Home Alone V Away From Home Alone FFvs

by gdedwards11

Kevin is at it again, with the original cast from the first two Home Alone movies, Kevin is older and built. But he's still Rambo in a smaller form. And he's driving everyone crazy

WHEN 911 HIT WE WERE ANGRY!

WE WANTED PAYBACK!

TIME WENT BY BUT WE ONLY GOT A LITTLE

THEN PAYBACK CAME

IT CAME IN THE FORM OF AN EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY

HIS NAME?

KEVIN MCALLISTER!

ONLY NOW HE'S EIGHT YEARS OLDER. HE'S HAD EIGHT YEARS TO
PERFECT HIS SKILLS

HE'S RAMBO AT SEVENTEEN

HE'S GOING TO TERRORIZE THE TERRORISTS

AND AS USUAL, HE'S GOING TO DRIVE THEM ABSOLUTLY CRAZY

KEVIN MCALLISTER IS BACK IN…

Away From Home Alone

Home Alone V

Starring: Macaulay Culkin

Screen Play
By: Geoffrey D. Edwards

Story
By: Geoffrey D. Edwards

Copyrighted:

Writers Guild of America Registration Number: 928484

Credits:

Kevin McAllister - John Cena
Father – John McAllister – John Heard
Mother – Katherine McAllister – Catherine O'Hara
Marv – Marv Johnson – Daniel Stern
Harry – Harry Amele – Joe Pesci
Benjadene – Benjadene al Ack – Natique's father
Natique – Natique Ack – Kevin's girlfriend

John Cena in top 10 good celebs

Ext: Computers and More – Night – Snowy – Looking in the
main window

He's out of the public eye hidden behind some counters and
shelving. The only thing visible from the picture window of the
store (Camera shot from there) is the emergency light near
the back door of the store and the glow from Kevin's monitor.

Int: Computers and More – Kevin's area

The Camera moves back to behind Kevin and begins to close in.
He's busy playing intently when something outside in front of the
store gets his peripheral attention. He gets an uneasy feeling and
stops playing.

He slowly gets up and turns around. He peaks over a shelving unit
full of computer hardware. The Camera shows what he's looking at.
The light from outside in the street highlights two silhouettes staring
into the store.

One tall and thin, the other short and round, but he can't quite make
out the faces, until a car goes buy. The reflection off the glass shows
their faces clearly. Now the Camera switches to our two characters.

Ext: Computers and More – Two characters – Façade

Int: Computers and More – Kevin's area

The Camera moves back to behind Kevin.

Ext: Computers and More – Two characters – Same time –
same night

Marv
As he peers unsuspectingly into the window…
Wow, Harry the black market dealers are gonna love us.

Harry
Yeah Marv, this place is a gold mine.

Marv
Hoe yeah it is!

Int: Computers and More - Kevin

The Camera shows Kevin's face over the shelving. He breaks
a huge smile. It's Harry and Marv. They're casing the store. Kevin
isn't sure what they're up to but he could bet it was probably no
good.

He smiles and shakes his head affirmative, as in 'you want more?
You're gonna get more. Kevin is a wizard in the store. He can make
all the toys interact with each other. The Camera picks up Marv and
Harry again outside the store peering in.

Ext: Computers and More – Main window – Two characters

Harry
We've been cooped up in that stinking jail for nine years. But we
ain't goin back in again right Marv?

Marv
Nope. Black market computers, it's the only way to make a buck!

Harry
Yeah…

Int: Computers and More – Kevin's area

Kevin is still hiding behind the counter unnoticed by Harry and
Marv. Kevin grins like the Grinch that just stole Christmas.

Kevin
He says to himself
You two, what are you guys doing here?

The Camera picks up our two characters peering into the window
again. They give each other five and leave. Still smiling and looking
at the window.

Kevin Cont.
I thought this was going to be a boring Christmas. I think I'm
actually glad to see you guys.

Kevin turns and looks at the computer with the game still on it.

Kevin Cont.
This is gonna be more fun than a computer game.

He walks over to the game and shuts it down. He carefully shuts
the computer down and walks through the dark towards the back
door. As he approaches the door he stops. …he asks himself. He
thinks for a moment.

Kevin Cont.
When are they going to hit? I've got to catch up to those two
morons and find out when they're gonna hit the store.

The Camera picks up Kevin as he gather his things, throws
his coat and hat on, sets the alarm, steps out into the cold and
snow, locks the door and dashes in the direction of Marv an Harry.
The Camera backs off and up giving the audience a view of the
back of the store, the lights in the street, and Kevin running off.

Now the Camera picks up Kevin trucking down the street. There
are only a few cars, the stores are closed and Kevin is cautious
about being seen by the two thieves. Then the Camera is in
front of him. He sees something and stops. The Camera picks
up Marv and Harry getting into a van. The Camera picks up
Kevin as he realizes that he has to get close and quick before
they drive away.

Kevin takes off at a sprint. The Camera picks him up running
stealthily around behind the van. He checks both sides and sees
a window open on Marv's side (the passenger side, which the
Camera shows. He sneaks up along the side of the van being
careful not to alert them to his presents.

The Camera goes to the inside of the truck and picks up Marv
and Harry from Marv's side.

Marv
He laughs
Gosh Harry that looked like one cool store. I almost hate
ta mess it up.

The Camera goes to the inside of the truck and picks up Marv and
Harry from Marv's side. Harry agrees with Marv.

Harry
Marv, after tomorrow night you and I are going to take a long vacation
complements of Computers And More.

Marv
A vacation, Harry, what a great idea. Where do ya wanna go? Hawaii,
or maybe Colorado, or even the Grand Canyon!

Harry
Looking displeased
The Grand Canyon? Marv, I wanna go where we can sit out by
the ocean and have cold drinks with those little umbrellas served to us
by gorgeous dames.

Marv
Ooh, Harry that does sound nice.

Harry
Yeah… Hey ya know, Hawaii doesn't sound like such a bad idea
either Marv. I think they got everything we're lookin for there.

Marv
Yeah, beaches, beautiful women, cold drinks by the ocean…

Suddenly Marv sees something in the side view mirror and stops
talking mid sentence. Looks intently at Marv, while Marv looks
more intently at the mirror.

Harry
What is it Marv, you see something?

Marv
I don't know, I thought I saw something move.

Harry
Startled now
Where?

Marv
By the side of the van.

Looks in his mirror. A car drives by. The lights show nothing.

Harry
See anything Marv?

Marv
Still looking in the mirror
Ah, no, I guess it was just the shadows or something.

Harry
Are you sure?

Marv|
I don't know maybe we'd better get going ha Harry?

Harry
Still looking in his mirror
Yeah, I guess we'd better. We'll be back tomorrow night though,
right Marv?

Marv
Looks at Harry and smiles
Right Harry!

Harry starts the van. The Camera catches the
outside of the van as it pulls away from the curb.
The van drives off and then the Camera pans over
to an oak tree. Kevin peaks out from behind it and
smiles again.

Kevin
Tomorrow night ha? I'll be waiting for you guys.

The Camera fades out on Kevin's face.

Next Day:

Int: Kevin's bedroom – Morning

The Camera shows Kevin's house and then his
bedroom. The alarm clock shows ten thirty. Then
the Camera shows Kevin zonked out.

A knock comes to his door. He pops up out of a deep
sleep. Another knock, Kevin turns his head slowly but
doesn't answer. His attitude shows that he doesn't have
to answer if he doesn't want to. Another knock.

She calls from the outside of the door and then she opens
the door.

Mother
Kevin, are you going to get up some time today?

Kevin looks at her through squinted eyes and then
turns and plops his head back down pulling the pillow
over his head.

Mother
How late did you stay at the computer store last night? I never
heard you come in?

Kevin
Still lying almost face down into his pillow
I don't know, I think I got home about…

He stops and pops up out of bed. His underwear is
showing. He suddenly realizes that his mother can
see him and covers himself.

Mother
You're my son Kevin, for Pete sakes.

Kevin
I know mom but it's too early in the morning for me to
decide whether I can deal with that or not.

Mother
She rolls her eyes
Are you going to get up?

Contemplating something other than his mother's question.

Kevin
The store, I have to get back to the store.
He looks around
What time is it?

He looks at the clock.

Mother
I thought the store was closed today.

He has to think fast but he can't let her know what he's
doing.

Kevin
Um, I, I have to go in for a little while to do some um, restocking
of shelves. I told Mr. Patel I would do it, I need the hours.

Mother
Looks at him funny but dismisses it
Oh, well, don't spend the rest of your life there ok?

Kevin
Still out of it
Ok mom.

He starts to get up but realizes he's still in his underwear
and sits back down waiting for his mother to leave the room.

Mother
She rolls her eyes again
Make sure you eat some breakfast before you leave, even
if it's that chocolate stuff you like.

She smiles and closes the door behind her. He watches
her leave then gets up and throws yesterdays clothes
on. He goes to the bathroom, looks at the shower then
shakes his head.

Kevin
I don't have time.

…He says while looking in the mirror. He wets his hair
down and runs his fingers through it to give it some
shape, and slaps some after-shave on his face.

He looks in the mirror and is just about to scream but
decides not to since it really doesn't hurt anymore. He
puts some deodorant on under his shirt and takes off
down the stairs.

She's holding a plate of toast, which she had intended
for herself.

Mother
Hey how about some breakfast before you leave?

He grabs the toast off of her plate and runs out the
door before she can say anything.

Kevin
Thanks mom.

…He yells as he's running out, knowing full well the
toast probably wasn't for him. The Camera pans
back and shows Kevin running out the back door of
their Evanston home and onto the store.

Now the Camera is inside the store. Like in the other
movies Kevin begins preparing for battle. There is no
dialog, just combat music and Kevin running around
the store. He goes back to the back room of the store
and starts breaking out the old commodore computers
and setting them up on display shelves. He runs wires
to each computer and hooks them up to a sound board
and then plugs in a microphone.

Then he starts setting up remote control cars and wiring
the remotes together so that one remote controls all. He
sets up about fifty of them. Then moving from one part
of the store to the front he begins doing the same thing
to toy robots, about fifty of them.

Then he taps into the security Cameras in the corners of
the store. The Camera shows the view of the security
Camera from the security screen in Patel's office. Then
he sets up robots that can punch and puts them behind
all the old commodore computers that he's set up along
with the screens and keyboards.

Then he tests one of them. He hits the remote control for
one of the robots and the robot knocks the computer and
all off the shelf and onto the floor. It smashes into pieces
in slow motion. He then begins to tap into the stereo
equipment around the store. The whole process takes
hours and before he knows it, it's almost time for our
thieves to arrive.

Ext: Alley behind Computers and More – Night – Cold
– Snowy but not snowing

The Camera moves outside to the back of the store where
Marv and Harry drive up in their van. The Camera pans
down to Harry as he opens the door. Harry opens the
door and steps out from the driver's side looking to see
if the coast is clear. He runs by himself to the front of the
store to look into the front window.

The Camera show that the lights are all out except for
the emergency light at the back of the store. Then the
Camera shows him run around back to the van. He taps
on Marv's window.

Marv
Marv rolls down his window
The coast clear Harry?

Harry
Yeah, common Marv.

Marv gets out of the van with something in his hand.
It's a small electronic device. The two step up to the
back door. Harry unscrews the front plate from the
alarm keypad and Marv hooks the device to a couple
of wires in the alarm panel.

Harry
You wanna do the honors Marv?

Marv
Wow Harry, can I?

Harry
Sure buddy, go head.

Marv pushes a button on the device. The Camera
shows a digital read out running through codes.
Pretty soon a beep sounds from the device and the
device falls still.

Marv
That's it Harry, we're in. I've always wanted to say that.

Harry reaches into his pocket and pulls a lock picking
kit out. He jimmies the lock in the door and pops it open.

Harry
You say dat every time we do dis.

Harry steps back and pulls the door open.

Harry Cont.
Your fortune awaits you Marv, after you.

Marv walks carefully into the back of the store.

Int: Computers and More – Retail area – Dark but
light enough

Harry follows behind checking one last time to see if
anyone is around before entering. The two walk into
the store and look around using flashlights. First they
go over to the cash register and jimmy that open and
take what little cash is in it. Then they look the place
over.

Harry
I knew it Marv, this place is a gold mine!

Marv
Sure is Harry.

Harry
Takes another look and then…
C'mon, let's clean this place out and get out of here.

Marv
Ok Harry.

Int Ext: In and out of the back of the store

The two start pulling items off of the shelves and start
to haul them out to the van. The Camera shows
them from their front sides walking out of the store to
the van holding their booty.

Int: Inside in the retail area

But behind them they don't notice the eyes of one of
the little robots come to life in the dark. They put the
first round of goods into the van.

Marv
Harry, I got a funny feeling about this.

Harry
Marv, you need a vacation. C'mon it's our last hit for
awhile. Let's get this done and get out of here.

Marv
Ah, you're right Harry, let's go.

They quietly sneak back into the store to begin
another round. As they get in farther Harry notices
the eyes. He stops Marv bumps into him.

Marv Cont.
What is it Harry?

Harry
Marv, did you see those little lights before?

Marv
No.

They move a little closer.

Marv Cont.
Sounding scared
What is it Harry?

Harry
Be quiet Marv, I don't know.

They stop just short of it. Harry looks at it for a
second waiting for his eyes to adjust. Then he
runs up and grabs it. He's terrified but he struggles
with it flailing it around and breaks something off
of it.

He looks closely at it and turns his flashlight on it.
Then he comes to his senses.

Harry Cont.
It's just a toy Marv. You afraid of a little toy Marv?

Marv
No!

Harry
Yeah you were Marv, yeah you were, you were afraid of this.

Marv
No I wasn't Harry, I knew it was a toy.

Harry
No you didn't Marv, you thought it was a big hairy monster
or something didn't you?

Harry visibly switches the toy off.

Marv
I think you were afraid of it Harry, that's what I think!

Harry
Me afraid of a little toy robot Marv?

Then Harry does a double take. A look of terror grows
on his face. The Camera shows Marv looking puzzled
at Harry. Harry turns the face of the little toy for Marv
to see.

Marv
Hey Harry, didn't you just switch that off?

Harry
I'm pretty sure I did.

Harry throws the toy down and smashes it with his foot.
He backs away from it. As he's backing away, one by
one little eyes begin to appear in the dark. Soon the
room is filled with little electronic eyes.

Marv
Let's get out of her Harry.

Harry
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I think you're right Marv.

As they turn to leave the computers that Kevin has
rigged on the shelves begin to turn on one by one.
It must be set that Marv and Harry have to go through
this isle to get out of the store.

Soon all of the computer screens in the isle are aglow.

Computer voice
WHO ARE YOU?

The booming voice demands. The picture on the
computer screens flicker in unison with the computer
voice. Marv screams and jumps into Harry's arms.

Computer voice Cont.
WHO ARE YOU?

Harry
Daring to question
Who are you?

Computer voice
Are you here to buy something?

Both Harry and Marv
No.

Computer voice
The voice demands in a rage
WHY NOT?

Harry
Ah, we couldn't find anything we liked so we'll just be
going now.

Marv and Harry start to walk but the voice stops them

Computer voice
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

Marv screams again.

Harry
We was just leavin.

Computer voice
YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE UNTIL YOU BUY
SOMETHING!

Harry
RUN MARV!

As they turn to run down the aisle they notice an army
of remote control cars that have congregated in front
of them. They stop and turn to run the other way. But
now the little toy robots have congregated on the other
side. Has to look creepy like in a scary ghost movie.

They're trapped. Harry tries to run down the aisle toward
the cars and Marv follows but the computers on the shelves
around them begin to pop off the shelves at them as they
run, battering them and smashing on the floor around them.

Mouse's, keyboards, CPU's, and monitors jump off the
shelves at them as they run along. They try to turn back
but the clutter in the isle behind them trips them up and
they fall landing atop of all the debris. They get up in pain
and try to run again back towards the back door of the
store but are caught in another gauntlet of computers.

Soon the two are on the floor again being pelted by flying
debris. They get up and try once more for the end of the isle.
They almost make it until something familiar happens. As
they close on the end of the isle two computer monitors
swing down from the rafters of the store and smash the
two of them in their faces like the paint cans in the other
movies.

The monitors knock them off their feet and onto their
backs, down onto the clutter of plastic, glass, and parts
on the floor. The Camera shows the two of them from
above covered in dust and parts. They don't move for
a second and the Camera picks up Marv's face while
he's still on the floor.

Marv
Ow!

He shakes off his beating still looking beaten but now a
little puzzled. He looks at Marv.

Harry
Marv?

Marv
Still laying in a daze
Yeah?

Harry
Is there something a little familiar about what just happened
to us?

Marv
No.

Harry thumps Marv in the chest with his fist, as if Marv
isn't in enough pain. Marv winces.

Harry
You numb scull, do paint cans ring a bell?

Marv|
No… Yeah! Harry, could it be?

Harry
Hey kid, that you?
Harry calls into the faint light
C'mon kid, we know it's you.

Marv
Yeah, c'mon kid. Come out so's we can rough ya
up again.

Harry slaps Marv in the chest with the back of his hand.

Harry
Shut up Marv! This kid's eight years older now. Don't
you remember what he did to us when he was eight?
He's had eight years to perfect his sick little mind.
I'm not going through that again.
Harry calls out to Kevin
That's it kid. We've had enough. Call the cops or
let us go.

Computer voice
You guys give up, or do you want more?

Marv and Harry Shield themselves

Marv and Harry Cont.
No, no, we give up!

Nothing happens. There is a pause.

Computer voice
The cops are on their way.

Pause. Kevin comes out and shows himself.

Computer voice Cont.
So how ya doin fella's?

Marv
As he begins to cry
Are we going to jail again Harry?

Harry
I'm afraid so Marv. Unless you'd rather deal with
him again.

Marv
I'd rather go to jail Harry.

Harry
I know Marv. I know.

Harry sees Kevin. Kevin is huge.

Harry
Kevin, what the hell happened to you? You get stung by a
bee or something?

Kevin
Nah, just worked out a little in the past couple of years.

Marv
Kid, you look great.

Kevin
Thanks. So don't you guys want to see what else I had
planned for you?

The Camera shows Harry and Marv with a look of
dread on their faces at the possibility that they might
have to endure more.

Ext: Front of store – emergency vehicles all around
– later – sunrise the next morning

This scene begins while it's still dark. The Camera is
outside the front of the store now and it moves to
Bipen Patel and a police officer talking. Firemen and
other police are milling around the crime scene.

Policeman
Well sir the place is a mess but noting seems to be missing.
There are a bunch of computers lying on the floor all smashed
though. And a couple of toy robots and cars but that's it.

Bipen
Computers, oh no!

Bipen runs into the store to where the mess is. He picks
up a piece of one of the computers. The Camera shows
the name on the computer. Commodore 2000. Bipen looks
puzzled. Then he walks back to the stock room to where
the computers were stored. The Camera shows all of the
boxes empty and piled up.

Bipen Cont.
What the…
He thinks for a moment
Kevin, it has to be.
The policeman follows Bipen out of the store. He looks
around
Did you see a young man?

Policeman
Yes, as a matter of fact, he was here last night. He said
he was the one who called us but we're not sure. He's in
that squad car, he barely fit?

Bipen
He runs toward the car
Oh my god, Kevin… is he all right...?

Policeman
As he's running behind Bipen
Yes he's fine.

The Camera shows Kevin in the back of the car,
the car door is open. Kevin has a blanket wrapped
around him. Some of his clothes are torn. His
muscles bulge out of the torn clothing.

Bipen
Frantically
Kevin, are you alright?

Kevin
Yes sir, I'm fine. I'm sorry about the mess.

Bipen
Kevin that's all right I… You did all that?

Kevin
Yes sir, I'm sorry.

POLICEMAN
Son, did you somehow use those computers to
keep those two from robbing the store?

Kevin
Yes sir.

Bipen
Kevin you could have been hurt…
Changes the subject
…What's with all the old computers smashed all over
the place?

Kevin
Sort of laughs
It's a long story Mr. Patel.

Bipen
Kevin you may have just saved me a fortune in stolen
goods.

Policeman
What about all those broken computers?

Bipen
Still looking at Kevin in amazement, answers the
officer
They were useless. I told Kevin to get rid of them.
He must have used them to stop the robbers. I don't
believe it.

Kevin
Those guys are pretty dumb. I'd find it hard to
believe that they had enough know-how to have
gotten past your security system.

Policeman
You sound like you know these guys.

Kevin ignores the question.

Bipen
What were you doing in the store on a Sunday Night?

Kevin
Beta checking computer games again.

Bipen
You've got to get a life Kevin.

The Camera cuts

Int: McAllister family kitchen

Now the scene picks up at Kevin's dinner table with the
whole family around.

Father
So you used the old computers and the robots to somehow
freak these guys out and stop them from robbing the store?

Kevin
Yep.

Buzz
Right.

Father
Quiet Buzz. I believe you son. What are you some kind of a
master mind or something?

Kevin
Pauses to decide how to answer the question
Mr. Egan says I just know how to make weapons of mass
destruction out of ordinary house hold items.

They all laugh.

Int: That night – Kevin's bedroom - dark

The scene is now up in Kevin's bedroom. The Camera
shows Kevin at his desk playing a computer game. A
knock comes to his door.

Kevin
Kevin yells over his shoulder trying not to distract
himself
It's open!

Father
Sits down on the bed behind Kevin's desk chair
Hey buddy. Looks interesting, what is it?

Kevin
Ghouloids.

Father
Ghouloids, good Heavens what the heck is a
Ghouloid?

Kevin
Still playing
They're ghouls but they're androids. They spatter when
you shoot them.

Father
Gee, that's great Kevin.
In a cynical tone. He watches for awhile and then broaches
another subject
Kevin, have you thought about college at all?

Kevin
Some.

Father
Some meaning what?

Kevin
Some meaning some.

Father
Exasperated
Kevin, stop playing and tell me what you're planning on
doing about it.

Kevin
Hits pause on the keyboard and turns around
Sorry dad, What were you saying?

Father
Exasperated
I was asking you what you're going to do about
college.

Kevin
Well, I've been thinking that since things are going so well
at the store that maybe I'd just go to a community college and just
get my degree there.

Father
Laughs a frustrated laugh
Excuse me? I'm not going to pay for community college.
You can pay for that yourself pal.

Kevin
But dad, things are going good at the store, I might even be
promoted to manager soon.

Father
Kevin I… I guess I should have talked to you more
about this but you can't make a living at that store,
even as a manager you really aren't going to make
much money. How are you going to buy a home or
support a family?

Kevin
Kevin pauses as to insinuate that he had never even considered
all that
Buy a home… a fam…?

Father
Yeah, buddy, and you can't stay here forever.

Kevin
I can't?

Father
No.

Kevin
Why not?

Father
What?

Kevin
Why can't I stay here?

Father
You're kidding right?

Kevin
Well, no, I mean, well yes, I guess I never really thought
about all that. I guess in the back of my mind I figured
I'd venture out on my own someday but, I guess
it didn't occur to me that that time had come.

Father
Well it hasn't yet but it's not too far off. Kevin, how many
people do you know that stay home for the rest of
their lives?

Kevin
How far off?

Father
Well you're not planning on coming home after you graduate
from Perdue are you?

Kevin
I never…

Father
Changes his tone a little
You can't come back here after college buddy. Your
mother and I will want to be alone. Once you're
out of the house we might not even stay here.

What will we need a big place like this for? Come on
Kevin, everyone knows that's just how things go. That's
just life.

Kevin
Oh.

Father
Frustrated
Look Kevin, this is ridiculous, the paperwork to apply
at Perdue is down on the kitchen desk. Fill it out. You're
going to Perdue next fall or you can move out, get
your own apartment, and pay for lousy community college
yourself. Get it?

Kevin
Starts to get frustrated
I don't understand why Perdue is so important?

Father
No he's starting to get really angry
Because we don't want you living here forever! I don't
care if you go to Perdue or not. It was my Alma madder,
that's all Kevin, you don't want to stay here forever,
trust me. Sooner or later you're going to want to be in a place
of your own.

Kevin
Jumps up
Fine, maybe I'll just leave now and save you the
trouble of having to take care of me until fall!

Father
Jumps up also
If that's the way you want it.

Kevin grabs his coat, runs past his father and out
of the room. The Camera follows him down the
stairs, passed his mother who tries to get his
attention and out the front door. On his way out
to the driveway he trips over the jockey statue
and knocks it over.

At first he tries to stand it back up but it falls over
again. He finally just leaves it and runs off. The
Camera pans back catching Kevin running off and
down the street. Now the Camera is back in the
house. it picks up Kevin's father coming down the
stairs. Kevin's mother meets him at the bottom
of the steps.

Mother
What was with Kevin?

Father
We had a man to man, only he's decided that he doesn't
want to be a man. I guess.

Mother
What does that mean?

Father
I asked him what he was going to do about Perdue.

Mother
And.

Father
And, and he wants to go to a community college and keep
working at that stupid store.

Mother
Well, he can't work there forever, that' no kind of life.

Father
That's what I said.

Mother
So why is he so mad?

Father
I told him that if he didn't go to Perdue…

Mother
Yeah?

Father
…I told him he could pay for his own apartment and apply for
community college himself.

Mother
In other words you told him to get out?

Father
No I didn't tell him to get out. Well, I didn't mean for it
to sound that way.

The Camera looks at Kevin's mother as she gives his
father the look.

Ext: Kevin running around Evanston

The Camera follows Kevin all night until dawn.

Montage:

Kevin wanders around town at night.

End montage:

Kevin is doing some hard thinking as he wanders. He finally
arrives at the store to start his workday. Now we're inside
Computers And More again. It's later that morning. Kevin
is tired and doesn't seem to be focusing on his work. The
customer is getting frustrated. Bipen approaches him.

Bipen
Kevin, what are you doing?'

Kevin
Yawns
Oh, sorry Mr. Patel. I was up all night last night.

Bipen
Not beta checking games again?

Kevin
No, I was? I was with a friend.

Bipen
Kevin, I'm glad to hear you're getting out a little. But you
do need to sleep sometime.

Kevin
I know sir, I'm sorry.
He pauses
The truth is I was up walking around all night.

Bipen
Walking ar… Why?

Kevin
My dad and I had an argument.

Bipen
Well, it's not like he through you out or something?
Is it?

Kevin smiles in affirmation.

Bipen
Kevin, it's none of my business, but what were you
arguing about?

Kevin
He wants me to go to Perdue in the fall.

Bipen
Kevin that's great!

Kevin
I thought that would bother you. I don't really
want to go.

Bipen
Why not, that's the opportunity of a life time. Why
would you pass that up? You graduate from
there, you can write your own ticket.

Kevin
I like how things are now. I like working here… I…

They sit.

Bipen
Kevin, I cannot tell you how much I would like to have
you just stay and work here but you have to move on.
You will want a family someday, a home, a real
job. Kevin you can't do any of those things if you stay
working here.

I can't afford to pay you anymore. I can't even give myself
a raise. Oh Kevin, you have great skill, you have a gift.
Go to Perdue, let them hone those skills and you will be able to do
anything you want.

Kevin
I don't know, I guess I'm just scared. I'm not ready
for all that.

Bipen
You, scared?

Kevin
Sure, I mean out on my own, a family, I just don't know if I
can handle that.

Bipen
You're afraid of being out on your own, you're kidding
me right?

Kevin
Well, no. Those times I was on my own I still had certain
securities. I just never really gave it much thought. And
when my dad started talking about it last night it hit
me like a brick! Make my own living, a family, a house?

I just never thought about all those things. I guess I
just thought those kinds of things would happen in their
own time.

Bipen
No Kevin, things change. Sometimes in big ways. Their own
time is now.

Kevin
I guess so.

Bipen stands up, takes a step back, and looks at
Kevin who is still looking at the ground.

Bipen
Kevin, go home. You're no good to me if you're too
tired. Get some rest and we'll talk again tomorrow.

Kevin
I can't go home, remember?

Bipen
Did your father actually say you were out? Or did you
just leave?

Kevin
He didn't actually throw me out, no.

Bipen
I think I know your dad pretty well. You go home and
apologize. He will understand. Tell him that you and
I are talking about things if you want. If he sees that
you're seriously thinking about it, I'm sure he'll
let up.

Kevin
Yawns again
Ok Mr. Patel. Thanks.

Bipen
See you tomorrow Kevin.

Kevin gets his coat on and heads out of the store.
The Camera picks him up walking down the
streets of downtown Evanston. He passes store
by store, not ready to go home yet.

Still pondering his situation. As he is walking
he passes a recruiting station. The sign on the
window say's: Are You Looking For A Way To
Get Out Of The House? See other parts of the
world; get to know people from all over the
country? Improve your skills? See and do
things that no one else will get to see and do?

Kevin checks to see if the door is open. It is.
He walks in.

Int: Next Day - kitchen

It's morning. Everyone is gone. The Camera now
shows Kevin coming down the stairs. His mother
meets him at the bottom.

Mother
Kevin, you look pretty bad, you want some breakfast?

Kevin
Kevin follows his mother into the kitchen
Sure.

Mother
She talks while she prepares some food
You know your father felt really bad about what happened
last night. He was really worried about you.
Kevin doesn't reply but he's listening
You really should call when you're going to be out
all night. We'd like to at least know that you're all right.

Kevin
Sorry.

Mother
What's wrong honey.

Kevin
I'm kind of nervous.

Mother
Now don't worry, your father isn't going to yell at you
again.

Kevin
It's not that.

Mother
Well what is it, you can talk to me?

Kevin
Are you sure?

Mother
Of course honey, anything?

Kevin
Promise?

Mother
Kripes Kevin, what'd ya do murder someone?

Kevin
He laughs a tired laugh
No.

Mother
You got someone pregnant!

Kevin
You're kidding right?

Mother
Just kiddin, I know that's not possible. Sometimes
I wonder about you kid.

Kevin
I don't know, I just don't think I can tell you.

Mother
I just can't imagine. Kevin you're not… well, like… you
like girls don't you?

Kevin
Mom!

Mother
You just sound so serious. It can't be that bad
can it?

Kevin
Well…

Mother
Kevin, what is it?

Kevin
Mom, I have to know that you're not going to freak on me.

Mother

I think I've covered about all the things that would
really freak me out so…

Kevin
Ok, well I… I…

Mother
Oh for Pete sakes Kevin, spit it out!

Kevin
He looks up at his mother for a second
I joined the Army.

Fade out:

Int: Basic Training ceremony hall - Day

The Camera fades in from the back of the room where
the Basic Training graduation ceremony is being held.

Master of ceremonies
…Gentlemen, I would like to wish you good luck and
God Speed in your missions where ever they may
take you. You are all now officially Soldiers of The
United States Army!

All
Cries of sheer joy
Yheeeeeeee!

Hats fly up in the air.

The Camera fades and cuts to outside the building
where everyone is milling around talking or greeting
loved ones.

Int: C-130 cargo bay – night – dark accept a
few lights from electrical equipment – Kevin is
on a mission

The Camera picks up inside of a C-130 at night, the
lights inside the aircraft are a dim red. The cargo
door at the back of the aircraft is open, the wind is
blowing fiercely and the noise is so loud that it drowns
out normal vocal banter. Kevin and the other
inhabitants of the aircraft are using headsets to
communicate.

They're dressed in highly technical battle uniforms,
with night vision, high tech communications devices
and other battle necessities, all in black. The noise
is such that he still has to yell into his headset.

Kevin
So when can you tell me where we're going?

Major Harford
Yelling himself as he puts his hand to the earpiece
Now… We almost over Bagdad.

Kevin
IRAC?

Major Harford
Yeah! We're going to drop you just outside the
city limits. You're going to go in from the east,
find your way to the Iraqi Consulate Chambers and
find out what the Iraqi's are up to.

We need intelligence on the Chinese to find out if
they're working with the Iraqi government and what
they're doing. If you don't find anything then they're
probably not doing anything but Intel says otherwise.

Supposedly the Iraqi's have someone at the top. He's
the guy we need to find. Get his plans and turn
them over to Intel. And capture this guy if possible.

Kevin
That's insane, no one could get into a place like
that. It's suicide! Now I see why they wouldn't
tell me much when I opted for this job.

Major Harford
That's our job my friend. We don't want the Iraqi's
to know you're in country so we're dropping
you in. This is one of the easier jobs.

When you hear about all the goodies that the
government finds out about other countries,
how do you think they find out? We get the
dirty work! You don't think the CIA gets their hands
dirty do you?

Kevin
How many people come back from missions like
this?

Major Harford
About eighty percent! You won't be completely alone.
The rest of us will be outside creating a diversion.
Call if you're in trouble, we'll try to get to you.

Kevin
O great! So what's next is this where I ask you
what the diversion is and you say, I'll know when
it happens.

Major Harford
Hey, that's protocol! Don't worry, you'll hear it. It'll start
with a big bang!

Kevin
That's kind of what I figured.

Major Harford
I need to get to that radio behind you if… you… can…
can… you scoot past me?

Kevin
…Sure…

As Kevin moves to the side of the aircraft he gets
too close to the ramp at the back of the plane.
Major Harford has his chute on and as he turns
to get at the radio equipment his chute pack
knocks Kevin off balance and he rolls down
the ramp and out the door.

Kevin has his chute on but they're not close
enough to the drop zone. Kevin is still in radio
contact for a moment but his headset is cutting
out quickly.

Major Harford
McAllister what the… can you still hear me?

Ext: Kevin falling - night

Kevin
Barely.

Major Harford O.C.
Do you have your chute on?

Kevin
Yes, I'll deploy when I'm closer to the ground so
radar misses me. Don't come after me, carry on
with the mission, I'll find you.

Major Harford O.C.
How?

Kevin
Protocol!

Int: C-130

The headsets fade into static.

Major Harford
Gets on the radio to headquarters|
Hq, hq, this is Dark Bat do you read?… We've a
man down… yes he… well he fell out of the plane…
yes that's right he fell out!

What… no, he said to carry on with the mission…
I don't know… but we're not aborting, not yet! No we're
not aborting, give us a couple days, we'll keep
you informed! Yes… no… yes… roger out here!

Major Harford looks at the other guys in the plane.

Fellow troop 1
What now sir?

Major Harford
You heard the man, we continue the mission!

Fellow troop 2
The guy's a greenhorn sir, he won't know what to do will he?

Major Harford
I hear this guy's got some special qualifications, let's just wait
and see?

They all give the Major the high sign in agreement.

Ext: Kevin falling

The Camera cuts to Kevin as he's about to open his chute.

Although it's difficult to see in the dark the Camera
picks up over the top of Kevin as he's falling. He hasn't
deployed his chute yet.

Kevin
To himself
Ok God, you and I haven't talked much but I think
I'm going to need a little help getting out of
this one. I need you to tell me when to deploy my
chute.

If I deploy within radar range you need to hide
me. And I'd like to live through this if you don't mind.
Kevin pauses for a second checking his wrist
altimeter. He's still talking to himself. A small
light illuminates the face of his altimeter watch.

Kevin Cont.
Ok Kevin, it's about time, pull the cord. You
can decide what to do when you hit the
ground. And try to land on your feet this time!

The ground is invisible except for some sparse, dim
lights and it's very hard to determine how close it is.
Kevin pulls the cord to open his chute. He clicks on a
small flash light and aims it at the ground. It doesn't
help he clicks it off. His chute has slowed his decent
but it's still hard to tell where the ground is.

Finally he can see the horizon. He slows his decent
and aims for a light on the ground. Before long he
realizes it light from a fire but it's too late to direct
himself away.

POV:

The Camera switches from Kevin's point of view
to Desert men sitting around the fire. Not much is
going on as they are settling in for the night when
Kevin drops out of the sky. Almost landing in the fire
itself he hits the ground with his usual lack of finesse
like a sack of potatoes.

Ext: Kevin lands – Arab camp fire

It's almost as if the Iraqi men have seen this before
as they are somewhat unimpressed by the fact that
an American soldier in full gear has just landed in the
middle of their camp.

But when Kevin hits the ground the Camera cuts
to a couple of the men flinching at how hard Kevin
has hit the ground and then it cuts back to Kevin
laying on the ground. He's hurting from the landing
and lays there for a couple of seconds to catch his breath.
The Camera slowly moves over to him until it's directly
over him. As he tries to get up several guns and swords
come into view and they're all pointing at Kevin.

Kevin
The Camera is still on Kevin
What's up Fella's?

They grab Kevin by his uniform as he protests
announcing that he is an American soldier but
they're not interested.

Int: Airport boarding gate

The scene opens with our two robbers, Harry
and Marv. They've somehow escaped and have
found their way to an airport and are about to
board a plane for Hawaii.

Harry
Well Marv, it looks like we're home free. All we
have to do is get on this plane and we're out of
here.

Mar
Gee I don't know Harry, they're gonna be
looking for us and Hawaii is still the
United States, they could catch us
there too.

Harry
With these fake names we got we'll
be out of contact for awhile. They would
never think of looking for us in Hawaii.
At least not for a while. I'm going
to get as much out of this trip as I can.

The plane starts boarding. Marv and Harry
look at each other with excitement as they
pick up their suit cases and walk on.

Int: On the plane

The Camera now picks up inside the plane as
they're sitting down. Then it switches to two
Arabic looking men who look as if they're
conspiring but no one notices.

The Camera shows the flight attendant closing
the main door to the aircraft. Our two characters
breathe a sigh of relief. The Camera cuts to our
two Arab men, then back to Marv and Harry who
are waiting for the plane to go. Neither the hijackers
or Marv and Harry are aware of each other.

The Camera shows out the window as the plane
begins to move backwards. Harry and Marv
give each other a high five.

Ext: Plane taking off – day – partly cloudy

The Camera now shows the plane taking off. They're
on their way.

Int: Inside plane

Marv
Totally excited
We did it Harry, we did it!

Harry
I told ya Marv, you need to learn to trust me more.

Marv
You're right Harry, I should trust you more.

Harry
Yeah Marv you should.

The two sit back to relax during the flight. Minutes
pass and the Flight attendant has handed out
drinks. The two Arab men get up from their seats.
One heads towards the bathroom at the back of the
plane, the other heads forward.

The Camera cuts to Harry. He's about to take a drink
when the Arab man headed toward the front of the plane
bumps Harry's elbow causing him to spill his drink all over.

Harry
Yells at him
Hey ya moron I'm sitten here!

The man turns and looks at Harry but continues
toward the front of the plane. Harry's yelling
prompts a flight attendant to look up. She sees
the man walking through the aisle.

The Camera shows her looking up at the fasten your
seat-belt sign and then at him. She walks over to
him and stops him in the isle.

Flight attendant
Excuse me sir, you need to sit down until
they turn off the Fasten Your Seat belts sign.
The man ignores her at first and tries to walk past her
I'm sorry sir but you really need to…

Suddenly the man grabs her, pulls her in
front of himself, pulls a gun and points it
at her head.

Front Hijacker
Everyone Remain calm!
Women scream, everyone reacts. Panic breaks
out as people begin to move around trying to get away
from the Hijacker

The man doesn't know what to do, he's
looking around and begins yelling for everyone
to sit down and remain calm but no one does.

The other Hijacker comes up from the back of the
plane to see what's going on. He fires his gun into
the ceiling of the plane. Everyone freezes and
becomes completely silent.

Back Hijacker
Everyone sit down!

He yells! Everyone quickly and quietly moves back to
their seats.

Front Hijacker
Achmed, come here.

Back Hijacker carefully goes over to Front Hijacker.
Front Hijacker speaks in Arabic.

Front Hijacker cont.
In Iraqi (Are you crazy, you don't shoot into the plane
you will kill us all.
Then he turns his attention away to the people
for a second
We are prepared to die for our county so it won't do
any good to play hero!
Now his attention is back on Back Hijacker
In Iraqi (Look all I want to do is get home in
one peace. I've got to mow my lawn before
it's too high, my wife is panning for guests
so I have to help her clean the house,
and I have to take my dog to the vet!

Don't shoot the plane and if you can help it,
don't shoot anybody. Let's just highjack this
pig and get home!

Back Hijacker
In Iraqi (Ok).

Front Hijacker
Yelling
We're commandeering this plane to fly to Iraq!
Remain calm and everyone will be ok.

The Camera cuts to Marv and Harry. Harry
has his forehead resting in the palm of his
hands and Marv is crying.

Ext: Arab camp – morning – hot - sunny

It's early morning, the sun is shining. The Camera
now picks up at the camp where Kevin has been
taken captive by the dessert dwelling Iraqi men.

Int: Inside tent

Kevin is tied up, gagged, disarmed, and is sitting in
a corner.

He's struggling a little. Then the Camera shows
his hands behind him. They're tied tightly but he
manages to wriggle a small knife from the sleeve
of his uniform. He cuts the ropes that hold his hands
and frees himself.

POV:

There's no one else around. He quietly peaks his
head out of the tent. The Camera shows a couple
of perimeter guards but off in the distance. He looks
back inside the tent but there is only an old table
and chair.

Ext: Outside the tent – dusky – hot - clear

He tucks the small knife back in his sleeve and
quietly moves to the last tent in the half moon
circle of tents. He looks at how the tents are staked
down. Then he looks around the camp. There is a
corral of camels just a few feet away and several
long bundles of rope hanging over the corral gate.

He quietly, in a low profile, gets the bundles of
rope and goes to work.

Montage:

He begins tying the rope around each corner of the
tents. He takes his small knife and saws through
the ropes that are held down by stakes leaving only
a strand of rope to hold the tents in place. One by
one as he's tying them he carefully slips rope
under the tents.

End montage:

Finally he has half of the tents rigged in the camp.
He moves out to the corral and ties the other ends
of the rope to a bunch of the camels and moves
them outside the corral.

Montage:

Then he goes back and rigs the remaining tents in the
camp. Those tents are tied off to the remaining camels
in the coral. Lastly he loosens the ropes that contain
the still corralled camels.

End montage:

Then he lines himself up in-between the corralled
camels and the camels outside the corral with a
whip in his right hand and the ropes that corral
the camels in the other.

Kevin
Speaking to himself
Take this ya jerks.

Just as he's about to crack the whip a couple of the
men in the camp come out of their tents. It takes a
moment but they soon discover Kevin by the camel
corral. They begin to yell and charge toward him so
he raises the whip. All the men come to a halt.

Suddenly a shot rings out from one of the perimeter
guards and the whip is blown from Kevin's hand. But
the shot frightens all the camels. The ones that are
still corralled are jumping around but the ones that
are not, take off at a sprint into the dessert pulling
all of the tents that were tied to them with. Each
tent scoops up the men inside and like dirty laundry
they are dragged out into the dessert behind the
camels

Kevin quickly picks up the whip and the ropes holding
the corralled camels in. The men in the camp see that
there are ropes tied to their tents also. He raises the
whip in the air threatening to scare off the remaining
camels.

The men hold their positions and one man signals
the perimeter guards not to shoot.

Camp leader
In broken English
What do you want?

Kevin
I want my equipment, my rifle and gear!

Camp leader
We cannot give you your equipment.

He looks around and then realizes something and
he smiles and looks toward the ground.

Kevin
Oh yeah, well why not?

The camp leader makes a sweeping motion with
his hand to indicate that Kevin's gear went off into
the desert with the first round of tents. Kevin
realizes that even if they're lying he really doesn't
have much choice. He cracks the whip swatting
one of the camels still corralled on the rear. All the
camels panic and charge off into the dessert.

The men in the camp are jumping around but
none are in their tents anymore. As the tents
pass Kevin jumps on one riding it out to the
dessert. Some of the men in the camp shoot
at him but they miss. The Camera shows
Kevin riding on the tent like a magic carpet
being pulled off by the camels.

The Camera then shows him on the tent
getting knocked around but he hangs on
and waits for the camels to stop running.

Ext: Dessert – day – sunny - hot

Time has passed. It's later in the morning. The
Camera now shows the camels standing around.
One licks Kevin's face. He gets grossed out by
the camel licking him but comes to in the
glaring heat and sun, which blinds him for
a moment. He gets up and notices several of
the tents lying around. He begins to look for
his gear.

Just as he finds it a shot rings out and a bullet
splashes the sand next to him. He looks up to
see men on camels and on foot coming at him
from over the rise. He throws the gear over his
back, No rifle though. He hops on one of the
camels and the camel takes off. Only it takes off
in the direction of the charging men.

They keep shooting at him but they miss. Kevin's
camel is running so fast that it passes between the
men, Kevin still on its back, and charges off into
the dessert. The men realize that Kevin has no
idea how to ride a camel and laugh hysterically
as he disappears over a sand dune. They just let
him go.

Int: McAllister living room

The Camera shows Kevin's folks in their living room.
His father is reading the paper. Mrs. McAllister is
reading a book. Buzz runs in and up the stairs but
pays no attention to his parents.

The phone rings. The father lowers his reading
glasses to see if his wife is going to answer it. She
ignores him. Frustrated he gets up to answer it.

Father
…Yes this is… yes I'm Kevin's dad… I was
unaware of that… oh no! No… yes… yes… oh
know that's terrible!

Mother
She over hears the phone call and gets up
Honey, what is it, what's wrong with Kevin?

Father
…just a minute please.
He puts his hand over the receiver
Kevin fell from an aircraft during a night mission!

Mother
Oh my god! Is he all right.

Father
…just a minute.
Hand over the phone again
They think so, he had his parachute on when he
fell. They were in radio contact for a few moments until he
was out of range.

Mother
She grabs the phone from her husband
Where the hell is my son? What kind of an opera…

Father
He grabs the phone back from her
Honey, that's not going to help. I'm sorry, she's
just upset… What's that… Oh thanks for understanding.
What can we do?

Ok… yes… that will be difficult but we'll try… ok…
yes… ok… we will… ok… thank you sir… we will…
ok thank you… goodbye.

Mother
Oh god honey, what did they say?

Father
They said that Kevin told them to continue the
mission. His commanding officer confirmed it. They
are assuming that he's ok but they haven't heard from
him yet.

Mother
She gets all serious
Well what the hell does that mean?

Father
I don't know, get everyone together and pack, I'm
going to call Uncle Frank, we're all going to the
Pentagon!

Mother
Why Frank?

Father
If there's one thing Frank knows it's the military.
We may need him.

She makes a gesture with her face that indicates
that he might be right about Frank.

Ext: Dessert – full moon – Kevin on the camel

It's nighttime, the moon is full. The Camera shows
Kevin out in the distance from just outside an Iraqi
desert city. He's still on the camel but as he
approach's it becomes apparent that he is not
conscious. Thirst, hunger, daytime heat, running
from the enemy, and lack of sleep have taken
their toll.

The camel has brought him there itself. As it wanders
into the city some people see it. A man and his sons
and daughter who live at the edge of the city greet
the camel. Kevin is slumped over.

(During captions, give the audience time to read them)

Benjadene
In Iraqi (What is this)?

Natique (Kevin's eventual girl friend)
In Iraqi (What is it father?)

Benjadene
He stops the camel and looks Kevin over
In Iraqi (My God, it's another American Soldier

Natique
In Iraqi (Is he sleeping?)

Benjadene
Just as she asks he pulls Kevin down from the Camel
In Iraqi (No he's dehydrated. He must have
been traveling long, help me get him into
the house. If the Nationals find him they'll
kill him

Natique
In Iraqi (If the Nationals find us with him they'll kill us

Benjadene
They carry him into their house, the father is still talking
In Iraqi (He's American Natique, we need them. They're
the only ones who can free us from this tyranny.
We need to revive him and ask him to help us

Int: Inside Benjadines home

They put him in a bed. The father pulls Kevin's gear
and boots off. He's looking at some of the equipment
as he removes it. Kevin doesn't wake. They cover
him up.

Natique
In Iraqi (He is one man father, and not much
of one from what I can tell. How is he going to
help us?)

Benjadene looks at Kevin's huge muscles and looks
at his daughter like she's crazy.

Benjadene
Still fussing over Kevin
In Iraqi (He's not but if we show him what's
going on here and get him home maybe
he can tell his superiors about what has
happened here

Natique
In Iraqi (You have great hope in the American's
but they are the ones who caused all this
and when they were finished with Kuwait
they just left with no intention of returning

Benjadene
In Iraqi (Hope is the key word Natique.
But as I look at this man I see our hope.
Something in my heart tells me he can
help us
Pauses
In Iraqi (But we must help him first. Get some
foods ready in case he wakes up. Food, water
and hot compresses

The girl does what her father says and the Camera
fades as they begin nursing Kevin back to health.

Int: Benjadines home - morning

The Camera shows a topical view of Kevin's
face as he begins to wake up. A few fly's scurry
about the place, a few of which land on Kevin's
face, it's hot, Kevin is sweating. He begins to
look about the place. His lips are parched and
dry as he tries to lick some spit on them.

He looks around some more and sees what he
thinks might be water and begins to roll himself
in that direction still too weak to walk. The container
has water in it but Kevin is so weak that he spills it.

Natique
She hears him and runs in
In Iraqi (No, no, no, you must not try this
on your own, you are too weak

Hears her voice but can't see her yet because he's
face down on the floor.

Kevin
What language… I'm sorry I don't understand…

As she's helping him back on the bed he finally sees
her face. She's beautiful. Fair skinned no makeup and
a perfect face. Kevin is totally taken in by her beauty.
She's probably his age or a little younger, and absolutely
dreamy.

Their eye's meet and she looks at him but tries not to
give the wrong idea to the foreigner, so she quickly
looks away and continues to help him back into the bed.

Kevin Cont.
Who are you?

Kevin asks but he isn't sure she understands him
as he's trying to communicate.

Kevin Cont.
I'm Kevin, Kevin.

He says pointing to his chest. She realizes what
he's saying but plays hard to get. She ignores him
covers him up, and walks to the other side of the
room for more water. She comes back with the
canister, holds his head up and helps him drink.

He's still enamored with her until the water hits
his lips. The water throws him off his concentration
and he begins to drink desperately. She tries to slow
him down but he's determined.

Natique
In Iraqi (No, no, you must not drink so
quickly, you'll hurt yourself)

But Kevin isn't listening. Then he wrenches up and
grabs his gut. He's drank too much too fast. A man's
voice comes into range. It's broken English.

BENJADENE
You must not drink so fast. Your stomach is not
ready for it. Your stomach has no water in
it. Do as the girl tells you and you'll be ok. She's
very good at this.

Kevin
You speak English.

BENJADENE
A little.

Kevin
Where am I?

BENJADENE
Saheil, we are a small city outside of Baghdad. Where
are you from?

Kevin
Thinks for a moment
I'm sorry, I really shouldn't tell you that. Not right
away anyway.

BENJADENE
Suite yourself.

Kevin
I'm sorry, my name is Kevin, yours?

BENJADENE
I am Benjadene. This is my daughter Natique.
My son's Ishmael and Rhah are supporting us in the
market place right now.

Kevin
Noticing his daughter again. He looks at her with
suave eyes
We've met. Natique, thank you.

Natique Quietly to her father

Natique
In Iraqi (He is a man and a pig and an American man
which makes him even more of a male pig.)

She bows her head, says something in Iraqi to her father
and leaves the room.

Benjadene
Please forgive my daughter. She thinks all men are pigs,
I and her brothers are also pigs. How are you
feeling Kevin?

Kevin
Tired, hungry and thirsty at the moment. Thank
you for taking me in. How did you find me?

Benjadene
He says humorously
On a Camel!

Kevin
Laugh's a little past his parched lips
On it or under it? It feels like he's been walking around
in my mouth.

Benjadene
Laugh's at Kevin's obvious sense of humor
Oh, you were still on it. It's harder to fall off
of a Camel than you might think. I think maybe
that Camel liked you.

Kevin
Liked me… I… Where was I?

Benjadene
You were coming into the entrance to our city. We
found you and brought you in. And it's a good
thing too.

Kevin
Yeah, why's that?

Benjadene
The authorities in the area are under the current ruler
of this sector of our country and he does not
like American's. If they are caught, they are usually
shot on sight.

Kevin
Kevin looks at the man wondering what he thinks of
Americans
What do you think?

Benjadene
About American's? I don't know any. I just know
that they helped the Kuwaitis not too long
ago from the clutches of our leader.

I have friends in Kuwait. They said that most of
the Americans were very kind and it seemed as
if they were genuine in their efforts to free Kuwait.

Kevin
Lays back on his makeshift pillow
I think most of them are. So this ruler of yours,
why does he think he has to pester everyone? Why
Kuwait?

Benjadene
Sits down next to Kevin and preaches to the air
Oh, I don't know anymore. At one time, long ago,
it was to… proselytize, to convert everyone to Islam.

I could almost live with that reason, but now I
think it's given over to greed. Just greed, land,
control, power. Our ruler has no reason other
than that.

Kevin
I hate greed. There's plenty of room on this planet
for everyone.
Kevin sits up and looks at Benjadene - He looks at
Kevin
If you took me to this leader of yours would he talk
to me?

Benjadene
He would have you killed. He is a hard man. A hard
man to see, to talk to, to reason with. His own
people fear him. The people of this region fear him.

He rules by fear, killing, starving, imprisoning
anyone who doesn't see things his way. No
my friend, you must stay here, get well
and then maybe, somehow you can go back to
your president and tell him about us.

Maybe he will free us the way he freed Kuwait.

Kevin
I can't just lay here, I have to do something about
this guy!

Benjadene
No, Kevin, you are one man. You will not get
near him. You must get well and tell you
country about us. That is the only way!

Kevin lays there for a second and thinks. Then he
lays his head back and relents.

Kevin
Benjadene, you're right… you're right, that's
what I'll do. As soon as I'm well I'll escape and
go back to my country and tell them about this.

They'll do something. They're probably
looking for me anyway. I'll get your message out.

The two men look at each other. They shake
their heads in agreement, both smiling.

Camera fades:

Ext: City center – morning – sunny - hot

The next day the Camera shows the center of the city
of Saheil in the market place. Royal Iraqi guards patrol
the area. People are doing business as usual. The Camera
settles on Ishmael and Rhah selling baskets, pottery,
some food, and other items of necessity to the general
public.

Two guards walk past their hut. One of the guards flicks
ashes from his cigarette into one of the pots on display
in front of the store. Rhah is incensed and practically
climbs over the makeshift counter at the guard, telling
him in Iraqi that he is scum and disrespectful. Ishmael
is trying to hold him back, fearing for his brother's life,
trying to calm him down.

The guards look at him, then each other and just laugh.
This infuriates Rhah even more. Enough to say the one
thing he shouldn't.

Rhah
In Iraqi (Shehp's guards are pigs and Shehp is a pig!)

Now the guards take serious notice of the sixteen year
old boy. One of the guards reaches over the counter,
drags Rhah out by his shirt, and throws him to the ground.
The other guard points a machine gun in his face
stopping him fast. Everyone in the surrounding area
stops fast.

Guard 1
In Iraqi (You are nothing. You are the scum of the Earth!
Normally I don't even hear you but there are two
things you do not do. You do not call me or any of the
Royal Guard a pig.

And you especially, do not call your ruler a pig. Calling
me a pig is punishable by a severe beating! Calling
Shehp a pig gets the same punishment to be followed
by a bullet in the head! Now stand up and turn around!)
Rhah refuses
In Iraqi (I said stand up or I'll beat you right where you sit!)

Rhah, out of fear and stubbornness' still refuses. The
guard turns the butt of his rifle and strikes Rhah in the
face knocking him out. Ishmael leaps to his brother's
rescue but is stopped by the other guard with a clothesline,
which lays him out on the ground. Guard 1 steps over
and is about to butt stroke Ishmael when strong hand
grabs the guard's arm and stops him.

Benjadene
In Iraqi (Please, he is my son. Whatever has happened
here, I will repay it to Shehp)

Yanks his arm out of Benjadene's hand. Guard 2
points the rifle at Benjadene. Guard 1 makes an
announcement to the public.

Guard 1
In Iraqi (What is wrong with you people? Have you
forgotten who is in charge here? Have you forgotten
the rules? No one touch's a royal guard! That is the
law. No one speaks ill of Shehp! That is the law!)
Guard 1 grabs Benjadene by his robe
In Iraqi (You should have taught these boys better.
They will both stand as an example to all. They will
both be beaten and shot where everyone can see!)

Benjadene
Begging for mercy!
In Iraqi (Please, these are my children, they are young
and foolish, please let them go, please!)

Suddenly! Kevin comes to the rescue. As the two
guards are escorting the two boys toward the center
of the market place they pass under an awning or a
tent flap held up by two poles.

The actors are positioned so that as Kevin rescues
the boys he thwarts the guards and the boys are
freed almost in one or two fluid motions. The
Camera shows a black army boot as it kicks one
of the poles out dropping the tent flap down over
guard 1. At almost the same time a wicker basket
is squeezed down over guard 2's head and arms.

As quick as he can, Kevin picks up a clay pot and
smashes it over the head of guard 1 who is still
fumbling behind the flap and knocks him out.
There is still the rifle of guard 2 to worry about.
But Benjadene is a quick thinking man, grabs the
muzzle of the rifle and points it upwards. The guard
fires the rifle several times but only into the air.

People are still frightened and scream and run in
all directions. Ishmael, the older of the two boys,
kick's guard 2's feet out from under him and they
all run off escaping into the labyrinth of the city.

Int: Benjadene's home

When they arrive back at Benjadene's home they
all run inside and look out the window to see if
they'd been followed…

Kevin
Pleading to Benjadene
Sir please forgive me, I've probably put you in
great danger but I just couldn't let them get away
with that!

Benjadene
Nonsense Kevin, you saved they're lives. They were
sure to be shot!

As they're all still peaking out the window Natique comes
up from behind.

Natique
In Iraqi (What are you doing?)

They all turn around. Caught! They all have this guilty
look on their faces but don't answer.

Natique Cont.
In Iraqi (Oh, what did you do?)

Benjadene
In Iraqi (Nothing the boys will just have to find work somewhere
else for awhile

Natique
Demands!
In Iraqi (What happened!)

Rhah
Silence for a moment
In Iraqi (It was my fault sister. One of the guards
flicked cigarette ashes into one of your beautiful
pots. I was offended and called the guard a pig…)

Ishmhal
In Iraqi (He also called Shehp a pig.)

Natique
In Iraqi (To the guards face?)

Kevin
Looks at Benjadene because he can't understand the
conversation
What did they say?

Benjadene
Rhah called the guard and Shehp pigs.

Natique
Just slaps her forehead in disgust
AHGH!

Kevin
Who's Shehp?

Benjadene
The Ruler.

Kevin|
Kevin gives an oops expression
Ew.

Natique
Speaking to Kevin
In Iraqi (Be quiet!)

Kevin
Looks at Benjadene again
What did she say?

Benjadene
She said, shut up!

Natique
In Iraqi (I did not say shut up, I said be quiet and
you shut up!)

Kevin
Looks at Benjadene again
Now what did she say?

Benjadene
Now she told me to shut up!
Turns his attention to Natique
In Iraqi (You can't tell me to shut up, I'm your father!)

Kevin
What did you say?

Benjadene
I told her that she shouldn't tell me to shut up,
that I am her father!

Kevin looks at her and nods in agreement.

Natique
At the top of her lungs
In English: Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!

Kevin
Looks at her overjoyed
You speak English!

Natique
Absolutely at the top of her lungs and right in
Kevin's face
In Iraqi (Shut…Up!)

Kevin
Hey, I think I learned something in Iraqi that means…
shut… up… ok sorry.

Natique
Again speaking to Kevin
And how do you fit into all this?

Benjadene
Answers for him
Kevin saved your brothers lives!

Benjadene looks at Kevin with a new light realizing
that Kevin was indeed the swift strong American
soldier hero, quite capable.

Natique
And how did he accomplish that?

Rhah
Jumps in
In Iraqi (You should have seen him sister, he swooped
in like an Eagle. Smash, bang! It was over in an instant.
Father was wonderful too, and even Ishmael, he…)

Natique
In Iraqi (RHAH…)
She stops him screaming his name in disgust
Smash Bang?
Then she turns her attention to Kevin
Smash Bang, he says. Your stupid heroics have
put us all in great danger!

Rhah
In Iraqi (Don't blame him sister. It was my fault.
I was the one who caused it. Kevin saved our
lives. He saved our lives sister.
Turns his attention to Kevin
In Iraqi (I am eternally grateful.)

Kevin, not understanding what Rhah said, turns to
Benjadene. But Natique translates for Kevin.

Natique
He said he was grateful. Grateful that you saved
his life. I suppose I should be too.

Kevin
Gestures, and smiles a little in spite of the desperation of
the situation
No problem.

Benjadene
It doesn't matter Natique. Living under Shehp's
rule, it was only a matter of time. You would no sooner
look in Shehp's direction and he would eventually find that
as a reason to shoot someone. We should have left a long
time ago.

Natique
Well we have no choice now.

Benjadene
No, you're right, we cannot stay here. Too many
people in the market place know us. They will eventually
find us. We must pack immediately and get out of Saheil as soon
as possible.

Kevin
Wait a minute. What if people don't tell them where
you live?

Benjadene
Then they will be forced to… tell… them…

Kevin
My point exactly. I don't know about you but I
can't just stand by and let that happen.

Natique
Then what do you propose we do? What choice do we
have?

Kevin
You could fight!

Natique
Sarcastically
Oh, father, John Wayne is here. He will catch bullets
in his teeth and throw live hand grenades back at
the enemy!

Benjadene
In Iraqi (Natique, that is enough! Kevin is right, they
will torture people to find us. I can no sooner turn my
sons in than can I stand by and allow our people to
be punished for our sakes

Natique
I understand what you are saying father but these
people cannot fight! They're Christians, farmers. What
do they know about fighting?

Kevin
That's our advantage!

Natique
Mr. Kevin, I'm sure that, based on what I've heard
and… what I've seen… of you so far that you are a
great soldier, but you cannot teach even simple routine military
techniques to these people in time.

Kevin
Kevin smiles that sneaky smile that everyone knows
so well
Well, you're right. But… my techniques are neither
simple nor routine! Trust me, what I can teach them won't
take long.

Benjadene
Somehow, I believe you Kevin. I don't know why but I
believe you.

Kevin
Listen, those Americans that you were talking about
earlier. Some of them are here already. If we
can get enough of your people to cooperate we may
be able to buy enough time to get word to them. Then
they will be able to help us buy a little more time while
we get word to the states.

Benjadene
Extends his hand to Kevin. They shake on it
We have to try!

Kevin
We'll do it. I haven't failed yet.

Camera fades:

Int: Main airport Iraq

Some of the US military government officials from
the US consulate are at the main Iraqi airport trying
to negotiate for the release of American hostages.

Col Bob
Dressed in Air force Dress Uniform, holding a
loud speaker
Hello hijackers, please contact us through the control
tower if you can hear us!

He looks at the radio operator behind him. The radio
operator shakes his head negative.

Col Bob Cont.
Please hear this. We are Americans and we don't
negotiate with hijackers. Release everyone on board
or we're coming in after you. You have ten seconds
to either contact us or release the hostages!

He stands for a second waiting for something to
happen. Nothing does. Then he turns to the radio
guy again. The radio guy indicates a negative. He
picks up a walky talky and speaks.

Col Bob Cont.
Take the plane, I repeat, take the plane.

The Camera zooms in a little to show a bunch
of military vehicles surrounding the jet. Two
helicopters hover in above. Soldiers drop from
the helicopters on to the wing of the plane, blow
open the emergency door and board the plane.

Int: Inside the jet – passenger cabin

Inside the Camera picks up passengers, all sitting in
their seats, frightened, but no indication that there
are any Hijackers on board. It's confirmed by one of
the passengers and a flight attendant.

Passenger 1
I don't think they're here.

Assault leader
What?

Flight attendant
It's true, I'm pretty sure but I think they left the
plane already.

Assault leader
That's impossible, how would they have gotten off?
Gets on his head set
Assault leader to base.

Assault team base voice O.C.
Go ahead assault leader.

Assault leader
There doesn't seem to be anyone here. No hijackers,
I repeat, no hijackers.

Assault team base voice O.C.
A pause
Please confirm assault leader.

Assault leader
Roger base. Assault teams report in!
Voices come in over his radio
…Alfa team all clear. O.C.

…Bravo team all clear. O.C.

…Charlie team all clear. O.C.

…Delta team all clear. O.C.

…Echo team all clear. OC
He reports back to base
Assault leader to base, all assault teams reported
in. Report is, All Clear, I repeat, all clear! Can we
release the hostages, I repeat, can we release the
hostages?

Col Bob
Puzzled look on his face
What the… Oh well. Tell the assault leader affirmative,
free the hostages. And find those two men we're supposed
to be looking for.

The Camera shows the rubber slides unfold from
the side of the plane. People begin to slide down as
escorted by the soldiers. The Camera switches to
the inside of the plane to Harry and Marv as they
get up from their seats.

Harry
Gets out of his seat
Well thanks fella's, sure am glad to see you guys…

The handcuff's slap on. Then the Camera shows Marv as
they put the cuffs on him.

Marv
Looks at Harry
Harry?…

Harry
Shaking his head and looking down in sadness
I don't know Marv. Don't ask me, I don't know.

Int: Inside airport – misc office

The scene cuts to the inside of a building at the
airport. The Camera picks up Harry and Marv,
each sitting at a different desk waiting to be
processed and sent back to the US to prison.
There are all kinds of hubbub going on around
them, military personnel talking and working.

Marv and Harry overhear people talking about
someone in Iraq. It's a US soldier lost behind
enemy lines. Harry looks at Marv. Marv shrugs
his shoulders. Harry shrugs his shoulders back.

Base Soldier

Yes sir… No sir, we still haven't found him… No
sir he's still missing and there's been no contact…
Yes sir I understand he's in a lot of danger, we're
doing the best we can to get him out but no word
yet… Yes sir, we'll get him out sir… Ok sir. Out here.

Hangs up and takes a deep breath as if he's just
been chewed out. Then he looks at a female soldier
at a desk next to him and speaks to her.

Base Soldier cont.
We have to get that guy out of Iraq, or we're gonna
hear about it.

The girl nods her head in agreement. Then
some mp's come and escort the two robbers
to another place in the building. As they pass
through the hallways of the buildings there
are TV monitors placed in various locations.

Finally a picture of Kevin appears on one of the
monitors as they're passing by. Harry does a double
take as they pass the first monitor. Then when he
sees Kevin's face on the second monitor he stops
and gets a better look.

Harry
What the…

MP 1
C'mon bud, let's go…

Harry
Gets flustered
Wait a minute, I know that guy. Hey Marv!

Calls down to Marv who is farther down the hall. Marv
and his MP stop and turn around.

Harry cont.
Look at this monitor. Look whose face is on it?

Marv and his escort walk back by the monitor that
Harry is standing by and looks up. Shock fills his face.

Marv
Harry, it's the kid!

Harry
Looks like him to me.

MP 2
You guys know him?

Harry
Know him…

Marv
Yeah, we know him all right.

Both Marv and Harry
KEVIN!

Int: Col. Bob's office

The Camera cuts and the scene picks up inside
Col. Bob's office. They're all standing around looking
at the monitor with Kevin's face on it.

Col Bob
Say you know this young man?

Harry
Yeah, we know him. He's the reason we're here in
the first place.

Marv
He's the reason we're in handcuffs.

Capt Jones
How do you know him?

Asking suspiciously as if they know something they shouldn't.

Harry
I don't know he's just a kid we kept running into. Why's
he so important to you guys? What'd he do?

Col bob
He's lost behind enemy lines, somewhere in Iraq. He's
one of our soldiers and if the Iraqi's get a hold of
him before we do he could be hurt or killed.

Harry
Harry looks at the monitor and then, as if a light bulb goes
off in his head…
Dis is da guy you's guys are all runnin around looking for?

Col Bob
Well, yes.

A smile begins to grow on his face. The Camera
picks up Marv looking at Harry. At first he doesn't
see the humor and then it hits him what Harry is
snickering about and Marv starts to snicker also.

Harry
Dis guy.
Points to the monitor
You're worried about dis guy?

Col Bob
Yes.

Cpt Jones
Is there something we need to know here?

Harry and Marv are beginning to laugh more and more.

Col bob
Would you like to tell us what's so funny about one
of our soldiers being in danger in another country?

Harry
Him… in danger?

Marv
Yeah, you guys better worry about the Iraqi's!

Marv and Harry are laughing hysterically now.

Harry
Yeah, you better get in there and save them, from him!

The scene ends with Col Bob and CPT Jones looking at
each other and wondering what these two nuts are
going on about.

Missing Scene 38

Ext: Saheil – city center – night

This scene opens with the Camera focused on Kevin.
It's night. He's sneaking around the town market area
with a large group of followers to include Benjadene
and his family.

Montage:

Kevin points in different directions sending small
groups to their assigned positions as they move from
hiding place to hiding place. Always leery of the royal
guard.

The director needs to have the film give the impression
that Kevin has been disbursing small groups of people all
over the city.

End montage:

Kevin looks at his watch. Always aware of the time.
A few more positions to fill and Kevin can take up
his position and begin initiating his operation.

Kevin
…and you guys, go over there. You're close to the guards
so be careful and don't rouse them.
Benjadene translates Kevin's words into Iraqi
Benjadene, you and your family stay with me. Com'
on lets go.

Kevin, Benjadene and his family take up a position
in a hotel balcony overlooking the market place. They
are crouched down.

Benjadene
Kevin, I'm very nervous, this could be serious if it
doesn't work.

Kevin
It'll work.

The Camera pans around the market place. It's dark,
but peaceful. Nothing but nothing seems out of the
ordinary. Then the Camera cuts to different royal
guard posts. Some of the guard are awake others are
sleeping. Never daring to be caught by Shehp asleep
on their post.

Now a series of Camera shots take place. Each shot
is quick. The idea is to remove and detain the royal
guard long enough to call Kevin's mission team and
get them to Saheil where they can buy more time to
get American forces in to force Shehp out of power
and restore democracy to the region.

Kevin waves a white flag from the balcony. The Camera
shows a hand striking a match. The match lights and the
hand moves down to a fuse. The fuse is lit and a series of
fireworks goes off. Big ones and many of them. This covers
up the sound of gunfire from the royal guard's guns as
they're being taken out.

Int: Shehps palace – Shehps room

The Camera now cuts to Shehps palace where he is
awakened in his room by the fireworks. He runs to
the window. The Camera shows the grand display
out over the city in the distance. Someone knocks
at his door. He runs to open it. It's Hakeem.

Hakeim
In Iraqi (Master was there supposed to be a celebration in
the market place tonight?)

Shehp
Slaps Hakeem in the face
In Iraqi (I was not aware of one Hakeem. Find out
what's going on!)

Hakeim
Yes master!

Hakeem runs off. Shehp slams the door and
pauses wondering what's going on.

Ext: Dessert – mission team – out in the open

The fireworks also alert another group of people.
Kevin's mission team. They're all sacked out in the
desert behind shrubs when the light a mile or two
off in the distance and the faint noise awakens them.
They all stand up and band together.

M T Soldier 1
What do you think it is sir?

Major Harford
Pauses for a second
Protocol.

Some of the other team members look at him
not knowing the inside joke. The Camera fades
out on the distant fireworks.

Ext: Saheil

As the fireworks are still blowing the Camera shows
the royal guard looking up at the sky. Some of them
are just looking, some are concerned.

Montage:

The Camera jumps from point to point getting a little
quicker each time until the first incident. The Camera
shows two guards standing outside of a building. The
Camera pans down to show them standing on a carpet
then leads into the entrance of the building. The building
is dark. Suddenly the rug is pulled in toward the building
knocking the guards down on their faces.

They're quickly yanked, much to their terror, into the
dark entry way atop the carpet. A few thumping noises
inside the dark doorway and two people come out dressed
as the guards but it's Kevin's people.

Then the Camera shows three guards running as if
they're headed out in an attempt to stop the activities
around them. They're halted by a group of city people
amassed in front of them. They try to un-sling their
rifles but the people rush them, throw tarps over them,
tackle them to the ground, knock them out with sticks,
roll them up in the tarps, and carry them off.

The Camera shows two guards watching the fireworks
when the two guards that are actually Kevin's people
approach them and before they realize that the two
guards are not real their lights are punched out, and
a couple more city people come out to help drag them
into the building.

Four guards stand at the foot of a building under a
bunch of balconies. The Camera pans back to expose
people standing on the balconies above them. The
people all start to drop pottery on them knocking them out.

Two guards are trying to force their way into a building.
From balcony above a women spills something out of a
pot down onto the guards. The Camera shows that it's
scorpions. The two guards freak and almost trip over each
other to escape the situation. They both turn to run the
opposite way and are clothes lined by low cantilevered
beams protruding from the foyer of the doorway, knocking
themselves clean out.

Now we're back to Kevin. Benjadene and another person
are standing with him. He fires a big rocket at six guards
marching up toward them. The rocket explodes into
smaller parts. The Camera speeds up showing the guards
running in all directions.

A couple have smaller rockets chasing them, another has
one in his pants burning his butt, another has two small
rockets fly up his sleeves and it pulls his shirt off his back
and off into the distance.

One guard catch's one in his mouth and it explodes, leaving
him scorched and he passes out. The two with the rocket
chasing them, one dives behind a trough and large pots but
the rocket follows him in and explodes. The other loops under
the back of his shirt and carries him into the arms of awaiting
city people.

It explodes and leaves them all looking scorched but a couple
more city people come out, gag, hog tie him, and drag him inside.
Finally a couple of guards shoot at some city people coming
after them and chase them off, but two people come out
from behind tents and break pots over their heads knocking
them out and dragging them back.

Shows the final scene where the city people converge on
the remaining guards trapping them and pulling them away
where they can't be seen. Couple more of Kevin's traps are
implemented to bring the whole situation to quiet.

End montage:

Kevin and a bunch of the people gather at a meeting place

Kevin
I think we got them all. Are we missing anyone?

Benjadene
I think that's everyone. I think the rest of the people who
helped us are safe in their homes. I took a look around
as we were coming here but I didn't see any guards,
I think you're right Kevin, I think we got them all.

Ext: Shehp's palace

The Camera cuts to the next scene which is inside
Shehp's palace.

The Camera shows Shehp and a host of guards
leaving the palace in jeeps and trucks. Shehp
waves from the lead truck and they all pull away
from the palace. Hakeem is driving. Shehp isn't
looking at him but begins talking.

Shehp
In Iraqi (Hakeem, I don't know what's going on but
we have to keep this all under wraps. We cannot let
anyone know about our plan. If this gets back
to the American's we'll have serious problems

Hakeim
In Iraqi (Yes sir. I understand.)

Shehp
|In Iraqi (I hope you do Hakeem. Because if this doesn't
work, you won't have to worry about me. We'll all be
answering to him!)

Hakeim
In Iraqi (Him?)

Shehp
In Iraqi (Straight from the top Hakeem, straight from
the top!)

The Camera backs off and shows the convoy as
it passes by. It backs up and shows the convoy
headed for the light of Saheil.

Ext: Benjadene's home – I

Now the Camera shows Kevin rushing back to
Benjadene's house with family in tow.

Benjadene
As they're running. He speaks out of breath
Kevin, what are we going to do next?

Kevin
You aren't doing anything. I'm going to wait at
the entrance to the city for my fellow troops. You
and your family are going to stay here and stay safe.

Benjadene
What will you do if Shehp comes with more men?

Kevin
I think I can handle them.

Natique
That's what I'm afraid of.

Looks back at Natique as they're running. They finally
arrive at Benjadene's home. They stand just outside
the door.

Kevin
I just wanted to make sure everything is safe here
before I go.

Natique
You're just going to leave?

Kevin
The best way for me to keep you and your family safe
is to be at that gate. No matter who shows up.

She stands looking at him frustrated for a moment.
Then she looks back at her father and brothers. Then
back at Kevin. Suddenly she grabs the collar of his shirt…

CU: …pulls him in close, and kisses him. A long deep kiss.

Natique
Be safe!

The Camera shows Kevin, still in her grasp. She lets
go backs up and glances at her father. Then it shows
her brothers snickering. Her father looks perplexed.
Then he smiles at her then at Kevin.

Benjadene
Yes Kevin, be safe.

Natique's brother
Yes Kevin, we will pray that you are safe.

Kevin
Still in shock from the kiss
With your prayers, I will.

Camera fades:

…On Natique.

Ext: Dessert – misc road – Day – hot - sunny

The Camera shows the Special Forces convoy stopping
along the dirt road. It's still fairly dark.

Major Harford
Walks back to one of the off road vehicles
What's wrong?

Lieutenant
Flat tire sir, but I think we bent the rim. It will
take a while to bend it back into shape.

Major Harford
What are you waiting for?

Lieutenant
No hammer sir. We're trying to find something to
bang it with.

Major Harford
This could be a serious situation if we don't get there
soon lieutenant. Let's get a move on.

Lieutenant
Roger that sir.

The lieutenant rushes his troops to hurry the Camera
fades to Shehp.

Ext: Shehp's convoy - dessert

Shehp's convoy has grown in numbers and they're
about to come up on Major Harford and his convoy.

POV:
They spot the vehicles in the distance and halt the convoy.

Shehp
In Iraqi (What do you make of that commander?)

Shehp's commander
In Iraqi (I don't know sir.)
As he peers through a set of binoculars
It looks like American troops. I think they're broken
down.

Shehp
In Iraqi (Tell the men to get ready. We're going to
attack them.)

Shehp's commander
In Iraqi (Why sir?)

Shehp
In Iraqi (They may already know of our plan to work
with China. If that's true we have to stop them. We'll
take their equipment and leave them stranded in the
middle of the desert

Shehp's men prepare to attack Major Harford. But he
sees them also. While he's working on the vehicle and
never taking his attention of so as not to let Shehps
crew know they've seen them.

Ext: Major Harford's convoy

Lieutenant
Did you see that convoy of trucks coming up behind
us sir?

Major Harford
Yeah, they're locals. I think they're armed and they
definitely see us. Keep a peripheral eye on them
Lieutenant, I'll go and alert the rest of the men…

Sergeant
We got em sir. What do you want to do?

Major Harford
Get team two ready to break for the dunes on either
side of the road. Advance Formation, wedge attack one,
two and three.

Team one will stay and pretend we don't know they're
coming. Team one just needs to find cover and protect
the vehicles.

Sergeant
Roger that sir.

Lieutenant
Roger that sir.

The Special Forces teams covertly set themselves up
for an attack.

Ext: Shehp's convoy

Shehp's convoy is on the move. Team two breaks quickly
for the dunes around them. Team one keeps working on
the vehicles. Shehp's convoy breaks off into three
groups attempting to surround them. Major Harford's
team is outnumbered ten to one. As Shehp's convoy
comes closer team one runs for cover around the vehicles.

Ext: Major Harford's convoy

Shehp comes in guns blazing. Bullets tink and tank
off the metal of the vehicles. Team one fights back. A
couple of Shehp's men are picked off by the crack
shots of the Special Forces soldiers. But Shehp
wises up and position his team advantageously.

Soon the mass of Iraqi soldiers has them surrounded
and outnumbered. Major Harford wonders where team
two is. He is forced to surrender.

Shehp
Walks up to Major Harford
Major. You can tell your men to put their hands down.
We don't want anyone to get curious. Tell them to
put down their guns and equipment and step away
from the vehicles.

Major Harford
Do it.

Major Harford's team complies.

Shehp
Very good Major. Don't worry, I'm not going to shoot
you. Leaving you out in the desert is much worse
than if we just killed you. I think I'll let the lizards
and birds eat you.

Major Harford
You better kill me. Because if you don't, I'm going to
find you and when I do, I'll kill you.

Shehp shoots Major Harford in the leg. Major goes down
in pain.

Shehp
Get their equipment, load up and let's move out. Don't
leave anything behind. Tow the broken vehicle.

Major Harford
In pain
I'll find you, you bastard!

Shehp's men round up the equipment, hook the
broken vehicle to the back of one of their trucks, jump
in the American all terrain vehicles and head off down
the road toward Saheil. When they leave the Special
Forces men surround Major Harford. One of the men
is a medic and tends to his leg.

Major Harford
I'm going to get that man. He's going to pay for that!

The Camera pans in on the grimace of the Major's
face and fades out.

Ext: Dune – near Saheil – day – sunny - hot

The Camera opens the scene with Kevin climbing to
the top of a dune just outside the city of Saheil. It's
hot and the Camera takes different shots of him
climbing up. Finally a helicopter shot of him at
the top. He's lying in the prone position waiting
for his fellow troops.

Time passes but no one. Finally he can see dust
in the distance. The Camera gets close up to
Kevin's face to see him squinting in the sun light,
then the convoy, then Kevin, then the convoy. Then
Kevin realizes that it's not his team but Iraqi soldiers.

As they approach they split off. One group heads
toward the gate where Kevin is and the other moves
off to the north. Kevin dashes down the sand hill.
When he gets to the bottom the Camera shows
Kevin's eyes darting, he's wondering what to do
next. He sees the giant gates. Each one has a large
sand bag for weight.

He runs over to the gate and closes it. People are
wondering what he's doing. He climbs the gate on
the right side and begins working with the ropes
that hold the sand bags. He pulls the blade from
his sleeve.

But first he pulls at the rope with all his might attaining
some slack in the rope. Then he raps the slack around
a post like a dock Moring. He cuts the rope. Making
sure that the tie off is secure, he takes the other
end of the rope and ties it off to a fulcrum that the
people use to open the gate. He ties it off in such a
way that the fulcrum is now swinging upward.

Then he climbs up the gate again, pulls the rope
that is tied to the fulcrum, loosens the slack from
around the post just enough so that he can tie it
off to the fulcrum rope but not enough to let it get
away from him.

When the ropes are tied together securely he pulls
on the gate to make sure it's locked. Then he lets
go of the rope. It makes a whipping sound as it snaps
past Kevin's hands. The sandbag is hanging from the
fulcrum and the trap is set.

Kevin runs and does the same thing to the other
gate but cuts the rope a little shorter for that one.
Then he climbs down and begins piling junk in front
of the gate just inside. Some of the market people
yell at him but he continues on. Big stuff, giant pots,
and old machine parts, whatever he can find to slow
them down.

Then a little farther down the road Kevin sets up a
clothes line. He pulls on it to see if it's tight. Just then
a couple of men come up and take the rope out of his
hands. They show him that they know what he's doing,
they smile at each other and he's on to his next trap.

He stops a little farther down the road. He sees a large
cart with something piled on it. He walks over. When
he gets near it he recognizes it as camel poop, a large
pile. He asks the man who is pulling it to bring it out to
the middle of the road and position it backwards.

They unhitch the camel that is pulling it, out of harm's
way. Kevin finds two large planks and ramps them up
the back of the cart, then ties a sheet across just in
front of the ramp. They're at the gate. They're yelling
to get in. Kevin yells to the people to stay out of the
way and ducks out of the way himself.

Shehp
Yells
In Iraqi (Open this gate you infidels!)

Kevin
In English (Open it yourselves ya jerks!)

Now outside the gate the Camera shows Shehp as he
smiles.

Shehp
To one of his commanders
In Iraqi (Was that an American voice I heard?)

He jumps back in his vehicle and signals his convoy to follow
him. He orders his driver to back up and ram the gate. The
driver does so. When they hit the gate it fly's open but the
fulcrums in side are setup like catapults and fling the sandbags
high in the air dumping sand all over the two vehicles behind
Shehp filling them with sand.

Shehp and one other vehicle pass through, Shehp thinks
he's smart and orders the other vehicle ahead of him to
set off any more traps. They drive around the pile of junk
and Shehp follows.

But as they reach the other side the men in the first truck
are clothes lined by our Iraqi friends with the rope and
knocked clean out of the vehicle. Shehp orders another
vehicle around him.

They move swiftly around the pile of junk and slam on
their brakes just before they hit the curtain. But they don't
stop in time and their front tires role up the ramp that Kevin
built. The weight of the truck pushes the ramps down and
flips the trailer full of poop backwards.

All the poop goes in the vehicle on the ramp or into Shehps
vehicle behind them. Two more trucks come up next to them.
The men in the trucks are laughing at Shehp until he silences
them. Kevin and a couple others are laughing hysterically.
Then suddenly Benjadene appears. He's calling to Kevin
frantically!

Benjadene
He's out of breath. Kevin holds him up
It's terrible, they've taken Natique, they've taken my
daughter! Kevin we must do something!

Kevin
What? What do you mean they've taken her? Who
took her?

Benjadene
I don't know who they were, I think they were
Shehp's men!

Kevin
Kevin remembers the group from Shehp's convoy
that broke off
Dang, they must have come in the back gate.
Kevin puts his hand on Benjadene's shoulder
Don't worry sir, I'll find Natique.

Kevin looks directly into the Camera. The Camera
gets a close up of his face. His lips purse and great
anger fills his expression. He looks at Benjadene.

Kevin cont.
Which one of them is Shehp?

Benjadene
Looks over the group of debunked vehicles
I don't know.

He looks around. Then he grabs one of the Iraqi people
nearby.

Benjadene Cont.
In Iraqi (Which one of those men is Shehp?)

Looks over the vehicles then identifies him and points
and describes which one he is in Iraqi.

Iraqi Saheil citizen
In Iraqi (There in the second vehicle in the passenger
seat with all the camel poop on him.)

Benjadene
There.
Benjadene points to Shehp
The one in the second vehicle on the passenger side
covered with poop.

Kevin runs over to the vehicle. The Camera follows him.
Now the mood is serious. He punch's an unaware Shehp.
Shehp winces. Kevin darn near pulls him out of the truck
by his cloak!

Kevin
Where did you take the girl?

Suddenly some of Shehp's men surround Kevin and
Benjadene. One insists that Kevin let go of Shehp.
Kevin looks behind him to see the men with guns
pointed at him. He lets go of Shehp and turns around.
Shehp brushes himself off and climbs out of the truck.
He looks Kevin over. Then he sees Benjadene.

Shehp
In Iraqi (You, you are Benjadene?)

Benjadene acknowledges him.

Shehp Cont.

In Iraqi (It was your daughter that was taken?)

Benjadene puts his hands together to show submission
and to ask for mercy for his daughter.

In Iraqi (You were a friend of my father's… Until the
Americans killed him!)
Pause. Then he looks back at Benjadene
In Iraqi (I will not hurt her. If you cooperate.)

Benjadene
In Iraqi (What do you wish of me?)

Shehp
In Iraqi (You are a leader in this city. I want you to
select one hundred young men from the populace
to fight against the American's if they come.
A Human shield if you will.

Then I want to select fifty men and women to serve
me at my palace. They will work six days a week
and you will find people to substitute on the seventh.
This is your punishment for putting all these traps
up against me!)

Benjadene
In Iraqi (Please, you ask so much. These are
simple people. They have enough to do to just survive

Shehp
In Iraqi (Them or your daughter. You decide.
You have two days! Don't waste time old fool.)

Benjadene
In Iraqi (And what of the American boy?)

Shehp
Looks at the men who have him at gunpoint
In Iraqi (Take him to the city square and kill him where
all can see him.)

Benjadene
In Iraqi (Please sir…)

Shehp
Interrupts Benjadene
In Iraqi (…You tire me old man. Silence or I
will do away with every man in this town,
breed the women and start over! Do as I say
and quickly!)
Turns his attention back to Kevin
In Iraqi (Take the American to the Market Square and
kill him!)

Six of Shehp's men surround Kevin and take him by
his arms, almost lifting him off the ground toward the
market square. Kevin looks over his shoulder and
winks at Benjadene. Benjadene does not look so
optimistic. The Camera fades on Kevin as they haul
him off.

Ext: Major Harford's team – walking through the dessert
– hot - sunny

The shot picks up with the Special Forces team walking
in the desert. The men are carrying Major Harford on a
makeshift stretcher. No weapons, no water, only the
clothes on their back and a few hidden items which Shehp's
men didn't find.

Sergeant Arenstene
On a radio
Yes, command this is delta six. Where is that
medevac? Major Harford isn't going to last much
longer here. He's losing a lot of blood, over?

Command O.C.
Roger that delta six, medevac on the way, e t a 30 minutes,
over.

Ext: Shehp's convoy

Camera cuts back to Shehp's convoy traveling back
to the palace.

Ext: Major Harford's Team

Shehp's convoy passes the Special Forces group
as they pass by on the way back to the castle. They
shoot at the teams feet as they pass barely missing
some of them and laughing, hooting, and saying
something about American's in Iraqi, as if to degrade
the team even more.

Having trouble speaking but still alive calls to one
of his captains.

Major Harford
Captain Jones.

Captain Jones
Runs up beside the Major
Sir?

Major Harford
I'm gonna kill that man!

Captain Jones
Yes sir!

The Camera shows alpha team breaking off in
the other direction to follow the trucks. The
Camera picks up in the back of one of Shehp's
trucks on Natique who is tied up and gagged. One
of the men in the back of the truck crawls over
by her.

He has a very cynical smile on his face. He takes
his hand and wraps it around her ankle. He begins
to slide it up her leg pulling her gown up with it. But
at one point he goes too far and she kicks him in the
face knocking him backwards.

All the men in the truck are laughing at him. He doesn't
think it's funny at all and attacks her. One of the other
men stops him.

Shehp's man
In Iraqi (No, don't hurt her yet.)
The man looks at him
In Iraqi (We all want a turn with her. Then you can
beat her to death if you want to.)

The man moves back still with an angry look on his
face but then his expression changes and he begins
to laugh. Then they all laugh and they all look at Natique.

Natique looks up to God and sighs a heavy sigh.

Camera fades out on Natique:

Ext: Saheil – town center

The Camera picks up with the men physically escorting
Kevin to the place of his demise. As they tow him along
the Camera shows Kevin looking at one of the rifles
hanging at someone's side. He's watching it carefully.

People are watching as they pass by. One of the Iraqi
women sees this and is saddened by it. She begins to
cry out in the warble way of Middle Eastern women.
Other women join in.

Soon the entire market place is warbling. Kevin seizes
the opportunity. Out of anger and a drive that could
only be driven by the heart of a love sick man, Kevin
body slams one of the guards, and wheeling around
manages to grab the rifle with one of his hands and
raps it around the neck of the guard holding it.

Wheeling the rifle around he shoots two of the guards,
butt strokes the one behind him and then, using the
rifle flips the man with the rifle strap around his neck
over on top of the last man. He points the rifle in the
face of one of the men trying to get up.

Kevin
Try it Moron!

The man freezes. His counter parts also freeze.
Kevin doesn't waste any time, he begins to run
away while still pointing the rifle at the men. Soon
he disappears around a corner and is gone. Gone
to look for Natique.

The Camera is on the men who have just been
thumped by Kevin. A couple are ticked off, the
others are helping their downed comrades.

The Camera cuts:

Int: Back of military vehicle - day

This scene opens with our two Whimsical crooks.
The Air force military police are escorting them in a
vehicle to the local brig when the vehicle is side
swiped by another.

The van they are in rolls up onto a curb. The people
in the car are Iraqi, pile out and hold up the Air force
van at gun point. They force the MP's to open the
back of the van hoping for some great pillage. But
all they find are Marv and Harry.

When the doors open Marv and Harry are startled by
the intrusion and when they see the weapons, jerk
their hands in the air. They forcefully pull the two
out of the van and search the back. Harry complains.

Harry
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, Don't touch me ya creep!

The Iraqi men are frustrated and converse
amongst themselves. Finally one of the Iraqi
men speaks in English to the MP's.

Iraqi Soldier 1
We are believing that these men are dignitaries. We
are taking them back to our post. If you
want them back you will release all Iraqi prisoners
of war from the United States and bring them
back here.

He says, not knowing what else to do.

MP 1
But they're in handcuffs, they're just a couple of…

Iraqi Soldier 1
Interrupts the MP
…We will not be believing anything you say. Do as
we tell you or we will kill these men! And we are taking
your van.

A couple of the Iraqi men push a protesting Marv
and Harry back into the van and take off leaving
the two MP's behind. The Camera cuts on the two
mp's standing on the side of the road stranded.

Ext: Saheil – day – sunny - hot

Kevin is making his way to the front gate to see if Shehp
and his men are still around. By the time he reaches it
they're gone.

He turns and makes his way back toward Benjadene's
place. The Camera fades out on Kevin running back
down the road toward Benjadene's house.

Ext: Arriving at Shehp's palace

The next scene is Shehp and his men arriving at the
palace. They exit their vehicles. Shehp runs to the back
of the vehicle where Natique is and hurries the men to
usher her out.

They push her out of the back of the truck and it's a far
jump to the ground as she falls down. Shehp grabs her
arm and picks her up. She immediately spits in his face.
Shehp slaps her to the ground. His facial expression is
of anger and she is undaunted.

He picks her up again.

Shehp
He looks at her for a moment and then smiles
In Iraqi (There will be time for swapping spit later

She grimaces at the idea. The men around them
laugh. He pushes her to another one of his men
and tells them to lock her up. Camera cuts to
the Special Forces team that is approaching the
palace.

Ext: Major Harford's team approaching palace

The Camera shows the men stealthily climbing a
hill that goes up toward the castle. Giving hand signals
begins disbursing his men into strategic positions.

Capt Jones
Pssst, take two men and have them circle around.
Tell them to look for weapons and then meet us
at the communications center, where ever that is.

Soldier 1
Roger that sir.

The soldier crawls away, picks two men and
they dash off toward the other side of the hill
that the palace sits on. CPT. Jones signals the
rest of the men to keep climbing and move in.

Ext: Out in front of Benjadene's home

Kevin arrives at Benjadene's house.

Benjadene
With his sons at his side
Kevin, you're alright, how did you…?
He pauses and re-thinks his question
Never mind. What are you going to do?

Kevin
I'm going after Natique. How do I get to Shehp's
hideout?

Benjadene
No hideout, Shehp lives in a Palace up on the hill
west of the city. It takes about two hours to get there
on foot.

Kevin
Thinks for a moment
Are there any vehicles around?

Benjadene
Camels.

Kevin
I'll walk. You'll hear from me soon. And I will
bring Natique back. Count on it.

The Camera shows Kevin as he runs away from
Benjadene's house and starts, at a jog, up the road
toward the west gate.

Camera fades:

Ext: Shehp's palace

Mean while the assault team has entered the
compound, they take out of couple of guards.
One of the team finds the communications
building for the palace. He quietly sets a radio
for the frequency that the other part of the
team is on.

Soldier A
With the head set on…
Alpha team to Bravo team, Alpha team to Bravo
Team, come in.

Bravo team O.C.
Some static and then a voice
Roger Alpha team, this is Bravo team.

Solder A O.C.
We're in the palace, awaiting further orders.

Bravo team
Roger Alpha team, New orders, I repeat, new
orders. Orders are to come thirty degrees south
of last known location and rendezvous with
Bravo team. Helicopter will meet us with new
equipment and pick up Major.

Abort current mission and rendezvous with
bravo team thirty degrees south of last known
location, do you read?

Soldier A O.C.
Roger, Bravo team, I read you, we will meet
up and rendezvous with bravo team thirty
degrees south of last known location, eta, one
hour 30 minutes.

Bravo team
Roger Alpha team, out here.

Soldier A looks at the soldier that is with him.

Soldier A
We're to abort this mission, there is a
helicopter coming with new equipment. We
have to go and find Bravo team thirty
degrees south of where we left them.

Then we'll probably make new plans.
Let's round up the others and trek back.

Camera cuts to next scene:

Ext: Dessert – Kevin – walking

Kevin has taken on some food and water.
He begins the trek across the dessert through
the outskirts of the city of Saheil.

Ariel shot:

A helicopter shot is taken from above of Kevin
running past the position where alpha team was
just at. From the helicopter the movie goers
can see that Kevin and alpha team are too far
apart to see each other but it is clear that they
just missed each other.

Ext: Two characters

Our two crooks have now arrived at the palace in
the hijacked military police van. They are met by
some of the Iraqi men in the area just outside
the palace structure but inside the protective
walls around the palace.

The Camera shows them pulling Marv and Harry
with covers over their heads and their hands tied
behind their backs. They are physically escorted
into the palace.

Int: Palace prison cells

Shows Natique behind bars. A guard passes by her
but pays no attention to her. She pays no attention
to the guard. Then the doors to the jail room barge
open startling Natique and the guard. It's Marv and
Harry being escorted to a different cell in that part
of the building.

Marv and Harry are complaining from under the
masks about their treatment. (They can say whatever
they want here, adlib. Then the masks are pulled
off of their heads, the ropes are untied and they are
pushed into a cell. The door slams behind them. Marv
falls down on the floor. Harry turns and tries to grab
the door but it's locked.

Harry
Hey ya jerks, let us out of here, we ain't no
dignitaries!

Jail guard
In Iraqi (You had better hope no one ever finds
out that you're not dignitaries. Because if you're
not we'll kill you and throw you to the dogs

Marv
What'd he say Harry?

Harry
I don't know what the jerk said. How am I supposed
to know what the jerk said Marv? When did I
learn to speak Indian or Jewish or whatever
these jerks are? Ha Marv?

Jail guard 2
Leans up to the bars and looks at Marv
In Broken English (The jerk said, if you are not
important American dignitaries, we will just
kill you and feed you to the dogs

All of the guards begin to laugh aloud. Then they
all walk out and close another door behind them.
Marv and Harry grimace.

Marv
Harry, I don't want to be Dog Food!

Harry
We're not going to be Dog Food Marv. We're
going to be important American Dignitaries.

Marv
We are?

Harry
Back hands Marv in the chest
Yes, you dummy. Don't you get it? They
tink we're important. So we're going to be
important. Marv, we're going to act like we
know something. So they have to torture us a
little to get information out of us.

Marv
Oh.
Pauses
Ah, Harry?

Harry
Exasperated
What Marv?

Marv
I don't think I want to be tortured either.

Harry
Thinks for a minute
Well… it's better than being Dog Food.

Marv
HARRY!

Harry
Ok, ok, just let me think for awhile. We gotta
give these dopes sometin ta make em tink we're
important. Let me tink.

A voice comes from the other side of the room.

Natique
Hey, you… over there, are you from America?

Marv and Harry get up and peer through the
bars. It's difficult to see but they can see the
faint silhouette of a girl.

Harry
I'll handle dis Marv.

Marv looks at Harry as if he's offended that
Harry always has to do the talking.

Harry Cont.
Ah… and who are you?

Natique
My name is Natique. I'm also a prisoner here.

Marv
Wow, hey watterya in for?

Harry
Slaps Marv in the arm again
Ah, well little girl, do you know if deres a way to get
out of this place?

Natique
The Camera shows Natique. She bows her head in
relenting
I don't think anyone has ever escaped from
Shehp's prison. We'll probably rot here.

Marv
Now Marv and Harry are sad along with her
Awh, don't give up hope Natique. We'll figure
out something, won't we Harry? Harry's' pretty
smart, he'll figure out something.

Harry
I don't know Marv. I'm feelin pretty hopeless myself
right now.

Natique
She perks up
But maybe…

Marv
Maybe what?

Natique
I have an American boyfriend. At least I think he's
my boyfriend. But he will come and save us.
He's a brave soldier in the Army.

Harry
Harry' still sad
I don't know. Maybe dis is where we're supposed
to be. Marv and I, we're criminals in our country.
We're not real bad or anything but we've been in
prison a couple of times.

Seems to me that this is the way it was meant to
be. Truth is we're not very good criminals. We let
an eight-year-old kid beat us up and have us arrested.
Pretty sad ey?

Natique
Yes that is sad. An eight-year-old boy, how is
that possible?

Marv
Well, cause Harry and I, we ain't very smart.
That's why we became criminals. Cause we
can't do anything else. That's why we became
thieves. And like Harry said, we're not
even very good at that eder.

Harry nods his head in agreement.

Natique
Oh, well I'm sorry to hear that.
She pauses, and then she perks up again
But you know, you can do anything if you
put your mind to it. My father always tells me
that. I think he's right. And my boyfriend, he
is ingenious. He can make a weapon out of
anything!

Harry
Marv and Harry look at each other
Say a… little girl, what's your boyfriend's name?

Natique
He has a beautiful name. His name is Kevin!

Harry
Marv and Harry just about fall over each
other!
Oh my gosh. Are you sure he's your boyfriend?

Natique
Well, I think so.

Marv
Harry, do ya think…?

Harry
Little girl, if your boyfriend is who I think he
is, there might be a chance for us yet.

Camera fades :

On all three if possible and cuts to next scene.

Int: US Pentagon – parking lot

It's the Pentagon. Both Uncle Franks family and the
McAllister's have arrived and are in the parking lot.

Father
They're all running for the front gate together
Gee Frank thanks for coming out. I can't tell
you how much I appreciate it.

Frank
Leave it to Kevin to fall out of an airplane!

They all arrive at the guard shack of the Pentagon.

Father
Hi we're the parents and family of Kevin McAllister
and…

Guard
Wo wo wo, first of all, who are you? Second of all,
who is Kevin McAllister?

Frank
Buds in pulls out his ID
Excuse me sergeant, I'm a retired O-6 in the
Navy. If you would just contact Admiral
Gates Smith for me, I think we can clear this
all up.

Guard
The guard looks at all of them then back at
Frank
Ok sir, I can't argue with an O-6 retired or
not. Give me a minute to see if I can find
the Admiral.

They all are happy now. Frank is trying to calm
them down so the guard can hear. A couple of
minutes pass but nothing happens. Then a door
in the background opens and three men in uniform
are coming toward them from behind the fence.

As they come into view, the Camera picks up Frank
as he smiles and tips his head down, seeing that
it's his old friend now admiral Gates Smith. A tall
man in Stature and walks with a purpose.

When he sees Frank he begins to smile also. The
guard opens the gate to let the admiral and his
friends out. The admiral extends his hand to Frank.

Admiral Smith
They're shaking hands
Frank, it's good to see you!
Stands back and looks at Frank
Frank you're not staying in shape, you used to
be one of the most fit men in the Navy.

Frank
Well sir, you're looking downright fat yourself.

Admiral Smith
Gets right in Franks face!
You're lucky you're a civilian now Frank. Or I'd bust
you down to O-1 again!

Frank
And you've always had bad breathe Gates!

They both stand face to face for another second.
Then the admiral can't contain his laughter and
busts out. Frank is a little more in control but
starts to laugh also.

They shake hands again and then the admiral
hugs Frank.

Admiral Smith
Looks at Frank's wife
RITA?

Franks wife
They hug
Hi Gates how's Beth?

Admiral Smith
Fine, fine, a little heavier like me but just fine. She
would love to see you Rita. Don't let me forget, I'll
give you directions and our phone number here and
I'll get yours too.

Hey where are you guys staying? You can stay
with us.

Frank
Maybe another time sir, we should stay
by John and Katherine right now.

Admiral Smith
Oh my goodness, yes of course. The McAllister's,
I've never met your son personally but I've heard
about him. Quite the young man.

Turns his attention to one of the Officers that were
with him.

Admiral Smith Cont.
Please forgive me, this is General Higginson.
He's in charge of the entire operation over
in Iraq. And this is Colonel Andrews. He's actually
the one that's coordinating the effort to find
your son.

They all greet.

Mother
Oh, Colonel, have you heard anything about
Kevin?

Colonel Andrews
Yes, as a matter of fact we have. Without saying too
much I've heard that our A-Team may have seen
the results of certain actions brought about by
your son.

He's Wreaking Havoc As they say. But
let's go inside where we can talk more privately
shall we?

Frank
That sounds like Kevin, ya gotta love it.

They all start to walk in together.

Admiral Smith
To the gate guard…
Sergeant, good call, thank you.

Guard
Salutes
Yes sir.

The Camera cuts:

Montage:

Now Joan Jett and the black hearts start to play
in the background I love Rock and roll. First the
Camera shows Kevin double-timing his way
through the desert. As he's jogging, he's pulling
things out of his ruk sack and putting them together.
Setting traps and what not.

Music still playing, the Camera cuts to unsuspecting
palace people going about they're business. Then the
Camera cuts to Shehp and his men looking over a
map of America. Making plans to attack.

ES 4: Then the Camera cuts back to Kevin. He's
arrived at the palace. He's looking around, getting
his bearings Then the Camera cuts to the helicopters.
The A-Team has arrived, are all together, and getting
the new equipment out and set up.

Then the Camera cuts back to Kevin as he's climbing
the hill going up to the palace. Then the Camera cuts
to Natique, then to Marv and Harry, then to Benjadene
and his sons who are morning the loss of Natique. Then
back to Kevin.

Now there's a new spin. Kevin has penetrated the
palace compound and is moving toward the back of
an out building. He works his way into the building and
looks to see what's in there. Not much.

So he moves to the next, and the next. He finally
comes to a building where he's found weapons,
rifles, mines, bullets, some RPG's and other military
type equipment. He smiles and goes to work.

The Camera cuts to different places around the
compound where Kevin is setting things up. He
gets into different buildings, to their motor pool –
He's rigging their trucks for a big surprise, they're
going to all start up, jump into gear and drive through
the walls of the building with machine guns in the
turrets set to rotate and fire as the trucks roll, -

To their food stores, - and even into the palace itself,
the rooms and doorways booby trapped to explode.
Paint cans and heavy objects at the top of stair wells.
Trip wires all around. He sets mines in strategic places
along his path outside the buildings.

Then he moves back by the wall where he came in,
sits down out of site, and pulls some things from
his backpack. The Camera cuts and shows Shehp
and different men in his army lying down to sleep.

Int: Shehp's palace – Shehps room

Time passes. Things are completely silent. Lights
go out around the compound. Nothing moves.
Suddenly a huge explosion in the food stores
building. The Camera cuts to Shehp's room
where he is startled out of his sleep

Shehp
Good Grief, what now!

Shehp goes out into the hallway. No one is
around yet. He walks to the outside of the
palace where he can see the plume of smoke
and fire rising up above the food stores.

There are men moving all around it trying to
put the fire out. Shehp puts his hands over his
face and shakes his head. Then the Ammo
building explodes, sending armaments in all
directions, then other buildings explode.

Then we see Kevin making his move. He's
searching the compound for the place where
Natique is. He must duck and cover on several
occasions to avoid being seen by people racing
to the fire.

Eventually he is caught. The man who sees him
is as surprised as he is. The man cries out as if
to bring attention to them but Kevin body slams
him to the ground. The two scuffle around on the
ground but Kevin eventually bests the man.

Using his elbow he pops the man in the head twice
knocking him out. He gets up to see if anyone has
noticed. No one has. Kevin makes his way back
toward the palace.

At the door where he is he hears someone coming.
He doesn't have time to hide so he finds a piece of
wood and waits. As they come out he kicks one in
the stomach, and the other man piles out over him.

Kevin winds up and hits a home run with the one
man's head and swings around in the same motion
and clobbers the other knocking them both out quickly.

He's inside the palace now. He is racing through it. He
knows from his training that most prisons are in basements.

Kevin
To himself
I've got to find the basement. Prisons are
always in basements.

He's looking for a basement door. But more men
see him and get in his way. They have him at
gun point, and they're closing in. But not for long.
Kevin sees a window to his right and crashes
through it.

The men fire but miss. Kevin is waiting just
outside the window for someone to come out
of it. They do. He grabs the muzzle from below
the window sill and pulls the man out.

He knocks him out with the butt of the rifle,
then he quickly fires the weapon into the window,
not looking, just firing. As he stops firing he realizes
two things. One, he's made an inordinate amount
of noise and someone is going to come running.

Two, he doesn't hear anyone in the hallway that he
just jumped out of. He peaks quickly. The hall is empty.
He jumps back into the hall through the window and
carries on his way.

Eventually he comes to a large room. There are
many doors. But one in particular. He runs across
the room to the door. It's heavy and it's locked. He
pulls some plastics from his sack and blows the door
open. Camera shows Stairs to a cellar.

He charges down the stairs. He comes to another
heavy locked door. There's a small window in it. He
peaks through. There's a guard walking back and
forth in the corridor where there are cells in view
but the ones he can see are empty. He has to know.

He pulls some wire from his sack, makes a lasso,
feeds it through the small window in the door and
maneuvers it so it sits like a bear trap. He knocks
on the door. The guard comes over, rifle at the
ready. He peaks carefully through the window, and
then notices the wire down through the window.

His eyes follow it down to where he sees that he
standing in the loop. The Camera shows Kevin
giving it a yank. The guards feet fly out from under
him. He's hanging from the window. The doors
explode open from another round of plastics, and
the man is knocked out as the door smashes him
between it and the wall.

Kevin steps inside, he's carefully patrolling the
corridors making sure he doesn't get surprised.
A voice comes from the faded light in a cell to
his left.

NATIQUE
Kevin?

Kevin
Natique?

Natique
Relief overwhelms her
Oh thank God Kevin I knew you would come
for me!

He pulls on the door to the cell. Locked tight.
He runs back to the knocked out guard and
frisks him for keys. None. He runs back to
Natique's cell…

Kevin
Stand back!

He pulls out more plastics from his rucksack, rolls them
around the lock.

Kevin cont.
Pull that mattress up around you.

She does as he says. He puts a wire into the
plastics, rolls out enough for him to get a safe
distance, connects the wire to a box in his hand
and pushes a button. A puff of smoke and a
small pop and the door swings open.

Natique peaks out from the mattress. She sees
the door open and dives into Kevin's arms. She
lays another huge kiss on him. Very romantic).
Music)

Natique
She stops kissing him long enough to say…
I knew you would come. In Iraqi we say I love
you

Kevin
What does that mean?

Natique
I think you would say, I love you.

Kevin
How do you say I love you too?

Natique
You just did.

She kisses him again. They kiss for a couple
of seconds more and then the romantic music
stops. A voice in the background. a person
clearing his throat. Different music). Comical).

Harry
Ah-hem. Excuse me.

Kevin
Shock over his face
Oh my god, I know that voice.

Natique
Oh, yes those are my American Friends, can
you set them free also?

Kevin
He and Natique are walking toward the voice.
The reach the cell
I don't believe it.

Harry
How ya doin kid?

Marv
Hey Kev, how's it goin?

Kevin
How…?

Harry
You wouldn't believe it if we told ya.

Kevin
No, I think I'd believe just about anything
right now.

Harry
Kid, ya gotta get us outta here. I know we don't
deserve it but ya can't leave us here.

Marv
Ya Kev, please, they're gonna feed us to the
dogs if they find out we're not important American
dignitaries.

Kevin
Important what…?

Natique
Kevin please, they're good men. They've been down
on their luck too long. Let them go. They'll
have to fend for themselves, at least give them
that chance.

Kevin
Pondering the situation a little
I don't know, I mean, they're right, they don't
deserve it. They tried to kill me twice, and
then they tried to rob the store where I worked.

Natique
Where you the little boy they were talking about?

The Camera cuts to Marv and Harry in their cell. They
both shrug their shoulders.

Kevin
What little boy?

Harry
Never mind that, they're coming. Get us out
of here, please!

Doesn't waist anymore time as he knows that
Harry is right. They're probably on their way.
He starts to blow the lock.

Kevin
Ok, but you guys are on your own after this.
I'll have my hands full just trying to get her and I
out of here.

Harry
You got it kid.

Kevin
Ok, barricade yourselves behind that mattress!

They do what he says. He sets up the plastics, he
and Natique back around a corner and he blows
the lock. The two thieves come out and thank
Kevin then start to head off on their own.

But they are stopped when they see men coming down
a corridor toward their cells.

Harry
Hey kid, they're coming, this way is blocked, what
are we gonna do?

Kevin looks around a little. Then he runs to where
the guard is knocked out behind the door. He grabs
the guard, puts his head next to the bars, puts his
feet through the bars on the opposite side of the hall,

ties them with the wire, to the bars and then ties
the wire around his head to the other bars, thusly
blocking the entrance. Then he runs down to the
other end of the room, pulls out the last of his
plastics. He sticks the spark wire into the plastics
the throws it upwards sticking it to the ceiling.

In the mean time Shehps men are trying to get into
the cell block but the guard is blocking the way. Every
time they push on the door the wire chokes the guard
(All very Three stooges). The Camera shows a comical
scene of them choking him by pushing on the door.
Back to Kevin. They're away from the plastics that are
stuck to the ceiling.

Kevin
Hope this works.

Kevin pushes the button on his actuator. The
plastics on the ceiling blow creating a two-foot
diameter hole and two men fall through. They
are left Unconscious. The four of them work
together to help each other up through the
whole.

First they push Harry through, then Marv, then
Marv and Harry pull Natique through and then
Kevin gets a running start, jumps and they catch
him and pull him up.

In the mean time, they've broken through past
the guard. He's in bad shape with the wire still
tight around his neck but it has broken sparing
his life. They run into the cell block but they're
assailants are gone.

Kevin and the others are at the top of the whole
now and someone else starts shooting at them. Kevin
turns and fires his AK-47 at them. Then they all run
in the opposite direction. They run through a door
way and into the labyrinth that is the palace.

Now the chase begins. Kevin leads them through
rooms and hallways where they're tripped up by
slippery slime, trip wires, explosions, and guns
firing at them from out of know where. As they
approach the stairs (Think of something here. We
need to concoct more traps and tricks).

When they think all of the paint cans and bricks
are done swinging down at them they are met by
heavy objects coming down the stairs at them.
Eventually they're trapped in a room at the top of
the palace. Natique looks out the only window in
the room.

Natique
Now what are we going to do? It's a hundred
feet to the ground!

Kevin reaches into his rucksack and pulls out a
mechanism. he uses it to smash out the window.
He cocks it, aims it, and fires. A hook explodes
from the gismo and, carrying a wire with it, affixes
itself to the top of another window in a building
down and across from the palace.

He ties off his end of the wire to something in the room.
THEN IN swashbuckler style, Kevin climbs out the
window, scoops Natique in his arms, attaches a Pulley
mechanism to the wire and glides down the wire to the
other building.

Some are shooting at them as they fly over but they
miss and Kevin is shooting back as they Descend from
the palace. They crash through the window of the other
building tumbling to the floor.

Kevin
You ok?

Natique
Fine, what do we do next?

Kevin
I don't know, I'm making some of this up as
I go.

Kevin opens the door from the room they're
in, peaks out to see if anyone is coming, and
the two dash out of the room together. Meanwhile,
Marv and Harry are still up in the room up in
the palace looking down to where Kevin and
Natique went.

Marv
Harry, they left us!

Harry
Hey, at least we're not Dog food Marv. Find
something to slide down that wire with!

They fumble around the room, and then Harry
gets an idea and starts taking off his shirt.

Harry Cont.
Marv, take off your shirt!

Harry shows Marv what he's doing and they
use their shirts to slide down the wire. Only
when they get to the window they don't know
what to do and smash into the wall and fall to
the ground which is about three floors down.
The Camera shows them aching but they
get up.

More of Shehps men come around the corner and
see them. The chase for Marv and Harry is on
again. They cover their heads with their hands
and run in the other direction. Marv is screaming
his usual scream. The Camera shows Shehp's men
following around a corner.

Kevin and Natique are charging through their
building and are caught by some of Shehp's
men coming the other direction. Kevin's quick
thinking leads him to roll a large table in front
of him and Natique.

Kevin begins pushing the table toward the men
sliding it faster and faster. Eventually, with Camera
shots of bullets hitting the other side of the table,
it comes to a crashing halt. Kevin and Natique pile
into it. Kevin shakes his head…

Kevin
You ok?

Natique
I think so.
Then, in a panic…
Those men, where are they?

Kevin carefully peaks around the other side of
the table, rifle pointed forward. The Camera
shows all of them, in a heap, all out cold. Kevin
grabs Natique's hand, they jump up, push the
table and the men out of the way, dash through
the door that they came through and the chase
is on once again.

Marv and Harry are headed across a yard toward
another building. Shehp's men are closing.

Marv
Harry, they're catching up!

Harry
Marv, see that doorway ahead of us?

Marv
Yeah!

Harry
I got a feeling about it!

Marv
You do?

Harry
Yeah. When I tell you, split to either side of
the door way but don't go in!

Marv
Ok Harry, whatever you say!

Harry
1, 2, 3, Break!

Marv and Harry both break to either side of the
doorway. Shehp's men are so close behind that
they run past Marv and Harry and right through
the doorway. And, as Harry suspected there are
surprises awaiting them.

A trip wire sends the first two men crashing to
the floor. A second trap is set to follow. The
second two men trip over them and fall down
also. The third two men are able to avoid falling
over the first four but are met with a large iron
pipe that is triggered to swing down when the
trip wire is hit and knocks them clean out of
the building and crashing into the fourth
two men.

When the pipe swings down it sets another
trigger that causes a large tub of oil to spill
on the men still inside the building. That sets
another trigger that turns on a fan which blows
sand at them.

Soon they all look like sand people. The other
men that were outside the building come in but slip
up airborne and fall flat on their backs like in the
other movies. Soon they are covered with sand and
oil. They're all tripping over each other.

Harry
Marv and Harry run off
C'mon Marv, this way!

Now we cut to the A-team. They're getting their
act together and are getting ready to head back
toward the palace. Cut back to Kevin and Natique.
Kevin leads Natique around the compound to
where the motor pool is.

Natique
What are we doing here?

Kevin
I have a few loose ends to tie up.

He pulls the trigger mechanism from his back
pack, turns it on and waits.

The Camera cuts to a new scene:

The scene is at the main Jerusalem airport.
They're getting off of a jet and are met by
Navy sailors.

Sailor 1
Are you the McAllister's?

They're all so busy talking to each other that they
don't hear him at first.

Sailor 1 Cont.
Now he has their attention
Excuse me, can one of you tell me if you
know who the McAllister's are?

Father
I'm John McAllister. How can I help you sailor?

Sailor 1
Actually it's a Major Frank McAllister that I'm
looking for.

Uncle Frank
I'm Major McAllister, retired, sort of.

Sailor 1
Yes sir, um…

Uncle Frank

…Cat got your tongue sailor, what's on
your mind?

Sailor 1
Well sir, it's just, the way they talked about
you, I was expecting…

Gets a look of disgust on his face and looks back at
his family, then back at the sailor.

Uncle Frank
Expecting what, Captain Kirk? C'mon sailor we're
busy here, tell us what you want or get out of
the way.

Sailor 1
Yes sir, sorry sir, we've been sent to escort
you and your family to a Ship harbored close by
to take you closer to the action.

They figured you and your family would be
safer off shore sir. They told me that
you'd be in charge of the ship once
on board.

Frank gets a look on his face, then turns around
and looks at his wife.

Franks wife
What's the matter Frank?

Uncle Frank
A ship. They're putting me in charge of a
ship! I never even had my own ship when
I was in the Navy. It's something I've dreamed
of for years!
Turns to the rest of the family to rally a
reaction
Hey everybody, I'm going to get to command
my own ship!

Everyone cheers for Frank.

Sailor 1
Congratulations sir.

Frank is surprised by the sailor's remark. But
then he realizes that the sailor knows exactly
why he's so excited. He reaches out and shakes
the sailors hand vigorously…

Uncle Frank
Yes, thank you, thank you!

Everyone is surprised. They've never seen Frank
so happy. He's still overjoyed when he says…

Uncle Frank Cont.
Well what are we waiting for sailor?
Let's go!

Sailor 1
Now enthusiastic himself…
Well ok then. Common everyone, follow me
right over here…

The scene ends with everyone following the sailor
over to a van.

The Camera fades out:

Int Kevin and Natique – Shehp's compound

Kevin is sitting with Natique close at his side. He's
watching, waiting. The Camera shows what he's
looking at. They're looking for him. Slowly prowling
the compound as per Shehp's orders not doubt.
Prowling, prowling. Suddenly the Camera shows
someone's foot.

Click! He stops instantly. The Camera slowly pans
up to his face. He's not looking down yet but there's
a look of horror on his face. He begins to slowly
look down.

Shehp's man 1
In Iraqi (What's the matter with you?)

Man on the mine
…He says whimpering
In Iraqi (Mine!)

Shehp's man 1
Starts to back away
In Iraqi (Oh, crap!)

Then the Camera pans back and out to show
the rest of the men prowling along through the
compound. Click, pause, click, click, click, pause.
The Camera begins to show men stopping
because they've stepped on mines. It's a whole
field of them.

The Camera cuts to Shehp.

Stops with some of his top brass to notice
the men standing still, and other men
moving away.

Shehp
In Iraqi (What's wrong with them?)

Hakeim
In Iraqi (I don't know your highness

Then one of Shehp's men comes running up from
the mine field.

Shehp's man 2
Frantically!
In Iraqi (Mines sir. They've all stepped on Mines!

Shehp
In Iraqi (It's got to be that American Soldier.
Iiiich, he's really starting to get on
my nerves!)
Grabs Hakeem by his lapel and pulls him to his
face vigorously
And you don't want to get on my nerves,
right Hakeem?

Hakeim
In Iraqi (Yes sir, but what are we going to
do about them?)

Shehp
Let's go of Hakeem and at the top of his
voice…
In Iraqi (I don't know!)

Pauses for a second. His commanders are waiting
for orders.

Shehp Cont.
(Get the rest of your men to the trucks. He's
not here anymore. I want him found…
alive! Go to Saheil and wait for me there!)
Shehp turns to his other commanders
(Take as many men as you can and get the
trucks. Load them up with ammunition and
go to Saheil. Surround the City and wait for
my orders!
They all salute and disband. Then he speaks
to himself
(I will deal with this little American monster
myself!)

He takes off toward the radio room. The Camera
follows, taking shots of all the pandemonium
around the palace, men running toward the
motor pool, the men on the mines with others
trying to help them, others coming out of
buildings being rousted out by the commanders.

When he arrives at the radio room he plugs
in a head set and speaks into a mike.

Shehp Cont.
(I need a secure channel… I don't care, this is an
emergency, we're under attack by the American's
here… Yes, yes… Good, thank you. Now I
need to be connected with the Iraqi Air force
headquarters… thank you.
He waits
(Finally… I'm under attack. This is Shehp, my
palace is under attack by the Americans. You
must send attack jets immediately… Ok, thank
you. How long… Ok thank you.
He shuts off the radio and turns to face the
Camera
(I will find that pain in the butt and kill him
myself!)

The Camera shows him run out of the radio room,
into the palace to his room. He dons his military
garb with a pistol at his side and heads back out.
He heads to the motor pool but as he's getting to
that building he sees the garage doors opening up.
Trucks start to pull out but as they do they start
running into each other or smash through walls
behind them as the jerk backwards out of control).

Shehp Cont.
(Iccch, now what!)
He runs up to one of the truck drivers
(What is wrong, you have all just forgotten how
to drive?)

Shehp's driver 1
In Iraqi (No your Highness, the steering wheel is locked!)

Shehp
In Iraqi (What…

He looks under the truck. The Camera shows the
steering assembly turned all the way in one direction
with a wrench jammed into it.

Shehp Cont.
(Someone has jammed it. Get your men under
there and get them un-jammed! Oooh, that
American, he makes me so mad I could
just shoot myself!)

He runs to some of the other trucks issuing
orders to un-jam the steering. Finally some of
the trucks break their steering free. Shehp
holds them up until they're all fixed so they can
leave the compound together.

When they're all finally free Shehp jumps onto
the running board of one of the lead trucks and
waves them on. All the men cheer and they begin
to pull out. Suddenly, at about the same time, all
of the trucks jerk to a halt.

The Camera shows the rear end of the drive
train of several of the trucks being pulled out
of the back of the trucks, as they're anchored
to something with steel cables. Shehp goes flying
through the air and lands upside down against
the wall of a building opposite the motor pool.

The Camera immediately shows the men in the
cabs of the trucks smashing they're faces on the
steering wheel. Shehp slowly gets up. Some of the
men are climbing out of their trucks to look see
what happened.

Shehp barely gets to his feet and stumbles to
where he can also see what has just happened.
The Camera shows all of the trucks with the backs
of them on the ground and the rear wheels out
behind the trucks still attached to the cables.

Shehp goes into a rage. He takes his pistol and
shoots all twelve rounds into the engine compartment
of one of the trucks nearby. Then he throws the
pistol at the truck. Then he takes his military gear off,
throws it on the ground and jumps on that. Then he
falls to his knees and begins to cry.

Kevin is now headed down the road with Natique
back to Saheil. As he's going along he's calling into
a radio that he took from Shehps radio room.

Kevin
Mayday, mayday, I am an American soldier. Can
anyone read me? Mayday, mayday
As their walking he holds the radio to his ear
Nothing!

NATIQUE
Do you have it turned on?

Kevin Looks out of the corner of his eye with an
"Of course I have it turned on" look.

Natique
Just trying to help.

Kevin
Still giving her that look, but then he
starts in again
Mayday, mayday, can anyone here me? I am
an American, please respond!

The Camera cuts to the bridge on the ship that
Frank and the family are on.

Sailor 2
Walks up to Frank
Sorry to bother you sir but…

Uncle Frank
Then don't!

Sailor 2
I'm sorry sir but we've been receiving a
faint radio transmission from inland. It's a
Mayday sir.

Uncle Frank
In his usual exasperated tone…
And…

Sailor 2
He says he's an American soldier.

Uncle Frank
Well for cripe sakes, patch it through!

Sailor 2
Ey ey sir.
The sailor picks up a mike on the bridge
This is Quigley, patch nine through to the bridge.

The Camera shows him switch the radio to
intercom. The signal is fuzzy but they can hear
the solder calling mayday.

Uncle Frank
Can we pick that up a little more clearly?

Sailor 2
Puts the mike to his mouth again
Realign the antenna and see if you can get
a bead on that Mayday signal.

The sound fades in and out and then comes
in loud and clear

Kevin O.C.
Mayday, mayday. Can anyone hear me? I am an
American soldier. Come in please!

UNCLE FRANK
Kevin, I'd know that little Jerks voice anywhere!

Sailor 2
Sir?

Uncle Frank
Oh, a, sorry. Ah, never mind all that. Can we transmit
so he can hear me?

Sailor 2
Ey sir.
Speaks into the mike again
Set the transmitter to that Mayday signal from
the Bridge.

The voice comes again.

Kevin O.C.
Mayday, mayday, I am an American soldier. Can
anyone hear me?

Uncle Frank
In total astonishment!
Quick, run and tell the rest of my family that we
found him!

Sailor 2
Ey sir.

The Camera cuts back to Kevin and Natique.

Kevin
It's no use. No one's ever going to hear us.

Then just as Kevin is about to shut the radio off a
transmission comes back over the radio.

Uncle Frank O.C.
Hey ya little jerk!

Natique
Is that supposed to be some kind of joke or
something?

The Camera shows Kevin's face. He can't
believe it. He slowly squeezes the button on
the radio.

Kevin
Uncle Frank?

The radio sounds back.

Uncle Frank O.C.
Hey Kev, where the heck are ya?

The Camera cuts back to the chaos at the
motor pool… There are still a few vehicles
around the palace compound but not enough
for everyone to ride.

Shehp
In Iraqi (We will go on foot. Follow me. Commanders
get all of your men and we will all attach the
city together!

The convoy of men and a few vehicles begin
to walk past the gates of the palace and down
the road toward Saheil.

Int: Uncle Franks ship

Back on the ship. A voice comes over the intercom…

Kevin O.C.
I'm about ten miles east of the city of Saheil.
That's s-a-h-e-i-l, sierra, alpha, hotel, echo, India,
Lima, copy?

Sailor 2
Roger, copy that soldier. We're trying to find
your location on a map now, stand by.

Intercom O.C.
Roger.

A few moments pass. In the mean time the
McAllister family is brought to the bridge of
the ship. They're all hysterical.

Mother
Frank, you found him, you found my Kevin?

Frank
Yep.

Father
That's fantastic Frank. How'd ya do it?

Frank
Still busy trying to find Saheil on the map
Um, our communications specialists have been
monitoring the airways since we left. They
picked him up on a Mayday call.

Buzz
How do you know its Kevin?

Frank
Looks at Buzz funny like and hands him
the mike
Here, talk to him yourself. Squeeze the
button when you talk and let go when
you're listening.

Buzz slowly squeezes the button on the mike and
holds it up to his mouth.

Buzz
Kev?

Intercom O.C.
Who's this?

Buzz
Smiles and looks at everyone
It's um, it's Buzz?

Intercom O.C.
Buzz! I never thought I'd say this but it sure is
great to hear your voice.

Buzz
Laughs a little in disbelief
Yeah, you too little brother. I thought you were
a goner. They said you fell out of a plane or
something.

Intercom O.C.
Yeah, long story. I'll tell you about it if I ever
get out of here. Hey can you put Uncle Frank
back on? What's he doing?

Frank
Takes the mike back
This is Frank, Kev. We've been looking at this
map. It doesn't make any sense. There's no
town or city of Saheil, just a palace. It's a
landmark on the map but no town.

The Camera cuts to Kevin and Natique again.
When they hear Frank tell them about the palace
they look back at it.

Natique
Surprised
Kevin, they're coming!

Kevin
Speaks into the radio
Uncle Frank, did you say a Palace?

Radio O.C.
That's right.

Kevin
Can you give me grid coordinates?

Radio O.C.
Yeah, ah… 12357679 to the right and 53547279
up. how's that going to help you?

Kevin
Ok, move you're coordinates West about two
whole squares. What do you see?

Radio O.C.
Um, wait a minute… um, a small town. I think
it's called Ak Alheim.

Natique
Of course! Our city is called Ak Alheim. Shehp
changed the name of the city when he took over!

Kevin
I guess that's correct Uncle Frank. What kind
of Ords. You got on board?

The Camera cuts back to the bridge. Frank looks
at Sailor 2 for a reply to Kevin's question.

Sailor 2
Everything sir. Tomahawks, high-powered
cannons, fifty cals, Chaparral surface to
air missiles. We're packen sir.

But um, the Tomahawk's are about the only thing
we got that will travel that far inland.

Uncle Frank O.C.
Talks to Kevin
We've got Tomahawk's. Why?

Intercom O.C.
If I told you we were being pursued by
Iraqi Baath party would you let me call in a
missile strike?

Sits back in his captains chair and rubs his face,
not sure what to do. The family is looking at him.

Uncle Frank O.C.
I don't know Kevin, I can't just authorize the
use of that kind of force without some kind
of proof or orders from the White House!

Mother
She steps up to Frank
Frank. It's Kevin we're talking about. He's in
trouble. You have to save him. He's my son.

Thinks a little more. Looks at the rest of the
family, then the other sailors on the bridge
with them.

Uncle Frank
Ah, what the heck. Arm six Tomahawk's!

Sailor 2 O.C.
Ey, sir!

Sailor 2 sounds a battle stations alarm, picks a up
another mike issues orders.

Sailor 2 Cont. O.C.
Arm six TA-6's and stand by for coordinates.

The ship's men go into overdrive and begin setting
the ship up for war.

Uncle Frank
We've just armed six Tomahawk's Kevin. Where do
you want em?

Ext: Shehp's group

The Camera shows Shehp and his entourage are
headed out of the gates of the palace and down
the road that leads away. There are a couple of
trucks. The rest of the men are walking and
carrying or pulling equipment behind them.

Then the Camera shows the guys on the mines,
some have to go to the bathroom, others are starting
to wear out. The Camera cuts to Kevin and Natique.

Natique
What's that?

She asks as Kevin pulls his little control module
out of his backpack.

Kevin
It's a magic box.

He turns the box on, and flips a switch while
looking back at the palace. Nothing happens. The
Camera cuts back to the guys on the mines. One
of them can't take it anymore and steps off the
mine. Nothing happens.

The Camera shows the men around him ducking,
but they slowly realize that they're still alive. Then
several of the others still on mines step away from
them.

Mine man
Laughs a slap happy laugh
In Iraqi (Hey, it's wasn't armed

Mine man 2
In Iraqi (It had to be, I heard the click. If
it clicks that means it's armed. It must be
defective

Mine man
In Iraqi (All of them?)

They all start to step away from the mines laughing
and commenting about the stupid American soldier
that tricked them with defective mines. Ho, ho, ho
the joke is on the stupid American…

They all begin to run out the gates of the palace
to join the others. The Camera cuts back to
Kevin and Natique. The Camera shows the box
in Kevin's hand. He flips the same switch again.
The Camera cuts to the palace, aiming behind
the men who have stepped away from the mines.

The mines begin to explode one by one. They're not
very destructive to the palace but blow huge holes
in the ground and send the men around them reeling
to the ground.

The Camera cuts to outside the palace. Shehp and
his men are startled by the explosions. The Camera
cuts to the faces of the men that were on the mines.
Total shock!

The Camera cuts back to Kevin and Natique. Kevin
flips another switch. The Camera cuts to the few trucks
that are leaving the compound. Small explosions erupt
around the tires of the trucks. All the tires get blown out
or just go flat.

The Camera cuts to Shehp. He walks over to one of
the trucks, doesn't say anything, and just shakes his
head. Then he looks up at the driver of the truck.

Shehp
In Iraqi (I guess you get to walk with the rest of us

Driver
In Iraqi (It's ok, I need the exercise OR
(It's a good day for a walk

Shehp shrugs his shoulders and steps out of the
way of the driver so he can step out. The driver
goes around to the back of the truck and orders
the men in back to grab their equipment and join
the walkers.

So all of Shehp's men begin to follow him down
the road. Kevin waits until they're all away from
the palace.

Kevin
I hope they're all out of there.

Natique
Why?

Kevin
Keys the radio
Uncle Frank, you still there?

Radio O.C.
Just waiting on you Kev.

Kevin
Send the Tomahawk's to the coordinates of that
palace on your map.

The Camera cuts to the ship

Int: Uncle Frank's ship

Uncle Frank
Keys the mike
The Palace, are you sure?

Intercom O.C.
I'm sure.

Uncle Frank
Ok.
Looks at Sailor 2
Pick up the grid coordinates on this palace here
and fire when ready.

Sailor 2
Ey ey sir.
Issues a bunch of orders, gives some grid
coordinates and…
Fire in sequence, one through six.

A voice on the radio comes back and echo's the
command.

Fire command Radio voice
Roger, firing in sequence, one through six! Fire,
Fire, Fire!

The Camera shows one missile after another
firing from the deck of the ship! The Camera
cuts back to Kevin and Natique.

Ext: Kevin's position

Radio O.C.
Here they come Kev!

Kevin
Watch this.

He says as he looks toward Shehp and the palace.
Natique looks also. The Camera cuts back to Shehp
and his men, then Pans back to show them and
the palace.

Hakeim
Looking up in the air
In Iraqi (Squze me you're highness, but what's
that noise?)

Shehp
Walking and so frustrated that he
practically ignores Hakeem
In Iraqi (What noise Hakeem)

The Camera cuts to a shot of the palace. One
huge explosion. a couple of seconds then another.
The Camera cuts to Natique covering her ears,
then back to the palace.

Soon six missiles have hit the palace and almost
completely destroyed it. Shehp's men slowly get
off the ground after it's over.

Hakeim
In Iraqi (That noise, you're highness)

One of Shehp's men comes running to him
with a radio in hand.

Shehp's man 2
In Iraqi (Your Highness, it is the American's,
I received transmissions from an American
Navy ship. I think they're talking to the
American Soldier!)

Shehp
With a sort of calm but sickened
look on his face…
In Iraqi (How long have you known about this?)

Shehp's man 2
In Iraqi (For several minutes but we were
busy… eh… well… for a… few…)

Shehp, with a perturbed look on his face stands
there looking at the man for a second and the
yanks the radio out of the man's hand. He gains
his composure and…

Shehp
Who… is… this?

Radio (Sailor 2) O.C.
This is a US Naval ship, who is this?

Shehp
Takes a deep breath
I am a high commander in the Iraqi Army. Did you
just blow up my palace?

Radio
Silence for a second. Then…
Maybe.

Shehp
Did you lose one of your soldiers around here
somewhere?

Radio
Silence, again. Then…
Maybe.

Shehp
Would you please come get him?

The Camera cuts back to the bridge of the ship

Sailor 2
We're trying to. Why?

Intercom Shehp
I don't care about the palace… I don't care
what you think of me… I don't care why
you're here or what you think of the
Iraqi government.

But if you don't get that damned soldier out
of my county I'm going to go crazy. And
you don't want to see me crazy. I'm a very
dangerous man!

Sailor 2
Looks around the bridge, everyone
is snickering
Who are you?

Intercom
Silence for a second
Just call me the crazy Iraqi. Because your little
soldier friend has pushed me to my limit!

Uncle Frank
Almost in tears…
Why should he be any different, Kevin's been
doing that to me for eighteen years!

Frank can hardly control his laughter. Everyone
on the bridge is laughing because they all know
how Kevin can drive someone nuts.

Sailor 2
That's fine sir. We'll come and get him now.

The Camera cuts from the bridge where everyone
is laughing hysterically, to Shehp on his radio.

Shehp
Thank you.

Shehp drops the radio on the ground as if it
were a piece of trash and turns to Hakeem.

Shehp Cont.
Find that soldier. I want to kill him personally.

Scene ends with the Camera moving in for a close
up of Shehp's face. He isn't fooling around anymore.
Now we're back in Saheil. Kevin and Natique are hot
and tired, almost beaten. Some of the town's people
are watching them go by.

They arrive at Benjadene's house. Benjadene and
his sons come running out to receive them

Benjadene
Almost hysterical
Natique, my daughter. Oh thank God you
are safe!
Turns his attention to Kevin and reaches
a free hand to greet him
Kevin, thank you, thank you. I will be indebted
to you forever.

Rhah
How did you escape?

Natique
Father, brothers. It was like nothing I have
ever seen. Kevin could make a weapon out
of anything. He was brave, and quick, and
they didn't have a chance. I think Shehp is
a very angry man if he hasn't lost his mind yet.
She turns and looks at Kevin again
He was amazing.

The radio in his backpack squawks.

Radio O.C.
Attention us solder, attention.

Kevin
Pulls the radio out
This is the US soldier.

Radio O.C.
This is supreme commander Shehp.

Kevin
Looks at the others, then speaks
Yes, what do you want?

Radio
I'm going to find you. and when I do I'm going to
kill you.

Kevin
Thinks for a moment, then anger
comes over his face
You've threatened these people, taken their
money, abused them, humiliated them, hurt
them. And worst of all, you kidnapped
my girlfriend.

So you can come and get me. I'll relish that
moment.

Radio
Don't worry my young friend. I'm coming for
you.

Camera closes in on Kevin's face. A bit of
fear covers it. Camera fades out on Kevin's face.

Ext: dessert – Marv and Harry – sunny - hot

Marv and Harry are walking through the desert.
It's the middle of the day and the sun is baking
them to a crisp brown. They're both staggering
from heat exhaustion. They continue to walk
and talk…

Marv
Harry, where are we? Do you know where we are?

Harry
Almost in tears…
I don't know Marv, how the heck am I supposed
to know!

Marv
Harry?

Harry
What Marv?

Marv
If we ever get out of this and back to the states,
I'm going to be a good person.

Harry
You are a good person Marv. A little dumb
sometimes, but a good person.

Marv
No Harry, I mean I'm going to go straight. No
more bad guy stuff for me. I'll work at McDonalds
or something.

Harry
Marv, don't talk about food right now ok?
Besides you can't work at McDonalds, you
can't read good enough and you stink at math.

Marv
Sorry.
Pauses for a second
Hey Harry?

Harry
Exasperated…
What Marv?

Marv
What'd ya mean about me being a good
person? I mean, I'm a crook. I'm a bad guy.
Ya know, ya don't commonly associate a bad
guy with a good person.

Harry
Still walking, thinks a moment
Well Marv, just cause you're a crook don't
mean you're a bad person. You're a nice
guy… sometimes.

Marv
Oh, thanks Harry.
Thinks a second
No Harry, I don't think I'm a very nice guy.
Who have you ever seen me be nice to?

Harry
Well that's easy Marv, you've been nice to lots
of people.

Marv
Yeah Harry, like who?

Harry
Well, like ah… well there was… um well, I don't
know, I don't keep track.

Marv
Yeah, that's cause there's nothing to keep
track of. I don't remember the last time I
was nice to someone. In fact, I don't remember
the last time someone was nice to me.

Harry
Harry stops and looks at Marv
What'd ya mean? I'm nice to you ain't I? I'm nice
to you Marv…
Stops mid sentence
I mean, I think I'm nice to you. Ain't I? Marv?

Marv
Marv is looking at Harry but doesn't
say anything for awhile
…It's been awhile Harry.

Harry
Harry drops his head
Yeah, I guess you're right Marv. I'm sorry
about that. I guess I'm just a grumpy
old man.
Pauses
But ya know something Marv, I do know someone
you've been nice to.

Marv
Who's that Harry?

Harry
Me. In all the years I've known you, I don't
think you've ever hardly said a harsh word to
me. All the times I've popped you in the chest
or hit you over the head.

You never said nothing back to me. Ya shoulda.
You shoulda socked me a good one, lots a times,
right in the kisser.
Pauses
So why didn't ya?

Marv
Thinks a second
I don't know Harry. I guess its cause you're
my friend. I mean, I guess you could have
been a little nicer to me, but I never thought
for a minute that you weren't my friend.

Besides, I'm not really the punching type.
Too afraid I'd get my block knocked off for
fighting back.
Changes subjects a little
Hey Harry, do you remember when we first
met. It was in prison in California. A bunch
of guys were picking on me and you came
to my rescue, cause you were a big king
pin in the prison.

Everyone was afraid of you. From that day
on I knew you and I would be friends.

Harry
Reminiscing
Yeah, I was a king pin wasn't I?

Marv
Yeah, til they found out what a total looser you
were.

Harry
Exasperated
Thanks Marv.

Marv
Ah Harry, I didn't mean it that way, I just
meant…

Harry
No Marv, you're right. They did find out I
was a looser I was. I don't know how I fooled
em for so long. Then I was the laughing
stock of the prison. And that's when I
remembered you.

I was walking by your cell. You were kind to
me. Invited me in to share your distilled water.

Marv
Yeah Harry, I remember! It was your first sip of
distilled water.

Harry
Looks at Marv kind of funny and then…
Marv? You're the best friend that I've ever had.
You've always been. I'm sorry I'm so rough
on you all the time. If I didn't have you I'd be
alone for sure.

Marv
Pats Harry on the back. Dust puffs up
Ah, gee Harry. You're my best friend too.

Harry
Yeah.
Changes subjects and becomes irrational
…And if it gets any hotter in this God forsaken
sand pit I'm gonna soil myself! How can anyone
survive this crap?

Marv
I don't know Harry. You're right, it's hotter-n-Hates
around here. I…

Marv spots something in the distance. The Camera
shows dust flying up. As the vehicle gets closer
Harry and Marv can see that it's a car. They don't
care who it is, they just want a lift.

Harry
What d ya think it is Marv?

Marv
I think it's a car Harry.

They both go berserk, trying to flag it down. The
vehicle pulls up beside them. Harry stops Marv
from speaking because he recognizes the two riders.
They're the two hijackers from they're flight. Harry
cuts in hoping they don't recognize him and Marv.

Harry
Hey ya fella's.

Hijacker Front
Oh, you are American's. What are you doing out here
in the middle of the desert.

Harry
Marv tries to speak, Harry stifles him again
We're lost. And hot…
Still playing it cool
I don't suppose you guys can give us a ride.

Hijacker front
Sure. Hop in. We can drop you at the next town.

Harry
Oh, dat'd be great.

They get in the back seat of the car. Harry leans
over to Marv and whispers in his ear.

Harry Cont.
Marv, dees are da guys that high jacked our plane.

Marv
Marv panics
What do you mean, we're dead Harry, they're going
to kill…

Harry
Cuts Marv off again
Marv, Marv, they don't remember us. We'll
wait until we get to the next town and
then we'll turn em in. Maybe we'll get a reprieve
or something.

Marv
Whispers back to Harry…
Yeah, and maybe they'll let us go for turning them
in too.

Harry looks at Marv with a Brilliant deduction look
on his face. The Camera shows a shot of the ship
then the bridge where Frank is still standing with
the family. Sailor 1 pushes his headset tight to
his ear…

Sailor 1
…What's that?
Pause while he is repeated to
…How many?

Pause again. Then he takes his headset away from
his head and speaks to Frank.

Sailor 1 Cont.
Sir we have inbound jets!

Uncle Frank
Iraqi?

Sailor 1
Trying to establish IFF now sir but I don't know what
else they'd be!

Uncle Frank
What's there heading?

Sailor 2 sounds off a bunch of numbers for a heading.
Frank looks at a screen in front of him.

Uncle Frank Cont.
Looks like there headed for that palace on the
map.
Pause
No, I think maybe the city where Kevin and the
A-team are.

The family panics and all are questioning Frank all at
once. Frank shoes them all off the bridge so he can
work.

Sailor 1
IFF confirmed sir, they're not friendlies. I repeat, they
are not friendly!

Uncle Frank
What do we have air defense wise?

Sailor 2
We have defensive capabilities to the hilt sir but nothing
that will reach that far inland.

Uncle Frank
What about the Tomahawk's?

Sailor 2
Never been done sir. Guidance capabilities only.
There's no way to get a lock on an aircraft. It'd
be like trying to hit a small bird with a snowball.

Uncle Frank
But it's possible?

Sailor 1
Sir, that would be a waste of missiles and tax payer
money. Those missiles cost over a mil a piece and
the chances…

Uncle Frank
Cuts him off and gets in his face
Sailor, that's what the military is all about!
If all we had to do is patch in coordinates all the
time we'd wouldn't need you. That's my nephew
out there and a lot of people are going to die if you
don't do something.
Turns his attention to the other sailor
You, get command on the line and get me aircraft. We
need to help those people.

Sailor 1 & 2
Ey sir!

Uncle Frank
Gets on the intercom again
You still there Kevin?

A couple of seconds later the intercom squawks back.

Intercom
Right here Uncle Frank, what's up?

Uncle Frank
Kevin, we've got a situation, (man I've
always wanted to say that!), we've
got about thirty Iraqi aircraft headed your
way. They'll be coming out of the West.
What kind of defenses do you have?

The Camera cuts to Kevin's position. He's standing
with the A-team.

Kevin
What kind of air defense do we have?

Soldier 1
…Air defense, um, we've got six Stingers. That's it.
And they're not full proof. You have to get a good heat
lock or you'll miss.

Kevin
Great!
Turns back to the Radio to talk to Frank
We've got six Stingers, whatever those are and I guess
they're not real good!

Radio
Kevin, I just got word that there's an aircraft carrier
about a thousand miles out. They're headed this
way but I don't know how soon they can have defenses
your way.

Kevin
Hey Uncle Frank, I'm just glad it's you out there.
If that's all you have we'll do the best we can from
here. Maybe if we can get enough strikes with
the Stingers they'll bug out and run.

Radio
Sorry Kev, wish I had a better answer here. I will
tell you that we're going to try something with
the tomahawks but I don't think it's going to work.

Kevin
Anything you can do would be great Uncle Frank,
um sir.

Radio
Stay in touch Kev.

Kevin
I will Uncle Frank. Thanks. Out here.
Kevin turns to Major Harford
We need those Stingers ready and our best men
on it.

Major Harford
You heard the man, get the Stingers out and
get em ready.
Turns to Kevin
You know this city better than we do where do we
deploy from?

Kevin
They'll be coming out of the West.
Kevin looks at the compass on his arm,
he points over the West wall
That way. They'll be coming from over that wall.

Major Harford
Can we get up there somehow?

Kevin looks at Natique.

Natique
She demonstrates
There are, how do you call them, where you
climb up…

Kevin
…Ladders? Where?

Natique
They're lying down by the wall, but you know, they're
very old. No one ever goes up there anymore.

Natique takes them to the wall where the ladders
are, in the all terrain vehicles. Now the Camera
shot is from the Iraqi aircraft. The pilot is speaking
to Shehp. Camera cuts back and forth between
Shehp and the pilot

Iraqi Pilot
In Iraqi (We have your palace in site
great leader, where do you want us to strike?)

Shehp
In Iraqi (The city to the West, hit the city! Destroy
it completely!)

Iraqi Pilot
In Iraqi (The city great leader, are you sure? What
about all the…)

Shehp
Calms himself and deals with the pilot
In Iraqi (…Sacrifice, we must sacrifice a few
to send a message to the Americans. No
American intrusion will be tolerated. We
must kill the occupying American forces
no matter what! Do you understand?)

Iraqi Pilot
In Iraqi (Yes your Highness)
Switch's something in the cockpit and
speaks to the other pilots
(You heard the man, take the city. Arm all weapons
and fire when ready

The Camera cuts back to Shehp one more time.
He has heard the command of the pilot to his fellow
pilots. He smiles an evil smile. Now the scene is
on the bridge of the ship.

Sailor 1
Sir, we're going to try to lob one of those
Tomahawk's in at the enemy but it will be a miracle
if we actually hit something.

Uncle Frank
They're close, can you fire now?

Sailor 2
Yes sir, I think so.
Gets on the com to the firing room
Ok boys, let's see what you can do. Fire one when
ready.
Turns his attention to Frank again
What they're going to do is try to calculate
coordinates to an aircraft on radar. The time,
speed and distance. Then the altitude. And…
A loud boom explodes from the ship as the
missile takes off
…Missile away!

The Camera shows the missile as it travels
through the air. Then the Camera cuts to the
aircraft. Then a shot on the bridge and the
missile tracking on the radar in comparison
to the aircraft. closer, closer, closer.

Camera cuts to the missile, then the aircraft,
then the missile, then the aircraft. The pilot of
one of the jets eyes open wide. The Camera
cuts to a view of the missile coming straight
at him.

Then the Camera cuts to a wide shot of the
missile actually hitting the aircraft. It explodes
in the air. The next shot is first from atop the
wall of Saheil where the A-team sees the explosion
off in the distance. Then the Camera shows the
explosion from Shehps position. Shehp looks at
his men, they look at him. None are sure what's
going on.

Shehp pulls the radio close to his ear. The Camera
zooms in. A voice comes over the radio.

Shehp's radio
Direct hit. Kevin they hit one, they hit one!

Shehp cringes. The Camera shows the jets
scattering in all directions.

Iraqi Pilot
In Iraqi (Split up, split up! I don't know what
just happened but don't make it easy for them!

The scene changes to the bridge of the ship. They're
all rejoicing.

Uncle Frank
Well, do it again, do it again!

Sailor 2
On the comm…
Line up another one boys. Let's do it again!

Comm. comes back
I don't think we can sir. When the planes were
all in formation it was easy but they're all
over now. It would be a waist sir.

Uncle Frank
Grabs the mike
You listen here sailor, it's not your duty to
question a superior officer, just do what
you're told…

Sailor 1
Cuts Frank off
…He's right sir. It'd be a waste of artillery. It'd be a
crap shoot at this point. We won't get another
shot like that sir.

Uncle Frank
Then what the heck are we going to do?

Sailor 2
Nothing sir. They're on they're own.

Sailor 1
We've done all we can sir.

At first he's going to jump all over the two sailors
but then he realizes they're right. He picks up
the Mike.

Uncle Frank
Kev you still there?

Camera cuts to the A-team on the wall.

Kevin
I'm here Uncle Frank.

Radio
Sorry Kev, the aircraft are split up. We'll never
get another shot at them. I'm sorry but
you're on your own. We have aircraft coming
in but it'll be another twenty minutes before
they're here.

Kevin
It'll be over in five.

Radio
I know Kev. I'm sorry. Do your best. I'll tell your
family what's going on.

Kevin
Looks at the group around him - Then
down the wall at Natique
Doesn't look good. Help is still twenty minutes
out. We're on our own.

Major Harford
Lock and load those Stingers boys. Fire one and
get down the wall to a new position. We'll try
to fire and move as much as we can.

The men all salute Major Harford, including Kevin.

Int: ships bridge

UNCLE FRANK
Men, you keep trying on those Tommy's. I know
it's a long shot but keep trying.

Ext: Saheil

Back at the city the Camera begins to back
up and take in the whole scene with the aircraft
coming in the distance and fades to the next scene.

Int Marv and Harry with hijackers in car –
in dessert

The Camera picks up Marv and Harry in the car
with the two hijackers. They're all crying.

Harry
So you guys are like us. No one loves you, you
only have each other and your really lousy terrorists?

Hijacker front
Yep, we're just like you guys. No one likes you,
you're stupid and you couldn't successfully steal
candy from an eight year old with a wet paper bag?

Marv
Still crying
Yeah, that's us alright.

Harry
Gee we were going to turn you guys in for
being hijackers but we just couldn't do that to
you know.

Hijacker Front
Still crying
It wouldn't have done you any good anyway.

Marv
Why not?

Hijacker Front
Cries even louder. They all join in
Cause nobody cares!

Harry
Well, I guess we'll just try to find a way to get back
to America.

Hijacker Front
How are you going to do that?

Harry
I don't know, I guess we'll just try to stow away on a
jet or something.

Hijacker Front
Oh. Well if you do, and you go to the Baghdad
airport, don't get on flight two-nineteen.

Marv
Well, why not?

Hijacker Front
Cause we put a bomb on it. It's the next flight
to America.

Marv and Harry sober up and look at each other.

Hijacker Front
Do you think we should be telling them that?

Hijacker Front
Oh, what's the difference, it probably won't work
anyway.

Hijacker Front
Starts balling again. Hijacker front
joins him
Yeah, you're probably right!

Marv and Harry start to cry also but now for a
different reason.

Camera fades on the car driving off:

Ext: Shehp's palace – a-team – hot - sunny

The Camera picks up on the wall where the
A-team sits waiting for their impending doom.
There are two men with Stingers on the ready.
They've taken aim and are waiting on the order
to try and establish a lock.

People have gathered around Natique on the
ground in masses watching the soldiers on the
wall.

Kevin
Yells down at Natique
Here they come! Tell everyone to take cover!

People begin screaming and running in all directions.
It's pandemonium. The soldiers are lined up with
rifles pointed upwards. The two Stingers are still
poised for an order from Major Harford.

Major Harford
Steady boys, don't waist this shot. If this first
volley doesn't hit the jets won't… scatter… Oh,
crap, they're scattering.

The Camera shows the jets flying off in different
directions.

Major Harford Cont.
Ok boys, just pick the closest target, get a lock,
and fire when ready!

They reposition themselves one more time. The others
take aim with their rifles.

Kevin
To one of the other solders…
There's too many of them. We're going to
get slaughtered!

The jets come flying in. A couple of them start to strafe
the city with machine gun fire.

Stinger Soldier 1
…He yells
Back blast area clear!

The Camera gets in close to one of the Stingers.
You can hear the guiros getting tone on a plane.
He fires! The missile takes off. The Camera shows
it billowing through the air up into the ski.

Boom! Direct hit. They all cheer! But then a plane
strafes they're position. No one is hit but they all
scatter down the wall. And off in different directions

People are still trying to hide. The jets are all close
now and spraying machine gun fire on the city in all
different directions. One jet lets go a missile. Then
another. As the A-team tries to decide what to do
next Kevin grabs a soldier with a Stinger and pulls
him toward the wall again. There's a hole in the
wall where Kevin can see through.

Kevin
Yelling over all the noise
When the next group of jets gets close, fire at the
top of the wall!

Stinger solder 1
What… Why… oh, I think I see what you want.
Ok, let me know!

He backs up and takes aim at the wall. Kevin
is by the hole looking out. The Camera shows
another group of planes coming at them. He
runs back by the Stinger guy.

Kevin
Yelling
Ok, when I tell you!

Stinger Soldier 1
OK!

Kevin
Wait… wait… wait…
Pause
Ok fire now!

The Stinger blasts away. The Camera shows it
fly up and explodes the top of the wall. Huge
boulders from the wall launch upward into the
sky The Camera shows the view from inside
one of the cockpits. The boulders come up at
him. He panics and tries to fly out of the way
but he's too close and has to fly through it.

The Camera backs off and shows the debris
from the wall smashing into the aircraft sending
a couple of them hurtling to the ground on the
other side of the city but outside the wall.

Kevin and the Stinger guy do a high five and run
to take cover somewhere else. The Camera shows
an explosion from a jet that fired a missile at the wall
destroying the rest of it.

Kevin and the Stinger guy have to dive for cover but
they aren't hurt. Pandemonium is still all around.
People are getting hurt. Explosions and machine
gun fire everywhere. People still running around
trying to find safe haven.

Some soldiers firing their M-16's at the jets as they
fly over but having no effect. The Camera cuts to
another Stinger being launched from inside the city.
Then another from close by. One hits the other misses.

Kevin and the Stinger guy catch up with Major
Harford behind somewhat of a barricade.

Kevin
Over all the noise…
Any ideas sir?

Major Harford
Not a clue. We're not having much of an effect.

Then the Stinger soldier 1: guy runs out from the
barricade. The Camera shows Kevin and Major
Harford watch him. He runs over to the last guy
with a Stinger missile still not fired.

Kevin and the others can see Stinger Soldier 1,
talking to the other Stinger guy and pointing at
the top of the east wall. He kneels down. The
Stinger guy gets in position. They can all see
the barrage of jets coming at them.

Stinger soldier 1 taps the other Stinger guy on
the helmet. The missile launches! It hits the
wall at the top and sprays large sections of
wall into the air. It works again, taking out
two more aircraft.

They immediately dive back for cover as another
jet following the others, takes out the rest of the
wall with a missile.

Major Harford
Hot dang boys, what a move. I think we've taken
out about ten of them!

Soldier 2
Yeah but what are we going to do about the rest?

Major Harford
In a calmer voice…
I don't know son, but at least we took a few of them
with us.

Soldier three yells to get their attention and points
to a group of men from the city on top of a building.
They're all arm in arm, lined up along the edge of the
roof of the building. They all jump off at once.

They land on a wagon that has a camel standing on
the other end of it. Like a great circus act their
combined weight launches the camel high into the
air! A jet comes flying over and crashes into the
camel.

The Camera cuts to a shot of the pilot looking
eye to eye with the camel straddling the nose of
the jet, who is just as shocked as he is. The
camel's eyes get huge as he begins to slides
off the nose of the jet.

Just as the camel falls off the jet crashes into one
of the walls of the city. Then the Camera shows
the camel fall and make a poof in the sand just
outside the city. Then the Camera cuts to the
camel getting up out of the hole where he's hit
the sand.

The camel Grunts and has a really perturbed look
on his face as he trots away.

Camel
GRUNT!
The subtitle reads…
In Camel (Geese!)

Kevin and the A-team are laughing so hard that for
a moment they forget about the war around them.
But then a jet strafes their position and they are
shocked back into the reality around them as they
dive for cover in different directions.

Shehp and some of his men are watching from a
distance. The Camera shows jets all around the city,
explosions, and we can hear the sound of machine
gun fire. Shehp just looks at his men and laughs.
His men laugh with him.

The Camera cuts back to inside the city. People
are lying on the ground or running in all directions,
the city is being quickly reduced to rubble. Now the
Camera cuts to Marv and Harry. They're in a city now,
and being dropped off by the hijackers.

They're getting out of the car and saying goodbye
like nothing is wrong. They watch the car drive off.
Then Harry grabs Marv by his arms face to face.

Harry
Marv, we gotta do something!

Marv
You mean we're going to turn those guys in anyway?

Harry
Pulls Marv in the direction of a taxi cab
No Marv, we have to get to the Bagdad airport
and stop that plane!

Marv
Why Harry, they said it probably wouldn't work.

Harry
Stops and talks to Marv
And what if it does Marv. Could you live with
yourself knowing that all those people died
when we could have stopped it?

Marv
No, but I can't live with myself most of the
time anyway.

Harry
Marv!

Marv
Ok Harry, we'll go to the airport and see if we
can't stop it. Why not, it couldn't be any
crazier than anything else we've done the
last couple of days.

The two jump in the cab, regardless of the fact
that they have no money and speed off toward
Bagdad airport. The Camera cuts back to Saheil.
The A-team is running low on ammunition. Kevin
calls his Uncle Frank.

Kevin
Yelling over the commotion…
Uncle Frank, you still there?

Radio
Yeah Kev, how's the battle going, you see
that Tommy?

Kevin
Yes but we're still getting slaughtered here, is
there anything you can do, where are those
planes?

Radio
They're coming Kev but they're still at least
ten minutes out! I don't know what we can do Kev.
I'm sorry!

Kevin
It's ok Uncle Frank, I understand. We'll just have to try
something else.

Kevin hooks the radio to his belt and looks around.
He sees a long piece of thick twine rope lying a few
feet from him. He looks at one of the A-team soldiers
and notices his grappling gun. He reaches over
and grabs it out of his pack.

Soldier 3:
Hey, what are you doing?

Kevin takes the grappling gun and runs to the
rope. a plane strafes his position and he's forced
to dive for cover. But he comes back unharmed.
He ties the thick rope into a huge noose.

Then to the end of the grappling hook with a small
piece of wire. Then he takes the other end of the
rope and runs into a building with it. He comes
out a window on the side of the building and ties
the end of the rope from there.

Then he picks up the grappling gun and when a jet
fly's over Kevin fires the grappling hook with the
thick noose attached, in front of the jet and lasso's
the jet! As the jet storms away the thick rope is
yanked taunt and the front of the jet is torn off
sending the jet hurtling to the ground.

The people that have watched this all cheer. then
Kevin takes off toward the front gate of the city.
He remembers that only one of his fancy gate
catapults was triggered. He runs up and grabs
a couple of men hiding from the jets.

They run over and pull the gate open as fast as
they can. The catapult works, it flings a huge bag
of sand high into the air and another jet smashes
into it.

Major Harford
He looks at his guys, they all look at him
…Two more down, guys good isn't he?

Soldier 1
Yeah but there's still fifteen of them out there.
He's going to run out of tricks sooner or later.

Just then they see the city men lined up on the roof
again. They jump and launch another camel into the
air. This time we get a little obscene. The camel fly's
up backwards.

The Camera shows a frontal view of the camel in the
air chewing something oblivious to what's going on
around him, with a jet behind him. He's totally
unaware, but the Camera then shows the pilots
view just before he gooses the camel with the
nose of his jet.

As the jet hits the camel, the camel's eye's bulge
just before the Camera cuts. The Camera cuts to
the people on the ground. They all cringe and close
or cover their eyes.

The Camera shows a whole bunch of people going
Oooooh. (As in ouch and yuck in the same emotion
Kevin comes running back to the A-team.

Kevin
I don't know what else to do, I'm out of
options!

Just then they see several planes bearing down
on their position. It looks as though the end is in
site but just as the Camera cuts to show one of
the pilots finger on the trigger to strafe them, the
Camera cuts back to show the plane exploding.
Then another plane explodes next to that.

The jets disburse and the A-team is never shot at.
Two jet fighters come from another direction across
and behind the Iraqi jets. Everyone in the town is
cheering.

Major Harford
Who are they?

Soldier 4
Israeli sir!

The bombing and strafing has stopped momentarily
as the Iraqi jets now have their hands full with the
Israeli jets.

Kevin
But there are only two of them. They won't last long
against twelve or thirteen Iraqi fighters!
Gets on the radio to Frank again
Uncle Frank, what's the ETA on those American jets.

Radio
I was just getting ready to call you Kevin, they
called us to say that had you in site!

Kevin looks up. The rest of the A-team looks up.
Just then, F-16's and f-14's come into view and
start mopping up the Iraqi jets.

Major Harford
Yells to the American jets…
Go get em boys!

Everyone is cheering again. Eventually the jets fly
off and the fight is over.

Radio
Just got confirmation from the jets. They've
mopped up almost all the Iraqi fighters and the rest
are on the run.

The A-team all cheer. Then the people see them
cheering and all cheer with them. The Camera
picks up with Shehp. He's hysterical again throwing
things on the ground and kicking the dirt, making a
total spectacle of himself in front of his men. They're
all just watching him.

The Camera cuts to two of his men, one leans over
and says something to the other

Shehp's man 4
Whispering in the others ear…
In Iraqi (What a moron)

The other man nods in agreement. Shehp jumps
up after a moment of hysterics sees a truck with
flat tires in the distance. He gathers himself
together and runs off toward the truck.

The Camera watches him all the way to the truck.
When he finally gets to it, he jumps in the cab,
starts the truck, flat tires and all and takes off.
His men just watch. The truck drives off.

Camera cuts:

Int Uncle Franks ship - bridge

The scene picks up on the bridge of the ship. The
family is just coming back up to the bridge to join
in the celebration. Uncle Frank is on the mike to Kevin.

Speaking into the mike as everyone around him is
carrying on…

Uncle Frank
Hey Kev. Great job down there. I hear from the
leader of the American Fighter squad that
there were a lot of downed jets on the ground when
they arrived already.

You have something to do with that?

Intercom O.C.
Yeah, we might have been the cause of some
of that.

Some of the others are looking at him. He looks back
at them and says, just to them…

Uncle Frank
I wouldn't doubt that for a minute.

They all laugh, knowing what Frank meant. Then
he turns his attention back to Kevin. Well you'll
have to tell us all about it when you get back.
Listen, they want you out of there real soon,
something about saving the sanctity of national
peace.

Uncle Frank Cont.
You have orders to ship out with the A-team
when they go. You're to guard those terrorist
plans of attack with your life.

Intercom O.C.
That's actually good news, I'm ready to get
out of here anyway. Say hi to my family for me.
See you all on the other side.

Holds up the mike, keyed, so everyone can
yell goodbye to Kevin. They do. Then Frank
says goodbye to him also.

Uncle Frank
Good luck Kev. See ya in CONUS.

Intercom
Out here.

Camera cuts from the bridge

Ext: Out front of the Bagdad airport

Marv and Harry arrive at the Bagdad airport. The cab
driver pulls up in front of the main international
terminal. The Camera shows a view from the back
of the cab.

Marv and Harry don't have any money so they try
to ditch the cab but the cab driver gets out knowing
they might try something and grabs Marv by the back
of his shirt

Marv lets out one of his usual high pitched screams.

Marv
Harry, help he's got me!

The cab driver is yelling at him in Iraqi

Cab driver
In Iraqi (You American's, you all claim to
be so honest but you're nothing but a bunch
of criminals! You will pay me or I will beat you
senseless!)

Trying to free Marv, dancing around, trying to hit the
cab driver…

Harry
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! Let go, let my
friend go ya jerk…

The cab driver takes his free hand and grabs Harry's
face. With a great push he sends Harry falling backwards
to the ground. The Camera shows Harry in pain lying
on the ground.

Then the cab driver swings Marv around and cold cocks
him in the jaw. Marv falls to the ground. The cab driver
picks him up and is about to hit him again when Harry
jumps on his back.

He flails around until he gets Harry's arm loose from
around his neck and throws Harry. Harry smashes
upside down against the airport wall and lands on
his head, hard!

Marv tries to get away but the cab driver grabs Marv
by his foot. With little difficulty he picks Marv up by
his feet and hangs him upside down. Yelling at Marv
in Iraqi he begins to shake Marv up and down trying
to get money to fall out of his pockets.

Soon the Iraqi police show up in a car next to the
cab. They jump out.

Iraqi Policeman 1
In Iraqi (Hey, what is going on here? Why are
you hurting this man? Put him down!)

Cab driver
Still holding Marv by his feet…
In Iraqi (These men got a ride from me and
they tried to get away without paying!)

The other Iraqi police officer picks Harry up and
helps him to his feet but pulls his arm behind his
back so he can't get away.

Iraqi Policeman 1
In Iraqi (Oh, tried to steal a ride ey? You American's
are all the same. A bunch of criminals. Come on,
you're coming with us

Harry
Coming to his senses…
Wait, wait, wait! We're trying to stop a plane
from taking off. Speak English? We're trying to
stop a plane.

Iraqi policeman 2
I speak English. Why are you trying to stop
a plane?

Harry
There's a bomb on it. It's supposed to blow up
when it gets close to America. It's got something
in it that will kill a lot of people!

Iraqi policeman 2
This is a serious accusation you are making, how
do we know you're not just trying to get
away or maybe you're just late for your flight?

He turns to his partner and translates what Harry
told him into Iraqi.

Iraqi policeman 2 Cont.
Why should we believe you?

The cab driver drops Marv on his head after
hearing what Policeman 2 said. Marv his holding
his head and breathing heavy.

Iraqi policeman 1
In Iraqi (Ask him how he found this out?)

Iraqi policeman 2
How do you know this?

Harry
Did you hear about the American plane that got
hijacked the other day?

Iraqi policeman 2
Which one?

Harry
I… what do you mean which one? How many planes
get hijacked around here?

Iraqi policeman 2
Speaks to himself at first and then
address Harry again…
In Iraqi (Let's not go there.)
Changes the subject again…
Was it the one on Sunday or the one just last
Thursday?

Harry looks dumb founded, then looks at Marv.
Then he thinks to himself about which day it
was when they arrived.

Harry
Thursday… yeah… yeah, yeah, yeah, it was
Thursday. Two guys held us hostage on our way
to Hawaii.

Iraqi policeman 2
Yes I remember now. As a matter of fact there
were two American men who escaped from
American Air force Police off of that flight, you
wouldn't know anything about that would you?

Marv
Yeah, yeah, that was us. That's right. It's got to
be the same flight we're talking about. Yeah you
should have seen it…

Harry
Kicks Marv!
Marv I wish you'd just shut up sometimes.

Marv
What Harry, I just wanted to make sure they
knew which plane it was so I…

The police officers decide they're going to take the
two into the airport to airport security. The cab
driver asks in Iraqi, how he's supposed to get paid.

The police just ignore him and take the two inside.
The Camera fades on this scene.

Ext: Benjadene's home – day – sunny - hot

Back at Benjadene's home, the A-team is milling
around packing up their equipment for the ride
home. Major Harford walks up to Kevin who is
doing his own thing.

Major Harford
I tell ya Kev that was some quick thinking out
there. I don't think I've ever known a guy who
could bring a plane down single handed
like you. Where'd you learn all that stuff?

Kevin
Keeps working…
I don't know exactly. I was always good at it.
My high school principle used to say that I
was capable of turning everyday house hold
items into weapons of mass destruction.

Harford laughs.

Kevin Cont.
I had plenty of opportunity to hone my skills on
my cousins and my brother Buzz when I was
younger and then when I got into high school
I guess I just went crazy.

It turned into my workshop of horrors if you will.
The principal didn't appreciate that too much.
He was often at the receiving end of my tricks.

Major Harford
So what do you think of the Military now that
you've experienced it some?

Kevin
I think it's probably my calling in life.

Major Harford
Well if you don't mind my sayen so, I think
so too.

Kevin
Thank you sir. I'll take that as a complement and
as confirmation of my own feelings about it.

Major Harford
Yeah, your welcome… I requested that you stay
with my unit but I guess the Pentagon has other
plans for you.

Kevin
Ponders the statement and then…
That's news to me. I wonder what that means.

Major Harford
I don't know either but I think it's a shame. I
could use a guy like you. I think you'd make my life
a lot easier.

Kevin
That depends.

Major Harford
On what?

Kevin
On which end of my practical joking you're on.

Harford laughs again and walks away. Natique
comes up to Kevin.

Natique
Hey.

Kevin
Smiles but continues to work
Hey.

Natique
Isn't that your American slang when you walk up
to someone you like?

Kevin
Laughs a little…
Yes, I guess it is. Where did you learn that?

Natique
American Movie, I think it was called, um…
When Harry Met Sally?

Kevin
Oh, I didn't see that one. We guys call that a
Chick Flick. I'm more of an Arnold Schwarzenegger
kind of guy.

Natique
Ah yes. Also very popular with the men of this country.
They all think they're Arnold after they watch his
movies. It's really quite ridicules.

Kevin
Laughs…
Yeah, I suppose it is. Actually I really like the old
black and white movies. Shoot em up kind, with
Machine guns and gangsters and that sort of thing.

Natique
Ah, yes, Al Capone. He's from Chicago I think.
Isn't that where you're from?

Kevin
Yes as a matter of fact it is.

Natique
Al Capone, Arnold Schwarzenegger it is all starting to
make sense now.

Kevin
Looks at her funny…
What is…?

Benjadene comes up with his two sons in tow.

Kevin Cont.
Hello sir.

Benjadene
Kevin my son, are you almost ready for the long
trip home?

Kevin
I think so sir.

Benjadene turns his attention to Natique and
they begin to converse in Iraqi so that Kevin
can't understand them. They glance at Kevin
every once in awhile. Then Natique starts smiling.
Then she jumps into her father's arms with joy.
When she pulls away from her father they both
stand and look at Kevin. It makes him uneasy.

Kevin Cont.
What?

Benjadene
Kevin, I have to ask you a question.

Kevin
Ok.

Benjadene
Kevin, what do you think of me?

Kevin
Not sure about the question
Um, well sir, I think you are a fine man. A leader
and a great father. And you are generous and kind.

Benjadene
Laughs a little
Thank you Kevin. And what do you think of my
sons?

Kevin
Well, um, I think they'll be just like you someday
and become fine upstanding people in their
community like you. I've enjoyed they're
company.

Benjadene
Good, good. They have told me that they like
you too. Rhah even said that he thought you
were just like an older brother to him.

Kevin
Wow. That's great! We haven't known each other
that long but I appreciate him in the same way.
Both of them.

Benjadene
Would you say that you had some… um… how
do you say… affection for my daughter?

Kevin is quite embarrassed at the question. His face
turns beat read. He sneaks a peak at Natique. She
shy's in return but with a huge smile

Benjadene Cont.
Well, yes. I would say that that was a true assessment
of the situation. I'm not very good at this though.
Natique is really the first girl I've ever really been
interested in much less even noticed.

Well, I think that's good. You are a man of priorities.
Kevin, I talked to your Captain Harford. He tells
me that the United States will take a certain
amount of people back to your country and give
them asylum?

Kevin
He did? They do?

Benjadene
Yes, and I was wondering what would come to
mind when I say that?

Kevin
Sir, I think you're playing with me but I'll say it. The
first thought that came to mind was that I wished
Natique could be one of those people.

Natique jumps at Kevin's words and raps her
arms around his neck. Her brothers join in.

Major Harford
Walks up to Benjadene
Looks like they went for it.

Benjadene
I think they will be very good together.

The Camera cuts to Kevin and Natique. They
kiss romantically. Camera fades on them.
Marv and Harry are sitting in some chairs
outside the chief's office of the airport security
department. They're both in handcuffs.

Harry
Squirming around trying to get comfortable…
I never could get used to these things. You'd think
as often as I've been in them that I would have
by now.

Marv
Yeah. And every time I have them on I think it's going
to be the last time.

Harry
Yeah, you too ha?

Harry is looking through the windows of the
office out into the airport terminal area where
people are milling around as they do in an
airport. Harry notices a couple TV screens
mounted up high with the flight listings, one
in Iraqi and the other in English.

Harry cont.
Hey Marv, look over there.

Marv
At what?

Harry
Those TV's over there. Can you read what they say? My
eye sites getting bad. I think I need glasses.

Marv
Squints. Starts to read the list but has trouble
because he can't read very well
Looks like…

Marv rattles something off that doesn't make any sense.

Harry
Harry finally realizes that he's trying to read the
Iraqi monitor…
Not that TV Marv the one that has the English… excuse
me, the American writing on it!

Marv
Oh, um… looks like it says de…pa…tu…rees
at the top.

Harry
De pa tu rees, what the… Departures, Marv
that says departures. Marv you really need
to learn to read better. What else does it
say?

Marv
Um… Ger… man… I, Ger… man… I…

Harry
Marv, your killing me! Try the next one, what does
the next one say?

Marv
Ah… Zime…bobe…way.

Harry
Zime bobe way, what the… Zimbabwe! It's Zimbabwe.
Dats in Africa I think! Marv look for one that says Chicago!
Or New York.

Marv
Ok Harry… ah… how do you spell Chicago?

Harry
Marv, you're really killing me. O

Marv
C H I… what was… oh, hang on.
Squints again. He's mumbling as he reads
down the list… Finally
Oh, Harry that's it! I found it!

Harry
Good, good! Now next to that is a column of
numbers. What time is the plane leaving?

Marv
Looks at the screen again but then turns
and looks back at Harry
Um… I can't tell time.

Harry
Marv, why can't you tell time?

Marv
I don't know, I never needed to I guess.

Harry
To himself at first…
That would explain a lot. Ok, just tell me the
numbers next to Chicago. Can ya do that
Marv, do you think you can read the numbers?

Marv
Well of course Harry, who can't read numbers?

Camera cuts to Harry who looks up as if to pray
then cuts back to Marv.

Marv Cont.
Um, it says… um… O three… ah, and then a couple
of dots, and then ah… three O, and then P and M.
And then there's a couple of numbers at the end of
that, ah… two, one, nine.

Harry
Three thirty PM. That's the departure time but what's
the three six thr… It's the flight number. That's got
to be what it is. Are there any other numbers after
that?

Marv
Ah… yeah Harry there sure is. Looks like it says…
eight B.

Harry
Eight B, that's got to be the gate number. Marv, we
got to get to that plane.

Marv
How Harry?

Harry
Thinks a second
I don't know yet Marv but keep an eye on me. Watch
for the high sign and be ready.

Marv
Ok. Harry.

The Camera cuts to the door of the chief of security's
office. It opens. The chief comes out with two other
men and the two Iraqi police officers. They walk up
to Marv and Harry.

Chief
Do you understand that the accusations you are making
are very serious?

Harry
Yeah but its true!

Chief
How do you know this for sure?

Harry
Cause we caught…
Hesitates
Cause we caught a ride from the guys that hijacked
the plane.

Chief
So you know these men?

Harry
No, we were walking in the desert.

Chief
Why were you walking in the desert? It's hotter than
the devil out there.

Harry
Sarcastically
You're kidding.

They look at each other.

Harry Cont.
It's a long story. Look, are you guys going to
do something about this or not. And can
you get these hand cuffs off of us, they're
cutting into my wrists?

Chief
We fully intend to do something but we need more
information.
Turns to the police officers
Can you please take the hand cuffs off? I don't
think we have to worry about them now.

The police officer looks at his partner. His partner
looks back and shrugs his shoulders. So they take
the handcuffs off of Marv and Harry. Harry is watching
them. Suddenly Harry bulls the two police officers over
and yells to Marv.

Harry
Now Marv, run Marv run!

The two take off out of the office. The security men
try to grab them but they get away. They take off
down through the terminal and disappear into the
crowd of people.

Chief
Go, go get them!
Changes to Iraqi
In Iraqi (Go get them!)

The two police officers jump to their feet and take
off after Marv and Harry followed by two security
men. The Camera's cut back to Benjadene's house.
Most of the equipment is loaded up and the A-team
is in their vehicles. Benjadene and Kevin are talking.
Natique is in the vehicle next to Kevin.

Benjadene
Kevin, you will take good care of my daughter… and
bring her back to see me once in awhile.

Kevin
Yes sir. And you can come see us too.

Benjadene
Ah, Kevin, a wonderful thought but I don't think
that will be possible. The regime will still be in
place even though Shehp is out of commission
for awhile. They will never let me go.

Kevin
Then come with us. I'm sure we can figure
something out.

Benjadene
No Kevin, this is still my home. Natique is young.
She will adapt to America. I'm too old for
that. Plus these two (pointing at sons) still
need me to keep them out of trouble. Maybe
I will come visit some day.

Natique
Yes Kevin, he will never leave this place. He's from
the old school. A die hard Muslim elder.
Turns her attention to Benjadene
and teases him
Stubborn old man. I will miss you so. And you two.
Stay out of trouble!

Ishmhal
In Iraqi (We will sister. May God bless you both
with many children and a happy life.)

Benjadene laughs but doesn't say anything. Natique
gives him a dirty look and covers her mouth as in
shock at his comment.

Kevin
What did he say?

Benjadene
Cuts of Natique before she can answer
Kevin's question
He said good luck you are both make a beautiful
couple.

Kevin
Gives Ishmael a look…
Yeah I'll bet that's what he said.

Major Harford
C'mon kids, we gotta rap this thing up. You've got
a plane to catch and we got an LZ to get to.

They all bid their last farewells and the A-team
moves out. Camera watches them drive off
into the dessert.

The Camera picks up Marv and Harry. They've
managed to get out of the airport and onto the
tarmac. They're hiding behind some luggage carts.
The Camera doesn't show them right away. It picks
up the luggage carts. The carts are pulled away on
their way to be loaded on an airplane. As the luggage
carts move out of view, Marv and Harry are caught
crouched down hiding behind the carts.

They panic and run for another hiding place.

Harry
Dang it Marv, how are we going to tell which flight
is two-one-nine?

Marv
I don't know Harry. I see some numbers on the planes
but how do we know if we're in the right place?

Harry
What numbers?

Marv
Right there. Like that one. See it says two… one…
nine. But there are so many planes out here
Harry. How are we ever going to find ours?

Harry
Yeah, boy you're right Marv. There are a lot of
planes out here. I guess…

Harry stops mid sentence and looks up at the ski for a second to contemplate what Marv just said.

Harry Cont.
…Marv what did you just say that plane number was?

Marv
Yeah Harry, it's right there. Two-one-nine. But how a
re we going to find ours?

Harry
Marv, what flight number did we say we were
looking for?

Marv
Well ya just said it Harry, two… one…
Marv pauses and
contemplates the rest of his sentence…
…Oh.

Harry
Geese Marv. Now how are we going to get on it?

They're both looking at the plane. Just about then
a truck pulls up next to the plane. The back of the
truck extends up and a door on the side of the plane
opens up. Two men climb up a ladder, open a door
on the truck and start unloading supplies onto the
aircraft.

Marv and Harry look at each other and smile.

The next scene cuts to the inside of the box of the
supply truck. The two men are picking up boxes.
There are a few boxes stacked on the ramp of the
truck. The Camera shows one of the men turning
around to haul another box out when door of the
TRUCK box closes locking them in. They both
drop their boxes and run toward the door. They
try to open it. But Marv and Harry have trapped
them inside.

The next scene is outside on the ramp. Marv and
Harry pick up the boxes and carry them into the
plane as if they're working. They manage to blend
in well with the cleaning crew and others that are
working in and around the plane.

Finally Harry spots some big cabinet doors in the
flight attendant stations. They drop the boxes and
climb into the cabinets to hide. A worker finds the
boxes THEY'VE DROPPED, looks them OVER and
goes to look for the people who are supposed to
be loading them.

The Camera cuts.

The scene is at the terminal of the airport. The
A-team lets Kevin and Natique off.

Major Harford
Well, you two love birds have a nice trip back.

Kevin
You to Major.
Kevin waves to the A-team guys
Good luck guys. See you back home!

They all wish Kevin and Natique good luck.

Major Harford
Shakes Kevin's hand
Kevin, I'll be at Bragg. Look me up.

Kevin
I will sir. Count on it.

They wave again and Kevin and Natique walk off
into the airport. The Camera follows them in.
Kevin is carrying her bag.

Kevin
So what did your brother really say back there
at your dads?

Natique leans over and whispers in his ear.

Kevin Cont.
Oh my gosh! Geese, we're not even married yet.
Oh man, that's… oh man, oh gosh…

Natique
So you do want to get married?

Kevin
Well yeah… well no… well, married, I don't
know! Do we have to talk about this now?

Natique
Can we...?

She's really teasing him now. The Camera
looses site of them in the crowd. Camera
cuts to the family just getting off the ship.

The Camera catches Uncle Frank, several of
the sailors, and the rest of the McAllister family
coming down the ramp of the ship. Admiral
Smith and Colonel Andrews meet them at
the bottom of the ramp. They salute each
other.

Admiral Smith
Well Frank, how did you like commanding your
own ship?

Uncle Frank
Great, I think it should have happened a long
time ago.

Admiral Smith
Smith looks down at the ground in
frustration
C'mon Frank, you're not going to hold that
against me forever are you? We've been
through all that. I thought you understood.

Uncle Frank
All I understood is your stupid reason for not
giving me my own ship, and that reason
never held a ounce of weight with me.

Admiral Smith
Gets angry and quietly comments to
Frank to his face where no one can hear
them
Well maybe you'd like me to tell you the
real reason. Maybe you'd like your wife to hear
about Admiral Casey's daughter!

Uncle Frank
Frank stops and pauses for a second
as if contemplating Smith's statement
You do make a strong point.

Admiral Smith shakes his head, still miffed at Frank

Uncle Frank Cont.
And you did give me my own ship when my
family needed me most. I appreciate that
Gates. And ah, let's keep that thing
about Casey's daughter between us, ok?

Admiral Smith
Some people never change. Ya know that Frank?

Uncle Frank
No Gates, you're right about that. Well,
thanks again and we'll see you some time
again ey?

Admiral Smith
Still frustrated, he shakes Frank's hand
Don't count on it!

Frank turns to the family.

Uncle Frank
C'mon everyone, we have a plane to catch.
Let's go!

Father
Walks up to Frank and whispers to him
That friend of yours didn't look too happy with
you Frank. What was that all about?

Uncle Frank
Two words John, fleet Admirals daughter.

Kevin's father just nods at Frank as though
he understands and not another word said.
Camera cuts to next scene. The plane is
pulling away from the ramp. Kevin and Natique
are giving eyes at each other. We can see that
the plane is rolling backwards, out of Kevin's
window.

Marv and Harry peek out of the cabinet doors
like in the toy store in their last movie, at each other.

Harry
He calls in a whisper
Hey Marv!

Marv
Peeks his head out
Yeah Harry?

Harry
Let's go, the coast is clear.

Marv
Climbs out of the cupboard
Where are we going?

Harry
Right there…

Harry points to a hatch cover in the floor right in front of them.

Marv
What is that Harry?

Harry
It's a hatch to the cargo hold.

Pulls the hatch open. The Camera reveals
the cargo hold in the belly of the aircraft.
The two scramble down the hatch and close
it just as a flight attendant comes through.
She looks around as if something seems
out of place but then ignores it.

The Camera cuts to the cargo hold. Marv
and Harry climb down a ladder and step off.
There's a small red light illuminating the area.

Marv
What are we doing down here Harry?

Harry
Trying to find that bomb, that's what.

Marv looks around… The Camera pans
around showing large quantities of luggage.

Marv
How are we going to find it in all this luggage Harry?

Harry
I don't know Marv, if I knew that I'd have this
problem solved already. Just start opening
suite cases. It's got to be in here
somewhere.

The Camera cuts to a view of the plane taking off.
Then to a cut of Kevin and Natique looking out the
window from their seats.

Then back to the cargo hold. The Camera shows
Marv having greater and greater difficulty walking
as the plane gains speed and climbs into the air.
Harry is having the same problem. Marv is
struggling to walk up and he unknowingly
loosens a latch with his foot that holds one
of the cargo bins in place.

Harry is sliding backwards. He has a shocked
look on his face. he finally loses his footing and
tumbles backwards smashing into a wall at the
back of the hold. He climbs to his feet somewhat
beaten only to turn and see the cargo bin coming
at him full speed. Squish! Harry gets smashed
between the wall and the bin. We can hear Harry
calling to Marv but the noise is too great and Marv
doesn't hear him. Marv is also busy trying to hold
on until the plane levels off.

The Camera cuts to Kevin and Natique.

Natique
This is fun, I've never been in a plane before.

Kevin
I've flown several times but it always makes
me sort of nervous.

Natique
Oh, why?

Kevin
Every time I'm on one, it seems like I always
end up in the wrong place. Or I'm falling out of
them or something. I just haven't had much
luck with aircraft in the past. And I haven't
exactly mastered a soft Parachute landing either.

Natique just looks sort of dumbfounded at his answer.

The Camera cuts back to the cargo hold. Marv
loses his footing and rolls backward. Something
hooks the collar of this shirt and almost chokes
him. Harry is still stuck between the bin and the
wall. Marv, in all his flailing around loosens another
bin which rolls back and crashes into the bin that
has Harry trapped thusly squishing him again and
even more.

Finally the plane begins to level off. Marv gets up
and calls for Harry. He can't find him at first until
he hears some faint cries over the noise of the air
craft.

Marv
Harry… is that you? Where are ya Harry?

Marv eventually follows the noise to Harry. He
tries to move the bins but they're too heavy.
Marv is trying to move the bins that have Harry
pinned but they're too heavy. Then he looks
up at the hatch where they climbed down
through. he notices a flashing light with a
small box that it's attached to. he turns his
attention from Harry, much to Harry's chagrin.

Marv Cont.
Hey Harry, I think I see that bomb we were looking for.

Marv starts to walk toward it. Harry is pleading
in muffled tones for Marv to free him (Adlib. Marv
climbs up the ladder. He's looking at the bomb.
The Camera moves to a view where we can see
Shehp who has been hiding in the cargo hold all
along, come up behind Marv. Shehp knocks Marv
out. Now Marv is out cold and Harry is trapped.
Shehp looks at Harry. Harry tries to look back at
him but can't.

Shehp
Don't go anywhere my friend.

He laughs at himself and walks away. Camera
cuts back to Kevin and Natique. They're sitting
comfortably when the captain comes on over
the intercom.

Captain
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.
We're experience some delays in Chicago so
we're being rerouted to Washing DC.
Please remain calm and we'll have this
straightened out for you before we land.

Kevin
Washington DC, what the heck is all that about?

Natique
Why is Washington DC far from Chicago?

Kevin
It would be kind of like if you were going from
Iraq to Egypt and they rerouted you to Germany.

Natique
Gets a puzzled look on her face…
Oh.

Kevin notices a flight attendant coming up the
isle toward them. She looks preoccupied and
in a hurry. Kevin stops her.

Kevin
Miss, why are we being rerouted?

Flight attendant
In a flustered and serious tone…
I don't know sir. I… just… I don't know…

She walks away before Kevin can question her again.

Natique
That was rude. I don't like rude people. The next
time she comes by let me talk to her. I know
how to talk to women.

Kevin
Staring at the ceiling above him with a
contemplative and troubled look on his face…
Natique, I don't think you want to know what's
going on.

Natique
Of course I want to know, I…
She pauses as if she realizes what he's saying
Oh. What do you think...?

Kevin
I don't know for sure.

Natique
What are we going to do… oh no, you're
not going to start your shenanigans again.
We're not even out of Iraq yet Kevin. I don't
want you dead before we even land. Just
let it go. Someone will help us.

Kevin
Not if they don't know. Natique, this is my
job. If anyone is going to do something it's
got to be me. Think about it.

Natique
But why you? We don't even know if anything
is really wrong.

Kevin
You know why me, and you know there's something
going on here.

Natique
Pouts but relents
I know. Please be careful. I want children.

Kevin
Turns red and holds his breath under a little
bit of a smile
I'm going to die someday, but you know what,
it ain't gonna be today? You'll have your children, I
promise you that.

Kevin unbuckles his seat belt and starts to walk
toward the cockpit. A flight attendant stops him.

Flight attendant 2
I'm sorry sir, you'll have to stay seated.

Kevin looks around a little to see who's watching and then forces the attendant into her flight attendant station where no one can see her

Kevin
Look, you tell me what's going on. I hate flying
and if there's something going on I want
to know about it. Look at me, I'm not wearing
this uniform cause I'm a garbage man. I'm a
fully trained soldier. If there's something going
on here, I need to know.

Flight attendant 2
I don't know, I should talk to my supervisor before
I say anything.

Kevin
Say anything about what?

Flight attendant 2
Oh my god, I don't think… I really… I'm sorry
sir, I have to think about what I'm
doing before I say anything, I don't want
anyone to get hurt.

Now she realizes she's said enough to clue Kevin into the fact that there is in fact a problem.

Kevin
Kevin looks at her. He can tell she's
frightened
Don't worry, I'll get us out of this. Try
to keep from letting on too much. I'm going
forward. Ok?

Flight attendant 2
Oh god, be careful sir. Please be careful.

Kevin
It's Kevin, and I will be careful.

Kevin ducks back into the isle and starts toward
the cockpit. just as he reaches the front of the
plane he grabs a bunch of suit cases from a
holding area between the isles. He barricades
them in front of his face and knocks on the
cockpit door.

A voice comes from behind the door.

Pilot
Yes, who's there?

Kevin
It's one of the passengers sir. I was hoping I
could let my son take a look at the cockpit.

A second passes and the cockpit door opens.
It's Shehp. He doesn't notice Kevin right away
which is enough time for Kevin to pile the
suite case in his arms which throws Shehp
off enough for Kevin to drive a boot into
Shehps chest.

Shehp falls backwards against the cockpit
control panel. The controls get jarred a bit
and the plane sways.

Kevin piles on top of Shehp trying to get the
gun away from him. But Shehp is stronger
than Kevin had bargained for. Shehp over
powers him and has the gun pointed right
at his head. He makes Kevin get off of him
and they stand up.

The Camera cuts to the cargo hold. as the
plane lurches forward from the pilot recovering
from Shehp smashing against the controls the
cargo bins that have Harry pinned start to roll
away from the wall releasing Harry from its grips.
Harry comically falls forward and lands on his
face next to Marv.

The Camera cuts back to Kevin and Shehp
outside the cockpit. Shehp is on his feet now
and has his pistol pointed at Kevin's forehead.

Shehp
You… I should have known.

His face changes.

Pilot
You two know each other?

Shehp
Ehemmmm. But now I have you don't I?

Shehp pushes the pistol into Kevin's head which causes Kevin some discomfort.

Shehp Cont.
Do you know how much trouble you've caused me?
Do you know what I've been through? Do you have
any idea?

Kevin
Well, yes, I think maybe I do.

Shehp
I'll bet you do you bastard! Because you've
done this to other people. I should shoot
you right here and now and spare someone
else the hell you've put me through! I
think that's what I'm going to do…

Pilot
You shoot that in here and you could breech
the fuselage. The cabin will depressurize and
the plane will go down.

Shehp
Drives the pistol into Kevin's head with
more force…
I… Don't… care. I… don't… care. I don't…

Before Shehp can say the word care the Camera
cuts to the cargo hold. Marv and Harry are coming
to. They awake just in time to see the two cargo
bins building in speed as they roll toward the front
of the jet. Soon the two bins smash into the other
cargo bins breaking them loose. They are forced
to the front of the plane and smash through wire
caging and into electrical boxes and hydraulic lines
at the front of the jet causing the pilot to lose control
of the plane.

The plane lurches from side to side and such. The
Camera picks up the passengers panicking. Then
it cuts to Kevin and Shehp.

Shehp loses his balance long enough for Kevin to
slap the gun away from him. It slides under some
seats and no one can get to it. Shehp pulls a knife
and tries to dive at Kevin but Kevin moves out of the
way. The plane is pitching all around and neither
Kevin nor Shehp can get to their feet to continue
the struggle.

Pilot
We're going down!

The Camera fades and cuts to where the family is.
The Camera cuts to the family at a restaurant on
their way home. The waitress comes up to their table.

There's a television on the wall above the food counter.
One of the kids is ignoring all that's going on around
him and watching the TV. The Camera shoots at an
angle where we can see the boy watching and the TV.
A breaking news report interrupts the program that
he's watching.

Franks son
Shoot!

Rita
What's the matter hon?

Franks son
There's some stupid news thing on. It came
on right in the middle of my cartoon.

They all look up at the screen. The news flash
is about a plane having trouble over Iraq.

Woman broadcaster
This just in from overseas. A report from
the AP of an aircraft out of control over the
country of Iraq. No word yet on the status
of the aircraft. Only that Iraqi air traffic controllers
are having trouble contacting the aircraft and
that radar shows the aircraft weaving and
pitching. We'll bring you more on this as
it unfolds. This is Jan Sicklich for FOX news.'

Everyone in the whole family at once
KEVIN!

John runs over to the phone and the rest of the
family follows.

Mother
Oh my god John, oh my god…

Father
As he picks up the phone to dial
Now honey, we don't know if it's him for
sure. I'm calling the base to see if they know
anything.

They all wait patiently. There's an answer at the other
end.

Father Cont.
Ah, yes, my name is John McAllister. My son is in
the Military and we were a little concerned about him.
There was just some news on TV about a plane possibly
having trouble out of Iraq. Can I speak to someone there
to find out about that?… Ah ha… Ah ha…
Looks at everyone and waves them to be
quiet
Ah ha… well um… yes. Two people as a matter of
fact. Admiral Smith and Colonel Andrews. Either
one… What's that. Oh good…
Looks at Kevin's mother
Admiral Smith just walked in… Ah, yes,
Admiral Smith… yes… yes it is.
Long pause
Yes… Yes sir. Ok we will. Thanks… thank you
sir. We'll be right there.

He hangs up.

Mother
John, what, what!

Father
Calm down. Now they don't know anything
really. They think it might be Kevin's plane
but they haven't gotten confirmation yet. Admiral
Smith said that we probably should make
our way back to the Naval base though.

They all, in a panic mode, dash out of the restaurant.
John quickly pays the bill and runs out after them.

The plane is all over the place. People are screaming
and crying. Natique is crying and looking for Kevin.

Kevin is struggling with Shehp. The pilot and
co-pilot are struggling to regain control of the plane.

Shehp gets away from Kevin and runs off. Kevin
leaves him go and runs back to Natique

Kevin
I don't know what's going on but start collecting
seat cushions and barricade yourself with them.

Natique
But Kevin… I…

Kevin
Runs off
Just do it!

Kevin runs back up by the cockpit. The jet is out
of control

Kevin Cont.
What's happening?

Pilot
I don't know. Something is really wrong. We're
definitely going down. I've radioed for help
but I think our communications are down
too. We need to prepare the passengers
for a crash!

The pilot gets on the intercom to the flight attendants.

Pilot on intercom
This is the pilot speaking, prepare the
passengers for a crash landing, I repeat,
prepare for a crash landing!

Switches channels.

Pilot Cont.
Into the mic
This is the pilot on flight 219, we're experiencing
a complete system failure. Please instruct.
Mayday, mayday, come in Baghdad, this is the
pilot on flight 219, we're experiencing a complete system
failure please instruct!

No response, still struggling to get the aircraft
under control.

Pilot Cont.
I don't know what to do but we're going
down, that's for sure.

Kevin
What can I do?

Pilot
Nothing, we've lost pitch and yaw. If there
was some way to restore the hydraulics
to the flight controls… but I don't know anything
about that!

Kevin
Where are they located?

Pilot
Down below toward the front of the plane
then each system branches out to the
different sections of the aircraft, wings,
elevons, flaps, that sort of stuff. There's
a hatch in the back of the aircraft and just
behind us in the first flight attendant station.
But I don't think there's much we can do!

Kevin
I know a thing or two about hydraulics, I used to
incorporate it into some of my booby traps!
I'll climb down there and see what's up!

Pilot
Your what…?

Kevin
My booby traps… never mind.

The pilot waves him off. Kevin scrambles to the
hatch that Marv and Harry went down. He pulls it
open and climbs down the ladder. When he gets
to the bottom of the ladder he sees Marv and
Harry huddled against a wall trying to keep their
balance.

Kevin Cont.
You two! Now why do I have the feeling you
two had something to do with this.

Harry
Ignores Kevin's statement
We're gonna die kid, we're gonna die and it's
our fault! I'm sorry kid!

Kevin grabs Harry by a scarf that he's got wrapped
around his neck and screams in his face !Harry, get
a grip on yourself! We're not going to die! At least
not if I can help it. Now come on you two, help
me get those luggage bins out of the way, we
have to get to the main hydraulic system and
we don't have much time!

The two look at each other, shrug their shoulders
and follow Kevin. They work diligently against the
constant pitching of the aircraft and finally get the
bins moved back and secured.

Kevin tells them to stay in case he needs them. He
looks the situation over. There's just enough light
from the small light in the compartment. There's
hydraulic fluid pulsing from the lines but they're
not empty yet. He looks around. All of the suitcases
have zip ties around the zippers to hold them closed.
He pulls a knife from a sheath by his boot and starts
cutting open suitcases.

Harry
Kid, what are you doing?

Kevin
Find something small that you can use like a small
screw driver!

Kevin finds a small thin strip of metal on the
floor. He takes it and uses it to loosen a zip
tie on a suite case.

Kevin Cont.
Did you see what I just did?

Harry
Yeah!

Kevin
I need as many of those zip ties as you can
get. Keep bringing them to me!

Harry
OK kid! C'mon Marv, help me.

Harry breaks the metal piece in two and hands
the other piece to Marv. The two go to work
undoing zip ties. Kevin cuts up plastic
suitcases and raps the plastic around the each
of the hydraulic lines. He fastens each line with
zip ties as secure as he can.

Eventually the plane begins to steady. It's still
pitching and weaving but it seems to be leveling
off. The lines are still leaking but they're better.
Marv and Harry then follow Kevin up the ladder.
They strap themselves in to some empty seats.
Kevin runs back to the cockpit.

Kevin
How are we doing?

Pilot
I don't know what you did but it's a lot better!
I think you bought us a little time. But we're
still going to have to land. We can figure
out a good spot to land and we'll belly land it if
we can.

Kevin
What's wrong with the landing gear?

Pilot
There's no guarantee that it will deploy and
even if it does, it's all sand down there. They'd
just trip us up. What we have to do is drop the
engines just before touchdown. These planes
are built to do that. If everything's out of the
way we should be able to land pretty smoothly.
It's up to us now kid. Go strap yourself in!

Kevin
Ok, good luck!

Kevin runs back by Natique who is very glad
to see him. He finishes barricading them in
with cushions and they prepare for the worst!

The Camera fades on Kevin and Natique behind
the cushions. The Camera picks up with the
A-team in their helicopters on their way back to
base camp when word comes over the radio
from base camp that Kevin's plane is going
down not too far from their location.

Major Harford
…What's that… no kidding… nooo kidding… ok,
roger, what are the coordinates… ok… ok… ok…
got it. Thanks!
Switches the radio off
Ok boys, we're not going home just yet.
McAllister's plane is going down. They're
going to need our help and maybe our
protection.
Turns to the chopper pilot…
Captain, we're going to need you to take
us to these coordinates.

Chopper Pilot
Scans the paper that Major Harford gave
him and then looks back at Major Harford
This is close, we can be there in about thirty
minutes.

Major Harford
As quick as you can sir, as quick as you can!

The Camera shows the helicopter changing course
and headed to their new coordinates. The family is
at the naval station and entering a room where they
can keep tabs on what's going on. Admiral Smith and
Colonel Andrews are with them

Colonel Andrews
…And this is where we monitor all the activities
around the world. Those big screens up there
are satellite shots from different points in
space. That one on the top left is pointed
to the area where Kevin's plane is. That red line
is the trajectory of his plane right now and we are
tracking it although it has been difficult.

Father
What do you know, are they going to be all right?

Colonel Andrews
We don't know, we lost communications with
it. No one has been able to contact them.

Camera fades on Kevin's mother in front of her
family with a horror stricken look on her face.
A shot of the outside of the plane. Different
angles. They're getting closer to the ground,
closer, closer.

Pilot
Says to the co-pilot…
I hope we can hold it together long enough. We're
losing hydraulics again.

The plane is almost on the ground. Side view
shows how close. the plane is still pitching in
all directions.

Pilot Cont.
…Ok, drop the engines!

The co-pilot opens a panel on the ceiling of the
cockpit, and pulls to small levers. Alarms sound
all over the cockpit. The Camera shows the
engines falling away from the wings.

Pilot Cont.
Nose up, nose up!

A shot of the people in the cabin hunkering down
for the worst.

The planes left wing hits a pile of sand that
explodes the sand into the air! Then, somehow
the plane flops down on its belly and slides. The
desert is unlevel and one of the wings breaks
off throwing the plane into a sideways slide.
Another mound of sand breaks the plane in half.
Finally the two pieces of the jet comes to a stop.

Kevin jumps up!

Kevin
Everyone off. Hurry!

Everyone helps each other off the plane. The
Camera shows shots of everyone getting off
the plane from inside and out. Soon the plane
is empty. Kevin walks over by Natique who is
sitting by Marv and Harry. Everyone is bruised
and scratched but alive.

The pilot walks up.

Pilot
My co-pilot is pretty banged up but I
think he's going to be ok. Do we know
how the other passengers are doing?

Kevin
I think everyone is pretty freaked out right
now but just some minor cuts and scratches.
You're a pretty good pilot. Good job.

Pilot
Kid, if it weren't for you buying us some time
with those hydraulics we'd probably be dead right now.
Who are you anyway?

Kevin
Staff Sergeant Kevin McAllister, United States
Army Delta Force special weapons, at your
service. And you are…?

They shake hands.

Pilot
Captain Lyle Teskie. I was in the Army Air
corp. myself in Viet Nam. Flew F-4's.

Kevin
The Phantom. Great jet.

Pilot
Well Staff Sergeant, it's a pleasure to meet
you. I'm going to go tend to my co-pilot and
see if any of the other passengers need my help
until help arrives but I'll see you around. I'm
probably going to need your help if that's ok.

Kevin
You bet.
Turns to Natique
You going to be ok?

Natique
Yes, I think so. You can go help others if you want.

Harry
Go ahead kid, we'll keep an eye on her.

Marv
Yeah, go ahead Kev, she'll be safe with us.

Kevin
Laughs a little at the thought that these
guys have turned out to be good friends
I know she will guys. For some crazy reason,
I believe you. Thanks.

Kevin walks around looking at people checking
to see if they're ok. He walks over by a piece of
the wreckage. He is looking the wreckage over
and climbs up into it to assess the awesomeness
of what they've just come through.

Suddenly, hiding in the wreckage is Shehp. He's
got a gun and points it at Kevin's head and pulls
the hammer back so Kevin can hear it. Kevin
freezes.

Shehp
You… you… I would have been happier if
we had all died on that plane. Just knowing
that you died with me would be the
greatest satisfaction I've ever known.
Reaches down at his side
See this? It's the bomb. I'm going to find
some innocent little town to set it off
in. And I'm going to blame it all on you.

Kevin
Great.

Shehp
C'mon, let's go. Of course you won't live
through it but it will still look as though you
blew yourself up while attempting to terrorize
innocent people.

Kevin
Look, you have me. Isn't that enough?

Shehp
Americans. I hate them all. And you can
bet that even though this plan basically
failed, I will have my moment to terrorize
the American people again someday.

Kevin
What do you have against Americans anyway?

Shehp
Nothing until I met you.

Kevin
Then why were you trying to kill so many of
them?

Shehp
Oh that. I'm just a troop doing my duty
just like you. I was tasked with this by
my superiors. It could have been the Afghanistanies,
the Iranians, the Egyptians for all I cared. But
when you crossed my path I decided that
all Americans should pay for what you've
done to me.
Pushes Kevin, which really tics him off
Now let's go. And not a word or I'll kill you
right where you stand and then I'll kill that
witch of a girl you're with!

Kevin
Witch?

Shehp
That's right. She's nothing but a witch. They
should burn her at the stake! Now go!
I'm losing my patients with you!

The two start walking off into the desert. They're
behind the wreckage of the plane. The Camera
pans up and over the plane to see them walking
away. No one can see them.

The A-team is on their way. The Camera shows
them gearing up. Then a shot of the helicopter
speeding toward they're location. Camera cuts
back to the crash site. Natique gets up while
looking around.

Natique
You know, I just saw Kevin a minute ago
by the wreckage, but now I don't see him anymore,
do you?

Both Marv and Harry look around.

Harry
I don't see him, do you Marv?

Marv
Nope, don't see em Harry.

Natique sees the pilot walking amongst the
people. She walks over by him.

Natique
Excuse me sir, have you seen Kevin, the
American Soldier?

Pilot
Well… no, I haven't as a matter of fact. He's got
to be around here somewhere…

Looking around but doesn't see him. The
Camera scans the area. It should be obvious
that Kevin is nowhere in site

Pilot Cont.
You know, I don't see him.

The pilot leads Natique, Harry, and Marv into
the wreckage of the plane. They walk around
and call for him but it's obvious that he's not
there either.

Marv is standing by the opening between the two
sections of the aircraft. He notices foot prints going
away from the plane, away from where all the people
are sitting.

Marv
Hey Harry, comeir.

Harry
What Marv, can't you see I'm busy… What is it?

Marv
Look Harry, two sets of foot prints headed off
over that sand dune.

Harry
Becomes serious
You're right Marv. Hey everyone, it looks
like he went dis way. And he wasn't alone.

They all join Marv and Harry and all see the
footprints.

The Camera zooms in on her face as she peers
off toward the sand dune. Back at the chopper.

Chopper Pilot
Calls to Major Harford
Major, we have their exact location. It just
came over our radio. We should be
within view any minute. I think that's smoke I see
over there.

Major Harford
Looks out the front window
Yep, that's got to be them. Head that way.

Chopper Pilot
You got it.

The Camera cuts to Shehp and Kevin walking
through the desert. They're coming up to a
small town. Some of Shehp's men arrive.

Shehp
In Iraqi (How did you find me?)

Hakeim
In Iraqi (Followed the path of destruction your
greatness.)

Shehp
In Iraqi (Hakeem, I just remembered why I elected
you to be my assistant. You could not have
come at a better time. I was going to set off this bomb
in this city.)

Hakeim
In Iraqi (But sir, are we to take innocent lives?)

Shehp
In Iraqi (No, he is.)

Pointing to Kevin.

Hakeim
Looks closer at Kevin
In Iraqi (Your greatness, is this the American
that has caused you so much grief? How did you
catch him?

Shehp
In Iraqi (Because Ala has given me a gift.)

Hakeim
In Iraqi (It's true your greatness, I know it is!
So you will blame the explosion on the
American boy. How can we be of assistance
to you?

Shehp
In Iraqi (Guard the entrances to this city. After
I have tied up the American and set the bomb we will
leave together.

Hakeim
In Iraqi (Yes your highness.)
Turns to his men
(You four, to the south entrance. You four to
the West. You four to the East. The rest of
you with me to guard the main entrance.

They disburse. Shehp pushes Kevin along
toward the main entrance to the city. The
Camera fades and pans up to show the
two of them walking toward the main gate.
Eventually exposing a large city about to be
decimated by Shehps bomb.

The A-team has landed at the crash site.
The men post a perimeter. Major Harford
finds Natique.

Natique
Major, I'm so glad to see you.

Major Harford
Still limping from his injury
Natique, where's Kevin?

Natique
Major, I think Shehp took him. They headed
off in that direction. The pilot and a couple of
the men from the plane went looking for him.
Major, Shehp is a dangerous man. You have
to stop those men and help Kevin.

Major Harford
We owe that kid our lives, you can count on
it. C'mon boys, we got a soldier ta find
and a nut to crack! Don't worry ma'am, more help is
on the way!

Some of the A-team stays behind to assist. A
small squad jumps in their vehicles just off
loaded from the helicopter and take off in
Kevin's direction.

The Camera pans up and fades to show
them taking off behind the wreckage of the
aircraft and fades. Kevin and Shehp are
walking through the city past suspicious
city dwellers. The gun is hidden in Shehps
clothing.

Kevin
You know, you shouldn't have called my
girlfriend a witch. That really ticked me off.

Shehp
Watching the people around him but
talks to Kevin but is preoccupied
You should worry about yourself instead of
some stupid woman. Now shut up, I'm thinking.

Kevin
Seizes the opportunity to irritate Shehp
even more
Think, now there's a concept, you think. I
haven't seen any sign of intelligence since I
first met you.

Shehp makes a move and throws an elbow at
Kevin and knocks him down. Kevin is getting up,
Shehp tries to knock him down but Kevin was
expecting it. Kevin makes a fast move on Shehp
and disarms him. The gun skids through the
sand in the street away from the two of them.

Shehp charges Kevin but Kevin makes another
move and quickly dispatches Shehp to the ground.
Now people are watching them fight. Shehp charges
him again but Kevin forgets that Shehp is a seasoned
fighter and takes Kevin down to the ground. Kevin
rolls him over and punches him in the face and gets
up off of him quickly.

Shehp gets up. takes the bomb off from his shoulder,
sets it down and lets Kevin know that he's about to
whoop this kid.

Kevin takes a stance. Shehp comes at him and throws
a kick at him. Kevin takes the kick to his chest and goes
down. He's hurt. Shehp walks up to him and kicks him
again while he's down which really disables Kevin.
Shehp is about to kick him again but Kevin is ready,
deflects the kick away and with one of his legs, kicks
Shehps standing leg out from under him all in the same
move.

Shehp goes down in slow motion slamming down on
his back hard! He rolls onto his feet quickly but Kevin
is already up and body checks Shehp knocking him
down again. Shehp does one of those Flip back on
your feet moves and deflects a punch from Kevin,
and at the same time catches Kevin from behind
around his neck. He's got Kevin and is choking him
for a moment but Kevin gets a little momentum
with his head and uses the back of his head to
smash Shehp in the nose, bloodying his nose
badly and Shehp lets go holding his nose.

Kevin takes a stance like he's going to charge
again but instead goes for the bomb. He swipes
it off the ground and takes off running.

Shehp
No you coward! Put that down and
finish this!

The Camera shows Kevin run around a corner
and disappear. Shehp grabs the pistol and takes
off after him. Camera cuts to A-team.

The Camera picks up where the A-team has
met up with the pilot and the others. The
A-team vehicles pull up next to them.

Major Harford
Where ya goin boys?

Pilot
To find a friend of ours. He was one of the
passengers on my jet. He saved our
lives. We owe it to him to try to help.

Major Harford
Tell ya what fella's, I'll tell Kevin that you
came looking for him. He'll be happy to
know that. But I think you guys are getting
in over your heads here. This guy that
has Sgt McAllister is a crazed killer and he's
good at it. The people back at that crash
site would be best served by your willingness
to help.

Pilot
You guys going after him?

Major Harford
Yep!

Pilot
I'm no fool. We'll start heading back. Good
luck, hope you find him.

Major Harford
If I know Kevin, he'll find us. Don't worry, we'll
get em.

The pilot and his men start heading back. The
Major and his team head off in the original direction.
Camera cuts to Kevin and Shehp at the city.

The Camera picks up with Kevin hiding with
the bomb over his shoulder. He looks around.
Notices a couple of Shehps men that he recognizes
at the west gate. He looks around, sets the bomb
under some junk behind him and takes off after
the men.

He goes over to the gate but doesn't let them
see him. He climbs up on a wall and walks a roof
top over to where he sees the four men from
above. He turns around to see what's around.
He notices a large tarp over a roof. He looks around
for some rope. He eventually finds some old
wire on the roof top. He ties the wire to the tarp.
Then the Camera shows Kevin look over at a large
heavy timber laying there. He takes some more
of the wire and starts to walk toward it. The
Camera fades out and fades in to a frontal
view of Shehps four men guarding the west gate.

Suddenly the tarp comes into view of the Camera
from the roof top. It covers the two men close to
the wall of the city. A car passes by on the inside
of the city. The unknowing driver of the car has
the other end of the wire on the tarp tied to his
bumper. The two men are enveloped by the tarp
and pulled up over the buildings and down onto
the road inside the perimeter of the city and
dragged off by the car.

When the other two men see this they go running
toward the car to try to help their friends. When
they get just inside the gate the large heavy timber
swings down and hits them both in the face knocking
them both off their feet, down on their backs hard,
and out cold.

The Camera cuts to Kevin on the roof top. He
gathers himself together, dusts off his hands
and takes off. Major Harford and his group
are approaching the city and notice Shehps
guards posted at the main gate. They decide
to plot an attack.

The A-team spits up into four groups. Three
of them go off toward the other entrances
to the city. Major Harford and his team attack
the front gate.

Kevin hears the shooting. He knows the sound
of an M-16 and assumes its Major Harford.
When he's sure of this he gives his usual
arm-crank-fist-Pull down thing and runs off
to the east gate.

When he approaches the gate he notices that
this gate is wide open except for the wall
enclosing the city but no buildings. Four of
Shehps men. A couple vehicles pass by. He
looks around. Nothing

Kevin
Darn, I'm going to have to come back to
this one.

Kevin runs to the south gate. There are only two
men there. He plots but the movie goers don't
know what he's doing yet. time is presumed to
have passed, maybe a half hour to 20 minutes
or so. he runs out of the gate and gets the
attention of the two guards.

Kevin Cont.
Hey, anyone seen any Americans around here?

The guards realize who he is and give chase.
Kevin leads them into the city. He crosses
a street. It's a busy street. The guards have
to wait for traffic. Kevin posts himself on the
other side. He seizes the opportunity. He has
laid a huge noose where the guards are standing
but covered it with debris and sand.

He pulls the other end of the rope. It wraps
around the guards feet. The next passing vehicle
is a truck. Kevin twirls the rope so that as the truck
passes, his end of the rope wraps around the back
bumper of the truck. The truck unknowingly pulls
the two guards out into the street and drags them
off down the road. It is suggested that we come
up with better ideas here.

Kevin Cont.
That takes care of that gate. If they have the
front gate I only have one to go.

End scene with Camera cutting to Shehp at
the west gate. He's there to check with his
men but two are nowhere to be found and
the other two are out cold. He throws his
arms down in frustration.

Camera cuts.

The Camera picks up in the war room where
Kevin's family is.

Colonel Andrews
I have good news and bad news. The good
news is that the A-team found the plane, everyone
is alive. Apparently, according to the pilot
Kevin had something to do with they're being
able to land safely.

Mother
So what's the bad news?

Colonel Andrews
Hesitates…
Apparently Kevin was taken prisoner. There was
an assassin on the plane. He survived and took
off with Kevin as his hostage.

The whole family barrages him with questions all
at the same time.

Col. Andrews Cont.
Now, we do know where they've taken him.
Apparently there is some sort of fight going on.
That's all we know right now.

Uncle Frank
What do you mean that's all you know…?

They all hit him with questions again.

The Camera fades .

Part of the A-team gets to the west gate. They
report in.

Soldier 1
There seems to have been some sort of a
fight here sir. There are two men down
but no sign of McAllister or anyone else.

Radio Major Harford
Well get back here then, they're putting up a fight,
we need ya.

Soldier 2
Reports in
Sir, there's no one here either. No sign of a
struggle, nothing…

Radio Major Harford
then you guys go help em at the east gate.
They're putting up a fight over there.

Soldier 2
Yes, sir.
Turns to his fellow troops
Come on guys, we're going to the fights.

They all hop in their vehicle and storm off through
the sand toward the east gate.

Camera cuts.

The Camera picks up where Kevin sees them
fighting at the east gate. Kevin decides that
they're ok without him. He goes to where he
has hidden the bomb. When he gets there
it's gone.

Kevin
Why me?

He looks around for any sign. A clue. Then
he notices some footprints leading out of
the small lean-two where he's standing. He
follows them to a building nearby. The Camera
shows that the footprints end at the doorway.
He looks around then puts his ear to the door.
He hears several men speaking Iraqi.

Kevin Cont.
They've got to be talking about that bomb.
I have to get in there.

Kevin walks around the building. He sees a window
but it's up high. He looks in his back pack. Nothing
that would help him get in there. There is another
building across the street with a wood plank sticking
out of the building as some sort of a cantilever. Then
a mud fence that climbs almost to the wood plank.

Kevin climbs up at the lower end of the fence and
shimmy's up the fence to its highest point near the
wall of the building. He carefully stands on the fence
and reaches for the plank but it's out of reach. He
looks around below him and then notices his pistol
belt. He carefully takes it off and uses it to lasso the
plank.

He lets his feet fall from the fence and dangles
about twenty feet up by the pistol belt. Then he
begins to haul himself up as if climbing a rope
and finally gets his arms around the beam.
There isn't much room but there is a window near
the beam and he is able to use the window to
grab onto to pull himself into a standing position
on the beam.

The pistol belt falls to the ground. Not much he
can do about it so he continues on. The window
he wants to get into is at least eight feet from him
but he jumps from the beam and barely catches
the window on the opposite side. He looks down.
It looks far so he doesn't want to fall. He hauls
himself up with every bit of strength he has and
climbs in the window.

Meanwhile back on the ground the Camera shows
two legs and feet come into view. They stop at the
pistol belt on the ground. A hand picks up the pistol
belt. Then whoever it is throws the pistol belt back
on the ground and walks off.

Kevin falls on the floor after he climbs into the
window. There is a young woman there. She
screams Kevin tries to quiet her. But she starts
to throw stuff at him. He jumps back out of the
window and leaps back onto the beam across
from him. He barely catches it and almost loses
his grip. He climbs back up on the beam and into
the window that he had originally used as a hand
hold.

The Camera cuts to the men in the building
looking at the bomb. They hear the scream
and charge up the stairs to the room where
the girl is. She's still in a panic

Room girl
In Iraqi (A man came in here. He was wearing
a uniform. I think it was American. He jumped
back out the window.)

The men rush to the window to see but Kevin is
gone. They see nothing.

Bomb man 1
In Iraqi (Did you see where he went?)

Room girl
In Iraqi (No, I was too frightened, I'm sorry).

Bomb man 2
In Iraqi (It's ok, we will find this man and see
why he climbs into a woman's window to
frighten her. Come, we must find this man.)

They all take off out of the room and run down
the stairs. They exit the building. A couple of
them go in one direction the others go in another.
The Camera pans to the door of the building that
Kevin climbed into. The door is open a crack and
Kevin is behind it.

He slips out quietly seeing that this is his
opportunity. He walks across to the door where
the men were and slips inside. He finds the
bomb on a table. But as he picks it up the
girl that he scared catches him and starts
screaming again!

Kevin
Covers his ears and yells…
Gees, would ja knock it off.

She stops screaming for a second but then
starts up again. Kevin takes the bomb and
high-tails it out of there. He dashes out into
the street. Some of the men that were looking
for him see him. They call for him to stop in
Iraqi. Kevin takes off running in the other
direction.

He dashes into an Iraqi restaurant. Some people
start yelling at him. Then the men come in after
him. He runs through the room, over some
tables, and out into the kitchen where the cooks
are. A couple of the cooks try to stop him but
he's clever and out smarts them and dashes
out the back door of the restaurant.

He takes off down an alley way, but his chasers
aren't far behind. As he's running he is looking
for open doorways. Finally there is a space
between the buildings. He dashes out into
the main street area. The rest of the men
that were looking for him see him and join
the chase.

Kevin
Sheesh!

Kevin has to try for any open space or place
to ditch. Finally he runs into another building.
But is soon running out again with more people
chasing him. Now there are about fifty people
chasing him. He ends up back by the house
where the girl was. She is standing outside
and starts screaming again.

He takes off running again. Eventually he comes
to some heavy traffic. He barely dodges getting
hit by a couple of cars and this delays the chasing
crowd a little.

He's headed for the front gate but gets weigh-laid
by a couple of Shehps men. They start shooting at
him. The crowd panics and disbands. Kevin rolls
on the ground to avoid getting shot. He pulls his
rifle off and tries to fire but it's jammed. He rolls
some more and behind some stuff across the road.
They're still shooting at him. He looks around and
sees a bus with its door open taking on people in
the distance.

He takes off running for the bus. As he's running
a bullet hits him in the leg. He goes down. He
assesses that it's not too bad and gets up. He
hobbles toward the bus. As he gets to the bus
bullets bounce off of it or penetrate it. People
panic in the bus including the bus driver and
they all bail out. Kevin is almost trampled.
He stumbles around a little.

Yells to the bus driver who is running away.

Kevin Cont.
Hey, who's going to drive this thing?

He looks around again. The driver's seat is empty.
He limps onto the bus and gets into the driver's
seat.

Kevin Cont.
I guess I am.

The bus is running and Shehps men are close
and still shooting. Kevin jams it into gear. It
grinds and Kevin takes off. He drives the bus
toward the gate but Shehps men are quick to
follow in a truck of their own. And they're headed
right for him. They're shooting at him from the
truck. Kevin doesn't know what to do so he jerks
the bus to the right and almost tips it over. As
he continues on, one of the tires gets blown out.
Kevin loses control of the bus and crashes into a
building.

The scene of the crash is in slow motion and the
Camera picks it up from inside. People see it
coming and scatter. The bus crashes through
the thick wall and window and comes to a stop
inside the building. In slow motion Kevin crashes
through the front window of the bus by the sudden
stop.

He's beat up. He gets up and hobbles toward
the back of the building. He thinks he's safe
and stops to assess the severity of his wound.
He sits down against the wall of an empty room.
He tears his pant leg. It's bleeding badly from
both sides where the bullet passed through.

As he's rapping some cloth around it he hears
a click. The Camera shows shock on his face. The
Camera pans back. It's Shehp, pointing a gun
at him.

Shehp
It seems the tables have turned. The invincible
little American Army boy is wounded and at my
mercy.

Kevin can only look. He's too badly beaten
and wounded to go any farther. Shehp walks
up to him and pulls Kevin to his feet. Then he
smashes Kevin against the wall behind him
and grabs his throat.

Shehp Cont.
This is going to be a great moment. I'm
going to break every bone in your body and
then I'm going to blow you up with that bomb.
And you will get blamed for it. Those people out
there saw you drive that bus in here. They only
know you are here. You will humiliate your
country by blowing up all those innocent people
out there.

Kevin
Your and idiot!

… Is all Kevin can say. Shehp, with all his might,
throws Kevin across the room by his neck. Kevin
smashes against the wall. Shehp walks over and
picks him up again. Shehp throws him again and
bashes him up against the opposite wall. Then
he walks over, grabs Kevin by his shirt and throws
a bone crushing punch to his face.

He's about to do it again. He cocks his arm back
but a hand grabs it. Only we don't see who it is
until the Camera shows. It's Major Harford with
a couple of men with him.

Shehp looks back at him. Fear and shock cover
his face.

Major Harford
Remember me you son of a gun? I'm the guy
you shot in the leg out in the dessert.

Shehp
No! It can't be!

Major Harford
It's time for a little payback my friend!

Major Harford swings Shehp around and hits him
with a thundering blow to his jaw. Shehp goes
down hard. But he's not out. He gets up and
charges Major Harford. Kevin sticks his good
leg out and trips Shehp. Shehp stumbles into
Major Harford but the Major slams him to the
ground.

Shehp tries to get up but Major Harford hits
him with another thundering blow to the face.
Shehp is tough but he's almost out. he tries
to get up again but Major Harford hits him
again this time knocking him out completely.
He stands back and shakes his fist a little from
the pain.

Major Harford Cont.
Somebody tie this sheik up. He's my prisoner.

The Camera pans from Major Harford to
Kevin. Major Harford reaches his hand out
to Kevin. Kevin is beaten but looks up at
him and smiles.

Camera fades out on Kevin.

The Camera cuts to just outside the building
where Kevin and Major Harford are. More
American troops arrive to help with the mop
up operation. The Camera shows Major Harford
helping Kevin out of the building.

Suddenly a bunch of people show up that were
chasing Kevin. Kevin's eyes light up!

Major Harford
Hold em off boys!
Turns his attention to the crowd
What's this all about, does anyone speak
English here?

Mob leader
This man was in my house. He was attacking
my daughter! We will take him now.

Major Harford
Now hold on there…
Troops hold off the crowd
I can assure you that whatever this soldier was
doing in your house had nothing to do with your
daughter sir.
Looks at Kevin, out of the side of his mouth…
What were you doing in there anyway?

Kevin
Out of the side of his mouth…
They had the bomb, I was trying to get it back.

Major Harford
Oh…
Pauses
…What bomb?

Suddenly troops come running out of the building.
An explosion levels it and clears people out away
with its force. People are coughing at the dust
but no one seems seriously injured.

Kevin
That bomb!

After the dust settles…

Major Harford
Why was there a bomb in there? Where did
that come from?

Kevin
From the plane. Shehp was on the plane with
us and was going to set this bomb off over
the United States. It has some chemical in it
that was going to mix with our air and would
kill thousands of Americans.

Then Kevin realizes that everyone is ok.

Kevin Cont.
…but it didn't work. There was no other
chemical airborne at the time to mix with it.

Shehp, arms still tied behind his back, stomps
his foot in defeat and is escorted off by soldiers.

Major Harford
That wasn't in the plans we absconded with?

Kevin
I didn't know about it until we were in the
air. Marv and Harry told me about it.

Major Harford
Marv and who?

Kevin
Marv and … oh never mind. What are they going
to do with him?

Major Harford
Don't worry, old sheep will be taken care of.
Along with his men.

Kevin
Sheep?

Major Harford
Yeah, you know, that guy I just whooped up on
in there.

Kevin
Oh, Shehp. He's the leader of the group
that was going to attack America. The plans
were his.

Major Harford
Thinks for a minute
He's the jerk that shot me in the leg. Kevin,
do you realize that by taking down the leader
of that group, you neutralized an entire
terrorist party?

Kevin
No. I was just trying to stay alive.

Several of the A-team are standing around now,
listening to their conversation. The Camera catches
them all smiling at Kevin who is now lying on a
stretcher.

Major Harford
Good thing you didn't miss your calling boy!

Everyone is smiling at Kevin. The Camera
fades out.

Now the Camera picks up at Edwards air force
base in California. It's been several months
since Kevin was shot and had taken such a
beating. He had to stay in a hospital overseas
until he recovered. A band is playing. Kevin's
plane arrives.

As the plane taxies to the tarmac Kevin is looking
out the window. There are Christmas decorations
everywhere and a huge Christmas tree where all
the people are standing. Major Harford comes up
behind him and speaks.

Major Harford
You've been away for awhile. It's Christmas here.

Kevin
Pauses
A Christmas tree. I love Christmas trees.

Major Harford
I think someone must have known that.

Kevin
Christmas, has it been that long?

Major Harford
You've been through a lot. That happens to
us when we're in the thick of war. We lose
track of time when we've been fighting hard.

The plane parks.

Kevin
Christmas. This couldn't have been a greater
Christmas present. I'm glad to be home.

Kevin is given a hero's welcome. He has crutches
and a cast on his leg where he was shot. He hobbles
up to a reception party. Natique is with him helping
him walk.

Several high ranking officials are there. Natique
is at his side. His family is all there. The Camera
picks up on Uncle Frank. Frank salutes Kevin.
Kevin salutes back. Kevin's brother buzz is in
army dress greens and salutes him. Kevin is
surprised to see him in uniform.

Camera cuts to Kevin where a General walks
up to him. Kevin comes to the position of
attention as best he can and salutes. The
General returns the salute. Major Harford
is to Kevin's other side and drops his salute
with Kevin.

General
With a stern face
Young man, you've made quite a stir with
our foreign relations committees. It may
take some time to re-establish good relations
with Iraq again.

Kevin
Yes sir, I'm sorry about that sir.

General
Yes, well you should be. Now, as far as
what you did over there I just have one
thing to say…
Pauses, shakes Kevin's hand vigorously
Great job!

Everyone cheers!

General Cont.
Young man, you drove those people so crazy
that intelligence reports indicate that they're
pulling all of their operatives out of several countries.
The story is that the Americans have a secret
weapon and are capturing all of their leaders!

Everyone laughs.

Kevin
Can't imagine what that might have been sir?

Everyone laughs again.

General
Sergeant McAllister, it gives me great
pleasure to present to you several awards.
First of which is the Purple Heart for
getting wounded in action.

Everyone claps.

General Cont.
Second is the Medal of Honor for saving
our county from what could have been a
disastrous attack on our soil.

Pins them on. Everyone claps.

General Cont.
Next I would like to offer you anything you
like within the confines of the Military. What can
we do for you?

Kevin thinks for a second. Then he looks over at his dad. Camera picks up Kevin's father

Kevin
Well sir, I still haven't been to college.

General
College. What a brilliant suggestion, and
one of the militaries greatest benefits.

Looks around. Then he walks over to someone
and they talk. No one can hear them. Then he
walks back in front of Kevin.

General Cont.
How does four years at West Point sound?

Kevin looks over at his Uncle Frank as if to
console him. Uncle Frank lets his mouth drop
open and he displays his hands in such a way
as to say what, are you crazy? Of course you
want to go to West Point. Like 'Duh!'

Kevin looks back at the general.

Kevin
West Point. I think I could handle that!

General
'West Point it is. There couldn't be a finer
choice for an officer.

Everyone cheers. The band starts playing.
The crowd gathers around Kevin. Major Harford
comes up to Kevin as he's shaking hands. He
points to Marv and Harry who are in the background.

Major Harford
Ah, what's with Ren and Stimpy over there?

Looks to where the Major is pointing. Sees Marv
and Harry. They wave a little and smile. Kevin
bows his head in disbelief.

Kevin
That's Marv and Harry, the guys I told
you about, that told me about the
bomb. They also helped me get our jet on
the ground safely.

Kevin walks up to them.

Harry
Hey kid.

Marv
Hey Kev.

Kevin
How did you guys get here?

Harry
The military police brought us. They allowed
us to see your ceremony. Pretty neat stuff kid. Ya
done great!

Marv
Yeah Kev, we're proud of ya.

Kevin
Thanks, military police, Why?

Harry
We turned ourselves in kid. We thought it
was the right thing to do. We figured
that we'll be out in a couple of years and maybe
we can start over.

Kevin
That's crazy, if it weren't for you guys
we might not have stopped those creeps from
bombing us. Wait a minute.

Kevin walks up to the General. They're
talking, and Kevin is pointing at Marv and
Harry. Marv and Harry look at each other
wondering what they're talking about. Pretty
soon Kevin and the General and some officials
walk over to Marv and Harry. Some of the
officials are on their cell phones while they're
walking over.

General
Is this true? Did you men help our soldiers to
capture the terrorists?

Harry
Yes sir, I guess we did.

General
Sarcastically…
But your hardened criminals?

Harry
Yes sir, I guess we are.

General
But you turned yourselves over to authorities?

Harry
Yes sir.

General
Why?

Marv
We decided that after we get out,
General, sir… we're going to get jobs and try
to lead normal lives.

General
Are you sure that's what you're going to do?

Harry
Yes sir, after we do our time, we're on
the straight and narrow.

General
Looks at one of the officials behind him
The official nods his head affirmative
Gentlemen, the Army has lots of civilian jobs,
I'm sure we could find a couple for you two. If
you promise never to commit another crime,
we'll let you go and find you guys jobs.
Pauses
Marv and Harry look at each other in
complete surprise. They both turn and
joyfully agree to the general's terms.

By the way, how did you guys end up in Iraq?

Harry
It's a long story sir. Say, how you gonna get
us out of going to jail?

General
See those men behind me. They're government
officials. Directly tied to the President. The
president of the United States has pardoned
both of you for your selfless devotion
to your country. You're free and employed,
that is if you want to be.

Harry
We want to be! We want to be!
Then he calms and looks at Kevin
Thanks kid. We owe ya one.

Kevin
No way guys, you're paid up in full.
Besides, I'd just catch you again
anyway!

Everyone laughs. The press swoops in around
Kevin and barge into the group around him.

Reporter 1
Kevin, can we have a word with you? What
are you going to do know?

Reporter 2
Yeah Kevin, we hear that enemies of
the United States are terrified that we'll
send you there. Why not Afghanistan or
China?

Reporter 3
Yeah Kevin, you've got em on the run.
What terrorists are you going to
terrorize next?

Kevin stands there for a second contemplating
the questions, then answers.

Kevin
I don't know what plans the Army or our
Government has for me but I know this
is the life I was meant for and you
know what? I'm just getting warmed up.

Kevin looks at Natique and kisses here. Then
Camera pans in for a close up of Kevin's face.
He's got that devious smile. Then the Camera
pans up and away from the crowd around
them. They all start to walk off toward a hanger.

The band music gets louder and starts to play
the theme song from home alone.

Credits begin to roll

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