Minority Report Page #30

ANDERTON:

Oh, God...

AGATHA:

What is it?

A BOY we know very well, hugging himself in the back seat of

some vehicle.

ANDERTON:

This is Sean. My son.

INT. LOBBY - DAY

As Crow stands in the doorway a moment, teeters a bit, then

enters the hotel, the CLERK looks up from his magazine. But

doesn't say a word.

INT. HOTEL ROOM - DAY

Agatha sits beside Anderton on the bed.

ANDERTON:

Every day for the last six years

I've thought about only two things.

The first was what my son would

look like if he were alive today.

If I would even recognize him if I

saw him on the street.

(then)

The second was what I would do to

the man who took him.

AGATHA:

Anderton --

ANDERTON:

You were right. I'm not being set

up.

Anderton looks at the photograph.

ANDERTON:

I'm gonna kill this man.

INT. ELEVATOR - DAY

As Crow rides up. He takes out a DENTED FLASK and takes a

long hit from it... draining it of the last drop.

INT. HOTEL ROOM - DAY

We now hear the elevator DING. Anderton looks at his watch,

gets to his feet.

AGATHA:

Please, I want to go back...

ANDERTON:

I can't leave. You said so

yourself, there is no Minority

Report. I don't have an

alternative future.

AGATHA:

But you still have a choice. The

others never had a chance to see

their future. You did.

FOOTSTEPS. Anderton waits. The door slowly opens and we see

Crow peering around it.

ANDERTON:

Leo Crow?

The man does a strange thing: he glances at his watch. Then

takes a deep breath...

CROW:

Who... who... The hell are you?

Anderton kicks the door shut on the man's hand. Crow screams

and he goes down. Anderton steps on him.

ANDERTON:

Six years ago. Baltimore. You

grabbed a kid at Francis public

pool in the West End.

CROW:

Did I? I don't recall... I got

lots of kids from that place --

Anderton kicks the man in the stomach.

CROW:

Jesus --

He doubles over. Anderton grabs him by the hair, pulls his

head up. The guy is shaking like mad...

ANDERTON:

Do you know who I am?

CROW:

Some -- somebody's father?

ANDERTON:

His name was Sean. Six years ago.

Francis pool.

The guy doesn't raise his head for a moment. Finally...

CROW:

I told him I was a policeman...

Anderton reacts to this.

CROW:

... and that I needed his help. It

wasn't so bad really.

(looks at Anderton)

I sang him a song, made him laugh,

bought him a pretzel. I took care

of him. I made him happy.

ANDERTON:

He's alive?

The man just looks at him. Anderton is reeling...

ANDERTON:

Where've you got him? Is he all

right?

(shaking Crow)

Tell me, you f*** -- WHERE IS HE?!

CROW:

(beat)

I put him in a barrel and sunk him

in the bay.

Anderton stops. Shocked by this image.

CROW:

It floated back up. I had to take

him out and --

ANDERTON:

NO!

Anderton screams and throws him against the wall, ignoring

Agatha's SCREAMS for him to stop. For his part, Crow just

covers up and waits for it to end, shouting over and over...

CROW:

I'm sorry! I'm sorry...

INSERT - ANDERTON'S STOPWATCH. Counting down from 18

SECONDS.

Anderton pulls the man to his feet, shoves him up against the

window and now stands there shaking, staring at Crow, the man

shaking as Anderton weighs what he's about to do.

And now behind Crow, we see THE REVO BILLBOARD as it's

hoisted upward by the crane, the SMILING FACE coming around

so that its grinning visage is just over Crow's shoulder as

it was in the prevision.

He cuts a look into the mirror off to his left, sees the

IMAGE OF AGATHA, her face imploring...

AGATHA:

Anderton, you can choose... You can

choose.

INSERT - ANDERTON'S WATCH. Counting down from 5 - 4 - 3 -

2 - 1 - The ALARM on the watch goes off. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

BEEP. BEEP.

Finally, tears in his eyes, Anderton backs away from Crow and

looks at the gun in his hand. Crow opens his eyes, watches

as Anderton finally lowers the gun.

ANDERTON:

You have the right to remain

silent. Anything you say can be

used against you in a court of law.

Crow looks at him. Not what he expected.

ANDERTON:

You have the right to an attorney

present now and during any future

questioning. If you cannot afford

one, one will be appointed to you.

Do you understand these rights?

Crow doesn't move, confused.

CROW:

You're not gonna kill me?

ANDERTON:

No.

Crow still doesn't move.

CROW:

(whispering)

But you have to.

(then)

They said you would.

ANDERTON:

(looks at Agatha)

The precogs were wrong.

CROW:

If you don't kill me, my family

gets nothing!

Anderton pauses, looks back at him as Crow comes forward.

CROW:

You're supposed to kill me. He

said you would.

ANDERTON:

Who said I would?

CHILDREN:

He called me in Prison. Said if I

went along, he'd get me released,

take care of my family.

ANDERTON:

If you did what?

CROW:

Acted like I killed your kid.

Anderton goes stiff, looks at Agatha.

CROW:

Look, I've put my family through

enough misery. You gotta kill me!

This way I can leave 'em something.

ANDERTON:

Crow. I'm not gonna kill you.

CROW:

Look, believe me, I know it's hard,

but you gotta do it --

ANDERTON:

I'm asking you again, who made you

do this?

CROW:

I don't know -- I never saw his

face. All I know is, the next day

I was out, so the guy must've had

juice somewhere. Look, man, you

gotta go through with this.

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