Sound of Metal Page #2

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THREE ‘SWATS’, guns trained, and the Well-Dressed Man. TheProtagonist throws a bomb to SWAT 2, then shows the OBJECT tothe Well-Dressed Man –

PROTAGONIST:

I’ve never seen encapsulation likethis.

WELL-DRESSED MAN

We don’t know how old it is. It’s

the real deal.

PROTAGONIST:

Did you have an out?

WELL-DRESSED MAN

Service tunnels to sewers.

PROTAGONIST:

Swap clothes.

5.

The ‘SWAT’ and the Well-Dressed Man start changing. TheProtagonist hands SWAT 3 the object –

PROTAGONIST (CONT'D)

Take this, take him, take his exit.

I don’t trust ours any more.

(to SWAT 2)

Can you defuse it?

SWAT 2

(shakes head)

Centrally synchronized. Are theremore?

The Protagonist nods, STUFFS the bomb in his pack –

PROTAGONIST:

Covering their tracks.

SWAT 2

Taking out the audience?

PROTAGONIST:

Just the cheap seats.

SWAT 3

Not our mission –

PROTAGONIST:

Mine, now.

The newly dressed ‘TARGET’ steps up –

‘TARGET’

I’m with you – the Ukrainians areexpecting a passenger.

INT. THEATRE, CONCERT HALL – CONTINUOUS

The Protagonist and the ‘Target’ race through the SLEEPINGAUDIENCE COLLECTING BOMBS – the TIMERS tick down – ‘1:58’,

‘1:
57’.

Crouched at a bomb, the Protagonist notices a BULLET HOLE inthe side of the chair – a TINY WHIFF OF SMOKE GATHERING...

CLICK – a gun is to his head – he spins around to see aSWAT... ‘0:34’, ‘0:33’... The ‘Target’ has his own gun on theSWAT – A STAND-OFF – all around them, UNCONSCIOUS

CIVILIANS...

PROTAGONIST:

Walk away – you don’t need to killthese people.

The Protagonist turns back to the bomb... ‘0:32’, ‘0:31’. Atthe bullet hole the PUFF OF SMOKE THICKENS...

6.

the Protagonist, confused, REACHES towards it... the SWATCOCKS his weapon...

BLAM! With EXPLOSIVE FORCE THE BULLET HOLE DISAPPEARS – A

NICK HAS APPEARED IN THE PROTAGONIST’S UNIFORM – he SPINS –

the SWAT is SHOT THROUGH THE CHEST AND DROPS... revealing aFIGURE, also in a gas mask and tactical gear...

The Figure TURNS – the Protagonist sees, on the Figure’spack, a small TALISMAN – a COIN with a hole tied to a zip byORANGE AND YELLOW THREAD – the Protagonist turns back to grabthe bomb –

‘TARGET’

That wasn’t one of us.

PROTAGONIST:

I’ll take the help.

The Protagonist GRABS the last bomb: ‘0:03’... he looks up tothe boxes, where REAL SWATS EVACUATE THE HIGH OFFICIALS...

THE PROTAGONIST LOBS THE BOMBS UP INTO THE BOXES...

EXT. PLAZA, DOWNTOWN KIEV – CONTINUOUS

The Protagonist and ‘Target’ emerge – an EXPLOSION above them

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INT. THEATRE, CONCERT HALL – CONTINUOUS

INNOCENT CIVILIANS STIR under the EXPLOSION IN THE BOXES –

EXT. PLAZA, DOWNTOWN KIEV – CONTINUOUS

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