Default Page #5

---

What do you mean?

You treat that little skinny one

different from those two.

Who is he to you?

Why do you bring up the boy?

Precisely that,

like the one in New York,

he's just a boy.

His gun is older than he is.

He is like...

a photo in a dark room.

Slowly developing.

What is your cause?

Please,

enlighten our audience.

What do you want?

You see?

It has taken you this long

to admit that.

That you don't know me.

That you don't have

all the answers.

Maybe that is the lesson

you take back to your network

instead of them guessing

all the time.

You know?

I'm sick of hearing this.

That the media is shallow,

the media is lazy,

and that we are responsible

for everything.

That's lazy in itself.

I mean, the person who is

oversimplifying everything

at this table is you.

You're oversimplifying

and avoiding.

That boy...

every time they yell at him

or hit him,

I see you recoil.

And you try to hide it,

but you can't.

He says it is possible

to disengage

the fuel line below.

Okay, below,

where, where?

There's an exposed hatch

down to the cargo deck

right there.

Oh, you gotta be

f***ing kidding.

Kane, you're not going

to do this.

Okay, can he talk us

through the steps?

Come on, Kane.

Please, Pete...sometimes

we put the camera down.

Remember that.

Juliana, seriously?

You can't let...

They are too complex.

You can't possibly

remember them all.

Besides it's dark in there,

you can't see anything.

Atlas...

I'll let him know.

We gotta get him

out of here.

Tell him whatever you need

to tell him.

Okay, listen.

I got another camera.

I'm going to stick

a wireless mic on it.

You'll take it down with you.

How you doing?

We'll have the receiver

up here.

Walkie talkies...

Kane, the battery is running low. If you're

going to go, you got to go now! I got it.

Go.

Nadifa says she can hold it

for two minutes.

If I say come back,

come right the hell back, okay?

- Okay. See you in a bit.

- Sh*t.

If you won't answer

any questions about yourself,

may I ask you a selfish one?

That depends.

Listen,

I'm not who I used to be.

You can call it fame

or whatever you want.

But I'm not that guy

anymore.

Just, why me?

A-list newscasters

don't visit East Africa

as much as they used to.

I'm afraid you were chosen

by default.

But if it's any consolation,

I'll probably put you back

in prime time tonight.

You know?

I know about your deadline

and all of that, but listen,

why don't you just

let the others go,

I can stay behind.

You probably made

the network's day

with all this...

Here.

It was getting a lot

of interference earlier.

If it still does,

try channel 2.

Okay, Nadifa,

here's what I want you to do.

I want you to put

those in your ears.

Okay.

Okay...

I need the earphones...

the earphones...

Okay, Nadifa,

can you hear me?

Where are you now?

Do you see the panels yet?

Red panels, all the way

to the front of the plane.

- Yeah, I got a hole.

- You're in the right place.

Okay, through that?

Yeah, I see it.

Hold on.

There should be

some red panels to your left.

Let me know

when you see them.

Yeah, a panel.

I've got that.

Let me know

when you see them.

He knows Kane is gone.

Nadifa, say he's in the bathroom

to calm him down.

Everybody quiet.

Quiet.

Listen, everyone, calm down.

Calm down, Nadifa!

He's in the bathroom,

he's in the bathroom!

Oh, my God,

oh, my God!

Okay.

Tell him to come now.

Nadifa, are you there?

Pete?

He's too far away.

Tell him to come now.

- Do you hear me?

- He's in the bathroom.

He's just in the bathroom,

calm down.

He's calling the others.

He's coming.

He's coming!

Everybody calm down.

Just calm down!

Right f***ing now,

get him up here.

Kane, Kane...

You gotta get the f*** out

of there now.

You gotta get the f*** out

of there now, Kane.

Damn it, Kane!

Do you hear me?

Sh*t.

Okay.

If you can hear me,

I'm just going to be

pressing buttons, yeah.

You f***!

You f***!

Juliana, don't!

Everybody calm down.

Juliana, calm down...

Calm!

Juliana!

Did you see that?

What?

I don't know.

Flash of light.

You don't think...?

I don't know.

But the deadline's not up.

They haven't even passed off

the footage yet,

why would they just...

I don't know.

Nadifa, ask him

if I can use the bathroom.

I don't know

what you think you saw,

but everything is fine.

We're conducting

the interview.

Our spotters

saw a flash of light,

we need to be sure

it was not a gunshot.

You have my word.

Your word is not good enough

at this point.

Is the network liaison

still there?

Have him come aboard

with a camera;

he will validate everything

I've just said.

Hello, do you hear me?

We can work with that.

For this transaction,

it will cost you

5 million dollars.

The liaison first,

then we talk money.

One condition.

The footage

can leave for free

if the liaison stays

until I get the money.

Give us 15 minutes

to secure ourselves.

Ten.

- How is he doing?

- He's okay.

He says you were not

strong enough to kill him.

I need your attention please.

The authorities believe

violence has occurred.

They will not clear us

for takeoff

unless we allow someone

to board the plane

and prove otherwise.

We need to clean up...

this...

Clean yourselves.

We need to clean up

and cover up.

Can you pick him up?

Sit him down here.

He needs to go

on this chair.

Frank, could you come

with me, please?

Frank?

We have nothing more

to talk about.

I haven't said everything

I needed to.

Come.

Well I have. F*** off!

I'm not asking you. I'm telling you.

Frank, come!

The liaison is ready,

but before we send him in,

you need

to uncover the windows.

We're making progress

on the money.

There's a small addendum

to the money request,

I want it given in full

to the Kips Bay

Children's Outreach Fund.

That's K-I-P-S Bay

Children's Outreach Fund.

This will be

our last communication

until I get

takeoff clearance.

Well, we're just now getting

our first live look

at the situation,

but we have just received word

that our own Ian Finley

will in fact be allowed

on to the plane

to confirm the condition

of the hostages through video.

Kips Bay?

Children's Outreach Fund?

Bullshit!

You have very good hearing.

Listen,

stop f***ing with me, okay?

Two of my friends are dead

and I want answers.

You owe me answers.

Mr. O'Connell...

You don't negotiate for us. We can't pay 5 million dollars

live on our own network.

Sir, you won't have to.

The liaison

is just to get us in.

Finley's not even

an ANC employee.

He's just there

as a personal favor for us.

There are only two plays here,

Mr. O'Connell.

You pay the money

or we send in your man.

Your choice.

You just make sure

he is safe.

This fund.

It's a front, isn't it?

A front for what?

It's for

a very powerful attorney.

What the hell

do you need a lawyer for?

Frank, I need you to know

that your friends dying

was not planned.

F*** you!

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes