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She runs her hand affectionately across the side of hishead and walks out.

GABRIEL:

I see you have a groupie.

STANLEY:

(ignoring that)

You know, it'd be a lot simpler ifyou would tell me exactly what thehydra is going to be used for?

PUSH IN ON Gabriel as he thinks about it.

76 INT. LAMBORGHINI - MOVING - DAY 76

GABRIEL:

Have you heard of OperationSwordfish?

Nope.

STANLEY:

77 EXT. STARBUCKS - DAY 77

The Lamborghini pulls up in front of a Starbucks.

GABRIEL:

You'll appreciate the ironyhere -Gabriel

gets out of the car, still talking.

follows.

Stanley

GABRIEL:

-- In the early Eighties theD.E.A. set up a network of dummycorporations as a government frontto launder drug money and gatherevidence. Problem is, the front

companies started making money.

Lots of money. By 1986, whenOperation Swordfish wasterminated, there was close to 400

million dollars in the D.E.A.'s

accounts.

78 INT. STARBUCKS - DAY 78

Gabriel and Stanley walk through the door and sit down ata window table.

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STANLEY:

Money that just sorta disappeared.

GABRIEL:

It didn't disappear. It just satin those accounts earning interest,

it's been 15 years. You have anyconcept how much money we'd beactually talking about today?

Billions, brother. That's nine

zeros.

(beat)

Look, this is a sweet deal. We

go in over phone lines. Pop thefirewall, drop in the hydra, andjust sit back and wait for the

money.

STANLEY:

Before we can tap into the securecluster, you have to find one ofthe banks on the backbone of this

network. Do you know how manybanks there are in the U.S.? It

could take years.

GABRIEL:

No problem.

(beat)

Look behind you, Stan.

Stanley turns and looks out the window.

directly across from the World Banc.

They are sitting

79 EXT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - LONG SHOT 79

Gabriel and Stanley walk toward the house. The CAMERA

PANS LEFT and we can now see Gabriel's house, poolside.

We PULL BACK, THROUGH a window INTO:

80 INT. TRAILER - DAY 80

A small trailer across the canyon from Gabriel's house.

Who is he?

ROBERTS:

FBI COMPUTER GEEK #1

We don't know that yet, sir.

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FBI COMPUTER GEEK #2

There's definitely something going

on. There are two T-5 trunks

going into the house. That's

serious bandwidth. Thermal scopes

indicate a huge heat-load in the

main living area. Could be from

mainframes, although they must

have a genny 'cause power

consumption is right on par.

FBI AGENT #1

Some of these fellows might be

dressed in Armani, but they

definitely have the swagger of ex-

military. Maybe bodyguards but

they seem more like mercs to me.

FBI COMPUTER GEEK #1

From here we're having trouble

pinning any of them down. Sure

would be nice to task a satellite,

sir.

ROBERTS:

I'm working on it. Send what you

have up-lines, maybe we'll have

one by the end of the week.

Roberts walks out of the trailer.

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INT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - DAY 80A

Stanley works at the computer.

80B

INT. TRAILER - DAY 80B

Roberts looks out the window through a camera with a huge

lens.

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LONG LENS POV 80C

Gabriel stands by the pool, his BACK TOWARD US. Slowly,

Gabriel turns around. He is staring directly AT US.

80D INT. TRAILER - DAY 80D

Roberts instinctively jerks his head up. Slowly he looks

back into the eyepiece.

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ROBERTS:

Who the hell is that?

He presses the switch and the CAMERA'S SHUTTER WHIRLS.

81 INT. SENATOR REISMAN'S HOUSE (WASHINGTON D.C.) - DAY

KAPLAN:

Senator.

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SENATOR REISMAN:

Close the door.

He does.

KAPLAN:

We have a problem.

(walking toward desk)

Look at these.

Kaplan spreads out the surveillance photos on the desk.

The Senator looks up at Kaplan.

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83 INT. REISMAN'S HOUSE - DAY 83

Reisman, who now stands in a windowless room. The onlyfurniture is a desk on which rests a small laptop andwhat appears to be a speaker. An OPERATOR sits at the

desk, while Kaplan hovers in the b.g.

REISMAN:

We have him yet?

COMMUNICATION (OPERATOR)

He's coming online now, sir.

Ready.

As Reisman speaks the Communication guy types.

REISMAN:

We have a problem -84

INT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - DAY 84

Gabriel and Marco sit at the same type of apparatus, amerc at the laptop. Reisman's dialogue comes out of theSPEAKER, but it is no longer Reisman, it is aCOMPUTERIZED VOICE.

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REISMAN (V.O.)

-- Seems you have gotten yourselfin a predicament.

GABRIEL:

I'm not exactly following you.

85 INT. REISMAN'S HOUSE - DAY 85

REISMAN:

Transfer the pictures.

86 INT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - DAY 86

Gabriel looks at the surveillance photos as they come up.

We INTERCUT as they speak.

GABRIEL:

(irritated butrespectful)

Senator, I sincerely hope you didnot contact me and jeopardize thesafety of me and my men for this.

REISMAN:

Goddamn right I did. You know

where I got that? From the deputydirector of the F.B.I. He thoughtI might be interested.

GABRIEL:

Sir, with all due respect. Do youthink there is any aspect of thisoperation I am not fully aware of?

REISMAN:

We are aborting the operation andsecuring alternative means offinance elsewhere.

What?

GABRIEL:

REISMAN:

We are aborting this operation.

Take a vacation.

A vacation?

you, sir?

GABRIEL:

Have I ever failed

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REISMAN:

That's not the point.

GABRIEL:

It's my point. Senator, this

operation is going forward.

REISMAN:

You understand what you aresaying?

GABRIEL:

Everything is under control.

He disconnects.

87 INT. REISMAN'S HOUSE - DAY 87

Reisman turns to Kaplan.

Do it.

REISMAN:

(regretful)

Terminate the Vortex.

KAPLAN:

Yessir.

(beat)

Sir, he does work for us.

REISMAN:

Excuse us.

(as the Communicationguy leaves)

Son, let's say you have a 200pound

Rottweiler. He loves you,

and it's his job to protect you.

But if he ever bites you, evenonce, you gotta put him down. You

can't have an uncontrollable

weapon running unchecked in yourback yard. He becomes a

liability. You never know who he

might bite next.

KAPLAN:

Yessir, I understand.

88 INT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT 88

Stanley works at the keyboard. He reaches for his glassof wine and it is empty. He grabs the bottle. It, too,

has been drained. He sighs and walks into the kitchen.

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89 INT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT 89

Stan walks to the fridge. Opens the door. No wine. He

sighs. He closes the door and walks off toward the wine

cellar.

90 INT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - WINE CELLAR - NIGHT 90

In the wine cellar, Stan looks around. He opens onedoor, closes it. He opens another, same thing. The

third, he pulls out a bottle. Keeps it. He pulls onanother door and it is locked. He pulls again. Nothing.

The glass doors of the temperature-controlled reach-inwine cooler is opaque with condensation. He bends close.

Stanley swipes off the condensation inches from his nose.

EXTREME CLOSEUP - ON FACE

leaning against the glass from the other side.

Gabriel's.

It's

ANGLE ON STANLEY

F***!!

STANLEY:

He drops the BOTTLE of wine. CRASH, it SHATTERS.

REVERSE ANGLE:

Gabriel's body is wedged into the 32-degree white winecooler.

Jesus Christ!

STANLEY:

Stanley looks at the body for a moment, realizessomething really bad is going on and hauls ass upstairs.

91 INT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT 91

Stanley runs around the corner.

Gabriel is standing in the doorway, directly in front ofStanley. Stan damn near falls down.

GABRIEL:

Stan?

Stan can't say a word.

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