Hard Rain Page #7

CHARLIE:

Company dispatch and the National

Guard are the only ones who know

we're here.

TOM:

Anyone with a scanner from Radio

Shack could've intercepted your call,

Charlie.

CHARLIE:

(realizes)

Jesus.

TOM:

(to Jim and men)

Could you turn down your lights?!

JIM:

We're bringing a rope!

TOM:

Turn down your lights!

JIM:

We'll be right there!

Tom starts to pull his gun.

KENNY:

is fired up on adrenalin. He has his rifle up and is aiming

it.

HIS POV:

Tom with his hand on his pistol, starting to pull it out.

TOM AND CHARLIE:

Charlie sees Tom going for his gun. He moves close to Tom,

half in front of him, putting his hand on Tom's.

CHARLIE:

Take it easy, Tom.

KENNY:

Stiffens.

KENNY'S FINGER

Squeezes the trigger of his rifle.

TOM:

Jumps at the sound of the rifle crack.

CHARLIE:

Is knocked back.

TOM:

Yanks out his gun and starts shooting back.

JIM AND HIS MEN:

Duck down in the water.

TOM:

Shooting blindly, looks over and sees...

CHARLIE:

A horrible look on his face, blood coming out of his neck.

He sinks into the water.

KENNY:

Shoots off another few quick rounds.

TOM:

Drops into the water, bullets plugging in around him. Just

his hand and pistol are visible, shooting blindly back toward

Jim and his men. THE SUBURBAN

Is hit by Tom's fire.

TOM:

Runs out of bullets. A beat later we see Charlie start moving

through the water -- Tom is pulling him.

JIM:

STOP SHOOTING!

KENNY:

Doesn't hear Jim and keeps firing.

JIM:

Aims his pistol at Kenny's head.

JIM:

Stop.

Kenny stops.

BEHIND THE ARMORED TRUCK

Tom comes up in the water behind the truck, gasping, holding

Charlie. Tom rests his gun on the truck bumper.

CHARLIE:

I'm sorry, Tom.

Charlie's gone.

JIM AND HIS MEN:

Jim glares at Kenny, his eyes on fire.

KENNY:

He was going for his gun!

JIM:

He wasn't gonna shoot, Kenny.

Goddamnit!

(shakes head, calls

to Tom)

We just want the money! Get away and

we won't have to kill you!

TOM:

Shuts his eyes, thinking, scared.

JIM (O.S.)

Now!

Tom opens his eyes. He looks down at...

CHARLIE:

Floating in the water.

TOM:

What the hell is he going to do?

JIM AND HIS MEN:

Jim's men look at him. Jim motions them to wait some more.

JIM:

You got thirty seconds to get the

hell away!

Jim and the others wait, but there's no answer from Tom.

JIM:

The clock's running! Go!

Still no response from Tom.

THEIR POV:

All they can see is the front of the truck, in the light of

the "Welcome" sign. They can't see the back.

JIM AND HIS MEN:

Jim nods to his men. They head for the truck, down into the

deeper water at the bottom of the dip in the road. All have

guns up and ready.

Jim sends Mr. Mehlor and Ray out to circle around. They all

move quietly. The only sound is the rain.

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