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OMITTED 136

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137

EXT. SKY - DAY 137

A huge black Sikorsky sky crane drops out of the sky. It

has matched speed with the bus dragging four crane cables

under it.

137A

EXT. BUS (MOVING) - DAY 137A

Within moments, as the bus speeds onto the bridge, the

mercs on the roof have hooked the cables to the four

hard-points welded into the bus' substructure for just

this purpose. The mercs drop back into...

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INT. BUS - DAY 138

GABRIEL:

Hold on.

139

EXT. STREET - DAY 139

The bus is lifted from the bridge into the air.

139A INT. CAR - DAY 139A

Roberts, hauling ass after the bus, sees the Sikorsky.

ROBERTS:

Well why the f*** not.

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140A

EXT. SANTA MONICA AIRPORT - DAY 140A

The SWAT teams sit and just continue to wait for Gabriel,

who will never show up.

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140B OMITTED 140B

140C EXT. SANTA MONICA AIRPORT - DAY 140C

Joy and Agent Thomas come SCREECHING up at the airport.

Agent Thomas's PHONE RINGS and he answers it. Joy walksover to the SWAT leader.

A.D. JOY

Everything in place?

AGENT TORRES:

We're ready, sir.

A.D. JOY

Good -AGENT

THOMAS:

(running up)

-- sir...

Yeah?

A.D. JOY

AGENT THOMAS:

I don't think they're coming.

A.D. JOY

What do you mean you don't thinkthey're coming?

AGENT THOMAS:

(listening to thephone)

The bus was just lifted off thestreet by a giant helicopter.

A.D. JOY

(freaking)

What?!?

141 INT. BUS - DAY 141

GABRIEL:

(laughing)

The only way to fly, huh, Stanley.

Gabriel says something in French into the radio.

142 EXT. L.A. SKY - DAY 142

The sky crane/bus head toward downtown.

A101A.

143 INT. BUS - DAY 143

The bus flies through the canyons of the downtownbuildings as it continues to lift.

101A.

144 EXT. BUS - DAY 144

Suddenly the bus crests a smaller building, and a large

sign looms directly in its flight path.

145 INT. BUS - DAY 145

GABRIEL:

Bank right!

146 EXT. BUS - DAY 146

The Sikorsky swings right but not fast enough. It

SMASHES through the sign and heads directly at a huge

glass building.

147 INT. HUGE GLASS BUILDING - DAY 147

BROKERS in a bullpen go about their trading business.

One looks up as the bus flies toward the huge plate glass

windows.

BROKER:

Holy sh...

His cohorts look up just as the BUS SLAMS INTO the

BUILDING, SHATTERING the WINDOWS.

148 INT. BUS - DAY 148

Everyone holds on for dear life.

149 EXT. L.A. SKY - DAY 149

The bus falls on one side. The resulting tension snaps

the sliced cable and the entire rear section of the bus

dangles.

150 INT. BUS - DAY 150

Chaos. Hostages slam into each other as the bus falls.

One of the hostages flies down the center of the bus,

collides with Marco, and both go out through the back

window.

151 EXT. L.A. SKY - DAY 151

Forty feet from the bus they EXPLODE.

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152 INT. BUS - DAY 152

The concussion BLOWS OUT every WINDOW of the bus. The

hostages scramble to hold on.

153 EXT. L.A. SKY - DAY 153

The bus now hangs suspended perpendicular to the ground.

The Sikorsky starts to climb again.

154 OMITTED 154

&&

155 155

156 INT. BUS - DAY 156

Gabriel turns to the merc driving the bus, who is wearing

a headset.

GABRIEL:

We okay?

DRIVER:

(listening to his

headset, then)

We'll make it, sir.

157 EXT. L.A. SKY - DAY 157

The Sikorsky flies upward to the top of the highest

skyscraper.

158 EXT. DOWNTOWN L.A. STREETS - DAY 158

Roberts chases after the bus. He looks up, realizing

where they are going and veers off, short-cutting toward

the skyscraper.

159 EXT. SKYSCRAPER ROOF - DAY 159

The Sikorsky attempts to set the bus on the rooftop. The

back wheels miss the rooftop and the entire bus starts

sliding toward the edge. The Sikorsky lifts the entire

bus back up into the air and then gingerly sets it on the

rooftop on all four wheels. The CABLES are cut loose

from the helicopter, and drop down onto the ROOF with a

loud CLANG.

160 EXT. DOWNTOWN L.A. STREETS - DAY 160

Roberts rushes to the building.

103.

161

EXT. SKY - DAY 161

The helicopter then disappears upward into the sky.

ON ROOF:

Mercenaries begin to pile off the bus.

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INT. BUS - DAY 162

Stan watches.

163

EXT. BUILDING - DAY 163

SWAT trucks pull up and SWAT guys roll out.

164

INT. BUILDING - DAY 164

Roberts rushes into the skyscraper.

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166

INT. BUILDING - DAY 166

SWAT commandos hit the stairs and elevators.

167

EXT. SKYSCRAPER ROOF - DAY 167

Sitting there on a helipad is an evil-looking, matte-

black, Explorer helicopter.

Gabriel and his men walk off the bus toward the waiting

helicopter. Gabriel turns back to Stanley who is

standing on the stairs of the bus.

We hear the sound of hundreds of SIRENS APPROACHING.

GABRIEL:

Well, Stanley, gotta fly. Take

care of that little girl. Maybe

I'll see you again one day.

STANLEY:

It can't end like this. You can't

get away.

(CONTINUED)

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167 CONTINUED:
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GABRIEL:

C'mon, Stan. Everything doesn't

always end the way you think it

will.

(beat, then)

'Sides, audiences love happy

endings.

Gabriel strides away. We hear the WHINE of the EXPLORER

as it does its final POWER UP for lift off.

Stanley looks around the bus futilely for some way to

stop Gabriel. Stan can hear the cavalry about to arrive.

The Explorer slowly lifts upward.

168 EXT. SKYSCRAPER ROOF - DAY 168

The Explorer shoots upward into the sky.

169 OMITTED 169

169A INT. BUS 169A

Stan looks around, all the hostages look back at him.

Stanley sees one of the Stinger missile launchers, broken

free of its box.

169B EXT. BUS 169B

Roberts runs onto the roof and sees Stanley who has the

STINGER to his shoulder. He hits the "on" switch and

it WHINES TO LIFE.

He sights through the scope as the EXPLORER SCREAMS away

and pulls the trigger. The MISSILE RIPS OUT of the tube

and flies toward the EXPLORER.

BOOM.

The MISSILE EXPLOSION combined with the fuel creates a

tremendous fireball.

Roberts runs and tackles Stanley to the ground. Suddenly,

SWAT GUYS dressed in full combat gear including masks that

cover their faces surround them.

They cuff them. One of them almost steps on Stanley's

face.

(CONTINUED)

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169B CONTINUED:
169B

I'm F.B.I...

ROBERTS:

SWAT GUY:

(ignoring him)

Check the rest of the hostages,

we'll come back for them.

(CONTINUED)

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169B CONTINUED:
169B

Stretchers and EMT medics run into the bus. We CRANE UP.

And see the absolute pandemonium of ambulances leavingand police cars arriving.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:

170 INT. FORENSIC LAB - NIGHT 170

We see DOCTOR MICHEALS leaning over what is left ofGabriel's barely recognizable burned upper torso andhead. Stan and Roberts walk into the room through themetal doors and stop at the end of the table. Dr.

Micheals nervously looks up at Stanley and steps back.

Stanley looks down at the body.

STANLEY:

Are we sure this is Gabriel?

Micheals walks over to a light-board on the wall andflicks it on. A full dental X-ray glows. Micheals hangsanother over-top of it.

DOCTOR MICHEALS:

The body's dentals exactly matchthe dentals the Israeli governmentsent us for an ex-Mossad agentnamed Gabriel Shears.

CLOSEUP ON FACE:

It is indeed Gabriel a.k.a. Gabriel Shear.

WIDER:

ROBERTS:

It sure looks like Gabriel Shear.

What the hell was he doing inthat bank?

STANLEY:

What about Ginger?

TORRES:

We searched all the hospitals andmorgues but we haven't been ableto find her body yet.

STANLEY:

You can't find her body?

(CONTINUED)

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