Wine Mama (26)-Falling to Earth

Kirk Carter@ WGA Copyright 2013

WINE MAMA (26)

FALLING TO EARTH

INT: KYNCL'S CHARTERED LEAR JET-7 PM

THIRTY MILES SOUTH OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 

HEADING SOUTH BACK TO MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA

CYNCL SITTING IN SEAT, EATING BAG OF CHEE-WEES

THUG JUST SITTING IN OTHER SEAT, LOOKING OUT WINDOW

CYNCL

"Hey dude, you want some snacks?"

THUG

"Don't talk to me!"

CYNCL

"Right, right, you been working for Schmidt long?"

THUG

"Told you not to talk to me!"

CYNCL REACHING INTO BRIEFCASE, FINDING AMBIEN SCRIPT, TAKES TABLET OUT, CAREFULLY LIFTING LID TO THUG'S DRINK, DROPPING TABLET IN, AND RESEALING IT QUICKLY

FIVE MINUTES PASS, AS THUG REACHES BACK TO CUP HOLDER, GRABBING CUP, TAKING BIG SUCK OFF STRAW

(about 10 minutes later)

THUG STARTS GETTING DROWSY

CYNCL SURVEYING BACK OF PLANE, SEE'S EMERGENCY PARACHUTES IN CONTAINERS UNDERNEATH SEATS BEHIND PILOT'S CABIN

CHECKS ON THUG WHO IS NOW ASLEEP

LOOKS IN PILOTS CABIN THROUGH CURTAINS

SEES BOTH PILOTS NAPPING, NOTICES AUTO-PILOT LIGHT ON

LOOKS BACK OVER TO THUG

PULLS PARACHUTE OUT OF BAG

SLIPS IT ON, LOCKING BOTTOM CROTCH

GRABS CLOTHES BAG AND COMPUTER CASE AND TIES THEM TOGETHER

TAKES OUT SMALL CUTICLE SCISSOR AND CUTS OFF PLASTIC GUARD TO EMERGENCY DOOR COTTER PIN RELEASE

SLOWLY PULLS IT OUT, PUSHING IN COMPRESSION LOCK

STARTS TO HEAR SMALL COMPRESSION BLEED AS SEAL IS OPENED

ALARM GOES OFF ON PILOT'S INSTRUMENT PANEL

PILOT'S WAKE UP

PILOT NUMBER ONE

"What the hell?"

PILOT NUMBER TWO

"We're losing cabin pressure, system failure!"

PILOT NUMBER ONE

"No, no...the hydraulics are good, we're showing a door ajar signal..."

CYNCL YELLING FROM BACK OF PLANE

CYNCL

"Hey, you guys...stay buckled, I need you to drop altitude right now..."

PILOT NUMBER ONE

"But sir, we're on a projected flight path, any deviance could get us in trouble!"

CYNCL

"Don't give me your bullshit, turn your auto crap off, stay away from the radio, and drop fifteen thousand feet so I can get this door open...I've got a gun, don't play with me..."

THUG STARTS WAKING UP

CYNCL BREAKS OUT SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM WALL

BASHING IT AGAINST THUG'S FACE

TRIES DOOR AGAIN, BUT PRESSURE IS STILL HOLDING DOOR CLOSED

OXYGEN BAGS DEPLOY FROM CEILING

SHOWING AUTOMATED DISTRESS CALL BEING SENT FROM AVIONICS

CYNCL

"I told you, no beacons, no radio, what don't you guys understand?"

PILOT NUMBER TWO

"It's automatic, I can't by-pass it, it's built into the plane's computer!"

CYNCL

"Your going to need a by-pass when I get through with you, now everybody hang tight!"

AS THEY DROP TO TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND FEET, CYNCL PULLS HIS BELT AROUND HANDRAIL, THEN REACHES OVER AND UNBUCKLES THUG'S SEAT BELT

CYNCL PULLS SECOND PRESSURE RELEASE HANDLE ON DOOR

HUGE SWOOSH AS HE FIGHTS TO PUSH DOOR OUT AND TO THE SIDE

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE STARTS SUCKING EVERYTHING LOOSE INSIDE THE PLANE OUT THE DOOR

CYNCL HOLD HIS BELT TIED AROUND THE HANDLE WITH A TIGHT GRIP

THUG ATTEMPTS TO HOLD HIMSELF DOWN IN SEAT

FINALLY LOSES HIS GRIP AND IS SUCKED OUT OF PLANE, SCREAMING

CYNCL UNTIES BELT FROM WALL HANDLE, CHECKING PARACHUTE, ALLOWS HIMSELF TO BE SUCKED OUT OF PLANE

COCKPIT ALTIMETER NOW READING TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FEET

CYNCL FALLING WITH ALL HIS STUFF TIED TO HIM, CAUSING UNSTABLE TURBULENCE  HE GOES AHEAD AND OPENS CHUTE

STRAPS ON CHUTE GET CAUGHT AROUND COMPUTER CASE

HE CLUMSY REACHES DOWN AND UNHOOKS IT, LETTING IT GO

CYNCL LOOKING DOWN AS CHUTE STABILIZES AND SEES A STEAM AND CLUMPS OF TREES, AS COMPUTER BAG FLIES DOWN PAST HIM TOWARD GROUND

LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND, HE ENDS UP AIMING TOWARD THE TREES

PLOWING THROUGH THE CANOPY OF TREE TOPS, BREAKING THROUGH BRANCHES, HE IS SUDDENLY YANKED TO A STOP

FINDS HIMSELF DANGLING ABOUT TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND

UNHOOKING HIS HARNESS, HE DROPS OTHER BAG, AND FALLS TO GROUND

LOOKING AROUND, BRUSHING HIMSELF OFF, HE SPOTS BANGED UP COMPUTER CASE HANGING FROM THE TREE ABOUT FOUR FEET FROM THE GROUND

SHAKING HIS HEAD IN AMAZEMENT, CUTS BAG LOOSE, PUTS BAGS OVER SHOULDER, WALKS DOWN ALONG STREAM, REACHING DOWN, TESTING THE WATER FOR DRINK ABILITY

LOOKING AROUND, TALKING TO HIMSELF

CYNCL

"Now that was amazing...well, better get a move on, can't sit around here too long..." 

(scene switch)

SHOWING LEAR JET LANDING AT EUGENE AIRPORT WITH SIDE DOOR OPEN

PILOT NUMBER ONE

"Well, that was a hell of a ride, that was just too close...make sure to mark those position!

PILOT NUMBER TWO

"I already have the projectory of the jump in the computer, he won't get far..."

PILOT NUMBER ONE

"Good time for a couple of drinks!

PILOT NUMBER TWO

"And a change of underwear, too!"

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