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13 CONTINUED:
13

ROBERTS:

Stop them -In

SLOW MOTION, A.D. Joy jumps for his radio.

GABRIEL (V.O.)

Same thing -14

INT. BANK - CLOSEUP - GABRIEL - DAY 14

GABRIEL:

-- their yard is this bank.

don't f*** with me.

So,

15 EXT. BANK - SAME TIME 15

SWAT members move into position along the peripheral.

The merc turns toward them. The momentum swings hisshouldered weapon upward in SLOW MOTION.

16 INT. STARBUCKS - DAY 16

A.D. JOY

(into mike)

Hold your -17

EXT. BANK - SAME TIME 17

The SWAT snipers take this weapon movement as anaggressive act and FIRE into the merc, the BULLETSRIPPING into him. He drops. A SWAT-armored vehicle

rushes in -- one of the team jumps out, in an attempt torescue the woman.

18 INT. BANK - DAY 18

No! Noooo!!

STANLEY:

19 EXT. BANK - DAY 19

Hysterical, the hostage runs back toward the bank,

confusing the SWAT guy trying to rescue her. He reaches

for her but she fights him. Finally, he grabs her aroundthe waist and carries her on his shoulder into the street

as she screams toward the bank for help.

(CONTINUED)

9.

19 CONTINUED:

CLOSEUP - HIS FOOT (SLOW MOTION)

as he steps off the sidewalk.

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ANGLE ON GIRL (SLOW MOTION)

She is screaming nooooo!

CLOSEUP - HIS FOOT (SLOW MOTION)

as it continues its stride.

CLOSEUP - RADIO DOG COLLAR (SLOW MOTION)

Around her neck. The green light blinks to red. BEEP.

NORMAL SPEED.

KABOOM!

BALL BEARINGS RICOCHET against the plate steel of thebank.

20 EXT. STARBUCKS COFFEE SHOP - DAY

The ball bearings bounce across the street and tapagainst the coffee shop.

20

21 INT. STARBUCKS COFFEE SHOP - DAY (SLOW MOTION)

Everyone in the coffee shop looks at each other like,

"What just happened?"

21

22 EXT. STARBUCKS COFFEE SHOP - DAY

As ball bearings roll back into the street.

FADE TO BLACK.

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FADE IN:

TITLE SEQUENCE:

INT. CUSTOMS (LAX) - CLOSEUP ON AXL TORVALDS - DAY

SUPERIMPOSE:
3 DAYS EARLIER

(CONTINUED)

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10.

23 CONTINUED:
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AXL TORVALDS enters customs. A thirty-something European

who could easily pass for a season regular on

"Sprockets."

We PULL BACK. Torvalds is watching anxiously as his bags

are torn into like Christmas day at the Griswalds. The

two CUSTOMS AGENTS eye his three laptops suspiciously.

TORVALDS:

(heavy Finnish

accent)

Please be careful -

-- one of the Agents cuts off his plea with a glance.

TORVALDS:

(to himself, almost

inaudibly)

-- that equipment is quite

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