2X07 - 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
WRITTEN BY GIL GRANT
DIRECTED BY JON CASSAR
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and writers who created it.
Recap: Previously on
24.
KATE WARNER:
Reza’s parents are here.
RIMA NAIYEER:
Where is Reza?
KATE: Men from
the government are here talking to him.
TONY ALMEIDA:
Who wired that money into Syed Ali’s accounts?
REZA NAIYEER:
Bob Warner, Marie’s father.
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TONY: Come
with me please.
[Tony leads
Bob off.]
KATE: What
did you tell them?
REZA: The truth.
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PRESIDENT PALMER:
How did you get in here without my authorization?
SHERI PALMER:
I need to talk to you.
PALMER: You’re
not my wife anymore Sheri.
SHERI: It’s
not about us.
PALMER: Then
what?
SHERI: There
are members of your own administration allying against you. That’s why I came
here today.
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KIM BAUER:
Megan! I need to get you out of here because I want you to be safe.
MEGAN MATHESON:
Okay.
KIM:
Come on.
NURSE: Called
all the departments; your daughter’s not with any of them.
GARY MATHESON:
Then where the hell is she?!
[Megan screams
at the sight of her father.]
[Miguel kicks
MIGUEL: We
need to get out of here.
KIM: Get his
car keys!
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GEORGE MASON:
Nina killed your wife. I don’t want you anywhere near her.
JACK BAUER:
My goal is the same as yours, to stop this bomb. Who is the man in
NINA MYERS:
The man is
ED: The team’s
assembled in
JACK: It’s
alright. It’s alright. Just take it easy.
[Jack cocks
gun; smirks at Nina.]
---
**The following
takes place between 2PM and 3PM.**
MAN (RADIO):
Pull up 30 feet behind the left wing. Escort stay back.
JACK: Move.
NINA: Jack
drugged Miller to get me alone! Tell Mason!
MAN (D): Is
he in the van?
JACK: Yeah.
He’ll come to in about 20 minutes. He’ll have a bit of headache.
MAN (D): Here’s
command authority.
JACK: I owe
you Doug.
DOUG: You’re
welcome.
[Nina gasps.
Doug exits.]
JACK: Get in
the plane.
MAN (RP): Agent
Bauer! Rick Phillips- FBI. Agent Harris and I will be your transit team to
JACK: Rick
right? Do yourself a favor- stay out of this; do your job, get us to
PHILLIPS: My
job is to make sure this runs smoothly. That means keeping her safe. Consider
me being a chaperone.
JACK: I need
2 lines of communication set up through CTU; 1 for mobile, 1 for translator.
It’s gonna be tricky right now because the phone lines are still sketchy.
HARRIS: It’s
already done.
JACK: Good.
---
MARIE WARNER:
Way to go Kate. You broke his parent’s hearts too.
KATE: I’m so
sorry Marie. But I don’t know what these government people found! And believe
me; I wish they haven’t found anything. But aren’t you curious? Why are they
asking Dad questions now?
MARIE: Because
you started a witch-hunt in our family!
KATE: No Marie.
It’s because Reza’s connected to some bad people- maybe even terrorists.
MARIE: You’re
out of your mind.
KATE: We’re
not gonna put our heads in the sand Marie; or this could end up hurting Dad.
We’re not gonna let that happen.
REZA: Come
with me.
[Reza takes
Marie’s hand and starts walking.]
KATE: What
did you tell them Reza? What did you accuse my father of?
REZA: I didn’t
accuse him of anything! It’s his company; not mine!
KATE: What’s
that supposed to mean?! You’re pointing your finger at him to cover yourself!
MARIE: Kate!
KATE: Stay
out of this Marie!
REZA: You don’t
talk to her like that! Now you listen to me; I have more for your father than
you ever know! And all I’ve ever gotten from you is suspicion and resentment-
and you know what? I’m sick of it!
KATE: Well
I’m not the one who connected you to a terrorist.
REZA: No? Then
who did? Because I don’t know any terrorists Kate! All I know is you paid
for someone to dig up dirt on me.
KATE: Well
apparently- he did.
REZA: No he
didn’t- because all he found out was stuff about Bob; not me. So if anybody’s
guilty of anything?! It’s your father.
KATE: Don’t
you make this about my father!
MARIE: Just
stop it! Stop Kate! Both of you! Stop it!
REZA: Nice
work Kate.
---
SHERI: Well…
Well why don’t you call me when you get that?
MAN (PHONE):
I’ll have it today. 4 o’clock too late?
SHERI: No.
That’s good for me.
MAN (PHONE):
I’ll talk to you then.
SHERI: Yeah,
good. Alrighty, buh-bye.
SHERI: Well!
If it isn’t the Chief of Staff himself!? Mike!
[Sheri embraces
Mike.]
MIKE NOVICK:
Sheri! You look beautiful- as always! What are you doing here? Did David ask
you to come here?
SHERI: Uh…
No. I just showed up on my own.
MIKE: So. How’ve
you been?
SHERI: Fine
Mike. Just fine.
MIKE: Yeah?
SHERI: Yeah.
You know- it’s been a challenging year. But what is it they say? We… learn
from our mistakes and grow from our misfortunes.
MIKE: Have
you… told that to David?
SHERI: Heh.
No. I don’t think he’s ready to hear that yet; not now. But he is waiting
for you, so why don’t you just go in?
MIKE: I’ll
see you later… I’m sure.
MAN: Here you
go sir.
[Secret service
agent hands Mike Novick a briefcase.]
LYNNE KRESEGE:
You don’t speculate. Don’t say anything. We simply don’t know where he is.
That is our position.
WOMAN (PHONE):
Yes ma’am. I understand.
KRESEGE: Alright.
Good. Thank you.
WOMAN (PHONE):
You’re welcome.
KRESEGE: Sir,
we have to talk about Ron Wieland.
PALMER: What
about him? Does anybody know we have him sequestered?
KRESEGE: Well-
no. But Jenny got a call from his production crew. They haven’t seen him in
the last four hours. And pretty soon they’re gonna figure out that the last
person they saw him with was you.
[Mike Novick
enters.]
MIKE: Then
leak a story.
PALMER: Mike!
Good to see you.
MIKE: I got
here as soon as I could. Hi Lynne. I spoke to Armus; he brought me up to speed
about the Wieland situation. I did some research; found out there is precedent
for the executive branch taking actions against the press at times of national
crisis.
KRESEGE: So,
when you say leak a story; what kind of a story? What-
MIKE: Make
it appear as though Wieland went to
PALMER: Talk
to Armus. Put it in motion.
KRESEGE: Yes
sir.
MIKE: I saw
Sheri on my way in.
PALMER: Oh.
MIKE: Should
I attach any significance to that?
PALMER: It
was her decision to come here.
MIKE: That’s
what she said. But I have to tell you; I’m surprised that you’re allowing
her to stay.
PALMER: For
the time being Mike. Just for the time being. Let’s go the OC. I’ll bring
you up to speed. There’s a lot to cover.
---
GEORGE MASON:
You wanna send that onto Division?
WOMAN: Yes
sir.
MICHELLE DESSLER:
Mr. Mason!
MASON: Yeah?
MICHELLE: I
just got off the phone with Ed Miller.
MASON: How’s
it going between Jack and Nina?
MICHELLE: He
doesn’t know. Jack drugged him and got on the plane without him.
MASON: Oh...
Please tell me you’re kidding.
[Michelle shakes
her head.]
MICHELLE: Sloane’s
bringing Ed back now. What do you want me to do?
MASON: They’re
on a plane. There’s nothing anybody can do; except hope that his impulse for
revenge doesn’t cloud his judgment.
MICHELLE: Cloud
his judgment? You mean like drugging one of our agents?
MASON: What
can I say? The guy’s a little crazy. That’s why I didn’t want him here in
the first place; but… he gets results. And we need some pretty big results
here. So..
[Mason groans;
unbuttons his shirt to find the left side of his chest’s skin to be bruised.
He sighs.]
---
MIKE: Just
because Sheri tells you that there’s a conspiracy, the government is arraying
against you; that doesn’t make it true.
PALMER: But
if it is true- it will affect every aspect of our response to this bomb. Sheri
was right about the military evacuation of
MIKE: That’s
specific information. She still has well-routed sources; but a conspiracy?
Don’t forget where she’s coming from. She may have her own agenda Mr. President.
PALMER: I’m
well aware of that Mike. She’s on a tight leash. I wanna find her source.
MIKE: Let me
look into this so-called cabal against you. If there’s any substance to it;
I’ll uncover it. Right now, the country needs your attention on the situation
in LA.
PALMER: Start
with
MIKE:
PALMER: Yes.
But he’s also Eric Rayburn’s boss. It’s not inconceivable that Rayburn could
be doing
MIKE: That’s
not enough to indict Roger.
PALMER: I know…
That’s why I want you to check him out. I’m hoping you can prove me wrong.
MIKE: I’ll
talk to Roger as soon as I settle in; see if I can get a read on him.
PALMER: Thanks
Mike.
---
JACK: How long
till we land?
PHILLIPS: About
10 minutes.
JACK: How far
is Faheen from the airport?
NINA: I’ll
tell you when we land. Can I have some water..?
JACK: We are
fighting the clock here Nina, so you better start talking, now how far is
Faheen from the airport?!
PHILLIPS: We
need her to cooperate, Jack. Threatening her isn’t gonna help.
JACK: Fine.
Get her changed. I need her to look like a civilian.
PHILLIPS: Come
on, let’s go.
JACK: No. Here.
She doesn’t leave my sight.
[Phillips un-cuffs
Nina’s hands and legs. Nina undresses in front of Jack. We see her bare back
to be scarred with cuts and whip lash marks.]
---
02:12:43..
44.. 45.. **Fades out.**
02:17:08..
09.. 10.. 11.. 12
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MAN (PHONE):
Well- everything’s working out right?
MASON: Why
don’t you come by see? It’s not the Ritz-Carlton; but it’s working for us.
MAN (PHONE):
Alright I’ll come on down.
MASON: I gotta
go.
MAN (PHONE):
Alright.
[Another call
comes in. Mason presses button.]
MASON: Yeah?
MICHELLE: Jack’s
about to land in
MASON: Have
they got a location for Faheen yet?
MICHELLE: No.
Not until they land.
MASON: Stay
on it. I’ll be down in a minute.
MICHELLE: Right.
[Mason un-crumples
paper; a name and a phone number. He punches number in the phone. In another
place, in a trailer food and drinks vendor; the phone rings.]
MAN (JM): Double
espresso au lait, and it’s hot.
WOMAN: Thank
you.
MAN (JM): Out
of three. And five cents is your change.
[The man answers
his phone.]
MAN (JM): Hello?
MASON: John.
It’s your father. … Hello? You there?
JOHN: Yeah.
Yeah. I’m here.
MASON: Look
I… I know it’s been a while.
JOHN: 2 years.
MASON: That
long?
JOHN: Yeah.
MASON: Oh it’s
my fault… Look John; I’d really like to see you today.
JOHN: I can’t.
MASON: It’s
important.
JOHN: Dad-
listen; You can’t just call me out of the blue and expect me to jump. Because
first off- I don’t really want to see you; and even if I did, I can’t, I’m
busy.
MASON: Look,
I know I screwed up. And I understand I’m not your favorite person in the
world right now. But can you just set that aside and do this one thing for
me? I need you to come to CTU. You know where that is right?
JOHN: I can’t
do it today Dad. I told you; I’m in the middle of something. Just tell me
what’s going on!
MASON: I need
to see you John! That’s what’s going on.
JOHN: You know
what? You’re not listening to me Dad! Listen, I’m gonna have to call you when
I have a chance.
[John hangs
up. Mason closes his eyes.]
---
[Jack puts
on sunglasses; unclips seat belts. Nina unclips her own seat belts too; no
handcuffs.]
JACK: Get up.
[Jack cuffs
Nina.]
JACK: Let’s
go.
MAN (D): I’m
Agent Dockerty.
JACK: Jack
Bauer. Agent Phillips and Harris.
DOCKERTY: We’re
all set up. All we need now is a location.
JACK: Where
are we going, Nina? What’s the location?
NINA: A thrift
store on North Collins.
DOCKERTY: What’s
the name?
NINA: Crescent
Collectibles.
JACK: What’s
our transportation?
DOCKERTY: 3
teams, 3 vehicles. They’re waiting for your orders. Crescent Collectibles
is in the De Anza district. That’s not too far from here. We can set up base
camp here at the airport.
JACK: Do it.
Take her.
[Jack shoves
Nina to Harris.]
PHILLIPS: What
you wanna do with her?
JACK: She stays
with me.
PHILLIPS: Why?
Keeping her so my guys could watch her? Could get her out of the way.
JACK: I’m gonna
use her.
PHILLIPS: Use
her how?
JACK: You’ll
see.
---
ROGER STANTON:
Alright everyone. Thank you.
MAN: Thank
you.
MIKE: Roger.
MIKE: I understand
the President handed Eric Rayburn his walking papers.
MIKE: Still,
he fired someone you appointed. It takes character to support that.
[
MIKE: Actually,
the president wants me to insert myself into your day.
MIKE: I understand.
I’d like to have a look at any papers you have on the most active leads. Let
me play catch up.
MIKE: Great.
I’ll be working up here in four. Get me what you got.
[Roger Stanton
exits. Mike Novick smiles. President Palmer watches scene from his office,
Lynne Kresege present in office as well.]
PALMER: Update
me.
KRESEGE: Well
CTU Los Angeles is yielding the most promising leads. They raided a warehouse
this morning within city limits and found weapons-grade nuclear material.
PALMER: A suspect
was killed?
KRESEGE: There
was a shootout. Division’s having a hard time ID’ing the body.
PALMER: What’s
this?
KRESEGE: Well
apparently, Jack Bauer is still involved in the investigation.
PALMER: But
I thought he was dismissed after he completed his assignment this morning.
KRESEGE: No.
He’s heading the team that’s tracking Mamud Faheen. And Nina Myers, the woman
you granted immunity to this morning? She’s helping them.
PALMER: Jack
Bauer. And Nina Myers are working together?!
KRESEGE: Yes
sir. I believe he volunteered.
---
PHILLIPS: What’s
the time divisibility?
DOCKERTY: From
the time we break in until we get them secured, we estimate 30 seconds.
PHILLIPS: What
about going through the roof?
DOCKERTY: We’re
looking at the building plans to see if it’s viable.
NINA: It’s
not. He’ll have sensors on the wall and foundations. You guys go in through
the front door- it’ll give enough time for Faheen to commit suicide.
JACK: If he’s
so willing to die, why did he leave
NINA: Because
he doesn’t want to be collateral damage, doesn’t mean he won’t give up his
life to protect the plan.
JACK: We can’t
afford to take a chance. We need this guy alive.
DOCKERTY: Gas
canister?
JACK: Won’t
work. He knows all our protocols and he’s prepared.
PHILLIPS: How
does he know your protocols?
JACK: She gave
them to him. Doesn’t matter- Nina, you’re going in.
NINA: What?!
JACK: He knows
you.
NINA: He also
thinks I’m in prison.
JACK: You better
make him believe that you got out.
NINA: The day
his bomb’s supposed to go off? He’ll know I’m lying.
JACK: You’re
a good liar Nina. The only way he’s gonna know is if you let him. We need
30 seconds.
NINA: He is
going to put a bullet in my head before I say hello. Then he’ll turn the gun
on himself.
JACK: We’ll
make sure he doesn’t turn the gun on himself.
---
02:23:35..
36.. 37.. **Fades out.**
02:28:00..
01.. 02.. 03.. 04..
---
MASON: How’s
it looking?
MICHELLE: Good.
We’ve got all the channels open; we’re just waiting for the feeds.
MASON: Do we
know what dialect of Arabic Faheen speaks?
MICHELLE: Yeah.
Nina gave us the information.
MAN: Mr. Mason?
Tony Almeida’s on the line.
[George Mason
takes the telephone.]
MASON: Yeah,
Tony.
TONY: Naiyeer’s
starting to talk. He says that Bob Warner is the one that had dealings with
Syed Ali. Of course Warner claims he doesn’t know anything about it.
MASON: Bring
them both in. We’ll separate them and turn up the heat.
TONY: Are you
giving me the OK to arrest these people?
MASON: If they
don’t come willingly, yes.
TONY: On what
charge?
MASON: Well-
I don’t care if it’s jaywalking, just bring them in.
TONY: Okay.
You got it.
[Kate Warner
heard what Tony asked about arresting. She gasps in disbelief. Tony hangs
up.]
KATE: What’s
going on with my father?
TONY: Give
me a minute please. I need you to get Bob Warner. We’re gonna finish this
up at CTU. Okay?
AGENT RICHARDS:
Got it.
TONY: Reza,
I’m gonna need you to come with us.
REZA: Come
with you where?
TONY: Back
to CTU.
KATE: For what?
TONY: Further
questioning.
REZA: I’m not
going with you anywhere.
[Tony smirks.]
TONY: Look,
I’m not arresting anybody… yet. But I will if you force me to. Now you’re
coming with us either way. How we do this is entirely up to you.
BOB: Just do
what the man says Reza. Don’t argue with him.
REZA: Bob,
I haven’t done anything wrong! You can’t arrest me!
BOB: Reza,
Reza. Do this for me. Okay?
[Reza nods
hesitantly.]
MARIE: Then
I’m coming with you.
RICHARDS: No,
we can’t take you with us ma’am.
MARIE: Then
I’ll follow you. You’ve ruined my wedding day. I’m not gonna let you separate
me from my fiancé.
[Tony nods,
cocks his head towards the door and rolls his eyes. Richards gives in.]
RICHARDS: Right
this way.
KATE: Dad.
BOB: Call everyone.
Explain the wedding’s been postponed.
KATE: Okay.
BOB: I want
you to call Larry, tell him where I am.
KATE: Dad,
Larry’s a tax attorney.
BOB: It doesn’t
matter. It doesn’t matter. He’ll know what to do. Okay.
KATE: Alright.
---
PALMER: Good
afternoon.
[Palmer and
Kresege enters room, Sheri and Mike is there already.]
PALMER: Ah.
You two haven’t been formally introduced. Lynne Kresege, Sheri Palmer.
SHERI: Lynne.
It’s lovely to meet you.
[Kresege shakes
Sheri’s hand.]
KRESEGE: Mrs.
Palmer. Mr. President, there were a few guidelines from Director Stanton that
I wanted to go over with you in this meeting.
PALMER: Ok.
Let me just break the ice here. Lynne, I have invoked executive privilege
and have granted Sheri a provisional security clearance.
KRESEGE: I
see.
PALMER: This
meeting is about the possibility of people inside this administration who
may be organizing against me.
KRESEGE: Against
you?
SHERI: David.
Maybe you should bring Lynne up to speed on where we are with Roger Stanton.
[Kresege sits
down with pissed off expression.]
KRESEGE: Mr.
President?
PALMER: Lynne,
I’m sorry; Things have been happening too fast today. Our problems are compounded
by the possibility of a dissenting faction.
KRESEGE: And
you think Roger might be a part of that?
PALMER: It’s
possible.
KRESEGE: If
you don’t mind my asking sir, what led you to this hypothesis?
PALMER: It
troubles me to articulate this Lynne- but the ambassador’s helicopter accident
solved a lot of Roger Stanton’s issues.
KRESEGE: Sir,
those issues were shared by many-
SHERI: I’m
so sorry to interrupt. But uh.. David, there’s something else that you probably
don’t know Lynne. And that is that Roger Stanton has been having secret meetings
with the minority leader in the Senate, and Eric Rayburn has been in attendance.
KRESEGE: Well
actually, Sheri, I am aware of those meetings. They were trying to forge a
bipartisan base in order to stop questionable allocations made by the Armed
Services Committee. And sir the only reason I did not brief you on this earlier,
is because the vote is not for another two months. But I have very detailed
records, if you would like to take a look at them.
PALMER: This
doesn’t solve any of our problems today. We’ve got to avert a disaster and
we can’t do that if our own people are working against us. Now I need to know
that Roger Stanton is supporting this administration.
MIKE: I’m already
working alongside Roger. Lynne, I’d like you to keep track of your conversations
with him as well. Now, I’ve put together a list of people on the Hill who
might be able to help in this matter.
SHERI: Thank
you Mike.
---
02:33:38..
39.. 40.. **Fades out.**
02:38:04..
05.. 06.. 07.. 08
---
[Kate Warner
goes on father’s computer to find a password protected section she has to
access. She phones her private investigator.]
MAN (PK): LA
Investigations. Paul Koplin speaking.
KATE: Uh..
Hi Paul. This is Kate Warner. Is Ralph Burton there?
KOPLIN: No,
I’m sorry Kate. Ralph’s not here. Can I help you with something?
KATE: I need
to talk to Ralph.
KOPLIN: Well…
He left for the day. He works for me, I’m familiar with the case, is there
something I can do for you?
KATE: I need
some help. I have to get into my father’s private records.
---
SHERI: Lynne?
Lynne.
KRESEGE: Yes?
SHERI: Can
I have a sec?
KRESEGE: Sure.
[Mike exits.]
SHERI: I uh..
know that you’re uncomfortable with me taking some of these tasks from you.
After all, I’m not officially on David’s staff.
KRESEGE: Mrs.
Palmer. My discomfort has nothing to do with you being on his staff. My only
concern is to protect and serve the President. I need to know the people around
are competent. But I simply don’t know you.
SHERI: Well
you seem like a pretty smart woman, Lynne- so let me explain something to
you clearly.
KRESEGE: Mm.
SHERI: David
did not get here by himself. He’s had competent people around him his entire
life. Obviously, you’re one of them. Not necessarily the best, just the most
recent. So have some respect for those of us who put him into office. We just
might be able to help you.
KRESEGE: Fair
enough.
[Kresege exits.
Palmer was standing in the next room, listening.]
PALMER: Be
careful Sheri. I need Lynne. Don’t turn this into a competition.
SHERI: I understand.
I just.. Need her to know that I’m not just around here as window-dressing.
PALMER: I’m
sure she got the message.
SHERI: I’ll
behave. Promise.
PALMER: Sheri-
You don’t have a lot of friends here today. In fact, seems like every time
I turn around, somebody’s advising me to send you away.
SHERI: Then
why don’t you..?
PALMER: Because
you may be able to get information that nobody else can.
---
JACK: Okay.
Slow down. As soon as we get a positive ID through your camera- we’ll be in
within 30 seconds.
HARRIS: This
is it.
JACK: Get out.
Get out!
[Nina gets
out.]
JACK (RADIO):
All teams on alert. Nina is in play. Nina is in play.
MAN (RADIO):
This is team 2. We’ve got her.
MAN2(RADIO):
Roger that team two.
JACK: Stay
on frequency 1.
[Jack exits
car. Nina goes into store. Jack equips earpiece.]
JACK: Michelle
can you read me?
MICHELLE: Copy
Jack.
JACK: Okay,
she’s in. We’re moving into position now.
WOMAN: Is there
something I can help you find?
NINA: I need
to see Mamud.
WOMAN: I’m
sorry, I don’t know any Mamud.
NINA: Tell
him Nina is here to see him.
WOMAN: Nina?
… Wait here please.
[Woman goes
over to intercom thing, converses with a man in Arabic, Nina’s name is mentioned
several times. Nina steals a plastic card from the table. SWAT team outside
is moving into position.]
MAN: Go, go,
go.
WOMAN: Come
with me.
[Nina follows
woman. The camera focus on her pendent necklace. Turns out the necklace is
camera, team watches through TV.]
JACK: Michelle,
all I’ve got static. There’s nothing on my monitor. What’s going on?
MICHELLE: She’s
leading her through a door into a hallway.
WOMAN: Against
the wall. Hands in the air.
[Woman checks
Nina for weapons.]
MICHELLE: Now
it looks like that they’re checking her for weapons.
[Nina speaks
Arabic.]
JACK: What
are they saying?
MICHELLE: She
said, they thought she was prison. Nina said she escaped.
[Woman speaks
Arabic. Points her through to another hallway, Nina enters room.]
MICHELLE: Now
they’re taking her into another room. It looks like the one off the east exit.
[Gun cocks.
Man appears from behind bead curtain. Man and Nina talks in Arabic.]
JACK: Who is
she talking to?
MICHELLE: I
can’t tell. The target’s still in shadow.
JACK: Well
what are they saying?!
MICHELLE: She
said… She’s explaining who she had to pay to escape from prison.
PHILLIPS: Jack
should we go?
JACK: No. Not
until I have confirmation it’s Faheen.
[Man puts arm
around Nina.]
JACK: My audio
just went dead.
MICHELLE: Yeah-
I lost mine too!
JACK: Ok, that’s
it, everybody go!
MAN: Go!
[Car crashes
through window. Someone shoots through door. One man down. Woman takes out
gun, taken down by SWAT. Some SWAT crashes through ceiling. Gunfight.]
MAN: Stand
in position!
MAN2: Go! Let’s
go!
MAN: Stand
in position.
MAN3: Go go,
go go.
[Jack finds
Faheen unconscious on the floor.]
JACK: Phillips!
Faheen’s unconscious. She’s gone. Nina’s gone! Secure the building.
PHILLIPS (RADIO):
This is Phillips, we need medics at the east entrance.
[Jack goes
down stairs.]
---
02:47:02..
03.. 04.. **Fades out.**
02:51:28..
29.. 30.. 31.. 32..
---
[Jack moves
through room consciously with gun ready, another hostile down unconscious.
The camera cuts to Nina running up another flight of stairs, to find the gate
locked with a giant padlock made of hardened steel. Nina clicks safety off
the gun and prepares to shoot the lock off.]
JACK: Drop
it.
[Jack is around
the corner with his gun pointed at Nina. Nina drops gun. Jack is standing
in front of Nina. Nina raises her hand in surrender position. Nina goes down
the stairs, kneels, her fingers interlocked on the back of her head. Jack
points guns at Nina’s head. Both breathing heavily. Jack’s hand trembles.
He secures gun and handcuffs Nina.]
---
KIM (Phone):
We’re leaving LA now Aunt Carol. We’ll probably be another 4 or 5 hours. Ok,
we will. Bye.
[Siren.]
MIGHEL: Dammit.
KIM: Oh you
gotta be kidding me.
MIGUEL: Just
play cool.
KIM: Cool?
We’re in a stolen car.
[Miguel stops
their car on the roadside. Megan’s asleep at the back. Fat cop exits his police
cars and comes up to driver’s window.]
COP: License
and registration please?
MIGUEL: Did
I do something wrong?
COP: You were
speeding.
[Miguel hands
cop his license.]
COP: Registration
too.
KIM: This is
my boss’s car. I’m not sure where he keeps it. I’m sure it’s in here somewhere.
I think this is it.
MIGUEL: Here
you go.
[Cop takes
registration and license and goes to his car.]
COP: Okay I’ll
be right back.
---
[Mason rubs
his eyes. Coughs. John Mason comes in, handcuffed, lead by the guard.]
JOHN: What
de hell are you doing?
GUARD (K):
Anything else I can do for you George?
MASON: No,
Ken. I got if from here.
KEN: Got it.
[Ken the Guard
exits.]
MASON: I’m
sorry, John.
[Mason un-cuffs
John.]
MASON: Hey.
I told you I needed to see you right?
JOHN: What
happened here?
MASON: Never
could get you to watch the news, could I?
JOHN: If you’re
looking to a bond here dad, having your son arrested probably isn’t the best
way to do that.
MASON: I don’t
have much time, John. Things are happening here. I can’t go into it fully.
JOHN: You couldn’t
go fully into much of anything.
MASON: It’s
my work.
JOHN: That’s
just something you should look into if you happen to start a second family.
MASON: Oh,
it’s not gonna happen. Look… I understand if you’re angry.
JOHN: I’m not
angry Dad. I don’t care. I just don’t really understand- what are you trying
to do here?
MASON: Uh…
I got this bank account. Nobody knows about it. It’s got a couple hundred
thousand dollars in it. I want you to have it. The number to my book-keeper,
who I’ve spoken to. He’ll be transferring the money.
[Mason hands
John a slip of paper.]
JOHN: Let’s
try and get this right Dad.. You uh.. You’re bringing me here to tell me you’re
giving me money? What did you expect me to do? Expect me to give you a hug?
Dad, I don’t want your money.
MASON: You
don’t… Then give it to your mom. I’m sure she does. Cos.. Thing is, I’m not
gonna be needing it.
JOHN: Why is
that?
[Mason looks
down.]
JOHN: Why is
that, Dad? Listen, you don’t bring me here, offer me a small fortune, and
not tell me what’s going on.
MASON: I’m
dying John.
JOHN: You sonuvabitch…
[John looks
like he’s about to cry. Mason looks the same way.]
JOHN: Is it
cancer; or something?
MASON: Something
like that. Yeah. Look, John… Something bad is gonna happen in Los Angeles
today. And I need you to leave town.
JOHN: Leave?
Now?
MASON: Go to
Phoenix and stay with your mom for a little while. Yeah. I mean it, John.
It’s dangerous to be here. I can’t explain it to you, but you just have to
go, okay? Just go.
JOHN: Dad,
listen. I don’t… This doesn’t matt- Dammit!
[Mason hugs
John.]
MASON: You’re
a good kid. I hope I didn’t mess you up too bad. You alright?
JOHN: Yeah.
MASON: Get
out of here alright? JUST GET OUT OF HERE OKAY?!
[The entire
office hears. Mason half pushes John away. Mason cries.]
MASON: Oh God…
---
RADIO CHATTER:
The vehicle is registered to a Gary Matheson.
KIM: We can’t
let him take us back to LA.
MIGUEL: I know.
Why’s he taking so long?
[Cop exits
his car; comes up to Miguel and Kim.]
COP: Say this
is your boss’s car?
KIM: Yeah.
COP: Who’s
the little girl?
KIM: Oh I’m
her au pair.
COP: Her what?
MIGUEL: She
baby-sits her.
COP: I wasn’t
talking to you. … I’ll tell you what. I’m gonna let you get off with just
a warning this time. But you slow down alright?
MIGUEL: Yes
officer. Thank you.
KIM: Thank
you.
[Miguel prepares
to turn on ignition. Cop walks away, looks back, spots blood dripping out
of trunk/exhaustion pipe area.]
COP: Hold up.
You want to step out of the car and open up the trunk? Step out of the car
and open up the trunk.
[Miguel steps
out of the car and walks towards the trunk.]
---
[Jack is leading
Nina away.]
[Mason is crying.]
[Palmer is
looking suspiciously at somebody.]
---
[Miguel successfully
opens trunk. To find the bloody corpse of Carla Matheson, Gary’s wife, Megan’s
mom.]
MIGUEL: Oh
god.
[Cop points
gun at Miguel.]
COP: Put your
hands on your head and lay down on your stomach. Get down. Get down! Get down!
Get out of the car! Keep your hands on your head.
KIM: What’s
going on?
COP: Lay down
on the ground.
[Kim sees Carla’s
body.]
KIM: Carla!
Oh my God! He killed her!
MEGAN: What’s
happening Kim?
KIM: Megan,
get back in the car!
[Kim gets down
on the ground.]
COP: Get your
hands behind your head. Stay there. Cross your legs. Stay still.
COP (Radio):
Officer in need of assistance.
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