Lou Page #13

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She looks at Agent Bradford, lingering in front of her desk.

AGENT WARNER:

We’re nothing more than janitors,

wheeling our mop bucket from mess

to mess. While we’re cleaning up

puke in the bathroom, someone’s

splitting their lip in the gym. And

this mess right here, Lou and

Philip, this is a moldy sandwich in

the teacher’s lounge. No one wants

to take responsibility because then

you’d be admitting it’s your mess.

The CIA didn’t take care of it.

We’re the last line of defense.

It’s time to throw this sandwich

away.

BRADFORD:

Ma’am?

AGENT WARNER:

I’m giving Operation Hoagie the go-

ahead.

She picks up her phone, dialing.

INT. LOUNGE (SAN JUAN AIRPORT) - CONTINUOUS

Inatomi looks at Rankin.

INATOMI:

Well. I guess that settles it.

We’re out of the action.

72.

He throws his hands in the air, hoping Rankin will share his

exasperation. He does not. Rankin stands, sweeping TWO SETS

OF CAR KEYS from the table into his hand.

INATOMI (CONT’D)

Hey, you got my keys by accident.

Inatomi watches as Rankin exits the airport and throws

Inatomi’s rental keys into an overflowing DRAINAGE DITCH.

ANGLE ON-

INATOMI’S KEYS sinking into the thick, muddy water. Then a

HIKING BOOT plunges into the muck and we’re with-

EXT. WOODS (HANNAH AND LOU) - DAY

--Lou, Hannah, and Jax as they trudged through a wet lowland

area. After what happened with Lou’s heart, Hannah’s sticking

close until--

Jax begins to GROWL. Lou looks up, seeing SEVERAL DEER in the

distance.

She slings her rifle off her shoulder and lowers herself onto

a rock, removes the gun from its case and aims.

HANNAH:

You sure you should be doing this

after taking funny pills?

LOU:

You ever use a gun before?

HANNAH:

A couple of times. At the dump. We

took turns shooting cans.

LOU:

This is better.

Lou pulls Hannah close so she can look through the scope.

Hannah obeys, disturbed by Lou’s visible pleasure.

-SCOPE POV:
The cross-hairs hover over the deer.

LOU (O.C.) (CONT’D)

You can aim for the boiler room -the

heart and the lungs. That’ll

kill him but it’s not real humane.

The best shot, in my opinion, is

the head, between the eyes, right

through the brain. It’s faster and

they feel less.

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Hannah removes her eye from the scope.

LOU (CONT’D)

Stay down there. It’s your turn.

HANNAH:

You want me to shoot a deer?

LOU:

Yes.

HANNAH:

I’ve never killed anything before.

LOU:

That’s why I want you to shoot a

deer.

Hannah reluctantly takes the gun. It settles naturally into

her shoulder.

LOU (CONT’D)

All you need from the deer is for

it to die.

Hannah aims, finding a DEER. She moves her finger to the

trigger, uncomfortable.

LOU (CONT’D)

Good, now exhale slowly and pull

the trigger.

Hannah EXHALES and-

BANG.

She intentionally fires into a nearby tree.

The DEER SPRINT OFF. Unharmed. Hannah drops the gun on the

ground. She stands.

HANNAH:

Come on Lou. What’s shooting a deer

got to do with anything?

LOU:

You said you’d listen to me.

HANNAH:

Not when you’re talking crazy.

LOU:

When it comes down to it you need

to be ready to use the gun.

74.

HANNAH:

On Philip? No way. We need to talk

to him, try to reason-

LOU:

Look at your arm. Remember what he

did to you. He’s not a man of

reason. He’s not going to just give

Vee back.

HANNAH:

If we have to use guns, we’re going

to lose. Vee’ll get hurt. She won’t

be a diamond or whatever. She’ll be

a dead kid. I don’t know what you

were in your past, but now -- I

know you’re trying but -- well, we

can’t risk it.

It’s clear Hannah’s words have hit their mark. Lou quickly

wipes down her rifle. Hannah continues-

HANNAH (CONT’D)

But if he’s already done something

to her. If he’s hurt Vee, he

doesn’t deserve fast. I want Philip

to feel everything. I want him to

die slowly.

Lou looks at Hannah, seeing her in a new light.

LOU:

It’s one thing to kill a man

because he’s got to be killed. It’s

another to do it in a way that

serves an idea as arbitrary as

justice. Think about what it really

means.

HANNAH:

Maybe it means I’m learning. I’m

learning something from you.

LOU:

No. I didn’t teach you that.

Lou shakes her head and returns her rifle to its case.

EXT. LOU’S BACKYARD - SUNSET

Rankin straddles Bigfoot preparing to go into the woods.

75.

Beside him, Deacon shows off the machine’s various gadgets.

He flicks a switch. The trees in front of the ATV light up,

showcasing powerful headlights.

Kaycee watches them, hugging herself against the cold.

KAYCEE:

Good luck Chief.

RANKIN:

Everything’s gonna be just fine.

Rankin REVS Bigfoot’s powerful engine as Inatomi runs around

the house. His pants are covered in DITCH MUD.

INATOMI:

Wait! Wait!

Rankin looks over his shoulder at him.

INATOMI (CONT’D)

Saving these women isn’t going to

bring her back. Millie’s gone

Rankin, she’s gone. You don’t need

to be a hero.

Beat.

RANKIN:

That’s all you’ve got?

INATOMI:

I thought it would be more

convincing.

RANKIN:

‘Kind of just made me more mad.

INATOMI:

I can see that. What do you want me

to tell my boss?

RANKIN:

You do what you gotta do, Inatomi.

But I’ve got to do this.

INATOMI:

Hold on.

Inatomi shrugs off his coveted outdoor jacket.

76.

INATOMI (CONT’D)

It’s made out of Gore-Tex. It’ll

keep you dry and warm without added

weight. It’s top of the line.

He holds the jacket out to Rankin. Rankin takes it, THROTTLES

UP and drives off into the woods.

Kaycee glares at Inatomi.

KAYCEE:

What in the hell is wrong with you?

Bringing up a man’s dead wife? It’s

not right.

INATOMI:

He’s going to get himself killed.

Along with those women.

Inatomi, Kaycee and Deacon stare into the woods as Rankin

disappears amongst the trees.

Beat.

DEACON:

You think Bigfoot’s gonna be okay?

INATOMI:

Bigfoot?

KAYCEE:

The ATV.

INATOMI:

No. Definitely not.

DEACON:

Shiiiiii--iiiiitt.

Deacon hawks a wad of tobacco onto the ground.

EXT. CLIFF (WOODS) - NIGHT

A FLASHLIGHT BEAM crawls along the rock face, landing on the

ROPE PULLEY SYSTEM that hangs from the top.

Lou holds the flashlight, pondering the set-up. Behind her,

Hannah looks for the next egg.

HANNAH:

I can’t find it.

LOU:

Hm.

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HANNAH:

How will we know where to go if we

can’t find it?

LOU:

Are you afraid of heights?

HANNAH:

Totally. And leeches. And being

buried alive and-

LOU:

Tomorrow we have to climb this

rock.

HANNAH:

How?

Lou points her flashlight at the CLIMBING HARNESS that Philip

left hanging from the rope.

LOU:

With that.

HANNAH:

And we’re just going to do what he

says?

LOU:

For now.

HANNAH:

Okay, okay.

(beat)

Yep. Okay. Alright.

Lou watches Hannah turn around and disappear into the woods.

Hannah reemerges with a BIG STICK. And goes ABSOLUTELY CRAZY.

Hitting the rock. The ground. Wood flies everywhere.

Jax WHIMPERS, hiding behind Lou’s legs.

LOU:

Hannah!

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