Fly The Friendly Skies

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In Chapter 20 of LEGS, Episode Two, Carrie, Bernie and Meg chase Israeli mobster Nuri Hadar and his sons, who right now are trying to escape in a charter airplane ... but Carrie has other ideas ...


EXT. LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - DAY
The Hummer is parked in front of a
charter plane hanger with
an Israeli flag across the top.
A private jet sits nearby.

Carrie’s Porsche,
followed by Bernie’s Crown Vic,
followed by a hoard of SCREAMING SQUAD CARS
race toward the plane.

IN THE COCKPIT
Leron and Tal sit at the controls.
Start flipping switches.
Nuri sticks his head in the cockpit.

NURI
Hurry the fuck up.
We must GO, NOW.

LERON
Time to fly friendly skies.

He PULLS BACK on a lever.

ON THE GROUND
The plane starts taxing away
from the hangar.

EXT. HANGAR CORRIDOR - DAY
Carrie’s Porsche and Bernie’s sedan
start following the plane on either side --

Carrie on the left,
Bernie on the right.

INT. CARRIE’S PORSCHE - MOVING - CONTINUOUS
Carrie talks to Bernie on her cell.

CARRIE
We gotta stop them from taking off.
Got any bright ideas?

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. BERNIE’S CROWN VIC - MOVING - CONTINUOUS
Bernie drives like a madman.
Talks on his cell.

BERNIE
Just heard on the radio
the cops are setting up
a roadblock on the runway,
so why don’t we box ‘em in?

CARRIE
Why don’t we just
shoot their fucking tires?

BERNIE
That’s a big ten-four, little lady.
Commence firing.

She looks at Meg, who nods.
Pulls out her service revolver.

EXT. AIRPORT ROADWAY - DAY
The plane picks up speed,
starts taxiing toward the runway.

ANGLE ON --
Meg leans out her window.
Starts FIRING at the tires.

ANGLE ON --
Bernie drives with his right hand.
Starts SHOOTING at the tires with his left.

ANGLE ON --
The bullets PING-PING-PING
off the wheel guards, the struts.

INSIDE THE PLANE
Nuri looks out the window.
Sees them.

NURI
Goddammit.

EXT. AIRPORT RUNWAY - DAY
A phalanx of SQUAD CARS get into formation
on the runway to form a roadblock.

INT. AIRPLANE COCKPIT - CONTINUOUS
Nuri comes back into the cockpit.
Shouts at the boys.

NURI
They’re shooting at tires.
You need to lose them, NOW.

TAL
Lose them?
How we supposed to do THAT?

LERON
I have idea.
Hold onto testicle --

And he TURNS the steering wheel
into a HARD LEFT.

EXT. AIRPORT ROADWAY - CONTINUOUS
The plane suddenly turns toward
the commercial terminal area,
heading right toward a line of planes.

Carrie also makes a HARD LEFT,
just misses getting clipped by the wing.

Bernie’s car turns,
while Meg and Bernie continue FIRING.

CLOSE ON --
Meg FIRES.
She gets the left tire. BANG.

CLOSE ON --
Bernie FIRES.
He gets the right tire. BANG.

THE PLANE
SCREECHES on the rims.
Heads toward the terminal.

IN THE PLANE
Leron furiously fights
to control the plane,
but he’s having a hard time
with the tires out of commission.

NURI
What are you DOING?
Turn away, turn away.
We’re going to hit BUILDING.

LERON
Is no good, I cannot TURN --

NURI
(to Tal)
Then hit fucking BRAKES.

Tal JAMS his foot on the pedal.

TO BE CONTINUED