kodiak 104 details at eleven

8/7/2019 KODIAK 104 Details at Eleven

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KODIAK

Episode 104

Details at Eleven

by

David Polk

Contact:David Polk176 Dusty Rose CourtSimi Valley, CA [email protected]


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2.RECAP

We RECAP events from previous episodes, ending on MJarriving at the McKenna home.

TEASER

FADE IN:

EXT. MIRGOROD, DECK - NIGHT

Flames whip along the deck of the 90-foot fishing trawleras it lists in high seas. FIVE CREWMEN look up as thesound of an approaching helicopter is heard and a brightsearchlight finds them huddled on the bow.

A Jayhawk helicopter enters frame and hovers overhead.

[Note: in-flight crew & radio communications are filtered].

EDEN (O.S.)Cabin door is open and locked.

CORD (O.S.)Alright, Tomczak, youve got tenminutes. Make it snappy.

TOMCZAK (O.S.)Dont worry, skipper. I dont plan ondoing any sightseeing.

NOAH (O.S.)Good man.

EDEN (O.S.)Chiefs check completed. Good to go.

TOMCZAK (O.S.)Permission to go to vessel?

CORD (O.S.)Roger. Lower away.

Petty Officer Brent Tomczak descends from the helicopter ona cable.

INT. MIRGOROD, CAPTAINS CABIN SAME

The CAPTAIN is hurriedly typing on a laptop computer. Thetask is made difficult by the ships tossing and rolling.


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3.EXT. MIRGOROD, DECK LATER

Two crewmembers are being hoisted to the helicopter in arescue basket. Only one remains with Tomczak. Thecrewmember speaks with a heavy accented.

CREWMEMBERWhat about captain?!

TOMCZAKThe captain?! Where is he?!

CREWMANHe went back to cabin!

Tomczak curses under his breath.

INT. JAYHAWK IN FLIGHT SAME

Pilot Cord McKenna, co-pilot Noah Jeffries and rescueswimmer Eden Sayer hear Tomczak via radio.

CORDWhats the holdup down there, Tomczak?

INTERCUT MIRGOROD AND JAYHAWK

TOMCZAKCaptains still below deck, sir!

EDENAre you kidding me?! Whats he beendoing this whole time?!

TOMCZAKWent back for something in his cabin!

NOAHFive minutes to bingo fuel.

CORDWeve got to go, Tomczak!

EDENLowering rescue basket.

Tomczak looks up at the descending basket, then at thehatch leading below deck.


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4.TOMCZAK

Im going to check for the captain!

CORDHurry it up, Tomczak!

TOMCZAK(to crewman)

Sir, get in that basket when it getshere! Understand?!

The crewman nods. Tomczak runs for the hatch.

INT. CAPTAINS CABIN CONTINUOUS

The captain is still typing away when Tomczak enters.

TOMCZAKCaptain! Sir, we have to leave now!

The captain spins around, a wild look in his eyes. Heraises a PISTOL and fires at Tomczak. A terrified Tomczakdives behind an overturned metal table as the captain firesagain and again. Bullets ricochet throughout the cabin.

CORD (V.O.)What the hell is going on down there,Tomczak?! Tomczak!

The shooting stops. Tomczak peeks out from behind thetable. The captain is dead, a bullet to the head from aricocheting round. Tomczak notices the computer its gotwhat looks like RUSSIAN CHARACTERS scrolling. A readoutindicates something is 84 percent UPLOADED.

CORD (V.O.)Tomczak! Get your ass on deck with orwithout the captain. Thats an order!

Tomczak grabs the computer. As he slams it shut we...

SMASH TO BLACK.

END OF TEASER


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5.ACT ONE

FADE IN:

EXT. FROZEN LAKE TWILIGHT

Were behind two heavily bundled figures squatting onstools. Theyre ice fishing. CAMERA COMES AROUND and wesee the two frozen anglers are Tomczak and Eden.

EDENI cant believe Im out here. This isfreakin ridiculous.

TOMCZAKDidnt your people invent ice fishing?

EDENNo, that was some Pollack in Wisconsinwho thought he was checking his oil.

Tomczak chuckles. Touch

EDENYou know, only one of us has alegitimate excuse for being out here.

TOMCZAKWhats that supposed to mean?

EDENIt means Id have to go a thousandmiles to get laid, but there had to beat least one woman in Kodiak drunkenough to sleep with you tonight.

TOMCZAK(mischievous grin)

You have no idea what I put in thatcoffee, do you?

She rolls her eyes and shakes her head in playful disgust.

TOMCZAKSo tell me, Sayer, what makes this Tonyguy so special that youd hold out forhim in the dead of an Alaskan winter?

EDEN(beat)

Its called love, Tomczak.


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6.INT. CAPT. NELSONS BEDROOM TWILIGHT

A man and woman reach climax in bed. He rolls off of herREVEALING that he is Captain Ben Nelson and she is AdmiralLeigh Page. As they catch their breath

CAPT. NELSONDid I tell you how glad I am you stuckaround?

ADMIRAL PAGEI thought you just did.

They snuggle in each others arms and drift off to sleep.

INT. CAPT. NELSONS KITCHEN TWILIGHT

Capt. Nelson is making breakfast in a t-shirt and boxershorts. Admiral Nelson comes in wearing a mans shirt andnothing else. She kisses him and squeezes his ass.

CAPT. NELSONMorning.

ADMIRAL PAGEIf you could call it that. I couldnever get used to these Alaskanwinters.

He plates their food as she pours herself coffee.

CAPT. NELSONI still cant believe you never took aposting here.

ADMIRAL PAGEYou mean you still cant believe I gota star without taking a posting here.

They sit at the table.

CAPT. NELSONThats not exactly what I meant, Leigh.

She smiles at him knowingly.

CAPT. NELSONOkay.


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7.ADMIRAL PAGE

Ben, you know as well as I do thatpolitics has as much to do with whoreaches admiral as anything. You werenever any good at politics. Its oneof the reasons I fell for you.

CAPT. NELSONBeing a black woman didnt hurt.

ADMIRAL PAGEAnd your charm. How could I forgetyour charm? I dont know why I didntmarry you when I had the chance.

CAPT. NELSONProbably because of my womanizing ways.

She gives a small laugh and sips her coffee.

ADMIRAL PAGEYes, sweetheart. Thats it.

They begin eating.

ADMIRAL PAGESo how much of a pain in the ass isthis CNN thing going to be for me, Ben.

CAPT. NELSONYou know how these things are. The6096 crash is just the sort ofsensational story theyre looking for.Theyll air the piece and then move on.

ADMIRAL PAGEThe reporters been in Kodiak for twoweeks. Doesnt sound like shes doinga routine military accident story.

(beat, then)

Look, Ben, after that Wild West stuntby senior chief Zibriski, we cantafford any more negative exposure uphere. And once the maintenance reportson 6096 are made public...

CAPT. NELSONSo thats why you stuck around, toclean up my mess?


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8.ADMIRAL PAGE

Its not your mess, Ben. If its amess at all its ours, the CoastGuards.

He looks away, stewing. She caresses his hand.

ADMIRAL PAGEIm here to help you, Ben and not justbecause its my job.

INT. KEILAR HOME DAY

Cord and Siobhn Keilar make out on the sofa. She beginsunbuttoning his shirt. He stops her.

CORDNo, Siobhn. No.

SIOBHN(off put, then recovering)

Im sorry...Youre right. This iswrong, I know.

They both begin to straighten their clothes.

CORDWe cant just rush into this again.Not like we did three years ago.

SIOBHN(embarrassed)

I know, sweetheart. Im awful arentI?...Its only been a little over amonth since Kirk died.

CORDYoure not awful, Siobhn. If anyonesawful here its me. We cant hurt Kirk

anymore, but Meg...

SIOBHN(covers)

Yes, of course, Megan.

He stands. She looks up at him, angelic yet so tempting.She touches his belt and eases her hand further down,caressing him there. It takes everything he has to moveher hand.


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9.CORD

We cant, Siobhn. I should stopcoming by. At least until things aresorted out between me and Meg.

SIOBHNI understand, sweetheart.

He goes to the door. She follows. He turns before openingthe door. She stands close, looks in his eyes.

SIOBHNI know waiting is the right thing,Cord...There was always a cloud over usbefore and I dont want to feel thatway again. This time I want to enjoyhaving you all to myself.

She gives him a sweet kiss on the lips and he exits.

INT. THERAPISTS OFFICE DAY

Cord and his wife Meg McKenna are in a session.

THERAPISTWhy didnt you tell Meg about Siobhn?

Cord seems stumped by the question.

THERAPISTYou and Meg both said you spent yourfirst month together talking aboutvirtually every aspect of your lives.Its how you became convinced that youwere so right for one another. Yeteven after you were married, you neversaid anything about someone who wasclearly a key figure in your life.

Cord looks at Meg, who waits for his answer.

CORDI dont know.

Meg sighs, annoyed.

CORDIm sorry, Meg, it just


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10.MEG

Didnt cross your mind?! Didnt seemimportant?! Or maybe you just forgot?!Yeah, thats it, you forgot!

THERAPISTMeg, remember our ground rules fortoday. Were in a judgment free zone.

Meg seethes.

THERAPISTCord, I think weve made real progresshere, but this issue of Siobhn is acritical sticking point. Yourrelationship with her - not the affairper se, but your secrecy about your

life together - is a major obstacle torebuilding Megs trust in you.

After a long, tortuous beat he looks at Meg. Finally

CORDMeg... Siobhn and I, we had so muchhistory, so much in common. I nevertalked about her because I felt that ifI did you would feel...intimidated.

Beat. Then it hits Meg. Hard.

MEG(wounded)

Wow...There it is...finally, after allthese years. Youve never stoppedloving her.

CORDIts not that simple, Meg.

MEG

(anger rising)No? It sounds simple to me, Cord.That whirlwind romance we had duringKatrina was just that. Only you didnthave the balls or the brains to see itfor what it really was a long, onenight stand. Now, here we are eightyears, a mortgage, two kids and twoaffairs later, totally screwed!


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11.CORD

Youre wrong, Meg. I saw it exactlyfor what it was, a sea change in mylife. Since I was a kid, Siobhn waseverything I thought a woman should be.But then I met you, and you wereeverything she wasnt artistic,passionate, outrageous, outspoken. Youdrank like a sailor and you screwedlike one too. I felt for you in twohours what it took me twenty years tofeel for Siobhn. I just didnt thinkyoud ever believe that I loved youmore. I suppose I never talked abouther because I wanted to forget what shemeant to me.

MEGThat worked out well, didnt it?

OFF Cord...

EXT. USCGC THETIS DAY

The cutter steams through the Gulf of Alaska on patrol. Ondeck CNN reporter Mary Jane MJ Ashcroft, fetching inturtleneck and parka, is directing her cameraman, PHIL, toget footage of the activity onboard as well as of therolling sea. Her producer, JANE, and a Coast Guard publicinformation officer, Lieutenant BENZ, are also there.

INT. WARD ROOM DAY

MJ sits across from Commander Decker. Phil films theirinterview. Lt. Benz is at the end of the table.

MJSo the Coast Guard is comfortable

performing these high-risk exercises,even in the roughest seas?

DECKERYes maam. Our motto is SemperParatus, Always Ready. We train to beready under any circumstances.Seafarers rely on us even in the worstcircumstances hurricanes, floods,tidal waves, you name it, were there.


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12.MJ

I see, yet Operation Polar Bear tookplace in the Chukchi Sea, a region ofthe Arctic Circle thats rarely used bycommercial fishermen during thesemonths because of the extreme danger.

DECKERTwo things to keep in mind: First, ouroperations were limited to coastalwaters off Alaskas northern coast.Most fishing is done in the Bering Seasouth to the Aleutians. And secondly,this was a military operation.

MJBy military do you mean secret?

DECKERNo maam, not secret at all. As youknow, we periodically conduct jointoperations with the U.S. Air Force andNavy as well as with Canadian air andnaval forces. Weve even had operationsin that region with Russian forces.

MJThe Coast Guard reported that theJayhawk helicopter that crashed killingthree crewmembers had a problem withits deicing equipment. Has thatassessment been confirmed?

Decker hesitates, glances at Benz. MJ clocks his move.

DECKERThat was, I believe, the preliminaryfinding. Im not aware if its beenfinalized.

BENZCaptain Nelson can fill you in on thelatest there, Ms. Ashcroft.

Phil has turned the camera to film Lt. Benz speaking.

MJSo I can see Captain Nelson againbefore we wrap up?


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13.BENZ

Yes, of course. You can return to theair station when we return to port.

DECKERThank you. Well, thank you again,Commander Decker, for allowing usaboard. You and your crew have beenvery gracious.

DECKERYoure most welcome, Ms. Ashcroft.

EXT. DOCK PARKING LOT TWILIGHT

While Phil loads gear into a rental car, MJ talks on her

cell phone.

MJWe just did interviews on the cutterThetis...No, just the usual Coast GuardPR crap. But listen, Al, I have afeeling theres more to the maintenanceangle...Yeah, I interview the commanderof the air station again later today,or tonight or whatever the hell time ofday it is here. Its so confusing.

Phil closes the trunk as Jane gets in the car.

PHILReady to roll, MJ.

MJAl, Ive got to go. Listen, I wantthat prime time spot, not just a two-minute update during AC 360...Al, youpromised...Yes, you did!...Al!

Phil makes a Im freezing my ass off here! face.

MJI mean it, Al. I didnt come all theway up here just to freeze my assoff...Very funny. A few minutes infront of a fireplace will do just fine.

She hangs up and gets in the car. They drive off.


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14.INT. MEETING ROOM TWILIGHT

Admiral Page, Capt. Nelson and several OFFICERS sit arounda table discussing a report.

ADMIRAL PAGESo the in-flight recorder indicate that6096s auxiliary deicers did in factmalfunction, but that the circuitbreaker failed to activate a warninguntil it was too late.

OFFICERYes, Admiral. Maintenance recordsindicate the deicers were checkedimmediately prior to flight, which isstandard procedure.

CAPT. NELSONSmitty takes better care of thosechoppers than he does his own children.

Admiral Page looks up from the report and fixes him with aserious stare.

ADMIRAL PAGEConsidering someone elses childrendied, I hope thats not what you intendto tell Ms. Ashcroft, Captain.

CAPT. NELSONNo, Admiral. Of course not.

Admiral Pages aide, Ensign Swift, enters, crosses the roomand whispers in her ear. Admiral Page reads the notehanded to her.

ADMIRAL PAGEThat will be all gentlemen. Ben, wouldyou stay, please?

The others leave and Ensign Swift closes the door on herway out.

ADMIRAL PAGEI think we may want to cancel yourinterview with CNN, Ben.


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15.CAPT. NELSON

Why? You saw the maintenance report,Leigh, it was an accident plain andsimple. Regrettable, yes, but we donthave anything to hide.

ADMIRAL PAGEActually, Ben, Im afraid we do.

CAPT. NELSONWhat do you mean, Leigh? What didSwift just tell you?

ADMIRAL PAGEThat computer your aircrew took offthat burning trawler. It was full ofclassified military data. It appears

we caught the Russians with theirfingers in the cookie jar.

FADE OUT.

END OF ACT ONE


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16.ACT TWO

FADE IN:

EXT. ICE HOCKEY RINK DAY

About 50 freezing fans enjoy an intramural hockey game.

ON THE ICE

The puck is passed to Cord who skates fast up the side ofthe rink. BAM! Hes body-checked into a snow bank. Helooks up at the player who slammed into him...

EDEN(grinning)

Getting a little too old for this, eh,

skipper?

Cord grits his teeth and climbs out of the snow. Edenskates away fast toward the action.

IN THE BLEACHERS

Meg and daughters Ashleigh and Maggie react to the viciousbody check. Theyre watching with Megs sister MJ, AshantiJeffries and her husband, Noah.

MEGOw! I think Daddys getting too old forthis game, girls.

GIRLSAw! Daddy!

MJNoah, why arent you out there? Cordneeds you.

NOAH

Are you kidding? Everybody knows whymy people dont play hockey.

MJ(playful)

Im sorry, but I mustve missed thatnews flash. Please, enlighten me.

ASHANTI(ready to be critical)

Yes, please.


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17.NOAH

...Because those of us born in Arizonadidnt have ice skating rinks to playon when we were kids.

The women react to Noahs witty escape. Meg catches afurtive glance between Noah and MJ that Ashanti doesnt.

EDEN

skates easily past defenders and puts a sweet move on oneof them before SMACKING the puck into the net. She thrustsher stick high. In goal, Tomczak whacks the ice with his.

EDENHow you like me now?!

He gives her the finger with emphasis.

EDEN(smiles)

Never gonna happen, Tommy Boy!

She skate-dances away, wiggling her ass to rub it in.

IN THE BLEACHERS

ASHANTINoah, baby, can you go down and get usall some hot chocolate?

NOAHAlright, baby.

He stands to leave. MJ stands too.

MJIll go with you.

MEG

(curtly)Ill go...

MJ clocks the hostility but lets it slide.

INT. NEAR BATHROOM / CONCESSION CART CONTINUOUS

Meg and Noah walk around the bleachers on their way to asmall concession cart. A teenage girl comes out of thebathroom and passes them. After she turns the corner, Meg


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18.grabs Noahs arm and brusquely swings him against thebathroom entrance, out of view of the concession vendor.

NOAHWhoa! Meg, what the

MEGAre you out of your mind?! My sister!

NOAHWait a minute, Meg

MEGNo you wait a minute. I can barelylook Ashanti in the eye as it is. Nowyoure playing googly-eyes with MJ?!

NOAHLook, Meg, I dont know what youthought you saw, but nothing Irepeat, nothing is going on betweenme and MJ.

MEGGet this through your head, Noah: touchmy sister, I cut off your balls.

She shoves him aside and goes into the bathroom.

NOAHJesus.

INT. MCKENNA HOME TWILIGHT

Meg, Cord, MJ and the girls enter. Cord is sore andbruised from the hockey game.

MEGGirls, why dont you go up and start a

hot bath for Daddy?

GIRLS(excited)

Okay!

They run up the stairs. Meg helps Cord off with histhings.


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19.MJ

Look at you two, a picture of domesticbliss. A regular Ma and Pa Kettle.

The irony isnt lost on Cord and Meg.

CORD(wryly)

If you try this at home folks, keep inmind results may vary.

MEGWhatever happened to that doctor youwere seeing?

MJLarry? The gynecologist? You didnt

really expect me to settle down with aguy who spends his days poking aroundin other womens

CORDI think we get the picture, MJ. NotMr. Right. Got it.

MJ shoots him an impish grin. She enjoys making himuncomfortable. This is what they do.

MJSo I went out on the Thetis today, butmy interview with Captain Nelson wasunexpectedly cancelled when I got back.

She watches for a reaction from Cord.

MEGMJ, you know the rule. Cords not asource for any story youre working on.Ever.

MJJust making small talk, Sis. If youprefer, I can talk about how your bigstrong man got his ass kicked by thatEskimo girl today.

CORDId like to see you call her that toher face.


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20.INT. SWABS BAR NIGHT

Off-duty guardsmen and sailors unwind.

Ensign Swift is at the bar waiting for BETTY, the butchbartender, to top off a second pitcher of beer. Swift paysand is about to leave when Eden comes up next to her.Swift turns and their eyes meet. She tries to play it coolbut her attraction to Eden is obvious.

ENS. SWIFTHello, Sayer. How are you?

EDENHi Ensign Swift. Im good. How are you?

ENS. SWIFT

Good.

Beat. Betty observes.

ENS. SWIFTRight. Well, nice seeing you again.

EDENYeah, same here.

Ensign Swift heads across the crowded bar.

EDENHey, Betty, can I get another Coronaand a couple of Miller Genuine Drafts?

(off Bettys look)What?

BETTY(a knowing grin)

Dont ask, dont tell?

Eden plays it off. But when Betty goes for the beer, Eden

turns her head to check out Swift, who has reached a tablewith other young female Coast Guard officers.

INT. MCKENNA BATHROOM NIGHT

Cord steps out of the shower and dries off. He checks hisbruises in the mirror. Then he pulls a bottle ofpenicillin pills out of the cabinet and empties the lasttwo into his palm. He takes them with a drink of water.Looks at himself in the mirror.


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21.INT. MCKENNA LIVING ROOM SAME

MJ is preparing to leave for the night.

MEGWhen do you think youll be done withyour story?

MJThat hardly seems fair, Sis. I cantsay boo to Cord about work but youget to pump me for information?

MEGIts not the same, silly brat. I justwant to know how long youll be here.Weve hardly had any time together

since you got here.

MJI know. I hope to wrap up in the nextday or two. Then its back to Atlantafor editing, voice overs, technicalstuff.

Meg makes a disappointed face.

MEGSo you come all this way and we onlyget a few hours together.

MJ hugs her and they look at each other.

MJOooh, it sucks, I know. I miss you somuch.

MEGI know. Were definitely not in Kansasanymore, are we Toto?

MJWhy do I always have to be the dog?

MEGBecause Im older.

They share a warm, sisterly smile. Then

MJSo do you like it here, Meg? Really?


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22.MEG

(trying to be positive)Once you get past the snow and thecold, its really very beautiful.

MJBefore I came up, I did some researchand found out that Guardsmen who areposted in Kodiak get preference fortheir next assignment. Cord could pickanyplace. Florida, California, Hawaii!

MEGMJ, this is Cords home. Its ourhome.

MJ

(beat)Is it?

A car horn HONKS outside.

MEGThats your taxi.

MJWell, I suppose any place that has taxiservice cant be all bad, can it?

MEG(smiles)

Yeah. And unlike the taxis over inSeward, ours have three sled dogs.

They laugh and hug again before MJ leaves.

INT. SWABS BAR NIGHT

Tomczak is on a roll with another ribald joke. As usual,

Edens the only woman at the table.

TOMCZAKSo this Navy guy, Andrews, is at Exxonfilling up, right. And this hot Asianchick with a rack like you wouldntbelieve comes out of the store and seeshim. She smiles and waves. Andrewscant believe his luck. But he triesto play it cool. He says, Im sorry,

(MORE)


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23.TOMCZAK (CONTD.)

Miss, have we met? She says, realproud, Yes, I believe youre thefather of one of my kids! So Andrewsthinks back and remembers his last tourin Japan. Oh, yeah! he blurts out.I remember you! You gave the best $50blowjob I ever had! The babe istotally floored. No, you asshole!Im your sons kindergarten teacher!

Laughter around the table, except for Eden.

EDENWait a minute. That doesnt make sense.

GUARDSMAN

Yeah, everybody knows you cant get adecent blowjob in Japan for under $100.

EDENNo you imbecile. If she only gave hima blowjob, whered the kid come from?

They all look at her. Beat. She rolls her eyes.

EDENIdiots!

More laughter around the table.

Eden notices the group of young female officers, includingSwift, on their way out the bar. Swift turns her headbefore leaving and once again she and Eden exchange a look.Swift smiles furtively. Eden looks away.

EXT. OUTSIDE SWABS LATER

Eden and Tomczak say goodnight to other guardsmen and head

for their cars.

TOMCZAKSo scuttlebutt is that computer Isnagged was rushed to D.C.

EDENSo?


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24.TOMCZAK

So I think it had some serious Rooskispy shit on it.

EDENRight, double-oh shit head. Why wouldthe Russians or anybody else send aleaky fishing boat into the BeringStraight to spy when theyve gotsatellites that can count the hairs onmy ass from Jupiter?

TOMCZAKI dont know. But I do know theywouldnt send a computer all the way tothe Pentagon if there werent somethingimportant on it.

(he makes a face)Youve got hairs on your ass?! Maybeyou should try electrolysis.

She rolls her eyes. Idiot!

INT. MCKENNA FAMILY ROOM NIGHT

Cord is making the sofa up as a bed. Meg comes in andwithout a word begins helping him. When the bed is madeshe looks at him for a long beat.

MEGWere not going to make it are we,Cord?

Another long beat.

CORDNo.

She sits, buries her head in her hands and begins crying.

He sits next to her and holds her.

EXT. EXXON STATION DAY

The CNN crews rental car is at a pump. A TOYOTA TUNDRApulls up to the adjoining pump and Noah gets out, in parkaand duty uniform. He starts gassing his truck.

MJ (O.S.)Well hello, handsome.


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25.He turns, pleasantly surprised to see MJ.

NOAHHi!

She gives him a hug. At first hes reluctant, then heenjoys hugging her back. When they part, she stands close.

MJFancy meeting you here.

NOAHYeah, well. Gas. Gotta have it.

MJ(flirtatious smile)

Yeah. Some things you just gotta have.

He takes a step back.

NOAHSo, hows it going? Story-wise?

MJIts going.

She tilts her head cutely and steps closer.

NOAHThats great...

MJReally, you think so? Cause Imwondering why all of a sudden nobody atthe air station will talk to me.

NOAH(ah-ha!)

Right...Well, look, MJ, youre barkingup the wrong tree here.

MJ(closer still)

Is that how you see me, Noah? Im adog? What kind of dog would you say Iam, Noah?

The pump stops and he quickly moves away to replace thenozzle.


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26.NOAH

(trying to make light)A dog after a bone, maybe. Only Icant be of any use to you there.

He turns back toward her and she moves right against him.He looks down. Shes got her hand on his cock.

MJThats where youre wrong, handsome.It gets awfully cold at night for agirl up here all by her lonesome.

NOAHMary Jane...

MJ

Im at the Breakers. Room 303. Stopby later. Ill be waiting.

Phil leaves the convenience store and walks toward them.He gets in behind the wheel. MJ opens the passenger door.Noah cant take his eyes off her.

Before she gets in the car, MJ gives him a come hithersmile and BARKS like Toto. Noah watches them drive off.

NOAHJesus.

FADE OUT.

END OF ACT TWO


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27.ACT THREE

FADE IN:

INT. JAYHAWK IN FLIGHT - TWILIGHT

Cord and crew fly patrol over a dark, angry sea.

KODIAK OPS (V.O.)Coast Guard 6739, Kodiak.

CORDCoast Guard 6739, over.

KODIAK OPS (V.O.)Skipper of the Elektron, a Russianfishing boat, suffered a heart attack.

Seeks immediate evac. Location 70miles west of St. Paul Island.

CORDRoger, Kodiak. Plotting a course.

Noah plots a course in the GPS navigation system.

NOAHETA twenty-five minutes.

CORDKodiak, be advised, ETA to theElektron, twenty-five minutes. CoastGuard 6739 en route.

EXT. ELEKTRON TWILIGHT

The 112-foot trawler bobs in high seas. The Jayhawk hoversoverhead.

INT. SKIPPERS QUARTERS CONTINUOUS

Two Russian CREWMEN help Eden secure their SKIPPER to astretcher. Their English is heavily accented.

CREWMAN 1We give mouth-to-mouth. Do CPR.Twenty, thirty minutes.

EDENWas he taking any meds?


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28.CREWMAN 2

Meds? What is this meds?

EDEN(makes pill-taking gesture)

Medicine. From a doctor.

CREWMAN 2No. No medicine.

As they move toward the portal, Eden catches sight of alaptop computer on the skippers worktable. She pauses.Crewman 2 clocks her interest. Their eyes meet.

TOMCZAK (V.O.)How we doing down there, Sayer?

EDEN(eyes on crewman 2)On my way topside now.

EXT. ELEKTRON, DECK CONTINUOUS

Eden and the several crewmen work to secure the skipper tothe rescue basket. Its made a lot more difficult becauseof the rolling deck. The Jayhawk makes adjustments.

TOMCZAK (V.O.)Back and left three.

NOAH (V.O.)Back and left three, roger.

TOMCZAK (V.O.)Hold it. Hold it.

CORD (V.O.)Alright, Sayer. Lets get this done.Winds are picking up.

EDENAlmost there, skipper.

She secures the stretcher. Signals overhead.

TOMCZAK (V.O.)I have the ready for pickup signal.Raising basket.

The basket is hoisted off the deck up toward the Jayhawk.


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29.Eden looks around at the Russian crewman. She tries tocover her suspicion and her anxiety.

TOMCZAK (V.O.)Basket and patient at the side of thecabin. Pulling patient into the cabin.

Eden looks at the hatch that leads below deck. Crewman 2eyes her warily.

TOMCZAK (V.O.)Lowering harness for swimmer.

CORD (V.O.)Okay, Sayer, say goodnight to yourboyfriends. We gotta go.

Eden and Crewman 2 lock eyes.

EDENRoger, skipper.

Eden hooks herself to the harness and is hoisted up to thehelicopter. Her eyes remain on Crewman 2 the whole time.

INT. JAYHAWK FLYING LATER

Cord and Noah push the Jayhawk through the night sky. Inthe cabin, the Russian skipper lay hooked to monitors andtubes. Eden looks at Tomczak, her eyes telling him shebelieves his Russian spy theory.

INT. JEFFRIES HOME, BEDROOM NIGHT

Ashanti is asleep in bed. She wakes suddenly. A jab ofpain causes her to sit up and hold her pregnant belly.More pain and she CRIES OUT.

She slides her legs out of bed. Another sharp pain and shefalls out of bed to her knees, CRIES OUT again.

ASHANTIOh God! Noah...Noah!

She reaches for the phone and is gripped by more pain. Thephone falls off the nightstand...

ON NOAHS FACE


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30.INT. TOYOTA TUNDRA - NIGHT

WIDEN to reveal Noah behind the wheel of his truck, staringat the entrance to the Breakers Inn. The engine of thetruck is running.

NOAH(to himself)

What the hell are you doing here, man?Meg was right. You are out of yourmind. You have to be. Why else wouldyou be sitting here, seriously thinkingabout going in there? Jesus.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

He looks down at the beeper. His eyes go wide as we...

SMASH CUT TO:

INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR NIGHT

Noah bursts through double doors and rushes down thecorridor. Weve never seen him this distraught. He comesto a nurses station.

NURSESir, may I help you?

NOAH(panicked)

My wife...shes pregnant. I got a pageshe was

NURSELieutenant Jeffries?

NOAHYes!

NURSERight this way. Follow me.

INT. HOSPTIAL ROOM MOMENTS LATER

Noah enters, still in a panic. Relief washes over him whenhe sees Ashanti sitting up in bed, a smile on her face.Shes talking with Meg and OB-GYN nurse Chloe Grimaldi.


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31.Ashanti looks at him and her smile gets even brighter. Hegoes to her and they embrace.

NOAHBaby, are you alright?! Whathappened?!

CHLOEShes fine, Lieutenant. She had whatscalled a false labor. Its fairlycommon. The doctor will be in in a fewminutes. Hell explain in more detail.

Noah looks into his lovers eyes and reads her guilt. Thenhe looks at Ashanti.

NOAH

Youre sure youre alright, baby?

ASHANTI(loving smile)

Im fine. And more importantly, ourlittle angel is fine.

She takes his hand and puts it on her belly. Noah andAshanti both smile then look at each other lovingly. Megclocks the look on Chloes face as she watches themtogether, and it clicks. Megs figured it out.

MEGWe should leave you two alone.

ASHANTIThanks for coming to get me, Meg.

Meg hugs her and they kiss.

MEGYou get some rest now. Okay?

Meg and Noah exchange a look and he knows that she knows.

NOAHThanks, Meg.

She smiles at him for Ashantis sake then exits with Chloe.


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33.ASHLEIGH

Have a good weekend, Mrs. Keilar!

SIOBHNYes, Ash, dear. You too.

Ashleigh exits. Meg and Siobhn stare at each other. Itscold outside but its freezing in the room.

SIOBHNMegan. This is a nice surprise.

MEGIs it?

SIOBHNWell...its a surprise.

MEGWell get used to it. Ill be pickingthe girls up from now on.

SIOBHNOh...Good. I hope Mrs. McKenna isfeeling alright.

MEGClaires fine. And, despite anythingyou may have heard from her, so is myrelationship with my husband.

Siobhn covers her disappointment well.

SIOBHNThen Im happy for you, Megan.

MEGNo youre not. But it hardly matters.I came here to tell you to take yourbest shot.

They lock eyes. Siobhns expression changes from sweet todefiant. Shes game.

SIOBHNI will.

Meg flashes a small, contemptuous smile, turns and exits.OFF Siobhns stare...


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34.EXT. ORTIZ HOME DAY

Movers are finishing up loading a big moving van.

INT. ORTIZ HOME - DAY

Meg is saying goodbye to April Ortiz, whose husband Alexdied in a helicopter crash at sea in a previous episode.

APRILI wont miss this cold. Of course,Houstons got weather problems of itsown hurricanes, floods, the humidity.And the bugs! God the bugs!

MEG

Promise we wont lose touch, April.

APRILI promise.

MEGI wont let us. I wont!

They both smile sadly and embrace for a long heartfeltbeat. Neither tries to hold back their tears.

APRILThanks for being there for me, Meg.Ill never forget that. Im so glad wegot to be friends.

MEGMe too.

Meg wipes away Aprils tears. And they smile.

INT. RESTAURANT TWILIGHT

MJ, Jane and Phil are having breakfast. MJ is reading theofficial COAST GUARD ACCIDENT REPORT on her laptop.

MJIt doesnt add up. Everything in themaintenance record checks out.

JANESo?


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35.MJ

So theyve got nothing to hide. So whydid Captain Nelson bump the interview.

JANEMaybe hes camera shy. Remember, thisis the same guy who found one of hismen acted appropriately when he shotan activist to get her off an oilrig.

MJCome on Jane, the Aquamarine people arecrackpots, you know it as well as I do.

JANEYou say that because your brother-in-law was the ringleader of the incident.

MJI say that because the Aquamarinepeople are crackpots.

PHILMaybe theyre hiding something else.

MJLike what?

PHILI dont know, but when we were waitingfor the interview with Captain Nelsonthat didnt happen, I overheard one ofthe officers on a phone call saysomething about Russian trawlers andthe Pentagon.

MJ/JANEWhat?! Why didnt you say somethingsooner?!

PHILDidnt make any sense until just now.

OFF MJ thinking...

INT. AIR BASE OFFICE DAY

Capt. Nelson and Cord sit in front of Admiral Page, who isbehind a big desk.


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36.ADMIRAL PAGE

Cord, Captain Nelson and I want to getyour take on this CNN report thatsbeing done by your sister-in-law.

CORDWell Admiral, Captain, its like I toldyou, we have a strict rule that I dontdiscuss Coast Guard business with MJand she doesnt ask, so we haventtalked about it at all.

CAPT. NELSONWhat about Meg?

CORDThe rule was Megs idea. Look,

Admiral, Captain, trust me, Megs thelast person you have to worry about.

EXT. EXXON STATION TWILIGHT

Tomczak leaves the store and walks to his truck. Just ashe climbs in we hear an ENGINE GRINDING. Tomczak looksover and sees MJ in her rental car, trying to start theengine. He goes over to help the damsel in distress.

TOMCZAK(knocks on window)

Excuse me, Miss are you

He recognizes her when she rolls down the window.

MJOh, hi. I dont know whats wrong withit. It was running fine when I gothere. Its a rental.

TOMCZAK

Youre that reporter from CNN, right?

MJYes, I am.

(offers her hand)Mary Jane Ashcroft.

Tomczak shakes hands but is already feeling uncomfortable.Reporters are tricky. Especially pretty ones.


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37.MJ

Look, ordinarily I wouldnt ask astrange man for help like this Imean, for all I know you could be somekind of serial killer but Im ondeadline and need a lift to my hotel.

Tomczak cant help stealing a peek at her cleavage.

TOMCZAKWell...um...

(she smiles)Uh, okay. Sure.

EXT. EXXON CONVENIENCE STORE MOMENTS LATER

Jane and Phil watch Tomczak and MJ drive off in his truck.

PHILDamn, shes good.

JANEIt helps when youve got a nice rack.

Phil glances down at flat-chested Jane.

PHILYeah. It does.

She smirks at him then starts walking toward the car.

JANELets go. You sure you know how tostart this thing again?

INT. TOMCZAKS TRUCK MOVING LATER

MJ is already charming Tomczak into submission.

MJHawaii will be great, Brent. If Imout there on a story Ill look you up.

TOMCZAKDefinitely. Ill be expecting you.

FADE OUT.

END OF ACT THREE


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38.ACT FOUR

FADE IN:

EXT. BREAKERS INN TWILIGHT

MJ gets out of Tomczaks truck and turns to talk to himthrough the open passenger window.

MJThanks so much, Brent.

TOMCZAKNo problem.

She scribbles a phone number on a scrap of paper and hands

it to him.

MJGive me a call when you get to Hawaii.Okay?

TOMCZAKSure thing.

(then)Listen, Mary Jane

MJ(pretty smile)

MJ

TOMCZAKRight, MJ. You know that stuff Isaid about the Rooskies, that was what do you call it? just between us,right?

MJYou mean off the record?

TOMCZAKYeah, off the record. Right?

She gives him a smile.

MJCall me when you get to Hawaii, Brent.Ill come visit you. Promise.


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39.She turns and walks into the hotel. He watches after her,not sure what just happened but knowing it aint good.

INT. DR. GRAHAMS OFFICE DAY

Meg and Cord sit in front of the desk. Dr. Graham entersholding a file folder and sits across from them.

DR. GRAHAMYour blood work is back and youre bothnegative for gonorrheal infection. Youcan stop taking the penicillin.

Both Meg and Cord seem relieved.

DR. GRAHAM

Since neither of you has had sex withanyone during your infection andtheres no one else to notify, you canput this behind you - medically.

CORD/MEGThank you.

DR. GRAHAMHow are you otherwise?

The question hangs for an uncomfortable beat.

MEGIts been difficult...were not surewhats next for our relationship, but Ithink seeing Dr. Cheznick wasworthwhile.

Meg looks at Cord.

CORD(thoughtful)

Yeah, it was worthwhile.

EXT. MEDICAL BUILDING LATER

Meg and Cord leave the building. He zips his coat, aboutto head for the parking lot, when she stops.

CORDDid you forget something?


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41.They look into each others eyes. Tears stream down.Theres nothing else to say. MJ turns and walks away.

INT. KEILAR HOME DAY

Siobhn and Claire are having tea.

CLAIREYou know, Siobhn dear, I really thinka vacation off island would do you somegood. Some place tropical and exotic.Hawaii maybe.

SIOBHNHawaii seems so far away. And you knowmom and dad - theyd never spend

Christmas anywhere but at home.

CLAIREI didnt mean a vacation with Violetand Sam, dear. I meant you.

SIOBHNYou mean by myself? I dont know if Icould do that, Mrs. McKenna. I mean,its not that I couldnt Ivevacationed on my own before. Itsjust, well, now Id feel so alone.

CLAIREI know it seems too soon to think aboutthis, but...well, spending the wholewinter here, with only five or sixhours of sunlight a day, thats justawful after what youve been through.

SIOBHNThank you, Mrs. McKenna, for being sothoughtful. But its comforting to be

around people who love me. Like you.

They each take a sip of their tea.

SIOBHNMrs. McKenna, theres something I feelI have to tell you.

CLAIREYes, dear, what is it?


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42.SIOBHN

I know you know about Cord andme...That we had an affair when he cameback to Kodiak.

Claire puts her teacup down. Becomes somber.

CLAIREYes, I was told about that recently.

SIOBHNDo you hate me?

CLAIRE(understanding smile)

Of course I dont hate you, dear. Ithink you and Cord made a mistake. But

Im a woman and I know what its liketo be deeply in love...

(Siobhn brightens)I also know how I would feel if Mac hadcheated on me. It would be very hardto forgive him...or the woman hecheated with.

Siobhn struggles to find her next words.

CLAIREWhat is it, dear?

SIOBHNI still love Cord...and I still wanthim very much.

OFF Claires dismay...

INT. BASE GYM NIGHT

A few guardsmen work out. We find Eden lifting weights.

She doesnt notice Ensign Swift come in and begin joggingon a treadmill.

SAME SCENE LATER

Swift finishes her run and wipes her face with a towel.She notices Eden just as she finishes a set on the benchpress. Their eyes meet. Swift decides nows as good atime as any. She crosses to Eden.


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43.ENS. SWIFT

Seems like we keep bumping in to eachother.

EDENHello, Ensign Swift.

ENS. SWIFT(a smile)

I think we can dispense with theformalities when were off duty. ImJohanna. My friends call me Jo.

EDENHi, Johanna. Eden.

ENS. SWIFT/JO

(re: weights)So, what are you pushing?

EDENAbout 120.

JONice...So howve you been? I mean,since 6096 went down. That mustvebeen really hard for everybody here.

EDENYeah. Its tougher when theyre yourown, you know.

JOI hope you dont take this the wrongway, but I was really impressed withyou. I mean, with how you rescuedtheir co-pilot.

EDENIts what we train for. Any rescue

swimmer wouldve done it the same way.

JOI know. Its just that there arentmany women rescue swimmers, andcertainly not many who ask to beassigned to Kodiak.

EDENYou know about that?


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44.JO

Im Admiral Pages aide. I review themedal recommendations and personnelfiles before she gets them.

EDENOh, right.

When Eden rises from the weight bench, the two women standclose. After a beat, Jo steps back to give her space.

EDENWell, it was nice seeing you again,Johanna.

JOJo.

EDENJo. Enjoy the rest of your workout.

Eden walks to another part of the gym. Jo watches her fora couple of beats then turns and heads to a weight machine.

INT. SHOWER ROOM LATER

Eden showers. When shes done, she steps out and wrapsherself in a towel.

INT. WOMENS LOCKER ROOM CONTINUOUS

Eden reaches her locker and opens it. Shes about to begindressing when Jo, still in workout clothes, comes to alocker a few spaces away. Jo smiles hello. Eden removesher towel and begins dressing. Jo strips out of herclothes for the shower.

EDEN

So how long are you and Admiral Pagegoing to be on base?

JOAnother couple of days maybe. Why doyou ask?

EDENScuttlebutt starts to run rampant whenan Admirals on base too long. Youknow how it is.


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45.JO

Wouldnt be the Coast Guard withoutscuttlebutt.

Jos now in a towel; Eden in panties and bra. They lockeyes, standing just a few feet apart. Things are about toget complicated when

FEMALE OFFICER (O.S.)Hi, Jo.

Jo and Eden turn to see a young FEMALE OFFICER enter with agym bag. We remember her from Jos table at Swabs.

JOHi, Candice.

Eden resumes dressing.

FEMALE OFFICERHave a good workout?

JOYes, I did. Needed it too. It getscold in Seattle, but not like here,where I cant run in the mornings.

The female officer begins undressing. She looks at Eden.

FEMALE OFFICERHi.

EDENHi.

JO(on her way to showers)

Well, have a good workout.

FEMALE OFFICER

Thanks. See you around.

Jo exits. Eden finishes dressing and leaves with wet hair.Only after Edens left does it dawn on the female officerthat she interrupted something.

FADE OUT.

END OF ACT FOUR


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46.ACT FIVE

FADE IN:

INT. CAPT. NELSONS HOME NIGHT

Capt. Nelson and Admiral Page finish a candlelit dinner.

ADMIRAL PAGEBen, that was absolutely fabulous. Younever cease to amaze, even after allthese years. Ballroom dancing, thepiano, painting.

CAPT. NELSONThank you. With no wife or kids, Ivehad to pour myself into other passions.

Gourmet cooking I picked up when I tookthis command. More wine? We may aswell finish it.

ADMIRAL PAGEAll right, but you dont have to get medrunk you know. I think weve alreadyestablished that Ill sleep with you.

He pours and they exchange warm smiles. Then

CAPT. NELSONWhy did you turn me down, Leigh? Wasit me or was it your career?

ADMIRAL PAGE(beat)

It was me. I didnt love you Ben. Notthe way a woman of thirty should love aman shes going to marry.

He reacts. She reaches across and strokes his hand.

ADMIRAL PAGEIf you asked me to marry you tonight,the answer would still be no, but notbecause I dont love you.

They look into one anothers eyes. Theres deep, genuineaffection between them.

CAPT. NELSONTiming is everything, isnt it?


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47.ADMIRAL PAGE

Ben, it hasnt been announced yet, butIm going to be reassigned to D.C.

CAPT. NELSONAnother promotion? Congratulations.

ADMIRAL PAGEThank you. Darling, it would mean somuch to me if youd move back east. Wecould spend summer weekends at my placeon the Cape.

CAPT. NELSONBack east? And do what?

ADMIRAL PAGE

I seem to recall your saying somethingabout teaching at the Academy.

CAPT. NELSONYeah, after I retire. Ive got anotherfive or six years before I even startthinking about that. And I love whatIm doing.

She takes a drink of wine. Something else is clearly onher mind. He clocks the change in her.

ADMIRAL PAGEBen, darling, you said timing iseverything. Now is a good time for youto go back to the Academy.

CAPT. NELSONLeigh, if theres something I shouldknow, just spit it out.

ADMIRAL PAGEKodiak is going to be taken away from

you. The shooting and the mediascrutiny over 6096 has convinced theadmiralty that a change ahead ofschedule is prudent. Im sorry, Ben.

Hes not totally surprised. But the news still stings,especially coming from her.

CAPT. NELSONDid you know about this when you cameto Kodiak?


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48.

ADMIRAL PAGEI knew it was a possibility. Id hopedto alter the decision. But the Russiansituation has made that impossible.

CAPT. NELSONWhats that have to do with my abilityto command Air Station Kodiak?

ADMIRAL PAGEFrankly, Ben, there is no connection.But the conventional wisdom is that theRussian situation will become public atsome point and when it does well needto make adjustments up here.

CAPT. NELSONIm a scapegoat in waiting, is that it?

Beat. Admiral Leigh Page looks into his eyes.

ADMIRAL PAGEYes.

EXT. FROZEN LAKE TWILIGHT

LONG SHOT of a snowmobile with two parka-clad ridersdarting across the awesome landscape. We track with themuntil they stop at what seems like a familiar clearing.The riders dismount and set up their gear: the taller rideruses a HAND AUGER to drill a hole in the ice while theother rider sets up two FOLDING STOOLS.

EXT. FROZEN LAKE DAY

The two snowmobilers, Tomczak and Eden, are now sitting ontheir stools, ice fishing.

EDENYou said you were in a long-distancerelationship that didnt work out.

TOMCZAK(bad memory)

Didnt work out is one way to put it.It was more like one of those Italiantragedies.


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49.EDEN

Greek.

TOMCZAKWhat?

EDENGreek tragedy. Italians have opera,Greeks have tragedy.

(he reacts, tom-A-to, tomato)What went wrong? Did you screw around?

TOMCZAKChicks always think guys cant keeptheir dicks in their pants. There areplenty of sluts out there too you know.

Eden reacts, covering her guilt at almost cheating on Toni.

EDENDid you love her?

TOMCZAK(beat)

Thought I did. I asked her to marry me.

EDENIm sorry, Tommy.

TOMCZAKAhh, thats ancient history. But I didlearn one thing from that train wreck.

EDENWhats that?

He looks at her, wanting his point to sink in.

TOMCZAKWhen youre twenty-two, twenty-three

years old, you dont know if its loveyoure feeling or just a hard-on thatsmoved up to your chest.

She takes this in. Then she takes the thermos and poursherself a cup.

EDEN(reacts)

You made tea?


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50.TOMCZAK

(nonchalant)You dont really drink coffee, so...

She can only shake her head and smile to herself.

TOMCZAKSayer, we can talk, right?

EDEN(a bit apprehensive)

Sure...but Tommy, theres not enoughtea in the world

TOMCZAKNo, its not that again...Eden, I thinkI mightve really screwed up.

OFF Edens concern...

INT. OUTER OFFICE DAY

Jo is standing over a PETTY OFFICERS shoulder, going overreports. We notice that travel bags are near the desk.

Lt. Benz, the public information officer, comes to Jo witha concerned look on her face. She speaks urgently. Jopicks up the phone on the desk.

INT. ADMIRAL PAGES OFFICE MOMENTS LATER

Admiral Page is putting papers into a satchel. We alsonotice travel bags next to her desk. A KNOCK on the doorfollowed by Jo entering.

JOAdmiral, Ms. Ashcroft of CNN is on thephone. She said its important that

she speak with you.

Admiral Page looks at Jo with aplomb, then goes to thedesk, picks up the phone. Jo listens.

ADMIRAL PAGEThis is Admiral Page.

MJ (V.O.)Hello, Admiral. Mary Jane Ashcroftwith CNN.


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51.ADMIRAL PAGE

Hello, Ms. Ashcroft. How may I helpyou?

MJ (V.O.)Admiral, my story on the Coast Guardsrecent operations out of Kodiak isgoing to air soon, and I want to giveyou an opportunity to comment onsomething I plan to report.

ADMIRAL PAGEAnd this is information you couldntget from our public informationofficer?

MJ (V.O.)

No, Admiral, I dont believe so. Ivelearned from well-placed sources bothat Air Station Kodiak and the Pentagonthat the Coast Guard has interceptedRussian fishing vessels stealingclassified U.S. military information.

OFF Admiral Page...

INT. MAUI AIRPORT TERMINAL DAY

Siobhn exits an airplane. We track with her as she walkswith other departing passengers through the terminal ontheir way to baggage claim. She collects her one piece ofluggage and walks outside.

EXT. MAUI AIRPORT CONTINUOUS

Siobhn stops to experience the tropical warmth. Itsamazing. A TAXI DRIVER approaches with a big smile.

TAXI DRIVERTaxi, Miss?

SIOBHNYes, thank you.

He takes her roller bag and opens the door for her.


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52.INT. TAXI CONTINUOUS

The driver slides behind the wheel, Siobhn in back.

TAXI DRIVERYour first visit to the islands, Miss?

SIOBHNYes.

TAXI DRIVERYoure here for pleasure I hope.

Siobhn looks at the tropical setting as the taxi movesinto traffic.

SIOBHN

(unenthused)Yes. Yes, I suppose I am.

OFF Siobhns sadness...

INT. HOTEL ROOM MORNING

Meg wakes up next to Cord, who is asleep, gently snoring.She looks at him until he wakes.

CORDHi. Was I snoring?

MEGLittle bit.

CORDSorry.

She lay her head on his chest.

MEG

Its okay.

As she closes her eyes contentedly, we...

FADE TO BLACK.

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