Collateral Damage Page #8

the son-of-a-b*tch again, we're

bypassing protocols...

Updegraf has had papers handed to him and interrupts -

UPDEGRAF:

Check this out.

He hands a paper to Brandt. Brandt reads it.

BRANDT:

Jesus Christ...

UPDEGRAF:

(to Rocha)

The man whose wife and son died in

New York. One of your units found

his passport and credit cards on

some gunrunners near Panama.

Gunrunners say they left him

alive.

BRANDT:

What, he thinks he can get The

Wolf himself?

ROCHA:

We have too much time and too many

people invested to have a loose

cannon walking around.

BRANDT:

(beat; hands papers

to Rocha)

Throw out the net. Have him

picked up... Just make sure no one

kills him.

FLASH-CUT TO:

101 EXPLOSION 101

Boom! An ENORMOUS EXPLOSION. And...

43.

102 EXT./INT. CHIVA - NIGHT 102

Gordy bolts awake from the nightmare with a scream. He

looks around at the startled faces in the crowded bus,

unsure where he is for a moment before he gets hisbearings. The dream lingers, depressing him.

103 ANGLE - AHEAD OF CHIVA 103

An oncoming bus flashes its headlights. As the buses

pass, the ONCOMING DRIVER yells to Gordy's chiva driver.

ONCOMING DRIVER:

Inspecion militar. Chequeo depapeles.

104 SECOND CHIVA 104

keeps going. Gordy's chiva slows to a crawl, and theDriver calls back.

GORDY'S CHIVA DRIVER

Inspecion militar. Chequeo depapeles.

Various passengers gather their things and begin todisembark in a hurry. To anyone who'll answer -GORDY

Habla Ingles?... Que pasa?

A MAN IN A YANKEES CAP is among the people getting off.

He answers in accented English.

MAN IN YANKEES CAP

There is a military checkpoint upthe road. They inspect everyone's

papers.

105 BUS 105

starts to pick up speed again. Gordy gets off just intime. To the Man in the Yankees Cap -GORDY

Where are all of you going?

MAN IN YANKEES CAP

We walk around.

The man heads into the forest. Beat. Gordy follows.

44.

106 EXT. FOREST - NIGHT 106

To the Man in the Yankees Cap as they walk -GORDY

None of these people have papers?

MAN IN YANKEES CAP

Some have the wrong papers. Some

have none...

The man puts a finger to his lips, hushing Gordy.

They've come abreast of the checkpoint, which can be seenin the distance through the trees. Colombian soldiers

have the chiva blocked as they perform their inspection.

The chiva's DIESEL GROWLS loudly. When suddenly...

107 FIGURES 107

We see figures moving in the forest between the group andthe checkpoint. And then...

The forest erupts in a deafening fusillade of AUTOMATICWEAPONS FIRE being directed at the soldiers at thecheckpoint. In the same instant, an RPG takes out a

Colombian Army humvee in a bright, fiery EXPLOSION.

MAN IN YANKEES CAP

Alsuelo!

108 MAN 108

The man pulls Gordy down as the group hits the dirt.

GUNFIRE continues. On the ground, to Gordy -MAN

IN YANKEES CAP:

Guerrilleros.

The

The attack rages furiously for twenty seconds, then wanesto sporadic GUNFIRE. Other WEAPONS are FIRING now,

too!-- clearly the Army is finally mounting a defense.

And then...

109 FOREST 109

We hear the sound of PEOPLE CRASHING through the forest.

They're running toward Gordy and the group. The CRASHING

GETS CLOSER. And now Gordy begins to hear the BREATHLESSPANTING of the guerrillas in retreat. BOOTS THUD pastGordy's head. When suddenly...

(CONTINUED)

45.

109 CONTINUED:
109

One of the running guerrillas trips over Gordy and goessprawling. The guerrilla, wearing the motley uniform ofan irregular soldier, whips a look back, and...

Gordy finds himself staring into the battle-hardened eyesof a fierce young woman. In a heartbeat...

The woman jumps back to her feet, and joins her comradeslaying down a suppressing FIRE at the soldiers. Spentcartridges rain down around Gordy, as the AK-47 ON FULLAUTO chops loudly over his head. And then...

110 NEW ANGLE 110

The guerrillas are gone.

The Man in the Yankees hat hauls Gordy up, yells -MAN

IN YANKEES CAP:

Vaya!

The group is in the greatest danger now -- caught betweenthe fleeing guerrillas and the soldiers, who are givingchase and will shoot anyone or thing in front of them.

Everyone in the group scrambles to his or her feet andbegins to run. And...

Soldiers do notice them and begin to FIRE.

111 FOLIAGE 111

BULLETS SHRED the foliage around Gordy, whipping past hishead... He and others keep running. A man goes down whena BULLET BITES into his leg. Gordy slows, but the Man inYankees Cap won't let him stop to help. Slams him hard

on his back. Keeps pushing Gordy forward. A few moments

later, we hear M-16's on FULL AUTO back where they leftthe man.

MAN IN YANKEES CAP

His trouble is over.

112 EXT. SMALL RIVER 112

The powerful TORRENT ROARS through the forest.

Gordy and the others reach the near bank, where the pathdrops into the water to reappear on the opposite bank.

The Man in the Yankees Cap is in the lead. He plungesinto the fast water up to his waist. Gordy and the restsplash in behind, struggling to cross against the swift

current. The Man in the Yankees Cap reaches the farbank. Takes two steps, and...

46.

113 EXPLOSION 113

BOOM! An EXPLOSION rips into him.

114 GORDY AND OTHERS 114

stop mid-stream, but one of the group, a young woman,

believing the blast was caused by the pursuing military,

continues struggling to cross. An OLDER MAN looks, sees

the blast-hole.

OLDER MAN:

Mina.

Gordy realizes the old man's saying "land mine." To the

young woman -

GORDY:

No!

Gordy moves to catch her. Just manages to stop her asshe reaches the far bank. Gordy points to where the landmine detonated.

GORDY:

Mina... Mina...

Beat. Slowly, the terrified young woman responds to thestrong, calm tone of command in Gordy's voice and theunpanicked, reassuring look on his face.

Gordy brings her back to the group, which fights to standin the rushing river. He indicates for them to hold

hands for stability. Motions for them to stay.

GORDY:

Alto.

115 GORDY 115

leaves the group in the middle of the river. The GUNFIRE

is now FAR-OFF AND SPORADIC. He crosses to the water's

edge on the far bank. Pulls the Zippo from his pack andleans over. Uses the flame to illuminate the mud and

rock immediately in front of him. Scratches lightly atthe ground with the machete, searching for mines. Finds nothingin that spot. And steps onto it.

Searching the ground and scratching at it with themachete before each step, Gordy inches toward the Man inthe Yankees Cap. Three steps from the river...

(CONTINUED)

47.

115 CONTINUED:
115

He finds a small, round anti-personnel mine the size of ahockey puck. He inches past it. Moves past another.

And another. To the writhing Man in the Yankees Cap!-GORDY

Don't move... Don't move...

116 NEW ANGLE 116

Finally, Gordy reaches him. One of the man's legs ismissing below the knee. He's bleeding from various otherwounds as well. Gordy uses the Zippo to inspect the areafor more mines. Then kneels in a footprint.

GORDY:

You'll be okay... You'll be okay.

He takes a bandanna from the man and ties a tourniquetaround his thigh. By way of distracting him -GORDY

Guerrilla bastards.

Beat.

MAN IN YANKEES CAP

No... Military... To stopguerrillas.

Gordy finishes the tourniquet, when he sees...

117 YOUNG MAN 117

has left the group and emerged from the river in adifferent place to avoid the mines.

Gordy's eyes go to something glistening in front of theyoung man -- a taut nylon line ten inches off the ground.

The kid's about to hit it. Gordy shouts -GORDY

No! Alto!

The young man hears the alarm in Gordy's voice andstops... But not before he plants his next step, and...

The trip wire bows against his shin, and...

Gordy ducks, covers the Man in the Yankees Cap, and...

Nothing happens. The young man just stands there, frozenin position, his leg still bowing the line.

(CONTINUED)

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