Find Felix 1

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FADE IN:

INT. AIRPORT - AFTERNOON

A man walks up to the front of the ticket counter in the

airport. His name is FELIX KRAMER. He is a white male, inhis forties, wearing a blue button down shirt and khakis.

He carries one medium sized black luggage bag. He greets theticket worker named JANE.

FELIXHello, how are you today?

JANEI’m doing great.

Felix reaches into his pocket and hands her his itinerary and

his ID.

Jane types the information into her computer and prints outhis ticket.

JANE (CONT’D)Okay Mr. Kramer, I have you forDelta Flight 4045, nonstop from LosAngeles to Reagan National inWashington DC. Will you bechecking in any bags with us today?

FELIX

Just one.

He places his luggage next to the ticket counter and Janetakes it.

JANEThank you Mr. Kramer. Have a greatflight and thank you for flying with Delta Airlines.

Felix walks off with his ticket and no luggage.

INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

In a hotel suite, five men sit side by side in chairs. Theyare GEORGE JONES, ENRIQUE “RICKY” CAMACHO, ETHAN TUCKER,HARRY “HOLLYWOOD” HUNTER, and THE BLOODHOUND.

Standing up in front of them is an old man named ARTHURKENSINGTON. He is an older man. Physically big and talks inhis native British accent. He addresses the men.



ARTHURWelcome Gentleman. By this point,you know why you are here. And youare here because you are amongstthe best at what you do. The gameis called find Felix.

Arthur reaches for a large photograph on the cabinet next tohim. He holds the picture of Felix up to show the seated men.

ARTHUR (CONT’D)His name is Felix Kramer. Felixhas a special skill. And since youare here, you can probably figureout what that is. Felixdisappears. The objective of thegame is simple. First person tofind Felix wins 10 million dollars

cash.

Arthur reaches back to the cabinet and picks up five big manila envelopes. He hands each man one.

ARTHUR (CONT’D)Inside is the picture of Felix thatI just held up. As well as a debitcard in your name. The card hasten thousand cash on it. Do withit as you please.

Hollywood interrupts to ask a question.

HOLLYWOODSo he’s anywhere in the world?

ARTHURFelix will remain solely in theUnited States. And if any of youinterrupt me again before I finish,consider yourself out of the game.

There is a moment of uncomfortable silence.

ARTHUR (CONT’D)Now, some of you may havequestions. Now is the time to ask.

George raises his hand. Arthur gives him a nod of okay.

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GEORGEWith all due respect Mr.Kensington, if this Felix is anygood at disappearing, it might not matter how good any of us are.What’s stopping him from holing up

in some cabin in the middle ofnowhere?

ARTHURIf Felix were here, his answer toyou would be, “what’s the fun inthat?” I can assure you gentlemanthat Felix will constantly be onthe move. In fact, he will leaveyou hints.

Ricky raises his hand.

RICKYWhat kind of hints?

ARTHURThe kind that you will know whenyou see them.

Hollywood raises his hand this time.

HOLLYWOODSo when you say find him, what doyou mean. Do we have to cuff him and bring him back to Los Angeles

to you? What I’m saying is how doI win?

ARTHURIf you find him, you must walk upto him and say “Hello Felix Kramer, my name is Harry Hunter.” All youhave to do is introduce yourself.

HOLLYWOODAnd 10 million dollars.

ARTHUR10 million dollars.

He pauses and waits for more questions. There are none.

ARTHUR (CONT’D)Now, I shouldn’t have to say this,but this is a gentleman’s game. Noviolence.

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No kidnapping another player andlocking him in a basement. Nononsense. Instead, utilize yourunique skillset. You all know howto reach me if you have questionsalong the way. The game doesn’t

end until you find him. Everyoneunderstand.

They all nod.

ARTHUR (CONT’D)In one minute, I am going to leavethe room and the game officiallybegins. Before I go, I am going toleave you with one piece ofinformation. This afternoon, FelixKramer boarded a 5:00 PM flightfrom LAX to Washington DC....Good

Luck.

Arthur walks out of the hotel room.

INT. HOTEL LOBBY - NIGHT

George Jones sits in the chair in the hotel lobby. He is a middle aged man in his 50’s with greying hair.

The lobby elevator opens and Harry “Hollywood” Hunter exits.Hollywood is around the same age as George. He dresses moreflashy and has slicked back hair. A look of someone trying

to be younger than he is.

Hollywood walks over to George.

HOLLYWOODMy man George! It’s been awhilesince I’ve seen you on the westcoast.

GEORGEJust enjoying some vacation time.

HOLLYWOODThat’s not what I heard. Word onthe streets was that you were out.And now here you are, so it must betrue.

GEORGEYou look good Harry.

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ARTHUR (CONT’D)



HOLLYWOODSo this Felix guy...you ever seenhim before?

GEORGENo

HOLLYWOODMe neither. So what’s your first move champ.

GEORGEThis place looks pretty nice.Thinking about booking a room, maybe heading out to Grauman’stomorrow and see the stars.

HOLLYWOODCan you believe that Camacho is in

on this game?

GEORGEYes...yes I can.

HOLLYWOODIt’s just that he’s on the runhimself. How’s he gonna tracksomeone down when he’s got half ofMexico trying to track him?

GEORGEHe seems to be doing fine so far.

HOLLYWOODYou know this is the first timesomeone has seen him in years.Some people would pay top dollar toknow he was here tonight

GEORGE10 minutes in and you’re alreadytaking a piss on Kensington’sgentleman game request.

HOLLYWOODHe said don’t kill him. And I won’t. Never said anything aboutsetting up obstacles.

GEORGEI gotta hand it to you Harry, youare exactly as I remembered you.

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HOLLYWOODAlways George. So a flight to DC?Must be news to your ears knowinghe’s heading into your territory.Want to split a cab to the airport?

GEORGENo thank you. I’m fine right here.

HOLLYWOODSuit yourself. I can’t wait totell my wife that I’m competingagainst the great George Jones!!

GEORGEEnjoy DC Harry.

Hollywood exits the hotel.

After Hollywood is gone, George walks outside and lights acigarette. He pulls out his phone and dials his friend HAL.

HAL (V.O.)Hello?

GEORGEHal, George here. You home rightnow?

HAL (V.O.)Yeah I’m here. You got thespecifics now?

GEORGEYes. I’ll be over in twenty minutes or so. This is your lastchance to say no Hal.

HAL (V.O.)Fuck that George. This sounds likefun. I’m all in.

GEORGEGood. I wasn’t going to let yousay no anyway. So guess who wasone of the guys.

HAL (V.O.)Who?

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GEORGEFuckin’ Hollywood Hunter himself.I didn’t think it was possible, buthe’s even more of a big mouth thanbefore.

HAL (V.O.)Careful what you say around him George.

GEORGEI can handle Hollywood Hunter.

HAL (V.O.)He’s a hell of a digger George.

GEORGEHe already tried working me alittle. Figured out pretty quick

that I’m not with the companyanymore. Not that, that wasdifficult.

HAL (V.O.)Any other old friends there?

GEORGEYes. But I’ll tell you more when Iget there.

George hangs up.

INT. CAB - NIGHT

Hollywood is in the back seat of a cab. He is talking to hissecretary LYNN on the phone.

HOLLYWOODLynn, I’m on my way to LAX. I’llbe there in about a half hour. Ineed you to get me booked on thefirst possible flight to WashingtonDC.

LYNN (V.O.)Yes, Mr. Hunter

HOLLYWOODAlso, find out for me how manyflights left to DC from LAX between5 and 6 PM. I need to know whichairlines.

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LYNN (V.O.)Of course. Anything else?

HOLLYWOODYeah. Send me anything you can ona man named Felix Kramer.

INT. HOUSE - NIGHT

George walks up to a house in a quiet suburban neighborhood.He knocks on the door. Hal opens it for him.

HALWelcome back.

GEORGEThanks.

George enters.

GEORGE (CONT’D)Where are Mary and kids?

HALUpstairs in bed. Wake them up andI’m throwing you out.

GEORGEIf I wake them up, I’ll be morescared of what Mary will do to me.

HALAin’t that the truth...cmon let’shead to the study.

Hal leads him into a quiet room. Hal sits behind his deskand George on a couch.

GEORGELast chance

HALPlease George. Just tell me what my cut is.

GEORGEWe’ll go 10 percent as always.

HAL10 percent of....

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GEORGE10 million.

HAL10 million? Shit, Kensington surehas a bizarre way of spending his

money.

GEORGEA bored old man I guess.

HALSo let’s get to business. Who areyou tracking?

GEORGEHis name is Felix Kramer.

HAL

Ever heard of him?

GEORGEFirst time I heard his name wastonight.

HALNot like you to not know an escapeartist like this

GEORGEMaybe I’ve been out of the game toolong.

HALHasn’t been that long George.

GEORGEOr maybe this guy’s not as good athiding as Kensington says he is.

HALWhat if he’s better?

GEORGEWell that’s why I come to you Hal.

HALSo tell me what you know about him.

GEORGEHe got on a plane this afternoon toDC.

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HALDC? That’s convenient. Is thatit?

George hands him the picture of Felix.

GEORGEAnd this. That’s him.

HALLooks...normal

GEORGEUnfortunately. He’s got a face most people would forget.

HALBut not you, right?

GEORGEI’ve seen him before Hal.

HALI thought you said you never heardof this guy

GEORGENever heard of him, but I’ve seenhim.

HALWhen?

GEORGEAbout a week ago. The morningKensington pitched the game. At aStarbucks in Santa Monica.

HALYou talked to him?

GEORGEHe talked to me. I was reading thesports page. He asked me if I sawthe Dodgers game the night before.I said no. He mentioned that hehad season tickets for the Dodgers.

HALAnything else?

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GEORGENot much, just chit chat about theDodgers. He was waiting for hiscoffee.

HAL

A coincidence maybe?

George rolls his eyes.

GEORGEI’m gonna drop your cut to 5percent.

HALSo now we know he left for DC andhe might be a Dodgers fan. Andhopefully a local. Will make iteasier for me to help.

GEORGEYeah.

HALSo if it wasn’t a coincidence, then why?

GEORGEJust sizing me up a bit I guess.Getting a visual.

HAL

But why expose himself.

GEORGEI don’t know.

HALSo you said Hollywood is one of theother guys.

GEORGEShould’ve known he’d work his wayinto this thing when I heard there was 10 mil at stake.

HALHow many other guys?

GEORGEThere’s 5 total.

HALAnyone else of note.

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GEORGETwo of the guys I didn’t know. One was a young kid. Maybe 30. I tooka picture of him on his way out ofthe hotel while I sat in the lobby.

He hands Hal his phone to show him the picture.

HAL(looking into the phone)

Just a kid.

Hal hands the phone back to him.

GEORGEThe other was an older man. Bald.Glasses.

HAL

You get a pic of him?

GEORGENo. He must have not left throughthe hotel lobby.

HALAnd the last guy?

GEORGENone other than Ricky Camacho. Inthe flesh.

HAL(surprised)

No shit?

GEORGEIt doesn’t make sense.

HALHe tracked guys for the Cartels foralmost a decade..

GEORGEHe tracked guys and executed them for almost a decade. Kensington was adamant to not have anyviolence involved in this.

HALThen why let Camacho in?

GEORGEYeah.

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HALSo what’s the game plan?

GEORGEI’m off to DC tomorrow. But here’s what I need from you. Find me

everything you can on Felix. Idon’t have access to your fancy Fedcomputers anymore, so get me whatyou can. This is how you earn your money. I’ll find what I can on myown. We’ll meet up tomorrow forlunch. Same time and place asalways.

HALDiner. Noon.

George gets up to head out.

HAL (CONT’D)Isn’t this cheating to have abrilliant guy like myself doinghalf of your work.

GEORGEAn old guy like myself is gonnaneed all the help he can get.

INT. COMPUTER LAB - NIGHT

Ethan Tucker walks down a dimly lit stairway and enters adoor that leads into a computer lab. Ethan is a well groomed man about thirty years old. He is small in stature andheight.

Inside are nearly twenty men and women on computers working.Ethan walks past them to a wall on the far side of the room.He is carrying the manila folder given to him at the meeting.

He faces the wall and pulls out the picture of Felix.Everyone begins to stop typing. He pins the picture on the wall. He has everyone’s attention now. He grabs a black magic marker. On the bottom of the picture he writes “FelixKramer”

Ethan walks into another room which is an office and shutsthe door behind him.

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INT. AIRPORT - NIGHT

Hollywood exits his cab and enters the terminal. He is onthe phone with Lynn. He has pulled out a legal pad.

He scribbles information on the pad as he speaks.

HOLLYWOODGot it. Thanks Lynn.

He hangs up the phone. He glances down at the notes on hislegal pad.

Hollywood walks through the terminal until he reaches USAirways. There is no line. A MAN is waiting at the counter.Hollywood approaches him.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)Good evening sir. My name is Harry

Hunter. I’m a journalist for theLos Angeles Enquirer.

MANI know who you are. What can I dofor you tonight Mr. Hunter?

Hollywood pulls the picture of Felix out. He holds it up forthe man.

HOLLYWOODThis man got on a flight today ataround 5 PM to Washington DC. Have

you seen this man today.

MANSir. I cannot disclose suchinformation. You know that.

HOLLYWOODJust take a look at the picture.

Hollywood holds it up close so the man can’t avoid looking atit.

MANIt is against the policy of USAirways to violate the privacy ofany of our customers.

HOLLYWOODHave you seen him?

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MANIf you ask me again, I am going tohave to call for my manager. And Iknow what his response will be. Iknow what you do Mr. Hunter and Iget it, but let’s not get security

involved here if we don’t have to.

HOLLYWOODDon’t worry about it. Have a goodnight.

INT. AIRPORT SECURITY LINE - NIGHT

Ricky Camacho is in the security line at the airport. Rickyis a Hispanic man in his late thirties. Slightly overweight.

He is motioned through the metal detectors. He walks through

with no issue. The airport security man waves him through.

INT. AIRPORT - NIGHT

Hollywood has walked over to the Delta Airlines Terminal.There is a short line. Jane is working at the counter. Shelooks at Hollywood. He notices. Hollywood is next in line.Another DELTA EMPLOYEE is working the counter next to Jane.

DELTA EMPLOYEE(shouting)

Next in line!

Hollywood turns to the PERSON behind him

HOLLYWOODYou go ahead.

PERSONYou sure?

Hollywood nods. The Person goes to the man’s counter.

JANENext in line!

Hollywood approaches the counter.

HOLLYWOODGood evening ma'am.

JANEWhat can I do for you?

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HOLLYWOODDo you know who I am?

JANENo sir I do not.

HOLLYWOODI need your help with something.

JANEWhat’s that?

HOLLYWOODInformation.

JANESir we’re very busy here tonightand you are holding up the line.

HOLLYWOODIt will only take a second.

He pulls out the picture of Felix and holds it up to her.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)Have you seen this man today?

She looks at the picture. She pauses and waits a few secondsto respond.

JANESir I am going to have to ask you

to leave.

HOLLYWOODBut have you seen him?

Jane heads over to get her manager. Before she even findshim, Hollywood exits.

INT. AIRPORT LOUNGE - NIGHT

Hollywood has gone through security. He is walking towardshis terminal. He calls Lynn again.

HOLLYWOODLynn, it was the Delta flight

LYNN (V.O.)How did you know?

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HOLLYWOODThe lady at Delta. She becameflustered. Her body language whenI showed her the picture. When Ishowed it to the US Airways guy, helooked like he had no fucking idea

what I was talking about.

LYNN (V.O.)Are you satisfied with the flightarrangements I booked for you?

HOLLYWOODAs always Lynn.

LYNN (V.O.)That was the last first classticket you know. You were close tositting with “the people”

HOLLYWOODTerrifying....

Hollywood stops walking leans up against a wall.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)Hey Lynn...

LYNN (V.O.)Yes?

HOLLYWOOD

Last thing I need from youtonight...

LYNNWe know that’s not true

HOLLYWOODProbably not, but will you get thenumbers of some of my old El Pasocontacts?

LYNNEl Paso?

HOLLYWOODI need to get in touch with someold friends of mine. You knowcatch up.

LYNN(sarcastically)

Old friends....right

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HOLLYWOODGotta go

He hangs up quickly. He has reached the terminal for hisflight. He leans against the wall again. Across theterminal he spots Ricky.

Ricky has his head down. Reading a paper. Wearing a hatthat he was not wearing earlier.

Hollywood smiles in his direction. Waits for him to look up.Ricky finally takes his eyes off the paper. He catchesHollywood’s eyes staring at him. Hollywood smiled bigger.Ricky has no reaction. Eyes go back down to his paper.

Hollywood keeps his distance and sits in a seat on theopposite side of the walkway. He is still directly facingRicky. A smirk on his face.

INT. AIRPLANE - NIGHT

Ricky boards the plane. He immediately walks by the firstclass section. He tries not to look, but takes a peek to hisright. Hollywood in his first class seat has a drinkalready. He stares at Ricky smiling.

Ricky quickly keeps his eyes back forward.

INT. AIRPLANE - NIGHT

The flight is under way. Ricky is in the rear of the plane.It is not a full flight. Ricky sits by the window seat withan empty seat next to him.

Hollywood is walking down the aisle towards the back of theplane. Ricky sees him coming, but does nothing to stop it.Hollywood sits himself right down next to Ricky.

HOLLYWOODMy old friend. I thought that wasyou.

Ricky says nothing.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)And to see you twice in one night.I’m quite the lucky guy huh? I mean to see you once...well a minor miracle. 6 months in El Paso and Ithink I laid eyes on you maybe twotimes total.

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Ricky stays silent.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)You remember me right?

Ricky breaks the silence. Stares Hollywood back in the eyes.

RICKYI remember.

HOLLYWOODThe good old days

RICKYIndeed.

HOLLYWOODSay...did you ever get the chanceto read my story?

RICKYI did

HOLLYWOODWell...

RICKYWhat?

HOLLYWOODWhat’d you think?

RICKYMade my job significantly moredifficult.

HOLLYWOOD(smiling)

What can I say! I’m good at what Ido.

He slaps Ricky on the shoulder. He begins talking again.This time in a softer more serious tone.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)But so are you. And you did it forawhile....

He pauses.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)But now you’re here. And I can’tfigure out for the life of me why.

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Ricky is silent again.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)I bet you are happy to get out ofLos Angeles.

RICKY(dismissive)Nah

HOLLYWOODA lot of eyes in Los Angeles. A lot less in DC. What’s it been,two years? You think they gave up?

Ricky shoots him an “are you kidding me” look.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)Right..of course not...I always

heard a lot of things about you when I was in El Paso.

RICKYWhat’d they say?

HOLLYWOODWell for one, that you were alittle more talkative than this.Christ man, this is a long flight, might as well have a littleconversation.

Ricky stares at him directly.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)Right....the article. I thoughtyou liked it.

RICKYYou were lucky you left El Pasobefore that was published.

HOLLYWOODIt didn’t matter when I left. Youand your homies would’ve taken careof me if you really wanted to. Butyou know what I think...I think youall liked my article. It wasaccurate.

RICKYAccurate about what?

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HOLLYWOODHow brutal you guys were. Howbrutal your old friends still are.

Ricky leans back a little bit. Looking a little tired of theconversation.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)You know there are some people who would pay top dollar to know thecurrent whereabouts of the greatRicky Camacho.

RICKYThat would be a bad idea. For yoursake more than mine.

HOLLYWOODI doubt that.

Ricky becomes more engaged.

RICKYYou don’t know these people. Notthe guys I grew up with.

They both sit silently for a few moments.

HOLLYWOODIt’s why you got out.

RICKY

It’s why I got out.

Hollywood changes the conversation.

HOLLYWOODSo this Felix guy, you know him.

Ricky sits in silence.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)Oh so we’re back to the quiet gameagain. I thought we were bondinghere.

RICKYYou haven’t changed much.

HOLLYWOODAt all. So how did old ArthurKensington manage to find youbefore your cartel boys did?

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That’s what I can’t quite figureout. Or did you find him? But why would you stick your head out?Ahhh!! So many questions I have!

The food cart goes by.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)There goes my dinner. Pork Chops.I don’t know about you, but I’m starving. What’s on the menu forall you regular folks?

Ricky holds up a bag of pretzels.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)I’ll have one of the ladies sendyou back a drink later.

Hollywood gets up.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)We’ll continue this chat later.

RICKYDoubtful.

Hollywood nods to him and heads back to his seat.

INT. - REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT - NIGHT

The plane has landed in DC. Hollywood is off the plane andis waiting at the baggage claim. It is just before sunrisein DC. The baggage claim is almost empty.

Hollywood waits for his bag to come through. All the otherpassengers on the plane have picked up their baggage.

Hollywood finally loses patience. His bag not appearing, heheads for the baggage office to report lost luggage.

He walks in the door. A LADY is at the desk.

HOLLYWOODHi.

BAGGAGE LADYWhat can I do for you?

HOLLYWOODMy bag never showed up.

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HOLLYWOOD (CONT'D)



BAGGAGE LADYWhat flight were you on?

HOLLYWOODLA to DC, the Red Eye.

The lady types in the computer.

BAGGAGE LADYYou Mr. Hunter?

HOLLYWOODYeah, how’d you know

BAGGAGE LADYThere was a mix up in LA. A couplebags got left behind.

HOLLYWOOD

That’s just great.

BAGGAGE LADYYour luggage is leaving on a flightthis morning. It should be heresometime after 2 PM. I’m going toneed you to fill out these formsand bring them back with you whenyou come to claim your luggage.

HOLLYWOODFucking airlines.

She hands him the papers. He walks out of the office. He is walking in the baggage claim area toward the exit.

A man named DUNCAN is dressed up as a limo driver. He isyoung.

He holds up a sign that reads:

“Harry Hunter”

Hollywood stops and is a little caught off guard. He seeshis name on the sign,

After pausing and thinking, he approaches Duncan.

DUNCANMr. Hunter, I will be your driver.

A rare moment, Hollywood is at a loss for words.

HOLLYWOODOkay.

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DUNCANFollow me

He leads Hollywood out the door. A limo is parked at thecurb.

Hollywood has a sly, confused smile.

HOLLYWOODWhere are we heading?

Duncan does not answer. He opens the back door for Hollywoodand he gets in.

Duncan gets in the front and the limo drives off.

INT. - COMPUTER LAB - EARLY MORNING

Ethan is relaxed on a couch in the office of the computerlab. Outside his door, the twenty or so people continue totype away on their computers.

A man named SAM enters the office. Like Ethan, he is young.

He carries a small stack of folders.

ETHANWhat do you got for me?

Sam hands him the folders.

Ethan looks at the folders quizzically.

ETHAN (CONT’D)(annoyed)

This it?

SAM(sheepishly)

Yes.

ETHANLet me get this straight. I havebeen here for four hours. I’ve gotsome of the best researchers andhackers in the country outside thisdoor, working on this. And this isit?

SAMYes. It’s just that...

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ETHAN(interrupting)

Forget what we don’t have, let’sfocus on what we do have.

SAM

It’s not much.

ETHANAnd why is that Sam? What am Ipaying all of you for?

SAMThis guy...well he’s an enigma

ETHANNo one is.

Ethan is looking through the papers and documents the team

has assembled for him.

ETHAN (CONT’D)Give me the basics.

SAMOkay...Felix Kramer is a LosAngeles resident. Burbank to bespecific. He lives there alone

ETHANHow long has been living here?

SAMHe’s been there for two years.

ETHANAnd before that?

SAMNothing.

ETHANNothing?

SAMWe searched through all the publicrecords and real estatetransactions and there is no recordof Felix Kramer before he purchasedhis home in Burbank.

ETHANDid you locate his birthcertificate?

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SAMNo.

ETHANWell let’s state the obvious hereSam

SAMYou think Felix Kramer is an alias.

ETHANSeems pretty obvious to me.

SAMThat’s what I thought too. Until we found something else. Here,hand me that.

Ethan hands him the papers. Sam looks for something.

He finds a piece of paper and hands it back to Ethan. Ethanstudies it while Sam explains.

SAM (CONT’D)This is an old newspaper clip we were able to dig up. It’s date is1993.

ETHAN(reading the paper)

Felix Kramer scores winning goal tosend Los Toros High School to state

title game?

SAMSo, we have a Felix Kramer existingright here in the city over twentyyears ago.

ETHANHow do you know it’s the same FelixKramer?

SAMWe don’t. That’s what we’re working on right now. But itappears as of right now that thiscould be the same guy.

ETHANSo he played soccer for a localhigh school twenty years ago andbought a house in Burbank two yearsago. What did he do between that?

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SAMI don’t know.

ETHANSo is he some kind of ghost?

SAMIt appears that way.

ETHANDo you believe in ghosts Sam?

SAMNot so far in my life

ETHANWell let’s not start now...whatelse? Tax records? Travel logs?

SAMHe has no tax records. No sourceof income. All we found is that hevolunteers at a local elementaryschool.

ETHANWhat’s he do there?

SAMHelps out with the musicdepartment.

ETHANSo a volunteer with no income whohas his own house in Burbank. Hownice is the house.

SAMWell we’re gonna send someone overthere today, but it’s worth over a million.

ETHANI’m going to assume you weren’table to find any family.

SAMNo

ETHAN(throws his hands up)

Who is this guy?

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SAMHere is something interestingthough. We looked up the flightrecords and he did indeed get on aflight to DC today.

ETHANBut no other records of any flights

SAMNone.

ETHANWe need to operate under theobvious assumption that we aredealing with a man who uses severalaliases.

SAM

Or someone who was on a plane forthe first time today

ETHANThe man who Arthur Kensingtonpersonally told me would be mybiggest challenge yet. A man whois supposably able to disappear hasnever been on a plane before?

SAMSo what next? I’m gonna send somepeople home soon.

ETHANNo one’s fucking going home until we get some sort of break. Sendsomeone over to that highschool..Los Toros.

SAMSchool has been out for a couple weeks now. It might be closed.

ETHANThen find any teacher who’s beenthere since Felix scored that goal.Find out who was on that soccerteam. Find out his family. He hasto have one somewhere. Findsomething.

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EXT. - PARKING LOT - MORNING

Duncan stops the limo in an empty parking lot. Thesurrounding area is just grassy fields except for a gasstation about 100 yards away.

Duncan gets out of the car and opens the back door forHollywood.

Hollywood steps out and views his surroundings.

HOLLYWOOD(confused)

Now what?

DUNCANFelix said you’d get in the limo.

Hollywood is smiling but not amused.

HOLLYWOODSo he’s just fucking with me?

DUNCANBecause he can Mr. Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD(under his breath)

That motherfucker.

He pauses to think.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)Where the hell are we?

DUNCANYou ever play the game hot or coldHollywood?

HOLLYWOODYeah.

DUNCANWell let’s play

HOLLYWOODI dunno...Maryland?

DUNCANCold.

HOLLYWOODVirginia

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DUNCANWarmer

HOLLYWOODThe middle of fucking nowhere.

DUNCANThe middle of fucking nowhereVirginia to be precise.

HOLLYWOODJust great. Why me?

DUNCANYou were the only customer on mylist today. Well that’s notexactly true. I had one other, behe wanted to take the cab.

HOLLYWOODCamacho

DUNCANHe’s a lot smarter than you, youknow.

HOLLYWOODHe’s an idiot. So can I assumethat I can’t get a ride back.

DUNCANOh I’m sorry, this is the end of

the ride for today.

HOLLYWOODCan I at least get some liquor outof the limo bar. For my troubles.

Duncan climbs in the limo. He climbs out moments later andtosses a small bottle of liquor to Hollywood. He smiles ashe tosses it.

HOLLYWOOD (CONT’D)(catching it)

Thanks.

Duncan heads for the front door. Before he opens it, heturns to Hollywood.

DUNCANA word of advice. If you see meagain in the future, know that youare not in the right place. IfFelix is hot, then I am Alaska.

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HOLLYWOODI’m not going to see you again

DUNCAN(grinning)

Yes you will.

EXT. - STREET - MORNING

It’s sunrise and George is sitting in his car.

It is parked on the street of a suburban neighborhood. Thestreet is quiet.

George has his eyes on one home.

EXT. - PARKING LOT - MORNING

A GAS STATION ATTENDANT is standing outside the station he works at. He is smoking a cigarette and looking at theparking lot 100 yards away.

He sees Hollywood on his cell phone. He is pacing back andforth.

The Gas Station Attendant walks back inside the station.

INT. - COMPUTER LAB - MORNING

Ethan is impatiently sitting and waiting on the couch in theoffice.

Sam walks in the room. His face has lost the look offrustration. He has something in his hand.

SAMWe found something.

Ethan sits up and Sam hands him a piece of paper.

Ethan studies the paper.

ETHANInteresting.

He continues to study it. Sam watches him.

ETHAN (CONT’D)Who found this?

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SAMOne of our new guys. His name isDylan.

ETHANAbout damn time.

SAMYou think you can do something withthis?

ETHANIt’s time to get off this couch andget to work.

SAMSo?

ETHAN

So, get my flight booked.

SAMCan I send everyone home for a fewhours?

ETHANYes. But when I get to Boise,every single one of them, backhere.

SAMOf course.

Ethan gets up. He opens the door and exits the room withoutany goodbye. He carries none of the papers from beforeexcept the one he just received.

In the computer lab, a tired group of people watch him headfor the exit.

A young man named DYLAN is closest to the door. He lookslike the youngest in the room. He watches Ethan go acrossthe room and exit.

Ethan does not even give a glance to any of the people in theroom.

INT. DINER - AFTERNOON

Hal walks into a diner right at noon. Some people are there,but it is not crowded.

He eyes the restaurant and spots George in a corner booth.

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He walks to George and sits down. George is drinking acoffee.

A WAITRESS comes to the booth.

WAITRESS

Hello Sir, would you like somethingto drink?

HALJust a coffee.

She takes the order and leaves.

HAL (CONT’D)(to George)

You look tired.

GEORGE

Sleep has never been my specialty.

HALShall we do this as we always do?

George nods. He has a file of papers. He hands it to Hal.

Hal has his own papers and hands them to George.

GEORGEBefore we even look, I just want tosay that I am a disadvantage thistime. didn’t have any of your

fancy FBI computers.

HALI’m sure you managed.

GEORGENot quite as easy without mysecurity clearance, but I like tothink I did okay.

They start skimming through each others work.

The waitress comes back with Hal’s coffee and places it onthe table.

HALThank you.

WAITRESSWould you guys like to orderanything to eat?

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GEORGECoffee is fine for now, thanks.

She exits the booth.

HAL

(looking down at thepapers)Not bad George.

GEORGEDid I get everything?

HALLooks good so far.

GEORGEI went to the house this morning.

HALAnd?

GEORGENothing. No cars. No lights on.Quiet.

HALHow long did you sit there?

GEORGEThree hours. God I don’t missstakeouts.

HALSo the good news is that we’redealing with a local.

GEORGESo did you use your local expertiseto get me anything good?

HALLocal? The Valley is a whole other world. I’m a downtown man nowGeorge.

GEORGEI didn’t remember you being such asnob. Been hangin’ with the moviestars too much?

HALI saw Jack Nicholson at a Lakersgame once.

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GEORGEFloor seats?

HALNosebleed, but I saw him.

GEORGETell me you got more on this guythan I did? You talk to any localsabout this guy?

HALI was up there yesterday. There’snot much George.

GEORGEBut you got something?

HAL

Yes.

GEORGESomething I didn’t?

Hal puts the papers down on the booth.

HALDefinitely not.

GEORGESpit it out.

HALHe doesn’t live there alone.

GEORGENo shit? I looked into everything,family, friends, nothing. Nothing.What security clearance did you useto find that out? Who lives there?

HALNone. It was dumb luck. Anyway,check this out.

He pulls a piece of paper and hands it to George.

George looks at it and raises an eyebrow.

HAL (CONT’D)I think you should postpone thatflight to DC.

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GEORGELooks like I get to resume mystakeout.

HALIt’s your best bet?

GEORGEYeah.

HALThe rest of your work looks goodGeorge. It’s thin, just like mine.

GEORGEGuy is some sort of ghost.

HALIt’s like he didn’t exist for 30

years and then just appeared.

GEORGEI’ve seen it before. Maybe notthis extreme though.

HALHow do you proceed typically?

GEORGEThe money trail. Where does he gethis money from? How does he spendit? Now Felix Kramer doesn’t have

any bank records. Not even for thehouse in which he lives.

HALBut he likely moves around all thetime?

GEORGEJust not under the name FelixKramer. I don’t care how manyaliases he has, I’ll find him.

HALWho was the toughest person youever chased?

GEORGEMy first case. Donnie Davis.

HALThe bank robber?

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GEORGEYeah.

HALWasn’t he on the run forever?

GEORGETwenty years. This guy had nopatterns. He robbed banks up anddown the east coast. No timepatterns either. He’d pull acouple heists and then for years we wouldn’t hear from him. A coupletimes we even caught him onsecurity cameras.

HALHow’d he get past the perimeters?

GEORGEWhen we finally caught him, I askedhim that? He said he always hadplace to stay near the scene of thecrime. And he’d hole up there for months and months before the heatdied down.

HALLiterally right under your nose?

GEORGEYeah. Worked for awhile. He even

robbed some west coast banks justto fuck with us a little.

HALHow’d you get him?

GEORGEThe money Hal. Quite literally.Back in the early 90’s the banksbegan to mark the currency in theirvaults. So, in the case it gottaken, it would be easier to track.So, a bank in Philly gets robbedsoon after this happens. Itcompletely fit Davis’ profile. Andthen, like normal, nothing.

HALThen what?

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GEORGEMonths later, the Philly FBI officegives us a call and says they’vefound some of the marked billsfloating around town.

HALSo he popped his head out?

GEORGEI figure he’s gotta be livingsomewhere close. I find a lady whohas spent some of the marked bills.I interview the lady and it turnsout she is a landlord for anapartment complex in South Philly.And I ask her about the money, where she got it. She said onlyone of her tenants paid her in

cash.

HALDonnie Davis.

GEORGEWe surround the place. I knock.Didn’t expect him to answer. Theguys behind me were ready to breakthe door down. But he just openedthe door. Didn’t say a word, goton his knees and surrendered.Anyway, I ask the landlord when he

got the apartment and she gives methe date. He had got it only two weeks before he robbed that bank.

HALIt’s not going to take you twentyyears this time is it? I want toretire sometime this decade.

GEORGEI don’t plan on being around thatlong. And if Arthur Kensington isright about the people trying totrack him down, it shouldn’t be more than a couple weeks.

HALWhat’d he say?

GEORGEWhen he pitched the gsme to me, hesaid he had recruited the best.

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HALWho are the best you know of?

GEORGE(sarcastically)

Besides myself?

HALBesides the great George Jones.

GEORGEI mean Camacho is pretty damn goodin his own right. I heard dozensof guys tried to get out of thecartels during his time there. Andnot one escaped with his life.

HALI heard he always used a knife.

GEORGEAlways the same blade is the urbanlegend.

HALWhat about the British Bloodhound?

GEORGEWhat about him?

HALI heard he was the best

GEORGEBut no one even knows who he is?

HALNo one ever identified who he was?

GEORGESome think he worked for MI-6,other people seem to think hedoesn’t even exist.

HALWhat do you think?

GEORGEShit, I don’t know. I met a coupleMI-6 guys when I was in London onetime. All of them claim that heexisted and not one of them kneweven one person who ever laid eyeson the man.

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HALMaybe Kensington tracked him downand got him to agree to this gameright here.

GEORGE

(slightly amused)Right.

HALYou gonna at least pay for mycoffee?

GEORGEYeah I got it. I’m gonna needanother two or three to keep me upin case this stakeout lasts awhile.

HAL

You heading over there now?

GEORGEYeah

HALLet me know when you get a visual.

INT. AIRPORT - AFTERNOON

Hollywood walks back into the baggage claim entrance inReagan National airport.

He walks into the baggage office and approached a lady working at the desk. A different lady from earlier in theday.

HOLLYWOODHunter. I’m here to get myluggage.

BAGGAGE LADY #2You have your form.

He reaches in his pocket and pulls out a crumpled form andhands it to her.

She takes the form and types his information into thecomputer.

BAGGAGE LADY #2 (CONT’D)Okay, Harry Hunter. It looks likeyour baggage should be arrivinghere in about twenty minutes.

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The flight with your luggage justlanded. It’ll take them a littlebit to get your luggage down here.

HOLLYWOOD(annoyed)

It’s 3 o’clock

BAGGAGE LADY #2And?

HOLLYWOODI was told it’d be hear by two.

BAGGAGE LADY #2Sir, we’re doing the best we can.

HOLLYWOODThe best you can? What is it with

you airlines? Always say you’rejust doing the best you can. Lateflights, crappy food, lost luggage,security checks for old ladies.Bang up job.

BAGGAGE LADY #2I can’t control the flight timessir. And honestly, you should bethankful, you were one of the luckyones.

HOLLYWOOD

Lucky ones?!! I’ve spent my daynear an airport.

BAGGAGE LADY #2At least your flight made it here.

HOLLYWOODWhat do you mean made it here?

BAGGAGE LADY #2You didn’t hear?

HOLLYWOODHear what?

BAGGAGE LADY #2The flight that left LAX to Reagana couple hours before yours had to make an emergency landing. Itnever even made it here.

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HOLLYWOODWhat do you mean emergency landing?

BAGGAGE LADY #2It had to make an emergencylanding. Some kind of fire in the

back of the plane.

HOLLYWOODWhere did they make an emergencylanding?!!

BAGGAGE LADY #2Las Vegas I think.

HOLLYWOODShit... Was it Delta flight 4045?

BAGGAGE LADY #2

Yes that’s the one.

HOLLYWOODMotherfucker.

EXT. EL PASO - AFTERNOON

A hispanic man is in his car waiting in line at theUS/Mexican border. His name is JUAN “EL CUCHILLO” FERNANDEZ.

The border is packed with cars. Border Patrol with dogs areswarming the cars in search of something suspicious.

El Cuchillo is next in line to talk with border patrol andcross the border.

The border guard waves him to drive up.

BORDER PATROLNext!

El Cuchillo drives up.

The border guard walks up to his open window.

BORDER PATROL (CONT’D)Passport please.

He hands the guard his passport.

The border guard inspects it and then eyes El Cuchillo.

BORDER PATROL (CONT’D)Juan Fernandez

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EL CUCHILLOSi

BORDER PATROLWhere are you heading today Mr.Fernandez?

EL CUCHILLOJust to El Paso.

BORDER PATROLWhat business do you have in ElPaso?

EL CUCHILLOI have to make a delivery for mybusiness.

BORDER PATROL

You got a work order for that?

El Cuchillo hands him papers.

The guard inspects it curiously.

BORDER PATROL (CONT’D)Guapos Mexican Restaurant?

EL CUCHILLOSi Senor.

BORDER PATROL

I love that place. What do youhave in the trunk?

EL CUCHILLOPollo. Lots of it.

BORDER PATROLNo drugs Juan right?

EL CUCHILLONo sir. Just frozen chicken. Takea look if you want.

BORDER PATROLWhen are you returning?

EL CUCHILLOI’d say probably an hour or two.Maybe three. It’s nice to get outof Juarez for a little bit y’know.

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BORDER PATROLDon’t stay too long.

EL CUCHILLOSi Senor.

The border guard waves him through.

El Cuchillo drives through. He drives by a large sign.

“WELCOME TO TEXAS”

EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT

George has returned to the stakeout of Felix’s house. It isdark now and the street is still quiet.

George is still alert and keeping an eye on the house.

A car turns onto the street of Felix’s house. George sits upa little even more alert.

The car turns into Felix’s driveway. George quickly reachesfor a pair of binoculars.

The car stops and the car lights go off. A woman exits thecar.

It is Jane. She is still wearing her Delta Airlines uniform.

George is eyeing her every move through his binoculars.

She walks to the front door and opens the door.

INT. - HOUSE - NIGHT

Jane closes the door behind her. She puts her bag down and walks toward the steps.

The house is dark and she does not turn on any lights.

She walks up a stairway and opens an upstairs bedroom door.

She walks in and sees someone sitting in a chair. It isFelix.

JANEWelcome Home.

FELIXAny visitors outside?

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JANEJust one.

FELIXHe’ll be knocking on the doorpretty soon.

JANEWell you are going to have to be asquiet as a mouse.

FELIXI wish I could stay home longer.

JANEYou’ll be back soon enough.Hopefully not too soon though. How was your flight?

FELIXNot too bad. Everything went toplan.

JANEIt’ll get easier.

FADE OUT

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