Lone Survivor Page #7

The old man stares, finally says something quiet. Too quiet

for the translating machine. Murphy puts the mic closer.

MURPHY (CONT’D)

Say again. Are you Taliban?

The old man rants on as the machine struggles to translate

his slang Pashtun.

TRANSLATION MACHINE

Do not drink with many blood rooms

fire and knives...

MURPHY:

This f***in thing’s not working...

The machine starts translating what Murphy is saying.

MURPHY (CONT’D)

Shut the f*** up !

Murphy throws the machine on the ground.

The dog makes another move at Luttrell. Fangs mashing.

Luttrell raises his gun. The dog backs down.

35 OMIT 35

39.

36 EXT. BACK ON THE MOUNTAIN 36

Danny continues to try his radio.

DANNY:

Spartan 01, Spartan base...Spartan

01, Spartan base...

Nothing.

Murphy standing just off the group calls Luttrell over.

MURPHY:

Marcus.

Leaving Axe on security. Luttrell moves up the hill fifty

feet with Murphy.

MURPHY (CONT’D)

What do you think?

LUTTRELL:

Murphy’s God Awful law. Not you

Mikey. The other prick. The God of

screw-ups.

MURPHY:

Yea.

LUTTRELL:

Soft Compromise bro.

MURPHY:

Yea. I’m aware of that.

Murphy digs into his pack, pulls out his SATELLITE PHONE.

Checks numbers on his wrist pad. Dials up J-Bad TOC (CommandCenter).

MURPHY (CONT’D)

(a touch frustrated: to

Dietz)

I’m now going to be that guy

calling on a f***ing unsecure Sat

line because your radio is not

functioning.

DIETZ:

Move that mountain, we’re good.

Talk to the mountain, sir.

40.

Loses the signal twice. Third try he gets through.

Horrible connection.

37 INT. J-BAD TOC 37

A phone rings, answered by a young Marine, SGT. HASSLERT.

HASSLERT:

J-Bad TOC, SERGEANT HASSLERT.

MURPHY:

Sergeant can you hear me, this isSpartan 01, can you here me?

Horrible delays, echoes and static.

HASSLERT:

Hello?

MURPHY:

This is Spartan 01, do you hear me?

HASSLERT:

I hear you.

MURPHY:

This is not a secure line and I

need to speak to the COimmediately.

HASSLERT:

The CO?

MURPHY:

That’s correct.

HASSLERT:

Which CO sir?

MURPHY:

Commander Kristensen.

HASSLERT:

Commander Kristensen is not here

sir.

MURPHY:

What do you mean he’s not there?

HASSLERT:

Commander Kristensen left this

morning.

41.

Murphy realizing he’s made a mistake.

MURPHY:

Right. F***. He’s back at BAGRAM.

HASSLERT:

That’s correct sir.

STATIC BAD:

MURPHY:

Hello?

HASSLERT:

Hello?

MURPHY:

I‘m here, I need to speak right nowwith the commander.

HASSLERT:

Commander is in BAGRAM.

MURPHY:

I know that can you please transferthis call to BAGRAM OUELLETTE TOC.

HASSLERT:

Roger that. Stand by.

MURPHY:

Standing by.

Silence Murphy looks down at the goat herders. Moves over to

Danny with the radio. Holding up his SAT phone.

MURPHY (CONT’D)

(re:
SAT phone)

Handing them our goddamned

position.

Tight on Murphy, the realization of how f***ed they are is

starting to settle in.

MURPHY (CONT’D)

What’s the f***ing problem?

DANNY:

Don’t know.

MURPHY:

Does it need new f***ing batteries?

42.

DANNY:

No, it’s fine but they won’t

f***ing answer me.

38 INT. OUELLETTE TOC 38

It’s quiet. Among the SEALs present: Patton, James Suh, DanHealy. A phone in the SEAL TOC rings answered by PATTON

SHANE PATTON:

Ouellette TOC Petty Officer

Patton..

MURPHY:

Patton, this is Murphy.

Really Bad connection.

SHANE PATTON:

You’re looking for Mike Murphy?

MURPHY:

This is Mike Murphy.

SHANE PATTON:

Mike Murphy?

MURPHY:

Yes correct, this is Mike Murphy.

A horrible connection.

Patton is confused. He knows that Murphy and his team are way

deep on their opp.

SHANE PATTON:

Mike?

MURPHY:

Is this Shane?

SHANE PATTON:

It’s Shane. What’s up Mike? This

connection sucks.

MURPHY:

Are you not receiving ourtransmissions?

SHANE PATTON:

Radio calls? Not in a while.

Patton yells over to the Comms guys.

43.

SHANE PATTON (CONT’D)

Are you all hearing anything fromSPARTAN 1.

COMMS GUY:

When? We’ve been communicating.

SHANE PATTON:

(back on the phone)

They say they are communicating

with you.

MURPHY:

Say again.

SHANE PATTON:

Comms says that you are good. Copy?

MURPHY:

In the last twenty minutes?

SHANE PATTON:

(back to comms guy)

You talked in the last twenty

minutes?

COMMS GUY:

Negative.

SHANE PATTON:

(into phone)

Negative Murph.

MURPHY:

I need the skipper now.

SHANE PATTON:

He’s sleeping sir.

MURPHY:

Wake him up now.

Murphy’s voice is electronically garbled.

SHANE PATTON:

Did you say wake him up sir?

MURPHY:

Right the f*** now!

SHANE PATTON:

Roger that.

44.

39 EXT. BAGRAM TOC. 39

SHANE PATTON barefooted jogs out of the TOC moves through aseries of plywood barracks. Knocks on a door.

SHANE PATTON:

Skipper. Skipper.

He knocks harder.

SHANE PATTON (CONT’D)

SKIPPER!

From inside.

KRISTENSEN:

(oc)

What?

SHANE PATTON:

Sir sorry sir. I’ve got LieutenantMurphy on the phone in the TOC.

Says he needs to talk to you. Now.

A moment, then Kristensen’s door flies open. Kristensen inhis underwear, flip flops, moving out, clearly just waking

up.

39A Track with them as Kristensen moves back into the TOC. 39A

Reaches for the phone.

KRISTENSEN:

(into phone)

Mike?

Silence Static.

KRISTENSEN (CONT'D)

Mike...? Mike...? Try him back.

PATTON reads Murphy’s SAT phone number off the board.

Dials. Waits. Nothing. Tries again nothing.

KRISTENSEN (CONT'D)

Is it dead?

SHANE PATTON:

Yes sir.

KRISTENSEN:

What’d he want?

45.

SHANE PATTON:

No idea sir.

KRISTENSEN:

Did he say anything?

SHANE PATTON:

Just that he needed to speak to

you.

KRISTENSEN:

Anything wrong?

SHANE PATTON:

Didn’t say sir.

Stay with Kristensen a bit concerned. Looking at the map ofthe Valley.

TIGHT ON KRISTENSEN

Thinking.....

40 EXT. HINDU KUSH MOUNTAIN 40

Murphy trying his IRIDIUM SAT phone one more time.

MURPHY:

Can someone explain to me why theyboth crash at the same time?

LUTTRELL AXE:

Murphy’s law. Murphy’s law

Now a last resort. Murphy keys his personal radio. An MBITRwalkie talkie mounted on the side of his chest.

MURPHY (CONT’D)

Spartan 01 to anyone. Spartan 01 toanyone listening. Over.

LUTTRELL:

We could light these goats on fireand smoke signal our way out ofhere.

DANNY:

I could go down to the village andask to borrow a phone.

Murphy just stares at the goat herders.

46.

MURPHY:

(quietly to himself)

F***.

LUTTRELL:

You’d get some interesting tileideas down there bro. Afghan DirtBrown. Goat skin blond, she’ll digthat a hell of a lot more than what

is it Honey creme...?

The goat noise is now really loud. Dogs barking and Axe isgetting focused. Doing the math.

The kid bolts. Hands cuffed behind his back, he’s still fast

as sh*t.

AXE:

F*** me.

He charges again after the kid. Tackles him. Drags him back.

AXE breathing hard. Looking at Murphy.

MURPHY:

I’m thinking three ways this playsout.

All eyes on Murphy. His brain churning.

MURPHY (CONT’D)

We let em go, we’re gonna fight. So

we can 1) Tie em up. Move out.

Probably take them 15 minutes to

get out. 2) Let em go. We hike

out. Roll dice.

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