Redemption Page #5

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Can I just hold your hand

for a minute?

DAWN:

Ruby, who is it?

You be good, okay?

ANNOUNCER:

Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to the Royal Opera House and

the farewell performance of Maria Zielinska.

ANNOUNCER:
Tonight's performance

will begin in five minutes.

Please take your seats.

ELEVATOR ANNOUNCER:

Closing doors.

Absolutely, no.

( AUDIENCE APPLAUDING )

ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and

gentlemen, Maria Zielinska.

Max?

Max Forrester?

Yes.

Who are you?

How was your bonus

this year? Was it good?

It was very good.

Are you from Cisco

or American Eagle?

No. I'm from down there.

Listen, can I talk to you

for a minute?

I was actually

just getting some drinks.

- Who are you?

- Who am I?

Let me think...

- ( GLASS SHATTERS )

- Oof!

( GASPING )

What the...

what the hell do you want?

I think you should know

how it feels to be down there.

What?

( WHIMPERS )

( SCREAMING )

- ( GUNSHOT POPS )

- ( SCREAMING )

WOMAN ON RADIO:
A reported fatality.

Paramedics are on the scene.

MAN ON RADIO:
Witnesses report he

was pushed or thrown from the roof.

Military Police

reference blotter AR630.

WOMAN #2:
Surveillance footage

matches visual of Joseph Smith.

MAN #2:
Department of Defense,

long-term missing person.

- Do you have a visual?

- WOMAN:
Negative, no further sightings.

( SIRENS WAILING )

( AUDIENCE APPLAUDING )

( CHURCH BELL RINGING )

What are you doing here?

I'm waiting

for Maria Zielinska.

There was a party

after the show.

I want to see her

walk to her car.

Let me explain.

When I'm sober...

when I'm healthy and well...

I hurt people.

I'm lethal.

I drink to weaken

the machine they made.

I've finished the work

I had to do.

And already, look.

You see 'em?

Hummingbirds.

( HUMMINGBIRD WINGS

FLUTTERING )

Hummingbirds were there

that day.

( PILOT'S VOICE ECHOES )

Do you copy?

Surveillance drones

saw what happened.

MAN ON RADIO:
Roger that.

Hummingbird can see it.

He's got a weapon...

He's shooting up

in the air right now..

( YELLING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE )

Please, please!

( SCREAMING )

( CHOKING )

The enemy killed

five of ours...

so I killed five of theirs.

The first five I could find.

I left the father hanging.

( GUNFIRE )

( WOMAN SCREAMS )

( SCREAMING )

( SHOUTING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE )

( SCREAMING FADES )

( FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING )

You see her?

She is my witness.

( CAR DOOR CLOSES )

Sister.

JOEY'S VOICE:

"Dear Cristina,

I just wanted to say thank you

for taking the photographs.

Considering it's me

in the pictures,

they turned out pretty well.

I gave all the best ones

to my daughter,

so you're left

with the ugly ones

and the scary ones.

Sorry.

I've sent DAMON the money

I took from his account

and added some extra for rent.

I left the boys at the mission

some cash for pizzas.

And I sent details

of the people smugglers

to the police.

I also rid the city

of a bad man.

I know that doesn't

make me a good man,

but I tried to do

the right thing.

Now I'll go back to the street

and disappear.

I was alive again

for one summer.

I'm glad I spent it with you.

I hope Africa treats you well.

All my love,

Joseph Smith."

( SIRENS WAILING )

WOMAN ON RADIO:
Visual confirmed. Surveillance

camera profile matched to Joseph Smith.

MAN ON RADIO:
Target in sight. We've got eyeball.

MAN #2:
Target heading eastbound on Brewer Street

towards Glasshouse Street.

WOMAN:

Absent without leave.

WOMAN #2:
File zero-four-zero

for profile and visual.

MAN #2:
I repeat that's

east... east on Brewer Street.

MAN:
...matches visual

of Joseph Smith.

WOMAN:
Approach with

extreme caution.

MAN:

I think we have him.

MAN #2:

Okay, target in sight. Go.

MAN:
Yeah, we got him. Take him.

( MUSIC PLAYING )

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