First Dog Page #5

DANNY:

No!

HENDERSON:
Stay back, kid.

BIG MIKE:
Danny, stay back.

DANNY:

Don't hurt him.

Teddy!

(Barking)

BIG MIKE:

You better have

good life insurance.

I didn't hurt that dog.

All right,

it's all right.

VICKY-ANN:

Don't make another move.

DANNY:

No!

See what's on him.

Stay back, Danny.

Stay back.

Grab the mutt

and let's get out of here.

Shouldn't have done that.

HENDERSON:

Give me the dog, kid.

Give me the dog.

Don't move.

I swear I'll shoot, I swear.

HENDERSON:

Give me that dog.

What are you going to do

with that besides make me mad?

Give me the gun.

Give me the gun!

Give me the gun!

Ah!

Vicky-Ann!

I didn't want anyone

to get hurt.

BIG MIKE:

That's my Danny boy.

Come on.

Teddy, come on.

(Laughing)

Thanks.

I'll be right back.

Okay.

True friends

Fall right out

of the blue

True friends

Sneak right up

on you

What'd you do with them?

They going to be there

for a while.

She told me I could trust her,

but you know what?

What?

Can't trust a person

on what they say.

It's what they do.

Thanks.

Hey, what's friends for?

(Laughing)

Let's get out of here.

(Computer beeping)

(Beeping)

HENDERSON:

Help! Help!

How come you didn't have any

bullets in the dang gun?

I'd slap you right now

if I wasn't tied up.

Help!

Help!

(Truck horn blowing)

Why are we stopping here?

We are a few blocks away

from the White House.

I don't think we need

to get any closer.

Remember what we got

in this thing.

What's wrong

with fireworks?

Danny, the fireworks are illegal

in most states.

That's why they stopped me

back there.

I had to prove to them

I was going to a legal state.

So that's why

you don't want to drive up

to the president's place?

Not a good idea.

Pennsylvania Avenue's closed.

The road's closed?

Mm-hmm.

For security reasons,

public transportation's

not allowed.

The only way you can get

to the house is by foot.

Now Danny, when you get through

dropping Teddy off,

you can ride over to Jersey with

me to drop the explosives off

and ride back

to California with me.

Really?

Really.

(Laughing)

That's my boy.

(Truck door opening)

Here we go, son.

You all right?

Thanks.

This is it.

You're a brave kid, Danny.

And you're a good person too.

You're a good boy, Teddy.

Yes, you are.

It's been an honour

meeting the first dog.

Now I've got

to find a place,

to park this big old monster.

Here's my cell phone number.

Don't lose it.

Call me when

your mission's complete,

and we'll hook back up.

Now you can see it from here,

the big needle in the sky.

What is that?

That's the

Washington Monument.

The White House

is close to it.

Just follow the needle.

Thanks.

I guess it's time

to say goodbye.

I have to give you

back now.

It's the right thing to do,

right?

You have a home,

you have a family.

You belong there.

There are people

who love you.

But you're the best friend

I ever had.

Come on,

let's get you home.

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

You little mutt!

Come back with my dog!

Ah. Thanks, Teddy.

I was famished.

But you shouldn't

have stolen it.

Especially so close

to the president's place.

Mmm. Well, come on.

Animal control?

Lafayette Park.

Near Madison.

Teddy, no! Come back!

Teddy, come back!

No, Teddy!

No!

Big Mike's number.

They've taken

the president's dog away.

MAN, OVER INTERCOM: Who has?

The dog catcher.

If the dog catcher's

got your dog,

there's nothing

I can do about it.

Look, can't you tell

the president?

He's the only one

who can save him now.

The president doesn't have time

to save your dog.

I told you

it's not my dog.

Run along, kid.

PRESIDENT:

So remember,

do the right thing.

(Siren whooping)

Hey there, young man.

Where are you going?

I have to see

the president.

Aren't you a little young

to be worried

about political issues?

They've taken Teddy.

Well, the president

can't help you with that.

Why don't you come with me,

and maybe I can help.

You're going to help me

find Teddy?

Well, first I need to know

who you are.

I'm Danny.

You got a last name, Danny?

Milbright.

All right,

Danny Milbright.

Let's see if my computer

can find you.

So, what you in for?

Trying to return

the president's dog,

running away from a foster home

and stealing a hot dog.

What are you in for?

Armed robbery.

Why would they send him

to Asia?

Not Asia, stupid.

Euthanasia.

That means

they put him down.

Put him to sleep?

Forever.

Usually hold him

a few days,

and if no one claims him...

Food fight!

No!

No! I have to save Teddy!

No! No!

I have to save Teddy!

No!

(Teddy whining and barking)

(Whining)

(Barking)

Okay, mutt.

Your time's up.

Nobody wants you.

(Barking)

Dead dog walking

Dead dog walking

Set him down.

Come on, buddy.

How are you doing?

Why are you bothering?

Because we do it once on the way

in and once on the way out.

That's the policy.

(Beeping)

You told me you scanned him

on the way in.

Danny, tell me more

about what caused

this explosion in you.

They're going to kill Teddy.

Who? The men in black?

Danny you've got

to understand

there are no men in black,

this dog doesn't exist

and he doesn't belong to the

President of the United States.

You've created them

in your mind,

probably since your parents'

accident.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Sir, the boy

has visitors.

It's okay.

They work

for the government.

(Whispering)

They're Secret Service agents.

You're the good guys?

Agent Morello

and Agent Alcove.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Let me see some ID.

Are you here to help me

save Teddy?

Or am I in more trouble?

(Helicopter blades

whirring)

Wow!

(All cheering)

(Toy squeaking)

Wait.

Teddy, you're alive.

Teddy...

Hey, Teddy.

(Barking)

Danny?

Hi, I'm Stuart Brentwood.

I work with

President Woodroffe.

Nice to meet you,

Mr. Brentwood.

You too.

Here have a seat.

Now Danny, the president

is going to be down momentarily.

We're going to shoot a couple

of photos with you and him,

and you'll be out of here

in 15 minutes.

Okay?

Okay.

Okay.

I want everything on my desk

first thing in the morning.

WOMAN:

Yes, sir.

Thank you, Jennifer.

(Door closing)

Danny.

Robert Woodroffe.

Nice to meet you,

Mr. President.

You can call me Robert or you

can call me Mr. Woodroffe,

whichever you're more

comfortable with.

Nice to meet you,

Mr. Woodroffe President.

Or that too. Have a seat.

I want to thank you for bringing

Teddy back to Washington,

and tell you what a brave thing

you did.

I kind of messed up.

Kind of messed up? No.

No, you didn't.

The main thing is

Teddy's back and he's safe,

and it's because of you.

Danny, you did

the right thing.

STUART:

Excuse me, Mr. President.

Yes, Stuart?

Mr. Kesser, the official

White House photographer

would like to take

some photos with you and Danny.

That's a good idea.

Would you like that,

Danny?

Okay.

STUART:

Sir?

You okay?

So, what happens

to him now?

PRESIDENT:

I believe they're sending

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