Beast of Burden Page #3

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Sean Haggerty was

dishonorably discharged, and all

benefits were revoked, got that?

Okay, Mr. Haggerty,

we'll get right on that.

Thank you.

What the f***?

[THUNDER ROARING]

- [AIRPLANE ENGINE REVVING]

- [THUNDER RUMBLING]

[PHONE RINGING]

Yep.

MALLORY:
[ON PHONE]

Is this Sean Haggerty?

Uh, this is, yeah.

Sean, I'm calling

on behalf of your employer.

Is there a problem?

What employer?

Do you have more than one?

Uh, nope. No, no.

I read you.

Is there a problem?

No. No problem.

That's good.

Yeah, everything's on schedule.

That's good news.

I'm going to be frank.

Theres suspicions.

What do you... What do you mean,

suspicions? No.

I'm doing everything you want.

The package is on time.

Nevertheless,

our employer has suspicions.

No one in particular, but still,

you should be aware.

You can trust me.

Of course you can trust me.

- Um, what's your name, sir?

- Mallory.

Mr. Mallory, I guarantee you

that nothing is wrong.

Everything is going off

according to the plan.

Guarantees mean

a great deal to me.

I told our employer

that I guarantee

every package they have

crossing the border today

will arrive safely.

You don't have to worry

about me.

I know I don't.

Is... is there

anything else, sir?

No.

I just wanted

to introduce myself.

I'll be in touch.

[LINE CUTS]

Sh*t. Sh*t.

[GASPS]

Okay.

[PHONE DIALING]

- [LINE RINGING]

- Sh*t.

- Come on, come on, come on.

- [BEEP]

Hey, this is Jen.

Leave a message.

Uh, hey, Jen. Uh, it's me.

Um, I... I... I hope

you're sleeping,

but still, if you get this,

can you just call me back?

Okay. Thanks.

MAN:
Spread 'em.

That's... That's my payment?

You're not packing, John Rambo?

SEAN:
Uh, no.

I'm not packing.

MAN:
Why not?

And we normally, we...

we just call him Rambo.

Rambo.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

Drugs, a laptop, anything else

you want me to carry?

[PHONE DIALING]

[LINE RINGING]

JEN:
[ON PHONE] Hey,

this is Jen. Leave a message.

Uh, Jen, I... I... Look...

Uh, it's me again.

I'm... I'm...

If you get this, I know, I...

If you get this

and you don't want to talk,

I... I... I get it, I understand.

But, please can you just

text me or something?

Okay. Uh, I love you.

[PHONE RINGING]

- Jen?

- BLOOM:
Sean, buddy,

I'm getting tired of this.

- Just tell the coordinates, now.

- I don't have them.

You give me that laptop,

Jen gets her surgery.

Thats the deal.

Don't forget it.

Yeah, believe me,

I haven't, okay?

I know you're not doing this

cause we're old pals.

I can get you what you want.

Just give me a few seconds

- to myself, please.

- Where is the drop?

Tell me now or I'm going

to lose my sh*t!

What does it even matter?

I thought you had a crack team

of Nevada Top Guns tracking me.

Hey, boys!

If you want us to protect you,

we need to know where

you're going to be.

I don't want a camera

circling your corpse

from 300 feet above.

- Haggerty?

- Sh*t. Sh*t!

- Hey, what's going on up there?

- Shoot!

- [PHONE RINGING]

- Sean I have a team standing by.

- Okay? You just...

- Yeah, I got to go.

[PHONE RINGING]

Okay, well, what is this, now?

JEN:
Hello?

Jen?

MALLORY:
Do you love your wife?

Mallory.

I will ask again...

Okay, listen to me, a**hole.

I'm not gonna f***ing sit up...

Do you love your wife?

Yes, I do.

Say it louder.

I... I love my wife.

MALLORY:
Now, I need you

to understand that

this has absolutely nothing

to do with you.

I was called into service

because a problem was

discovered at the airfield.

SEAN:
[ON PHONE]

Uh, what... what problem?

Again, nothing to do with you.

- SEAN:
Oh, God... What...

- But to be safe,

extra measures needed

to be put in place

- in order to ensure that...

- SEAN:
Extra measures?

...the plan is carried out

to its conclusion.

- So are we clear?

- SEAN:
[STAMMERING]

- You do understand?

- Th... This is a mistake!

You don't have to do this.

We're not gonna be...

Okay.

I'm gonna explain

how all this is gonna play out.

The new coordinates

have been uploaded

to your craft.

Will you confirm?

- Yes.

- You will land there.

MALLORY:
I'll be waiting

to collect the cargo

and the craft.

Your wife will be with me.

Well, how... how can I trust you?

Because you must.

- She has a condition.

- Yes, we know. We know.

She has pills that she has

to take in the morning.

MALLORY:
[ON PHONE]

Once we determine

that the cargo and the craft

are unmolested,

you and Jen will be set free,

and there'll be

plenty of time to take

all the pills she needs.

Now, would you like to speak

with your wife, Sean?

JEN:
[ON PHONE] Hello?

SEAN:
[ON PHONE]

Jen, where are you?

[SEAN BREATHES HEAVILY]

I don't know. I'm in a car.

I was in the kitchen,

and the next thing I knew,

they dragged me out,

and I'm here in a car. I dont...

Listen, we... we have a way out.

I'm coming for you right now.

What did you do?

I... I... it doesn't matter

right now, okay,

but I... I'm sorry.

And I'm gonna...

I'm coming to get you.

JEN:
I don't. I don't.

Wait, but...

JEN:
I don't know what

to do right now.

I'm sorry.

MALLORY:

Everything is going perfectly.

I've been in this position

many times before. I know.

You're doing great.

There's an exercise I'd like to

leave with you when I hang up.

You should make a list

of all the things

that you love about your wife.

But, more importantly,

you should make a list

of all the things you'll miss

if she were to be suddenly

taken away from you.

You are a sick f***.

MALLORY:
I say these things just

for your own good, Sean,

and for Jen.

[LINE DISCONNECTS]

[SCREAMING]

F***!

[SHOUTING]

F***ing fail at

f***ing everything!

[YELLING]

[GASPING]

[PHONE DIALING]

[LINE RINGING]

[RINGING CONTINUES]

- BLOOM:
I'm here.

- You have to shut it down, okay?

The operation,

whatever you're calling it.

Just not... not this time.

Signed the paperwork

this morning, buddy.

Got your new name,

background, right here.

You and Jen.

Don't try to change things,

Sean. You're an asset.

I'm a f***ing pilot, okay?

I flew night sorties and I... I...

Nobody cares.

The Navy, FAA's not gonna

let you anywhere

near a pilot's license.

You're a drug mule, Sean,

a beast of burden

on borrowed time.

Don't think for a second

you're anything more.

SEAN:
[ON PHONE] They have Jen.

- Who does?

- They took her.

- They took her?

- Yes, they took her.

What the f*** are you

trying to pull?

Yeah, they were

at my house, okay?

They took her.

That's all that matters.

- Who has her?

- I don't know.

Some guy named,

uh, Mallory.

He's... hes taking her

to the drop point.

I'm landing there.

So the plans have changed.

Do they know about me?

Do they know about

what we're doing?

I don't know.

I don't think so, okay?

The guy said it has

nothing to do with me.

I... I don't know why,

but, I believe him.

Hm. You trust him?

I don't... I don't...

I'm not saying I trust him.

I'm saying I believe

what he says.

BLOOM:
[ON PHONE]

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