Collateral Damage Page #6

15.

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Junior puts a gentle hand on Gordy's shoulder.

JUNIOR:

Gordy.

Gordy looks up him, meets his eyes.

JUNIOR:

Me and Mike are here.

GORDY:

... I was late... They shouldn'thave been there...

JUNIOR:

It's not your fault.

GORDY:

I need to see them.

Mike has walked up, lays a comforting hand on Gordy.

MIKE:

No. You don't need to see 'em

that way, Gordo.

Junior spots a news camera crew focusing on Gordy'sgrief, calls at a cop.

JUNIOR:

Get those goddamn people outtahere!

Phipps, approaching with Dray, addresses the same cop.

PHIPPS:

Put that tape out fifty morefeet.

The cop begins moving the camera crew back. Phippscontinues to Gordy.

A Paramedic looks up at Mike.

PARAMEDIC #1

He needs to go to the hospital.

We can't take that glass out.

MIKE:

If he's not bleeding to death,

leave him. He's not moving tillthey do.

(CONTINUED)

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Phipps has heard and understands. To Dray, re:

bodies!-

PHIPPS:

Chalk 'em and move 'em.

Dray goes. Phipps turns to Gordy and the twofirefighters standing with him. Addresses Mike -

PHIPPS:

We gotta get on this quick. I

need to talk to him.

Beat. Mike nods. To Gordy -

PHIPPS:

Mr. Pitt, if you can you tellme... What'd you see?

GORDY:

(looks up; beat)

What'd I see? I saw my familydie.

Mike puts a restraining hand on Gordy.

MIKE:

This guy didn't do the bombing,

Gordo. He's just trying to getthe people who did.

Beat. Gordy eases up. Then, after a moment, defeated -

GORDY:

I didn't see anything except theexplosion.

Beat. Phipps sees that's all he's gonna get.

PHIPPS:

I know this is hard. I'm sorry Ihad to bother you.

Phipps goes. Gordy looks over as the bodies of Anne andMatt are placed on gurneys and rolled away. Chalk

outlines are all that remain of his family. Beat.

MIKE:

We're gonna roll you to thehospital now and get that glass

out.

17.

49 ANGLE - PHIPPS 49

Walking back to the consulate. He approaches Brandt.

PHIPPS:

Joe Phipps. F.B.I. Counterterrorism

task force.

Mike Brandt.

BRANDT:

PHIPPS:

What got this place blown up?

BRANDT:

We'll have this discussion

somewhere else more secure, after

I get your clearance.

PHIPPS:

Whatever it takes. But I got abomber in the wind. I need

everything you can give me, and Ineed it now.

50 INT. HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM - NIGHT 50

Gordy's on a gurney on an I.V., his thigh heavilybandaged. Junior and the rookie, Ronnie, are with him,

but there's no chatter -- Gordy's shut down, oblivious toeveryone around him.

ANOTHER ANGLE:

Mike is on a cell phone nearby as Sal, the other veteranfrom the engine company, enters and approaches him. Into

the phone -Hang

on.

MIKE:

Mike turns his attention to Sal, who's clearly blown awayby the bad news that brought him here --

Dammit...

SAL:

MIKE:

Tell me about it.

SAL:

How's he holding up?

(CONTINUED)

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