CAMERAMAN DAVID DETECTIVE_RUSSO DISPATCH FEMALE_LOOTER HALE HOMELESS_MAN JASON JIA_LI LANA LOU MALE_LOOTER MAN MOTHER NEWS_ANCHOR OFFICER_THOMAS PATRICK POLICE_DISPATCH POLICE_OFFICER RAMONA RICK RUSSO VINNY WOMAN 

NEWS ANCHOR 
Protestors engaged again…

NEWS ANCHOR 
…with police during a series of violent clashes…

NEWS ANCHOR 
…throughout the city tonight. 

NEWS ANCHOR 
Denying all charges of...

NEWS ANCHOR 
…bribery and extortion…

NEWS ANCHOR 
…the mayor's office is now urging residents to…

NEWS ANCHOR 
…stay off the streets as curfews are implemented in the downtown area. In the wake of countless reports of arson and vandalism, the governor is threatening to declare a state of emergency, giving her the ability to bring in the National Guard.

DISPATCH 
…809. 834 to County.

HALE 
This is Hale. I've arrived at the scene.

HALE 
Don't see the police officer. I'm going in.

RICK 
Well, maybe he went in a little bit early, get a head start on things? It's gonna…

RICK 
…be a busy night for everyone.

HALE 
All I'm saying is…

HALE 
…it'd be nice to have someone to keep the homeless at bay.

HALE 
How's things looking out there?

RICK
Oh, no... the crazies are out tonight.

RICK  
Be careful out there, Officer Hale.

HALE 
Looks like our guys barely had time to put this out before running off…

HALE 
…to the next.

RICK
The whole city is a mess.

HALE
I'll be able to tell you how it happened… right after this.

HALE 
How many people died?

RICK
There were at least three fatalities the other night.

HALE 
Probably due to some kind of cook stove or something like that.

RICK
Yeah, well, that building should've been demolished years ago.

HALE
Picking up traces of some type of accelerant. This was intentional.

HALE 
What the hell, man?

OFFICER THOMAS
Did you just get here?

HALE
What-- what?

OFFICER THOMAS
Thought I cleared everybody out. Probably just a squatter. I’ll-- I'll run 'em off.

HALE
Yeah, you go do that.

HALE 
I'll be right here.

OFFICER THOMAS
Hello? Anybody in here?

OFFICER THOMAS 
Shit.

HALE 
Everything all right up there?

OFFICER THOMAS
It's just a cat!

OFFICER THOMAS 
Hey, wise ass.

OFFICER THOMAS 
This building is condemned. Time to go.

OFFICER THOMAS 
Fuck.

OFFICER THOMAS 
"Acheronta"?

HALE
You okay up there?

HALE 
Hey, everything okay up there?

DAVID  
Uh-huh.

HALE
Fuck!

HALE 
What the--?

HALE 
What? 

HALE 
What? 

HALE 
No!

HALE 
No! 

HALE 
I gotta…

HALE 
…get out of here!

DAVID
Superos.

MOTHER 
Help! Somebody! Help us!

LOU
Hey, Dad.

PATRICK
What was your time?

LOU 
Uh…

LOU 
17:20.

PATRICK 
That's 20 seconds off your best time.

PATRICK 
You better pick it up.

LOU 
It's just…

LOU 
…been a tough week, that's all, Dad.

PATRICK 
No, I understand that. Listen…

PATRICK 
…I'm gonna make you some of the pancakes that your mom used to make from scratch…
and Jeremy Piven

PATRICK 
…and you're gonna love it. You know how important it is to get a good…

PATRICK 
…power breakfast in. You know what I'm saying?

LOU
I'd love to, but I... Look, I-- I don't think I'm gonna have much time. I can't be late today.

PATRICK
You're gonna crush it.

LOU 
Hey, Daddy, um...

LOU 
…you've done so much for me since Mom passed, letting me stay and all. I'm getting my first check in a couple weeks, and, um... I wanna... I wanna chip in a little.

PATRICK
Your first check? What are you talking about? I want all your checks.

PATRICK 
What are you…

PATRICK 
…talking about? You're my…

PATRICK 
…daughter and I love you.

PATRICK 
And-- and… 

PATRICK 
…by the way…

LANA  
Protestors were out in force on city streets for the third consecutive year. Injuries and hospitalizations…

PATRICK  
One second, honey, I'm listening to the news.

LANA  
…have been reported during what initially started as non-violent protests…

LANA  
…regarding city corruption following several high-profile cases.

PATRICK 
You be careful out there, it looks like it's gonna be pretty rough tonight.

LOU
I don’t know.

LOU 
…I'm not gonna be anywhere near what's happening.

LOU 
I'm still in training, so they're not sending me out, So, uh... you don't have to worry.

LOU 
Besides…

LOU 
…I'm your daughter, the daily run will be our…

LOU 
…shadowboxing. All that training growing up? It didn't go to waste.

PATRICK 
Don't forget…

PATRICK 
…about the Jiu Jitsu, okay? You were kicking little boys' asses when…

PATRICK  
…you were eight years old. You're amazing. You're unstoppable! You're gonna be working with…

PATRICK  
…the fire department, okay? It can get rough out there.

PATRICK 
Just be careful, is all I'm saying.

LOU
Hey, by the way, it's Wednesday, isn't it? 

LOU 
Don't you have poker with your buddies at the club?

PATRICK 
Yeah…

PATRICK 
…I actually got all the guys from the precinct-- all the retired guys-- coming over. I just-- I miss their smell so much.

LOU
Look, I gotta go. Uh, I can't be late. I'll see you soon, 'kay?

PATRICK
All right, I'll see you soon, honey.

LANA 
Authorities are still…

LANA 
…searching for the perpetrators who stole countless weapons from the Museum…

LANA 
…of Antiquity. City officials are claiming outside instigators…

LANA 
…are coming in and hijacking this peaceful…

LANA 
…movement. I am Lana Larkin… 

LANA 
…from KIL 57.

PATRICK
Hey, I was watching that, grasshopper.

LOU
This smells very good.

PATRICK
Yes. We're gonna have a feast.

PATRICK 
I’m gonna get this. Patrick. 

PATRICK 
No, no, no, I-- Thank you, man. I'm retired.

PATRICK 
Appreciate it. 

PATRICK 
Yeah, I'm taking it easy now. No, no, no. Thank you, though.

PATRICK 
Proud of me?

LOU
I don't believe it for a second. I really don't.

LOU 
Okay, so I…

LOU 
…have to take a shower.

PATRICK
All right.

LOU
Mm!

LOU 
And, in honor…

LOU 
…of your retirement, I will eat this bacon in the shower-- it is so good.

PATRICK
So you're not gonna actually eat? 

PATRICK 
The world does not need a hangry paramedic!

LANA
This place is disgusting. Stop! 

LANA 
Did you even get the shot of the exterior? I want something that shouts "inner-city community crying for help."

CAMERAMAN
Uh, yeah. It's got "Pulitzer"…

CAMERAMAN 
…written all over it.

LANA
Oh, fuck off.

LANA 
I got it.

LANA 
How do I look?

CAMERAMAN
Beautiful.

LANA 
Christ!

LANA 
Try not to choke to death on a fucking donut.

LANA 
Okay.

CAMERAMAN
All right. And... rolling. Four... three...

CAMERAMAN 
…two... one!

LANA
Five years ago…

LANA 
…I reported just outside this…

LANA 
…very apartment building as a fire ravaged this inner-city community, and caused…

LANA 
…the horrific deaths of an entire family trapped inside.

MOTHER 
Help!

LANA 
And earlier this week, this same…

LANA 
…building was set on fire yet again, claiming the lives of several in the homeless community.

LANA 
Another tragic reminder…

LANA 
…of the lawlessness…

LANA 
…now gripping this city.

LANA 
Stay with us as we offer updates from behind…

LANA 
…police barricades.

LANA 
This is reporter Lana Larkin signing off.

CAMERAMAN
The proper term is "unhoused" or "people without housing."

CAMERAMAN 
You're not supposed to say "homeless" anymore.

LANA
It's the same thing, you fat fuck!

CAMERAMAN 
Well, it's just…

CAMERAMAN 
…what I've heard!

LANA
Okay, you know what? Fine, "unhoused.”

LANA 
Watch out!

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
You think he drove himself here?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
All right, he kills a cop... drops…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…the car here... and puts the body in the front seat. Who does that?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
"Superos.”

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Does anyone know what the fuck this means?

PATRICK  
Wow, look at you! 

PATRICK  
You look great! You look beautiful.

PATRICK 
How's training going?

LOU 
Yeah, it's-- it’s good.

LOU 
Um, you know, I passed all my certifications, so I'm just waiting for the green light.

PATRICK
Your mom would be proud of you. I want you to go-- You gotta eat.

LOU
Okay, yes.

PATRICK 
Don't forget to eat. Please.

LOU 
Thank you, Dad.

PATRICK 
Go knock 'em dead. And then…

LOU 
Love you, Dad!

PATRICK 
…revive 'em again! And just keep, like, an endless loop. I love you!

LOU 
Love you, too!

MAN 
Fire…

MAN 
…fire. Fire Department 3…

RICK
O'Connor, a moment!

RICK 
Walk with me.

LOU
Chief.

RICK
There's no use crying over spilled milk, am I right?

LOU
Sir?

RICK
No hard feelings?

LOU
Uh… you're talking about how you tried to fail me?

RICK 
Hey, thanks.

RICK 
Did I? Look, in case it wasn't clear, I'm not entirely sure you belong here.

LOU
Respectfully, sir, I would disagree.

RICK
Well, you know what? The fact of the matter is, there's only two kinds of people in this world. Those who know how to think…

RICK 
…and act when the shit hits the fan, and those who don't. I think you're the latter.

RICK 
And it's nothing to be ashamed of, some people are just built that way.

LOU
It-it's not that I froze, Chief. I believed that the patient could be saved.

RICK
You're overthinking.

RICK 
That costs lives, regardless of the reason. Okay? It's called triage. You treat and you move on.

RICK 
That's the job, O'Connor, whether you like it or not. You spent too much time…

RICK 
…with the mother. You left those kids alone, unchecked, in the…

RICK 
…back.

LOU
I thought there was a chance.

RICK
She had injuries…

RICK 
…incompatible with life. Period!

RICK 
And you sure as shit don't know what those kids had, because you didn't check. You left…

RICK 
…that for me to do. And that is a hell of a way for you to tackle your practicum.

LOU
Yeah, that wasn't my intent, Chief.

RICK
Look… 

RICK 
…you see a fire... you either go towards it or you run away. How you make that decision-- that choice…

RICK 
…that determines if you belong here. 

RICK 
You're gonna have to make that choice today.

LOU
I'm going out?

RICK
It was determined to let you out of your training.

RICK 
For my part? I'm watching you.

LOU 
That-that's great, Chief!

LOU 
You won't regret it. I promise you.

RICK 
All right. Don't make me come out there and check up on you. This is…

RICK 
…it? Your bus is already late for the dance. You're gonna be riding with Jason. Fifteen years on the job, you could do a lot worse. Just keep your eyes open, take notes, and see how it's done by one of the best.

LOU
Great.

JASON
Hey, Chief! You still looking for Hale?

RICK
We're working on it. 

RICK 
Haven't seen him since last night's fire.

JASON
So I get you for your first shift without any training wheels? You ready for this?

LOU
Yep, ready.

JASON
We can't have any fuck-ups, not today. The shit is hitting the fan.

LOU
Got it.

JASON
Oh... Is it true that Chief failed you in the Academy?

LOU
It's complicated.

JASON
Wonderful.

JASON 
Okay. 

JASON 
Now, I'm guessing no one's told you about…

JASON 
…rule number one?

LOU
What rule?

JASON
You need to put on your game face before going out.

JASON 
It's like your war face, but with your mouth closed…

JASON 
…and breathing through your nose so that nothing from a patient ends up in your mouth.

JASON 
Now... 

JASON 
…the last crew's a little behind, and we still need to refuel, so we're gonna have to hustle out of here.

JASON 
The emergency channel's all filled up. I can't…

JASON 
…hear anything. Switching over to 2-B.

LOU
We are ready to... go.

RICK  
Medic Three.

JASON
Go ahead.

RICK 
There's a possible…

RICK 
…stabbing of one male party.

RICK 
Proceed to 412 Broadway. You'll find police already at the scene.

JASON
Copy, we're en route.

JASON 
This should take us pretty close to Old Town.

LOU
How close, exactly?

JASON
Just across the river.

LOU
I grew up not far from there. First seeing the Devil's Punch Bowl, I guess.

NEWS ANCHOR 
Bridges in and out of…

NEWS ANCHOR 
…the city are now officially closed to the public as violence reaches historic levels. 

NEWS ANCHOR 
In yet another surprising turn of…

NEWS ANCHOR 
…events, The Chief of Police announced his department is undertaking…

NEWS ANCHOR 
…a series of internal…

NEWS ANCHOR 
…investigations aimed at rooting out…

NEWS ANCHOR 
…what many see as blatant acts of corruption among…

NEWS ANCHOR 
…rank-and-file members of the city's law enforcement.

LOU 
Saint Joseph's…

LOU 
…code yellow-- only taking life-threatening’s.

JASON
What about Julian?

LOU
Nope, they're capacity.

JASON
This is where everything went down last night.

JASON 
Okay... here we go.

JASON 
Let's move.

LOU
Okay.

LOU 
Ma'am, my name is Lou with Seattle Fire.

LOU 
Do you wanna tell me what's happening here? Do you have any pain?

LOU 
Anything bothering you?

LOU 
We’ll get that fixed up for you.

JASON
I need to…

JASON 
…press on you nice and gently. We'll get you all fixed… 

JASON 
…up here, okay?

LOU 
You're okay? Good, good. 

LOU 
Yeah? All right.

LOU 
Just real gentle, okay?

JASON 
You're doing great.

JASON
Sir! Please... have a seat right here on the sidewalk. Yeah.

JASON 
I'll help you down. My name's Jason from Seattle Fire.

JASON 
How you doing?

LOU
You hear that?

JASON
Take a look. See if there's anyone else who needs some help.

JASON 
Go.

LOU
Okay. I have to check on other people.

JASON 
All right. You're gonna be okay.

LOU
Seattle Fire paramedic. Is anyone in need of assistance? 

LOU 
Seattle Fire paramedic! Is anyone in need of assistance?

LOU 
Oh, my god.

LOU 
Jason, Jason! Do you copy? You're gonna wanna see this. Get over here!

LOU 
Jason!

LOU 
I don't know what the hell this is! Jason! 

LOU 
Jason! I need you here, man! Where-- Jason-- 

LOU 
Sir! Sir! Sir! Jason, I got a…

LOU 
…man down! Where are you? Sir, sir, sir, sir, sir! Come on.

LOU 
Jason, Jason, I gotta start CPR, okay? Oh, fuck. All right… one, two, three...

LOU 
Jason, I need you here! Do you copy? Get over here! 

LOU 
Jason, do you have it?

POLICE OFFICER 
Let’s start…

POLICE OFFICER 
…unloading this.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
I got it, thanks.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Hi.

LOU
Hi.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
I'm Detective Stan Russo.

LOU
Lucy O'Connor. You can call me "Lou."

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Okay, Lou.

LOU
Uh, so she was some kinda, like, reporter, right?

DETECTIVE RUSSO
She was.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
That guy you saved was her cameraman.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
That’s nice work.

LOU
Yeah, well, whoever did that twisted shit is not right in the head.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Yeah. Well, I've been…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…told he's been put into an induced coma. 

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Otherwise, he might be able to tell us what happened here. Do you think he'll recover?

LOU 
I mean, he was in pretty bad shape when they took him away. 

LOU 
I think it'd be a miracle if he made it the night.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Hey, listen. I know you guys are gonna be running calls all day.

LOU
Yeah. Detective, um, I-- I gotta get back to my partner.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
I'll be quick. All right, when you arrived at…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…the scene, was there anyone else there?

LOU
Um... no. No, I just-- Look, I told the officer… just a bunch of injured people in the area. 

LOU 
Hey, uh… by the way, can I ask you something?

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Go ahead.

LOU
What in the hell is that thing sticking out of her mouth?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Well, it's supposed…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…to be a medieval torture device. It's from several items that were stolen from…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…a museum. It's, uh, called the "Pear of Anguish."

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Again?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Can anyone tell me what this means?

LOU
That's Latin. 

LOU 
Yeah.

LOU 
It means, like... "If I cannot."

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Thanks.

LOU
Sure, whatever.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
All right, guys, listen up! All right, no one moves…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…this fast without messing up! All right? We gotta hustle before this turns into a shitshow. Let's go!

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
You're with me.

LOU
Tilt to the side for me there. Great. 

LOU 
Thank you.

WOMAN 
Hey! Hey, stop!

WOMAN 
Stop that man!

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Hey, where's your partner at?

JASON
She’s right there.

LOU
I'm just gonna apply slight pressure, all right?

LOU 
Good. Hey.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
You look a little hurt, huh? 

LOU
Okay.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Listen, while this nice lady patches you up, can you tell me…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…what happened?

HOMELESS MAN
They-- they just-- just started hitting me.

LOU 
Okay. It looks like we've got a large laceration in the right abdominal side.

LOU 
I'm gonna need to take a look at this, sir. Okay? All right? I'm just gonna take a quick look, all right?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
"Flectere." Do you know what that means?

LOU
S-sir, do you know who did this to you?

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Have you seen this woman?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Have you seen her?

HOMELESS MAN 
I didn't…

HOMELESS MAN 
…see nothing. No, get away.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Hey, hey. Hey.

HOMELESS MAN 
Get away!

LOU
Sir--

HOMELESS MAN
Get away!

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Okay. Okay, sir.

HOMELESS MAN
Don't touch me!

LOU
Wouldn't let me touch him. I don't know.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Well, listen, these guys get harassed all the time.

LOU
Yeah. If we took that guy to the hospital, they'd just give him an aspirin and let him go.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
You're not wrong…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…about that.

LOU
Chief, we're clear here.

RICK 
Roger that.

LOU
Okay…

LOU 
We're low on supplies.

RICK 
Copy. Head on back and restock the ambulance.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Do you think that was Latin… on the wall?

LOU
No, it was, yeah.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Any chance you know what "superos"…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…means? That-that's Latin, too, right?

LOU
It means, "the gods."

DETECTIVE RUSSO
That's interesting. 

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
So, all this reading, is it, like…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…a… is it a hobby?

LOU
Majored in a dead language. Ended up doing my thesis on it. Everybody thought it'd be useless, but, hey...

DETECTIVE RUSSO
But Latin? I can barely speak English.

LOU
Yeah, and Mandarin. Grew up in Chinatown as a kid. Worked at Mr. Wong's Palace.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Oh, I know that place.

LOU
Yeah. That's how I picked up the language. Then, out of nowhere, Dad moved us to River Falls.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
That's, uh, that’s quite the upgrade.

LOU 
I always liked it in Chinatown-- more sense of community.

MOTHER 
Help us!

LANA 
There's still people…

LANA 
…inside!

DAVID
Si nequeo.

LOU 
We good?

DAVID
Flectere.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
God, these guys keep coming out of the woodwork.

LOU
I've never seen it so empty.

JASON
Look, you should shower, grab a bite to eat and get some rest. It's gonna be a late night. I'll restock, refuel, and be back in an hour.

LOU
Thanks, Jason.

LOU 
Jason! Jason! Do you copy? You're gonna wanna see this. Get over here! You're gonna wanna see this. Get over here! Jason! Jason! Jason! Do you copy? I need you here! I don't know what the fuck this is, what I'm seeing. What the hell is happening here? I need you! What is happening here? I need you!

PATRICK
Lou, how'd it go? Lou?

PATRICK 
Lou?

LOU
Come on. Are you're kidding me?

DISPATCH 
37, 55…

DISPATCH 
…32, 65, stations 2 and 3... 

DAVID 
Si nequeo.


DAVID 
Flectere. 

DAVID 
Superos…

DAVID 
…si…

DAVID 
…nequeo.

DAVID 
Flectere.

DAVID 
Wake up!

PATRICK
Here we go. All right

NEWS ANCHOR 
Residents are reminded…

NEWS ANCHOR 
…state emergency responders will be spread thin as acts …

NEWS ANCHOR 
…of civil disobedience continue.

LOU
Hey, Daddy.

PATRICK 
Hey.

PATRICK 
Thought I'd call you back and see how you're doing.

LOU
Yeah, uh, they... they sent me out today.

PATRICK 
They did? Well, listen, honey, congratulations is in order.

LOU
Yeah. Um... It's been a kinda rough start, but I'm hanging in there.

PATRICK
Anything you want to talk about?

LOU 
No. I don't know.

LOU 
It’s just…

LOU 
…a heavy day, you know? I-I'm drained.

PATRICK 
You know…

PATRICK 
…I've seen a lot of-- a lot of shit in my career, and, um, it's-- you know, that's just… it just comes with experience…

PATRICK 
…that you don't have at the moment. But, you're a little warrior, all right?

PATRICK 
You remember when you were fighting and you punched that kid in the face on a defense, and then you said you liked it? And you had that look in your eyes. You're a warrior. You got this.

LOU
Thanks, Dad.

LOU 
It's just, um, today hit home. I-- I keep, uh... I keep thinking…

LOU 
…about Mom.

PATRICK 
Lou, we've been through this.

PATRICK 
Not now.

LOU 
I-- I didn't do enough to save her!

PATRICK 
Honey, you were nine years old. You couldn't have done anything.

LOU
What?

LOU 
Hey, uh...

LOU 
Dad, I, uh…

LOU 
I gotta get back to work.

PATRICK 
All right. 

PATRICK 
I love you, honey. You got this.

LOU 
Love you, too.

LOU
Hey!

JASON
First day didn't take you out, huh? That's good to see.

LOU
Well, I don't quit, and I can't leave my partner hanging.

JASON
Where's your clean uniform?

LOU
Uh, I think I-- I got pranked. It wasn't in my locker.

JASON
It's 'cause you're a newbie. 

JASON 
Mind you, I'm surprised anyone has time for that kind of bullshit today.

LOU
Okay, so you ready to go?

JASON
Wow. Okay, so you really wanna jump back in the ring, huh?

JASON 
Okay.

JASON 
Go grab your jump bag. I'm gonna head around to Dock B and load up, and I'll be back for you in a few.

LOU
Okay.

VINNY
Pick up, pick up, pick up! There you are. Listen, you son of a-- Don't you fucking hang up on me again!

VINNY 
I got someone following me, taking pictures. If this is one of your close friends--

VINNY 
Hey!

VINNY 
Think about it! You and I are gonna have…

VINNY 
…a real fucking problem.

VINNY 
Shit!

VINNY 
Motherfucker hung up on me again.

RAMONA
He's coming to collect! Yeah. He's coming for all the real bad things we done!

VINNY
That's just the drugs talking.

VINNY 
You don't mean none of that. Shit, darling, I would murder half of this city if they even looked at you the wrong way.

VINNY 
And you know that, right?

RAMONA
Yeah.

VINNY
Okay.

RAMONA
I wanna to go home.

VINNY
I just got-- I got some business.

VINNY 
I just gotta collect real fast. All right? Get some…

VINNY 
…money.

JASON
Hey.

LOU
Hey.

RICK
There's been a request for assistance from Old Town. They're asking for help. Can you cover it?

JASON 
Old Town at-- at…

JASON 
…night? Whoa. Okay… we'll head out.

RICK
You good?

LOU
Yeah, yeah, I'm good.

RICK
Put on your uniform.

JASON
That's what I'm talking about, rookie. The shit is hitting the fan. Are you up to it?

LOU
Hundred percent.

LOU 
I got my game face on.

JASON
All right, buddy, one more trip.

VINNY
Ni hao, Jia Li!

JIA LI 
 I don’t want any more trouble.

VINNY 
Then you'd better pay me what I'm owed. Because…

VINNY 
…I am a hundred percent not waiting around for you. 

JIA LI 
 I had looters here. How can you expect me to pay you?

JIA LI 
Are you crazy? You--

VINNY 
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Slow down so I can understand you. 

VINNY 
Did you say I'm crazy?

JIA LI
Yes!

VINNY 
Bitch, you ain't seen me crazy…

VINNY 
…yet.

JIA LI
Fucking asshole.

VINNY
"Fucking asshole." Oh, is that right?

VINNY 
Huh?

JIA LI
Hey!

VINNY
Huh?

JIA LI
Hey!

JIA LI
Stop!

VINNY 
You need some more inspiration, Jia Li? Huh?

JIA LI 
Hey, stop!

JIA LI 
Here. Here.

VINNY 
See? It wasn't all that difficult, now…

VINNY 
…was it?

VINNY 
You know, this makes me wanna play the lotto.

VINNY 
Your lotto machine still working back there?

VINNY 
Jia Li, that is--

VINNY 
…that is not a very pleasant look you're giving me.

VINNY 
Ramona?

RAMONA
Vinny.

VINNY
No. No, no, no, no, no. No. 

VINNY 
Baby! Baby, no! No, no. No, no. No, please.

VINNY 
Baby, who did this…

VINNY 
…to you?

VINNY 
You motherfucker!

VINNY 
I'm gonna fucking…

VINNY 
…kill you!

VINNY 
Fuck! Fuck! Shit!

VINNY 
Shit! Shit!

LOU
What the hell? Hey!

LOU 
Hey, hey, hey! Hey!

JASON 
Whoa, whoa!

LOU 
Okay, this is not the best area. No! Shit!

LOU 
Okay, keep going, keep going, keep going.

JASON 
Make sure…

JASON 
…your doors are locked.

LOU 
Yeah, they are.

RICK 
Jason, I have another… 

RICK 
…one for ya.

JASON
Uh, this is Jason.

RICK 
I have… 

RICK 
…a report of an unresponsive female… 

RICK 
…at a convenience store.

RICK 
Some hysterical lady talking about a stab… 

RICK 
…victim.

JASON
Copy. We're en route.

LOU 
All right.

LOU 
Just a couple streets to go. Come on.

LOU
On scene.

RICK 
Copy.

RICK 
Keep me updated.

LOU 
Okay. We got a point of contact?

RICK 
The caller hung up. Keep your head on a swivel.

LOU
Okay… so where's the boys in blue?

JASON
They're not required to show up for an unresponsive party. I suspect they're busy.

JASON 
Okay, grab a jump bag. 

JASON 
We're proceeding. We'll keep you updated.

RICK 
10-4.

LOU
Okay.

LOU 
Got everything?

JASON
Got it.

LOU
Okay.

JIA LI 
Hurry! Help! Help!

JIA LI 
Help!

JIA LI 
Help. A woman... woman…

LOU 


JIA LI 
 You must hurry inside! A woman has been hurt.

LOU 
 Can you tell me what happened?

JIA LI 
 There was a man. Wearing like a white mask.

JIA LI 
 He attacked her.

LOU
Okay, she says some woman-- there's a woman inside who's been attacked and seriously hurt.

JIA LI 
 I don’t know where they went. Be careful!

LOU 
Okay.

LOU 
 She doesn't know where the man is who did it.

JASON
Great. 

JASON 
We’re gonna need immediate police backup.

RICK 
Well, it's crazy out there right now. Hang tight.

RAMONA 
Help… me…

LOU
Over here. Over here. Ma'am? Ma'am, my name is…

LOU 
…Lou with Seattle Fire. We're here to help you, okay?

LOU 
She’s… 

LOU 
…lost a lot of blood. Ma'am, can you hear me?

JASON
Looks like we have a lacerated trachea, and-- oh, at least one nicked carotid.

LOU 
Okay, we're gonna need some gauze. We’re gonna put a bit of pressure, all right?

JASON
We're about to lose power.

LOU 
Ma'am?

LOU 
Ma'am, can you hear me? Can you hear me?

LOU 
All right, she's got a lot of... We got a lot of blood loss, Jason.

JASON 
We have a 10-54…

JASON 
…and a female party who is in critical condition. Over.

LOU 
Can you--

JASON 
I say again, we have a female party…

JASON 
…who has been stabbed, and another possibly injured.

RICK 
I heard you, and I'm working…

RICK 
…on it.

RICK 
This is Fire Chief Sutton. Would you please tell me where in the good goddamn hell their L.E. backup is?

POLICE DISPATCH 
Everything's overloaded.

RICK
Yes, I know about the overloaded channels and the outages, but if there's a unit nearby--

RICK 
Shit!

JASON 
Okay, I need you to immobilize her head.

LOU 
Yup, yup, I'm gonna immobilize.

LOU 
I need to check the wrap, okay?

JASON 
Okay, right there. Right there.

LOU 
All right, immobilizing.

LOU 
Ma'am, stay with us, okay?

JASON 
I don't have a signal, either. 

JASON 
No, we can't wait. Let's go.

LOU
Stay with us, okay?

LOU & JASON
One, two, three!

JASON 
Here we go. 

JASON 
Easy. Good job, ma’am. All right… Okay, come around here.

JASON 
Breathe. Breathe.

JASON 
Here, you've got the head?

LOU 
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

JASON
Okay.

LOU
Say when.

LOU  & JASON
One… two… 

LOU 
…three!

JASON
Up!

JASON 
There we go. We need to get her to…

JASON 
…Saint Joseph's as fast as we can.

LOU 
How far is the hospital?

JASON
About 15 minutes on a normal day.

LOU
Shit! It is not a normal day.

JASON
Oh, shit.

LOU
Jason...

JASON 
It's looking real bad out there.

JASON 
Okay, let's go, let's go.

LOU
Steady, steady. All right, stay with me, ma'am. All right?

JASON
Guys, get back!

LOU
Okay.

LOU 
Okay.

JASON 
You folks need to back off now!

LOU 
No. No, no, no.

LOU 
We are fucking first responders! She's dying, okay? We need to get her to the hospital.

LOU 
Come on, come on, come on. I know, I know, I know.

LOU 
Hey! Let’s go!

JASON 
We can do it.

LOU 
Stop!

JASON
We've got this.

LOU
Come on!
JASON 
Get them out of the way!

LOU
Shit! I'm losing her, Jason!

JASON 
Get out of here!

LOU
Back off! Back off! Okay, go, go…

LOU 
…go, go, go!

LOU 
She needs space!

LOU 
Come on, come on, come on! Go, go!

JASON
Back up! Give her space! Back up!

JASON 
Back up, come on!

JASON 
There's people everywhere. They're in front of us. They're on top of us.

LOU
Jason, in about ten seconds there's a Category 8 tornado of human shit that is about to hit us, and I do not feel like swimming in shit today.

JASON 
I can't just drive through them!

JASON 
Back up! Get back and leave some room! 

JASON 
They're on top of the car!

RICK
All right, move away from the vehicle now.

RICK 
Go on, get out of here!

MALE LOOTER 
Move! Come on!

RICK 
Get the fuck out of here, now!

FEMALE LOOTER 
Let’s get out of here!

RICK 
Move! Move! Go on, get out…

RICK 
…of here!

JASON
It's Rick!

LOU 
Okay.

JASON
Okay.

RICK
You're all right.

JASON
Yeah, let’s go. Come on!

LOU 
Okay, okay.

JASON
Come on.

LOU
Hold on.

LOU 
No!

DAVID
Movebo.

DAVID 
Acheronta.

LOU
Oh, god!

JASON 
Come on, come on, come on, come on.

LOU 
Come on!

JASON 
The ambulance…

JASON 
…keeps stalling, there's something wrong with it!

LOU 
Go. Come on!

JASON 
Hey, what are you doing? You can't go in there.

DAVID 
I gotta go.

JASON
You won't make it ten feet.

HALE
Can't let you in.

HALE 
We got our orders.

LANA 
There's still people…

LANA 
…inside!

MOTHER
Help us!

DAVID 
Let me go!

JASON 
He’s going in!

PATRICK 
Stop him!

JASON
Come on, come on. Come on!

LOU
Hold on, hold on.

JASON 
We gotta get the hell out of here. Come on!

LOU 
29568

LOU 
Russo! Russo!

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Lou?

LOU  
Russo, Russo, we need your help!

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Lou, where are you?

LOU
Regal Cove Estates. There's a corner store.

LOU 
I-- I think they killed him!

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Hey, listen, okay? I can get to you in a couple minutes.

JASON
Okay…

LOU 
Oh, shit. Hello?

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Shit!

LOU
Hello?

LOU 
Come on!

JASON 
Come on. Come on!

LOU
No, no... 

LOU 
Dammit. God, she bled out!

LOU 
I gotta call it! Time of death... 20:52. Shit.

JASON
We gotta get the fuck out of here. Now!

DAVID 
Marsyas debis.

LOU
No!

DAVID
Vindicta!

LOU
Jason!

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Motherfucker!

LOU
Russo?

LOU 
Run! Come on!

LOU 
Come on!

LOU 
Quick! 

LOU 
Come on, come on, come…

LOU 
…on! Come on! Go quick. Come on!

LOU 
Come on.

PATRICK
Lou!

PATRICK  
Lou?

DAVID 
Hello, Patrick. Remember me?

PATRICK
Ridgeview State Hospital? Yeah, Officer O'Connor. I'm checking on a patient.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Oh, I saw that son of a bitch earlier.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
There's no signal!

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Can we drive out of here?

LOU
It doesn't work.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
I think he's trying to set us on fire.

LOU
He's gonna-- He's gonna burn us alive. We-- Okay, um...

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Aw, fuck! I'm bleeding all over the place.

LOU
We gotta-- we gotta get the hell out of here. Come on.


LOU 
Come on. Okay.

LOU 
Okay, come on. Good. Okay.

LOU 
Go, go, go. Come on.

LOU 
Come on, come on. Okay, okay.

LOU 
Is he alive? He’s… he’s alive.

LOU 
Oh, my god, I thought you were dead.

RICK 
I'm all fucked up.

LOU
Okay… Okay, we need to go. We need to go.

LOU 
Come on, be careful. We really gotta go. Come on.

LOU 
Go, go, go.

LOU 
Go on.

RICK
Fuck!

LOU
Come on, come on! We gotta go! Go, go, go, go!

RUSSO 
Gate's locked.

LOU
Sit. Sit.

LOU
Chief--

RICK
I'm all right.

LOU
No, you're not all right. Let me do my job.

RICK
You know what? I've been doing this longer than you, I think I know if I'm all right. Look at him first.

LOU
Great. Just hold still.

LOU 
Okay?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Yeah.

LOU 
Keep a--

LOU 
Just breathe, okay? I'm gonna dress your wound.

LOU 
Put pressure on it for me, all right? Okay, lift, lift, lift.

LOU 
Right there, right there. Good.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
I think I'm gonna need...

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…stitches.

LOU
Did you see the Chief?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Yeah.

LOU
He does not look good.

LOU 
Okay, almost there.

LOU 
All right, we gotta go. You good?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Yeah.

LOU
Okay. One, two…

LOU 
Come on. Okay.

LOU 
Come on. Come on.

LOU 
Did you see where he went?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
I don't know.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Let's not stick around and find out.

LOU
Come on, Chief.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
More Latin.

LOU 
Yeah, it's…

LOU 
…"to move" or something.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
It's locked.

RICK
Locked.

LOU
Come on.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
This way.

RICK
Locked.

LOU 
Oh, great.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Well, there's gotta be a phone. Or maybe someone living here.

RICK 
This place burned down five years ago. I got nothing.
DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Well…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…keep looking. All right? We'll find something.

LOU
Come on.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
I got this.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
This looks like it was built yesterday.

RICK
Windows are shut tight and the boards are reinforced.

LOU
Who barricades all the windows and doors?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Someone who doesn't want anyone to get in.

LOU
Or out.

LOU 
Oh, my god.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Fire Investigator Hale.

LOU 
"Acheron…”

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
What?

LOU
"Acheronta.”

LOU 
This is-- this is-- It means...

LOU 
Shit, I don't know. The entrance to the Underworld... or something.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
These are messages.

RICK
For who?

LOU 
I know these words.

LOU 
"Flectere.”

LOU 
"Flectere" was on the guy's stomach. "Si nequeo"…

LOU 
…was on the dumpster. This is... 

LOU 
This is Virgil's “Aeneid” about the founding of Rome.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
But what does that mean?

LOU 
"If I cannot move heaven… 

LOU 
…I will raise hell."

LOU 
It's a rallying cry. A rallying cry for fighting against people in power. This-- this... this is quoting my thesis.

LOU 
He's lured us up here. Shit, we need to go.

LOU 
Chief, we gotta go.

LOU 
Now. We gotta get out of this place.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Nice. Who the fuck are you?

VINNY
Who the hell are you people?

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Why are you here?

VINNY
I'm looking for the bastard who killed Ramona. I'm gonna rip his fucking head off.

LOU
Yeah, he's after us, too.

VINNY 
Okay, all right.

VINNY 
Well, here, check this, we-- there's more of us.

VINNY 
Yeah? So you guys can-- you guys can help me. We'll track him down.

LOU
No, no, no. Listen…

LOU 
…we are trying to get out of here. Okay?

VINNY
What are you afraid of? We outnumber him.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
He's a psychopath. 

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Okay? He's already…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…killed several people. We gotta find a way out of here and let law enforcement deal with him.

LOU
All the windows are barricaded. Do you know a way out?

VINNY
Ran a little business out of here on this floor once upon a time.

VINNY 
There's a fire escape on the roof.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Oh, yeah? How does that help us?

VINNY
We can use…

VINNY 
…the fire escape to get down to the street.

LOU
What exactly…

LOU 
…happened here?

VINNY
Really? It caught fire.

RICK
The building should have been demolished years ago. Now it's just…

RICK 
…drug dealers, and criminals, and... It's like a moth to a flame. Like your friends down there.

LOU
Okay, what about the guy in the mask?

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Oh, he's not just one of those thugs on the street. He's probably using them as camouflage.

LOU
How's the leg?

DETECTIVE RUSSO
It hurts.

LOU 
Yeah? Well, don't get stabbed for me again, all right?

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Yes, ma'am.

VINNY
Yo, did you guys hear that?

VINNY 
Yo, I told you this motherfucker was crazy.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
"Lyssa"? What does that mean?

LOU
She's the Greek goddess of madness... and rage.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Somebody's living here.

LANA 
Five years ago…

LANA 
…I reported just outside…

LANA 
…this very apartment…

LANA 
…building as a…

LANA 
…fire ravaged this inner-city…

LANA 
…community and caused the…

LANA 
…horrific deaths of an entire family trapped inside.

LANA 
And earlier this week, this same building was set on fire yet…

LANA 
…again, claiming the lives of several in the…

LANA 
…homeless community. Another tragic re--

LOU
Oh, my god!

RICK 
Turn it off.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
That's our reporter.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
That's our journalist.

LOU
Oh, Jesus. Chief... you don't look good.

RICK
No, it's all right. He just knocked the wind out of me, I'll be all right.

LOU
Look, if you're not gonna let me do it...


RICK
I'm glad I didn't kick you out of the Academy.

LOU
Hm. Yeah, I'm glad you didn't, too.

RICK
Um... you don't know this, but... your father and I go way back.

LOU
What?

RICK 
Yeah.

RICK 
He, uh... He told me about what happened with you when you were... with your mom when she died, and you couldn't do anything. That's rough.

LOU
Well, um... there was something that I could have done about it. 

LOU 
Yeah, I was nine, but…

LOU 
…she had taught me countless times what to do with her EpiPen if she had an episode, and... one day, it happened, and I froze. She just kept mumbling over and over, "Pick it up, it's in my purse," and I couldn't move. And she could barely breathe, and... 

LOU 
…and then, finally, she just stopped. So, there was…

LOU 
…something that I could have done.

RICK 
Lou… you were a kid.

RICK 
That was a perfectly acceptable reason to freeze on your practicum. It would have been wrong to red-light you out of the academy. Okay?

RICK 
Not only that, I wouldn't wanna lose my position as the most popular instructor in the academy.

LOU
I wouldn't say the most popular.

RICK
Whoa. Ow, now that hurts.

LOU 
But you're okay by me, Chief.

LOU 
And… if it means anything, I'm glad that my dad... got you to change your mind about me.

RICK
No, you're good at this shit. You're tough as nails. You're smart.

RICK 
You're focused. You wanna make a difference. 

RICK 
You're pretty impressive, Lou.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Lou! You're gonna wanna see this.

LOU 
"Alecto." “Tis… "Tisph..." "Tisiphone." "Magaera." Alecto, Tisiphone, Magaera.

LOU 
The Three Furies.

VINNY 
We're really…

VINNY 
…fucking in it now.

LOU
What are these?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Cellphone jammers.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
That's why our phones aren't working.

LOU
I know this. 

LOU 
"Nemesis.”

LOU 
Winged balancer of life…

LOU 
…dark goddess, daughter of Justice.

LOU 
Who are all these people?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Some of these guys are victims.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
Others, I'm not sure. It looks like he's been tracking these people through social media for years.

LOU
Oh, my god, that... 

LOU 
…that's…

LOU 
…the Chief. 

LOU 
What are you doing up there?

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
What about this… 

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…one?

LOU 
That's my dad. 

LOU 
That's from a year ago.

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
The question is…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…why are you here?

LOU 
This was…

LOU 
…taken this morning.

LOU 
No, no, no. 

LOU 
No, no, no, this... How'd the--?

LOU 
This... this is my college thesis.

LOU 
Like, how-- how does he have this? I don't understand.

LOU 
The only way… 

LOU 
…he could have this is if...

LOU 
He was there.

VINNY
What the fuck?

VINNY 
"Play me"?

RICK 
We still have time to put out this fire.

PATRICK 
I told you, we let this burn.

LANA 
Everything.

LANA 
Capture everything. And after you get footage of it burning…

LANA 
…I wanna see some tears.

CAMERAMAN 
I'm on it.

RICK 
Look at these people standing by.

PATRICK 
Listen to me.

RICK 
Look at those people, they’re everywhere.

PATRICK 
Listen to me!

PATRICK 
Everyone here has skin in the game. All right? Everyone.

PATRICK 
The best thing that we can do is let the…

PATRICK 
…fire do its job. All right?

RICK 
Jesus Christ.

LANA 
Did you get this?

PATRICK 
There's evidence on the…

PATRICK  
…fourth floor that could implicate…

PATRICK 
…people who have been looking after their families. This is the best thing for the community.

RICK  
Oh, my…

RICK 
…god.

PATRICK 
Trust me when I say…

PATRICK 
…there's no one up there.

RICK 
It's a goddamn disgrace!

RICK 
Fuck!

RICK 
Every fucking minute of every fucking day, I regret that night. 

RICK 
Do you know what that's like? Do you? 

RICK 
You can never fix…

RICK 
…it. It just keeps coming.

RICK 
It tears at you. It gnaws at you. 

RICK 
You fucking just… 

RICK 
…dream of it.

LOU 
Chief… Chief... You gotta let me look at you, okay? Please.

LOU 
You gotta let me help you.

RICK
It’s okay.
LOU 
Let me look at you. Please.

RICK 
Okay.

RICK 
We get what we deserve.

RICK 
It's okay.

PATRICK
Hey, hey! Hey! Don't, don't…

PATRICK 
…don't, don’t, don't. Look…

PATRICK 
…here we go. 

PATRICK 
All right?

DAVID
Vincet… 

DAVID 
…omnia veritas.

PATRICK
I don't know what that means.

LOU
"The... the truth conquers all."

PATRICK
The truth? The truth… The truth…

PATRICK 
The truth is that I…

PATRICK 
…am so sorry about your family.

DAVID
Why aren't you guys going up there?

PATRICK 
We…


PATRICK 
…didn't mean for anyone to get…

PATRICK 
…hurt in that fire.

PATRICK 
You have to understand. I swear to you. I swear.

LOU
What are you saying, Dad?

PATRICK 
Honey…

PATRICK 
…I just wanted for you to have a life that I couldn't have.

PATRICK 
It was…

PATRICK 
…supposed to be so easy. 

PATRICK 
I found some narcotics…

PATRICK 
…that were ready for destruction. I pulled them from the evidence room and gave them to some local dealers. Everyone gets a cut. All the department brass…

PATRICK 
…have done this at one point or another in their career.

PATRICK 
It-- It was-- It was like a rite of passage. Then Internal…

PATRICK 
…Affairs started circling.

PATRICK 
We got a problem.

RICK 
Internal fucking Affairs?

PATRICK 
Calm down.

RICK
Are you kidding me?

PATRICK 
He doesn't have anything.

PATRICK 
All right? It's just-- I'm telling you as a courtesy.

PATRICK 
Okay?

RICK
As a courtesy?

PATRICK 
Yes.

PATRICK 
I'm gonna handle it. I'm gonna clean up house. When I'm done, there'll be nothing left. Nothing fucking left. All right?

PATRICK 
The decision was made to get rid of the evidence.

PATRICK 
All of it. So we started… 

PATRICK 
…a fire.

VINNY
I don't know what you're talking about?

PATRICK
No, no, no, no. Hey, let 'em go. 

PATRICK 
Let 'em go. I'll deal with them later. Let 'em go.

PATRICK 
Get outta here.

PATRICK 
No one gets inside the building, you know that.

RICK
Mike, we have to get up there right now.

HALE
If we put that fire out, it's our ass, simple as that.

RICK
It’s bullshit.

PATRICK
Just let it go. Let it go.

LANA
There's still people inside!

DAVID
My wife and kid are up…

DAVID 
…there!

DAVID’S WIFE 
Help!


DAVID’S WIFE 
Somebody!

DAVID’S WIFE 
Please!

DAVID’S WIFE 
Help us!

DAVID’S SON 
Help!

DAVID 
Let me go!

DAVID 
I’m going in!

OFFICER THOMAS 
Hold on!

PATRICK
Hey, stop him!

PATRICK 
Stop him!

PATRICK 
We didn't mean for anyone…

PATRICK 
…to get hurt in that fire.

LOU
You killed his family?

PATRICK 
No, no, no.

PATRICK 
It was an accident.

PATRICK 
I told him before he started…

PATRICK 
…that fire to make…

PATRICK 
…sure that there was no one in there.

PATRICK 
I told him to go through each…

PATRICK 
…room and make sure that there was no one…

PATRICK 
…in that building!

VINNY
You told me to secure the stairwell!

VINNY 
Make sure nobody gets in or…

PATRICK 
Yeah.

VINNY 
…out!

PATRICK 
That's right. And he fucked up, honey. I gave him an order to make…

PATRICK 
…sure that it was safe. No one…

PATRICK 
…was supposed to get hurt!

DAVID
Murderers. Help me.

DAVID 
Help me.

PATRICK 
Okay. 

PATRICK 
All right. 

PATRICK 
There's gonna be some questions.

HALE
I've already taken care of the reporter. There's only one more. There's no way he's gonna survive this.

JASON
There's no chance he'll make it through the night, not with those injuries.

RICK
Christ. His entire family is dead.

PATRICK
That poor bastard.

PATRICK 
He set the fire. 

PATRICK 
Yeah. It's a horrible…

PATRICK 
…tragedy...

PATRICK 
...but it solves a lot of problems.

PATRICK 
But he didn't die. He should have…

PATRICK 
…but he didn't.

LOU
You set him up.

PATRICK 
No, honey…

PATRICK 
…you don't understand. I-- I just-- I wanted you to have a better life than the one that… 

PATRICK 
…your mother and I had.

PATRICK 
All right? We wanted what was-- was best for you.

PATRICK 
‘Cause you deser… You deserve it. All right? You deserve it, okay? That money changed our lives. Know that.

LOU
I… I wanted to be like you.

PATRICK 
Honey...

PATRICK 
…I'm gonna make this right. I'm gonna make it right. All right? I promise you.

PATRICK
Let's kill this…

PATRICK 
…motherfucker!

LOU
Wait!

VINNY 
Where’d he go?

LOU 
Dad, stop!

VINNY
What are you waiting for? Come on!

VINNY 
Let's get this motherfucker!

PATRICK
I gotta finish this. It's all right.

LOU
No, don't. Don't, don't!

LOU 
God!

LOU 
Help my father, please. Please.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
All right.

LOU
Rick?

RICK
You should go. Just go, it's okay.

LOU
I am not leaving you.

LOU 
Come on.

RICK
I made a mistake.

LOU
No.

LOU 
It doesn't matter now. It doesn't matter.

RICK
Just tell me that I did something good.

LOU
You saved me, Chief.

RICK
You're doing good.

RICK 
Yeah.

LOU
What? What?

DETECTIVE RUSSO
He's inside.

LOU
Shit.

LOU 
"Animus meus."

LOU 
That's Latin for "My mind... My mind is...”

LOU 
My mind-- My mind..." My mind is a door." 

LOU 
A door opened by what? What? What opens…

LOU 
…the door? Shit. What opens your mind, David?

LOU 
"Si nequeo."

LOU 
"If I cannot bend…

LOU 
…or move you..." 

LOU 
"Flectere" was…

LOU 
…on the guy's stomach.

LOU 
"Acheronta."

LOU 
"The underworld… 

LOU 
…fills…

LOU 
…my mind…

LOU 
…with rage."

LOU 
"Animus meus."

LOU 
That's it, that's it. That's all this has been about this whole time.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Where are you going?

LOU 
Wait here! It's Lyssa, one of the mannequins!

LOU 
Okay. Okay, okay. 

DETECTIVE RUSSO
All right.

LOU
Oh, yeah.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Ready, Lou?

LOU
No, stop, stop, stop! Stop! Stop!

LOU 
Stop! Stop, stop!

LOU 
Yes. Yes. 

LOU 
Yes, they're responsible-- they're all responsible-- but killing them is not going to bring your family back.

LOU 
Think of your wife. 

LOU 
Think of your little boy.

LOU 
Think of your wife. They would…

LOU 
…not want you to do this!

LOU 
Stop!

LOU 
Okay…

LOU 
…wait, you-- you left those messages for me, right?

LOU 
Right?

LOU 
Then we find ourselves taken to a classic story.

LOU 
Mythology is the ancient superhero. 

LOU 
This is a story we all know…

LOU 
…and that is Michelangelo's David.

LOU 
It tells us that this has stayed within the human psyche.

LOU 
You wanted me to know why you're doing this, right? You had to have been there. You were watching me.

LOU 
I know. I get it.

LOU 
I get it. I understand. You... you-- you… you used David because he fought and won against impossible…

LOU 
…odds, taking down Goliath and cutting off his head.

LOU 
And-- and Aeneas, he traveled to the Underworld…

LOU 
…and he was shown what happens to the wicked. He was warned…

LOU 
…to bow to the justice of the gods. I get it. I get it. 

LOU 
I get it, but please... please, please!

LOU 
He's all I have in this world.

LOU 
No… No...

PATRICK 
No, no, Lou, listen to me.

PATRICK 
I'm sorry!

LOU 
I'm okay.

PATRICK 
Wow…

PATRICK 
…look at you.

PATRICK 
You look great.

PATRICK 
I want you to know I'm proud of you. Your mom would be proud of you.

PATRICK 
Go out there and knock 'em dead, okay?

PATRICK 
I love you!

DAVID
Hello, Lou.

DAVID 
You shouldn't hide. This is our destiny.

DAVID  
You and I are meant to be here.

DAVID
You cannot change what…

DAVID 
…will be.

DAVID 
Superos.

DAVID 
Si nequeo.

DAVID 
Flectere.

DAVID 
Movebo. Lyssa.

DAVID 
Vindicta.

DAVID 
Your father was a bad man…

DAVID 
…and you need…

DAVID 
…to pay for it.

LOU
Carpe fucking diem!

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Hey!

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
If you need anything... 

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…you know, talk or…

DETECTIVE RUSSO 
…just get a coffee...

LOU 
I'd like that.

LOU 
I just need some time.

DETECTIVE RUSSO
Yeah.

LOU 
My father once told me there were monsters.

LOU 
He knew, because he was one of them. Maybe that's why he wanted me to be ready to protect myself, ready for the Goliaths of the world.

LOU 
I just never expected Goliath... to be David.