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They walk west. They.’re hurrying but taking care not to

run. The five can hear the gunfire and shouting in

Farsi. They walk up the street, away from the sounds of

the protest, instinctively grouping together. Cora looks

back.

BOB ANDERS:

Keep going.

41-45 OMITTED 41-45

46 INT. STATE DEPARTMENT HALL - SEVENTH FLOOR - NIGHT 46

Halfway around the world, hell has broken loose here,

too. BATES and MALICK, 30s, State Department mid-level

aides. A cascade of voices and energy -- a reverberation

from the embassy siege -- the building exploding into a

crisis center.

BATES:

These fucks can hit us, we

can.’t hit back?

MALICK:

Mossadeq. We did it to

them first.

BATES:

You think the Russians would put

up with this? They.’d f***ing

invade --

ROBERT PENDER, 40s, joins them heading down the hall.

They.’ve all gotten the same call to get to the

Secretary.’s office. PETER GENCO, late 20s, behind.

MALICK:

What did you expect? We

helped a guy torture and deball

an entire population --

PENDER:

(turning behind him)

Schafer! Schafer!

BRICE:

At least 60. Could be a hundred.

GENCO:

(catching up to them)

You still haven.’t found Schafer?

PENDER:

(to Genco)

No, I was screaming his name

.‘cause I was f***ing him.

HAL SAUNDERS, late 40s, Assistant Secretary of State for

Near Eastern Affairs, perpetually stressed, coming out of

his office, out of breath --

ARGO - Final 10.

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SAUNDERS:

Six got out!

47 OMITTED 47

47A INT. SECRETARY OF STATE.’S OFFICE - NIGHT 47A

STAPLED PAGES with PHOTOGRAPHS. In the hands of

SECRETARY OF STATE CYRUS VANCE, 62, a former Navy man who

is used to telling important people what to do.

EVERYONE FROM THE PREVIOUS HALLWAY SCENE is here in

attendance as well.

VANCE:

I was told five.

BATES:

Apparently it.’s six now.

VANCE:

What happened?

PENDER:

Not clear. We know they escaped

the embassy.

VANCE:

Where are they?

SAUNDERS:

The Canadian Ambassador.’s house.

BATES:

Are we attempting rescue?

BRICE:

Hold for the Secretary --

VANCE:

(handed another

phone)

-- there.’s no one -- this is he...

(to an aide)

Can we get Ottawa patched? Five

phones and none of them work.

Coming back -- on phone --

VANCE:

Is White House joining?

ARGO - Final 11.

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