Lone Survivor Page #12

DANNY (CONT'D)

I tried ‘em at least three times

boss.

MURPHY:

Nothing?

DANNY:

Nothing.

Murphy and Dietz both take rounds. Danny in the foot.

Three of Murphy’s right toes blow off. His boot leakingblood.

Murphy returning fire. Hot brass shell casings falling into

his shirt.

MURPHY:

Dammit!

Murphy getting the brass out of his shirt.

MURPHY (CONT’D)

Goddamnitt!

Danny screaming in pain. Eyes pouring tears.

MURPHY (CONT'D)

Danny?

73.

DIETZ:

This really sucks man. Really

f***ing sucks. F***ing burning

inside bro.

Axe and Luttrell trying to fire over the logs. Luttrell hurlsa grenade.

Taliban with RPG’s moving into firing position.

AXE:

We gotta move!

As the first RPG blows into the side of the log hide.

Wood daggers and burning embers explode and rip throughclothes and skin.

MURPHY:

Move left! Left!

Axe and Luttrell start moving out.

Dietz struggling to get up, radio pulling him backwards.

Murphy reaches back for Dietz.

MURPHY (CONT’D)

Give me a hand Danny.

Danny dazed stares up at Murphy.

MURPHY (CONT'D)

Come on buddy! We got to move.

A second RPG demolishes the hide. Fully exposing Murphy andDietz.

Murphy yanks Dietz to his feet.

MURPHY (CONT'D)

Right now bro.

DIETZ:

I’m with you.

Murphy fires up the hill.

74.

Dietz grinds it out following Luttrell.

Murphy lays out more cover fire, then turns and moves afterthe three SEALs.

48J SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. Ravine. 48J

Tight shots of the four SEALs scrambling for their lives.

Bleeding, spit, sweat, snot, tears as they claw their way

across the burning mountain.

This is a sequence. Watching the men run. Legs buckling. Knee

caps smashing on rock. Slipping falling helping each other.

Incoming rounds tearing past them. Daytime trace fire.

The SEALs charge across the side of the mountain.

Breathing is hysteric. High-pitched wheezing and gagging.

They are literally running cross a burning mountain for their

lives.

Luttrell first to stop.

Tight on Luttrell.

LUTTRELL:

Gotta f***ing rest.

Axe collapses next to him, then Murphy, then Dietz. All four

SEALs gasping and choking for air.

A moment of desperate attempts to get air.

AXE:

Need some water.

MURPHY:

We got to get to the village. Gotto.

LUTTRELL:

Got to.

MURPHY:

F***.

Dietz is by far the worst. Trying to breath. Blood lossstarting to weaken him.

Murphy pulls out his sat phone, tries to get a signal.

75.

Tight on Each SEAL. Burning. Sucking air. Luttrell stares atDietz.

Hold this for a couple of beats. A brief silence. A pause.

LUTTRELL:

This is bad....

49 INT. SEAL TOC BAGRAM. 49

Kristensen watching clock. Drinking coffee.

KRISTENSEN:

That’s the second window.

COMMS GUY:

Correct.

Clear tension in the TOC.

A half dozen SEALs gathered in the TOC.

Kristensen picks up phone. Dials the large force special oppsTOC (Base control)

Intercut with Kristensen and CO of JOC. Kristensen letting COknow that he’s missed two windows of contact with Spartan 01.

50

EXT. MOUNTAIN - GUNFIGHT. 50

Back tight on four SEALs. Still silent, trying to recover,

Then.

Sounds of the Taliban yelling. Communicating as they start to

get closer.

Luttrell looks over to Dietz. Whispering.

LUTTRELL:

How you feeling Danny?

DIETZ:

Shot me up pretty good bro.

LUTTRELL:

You’re good Danny.

Axe, Murphy, Luttrell, counting mags and grenades.

Trying to compose themselves. Luttrell packing dirt intoDanny’s gun shot wounds.

76.

Looks back to Murphy.

Everyone whispering. Trying to stay as quiet as possible. TheTaliban has lost them.

LUTTRELL (CONT’D)

Pack ‘em with dirt. Tight.

Murphy literally balling up dirt and jamming it into hisguts. Trying to plug the blood flow.

50A CLIFF ABOVE ROCK QUARRY 50A

With Taraq and his men as they move through the mountain.

Searching for the SEALs.

50B

SEALs HIDING IN ROCK QUARRY 50B

Dead quiet. Alert.

Luttrell moves Axe checking his wounds.

LUTTRELL (CONT’D)

You’re okay.

Danny blurts out. Loud voice.

DIETZ:

How’d they get on us so fast Mikey?

Murphy and Axe on him. Hands around his mouth.

AXE:

Shhhhhh. Danny Shhhhhh.

Silence. The SEALs wait, tense.

50C CLIFF ABOVE ROCK QUARRY 50C

Taraq reacts to the sound of Danny’s voice.

Signals to his men. They start moving in on the SEALs

50D SEALs IN THE ROCK QUARRY: 50D

Axe slowly removing his hand from Danny’s mouth.

Danny looking up wide eyed at Murphy.

DIETZ:

Mike?

MURPHY:

You got to be quiet Danny.

77.

DIETZ:

(whispering)

I know. I just can’t get over howfast they are.

MURPHY:

Yea.

DIETZ:

Faster than we are.

MURPHY:

They might be.

DIETZ:

Mike how did they get on us sofast?

MURPHY:

Don’t know. Don’t get it.

Dietz is starting to lose it.

DIETZ:

Got on us pretty fast. I wastalking to my mom, she didn’t sayanything about it. Matty you seethem?

AXE:

I didn’t see until you did Danny.

DIETZ:

So much f***ing red man. Reallyvivid reds.

Taliban voices growing louder. Luttrell looks to Murphy.

LUTTRELL:

We got to move Mike.

50E EXT. 2ND CLIFF 50E

The only option for movement is down. Another 80 ft. drop.

The rocks above Axelson start to shear. Incoming rounds.

Above them silhouetted Taliban fighters.

The team once again surrounded.

Murphy starring down the cliff.

78.

MURPHY:

Axe, how shot up are you?

Axe looking down at himself. Inventorying his bullet wounds.

AXE:

I think three times. I’m hit

three... I don’t know what this is.

Blood oozing from the back of his head. Behind his right ear.

MURPHY:

Are you good to move?

AXE:

Move where?

MURPHY:

We’re going down.

Axe looks downhill.

AXE’s POV

Another massive drop. Sharp Granite, trees, and a brutal

pitch.

AXE:

Hoo-yah to that Murph.

51

EXT. CLIFF ABOVE ROCK QUARRY 51

Over the back of Taraq, fighters on both sides. Slow mo as

they move fast through, in front of them the ravine hiding

the SEALs.

Tight on Taraq.

Smelling blood. Rage and hatred filled eyes.

The Taliban fighters, like Apache warriors, picking up speed.

Guns up.

52

OMIT 52

53 EXT. ROCK QUARRY HIDE 53

Murphy looks to Marcus.

MURPHY:

Marcus, you good?

79.

LUTTRELL:

Yes sir.

MURPHY:

Danny?

Incoming rounds starting to pick up intensity. The granitestarting to vaporize all around them.

Danny clicking back into a primal warrior mode. Up on hisknees firing back.

Marcus reaching for Danny pulling him down back into cover.

LUTTRELL:

I got him.

Murphy looks over the rock hide.

MURPHY’S POV.

Taraq with six fighters charging out of the tree line. All

AK’s blasting.

MURPHY:

Go! Go! Go! Move!

Murphy pulling off the clip of a FRAG GRENADE. Hurls it atthe charging Taliban as:

53A

Axe leaps off the cliff. 53A

Murphy turns. Leaps.

The grenade DETONATES. Killing two Taliban.

Shah continues to charge.

Luttrell hoists Dietz up and over his shoulder.

Turning towards the cliff. He turns to fire a last burst at

Taraq.

Marcus digs his back foot into the loose slate, ready to jump

when:

Taraq FIRES.

Danny shot through the neck.

Bullet passes through Danny’s neck tearing through the side

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