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"THE INFIDEL" by Robert Carl Johnson Robert Carl Johnson 7510 E. Gem Shores Rd. Hayden Lake, ID 83835 (208) 772-9838 Cell (208) 818-6727 [email protected] FADE IN: INT. HEART MONITOR - DAY SUPER: "JANUARY 2ND. PRESENT DAY." A heartbeat's electrical line moves up and down across the screen - line movement goes erratic - goes flatline - steady SHRILL alarm sends an alert. FEMALE (V.O.) Code blue. Room 626. Code blue. Room 626. EXT. PARK - NIGHT (FLASHBACK) SUPER: "SEPTEMBER 11TH - 113 DAYS PRIOR." A speck of light flickers, grows brighter, reflects a child's tear-streaked cheeks. She and a group (all ages) share grief and pride and hold candles and small American Flags at a memorial. Multitudes of flowers and stuffed animals lay at a sign - "GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR TROOPS AND TERRORISTS' VICTIMS." EXT. ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST CITY - DAY The sunrise reflects timeless beauty off spiral and domed ROOFS. A PRAYER CHANT's EERINESS seeps into AN ALLEY, shadowed and cobbled. Rats, ragged children, mangey cats and dogs scavenge trash-food. The CHANT NARROW STREET joins angry MURMURS as people scurry into a HUGE SQUARE, swallowed into a gathering horde as ANGRY SHOUTS and AUTOMATIC gun SHOTS rise to a frenzy and inflict the CHANT's merciless death. A woman of stature is unaffected by chaos. Her berka's fabric is of finest quality (no veil). Diamond dust glitters on manicured fingernails. 2. Her olive complexion is as smooth as melted Hagen Daz ice cream; radiant dark eyes as elusive as a frightened chameleon. But most striking are her lips; a slow twist stitches tight wetness of halves that men have died for since Adam and Eve. Beauty is destroyed. What remains: TARA RASHAB. A psychopath. At her side, her brother, ABDUL RASHAB, a swarthy, proud man of means, swings a sturdy stick. At the noose's end, a tattered American Flag shrouds a limp effigy; a dagger's twisted blade stuck in the chest secures a hand written sign - "U.S. PRESIDENT PHILLIPS." IMA, GHAR, AFTAR and MENUE (25-35) brandish automatic rifles and surround Tara and Abdul. TARA (educated diction) Thousands more infidels would have died if others had not failed their missions. ABDUL (Mid-East accent) Take pleasure in each death and the destruction inflicted, my sister. Allah has blessed us. Our ancestral blood will flow pure another thousand years. Tara lights the effigy. Flames consume it. TARA And our jihad will make Jaws look like a baby Flipper. Abdul and Tara laugh. Aftar, Ima, Menue and Ghar SHOOT weapons skyward. AFTAR - IMA - MENUE - GHAR (simultaneously) Death to all infidels! Death to all infidels! SEQUENCE SHOTS - DAY -- MUTED PISTOL SHOTS. Plain-clothed and uniformed officers move with purpose and pride at the LAPD's ACADEMY STONE ENTRANCE. - An American Flag flutters on a tall pole capped with a bronze bald eagle. 3. DAVE TOWER, mid-age fitness buff, jogs easily at a moderate pace on the ATHLETIC FIELD track and salutes the Flag. Dave's "squad" follow in pairs: MIKE, CAL, BOB (African American), TONY, SANTANA (Latin), ED, VIC, TOM, SAM (Asian) and BRAD. They proudly wear their colors: blue shorts, white, sweaty tee-shirts - "LAPD SWAT" printed on front and back. -- A sheathed combat knife's strapped on Dave's right calf. He and BRIAN (7, wears LEG BRACES THROUGHOUT SCRIPT) fish a LAKE from an 18 foot bass boat. Dave smiles, watches his grandson excitedly reel in a fish and plop it on deck. As he unhooks the fish, a glance at Brian's leg braces rips away his smile. -- A flight attendant pushes Brian, in a wheelchair, to an AIRPORT DEPARTURE door. Brian and Dave exchange waves. -- Abdul, Tara, Aftar, Ima, Ghar and Menue' fire shoulder rocket launchers skyward. Their desert camouflage uniforms blend into a ROCK MOUNTAIN. Six rockets streak toward a - DESERT U.S. AIR BASE. Destruction, death, heroic acts of self-sacrifice abound. -- A sergeant II, sheathed knife on right calf, and ten men repel from both sides of a LAPD JET HELICOPTER, - onto a BUSINESS DISTRICT STREET. The sergeant and eight men carry MP-5 machine guns. Two men carry scope sniper rifles. They wear full combat gear: dark blue jump-suits, goggles, helmets, lip mikes and holstered .45 automatics. Printed on front and back of Kevlar vests - "LAPD SWAT." "TOWER" is hand printed on front of Dave's vest. The sergeant gives hand signals. The "squad" spreads out, cautiously advance and surround a BUILDING. A spit-shined combat BOOT smashes a door open. The sergeant rolls a flash-bang grenade - into the BUILDING. EXPLOSION. Two grenades smash through glass windows. EXPLOSIONS. The sergeant and four men rush inside. Six men smash through windows. All cautiously spread out. 4. The sergeant removes his helmet and goggles. Dave grimly looks around a MOVIE SET. END SEQUENCE INT. DAVE'S KITCHEN - NIGHT Dave stares numbly at a half-eaten piece of pizza - grips an embroidered apron - "NO GRUBBY HANDS." LIVING ROOM A CD plays light symphonic MUSIC. Dave enters and sadly stares at two photos on the fireplace mantel. Photo one - MIRA (45). Photo two - son CARL, daughter-in- law KATE (25), and Brian (4), seated in a wheelchair. Dave sits, left hand tenderly holds Mira's photo, smiles sadly, kisses the photo, clutches it against his heart. Twisted into his right ear - a .45 semi-automatic. DAVE Mira. Mira. EXT. NEW YORK SKYLINE - DAY Unique buildings radiate beauty. Muted TRAFFIC NOISE. SUPER: "OCTOBER 25TH - 44 DAYS LATER." EXT. BRONX STREET / APARTMENT HOUSE - DAY Tara clutches a grocery sack and strolls, a fashion model among the throngs as they rush anywhere but here. She slithers up an apartment house stoop - sneaks a glance at vehicle and pedestrian chaos. INT. APARTMENT - DAY Abdul, Aftar, Menue, Ima and Ghar smoke hand-rolled cigarettes and laugh at a vintage cartoon on TV. The sound of a key RATTLES in the front door lock. The door knob turns. 5. The terrorists dive for cover. Tara, grocery sack in hand, stares down black holes of five Uzi barrels. ABDUL You forgot the signal knock! TARA Then kill me. Glory be to Allah. Everyone laughs. Tara sets the grocery sack on the kitchen table next to plastic C-4 bombs with timers. HALLWAY - LATER Abdul closes a BEDROOM door, shares self-satisfied grins with Tara, and enter the KITCHEN Terrorists drink coffee and smoke. IMA What's so funny, Tara? Abdul smirks as Tara flashes him a pleased look. TARA Just a little something we keep in the family. EXT. STATUE OF LIBERTY - ANOTHER DAY Adults supervise groups of children. Several nuns escort children, wearing school uniforms. Nuns wear habits. Menue, Ima, Aftar and Ghar blend in with tourists. EXT. STATUE OF LIBERTY BASE BUILDING - DAY A nun and priest (faces not shown) approach a uniformed guard. A door sign - "NO ADMITTANCE." GUARD May I help you, sister? The nun glance's over her shoulder at tourists. TARA (smiles at guard) Yes. I was wondering if -- 6. Concealed in a habit sleeve, a non-metal knife appears - plunges and twists upward into the guard's belly. A hand covers his silent scream. Pain-filled eyes slowly close. He slumps forward. Abdul holds the guard against the wall. Tara removes a key ring from his belt. She opens the door - spreads the habit to block anyone seeing Abdul pull the guard into a ROOM that gives access to various doors. Aftar, Ima, Menue and Ghar quickly enter. Tara removes bombs with timers from bags hidden inside the habit. INT. BASE BUILDING'S VARIOUS LOCATIONS - DAY - LATER Abdul, Menue, Aftar, Ima and Ghar place bombs and set timers. INT. STATUE OF LIBERTY CROWN - DAY Tourists and school children fill the viewpoint. Tara sits on a small bench, removes a lunch sack from inside the habit - glances at her wristwatch. INT. SACK A finger pushes a bomb timer switch. Red numbers - 30:00 - 29:59 - 29:58 - 29:57. TARA puts the sack under the bench. A YOUNG GIRL holds a lunch sack. YOUNG GIRL Can I sit here, please? TARA Yes, my child. Stay as long as you want. The Young Girl eats a sandwich. Her shoes swing slowly and brush the sack. 7. EXT. TOUR BOAT - DAY Menue, Ghar, Ima and Aftar mingle with tourists. Abdul's camera SNAPS pictures. Tara glances at her watch. INT. STATUE OF LIBERTY CROWN - DAY A nun and two children eat sandwiches. Tara's sack is behind their feet. INT. SACK Timer - :9 - :8 - :7 - :6. TARA (V.O.) Death to all infidels... EXT. TOUR BOAT - DAY Abdul SNAPS pictures of the Statue Of Liberty. Tara grins - glances at her watch. TARA ...Glory be to Allah. EXT. LIBERTY ISLAND - DAY The Statue Of Liberty EXPLODES: crowned head - hand and torch - arm and book - tangled copper and metal structure scatter. CLICKING sound. A CAMERA shutter's STOP / GO PHOTOS: base building EXPLODES - Statue's body IMPLODES - collapses - debris plunge among panicked tourists - into the water's murky depths. The stubbed arm, twisted hand and torch, protrudes from debris- filled water; a giant corpse slowly sinks to a watery grave. EXT. TIME SQUARE BUILDING - NEXT DAY ELECTRONIC READER BOARD - "STATUE OF LIBERTY BOMBED - SCORES INJURED - 468 PEOPLE KILLED." 8. EXT. ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI SKYLINE - DAY SUPER: "NOVEMBER 7TH - 13 DAYS LATER." The GATEWAY ARCH (steel-arched monument) overlooks the Mississippi River - sounds of two high performance MOTORCYCLES and a HELICOPTER. A "KCAD TV NEWS" helicopter moves slowly over a highway. HELICOPTER PILOT (O.S.) This evening is glorious. Traffic at the Arch is moving nicely with no problems reported on all major highways entering or leaving the city.