Miguel

LAND OF GRACE
Written By
John Swab
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CARD READS: ***INTRODUCE HOW CRISIS IN VENEZUELA STARTED***
CARD READS: ***EXPLAIN WHERE IT STANDS NOW; largest oil

reserves on earth, Narco’s, corruption within the government,
etc...***
CARD READS: ***PARTING THOUGHT, PAINT BLEAK PICTURE***
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DRONE SHOTS: CARACAS AT NIGHT
DRONE SHOTS: WE PICK UP A SEDAN MOVING THROUGH TRAFFIC
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B1 INT. SEDAN / TRAFFIC - NIGHT B1
JULIA PETERSON (30), an investigative journalist, rides in

the back seat of a nondescript sedan, her hood pulled over
her head concealing her face.
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FEDE (late 30’s) her local Venezuelan handler, revolutionary-
idealists type, sits in the front seat, he speaks on the
phone to a contact in Spanish.
CARMEN (30’s) revolutionary-idealists type, drives them into

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the night.
We stay tight on Julia as she takes in her surroundings and

readies herself for the upcoming interview.
FEDE (O.C.)
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(In Spanish)
We are crossing over into Petare
now...
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A beat.
FEDE (O.C.) (CONT'D)

(In Spanish)
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No, no, no.... Concealed... This is

very important, please make sure he
understand this.
A beat.
FEDE (CONT'D)
(In Spanish)
Thank you. Thank you... We will see
you there.
He hangs up the phone, turns to the driver.

2.
FEDE (CONT'D)
(In Spanish)
Barrio La Cruz...
CARMEN
(In Spanish)
Okay.
Fede turns around and looks to Julia.
FEDE
(In fairly good english)
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He will give you ten minutes.
JULIA
Thank you.
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B2 EXT. MARKET STREET - NIGHT B2
Julia and her team hop out of the car on a busy street, they
check their surroundings, then are led into a non descript
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building.
INT. WAREHOUSE ROOM - NIGHT

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CLOSE UP: Carmen fixes a lav mic to the shirt of CESAR TORRES
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(60’s), a high level Venezuelan diplomat.
He sits against the wall; looking uneasy, very serious,

clocking every bit of the situation.
Julia takes a seat across from him, flashes a reassuring

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smile.
He nods.
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Carmen finishes with the lav.
CARMEN
(In Spanish)
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He’s good.
Fede sets up the iphone camera on the tripod, he presses

record, then whispers in Julia’s ear.
FEDE
Make this count.
ANDREA (40’s), Cesar’s assistant speaks.

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ANDREA
(In Spanish)
You have ten minutes.
Julia nods, she knows, then looks at the diplomat.
Fede translates for her.
JULIA
Thank you for meeting me, Mr.
Torres... I understand the risk you
are taking, the sacrifice. Given
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your position in the government.
Fede translates word for word, we watch Cesar listen.
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CESAR
(In Spanish)
Yes.
JULIA
Why don’t you tell me - why you are
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speaking with me?
Fede translates. Cesar gathers himself, very conflicted.
CESAR
(In spanish)
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Well... What is happening in my
country is wrong. This used to be a
beautiful place, a place I was
proud was a part of me.
A beat.
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CESAR (CONT'D)
But the new administration... We
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are killing our own people, robbing

them of what is rightfully theirs.
And your country... Is complicit in
all of this... I can’t confirm it,
but based on your history in South
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American politics, I would not be

surprised if they orchestrated
everything that’s led to this
point.
Julia listens, nods, she believes the same.
JULIA
When you say complicit - what do
you mean and given your position,
what can you confirm?
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Fede translates.
IPHONE FOOTAGE: A medium shot on Cesar.
Cesar looks at her, debates whether to speak anymore. Then he

takes the jump.
CESAR
I can confirm that the United
States is working directly with the
Venezuelan government, the local
cartels, and Narco groups. I can
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confirm they are working together,
circumventing the sanctions against
Oil production and exportation.
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JULIA (O.S.)
That is a very serious accusation.
He looks smirks, looks at Julia.
CESAR
A beat.
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No. That is a very serious truth.
There is a knock at the door in the background, terror washes

over Cesar’s face, he stays sitting.
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We stay in the interview iPhone coverage.
NARCO (O.S.)
(In Spanish)
What is going on in here?
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Fede in the background tries to calm the situation. We hear a

few men enter in the background.
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FEDE (O.S.)
(In Spanish)
Remain calm, my friend, we are just
talking in here...
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JULIA (O.S.)
Fede, tell them we are leaving.
FEDE
(In Spanish)
Stay right there Julia - we are
leaving... Right now.
A GUN goes off, Cesar is shot in the head and falls out of
frame, just an empty chair sits there.
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Screams echo out in the room, another round of deliberate gun

shots, sounds of bodies hit the floor in the background.
The tripod is knocked over onto the floor, in front of us, is

Cesar’s dead body, bleeding out - his eyes look right into
the camera.
A pair of woman’s shoes run past the camera, military boots

move quickly after, another gun shot and body hit the floor
in the background.
Julia is slammed down in the frame, between the camera and
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Cesar’s body, her eyes filled with terror.
A black bag is quickly slipped over her head as she screams.
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TITLE CARD READS: LAND OF GRACE
3 INT. APARTMENT/MIAMI BEACH - SUNRISE 3
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GUNNER SNAPS AWAKE. CLEARLY SHAKEN... Getting his bearings.
His TV plays in the background.
On a news show is, ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHN PETERSEN (50’s

former military, politician)
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3pt HEAD OF THE BUREAU OF OFFICE OF ANDEAN AFFAIRS: 3pt
JOHN PETERSEN
(on TV)
.... We've expressed real concern
about conditions in Venezuela. The
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economy is in a free fall, the

Maduro regime has made alliances
with the cartels, and the crime
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rate is soaring... Specifically

when it comes to women. I will
personally oversee the President’s
cooperative reform effort...
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A modern apartment, overlooking the ocean. Oddly devoid of

furniture except for the mattress he’s laying on and a couple
of random chairs standing in for tables.
DELTA FORCE DOG TAGS... AND A PICTURE. A photo of Gunner,

Moreau, GENERAL ROMAN, and a few others sit in a book case.
Gunner's chest is bandaged, spotted in blood. He scrambles to

chug some pain killers with a bottle of liquor before
dragging himself out of bed.
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Gunner stares out at the view of the ocean beyond the

windows. Breathing it in. Detached, well above the world.
SUPER: Miami, Florida.
BUZZ. His phone goes off on the counter; another bloody

phone, wallet, and 9mm sit on the counter next to his.
He looks, Unknown Caller, he lets the call go to voicemail,

then reads an old text.
“SITUATION’S CHANGED IN VE. CANT LOOK THE OTHER WAY.” He
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pulls out ANOTHER CELL PHONE, covered in blood...
Fifty missed calls. Endless texts. But the last one sent is
the same we just read... It’s Danny’s cell.
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RIIING! RIIING! ... Another call; UNKNOWN CALLER.
He’s thinking to answer when: BAM! BAM! BAM! Someone’s at the

door.
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OFFICIAL AGENT TYPE (V.O.)
Gunner Jackson! Open the door!
Gunner steps up to the door, pistol ready in hand. A business

card is slid under his door. It’s the FBI. ‘Call us. Today.’
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He considers this for a beat... Puzzled. Getting a bad vibe.
4 INT. DINER - AFTERNOON 4
Gunner enters the classic down home diner, on alert.

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Customers eat, TV plays behind the bar.
He approaches a booth towards the back where WEST (30’s,

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Texas boy, All American) and MATTY (40, Boston Born, Muscle)
sit waiting.
Gunner takes a seat at the booth, a lot of history between

these three.
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West clocks him, Gunner asked to me...
WEST
So what’s up G..?
Gunner gives him a look, “Doesn’t want to say”.
MATTY
What..?
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GUNNER
Danny... He’s gone.
This stings them both.
WEST
Fuck man...
MATTY
I thought it was just an escort?..
GUNNER
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It was supposed to be... Moreau and
Roman -- It’s fucking bad down
there. I had two agents at my front
door today.
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Gunner looks over his shoulder, a few patrons lock eyes with
him passively.
MATTY
What’d they say?
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GUNNER
I didn’t answer.
West needs answers.

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WEST
G, what happened to Danny?
GUNNER
He took two... I couldn’t get him
out... We were just there to
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oversee transpo, should have been

easy money.
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Beat.
Gunner pieces together what happened.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
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This fuckin’ girl... A journalist,

and her stupid fuckin’ camera guy -
we picked ‘em up, took ‘em to
holding - then word came down to do
away with them -- all hell broke
lose.
WEST
Word came down from where?
GUNNER
Roman.
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A beat.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
Danny didn’t agree with the call...
A beat, “They killed him”.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
I backed him. Girl got away.
MATTY
I told Danny not to go bro...
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GUNNER
He needed the bread.
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MATTY
Ask us for the bread...
GUNNER
Said he needed to take care of
someone, it was probably for booze
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and pills - he checked out a long
time ago - you know --
WEST
And the feds at your door... You
made a mess on the way out, didn’t
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you?
Gunner just nods, West smirks.
CLOSE UP: THE TV BEHIND THE BAR SHOWS A NEWS CLIP OF JULIA’S
MOTHER (OLIVIA PETERSEN) ACCOSTED ARRIVING HOME.
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Gunner’s clearly bothered by this lady’s suffering.

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NEWS CASTER (ON TV)

Investigative Online Reporter Julia
Petersen went missing while
allegedly trafficking drugs in
Venezuela. Authorities are looking
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for a male suspect she was working

with.
CLOSE UP: GUNNER’S PICTURE POPS NEXT TO JULIA’S -

“UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECT.”
PULL BACK TO REVEAL
West starts to laugh, “here we go”. Matty looks at Gunner

eyes wide.
Gunner looks over his shoulder, eyeing the room.

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OLIVIA PETERSEN (ON TV)

My daughter is not a drug dealer.
Someone’s lying to cover this up, I
know what is really going on
here... And I won’t stop until I
expose the truth.
MATTY
Yo, what the fuck you into cap?!
West clocks the room too, then Gunner.
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WEST
Leave out the back, before my mom’s
diner goes fucking viral.
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Gunner nods.
5 INT. SPORTS CAR / ALLEYWAY - NIGHT 5
Gunner makes his way out back of the restaurant, down the
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alleyway. He hops in a sports car, parked behind a dumpster.
He sits in silence, replaying in his situation.
RIIING! RIIING!... UNKNOWN CALLER. Who the fuck keeps calling

Danny’s cell phone?!
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GUNNER
Who the fuck is this?!
Nobody’s talking... Just breathing. Someone shoves a pistol

against his head through the open window.
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MACE SPENCER’S GUY

Put the gun down... Out of the car.
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Gunner glances over at the GUY standing just outside his

door. The alcohol buzz is burnt off by a flood of adrenaline.
Very fast. Precise. He takes the gun away and slams the guy’s
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head into car. Shoves the door open, throwing him off.
OUTSIDE THE CAR. IN THE ALLEY.
Gunner continues hard on the guy...
MACE SPENCER (O.S.)

Hey, go easy on him..!
Gunner turns, ready to handle more business, recognizes the

face connected to the voice.
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GUNNER
Mace?! ... What the fuck - that was
you on the phone?!
MACE SPENCER (FEMALE, SHARP LOOKING, EX-MILITARY TYPE) leans

on a luxury sedan. Wrapped in a pencil skirt and simple
blouse. A tomboy that never quite shed the uniform.
MACE SPENCER
Shouldn’t you be dead, captain?..
Gunner approaches her putting it together.
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GUNNER
I want you to tell me what the fuck
you’re doing leaking my photo to
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the press.
MACE SPENCER
Come on, Gunner... You know that’s
not my style. My client on the
other hand - isn’t happy. You
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should have never gone out to the
jungle with Danny... But you must
be smart enough to have realized
that by now.
A beat.
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MACE SPENCER (CONT'D)
Please tell me you at least killed
the fucking girl..?
GUNNER
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Maybe I did.
He spits out and walks away.

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GUNNER (CONT'D)
Talk to your crew. They were there.
She composes herself, follows.

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MACE SPENCER
I can’t. Roman’s gone rogue. Taken
over the oil site - in deep with
the politics down there... I need
you to level with me, or this is
only going to get worse for you...
Where is she?!
He stops and turns.

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GUNNER
When did you start caring about
collateral damage - or anything?
You owe me, Mace. Now tell me what
the fuck is going on?
MACE SPENCER
Her mother’s making a lot of noise.
Getting the wrong people nervous.
A beat.
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And.. I’m taking care of that
already. But the little girl...
She’s too close to my client. He
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won’t stop.
GUNNER
Who’s the client?...
She doesn’t respond.

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GUNNER (CONT'D)
Take my picture off the news, or
it’s you they’re gonna be looking
for.
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Now he really walks away and gets in his car.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
We’ll be in touch.
He takes off at full speed. Disappearing into the night.

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6 EXT. CAPITAL BUILDING MAIN ENTRANCE - DAY 6

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Food vendors and news trucks are parked in front of the

capital building.
A HANDFUL OF STUDENTS protest out front. Olivia Petersen

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leading them. Holding signs and pictures of Julia.
STUDENTS
We want the truth! No more lies!
DING! A text from an odd number: U R DRAWING QUITE A CROWD.

Olivia’s half confused half flattered. NOT SMART... She looks
around. Not enjoying this at all now.
OLIVIA PETERSEN
Can you take over for me?
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Hands over her sign to a FELLOW STUDENT. Replies: WHO IS

THIS? DING! GO GRAB A COFFEE.
Olivia scans the street, spots a cafe just over there. When
she’s approaching the door, Gunner falls into her step like a
ghost.
Baseball hat and sunglasses. Guiding her away into a NEARBY

ALLEY.
7 EXT. NEARBY ALLEY - DAY 7
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They step off into the privacy of the alley.
West follows at a distance, staying at the mouth of the
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alley, on watch.
GUNNER
Whatever you are doing here, it
won’t bring your daughter back.
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OLIVIA PETERSEN
I’m not naive. Someone’s gonna tell
me what really happened to her.
GUNNER
Who’s gonna do that? You wanna hear
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a different lie?
OLIVIA PETERSEN
(smiles at his sarcasm)
You can start telling me your
fucking name.
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GUNNER
You’re pissing off the wrong
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people. You gotta stop. Now.
OLIVIA PETERSEN
Fuck you. You standing here proves
someone’s spinning a story.
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GUNNER
Bullshit’s everywhere, lady. That’s
life.
OLIVIA PETERSEN
You sound like my ex husband. Is
that it? You working for him.
GUNNER
I’m here to talk some sense.
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Gunner looks over Olivias shoulder, clocking West, who see’s

something in the distance, he shoots Gunner a look, then
takes off into the crowd. Gunner keeps his cool amidst the
tension.
OLIVIA PETERSEN
You are doing a great job. I
couldn’t care less if what I do
here messes up John’s political
career. You can tell him to burn in
hell.
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This news pulls Gunner back.
GUNNER
John?.. John Petersen... The
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politician?
OLIVIA PETERSEN
Same asshole that for some reason
won’t move a finger to find his own
daughter... Now, you wanna tell me
who you are?!
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Gunner takes off his glasses... She realizes this is the
mystery man from the news.
GUNNER
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I’m the last person that saw your
daughter alive.
INTERCUT
CLOSE UP: ON A SOUND RECORDER. WAVES AND SOUND LEVELS DO

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THEIR DANCE AS VOICES BEING RECORDED POUR OUT OF A SPEAKER.
GUNNER (V.O. RECORDER) (CONT'D)

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... Last time I saw your daughter

she was running into the jungle. I
took three bullets myself.
OLIVIA PETERSEN (V.O. RECORDER)

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How brave of you.
CUT BACK TO: NEARBY ALLEY
Olivia can’t hold back tears. But she wipes them right off.
GUNNER
Now you know the truth, you need to
shut the door on this.
OLIVIA PETERSEN
You’re lying. Where is my daughter?
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GUNNER
I understand this is hard to hear.
But your daughter disappeared in...
INTERCUT: ON A WOMAN'S EARPIECE. SHE'S LISTENING IN.
GUNNER (V.O. EAR PIECE)

... very hostile territory.
INTERCUT: THROUGH POV OF SNIPER SCOPE. FRAMING GUNNER AND

OLIVIA IN THE SHOT. ZOOMING IN ON OLIVIA.
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OLIVIA PETERSEN (V.O. EAR PIECE)
You say that like you’ve gotten a
new lease on life...
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A BULLET SLIDES IN THE CHAMBER. FINGER ON THE TRIGGER. READY.
AFTER A BEAT.
THE SNIPER'S TRIGGER FINGER IS STOPPED.
ITS WEST.
BACK TO NEARBY ALLEY

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FOLLOWING UP WITH A KNOCK OUT EXCHANGE. SNIPER'S OUT COLD.
OLIVIA PETERSEN (CONT'D)

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...How about my daughter? You left
her there. But that’s ok with you,
right?
GUNNER
There was nothing I could've done.
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OLIVIA PETERSEN
Bullshit. It’s easier to just spit
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all over her face on the news.
GUNNER
That’s not me... This has to stop.
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OLIVIA PETERSEN
You don’t have any children.
GUNNER
No, I don’t.
OLIVIA PETERSEN
There’s a super power parents have.
We can read lies in a child’s face.
Helps us keep them safe.
(MORE)
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Kids feel too guilty to fully
commit to a lie, that’s the stuff a
parent sees clearly... A face full
of Guilt.
This gets to Gunner. She’s read right through him.

You are not here for my benefit...
You came here thinking you tell me
your brave little story, we have a
good old cry, I tell everyone to go
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home, and I’d simply forgive you.
Done. Free and clear... Well, fuck
you. You’re standing here and my
daughter isn’t.
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GUNNER
What do you expect me to do? Your
daughter is gone.
SMACK! She gets him across the face.

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OLIVIA PETERSEN
You are a coward, whoever you
are... I expect you to do nothing.
A COP has noticed the scene. She’s very serious.

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COP
Miss! Are you ok?
She walks away, as the cop comes over.

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COP (CONT'D)
Hey! You! Stop right there!
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Gunner bails. Disappearing around the corner.
8 EXT. SMALL SIDE STREET - DAY 8

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Gunner has merged in with the a handful of people navigating

the street... WEST catches up out of nowhere. Keeping pace.
They exchange a silent bonding look. These are good friends.
WEST
You know you got a tail?
GUNNER
Yeah, on me since this morning.
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WEST
I don't think they want your
autograph, Cap.
Tosses him a SNIPER BULLET. What's this about?
WEST (CONT'D)
How long you gonna keep the mystery
going?
He spots Mace’s blacked out SUV down the street.
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GUNNER
Not long enough.
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9 INT. MACE SPENCER'S LUXURY SEDAN - DAY 9
Mace is sitting in the back on a CB radio. The digital

recorder from earlier next to her.
MACE SPENCER
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Putman... Do you copy?
Nothing but static. Her guy's behind the wheel. The doors fly
open. Barging in. West up front, gun casual on the driver.
Gunner slides comfortably in back.
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Mace can't help to laugh and clap at the bit. Gunner flips
the sniper bullet at her... She catches it.
GUNNER
Trying to draw more attention to
all of us? You’re being fucking
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stupid...
MACE SPENCER
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Us? The way I hear it, they already

have a suspect.
The driver's packing. West shakes his head. Don't even.

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Still look good, West. Been a
while.
West simply stares her down. Finds no comedy in this lady.

Gunner puts a gun to Mace’s head. Serious. Might just do it.
GUNNER
You're forgetting that I’ll do it.
Don’t push me, babe...
Mace ignores the gun and checks her look into a compact.
17.
MACE SPENCER
You’re a boring date. Got something
to say? Speak free, Captain.
Gunner grabs her little mirror. Throws it across the car.
Her driver draws the gun all the way now. West’s ready to
fire from the hip. ‘You go. I go.’

Are you mad the girls mommy didn’t
buy your cute story back there?...
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I knew you were hiding something.
She quietly wipes off her legs. Doesn’t seem to care much.
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GUNNER
The girl’s too close to my client,
That’s what you said... You meant
close, as in family, didn’t you?
Their expression says it all. Gunner’s figured out who it is.

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MACE SPENCER
Be careful you don’t connect too
many dots, Gunner. You don’t want
to do that.
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GUNNER
We were never working for the oil
company at all... Why's this girl
got everyone so nervous?
MACE SPENCER
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A lady’s gotta keep things simple.

They pay, I play. The rest is none
of my business - or yours.
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GUNNER
They just made it my business.
Gunner and West exit the vehicle.

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10 EXT. JOHN PETERSEN'S RESIDENCE - NIGHT 10
A WOMAN (20’s), swims nude in the pool. Climbs out and dries
off, then continues to the house. This is a mansion. Serious
money.
A GUARD opens the glass door for her, they exchange a flirty
smile. She grabs a remote and turns on music, a sexy
reggaeton jam plays, surround sound fills the space.
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She begins singing along and moving with the music. The guard
completely distracted, checking her out.
As we continue with her into the house, in the blurry

background, Gunner appears and Chokes out the guard.
11 INT. JOHN PETERSEN'S RESIDENCE - NIGHT 11
The Woman’s in her own world of musical bliss. Singing.

Dancing. Navigating the house. Oblivious to the danger
following her in.
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Gunner follows her, out of focus, disappearing into the
shadows. She stops to pour some wine and then walks away from
us.
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Gunner emerges from the dark just as she leaves, inches from
where she was standing. Watches her go on... Very still. He
listens... Hearing only her distant singing.
* A THERMAL RIFLE SCOPE SCANS ACROSS THE BUILDING.

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WEST (V.O.-EAR PIECE)
You got a male subject. Heading
toward the end of the hall.
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A11 EXT. ROOFTOP ACROSS FROM PETERSEN'S RESIDENCE - NIGHT A11
* WEST IS WATCHING ALL FROM A ROOFTOP.
Gunner disappears again in the dark. Like a ghost.

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12 INT. JOHN PETERSEN’S RESIDENCE/LIBRARY - NIGHT 12

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JOHN PETERSEN walks in (50’s polished, politician), whiskey

in hand. Spitting anger on his cell phone.
JOHN PETERSEN
... You listen to me, keep putting
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fucking pressure on him... No

matter the cost - just get it the
fuck done. Or I’ll nail him to his
fucking cross...
The place is crowded with military honors, political awards,

and photos with politicians. Hangs up, settles on a huge
chair by a desk and drinks the liquor in silence. The room is
all spotlights and shadows.
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JOHN PETERSEN (CONT'D)

(Into intercom)
Mike, can you pull the car
around...
A beat.
Mike?!..
After another burst of static, he lets go of the intercom.
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Senses a presence, searches the room, finds Gunner with a
pistol in his hand.
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Can I get you a drink?
Gunner steps forward.
GUNNER
Whatever you got going on, I need
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you to call it off - Tonight.
JOHN PETERSON
I need the girl. I am sorry, I
can’t do anything until then.
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GUNNER
Like I told everyone else, the girl
is gone. Get used to that.
JOHN PETERSEN
Then I’m afraid the news is gonna
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play the same tune.
Gunner smiles at him, “you don’t know me, do you?”.

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GUNNER
I don’t think you’re understanding
me, you’re done with Venezuela,
John.
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JOHN PETERSEN
Don't be so predictable, man...
Come on. There’s too much money
exchanging hands for some dumb
whore to walk out of that jungle
holding a fuck you sign to the U S
of A.
GUNNER
The dumb whore, your daughter...
She’s no threat to you.
(MORE)
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GUNNER (CONT'D)
She’s either dead or doesn’t want
to be found - trust me.
JOHN PETERSEN
Oh, no, that’s where you’re wrong.
She hates me too much. That girl,
my daughter, doesn’t quit that
easy. Never has.
GUNNER
Your men out there can handle it.
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John scoffs, laughs to himself at the mess.
JOHN PETERSEN
No... You... You’re the
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man for this.
GUNNER
What makes you think I can do
anything?
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JOHN PETERSEN
I heard what you told my ex-wife.
I hate to say it, but she is
right... You feel like you’ve done
something wrong over there...
EL
Gunner gives him a long hard look, fixing his mind to decide.
GUNNER
You’ll stay away from her mother.
And the news is gonna say it was
all a mistake.
U
JOHN PETERSEN
I’ll get the news and the FBI to
IG
stop, but no retraction until you

get her to me. Bring her back in a
fucking pine box if you have to.
You just make sure she keeps her
mouth shut. I’ll make it worth your
M
teams while.
GUNNER
I can’t make you any promises..
JOHN PETERSON
Then either can I...
They look at each other, both animals.

21.
13 INT. BUNKER OFFICE - NIGHT 13
CLOSE UP: Military phone. It rings. The camera begins to

DOLLY OUT.
A hand reaches in and answers it. GENERAL ROMAN (60’s,

elegant, ex military turned private contractor) puts the
phone to his ear. He smokes a cigar in the dimly lit office.
GENERAL ROMAN
Roman...
A
OPERATOR (O.C.)
I have a John Peterson for you sir.
GENERAL ROMAN
ER
Put him through...
On the other line comes John Peterson.
13pt INT. JOHN PETERSEN’S RESIDENCE/LIBRARY - NIGHT 13pt
General...
VI
JOHN PETERSON
GENERAL ROMAN
John, my boy... To what do I owe
EL
the pleasure..?
JOHN PETERSON
I just received a visit from a
friend of yours...
U
GENERAL ROMAN
Oh yeah, and who might that be?
IG
JOHN PETERSON
The one we thought was dead.
Roman registers, it’s Gunner.

M
GENERAL ROMAN
And how’d he look?
JOHN PETERSON
Alive... And full of intention,
General. He’s coming back.
GENERAL ROMAN
He told you this?
JOHN PETERSON
I asked him too.
22.
Roman smiles, shakes his head at John Petersons idiocy.
JOHN PETERSON (CONT'D)

Frankly. My faith in you is gone,
General. What we’re dealing with
now is much bigger than you, me, or
that third world sandbox you’re
ruling over down there...
Roman smokes his cigar.
JOHN PETERSON (CONT'D)
A
Comprende?..
Roman hangs up the phone, thinks to himself.
ER
He opens up the desk drawer, digs through and finds a photo.
It is the same photo Gunner had - he Moreau, Gunner, Matty,
and West.
14 EXT. ILLEGAL OIL SITE - NIGHT 14

VI
* An illegal oil site works through the night bustling with
both military and latin rough necks; trucks move past with
pipes, oil drums, etc...
A group of Hummers pull into the camp and park in front of

EL
the office. Moreau exits with a few officers, he scans the
property, makes sure all is in order.
15 INT. BUNKER OFFICE - NIGHT 15

U
General Roman is speaking to Moreau.
MOREAU
IG
He knows her camera man is dead and

we have the phone - that the video
it’s encrypted? No one is seeing
that video, sir.
M
GENERAL ROMAN
His concern is his daughter...
MOREAU
This guy man... Cold.
GENERAL ROMAN
Yeah...
23.
MOREAU
Well I have every rebel, narco, and
migrant in these mountains looking
for her... If she’s not dead
already, they’ll bring her to me
soon enough.
GENERAL ROMAN
And Gunner... How does he play
this?
Moreau looks at him, thinks.
A
16 INT. DINER / BAR TOP - NIGHT 16
ER
POV FROM INSIDE METAL CASE AS THEY OPEN AND LOOK DOWN AT US.
WEST
That’s a lot of dinero.
MATTY
GUNNER
VI
One of these is all for me?
Yeah. And there’s another one when

you make it back.
EL
Matty’s dumbfounded.
MATTY
Where’s yours?
GUNNER
U
Don’t worry about me.
Gunner nods toward the booth, to take a seat.

IG
Matty hangs back, staring.
WEST
Come on, you can’t eat it.
M
17 INT. DINER / BOOTH - NIGHT 17
CLOSE UP TABLET: the Venezuelan jungle on a map. Local rebels

and military. Petersen’s info. Moreau’s info. Roman’s info.
News clips with Petersen news footage from before. And
Julia's press photo.
WEST (V.O.)
The V...
24.
MATTY (V.O.)
Good old, Venezuela...
They sit in the booth, Matty sets the tablet down.
GUNNER
So...
Gunner waits, West smirks.
WEST
Don’t patronize me, bro -- tell me
A
what time it is.
Gunner looks to Matty.
ER
MATTY
What?.. If you’re in, I’m in, you
know that.
GUNNER
Alright... Well, it’s a fucking
VI
mess down there... Roman and Moreau
are tied into the government. --
The government is the cartel, FARC
is on the ground, rebels -
militias, and the Narco’s...
Everyone’s a threat.
EL
MATTY
What’s Roman into down there, coke?
WEST
Black gold...
U
GUNNER
Oil.
IG
He nods to West, who finishes.
WEST
Venezuela has the largest oil
M
reserves in the world. More than

the Saudi’s... Since 2019 when
Maduro took over they can’t import
it to the US...
GUNNER
Yeah.. Roman took a contract with
Keystone Oil, created an alliance
between the government who supplies
the oil and Narco’s for protection.
(MORE)
25.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
Roman oversees the production and
shipments through panama, then
Keystone distro’s to the US from
there.
MATTY
(Laughs to himself)
Fuck bro...
A beat.
WEST
A
So what’s the op?
GUNNER
Peterson wants his daughter back,
ER
dead or alive. But we’re gonna
bring her back breathing.
WEST
We’re gonna need to run some
kind of satellite interference...
VI
This is where we need Danny.
They share a grave look. Remembering their friend.
MATTY
He mentioned a guy he was training.
EL
WEST
You sure you wanna pop someones
cherry on this?
Gunner looks to Matty, Matty nods.

U
MATTY
We’ll check him out.
IG
WEST
Still... You think that’s enough?..
GUNNER
M
I got someone on the ground, he’ll

lead us in.
WEST
Bet.
GUNNER
Look, whatever this girl knows,
they want her gone... Moreau’s got
the whole country looking.
26.
WEST
And he knows we are coming, yeah?
GUNNER
Soon, he’ll know.
We sense the history in the room with Moreau.
MATTY
What did this girl see?
GUNNER
A
Enough for a Senator to want to
kill his own daughter.
A beat.
ER
West nods, he’s game, this is big.
WEST
I need a beer, you?
No.
Matty?
VI
GUNNER
WEST
EL
MATTY
I’m good.
West get’s up and heads the back of the restaurant.

U
18 INT. DINER / BOOTH - NIGHT 18
Matty sits with his thoughts, processing.

IG
GUNNER
You good, babe?
MATTY
M
Yeah cap... I’m cool.
GUNNER
How’s the water going?
Nods at his non alcoholic drink.
MATTY
It’s good, better this way.
27.
GUNNER
You know you don’t have to do this,
Matty...
MATTY
Nah cap, I need it. Since I started
drinking water - I could use the
action.
He smiles at Gunner.
A beat.
A
MATTY (CONT'D)
Why do you have to do this?
ER
Gunner thinks about this, at a loss.
GUNNER
I don’t know.
Matty nods, he gets it.
19
VI
INT. FRENCHY’S STRIP CLUB - DAY
A Mexican gangster enters the club. It is an hour before

19
opening.
EL
A janitor mops the floor, a few girls clean the poles.
We follow the Gangster into the locker room, where 10 GIRLS

are in different levels of undress, getting ready for work.
U
He makes his was through to the office door.

IG
20 INT. FRENCHY’S/BACK OFFICE - DAY 20
DAVID (late 20’s) A good kid on his way to bad. Sits behind a
desk writing code on his computer.
M
TWO STRIPPERS sit on the couch by the door, on their phones.
The gangster whistles, getting David’s attention.
DAVID
Oh what’s up bro, come in.
The Gangster steps in, looking at the strippers, nods at

them.
They look at him, unimpressed, David snaps his fingers -

keeps him focused.
28.
DAVID (CONT'D)
Yo, did you bring it?
MEXICAN GANGSTER
Yeah.. Right here.
The Gangster flashes a discarded fast-food paper bag.

Crumpled bills inside. Mostly 20s. A rare hundred.
David looks at the money, looks good. Then, produces some

goods of his own in a plastic bag, The Gangster inspects.
A
DAVID
Custom cellphones. Unlocked. No
GPS. Untraceable. Military grade
encryption. Built them myself.
ER
MEXICAN GANGSTER
Good looks homie.
David reaches out for the money, the gangster slowly pulls a
gun from his waste-band, David see’s this.
VI
DAVID
What the fuck?
MEXICAN GANGSTER
Is what it is man...
EL
DAVID
This shit is worth twice what
you’re paying.
MEXICAN GANGSTER
U
Looks free to me.
He grabs the money and turns toward the door.

IG
WEST (V.O.)
Ey bro... Leave the money.
West stares him down, Matty’s attention is on the women,

M
before he steps into the doorway.
MATTY
Oh, what’s up gangster...
West just stares him down, gun rests in his hand.
WEST
We gonna go, or you gonna get out
of here.
29.
MEXICAN GANGSTER
I was joking, chill.
WEST
Then get on...
The Mexican Gangster nods, moves towards the door with phones
in hand.
WEST (CONT'D)
Leave the phones. Find a payphone
if you need to make a call.
A
The Gangster turns and drops the phones on the desk, looks at
David.
ER
MEXICAN GANGSTER
This ain’t over, pendejo.
DAVID
Bye-bye, Bitch.
VI
The gangster leaves between West and Matty angry. Eyeballing
David who flips him off.
West hands Matty the phones.
MATTY
EL
Those kinda people shouldn’t be out
there with military gear like this.
DAVID
Oh yeah?.. Someone’s gotta pay the
bills around here... What do you
U
guys want? Girls don’t start for an

hour.
IG
MATTY
You served as a tech specialist
with Danny in Costa Rica..?
DAVID
M
(Skeptic)
Who the fuck are you?
MATTY
We work with him. Matty. West.
As stripper dips in far down the hallway.
STRIPPER (O.S.)
David! Someone clogged the toilet
last night..! There’s shitty water
everywhere.
30.
West and Matty are amused.
DAVID
(Hating her for it)
Fucking fix it then, Trixie..! I’m
in a meeting... Star, Dina, go help
her - get out of here..!
The two strippers roll their eyes and leave the office, David
recomposes himself.
DAVID (CONT'D)
A
... What’s this about?
MATTY
You built a device that can black
ER
out a large area from a
satellite...
DAVID
I wouldn’t call it large, but it
did the trick. Yeah.
VI
MATTY
We need you to do it again. Same
gig. Different place.
DAVID
EL
(Eyeing them suspiciously)
How long have you known him? Danny.
WEST
Long enough to take a bullet for
him.
U
DAVID
Is he back?
IG
WEST
No... He ain’t back.
David stares down West, doesn’t like his attitude.

M
MATTY
You seen any combat?
DAVID
Mostly recon.
West smiles at this. Unimpressed. David doesn’t like that.
DAVID (CONT'D)
You smile a lot, huh? This ain’t
that kind of club.
31.
David stares down West, he stares back with a grin.
DAVID (CONT'D)
What’s the job? How much?
MATTY
Civilian extraction. In and out...
You’ll be filling in for Danny.
He hands David a DUFFEL BAG PACKED WITH SERIOUS MONEY.
DAVID
A
So, I’m doing Danny’s job?
WEST
Unless you’d rather wait for your
ER
Latino fan club to come back.
MATTY
Or clean up stripper drippings ...
David’s in.
When?
DAVID
MATTY
VI
Get your stuff. We’ll be outside.
EL
Matty winks at him, they leave.
NEEDLE DROP STARTS
David tosses the small pay from the Mexican into the huge
U
pile of hundred’s from his soon to be comrades.
DRONE FOOTAGE: BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER FLIES THROUGH THE

IG
VENEZUELAN JUNGLE, SUNSET.
SUPER: ANDES MOUNTAINS, VENEZUELA

M
21 INT. HELICOPTER - NIGHT 21
Gunner's crew is busy prepping their HK 416’s. Snapping,

sliding, and clicking. They wear their helmet microphones.
Matty puts the finishing touches on his weapon..
David’s picks up his GLOCK, checks the mag.
West eyes David.

32.
WEST
You know how to use that thing?
DAVID
I know what I’m doing.
David shoots him a look back.
WEST
Okay..
MATTY
A
If you don’t like getting your
hands dirty, they can always use
your help cleaning the poles.
ER
David’s taking it personal.
DAVID
Maybe you can’t fuckin’ read, but
it said manager on the door.
VI
WEST
You run that pea-tree dish?
Matty and West are cracking themselves up. David’s pissed.
DAVID
EL
Hey, my dicks clean bro...
WEST
That’s too bad... If you don’t have
the herp, you ain’t living baby...
U
MATTY
Amen!
IG
Gunner kills it.
GUNNER
Unless you two monkeys can do what
this kid does with a computer, I
M
suggest you treat him like one of

us --- cut the bullshit.
WEST
Alright, Alright...
West hands David an HK. Shows him how to prep it.
WEST (CONT'D)
Stick to the hits.
33.
DAVID
Thanks.
A beat.
David takes out a DIGITAL TABLET, pulls up lush images of

Venezuela.
WEST
You been to Venezuela?
DAVID
A
Been to Costa Rica... Looks green.
MATTY
Bikinis and Margaritas, kid. You’ll
ER
see.
GUNNER
How about the girl?
He types something up on his tablet. Reading off it.

VI
DAVID
Someone’s trying really hard to
make her info disappear. But I
found traces to her erased records.
EL
The guys look at each other like “this dude is smart”.
CLOSE UP: Tablet is passed around. Photo of Julia, website,

etc.
GUNNER V.O.
U
She’s a Harvard grad, journalism

and poli-sci... Volunteered in
Rwanda, Bosnia, Vietnam...
IG
MATTY V.O.
Fuckin’ bleedin’ heart...
DAVID V.O.
M
I recovered her website. Last thing

she posted was on her way to
Venezuela.
GUNNER
They knew she was coming.
DAVID
I synched the tablet to the com’s.
Press play...
Matty clicks on a video marked “MISSION STATEMENT.”

34.
A21 JULIA (ON VIDEO) - VFX INSERT A21

Our mission is to promote education
and freedom of speech in less
fortunate areas of the world. We
are committed to exposing the
tyranny of totalitarian states and
deceptive capitalist economies...
MATTY
‘Going around talking crazy like
that. My money says someone put her
lights out...
A
DAVID
(looking at her picture)
She’s a smart girl.
ER
GUNNER
Too smart.
David puts his tablet away.
WEST
VI
What’s a genius mother fucker like
you doing with a bunch of animals
like us?
DAVID
EL
Like the brochure says, right...
He winks at them.
DAVID (CONT'D)
For fame and fortune.
U
WEST
Fuckin’ Danny... He used to say
IG
that before every mission.
DAVID
I know. I hated it... Every time I
wondered if they were gonna be my
M
dad’s last words.
GUNNER
(impulsively confused)
Danny was your pop?
They all look at each other in complete shock. Connecting the

dots. Seeing this new recruit as a completely different
person now. No poker face at all.
35.
DAVID
That why you guys came looking for
me?
GUNNER
I had no idea... None of us did.
WEST
(obviously lying)
He might have mentioned you a
couple times, it’s just that...
A
DAVID
(Cutting in. Kinda hurt.)
It’s all good. I’m used to it. He
never says much... When’s he back?
ER
They look around, who’s going to tell him...
GUNNER
Soon, kid.
MATTY
VI
INTERIOR LIGHTS SUDDENLY CUT OUT. BECOMING A STEALTHY GLOW.
We must be close. Gear up! West,

you’re on ropes. You know how to
repel new guy?
EL
David looks around, like “are you kidding me?!”
MATTY (CONT'D)
Press your cock to the rope, try
not to get a hard on...
U
David looks around, like “are you kidding me?!”

IG
THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE SWITCHES AS WE HOVER ABOVE THE JUNGLE

CANOPY.
Everyone quickly bails out of the uncomfortable situation.

Even David. Getting ready, or at least pretending to.
M
The four friends share a look amongst themselves, watching

David.
Gunner signals to watch David’s back, West and West nod.
Matty opens the door, triggering an alarm in their coms.
MATTY (CONT'D)
This is it, mother fuckers ... Like
the brochure says! For Fame and
Fortune...
36.
22 EXT. JUNGLE / HELICOPTER - NIGHT 22
The helicopter hovers above the jungle canopy, our crew

repels to the ground below and disappears into the night.
23 EXT. JUNGLE - NIGHT 23
The moonlight paints across the jungle.
The helicopter takes off, the sound of the engine disappears,

replaced by the exotic sounds of the jungle.
A
Our crew tactically secures the landing site.
ER
24 EXT. JUNGLE/ARRIVAL - NIGHT 24
ALL’S DEAD QUIET. JUST THICK PALMS AND THE SOUND OF THE WIND.
SUPER: 23 MILES SOUTH OF ILLEGAL OIL SITE.
VI
Heads popping out. Emerging out of the vegetation like
ghosts. Guns ready. On a swivel.
Gunner signals West and Matty to take defensive positions.
David preps a GPS device.

EL
CLOSE UP: TABLET. MAPPING THEIR ENVIRONMENT. PINNING THEIR
POSITION.
GUNNER
Put this in...
U
He opens his phone to an encrypted text app, the sole message

reads: 5.21263° N, 66.42059° W.
IG
David types it in, their path glows.
DAVID
Four clicks north.
M
GUNNER
That’s our guide. He’ll lead us to
where I lost the girl.
DAVID
Something’s wrong.
WEST
Already?
37.
DAVID
See the lines coming back noisy?
Somebody’s looking around.
GUNNER
They’re still looking for her. Wipe
us clean.
Gets busy hacking into NORAD. The US satellite system.
Matty and West adjust their positions. Weapons on point. It’s

all quiet out there. Just an ocean of trees.
A
CLOSE UP: David pulls up a SATELLITE IMAGE OF OUR TEAM IN THE
JUNGLE. A few key strokes and their image becomes an empty
landscape.
ER
DAVID
We’re good for a few hours until
the satellite moves again.
GUNNER
Let’s move.
VI
He makes a signal and they all disappear into the bush.
****ESTABLISHING SHOTS OF THE JUNGLE, DRONE, SUNRISE, THEN

WIDE DOLLY TRAVEL SHOTS OF OUR GUYS.****
EL
25 INT. JUNGLE - SUNRISE 25
They continue through the jungle that has woken up, sounds of
wildlife etc fills the air.
U
They round a corner, quickly on guard, off of their trail,

dispersed throughout the jungle are dozens of human skulls,
IG
mounted on sticks, some kind of voodoo graveyard.
DAVID
What the fuck...
M
The crew looks around in awe.
GUNNER
The Narco’s use this route...
WEST
You see anything?
West and Matty scan the brush, nothing.
MATTY
Quiet...
38.
GUNNER
Let’s keep moving, we’re close.
26 EXT. JUNGLE / NARCO HOUSE - DAY 26
Our crew emerges from the brush onto concrete, a driveway.

Luxury cars crowd the driveway, they take cover behind one of
them.
WEST
What the fuck is the place, G?
A
GUNNER
It was supposed to be empty.
ER
MATTY
Looks like a sweet sixteen.
A beat, David looks concerned.
DAVID
VI
I don’t hear anything...
None of them do, Gunner, looks around the car, clocks the
back and front door.
GUNNER
EL
West, Matty - take the front door,
David you’re with me.
They check their gear.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
U
Let’s go.
* They move through the cars, then split; West and Matty
IG
toward the front.
* David follows Gunner up to the back courtyard door, it is

ajar. Gunner pushes through, weapon drawn. David follows in
behind him.
M
* Inside of the courtyard bodies dressed in birthday party

attire are strewn everywhere; dead. It’s a massacre.
* David’s eyes have to adjust, he swallows his stomach.
DAVID
Oh my god...
* Gunners eyes focus.

39.
GUNNER
Shhhh.... Stay with me.
* Gunner moves through the courtyard, head on a swivel and

towards the house - David follows behind, focusing his
breathing.
* Matty and West enter the front door, met with the same:
dead bodies. They enter the servants kitchen, the cooks and
wait staff are dead; food was in the middle of being prepped.
MATTY
A
This is bad bro...
WEST
Come on.
ER
* They move into the outdoor foyer, they are met by Gunner
and David, Gunner signals to take the other side, they track
the perimeter; bodies in each room they pass.
* They meet up on the other side of the foyer and together

VI
move up the steps to the great room.
* Sitting on the couch facing them, is GUAPO (40) good

looking, former Venezuelan military. A birthday cake sits in
front of him on the table; one piece is missing - a messy
plate sits there.
EL
* He sits between two bodies, an older man and woman, both
have plastic bags over their heads and were suffocated to
death.
* The crew see’s him, holds their weapons firms on him,

U
except Gunner who drops his.
* Guapo doesn’t flinch, annoyed they are late.

IG
GUAPO
I was about to leave...
GUNNER
M
We’re good...
He signals to his crew, who is confused, drops their weapons

slowly.
Gunner takes a breath looks around.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
This is Guapo -- our guide. West,
Matty, and David.
40.
The crew eyes, Guapo, and looks around the room, more bodies,
still confused.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
What’s all this?
GUAPO
Your guy, Moreau... This is his
work.
The crew looks around at each other.
A
GUNNER
What do you mean?
GUAPO
ER
You see this guy -
He points the man next to him.
SLOW ZOOM INTO THE MAN, bag over his head, suffocated.
VI
GUAPO (CONT'D)
That’s Felix Nadine, owner of Petro
Uno, second largest oil company in
the country... And you see her --
He points to the other side where the woman sits.

EL
SLOW ZOOM INTO THE WOMAN, bag over her head, suffocated.
GUAPO (CONT'D)
That’s his wife, Natalia, the how
do you say, heiress, to Petro
U
Absoluto... Another heavy weight.

They were offered a deal by your
General Roman and the government,
IG
but they refused. Yesterday was

their daughters birthday, I think
she was sixteen.
Matty looks to West.

M
MATTY
What’d I say... I called it, sweet
sixteen.
West rolls his eyes, David glares at him.
GUAPO
I think the rebels have what you’re
looking for, the girl...
41.
GUNNER
How do you know?
Guapo shrugs, he just knows.
GUAPO
They’re taking her to the Keystone
site. We just need to get there
before they do what I think they
will do.
Gunner nods, let’s go.
A
Guapo stands up and puts himself together.
David notices the eaten piece of cake in front of Guapo.
ER
DAVID
Did you eat a piece of cake?
Guapo looks at him, unfazed.
GUAPO
VI
You all were late. I was hungry.
They head out, David is stunned, looks behind at the carnage

one last time.
EL
27 EXT. VENEZUELAN JUNGLE/INTO THICK FOREST - NIGHT 27
The men make their way through the thick forest. On alert.
Sweat heavy on their faces.
U
Guapo leads, David behind him.
DAVID
IG
Guapo... You’re from Venezuela?
GUAPO
Yes, I am...
M
DAVID
Guapo your real name?
Guapo smirks, no.
GUAPO
No...
DAVID
Why do they call you Guapo then?
42.
GUAPO
The girls where I’m from, it’s what
they call me, means good-looking.
David smiles.
DAVID
That’s cool.
West, Gunner and Matty follow behind at a safe distance, talk

amongst themselves.
A
MATTY
Guess he didn’t take the job for
pills and booze.
ER
WEST
He could have told us he had a kid.
MATTY
I’m a little offended.
Gunner shoots him a look.

VI
MATTY (CONT'D)
What? I am... The guy ran a fucking
strip club, a stable of women -
never fucking told us.
EL
Gunner shakes his head.
MATTY (CONT'D)
It’s selfish.
U
Gunner shakes his head, “you’ve lost it”.
WEST
IG
When are you gonna tell him?
GUNNER
What? That he’s in the jungle with
the same guy that killed his dad?
M
MATTY
Has to happen at some point.
Guapo signals to stop... See’s something. They take formation

and hold behind him.
They look ahead to find: TWO CORPSES hanging along the path.
Guapo carefully approaches and surveys the jungle.

43.
DAVID
Oh fuck, are you kidding me -
WEST
Locals wouldn’t do this to their
own people.
MATTY
Message from Moreau to the locals
then.
Gunner looks around uncomfortably, this is all bad. Are they
A
being watched?
Guapo signals to them, it’s all clear.
ER
They pick up and walk through the bodies. Once they get to
the other side, they hear something in the distance, people
are coming.
They look to each other, “it’s on”, Gunner signals to take

position.
28
29
OMIT VI
EXT. JUNGLE TRAIL - NIGHT
28
29
EL
The trail is quiet, empty.
Then a single file line of people appear. Twenty or so

migrants; women and children, led by three Rebel men carrying
machine guns.
U
CLOSE UP: We see each of our crews faces, camouflaged in the

night, guns drawn, ready; watching the Rebel’s.
IG
CLOSE UP: Migrants faces, too tired to be scared. One of them

lazily scans, makes eye contact with West. Then looks
casually ahead, doesn’t want the trouble.
The migrants walk underneath the hanging bodies, trying not

M
to look up. A few do in terror.
David shuffles in his position, a stick CRACKS underneath

him, it’s loud.
The rebel leading the group stops, raises his weapon, the
other two rebels do the same; searching the jungle.
Matty and West look at each other, and then to Guapo and
Gunner, who slowly slides his finger on the trigger and aims
at the group of rebel’s. ‘Ready.’
44.
After a tense moment, the rebel leader lowers his gun.
REBEL
(In Spanish)
Let’s go!
The rebels trot back into the jungle.
REBEL #2
(In Spanish)
Move...
A
THE REBELS AND MIGRANTS DISAPPEAR INTO THE JUNGLE.
Our team emerges back onto the trail and regroup cautiously.
Watching the rebels gain distance.
ER
GUAPO
Rebels own this area. The migrants
pay them for safe passage...
They’ll take us to our girl...
Let’s move... VI
GUNNER
They follow after the rebel’s like stealthy ghosts, and soon
the jungle is calm and empty as if nothing’s happened at all.
EL
30 EXT. OIL REFINERY - NIGHT 30
Business as usual. An army SUV pulls up, it has a group of

migrants in the back, among them is Julia.
U
The SUV pulls up to the front, they begin wrangling the

people off at gun point, she exits, knows where she is.
IG
31 INT. OFFICE ROOM / INTERROGATION - NIGHT 31
Julia is in a chair, sitting across from her is Roman -

Moreau standing behind him.
M
Roman cracks a smile.
ROMAN
You know you have to pay for safe
passage through my mountains...
He puts an unlit cigar in his mouth.
ROMAN (CONT'D)
Could of just had your mommy pay -
or your daddy...
45.
JULIA
Why don’t you ask him for it
yourself?
He smiles, likes her attitude.
ROMAN
He doesn’t much care if you live -
or die... How does that make you
feel?
This stings, she knows it’s true, he lets it sit.
A
ROMAN (CONT'D)
I know you’re a child of great
privilege, Miss Peterson... And
ER
coming to places like Venezuela and
taking it upon yourself to solve
their problems gives you a sense of
purpose - makes you feel
important... But I don’t think
idealist like you see, or want to
actions... VI
accept, the consequences for your
JULIA
What are we talking about?..
EL
Roman pulls out her phone from his pocket, shows it to her;
smiles endearingly.
ROMAN
The video, it’s encrypted... I need
you to unlock this for me.
U
She scoffs at him.

IG
JULIA
No... And you can’t make me.
ROMAN
This is Venezuela, I can do
M
whatever I want sweet heart.
* He signals to Moreau, who opens the door, in walks a

MIGRANT MAN - escorted by Kiko, he stops him.
* The migrant man looks confused, tiredly scans the room -

makes eye contact with Julia.
* Roman keeps his eyes on Julia, who fears where this is

going.
46.
* Roman sets the phone on the table in front of her and

waits.
ROMAN (CONT'D)
You want to help these people...
Here is your chance.
* She looks at the phone, then to Roman.
JULIA
This is a bluff, you can’t do this.
A
* Roman just barely looks over his shoulder, signaling to
Kiko, who shoots the Migrant man in the head; he collapses,
dead.
ER
* Julia gasps, can’t believe her eyes... Roman just watches
her reaction.
ROMAN
Kiko.
holding a BABY. VI
* Kiko goes outside the door and brings in a MIGRANT WOMAN
* The women enters confused, then see’s the dead mans body
and begins whimpering in fear, locking eyes with Julia.
EL
ROMAN (CONT'D)
(In Spanish)
How many more are out there?
KIKO
(In Spanish)
U
Enough, general.
ROMAN
IG
We can do this all night. Do you

want to make a difference here, or
not?
* She stares at him, tears in her eyes, then around the room -
M
lastly to the women who pleads with her eyes.
* Kiko raises his gun to her head, the woman tries to remain
calm.
* Roman waits, begins to turn back and signal to Kiko, just

when -
* Julia grabs the phone, unlocks it, sets it back on the

table - looks to Roman, he winks at her - hands the phone to
Moreau.
47.
* Kiko takes the woman and baby out.
ROMAN (CONT'D)
You’re a hero...
* He leaves Julia with her thoughts.
32 EXT. JUNGLE / OIL REFINERY / HORSE STABLE - NIGHT 32
Kiko, the Rebel Leader, moves the Migrant Woman, her baby,
and Julia into the horse stable, deep in the bowels is a cage
A
holding a group of migrants, locking it up.
The cage is nearly full, everyone is quiet, a bucket in the

corner for the bathroom. The migrant woman thanks Julia with
ER
a look, offering the baby to hold - Julia takes it and
smiles.
After a few long moments the cage opens up, a Rebel soldier
steps in, looks around the cage at each of the women - all
refraining from eye contact.
VI
The Rebel stares at the Migrant Women.
REBEL
(In spanish)
You. Come now...
EL
The Migrant woman doesn’t look at him.
JULIA
(In spanish)
Where are you taking her?!
U
REBEL
(In spanish)
IG
Shut up, white devil.
REBEL (CONT'D)
(In Spanish)
Now. Get the fuck out here...!
M
He forcefully steps toward her, she trembles - he reaches

down and grabs her by the arm, pulling her out, she resist’s
but is unsuccessful.
JULIA
(In Spanish)
Hey!
Everyone stays quiet, they’ve seen this before.

48.
Julia rocks the baby, looks around at the other migrants, who
are quiet in fear.
After a few moments, on the other side of the tin wall from
Julia, we hear the sounds of the rebel man forcing himself on
the woman.
Julia’s eyes well up in tears as she coddles the baby.
33 EXT. JUNGLE / ABANDONED HOUSE / OIL REFINERY - NIGHT 33
A
Our crew comes upon an abandoned structure carved into the
mountain. They approach with caution, enter, and begin
clearing. The remnants of cocaine processing; oil drums,
cocoa leaves, acetone, sleeping bags, food, etc...
ER
They communicate to each other, all clear.
West sets up his sniper rifle, takes aim into the valley, at
a migrant camp in the clearing.
VI
SNIPER SCOPE: ILLEGAL OIL REFINERY. MILITARY VEHICLES,
REBELS, PRIVATE CONTRACTORS, AND LATIN ROUGH NECKS MOVE
ABOUT.
Gunner checks his weapon.

EL
GUNNER
I’m going in to have a look. Keep
off the comms’. Matty watch their
six until I call.
MATTY
U
Sir.
GUNNER
IG
Guap, you’re with me. West -
West adjust the sight of his sniper rifle.
WEST
M
We’re on, babe.
Gunner and Guapo disappears into the jungle.
STEADICAM TRACKS: Gunner and Guapo as they stalk the

perimeter. In and out of shadows.
They find a couple noisy rebels gambling... Teenagers

patrolling with rifles far too big for them.
49.
Military vehicles and oil trucks, move.
A few migrants are led back into the stables.
35 EXT. JUNGLE / ABANDONED HOUSE / OIL REFINERY - NIGHT 35
West is on the scope, watching the camp.
Matty and David keep their eyes on the jungle behind them.
DAVID
A
So this is what my pop was doin’...
They stop. Taken by the weight of his comment. Not knowing

what to say next.
ER
Matty deflects.
MATTY
Let me ask you something... You
ever bang any of the broads at the
club?
VI
West can’t believe it, he can’t let it go.
WEST
He can’t stop...
EL
DAVID
No.
MATTY
Why not?
U
DAVID
It was my mom’s business.
IG
WEST
You’re blowing my mind...
MATTY
M
Danny the brain, was with a fucking

stripper?
David nods.
WEST
She a nice lady?
DAVID
She bailed, left with some other
dude. Was too much. He was always
gone and all.
(MORE)
50.
DAVID (CONT'D)
But he obviously never told you
guys any of this - about me,
nothing.
MATTY
Listen. If he didn’t say much it’s
not that he’s a bad guy...
Looking around for help...
MATTY (CONT'D)
What we do, You know, it’s fucked
A
up.
A beat.
ER
MATTY (CONT'D)
Dragging family into this is not
the safest idea, kid.
DAVID
I understand... But why have one
then?..
VI
MATTY
Go easy on your pop, he was
protecting you.
EL
DAVID
You talk about him like he’s dead.
MATTY
Come on man, when you get home, you
can tell him you’re better at this
U
shit than he is.
David takes the compliment.

IG
Gunner comes in on the comms.
GUNNER (V.O.)
We’re ready...
M
MATTY
Copy.
He stands up and gets ready, leaves the house.
GUNNER (V.O.)
They got a group of detainees,
migrants I’m guessing - a few
women. No ID. But she’s there. They
got the whole place locked down.
51.
West is on his scope, into his comm’s.
WEST
I counted eleven outside. There’s
activity indoors too, North side,
behind the oil site, that’s where
they led the migrants.
David listens in on the comm’s.
GUNNER (V.O.)
It’s late... Let’s not wake them.
A
Keep your kills quiet - count them
out. I need eyes. New Guy you’re on
his six... Let’s go.
ER
* David readies his gun, watches West’s six.
* West maintains position on the scope, adjusts his sight.
* Our ground crew make their onto the perimeter grounds,

taking cover behind a parked vehicle. A rebel guard patrol
next Oil truck. VI

near them. Two more teen’s with guns around the corner of the
They talk through their comm’s.
SCOPE POV: The guard just beyond our teams position.

EL
GUNNER
Start it up.
CLOSE UP: West quietly draws a bullet into the chamber of his
rifle, takes aim.
U
WEST
Night, night.
IG
* He fires, shot is silent, hitting the rebel guard in the

head, he falls limp.
WEST (CONT'D)
M
One.
* Gunner and Matty advance and swiftly execute the two by the
oil truck, one each. Guapo approaches covering them,
scanning. They move with precision.
GUNNER
Two.
MATTY
Three.
52.
* David clinches his HK, watching the jungle, listening to

the action via the comm’s, somewhere between excited and
terrified.
* West his scope on the oil site, senses David’s nerves.
WEST
You straight, new guy?
DAVID
Yeah, I’m cool.
A
WEST
Danny would have been proud of
you...
ER
* David’s eye’s focus on the words “would have”.
DAVID
What do you mean, would have been?
* We see West’s eyes, knows he fucked up, plays it off

VI
continuing through the scope.
WEST
You know what I mean, he’d be
proud.
EL
* David’s eyes know the truth, clinches his gun, tries to
focus on the task at hand.
SCOPE POV: West finds the next two rebel soldiers, he’s on
the adjacent side of the building.
U
WEST (CONT'D)
4 and 5 near the trucks.
IG
SCOPE POV: He searches, finds the 6th and 7th, both merc’s.
WEST (CONT'D)
6 North end.
M
SCOPE POV: Finds the 7th near the cages.
WEST (CONT'D)
7th is about 10 meters from gates.
* Gunner signals for Guapo and Matty to take 4 & 5.
* He goes solo, they round the corner of the structure,

covering each other.
* Guapo takes point, Matty covers him. They come up on 4 & 5

laughing and drinking beer. Guapo shoots them both, dead.
53.
GUAPO
Four. Five.
* Gunner pops 6 by the back door, he slumps down dead next to

the door.
GUNNER
Six.
* He makes his way toward the cage, see’s 7 smoking a

cigarette. Gunner in stride executes him. Then makes his way
to the cage.
A
GUNNER (V.O.)
Seven.
ER
MATTY (V.O.)
Eight, Nine.
WEST
Ten.
VI
* In the cage is seven migrants, some sleeping, some awake,
all quiet. Amongst them is Julia, she’s holding the baby.
* Gunner approaches the cage. The migrants see him. He

signals to be quiet, they murmur amongst themselves. Julia
recognizes him. He goes for the door locked.
EL
* He’s hit from behind. Its Kiko the rebel leader. Gunner
goes down, they have a hand to hand exchange, back and forth -
Kiko is the real deal. As he pins Gunner, he’s shot in the
head, falls dead - it’s West.
U
* Gunner rifles through Kiko’s pockets, finds the keys,

unlocks the gate. Guapo and Matty tactically appear.
IG
GUNNER
(whispers)
Let’s go. Leave the baby.
M
* She clinches the baby.
JULIA
I’m not leaving without these
people.
* Gunner and Matty look at each other, no time for this shit.
GUNNER
Drop the baby, come with me.
54.
JULIA
No. Not without them.
* He looks around, all quiet. He doesn’t have time to argue

with her.
GUNNER
(In Spanish to the migrants)
Let’s go. Fast, fast...
* The group of migrants file out of the cage, Julia follows

with the baby.
A
SCOPE POV: West see’s them taking the migrants.
WEST
ER
What the fuck are you doing?
GUNNER (V.O.)
Just get us out of here.
SCOPE POV: West watches the grounds.
the jungle.
VI
* Gunner and the migrants escape the oil compound back into
SCOPE POV: West scans, someone exits the back door, turns and
looks and see’s the dead body. West shoots and kills him, he
EL
falls leaving the door ajar.
WEST
Twelve.
U
36 EXT. JUNGLE / ABANDONED HOUSE / REBEL CAMP - NIGHT 36
* Our crew, Julia, and the migrants return.

IG
CLOSE UP TABLET SCREEN: THERMAL HEAT SIGNATURES OFF TO THEIR

DISTANCE.
GUNNER (V.O.)
M
David, let’s go.
David is on his tablet, scanning the jungle, something is

different in his eyes now. He fires back at him, with
attitude.
DAVID
Don’t rush me. I’m catching some
heat signatures to our south.
Gunner looks, surprised, then looks at the tablet.

55.
JULIA
Where are you taking us? We can’t
trust you, you’re one of them...
GUNNER
Take a look.
He ignores her, looks to Guapo. He approaches and looks at

the map.
Guapo looks to the migrants.
A
GUAPO
(In Spanish)
Who knows this region..?
ER
A migrant man raises his hand, Guapo signals for him to
approach.
The man approaches and looks at the tablet.
GUAPO (CONT'D)
(In Spanish)
VI
Where is safe for you? Not near the
red.
The man looks at the map, points to a clear area.

EL
MIGRANT MAN
(In Spanish)
Here. There is a camp, her family
is there.
He nods to the woman who has the baby.

U
MATTY
What’re we doin, cap?
IG
GUNNER
We are getting these people to
safety, then we will get out of
here.
M
Matty smiles “This is not what we planned”.
JULIA
Excuse me... I need you to answer
me!
GUNNER
Listen, miss, we have to get you
out of this jungle.
56.
JULIA
These people were fine before you
all showed up...
GUNNER
They were fine? I just pulled you
out of a fucking cage...
JULIA
You know what I mean.
Gunner smirks.
A
GUNNER
How are you planning on saving that
little girl? When that camp wakes
ER
up down there they’ll kill everyone
of us...
He turns to leave.
JULIA
come back? VI
I saw you run away - why would you
GUNNER
I don’t leave people behind.
EL
Julia smirks at him.
JULIA
I bet the money isn’t bad either.
Gunner walks away signals for his crew to follow.

U
GUNNER
Real cute. I’ll send the bill to
IG
your mother next time.
West stops in front of her.
WEST
M
He’s the only one who didn’t take

the money on this one.
They follow Gunner, so do the migrants, Julia accepts the

help and walks.
* Moreau flanked by another merc, kneels down next to a dead

body by the back door, examines the kill.
57.
* Moreau walks the grounds, checking out each body. He turns

over the kill near the cage, see’s a casing - picks it up.
* Close up on the gold casing, it has a signature on it.
MOREAU
Gunner.
38 INT. OIL SITE / COMMAND CENTER - NIGHT 38
CLOSE UP: Roman hold the casing, examines it.
A
MOREAU (V.O.)
Afghan casing, modified tip... Made
by a guy I know, runs a shipping
ER
outfit in Miami...
Roman sets the casing down, looks to Moreau.
MOREAU
Gunner uses him.
VI
GENERAL ROMAN
He’s got the girl now... How do you
think he plans to get out of this?
MOREAU
EL
Could have air support - but with
the Narco’s, the FARC, and rebels
changing position daily - it’s too
unpredictable to have a set
extraction point. I don’t think he
has a plan right now, sir.
U
General Roman nods.

IG
MOREAU (CONT'D)
I think his plan was just to get in
- get the girl, cowboy it from
there. You going to inform Peterson
about this?
M
GENERAL ROMAN
He will just make a mess of
everything. That seems to be the
family business; Father, mother,
and daughter...
MOREAU
How do you want me to proceed?
58.
GENERAL ROMAN
Alert our Narco friends of what we
are looking for - I will phone the
others. The video’s gone but we
can’t have a pretty white girl
coming out of the jungle with a
story...
MOREAU
Got it. Yes sir.
A
39 EXT. JUNGLE / RIVER BED - MORNING 39
Our crew and the migrants break on the river bed.
ER
Julia is near David, who washes his face in the river - West
is in ear shot.
JULIA
You don’t seem like one of these
military nut jobs...
the strip club.

VI
She catches David off guard, not a lot of action outside of
DAVID
I’m just filling in for someone...
EL
West listens.
A beat.
DAVID (CONT'D)
U
What did you see, I mean why were

you in that cage?
IG
JULIA
Nothing good.
DAVID
They said you had a video?
M
JULIA
I did. It’s gone now. All I have is
my word...
DAVID
What was on the video?
She smirks at him.

59.
JULIA
What was on there is the only
reason I’m still alive... Get me
out of this jungle and in front of
a microphone and you’ll hear
everything...
WEST
Careful what you wish for.
Gunner is down the river bed, he stares into the water as it

passes by, deep in thought.
A
MATTY (O.S.)
We’re like the fuckin’ make a wish
foundation...
ER
Gunner looks to him.
MATTY (CONT'D)
First with the kid, now with the
village.
Yeah...
MATTY
VI
GUNNER
I mean, it was the right thing to

EL
do -- but it was definitely the
wrong thing to do.
He starts laughing, Gunner smiles.
MATTY (CONT'D)
U
This is crazy.
Gunner looks around, everyone looks happy, Guapo is talking

IG
to a few of the men in Spanish, laughing, makes eye contact

with Gunner, they exchange a look.
40 EXT. JUNGLE CLEARING - DAY 40

M
Our group walks through a vast clearing in the jungle, palm

trees etc...
41 EXT. JUNGLE / MIGRANT CAMP - DAY 41
They emerge from the brush into a small migrant encampment.

Family members in the camp spot them, rush to greet the ones
they know.
60.
Julia watches the woman with the baby and her husband be
reunited. This makes her smile, David too.
WEST
What’s the move, G?
Gunner thinks.
GUNNER
I don’t know yet... David, come
here.
A
David walks over.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
How’s our perimeter look?
ER
David pulls out his tablet, the region is alive, a lot of
activity.
DAVID
Active.
Gunner thinks. VI
The Migrant man approaches Gunner with the young father of
the baby, LUIS (early 40’s), Guapo translates.
EL
MIGRANT MAN 1
(In Spanish)
This man, wants to thank you for
saving his wife and his baby...
LUIS
U
(in Spanish)
Thank you.. Thank you all. I would
like to offer my help - I served
IG
under the Bolivarian regime.
GUAPO
He Says; Thank you and he would
like to offer his help - He says he
M
served under the Bolivarian regime.
Gunner looks at Luis.
GUNNER
How would you get out of here?
Extraction?
Luis looks at the Migrant Man.

61.
LUIS
(Spanish)
By boat, near Caracas.
GUAPO
By boat, near Caracas.
GUNNER
By boat how?
LUIS
(Spanish)
A
I will get you a boat, sir. I owe
you that. Please let me help. My
cousin, he has a boat.
ER
Gunner looks to his men.
LUIS (CONT'D)
I will drive you there, it’s okay
we go.
GUAPO
VI
He will drive you there, his cousin
has a boat.
Gunner nods, “okay”.

EL
GUNNER
Okay.
* Julia hugs the mother of the baby, touches the babies face.
MOTHER
U
(In Spanish)
...Tell our story. Thank you.
IG
JULIA
(In Spanish)
I will.
* The mother thanks, Gunner, the baby smiles at him, we see

M
him try and smile back. Julia watches, we see this touch her.
Gunner looks to Guapo.
GUNNER
You want us to drop you somewhere?
GUAPO
I’ll finish the op.
62.
GUNNER
I only paid you to get me to the
girl.
GUAPO
And you were only paid to get the
girl, not these people... You could
use my help, Caracas, is
different...
He heads toward the van, Matty and West are impressed.
A
42 EXT. WINDING ROAD / JUNGLE - DAY 42
DRONE FOOTAGE: A cargo van drives through the winding jungle
ER
road.
43 INT. VAN - DAY 43
Luis drives. Our crew sits on the floor in the back of the
panel van.
VI
They’ve been on the road for a little while.
* Julia’s dozed off, Guapo too, everyone else rides in

silence.
EL
* David speaks to Gunner softly.
DAVID
Gunner...
U
GUNNER
Yeah, kid?
IG
DAVID
How long have you known my dad?
This takes Gunner by surprise, the others clock the

conversation.
M
GUNNER
Long time... Twenty years. Your pop
is a good man.
David stares at him, judging his response, then looks over to

Julia who’s asleep.
DAVID
She said there’s a video but she
doesn’t have it anymore...
(MORE)
63.
DAVID (CONT'D)
When you first found her. What did
she have exactly?
GUNNER
She was with a guy. Had a camera,
supplies, but... doesn’t matter,
Moreau destroyed it all.
DAVID
Has to be something.
GUNNER
A
Cell phones... But they have them.
David stares at him as if he wasn’t even there. Thinking.
ER
GUNNER (CONT'D)
What is it?
Matty interrupts.
MATTY
VI
Yo, G - why don’t you get some rest
- I’ll stay up.
GUNNER
Go ahead, Matty. I’m good.
EL
Matty adjusts and closes his eyes.
Gunner, sitting behind the passenger seat has Luis in his eye
line.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
U
You from Caracas?
LUIS
IG
Just north, near the water. This

used to be a beautiful place. We
call it tierra de gracia, or in
english, Land of Grace... Now they
say it’s the most dangerous country
M
in the world.
David hears this, nervously pulls out his tablet and begins
working on something.
Gunner nods, he knows this.
44 EXT. JUNGLE MIGRANT CAMP - DAY 44
Moreau and a few of his men pull into the migrant camp.
64.
The migrants try to scatter, Moreau’s men point their

weapons, freezing the people of the village.
Moreau grabs the Migrant man, and beats him in front of

everyone, holds him down.
MOREAU
Where did they go...
The migrant man doesn’t speak.
Moreau pulls out his gun, puts it to the mans head.
A
MOREAU (CONT'D)
Where did they go?
ER
The man doesn’t fear him.
Moreau looks around, see’s the mother of the baby, he stands

up and shoots her in the chest - the crowd gasps.
MOREAU (CONT'D)
VI
Next I’m going for her baby.
The man looks at him in terror.
MOREAU (CONT'D)
Do you understand me now?
EL
45 INT. VAN - DAY 45
The crew sleeps, David’s still on his tablet.

U
Julia wakes up, looks around, eyes Gunner who’s deep in

thought.
IG
JULIA
My mom... Why did you bring her up
back there?
GUNNER
M
She’s all over the news, causing a

scene.
JULIA
Jesus Mom.
GUNNER
They have us both pegged as drug
dealers.
JULIA
Not a bad cover story.
65.
A beat.
JULIA (CONT'D)
My father’s good work, I’d guess.
That asshole always finds his way
into someone else’s pocket.
GUNNER
You just shouldn’t have come to
Venezuela.
JULIA
A
Easy for you to say. You don’t live
here.
GUNNER
ER
Oh, I’m sorry, are you moving here
sometime soon? Wait til you see
Caracas...
JULIA
Don’t patronize me. Someone has to
VI
stop people like you.
GUNNER
I thought we all agreed to blame
your father.
EL
She laughs.
JULIA
Fuck you...
GUNNER
U
What is it with your family?
She takes a beat, then shares.

IG
JULIA
My mother spent every dime she had
launching his political career. And
when she was eight months pregnant
M
she finally went broke... As a

thank you, my father said to her:
“Look at the bright side, hunny, in
a month, plenty of people will pay
us to adopt a little white girl...”
He never cared about me... Or her.
GUNNER
He was pretty charming to me... But
I wasn’t pregnant at the time.
66.
JULIA
(manages a smile)
You’re a funny guy...
A beat.
JULIA (CONT'D)
He served, you know, for fame and
fortune... Yup... He was a hero.
Doesn’t it bother you that someone
like you gets involved here and all
the sudden there’s no hope for
A
these people.
GUNNER
Didn’t use to... But now it does.
ER
JULIA
(surprised to hear that)
Oh yeah... What changed?
GUNNER
A beat.
VI
Something. Something changed...
GUNNER (CONT'D)
Let’s just say... I’m done leaving
EL
people behind.
A long pause, she lets the moment sit.
JULIA
Well, thank you.
U
He looks to her.
IG
JULIA (CONT'D)
For coming back...
He nods, “you’re welcome”.

M
The tender moment sits... Then David interrupts.
DAVID
I figured it out... I’m in.
They look at him, what are you talking about? West, Guapo,
and Matty wake up.
WEST
‘Fuck you talking about?
67.
David shoots Julia a suspicious look. She stays in the back.

Getting anxious.
JULIA
What did you do?
DAVID
It was your cell... You didn’t have
to do anything to protect the
video. Phones do it on their own...
Gunner realizes this kid is actually on to the answer.
A
JULIA
They erased it, I watched them do
it.
ER
DAVID
There’s always a backup.
David holds out for them to see.
WEST
VI
What am I looking at?
DAVID
I was able to hack my way past the
firewall and into the data bank.
EL
The crew exchanges a look.
GUNNER
You have the video?
U
David pushes the PLAY BUTTON on his tablet and flips the
tablet around for every one to see:
IG
46 EXT. VENEZUELAN JUNGLE, OIL SITE - EVENING (CELL PHONE POV)46
Industrial sounds and chaotic imagery of the oil site can be

made out through the bushes.
M
A few Venezuelan rebels rush by... Julia steps into our shot.
Motioning us to join her as she settles by a closer bush. Two
Trucks and make shift pipes just beyond her.
They speak very softly.
JULIA
Am I on? Robby - Can you see
everything?
68.
ROBERT (O.S.)
Yes, hurry..
JULIA
This is Julia Petersen. Reporting
from the jungles of Venezuela...
Behind me is the illegal drilling
site of Keystone OIL, deep in the
jungle....
Motions to main staging area. Warning Signs. Large pipes

amongst a destroyed hut. A couple of dead bodies discarded.
A
JULIA (CONT'D)
Since the hostile takeover here in
Venezuela and the United States
ER
embargo - private contractors have
partnered with the rebel groups and
rouge military factions to export
oil and sell back to the US via
their partner's in Panama. They
displaced thousands even committed
VI
genocide - making billions
exploiting this third world
country.
Camera whips to two Venezuelan soldiers on patrol. We gotta

go!
EL
ROBERT (O.S.)
Jules, we got enough. Let's go.
A MILITARY CONVOY files in, hummers, and a G wagon.

U
JULIA
See that?
IG
ROBERT (O.S.)
Let's get the fuck out of here.
She's already gone. Way ahead. Rushes over towards a nearby

thicket of palm trees. Camera following her frantically.
M
ROBERT (O.S.) (CONT'D)

Let’s go!
She's found a spot from where they can watch clearly.
JULIA
Toss me the phone.
He does. She peeks around to the convoy unload.

69.
A mercenary argues with a narco, pointing up toward the Oil

tankers.
JULIA (O.S.) (CONT'D)

Something’s going on in there...
ROBERT (O.S.)
Look at those weapons. That guy’s
not local military.

Who are these people...
A
Julia watches as MACE SPENCER and JOHN PETERSEN step out of
the G wagon to greet GENERAL ROMAN and MOREAU.
ER
Briefcases are exchanged, the backs of the convoys unloaded,
reloaded with mysterious trunks. People shake hands.

Julia...
Oh my God... VI
JULIA (O.S.)
ROBERT (O.S.)
That’s your father... We have to
get out-
EL
JULIA (O.S.)
Oh my God, wait - i need to get
this...
A few feet from them, the trivial argument continues.

U
Becoming louder and louder.
ROBERT (O.S.)
IG
Julia, What the fuck is going

on..!?
JULIA (O.S.)
Hold on..!
M
John Peterson then nods to one of the soldiers, who turns and
walks away.
The Solider shoots the narco in the back of the head from
behind. He collapses, limp.
ROBERT (O.S.)
OH FUCK!
Robert loudly gasps in disbelief, getting the attention of

John Peterson and the others.
70.
John Peterson steps toward them, making eye contact and

realizing it’s his daughter.
JULIA (O.S.)
We have to go! Now!
We see Julia in a chaotic shot. Tearing. Distressed. Taking

off into the forest, the recording ends. BACK TO:
47 INT. VAN - EVENING 47
A
The men all look at each other in rewarding shock.
WEST
Petersen’s done.
ER
MATTY
I saw Mace, Roman... Moreau.
All of them.
GUNNER
VI
Did you download it?
DAVID
I erased the original so they can’t
get to it.
EL
Julia is not happy.
JULIA
Fuck you..!
David is confused, thought he was helping.

U
JULIA (CONT'D)
That story is my only protection,
IG
without it - in the hands of people

like you I’m worthless now.
GUNNER
No you’re not. We will get you and
M
the video out of here.
He grabs a protein bar from his pack and tosses it to her.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
Why don’t you eat something, we’re
all on the same team here.
She takes the food.
JULIA
You got some hero complex, huh?
71.
His crew smiles at her comment, she shoots David a look he

feels it.
48 E/I. VAN / CARACAS BARRIO - NIGHT 48
The van pulls into a barrio and parks in the covered driveway
of a rundown two story apartment complex.
Gunner looks to Luis.
LUIS
A
We will stay here tonight. I will
arrange the boat for us.
GUNNER
ER
Why not move to the water now?
LUIS
Night is too dangerous, the city is
at war with itself... This is close
as we can get. We will travel in
VI
the morning to the water.
They look at each other, uneasy, unsure.
LUIS (CONT'D)
Come. It’s the upstairs one.
EL
Luis hops out, the street clear of activity but gun shots
echo throughout the city. The cities pulse is evil.
He opens the back door of the van, they tactically exit and
cover each other, making their way up into the apartment.
U
49 INT. BROTHEL / CARACAS - NIGHT 49

IG
They follow Luis in, weaving into the narrow hallways of the
building.
Inside the narrow hallways is lined with doors to small

M
rooms. A few prostitutes open the door and clock them. Gunner
scans each room. Then finds a second exit out the back,
clocks it.
Luis wakes up the MADAME (70’s, hunchback, worn down, foggy

eyes), his aunt, and explains to her what is going on. She
comes in the main room, looks at the crew; nods, then
retreats to her room.
LUIS
Make yourself comfortable, I will
make arrangement for the boat.
72.
PIO (15) Luis’ hardened nephew steps out and looks at the
crew, not pleased.
LUIS (CONT'D)
(In Spanish)
Pio, come, come say hello, it’s
okay...
Pio eyes them and steps back into his bedroom, Luis rolls his
eyes.
The crew shoots each other a look, makes themselves
A
comfortable.
After a few moments Luis returns.
ER
LUIS (CONT'D)
San Ines, ten miles from here, we
will have a boat... He will get you
to Curaçao. We will leave at dawn.
GUNNER
Thank you.
LUIS
VI
Let us get some rest, we will need
it.
EL
* Gunner looks to his crew.
GUNNER
Take these, I’ll take the one near
the door.
U
The guys each take a bed, David looks around, sits on the bed
with Julia.
IG
WEST
Watch your hands bro...
DAVID
Fuck you man, I am tired of this
M
shit.
The crew scoffs, kids grown up.
WEST
Oh yeah...
David goes in on them.

73.
DAVID
No for real, fuck you, all of you,
without me, you guys would have
never found her - you’d be fucking
dead. You guys are a bunch of
fucking apes.
GUNNER
Hey, calm down!
He turns and looks at Gunner, his eyes full of rage.
A
DAVID
Don’t tell me to calm down, fuck
you too!
ER
He stares down Gunner, somethings changed in this kid.
A beat.
DAVID (CONT'D)
And another thing...
I know.
VI
He nods at Gunner, telling him with his eyes.
DAVID (CONT'D)
EL
He gets emotional, first time acknowledging his dad’s dead.
DAVID (CONT'D)
I know he’s gone...
A beat.
U
DAVID (CONT'D)
What happened?
IG
GUNNER
Listen, I’m sorr-
David cuts him off.

M
DAVID
How did it happen!?-
A beat.
GUNNER
Moreau...
Gunner watches as David puts it all together.

74.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
That’s how this whole thing
started. Your dad saved my life -
he saved her’s too. I’m sorry kid.
David cuts him off.
DAVID
Just stop, okay! I don’t want to
hear it. Stop. Nobody fucking talk
to me.
A
He sits down on the bed, and gets situated, then gets back
up, heads toward the hallway.
DAVID (CONT'D)
ER
(to himself)
Fuck this.
GUNNER
Where you going?
VI
DAVID
I’m taking a piss, you wanna hold
it for me?..
He leaves the room.

EL
Julia eyes the crew, they look around at each other, that was
intense.
MATTY
I got watch this time, cap.
U
Gunner nods, gets situated and closes his eyes.
Gun shots echo throughout the city, cars, loud music.

IG
50 INT. BROTHEL / CARACAS / HALLWAY - NIGHT 50
David wanders the hallways, we can feel the danger of the

M
city in their presence... People are smoking and drinking,

eyeing him. He opens a door, looks in one bedroom, two people
are having sex - he shuts it.
He moves to the next door, hears the same thing, doesn’t even
open it.
The third is quiet, he opens it - candlelight, bounces off

his face.
75.
51 INT. BROTHEL / CARACAS / MADAM ROOM - NIGHT 51
The room is full of religious figurines and lit by what feels

like hundreds of candles - a voodoo vibe.
David steps in, taking in the room.
A hand reaches out, grabs him by the wrist, startling him.

It’s the Madame, she pulls him into the room, the door shuts
behind him.
He looks around.
A
The Madame begins touching him, rubbing her hands along his
shoulders.
ER
DAVID
What is this..?
MADAME
(In Spanish)
Quiet... Don’t speak...
VI
She touches his hands, looks at his palms.
MADAME (CONT'D)
(In Spanish)
You wish to leave Venezuela...
EL
She looks in his eyes, he looks at her in awe.
MADAME (CONT'D)
(In Spanish)
You’re just a boy... But you think
U
you’re a man. You are still yellow

inside. They will not let you pass
through without their blessing - do
IG
you see? They watch us... We

breathe their breath.
She touches his face now, continuing some ancient ritual with
her hands.
M
MADAME (CONT'D)
In the name of almighty God... I
save you from the fires that live
here - from the shotguns, the
knives, the evil that dwells just
beneath our cities fingernails...
There is an ethereal presence in the room now, a moment is

happening, David lets it wash over him.
76.
MADAME (CONT'D)
(In Spanish)
You must believe. Yes? Do you
understand? You will have safe
passage until I say -
The door opens behind him, it’s Guapo.
David just stares at him, snaps out of it.
GUAPO
Get out here, now.
A
The Madame stares at Guapo, David leaves the room - he seems
a bit dazed.
ER
MADAME
(In Spanish)
I must finish...
GUAPO
(In Spanish)
You’re done.
VI
He looks at her, then at the room, shuts the door.
The Madame walks over to one of the figurines, she picks it

up and looks it over...
EL
MADAME
(In Spanish)
My dear brother, carry out your
will. Find the souls of the sinners
and trespassers, carry out your
U
will.
She blows out one of the candles.

IG
52 I/E. BROTHEL / CARACAS - NIGHT 52
* Matty watches the room.

M
* David is slumped next to Julia, accidentally laying on her.
* Gunners eyes rest, but he still seems ready.
* Guapo and West are both out.
After a few more quiet moments, THE CORNER OF THE ROOM

EXPLODES, hit by an RPG.
PIERCING RINGING SOUND

77.
Dust and debris is everywhere.
* Gunner comes to, checking on his crew.
* Luis’s body is mangled, dead on the floor, covered in

rubble.
* Matty is bloodied up, but alive, Guapo, West, David, and

Julia all okay - just dirty from debris and disoriented.
GUNNER
Matty, you okay?
A
* Matty nods, he’s okay.
* The WHIZZING sound of an RPG can be heard again. Gunner
ER
covers Julia and David.
* The back bedroom of one of the prostitutes explodes; light

bursts behind the door and dust shoots out from underneath.
* Gunner searches, see’s the door, then see’s the window

VI
facing the street, they ready their weapons.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
I’ll cover out the window, you get
them out the back and down the
block.
EL
Matty insists.
MATTY
I got it. Get em’ out of here.
U
The crew looks at each other, we hear the threat yelling

outside.
IG
MATTY (CONT'D)
Cap, I got it.
The crew, nods.

M
GUNNER
I’ll be back after I get them out.
MATTY
I’m good - got my girl with me.
He rubs his gun.
* The crew gets up and makes their way to the door.
* Matty creeps to the window, peaks out the side, a group of

narco’s are there, Moreau with them - who’s see’s Matty.
78.
MATTY (CONT'D)
Moreau’s here.
* The crew feels the weight of the situation.
* Matty and Gunner share a look before he unloads his machine

gun out of the window, cutting through the Narco’s.
* Gunner and his crew make it out the door immediately met by
a few Narco’s in the hallway trying to breach the apartment.
They are executed immediately.
A
* Matty is hit, but continues shooting.
* Gunner and his crew slip out the back and make their way
tactically down the block, on high alert.
ER
* They disarm two military men coming up the stairs.
* Matty turns and fires, he see’s a rebel take aim with an

RPG, he takes cover.
53
VI
* A rebel fires, FLASH, an RPG flies right into the lens.
EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - NIGHT 53
* Our crew hears the impact of the RPG, knows that Matty is
EL
likely gone. They mourn for a beat. Covered in an alcove.
GUNNER
Everyone you see is a threat...
They are at war here, now we’re in
the middle of it. Once the sun is
U
up, we’re completely exposed.
* Looks to each of them.

IG
GUNNER (CONT'D)
Anyone else hit?
* They all nod “no.”

M
GUNNER (CONT'D)
Extraction point is St. Ines -
David, map it.
* He retrieves his tablet, and types it in.
DAVID
There’s a pedestrian bridge, leads
right into the heart of the city,
only one way to the extraction
point - right through it.
79.
* Julia shares a look with David, he’s scared.
* Gunner looks at the map, memorizing it.
GUNNER
Julia, you and David stay in the
middle. I will take point with
West, Guap you take the six.
WEST
Yes sir.
A
GUNNER
Let’s get to the water.
They continue onward rounding the corner into the city. The
ER
streets are alive now.
54 EXT. CARACAS / NEIGHBORHOOD / PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE - NIGHT 54
* Our crew rounds the corner onto the bustling street: cabs,
etc...
It’s alive.
VI
motorcycles, a few cars on fire, street vendors, music,
* Our crew tactically makes their way. David and Julia

EL
protected in the middle, the pedestrians just eyeing as they
pass.
* Near the mouth of the bridge, two cars pull up; a Toyota
Land Cruiser full of Narcos and a truck with a .50 Cal
mounted to the top. SEVEN MEN pour out.
U
GUNNER
We’re on.
IG
* Our crew spots this. They and the Narco’s and .50 Cal begin
to unload.
* The crowd of people scurry like mice.

M
* The .50 Cal cuts through a pedestrian, Julia and David hug
behind a wall for cover, the .50cal just missing them.
* West disarms the .50cal gunner, Gunner and Guapo take out
the rest and advance.
* David and Julia join and they cross the carnage and climb
the stairs of the pedestrian bridge.
80.
* Two men are on the bridge approaching them, Gunner leads,

disarms the first, then the second, throwing him off the
bridge.
DRONE SHOT: We watch our team advance into the city across
the bridge.
54A EXT. CITY STREETS / NEIGHBORHOOD - NIGHT 54A
* A few military vehicles fly by, our crew take cover behind
a line of burnt up cars.
A
DAVID
Are you okay?
ER
He asks Julia.
JULIA
Yeah, I’m okay... Are you?
DAVID
Yeah, thanks...
VI
* Gunner hands her one of his side pieces.
* She examines it.

EL
GUNNER
You ever used one of these?
JULIA
Not on anything that was breathing.
U
She checks the chamber.
GUNNER
IG
Same principle. Only they stop

breathing after.
* Machine guns are heard echo’ing throughout the city.

M
GUNNER (CONT'D)
Let’s go.
* The crew moves down a street.
55 INT. MILITARY HUMMER - NIGHT 55
* Moreau rides in the Hummer behind Roman’s. He walkie’s up

to him.
81.
MOREAU
Ten out, sir...
ROMAN (V.O.)
(Via walkie talkie)
Copy, Major...
Moreau nods, watches the chaos of the streets pass by.
56 EXT. HORSE ARENA - NIGHT 56
A
The military convoy pulls down a street and parks in front of
an abandoned horse arena.
Roman and Moreau hop out, they are greeted outside by a few
ER
Narco’s.
In the middle of the dirt arena, bloodied up, but still alive
and sitting in a chair, is Matty.
Narcos stand around the room, armed, among them is Pio.

VI
Moreau and Roman walk in, Matty smiles at them.
ROMAN
How you doin’, Matty?
EL
MATTY
Doin’ well, sir, thank you for
asking. Glad the Major could
arrange this reunion.
MOREAU
U
My pleasure, bubba.
They stand looking at their former comrade.

IG
ROMAN
I told them it was useless to keep
you alive... That you won’t talk.
M
Matty nods.
ROMAN (CONT'D)
But I had to come see you off.
MATTY
Very generous of you, sir.
ROMAN
You know they are going to do this
their way...
82.
He looks around at the Narco’s, death in their eyes.
MATTY
I realize that.
MOREAU
Come on, Matty...
Pio butts in.
PIO
(Spanish)
A
They’re going to St. Ines, the
beach, for extraction.
Roman and Moreau look at Pio. Matty remembers the kid.
ER
ROMAN
St. Ines?
PIO
(In Spanish)
VI
Yes, the water...
Roman nods to the kid, thank you, Pio looks proud.
MATTY
Before you go, I want to tell you
EL
both - I saw the video... Camera
work was a little shaky, but I
gotta say, the performances were
great.
General Roman takes this in, the video is still out there.
U
ROMAN
Goodbye, Matty.
IG
He and Moreau leave Matty behind.
A Narco approaches from behind and begins dousing him with

gasoline.
M
An older Narco lights a zippo, offers it to Pio. He

hesitates, then takes it, approaching Matty.
57 OMIT 57
58 EXT. CITY STREETS / MARKET - NIGHT 58
Our crew moves through the streets, military vehicles round

the corner in traffic.
83.
Gunner signals, they follow him into an alcove, we are in an

open air market.
59 EXT. MARKET / BACK ENTRANCE - NIGHT 59
* The workers of the Market carry on with their jobs, not

paying any mind to our crew. Cars full of produce file
through.
GUNNER
West, Guap - get them out of here.
A
I’ll pull them off and meet you at
the water.
* Guapo and West nod, they know this is it. Julia catches the
ER
drift, looks concerned.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
(To Julia)
You get out of here and make all of
this worth it...
JULIA
VI
She nods, hugs him, he’s surprised.
Thank you. I will.

EL
GUNNER
Okay. And kid -
He winks at David.
GUNNER (CONT'D)
U
Keep ‘em safe. Your pop would be

proud of you.
IG
David nods, tears in his eyes.
DAVID
Yes sir.
M
Gunner looks to Guapo, knows they couldn’t have done it

without him.
GUNNER
Thank you.
Guapo smiles.
WEST
For fame and fortune brother.
The group says goodbye with their eyes.

84.
* Gunner leaves the crew, heads deeper into the crowded

market.
* They trail off into the quieter side.
* After they leave a worker in a stall makes a phone call,

eyes them as they leave.
60 INT. MARKET - NIGHT 60
* Gunner slowly makes his way through the market.
A
61 INT. STALLS - NIGHT 61
ER
Our crew moves through the stalls, evading being seen.
62 EXT. MARKET / BACK ENTRANCE - NIGHT 62
Two cars pull in and park, one with military personnel, one
62A INT. MARKET - NIGHT

VI
full of Narco’s. As they exit - the worker points to where
they went.
62A
EL
* Gunner continues through, the workers eye him.
* In the distance some of the Narco’s take aim, and unload,

he takes cover - the produce stands lights up, debris flies
everywhere.
U
* Gunner turns and disarms the two men, keeps moving.

IG
62B INT. STALLS - NIGHT 62B
Our crew moves through the stalls, they spot some military
men, and hold.
M
The men approach, Guapo steps out and disarms them, but he’s
hit by a bullet in the side.
He falls to the ground.
WEST
You good?
GUAPO
Ahhhhhh... Fuck. Yeah, just clipped
me.
85.
West helps him up.
WEST
Let’s go.
They keep moving.
62C I/E. MARKET / PEDESTRIAN STREET - NIGHT 62C
* Gunner carries on, carefully moving through the market,

disarms two more.
A
* Then exits out on to the busy street.
ER
62D EXT. MARKET / FISH MARKET - NIGHT 62D
* Our crew moves up a loading ramp, David catches two Narcos

taking aim and kills them both.
* His eyes look big, popped his cherry, West see’s this, they
VI
advance into the fish market.
* The fish market is quiet, people are hiding in their

stalls, a few men and women are unfazed and keep cleaning
fish.
EL
* They make their way down the steps of the building and fall
off down the quiet alleyway.
63 EXT. BUSY PEDESTRIAN STREET - NIGHT 63

U
* The street is bustling with cars, motorcycles, and people

oblivious to the chaos on the other side of the market walls.
IG
* Gunner makes his way through the bustling crowd, like a

ghost.
* A Narco truck pulls into the bowl, parks, FOUR ambiguously

dressed men, armed, quietly permeate the crowd.
M
* Gunner’s head is on a swivel, he spots the Narco’s car with

the doors left open.
* He locks eyes with one through the crowd, the Narco Man
raises his gun, Gunner quickly kills him; the crowd scurries
revealing the other three men, which he trades fire with,
then takes out.
86.
64 EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - NIGHT 64
* Our crew moves, seemingly undetected, then and RPG hits a

building right behind them -- just missing them, they take
cover trading fire, then advancing.
* A dirt bike cuts through, a shooter on the back, quickly

shot off by our crew, the bike crashes into a street vendor
stand.
WEST
Let’s go...
A
They press on.
ER
A65 EXT. CITY STREETS - SUNRISE A65
EXTREME CLOSE UP: Cinderblock wall, the words “Mi Patria

Tiene Hambre“ (My Country is Hungry) can be read, written on
the wall. Gun shots echo in the distance.
VI
* The camera begins to slowly DOLLY OUT. Revealing another
phrase etched onto the wall, “Huele a Libertad” (Smells Like
Freedom), then the last words to creep into frame, “Viva
Venezuela!”.
* An unidentifiable object comes into view on the left side

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of frame... As the camera continues back we see its the worn
sole of a tennis shoe.
* The camera continues pulling out to reveal a young teenage

boy slumped against the cinderblock wall, an old AK-47
resting in his lap, and a bullet through his head; eyes
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lifeless.
* Gun shots continue to echo throughout as the camera settles

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into a wide shot of the street.
* The boy lays dead between a series of shops with

retractable metal doors. After a moment, in the now static
wide, a shop owner walks into frame and past the boys body,
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not acknowledging it, he begins opening up his shop.
* After a few more moments, two young boys run into frame and
stop in front of the dead boy, then kneel down and take his
gun, running off.
* The shop keeper continues opening up, gun shots echo, the
sound of a car approaching... After another beat, a military
truck roars past camera, the dead boy stays still in the
center of the frame.
87.
B65 INT. SEDAN / PARK / CHURCH - MORNING B65
A Narco Man sits in his car on his phone, gun at his side,
music plays from his speakers.
65 EXT. CITY STREET / PARK / CHURCH - MORNING 65
Gunner rounds the corner, clocks the church in the distance,

then man in the car, creeps around the back side and drops a
grenade in the back window and walks through the park, toward
the church.
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66 INT. SEDAN / PARK / CHURCH - MORNING 66
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The Narco Man looks up and see’s Gunner walking away, he
realizes who it is, makes a move for his gun.
67 EXT. CITY STREET / PARK / CHURCH - MORNING 67
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Behind Gunner we see the Narco car explode into a fire ball,
the people in the park run.
Gunner raises his pistol into the air and begins firing,
calling any and all attention to himself, he heads for the
church.
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68 INT. CHURCH - MORNING 68
* The church is empty, abandoned. He checks the window,

trucks and military vehicles arrive out front.
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* He reloads his magazine. Waits.

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69 INT. MILITARY HUMMER - DAY 69
The convoy makes its way into the city.

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The radio begins sounding off.
RADIO (O.C.)
(In spanish)
They’ve split, moved east, he is in
Church de Saint Pietro.
* Moreau picks up the walkie, speaks to Roman in the Hummer

ahead.
88.
MOREAU
It’s Gunner... He’s pulling us off
of the girl...
A beat.
MOREAU (CONT'D)
He’s ready to die.
ROMAN (V.O.)
Then help him do that, major.
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MOREAU
Yes sir.
Moreau’s hummer pulls off from the convoy.
ER
70 I/E. CHURCH - DAY 70
Military vehicles and rebels are armed outside.
the door.
He waits outside.
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Moreau’s hummer pulls up, he hops out and makes his way up to
MOREAU
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Gunner! You doing last rites in
there?
GUNNER
Already did it, Major.
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MOREAU
That’s good. I’m going to come in,
what you think about that?
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GUNNER
Come ready...
MOREAU
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Won’t be anything in my hands, my

word.
A beat.
GUNNER
Come on then.
Moreau signals to the military to stand down, he enters the

church.
89.
Gunner has his gun trained on him, but as promised, he is

unarmed. Moreau is unfazed, casual.
MOREAU
What happened to you man?..
He turns and looks at Gunner.
MOREAU (CONT'D)
This girl really got to you, huh?
Hope it was good.
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Gunner keeps his gun on Moreau.
GUNNER
This isn’t about the girl.
ER
MOREAU
Seems that way to me... You’re one
of the best killers I’ve ever
known. We do some camera man, that
would have put us away, and you
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flip the fuck out man... What’s the
deal with you?
GUNNER
What we’re into is wrong down here,
major, I have seen a lot this go
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‘round... A lot.
Moreau laughs.
MOREAU
Wrong... Oh you’ve changed, huh?
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He looks at Gunner.
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MOREAU (CONT'D)
People like us don’t change, G.
Tasted too much blood... Now if you
wanna tell me you found religion -
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He looks around.
MOREAU (CONT'D)
Okay... But ain’t nothing saving
you from what we’ve done. Feel me?
Gunner knows he’s right.
MOREAU (CONT'D)
Why don’t you put that down and
let’s one of us meet our maker?
90.
Gunner nods, let’s go, tosses the gun off to the side.
* They square up.
GUNNER
Come on with it.
Moreau smiles and approaches.
****TO BE CHOREOGRAPHED*****
Payoff fight, brutal, trading back and forth, Gunner finishes
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him.
71 EXT. NEAR WATER / PLAYGROUND - DAY 71
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Our crew makes there way onto an overgrown playground, they
are immediately met with a truck of three Narco’s they hop
out and fire at our crew, West shoots one of them.
Our crew takes cover.
DAVID VI
The water is just after this
playground.
Guapo looks around the corner, he’s immediately shot in the

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chest, falling backwards, shocking the group.
He’s spitting up blood.
WEST
Fuck!
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West grabs him, he’s still alive, but not going to make it.
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GUAPO
Get them out of here...
BULLETS continue, West knows he has to, squeezes Guapo’s

hand, looks to David.
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WEST
Cover me.
* West pops around the corner, there are three Narco’s

returning fire.
* David takes a breath and rounds the corner, spraying

bullets, hitting one of them. West kills the other two.
WEST (CONT'D)
Come on!
91.
WEST (CONT'D)
Go!
David and Julia give a parting look to Guapo and follow West
out of the playground.
72 I/E. CHURCH - DAY 72
* Gunner’s composes himself, he’s hanging on by a thread, he

opens the door to the church and executes the six rebels
outside with god-like precision.
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* Disappears down the street.
ER
73 EXT. BEACH ENTRANCE / FAR END OF PLAYGROUND - DAY 73
Our crew makes their way through the playground, they’re met
by more military, General Roman.
BULLETS pour in from rebels and General Roman, our crew takes
cover.
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West spins around as best he can. Counter-firing on one knee,
killing the rebels, while Julia and David take cover behind a
fallen tree that barely does the job. BULLETS RAKE THE TREE.
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They trade fire back and forth while Julia stays in cover.
But it’s clear Roman’s coming for them.
ROMAN
Come on!
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* West looks to David
WEST
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Cover me!
David fires a trio of shots over the palm tree. Barely

Covering West's run.
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West goes to take cover, but... Roman gets him in the back of
the shoulder, he doesn’t make it.
West falls into the sand. Alive, bleeding. Wide open with no
cover now and plenty of bullets coming his way. He curls up.
JULIA
Get outta there!
Julia impulsively slides out of cover to go help West. Roman

takes aim. David can see his move.
92.
DAVID
Julia! No!
David stands up, and both him and Roman fire at each other
simultaneously. BANG!
She can’t believe it as she watches both men blast backwards

simultaneously.
Julia rushes over to David’s side, trying to hold his wounds

together. Getting herself covered in blood.
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DAVID (CONT'D)
(bleeding at the mouth)
I did it. I got’em for you.
ER
JULIA
You did. Save your breath.
David struggles to get his hand in his pocket, pulls out a

tiny DIGITAL CARD.
VI
West straightens himself up against the skiff, watches them,
bleeding from his shoulder.
DAVID
Make sure your video gets out.
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Tears are pouring from her eyes now.
JULIA
Hang on. Come on, David, hang with
me...
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She looks around, desperate, as if there was a solution...

She see’s West alive, so does David, he deliriously calls out
to West.
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DAVID
You see that, the new guy saved
your ass...
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West smiles at him.
WEST
You sure did, new guy, I owe you
one.
DAVID
Tell Gunner, I did it... Tell
him... I understand now.
He’s dead. Julia’s rage builds, she looks and walks over to
Roman.
93.
He’s still breathing. Crawling to grab his weapon.
Julia kicks him over. Looks him in the eye.
She pulls the slide on her pistol, he begins to sing to

himself, catching her off guard.
GENERAL ROMAN
Lean on me, when you’re not strong,
I’ll be your friend, I’ll help
you...
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She points her gun square and unloads the entire clip on him.
BLAM!BLAM!BLAM!BLAM!BLAM! ... And he stops breathing.
ER
74 EXT. NEAR BEACH / PLAYGROUND - DAY 74
Gunner descends upon the playground, he see’s the carnage and

comes upon Guapo, who is on his last breath.
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Gunner cradles his head.
GUNNER
You’re okay, pal... Stay with me,
we’re going to get you out of here.
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GUAPO
Make sure she gets out...
Guapo mouth is spilling blood, his eyes are struggling to

maintain life.
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WEST
(fighting to get the words out)
Get them out... Finish this.
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Gunner looks into his dying eyes, makes a promise.
GUNNER
I will.
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The lights go out in Guapo’s eyes.
Gunner takes a beat, then grabs his gun and carries on,
stepping over the Narco’s bodies and their truck.
A75 EXT. ABANDONED BUILDING / RIVER - DAY A75
Julia and West have David’s body on a perch, over looking the
river.
94.
It’s no beach. Two large antiquated public boats are docked,

no sign of their contact. People from the town are waiting in
line to board the barge.
Gunner appears.
He see’s Davids body. Sharing a beat of pain.
GUNNER
You okay?
Julia nods, so does West - he holds his wound.
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WEST
Don’t look like much of a beach,
cap.
ER
He searches for how they’re going to leave.
GUNNER
No, it doesn’t.
75 INT. PUBLIC RIVER BOAT

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He looks at David’s body, has an idea, but it’s not a good
one.
- DAY 75
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CLOSE UP: A cold bottle of beer and two water bottles are set
down on Bodega Bar counter of the run down river barge.
West picks them up and walks through the crowded boat, not
paying any mind to the other passengers eyeing him.
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Underneath the main deck - Gunner, Julia, and David’s body

sit, their back to the water the boat travels down river.
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West approaches, hands them both a water, then takes a seat.
They all sit and have a drink.
David looks like he’s sleeping.

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Gunner looks to Julia.
GUNNER
You ready to go home now?
JULIA
Yeah. I am.
THE BOAT CONTINUES DOWN THE RIVER.
DRONE TRAILS OFF AHEAD.

95.
MONTAGE OF NEWS ON TV:
JULIA'S VIDEO OF PETERSEN EXECUTING THE WOMAN.
HEADLINE: KEYSTONE OIL COMPANY CHARGED WITH CRIMES AGAINST

HUMANITY AND POLITICAL CONSPIRACY IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES.
PETERSEN’S GETTING ARRESTED INTO POLICE CARS. MOBBED BY THE

PRESS OUTSIDE HIS MANSION.
FOOTAGE OF VENEZUELAN CONFLICT CONTINUES ON THE TV
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TRUMP CONTINUES BUSINESS AS USUAL, HANDLING THE PRESS FULL OF
SMILES. ALL’S GOOD.
THE TV SIGNAL SWITCHES OFF.
ER
THE END.
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LAND OF GRACE

CARD READS: ***INTRODUCE HOW CRISIS IN VENEZUELA STARTED***

CARD READS: ***EXPLAIN WHERE IT STANDS NOW; largest oil

CARD READS: ***PARTING THOUGHT, PAINT BLEAK PICTURE***

DRONE SHOTS: WE PICK UP A SEDAN MOVING THROUGH TRAFFIC

JULIA PETERSON (30), an investigative journalist, rides in

CARMEN (30’s) revolutionary-idealists type, drives them into

We stay tight on Julia as she takes in her surroundings and

FEDE (O.C.) (CONT'D)

No, no, no.... Concealed... This is

He hangs up the phone, turns to the driver.

Fede turns around and looks to Julia.

INT. WAREHOUSE ROOM - NIGHT

He sits against the wall; looking uneasy, very serious,

Julia takes a seat across from him, flashes a reassuring

Carmen finishes with the lav.

Fede sets up the iphone camera on the tripod, he presses

ANDREA (40’s), Cesar’s assistant speaks.

Julia nods, she knows, then looks at the diplomat.

Fede translates for her.

Fede translates word for word, we watch Cesar listen.

Fede translates. Cesar gathers himself, very conflicted.

are killing our own people, robbing

American politics, I would not be

Julia listens, nods, she believes the same.

IPHONE FOOTAGE: A medium shot on Cesar.

Cesar looks at her, debates whether to speak anymore. Then he

He looks smirks, looks at Julia.

There is a knock at the door in the background, terror washes

Fede in the background tries to calm the situation. We hear a

Screams echo out in the room, another round of deliberate gun

The tripod is knocked over onto the floor, in front of us, is

A pair of woman’s shoes run past the camera, military boots

Julia is slammed down in the frame, between the camera and

A black bag is quickly slipped over her head as she screams.

3 INT. APARTMENT/MIAMI BEACH - SUNRISE 3

On a news show is, ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHN PETERSEN (50’s

economy is in a free fall, the

rate is soaring... Specifically

A modern apartment, overlooking the ocean. Oddly devoid of

DELTA FORCE DOG TAGS... AND A PICTURE. A photo of Gunner,

Gunner's chest is bandaged, spotted in blood. He scrambles to

Gunner stares out at the view of the ocean beyond the

SUPER: Miami, Florida.

BUZZ. His phone goes off on the counter; another bloody

He looks, Unknown Caller, he lets the call go to voicemail,

“SITUATION’S CHANGED IN VE. CANT LOOK THE OTHER WAY.” He

He’s thinking to answer when: BAM! BAM! BAM! Someone’s at the

Gunner steps up to the door, pistol ready in hand. A business

4 INT. DINER - AFTERNOON 4

Gunner enters the classic down home diner, on alert.

Customers eat, TV plays behind the bar.

He approaches a booth towards the back where WEST (30’s,

Gunner takes a seat at the booth, a lot of history between

West clocks him, Gunner asked to me...

Gunner gives him a look, “Doesn’t want to say”.

This stings them both.

West needs answers.

oversee transpo, should have been

Gunner pieces together what happened.

This fuckin’ girl... A journalist,

A beat, “They killed him”.

Gunner just nods, West smirks.

Gunner’s clearly bothered by this lady’s suffering.

CARD READS: INTRODUCE HOW CRISIS IN VENEZUELA STARTED

CARD READS: PARTING THOUGHT, PAINT BLEAK PICTURE