Civic Duty Page #5

You know i was.

And i've got to say,

You've got a lot of

interesting sh*t lying around.

Can't we be rational

about this?

Sure.

Yeah, let's be rational.

Who are you working for?

What do you mean?

Who are you working for?

Don't you tell me

"copy central. "

I'm not going to buy

that sh*t.

Just what do you think i am?

Huh?

What is that?

You must be

kidding.

I'm doing my master's

in environmental studies.

This is for my lab experiments.

What about these?

They're for handling

prussic acid.

It's a corrosive.

I'm actually extracting it

from the tap water.

For what?

For my thesis.

Bullshit.

Yeah. Yeah?

[Drops box]

[Places lid on floor]

[Kicks box]

What about those?

Envelopes?

I don't know what

you're getting at.

You know what i do

for a living?

What?

I'm an accountant.

You know

what that means?

You stare at spreadsheets

all day long?

F*** you!

It means that i get

money trails.

Kind of like

the one

That you structured

with the sons of benevolence.

Oh...

The sons of benevolence?

[Speaking arabic]

They are a distributor

ofzakatmoney.

It's like...

Charity.

They're just paying

for my scholarship.

That's it.

Okay.

[Chair scraping floor]

[Thudding]

[Click]

Acid, huh?

From the tap water?

Yes, prussic acid.

Purification plants

all over the world

Carry the same process.

[Beaker slides on counter]

I assure you,

Nothing will happen.

[Footsteps outside]

[Complex door rattles]

[Door creaking]

[Door clatters closed]

[Footsteps passing]

[Ripping fabric]

[Marla]:
terry?

Yeah.

Yeah, i'm out here.

Hey.

Where were you?

[Panting]

Huh?

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Mm-Hmm.

Are you sure?

What are you doing

back here?

You never returned

any of my calls.

Where did you

come from?

I was just outside.

What?

What's going on?

Nothing.

[Sighing]

[Marla descending stairs]

Marla!

Marla?

Marla, stop!

Don't go in there.

Go to your sister's.

I will call you tomorrow.

What are you doing, terry?

Nothing.

What did you do?

Nothing.

Now, just get going.

What did you do?

I said, get going!

[Heavy thumping]

[Repeated thudding]

[Gasping]

[Breathing rapidly]

I'm sorry.

He broke into our house.

You should see

All the sh*t

he has in there!

I'm right about him.

I know i am.

I just need some more time.

Just..

I'll call you later.

Just go!

Now.

Now! Go!

[Door creaks]

[Marla's footsteps

receding rapidly]

[Terry slams door]

[Rumbling]

[Cell phone ringing]

[Ringing continues]

5:
30 in the morning.

Who's calling you?

[Ringing]

Hello?

[Man speaking, indistinct]

It's for you.

Hello?

[Man]:
is this

mr. Allen?

Who's this?

I'd like to

ask you

To please step

to the window.

I said who is this?

Please step to

the window, mr. Allen.

[Terry crossing room]

We have a perimeter

established

Around the building.

[Officer]:
over here!

Mr. Allen.

My name is lieutenant

randall lloyd,

And i don't think

there's any reason

Why we can't come

to a peaceful resolution here.

If, at any time,

You want to release

Mr. Hassan and yourself

over to us for questioning,

No harm will

come to you,

I promise you that.

Mr. Allen.

Hello?

Mr. Allen,

are you there?

Tell me,

what do you need?

Mr. Allen?

[Helicopter pulsing overhead]

I need some more time.

Okay. For what?

I need more time.

[Helicopter hovering]

[Cell phone ringing]

[Ringing continues]

[Ringing ceases]

How many are out there?

More than six?

[Heart racing]

[Cell phone ringing]

[Ringing]

Come on, mr. Allen.

What are you

going to do?

Are you going to stay

in there all day?

The whole week?

You do not

want to get

Bogged down in this,

trust me.

Really?

[Helicopter hovering overhead]

Terry?

Terry.

I won't press charges

against you

If you let me go.

We can say...

I thought

you were breaking in.

That i panicked

and pulled the gun on you.

Nobody needs to know

what happened in here.

Look, take the bullets

Out of the gun,

And put it in my hand

So it has

my fingerprints on it.

We'll just say

it was a big misunderstanding.

Come on.

Come on, man.

You can be

With your wife tonight.

Come on, terry.

[Sighing]

[Radio chatter, indistinct]

[Helicopter hovering]

So, what?

It's either

i'm going to jail,

Or you're going to

kill me?

Is that your plan?

Yeah, yeah.

Like that's

going to stop them.

Apparently you're about

to receive some money.

It's my scholarship payment

schedule.

Wow.

This is pretty expensive

for a state school.

Tell me about it.

What?

The checks

come to more than double

What your tuition is.

I assure you,

it's not what you think it is.

Then what is it?

What is it?

Nothing. They're just

helping me out here.

Oh, okay.

Then i'm sure you won't mind

explaining that to the fbi.

[Window sliding open]

Lieutenant!

[Police radio chatter,

indistinct]

Lieutenant, if you

want to end this,

Get agent hilary from the fbi

down here.

This isn't fbi jurisdiction,

mr. Allen.

Just get him down here!

Wait!

Why won't you talk to me?

Just get agent hilary!

You know what?

What if

i were what you think i am?

Hmm?

What? You would be good,

and i would be evil?

You would be just,

and i would be a criminal?

Is that

what you think?

Well, think about it.

What would you do

If your wife

were taken away from you?

O a hundred pieces if your wife

were taken away from you?N t

While she was cooking

your dinner?

F***ing

tomahawk missile.

What would you do?

Wouldn't you

seek revenge?

Wouldn't you try

to honor her murder?

Huh?

Would you consider yourself evil

if you did?

What would you do?

We're just talking about

"what ifs" here, right?

That woman in the picture,

is she your wife?

Is she still

with us,

Or did that missile

really take her out?

What would you do?

[Scoffs]

I think you should

go join the military

Instead of

taking it out on me

Like some vigilante.

What?

Too risky?

The front lines

Are only for the poor kids?

Are you a coward, terry?

You?

Are you a coward, terry?N't

Didn't realize

that striking a bound man

Was an act of bravery.

Oh, but cutting off the heads

of handcuffed women is?

Oh.

You want to go there?

Tell me about vietnam.

Panama.

Cuba. Chile.

Well, what do you

want me to do?

El salvador!

Grenada. What do you

want me to do?

Haiti.

I don't f***ing care!

Somalia.

Lebanon.

The shah of iran.

I don't f***ing care!

Did you hear me?

Afghanistan.

God!

You stupid f***ing idiot!

I am not my country!

I don't get to vote

on foreign policy!

I can't control anything!

What about palestine?

I don't care!

Well, you should care.

It's about time you care.

[Speaking arabic]

[Continues speaking arabic]

Shut up!

[Speaking arabic]

Shut up!

Just shut the f*** up!

Shut the f*** up!

Shut the f*** up!

Shut up!

Shut up! Shut up!

You shut up!

[Raging]:
quiet!

[Lloyd]:
mr. Allen?

We have your wife

outside.

She wants to

talk to you.

[Marla]:
terry?

Take it easy.

Move slow.

Hey.

Did you do this to me?

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