Nick and June are trying to escape a second time from Gilead. June is about seven months pregnant by now. Commander Waterford and six guardians are closing in on the couple. Nick gave June his gun and told her to run. He'd stay behind to distract them. June starts to run into field with tall grass. She sees the Commander and his men surround Nick asking where she is. It's too much like how she lost Luke.
June fires a shot in the air. They all turn to her
June: let him go
Waterford: Offred.
June: let him go.
Waterford: (to his men) take her.
Nick: No!
June fires another shot this time right at the Commanders feet. The guardians rise their rifles toward June.
Waterford: No!
June: what are you going to do? Shoot me? … Do it! I fucking dare you. Maybe the baby lives, maybe it doesn't, you want to take that chance? (She steps closer) I am not going to miss again and I am not going to say this again. Let. Him. Go.
Commander makes a swift move and pulls Nick in front of him like a shield
Waterford: tell you what, Offred, come back with me and have the baby and I'll let Nick live (Nick is shaking his head, but the Commander yanks his hair to stop him) I'll have to send him to another settlement across the country, but he will live.
(June pauses thinking about what to do)
Nick: just go
Waterford and June say together: shut up
(Commander signals his men and they cautiously move forward, so June points the gun at her pregnant belly)
Waterford: no!
Nick: June!
June: stay back!
Waterford: you would kill an innocent child?
June: to stop it from growing up like you (she nods) believe it.
Waterford: what kind of mother would do such a thing?
June just smiles at him sourly. It's the first time he's referred to her as a mother instead of Serena
June: drop the guns.
They don't do it, so June removes the safety and lowers get voice with steady authority.
June: drop the guns and back away.
Commander signals and they all comply and release Nick. Nick grabs a rifle, but stares at June terrified as she approaches.
Waterford: you're not going to get away with this.
June; strip
Commander doesn't move
June: strip!
Commander doesn't move so June fires into his foot and he howls.
June: I said strip (Commander begins to comply) all of you.
As the tides have changed Waterford lets out a string of curses and threats. While the rest begin to disrobe Nick picks up all their weapons and slings a couple over June's shoulder. The men are down to their underwear, but June motions to the Commander to take it off. Reluctantly, he complies and so do the others.
Nick: turn around, get on your knees.
They do it, Nick turns to June
Nick: let's go
They start to leave, but June is reluctant
Waterford: Offred
June turns back and points the gun at the back of his head.
June: that's not my name
Waterford: I will get my baby, one way or another
Nick: let's go
June looks at Nick but doesn't move a muscle. Her eyes are glazed over with primal hatred. Nick looks at her hand clenching the gun. He shakes his head, afraid of the consequences and mouths the word 'don't'. June stares at him for a moment and leans into the commander's ear. Nick grips one of the rifles.
June: ( to commander's ear) I believe you (she straightens and fires)
Nick brings the rifle up as the other men turn to fight for their lives and shoots them all, but one. One starts to get away and June fires her last two shots to kill him. June stares at the dead Commander while Nick stares at her horrified. June starts to go through the pile of clothes looking for anything useful.
Nick: what the fuck, June!
June finds a flask and hands it to Nick who refuses
June: you're welcome
Nick: we could've made it without-
June: you heard him. They weren't going to stop.
Nick: for a runaway Handmaid, eventually they would've stopped. But for six dead Guardians and a dead Commander, now! Now, they will never stop!
June: it's done. I had to protect us.
Nick: what do you think I was doing.
June: (in a mocking tone) I don't know, Nick. What were you doing?
It was a big deal for Nick to want to sacrifice himself for his family and gets upset
Nick: fuck you, June. Fuck you!
June: (starts yelling over him) you think dying is so Noble? You'd just be leaving me to fend for myself
Nick: (is yelling over her too now) all I have ever done is try to protect you
June: bullshit!
Nick: what?
June; bullshit, what was your plan, Nick? Before you knocked me up? You were just going to screw me on the side until they sent be to another house and never saw me again? Huh?
Nick doesn't say anything
June: admit it, you only really thought about getting me out after I was carrying your child.
Nick is still silent. She rummages through the Commander's clothes and finds a picture of the sonogram she had taken earlier. She snorts thinking of course the sick bastard had this in his pocket. June gathers all the useful items from the dead men and stuffs them in a bag and pushes the bag for Nick to carry (after all she is pregnant). She shoves the picture of the sonogram into his chest.
June: it's a boy, by the way.
June leaves. Nick holds the sonogram then stares at the dead bodies for a moment and follows her.