onward(draft 2)

Onward

By

Elisabeth Rose Astwood & Shamus Tyler Bob

@2015 [email protected]@gmail.com

INT. APARTMENT A01 - NIGHT

The sounds of little pieces of metal, plastic bits, andVelcro strips are heard, a small commotion.

Theres a shitload of pizzaboxs, just stacks of them,theres nothing else, whoever is in this grungy apartment,they have been eating nothing but pizza for the last week ortwo.

We hear a voice speaking, its in Urdo.

VOICE(O.S.)Its alright to be scared. This isfear, our fear, but they feel none.This is what they taught us.

We see 3 men, all working on explosive devices, as well asfew firearms scattered around the apartment, but not too faraway.

Aimen (late 20s) is big, strong and clearly comfortable withthe situation. Ghaamid (early 20s) is slender, tall andjumpy. Hilmi (16) is has a look of unsure anxiety.As he talks, we see the voice belongs to Aimen. Hes talkingto the fearful looking Hilmi.

AIMENThis is what they wanted. Becausetheir people, they dont care whathappens to us back home. Vietnamhad many Americans feeling it intheir hearts.

We see Ghaamid is disassembling a radio, Hilmi is stilllistening but his look hasnt changed.

AIMENBut only because the men comingback were broken, and they couldsee that... Now... Theyrecareful...

Aimen drinks a bit of water, and offers Hilmi some, whorefuses.

AIMENMissles, drones, and tanks. Theymake sure that the ones beingkilled are ours. The Americans maypretend to feel outrage, but at theend of the day, as long as we hold

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CONTINUED: 2.

AIMEN (contd)the burden, while they sleepcomfortably.

INT. STAIRWELL - NIGHT

AIMEN(V.O.)They will know no fear.

We see movement of a shadow coming up the stairwell.Climbing the stairs is Fulciana(28).

She stands with her back to the wal. She takes a few longbreaths, waiting.

She has gloves on and is holding a pistol - suppressorattached - close to her chest. The faint outline of abulletproof vest shows from under her dark clothes. Shechecks the time on the cell phone shes holding in her sparehand.

8:24pm

As the time changes to 8:25pm, an incoming call lights upthe screen. She answers before it can ring.

FULCIANAHello?

DELIVERY MAN(O.S.)Hey, delivery.. Pizza.

FULCIANAThe keys under the mat. ApartmentA01.

Fulciana hangs up and moves into the hallway. She reaches adoor labeled A01 and with a quick glance towards the door,picks the lock.

She cracks open the door and peers inside. There is aplastic explosive device armed to blow if the door opens anyfarther. She deftly disables it and creeps inside, closingthe door behind her.

INT. APARTMENT A01 - NIGHT

Fulciana creeps down the short hallway and peers around thecorner.

She sees the three men, hard at work.

There is a knock at the door and Fulciana ducks into a smallcloset.

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Aimen bumps Ghaamid as hes working, interrupting his grooveand nods towards the door.

GHAAMIDWatch it!

AIMENThe door.

Hilmi gets up, hes walking to the door, this angers Aimenas he sees some parts scatter to the floor.

AIMENWhat are you doing? Sit down.

HILMII can get it.

AIMENLook what you did. Sit down. Now.

Hilmi walks over and sits back down, Ghaamid places hiswiring and saudering down and moves to check the door.

As he comes around the corner Fulciana holds her breath.

He passes the closet and peers through the peep hole in thedoor. His eyebrows furrow.

Fulciana exits the closet, comes up behind Ghaamid whilehes approaching the door, he notices the wire thats riggedto the door and the explosive is severed, his face drops.

From behind she moves her one hand towards his face, and herknife over his throat.

And she pushes in. Holding her hand over his nose and mouth,she carefully lets him sink to the ground.

As she waits for the life to leave his body their eyesbriefly meet. She looks away.

Satisfied that hes been subdued, she quickly moves forward.

The delivery man knocks on the door again and Aimenexchanges a look with Hilmi before standing. He enters thehallway following Ghaamid.

She lays a double tap into his throat and she tries to slowhis fall but he is already down with a loud thump.

Hilmi jumps up and Fulciana swings around the corner. Hergun jams.

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CONTINUED: 4.

FULCIANAFuck.

Hilmi takes the opportunity to grab a detonator buthesitates.He looks at the detonator then at Fulciana.

Their eyes meet.

She clears the gun and he holds his hands up, motioning thathes putting the detonator down.

HILMIPl-

She cuts him short with a tap to his eye just as a shot hitsher in the flank. She swings around and shoots Aimen again,finishing the job.Looking back at Hilmis body, she sees herself reflected inthe mirror hanging across the room. She shakes her head andmoves for the door.

The pizza man is no longer KNOCKING at the door and SIRENSbecome noticeable in the distance.

INT. SAFEHOUSE BATHROOM - NIGHT

At a safehouse bathroom, Fulciana is closing the wound onher flank. Alcohol and other disinfectants nearyby.

She flinches and rests. Her mind wanders to Hilmi and thelook in his eyes when she shot him.

She shakes it off and goes back to closing her wound.

Looking over her gun, she starts to scrutinize it, pullingthe slide back, and letting it go, she does this over andover a few times, it suddenly gets more frantic.

And she throws it the pistol at the wall, and rests on thesink, her hands are shaking, she notices this.

She tries her best to control herself, adjusting herbreathing as she stares into the mirror.

Staring at her own eyes, she closes one.

And looks on into the mirror.

After a beat she opens it again, and she looks onwards intonothingness.

5.

INT. PARK/LAKE - DAY

Fulciana is walking with Roy (50s) along the trail for thelake. Hes a bit overweight, an over-the-hillretired-operative.

ROYWell all that we know is weintercepted that he aint sellingthis just for the money, heslooking for someone proactive, hesgot himself an agenda, so he wantssomeone wholl use it. You knowwhat the means?

A few beats and he notices Fulciana hasnt said anything,looking at her, shes off in her own world.

ROYFulciana?

FULCIANASorry. I was listening, someonewholl use it.

ROYAre you alright?

FULCIANAYeah, no, Im alright.

ROYYou sure?

FULCIANAYeah.

ROYWell... He wants this to get intothe wrong hands with the rightmindset.

FULCIANAWhat kind of data?

ROYSurveillance, intelligence reports.Tasty treats, a nice few pages ofthe playbook. Itll leave a nicedent if it gets out in the open. Sowe just want this taken care of.

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FULCIANAThere are people for this.

ROYYeah... But no wireless, no cables,no connection to outside world,thats what hes keeping all thison, and the only thing hetransports in and out is that card.

Fulciana thinks it over.

FULCIANAWhos on stand-by?

ROYHoyt and Dougman, theyll providesupport and exfilitration, butyoull be on point.

FULCIANAHis security detail?

ROYAre you saying yes?

FULCIANAI dont know yet.

ROYWell... If you wanna skip thisone... I mean the last one wentbad, for you anyway, I canunderstand...

FULCIANAIm fine.

ROYYou took a bullet.

FULCIANAYeah and it hit nothing, just someskin.

ROYAlright... What was the deal withthe pizza?

FULCIANAI needed their attention somewhereelse.

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ROYMade a lot of noise.

FULCIANAI got out though.

ROYWere you hoping LEOs would thinkthey killed eachother over thepizza bill?

FULCIANANo, I just needed their attentionelse where.

ROYHe shoots a few millimeters to theleft. Youre not out as quick, thecops are quicker...

FULCIANABut he didnt.

ROYAlright, I just want your head inthe clear, get this out of the way.Shit gets fucked up. Eggshells andomelets.

FULCIANAI said Im fine..

ROYNot just a fine, I need a yes...

FULCIANAWell what about his securitydetail?

Roy looks around, hes trying to work himself up tosomething.

ROYHey... The only reason Im askingyou for this, is I got this newgirl... Now before you go withthat, hear me on this, alright?Shes passed preliminary, primary,and secondary. Shes ready.. Butshe needs an OP.

Fulciana is skeptical, intrigued but skeptical

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FULCIANAYeah?

ROYListen, I need someone to hold herhand, just across the street, shespassed it all.

FULCIANANo...

ROYHold on, shes passed it all, shecan cover herself, this isnt justpaper Im parroting, Ive seen herwork.

FULCIANAAnd youve seen mine, I dont dothat.

ROYListen, youre not some random, Ichose you because youre you, and Ithink shed work well with you.Just across the street...

FULCIANASecondary?

ROYYes. A real score too, only seen afew work through that quick...

FULCIANAWhat about his security detail?

ROYEasy. Private sector. Sheets inPMCs, ones a real cowboy, voicerecognition flagged him as one ofthe contractors shooting civiliansform his car and filming it. Onewas working security for thecartel, as well as enforcing,another IDF.

FULCIANAAnd if Cletus, and his sheenywetback cousins, make us?

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ROYShe can handle herself. Besides,youll have your team.

She nods contemplating. Rubbing her flank, healing but stillraw.

FULCIANAAlright... When?

EXT. STREET - DAY

As Fulciana sits at a bus stop, she waits patiently,scanning around the busy and noisy street and sidewalk shetakes notice of a MAN wearing specs.

Hes quite a distinctive man, stylish, looks a little loud.

As he closes in, we notice him taking out a bag, itscrinkly and makes a load of noise.

With a pen, he stabs into the side of it.

A sea of change clink clanks all over the sidewalk.

Immediately Fulciana gets down and helps SPECS, bothkneeling over and picking up the mess. Specs, withoutlooking up-

SPECS (WHISPERING)Ocean Floor Flats, door 7501.

Immediately she puts in a few more quarters, gets up andwalks off.

SPECSThanks...

She says nothing.

INT. HALLWAY - DAY

She arrives off the elevator, heads down the hall and findsit, door 7501.

As she knocks, she hears another door open. She turns andsees HOYT (27), male looking out another apartment oppositeherself, 7576...

10.

INT. FLASH APARTMENT 7576 - DAY

Fulciana enters the "flash apartment" set up as a stagingarea for the assignment.

Hoyt a nondescript looking, unassuming, like a slack, "cool"substitute teacher.

HOYTSo far just you. Dougman is stillcoming in, shes bringing yourplaydate.

FULCIANAYeah I know...

Fulciana looks annoyed, following Hoyt as they enter theliving room, theres a "kit" thats spread over the floor inan organized fashion, its a sidearm, a sub machine pistol,and a few other tools, equipment, and relevant dossiers.

HOYTHow did he talked your dumbass intodoing something like that. I meanif that were me, Id say-

Hoyt is getting an energy drink from the fridge, going overhe grabs a slice of pizza. Hes been there for half a day atleast.

HOYTIm no babysitter, I mean fuck thatshit, right?

FULCIANAHe sprang it on me, I was ready togo, I just wanted to get back.Then-

HOYTYeah he does that, running thoselittle grifts of his. Heard youwere hit.

FULCIANAYeah- no its fine though, flanksteak, went in and out, it hurtthough... Im good.

HOYTAlright. I hate doing domestic, thefoods always the same. Want some?

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CONTINUED: 11.

FULCIANANo. Im going to check my kit.

HOYTYeah its in there.

Hoyt goes back to watching the television and eating. Shedrops her stuff, and begins to check her equipment.

INT. ELEVATOR - DAY

Dougman (33), female, stern-looking, has a bit of atired imposing aloof look.

She rides the elevator up, beside her is Simone (24) a youngand ordinary looking woman, shes quite unimposing, comparedto Dougman, she looks like some sort of analyst, really.

DOUGMANIts not like training. They trainyou for the worst, but its verymundane. If you wanna know about itbeing dangerous, its not,exciting? Maybe if youre sort ofsick. But Its not whether you canyou do it or not. Its more aboutwould you ever want to?

SIMONEI know.

DOUGMANWhatever, Im not the one whoswatching you, besides, youll seeit all soon enough.

The elevator doors open.

They exit.

INT. HALLWAY - DAY

They walk down the hallway towards the door.


Hoyt gets up, hearing an alarm ringing, nonchalantly getshis pistol and walks towards the door, Fulciana gets up, shelooks alert, even though Hoyt seems to be at ease.

Opening the door, he calls out to Dougman and Simone,calling them in.

Fulciana looks relaxed.

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CONTINUED: 12.

HOYTThere you are, we can get to going,you guys ever hear of "pizza"?

Dougman looks grossed out.

DOUGMANOh, really?

HOYTYeah, its that kind of city.

DOUGMANGreat. Mediocre food.

HOYTAint gonna need no toilet, itslike rectal concrete.

DOUGMANWonderful...

Fulciana notices Simone, and greets her.

FULCIANAHi.

SIMONEHi, Simone.

FULCIANAYeah I know... Put your bag down,your kits in there, I looked itover already, but double check it,configure it.

SIMONEAlright.

HOYT"Fulce" what about briefing?

SIMONEWell do that at 1700.

HOYTAlright, Ill order some food.

13.


Theyre surrounding the table, each of them are looking atpictures of their target, POWELL, the seller that Roy wasgoing on about.

FULCIANASo thats whos on Powellssecurity detail, we only got info,not when and wear, in the infinitewisdom of the men behind thescenes, they have no mobilesurveillance unit on this guy, sothey have no idea on his routines,where he goes, his security detail,so thats why-

Fulciana turns a laptop towards herself, clicks around.

Bringing up a picture of OLDFIELD, hes a well off but timidlooking businessman.

FULCIANAThis is Carl Oldfield, hesPowells friend, as well as the onewho put him into contact with thesecurity firm, and even looked atfences for who Powells looking tosell. Hes also one of his onlyfriends... So before we move in onPowell, I wanna pick up Oldfield,and I want some situationalawareness before we go in, I dontwanna leave anything forimprovisation. Hes a knowngambling addict, has a history ofalcoholism, so him suddenly leavingfor extended period of days withoutnotice is entirely in the ordinary.So tomorrow morning... We pick himup first chance we get, well bringhim back for the interrogatives.

DOUGMANJust picking him up, hes not thetarget, she should probably staybehind.

Motioning to Simone, who kind of looks worried about theprospect.

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FULCIANAThats a no, shes gonna need allthe trigger time she can.

DOUGMANIts a 3 man op, we could just-

FULCIANADougman, since its this is anon-issue, she shouldnt be either.

DOUGMANAlright.

FULCIANAHoyt... Think she needs to staybehind?

HOYTYoure on point, its all you.

FULCIANAOkay... We pick him up tomorrow.

INT. GARAGE LOCK UP - DAY

Blackness, a few beats of it.

The door cranks open, and we watch it climb up, daylightshines through and we see Hoyt at the doorway of the lock-uplocker, he looks around, making sure no one is watching.

Then makes a motion, and Fulciana, Dougman, and Simone aredragging a passed out Oldfield into the lockup.

Hoyt closes it and locks it.

INT. GARAGE LOCKUP - LATER

A thin sheet of cloth over his head, and duct tape firmlyaround his forehead and chin areas, securing the cloth.

Hes passed out again a wall, hands bound.

FULCIANAWe probably got another half anhour at the most before hes up,then we can get started.

SIMONEWhy dont you tie him down?

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CONTINUED: 15.

DOUGMANOnce hes up, hell be wonderingwhats what, so well take him,take that ducttape, and well tiehis ass to the mount. He willstruggle, he will scream, its muchmore immersive than just lettinghim wake up tied up, lets him knowwhere he stands.

Dougman is carrying a plastic water bottle.

They notice him shaking his head awake, Hoyt notices.

HOYTThere we go.

Immediately Hoyt and Dougman get him up, hes dazed, andcalm, they move him, but immediately he seems to beregaining his composure and seems to wrestle away a bit, atthe far end of the lockup, we see an improvised mountedplank contraption, thats tilted.

They place him on there, Fulciana waits on a chair.

Simone waits with a knife, they put him on the contraptionand she comes over and puts the knife to his ties, and cutsfree, immediately he tries to wrestle, but they grab him,and force him down on the contraption.

His head lowered and his legs elevated, Hoyt wrestles withhis feet and the roll of duct-tape.

They get the strip going and bind him to the plank.

He screams, but its muffled, Hoyt hands it off to Dougman,who grabs the roll and binds his forehead to the plank.


Hes choking, a wet nasally choking and coughing, along withthe agonizing screams that manage to break through.

Dougmans got a water-bottle with a nozzle straw thatspointed down Oldfields nose. His head tries to move eventhough the tapes long shown that its futile.

After his choking reaches a fever pitch of misery, hesuddenly passes out, they turn him over, and he coughs andspits up.

Fulciana has a stethoscope and checks on him, making surehes fine.

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CONTINUED: 16.

FULCIANAAlright, lets give it a few...

They exit the garage.

Hoyt stays behind to stand guard.

EXT. GARAGE - DAY

Outside Dougman has a smoke, Fulciana is just having abreather.

FULCIANAWe give him some room to stew init. Go too hard, theyll sayanything to make it stop. You gottakeep it as a gesture, a threat offorce... Keep them guessing.

DOUGMANYou wanna bend em, not break eminto pieces. The water is a clichebut like most cliche, itsfunctional. No cutting things off,ripping things out, all that canlead to further complications, hebleeds out before he tell youanything.

FULCIANASometimes this will go on for days.So you wanna make sure hell bealive through it all.

SIMONEWont it how up for lawenforcement? Water gets into hislungs.

FULCIANAYeah, if we want him found, theresways to explain that.

DOUGMANSometimes half-roping a personleaves marks, you can easily hangthem in the woods, look like asuicide.

FULCIANAI think hes ready to go.

17.


Hes breathing sharply, shaking in fear, the wet clothmoving up and down around his nose.

FULCIANACome on...

Sitting up, he just gulps a bit, freezing up.Fulciana motions to Hoyt, he and Dougman grab him and getready to tie him back down, he suddenly starts strugglingand screaming

OLDFIELDNO NO NO! PLEASE! ALRIGHT! HISGAURDS- HIS SECURITY, THEYRE THEREALWAYS! ALWAYS WITH HIM! PLEASE!

Fulciana motions for them to stand down, they let him go, hecalms down...

FULCIANAYeah? Give me something new.

OLDFIELDTheyre always with him, but hisdaughters a student, she lives outof the city at some art school. Sheonly comes in on Wednesdays, theyhave dinner then. They have dinner-one guy, he only has one guy withhim. He thinks she gets scared ofthe guards. So only one guy.Please...

FULCIANAEvery Wednesday?

OLDFIELDYes! Every Wednesday!

Fulciana looks intrigued...

They all look share her interest.

EXT. LAKE/MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. EARLY EVENING

The blue hue of the coming night and the leaving sun, gravelcrunching, we see a vehicle approaching. From a distanceDougman opens the door, and grabs the blindfolded Oldfield,and carries him towards the shore, hes obedient and unsure.

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DOUGMANCome. Well get you home.

OLDFIELDPlease I just, I dont care, Iwont say anything.

DOUGMANYeah, we know, come on.

Dougmans tone is gentle and disarming, nurturing if youcould call her that.

OLDFIELDPlease.

DOUGMANIts alright, youre doing good.This is a construction site, ourpickup team is right over here.

INT/EXT. CAR/LAKE - EARLY EVENING

Watching the whole thing, Fulciana in the backseat behindSimone whos in the drivers, both look on.


His feet touch the gravel of the shore, and he seems alertas his feet stomp into the rocks.

DOUGMANWe got a bit of a puddle coming up,watch your feet.

He walks into the water, confused a bit, but still maintainswalking.

DOUGMANYoure good... Youre almost there.

She gets him near waist high, when he stops suddenly,something dawning on him.

And with a flash, her hand on his throat, she trips him overher leg and puts his head underneath the water, he starts togurgle and struggle, the calm lake compromised by thetrashing and ripples.

19.


Simone looks on, a cold but alert look, Fulciana is lookingon with an even more shaken look, desperately trying tosuppress it.


She tears the sheet of his head with one hand, and hold himunder with the other.

From far off we can see the struggle, and for a few beats,hes strong, and another few, hes fading, and then byanother, hes going.

And then, hes gone.

Relaxing, standing over his floating body in the lake,watching him drift off, she studies him to make sure itsdone.

Satisfied she walks back to the car.


Fulciana has a glazed over look in her eyes, theyre gettingmoist, but with a quivering few blinks, theyre normalagain.

She watches Dougman enter the car.

Fulciana just looks out the window, pretending not to noticeor care.

A few beats she looks out the window, something eating ather that she desperately tries to hide.

INT. FLASH APARTMENT 7576/BATHROOM - DAY

Fulciana is on the toilet, checking her sidearm, she studiesit intently, its a similar model to the gun that failedher, she cautiously overlooks it, and begins racking theslide over and over, making sure the action is clear, andlooks into the breach.

She stops, and just stares into the nothing, after a beat,she suddenly gets a shallow breathing posture, she looksnervously down to her hand, its shaking slightly again,disturbed, she tries to quell it.

The rest of the anxiety is washing over her, and she triesdesperately to breath normally, closing her eyes and tryingto stop the shaking.

20.

She is alone.

EXT. PARKING GARAGE - NIGHT

Fulciana skirts under a wire fence, holding it up forSimone, she gets snagged, her shirt reveals a ballistic vestunderneath her cloths.

Its only caught for a second before she quickly frees itand slides under.

Both quickly head down to the parking garage, dressed innonchalant casual, they look as boring and thats the idea,they go to a corner of the garage and finds their equipmentstash.

They both get prepped, ear pieces, pistols, gloves, andknives.

The radio wire hisses in Fulcianas ear

HOYT (O.S.)Nomad actual, this is Oculusactual, interrogative, have youreached waypoint Echo yet?

FULCIANAOculus, this is Nomad actual,thats affirmative, weapons andequipment condition one (Checked,worn, and ready.)

HOYT(O.S.)Copy Nomad, hows Nomad-2 doing?

FULCIANAGood.

Fulciana looks at Simone, they both meet eyes.

HOYT (O.S.)Nomad Actual be advised, the Marksrunning ahead of schedule...

Fulciana and Simone wait patiently, their guns holstered,despite their idleness, their posture is ready.

21.

EXT. LOOKOUT POINT ONE - NIGHT

Dougman is posted at an overwatch position overlooking thefront entrance, shes dressed in a hoodie, casual, kind ofunkempt looking.

Two men, dressed nondescript, but the way they move, the waytheyre built, and their demeanor suggest trained...Ex-military?

DOUGMANThis is Swivel actual, I got twomen entering the building, theydont look like civis. No sign ofour Mark.

Her radio hisses.

HOYT (O.S.)Swivel actual, do you see weapons?

DOUGMANNegative, if they got em, theyresnapped (holstered).

INT. MAINTENANCE HALL - NIGHT

Hoyt is on a mobile set up, a scanner and a laptop, hesswitching between live feeds hes tapped into.

HOYTNomad-actual, be advised, I thinktheyre coming- yeah, youre gonnabe having a few enthusiasts yourway. Theyre coming down the stairsto you now Nomad-actual.


Fulciana looks at Simone with an alert posture, sheimmediately leaves cover, and Simone follows.

FULCIANAOculus, copy that, moving tointercept...


The two are climbing the stairs towards the two men. Clitterclack of the feet coming from top, and from the bottom.Fulciana hides her ear piece, and noticing this, Simone doesthe same.

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FULCIANAI take the closest, youre on theother.

The gap between the two groups meets, and the two men, uponseeing her, they give a courtesy smile.

Then just as theyre walk past them, out swings her knifeand into the windpipe of one man.

Immediately following the strike, Simones pistol is out andone squeeze, the slide flies back, and one round smashesinto the other mans face.

As the shot man collapses, a collection of bright colourpencils scatters down the stairs out of his pocket.

Simone catches him and lowers him to the ground. Fulciana ismaking sure her target is dead, she notices the pencils. Shesees a name is etched into its side.

A hissing is heard, Simone picks up her earpiece, andFulciana takes notice, snaps out of it, and follows suit

HOYT(O.S.)Nomad Actual, come in, over.

FULCIANAOculus actual this is nomad. Sendit.

They both brace to move forward.

INT. MAINTENANCE HALL - NIGHT

On the monitor he sees a man entering.

HOYTThat motherfucker. Nomad actual, beadvised, our asset was blowingsmoke, our Mark has two moreguards, I repeat his securitydetail is 3 mobiles.

Hoyt is off the radio, but he exhales all annoyed.

HOYTShit.

23.


Fulciana turns tail and rushes back out the way she came tothe parking garage, Simone in tow.

FULCIANAWe have more contact...

SIMONEShould we dig in for an ambush?

FULCIANANo, hold back, dont fire, Illtake care of it, just signal mewhen theyre all in through thedoor. if you see me in trouble,pick up the slack.


The doors smash open and the two enter, she immediatelygrabs cover behind a pillar, and Simone grabs cover behind adifferent, further one.

With a hand gesture "hold" she flashes to Simone.

And Fulciana waits.

And waits.

A few more empty silent beats.

Suddenly the doors swings open, and shes alert, listeningto the sound of the foot steps, she looks at Simone, who iswatching and quickly extends her hand over and overnaturally but distinctively.

And with that, she swings out the pillar, training hersights on the nearest guard around Powell

One squeeze and a snap from the suppressor, and the guardtakes it in the Jaw and collapses.

The other two guards notice, grab for their weapons, shetakes aim on them as the two upholster. Her aim is true, andwith a "controlled two" she fires one round into the throatof the second guard, and readjusting in a flash.She kills the third with a shot to the forehead.

Powell runs off.

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The second guard sputtering on the ground, as she runs afterPowell she aims her pistol at the dying second guard, andthe pistol release two more snaps and the guard is dead.

Simone closes in to lend support and keep eyes on thefleeing Powell.

She gives chase, firing round into his leg, he falls butgets up, she fires another round into his back, and thenanother.

More than half her magazine has been spent as she rushesafter him, he reaches the SUV, and flings open the passengerside door.

She points it to the back of his head, but then she seesit.

A shell casing.

Its stuck in the breach of her pistol, her slide is locked.

A feeder jam.frustrated, she clears and raises her pistol again, buttheres already another barrel raised.

Fulciana notices it being trained on the back of the head ofPowell.

And snap.

Snap.

Snap.

Powell finally drops out of the doorway and onto thepavement, blood leaking out of every hole made.

And with that final shot, Simone lowers the smokey barrel ofher pistol..

But as he falls, something in the SUV gets their attention.

Fulciana walks closer, her gun still aimed, she looks intothe SUV.

Her eyes drawn to a blood soaked back of the vehicle, we cansee it fully, but whatever it is, she stares at it,horrified.

Her pistol is shaking.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 25.

Simone is staring in, she looks shocked, but something abouther reads less affected, she notices the trembling ofFulcianas hand.

After a beat, Fulciana notices, and suddenly somethingovercomes her, and just as it started.Her shaking completely stops, and the gun is still again...

Free of emotion, Fulciana slams the door shut and goes tothe driver side, opening it. In a secret compartment, shetakes out a small SDcard

She hides it in a bigger case and tucks it away.

Closing the door.

The two walk off.

Simone looks at Fulciana, who is looking forward, walkingstiffly, they say nothing.

EXT. CAFE - DAY

Fulciana crosses the street and sees Roy seated at a cornertable with his newspaper and a cup-a-joe. She pauses. Looksaway then sighs and walks in the door.

INT. CAFE - DAY

Roy is sitting at the table reading a newspaper as Fulcianaenters the cafe and walks over to him

She sits down and he folds his newspaper.

ROYHey kiddo.

WAITRESS (20s) walks over but Fulciana waves her away.

ROY(CONTD)You sure? Im buying.

FULCIANAIm fine.

ROYCome on, try the cheesecake, kidslove the cheesecake.

FULCIANAIm fine.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 26.

ROYYou ought to stop taking yourselfso seriously. It got a littlemessy.

FULCIANAYeah, Im sorry.

ROYNo its fine... In fact it actuallyseems to have worked itself out,local law enforcement thinks it wassomething related to the people hewas dealing with, a bit of ane-trail. His friend in the lake,the bodies in the garage, I likethe last one, a good rivet... Mainprinciple, it was clean.

Fulciana digs into her pocket, and takes out a tin-mintcase. And slides it into the middle of the table.

FULCIANAHere... The french stuff, the goodmints.

ROYRight, beautiful, youre the dream,thank you.

Roy takes it and puts it into his pocket.

ROYKeep em RPMs up and youll beheading up the shop, managing yourown franchise one day.

FULCIANALike you.

ROYYepp, fat and old like me.

Roy enjoys his coffee, but he pauses, coffee steam rising tohis nose when he notices Fulcianas coldness.

ROYYou know. I was a sneaky, rickytick, double-tap artists myselfonce upon a time, I had to walk myshare of pups across the street aswell. They went bad... Like that.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 27.

FULCIANAI know.

ROYYeah? Are you sure? Because whatyoure feeling, its all apart ofit. Its the job you signed up for.Theres no great big somethingunderneath it all, you know? Thisis it.

Roy takes his drink. A few beats of silence.

FULCIANAYou know, I remember what they looklike, the people... The onesIve.. You know... But I... I dontfeel anything.

ROYIt is what it is, theres nothingbeautiful about this.

FULCIANAI want to, but I dont.

ROYYoure not supposed to...

Roy is kind of irked by the conversation, his facetious toneis gone, for a few beats he stares at her, exhausted by herconflict-ridden demeanor.

ROYSo... Howd she do?

FULCIANAShes good, she did good.

ROYYeah... I knew she would...

Fulciana just thinks of something.ROY

You think shes ready for the nextone.

28.


Fulciana is staring into the SUV, Powell at her feet.

Blood is seeping from the back seat and the body of a younggirl lays motionless, blood splattered sketch books andpencils scattered.

Fulcianas face is blank as she stares at the death she hasbrought.

FULCIANA(V.O.)Yes

Just her stare, and the body.

END

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