1 "JINGLE BELL ROCK" PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS # Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun BRENT: Leanne? # Now the jingle hop has-- # Jingle bell, Jingle bell, Jingle bell rock # Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time # Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square # In the frosty air # What a bright time It's the right time # To rock the night away # Jingle bell time is a swell time # To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh MAN YELLS AND LEANNE SCREAMS LEANNE SCREAMS # Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet # That's the jingle bell rock CELL PHONE RINGING DOOR OPENS MAN YELLS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE MAN GRUNTS THEN THUDS FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING RAPIDLY CAR DOOR CLOSES THEN ENGINE STARTS MOTOR REVVING YELLS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TYRES SQUEALING YELLING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE GUARD: Oh, my God! SIREN WAILING CELL PHONE RINGS RINGING Listen carefully. Your wife has been taken. LEANNE SCREAMS MAN YELLING INDISTINCTLY At 4:30 p.m., you will go to the Vatashca Street parking garage. There, on Level 2 you will find a very special car. You will know which one. -Steal it. MAN: Unh! THE VOICE: There are cameras installed on the inside and outside of this vehicle. I'm watching every move you make. Drive it to the top of the city and I will contact you there. It's been a long time since you've driven... ...but you'll have to overcome your fear if you want to save her. Your wife is very beautiful. If you want her back, then you will follow my instructions precisely. If you contact the police, or if you get caught... ...she will die. CELL PHONE RINGING THE VOICE OVER PHONE: You've done very well so far, Mr. Magna. During the course of this night, you will be given several tasks. If you fail at any... ...you will never see your wife again. How do you like the car? Do you like it? It's armoured. It was designed especially for you. Is she alive? THE VOICE: The police will be looking for you. If they catch you, ever... ...the game's over. Is that clear? LEANNE OVER PHONE: Brent? Why is this happening? Please, help me. I'm so scared. Where are you taking me? Where are you taking me? Wait! THE VOICE: She's fine. For now. She will remain that way as long as you follow my instructions. I'm watching you, always. Get rid of your phone. CELL PHONE BEEPS LEANNE: What do you want? What do you want? Where are we? LEANNE YELLS No! Please, please, don't leave me here! No! SOBS RINGING -Answer. THE VOICE: Speed up. Faster. Turn left. Go through the intersection and turn hard left. No, I can't do that. I'll dead end into the park. -Just do it. -It's Christmas. -There's gotta be hundreds of people in there. -I won't ask again. Shit. HORN HONKING Come on! Get out of my way. THE VOICE: Drive toward the market. Smash into everything you can. -I can't do this! -You have no choice. Jesus. Excellent. Now drive onto the skating rink. -There's too many people! -Now. Get out of the way! PEOPLE SCREAMING THE VOICE: Go straight to the stage where the man is speaking. Knock it down. -I'll kill him. -Do it. -Are you crazy? -Now. Now go down the stairs. Ah, shit. Ah.... THE VOICE: Mr. Magna, are you there? Confirm you're still receiving. I can hear you. Where's my wife? PEOPLE CHATTERING THE VOICE: Keep going. Now. PEOPLE SCREAMING BRENT: Watch out, watch out! Oh, no, no! Jesus. THE VOICE: Bravo, Mr. Magna. Your first task is complete. Am I done? THE VOICE: We're just getting started, my boy. THE VOICE CHUCKLING We're just getting started. Turn right, now. -The water truck. -Yeah? Smash into it! BRENT GRUNTS Don't stop. Speed up. -Faster. -The light's red down there. Go through it. HORN HONKING AND PEOPLE SCREAMING BRENT: Jesus. Wonderful, Mr. Brent Magna. Now turn right. Pull into the underground construction zone. BRENT GRUNTS Relax... ...and you will await further instructions. INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE LEANNE SCREAMING "JINGLE BELL ROCK" PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS Get out. -Get out, now! -All right. THE VOICE: Do not get out of the car. You heard me asshole, get out. Now. -Look, you got the wrong car. Walk away-- -Now! -I'm doing you a favour. -Get out. -You don't wanna-- Walk away. -Get out. -You don't wanna steal-- -Get out of the car! THE VOICE: Drive away. -I can't! I got a kid in the car! -Get out! What? -Drive away now! -Drive. -What do you want me to do with her? Drive away! Take her with you! Do it. Drive! All right, all right, all right! THE KID: Get off of me, asshole! Do not ever point a gun at me, you hear me? Do not ever point a gun at anyone! Unh! Don't ever touch me like that again. Do you know what I could have done to you? -The hell are you doing? -Strap yourself in. -I'm not doing shit! -Put on your seatbelt. -No! -Strap yourself in. -Where are you going? -Just strap yourself in! THE VOICE: Kill her. She has seen you and she has seen the vehicle. -Kill her. -I'm not gonna do it. I can't do that. You either shoot her... ...or I'm going to shoot your wife. One. Two. What? What? No. I can't do that! I'm not a killer. THE VOICE: It's the right choice. You'll need her. You can keep the car. Can I get out now? -I'll let you off right up here. THE VOICE: She is not to be set free. -I-- Listen. THE VOICE: She is not to be set free. -Understood? -It's understood. SIREN WAILING Oh, great. THE KID: Oh, my God. What did you do? Pull over! Oh! Shit! Oh, God. -What the hell are you doing? -Put on your seatbelt! Shit. Hey, hey! Do not touch that gun, all right? -I need both hands to drive this car! -Let go of me, asshole! Do not touch that gun! I don't care. I hope we crash. Help me! This guy's trying to kill me! -What are you doing? -Pull us over! Get in! Get inside the car! -This guy's crazy! Help me! -Get inside this car, all right? You understand me? Stay in the car! Pull over. Please slow down. -Oh, we're gonna die. -Shut up. Oh, my God. Shit. No, no, no. You're the shittiest driver I've ever seen. Back off, back off. Jesus! Oh, shit! Is he dead? I hope not. 1 Listen to me, all right. I have got to get this car out of the city right now, or they're gonna murder my wife. -You understand me? -Sure. Let me give you a word to the wise. Next time you wanna steal a car, try to make sure that no one is in it. -It works better. -I'm not stealing it, you asshole. This is my car. -What? -You probably don't understand this... ...because you're a criminal. Things in this world belong to people before people like you take them. This car, which was really great... ...till you added all these cameras to drain the battery... -...belongs to me. -How'd you find the car? I got a call from a cop saying he saw my car parked in the garage where I found you. What makes you think it was a cop? Because he said so, genius. What kind of cop calls to tell you he's got your car... ...but he still leaves me inside of it? -It wasn't the police that called. -Then who was it? I don't know. -When was it stolen? -Whenever you stole it. When was the last time you saw it? Two days ago, I guess. Look, you're obviously very disturbed. Whatever trouble you're in, you deserve it. So I'll cut you a deal. Pull over and I'll let you walk away. -Or what, you shoot me? -Give me back my gun and I will. What's a kid doing with a gun, huh? So if some dipshit like you steps to me, I can take care of it. That worked out well for you, didn't it? Did you recognize the voice, huh, that voice? -Your friend who wanted you to kill me? -He's not my friend, okay? I'm not the kind of person you wanna be caught kidnapping. Yeah? You special, is that it? Just do me one favour, will you? Shut the hell up. You shut up! What are you doing? Hey. What the hell? PEOPLE CHATTERING # Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way # Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh # Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way # Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh # Dashing through the snow # In a one-horse open sleigh # O'er the hills we go # Laughing all the way # I can't believe you threw my phone out the window. -I have a lot of money, you know. -Good for you. As in, if you let me go, I can give you a lot of money. -I don't want your money. -What do you want? I want you to stop talking. And I want my wife back. -And he took her? -He did. Whatever you owe him, I can get however much it is to pay him off, no problem. We'll take care of it right now. You have to let me go and stop almost killing us. I would love to let you out of this car. Unfortunately, I can't do that. Why the hell not? Because he asked me not to and I am doing whatever he asks. So, what? What are you supposed to do? -I don't know. -Well, who is he? -I don't know. -What do you know? Not much. KEYS JANGLING AND FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING MAN SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE No, no, no! MAN: Get up! -Shut up. -Ow! Aah! Please. Please. Please, don't shoot me. Please, don't shoot me. Quiet. RINGING -Answer. THE VOICE: It's time for your next task. -What is it? -More police are coming. You'll have four minutes to get away. You'll follow my instructions exactly. -Someone wants to say hello. -Please, please. -Leanne? -Please. Help. THE VOICE: The clock starts now. SIREN WAILING Damn it! I'm totally screwed. Oh! THE VOICE: Ram him. THE KID: What are you doing? THE KID SCREAMS -Oh, my God. THE VOICE: Keep going. You're an idiot. That's assault with a deadly weapon. They could shoot at us now. THE VOICE: Speed up. BRENT: Shit. THE VOICE: Turn right now. Remember, if they catch you... ...you'll be a widower. -Turn left. -Oh, shit. THE VOICE: Force him off the road. -Look out! -This is not very subtle! -What are you talking about? You're not making yourself very hard to find. God, I promise I'll be good from now on. Please let me live. -You're really not helping, okay? THE VOICE: Turn right. Great. THE VOICE: Turn right down the alley. Stop! Holy shit. THE VOICE: Two minutes. -We're gonna die, please stop! THE VOICE: I don't think you'll make it. -What are you doing? -Take a deep breath, okay? And calm down. Shit. THE VOICE: I wouldn't relax just yet. -Shit. -Not again. THE VOICE: Did you think we were done? -No, don't! God! THE VOICE: You're running out of time. Oh! Oh! THE VOICE: Tick tock, tick tock. You have less than a minute. -Turn into the park. -No, not the park! Here we go. THE VOICE: Your wife's time is running out. MAN: Watch out! THE KID: Unh! THE VOICE: Go through the intersection. BRENT: All right, hold on! THE VOICE: Not much time, Mr. Magna. THE KID: Oh, no! -No, please don't! Don't! -Yep, yep, yep, hold on! THE VOICE: Five... -...four... BRENT: Come on, come on, come on! ...three... -...two... -Oh! ...one... ...zero. Bravo, Mr. Magna. Well done. Bravo. Your wife lives... ...for now. Well done. CELL PHONE RINGING Answer. THE VOICE: "Brent Magna is both reckless and fearful. He is, in short... ...a dangerous driver and should pursue another profession." Remember that review? It wasn't very flattering. They're blind to your real talents... ...which are perfectly suited to my needs. Do I know you? THE VOICE: I know you, Mr. Magna... -...and I believe in you. -Listen. I need to know when this is all gonna be over, all right? I need-- BEEPING What are you doing? Hey, what are you doing? -I hate you. -Yeah, I love you. You realize I'll just have to buy another limited edition Shelby Super Snake... ...take another six months to re-time the cams, open up the intake and customize it. And then I'm gonna drive it over your face. -You sure know a lot about cars for-- -A girl? Yeah. Wow. I like fast cars and computers and boy things, how butch. It's the 21st century, you should join it. -What are you doing? -I'm documenting this shit. I'm not going to jail after we get arrested. -Well, nobody's gonna get caught, okay? -That's right, I forgot. We're just gonna die... ...because you're a dumbass who attacks the police with a damn car. Now every cop in this entire country... ...is hoping to put a couple bullets in our heads. Good plan. -We are alive. -Barely. Not much of a thinker are you? Well, I didn't actually graduate from charm school like you... ...so maybe someday you can give me some tutoring or something. THE KID: This is what he did to my beautiful, beautiful paint job. Just get in the car. This is all the crap that he drilled into my carbon fibre interior. This is the dumbass who got me into this mess. -Stop filming me, all right? -Wave hi to the judge. -Say hi to all your new friends in jail. -Hey! Put that away! I'm trying-- Just stop it. What is--? You're like ADD or something. What are you fiddling with now? -Stop doing that. -Why? Because this guy is watching us, okay? -I need you to stop-- -I know what I'm doing. -Just listen to me for two seconds. -I know what I'm doing. See, I went to school and I know things... ...which is why I don't have to steal stuff, like some people. If you're so smart, you tell me what's going on with all these cameras, huh? They're all linked to a single feed. It's not only encrypted, but it's piggybacking on a public server. BRENT: Huh? It means they're hosting this live feed from these cameras... ...on a government server without them knowing about it. So anybody can watch it, even us. -Wait a second. -What? -These aren't coming from the same place. -Where are they coming from? THE KID: Looks like a parking garage. -Can you tell where it is? -I don't know. Could be anywhere. -Do you think it's where he might be? -Doubt it. But he can see it. -I don't like that he's watching us. -Do you think you can track him with that thing? No, and if anyone did, he would just dump the IP address. As long as his feed is hosted remotely, there's no way to find it. -And that thing isn't really well-hidden. -What? Microphone. -Oh, so he's listening to us too? -Probably. Well, I'll give you this, you are bright. It's called being educated. You should look into it when you're not committing crimes. Scratch that, you'll be in jail. CELL PHONE RINGING AND SIREN WAILING All right, answer. Pull up power plant on the GPS. We're kind of busy right now. Learn to multitask. Or let your new little friend help you. Look under the visor. Won't you do that? I'm uploading a new set of directions. That's the city power plant. THE VOICE: At exactly 11:30... ...you will be there. Why are we going to the power plant? Always so inquisitive. I like it. YELLING Listen carefully, you're to break into the control room. Access the remote system... -...and insert that drive. -What will that do? You're a clever girl. I'm sure you'll figure it out. He wants to cut the power off. Why do you want to cut the power? You have some time until 11:30. I wouldn't spend it trying to figure out my motives. He's a real asshole. 1 So you don't know who that is? No. -No idea? -I got ideas. People I used to work with... ...but nobody I know could set up something like this. -So why you? -Because I can drive. -That's debatable. -No, I mean, I used to race. -Really? -Really. Professionally, like, real racing. Don't think I ever saw you on TV. There was a couple weeks there where you might have. And? And what? SCOFFS I washed out. How come? I don't know, I just did. Doesn't matter now. That's a pretty shitty answer. SIGHS I washed out because I believed everybody who told me how great I was. Turns out the only thing I was great at was wrecking expensive cars. So I fell off the pro circuit and I owed a bunch of money. This is the only thing I was ever any good at... ...so I took whatever job paid the most. I did some things I'm not proud of. But then I got out of it. And this... ...is why. She's beautiful. -Is she from here? -Yeah. She always wanted to come back, so we thought... ...it'd be a good place to lay low and start over. Then I come home from work today, the door is busted open... ...the place is a wreck, there's blood on the floor. My cell phone rings and this voice tells me if I ever wanna s-- If I ever wanna see her again... ...I gotta do this job. And if I tell anyone, she'll be dead. Next thing I know, I'm driving around in your car. You souped this thing up yourself? Yeah, it was a graduation present. Nice. Something tells me your dad's not a mechanic. He's the CEO of one of the largest banks in town. We moved here about two years ago for him to take it over. I barely see him, but this car is the nicest gift he ever gave me. Well, I'm sorry about all the damage. You know, you could also apologize for taking me hostage. You could apologize for putting a gun in my face. I will if you let me out. There's only one thing I'm concerned about right now... ...and I'm gonna do whatever I have to to get her back. So if he says you gotta stay in the car, you gotta stay in the car. And where does that get you? Why is this happening? What is he after? You clearly haven't thought this through. What happens when this is done and he gets what he wants? Why would he even give her back to you? If I were him, I'd kill her and I'd probably kill you. -Shit. -What? I'd probably kill me too. Looks like they've already been here. If he was already here, why didn't he just take out the power himself? I don't know. Stop here. Why? Ever see what happens to a metal car... ...when it touches a transformer that powers the whole city? -Just wait here, I'll handle it. -What, alone? Yeah, just be ready to go. You sure? SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY BEEPING AND STATIC HISSING Turn the car around, that's what I should do. No, I should go in after her. No, she's fine. She knows what she's doing. BEEPING LINE RINGS THEN MAN SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE OVER MONITOR Hello? I don't have much time. I'm in this car with this man and his wife was kidnapped. MAN: I speak English. Calm yourself. Could you just send someone, please? -What is your, uh, emergency? -I don't know. It's this voice telling us what to do. You have to help us. -Exactly what is your location? -I'm at the power plant. MAN LAUGHING -You make it so much fun. -Shit. Wherever that clever mind takes you, remember, I've already been there. Look around. You see? That's right. The police will think you blew up the power station. WHIRRING ALARM WAILING Can I give you some advice? Run. Come on, come on. -Go, go, go! -What, what, what? -Drive, drive! Go! -What happened? -Hold on. -Shit. Aah! Faster! Go faster! Oh! BEEPING What are you doing? What are you doing? I'm not dying for you. -What happened? -This is a part of his plan. I was on camera that whole time. He could have taken out the power himself, but he lured us in there... ...because he wanted me to get caught on camera doing it. You think the cops would ever believe me now? Before, it was just you... ...this car. But now I'm screwed too. I'm sorry. CELL PHONE RINGING I gotta take care of myself. -Answer. THE VOICE: Stop her from leaving. Go to hell. LEANNE: Where are you taking me? Where are you taking me? Wait. Wait. Leanne? Leanne, can you hear me? Can you--? Please. Leanne, can you hear me? Brent. Brent, what's going on? Are you okay? Have they hurt you? -Why is this happening? -Leanne. -Please help me! Brent? -Leanne, are you all right, baby? Please help me! I'm so scared. I'm coming after you. I'm gonna make all this better. -I'm gonna get-- LEANNE: Aah! What--? Put my wife back on! Put her back on! Is my wife all right? THE VOICE: I told you not to let her out of the car. -I just need to see if she's-- -I warned you. CELL PHONE BEEPS I'm sorry. It's not your fault. I know what it's like to disappoint everyone, but I never thought that I'd let her down. She's still alive. You don't have to do this. I want to. MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY Where are you? Where are you? BRENT: What are you doing? We gotta figure out his plan. Oh, shit. INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO CHATTER Get down, get down. Come on. INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO CHATTER WHIRRING Okay, okay. He was having you make this. You're blocking off a path. Half of these are one-way streets. With these intersections blocked off, no one will be able to get through here. Until they clean this mess up, there'll only be one way out of the city. The rest will be a total shit show. It's an escape route. BRENT SIGHS I just wish I knew what he was after. You and me both. CELL PHONE RINGING -Answer. THE VOICE: I have good news for you. This is your last assignment. Look up number five in the GPS. Follow the directions precisely. You have 10 minutes. -It's the bank. -What bank? -He wants us to rob my dad's bank. -Oh, shit. We can't do that. THE VOICE: Do as instructed. The clock is ticking. You can't. There's no way we could do that. The security's way too tight. THE VOICE: Don't concern yourself with security. -He wants us to get caught. THE VOICE: Follow the GPS. Turn around. This is a suicide mission. Listen, we can't do this. THE VOICE: Ignore her. Listen to me. Turn around now. -Am I gonna see my wife again? THE VOICE: Turn around. -I'm losing my patience with you. -Listen to me. THE VOICE: No. -I need to know when I'm going to see my wife. THE VOICE: No, turn the car around. This is your last warning. I need to be told that she is all right and when this shit is gonna be over! THE VOICE: Do you want to see her again? Get control of yourself and turn the car around. YELLS You can't do this. -Listen to me, this is a setup. -He will kill her. That's why they used my car. It had to be me. Think about it. My dad, he cut off all of my funds. Now my car is causing havoc all over the city... ...and I'm seen robbing his bank? He wants us to get caught. -What does he wanna steal? -Money. But that's just it, it's not that kind of bank. -What do you mean? -My dad runs an investment bank. -There's no cash. -Oh, shit! -God. -So, what, safety deposit boxes? No, there's nothing like that in there, just computers. -Bonds. Bearer bonds. -Bearer bonds? How old are you? What is he after, then? What's he trying to steal? Unless.... Hold on! -Unless what? -Unless you don't want a record of your money. -Right, right, like it's dirty money. -Exactly. -How do you move dirty money? -Look out, look out! -Come on, help me. -They could encrypt the information... ...on a numeric transfer key. A flash drive with account numbers. If you stole one of these little transfer keys, right...? -You could drain the accounts. -Right. No one would report that money stolen, it's not supposed to exist. -How much are we talking about? -It could be billions. I should have been a banker. Tell me that you're not serious. Shit! -I'm gonna go for it. -No, don't go for it! BRENT: Here we go! That was awesome. Aah! Aah! Get us out of here! Watch out. I really, really hate you. I can understand that. -What are you doing? -Just wait. Okay, just sit still and be quiet for a minute. -Okay, it's done. I bought us some time. -What? I hacked into the server connected to these cameras, put on a loop of us driving. -That's what he can see right now. -Why? So that you'll listen to me. When we get there, we're gonna get caught and your wife will die. We're his decoys. -Great. -The power's out... ...which means the security infrastructure has been compromised. And when that happens, there's a procedure. Oh, shit. My dad said something about this. They're being moved. They're moving them right now. They move anything sensitive to a secure location until the system is back up... -...and then they run a million tests. -By the time we get there-- We'll be robbing an empty bank. Please, let's just find a place to look at it first. I guarantee you it's swarming with cops. How long do we have? I don't know, five, maybe 10 minutes at the most. HORN HONKS Watch where you're going, asshole! # It's the most wonderful time of the year PEOPLE CHATTERING # With the kids jingle-belling # And everyone telling you "Be of good cheer" # It's the most wonderful time of the year # I'll go check it. CHATTERING So you were right? I wish I wasn't. So, what do we do now? I'm thinking. You said there was a procedure. If the power goes out, they'll move the drives? -Yeah. -Where do they move them? I don't know, it's classified information for the bank. Right. Shit. But they gotta get picked up. They have to be picked up from here. They've got all these cops here waiting for us. I mean, what, is there a back door? Is there another entrance? Remember that parking spot that we saw? You asked if I thought that's where he was? -Yeah. -Well, I bet he's there now. I told you you were bright. Let's go. MEN CHATTERING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE MOTORCYCLES APPROACHING MEN YELLING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE MEN GRUNTING AND YELLING SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEVICES BEEPING Yeah. Three, one, nine, seven, two, one, three, four, two, six. MAN YELLS THE VOICE: What? BRENT: Go, go, go! -You got it? -Yeah, go! 1 THE VOICE: Get them! CELL PHONE RINGING Answer me. Answer me, answer me. Answer! BRENT: Answer. You're dead. Your wife is dead. It's over! Don't play with me! We hold the cards now, asshole! CELL PHONE BEEPS THEN THE VOICE GASPS HORN HONKS THE KID GRUNTS THE KID: Could you be a little bit more careful? How do I get this drive out? Got it! Knock him! Hit him! THE VOICE SPEAKS IN GERMAN Holy shit! Oh, my God, go! -Get down, get down, get down! -Do something! Please, get us out of here! Oh! -Look out! -Hold on! MAN YELLS COP OVER LOUDSPEAKER: This is Sofia Police Department. -Shit. COP: Pull over the car now! Lose them. COP: Driver, pull over car now! BRENT: We're trapped. Sit back. Hold on. You ready? All right. Where's the gun? Where's the gun? -Give me the gun! COP: Keep your hands where we can see them. Now, just go with me on this, all right? Just go with me. Back off! Or I will shoot her head! I will blow her brains out! Back off! Hey! Hey! See this? Back off, or I'm killing this girl, you hear me? -I will kill this girl right now! -What the hell are you doing? I am going to blow her head off! Now, you. You. Yeah, you! You okay? Hey! Back, back, back! Or I'm killing this girl, you hear me? Back off! Back off! That's it, you're doing great. COPS SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE Get out of my way, copper. COPS SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE I can't believe that worked. They're clear. I've sent you their location. Intercept them. What are you doing? -I'm gonna let you out. -What? Come on. You're not a suspect anymore. They think I kidnapped you. Tell them you were a hostage. -No, I'm-- -I'm serious. I'm serious. You've done more than enough for me. I can't risk your life anymore. -I really can't. You gotta get out, okay? -No. -Get out of the car. -No. -Come on, get out of the car, will you? -I'm coming with you. You're an extremely stubborn person, all right, you know that? I know. But I'm still not getting out of this car. Besides, without me, you'd probably do something stupid, like get your face shot off. All right. You don't even know my name, do you? No. Aah! Go! Damn it! -Ow! -Are you all right? THE KID: Hit him! THE KID GASPS Damn it! Get down, get down! Down! Look out! Oh, God. THE KID GASPS THE KID SCREAMS Get us off the train! -Where's the gun? Find the gun! -I don't know! -Find the gun! -I'm looking! Find it! -You got it? Give it to me! -I found it! Here! Just hold the wheel for a second! I need you to downshift! You ready? Now! CELL PHONE RINGING I have an idea. Get out. So we meet up with him. We do an exchange. The drive for your wife. It'll never work. He'll kill us. I have a way around it. We use his camera to feed the video to the cops. They'll see everything. EXHALES SHARPLY BEEPING CELL PHONE CONTINUES RINGING Answer the phone. -Answer. THE VOICE: You think you are so smart? -I wouldn't be so-- -No, shut up and listen. We have what you want, let's make a trade. THE VOICE: Where? -You know where I work? I'll see you there in two hours. Goodnight, asshole. 1 Where's my wife? Where's my drive? Where's my wife? LEANNE GASPS LEANNE: No. No! No! -Leanne! LEANNE: Brent? I need to know they're real. You. Follow him. Let her go first. LEANNE: Oh, thank God you're here. I love you. I'm waiting. Waiting. Let's go. -Shoot them. THE KID: Brent, look out! BRENT: No! No! MAN YELLING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE SIREN WAILING -Throw her in! THE KID: No! Aah! BRENT: Are you all right? LEANNE: I'm okay. BRENT: Shit, they got the kid. -I gotta go after her. LEANNE: Go get her. BRENT: You stay with the police. LEANNE: Be careful. BRENT: Damn it! COPS SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE COP: Are you hurt, ma'am? Shit. THE KID: He has a gun on me. Brent, he has a gun. Please hear me. IPAD BEEPS I hope you can see this. THE VOICE: Quiet! Don't talk. THE KID: Brent, I'm trying to show you where we are. THE VOICE: Move out of my way! HORN HONKING THE KID: Brent, yes! -You're screwed, asshole! THE VOICE: Shut up! Come on, come on. GASPS THE KID: Oh! THE KID AND THE VOICE YELL Damn it! THE VOICE: What are you doing? Is that a camera? -Give it to me, give it to me! THE KID: No, give it back! GRUNTS Ah, shit! Bastard. YELLS Damn it! HORNS HONKING Oh, shit. ENGINE SPUTTERING Shit. HORNS HONKING AND PEOPLE YELLING The only way out of the city. I know where she is. 1 THE KID: Pull over! Give me the gun! THE VOICE: What are you doing? Stop it! You want us to die? HORN HONKS BRENT: Come on, come on! THE VOICE: Get out! -What? THE VOICE: Now! GRUNTING BOTH YELLING THE KID: Are you okay? Are you okay? BRENT: Yeah. SIRENS WAILING COP: Stay there. You're under arrest. COPS SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE Thanks. COP: Everybody back! COPS SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE THE KID: Ugh! -I guess I owe you one, huh? -And you owe me a new car. Don't worry about the car. It just needs a new paint job and she'll be fine. CELL PHONE RINGING BRENT: What's that? LEANNE: I don't know. It's not mine. -Hello? THE VOICE: Aren't you going to thank me? I did for you what you could never do for yourself. I showed you what you are made of. Please excuse me if I wasn't able to be there in person. I'm sure you understand, under the circumstances... ...it would have been most inconvenient for me. If you're asking yourself who I am to you... ...I will answer very simply: I am your greatest fan. I always thought you could have been at the top of your profession if only you believed you could. So that's it, you see. Please send your lovely wife my best wishes for a happy Christmas. I'm sincerely glad you worked things out to be with her for the holidays. It's the season to be together with loved ones, so I'm told. I have very few loved ones. My consolation is I have a lot of money. And now, quite a lot more of it, thanks to you. I doubt if our paths will cross again, but then, life is full of surprises. So let's just say au revoir. Be assured, it's been most entertaining. PEOPLE CHATTERING AND LAUGHING www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Able 2016