The Next Three Days Page #20

LUKE:

At Carrie's house.

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Oh.

LARA:

What flavor?

LUKE:

Lots of flavors.

LARA:

My favorite.

John starts the car.

LARA (CONT'D)

I'm going to sit back here, okay?

Sure.

JOHN:

Luke plays with a toy. Lara closes the door behind her.

She looks out the window and sees:

NICOLE standing at the entrance, looking at her. *

Not exactly sure why she does it, LARA offers her a grateful

smile.

NICOLE watches them pull away, confused about what she should

do.

311 INT. SUV - ZOO PARKING LOT EXIT -- CONTINUOUS 311

John drifts up to the stop sign at the intersection. A sign

points out the interstate to the left -- and he can see the

overpass and freeway entrance; the business district to the

right. He checks his watch: 48 minutes. He resets it to

zero. Game over.

*

*

*

*

He switches on the radio and searches for NEWS.

Luke taps Lara on the shoulder. She leans down.

LUKE:

I think we're going to the cottage.

Really?

LARA:

He nods knowingly.

LUKE:

I have money.

Lara almost loses it; smiles.

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Good.

LARA:

Then I'll stick close to you.

Okay.

LUKE:

John finds the news station.

NEWS RADIO:

-- Traffic down to two lanes at the

tollbooths. And downtown is worse.

Stay away from the train station if

you are trying to get anywhere. Not

sure what is happening but a KPGH

caller says trains aren't moving and

commuters are getting irate.

(etc.)

*

LARA:

John?

(no reply)

What are we going to do?

JOHN:

(finally)

We're going to the train station.

John turns right, heading downtown.

312 INT. POLICE STATION -- DAY 312

Detective Quinn spots Harris fly in carrying a brimming green

trash bag. Quinn jumps up and follows him into the SITUATION

ROOM. COLLERO hurries to catch up.

Harris dumps the contents onto the conference table as she

enters. Quinn immediately dives into the contents. HARRIS

and COLLERO share an awkward look.

Hi.

SGT. HARRIS

(smitten)

Hi.

DETECTIVE COLLERO

(casting her eyes down)

She and Harris dig into the crumpled papers and photos.

DETECTIVE QUINN:

(to Collero)

You're not going to nod off, are

you?

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Collero gives Quinn a burning look. Nabulsi enters.

313 EXT. TRAIN STATION -- DAY 313

John double-parks and pulls on a ball cap. Traffic is

snarled, the place is awash with police and squad cars.

Hundreds of people mill out front.

JOHN:

Stay in the car.

John puts on his sunglasses and walks right through the middle

of it all. Lara watches, certain he will be spotted and

arrested.

John steps onto the crowded sidewalk outside the front doors.

He speaks to a large woman; she shakes her head. He goes on

to speak to a black couple, who apparently aren't interested.

He approaches an elderly couple.

314 EXT. INTERSTATE -- DAY 314

The SUV heads up the on-ramp.

315 INT. POLICE STATION - NABULSI'S OFFICE -- DAY 315

Nabulsi is on the phone, catching hell from his Captain, who *

has had an earful from his counterpart in the State Police. *

LT. NABULSI

I understand....I understand. I

didn't tell them to stop EVERY

vehicle. Just the ones with a couple

and a young child.

He hangs up, takes the quarter from his pocket and spins it

on his desk.

316 INT./EXT. FREEWAY TOLLBOOTH -- DAY 316

John spies the tollbooth ahead, traffic down to two lanes. *

The ELDERLY MAN beside him has a small bag on his lap. *

ELDERLY MAN:

Are you sure twenty dollars is enough?

Ticket to Buffalo costs three times

that.

And now we notice the man's WIFE sitting in the back seat,

with Luke and Lara. John pays the toll.

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JOHN:

(re:
SUV)

This thing is very good on gas.

A State Trooper waves them toward the booth. *

The trooper ahead checks them out and waves them on. They *

are free.

The same trooper stops the car behind them -- in it, a couple *

with a child.

317 INT. POLICE STATION - NABULSI'S OFFICE -- DAY 317

DETECTIVE COLLERO

Every one in the state.

LT. NABULSI

Go wider. Send their photos to every

train, bus station and airport in a

three hundred mile radius.

DETECTIVE COLLERO

(looking at her pad)

So, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia,

New York, New Jersey, Virginia,

Michigan, Kentucky and Indiana?

LT. NABULSI

You know what direction they are

going, smart ass?

DETECTIVE COLLERO

Captain, a lot of these places barely

have fax machines.

LT. NABULSI

Then start dialing.

(as they exit:
) *

Prioritize. Closest airports first. *

Nabulsi spins the quarter again, staring at it as if it will

give him the answer.

318 EXT. DOWNTOWN BUFFALO -- AFTERNOON 318

The Brennans drop off the elderly couple. John waves, drops *

his gun in the trash can, gets back in and drives away. *

319 INT. POLICE STATION - SITUATION ROOM -- LATE AFTERNOON 319

Harris and Collero finish recreating a portion of John's

wall, complete with wallpaper.

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Harris steps out into the HALL, passing an INTERVIEW ROOM.

Behind the glass he sees QUINN grilling MICK. Harris keeps *

going into Nabulsi's office. Nabulsi sits, spinning the

coin, jacket off, shirt untucked.

SGT. HARRIS

You want to see it?

LT. NABULSI

Only if it will tell me where they

are.

SGT. HARRIS

Not so lucky.

Nabulsi flattens the coin. Something makes him stare at his *

fingers. He moves his hand, revealing a Canadian quarter. *

LT. NABULSI

How far is it to the Canadian border?

SGT. HARRIS

Four, five hours?

LT. NABULSI

(rising)

Collero!!

320 EXT. PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - TORONTO -- EVENING 320*

The SUV takes the freeway exit and climbs the ramp. *

321 INT. POLICE STATION - SITUATION ROOM -- EVENING 321*

Nabulsi comes out of his office, passing a waiting ERIT.

ERIT:

Excuse me? You call this coffee?

Nabulsi shakes that off and enters the SITUATION ROOM. Every

phone at the table is manned, all having the same conversation:

SGT. HARRIS

I'm calling from the Pittsburgh Police

Department. We have a fugitive

warrant for Lara and John Brennan,

they are most likely traveling with

their six year-old son, and we have

reason to believe they might be flying

out of your airport.

Collero hangs up from her call and looks to the next number.

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LT. NABULSI

How many airports in Ontario and

Quebec?

DETECTIVE COLLERO

Should I stop calling and count?

Nabulsi gives her a look. Collero dials.

SGT. HARRIS

Yes, we are sending you photographs.

We would appreciate it if you could

disseminate them....How many terminals?

DETECTIVE QUINN:

(bursts in)

I got his parents! *

321A OMITTED 321A*

AND AND:

322 322

323 INT. PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - TORONTO -- EVENING 323*

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