Free Fall Page #4

Calm down.

Calm down. Stop. Calm down.

- I'm not gonna hurt you.

- Oh, my God.

I'm sorry. Are you okay?

Yeah.

I'm assuming since

I'm still breathing

- that that gun is not loaded.

- No.

Is he still out there?

Yeah. What the hell is going on?

He's still out there. Did I call you?

No, no, no.

He just did what everybody does when

someone is stuck in an elevator.

They call a repairman.

Oh, wait. Wait, you are shot.

Yeah, but I'm okay.

Listen, we need to get out of

here before he comes back.

Listen to me.

Where does that ladder go?

It goes to the roof, but just relax.

I closed the outer doors.

He can't even get into the shaft.

He did before.

Yeah, but before he had this.

It's the building's elevator key.

He can't get into the

elevators without it.

This is the safest place.

In an hour, when my wife starts

to wonder what's happened,

she'll call someone.

Can't he just get another key?

There is no other key.

Not in this building anyway.

How can you be sure of that?

Take a look.

What, Robert Brown?

You're Robert Brown?

Well, Robert Brown, Jr.

I work for my dad.

You are?

Jane. Jane Porter.

Well, it's nothing personal,

Jane Porter,

but it has not been my

pleasure to meet you.

So he's not getting in here?

No.

You promise?

I promise.

Okay.

You pack a mean wallop, by the way.

Sorry.

Couldn't he just get a key

from another building?

Not all buildings

have the same elevator key.

What's he gonna do,

break into every one on the block

and risk more witnesses?

I don't think so.

Drink up.

She'll be here.

It's getting pretty late.

I better go get her.

Oh, hey, Jane. I will

bet you a million bucks

that we are both gonna be fine.

A million?

Elevator repair business

must be booming.

It's pretty good.

It's honest work and it's steady.

My wife and I have a beautiful house.

We put a little money aside

for our kid to go to college.

What more does a man want, right?

You're right. You really are.

Yeah, I see people just

chasing more, you know?

More stuff, more money, more power.

Never satisfied.

Those people are more stuck

than we are right now.

Thank you, Mr. Robert Brown, Jr.

What for?

For rescuing me, of course.

Well, we're not out of this box yet,

but, yeah, we're gonna be fine.

In fact, I will bet that guy is

probably a million miles away by now.

Just doing whatever...

3-4-1 -8-2...

What? What did he say?

...Ramble Hills Drive.

3-4-1 -8-2

Ramble Hills Drive.

You hear me, repairman?

Robert? Robert, what's wrong?

You say you fix elevators.

Well, I'm in a different

line of work.

You hear me, repairman?

You hurt my family, I will kill you!

Do you understand? I will kill you!

You have 60 seconds to open this door

or I'm gonna go down

to Ramble Hills Drive

and introduce myself to your family.

They'll get to see up

close what it is I do.

Oh, God.

Your wife's kind of hot.

I may have a look.

60 seconds and counting, Robert.

45 seconds, repairman.

You care about a stranger

more than your family?

I'm sorry, I've got to do it.

I got a kid.

No, wait! Wait!

- Let me go. Let me go.

- No.

This is my thing. He wants me.

I'm not leaving the lives of my

family to you or anybody else.

Now help me up.

Okay. Okay. Okay, okay, okay, Okay.

- Help me.

- Come on. Come on.

Okay.

Okay, you got this.

15 seconds.

You don't know where to go.

I need to borrow your key card.

Shoot.

I don't...

- All right, hold on.

- You're quick on your feet.

- Stay right here.

- Jane always said that.

I got it. Come on.

You've been a lot of trouble.

But not anymore.

Get off!

I'm gonna keep doing it until all

the tendons in your wrist snap.

The copy, did you make one?

No. No.

Make me believe you.

Okay, okay! Okay, just stop, please.

How's that feel?

No, get off!

- Get off!

- Jane, what's going on?

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

Yes. Take the elevator

down to the garage.

What? Why?

Ray!

It's been a long night.

I just want to go home.

Going down.

No.

Jane!

Oh, my God! Baby!

Baby, are you okay?

- Yeah.

- What's happening?

- What...

- Don't worry, I'm okay.

My God, what happened to you?

What...

what happened to you, baby?

Oh, my God.

I'll tell you everything.

Could we go home, please?

Yes. Yeah.

Okay.

Oh, baby.

I love you.

Your vitals all look really good.

- That's good.

- Comfortable?

All things considered, yeah.

When do you thinks the earliest

I'll be able to get out of here?

I'm gonna keep you overnight

and if you're feeling well,

probably get you to work on Monday.

- Babe.

- Hi.

- I'm so glad you're okay.

- Hey. Thanks. I'm good.

I'm okay. I love you.

- Hey.

- What happened?

What's up, man? How you doing?

- Good.

- Happy birthday.

Thank you.

Jane, oh.

There was a woman on the

elevator with me named Jane.

Yeah, she called and checked on you.

- She okay?

- She's gonna be fine.

I'll be back to check

on you in a little bit.

Hi.

Jane.

Hi.

Well, Jane, you look

surprised to see me.

Pleasantly so, I hope.

No, I knew I'd see you again.

I just thought you'd be in handcuffs.

Well, Jane, you know

how these things work.

By the way, I've ordered a complete

and thorough investigation

into this whole sorry affair.

Don't insult me, Mr. Gault.

I know what you've done

and I'm not gonna let

you get away with it.

Jane, please don't be foolish.

Pick your bets very carefully.

You know, a wise man once said,

"He who controls the

nation's money supply

cares not who makes its laws."

You're going to jail.

And if I don't?

Do you think I'm going

to forget about you?

I don't think you or I can afford

to forget about one another.

Such a shame.

You know, power would

have sat so beautifully

on those elegant shoulders of yours.

You would have been a strong,

extraordinary leader in business.

But as it is, you've got

no sense of humor.

Did you ever consider that

maybe you're not funny, sir?

Oh...

say hi to Walt for me.

Are you sure you're ready

to leave this all behind?

Everything I need is right here.

Thaddeus Gault appeared before

the Securities and

Exchange Commission today

to answer charges of

fraud and embezzlement.

If found guilty as CEO

of Gault Capital,

he could be facing up

to 20 years in prison.

There is also an

ongoing investigation

into the suspicious

and untimely death

of one of Gault Capital's

financial advisors.

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