POST - NIGHT COOPER I've your file. I ve been reading your file FRANK Learn anything anything about how how to be an agent yet? yet Cooper's Cooper s calm and even, even pacing as he talks. talks COOPER You've You ve done a lot of service for this country. And when when I put that country together with with your your CIA visit where where the only was only person that got hurt was me - I would would say you value American say you lives. lives (beat) beat But if we we come through that door, door people are going to get hurt. hurt FRANK I expect expect so. so COOPER You don't want that. don t want that FRANK I didn't didn t start this. this COOPER I have orders. orders FRANK They're They re coming from the Vice President. He ordered these hits President to cover up war war crimes he committed in Afghanistan in September 1981. 1981 (beat) beat I buried the bodies in '81. They 81 They have you you doing it now. You're now You re killing everyone who was was there. everyone who there Cooper doesn't doesn t bat an eye. eye

85. 85 COOPER I don't don t believe that. that FRANK If you you did, would it matter? did would matter Cooper thinks it over, weighing it out. over weighing out COOPER Yes. Yes FRANK So what what do you you propose to do about that? that COOPER You give yourself yourself up. I'll up I ll take you you into custody. You'll custody You ll get to tell your your side of the story. story Frank smiles grimly. grimly FRANK Sure I will. will Even if you you brought me in, would just put a in someone would bullet in my my head. head COOPER That's That s not true. true FRANK If you you actually you re actually believe that, that you're even more naive than I thought. thought COOPER You're The FBI is You re surrounded. surrounded going to take you you apart. There is apart no exit But how exit here. here how it goes down you down is up to you. Cooper hangs up. up INT. INT DUNNING'S DUNNING S HOUSE - FOYER - CONTINUOUS Frank watches watches Marvin laying weapons laying out his numerous weapons. Joe puts a hand on Frank's Frank s shoulder. shoulder JOE We We don't don t have a lot of options, options Kid. Kid FRANK Yeah. Yeah

86. 86 JOE Somebody's Somebody s going to have to make the tough choice if any any of us are going to make it out alive. alive A long, quiet moment of understanding passes between long quiet between them: them love and sadness. sadness JOE (cont'd) cont d I think you're you re going to have to give yourself yourself up. up Finally Finally Frank nods. nods EXT. EXT MARYLAND ESTATE - COMMAND POST - NIGHT Cooper's Cooper s phone RINGS. RINGS

He answers. answers

FRANK (V.O.) V O Hold your your fire, fire I'm I m coming out. out Frank hangs up. up COOPER All units hold fire. Repeat hold fire all fire. He's fire He s coming out. out 200 yards yards out, watches the front door of the house out Cooper watches open and a lone, lone black-clad black clad figure steps out, out hands raised. raised CRACK! CRACK

A shot rings out. out

Frank falls. falls Stunned, Stunned Cooper looks around furious... furious COOPER (cont'd) cont d Who Who fired that shot? shot No one says says anything. anything COOPER (cont'd) cont d WHERE WHERE DID THAT SHOT COME FROM! FROM He turns, was right: turns reeling, reeling realizing Frank was right he's he s not in control of this situation. situation Cooper draws weapon and charges towards draws his weapon towards the house. house Frank lies motionless on the walkway. walkway Cooper rolls the body body over. over It's It s Joe Matheson, Matheson dressed in Frank's Frank s clothes. clothes dead. dead

He's He s

87. 87 PUSH IN on Cooper. Cooper Suddenly Suddenly GUNFIRE erupts from the back of the house, house and RADIOS ARE SCREAMING. SCREAMING FBI RADIO (V.O.) V O FBI sniper teams are taking fire! fire Two Two suspects have broken perimeter! perimeter COOPER Hell... Hell EXT. EXT MARYLAND ESTATE - BACK FIELD - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Frank and Marvin race across an open field, field making for the woods woods in the distance. distance EXT. EXT MARYLAND ESTATE - FBI SNIPER NEST - NIGHT CONTINUOUS An FBI sniper and his spotter squirm squirm down down into their cover as rounds SLAP into the ground inches from them. them EXT. EXT MARYLAND ESTATE - SNIPER'S SNIPER S NEST - NIGHT Victoria lies prone, prone coolly coolly squeezing squeezing off round after round keeping the sniper teams scrambling for cover. cover VICTORIA Now worth sitting in a Now isn't isn t this worth hole for? for Sarah looks at her like she's she s insane. insane VICTORIA (cont'd) cont d Keep an eye When When eye on the boys. boys they we move. they make cover, cover we move Suddenly Suddenly they're they re taking SMALL ARMS FIRE. FIRE Victoria whips whips around, around firing back, back pulling Sarah up and pushing her into a run. run EXT. WOODS - CONTINUOUS EXT MARYLAND ESTATE - WOODS Frank and Marvin hit the cover of the woods woods and immediately immediately change direction, direction scrambling uphill. uphill EXT. EXT MARYLAND ESTATE - BACK FIELD - CONTINUOUS A dozen men charge towards woods in pursuit. towards the woods pursuit

88. 88 EXT. WOODED HILL - CONTINUOUS EXT MARYLAND ESTATE - WOODED Sarah runs just ahead of Victoria, Victoria crashing through the forest... forest ...straight straight into the arms of a black-clad black clad COMMANDO. COMMANDO He pins her, her covering her mouth as his three partners cover the woods woods behind her, her scoping for Victoria. Victoria ...but but there is nothing but SILENCE. SILENCE EXT. WALL - NIGHT EXT ESTATE WALL Frank slips over the wall, wall Marvin just behind him. him Sneaking up the perimeter, weapons perimeter they they suddenly suddenly raise weapons... ...and with her rifle. and Victoria slips from the shadows shadows with rifle VICTORIA They They have Sarah. Sarah Frank turns back to the estate wall: wall he's he s going over. over VICTORIA (cont'd) cont d You can't. can t (beat) beat How you willing willing to kill? How many many are you kill SOUNDS RISE as people crash through the underbrush behind them. them Up the road, road other forces are closing in. in VICTORIA (cont'd) cont d Live to fight another day, day Francis. Francis Sickened, Sickened Frank knows knows she's she s right. right INT. INT DUNNING'S DUNNING S HOUSE - STUDY - NIGHT Two Two of the COMMANDOS move in, in covering the room. room Dunning sits cuffed in his chair. chair COMMANDO #1 Clear! Clear COMMANDO #2 Mr. Mr Dunning? Dunning Yes. Yes

DUNNING Thank God. God

89. 89 FSST! FSST! FSST FSST pistol. pistol

The commando fires twice twice from a SILENCED

EXT. WOODS - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS EXT VIRGINIA WOODS Leading the way way out of the woods, woods Frank pauses at the edge of a creek and a small country country road. road A helicopter flies overhead, overhead searchlight cutting the darkness. darkness And directly directly across from them a limo sits under the trees. trees The door opens and out steps Ivan Siderov. Siderov IVAN Now waste Now is not time to waste.

Come! Come

FRANK How...? How The Russian smiles wide. wide IVAN You are not the only with only country country with satellites. satellites MARVIN (aside aside to Frank) Frank Why Why would would he be helping us..? us But Ivan is staring at Victoria. Victoria IVAN Zaychick Zaychick moy. moy She smiles back. back Hello Ivan. Ivan

VICTORIA It's you It s good to see you.

Frank looks between between them. them FRANK Did he just call you... you bunny? bunny VICTORIA Life, Life sometimes, sometimes is complicated. complicated

90. 90 EXT. EXT COUNTRY HOUSE - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING I/E. I/E BACK DECK - NIGHT Victoria sits on the wide wide arm of Frank's Frank s chair, chair changing the dressings on his wounds. wounds Through it all she somehow somehow still manages to look stunning. stunning Marvin's Marvin s off to one side, side staring out into the night. night Ivan puts the finishing touches on a pitcher of martinis and pours a round. round FRANK To Joe. Joe Everyone Everyone raises their glasses. glasses ALL To Joe. Joe FRANK A life of service and sacrifice. sacrifice They They drink. drink It's It s a long somber beat. beat Finally Finally Victoria breaks the silence. silence VICTORIA Does anyone want to discuss the anyone want fact that we're we re all dead? dead MARVIN It ain't ain t over till it's it s over. over VICTORIA The CIA's CIA s being used as the Vice President's President s personal hit squad. squad It's It s a bit of a conversation crusher. crusher pitcher. pitcher

Ivan holds up the

IVAN Anyone Anyone like another? another Victoria and Marvin raise their glasses. glasses FRANK They They say say he's he s going to run for President. President

91. 91 VICTORIA I don't don t think it's it s possible to outrun this. It's this It s only only a matter of time until they they find us. us IVAN You could come to Mother Russia. Russia MARVIN When When hell freezes over. over IVAN St. St Petersburg in the spring is very very beautiful. beautiful FRANK Anyone Anyone else? else They They think it over. over VICTORIA Veritas vos liberabit. liberabit will will set you you free. free

The truth

MARVIN Tell people? people VICTORIA It's It s a thought. thought MARVIN What What about Frank's Frank s girlfriend? girlfriend What's What s her name? The cute one. name one They'd Of course They d kill her so fast. fast they But they might have already. already they'll In they ll interrogate her first. first fact, fact she's she s probably probably getting waterboarded waterboarded right now... now VICTORIA Marvin. Marvin MARVIN What? What He looks over at Frank who who gets up, up heading inside. inside MARVIN (cont'd) cont d Oh. Oh INT. INT KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS Frank stands at the kitchen sink as Ivan walks walks in. in IVAN You okay? okay

92. 92 FRANK No. No IVAN I want want to show you something. show you something He starts unbuttoning his shirt. shirt IVAN (cont'd) cont d Don't Don t get too excited. excited Pulling it open reveals old scars from three bullet wounds. wounds IVAN (cont'd) cont d This was was done to me by by the love of my It seemed that what what we we my life. life had was was not meant to be. But now be now she is sitting in my my house drinking vodka. vodka FRANK Victoria? Victoria IVAN Three bullets in the chest. But chest when when I woke woke up alive, alive I knew knew that she still loved me - or it would would have been the head. head Frank can't can t help but smile. smile

Ivan buttons his shirt. shirt

IVAN (cont'd) cont d Was Was a big risk for her of course, course but one does crazy crazy things for love. love Look at me. I guarantee, me guarantee helping you you today today is not a good career move. move (shrugs) shrugs But you you only only live once, once right? right (beat) beat Do not fear, With With a fear my my friend. friend small, small dedicated group, group there is little that can not be accomplished. accomplished INT. INT CIA - OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - NIGHT Cooper stands across the desk from Stevens. Stevens COOPER Someone took that shot. That's shot That s either another team in play play or someone in our ranks. And the ranks Dunning execution? That doesn't execution doesn t feel like Moses to me. me Stevens considers. considers

93. 93 DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS I'll I ll look into it. it COOPER That's That s it? it Stevens is calm and thoughtful. thoughtful Do your your job. job out. out

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS I'll I ll figure this

INT. INT INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT Sarah sits in an interrogation room with with an observation mirror, mirror a table and two two chairs bolted to the floor. floor The door opens and Cooper enters with with Frank's He Frank s file. file takes a seat across from her and sets it between between them. them COOPER There will will be no lawyer. No one lawyer is coming. There will will be no record coming of what what transpires here. here She stares at him. him COOPER (cont'd) cont d You're what other You re going to tell me what agents are involved with with Frank Moses, who helped him escape, Moses who escape and what what his relationship is to that government. government Cooper puts a satellite photograph on top of Frank's Frank s file that shows shows Frank, Frank Marvin, Marvin Victoria, Victoria and Ivan by by the limo, limo but if you you didn't would be impossible. didn t know, know an ID would impossible COOPER (cont'd) cont d If you you cooperate fully, fully there may may be a light at the end of the tunnel. tunnel Until then, then there is nothing I can not do to you. you Nothing. Nothing Sarah, Sarah shaking, shaking slowly slowly starts to cry. cry COOPER (cont'd) cont d Look at the picture. picture She takes the file with with trembling hands, hands and... and Swinging Swinging as hard as she can, can she catches Cooper full in the face with with the six-inch-thick WHAM! WHAM six inch thick file. file He goes down down and she's she s around the table and out the door... door

94. 94 ...where where two two LARGE GUARDS jump up, up ready ready to grab her. her Sarah stops, stops realizing it's it s futile. futile Turning, walks back into the interrogation room where where Turning she walks Cooper's Cooper s regaining his feet. feet She looks at him, him icy, icy all traces of false emotion gone. gone SARAH The reason other people are involved is because they they have honor and integrity. Stuff you you wouldn't wouldn t integrity know know about. about (beat) beat So do what what you you need to do. And do they'll what they they ll do what they need to do. do And at the end of the day, we'll we ll day see who who comes out in one piece. piece Cooper smiles. smiles COOPER You really really do care for each other. other Sarah stares at him. him COOPER (cont'd) cont d That's That s how how I'm I m going to get him. him Thank you. you INT. INT VICE PRESIDENT STANTON'S STANTON S OFFICE - DAY VICE PRESIDENT ROBERT STANTON, STANTON sitting alone in his dark office, office looks up from his desk as the Director of Operations is ushered in. in DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS Mr. Mr Vice President. President VICE PRESIDENT STANTON Gary. Gary DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS I just received a report that Andrew Andrew Dunning is dead. dead The Vice President considers, considers looking at him evenly. evenly VICE PRESIDENT STANTON I heard. heard DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS Is everything everything all right, right sir? sir

95. 95 VICE PRESIDENT STANTON He was was a good friend. He would would friend have been pleased I'm I m going to seek the nomination. nomination DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS Yes sir. sir (beat) beat Is there anything you anything I can do for you? VICE PRESIDENT STANTON No. No Stevens walks walks out, out troubled. troubled INT. INT OPERATIONS CENTER - DAY Cooper's Cooper s at his desk. desk A phone RINGS. RINGS

Jackson and Thomas sit waiting. waiting

Thomas nods at Cooper. Cooper

THOMAS Trace is running. running Cooper hits a button and picks up the phone. phone COOPER Operations. Operations FRANK (O.S.) O S Here's With With Here s the thing, thing Cooper. Cooper age comes a certain perspective. perspective I'm you have what what it takes I m not sure you to appreciate my my position. position Cooper smiles. smiles COOPER Try Try me. me THOMAS (background) background It's It s a land line. line INTERCUT - INT. INT HOME OFFICE - DAY - CONTINUOUS Frank leans back in his chair, chair rubbing his temples. temples FRANK I keep going over in my my head if I was was ever like you: you the blind ambition and misplaced trust. I trust don't don t know. know

96. 96 COOPER Does it matter? matter FRANK It might help me decide what what to do next. next COOPER What What are you you thinking about? about FRANK There's There s a lot of hard things about our business. But in all my years business my years, it wasn't wasn t the killing, killing or the stress, stress or the pay pay that bothered me. I didn't what it me didn t even realize what was was until it was was too late. late Cooper looks at Thomas who who whispers... whispers THOMAS Almost there... there COOPER What What was was it? it FRANK It's you love can be It s how how anything anything you used against you. you It taught me never to invest. Never to care. invest care (beat) beat Once I became Frank Moses I lived my without attachments. my entire life without attachments It took discipline, was damn discipline but I was good at it. it (beat) beat And then I met Sarah. And now you Sarah now you have her. It's worst thing in her It s the worst the world world to know your enemies know that your could hurt the ones you you love. The love feeling of powerlessness powerlessness is almost indescribable. indescribable Cooper sits back, back smug. smug THOMAS Got him! him Thomas excitedly excitedly scribbles an address on a pad and holds it up to Cooper. Cooper Cooper goes pale. pale

He looks like he's he s going to be sick. sick

FRANK You there, there Cooper? Cooper

97. 97 COOPER (covering covering the phone) phone My He's My house! house He s at my my house! house Jackson and Thomas scramble for phones. phones Frank sits back, back putting his feet up on the home office desk with with pictures of Cooper, wife and kids. Cooper his wife kids FRANK It's It s just like I said, said isn't isn t it: it almost indescribable. indescribable Cooper looks like a shell of a man. man COOPER Please... Please Frank's Frank s tone shifts. shifts FRANK Shut up! It's up It s time to grow grow up and look at what's what s going on. on COOPER Don't Don t hurt them... them FRANK Listen carefully. This is the carefully part I was was talking about where where I'm I m not sure you you have what what it takes to understand. understand As the others shout orders behind him, him Cooper listens, listens riveted. riveted FRANK (cont'd) cont d I've I ve spent my my life doing terrible things for the CIA because I believed what what I was was doing was was right. right But when when you you find out that you've you ve been a tool for corrupt political ends, was in Afghanistan, ends like I was Afghanistan and like you're you re are now, you have now you to take a stand. This is a stain stand on our souls, souls Cooper. Cooper There's There s a long beat. beat COOPER What What are you you going to do? do FRANK The right thing. The moral thing. thing thing The thing you'd you d do yourself yourself if you you had any any balls at all. all (more) more

98. 98 FRANK (cont'd) cont d (pause) pause I'm I m going to kill the Vice President. President A reaction ripples through the room: room oh shit. shit FRANK (cont'd) cont d But my question Cooper, my question, Cooper is this. this What What are you do you going to do? CLICK. CLICK

The line goes dead. dead

Cooper sits shell-shocked. shell shocked EXT. EXT COOPER'S COOPER S HOUSE - DAY A SWAT SWAT van SCREECHES to a halt before the house, house disgorging men who who swarm swarm the house... house ...scaring wife and children in scaring the hell out of Cooper's Cooper s wife the middle of a backyard backyard soccer game. game INT. INT OPERATIONS CENTER - DAY - CONTINUOUS The phone rings and it's it s in Cooper's Cooper s hand in an instant. instant SWAT SWAT (V.O.) V O They're They They re fine, fine sir. sir They never even knew was here. knew he was here Relief washes washes over him like a physical wave physical wave. COOPER Let me talk to my wife my wife. Jackson looks over at Cooper holding the line. line JACKSON Why Why didn't didn t he take them? them (beat) beat We We would would have. You have his girl. have girl Cooper glances around the room. room

All eyes eyes are on him. him

COOPER I don't don t know. know EXT. EXT SELF-STORAGE SELF STORAGE UNIT - DAY A rusty rusty door rolls up revealing Frank and Marvin peering into this storage unit full of cheap dusty dusty cabinets. cabinets Pulling them open reveals a trove of rifles, rifles machine guns, guns grenade launchers and mortars. mortars

99. 99 Marvin looks at Frank. Frank MARVIN I want want you you to know know I'm I m very very excited. excited FRANK Back in '78 78 I thought I'd I d put a few you know, few things aside, aside you know just in case. case Opening a locker, locker Frank pulls out a pair of vintage aviators and tries them on. on MARVIN Explosives? Explosives FRANK Just past the ammo. ammo Marvin opens a locker: locker blocks of C-4, C 4 detonators, detonators and primer-cord. primer cord MARVIN I love you, you man! man EXT. EXT CHICAGO - THE ALLERTON HOTEL - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING SUPERED TITLE: TITLE

CHICAGO

This swank swank Miracle Mile landmark rises into the night with with a steady steady stream of limos arriving out front. front INT. INT BALLROOM - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING Crystal white and blue Crystal chandeliers hang above a red, red white decorated stage. Sumptuous tables surround a dance floor stage where where a band plays WEALTHY DONORS mingle. plays as WEALTHY mingle SECRET SERVICE AGENTS stand discretely discretely around the perimeter of the large room, watching guests schmooze. room watching schmooze ON STAGE Cooper confers with with a tall thin man, man AGENT BURBACHER, BURBACHER the head of Vice President Stanton's Stanton s security security detail. detail AGENT BURBACHER My You have anything? My team is set. set anything COOPER No. No Burbacher keys keys an inconspicuous radio. radio

100. 100 AGENT BURBACHER This is Burbacher. He's Burbacher He s clear for entry. entry Cooper heads off stage as behind him VICE PRESIDENT STANTON strides in, wide politician's in smiling a wide politician s smile as he's he s immediately immediately surrounded and shaking hands. hands Cooper joins Jackson off to one side. side JACKSON Everything Everything all right? right COOPER I just have a feeling. feeling Cooper moves on and Thomas steps up. up THOMAS He has a feeling? feeling JACKSON No wonder wonder Secret Service is sick of us. us As they they look out, out studying studying the crowd, crowd Ivan Siderov passes behind them, wearing a tux, them wearing tux blending in perfectly perfectly. INT. INT HOTEL KITCHEN - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Cooper walks walks into the kitchen, kitchen instantly instantly assaulted by by bright lights, yelling at each lights heat, heat and dozens of people yelling other in different languages. languages Surveying Surveying the perimeter, perimeter Cooper notes the placement of three Secret Service agents, agents and then heads out. out But WE WE STAY, wheeling a trash can past STAY following following a BUSBOY wheeling Secret Service and outside. outside EXT. EXT HOTEL - DUMPSTERS/LOADING DOCK - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS The busboy busboy heaves his can up, up emptying emptying it into a dumpster... dumpster ...and yanked up and over, and is suddenly suddenly yanked over disappearing inside. inside INT. INT HOTEL KITCHEN - NIGHT Rolling the can back inside past Secret Service... Service ...is is Marvin. Marvin

101. 101 Pushing the can into a dry dry storage closet, closet he reaches in, in pulling out two which he sets on the two heavy heavy garbage bags which floor with with a METALLIC THUD. THUD EXT. EXT THE ALLERTON HOTEL - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS A doorman opens a limo and out steps Victoria, Victoria looking absolutely absolutely stunning in a body-hugging, body hugging full-length full length gown. gown INT. INT HOTEL LOBBY - CONTINUOUS Victoria enters, enters garnering appreciative looks as she makes her way way to the ballroom. ballroom SECURITY CHECK Stepping through the metal detector she generates a BEEP. BEEP VICTORIA Oh, Oh of course. course Removing her heavy heavy multi-strand multi strand necklace, necklace she places it in a velvet tray young woman, woman then tray held by by a deferential young steps through cleanly. cleanly SECURITY WOMAN WOMAN Thank you, you ma'am. ma am But putting the necklace back on, on she drops her clutch. clutch Someone is there instantly, instantly picking it up and handing it back. back VICTORIA Thank you you so much. much MARVIN Of course. course He walks walks off. She closes her clutch over whatever off whatever he slipped her and presents her invitation to the table of GREETERS. GREETERS GREETER Welcome Welcome Ms. It's Ms Smith. Smith It s a pleasure to have you you at our 2012 victory victory fund gala. gala Victoria smiles wide. wide VICTORIA The pleasure is all mine. mine

102. 102 INT. INT BALLROOM FOYER - NIGHT Cooper stands looking out the windows windows as introductory introductory remarks drone on behind him. him Pedestrians pass back and forth outside, outside but something catches his attention in the distance. distance A FIGURE stands across the street, watching the hotel. street watching hotel His collar's wearing a hat, collar s up and he's he s wearing hat but in the headlights of a passing car... car ...it's it s Frank. Frank Cooper's yelling into his radio. Cooper s instantly instantly running, running yelling radio COOPER I have visual contact. Front of contact the hotel, hotel across the street.... street EXT. EXT THE ALLERTON HOTEL - NIGHT Bursting from the hotel, hotel Cooper races down down the steps, steps gun out as he plows plows into traffic. traffic Jackson and Thomas run after their boss, boss closing the gap until they where the figure was. was they reach him at the corner where Cooper's wildly but there's Cooper s looking around wildly, there s no one there, there no one retreating, retreating nothing. nothing Except... on a window window ledge where where Frank was was standing, Except standing there's Cooper picks it there s a single .45 45 caliber cartridge. cartridge up, up staring at the bullet... bullet COOPER Now! Now

Back inside! inside INT. INT BALLROOM - NIGHT

Cooper and Agent Burbacher square quietly but square off, off quietly intensely, intensely as the event continues behind them. them Moses is here. here the VP. VP

COOPER You have to pull

AGENT BURBACHER Just like in Jacksonville? The Jacksonville moment there is confirmed threat, threat I will will call it. Until then... it then COOPER I just saw saw him... him

103. 103 AGENT BURBACHER This isn't This is him. He's isn t me. me him He s had enough of you. you If there is something actionable we we will will act. act Until then, then this conversation is finished. finished He turns and leaves, leaves Cooper staring after him, him stunned. stunned INTRO SPEAKER ...And with great pleasure, And so it is with pleasure I introduce to you, you Vice President Robert Stanton! Stanton The crowd crowd bursts into THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE as Stanton takes the stage, waving Cooper keys stage waving. keys his radio. radio COOPER Stand ready. ready VICE PRESIDENT STANTON Thank you. you Thank you you so much. much I'll you ll I ll keep it short, short so you'll actually write those checks you're you re actually write promising. promising As the audience laughs, WE CUT AROUND THE ROOM to all the laughs WE Secret Service and CIA Agents in play. play VICE PRESIDENT STANTON (cont'd) cont d It is this group here tonight that got us into the White White House. And House it is this group that will will keep us there. there (beat) beat My yet made My friends, friends I have not yet the announcement publicly, publicly but it's it s my my intention to seek the nomination of our party party for the presidency presidency in 2012. 2012 There's There s APPLAUSE and CHEERS. CHEERS Burbacher stands at the front of the stage staring out into the lights... lights VICE PRESIDENT STANTON (cont'd) cont d We've We ve come a long way way together, together but our best years years are still ahead! ahead So be generous. Get your your friends generous to be generous, generous and I look forward forward to speaking with with all of you you across the course of the evening. evening Jackson and Thomas flank Cooper, waiting Cooper waiting...

104. 104 VICE PRESIDENT STANTON (cont'd) cont d God bless you you all. And God bless all America. America The MUSIC KICKS IN and APPLAUSE EXPLODES. EXPLODES We We PRESS IN on Cooper and... and BANG! BANG A SINGLE SHOT RINGS OUT. OUT gun... gun

Cooper draws, draws looking for the

...but but sees only only Jackson and Thomas staring at him like he's he s crazy crazy as other champagne bottles POP. POP VICE PRESIDENT STANTON (cont'd) cont d Please join Adyline Adyline and me on the dance floor for a spin before dinner. dinner Chagrined, weapon Chagrined Cooper holsters his weapon. COOPER I'm I m stepping out. out Couples fill the floor as he walks walks out past... past VICTORIA scanning the crowd, waiting crowd waiting... ...and and suddenly suddenly there is an arm around her, her sweeping sweeping her around and onto the dance floor. floor IVAN Hello, Hello bunny. bunny She glares at him. him VICTORIA Moves like that could get you you killed. killed IVAN Your radiance this evening renders me almost speechless. speechless VICTORIA Almost. Almost He leads a turn and spin which which she executes executes perfectly. perfectly Ivan smiles wide. wide VICTORIA (cont'd) cont d What What are you you grinning at? at

105. 105 IVAN You know know I have always always dreamed of killing the American President. President VICTORIA Vice President. President IVAN Tsch. Whatever. Whatever Having you you in my Tsch my arms again... I get carried away. again away VICTORIA Really. Really IVAN Tell me you you love me. me The song winds winds to a close, close but he continues to dance. dance VICTORIA The song, It's song Ivan. Ivan It s over. over IVAN Is it? it (beat) beat To work work then. then

Ah. Ah

Breaking their embrace, embrace he heads off... off VICTORIA Ivan! Ivan He looks back and fumblingly fumblingly she tries to hand him a small spray spray canister from her clutch. clutch Oh. Oh

Yes. Yes

IVAN Of course. course

He takes it, it kisses her hand, hand and melts into the crowd. crowd Victoria sits, we ve seen sits flushed, flushed and for the first time we've her, her not totally totally cool. cool IVAN moves through the crowded crowded reception, reception canister held low low at his side, side covertly covertly spraying spraying a PUFF here and there. there People begins to SNIFF and a low low murmur rises. rises VICTORIA makes her way way to the main ballroom doors, doors pulling them closed. Stepping out, closed out she calls back into the room. room Gas! Gas

VICTORIA Oh my I smell GAS! my God! God GAS

106. 106 IVAN on the opposite side of the room, room pulls the fire alarm. alarm IVAN FIRE! FIRE INT. INT BATHROOM - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Cooper, water on his face, Cooper splashing water face looks up as ALARMS RING OUT. OUT INT. INT LOBBY - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS As SCREAMS RISE inside, inside Victoria pulls her necklace apart into individual cable loops, wrapping them through the loops wrapping handles of all the ballroom doors and clipping them shut, shut locking everyone everyone inside. inside INT. INT BALLROOM - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS PANIC RIPS THROUGH THE CROWD with Ivan doing his best to CROWD with incite a riot, with hands above his head, riot running with head screaming like a little girl... girl IVAN It's It s going to blow! blow AGENT BURBACHER is in full control, control his team immediately immediately locking down down the VP, VP pulling him to the back of the room. room Stairwell Stairwell two. two

AGENT BURBACHER Move! Move! Move! Move Move Move

COOPER bursts into the ballroom, ballroom stunned at the chaos before him: him people screaming and running, running totally totally out of control. control COOPER (into into radio) radio Shadow Shadow the VP. VP INT. INT STAIRWELL STAIRWELL 2 - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS With With two with the VP, two agents on point, point four with VP and two two in the rear, rear the Secret Service team hustles down down the stairs. stairs

107. 107 INT. INT EXECUTIVE ELEVATOR - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS A LONE Secret Service AGENT stands before this elevator, elevator trying trying to follow follow the action on his ear-piece. ear piece Victoria appears at the far end of the hall. hall LONE AGENT This is a restricted area. area She smiles, way up the hall. smiles smoothly smoothly making her way hall VICTORIA I'm I m sure I'm I m allowed. allowed Ma'am. Stop. Ma am Stop limits! limits

LONE AGENT This area is off

She continues forward, forward completely completely unfazed as the agent draws weapon draws his weapon. VICTORIA (amused) amused Put that away. away am? am

Do you you know who I know who

LONE AGENT Stop or I will will be forced to treat you you as a threat. threat She smiles even wider. wider VICTORIA Look at this dress. Where, Where exactly, dress exactly is the threat? threat The agent looks her over as she puts up her hands and closes the rest of the distance and... and WHAM: WHAM the gun is twisted twisted out of his hand as he takes a chop to the side of the neck and goes down. down Victoria takes a moment to fix fix her boobs as Marvin enters the hall with with two two duffel bags. bags They They step into the elevator, elevator she inserts a fireman's fireman s key, key and hits G G. INT. INT GARAGE - NIGHT Burbacher's Burbacher s point men burst out of the stairwell, stairwell covering the garage and pulling open the doors of the waiting waiting car. car Burbacher and close security security pile the VP into the car and it peels out, out rounding a corner and... and

108. 108 Is ripped apart by by automatic fire, fire heavy heavy rounds pulverizing the front of the car, wall car sending it smashing into a wall. Screaming commands, commands Burbacher forces the VP out, out using the car as a shield as rounds continue to pour in. in POINT MAN AGENT What What the hell are they they using? using INSERT - VICTORIA ...blazing with a belt-fed blazing away away with belt fed machine gun. gun Behind her, her Marvin fires bolts into the concrete, concrete setting something up. up RETURN TO SCENE Burbacher screams into his radio. radio AGENT BURBACHER We're We re taking heavy Everyone heavy fire! fire Everyone move in! Get a car in here! in here INT. INT GARAGE - ONE FLOOR UP - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Cooper and his team run down down the garage ramp from one level up. up COOPER Stay Stay low, low flank them. them INT. INT BALLROOM - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS The doors give way way and as a mass of trapped, trapped screaming people charge safely safely for the exit, exit Ivan saunters after them, them lifting a glass of Champagne from a table. table INT. INT LOBBY - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Sipping the drink, way to the drink he calmly calmly makes his way elevators, elevators tapping twice twice on the second one from the left. left The doors roll open revealing Frank dressed in a conservative suit and tie tie. IVAN Good evening, evening Frank. Frank FRANK Ivan. Ivan He steps out as Ivan steps in, in the doors rolling closed. closed

109. 109 INT. INT ELEVATOR - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS SOOTHING MUSIC plays plays in the background. background As Ivan descends, descends he begins to hum the RUSSIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM, quietly at first, ANTHEM quietly first then louder and more enthusiastically, with his drink until... enthusiastically conducting with until DING: DING the doors roll open onto chaos: chaos INSERT - GARAGE - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS ...where where a huge fire-fight fire fight is unfolding: unfolding the Secret Service team pinned down down as another ARMORED LIMO moves in to get them cover. cover Culminating the anthem, anthem Ivan pulls a remote from his jacket and presses the button: button a huge explosion explosion rips out the front end of the back-up back up limo. limo RETURN TO SCENE The elevator doors roll back closed on the DEAFENING ACTION, ACTION and Ivan leans back, back sips his drink, drink and listens to the SOOTHING MUSIC once again. again INT. INT GARAGE - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS As smoke from the limo explosion explosion fills the air, air Burbacher grabs his guys, guys and the VP. VP We're We re moving! moving

AGENT BURBACHER South Exit! Go! Exit Go

They They break for the stairs as shots ring out behind them. them INT. INT GARAGE - SECOND LEVEL - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Cooper's Cooper s team angles in behind Victoria and Marvin's Marvin s position, position one row row of cars back, back listening to the FIRE. FIRE On my my command. command

COOPER Two. Two

One. One

Go! Go

They They break, break moving in, in and... and The machine gun stands on a tripod, tripod UNMANNED, UNMANNED firing bursts. bursts Cooper stares at it, it furious, furious realizing... realizing Outside! Outside

COOPER (cont'd) cont d Outside! Outside

110. 110 EXT. EXT THE ALLERTON HOTEL - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING SWAT, SWAT firemen, firemen and EMTs pour into the building. building INT. INT SUB LEVEL ONE - ACCESS CORRIDOR - NIGHT Gun in one hand, hand Vice President's President s arm in the other, other Burbacher leads the Secret Service team running through the access corridors under the hotel into a... a INT. INT ROOM SERVICE PREP KITCHEN - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS AGENT BURBACHER Secret Service! Everybody Service Everybody down. down Workers Workers duck as the team crosses the room. room But Burbacher sees something, something shoving the VP down... down ...as as AUTOMATIC FIRE rakes the counter. counter ANGLE ON MARVIN AND VICTORIA In a side corridor. She empties the magazine and he hands corridor her another as they watch kitchen workers workers scatter and the they watch Secret Service return fire. fire MARVIN I remember the Secret Service being tougher. tougher VICTORIA Me too. too But suddenly suddenly they're they re taking fire from behind, behind bullets SLAPPING in to the wall wall around them. them Marvin ducks, ducks drawing drawing a machine pistol and spraying spraying the corridor. corridor MARVIN I think it's it s SWAT. SWAT VICTORIA (O.S.) O S We We have a problem, problem Marvin. Marvin He looks over. over Victoria's Victoria s on the floor, floor her dress awash awash in blood from a gunshot wound wound in her side. side Marvin's Marvin s instantly instantly in motion, motion delving into a duffel bag, bag pulling cans of smoke, yanking pins, smoke yanking pins tossing them out. out

111. 111 With With smoke adding a new new layer layer of confusion to the SHOUTING and GUNFIRE, GUNFIRE he picks up Victoria, Victoria heading up a different corridor. corridor He hustles forward forward as fast as he can, can but the SOUNDS OF PURSUIT rise behind him. him Marvin fires back down down the hall, hall then pulls open a door revealing a utility utility closet and leans her inside. inside VICTORIA (cont'd) cont d What What the hell? hell MARVIN No choice. choice She look at him, him realizing he's he s right. right Stripping off his jacket, jacket he puts it around Victoria. Victoria Stepping back REVEALS he's wearing a vest, he s wearing vest covered in plastic explosives. explosives VICTORIA Good luck. luck He gives her a wink. wink MARVIN You only only live once, once right? right He shuts the door, door and takes off up the hall. hall A moment later, later a SWAT SWAT assault unit sweeps sweeps up the hall after him. him INT. INT CLOSET - NIGHT Victoria takes off her shoes, shoes pulls Marvin's Marvin s jacket tight around her and tries to stand up. up INT. INT SUB LEVEL ONE - NIGHT Stumbling out of the smoke, smoke Burbacher checks the VP for wounds wounds until Stanton pushes him off. off VICE PRESIDENT STANTON I'm Just get me the hell I m fine. fine out of here. here Kelsey! Kelsey

AGENT BURBACHER James! Up front. James front

112. 112 INT. INT SUB LEVEL ONE - HALL - NIGHT Victoria makes her way way forward, weak but deliberate, forward weak deliberate her breathing fast and shallow. shallow Rounding a corner she finds herself at a steel security security gate pulled across the concrete corridor. corridor SHOUTS and FOOTSTEPS rise behind her. her Defeated, Defeated she presses her face against the cold metal. metal IVAN (O.S.) O S Perhaps I can be of some assistance? assistance She looks up, up finding him on the other side of the gate, gate already already reaching through, through picking the lock. lock Smiling as the gate swings swings open, open she takes his arm. arm VICTORIA I love you. you INT. WIDE CORRIDOR - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS INT WIDE The Secret Service team clears a stairwell stairwell emerging into a wide wide ground-floor ground floor corridor of the hotel. hotel The corridor is empty, empty but Burbacher halts his team, team looking around. around From the darkness at one end of the hall, hall a lone figure emerges. emerges It's It s Marvin, Marvin covered in explosives, explosives holding a dead-man dead man trigger in one hand. hand The VP looks up in horror. horror VICE PRESIDENT STANTON Oh God... God AGENT BURBACHER Go! Go The whole whole team takes off, off pulling along the VP, VP running all-out all out towards towards the doors at the end of the hall. hall Marvin starts after them, them fingering the trigger, trigger screaming like a madman. madman MARVIN AAAAAAAAAAAAGH! AAAAAAAAAAAAGH

113. 113 EXT. EXT THE ALLERTON HOTEL - NORTH SIDE - NIGHT An explosion explosion rips out of the hotel, hotel a fireball billowing billowing up into the night... night ...as as the Secret Service team spills out the door. door People outside run SCREAMING in all directions, directions but... but A SECRET SERVICE LIMO ...screeches screeches to a halt beside the agents. agents Burbacher and another agent pull the VP into the car and it peels out. out IVAN AND VICTORIA stand among the refugee guests, guests onlookers, onlookers and emergency emergency workers, workers watching watching from a distance as the car disappears into the night. night VICTORIA He made it. it IVAN That's That s it then. then CUT TO: TO I/E. I/E LIMOUSINE - DRIVING - NIGHT With With the VP between between them, them Agent Burbacher shares a look of palpable relief with with the other Agent as the car SQUEALS around a turn, turn putting the hotel behind them. them AGENT BURBACHER (into into radio) radio We're We re clear. En route to airport clear now. now CONTROL (V.O.) V O Copy Copy that. that The limo pulls onto the highway, highway speeding into the night. night VICE PRESIDENT STANTON (furious) furious How How the hell did that happen? happen Burbacher forces himself to keep cool. cool AGENT BURBACHER I don't yet sir. don t know know yet, sir The other Agent checks behind them for a tail: tail nothing. nothing

114. 114 OTHER AGENT Looks clear. clear DRIVER (O.S.) O S Copy Copy that. that THE CAMERA SLOWLY SLOWLY MOVES FORWARD FORWARD to REVEAL that FRANK is the driver. driver He puts on his signal and pulls over beneath an overpass. overpass AGENT BURBACHER Why Why are we we stopping? stopping Frank turns and fires a tazer, tazer sending him into convulsions. convulsions The other Agent reaches for his gun, gun but ZAP, ZAP gets tazed as well. well Stanton stares at Frank in horror. horror ZAP! ZAP CUT TO: TO INT. INT LIMOUSINE - DRIVING - NIGHT Stanton slowly slowly comes around in the back seat, seat groaning. groaning His Secret Service Agents are gone. gone His hands are zip-tied zip tied behind his back. back Frank glances at him in the rear view view mirror. mirror VICE PRESIDENT STANTON Who Who are you? you FRANK Frank Moses. Moses (beat) beat One of the men you you ordered killed. killed The Vice President looks at him in fear. fear VICE PRESIDENT STANTON I don't what you're you re talking don t know know what about. about Frank lets it go, go just driving. driving VICE PRESIDENT STANTON (cont'd) cont d What What do you you want? want From you? you

FRANK Nothing. Nothing

115. 115 Stanton senses this is bad. bad VICE PRESIDENT STANTON I'm we can negotiate I m sure we something... something FRANK So now you now it's it s coming back to you? Stanton pipes down. down FRANK (cont'd) cont d Or have there been so many many that they Maybe they all just blur together? together Maybe you you don't don t even think about it. it (beat) beat I was was prepared to live my my life in peace. You couldn't peace couldn t even let me have that. that VICE PRESIDENT STANTON I don't don t know.... know FRANK I was was there. there

Afghanistan. Afghanistan

Stanton suddenly suddenly looks like he's he s been gut-punched. gut punched he's he s about to be sick. sick

Like

VICE PRESIDENT STANTON Can we we talk about this? this FRANK You can talk all you you want. want Frank slowly slowly pulls over into a deserted lot near an industrial waterfront waterfront area beneath the El tracks. tracks FRANK (cont'd) cont d But I'm you I m still going to kill you. EXT. EXT DESERTED LOT - NIGHT He gets out of the car, car opens the rear door, door and pulls Stanton out, out spilling him into the dirt. dirt FRANK On your your knees. knees The VP crawls crawls up, up coming apart, apart on the verge of tears. tears VICE PRESIDENT STANTON I didn't didn t kill anyone. anyone (sobbing) sobbing I tried to stop it. it (more) more

116. 116 VICE PRESIDENT STANTON (cont'd) cont d They They pulled me out because my my dad knew wouldn t matter. I was was knew it wouldn't matter there. there Frank unholsters his old .45 45 and crouches down down to look the VP in the eye. eye FRANK It's want revenge. I It s not that I want revenge don't you But there don t care about you. are rules about how you treat your your how you tools. The people who who do things tools for you you do it because they they believe in the greater good. good Frank holds up his set of dog tags. tags Now we see that the Now we name and number have been filed out. out FRANK (cont'd) cont d I joined up when when I was was seventeen and took an oath to defend this country. They country They stamped these tags with with the name my my mother gave me. me Later the Company Company erased that name forever. These are a symbol forever symbol of that sacrifice. sacrifice A train goes by with a deafening ROAR. by overhead with ROAR Frank levels his gun at the Vice President. President FRANK (cont'd) cont d Today Today I am going to restore honor to your your office. office Suddenly Suddenly bright lights pin Frank. Frank COOPER Freeze! Freeze Cooper emerges from a car, weapon drawn. car weapon drawn COOPER (cont'd) cont d Do this, you re dead! this you're dead Frank glances at Cooper, Cooper then back at the VP, VP as the POUNDING of a helicopter draws draws close. close FRANK I guess I'm with that. I m okay okay with that He starts to move, move but Cooper pulls Sarah from the car, car covering her with with his weapon. weapon She and Frank lock eyes. eyes

So close but so far. far

117. 117 He looks between between her and the VP. VP FRANK (cont'd) cont d I love you. you SARAH I love you you too. too Frank looks at Cooper. Cooper FRANK She goes free. free Cooper nods. nods FRANK (cont'd) cont d Swear your family's Swear it on your family s life. life COOPER I do. do Sarah looks between between them, them horrified. horrified SARAH No... No Frank slowly slowly lowers lowers his .45. 45 It CLATTERS to the ground. ground Jackson and Thomas move in on him, him guns ready. ready Frank puts his hands above his head, head and as the chopper lands, lands kicking up dust over the scene, scene his eyes eyes never leave Sarah's Sarah s as he's he s cuffed. cuffed Stevens gets out of the chopper. chopper Approaching Cooper, Cooper he eyes eyes Frank and the VP. VP DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS That's That s him? him COOPER That's That s him. him DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS Good work. work Cooper gives him a nod. nod COOPER Yes sir. sir The VP approaches Stevens, Stevens still shaking, shaking furious... furious

118. 118 VICE PRESIDENT STANTON What What the hell have you you done? I done asked you you to find out who who knew knew about Afghanistan to see if we we could control the story. story Frank watches watches this, this trying trying to figure it out. out DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS Which Which is exactly what I did. I exactly what did protected this administration and made this campaign possible. With With possible the stroke of a pen, you a pen I gave you shot at the presidency. presidency VICE PRESIDENT STANTON You had people killed! killed DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS No one who who mattered. mattered VICE PRESIDENT STANTON Americans! Americans DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS Nobody Nobody cares! cares VICE PRESIDENT STANTON This isn't what I wanted! wanted isn t what Stevens smiles coldly. coldly DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS STEVENS These aren't you need to aren t details you be concerned about. All you you need about to remember is that you you owe owe me me. The VP starts towards towards him. him VICE PRESIDENT STANTON Is that why why you you did this? this Cooper steps between between them, them stopping the VP. VP He nods to Jackson and Thomas. Thomas COOPER Escort the Vice President to the chopper. chopper They with They pull him away, away leaving Cooper and Stevens alone with Frank and Sarah. Sarah Cooper takes out a syringe. syringe SARAH No! No

119. 119 Cooper steps to Frank who who stares him down, down unflinching. unflinching Lashing out, out Cooper jabs it into Stevens' Stevens neck. neck He gasps, gasps eyes eyes bugging. bugging COOPER You disgust me. me Clutching his chest, chest Stevens collapses to the ground. ground Sarah looks away. away

But Frank's Frank s eyes eyes never leave Cooper. Cooper

Uncuffing Frank, Frank Cooper holds out his .45. 45 FRANK Maybe Maybe there's there s some hope for the Company Company after all. all COOPER Maybe. Maybe Frank takes the gun. gun Sarah leaps into Frank's Frank s arms and they they embrace. embrace COOPER (cont'd) cont d I want want you you to come back home. home FRANK Home? Home COOPER A chance to work work again. again the next next generation. generation

To train

Frank considers, considers then tosses Cooper his tags and takes Sarah's Sarah s hand. hand FRANK I'm I m retired. retired Cooper watches watches them walk walk away. away COOPER Where Where are you you going to go, go Frank? Frank What What else do you you have? have But suddenly suddenly a figure steps out of the darkness to meet Frank: Frank Marvin, Marvin carrying carrying a RPG. RPG And then another figure emerges: emerges Victoria, Victoria rifle slung. slung A car starts in the darkness and pulls close: close Ivan's Ivan s behind the wheel, wheel still dressed in his tux. tux Frank and Sarah embrace their friends. friends

120. 120 Frank looks back at Cooper, Cooper then slips into the car and is gone. gone INT. INT CAR - DRIVING - NIGHT Frank and Sarah kiss... kiss And Ivan leans back, back totally totally interrupting. interrupting IVAN So Frank. I was was wondering wondering if you you Frank would would go on little errand with with me. me Victoria turns from the front passenger side. side VICTORIA His timing is terrible. terrible IVAN Is just a tiny tiny little nuclear problem in Moldova. A day Moldova day or two, two no big thing. Sarah, you will will thing Sarah you love the countryside. countryside Frank looks at him, him stunned. stunned Marvin, Marvin squeezed squeezed in next next to him, him elbows elbows him in the side. side MARVIN Come on, on man, man it's it s just the safety safety of the world. world Frank's we Frank s about to answer answer and we... FADE OUT. OUT