Predator Page #4

Hawkins laughs heartily at his joke.

EXT. JUNGLE - NIGHT

Clearing another ridge, the helicopters plunge into a steep descent,

turning quickly into a DEEP-WALLED CANYON, the force of the turn

accentuated by the changing PITCH of the screaming turbines and the

biting of rotors into the air.

INT. HELICOPTER - NIGHT

The men, suspended in RESTRAINING HARNESSES from the bulkheads, lean

forward, nearly upside down in response to the radical maneuver,

handling the situation with ease.

Blain holds out the tobacco to Ramirez, who swats at the offending

object as if it were alive.

RAMIREZ:

(shouting)

Get that stinkin' thing out of my face, Blain!

Grinning, Blain proffers the plug to each man, each one refusing;

they've done it a thousand times. It's an old gag but they obviously

care for the man in a big way.

BLAIN:

... bunch of slack-jawed faggots around here...

(holds up plug)

... this stuff will put hair guaranteed...

(chewing)

... make you a God-damned sexual ty-ran-toe-sore-ass... just like me.

This brings a chorus of HOOTS and SHOUTS from the others.

The helicopter makes another radical turn.

Schaefer and Dillon, seated near the cockpit, communicate through

HEADSETS, also linked to the pilot. They consult a TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP by

RED PENLIGHTS.

DILLON:

(pointing to the map)

Our rendezvous points and radio freqs. are indicated and fixed. AWACS

contact on four hour intervals.

SCHAEFER:

Who's our back-up on this?

DILLON:

(grinning)

No such thing, old buddy. It's a one way ticket. Once we cross that

border, we're on our own.

SCHAEFER:

This gets better by the minute.

INT. COCKPIT - NIGHT

The PILOT and CO-PILOT are surrounded by an array of dimly lit GAUGES

and SWITCHES. Before the Co-Pilot is a RADAR SCREEN and an INFRA-RED

DISPLAY TERMINAL on which the TWO HELICOPTERS appear as HEAT SOURCES.

PILOT NUMBER ONE

... roger Bird Two, Two. Reconfirm insertion at Tango, Charlie, Delta

One, zero, niner on the grid at zero, two, two, mark four by zero.

Over.

PILOT NUMBER TWO (V.O.)

Two, Two, leader. Roger your insert coord. Over.

PILOT NUMBER ONE

Leader to Bird Two Two. I bear two minutes to Landing Zone.

The Pilot throws a SWITCH on the panel before him

INT. HELICOPTER - NIGHT

A BLUE LIGHT appears on the forward bulkhead. Schaefer is speaking over

a RADIO TELEPHONE. The Co-Pilot turns and hands him a clipboard.

Schaefer reads, notes his approval and hands it back.

EXT. HELICOPTER - NIGHT

Flares up into position over the jungle and hovers, as the SUPPORT

HELICOPTER holds in a protective position above.

INT. HELICOPTER - NIGHT

Dillon seems comfortable with the men, showing Ramirez a battered

CIGARETTE LIGHTER from a famed commando unit from the past.

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