Swordfish Page #12
72.
97 CONTINUED:
97ANGLE FROM ABOVE HELICOPTER
Water sprays everywhere as it hovers.
Slowly it drifts over to the bank and lowers where it
touches down briefly, the side door slides open.
ANGLE (SLOW MOTION)
as Gabriel steps out and walks TOWARD us. The copter
lifts off behind him.
BACK TO SCENE:
Reisman drops his rod and digs into the fishing box at
his right. Gabriel saunters toward him as the helicopter
disappears over the rise. Reisman is not happy.
GABRIEL:
(sniffing in air)
Ahh, the great American outdoors.
I'll never understand the appeal
of fly-fishing, Jim. A little too
much like masturbation for me,
without the payoff.
Gabriel looks around, suddenly realizing something.
GABRIEL:
This's a catch-and-release stream,
isn't it?
REISMAN:
That's right.
Gabriel starts to laugh. Reisman doesn't catch the joke.
GABRIEL:
Oh c'mon, Jim. You gotta see the
irony in the chairman of the
Joint Sub-Committee on Crime,
fishing in a catch-and-release
stream.
CLOSEUP - REISMAN
Grimaces, not thinking it is funny.
(CONTINUED)
73.
97 CONTINUED:
(2) 97WIDER:
GABRIEL:
How could you do it, Jim? After
all we have sacrificed. All the
blood, all the death... I've
changed my identity so many times,
I don't even know what I look like
anymore. How could you turn on
me when we are so close?
REISMAN:
You did this to yourself.
GABRIEL:
You brought me in to get the job
done and you didn't want to know
about the consequences.
REISMAN:
The F.B.I. was watching you -
GABRIEL:
I told you there was nothing that
I was unaware of -
REISMAN:
That's why we're here. You are
too arrogant, too aggressive -
GABRIEL:
You have misplaced your loyalties,
Senator. You have sold America out.
I am a patriot, and patriotism does
not have a four-year shelf life.
Unfortunately, politicians do.
Gabriel pulls out his H&K, dangling it by his side.
REISMAN:
(arrogantly)
And what are you going to do
with that?
GABRIEL:
Thomas Jefferson once shot a man
on the White House lawn for
treason, Senator. You tried to
execute me in the name of politics,
now I execute you in the name of
the people.
Gabriel shoots Reisman in the chest. He falls into the
water.
74.
98 INT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - MORNING 98
Stanley continues to work. Marco walks in.
MARCO:
You're up, mate.
STANLEY:
Great.
MARCO:
Get your sh*t, we're headin' out.
His hands fly across the computer keys, he slides in azip disk, transfers the file, and runs for the door.
99 EXT. GABRIEL'S HOUSE - MORNING 99
Outside, Marco waits in his black Porsche Turbo ready toroll. Stanley walks out of the house.
100
thru
103A
OMITTED 100
thru
103A
103B INT. PARKING GARAGE (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - NIGHT
A snazzy, sweat-suited Kaplan walks out to his shiny newsilver Porsche, racquet ball racquet flipping in hand.
He's so downright happy in his confidence that he is onthe fast track to political Valhalla, due to his handlingof this Gabriel Shear debacle, he is whistling.
He CLICKS the Porsche key, unlocking the driver's door,
tosses in his racquet and climbs in.
103B
103C INT. KAPLAN'S PORSCHE - NIGHT 103C
He shuts the door and slides the key into the ignition.
Before he cranks it, he catches himself in the rearview
and winks at himself.
Smiling, he turns the key.
BOOM.
The Claymore Mine hidden under his seat RIPS the CARapart, shrapnel tearing upward through his body and outthe roof.
75.
103D INT. PARKING GARAGE (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - NIGHT 103D
The thousand pieces of SHRAPNEL divet the concrete ceiling
and then bounce across the parking garage floor.
104 EXT. DOWNTOWN THEATER - MORNING 104
Stanley is getting out of Marco's car. Gabriel walks out
of the theater back door.
GABRIEL:
(over shoulder)
Make sure that bus doesn't top out
over fifteen-seven.
MERC (O.S.)
Yessir.
Gabriel turns and sees Stanley.
GABRIEL:
Stan, how are you?
STANLEY:
Fine.
GABRIEL:
Have you finished?
Stan pulls out the zip disk and hands it to Gabriel who
dials his cell phone.
GABRIEL:
Here.
STANLEY:
What?
(into phone)
Hello.
OPERATOR (V.O.)
Hello, Mr. Jobson. This is
Kristine Jorgenson of Credit
Suisse in Grand Cayman.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
76.
104 CONTINUED:
104OPERATOR (V.O.) (CONT'D)
I need to verify your new accountinformation and have you choose apersonal password.
Why?
STANLEY:
OPERATOR (V.O.)
Mr. Jobson, there has just been atransfer of ten million U.S.
dollars into your account.
Stan looks at Gabriel who smiles.
GABRIEL:
Just like I promised, Stanley.
STANLEY:
Then let me go. I want to see mydaughter.
GABRIEL:
Soon, Stanley. Walk with me.
105 EXT. ALLEY - MORNING 105
GABRIEL:
I'm about to do something againstmy better judgement. I'm goingto tell you something I never tell
anyone. I'm going to tell youwho I am.
Don't bother.
STANLEY:
I know who you are.
Do you?
robber.
GABRIEL:
You think I'm a bank
Really, I'm just like you.
Like me?
STANLEY:
You're a murderer.
GABRIEL:
That I am. And worse. Much worse.
I am forced to operate on adifferent plane than you. But, I
must adhere.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
77.
105 CONTINUED:
105GABRIEL (CONT'D)
200 years ago Thomas Jefferson
wrote a letter to Madison because
he was concerned that the freedoms
of the constitution would be
ignored.
STANLEY:
I don't understand why the f***
you're telling me this.
GABRIEL:
Listen to me and you will. In the
1950s, armed with this letter,
organization to protect the
freedoms of this country at all
costs.
STANLEY:
I don't care about any of this.
All I care about is my daughter.
GABRIEL:
I'm talking about your daughter.
STANLEY:
My daughter...
GABRIEL:
Yes. You, your daughter and 200
million other Americans who take
their freedoms for granted. You
don't understand what it takes
to protect those freedoms. That's
my job, Stanley, to protect your
way of life at all costs.
STANLEY:
So you and your band of lunatics
are really stealing all this money
to protect me.
GABRIEL:
That's right, Stanley -
GABRIEL:
-- 'cause wars cost money.
(CONTINUED)
78.
105 CONTINUED:
(2) 105INT. THEATRE - MORNING
Stan inside. It's as if he's just teleported into
Beirut. Weapons, Hummers, a huge armored bus is
jacked up at one end of the theatre. Gabriel's men go
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