True Lies Page #2

The woman glances up and sees Harry checking her out. There is

a frank moment of returned interest. Then the crowd shifts,

cutting off their view of each other.

9 INT. STAIRCASE AND SECOND FLOOR - NIGHT

Harry makes his way up the grand staircase to the second floor. *

He slips through doors into the private area of the mansion.*

10 INT. LIBRARY - NIGHT

The doors open and Harry slips into the darkened library. He *

crosses quickly to a window and opens it onto a terrace.*

11 EXT. BALCONIES - NIGHT*

Harry goes onto the terrace, and in a display of acrobatic*

prowess, he pulls himself up onto the third floor balcony*

directly above. He lets himself into--*

12 INT. KHALED'S OFFICE - NIGHT*

Khaled's office is ornately furnished. Beautiful antiques

glint in the moonlight coming in the French-doors. Harry

crosses to an immense desk and boots up the computer there.

Bathed in the glow from the screen, he pulls a FLAT BOX, about

the size of a paperback, from the back of his cummerbund. He

connects it quickly to the modem port in the back of the

computer.

HARRY:

Modem in place. Transmitting...

now.

He pushes a button and a green light comes on.

13 INT. VAN - NIGHT

Gib and Faisil watch as their monitor screen lights with DATA

from Khaled's private computer.

FAISIL:

Affirmatory. We are in.*

Fast Faisil is a computer ace. His fingers fly on the keyboard

as he types rapid key commands. We see familiar "windows

appear". The words are all in Arabic characters.

FAISIL:

These are encrypted files, guys.

This is going to take me a few

minutes.

14 OMITTED*

15 INT. 2ND FLOOR HALLWAY - NIGHT*

TIGHT ON LIBRARY DOOR. It opens a crack and a dental mirror*

comes out, looking around like a U-boat periscope. Seeing the

coast is clear Harry slips out. But just as he is closing the

door, a GUARD rounds the corner ten feet away. Harry turns

smoothly. He smiles sheepishly and moves toward the guard.

HARRY:

(In Arabic/ subtitled)

Where's the john around here? I

have to take a major leak.

The guard points warily down the corridor. Harry nods and

heads that way, back toward the party.

16 INT. MAIN HALL/ STAIRCASE - NIGHT

Harry comes down the staircase amid the glitter of the party.

He is sipping champagne and looking bored. He sees two

security guys moving purposefully through the crowd toward the

stairs, walkies in their hands. He turns away as they pass him

and pretends to study a large fragment of bas-relief... a

temple frieze depicting a war chariot drawn by four horses.

He senses someone next to him and turns. It is the WOMAN. She *

is captivatingly beautiful, and her gaze is piercing.

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