Get Carter Page #3

Davis looks down to his engraved "DW" briefcase. Jack

kicks it across the floor. Patrons look over as Jack

turns to ice.

JACK:

Don’t be a loser, Davis.

CUT TO:

EXT. FIFTH AVENUE -AFTERNOON

A taxi weaves through traffic.

INT. CAB -JACK’S POV

The same briefcase now contains $96,000 and a nickel-

plated .45. Jack flips through to make sure it’s all

there and shuts it. Outside, NYC. Freakshow central.

EXT. CENTRAL PARK EAST -STEADY ON JACK

Briefcase in hand, he exits the cab and heads for his

complex. He nods at the doorman as he opens the door.

INT. LOBBY -JACK’S POV

TWO DETECTIVES are there to meet him with their badges.

ANOTHER ANGLE:

DETECTIVE #1

Mr. Carter? I’m Detective Carr,

this is Detective Feinberg.

N.Y.P.D.

JACK:

(a nervous nod)

What can I do for you?

DETECTIVE #2

Do you have a brother named Frank

back in Los Angeles, Mr. Carter?

(CONTINUED)

9.

CONTINUED:

Jack hesitates and nods. The two Detectives just stare

at him. Jack is quickly filled with regret and sadness.

DETECTIVE #1

I’m sorry, Mr. Carter.

JACK:

How did it happen?

DETECTIVE #1

L.A.P.D.’s calling it a

carjacking.

JACK:

Gunshot wound?

DETECTIVE #2

Yes, sir. One casing. .357

Magnum.

Jack doesn’t know how to feel. Detective #2 suspiciously

looks at his briefcase.

JACK:

Well... thank you very much. For

notifying me.

DETECTIVE #1

You’re welcome, sir.

Jack nods and heads for the elevator.

INT. ELEVATOR -TIGHT ON JACK

As he moves up the elevator, this news hits him harder.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. APARTMENT -AFTERNOON

In his boxer shorts, Jack sits before the windows and a

half-bottle of Maker’s Mark. An entertainment center

lies on the floor next to him in shambles. A 53-inch TV

destroyed. A four-deck stereo. The only things remotely

intact on the floor are his CDs and a framed photo.

TIGHT ON OLD PHOTO

A happy couple with their baby daughter. The man

resembles Jack. He stares at it.

(CONTINUED)

10.

CONTINUED:

Blood leaks from his arm, obviously from the destruction.

Jack finishes his snifter and arrives at a decision. He

rises and coolly heads back into the master.

INT. MASTER BEDROOM -LARGE BLACK SAFE

Jack soberly turns the combo and opens it.

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. AMTRAK STATION -LATE NIGHT

Cars pass a bridge at blinding speed.

INT. TRAIN CABIN -DINNER TRAY

Remnants of a garden salad. PAN TO the hanging bag.

TWO HANDGUNS AND HOLSTERS

Jack snaps a clip into a Browning .45. Double action.

SIGHTING POV:

A forceful PAN ACROSS the window.

BACK TO SCENE:

He slips the .45 into a holster and back into the hanging

bag. He repeats the process with a Heckler and Koch P-7

9mm. He then unzips a large pocket to reveal a

disassembled:

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