Sound of Metal Page #7

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KAT:

Oslo. At the airport.

PROTAGONIST:

The airport?

INSERT CUT:
a Rotas car drives across an airport apron, anddown a ramp...

KAT:

Do you know what a freeport is?

PROTAGONIST:

A storage facility for art that’sbeen acquired –

...into a SLEEK facility – the OSLO FREEPORT – as a STAFFMEMBER stands ready to greet a new CLIENT...

36.

KAT (V.O.)

But not yet taxed. We started anetwork – Rotas, his construction

company, built them, I brought inclients. The facilities are tax

havens...

The client is NEIL... he takes in the security

arrangements...

PROTAGONIST (V.O.)

The clients can view their

investments –

EXT. OSLO OPERA HOUSE – DAY

The Protagonist is standing on the roof of the Oslo OperaHouse, briefing Neil...

PROTAGONIST (V.O.)

– without importing them, so theyavoid paying tax.

NEIL:

Sort of a transit lounge for art?

We go back to Kat, on the street, briefing the Protagonist...

KAT:

Art, antiques, anything of value,

really.

PROTAGONIST:

Anything?

KAT:

Anything legal...

Then back to the Protagonist briefing Neil...

PROTAGONIST:

But it’s not unlike the Swiss

banking system. Opaque.

Back to Kat –

KAT:

Rotas has assets in the Oslo

Freeport. I’m guessing it’s there.

PROTAGONIST:

Guessing?

Back to Oslo –

NEIL:

Guessing?

37.

Back to Kat –

KAT:

We make trips there four or five

times a year.

PROTAGONIST:

To view art?

KAT:

And whatever he does – it turns out

art is of no importance to Andrei.

PROTAGONIST:

But the freeports are.

Kat nods.

INT. FREEPORT – DAY

A STAFF MEMBER brings Neil into a LUXURIOUS GALLERY –

STAFF MEMBER:

Some freeports are just warehouses

– here, you can actually enjoy yourpossessions...

Then through doors into an ANGLED INNER CORRIDOR...

STAFF MEMBER (CONT'D)

The structure of the vaults is

based on The Pentagon – each vault

a separate structure within the

others. Damage to one structure

won’t compromise the others.

They arrive at a door in the corridor. The Staff Member useshis thumb to unlock a door –

STAFF MEMBER (CONT'D)

Clients have biometric access

straight in off the tarmac.

NEIL:

From the terminal?

STAFF MEMBER:

(confused)

From their private planes.

NEIL:

Of course.

Neil checks the locks as the Staff Member opens the door into

–

38.

INT. FREEPORT SHIPPING AREA – CONTINUOUS

A VAST SHIPPING AREA filled with SHIPPING CONTAINERS –

STAFF MEMBER:

Our logistics department ships toand from other freeports without

customs inspection...

Neil notices ROTAS containers marked for delivery to TALLINN.

NEIL (V.O.)

What’re you hoping to find?

EXT. OSLO OPERA HOUSE – DAY

PROTAGONIST:

You really want to know?

NEIL:

I’m not sure.

PROTAGONIST:

Bring some lead-lined gloves.

NEIL:

Jesus. Nuclear?

PROTAGONIST:

When you’re on the tour –

INT. FREEPORT – DAY

Neil is shown back into one of the vaults...

PROTAGONIST (V.O.)

Pay attention to the fireprecautions.

NEIL:

Documents are vulnerable to –

STAFF MEMBER:

Fire. Absolutely –

NEIL:

I was going to say, water damagefrom sprinkler systems.

STAFF MEMBER:

We don’t use sprinklers.

(points to vents)

The facility is flooded with halidegas, displacing all the air withinseconds.

39.

NEIL:

Can you show me?

STAFF MEMBER:

If I did, we’d suffocate.

NEIL:

What about the staff in here?

STAFF MEMBER:

Halide only fills the vaults – theyjust have to get into the corridor.

There’s a ten-second warning.

NEIL:

You only give them ten seconds?

STAFF MEMBER:

Our clients use us because we have

no priorities above their property.

NEIL:

Blimey.

STAFF MEMBER:

Well, sir, you asked.

INT. OSLO AIRPORT – DAY

The Protagonist and Neil walk through the terminal.

NEIL:

Vault doors are fireproof,

hydraulic closers, simple key andelectronic triggers. Surprisinglyeasy, once there’s a lockdown.

PROTAGONIST:

Why a lockdown?

NEIL:

Power switches to fail-safe,

sealing outer doors, but innerdoors revert to factory settingsand pickable locks. Child’s play,

really.

PROTAGONIST:

Child’s play? They’re insideairport security. They have toworry about climate control, notarmed raids.

NEIL:

So how do we get fire power throughthe perimeter to trigger alockdown?

40.

EXT. CROWDED AIRPORT BUS, OSLO AIRPORT – DAY

The Protagonist and Neil look across the tarmac to thefreeport structure.

NEIL:

Back wall of the freeport...

The Protagonist notices Neil start to smile...

PROTAGONIST:

You’ve got something?

NEIL:

You’re not going to like it.

EXT. OSLO STREET – DAY

The Protagonist looks at Neil in disbelief.

PROTAGONIST:

You want to crash a plane?

NEIL:

Not from the air, don’t be so

dramatic. I want to run a jet offthe taxiway, breach the rear wall,

start a fire.

PROTAGONIST:

How big a plane?

NEIL:

Well, that part is a littledramatic.

They approach a MAN sitting on a harbour-front bench.

NEIL (CONT'D)

This is Mahir. His team will work

the plane.

PROTAGONIST:

There can’t be passengers –

MAHIR:

Norskfreight. They use the hangar

on the west side of the freeport.

PROTAGONIST:

You want to crash a transportplane? What about the crew?

MAHIR:

We’ll pop the slides, chuck ’em off

–

41.

PROTAGONIST:

On the move?

MAHIR:

What’s the problem? They’ll befine.

PROTAGONIST:

It seems... bold.

MAHIR:

(smiles)

‘Bold’ I’m fine with – I thoughtyou were going to say nuts.

PROTAGONIST:

And if you get caught?

MAHIR:

We won’t.

PROTAGONIST:

If you do?

MAHIR:

Everyone assumes terrorism, but noone’s died. Swift extradition, then

lost in the system. It’ll barelymake the news.

NEIL:

That may depend on the size of yourexplosion.

MAHIR:

Actually, the gold bars might getsome play.

PROTAGONIST:

Gold bars?

NEIL:

Norskfreight ships treasury goldonce a month.

MAHIR:

We blow the back, drop the gold outon the runway.

NEIL:

No one’s going to be looking atyour building, I guarantee you.

INT. HOTEL ROOM, OSLO – DAY

Neil takes LUNGFULS of air, hyperventilating – Mahir starts astopwatch. The Protagonist studies some plans...

42.

PROTAGONIST:

The space at the centre of thepentagon’s too big... there’ssomething there, not marked.

Neil runs out of air. Mahir checks his watch.

NEIL:

A vault within a vault?

PROTAGONIST:

Maybe.

MAHIR:

Eighty-five seconds.

NEIL:

Ample.

MAHIR:

Won’t you be running?

(turns to theProtagonist)

Start packing.

The Protagonist starts BREATHING HARD...

EXT. FREEPORT – NIGHT

The Protagonist and Neil, carrying BRIEFCASES, head inside.

EXT. APRON, OSLO AIRPORT – CONTINUOUS

Two WORKERS (Mahir and his associate, ROHAN) back up a MEAL

TRUCK to a TRANSPORT PLANE. They LIFT the cargo until it islevel with the front side door...

INT. FREEPORT – CONTINUOUS

The Protagonist follows Neil through security. Theirbriefcases are examined, finding FRAMED DOCUMENTS...

INT. TRANSPORT PLANE – CONTINUOUS

Mahir and Rohan carry crew meals through the door and intothe galley, where they stack them into the catering units,

supervised by a GUARD...

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