Argo Page #16

232 INT. CANADIAN AMBASSADOR.’S RESIDENCE - DAWN 232

The Houseguests, getting dressed. Suiting up for the

airport.

Ken Taylor watches in the hall.

233 INT. SHERATON ROOM - DAWN 233

Mendez -- who looks like he hasn.’t slept -- sits at a

table, looking out the window.

234 INT. CANADIAN AMBASSADOR.’S RESIDENCE - DAWN 234

Lee Schatz puts his Infant of Prague holy card into an

Argo script. Packs the script.

Cora Lijek is sitting next to her husband.

Kathy Stafford looks at the clock.

KATHY STAFFORD:

(to Joe Stafford)

He.’s late.

235 EXT. SHERATON BALCONY - DAWN 235

Tony comes out to the balcony with a hotel ice bucket in

one hand and the Canadian passports in the other. He

puts the passports in the bucket, LIGHTS A MATCH.

He looks down at the match, at the passports. The first

stirring of the morning calls-to-prayer echo in the

distance.

HOLD for a long beat ON Tony. Thinking.

Then, HE BLOWS OUT THE MATCH.

236 INT. O.’DONNELL.’S OFFICE - NIGHT 236

O.’Donnell is packing up for the night. Paper towels sit

on top of the coffee spill on his rug.

His phone rings. He picks up.

O.’DONNELL

Yeah.

ARGO - Final 93.

237 INT. SHERATON ROOM - DAWN 237

MENDEZ:

Somebody is responsible for things

when things happen, Jack. I am

responsible.

(a beat)

I.’m taking them through.

And before Jack can answer, Tony hangs up. Stands. A

duffel bag over his shoulder, Tony turns out the light in

the hotel room. Goes.

238 INT. CIA (LANGLEY) - O.’DONNELL.’S OFFICE - NIGHT 238

O.’Donnell, thinking. Looking at the phone. Then, with a

sudden decision, he gets up.

Rushing out of his office, into --

239 INT. CIA - THE PIT - NIGHT 239

-- where he catches ALAN SOSA, 50s, head of the

Directorate of Support -- the CIA.’s chief financial

officer -- leaving for the night.

O.’DONNELL

We need to confirm those seven

tickets out of Tehran on

Swissair --

SOSA:

N.E. shut that down.

O.’DONNELL

I.’m saying it.’s back on!

SOSA:

I can.’t do it. It.’s backstopped

pending Executive Branch GO.

O.’DONNELL

What the f*** does that mean?

SOSA:

Carter.’s got to say yes for us to

get the tickets.

240 INT. CANADIAN AMBASSADOR.’S RESIDENCE - DAWN 240

Pat Taylor comes to answer an insistent knocking on her

front door. She opens it.

ARGO - Final 94.

(CONTINUED)

She.’s shocked to see him. Ken Taylor now appears behind *

Pat. In the hall behind him: The Houseguests are

assembled, waiting to go. They look their parts -- or,

much more so than they did on the scout. Cora Lijek has

darker hair. The Staffords look on, fully dressed.

241 INT. OUTSIDE ENGELL.’S OFFICE - NIGHT 241

O.’DONNELL

Where.’s Engell?

SECRETARY:

He.’s in a meeting.

O.’DONNELL

Pull him out.

(as she hesitates)

PULL HIM OUT!

242 INT. CANADIAN AMBASSADOR.’S RESIDENCE - DAWN 242

Pat Taylor is embracing the Houseguests, saying goodbye.

PAT TAYLOR:

Sahar.’s on a bus.

MENDEZ:

Good. And you two leave right

now.

Ken Taylor nods. Mendez shakes his hand.

243 INT./EXT. MINIVAN - DAWN 243

Mendez gets into the driver.’s seat. Lee Schatz on the

passenger side.

We see Ken.’s black embassy sedan waiting, driven by a

PAKISTANI DRIVER.

Mendez pulls away.

243A INT. KEN.’S OFFICE - LATER 243A

Ken Taylor watches a SGT. CLAUDE GAUTHIER, 30s, Canadian

military policeman, use a sledgehammer to SMASH

EVERYTHING IN THE OFFICE TO PIECES.

Pat Taylor comes to the door. She.’s holding a suitcase.

ARGO - Final 95.

240 CONTINUED:
240

(CONTINUED)

TAYLOR:

(to Gauthier, as he

leaves)

Get to your flight. *

244 INT. OUTSIDE ENGELL.’S OFFICE - NIGHT 244

ENGELL:

N.E. said NO, this is not a longleasher...

O.’DONNELL

... watching a show behind

a one-way whorehouse

mirror...

ENGELL:

... and it never has been,

YOU don.’t decide if it

goes...

O.’DONNELL

It is going.

ENGELL:

You.’re goddamn close...

O.’DONNELL

Am I goddamn close?

ENGELL:

You.’re goddamn close to the line

with me.

O.’DONNELL

(interrupting)

I.’m not leaving him at the airport

with six people and his dick in

his hand. Tell the Director to

call the White House. DO YOUR

F***ING JOB.

Engell just stares O.’Donnell down.

245 INT./EXT. MINIVAN - MORNING 245

The van speeds down the hills of the Shemiran district.

MENDEZ (V.O.)

The first checkpoint is just to

look at your passport.

246 FLASHBACK - INT. CANADIAN AMBASSADOR.’S RESIDENCE - NIGHT 246

Mendez is sitting in the living room instructing the

Houseguests.

ARGO - Final 96.

243A CONTINUED:
243A

(CONTINUED)

MENDEZ:

Your passports came straight from

the Canadians, so you.’re gonna be

fine.

247 INT. CIA (LANGLEY) - THE PIT - NIGHT (A MOMENT LATER) 247

(PRESENT)

O.’Donnell, charging in --

O.’DONNELL

Where.’s the Director?

MALINOV:

He.’s on the plane.

O.’DONNELL

Find White House Chief of Staff.

MALINOV:

How would I find him?

O.’DONNELL

We.’re a f***ing SPY AGENCY! FIND

HIM!

248 FLASHBACK - INT. CANADIAN AMBASSADOR.’S RESIDENCE - NIGHT 248

MENDEZ:

The second checkpoint --

249 INT. CIA - THE PIT - NIGHT (PRESENT) 249

MALINOV:

Jordan.’s in the West Wing. He.’s

not taking calls.

A beat on O.’Donnell.

O.’DONNELL

Where are his kids?

LAMONT:

WHAT?

O.’DONNELL

Where do his kids go to school?

250 FLASHBACK - INT. CANADIAN AMBASSADOR.’S RESIDENCE - NIGHT 250

He gives out yellow immigration forms to the Houseguests.

ARGO - Final 97.

246 CONTINUED:
246

(CONTINUED)

MENDEZ:

The second is immigration. You.’ll

hand them these. They say you

landed two days ago.

251 INT. MINIVAN - MORNING (PRESENT) 251

Cora Lijek fingers her yellow immigration form in one

hand, holds Mark.’s hand with the other.

MENDEZ (V.O.)

These guys are bureaucrats left

over from the shah. They can.’t be

bothered to second-guess you.

252 INT. CIA - THE PIT - NIGHT 252

Malinov slams a phone down.

MALINOV:

Pace Academy in Buckhead, Georgia!

O.’Donnell dials a number.

O.’DONNELL

Yes, it.’s Mr. Murphy calling from

Pace Academy for Mr. Jordan... I.’m

afraid it IS an emergency...

253 INT. WHITE HOUSE OPERATOR ROOM - NIGHT 253

WHITE HOUSE OPERATOR

Hold just a moment.

She plugs a wire into an old-fashioned Ma Bell

switchboard.

MENDEZ (V.O.)

Third checkpoint is the trap.

254 INT. MINIVAN - MORNING 254

The van pulls up to the airport. We see THRONGS of

people trying to get in -- so they can get out.

Tony pulls the car to a semi-open place and tries not to

run anyone over.

ARGO - Final 98.

250 CONTINUED:
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