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and SWINGS it at them. Evan brandishes his gun. The Husbandthrows up his hands, dropping the lamp -- it SHATTERS as Evanpulls Chloe through the front door onto

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THE STREET:

Evan’s STOLEN SEDAN is there, idling next to the mosque.

A ROAR behind them. Evan turns --

In the distance, a POLICE HUMMER turns onto the street. A MAN

with an AUTOMATIC pops through its sunroof.

EVAN:

Get in!

He pushes her into the car. Jumps in behind her and floors theaccelerator. The car stalls.

EVAN:

F***!

He leaps out. Throws open the car’s hood. Pumps the throttle.

The ENGINE ROARS to life as -The

POLICE HUMMER barrels toward them over ridiculously pot

holed ground. The COP standing through the sunroof aims hisautomatic at Evan. But he can’t get a clear shot with all thebumps -- and there’s too many people on the street.

Evan jumps back in the car and careens around the corner. Gunsdown the maze of medieval streets. The Hummer’s on their tail.

CHLOE:

(terrified)

Evan! What have you done?!

Improvising, he makes a SUDDEN TURN between two buildings.

Blasts his horn. Pedestrians scatter. They plow throughgarbage. Laundry lines catch on the windshield.

They turn onto an EMPTY STREET. No pedestrians. No other cars.

BANG! BANG! The Cops OPEN FIRE. The back window explodesbehind them. Glass everywhere. Chloe screams as Evan SWERVES

DOWN A MEDIEVAL ALLEY. SUPER NARROW.

His SIDE MIRRORS HIT THE WALLS. They CRACK and SNAP OFF.

The sides of his car SCRAPES LOUDLY against the ancient stone

walls. It’s like a funnel -- getting narrower and narrower.

The doors warping inward. Crumbling toward Chloe. She screams.

The Cops SWERVE onto the ALLEY to follow them. CRASH! TheirHUMMER hits the stone walls. Can’t come after them...

Evan’s sedan SLAMS against the alley’s walls. They’re stuck!

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AT THE MOUTH OF THE ALLEY: the POLICE climb through theirsunroof. Running on foot to catch up with Evan’s crashed car.

Evan throws the car in reverse. Pulls back from the wall

they’re stuck on. Accidentally hits the wall behind them.

Shifts to DRIVE -- and his BATTERED SEDAN lurches forward.

Before the Cops catch up, the sedan slips out of the alley. Itlooks like a crumpled soda can. A miracle it still drives.

EXT. ADDIS ROAD - MOMENTS LATER

Chloe -- still unsure whether she should be more afraid of

Evan or his pursuers -- snatches her phone from her bag.

CHLOE:

I’m calling the police!

EVAN:

You can’t! They’ve been bought off.

Call Danny. We need to get to himbefore those men do.

Chloe, horrified, is about to reply when her phone RINGS witha call from “Nobles Academy.” She gasps.

CHLOE:

It’s his school!

(picking up, frazzled)

Danny? Hello?

MRS. WEBER (ON PHONE)

(scared)

Mrs. Lange, it’s Mrs. Weber from

Nobles. The police are here lookingfor Danny --

CHLOE:

Oh my God. Why?

MRS. WEBER (ON PHONE)

Your husband is having a psychoticepisode and they’re scared he mighthurt your son.

For a moment Chloe is paralyzed. Frightened. Confused.

MRS. WEBER (ON PHONE)

But Danny didn’t show up at class

this morning and we can’t find him.

Do you know where he is?

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CHLOE:

No, I thought he was at school!

MRS. WEBER (ON PHONE)

Hold on. The man with the officers

wants to speak to you -

A tiny pause as the phone is handed off. MISHA SURKOV, Russianaccent, comes onto the line.

SURKOV (ON PHONE)

Mrs. Lange, this is Misha Surkov.

Your husband’s employer. If you’re

with him now, say yes.

Chloe glances at the gun, still sitting on Evan’s lap,

pointing at her as he drives.

CHLOE:

Yes.

SURKOV (ON PHONE)

I’m sorry he dragged you into this. I

had a security team watching you incase he tried to get to you. Tell uswhere you are and we’ll send help -

CHLOE:

Why are you looking for him?

EVAN:

(listening to Chloe’s side

of the conversation)

What’s wrong? Is Danny OK?

SURKOV (ON PHONE)

He’s been working for my mining

company. At a deep-sea platform. Veryisolated. We believe he killed his

two co-workers and stole samples fromthe mine.

Chloe looks at Evan. Stricken. Speechless.

SURKOV (ON PHONE)

Has he shown you any samples orboxes?

CHLOE:

No.

SURKOV (ON PHONE)

I want to protect you and your son.

Do you know where he is?

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CHLOE:

Why would he go to Danny?

SURKOV (ON PHONE)

Evan needs you two to help him hide -

EVAN:

Chloe, who is that?!

SURKOV (ON PHONE)

If you care about your son -- and ifyou care about Evan -- you’ll bringhim here. To the school. I’ll see

that he’s taken care of...

Evan tries to snatch the phone from her, they struggle for it.

The car careens toward the side of the road.

CHLOE:

STOP!

But Evan now has the phone.

EVAN (INTO PHONE)

Who is this?

SURKOV:

Evan. Thank God. Don’t hang up. Just

listen to me. You don’t understand

what’s really happening-

Evan blanches and throws the phone out the window. MeantimeChloe opens her door and is about to jump out -

EVAN:

Chloe, no!

He slams the brakes and grabs her. Cars swerve to avoidhitting them.

She goes for the gun. He stops her from getting a full grip --

BANG! -- wild shot -- into the roof.

EVAN:

Chloe! Stop!

They wrestle -- four hands, one gun and -- BANG! Another shottears through Evan’s door. Suddenly he has the tighter grip.

He throws himself on top of her. Pinning her to her seat.

Pressing the gun to her chest.

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EVAN:

That man you spoke to -- he mighthurt Danny. Or take him hostage anduse him as bait to lure me out -

CHLOE:

(overlapping)

You’re crazy -- you need help -

EVAN:

We have to get to Danny beforeSurkov. Where is he?

CHLOE:

Leave my son alone, you crazy f***!

EVAN:

You have to trust me. It could mean

Danny’s life.

CHLOE:

Evan. You see things that aren’t

real.

Beat.

EVAN:

Just tell me where Danny is and Iwon’t hurt you.

CHLOE:

How can I trust you? You killed twopeople.

EVAN:

(cut deep)

You believe a stranger over me?

CHLOE:

You are a stranger.

He sees he’s not getting anywhere. He leans in. Flat out now.

EVAN:

Fine. You’re gonna drive us to Danny.

Then take us to the Embassy. Oncewe’re safe there, I’ll prove that

Surkov planned the murders of twopeople -- and wants me dead as well.

Danny’s safety is now in your hands.

OK?

He offers her the gun.

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EVAN:

This is to protect us from them. Notfrom each other. Take it.

She looks at him. Incredulous. She takes it.

EVAN:

Get in the driver’s seat.

The tension in the car is still sky high as they awkwardlyswitch seats. She keeps the gun on him.

CHLOE:

How do I know you’re not going to

attack me again while I drive?

Evan spots a JUMP ROPE among the TOYS he threw onto thebackseat. He grabs it. Knots his wrists together so his handsare tied in front of him.

EVAN:

Tighten it.

Chloe’s surprised again. As she leans over him to tighten it,

he smells her hair. She notices. A intense look between them.

She starts driving.

CHLOE:

If something's happened to him, Iswear I'll f***ing kill you.

EVAN:

I’m scared too, Chloe.

CHLOE:

You don’t get to be scared. You

haven’t called your son in three

years. He hates you. He won’t want to

see you, much less talk to you.

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