RONIN Page #23

IN THE COMPACT -

SEAMUS:

How is it these fellahs managed to get

the drop on us?

DEIRDRE:

I told you:
they're good...

OUT IN THE STREET -

THE TWO CARS have reached the highway ramp, and as first one,

and then the other pulls onto the highway, we PULL BACK AND

UP TO REVEAL:

THE PERIFERIQUE -

The massive and confusing highway system which encircles the

city of Paris. Right away we notice that this entrance ramp

leads to a traffic circle, filled with various off ramps

which lead to no less than four different sections of the

Periferique.

IN THE PEUGEOT -

VINCENT:

(slamming the dashboard in

disgust)

You slept with her!

IN THE COMPACT -

SEAMUS:

(lecturing Deridre)

You should have kill him when you had

the chance. But no...

IN THE PEUGEOT -

VINCENT:

You put everything on the line because

you...

IN THE COMPACT:

SEAMUS:

(as if finishing Vincent's

sentence)

You slept with the f***er!!

ON THE PERIFERIQUE -

THE PEUGEOT cruising on an upper part of the traffic circle,

while down below them - THE COMPACT turns towards one of the

roadways.

VINCENT (O.S.)

F***...

IN THE PEUGEOT -

VINCENT:

Left left left!!!

Sam looks up and sees - Three possible ramps: one to the

right, one to the center, and one to the - Left. At the last

second he takes the left turn as we go back to -

IN THE COMPACT CAR -

Where Seamus has turned from lecturing Deirdre to threatening

Gregor. Seamus holds the package in one hand and his gun in

the other.

SEAMUS:

(waving the package)

This better be the real thing or you're a

dead man!

GREGOR:

It is, I'm telling you it is!!

SEAMUS:

You've told me a lot of things, boyo...

ZING-SHATTER! A BULLET blows a hole in their back windshield

as - The Peugeot is catching up, and Vincent is leaning out

of his window, firing away. Now - Seamus turns to Deirdre.

SEAMUS:

Lose them!

DEIRDRE:

You lose them!

Deirdre swings the wheel wildly, and the Compact takes a

screaming turn, followed by - The Peugeot, and now they're

both speeding towards another junction, where several other

roadways of the Periferique run together. Now we see that -

Seamus is returning Vincent's fire, even as - The Junction

approaches, and now - Seamus screams at Deirdre.

SEAMUS:

To the right!!!

Deirdre swerves to the right only to discover that she's now

on an -

EXIT RAMP, going against heavy traffic. Now -

Deirdre swerves her car around, side-swiping several cars,

but avoiding a major crash while - The Peugeot follows along,

and now -

One of the cars that Deirdre side-swiped careens wildly down

the ramp, crashing into - The Peugeot, which grinds to a halt

as Vincent and Sam bounce forward in their seats, restrained

by their seatbelts. The car has stalled, and Sam has to

start her up again and slam it into gear before following

after - The Compact, which now has a lead of perhaps fifty

yards -- but at least it's possible for the Peugeot to follow

after the Compact, because it's the only car on the highway

ahead of them that's GOING THE WRONG WAY, and now we - PULL

BACK, LOOKING DOWN FROM ABOVE, and the two cars are flying

through the rush-hour traffic, going the wrong way, and now -

The Peugeot is gaining ground as Sam turns to Vincent.

SAM:

Give me a cigarette.

VINCENT:

Right now?

SAM:

Gimme a goddamn cigarette!!!!

VINCENT:

(fumbling with a cigarette)

Why are you driving?

(rapid fire)

You're not French, you don't live here,

you don't know these roads. Why are you

driving?

He puts the cigarette in Sam's mouth and as he does - The

Peugeot weaves in and out of the traffic, gaining ground on

the Compact, and now - SCREEEEECCHHH!!!! About fifteen cars

pile up, crashing into one another, and yet somehow - The

Compact Car emerges from the pile up unscathed, and Seamus

breathes a hugh sigh of relief.

SEAMUS:

About time!

DEIRDRE:

(glancing in her mirror)

Not yet...

The Peugeot has also managed to avoid the pile-up, and it's

back on their tail.

SEAMUS:

(practically tearing his hair)

Good Christ! Can't you lose these

jokers?

DEIRDRE:

(through clenched teeth)

They're good!

And now the Peugeot SLAMS into the side of the Compact Car,

and as it does - Seamus opens fire with his gun, even as -

Vincent unloads the better part of a clip as - Glass shatters

in both cars, and now Deirdre looks up to see -

A FORK IN THE ROAD, and the left side of the fork is closed

off, blocked by - A SERIOUS CONCRETE BARRICADE, and the

Compact Car is headed right for it, and now -

Sam has the Peugeot pinned right to the side of the Compact

Car, metal against metal, a scream of steel as the Barricade

rushes straight at them and at the last second - Deirdre

slams on the brakes as -

Seamus fires one last shot that - blows out the window in

front of Sam's eyes, causing Sam to - Jerk the wheel of the

Peugeot wildly, spinning out of control onto the exit ramp as

Gregor reaches over and unbuckles Seamus's seatbelt right as -

The Compact Car slams into the Barricade and CRASHES, and

we're in SLOW MOTION as -

Deirdre is driven forward by the force of the impact, but

there's a driver's side air bag, and it explodes, cushioning

her, even as -

Seamus is hurled form the car, crashing through the

windshield and flying through the air as -

The Compact Car flips over and over and over while -

Gregor, who is wearing his seatbelt, hangs on for dear life

to the Briefcase, which he grabbed back from Seamus before

the crash, and now -

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