The Sentinel Page #4

Synopsis: Special Agent Pete Garrison is convinced that a Neo-Nazi Aryan Disciple has managed to infiltrate the White House. When a White House Agent is murdered, Garrison is framed and blackmailed over an affair with the First Lady Sarah Ballentine. He is relieved of his duties, but Garrison won't stop in trying to prove his innocence, and save the life of the President. While attempting to uncover the person behind it all, he comes into confrontation with his protege, Agent Breckinridge.
Director(s): Clark Johnson
Production: 20th Century Fox
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
PG-13
Year:
2006
108 min
$36,226,144
Website
552 Views


- Secret Service protocol?

- No.

Are you involved in a plot to kill

the president of the United States?

No.

I could use a few of those.

- Thanks.

- You look exhausted, Bill.

You look worse.

I haven't slept since we went on alert.

Well, I'm back on.

It's worse than going to confession.

Have you done your polygraph yet?

- You know I can't even let you back on duty unless...

- Yeah, I'll go now.

- Is your name Peter Garrison?

- Yes.

- Are you involved in a plot to kill the president?

- No.

- Were you divorced in 1998?

- Yes.

Have you violated Secret Service

protocols in the last 30 days?

No.

Have you done anything to endanger the life

of our president in the last six months?

Not that I know of.

- Yes or no answers, please.

- No, no.

Welcome to Mayflower Hotel.

Mayflower Hotel, can I help you?

Yes. Just a moment, sir.

- Are you Mr. Garrison?

- Yes.

Sir, you have a phone call.

You can take it right here.

Thank you.

Walk three blocks east on

Massachusetts Avenue.

Take a left on 12th Street.

Las Palmas Coffee Shop.

All right.

Now boarding on track 4,

12:
13 Acela Express

with stops in Philadelphia,

New York, Boston.

Now boarding, track 4.

FBI! Drop it!

- Federal agent! Federal agent!

- FBI! Freeze! Put it down!

- The gun is going down!

- All right. Back up now. Back up.

Turn around!

- What the hell were you doing at Las Palmas?

- Having a goddamn cup of coffee.

What the hell's going on here?

Is that one of your agents I'm following?

Sorry for the crossover.

Pete! I called four times.

Where the hell have you been?

We're not out of here till tomorrow.

The president decided they should arrive

at the summit together. Where were you?!

Excuse me.

Oh, here we are.

Now, Kate, this is your weekend

to catch the trout. You know that.

- I don't like worms.

- No, no. This is fly-fishing.

Pete, can I talk to you a minute?

Yes, sir.

We're really, both of us,

in uncharted territory here, aren't we?

An assassin inside the Secret Service?

Inside my detail?

Now, Bill's been briefing me, of course, but...

this guy's your informant, right?

- Yes, sir.

- I want to get some of this firsthand.

So, let's make time at Camp David

to do that, all right?

Yes, sir.

Good afternoon, Mr. President.

Good afternoon. I'll see you at dinner.

- So, Karen, how do things stand?

- It's time for you to weigh in.

- Can I get you in there right now

for a few hours? - Yes, absolutely.

Sarah, the wives are talking

about having tea.

If you could stop by for a while,

it would be great.

- Sure.

- Tom, we're gonna walk it.

What's going on, Pete?

Why don't they just tell us what they want?

- It's okay. It's gonna be fine.

- Nothing about this feels okay or fine.

It will be.

Has that guy called you? What's

his name? What's that guy's name?

Xavier.

- Has he called you?

- Not yet. No.

- Katie, hi.

- Good afternoon, ma'am.

- Hi.

- Would you care for tea?

It's such a beautiful day.

Why don't we have tea outside?

Oh, that's a great idea.

- How was your flight?

- Short.

- You guys all decent?

- Afraid so.

Your informant's on the phone.

- Do you got the money?

- I got $100,000 in cash,

and a legal document guaranteeing you

the rest, once the traitor's apprehended.

- Yeah, right.

- Walter, we haven't screwed you in the past.

I'm not gonna start now. Otherwise,

all our sources would dry up.

Allenwood Mall food court at 11:00 a.m.

And don't try to bring nobody.

I'll walk if I spot 'em.

I cannot get there in 20 minutes.

- Drive fast.

- Okay, you heard him. Let's go.

Breckinridge and Marin

are already on the way.

All right. Get the money bag

and a car ready, please.

Okay. Got it.

He knows we're following him.

He went to a place where

he can mix up with the crowd.

There's no way we get surveillance in there.

Hold it, hold it, hold it. There's no way

I'm gonna let you go without a backup. No.

- Chaminski. Chaminski goes with you.

- Let's go.

At your 1:
00.

Watch your 3:
00. Watch your 3:00.

Check your 9:
00.

Check your 9:
00! Check your 9:00!

Check your 9:
00!

Get down! Secret Service! Get down!

Shots fired. Shots fired. Agent down.

Copy that. Breckinridge to Command.

We need backup at the Allenwood Mall.

There is an agent down.

The shooter has blond hair, dark jacket.

He's on the lower level.

Command, copy that.

Available units en route. ETA 20 minutes.

They're shooting. They're right

behind the doors. They're shooting.

Heads.

Pete, we're at the north end of the mall.

Lower level.

I'm a hundred yards south of you.

Unholster your weapon. Keep it down.

- Work your way towards me.

- Copy that. Stagger off 10 feet.

Get out of here!

Take the point.

I don't have a visual!

Go!

Garrison, Washington Command.

Additional agents and

medical assist are en route.

Break. All units, all units, be advised.

Shots fired, Allenwood Mall.

One agent is down.

There are multiple civilian casualties.

Shooter is male, blond hair, dark jacket.

Pete. Pete!

You okay?

Do you have any idea why your informant

wanted to have you killed?

No. I'm wondering the same thing.

You might want to figure that one out, Pete.

Pete!

Presidential helicopter just went down.

This is a news center special report.

The presidential helicopter, Marine One,

has crashed in a wooded area...

Marine One, the presidential

helicopter has gone down...

Whether or not the president

was on board has not...

Marine One, the presidential

helicopter has crashed.

It happened just moments ago

about a half mile south of Camp David.

The chopper went down

in some densely wooded...

We're now hearing reports the president

was not on board Marine One.

Actually, we can now confirm

that neither the president or the first lady

were on board at the time of the crash.

The president and first lady are safe.

If you're just joining us, these are

live pictures just outside Camp David,

where earlier today, Marine One

went down shortly after take-off.

Two hikers who witnessed the crash

reported seeing a contrail or fiery tail

just before that helicopter went down.

That is leading to the possibility,

unconfirmed by authorities,

- Our friend was insufficiently motivated.

- ...that the chopper was shot down...

...probably by a shoulder-fired missile.

Now, we want to make clear, again,

that the president and first lady are safe.

They were not on board at the time...

If you are just joining us,

these are live pictures from the scene

just outside of Camp David, where earlier today

Marine One went down just after take-off.

Sources say marine and Secret Service

personnel were on that aircraft,

and they were killed in the crash.

This crash is being investigated

by both the White House and the military.

- You failed.

- I did exactly what I promised.

He wasn't on board.

That is the only thing that matters.

That is the only thing I give a sh*t!

Do you understand?

Now, we're gonna meet

and we're gonna discuss this.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

George Nolfi

George Nolfi is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He directed the 2011 film The Adjustment Bureau, which he also wrote (adapted from a short story by Philip K. Dick). more…

All George Nolfi scripts | George Nolfi Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "The Sentinel" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Jul 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/the_sentinel_21282>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    The Sentinel

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    What does "A/B story" refer to in screenwriting?
    A The main plot and a subplot
    B Two different endings
    C Two different genres in the same screenplay
    D Two main characters