Drop Zone Page #2

I'll buy you breakfast.

Come on, let's go.

THUNDER RUMBLES:

Hi, Pete. I need to talk,

it's important.

So is this. Wait till you see

what I've found.

I got it down to a two-mile radius

where they could have landed.

We got bodies, Pete.

The only ones beyond recognition

are the terrorists and Leedy.

Does that make any sense?

Nobody jumps at that altitude

and speed and lives, understand?

No, that's where you're wrong. Look.

A Seal team did it three years ago.

It's a set-up. I just need to figure

out how Leedy fits into this.

What?

The Board of Review

meets in two weeks...

The Board of Review!

...to determine your responsibility.

- What responsibility?

- Listen.

The FAA's in trouble with the media,

insurance companies, relatives...

Nobody wants to hear

about skydiving from 747 s.

They want to polnt fingers,

don't you understand?

You know the SOP.

I need your badge and gun.

- You're suspending me?!

- You know the rules.

Your badge and gun, please.

I don't care.

I'm not quitting on this.

I took a team out a commercial jet.

Hostage drill scenario.

- So it can be done?

- We did it. But a 727 at 20,000ft.

It was a drill, no explosions.

A 747 at 38,000ft... I doubt it.

Plus, you got another problem...

Petty officer?

- Yes, sir?

- OK, See this? High-density metal.

Now, your terrorists

may have had a few guns stashed,

but not five parachute rigs.

Five rigs going through X-ray would

raise hell with airport security.

- Carry on.

- Sir.

With the right equipment,

it is possible.

To jump from a 747, you've got

to be very skilled or dick-brained.

- Which do you want?

- What?

Skill is a guy named Don Jagger,

world-champion skydiver.

Dick-brained is his

old partner Jessie Crossman.

- Where can I find them?

- Crossman lives close by.

Jessie Crossman?

Not today, man.

Know where I can find him?

You must be with the class.

Check upstairs.

- Thanks a lot.

- No problem, dude.

JESSIE:
Be right out.

ENGINE SPLUTTERS

Damn! Do you belleve that?!

Listen. I hope you're good

at fixing tollets,

'cause you're never fixing

another flight of mine.

- You wanna take me up?

- Just you fix this plane right!

Where did you learn to fix planes?

Mr Good Wrench?

This isn't a waiting room.

We're booked.

I so wanted

to get on that plane (!)

DEA, FBI or local?

- Jessie Crossman?

- You're either a skydiver or a cop.

You don't look like

any skydiver I've ever seen.

You know, cops? I don't like 'em.

Every time you've met one,

you've broken the law.

Yeah.

Did I forget to call my parole

officer? Yes, it was an emergency.

- It's not about parole violation?

- Heard about a hijacking of a 747?

How could I miss it?

What a screw-up!

What if someone just wanted

to make it look that way?

- Why?

- A prisoner I was escorting. Jump.

Ajall-break from a 747?

That's a cool idea.

No offence.

- Could you?

- Am I a suspect?

Why do you ask?

Well, people probably said I'm the

only person skilled enough to do it.

The phrase used was "dick-brained".

And you were

with your parole officer.

Look, some yahoo pulled

a John Wayne and got people killed.

That's not what happened.

That yahoo was my brother.

Well, I'm sorry. But if I'm not

a suspect, I don't have to talk.

You haven't answered the question.

The longer I stand here,

the broker I get.

- Pay like everyone else, Mr Cop.

- We'll see.

What do I need this get-up for,

if I don't have a chute?

It's my drop zone, it's my rules.

Wait. You're not scared, are you?

No.

Wait! Wait! Come on! Oh!

JESSIE:
Give a controlled exit

and a good arch.

Ready, set, go!

I don't get the attraction.

Haven't you watched birds glide

and wished you could?

For about 20 seconds.

- You don't get it, do you?

- What's so difficult?

Count to 20,

pull the string, that's it.

Let the air sculpt your position.

Ready, set, go!

Can you see how the wind forces...

Come here, man.

See how the wind forces their bodies

open. We're only at 80 knots.

A 747 at 500 knots would rip you

apart. That's where skill comes in.

N-no big deal.

You are way outta your league

up here. Way out.

If you're so good,

why work in this sh*t-hole?

- What?

- You deaf? Sh*t-hole!

Hey.

- He paid for a jump, he got one!

- Just go get him, OK?

Get off me! You kicked me!

Wait! Come back! Come back!

- Help me!

- I got you!

You're crazy!

- Hold still.

- Get me outta this!

You did OK. You fell,

you lived. Good start.

You fell, you lived... I'm gone.

You're outta your damn mind.

There's things in here!

WINONA:
Hey! I didn't know

she was gonna do that, OK?

I bet it was safer than

landing in that plane of yours.

Where can I find Don Jagger?

There's a jump at Ocean Reef.

It's your best bet.

- Thank you.

- Skydivers are a tight group.

- You won't break in by yourself.

- I'll take my chances.

Jessie didn't mean anything. Since

Jagger left, she's been touchy.

- What happened to Jagger?

- He got conned into drug jumps.

He did time, she did too...

Never made up.

- Why would she want to?

- She's loyal. What do you think?

I think it's time for you to zip it.

Let's get the tall fixed, all right?

- Nice jump, man.

- Yeah, right.

Ah... sh*t!

Please don't push me.

Don't make me...

- Oh, nice landing!

- Good.

Let's go! Let's go!

- Hit it, Brother Leedy!

- I can't!

- Leedy, do yourjob.

- I need to steady myself.

- When we break in, we have seconds.

- It's the jump. I can't think.

- Jump him till he can.

- He's had enough.

I haven't. Jump him till he can.

Up and at 'em.

- Let's go.

- I don't wanna jump any more!

This is gonna be a snap.

This is easy.

They're not gonna know what hit 'em!

- Hi. Joy Willens.

- I'm Pete.

Miami police. They've been great.

Come on, Lena's round back.

Look what I've got for you!

Thank you.

That's to replace

the one you lost on the plane.

Lena, do you remember me? Remember

when you bumped me on the plane?

Can you remember anything about your

trip? Was there nolse or yelling?

No, I fell asleep... and when

I woke up, we were already landed.

I'm gonna show you some pictures.

Look at them very carefully.

This is the plane that we were on.

Remember the plane?

Then something went wrong. There

was a loud nolse and a lot of smoke.

- A big nolse?

- A big nolse. And screaming.

Do you remember if you saw anyone?

- What are you doing?

- Do you remember what he wore?

He wore glasses?

The scar? He had a scar?

Lena, was this the man?

You can tell me. See? He has a scar.

- Is this the man?

- All right. OK. That's enough.

- Was this the man you saw?

- That's it. Detective Wallace!

That's all right.

Thank you, Lena. I'm sorry.

ON PHONE:
Detective Fox. That plane

accident you're investigating.

The other marshal

has acquired some information.

- The other marshal?

- Correct.

The young lady on the plane

gave a partial ID of a hijacker.

A scar under his right eye.

- I'm impressed.

- Thank you.

Not with you,

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