Cliffhanger Page #5

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INT/EXT SMALL AIRLINER - GABE'S POV OUT WINDOW - DAY

As the plane dips to land, Gabe can see a bird circling far

below, over the same mountainous terrain.

INT. SMALL AIRLINER - GABE

sweating, panting, awake. It hasn't been that long since the

accident -- a year, to be exact -- but he looks older. He

looks as if he's watched Susan Collins drop at least one

hundred times. Gabe reels himself in as a STEWARDESS hands him

a glass of water.

STEWARDESS:

Take this.

(Gabe does)

Afraid of flying?

Gabe shakes his head.

GABE:

Falling.

INT. TERMINAL - DAY

Gabe, with no luggage, is at the small airport's only car

rental counter, doing the paperwork for a RENTAL AGENT.

RENTAL AGENT:

Midsize?

GABE:

Any size, any color, any model.

RENTAL AGENT:

How long will you be needing it?

GABE:

(flat)

Just under six hours.

MAGGIE (O.S.)

You aren't wasting any time, are you?

Gabe turns and looks at

MAGGIE:

who is standing off to the side.

MAGGIE:

I knew you'd be coming by. Today.

Gabe's happy to see her -- but at the same time, he isn't.

She looks too good -- and she brings up quite a mixed bag of

memories. Maggie carves on a smile.

MAGGIE:

If you're in that much of a hurry, why

don't you ride with me?

INT. RESCUE HELICOPTER - DAY

Maggie pilots the copter, heading out toward the mountain

range. Gabe fiddles with some of the equipment inside. Both

grope for a way to start the conversation.

GABE:

This is new...

MAGGIE:

It's a thermal scope -- picks up body

heat of lost hikers --

Gabe flicks it on, looks at the total absence of heat as they

fly over the snow.

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